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THE Annual Minutes of the Conferences of the Metholume was early conceived by John Dickins, first book agent in this country, who, in 1794, issued a volume embracing all the Minutes from the commencement of Methodism in America, a period of about twenty-one or twenty-two years. In 1813 a volume was published by D. Hitt and 'f. Ware, book agents. But this work is out of print, and the de&ire of many to have the whole from the commencement to the present period seems to call for the publication now offered. In addition to the benefit of having at hand a work of reference to which resort may be had for.settling any disputed or doubtful question relating to the statistics of the church, the volume now offered to the public may be recom· mended as a useful reading book. The biographical sketches of deceased preachers, of which there are many in the work, are highly interesting, and cannot, we think, be read without profit. The readers of the Minutes should bear in mind, that they are dated, seve rally, at the time of their publication ; and the matters recorded in each relate to the year closing at that period. This is necessary to a\·oid mistakes in regard to dates. 216 Minutes for 1813.
Cayuga, James Kelsey, Samuel L. Raw Bay Quint\e, Isaac B. Smith, John Rey- [J leigh. nolds. m Scipio, Joseph Willis, Ira Fairbank. Smith's Creek, Thomas Whitehead. Jc SusQUEHANNAH DIST. George Harmon, Young-street, Joseph Gatchell. H P. Elder. Niagara, Andrew Prindle, ~Ninian Holme1. .~ J ... ycoming, John Hazzard, J as. S. Lent. Ancaster and Long Point, Enoch Bur- Shamokin, James H. Baker, James Hick doc\,f Peter Covenhoven. cox. Detroit, George \\i. Densmore. c. Northumberland, Geo. Thomas, Ebenezer LoWER CAN.lDA D1sT • .Nathan Bangs, Li Doolittle. • P. Elder. >I \Vyoming, John Kimberlin, Elisha Bebins. Montreal, Nat/tan Bangs. Canaan, Loring Grant, Orin Doolittle. Quebec, Thomas Burc.h. Lebanon, Dan Barnes. Ottawha, Robert Hibbard. Shenango, Chandley Lambert. St. Francis River, Samuel Luckey, J. F. Broome, Elijah King. Chamberlain. Tioga, Marmaduke Pearce, Alfraham Quest. 16. l.Yhere and when shall our Dawson. next Conjerences be held J Newtown, Thomas Wright. l. Ohio Conference, at Chillicothe, Oc ONEIDA DIST. William Case, P. Elder. tober 1, 1812. • le' Westmoreland, Asa Cummins, Abner 2. Tenne~see Conference, Fountain ~e Chase. head, November 1, 1812. H Po~ pey, Jonathan Huestis, Gideon Lan- 3. Sout hCarolina Conference,at Charles mng. ton, December 19, 1812 .. Otsego, Ebenezer White, Ralph Lanning. 4. Virg"inia Conference, at Newbern, Herkimer, Luther Bishop, Wm. B. Lacy. (N. C.,) Fehruary 10, 1813. H \Vestern, Charles Giles. 5. Baltimore Conference, Baltimore, Ja Turin, Reuben Farley. March 24, 1813. th St. Lawrence, Isaac Puffer. 6. Philadelphia Conference, at Philadel C1 Black River, Joseph Kinkeacl. phia, April 24, 1813. G Mexico, Isaac Teller. 7. New-York Conference, at Amenia, Utica, Seth Mattison. l\fay 20, 1813. UPPER CANADA D1sT. Henry Ryan, 8. New-England ConferencP., at New. P. Elder. London, June 20, 1813. Augusta, J. Rhodes, E. Cooper, S. Hop 9. Genesee Conference, '\Vestrnoreland, kins. July 9, 1813.
MINUTES er TAKEN AT THE SEVERAL ANNPAL CONFERENCES OF THE METHODIST ~j EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
FOR THE YEAR 1813. A Quest. I. Who are admitted on trial J Jesse Hale, Elisha Lott, Jam es Porter, T OHIO CONFERENCE. John Tiowman-17. John Dew, Joseph Tatman, Reuben SOUTH CAROLIN A CONFERENCE. Rowe, Elijah M'Daniel, Robert Hatton, Anderson Ray, Allen Bass, Samuel K. Presley Morris, John Graham, Archibald HodCTes, Daniel M'Phaill, James Parsons, M'Ilroy~ Joseph Spahr, Moses Trader, 'Vm~ Harris, 'Vest Harris, Dabney P. Samuel Brown-11. Jones, \Vm. Collinsworth, John \\'right, TENNESSEE CONFERENCE. .T as. Andrew, \Villiam Barnett, David S. Samuel Brown, John Allen, Claiborne M'Bride, Samuel Johnson, J as. B. Turner, Duval, John Nixon, John Smith, 'Yilliam Philemon Ogletree, Elijah Bird, Samuel T. Elder, James l\l. Sharp-19. King, Thomas Nixon, Zachariah W_itte~, Mumford Harris, Isaac Couger, Ilenpmm VIRGINIA CO~FF.RENCE. Malone, William Douthet, Boaz Ady, \V illiam \Vhitehead, Henry Robinson,
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Lewis Skidmore, Rohort F. Carney, .Sa .Foreman, Thomas Sewell, \Ym. Shanks, muel B. \\.hitt>. ShaJrach M. GividenJ, Francis.\. l\lonjar, Robert Hanna, J o::shua John Uov le, John C. Owens, Fletcher \V rnJsor, Amos lla.rnes-9. Harris, ltichartl Parks, Hansom Haines, PIIILAI>ELPHIA CONFERENCE. Allen Elliott, Elijah Sparks-13. David Dailey, George Ilarwhart,0 Joseph BALTl\lOHE CO~FF.RE~CE. S. Colgan-3. Caleb Leach, John Macklcfresh, Thos. NEW-YORK CONFERENCE. C. Thornton, \Villiam C. Morri:mn, John Theodosius Clark, Elisha Jacob, Lindon, Thomas Kennerley, Zachariah P. Tobias Spicer, Stephen Beach, Beardsley Mitchell, John Connally-8. Northrop, ~tephen J acoh, William Hoss, PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE. Gad Smith-8. John Potts, Phinehas Price, Samuel J. NEW-ENGLAND CONFEREl\CE. Cox, \\'illiam Allen, John Goforth-5. John Yickory, .T ohn Adams, Benjamin NEW-YORK CONFERENCE. Shaw, Thos. \V. Tucker, Richard Emorv, idwlas \Vhite, Henry Hobby-2. N John Paine, Josiah F. Chamberlain, Be~1- .11 ~EW-E~GLAND CONFERENCE. jamin Hezelton, Benjamin Burnham, Ja Ju~eph B. w·hite, J Foulks, \Villia.m Leonard, John Finley, Bell, elect, Leroy Blackburn,• Jesse Manning Force-8. Branch*-14. NEvV-YORK CONFERENCE. BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. L. John B. Matthias, Gilbert Lyon, Benja John Davis, John \Vhite, James Ste min Griffen, Cyrus Culver, John T. vens, \Vesley \Vehster, \Villiarn Monroe, Addoms, Hawley Sandford, Samuel Wea Asby Pool, Nathan Lodge, Tobias Reiley, ver, John B. Stratton, Jesse Hunt, Elijah Ezra Grover, Robert \Vil son, James \Vil Hibbard, David Lewis, Almond Dunbar, son, John C. French,* James M'Cann• .Tohn Reynolds, Samuel Luckey-14. -13. NEW-ENGLAND CONFERENCE. PHILADELPHIA CONFEREXCE. Aaron Lummus, James Jaques, Thomas Joseph Lybrand,• Samuel P. Levis,• F. Norris. Cyrus Cummins, Harvey Mo James Smith,* William Ryder,* \Villiam rey, John Jewett, Daniel Fillmore, John \V. Foulks,* v\'illiam Leonard,* John Atwell, David Blanchard, John Lewis, Finley,• Manning Force,* \Ym. Torbert, Lawrence Lawrenson, John Price, \\rm. E \Villiam Marsh-I I. to \Villiams,) ohn Emory, J ohu Yan Schoick, GENESEE CONFERENCE. J3 Samuel Griffith, Thomas Davis, John Fer- Ralph Lanning, Ira Fairbank, Elijah non, James Quail-' 18. · King, .1 ohn Hazzard, Palmer Roberts, Marmaduke Pearce, Orin Doolittle, Tru NEW-YORK CONFERENCE. man Gillett-8. Gilbert Lyon,• Bfmjamin Griffen,• Cy rus Culver,* John T. Addoms,* Hawley Quest. 