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Author : Lyman Edwyn Davis
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Democratic Methodism in America written by Lyman Edwyn Davis and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lyman Edwyn Davis
Publisher : Holley Press
ISBN 13 : 1408601850
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Democratic Methodism in America - A Topical Survey of the Methodist Protestant Church written by Lyman Edwyn Davis and published by Holley Press. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PREFACE. THE Author of this very practical treatise on Scotch Loch - Fishing desires clearly that it may be of use to all who had it. He does not pretend to have written anything new, but to have attempted to put what he has to say in as readable a form as possible. Everything in the way of the history and habits of fish has been studiously avoided, and technicalities have been used as sparingly as possible. The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general. This section is interleaved with blank shects for the readers notes. The Author need hardly say that any suggestions addressed to the case of the publishers, will meet with consideration in a future edition. We do not pretend to write or enlarge upon a new subject. Much has been said and written-and well said and written too on the art of fishing but loch-fishing has been rather looked upon as a second-rate performance, and to dispel this idea is one of the objects for which this present treatise has been written. Far be it from us to say anything against fishing, lawfully practised in any form but many pent up in our large towns will bear us out when me say that, on the whole, a days loch-fishing is the most convenient. One great matter is, that the loch-fisher is depend- ent on nothing but enough wind to curl the water, -and on a large loch it is very seldom that a dead calm prevails all day, -and can make his arrangements for a day, weeks beforehand whereas the stream- fisher is dependent for a good take on the state of the water and however pleasant and easy it may be for one living near the banks of a good trout stream or river, it is quite another matter to arrange for a days river-fishing, if one is looking forward to a holiday at a date some weeks ahead. Providence may favour the expectant angler with a good day, and the water in order but experience has taught most of us that the good days are in the minority, and that, as is the case with our rapid running streams, -such as many of our northern streams are, -the water is either too large or too small, unless, as previously remarked, you live near at hand, and can catch it at its best. A common belief in regard to loch-fishing is, that the tyro and the experienced angler have nearly the same chance in fishing, -the one from the stern and the other from the bow of the same boat. Of all the absurd beliefs as to loch-fishing, this is one of the most absurd. Try it. Give the tyro either end of the boat he likes give him a cast of ally flies he may fancy, or even a cast similar to those which a crack may be using and if he catches one for every three the other has, he may consider himself very lucky. Of course there are lochs where the fish are not abundant, and a beginner may come across as many as an older fisher but we speak of lochs where there are fish to be caught, and where each has a fair chance. Again, it is said that the boatman has as much to do with catching trout in a loch as the angler. Well, we dont deny that. In an untried loch it is necessary to have the guidance of a good boatman but the same argument holds good as to stream-fishing...
Author : James Allen Geissinger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Democracy of Methodism written by James Allen Geissinger and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lyman Edwyn Davis
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ISBN 13 : 9781331849971
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)
Download or read book Democratic Methodism in America written by Lyman Edwyn Davis and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Democratic Methodism in America: A Topical Survey of the Methodist Protestant Church The Methodist Protestant Church, established in 1830, is a representative democracy, and its organization was a protest against the religious monarchy developed under the leadership of the early bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church and against the autocratic manner in which that monarchy functioned in the epoch which immediately followed the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The purpose of this topical survey is to identify, to every questioner, the various links in the chain of circumstances which led to the organization of the Methodist Protestant Church and the fundamental principles which prompted and justified the movement. Every Christian denomination that presumes to maintain a separate existence in this new day should justify itself by a real and veritable contribution to world-wide Christianity. Every separate and sovereign Church is morally bound to voice the Gospel of Christ in all its fullness, to give a clear-toned and conscientious answer to the world-wide questions of the Kingdom of God, and to prove to the Christian common sense of the world that its own distinctive principles are broad enough and vital enough to furnish a worthy complement in the sum of Christian truth, and to constitute a living factor in the progress of the Church Universal. Can the Methodist Protestant Church justify itself in this broad and substantial way? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Paul F. McCleary
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1493196499
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)
Download or read book Reform Movements in Methodism and How They Were Treated (1784?1830) written by Paul F. McCleary and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lillian C. Smith
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 179101710X
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)
