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58 Minutes for 1795.

Quest. 14. Where and when shall the nut ()(mjerences be held 1

1. Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1794. 2. Petersburg, Nov. 25, 1794. 3. Charlest,m, Jan. 1, 1795. 4. Kentucky, May 1, 1795. 5. New-London, July 15, 1795. 6. New-York, Sept. 22, 1795. 7. Philadelphia, Oct. 5, 1795. It is most earnestly recommended by

the Conferences, that the last Friday in February, 1795, be set apart throughout the United States, by the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as a day of

solemn fasting and prayer, and that all worldly concerns be laid aside.

It is also recommended, by the said Cooference1t, that the last Thursday llll October be set apart as a day of solllJIID and general thanksgiving, and that all servile labour be laid aside,~ and thosi, days be observed with all the solemnity of a sabbath.

N. B. The bishop and Conferences de­sire that the preachers would generally change every six months, by the order of the pi:esiding elder, whenever it can be made convenient.

MINUTES

TAKEN AT THE SEVERAL ANNUAL CONFERENCES OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

FOR THE YEAR 1795.

Quest. 1. Who are admitted on trial 1 · Samuel Coate, David Bock, Jeremiah Ballard, J ooathan Bateman, John Brod­head, James Moore, John Robiosoo-31. Samuel Tarr, John Seward, James L.

Quest. 3. Who are admitted into full con­nection 1

JosephRoweo,John Dorboroogh, Ham­ilton Jefferson, Richard Stockett, William Bishop, William Talbot, William Ball, William Wilkerson, Anthony Sale, Thos. Wilkerson, William Wells, Beoj. Denton, Leonard Dvson, Robert Co)[, Wm. Doug­lass, Samuel Rishet, James Douthet, Francis Acuff, J oho Page, Thos. Lucas, Ephraim Chambers, Jesse Stooema,1, Enoch Mudge, Daniel Ostrander, Zadok Priest, John Vanneman, Hezekiah C. Wooster, David Bartine, Jacob Egbert, Anthony Turck, Moses Crane, Thomas Woolsey, Daniel Dennis, Alward White, Robert Manley, Willialll Hunter, James

Higgins, Curtis Williams, John Falcom, Stephen Timmons, Thomas F. Sargent, Elijah M'Cay, William M'Colfum, Thomas Edwards, Archer Moody, Humphrey Wood, Edmund Ellis, Aquila Jones, Jo­seph Pinnell, William Kenyon, John Shepperd, Nathan Williamson, Duke W. Hullom, Henry M. Gaines, Benjamin Matthews, William Gniry, Charles Tan­keIBly, Nathaniel Norwood, James Pat­terson, Moses W-ilson, Benjamin La.kin, Nathaniel Mom1y, William Duzan, Cyrus Stebbins, Timothy Dewy, Nathaniel Cha­pin, Elias HuU, Daniel Johns, Daniel Crouch, J oho Finnegan, Sylvan us Keeler, Michael Coate, Joseph- Jewell, Joseph Whitby, Edward Millis, John Lackey, Charles Cavender, "William Beck, Jacob Colbert-45. ,_ Ward, James Smith-38.

Quest. 4. Who are the deacons 1 Quest. 2. Who remain on trial 1

Levin Moore, Rezin Cash, Richard Fergusori, William Page, Frederick Corp, David Thompson, Jam.es Jones, John \\reeks, Jeremiah Monday, Edward T. Rowzee, Charles Ledbetter, Roget Han­cock, James King, Richard Posey, Peter Guthrie, Lewis Garrett, William Beau­champ, Thomas Coope, Nicholas Sneth~n, William Storms, Ezekiel Canfield, Damel Brumley, Joseph Mitchell, David Brown,

