Henry, G. W. Shouting: Genuine and Spurious, In all ages of the Church, from the birth of Creation, when the Sons of God shouted for joy, until the shout of the Arch-Angel: with numerous extracts from the Old and New Testament, and from the works of Wesley, Evans, Edwards, Abbott, Cartwright and Finley. Giving a history of the outward demonstrations of the Spirit, such as Laughing, Screaming, Shouting, Leaping, Jerking, and Falling under the Power, &c. With extensive comments, numerous anecdotes and illustrations. Oneida, Madison County, New-York: Published and Bound by the Author, 1859. (First Edition). [12448]
Faded cloth, gilt figure of Jesus on front with "Stand Up For Jesus" above it, gilt to spine very faint, frayed at the top of the spine; not much wear elsewhere, just loss of color; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches. 1859 signature of Rev. William Adams, Oneida Conf., on the front end papers. Steel-engraved portrait of the author and his young son, sitting at a writing desk, the boy holding a writing stylus; lacks the tissue guard, with a dime-sized scuff mark from its removal. 425 generally clean pp. followed by seven pages of oblong printed music with hymns. Good. Hardcover.
Spine title: Shouting in all ages of the church.
We believe this to be the first edition as the imprint and copyright dates are the same.
"Stereotyped by Lennox & White, Rochester, N. Y." on the copyright page.
Later editions are nos. 2134 & 2446 in Jones, A Guide to the Study of the Holiness Movement (1974).
George Washington Henry (c.1801-1876), known as "Blind Henry." He was born in Virginia, lost his eyesight as a young adult, and was a somewhat eccentric holiness Methodist preacher in Western New York and New England. He became associated with the Free Methodists, a holiness and abolitionist movement that opposed Freemasonry and supported free church pews and Temperance. To support himself he made and sold brooms, as well as his books.
"In 1823 George W. Henry established a manufactory of cow bells, and carried it on a few years with varying success. This Mr. Henry was an active, energetic man, who engaged in many business pursuits, all of which ultimately proved unsuccessful so far as enriching him was concerned. He became permanently blind, and was, during some years, a devoted preacher in the Methodist church. He dictated an autobiography and several other works, which met a ready sale. He died in 1876, at the age of seventy-five." - History of Herkimer County, N. Y. (1879), p. 136.
The former owner is likely Rev. William Adams (1831-1877), b. Sheerness, England; d. Sioux City, Iowa. He emigrated to the United States with his mother in 1841, and in 1850 joined a Baptist Church; "Later he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church; studied for the ministry at Cazenovia Seminary; and in 1855 entered the Oneida Conference, in which he served the Church with fidelity, ability, and success until overwork compelled him to retire in 1875." - M'Clintock & Strong.
