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...cally disagreed about how Wesley defined this baptism. While "mainstream" Methodists (such as The [[United Methodist Church]] and its precedent bodies) have ten

====Methodists====

...he first widely successful evangelical movement in the [[United Kingdom]]. Methodists, under Wesley's direction, became leaders in prison reform and abolitionism

...of the population), Catholics (about 12%), Presbyterians (about 9%), and [[Methodists]] (about 3%). Around 5% of the population identified themselves as Christia

...of the Articles of Religion which John Wesley adapted for use by American Methodists states that, "The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such that he c

..., in favor of depth of religious experience. Many of the more conservative Methodists went on to form the Holiness movement, which emphasized a rigorous experien

...mply stated, Iowa's frontiers-people could readily identify with them. The Methodists profited greatly from their "floating ministry," attracting hundreds of con