Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-17

WuS DGTu anu bIeu III thc
Episcopal or established church OF
England. whose ministry he entered
IN early life. He never failed to In
clude her name In his prayers and he
died in her full communion. or Wes-
ley the late Dean Farrar OF Canter.
bury said: "He loved the church
which hated him. He saved the
church OF England. although ut first
the so argrily and contcmptuously re
Iccted him"
John Wesley was born in the rec.
tory at Epworth. Eng. June II. 1908.
o. S. When John ~as but s. the
duke OF Buckingham. lord chamberlain
20 Queen Anne. gave him free schol'
hrship In the famous school OF the
Chartcrhouse In London.
While at the Chartcrhouse school.
in May. l7i6. an explosion destroyed n
cannon factory Mt Moorfields. from
wlch the proprietor moved to Wool
wIch and established the royal ar.
senai. This shattered foundry, twen'
ty.threc years afterward. Wesley re-
stored and converted into the mother
church OF the whole family OF Method
list churches on every continent Al
u Wbuiu SNat LOW pfAFohhs
Il often became so crowded that nd.
Ionrnnent was necessary to the open
fields. and In ITS Wesley completed
and opened. Nov. !. the Wesley chap
ci. on City road. London. This has
been many times renovated. but the
present shell OF the building. the sni.
lcrics and rail are aii OF wcsicy'n
time. and the place. fillcd with me-
mcntosS. is stiii Mecca for all low.
crs OF Methodist history.
In 1870 Wesley left the Charter.
house for Christ Church college. OK.
ford. taking with him school OK.
hibition prize OF $500 n year. but he
never ioat his ycncration and love for
his iirst rchooi.
wos!cy's mind turned to ascc,iciHm.
with high church beliefs. strong ri,u'
aiiAtic tendencies and n mystical bias.
from which. however. he emerged In
I1s5, to tho doctrine of present saliva
iion from guilt and fear through the
indwcilins of Christ" u belief opposed
Aiik. to high chuFchmanEhlp and TO
caiyinism. In the same year Wesley
and his mother rcaounc.i the doc.
;rinc of prcdcstination.
"NFA'y NbN tNt~s@h ~
Bishop Iohn Potter OF oxford. Sept.
10. 1875. and priest Sept. ss. i.:s.
His firEt sermon was at South Leigh
In oxtordshiFc In 1875.
on hiR :5d birthday h. was elected
fellow Of Lincoin college. Hs faith.
or then had but $50 TO Keep his family
until after the harvest. but he wrote
In hiEh spirits. "wha, will be my own
late God knows. but wherever I am
my Jack Is fellow Of Lincoln
1.incoln college. within whose walls
Mn,hodiam was cTadlcd. was founded
in the ff;ccn,h century by two bish.
ops Of Lincoln. In order to countcract
hcrrsics dangerous TO tho church. bu,
John Wesley. the rcyoiutionist. was
connected with II more than quar-.
ter of century. and its name appears
on the title pages OF all his works.
He became Greek lecturer. and from
then to the close of his life was a
hard and wide student. Hebrew.
Greek. Arabic. Latin. logic. ethics.
metaphysics. natural philosophy. po-
etFy and divinity entering into his
weekly plan of study. In 1877. only -
years old. he obtained the degree OF
master Of arts. His financial struggles
were over and by strict economy he
or and his family.
His father was now s5 years old.
and to fiil the small living of Mootc
in addition TO that OF Epworth. he
needed a euratc. SO. although John
was offered a school at good income.
be acted on his own Judgment. prompt.
cd by hi flial devotion and h!s moth.
er's advice. went to his fathers aid in
Lincolnshire. and there remained more
than two years. This was his only
parochial work.
The name of Methodist was first
bestowed upon Charles Wesley. Johns
older brother and his friends. because
of their strict conformity to the meth.
cd of study prescribed by the uni.
versity. but John Wesley became the
father OF Methodism. which he gave
new Interpretation In his English
dictionary. "One who lives accord.
Ing to the method laid down In the
Bible"
John Wesley returned to Oxford as
a tutor in 1920. and there found The
Holy club" which had been started
by his brother Charles two years be
fore. He almost Immediately became
Its leader. and so continued until 1T35.
This movement was spiritual. humani.
tartan and scriptural. its first and con.
stant work being the study of the Bi.
bic. Among its members was George
whitefeld. who. until he was IL years
old. drew ale for customers at his
fathers inn in Gloucester. He was
converted in 1895. in his 21st year.
and at once became member of the
club.
The wesleys. to whom whitefield
had become greatly attached. sailed
for Georgia in October. 1875. and in
their absence whiteaeld set the world
to talking by such preaching as had
never before been heard In England
He often gave thirty sermons a month.
and the common people. hearing him
gladly, thousands were converted
The wesleys heard OF him and ap
pealed to him to come to America
and he passed them on his Western
trip across the ocean as they were re-