The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . facts of early Methodist his-tory being well known, there has been a disposition to lookbelow the surface for thehidden springs which havehitherto eluded the literaryinvestigator. Possibly no manhas searched with more eagerpains than the Rev John At-kinson, To him theChurch is greatly indebted forhis studies in American Meth-odist history His first pub-lished volume of general in-terest, TheCentennial Historyof American Methodism, givesin an original form the his-tory of the organization of theMethodist Episcopal Churchin 1784, and its subs
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . facts of early Methodist his-tory being well known, there has been a disposition to lookbelow the surface for thehidden springs which havehitherto eluded the literaryinvestigator. Possibly no manhas searched with more eagerpains than the Rev John At-kinson, To him theChurch is greatly indebted forhis studies in American Meth-odist history His first pub-lished volume of general in-terest, TheCentennial Historyof American Methodism, givesin an original form the his-tory of the organization of theMethodist Episcopal Churchin 1784, and its subsequent de-velopment under the superin-tendency of Francis Asbury,with sketches of the char-acter and history of all thepreachers known to have been members of the ChristmasConference. A section of this work recording the historyof the educational movement in Methodism is especiallyvaluable. His other generally interesting volume is TheBeginnings of the Wesleyan Movement in America. Bydiligent search for and among private manuscripts, old news-. J. B. WAKELEY, Author of Lost Chapters from the History of Amer-ican Methodism. 1152 American Methodism paper files and obsolete volumes he has discovered and bringsto public notice for the first time many curious and interest-ino- facts bearing upon the subject. In these two has left to the Church a valuable store of historicaldata, and pointed a safe and even way for future writers. The field of theology offers special opportunity for philo-sophical search and research. The attacks on supernaturaland revealed religion from rationalism and various formsof free thought have caused the enlistment of a corps ofdefenders who have strengthened our strongholds by theirskillful and brave defense of Christianity-Benjamin F Cocker was born in Almondbury, Yorkshire,England, in 1821 His parents were Wesleyan Methodists,his father a local preacher. The son was converted in child-hood and when eighteen years old became a local
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