Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
METHOOISTS IN SMYRNA
HONOR WESLEpS MEMORY
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH CELEBRATED THE
zOOth ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN WESLEY
non. Henry c. Conrad of Wilmington Give. an
historical Address, Wesleyan Hymns We're
sung and Presiding Elder Rooms Talks

a., " Sonrad of Wilmington Gives so
historical Address, Wesleyan Hymns We're
S"ng' and Presiding Elder Rooms Talks.
Ahose who attended Asbury NJ. E.
Onurch Sunday were. treated to some
easement dlscourses. The day inaugur-
&teu the celebration by that church of
Ine SOOtn anniversary of the birth of
Oonn Wesley, the founder of Meth
odlsm. Services commemorative the
occasion were held morning afternoon
anu evening. The first thing on the
program was Wesleyan Love Feast. "
members were admitted bv card onI0
ana the services were carried out on
tue ola lines as adopted by the great
FOUNDER of MethOdism. Pastor
collins had charge of the meeting
which was largely attended. At1O8O
CLOCK the regular church services
were held and the speaker was Hon.
nehry q. Conrad of Wilmington.
Inc church was nearly filed, the audi
ence much approaching the fine histori-
cal discourse. Taking as his subject
John Wesley His Life and Work. ''the
speaker traced the life of the great
FOUNDER from the time he was born un-
I'll his triumphant death. Born of good
parents IN the little town of Epworth
Lincolnshire, England, in June 1908.
the second son of family of nineteen
children, he early showed himself to
be man marked for a great work.
Ihls was due to the training of his
mother, cultured, refined and educat
ed woman. He was educated first at
the Charter School and afterwards at
Oxford University.
Associations From Which MethOdism Sprsug
de was first ordained in 1925 a dea-
con In the Church of England and in
1928 was advanced to priests orders.
After this he joined his brother Char.
les Wesley, the noted hymn writer.
and entered into those religi GUS assoc
latlons from which Methodisrn sprang !
1t was at this time that he found the
church of England ritualistic and full
of Journalism. In 1875 he came To
America to preach to the Indians. Ioea-
ting In Georgia, but in less than two
years time he returned to England and
while attending meeting of the socie-
ty OF Moravians in Aldersgate street.
London he experienced a conversion
that changed his whole view of life
de soon after joined his old collage
George Whitefeld and he
gan the practice of open air preaching.
'aking as he said "the whole world
'arlsh." In 1899 he founded the
irst Methodist church in Bristol, Eng
and. Fully organized and schooled
N the methods as laid down by Wes-
ey, Methodism began to grow and the
movement became mighty force. He :
eferred briefly to the visit of Asbury :
md Coke, the two great missionaries :
II Wesley sent to America, and of
heir soiourn in Delaware. Both men '
we're in Smyrna and twas after Francis :
Asbury that our Methodist Church :
Vas named. Wesley lived to be 50
ears old and to see the Methodist
ociety grow to membership of so. 900. /.
'o-day the denomination figures. =
Zoo, 900 members and 80, 900, 900 adher- l
nts. During his life Wesley preach D..
d 10000 sermons, wrote, edited and =
ublished 400 books and travelled an =
verage of 5000 miles year. The ad- '
ress was full of good thoughts, worthy :
emulation. 4
Wesley Service at the Sunday School. \
The Sunday School service in the Z
IternoOn was full of the spirit of n
Iesleyism. In place of the Sunday Il
chool lesson Superintendent L. M. E
rice took up the period in a study of G
le great giant of methodism, and his 3
'lation to the Sunday School. Prof. N
ohm P. Burdette of the Smyrna High L
,hool was the first speaker, and he ~
as followed in turn by Pastor Col +
ns, Mr.. Joseph Wright and Mr.. Gill M
'rt s. FAIRIES. The two last speakers ID
ferred to the churches and schools in +
ngland which they visited. There u
ere number of visitors present who u
loyed the Sunday School service as III
le of the interesting features of the A
y. v
Presiding Elder KOOns on John Wesley. d
The evening meeting opened with a D
ng and praise service by the Epwor- O.
League in which Wesleyan hymns r.
IRE sung, after which Rev. w. G. H
'ons, presiding Elder of Easton Dis
ct preached a vigorous sermon on
'ohn Wesley and his Mission"