Excerpt from The History of Methodism Within the Bounds of the Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
As far back as memory runs we were accustomed to sit by the knee of our venerable paternal grand mother, who was converted in Ireland under the preaching of the Rev. John Wesley, and of hearing her describe the different preachers she had heard both in Ireland and in America, and especially since she came to the West. And our excellent mother, who united with the Church in the wilderness in her sixteenth year, used ofien to relate to us the scenes she had witnessed, and describe the ministers she had heard, and the revivals of religion she had known. And then our father obtained license to preach when we were quite young, and traveled and preached extensively as a local preacher, and assisted in revi vals and in forming classes, and from him we oh tained much valuable information. And it was our.
Language
English
Pages
358
Format
Paperback
Release
July 20, 2015
ISBN 13
9781331900344
The History of Methodism Within the Bounds of the Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The History of Methodism Within the Bounds of the Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
As far back as memory runs we were accustomed to sit by the knee of our venerable paternal grand mother, who was converted in Ireland under the preaching of the Rev. John Wesley, and of hearing her describe the different preachers she had heard both in Ireland and in America, and especially since she came to the West. And our excellent mother, who united with the Church in the wilderness in her sixteenth year, used ofien to relate to us the scenes she had witnessed, and describe the ministers she had heard, and the revivals of religion she had known. And then our father obtained license to preach when we were quite young, and traveled and preached extensively as a local preacher, and assisted in revi vals and in forming classes, and from him we oh tained much valuable information. And it was our.