For Mariet Hardy Freeland faith fueled social action. Her passion for sharing Christianity extended beyond simply converting an individual, but to also promoting issues of equality and social reform. Throughout her life Mariet was a regular contributor the Benjamin Titus Robert’s magazine The Earnest Christian and The Free Methodist. An ardent supporter of women’s ordination, Mariet was thrilled when Roberts book Ordaining Women was published in 1891. However, the book received mixed reviews from Roberts’ own denomination.  Superintendent G.W. Coleman wrote a lengthy review of it in a special supplement to The Free Methodist in  June 1891. Coleman didn’t agree … Continue reading Mariet Hardy Freeland Social Reformer and Preacher