Download or read book I'm Black. I'm Christian. I'm Methodist. written by Lillian C. Smith and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten personal narratives reveal the shared and distinct struggles of being Black in the Church, facing historic and modern racism. It’s uncertain that Howard Thurman made the remark often attributed to him, “I have been writing this book all my life,” but there is little doubt that he was deeply immersed in reflection on the times that bear an uncanny resemblance to the present day, which give voice to the Black Lives Matter movement. Our “life’s book” is filled with sentence upon sentence of marginalization, pages of apartheid, chapters of separate and unequal. Now this season reveals volumes of violence against Blacks in America. Ten Black women and men explore life through the lens of compelling personal religious narratives. They are people and leaders whose lives are tangible demonstrations of the power of a divine purpose and evidence of what grace really means in face of hardship, disappointment, and determination. Each of the journeys intersect because of three central elements that are the focus of this book. We’re Black. We’re Christians. We’re Methodists. Each starts with the fact, “I'm Black,” but to resolve the conflict of being Christian and Methodist means confronting aspects of White theology, White supremacy, and White racism in order to ground an oppositional experience toward domination over four centuries in America. “The confluence of the everyday indignities of being Black in America; the outrageous, egregious, legalized lynching of George Floyd; and the unforgivable disparities exposed once again by COVID–19 have conspired together to create a seminal moment in America and in The United Methodist Church—in which we must find the courage to say unambiguously ‘Black Lives Matter.’ To stumble or choke on those words is beneath the gospel,” says Bishop Gregory Palmer, who wrote the foreword to the collection. Praise for I'm Black. I'm Christian. I'm Methodist. “This book made me shout, dance, rage and hope—all at once! As a "cradle Methodist," I have deep love for my church and bless it for nurturing my walk with Christ and my passion for social justice. At the same time, I lament that my church is also the place where I have witnessed and been most wounded by virulent racism, sexism, heterosexism, and ageism. Yet, I stay and struggle for the soul of the church because I am a Black Christian woman fired by the love of God-in-Christ-Jesus. I stay because this is MY church and the church of my ancestors. Although I regularly question my decision to remain United Methodist, it is stories like these—from other exuberant love warriors—that remind me that I am called by God to stay, pray, fight, and flourish!” —M. Garlinda Burton, deaconess and interim general secretary, General Commission of Religion and Race, Washington DC “Racism continues to be the unacceptable scandal of American society and the American churches. In spite of some gains such as the diversity of supporters for “Black Lives Matter,” even the best intentioned among us remain largely ignorant of the actual life experience of those who are other than ourselves. This collection of testimonies, edited by Rudy Rasmus, helps remedy that by simply recounting personal stories of being Black, Christian, and Methodist in the United States. White Methodist Christians in particular need to read these stories and take them to heart so that racism and its divisiveness is countered by shared experience and recognition of common humanity across difference. More White Methodists need not only reject racism in our society and church but become active anti-racists willing to do the hard work to create the beloved community, dreamed about by Martin Luther King in the 1960s civil rights movement. —Bruce C. Birch, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC “This book is a powerful collection interweaving personal stories, denominational and intercultural practices, and Black lives bearing hopeful witness. Readers will have their consciousness raised, and they will think more deeply about the meaning of beloved community and the embodiment of the justice of God.” —Harold J. Recinos, Professor of Church and Society, Perkins School of Theology/SMU, Dallas, Texas “For hundreds of years, we have not listened. This book is our chance to hear the words of the Black leaders in our church. They will change us, remake us, and reform us. Get ready to be transformed by painful truth and deep love. —Rev. Dr. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, Lead Pastor, Catalina United Methodist Church, Tucson, Arizona "I’m Black gives readers a clear picture of the diversity and value of Black culture in church and society. After reading the dynamic stories told by these faithful, transformative church leaders, Black lives will be cherished, and systemic change for the better will take place.” —Joseph W. Daniels, Jr. , Lead Pastor, Emory United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C. "Dr. Rudy Rasmus and others give an insightful look into what it means to be black, Christian and Methodist in America. Their perspectives on the status and plight of being black in America are both engaging and riveting. If you are looking for ways to better understand the nuances and many faces of African American Methodist evangelical life in America, this book is a must-read!" —The Reverend J. Elvin Sadler, D.Min., General Secretary-Auditor, The A.M.E. Zion Church Assistant Dean for Doctoral Studies, United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio "I endorse this powerful book of Essays conceived and edited by my friend Pastor Rudy Rasmus. It is a book for our current and future realities facing the Black Church a must read." —Deborah Bass , Vice-Chairperson, National BMCR
Author : Dee Andrews
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691092980
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (929 download)
Download or read book The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800 written by Dee Andrews and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-31 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Methodists and Revolutionary America is the first in-depth narrative of the origins of American Methodism, one of the most significant popular movements in American history. Placing Methodism's rise in the ideological context of the American Revolution and the complex social setting of the greater Middle Atlantic where it was first introduced, Dee Andrews argues that this new religion provided an alternative to the exclusionary politics of Revolutionary America. With its call to missionary preaching, its enthusiastic revivals, and its prolific religious societies, Methodism competed with republicanism for a place at the center of American culture. Based on rare archival sources and a wealth of Wesleyan literature, this book examines all aspects of the early movement. From Methodism's Wesleyan beginnings to the prominence of women in local societies, the construction of African Methodism, the diverse social profile of Methodist men, and contests over the movement's future, Andrews charts Methodism's metamorphosis from a British missionary organization to a fully Americanized church. Weaving together narrative and analysis, Andrews explains Methodism's extraordinary popular appeal in rich and compelling new detail.
