, 1875-10-18

/ -'t. FA! NUM- bit HttGuulnk tIG fn1tlt4krF OF q
Church. john Wosoy rnll, Nineteen wears ~ -
n tnntcrenco hcld st Leads. tllera wh7 me
tinn Hlicthrr We should separate from the Chnrt
ol E''sla,ld, and i was nnnnlnloslnly a.scoi tn
SANE .D aa o ths nat d,v inc positions remain 'sac''y Il
meant what John Wesley mcaut whcn Il
SAIL, 1i61: "Wo nelthor can he better me,
nor better ChflatihnB, than by continuing n,-,r
ot oots o. ehe Church Of Eog'and" l7i ~ dsr
E'gtaud." I7l7: "We cont naa'ly cxtofs 4
ollces q Tho 'I' c1,ose5." ffii,5' 'fHs "Das I
Che tract "il NJ. yield us on
{@Heh 'ess ' onr dnty5 10 s separate rom f Il. i
l73s. In this yrar Mr.. Wesley wrod Ills +" res
sons Against Separation" and In 1888 be saya
"Ihcse Eta io's hava novor Jet boon answered
anl n lsi!s,a sMs, shoy never v!Il ps." rbs llsv
iwosa roa,on. eeainAt our eyur separating ft1a
! tho Church Of EaEla:,d are mlno aIao."" i7S1
Whom exlerted not to loayo tho Church.
~ sol1tei what had dono. and what wouI.
tho tsms Of churcI, se1y,ao." l7yG, II sec m
clearer aud clearer none viii keep to III. ,,icss
they keer. tn tho CIlnrc1. Whoever serasaio
ie@ ,as w .hurcli separates from tito No t.ollss
os I,sn,o ~ ata. na:ssa al ovos whom bad any ~
'uhdefhtsniIng that afnot, ali tho Mc,ho ls,s,
ppy the advice Of M. -. hal lott tho CIu iii
! ,eatneetiY exl,nttea them IL return to IT.
tto' h9 !hFort"d in thc verv first rulns OF our
Soe'.ty: They lAst teave tho Cinrch, isayo ut''
rolnt Of conscIeurs.' II Jar. not ,suara,s uus
from tho Cnnssh; bclIuvo i: would DO = sIn to
40 % 50. hase teon tue +, mr. y nfcaslon frul,
lI}1 to thla sisv." 1885, II h,yo nm m1tc
shoash. Of separating from ill.,, Church t,,an |
mao fnrty years ago 17aa. "Wt,eneye. there ,s
my t'hlf'h ser 5ics. do nnt approve of any ar-
no1nt1nent tho baine hour, hoc4uIn love tho
shaTcn u E,s!at!1' aud would vas1a. not oppose
H. ~ fT,A We
Rer. r:echorn Garros-n, of lilo Muihmifst 10.
c1ety IN America. and T.! rarly shows that. IN no
'hftanee, l'ld lo anifer anything to bo ,lnuo h,
a!pose tho Church OF England, whether in tho
gl"ry, of tne people caIesl Mcti,cllsts. IL sr,to
81 all na''het u tsmptA.lnas they wit MT Bo,,-
nra'a from tho Daasc!,." 1850 In tl,ia vonr mat
."o yeaEs bofots hls DEATH lie wr.ta N3ycn IA ,rn
feas''.s ~ ssa'nst Separating from the Church.
and disctrlsno. fur abuys tuo4o ility years md
II = ltttiu too latn for lla tn turn in'o d now
patl,, now am Erny-hesded." 1871. Wesley. on
lIs Aaath-fed. haid: "Wu tl,auk Tnqe d Lord,
soF these anu all Fuv matcles. H!Gss tho Church
ahA mug. Ahl grant us truth aud Leact
through Josas Cbsiss or Lord. for over and
and nov, my tlsur 1lssl,ot. l approach ot,,er
parts of Your o,ln nuuit4siun with tramb,lng,
ention may La asawn from tte 1n9To to tha less
ih1poF!an.- | H,lall Ell 1cayor to wrlts no word,
lying Raouir WISH to blot roa declare ti,a. X
= asafrte that whom sta lirrt l:riscJpaI Isl,op
OF tne l'n'tol statss) visit sd Eng. aud fov m
cssasi9nt he cai!eI ou tho Bishop OF London,
: "a ad' sed LIN TO atply to Wesley. Viii you
sll!o'y furnish tue es'dence2 I lopo ynn
nat. None will rc}o!ce mora tian orrsciyos
hat tho Bishop Of London regarded Wesley ar a
ashon. There ~ no estlenco u anv 4,,cl, Ap.
