, 1875-04-17

Wesley had gono 10 Oxford With nj, pu1noto Of
entering lIuly ulderH. Uak tho pefnsaioi 1nohan
. Ke1n,ts AMI D,shon Tay lor Induced nm 10
dedicate hts ltfe to llo rerslco OF aoa; =. - 10
was ordained dcacau; tsn tlotsiAd altoe"aEa Ao
uan cl1nKcn fclleY nf f.lucoli College,; and
within another fiS Hloilthe lecturer III Ireok
md moderator Of tho classes. At ~ john Nc4-
nis,se, MAS or uts COLLEGE.
Io laid 4iu,sn iur himself q strict course OF
eiudy. Mnnslays and tuesdays were devoted 10
tito t'kcok and latn ctas1ics. Wednesdays to logic
mud otll:cs, Thursdays to llobreT and Aaabic,
SATURDAYS to oratory and roclry, Sundays to dt.
vinlty, At odd hours ho studied Fre'ich, and
atn,,ecl himself with mathematics md optics.
Ills vocation sco,nod n bo tint of Eclo.ar aud
ornto1: aud 4 seemed lnt thett was also ID him
tho material for tho making Of 4 Bishop.
Dut tho vicar Of Epwufth lad sttoko Of palsy.
and at II John Wesley lott Gvlioge. nuclI ngallat
his inclination, and hecanlo his fa!llets cnrAto At
Wtooto, wr0tchcJ pltce, surrounded With bugs,
the protlo os winch wors " unpublished w'gllts,,
dull a. assos. With heads rs lmpo1viDnH AS stonce.
Thcte llo lcsnnined moro than Two ycais. ~
preached much, flo aays, " but
SAW no rnuIr OF MH 1.ADoH."
From Wroulo he rms recalled to Oxford. for
ove.y fellow Of tho college waa bound to perform
certain dntics. tthor personally Ur BY Substitute.
Wesley could tinl no substitute, and n lst psr-
furm tlieso duties lii poIBon. TfIcse co!leblAte
duties wcfe to give private oiIstrnc ION to students
hstd tl preside over tho daily ucbAtos III tho col
logo ha listo hs ,sns,ed s.s s.s, sears. w,o.
lila brother Clarlca had como 70 Oxford. Not
Iopg bofofe, whilo llo uas ut achJo', whore his
Malnte pressed hard upon his fathers
scauty mea,ls, tlio wear OF Ep1orih received
letter from uar!ett MollcsloY, wealsny tFlsh-
man anil d,sIaut kinsman, asding il hc had nok h
bou natoi ChaIlcs u no. he mould pay tor lsa
education, anil probably ADOPT him as his llcir.
Whom Charles Mcs.oy. wont 10 Oxford lts was q
l,vcly lad OF Is, who had TO inton!ion OF
Incoming saint sll l. q oaco." Mn!lo a., 1on', y
md proposed that Charles should accompany
TIM to ireland. Tho offer vas declined. for IN
tbs meantime gtcat cl,ange lad cosno osnr tho
mind OF tho yuunc man. lio aud s1lno olher
students had formed themselves mo
4 KIND o. RELIGIOUS AssociAT1oX.
Garrett thereupon adon.ea Rs hia heir
smother aiusman, Hichasl Colley CT Cowtey, who
took tho name Of Mollesioy Ho, III Inns. ns Gre
atcd Earl Ut Moru,ngtou, ahd became tho Ia her
of Tie atarlun ot Wells oy. ono of tho greutset
Of iho Bl.t.sI, Goycrnora.u .ucneral Of Iulia, and
OF tLAt Arthur Heltcslo: Mhom wc bcBt know Az
tie Duhu Of Wellington. Soutugy EritcB ::
"Ilsl Charles Wesley mnuo i different Choice
thero might have becn no 3lcthedtsts;. the
British Elurir H. India might Bslll hayo been
1usnncod from sotipGapatau. and Napolco.!l
1nlehs nt this time haYe ll,sulted and nlchatod
US from o1r own slinrcs." Had Charles Wosiny
become oil Irish landlord, tho church catholic
would doubtless have lost IT'S greatest Aymniet; !;
for ho has wlittcu n1aie good hymns anti spir-
lsuaI aougs tLan any othcF .nan; aud II ono wero
10 Hamo tue t,ree best III any language, Lo mus
Include At teant one ny Charles Nraley.
