Since all trace their ordinations to an Anglican priest, John Wesley, it is generally considered that their bishops do not share in apostolic succession, though United Methodists still affirm that their bishops share in the historic episcopate.

* 1738 – John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement ; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.

Although Wesley and the majority of his followers were decidedly Arminian in their theological outlook, George Whitefield, Howell Harris, and Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon were notable for being Calvinistic Methodists, and the Presbyterian Church of Wales originated from the preaching of Harris and Whitfield.

Wesley ’ s abhorrence of alcohol use was taken up by American Methodists, many of whom were active and prominent leaders within the movement.

* Heitzenrater, Richard P. ( 1994 ) Wesley and the People Called Methodists, Nashville: Abingdon Press, ISBN 0-687-01682-7

Though John Wesley originally wanted the Methodists to stay within the Church of England, the American Revolution decisively separated the Methodists in the American colonies from the life and sacraments of the Anglican Church.

John Wesley recognized none as Methodists who did not recognize the named Standards of Doctrine.

When the Methodists in America were separated from the Church of England, John Wesley himself provided a revised version of The Book of Common Prayer called the Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America.

The first Methodist clergy were ordained by John Wesley, a minister in the Church of England, because of the crisis caused by the American Revolution which isolated the Methodists in the States from the Church of England and its sacraments.

* May 24 – John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement ; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day.

Earlier, John Wesley, founder of the Methodists, adapted the Thirty-Nine Articles for use by American Methodists in the 18th century.

In the 1730s, Methodists John Wesley and George Whitefield preached to thousands here.

* The 1730s Evangelical Revival in England, led by Methodists John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley, which brought Wesley's distinct take on the Eastern Orthodox concept of Theosis and the teachings of German Pietism to England and eventually to the United States.

The Methodists of the 19th century continued the interest in Christian holiness that had been started by their founder, John Wesley.

In the opinion of non-Mormon author Wesley Walters, apologists for the Mormon position treat Smith's reference to the " whole district of country " as if they referred to " some kind of statewide revival, without notice of the fact that he is talking about a revival that commenced with the Methodists ' in the place where we lived ' and then became general among all the sects in that region of country.

An Evangelical revival was seen in the Church of England with men such as George Whitefield, John Wesley ( later to found the Methodists ), Charles Wesley, Griffith Jones, Howell Harris, Daniel Rowland, William Cowper, John Newton, Thomas Scott, and Charles Simeon.

, the majority of Methodists remain committed to Arminian theology, and Arminianism itself has become one of the dominant theological systems in the United States, thanks in large part to the influence of John and Charles Wesley.

To Roberts, many of the Methodists in his Genesee Conference, especially those in Conference administration ( i. e. bishops and other clergy ), were overly concerned with social prestige than with old-time Methodist standards that aim for " growth in holiness ," as John Wesley himself said it.

During this period of time, many small churches developed through revivals and the emphasis of sanctification ( taught by John Wesley, but not emphasized by many Methodists ).

John Wesley, the founder of the movement, was not prepared to allow unordained preachers to administer the sacraments: " We believe it would not be right for us to administer either Baptism or the Lord's Supper unless we had a commission so to do from those Bishops whom we apprehend to be in a succession from the Apostles.

Wesley and Barczak feel the Game Boy Color was " little more than an incremental improvement " over the original Game Boy, and that real change would not arrive until release of the Game Boy Advance.

After spending an entire day writing a song, he would make several demo tapes at a time and send them to Wesley Rose, who would try to find the musical acts to record them.

Wesley Rose, at this time acting as Orbison's agent, moved him from Monument Records to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ), for a million dollars and the understanding that Orbison would expand into television and films as Elvis Presley had done.

Between Thomas and Gaiman, the character's existence was revealed to be a sham created by two nightmares who had escaped to a pocket of the Dreaming, who would later attempt this again on Sanderson Hawkins, sidekick to Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman ( who himself made several appearances in the Gaiman series ).

Doctors at Oklahoma City's Wesley Presbyterian Hospital told him that they could not rebuild his elbow so that he would regain movement ; his arm would remain permanently in whatever position they placed it in.

According to a 1997 Sports Illustrated article, the agents, John Lounsbury and Wesley Spears of Connecticut, had hoped that Camby would hire them to represent him when he became a professional.

Dionne stated to Wesley Hyatt in his The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits that she was not fond of " Heartbreaker " but recorded the tune because she trusted The Bee Gees ' judgment that it would be a hit.

The 1950s roster now included Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters, Jackie Gleason, Jane Froman, Wesley Tuttle, Ray Anthony, Andy Griffith, Shirley Bassey, Merle Travis, The Kingston Trio ( who in 1960 would account for 20 % of all record sales for Capitol ), Dean Martin, The Four Freshmen, Al Martino, Dinah Shore and Nancy Wilson ( actually signed in 1960 to Capitol ).

When actor Tony Head found out that Mutant Enemy were looking for an actor to play Wesley, Head contacted Denisof, an old friend from England, to ask whether he would be interested in the role.

" Denisof talked with Whedon about what storylines would have been in place had the television series received another season ; Wesley would not have died, and he and Illyria would have featured in an arc in which the transformation of Illyria to Fred would have been extended over many episodes and taken to a " much deeper, darker place " than it briefly was in the late fifth season episode, " The Girl in Question ".

Denisof continues, " They would have progressed the relationship between Wesley and Illyria in such a way it would conflict with his own feelings for Fred, in a much more profound way.

Wesley, startled, since he had not told anyone of his interest in Swedenborg, replied that he was going on a journey for six months and would contact Swedenborg on his return.

1991 would also see a starring role in the Mario Van Peebles-directed New Jack City, an urban gangster film with Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Vanessa L. Williams, and Chris Rock ; the film was a commercial success.

For instance, Wesley Dodd's prophetic dreams warning him of crimes and disasters are explained as an attempt by reality to fill the void left by Dream's absence from his realm during most of the 20th century, while the Kirby version of the Sandman is the result of two nightmares trying to manipulate a human being into fulfilling that same role in the hopes that they would be able to control the new incarnation of Dream.

In four constituencies where no party would oppose the Unionist MP a man called Wesley Robert Williamson changed his name by deed poll to " Peter Barry " ( the name of the Irish Foreign Minister ) and stood on the label " For the Anglo-Irish Agreement " but did not campaign.

He endorsed General Wesley Clark ( D-Arkansas ) in the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries, but had U. S. Senator John Kerry ( D-Massachusetts ), the eventual nominee, actually defeated incumbent U. S. President George W. Bush ( R ) in the 2004 general election, many experts believe that Hodges would have been a leading contender for U. S. Secretary of Education.

Retired NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark endorsed Cunningham, saying that he would be " the first veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to serve in the U. S. Senate.

The phrase " agree to disagree " first appeared in print in 1770 when, at the death of George Whitefield, John Wesley wrote a memorial sermon which acknowledged, but downplayed, the two men's doctrinal differences:

Wesley was the first to put the phrase " agree to disagree " in print, but he enclosed it in quotation marks.

Inside Wesley ’ s office, Gunn, Lorne, and Wesley all agree that Angel is not acting like himself at all.

Gunn, Spike and Wesley agree to help.

However, according to Roger Olson, it is incorrect to assert that all Arminians agree with this view because, as he states: " Arminius did not believe it, neither did Wesley nor some of his nineteenth-century followers.

So Picard and Riker agree to a cunning plan: The Enterprise-D fires photon torpedoes at the Hathaway, but an instant before they hit, the Hathaway goes to warp speed ( thanks to Wesley Crusher's antimatter ).