Wesley, of a very different nature from Whitefield, — less impulsive, and slower to move, — was not the first to adopt the custom, afterwards so universal among the sect, of field-preaching ...

It’s a curious fact of history that a statue of John Wesley stands prominently ensconced in the center of downtown Savannah, Georgia. In stark contrast, a nondescript gazebo dedicated to George ...

John Wesley (1703-1791) was an evangelist and founder of the Methodist movement. First ordained as priests in the Anglican Church and later converted, he and his brother Charles (1707-1788) formed ...