The sun., 1903-02-27

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twas not a task that could have been &C acto1, or ;
nshed bN mon desir2s to I've y the ne ;fs s2t
Journey They had to. possess the spirit 2 I
the martyrs but not of martyrs who Gou,d n
merely r no, +. whs SSd ~. PR
pioneer preachers wsrred against the f"rc'
of spiritual evil with ~. SANE Hery yrnl an 9 9
In the conquest of the rugged 'on'iner'
They had in them 'ha heroic spirit the SPIRIT
hn, ,ecrn ea a Il se i nt, p, ,, con.
and a life OF hard endcaNor u the goal 20 De
reached /. roallv worth l''aininy 'r.s' -
our debt 10 the>" men and s'ant the va,len,e
We need show toward their critics NJ in"S
they seemed hard and narrow 20 tho-" whose
training and -urroindlnrs h,n ,nh"v hsy 90 Iua h.en
criticised, NJ all mon. wheth.r nisI.n'lFn,s, ro
SOLDIER. eN plorsrs - frontier ,"'tiers. are
work that mus, ineyi'ally he done by those
who act n the frs' harhr0rrst she rr-' her-
slds. Of ciyllInion IN the "nrla dn.k ~ p' n,,rI
fort who never have to So" humanit. IN ti.
raw or 70 -triv' asainS, ttr irendl.n h"k.u
forces which appeat clot,ed' hlndrn' ,T,nh "ni,
to cri,cise tho men who n rough fashion
snd amid grim ,rltto,ind!nrt maze r%nus rG',..
sftrrward bu, lei " All remember 'hni The
nntempted and the eror.-- should be
cautious passing Ipo h'hNN
nron their hre'hrcn who may show hardness,
who may ha guiltv ~ shprtC omingS, hu'
who, nevrrtheles- do IN" rrcnt deed, ny
Methodsm had ~" strong, militant virtues
which SO 20 n" accomplishment oi -nc1
great deeds Nov md men tney nTc'rrN T ~
type but ihcir shnrtC"nius- seem small w
deed, when Sc" pla'" h",id" ih"ni the moshl-
tudp of IN. nrl; the, achieved
And nov. fr end, In ,ej"tra'inc 'he Won
derful growth of MctIpSi IN. ~ reloiclns
At the good It IA, d"n, 70 ~" "9nn,rI t, hna s
10 remember ha' the greatness. Of the father,
becomes to The ch'drcn shameful 'hinr ~
instead Of as a spur 10 erort for no be hi,n..
! speak TO you not orly NJ Mcthodists !
speak 70 YOU ms hm'riCwan rdw ,t0"n- III Of ne n.
4 complex industrial ard social III" and
nn'1 po'Ie,,cs BON M iHr wsSS sGi and and he he
surroundings in which. We work have changed
rnmeaarably from what th"y we're ~ ,nr
davs when tho rough hackwoods preachers
nlnistsrsd ~ the moral and spiritual needs
Of their rough backwoods congregations
But II pa are 10 succeed the spirit In which
the spirit in which they did th"irs Vh"If
men drove forward and fought their way
duty was in their hearts. in The very marrow
~ their burrs II vas no, with THEM some
thing 70 he Cone'd"r.d Z. n,,, m,rr aaJunMd JunnMMd
apart from their daily life They had Il W'h
,,,em weekdays A. well as sundays Ihey
did NOT divorce ii" spiritual from III" secular
They did no, hay" one hind nf con-ci'n"" i"r
one side Of their Tvs and another FOR a,''h"r
Well. if v" ir" 80 succeed a, patton ~
mus, have the same sprit ~ ~" "" must 10"
absolutely practical, oi course. and 'nust fa.'
facts As 'hev ar. The pioneer preachers
Tor fortnigh, II tho had not shown a., in
tense practicalitv "f spirit, II they had not
possessed ~. hr"adcs' and d"eI~-t SNupn,nr
But in addition 70 the hard. prH,'i''a common
sense nesded ~ each Of us IN life "" ilns'
have a IN toward lofty thing Or "" ~Nall
nation life is not easy. and least ~ an % u
easy for either ~" MN or ~" mltI"n .,N,
opening the piay Of n infinitely vfnr-rcechins
forces aud 'endenci"s which q" TO max" NJ
our social system bids fair 10 Ne even n"rc.r
lust closed II during this century ~" m'n
Of high and lhne moral sense show ,h"msrlyc1
,srsS II hS6E -srn.a Gy nd
from contact with tho raw facts of actual,
life, they dare not 90 down into III. hurry
burly whore the men Of might contend Tor
the ma stery. " they stand aside from IN" pros
sure and conflict. then rs surely as IN" aun
Rises and sst. al of our great mn,"ria prosresa,
which tend for our comfort and endowment,
will 60 for naught aud our civilization will
" five five arc 70 do as believe We shall and will
do. II We are 10 advance IN broad humanity,
in kindlin"~s. N the spirit OF brotherhood,
the hidden for~'s Of nature, 1t must h" by
developing strength in virtue. and virtue
Who " sSa be BY bo sons sna .1ons
gentle and valiant men who scorn wrong
doing and who AT the same time have both
the courage and the strength 10 strive might
fly for the right
Wesley said he did not intend TO leave all
,he good tunes 10 the services OF re d"y,l
cause he also refused to leave the stronger.
msnlier qualities 70 be- ava,ied Of only IN th.
Si ei caTsef G"f.Sn been "a cfcS for
the poor AS well as for the rich and has known
no distinction Of I~r-on> " hss been a
church whose members, VI tine TO the teach
ings Of its founder, have sought for no greater
privilege than TO spend and be SPENT IN the
themselves NOT on shirking rough duty
but on .under'akinR II and CARRYING 1t to a
successful conclusion
10 pay NV tribute 10 vonr past because YOU
have deserved we'll oi mankind. because
70 b"s nesreT " dsT when -Ia peace and
iustic shall obtain among the peoples Of
the earth
At the close Of his speech President Roose-
welt lefi the hall ie was followed in his ad-
dress bv ChancellCr James h. Day of SYRIA
cuse University. who spoke of Wesley as
one Of an immortal qulntette- Washington,
Wellington, Napoleon. Wilbarforce and
Wesley hav" left their impress on
the history Of civilization. In part he said,
MS was the HoSpei oi love ana feCtltude.
Though proclaimed under monarchy IL
bad all sympathy for the great american
his saddlehags is gone but the spirit Of the
old doctrine remains As strong as ever. We
can 60 on 10 preach the old gospel without
apology and II minister's and laty not only
preach il, but live IL. the gospel Of John Wes-
ley will 90 on until time is no more
Bishop Edward G.. Andrews spoke Of the
changes which have occurred during the
past two centuries and said that there
has been a great uplifting of public and
private morality al III" present day.