THE TRAVELLING PREACHER, by Geoffrey E. Milburn
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"Sunday 30 May: at seven in the morning I walked down to Sandgate .... and, standing at the end of the street with John Taylor, began to sing the hundredth psalm. Three or four people came out to see what was the matter, who soon increased to four or five hundred..."
So begins John Wesley's account of his first day's preaching in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, at the start of his preaching tours in the North East of England. Originally broadcast by BBC Radio Newcastle, the intention of the Traveling Preacher is to allow John Wesley, with his brother Charles and other Methodists, to speak for themselves by using extracts from their own journals. The book provides a unique picture of the development of Methodism in the area.
ISBN 1 85852 236 6
Price £4.75 from bookshops or from this website. (P &P £1.25)
TIMOTHY HACKWORTH 1786-1850, by Geoffrey E. Milburn
He was a man of ingenuous and active mind; kind and liberal in his disposition; plain and unassuming in his manner; cheerful and edifying in his conversation; of deep and fervent piety and untiring in his endeavours to promote the well-being of his fellow creatures.
Generous words. But in justice to Timothy Hackworth, we have to add that it was he who kept the wheels turning on the Stockton to Darlington Railway in the crucial early years, and that he designed some fine locomotives. though often overlooked, he certainly deserved a niche in the gallery of the great railway engineers. And he was a Methodist!
Price £4.25 (inclusive of P & P)
JOHN WESLEY TERCENTENARY, 2003
The special 2003 Tercentenary bulletin of the North East branch of the Wesley Historical Society, published in March 2003, contains personal perspectives on John Wesley from 25 people with experience of living an working in the North East. Contributors include Bishops of Durham and Newcastle, Methodist and Salvation Army leaders, academics and local historians.
Price £2.50 ( inclusive of postage and packing).
THE ORPHAN HOUSE OF JOHN WESLEY IN NEWCASTLE
An illustrated account of the building, founded in 1734 by John Wesley, and opened on March 25th of that year, which stood near Fenwicks in what is now Northumberland Street in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. A blue plaque now marks the site.
A 20-page booklet with illustrations.
Price £2.50 (inclusive of P & P)
Includes:
An early description of the Orphan House, written on May 23rd, 1744 by Richard Viney
Notes on the drawings of the Orphan House by Geoffrey Milburn
The significance of the Orphan House by Geoffrrey Milburn
The Orphan House Wesleyan Day Schools by Terry Hurst
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The Orphan House of John Wesley (see above)
The Orphan House Wesleyan Schools (separate publication)
Charles Wesley in the Rude Populus North
Charles Wesley Poet of Methodism
Brunswick Place, Newcastle, 1821-1992
Methodism in Newcastle upon Tyne 1742-2010
Newcastle Methodist Missions 1841-1973
The Story of Methodism in Sunderland £ 3.50
John Wesley’s North East Itinerary 1742-1790 £ 3.50
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