The patriarch of one hundred years : being reminiscences, historical and…
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"The patriarch of one hundred years : being reminiscences, historical and…." by Rev. J. B. Wakeley, D.D. is a historical and biographical memoir written in the late 19th century. It presents the life and ministry of Rev. Henry Boehm, using his extensive journals to portray early American Methodism, its pioneers, revivals, and circuits, culminating in his centennial celebrations. Readers can expect vivid portraits of figures like Bishop Francis Asbury and accounts of
frontier evangelism, camp-meetings, and the growth of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The opening of the volume lays out the project’s origin: Boehm explains in a preface that, urged by church leaders and aided by Wakeley, he shaped a massive journal into a narrative meant to preserve the spirit and facts of “primitive Methodism.” A table of contents promises a life told through circuits, conferences, and key personalities. The first chapters recount Boehm’s Swiss Mennonite ancestry, his father Martin’s conversion and eventual role with the United Brethren and Methodists, and Henry’s own upbringing, schooldays under a Hessian teacher, conversion in a mill loft, and the misstep of delaying church membership. He then sketches early preachers (notably Robert Strawbridge and the fiery Benjamin Abbott) and describes the building and influence of Boehm’s Chapel, where a revival led him to join the Church and become a class leader. Subsequent chapters narrate the General Conference of 1800 in Baltimore and the Philadelphia Conference at Duck Creek, both marked by powerful revivals and the election of Richard Whatcoat; the history of Barratt’s Chapel and Boehm’s vow of consecration during a bout of illness; and his early itinerant work on Dorchester and Annamessex Circuits, where sweeping awakenings among white and Black worshipers are punctuated by striking anecdotes (a preacher lost in the Cypress Swamp, a hawk dropping a fish for dinner). The extract closes as he moves to Kent Circuit, honors early lights like William Gill and John Smith, and visits the dying father of Shadrach Bostwick, pausing even to exhort a gathered roadside crowd when a house meeting is canceled. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Boehm, Henry, 1775-1875 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Wakeley, J. B. (Joseph Beaumont), 1809-1875 |
| Title | The patriarch of one hundred years : being reminiscences, historical and biographical, of Rev. Henry Boehm |
| Alternate Title | The patriarch of 100 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 |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements |
| Subject | Methodism |
| Subject | Boehm, Henry, 1775-1875 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76653 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76653-9 |
| Release Date | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 465 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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