Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-01-04

counted by the acre. and we're gathered on
| the hillside, in the market place, and in the
colleries of Great Britain. Hume said he
would 90 twenty miles TO hear him. Ches.
terield opened for him his own chapel.
Actors resorted to his preaching to study the
secret of his great power. His voice could
be heard mile of, the singing Of bis con.
gregation two miles. He was admitted
where Wesley could not go. He was known
as a Calvapist, and made no seceders. and
admitted in the pulpits from which Wesley,
as an Armenian, was excluded. At last the
city pulpits were closed against him and
Wesley. He took to the fields and preach
ed to the great congregations The portable
pulpit from which his most impassionod APP
peals were made to his audiences, ever 40
00D strong, is in this city, and is a precious
relic held by the American Tract Society.
Whitefield crossed the Atlantic thirteen
times. and passed like fame of fire from
were closed againt him, and he preached on
the Common In Princeton he was receiv-
ed as prophet from God, and q" Nassau
Hall" received Methodist Baptism at his
birth. Dartmouth College received its chief
early funds from the British Methodists,
and bears the name as one Of their band,
" Who wore coronet and prayed. White
fields preaching led to the founding of the
Presbyterian Church in Virginia. The Bap-
lists of Virginia south and southwest, sprang
from his labors. The founder of the Free
viii Baptists Of the United States was con-
verted under his preaching He spent the
lost week of his ministry in Portsmouth,
Now Hampshire, preaching every night in
the church on parade, closing his services
on Friday night. On Saturday he rode to
Exeter and preached his last sermon in
South Church ground to an immense audi
ence. He reached Newburyport on the af-
teruoon Of the same day, too feeble TO preach
to the great crowd surrounding his house
demanding sermon He died the next
morning in the house which joins the
Whitetield Church at Newburyport in which
his mausoleum stands.
METHoDIsM IN NEW YORK.
In the Spring of 1860 a group of em.
grants we're at Limerick, Ireland, prepared
to embark for America The little party
were Methodists; their leader was a young
man Of thoughtful look and resolute bearing.
His name was Phillip Embury. He was
first-class leader and local preacher of
Methodism on the American Continent.
The little party arrived safely in New
York in 1760. The temptations of new
II'o lCu Iho phi'y away iiOui tHtif iulcSIllys
They lost their sense OF the fear Of God, be-
came worldly, while many fell into the
depths of sin. Embury was converted un-
der the preaching of Wesley, just eight
years before be left the city He was car
penter by trade, and earned his bread by
the work of his own hands. The little band
were assheep without shepherd. They had
no altar no class meeting. no loye.feast. A
few stood apart from sinful amusements,
but buried their talents. One night small
company were in a room, engaged 10 amuSe.
,nents-some of them playing cards The
door opened, and a woman named Barbara
Heck walked in among the reyelers. "l'il
burn your idolsl" she said, aud catching
the cards she threw thrm into the fire. She
then uphraided the professors in earnest
tones. Turning to Embnry, sha sal
g Brother Embury, you must preach to US,
or we shall all go to hell, and God vii! re-
Quire our blood at your hands. y The
alarmed Embury started rs at the voice of
God Without chapel or congregation. he
opened his own house to worship. II was
a small cottage of wool; one window and
door on the 'front.' aud located in what's now
known as Park place. There the founda,
ton of the American Methodist Church was
laid, the frs, Methodist sermon was preach
ed, the fi,st class meeting held, aAl the first
society formed. The room was amply suHi
cient for the wants of the congregation, Tor
six persons only attended. Tne conrreea-
ton soon outgrew it's accommodation, and
rigging loft, plain yet tidy, was secured
tnr worship. Il wa. located on what's now
Known as No l20 William st, and was then
called Hnrse-and.U Cart lane
THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEW YORK. F
Mary Barclay. the wi Tow Of the second
rector of Trinity Church in the city, in l76S
leased the little company a lot OF land on
what was then known ss Shoemaker's
Ground, and now known as Johnst, On
this little chapel was erected The site
was afterwlrd purchased, and on it stsnl-
the FIRST Methodist Church The deed il
dated l770 An excellent spirit pervadod
the original settlers of this Island. The
rector Of the Trinity Church preached in
thc' Dh,eh house ,f'woFship while his own
1 was building He accepted the aid of he
Dutch minister at his institution. The
Episcopa Church presented an organ to the
Dutch Church, in token of kindness recsiy-
ed Men Of all denominations signed the
paper to aid in building house 81 for tho
service of the Almirhty after the mann@r
of the people called Methedists. The old
es, and most influential families put their
names to the suhscriptlon paper, tt was
signed ty Phiilip livingston. theAs signor Of
tha Declaration Of ,Inisprpience by d.
Lancey; the Lieutenspi-G Governor; by james
Duane the frs, Mayor Of the city; by lhe
officers Of Trinity Church, and Others, The
house was called the ",Waslsy Chapel. %
I,I5wss built of st0ne, and stood some dis
tance from the street AMI for five years was
unfinished There were no stairs or breast;
work tn tho salaries. They were reached
by ladder The preacher stood on plat
form, and the seats for the hearers were
benches without backs. As it was contrary
to law to build church that was NOT Dutch
the trustees eyaded the law lit was said by
hint given by the magstrstes) by adding
Fireplace and chimney; so that, in tn.
eye of the law, it bacame private dwell
log. The preacher who dedicated it 4
Almighty God worked as carpenter on til,
sacred edi6ee, The grandfather of Judge
Edwards worked on the church as mason
Each person at night carried his own candle
aud if he sat in the dark it was his owl
! choice. 'fDAfA I'll,
THE PREACHERS HOUSE. l
;. The building waserected Immediately o,
the completion of the church. o. 1t was call
ed the preachers house, and stood in tn
: yard in trent Of the chapel. 1t was sma
rough building, gloomy to look at, with fe,