John S. Martin letter, 1866 Apr. 27.

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John S. Martin letter, 1866 Apr. 27.

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Rev. John S. Martin in New Orleans writes to his wife, Susan P. Martin, in Bladensburg, Md., discussing family illnesses and worry over epidemic diseases in the North. He describes events at a Methodist Episcopal Church, South convention he is attending, mentioning the election of several bishops, including Dr. William May Wightman of South Carolina.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Martin, John Smellie

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Itinerant Methodist minister in northern Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, present-day West Virginia, and Baltimore, Md. From the description of John S. Martin papers, 1840-1864 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25327589 Soldier in the 18th Alabama Infantry, CSA. From the description of Letter, 1862 Nov. 29 : holograph, to wife Sarah Jane. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 29041131 Epithet: poet and author British Library Archiv...

Wightman, William M. (William May), 1808-1882

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Methodist clergyman. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Wightman in 1840 became the editor of the "Southern Christian Advocate," a weekly newspaper devoted to the activities of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the South. In 1854 Wightman was chosen to be the president of Wofford College. From the description of William M. Wightman papers, 1844-1848. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144370 Methodist Bishop of Charleston, S.C., graduate of Colle...

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...