Correspondence, Pictures, Transcriptions of Tape Recordings, and the Family Biography Subseries of the Writings and Speeches Series document Brasher's life with his family. Most material concerns the religious career of John L. Brasher; the Holiness (Sanctification) movement in the Methodist Church, particularly in Alabama; Holiness education and the administration of John H. Snead Seminary in Boaz, Ala.; and Central Holiness University (later John Fletcher College) in University Park, Ia. Conferences, the N.C. Conference, and the Western N.C. Conference are each arranged into three further groupings The papers of Benjamin Newton Duke have been collected from various sources over time and span the years 1834 to 1969, although the bulk of the material dates from 1890 to 1929. The invention of the cotton gin had enabled profitable cultivation of cotton in new areas of the South, increasing the demand for slaves. Search the history of over 797 billion Arranged in five series: National Records Series; Non-N.C. Conference Records Series; N.C. Conference Records Series; Western N.C. Conference Records Series; Historical Sketches Series. The United Methodist Church Records are comprised primarily of bound volumes of quarterly conference minutes that document the administrative life of church units (circuits, charges, and churches) in the N.C. Conference (1784-1974, bulk 1841-1919) and the Western N.C. Conference (1884-1962, bulk 1893-1932) of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS). Major subjects include Myers' activities as a clergyman, his reflections on theological issues, and his involvement in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. This collection is divided into two sections: 1. For nearly 100 years, the Methodist Episcopal Church was divided into northern and southern wings. The national records include correspondence--especially to and from J. H. Colpais Purdon--and financial records from the American Mission in North Africa, MEC (1909-1952); and correspondence, minutes, reports, and printed material documenting the planning for the reunification of the MEC and the MECS (1906-1916, 1932-1939), especially hymnal revision. The Correspondence Series includes correspondence with colleagues and family. Much smaller and poorer were Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, with its two affiliated fitting-schools and Randolph-Macon Woman's College; Emory College, in Atlanta (as the infusion of Candler family money was far in the future); Emory & Henry, in Southwest Virginia; Wofford, with its two fitting-schools, in South Carolina; Trinity, in North Carolinasoon to be endowed by the Duke family and change its name; Central, in Missouri; Southern, in Alabama; Southwestern, in Texas; Wesleyan, in Kentucky; Millsaps, in Mississippi; Centenary, in Louisiana; Hendrix, in Arkansas; and Pacific, in California. The Boatman Family Papers, also housed in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, contains correspondence from John Lakin Brasher and other members of the Brasher family. The Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MEC, S; also Methodist Episcopal Church South) was the American Methodist denomination resulting from the 19th-century split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). Disagreement on this issue had been increasing in strength for decades between churches of the Northern and Southern United States; in 1845 it resulted in a schism at the General Conference of the MEC held in Louisville, Kentucky. And after 1792, slavery began to grow more popular in the Deep South. PHOTO: GENERAL COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY. There are also newspapers dated 1863-1903 with articles or letters to the editor written by or about Riddick, or collected by Riddick. When copies of the General Conferences 1800 Affectionate Address on the Evils of Slavery arrived in Charleston, a storm erupted. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/, Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website. Crum's concern with Christianity and race relations is shown by his participation in cooperative efforts in education, and in the teaching of one of the first Black studies courses in the South (1954). First year enrollment was 131 pupils, under Dean W.C. Howard. Counties include Alamance, Ashe, Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Davidson, Forsyth, Iredell, Lincoln, Randolph, Rowan, and Yadkin, among others. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Natural History Building, 10 th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20560 librariesarchives.si.edu . The Oversize materials series contains documents from the preceding series in the collection stored in oversize containers. