. History of all the religious denominations in the United States : containing authentic accounts of the rise and progress, faith and practice, localities and statistics, of the different persuasions .. . nsidering themselves bound4;o obey this injunction, and being fullysatisfied they should be treated withoutmercy, they sent in their resignation. Being now as out-casts, they had toseek for friends where they could ; and theLord put it into the hearts of Dr. Benja-min Rush, Mr. R. Ralston, and other re-spectable citizens, to interpose for them,both by advice and assistance in gettingtheir bui
. History of all the religious denominations in the United States : containing authentic accounts of the rise and progress, faith and practice, localities and statistics, of the different persuasions .. . nsidering themselves bound4;o obey this injunction, and being fullysatisfied they should be treated withoutmercy, they sent in their resignation. Being now as out-casts, they had toseek for friends where they could ; and theLord put it into the hearts of Dr. Benja-min Rush, Mr. R. Ralston, and other re-spectable citizens, to interpose for them,both by advice and assistance in gettingtheir building finished:—Bishop Whitealso aided them, and ordained one fromamong themselves, after the order of theProtestant Episcopal Church, to be theirpastor. In 1793, the number of the seriouspeople of color having increased, they wereof different opinions, respecting the modeof religious worship; and, as many felt astrong partiality for that adopted by theMethodists, Richard Allen, with the adviceof some of his brethren, proposed erectinga place of worship on his own ground, andat his own expense, as an African Metho-dist meeting house. As soon as the preach-ers of the Methodist Church in Philadel-. LilK ol I wma BISHOP OK THE KIHST AKHJCAN METHODTST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ■©¥ TE1E CTi HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN METHODI8T EPISCOPAL Uli i: the knowledge of this, thej,1 it with all their might, insistingthai the bouse should be made over to theConference, or they would publish themin the newspapers, ss imposing on thepublic, as they were no! Methodists. 1 low-ever, trie building went on, and when finish-ed, they invited Francis Asbury, thenBishop of the Methodisl Episcopal (Ihurch,to open the house for di\ ine service, which invitation he accepted, and tin* house WSJ named Bethel. (See Gen. chap* 28.) 11 It was now proposed by the residentelder, (J, MV.) that they should have thechurch incorporated, that they might re-ceive any donation or legacy, as well asenjoy any other advantages ar
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