"I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist in America. But I am afraid they should exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power.
"And this undoubtably will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit and discipline which they first set out." -- John Wesley
[Quote included in a 1936 Methodist Episcopal Church directory in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]
Sources for research on Methodism and the United Methodist Church:
Books:
Standard Books on History
Standard Books on Theology
Standard Books on John Wesley
Works by John Wesley
Online sources:
The American Methodism Project (Online digital versions of historic works)
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