The New York herald., 1876-03-22

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in us organization and in its success The world has
other trlumphs like those achieved by IL
Working TO east and west 4 began by evangeiizng
sIonary standards Of Methodism to tho Continent OF
Europe to Airca the East Indies on the oae hand
and on the other TO the West Indies 10 Canada and tho
United states, whence either hand, It's pioneers
guards have penetrated the Islands OF the
Austraasian seas and at the antipodes have joined
me links Of the chain Of Christian abors and Chris
tian charity which encirclcs the whole earth.
Mr. Wesley threw himself against the general demor-
alization OF his times, without reputation. without
money with no but the soul within him and
God above He devoted all the great energies OF his
long nie spite OF obloquy and derson, Tor what he
dcemed the highest good OF his species. Great intel
lectuay, great morally, great physically, he died in
his ministry, at the head OF compact host OF $50
inerans, thousands OF local prcacher and more than
10000 members Great Britain has erected
statue TO him In her new House of Par
lament. but he has achieved a fame in this
lie extensive than the English language and IN
the life to come reward which only eternity can
measure The great men who have founded physical
empires have left them fall the hand that
moulded and made them was withdrawn. But wesey's
empire, founded IN the souls and the hearts OF men,
widens with every year. As celebrated historian has
said:-"Of the few names whose influence will be po-
tent, Millions perhaps myrads, OF years hence,
should the globe endure long, is that OF John wes.
lcyn
wEsLEY's coADJuroRs
Time fails speak OF his coadjutors-those bold,
carly nerants whose abors and whose checrully en-
countered dangers have been surpassed by man.
Whileheld the foremost pulpit orator OF modern
times Coke, another of them, was the frst Protes-
tant bishop whose feet trod the soil OF the New
World After epIscopaly organizing the Church in
this country aud committing the trust TO Asbury;
after evangezing the West Indies and traversng Great
Britain and Ireland after originating ana systematic
on his way to bear the Gospel 10 the vast country
which had known no missionary since 81 Thomas, and
which had lately been wrested from barbarc rule by
Give. He sleeps beneath the ocean, 1ttng tomb for
whose hery zeal, like It's waves, reached to every
Shore
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO,
our circuit, created by the Baltimore Conference OF
that year and of indefinite proportions, embracing the
Caroinas, was all OF Methodism within this State BY
providential provision the itinersncy came, with It's
remarkable adaptation, TO our country just as IL was
needed The American Revolution made this country
the gathering place of the nations. No other system
could have prevented It's relap into ndelity There
was no State Church The harvest was plentiful; tho
reapers were few. At this juncture Methodsm camo
forward with machinery adapted to the work. Essen
italy missionary and propagandst it sent Its itin-
Grants into every nook and corner OF the land 1t
preached through them the Word TO thousands who
could have been reached in no other way. These
hardy men kept pace with the march OF immigration,
II ahead oit They raised the church spre where
the smoke Of the wigwam had hardly disappeared.
Their zeal rising TO religious chvalry their devotion
TO thor work their disregard of ease rendered them
the selfsacricing laborious and practically
ccssu body OF men IN the annals of the world To the
Church militant they have been what the Tenth Legion
was 10 Cesar what the Old Guard was to Napolcon-a
solid lance head of iron tempered in tho fire OF battle
rather like the famous Persian corps, known the
sImmortasn in which one no sooner fell than an
other took his place The itinerants forded creeks,
rivers, slept in forests fearless Of red man or
savage beast
Unconquered lords of pleasure and Of pain,
No dangers fright them and no labors tire
Beneath the dome Of world-known building in
London lie the bones of the architect whose genius
formed the ednce. To kings and lords ana heroes
either hand rise monuments carved with euogies. On
the unadorncd slab over resting place the arch-
tect are inscribed these worlds
: DO YOU seek his monument look above you. {
But long the towers OF ST. Paus have crumbled
TO their primal dust, the answer to him who socks
Wasla vi Won
and behold IT." HIS monument in North Carolina Is
this that when century ago one circuit, just organ
ized the possibility day than 100 circuits,
than 200 itinerants, than 800 local preach
ers and nearly 80 900 COMMITMENTS arise, living
ality tell of McthodIsm. Nor is this ALL There
In North Carolina 500 Methodist Sunday schools,
with g. 900 teachers training nearly So 000 chill
dren to take our places as we pass on; within the
parsonages and 500 churches Strike out what Method
ism is and has been in North Carolina and the past
and present of the SL1te would be dark indeed.
In the wilds of Africa, In the jungles of Asia amid
spicy OF the aro island world the folds Of
missionary flag have noated, and wherever 1t has
gone there has gone with It Church's riumpha
pententia hymns. More truly than the drumbeats OF
England, the lyrics of Charles Wesley have
ENcfRcLED THE WORLD
and added TO tho glories OF earth the triumphs of
heaven. They have been more devoutly committed TO
memory and oftener repeated from the cradle 10 the
deathbed than any other poems IN the language.
Such is our Church. Pull down her pillars, shake
down her towers and the clock OF the world would go
back ten centuries.
In another hundred years n second centennial OF
Methodism WILL IN the providence OF God be held in the
city OF Raleigh. Times, manners governments may
have changed State and county lines may have
ished. city OF more than 100000 inhabitants may
replace the Raleigh Of to-day. Perchance the world
will have grown wiser and better. Another and an
abler speaker will address another and larger audi
ence But whatever be the commemoration, whatever
It's surroundings the OF the representatives OF
the Methodist Church assembled now aud here ask
him say that this occasion made the declaration
that Methodsm was on this day IN full vigor; that IL
had kept the faith unspotted, that its usefulness
undimnished that its organization was still preserved
aud that arousing itself to more active energy
and yet stronger trust for tho achievement OF those
great results for the cause of Christ which now dimlv
foreseen by u.s. that audience in 1876 will witness
But why should speak Of war in the presence Of
Agamemnong l before me three of our distin-
guished bishops whose addresses during memorial
Will every phase OF ecclesiastical work
and set forth htngly the glorious episodes OF our his
tory. They will speak you OF the founders and the
progressive steps OF Mcthodism, Of its revival annals
and the struggles and spiritual victories Of carly
backwoods pioneers.
NV task Is done To those of you who have left your
homes to visit us commissioned by tho Methodiss
and by the citizens of Raleigh bid you sincere and
hearty welcome 10 our city and TO tho hospitatcs OF
all our people.
The address OF welcome was responded to by Bishop
McTyeirc, OF Tennessee. The audience thon united in
singing Bishop Ken's doxology, and benedction
pronounced by Bishop Doggctt, Of Richmond
ADDITIONAL ExKEcIsEs
At three p. NJ. the two Methodist churches Of the
city were thronged with eager listeners to eloquent
and able sermons. The meeting reconvened mt
Metropolitan Hall to- night, when Rev. ii. N McTyeire,
Bishop OF Tennessee, delivered interesting dis
course on ''Methodism and Its Founders" Remarks
upon the samo topic also made by other gentle
mon The CITY is full OF strangers, but the open
handed and hearted hospitality OF Raleigh makes
room for all
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