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Brass plaque on front of wooden pulpit.
THE REV. JOHN WESLEY M.A. SOMETIME FELLOW of LINCOLN COLL. OXFORD. PREACHED HIS FIRST SERMON AD 1725. WEDNESDAY OCT 16: "I PREACHED AT SOUTHLYE. HERE IT WAS THAT I PREACHED MY FIRST SERMON. SIX & FORTY YEARS AGO. ONE MAN WAS IN MY PRESENT AUDIENCE WHO HEARD IT. MOST OF THE REST HAVE GONE TO THEIR LONG HOME" Wesley's Journal 1771. "I DECLARE ONCE MORE THAT I LIVE AND DIE A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THAT NONE WHO REGARD MY JUDGEMENT OR ADVICE WILL EVER SEPARATE FROM IT." Wesley's Magazine Dec 11th 1789. BORN . JUNE . 17 . 1703. DIED . MARCH . 2 . 1791.
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