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 . -ple Asbury lived in retirement, studyingand meditating. Dike Wesley he hun-gered after spiritual perfection or whole-ness, and strove lay earnest spiritualexercises to attain it. Nor did he neg-lect preaching, although his activity wascircumscribed by the political conditionsof the time. For many months he seemsto have ven
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 . -ple Asbury lived in retirement, studyingand meditating. Dike Wesley he hun-gered after spiritual perfection or whole-ness, and strove lay earnest spiritualexercises to attain it. Nor did he neg-lect preaching, although his activity wascircumscribed by the political conditionsof the time. For many months he seemsto have ventured out only after tobacco-barn of his host was a favor-ite meeting-place for the pious or inquir-ing folk of the district. In April, 177s, his host was arrestedon suspicion of treason, much to Asbury sdistress, who believed that he was inlarge measure the cause. He decided toleave the pleasant home which had beenhis shelter, and to seek lodging else-where. A hard journey over a rough andlonely road brought him to a friendshouse, but he was warned not to remainthere. The next day, until sunset, hespent in a swamp; and for about a monthhe lay hid among strangers, lodging ashe best might. Meanwhile his host had 222 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF INTERIOR OF STRAWBERRY ALLEY CHURCH. The first church started at Baltimore (in 1773). The Lovely Lane Church was begun later, but was finished sooner. been spending some weeks in prison;but Happily, on being brought to trial,was acquitted. The authorities werenow beginning to understand that theMethodists were politically letter Asbury had written to Rankin,in which he expressed his conviction thatthe cause of independence would tri-umph, and that he was too closely boundto his friends in America to desert them,fell into the hands of the authorities, andis said to have greatly modified their atti-tude toward the movement. While many of the Methodists wereloyalists, and others like Asbury himselfhad co
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