Richard Abbey ( – ) was an American

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minister. Richard Abbey was born on in Genesee County. In 1825 he removed to Natchez, Miss., and became a minister in the

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in 1844, and was identified with the movement separating that denomination into its northern and southern branches. He published ''Letters to Bishop Green on

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'' and ''End of the Apostolic Succession'' (1853); ''Creed of All Men'' (1855); ''Ecclesiastical Constitution'' (1856); ''Church and Ministry'' (1859); ''Diuturnitv'' (1866); ''Ecce Ecclesia'', an answer to ''Ecce Homo'' (1868); ''

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and the Church-Makers'' (1872). In 1858 he was elected financial secretary of the Southern Methodist publishing house. His other works include ''Baptismal Demonstrations, Divine Assessment, Strictures on Church Government'', and ''The Divine Call to the Ministry.'' Richard Abbey died on 23 October 1891 in Yazoo City.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbey, Richard Created via preloaddraft 1805 births 1891 deaths Methodist Episcopal Church