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The next Quarterly Meeting for the same circuit was held on the 30th day of March following, when several questions were proposed, which tended to unite the traveling preachers together. I will mention five of them. Q. 1. Does not dram drinking too much prevail among our people? Q. 2. Do none contract debts without due care to pay them? Q. 3. Are the band meetings kept up? Q. 4. Is there nothing immoral in any of our preachers? Q. 5. What preachers travel now, and where are they stationed? It was then urged that none must break our rules under the penalty of being excluded from our connection. All was settled in the most amicable manner. At that time it was customary to have the Quarterly Meeting on Tuesday, and to preach, settle their business and hold a love-feast, and some times a watch night. After a while it became a custom in country places for the Quarterly Meeting to continue for two days together. After further trial, it was thought best to have the Quarterly Meetings on Saturday and Sunday; which is now the constant practice in most places. One weighty reason for this last plan was, that many of the slaves could not attend these meetings, except on the Lord's day; another reason was, that many of the wealthy people would come to hear us on the Sabbath, at such meetings, who would not be at the trouble of coming to meeting on any other day: and lastly, many of the poor people, especially those of our own society, could not spare time, or procure horses to come to such meetings unless they were on the Sabbath. 1773. In the beginning of this year, Robert Williams came to Petersburg in Virginia, and began to preach first in the town, and then through various parts of the country. He was the first Methodist preacher that ever came into that part of Virginia. He was a plain, artless, indefatigable preacher of the gospel, and often proved the goodness of his doctrine, by his tears in public, and by his life and conduct in private. His manner of preaching was well calculated to awaken careless sinners, and to encourage penitent mourners. He spared no pains in order to do good. He has frequently went to church to hear the established clergy, and as soon as divine service has ended, he has went out of the Church, and standing on a stump, block, or log, has begun to sing, pray, and then preach to hundreds of people. It was common with him after preaching to ask most of the people that he spoke with, some question about the welfare of their souls; and to encourage them to serve God. Soon after he began to preach through the country from Petersburg into the north part of North Carolina, the fruit of his labors began to appear, and souls were awakened and brought to the knowledge of God. And the name of Robert Williams, still lives in the minds of many of his spiritual children. Previous to the coming of Mr. Williams into that part of Virginia, there had been a gracious revival of religion by the means of Mr. Jarratt's preaching; who was a clergyman of the church of England, so called at that time. In the year 1770, and 1771, there was a considerable out-pouring of the spirit, at a place called White Oak. It was there that Mr. Jarratt first formed the people into a
society, that they might assist and strengthen each other. The good effects of this were soon apparent; convictions were deep and lasting; and not only knowledge, but faith, and love, and holiness continually increased. In the year 1772, the revival was more considerable, and extended in some places, for fifty or sixty miles round, and many sinners were truly converted to God. The revival of religion which first began under the ministry of Mr. Jarratt, was greatly increased by the labors of the Methodist preachers, who, uniting with Mr. Jarratt in the same blessed work, were greatly owned and honored of God, and had the pleasure of seeing the work of the Lord prospering greatly in their hands. __________________________________________________________ ENDNOTE 1 Captain Webb was a lieutenant in the army that conquered Canada, and took it from the French. He lost one eye in the battle on the plains of Abraham, at the taking of the city of Quebec.
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Page 5 and 6: CHAPTER 9 From the beginning of the
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Page 11 and 12: They also formed themselves into li
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Page 17 and 18: But lo! the snare is broke, the cap
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Page 23 and 24: First -- By doing no harm, by avoid
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Page 27 and 28: II. Zealously to maintain good work
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Page 35 and 36: first quarterly meeting that was ev
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Page 41 and 42: and Amelia, in Virginia. Both of th
Page 43 and 44: Some of our preachers were brought
Page 45 and 46: young preacher on trial for two yea
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Page 49 and 50: It was also advised, that the preac
Page 51 and 52: There were twenty-two questions ask
Page 53 and 54: At that time it was but seldom know
Page 55 and 56: Q. What preachers have died this ye
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Page 69 and 70: XII. Of Sin after Justification. No
Page 71 and 72: intermediate space: but wherever it
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Page 75 and 76: In 1786, we had three conferences.
Page 79 and 80: 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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Massachusetts; and Vermont, in the
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I set out from Lynn in September 17
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never was such a gracious outpourin
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elonged to circuits in other states
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In the close of the minutes there w
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month of September, 1795, being abo
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New Jersey 2351 Kentucky 1750 Penns
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6th. "The money shall, if possible,
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ARTICLE III It is provided and decl
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majority of them, may be wanting to
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commencement of the trial, appoint
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connection; a few years afterwards
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quick and solid parts, a sound and
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for Upper Canada, where he was owne
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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE METHODISTS B
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Massachusetts 1577 -- 168 New Hamps
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Nevertheless, this rule shall not a
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Virginia. As the rule has not been
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There was a good revival in Chester
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about one hundred and thirteen pers
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The 175th, at Monmouth, in the Prov
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who visited that place, and preache
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time before his death, and in his l
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of the Sabbath morning. On Sunday t
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October 1803, in Brunswick county,
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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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