Wesley himself, however, had a scholar’s hate of ignorance, and
he toiled with almost amusing diligence to educate his helpers.
He insisted that they should be readers, and scourged them with
a very sharp whip if he found them neglecting their books. Thus
he writes to one:
“Your talent in preaching does not increase. It is just the
same as it was seven years ago. It is lively, but not deep.
There is little variety; there is no compass of thought.
Reading only can supply this, with daily meditation and daily
prayer. You wrong yourself greatly by omitting this. You can
never be a deep preacher without it, any more than a thorough
Christian.”--W. H. FITCHETT, “Wesley and His Century.”
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=Educational Growth=--See NEED, MEETING CHILDREN’S.