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. It was at the 1804 General Conference that Asbury reportedlysaid, I am called to suffer for Christs sake, not for slavery.. The Western N.C. Conference consists primarily of bound volumes of quarterly conference minutes and church registers that document the administrative life of MECS and Methodist Church (MC) circuits, charges, churches, missions, and stations in the western and west central counties of North Carolina (1893-1932). These include, in the N.C. Conference, MECS, the Durham District (1885-1927), Elizabeth City District (1911-1922), Raleigh District (1914-1915 and 1935-1939), and Wilmington District (1866-1898); and Bath Circuit (Beaufort Co., 1849-1894), Dare Circuit (Dare Co., 1859-1903), Fifth Street Charge/Church/Station (New Hanover Co., 1844-1905), Gates Circuit (Gates Co., 1784-1911), Iredell Circuit (Iredell Co., 1823-1873), Leasburg Circuit (Caswell Co., 1883-1930), North Gates Circuit (Gates Co., 1884-1937), Pasquotank Circuit (Pasquotank Co., 1852-1906), Pittsboro Circuit (Chatham Co., 1854-1943), and Yanceyville Circuit (Caswell Co., 1844-1902). Counties in N.C. represented in the collection include Alamance, Ashe, Bladen, Burke, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Dare, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Gates, New Hanover, Iredell, Lincoln, Perquimans, Randolph, Rowan, Yadkin, and Wake. They were caught, in effect, between church rules and state laws. The cultural differences that had divided the nation during the mid-19th century were also dividing the Methodist Episcopal Church. Major subjects include Myers' activities as a clergyman, his reflections on theological issues, and his involvement in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It expanded its missionary activity in Mexico. Family members represented include Sarah P. Duke, Angier Buchanan Duke, Mary Duke Biddle, Washington Duke, James B. Duke, Brodie L. Duke, Lida Duke Angier, and Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. Other individuals represented include Julian S. Carr, William A. Erwin, John C. Kilgo, William P. Few, Daniel Lindsay Russell, James E. Shepard, and George W. Watts. It joined in the Methodist merger of 1939. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, was appalled by slavery in the British colonies. The Printed Material Series includes promotional literature for camp meetings; descriptions of facilities; and hymnals (some shape-note) used in these services. There are also bound volumes of N.C. Conference, MECS, district conference minutes (1866-1939); financial, administrative, and legal records for the Board of Missions and Church Extension of the Western N.C. Conference, MECS (1909-1952); bound journals of annual conference meetings of the N.C. Conference, MECS (1838-1913); as well as some district, conference, and national records for non-N.C. conferences and for the MECS and the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). However, the southern delegates persuaded Andrew that his resignation would inflict an incurable wound on the whole South and inevitably lead to division in the church. When the conference convened, Bishop Andrew was asked for information on his connection with slavery. Additionally, there is correspondence received by Riddick dated 1854-1899. Record books of Methodist Episcopal Church, South organizations in Fairmont, West Virginia, including three record volumes of the Finch's Run Sabbath School (1867-1895), a conference record volume of the Monumental Methodist Episcopal South Church, Fairmont Charge, Clarksburg district, Western Virginia conference (1900-12) and a church register of the Monumental South Church (1894-1966). The colleges were in scarcely better condition, though philanthropy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries dramatically changed their development. The letters from which his information was gleaned vary in degree of detail, with some providing only dates and places of birth, marriage, ordination, etc. Bishop William Capers of South Carolina. West Virginia and Regional History Center. But, even in the South, Methodist clergy were not supposed to own slaves. The bulk of the correspondence is from John Early who Riddick worked with early in his career. Adrian, Michigan. . Others took the view that it was a constitutional office and bishops could be removed only by judicial process. Remove constraint Names: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Benjamin Newton Duke papers, 1834-1941, 1969 and undated, bulk 1890-1929, John C. Kilgo records and papers, 1888 - 1970 (bulk 1894-1920), John Lakin Brasher papers, 1857-1993 and undated, United Methodist Church records, 1784-1984, bulk 1800-1940, William Preston Few records and papers, 1814-1971 and undated (bulk 1911-1940), Methodist Episcopal Church, South -- Education, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Methodist Episcopal Church, South -- North Carolina -- Iredell County, North Carolina -- Religious life and customs, 29 Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates. There are also bound volumes of N.C. Conference, MECS, district conference minutes (1866-1939); financial, administrative, and legal records for the Board of Missions and Church Extension of the Western N.C. Conference, MECS (1909-1952); bound journals of annual conference meetings of the N.C. Conference, MECS (1838-1913); as well as some district, conference, and national records for non-N.C. conferences and for the MECS and the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). An unusual collection of copies of photographs of camp meetings from the early 1900's through the 1940's in Ohio, Iowa, Alabama, Michigan, Texas and Pennsylvania can be found in the Pictures Series. In 1892 the Methodists had a total of 179 schools and colleges, all for white students. Few worked with James Buchanan Duke to establish the Duke Endowment. (Thomas Osmond), 1812-1882. Includes biographies of clergy and accounts of religious and family life in rural north Alabama. He served as Chairman of the Department of Religion (1934-1936) and as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion (1937-1957).