eight o'clock
`` My dear lad , it was in the days of thy great-grandfather . One afternoon John Wesley came to Hatton and was met with honor and welcome . And word was sent far and near , to squire and farmer , hedger and ditcher . And at eight o'clock the good , great man stood up in Hatton 's big barn in their midst . And he talked heavenly to them of Christ and of the love of God that was not willing that _ any _ should perish , but that _ all _ should come to repentance . Eh , my dear , he talked till men and women were weeping for joy and hope , and the big barn felt as if it was on fire . And that night John Wesley sat a long while with the Master of Hatton , and it was past midnight when they went to bed .