. The history of Methodism. or the uninterrupted succession I know to bea fable, which no man did or can prove. He denied any 280 American Methodism intention to separate from the Established Church. I walkstill by the same rule I have done for between forty and fiftyyears. I do nothing rashly. It is not likely I should. Thehigh day of my blood is over. If you will go on hand inhand with me, do. But do not hinder me, if you will nothelp. Perhaps, if you had kept close to me, I might havedone better. However, with or without help, I creep on ;and as I have been hitherto, so I trust I shall alwa
. The history of Methodism. or the uninterrupted succession I know to bea fable, which no man did or can prove. He denied any 280 American Methodism intention to separate from the Established Church. I walkstill by the same rule I have done for between forty and fiftyyears. I do nothing rashly. It is not likely I should. Thehigh day of my blood is over. If you will go on hand inhand with me, do. But do not hinder me, if you will nothelp. Perhaps, if you had kept close to me, I might havedone better. However, with or without help, I creep on ;and as I have been hitherto, so I trust I shall always be, Your affectionate friend and brother, John Wesley. Charles made prompt and frank reply, charging upon hisbrother responsibility for Cokes alleged resolution to getall the Methodists of the three kingdoms into a distinct, com-pact body. John Wesley answered in a few sentences, chiefly indefense of Dr. Coke, his right hand. Charles returnedto the charge in two later letters, but did not succeed insecuring CHAPTER XXIX Off Like an Arrow Envoys Extraordinary.—Richard Whatcoat.—Thomas Vasey.—John Dickins.—The Meetings in New York.—Asbury and Cokeat Barratis Chapel. AT ten oclock in the morning of September iS, 1784,the three Wesleyan envoys, Coke, Whatcoat, andVasey, set sail from Bristol in the ship Four Friends,Parrot, master, for New York. After the first four days ofmisery the passengers were preserved, writes one of them,in great temperance of body and peace of mind. Thecaptain and crew treated the clerical passengers with greatcivility. The zealous preachers had public prayers morningand evening, and preached twice on the Sabbath. The even-ings were spent in reading Christian biography and theo-logical works. The ship was sorely buffeted by storm, anddriven a thousand miles out of her course. It was not untilNovember that the Four Friends sighted Sandy Hook, andon the 3d of the month the three companions landed in NewYork. Coke was the youngest
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