4. Wlto are the deacons l Sandford,* Samuel \Veaver,* John B. Those marked thus (*) were ordained this year. Stratton,• Jesse Hunt,* Elijah Hihbard,• OHIO CONFERENCE. David Lewis,• Almond Dunbar,* John Jacob Gorwell, elect, Abel Robinson,• Reynolds,* Timothy Minor, Stephen Rich Walter Griffith,* John Strange,* Matthew moud, Arnold Scolefield, Peter Bussing, Nelson, elect, Daniel Fraley,* J :is. M'Me Samuel Bushnell, Thomas Drummond, han,• James B. Finley, Samuel Hellums, Heman Garlick-19. John Brown, Samuel \Vest, Henry M'Da NEW-ENGLAND CONFERENCR. F niel, Alexander Cummins, Marcus Lind Aaron Lummus,• James Jaques,• Thos. sey, Thomas Nelson-15. . \\' F. Norris,• Cyrus Cummins,* Harvey H TENNESSEE CONFERENCE. Morey,* John Jewett,* Daniel Fillmore,• John M'Farland, *' Baker \V rather,*' David Blanchard, elect, John Lewis,• James Dixon,* Thomas \'Vright,* John \\1illiam Marsh,* Artemas Stebbins. Ben Phipps,* Thomas A. King,* Georae A. jamin Sabin, Orlando Hinds, Joseph Lull, Colbert,* Samuel H. Thompson, e John Elias :Marble, Leonard Bennett, Robert Manley, Francis Travis, Jedediah M'Minn, Arnold-17. \Villiam \Yinans, John S. Ford, Thvmas GENESEE COXFERE:'\CE. Griffin-14. Ralph Lanning,• Ira Fairbank,*' Elijah SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. King,* John Hazzard~* Palmer Roberts,• Alexander Talley, John B. Glenn, John Marmaduke Pearce,* Orin Doolittle,*' Tru B Tarrant, John S. Capers, James Capers, man Gillett,* Jonathan Huestis, Seth Mat• G Henry D. Green, \Vhitman C. Hill, t.ison, Samuel L. Rawlcigh, \Vm. Brown, h1 Drury Powell,* Solomon Bryan,"" John Reuben Farley. Abner Chase, Joseph In Jen!1ing-s,'*' D I . 1l ·'.~ Minutes for 18 13. 219 ··~ SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCF.. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. \\'illia.m S. Tallev, Anthony Senter. Thomas I>. Glenn, William Scott, Jo Nicholas Powers, \Vi.lliam Capers, Hobert seph Saltonstall, Houert L. Kennon, Moses ~ L. Kennon, Moses Andrew, elect-6. Andrew, James Jen kin, Alexander l\'f. · 1 M'Ewcn, Andrew Gramblin~, Michael VIRUI~IA CONFERENCE. Durr, Thomas Y. Cook, John Porter-II. I I Thomas Cooper, Joseph N. Kilpatriek, VIRGINIA CONFERENCE. ~ i \V m. Compton, J a.mes Morris, ThGmas 1\1.oore, Henry JI ardy, Hooert Gritlith, Josiah Philips, Thomas Pinnell, Henry Jacob H1ll, Ethelbert Drake, John Moore, \Yarren, Milton Ladd, Thomas Neeley, Thomas Burge, Caleb N. Bell, Leroy John C. Ballew, Thomas lVI. Bacon, Merritt-13. ~ Charles Rountree, Henry Hardy, John Humphries, Joseph N. Kilpatrick, Joel BALT1'10RF. CONFERENCE. Burgess, John An BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. the New-York Conference, and filled the Caleb Reynolds, John Pitts, Morris following stations: 1801, Vershire circuit; Howe, Thomas Lucas, Joseph Stone, He 1802, Lunenburg ; 1803, Landaff; 1804, zekiah Harriman-6. Pomfret; 1805, New-London ; 1806 wae D appointed presiding elder of New-London !' PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCK district; 1807 he presided on Vermont tl Joseph Scull, Thomas Elliott, \Villiam district, where he continued four years ti M'Lenahan, Solomon Sharp, Robert successively, not withstanding the greatest ti M'Coy-5. . part of his time he suffered great afflic ti \ NEW-YORK CONFERENCE. tion from bodily infirmities. In 1811 he Ii was considered as a supernumerary, and II Heman Garlick, Seth Crowell, Isaac being advised by physicians, and in hopee ;11 Candee, Samuel Fowler-4. of regaining his health by a change of cli ··a NEW-ENGLAND CONFERENCE. mate, he set out with an intention to go to ti .} John Brodhead. the vVestern Conference, having requested an appointment or station in that part o( GENESEE CONFERENCE. the work; accordingly he was appointed f John Husselkns, John P. V\"'eaver, An on Marietta circuit in 1812; and although a ning Owen-3. he almost reached the place, his strength failed ; and after being confined some time, I Quest. 10.. Who have been expelled from he slept in peace. the connection this year J Thomas Branch' died in the state of OHIO CONFERENCE. Pennsylvania, in the month of June; an William Mitchell. Israelite inJeed, in life and in death. Whoever saw him out of the gravity and PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE. sincerity of a Christian minister 1 a)way1 William Fox. apparently collected and recolJected-a child of affliction and son of resignation : NE'W-YORK CONFERENCE. a how loved and honoured of God and men! Stephen Sornborger. For several years a member of our con Quest. 11. 1'Vho have withdrawn from the nection, and secretary for the New-Eng connection this year J land Conference. He died on his way to the western country, and to the Ohio Con William B. Lacy took his station on ference. Rest, rest, weary dust ! Rest, Herkimer circuit in 1812. After about weary spirit, with the Father of spirits, five or six weeks, he left his circuit in an and live for ever! After great heavines~, unofficial manner. In the examination of through manifold temptations, the Sun of characters, it appeared that he absented righteousness shone bright upon his soul, himself from Conference, and we had as persons that visited him could witness, no regular representation of him ; hut it and that he departed in triumph and con satisfactorily appeared to the committee solation. appointed to examine the case, that he 2. John Crane,-who was born in l 78i, had attempted to sow discord among the in a station called Eaten 's station, aboul people of our charge, and left the connec two miles helow N ashviJJe, in Tennessee. tion in an improper manner. If this con Lewis Crane, the father of J oho Crane,. duct entitles him to the wisdom of the was among- the first settlers in Cumber serpent, does it not deprive him of the land, and likewise among the first fruita harmlessness of the dove ? of Methodism in this part; hence we may Quest. 12. Were all the 11reacliers' charac calculate that John Crane, though born ia ters examined before the Conferences? troublesome times, occasioned by the In This was strictly attended to, by calling dians, (born in a fort, where there were over their names, one by one, before their fears entertained, at times, that all the in· respective Conferences. habitants of Cumberland would be massa· cred by the merciless savages,) was early Quest. 