Joseph Rowen, Johti Durborough, Ham­ilton Jefferson, Richard Stockett, William_ Bishop, William Talbot, Stuart Redman. James Campbell, Lewis Browning, Joshua Jones, Aquila Garrettson, Daniel Hall, Joel Toeke'r, Lawrence Mansfield, Sa- • muel S. Steward, James Hooter, Thomas Easter, William A. Lilly, George Martin, Abner Henley, William Ormond, Edward Hardy, Philip Sands, Absalom Kinser,

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John Bonner, Samuel Ansley, Stith Mead, David Thompson, Samuel Rudder, Archer Moody, William Wilkerson, Thomas Wil­kerson, Robert Cox, Leonard Dyson, Wm. Ball, George Clark, John Clark, James Jeokjn, Benjamin Tarrant,Wm. Fulwood, Nicholas VI' atters, James Douthet, Samuel Risher, John Ray, John Page, Francis Acuff, Tobias Gibson, Samuel .Mitchell, Edward Mitchell, Seely Bunn, William M'Lenahan, Joel Ketchum, Joshua Tay­lor, Zebulon Kankey, James Covel, Jesse Stooema,o, Daniel Ostrander, Enoch Mudge, John Vannemao Robert M'Coy, Joh11 Fountain, Joseph Totten, Hezekiah C. Wooster, David Bartioe, Jacob Egbert, Anthony Turck, Thomas Woolsey, Daniel Dennis, Wiliiam Hunter, Robert Manley, Elisha Pelham, James Ward, Jas. Smith, James Paynter-14.

Quest. 5. WJio a,·e the elders 1

Hall, George Cannon, EvM Rogan, Duncan M'Call, Freeborn Garrettson, John "Merrick, Thomas Ware, Richard Swain, Robert Green, Robert Hutchin­son, John Ra.itan, Sylvester Hutchinson, Jacob Brush, Thomas Morrell, Smith Weeks, Shadrach Bostwick, Robert Dil­lon, Peter Moriarty, Samuel Fowler, James Coleman, Elijah Woolsey, John Clark, Matthias Swaim, Valentine Cook, William Jessop, Thornton Fleming, J oho Dickins, Ezekiel Cooper, Darius Don­ham, Solomon Sharp, Isaac Robinson, William Hardesty-125.

Quest. 6. W7io ha11e been elected by the unanimtnU 11Ujfrages of the General Coo,. f erence to ruperintend the Methodist Epis­copal Church in America 1

Thomas Coke, Francis Asbmy-2. Quest. 7. Who are under a location

through weakness of body or family con­cer,u 1

Martin Hitt, Henry Ledlu!tter, Lee 'Roy Cole, Isaac Lowe, James Parks, John Lindsey, James Dawley, Daniel Shines, John Ball, John Pace, Freeman Killinsworth, Thomas Humphries, Hope Hull,William M'Dowell,Coleman Carlisle, Arthur Lipsey, John Crawford, Jonathan Newman, Levi RogeIB, David Kendall, Aaron Hant, William Earley, Thomas Scott, Jacob Lorton, Barnabas M'.Henry, Stuart Redman, John Dorborough, Robert Cloud, John-Beard, William Talbot, Hugh Work, James Thomas-32.

Quest. 8. What preachers have with­d,-awn themsell1es tltis year from our or­der and connectilJft. 1

Jordan Rexford, Menzies Rainor, James Boyd-3.

