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 . nted to the officefor the last time. His presence at thelast death-bed scene will be recalled byour readers. The Conference met at a time of great The Illustrated History of Methodism 407 national depression. There was consid-erable political unrest, caused by thespread of revolutionary doctrines; and abad harvest, along wi
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 . nted to the officefor the last time. His presence at thelast death-bed scene will be recalled byour readers. The Conference met at a time of great The Illustrated History of Methodism 407 national depression. There was consid-erable political unrest, caused by thespread of revolutionary doctrines; and abad harvest, along with serious militaryreverses, intensified the discontent. Itwas, therefore, in a serious and chas-tened mood that the members came to-gether. The principal business was thesettlement of the vexed question of theadministration of the sacraments; andthe Conference chose by ballot a com- mittee of nine to deal with it. Theyproved to be men singularly well qualifiedfor the task, and representative of thedifferent interests in the consisted of the president, threeformer presidents, Thompson, Pawsonand Mather, Doctor Coke, Samuel Brad-burn, Joseph Benson, Henry Moore, andAdam Clarke. The remaining five were all destinedto serve as presidents. Bradburn was to.
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