Reverend Adam Crooks was an activist and minister whose tireless
campaigns against slavery in the 19th century led to his being one
of Methodist church's most famous abolitionists. Born at a time
when slavery in America was scarcely questioned by the religious
establishment, Reverend Crooks' felt a personal revulsion toward
enslavement, and especially its continuation by individuals
purporting to be true Christians. Despite the dangers of preaching
the abolitionist cause in the southern states where slavery was
legal, he did so tirelessly and for many years - encouraging
congregations and other Christian ministers to join his cause.
After facing off against trumped up charges in court, Rev. Crooks'
devotion to abolitionism became famous. Living to see the harrowing
destruction of the U.S. Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation
which followed, Adam Crooks diverted his spirit to a new cause:
that of temperance. Until his death in 1874, Crooks was also one of
the fiercest proponents against alcohol.
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