The Journal of the REV. Francis Asbury, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (Volume 2); From July 15, 1786, to November 6, 1800 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1821 Excerpt: ... Connecticut Tuesday 25. Rain to-day: after which, we came to Reading; and although it was late, and the evening damp, I was unwilling to omit the opportunity of speaking to the people. Brother Hull, my fellow-traveller, went to bed very ill. God has wrought in this town: the spirit of prayer is amongst the people; and several souls have been brought to God. Wednesday 26. We came to Newtown and fed--thence to Waterbury: brother H. is still very ill. Here we were entertained kindly, and at small charges; the people submitted and were attentive to prayer. Thence we continued on to Southerington: we dined at a public house, where we had cheap, good, plain usage: our host told us, " It was the misfortune of the Methodists to fall in with some of the most ignorant, poor, and disreputable people in the state." My answer was, the poor have the Gospel preached to them--that it had been aforetime asked, " Have any of the rulers believed on him 1" Came to the city of Hartford, and thence went on to East-Hartford. I was alarming on ftev. xxi. 8.; brother H. is still very sick; and for my poor self, I am tempted to fretfulness; but by grace I was kept in peace, and blessed in speaking. The next day we came through the extreme heat to Stafford, and attended a quarterly meeting, where we had a crowd of people in a new, open house: I was very unwell, and much tempted, but I had good liberty in preaching; my subject was Colos. ii. 6.; on Sunday I was very pointed on Rom. i. 18. There has been a work in Tolland circuit: I suppose one hundred and fifty souls have been converted, and twice the number under awakenings in the different societies around: I felt very solemn among them. Brothers Smith, and Raynor, have been owned of the Lord in these parts. Massachusetts.--We came ...