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Harry Hosier (c. 1750 – May 1806), better known during his life as "Black Harry", was an African American Methodist preacher during the Second Great Awakening in the early United States. Dr. Benjamin Rush said that, "making allowances for his illiteracy, he was the greatest orator in America".
Harry Hosier, known as America's first Black Methodist preacher who rode with Francis Asbury, earned the accolade as one of the best orators in the world.
Harry Hosier. c.1750-1806. An African American Who Gave A Beat To Methodist Preaching. By John G. McEllhenney. Revised by Bishop Forrest C. Stith. No recording devices trapped the cadences and power of “Black Harry” Hosier’s preaching.
Dec 7, 2017 · Harry Hoosier, or Black Harry as he preferred, is one of the greatest preachers ever forgotten. Hoosier was the first African-American religious figure to gain national prestige. One Declaration of Independence signatory called him “the greatest orator in America.”
Harry Hosier, the “African Wonder,” is unmistakably The Asbury Triptych Series’ hidden treasure. A century before Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, Harry Hosier, an ex-slave from North Carolina, emerges as one of Francis Asbury’s and America’s greatest orators.
Overview. Harry “Black Harry” Hosier. (c. 1750—1806) Quick Reference. (b. c. 1750; d. c. May 1806), one of the most dynamic and popular preachers in early American Methodism. Harry Hosier's popularity and style influenced the wide range of African ...
Harry Hosier (1750-1806) An African American Who Gave A Beat To Methodist Preaching By John G. McEllhenney Revised by Bishop Forrest C. Stith. No recording devices trapped the cadences and power of “Black Harry” Hosier’s preaching.
Harry Hosier transcended the racial consciousness of his day. His famous sermon, “Barren Fig Tree,” (Adams Chapel, Fairfax County, Virginia), was the first sermon preached by a Negro in America. Likewise his sermon in Chapeltown, Delaware, 1784, was the first sermon preached by a Negro to a white congregation.
He was originally brought along by Asbury to preach to the black people who came to hear preaching as Asbury went from town to town, but it soon became clear that Harry’s masterful preaching skills were attracting white people as well.
Feb 28, 2022 · Harry Hoosier was an African American Methodist preacher during the Second Awakening in early America. He worked as carriage driver and servant to Francis Asbury, and would speak to crowds to “warm them up” before Asbury preached.
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