Excerpt from The First Century of Methodism in Canada, Vol. 1: 1775-1839 In this narrative an effort has been made to compress within reasonable limits the most interesting and memorable events of early Canadian Methodism. It has not been thought necessary to trace its ancestry in other lands. The starting-point - Newfoundland - might be thought outside the legitimate sphere of Canadian church history, but the geographical and historical relations of the Island forbid its exclusion. In attempting a record of the earliest years of any people or church, the annalist is apt to find a scarcity of material suitable to his purpose. By careful use, however, of all available aids, the author has endeavored to present, with somewhat of photographic adjustment and relation, a picture of those early days. The country, the people, the government, and secular life generally, influence in so many ways the Church's activities as to demand a place in the setting. Selection and condensation have been made the rule; parentheses, usually receptacles for the unnecessary, have been excluded; foot-notes and even references, except when important and admissible in the text, have been avoided. Brief synopses, with strict fidelity to the original, and'indicated by single inverted commas, frequently take the place of lengthy articles. The publication of the "Stations" has seemed the most effective way of giving a comprehensive view of the enlarging field and the increasing laborers. 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.

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Written by a leading authority on Methodism, this book charts the development of the religion in Canada over the course of the first century of its existence. A fascinating look at the ways in which religion and society interact. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The First Century of Methodism in Canada, Vol. 2 This Volume continues the record of Methodist doings in Canada from 1840 to the grand Union of 1883. In the closing chapters will be found welcome contributions from the pens of the Rev. Robert Cade, D. D., the Rev. James M. Simpson, and the late Rev. George Webber, regarding their several Churches. All the Uniting Churches are also represented in our comprehensive portrait gallery, according to their numbers at the time of Union. The ministers are placed according to the date of their entrance. The women as well as the men who were known in active church work before the close of this volume have here at least a representation. This was done under the oversight of seven wise men, and their desire to be liberal taxed the generosity of the Publishers to the utmost limit - "a hundred and fifty and three" - though they would have gladly included hundreds more, had it been possible. We trust these will be accepted simply as representatives of "the great multitude which no man can number." In Volume I. a few corrections are necessary: The engraving, "Grave of Paul and Barbara Heck," was intended to face page 46, where the place of burial - Augusta - is correctly stated. On page 63, 3rd line, read Madden; page 119, last line, James should be Thomas; page 216, near the bottom - "On December 18th a meeting was held at Saltfleet attended by David Culp," etc. For careful reading of Ms. the Author is very specially indebted to the Rev. Geo. H. Cornish, L.L.D. With thanks to God for life and health to finish this work, it is now committed to the members and friends of the Methodist Church, as an appreciation of the character and work of the Church, and an earnest effort to tell to our own and succeeding generations something of what the Lord has done. 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.