As I have been transcribing these newspaper articles, again and again, I have seen references to the "M.E." church and the M.E. Church South. One or two of you have asked me what the M.E. stood for. I think I have found an answer from the web page of Archives & Manuscripts, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322. In part it reads: The Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, originally part of the South Carolina Conference, was formed in 1830. In that same year the Methodist Protestant Church was formed as the result of a disagreement over the issue of lay participation in church government. In 1844 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South separated from the Methodist Episcopal Church over the issue of slavery. In 1866 the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South divided to form separate conferences for North and South Georgia. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church merged to form the Methodist Church (United States). Lynn

Lynn, you are correct. In short, the Methodist Episcopal Church was what the present day Methodist churches were originally called, dating back to it's origination with the Wesley brothers. Regards, _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Daryl Coleman Garland, Texas Homepage: http://www.dkco.com/ Family History Page: http://www.dkco.com/gen/gendex.html ICQ UIN # 63679552 _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ -----Original Message----- From: Lynn B. Cunningham [mailto:lcunnin1@bellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:37 PM To: GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAPIKE] M.E. Church South As I have been transcribing these newspaper articles, again and again, I have seen references to the "M.E." church and the M.E. Church South. One or two of you have asked me what the M.E. stood for. I think I have found an answer from the web page of Archives & Manuscripts, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322. In part it reads: The Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, originally part of the South Carolina Conference, was formed in 1830. In that same year the Methodist Protestant Church was formed as the result of a disagreement over the issue of lay participation in church government. In 1844 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South separated from the Methodist Episcopal Church over the issue of slavery. In 1866 the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South divided to form separate conferences for North and South Georgia. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church merged to form the Methodist Church (United States). Lynn ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I had an ancestor from well he was born in Twiggs County, but he lived in Marion County in 1851, who was a Methodist Episcopal Minister, for the Alabama and Georgia Confederence, where can I find out about him. His name was John Wesley SOLOMAN. He died in Seale Alabama 16 May 1901. He is interred in the Seale Methodist Church Cemetery. If it still exist. Thank you Jacob L. Bateman III Montgomery, Alabama --- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl Coleman" <daryl@dkco.com> To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:58 PM Subject: RE: [GAPIKE] M.E. Church South Lynn, you are correct. In short, the Methodist Episcopal Church was what the present day Methodist churches were originally called, dating back to it's origination with the Wesley brothers. Regards, _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Daryl Coleman Garland, Texas Homepage: http://www.dkco.com/ Family History Page: http://www.dkco.com/gen/gendex.html ICQ UIN # 63679552 _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ -----Original Message----- From: Lynn B. Cunningham [mailto:lcunnin1@bellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:37 PM To: GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAPIKE] M.E. Church South As I have been transcribing these newspaper articles, again and again, I have seen references to the "M.E." church and the M.E. Church South. One or two of you have asked me what the M.E. stood for. I think I have found an answer from the web page of Archives & Manuscripts, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322. In part it reads: The Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, originally part of the South Carolina Conference, was formed in 1830. In that same year the Methodist Protestant Church was formed as the result of a disagreement over the issue of lay participation in church government. In 1844 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South separated from the Methodist Episcopal Church over the issue of slavery. In 1866 the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South divided to form separate conferences for North and South Georgia. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church merged to form the Methodist Church (United States). Lynn ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237