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 . WKLLS CATHEDRAL. 234 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WELLS CATHEDRAL AND BISHOPS GARDEN. party among the lay-preachers whichwas antipathetic to the Establishedclergy. Many who were hereditarilyDissenters, and therefore jealous of thepretensions of the clergy, were able andactive members of the Conference or ofthe loc
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 . WKLLS CATHEDRAL. 234 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WELLS CATHEDRAL AND BISHOPS GARDEN. party among the lay-preachers whichwas antipathetic to the Establishedclergy. Many who were hereditarilyDissenters, and therefore jealous of thepretensions of the clergy, were able andactive members of the Conference or ofthe local societies. But it was a difficultmatter to support heartily a movementintended to supply the spiritual deficien-cies of the Establishment while depend-ent on that very Establishment for themost sacred ordinances of the Christianlife. Where a clergyman of the Churchhappened—as was too often the case—to be worldly or a loose liver, why shoulddevout people be compelled to receivefrom his hand the sacred elements?Those who had received all, or nearlyall, of their religious instruction withinthe walls of one of Wesleys chapels,were certain to demand that they shouldnot be required to go elsewhere for therites of their religion. This growing sentiment had not beenignored by Wesley, who sought eagerlyfor some compromise whic
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