The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-03


source Of spiritual power"
No Dreamy. Formal Faith.
Does not this description ~ Mcthodism
elevate and dignity your thought DO We
properly understand aud apprcc ate its
distinguishing features? Are We alive 90
them Are We true 10 them Does not the
preaching OF thls form u Christianity nee
cssarily confer incnlculoblr good not
only 70 the bodies and souls Of men but
60 society and good government No
dreamy formal or dead falth Dr. ours. u
ls fundamental. vital ana vitalziug II
earnest practical ana progressive. n Is
faith. but faith with works A. the dis
c.plinc teaches although good works
which are the fruits Of faith and follow
after Justification. cannot put away oar
sins and endure the severity OF God
judgment. yet are they pleasing and ac-
cCptablc 10 God iu Christ and spring out
81 a true and lively faith. insomuch that
ty them a lively faith may be as evil
IDENTIFY known ns q tree IS dlscerned hy itr
fruit" Tho only condition required OF
membership laid down IN this discipline
a. those ~ ho desire admission into these
societies" Is a desire 60 Zee from the
wrath 10 come and 60 be saved from their
sins" But the general rules are careful
and explicit 20 acd whenever this Us
really liked la tho soul o. will be shown
by its fruit" No man can be u true Meth
odist. observe the rules Of the church and
not IN a riridly honest and truthful man.
a good citizen. and "a gcnuiHely religious
man. To the extent that we are lacking
In the fundamental principles 81 true re-
lglon and true character just so Ear have
We departed from the tctchiugs ana the
spirit OF the Methodist Church.
Methodism stands for education. Chris
tian education u to-day in these United
states hns more schools and college,.
more Publishing houses aud periodicals
than has any other denomination. Th"
ATethodists OF Georgia established inc
mother u The colleges for women. ana TO-
dav the old Wesleyan. never better eqai'-
ned than now for It's peneaccnt work, en-
ioys the unique distinction OF being the
oldes' female college Boz the worh Whi'e
this IS true Z am Eisi so know that many
OF its mighty men have been Welcomes
into the ministry without much Of me
eaucatfon OF books. that even plain. un-
lettered men have been among its most
successful pioneers. / am glad that ives
lev despised "a ministry that deah m
perfumed handkerchicfs ana felt most al
home IN Bond street and The ballroom
the perfumcd popinjays OF their PROBES
sion: or one that, emulous OF the lame
OF Nimrod that mighty hunter before me
Lord. sacrificed clerical duty 20 the sports
OF the field. priced the reputation Of So
curing the brush before that OF being
good shepherd Of the sheep, and deemed
music OF the Ta.ly-ho or Hunting Chorus
Infinitely more mclodlous than the
Psalms Of David. or. again, ore composed
OF the fastidious students Of oVer-rehned
senslbliliies. better acquainted with the
modes OF thought OF past generations than
with the actual habits Of the Pre- cnt. deli
cate refuses and nervous men, the bats
of society. who shrink from the sunshine
OF busy life into the congenial t~liigh,
Of their libraries whose oyer-cducated
susceptibllltles would prompt the strain
20 M me as q wave. leaf a cloud!
fall upon che thorns OF life. ] bleed
wcsIey's Co-adjutor-.
John Nelson. a stOne-mason; Thomas
Ollvers a shoemaker; William Hunter.
a farmer: Alexander Mnther baker,
Peter Iacon. a Cornish fisherman. and
Thomas Handy. q weaver. were among
Wesley's FIRST and most trusted coad1u-
tors. With books generally these men
had but sllght acquaintance. But they
we're familiar with NThe Book" they
knew men and human nature. Their spir-
itual dlscernmcnts were acute and accur-
ate They had been consciously born into
the heavenly kingdom ana knew and loved
Its laws They preached in the power
ard demonstration OF the spirit and any
one OF them did more real good for Col
and the world in any one year than n
hundred OF the polished. witty. jcsiing.
pleasure-loviug clergy. which then 20 ite-
aueutlv dlsgraeed the English church, ac-
complished tn their entire lives.
This leads me 90 observe that I am de-
voutly thankful that the Methodist
church has always been. among the
Protestant churches the church % the
masses. OF the pain people II you VIII.
OF The class that heard tho Master glad
w Among the proofs conveyed 20 the
inauirinc John the Baptist az the instance
of the Savior 81 His Mcssiaship was mat
..the moor have the Gospel preached unto
them. This characteristic OF our church
4 mark Of it, divine mis-
sion and Of a genuine Apostolic Success
SION by its faithful preachers Brethren.
Is there any danger Of this glory OF our
church being dlmmed or lost in the fu-
ture? while no man will ever Doe too
learned. or too wcli-clucaied. or too re-
fined for our communion. and while
there Is abundant room ana welcome with
US for all cl5sees and Conditions OF men.
vet q will b. a sad ana icuopie day for
Nethodism when poor man does not feel
absolutely % home within her wells. OF
when he feels in the slightest decree
Disseminated AZ alhrls or rilENt'ns OF Heh-
lected because OF his poverty.
4 Methodist preacher. Il ono there BE-.
who imaglnes that he O. an Apostle to
the Genteel." IL % an men the most con-
tempiIbse To the All-sesrch.nE Eye the
huna1ug. fraud and hypocrisy Of his pre-
tonsas must seem as large a. bis poor
soul must seem small. see danger on
CONTINUED on Second Psge.)