13. W!to have died this year? taught the fea5of the Lord. At six year1 I. Thomas Branch,-a native of Pres of age he appeared to be under the influence ton, in Connecticut. He commenced tra of religious impressions that he never alto velling in the winter of 1800, and continu gether lost. At twelve years of age he ed until June, when he was received at was one of the subjects of the great revi- 1 Afinutes for 18 13. 221 Tai in Cumberland, at which time he ex Not long before he expired he died perienced a clear manifestation of the away, and it was thought his spirit had love of God in the pardon of hii:1 sins. fled, but in a little time he revived; and He was certainly among the most re cried out, "\Vhat hath brought me back~ markable youths of his age, for when only I have been on the very margin of heaven." twelve yt>a.rs old, he frequently exhorted About three hours before he left the world tho people of his acquaintance, and others, his father arrived. He said, "0 father, I to turn to God and seek the salvation of love you, but I have a Father in the king their souls, and with no small effect, for dom of heaven; I shall soon be with him- the tears were frequently seen to start 1 have not a doubt of my acceptance with from their eyes while this amiilhle boy God-my body will soon be laid low in was (like young Samuel) speaking for the dust, but this mortal shall put on im the Lord. At the age of t\'venty he was mortality." He exl~ortecl the peop1e admitted on trial in the travelling connec around him to meet him in heaven; while tion, and in 1807 trave!led six months on he, with calmness, bid them a last and Holston circuit, and the other six months long farewell. So died our hi~hly es on French-Broad, where he was honour teemed and much beloved John Crane. ,1, ed and blessed of God ; for he was made We have no reason to doubt but that an instrument to bring many to the know he rests from all his labours, with glorified ledg-e of salvation, by faith in Jesus Christ. millions in the paradise of God. He was In 1808 he was stationed in the state of a man of a delicate constitution, and a Ohio, on Deer Creek circuit, where he slender habit of body-he possessed good met with the approbation of the preachers preaching abilities; and the best of all, he and people, and we have reason to belive adorned the profession he made, as a he was the means of doing much good. Christian and Christian minister, both liv- At the Conference at Liberty Hill, for ing and dying. · 1809, he was admitted into full connection 3. Jacob Rumph,-who was born in and ordained deacon, and that year was the state of South Carolina, Orangeburg stationed on :i new circuit in Upper Louis district, January 9, 1777, of respectable iana, in the fork of Mississippi, where he parents. His father was among the first had the honour of doing the work of an in those parts who opened his hoqse to apostle in some sense, in planting the gos our ministers, and his family has been pel, and raising a church in the wilderness. greatly blessed. The seed sown began In 1810 he rode Cold \Yater and Mis visibly to appear in 1800. In the year souri circuits together, where he had fre 1807 the power of God began more won quently to swim his horse across the Mis derfully to be displayed in the family. In souri River; but he endured hardness as a the night of the 18th January, Jacob be good soldier of Jesus Christ. came the subject of converting grace ; on In 1811 he was ordained elder, and the 3d of June, 1808, he received license stationed on Green River circuit, where to preach. On the 25th of July he be his name will long be precious, and recol gan to travel, unrler the direction of the lected with pleasing emotions of love and presiding elder. In 1809 he was receiv gratitude. ed by Conference, and stationed on Bush Jn 1812 he was stationed on Duck River circuit; in 1810 on Rocky River River circuit, where hundreds flocked to circuit, South Carolina; 1811, in Colum hear him preach, by night and by day, bia; 1812; in Charleston, where he died while the earth seemed to be shaken to its on the 11th of September following, of a very centre by the repeated shocks of bilious fever. His worldly prospects earthquakes. were flattering, and a number of difficul · He continued to travel and preach till ties were thrown in his way to prevent the end, or near the end of Jan nary, or his entering the vineyard of the Lord about the first of February, when he after painful struggles he gave up all, and ceased from over much fatig-ue, and a cheerfully obeyed his call to the work. 'Yerv severe cold, which termi'nated in an Few have entered more heartily and so infl;mmation of the lungs, and about the lemnly : and thus he continued. 14th of February de::ith sounded the re He was abstemious, steady, studious, treat. He died at the house of Mr. and uniform; much in prayer and medita Mitchell, on Duck River, with much con tion. In discipline, strict and persever fidence in the Lord. ing ; reproving whatever he believed to 222 Minutes for 1813. be sinful, great or small--clead to the in 1811, to Brunswick; and in 1812, '8 world, so that it was difficult to persuade Buckinham, where he remained but a him to receive any pecuniary aid from the short time before he was taken sick, and church; and when prevailed on to accept went home, where he continued until he ni it, he applied the whole to charitable pur died, November 8, 1812. uf poses. His peculiar attention to the in He was a man of piety and zeal. and rr struction of children merits imitation. He while he was able he laboured abundantly. wa~ made the happy instrument of the He was acceptable in all the circuita conversion of numbers, both before and where he travelled; a man of affliction, after he entered the travelling ministry ; especially the last year he travelled ; but indeed, his whole study was the glory of as his afflictions increased, his joy and God and the good of souls. Who can re confidence also increased-he was perfect member a trifling word he ever spoke, ly resigned to the will of God, and pa after he commenced an ambassador for tiently and joyfully sustained his suffer Christ 1 The last sacramental occasion ings. He was a witness of the perfect he attended was made a peculiar blessing love of God, and professed to retain its to him. "This day," said he, (at com sanctifying iufluence as long as he lived 11 munion,) "the Lord hath enabled me to continuing to praise God while he had be perfectly willing to die in Charleston." breath. Thus lived and thus died our be On his death-bed his whole mind seemed to loved brother Brown, and we have no be taken up with spiritual things, and the doubt but his labours and his suffering• good of the church. His