The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . Interest in Education 1073 cherished a plan to establish a seminary in every district ofthe entire Methodist territory, and as the societies grew intowns and cities he was pleased to see its success. In 1789 the Methodists of Georgia contributed land andtobacco for founding a college, while about the same time atRedstone, Pa., and in Kentucky seminaries were attemptedby Asbury. Through the influence and efforts of FrancisPoythress an academy was built and an organization estab-lished at Bethel, Ky., but it proved to be a financial MC K
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . Interest in Education 1073 cherished a plan to establish a seminary in every district ofthe entire Methodist territory, and as the societies grew intowns and cities he was pleased to see its success. In 1789 the Methodists of Georgia contributed land andtobacco for founding a college, while about the same time atRedstone, Pa., and in Kentucky seminaries were attemptedby Asbury. Through the influence and efforts of FrancisPoythress an academy was built and an organization estab-lished at Bethel, Ky., but it proved to be a financial MC KENDREE COLLEGE CAMPUS AND GROUNDS. At Uniontown, Pa., an academy was started in 1794 or1795 through Asburys influence, but it lived only a fewyears. In 1792 Asbury wTas known to be anxious to taketwo thousand children under the best plan of education everknown in this country Before the close of the eighteenth century Hope Hullestablished an academy at Wilkes County, Ga., and GeorgeMcHenry and Valentine Cook personally devoted them-selves to the work of education. In 1817, under the leadership of Martin Ruter, an institu- 1074 American Methodism tion of learning was established in New Market, N H., butwas later removed to Wilbraham, Mass., where it had a re-markable success and is vigorous in every respect. Duringthe same year the Rev. Dr. Samuel K. Jennings, who in1790 had graduated from Rutgers College, and who wasprobably the first native preacher of American Methodismto receive a full collegiate training, opened Asbury Collegein Baltimore, Md. But this school expired after a f
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