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 . DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1S44. 1 Hubbard H. Kavanaugii. Kentucky Conference. 2. George W. Brush, Kentucky Conference. 3. ElbertSevier, Holston Conference. 4. John B. McFerrin, Tennessee Conference. 5. Thomas Maddin, Tennesseeinference. 6. George W. D. Harris, Memphis Conference. 7. Andrew Hunter, Wichita Confe
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 . DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1S44. 1 Hubbard H. Kavanaugii. Kentucky Conference. 2. George W. Brush, Kentucky Conference. 3. ElbertSevier, Holston Conference. 4. John B. McFerrin, Tennessee Conference. 5. Thomas Maddin, Tennesseeinference. 6. George W. D. Harris, Memphis Conference. 7. Andrew Hunter, Wichita F. Pierce, Georgia Conference. 9. William J. Parks, Georgia Conference. 10. Lovick Pierce,:orgia Conference. 11. John W. Glenn, Georgia Conference. 12. James E Evans, Georgia Betts, South Carolina Conference. 14. Peter Doub, North Carolina Conference. 15. M. Lee,rginia Conference. 16. William M. Wightman, South Carolina Conference. 17. Hugh A C. Walker, Southrolina Conference. 18. John Early, Virginia Conference. 19. William a. Smith, Virginia Conference. 34 530 The Illustrated History of BISHOP GEORGE F. PIERCE, AT THEAGE OF 55. bers of the Westmoreland circuit in Vir-ginia, where emancipation was illegal,that the Baltimore Conference, to whichthey belonged, made invidious distinc-tions, refusing orders or admission to thetraveling connection where the candi-dates were slave-holders. The GeneralConference of 1840, to which the com-plaint was addressed, passed a resolutionto the effect that such distinctions wereto be deplored, and that no legal barrierto the election or ordination of ministersto the various grades of office in theMethodist Episcopal Church could beheld to exist in the mere ownership ofslave property. This deliverance of the General Con-ference proved to be the extreme limit towhich the Church was prepared to go toin the way of compromise. Two yearslater the uncompromising anti-slaveryparty seceded and held, in
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