New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-07

the United sascs-came the lofty moral purpose Of
one gifted man. who saw in the conscience Of the people
Of England a sure foundation which to build.
Greene tells that the Of John wesley extended
far beyond Methcdsm which he created touched the
Established Church. throwing out It's icy GOODNESS raising
It life and sweeping on beyond their bounds and
sinking lower depths touched and auiekened the great
body Of the nation and made possible for Pitt 10 stand
upon the OF the nation In small way
the moral power Of little John Wesley swcpt around the
OF the lie OF Wesley hold the balance OF
in faith and maxi It cafe for 10 worship God
anywhere on the earth according to the dictates OF his
ing the By his character and uberatng forces that
shall operate TO the latest generation What shall we
then OF tho moral influence Of the coming snc suffering
Jesus II sweeps through such characters with
increasing power from age TO agei Surely He will draw
all TO Him.
PARENTAL LOVE ILLUSTRATED.
Among the proudest ana happiest moments Of my life
back yonder In early manhood was when lovely little
girl into our home She grew In beauty With the
weeks and months. Well do 1 remember the first time
she went to sleep in my arms She seemed tired and
sleepy / picked her up and held her in NY arms
feared that would hurt her and break her by my awk
wardness. Yet L held her gently as could She
rolled her head over against me, and looking up into
my face quiet smile OF security ana confidence
face dropped OF TO sleep. stood there and held
her. feeling that she had perfect confidence in me- She
trusted and was happy. But moro than that her
trust made me happy. 1t would taken strong
man 10 harmed her sleeping In that confidence
While looked down quiet face it came to
with power so God wants us to Him. and doubt
that thrill Of Infinite Joy swes In us great heart
and He is clad when VIC trust Him. he Is SEEKING 70
will do all He has promised. DO not DOUBT Him lie
loves us than fathers mothers
1 remember incidental distress saw during tho
great Chicago ERE In 1871 woman fnghtened by TIE
rapid approach Of her house with little
girl eleven years old, and with little babe In her arms
OF the house she remembered her pocketeook
which she had left with her money In drawer In the
house. She she would need the money 30 she
handed babe to the little girl and ran osck into the
house sudden drove the little girl away
from the gate with the child She was crowded
along before tho fire. She took refuge In lumber
ward Soon she had TO leave Then abe ran int
coal yard she driven from tha ana 80 she
was crowded along All the time she held on 70 her niue
sister The mother out OF the mouse 700 isc 70 nu
her children The FIRE had cut of her retreat toward the
spot where had left them All that night she wandered
and nQuiring for her choren ASKING every
one she could amid the hurrying thousands who were
driven open prairie for safety All the next DAY
she mourned and searched and all the next night Ihe
little girl and and hungry ana sleepy
burned by einders, begrmed with SCOT ana ashes Yet
she held fast to tho little one policeman hnaily TOOK
them 10 his home his wife cared for the babe and
the little girl Tuesday morning. thirty six hours
after their separation Just In the front OF the centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church, saw that broken family
meet
shall never forget how little chung round the
neck OF the mother how the little girl held on 10 her
mothers Dress looked into her mothers faee while
She cried and JOY Nor shall forget how the
poor there spoechess and hugged her Dab
while the sreamed down her worn race aye ana
down my face The babe did not doubt that the mother
wanted her nestle In her bosom. U, brethren innn'
itey thai mother wanted her bae Ood wants
you. -
Boston, offered the closing prayer and the Rev. John E.
Robinson of India, read the hymn All hail the power
OF Jesuss name 7" The benedction was pronounced by
Rev. DR.. r s.. Rust, OF Ohio.