Cornell University Library The original of tliis book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31 92401 0440737 Corned University Library BX 8235.C94 Ireland and the centenary of American Me 3 1924 010 440 737 nria t|[£ Cmtenata 0f ftmetitan Jletboiism. : — WESLEYAN METHODISM IN IRELAND. EIGHITH -yE-A-E,. A Journal of the Present, and Herald of the Future. A MONTHLY BROADSHEET OF REVIVAL AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EDITED BT THE REV. WILLIAM CEOOK. The character and aim of "The Irish Evangelist" will be sufficiently indicated by the following general outline of its (ffonttnts 1. Biographical Sketches of Irish 5. Literary: Brief Eeviews and Wesleyan Ministers—Biographi- Notices of Current Literature. cal Sketches of Eminent Irish- 6. Evangelistic : Papers on Street men—Memorials of our Depart- Preaching—Home Missions ed Merahers. Bible Classes—Sunday Schools 2. Historical: Outlines of Irish —Class Meetings, &c. Ecclesiastical History—Studies 7. Revival and General Wesleyan in Church History—Irish Anti- Intelligence. quities—Sketches of Methodism 8. Young Men: Papers on Mental in Ireland in former days. Improvement—Books, Reading, 3. Expository; Brief Expositions &.C. of Important Passages of Scrip- 9. Poetry: Original and Select, ture. 10. Monthly Summary of News 4. Devotional Papers, bearing on Occasional Papers on Astro- the culture and discipline of the nomy, Natural History, &c. heart. ^= As this Jonmalis exteTisively circulated in all the principal Towns and Villages in Ireland, and has many Subscribers in England and Scotland, and is also registered for Foreign Trans- mission, it is a first-class medium of Advertisements for Books, Schools, and general Public Business. PRICE TWOPENCE. Dublin : "Irish Evangelist Publishing Company," (Limited), Lower Abbey Steet ; Eichakd Yoakley, 72, Grafton Street. London : Elliot Stock, Paternoster Eow. Published on the First of every Month, and sold at all our Churches and Preaching Places in Ireland. g^ A Single Copy sent for a Year to any address in the United Kingdom, on receipt of Three Shillings in Stamps j or Eive Copies to one address for Ten Shillings. Address to Mr. William "Wallace, Office of "The Irish Evangelist," 8, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin. Cmt^ttatg of Ruins of Embtcry*s Souse at Ballingran, County Limerick (from the field looking towards the Entrance-gate.) Offices on the right,— See pp. 77-78. 1866. — : " anb tljt Cmtmatg of American Jlet&oWsm. CHAPTERS ON THE PALATINES ; PHILIP EMBITRT AND MKS. HEOK ; AND OTHER IRISH EMIGRANTS, WHO INSTRuaiEXTALLT LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH In ll^e MmtzU Slates ai %mtxm, CAJTADA, AND EASTERN BEITISH AMEKICA. THE.EEV. WILLIAM CEOOK, Author of "Memorials of the late Rev. William Crook. ^ecanh S^^onsanb-. ' " Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well : whose branches run over the wall : the archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him : but his bow abode In strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob." Genesis xlix, 22-24. LONDON HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO., PATBRNOSTEE ROW ; WBSLEYAN CONFEEENOB OFFICE ; ELLIOT STOCK, PATERNOSTER ROW. DUBLIN : RICHARD YOAKLET, 72, GRAFTON STREET. 1866. " When we consider tlie peculiar difficulties of their field of labour, the poverty of their societies, the formidable barbarism which Popery has im- posed upon the Celtic population, the popular tumults and rebellion, the wretched accommodation of the itinerants, and the continual drain upon their congregations by foreign emigration, and yet their persistent labour and success, it may indeed be doubted whether the energy of Irish Methodism has had a parallel in the history of the denomination. And its blessings, not only to America, but to the "Wesleyan Foreign Missions, and to England itself, in the gift of many eminent preachers, entitle it to the grateful admiration of the whole Methodist world."—Da. Stevens's History of Methodism, iii. p. 426. TO THE REV. ROBIKSOI^ SCOTT, D.D., THE FIRST DEPUTATION PKOM THE IRISH CONFERENCE W^t Qlmt^ir States of %vmm : THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED gus a Ptnt0xial ai '^xHauU ^ximiis^^. MARCUS WARD AND CO., PRINTERS, BELFAST AND DUBLIN. — tfittints. PACK '^uhtt xiii CHAPTER I. « HaWmcs iit jMlanir, • • .17 Palatinate of the Ehine —Position— Ifame blotted from modern maps—Persecutions of the Palatines by the Eomanists — Turenne and Louis XIV. —Burning of Towns and Villages—Flight of the Palatines to the Camp of Marlborough— Beligious character of the Palatines when in Germany— Arrival of 7,000 in England—En- camped at Camberwell and Blackheath Commons— Emi- gration of 3,000 to America—Settlement of remainder in Ireland, principally on Lord Southwell's Estate, County Limerick— Names of those who thus settled in 1709—Rev. John Wesley on their Emigration—Testi- monies as to