Methodism The Methodist movement is a group of historically-related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant leaders in the movement. It originated as a revival within the 18th-century Church of England and became a separate Church following Wesley's death. Because of vigorous missionary activity, the movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States, and beyond, today claiming approximately 80 million adherents worldwide.[1] Early Methodists were drawn from all levels of society, including the aristocracy,[a] but the Methodist preachers took the message to labourers and criminals who tended to be left outside organized religion at that time. Origins[edit] John Wesley Charles Wesley George Whitefield The Methodist revival originated in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. Theology[edit] Liturgy[edit] Christ has many services to be done.
Irish Brigade (U.S.) The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, that served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th", continued in later wars. The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the "faugh a ballagh", which is an anglicization of the Irish phrase, fág an bealach, meaning "clear the way". The formation of an Irish Brigade was authorized by the Secretary of War Simon Cameron in September 1861. 28th Massachusetts regimental color, presented by Gen. Col. At the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas), the regiment served under the command of Colonel William T. Leaders of the Federal Government were reluctant to form ethnically based brigades, which would undermine the notion of a Union. Meagher assumed his brigade would perform most fighting at close range where smoothbores were effective, and his officers generally agreed.
Digital History Printable Version In April 1860, the Democratic Party assembled in Charleston, South Carolina to select a presidential nominee. Southern delegates insisted that the party endorse a federal code to guarantee the rights of slaveholders in the territories. When the convention rejected the proposal, delegates from the deep South walked out. The remaining delegates reassembled six weeks later in Baltimore and selected Stephen Douglas as their candidate. In May, the Constitutional Union Party, which consisted of conservative former Whigs, Know Nothings, and pro-Union Democrats nominated John Bell of Tennessee for President. The 1860 election revealed how divided the country had become. In the final balloting, Lincoln won only 39.9 percent of the popular vote, but received 180 Electoral College votes, 57 more than the combined total of his opponents. Copyright 2014 Digital History
Historical Perspectives Written by: Julia Hardy Zen has become a pop culture phenomenon in the West, especially in the United States. In recent years, there have been a number of notable scholarly publications that have severely criticized these pop culture forms of Zen as inauthentic. Robert Sharf, a frequent critic of westernized Zen, says that, unlike other forms of Buddhism that were introduced to the West through historical and textual studies and field reports, Zen was introduced by Japanese intellectuals and priests whose view of Zen was shaped by the "New Buddhism" that developed after the Meiji Restoration in the late-19th century. Zen became a framework for establishing a Japanese national identity. Sharf and other critics have pointed out that swordplay, tea ceremony, calligraphy, painting, and poetry are not exclusively Zen activities, and their relationship to Buddhism is not unique to Japan.
Army Combat Uniform The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) and its flame-retardant variant, the Flame-Resistant Army Combat Uniform (FRACU), are the current battle uniforms worn by the United States Army. First unveiled in June 2004,[1] it is the successor to the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) and Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) worn from the 1980s and 1990s, through the early 2000s, respectively.[2] It features a number of design changes, as well as a different camouflage pattern from its predecessor. The ACU and its component materials are manufactured by the existing industrial infrastructure which produced the now-obsolete BDU. Official military-grade ACUs are made of 50% nylon and 50% cotton. All other blends are not official issue.[3] Patterns[edit] U.S. Universal Camouflage Pattern[edit] The U.S. Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern (MultiCam)[edit] U.S. Components[edit] The Army Combat Uniform features hook-and-loop fasteners, also known by the genericized trademark velcro, on its sleeve pockets. A U.S.
Digital History Printable Version At noon on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Major General Robert Anderson raised the U.S. flag over Fort Sumter. It was the same flag that he had surrendered four years before. That evening, a few minutes after 10 o'clock, John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), a young actor and Confederate sympathizer (who had spied for Richmond and been part of a plot to kidnap Lincoln), entered the presidential box at Ford's Theater in Washington and shot the President in the back of the head. Booth then leaped to the stage, but he caught a spur in a flag draped in front of the box. Simultaneously, a Booth accomplice, Lewis Paine, brutally attacked Secretary of State William Seward (1801-1872) at his home with a knife. Lincoln was carried unconscious to a neighboring house. Following the shooting, Booth fled to Maryland on horseback. Lincoln's assassination was part of a larger plot to murder other government officials, including Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William H.
