six o'clock in the morning
Thousands are in the great wooden structure , filling every seat and standing many deep beyond the edges of the building . The preachers ' stand contains twenty-five or thirty ministers gathered from many parts of the State . The crowd has even overflowed this stand , and all available room is occupied . The Christians present have been prepared for this service by the cabin meetings held at six o'clock in the morning and a prayer and testimony meeting in the tabernacle at eight . And now the service begins . A stalwart son of the prophets arises and announces the hymn : `` Come , sinners , to the gospel feast , Let every soul be Jesus ' guest : There need not one be left behind , For God hath bidden all mankind . '' He starts the first note , and thousands take up the inspiring strain , and the glorious music rolls through the forest like the sound of many waters .