Papers, 1784-1948 ; (bulk 1784-1837).

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Papers, 1784-1948 ; (bulk 1784-1837).

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Photocopies of letters, papers, and journals of John Young, including letters from other itinerant Methodist ministers discussing church matters; one item concerning a possible schism in Plank Chapel Church near Oxford, N.C. There are also a license as deacon signed by Bishop Francis Asbury; an appointment as an elder; and an autobiography, principally concerned with Young's conversion and church doctrine, with scattered references to biographical information. Journals, 1814-1837, contain brief entries on Young's ministerial activities, noting various homes, camps, and churches where he preached; conversions; camp meetings; Baptists; Methodists; doctrine; funerals; other ministers; reform movement in the Methodist Episcopal Church which resulted in the formation in 1830 of the Methodist Protestant Church; religious contention; the behavior of congregations; and Plank Chapel, including an attempt to burn it in 1832. There is also a clipping, 1948, referring to Rev. E.H. Davis, author of Historical Sketches of Franklin County.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888

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Young, John, 1747-1837.

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Methodist minister, of Oxford (Granville Co.) and Franklin County, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1784-1948; (bulk 1784-1837). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20505075 From the description of Papers, 1784-1948 ; (bulk 1784-1837). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271073 ...

Plank Chapel Church (Oxford, N.C.)

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