Author : Mark David Tooley
Publisher : Bristol Books
ISBN 13 : 9781885224675
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Taking Back the United Methodist Church written by Mark David Tooley and published by Bristol Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lyman Edwyn Davis
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781407670232
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Democratic Methodism in Americ written by Lyman Edwyn Davis and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : John H. Wigger
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252069949
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (699 download)
Download or read book Taking Heaven by Storm written by John H. Wigger and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1770 there were fewer than 1,000 Methodists in America. Fifty years later, the church counted more than 250,000 adherents. Identifying Methodism as America's most significant large-scale popular religious movement of the antebellum period, John H. Wigger reveals what made Methodism so attractive to post-revolutionary America. Taking Heaven by Storm shows how Methodism fed into popular religious enthusiasm as well as the social and economic ambitions of the "middling people on the make"--skilled artisans, shopkeepers, small planters, petty merchants--who constituted its core. Wigger describes how the movement expanded its reach and fostered communal intimacy and "intemperate zeal" by means of an efficient system of itinerant and local preachers, class meetings, love feasts, quarterly meetings, and camp meetings. He also examines the important role of African Americans and women in early American Methodism and explains how the movement's willingness to accept impressions, dreams, and visions as evidence of the work and call of God circumvented conventional assumptions about education, social standing, gender, and race. A pivotal text on the role of religion in American life, Taking Heaven by Storm shows how the enthusiastic, egalitarian, entrepreneurial, lay-oriented spirit of early American Methodism continues to shape popular religion today.
Author : Russell E. Richey
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426742274
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book American Methodism written by Russell E. Richey and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Worth Marion Tippy
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Methodist Church and Its Work written by Worth Marion Tippy and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth A. Georgian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781124479552
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (795 download)
Download or read book A Church in Crisis? written by Elizabeth A. Georgian and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of American Methodism from 1777 to 1835 presents a puzzle. During those years the Methodist Episcopal Church grew into the largest denomination in the United States while fashioning the most hierarchical organization in American Protestantism. In other words, the Methodist Episcopal Church leaders steadily denied the laity any role in the ecclesiastical government over the same period that most Americans embraced a political order based on republicanism and democracy. Over time the government grew more complex, the bishops more autocratic, and the number of people excluded from participation greater and greater. Solving this puzzle sheds new light not only on the Methodist Episcopal Church, but on the competitive evangelical marketplace churches found themselves in after the American Revolution, and on the relationship between Americans' secular ideals and their religious expectations. This dissertation explores the role of two schismatic movements in shaping the development of the church and explaining its remarkable success. The James O'Kelly schism took place in 1792, when O'Kelly stormed out of the General Conference, frustrated by yet another failure to limit the growing hierarchy and the power of the bishops. He took with him one-fifth of the church's members and formed the Republican Methodist Church--a remarkably egalitarian denomination. The church leaders foundered for years, failing to respond as O'Kelly attacked them in spirited, popular published works. Eventually they issued a rejoinder and the membership rolls again began to grow. In 1820, the Methodist Episcopal Church came under a sustained attack by reformers demanding lay representation in the church government. This time, the church's leaders responded differently, learning from the mistakes of the past and from their critics. They acted immediately, expelling those who advocated for reform, and offering mercy to those who repented of their sins and returned to the fold. Finding their petitions ignored, their people expelled, and their names tarnished, the reformers left to form the Methodist Protestant Church in 1830, one that drew away only a trivial number of people from the Methodist Episcopal Church. The key to understanding the contradiction between the Methodist Episcopal Church's success as the most hierarchical Protestant church, in America's increasingly democratic political culture, lies in its image as a folksy church that appealed to every day Americans, hiding its fundamentally undemocratic nature. The Methodist itinerants--uneducated, poor men of little social standing--met the people where they were, and literally met them in their homes where they graciously accepted whatever hospitality the laity could offer them. Later, the editors of the nation's most widely read evangelical magazines met them in print--running short, readable stories of an entertaining nature. The populist campaign worked--Americans flocked to a church that looked like it represented them, even as its leaders expelled them for daring to call for change and looked down on them as spiritual inferiors. And today, the image of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a democratic institution still triumphs over the reality.
