June, [1789] — to Thomas Morrell
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Morrell, after commencing the work in New York, met with such serious opposition that he wrote to Bishop Asbury for counsel. The bishop replied.
NEW YORK STATE
June, [1789]1
[TO THOMAS MORRELL]
My very dear Brother:
It is impossible for me to give any decided advice in the critical circumstances of your case, and the fickle tempers you have to deal with, that may tack and change more frequent than the wind. In brief, I advise you to do the best you can, but build the house. I will cancel your obligation to the conference and myself. I wish you to be under no shackles on our side. I would not have you outdone. I think those who trouble you will soon be cut off, etc. You will take my few hints, etc. I am, with great respect, thine,
FRANCIS ASBURY
J.B. Wakeley, Lost Chapters Recovered from the Early History of American Methodism, 347-48
Notes (1)
- It is clear that this letter was written in 1789, though the year is not on the letter. (See Note 17 under letter of December 10, 1790.) ↩