Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1879 — An Affecting Scene. [ARTICLE]

An Affecting Scene.

Pittsburg Leader. Bishop Simpson preached a most eloquent and effective sermon yesterday morning at Valley camp, taking hb text from the first and second verses of the twelfth chapter of Hebrews. In the afternoon the Rev. Miles made a fine discourse from the text in the fourth chapter of Zacharia, part of the sixth verse. Probably fifteen hundred or two thousand people were in attendance throughout tne day. Quite an affecting scene occurred kt the close of the afternoon service,when the venerable Rev. Hudson, an old and palsied minister of eighty, told the story of a camp meeting held near Cadiz, 0., just fifty years ago, which the presiding elder had opposed, but had been decided on by tbe ministers on a close vote with one majority. After describing the grand revival with which it swept the place, the hoaryheaded disciple then turned to Bbhop Simpson with tones of the most affectionate regard, aud said that in that revival the bishop had been won to the Lord, and with almost fatherly regard he expressed hb tnankfulness to meet - hb beloved brother again after fifty years of a life so eminently useful and successful. The bbhop was vbibly affected. and though unlike the average , Methodbt very undemonstrative in his manner, he was compelled to feel for hb pocket handkerchief to wipe away the mobture from his eyes. When he arose at the close the old man’s remarks. and told how well he too remembered the scene of half a century ago, the tender memories of the past were so vividly and beautifully portrayed that all over the large audience assembled dry eves grew /wet and strong men as well as ladies were comEelled to bow their faces suffused with ot tears. Tbe artless simplicity and unaffectedness of the eminent divine went straight to hearts long since unused to weeping.