. Missions and missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church . son the subject of spiritual life led him into a new andclear Christian experience. The Protestant Episcopalians owned an old hulk lyingat Pier 11, foot of Carlisle-street, North River. Theuse of this was granted to Mr. Bergner, and he preachedthere to his countrymen for nine months, the form ofservice being a blending of Lutheran and Methodist. Bergner subsequently became Tract Missionary, andleaving his trade applied himself to relieve the necessi-ties of immigrants arriving at Castle Garden. 82 Methodist Episcopal Mission
. Missions and missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church . son the subject of spiritual life led him into a new andclear Christian experience. The Protestant Episcopalians owned an old hulk lyingat Pier 11, foot of Carlisle-street, North River. Theuse of this was granted to Mr. Bergner, and he preachedthere to his countrymen for nine months, the form ofservice being a blending of Lutheran and Methodist. Bergner subsequently became Tract Missionary, andleaving his trade applied himself to relieve the necessi-ties of immigrants arriving at Castle Garden. 82 Methodist Episcopal Missions, While this correspondence was going on with Mr. Hed-Strom the subject was presented to George , Esq.,a young merchant of New York city, who gave hisheartiest concurrence, contributing {^50 to begin thesubscription for the purchase of a Bethel Ship. Thework of raising funds now progressed, and with fullfaith that it was of the Lord, William G. Boggs, Esq.,and others, in the name of the Asbury Society of NewYork city, purchased the ship Henry Leeds, lying at. BETHEL SHIP JOHN WESLEY Pier No. 11, North River, and gave to her the name ofJohn Wesley. A Board of Trustees were enlisted tocare for the property, and all things were in waiting. The New York Conference convened in the For-syth-street Church, in the city of New York, on the14th of May, 1845. Pastor Hedstrom, still uncom-mitted to this work, came to attend the conference. \ Scandinavian Missions—Preliminaries. 183 He was ascending the steps of the church whenRev. David Terry, who had been the chief promoterof the enterprise, lying in wait for him, seized himand guided him to the house of Peter Bergner, whichwas in the immediate vicinity of the ship. It was nearlynoon, and Bergner soon arrived from his work for din-ner. The dinner was smoking on the table; the houiallotted the laborer for eating it was short, but therewas greater business on hand. The Pastor and Bergneiexchanged a few words in their native tongue,
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