The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03
Its Celebratlonis sNot a Meth0-
dist Matter.
PROGRAMME is PREPARED.
Exercises Will 81 gin May 18th and Last
Until 2Oth-Addresses BY Many
Men Of Eminence-Notes
and Gossip. "

at Is not merely a Methodist matter,
said DR.. Edward Leigh Pell yesterday, in
speaking OF the approaching celebration
Of The bl-centenary Of NYesley's birth.
.'Tcsley was Methodist, Dr. Pell
d explained. but he was more:s he was q
world force, and II Is an ritten law
that a world force cannot be held In
.ae simple by any single edenouina ton
$Lu,heruns would have their hands full
trying to establish exclusive claims IN
Martin Luther; or Presbyterians IN Jona-
I than edwards; or EpiscopaliansEin IN Phil.
Il Isps Israo,ss: ,nr Bnptlsts intJ John A..
\ I3roadus. Wesleyss fame did not rest
6 upon Me.hodia1n. He was famous before
Mcthodlsm; moi 8popular--l,e was never
popu!ar-but famous. Eighteenth CEN
{tury England thought OF him, not Ms the
Il organizer Of denomination, but rather
Ms Englands chief servant OF humanity
lust as we think OF Jonathan Edwards,
mot as a Presbyterian but as the great
rst thinker America has ever known
lust az we think OF Glads tone.3 not as n'i
e iIplscopal Ian as deyou t n chur hman as
Z }ie was-but as the greatest English
itutesman OF his time. *
a3l' q PASSION FOR DOING GOOD. &..g
"
e xyrt.cr, who said that since the days Of
$,he APOSTLES no Jlan had risen with SUCH
q +, passion for doing good as John " S Ses I,
i lev. It was this passion. and not any
Z nr,a thing that he did. that made MIN I'm IN
mortal; and it's because OF this passion .o.
@tint men Of every name under heaven heaven
viii find 1t In their hearts 70 90 honor 20
his memory at the approaching ceisDra-
Il #i,nn n fyyesley,s love for humanity MACS
himFthe greatest promoter for tho atnel,o-
ration OF mankind that ever lifed..,5 ie i!
conducted more educational pnilaHt
nic and religious enterprises than any
=, hor ma n of any time His ideas about
s}ihe EDUCATION Of the whole people were
,antnry and half Tin advance OF ms
sny. Tho Southern Educational ConleT-z
,nce has just caught up with hiH. re
Eplieyad in the development Eot ne Wh9ie ,
md he taught physca and hygiene as wen
"a theology. Ho not only established
,cboois, but he translated, culled and
rometimes wrote the textbooks Tor
ihen, He wrote on so many sup)ects
That collection al his WORKS forms 4 .
respectable encyclopedia.
HIS WONDERFULF FI1ATS,
."He knew more about darkest England
,han7all the aphilanthropists Of his day
s.aa,her and his knowledge filled him
III q such zeal to help men that MS
nreachtng ieats, which have excited the
vwcnder Of mankind, were but incidents
IN Ills tremendously busy life. Al Eng
land stood ngape at this many-sidea Sc.
n,ms. Men listened to his discussions 8, 9, o.
i,,m,,,oS problems us they listened to t1tt,
nnl turned to wonder at his philanthropy.
a.. tiev5 wondered at the philanthropy OF
XrIlberfprce H. They hocked TO his prehch-
$tns; they applauded his skill m cont.o'
/ ycrsy; they accepted his help as q Guy, eau-
Gator; they admired his sanity as q soci.
oinsist. they read his philosophy; they
even enjoyed his poetry they chlmea ln
Win him us an organizer; they opeyed
him as a dictator. .i ~,
'esnIf W he had left no church behind nm
lie would have lIved--aas savonarola save ms ''
lived. q 4, ~ pal, 3s..that
Id was famous, rather than popual'
somehow, the worlds greatest pioneers,
With rare exceptions. have commahueu
our intelligence and onr VIII hut nol .our
90 ~ no. spSs Or svs: Peter or
Luther or Ben FRANKLIN, You ADMIRE
them, you reverence them. but YOU az
NOT love them You love the men VINO
have another quality IN them-l am nov
sure that ! know what It ts-you 1--WE
a. paYld,3a Jonathan. q John the evange- Inh',
list n Melancthon, Livingstone, Phil-
lips Brooks, Aside from the man Of Cal
lice, i recall but one really notable ex-
ception to the rule. All the world loves
Paul, tho prince Of pioneers
Extensive preparations nre being made
to celebrate Wesley birthday In all parts
OF the world, III many cities the chief
addresses will be delivered by leaders OF
other denominations, and,hy statesmen
educators and phianthropsts. A nota-
ale event In America will be the address
at Wesleyan University by Professor
woodrow Wilson, of Princeton, on "Wes-
ley as a Historic Charac cter,"
2' iii THE PR u II IEIRII,
M The programme Of the celebration IN
Richmond, which takes place May l1th
tc goth, is in charge Of a committee. Of
which ReY. ~. B. I3eauchanp Is chair
man Mr.. Beauchanp said yesterday that
Che committee hopes to add 4 he name of
Bishop Galloway to tho already attac-
tive programme "a striking figure at the
5celebrat!on In this city. will be Pr. John
C. aKilgo, Of Trinity. College. North Caro-
sl... ~ the nld inAa tYDe of forX i'd ora,