Lesson 56 pg. 68 - 71 Flashcards
Describe Phillis Wheatley
> young black poet who was profoundly affected by ministry of George Whitefield and American preachers of Great Awakening
second America woman to publish a book of poems
in her poetry she thanked God for bringing her to America where she could learn about Christ and accept Him as her Savior
her first published poem, written when she was thirteen, was “On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield”
Describe John Wesley
> spent 50 years on horseback
for over 50 years, he preached throughout England, traveling horseback over 11 miles per day, preaching three to five times a day to the common and roughneck villagers
Wesleyan chapels were built for meeting places since the Church of England was the only official church
credited with founding (organizing) the Methodist Church
Describe Charles Wesley
> John Wesley’s hymn writer brother
composed over 6,000 hymns
ranked as the greatest hymn writer of all ages
because the Wesleys organized churches, some historians refer to the 1700s as the Wesleyan Revival, crediting it with saving England from bloody, political revolution such as befell France during the French Revolution
The English revival caused the people of England to look to God for help and hope; whereas, the French had only what?
> politicians and atheistic philosophers–such as Voltaire and Rousseau
What year was the Methodist Episcopal Church established?
1784
Describe the humanitarian results of the Great Awakening in England
> In England, the Methodists, Baptists, and other Dissenter groups (those who did not agree with the state churches) grew rapidly in number
General William Booth organized the Salvation Army to reach London’s down-and-outers
George Williams started the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) to reach single young singles who moved to industrializing cities to find work
John Darby initiated the Plymouth Brethen movement
Describe William Wilberforce
> one of the great Christian statesmen of English history
wrote book of “real Christianity” and duty to the poor to upper class of England
great moral change, “reformation of manners” occurred at highest levels of English society partly as a response to Wilberforce’s book
kindness, generosity, and a sense of duty characterized upper class in their attitude toward others
led move in England to abolish slavery
Describe Robert Raikes
> editor and publisher of large newspaper in Gloucester, England
started Sunday schools for children
historians see the Sunday school movement as beginning of popular education (education for all children)
known as the “Father of the Sunday School Movement”
Describe John Howard
> Dissenter friend of John Wesley
appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1774
traveled 50,000 miles and spent thousands of pounds of his own money to bring about prison reform
