Final - Identification and Dates

Question 1

Premillenialism

Answer 1

Called “chiliasts”

Glorified Christ must return before real peace and justice.

Question 2

Postmillennialism

Answer 2

“latter day glory” movement

Holy Spirit works hrough the church to bring in the millennium

Glorified Christ doesn’t return until after the millennium.

Question 3

Amillennialism

Answer 3

Denies God’s ways will be fully honored in the pesent age/world

Question 4

Eschatology

Answer 4

Corporate dimensions

1. Recognition of the already/not yet character of God’s Reign in our World.
2. Alternatives on when and where the fullnes of God’s reign is bestowed - In, at the culmination of, or beyond history
3. Alternatives on the extent of God’s salvific concern - humanity only or all creation

Personal dimensions

1. Death/Intermediate State
2. Resurrection/Afterlife
3. Judgement
4. Final Destiny

Question 5

Sacrament

Answer 5

Embodies God’s mighty acts of salvation and empower us on the journey.

means of grace

Question 6

Love Feast

Answer 6

JW adapted from the Moravians

Simple meal of bread and water

Followed by a time of testimony

A means of grace but not a sacrament.

Question 7

Means of Grace

Definition

Answer 7

“outward signs, words, or actions ordained by God… to be the ordinary channels whereby he migh convey to mean preventing, jsutifying, or sanctifying grace.” Sermons 16 p 160

not automatic

Mediators of God’s Pardoning and Empowering Presence

1. not works to merit God’s favor
2. reminders of God’s saving work and character
3. Avenues God has provided for nurturing our responsiveness
4. “Wait in the means”

Exercises to shape the Holy Tempers

1. “imitate him you worship” (Sermon 29,§6)
2. Disicpline “frees”us for obedience (sermon 122)

Question 8

Means of Grace

Examples

Answer 8

“Acts of Piety” and “Acts of Mercy”

3rd General Rule Lists:

Attending upon all the ordinances of God:.. public worship of God, ministyr of the Word, either read or expounded. The Supper of the Lord. Family and private prayer. Searching the Scriptures. Fasting or abstinence.

Special Services: Love Feast & Covenant Service

Question 9

Social Holiness

Answer 9

Joining Social Witness with Works of Mercy

“The gospel of Christ knows of no religion, but social; no holiness but social.” HSP (1739) Preface, §§ - 4-5

Christianity is not a solitary religion.

“A Methodist is one who has ‘the love of God shed abroad in his heart by teh Holy Ghost given to him’…..’does good unto all men’…much more does he labour to do good for their souls….”

basis for anti-slavery stance

Question 10

Arminian Magazine

Answer 10

Launched 1777

Monthly magazine

Initially aimed as a counter to Calvinist magazines

Established role for centralized “teaching office” (JW chief teacher until his death)

Four Parts

1. Writings defending universal atonement
2. biographies of holy persons
3. letters and stories of persons living holy lives
4. poetry confirming essential doctrines

One of the steps to prepare for transition from JW leadership

Question 11

Deed of Declaration

Answer 11

1784

Coke help write this legal document - deed poll

w/life-estate for JW and CW

Estblished “Legal Hundred” - the 100 preachers (and their successors) who make up the Conference of the People called Methodists.

Enumerated 15 regulations for the conduct of the Conference:

• annual meeting
• 40% quorom,
• President and Secretary as officers
• 3-yr limit on appointments
• methods for admission & expulsion of ministers

Question 12

Thomas Coke

Answer 12

Ordained Anglican Priest w/ Doctorate of Civil Law

Became an Assistant in 1777

Increasingly became JW’s right-hand man

Directed the Tract Society- initiated giving away of tracts

Initiated foreign missions,

Oversaw and took initiative on legal issues regarding the Model Deed and Deed of Declaration

