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

These seven preachers were, Webb, Boardman, Pilmoor, Asbury, Wright, Williams, and King. "April
23. Brother Williams set off for New York. 24. In the evening I kept the door, met the society, and
read Mr. Wesley's epistle to them." "29. Came to Burlington, where I met Brother Webb and Brother
King, and found the people there very lively. Two persons have obtained justification under Brother
Webb; and Dr. T___t, a man of dissipation, was touched under Brother Boardman's preaching last
night; a large number attended while I preached at the court house."
Mr. Asbury returned to Philadelphia. Soon after, he and John King, by request, attended the
execution of the prisoners at Old Chester. They both preached on the occasion. "The executioner
pretended to tie them all up, but tied only one, and let the other three fall; one was a young man of
fifteen years; we saw them afterwards, and warned them to be careful." "May 5. Set out for
Burlington again, and preached to a serious people." After visiting the prisoners, he returned to
Philadelphia, where he spent the Sabbath in preaching and meeting the society, which was attended
to on Sabbath evening.
Mr. Asbury directed his course into Jersey again, on the 12th of May, but in a direction he had not
taken before; he went about Carpenter's Landing and preached with great life and power. Most likely
at Jesse Chew's. Same day preached at Thomas Taper's, with life. After preaching with divine
assistance at the new church, he lodged at Isaac Jenkins, who conducted him to Gloucester on his
way to the city. When he arrived in Philadelphia, he "found a change. Brother Pilmoor was come,
and the house (the home and study of the preachers) was given up; which pleased me well, as it was
a burden to the people. Brother Pilmoor went to Mr. Burton Wallace's, and I went to Mr. Lambert
Wilmer's, where dear sister Wilmer took great care of me." Thus ended the first parsonage in
Philadelphia.
"Lord's Day, 17. After preaching in the morning" (at St. George's), "I went to see George Hungary,
who was near to eternity; he had peace in his soul. May 20. Went to Trenton; but as the court was
sitting, I was obliged to preach in a school house, to but few people." This is the first time that Mr.
Asbury mentions Trenton, as visited by him. May 21. "Preached on the other side of the river to a
few simple people; and in the evening at Burlington. Sunday, 24. We rode down to Greenwich,
where I preached; we then rode back to friend Price's, and dined; thence to Gloucester, where I
preached; then up to Philadelphia, and preached in the evening."
Next we find Mr. Asbury visiting Burlington and New Mills; at the former place he attended a
prisoner to the place of execution. Then returning to his work in Philadelphia, where he wrote to Mr.
Wesley.
June 3. "I preached, with great power, at Manta Creek; then went one and a half miles, and
preached, with life, at Mr. Taper's." After preaching at Greenwich and Gloucester, he returned to
Philadelphia, where he spent the Lord's day, and communed with the Rev. Mr. Stringer, a friendly
minister. The same day held a love feast, at which some of the Jersey Methodists "spoke of the
power of God with freedom."
Mr. Asbury paid a second visit to Trenton, where divine power attended his preaching. He also
preached on the other side of the river. Thus he continued to fill his appointments at Trenton, New