Life of Elder Mark Fernald

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1852 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX. D. WIGGIN ORDAINED REVIVAL AND BAPTISM AT WOLFBOROUGH DEATH OF ELDERS YOUNG AND DAVIS A. HALL ORDAINED ROCKINGHAM CONFERENCE AT YORK EXPRESSES HIS OPINION OF WILLIAM MILLER'S RECKONING THOUGHTS OF CHRIST--H. P. GUILFORD, J. H. SMITH, AND 0. P. TUCKERMAN ORDAINED. 1838. In January, I labored in Kittery, sometimes under very encouraging circumstances, and sometimes under very discouraging circumstances. On the 26th, attended a meeting for experience at the southwest part of the town, when five came forward, and gave in a relation of the exercises of their mind; among the number was an infirm man, aged seventy-five years, who had indulged hope about thirty years, and though he had always after felt it a duty to be baptized, yet had neglected it for that length of time. On the 28th, I baptized the above, four men and one woman, at Capt. S. Badger's ship-yard, which was a very interesting season. February 2d, went to Kensington, to attend a general meeting. I was informed that the day before, a man was buried from the meeting house, who was found dead, and frozen fast to the ground. He had been a very dissipated man, but, horrid to relate, the child that followed him to the grave was a rum seller in a neighboring town. About twenty had been converted in Kensington, and a good feeling was still apparent, but a rum store near the meeting house, where about two barrels of rum were sold every week, was a sore evil to the people. I felt bound to attack tippling, and we gained victory, although the store owner did not meet with us again. On the 5th, I went to Exeter, thence to Stratham, and met with brother Piper, and a Baptist brother. It was a time of revival, and we had a good season. 6th, to Greenland, where a large congregation gathered, to whom I pr...