Memoir of Roger Moister; Known in the United States as the Patriarch of Wyoming, with a Brief Account of Methodism in America (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1883. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII. Methodism In America. "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. fHE history of Methodism in America, --that great work of God with which the subject of the preceding Memoir was so happily and so honourably identified for many years in the valley of Wyoming, --presents to our view one of the most remarkable and interesting narratives which has been placed upon record since the days of the Apostles. It is but a very brief and imperfect outline of it which we can give in this chapter; but it will be clearly seen, from the following simple statement, that the Hand of God was pre-eminently in the movement from the beginning, and that in its rapid course and marvellous results it demonstrates beyond question the power of His Gospel and the wonderful efficacy of His saving grace and mercy. Among the emigrants who went from Ireland to America in the year 1760 there were a few pious persons, who had been brought to a saving knowledge of the truth in their native land through the instrumentality of the labours of thegreat and good John Wesley or his zealous associates in the work of the Lord. The most distinguished of these were Philip Embury and Barbara Heck, who were of Palatine descent, and who with their friends settled in New York. Mr. Embury had been a Local Preacher in his native land, and Mrs. Heck and some others had been members of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. Like many other persons whom we have known in similar circumstances, the Irish emigrants alluded to appear to have suffered fro...