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Francis Asbury

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Francis Asbury , 1745-1816, Methodist bishop in America, b. England. The Wesleyan conference in London sent him in 1771 as a missionary to America, where he promoted the growth of the circuit rider system that proved so eminently suited to frontier conditions. His powerful preaching, his skill in winning converts, and his mastery of organization had, by the end of the Revolution, established Asbury as the leader of American Methodism. In 1784, John Wesley ordained Dr. Thomas Coke as superintendent of the societies in America; Asbury was to be associate superintendent. At the American conf... Read more
Francis Asbury
Francis Asbury Francis Asbury (1745-1816), English-born American...Methodist Episcopal Church in America. Francis Asbury was born on Aug. 20 or 21, 1745...circuit riders. Further Reading Francis Asbury's own Journal and Letters, edited... Read more
Asbury, Francis (1745-1816)
Francis Asbury (1745-1816) Methodist circuit rider...as a Methodist minister and bishop, Francis Asbury traveled over 300, 000 miles on horseback...University Press, 1991); L. C. Rudolph, Francis Asbury (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon, 1966). Read more

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