Centennial History of American Methodism; Inclusive of Its Ecclesiastical Organization in 1784 and Its Subsequent Development Under the Superintendenc

by John Atkinson

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. 1884. ... CHAPTER XII. FRANCIS ASBURT. FRANCIS ASBURY was one of the greatest of religious leaders. He was the chief founder, organizer, and apostle of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. No complete history of his life and labors has ever been published. Therefore the Church now, nearly seventy years after his death, scarcely comprehends how gigantic was his ecclesiastical stature. Abundant facts, some of which it is our grateful privilege to relate, show that this captain of the Lord's host is fit to stand in the company of Paul, of Luther, and of Wesley, as one of the most masterful souls of all the Christian ages. Francis Asbury was born in Staffordshire, England, August 20,1745. Grace shaped his youth and gave inspiration to his subsequent life. At the age of fifteen he was brought to Jesus Christ, who, he says, "graciously justified my guilty soul through faith in his precious blood." He was charmed with the beauty of holiness. He "About sixteen I experienced a marvelous display of the grace of God, which some might think was full sanctification, and was, indeed, very happy, though in an ungodly family. At about seventeen I began to hold public meetings, and between seventeen and eighteen to exhort and preach. When about twenty-one I went through Staffordshire and Gloucestershire in the place of a traveling preacher; and the next year through Bedfordshire, Sussex, etc. In 1769 I was appointed assistant in Northamptonshire, and the next year traveled in Wiltshire. September 3, 1771, I embarked for America." The ship which brought that young missionary htther bore a freight far richer than that of the ship which carried Cfiesar. In his person were embodied, beyond what any mortal could then have suspected, the moral and spiritual destinie...

174 pages, Paperback

Published February 4, 2012

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1837-1896

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