. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . WF ^^Si^ ?i 9m L wi^^. HB^^* */ ? jamp:s boukne. Here is the record of another hard dayswork, in Avhich the brothers and theirhorse were partners :— Sunday, July 10th, 1808.—Set off(from Kingsley) early to Woottori,about seven miles, to appoint a meetingfor half-past two. I had then aboutten miles to go to Tean, and a hillycross-country road. However, the Lordgave me strength, and I forced myway ; but was very foot-sore, and quitea stranger to the road. I arrivedbefore James Bourne had read histext; and the power of the Lordlaid hold
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . WF ^^Si^ ?i 9m L wi^^. HB^^* */ ? jamp:s boukne. Here is the record of another hard dayswork, in Avhich the brothers and theirhorse were partners :— Sunday, July 10th, 1808.—Set off(from Kingsley) early to Woottori,about seven miles, to appoint a meetingfor half-past two. I had then aboutten miles to go to Tean, and a hillycross-country road. However, the Lordgave me strength, and I forced myway ; but was very foot-sore, and quitea stranger to the road. I arrivedbefore James Bourne had read histext; and the power of the Lordlaid hold on part of the Bourne had a horse ; so we rode byturns, and forced our way to Woottonin due time, and we had a pleasantmeeting. We then set off home (up-wards of twenty miles) and arrivedlate. Hugh Bourne was a working-man during the greater part of the time covered bythese Journals. He could not live on his private means, and he would not live on thebounty of others. So we hav« many entries which show—sometimes in an odd way—. ABBEY FARM, MILTON. 156 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. how he combined labouring for the meat which perisheth with the higher kind oflabour. Take the following as samples :— I worked at Milton (Abbey Farm, the home of his grandfather), getting theroof of the barn up, and was kept in peace all the day. Fasted, read, and and studying Greek. Prayed in the barn while shading. Inthe afternoon I was setting up corn after three scythes, and by working quicklyI often got a little time to kneel behind a kiver, which was well for me. I feltnothing in me that desired anything but God. His habits were simple, and he was most abstemious that he might the more fullydevote himself to his beloved work. Mr. Thomas Steele, the son of Mr. James Steeleof Timstall, who was in a position to know, confirms this:— I know he used frequently to walk forty or fifty miles a day, and that undercircumstances of self-denial, little practised
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