By Edwin Schell 200 Years Ago
Bishop Asbury?s letters, Aug. 5 1805 ? Thousands attended a camp meeting at Duck Creek. Three hundred were converted July 24-29 under the preaching of Jesse Lee, John Chalmers and others, and the exhortation of Christian Newcomer. Tents numbered 187 and preachers 69. 100 Years Ago
Methodist Protestant, Aug. 9, 1905 ? Marley Circuit began Sunday schools at Marley and Elvaton with three classes in each place. Elvaton had a good Children?s Day and Marley held a lawn fete and supper, which netted $61.
Methodist Protestant, Aug. 16, 1905 ? The Rev. Norman Ward left North Carolina Avenue Methodist Protestant in Washington, D.C., to accept a call to a church in Seattle, Wash. 25 Years Ago
Circuit Rider, Aug. 1, 1980 ? Covenant UMC is to be started in the new Montgomery Village near Gaithersburg. Circuit Rider, Aug. 8, 1980 ? Under the lead of Trinity UMC in Frederick, a Brotherhood Day counteracted a planned Ku Klux Klan rally in Frederick. ? The School of Missions, held at Western Maryland College, tutored 433 participants on Latin America, the interior life and the Bible on Missions. ? The Rev. Marjorie Matthews was consecrated as the first woman to become bishop in American Methodism. ? China is permitting churches to reopen. 10 Years Ago Connection, Aug. 9, 1995 ? The Rev. Jane Ayers returned from serving in refugee camps in war torn Bosnia.
The Rev. Edwin Schell is the executive director of the United Methodist Historical Society. | 
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