The history of Methodism . in. I went into the midst, he says, and broughtthe head of the mob up with me to the desk. I received butone blow on the side of the head, after which we reasonedthe case, till he grew milder and milder, and at length under-took to quiet his companions. A similar incident is recordeda few years later when a lieutenant at Plymouth-dock, withhis retinue of soldiers and drummers, headed a rag-ino- waiting about a quarter of an hour, says Wesley,-perceiving the violence of the rabble still increasing, Iwalked down into the thickest of them and took the captai
The history of Methodism . in. I went into the midst, he says, and broughtthe head of the mob up with me to the desk. I received butone blow on the side of the head, after which we reasonedthe case, till he grew milder and milder, and at length under-took to quiet his companions. A similar incident is recordeda few years later when a lieutenant at Plymouth-dock, withhis retinue of soldiers and drummers, headed a rag-ino- waiting about a quarter of an hour, says Wesley,-perceiving the violence of the rabble still increasing, Iwalked down into the thickest of them and took the captainof the mob by the hand. He immediately said: Sir, I willsee you safe home. Sir, no man shall touch you. Gentle-men, stand off! give back! I will knock down the first manthat touches him. We walked on in great peace, my con-ductor, a very tall man, stretching out his neck and looking 508 British Methodism round to see if any behaved rudely, till we came to Mr. Hidesdoor. We then parted in much love. I stayed in the street,. WESLEY PREACHING AT BOLTON (ROSS. after he was gone, talking with the people, who had nowforgot their anger and went away in high good the rioters themselves were the chief sufferers At Bolton Cross 509 from the missiles and clubs so freely used. Wesley gives astriking instance of this at Bolton, Lancashire, when hepreached at the Cross, of which the artist, Frederic Shields,has given us a picture. One man was bawling just at Wes-levs ear, when a stone struck him on the cheek, and he wasstill. A second was forcing his way to assault Wesley, whenanother stone hit him on the forehead, the blood ran down,and he came no farther. A third stretched out his hand,and in the instant a sharp stone came upon the joints of hisfingers, and he was very quiet during the rest of the dis-course, which was finished in peace. A year later, in thesame town, Wesley was followed full cry to the housewhere he stayed. A raging crowd filled the street and tookpossess
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