Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. A.M.E. Book Concern, publisher

Description

1. xiv, [2], 421, [1] p. : ill., ports.; 21 cm

Donor/Sponsor

1. Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subject

1. African Methodist Episcopal Church -- History
2. African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Biography
3. African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Portraits
4. African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Congresses -- History
5. African American Methodists
6. African American Methodists -- Biography

Contents

1. Preface -- Introduction -- Biographical sketch of the author -- ch. 1. Organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America -- ch. 2. Origin of Methodism in America, first started in Maryland -- ch. 3. Difficulties attending the early formation of the church -- ch. 4. The first A.M.E. General Conference -- ch. 5. First annual conferences -- ch. 6. Rise and progress of African Methodism in New York -- ch. 7. Annual conference meetings -- ch. 8. Connectional growth as shown by the annual conferences -- ch. 9. Bishop Richard Allen's end -- ch. 10. Biography of Bishop Allen by himself -- ch. 11. Fourth General Conference -- ch. 12. Fifth General Conference -- ch. 13. Looking forward to the elevation of the ministry -- ch. 14. Travel in the early days of the connection -- ch. 15. Meeting of annual conferences -- ch. 16. Eighth General Conference -- ch. 17. Willis Nazrey and Daniel A. Payne elected bishops -- ch. 18. Much time spent in discussing slavery -- ch. 19. Annual conference sessions -- ch. 20. Exchange of fraternal delegates -- ch. 21. Organic union discussed -- ch. 22. A Metropolitan Church organized -- ch. 23. General Conference of 1884 -- ch. 24. Union of A.M.E. and B.M.E. Churches -- ch. 25. A bishop forty years -- ch. 26. General Conference meets in Wilmington, N.C. -- ch. 27. General Conference of 1900 -- ch. 28. Growth of the African Methodist Episcopal Church -- ch. 29. The mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church -- ch. 30. As to the office of bishops, elders, deacons and local preachers -- ch. 31. The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church -- ch. 32. Minutes of the Haytien Annual Conference held at Port-au-Prince -- ch. 33. What it means to be loyal to one's own church -- ch. 34. Distinguished colored men of Maryland -- ch. 35. Reminiscences of African Methodism -- ch. 36. The early days of Methodism recalled by historical collection.

Call number

1. Sc Rare 287-H (Handy, James A. Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history)

Note

1. Publication date inferred from contents.
2. Last page blank.

Provenance (note)

1. is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Author

1. Handy, James A., 1826-1911.

Title

1. Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history / Rt. Rev. James A. Handy.

Imprint

1. Philadelphia, Pa. : A.M.E. Book Concern, 631 Pine Street, [1902]

Provenance

1. Copy in Sc Rare 287-H (accession no. B593641) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

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Local subject

1. Black author.

Added author

1. A.M.E. Book Concern, publisher.
2. Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

LCCN

1. 73170114

Research call number

1. Sc Rare 287-H (Handy, James A. Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history)