The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-25
THEM ALL
The Methodist Products Exhibited At
Columbus, Ohio.

Rev. R. S. Carlisle saw new visions
Of he Methodist Episcopal Centenary
Celebration during his weeks visit at
Columbus. Ohio, and is so full of what
he saw that he tells enthusiastically
about It. 1t was the Tooth anniver-
sarv of the founding of the Methodist
Missionary Society. On the fair
Grounds of 100 acres were shown the
works and classes of people who had
left off their heather ways of life and
had adopted Christian ways of living,
or as the Jew would say, the Cody
John Wesley Leader
The heroic statue of John Wesley of
England founder of Methodism, with
b;c notices. was the central thought.
He said: "The field is the world. The
world is my parish"
First World Leaguer
Tobn Wesley also said: 81 desire a
loo one. offensive and defensive, with
every soldier of Jesus Christ"
II is needless to say that the Metho-
dist at the Centenary approved the
League of Nations.
Rarnum and Wild West Taken Over
Johns brother, Charles Wesley, was
tho greatest writer of sacred poetry
who ever lived. The hymns were to
tha nopular tunes of their day which
led much to popularize their preaching
and teaching. When asked why he
nsed the music of the secular world,
Charles replied: 81 do not intend
that the devil should m%onopolize all
the good tunes"
That is one of the secrets of the
,onularity of Methodism today. They
are not bound down by ecclesiastical
laws to the austere and profound
music of former times, but keep step
with the popular strains of the tunes,
altho some of it may be ephemeral
ragtime music.
Ion of the exposition in Emmanuel
Church last Sunday evening, one said:
'SThat must have been part of Bar
NUNS circus and Buffalo Bills Wild
West Shows"
In the different buildings on the fair
grounds were companies of natives
Asia, Africa, Japan, South
America and Greenland.
"From Greenlan's icy mountains,
From midas carol strand,
Where Africa's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand.
From many an ancient river,
From many a paling plain,
They call US to deliver
Their land from errors chain"
This hymn has been sung for a
hundred years and was answered at
exposition where were exhibited
live products of the Methodist
missionaries, in their native CARDS.
Barnum exhibited such people a gen
ago before their conversion to
Christian ways of thinking and living.
Rev. Carlisle saw the wild west
who Iassoed a running horse by
the hind leg, also by the tail. This
that the Methodist circuit
rider with his Bible and books sold had
converted and captured the West which
was wild and wooley until a genera
ton ago.
Converted All Parties
John Wesley, who lived from 11O3
to 1871, was one of the first prohlbl-
ZIONIST and total abstaining ag%itators.
The Mothodists were the first denoml-
nation to forbid members to engage N
the sale of Intoxicating liquors and
among the first to discourage social
drinking. A prominent Methodist is
president of the Anti-Saloon League
and the Methodists are blamed more
than any other sect for making the
nation dry. On July l a notable
race was put on the track at Column
bus. The camel represented the Pro
hibition party, the elephant represent,
ed the Republican party and the Royal
Jackass, on which Christ rode, repre-
sented the Democratic party.
The Methodists had covered and cap,
tuered all parties for prohibition and
had the symbols of their products on
exhibition.
"The Wayfarer"
The theatrical pageant called The
Wayfarer," was the most wonderful
spectacular exhibition of religious
staging with high-class religious musl-
cal accompaniment. 1t was made up
Of three episodes-The War, The Life
of Christ and the Conquest. Each cpl
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