He formed societies , opened chapels , examined and commissioned preachers , administered aid charities , prescribed for the sick , helped to pioneer the use of electric shock for the treatment of illness , superintended schools and orphanages , received at least # NUMBER@1 for his publications , but used little of it for himself .

Personality and activities PERSON@1 travelled constantly , generally on horseback , examined and commissioned preachers , administeriet aid charities , prescriped for the sick , helped to pioneer the use of electric shock for the treatment of illness .
