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Canadian Methodist Magazine - Softcover

W. Briggs

 
9780461760866: Canadian Methodist Magazine

Synopsis

Canadian Methodist Magazine. This late-19th-century issue (1876) offers a mosaic of evangelical content—long essays, travel writing, church-life commentary, moral and social topics, poetry, book notices, and biographical sketches—reflecting Victorian Canadian Methodism’s aim to fuse faith with public life in Canada and beyond. It presents science–faith dialogues arguing for harmony between Genesis and geology while challenging evolutionary theories, defends the efficacy of prayer and divine providence, and advocates education reforms, industrial schools, and government-supported mechanics’ institutes to uplift the poor and curb crime. The issue emphasizes church organization, city outreach, humane social concerns, prohibition and reform of vice, and global missions within a Protestant framework. Biographical portraits (e.g., Baxter) sit alongside travel narratives such as Across the Isthmus (Panama railroad), devotional poems, and book notices, all interwoven with sermons and literary culture. Overall, it showcases a program of religious intellect, social reform, and engaged public life within Victorian Canadian Methodism.

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