Code on the Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

SMALL, John B.

Published by York Dispatch Print, York, Pennsylvania, 1898

Octavo, 7 x 5", brown cloth with gilt spine titles, xxii, [2], [17]-197 pp. An A.M.E. church code book written by John B. Small (1845 to 1905), a Barbadian-American bishop. The book outlines church procedures, rules, and discipline, and was adopted by the General Conference of 1896. According to the preface, "The object of the book is to create uniformity in the administration of the discipline of the church, and to assist, especially pastors whose experience is not so extensive." According to one scholar, the book "placed Zion's law and its practice squarely within the woman's era.Small affirmed that church law did not discriminate against female congregants. In the context of denominational disciplinary proceedings, he made clear women's judicial authority" (Jones, "All Bound Up Together, The Woman Question in African American Public Culture 1930 to 1900", 290). 23 in OCLC. Mild wear to covers, soiling and staining to endpapers and text block edges, toning to pages. Seller Inventory # 14263

Bibliographic Details

Title: Code on the Discipline of the African ...
Publisher: York Dispatch Print, York, Pennsylvania
Publication Date: 1898
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.