This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ... concerned were, properly enough, perhaps, under the then existing circumstances, met on the field of their own choosing, and made keenly to feel the error they had committed, by a violent and destructive reaction against themselves. But these were exceptions, which, fortunately, were few in number, and of short ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ... concerned were, properly enough, perhaps, under the then existing circumstances, met on the field of their own choosing, and made keenly to feel the error they had committed, by a violent and destructive reaction against themselves. But these were exceptions, which, fortunately, were few in number, and of short continuance. They disturbed rather the surface than the depths of religious feeling pervading the community. The effects soon passed away, and the holding of religious meetings, preaching, praying, singing, praising, and, except the Baptists, communing together at the Lord's table, by the ministers and members of the different denominations, exhibited the pleasing fact, that they acknowledged a common Savior--a common Christianity--had imbibed the same spirit from on high, and were seeking the same rest in a brighter and better world. There was one thing more that greatly tended to extend and build up Methodism in that country, and should be specially noticed. It was the extensive circulation of denominational books. These were engines of moral and theological power, that had tremendous force in moulding the public mind, and directing popular opinion. From the first, the Methodists have regarded the Press as a powerful agent for the accomplishment of good in the world, and no people have used it more diligently or more successfully than they. Their books and periodicals have gone co-extensively with their itinerants, and acted as silent, but efficient, monitors, when the preachers themselves were elsewhere. What has been accomplished by these means, the light of eternity only can fully reveal. The country immediately under notice was, until very recently, cut off from the hurry and bustle of the commercial world. The avenues of trade were few, and t...
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