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THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN KENTUCKY FROM 1832 TO 1844.

By A. H. REDFORD, D.D.,

Author of *‘The History of Methodism in Kentucky,” ‘‘The History of the Organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,” and ‘Fred Brenning.”’

Dedication

Go the Rev. Thomas Osmond Summers, B.B., LR.

Dear Srr:—The first time I remember to have seen you was in the month of May, 1850, during the session of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, held in the city of St. Louis. In 1854, at the General Conference which convened that year in the city of Columbus, Georgia, I had the pleasure of renewing your acquaintance; and in 1858, during the meeting of the same body in the city of Nashville, I met you again. The respective fields we occupied were too remote from each other to permit, for the time being, any farther acquaintance; hence, eight years passed away before we were thrown together again; for the most part, they were years of sacrifice, of sadness, of suffering. During this period a civil war had swept over our country, desolating the homes of our people, deluging the nation with the blood of. brothers, and threatening the existence of our Church. It was in .1866, (5)

6 DEDICATION.

Chapter I

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1832 TO THE CONFERENCE oF 1833.

PAGE The Hrst Cavalier.............---+eecvesere 17 Conference at Harrodsburg. x 1S) The Veterans .......-..sereeseee aren) The chief officers 19 he reeruits..... 19 John Emory.......-. = 20 Death of Franklin Davis.. 22 Examination of character 23 Benjamin Ogden............. 24.

Barnabas McHenry 25 Augusta College... cccceeeees 28 Science Hill Female Academy 28 Bardstown Female Academy.. 28 Bishop McKendree..........--- 28 The appointments. 29 Asiatic cholera... 31 NOVEL Val Severe eeeeotecatseyeseceaeeris Beck: Cholera in Louisville, Shelbyville, and Cynthiana.........cecsereereseess 385 Jackson’s Purchase . Pei Hezekiah Holland... 36 Lewis Garrett...... 36 Hickman Circuit... 3T Sandy River Circuit . 37 Tennessee Mission... 38 Clarke’s River Circuit. 38 Thomas A. Morris... 38 Interesting sketch. 388 Thomas Smith...... 43 George W. D. Harris 48 Alexander L. P. Green. 48 Wadesboro Circuit... 50 Charies T. Rainsey 51 Arthur Davis............ 52 Revival in Hickman 58 CaM p-MeetingS ..seeeeeeererree 59 Thomas L. Boswell... 60 Calvin Thompson seeee 00.

Revival inthe Wadesboro Circuit.. 62 Methodism in Paducah.........-....-+ 62 Support of superannuated preachers, widows, and orphans... +, 63 Increase in membership... 63 Missionary collections... .. in, 68 Support of the preachers..........- 69

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PAGE The first missionary collection..... 68 The Books COMCCLMN +...c<cessvs seas e568 American Colonization Society... 71 Death of Joseph B. Power...... 72 Death of Barnabas McHenry......... 78 Death of Mareus Lindsey............ 73

Chapter II

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1833 TO THE CONFERENCE oF 1834.

Conference in Greensburg.... 74 Robert Richford Roberts... 74 A Bishop’s salary ...........+. 76 | The Western Christian Advocate...... 79 Augusta College ........0-0-cssessepererere 81 Roberts professorship of mathe- TDAVICS aaceasencaccadansoones acatusaecacecs 82 A financial system.......... 83 The temperance question , 84 The subject of dress.... 85 Henry B. Bascom.. 86 George C. Light..... 87 Admissions on trial 88 TOGA ONG... <--2s.0acas-0ers 89 Superannuated preachers . 89

Revival in Lexington......... caage Revival in Port William Circuit... 92 Revival in Newportand Covington 92 Revival in Germantown Circuit... £

Revival in Fleming Circuit. 92 Revival in Lewis Cirenit 93 Revival in Big Sandy Circuit........ 93 Revival in Mount Vernon Circuit.. 93

Revival in Cumberland Circuit..... 93 George W. Brush....sceseeeeseees pet 8) Revival in Shelbyville.. aes

William B. Landrum Y¥oster H. Blades...

Revival in Hartford i 106 Revival in Jefferson Circuit ......... 106 Revival in Breckinridge Circuit... 107 Revival in Yellow Banks Circuit... 107 Revival in Logan Circuit..........--.. 107

Revival in Glasgow Circuit ..

Opposition to Methodism....

Revival in Wadesboro Circuit

_ Revival in Hickman Circuit .....

Increase in membership ...........0+8 Death of Thomas P. Vance.......... Death of William P. McKnicht...

