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Even the humblest must read or pray or sing, or give testimony to the goodness of God." And so we get the circuit-rider and see the evolution of the itinerancy. And then comes the "local preacher," who was simply a "class leader" who had gotten "the power." Wesley saw with a clear and steady vision that the paid preacher, the priest with the "living" was an anomaly.
He was employed one year as Pastor of Liberty Prairie circuit, but his health proved unequal to the Itinerancy, and he was compelled to resume his relation as a Local Preacher, in which position he still holds an honored place among his brethren. The next place visited was Burnett. The services were held in the residence of Mr. McDonald, and a class was formed December 14th, 1845.
Again the Itinerancy was ahead of the pioneer. Leaving the site of the future city of Berlin, I hastened to return to Waupun, but a starless night overtaking me on the way, I spent its weary hours where the village of Brandon now stands, under the branches of a friendly tree. The labors of the year were now drawing to a close.
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