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A HISTORY
OF THE
RISE OF METHODISM IN AMERICA
by
John Lednum
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
Messrs. John and Charles Wesley in America -- Mr. George Whitefield in America, and in
Philadelphia -- Mr. Wesley's account of the work of God in America -- Rev. William Hamilton, of
Baltimore -- Rev. George C. M. Roberts; his account of Strawbridge and Embury -- Priority of the
Pipe, or Sam's Creek Society and Log Meeting house -- Richard Owen, the first Native American
Methodist preacher -- Strawbridge's labors, and his success -- First Methodist society in Baltimore
county, at Daniel Evans' -- Early Methodists in Maryland -- Maynard, Evans, Bonham, Walker,
Hagarty, Warfield, Durbin, Saxton, Owen, Merryman, Stephenson, Perigo, Webster, Bond, Gatch,
-- Strawbridge's person, family, death, and burial
CHAPTER 2
Leading events in Queen Anne's reign -- Her good character -- Dr. Roberts of Baltimore; his
account of the Palatines -- Mr. Wesley's account of the same people
CHAPTER 3
Philip Embury forms a Methodist society in New York, in 1766 -- Captain Webb assists Embury
in New York, in 1767 -- Wesley Chapel erected in 1768 -- Embury leaves New York city, and settles
in Washington county, N. Y.; raises up a society; his death, character, and family -- Webb's labors
and success in New York -- Cost of Wesley Chapel -- First Methodists in New York -- Embury,
Heck, Merrell, White, Sause, Taylor, Lupton, Newton, Jarvis, Selby, Sands, Chave, Staples,
Brinkley, Dean, Marchington -- First parsonage
CHAPTER 4
Captain Webb preaches, and raises a society of Methodists in Philadelphia -- A sail loft the
birthplace of Methodism in this city -- Dr. Wrangle prepared the way for Methodism -- First class
of Methodists; their first leader -- First Methodists in Philadelphia -- Emerson, Pennington,
Fitzgerald, Hood, Wilmer, Steward, Wallace, Croft, Evans, Montgomery, Dowers, Beach, Thorn,
Patterson, Baker