. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church. onviction of the sin of disobedience; and later, during a revival at Burslem lie adds: 11 My com ictions were such, (hat had an experienced (-hristian taken me by thehand, I have no doubl thai I should at that time have been converted ; but beingyoung, I passed unnoticed, and Soon l<»si those convictions!—Journals, p. 12. The storj of Clowe life for the first twenty years, when, to use his own words, hein I In wild olive-tree which is wild by nature, is edifying as a warning ratherthan a an i ample, ft is just the Id familiar story
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church. onviction of the sin of disobedience; and later, during a revival at Burslem lie adds: 11 My com ictions were such, (hat had an experienced (-hristian taken me by thehand, I have no doubl thai I should at that time have been converted ; but beingyoung, I passed unnoticed, and Soon l<»si those convictions!—Journals, p. 12. The storj of Clowe life for the first twenty years, when, to use his own words, hein I In wild olive-tree which is wild by nature, is edifying as a warning ratherthan a an i ample, ft is just the Id familiar story of a youth, who is richly endowedby nature, with abounding vitality mid strong in social qualities, giving the reins to hislower propensities, Ami whal wonder! His education was meagre in the extreme,and he had no intellectual interests, lie was nut, inspired and directed by parentalnple and counsel, or rei I rained by wi jely administered home discipline. Besides, theworld seemed fair; plea ure allured, ami youthful passion went- forth to welcome CLOWES HOUSE, BUESLEM, As it WAS. SOURCES AND ORIGIN. 49 When a mere child of ten years of age, he was apprenticed to his uncle, JosephWedgwood, of the Church Works Pottery. He soon became so expert at his tradethat he could easily make up the twenty-one dozen plates which formed his daily taleof work. But what he could do was not always done ; work was sometimes neglected forplay, and then deception was resorted to in order to save him from censure or , he was apprenticed to Mr. Mear in order that he might acquire skill in anotherbranch of the potters art— turning. In this he soon became so proficient that, as
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