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 . NORWICH CATHEDRAL. dree from a worldling into a man of God. trebled in numbers; and its preachers were The revival of religion in this region far ardent and aggressive, and eager to enter surpassed anything that had hitherto on unbroken ground. The man chosen been known. The influence was not con- at the New York Conference
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 . NORWICH CATHEDRAL. dree from a worldling into a man of God. trebled in numbers; and its preachers were The revival of religion in this region far ardent and aggressive, and eager to enter surpassed anything that had hitherto on unbroken ground. The man chosen been known. The influence was not con- at the New York Conference of 17S9 to 304 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF HUGH TOWN, ST. MARYS, SCILLY ISLES. be its pioneer was trie able and devotedJesse L,ee, whose name henceforth be-comes identified with work in the north-ern states. For over fourteen * years,since meeting with a Massachusetts mer-chant in Charleston, who described tohim the condition of religion in NewEngland, he had longed to carry thitherthe banner of a warmer-blooded, heartierChristian creed and life. Gradually hepassed northward, during these interven-ing years, from one circuit to another,until finally, at the Conference held inNew York in May, 1789, he was namedfor the Stamford circuit in the seventeenth of June he was inthe state of Connecticut, preaching hisfirst sermon there, at Norwalk. His re-ception was somewhat cool, not to saychilling. Recommended to a certain , he found on calling at the housethat only Mrs. Rogers was at home, andshe was unwilling to have him preachin the house. I told her we wouldhold meetings in the road, rather thangive her an
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