Post by Charity on Jan 23, 2006 10:49:32 GMT -5
Famous Homeschoolers John and Charles Wesley
Program Audio--Listen Online at:
www.hslda.org/docs/hshb/65/hshb6506.asp
John and Charles Wesley
Volume 65, Program 6
1/23/2006
Original airdate: August 17, 1998
Many homeschoolers have experienced the difficulty of raising a large
family while trying to teach all of their children at home. Samuel and
Susanna Wesley, the parents of 19 children in 18th-century England,
were quite familiar with the struggles of many modern homeschooling
families. Mike Farris, President of Home School Legal Defense
Association, tells their story today on "Home School Heartbeat."
Michael Farris:
No account of modern church history would be complete without the
stories of John and Charles Wesley. Born to Samuel and Susanna Wesley
of Lincolnshire, England, John and Charles were the 15th and 18th of
19 children. Susanna schooled all her children at home, and she didn't
confine their learning to mere academics. Together with her husband,
an Anglican pastor, she taught her children the Bible and trained them
to serve God as well.
Susanna's child rearing was put to the test when John left home to
pursue higher learning at Oxford. Ordained a priest in the Church of
England in 1728, John began a ministry of open-air preaching.
John Wesley traveled over 250,000 miles in his lifetime, spreading the
Gospel. With a strong emphasis on good works, the Wesleys founded
clinics for the sick and orphanages and schools for the poor.
Ultimately, they were a part of the Great Awakening, which swept the
English-speaking world and saw hundreds of thousands being saved.
Mothers and fathers of large families, take heart. Among your children
there may be a John or a Charles Wesley, who, with a godly upbringing,
can dramatically impact the world for Christ.
I'm Michael Farris.
Program Audio--Listen Online at:
www.hslda.org/docs/hshb/65/hshb6506.asp
John and Charles Wesley
Volume 65, Program 6
1/23/2006
Original airdate: August 17, 1998
Many homeschoolers have experienced the difficulty of raising a large
family while trying to teach all of their children at home. Samuel and
Susanna Wesley, the parents of 19 children in 18th-century England,
were quite familiar with the struggles of many modern homeschooling
families. Mike Farris, President of Home School Legal Defense
Association, tells their story today on "Home School Heartbeat."
Michael Farris:
No account of modern church history would be complete without the
stories of John and Charles Wesley. Born to Samuel and Susanna Wesley
of Lincolnshire, England, John and Charles were the 15th and 18th of
19 children. Susanna schooled all her children at home, and she didn't
confine their learning to mere academics. Together with her husband,
an Anglican pastor, she taught her children the Bible and trained them
to serve God as well.
Susanna's child rearing was put to the test when John left home to
pursue higher learning at Oxford. Ordained a priest in the Church of
England in 1728, John began a ministry of open-air preaching.
John Wesley traveled over 250,000 miles in his lifetime, spreading the
Gospel. With a strong emphasis on good works, the Wesleys founded
clinics for the sick and orphanages and schools for the poor.
Ultimately, they were a part of the Great Awakening, which swept the
English-speaking world and saw hundreds of thousands being saved.
Mothers and fathers of large families, take heart. Among your children
there may be a John or a Charles Wesley, who, with a godly upbringing,
can dramatically impact the world for Christ.
I'm Michael Farris.