New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-29

worthy OF being mentioned with the nightiest-
even with that mighty will already preparing, at
the close OF Wesleys life 20 show itself la France
in the yourg officer from Corsica.
" IL cost him little 70 say that least and hardest
on words,-t countersign 10 the gate OF virtue
NO He could readily resis. the entreaties OF
father and brother. he was proof against the irri.
tsuons OF the Preside, and sWerved not q jot from
bis course 70 propitiste the peculiar companion,
who, II wss moro than whispered, enabled him 20
sympathize with Job the patriarch, and Socrates
The sage. He carried out his plans without regard
10 opposition on the part Of others or 10 the ssccs
OF bis own time or ease. As an instance OF di.po-
stiou, be oooly ascertained, by experiment. nov
much sleep would do for him, and the result h,
came the rule OF his subsequent life. Not feE
OF our readers, doubtless, from remembrance Of
many vain attempts to form the habit Of early ris
iIg will be. ready to say that the man who could
DO this need not fear difficulty In any quarter
"Wesley's sharp mind and determined will re-
mind us often Of old Wicklife, although that father
Of the Reformation distanced him far az an indie
pendent Protestant and Scripturaist Wesley was
a rigid dscplinarisn, and came near being sad
Journalist That be was tyranncal, we see no proof
His great power came to him from the necessity OF
bis position. We cannot say that the sectarlan
scepire was as dissgreeabe 10 him as Il would
have been 70 many Of bis cOtemPornes, although
We can name none who would have borne 1t with
greater mildness and selfdenisl Benevolent. just
persevering, courageous, ihdomrsoie, ne s1snas'
beyond question. first in achievement among the
Christian men OF his country.
"Such was the man. From the man came the
method 1t was part and parcel Of hlmset,-the
method OF doctrine and of discipline The doctrine
came from his clear head and religious experience,
in connection with his study OF the Bible IN ITSELF
and its interpreters. His creed pointed TO imme-
date effect The Christian life, according TO him,
begins at once IN repentance and faith Thus tue
.fTaf ha rOsnn n
men exhorted to lay hold of acceptance at once
Thus begun the Christian life continues IN peace
.ul assurance progressively 10 perfect love. he
ieion being thus progressive and man being gifted
with ability TO advance or retreat, hence the neen
OF q system OF instruction and discipline that shall
have constant watch over the converts. Accord
inely, If the readiness with which present saliva
ton through faith was offered 70 the listening thou
ssnds sayored to much Of enthusiasm, the fear OF
their abuse of the doctrine ceased the moment the
ably adjusted mode Of discipline appeared, by
which the convert was led on, by patient steps
from his new raptures to maturer knowledge and
more sober piety.
THE force with which Wesley insisted upon
the doctrine Of free agency in opposition to Gal.
vnism-his statement, that every man can lay hold
Of salvation for himself and sfterwsrd lose his
hold by neeigence,-gave him great power 10 aP
peaIipg to men to repent aud believe, and strive 70
continue in well-doing when once upon che right
ground. The cheerful, atiectionate temper OF MS
faith the hope and love expressed in the hymns
and general devotions Of the Methodist worship,
gave the cause of which be was the leader great
popularity in an age ofheavy Journalism. De owed
much to his brother Charles, his constant helper
less resoute than himself indeed, in action, aud
sometimes weary CT innovation, but far his supe-
rior in poetical gifts To Charles We sley Chris
tendon owes a lasting monument, as one Oh ner
most gifted psamsts uniting, as he does, the great
excelences of writer OF hymns,-fervor, point
simplicity, and dignity.
Measured by the classic standards, Wesley
was by DO means a great preacher. His sermons
show little genius but great Conference, good sense,
practical knowledge and force Some OF them are
very remark able for WI rldly wisdom in connection
with Christian aim. AL Of them show the same
single purpOse,-to win men to Christ, and keep
| them there They are by universal consent,
greatly superior to White6eld's; yet they do not,
n the printed FORM exhibit sufficient power TO ena
| bic u. TO understand their singular effect The
| mower was in the man. The spirit that was In
him struck FIRE from the simplest words
| "As theologisn, he was learned, lucid, and Tor
chile, although by no means the first In this depart
ment in his denomination. The superiority o.
Fletcher, in point Of depth, is, we believe, gene
rally admitted. If-as he himself would have
| deemed il no Islander 10 call him-he were the
| Montanus Of the movement, determined and Ter
vent, like that bold Phrygsn, Fletcher was the
| Tertullian mightier with the pen anu sno "as'or
| In theological wisdom.
"As disci plinarisn, he was very strict yet he
inposed upon others fewer burdens, by Tar, than
he assumed himself A stickler for due subordina
ton, he abhoned slavery, and cried out sgalnst "
at a time when it was an heroic thing go 70 DO -
Partial to Episcopscy, he detested It's too frequent
Journalism, regarded Bishops, not as distinct order
by themselves, but simply as experimenting Pres'
| bvters and had no faith in the doctrine OF the
| Apostolic succession as held by Churchmen. Hls
method Of discipline, reaching as II DID, from the
| small bands of few persons up 70 the GENERA
! Conference was characteristic OF himself be Wa'
| nsrsgon az svstemAtic order. When, boy a
| school he ran every morning thrice round the gar
| den for exercise he showed trait that marked
| his whole life. His day was divided with pre-
| cision that is amazing He would not yield jo
from bis plans, even to keep friendship with White
| field, or TO enjoy the society oil Dc johnson h'
thus by his fieid method, accomplished vas
| amount of work. and lived ten lives In one AS hi
ruled himself So he legislsted for others. Tn
| hethodist system illustrates the man, and an &C
| ousintance with its workings is the best hey Y
| bis character Many Of its featares we must re
card as too diclstoria for our Protestant freedom
| and far from being an improvement even upon IN,
| hierarchy which il displaced. Bot under his ad
ministr alton it appears 10 have been admirably al
| iusted and balanced. We cannot bat say,-Hono
10 the man who in himself exalted so rigid {
| method with so earnest soul, and combined II
| bis policy such elements Of order and freedom
control and aspiration
| BELOIsE; Or, THE UNREvEALED SECRET Iale
| By TALvI. New.York: D. Appleton u Co. lzmc
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work of fiction from the pen which has so wei
described some Of the choicest fields OF hterar.
history cannot fail Of receiving kindly welcome
although the eminence of the author might no
,beld il from the impartisity Of criticism. In tn
present case, however, the accomplished TaiT WI
have no cause to regret her incursiOa into new
province of intellectual activity. Her work /" on
Of the most highly finished, artistic and trathl'
novels that have been issued for long time iron
the American press. 1t owes its interest to n
elsriDg violations Of probability, no fantastic al