the character of the Palatines and services in Ireland—Influence of Romanism and Protestantism on Irish character. CHAPTER IL #rigin: ratr progress ai P^t^oirism amongst t^e '§nhimtB, . .35 Character and Appearance of the Palatine Villages Ballingran— Character of the Palatines prior to the in- troduction of Methodism— Mr. Wesley's Testimony Some honourable exceptions— Philip Guier—Introduc- tion of Methodism into Limerick by Robert Swindells —— VU CONTENTS. PAGE —His Bravery in Preaching on the King's Parade, " March 17, 1749 — " Swaddlers — Mrs. Bennis, of Limerick—Thomas Walsh the— ultimate fruit of Swin- dells's Sermon on the Street "Walsh's Character and Value as a Man and a Minister— Swindells and the first Methodist Class in Limerick—Mother of the Rev. WiUiam Myles—Thomas "Williams—His Popularity, Calvinism, and Fall—Origin of Methodism— amongst the Palatines——First Class at Newmarket "Wesley's first Visit to them "Walsh commences to Preach—amongst the Palatines—Cownley and other Labourers "Wesley's second Visit to Limerick— First Irish. Conference "Wesley and Calvinism—Philip—Guier and five others re- ceived on Trial as Preachers "Wesley's first Visit to Ballingran in 1756—Thomas Walsh Preaching in Irish — "Wesley's seventh Visit to Ireland—Irish Conference of 17S8—Philip Embury and William Thompson re- ceived on Trial— Illness of Walsh— His Death, and Men- tal Suffering explained—Important Document, respect- ing Walsh's last lUness, from the Rev. John Dinnen Charles Wesley's Lines on his Death— Wesley's further Visits to the Palatines —Death of Philip Guier—^Wes- ley's last Visit—Great Revival amongst them—Eev. Mr. Ingram, of Limerick—Wesley's Final Testimony as to the Character of the Irish Conference in 1789—His interest in Ireland, and in the Palatines, and his re- markable prediction concerning Ireland, and its fulfil- ment. CHAPTER III. IPPip ^mhmio mva P^rs. PkJi at §allm- Qtun, 'J'l Embury and his Party leaving for America—Parting Scene a Hundred and Six Years ago—Ballingran— Methodist Church—Ruins of Emhury's House—Mrs. Heck's House, and old Mrs. Ruckle—Embury's Birth—Education Apprenticed to a Carpenter—Conversion—Appointed a Leader and Local Preacher—His Services in Connec- CONTENTS. IX PAQE tion with the Building of the Church at Court-Mati-Lx; —Wesley Preaching at Ballingran in 1756— Conference at Limerick in 1758—Embury and William Thompson recommended for our Itinerancy—Character of Thomp- son—Embury's Marriage in November, 1768—Paul Heck and Barbara his Wife—Emigration of Embury, Paul and Barbara Heck, and Others, to New York in 1760. CHAPTER IV. Philip ^mburg nrcin glrs. '§tck. #ngm of ll£%bism in i^to f0rk, • • 85 Probable Causes of Embury's Silence for Six Years in New York—Worshipped with the Lutherans—Death of two of his Children—Arrival of Second Party of Irish Pala- tines in 1765—Mrs. Heck and the Card-players— Proof that Embury was not present—Full Refutation of this Slander—Embm'y's First Sermon and the Origin of Methodism in America—His own Hired House—Remo- val of the little Church to the " Upper Room " in Bar- rack Street—Early Members of the Church—Removal to the "Rigging Loft" in 1767—Arrival of Charles White and Richard Sause from Dublin—Captain Webb, his Preaching and Success. CHAPTER V. " I^rlip ^mliOTg antr ^xb. '§tth. : ^^& ^XK)3h oi %mmcnn '^d^iahmn," .101 Important Letter from " T. T." (Thomas Taylor) to Wesley—value of this Letter in fixing the Date of Embury's Emigration, and the Origin of Methodism in New York—Lease of John Street Property, and Trustees —Embury the First Trustee and First Treasurer of the Chapel Fund—Irish Contributions to the Enterprise —Mrs. Heck the Architect of the Church— Embury's Opening Sermon, in October, 1768—Destruction of the " Rigging Loft," in 1854. — x; CONTENTS. CHAPTER VL PAGK ipljilip €mb«rg awtt Prs. '§tth at Cam- trm: g^at^ of ^mlrttrp, . .117 Arrival of Thomas Ashton and Robert Williams from Ireland—Williams the First Itinerant in America, and the Spiritual Father of Jesse Lee— Ashton and his Colony at Ashgrove— Eev. Abraham Bininger—Arrival of Boardman and Pilmoor—Embury, Paul, and Mrs. Heck remove to Camden—Embury forms a Class at Ash- grove—Becomes a Magistrate—His Death in 1773 Catherine Lowe—Death of Two of his Children—Mrs. Embury, Paul and Barbara Heck remove to Canada —Ashton and Cemetery at Ashgrove—Removal of Em- bury's Remains to Ashgrove iu 1832— Oration on the occasion by John Newland Maffitt—His Tomb. CHAPTER VII. '^ahui MHliams: t^« Jfirsl ^m£rkatt Itimraitt, 133 Disposition on the Part of Methodist Writers in America to do full justice to Irish Methodism—Mistake of Wake- ley and Dr. Stevens as to Robert Williams—He was not a " Lay Evangelist, " but a Member of the Irish Con- ference — Came to America with Ashton — Was in Charge and issued Tickets before the arrival of Board- man and Pilmoor—His Character and great Serrices " Germ of "The Book Concern — His Enduring Memorial.