Nelson Reed, Richard Wha~oat, Jo­seph Everett, John Smith, John Milburn, Nathaniel B. Mills, John Jarrell, Thomas Anderson, Robert Sparks, Joseph Wyatt, Benton Riggin, John M'Cfaskey, John Bloodgood, John Hag(lrty, Henry Willis, William M'Dowell, Wm. Colbert, Charles Conaway, Joshua Wells, Samuel Hitt, Thomas Bell, James Fleming, Lasley Mat­thews, Martin Hitt, Daniel Hitt, J oho Hutt, Samuel Breeze, Gebrge Wells, Thomas Haymond, Morris Howe, John Chalmers, Charles Burgoon, Andrew Nichols, Reuben Ellis, Ira Ellis, James Meachem, Stephen Davis, John Easter, John Baldwin, Josiah Askew, Henry Merritt, Salathiel Weeks, Daniel Southall, William M'Kendree, William Spencer, William Moss, Jonathan Bird, Thomas Bowen, James Tolleson, John Buxton, John West, Benjamin Blanton, James Rogers, Christopher S. Mooring, Samuel . Quest. 9. W7io have died this year1 Co_w!es, Pemberton Smit~, John N. Jones, 1. Hardy Herbert,-a native of North ":~lham Bella~y, Dame! D~ao, Rufus Carolina, and btought op in South Caro­Wdey, ~ezekiah 1\.mold, Richard Ivy, lioa, on the banks of Broad River. He Henry Hill, Philip Bruce, Isaac Smith, professed faith in Christ at sixteen years Joshua Ca~oon, Enoch George, John of age. He began -to travel early, and Russell, Josias Randle, Jonathan Jackson, laboured in the work of God about six Hope ~all, ·wm. Moo~y, Joseph Moore, years; during which time he passed John Simmons, Francis Poythress, Bar- through several circuits in the states of nabas M'Henry, Thomas Scott, Aquila South Carolina, Georgia, and the north Sugg, J ™?ob Lurt~n, John Kobler, Wm. . side of Virginia. He W38 a yoolh of ge­Burke, Richard Bfrd, Jesse Lee, Ge_orge nios, and pleasing as a speaker; of an Rohen.a, Am~ G. Thomps'?n, Wilson easy and natural elocution. He was im­Lee,_ John ~ill, Lemuel Sm•~~• F!edus proveable and economical in his 1imploy­Aldndge, ~hn~topher Spry, Philip Wager, meot. He was sentimeIJtal and plain, George Pickenng, Joseph Lovell, Joshua not given to dissimulation. He was

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obedient to those who had the rule over him. He was loved and esteemed by the bishop, aud his presiding elder, and bre• thren. He was himself an elder in the cliurch of God. Finding his constitution :weak, he wiabed to decline travelling at large, as be had suff'ered much in affliction, He hoped to 118Sist the connection as a teacher. Moved liy one that bad a very gJetLt influence over him, he went to Nor­folk, to improv.e himself in French and other studies. There he married, soon after sickened, and after a short illness died, we have good reason to believe in the fear, favour, and love of God,-ear­ried off by a bilious fever. He changed this state of sorrow and suff'ering in the twenty-fifth year of bis age, November 20th, 1794.

2. John A.hair,-& native of North Ca­rolina ; a meek-spirited, holy, zealous man. Weak in body, strong in faith and love, three years wholly given up to the work. He departed this life in Novem­ber, 1794 ;-sweetlj slept in Jesus, after a short and happy life, aged a.bout twenty­six years.

" And let this feeble body fail, And let it faint or die ;

My soul shall quit this mournful Yale, And soar to worlds on high."

3. Thomas Boyd,.-a deacon in the ohurcb. He was a nativ~ of Europe, and died near the head of the Tonnolloway Creek, in Bedford county, Penn., in the month of September, 1794, and in the fourth year of his labours. He was a man of tender spirit, and much afflicted before his death; but went to Ii!• long home in peace, after giving strong proof of bis piety by an innocent, holy life, and conversation.

4. Emory Prior,-iUI elder in the church. He was a native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and died in May, I 795, having been about six years a suff'er­ing labourer in the vineyard of the Lord. A man of a very slender constitution, much affliction, and nearly disabled for the service of the sanctuary for four years last past. He was one of an excellent spirit. and soun·d judgment• an Israelite indeed ; worn out with affliction, and closed his. feeble life on 'earth with a death answerable to his life, in sweet peace and .consolation. He was known to many, that his Lemper and spirit were

a continual comment on, " Let this mind be in yoa which was also in Christ Jesus,'' Aged about fllriy-five years.

