The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . of the barracks iswent to visit Philip Embury, who lived now occupied by Chambers street,nearby Philip, said she, you must Such a neighborhood is not usually (175; preach to us or we shall all go to helltogether, and God will require our bloodat your hands! But where shall Ipreach? was the reply Preach inyour own house, ear
The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . of the barracks iswent to visit Philip Embury, who lived now occupied by Chambers street,nearby Philip, said she, you must Such a neighborhood is not usually (175; preach to us or we shall all go to helltogether, and God will require our bloodat your hands! But where shall Ipreach? was the reply Preach inyour own house, earnestly respondedhis visitor, and I, at least, will come tohear you. This settled the matter, and Emburyat once began to hold sendees in his ownhouse, the congregation consisting of fivehearers. These were Airs. Embury, thetwo Hecks, John Eawrence, ami Betty,a colored servant of Mr. and Mrs. the next four years the Hecks re-mained in New \ ork, and lent all theaid they could to tile little society ToBarbara Heck, who has the credit ofits initiation, fitly belongs the title ofMother of American Methodism. Embury is said to have occupied thetipper room of a house in Barracks street,ten doors from the military barracks, 176 The Illustrated History of Methodism-. captain THOMAS WKBB. distinguished forits orderliness ormorality, norwas the barracksquarter in NewYork an excep-tion to the rule,being reputedinfamous. Allthe more needwas there for theplanting of a vig-orous Christianorganization to stem the tide of wicked-ness. At first the company of enthu-siasts numbered but a few despised andpersecuted individuals, but soon thework began to grow apace. An emptyroom adjoining the barracks was rentedfor revival work, and here a class oftwelve assembled. Three members ofthe band of the Sixteenth Regiment,then stationed at the barracks, namedrespectively James Hodge, Addison L,ow,and John Buckley, gave their heartysupport to Mr. Embury, and became ex-horters. The religious needs
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