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sometimes being refused admittance altogether�察 �and at other times   being 

allowed to enter only after much delay�察�which caused Wesley to ;greatly 

wonder that common sense and common humanity do not put an end to 

this senseless�察�inhuman usage of strangers。; When any of their number had 

an acquaintance in the city to which they had come they sent in a note to 

him�察�and he would arrange for their entrance�察�and at Frankfort they applied 

to   Peter   Boehler's    father�察  �who    entertained    them   ;in   the   most   friendly 

manner。; 

     On     Tuesday�察   �July   15th�察   �they   reached    Marienborn�察      �where    Wesley 

remained for fifteen days�察�and Ingham for about seven weeks。 

     From      Marienborn�察     �Wesley     went    to  Herrnhut�察    �stopping     at  Erfurt�察�

Weimar�察  �Jena�察  �Halle�察  �Leipsig   and   Dresden   on   the   way。He   remained   at 

Herrnhut twelve days�察�and then returned by the same route to Marienborn�察�

and to England。 

     This   trip   to   Germany  has   been   given   as   the   beginning   of the   breach 

between Wesley and the Moravians�察�but it is doubtful whether such was 

really the case。In the ;Memoirs of James Hutton; it is stated that Wesley 

was     offended     because     Ingham     was    admitted     to  the   Communion         at 

Marienborn�察      �while    permission     was    refused    him�察  �and   that   he  secretly 

brooded      over    the   injury�察 �but   Wesley     himself    does    not   mention     the 



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occurrence�察  �and   refers   to   Marienborn   as   a   place   where   he   met   what   he 

;sought for�察�viz。��living proofs of the power of faith�察─�and where he stayed 

twelve   days   longer   than   he   at   first   intended。 The   tone   of   his   account   of 

Herrnhut is also distinctly friendly�察�though he did not unreservedly accept 

two     or    three    theological     statements      made      to   him�察   �but    the   long 

conversations        he    records    prove     his   joy    at  finding     sympathy�察      �and 

confirmation of what he wanted to believe concerning justification by faith�察�

and the fact that a weak faith was still a real faith�察�and as such should be 

cherished and strengthened�察�not despised。He could not have been greatly 

influenced   against   the   Moravians   by  his   visit   to   Halle�察  �for   each   time   he 

stayed but one night�察�and on the first occasion Professor Francke was not 

at   home�察  �nor   were   their   arguments   new   to   him�察  �that   they   should   have 

impressed him deeply。 

     It   frequently   happens      that   when    a   controversy   has     arisen   between 

friends�察�both parties look backward and read into former words and deeds 

a meaning they did not have at the time they transpired�察�and most probably 

this is what has happened in regard to the trip to Germany and its effect on 

Wesley。 

     Immediately        on   his   return    to   England�察    �Wesley      began    an    active 

religious campaign�察 �drawing such crowds of   all   kinds of   people that the 

various   churches   in   turn   closed   their  doors   upon   him�察  �and   eight   months 

later   he   followed   Whitefield   into   open   air   preaching�察  �after   consultation 

with the Fetter Lane Society。This Society had been organized at the time 

of Boehler's visit to London�察�and was composed of members of the earlier 

Methodist   societies�察  �Germans   residing   in   London�察  �and   English   who   had 

been   interested   in   salvation   by   Zinzendorf   and   the   Moravian   companies 

bound      for  Georgia。     It  had   met   in  the   home    of   James    Hutton     until  it 

outgrew   the   rooms�察  �and   was   then   transferred   to   the   Chapel   at   32   Fetter 

Lane。 It was an independent Society�察�with no organic connection with the 

Moravian       Church�察     �and   the   religious    work    was    carried    on   under    the 

leadership of John Wesley�察�and�察�in his frequent absences�察�by James Hutton 

and   others   who   leaned   strongly   toward   the   Moravians�察  �some   of   whose 

customs   had   been   adopted   by   the   Society。   The   Hutton   ;Memoirs;   state 

that Wesley  made   an   effort to break   off   intercourse   between   the   Society 



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and   the   Moravians   soon   after   his   return   from   Germany�察  �but   failed�察  �and 

matters   continued   to      move   smoothly   until   about   the   time   that   Wesley 

began   his   field   preaching。During   the   subsequent   months   disputes   arose 

among   the   members�察  �largely   on   account   of   views   introduced   by   Philip 

Henry      Molther�察    �who    at  that  time    had   a  tendency     toward     ;Quietism;。 

Molther was detained for some time in England�察�waiting for a ship to take 

him to Pennsylvania�察�he having received a call to labor in the Moravian 

Churches there�察�and being a fluent speaker he learned English rapidly and 

made a deep impression on many hearers。 

     Wesley was much hurt by the dissensions in his Society�察�and entirely 

opposed       to  Molther's    views�察   �and    after  several    efforts   to  bring   all  the 

members        back   to   his  own    position�察   �he�察  �on   Sunday�察    �July   31st�察  �1740�察�

solemnly   and   definitely   condemned   the   ;errors;   and   withdrew   from   the 

Fetter   Lane   Society�察  �adding   ;You   that   are   of   the   same   judgment�察  �follow 

me。;About twenty´five of the men and ;seven or eight and forty likewise 

of the fifty women that were in the band; accepted his invitation�察�and with 

them he organized the ;Foundry Society;。Into the Foundry Society and the 

many others organized among his converts�察�Wesley introduced lovefeasts 

and   ;bands;   ��or   ;classes;�撮�   both   familiar   to   him   from   the   Fetter   Lane 

Society�察  �which   had   copied   them   from   the   Moravians。When   his   societies 

grew so numerous that he could not personally serve them all he selected 

lay assistants�察�and then ;became convinced that presbyter and bishop are 

of    the  same     order�察  �and   that   he  had    as  good    a  right   to  ordain    as  to 

administer the Sacraments。; He�察�therefore�察�ordained bishops for America�察�

and     Scotland�察    �and    registered    his   chapels     in  order    to   protect    them�察�

according to the Act of Toleration。This gave the Methodist body a separate 

legal status�察�but Wesley always claimed that he was still a member of the 

Church   of   England�察  �and   would   not   allow   the   preachers   of   his   English 

societies to administer the Sacraments�察�a right which was finally granted 

them by the Methodist Conference after his death。 

     When      Benjamin      Ingham   returned       from   Georgia      he  commenced        to 

preach   the   Gospel   in Yorkshire�察  �his   native   place�察  �and   at   the   time   of   his 

journey to Germany a promising work was begun there。From Herrnhut he 

wrote to Count Zinzendorf asking that Toeltschig be permitted to visit him 



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in   England�察  �and   the   request   was   granted   a   few   months   later。Meanwhile 

Ingham's work prospered mightily�察�so that in June�察�1739�察�he was forbidden 

the use   of   the   churches�察  �and   forced   to   imitate Wesley  and   preach   in   the 

open air。 Some forty societies were formed�察�and in November�察�Toeltschig 

went to him�察�making many friends among the people�察�repeating his visit at 

intervals during the following months。 

     The intimacy between Ingham and the Moravians became closer

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