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anism. They originated in England, a. d. 1739, 

 under the leadership of John Wesley. The origi- 

 nal movement was simply an organization within 

 the Church of England, to promote deeper piety, 

 and to evangelize the world. Contrary to the 

 most urgent appeals of Wesley, his followers sepa- 

 rated from the Church, and formed themselves 

 into a distinct society. 



The Baptists, once called Anabaptists, began in 

 Germany in a. d. 1523. Their views were in- 

 troduced into England a. d. 1608; into this 

 country by Roger Williams, a. d. 1638. 



Their peculiar tenet is a belief in the necessity 

 of baptism by immersion ; their doctrinal system in 

 the main resembles that of the Methodists. 



The Lutherans were the followers of Martin 

 Luther in the Reformation. Their adherents now 

 are mostly of German origin. The doctrinal 

 system of the body varies very greatly. 



The Unitarians. — The old names for those who 

 held Unitarian ism were Arians and Socinians ; the 

 particular point being a denial of the true divinity 

 of the Saviour. Much of Unitarianism in this 

 country is a rebound from the stern Calvinistic 

 or Puritan views once held. 



The Quakers began in England, a. d. 164 4-. 

 They were originally called "The Society of 

 Friends," and so style themselves now. Their 

 principal tenets are the disuse of the sacraments, 



