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 . d in the community as a humble,laborious, faithful citizen, and waselected to the office of civil did not survive to see the troubles ofthe Revolution, which sadly divided theMethodist community. Having injuredhimself while mowing hay in his meadow,he died suddenly in the summer of 1775,being then but forty-fi
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 . d in the community as a humble,laborious, faithful citizen, and waselected to the office of civil did not survive to see the troubles ofthe Revolution, which sadly divided theMethodist community. Having injuredhimself while mowing hay in his meadow,he died suddenly in the summer of 1775,being then but forty-five years of Camden he was buried in a retiredspot, where his remains were suffered torest until the year 1S32. In that yearsome who were anxious to do honor tohis memory had the body disinterredand removed to Ashgrove. Suitable serv-ices were held both at the earlier graveand in the beautiful burying-grouud inAshgrove, where lie others whose namesare dear to Methodists. A marble tabletwas erected over his grave, bearing aninscription of some length in commem-oration of his services. The name of Barbara Heck, who leftNew York for Camden at the same timeas Embury, was confused later with thatof a Mrs. Hick (Christian name notcertainly known), whose son Paul be-. ROBURT STRAWBRIDGE. 182 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF METHODISM.
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