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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...a man of Devon. Bryan's irregular evangelism led to his exclusion from the Methodist society in 1810. "It may be admitted," says the Rev. F. W. Bourne, a recent Bible Christian president, "that some of Mr. Bryan's movements were not wise, REV. WILLIAM BRYAN. nor was the conduct of his friends either considerate or judicious.... If his efforts were irregular, they were glorious irregularities. If he erred, he erred, as Robert Hall argued, in the best of company." The first Bible Christian society was formed at the Lake Farm House, Shebbear, Devon, on October 9, 1815. The first Conference was held in 1819, at which Bryan presided, with Thome as secretary, and twelve preachers. A missionary society was formed two years later, and the name Bible Christian, affixed to them at first by outsiders, was formally adopted. In 1829 Bryan, "claiming REV. JAMES THORNE. the continued exercise of patriarchal powers which the Conference would no longer concede," seceded from the Church he had founded, and in 1835 embarked for the United States, where he once more originated a society. The leadership then devolved on James Thome, who was five times president. He was a strong, sympathetic, catholic-spirited man, with much mental force, whose name is held in high honor throughout the West of England, where his Church has its stronghold. The centenary of his birth was celebrated in 1895, when his son came from Australia to take part in the festival, and was elected to the presidential chair.for a year. Good work has been done by the Bible Christians in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The ministers, who now number 291, shepherd 34,961 members, with 1,872 local preachers and 57,451 Sunday scholars. Colleges have been founded at Shcbbear and Edgeh...
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