Record #:

20010

Author(s):

Chaffin, Nora C.

Abstract:

This article is the reprint of a letter from Braxton Craven, minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to Bishop Edward Raymond Ames of the Methodist Episcopal Church (Northern Branch) written on July 24, 1865. The introduction establishes the letter in the period of fierce sectionalism between the North and South, and offers Craven's letter as an example of the not uncommon situation wherein a prominent figure seeks to reunite an organization that has been divided due to general sectionalism in the nation. Some background on the divide in the Methodist Episcopal Church is also provided.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 18 Issue 1, Jan 1941, p38-47 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Methodist Episcopal Church--History; Craven, Braxton, 1822-1882