The history of Methodism . s.—The First Sacrament of a New Church. THE War of Independence wrecked the EstablishedChurch in America, and most of its clergy fled fromtheir charges. They had never had a colonial America was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop ofLondon! The colonists had appealed in vain for a residentdiocesan. As early as 1716 one of the agents for the Societyfor the Propagation of the Gospel wrote: I dont pretendto prophesy, but you know how tis said the kingdom of Godshall be taken from them and given to a nation that willbring forth the fruits of it. I cannot but
The history of Methodism . s.—The First Sacrament of a New Church. THE War of Independence wrecked the EstablishedChurch in America, and most of its clergy fled fromtheir charges. They had never had a colonial America was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop ofLondon! The colonists had appealed in vain for a residentdiocesan. As early as 1716 one of the agents for the Societyfor the Propagation of the Gospel wrote: I dont pretendto prophesy, but you know how tis said the kingdom of Godshall be taken from them and given to a nation that willbring forth the fruits of it. I cannot but think the honor-able society had done more if they had found one honest manto bring the Gospel orders over to us. Even after the war,and after the Methodist bishops had begun their work, whenthe scattered adherents of Anglicanism sent the Rev. SamuelSeabury, of Connecticut, over to obtain consecration as abishop, he could get no English bishop to put him in the succession, but was obliged to go a-begging to Scotland, 962.
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