Ordained as Superintendent

Sent to America w/Thomas Vasey and Richard Whatcoat

Question 13

City Road Chapel

Answer 13

Foundation laid April 1777

Replace London headquarters

Designed as a worship space

Limted to Methodist Preachers

Question 14

Thomas Vasey

Answer 14

Volunteered at August 1784 Leeds Conference to go w/ Coke to America

Prior to coming to America Ordained a Deacon w/Whatcoat when Coke ordained a Superintendent

Question 15

Richard Whatcoat

Answer 15

Volunteered at August 1784 Leeds Conference to go w/ Coke to America

Prior to coming to America Ordained a Deacon w/Vasey when Coke ordained a Superintendent

Question 16

Robert & Elizabeth Strawbridge

Answer 16

Irish Immigrants to Maryland in 1760s

Organized societies in southern MD and northern VA

Obtained meeting house in Leesburg VA

Lay preacher who began on his own to preach in America

Resisted leadership from Britian

Baptized and offered Lord’s Supper

Dropped from the Conference after 1775

Question 17

Barbara Ruckle Heck

Answer 17

Irish Immigrant from Germany to Ireland then to NY in 1760

Urged her cousin Phillip who had been a local preacher in Ireland to start preaching and class meeting

Moved to Ontario

Question 18

Philip Embury

Answer 18

Irish Immigrant from Germany to Ireland then to NY in 1760

Had been a local preacher in Ireland

Urged by cousin Barbara Heck to start preaching and class meeting

Moved to Ontario

Question 19

Captain Thomas Webb

Answer 19

Converted by Wesley in Bristol

Came to America in 1755 in the British Military

Fought in the French and Indian War

Joined Embury’s society in 1767

Organized remnants of Whitefield’s work in Philadelphia into St. George’s chruch (property purchased from German Reformed in 1769

Becomes “traveling apostle” - returns to Bristol 1783

Gave info to British during Revolution

Question 20

Thomas Rankin

Answer 20

General Assistant sent by JW in 1773

Arrived with George Shadford

Replaced Asbury as assistant

Sought to bring order to America

Established the Annual Conference - convened the 1st Annual Conference in Philadelphia in July 1773.

Meet and liked Otterbein

Question 21

William Otterbein

Answer 21

German Reformed Tradition

Trained at Herborn - heart of German pietism

Came to America to pastor Evangelical Reformed congregation in Lancaster PA

Became pastor of pietist leaning Reformed congregation in Baltimore

Exercised Episcopal like leadership

Stressed repentance, asssurance and holiness; rejected hyper-Calvinism

Meet martin Boehm in 1767 in Lanchaster County, PA - beginning of the United Brethern

Question 22

Martin Boehm

Answer 22

Swiss-German Mennonite

selected as a pastor by lot

bishop of Lancaster, PA congregation

Stressed: Personal assurance by the spirit, increasingly came under censure for revivalist themes, accused of insufficient emphasis on the sacraments

Meet Otterbein in 1767 in Lancaster, PA - the beginnings of the United Brethren.

Question 23

Christmas Conference

Answer 23

1784

Coke came to ordain - Asbury elected biship rather than superintendent

Constituting conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC)

Lovely Lane, Baltimore, MD

Otterbein participates in ordination

Sunday Service and Articles of Religion approved

Question 24

James O’Kelly

Answer 24

Powerful preacher resistant to leadership

leads “republican” (Whigs) element into schism in 1792

1792 organized Republican Methodist Church

1801 Reogranized as the Christian church (now part of UCC)

Question 25

Republican Methodist Church

Answer 25

Founded 1792 by James O'Kelly Reorganized as the Christian Church in 1801 Now part of the UCC Emphasis was on freedom and freedom from

Question 26

Harry Hosier

Answer 26

"Black Harry" Born a slave in NC, freed after the Revolution from farmer in MD Powerful preacher with incredible recall "The Barren Fig Tree" on of the first recorded African American sermons Preached the Eastern seaboard, travelling with bishops because he drew big crowds.

