The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-22
THEY PAY TRIBUTE
TO THE MEMORY
OF JOHN WESLEY
Methodist Episcopal Churches
of the City and Their Clergy
Join in Concentrating BIZ
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of Founder of Methodism.

All Of the Methodist Episcopal
churches of the city united at Central
Park church last evening in services
commemorative the bi-centenary ami
versary of John WesIey's birth, and
every seat in that place of worship was
hlled, even though the auditorium was
extended to its utmost size, by throw
ing open the doors to the side apart
mentS
On an easel at one side Of the plat
form stood portrait of the founder
OF Methodism. over which was grace
fully draped an American flag, and in
other portions of the church appeared
evidences OF special decoration in floral
pieces Of appropriate character
Presiding Elder F. M. Rule conducted
the services and with him on the plat
form sat greater number of the Meth
od1st clergy in this city and several
others who participated.
Among the clergymen who occupied
seats upon the platform were Revs.
BENJAMIN Longley, pastor of Central
Park church; r. N. Avison, HamIine
church; II. D. seckner, Grace church:
S. E. Ryan, Bates Il Avenue church:
Jacob Berger, oFirst German church:
Ora w. Taylor Clinton Avenue church;
j. A. Jacobson, First Norwegian
church; H. V. Givler, First church; A.
l.. Koenecke, ~Dayton's Bluff German
church; George H. Bridgman, president
Hamline university.
Services Are Elaborated.
The devotional services were some
what elaborated for this occasion. par
ticularly as to music, and beside choral
singing by the regular choir of the
church. included singing by the Nor
wegian and Danish choir in the Nor
Weg1an language; solo by Miss Ber-
ger; and an offertory number by Mas
tiers Robert and Paul Givler on violin
and cello. 49, - -- Z a. ~
Gov. Van SAINT was on the programme
Tor an address, but was unable to be
present. s,p4,.s - .,..-.....,s.-4
Judge Haskell r. Brill. of the Ram
sey county district court, in a short
address sketched the life and work of
John Wesley and it's great influence
in the reformation of English morals
In the century in which he lived. Judge
Brill first pictured the moral conditions
in England in the seventeenth century.
when immortality of all kinds ran riot;
and declared that John Wesley was
one of the most potent factors in work.
Ing the change. He spoke of the recent
vogue of the so-called strenuous life"
and said that some people appeared to
believe that it was recent condition,
but If any man ever lived a strenuous
life and to good purpose it was John
Wesley.
He said that John Wesley began his
career under good influences. He was
born in rectory, Of good Christian
parents. and received his early training
at the hands of a mother of rare in
tellectual powers and accomplishments
He was educated at Oxford and re-
manned a student all of his life.
Speaking of the Christian zeal and
activity of John Wesley, Judge Brill
said that it had been estimated that he
had delivered more than 40, 900 sermons
in the course of his life and that for
many years he rode 5000 miles a year
in the performance of his work.
OF the influence for public good
welded by John Wesley, Judge Brill
said that when he began his work in
England, society was fast working
toward a condition which in France
WAdueed the revolution, but largely
Through the work of Wesley such Sc
rious consequences were averted in
England.
German influence Upon Methodism.
Being called upon to speak of the
Influence of Methodism Upon the Ger
man People," Rev. Jacob Berger added
to the scope of that subject by telling
also of the influence which the Ger