The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-23


their influence has spread from age TO
age and nation To nation, until the name
OF Wesley IS known and cherished ala over
the Christian weird. and the earth has
been girdled by the love feasts of his fol-
lowers OF Charles Wesley, the second
OF this triumvirate. il may DE said that
the lyrical power and sweetness of his
HYMNS contributed intellectually to the
great religious movement i'm the last and
present century. What Georgian has not
IcII tnc charm Of TINS lyrical TaptureE " no
has ever attended AN oid-iasnioned Georgia
camp meeting without teeling ms soul sur
within AIM, especially al hiSht as the
ouIuurst OF song worship rolled away IN
waves 81 melody through the alsies OF
the forests, OF swciled up TO heaven in
thunders OF triumphant alteration: But
the third, George Mhitcneid, possessed a
heart mat kinuIed other souls win the
fire Of las own conviction aud awakened
them TO "a higher consciousness OF religion
and duty. IL born orator, and
the most successful and wonderful preach
er that England or America ever saw.
When shut out OF the churches of London
lac preached kensIugton common
10 muitltudes that church could
hold. lie received in one week
a thousand letters from persons convisted
by his s,rmons In lady HCn'instons
chapel he Mas listened To with admIra lion
~ the most noted men of his time. The
l-idor Pitt. the terrible Cornct of horse: la
Vii Hume, the historian. Robert Mairolc.
VINO Tor 80 many years controlled me pCii-
- 81 England and the earl Of Chester
lie D the most extraordinary man of our
times. lie has the most commanding elO-
guencc 1 ever heard IL IS related of him
tGat hc preached at 81. Bartholomew
fair. and the muuntebanks. and merry An
u1ews and the acroha5s. stiit-walkers and
theatrical booths we've. deserted TO hear
~ nit.neIa preach the gospel ana muIIituues
who seemed fOrcdoomcss to NewEate and
Tyhurn were plucscd as brands from the
burning The Bethesda orphanagc founded
~ him la savannah still exists, and RS
name In tie new as IN the old world
"Is as tie precious odor shed
On consecrated Aaron's head
Who can doubt that the presence i'm
Georgia Of 1sl. 1n Sieihodists and l63.Uo
Eaptists is due 10 the impetus 90 religious
Thought impaired hy these inspired mission
aries Of Christie
The Peoples Trust.
I'VE are trustees Tor humanity, the trust
Is free government. anu the benc.iciaries
- that trust are our fellowmcn every
where For myself. 1 do not doubt that
th- American people will be- worthy Of tier
trust % is true that never IN the past cid
there meet 80 many different races IN 50
bread an arena "a IS true that mgititudes
81 thos,. vino seek cur shores to better tteir
e., uditiln have no conception of the char
artpr 80 our government. ane. therefore.
un devotion a. thc institutions ot free men,
aH1 this Is one Of our greatest dangers
bur RESPONSIBLE titles are tremendous, iut
We uust in tire future as ia the past. ste
tp +. ti'at tnt Amrr.r"u stt"i Nii.H e f.."
thr country shall dominate its institutions
and uircct ats policy ami work cut SIS des-
tug Goa ths lnv- utr iatitts Ia.-.s ''.- q az
peepl- musl remove certain malignant cN-
Cr,-~crur.s. th- growth ~ the last half ccn-
tury. which have wei nigh poisoned the
Whole loly poi.;.c-
'-Aunicipal corruption. another cyil Pc
Guitar Go our country. can only exist Icy the
lna.ier i.es a'll lack oi ruolc spirit of