The Life of the Rev. Charles Wesley, M. A., Some Time Student of Christ-Church, Oxford: Comprising a Review of His Poetry; Sketches of the Rise and ... Events and Characters (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The Life of the Rev. Charles Wesley, M. A., Some Time Student of Christ-Church, Oxford: Comprising a Review of His Poetry; Sketches of the Rise and Progress of Methodism; With Notices of Contemporary Events and Characters

His cordial thanks are also due to Thomas Marriott, Esq., of London, who for many years has taken a lively concern in every thing relating to the Wesleys, and whose collection of books and papers connected with their history is very extensive. To his liberality several previous publications of a similar description have been indebted; and he has shown equal kindness in reference to the work now before the reader. His books, papers, and memo randa were lent with a cheerful promptitude, which greatly enhanced the favour, and proved that his stores have been amassed not merely for personal gratification, but the public benefit.

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Excerpt from The Life of the Rev. Charles Wesley, M. A., Some Time Student of Christ-Church, Oxford: Comprising a Review of His Poetry; Sketches of the Rise and Progress of Methodism; With Notices of Contemporary Events and Characters

More than fifty years have passed away since the eminent man whose personal history is traced in these volumes finished his ministry and life; and it will perhaps, to some persons, be a matter of surprise that no previous attempt has been made to give a complete view of his character and eventful career, distinguished as he was by his fidelity and zeal, and still more by his poetic talents. Various causes have led to this delay. The principal one is, that his surviving children, who possessed his papers, carefully concealed them from the eye of those who were the most likely to do justice to his memory. The Methodists were the only people that could be supposed to take a lively interest in his biography; and as he differed from his brother, and from a large body of the preachers and societies, on questions to which they attached a deep importance, it was probably thought that if a writer could be found who would duly appreciate the opinions and motives of this extraordinary man, the Wesleyan body generally would not give him that place in their esteem to which he is entitled. As an unbending Churchman, it was doubtless supposed that many of the Methodists would cherish toward him an unfriendly feeling, at least till the controversies with which he stood connected should have generally subsided. This was, in all probability, the reason why the family papers were so long kept in entire secrecy.

Miss Wesley died in the year 1828; and the most valuable of those papers then became the property of the Wesleyan conference, by purchase from her brother Charles, to whom they belonged, as his father's heir.

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