. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANCE AND ENTERPRISE. 257. JOHN WEDGWOOD. Wedgwoods imprisoninent deeply moved the Primitive Methodist community: andlittle wonder, for there was something in the event and its sequel that appealed to theimagination, and besides, it must be remembered, it was the first instance of the kindthat had occurred. John Wedgwood was the first Primitive Methodist to undergo jy imprisonment; the first of a type of prisoner quite new tothat generation—prisoners who were always genial in thepresence of magistrates wh
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANCE AND ENTERPRISE. 257. JOHN WEDGWOOD. Wedgwoods imprisoninent deeply moved the Primitive Methodist community: andlittle wonder, for there was something in the event and its sequel that appealed to theimagination, and besides, it must be remembered, it was the first instance of the kindthat had occurred. John Wedgwood was the first Primitive Methodist to undergo jy imprisonment; the first of a type of prisoner quite new tothat generation—prisoners who were always genial in thepresence of magistrates whom often they admonished andbafHed, who prayed with their fellow-prisoners and exhortedturnkeys as Wedgwood did when in Grantham jail. Hewas the first of a goodly company of cheerful confessors forPrimitive Methodism, and as such he merits news of Wedgwoods arrest and commitment naturallyexcited much interest and concern at Tunstall where he wasso well known. Thomas Woodnorths feelings on the occasionsought poetic expression, as is not unusual when the publicmind is greatly stirred by current
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