Circuit rider (religious)
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Circuit riders, also known as horse preachers, were clergy assigned to travel around specific geographic territories to minister to settlers and organize congregations. Circuit riders were clergy in t
Portrait of Governor Brownlow by George Dury
Second Great Awakening
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The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival during the late 18th and early 19th century in the United States. It spread religion through revivals and emotional preaching and sparked a number of
Circuit rider (religious)
…particularly among minority faith groups. They were most prominent during the early years of the United States, from 1784–1830, and were part of the Second Great Awakening revival movement. In sparsely populated areas of the United States it always has been common for clergy in many denominations to serve more than one…
1839 Methodist camp meeting
Camp meeting of the Methodists in N. America J. Milbert del M. Dubourg sculp