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Excerpt from A Vindication of Methodist EpiscopacyIn' conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time there in mentioned. And also to, an Act, entitled An Act, supplementary to an Act, entitled an Act for the encourage ment of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, ...

Excerpt from The Life of James Arminius, D.D., Formerly Professor of Divinity in the University of Leyden: Compiled From His Life and WritingsAnother reason for preparing the present volume is, that Mr. Nichols has encumbered his volumes with much extraneous matter which does not prop erly belong to the life of Arminius, such as long accounts of other men, a history of the Synod of Dort, which, however instructing to.the general reader, is not...

Excerpt from The Present State, Prospects and Responsibilities of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchFrom the time of the outpouring of the Spirit Upon the day of Pentecost, until the exaltation of Constantine the Great, in the beginning of the fourth century, to the im perial government, Christianity had been rapidly winning its way in the midst of violent oppositions, and some times of cruel persecutions, until it finally established itself in th...

Excerpt from Emancipation: Its Necessity, and Means of Accomplishment, Calmly Submitted to the Citizens of the United StatesSeveral obstacles prevented me from complying with the above requests, and with my own convictions of duty, at an earlier period. These obstacles are now happily removed, and I have revised them, and send them forth substantially the same as they were when first published, without making any allusion to more recent events...

Excerpt from A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Vol. 3It being desirable to have the alphabetical list of preachers unbroken, it has been thought advisable to transfer that list from the second to the third volume, and the more so as that volume is sufficiently large without it, containing, as it does, upward of four hun dred pages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more...

Excerpt from Letters to Young Ministers of the Gospel, on the Importance and Method of StudySince the above was written, the author has received the following Resolution from the Canada Conference.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitall...

Excerpt from The Necessity, Nature and Fruits of Sanctification: In a Series of Letters to a FriendLary style, I could the more easily familiarize myself with the heart, adapt myself to the views and feelings of each individual, and thus make every attentive reader feel as if he or she were himself or herself addressed. On this account I adopted, of set purpose, this more familiar style of writing, heping it might catch the attention of those ...

Excerpt from An Original Church of Christ, or a Scriptural Vindication of the Orders and Powers of the Ministry of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchWhile travelling the Niagara circuit, in Upper Canada, in the latter part Of the year 1804, as a colleague with the Rev. Daniel Pickett, a discussion incidentally arose between him and a minister Of the Church Of England, on the validity' Of our ordination. Some letters passed between them in referenc...

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Excerpt from A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Vol. 2 of 2: From the Year 1793 to the Year 1816 Warren circuit, in Rhode Island, which included Warren, Newport, Providence, Cranston, and several places in Massachusetts, appears on the minutes of this year, and the first Methodist church which was built in Rhode Island was in the town of Warren, and the first sermon was preached in it Sept. 24, 1794. As perfect religious freedom wa...

Excerpt from An Authentic History of the Missions Under the Care of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church The following extracts from the Records of the Board of Managers of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will show what gave rise to this history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a repr...

Excerpt from A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Vol. 2: From the Year 1793 to the Year 1816 Warren circuit, in Rhode Island, which included Warren, Newport, Providence, Cranston, and several places in Massachusetts, appears on the minutes of this year, and the first Methodist church which was built in Rhode Island was in the town of Warren, and the first sermon was preached in it Sept. 24, 1794. As perfect religious freedom was sec...

Excerpt from Letters to Young Ministers of the Gospel, on the Importance and Method of Study Might suppose that piety is considered as only a secondary qualification: SO far from this it is considered that the persons addressed are already regenerated by the Holy Ghost, that they are conscious of a divine call to the holy work of the ministry, and that their Object in' engaging in it, is to bring as many of the wandering sons Of men as possib...

Excerpt from The Life of James Arminius, D.D., Formerly Professor of Divinity in the University of Leyden: Compiled From His Life and Writings Another reason for preparing the present volume is, that Mr. Nichols has encumbered his volumes with much extraneous matter which does not prop erly belong to the life of Arminius, such as long accounts of other men, a history of the Synod of Dort, which, however instructing to the general reader, is n...

Excerpt from Emancipation: Its Necessity, and Means of Accomplishment, Calmly Submitted to the Citizens of the United States But before I come to propose a remedy for this deeply-seated disease, perhaps a few remarks upon the history of slavery in our world, and more especially on the manner Of its introduction into our country, may be useful, that we may have a just appreciation of its hateful character, of its influence on society, as well ...

Excerpt from A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Vol. 3: From the Year 1817 to the Year 1836 In the conclusion of the second volume it was re marked, that it was my intention, when the History was commenced, to bring it down near to the present time, in two volumes, but, as I proceeded in the work, it was found impracticable to fulfil this intention, with out such an abridgment as would either compel me to omit some important transac...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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