"Methodism in America"
The main figure is Francis Asbury (1745-1816
A.D.) standing in the pulpit with a Bible in his right hand. The building
is Captain Thomas Webb's sail loft in New York City at 120 William Street.
This loft was rented by the Methodists in 1767 for their services.
The medallion shows Thomas Code and the burning candle, symbol of knowledge.
It was largely as a result of his influence that Cokesbury College (1787)
was founded by the American Methodists. It was their first venture into
higher education.
The figure of the circuit rider is the legendary Peter Cartwright, symbolizing
that dedicated and able company of men who spread the Methodist movement
on this continent from ocean to ocean.
(Contact, Adrian College alumni magazine)