, 1875-04-17

ONE HUNDRED DroDEc1sto VOLUMES.
Tho four volumes Of sormons and the Notoa
On tho Nav Tcstamout" arc pn!Elahent additions
to theological itoraturc. and arc 10 this d"y
ie1t.books III lilo MetAodist Church.
From tho ycty ontset WDsloYs publications
vcro eot,rco Of dome profit, and III conrae u
time became source o. reas nno
having a doniro 10 lnrnis!, moor people nitll
ohcApor, shorter, and rlatbcr looks thnn any
had scen, nroto many small tfacts generally
rnnny ar,eeo ana aselMesa' ae'oaa. .,uhi ,a'GG,t
f,f and by this mctns it,aNnrca bccAn'o f.c!':
Dut never doslrod Ct cudeavorrd aftor It, And
now tIat It 10 ccms upon Inn unawhfus,
aS lay m up nothing III sssaif' .. aI ato esno. '" ep
leaving my books behind nlc whehovcr God calls
mo lcueo but III tvciy utlcr Iestcct my own
llands will 30 my executors" TlrtS,-aovat,,
silver. desire Il not. will taao caio God be-
Ing my bc1ptr} That mono Of tho aco"rsod thing
Ba1I DO found Il. nv tonta when tho LORD ca'.ntu
mo honcc. Hear 20 ibis, ~ you "ho pave s. dis-
hind mo II lcnyo behind mo lon pounds hbovo
my dobtB and my b,ul.. OF what may happen to
Id duo On account of thom, YOU anu all mankidu
Lear wltuesB agalnnt MO, that llso1 hna dlea
THIEF AND noDnEn."
Wesley kopt this p!cdao ID tn tno spirit, and A. A.
fellowship At O1ford his Income Mas Aau; ho
lived ou E28, and Bayo AMY "a. Tho nost year
no received IGo he livol Of, -c2a. and eavc
nwnv I32. Tho tiliid ycnr he rocclvcd .EJ0 Rod
thn fon9tI Eil0 ho sill 1yod IN Eyy. and gave
The reel away Altor hia societies wcro fairly
eetnblIrhod liza Balary was IaU, aud sometimes
LIS travelling expenses. ln coulae Of tino hia
81. TOO yoar. In to thu last year Of hia lifo
l,o Eept an accuraic account ot hts receipts Anl
.llgb 1ruo uc1ts. Thc last Of thcso acoonut-booka
clones with these Mottts, written by q hand
tromulous viii, nso: For urward of ID (prok,-
nhlv II ehould bo G3, yeals hayo lopt 1ny ac-
coiiuta e1actiy, viii nus nltun1pt 1t a,iy longer,
b,aug satisfied with luo cuuliuuai oonvlction that
/ save iii cau aud give a,l l cau-shal III,
.1L1 uAyE.n
r, ,7a4 la eavo otTny f61J ieaerv,or CT 1oa. Tor
~ - 1'os os ~ W s7s; Ia 1ayr rs.a N 17S4 Tsat
in i iA5 E8bi in 1851, e0Gl !: In lTYS, E7Jy; IN
173I tIu LII yosr hut twp OF h.s life, 4Y22. Iii
nii Hip eBt mated tuat o rave away between E3o,-
mi ara E4uODl, au AalQGpt about ontal to half
1nii,,on OF tluIo,s In our cav, Ny Ills Inst mil,
nm ID In bfs b7tb yeur, wha,yyo, cq{nB should bo
iOlul In Ills bureau u pocGetu wole to 10
uIy,cod potU acu ELK po,sohf; II could not hayo
fow stliIipae; and six pour men WOO 10 havc
twnnty slliilt,eu each for n,ry.us his body 10
the crave, lis gowne, caEsvrAs, eaal,na, mud
bands vcro left Tor tho 4so ot tie clergymeu Of
tho Civ lkotd CbapeI; another clorgytllan was
to nayS Ills pv!iazo, Ills tcwolry ooilslstod OF a
Watch. ruld Fowl. aud four Ellsor teaspoons. lls
cl,oiBo ailt huracs wcro to DO sold, aud tho pro-
ceels glveu to koyelal members OF Ills Bocioty.
L,s books. Iega:,cs amounting III all 10 E1i0
woro 10 I'd paid to h,s s:atcr aud teu other per
eous. HIS BOOKS aud the ouos bnslueBs {nub)oct
to rsnt charge OF ESQ year to tho w,ttuu aud
children Of Chalas Wcslny> wclc left TO tho
MGthodst Conference, in trust for cnrtytug Oil
tho work Of God Dy Mlncrant plcachais." Yilc
amuunt Of this boqucBt can on|y be estimated.
Fllteen ydsrs heiurc, tim stock Of bopls OH
haud was iuren:oried, aboyo dobts dua to print
ora aud b,udots ut about Ll0,6Uu. Al Lis ioath
It wns robubfy not less. lhc book huslness
wnB yicitlnlg net profit OK about El.009 Il Ychr,
equivalent TO capital Of LerhnrB G2p.ouo. II
this he added to the $50 TOO or I4O,t already
given III psrauual bouefacLlons, the whulo
e1prezaed IL lilo values Of our day, than
rnnrErQuAnrEne OF MILLION or po11A,1s,
Wesley waa tathes below tho middle stas,,rc,
turcs, In Ills dress 10 nns ALWAYS extremely
nca. His manuots vero tllose of an Accom-.
plisbod gentleman aud scho1nr. Thcso ate fur
nortra,,s OF, Lin OF undouDtcd autlcu,ic,ty,
lilo list taken at tho auo OF 10 rotrsect1,s eit,
Observation-Disclosures m4n' with long. dark lonta
ii1ow,nu to Tic shoulders, Uno would hardly
ruoss Lis aco al moro than 90, The eocoutf. at
lust cur1innlur, bears a siusuiar lIkcuess to tho
toltraits Of M,l3uu. but baa pa.uc md wosrtpi
foox, Tho lUpa lair ia still oak but In d few
yours Il turucd 10 white. Until Enst middle nyc
hs health was rather delicate, and mcutloh as
IAl A1A1So AAN1 VI oGA4OuH A4AAChp. <klk1A liz
had paesol 10 ho appeared to have sAkal = tlnw
lease Of sfc, and bccatno more robust tlnn over
before. Tie portrait at tho ago Of %, takcn by
1somtey, ONO 0f tue bust palnlefn OF tlo day,
TUE BrANpAnp LakEnEss,
The bnir, still lung auu abundant, is
vhite, but tho fare is ful tls fore
lend unwrinklel, tic complexion fais ara
ticl.catoy coloIod. Tic form, ~ lar AZ can he
Judged IL tho furrcl pcsec, ,s ,atucr ful. Quo
would st1rposo tns piututo to represent yiGur-
hayo been skctcLod three years lator, wAllo Yes-
10y uas r,eacnlng. Tho figure Ia bow Cd, tDo
faeo e1naciated, anl bearing tho marks Of ex-
For nisny ycsts Wesloy uss In tho babjt Of
noting in bis journal Or jelters tie condition Of
his health. III 17B3 10 urutu: II hnTo this laY
lived loutecoro yeasa hud, Gy tie mercy Of God,
mine cycB MO i.ot waxcd dim. aud wi,nt itlje
strength OF lody or mind Ind thirty Years
eluces lust Tho aa,no i have now" iu i7SI Lo
wroto, s.Whou was yuuuc Ind WoaL oycs.
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