CHAPTER XII. Containing a list of all the itinerant Methodist preachers, who have laboured in connection with the Methodist conference. I have divided the preachers into the first, second, third, and fourth classes or divisions. The first class of Methodist preachers, includes all who began to travel from the year 1769, to the close of 1784, at which time we received ordination among us, and became a church. The second class of Methodist preachers, in. cludes all who began to travel from the beginning of 1785, to the first general conference in the year 1792. The third class of Methodist preachers, includes all that began to travel from the year 1793 to 1800, including eight years. The fourth class of Methodist preachers, ineludes all that began to travel from the year 1801 to 1806. The figures before the names denote the period when those preachers began to travel. Those marked thus at the end of the name, died in the work. Those marked thus † located, or stopped travelling. Those marked thus || left us, and withdrew from our connection. Those marked thus were expelled, or consi dered as turned out from us. Those without a mark are considered as travelling preachers still, and are entitled to a seat in our conferences. A few of them are supernume raries, and some are superannuated or worn out preachers. The figures after the name, shew the year in which the preacher died, located, left us, or was expelled. The names will be inserted alphabetically as it respects the first letter of the sirname, and no further. The first name on the list that begins with A, will be inserted; and the next preacher who began to travel, whose name begins with A, will be the second on the list, and so on in every other case. THE FIRST CLASS, OR DIVISION, OF METHODIST PREACHERS, John Wesley, the founder and father of the Methodists, formed the first society at Oxford, in November 1729, and sent the first itinerant preachers to America in 1769. He died * 1791. Charles Wesley, the first to whom the appellation of Methodist was given at Oxford, in 1729, during his brother's absence in Lincolnshire. He died * 1788. CHAPTER XII. Containing a list of all the itinerant Methodist preachers, who have laboured in connection with the Methodist conference. I have divided the preachers into the first, second, third, and fourth classes or divisions. The first class of Methodist preachers, includes all who began to travel from the year 1769, to the close of 1784, at which time we received ordination among us, and became a church. The second class of Methodist preachers, in. cludes all who began to travel from the beginning of 1785, to the first general conference in the year 1792. The third class of Methodist preachers, includes all that began to travel from the year 1793 to 1800, including eight years. The fourth class of Methodist preachers, ineludes all that began to travel from the year 1801 to 1806. The figures before the names denote the period when those preachers began to travel. Those marked thus at the end of the name, died in the work. Those marked thus † located, or stopped tra velling. Those marked thus | left us, and withdrew from our connection. Those marked thus were expelled, or consi dered as turned out from us. Those without a mark are considered as travelling preachers still, and are entitled to a seat in our conferences. A few of them are supernume. raries, and some are superannuated or worn-out preachers. 1 The figures after the name, shew the year in which the preacher died, located, left us, or was expelled. The names will be inserted alphabetically as it respects the first letter of the sirname, and no further. The first name on the list that begins with A, will be inserted; and the next preacher who began to travel, whose name begins with A, will be the second on the list, and so on in every other case. THE FIRST CLASS, OR DIVISION, ог METHODIST PREACHERS, John Wesley, the founder and father of the Methodists, formed the first society at Oxford, in November 1729, and sent the first itinerant preachers to America in 1769. He died * 1791. Charles Wesley, the first to whom the appellation of Methodist was given at Oxford, in 1729, during his brother's absence in Lincolnshire. He died 1788. The whole of the foregoing names being added together make 125. The whole of these preachers were admitted into full connection. Several of them came from Europe, most of whom returned again; the others were preachers raised up in the United States in the course of 15 years. The circuits were much larger at that time than they are at present; and the preachers were generally sent much farther from their friends. It was a common practice for preachers to stop travelling as soon as they were married. Another reason why the married-preachers located was, they were not allowed any support for their families. But the main reason why so many stop. ped was their wish to stay at home with their families. We cannot count more than ten preachers out of the foregoing 125, who are now in the travelling connection, and only 25 have died in the work. THE SECOND CLASS, OR DIVISION, OF METHODIST PREACHERS, From the year 1785 to 1792. |