History of Wesleyan Methodism, Volume 3

Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 - Methodism

THE HISTORY OF WESLEYAN METHODISM FROM THE CON	1

Success of missionary labour among Negro slaves	9

High Church intolerance exemplified	15

Continued violence of the agitation	20

Settlement of the question and results of the struggle	21

Number of members	26

Organization of the Missionary Society	27

Watsons able reply	30

The special fastday	337

Prosperity in several Circuits	343

John Waterhouse goes to Australia	349

Ground of these charges	355

THE CENTENARY CELEBRATION	360

First meeting of the enlarged committee at Manchester	366

Centenary meeting at Liverpool	372

General character of the movement	380

Death of Bramwell Bardsley and Brackenbury	37

William Carvosso	43

Watsons Review of Southeys Wesley	50

CONFERENCE OF 1821	57

Raby and Dunn sent to Shetland	63

Outrages on Methodism in Barbadoes	69

Its unreasonable and impracticable character	76

Robert Spence of York	82

Disavowed by the home committee who adopt effectual	88

Death of five missionaries in the wreck of the Maria	95

Charles Atmore	101

FROM THE CONFERENCE OF 1827 TO THAT OF 1832	108

Methodist laws respecting organs	114

Special Districtmeeting	117

Decisions of the meeting	121

Character of the seceders shown in their conduct	128

Missionary Report	134

Declaration of Conference on its Discipline	137

John Smiths piety zeal and great usefulness	143

Continued aggression of the Leeds seceders	149

Consequent popular excitement in England	155

Insurrection and Colonial Church Union in Jamaica	162

Dr Adam Clarke at the Conference	168

Thomas Stanley	174

Richard Watson	178

CONFERENCE OF 1833	184

Isaac Bradnack	192

BOOK VIII	199

Receives notice of a DistrictMeeting investigation	205

Stephens suspended until Conference	211

This disciplinary action necessary 466	227

CHAPTER II	231

Character and object of Warrens agitation	267

Sir William Horne opens the defence	274

Their determined zeal and perseverance	280

Conference decide on Warrens expulsion	286

Interesting incident of Cornish Methodism	293

Rise and Progress of agitation	301

Expansion and emendation of rules respecting members	310

Further action of Conference	316

David MNicoll	322

Interesting celebration of first Birmingham Conference	328

Thoroughly Methodistic character of this movement	389

Plan of public education proposed by government	395

Unsatisfactory state of the Societies in Canada	404

Theophilus Lessey	410

Debate on gowns and bands	418

High Church intolerance	426

CONFERENCE OF 1843	427

Conclusion of our historical narrative	447

Reluctance with which this investigation is conducted	458

Cause of the expelled ministers supported by the press	467

Continued violence and extent of the agitation	473

Alarming extent of the decrease of members	479

CONFERENCE OF 1849	484

Methodism retains all its spiritual vigour and efficiency	485

Means by which Methodism renders scriptural truth oper	491

Importance of Methodism to the Canadian colonies	499

CHAPTER III	505

A spiritual church the kingdom of God	511

Importance of extended support to Home Missions	517

270	521

Irish Plan of Pacification	522

Proposed plan for improvement of preachers on list	528

Pleadings and vicechancellors judgment in Warrens case	534

Lord Chancellors judgment	547

Resolutions of the Grand Central Association	555

Resolutions on the Centenary	570

Plan of the New Auxiliary Fund	576

The committee recommend officers	580

272	587

Opening of Oxford Place chapel Leeds 321	588

Warren dissents from the committee as to officers	592

407	603

Severe test to which Methodist institutions were exposed 277	615

456	645

Education for ministerial candidates 136	647

Smith and Bramwell 28	655

458	676

Repelled by Thomas Jackson	685

John Burdsall admonished	695

Meeting of Conference	698

Importance of Methodism to the government and religion

Title	History of Wesleyan Methodism, Volume 3 History of Wesleyan Methodism, George Smith
Author	George Smith
Publisher	Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862
Original from	Columbia University
Digitized	20 May 2009

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