Catechism for the use of the Methodist missions. 1st part [electronic resource] / Capers, William, 1790-1855.
This short, Catechism for the Use of Methodist Missions was written to be used for those of "untutored mind" and was widely used in the antebellum South for preaching to slaves. Its focus is man's knowledge of salvation, and includes sections on the nature of God, the creation and fall, the life and nature of Christ, and the duties of the believer to God, master and family. It includes creeds and sacraments, a section on the Ten Commandments, Bible verses, and hymns.
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- Physical Description: 1 electronic resource
- Edition: Electronic edition
- Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Text scanned (OCR) by Bethany Ronnberg. Images scanned by Jill Kuhn. Text encoded by Jill Kuhn.This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection The Church in the Southern Black community.
- Original Version Note:
- Transcribed from: Catechism for the use of Methodist missions. First part / by William Capers, one of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. [3rd ed.] Charleston, [S.C.?] : John Early, for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1853. 40 p. ; 14 cm. Cover shows publishing place as Richmond and date as 1852. Edition statement from preface. "Published by Order of the General Conference."
- Funding Information Note:
- Funding from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition supported the electronic publication of this title.
- System Details Note:
- System requirements: PC with modem or direct Internet connection; Panorama for SGML files.
- Source of Description Note:
- Title from TEI header.
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