In South Carolina. Gl 



his people, and delicately fearful of reproach, to the 

 cause of Christ. 



John Wesley received his commission as missionary 

 to Savannah, bearing date of October 10, 1735; on 

 the following Sunday, the 12th, presented his father's 

 Latin " Dissertations on the Book of Job " to the 

 queen, receiving in return "many good words and 

 smiles;" and on Tuesday, the 14th, in company with 

 his brother Charles, Mr. Ingham, and Charles Dela- 

 motte, the son of a London merchant, who, impressed 

 by the preaching of Mr. Wesley, and resolving to con- 

 secrate his life to God, volunteered to go with him and 

 serve him as a dutiful son in the gospel, left London 

 for Gravesend to embark for America on board the 

 Simmonds. They had assigned to them by Governor 

 Oglethorpe, as being most convenient for privacy, two 

 cabins in the forecastle — Messrs. Ingham and Dela- 

 motte occupying the one, and Messrs. John and 

 Charles Wesley the other, which was large enough 

 to accommodate all the brethren when they chose to 

 meet together for reading and prayer. After the usual 

 method of the Holy Club, the following schedule of 

 hours was adopted, so as to derive the greatest benefit 

 to themselves, and to accomplish the largest amount 

 of good to the passengers, viz. : From four to five a.m., 

 private prayer; from five to six, study of the Bible; 

 from six to seven, History of the Primitive Church; 

 from seven to eight, breakfast; from eight to nine, pub- 

 lic prayers, with explanation of second lesson; from 

 nine to twelve, study of German by John Wesley, homi- 

 letics by Charles Wesley, Greek or navigation by Dela- 

 motte, and antiquities or instruction of the children 

 by Ingham. From twelve to one p.m., mutual consulta- 

 tion and prayer; from one to two, dinner; from two to 



