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Title

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history / Rt. Rev. James A. Handy.

Author

Handy, James A., 1826-1911.

Publication

Philadelphia, Pa. : A.M.E. Book Concern, 631 Pine Street, [1902]

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Additional Authors

A.M.E. Book Concern, publisher.

Description

xiv, [2], 421, [1] p. : ill., ports.; 21 cm

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subjects

• African Methodist Episcopal Church Biography
• African Methodist Episcopal Church History
• Black author
• African American Methodists > Biography
• African Methodist Episcopal Church Portraits
• African Methodist Episcopal Church Congresses > History

Note

• Publication date inferred from contents.
• Last page blank.

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Biographical sketch of the author -- ch. 1. Organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America -- ch. 2. Origin of Methodism in America, first started in Maryland -- ch. 3. Difficulties attending the early formation of the church -- ch. 4. The first A.M.E. General Conference -- ch. 5. First annual conferences -- ch. 6. Rise and progress of African Methodism in New York -- ch. 7. Annual conference meetings -- ch. 8. Connectional growth as shown by the annual conferences -- ch. 9. Bishop Richard Allen's end -- ch. 10. Biography of Bishop Allen by himself -- ch. 11. Fourth General Conference -- ch. 12. Fifth General Conference -- ch. 13. Looking forward to the elevation of the ministry -- ch. 14. Travel in the early days of the connection -- ch. 15. Meeting of annual conferences -- ch. 16. Eighth General Conference -- ch. 17. Willis Nazrey and Daniel A. Payne elected bishops -- ch. 18. Much time spent in discussing slavery -- ch. 19. Annual conference sessions -- ch. 20. Exchange of fraternal delegates -- ch. 21. Organic union discussed -- ch. 22. A Metropolitan Church organized -- ch. 23. General Conference of 1884 -- ch. 24. Union of A.M.E. and B.M.E. Churches -- ch. 25. A bishop forty years -- ch. 26. General Conference meets in Wilmington, N.C. -- ch. 27. General Conference of 1900 -- ch. 28. Growth of the African Methodist Episcopal Church -- ch. 29. The mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church -- ch. 30. As to the office of bishops, elders, deacons and local preachers -- ch. 31. The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church -- ch. 32. Minutes of the Haytien Annual Conference held at Port-au-Prince -- ch. 33. What it means to be loyal to one's own church -- ch. 34. Distinguished colored men of Maryland -- ch. 35. Reminiscences of African Methodism -- ch. 36. The early days of Methodism recalled by historical collection.

Call Number

Sc Rare 287-H (Handy, James A. Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history)

LCCN

73170114

OCLC

715128

Author

Handy, James A., 1826-1911.

Title

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history / Rt. Rev. James A. Handy.

Imprint

Philadelphia, Pa. : A.M.E. Book Concern, 631 Pine Street, [1902]

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 287-H (accession no. B593641) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

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Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

A.M.E. Book Concern, publisher.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 287-H (Handy, James A. Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history)