Thank you for this tidbit!   My 2xgreatgrandfather,  John Toay/Toy b. 1821 Gwennap, CON, came to Mineral  Point, WI USA about 1842.  He served in the state legislature, and was a Primitive Methodist lay preacher in the church at Mineral Point.    Julia Hanneman-Schoenbach, Waterford MI <WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER 30 OCTOBER 1857 <PRIMITIVE METHODISTS - The annual meetings of the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society, in the St. Austell circuit, were held on October 18th and five following days. Preparatory sermons were preached on the 18th by Mr. G. DOBSON, superintendent of the St. Ives circuit, (the deputation) Messrs. E. POWELL and C. G. HOWER, circuit preachers, and Messrs. B. RUNDELL of Tregony, and P. BESWETHERIC, of Lanlivery. Missionary meetings were held at St. Austell, Bodmin, St. Blazey, Tregrehan and Mevagissey, at each of which a report of the connexion's missionary operations was read and much valuable information given by the deputation. . >From the report it appeared that the Primitive Methodist Connexion was formed in March 1810, and was composed of ten members who had not been members of any other religious community. In March 1857, the number in society with the British Conference was 110,683, increase for the year 2,126; number of traveling preachers, 598; local preachers 10,205; class leaders 6,919; connexional chapels 2,010; rented chapels and rooms, 3,171; Sabbath schools 1,691; Sabbath school scholars, 110,436 [numbers not clear]; Sabbath school teachers, 25,403. The connexion has missionaries in Australia, 14; in New Zealand, 3; in North America 37; in Ireland 5; and in the Channel islands, 3. . <An analysis of the report shows that the average yearly progress of the connexion since its formation forty-seven years ago, is, members 5354; traveling preachers 12; local preachers 214; Sabbath schools 36; Sabbath school teachers 540; Sabbath school scholars 2,967; connexional chapels 42