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

in advanced years, considerable property. He was one of the original trustees of Wesley Chapel, and
one of the first stewards of the York Methodists. He was connected with Wesley Chapel until one
was erected in Second street, now called Forsyth, when, on account of convenience, he united with
the latter. His dust rests in a vault, in the Forsyth street churchyard. "Lost Chapters," pp. 80-3.
Richard Sause was the first who boarded Mr. Wesley's missionaries in America; his house was
Mr. Boardman's home, in 1769, when he first arrived in New York. In January, 1770, he received
twelve pounds for boarding Mr. Boardman one quarter. "Lost Chapters," pp. 85-6.
Stephen Sands succeeded James Jarvis as treasurer. His business was with chronometers; he was
called a "watchmaker." In 1776, he boarded the preacher. James Dempster was in New York in 1775;
but he left the Methodists and went to the Presbyterians. Daniel Ruff went to New York in the spring
of 1776; but the preacher Mr. Sands boarded, must have come in between Dempster and Ruff. The
board was paid him January, 1776; which was before Mr. Ruff reached New York. At his house Dr.
Coke put up on his arrival in New York, in 1784. "Lost Chapters," pp. 86-8.
John Staples was an early Methodist in New York. He was an official man in 1774 -- both steward
and treasurer. He married the widow Lovegrove, who was among the early Methodists. He was a
Prussian, and introduced the sugar refining process into this country. He became wealthy, and moved
in the higher circle of society. When the British held New York, they confined the American
prisoners in his sugar house, where their sufferings were greater than many suffer by dying, for they
were protracted tortures. Report says that the Rev. Freeborn Garrettson first saw Miss Catherine
Livingston, who afterwards became his wife, at the house of Mr. Staples. After he had acquired a
large amount of wealth, he retired to his country-seat at Newtown, on Long Island, where he met
some reverse of fortune through the misfortune of his son. He died in 1806. His widow died in 1821,
at the age of ninety. They were both interred in the family burying ground at Newtown, Long Island.
Lost Chapters," pp. 88-90.
John Chave was a British officer in the time of the French war, at which time he, as well as
Captain Webb and William Lupton, first came to America. He experienced religion while in the
army. He was one of the original subscribers to Wesley chapel; and we must regard him as one of
the Methodists at that time; his attachment to Mr. Wesley was great. It was his practice, whenever
he awoke at night, to spend the time in prayer. After he ceased to live in New York, he resided for
a time in Newark, New Jersey; then in Greenwich, a suburb of New York; afterwards at Walton,
Delaware county, N. Y., where he died at the age of eighty six, about the year 1816, where he was
buried.
In Mr. Asbury's Journals, vol. i. p. 26, he says, under date of September, 1772, he "appointed Mr.
C. to take an account of the weekly and quarterly collections." In one edition of these Journals, in
the Arminian Magazines for 1789-90, this name is written Chase: but, as I have not full evidence that
there was a Methodist in New York of this name, I suspect it was John Chave; the letters are the
same, except one.
Philip Marchington was an official Methodist in New York during the war. He left in 1783,
probably on account of his loyal principles to King George, and settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Here