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556 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
In 1771, Mr. Francis Asbury was sent to America by Mr. Wesley and
landed at Philadelphia on the 27th of October, and soon began to preach in
all the surrounding provinces. In October, 1772, he set out for Maryland
and preached at Bohemia Manor, at Bethel, on Back Creek, at Rock Run, at
Deer Creek, at Frederick Town, at Mr. Strawbridge's at Sam's Creek, at
Joppa and many other places in the province on the Eastern and Western
Shores. His first visit to Baltimore Avas about the middle of November,
1772, and on the 28th, preached at Fell's Point to large congregations
at three and six o'clock. During his visit to Baltimore there Avas a great
revival of religion, and owing to the distractions in the Established Church, a
large number of the members of that church attached themselves to the Methodists. In November, 1773, Mr. Asbury, associated Avith several others,
formed a Methodist society on Fell's Point, Baltimore, and purchased for five
shillings, a lot sixty feet on Strawberry alley, and seventy-five feet on
Fleet street, and erected a brick church. And on April 18th, 1774, the foundation of a meeting-house was laid on Lovely lane, Avhich ran immediately
south of Baltimore street, near the present bed of German street, running
from Calvert to South street. In October, it was completed, and Captain
Webb, the British officer and local preacher, preached the first sermon in it.
The first quarterly meeting that was ever held in Baltimore, was held on the
3d of May, of this year. The first meeting-house that was ever built by the
Methodists on the Eastern Shore, Avas in Kent County in 1774, about nine
miles below Chestertown. At this time the Methodists had a larger membership in Maryland than in any other province. The number of members in
society Avas eleven hundred and sixty, in the following provinces: Maryland,
five hundred; Virginia, one hundred; New York, one hundred and eighty;
.New Jersey, two hundred, and Philadelphia, one hundred and eighty.
On the 21st of May, 1776, the fourth Methodist conference Avas held in
Baltimore—the three others having been held in Philadelphia.1
1 The Methodists met with some persecutions them were deeply awakened, and began to seek
this year. Mr. Asbury, in his journal, says: the Lord in earnest. Some of the inhabitants
"On the 20th of June, I was fined, near Balti- said if the preacher was not turned out of jail
more, five pounds for preaching the gospel." he would convert all the town. After a while he
On April, 1778, Rev. Jesse Lee says: "Joseph was turned out and set at liberty; but they had
Hartley, one of our traveling preachers from kept him too long, for religion had begun to re-
Virginia was apprehended in Queen Anne's vive, and soon after that it prospered greatly
County, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, for in that place." Ere3born Garretson, another
preaching the Gospel; he gave bond and security traveling preacher was much persecuted. While
to stand his trial at court. He was then obliged riding in Queen Anne's County, he was beaten
to desist from preaching in that county ; but he over the head and shoulders with a stick, but
would attend his appointments, and after sing- getting loose, he rode off rapidly, and by some
ing and prayers, he would stand on his knees means was thrown off his horse and nearly killed,
and exhort the people till his enemies said they With the assistance of a lady he revived, and
had as lieve he should preach on his feet as on being taken to a house, he sat up and exhorted
his knees. After that he went to Talbot County the people with great freedom." On the 25th of
and preached, and the people took him and shut February, 1780, Mr. Garretson says that he was
him up in jail. But he was not silent there ; for judged and condemned in Dorchester County
he frequently preached through the grates, or for preaching the Gospel; and two days after he
window, to the listening crowd who stood on the was thrust into Cambridge jail, and the keys
outside of the prison. His preaching took such were taken away to prevent his friends from
.hold on the minis of the hearers, that some of ministering to him.
Object Description
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Description
| Title | 00000599 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 556 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. In 1771, Mr. Francis Asbury was sent to America by Mr. Wesley and landed at Philadelphia on the 27th of October, and soon began to preach in all the surrounding provinces. In October, 1772, he set out for Maryland and preached at Bohemia Manor, at Bethel, on Back Creek, at Rock Run, at Deer Creek, at Frederick Town, at Mr. Strawbridge's at Sam's Creek, at Joppa and many other places in the province on the Eastern and Western Shores. His first visit to Baltimore Avas about the middle of November, 1772, and on the 28th, preached at Fell's Point to large congregations at three and six o'clock. During his visit to Baltimore there Avas a great revival of religion, and owing to the distractions in the Established Church, a large number of the members of that church attached themselves to the Methodists. In November, 1773, Mr. Asbury, associated Avith several others, formed a Methodist society on Fell's Point, Baltimore, and purchased for five shillings, a lot sixty feet on Strawberry alley, and seventy-five feet on Fleet street, and erected a brick church. And on April 18th, 1774, the foundation of a meeting-house was laid on Lovely lane, Avhich ran immediately south of Baltimore street, near the present bed of German street, running from Calvert to South street. In October, it was completed, and Captain Webb, the British officer and local preacher, preached the first sermon in it. The first quarterly meeting that was ever held in Baltimore, was held on the 3d of May, of this year. The first meeting-house that was ever built by the Methodists on the Eastern Shore, Avas in Kent County in 1774, about nine miles below Chestertown. At this time the Methodists had a larger membership in Maryland than in any other province. The number of members in society Avas eleven hundred and sixty, in the following provinces: Maryland, five hundred; Virginia, one hundred; New York, one hundred and eighty; .New Jersey, two hundred, and Philadelphia, one hundred and eighty. On the 21st of May, 1776, the fourth Methodist conference Avas held in Baltimore—the three others having been held in Philadelphia.1 1 The Methodists met with some persecutions them were deeply awakened, and began to seek this year. Mr. Asbury, in his journal, says: the Lord in earnest. Some of the inhabitants "On the 20th of June, I was fined, near Balti- said if the preacher was not turned out of jail more, five pounds for preaching the gospel." he would convert all the town. After a while he On April, 1778, Rev. Jesse Lee says: "Joseph was turned out and set at liberty; but they had Hartley, one of our traveling preachers from kept him too long, for religion had begun to re- Virginia was apprehended in Queen Anne's vive, and soon after that it prospered greatly County, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, for in that place." Ere3born Garretson, another preaching the Gospel; he gave bond and security traveling preacher was much persecuted. While to stand his trial at court. He was then obliged riding in Queen Anne's County, he was beaten to desist from preaching in that county ; but he over the head and shoulders with a stick, but would attend his appointments, and after sing- getting loose, he rode off rapidly, and by some ing and prayers, he would stand on his knees means was thrown off his horse and nearly killed, and exhort the people till his enemies said they With the assistance of a lady he revived, and had as lieve he should preach on his feet as on being taken to a house, he sat up and exhorted his knees. After that he went to Talbot County the people with great freedom." On the 25th of and preached, and the people took him and shut February, 1780, Mr. Garretson says that he was him up in jail. But he was not silent there ; for judged and condemned in Dorchester County he frequently preached through the grates, or for preaching the Gospel; and two days after he window, to the listening crowd who stood on the was thrust into Cambridge jail, and the keys outside of the prison. His preaching took such were taken away to prevent his friends from .hold on the minis of the hearers, that some of ministering to him. |
