It_PPH1 was_VBDZ hot_JJ and_CC dusty_JJ as_CSA Francis_NP1 Asbury_NP1 made_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 north_ND1 through_II New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 headed_VVD for_IF New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 in_II July_NPM1 1792_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN this_DD1 way_NN1 many_DA2 times_NNT2 before_RT ,_, but_CCB the_AT summer_NNT1 heat_NN1 still_RR surprised_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM some_DD place_VVI so_RG cold_JJ in_II winter_NNT1 be_VBI so_RG hot_JJ a_AT1 few_DA2 months_NNT2 later_RRR ?_? 
England_NP1 had_VHD never_RR been_VBN like_II this_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II his_APPGE way_NN1 to_II Lynn_NP1 ,_, Massachusetts_NP1 ,_, where_CS the_AT Methodist_JJ Church_NN1 's_GE New_NP1 England_NP1 conference_NN1 would_VM meet_VVI during_II the_AT first_MD week_NNT1 of_IO August_NPM1 ._. 
With_IW time_NNT1 to_TO spare_VVI ,_, Asbury_NP1 decided_VVD to_TO remain_VVI a_AT1 week_NNT1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 spent_VVD his_APPGE time_NNT1 in_II familiar_JJ activities_NN2 --_JJ reading_NN1 ,_, preaching_VVG ,_, writing_VVG in_II his_APPGE journal_NN1 ,_, meeting_VVG with_IW small_JJ devotional_JJ groups-the_AT kinds_NN2 of_IO pursuits_NN2 that_CST had_VHD made_VVN up_RP his_APPGE life_NN1 for_IF the_AT 20_MC odd_JJ years_NNT2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II America_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 also_RR did_VDD something_PN1 unusual_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 recorded_VVD a_AT1 short_JJ autobiographical_JJ account_NN1 in_II his_APPGE journal_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS Asbury_NP1 had_VHD kept_VVN a_AT1 journal_NN1 since_II 1771_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 rarely_RR wrote_VVD about_II his_APPGE early_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ he_PPHS1 chose_VVD to_TO do_VDI so_RR now_RT is_VBZ n't_XX clear_JJ ._. 
Perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR finished_VVN reading_VVG a_AT1 biography_NN1 of_IO John_NP1 Wesley_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS died_VVD the_AT year_NNT1 before_RT ._. 
Perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT city_NN1 itself_PPX1 ,_, triggering_VVG memories_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE first_MD days_NNT2 in_II America_NP1 and_CC himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 younger_JJR man_NN1 ._. 
Whatever_DDQV the_AT reason_NN1 ,_, Asbury_NP1 now_RT paused_VVD to_TO reflect_VVI on_II his_APPGE life_NN1 as_II leader_NN1 of_IO the_AT Methodist_JJ movement_NN1 in_II America_NP1 ._. 
Francis_NP1 Asbury_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN at_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO Hamstead_NP1 Bridge_NN1 in_II a_AT1 cottage_NN1 in_II the_AT parish_NN1 of_IO Handsworth_NP1 ,_, about_RG four_MC miles_NNU2 outside_II21 of_II22 Birmingham_NP1 ,_, England_NP1 ._. 
Birmingham_NP1 is_VBZ located_VVN about_RG 110_MC miles_NNU2 northwest_ND1 of_IO London_NP1 in_II the_AT West_NP1 Midlands_NP2 ._. 
His_APPGE parents_NN2 ,_, Joseph_NP1 and_CC Elizabeth_NP1 (_( Eliza_NP1 )_) Rogers_NP1 Asbury_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR married_JJ on_II May_NPM1 30_MC ,_, 1742_MC ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RG twenty-nine_MC and_CC she_PPHS1 about_RG twenty-seven_MC ._. 
Joseph_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 farm_NN1 laborer_NN1 and_CC gardener_NN1 employed_VVD ,_, according_II21 to_II22 most_DAT accounts_NN2 ,_, by_II two_MC wealthy_JJ families_NN2 in_II the_AT parish_NN1 ,_, the_AT Wyrley_NP1 Birch_NP1 family_NN1 of_IO Hamstead_NP1 Hall_NN1 and_CC the_AT Goughs_NP2 of_IO Perry_NP1 Hall_NN1 ._. 
