Isaac W Wiley Late Bishop Of The Me Church

Author : Richard S. Rust
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265181812
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Isaac W. Wiley, Late Bishop of the M. E. Church written by Richard S. Rust and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Isaac W. Wiley, Late Bishop of the M. E. Church: A Monograph It is, however, his Christian relations which chiefly con cern the present inquiry. His fidelity as a Christian is shown in his rapid promotion, for one so young, to the vari ous positions of usefulness which the Church Opens. When sixteen years old he became assistant class-leader, at seven teen an exhorter, and at eighteen a local preacher. It must not be forgotten, however, that these were years of mental as well as spiritual growth. He passed four years in the ordinary drill of the public school. At the age of fourteen he had settled it in his own mind that he would be a Methodist preacher, and thought it his duty to enter upon a course of preparation for his high calling. He ac cordingly entered an academy to begin his preparation for college. This was a new thing, he says, in our region, for a Methodist boy to begin to prepare for college with a view to becoming a Methodist preacher. It was no common task for a boy of his age to begin such a course of study. The encouragements were not as many then as now. There were many obstacles in the way; and yet, so far as we have any information, he had no fear of obstacles, but boldly under took to get ready for the sophomore class in Dickinson Col lege. He endured bravely the sneers of that time, and the terms Methodist, the preacher, etc., applied to him by his fellows - which were really aimed at his denomination, rather than at himself - and but for an interference, which grew out of his devotion to Christ and his work, he would no doubt have completed a full academical course. It was a singular interruption of his studies - especially when we take into consideration his intention of becoming a minis ter - and, perhaps, one which has in it the marks of Provi dence, which directs more wisely than we can comprehend. An extensive revival of religion took place in his part of the county when he was in his eighteenth year. He gave himself wholly to it. He gave up his studies, and was en gaged directly for months in working for the salvation of souls. He devoted himself to it with all the enthusiasm of his youthful nature. About three hundred were con verted to God in connection with that charge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.