Useful Expository Notes

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 12, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 43.

Useful Expository Notes

ONE of John Wesley's associates, named Samuel Bradburn, was much esteemed as a good preacher and an excellent man. At a time when he was in straitened circumstances, Mr. Wesley sent him a five-pound note, with the following letter: “Dear Sammy,—Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Yours affectionately, John Wesley.” The reply was prompt: “Rev. and Dear Sir,—I have often been struck with the beauty of the passage of Scripture quoted in your letter, but I must confess that I never saw such useful expository notes on it before. I am, reverend and dear sir, your obedient servant, S. Bradburn.”