CHRISTIAN LEADERS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

[ CHAPTER  5 ]  -  ( JOHN WESLEY--THE MAN )  -  { PT.  5 }   The second person on the list of English Reformers of the eighteenth century whose history I want to consider is a man of worldwide reputation--the famous John Wesley. The name of this great evangelist is probably better known than that of any of his fellow laborers a hundred years ago. This, however, is easily explained. He lived to the ripe old age of eight-eight and for sixty-five years, he was continually before the eyes of the public, doing his Master's work in every part of England. He founded a new religious denomination, remarkable to this very day for its numbers, activity, and success, and rightfully grateful for its extraordinary founder. The story of his life has been repeatedly written by his friends and followers, his works have been constantly reprinted, and his precepts and maxims have been reverentially treasured up and preserved, like Joseph's bones. In fact, if ever a good ...