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 . merican city which could rival it as aliterary center. Thither Benjamin Frank-lin, uncomfortable in the strict Puritansurroundings of the city on the Charlesriver, removed in 1728, and found em- 14 ploymeut as a compositor. Eighteen yearslater The American Magazine began itscareer in South Front street. In theyear of the fi
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 . merican city which could rival it as aliterary center. Thither Benjamin Frank-lin, uncomfortable in the strict Puritansurroundings of the city on the Charlesriver, removed in 1728, and found em- 14 ploymeut as a compositor. Eighteen yearslater The American Magazine began itscareer in South Front street. In theyear of the first Conference its popula-tion was double that of Xew York, andmore than six times that of Baltimore. Rankin s attitude at this time was oneof disappointment with the slender di-mensions of the work in the leaving England he had beengiven to understand that converts werejoining by thousands; but on arrival hefound that the grand total was but littleover one thousand. A man of ratherformal mind, and set in his ways, hedid not possess that elasticity of temper-ament or fund of sympathy which wasdemanded of a leader at a critical commanded respect rather than and regularity were his watch-words. It was on the fourteenth of July, 1778,. lTLPIT IN THE CHAPETv OF STR AWIiRIDGE CHURCH, MADE FROM LOGS TAKEN FROM THE LOG MEETING-HOUSE. 210 The Illustrated History oe Methodism. that the first Methodist Conference inAmerica assembled, the business havinghitherto been transacted at quarterlymeetings. The principal business beforethe gathering seems to have been thechecking of irregularities in the proceed-ings of Robert Strawbridge and RobertWilliams. These useful and earnestmen were employingmethods which weredistinctly out of ac-cord with the prac-tice of the EnglishMethodists, andwhich, had they beenpracticed in En-gland, would havecalled down uponthem the emphaticcensure of John Wes-ley. The practical ques-tion to be settled atthe outset was this:Shou
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