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 …