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that church, and to partake of the ordinances at the hands of the ministers: for at that time the Church people were established by law in Maryland and Virginia; and the ministers were supported by a tax on the people. In many places for a hundred miles together, there was no one to baptize a child, except a minister of the established church; the greatest objection to this plan therefore was, that by far the greatest part of them were destitute of religion. As it was thought improper to have many people among us where we were speaking of our experiences and of the deep things of God, a rule was adopted, "That no person should be admitted into our Love-feasts, more than twice or thrice, except he becomes a member." This prudent rule has continued among us ever since. The rule formed for putting a stop to the printing of Mr. Wesley's books without his authority, and the consent of the preachers in this country, was well enough. Previous to the formation of this rule, Robert Williams, one of the preachers, had reprinted many of Mr. Wesley's books, and had spread them through the country, to the great advantage of religion. The sermons which he printed in small pamphlets, and circulated among the people, had a very good effect, and gave the people great light and understanding in the nature of the new birth, and in the plan of salvation and withal they opened the way in many places for our preachers to be invited to preach where they had never been before. But notwithstanding the good that had been done by the circulation of the books, it now became necessary for the preachers to be all united in the same cause of printing and selling our books, so that the profits arising therefrom, might be divided among the preachers, or applied to some charitable purpose. At that time there were ten traveling preachers, and six circuits, which were as follows: New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, and Petersburg. The two last were in Virginia. The number of members in society were 1160, In the following places: New York, 180; New Jersey, 200; Philadelphia, 180; Maryland, 500; Virginia, 100. During this year there was a considerable revival of religion on the Eastern shore of Maryland, especially in Kent county, where many souls were awakened and brought to the knowledge of God. There was a class formed also in New Rochelle this year, about twenty-five miles north of New York. There was some revival also in Baltimore; and in November the society at Fell's Point engaged to build a meeting-house, and agreed with a man to do the brick work of the house. The first meeting-house that was built by the Methodists in Baltimore, was that at Fell's Point. At present (1809,) we have five meeting-houses in Baltimore: four for the white people, and one for the black people. In the beginning of the year 1774, John King, an Englishman, came first to the south parts of Virginia, where his labors were made a blessing to many people. He was a sensible, zealous preacher, and was very useful while he continued to travel. 1774. -- In February, this year, the Methodists engaged to build a meeting-house in Baltimore town, and on the eighteenth day of April the foundation of the house was laid in Lovely-lane. The
first quarterly meeting that was ever held in the town of Baltimore was on Tuesday the third of May in this year. The first meeting-house that was ever built by the Methodists on the Eastern shore of Maryland, was in Kent county, about nine miles below Chester town, in the spring 1774, and was called Kent meeting-house. Many of the wicked neighbors were violently opposed to the building of that house; and after the workmen had prepared the frame in order to raise it the next day, some evil designing men came in the night, and broke the rafters to pieces, to prevent the house from being raised. But the workmen went on nevertheless, and the Lord prospered his work among the people, and there has been an established society in that place ever since. 1774. -- The second conference was held this year in Philadelphia, on the 25th day of May. There were six questions asked at that conference. Q.1. Who are admitted this year? i.e. into full connection. There were five. Q.2. Who are admitted on trial this year? There were seven. Q.3. Who are assistants this year? There were nine. Q.4. Are there any objections to any of the preachers? A. They were examined one by one. Q.5. How are the preachers stationed this year? Q.6. What numbers are there in society? A. 2073. This year we had ten circuits; last year we had but six. The three following circuits were formed since the last conference, namely, Chester, Kent, and Frederick. Two other circuits were changed; New Jersey was divided and called Trenton, and Greenwich; and Petersburgh in Virginia was changed and called Brunswick. We had seventeen traveling preachers this year. Last year we had only ten. This year there were added to the society 913 members. At that conference the preachers agreed that every traveling preacher should be allowed £6 Pennsylvania currency a quarter; which was $64 a year, and his traveling expenses. As Thomas Rankin was the general assistant, he was to be supported where he spent his time: he was appointed for Philadelphia, and Mr. Asbury in New York.
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Page 27 and 28: II. Zealously to maintain good work
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Page 43 and 44: Some of our preachers were brought
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Page 49 and 50: It was also advised, that the preac
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Page 53 and 54: At that time it was but seldom know
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Page 69 and 70: XII. Of Sin after Justification. No
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Page 75 and 76: In 1786, we had three conferences.
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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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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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