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OLD SANDS STREET
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, OF
BROOKLYN, N. Y. Now. Jak
AN ILLUSTRATED CENTENNIAL RECORD,
HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
BY
THE REV. EDWIN WARRINER.
Corresponding Secretary of the New York East Conference Historical Society.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION
BY
THE REV. ALBERT S. HUNT, D. D.
NEW YORK : PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY PHILLIPS & HUNT, 805 BROADWAY. 1885.
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CAPT. THOMAS WEBB. Pioneer Methodist Preacher in Brooklyu.
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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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Copyright 1885, by REV. EDWIN WARRINER, NEW YORK.
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PREFACE.
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There is much in the history of every church, and in the life-story of each individual Christian to illustrate and magnify the grace of God. A short time before that eloquent minister of Jesus Christ, Thomas Sewall, "rose in rap- ture to the upper skies," he said to a friend: "I reckon that most of the litera- ture of heaven will be the storied illustration of divine wisdom and goodness in the experience of poor, saved sinners. O my God! on those bright shelves of marvels, far down and obscure, yet there may a little tract be found, entitled, 'How it pleased God through Jesus Christ, his Son, to save soul of Thomas Sewall.'"
While it is neither possible nor needful that there should be in this world such impartial, unerring, and all-comprehending records as heaven will dis- close, when "we shall know even as also we are known," yet in my opinion, we might and should possess a carefully prepared history of the work of the people of God in each particular locality, and at least a brief record of the lives of the ministers and members of every church. This desirable work I have ac- complished in the case of one of the older and more prominent societies of our Methodism. The history of Old Sands Street Church for about one hundred years, including a roll of all the ministers, officers, etc., is condensed into nine brief chapters, so that the far greater part of this work is biographical. About four score and ten pastors and presiding elders, most of whom are deceased, have by appointment of the authorities ministered to this church. To the care- fully written biographies of these preachers I have added as complete an ac- count as I could give of the nineteen hundred members whose names are found in the books. A friend, referring to the large number of memorials of eminent men here grouped about the history of one local church, with characteristic hu- mor remarked, "It seems like hanging a very heavy weight on a very small nail."
It will require but a brief paragraph to explain how this work came to be written. Ilaving undertaken some years since to prepare a history of Method- ism in Suffolk County, N. Y., I found that it would be well-nigh impossible to make a satisfactory history of the church within that small territory, which in the earlier days formed only a part of a large and well defined circuit, namely, the whole of Long Island. I then formed the purpose to prepare a Cyclopedia of Long Island Methodism, containing an account of every circuit and of every local church, (including sketches of the founders and prominent members, ) also of every pastor and presiding elder-a work as yet incomplete, but on which a large amount of labor has been bestowed. Searching for facts on the west end of Long Island, especially concerning Brooklyn Methodism, I had soon accu- mulated so much material appertaining to the mother of Brooklyn Methodist churches, that I was almost compelled to make a separate volume, entitled Old Sands Street Church. The prospect of the speedy abandonment of the orig- inal site so long and so successfully held by Methodism in Brooklyn, gave ad- ditional interest to the subject. The official board and many friends of the church and of the pastors expressed their hearty approval of my purpose, and this encouragement held me to my task when its accomplishment seemed al- most impossible.
To one engaged in such researches it becomes painfully apparent that many noble ministers and laymen have passed away, of whose services the church has preserved no suitable memorial. On the other hand, after attempting to "count the dust of Jacob, or number the fourth part of Israel" within even a small territory, one just begins to realize how truly "the world itself could not contain the books," if memoirs of all the saints were recorded.
It is not an easy task to prepare memorials of persons long since dead, about whom little or no timely record has been made. Dr. Abel Stevens writes thus
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concerning this kind of literary labor: " The private correspondence, the col- lection of documents, the harmonization of conflicting statements, the group- ing of events, lacking often the most essential connecting links, the portraiture of characters historically important, but almost totally obscured in undeserved oblivion, present embarrassments which may well constrain the writer to throw down his pen in despair."
A very few of the prominent ministers, whose life history is here given, turned aside from the right way. To have exhibited only the better side of their lives and characters, would have been to write romance, and not history or biog- raphy ; therefore, the two or three who fell, are set forth as admonitory bea- cons. In this I follow the example of the chief historians of our Church, who record the backslidings of good and eminent men, and their lapse into crime.
