John Wesley's Journal: Charles' Journal, April 6, 1736

Tues., April 6th. I found myself so faint and weak, that it was with the utmost difficulty I got through the prayers. Mr. Davison, my good Samaritan, would often call, or send his wife to tend me: and to their care, under God, I owe my life.

Today Mr. Oglethorpe gave away my bedstead from under me, and refused to spare one of the carpenters to mend me up another.

About John Wesley

John Wesley was born in Epworth, 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Lincoln, the son of Samuel Wesley, a graduate of Oxford, and a minister of the Church of England and Susanna Annesley, twenty-fourth child of Dr. Samuel Annesley. In 1696 Samuel Wesley was appointed rector of Epworth, where John, their fifteenth child (of 19), was born.

At the age of six, John was rescued from the burning rectory. This escape made a deep impression on his mind; and he spoke of himself as a "brand plucked from the burning."

In 1713 John was admitted to the Charterhouse School, London. In 1720, Wesley entered Christ Church, Oxford, and received his Master of Arts in 1727. He was ordained deacon in 1725 and elected fellow of Lincoln College in the following year. He was his father's curate for two years, and then returned to Oxford to fulfill his functions as fellow.

John left for Savannah, Georgia in 1735, several months after the death of his father. This is John's journal starting with his voyage to Georgia.

(Reference: Wikipedia)

References

The esteemed editors of this journal would like to thank several entities. Much of the material found in this Journal and additional informative information can be found in these tomes:

Albert C. Outler (ed.), John Wesley

Albert C. Outler & Richard P. Heitzenrater (eds.), John Wesley’s Sermons: An Anthology

Thomas A. Langford, Practical Divinity, Volume 2: Readings in Wesleyan Theology

Thomas A. Langford (ed.), Doctrine and Theology in The United Methodist Church

John B. Cobb Jr., Grace and Responsibility: A Wesleyan Theology for Today

Justo L. González, Church History: An Essential Guide

Richard P. Heitzenrater, Wesley and the People Called Methodists

Randy L. Maddox, Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical Theology

Albert C. Outler, Evangelism and Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit

Thomas A. Langford, Practical Divinity, Volume 1: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition

Randy L. Maddox (ed.), Rethinking Wesley’s Theology for Contemporary Methodism

W. Stephen Gunter, et al., Wesley and the Quadrilateral: Renewing the Conversation

Theodore Runyon, The New Creation: John Wesley’s Theology Today

The Wesleys and Their Times by the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church
Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Wesley Center for Applied Theology
God Rules.net

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