Troy Conference Miscellany Author:Stephen Parks Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: I CHAPTER II. FROM 1800 TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TROY CONFERENCE IN 1S3J. In November, 1799, Lorenzo Dow left his appointment on Essex circuit, and El... more »ijah Heddingbegan his itinerant labors by supplying it, under the sanction of the presiding elder. He labored there about three months, and being at the time but an exhorter he did not take a text. In April or May, of 1800, he was licensed to preach, and in November of the same year was sent to Plattsburgh circuit. There the first fruits of his labors were gathered. The circuit was reported to be " all on fire," and " the scene of singular displays of God's converting and sanctifying power." He spent about six weeks there, and then was removed to Cambridge circuit, to supply the place of a preacher who was taken sick. An humble cottage on the west side of Cumberland Head, about two miles from the village of Plattsburgh, has been pointed out to the writer as the place where this distinguished servant of God preached his first sermon. The minutes give no account of members on Plattsburgh circuit, until 1800, when one hundred and seven were reported. In September of 1800, Rev. Jesse Lee, the apostle of Methodism in New England, in one of those extensive tours which these men were accustomed to make, passed through a part of our territory. On Sunday, the 21st, after holding a love-feast and preaching twice on the other side of the Canada line, he says in his journal, fi I then took leave of Canada and rode back to Vermont, and down to Church's in St. Albans, and at night preached on Titus ii, 12. I had a sweet time, preaching to the strange people, and they were remarkably attentive, and heard as though it had been for theirlives. Then brother Peter Vannest exhorted with some life. We had a crowded house." "Saturday 27th." ...« less