page_title: Martin Wells Knapp
hierarchical_section_title: Martin Wells Knapp
caption_attribution_description: English: Martin Wells Knapp (1853 - 1901), left; Orange Scott (1800 - 1847), middle; Seth Cook Rees (1854 - 1933), right; Co-founders of the Wesleyan Church
context_page_description: Martin Wells Knapp is an American Methodist minister who founded several institutions including the magazine "God’s Revivalist" in 1888, the International Holiness Union and Prayer League in 1897, and God’s Bible School, later known as God's Bible School and College. He was a central figure of the more radical wing of the Holiness movement.
context_section_description: Martin Wells Knapp (1853-1901) is an American Methodist minister who founded several institutions including the magazine "God’s Revivalist" in 1888, the International Holiness Union and Prayer League (which became  the Pilgrim Holiness Church) in 1897, and God’s Bible School, later known as God's Bible School and College. He was a central figure of the more radical wing of the Holiness movement.
caption: Painting of Knapp (on left), Orange Scott, and Seth Cook Rees on display at the World Methodist Museum, Lake Junaluska, NC
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