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VOLUME EIGHT
NUMBER FORTY
FOOTPRINTS OF WESLEY IN SAVANNAH
South Georgia Conference This Week Recalls Many Stirring Memories of the Founder of Methodism
Rev. Loy Warwick Writes Highly Informing Story
HE meeting of the North Georgia
Conference, at Carrollton, last
week, followed by the South Geor
gia Conference this week at Sa
vannah, naturally quickens inter
est in all things pertaining to the
beginnings, the leadership and the
achievements of “ militant Meth
odism” everywhere. Because it
carries so much ac
curate information
concerning the early
days of John Wes
ley in this country —■
holding interest not
only for our large
circle of Methodist
readers, but people
of all denominations
and no denomina
tions, as well, we are
reproducing Rev.
Loy Warwick’s high
ly interesting and in
forming article in
the Atlanta Journal.
If you do not keep a
file of The Golden
Age, like some of our
readers do, you
would do well to clip
for your scrap-book
this story of Wes
ley’s footprints in
Savannah.
John Wesley and His
Followers in Sa
vannah.
By Rev. Loy War
wick.
Tuesday, October
14, 1735, John Wes
ley embarked for
Georgia accompanied
by Charles Wesley,
Benjamin Ingraham and Charles Delamotte.
Thursday, February 5, 1736, he anchored in
the Savannah river, near Tybee Island.
Friday, February 6, 1736, he landed on Cock
spur Island, on which Fort Pulaski is located.
Here he conducted divine services.
Thursday, February 19, 1736, he paid his
first visit to Yamacraw and Savannah.
Sunday, March 7, 1736, he preached his first
sermon (in America) in a rude hut used for a
court house. This building stood on the north
east corner of Bull street and Bay street lane.
His text was I Cor., 13th chapter.
Monday, March 15, 1736, he moved into the
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The photograph in the left hand corner above is that of Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, of Baltimore, senior member of the
College of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, who is presiding over the meeting in Savannah. In the center is
shown the Wesley Monumental Church, where the Conference is in session. On the right is the photograph of Rev. T. D. Ellis,
pastor, and the official host of the Conference.
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minister’s house which stood on the parson
age lot between Drayton and Congress streets.
Here, according to Wesley’s own statement, is
where Methodism had its second rise.
Tuesday, March 30, 1736, he made his first
visit to Frederica. (Frederica is on St. Simons
Island, in Glynn county. Signs of the town
may still be seen. The fort still stands that
guarded the settlement from the Spaniards.
Near Frederica the battle of the Bloody Marsh
was fought between Oglethorpe’s men and
Spaniards from Florida. Charles Wesley was
the resident minister in Frederica. Near the
Episcopal Church, is Wesley’s oak, where tra
dition says he preached during his visit.)
There was also a “Wesley oak” in Savannah.
Sunday, May 9, 1736, Wesley moved his ser
vices into the newly-erected court house on Bull
street, between York and State. The new mar
ble court house now stands on this lot.
Monday, July 26, Wesley began his first visit
to Charleston, S. C.
Monday, August 1, 1737, he visited New
Ebenezer, Saltzberger’s Church and village.
The old Ebenezer Church still stands in Effing
ham county, and is visited by a great many
people.
Friday, December 2, Wesley left Savannah
on his way back to England.
Wednesday, February 1, 1738, he landed at
Geal, England, on the anniversary of the land
ing of Oglethorpe in Savannah, having spent
hold the fifty-sixth session of the South Geor
gia Annual Conference of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, South.
The Rev. Hope Hull, was the first Methodist
preacher ever assigned to “Savannah Town.”
This was in 1790, or forty-three years after
John Wesley (priest in the Church of England
then), left Savannah, and 122 years before the
assembling of the South Georgia Conference.
In 1780 the Conference had taken strong
ground against slavery, declaring it to be con
trary to the laws of God, man and nature, and
contrary to the dictates of conscience and pure
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two years and almost
five months away
from his native land.
As Wesley drew
near to England on
his return voyage,
his ship passed the
ship that carried
George Whitefield
to America. The fa
mous orphanage to
whi c h Whitefield
gave so many years
of toil stands just a
few miles from the
city. It is the oldest
orphans’ home in
the South, and now
has more than 100
boys within its shel
tering walls.
John Wesley,
Charles Wesley,
George Whitefield,
General Oglethorpe.
11 There were giants
in those days” of
Georgia history.
Thursday, Febru
ary 19, Wesley paid
his first visit to Sa
vannah. Next Wed
nesday above 400 of
his followers will
meet in Wesley Mon
umental Church to