. The history of Methodism. bands—strange attire forplain and simple Methodists. Lee accompanied the superin-tendent and Henry Willis as far south as Charleston. It waswhile on this journey, at a place called Cheraw, that one ofthose providential dispensations which only a pagan wouldcall chance turned Lees attention to the field which was tomake him famous. The three preachers were kindly entertained by a mer-chant of the place, and Lee with his natural good fellowshipmade friends with the clerk of their host. The young manwas from Massachusetts, and in response to Lees inquiriesconcerning th
. The history of Methodism. bands—strange attire forplain and simple Methodists. Lee accompanied the superin-tendent and Henry Willis as far south as Charleston. It waswhile on this journey, at a place called Cheraw, that one ofthose providential dispensations which only a pagan wouldcall chance turned Lees attention to the field which was tomake him famous. The three preachers were kindly entertained by a mer-chant of the place, and Lee with his natural good fellowshipmade friends with the clerk of their host. The young manwas from Massachusetts, and in response to Lees inquiriesconcerning the religion of his native State he gave such alively description of the grim theology of the New Englandchurches and the spiritual deadness of ministers and people 416 American Methodism that it flashed through the mind of the Methodist that herewaited a work ready for his hand. Five years elapsed beforethe desire of his heart was granted; but he kept it before thebishop, before his fellow-preachers, and, we cannot doubt,. ~fri/* ?% *rV W-a ???; FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OLD ST. DAVIDS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CHERAW, S. Jesse Lees attention was called to the spiritual dearth of New England. before the Lord in prayer until it was accomplished. Mean-while he rendered effective service in the Carolinas andMaryland. In 1789 his prayer was granted and he was appointed to Later Labors of Lee 417 Stamford, Conn. For the next eight years he gave himselfwholly to the establishing of Methodism in the New EnglandStates. Asburys personal appeal for assistance recalled himsouthward in the fall of 1797. With the bishop, whosehealth was feeble, he traversed the vast territory of theChurch for several years from Maine to Georgia. At theGeneral Conference of 1800 he fell but one vote short of £ —
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