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

In May, 1771, Mr. Pilmoor returned to Philadelphia, and Mr. Boardman to New York. So the "Old
Book" says that cash was paid to bring him and his trunk from Philadelphia, amounting to two
pounds nineteen shillings. See "Lost Chapters," p. 203.
In August of this year, it appears that they changed fields of labor again. His salary was paid for
one quarter, by the stewards of Wesley Chapel, amounting to seven pounds eight Shillings; and cash
was paid to send his trunk, amounting to eleven shillings and four pence. See "Lost Chapters," p.
203:
As it was their plan then to make three changes in the year -- spring, summer, and fall, continuing
through the winter in the same field of labor, they thus made three divisions of the year; the winter
division was five months long, the other two about three months each, and one month was spent in
traveling from one place to the other.
About October of this year, Mr. Boardman returned to New York, and Mr. Pilmoor to
Philadelphia, where Mr. Asbury found him, and heard him preach in St. George's, on his arrival in
Philadelphia, on the 27th of October, 1771. On his arrival in New York, on the 12th of November,
he says, he "found Richard Boardman there in peace, but weak in body." See "Asbury's Journals,"
vol. i., pp. 4, 5.
We have been thus particular to show the reader how and where these first two missionaries, sent
by Mr. Wesley to America, spent their first two years in this country.
It appears that Robert Williams was about New York in August, 1771; as eighteen shillings were
"paid to Caleb Hyatt for Mr. Williams horse keeping." See "Lost Chapters," p. 193.
As New York was his first field of labor in the New World, where he had found kind friends and
kindred spirits, he hugged it closely for about two years and a half, when he went to Virginia, where
he became deeply interested, and spent most of his remaining short life. The earliest reminiscence
of him, in New York, is 20th of September, 1769. Another is a love feast ticket in his autograph,
which is still preserved, bearing date October 1, 1769, given to Hannah Dean, afterwards the wife
of Paul Heck. See "Lost Chapters," p. 195).
The following shows how great a work the Lord was carrying on in Baltimore and Harford
counties, Md. In the fall of 1771, William Watters' second brother, Henry Watters, opened his house
for preaching. A class was formed, over which William was leader. Soon his brother Henry was
converted, and a great work followed, so that for some weeks William Watters could do but little
besides attending to the individuals and families that were setting out for heaven. In this great
reformation, men who neither feared God nor regarded man, swearers, liars, cock fighters, horse
racers, card players, and drunkards, were made new creatures, and filled with the praises of God. The
following were some of the individuals that united with the Methodists about this time in Harford
and Baltimore counties -- Giles, Morgan, Litten, Forward, Baker, Moore, Sinclair, Stanford, [2]
Galloway, Colgate, Merryman, Evans, Brown, Stephenson, Murry, Simmes, Rollin, Gatch, Duke,
Bond, Barnet, Preston, and Mr. Josiah Dallam.