Warm UpWarm Up

During the Industrial Revolution, church During the Industrial Revolution, church membership rapid declined. Why do you membership rapid declined. Why do you think this happened?think this happened?

The Impact of theThe Impact of theIndustrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution

““How mills brought religion &Texas”How mills brought religion &Texas”

ReligionReligion

Why do we have religion?Why do we have religion?

Pre – Industrial Revolution ReligionPre – Industrial Revolution Religion Calvinism – PredestinationCalvinism – Predestination ““Much like Jefferson’s America”Much like Jefferson’s America” Doesn’t work with Industrial RevolutionDoesn’t work with Industrial Revolution

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Partner ActivityPartner Activity

If you were the CEO of the church today, If you were the CEO of the church today, how would you try to increase how would you try to increase membership? membership?

Second Great AwakeningSecond Great Awakening

1790’s - rejects “predestination”1790’s - rejects “predestination” Move to “Individual Responsibility”Move to “Individual Responsibility”

(Like FHS student Handbook?)(Like FHS student Handbook?)

Democratic God – even you can be savedDemocratic God – even you can be saved

EvangelismEvangelism

Define?Define? Revivalism?Revivalism?

What are they selling?What are they selling?

Charles Grandison FinneyCharles Grandison Finney

Top Salesman – 29yrs oldTop Salesman – 29yrs old ““Burned over District”Burned over District”

Membership1800 – 1/151850 – 1/6

Mexico’s Native ProblemMexico’s Native Problem 1821 – Independence from Spain1821 – Independence from Spain

Problem – the nativesProblem – the natives Spanish Mission SystemSpanish Mission System

(the Alamo)(the Alamo)

The SolutionThe Solution

Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin – – World’s World’s

Greatest Real Greatest Real Estate AgentEstate Agent

1821 arrives and 1821 arrives and sets up shopsets up shop

1825 – 297 land 1825 – 297 land grants given outgrants given out

The dealThe deal

177 acres farmland, 4,428 acres grazing177 acres farmland, 4,428 acres grazing 10 years – NO TAXES10 years – NO TAXES

Steve’s RulesSteve’s Rules

NO DRINKIN’NO DRINKIN’ NO GAMBLIN’NO GAMBLIN’ NO SWEARIN’NO SWEARIN’ BUT PLENTY OF WORKIN’BUT PLENTY OF WORKIN’

Who did this attract? Why was this Who did this attract? Why was this smart?smart?

How is the settlement of How is the settlement of Texas connected to the Texas connected to the Industrial Revolution?Industrial Revolution?

Southern Southern Economy – Economy – focus on Cotton focus on Cotton Need more landNeed more land Limited by Limited by

Missouri Missouri CompromiseCompromise

What to watch forWhat to watch forMexico did not allow slavery, but the Americans brought Mexico did not allow slavery, but the Americans brought

their slavestheir slaves

To be continued….To be continued….