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Their general method of private instruction was as 

 follows: Mr. Delamotte taught between thirty and 

 forty children to read, write, and cast accounts. Before 

 school in the morning, and after school in the afternoon, 

 he catechised the lowest class, and endeavored to fix 

 something of what was said in their understandings 

 as well as their memories. In the evening he in- 

 structed the larger children. On Saturday afternoon 

 Mr. Wesley catechised them all. He visited his par- 

 ishioners in order from house to house, from twelve 

 to three in the afternoon, and brought the people to 

 prayers morning and night of each day. On the Lord's- 

 day the English service lasted from five to half past 

 six. The Italian began at nine. The second service 

 for the English, including the sermon and the holy 

 communion, continued from half past ten till about 

 half past twelve. The French service began at one. 

 At two he catechised the children. About three began 

 the English service, during which — immediately after 

 the second lesson — a select number of children having 

 repeated the catechism, and been examined in some 

 part of it, he endeavored to explain at large and en- 

 force that part both on them and the congregation. 

 After this was ended he joined with as many as his 

 largest room would hold in reading, prayer, and sing- 

 ing praise. About six the service of the Germans 

 began, at which he was glad to be present, not as a 

 teacher, but as a learner. What immense labor was 

 this, and how grievous the burden to be borne by a 

 people having little or no sense of divine things ! He 

 soon began to experience more fully than ever the 

 truth of that scripture, " If any man will live godly in 

 Christ Jesus, he shall suffer persecution." Dislike 

 and opposition began to appear in persons, for reasons 



