Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1903-02-27
IN MEMORY OF WESLEY.
President Speaks at Bi-centennial Of
NTnrhodisn

Methodism.
NEW YORK, Feb 27.-Carnegie hall
was crowded to suffocatfon last even
ing. The occasion was the bicentenary
celebration OF the birth of the founder
OF Methodism, John Wesley. President
Roosevelt was the principal speaker OF
the evening Besides the presidents
speech there We're addresses by Bishop
Andrews and the Rev. James r.. Day.
chancellor of Syracuse university.
seats and boxes were at an enormous
uzwmtum. 1t IL said that fully 12,0OO
n1ore seats could have been sold if the
Aall would have held the people. Boxes
sold for 81, 1000, and seats were going at
all prices, from SIS UP to $50. The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the twentieth
century movement"
The president arrived in the city at
s D. m. He was driven to the house OF
Samuel w. BOVINE on West Fifty-sev-
enth street, where he took dinner with
a large party OF friends. The president
left Carnegie hall about half past 8
o'clock and drove to the University
club, Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth
street where he was to meet a number
of old friends. He remained until mid
night, when he left the city ON a spe-
cial train for Washington.
The scene at Carnegie hall was an
inspiring one. The stage was filled
with many men prominent In state ana
church affairs, including some OF the
most distinguished men in the Metho-
dist church. The president was loudly
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s' neteea v us ..Msthodism. Re spoke ii
supJssl was - -
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rssn hs wes Wssy 9 soaxndsd On
swo h,Indrsdth anniyersary of his birth
america. moreover. has peculiar pro-
claim ar m foF
nh has the dsys q RE
ssesGs ene hs me and were
most on q the ssw
Esx yora are vh ost ne
meatsrn 1 frn,t,e Wha and the ouaker Gath
Ole is a and Dutch reformed Churches eaoh
lad developnenta in special places. The
sgeat growth OF the METHODIST e church:
ehurGh. began at about the time Of the
Revolutionary war. Today my theme 10
DsaEiT nasse tho day. Or the Revolution not
nas IN me ehs ga u tie
thirteen original states, but It has played
q peculiar and prominent part IN the
g POSITION nn e me
sass 3 &c he
when 1 ths eont.nsntal congress- first met.
For . century after the Declaration Of
people .w1th the exception only Of the
work Ut ssl1 preservation under Lincoln.
81 no e a as 3 puraSy tRa
AIsSkA piss 70 the Pacific. sauthward to
our 81 81 psshng the
fosss ts sd sssers aa
woYE cs our nation, and the men who did
baoEwood men piatnsrnan. Mountain men
2Ogmsd ciaPs BY themselves. It was
sonl and IRON body could do
Tn the hard ana cruel life OF the border
With fts grim struggle against the for
DSi1g ssrSes g wd i n n fhs a9a wdsr
man down X left . Himself. withoat
out any 81 the infauenoes thar a tend toward
s the brute !, within him, sad yeaid hays
| this fate we have been largely rescued
| by the fact that together with the rest of
| the pEonesre went the pioneer prea chers
\ ana mi honor Be given To the Methodists
| 9or the great proporfion OF these pioneer
| preachers whom they furnished.
| old Peter Cartwright-men who suffered
ana oyarcarna every hmrdahIp in common
With their dock and Who ii addsssan
1 rMym@<s rna yyild and fserce spirits or their
/ seIiow nionaera m was not n task that
| ronld have been accomplished by men
/ nesiroua- To live in the ecft places OF the
sarfh and to. walk easiiy on iife's jour
the spirit that scorns ease ii it must be
1 purchased by failure To do duty the spirit
| that courts risk and d life of hard en-
/ deavor &c the goal TO be reached IL really
| worth attaiuir1g Great Id our debt to
i these men and gcan4 the patience we need
/ show towaru their critics. sS@ FL s- A 78-E
And now. friends. Ia celebrating the
wonderful growth Or Mathodiann, IN re-
/ joicing at Die good ii has done to the
country and to mankind ( need hardly
j ask . BODY like this Ia rem ernher that the
i mreafnsas Of the fathers haconnas 10 the
4 children shaneflr1 fhinr IN thew TIsa If
i oniy "a an eYeuse FOR inaetion instead OF
| ID - AMIR n afSarf for noble aims 4
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4 yoS1n narfs ~ ! sraat nivilived nation
4 n r0nnlAx Industrial social