John Sewell was a native of North Carolina; embraced religion when quite young, as I have understood. He was from one of the first families in that country-a son of old Col. Benjamin Sewell. He moved to this country, and I knew him well. At what time John Sewell joined the traveling connection I do not know, but I should judge it must have been as early as 1787, or 1788, for he had traveled in North Carolina and East Tennessee, as I have been informed; and he accompanied Bishop Asbury in 1790, on his first visit to Kentucky, in company with that noted preacher, Hope Hull. Brother Sewell was a man of the first order of talents. Not having the minutes of Conference to guide me, I cannot state the different circuits that he rode. He emigrated to Tennessee about 1797 or 1798, and settled in Cage's Bend, in Sumner County. He was literally worn down by excessive preaching, and was predisposed to consumption. He labored among us £faithfully as a local preacher, and took an active part according to his strength in the great revival of 1800. In fact, he was such a favorite of mine that I named one of my sons alter him. Whether he is any better man by that I cannot tell; but I trust he is none the worse for the name. I have a hope that John Sewell Carr may meet John Sewell in heaven. About 1801, or 1802, Brother Sewell's health so £ailed him that he was able to preach but seldom. The exact date of his death I do not recollect, but I believe that he died in 1804, or 1805-it might have been later than that. There is one circumstance that occurred on the day of his death that is worthy of notice. His physician was Dr. Hamilton. It was said that Dr. Hamilton was a Deist. He paid Brother Sewell a visit. When he got there, he evidently saw that he was dying, and was for hastening off immediately. Brother Sewell, like a Christian philosopher, said to him, "Stay, Doctor, and see a Christian die." It struck Dr. Hamilton with such terror that he became dejected, and had scarcely any thing to say to anybody. The Doctor was inquired of by his friends what was the matter; his answer was that the words of that good man, Mr. Sewell, were continually ringing in his ears, and pierced his heart: "Stay, Doctor, and see a Christian die!" Dr. Hamilton died himself some few years afterwards. Brother Sewell left a wife and a few children. One of his sons, Benjamin Sewell, was a Methodist preacher; he also died with the consumption some twelve or fifteen years ago