Collection ID: 0046 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Diary of preacher David Dailey, 1817

Authors

• St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Dailey, David

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

StGeorge.DiaryOfDavidDailey1817
(Philadelphia, United States, St. George's United Methodist Church)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/StGeorge.DiaryOfDavidDailey1817

Publisher

St. George's United Methodist Church

Language

English

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

David Dailey's diary from March 17 to November 19, 1817. On March 17 Dailey left the circuit and took his wife Sally to meet his family. He then attended the Philadelphia Conference, where he was appointed to the Accomack circuit. As with his first few diaries, Dailey recounts his travels, the people he meets, including separate black classes, and his physical and emotional state throughout. He still experiences bouts of sickness and depression, but also finds happiness in preaching, visiting the sick, performing baptisms, and attending camp meetings. During this time, Sally gives birth to a son. Also during this time, Dailey describes several trials, including those involving black members, and is involved in matters of church discipline such as expelling a member for "selling a human being in the Southern States."

Extent

48 pages;

Support

Paper

Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
• ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)

Subjects topical

• Itinerancy (Church polity)
• Methodists
• Church discipline
• Camp meetings
• African Americans
• Circuit riders
• Methodist Church
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference

Genres

• Manuscripts
• Diaries

Keywords

• 19th century

Licenses

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