 | Francis Asbury - 1821 - 420 pages
...between six and seven years of age, and greatly delighted in the historical part of it. My school-master was a great churl, and used to beat me cruelly ; this...and it appeared to me, that God was very near to me. My father having but the one son, greatly desired to keep me at school, he cared not how long ; but... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk - 1838 - 742 pages
...quarter from where he was born, and from this place he was sent to school to Anther Taylor, at SneaPs Green.t His master, as he says, ' was a great churl,...Mr. Wesley was assaulted and his life endangered. It if in full view from Barr, perhaps about three miles distant, on a neighbouring hill, t We visited... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk - 1838 - 764 pages
...from where he was born, and from this place he was sent to school to Anther Taylor, at Sneal's Green.f His master, as he says, ' was a great churl, and used...Mr. Wesley was assaulted and his life endangered. It if in full view from Barr, perhaps about three miles distant, on a neighbouring hill, t We visited... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk - 1838 - 746 pages
...from where he was born, and from this place he was sent to school to Anther Taylor, at Sneal's Green.f His master, as he says, ' was a great churl, and used...frock, and the lads in derision called him the parson. "At thirteen and a half years of age he was bound an apprentice to John Griffin ; his trade was chape... | |
 | Abel Stevens - 1864 - 486 pages
...Bible when but seven years of age, and "greatly delighted in its historical parts." " My schoolmaster," he says, " was a great churl, and used to beat me...drove me to prayer, and it appeared to me that God was near to me. My father having but the one son greatly desired to keep me at school, he cared not how... | |
 | Holland Nimmons McTyeire - 1885 - 700 pages
...between six and seven years of age, and greatly delighted in the historical part of it. My schoolmaster was a great churl, and used to beat me cruelly; this...and it appeared to me that God was very near to me. My father, having but the one son, greatly desired to keep me at school, he cared not how long." In... | |
 | Henry King Carroll, William Pope Harrison, J. H. Bayliss - 1885 - 568 pages
...seven years of age, greatly delighting in the historical parts of it. My schoolmaster was a churl, and beat me cruelly. This drove me to prayer, and it appeared to me that God was very near me." About this period of his history he was converted, though subsequently he had doubts, which arose... | |
 | 1899 - 1036 pages
...between six and seven years of age, and greatly delighted in the historical part of it. My schoolmaster was a great churl, and used to beat me cruelly ; this...drove me to prayer, and it appeared to me that God was near to me. My father having but the one son greatly desired to keep me at school, he cared not how... | |
 | Ezra Squier Tipple - 1916 - 388 pages
...between six and seven years of age, and greatly delighted in the historical part of it. My schoolmaster was a great churl, and used to beat me cruelly; this...drove me to prayer, and it appeared to me that God was near to me. My father, having but the one son, greatly desired to keep me at school, he cared not how... | |
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I was sent to school early, and began to read the Bible between six and seven years of age, and greatly delighted in the historical part of it. My schoolmaster was a great churl, and used to beat me cruelly; this drove me to prayer, and it appeared to... 