John Wesley
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- Explorer-scientist John Wesley Powell named the volcano in 1885.
Examples
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Many of John Wesley's teachings continue to influence modern Christian thought and practice.
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Sixty-five years later, John Wesley preached before the same society, from the same text, in West Street Chapel, Seven Dials.
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John Wesley's family background thus epitomizes the complex religious and medical interconnections that were characteristic of the Restoration period.
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In fact, Samuel Wesley had difficulty in making a complete and decisive break with the Puritan traditions that he inherited from his father, John Wesley.
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It was the Primitive Christians of the "purest ages" who inspired and encouraged the Methodist leader, John Wesley, to create a movement based on his vision of the ancient Church.
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Duty and personal salvation were principles uppermost in John Wesley's mind shortly before he undertook his Georgian mission—an extended act.
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John Wesley was a pivotal figure in the history of Christianity as the founder of Methodism.
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The legacy of John Wesley is celebrated each year in various Methodist churches across the world.
Surface Forms
Morphology
John + Wesley
This is a proper name composed of two given/family-name elements; knowing the words 'John' and 'Wesley' only indicates it is a person’s name, not that the person was an 18th-century English clergyman or the founder of Methodism. The specific biographical and historical meaning is arbitrary and not derivable from the constituents, so learners would not be able to infer the full sense from the parts alone.
Etymology
John Wesley rode across Britain on horseback, preaching to people in towns and fields and starting small, organized groups of followers. This strong image explains why he is remembered as the 'founder of Methodism'.