The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ng record of hard work. His owndesire was that his societies should remain voluntaryorganizations within the Church of England; he held noservices during church hours, and at his meetings no sac-raments were administered. But soon after his death the ]\Iethodists severed theirconnection with the Churchof England, and becamean independent work reached the classeshitherto neglected, and was apowerful factor in Englishcivilization. Other forcespromoted the same end. Be-fore the close of the centurySunday - schools were estab-lishe
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ng record of hard work. His owndesire was that his societies should remain voluntaryorganizations within the Church of England; he held noservices during church hours, and at his meetings no sac-raments were administered. But soon after his death the ]\Iethodists severed theirconnection with the Churchof England, and becamean independent work reached the classeshitherto neglected, and was apowerful factor in Englishcivilization. Other forcespromoted the same end. Be-fore the close of the centurySunday - schools were estab-lished everywhere, RobertEaikes, of Bristol, being theleader of the movement. Though when Bacon wrote, under James I, he doubt-ed whether English could become a literary tongue, andpreferred to write in Latin, by the end ofthe eighteenth century English literaturecould show an imposing array of work must have helped to dispel Baconsdoubt, and when John Milton (1608-1674) followedquickly upon the heels of Shakespeare, English poetry. John Wesley (1703-1791). Literature inEngland. 490 THE BRITISH NATION
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