Chapter III

WROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1834 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1835.

Conference at Mount Sterling DOS MUMS OU Css cers cecsnacmerestcccne Debts due the Book Concern Itinerant system to be guarded... Missionary collections... 5 Organization of the Ken sucky PE ae Missionary Society.. ent for the Missionary Boctesy it e Colonization Society.... 20 Preachers admitted on trial .

Locations.. er scere Revival in Frankfort. seen Revival in Falmouth Circuit......... Decrease in Lexington District... Revival in Hinekstone Cireuit..

Revival in Little Sandy Circuit ..... Revival in Big Sandy Circuit......... Revival in Germantown Circuit..... Decrease in Augusta District........ Decrease in Harrodsburg g District 130

Revival in Mount Ster ling Station... 130 Revival in Mount Vernon Cireuit.. 130 Revival in Cumberland Mission.... 131 Increase in Louisville District...... p1Si Decrease in Hopkinsville District.. 132 Revival in Greenville Circuit........ 133 Revival in Hopkinsville Station ... 138 Decrease in Greensburg District.. 133 Decrease in membership taversees nas 183 George W. D. Harris leaves Kentucky.... 134 His sermon at_ Mobley’ 8 “Camp ground... “ . 134 Death of Benjamin Ogden. 137 Death of Francis Landrum. ayy Death of Samuel Harrison... 137 Death of William Adams..... 137

Death of Minor M. Cosby. “oe Death of William Outten.............

Chapter IV

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1835 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1886,

Conference in Shelbyville............. James Osgood Andrew... sae His first sermon in Shelbyville...

A resolution to extend the cireulation of the Western Christian Ad- MOCHLESs: saceeee etatncuseess cinsanisers ss + 146

Methodist Magazine.

Quarterly Revrew..

The subject of tem]

Abolition and colonization............ 148 Delegates to General Conference Ol L8BG Site piesesssescdeess>stiscvsavuveesses LOO

CONTENTS.

Sermon by Thomas N. Ralston.....

Sermon by Henry B. Bascom.

Sermon by Bishop Andrew.. is Missionary sermon by Bishop ‘Anns on trial 157 LOCUtIONS. ..c-c-cce+-ces 157 Henry J. Evans. 157 Thomas P. Farmer. 158 Barboursville Distr ict formed 160 Decrease in membership.............. 161 Revival in Yellow Banks Circuit... 161 Revival in Neweastle Circuit... 161 Revival in Falmouth Circuit... 162 Revival in Port William Cireuit 162

Revival in Augusta... ‘ Camp- -meeting near Perryville Stead Revival in Bowling Green Cireuit.. Emigration from Kentucky ... aie ‘Thomas Joyner..

Padueah Circuit formed.

Chapter V

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1836 TO THE CONFERENCE oF 1837.

Conference in Louisville............... 167 Bishop Soule presided.... 168 Admissions on trial.. 168

William 8. Evans.

John Redman......

Herrington Stevens.....

Death of Henry §. Duke...

Death of John Littlejohn...

Death of William Phillips. 171 Revival in Dover.. aes - 174 Revival in Bardstown... 174 Revivav in Washington... 174 Revival in Wayne Circuit.. 175 Revival in Madison Cireuit.. 175 Revival in Campbellsville... 175 Revival in Greensburg Cireui deou LUD John Newland Maffitt..........c00ccseee 176 Revival in Lexington... 181 Revival in Danville... 188 Revival in Harrodsburg . 189 Joseph D. Barnett....... 189 Revival in Lebanon Cireu - 191 Revival in Burksville Cireu 191 Revival in Germantown Circuit...., 191 Camp-meeting near Carlisle......... 192 Revival in Mount Sterling Circuit. 192

Revival in Danville Circuit........-.. Revival in Somerset Circuit Reyival in Richmond........ one. -meeting at Pleasant ‘Grove, low Banks Circuitw....cs..-., 193 Camp-meeting at No Creek, HartfondGircuiis amen eames memes 193 Revival at Bell’s Chapel... 194 Revival in La Fayette Cireuit., 194

Revival in ser aa Selig Revival in Maysville...

Methodism in Jackson’s Purchase: 195 ACAM WOOUWiIMN.......ccccrsccnseccwneneesnes 195 Findley Bynum... :

Revival in Paducah Circuit. - Tucrease in membership... 197

Chapter VI

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1837 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1838.

Conference at Frankfort Bishop Roberts...

Resolution guarding the itinerant GYSCOM ......0cn0e sseessenererenscensseseonse 199 Proposal to transfer Hubbard H.

