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 . elf, shewent there to hear him, on Taylorsinvitation. The preacher chose as histext the words, Be ye clothed withhumility. and his appeal awoke herto serious thoughts, and she returned asecond time. These visits changed thewThole current of her life. Some timeafterward she received news of the seri-ous illness of her younge
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 . elf, shewent there to hear him, on Taylorsinvitation. The preacher chose as histext the words, Be ye clothed withhumility. and his appeal awoke herto serious thoughts, and she returned asecond time. These visits changed thewThole current of her life. Some timeafterward she received news of the seri-ous illness of her younger sister, whowas also a domestic servant in a largemansion not far from her home. In or-der to attend upon her sister she gave upher own situation; and she had the satis-faction of ministering not only to thebodily but also to the spiritual wants ofthe sufferer. It was the occasion of hersisters burial which first introduced herto the notice of the Rev. Degh Richmond,who was the curate of a neighboring par-ish. Their own minister being absent,Elizabeth wrote to him asking him toconduct the funeral services. No bookhas been more popular with the religiouspublic during the nineteenth centurythan his Annals of the Poor, the firstand chief narrative in which is entitled. NETLEY CASTLE. SOUTHAMPTON. 294 The Illustrated History of Methodism The Dairymans Daughter. Her ven-erable father, the Dairyman, who died atthe advanced age of eighty-four, was thebearer of Elizabeths note to the parson-age. After her sisters death Elizabethmade her home with her parents, whothrough her influence also became devoutChristians. Mr. Richmond was greatlyimpressed by the picture of piety whichthe Wallbridge household presented,and, besides visiting the cottage fre-quently, he kept up a correspondencewith Elizabeth, who had improved heropportunities and wrote with remarkableintelligence. Her life was not destined to be alengthy one. Consumption had markedher for a victim, and, like her sister, shesicken
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