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Lospox, Feb, II, 1909,
Taking the order suggested by numbers
the Wesleyan Mcthodists present number
next In the line OF religious denominations II
England TO the Established Church. Duriua
the last Two years, this useful and enereetI,
body Of Christian people have not kept NJ
their former ratio of increase; indeed. there 1.
complaint amongst them that, takins tAe
additions TO the population into account
they arc little more than stationary: But
they still raise enormous sums of money 70,
eyapgelIzIng the heathcn, and for iu}tsiue int
the degraded masses Of our land some scuss
Of the things which pertain to the HIGHER life
Moved by zeal which awnkens the aami,atlor
OF every candid observer, they send ont f1v.
Ing skirmishers into collIery districts and fnfo
! distant valleys. where. but tor their ,nterren,
tion, nothing better than the brutIsb M n,
| the senses would be known. On tl,e maintain
tops, in the aepths of the mine. by The sea.
shore. in The little stracr1hc v,,,or, IN ,xhIcb
none Int fishermen i've tho 1Vcs1evsn T.th.
odIsts are to he foupd. scekfnr tn convev =,
men what tbcy believe To be a messare of IN.
calculable value, IN subtract thcm f1om m, NJ
Enelish Society won,d he IN tata a n. - -, =,
7nfnrncc IN the work ~ ,,r,,t-at,es ,r,.,.
rnnch said IN Ill s,ncaritv and ,r,t1, ~.
there m ,ther 81 a. ts,nan.s .st,s, a.,a ~"
a,rae ~ n,ra a., ,r,,,.rt;a1 s,.s.at, ~ ae
ror+,as =, F,n1on5 t,,,st 49, 49,. " '~'oo'
MT. :. -. A. - ,,1,,n1, 49, ssss.,.. -.
9,,, o,,a -seoorot t., .tsnta..,as1 ~ 'e"n-
hacon,,p,, r,,,ttors - $500, ,a"'..s ~
W. havs R,h,ico, d,n,,anas;a. 10y aa'aIs y.
vor,ors t,n;,s Ir.,tta. &, '.a s..a,s 49,. ss -
hu, hvou0ht within ,,,a rsoan a ~, .,,a -,
in tbelr own ton-,,e-.n5 NM In n farm suti1c,ent. @
IL cheap to he widely available. ;. ana IN these
The Information Is conyeyed Of The history Of
the scr1ptural writings: and statements ore
given in relation to the bearings Of science
upon the beliefs seemingly held hr tbe au.
thors Of the Pentateuch, which are causing
people to remodel and readiust the systems of
their truth, to which II may be, SOME had ad.
heled from tradition rather than from indc-
pendent inquiry. With all this, Is GOOD
deal no doubt, of hasty and unnbf1o-
sophical speculation. The mora In
cumbent therefore is II upon the lead.
ers of the different religious denominations
TO he versed in the facts and the tone by
which they can contribute usciully 10 the
prevalent discussions. 1t is here that the
great denomination of Wesleyau Methodlsts
lalls short. Speaking rs a 1iternry man s,nd
from tho outside. shou1d sav M y 1,,rc not.
ter Of fact, that The Weslcyans haze no ltcra-
ture whatever In the proper sense Of the word.
OF course ther have maoaz,nes recor1Ino 4ba
PROGRESS md movements Of their sac, ,oa
newspapers which defend thcfr o,rt,cni., IN.
tcrests :*tut thev have nn,t,;nv Witch l.
known amonrst scholars no,h;,r wn,.h
contributes motrr,o,,v to 4bs .o1,.;ar ~
anr of The nroh1ems of +ha aar pnwoak ~.
,orcrnn,ent rroD ,rb,,,, ~ ,.,.- ~
c,ndcd tha,r to,o ~ Sa,,as
IN snhercs ,hora hr+ ,..t1. ,..,,-
Ia ~ ha nnna ona ~ .ass -
the denomination tx. tnrne, su.,nst e,..s
reform In our institutions ,rb,c1, 1ro,,d tond
10 popularfze them. IF this IA mt rerat,,oa
they win be lett behind. Already n 1o,af
preacher encounters fashions which VI. limit.
cd information obl.ees him to eEado. and thia
will be Increasingly the cave. In vonnycr
men, the students as they get on In their eo,-
lesiate course tnnd Just now some of them are
doing remarkably we'll in their connection
with the London University become d,ssatis-
fed with the ltiuerant system. They begin
To read their sermons and 10 look into other
books thnn the lives of the Weelcys. Il do