Joseph_NP1 likely_RR tended_VVD the_AT large_JJ garden_NN1 at_II Hamstead_NP1 Hall_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Asburys_NP2 probably_RR ate_VVD fairly_RR well_RR ._. 
Eliza_NP1 's_GE family_NN1 was_VBDZ Welsh_JJ ,_, though_CS little_DA1 else_RR is_VBZ known_VVN of_IO her_APPGE background_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Asburys_NP2 had_VHD two_MC children_NN2 born_VVN in_II the_AT cottage_NN1 near_II Hamstead_NP1 Bridge_NN1 :_: Sarah_NP1 ,_, born_VVN on_II May_NPM1 3_MC ,_, 1743_MC ,_, and_CC Francis_NP1 ,_, born_VVN on_II August_NPM1 20_MC or_CC 21_MC ,_, 1745_MC ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ never_RR exactly_RR sure_JJ of_IO the_AT date_NN1 ._. 
For_IF much_DA1 of_IO Francis_NP1 's_GE childhood_NN1 ,_, Joseph_NP1 and_CC Eliza_NP1 were_VBDR n't_XX particularly_RR religious_JJ people_NN ._. 
Francis_NP1 ,_, or_CC Frank_NP1 as_II the_AT family_NN1 called_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, may_VM never_RR have_VHI been_VBN baptized_VVN ._. 
His_APPGE name_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX appear_VVI in_II the_AT parish_NN1 register_NN1 or_CC the_AT Bishop_NP1 's_GE Transcript_NP1 for_IF St._NP1 Mary_NP1 's_GE ,_, the_AT parish_NN1 church_NN1 of_IO Handsworth_NP1 ,_, though_CS Sarah'sdoes_NP1 ._. 
Nor_CC does_VDZ Francis_NP1 's_GE name_NN1 show_VV0 up_RP in_II any_DD of_IO the_AT records_NN2 from_II nearby_JJ parishes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 apparently_RR suspected_VVD that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 irregular_JJ about_II his_APPGE baptism_NN1 ,_, or_CC lack_NN1 there_RL of_IO ._. 
He_PPHS1 wrote_VVD to_II his_APPGE parents_NN2 in_II October_NPM1 1795_MC that_CST he_PPHS1 "_" should_VM be_VBI glad_JJ &lsqb;_( if_CS &rsqb;_) you_PPY would_VM take_VVI the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO my_APPGE Baptism_NN1 from_II the_AT Church_NN1 register_NN1 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 may_VM know_VVI it_PPH1 perfectly_RR ._. "_" 
They_PPHS2 evidently_RR failed_VVD to_TO respond_VVI ,_, perhaps_RR because_CS they_PPHS2 knew_VVD no_AT such_DA record_NN1 existed_VVD ._. 
While_CS Francis_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR quite_RG young_JJ ,_, the_AT family_NN1 moved_VVN to_II a_AT1 cottage_NN1 in_II the_AT hamlet_NN1 of_IO Newton_NP1 ,_, Great_JJ Barr_NP1 ,_, near_II Wednesbury_NP1 and_CC West_NP1 Bromwich_NP1 ._. 
In_II all_DB likelihood_NN1 they_PPHS2 rented_VVD the_AT cottage_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 was_VBDZ attached_VVN to_II a_AT1 brewery_NN1 ,_, the_AT Malt_NN1 House_NN1 ._. 
Joseph_NP1 Asbury_NP1 probably_RR worked_VVN at_II the_AT Malt_NN1 House_NN1 or_CC the_AT nearby_JJ brewery_NN1 farm_NN1 ,_, and_CC use_NN1 of_IO the_AT cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ likely_JJ part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE compensation_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ unlikely_JJ that_CST the_AT cottage_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN rented_VVN to_II someone_PN1 not_XX connected_VVN with_IW the_AT brewery_NN1 ._. 
