This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter lxi. biographical sketches of the laity concluded. Andrew Mercoin--His History, Character, and End--George Sucklej--Sketch of--Character--Gilbert Content--Briof Description of--Stephen Dando--Mary Damlo--William Mead--William Cooper--Early Women of Methodism--Longevity of the early Methodists. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter lxi. biographical sketches of the laity concluded. Andrew Mercoin--His History, Character, and End--George Sucklej--Sketch of--Character--Gilbert Content--Briof Description of--Stephen Dando--Mary Damlo--William Mead--William Cooper--Early Women of Methodism--Longevity of the early Methodists. was of Swiss descent. His parents came to this country from Geneva in 1756, and, like many Huguenot families, settled in New Rochelle. Andrew, their son, was born there in 1763. The family removed to New-York City soon after his birth. His father left his family to visit New-Orleans, with a view of settling there. Whether he reached his place of destination is unknown, as he was never heard from after. His wife, a stranger in a foreign land, year after year looked for his return in vain; an impenetrable mystery is thrown over his end. Young Andrew was but a boy when the Revolutionary War commenced. At the age of sixteen he was pressed and put on board a British man-of-war lying in the Hudson River. Determined not to fight against his country, he seized an opportunity, one dark night, to escape. He stripped himself, and tying his clothes on his back, he dropped from the deck into the water, and began to swim for the shore. His escape was immediately discovered, and they fired several shots at him as he was swimming boldly for terra firma, but, most fortunately, none of them hit him, and with the greatest delight he reached the land in safety. Mr. Mercein was familiar with the stirring and trying scenes of the Revolutionary "War. He was an apprentice to a baker who made bread for the army. He stated that a part of the time during the war, there was a great scarcity of bread; that the Cork provision fleet overstayed their time, and he dealt...
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