Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-21

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Its mode Of working is wonderfully
suited to 3 world like this, with changing
conditions and variety in countries and
climes
Especially is iss adaptation to
frontier work, eften noted and made
the subject Of remark; work
so much the more difficult because
the flock is all scattered, and far
from any fold. To those Wild and un-
cultivated fields has Methodism SAINT its
pilgrim preachers, who went forth with
no home to allure them except the home
IN heaven; and they have gone With the
Bible and Hymn Book away out upon
the very edge Of civilization, planting
the Gospel there and gathering 10 many
a lost and wandering sheep. And be-
cause it's labors have been 80 abuudansly
blessed on the bordsTs, some are pleased
to conclude that il can be successful only
there. Frequent quotations are made
from the sayings OF the simple-hesrted,
plous pioneers, with sly insinuasions that
Meihodism Is style of religion not suf-
iiciently refined and cultivated to live 10
cities, and in cities will never succeed.
am happy 10 know that such insinu.
atoms are not Endorsed BY any branch Of
the church, aud are only made by igno-
rant or jealous persons who sometimes
show their good will by borrowing Ere
from our affairs and forgetting 10 return Il.
To such ! make no reply, but only
submit aquestion from the logic OF facts.
II these insinuations be true. how is il
that we have more literary institutions Of
a high grade than any other dsnomina-
ton Of Christians, aud more members in
the Northern cities than are found In
any other communion2
In this effort ut disparagemsnt there
was an attempt made in an Eastern
journal, not four weeks ago, to make IL
appear that we had our origin ia igno-
rance.
A Doctor of Divinity furnishes the
New York Independent, Of May &c.
dissertation, in which he arlfnlly com
mehds the zeal and marks the success OF
the Wssleys, and at the same time pub-
hshes to the world that they we're men
Of coarse speech and ungaiHlv
phrase Those were bis words.
One would think such intelligence
should be found in the oolamns Of dis
patches OF among the news items, for il
surely must be neies 10 tho world.
certainly never knew IL before.
And all At stroke the Doctor acquires
q reputation for courage, that daFes at.
tack the pious dead, or SANDER the saints
| in HEAVIER.
But no matter, he has published hls
shame TO the world, fof on the broad
page Of one Of England's most accredi.-
ed historians it has been recorded for
years, that John and Charles Wesley
were two Of the ripsst scholars In the
kingdom
Methodism Is satisfied with the Saw
iour's iudgment-rule, I've shall know them
by their traits, and IL needs TO make
no apology, aud such remarks as those
to which have referred need no refuta.
ton, Ii is only branch Of the Church
Of the Lord Jesus Christ, but though
humble as the humblest, It is aa exalted
as the best II meets upon the same
level al the branches Of The Church, and
proposes 10 live in love aud charity With
all; to journey along together in hArmo-
ny toward the same heaven; 10 Join
heart with heart in prayer for Zion 8
peace and for the salvation Of all the
ends Of the earth; TO stand shoulder to
! shoulder in pushing the car Of Referma
: ton around the world Ii extends the
hand Of fraternal greeting to every fol
|, lower Of the Lord Jesus, Of every ooan
try, kindred, cline and color, and CALI
7 every Christian man a"erothsr" in th'
!. Lord II opens wide the doors Of Cos
: pei Grace 10 the unsavcd, and cffer
( free Grace" and "froe pardon 4
all; saying, whatsoever win, let bin
q como" and take the water Of life freely.
. Il is true and loyal to the nation
cause. BY its affairs it re-aiirms It's q
a allegiance and devotion to III
81 laws, and offers lis prayers
heaven for the nations welfare
. sends its sons to the war, and leaves
Il sacrifice Of hfe-blood on every bar,
,, fought field. Itbelieves with the father
N Of the Declaration" that the God
- Liberty made "all men free and equal
= and gave them the fright TO life, Iiber'
y aud the pursuit of happiness" an
"a heneefoEth il avows the manhood Of ms
wherever found, throws down forever q
OF slavs-dEiver's whip, dismisses the Ia
in Shareholder from its communion, al
a, offers its heart and hand in spreading q
Gospel and Freedom ell over the cart
le, Such is Methodism the 10Th day
Of June, 1864, and in its spirit we come
"a lay corner stone for new house
PRAYER. And in this corner stone '
II deposit Il Is box, which contains u enc
re- tees and relics of our times.
he The house We build will be good q
sd strong, but when century or two ha
- gone by, like sill things earthly it v
'ss suffer BY decay, and day viii col
oy when the solid masonry Of the walls d
'eet soon shall be standing here win be cru
ogy hled down By q generation Of men I
now known to the world. And wh
they remove this corner stone, they '
L. learn from its contents that it '
planted in the midst Of the years OF
'ere bloodiest war the annals Of time 81
ever record. Andthey will see our "a
fall. in Jehovah, in that While our broth
,h,l were away on the field of strife and
nut ~ battle was still raging, We trusted /
''- the God of Washington would come
save US, and thatwe should be permit
to build this house for his worship ,
Al praise.
isas. Among Il e contents ofthis box, vi
an, We deposit to-day, is a Holy Bi
1t is not placed here because
pres fear, God win fail to preserve it,
aud We trust he win preserve it to
worlds last day, but because it
-S.v tSins Eternal Truth, and We "
build his house upon it, Be,
Ah@ the Bible this box contains: A II
ilngs Book, Discipline, Quarterly Review
dies Repository, Western Christian