February 19, 1787 Letter from John Wesley to Joshua Keighley
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Title |
February 19, 1787 Letter from John Wesley to Joshua Keighley |
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Post Date |
February 19, 1787 |
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Author |
Wesley, John, 1703-1791 |
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Recipient |
Keighley, Joshua |
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Date |
1787-02-19 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp total; 2 pp text; 1 p address; 1 p blank |
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Dimensions |
19 x 31 cm |
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Location (Box, File) |
BridColl 09, Box 3 |
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Address From |
London |
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Country From |
England |
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Transcriber |
Wanda Smith |
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Plain Text Transcription |
To The Revd Mr [Joshua] Keighley In Elgin Scotland London Feb. 19, 1787 My dear brother It seems the people in the north of Scotland are of a different mind from those in the south. In the south they flocked together in good numbers at first when the preachers began to officiate in church hours. But after a while, they began to fall off till they were about the usual number. But in the north, you say, few would hear you at first, but afterwards the number increased. Before the time of the conference we shall be able to judge which is more for the glory of God and the increase of his work in north Britain, the new or the old plan. Hitherto I am not able to determine, but a year’s experience will give us more light. I do not think that a man of so slender abilities as Alexander Ross is likely to gather societies anywhere. Whether he is qualified to be a travelling preacher or not will be finally determined by the conference. If you make it matter of prayer, God will surely provide a better place for his service. When you have found and secured a well-situated piece of ground, then we may talk farther of this. The main point is, Let the people be alive to God and they shall want nothing. I am, dear Joshua Your affectionate friend and brother J Wesley I shall be at [Stroud, Glos.] March 19. By the middle of April I hope to be in Dublin. |
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Published Transcription |
John Telford, ed. The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley, VII. March 23, 1780, to July 24, 1787. (London: Epworth Press, 1931), pp. 370-1. |
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Catalog link |
http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196271 |
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Unique Identifier |
JWesley 02191787 |
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Digital Resource Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2003 |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4037 pixels in height or width. |
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Digital Publisher |
Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library |
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Decade |
1780-1789 |
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