William Losee (30 June 1757 – 16 October 1832) was a Methodist minister, who acted as a circuit rider in the United States and Upper Canada.
[2] Losee's preaching resulted in immediate conversions in what was then largely wilderness regions punctuated by tiny villages and isolated cabins.
An early source reports that Losee was famous for vehement preaching and imploring God to smite sinners.
The man, whose name is reported to have been Joseph Brouse, fell to the ground writhing in agony only to later rise and repent of his sins.
He quietly resigned from the ministry, returned to New York, and spent the rest of his life working a trade.