Wesley Corpus

In the Orphan house, the larger children rise at five. (The smaller, between five and six.) After a little private prayer they work till seven. Then they are at school till eight, the hour of prayer; at nine, those who are capable of it learn Latin; at ten, French; at eleven, they all walk; at twelve, they dine all together, and walk till one ; at one, they work or learn writing ; at three, arithmetic ; at four, history ; at five, they work; at six, sup and work; at seven, after a time spent in prayer, walk ; at eight the smaller children go to bed, the larger to the public service. When this is ended, they work again till at ten they go to bed. IV. Every morning, at eight, is singing and exposition of Scripture ; and commonly short prayer. At eight in the evening, there is commonly only mental prayer,* joined with the singing and expounding. The faithful afterward spend a quarter of an hour in prayer, and conclude with the kiss of peace. * This is unscriptural. 100° REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [ Aug. 1738. On Sunday morning the service begins at six; at nine, the public service at Bertholdsdorf; at one, the eldest gives separate exhortations to all the members of the Church, divided into fourteen little classes for that purpose, spending about a quarter of an hour with each class ; at four begins the Evening service at Bertholdsdorf, closed by a conference in the church ; at eight, is the usual service; after which the young men, singing praises round the town, conclude the day. On the first Saturday in the month, the Lord’s Supper is administered. From ten in the morning till two, the eldest speaks with each communicant in private, concerning the state of his soul; at two, they dine, then wash one another’s feet; after which they sing and pray ; about ten, they receive in silence without any ceremony, and, continue in silence till they part at twelve. On the second Saturday is the solemn prayer day for the children : the third is the day of general intercession and thanksgiving; and on the fourth is the great monthly conference of all the superiors of the Church. For the satisfaction of those who desire a more full account I have added