Heaven's Gates, Hell's Flames Heaven's Gates, Hell's Flames is a touring evangelistic drama that has been performed worldwide. The tagline on the official website asks, "Where will you be when reality strikes?". It is based on an evangelical presentation of the Gospel, and presents the Biblical message that one must believe in Jesus Christ in order to be saved and go to Heaven, or otherwise face eternal punishment in Hell. The play takes the form of a series of skits in which various characters are "unexpectedly" killed, and then immediately find out whether they are destined for heaven or hell. At the end of the play, a preacher will ask the audience to make a decision to trust Jesus and be born again based on the Gospel as illustrated by what they have seen. The play is performed by local churches, but directed by a permanent team (usually a family) from Reality Outreach Ministries, the organization that created the production. Reality Outreach is based out of St. Reality Outreach Ministries
II Marine Expeditionary Force Higher headquarters[edit] United States Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH), headquartered in Miami, Florida, is the U.S. Marine Corps component of the United States Southern Command. Forces are provided by II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In addition, the MEF provides an immediate reaction riverine capable forces ready to conduct training for allied forces; and support to other Marine forces in USSOUTHCOM’s area of operational responsibility. While II MEF is included within the operational force structure of U.S. Employment[edit] In addition to the option of being employed in its entirety as a MEF-sized unit, II MEF has the capability of forming task-organized Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTF) of lesser size such as a MEF (Forward), a brigade-sized MAGTF (Marine Expeditionary Brigade or "MEB") about one-third the size of a MEF or a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), about one-third the size of a MEB. Structure[edit] Structure of II MEF Units[edit]
The Civil War Years « Return to History Index by Carl G. Karsch The spring of 1865 — nearly a century and a half ago — was one the nation and Philadelphia, its second largest city, would not soon forget. "Richmond is ours..." were the joyous words that crackled over newspaper telegraphs. Six days later, even better news: Lee had surrendered. Exuberance vanished with Lincoln's assassination on April 14 and his death the next day, which also happened to be Good Friday. On Saturday afternoon, April 22, Lincoln's funeral train arrived at Broad St. & Washington Ave., the same railroad terminal in South Philadelphia from which troops by the thousands had departed for the war. By July 4th, Philadelphia was ready for a celebration. But a painful legacy of the war remained — soldiers and sailors by the thousands crippled or maimed. Company support for the Union was unequivocal even before the firing on Fort Sumter in April, 1861. $125 to the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. $125 to the U.S.
Modern Physics and Ancient Faith Modern Physics and Ancient Faith (2003) is a book by Stephen M. Barr, a physicist from the University of Delaware[1] and frequent contributor to First Things. This book is "an extended attack" on what Barr calls scientific materialism. Contents[edit] The book is divided into five parts spanning 26 chapters. Reviews[edit] See also[edit] Issues in Science and Religion References[edit] External links[edit] American Indian Wars American Indian Wars is the name used in the United States to describe the multiple conflicts between American settlers or the federal government and the native peoples of North America from the time of earliest colonial settlement until approximately 1890. The wars resulted as the arrival of European colonists continuously led to population pressure as settlers expanded their territory, generally pushing indigenous people westward. Many conflicts were local, involving disputes over land use, and some entailed cycles of reprisal. Particularly in later years, conflicts were spurred by ideologies such as Manifest Destiny, which held that the United States was destined to expand from coast to coast on the American continent. Effects on indigenous populations[edit] According to the U.S. Colonial period[edit] From 1600 or so the process of English settlement was contested by some tribes. East of the Mississippi (1775–1842)[edit] American Revolutionary War 1775–1783[edit] Chickamauga Wars[edit]