last illness was ended tog-ether. " Let me die the death severe ; nevertheless, he bore it without of the righteous, and let my last end be like a murmur. His colleague in the ministry his." questioned him the day before his death 5. \Villiam Y oung,-who was a native about his experience. He professed to of Virginia, \Vashington county, born May have received great manifestations of di 16, 1786. He became seriouslv inclined vine grace, but not the witness of full in 1805, and through the instrumentality sanctification. After close exhortation on of the .l\Iethodists was powerfully convert this article, he left him wrestling in earnest ed to God. In 1807 he began to exhort prayer for that blessing, which he continued his fellow-sinners to repentance ; and in until 'about midnight, when he told a local the fall of the year 1808 he was admitted preacher who sat up with him," My soul is into the travelling connection, at the Con pure,"-and from this time, while he had ference held at Liberty Hill. his reason, as it related to himself, his December 17, 1811, riding down the prayers were turned into praises; but they Ohio River from Cincinnati to North Bend, were still offered up for the church and facing an extreme cold wind, he caught a kingdom of Christ in the world. The violent cold, which affected his previously smiles of peace and triumph rested on his injured lungs, throwing him into a hectic countenance in the moment of dissolution. fever, which terminated in a pulmonary His pious deportment and profitable coun consumption, by which on the 20th or sel will live long in the memory of the July, 1812, he changed worlds, and I have faithful. not a remaining doubt but he now shouts 4. Jesse Brown,-·who was a native in glory. \Villiam Young was naturally of of Virginia, born in Amherst county, J uJy a strong mind and very retentive memory, 17, 1782. He was early impressed with capable of great improvements. Though the importance of religion, but as he ad his manner of preaching was injurious to vanced in life became more careless, until himself, an " He has left a will, desiring that his fication; he then removed to Ulster county, en.II horse, saddle, bridle, saddle-bags, cloak, near the Delaware River, and when he waa J eulM great coat, and his wearing apparel, be about twenty-one he received license as a II 9. sold after his death, and the nett amount local preacher. At the Annual Conference l iel, paid to the treasurer of the charter fund. held for 1809 he was admitted on trial u ror &o My heart says, Let me die the death of a travelling prellcher, and appointed !ht I the righteous, and let my last end be like Granville circuit, where he laboured with · uon his. He filled the following stations : considerable acceptance and success. At well Sussex 1i86, Berkley 1787, Redstone a Conference held in Pittsfield, 1810, he ~n1 1788, Clarksburg 1789, Greenbrier 1790, was elected and ordained a deacon in con I .~ Clarksburg 1791, Ohio 1792, Huntingdon sequence of his offering himself as a mis ;CODI 1793, Winchester 1794, Berkley l 795, sionary for the province of Lower Canada, \the I Carlisle 1796, Montgomery 1797, \-Vest where he continued to labour for the space :1ime vVheeling 1798, Calvert 1799, Little Ka of two years. He then returned to the .Jing t nawha. 1800, Pittsburg 1801, Redstone Conference held in Albany, 1812, wher6 1he o 1802, Ohio 1803, Montgomery 1804, he was elected to the office and ordained Greenbrier 1805, Lancaster 1806, Alle an elder, and consented to return to the ghany 1807, Carlisle 1808, Prince George~s province of Lower Canada, notwithstand and St. Marv's 1809, Severn 1810, Alle ing the difficulties which he knew must ghany 1811, -Lancaster 1812. It is pre attend him under the then existing circum sumed that Lasley Matthews was a native stances. He founo his way to his circuit, of the west of Ireland, county not. ascer which was Ottawha, wheie he continued tained." to labour until the 7th of October, when, ,, 7. John Smith,-who was born March having heard that the preachers appointed the 10th, 1758, in Kent county, Maryland. to St. Francis circuit had not gone to their On the 9th of June, 1780, he was con station in consequence of the war, he, Terted to God; in the year 1784 he was feeling an anxious concern for the spirii received on trial in the travelling connec ual welfare of that people, resolved to pay tion, and afterward travelled the following them a visit: on his way, in the Ri\'er St. circuits : New-Hope, Redstone, Green Lawrence, some distance beJow Montreal, brier, Cecil, Talbot, Milford, Somerset, he was unfortunately, drowned in attempt Annamessex twice, Caroline, and Dover, ing to cross the ferry, on the 10th of Oc when he became supernumerary for seve tober, 1812. His horse escaped to the ral years, and afterward superannuated shore, but the last that was seen of him, until his death, having been from the be he was sinking with his arms extended ginning a man of a slender and delicate toward heaven : the most diligent. search constitution. His last illness was long was made for his body, but it could not be and trying, but during the whole of it · he found. w:is a pattern of patience and resignation: When our brother Hibbard entered the his language was, " Come, Lord Jesus, travelling connection as a probationer, ap come quickly ; take my enrapturf'd soul pearances were somewhat unpromising: away. I am not afraid to die; I long to he, however, soon convinced us that he be dissolved, and see the face of God possessed an improveable mind, being stu without a dimming veil between-death dious and indefatigable in the labour of the has lost his sting." Thus died our be ministry. He increased greatly in giftl loved brother, John Smith, on the 10th and usefulness. "\iYe may venture to esti day of May, 1812, in the fifty-fifth year mate his worth by the strong and exten of his age, at Chestertown, in his native sive attachment of the people among whora county. To depart and be with Christ is he laboured. His upright life and holy far better. devout exercises were a constant commell 8. Robert Hibbard,-who was born Feb on the pure gospel he preached. Before ruary 8, 1787, in the town of Coxsackie, he set out on his intended visit, and on hil in the county of Greene, and state of New way, he appeared to have a presentimea& y ork. \V hen he was five years of age, his of his approaching dissolution ; he Wll parents removed to Amenia, in Dutchess unusually serious and solemn, and ~pak• county, where he was made a subject of much upon the nearness of death, and the the grace of God in the fifteenth year of great nece8sity of being always ready,• his age, and about une year afterward he also of his pleasing hope of heaven. Wida professed to receive the blessing of sancti- these views, feelings, and sentiments, be .J\llinutes for 18 13. 