CHAPTER IX. 



Not in the tombs we pine to dwell, 

 Not in the dark monastic cell, 



By vows and grates confined ; 

 Freely to all ourselves we give, 

 Constrained by Jesus' love to live 



The servants of mankind. 



(Charles Wesley.) 



BY the plan of visitation for 1789, Bishop Asbury 

 preached at Green Pond, in Marlborough Dis- 

 trict, February 3, and the next day at Beauty Spot; 

 thence he traveled down the country on the east side 

 of the Great Pedee River, crossed it at Port's Long 

 Ferry, and came by Georgetown and Wappetaw to 

 Charleston. He remained in the city from Saturday, 

 the 14th, to Tuesday, the 24th, preaching to the peo- 

 ple, making out his plans, and arranging his papers 

 for the two Conferences now soon to be held. On the 

 last-named day he set out for the Edisto Circuit, jour- 

 neying up the south side of Ashley River. " Here," 

 says he, " live the rich and great who have houses in 

 the city and country, and go backward and forward in 

 their splendid chariots." 



Dr. Coke, who, by previous appointment, was to 

 meet Bishop Asbury in Charleston, landed in the city 

 about three hours after he had left, and by extraordi- 

 nary exertions overtook him on the evening of the 

 third day, at Mr. Bruten's, and became his companion 

 through the remaining part of the journey. In trav- 



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