AND HIS

COADJUTORS.

BY

REV. WM. C. LARRABEE, A. M.

་་

EDITED BY

REV. B. F. TEFFT, D. D.

VOLUME II.

Cincinnati:

PUBLISHED BY SWORMSTEDT & POWER,

FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, AT THE WESTERN BOOK
CONCERN, CORNER OF MAIN AND EIGHTH STREETS.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851,
BY SWORMSTEDT & POWER,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Ohio.

CONTENTS.

CHARLES WESLEY.

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CHAPTER I.

EARLY LIFE OF CHARLES WESLEY.

He is trained in childhood by his estimable mother-He is sent

to the Westminster school-He enters the University of Oxford-

Providential incidents-He organizes the first Methodist society at

Oxford-He becomes college tutor-He sails for America with

John Wesley-He becomes secretary to the Governor of Georgia

and missionary at Frederica-His faithful services-His bad suc-

cess-His ungenerous treatment from the Governor and the peo-

ple-He falls sick-He is left unattended-Two human angels

visit him-He recovers his health-Reconciliation between him

and Governor Oglethorpe-He returns to England as bearer of dis-

patches-He resigns his office as secretary of the colony-He

intends to return to America as missionary, but is prevented by ill

health
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CHAPTER II.

CHARLES WESLEY'S CONVERSION.

His defective views of religious experience-He is troubled in

mind-He visits Mr. Law-He meets Zinzendorf-Peter Bohler-

Discourse about instantaneous conversion-He reads the "Life of

Haliburton"-He studies the doctrines of faith and justification-

The Hutton family-Mr. Bray-Mr. Ainsworth-Charles Wesley

reads "Luther on the Epistle to the Galatians"-He seeks instruc-

tion in Christian experience from the unlearned and lowly-He

receives the evidence of sins forgiven-He goes about doing

good...

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CHAPTER III.

CHARLES WESLEY'S TRAVELS AND PUBLIC MINISTRY.
Meeting between John and Charles Wesley in 1738-They visit
the Bishop of London-Charles Wesley declines a settlement-He

preaches at Islington-He commences field-preaching-Description

of his preaching, by a cotemporary-Death of Samuel Wesley,

junior-Charles Wesley subdues a riotous assembly in Kings-

wood-He becomes tinctured with Moravian mysticism, but re-

covers-He preaches against Calvinism-He visits Wales-Adven-

ture with the doctor and the bailiff-Acquaintance with Mr. Jones-

A parish minister overmuch particular-Mr. Jones visits Bristol-

His lamented death-Triumphant death of Wesleyan converts-

Charles Wesley's hymns composed at the grave of his friends-His

heroic conduct during the era of persecution... . . . . . . . . . . Page 38

CHAPTER IV.

CHARLES WESLEY'S DOMESTIC RELATIONS.

Marmaduke Gwynne, Esq., of Wales-Charles Wesley visits the

family-Mr. Gwynne and his daughter visit Bristol and London-

Marriage of Charles Wesley with Sarah Gwynne-The union a

happy one-Afflictive bereavements-Account of the surviving

children.
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CHAPTER V.

THE POETIC GENIUS OF CHARLES WESLEY.

Attachment of Charles Wesley to the Established Church-He

retires from the itinerancy and settles in London-His atten-

tion to prisoners and convicted felons-Lord Ferris-The Rev.

Dr. Dodd-Charles Wesley's poetic temperament-Improvisatory

hymns-Occasional hymns-Funeral hymns-Death of Charles

Wesley...

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GEORGE WHITEFIELD.

CHAPTER I.

THE EARLY CAREER OF WHITEFIELD.

Whitefield in childhood-Whitefield at school-Whitefield a
tavern boy-Whitefield at Oxford-He becomes acquainted with
the Methodists-He is persecuted by the students and faculty-He
receives evidence of regeneration-He becomes leader of the Ox-
ford Methodists-He visits his friends-He is ordained by Bishop
Benson-He preaches his first sermon in his native village-Tri-
umphant success-He visits London-He is invited, by Wesley, to

visit America-He preaches with wonderful effect in Bristol and

London-He sails for America···
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CHAPTER II.

WHITEFIELD IN GEORGIA.

Whitefield on shipboard-A storm-A change on shipboard-

Whitefield at Gibraltar--Sickness on shipboard-Arrival at Savan-

nah-He resolves to found an orphan asylum-He returns to Eng-

land for funds...
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CHAPTER III.

WHITEFIELD IN MOORFIELDS.

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Whitefield at Bristol-At Kingswood-At Gloucester-Whitefield

and the church-wardens of Islington-His wonderful success at

Moorfields
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CHAPTER IV.

WHITEFIELD'S ITINERANCY.

Whitefield sails the second time for America-Arrives at Phila-

delphia-Visits New York-Proceeds south-Returns to Philadel-

phia-Empties the pockets of Dr. Franklin-Returns to Savannah-

Is invited to visit New England-The condition of New England-

The Puritans-Decline of religion-Jonathan Edwards-The great

awakening-Rev. Dr. Colman-Whitefield approaches the city of

the Puritans-Triumphal procession-Whitefield preaches in Bos-

ton and in the neighboring villages-He visits Northampton-He

visits New Haven-He returns to Savannah and sails for England-

He visits Scotland and Wales-His marriage-He preaches in

Moorfields on holidays-He loses his only child-He preaches at

Exeter and other places-He sails on his third voyage to America—

He arrives at York-He preaches at Portsmouth-He falls sick-

He proceeds to Boston-"Testimonies" against him-He passes

through Connecticut-Strange laws and stranger proceedings-He

proceeds to Savannah-He visits Bermuda-He returns to Eng-

land-He travels over the kingdom-He sails the fourth time for

America He returns and revisits several places in England-He

sails the fifth time for America-He travels all along the Atlantic

coast, from the Savannah to the Merrimac-He returns to Eng-

land-He proceeds the sixth time to America-He revisits the

cities and villages of New England-His welcome reception-He

returns to England for the last time.................................

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