Kavanaugh to the Missouri Con- FETONCE ........ccccccerescsrccvescccsncse ove The Conference protests.......

Thomas Lasley and slavery....

Resolution in reference to special sermons John Newland Mafiitt..

Sermons in the penitentiary.

Admissions on trial.........

Superannuated preache Locations. .

Death of Hooper Evans..

Missionary collections..

Revival in Frankfort... ..:.....c00s.es00- 208 Revival in Lowe rill, at peer: street... Se vecere wiexsan U0) Francis A. Dighton... be Sescoceeaseatecess 209 Revival in Louisville, at Brook-street... .

rouch...

Revival in Hardinsburg Circuit... 214 2

Letter from. Benjanin Tt,

Revi val i in be areas Pe cen cuiee seeker

Revival in Georgetown.

Revivals in Covington ....

Revival in Falmouth Cire Revival at Salem Church, Cyn BA. CALCU eegusveseasecancreresenceoe cease James C. Crow....-.cee-nceeee Revival in Fleming ceo Revival in Augusta ..

Revival in Maysville...

Revival in Millersburg. Cireuit Revival in Greenupsburg Circuit.. Revival in Little Sandy Circuit..... 233 Revival in Madison Circuit.. ; Revival in Danyille...........++ Revival in Winchester Circuit Revival in Somerset Circuit..

Revival in Bowling Green Cireuit.. 237 Revivals in Hopkinsville Circuit.. Revival in Princeton Circuit The unwelcome preacher...

The trials of a young preacher... Revivals in Greensburg District .. Revivals in Barboursville District | The young preacher and. Mr. L— 246 Methodism in Jackson’s Purchase 205

Chapter VII

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1838 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1839,

Conference in Danvillé...........sesee Bishops Waugh and Morri Sketch of Bishop Waugh..

Address on Education...

Sermon. OR MISSIONS. -.6ss-cescce-noans 259 Resolutions from the New England Conference A Bishop Waugh on the resolut The Christian Apologist...

William Nast.........c..000 Missionary gollecinans Admissions on trial..

Death of Thomas H. Gibbons 73 Bishop Waugh’s sermon..... . 274 Bishop Morris’s sermon.. . 276 Missionary meeting. 275 A pleasant incident.. 275 Revival in Mount Sterl ing 277 Revival in Burlington Greate. 2

Revival in Fleming Cireuit..

Revival in New port...

Revival in Louisville.

Revival in Hardinsburg ‘Circuit Revival at Big Spring...

Revival at Union Star...

Revival at Hardinsburg Revival at Mount Zion .

Revival at Head of Rough Creek.. 282

Revival at Liberty Camp-g -ground.. 282 Revival in Newcastle Cirevit........ 283 James D. Holding ........ +2000 .. 283

Moses LeVi......:...++- Revival in Westport........

Revival in Hartford Cireuit Richard Holding..

Revival in Owensboro...

Revival in Hawesville ..

Revival at New Chapel...

Revival at Pleasant Camp-gr ound Interesting letter from Benjamin Or ome hieserecse os eavasncsere sees cease Revival in Peete ville Revivals in Shel yville Distric Revival in Greensburg Circuit Peter Taylor ....e..eceeee sree Revival in Greenville Circuit....... Revival in Hopkinsville Circuit... 2 Revival in Madisonville Circuit... Revivals in Barboursville District Jackson’s Purchase.........s-seereeees 2

Chapter VIII

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1839 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1840.

Conference in Russellville......

Bishop Soule........--eeeesereee Appointment of Committee on the

Centenary of Methodism........... 800

-.- 209 . 299

Resolution in reference to the COUTSO Of StUGY..---.sn00ssancenencaceee 801 Resolution on temperance........-.. 302 Resolution in reference to the Western Historical Society........ 303 Resolution on intemperance........« 304

Delegates elected to the General Conference......

Bishop Soule’s An exciting oe Missionary aunivereery Admissions on trial..

WOGAGONGE censure sentecesaes Superannuated PIC eNOS: oe of Absalom D. Fox..

Robert Y. McReynolds..

Revival in Cynthiana...

Revivals in Lexington District Reyival in Versailles Circuit.

John Newland Maffitt leaves Kentuck Farther account of his life.