The_AT brewery_NN1 also_RR ran_VVD a_AT1 public_JJ house_NN1 ,_, the_AT MaltShovel_NP1 Inn_NN1 ,_, serving_VVG drovers_NN2 taking_VVG trains_NN2 of_IO packhorses_NN2 to_II Birmingham_NP1 and_CC town_NN1 dwellers_NN2 looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 break_NN1 in_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
The_AT brewery_NN1 was_VBDZ later_RRR torn_VVN down_RP ,_, but_CCB the_AT Asburys_NP2 '_GE home_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR standing_VVG ._. 
Soundly_RR built_VVN ,_, the_AT cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ lived_VVN in_RP until_CS the_AT 1950s_MC2 ._. 
It_PPH1 consists_VVZ of_IO two_MC bedrooms_NN2 upstairs_RL ,_, two_MC rooms_NN2 downstairs_RL and_CC a_AT1 cellar_NN1 ._. 
Much_DA1 of_IO the_AT family_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 together_RL would_VM have_VHI been_VBN centered_VVN in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC larger_JJR downstairs_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 inglenook_NN1 fireplace_NN1 that_CST dominates_VVZ one_MC1 wall_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 modest_JJ but_CCB comfortable_JJ home_NN1 for_IF the_AT family_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 eighteenth-century_JJ laborer_NN1 ._. 
Reflecting_VVG on_II this_DD1 period_NN1 ,_, Asbury_NP1 recalled_VVD that_CST his_APPGE parents_NN2 "_" were_VBDR people_NN in_II common_JJ life_NN1 ;_; were_VBDR remarkable_JJ for_IF honesty_NN1 and_CC industry_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD all_DB things_NN2 needful_JJ to_TO enjoy_VVI ._. "_" 
One_MC1 measure_NN1 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 's_GE success_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST it_PPH1 now_RT had_VHD to_TO deal_VVI with_IW pretenders_NN2 ._. 
By_II 1792_MC there_EX were_VBDR at_RR21 least_RR22 three_MC cases_NN2 of_IO "_" infamous_JJ imposters_NN2 "_" traveling_VVG through_II the_AT country_NN1 from_II Virginia_NP1 to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 with_IW forged_JJ preaching_JJ licenses_NN2 ,_, pocketing_VVG offerings_NN2 ,_, and_CC in_II one_MC1 case_NN1 marrying_VVG "_" a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 reputable_JJ family_NN1 ,_, "_" even_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT impostor_NN1 already_RR had_VHN a_AT1 wife_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Thomas_NP1 Ware_NP1 rode_VVD north_ND1 in_II the_AT spring_NN1 of_IO 1793_MC to_TO take_VVI charge_NN1 of_IO the_AT Albany_NP1 district_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 discovered_VVD that_CST the_AT year_NNT1 before_II a_AT1 young_JJ man_NN1 had_VHD traveled_VVN the_AT same_DA route_NN1 claiming_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ Thomas_NP1 Ware_NP1 ._. 
Ware_NP1 's_GE impostor_NN1 told_VVD those_DD2 he_PPHS1 met_VVD that_CST Asbury_NP1 had_VHD sent_VVN him_PPHO1 from_II the_AT South_ND1 to_TO join_VVI Jesse_NP1 Lee_NP1 in_II New_NP1 England_NP1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD lost_VVN his_APPGE horse_NN1 through_II misfortune_NN1 ._. 
Several_DA2 unsuspecting_JJ congregations_NN2 took_VVD up_RP collections_NN2 to_TO assist_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
This_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI happened_VVN fifteen_MC years_NNT2 before_RT ,_, during_II the_AT revolution_NN1 when_CS no_PN121 one_PN122 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI mistaken_VVN for_IF a_AT1 Methodist_JJ preacher_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB by_II the_AT 1790s_MC2 the_AT church_NN1 had_VHD succeeded_VVN enough_RR to_TO attract_VVI its_APPGE share_NN1 of_IO charlatans_NN2 ._. 
