The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 3 (of 3)Tyerman, L. (Luke)
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The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 3 (of 3)
Tyerman, L. (Luke)
Methodism; Wesley, John, 1703-1791
6. In 1768, there was a legacy for his wife; in 1789, his wife was in
her grave.
7. Wesley makes mention of his “dear daughter, Jane Smith.” This lady
was really his wife’s daughter, who was now married to Mr. William
Smith, of Newcastle upon Tyne, one of the witnesses.
8. James Roquet, to whom Wesley bequeathed his manuscripts, was the son
of a French Protestant refugee, was educated in the Merchant Taylors’
school in London, was converted under Whitefield’s ministry, graduated
at St. John’s college, Oxford, became master in Wesley’s school at
Kingswood, obtained episcopal ordination, and was now curate of St.
Werburgh, Bristol.
9. The Rev. William Ley, to whom Wesley bequeathed a set of his
publications, was, from the year 1760 to 1763, an itinerant preacher.
He was then episcopally ordained, and was now the curate of Lakenheath,
but likely to be dismissed by the vicar, to whom his Methodistic
preaching and procedure were offensive.[23]
10. Of one of the executors of Wesley’s will, John Collinson, we can
give no particulars.
11. The second, Mr. Teulon, was born at Bromley, in 1734; and was
sent to school at Nottingham. At fourteen, he was put apprentice to
his uncle, Mr. Wagner, of Pall Mall, hatter to King George II. He was
converted under the ministry of Romaine, joined the Methodists, and,
in 1761, married Miss Mecham, the daughter of one of the earliest
Methodists in London. For four years, he was Wesley’s London steward,
and was leader of a class. He was a man of some literary taste, and had
read most of the best English authors. He died in 1806, respected and
beloved by all who knew him.[24]
12. The third executor, John Horton, was a member of the common council
of London, sensible, well read, serious without gloom, cheerful without
levity, and polite without ceremony. The unhappy differences after
Wesley’s death induced him to leave the Methodists, and he went to
reside at Bristol.[25] He retained his warm attachment, however, to
“the _old ship_,” as he was accustomed to designate Wesley’s system;
again attended the Methodist preaching, and, only a few months before
his death, when his son was preparing for the university, declared to
Henry Moore, that he would “rather see his son a Methodist preacher,
than archbishop of Canterbury.” He died in peace about the year
1802.[26]
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