Orange Scott | |
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 Painting of Martin Wells Knapp, Scott (middle), and Seth Cook Rees on display at the World Methodist Museum, Lake Junaluska, NC | |
| Born | 13 February 1800 |
| Died | 31 July 1847 |
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| Religion | Christian (Methodist) |
| Church | Methodist Episcopal Church Wesleyan Methodist Church |
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Orange Scott (February 13, 1800 – July 31, 1847) was an American Methodist Episcopal minister, Presiding Elder, and District President. He presided over the convention that organized the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion in 1843, having separated from the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] He was born in Brookfield, Vermont, the eldest of eight children. The family was poor and Orange was working full-time when he was twelve.
"Orange Scott became convinced that the holy hearts should result in holy lives and that holy men should seek to bring an end to social evils such as slavery and intemperance."[2] As an abolitionist, Orange Scott stated that "If slavery be a moral evil, the conclusion is irresistible that it ought to be immediately abandoned."[1]
- ^ a b Satterfield, Ray; Cope, Daniel (2018). A Heritage of Holiness: The Story of Allegheny Wesleyan Methodism. Salem: Allegheny Press. p. 32-33.
- ^ Haines, Lee M. "People of Our Heritage: Orange Scott, A Church Is Born". Wesleyan Church. Archived from the original on September 19, 2002.