History of Methodism in North Carolina From 1772 to the Present Time . have its origin in the New World,but here it found a soil in which to have its greatestgrowth. It began in England, in the year 1729. , in giving an account of the rise of Methodism,says: In 1729 my brother and I, by reading the Bible,saw inward and outward holiness therein; followed afterit, and incited others to do so. This reveals its spirit andmission. It was not to establish a new doctrine, or a newChurch, but to seek after a new life, and to get others todo likewise. Its life is spiritual, and to carry this l
History of Methodism in North Carolina From 1772 to the Present Time . have its origin in the New World,but here it found a soil in which to have its greatestgrowth. It began in England, in the year 1729. , in giving an account of the rise of Methodism,says: In 1729 my brother and I, by reading the Bible,saw inward and outward holiness therein; followed afterit, and incited others to do so. This reveals its spirit andmission. It was not to establish a new doctrine, or a newChurch, but to seek after a new life, and to get others todo likewise. Its life is spiritual, and to carry this life tothe ends of the earth is its mission. Wesley, its founder,said, The world is my parish. With this desire to re-vive a formal and dying Christianity, having caught thespirit of the Master, who said, Go ye into all the worldand preach the gospel to every creature, it crossed theAtlantic, and its fires were soon kindled upon the shores ofthe New World. As to where Methodism was introduced in America isa question upon which the best authorities are divided. A(26). ROBERT STRAWBRIDGE. Introduction of Methodism. ^7 discussion of this subject does not come within the scopeof this work; neither is it material to us whether NewYork shall have this honor or Maryland. Both have theiradvocates. Some claim that the first Methodist preachingand first meetinghouse built in America were in the city ofXew York. Others claim that Robert Strawbridge movedfrom Ireland probably in 1760, and immediately openedhis house for preaching, he having joined the Methodistsbefore leaving his native land; and that the first meeting-house erected in America was near Sams Creek in Mary-land ; while Philip Embury did not begin his work in XewYork until about 1766. Jesse Lee, our first Methodisthistorian, gives Xew York the precedence. He says: XTotlong after the society was formed in New York, RobertStrawbridge, from Ireland, who had settled in Frederickcounty, in the state of Maryland, began to hold meeti
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