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Abstract | John Early (1786-1873) was a Methodist minister and bishop, and president of the Board of Trustees of Randolph-Macon College for 40 years. The collection includes a typed copy of the daily diary (with gaps) of John Early. The diary, 1807-1814, covers Early's time as a Methodist circuit rider. Entries concern travels through southside Virginia and northeastern North Carolina and describe his work, camp meetings, rivalry with the Baptists, and many successful conversions. Included is an index to names mentioned. |
Creator | Early, John, 1786-1873. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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John Early (1786-1873) was born in Bedford County, Va., the thirteenth child of Joshua Early and Mary Leftwich Early. He joined the Methodist Church in 1804 and was later licensed to preach. He became a presiding elder in 1813; president of Colonization Society at Lynchburg, Va., 1825; president of the Board of Trustees of Randolph-Macon for 40 years; president of the first conference of the new Methodist Episcopal Chuch, South; bishop from 1854 until he was superannuated in 1866. He was married to Anne Jones and later Elizabeth Browne Rives.
Back to TopThe collection includes the typed transciption of the daily diary (with gaps) of John Early as a Methodist circuit rider. Entries concern travels through southside Virginia and northeastern North Carolina and describe his work, camp meetings, rivalry with the Baptists, and many successful conversions. Included is an index to names mentioned.
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