5. Simon Miller,-a native of PenneyL.. vania,. born in Lancaster connty; a. ~t­man by descent. He laboured faithful)r for four years through parts of Penniiy~ vania,. Mar:,yland, and Delaware. A ma.n of genuine piety. deep experience, and useful gifis : could speak both in German and English. Had he loved bis ease, or a comfortable living, he bad it at home; but the love of God and souls moved him to spread the gospel. He departed th• life at Milford, in the state of Dela.wan,• in September, 1795, not a. little lamented.

Quest. IO. Are all the pre~rs blamelel• in life and conversation 1

Their characters were strictly e~ mined, one by one, before the Conference.

Que~. I'l. What ntJmher& are i• 8ociety 1 Whites. Col. Whites. Col..

Federal 690 550 Camden 378 140 Calvert 602 924 Banks 185 13 Montgomery 578 392 Swanino . 226 10 Frederick 377 104 Yadkin 505 14 Carlisle 250 8 Salisbury 550 28 Baltimore 777 91 Anson 300 36 Baltimore Guilford 504 24 Town 457 191 Franlilin 489 73

Annapolis 120 190 Caswell 500 58 Harford 433 210 New-Hope 559 111 Ceeil 433 298 Tar Rinir 504 72 Dover 861 564 Roanoke 524 375 Milford 800 j19 Pamlico 370 83 Caroline 648 z:rr Contentney 290 44 K""' 346 443 Trent 596 337 Qneen.Aun's529 504 Goshen 345 51 Talbot 571 266 Mattamns-Dorcbester 533 406 keet HiO 37 Somerset 536 109 Bladen 375 22 Annamessex 307 109 Norfolk and Northamp- Portsmouth 93

ton 579 277 Cbarle91oll 65 Lancaster 436 Ill Edisto 442 Stafford 278 38 Bush River 339 Fairfax 363 61 Seleuda 33() Aleia11dria 60 40 Broad River 39!3 Greenbrier 154 7 Union 376 Cowpasture 50 8 Santee 1s; Bottetourt 387 20 Catawba 158 Bedford 441 72 Gn,a.t Pee Amherst 288 66 Dee 276 Orange 567 61 Little Pee Hanover 465 78 De11r 500 Gloucester trr7 f,/ Wuhlngton 334 Williams- Richmond 500 burg 390 110 Burle 523

Cumberlarul 382 35 lfew-River 190 Amelia 433 63 Holston 269 Greensville 841 336 RUBs(!fi 130 Brunswick. 520 181 Green 300 Sussex 850 240 Cumberland 230 Bertie 520 150 Rockingham 400 Po118mowh 665· 537 Wincheater 460

129 280 112

4 30 57 39

153 7

136

91 113 63 31 9

15 5

IS 47 31 Ill

Minutes /Ml 179·5. ·61

Whites. Col. Berkley 530 7S Flanders Alleghany 285 14 New-York

Whites. Col. 288 3 600 1;,s

Joshua Wells, Elder. Berkley, -~ndrew Nichols, Thoe. Lucas. Winchester, William M'Leoahan, Thomas

Pendleton 72 3 New-Ro-Salt River 269 cbelle and Danville 470 31 Croton 647 Lexington 355 16 Dutchess 405

Lucas, la.st six months. 7 Rockingham, Seely Bunn. 7 .A.lleg1111ny, Levin .Moore, William Beau-

Hinkstone 356 7 Columbia 291 Limestone 430 10 Pittsfield 314

I champ. · Redding 235 Cambridge -i21 Middletown 173 3 Saratoga 241 New-Lon- Herkimer don 212 5 and OLsego 299

Pendleton, Ephraim Chambers. Charles Conaway, Elder.

Pomfret 169 Delaware 325 Tolland 263 Albany 369

Clarksburg, James Fleming, Henry Smith. Ohio, Samuel Hitt, Thos. Haymond.

