The Methodist Review - Softcover

J. Soule And T. Mason.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 046169929X ISBN 13: 9780461699296

Publisher: HardPress, 1818

Synopsis

The Methodist Review. This composite 1819 issue collects biographical memoirs, theological exhortations, missionary reports, and devotional miscellany from the Methodist Magazine. It foregrounds sanctification and holy living as central Gospel work, urging ministers and laypeople toward inner cleansing and practical holiness. Frontier revival and mission are chronicled with attention to the Western Kentucky–Ohio circuit, camp meetings, migration westward, and the spread of Methodism into Ohio, including tensions with New-Lights, Pelagians, and Shakers and the broader social impact of revival. Memoirs portray conversion struggles and deathbed faith of figures such as John Wesley Bond, William Cole, Jeremiah McDaniel, and William Appleton, alongside brief peers’ reflections. Doctrinal discussions probe the inspiration of Scripture, church authority, and how faith is lived out through sanctification, obedience, and humility. Cross-cultural material includes accounts of two Buddhist priests and missionary efforts in Ceylon, while natural theology and travel writing reflect on Paley’s Elements and Mammoth Cave as reflections on divine order. The issue also presents letters, editorials, poetry, and anti-dance polemics, all aimed at edifying clergy and lay readers.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1818
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046169929X
• ISBN 13: 9780461699296
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 494