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Cooper, lent a small sum of money to the object, and invested it in books. They were sold among the denomination ;and out of the profits a small capital was gradually formed, which was employed in publishing books. This came to be a matter of some magnitude ;and in the year 1836 it had been removed to this city, and become an extensive establishment. It had undergone considerable vicissitudes ;but at that period it was emerging from its difficulties, and becoming a great establishment. It was then destroyed by fire. It was afterward reinvigorated, as everything in this city seems to have been by the fires of that period ;and from that time to the present it has gone on with great prosperity, so that it has accumulated a capital of about $750,000. The manner in which these books were circulated will perhaps be worthy of your Honours attention in the history and consideration of this case. It was early provided that the preachers should see that their congregations were supplied with books. They took the books from the publishing establishment, and sold them :and in that way there was in fact a real, substantial, and beneficial monopoly in the furnishing of religious books, and all the preachers were agents in carrying it out. They ere very faithful men stimulated, not by the love of gain, but by the higher pu.j.ose of religious devotion. Of course, a fund thus constructed could not but become very considerable. Your Honours will have your attention called to the fact that it was really the result of the devotion and sen-ices of the preachers. It was not, like many charitable funds, a fund growing out of donations of wealthy men; but it was, in its main features, the earnings of this system. I ts profits, after providing capital enough to carry on its business successfully, were devoted at an early period to one single purpose in two or three branches: That pu
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the fascinating controversy surrounding the Book Concern, a fund accumulated by the Methodist denomination through the sales of religious literature and the contributions of its traveling preachers. The fund was initially used to supplement the salaries of preachers and provide for their families in times of need, but its substantial growth led to a heated debate within the Church. The controversy stemmed from the abolitionist movement, which gained traction within the Northern and Western conferences of the Methodist Church. A disagreement arose over the issue of slavery, with the Baltimore Conference suspending a preacher who owned slaves. This incident sparked a larger debate about the compatibility of slavery with the Church's values. The General Conference of 1844 became a turning point, as delegates from Southern conferences expressed their concerns about the anti-slavery stance and requested a division of the Church. The General Conference passed a resolution allowing the Southern conferences to form an independent body if they deemed it necessary. Subsequently, a convention of Southern delegates in 1845 established the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The division led to a dispute over the distribution of the Book Concern's assets, with the Southern Church claiming a portion based on the contributions of its members. This book meticulously examines the legal and theological arguments presented by both sides of the controversy, shedding light on the complex interplay between religious principles, social justice, and institutional governance. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the events leading up to the division and the subsequent legal battle, providing valuable insights into the evolution of the Methodist Church and the broader historical context of slavery in the United States. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781331573388_0
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