He dies of a broken heart. es Revival at Hughes’ Camp- -ground, near Louisville Welgeeaceat tase ness scnaeecs

Gilby Kelly........... 333 Seraiah 8. Deering........seeeeseees 334 Sermons on baptism, in Owensboro, by Benjamin ’. Crouch..... 335 Tobi Wis Wallen: scasenectoeteosvact sie deces 335

Revivals in Shelbyville District... Revivals in Bowling Green Distri iet 3° Revival in Princeton Circuit. we

Revival in Barboursville Dist

Daniel Mooney.........-..s.000 Revival in Wadesboro Cireuit........ 3! Increase in membership..........+.-+5 340

Chapter IX

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1840 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1841.

Conference in Bardstown..,........0 341 Bishop Morvis...........++++ Distinguished visitors...........:e000 B42 A communication from Bishop

The Blue Pill”

Excellent sermons.

The License Law...

Missionary collection Preachers’ Aid Society... = Sermon by William H. Anderson. : Sermon by Edwin hie ts... aS

Admissions on trial..

Locations..........+..++ Death of George MecNelly.......

CONTENTS.

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Death of Elijah M. Pe Prenat 352 Joseph Marsee.. as .. 356 Thomas W. Chandler. + 3 Andrew Peace...cc sccccacssees-sn<assneeese 6 Interesting letter from a young

PTCACHEYD........0seeeeneeeeaernnnenscesceeene 358 Revivals in Maysville District...... Revival in Covington.............

Revival in Newport..

Aaron Moore..

George W. Mer Revival in Versailles Cireuit..

Revival in Winchester Circuit.

John W. Biggin .-<csrcisecesssas Thomas Bottomley William Holman...

Peter Schmucker .

Alanson C. Dewitt..

Revival in Hodgenville Circnit Revival in Litchfield Circuit.

Revival in Danville Circuit.

John CG. C. Thompson.

Matthew N. Lasle Revival in Glasgow Circuit.

Joel Peak..

Revival in Russellville...

Revivals in Barboursville. "Disttict 3 Revival in Padueah Cireuit...

Camp-meeting in Wadesboro Cir-- euit...

Revivals - in Hickman Cireui Increase in membership...

Chapter X

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1841 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1842,

Conference in Maysville...

No Bishop present...

Jonathan Stamper elected President. = The temperance question...

Communication from Bishop ‘An- GMC Wises vewen ws conenpetseenertelecmteernarerdes Committee on Augusta College...

A plan for the improvement of the

384 385

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WATMISTY.. sts en senrcvsensacate recente 390 Preachers’ Aid Society......... 392 Science Hill Female Academy...... 392

Resolution requiring preachers to furnish a statement of the date and place of their birth, conversion, and admission on ‘trial medina 396 Resolution of thanks to Thomas

IN‘: RRAISCOM)s <2: csesercendeemvactec eres cteds 396 Resolutions in reference to Au-

PUBEA COMORES, sssevsbeureurcvatervnseduve 397 American Colonization Society...... 398 Resolution in reference to a book

Transylvania University tendered

to the Kentucky Conference......

American Bible Society.......... ae Edmund W. Sehon....

Admissions on Gfialivike kane.

CONTENTS.

TOCA ONSite. sesscacreseseeseeccase goouseans : Death of Absalom Hunt... i Death of Alexander Robinson Death of Henry N. Vandyke.

Death of William D. Minga.

Missionary collections......

Jonathan Stamper...

William M. Grubbs...

Henry E. Pilcher.

Walter Shearer....

William C. Atmore.

William M. Crawford Revival in Shannon Circuit..

Revival in Covington.. ero Revival in Mount Carmel, “Paris GWOT Gites nehaseccersscensestneeteen tre 4 Letter from John James........... Letter from Benjamin T. Crouch.

Revivals in Lexington District... John Collins Hardy...

Revival in Mount Ster ling Cireuit.. 435 Drummond Welburn.. Hthaeasc-) 46 Revival in Athens Cireuit.. - Thomas Demoss.........- Revival in La Grange Cireuit..

Revival in Jefferson CEeUn, Dorsey’s Camp-ground....

Hartwell J. Perry...

Revival in Shelby Circuit .

Nathanael H. Lee John Sandusky...

Revival in Madison € Cireuit..

Old Providence... es Eli B. Crain..

Revival in Russellville.

John B. Perry .. ac Warren M. Pitts Campbellism...

The Baptist Chureh Revival in Elkton...

A Campbellite preacher..

Sermons on baptism...

