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Rev. Lawder writes to Finley concerning his new appointment to the Zanesville Station. He was welcomed heartily by the congregation and is receiving a $400 stipend plus traveling expenses. Zanesville has 5,000 inhabitants. Approximately 500-600 inhabitants are members of the church. The building is too small for the congregation. Lawder confesses to Finley that his earlier misgivings about P.E. David Young were definitely wrong. He now finds him to be a kind and accepting man. The first time he went to Young's house, his heart was palpitating as if he was on his way to have a surgical operation performed! Lawder tells Finley that he is spending so much time visiting the sick and performing funerals that he has little opportunity to prepare sermons. In general, he feels anxious about his competency for the ministry, and wonders if location might be in his future. Abstract Number - 175

Abstract Number

175

Publication Date

4-4-1839

City

Zanesville

Keywords

General Ministry; Zanesville M.E.C.; David Young; Self-doubt; Location

Letter from William H. Lawder to James B. Finley


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