The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-05

HIS Reception in 81 Raars MethSaIss
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II. Ersalsg hs:, SOr. =
i There vas very large attendance in St
Panfs n E Church last evening on the
occasion Of the reception Of Dean Stanley
by the clergy and iaity Of the Methods
Episcopal Church. Among Others on ths
platform we're Bishops Simpson, Harris
Haven, Peck, AndreEs, Foster, Wiley
Merrill, Scot, and Ames, DIS Tiffany
King, scak, and Fess, Gen! G. B. Fisk
Judge Faneher, and Nessrs- A. V. Stout
John Elliot, and ". D. Wilson Harins
announced the object Of the meeting, Dr.
Tiffany invited Bishop Harris to preside.
After prayer by Dr.. Foss, the address
draHn up by the ministers and members
Of the Nethodist Episcopal Church in
America vas reAd, md lfterrrd present
ed to the Dean by the Rev. Dr.. King. Of
the Washington Square Methodist EpisOo-
pal Church.
Dean Stanley, who vas dressed in full
court costume, silk stockings, knee breeeh-
es and dress coat with the ribbon Of the
Bath on his breast. received the address
which bade him hearty welcome 70 this
country, with = low bow, and expressed
his gratitude ior the honor dooe him. He
then explained how some eight or ten
years ago the President Of the Wesleyan
Conference waited upon him and asked
thzt 4 monument might be admitted into
Westminster Abbey TO the memory Of
Charles Wesley, ''the sweet pSalmist of
our English Israel, and he had then said.
Is declared IN the address which he held
in his hand, And why not John A
monument 70 the memory otthe two E1lus-
trioUs brothers E2S accordingly erected In
the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey
close 70 = monument erecteda century be
fore to the memory ofthe poet ISASc Watts
Passing on 70 speak Of The claims which
the character md e4-eer Of John Wesley
had upon their reverence, and not theirs
only but the whole of English Christen-
dom, he admitted that In claiming him IS
founder they enioyed 4 peculiar privilege
"Among the VARIOUS ,oJmmunions," he
said, '.Ehieh have from time 70 time bro
ken-of, or At least varied from the COM
munion Of the Church Of England, the
founder Of the English Baptists Is COM
paratively unknown; the founder OF the
English COugresationalistS-I say Il with j
out shadow of disrespect-is also COM
paratively unknown; the founder OF the
English Cnitarians i comparatively OBJ
senre, and the founder of the Society Of
Friends, even George Fox, has beensu-
peseded in celebrity By William Penn, and
by other ilIustriOus Friends who have
arisen In th2t society. But it Is in no dis
respect 70 the great Society Of NethOdists,
and 70 the many eminent and neJered
persons who sit around me, that say no
one has arisen m the Methodist Society
equal to their founder, John Wesley"
Discussing further the Characteristics Of
Wesley, the Dean alluded TO his text, The
world i nv parish, and showed some Of
the advantages Of . Ret,led PaStoEate a.
compared with the itinerant preaching
Wesley so strongly advocated He next
made special mention Of the broad and
comprehensive Christianity Of the founder
of Methodism which had Tor its Obfsct the
EelfGre Of humanity thronEho whole
world. and remarked, "lt IS for this not
only, but chiefly, that delight 10 reoeife
this kindly SelCome Fon gol IS his tol-
lovers It Is for this ea1se-the kindness
and per1inSGtT Eifh.Ehlch he n4intained
this fundamental doctrine Of the Chrstial
reIigisn-that I rei6ieed 70 have his mon
umeut among those.Of The Kings and the
great lights, whether Of iiferature or
science, that aiUrn the walls Of WestInin-
iSter Abbey. think you afl for the gen
erous md unexpected sympathy with
which have been received among you in
this my 100 briefIisit 70 this great eountry,
and TO this fIulorE city. :. Fs,t5ii1