The saying which Rev. W. H. Fitchett attributes to John Wesley’s sister
reminds one of Christ’s petition, “I pray not that thou wouldst take
them out of the world, but that thou wouldst keep them from its evil.”
Patty Wesley kept her intellect bright, wore a serene face amid
all troubles, and by the sheer charm of her mental qualities
became one of Dr. Johnson’s most intimate and valued companions.
“Evil,” she once said, “was not kept from me, but evil has been
kept from harming me.”--“Wesley and His Century.”
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