I have written, and here inserted, scores of memorials of the deceased wives of the preachers. This has cost a great deal of personal inquiry and corre- spondence, since comparatively little note has been made of them in the annals of our Church.
In another direction my toil has been rewarded, namely, the diligent research concerning the posterity of the preachers, and the early members of old Sands Street Church, whereby I have been able to illustrate one important truth concerning the righteous, that " his seed is blessed." It may prove not a lit- tle instructive to observe how much stronger in some families of Methodist preachers and laymen, than in others, is the attachment to our own denomina- tion, and to study the reasons for that difference.
It has been my aim to be accurate as to facts, names, dates, etc. ; but the mass of details is so great, and the chances for mistakes are so many, that it cannot, by any means, be supposed that I have avoided all errors. No known source of information has been neglected. I have made use of all the avail- able books containing the data required, besides innumerable newspapers, mag- azines, inscriptions on gravestones, manuscript journals, letters from hundreds of correspondents, and testimonies of hundreds of old people, many of whom have fallen asleep since my interview with them. In the foot-notes and in the body of the work I have given due credit to a large number of authorities
The portraits and other illustrations, to the number of eighty-six, have been obtained through much trouble and expense, but they certainly add greatly to the value of the work. Of the eighty-nine pastors and presiding elders, twenty-five died leaving no likenesses, at least none that can now be found. Portraits of twelve others are omitted, contrary to my earnest desire and solicitation. Upward of eighty interesting autograph signatures are herein reproduced. A few of those desired I have been unable to find.
It is scarcely necessary to refer to the literary character of this work. The aim has been to put on record certain valuable facts in as direct and concise a form as possible, even at the sacrifice of an elegant and graceful style.
The researching and the writing have been a labor of love, and with a con- sciousness of having attempted to perform a real service for the Methodist Episcopal Church, I now submit to the reader this imperfect fruit of my labor. in the hope that the reminiscences I have preserved will fill the mind of many an aged Christian with bright pictures of the past, and wake the
" Echoes that start When memory plays an old tune on the heart."
I trust, also, that these pages will serve as a source of instruction and inspira- tion to the middle-aged and the young, as they are hereby reminded how "other men labored," and we have "entered into their labors." And not a little satisfaction is afforded by the hope that, possibly, future writers concein- ing Methodism, will find in this volume a permanent record of valuable facts that would otherwise have been forever lost in oblivion.
E. WARRINER.
CLINTON, CONN., February, 1885.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
1. Thomas Webb. . Frontispiece.
2. Woolman Hickson Preaching his First Sermon in Brooklyn-opposite 6
3. A Portion of Sands-street church-yard II
4. Brooklyn in 1798 12
5. Old White Church. 16
6. Kirk's Printing-office opposite 18
7. Old Sands-street Church. 27
8. Sunday-school Certificate of Admission . 28
9. Parsonage and Sunday-school Building on Ifigh-street. 29
IO. Sands-street Church-Interior View 40
II. Rev. Freeborn Garrettson opposite 69
12. Rev. Henry Willis. 76
13. Rev. Thomas Morrell 79
14. Rev. William Phoebus. 91
15. Rev. Aaron Hunt. 100
16. Rev. Ezekiel Cooper 123
17. Rev. George Roberts. 133
18. Rev. William Thacher. 156
19. Rev. Samuel Merwin. 164
20. Rev. Elijah Woolsey. 179
21. Rev. Daniel Ostrander. 187
22. Rev. Reuben IIubbard. 192
23. Rev. Lewis Pease 197
24. Rev. William Ross. .opposite 206
25. Rev. Nathan Bangs, D. D. 211
26. Rev. Alexander M'Caine 216
27. Rev. Peter P. Sandford, D.D . opposite 225
28. Rev. Henry Chase, A. M. ..
220
29. Rev. Laban Clark, D.I). 232
30. Rev. Stephen L. Stillman.
31. Rev. Samuel Luckey. D. D . opposite 247
32. Rev. Seymour Landon. ‹‹
252
33. Rev. Noah Levings, D.D.
258
34. Rev. James Covel, Jr., A. M. 263
35. Rev. John C. Green. 268
36. Rev. Charles W. Carpenter 271
37. Rev. John C. Tackaberry. .opposite 275
38. Rev. John Kennaday, I. D. 279
39. Rev. John Luckey. 283
40. Rev. Bartholomew Creagh. opposite 288
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41. Rev. William H. Norris .opposite 296
