The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21
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In view OF the poverty OF his father II 4
not remarkable that Samuel wesley's earl,
education was obtained at the Free School II
Dorchester. Here he continued until he was I 9
whom IN 1877 he was sent to school In London
arriving the year that the Poplsh plot Of Titu'
Oates was exposed. few years later Lord
| Russell was put to death. Samuel Wesley nd
vapced so rapidly at the Grammar School In
London, and subsequently at an academy IN
Stepney. that the master OF the latter institu
ton desired to send him directly to the univer.
si,y. and promised to support him there; but q
certain dissenting congregation. out OF re.
| tpect to his father. offered him Ea0 a
year IL he would go to tho academy OF the
Rev. Edward Veal. who bore n high reputation
| for learning and poty Here he remained two
| years. and was successful in his studies AS to
receive an additional bonus OF Rl0 per aDnum.
4 The school being broken mp By the prosecutions
| Of . neigh boring MAGISTRATE. he proceeded to
| tho academy at Newlngton Green, taught b.
| Charles Morton, who also was prosecuted aud
| eventually removing to the colony Of Masss-
chusetts Bay. became vice.Prcstdent OF Har-
ward College. We should hero mention that.
while In London. Samuel Wesley had tho
| opportunity OF hearing Isaac Harrow, John
| Bunyan. and stephen Charnock. and that,
before he left tho metropolis for the uni
| versity. he had taken down hundreds
| OF their sermons We should likewise
| note that tho students OF the school at
| Newington Green professed . mortal antipathy
| TO tb, Epi,cop.l order and ,u.tIned tho doc.
| trIne, tina, had lad IN tho iudloisI killing of
Charles wo mr.. told thu, tpo,, ",ybo rom.
| po,ea IN, b,,,rc,, and no., III. m .pnorcd ss,.
ca,m, on tho mn hi, pravcr. aud liturgy et If s
Church were carossed. Rugged, encouraged.
and commended by the heads of tho dissenting
party. Samuel Wesley himself sharing In the
applause awarded" IL wa. Mt mi, perlod
that ho wrote num.rou. l.mnoon, prin.
cipally directed against tho Clergy and
diapitsrie. of IN, Church of England
Some of tho., warn scurrIIous nj. ar,,
book wa, entitled "M.gvo,." and s,ycraI NJ
IN. poem, AR, low in ,hougbt and exnre,,,on.
x,tbopvh ali di.n,.v .d r,u.rtahl. sbllI,v In
August. 1850. po.,.s,Inp hint FORTY. av, .biiling,
Snmuel Wesley w. is All fron Landau IN n sord
and entered b,m.elf n. . s,ud.nt IN rx.,.r Co,.
leuc Tho ,am, year b,forc ,tartipe for Or ford
he Ief, IN, DI..,n,.r. ana los, ,heIr f,i.nash,n
III, reason, for senar.,in. from than ar. Tim.
given by hi, son. John Wesley. th, founder
of MctbodIsm. "som, severe invec,Iv.. b.vinv
been writ,,n AGAINST tn, Di,.,n,er. Mr. sam.
uoI Wesley. being n Young man Of cons,derabl,
talents. wa, pi,ched mon 10 nn,ver them ThI.
act him on A oourss Of reading which .oon nm
duced an effect dfYerent from " hs, had bsen in
terd.d Instead NJ vrI,inv IN. ,v,.h.d. Tor an.
swor. he conceived that no saw . reason n
change MI, on,nion, and FORMED n r..olu,,o, N
attach bim,elf 70 IN, E,,.b,,,h.d cbnrcn" To
Exeter College n, wa. Admitted a. . no,,n,r
,ehoior, and "a, oblic.a N .n.v h,.
fee, md proc,re clo,h,, and fusl nv
working in ynrlou, capaoitI,. He remained
Ave years NJ Oxford and onishcd hi. arm.
die. without dsbt. indeed. nv wri,,ng and a.
s,stipp other stud,nts not 40 far ndv.nc.d h.
had saved ,ev.p nounds and s,,..n .bi,i,n..
No,ui,b,t,ndIno hi, l.bors a, ..rv,,nr mi
eo.cb,r h, wa, an n,c,.n,lv nr.n.r.d ,or h,. .,.
amlnn,ion In cain IN. d.gr.. n, p.ch.,o, =,
Arr. aud .ntov.d m. a,.,inc,,on =, h.Inc 81.
onIv student ~ E,s,.r Co,i.o. wbo drr,na ,h.,
war ,pcc..d.d in n...ino
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wa, ~ ,u ', must Oh 'ne revolution OF ioes
.na. Sa ,, ".'y eN 'ne uh'sersny, AFTER
va Mnns sao uesr.. Vi master Oh Ar,s AT
~" Ao'u a". Nn""o''.ks' nc was o'un'nea
u. VI. Autss u 'no year na"ea' anu
81 -. nao"'"' a,'o'"".u was ol"a'nea priest
.no n''s pis'erm'n' Wh'eh he received was
.u'Ae' s"'i''nR nh ineome Oh ISo por ahhum.