The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-04

is itself one of tho offspring of the Reformauon's
storm IL is astonishing what the Reformation did
Tor tho country OF England and the world. In
the o.den time, when these monasteries and nun-
nren died as sinners, large sumo of money were ex-
Tho o'd Charlestown School was school that took
good part IN the revolution of 1885, for 1t vas IN this
school that James by chanoe Ia its charter 0rousnt
70 an end the Papal control IN that momeni0u5 nin
hour when constitutional principles were tremOlhR
wesley was sent to this school through tno infu
encP OF those who were interes ed in the euuealon
of the children OF the clergy. Mrs. Wcjey bore an
nonorod name--the name of Arns'ey Ans eY) We
are told that Yves eV grave and attentive TO MS
He was not only iu youth a boy we'll Disciplined,
but Vou fud that he recelved from his moth o
philosophy highly useful in after HE. L notce that,
on ms rst mornings long before the other scholars
the old Charter House, playing while his school
mates Law mapping Some OF them afterwards said
ToIdon fosDthis damp iospi HIS reply was:-"f
dld IL because my motuer told me-" (App!ause.l
hus in the outset OF ilo, he lard down hat grand
rule ef conduct winch 10y the blessing of God, led
to great and wise ToLuts.
1Ee find him. in tho year when he had at famed the
age OF seventeen enfering the grand old college of
Oxford, to commence an academic career. In Eng
lana, among the lower classes, who are far removed
nom kL owt dge, there vas general be ef that Mr.
Wesley an Uncultivated tanatic-a man without
culture without discipline and BRAN; but this belief
Mr. Wesley commenced his ecclesiastical career with
all the avidIty of young ambitious man, VINO ielt
that there ay before him q career of orY. He be.
came not only an excellent Lat n schoar working
in the most persey ring way tor the accomplishment
Of the great benefit which that language would give
h m but we are told that he read and spoke in the
Latin language with power that astonlshed his
ing he entered fully into the creek school, and read
with the utmost skill from the old scho astic trI
III 1t that he could discern its riches with the taste
of critic, SO as TO become acquainted with the
tongue.
We find him well posted in mathematics, and
perfect master in the art of debate. He tooG his
University
his degree of Bachelor of Arts. He made himself
master OF leading char iacteriscs in the history
OF nation; he went into nothing that dlssipaed
the mind or weakens the brain. lie stands forth as
who has done much for the extension of scho-
Iasuc power among the rising generation.
1t seems to me there are two giolies in America
tnas sIas 1s Ss ory Of
have done what this Methodist Church has done;
and the glory OF your free schools-that great
and that covers the ground OF the Republic with
the banner Of liPht and the banner OF Christian
But 1t was this classical craving of John Wesley,
with the glorious attachments OF his college career,
creek lectureship MIR. Wesley being appointed
Greek Lecturer at the age Of tWenty-three, an
unusga ~ early period for man to receive such an
say that it seems natural that this distinguished
Engllsh scholar should be saId to be filed with
1aDatlcal impulses and passions as a man incapable
of appreciating the nicer beauties OF art or the
beauties Of cultivated intelects, eher In art poetry
philosophy. IL IS obvious that Mr.. Wesley a
Weliread Bch0iar. man OF learning, disunGu shed
gentleman; and do not only lay stres on these
great features o. ms early life out notice Chris
earnest truths OF the Gospel. fIl
In The midst of VICIOUS scenes at school, he re-
evils that up degraded and deSased man OF
the y61ng men around hum. 1t was then that
sought the oompanionship OF small number of
with lew; he resolved to live irugaly- no doubL
his comparative poverty would force frugaIty upon
his diet 10 he S4aE 6fu instead IS OF Ins he reduced ed
greatest discipline with his appetites He was not
moved at thai day By the highest relig GUS motive,
an0 yet there was ever within hun the desire to do
what was right and shun that which was wrong.
But Wesley was soon unpppuar With some of the
peope He was cal ed all manner of epithe 8 by his
fell0 students while laoorng IN hs work of estab
fishing the holy religion.
letter, speaks hopefully Of his religious condition
He finds re igion TO De his steady, earnest study.
Wesley comes into the deaconship of an estab ished
church. He is the road to high religious stand.
ing. He becomes his fathers steward, and xpains
the Word OF the Gospel 10 some degree; but as vet
there does not appear to be that bright light shi ng
in his soul which was afterwards 10 illuminate the
souls Of hundreds of thousands.
He turned his attention TO those in the world-to
this New World, h'ch has always fascinated the
hearts OF al, from the days that the Purtans first
landed on Plymouth Rock
He turned his attention to these scattered ates
on this American continent. With all the ardor
noble resolve, no determined to visit these colonies
ii is difficult to what passed in the mi I'D OF Mr..
Wesley when he crossed the Atlantic to settle down
in the state of Georgia--a very difficult State to
brought his notions OF discipline, which, no doubt,
caused his failure to be satisfied with the country.
Georgia was State corrupted at this time by the
great evil OF slavery, and We cannot forget hIs
impressive words. THAT the English nation was re-
sponsibe for slavery" and also "that slavery was
the sum total of all human vlanies." After two
yeaIs' experience in the New W orld he left Ame-
rica He arrived on the shores of the Continent IN
1885, ana in 1873 he left America, speaking those
emphatic words, II shake the dust from my feet "
And yet it was this visit to America that became
o great service TO the spiritual lite of this eminent
man and servant OF God 1t was on that day, when
out on the Atlantic In the mil OF a mighty storm,
he observed men and women who, while the storm
was howmg, and the waves were dashlng the
boat-tnat great STORM 80 typical of the storm of life
he saw with ast0nishment that these plainly
dressed people were Moravlans German men and
women, who were qulet-the women Knitting wnile
awful death stared them IN the face Mr.. Wesley
with all the experience he possessed was surprised
ne said to them, How is IT that you can be thus
placid IN the MIDST of this s.orm?" and they gave
hlm that ever memorable answer, which ought TO be
engraved on the soul of every person, "Ihe Chris
tan is never afraid to die" Ii was not the vauntnq
mere worldly coUIage-it was the deep faith that
strengthened the soul in time OF terrible danger
re returned to London, and wended his WaV up
meeting house wheIe the Moravian brethren and
sisters pray; he mnRles his voice in prayer with
theu, and OF as earnestness. ali have but to think
on the stormy Atlantic. He was there a deyoted
church clergyman. Fired with zeal he resolved If
possible, 10 devote himself TO greater energv IN
the service of the Church of England -
Instead oil being eloquent in defamation, in
stead OF beng excited v intense frenzy, 1t IS our
duty to say that W esley vas q quiet preacher Der-
suaslve, with knowledge OF the wants OF h1man
ufe-uith marvellous knowledge of the Gospel
with the most intimate familiarity with the weakness
and qualifications OF men, with great 90 Wers oC
.appea ing and denuncatiOn.
Wesley emit red INTO a conversation with Whitfield
ON certain questions touching Soctrlnal matters IN
which they materially differed, ~ esey preached
the Lutheran justification by faith. Whitfield dlf.
fered on certain definitions.
1t was this great teaching of Wesley that led 30
COuVoISl0Q CnriStlanltE Wha no