The Foundery, London

For over 45 years, John Wesley's headquarters in London was the Foundery, a former royal arsenal which had stood empty since an explosion in 1716.In 1739, Wesley acquired the lease for £115, spent £700 repairing and equipping it and held the first service on 11 November. It became the home of the first Methodist society…

Silas Told, The Life of Mr. Silas Told (1711-1779)

THE LIFE OF MR. SILAS TOLD CONTAINING MANY INSTANCES OF THE INTERPOSITION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN HIS FAVOUR, WHEN AT SEA AND IN HIS SUFFERINGS ABROAD: TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONVERSION OF SEVERAL MALEFACTORS, THROUGH HIS INSTRUMENTALITY. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. THIRD EDITION, CORRECTED. Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who…