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March 23, heard Asbury's funeral discourse on the late William Otterbein. The church was much too small to contain all
who came, among them being Methodists, United Brethren, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians. Bishop McKendree
(Methodist) closed the service.
June 4, sacramental meeting at Mt. Artz's in Shenandoah. The people could not leave, but continued to sing and pray
all night. Sacramental meeting at Lewis Shuey's, June 11-12, James Sewell, a fine young Methodist, assisting. Two-day
meeting began at Peter Meyers's, June 14. Night preaching in English at Zimmerman's near Keezeltown. Rode more than 40
miles and preached at Millerstown, June 17. Sunday, June 19, preached at the widow Funkhouser's and at Niswander's.
1815
Preached at Henry Frey's, September 17.
1816
Quarterly meeting began at the widow Funkhouser's, Saturday, April 13. Spoke at Mr. Hay's Monday.
1817
At a camp meeting August 22-26, where more than 120 tents were up and many thousand people present. Great good
was done. Preached in Stoverstown, Wednesday, August 27, Thursday at Melchor's on Stony Creek, Friday morning at
Yellow Springs, Friday night at the house of John Matthias in Hardy. Sacramental meeting at Frederick Doubs, August 30-31,
at Niswander's September 3, next day at Bear's. One at Swoope's, September 6-7.
1818
Preached to a large congregation at John Senseny's, March 12.
1819
Preached at Christian Crum's, Wednesday, September 1. Sunday, preached at Mill Creek in both languages. September
8-14, a camp meeting in Rockingham, one of the best I ever attended.
1820
Rode to Winchester, July 30, finding Christian Crum very near the end. Preached the funeral discourse.
Camp meeting at George Hoffman's in Rockingham, August 2-8. with delightful weather the whole week. Meeting in the
schoolhouse near the widow Funkhouser's, August 8.
1821
Preached in Winchester, Sunday, August 12. A meeting Monday at Mr. Blind's. Camp meeting at George Hoffman,
August 16-21. Many will remember it. Exhorted in Stoverstown, August 22.
1822
Sacramental meeting at William Smidt's in Newtown.
1823
I attended the dedication of our new meeting house at Littles-town, Pa. (This is the first dedication mentioned by
Newcomer.)
1828
Attended a Sunday School with the children, June 22, and closed it with prayer. (This is Newcomer's first mention of a
Sunday School.)
Preached Saturday, August 30, at a camp meeting in Shenandoah from Psalm XL, 3-5. Sunday, preached from John V,
6-8. Lodged at Jacob Weitzel's in Rockingham, September 4. I had married him to Peter Brown's daughter, September 5,
1820. Monday, came to a camp meeting in this neighborhood. It closed September 10, then rode to Mr. Weitzel's and
preached there at night in English. Next day a meeting at Lauman's. September 12, came to a camp meeting at Jacob
Lentz's in Brock's Gap, the seventh I have attended this summer. Many people present, but most of them hard and
unaffected.
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who came, among them being Methodists, United Brethren, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians. Bishop McKendree
(Methodist) closed the service.
June 4, sacramental meeting at Mt. Artz's in Shenandoah. The people could not leave, but continued to sing and pray
all night. Sacramental meeting at Lewis Shuey's, June 11-12, James Sewell, a fine young Methodist, assisting. Two-day
meeting began at Peter Meyers's, June 14. Night preaching in English at Zimmerman's near Keezeltown. Rode more than 40
miles and preached at Millerstown, June 17. Sunday, June 19, preached at the widow Funkhouser's and at Niswander's.
1815
Preached at Henry Frey's, September 17.
1816
Quarterly meeting began at the widow Funkhouser's, Saturday, April 13. Spoke at Mr. Hay's Monday.
1817
At a camp meeting August 22-26, where more than 120 tents were up and many thousand people present. Great good
was done. Preached in Stoverstown, Wednesday, August 27, Thursday at Melchor's on Stony Creek, Friday morning at
Yellow Springs, Friday night at the house of John Matthias in Hardy. Sacramental meeting at Frederick Doubs, August 30-31,
at Niswander's September 3, next day at Bear's. One at Swoope's, September 6-7.
1818
Preached to a large congregation at John Senseny's, March 12.
1819
Preached at Christian Crum's, Wednesday, September 1. Sunday, preached at Mill Creek in both languages. September
8-14, a camp meeting in Rockingham, one of the best I ever attended.
1820
Rode to Winchester, July 30, finding Christian Crum very near the end. Preached the funeral discourse.
Camp meeting at George Hoffman's in Rockingham, August 2-8. with delightful weather the whole week. Meeting in the
schoolhouse near the widow Funkhouser's, August 8.
1821
Preached in Winchester, Sunday, August 12. A meeting Monday at Mr. Blind's. Camp meeting at George Hoffman,
August 16-21. Many will remember it. Exhorted in Stoverstown, August 22.
1822
Sacramental meeting at William Smidt's in Newtown.
1823
I attended the dedication of our new meeting house at Littles-town, Pa. (This is the first dedication mentioned by
Newcomer.)
1828
Attended a Sunday School with the children, June 22, and closed it with prayer. (This is Newcomer's first mention of a
Sunday School.)
Preached Saturday, August 30, at a camp meeting in Shenandoah from Psalm XL, 3-5. Sunday, preached from John V,
6-8. Lodged at Jacob Weitzel's in Rockingham, September 4. I had married him to Peter Brown's daughter, September 5,
1820. Monday, came to a camp meeting in this neighborhood. It closed September 10, then rode to Mr. Weitzel's and
preached there at night in English. Next day a meeting at Lauman's. September 12, came to a camp meeting at Jacob
Lentz's in Brock's Gap, the seventh I have attended this summer. Many people present, but most of them hard and
unaffected.
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