'Heas!on to tla U'ahup Of London tu the letters
y y diaries Of eitl4sr Bs'aors scasnsy or White,
Fho Ttro thu priests !lrst soaking conyecratt,n
3 from A'norica- There iH no eS,d snce uf tl,. |
ort ., lu my rapera OF tho BtsIloa OF London.
emotost alluslon to It, in Dir. WcsIc,s juu5naI, |
'nteh was ever u snltIno as to nlE Conversations
yen Al tais must have D.ou belwasn Nhso mud |
'es!ey. Ts1ers IL M allns'on to Il by C.ke ami
'aoary nor ~ anv contemnola-y work OF that
ecu in1poseI upon IN this regard, nv dear
!sbop. Lntl soEno proof is presented Wo shall
y clmPctisd 10 dis $3.50 wAh this AZ pto1f in |
"a thas Wssley was e9or male Bishop.
o. ~. alno M ~llt ,ourht to bn nat .altnoat =" but
II he fWcsl@yl received such ordination
3'n tho ha,nls ef Erasmus, the Greek Ds;,on
Crete Viii yon fasnish the e;iaercs In Tia
~ 40 you lind anv such net as performed
ti, tno tooutus " the Greek Church. aver oarsfnl
lnls inattort u y7u lind auy contemporary
caFd of it in any Methodist book or joulual3
You not fhtnk!t surprising (if lruol tEH John
c8ieF' "ho .niuntely recorded che tins m Il cir.
nstAntes OF hls ordination to tho de.consto aud
.est!lvot. newer sysn alnIsd 60 40 lmno:tnnt
osant "a that which nla,in hin q Uiyhop II, lila
laIca OF t3ud, and, aa you sav, wen VIC aiuy
10 Rrea: ltrer of tbs hstovi; C1ur:h aud 4
htorIo 'n!uHtry. "a deep student OF Church
at2Fy "knoAing !cverv line on wlioh thus
1tlo OF Tue ages Aad boen fought" ".nx,ous
Protect hlmso's ugainss my charge Of being
seFtcr~nP or strange g0ib, OF departing from, !
9 order and unity OF tho historic Church, and
~ ,at .,h he too1 no stoau in this d.sec-
u,o ~ w hs had h'mself boen osdl'ned {
u nut enrpass!ngly Strange, nIon Charlos :
fsley, c1nnicntlnS on tl.a brnt.,ora coutllct IN
't'h6 ai'aTt ellers o:c.. ratnlH 1t out al I'm.
csss:sy, o. Bishop 5uaburf's ordination was
'e2nIzed by the Church Of England, and ho
- really to urdaln amy Methodist preacher, aod f.
easeF INTO hSmpa;hot:e cu.opelation with
~! Is u not strange that Joha Wesley Ji,i =
!, ttcn dac!are to Its brother that ho hiuaelf i
y eee'. ronsecratod M Bishop by Erasmus, and
f hs,tho!iata huwt Onty sect OF r,osby-
!ans. Would Johu Wesley haye failed. ii :
hl'i his power: 10 haso tod his loving brother !
It he wasa Dlnhop in tho Church Of God. a
.!a 10 by Etasnaus Ut Crslc /?
Y Dir. Wceley were con ,ocfAtot by A 1rec,t g
SHOP, IL II not singular tLa; tho Greeks, who -
Fo 80 cStelui in ieeelying the a.lyancuy OF tho i
Rneei Church. and wished to 10 su.o that its -
liaeAgo ts clear. shonld not recogoixe a
lF own act in tho oase OF WeaItyi W,thout -
es!dvnco W4Atever muat va believe 4. be- =
nnAlAtrnt.
'h-H Wealoy sent out d.. Coke dil he claim
:, !. hs waH bl4ho'. and had received power =, y
.! Efisnlus. Or any Dlshop. To do : Dis6op's :,
y No. He plaAtlaa neeeasity. not authority -
power. WesloY gayo Hs, Coke, iu sending q
10 Anaslca. tho following le,tera, in whicn 70 y
,sS'os ~ amse's not 1|shop, but rsesbysor q y
''a Church of Euslanl; N
al ol whom shsss presents shaII coma, John
lt}I A1t0 fGllJH OF LlDrDlu In |