{"id":23715,"date":"2024-04-01T10:32:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=23715"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:33:06","slug":"fascinating-find-sheds-new-light-on-methodism-founder-john-wesley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/fascinating-find-sheds-new-light-on-methodism-founder-john-wesley\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating find sheds new light on Methodism founder John Wesley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>OXFORD,\u00a0OXFORDSHIRE, UK | UM NEWSWIRE<\/strong> \u2013 A team of scholars steeped in early Methodism, a movement\u00a0started by the Anglican preacher\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wesley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Wesley<\/a>, announced today the discovery of a time capsule dating back to 1791, the year of Wesley\u2019s death.\u00a0Although it is uncertain whether the time capsule was intended as such, it did\u00a0not\u00a0include\u00a0anything that would provide a more precise date. The capsule\u00a0was found amongst a variety of boxes and papers\u00a0in an old house\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacred-destinations.com\/england\/bristol-wesleys-new-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in Bristol<\/a>, which Wesley frequented during his travels. The house is being restored and converted into a bed\u00a0and breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Carey Nielsen, Prof. emeritus of Wesleyan Studies at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ox.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Oxford<\/a>, shared that his team was able to ascertain the year of the time capsule based on its contents and an inscription found on the box. \u201cStrange as it seems, it appears that a common cigar box was refitted for the purpose of this time capsule,\u201d said Nielsen,&nbsp;commenting on how&nbsp;surprised he was at the preservation of the contents despite&nbsp;their&nbsp;relatively humble container. The box had been sealed shut with a wax&nbsp;stamp of no discernible significance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"348\" data-attachment-id=\"23717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/fascinating-find-sheds-new-light-on-methodism-founder-john-wesley\/anglesey-halfpenny-dh275-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anglesey-Halfpenny-DH275-copy.jpg?fit=700%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Anglesey-Halfpenny-DH275-copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anglesey-Halfpenny-DH275-copy.jpg?fit=696%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anglesey-Halfpenny-DH275-copy.jpg?resize=696%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23717\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anglesey-Halfpenny-DH275-copy.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anglesey-Halfpenny-DH275-copy.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anglesey-Halfpenny-DH275-copy.jpg?resize=696%2C348&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:BrandonBigheart\">Brandon Bigheart<\/a><em>\u00a0for the photograph; Parys Mine Company for the token issue, Wikimedia.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cigar box aside, the contents&nbsp;have Wesleyan scholars buzzing. The box contained three pieces of British currency,&nbsp;known as provincial tokens, which were used to help ascertain the date, a gold tooth, and three sheets of paper bearing Wesley\u2019s distinctive handwriting. The&nbsp;currency was minted in the years 1788, 1790, and 1791.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nielsen shared that his team used the date on the currency and the presence of Wesley\u2019s writing to lock down a date just prior to his death. Nielsen admitted that it is possible that another party gathered and packaged the items shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the immediate interest in Wesley\u2019s writings, Nielsen was fascinated with the presence of a gold tooth.&nbsp;While far more common today, gold teeth simply weren\u2019t widespread in&nbsp;Wesley\u2019s day, despite the fanciful presentation of pirates today. Given John Wesley\u2019s known predilection&nbsp;for humble living, Nielsen\u2019s team reasoned that it was unlikely that it belonged to him. Still, if it isn\u2019t Wesley\u2019s, it begs the question, who did the tooth belong to, and why was it included?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wesley\u2019s\u00a0notes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Of most enduring interest to Wesleyan scholars is likely to be the three short writings included in the cigar box.&nbsp;In one, he notes his disappointment with&nbsp;the nascent&nbsp;Wesleyan movement\u2019s obsession with small groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSmall groups were supposed to be a temporary measure until we were&nbsp;strong enough to sustain corporate worship.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>Wesley goes on to relate his shock at people\u2019s willingness to endure the accountability and&nbsp;probing questions he had devised.<em>&nbsp;\u201cReally, how many times can you ask, \u2018how is it with your soul\u2019 before it gets old?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wesley also shared his frustration with the rapid growth and zealous passion of the movement. In revealing words certain to cast their relationship in a new light, John expressed anger toward his brother Charles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhy must&nbsp;he continue to write for the&nbsp;hymnody these songs with such contemporary zeal? Would it not be better to sing the great songs of old, rather than this modern feces.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final of the three&nbsp;notes made reference to Wesley\u2019s much-maligned cure for baldness from his book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/primitivephysic00weslgoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Primitive Physic, Or, An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases<\/a>. In&nbsp;a rare moment of humility, Wesley writes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOne of the deepest disappointments of my life was my inability to follow all my interests to their logical conclusion;&nbsp;God dost not give ample&nbsp;time to pursue all that draws one\u2019s attention. Of particular disappointment to me, is the absolute failure of my cure&nbsp;for baldness. I deeply&nbsp;regret the labours of those who took my words to heart and rubbed onion upon their balding foreheads for nought.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given adequate time, Professor Nielsen believes that John Wesley may indeed have solved that particular mystery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD,\u00a0OXFORDSHIRE, UK | UM NEWSWIRE \u2013 A team of scholars steeped in early Methodism, a movement\u00a0started by the Anglican preacher\u00a0John Wesley, announced today the discovery of a time capsule dating back to 1791, the year of Wesley\u2019s death.\u00a0Although it is uncertain whether the time capsule was intended as such, it did\u00a0not\u00a0include\u00a0anything that would provide a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23715","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-communications"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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