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Introduction by Kent Philpott
Author’s Introduction
CHAPTER 1
The Broken Nest—Illness—Recovery—Devotion
CHAPTER 2
Religious Life—“Tracts for the Times”—Outward Profession—Winter of 1814
CHAPTER 3
Ordination and First Parish—Cornwall—Country Choir—Church Restoration
CHAPTER 4
Antiquarian Researches and Ministry—Perranzabuloe—The Lost Church Found—
Cornish Crosses—Ministry Rejected
CHAPTER 5
The New Parish—Temporary Church—Rev. R. S. Hawker—Baldhu Church Built
CHAPTER 6
The Awakening—Building from the Top—A Picture—Extempore Preaching—
Rev. J. Berridge’s Experience—Awakening—The Happy Gardener
CHAPTER 7
Conversion—Visit to Rev. R. Aitken at Pendeen—“Are You Satisfied?”—
“The Parson’s Converted!”—“God stop the Man that’s Wrong!”
CHAPTER 8
The Revival—The Presence of the Lord—Wonderful Scenes—
Noisy Demonstrations
CHAPTER 9
The Visitor—A Cornish Funeral—The Necessity of Conversion—A Visitor—
Solemn Conversation
CHAPTER 10
The First Christmas—Schoolmaster’s Conversion—The Clerk—The Ringer
CHAPTER 11
Dreams and Visions—Their Fulfillment
CHAPTER 12
Billy Bray—His Visit to the Parsonage—His Story—Unusual Demonstration of Joy
CHAPTER 13
Cottage Meetings—Frank—His Wonderful Conversion—The “Wise Woman”—
Her Warnings
CHAPTER 14
Open-Air Services—Preaching on Perran Beach—Letting Down the Net—
Fish Caught—The Young Lady—The Pet Kid—Rose-in-Vale—
Preaching in the Garden—The Coastguardsman—Mount Hawke—
Preaching on a Common—Remarkable Manifestation of the Spirit’s Work—
A Continuous Meeting for Eight Days
CHAPTER 15
Drawing-Room Meetings—Two Professors of Religion—Their Conversion—
The Mayor Saved—Meeting in Town Hall—The Vicar’s Disapproval
CHAPTER 16
Opposition—Offence of the Cross—Clerical Meetings—Sermons—Newspapers—
Pamphlets—“Little Doggie Barking at an Elephant”
CHAPTER 17
Individual Cases—Midnight Conversion—Popular Preacher—
Not a Common Sinner—The Broken Leg—Sins Forgiven—The Uncommon Sinner—
Revival
CHAPTER 18
A Visit to Veryan—The Mill Pond and the Sea—A Memorable Sunday–
Service in a Fish Celler—The Devil’s Baits and Hooks
CHAPTER 19
A Mission in the “Shire”—Devonshire—Dorsetshire—A Jesuit—Preaching in a Minster—
“Bring Him Back!”—“Very Remarkable!”
CHAPTER 20
A Stranger from London—Reformation not Conversion—The Child of God—
A Relative—An Invitation
CHAPTER 21
Golant Mission—The Lord’s Preparation—Water Party—Burning an Effegy—
Lecture on Pilgrim’s Progress—Visit to a Neighbour
CHAPTER 22
The High Church Rector—His Curate—Dr. Pusey’s Sermon—Sam’s Testimony—
Dangerous Drive—Great Joy
CHAPTER 23
A Mission in Staffordshire—Rev. R. Aitken—Bishop of Lichfield—Invitation—
Preaching—Its Results
CHAPTER 24
Sanctification—Dissatisfaction with the Work— New Discoveries in the Bible—
The Dream
CHAPTER 25
The Removal—Invitation to Plymouth—Three Mountains Removed—
Resignation of Baldhu—The Bishop’s Refusal to Institute—Disappointment
CHAPTER 26
Plymouth—High Church Service—The “Monk that Paints Apostles”—
The Dream of Fire—Christ, not the Crucifix
CHAPTER 27
Devonport—Conversion of Two Clergymen—
Rejection by their Father Confessor—The Dying Lady—Removal to the Country
Chapter 28
A Mission to the North—The Miner in Church—Edward’s Grave—Visit to C.—
The Churchwarden—“Paul Pry”—“Now or Never!”—The Conversion of Mr. F.
CHAPTER 29
Tregoney—Opposition—The Mud Patch—The Revival—The Vicar and the M.P.—
The Testimonial
CHAPTER 30
Secessions to Rome—Their Mistake—False Interpretations of Scripture—
Instituted to a Living—Unsettled
CHAPTER 31
Hayle—Infidels—Determined to Preach Christ Crucified—Success of the Work—
Remarkable Dream—All Night Services
CHAPTER 32
Bible Readings—The Church—Dissolving Views—Bible Classes—Grave Clothes
CHAPTER 33
The Work Continued—The Bethel Flag—Infidels Club Broken Up—
Raking the Cinders—Conversion of an Infidel
CHAPTER 34
The Dismissal—Rev. R. Aitken’s Visit to Hayle—Its Great Result—Dismissal—
The Last Christmas—The Farewell
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