Wesley Corpus

DEAR BILLY, -- Not being well able to write myself, I use George Story’s hand. What I wrote to you before was not upon bare suspicion or from vague information, but I was really frightened by hearing you say some years ago that you had just been giving 3,000 for a little estate. Perhaps your substance is not so great now as then. Of the things which some officious person said I spoke concerning you I remember nothing; but I suppose they lost nothing in the telling. [See letter of Aug. 16.] -- I am, dear Billy, Your affectionate brother. To Peter Garforth [3] BRISTOL, August 9, 1783. MY DEAR BROTHER, -- I have borrowed the hand of a friend, not being able to write myself. You have great reason to praise God for the late remarkable instance of His goodness, which you mention. It really seems had it not been for the mighty power of prayer the boy would have been blind all his life, the more reason you have entirely to dedicate both him and yourself to His service. This is manifestly the sign of a gracious dispensation, and I trust it will be answered thereby. Watch and pray, and you will no more enter into temptation.-- I am Your affectionate brother. To Mr. Garforth, At Skipton- in-Craven, Yorkshire. To Thomas Les [4] BRISTOL, August 15, 1783. Joseph Bradford is without delay to desire the assistance of our friends in London for the house at Nottingham. I hope all our brethren will exert themselves therein. The importance of the case he will himself explain. Mr. Atlay will give you my ten pounds. To Thomas Welch [5] BRISTOL, August 15, 1785. DEAR THOMAS, -- You seem to be the man I want. As to salary, you will have 30 a year; board, &c., will be thirty more. But do not come for money. (1) Do not come at all unless purely to raise a Christian school. (2) Anybody behaving ill I will turn away immediately. (3) I expect you to be in the school eight hours a day. (4) In all things I expect you should be circumspect. But you will judge better by considering the printed Rules. The sooner you come the better. - I am Your affectionate brother. To William Robarts [6] BRISTOL, August 16, 1783.