John Wesley believed in the people, and one of the chief secrets
of his success lay in his power to learn from the masses how
to speak to them and influence them. On one occasion he was
walking with his scarcely less famous brother, Charles Wesley,
the hymn-writer, in a humble street in London, when they came
face to face with a crowd of fishwomen who were in a row, and
were cursing and swearing in a most excited fashion. Charles
Wesley, more timid than his brother, turned to John and said:
“Brother, let us go up this other street and escape from this
mob.” But John Wesley thought Charles needed more contact with
the people, and taking him by both shoulders faced around toward
the quarreling women, saying, “You stand there, Charles Wesley,
and learn how to preach!”--_Everybody’s Magazine._
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=Speech, The Effect of Earnest=--See EARNESTNESS.
=Speed=--See SWIFTNESS OF BIRDS.
=Speed in Travel=--See TRAVELING, PROGRESS IN.
=Speed Increased by Reducing Delays=--See DELAY.
=Speed, Sensation of=--See OBSTACLES.