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 . e community,making money scarce and chilling finan-cial enterprise. The university paid itsprofessors in its own scrip, which wasturned into cash on the best terms avail-able. The presidents Sundays weregiven to preaching throughout the state;long tours were taken on horseback,with a preaching appointment for nearlyevery da


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 . e community,making money scarce and chilling finan-cial enterprise. The university paid itsprofessors in its own scrip, which wasturned into cash on the best terms avail-able. The presidents Sundays weregiven to preaching throughout the state;long tours were taken on horseback,with a preaching appointment for nearlyevery day; at the great gatherings hewas always a conspicuous figure. Inthese tours he rapidly developed his ex-traordinary preaching power; his namebecame a household word in all thestate, and his eloquence was so prizedthat he was called on from all effect of his exertions was that agenuine enthusiasm was created for theuniversity. Finally the strain provedexcessive, and Simpson resigned officeto become editor of the Western Chris-tian Advocate, at Cincinnati. His latercareer was a singularly distinguishedone. The history of Methodism in Georgiashows that after considerable early ac-tivity in the matter of education, thereensued a period when the camp-meeting.


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