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Francis Asbury (1745 - 1816)
To write the history of the Mamaroneck United Methodist Church, one can only begin with the story of the Methodist itinerant preacher whose sermons in December of 1771 inspired the beginning of eight churches in southern Westchester County. Francis Asbury, often referred to as the "Prophet of the Long Road," is said to have ridden nearly 350,00 miles on horseback in the American colonies, preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ and the social holiness practice of Methodism. Asbury literally preached on the frontier as it move westward, starting hundreds of Methodist societies and converting thousands of people to the Christian life.
It was in England, at the Bristol Conference, during the last half of the 18th century that John Wesley approved Asbury's willingness to respond to the call for help from "Our Brethren in America." That decision changed the nation and the course of Methodism movement in America.
When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, John Wesley deemed it essential to support the cause of the Crown. Wesley wrote a number of dissertations in support of the King and one such pamphlet presented a vindication of the legal right of England to claim the Colonies. It argued that while America remained under the sovereignty of England, the colonists must submit to taxation.
His stance made Methodism very unpopular in the New World. However, Francis Asbury gave every evidence that his lot was cast with the Americans and that their cause was his own. So he remained in the colonies and provided a bridge between the Methodism of the New World and the Old.
Additional Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Asbury
http://www.virginia.edu/history/courses/courses.old/hius323/asbury.htm
http://www.gcah.org/Methodist_Bio/Francis_Asbury.htm
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