5. Union School, John H. Reynolds. Gnmville 155 Newburg 336 Litchfield 200 2 J,ong Island 226

13 Washington, Tbos. Lyell, Samuel Welsh.

~~ :=~~:: ~:i:l :~~:hifc:!%s. Fer-Greenwich 54 Brmklyn 23 Warren 154 Oswegot-'Boswn 40 2 chie Lynn: , 131 Bay Quin• Marblehead 32 iie 265

152

Needhnm 83 Niagara 64 Province Philadel-Town 30 phia 311

Portland 36 11riat.ol 166 Readfield 232 Chester 186 Passama- Lancaster 233 quaddy 50 Nonh,..-.

Salem 512 23 IB8d 310 Bethel 386 13 Wyoming 174 Burlington 356 22 Tii,ga 137 Trenton 158 13 Seneca 133 Freehold -i53 25 Nova Seo-Eliaabeth- tia 1000

121 1

52 2

3

town and ----Staten 48121 12170 Island Z70 10 Preachers 313.

Quest. 12. BOflJ are the preacher& .tta­twned 1

Nelson Reed, Elder. Harford, James Campbell, John Seward. Baltimore Town, John' M'Claskey, six

months. Baltimore cir., Morris Howe, Wm. Page,

C. Williams. Federal, Benton Riggin, Samuel Tarr. Annapolis, Joeeph Wyatt. Calvert, John- Milburn, Elijah M'Cay. Prince George's, Robert Sparks. Huntingdon, Robert Bonham, Thomas

Edwards. Frederick, Charles Burgoon, Frederick

Corp. Bath, EdWVII Rockhold, Wm. M'Collnm. Moatgomery, John · Chalmers, William

Bishop. Carlisle, Joshua Jooes, Rezin Cash.

Lemuel Green, Elder. Alexandria, Lemnel Green. Fairfax, J oha Bloodgood,Lewis Browning. Lancaster, Nathaniel B. Mills, Jamee L.

Higgill8. Stafford, Hamilton Jefrerson, Edmond

Wayman, to change after six months.

guson. Josiah Askew, Elder.

Greenbri~, James Jones. Cowpasture, William Ball. Bouetonrt, Joel Tucker, Josiah Cole. Bedford, William M'Kendree, Thomas

Wilkerson, to ·change in six months. John Baldwin, Book Steward. Reuben Ellis, Elder.

Amherst, John Bonner, Philip Sands. Orange, A. Kinsey, B. Matthews, J.

Monday. · Hanover, Wm. Bellamy, Samuel Rodder, Gloucester, Robert Cox, Edmond Ellis. Williamsburg, James Tolleson, Henry .M.

Gaines. Ira Ellis, Elder.

Cumberland, Stith Mead, Archer Moody. Amelia, Hezekiah Arnold, John Weeks. Greensville, Bennet Maxey, B. Blanton,

H. Wood. Brunswick, J oho N. Jones, Williams Ka­

vanaugh. Sussex, Willi~ Ormond, E.T . .Rowzee,

A. Jones. Bertie, Henry Merritt, Wm. Hullom. Pmtsmoutb, Daniel Southall, William

DouglllBS. C-den, Edward Hudy. Norfolk and Portsmouth, Stephen Davis,

J oho Easter, Thos. And.emo11, Richard Ivy.

Baluhiel Weeks, Book Steward. William Spencer, Elder.

Swanino, Abner Henley, Leonard Dyson. Yadkin, Henry Hill, Charles Ledbetter. Salisbury, David Thompson, William

Kenyon. Union, John Clark, Samuel Risher. Anson, William Moss.

James Meachem, Elder. Guilford, Daniel Dean, Wm, Wilkerson,

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Franklin, Pemberton Smith.Anthony Sale. Caswell, Samuel S. Steward, Wm. Wells. New-Hope, Lawrence Mansfield, George

Martin. John Fore, Elder.

