Download or read book The Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, Vol. 14 (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, Vol. 14 Another main advantage included in the entire plan, is, that suitable employment is offered to every member. Varied, and of unequal power, as is the capacity of the human mind in different persons, such are the general duties connected with works of mercy and benevolence, which have gradually arisen within the pale of Methodism, that no man need stand all the day, or any part of the dayf idle. As an exercise of humility, he might enter a Sunday school, and begin a course of good works, by teaching a little child the character of his vernacular tongue. Engagements more extensive may follow; morehonourable they cannot be. Mean time, benefits of a lasting order fall out for both parties for while the ignorant are instructed, or the sick consoled, the benefactor feels himself amended. Religion without practice, like water with out motion, is apt to stagnate. This was not unknown to the founder, and the old worthies, of these societies; and therefore it is thought that, next to an unblamable life, the most conclusive proof that a man can give of the reality of his religion, is to be found attempting to communicate it to others. The natural ten deney of Methodism inclines to this activity. Up and be doing is its motto and essence. To still-born life it is constantly opposed; and it remembers that, as in the grave there will be leisure enough, now is the time for improvement and usefulness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.