225 entered the watery grave, to rise again to after a lingering illness of about six months, glorious immortality at the last day. which proved to be a consumption. 9. John Russel,-son of Abraham Rus When all hope of recovery had sub sel, Esq., was born in the city of New sided, he seemed exercised with doubts York, January 11, 1789, where he spent with regard to his call to the ministry, as a.he early part of his life under the instruc he expected soon to be called hence to tion of hie pious parents, by whom he was labour no more for souls. well informed in the doctrines and disci One of the preachers who visited him pline of the Bible. exhorted him to seek for the abiding wit At the age of eighteen he was truly ness of the Holy Spirit, the blessing of convinced of his lost estate by nature, and perfect love and resignation. A few days the necessity of a change of heart. Some after, as he lay in his bed, he spoke to his time in September, 1807, at a camp meet friend, and said, "I have found that Jove ing held at Croton, after many cries, which which casteth out fear." Ever after this he offered up to the gracious Redeemer, he retained his confidence in God, always amidst the sympathies and prayers of many resigned, always happy. He continued who were kneeling around him, his animal to testify to his friends of the goodness of powers were for a while suspended, and Christ, and the comforts of the Holy he sunk down in deep distress ; soon after Ghost, and on the 5th day of May, 1813, which one present repeated the words of he fell asleep in Jesus, with a sure and the poet:- certain hope of a resurrection to eternal life through Jesus Christ, to whom be "Give joy or grief, give ease or pa.in, glory for ever and ever. Take life or friends away; But lPt me find them all again 10. Ebenezer White,-a native of Mas Jn that eternal day." sachusetts, town of Blanford, Hampshire county, born the 18th of May, 1770. He He immediately arose and testified that was converted to God in the twenty-fourth God, for Christ's sake, had pardoned his year of his age, and a few weeks after he sins ; and now, being filled with joy and came a member of the Methodist Episco. peace in believing, he praised God aloud. pal Church. He soon became an ex },rom thenceforward his life and conver- horter, then a local preacher, which office sation comported with the gospel he pro- he maintained four years. He entered fessed. It was soon manifest that he was the itinerant ministry in 1802, and filled eminently useful in prayer meetings, and eleven stations in the Genesee Confer other religious exercises. Impelled by ence, in a manner that has attached dig fervour of soul, he became more and more nity to his character, which will brighten engaged to promote the honour of God, in eternity, and has produced great good and diffuse light and the knowledge of to the church ; a truth this which many e:xperimental reliaion0 wherever he went. witnesses with glad hearts stand ready to But John found even this exercise too confirm, in all the stations he filled. circumscribed for his capacious desires ; He had naturally a robust constitution, he therefore made several excursions in but in consequence of a fractmed limb his the course of the year 1809, principally future life was marked with affliction.. with the preachers on Long Island circuit. Tl1is stroke of divine Providence he re He now became deeply impressed with a ceived as an admonition from heaven, aense of dutv, and of his call to the min- which fell upon him while he was ques iatry; accordingly he offered himself as a tioning his call to travel and preach the candidate to the ensuing yearly Confer- gospel. His daily sufferings taught him eoee held at Pittsfield, 1810. He was re- the bitter consequences of disobedience, ~ived and appointed to Redding circuit; and proved a spur to hasten him along in 1811 he was appointed to Ulster, and at his religions course. He was. devoted to ahe C-Oafereoce in 1812 he was admitted the work of the Lord: he denied himself, iato full connection, elected and ordained he left all-the ties of affection towaro a deacoa, and appointed to Croton, where his dear family, th-0ugh strong, did not he travelled but a short time; for such draw him from the duties of his charge. waa his indisposition of body, that he was He made it the business of his life to not able to endure the fatigues of a travel- point sinners to Christ, and to build up ling preacher. He therefore returned 10 the church of Christ in holiness and truth, hie father's home, where he met hie fate, in which his SOU:l delighted. He counted . 15 226 Minutes for 1813. not his own life dear, so that he might sation, discreet in behaviour, and patieat please God, who called him to the minis- in suffering. He was a great blessin1, i i.v try, and be instrumental in doing good to not only to his family, but also to the j1!il: his fellow-men ; for he laboured, travelling church of Christ. ~ ~ e~ through storms, heat, and cold, when his But brother White is no longer oura; infirmities indicated dissolution near. Ma- he has gone to receive his reward, ud • ' (j ny, in his condition, would have pleaded left us to pursue our journey and toil exemption from these laborious duties ; alone. He was cut down in the midst ol but his ardent soul, burning with an im- his labours, called away in the time o( mortal flame, could not re!t ; when he •gospel harvest, when, to human judgment, was not able to preach standing on his he was most wanted. We could no& feet, he stood on his knees, and in that think that he would have been demanded humble posture declared the whole coun- of us so soon ; but this is the Lord's do sel of God. ing ! 