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elders; the presiding elders were appointed, changed, and put out of office by the bishop, and just when he pleased; of course, the whole of the council were to consist of the bishops, and a few other men of their own choice or appointing. One dangerous clause in the plan was this: "Nothing unanimously assented to by the Council, shall be binding in any district, till it has been agreed upon by a majority of the conference, which is held for that district." If then, one district should agree to any important point, and another district should reject it; the union between the two districts would be broken: and in process of time our United Societies would be thrown into disorder and confusion. This I saw clearly, when the plan was first proposed; and to which I then objected. In the latter part of this year, the council met according to appointment; but not at the place where they were to meet. The annual minutes said they should meet at Cokesbury. But they met in Baltimore. I will here transcribe the whole of the minutes of the council. "The Proceedings of the Bishop and Presiding Elders of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Council assembled, at Baltimore, on the first day of December, 1789." The following members which formed the Council were present. FRANCIS ASBURY, Bishop. Elders. Philip Bruce, James O. Cromwell, John Dickins, Reuben Ellis, Joseph Everitt, Freeborn Garrettson, Lemuel Green, Richard Ivey, Edward Morris, James O'Kelly, Nelson Reed, After having spent one hour in prayer to ALMIGHTY GOD, for his direction and blessing, they then unanimously agreed, that a general conference of the bishop, ministers and preachers of the Methodist Episcopal church, on the continent of America, would be attended with a variety of difficulties, with great expense and loss of time, as well as many inconveniences to the work of God. And, as it is almost the unanimous judgment of the ministers and preachers that it is highly expedient there should be a general council formed of the most experienced elders in the connection; who, for the future, being elected by ballot in every conference, at the request of the bishop, shall be able to represent the several conferences and districts in the United States of America: they therefore concluded that such a council should be so appointed and convened. The council then proceeded to form the following constitution, to wit: The aforesaid council, when assembled at the time and place appointed by the Bishop, shall have power to mature and resolve on all things relative to the spiritual and temporal interests of the church, viz. 1. To render the time and form of public worship, as similar as possible through all their congregations.
2. To preserve the general union of the ministers preachers and people in the Methodist doctrine and discipline. 3. To direct and manage all the printing which may be done, from time to time, for the use and benefit of the Methodist church in America. 4. To conduct the plan of education, and manage all matters, which may, from time to time, pertain to any college or houses built, or about to be built, as the property of the Methodist connection. 5. To remove, or receive and appoint the salary of, any tutors, from time to time employed in any seminary of learning belonging to the said connection. 6. In the intervals of the council, the bishop shall have power to act in all contingent occurrences relative to the printing business, or the education and economy of the college. 7. Nine members, and no less, shall be competent to form a council which may proceed to business. 8. No resolution shall be formed in such a council, without the consent of the bishop and two thirds of the members present. After the council had finished the constitution as above, they then proceeded, with perfect unanimity, to form the following resolutions. 1. Every resolution of the first council shall be put to vote in each conference, and shall not be adopted unless it obtains a majority of the different conferences. But every resolution which is received by a majority of the several conferences, shall be received by every member of each conference. 2. Public worship shall commence at 10 o'clock on the Lord's day, in all places where we have societies and regular preaching, if it be practicable, and if it be not, at 11 o'clock. 3. The exercise of public worship on the Lord's day, shall be singing, prayer, and reading the Holy Scriptures, with exhortation or reading a sermon, in the absence of a preacher; and the officiating person shall be appointed by the elder, deacon, or traveling preacher, for the time being. 4. For the future no more houses shall be built for public worship, without the consent and direction of the conference and presiding elder of the district; unless a house should be built under the direction of the presiding elder and the traveling preachers in the circuit, and finished without the least debt remaining on it. 5. It is required, that all the parents and guardians of independent scholars in Cokesbury college, may punctually pay for the students' tuition and board, on or before the first day of December, in every year; as none will be continued there more than one year, on credit, but will be immediately
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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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Page 49 and 50: It was also advised, that the preac
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Page 59 and 60: As soon as Dr. Coke landed in Ameri
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Page 75 and 76: In 1786, we had three conferences.
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Page 79 and 80: command. The preachers at last agre
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Page 103 and 104: In the close of the annual minutes
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Page 109 and 110: This motion brought on a long debat
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Page 121 and 122: put into the harbour, and come to a
Page 123 and 124: The divisive spirit prevailed more
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Page 127 and 128: Massachusetts; and Vermont, in the
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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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