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The patriarch of one hundred years

The patriarch of one hundred years

by Henry Boehm

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Author
Boehm, Henry, 1775-1875
Title
The patriarch of one hundred years : being reminiscences, historical and biographical, of Rev. Henry Boehm
Original Publication
New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1875.
Credits
Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements
Subject
Boehm, Henry, 1775-1875
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 76653
Release Date
August 8, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.REMINISCENCES OF REV. HENRY BOEHM. — CHAPTER I. MY ANCESTORS AND MY EARLY DAYS. — MY EARLY DAYS. — RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. SKETCHES OF EARLY PREACHERS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. BOEHM’S CHAPEL.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1800.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE—GREAT REVIVALS—BARRATT’S CHAPEL.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. MY FIRST CIRCUIT, DORCHESTER.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. MY SECOND CIRCUIT, ANNAMESSEX, 1802.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. KENT, BRISTOL, AND NORTHAMPTON CIRCUITS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE, 1803—BRISTOL CIRCUIT. — BLACK HARRY. — BRISTOL CIRCUIT IN 1803.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. SHORT TOUR WITH BISHOP ASBURY, 1803.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. DAUPHIN CIRCUIT, 1803-4.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII. BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCES, 1805—ST. MARTIN’S CIRCUIT.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. FIRST CAMP-MEETING ON THE PENINSULA, 1805.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. DOVER CIRCUIT, 1806—SICKNESS AND DEATH OF BISHOP WHATCOAT. — PORTRAITURE OF BISHOP WHATCOAT.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV. DOVER CIRCUIT—GREAT CAMP-MEETINGS. — REV. WILLIAM P. CHANDLER, M.D.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. MISSIONARIES, 1807. — CAMP-MEETING AT WYE.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. DOCTOR ROMER AND THE GERMAN METHODIST DISCIPLINE.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1808.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. FIRST ANNUAL TOUR WITH BISHOP ASBURY, 1808. — THE WESTERN CONFERENCE.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX. FIRST VISIT TO THE SOUTH.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. NORTHERN TOUR—VIRGINIA AND BALTIMORE CONFERENCES.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. FIRST VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY—NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCES.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. SECOND ANNUAL TOUR—WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CONFERENCE. — FIRST CONFERENCE IN CINCINNATI. — EPISCOPAL TOUR FROM CINCINNATI TO SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. TOUR TO VIRGINIA, BALTIMORE, AND PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCES. — NORTHERN TOUR TO PITTSFIELD, NEW YORK CONFERENCE.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. NEW ENGLAND AND GENESEE CONFERENCES OF 1810. — FORMATION OF GENESEE CONFERENCE.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. ANNUAL TOUR, 1810—WESTERN CONFERENCE.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. TOUR TO SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. VIRGINIA, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCES.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. BISHOP ASBURY’S VISIT TO CANADA.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. FOURTH WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TOUR—CONFERENCES OF 1811.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. DEATH, FUNERAL, AND CHARACTER OF REV. MARTIN BOEHM.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST—SKETCH OF OTTERBEIN, ETC. — REV. WILLIAM P. OTTERBEIN.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. PHILADELPHIA AND GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1812. — GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1812.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV. NEW YORK, NEW ENGLAND, AND GENESEE CONFERENCES.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV. MY LAST TOUR WITH BISHOP ASBURY.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI. SCHUYLKILL DISTRICT, 1813-14.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII. CHESAPEAKE DISTRICT—GOVERNOR BASSETT’S DEATH AND CHARACTER. — GOVERNOR BASSETT.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVIII. GENERAL CONFERENCE—ASBURY’S FUNERAL, ETC.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXIX. BISHOP ASBURY—CHARACTER AND HABITS.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XL. DEATH OF JESSE LEE—HIS CHARACTER.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLI. CHESAPEAKE DISTRICT—TOURS WITH BISHOPS GEORGE AND M’KENDREE.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLII. DELAWARE DISTRICT, 1819-21—THOMAS AND EDWARD WHITE—JOSHUA THOMAS—CIRCUITS.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLIII. LAST VISIT TO MY NATIVE PLACE—WESTERN TOUR.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLIV. HISTORY AND NATURE OF FATHER BOEHM’S REMINISCENCES—THE LAST TEN YEARS OF HIS LIFE.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLV. ENTRANCE UPON HIS ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR. — Address to Father Boehm.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVI. INTERESTING PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE NEWARK ANNUAL CONFERENCE—FATHER BOEHM’S CENTENNIAL SERMON. — Opening Address of Bishop Janes. — Father Boehm’s Sermon. — Remarks of Bishop Janes. — Father Boehm’s Benediction. — Address of Dr. Deems. — Address of the Rev. Dr. Wakeley.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLVII. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD—SPECIAL CENTENNIAL SERVICE. — Father Boehm’s Remarks. — Sketch of Father Boehm’s Life. — Letter from Bishop Asbury. — Letter from Bishop Janes. — Letter from Bishop Bowman. — Letter from Bishop Simpson. — Letter from Samuel Pettit. — Letter from Aaron Wood. — Father Boehm’s Letter. — Bishop Asbury’s Letter. — Testimonial to Father Boehm. — Address of Prof. Henry A. Buttz. — Dr. Todd’s Address. — THE HEROIC AGE. — Address by Rev. Dr. Foss. — Dr. Bartine’s Address. — Evening Reception.
  52. 52.CHAPTER XLVIII. CENTENNIAL SERMON AND OTHER SERVICES IN JOHN-STREET CHURCH, NEW YORK. — Father Boehm’s Sermon. — Bishop Janes’ Address.
  53. 53.FOOTNOTES

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