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<p> a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born near Shepherdstown, Va., Jan. 7, 1795. He received the: best religious training in early life from a pious, devoted mother, but wandered into folly. and sin; was converted years afterwards, and in 1820 entered the itinerant ranks of the [[Baltimore]] Conference. In 1821 he was transferred to the [[Kentucky]] Conference, three years later returned to the Baltimore Conference, and in 1824 was transferred to the [[Virginia]] Conference, in all of which he labored with zeal, fidelity, and great success. He died in 1825. Mr. Avis was a man of unquestionable integrity, great energy, and indefatigable industry. See Methodist Magazine, 8:366; Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1825, p. 475. </p> | James Avis <ref name="term_21984" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a [[Methodist]] Episcopal minister, was born near Shepherdstown, Va., Jan. 7, 1795. He received the: best religious training in early life from a pious, devoted mother, but wandered into folly. and sin; was converted years afterwards, and in 1820 entered the itinerant ranks of the [[Baltimore]] Conference. In 1821 he was transferred to the [[Kentucky]] Conference, three years later returned to the Baltimore Conference, and in 1824 was transferred to the [[Virginia]] Conference, in all of which he labored with zeal, fidelity, and great success. He died in 1825. Mr. Avis was a man of unquestionable integrity, great energy, and indefatigable industry. See Methodist Magazine, 8:366; Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1825, p. 475. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_21984"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/avis,+james James Avis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_21984"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/avis,+james James Avis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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