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 . hich he was corfessedly opposed, were approved in Corference. After all, his predominance waof an inoffensive nature, the result of itherent qualities of leadership. The authorship of the offensive Talsings and Fly-Sheets and other salires was traced to James Everett, whostwo coadjutors were Samuel Dunn anWilliam Griffith.
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 . hich he was corfessedly opposed, were approved in Corference. After all, his predominance waof an inoffensive nature, the result of itherent qualities of leadership. The authorship of the offensive Talsings and Fly-Sheets and other salires was traced to James Everett, whostwo coadjutors were Samuel Dunn anWilliam Griffith. Mr. Dunn, as editoof a publication named The Wesley Banner, was accused by the Nottingham an<Derby district of endangering the peaoof the Church and aspersing the character of ministers; and was ordered t<suspend its publication. Mr. Griffithwho refused to state whether he hatcontributed to the Fly-Sheets, to ThWesley Banner or to The Wesley Timeswas expelled from the connexion alon|with him. Everett was also expelled. Then began a period of agitation, resembling civil war, within the ChurchThe members who sympathized witlthe expelled brethren raised the cry oNo Secession and No Supplies,and demanded reforms in church methods which virtually meant the change o. REV. GEORGE B. MacDONALD, A Wesleyan Methodist preacher; son of the Rev. Jamei MacDonald; grandfather of Rudyard Kipling. The Illustrated History of Methodism 595
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