Charles Wesley– the Neglected Wesley

In the early stages of the revival, Charles Wesley was especially crucial including his mission in Bristol, where he eventually settled, and in Newcastle upon Tyne, which became, after London and Bristol, the third major center of early Methodism. Charles should not just be known as the great lyric writer that he was, for he offered more to the revival than just poetry. Here are some pictures that help us better appreciate Charles– first of all a portrait with him wearing his wig….like British judges do in some cases even today. Contrast this with the famous Jackson portrait in Oxford of his older brother at a later point in life… It was not just John that founded the Methodist movement. At the entranceway to the New Room in Bristol, we have a statue not of John, but of Charles… Note the irony– this is called John Wesley’s New Room, and there stands Charles, who eventually moved to and stayed in Bristol Here are shots of the outside of his house nearby… which we did not get to visit Well we did get to peak in the door when the E.O. group was leaving. This was Charles greatest gift, and he was wise enough to focus on it. There is some truth to the claim that Methodism was born in so...