Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-01

soul and tba; life was : jimmy lortal stair
wav. IN Or down, Ii aughil of living
God and the powers OF N cniiiess ne, IT
reviewed that standing aruf. pi '"g NJ NJ
ormation. ".Iustiiicat;oIi by attn. IL car
ried the truth afield ard aga in 1t lifted the
,otters' roof till il ,Guchech the stars. 1t
,rod the bottom Of humYn longing. and
while ii arraisncd IF in in Fearful terms, NJ it
Sr"ngh' the the ne~ "v Wis., I the r } upon
the barren land 80 wonder that turhid
emotion, accompany fed tiEc flood oi feeling.
Many things alwakS arr rent when Satan
is cast out. Always s'tch npheavaIS AIRY
stuhble upon thfir currents r such t'hes
swint. loose unaihchorod spirits. But par
nly i a countiplS proof OF power, and the
forces Of ctcrniqr were SHAKING people to
It's centre. MuJ tn was unwclcome when all
was unrcady. !
What real prophets have not met opposi-
ton: These %e ,ha were ThSt out OF the
faced frokning world" They knew all
indignities. MODS led by squires and clergy
men dragged them through horse ponds and
howled against their lives. Nothing was
too foul tb fling at them with hand and
tongue. Not man OF all the bishops save
Samuel Rfitler took their part. But despis-
ing hari{hips and dangers. they grew, and
upon tho church that disowncd them they
ont an lindellih.e mark. Being DETAINED,
they entreatod, and they lived to see opin-
ION change.
WHAT diocese waited this apostolic man
John Wesley, lie touched two hemis.
phereJs. Nay. all the ends OF the earth.
and Ms hand is stretched ont still. In 1866
Methodism began in America Wesley at
his death declared The best OF I'll. God
is With us" There were thcr 3l3 OF his
>rejachers in England: in the United States.
ioT. Now in Great britain there are 700
| )qo COMMITMENTS. III Canada 30a.0Go. i'll the
| United States 6.o00.00o. vino recur 20 that
| hew Penteco>t. vi length in 1876 Dean
| Stanley unveiled in Westminster Ahhey
tablet with the shining profles OF John
Y Wesley and Charles 1ardilv but al last
knew not the time OF It's visitation at
test the reflex influence OF its prophets and
own work "a grandiv done,
! In John Wesley tremendous toll and
rare gif. Tor organization and order and
| the loftost spiritual enthusiasm and sim
PIC purpose 10 do one thing were united in
the proportion of genius. Great ne was by
any test. Time Is stern criterion and by
| that estimate Wesley survives as Paul does
and Luther and Io~o'a He is OF the few
who mako eras. He had large sense and
system. He wrought with mighty industry
for half 4 century 40 moment was
wasted. With giant energy ne preached
j0a times a year for fifty years. And yet
! with this passion for wo~k he had Il pure
aud calm mind Sc'f-denying refined.
! sweet tempered. couSIderate. he had the
scholars vision and sanity heart. I'm
seventy years" he said. = have not lost
nights slecp. Il save all can and give
! AL ] get Make I'll vou can bv industry.
save all vou can hy economy give all Won
can By lherality.' Thus he was rich to-
ward God. pecu,i&rities he had: let small
sor,s count them Strfes there were. hut
who cares for the logical differences he
/ tween Wesley and Whitfield since both
| preached the evangel OF n holy and i;nme-
| iiatc decision. Thank God for tina, good
| homo a: Epworth and for that Susannah's
! sous
Let rs III see that religion is moi in ru-
/ hric and rite. hit in devoted hearts and
! lives. unsophisticatcd ~ The brides OF Gus
| tom. rrdaunted bv the oppositons OF hol-
low tradition. instant to serve. tire!ess 10
effect results believing God, Fer one may
| have all the apparatus OF regularity and die
| starve,iRg. Power Is granted only to
those who will paw its whole price. Love
| is catholic when it Is apostolic and can ut
! ter Wesiev's All the world is my parish"
The methodical in Gods service are the
,onduerors
Oh. let mo saw 10 Won Wes'ey's great
| text. "Secll We the Lord while He may he
'ound call We upon Him while He is near"
Emulate such nan, And considering
! the issue of totally surrendered life. imi-
.ate its faith 1t i success. 1t is triumph
II Is attainabie. Let me quote Wcs.eys
hymn:
Give to the winds thy fears
Hone and he undismaved:
God hears thu signs and courts thy tears
God shall lii, up thy head"