(028939) Du Bose, Horace M. Francis Asbury: A Biographical Study. Nashville, TN: M.E. Church, South, 1916. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 245 pages. Fine with no DJ. Dark green cloth. Owner's ink name/place on front endpaper. Francis Asbury (1745-1816) , was the most important Methodist leader in America during the late 1700's and early 1800's. Asbury was born in England, but he lived in America from 1771 until his death. When Asbury arrived in America, there were only a few hundred Methodists in scattered, disorganized groups.Under his leadership, the Methodists increased in number until they ranked second only to the Baptists as the largest Protestant denomination in America (Asbury, Francis, Methodism)
