The history of Methodism . l. He had been one of the first fruits of hiscountrymen to Christ, had been the leader of the infantChurch, and in their humble chapel had often ministered to 732 British Methodism them the word of life. He is surrounded by his spiritualchildren and friends, who are anxious to have some parting-words of counsel and instruction. He enters the vessel, andfrom its side once more breaks among them the bread of now the last prayer is offered; they embrace each other;the vessel begins to move. As she recedes uplifted hands anduplifted hearts attest what all felt.
The history of Methodism . l. He had been one of the first fruits of hiscountrymen to Christ, had been the leader of the infantChurch, and in their humble chapel had often ministered to 732 British Methodism them the word of life. He is surrounded by his spiritualchildren and friends, who are anxious to have some parting-words of counsel and instruction. He enters the vessel, andfrom its side once more breaks among them the bread of now the last prayer is offered; they embrace each other;the vessel begins to move. As she recedes uplifted hands anduplifted hearts attest what all felt. But none of all that vastmultitude felt more, probably, than that young man. Hisname is Philip Embury. . Yet who among the ca?owdthat saw them leave could have thought that two of thatlittle band were destined, in the mysterious providence ofGod, to influence for good countless myriads, and that theirnames should live as long as the sun and moon endure? Yetso it was. That vessel contained Philip Embury and CHAPTER LXXX Wesley in Scotland Dragoons as Pioneer Methodists.—A Rising American Mission-ary.—Wesley at Edinburgh, Auld Reekie.—In Glasgow andAberdeen.—Glimpses of Scotch Character.—•? I Love GoodMen of Every Church.—Ax Alarming Adventure. IT was in the old town of Dunbar—twenty-nine miles eastof Edinburgh, famous in British history for many asiege and as the scene of one of Cromwells greatest vic-tories—that one of Wesleys earliest missionaries to America,Thomas Rankin, was born. Here also some Methodist dra-goons of John Haimes regiment formed the first Methodistsociety in Scotland. These soldiers also commenced a soci-ety at Musselburgh, six miles from Edinburgh. When Thomas Rankin was an inquiring youth of seven-teen he was led by curiosity to attend the Dunbar meeting,and in true Scotch fashion debated the doctrine of the witnessof the Spirit. He heard a fellow .Scot, William Darney, andothers preach in a style that startled but did not c
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