The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-05-20
= JOHN WESLEY. 81
tn Their of The Methodist Church

respect have been greater few any have widespread
I'm spread
5Ta1u liz, methodist Church
1ut 4s the gandes world We
hsre probably today realize the which the impulse
work philanthropy and social reformation has been due to his ab
insight should of
81 Dc phlanhropc ahead of the times He
Missionaries before there Missionary Society and distributed B
Bible Society had been thought ofby others He established Libraries
Public Libraries had entered the minds
He opened dpenie for distributing medicines the people
m before occurred to the city or hospital authorities to do So Life Insurance
him. the fund which he established aid the
societies but embryonic the present building and loan
aton Religious teachings by means OF the press WIN all te
conceived of him Both national and technical education
d impulse from him Isaac Taylor said Wesley furnished the start
religious history in ali that characteristic of the presen
is no doubt wey greatness
aenee pous This wonderful has been
e 'mOther of Mhosm" Her glorious celebrity is
Ae 'such all men hailed her happy
Wesley born June nth Epwoth in Lincolnshire his father
as at of parish regarded himself brand
ked six age he with great diff
y and almost by miracle saved from fire in the EPwoh Recto There
e eight the middle of the night of them
falling the bed and burning her feet She alarmed
Lila family they the the house which of
batch was Wesley the time, but she together
@ two the girls great difficulty getting safely
M hands and faces were badly scohed
d younger telling others follow her All of them did
who left in the burning house and when his father had gathered
together garden he discovered Johns absence and heard
impossible the house again Having thought
being able to save him he
me Of the neghbors present
When taken to his father he kne
God saying He has given me all eight of my children
lei thu house amir enough"
incident undoubtedly deep impression upon Wesley
Ia his whole life He regarded prOvden
think that he had been saved for some peculiar His
God had
ter seemed children She
tend particularly of this child that Thou hast
& than had BEEN that may do my endevor to ~ into
e. lf os Iou, m the clan of reroionn as il were
daughter wife mother and at length gadmoth
unconveted Shelada vigorous mind
and origuat
French Logic Metaphysics
advantage not only education but wealth and po
Although her time was SO fully occupied
tons cover large field Her
Christian Faith have been called most valuable papers
Ohn OtOnlV euile
mentally and morally but physically She was graceful and
bsHul that classical in their Grecan outline
Min weeys sturdy
self to swervc considered duty utterly his
usually bent oherh will but with discretion They did
politically this period separated for quite time
for was not more than NIFTY pounds and never exceeded
two pounds wonderful manager and they did not
s h the Methodist church has Saints Calendar susanna Wesley
Anam will certainly with nineteen children limited
incident the home OF country clergyman and yet who
never d her temper % snon GsSd to ~ any member " ' household most
Mrs Wesley necessity superintendent the nsuc
children She had her own theories as educating children and
very Carrying them She begun to teach them when they were five
made to read ana spe one f in the lesson Her patience was
she ,so never rsr sssI ''' o. '''
When John years charteOuse school
where which he went Christ Church Oxford He
been here long before he gained the reputation being the most careful
College proved the thoroughnes his ainment
appointed Greek lecturer and moderator of the classes
AS preside discussions which that time
feature feat Oxford Logic philosophy and science were the sub
acquainted with debate
received training he be
like diy
fellow him of the and
fool Il always do replied Wesley bownggace
f,rly shega i'm h
The year following moderator Lincoln became
and n the ordained in this
Oxford which vaiousy called in dis
Cody Club The Bible Moths The Bible the
mentaran finally decided Methodist
little
This idle unbelng student
and influential
established Church England
leader of this club and contributed his share
workand devotion
Wesley Ogle
charge his colony. The
ana Moravians who proved