Elder song Williams 467 A challenge..........+. 467 A debate 467 Jackson’s Purchase 468 Revival in Paducah... 468

Hickman, Paducah, ‘and ‘Wadesboro Circuits vas . £69 Increase in membership..........-.+

Chapter XI

PROM TIE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1842 T0 THE CONFERENCKH

Bishop Waugh present... » 471 Albery L. Alderson.. 472 George 8S. Savage........-.-. 474 Revival at Shannon Church 478 Revival at Sardis.. 479 Missionary collectio Ss. 479 Death of Peter O. Meeks 479 Death of Edwin Roberts....... a

Revival in Morganfield Cireutt......

Reyival in Versailles Circuit........ 482 Journal of Edwin Roberts. ; German Mission formed.......

Revivals in Maysville District Revival in Germantown Circuit..

Reyivyal in Big Sandy Circuit......... Revival in Flemingsburg ¢ Circuit... Revival at Covington... Meee Revival at Cynthiana.

Revivals in Lexington District...... 489 Revival in Versailles Cireuit......... 490 Cam p-meeting near Nicholasville. 490

Revival in Georgetown. paodbeeesag OL: Revival in Athens Circuit... ee

Revivals in Burlington Cireuit Revivals in Louisville .........

Charles B. Parsons.. 492 Revival in Shepherdsville Circuit. 5 Revival in La Grange Circuit........ 495

Samuel D. Baldwitheesssssesess+e- Samuel L. Robertson.

Revival in Owensboro Revival at Burks’s..........

Revival at Pleasant Grove.

Seraiah 8. Deering eetnaties

Ransom Pareaston.

Revival at Richmon : Revival in Madison Cireui Robinson E. Sidebottom.

Elkanah Johnson... ned Revival at Bowling Green..

Revival in Scottsville Circuit... Revivals in Hopkinsville District. Revival at Ash Spring camp-meeting, Logan Cireuit Revival at Pleasant Grove.

Revival in Hopkinsville Circuit... 507 Revivals in Barboursville District.. 507 Jackson’s Purchase... ... 507 Mayfield Circuit formed...... 507 Decr ease in membership in Jack- SON7S PULCHAGE. ....0..se.e-reor-ereeseee 508 Increase in membership.......--.-.++ 508

Chapter XII

FROM THE SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY CON- FERENCE OF 1843 TO THE CONFERENCE or 1844.

Conference at Louisville............... 509 Bishop DMiOnriS teescemesanse 509 Distinguished visitors.. 509 The American Bible Socie y- 510 The Western Christian Advocate...... 510 Resolution to promote interests of

the Western Book Concern........ 510

The Agent and delinquent debtors 511 The temperance question 511 The slavery QuestiON..........-seeses Delegates elected to the General Conference Of 1844.....scereees 512

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Resolution in reference to a history of Methodism in Kentucky.. 512 Admissions on trial..

Locations..........0-.-006 Superannuated preachers Thomas N. Ralston...

Revivals in Mount Sterling Circuit. 515 Camp-meeting near Perr yville cease 515 A convincing argument........... ..... 516 Affecting incident............. 517

Death of Richard Corwine..

Death of John = essen Death of Elihu Green...

Missionary collections..

John Christian Harrison Revival at Maysville...

George B. Poage.......-- Revival at Mount PROM none Campbellism in Brooksville..

Exciting scene.. satan

Revival in Brook ‘sville.

Remarkable conversion.

Revival in Augusta.....

Revival at Minerya.: An enraged husband...

Revival at Dover............

Revival in Germantown Revivals in Shannon Circuit..

Revival at Nelson Asbury’s.

Revival in Covington..........

Reyival in Falmouth Circuit... 534

CoNTENTS.

The Lexington District...

Transylvania University... 534 Burr H. MeCown.. 535 William H. Anderson... . 536 Revivals in Louisville District...... 638 George W. Crumbaugh........ . 538 George S. Gatewood..... .. 539 Revival at Hardinsburg.. . 540 Revival in Hawesville Circui . 540 Revival in Hartford Circuit... 540

Revival in Big Spring Cireuit..

Morganfield Distr rict formed Learner B. Davison.....e-eee+++ Revival in Henderson Circuit.

Revival at Smithland..........

Revival at Eddyville....... c Revivals in Princeton Circuit........ Revivals in Russellville District ... 543

Robert Fisk.. 543 Revivals in Bowling Green. District 544 Timothy C. Frogge. Papa oe eecan 545 John S. Magee..... . 45

Robert G. Gardner..

Revivals in Barboursville Circuit. 546 Jackson’s Purchase.. 547 Revival in Hickman C . 547 Revival in Mayfield Circuit .......... 547 Revivals in Paducah and Wades- BOTO\CInGUI iS sccccece<ceccrenseussecsonse . 547

Decrease in membership .

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