On this day 250 years ago, itinerant Methodist preacher William Duke organized the first Methodist society in Alexandria, Virginia, which would become today’s Trinity United Methodist Church. Teenage British immigrant John Littlejohn was a founding member of the congregation and would himself become a Methodist minister. The Methodists at this time were strongly antislavery, and the Alexandria Methodist church had black as well as white members. Most Methodist ministers were opposed to Independence and were treated as Loyalists during the Revolutionary War, but Littlejohn was an exception and supported the Patriots. He held various elective offices after the War including as Sheriff of Loudoun County, Virginia and in that role Sheriff Littlejohn was entrusted with safekeeping the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States for two weeks after the British burned the Capitol in the War of 1812.
Sources: https://novaumc.org/northern-virginia-methodism-the-early-years/; https://www.trinityalexandria.org/history; https://thezebra.org/2024/02/05/trinity-united-methodist-church-celebrates-250-years-of-service/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Littlejohn_(preacher)
On This Day In The Revolution 
5 responses to “On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — November 20, 1774”
Wow! What a challenge, the safekeeping of two of America’s most sacred documents.
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Ron, Are you able to go back and read the complete posts for each day? When I open my blog without signing into WordPress all I can see in full are the five most recent blogs plus the first three lines of earlier blogs. Are you able to open the full posts that are from prior weeks?
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No, I cannot. I can read the first paragraph of them all but there are no links to read them in full. Whether I use a handheld device or desktop PC, I can open any browser and view https://kevinsrevolutionarywarchronology.com/.
At the top of each post are the words, “ON THIS DAY IN THE REVOLUTION.” If I click on these words it takes me to a page where I can view the first paragraph of all your pages.
HERE’S THE PROBLEM: When I click on the words, “ON THIS DAY IN THE REVOLUTION”, none of these paragraphs are clickable links. Nothing allows me to “read more.” You may need to include a link to your “archives” (the older pages) then format your archives to appear the way you want them.
I don’t have enough experience with WordPress to tell you how to do this but a few hours of experimentation should help you figure it out. That’s what I do. I read suggestions online then try them out on a test site to see what results they yield.
Personally, that’s why I prefer HTML over WordPress because I can format the text and menus however I please. The pages don’t appear well on smart phones but they’re fine on Tablets and larger screens.
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Thanks much Ron. I added an Archives Page with link the older posts from each month since I started the blog. Can you check to see if that works to allow you to read older posts?
I hope you are having a Happy Thanksgiving!
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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The Archives link and page work perfectly! Very kind of you to add it. Thanks.
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