The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

the tuition of his brother Samuel, at West
minister School, and then the five years of
his study at Christ Church College, oxford,
after which came his training for the An
glican priesthood.
HIS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS.
1t Is not necessary here to dwell upon
teaching. which. at the first. aroused so
great and vital a discussion throughout the
British Isles and brought the new Methodist
sect into such prominence. A study of the
man himself is Of more interest in an article
OF this nature. Perhaps the most amazing
achievements of his life were those scored
that. beginning at the age of Sc, he Travelled
during the remainder of his life 225, 600 miles
and preached more than 10000 sermons.
some of them to congregations of above 90
0D people. and most of them in the open ar.
His influence on the British people was al
most incalculable. Not only as preacher.
bnt as an organizer as well, he was untir-
mig, and he was also an interchangeable
reader
And always. astonishing as the fact seems
in the light of later developments. his ire
mendouS service was a service done for the
cause of the Church of England. as he per-
sisted in believing. The societies which he
founded he Invariably insisted should sim
Of his people as .'the people called Metho-
dists. He had absolutely no personal am
Ditto hition. his zeal being purely that of deyo-
tion to the cause of 1.-The poor. the uninflu-
entail. the outcast.' And so comprehensive
was his work an itinerant preacher that
It is difficult to name an important place in
the the British Isles where his voice had not
1t was in 1885 that John Wesley and his
brother brot Charles came to Al Amerca: as mem
Quoted by General Oglethorpe, their colony
being established In Georgia.
He had stormy experience in this coun-
try. finding that his views were too severe
FOR the people. They would not endure his
views" writes Doctor ]. NJ. Buckley in the
American Review of Reviews He paid at
tfntlDnS lnntSinU
young woman not at all suited to him. hut
1t Is much debated whether there was an
She nesestsd the reigioas ana
which he gave TO the church. Wesley first
rebuked her. as he did in other instances
and finally repealed her from the congresa-
ton For this "A suit for publicly defaming
Mrs. Williamson and refusing her the sacra-
mont was brought against him by her
JURY INDICTED HIM.
Grand Jury indicted him upon these and
similar charges. Twelve Of tho grand
jurors. three of whom were Constables and
six tithing men. refused to sign the present
ment. They showed IN regular form that
each statement was either false or justified
by the law of the Church of England. The
minority also claimed there was n legal de-
feet in the composition of the body. and he
never could have been tried. The indict-
ment. which is extan:, shows conclusiyeIy
that its inspiration was personal malice.
John Wesley returned to England in 1I3S.
George Whitefield. the great evangelist. tcs-
titles In his journal to the good which Wes-
precious among the people," he writes. land
he has laid a foundation that I hope neither
men nor devils will ever be able to shake.
WesleyS most pronounced personal traits
were his strong family affection and the ex-
treme guilelessness of his unsuspecting
nature His father and mother We're al
ways very dear to his heart. and his love foi
his brothers and sisters was devoted in
| quality. His trustfulness OF the other sen
led him into an unhappy marriage. but
| through all his marital troubles he was
| singularly patient with his wife, the peevist
| Widow Vazeiile that was. though this pa
| thence was once tried to the point of leading
| to an outburst in which he told her some
| plain truths that led to parting. termin
| atcd by he return later without having
] been recalled by him. His brother Charlie.