A History Of The Rise Of Methodism In America - Media Sabda Org

His sixth appointment was at Mr. Wolsey's (or Wolson's), where many were much wrought upon,
and many tears were shed. He announced that on the morrow he would preach on the words of the
devil. That night, fearing that he would not be able to raise a discourse from the words of the devil,
sleep departed from him. After a restless night, on his way to his seventh appointment, he found the
road crowded with people, curious to hear a discourse from a text furnished by the devil. There were
many more than could get in the house. After retiring to the woods, where he besought the Lord to
aid him in delivering his word that day, he sung, prayed, and read for his text, Matt. iv. 8, 9 [Again,
the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the
world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me.]: "Such light broke into my soul, now giving out the text, that I was enabled
to preach with great liberty; many were cut to the heart and wept all through the house." At his eighth
appointment at. N. C.'s, his meeting was broken up by a house taking fire, near by, and burning
down.
He filled his ninth appointment at Mr. Smith's, on Tuckahoe river. Great power attended the word:
one fell to the floor. The people stood amazed while she lay struggling on the floor. She arose after
a while and praised God with a loud voice, declaring that God had sanctified her soul. "In meeting
the society I pressed sanctification on them. God struck a woman to the floor who, after some time,
rose up and declared that God had given her a clean heart. While she was speaking, six or seven fell
to the floor. I then opened the doors and windows, and desired the wicked to come and see the
mighty power of God. Six or seven professed sanctification at this meeting, one of whom was Mrs.
Brick, who was justified only eight days before."
His tenth appointment was at Justice Champion's, where he preached with great liberty. "This
meeting began at eleven of the clock, and lasted until about the middle of the night. Seven professed
to find peace with God, and joined society. Here I was as happy as I could wish, either to live or to
die." He preached next day at his eleventh appointment at "Brother Hews', to a precious loving
people." His twelfth appointment appears to have been about Egg Harbor. He had great liberty in
preaching. There was much weeping. There was present a Baptist who had been an enemy to the
doctrinal views of the Methodists, also to experimental religion, who was convinced, and exhorted
the people to believe what they had then heard.
His thirteenth appointment was at Wiretown, here he preached on the occasion of the funeral of
a woman. While speaking, a Baptist woman rose up and said, "I have come twenty miles through the
snow to hear you. I was standing on the hearth with my husband and two children, and thought the
hearth opened and I saw hell from beneath, and devils ready to receive me. I started and ran into the
room and fell on the floor, and cried mightily to God to have mercy on my soul. I continued in prayer
until the house was filled with the glory of God brighter than the sun at noonday. I then rose and sat
on the foot of the bed, wishing for my husband, who had gone for the cattle, to return. When he came
I ran out of the house and clasped him round the neck, and told him what God had done for my soul.
The power of the Lord came on me again, as it had done in the house, and I cried out in such a
manner that it frightened my husband and the cattle, causing them to run off; and also my husband.
I went to the house happy in God. Our people (the Baptists) say it is delusion; that God does not
manifest himself to people, in these days, in this way. I feel the same power on me now." She then
asked Mr. Abbott's opinion of her ease, who assured her that she was truly converted to God. She