The_AT expansion_NN1 of_IO American_JJ Methodism_NN1 during_II the_AT 1780s_MC2 had_VHD been_VBN remarkable_JJ ,_, transforming_VVG it_PPH1 from_II a_AT1 beleaguered_JJ sect_NN1 of_IO alleged_JJ Tories_NN2 to_II a_AT1 widely_RR recognized_VVN ,_, if_CS not_XX universally_RR respected_VVN ,_, church_NN1 ._. 
Growth_NN1 during_II the_AT 1790s_MC2 fell_VVD off_RP ._. 
Between_II 1780_MC and_CC 1790_MC American_JJ Methodism_NN1 expanded_VVN from_II 8,500_MC members_NN2 to_II 57,600_MC ,_, an_AT1 increase_NN1 of_IO 578_MC percent_NNU ._. 
By_II 1800_MC membership_NN1 had_VHD risen_VVN only_RR another_DD1 6,070_MC ,_, an_AT1 11_MC percent_NNU increase_NN1 for_IF the_AT decade_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ growth_NN1 existed_VVD was_VBDZ unevenly_RR distributed_VVN ._. 
The_AT church_NN1 expanded_VVN into_II new_JJ areas_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR west_ND1 across_II the_AT Appalachian_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 and_CC north_ND1 into_II upstate_JJ New_NP1 York_NP1 and_CC New_NP1 England_NP1 ._. 
The_AT decline_NN1 came_VVD mostly_RR in_II the_AT South_ND1 ,_, where_CS membership_NN1 among_II whites_NN2 fell_VVD in_II Delaware_NP1 ,_, Maryland_NP1 ,_, Virginia_NP1 ,_, North_ND1 Carolina_NP1 ,_, and_CC Georgia_NP1 ._. 
Black_JJ membership_NN1 continued_VVD to_TO grow_VVI in_II all_DB these_DD2 states_NN2 except_II Virginia_NP1 ,_, but_CCB not_XX enough_RR to_TO keep_VVI total_JJ membership_NN1 from_II declining_VVG in_II each_DD1 ._. 
"_" The_AT Lord_NN1 works_VVZ westward_RL and_CC more_RRR northward_RL ,_, and_CC eastward_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 great_JJ prospects_NN2 about_II Boston_NP1 ,_, Connecticut_NP1 and_CC Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 ,_, "_" William_NP1 Watters_NP1 wrote_VVD to_II Asbury_NP1 inOctober_NN1 1793_MC ._. 
Conspicuously_RR absent_JJ from_II this_DD1 summary_NN1 was_VBDZ any_DD mention_NN1 ofthe_NN1 South_ND1 ._. 
Asbury_NP1 was_VBDZ convinced_VVN that_CST most_DAT of_IO the_AT problems_NN2 in_II the_AT Southresulted_JJ from_II dissatisfaction_NN1 with_IW Methodism_NN1 's_GE longstanding_JJ opposition_NN1 toslavery_NN1 and_CC the_AT impact_NN1 of_IO dissidents_NN2 ,_, unhappy_JJ about_II a_AT1 range_NN1 of_IO issues_NN2 ,_, whochipped_VVD away_RL at_II Methodist_JJ unity_NN1 from_II within_RL ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN little_JJ for_IF Methodiststo_NP1 fight_VV0 over_RP in_II 1780_MC ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD largely_RR overlooked_VVN internal_JJ disputes_NN2 in_II theinterests_NN2 of_IO survival_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB by_II 1790_MC the_AT church_NN1 had_VHD acquired_VVN enough_DD resourcesand_NN1 stability_NN1 that_CST those_DD2 dissatisfied_JJ with_IW Asbury_NP1 's_GE leadership_NN1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 felt_VVD constrained_VVN to_TO hold_VVI their_APPGE tongues_NN2 and_CC wait_VVI ._. 
In_II January_NPM1 1790_MC Asbury_NP1 crossed_VVD into_II Virginia_NP1 ,_, working_VVG his_APPGE way_NN1 south_ND1 forthe_NN1 winter_NNT1 ._. 
