Centennial encyclopaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church : containing principally the biographies of the men and women, both ministers and laymen, whose labors during a hundred years, helped make the A.M.E. Church what it is; also short historical sketches of annual conferences, educational institutions, general departments, missionary societies of the A.M.E. Church, and general information about African Methodism and the Christian church in general : being a literary contribution to the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the formation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church denomination by Richard Allen and others, at Philadelphia, Penna., in 1816 / by Richard R. Wright, Jr., A.M., B.D., Ph.D. author of "The negro in Pennsylvania," "The teachings of Jesus," editor of The Christian recorder editor-in-chief ; assisted by John R. Hawkins, A.M., LL.B. financial secretary of the A.M.E. Church; formerly secretary of education, A.M.E. Church associate editor ; introduction by Bishop L.J. Coppin, D.D., LL.D. thirtieth bishop of the A.M.E. Church; author of "Relation of baptized children to the church," "Key to scriptural interpretation," "Observations of persons and things in South Africa," "Fifty-two suggestive sermon syllabi," etc..
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia : [publisher not identified, 1916]. Description: 392 p. : ill., port. ; 28 cmOther title: - Centennial encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
"Printed by Book Concern of the A.M.E. Church 631 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 1916"--Title page verso;
Includes index;
Final eight pages misnumbered in the following order, following page 384: 388, 387, 386, 385, 392, 391, 390, 389.Local Notes: Library Company copy lacking p. 17-18, 337-338, and 365-366; part of p. 343-344 removed. Bound in blue cloth.Subject(s):
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- History
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Biography
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Bishops -- Biography
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- Biography
- African Americans -- Biography
- African American Methodists -- Biography
- African American clergy -- Biography
- African American History
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia Stacks | *Am 1916 Church 17748.Q (Schimmel) | Available | 0020230729991 |
Copyright 1916 by R.R. Wright, Jr.
"Printed by Book Concern of the A.M.E. Church 631 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 1916"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
Final eight pages misnumbered in the following order, following page 384: 388, 387, 386, 385, 392, 391, 390, 389.
Library Company copy lacking p. 17-18, 337-338, and 365-366; part of p. 343-344 removed. Bound in blue cloth