The history of Methodism . t to be her duty, dreading lest god-less hearers should esteem her a shameless woman. Butthere was a majesty of virtue in her look and bearing whichcommanded respect even from the scoffer and the sot. On the moors near Huddersfield, after a hot ride of twentymiles, she found a crowd of between two and three thousandpeople waiting to hear her. .She addressed them from theedge of a spacious quarry. They stood like people in amaze, and seemed as if they could never have next time she passed through Huddersfield streets wefind her almost carried from the room
The history of Methodism . t to be her duty, dreading lest god-less hearers should esteem her a shameless woman. Butthere was a majesty of virtue in her look and bearing whichcommanded respect even from the scoffer and the sot. On the moors near Huddersfield, after a hot ride of twentymiles, she found a crowd of between two and three thousandpeople waiting to hear her. .She addressed them from theedge of a spacious quarry. They stood like people in amaze, and seemed as if they could never have next time she passed through Huddersfield streets wefind her almost carried from the room by the head swam with the heat. Standing on a horseblock inthe street, she gave out Come,ye sinners,poor and needy, and during the singing recovered strength to enlarge (sheavoids the term preach) on these words, The Lord is Mary Bosanquets Ministries 903 our Lawgiver, the Lord is our Kino-; he will save solemn a time I have seldom known; my voice wasclear enougfh to reach them all, and when we concluded I. ?.. ? :-v;-, ,-•• ????- ?.. .V^,.*/., ,),.-,.; ,. ?• ORAWN BY P. E. FUNTOFF. AFTER A PHOTOGRAPH. LEEDS PARISH CHURCH. In the foreground is the grave of Mrs. Sarah Crosby and herMethodist >ister>. felt stronger than when we besfan. She conversed withthe women, who would not leave her, in a room with adamp stone floor, till near ten, rested under the shadowof the Almiohtv till morninsr, and then came home withmuch thankfulness and peace. Mary Bosanquet was asked by many, If you are called to 904 British Methodism preach, why do you not do it constantly, and take a roundas a preacher? .She answered, Because that is not mycall. I have many duties to attend to, and many careswhich they know nothing about. I must therefore leavemyself to his guidance who hath the sole right of disposingof me. Again, she tells us, they asked, Why do you notgive out, I am to preach? Why call it meeting? Sheanswered, Because that suits my design best. First, itis less ost
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