The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-07
DR.. Kingsbury's Letter

only cheerful, hopeful, pleasant things 1
have seen lately as to North Carolina,
found in the instructive address of Presi
dent Venable, of the University of North
Carolina, a Virginian, and the fine,
awakening, breezy speech of Mr. Josephus
Daniels, a true North Carolinian, in Rich
mond, Va, before the late Educational
Convention. Mr.. Daniels gave home folks
and foreign folks something to think
about. 1t was in fine contrast to some
other talks l have noticed. Let loyal,
loving North Carolinians be to their
mother as the poet wrote of the sea:
THE sea remembers not the vessels
rending keel,
But rushes joyously the ravage to con-
ceal."
The Bicentinary Of John Wesley, the
greatest man and statesman and scholar
CT all Methodism, is to be properly cele-
brated around the world during 1903. 1t
will be a great occasion IN many coun-
tries, and in many States of the American
Union. Vanderbilt University very prop
erly is preparing to have many addresses
on the two hundredth anniversary of real
" one of the greatest men of all the ages,
and in many respects one of the most
extraordinary forces that prolific Great
Britain has ever possessed. / mentioned
that Macaulay, Green and Lecky-great
English historians-all recognized the
greatness of Wesley and his far-reaching
movement for the upbuilding of nations
and soul-saRing of millions upon the earth.
Ieckey, a seeptic, devotes thirteen pages
of the sixth volume of his mastery His
tory of England In the Eighteenth Cen
tury," to the discussion of the great work
and exalted character of John Wesley.
Well informed students of English lit
erature know of the accomplishments OF
Southey-poet, biographer, essayist, his
torian-Who was indeed a writer of rare
gifts and powers, and left great deal
that deserves to be OF permanent use. He
wrote a life of Wesley, although mem
Der himself Of the Established Church OF
England, that well deserves to be read
now after the production of other and
more elaborate lives. One thing very no
ticeable is that he wrote of him and more
than seventy years ago:
Il consider him the most influential
mind of the eighteenth century-the man
who viii have produced the greatest eff
feets centuries, or perhaps millenniums
hence, if the present race of men should
continue SO long,
| Another Church of England man, a
minister and a man of eminence, Vincent
Perronet, the well known Vicar of Shore
ham, said this, ana it may be prophetic:
| Il make no doubt that Methodism, not
withstanding all the wiles of Satan, is
| designed by divine providence to intro
duce the approaching millennium
A committee of the Board of Ministers
| of the Southern Methodism, recently APP
| pointed, of which the great Bishop, A. w.
Wilson and the highly gifted Bishop w.
A. Gambler, are members, have issued an
address to the preachers and members, in
which this occurs:
'As we recall the conservation and
achievements of Wesley, let the spirit
which dwelt in him be revived in our
own hearts. 1t Is not enough to garnish
the sepulcher of this prophet of the
eighteenth century. We cannot by eulog-
izing his devotion absolye ourselves from
the obligation to maintain the same faith
and zeal Hollow and insincere are the
eulogies of ancestral virtue on the lips
| of children who fail to carry forward the
work of them into whose labors they have
entered
! 1 note that at the Vanderbilt celebra-
ton, among the many addresses booked
are some of appealing interest. l cite the
| following: Bishop E. z. Hoss will dis
cuss "The Historical Conditions thai
i Called for Wesley and His Providenua
Preparation for His Work; Rev. H. G
Tolman. Phi. d., of the Episcopal Church
/ IT T.,F
Upon the Church of England; Bishop r
K Hargrove will speak on John Wesle!
az an Organizer and Religious Leader"
Dr. G. B. Winton viii speak concerning
1.-The Literary Acativity of Wesley; Rev
Thomas Carter, BID, Professor OF New
Testament Greek in Vanderbilt Universe
ty, will speak on John Wesley as Preach
er and Theologian"; DIR. H. M. Hamll
will discuss John Wesley and the Modern
Sunday school; Wesley and Popular
Christian Education" viii be presented b!
DR.. ]. d. Hammond; DR.. Lansing Bur
rows, pastor of the First Baptist Churcl
in Nashville, will speak on THE Large
Wesley; Rev. Seth Ward, Assistant Sec
rotary of Missions, will discuss ''Wesle
and the Worlds Evangelization" DR.. Iri
Landrith, Editor of the CHAMBERLAIN
Presbyterian, win speak on The Catho
licity of Wesley"
James Russell Lowell, a poet of gift
| ard delightful essayist, the best in thi
country as / hold, a Yankee of Yankees
and no friend to the South, has this:
. BE noble and the nobleness which lies
In other men, sleeping, but never dead
VIII rise in majesty to meet thine own
? President NJ. L. Davis, the excellent, et
ficient head of the Louisburg IN. c.
Methodist Female College, has very kindl
favored me with a photograph I niue
value 1t is an excellent picture of tn
; historic Green Hill House" mile fror
( the town of Louisburg, in Franklin coun
] ty The old house, now the residence {
1 President Davis, is in excellent preserva
| ton, and was nice home a hundred an
twenty years ago, or longer. 1t is under
. stood that here the first annual COME
ence of the Methodist Church was hel
| in the month of April, 1885, The churc
z was organized in 1894.
Y Rev DR.. James w. Lee, Of the Georgl
{ Conference formerly wrote and publishe
/ a book of very striking interest an
I ability he called '"The Making of a Man
| n III 10 oh