Tar River, Daniel Hall, Samuel An.sley. Roanoke, James Hunter, Nathan Wil­

liamson. Pamlico, John W eat, Roger Hancock. Contenute;1, Jonathan Bird, Joseph Pin­

nell. Trent, Christopher S. Mooring, W. A.

Lilly. . Goshen, Thomas Easter, FranclS Parker. Mattamuskeet, Benjamin Denton. Bladen, Rufus Wiley, John Shepperd.

Thomas Bowen, Booli: Steward. Anson. William Moss, to change in six

months. · . Little Pee Dee, G. Clark, J. Patterson,

to change in six months. Great Pee Dee, J oho Russell, to change

in six months. Philip Broce, Elder.

Charleston, Philip Broce. · Georstetown, Joshua Cannon. Edisto, Enoch George, J. Roge111, B.

Tarrant. Josias Randle, Elder.

Washington, Joaeph Moore, Wm. Guiry. Richmond, Nathaniel Norwood, Moses

Wilson. Burke, Josias Randle, qias. Tankersly.

Jonathan Jackson, Elder. Seleoda, James Douthet, Richard Posey. Bush River, Jonathan Jackson, John Sim­

mons. Broad River, Samuel Cowles, Jas. Jenkin.

Isaac Smith, Elder. Santee, Isaac Smith. Catawba, James King. Charleston, Enoch George, J a.s. Rogers,

Henry Hill, three months each. Broad River, thiril quarter, Enoch George,

Henry Hill. Edisto, third quarter, James Jenkin, Jas.

DootheL Bosh River, Samuel Cowles, third quarter. Seleuda, John Simmons, fourth quarter. Salisbury, second quarter, Samuel Riaher. Yadkin, third quarter, David Thompson. Union, Jesse Richardson, Daniel A;ebury.

Francis Poythress, Elder. Cumberland, Wm. Burke, Peter Gnthrie. Salt River, J. Buxton, W. Duzan, B.

M'Hem:i. Danville, Fraocia Acoff:

Lexington, Aquila Sugg. Hinkstone, Thomas Wilkenon Limestone, John Page.

John Kobler, Elder. Green, Benjamin Lakin, Nathaniel MllDIIJ. Holston, Tobias Gibson, Aquila Jones. Russell, Lewis Garrett. New-River, Richard Bird. Bottetourt, William M'Kendree, last ~

mouths; Samuel Mitchell, E. Mitchell. Bedford, John Rayf la.st six months. SuS86X, Joel Tucker, last six months.

Joshua Wells, Elder. Rockingham, J. Jones, last six months;

L. Moore. Winchester, Andrew Nichols, Thomu

Lucas. Berkley, Lasley Matthews, Seely Bonn. Alleghany, Ephraim Chambers, William

Ball. Pendleton, Wm. M'Lenahan, W. Beau­

champ. Nelson Reed, Elder.

Bath, Charles Borgoon, Robert Bonham. Huntingdon, ]JI.Illes Campbell, Stephea,

Deakens. Little York, Morris Howe, Rezin Cash. Harford, Samuel Tan, Cnrtis ·Williama. Baltimore, Joshua Jones, W. Page, Joha

Seward. Baltimore Town, NelllOll Reed. Frederick, Wm. Bi.shop, Tho!!. Edwarda. Montgomery, John Chalmers, William

M'Collum •. Federal, Beuton Riggin, Frederick Corp. Calvert, Robert Spark.a. Prince George's, John Milburn.

Jesse Lee, Elder. Greenwich, John ij:ill, Daniel BrumJy. Warren, Zadok Priest, Cyrw, Stebbins. Needham, John Vanneman. Boston, John Harper, to change in six

montha. Lynn, George Pickering, to change

six months. Marblehead, James Covel. Provincetown, George Cannon. Readfield, Enoch Mudge, Elias Hull. Penobscot, Joshua Hall. Portland, Philip Wager. Orange, Thoma.s Coope. Tolland, Christopher Spry, Nicholas Sne­

then. Granville, Lemuel Smith, Zebnlon Kan­

key. Litcli&lld, Jesse Stoneman, Joseph Mic­

chell.

