Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-27
THS CENTENARY.-MR. SANDS.

The New York Spectator, copying from
English papers, says, that the day fixed for
iheceleora,jon of the centenary Of Me,ho-
dlsm in England, and wherever there is a
Wesleyan Society, except at Liverpool, is
Friday, the 25th Of Oc'obcr next. A,
Liverpool the celebration will take place
during the session ofthe Conference, which
will be some time earl er than the regular
day. Speaking Of the great meeting in
Manchester, the Spectator says:
"We have before lis all the proceedings
of this great meeting al Manchester. The
speeches were full If interest, particularly
those Of DR.. Bunting and Thomas Farmer.
The letter concluded long speech with the
following interesting sentence :-"I ap.
prove Of the whole appropriation clause -
should not like to fix the minimum of the
amount to be raised at less than f50,00O.
think we may realize 100000; and be-.
fore sit down, permi! me, Mr.. Chairman,
to put down my name for one thousand
pounds" Mr.. Adam Bealey followed and
after spirited address, remarked that as
the representative ofhls moher, he begged
also to subscribe one thousand pounds
r. Chapel, Esq. followed with the like
sum. Mr.. Jas. Hargreaves of Leeds, put
down one thousand pounds. The next
speaker was Thomas Sands, Esq, formerly
of New. York. Af:er this gentleman had
concluded very animated speech, approx.
ing The proceedings Of the meeting, the fol.
lowing colloquy took place between him
and DR.. Burning:
"Dr. Bunting.-What do you give p
"M. Sands.--What you please.
(l1car, hear.)
DR.. Bunting.-Thst answer places me
in rather difficult situtIon. Snail | say
fIOOO!"
Mr.. Sand,.-If you please -(Hear,
hear)
Mr. Sands afterwards increased it TO
one thousand guineas."
Mr.. Sands whose name is so honorably men.
toned IN the above extract, IS an English.
man, brought up in Yorkshr but for many
years Of Liverpool, where he is the senior
partner of large Mercantile house of
which there is (or lately was branch in
New. York; where also he resided some
four years or more. tle has also passed
two winters in Charleston; and 10 his / nd
remembrance OF It We were indeb;ed, ten
years ago, for the pleasure Of even more
than making his acquaintance. He was
our host during five weeks that We passed
in Liverpool. fle has with much wealth a
large family. His subscription Of thou.
sand guineas on the late occasion a, Man.
chester, and the manner dong It, reminds
US 0ia srn'iment We once head I'm pypgess.
1t was in a quarter y Conference of the
North. Liverpool circuit Of which he was a
m,nber. when mention was made of certain
local preachers who weIe put TO expense in
Z lug TO dlslant appon m mt where i! was
expected OF them sometimes TO pr'ach. !,
is our gospel no less han Tiers winch they
preach. We hive common interest in a.
and AL owe ii duty. Their duty it is to
preach Il, bui II Is ours 10 nave II preached
latls o provide fully tor the preac ing
and can Eeyer cons mt that those brethren
should do both their duty and mine while
lam equally ntcrested in the gospel as they
are, equally indebted, and equally hope to
share in lis final recompenses. .-Soush. Chr
Advocate.