A Short History Of The Methodists... - Media Sabda Org

years. He was very serious and very circumspect in his behaviour. He exercised great patience in his
last sickness; and at times he would exhort and pray, shout and praise God, to the last of his life.
2. Leonard Cassell, was born in Frederick county in Maryland. He was of German parentage. In
early life, through the ministry of the Methodists, he embraced the religion of Jesus Christ. He began
to travel in 1802, at which time he was not 18 years old. He continued to travel and preach for
upwards of six years before he died. His last station was at Fell's Point, where he died of the yellow
fever on the 26th of September 1808. He was respected for his gifts and piety, and his loss in the
church was much lamented.
3. Henry Martin, was a native of New Hampshire, a young man of a good character, both as a
christian, and as a minister. He possessed a clear understanding, and a sound judgment in the holy
scriptures. He was diligent, laborious, and persevering both in his private and public duties. He
began to travel and preach the gospel in 1805, and continued therein about three years and a half, and
then died on the sixth of December 1808, on Parker's Island in George Town, near the mouth of
Kennebec river.
According to the returns of members in the minutes, we had added 11043 members to our society
in the course of the year which ended at the conference held in June last, 1809.
Since the beginning of the present year we have had a pleasing prospect of religion, in various
parts of the United States: and the accounts both verbal and written from various persons, assure us
that souls are coming to God by hundreds. At one camp-meeting held near Lynchburg in August, it
was supposed that as many as eighty souls were converted to God from the beginning to the close
of that meeting which lasted only a few days. Soon after that the work of God revived in the town
of Lynchburg, and in the course of one week, it was thought that as many as eighty or ninety souls
were born again. Such a wonderful display of the power and presence of God in the conversion of
souls had never been known in that town.
On the 10th day of October, another camp-meeting began at Abner Early's about 18 miles from
Lynchburg, where the people were more highly favoured of the Lord than usual. There was an
account kept of 162 persons who professed to be converted during that meeting, which began on
Tuesday and ended on Monday following. Many other meetings of the same kind have been held in
Virginia, where there has been from twenty to fifty persons converted at a meeting. The work has
prospered in many places at prayer meetings and class meetings. Some sinners have been brought
to God in the fields, or in the woods, or when riding on the road. The christians themselves have
been greatly quickened, and several of them have professed the perfect love of God, and have been
able to rejoice ever more, pray without ceasing, and in every thing give thanks.
After the annual minutes for 1809 were published, Joseph Everit died. He was born in Queen
Anne's county in the state of Maryland, on the 17th day of June 1732. He was converted on the 13th
of June 1763, while alone in his own house. After a short time he became a backslider, and lost his
religion. He remained in a backslidden state near 17 years. He became acquainted with the
Methodists in Delaware state in the beginning of 1778, and by their preaching he was once more
stirred up to seek the Lord, and on the 5th day of April in the same year, the Lord once more forgave