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* See Appendix to Dr. Kewley's "Inquiry into the validity of Methodist Episcopacy," etc.,
Wilmington, 1807. A copy in writer's possession.
4 Wesley's "Journal," p. 622.
5 Tyerman's "Life," Vol. III. pp. 464-468.
6 Tyerman's "Life," Vol. III. pp. 464-468.
7 Tyerman's "Life," Vol. II. p. 478.
8 Wesley's "Journal." Vol. II. p. 640.
9 Ibid.
10 In his "Notes on the New Testament" his unbiased deliverances as to the Primitive Church, both
as to its officers and its laity, are utterly at variance with his ecclesiastical notions as a Presbyter of
the National Church, and as the Primate of the Methodists. Commenting on the second and third
verses of 6th of Acts, be says: "In the first church the primary business of apostles, evangelists, and
bishops was to preach the word of God; the secondary to take a kind of paternal care (the church
being then like a family) for the food, especially of the poor, the strangers, and the widows.
Afterwards the deacons of both sexes were constituted for this latter business. And whatever time
they had to spare from this they employed in works of Spiritual mercy. But their proper office was
to take care of the poor. And when some of them afterward preached the gospel they did this not in
virtue of the deaconship, but of another commission, that of evangelists, which they probably
received, not before, but after, they were appointed deacons. And it is not unlikely that others were
appointed deacons, or stewards, in their room, when any of these commenced evangelist. . . . It
would have been happy for the church had its ordinary ministers in every age taken the same care
to act in concert with the people committed to their charge, which the apostles themselves,
extraordinary as their office was, did on this and other occasions." This is sound Methodist
Protestant doctrine, but not sound Methodist Episcopal.
11 Tyerman alone furnishes the foregoing facts.
12 Tyerman's "Life," Vol. III, for the foregoing facts.
13 Wesley's "Journal," Vol. II. p. 735.
14 Methodist Magazine, 1830, p. 251.
15 Ibid. 1790.
16 Tyerman's "Life," Vol. III. p. 605.
17 Whitehead's "Life," Vol. II. p. 256.