Diaries, 1828-1859.

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Diaries, 1828-1859.

Manuscript diaries (1828-1833 and 1844-1859) with entries of a primarily religious nature. Wilson wrote about attending church conferences and camp meetings, and pastoral stations to which he was appointed, including Alexandria, Va. (1830s), Washington, D.C. (1844), and Fredericksburg, Va. (1848). He also mentions issues relating to the northern and southern branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Includes genealogy about the Wilson family.

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

Wilson, Norval, 1802-1876.

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Minister, Methodist Episcopal Church. From the description of Diaries, 1828-1859. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 25805851 ...

Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

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In 1845, as a result of the North-South tensions, the Methodist Episcopal Church conferences in the Southern states withdrew to form the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1874 at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South held in Louisville, Kentucky, a Board of Commissioners was appointed to meet with a similar board from the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). The Board was empowered to begin talks the MEC board that would resolve differences between the two denomination...

Wilson family.

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