Abstract
The rapid rise and progress of Methodism towards the end of the eightenth century coincides with the great changes in industry. This article is concerned with the social and economic impacts of Methodism, under the guidance of the internal relation between "the Protestant Ethic" and "The Spirit of Capitalism". Contents: I. The trend of the social stratum of the Methodists. Its geographical distribution. The role of the "Scet". II. Social Teachings, especially economic ethics of Methodism. Weber's mistakes in handling the sources. Wesley's economic thought and the economic behaviour of the Methodists. III. Historical meaning; " the problem of the primitive accumulation of Max Weber". IV. Methodism and the resist of the small-scale producers in the Industiral Revolution. Through these items, the writer tried to make clear one of the types of the attitude towards industrialization.