Church body organized in the United States, c1785 It was Arminian in theology, its doctrines set forth in the "Articles of Religion," Wesley's published sermons, and his "Notes on the New Testament." The latter emphasize "belief in the Trinity, the fall of man and his need of repentance, freedom of the will, sanctification, future rewards and punishments, and the sufficiency of the Scriptures for salvation." The doctrine of sanctification implies "freedom from sin, from evil desires and evil tempers, and from pride." Baptism and the Lord's Supper were the two sacraments recognized. Baptism by sprinkling was preferred, although sprinkling, pouring, or immersion may be used. The ecclesiastical organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church included the local church, the ministry, and the system of conferences. They had two official periodicals, twelve English weeklies, and a German weekly. Foreign missionary work was carried on by a Board of Foreign Missions, and by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, in southern and eastern Asia (India, Malaysia, Philippine Islands, China, Japan, and Korea); Africa (northern, western, southern, and Liheria); South America; Mexico; and 11European countries. In 1939 it merged with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and Methodist Protestant Church to form the Methodist Church, which today is known as the United Methodist Church.