The history of Methodism . T John Wesley. From the painting by J. W. L. CQPYRr6HT i90i A Crisis in America 963 where the successors of the nonjurors ordained him. PoorBishop* Seaburys Scotch ordination brought him fresh hu-miliation on his return, for it was regarded as of doubtfulvalidity! The American Methodists, who had increased to eighteenthousand, had hitherto received the sacraments, when theycould, from the clergy of the Establishment, although theseofficials were in some cases, according to the testimony oftheir own historians, as unfit for this ministration as many oftheir
The history of Methodism . T John Wesley. From the painting by J. W. L. CQPYRr6HT i90i A Crisis in America 963 where the successors of the nonjurors ordained him. PoorBishop* Seaburys Scotch ordination brought him fresh hu-miliation on his return, for it was regarded as of doubtfulvalidity! The American Methodists, who had increased to eighteenthousand, had hitherto received the sacraments, when theycould, from the clergy of the Establishment, although theseofficials were in some cases, according to the testimony oftheir own historians, as unfit for this ministration as many oftheir colleagues in England. Now the Methodists were leftwithout any adequate provision for the baptism of their chil-dren and their converts, and for the Lords Supper. Theylooked to Wesley as their father, responsible for callingthem into Christian fellowship. They appealed to himthrough Asbury for guidance. In 1779 their preachers inthe South proposed that three of their number should ordainthe rest, but Asbury persuaded them to await Wesleys de-cision. The crisis was reached in 1
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