Riding_VVG through_II southern_JJ Virginia_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 received_VVD an_AT1 angry_JJ letter_NN1 fromJames_VVZ O'Kelly_NP1 ,_, the_AT district_NN1 's_VBZ presiding_VVG elder_JJR ,_, containing_VVG "_" heavy_JJ complaints_NN2 of_IO my_APPGE power_NN1 "_" and_CC threats_NN2 to_TO "_" use_VVI his_APPGE influence_NN1 against_II me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
In_RR21 particular_RR22 ,_, O'Kelly_NP1 demanded_VVD that_CST Asbury_NP1 give_VV0 up_RP his_APPGE veto_NN1 power_NN1 over_II the_AT council_NN1 's_GE proceedings_NN2 for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
O'Kelly_NP1 's_GE threats_NN2 "_" greatly_RR alarmed_VVD "_" him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC with_IW good_JJ reasonsince_NN1 he_PPHS1 held_VVD sway_NN1 over_II Southside_NP1 Virginia_NP1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD preached_VVN for_IF nearly_RR adecade_VV0 and_CC served_VVN as_II a_AT1 presiding_JJ elder_NN1 since_II 1785_MC ._. 
This_DD1 ,_, Asbury_NP1 realized_VVD ,_, gave_VVD O'Kelly_NP1 a_AT1 great_JJ "_" advantage_NN1 "_" at_II Virginia_NP1 conference_NN1 proceedings_NN2 ._. 
"_" All_DB the_AT influenceI_NN2 am_RA to_TO gain_VVI over_RP a_AT1 company_NN1 of_IO young_JJ men_NN2 &lsqb;_( i.e._REX the_AT preachers_NN2 &rsqb;_) in_II a_AT1 district_NN1 must_VM be_VBI done_VDN in_II three_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, "_" Asbury_NP1 observed_VVD ._. 
"_" The_AT greater_JJR part_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, are_VBR seen_VVN by_II me_PPIO1 only_RR at_II conference_NN1 ,_, whilst_CS the_AT presiding_JJ elder_NN1 has_VHZ hadthem_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 all_DB the_AT year_NNT1 ._. "_" 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 Asbury_NP1 could_VM do_VDI about_II it_PPH1 atthe_VV0 moment_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE schedule_NN1 required_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 proceed_VV0 quickly_RR south_ND1 through_II North_ND1 Carolina_NP1 and_CC on_II21 to_II22 South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 for_IF the_AT year_NNT1 's_GE first_MD district_NN1 conference_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 conference_NN1 opened_VVD in_II Charleston_NP1 on_II February_NPM1 14_MC ,_, 1790_MC ,_, proceeding_VVG "_" in_II great_JJ peace_NN1 and_CC love_NN1 ,_, "_" according_II21 to_II22 Asbury_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT results_NN2 of_IO the_AT conference_NN1 's_GE deliberations_NN2 could_VM hardly_RR have_VHI given_VVN him_PPHO1 much_RR comfort_VV0 ._. 
The_AT preachers_NN2 determined_VVN that_CST Cokesbury_NP1 and_CC the_AT church_NN1 's_GE printing_NN1 business_NN1 ought_VMK to_TO "_" be_VBI left_VVN with_IW the_AT council_NN1 to_TO act_VVI decisively_RR upon_II ,_, "_" which_DDQ is_VBZ no_AT surprise_NN1 since_CS both_DB2 were_VBDR indebt_NN1 ._. 
In_II all_DB other_JJ matters_NN2 they_PPHS2 decided_VVD that_CST the_AT annual_JJ conferences_NN2 ought_VMK tohave_VV0 the_AT last_MD word_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT council_NN1 acting_VVG only_RR in_II an_AT1 advisory_JJ capacity_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 ,_, ofcourse_VV0 ,_, defeated_VVD the_AT whole_JJ purpose_NN1 of_IO the_AT council_NN1 as_CSA Asbury_NP1 envisioned_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
Theproblem_VV0 with_IW the_AT organization_NN1 of_IO American_JJ Methodism_NN1 was_VBDZ that_RG no_AT one_MC1 bodycould_NN1 act_NN1 for_IF the_AT church_NN1 as_II a_AT1 whole_NN1 ._. 
