However, it was not until he was 34 years old that he experienced the new birth, led to it by Moravians, a conversion that changed his whole life. Embarking on an evangelistic career, he was soon barred from preaching in Anglican pulpits. In 1784 he chartered the Methodist Episcopal denomination. It spread widely, especially into the United States. Eighteenth century England, in moral decline, was greatly improved by the Methodist influence.
Some historians believe the mass conversions spared England a revolutions such as took France.
1852 Birth of Fredrik Franson, who founded the Evangelical Alliance Team, an interdenominaitonal mission agency devoted to providing Christian education, literature, linguistic training, radio and medicine. 1859 Wilbur Chapman was born at Richmond, Indiana. He became a Presbyterian pastor and evangelist and the first director of the Winona Lake Bible Conference.