SEPTEMBER 1737
September 1737
Wesley's Warming Journey
By Brenda Rees © All Rights Reserved
September 1737 Scurrilous attacks had been made against John Wesley, but a letter of response from the minority opinion challenged them and were later mentioned in the 1789 “The European Magazine.” Causton also had charges against him that were sent to England England
If you are new to this blog, consider starting with the Introduction of Wesley’s Warming Journey Blog and then each month from February 1736. Earliest months were grouped together, but Blog is now by month. This blog carries you from Wesley’s landing at Tybee Island in 1736 eventually through his warming at Aldersgate back in London
SIXTH SAVANNAH
Picture of Johnny Mercer’s house in Savannah Savannah
September 1, 1737 – Court had been adjourned until today. The Grand Jury returned ten indictments against John Wesley and they were read, in detail, into the court records. The charges included communicating with Miss Sophy (Mrs. Sophia Christiana Williamson), not administering the Lord’s Supper, wrong proceedings, readings at contrary hours, refusing to baptize other than dipping, refusing to read burial notice, called himself Ordinary, and refusing Godfather and Godmother status.
Friday, September 2, 1737 – Wesley said most of these charges were ecclesiastical with only speaking and writing to Miss Sophy of “secular nature.”
Saturday, September 3, 1737 – Wesley wrote, “I was seized with a violent flux, which so weakened me before evening that I had much ado to get to church ….”
Wednesday, September 7, 1737 – Mr. Dison, chaplain of soldiers at Frederica, called on Wesley and said he now had “authority from the magistrates to perform ecclesiastical offices at Savannah
Thursday, September 8, 1737 – Wesley sends the magistrates a note on Mr. Dison’s activities.
Friday, September 9, 1737 – Delamotte advised Wesley to go to England
Saturday, September 10, 1737 – Wesley wrote, “Having consulted my friends, I laid aside the thoughts of going to England
Sunday, September 11, 1737 – Wesley confirmed he would continue his practice of allowing Holy Communion only for those with prior notice and other practices based on Church of England regulations. Wesley said, “I was only a servant of the Church of England, not a judge ....”
Monday, September 12, 1737 – Grand Jury members with a minority opinion wrote letter to the Trustees of Georgia backing Wesley and refuting charges. If the jury had consisted of a regular number, this group would have been in the majority.
Thursday, September 15, 1737 – Mr. Causton and Wesley engage in court gymnastics and counter charges.
Friday, September 30, 1737 – The last entry in Wesley’s Third Georgia Diary had been Wednesday, August 31, 1737. In his Journal, Wesley wrote, “Having ended the Homilies, I began reading Dr. Rogers’s eight sermons to the congregation, hoping they might be a timely antidote against the poison of infidelity which was now with great industry propagated among us; ….”
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