42. Rev. Fitch Reed, D.D.
.. 300
43. Rev. Stephen Martindale. . opposite 304
44. Rev John J. Matthias
319
45. Rev. John B. Merwin, D.D
325
46. Rev. John W. B. Wood.
328
47. Rev. Henry J. Fox, I). I)
331
48. Rev. Levi S. Weed, D.D
334
49. Rev. Buel Goodsell
339
50. Rev. Wilbur F. Watkins, D).I) 66
344
51. Rev. Bernard H. Nadal, D.D. 351
52. Rev. Daniel Curry, D. D., LL.I) 357
53. Rev. Charles Fletcher. 360
54. Rev. Benjamin Pillsbury, D.D. 36
55. Rev. Bishop Edward G. Andrews, D.D., LL.D 369
373
57. Rev. Thomas G. Osborn, A.M ..
389
58. Rev. Freeman P. Tower, A. M.
59. Rev. George Taylor.
60. Rev. John S. Breckinridge, A.M
401
62. Memorial of Jacob Brown, 416
63. Rev. Daniel De Vinne .. . opposite 424
64. Hon. John Dikeman. 430
65. John Garrison. 437
66. John E. Hanford. 440
opposite Itt
68. Memorial of J. Wesley Harper. 446
69. Joseph Herbert.
70. Aaron Kingsland. 451
71. Rev. Robert M. Lockwood. opposite 456
459
73. Andrew Mercein.
74. Susanna Moser. 467
75. Joseph Moser.
76. Hon. Moses F. Odell. . 471
opposite 470
77. Memorial of M. F. Odell
78. Mary Powers. 475
79. William I. Preston .. .opposite 476
So. Rev. Elnathan Raymond. 479
81. Rev. Marvin Richardson, D.D. 483
82. Thomas Sands. 488
83. Rev. Nicholas Snethen. 492
84. Robert Snow 496
¿5. Memorial of the Summerfields 507
86. George J. Vining. 5:6
397
61. Rev. Ichabod Simmons, A. M 66
405
67. Joseph Wesley Harper
443
72. Rev. William M'Allister 463
468
56. Rev. Edwin E. Griswold, D. D.
394
CONTENTS. 1
INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-4
BOOK I. HISTORICAL RECORD.
CHAPTER I.
A RECORD OF TEN YEARS; 1787-1796.
A Pioneer Church-Capt. Webb and the First Methodist Sermon-Woolman Hickson- Sermon in the Street-Peter Cannon's Cooper-shop-Class formed-Date decisively As- certained-Thomas Foster, First Presiding Elder-John Dickins-Brooklyn an Outpost of New York Station -- Henry Willis, Elder-Freeborn Garrettson joins Diekins in New York-Thomas Morrell, Elder, with Garrettson-Robert Cloud, John Merrick and Wil- liam Phoebus in New York and Brooklyn-J. B. Matthias visits Brooklyn-David Ken- dall appointed to Long Island in 1790-Reinforced by Wm. Phoebus and Aaron Hunt- Jacob Brush, Presiding Elder-Brooklyn becomes a part of Long Island Circuit-Small Class-Services in Private Dwellings-Benj. Abbott and his Colleague on Long Island -Brooklyn Sinners crying for Mercy-Accessions-Few Foot-prints remain-The Rec- ord on High-Other Pastors; Brush, Ragan, Boyd, Totten and Strebeck-Nicholas Snethen, a Class Leader in Brooklyn-Church Incorporated-First Trustees-First Church Edifice-Sermon by Bishop Asbury-Ezekiel Cooper and Lawrence M'Combs, New Preachers in New York and Brooklyn-George Roberts, Presiding Elder-Brook- lyn a Station-First Stationed Preacher -- Thirty-five Members-Gradual Growth 5-11
CHAPTER HI. A RECORD OF TEN YEARS; 1797-1806.
A French Artist and his Picture of Brooklyn-Sylvester Hutchinson, Presiding Elder- Andrew Nichols and the Oldest Church Register-List of Members to the Year 1800- Hannah Stryker-First Death-Richard Everitt-Cyrus Stebbins-David Buck-Pe- ter Jayne-Ezekiel Canfield-Church Edifice Enlarged-People Forsaken by a Pastor- Wm. Thacher, Presiding Elder-Samuel Merwin-Preachers' Boarding Place-James Harper-Price of Board-Samuel Thomas-Pastor's House Rent-Joseph Moser, Sex- ton -- His Duties-Salary-Church-yard-Precious Dust-Another Boarding Place-John Garrison-Oliver Sykes 12-14
CHAPTER III.
