"All Say He is a Downright Methodist": The Ministry and Evangelical Loyalism of the Rev. William Stringer

William Stringer was at various times a cheesemonger, a Methodist lay preacher, a priest, and an American Loyalist exile. Originally from London, Stringer preached the Gospel for the early Methodist movement, but longed for priestly ordination in the Church of England. Unable to achieve this goal du...

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Main Author: Tirenin, Gregory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Church history
Year: 2024, Volume: 93, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-62
Further subjects:B Eastern Orthodoxy
B Methodism
B Loyalism
B Anglicanism
B American Revolution
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