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 . ELDERS COMMISSION, SIGNED BY ASBURY. appointments when the lattercould not be present. The name of Poythress hasalready been mentioned inconnection with the plantingof Methodism in KentuckyFrancis Poythress became anitinerant preacher in the year177<), when he was admittedat the Conference held at Bal-timore; but little
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 . ELDERS COMMISSION, SIGNED BY ASBURY. appointments when the lattercould not be present. The name of Poythress hasalready been mentioned inconnection with the plantingof Methodism in KentuckyFrancis Poythress became anitinerant preacher in the year177<), when he was admittedat the Conference held at Bal-timore; but little is known ofhis birthplace or his previoushistory Left early an orphan,he succeeded to considerable 384 The Illustrated History of GRAVES OF MARTIN AND EVE stone on the left marks the grave of Martin Boehm. property before he had sufficient stead-iness to manage it prudently. He con-sequently yielded to the impulses of histtassions, and indulged in all manner ofyouthful excesses and follies. * The re-ptoo. of a lady of position and culturebrought him to a sense of his responsi-bilities, aid was followed by a periodof self-exriiiiination and search after thetruth. At length, having heard of theRev. Devereux Tarratt, he repaired toDinwiddie county, and remained for somemonths under his instruction. Havingat length obtained spiritual peace, he re-solved to devote himself to some months he traveled on his ownaccount, for the Methodists had not yetreached that part of Virginia. Then,chancing to meet a Methodist itinerant,who showed him the Discipline and arti-cles of faith of Mr. Wesley, he was favor-ably impressed, and applied for admissioninto the society. For the next sevenyears he was busy
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