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Methodist Increase
In 1880 the African Methodist Episcopal Church followers increased to 800,000 people. The African Methodist group had started less than 100 years before with only one church, but it's followers grew. Soon after, the African Methodist Episcopal Church turned into the national black church for the USA. This event shows a huge transformation for the African Methodists. They went from barley having followers to having 800,000 followers. -
Agnosticism Grows
God based religion is still going on in America, but some Americans start to believe in Charles Darwin’s theories. Soon science takes over religion, and “free thinkers” stop believing in God altogether. Robert Ingersoll leads Darwin’s theory of evolution, and is known as “The Great Agnostic”. This shows the transformation of God based religion into Agnostic ideas. -
Disagreement Between Judaism Rabbis
Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wize invites 200 guests; some rabbis and others distinguished guests, to celebrate with him at Highland House. Many Jews there were stunned when they noticed unkosher food being served during the meal. Because of this incident the divide between the Judaism traditionalists and the Judaism reformers grew larger. -
Catholicism: America's Largest Denomination
In a count of people, the Catholic Church was found to have 7.3 members, while the Methodist Church only had 7.1 members. However, the Protestants took over the American Religious marketplace. This was a transformation for the Catholic Religion because America’s largest religious denomination was the Catholics. This was a big accomplishment in the Catholic Church because there were so many new religions arising. -
Protestants Separate
Conservative and Liberal Protestants separate over the Scripture. Charles Darwin’s theories confront traditional understanding of the Bible. Charles Briggs, a young Presbyterian minister, offends conservative Protestants; who strongly believe the Bible is the “original autograph”, and is free from error. The Briggs trial is part of many upsets in American denomination. These trials amplified new ideas. -
Native Americans Religious Rights
Jack Wilson, a Christian, preached Christianity to the Native Americans. He also incorporated the Ghost Dance in with his teachings. When The Bureau of Indian Affairs prohibited any Indian from doing the Ghost Dance the Lakota Sioux Indians still did it. Later when the federal agents found out that the Lakota Sioux Indians were still doing the dance they shot the Lakota Sioux tribe, killing men, women, and children. This Ghost Dance helped to transform the Indians religions into Christianity. -
Mormons in Utah
Mormons give up plural marriage to allow Utah to become a state. Brigham Young brought followers of Mormon to the Great Salt Lake, which was still Mexican territory. By 1850, Utah had become U.S. territory, and Young was now governor. Congress rejected Utah’s Territory application to become a state four times, until Wilford Woodruff, the Mormon president, presented “The Manifesto” document, affirming the church would abandon practicing polygamy. Utah became a state in 1896. -
Cathloic Church Supports Workers Rights
The Catholic Church sets the groundwork for workers rights.
Pope Leo XIII offers the Rerum Novarum to fix the problems of inequality, and labor conflict. The encyclical lays out restrictions on hours worked, wage security, rights to unionize, citing Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. -
World Parliament of Religions
Chicago’s World Fair introduces World Parliament of Religions. The World Parliament of Religions was the first interfaith meeting of its kind. Confucian, Islam, Shinto, Buddhist, and Hindus presented talks about their faith. There is a new appreciation of Eastern religions. -
The Woman’s Bible
The Woman’s Bible is formed. The Woman’s Bible, written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, offered a feminist view of Scripture, and questioned the traditional Christianity view of the obedient role of women. Susan B. Anthony urges leaders to keep away from division and embraces our difference of opinions. -
Catholicism
Pope Leo XIII is against change to Catholicism.The Pope was against easing up on the American Roman Catholic Church. He did not believe the church should adjust it teaching to fit the people. He also did not believe he should relax traditional beliefs, and be open to new opinions. Lastly, he did not want the church in America to be unlike the rest of the world. -
The 50 days
In Topeka, Kansas a young student asks Parham to pray for her to fill her with the Holy Spirit during an all-night prayer. A former Methodist minister explained that Jews used the word Pentecost for the 50 days after Passover. Just like the Jewish, Christians celebrated Pentecost for the 50 days after Ressurrection. -
Pope Leo XIII
At the age of 93, Pope Leo XIII died in Rome. He grew up in an Italian family and served for 25 years as the Roman Catholic Church Pope and pushed aboloition of African slavery. Pope Leo XIII also ended liberalism. It is still unknown on how Pope Leo XIII died. Pope Pius X took his place until he died in 1914. -
Hindu Philosopher Dies
Maharishi Debendranath Tagore died on January 19, 1905. He was a Hindu Philosopher who was reading Ancient Scriptures. It described as not even modern day people could give exact human activity of what he had been studying. He was born in West Bengel in which he was brought around luxury. -
A Bill was Signed
On May 18, 1908 President Roosevelt signed a bill that included "In God We Trust." This was so now on gold and silver coins would have that phrase on each one. Roosevelt asked Augustus Saint-Gaudens to design a new coin that did not have the phrase on it. President Roosevelt did not approve of this saying. -
Pope Pius X dies
Pope Pius died in Rome on August 20, 1914. He was 79 years old and reigned for 11 years. He resisted modernism which meant he was not into the modern ages that had creeped up. He also praised liberalism of the U.S. government. Benedict XV ruled unitil he died in 1922.
