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Judge Scott, from who says: "The Rev. John looking man, of an oper possessed a sound, disc was regarded as an able, pel, wherever he traveled From 1792 to 1859, his of the Conference, with embraced in the years during which time he su Church of a local preach

The first four years of spent in Kentucky, on th River, and Limestone C appointed to Green Circu in 1797, he was returned t to the Hinkstone Circuit the Salt River and Shelb In 1799, he had the d ceeding William Burke o

lying partly in Tennessee and partly in Southern Kentucky.

The General Minutes of 1800 place him on the Holston, Russell, and New River Circuits,* embracing a large extent of territory in East Tennessee and Western Virginia; but, we learn from a letter written by himself, as well as one written by Bishop Asbury-both of which are published in the Southwestern Christian Advocate, of March 22, 1844that his removal from the Cumberland Circuit met with the dissatisfaction of the people whom he had served with much usefulness and success. He had hardly entered upon his new field of labor until Episcopal prerogative called him away.†

He says: "I was in New River Circuit when the letters of Bishops Asbury and Whatcoat were handed me, urging me to hasten to Cumberland with all speed. I had just finished my sermon. I took my dinner and started, and reached my destined place as soon as I could. The work—as it had been-was still going on."

*In the South-western Christian Advocate, of March 22, 1844, Mr. Page calls this appointment New River, Holston, and Clinch.

Rev. Learner Blackman, in his manuscript, says: "In the year 1800, Bishops Asbury and Whatcoat, accompanied by Elder McKendree, in their visit to the Western country, passed through the settlements of Cumberland. The work of the Lord was going on in the most pleasing manner; but they saw that the Methodist cause was most likely to suffer in consequence of the neglect of Methodist Discipline. They immediately transferred John Page from New River Circuit, in Virginia. He had previously been stationed in Cumberland, and was one of the principal instruments, under God, of the great revival, so much talked of over the United States."

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commanding person. I the social circle-ming wealthy and refined, and of the poor-he vindicat faithful minister of Jesu all this region became a nym of all that is good bury said, in his letter t at the last Holston Confe turned immediately to C had the petition that was I known what had take missed you when I passe now hasten to that charg eternal God be your refu Uncommon as it was considerable time in the labor, yet we find that th tinued on the Cumberlan 1801 and 1802, and in 18

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