Author : L Alfred Jenkins
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1638858306
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Triumph of Methodism written by L Alfred Jenkins and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of how American democracy and early Wesleyan Methodism wed. It is the story not of the institutional church but of a concept fathered by John Wesley and American democracy--egalitarian universalism. Anytime something new appears, it needs an engine to push it along. Francis Asbury, his circuit riders, America's early poets, and the Black slaves became that engine. This book will show how egalitarian universalism, as defined by the New Testament, became the concept that guided the development of America's new democracy. The book will also show how this revolutionary concept was squeezed when the Civil War rushed in. Had it not been for the gospel writer and his Luke-Acts, American democracy and Methodism might have been forever lost.
Author : John Wesley
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 856 pages
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Download or read book Standard Sermons written by John Wesley and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 18th-century evangelist and revival leader John Wesley changed the face of Christianity almost entirely through his sermons. He recommended the several dozen sermons he regarded as his most definitive, which are all included in these 52 standard sermons. Sermon 1. Salvation by Faith Sermon 2. The Almost Christian Sermon 3. Awake, Thou That Sleepest Sermon 4. Scriptural Christianity Sermon 5. Justification by Faith Sermon 6. The Righteousness of Faith Sermon 7. The Way to the Kingdom Sermon 8. The First Fruits of the Spirit Sermon 9. The Spirit of Bondage and of Adoption. Sermon 10. The Witness of the Spirit (Discourse 1) Sermon 11. The Witness of the Spirit (Discourse 2) Sermon 12. The Witness of our own Spirit Sermon 13. On Sin in Believers Sermon 14. The Repentance of Believers Sermon 15. The Great Assize Sermon 16. The Means of Grace Sermon 17. The Circumcision of the Heart Sermon 18. The Marks of the New Birth Sermon 19. The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God Sermon 20. The Lord our Righteousness Sermon 21. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 1) Sermon 22. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 2) Sermon 23. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 3) Sermon 24. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 4) Sermon 27. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 7) Sermon 28. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 8) Sermon 29. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 9) Sermon 30. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 10) Sermon 31. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 11) Sermon 32. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 12) Sermon 33. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 13) Sermon 34. The Original, Nature, Property, and Use of the Law Sermon 35. The Law Established through Faith (Discourse 1) Sermon 36. The Law Established through Faith (Discourse 2) Sermon 37. The Nature of Enthusiasm Sermon 38. A Caution against Bigotry Sermon 39. Catholic Spirit Sermon 40. Christian Perfection Sermon 41. Wandering Thoughts Sermon 42. Satan’s Devices Sermon 43. The Scripture Way of Salvation Sermon 44. Original Sin Sermon 45. The New Birth Sermon 46. The Wilderness State Sermon 47. Heaviness through Manifold Temptations Sermon 48. Self-denial Sermon 49. The Cure of Evil-speaking Sermon 50. The Use of Money Sermon 51. The Good Steward Sermon 52. The Reformaton of Manners
Author : Charles Wright Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Methodists in the Making of America written by Charles Wright Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francis John McConnell
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
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Download or read book The Essentials of Methodism written by Francis John McConnell and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
