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 . e handed them ^ the fol-lowing note: My dear Brethren.—Whatever I mayhave thought or spoken in former timesupon strengthening the Episcopacy, 1am not at liberty to say to you at thistime, Do this or that. I am bound induty to serve the Connection with all mypower of body and mind, as long and aslargely as I can; and, while
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 . e handed them ^ the fol-lowing note: My dear Brethren.—Whatever I mayhave thought or spoken in former timesupon strengthening the Episcopacy, 1am not at liberty to say to you at thistime, Do this or that. I am bound induty to serve the Connection with all mypower of body and mind, as long and aslargely as I can; and, while I am per-suaded that my services are needed andacceptable to give up all thoughts ofvisits out of the American continent, Ifeel myself indispensably bound to theConference and my colleague never toleave them or forsake them upon theabove conditions. F. Asbury. The closing days of the good bishopscareer were cast in a time when war wasraging on the northern frontier and onthe Atlantic coast; but in the record ofhis travels this feature of the nationallife at the time hardly presents of the aspects of New England lifejarred upon him. The sight of a hand-some church built from the proceeds of alottery shocked him not a little. Many bishop Simpsons The Illustrated History of Methodism. 445
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