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Middletown, Evan Rogers, Joel Ketchum. Pomfret, Da'liel Ostrander, Nathaniel

Chapin. Jhw-London, Amos G. Thompson, L.

M'Combs. George Roberts, Elder.

Redding, Daniel Deunis, Timothy Dewy. New-Rochelle, Thomas Woolsey, Albert

Van Nostrand, Jason Perkins. New-York, "Wilson Lee, John Clark, six

months. Long Island, Sylvester Hutchinson, six

months. Brookiyn, Joseph Totten, six months.

Freeh-Om Garrettson, Elder. Dutchess, Peter Moriarty, David Brown. Columb.ia, Hezekiah C. Wooster, Michael

Coate. Pittsfield, Robert Green.

Thomas Ware, Elder. Cambridge, Samuel Fowler, Ezekiel Can-

field. Herkimer, Smith Weeb. Otsego, John Finnegan. · Delaware, DaTid Bartine, Jeremiah Bal-

lard. Saratoga, Robert M'Cey. Alb;rny, Samuel Coate, Daniel Johris. Newborg, Matthias Swaim, David Buck. Flandera, John Fountain, Robert Dillon.

John Merrick, Elder. Salem, Moses Crane, Jacob Egbert. Bethel, Benjamin Fisler, Roger Searle. Burlington, Richard Swain, Joseph Lovell. Trentno, John Ragan. Joshua Taylor. Elizahethtewn, S. Bostwick, R. Hutchin-

son, W. SIOrms. Freehold, Anthony Turck, Daniel Crouch. Oawegotchie, James C11leman. Bay Qointie, Elijah Woolsey, S_ylvanll8

Keeler. Niagan, Darius Dunham. Philadelphia, John M'Claskey, Ezekiel

Cooper. Bristol, Wm. Hardesty, Joseph Rowen. Chester and Lancaster, John Janell,

Thomas F. Sargent, John Robinson. Wilmington, Fredus Aldridge.

Valentine Cook, Elder. No~nmberland, James Ward, Stephen

Timmons. Wyoming, Alward White. Tioga and Seneca, Joeeph Whitby, John

Lackey. Richard Whatcoat, Elder.

:00...er, William HW1ter J • .Tewell, Wm. Jeaaop.

Milford, William Colbert, Elisha Cole. Somerset, John Falcom, Wm. Beck. Northampton, James Paynter, Jacob CoJ..

bert. AnnameSBex, .Tames Smith, Charles Bon-

newell. Dorchester, Elisha Pelham, Edward Mille. Talbot, Thomas Bell, Jonathan Bateman. Caroline, John Smith, Robert Manley. Queen Ann's, Solomon Shaqi. Charles

Cavender. Kent, Thornton Fleming, John Brodhead. Cecil, Isaac Robinson, James Moore.

Solomon Covington, Book Steward.

Quest. 13. What draft• l,m,e been made o" the preachet·•' fomd in the covr•e of the pruent year!

David Kendall Thoma.s Anderson -John Baldwin Charles Conaway -Jolin Ea.ster Richard Ivy -Jonathan Forrest

£12 18 24 28 24 7 10,.

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Quest. 14. Where and when shall our ~zt Conj erences be held 1

I. Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1795. 2. Virginia, Mecklenburg, Salem Cha-

pel, Nov. 24, 1795. 3. Charleetoo, Jan. I, 1796. 4. New-Territory, April 20, 1796. 5. Thompson, in Connecticut, Sept

19, 1796. 6. New-York, Sept. 30, 1796. 7. l'hiladelphia, Oct. IO, 1796. 8. General Conference in Baltimore,

Oct. 20, 1796.

Gl!NERAI. rABT.

