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 . es had found little favor from Un-church as a whole; but when her propo-sition came before the General Confer-ence, that body accepted and approved will, deeding nearly two-thirds ofher whole estate to the object, was datedDecember, ;3. The proceeds were togo to the erection, furnishing, and en-dowment of a The
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 . es had found little favor from Un-church as a whole; but when her propo-sition came before the General Confer-ence, that body accepted and approved will, deeding nearly two-thirds ofher whole estate to the object, was datedDecember, ;3. The proceeds were togo to the erection, furnishing, and en-dowment of a Theological Institutionfor the Methodist Episcopal Church, tobe called the Garrett Biblical the month of January, lSoo, a tem-porary organization was prepared, andthe Rev. Doctor Dempster placed incharge. Plans were made for a spacioustemporary building, but Mrs. Garrettnever saw even its formal inception. Be-fore the laying of the foundation stoneshe had gone to her rest She died onthe twenty-second of November, l,and in the fall of 1856 the work waspermanently organized in a spaciousbuilding. The Garrett Biblical Institute, whichalso bears the name of Heck Hall—afterthe devoted woman whose grave is onthe St. Lawrence—was the nucleus of the. RKV FRANCIS ASBVRY MOOD, I). I).. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, 1S30; elected Regent of Southwestern Iniversity. Georgetown, Texas. >S--,. 620 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF METHODISM.
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