The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-10

ley. the preacher the missionary. sne
founder of y church. Is the last man from
whose breast one would have expected
70 wrench such . secret. and yet. when
All told X presents his character ia no
light new or unfamiliar
This Is the tale when James ogle-
thorpe sailed westward to Seconaa gov
ernor or . colony peopled with conytcts
ana the fotsara and 1e.sam OF the Lon
Don warehouses;. he took John Wesley
with him as civiiixing influence wesley
WAS then young man Of brilliant parts.
Fellow OF Lincoln college. Oxford. on
three hundred pounds year; handsome.
pare and cuixctic. His brother. Charles
wesley. was the governors secretary
The ship was delayed by storms ard the
passengers were thrown upon their own
resources for entertainment. The most In
teresting person on board. so far as John
Wesley was concerned. was Miss Sophia
Canston. niece OF one OF the fortune
hunters whom ogiethorpe had induced TO
foiiow him 10 the new world. This was
not only because young women were few
on board the colonial vessel but because
this young woman was extremely atsrac-
tive. She was beautiful She was highly
educated. She sang with voice that
fascinated him And, most potent Of all.
she listened with fiattering interest TO
his preaching The two became friends
she sang Charles Wesiey's psalms with
him. and listened to all he had TO say
about experimental religion. Gov. ogle-
thorpe was well pleased with the tura
auairs we're taking and used every means
TO throw the young people together.
One Gay a terrific storm arose. The
masts were broken. Every body began to
pray. The Germans on board sang SOL
EMMY on while the waves were beating
at the ship as IL to tear IL to pieces. Then
II was that John Wesley cried out In
an agony OF doubt: Am / ready to
meet my Gody" And Sophia Canston,
standing near. looked up al this noble.
soui-sfirring evangelist and thought, IF
not he. then who OF all on board this
fated craft?" In these seasons Of doubt.
while Wesley was experiencing what his
biosraphers term his new birth. the touch
Ing bravery OF the young gil who had
made the long journey seem too short
was not without its soothing influence.
Needless TO sly that by the time Geor-
gia was reached. the boat had shipped an
extra passenger with wings and a bow
and arrow. When the settlers landed.
the usual occupations of newly arrived
colonists seemed TO have put an end to
Wesiey's loyemaking. Oglethorpe went
on to the site OF Fredrica, accompanied
by Charles Wesley and Delamotte. his
inseparable companion. The rest of the
English set about raising tents or bark
SctSktA &Spk6 TIC anu
streets OF Savannah. John Wesley went
with some of the Germans. because he
had begun the study of their language on
board the ship, and desired TO pursue that
study. Amid the noise OF the rice birds
the fort at Savannah was raised, and
Wesley built his parsonage and school
house.
chief magistrate and store-keeper, and
his niece made herself quite charming as
Wesley's pupil In French and an earnest
seeker after the exquisite pleasures of
experimental holiness.
At this time John Wesley wrote to a
friend: ~ find myself as neither de-
sired nor expccted-indulging I'm honors
and ease In abundance. Strange school
for one who hath but one business, to
exercise himself unto holiness, nudi MI
dun Christum seoul"
Sophia was the official belle OF the
place. She and John Wesley were the
most conspicuous figures In society. and
were consequently thrown together very
frequently Gov. oglethorpe looked upon
the affair as settled and SO did the people
OF the colony. Ogiethorpe wished to see
It settled. because he wished TO keep Wes-
ley al Savannah. iNtead 90 letting the
young missionary wander of. as had
been his original intention. 60 preach 20
the Indians. Wesley and Delamotte
taught school, preached and held love
feasss. and I'm the evening sung psalms.
Mr.. Delamotte taught about forty chill
'dren 70 read. write and cast accounts"
Before school In the morning, and after
school In the evening. Mr.. Wesley cate
chised the flower class" OF children and
endeayored to fix something OF his own
spirit into their minds as well as their
memories.
At night, when the candies burned and
their work was done, end the still woods
about them gave back no. echo TO their
voices. Mr. Wesley had the women and
young men meet at the church for a se-
verer catechisra Of their Bibles. The few
hours left from this teaching he spent
partly In studying German with Bishop
NItschma. teaching Greek 10 Mr.. Della
motto. helping Charles Wesley with his
sermons and reading French with Sophia
Canston. There are pretty word pictures
In these old letters OF the two young peo-
DIE sitting together under the trees In
the public park or walking together 10
the love feasts in the evening. One can
see the tall. 1.-THE figure of Wesley. priest
ROBBED. cIassic-faced. thrilled with a
first, strange human love.
But he was the very last person 10 see
himself IN the situation. lie kept him
self quite busy built a parsonage, I'm
which he lived In the stern. pieasaresess.