New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-21

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so rnucb character. His opinions, however, are oil
no consequence as he fairly lays before the reader
the letters aud other original documents winch en-
able him to Judge of this remarkable wofnau' anu o'
her children several of them no less remaFkaoie-
Az we shall not again advert to MI jackson bal
only consider him as q cup in which we have re-
ceived the Juice Of the Wesleyan grape. we will
mention here his strange use OF the word superior
in ,,avs such as these This book will be read
with superior interest; Lady met him with
superior sympathy" &c.)
The children of the Epworih Rectory were, al
most without exception of more than usual dignity
and richness Of mind and character. They all were
! aspiring, and looked upon human life chiefly as
eiiording materials to fashion temple for the ser
vice of God. But, though alike in the main purpose
and tendency their ndivduaiites were kept distinct
| in the most charming freshness. noble sincerity
and mutual respect marked all their intercourse nor
were the weaker characters unduly influenced by
the stronger In proportion 10 their mutual affection
! and reverence was their sincerity and decision in
! opposing one another whenever necessary 20 that
they were friendly indeed. The same real love
which made Charles Wesley write on letter as
sailing John. Lett unanswered by John Wesley
brother" made himself the most earnest aud direct
of critics when he saw or thought he saw any need
of criticism or monition.
The children of this family shared, many of them,
the lyric vein, though only in Charles did it exhibit
itself with much beauty. 1, is very interesting 10
see the same gift taking another form in the genius
/ for Music OF his two sons The record kept by him
of the early stages of development in them is full OF
valuable suggestions, and we hope some time 10
make use OF them in another connection 1t is
pleasant to see how the sympathies OF the father
melted away the crust of habitual opinions. 1t was
far otherwise with the uncle where the glow Of
sympathy was less warm.
The life of the two brothers was full ot poeuc
beauty in its incidents and conduct The snatching
of the child, destined to purposes so important
as brand from the burning their college lie !;
Charles unwillingness 10 be made saint OF all
at once " and his subsequent yielding TO The fervor
of his brothers spirii,-John Wesley's refusal TO
bind himself to what seemed al the time good
work even for his mothers sake because the
Spirit within, if il did not positively forbid, yet did
not say {" am ready thus sacrificing the outward
10 the inward duty with clear decision rare even
in great minds,-ther voyage 10 America, inter-
course with the Moravians and lndians,-the trials
10 which their young simplicity and credulity there
subjected them but from which they were brought
out safe by obeying the voice Of Conscience-their
relations with Law, Boiler and Count Zinzcndor,-
the manner of their marriages, their relations with
one aaoher and with Whtfeld,-al are narrated
with candor and funess and all afford subjects for
much and valuable thought. AS the mind Of John
Wesley was of stronger mould and in advance OF his
brothers. difference OF opinion sometimes arose be.
tween them, and Charles, fall Of feeling protested
in way calculated to grieve even a noble friend
His conduct with regard 10 his brothers, marriage
seems to have been perfectly unjusiable and his
heart 10 have remained strangely untaught by what
he had felt and borne at the time of his own. Even
after death his preiudces acted to prevent his NOR
ta remains from resting beside those OF his brother
In all those cases where John Wesley found his
Judgment in,erered with, his affections disappoint
ed or even deeply wounded, as was certainly the
case in the breaking off his first engagement while
he felt the superior argeness and clearness OF his
own view as he did in exercising the power of
ordination and when he wrote the disappoint
neut of his wish that the body OF his brother should
he inferred in his own cemetery because 1t was not
regularly consecrated earth >; That ground is
as holy as any in England" still the heart OF John
Wesley was always right aud noble still he looked
at the motives of the friend, and could really say
and wholly feel in the spirit Of Christian love, BE
they forgiven, for they know not what they do.
This same heart Of Christian love was shown IN
the division that arose between the brothers and
Whitfield; and owing to this it was that division
OF opinion did destroy unity OF spirit design and
influence in the efforts of these good men TO make
their fellows good also The threefold cord as
they loved to call it, remained firm through life and
the world iu them one of the best fruits OF the
| RELIGIOUS spirit mutual reverence in conscientious
! difference. This rarest sight alone would have
given them claim to instruct the souls of men.
Wewish indeed that this spirit had been still bet
ter understood by them. and that in ceasing 10 be
the pupils of William Law, they had not ielt
Obliged TO denounce his mode of viewing religious
truth as poisonous mysticism 1t Is human ira-
~ that requires to react, thus violently against that
we have left behind The divine spirit teaches bet
ter shows that the child father OF the man. asd
that which we were before has prepared us TO be
what we now are.
One of the deepest thinkers of our time believes
that the exaggerated Importance which each man
and each party attaches to the aims and ways which
engage MN or H. ana lUc udpus
ton of all others are needed 10 give sufficient mpe-
,us and s,eadiness to their action He finds grand
correspondence in The laws of matter with this
view OF the laws of mind 10 illustrate and sustain
his belief Yet the soul Graves and feels herself fit
for something better wisdom that shall look upon
the myriad ways in which men seek their common
cud-the development and elevation OF their ma
tures.-with calmness as the Eternal does. For our
selves in an age where ii is still the current falacy
that he who does attach this exaggerated impor
tance TO some doctrinal way of viewing spiritual in
ini;ies. and the peculiar methods Of some sect OF
enforcing them in practice. has no religion, we see
dawning here and there light that predicts better
day day when sects and parties shall be regarded
only as schools oflhcught and life, and while man
prefers one for his own instruction. he yet believe
it is profitable FOR his brethren diferently con