MEMOIRS
PREFACE

CHAPTER I.
BIRTH AND EARLY EDUCATION.

- Purpose of the Author
- Birth and early circumstances
- Want of religious privileges
- Entering upon the study of law
- First interest in religion
- Questionings on the subject of prayer.

CHAPTER II.
CONVERSION TO CHRIST.

- Decision to attend to religion
- Spiritual conflict, and the triumph
- Baptism of the Spirit
- Sense of justification.

CHAPTER III.
BEGINNING OF HIS WORK.

- A retainer from the Lord Jesus Christ
- Call to preach
- Conversation with neighbors
- Evening meeting
- Revival in the village
- Visit at his father's
- Deacon M at the monthly concert
- Conversion of Squire W.
- Morning prayer meeting
- Great light
- Fasting and prayer
- Experience of the burden of prayer.

CHAPTER IV.
HIS DOCTRINAL EDUCATION AND OTHER EXPERIENCES AT ADAMS.

- Discussion on the atonement
- Revival revived
- Further discussion
- Encouragement from Elder H.
- Lectures on Universalism
- Licensed by presbytery
- Father Nash
- Review of Mr. Gale's theology.

CHAPTER V.
PREACHING AS A MISSIONARY.

- Labor at Evans' Mills
- The people pledged
- Experience of Miss G.
- The railer's death
- The false hope
- The Universalist subdued
- Father Nash's transformation
- Mr. D's conversion.

CHAPTER VI.
REVIVAL AT EVANS' MILLS AND ITS RESULTS.

- The German church
- Meeting for inquirers
- Taught to read
- Moving scene
- Habit of testifying in prayer meeting
- Style of preaching
- Preaching at presbytery.

CHAPTER VII.
REMARKS UPON MINISTERIAL EDUCATION.

- The judge's view
- Criticisms of ministers
- The preacher's aim
- Danger in the schools
- Advantages of extemporaneous preaching
- Manner of preparation

CHAPTER VIII.
REVIVAL AT ANTWERP.

- Impression of the place
- Prayer on Saturday
- Plain preaching on Sabbath
- Scene at Sodom
- Preaching to the Universalists
- Mode of baptism
- Sermon on election
- Cure of insane woman.

CHAPTER IX.
RETURN TO EVANS' MILLS.

- Author's marriage
- Return to his work
- Winter at Brownville
- Conversion of Mrs. B.
- Attempt to return for his wife
- Stopped at Le Rayville
- Premonition of a work at Gouverneur
- The vain young woman converted.

CHAPTER X.
REVIVAL AT GOUVERNEUR.

- Ride in the rain
- Discussion with Dr. S.
- Opposition of young men
- Father Nash's announcement
- Conversion of Mr. S.
- Opposition of Baptists
- Discussion of Baptism
- Aunt Lucy's relief
- Conversion of Mr. M.

CHAPTER XI.
REVIVAL AT DE KALB.

- Presbyterians falling
- Visit of Mr. F.
- The Catholic tailor
- Elder S's new light
- Effect upon the meeting
- Going to Synod
- Meeting with Mr. Gale
- Spirit of prayer.

CHAPTER XII.
REVIVAL AT WESTERN.

- The Western revivals
- Afternoon prayer meeting
- Praying of Mrs. H.
- Conversion of the B children
- The home of a convicted daughter
- The hayloft
- Adaptation of religious labor
- Mr. Gale's new views and experience.

CHAPTER XIII.
REVIVAL AT ROME.

- Remarkable inquiry meeting
- Great interest
- Little H and her father
- Death of a reviler
- Conversion of Mr. H.
- Visit of Sheriff B.
- The spirit of prayer
- Conversion of the officer's wife
- Conversion of Mrs. Gillett

CHAPTER XIV.
REVIVAL AT UTICA, NEW YORK.

- Abundant prayer
- Conversion of Sheriff B.
- The Lowville merchant
- Beginning of opposition
- Mr. Weeks' doctrines
- Sudden death of the minister
- Conversion of Miss F T.
- Scene in the factory
- Conversion of T. D. Weld
- False teaching.

CHAPTER XV.
REVIVAL AT AUBURN IN 1826.

- Further opposition
- Victory in prayer
- Dr. S's new baptism
- Conversion of Mr. H.
- Division of the congregation
- Dr. Lansing's painful experience
- Public confession.

CHAPTER XVI.
REVIVAL AT TROY, AND AT NEW LEBANON.

- Visit to Dr. Nettleton
- Influence of the opposition
- Dr. Beman before presbytery
- Conversion of Judge C's father
- Conversion of Miss S.
- The work at New Lebanon
- Conversion of Dr. W, of Mr. T, and of John T. Avery
- Committee of presbytery
- New Lebanon Convention
- Notice of Dr. Beecher's Biography
- Remarks on Revivals.

CHAPTER XVII.
REVIVAL IN STEPHENTOWN.

- Anxiety of Miss S, Election evening
- Family of Judge P and of Mr. M.
- Death of Mr. B.
- Influence of Miss S.

CHAPTER XVIII.
REVIVALS AT WILLWINGTON AND PHILADELPHIA.

- Mr. Gilbert
- New School preaching and its effect
- Beginning in Philadelphia
- Theology at Philadelphia
- Hopkinsianism
- Conversion of a desperate man
- Of a despairing young woman
- Fondness for dress
- Interest among the lumbermen
- Mr. Patterson.

CHAPTER XIX.
REVIVAL AT READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

- Unsound teaching
- Arrangement for balls
- Inquiry meeting
- Death of Dr. Greer
- Conviction of Mr. B.
- False counsel to inquirers
- Conversion of Mr. O B.
- His death
- Preaching to the editors
- Labor at Lancaster
- Conversion of Elder K.
- Fatal delay.

