Sketches of the founders of the Methodist Protestant Church, and its bibliography . Deacon in 1821. Being a lover of civil and religious liberty, he unitedwith the Associated Methodist Churches in 1828. Helabored in Pennsylvania in 1830; in Delaware in 1831,1832 and 1833 and 1834 again in the Pennsylvania Con-ference, of which he was President in 1835. In 1837,1838 he traveled Egg Harbor circuit in the New JerseyConference, where he was elected to the General Con-ference in 1838. In 1839 he removed to Illinois and organized a largecircuit in Kendall County, was elected President ofthat Confere
Sketches of the founders of the Methodist Protestant Church, and its bibliography . Deacon in 1821. Being a lover of civil and religious liberty, he unitedwith the Associated Methodist Churches in 1828. Helabored in Pennsylvania in 1830; in Delaware in 1831,1832 and 1833 and 1834 again in the Pennsylvania Con-ference, of which he was President in 1835. In 1837,1838 he traveled Egg Harbor circuit in the New JerseyConference, where he was elected to the General Con-ference in 1838. In 1839 he removed to Illinois and organized a largecircuit in Kendall County, was elected President ofthat Conference in In 1842 he lost by death hisdevoted wife—was married again in 1844; and in 1845was again President of the Conference. In 1856 he re-moved to Marshall County, Iowa, where he organizedthe first M. P. Church,and in 1860 was elected Presi-dent of Iowa Conference—labored there until 1865,when he removed to Ray County, Missouri, where onthe 8th of February, 1870, he fell asleep in Jesus, andexchanged earth for heaven, and labor for reward, inthe 79th year of his REV. P. T. LAISHLEY, M. D. THE METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH. 431 REV. P. T. LAISHLEY, M. D. 1798— Let thy heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life,and peace, shall they add to thee. Prov. Ill: 1, 2: What a blessing to the world is a long life spent inthe service of Christ. Who can estimate the influenceof the life of Moses, the lawgiver of Israel; of that ofConfucius, the Reformer of China, or that of Socratesand Plato of Greece, or Seneca of Rome, or that of Paul,Luther, Calvin, Wesley and Snethen of the ChristianChurch. Among all the Founders in the MethodistProtestant Church but few have been so highly favor-ed with a long and useful life as Rev. Dr. Laishley. He was born in England on the 1st of January, grandparents were members of the societies organ-ized by John Wesley, and he was one of five sons, allof whom became ministers of the Gospel, He emigrat-ed to America
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