0 the depths both of the wisdoa As a ministerial character, he was de- and knowledge of God! how unsearch~ servedly esteemed as a father and a pat· ble are his ways, and his judgments pa.I& tern ; he was plain, artless, and solemn in finding out! Truly great and marvelloa1 his style and address ; he never studied are thy works, Lord God Almighty ! jul& to ring the ear with pleasant sounds, nor and true are thy ways, thou King o( dazzle the eye with shining things. His saints! The Lord knew what was bel& aim was at the heart, and the heart he won ; for him and us. He is taken from the conscience seldom slept where he preached. evil to come. For some time before hia He was a plain, practical preacher ; he death he was imprrsed with the idea that loved the souls of men, and would not be he had not long to continue with us, denied. He went deep and swam far in which he expressed to several congreg& the gospel sea, and from its golden trea- tions in language like this:-" It seema I sure, through the vehicle of his heart, he that I am now delivering my last messap ! jj brought forth things new and old. He to you." About three days before lat was a faithful shepherd; he never carried died, he preached from these word1: aa.nd instead of salt to the flock, nor flow- " There remaineth therefore a rest for U.. ers instead of fruit ; but he fed them, after people of God." He was much engaged, the great Shepherd's example, with the and very happy. That proved his fare. words of eternal life. He was not only well discourse; that ended his ministerial a preacher in the pulpit, but out of it; labours. was instant in season and out of season, He was ~ttacked by the prevailing epi reproving, exhorting, &c.; and one es- demic, which in about three days termi aential trait in his ministerial character, nated his useful life. On the same day which distinguished him as eminently nse- that he expired he joined with the family ful, was his unwearied labours in catechis- in prayer, and ate at the table with them ing and instructing children ; his toil in the morning~ and about half an hCMR was crowned with marvellous success, before he died he raised the window a(' and his happy soul has often been trans- his room to reprove some children wlll ported by hearing children of from eight were playing in the street, (it being the years old and upward singing hosannas sabbath day;) soon after he lay down, in the temple, and praising God. He was and his unusual breathing alarmed die a lover of order in the church, and under family, who were in the other part ~r the his administration of discipline, which was house; they ran in and found him e~ strict and mild, the church always flour- ing: he was so far gone that he could DI& ished like a garden of lilies. Our be- speak. The commissioned angel of ..... loved brother White was eminent both tality blew out the taper of life, and .. as a Christian and a. Christian minister. calmly sunk into the slumbers of deada, He ascended high in the kingdom of without a struggle or a groan. He diei grace; possessed great faith, humility, May the 9th, at the house of Mr. Abra seal, and love ; and in the elevation of his ham Lippett, in Harwich, in the foltJ• soul, in spiritual things, he learned to third year of his age. count all things below as dross. He was He has left a widow and six child. devoted, and always appeared happy. He to mourn the heavy loas, but the Loni ii was a good counsellor, a consoling friend, their comforter. The widow and three prudent in judgment, reserved in conver- of the children are disciples of Cbril&. 15• . l Minutes for 1813. 227 al7atn SOUTH CO~FERF-NCE. May they all meet .~ m the great CAROLINA family of heaven, to part no more ! Oconu lJ111/nct. Whit~"- C"I. \\'h1t1'"· Col. Cooper Riv~r n :j'J Queat. 14. iVJwt nwn~er., are 1n Society 1 A ppalad1e:f: I BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. Whites. Col. Whites. Col Baltimore District. Greenbrier .District. Croton 470 17 Pownal 600 Whites. Col. Whites. Col. Courtlan I ., Minutes for 18 13. 229 Whites. Col. Whites. Col. MusKINGUl\t D1sT. Daoid Young, P. Elder. PenobacoL 88 tndu1try 232 Guyandott, ~amuel Drown. Union 211 Orrington 2ti~ Letart Falls, John Brown. Hamden 2fi6 Bristol :wo 1959 Little Kanawha, Samuel West. Fairfield, William Lambden. GENESEE CONFERENCE. Zanesville, John Clingan. Gnauu District. Chenango 352 Knox, Michael Elli.s. Chautauque 155 Broome 247 New-Amstor- . Tioga 217 Tuscarawas, John Somerville. d1un 110 Newtown H6 2 Marietta, lrnac Quinn, Joseph Spahr. CaledoniA 3t!7 SCIOTA D1sT. James Quinn, P. Elder. Bloomtie hi 412 3174 s Deer Creek, Samuel Parker, Alexander Ontario 42'2 11 Oneida District. Lyons ~no l Westmore- Cummins. Sen«'!ca 556 • land 400 Pickaway, Moses Trader. Cayuga 391 2 Pompey 584 4 Dela.ware, Daniel Davisson. Scipio 51• 6 Ots<'~O 390 2 Paint Creek, Isaac Pavey, Thomas J. Herkimer 330 l 3777 24 Western 218 Crockwell. 8tWf111'.hannah Diatrict. Turin 216 Hrush Creek, Robert '\V. Finley. ,f , LFoming 4tH 1 St. Lawrence IGO Scioto, Ralph Lotspeich. Shamokin 189 Dia.ck River 370 2 Salt Creek, Charles Waddle. Northuml>er- Mt~xico 319 lllnd 588 l Utica 421 2 MIAMI D1sT. Solomon Langdon, P. Elder. Wyoming 363 1 Sodus 110 Cincinnati, William Burke. Canaan 197 Little Miami, Samttel Hellums. Lebanon 3!H 3519 11 Lawrenceburg, William Dixon. • ~ * No ret11rns have been received from Ca White Water, John Strange. nada, of either preachers or numbers. Oxford, Moses Crume. RECA.PlTTJL.\ TION'. Union, Benjamin Lakin. Whites. Col. M:id River, Joseph Tateman. Onio Conference - 22723 561 White Oak, Walter Griffith, Reuben Tennt:ssee Conference 20633 2066 Rowe. South Carolina Conference - 23!)66 13771 Virginia Conference - 19817 6334 KENTUCKY D1sT. John Sale, P. Elder. Baltimore Conference 20272 7990 Licking, Thomas Hellums. Philadelphia ConferencP, 23873 10884 Lexington, William Pattison, Thomas D. New-York Conference li928 1121 Porter. New-England Conference - 1 li68 92 Hinkstone, William M'Mehan. Genesee Conference - 10468 40 Big Sandy, Jonathan Stamper. 171448 42859 Little Sandy, Marcus Lindsey. 42859 Fleming, Joseph Oglesby. Limestone, John Collins, Benj. Rhoten. Total 214307 Total last year 105357 SALT R1vER D1sT. James Ward, P. Elder. Danville, Henry M'Daniel. lncre>asc this year 18950 Cumberland, John Cord. Preachers 678. Madison, Daniel Fraley. Quest. 15. Where are the preachers sta Salt River, Matthew Nelson, John Dew. tioned this year J J e~erson, Elijah M'Daniel, Presly Mor- The elders' names arc printed in Italic. ns. Silver Creek, Thomas Nelson. OHIO CONFERENCE. Shelby, Charles Holliday. 0Hto D1sT. Jacob Young, P. Elder. TENNESSEE CONFERENCE. Shenango, James Watts. Hor.sToN D1sT. Jamej Axley, P. Elder. Erie, John Graham. Abingdon, Baker Wrather. Trumbull, James M,Mehan, N ollichuckie, Lewij Anderson. Grand River, John M'Mehan, Robert French-Broad, George Ekins. Hatton. Tennessee Valley, Thomas A. King. Beaver, Jacob Gorwell. Clinch, John Henninger, William Douthet. Barnsville, Archihald M'llroy. Carte1's Valley, \Villiam King. Cross Creek, Abel Robinson, William Powell's Valley, Mumford Harris. Knor. Knoxville, Samuel H. Thompson. West Wheeling, James B. Finley. Holston, Sela Paine. 