VA-HIST Archives

Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history

VA-HIST@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Condense Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Content-Transfer-Encoding:
7bit
Sender:
Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:
From:
Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:43:32 -0500
Content-Type:
text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response
MIME-Version:
1.0
Reply-To:
Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (42 lines)
The Methodists, like the Baptists and Presbyterians ultimately split between
northern and southern branches essentially over slavery.  In the 1830s (or
1840s) the Methodist Episcopal South denomination arose as a pro-slavery
version of Methodism.

Harold S. Forsythe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sunshine49" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: The beginning of the Episcopal Church


>A lot of people aren't aware of it, but Methodists were as opposed to
> slavery as were the Quakers. By some accounts, during the slave
> rebellion by Gabriel Prosser in the early 1800s, they were going to
> spare "Methodists, Quakers and Frenchmen."
>
> Nancy
>
> -------
> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>
> --Daniel Boone
>
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2007, at 7:22 PM, John Philip Adams wrote:
>
>> This may explain why Methodist looked like a good alternative
>>
>> John Philip Adams
>> Texas 77520
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>
> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions
> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions
at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html

ATOM RSS1 RSS2


LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US