The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . JOHN HAIMIi. YARMOUTH. lost the feeling of happiness and peaceof mind with which he had gone intoaction. While in winter quarters inFlanders, he busied himself organizinga society, which numbered three hun-dred, with six other preachers besideshimself; and he frequently had audiencesof one thousand or more. There wasplenty
The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . JOHN HAIMIi. YARMOUTH. lost the feeling of happiness and peaceof mind with which he had gone intoaction. While in winter quarters inFlanders, he busied himself organizinga society, which numbered three hun-dred, with six other preachers besideshimself; and he frequently had audiencesof one thousand or more. There wasplenty to do in striving to stem the over-flowing wickedness of camp life; andhappily his commanding officers put fewhindrances in his way. When quar-tered at Bruges in the winter of 1744-a,he was granted by General Ponsonbythe use of the English church; and, bythe help of hearty singing, was able togather together a large congregation. Two tabernacles were built in thecamp near Brussels, and rooms werehired at Ghent and other places, in whichreligious services were held. Sometimestwo nights in a whole week were spentin devotion. We can well imagine howzealous in these religious services musthave been the poor men who had beenimpressed into the service because oftheir Meth
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