Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-25

land on the banks of the Father of
Waters. For G5 years he lived in sight
|of this glorious stream, seeing the west
become mighty, and gave a helping
hand to make Methodism what it is In
the feebleness of age some one asked
him if life with its infirmities was still
desirable, and his reply was, oh, yes;
want to live as long as l can see the
Mississippi flowing by my door and
can read DR.. Buckley's Advocate We
were mostly brought up on Advocates.
''Methodism had a small beginning.
but it had a mission 81
."Fomalism, infldelity, drunkenness,
Slavery had fastened themselves upon
the English nation. Faith seemed to
have died out; but hope is not gone; n
leader is needed. The oft repeated
thing. happeDs:. Italy. needed a, man
equal to heoccasiop- ayanaroiacame,
Germany was despairing-Martin Luth-
er was at hand John Wesley, educated,
brave, devout, appeared. 1t was
fdrunkenrage; he preached temperance.
| It was a holding age; England
was making immense profit from the
traffic in human flesh; he branded -slav-
| cry as the sum of all villainies,' and
helped to set in motion those forces
which finally pulled down the pillars
which supported the crime and caused
| it to totter and fall. He preached the
same gospel to the prisoners in New
gate as to the nobility; to the sooty-
faced miners as to the rich and proud.
| Had Hard Struggle.
| "MeShodism crossed the stormy sea-
1t worked its way over mountains and
rivers and built its churches and col
lleges in the new world. In the world
renowned Abbey in London where
| England gamers up her great. Gu a
tablet set up in honor of the Wesleys,
among other of, their sayings is this
| God buries His workmen, but carries
on His work Surely the Eternal King
has put his seal of approval on Metho-
dism. 1t has carried the words of
lpeace and life to all races and condi-
tons of men and rung the bells of hope
in every cline. It's missionaries are
found today in the rice fields of Japan
and China and upon the sun-scorched
lplains of India. They have picked
/ their way through jungle and forest to
the innermost recesses of the dark con-
tinent. Wherever man is found there
have gone these missionaries of the
cross, and with the messages of faith
and songs of love have turned the
faces of benighted men and women to-
ward hope and God.
PrOuder of Y. VI. c. A.
81 desire to say too that while | be-
lieve in Methodism and am proud of
its achievements / am still prouder OF
christianity as taught by Pie Young
Mems Christian association. Chris
ltianity is the most potent influence in
tine world. There are strong govern
ments, great standing armies and
mighty navies, but all must acknowl-
lpeace. Mighty nations have fiourished
and fallen since the 5Savior's birth. but
His rule is over constantly widening
dominion and during the lapse of cen
turtles it is stronger than ever before
Roman philosophy taught men how to
die but did not teach them how to live
Every heart beats truer, every song is
more joyful, because of the glad tiding
brought us by the Son of David
. Is Binding Tie.
; The speaker next spoke of the great
, work being done by the Y NJ. C. A
7 and gave many reasons why it appeal
cd to him. One reason was because
/; lit is composed largely of young men
| and it's aim is to prepare men to meet
: THE world as they find it, 1.-The Y. NJ
IC. A. puts emphasis on strong phys
! Iique; believes in muscle as weel a!
brain and seorns the idea that wei
: developed body is the breeding plac-