The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-17

Episcopal or oAiMuliANAd euuItu OF
England whose ministry no entered
IA early life Ho never failed 10 In
ciudo her name In his prayers and he
died In her full communion. or Woa-
hey the late Dean Farrar Of Cantcr.
bury said. "Hc loved the church
which hated him he saved the
church OF England although at nrst
sho 10 angrlly aud cuntempiuously re-
iootod him"
John Wesley was born in the roc
tory at Epwurth, Eng Juno "a 1908.
o. 8. When John was but s. the
duke of buckingham. lord chamberlain
10 Queen Anne. gave him Goo. chol
arship In the famous schcol oi the
Chartorhousc In London.
While NJ the Chlrterlou-o school.
In May. ZIG. an explosion destroyed a
cannon factory at M0uldclia. ON
wich the proprietor moved 20 wool
wich and established the royal ar
sonal. This shattered foundry, TWEEN
ty.throc years afterwnld. Wesley re-
stored and converted into The mother
church of the whole family OF Method.
lat churches on every continent ~.
though u would seat 1900 persons.
Il often became 80 crowded that ad.
joummont was necessary TO the open
nelds, aud In i71S Wesley completed
and opened. Nov 1, the Wesley chap
81, on City road. London. This has
been many times renovated. but the
present shell OF the building. the gal-
ieriea and rail are all OF Wealeya
time, and the place. filled with mo
mentoea, II still n Mecca for all low.
era OF Methodist history.
In 1890 Wesley left the Charter.
house for Christ Church college. OK
ford. taking with him a school OK
hlbilion prize OF 5000 a year. but he
never Loaf his voneratlOn and love for
his nrnt school.
Wesleya mind turned TO ascetlclam.
with high church beliefs. strong ritu.
alistic tendencies and a mystical bias
from which, however. he emerged In
1876, 20 the doctrine OF present saliva.
ton from guilt and fear through the
indWelllng OF Christ" a belief opposed
alike to high churchmanahip and to
CAlVinlsm, In the same year Wesley
and his mother ronouncod the doc
trine OF predoatinatIon.
Wesley was ordained deacon by
Bishop John Potter Of oxford. Sept
10, 1876. and priest Sept. 20, 1928.
His first sermon was at South Leigh
An Oxfordahlre IN 1926.
on HIS 23d birthday he was elected
a fellow Of Lincoln college. His faith.
o. then had but ,2O TO keep his family
until after tho harvest, but no wrote
IN high aplrits, what will be my own
fate God knows. hut wherever | am
my lack is fellow OF Lincoln
Lincoln college. within whose walls
Mothodism was Graded. was founded
IN the nfteenth century by two hish.
ops OF Lincoln. In order to countoract
herosloa dangerous 10 the church. but
John Wesley. the revolutlonlst, was
connected with II more than quar-
tor OF a century. and ita name appears
on the title pages Of an his works
lie became Greek lecturer, and from
then 20 the close OF his life was a
hard and wide student Hebrew.
Crook. Arabic. Latin. logic. ethics.
metaphysics. natural philosophy. po.
etry and divinity entering into his
weekly plan OF study In 1877. only "a
years old. he obtained tho degree Of
master OF arts. His financial struggles
were over and by strict economy he
was thenceforth able to help hls faith.
Or and hla family.
Hia father was now 60 years old.
and 20 hll the small living OF Mootc
IN addition To that OF Epworth. he
needed a curate. SO, although John
was offered school at good income
he acted on his own judgment. prompt
ed by his filial devotion and his moth.
er'a advice. went 10 hls fathers aid IN
Lincolnshire. and there remained moro
than two years. This was his only
parochiai work.
The name OF Methodist was first
bestowed upon Charles Wesley. Johns
older brother aud hls friends. because
Of their strict conformity TO the moth
cd OF study prescribed by tho uni
Versity. hut John Wesley became tho
father OF Mothodism, which ne CAV,
. new Interpretation In his English
dictionary "Ono who lives accord
ing 10 the method laid down In IA,
bible"
John Wesley returned 10 oxford M
tutor In 1929. and there found 9TH,
Holy club" which had been started
BY his brother Charles two years be-
fore. lie almost Immediately bocam,
itA leader and 80 continued until 1885
This movement was spiritual humani
tartan and scriptural. ia FIRST and con
slant work being the study OF the Nj
BILE. Among Us members was Georg,
Whitoneld. who. until he was 10 year
old. drew ale for customers at hll
fathers Inn in Gloucester Tie wal
converted In 1885. In his 2ist year
and at once became a member OF thl
club.
The Wesleys. 10 whom Whitehel,
had become greatly attached. sailel
for Georgia In October 1885. and II
their absence Whltcnold sct the wori,
10 talking by such preaching AS hal
never before been heard In England
He often gave thirty sermons a month
and the common people hearing hin
gladly, thousands were converted