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A SHORT HISTORY
OF THE
METHODISTS
By
Jesse Lee
CHAPTER 11
From the beginning of the year 1804, including the fourth general conference, to the end of the
year 1806.
In 1804 we had 8 conferences, one of which was a general conference.
The 183d conference was held at Mount Gerrizim, Kentucky, on the 2d of October 1803.
The 184th, at Augusta, in Georgia, on the 1st of January 1804.
The 185th, at Salem meeting-house, on the 10th of April.
The 186th, in Alexandria, on the 27th of April.
The 187th was a general conference, held in Baltimore, on the 6th of May.
The 188th, at Soudersburg, on the 23d of May.
The 189th, in New York, on the 12th of June.
The 190th, at Buxton, (Province of Maine) on the 15th of July.
We took in some new circuits, divided some, and changed the names of others this year.
In the Western conference we took in Wilderness, Wayne, Livingston, Illinois, and Guyandott;
in Baltimore conference, Greenfield; in New York conference, Montgomery; and in Canada, River
Le French; and in New England conference, Magog, Barre, Grantham, and Scarborough.
At these conferences we admitted on trial upwards of 70 young preachers, which were more than
were ever admitted among us in any one year. We lost 48 preachers out of the traveling connection;
2 were expelled, 42 located, and 4 died; namely, William Ormond, Nathan Jarratt, Rezin Cash, and
David Brown.
1st. William Ormond was a native of North Carolina, born in Dobbs county. He had been a
traveling preacher upwards of twelve years. His constitution had been failing for some time, by
reason of his constant, fervent, zealous labours in the late revivals of religion where he had been. He
was a good preacher, and very useful. He traveled in all the Southern states from Maryland to
Georgia. It was supposed that he took the yellow fever in Norfolk, of which he died on the 30th of