John Wesley, M.A. -- born June 17, 1703 (Julian calendar) -- what kind of Preacher was he? Sum Totus In Illo

from Wesley article (Richard Heitzenrater online -- Duke Wesley center website): [LARGE MINUTES 1763] Rules for the preachers (or Helpers). Number eleven is often quoted: You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work; and go always, not only to those who want [i.e., need] you, but to those who want you most? ___________________ This represents Wesley's commitment to the revival, a lifelong vocation and mission that is echoed in his letter to brother Charles in the 1770s: "Your busi­ness as well as mine is to save souls. When we took priests' orders, we under­ took to make it our one business. I think every day lost which is not (mainly, at least) employed in this thing. Sum totus in illo [to this I am wholly com­mitted]."