Methodist vs. Mormonism

Compare 19th Century Methodists to Early Mormonism

PART ONE

(They say:)
.Vigorous Missionary Work that helped spread Methodism around England and beyond. This is not unique to Methodism, but an enthusiasm for converts was a Methodist trait during Joseph Smiths encounter with them. (www.mormonmatters.org, document from April 28, 2008)
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(I say:)
[During the early 1800's, there was a mighty race within the religious community to gain the favor of those who were seeking more than what earthly wisdom could offer. The frontier of the new land was a crop ready for harvest and every sect of belief was hard at work trying to reap the cornucopia of the bounty. The work that was underway was a great revival in every direction. The "missionary" work done, not only by the Methodists, was alive in every denomination in the land at that time. The air was full of vigor and enthusiasm in all religions seeking new converts to their particular belief criteria. Missionary work was an outcome of the revival movement during the early 19th century resulting in the founding of the "American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1810." (Christianity through the Centuries, Modern Church History, Earle E. Cairns, Academie Books, Zondervan Corperation, 1981, pg 419)]