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 . ury. It is evident that these prob-lems will, in this country, at least, be more intensive than before. The greatfact of the day is the massing togetherin cities of men and women, who are re-moved from the social bonds that linkedthem to localities and traditions, andwho are only too prone to accept atheory of the world in
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 . ury. It is evident that these prob-lems will, in this country, at least, be more intensive than before. The greatfact of the day is the massing togetherin cities of men and women, who are re-moved from the social bonds that linkedthem to localities and traditions, andwho are only too prone to accept atheory of the world in which success isthe only criterion of worth. A vitalChristianity, preaching the gospel ofhuman love and brotherhood, must stepinto the arena and save the masses fromthis practical heathenism. It must be aChristianity freed from all effete intel-lectual dogmas, such as have no holdupon the human heart of to-day. Meth-odism, born to supply the early religiousneeds of an expanding industrialism, andtrained by long habits of adaptability tomeet new social necessities as they arise,can well step into the breach. It pre-sents no dogmas that are not the essen-tials of the teaching of Christ; it is in-stinct with the feeling of the brother-hood of man. A National City Evan-. W. B. MURRAH,President of Millsaps College, Jacks >n, Tennessee. 46 722 The Illustrated History of Methodism. gelization Union has been organized inthe Church for the distinct purpose ofcarrying the gospel in the most practicaland effective manner to the unchurchedmasses of the cities of the United publishes in New York a magazine,The Christian City, wholly devoted toits interests, meets in annual convention,
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