# The Colored Man in the Methodist Episcopal Church

Author: Hagood, L. M. (Lewis Marshall), 1853-1936

Genre: Category: History - American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61417

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Colored+Man+in+the+Methodist+Episcopal+Church+Hagood&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

It is a difficult matter to write of a battle while it is still raging. The combatants are not usually the best judges of the merits of their cases. Prejudice, education, preconceived notions of the right or wrong in the case, prevent the mind from weighing the arguments with equity. There are principles lying at the foundation of ethics which will not be denied by Christians. They come with the authority of a “Thus saith the Lord.” However distasteful these truths may be to the natural man, the obligation to receive them still remains. The Lord quoted certain proverbs which were authorities among the Jews, which they had observed as rules for their action towards others. One was “Thou sh...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-colored-man-in-the-methodist-episcopal-church-61417/chapters/6/index.md)