Question 27

Richard Allen

Answer 27

Ex-slave Ordained by Asbury Led blacks out of St. George's MEC in Philadelphia (1787-1792) because of discrimination. Founded the Afcan Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) Followers built "Mother Bethel" church in 1794

Question 28

Jarena Lee

Answer 28

Converted under Richard Allen Allen resisted her call to preach Journal is one of the first early witnesses of an African American Woman

Question 29

Jacob Albright

Answer 29

Lutheran who found home w/Methodists (later expelled by Lutherans licensed as an exhorter in 1796 began German-speaking quarterly conference with class leaders in 1803 First annual conference 1807 (Newly-formed Methodist Conference) - sought to work under Asbury but rejected so his conference elected him Bishop Adopted the 1809 German translation of Methodist Discipline 1st General Conference 1816 named Evangelical Association (allowing for dual membership) stressed - restorationsim and plain people

Question 30

James Varick

Answer 30

Led group of blacks out of NY's John Street MEC in 1796 because of discrimination founded the African Methodist Episocopal Zion Church (AMEZ)

Question 31

Joseph Pilmore

Answer 31

Missionary sent by JW in 1769 with Richard Boardman Part of 1st pair of missionaries sent by JW Left by 1777 Sought to remain in the Church of England

Question 32

Jesse Lee

Answer 32

Class leader in New England who became 1st Historian of MEC Fulfilled chaplaincy duties after being drafted for the Revolution because he refused to kill anyone. Almost elected bishop

Question 33

Daniel Coker

Answer 33

Ordained African American from Baltimore Led Blacks out in Baltimore Joined with Richard Allen and the AMEC

Question 34

William McKendree

Answer 34

1st American born Methodist Bishop Worked w/Asbury Strong in the South Established president of episcopacy address (unbeknown to Asbury) Set out an agenda for Methodists which led to conflict w/Asbury Set a pattern for future conferences

Question 35

Fannie Newell

Answer 35

Felt call to preach Not allowed to preach Made contribution by modeling faithful life, memoirs that were later published, and filling in for her husband spouse - to - itenerant Maine

Question 36

Peter Cartwright

Answer 36

Good preacher fit image of rough frontiersman (guns, fights, loud) conflict with Nathoan Bangs Resisted the idea of educating preachers from KY - ran against Lincoln claimed to have baptized 12,000 in great awakening

Question 37

Nathan Bangs

Answer 37

Historian Wanted educated preachers Established the importance of teaching again began a chapter of nurture

Question 38

Sunday Service for the Methodists in North America

Answer 38

JW's instructions for worship straight from the BCP did not fit the context adopted 1784 - rarely used

Question 39

African Methodist Episcopal Church AME

Answer 39

Founded by Richard Allen Formed from group led out of St. George's in Philadelphia 1794 - "Mother Bethel" church 1816 - Independent denomination 2.5 milliion members in 6,200 churches in 19 episcopal districts

Question 40

African Methodist Episcopal Zion AMEZ

Answer 40

Founded by James Varick 1796 - left NY's St. John's Street MEC 1800 - built Zion Church 1821 - orancized as denomination 1828 - name adopted 1.2 million in \>6,000 churches in 12 districts

Question 41

African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Chruch and Connection

Answer 41

Formed by blacks who left Asbury MEC in Wilmington, DE 1805 - left 1813 - chartered by Peter Spencer "Union Church of Africans 1st independent black church in America 1866 - merged with First Colored Methodist Protestant Church (an offshoot of AMEC in MD) 40 congregations District of Columbia, DE, MD, PA, NJ, NY ~6,500 members

Question 42

1791

Answer 42

Wesley died. Coke returned to the US

Question 43

1784

Answer 43

Leeds conference in Britian - Deed of Declaration Ordination of Coke, Whatcoat, Vasey Christmas Conference that constituted the Methodist Episcopal Church Asbury elected bishop

Question 44

1792

Answer 44

1st General Conference

Question 45

1808

Answer 45

General Conference became delegated still all preachers restrictive rules protecting genral superintendency and trial for individual clergy by peers