Heroes of Early Methodism The Lives and Stories of Primitive Circuit Riders

by Joseph Beaumont Wakeley

Methodist circuit riders were familiar figures in early American villages, towns and cities, and on the frontier. The rough-and-tumble times before, during and after the American Revolution required special men, weatherbeaten and toughened by days and weeks in the saddle. But the cause of Christ bred just such hardy warriors of the cross. Here are the stories of true heroes who suffered and sacrificed that the New World might have the gospel, factual accounts of famous champions of the church (and many who are not so well-known). But even today, their legacy reaches us as the spiritual descendants of their converts. - Back cover.

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