Giving an Account of Her Call to Preach the Gospel Lee, Jarena 1783-1864 creator Hoffy, Alfred M. text utu 2021 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee" by Jarena Lee is a personal account and memoir written in the early to mid-19th century. The text details the author's spiritual journey and her experiences within the African Methodist Episcopal Church, including her call to preach the Gospel. Through her reflections, Lee addresses profound themes of faith, redemption, and the role of women in the church, weaving in her struggles and triumphs along the way. At the start of the memoir, Jarena Lee recounts her early life, including the separation from her parents and her eventual conversion to Christianity. She describes a turning point in her spiritual journey while attending a missionary service, leading her to wrestle with feelings of guilt and a desire for redemption. Her narrative illustrates the struggles she faced with temptation, her profound moments of realization regarding her faith, and ultimately her call to preach—an endeavor that was met with both reluctance and divine encouragement. Lee's opening establishes a tone of deep introspection and a commitment to her faith, laying the groundwork for her subsequent experiences and growth as a preacher. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Published Philadelphia, 1836, under title: The life and religious experience of Jarena Lee. Release date is 2021-12-16 Mary Glenn Krause and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: United States: Jarena Lee, 1836 Clergy -- United States -- Biography African American clergy -- Biography Lee, Jarena, 1783-1864 African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- Biography Women clergy -- United States -- Biography BX E151 United States: Jarena Lee, 1836 12020711 https://archive.org/details/religiousexperie00leej/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66953 https://archive.org/details/religiousexperie00leej/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66953 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134538.0 66953