. The history of Methodism. nge appointments each quarter,others at half the years end, and still others as often asthe assistant thinks proper. A year or two later, 1777, inconsequence of abuses in the preaching of funeral sermons,the preachers decided to inform every society that we willnot preach any but for those who, we have reason to believe,died in the fear and favor of God. The first itinerants concerned themselves little about thisworlds goods. They were generally young and unmarried,and as their long circuits and daily preaching appointmentskept them in the saddle, they had no need f
. The history of Methodism. nge appointments each quarter,others at half the years end, and still others as often asthe assistant thinks proper. A year or two later, 1777, inconsequence of abuses in the preaching of funeral sermons,the preachers decided to inform every society that we willnot preach any but for those who, we have reason to believe,died in the fear and favor of God. The first itinerants concerned themselves little about thisworlds goods. They were generally young and unmarried,and as their long circuits and daily preaching appointmentskept them in the saddle, they had no need for parsonagecomforts. In 1778 the Conference appointed two stewardsor treasurers for the connection, William Moore and HenryFry, and fixed a uniform salary or quarterage of £S, 250 American Methodism Virginia currency, for the traveling preachers. The Flu-vanna section of the Conference of 1779 decided that nopreacher who is able to travel and does not should receivequarterage, and declared furthermore that those preachers. FROM THE PLATE OSS HISTORY OF AMERICA. MAP OF UNITED STATES, PUBLISHED IN 1785. Showing the divisions according to the ordinance of 1784. The plate appeared in FrancisBaileys Pocket Almanac for 1785, published at Philadelphia. who receive money by subscription should be viewed asexcluded from the Methodist Connection. The Northernsession of this same year confirmed Asbury as general as-sistant, with practically absolute authority, at the same timerequiring the traveling preachers to meet the classeswherever possible. One question in the Minutes of thisConference shows how early the American Methodists beganto turn their attention to the care of the young. It runs. Stringent Rules 251 ?• What shall be done with the children? And the answeris, Meet them once a fortnight, and examine the parentswith regard to their conduct toward them. The Minutes of the Conference at Baltimore in 17S0 note,All the preachers to change after six months. One ques-tion and answ
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