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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE METHODISTS By Jesse Lee CHAPTER 8 From the beginning of the year 1794, to the end of 1795. In 1794 we had fourteen Conferences; three of which were held in the latter part of the preceding year. The 105th Conference was held in Baltimore, on the 20th of October, 1793. The 106th in Petersburg, on the 15th of November, 1793. The 107th in North-Carolina, on the 9th of December, 1793. The 108th in South-Carolina, on the first of January, 1794. The 109th in the New Territory, on the 2d of April. The 110th in Kentucky, on the 14th of April. The 111th at Mitchill's, in Bottetourt, on the 26th of May. The 112th in Rockingham, on the 3d of June. The 113th at Union Town, on the twelfth of June. The 114th in Albany, on the tenth of July. The 115th in Lynn, on the 25th of July. The 116th in Connecticut, on the 4th of September. The 117th in New-York, on the 22d of September. The 118th in Philadelphia, on the 5th of October. These Conferences, from the beginning to the close of them, included upwards of eleven months and a half; in which time we took in several new circuits, which were as follows: -- Federal in Maryland; Carlisle, in Pennsylvania; Leesburg and Pendleton, in Virginia; Black Swamp in South Carolina; New Hampshire, in the state of New Hampshire; Marblehead, Orange, and Fitchburg, in
Massachusetts; and Vermont, in the state of Vermont. The circuit in Upper Canada was divided -one part was called Upper Circuit, and the other Lower Circuit. We admitted on trial forty young preachers. But we lost in the number of our members 2135. This was the first time that our number had decreased for fourteen years. We lost nearly as many preachers out of the traveling connection this year as were admitted into it. According to the Minutes of the Conference, we had 29 located; two left the Methodists, Jeremiah Cosden and Jethro Johnson; four were dismissed for improper conduct, Simon Carlisle, David Richardson, James Johnson, and David Valleau; and four died, Philip Cox, Henry Birchett, James Wilson, and John Wynn. Philip Cox was a native of Britain. He had been a traveling preacher about fourteen years, in which time he had traveled through several of the United States. He was a very small man. -- He said, at one time he felt so poorly, that he thought he must quit traveling; but when he had himself weighed, he found that he weighed a hundred pounds. He then said, "It shall never be said that I have quit traveling while I weigh an hundred weight." He was a man of great spirit, quick apprehension, sound judgment, and a lover of union. He often prayed and preached to the admiration of many, and with considerable success. He married when he was upwards of fifty years old; but continued to travel until he died. In the time of his sickness, he observed on Sunday the first of September, 1793, that it was such a day of peace and comfort to his soul, as he had seldom felt. The next Sunday he departed in peace. Henry Birchett was from Brunswick county, in Virginia; he had been traveling between five and six years, and was a gracious, happy, useful man. He freely offered himself for four years, on the dangerous stations of Kentucky and Cumberland. At the conference in 1793, he had a pain in his breast, and a discharge of blood from the lungs; yet, after asking the consent of the bishop and conference, he ventured to take his station, where he was exposed to danger from the Indians, and the small pox, which was prevailing at that time. It was said that he departed this life in much peace at Cumberland, on the western waters, in February 1794. He was one among the worthies who freely left safety, ease and prosperity, to seek after and suffer for souls. His meekness, love, labours, prayers, tears, sermons and exhortations will not soon be forgotten. James Wilson, was a native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He had been a professor of religion about fifteen years, and had been a traveling preacher near six years. His piety, prayers, and exhortations were very great. He told several of his friends a little before his death, that he found great consolation in his own soul. He departed this life at Church Hill, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in October 1793. We have reason to hope he died in peace. John Wynn, was a native of Sussex county, Virginia; he had traveled near four years. He was a man of address and natural elocution. He was a son of affliction; but was upright in life, and willing to labour to the last. When he was unable to travel at large, he had a station in Winchester, and was
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District of Maryland, to wit: BE IT
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CHAPTER 9 From the beginning of the
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I have consulted every author that
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They also formed themselves into li
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under Mr. Wesley's direction, at Lo
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For whether I am born to "blush abo
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But lo! the snare is broke, the cap
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thousands of people gathered togeth
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First -- By doing no harm, by avoid
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It will be necessary to insert here
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II. Zealously to maintain good work
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In April there was laid a plan for
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society, that they might assist and
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A. Yes. 2. Ought not the doctrine a
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first quarterly meeting that was ev
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The Christians too were sometimes s
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The work of God thus increased on e
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and Amelia, in Virginia. Both of th
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Some of our preachers were brought
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young preacher on trial for two yea
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of conscience, and pure religion. T
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It was also advised, that the preac
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There were twenty-two questions ask
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At that time it was but seldom know
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Q. What preachers have died this ye
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As soon as Dr. Coke landed in Ameri
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A. "Let them be admitted with the u
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10. "Be punctual. Do every thing ex
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the making up of the deficiencies o
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The annual subscriptions of the tra
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XII. Of Sin after Justification. No
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intermediate space: but wherever it
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incorporated, which was done, and d
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Page 133 and 134: elonged to circuits in other states
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The above rules and regulations I h
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together in helping forward in this
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as a circuit, or a stationed preach
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to depart and be with Christ; and h
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F Fidler, John -- Admitted 1784 --
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S Shadford, Geo. -- Admitted 1768 (
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Browning, Geo. -- Admitted 1790 --
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Hardy, Edward -- Admitted 1792 -- L
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Moss, Wm. -- Admitted 1788 -- Locat
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Van Nostrand, Albert -- Admitted 17
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Chandler, Wm. P. -- Admitted 1797 C
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Hunt, Lewis -- Admitted 1799 -- Die
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R Risher, Samuel -- Admitted 1793 -
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The reader will observe, that for t
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Cook, Phenehas -- Admitted 1803 Cov
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J Jean, William -- Admitted 1805 Je
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Porter, John -- Admitted 1805 Prend
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Williams, Joseph -- Admitted 1805 W
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Combs, David -- Admitted 1787 Cook,
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Johnson, James -- Admitted 1793 --
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Saunders, John -- Admitted 1798 Sco
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a. He came to America in 1771 b. He
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On the 19th of April this year we f
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In the month of May we had our fift
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The General Conference elected anot
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years. He was very serious and very
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1794 65,508 2,135 150 298 1795 59,2
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upon which, the people in all their
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The latter part of that year he wen
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was so much crying, that it was som
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At the Conference of 1791 he was ap
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He made note of the many changes th
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