John Wns!oy, upall his return to uxtord, be-
came n mo,iGor, aud III sort tue leader. Of tho
religious balId ot students. They mot daily for
prajcr and consultation. talked With tAcit fellow
btuuohts, tauGht tle lsnorane, poiched to ptls-
oneis, aided tue poor, aul ea:l GnSo anar all his
Income beJond What lc absolutely needed. Lat
their mest strik.uE cAarActol,sttc Sas thas tlcv
hulleht to regulate their lives by strict rlle and
ulothud. Some College viii
StcnSAMED TilEn NETnoDIaTs;
the name took, aud they nevcr calad to dlsown
1t. Eut saving tho ono poiut Of cnllcavor'uS for
n holy life for themselves and ur.'us II upon
features In Common With that groat lnstitutiou
which we kuow by that nano. In all respectA
the members adhered to tho tloctrinos anu lltual
al shc Established Church. they acknowledged
tie Apostolic. tho S!ce'1e auu tle Athanaslal'
t,elos aud t6o ho1niltos; they tasted risor-
ou.ly IL Lieut. aud gave 70 tla eucharist q
rpvefc,,cs hardly less Ilan that inculcatsd by
ths Church Of Runlc. They al were, says
Wesley, :. In tho strongest scuso High Uharch-
i'll the phrase of our day;
Iut john Wesley at ~, eud indeed tor all bis
life, was fk4 1ioul Al Asceetc. ua vas enlncntly
handsome, vo!l-brcd, and Of genial inauneie.
Amuug his ncQuaiusauces was hlrs. pcn1nrres, o
widow Of 20, belonging to ono Of tho noplcsi
her maiden uanls OF Mary Granville. Gho had q
biBtcr whose pet naI11o ras 6olit.a. Wesley cor
responded with thess lndi6,. In accorlaLct
with common custom OF tho t'mo they ~
Charles was Ataspcs. tho widow wal Arpasia
Cyrus had Eont one Of his sernous to As,
pasn. hho 1cturua it with expressions oi
gratitude tor the "cloyant entertainment al.
had 1ereiycd, not only from tho sermo1, bu
from 1.-The cooyornat'on Which you aud your
COON meet again. Selma nauA in postscript
that Aspas,h IL about to visit BaIh. and IL Cyrus
desired 10 wait upon Lor he Lad bcttor vtto and
ascertain her movements. The correspondence
went OH swim,n!ng!y. aud certainty assumed
NA1nEn AatA1oRY FORM.
CyrCs writes; ''0h that onr friendship (a[nce
you glyo mo leave to uAs 80 dear 4 world may bc
built upon tlrm foundation II 1t bo faul
to have too harmonious q soul, too exquisite ,
scuse Of elegant, generous transport, tAou In
in SELMA aud Aspasla. II not. I taucy ono mA,
atr,osest reason. uulers it bo their eutcE.aInsu;
80 favorable m oEinion Of their most ob!ig6t
taalt to dcs|so 10 recommend myset 4
lhoHo who 50 strongly roeommcod 'ystue t
meg Tell ,no, Aapas.a. lell me, 6efina, II 1
ba q fault that my heart bnrus wislia tne whom
reflect urop tho tnnuy MARKS OF Te4htt you havf
n.ready slowl1." Aspas!a lnqulcos whethef IL 1:
proper for her to attend Sunday egeulny con
cntf. C!rns doca no. think tnat any "cttcum
stance ii life sls4il ever glrs tho oueny al nd
rantago ovcr Aspasia." Cy1us lina been chargot
with being lou strict in naatteEs Of rolgiolt, ant
wishes Aspasia to give him lsr opinion aud sd
vice. uer reply Is fairly gushing: "llo in.
putatlon thrown upon you ID q muat o1traordi
tarY onc. Oh, Cyrus. lon noble defeuya yol
mako, nnd how you arc adorncd With tho bosut,
Of holiness r. ...
Nothing came OF tlla lo.o passage, u II reAll
were ono. Wesley appears nbuut this time 4
have come to tue opinion thas /! Was botaer tha
ciergymen should not marry. Indeed, that ma
nlwaya Lia speculative opinion; though In hi
own cane, as wo shall ete. ho tnsoe tmds made
exception, and tltrehy
CANE To GREAT 0nIEP.
Mnry Granville renla!no1 wlluH for lnzc
years, ant tAeG ulrEted Patrick Delauy, I'll lrisl
Dcah. who had becotno rich by having marslsd
wealthy wtdoW. Long after t1i!s 6tlo published
couple OF qutobioGtnplilcai volumes.
Good old Sam!;c! Wesley died in 17J5, his pal
sIed haul having jukt writtcu tic last pages o
Ats "uieaer:atiuhcs In Libruul Johi." Ills Wild
ON and daughters ucro LETT teatitnte, and appll
catIon WAS u,3ds iu teiinlf Of john Wesley tu
t1n vnt,Abt 1lv1ur of E1uorfh tcGfh MS Il