ate ▁as ▁a ▁cl erg yman . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁younger ▁man , ▁living ▁in ▁West ▁Corn wall ▁and ▁from ▁a ▁committed ▁Method ist ▁family , ▁he ▁had ▁frequently ▁pre ached ▁with ▁other ▁local ▁pre ach ers ▁at ▁chap els ▁in ▁P enz ance ▁and ▁New lyn . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁a ▁strict ▁man ▁of ▁business ▁aside ▁from ▁his ▁active ▁service ▁to ▁Wes ley an ▁Method ism ▁[ Will iam ▁Car ne ▁has ▁frequently ▁been ▁called ▁' the ▁father ▁of ▁Corn ish ▁Method ism '], ▁desired ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁should ▁follow ▁in ▁his ▁foot steps , ▁as ▁Joseph ▁had ▁done . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁trial ▁of ▁business , ▁during ▁which ▁John ' s ▁literary ▁and ▁story - t elling ▁ab ilities ▁showed ▁themselves , ▁his ▁father ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁own ▁incl in ations . ▁His ▁first ▁literary ▁production ▁was ▁brought ▁out ▁an onym ously ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁Po ems ▁containing ▁the ▁Indian ▁and ▁Laz arus . ▁ ▁Car ne ▁resolved ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁holy ▁places , ▁and ▁accordingly ▁left ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁He ▁visited ▁Constantin ople , ▁Greece , ▁the ▁Lev ant , ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁Palest ine . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁country , ▁while ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁convent ▁of ▁St ▁C ath ar ine , ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁by ▁Bed ou ins , ▁but , ▁after ▁being ▁det ained ▁for ▁some ▁days , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁safety . ▁On