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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE METHODISTS By Jesse Lee CHAPTER 9 From the beginning of the year 1796, including the second General Conference, to the end of 1799. In 1796, we had eight conferences; seven annual conferences, and a general conference. Two of these conferences were held in the close of the preceding year. The 126th conference was held in Baltimore, on the 20th of October 1795. The 127th at Salem Chapel in Mecklenburg, Virginia, on the 24th of November. The 128th in Charleston, on the 1st of January 1796. The 129th in the New Territory on the 20th of April. The 130th in Thompson, in Connecticut, on the 20th of September. The 131st in New York on the 30th of September. The 132d in Philadelphia on the 10th of October. The 133d, being a general conference, was held in Baltimore, on the 20th of October. We took in several new circuits this year: in the bounds of the Western conference, Shelby and Logan; and in the Province of Maine, Bath and Kennebec; and in New Jersey, Cape May. The circuit in New Hampshire we called Chesterfield, and that in Vermont, Vershire. This year we admitted on trial upwards of thirty young preachers; and lost out of the traveling connection forty; twenty-eight of them located; nine died; two withdrew, and one was expelled. Those who died were Jacob Brush, Stephen Davis, William Jessop, Reuben Ellis, Richard Ivey, Francis Acuff, John Jarrell, Zadock Priest, and Benjamin Abbott. We never before lost so many old preachers by death in one year. 1st. Jacob Brush, was a native of Long Island. He had been a traveling preacher about ten years. He was an active zealous man of God, and a great friend to order and union. He exerted himself much in preaching and in praying. But being for a long time subject to an inflammatory sore throat, he could not labour as constantly as he would otherwise have done. He was greatly beloved and esteemed by the brethren wherever he traveled. He died in New York of the Epidemical fever, in the
month of September, 1795, being about thirty-three years of age. Those who knew him have no doubt but he died in the Lord, and now rests from his labours. 2d. Stephen Davis was a native of Gloucester county in Virginia. He died in Norfolk of the yellow fever, in August 1795. He was about 30 years of age. He had been a traveling preacher about seven years. He was a pious man, and possessed a very strong memory. He was persuaded to take part with those who made a division among us in the south of Virginia, but he was soon convinced of his error, and became a faithful and successful defender of the order and government of our connection, and greatly assisted in promoting the union of our body. He laboured frequently with his own hands, when he had it in his power; and when he died, he left his clothes and money to be divided among the traveling preachers belonging to the Virginia conference. We have sufficient reason to believe that he died in the fear and favour of God. 3d. William Jessop, was a native of Sussex county in Delaware state. He had traveled and preached about eleven years, and was a man of great simplicity and godly sincerity. He laboured beyond his bodily strength; and had traveled and preached in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York states. He had also spent some years in preaching the gospel in the British provinces of Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. He was a tender-hearted preacher, and spake with great animation. He said some time before he died, that he had not heard a sermon from any Methodist preacher for some years without weeping under it more or less; and yet, during that time he did not remember that he had ever wept, while he himself was preaching. He died in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in the latter end of the year 1795. He appeared to be remarkably happy in the close of his life, and after taking something to moisten his mouth, he turned over and said, "It is enough. Glory, glory, glory;" and died in peace. 4th. Reuben Ellis, had been traveling and preaching about 19 years, in which time he had preached in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; and Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. His preaching was weighty and powerful; he was a faithful friend, who sought not his own ease, but the glory of God, and the salvation of men. He married in the last year of his life, but continued to labour in the word and doctrine. He was a native of North Carolina, where he began his ministerial labours. He was a large man, but of a slender constitution. His last station was in Baltimore, where he ended his warfare in February 1796. 5th. Richard Ivey, was a native of Sussex county in Virginia; he had traveled and preached about 17 years. He had traveled pretty extensively, from New Jersey to the south parts of Georgia, and was a man of quick and solid parts, and preached with a good degree of animation. A little before his death, he returned home to his native place, and was making some preparation to settle himself, when he was taken sick, and died in the latter part of the year 1795. 6th. Francis Acuff, was born in Culpeper county in Virginia, and was brought up in Sullivan county in Tennessee. He died in August 1795, in Kentucky, in the 25th year of his age. He had traveled upwards of two years; and was a man of improvable parts, was much beloved, and greatly lamented by his family and christian friends.
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CHAPTER 9 From the beginning of the
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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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In 1786, we had three conferences.
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command. The preachers at last agre
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together, and uniting with other Ch
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The twenty-fourth in Georgia, on th
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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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