Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-15
WESLEY'S ROMANCE.
iAe SWEET, SAC LOVE STORY or
THE GREAT PREACHER.

7 nj hfNEhl ' NA'N#I We
II was at tho house Of Governor Oglc.
thorpe in tho early days .r Georgia
a,ys writer in the Boston Herald
in tho evening Sophia D4uston was
there, aud tic general hal hur sing for
Them some cid love songs Of England
aud Scotland. aud snatoho, from tho
operas Of London She danced. too. and
'oci'rl, and completely overwhelmed
The pious youth with her beauty and
accomplishment,
That night, under the palmetto trees
near tho governor house, with tho darl.
sycd, handsome girl beside him. and
with her enhancing voice iu his ears.
with the cypress wine and Grimaldi's
lesUrtign hot In his blood. John Wesley
toruun aware that he loved her
Tho revelation was .H1ek 10 him,
i1r be- had boon preaching galiUary since
be was mall hoy. H1 had folt him.
,1it welded 60 tl, church. 90 BOT. great
faith aud mi si0u In life Tho strife VI
spirit throw him into fuvur
Mia ChuttIu did tho only thing that
young lady iu hor stato a mind could
do. She uur.ol him, AMI hu allowed
her tu. Im rirruustanruw was sufficient
proof % their friends that marriage was
soriain II more proof wa, needed, boo
p,,d " hHr 100 m-dgliriuw Miss Can.
u1u Ir0uslt hyr aunt 90 bear him, and
between thUm fhUy faurl.i him quito
decided On marry Sophia. lla asked hur
many tiu,- it sho would 90 could marry
bin, "uud % hu should indeed marry
hur H. went through with tho mar.
rilgu ceremony ui tho Church Of Eng.
land, Tor the bUnyIt ~ imaginary cou.
Pile. whu stood ut his bedside
After Dis recovery Wuluy's friends
same Co congratulate him uu bis engage.
mont But ever since his miraculous
rescue fflu tito IN hi, childhood ho had
boon convinced that hu had been singled
but hy his Maker Tor some special put.
rose. and now BIO was Frustrating him.
'ulf before ava earthly idol and forget.
ling his mission.
Alarmed for bis soul ho rushed TO
,ho bishop aud tho Marayian mission.
aries for advice They had tho same
hard uurolontiug convictions which tor.
moni,d Wesley, aud thoy advised him
To give up his idol and turn Co his God.
Woloy know not what Co do. llo wan.
iUrod in the forests praying aloud for
light u.s. 10 his walk before God. lie
knott under tho blooming grape vines.
and shielded by On, long. gray moss
from any living eye sought wisdom
aud comfort
That night he asked advice a second
time OF the older
"Wchayocuusidorud your cast. said
tho bishop. "Wll you abide by our do.
riI1us'
81 will abide hy your decision"
Then tho bishop said. "Wu advise
you to proceed no further IN this mat.
tel"
80 bo i;r" said Wesley, and that
was the end
Poor Sophia was hosrtbrokon. Her
relative, wrru iucuus,d aud compelled
her 10 marry q Mr. Williamson. though
'ho begged Wesley 10 intcrc,do In hur
tuhalf Even after shr was married sho
wrote 90 Wesley and cast pitiul gllncus
10 him until Ia his desperation ono day
as forbade her 10 attond holy commun.
ion. lilo explained this afternoon ON
technical grounds, but tho tide had
'urugd and the pgoplu NJ Georgia were
against him. 4 charge Of Islander was
instituted, but the Hssaillut.. knowing
hat thuy had small chance OF success.
delayed tho trial from week % week
until life IN Georgia became unbOarablu
Tie made arrangements 10 leave the col.
Iuy, But oven Ia this the Canstuus
llwartod him llo was forbidden 10
leave the province.
llu mover went ont that Sophia did
not pass aud rupas- him several times.
aun often she was known to look in
upon him when be- was at prayer Ia his
own house.
During all those trials no continued
10 conduct his parish ~ usual, although
no was - sort NJ prisoner nc large. Ate
o'clock one evening tho little flock
gathered Ia the church for prayers
Wesley led as usual Delamotto was
there with the friends who still t..
manned loyal After tho service Yves.
Icy was seen 90 return 20 his home But
ho faithful D1lamotto hud planned an
'nlpo from this slow torture. Thruu
faithful friends led tho young clerical
through tho darkness 10 tho pior. There
m Indian skill b0ru him down tho river.
A sailing vessel was In waiting. and
soon John Wesley was leaving tho land