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Book/Printed Material How to get church members to work

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Title

  • How to get church members to work : a brief and pointed exposition of the causes of carelessness in the church, among pastors, officers, and members : with advisatory hints on how to remove them

Summary

  • Person, pastor of a Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in Texas, discusses obstacles in the way of effective church work among laity and clergy and proposes remedies for these obstacles.

Names

  • Person, I. S.
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Tyler, Tex. : s.n., 1892]

Headings

  • -  Church membership
  • -  Clergy--Professional ethics
  • -  Pastoral theology--Methodist Church

Notes

  • -  Pref. signed and dated: I.S. Person, Tyler, Texas, June 28, 1892.
  • -  LC copy inscribed in ink on t.p.: Tyler Texas 1892. Copy imperfect: top margin cut, some page numbers missing.

Medium

  • 70 p. ; 15 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. G, no. 2

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898147

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Person, I. S, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. How to Get Church Members to Work: A Brief and Pointed Exposition of the Causes of Carelessness in the Church, Among Pastors, Officers, and Members: With Advisatory Hints on How to Remove Them. [Tyler, Tex.: s.n, 1892] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898147/.

APA citation style:

Person, I. S. & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1892) How to Get Church Members to Work: A Brief and Pointed Exposition of the Causes of Carelessness in the Church, Among Pastors, Officers, and Members: With Advisatory Hints on How to Remove Them. [Tyler, Tex.: s.n] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898147/.

MLA citation style:

Person, I. S, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. How to Get Church Members to Work: A Brief and Pointed Exposition of the Causes of Carelessness in the Church, Among Pastors, Officers, and Members: With Advisatory Hints on How to Remove Them. [Tyler, Tex.: s.n, 1892] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91898147/>.