 | Thomas Charles Boone - Creeds - 1826 - 598 pages
...attention of the people was always excited by a new performer in the pulpit, " I know," said he, " were I to preach one whole year in one place, I should preach both myself and my congregation asleep. Nor can I believe it was ever the will of the Lord that any congregation should... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1827 - 564 pages
...ever so great, they will, ere long, grow dead themselves, and go will most of those that hear them. I know, were I myself to preach one whole year in one place, 1 should preach both myseli and most of my congregation asleep. Nor can I ever believe, it was ever... | |
 | John Cooke - 1828 - 630 pages
...not pretend to it, Mr. Wesley says, in his fifteenth volume of Journals and Letters, " I know, that were I, myself, to preach one whole year, in one place,...both myself, and most of my congregation, asleep. Nor can I believe that it was ever the will of the Lord, that any congregation should have one teacher... | |
 | 1842 - 406 pages
...effect. The chief subscribers to the fund were the ministers themselves. — ED. Wesley once remarked, " I know, were I myself to preach one whole year in...preach both myself, and most of my congregation asleep. Nor can I believe it was ever the will of onr Lord that any congregation should have only one teacher.... | |
 | John Whitehead - 1793 - 588 pages
...ever no great, they «ill ere long, grow (lend themselves, nnd so will most of those who hear them. 1 know, were I myself to preach one whole year in one...preach both myself and most of my congregation asleep. Nor ean I lielieve, it was ever the will of our Lord, that any congregation should have only one teacher.... | |
 | John Whitehead - 1845 - 594 pages
...talents ever so great, they will ere long, grow dead themselves, and so will most of those who hear them. I know, were I myself to preach one whole year in...preach both myself and most of my congregation asleep. Nor can I believe, it was ever the will of our Lord, that any congregation should have only one teacher.... | |
 | John Whitehead - Methodism - 1845 - 584 pages
...ever so great, they will ere long, grow dead themselves, and so will most of those who hear them, if know, were I myself to preach one whole year in one...preach both myself and most of my congregation asleep. Nor can I believe, it was ever the will of our Lord, that any congregation should have only one teacher.... | |
 | Joseph CLARKE (Vicar of Eling.) - Methodist Church - 1845 - 376 pages
...advisable to propose an adjournment into the kitchen, to hold a prayer meeting. CHAPTER VI. " I KNOW WERE I TO PREACH ONE WHOLE YEAR IN ONE PLACE, I SHOULD PREACH BOTH MYSELF AND MY CONGREGATION ASLEEP; NOR CAN I BELIEVE IT WAS EVER THE WILL OF THE LORD THAT ANY CONGREGATION SHOULD... | |
 | 1850 - 590 pages
...importance of adhering most strenuonsly to the itinerating system. His is a remarkable confession — " I know, were I myself to preach one whole year in one place, I should preach both myself and my congregation asleep." Upon another occasion, afraid that some innovations were about to be made,... | |
 | John Whitehead - Methodist Church - 1852 - 582 pages
...ever eo great, they will ere long, grow dead themselves, and go will most of those who hear them. Г know, were I myself to preach one whole year in one...preach both myself and most of my congregation asleep. Nor can I believe, it was ever the will of our Lord, that any congregation should have only one teacher.... | |
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I know, were I myself to preach one whole year in one place, I should preach both myself and most of my congregation asleep. Nor can I believe it was ever the will of our Lord that any congregation should have one teacher only. 
