The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-01

Wesley. Nor was this all. In the above
mentioned cupboard, a large bundle
wrapped in paper and discolored by age
and dampness, was found. This also
contained manuscript poems OF Char-
| les Wesley and, what was more import
ant, the subjects of many Of the letters
were the authors diatribe against the
American colonists for the ''unholy"
war for independence which they were
then waging.
1t is of course well known that Char
les Wesley was a Tory of the most pro-
nounced and conservative type. Unlike
his brother John, VINO had written let
ters to Lord North, protesting against
the carrying on war against a brave
people" Charles could see nothing that
the colonists deserved for their rebel
lion but the awful wrath of God"
II is suTmised that this bunch Of
poems is the one which Charles Wesley
sent to the Rev. Thomas Jackson when
the latter was preparing his Life of
Wesley"
Most of these poems have never been
published although the number of
books of poems published by the broht-
ers separately or in conjunction is six
ty-three.
Prominent among these unpublished
poems is one written in 1880, and ell
titled american independence"
AS one reads il is difficult to imagine
that its metaphor and metre were com
posed by the same man who also pen
ned the immortal and exquisite lyric,
Jesus, Lover Of My Soul
The poem, which is of great length,
begins:
Where is old England's glory fed,
Which shone so bright in ages past?
Virtue with our forefathers died,
And public faith has breathed its last;
And men who falsified their trust
Have laid our houses in the dust.
"Our rulers have to rebels sued,
And given US up into their hands
Rapacious, profiigate and lewd-
Obedient to our foes commands
They serve our cause with frantic zeal,
Factors of France and tools of hell
Then comes another. written in 1888.
having for its title 1.-The Testimony of
the American Loyalists."
1t commences:
"OutcastS of men by all forsook
To whom shall we for succor look,
To whom our grief declare?
VIII high or low incline their ear,
Or with humane compassion hear
The cry of our despairE'
Still another seems to have been in
spired by the declaration of Lord Garlic
ton, that 1.-The conquest of American by
fire and sword is not to be accom-
plished.'
True is the patriotic word.
We never can by fire and sword
The fierce American subdue
If we our generals steps pursue.
Against his friends his sword he turns.
He spells and plunders them. and burns.
"Such leaders never can aspire
Rebels to quell with sword and fire.
But without fire another can accom-
pESh.-
Who truth and righteousness approves
And more than gold his country loves
"a man for this, great end designed
We now, a least, expect to find
BY providential love bestowed,
Whose object is Britannia's good
Britannia's peace his only claim
And Carleton is the patriots name"
One of the fourth volumes is espe-
cially interesting by reason of two
manuscript sermons which it contains
One was preached before the students
Of Oxford university and the other was
written while in America. The preface
of the latter is thus inscribed: Writ
ten on board We London galley. Cap
tain Judivew, between Charleston and
Boston, September, 1886"
Charles Wesley wrote many of his
sermons in short hand, using for this
purpose the old style invented by DIR.
John Byron of Manchester in 1871
Among the other relies Of the brothers
Wesley. preserved at the rooms of the
Wesleyan conference, Is John Wesleys
note book when student at Lincoln
college, oxford, which contains the
notes ne used in preparing his eXhorta-
tion 70 the Holy club. OF which he was
one Of the founders while in college.
Another is a copy Of Walters Week
~ Penny Journal" Of date of October
IS. 1735. 1t bears upon its ancient and
yellow page the following paragraph:
James OglethrOpe. esq, member Of
parliament for Haslemere in the coun-
ty Of Surrey, enbarks on board the Sim
mons, Captain Cornish, for Georgia,
this day"
Tuesday morning James OSlethroDe.
esq. set out by land for Gravesend. and
the Rev. Mr.. John Wesley. student Of
Lincoln college. oxford; the Rev. Char
les Wesley, student Of Christ church
college and the Rev. Mr. Irghram OF
Queens, in order too EMBARK for Geor-
GA"
There were sent along with these
gentlemen, as 4 benefaction OF several
worthy ladies and gentlemen. go -
the Bishop Of Mans Treaties on the
Sacrament and his lor[iships 'Princi-
pies and Duties % Christiauty.' for the
use Of English families settled in Geor-
ga"