A RECORD OF TEN YEARS; 1807-1816
Joseph Crawford-Elijah Woolsey-John Wilson-Death of Mrs. Woolsey-Interesting Marriage Record-Slavery in Brooklyn-Daniel Ostrander-Debt Cancelled-Parson- age Lot Given-Parsonage built-Andrew Mercein, Thomas Kirk and Gerge Smith, Building Committee-Reuben Hubbard-Ebenezer Washburn-Another Pastor leaves his Flock-Amusing Comment-The Station supplied-Thomas Drummond-Old Church, Dimensions-Negroes in the Gallery-The Building moved-New Church Edi- fice-Remembered as the "Old White Church"-Wm. Thacher's Labors-Asbury in the New Church-Lewis Pease stationed in Brookyn-Health fails-Thomas Drummond, (a second time) Pastor-Samuel Merwin returned-Nathan Emery and Joseph Craw- ford, Pastors-The Scxton instructed-Candle-light-Boys looked after-Catechism
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taught by Thomas Drummond-List of Learners-Thomas Sands proposes the Estab- lishment of a Sunday-school-Kirk's Printing-office-DeVinne's School-room-Robert Snow, Andrew Mercein, Joseph Herbert, Daniel DeVinne and Jolin G. Murphy, Founders of the Sunday-school-Printed Address-Methodism takes the lead -De- vinne's Description of the School-Children saved from the Street-Wild Boys- Brook- lyn Sunday-school Union -- Methodists among the First Officers-Union Sunday-school- Held in a District-school Building-Methodist Teachers-James Engles-Richard Corn- well and Wife-Jolin Dikeman and wife-James Herbert. · 15-19
CHAPTER IV.
A RECORD OF TEN YEARS; 1817-1820.
Presiding Elders and Pastors-Union Sunday-school-Lack of Teachers-Opposition from Church Memoers-The School suspended-Resumed after three Years -- New Sun- day-school Building -- Happy New Year-Swarms from the Old Hive- Methodists left alone-Prosperity-Increase of Colored Members-Separate Place of Worship-Still un- der the Supervision of Sands-street Pastors-"African Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church"-Secession of the Colored People-Quarterly Conference Action-Subsequent Increase of Colored Methodists in Brooklyn-Alexander M'Caine resigns -- Henry Chase succeeds him-Lewis Pease's Ministry-Revivals-Camp-meeting at Musketo Cove-Large Increase-Yellow Hook-Class formed-Germ of Bay Ridge Methodism- Original Members -- Wm. Ross' Second Term-York-street Church organized-Death of Wm. Ross-M. B. Bull, Supply-Burial of John Summerfield-Thomas Burch and S. L. Stillman, Pastors-Class formed in Red Hook Lane-Gratifying Increase of Mem- bers. 20 --- 23
CHAPTER V.
A RECORD OF TWENTY YEARS; 1827-1846.
S. Luckey, S. L. Stillman and S. Landon, Pastors-Young Men's Missionary Society -- Ann Eliza Luckey -- Marsden VanCott-Anniversary-S. L. Stillman-Dr. Reese -- D. Ostrander, Presiding Elder-N. Levings' and J. Covel's Ministry-Hempstead Harbor Camp-meeting-Revival-Sailors converted-"Grog stopped"-Another Refreshing- Jolin N. Maffit -- Committee on Delinquents-J. C. Green, C. W. Carpenter, J. Tacka- bury, Pastors-Washington-street Church and Parsonage erected-A Circuit with three Churches-Thomas Burch's Second Term-John Kennedy -- First Annual Conference in Sands-street Church-John Luckey-Property divided-Churches separate-Bartholo- mew Creagh-Salary $600. 00-Church Extension contemplated-Liberal Offer declined -No Steeples allowed-W. H. Norris' First Pastoral Term-Fitch Reed-Another Ses- sion of the N. Y. Conference in Sands-street Church-Stephen Martindale, Presiding Elder-Peter C. Oakley-First Board of Stewards-L. M. Vincent's Ministry-Revival -- Old White Church demolished-Regretted by the Older Members-New Brick Church Dedication-Sermons by Chas. Pitman, Nathan Bangs, Noah Levings and David Reese - Vote against petitioning for a Favorite Minister-J. J Matthias, Presiding Elder -- H. F. Pease, Pastor-N. Bangs, Pastor with J. C. Tackaberry-New Parsonage. 24-28
CHAPTER VI. A RECORD OF TEN YEARS, 1847-1856.
