The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28

Of John Wesley, and with the religious work
which no accomplished in the United Kingdom.
The main purpose OF the book, however. 10 to de-
scribe the growth Of Mcthodism In the United
States. and the remarkable Importance OF the
sect in this country ~justities n separate treat
mont OF the subject. American Methodism may
be said TO have begun in the year 1889, and the
story of its evolution is carried, In the volume
before us, us far as the General Conference Of
1910. when the exceptional success Of the move
ment In tho United States was already assured.
II was in 1880. tho natal year Of Methodism.
that George Whitefield arrived In Philadelphia.
The city ten years aftcrward contained only
2,O78 houses, and II is therefore certain, such
having been the power OF his voice, that when
no preached In the open air he could have easily
reached the entire adult population. As 1t hap
pcned. the first Protestant church In the city Of
Baltimore was erected during the year named.
At this time the colony OF Pennsylvanla had n
population OF less than 10000; Virginia had
not far from 10000 whites: New Jersey had
a little over $4,000 inhabitants. Of whom
nearly one-tenth were slaves; the prov
inco OF New York was ;Ecn computed TO
havo 5000 inhabitants, with nm annual
rate of increase Of a thous md. In 1850 n census
Of New England showed 100000 and that OF
south Carolina o.. 900. Intelligence was dis
,.uu,., ,h.o,,n, ,,o ,o,n,r, A, tho, ,,,,,
chI,.v lac a.. ,o,y and sIoyy malta by snecinl
,r,s..n,crs and hv , vors,tion Tho IRA, nows.
- o. c...a,. 80 ..,ah,i.,,1 a., ~,
Haven In l7b5. and tho first In North Carolina
was published In December OF the same year. As
late as 1867 the city OF New York had but 1900
Inhabitants. and Philadelphia only 1000 morc.
Delaware had no newspaper until 1851; the
city of Providence, X. l., none until 1852; the
.,olory aud m. only onc issn.d for moro ,b,n
,.,I,, - rro,oi,t mn, to rra, nu,,h,r n,
u.,.,h A., ,-,.
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cornnnv NJ Irish palntip,s ,.,niurnn,a fro,n
,h, p~oi,s,.,, :, JrcI,nd, yno .ai,od from
IIu.r;cl n, ,h, citv M Xcy y,rL 4, ,=co
Thc Leader n, tho Marty y,s samuel t,,nbury.
T.. had heen tho ,Issa loader or ,hcir in.
tar, N,,hodis, .,ci,,, ,,d lind o,,o, ,,pc,a,.d
On tbcIr bu,nhI, chanel There were undoubted.
To- n, ,hi. ,Ino a., ,.y o,hor No,hoJis,. IN IN,
I,,,,cd statcs h,, ,o,, NJ ,hc,n han bccomc
.oii,,tod vim any Ne,hodis, so,,ct, with tho
nnssih,. .,con,ion Of phuip En,bnrv father NJ
Samuel who before smiling ,or Amerjc, NJ n
a. ,o,sia.rahi, o,r,i,r ,h,, ,-so had carved
"a. y,.,cyor Local nre,cb.r Tho tr., Ne,hod.
"a, s,rv,ca L,o,v, IN h,vo hoo, held IA rho
I,,i,ed s,otcs tocr pL,cc in tho citv NJ New
yorl q, I-GG Those prc.cp, enrolled their
n,n,rs In a.. c,o.soud ,romIs,d tonttend regularly
n, pbiin rmbury's housc for religious instruc.
Ut ih'np h'nhour! = ho"so U r'us'""S 'nS''"e'
uoh' ino o"eiihs presently 'ouiu ho' contain
an VINO desired 10 near ana" larger room WINS
h'rcu' 10 Pro'idc ioe inc expense Vi "hi'n COZ
ioc'ions were taken III thc 'ouree y " rev
n'oh'hs 'ourtcch VI moro persons hou ooch co"'
Vcrteo' ANA were formed INTO Glasses, one OF men
anu the DINER Oh women INC a''ehu"hce u. INC
meetings ooh'ih"nn! ihcreaSod' E"rly moo
IA stranger IN ini'l'ary dress ana wearing d"
sword appeared III ihe COMPENSATION Al tho
close Oh we service nc introduced himSeit rs
'nP'' ih"'las "eon' nearing 'he hihS com
mission ana also as u Ho'nlcr OF me cross ahda
hpiri'nhI son o. 'ohh Wesley Mtpp WIS u man
OF cNtrhor"'h"i! cio8"ohcc' Inc strongest ne
cause the nlo't "'7'nerate anu competent 'esu-
niohy 10 ms powers IN ms "irectioh Is
iurhi'hoa 10y 'ho hr7' '''cfr''idcht ana
second President OF inc United states
Johh Auams' VINO describes the OH soldier as
one OF tho most eloquent men 1 ever heard