▁to ▁Louis a ▁County , ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁t utor . ▁Mer iw ether ▁Lewis ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁students , ▁as ▁later ▁would ▁be ▁future ▁U . S . ▁President ▁James ▁Mad ison , ▁and ▁Virginia ▁governor ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁James ▁Bar bour . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Dav ies , ▁whose ▁circuit ▁included ▁Han over ▁and ▁Louis a ▁Count ies ▁W add el ▁decided ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁the ▁min istry . ▁He ▁studied ▁the ology ▁under ▁John ▁Tod d ▁and ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁pre ach ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁past or ▁of ▁Pres by ter ian ▁churches ▁in ▁Virginia ' s ▁Northern ▁Ne ck . ▁W add el ▁started ▁several ▁churches ▁in ▁North umber land ▁and ▁Lanc aster ▁count ies , ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁into ▁areas ▁where ▁previously ▁only ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁existed . ▁Patrick ▁Henry ▁class ed ▁W add el ▁with ▁Samuel ▁Dav ies ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁greatest ▁or ators ▁he ▁had ▁ever ▁heard , ▁and ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁re put edly ▁said : ▁" He ▁has ▁spo iled ▁me ▁for ▁all ▁other ▁pre aching , ". ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁began , ▁the ▁W add el ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁T ink ling ▁Spring ▁church ▁in ▁August a ▁County ▁and ▁also ▁pre ached ▁in ▁Sta un ton . ▁He ▁purchased ▁a ▁large ▁farm ▁called ▁" Spring hill " ▁on