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continued six days, and it was supposed at least one hundred souls were converted before the meeting ended. The next meeting was in Old-Town, in Allegheny circuit, which continued three days; in which time about eighteen persons professed to find peace with God. They then had a camp-meeting in Bottetourt circuit, on Glade-Creek, which broke up on the 5th day, where about fifty souls professed justifying faith. The preachers went from that camp-meeting into the town of Fincastle, and began meeting at 3 o'clock on Wednesday, and the meeting continued until Thursday evening, in which time about twenty souls were happily converted. There was another camp meeting held in August on Linvill's Creek, which continued nine days, and some of the people tarried on the ground until the tenth day. They took an account of 74 that were converted at that time, and had reason to believe that a good many more were the subjects of a real change. Another campmeeting was held immediately afterwards at Rehoboth, in Greenbrier circuit, which continued six days; and it was thought that fifty persons were brought into the liberty of God's children at that meeting. From thence the preachers went to the Big Levels, and held another camp-meeting, where about 20 souls found peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. At these meetings, and a few others of the same kind, in that part of the country, there were, in the course of a few months, between three and four hundred souls adopted into the family of God. In the latter part of the summer or beginning of autumn, there was a camp-meeting held low down in Virginia, near the town of Suffolk, where the power and presence of God was wonderfully displayed. The meeting began on Friday, and continued with but little intermission till Monday night, in which time it was thought that three or four hundred persons were converted to God. The accounts from that meeting appear to be incredible to those who were not present; but those who were eye and ear witnesses, think it to be too great to be sufficiently described. During this year Mr. Stith Mead laboured among the people of Bedford, Amherst and Campbell counties, and a few other places, where the Lord greatly owned his labours in the Gospel. He gives an account of upwards of eleven hundred who were converted principally at the meetings where he was, in the course of six months. It appeared as if the kingdoms of this world would soon become the kingdoms of the Lord, and of his Christ. These camp meetings were the first that had ever been held in that part of Virginia. The town of Lynchburg shared largely in that revival, and many precious souls in that place were brought to the knowledge of God, and became members of our society. Maryland was much favoured of the Lord again this year also. There was a camp-meeting held at a place called Hampton, belonging to General Ridgley, about ten miles from Baltimore, which began on September the 20th, and closed on the 24th, in which time it was thought that there were at least fifty souls converted. There were about thirty preachers present, who were closely united
together in helping forward in this great work. The cries of the distressed, and the shouts of the saints made the forest ring, and echo back the praise of God. That meeting will be remembered with thankfulness by many who were present, till their dying day. There was a gracious work of God in the Province of Maine this year. At the conference that was held there, in Buxton, in July, there was a wonderful display of the power of God, in the awakening of sinners; and it was supposed that between forty and fifty were converted at that time. In the beginning of August, there was a quarterly meeting in Durham, which continued three days; it was thought that twenty souls experienced the pardoning grace of God; and many more went away deeply wounded. From that time the work spread and increased considerably. In the month of September, there was what they called a field-meeting in Readfield, where there were above thirty souls who professed to be converted; and some professed a deeper work of grace. And in Bethel there was a great revival of religion, and many were brought to know the Lord: not less than about forty persons in the course of two or three months. There was a gracious manifestation of the divine presence among the people in the Mississippi territory in the course of that year. Several white people and some blacks were brought to the knowledge of God; and there was a considerable awakening among the careless part of the people. The preachers that traveled and laboured in that part of the work, were much encouraged to hope for better days. Hitherto the Lord hath helped us. In 1805 we had 7 conferences. The 191st conference was held at Mount Gerrizim, Kentucky, on the 2d of October 1804. The 192d, at Charleston, on the 1st of January 1805. The 193d, at Edmund Taylor's, N. C. on the 1st of March. The 194th, in Winchester, on the 1st of April. The 195th, in Chester town, on the 1st of May. The 196th, at Ashgrove, on the 12th of June. The 197th, in Lynn, on the 12th of July. We took in several new circuits this year. In the Western conference we took in Licking, Roaring River, Hartford, and Mad River; in Baltimore conference, Munroe, which lies about the Sweet-Springs in Virginia; in Philadelphia conference, Scipio; in New York conference, Haverstraw, and South Britain; in New England conference, London, Tufftenborough, and Livermore; the last of these lies in the Province of Maine.
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WESLEYAN HERITAGE Library A SHORT H
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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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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE METHODISTS B
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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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on the east side of the North River
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Several of these conferences were w
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We had also this N. B. "From this t
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house and jumped out on the ground.
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2. To preserve the general union of
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A. "First, they unanimously conside
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A. "At Cokesbury College, or Baltim
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himself to be in the agonies of dea
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from being compelled by law to pay
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In the close of the annual minutes
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Mr. Wesley preached his last sermon
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The eighty-first at the New Mills,
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This motion brought on a long debat
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A. "To the general conference, who
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In the tenth section we formed a ru
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"Let the evening service consist of
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thought proper at this conference t
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Four preachers were entered, withdr
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put into the harbour, and come to a
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The divisive spirit prevailed more
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Mr. William Meredith, who had been
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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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