| Methodist Episcopal Church - Methodists - 1856 - 718 pages
...have attained an age sufficient to understand the obligations of religion, and shall give evidence of a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their gins, their names shall be enrolled in the list of probationers ; and if they shall continue... | |
| Joseph Beaumont Wakeley - Biography - 1857 - 504 pages
...chimed in the grum voice of Dunham. He was for having none even " on trial," who had not a sincere " desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins." DUNHAM AND THE SQUIRE. A new-made " squire" bantered Dunham before some company about... | |
| William Henry Milburn - Authors, American - 1859 - 402 pages
...uninitiated readers. Persons are admitted to membership on trial in our societies, on profession of a desire " to flee from the wrath to come and to be saved from their sins." Twelve or more persons constitute a " class," one of whom is called a " leader." It is... | |
| William Henry Milburn - Circuit riders - 1859 - 390 pages
...uninitiated readers. Persons are admitted to membership on trial in our societies, on profession of a desire " to flee from the wrath to come and to be saved from their sins." Twelve or more persons constitute a " class," one of whom is called a " leader." It is... | |
| Joseph Sylvester Clark, Henry Martyn Dexter, Alonzo Hall Quint, Isaac Pendleton Langworthy, Christopher Cushing, Samuel Burnham - Congregational churches - 1859 - 476 pages
...self-complete and self-governed local churches, but that ' the Church ' is a wide organization of men who " desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins," (Doctrines and Discipline of Moth. Epis. Ch., ch. 2, sec. 1. 4.); who are amenable to... | |
| Thomas Asbury Morris - Methodist Church - 1860 - 114 pages
...recommendation from orthodox sister Churches as worthy members. The condition of admission on trial is, "a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from sin." But this desire, to become available, must be evinced in three ways: " First. By doing no harm, by... | |
| Osmon Cleander Baker - 1860 - 274 pages
...the preacher recognises him as such. 3. The general qualifications of those who join on trial are, " a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins." This desire, however, must be evinced " by doing no harm, by avoiding evil of every kind,"... | |
| Methodist Episcopal Church - 1860 - 326 pages
...There is only one condition previous.7 required of those who desire admission into these societies, " a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from * This part refers to towns and cities ; whero the poor are generally numerous, and Church expenses... | |
| Methodist Episcopal Church - 1860 - 326 pages
...have attained an age sufficient to understand the obligations of religion, and shall give evidence of a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins, their names shall be enrolled in the list of probationers ; and if they shall continue... | |
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