. The history of Methodism. d missionary preachedthe funeral sermon of his ever dear and venerable friend. Before Atkinson advanced the claims of Edward Evans tothe distinction of being the first American Methodistpreacher this honor was generally conceded to RichardOwen, or Owings, of Baltimore County, Md., one of Straw-bridges early converts. He is described as a man of re-spectable family, of good natural parts and of considerableutterance, plain in his dress, plain in his manners, industriousand frugal. Owen was ardently devoted to his spiritualfather, assisted him in his work as an evange
. The history of Methodism. d missionary preachedthe funeral sermon of his ever dear and venerable friend. Before Atkinson advanced the claims of Edward Evans tothe distinction of being the first American Methodistpreacher this honor was generally conceded to RichardOwen, or Owings, of Baltimore County, Md., one of Straw-bridges early converts. He is described as a man of re-spectable family, of good natural parts and of considerableutterance, plain in his dress, plain in his manners, industriousand frugal. Owen was ardently devoted to his spiritualfather, assisted him in his work as an evangelist as long 108 American Methodism as he lived, and at his death he preached the funeral many years of active service in the local ranks, althoughhe frequently left his family to go on extensive preachingtours, Owen was in 1785 admitted to the traveling died in 1787 at Leesburg, Va. Whatever may be said for the priority of Evanss brief andobscure itinerant service and of Owens zealous labors as a. £. FUNTOFl AFTER A PHOTOGRAPH. THE DALLAM HOMESTEAD, HARFORD COUNTY, Methodist dwelling frequented by Strawbridge, Pilmoor, Asbury, Coke, and other early preachers. local preacher, William Watters and Philip Gatch will still beknown as the first native Amerians who regularly entered thetraveling ministry as members of Conference and, as one ofthem put it, went out among the Methodists to preach theGospel. Watters was a Marylander, born near Baltimore in 1751,and carefully reared in a Church of England household. Theadvent of the Methodist preachers to his vicinity in 1770, just A Young Evangelist 109 as lie was approaching manhood, recalled his mind from theworldly pursuits of his associates to the solemn responsibilitiesof life. He was convicted of sin and in May, 1771, a numberof godly people went to his fathers house to pray for they sang with the spirit and in faith, Give to the winds thy fears, he tells us: My face was turned to the wall,
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