Excerpt from Ecclesiastical Politics in the Methodist Episcopal Church: A Symposium To this end, we have divided our Methodism into six districts the Pacific Slope, the Western, the Middle, New York, New England and Southern Districts. We would be glad to have you write for the - district, under no other restraint than that of conscience, and inspired by your love for the church. You might answer, in the main, the following inquiries: Is there good reason for the application of the phrase, "ecclesiastical politics," to our denomination? How is it manifested? How may the tendency be overcome? In order that each writer may be relieved from undesirable notoriety, criticism or misapprehension, his name will be withheld from the public. Each man will also write without knowledge of what the other has written, and no one of the articles will be published until all are received. 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.
Excerpt from Jesuitism in Methodism, or the Ecclesiastical Politics of the Methodist Episcopal Church Under Lime Light It is the writer's fond hope that a band Of con secrated delegates at the coming General Confer ence sessmn will dare to take the bull by the horns, and in some way right these grievous wrongs. To do and dare should be the watch word Of the approaching General Conference at Saratoga Springs, New York. From his birthplace at East Weymouth, Massa chusetts, to the_last charge served in his ministry at Hillsville, Pennsylvania, the writer has dili gently searched for evidence against his char acter. Being found blameless he can say with the inspired writer, Having Obtained help Of God I continue unto this day. 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.
This collection of all new essays by leading historians offers a close look at the connections between American Protestants and money in the Antebellum period. During the first decades of the new American nation, money was everywhere on the minds of church leaders and many of their followers. Economic questions figured regularly in preaching and pamphleteering, and they contributed greatly to perceptions of morality both public and private. In fact, money was always a religious question. For this reason, argue the authors of these essays, it is impossible to understand broader cultural developments of the period--including political developments--without considering religion and economics together. In God and Mammon, several essays examine the ways in which the churches raised money after the end of establishment put a stop to state funding, such as the collection of pew rents, lotteries, and free-will offerings, which only came later and at first were used only for benevolent purposes. Other essays look at the role of money and markets in the rise of Christian voluntary societies. Still others examine the inter-denominational strife, documenting frequent accusations that theological error led to the misuse of money and the arrogance of wealth. Taken together, the essays provide essential background to an issue that continues to loom large and generate controversy in the Protestant community in America.
This Sourcebook, part of a two-volume set, The Methodist Experience in America, contains documents from between 1760 and 1998 pertaining to the movements constitutive of American United Methodism.
Excerpt from An Essay on Church Polity: Comprehending an Outline of the Controversy on Ecclesiastical Government, and a Vindication of the Ecclesiastical System of the Methodist Episcopal Church II. A discussion of the origin of our own system in particular, correcting the misrepresentations of se ceders and Protestant Episcopalians respecting it. III. An examination of the structure of our system, explaining and defending its chief features, such as its itinerancy, its episcopacy, and its popular checks. This department does not include a description of our economy in detail; such a description is unnecessary, as it is found entire and at hand in the book of Discipline. 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.