230 Minutes for 1813. NASHVILLE D1sT. Learner Blackman, A!lpalachee, Benjamin C. Scott, WW.. P. Elder. Collinsworth. , I Dover, John Travis. Oakmulgee, Samuel Johnson, 1amea II. Dixon, John Nixon. Sharp. I Nash ville, John Johnson. Alcovi, John Collinsworth, John Bunch. Stones River, Jesse Cunningham. Cedar Creek, Osborn Rogers, Charla Lebanon, Wm. B. Elgin, Richard Conn. Dickinson. Cainy Fork, Jedediah M'Minn. Washington, Ashley Hewitt, Allen Tur. Elk, Isaac Conger. ner. Flint, Zachariah Witten. Satil1a, Benjamin flulanv. John Freemaa. Richland, Boaz Ady. Ohoopee, Daniel Brown. Duck River, John Cragg. Milledgeville, Lovick Pierce. St. Mary's, Samuel Dunwody. CUMBERLAND D1sT. James Gwinn, P. Elder. 0GEECHEE D1sT. Lewis Myers, P. Elder. Red River, Samuel Brown. Broad River, Alexander Talley, Samuel Fountain Head, Francis Travis. T. Elder. GooRe Creek, Isaac Lindsey. Little River, Thomas Stanley, Samuel K. Roaring River, Claiborne Duval. Hodges. . 'Vayne, James Porter. Warren, Michael Burdge, Elijah Bird. Somerset, Thomas Nixon. Louisville, Nicholas Talley, Nicholal Green River, Benjamin Malone. Punch. Barren, Samuel King. Allgusta, l'..iucius Q. C. Deyampert. Savannah, James Russell. \VABASH D1sT. Peter Cartwright, P. Elder. EDISTO D1sT. William M. Kennedy, Vincennes, Richard Richards. P. Elder. Little vVabash, John Smith. Charleston, Nicholas Powen, J. Captr1, Massack, David Goodner. S. M. Meek. Livingston, John Manley. Cooper's River, John S. Capers. Christian, Jacob Turman. Cypress, Henry Bass, Wm. Barnett. Henderson, Joseph Foulks. Saltketcher, James C. Sharp, la.met Hartford, John Allen. Andrew. Breckenridge, John Bowman. Black Swamp, Thomas Mason. Orangeburg, Jesse Stancell. ILLINOIS D1sT. Jesse Walker, P. Elder. Missouri, Jesse Hale. Bush River, James E. Glenn, Philenloa Cold Water, John M'Farland. Ogletree. Maramack, Thomas Wright. Keewec, John Tarrant, Allen Bass. Cape Girardeau, Benjamin Edge. BROAD RIVER D1sT. Hilliard Judge, New-Madrid, vVilliam Hart. P. Elder. Illinois, James Dixon. Congaree, Whitman C. Hill. M1ss1ss1PPI D1sT. Samuel Sdlers. Sandy River, Benjamin· Ogletree, Dabney P. Elder. P. Jones. · Claiborne, John Phipps. W ateree, William Gassaway, Drul'J' Natchez, George A. Colbert. Powell. Wilkinson, William Winans, J. I. E. Enoree, J. Jennings, J. C. Koger, B. R. Byrd. Brown. Amit, Elisha JJott. Reedy River, John SeweJl, Alexander H. Pearl River, Samuel S. Lewis. Saunders. Tombeckbee, Richmond Nolley, John Columbia, WiUiam S. Talley. Shrock. Camden, Henry D. Green. New-Orleans, Lewis Hobbs. PEE DEE D1sT. Daniel Asbury, P. Elder. Lou1s1ANA D1sT. Miles Harper, P. Elder. Santee, Wiley Wanvfrk, West Harrie. Rapids, Thomas Griffin. Great Pee Dee, Daniel M'Phaill, DaY~ Attakapas, John S. Ford. S. M'Bride. Washataw, Miles Harper. Little Pee Dee, Griffin Christopher, A•· derson Ray. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. Bladen, Reuben Tucker. OcoNE& D1sT. Joseph Tarpley, P. Elder. Brunswick, John, Gamewell, J. Boawell, Sparta, Anthony Senter, J as. L. Belin. \V. Harris...... Minutes for 1813. 231 Georgetown, Joseph Tratiis. Sussex! Robert Griffith, John C. Owens. Wilmington, William Caper!. M1rn11:RREN D1sT. John Early, P. Elder. Fayetteville, Solomon Bryan. Petersburg, 'l'ltomas Coope1·. Cape Fear mission, Hugh M'Phaill. Greensville, Camiellem H. Hines, James CATAWB.'- DtsT. Jonatltan Jackson, Thomas. P. Elder. Mecklenburg, James M. Arthur, Jesse Buncombe, Jesse Richardson, J as. Hutto. Branch. Pigeon Creek, Frederick D. \Vimberly. Cumberland, John Moore, Henry Robin- Morganton, John Il. Glenn. son. Union, Archibald Hrown, J as. Parsons. Amelia, Stith Mead, Ewen Johnson. Lincoln, John Hill, Andrew Pickens. Brunswick, Jesse Lee, Josiah Morton. Rocky River, Robert Porter, John Wright. Bedford, Caleb N. Bell. Montgomery, Jacob Hill, James B. Lynchburg, Christopher S. Mooring. Turner. Manchester~ Matthew l\I. Dance. James Norton travels with Bishop JAMES R1VER DIST. James Boyd, P. Elder. M'Kendree. Richmond, Thomas L. Douglass, Thomas VIRGINIA CONFERENCE. Burge. YADKIN D1sT. William Jean, P. Elder. Hanover, A.lex'r Sale, Samu.el Waggoner. Rocky Mount, Jolm Lattimore, Elijah Williamsburg, Hezekiah M'Lelland, Abra· Sparks. ham Trail. Franklin, M. P. Sturdevant, John C. Gloucester, William Compton. Traylor. Orange, Samuel Hunter, Richard Parks. Guilford, Joel A.rrington, John Doyle. Green Mountain, Robert Barnes, Samuel Salisburv, Robert Gilbraith, S. M. Givi- B. White. den d . · _ Amherst, Jacob Hill, Lewis Skidmore. Iredell, John Mallory, Allen Elliott. BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. Yadkin, Leroy Blackburn, Ransom Haines. BALTIMORE DtsT. Joshua Wells, P. Elder. NEUSE D1sT. John Weaver, P. Elder. ..tBaltimore, Stephen G. Roszel, Joseph Toy. ti' Raleigh city, Philip Bruce. Great Falls, David Stevens, Caleb Leach. Raleigh, Humphrey Wood, Joshua Law- Fe1l's Point, Job Guest. rence. Baltimore city, William Ryland, Daniel Haw River, Thomas Mann. Stansbury, James M. Hanson, Beverly New-River, James !tforris. Waugh. Beaufort, Erasmus Stimson, R. F. Car- Severn, Edward Matthews, Amos Barnes. ney. Annapolis, Alfred Griffith. Newbern, Charles Callawa.1J. Calvert, Henry Smith, Robert Hanna. Black River, Joseph C. Bell. Prince George's, Nathan Lodge, William C. Morrison. TAR RIVER D1sT. John Bu.xton, P. Elder. Caswell, Samuel Garrard. PoTOMAC D1sT. Enoch George, P. Elder. Tar River, Edmund Wright, Lewis Kim- Winchester, Hamilton Jefferson, T. C, bell. Thornton. Roanoke, Thoma6 ~'Voore, Peter Wyatt. Berkley, Joseph Frye, John Lindon. Pamlico, Robert Thompson. Loudoun, Benedict Reynolds, Joshua Terrill, Fletcher Harris. Windsor. \Vashington, John Giles. Fairfax, John White, John Macklefresh. "Mattamuskeet, Thomas Puckett. Stafford, King George, Predericksburg, Banks, James Avant. and Lancaster, Frederick Stier, Joseph Neuse, James Sandford. Stone, Thomas Kennerley, John Davis. Alexandria, Richard Tidings. NoaFOLK D1sT. Richard Lattirrwre, • P. Elder. 6EORGETOWN DrsT. Nelson Reed, Norfolk, Ethelbert Drake. P. Elder. Edenton, Henry Holmes. "\Vashington city, A.ndrew Hemphill. Port~mouth, Let·ov 1'tlen·itt. Georgetown, Asa Shinn. Suffolk, Minton Th!'ift. Montgomery, Seely Bunn, Rezin Ham Camden, William M. Elliott. mond. Princess Ann, Edward Cannon. Frederick and Fredericktown, Nicholas Bertie, William Whitehead. Snethen, James Smith. 