Charleston, the place and the people, by St Julien Ravenel With illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey . as a martyr and Methodism grew apace. Thecommissarys own account is interesting. He wrote to afriend: — I am also under still further obligation to you, forthe favourable Sentiments you are pleased to express ofthe late Attempts I have been drove into, (under thatof old age and other Infirmities) in Defence of what Ifirmly believe to be the Cause of Truth, against theFranticks gone forth mongst us. I could now indeed wish, that my Pen agt w d had run in somewhat smoother a Stile. But had you b
Charleston, the place and the people, by St Julien Ravenel With illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey . as a martyr and Methodism grew apace. Thecommissarys own account is interesting. He wrote to afriend: — I am also under still further obligation to you, forthe favourable Sentiments you are pleased to express ofthe late Attempts I have been drove into, (under thatof old age and other Infirmities) in Defence of what Ifirmly believe to be the Cause of Truth, against theFranticks gone forth mongst us. I could now indeed wish, that my Pen agt w d had run in somewhat smoother a Stile. But had you been on the Spot, to have seenthe Frenzie he excited mong the people; The Bitternessand Virulence wherewith he raved against the Clergyof the Chh. of England in general; —and how art-fully he laboured to sett the Mobb upon me in particular;— I dare say, you would have thought the Provocacaonenough to ruffle any Temper, and a sufficient Apologyfor the keenest expressions I have used against as to my putting the Eccles. Laws in Executionagainst him, my Conscience would give me no Peace. St. Philips from the Huguenot Churchyard 111 112 CHARLESTON had I neglected so hounden a Duty. I have always ex-ecuted them on offending Clergymen in this Province,whose offences reached not near the Size and Notorietyof his, and with Gods assistance shall continue to doso. When he continued a Presbyter of the Chh. inEngland, he was Subject to her Laws; now he is castout they have no further hold. As to the State of religion in this Province, it is badenough, God knows. Rome and the Devil have contrivedto crucify her twixt two Thieves, Infidelity and Enthu-siasm. The former, alas ! too much still prevails ; but asto the Latter, thanks to God, it is greatly subsided, andeven on the point of vanishing away. We had hereTrances, Visions and Revelations, both niong Blacksand Whites, in abundance. But ever since the famousHugh Brian, sousing himself into the River Jordan, inorder to smite a
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