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 . be the center>f a wonderful revival. a great deal of hard, un-ecognized preliminary works required as a basis for thepread of a revival. The ma-erials for the fire must be•arefully laid, before the flamevill catch and spread. InKentucky, certainly, thevlethodist preachers, amidstnuch obloquy and opposition,md no
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 . be the center>f a wonderful revival. a great deal of hard, un-ecognized preliminary works required as a basis for thepread of a revival. The ma-erials for the fire must be•arefully laid, before the flamevill catch and spread. InKentucky, certainly, thevlethodist preachers, amidstnuch obloquy and opposition,md not been idle. Here theylad planted the second educational vent-ire in the New World. Bethel Acad-my, in Jessamine county, was the placevhere the Conference met in the Built on a lofty situation, it wasi structure of some pretensions, beinghree stories in height and measuringeighty by forty feet. The scheme greatlynterested Bishop Asbury, and receivedxmsiderable local support. The stateegislature was induced to set apart sixhousand acres of land for its endowment;)ut unfortunately the donation proved anexpense rather than a source of local preachers did their best to:oster the institution, and for a time theicademical department flourished; but,.
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