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A Wesley Family Book
of Days Drawings, letters, portraits, diaries, and poems introduce the 18th century family of brothers John and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism. A Wesley Family Book of Days reveals the daily personal devotion, humor, and concerns of Susanna and Samuel Wesley, her renowned father, their 19 children and some of the grandchildren. Insights and surprises flow from page to page in this most browse-able book. The quality of reproduction of illustrations in the 2002 revised edition is greatly improved. It also offers additional color portraits of Charles Wesley's wife and sons in color, a seldom seen portrait of father Samuel Wesley, updated information to reflect recent scholarship, several new entries, and indices. With each day of the year giving an event in Wesley life, a thoughtful excerpt from their writings, an illustration of their 18th century world or other information, many people use A Wesley Family Book of Days for daily meditations. It is an ideal gift therefore for daily use as well as for new church members, for those who want to know about the Methodist heritage, for a church library, or for friends who enjoy a glimpse of life in 18th century England. New Revised Edition (2002) features updated information to reflect recent scholarship, over 100 illustrations, better image reproduction, a few new entries, more color photos, and indices that include John’s sermons and Charles’ hymns |
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What people say about A Wesley Family Book of Days – Delightful and informative. It will be a long time before I can put this book on the shelf. – Harriet Fields, Michigan Christian Advocate. Pellowe’s book has included material from many neglected members of that original Methodist family, especially the women. This book of daily readings and recollections is an excellent way to catch up on the Methodist tradition. In a wider sense, it brings us closer to our own families and the Holy Spirit’s intention in our own lives. – Lycurgus Starkey, The United Methodist Reporter An immense amount of detail, in turns inspiring, humorous or touching. Also some wonderful glimpses of what life was like for itinerant preachers. Altogether a fascinating book whose appeal is not limited to Methodists. It is difficult not to be inspired by A Wesley Family Book of Days. – Claire Bowden-Dan, Cornish Worldwide Such a rich collection of quotations and illustrations...reflects a breadth of insight into and enthusiasm for the Wesley family. A lovely book. – Geoffrey Milburn, Editor, Wesley Historical Society (UK) Packed full of information that is frequently hard to find, especially the wonderful illustrations. – John P Kondelick, Director of Libraries, Albion College I didn't know that! • Samuel Wesley worked most of his adult life on writing a book about Job in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. • Susanna Wesley in a letter to her daughter "Sukey" wrote a lengthy interpretation of the Apostles Creed. • John Wesley froze to the ground on an inadvertent "camp-out" in Georgia. • The Wesley home in Epworth was haunted by a ghost they named Old Jeffrey, whom the family came to regard as a positive indicator of a spiritual world beyond that of earthly senses. Scroll down to view sample pages...
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The
book of days format encourages reading one entry per day. As the
sample pages show, this may be a simple historical entry listing
a Wesley birthday or John’s graduation. Or it may be a cartoon
by Charles’s daughter or a portrait of John’s wife, or
a poem by the beautiful and talented daughter Hetty, or even Samuel’s
lengthy account of the rectory fire, or daughter Sukey’s description
of old Jeffrey the ghost, a hymn by Charles, a poem from "Maggots"
by Samuel, perhaps Susanna’s meditation on observing the sabbath.
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