J. B. Merwin and Dr. Bangs, Pastors-W. H. Norris Pastor a Second Term-Church and Parsonage burned and rebuilt-Building Committee-Sunday School and Class Rooms -Juvenile Missionary Society-Constitution-First Officers-Missionary Festival- Wesley Harper speaks -- Ole Bull-Class Names adopted. 29-31
CHAPTER VII. A RECORD OF TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS; 1857-1884.
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Statistics-Large Benevolent Collections-Chaplain M'Cabe-Pastors of this Period-List of Presiding Elders-Holding the Fort-Interesting Anniversaries-Grand Missionary Jubilee-Model Way of Giving-L. S. Weed and D. Terry-Another Festival-Dec- orations-Musical Instruments-Old Fire Bucket-Henry Ward Beecher's Address- Almost a Century-Ever Young and Vigorous-Growth of the City -- East River Bridge -Offer of $125,000 declined-What will become of the Church Organization ?- Proposed Combination of Churches not accomplished-The Old Grave Yard-Outlook for Time- Outlook for Eternity-The Itinerant System Illustrated-Ten Thousand Serions-Hal- lowed Memories-Unwritten History. 32-40
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CHAPTER VIII.
RECORD OF MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS AND STATISTICS.
I. A Chronological List of Presiding Elders-2. A Chronological List of Pastors, with the Numbers reported, including Probationers, at the Close of their Respective Terms. 41-44
CHAPTER IX. A RECORD OF OFFICIAL, MEMBERS, ETC.
I. Local Preachers-2. Licensed Exhorters-3. Class Leaders --- 4. Trustees-5. Stewards-6. First Male Sunday School Superintend- ents-7. Second Male Superintendents-8. Third Male Superin- tendents-9. Fourth Male Superintendents-First Female Superin- tendents-11. Second Female Sup'ts-12. Secretaries-13. Treasur- ers-14. Librarians-15. Organists-16. Male Teachers :- Intermediate and Senior Departments-17. Female Teachers :- Intermediate and Senior Departments-18. Sup'ts and Teachers of the Infant Depart- ment-19. Officers of the Juvenile Missionary Society-20. Sextons. 45-58
BOOK II. BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF MINISTERS.
I. WOOLMAN HICKSON.
Founder of Brooklyn Methodism-Early History Unknown-Pastoral Record-Faithful Ministry-Rhoda Laws' Conversion-Thomas Haskins' Testimony-Hickson in New York and Brooklyn-Jesse Lee's and Dr. Wakeley's Account of his Last Hours-Ten- derly cared for-Lamented-Uncertainty concerning the Location of his Grave-Neither Portrait nor Signature. 59-62
II. THOMAS FOSTER.
Elder in Hickson's Time-Birth-Pastoral Record-Heroic Service-Primitive Notions- Fringes not allowed-Thomas Smith's Tribute-Useful Local Preacher-Death-Grave -His Wife-Of Methodist Stock -- Sleeps beside Him. . 63-64
III. JOHN DICKINS.
Hickson's Colleague -- Native of London-College Training -- Joins the Methodist Church in Virginia-Conference Record-Asbury's Comment-Makes the First Move toward the Establishment of a Methodist Educational Institution in America -- First to approve of the Organization of American Methodism-Author of the Name of the Denomination -J. B. Matthias hears Him-"My Thundering John Diekins"- Book Steward and Pas- tor-Two Men's Work -- Founder of the Great "Book Concern"-Rapturous Death- Last Resting Place-Noble Traits-Eminent Attainments-First Methodist Pastor's Wife in this Region-A Protracted and Beautiful Life-Children of John and Elizabeth Diekins. 65~68
IV. FREEBORN GARRETTSON.
His Eminent Rank --- Native of Maryland-Methodist Influence-Converted on Horseback -Emancipates his Slaves-Alarmed to find Himself a Preacher-Ezekiel Cooper hears
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him-Long Connection with Brooklyn-Persecutions and Labors-Herald of the Christmas Conference-Wesley's Choice for Bishop-General Conference Record-His New York District -- Compeer of Lee in New England-Perils and Accidents-Honorable and Happy Marriage-" Traveler's Rest"-Asbury's Friendship-Last Sermon-Last Words Tri- umphant -- Memorial Stone-Character and Work-Mrs. Garrettson-Pioneer Methodist in Rhinebeck-Beautiful Life and Character-Miss Mary Garrettson-Brilliant Intellect -Incidents-Loving Zeal for God. 69-75
V.
