In November a riot broke out in Staffordshire England to protest against the gospel message Charles Wesley was preaching It seems Charles and his brother John were changing some longstanding church traditions and that was too much for many of the townsfolk When John Wesley heard about the riot he hurried to Staffordshire to help his brother Soon an unruly crowd surrounded the place where John was staying Courageously he met face to face with their leaders speaking with them so serenely that one by one their anger was assuaged John Wesley rsquo s gentle and quiet spirit calmed a [... more]