Centennial History of American Methodism, Inclusive of Its Ecclesiastical Organization in 1784 and Its Subsequent Development Under the Superintendency of Francis Asbury

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Excerpt from Centennial History of American Methodism, Inclusive of Its Ecclesiastical Organization in 1784 and Its Subsequent Development Under the Superintendency of Francis Asbury: With Sketches of the Character and History of All the Preachers Known to Have Been Members of the Christmas Conference, Also, an Appendix, Showing the Numerical Position of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchAS the case stands, New York will continue to claim precedence as to time. Should Maryland fully establish the dates which she claims, she will stand forth as the ear liest field of American Methodism as she is of the Method ist Episcopal Church.The society formed by Mr. Embury in New York was the means of calling Mr. Wesley's attention to the need of laborers in America, and he sent hither, in response to earnest appeals from that city, two missionaries in 1769. These were Richard Boardman and Joseph Pilmoor. Mr. Wesley also sent with them to the New York society fifty pounds sterling.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 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.