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four, reading to and conversing religiously with the 

 passengers, and teaching of the children, by Ingham; 

 from four to five, public prayers, with explanation of 

 the second lesson, or catechising the children before 

 the congregation; from five to six, private prayer; from 

 six to seven, supper, reading by each of the brethren 

 to two or more passengers in cabins; from seven to 

 eight, John Wesley to join in public service of Mora- 

 vians, and Mr. Ingham to read and give Christian in- 

 struction between decks to as many as would hear; 

 from eight to nine, reports for the day, mutual con- 

 sultation and prayer; from nine to ten, retire for the 

 night. "The angel of the Lord encampeth round 

 about them that fear him." (Ps. xxxiv. 7.) Mr. John 

 Wesley preached on Sundays during the passage, go- 

 ing over the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, explaining 

 the second lesson, or catechising the children, and ad- 

 ministering the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; Mr. 

 Charles Wesley and Mr. Ingham preached as oppor- 

 tunity w r as afforded. Here are the elements of relig- 

 ious life then characteristic of all the Oxford Method- 

 ists: Intense conscientiousness, concern on account 

 of surrounding wickedness, religious employment of 

 every hour, devout study, care of neglected children, 

 and strict observance of the sacraments of the Church, 

 but no clear apprehension as yet of the great truth 

 that sinners are saved by the merits of Jesus Christ 

 alone, and by a penitential trust in his all-sufficient 

 atonement. They were most conscientious, earnest 

 Pharisees, seeking to be saved by works of righteous- 

 ness, rather than by faith in Christ. 



On the 17th of October, Mr. John Wesley began to 

 learn the German tongue, in order to converse with 

 the Moravians — a good, devout, peaceable, and heav- 



