164

Cleveland Morning Leader, 24 February 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

164 - L. Feb. 24; ed: 2/1 - Bishop Ames of the Methodist church and other
authorities of the Baptist denomination have taken over the abandoned
parishes in the South. The "Copperheads' think that they have no right
to do this.
"The shoe pinches. The Copperheads wanted to take over these churches
and start them with a new religion invented by Olds." (4)

Churches and Sects

Index terms:

Ames, Bishop (Methodist); Baptists; Methodist Episcopal church