The history of Methodism . our duty. Otherwise it is ablessed thing to sorrow after a godly sort. Whatever you read in the life of Mr. de Renty and Gregory Lopez, or the58 922 British Methodism experience of E. J., is for you. Christ is ready! all is ready!take it by simple faith! Wesleys opinion of Hannah Ball, and also of another ofhis lady correspondents, Miss Nancy Bolton, is expressed ina very characteristic letter, of which we give a facsimile. Z~-*--»- SJs*. c^t- /%-*>-/ Afc*«*J *r*-**^*~Js^tf^ Z/^h-^ J^-^/y /^V 0^^. O, JL^/L LETTER FROM JOHN WESLEY TO MR. Wesleys op
The history of Methodism . our duty. Otherwise it is ablessed thing to sorrow after a godly sort. Whatever you read in the life of Mr. de Renty and Gregory Lopez, or the58 922 British Methodism experience of E. J., is for you. Christ is ready! all is ready!take it by simple faith! Wesleys opinion of Hannah Ball, and also of another ofhis lady correspondents, Miss Nancy Bolton, is expressed ina very characteristic letter, of which we give a facsimile. Z~-*--»- SJs*. c^t- /%-*>-/ Afc*«*J *r*-**^*~Js^tf^ Z/^h-^ J^-^/y /^V 0^^. O, JL^/L LETTER FROM JOHN WESLEY TO MR. Wesleys opinion of Hannah Ball, the pioneer Sunday school worker. While these true women were toiling in England the heroicand unassuming Barbara Heck, whom we have noticed in anearlier chapter, was at work in America. She ought to livein the memory of all Methodist women, and to have an hon-ored place in the history of modern Protestantism. The fullstory of her life-work finds its proper place in the Americansection of this CHAPTER CII Fletcher as the Seer of a Methodist Episcopal Church Will Fletcher Succeed Wesley ?—•? The Time Has Not Vet Come.—The Resurrection of a Remarkable Letter.—FletchersStartling Scheme of Church Reform.—The Germ-scheme of aMethodist Episcopal Church.— A Century in Advance of HisAge. THE year 1773 was marked by two significant eventsin Methodist Church history. In January Wesleyformally invited John Fletcher to become his suc-cessor, and in Jul)- the first Methodist Conference was heldin America. Wesley was now seventy years of age, his health was ap-parently failing, and he had been revising his manuscriptsfor his literary executor. He felt that Methodism had aworld-wide mission, and his letter from the quiet vicarage ofShoreham, written twelve years before the death of his ven-erable friend Perronet, reveals his deep sense of responsibil-ity for the mighty movement he had organized. What anamazing work has God wrought in these kingdoms i
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