The junior history of Methodism [electronic resource]: for young people, study classes in Epworth League and the general reader . erward expounding the Holy Scripture to a largecompany in the Minories. His brother Charles hadbeen preaching the new experience. Several clergymenhad accepted the new views, and many converts hadbeen made. From this time on John Wesley preached people crowded to hear him. He preached at five oclock, and every evening, also, in oneor more of the societies. On Saturday he preached inthe afternoon. On Sunday, after the early morningpreach
The junior history of Methodism [electronic resource]: for young people, study classes in Epworth League and the general reader . erward expounding the Holy Scripture to a largecompany in the Minories. His brother Charles hadbeen preaching the new experience. Several clergymenhad accepted the new views, and many converts hadbeen made. From this time on John Wesley preached people crowded to hear him. He preached at five oclock, and every evening, also, in oneor more of the societies. On Saturday he preached inthe afternoon. On Sunday, after the early morningpreaching, he preached again at eleven, at two, and atfive, traveling many miles between services. About the time that Wesley began preaching, GeorgeWhitefield, who had been preaching in America, and 36 JUNIOR HISTORY OF METHODISM. had attained great success, returned to England. Heand Wesley were soon counseling together. During hisAmerican tour Whitefield had preached much in theopen air to multitudes that no church would hold. Henow advised this plan in England, inasmuch as thechurches were being closed against the John Wesley Preaching on His Fathers Tomb at Epworth. Mr. Wesley did not readily adapt himself to this his views at this time he says: I should havethought the saving of souls almost a sin if it had notbeen done in a church. He gives this defense foropen-air preaching: Be pleased to observe: (i) ThatI was forbidden as by a general consent to preach in FIRST METHODIST PREACHING. 37 any church. ... (2) That I had no design to preachin the open air until after this oppression. Thoughthreatened by the archbishop for open-air preaching, heand Charles and Whitefield went on preaching to ten,twenty, and even thirty thousand people at once. In 1742 John Wesley came to Epworth, once hisfathers parish, and his own birthplace. On Sundaymorning the worldly rector refused him the pulpit, butas the people were leaving the church an attendant ofWesleys announced
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