George G. Smith - letter, 7 Feb. 1881?

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George G. Smith - letter, 7 Feb. 1881?

The collection consists of a letter sent to "My Dear Madame" which states that Smith is sending her a copy of his book "The history of Georgia and Florida Methodism."

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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...

Smith, George G.

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George Gilman Smith (1836-1913) was a Methodist clergyman and historian, of Macon, Ga. Smith was born at Sheffield, now in Rockdale County, Ga., and educated at Emory College. He entered the Methodist minsitry in 1857 and served as a chaplain in the Confederate army during the Civil War. After the war he preached in Baltimord, Md., and Lewisburg, W. Va., and was the author of books and articles on the history of Methodism. From the guide to the George Gilman Smith Books, ., 1853-1910...