EV. EDWARD ALMOND was a co-laborer with the Rev. James O'Kelly. After the General Conference in Baltimore in 1792, those who were struggling for their religious liberties held a meeting in Charlotte county, Virginia, in 1793, at Reece's chapel, where they prepared some amendments to the Government of the Church (Methodist), and dispatched John Chappell and Edward Almond with their petition. Be it remembered also that about two weeks after the Baltimore Conference, Wm. McKendree and Rice Haggard sent their resignation in writing to the District Conference at Manchester, Virginia; while the former returned to the Methodists, the latter remained true to O'Kelly and those laboring with him. The petition which had been drawn up was lost by the messengers, but a second was prepared and sent to the District Conference held in Petersburg, Virginia. The messengers and the petition "were treated with equal contempt" by Mr. Asbury. The persons [42] appointed to carry the petition reported his answer to the Conference at Manakintown, in Virginia, in 1793. Here the separation took place, and the name "Republican Methodists" was adopted. In the year 1794, when the name "Christian" was adopted at Old Lebanon, Rev. Almond was so wedded to the name of "Republican Methodist" that he still retained it. Those holding to this name continued to exist for some time, and in 1809 they had a church at Chaney chapel, in Virginia, known as Republican Methodists. If any of these churches were in existence as late as 1828, they doubtless were absorbed in the formation of the Methodist Protestant Church as their history would indicate.

[LCM 42-43]