them we had dismissed our meeting, but
if they wanted to they were at libirty to do &
so without more ado they went down on
their knees in the middle of the st, and th[en]
we had a fair sample of an old Methodist
ranter meeting; they preyed both long and loud
so loud in fact that people flocked from all
directions to ascertain the cause of all this
braying, while the chamber windows were
thrown open on either side of the st for a
considerable distance and the people in
night-caps and dishabille made their appearance
being greatly incensed at having their peace
disturbed at this unseemly hour vis 11 oclock.
No 1 finished and no. two commeced and
continued his jeremiade so long that I beg
to think if he did not soon stop the crowd
would start to singing we wont go home till
morning. Amen came at last and we thought
all was over, but to our dismay he started in
on the Lords prayer, so we left him, he may
be there yet for all that I know; he was the last
we saw of him. Owing to the shortness of
the days and the inclement state of the we-
ather we dont hold many openair meetings now
them we had dismissed our meeting, but
if they wanted to they were at libirty to do &
so without more ado they went down on
their knees in the middle of the st, and then
we had a fair sample of an old Methodist
ranter meeting; they preyed both long and loud
so loud in fact that people flocked from all
directions to ascertain the cause of all this
braying, while the chamber windows were
thrown open on either side of the st for a
considerable distance and the people in
night-caps and dishabille made their appearance
being greatly incensed at having their peace
disturbed at this unseemly hour vis 11 oclock.
No 1 finished and no. two commeced and
continued his jeremiade so long that I beg
to think if he did not soon stop the crowd
would start to singing we wont go home till
morning. Amen came at last and we thought
all was over, but to our dismay he started in
on the Lords prayer, so we left him, he may
be there yet for all that I know; he was the last
we saw of him. Owing to the shortness of
the days and the inclement state of the weather we dont hold many openair meetings now
"Letter from Asahel Hart Woodruff, 13 September 1884," p. 4, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/p7Rm