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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Story of John Wesley, by Marianne Kirlew This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls Author: Marianne Kirlew Release Date: June 3, 2010 [EBook #32669] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF JOHN WESLEY *** Produced by Emmy, Darleen Dove and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) [Illustration: _Frontispiece._ "'You seem half starved, dear,' he said."--_Page 33._] THE STORY OF JOHN WESLEY. Told to Boys and Girls. BY MARIANNE KIRLEW, _Author of "The Red Thread of Honour," etc., etc._ WITH PREFACE BY REV. DINSDALE T. YOUNG. [Illustration] London: ROBERT CULLEY, 2 AND 3 LUDGATE CIRCUS BUILDINGS, FARRINGDON STREET, E.C.; 2 CASTLE STREET, CITY ROAD, E.C. TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE Dear Mother, WHO BY PRECEPT AND EXAMPLE SOUGHT TO BRING UP HER CHILDREN IN "THE NURTURE AND ADMONITION OF THE LORD"; THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED BY HER DAUGHTER. * * * * * "_That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace._"--PSALM CXLIV. 12. PREFACE. THE Story of John Wesley is one of which the world does not easily weary. There is perennial freshness in it. "Age cannot wither it." We may indeed almost affirm that it has an "infinite variety." It is specially important that this remarkable history should be re-told for young people. The youth of England ought to be fully conversant with John Wesley's unique personality and immortal work. John Wesley's name is far above mere denominationalism. He belongs to all the churches, for he belongs to the "Holy Catholic Church." He is a great national and historic figure. It has ever been claimed by some, whose authority is high, th
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