CHAPTER XX.
REVIVALS IN COLUMBIA, AND IN NEW YORK CITY.

- Account of Mr. H.
- Reorganization of his church
- Invitation to New York
- Anson O. Phelps
- Diligence of a young woman in restitution
- Conversion of Lewis Tappan
- The first Free Presbyterian church.

CHAPTER XXI.
REVIVAL IN ROCHESTER, 1830.

- Selection of a field
- Adjustment of differences
- Conversion of Mrs. M.
- The Anxious Seat
- Panic in church
- Work in the High School
- Conversion of the merchant and his wife
- The burden of prayer
- Effect upon the morals of the city
- Conversion of Mr. P.
- Effect abroad.

CHAPTER XXII.
REVIVALS IN AUBURN, BUFFALO, PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON.

- Leaving Rochester
- Rest at Auburn, and remarkable invitation
- Abel Clary
- Six weeks' labor
- A month in Buffalo
- Conversion of Mr. H.
- Three weeks in Providence
- Conversion of Miss A.
- Invitation to Boston
- Sensitiveness of the people
- Giving up all to all
- Orthodoxy questioned
- Proposal from New York.

CHAPTER XXIII.
LABORS IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1832, AND ONWARD.

- Chatham street theatre
- The Cholera
- The revival
- Diligence of the membership
- Conversion of Mr. H.
- The free Presbyterian churches
- Organization of a Congregational church
- Broadway Tabernacle
- Voyage to the Mediterranean
- The New York Evangelist
- Excitement on slavery
- A day of prayer at sea
- Revival Lectures
- Invitation to Oberlin
- Decision.

CHAPTER XXIV.
EARLY LABORS IN OBERLIN.

- The tent
- Financial failure
- Hostility of the surrounding region
- Embassy to England
- Providential supply
- Lectures to Christians in New York
- Relations to Western Reserve College
- Theological prejudice
- Popular idea of Oberlin
- Spiritual progress at home.

CHAPTER XXV.
LABORS IN BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE.

- General excitement upon slavery
- Marlborough chapel, A few weeks' preaching in Boston
- Call to Providence
- Two months' labor there
- Interest of Rev. Dr. C.

CHAPTER XXVI.
THE REVIVAL IN ROCHESTER IN 1842.

- Rest in Rochester, and invitation to preach
- Lawyers request for a course of Lectures
- Judge G's conversion
- Pastor of St. Lukes
- The quit-claim deed
- Doctrines preached
- Interest in lawyers
- Chronic skepticism
- Mr. W. the priest.

CHAPTER XXVII.
ANOTHER WINTER IN BOSTON.

- Second-Adventism
- The church in Marlborough Chapel
- A false prophet
- A chapter of personal experience
- A new consecration
- Experiences in connection with the death of Mrs. Finney
- Experiences not appreciated
- Need in Boston.

CHAPTER XXVIII.
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND.

- Mr. Potto Brown and his religious enterprises
- Invitation to England
- Labors in Houghton
- Invitation to Birmingham
- Interview at Mr. James Close
- Communion Theology and Dr. Redford
- Interesting letter
- Preaching at Worcester, Invitation to London
- Dr. Campbell and the Tabernacle.

CHAPTER XXIX.
LABORS IN THE TABERNACLE, MOORFIELDS, LONDON.

- First inquiry meeting
- Large attendance
- Visit at the British school room
- Definite aim in preaching
- The borrowed sermon
- Interest in Episcopal churches
- A tea-meeting for poor women
- Visit to France, Embarking for home.

CHAPTER XXX.
LABORS IN HARTFORD AND IN SYRACUSE.

- Brief labor in New York
- Invitation to Hartford
- Difficulty of cooperation among the pastors, adjusted
- Timidity in regard to measures
- Prayer meetings among converts
- Organized effort
- The churches in Syracuse
- Cooperation of Christians
- Interesting communion
- Mrs. C's new baptism
- Ladies' meetings, Taking up the Cross
- Mother Austin's faith.

CHAPTER XXXI.
LABORS IN WESTERN AND IN ROME, 1854-5.

- Case of crime
- Confession and restitution
- Conversion of the school teacher
- Preaching at Rome
- Distraction in the church.

CHAPTER XXXII.
REVIVAL IN ROCHESTER IN 1855.

- Pressing invitation
- Preaching to the lawyers
- Prevailing interest
- The University
- Zeal of the ladies, Ingenious spirit
- Restrictions in New England.

CHAPTER XXXIII.
REVIVALS IN BOSTON IN 1856-57-58.

- The pastor's renewal
- Divided feeling
- Establishment of prayer meetings
- The South
- Conversion of Mrs. M.

CHAPTER XXXIV.
SECOND VISIT TO ENGLAND.

- Labors at St. Ives
- Borough Road chapel
- Church distraction and regeneration
- Theological apprehensions
- Reasoning in the pulpit
- Labors at Huntington
- Family of Dr. F.

CHAPTER XXXV.
LABORS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.

- Preaching in Edinburgh
- The E. U. Church
- The ladies prayer meeting
- Preaching in Aberdeen
- Circumscribing prejudice
- Going to Bolton, England
- First evening at Bolton
- The week of prayer
- Canvassing the city
- Cooperation of denominations
- A more quiet manner
- Work in Mr. B's mill
- Cases of restitution
- Conversion of the miserly mill-owner
- Labors in Manchester, Want of cooperation
- Return home.

CHAPTER XXXVI.
WORK AT HOME.

- Arrangements for labor
- General movement
- Failing health, Diverting influences
- The time for work
- Improved arrangements
- Solemn Sabbath
- Conclusion.