I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out.

— John Wesley (28 June 1703 – 2 March 1791, English cleric [1], theologian [2], and evangelist [3], and a principal leader of a revival [4] movement within the Church of England [5] known as Methodism [6].)