HENRY WILLIS.
Presiding Elder and Pastor in Brooklyn-A Saint Indeed-Birth and Early Ministry-Min- isterial Record-Soul on Fire-Frail Body-Self-support-Letter to Freeborn Garrettson- Receives William Thacher into the Church-Lorenzo Dow's Marriage -- Ordained by As- bury-Portrait-Canonicals-Triumphant Death -Burial-Asbury's Love for Willis-The Bishop Blesses his Children-Mrs. Willis-Daughter of- an Eminent Layman-Rare In- telligence and Piety-Outlives Husband and Children-Death and Burial --- Portrait Pre- served. 76-78 .
VI. THOMAS MORRELL.
Native of New York-Parentage-Brave Revolutionary Officer-Honorable Wounds-Con . version-Successful Failure in Preaching-Appointments-Builds and Dedicates Forsyth- street Church-Morrell and Dickins hold an Official Interview with Washington -- Trav- els with Asbury-" Help Yourselves to Tea "-Answer to William Hammett-Asbury's Comment-A "Solemn " Wedding-Unique Personal Appearance-Buried in a Vault- His Wives-Rev. T. A. Morrell, his Son. . 79-83
VII. ROBERT CLOUD.
Birth-Converted in a Soldier's Uniform-Pastoral Appointments-First Location on Record -- Travels extensively --- Why so little Known ? - The Reason Suggested-His Fall-Re- instated-Labors in the West-President of a State Bible Society-Adheres to the Method- ist Episcopal Church-Peaceful Death-His Grave-A Positive Character-IIis Likeness Lost-Mrs. Cloud-Six Children-Dr. Caleb Wesley Cloud. 84-88
VIII. JOHN MERRICK.
Place of Birth Unknown-Probably a Revolutionary Soldier-Pastoral Record -- Rev. J. P. Fort's Discovery-Merrick's Great Public Power-Peter Vannest's Recollections-As- bury's Prediction -Merrick's Death-His Bones Discovered-Memorial Tablet. . 89-90
1X. WILLIAM PHŒBUS.
Pre-eminently a Brooklyn Preacher-Birth-Conference Appointments-Member of the Christinas Conference-General Conference Delegate-How he matched Benj. Abbott- Marriage and Location-Physician and Editor-Death-Burial Place-Character Unique -Ability Highly Appreciated. . 91-95
X. JACOB BRUSH.
First Native Presiding Elder for Long Island-Ilis Appointments in the Ministry-Victim of the Yellow Fever-Early Death-Unfulfilled Marriage Engagement-His Grave-Aaron Hunt's Marriage-Brush's Signature-A Bright and Shining Light. . 96-98
XI. DAVID KENDALL.
. 99 Little Known of him -- Work in Brooklyn Interrupted-Six Years in the Active Ministry- Laid Aside-Record on High.
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XII.
AARON HUNT.
Birth-Boyhood-A Happy Convert-Leads in Family Prayer-Hears Benj. Abbott-Ap- pointed Class-leader-First Sermon-Sent to Long Island -- Conference Record-Little Farm-Small Salary-Location-Introduces Methodism into Danbury, Conn .- - "Accord- ing to Discipline "-" Breaks up New Ground "- The People wonder --- Originates the Motion to adopt the Two Years' Rule-Introduces the Custom of inviting Penitents to the Altar-Wife dies-Second Marriage-Stilwellite Secession-An Old Connecticut Law- Mr. Hunt contends for Methodist Preachers' Rights -- He wins-His Last Days-Closing Hours-Position and Character-Place of Burial-His Three Wives and his Clal- dren. 100-108 .
XIII. BENJAMIN ABBOTT.
A Most " Memorable " Man-Unpromising Youth-Rescued from the Depths of Sin- Fam- ily Blessed-Begins to Preach-" Hell Neck "-Persecution -- Great Power attends his Words-Joins. Conference-Appointments-Not a Learned Man-" Thundergust Ser- mon "-Happy Death-Ostrander's Memorial-Mrs. Abbott-David, their Son. 109-114
XIV. JOHN RAGAN.
An Irishman-Joins Conference in America -- Appointments-Traces of him in New Brunswick-Greatly Useful on his Last Charge-Death by Yellow Fever-Grave -. An Honorable Tribute by his Brethren. . .
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