Methodist converts

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Methodists use grape juice?
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Fun fact, a Methodist minister named Welch used the method from the scientist Louis Pasteur, of well pasteurizing. Welch used pasteurization to prevent fermentation of grape juice. Thus providing a non-alcoholic communion alternative to wine.
 
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RebeccaJ said:
Fun fact, a Methodist minister named Welch used the method from the scientist Louis Pasteur, of well pasteurizing. Welch used pasteurization to prevent fermentation of grape juice. Thus providing a non-alcoholic communion alternative to wine.
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Along those lines . . . corn flakes and graham graham crackers were invented by Dr. Kellogg and Dr. Graham, respectively. Both the flakes and Graham’s flour were meant to be mild, in the belief that mild food would suppress appetites, particularly the sexual appetite.

Both were ministers in sects opposed to sex within marriage.

History did not record how Mrs. Kellogg and Mrs. Graham felt about this . . .

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I’m guessing the sect didn’t last long, as in, more than one generation
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One would think so, but those sects tended to grumbling accept an occasional slip, at least if it resulted in a child.

Then again, there were the shakers who absolutely disallowed, and didn’t marry.

They are down to the last two as of when I checked a couple of weeks ago. That group did require new converts to continue. If I’m reading right, they’ve closed the books, and no longer allow new converts.

hawk
 
When you break off of the Quakers and get renamed (partly) over not trembling properly . . . yeah, you’re going to be intriguing to outsiders . . .

hawk
 
I am a convert from Methodist, but I really don’t have much to add since I was a youth ( 7 years old) when I converted. But I think my story is a little unusual as I chose to convert of my own accord ( being so young) when I went from public school to a Catholic school. It wasn’t until I chose to become Catholic that I was baptized. I remember my father asking me if converting is something I wanted to do, and that it was up to me to make that choice. I’ll never forget that moment.
 
Interesting, the public school to catholic school thing is something i will include, so if u dont mind i could write you for more data
 
Yes, of course. I neglected, not on purpose, to add that my Catholic grammar school was part of that particular Catholic Church parish. And since I wrote my reply, it refreshed my memory of those early year. Every Thursday all of us students went to Mass. Every morning before class we said the Pledge to the Flag and and a variety of religious songs, the two prominent ones were Immaculate Mary and Hail Holy Queen,Enthroned Above and I know both know that had to do with the primary reason ( the other being that we were taught about the Catholic Church in school by nuns) for me converting. I was fascinated with everything to do with the Mass. In addition, the stain glass windows, the altar, statues of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, various saints, including a statue of the patron saint of this particular church, St. Maurice ( the church parish and school are long extant, and stations of the cross by their very nature taught me much about Christ and the Catholic faith. I even remember one of the first times I actually heard about Jesus and I was in awe about this man who was both human and God. Imagine hearing and learning about Christ the very first time. I don’t have any memories of knowing anything before I went to the Catholic school and Mass. No memory of going to Methodist services, though it was earlier in my youth, and I don’t remember my parents being particularly religious or catechized in the Methodist church or even in the Christian faith. My mother was Catholic and my father was Methodist ( I don’t think he ever went to services, at least not as an adult). They were married in either church, but civilly, so that probably had a lot to do with me not being properly catechized) Back to being catechized in the Catholic Church. A nun or nuns read and taught us from the Bible in religious class(es). And also in my conversion to the Catholic faith I went through Catechism. And for awhile when I was in third and/or forth grade I was babysat by the nuns in the convent in which the particular order of nuns who were part of the church and school. That was another thing that helped in my conversion. When I started this reply I certainly didn’t expected it to be this long, but as I went along, my memory was refreshed and thought that it could possibly help you. My story became more detailed as I went along, but perhaps some of those details would be more precise about my reasons for converting, and especially in converting on my own accord when I was so young. If you need any more details, let me know as to what and see if more of my memories can be refreshed.
 
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