232 Minutes for 18 l 3. Chambersburg, James Reid, Geo. Askin. CHESAPEAKE D1sT. John M'Clukey, P. Elder. GREENBRIER D1sT. Christopher Frye, Cecil, James J.l!oore, Thomas Miller. Elder. P. Kent, James Bateman, Thomas Walker. Rockingham, James Paynter, Thomas Queen Ann's, Asa Smith, Avra Melvi1'. SeweJI. Tafbot, James Aikins, John Smith. Staunton, Wesley Webster. Bottetourt, William Houston, Zachariah DELAWARE D1aT. James Smith, P. Elder. Mitchell. Smyrna, John Walker, William Ryder. New-River, Samuel Montgomery. Dover, William Bishop, Samuel P. Levis. Monroe, Robert Wilson. CaroJine, John Sharpley, William Leo.. Greenbrier, James Charles. nard. Pendleton, Gerard Morgan, J oho Connal- Cambridge, James Ridgaway, Willia.nt ley. Allen. Dorchester, David Dailey, Joseph S. Col CARLISLE D1sT. Robert Burch, P. Elder. gan. L Harford, Jacob Snyder, James Ewen. Milford, William Hardesty, Samuel Grif· Carlisle, James M'Cann, Tobias Reiley. fith. R Auckwhick, John Watson, James Hunter. Lewistown, John Collins. ~1 Huntingdon a'nd Mishannon, James Ste- St. Martin's, Joseph Lybrand. · vens, John Bull. Snow Hill, Lawrence Lawrenson, Jamee Bedford, William Butler. Smith. Alleghany, Jas. Wilson, Joseph Lanston. Annamessex, Joseph Aydelott, Thomas Hampshire, John West, Ezra Grover. Davis. Accomack, James Herron, 'l'homas Smith. MoNONGAHELA DIST. Jacob Gruber, c P. Elder. EAST JERSEY DIST. Peter Vannest, P. Elder. Pittsburg, John Swartzwelder. T Connelsville, Thornton Fleming, Lewis Asbury, Sylvester Hill, George Banghart. ~I R. Fechtige. Sussex, Thomas .ZVeal, Samuel J. Cox. Redstone, Simon Lauck, Nathaniel B. ·Hamburg, David Bartine, Phinehas Price. s Mills. Essex, Stephen Martindale, John Finley. Greenfield, Jacob Dowell, Joshua Monroe. Bergen, Joseph Totten, Joseph Bennett. Monongahela, John G. Watt, Jacob Fore- Staten Island, John Robertson. man. New-Brunswick and Trenton, Joseph 01- born, John Van Schoick. East Wheeling, James Laws. p Ohio, James Reiley, William Shanks. \VEST JERSEY D1sTRICT. Michael Coate, T Mahonin, Asby Pool. P. Elder. Randolph, William Monroe, Francis A. Burlington, George Woolley, John Price. Mon jar. · Freehold, William Mills, John Potts. J. C. French travels with Bishop As New-Mills, John Woolson, James Quail. B bury this year. Gloucester, Daniel Ireland, Wm. Smith. (' Daniel Hall is not stationed this year, Cumberland, Nathan Swain, Daniel Fid- ~ in consequence of ill health. ler. Salem, Samuel Budd, John Foz. G PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE. I NEW-YORK CONFERENCE ScHUYLKILLDisT. HenryBoehm,P.Elder. r Philadelphia, William llunter, Robert R. Daniel Hitt, Tlunnas Ware, editors and Roberts, Thomas Boring, John Emory, general book stewards. M. Force. NEw-YoRK D1sT. Freeborn Garrettstm1 Bristol, T. Dunn, Charles Reed, James P. Elder. Polemus. New.York, Phinehas Cook, Joseph Cr1Jt1J· Northampton, Daniel Ashton. ford, Samuel Cochran, Pl1inehas Riu. Dauphin, David Best, James Mitchell. N ew-RochelJe, Wm. Pha./Jw, W. Thoe/ta Pine Creek, William \V. Foulks. er, 0 . Sykes. Lancaster, R . Sneath, '\ViJliam Torbert, Stamford, Thomas Drummond, Benjamin 'J'homas Ji:verard. Griffen. Chester, lVilliam S. Fisher, J. Fernon, Croton, Eben Smith, Zalmoo Lyvn. Joseph Samson. Courtlandt, Luman Andrus, Nohle W. '\Vilmington, George Sheets. 'l'homas. J.[in1,tes fnr 18 13. 233 Jamai<·A, ./. /.1;.111, S. Bushucll, \\'. Bfo;;- I\ ew-\ V 111d~or, .\·a:ha1l Emory, R:l'i. u·l h<.>nw Can/id ti. Sagll Jlarh1111r, Th1•01loasiu1 Clark. Newl1;irg-. />1 ,,.,. />. Sandford, }If.la ;:jm1lh. Suffolk, l-'rr111•·H \ \'11rd. ~ EW-E\1; LA~)) CO!\FERE!\jCK Brooklyn, J,ru·u l'nue. N n••-LoNnos I>1sT. Jod H'lnrh, P. Eldn. RH110:1n;1 ·K 1>1sT. Natha11 Bangs, Tolb11J, }.'tl11•11nl ll1jd'" BP11p.mi11 Sabin. P. Elder. ;\shfiurnham, f.'L1sllll Strcdcr, Thomas RhinPlwc\.., .la1111 ~ .\I. South, Fn1·nd 1Jra- Tucker. 1i,.,.. ~ cedham, Orlando Hinds, \'. Osborn. Dutd1el\s, l'l. .1n.trm, C. Carpentu, S. ;\lanstield, Frant:is Dane, J . .F . Chamber Lur ll' ·v. lain. Pitttitirltf. []dly JJJ1htJrd, BearJ8ley N ur East ( ~recnwich, D Scarborough, Ebenezer Blake, Leonard Canaan, Joseph Hickcox, , Robert Mea Bennett. shall. Falmouth, John Lindsey. Bridgewater, John Hazzard, Elijah War- Bethel, Benjamin Jones. ren. Livermore, John F. Adams, Joseph Ier Lebanon, James Kelsey, James H. Harrill. so1i. Shenango, Loring Grant, Elisha. Bebina. Poland, Philip Ayer. Broome, George lV. Densmore, Peter Portland, Daniel Fillmore. Jones. KENNEBECK D1sT. Joshua Soule, Tioga, James H. Baker, James Hall. P. Elder. Newtown, Jas. S. J,ent, Nathan DodBOll. R~adfield, Cyrus Cummins, DaYid Hutch- ONEIDA DISTRICT. Wm. Case, P. Elder. mson. Westmoreland, Abner Chase, Thomu Norridgewock, Joseph Lull. Thorp. Hallowell, Joshua Randle. Pompey, Joseph Willis, Orin Doolittle. V asselborough, Robert Arnold. · Otsego, Ralph Lanning, Asa Cummins. Pittstown, Samuel Hillman, Joshua Nye. Herkimer, Reuben Farley, George Gary. Industry, Robert Hayes. Western, Charles Giles. · Orrington, John Atwell. Turin, Chandley Lambert. Hamden, Amasa Taylor. St. Lawrence, Benjamin G. Paddock. Bristol, John Wilkinson. Black River, Isaac Puffer, Goodwin Stod· Penobscot, Thomas F. Norris. dard. Union, John Jewett. Mexico1 Luther Bishop, Truman Gillett. GENESEE CONFERENCE. Utica, Seth Mattison, Jabez Tredwell. GENESEE DIST. Gideon Draper, P. Elder. Quest. 16. Where and when shall our ne.lt -New-Amsterdam, Gideon Lanning. Conferences be held J Caledonia, Elijah King, Ebenezer Doo- 1. Ohio Conference, Steubenville, Sept. little. 1, 1813. Blooomfield, IraFairbank,Renolda Everts. 2. Tennessee Conference, Rees's CU Ontario, William Snow, James Gilmore. pel, Oct. 1, 1813. Lyons, Thomas tVrigltt, John Hamilton. 3. South Carolina Conference, Fayette Seneca, John Kimberlin, Palmer Roberts. ville, January 12, 1814. Cayuga, Dan Barnes, Samuel L. Ra\v- 4. Virginia Conference, Norfolk, Feb. leigh. 20, 1814. Scipio, Jonathan Huestis~ Wm. Brown. 5. Baltimore Conference, Baltimore, Sodus, Zenas Jones. March 16, 1814. SusQUEHANNAH D1sT. George Harmon, 6. Philadelphia. Conference, Philadel P. Elder. phia, April 6, 1814. Lycoming, George Tlwmas, Israel Cook. 7. New-York Conference, New-York, Shamokin, Abraham Dawson, Nathaniel May 5, 1814. Reeder.. 8. · Kew-England Conference, Durham, Northumberland, Joseph Kinkead, Israel District of Maine, June 2, 1814. Chamberlain. 9. Genesee Conference, Genoa, CaJU"' Wyoming, Marmaduke Pearce. ga county, July 14, 1814. MINUTES TAKEN AT THE SEVERAL ANNUAL CONFERENCES OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FOR THE YEAR 1814. Quest. 1. Who are admitted on trial 1 Jacob Hooper, John SoJomon, Oliver Car OHIO CONFERENCE. ver-IO. Charles Waddle, John G. Cicil, Charles TENNESSEE CONFERENCE. Harrison, David Sharp, Henry B. Bas John Hartin, John Le Master, Thomal com, Ebenezer David, Shadrach Ruark, Bailey, Haman Bailey, Hardy Cryer,