It is recommended by the general traTel­ling ministry of the Methodist Episc_opal Church, that the first Friday in March, 1796, should be beld as a most solemn day of fasting; humiliation, prayer, and 1111pplication. It is desired that it should be attended to in all our societies and congregations, with sabbatical strictness · that we should bewail our manifold sin; ~nd iniquities; our growing idolatry, which 1s covetousness and the prevailing )me of th~ world ; ?ur _s~ameful ~reaeb of pro­mll3es, and m-ehgious habits of ma.king contracts, even without the attention of h~~est heathens t~ fulfl! them ; our super­stltmo, the trostrng 10 ceremonial aed legal righteousness, and substituting means and opinions for religon; the profanation

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of the name of the Lord ; the cootempi of the sabbath, even by those who ae­.knowledge the obligation we are under to keep it holy, for many make no distinction between this and a common day• and others make a very bad distinction, by sleeping, w.alking, vi.siting, talking about the world, and taking their pleasure ; too many also, in many par~ of the country', profane the 1111Cred day, lty running their land aod water stages, wagons, &c. ; disobedience to parents, various debaucheries, drunken­ness, and such like ; to lament the dee~ roQ.ted vassalage that still reigneth in many parts of these free, independent, United States; to call upon tbe Lord to direct our rulers, and teach our senators wisdom ; that the Lord would teach our people a jnst and lawful submission to their rulers; that America may not com­mit abominations with other corrupt na­tions of the earth, and partake of their sins aQd their plagues; that the gospel may be preached with more purity, and be heard with more affection ; and that he would stop the growing in.fidelity of this age, hy es.lling out men who shall preach and live the gospel ; that the professors may belie'fe die trotmi, feel the power, partake of the blessings, breathe the spirit, and obey the precepts of this glorious gos­pel dispensation; that.Africans and Indians may help io fill the pure church of God.

GENERAL THANKSGIVING.

It is recommen<led, by the general mi­nistry, to all our dearly beloved brethren and sisters that compose our societies and sacred assemblies, to observ~ the last Thursday in October, 1796, as a day of holy gratitude qd, tlnui;ksgiving; to lay aside the ea.res of lhe wodd, and to lfi>Elnd the day in acts of devotional gratitude : as a ~iety, to 1tiv11 glo>"¼' to God for his late goodness to the aneient parent sooiely from whom we are derived; that they have been honoured with the conversion

of hundrede and thousands withill the1111 two years last past ; for such a si~ di. play of his power in the Methodist soci.ey1 within the space of tlll'eniy•six yeq through the continent of America, as may be seen in the volnme of our annual Mi­nutes, published in I 795 ;• for the late glorious and powerful work we have had in Virginia and Maryland, and which still continues in an eminent and special man­ner in some parts of our American con­nection ; for the many faithful public wit,. nesses which have been nised up, and that so few (comparatively speaking) bav.e dishononred tbeu holy calling; th.al we

·have bad so many drawn from the deptlll of sin and misery to the heights oflove :i.ml holiness among the snbjects of grace, numbers of whom are now living, a others have died in the foll and glorio triumph of faith; to take into remembran the goodness &nd wisdom of God display toward America, by making it an asylu . for tho&e wlio are distiessed in Eoropll with war and want, and oppressed wiia eeelesl&8ti.c and civil tyranny ; the merci­ful termination of our various wars; the pacifications of the savage tribes ; and the rapid settlement and wonderful populatif!!C of the continent; thai we have been aw.i to feed so many thousands at home and abroad ; that we have had such faithful« wise, and skilful rnlers ; that we have sucli good constitutions formed for the respective states; for the general union, and government, that this may he ke pure and permanent ; for the admirabl revolution, obtained and established at so amall a price of blood and treasure; thar religions establishments by law are con .. demoed and exploded in almost· eve111 spot of this extensive empire. And for African liberty ; we feel gratitude thd many .thousands of these poor people are free and· pioos.

• That TOlame ia now included in this.