Pages from the early history of the West and Northwest: embracing reminiscences and incidents of settlement and growth, and sketches of the material and religious progress of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, with especial reference to the history of Methodism

Stephen R B. 1801 Beggs

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• Methodist Episcopal Church
• Northwest
• Illinois
• HIStory
• Chicago

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"LIBRARY
OF THE
UN IVER.SITY.
or ILLINOIS'CENTRAL BOOKSTACKSCIRCULATION
The this material is re-person charging
for its renewal or its return tosponsible
the from which it was borrowedlibrary
on or before the Latest Date stamped
below. You be a minimummay charged
fee of for each lost book.$75.00
of areTheft, mutilation, and underlining books reasons
for disciplinary action and result in dismissal frommay
the University.
TO RENEW CALL TELEPHONE 333-840OCENTER,
ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGNUNIVERSITY OF
NOV041999
When by phone, writenewduedatebelowrenewing
due date.previous L162
DEC 02 1<86 H41L161PAGES
FROM THE
EARLY HISTORY
OF THE
AND NORTH-WEST:WEST
EMBRACING
REMINISCENCES AND INCIDENTS OF SETTLEMENT AND
AND SKETCHES OF THE MATERIALGROWTH,
AND RELIGIOUS PROGRESS
OF THE
ANDSTATES OF OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI,
WITH
THE HISTORYESPECIAL REFERENCE TO OF METHODISM.
BY
REV. S. R. BEGGS.
CINCINNATI:
AT THE METHODIST BOOK CONCERN.PRINTED
PRINTER.R. P. THOMPSON,
1868./
to Act of in theEntered, Congress, year 1868, byaccording
R.S. BEGGS,-
Office of the District Court of the United States forIn the Clerk's
Southern District of Ohio.the
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. PAGE.
Life in Southern Indiana Con-Autobiographical Ancestry
9version
CHAPTER II.
Methodism in Indiana Notable Preachers Confer-Early
ences Districts and Circuits 17
CHAPTER HI.
from Smith's "Indiana 31Compilations Miscellany"
CHAPTER IV.
The Same continued The Pious Wife and Hus-Impenitent
band Remarkable Conversion 44
CHAPTER V.
Received into Missouri Conference Remarkable Experiences
in the Primitive 51Itinerancy
CHAPTER VI.
Introduction to the Illinois Work Minutes of the First Con-
ference 59
CHAPTER VH.
Pioneer PleasantConference Occa-HomeExperiences Again
sions 67
CHAPTER VIII.
and Infidels at a Methodist A PrimitiveQuakers Meeting
'. 75Baptism
1924424 CONTENTS.
CHAPTER IX. PAQE.
of a Bride Painful andMarriage Eough Experiences Young
Perilous 81Journeyings
CHAPTER X
Mission Work in 1831-32 Terrors of an IndianChicago,
Raid A Home-Made Fort 94
CHAPTER XI.
Privations in Division of Illinois Conference Inci-Chicago
dents of Labor 103
CHAPTER XII.
A Clear Conversion Statistics of Mission RockDesplaines
River Conference formed 114
CHAPTER XIII.
of Peoria A Curious 122History Church-Building Enterprise...
CHAPTER XIV,
of Rev. Jesse "Walker fromSketch Narrative hisInteresting
own 131Manuscript
CHAPTER XV.
Stati'stics of Methodism in the Fox River Au-Early Region
rora and Ottowa .-.. 143
CHAPTER XVI.
Methodism in Middle Illinois FirstEarly Sangamon County
Settlement of Peoria 151
CHAPTER XVII.
Miscellaneous Statistics The Plainfield Work How Roberts
became 161Bishop
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Author's Work andBiographical Episode Experienc.es
on the Christian in 1864 169Commission,