The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . rnational Epworth League Conferences form epochsin Epworth League history. Mingling together in sacredsong, in prayer and recreation, at Chattanooga, Tenn., in1895, were the sons and daughters of men who thirty yearsbefore had faced each other in battle. Together this armyof Christian young people captured Lookout Mountain atsunrise, and amid the glory of the new day these spiritualchildren of John Wesley sang Bishop Kens immortal dox-ology, Praise God, from whom all blessings flow At Mis-sionary Ridge and Chickamauga the Epworth Leaguers stoodo
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . rnational Epworth League Conferences form epochsin Epworth League history. Mingling together in sacredsong, in prayer and recreation, at Chattanooga, Tenn., in1895, were the sons and daughters of men who thirty yearsbefore had faced each other in battle. Together this armyof Christian young people captured Lookout Mountain atsunrise, and amid the glory of the new day these spiritualchildren of John Wesley sang Bishop Kens immortal dox-ology, Praise God, from whom all blessings flow At Mis-sionary Ridge and Chickamauga the Epworth Leaguers stoodon the breastworks thrown up years ago by the contendingarmies. The Maltese cross was the corps badge. All belonged tothe same army Devotion to the same Commander and defi-ance to the same enemy were vowed by these EpworthLeaguers of the two chief Methodisms of the United States,while their allies from Canada witnessed the holy compact. More recent Conferences, at intervals of two years, havebeen held at Toronto, Indianapolis, and San CHAPTER CXXXVI The Press Book Agency.—Publishing House.—Misfortunes.—Wrecked dur-ing the War.—Fire.—Crushing Debt.—Bonds Issued.—McFer-rins Labors.—Book Committee.—Book Agents.—Book Editor. THE Louisville Convention in 1845 recognized a BookConcern as indispensable to the prosperity of the Meth-odist Episcopal Church, South, and appointed JohnEarly and John McFerrin book agents, authorizing them to receive propositions for the location of a Book Concern,and also moneys and contributions for building up the same,and to report to the coming General Conference. TheGeneral Conference in 1846 decided against the establish-ment of a Book Concern, but provided for a book agency,with depositories at Louisville, Ky ; Charleston, and Rich-mond, and ordered collections to be taken throughout theChurch for the purchase of stock. John Early was appointedagent, and the editors of the Advocates at Charleston,Richmond, and Louisvill
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