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 . ouse, he•rayed with the inmates; and he wasaithful in attending the bedside of theick and the dying. His constant theme—one that found a place in every ser- mon—was the need of sanctification. During the last few years of his life hewas more or less of an invalid; and, hadhe been content to seek rest and to recu-perate, he
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 . ouse, he•rayed with the inmates; and he wasaithful in attending the bedside of theick and the dying. His constant theme—one that found a place in every ser- mon—was the need of sanctification. During the last few years of his life hewas more or less of an invalid; and, hadhe been content to seek rest and to recu-perate, he might have survived manyyears longer. But no sooner was he onhis feet again than he resumed the fa-tiguing duties of the itineracy. Hisfaithful companion in these days ofweakness was John Wesley Bond, ayoung Maryland preacher, who wasdeeply attached to the bishop. In theyear 1814 he had to lament the loss ofhis old and dear friend Otterbein, whosefuneral sermon he preached at years, he said, have I knownthe retiring modesty of this man of God,towering majestic above his fellows inlearning, wisdom, and grace, and yetseeking to be known only of God andthe people of God. His last official tour was made in thatexpanding West, of which he had formed. BISHOP SIMPSONS UNCI,E MATTHEW. 446 The Illustrated History of Methodism.
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