The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16

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seventh Speak no unkind OF uu'n-
tended word
on many pages Of wesleys pocket
Journal appears the name Of Sophy Hop
kie. Of course every one familiar WIN
the Incidents % Weslsys sojourn 90 Gcor-
r.a ls acquainted wlth his rotations with
sophie Hopkie sophy possessed ana cor
daily returned his 0nectiouate regard,
and he m.Ehi eventually have married
her tut difficulties arose between inem.
ana sophy gave her nard and heart 60
another man. Subsequently, she annoyed
BIN considerably. ana ne refused to nd
minister the sacrament 20 her. Begin
Ming with May g 1885. is found frequent
mention ~ sophy H1pkie iu Wesley 3
short bat punecnt paragraphs. Her vary
inE moods are registered as follows
June ath. an p m, sophy ~as re-
served" June i0. az 10 a. m. sophy was
BOO passion June n. at I o'clock.
Ssphy was SIN angry; a. 4 O'Clock she
was mild. al 5 clock We quarre ed again,
ami a. o'clock she would not heed q"
June goth. sophy very sad. having been
a." July l2th In excited temper Aug
uth abusive Finally. after many ups
ard downs. this entry is made June IS.
1906 "sophy utterly renowned my friend
ship Pc D. So"
ln addition 20 an itcmized sccount OF
each days happening this little book
also contains four 81 Wesley hymns. and
they are. 30 doubt original versions
written Jus, as they assumed shape Ia the
authors brain They are:
eco Jesus. source OF sWce, repose,
NY soul before thee PROSTATE lies;
TO thee with heart ana mouth sing.
They fri appeared in print in 1871. i'm
mcdiately upon Wesloy's return 10 Eng
aud. with che exception OF certain man
uscript notes made al oxford. this little
book 10 the oldest Of Weslcys manu-
script
The diary was secured by Bishop Hen
dirk last summer from Mr.. r. Thur-nell
Smith ~ White Church. England. whose
collection of Wesleyan Is the largest
owned hy any private individual IN Eng
land. short account OF che history o.
the book after Do passed from the hands
of Wesley w.ll De- interesting
on the death OF john Wesley. IN 1921.
his private documents passed into the
hands % his literary executor and bioEra-
phcr, Rev Henry Moore. When an inven-
tory was made 81 his effects this little
pocket journal. which he kept W1th his
own hands lu Georgia. was found among
other manuscripts and papers. Ia 1877
Rev. Henry Moore gave the volume 20
Miss Elizabeth Taylor Of Camarithen,
who kcrs it sacredly 10 her possession un-
90 1877. when she left 10 Toy VIII 20 Or.
John Gould Avery. an eminent Wesley az
divine. on the de.tth OF Dr. Avery his only
daughter. Mrs Norton BEN. fell heir 90
90 ana she retained possession Of % until
lsJ1. when il was pure hased by Mr.. Smith
and became part ~ his collection.
IA what estimation the volume IS held
in England Will be seen from the follow
ing letter written Bishop Hendrix 10y Mr..
r. Green. late governor Of Didsbury Col
lego. Manchester. and one OF the best
known Of Eugland's antlquarians;
Birmingham. Sov. ~ Dear Bishop
Hendrix. MIR Thursneld Smith has FOR
uarded 20 mo your letter 20 him 81 the
sta inst You express a wish that
should write YOU my ful and candid es,i-
mate OF your precious little AIS. Pocket
Journal Let me nret say that. though
think the uttle treasure should be in
me keeping Of the American Methodist
Church because the book was written ~
America and relates 20 work done In thai
. ouutry. because the American Methodist
church Is so large and influential and
because your brethren IN America no take
so deep On Interest in the past history
~ Methodism and "a all the things relat-
Ing 70 John Wesley. yet ] begrudge your
having g. for first. "a Is not record Of
Nethodism. but solely Of John Wesleys
years work before Methodism. las we
think OF lO. had a being. second and
John Wesley was an Euglishman. and
belongs 90 England and was one OF the
greatest % EuEllshmcn. third. IN my judg
ment % IS the most interesting relic OF
Ncsley's that We POSSESSED. However, u
i- yours now, with It's many interesting
details and secrets locked up so the
curious contmctlons and the stcnograpny.
To order TO its Fun translation some
one must devote himself to the comparing,
the entry of ore day 10 similar entries
on other dave. Ia this way I succeeded
lu making out q number Of contra ctions
NY translation" YOU viii find in the
large manuscript book which ] prepared
and which I uuAcrstnnd Mr. smith gave
Won with the journal
These extracts OF Wesley's Journal In
Wesiey's Journal as we have iD. must
he carefully read. For though there IL
great dea of what f. written IN the
uoekci journal OourD ti-nt does not an
pear Ia the published journal. vet express
sions IN the latter throw light on the
manuscript
am rdu'rinr the hope that when We
get possession OF Wesley's FUN journal
tnow in manuscript cu,v) we shall be able
@" translate The diary more accurately.
To- the proceedings OF che Wesley Ills
toricul Society. Vol T. ~. 3 I have given
an account of your little book I viii fry
10 send You copy Of this Allow me
again 20 point ont the relation Of YOUR
little volume 90 The published journals
First. Wesley for many years wrote
for his owr use an account OF hts occu.
paxton during every hour Of the day or
course be- was driven 20 use coniractions
in writing thot he mieht crowd the whole
into small space. yours Is one % he many
volumes De must have written; and IL
81 the only one known to exist
Second. Al intervals Oou viii and ref