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| Short Name: | Asa Abel |
| Full Name: | Abel, Asa, 1796-1879 |
| Birth Year: | 1796 |
| Death Year: | 1879 |
Abel, Asa. (Cheshire County, New Hampshire, November 19, 1796--November 9, 1879, New York State). Free Methodist. Pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church for eighteen years, serving as a presiding elder and being elected as a delegate to the General Conference four times. In 1861 he transferred to the Free Methodist Church, serving as district chairman of several districts in the Genesee Conference and as a delegate to the Free Methodist General Conference three times. He retired in 1873. His hymn "I love the holy Son of God" was published in the Free Methodist Hymnal, 1915.
| Texts by Asa Abel (2) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come, my dear brethren, for a while | Asa Abel (Author) | 1 | |
| I love the holy Son of God | Asa Abel (Author) | English | 18 |