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Rev. Sweny has been appointed to the Piketon Circuit on the Chillicothe District, along with James W. Finley (Finley's nephew). Sweny is very pleased with the new placement. There are 20 preaching places along the circuit but the state of religion is "dull." Many fail to attend class meetings and some get drunk on whiskey. People in the district are generally pleased with their preachers, especially Brother Turner in Portsmouth and Brother Crum in Chillicothe. They are not as happy with their new presiding elder, James Quinn. Sweny has decided that he would like to get married for practical reasons. He is very bothered by "foolish females" who throw themselves in the way of young preachers. Abstract Number - 172
Abstract Number
172
Publication Date
12-8-1836
City
Piketon
Keywords
General Ministry; Piketon Circuit; James W. Finley; James Quinn; Alcohol; Marriage; Married Circuit Riders
Recommended Citation
Sweny, Harvey, "Letter from Harvey Sweny to James B. Finley" (1836). Finley Letters. 171.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/171