The Journal of John Wesley by John Wesley About The Journal of John Wesley by John Wesley Title: The Journal of John Wesley URL: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/journal.html Author(s): Wesley, John (1703-1791) Publisher: Grand Rapids: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Print Basis: Chicago: Moody Press, 1951 Rights: Public Domain Date Created: 2000-1-1 Status: Quick conversion from HTML document Editorial Comments: This version needs a good proofreading. OCR errors are evident. CCEL Subjects: Classic; All; Biography LC Call no: BX8495 LC Subjects: Christian Denominations Protestantism Post-Reformation Other Protestant denominations Methodism The Journal of John Wesley John Wesley Table of Contents About This Book. p. ii Title Page. p. 1 EDITOR©S NOTE. p. 2 INTRODUCTION. p. 3 AN APPRECIATION OF JOHN WESLEY©S JOURNAL. p. 5 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. p. 11 The Journal of John Wesley. p. 15 Chapter 1. Wesley as a Missionary to Georgia. p. 15 Wesley Begins his Work. p. 15 Origin of the Holy Club. p. 15 Wesley Sails for America. p. 16 Life on Board. p. 17 Memorable Atlantic Storms. p. 17 Wesley Arrives in Georgia. p. 18 Begins His Ministry at Savannah. p. 19 ©I Waked Under Water©. p. 20 Talks to the Indians. p. 20 Fearless of Rains and Dews. p. 21 Desires to Go Among the Indians. p. 22 Chapter 2. Troubles in Georgia; Return to England; Peter Bohler; ©I Felt my Heart Strangely Warmed©. p. 22 Begins to Learn Spanish. p. 22 Warrant for Wesley©s Arrest. p. 23 The Jury©s Charge against Wesley. p. 24 Why Wesley left Georgia. p. 26 Lost in the Woods. p. 27 Farewell to America. p. 28 The Voyage to England. p. 28 Lands at Deal. p. 29 In London Again. p. 30 Wesley Meets Peter Bohler. p. 31 Wesley©s Four Resolutions. p. 32 Incidents on the Manchester Road. p. 33 Companions on Horseback. p. 33 Preaches in Oxford Castle. p. 34 iii The Journal of John Wesley John Wesley Talks with Bohler. p. 35 ©I Felt My Heart Strangely Warmed©. p. 36 Wesley Preaches in Newgate Gaol. p. 37 Chapter 3. Field-Preaching; ©All the World my Parish©; Whitefield; Wales; Experience with Demons. p. 38 Wesley Begins Field-preaching. p. 38 The First Methodist Building. p. 39 Wesley©s Living Arguments. p. 40 Beau Nash Argues with Wesley. p. 41 ©All the World My Parish©. p. 42 Susanna Wesley and her Son. p. 43 Talks with Whitefield. p. 44 Press-gang Disturbs the Sermon. p. 45 The New Name of Methodism. p. 45 An Accident and a Long Sermon. p. 46 Wesley in Wales. p. 46 ©A Terrible Sight©. p. 47 ©Yonder Comes Wesley, Galloping©. p. 48 The Colliers of Kingswood. p. 49 Chapter 4. Preaching Incidents; Wesley©s Labor Colony; Dispute with Whitefield; Curious Interruptions; The Mother of the Wesleys. p. 49 Wesley©s Correspondents. p. 49 A Sermon and a Riot. p. 50 Preaching Incidents. p. 51 Wesley©s Labor Colony. p. 51 Dispute with Whitefield. p. 52 Wesley at Northampton and Nottingham. p. 53 An Ox in the Congregation. p. 54 Wesley at Cardiff. p. 54 A Curious Interruption. p. 55 Wesley©s Congregation Stoned. p. 55 A Bull in the Congregation. p. 56 Wesley Was ©the Better Mounted©. p. 57 A Big Crowd at Newcastle. p. 58 Wesley on His Father©s Tombstone. p. 58 ©Let Them Convert the Scolds©. p. 59 Death of Wesley©s Mother. p. 60 Mrs. Wesley as Preacher. p. 61 She Speaks to Two Hundred. p. 61 How the Wesleys Were Brought up. p. 62 iv The Journal of John Wesley John Wesley ©Conquer the Child©s Will©. p. 63 They Had Nothing They Cried For. p. 64 Keeping the Wesley Children in Order. p. 65 Susanna Wesley©s ©By-laws©. p. 65 Mr. Stephenson and Wesley. p. 66 Newcastle©s First Methodist Room. p. 67 Chapter 5. Wesley Refused Sacraments at Epworth; Cornwall and the Scilly Isles; Natural Amphitheater at Gwennap; Wesley in Danger. p. 67 Wesley Refused the Sacrament at Epworth. p. 68 Wesley and the Cock-fighter. p. 68 Wesley in Seven Dials. p. 69 Wesley©s Horses Give Trouble. p. 69 Wesley Goes to Cornwall. p. 70 The Cornish Tinners. p. 71 In the Scilly Isles. p. 72 Remarkable Service at Gwennap. p. 73 A Mob at Wednesbury. p. 73 Wesley in Danger. p. 74 His Presence of Mind. p. 75 ©What Soft Hair He Has©. p. 75 Wesley©s Defenders. p. 76 The Sleepy Magistrates© Proclamation. p. 76 Wesley Nearly Drowned. p. 77 Methodism on the Stage. p. 78 Chapter 6. First Methodist Conference; Pressgangs and Mobs; Wesley©s Protest against Ungodliness. p. 78 The First Conference. p. 78 Wesley©s Chancery Bill. p. 79 Wesley©s Effective Letter. p. 80 Press Gang and Methodists. p. 80 Reading the Riot Act. ..