The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . character. He has beentermed the best scholar, themost effective writer, and thesoundest in judgment in theChurch. The college,finally located at Princetonin the year 17~>7, has manyassociations with \Vhitefield,who received from it an hon-orary degree. Xassau Hall, the acorncup which held the oak ofPrinceton University,
The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . character. He has beentermed the best scholar, themost effective writer, and thesoundest in judgment in theChurch. The college,finally located at Princetonin the year 17~>7, has manyassociations with \Vhitefield,who received from it an hon-orary degree. Xassau Hall, the acorncup which held the oak ofPrinceton University, re-ceived a Methodist baptismat its birth. Not only did Whitefield in-spire and encourage its leaders, but theMethodists in England gave it funds,and one of its presidents (I)avies) was acorrespondent of Wesley, honoring himas a restorer of the true faith. Dart-mouth College had a similar origin. Inits beginning it was nourished by fundscontributed by English Methodists. In the final healing of the division in17~>N, Gilbert Tennent took an activepart. He had been called in 1744 to bepastor of a church in Philadelphia, formedby the admirers of Whitefield, whomthey were very anxious to secure aspermanent pastor. He now began tolay aside many of his asperities and. OIvD SOUTH CHURCH, NKWIUKYPOKT, WllliKli \VIIIT]< FIIXI) IS INTKKKKI). THE CAKKISON HOUSE IS IN TlllC IRI,< .ROUND. eccentricities, and regretted the hastycensoriousness which had marked hisearlier career. Along with Edwards andWhitefield he occupies an honored placeas one of the heralds of a new era of relig-ious brotherhood. These are the threechief names in the history of the GreatAwakening, which did so much to unifyreligious life in the colonies and prepare 148 The Illustrated History of Methodism.
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