New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10
PRESERVING wEsLEY'S CHAPEL.
AN APPEAL BEING MADE HERE FOR FUNDS
TO COMPLETE THE RESTORATION
OF THE HISTORIC LONDON
cANCTI,ARY
SANCTUARY.

The Rev William j. Brown. superintendent minis
ter Of Wesley's Chapel. City Road LONDON. arr'eu
In this country on Wednesday last. and Is announced
10 preach at the Madison Avenue Methodist Episco-
Tempe this evening.
Or all the sanctuares of Methodism. Wesley's
Chapel holds the fret place. 1t is sacred shrine
TO which visit is paid annually by muititudes VINO
have been brought to the knowledge OF the tu'h ny
the successors Of the great evangelist mat '.'e
pastor Of this historic chapel should now be spec'any
commissioned to come this country at this partie"-
lar time to ask for financial assistance for the pnr
pose Of renovatng and improving the veneraole
shrine and putting the graveyard and the nohu-
ments 1t contains into becoming condition. WIN
possibly necessary expenditures on wesley
house. Is of general significance. Ii Will be sur
prise. however. for the many friends OF the chapel
In this country to learn that such an appeal 10
Methodism throughout the world has become an
imperative necessity. Mr.. Brown reports that the
committee appointed to carry out the restoration OF
the chapel made. first OF all. careful examination
OF the chapel premises. 1t found thai In the
graveyard John weseys tomb and other monuments
In a dllapdated condition: that the foundations
at the northeast end OF the chapel were giving way.
and that the wall cracking and sinking; tina;
the whole of the interior fitting was OF an unsighty
and inconvenent character the ceiling being so low
to make the chapel almost unbearabe when filed
with large congregations. and. generally that the
appointments Of the chapel were unworthy OF the his
toric past, and the present needs OF representative
Methodist centre.
An appeal issued to the Methodsm OF the
world. the objects contemplated being TO put
the graveyard into a suitable state OF preservatio
and repair: the erection OF new tomb to the
memory of John Wesley; the repair and restoration
OF Wesleys house. setting II apart for the preser-
walton OF Methodist antiquities. with the necessary
accommodation for a custodian and provision FOR
rates taxes. etc: the reconstruction of the organ:
the raising OF the roof. and the restoration OF the
chapel To carry out improvements so extensive
and necessary the committee appealed for sum
o, not less than e. 900 (s35.O0D and not more than
10000 (s5OOOW III was" said Mr. Brown yester-
day. "a modest reQuest-al too modest results
proved. Twenty thousand pounds 100000 would
have been nearer the mark In fact. up TO the
present time 1880 $4,000 has been obtained.
nearly the whole OF which has been derived from
British sources The contributions from abroad
the monoliths OF French jasper. which
support the gallery. each costing 100 guineas. and
a few subscriptions OF minor amount. The ex-
pendiiude from various and unooked,or eauses'
thus leaving deficiency at the present moment OF
Even this amount has not been sufficient to
carry out In tull the original desire OF the British
ron the sa'a 9ac that John Wes"y tomb is
just 1t was. save that little paint has been
expended on !, and iron raiinss put around It,
preached. there being 10 money TO expend on any
such object The tomb was eTeSea IN nns
financial capabilities were by no means equal 10
the loyalty and arseness OF their II, Incl
of Mcthodism. the organizer OF the magnificent
movement which has touched ana thr dsys the
ST. Paul. rcpose beneath monument quite I'M
worthy Of one so illusrious as ne vas so,nr AND
Canada $4,000 to extinguish the present debt on
the Of "rd % to TOMB SrTy ns
OF the ustrous founder OF Mehodism.