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Collins makes a distinction between Wesley's Methodism and post-Wesley Methodism: âas long as John Wesley was alive to protect the women preachers and control the men who opposed them, Methodist women were allowed to speak in public; after Wesleyâs death the preaching women were silenced .â Methodism was a
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266:, with an appendix written by her husband James Rogers; there is a third section, a âSupplement to the Appendixâconsisting of Miscellaneous Extracts from the Journals of Mrs. Hester Ann Rogers.â Coke's sermon and James Rogers' appendix both contain published passages from Hester Rogers' own book entitled
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publiclyâtwo unproblematic activities. Wesley had intended Rogers' book to be an exemplary female account of âChristian perfectionâ or union with God in the mist of life rather than at the moment of death; Wesley considered that Hester Ann Rogers was one of the few people to have achieved this state.
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based movementâconverts were won through itinerant's emotional sermons and a barrage of printed narratives; Wesley enjoyed and respected women and believed that they should have a place within
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format; they were a specialized printer interested in printing small, cheap books on
Methodism for sale in Methodist churches and bookstores. Despite the fact that these books were certainly brought on missions to help convert natives, the Wesleyan Conference office published exclusively in English.
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to the masses, laden with books that were small, cheap and written in a popular style. Wesley supported himself through his publishing empire and bade his U.S. followers to use his press as well. Itinerant
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Methodist groups. The group of post-Wesley authorities, with their new agenda, accreted texts to Roger's original work which would highlight her non-preaching religiousness and expand on her maternal and wifely role. Thomas Coke's
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The late-eighteenth century London printing scene provides some clues as to why the
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and expert on the works of Hester Ann Rogers, considers it âthe most lengthy male text accreted to The
Accountâ (Hester Rogers' original book). Rogers' work went through more than 71 editions after her death. The first edition, published in 1793, contained only her core narrative. Subsequent
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her maternal care and affection shone equally bright. Though she devoted much of her time to religious duties in public and private, yet nothing seemed to be left undone which could maker her children comfortable and happy. She even prevented all their wants; and was equally, nay, if it were
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John Wesley's Methodism helped carve a new space for women's discourse in the public religious arena; his religious innovations created âspaces, sanctions, and support for women to speak in public and write for publication.â Wesley's Methodism was based a new method of religion, new material
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Although the name of the printer which appeared on the first and last pages of the book is the âConference Office,â the full title of the printer was the âWesleyan Conference Office.â The Wesleyan Conference office published books on John Wesley, Methodism, missionary voyages, and hymns.
523:, her visits to the sick, her public prayer, and her small group leadership. He also emphasized the fact that she never âtook a textâ or preached. Rogers also stresses the importance of their marriage through anecdotes as well as terms of endearment such as âmy dear companion,â âbest
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at the New Chapel and at the âMethodist Chapels in Town and Country.â A second edition was printed in 1796 by J. Belcher in Birmingham. The third edition dates from 1815, printed at the Conference Office in London by Thomas Cordeux. There have been dozens of subsequent editions.
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is the only one of Cokeâs books published by the Wesleyan Conference Office. His other books were either published by general printers or other Methodist printers. However, all foreign editions of
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