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The American Church History Series

CONSISTING OF A SERIES OF DENOMINATIONAL HISTORIES PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY

General Editors
Rev. Philip Schaff, D. D., LL. D.Bishop John F. Hurst, D. D., LL. D.
Rt. Rev. H. C. Potter, D. D., LL. D.Rev. E. J. Wolf, D. D.
Rev Geo. P. Fisher, D. D., LL. D.Henry C. Vedder, M. A.
Rev. Samuel M. Jackson, D. D., LL. D.

Volume XIII

American Church History