Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-14
Uncuntten Facts in Georgia History.
BY GEORGE c. SMITH, D. o.
Vineville. Ma con. Georgia.

through the not sdnuS VI % AMMAN
unshod.
A good Presbyterian came to the
Lords table, but he would not give
him the sacred elements.
It was not likely that one who had
such a sense Of duty would allow
fragrant violation of church law TO
pass without rebuke, even though "
cost him much sorrow. and so he was
brought face to face with his duty to-
ward Miss Sophey, now Mrs. William
son. She had been talking too much
and talking about her minister. There
was but little hope in a gossiping vii
lage. where Miss Sophey's folks were
the leading people, that her enemies
would fail TO tell him of her derelie-
ton. so It came to his ears. Could he
give her the communion after such
conduct unless she repented? He was
a kinsman OF Arthur, Duke of We'll
lington, and never knew what fear
was, and he resolved that Miss So
phey should make repair Of her wrong
and the next Sunday after he had CIV
en- her fair notice when she came 10
the table he passed her by.
Charles did that same thing to an
old reprobate in London and was fined
for IT. Mr. Canston, who was store
Wesley before his court for his course
toward his fair niece. for such she
was. To have a, little shopkeeper.
Justice of the peace, TO arraign
clergyman, a fellow of Lincoln's Inn,
for a violation of ecclesiastical law
was provoking enough, but to have
him on one pretxet or another TO re-
fuse to give him a trial on the charge
OF libelling a lady was worse, ana Mr.
Wesley was Justly indignant.
The storekeeper was an important
parsonage and the parson was not
popular man, so the congregation
fell OF until there was but handful
but one feels almost a pleasure when
the petty tyrant was called to open
his books for the inspection of Mr..
Stephens. agent of the trustees, and
displaced from his position. $50
Before. however, the storekeeper
was displaced and the magistrate re-
tired. Mr.. Stephens came from Eng
land. He was a devout churchman
and went to church but found few
people there. He soon found the cause
Of the trouble and decided to settle 1t
and so went 10 the parsons for break
fast 1.-THE whole town he says was
now involved, young woman. MISS
Canston Che calls herr married
Young Williamson, whom the parson
liked himself; she used to receive the
sacrament weekly and used to go to
Mr.. Wesley for pastoral instruction
but after her marriage she ceased and
Mr. Wesley refused her the sacra-
ment."
The court. convened. and Mr.. Cans
ton and Mr.. Parker and Mr.. Christie
complainedt that Mr.. Wesley harran-
-. Il rfr ma n
that the magistrates were afraid Of
being mobbed. Mr.. Wesley continued
to preach and Mr.. Stephens tried to
quiet things and reconcile the two par
ties. but in vain. Mr.. Wesley finally
posted a notice that he was going to
England and so despite Mr.. William
sons proclamation that he had sued
him for a thousand pounds damages,
for libelling his wife one afternoon
about dusk with two companions. he
took advantage of the high tide and
went to Perrysburg, s. c., and from
thence TO Charleston and on to Eng
land.
This is the only love affair and re-
Iigious squabble recorded on the pages
of Georgia history
Mr.. wesley was not a Methodist in
the modern sense, when he was in Sa-
vannah but his intercourse with the
Germans, led to his acquaintance with
Peter Boiler, and to his becoming a
Methodist in 17SS, three years after
this He never ceased to be an Epis-
copalian but was a Methodist Episco-
palian.
Poor Charles. his sensitive younger
brother. had even more trying time
in the woods and camp on St. Simon's
island than John In Savannah. Mr..
OgIethorpe was prejudiced against him
and became for time alienated from
him. The people would not put UP
with his rigid requirements, and even
the women quarreled with him. He
was sick in body and sick in heart
and after a fruitless work among the
immigrants and the soldiers, he de-
cided to return to England where he
went and after great trials on the way
he reached London again.
Here ne too accepted the teaching OF
Peter Boiler and became Methodist.
Ingham taught a school in Tomo-
chichi town and tried to do some
work among the Indians but gave It up
and returned to England where he
married Lady Betty Hastings and was
a country parson until he died.
Charles Delamotte taught the first
free school and as for that the first
school of any kind in Georgia, unless
there was one at. Ebenezer.
OF Mr.. Whitfeld's stay will write
in another article.