The Jemima Wilkinson and religious enthusiasm in revolutionary AmericaMoyer, Paul Benjamin1970-creatorauthor.textbibliographybiographyElectronic books.Biography.Church history.History.nyu2015monographiceng1 online resource"In The Public Universal Friend, Paul B. Moyer tells the story of Wilkinson and her remarkable church, the Society of Universal Friends. Wilkinson's message was a simple one: humankind stood on the brink of the Apocalypse, but salvation was available to all who accepted God's grace and the authority of his prophet: the Public Universal Friend. Wilkinson preached widely in southern New England and Pennsylvania, attracted hundreds of devoted followers, formed them into a religious sect, and, by the late 1780s, had led her converts to the backcountry of the newly formed United States, where they established a religious community near present-day Penn Yan, New York. Even this remote spot did not provide a safe haven for Wilkinson and her followers as they awaited the Millennium. Disputes from within and without dogged the sect, and many disciples drifted away or turned against the Friend. After Wilkinson's "second" and final death in 1819, the Society rapidly fell into decline and, by the mid-nineteenth century, ceased to exist. The prophet's ministry spanned the American Revolution and shaped the nation's religious landscape during the unquiet interlude between the first and second Great Awakenings."--Publisher's description.Genesis -- Numbers -- Revelation -- Chronicles -- Exodus -- Acts -- Judges.Paul B. Moyer.Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.n-us---Wilkinson, Jemima1752-1819Wilkinson, Jemima1752-1819Women religious leadersUnited StatesBiographyWomen evangelistsUnited StatesBiographyWomen and religionUnited StatesHistory18th centuryUnited StatesChurch history18th centuryBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHYReligiousRELIGIONChristianityDenominationsHISTORYUnited StatesState & LocalMiddle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)Women and religionWomen evangelistsWomen religious leadersUnited States 1700-1799 fast BR1719.W5 M69 2015289.9 BMoyer, Paul Benjamin, 1970-(DLC) 2015010751(OCoLC)905419565978080145413408014541319781501701450150170145222573/ctt1h2gq48 JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1049471http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1049471COO15031720200709060400.0ocn919921421eng