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