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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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......Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Methodist denomination. It was founded...1796 by black members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York...one of the largest African Methodist bodies. See D. H. Bradley, A History of the A.M.E. Zion Church......
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Stevens, Abel
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......member of the New England Methodist Conference, and filled...His works include The History of the Religious Movement...1858–61), The History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the...and A Compendious History of American Methodism......
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
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......close relationship with the Methodist Church, it merged with it to found (1968) the United Methodist Church, U.S.A. See R. W. Albright, History of the Evangelical Church...J. W. Owen, A Short History of the Church of the United......
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revival, religious
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......of missionaries spread the spirit of Methodist evangelism with amazing rapidity over...seas. Almost simultaneously with the Methodist movement, the Great Awakening began...preeminent figure in 19th cent. revivalistic history in the United States and Great Britain......
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Lee, Jesse
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...Jesse Lee, 1758–1816, American Methodist clergyman, b. Virginia. He is known as...Representatives and one in the Senate. His Short History of Methodism in America (1810) is the first history of American Methodism. See his memoirs......
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Salem (cities, United States)
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......the Native Americans. Salem's early history was darkened by the witchcraft trials...overseer of the port from 1846 to 1849.See history by J. D. Phillips (1937, repr. 1969...and boats. Founded 1840–41 by Methodist missionaries, it became capital of Oregon......
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Norwich University
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......of Vermont, at Northfield, and Vermont College (est. 1834 as a Methodist seminary, absorbed by Norwich 1972), a liberal arts school, at...preparatory program. The library at Northfield has an extensive military history collection....
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Salvation Army
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......with the assistance of his wife, Catherine Booth. Booth, a Methodist minister, began independent evangelistic work in Cornwall...also Volunteers of America.BibliographySee R. Sandall, The History of the Salvation Army (6 vol., 1947–79); S. Chesham......
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Cornwall (county, England)
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......piracy, have made the region popular with tourists.Cornwall's history has been somewhat distinct from that of the rest of England. The Cornish...movement took a firm hold in Cornwall, which has remained a predominantly Methodist area....
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Hurst, John Fletcher
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...John Fletcher Hurst, 1834–1903, American Methodist bishop and educator, b. Maryland. He was president of Drew...open until after his death. His numerous writings include A History of the Christian Church (1897–1900)....