Mrs. Wesley carried her principle of method and a time-table
into the realm of religion. She began surprizingly early. “The
children were early made to distinguish the Sabbath from other
days, and were soon taught to be still at family prayers, and
to ask a blessing immediately afterward, which they used to
do by signs, before they could kneel or speak!” The cells of
each infantile brain were diligently stored with passages of
Scripture, hymns, collects, etc. Prayer was woven into the
fabric of every day’s life. The daily lesson of each child was
set in a framework of hymns. Later, certain fixt hours were
assigned to each member of the household, during which the
mother talked with the particular child for whom that hour was
set aside.--W. H. FITCHETT, “Wesley and His Century.”
(2021)
=Method in Service=--See SERVICE, METHOD OF.
=Methods, Imperfect=--See GRAVITATION, LAW OF.