The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-10
LIFE OF JOHN
WESLEY.
Story of His Life and Time
Interestingly Told at
the Opera House.

The story of the lite and times of Rev.
John Wesley was Interestingly depicted
| at the Grand Opera House last evening by
one hundred young people under the aus
pcos of the Young Peoples society Of
Christian Ehdeavor OF st. Paul's NJ. f.
Church The audience filled the building
and from the time Mrs. H. E. Monroe
spoke Of tho lecture until Howell S. Eng
land recited an original poem entitled
Battle OF Manila" there was not u dull
moment. The entertainment spoke for it.
self and that another large audience will
hear 1t tonight Is already assured.
Among those who took prominent ports
were: Lynford A. Thomas, Edward A.
Watson, Rev. f. b. Shor5, William G.
Sneiz T, G. X. Watson, Paul W. Blocher,
Wesley Eyer, f. II. Beaston, H. W, Ped
Irving Hotfecker, City Solicitor II. c Con.
rad, j. w. La tomus, Medford H. CahooE,
H. A. Mcdaniel. Dr. e. G. Honeywell, e.
Il Farra. w. NJ Mask, e. Taggart, w. A.
Moore, Theodore Dixon. Miss Anna G.
Vandever, Miss N. Elizabeth Williams,
Miss Alma Francis Groves, Miss Kate Bis.
sell Pyle
Mrs. Monroe spoke Of John Wesley and
the young people illustrated the important
scenes in his life Tho costumes and tho
work of those who took purt were all tnat
cluded 9TH, Holy Club at Oxford" The
Informal Trial of John and Charles Wes-
ley" THE First Missionary Meeting"
and several allegorical PROFESSIONS.
AT the conclusion of the entertainment
Mr.. England was introduced and recited
his poem. 1t was;
The mists of night hung darkly DER proud
Manila's bay.
Her sentinel forts in silence slept ner ships
at anchor lay,
When, silently, but boldly, the fearless
Steamed right into the harbors mouth,
beneath thy guns Cayite;
And when the mists were lifted, and shone
the morning sun,
Our boys behela the Spanish ships, in
number two to one
Then quickly from the CITADEL the open
ing volleys fly,
And quick and true, with deadly aim, the
Yankee tars reply;
Each head is COOL each eye is clear, and
steady every hand
Above them float the Stars aud Stripes,
ard Dewey hath command:
Seven thousand miles across the seas
they've come in fierce delight
To show the treacherous Spaniard, how
free men and strong, can fight.
With what reverberations roared forth
tie cannOnadG!
The bursting shell, the crashing steel, in
fernsl music made,
And now tho Spanish flagship burns, and
now her admiral fees,
And now the Don Antonio is swept from
off tho seas;
Aud their shattered decks are reeking
with the hot blood of the slain,
While the Yankee boys remember tho
martyrs OF the Maine!
o how sublime, resistless, ragged the two
hours fearful fruy.
Till not a Spanish gun replied across the
crimsoned buy;
And when. at last, great Dewey his dogs Of
slaughter chained.
Ofall that naughty Spanish fleet, but bat
tered wrecks remained
Then burst there ont II mighty shout that
rang from shore to Shore
And hailed full clear, with rousing cheer,
the Yankee Commodorel
Oh ne'er before such fight was fought
since history began!
o never such u victory before was won by
man;
His ships unscathed, his rndders hold his
engines throb and drive,
Each gun Is on its carriage trim, and
every man alive!
Hurrah, hurrah, for Dowcyl His famo
snail hod her pace,
While still survive upon the earth our
sturdy tongue and race.
The glory of his victory, the ages cannot
dim.
The mighty heroes known of old, brother
hail in him;
He stands n living testament, that sure
hath dawned the day
When the AGglo-Saxon round the word
shall hold triumphant sway;
And unto Thee, Lord God of Husts, our
hearts in praise unite
That Thou hast Kept us meath Thine eye,
80. and clothed us with Thy might
The entertainment concluded with the
singing OF ''i'ho Star Spangled Banner"
by tho audience.