ABSTRACT
Hazlitt may have loathed Methodists, but he was an acute observer, and he touches here on some salient features of the early Methodist societies. There were indeed numerous converts from the artisan and shopkeeper classes, and a sizable female contingent. He even hints at the special appeal of evangelical religion to those facing the hazards of pregnancy or illness. Finally, he recognizes that influential figure in many a provincial chapel - the widow of independent means.
