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Title	Letter to Joseph Benson
Post Date	June 21, 1774
Author	Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Recipient	Benson, Joseph, 1749-1821
Date	1774-06-21
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 2 pgs text; 1 pg address; 1 pg blank with notations
Address From	Newcastle
Country From	England
Collection (Provenance)	Leete Manuscript Collection
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	To Mr Jos[eph] Benson At Mr Gow’s In St Mary’s Wynd Edinburgh Newcastle June 21, 1774 Dear Joseph You fell upon Hugh Sanderson without rhyme or reason for contriving to supplant you at Edinburgh, whereas his staying there was not his choice but his cross; he must be there from the 24th instant to the 5th of July. During that time you may make an excursion either north, west, or south. Afterwards you will be right welcome at Edinburgh. And seeing the people desire it, I cheerfully consent to your staying in that circuit another year. The following year, if you and I live, you may spend in London. Your congregations in Edinburgh are large. Hugh S[anderson]’s are larger still. Your preaching, and perhaps mine, has stirred up a sleepy people. His preaching has stirred them up still more. Our conversation has often quickened them. His has quickened them much more. “But why does God work more by him that has far less sense than we?” To stain the pride of our wisdom. And hence not “five or six girls” but “the generality of the congregation” prefer his preaching to either yours or mine. They feel therein more of the power of God, though it has less of the wisdom of man. Now, I see more than a any single preacher can see, which of the preachers do most good? Who have most fruit? And according to this, I form my estimate of them. Pray tell Sister Gow I have her letter and that both Mr Thompson and I wholly acquit her. She has neither done nor said anything amiss. Mr Broadbent blamed her without cause. I am, dear Joseph, Yours affectionately J Wesley
Published Transcription	John Telford, ed. The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley, VI. December 11, 1772, to March 12, 1780.(London: Epworth Press, 1931), p. 94-5.
Notes	Telford's published transcription lists the date as 6-28-1774.
Catalog link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=195969
Unique Identifier	JWesley 06211774
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2003
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4037 pixels in height or width.
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library.
Decade	1770-1779