The_AT annual_JJ conferences_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX meettogether_VVI ,_, though_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II theory_NN1 one_MC1 conference_NN1 ._. 
No_AT decision_NN1 was_VBDZ bindinguntil_NN1 all_DB the_AT conferences_NN2 had_VHD approved_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
This_DD1 left_VVD Asbury_NP1 in_II the_AT precarious_JJ position_NN1 of_IO having_VHG to_TO shuttle_NN1 from_II one_MC1 conference_NN1 to_II the_AT next_MD ,_, attempting_VVG to_TO hammer_VVI out_RP compromises_NN2 on_II various_JJ issues_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 went_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 attended_VVD thirteen_MC district_NN1 conferences_NN2 across_II the_AT nation_NN1 in_II 1790_MC and_CC again_RT in_II 1791_MC ,_, and_CC sixteen_MC in1792_FO ._. 
Even_RR given_VVN his_APPGE powers_NN2 of_IO persuasion_NN1 ,_, the_AT chances_NN2 that_CST all_DB of_IO the_AT conference_NN1 swould_NN1 independently_RR reach_VV0 the_AT same_DA conclusion_NN1 on_II any_DD but_CCB the_AT most_RGT basic_JJ issues_NN2 were_VBDR n't_XX good_JJ ._. 
Asbury_NP1 had_VHD hoped_VVN that_CST the_AT council_NN1 could_VM act_VVI as_II thechurch_NN1 's_GE highest_JJT central_JJ authority_NN1 ,_, for_IF mulating_VVG policies_NN2 that_CST the_AT conferenceswould_NN1 accept_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD erred_VVN ,_, however_RR ,_, in_II assuming_VVG that_CST the_AT preachers_NN2 would_VM soeasily_RR give_VVI up_RP their_APPGE collective_JJ authority_NN1 in_II the_AT name_NN1 of_IO efficiency_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO thepreachers_NN2 trusted_VVD Asbury_NP1 ,_, as_CSA events_NN2 would_VM prove_VVI ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 also_RR knew_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX always_RR be_VBI their_APPGE bishop_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA 1813_MC drew_VVD to_II a_AT1 close_JJ ,_, Asbury_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR determined_VVN to_II remaina_NN1 factor_NN1 in_II the_AT church_NN1 ,_, particularly_RR at_II the_AT annual_JJ conferences_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 hoped_VVD his_APPGE presence_NN1 alone_RR would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 bulwark_NN1 against_II complacencyand_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE death_NN1 would_VM be_VBI as_RG much_RR an_AT1 example_NN1 as_CSA his_APPGE life_NN1 hadbeen_NN1 ._. 
"_" Mr._NNB Wesley_NP1 had_VHD requested_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 might_VM not_XX live_VVI to_TO be_VBI idle_JJ ,_, "_" Asbury_NP1 remarked_VVD to_II a_AT1 friend_NN1 during_II this_DD1 period_NN1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 noliberty_JJ to_TO make_VVI such_DA a_AT1 request_NN1 :_: I_PPIS1 must_VM leave_VVI it_PPH1 to_II God_NP1 ;_; it_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI hiswill_NN1 that_CST ,_, as_CSA the_AT people_NN have_VH0 seen_VVN my_APPGE strength_NN1 ,_, to_TO let_VVI them_PPHO2 see_VVI my_APPGE weakness_NN1 also_RR ._. "_" 
HenryBoehm_NP1 quit_VVD traveling_VVG with_IW Asbury_NP1 following_VVG the_AT Philadelphia_NP1 conference_NN1 in_II April_NPM1 1813_MC ._. 
At_II the_AT General_JJ Conference_NN1 of_IO 1812_MC ,_, where_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN generally_RR known_VVN that_CST Boehm_NP1 and_CC Asbury_NP1 would_VM soon_RR partways_NN2 ,_, Lewis_NP1 Myers_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 motion_NN1 that_CST the_AT conference_NN1 express_VV0 its_APPGE "_" gratitude_NN1 "_" to_II Boehmand_NP1 offer_VV0 him_PPHO1 "_" some_DD compensation_NN1 "_" for_IF collecting_VVG overdue_JJ accounts_NN2 related_VVN to_II the_AT Book_NN1 Concern_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 traveled_VVD with_IW Asbury_NP1 ._. 
