The Grounds of Secession from the M. E. Church: Or Book for the Times is a book written by Orange Scott in 1851. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the reasons for secession from the Methodist Episcopal Church. Scott, who was a prominent abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights, argues that the M. E. Church had strayed from its original mission and had become too focused on hierarchy and control. He also highlights the church's failure...