The_AT conference_NN1 did_VDD vote_VVI its_APPGE thanks_NN2 ,_, but_CCB no_AT compensation_NN1 ._. 
"_" Thanks_NN2 are_VBR cheap_JJ ,_, "_" Boehm_NP1 wryly_RR concluded_VVN ._. 
JohnWesley_NP1 Bond_NP1 replaced_VVD Boehm_NP1 as_CSA Asbury_NP1 's_GE traveling_JJ companion_NN1 ._. 
Bond_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 were_VBDR converted_VVN under_II the_AT preaching_NN1 of_IO Robert_NP1 Strawbridge_NP1 ,_, and_CC Asbury_NP1 had_VHD known_VVN them_PPHO2 since_CS the_AT 1770s_MC2 ._. 
Bond_VV0 hadonly_RR joined_VVD the_AT itinerancy_NN1 in_II 1810_MC ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 quickly_RR gained_VVD Asbury_NP1 's_GE trust_NN1 ._. 
"_" JohnWBond_VV0 without_IW exception_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT aid_NN1 I_PPIS1 every_AT1 had_VHD ,_, "_" Asbury_NP1 wrote_VVD to_II Nelson_NP1 Reed_NP1 in_II February_NPM1 1815_MC ._. 
Asbury_NP1 and_CC the_AT church_NN1 faced_VVD another_DD1 transition_NN1 in_II 1814_MC ,_, though_CS one_MC1 thatproved_VVD far_RG less_RGR dramatic_JJ than_CSN it_PPH1 might_VM have_VHI a_AT1 decade_NNT1 before_RT ._. 
Thomas_NP1 Cokeabruptly_NP1 died_VVD at_II sea_NN1 while_CS sailing_VVG for_IF India_NP1 and_CC Sri_NP1 Lanka_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 band_NN1 ofmissionaries_NN2 ._. 
Coke_NN1 had_VHD steadily_RR drifted_VVN away_II21 from_II22 American_JJ Methodism_NN1 inrecent_JJ years_NNT2 ,_, busy_JJ with_IW missionary_NN1 endeavors_VVZ to_II Africa_NP1 ,_, Asia_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT WestIndies_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ instrumental_JJ in_II sending_VVG ten_MC missionaries_NN2 to_II Sierra_NP1 Leone_NP1 in_II 1796_MC ,_, though_CS that_DD1 effort_NN1 failed_VVN because_CS the_AT missionaries_NN2 ,_, unprepared_JJ for_IF therigors_NN2 of_IO life_NN1 in_II Africa_NP1 ,_, set_VVN to_II bickering_VVG among_II themselves_PPX2 and_CC soon_RR returnedhome_NN1 ._. 
For_IF the_AT next_MD decade_NNT1 the_AT West_NP1 Indies_NP2 occupied_VVD most_DAT of_IO Coke_NN1 's_GE attentionwith_NN1 regard_NN1 to_II missions_NN2 ,_, until_CS about_RG 1805_MC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 began_VVD to_II seriously_RR considera_NN1 mission_NN1 to_II India_NP1 ._. 
By_II 1809_MC he_PPHS1 had_VHD narrowed_VVN his_APPGE focus_NN1 to_II Sri_NP1 Lanka_NP1 ,_, then_RT known_VVN as_II Ceylon_NP1 ._. 
When_CS Elvis_NP1 died_VVD in_II 1977_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ grossly_RR overweight_JJ and_CC with_IW the_AT better_JJR part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 pharmacy_NN1 running_VVG through_II his_APPGE veins_NN2 --_JJ "_" bloated_JJ by_II the_AT American_JJ ambrosia_NN1 --_NN1 peanut_NN1 butter_NN1 ,_, Pepsi_NP1 ,_, pills_NN2 and_CC success_NN1 ,_, "_" as_CSA Newsweek_NP1 put_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
