FUTURE OF WESLEYANISM

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 43, 15 November 1918, Page 9

FUTURE OF WESLEYANISM

The Wesley an' Conference held in Manchester recently listened to a stirring appeal from its new. president, the Eev. Samusl Chadwick. ..■.'•..,;

"Either you will revive or .you will perish," was"thd keynote of hie address. They-.needed a : revival .of .religion.- Hβ urged for an old-fashioned revival, but he did not object to new ways if" fh'ey accomplished. a change of life as in the old days.- ' : " .•'"■'■

"Until you have ca gospel that works," he said to the moderniste, "for. heaven's sake'shut, up. This is'not an.age for twiddling, our; thumbs'! , -' ■. '■' ', ■ Hearty'agreement followed 'ji'ese characteristic sentences. In' his earlifir passages Mn-Chadwick indicated the right-j eousness' o£ the war,, and the honour of the British',nation- to • which testimony had. be?n ■ borne- by -the former German •■ Ambassador, in this country.. ■ -. They had , hoped for'a revival;' and there c'amb the war. Yei the war was part of the revival. Devils might start a war, but God ruled them. Nations were, b.eing. judged. ..Notions■ that had,; trampled on, ; nations were■ being .'judged. ,. In'-, the judgmeni > .somo- nations would' perish.- .-..God-grant , that, .they. might. • He reminded,his hearers of what had', happened to the JCing of--Baboon, ilnffed up with pride concerning' the city he had built. "God' sent him put. to grass,-"'added ; -the .president, amidst liiiighter. : ' : '' •■' "' "..'' ;'■"'. .■";'.'.; Tufnihif to the dangers'at .h'ome;'-jir,'-Chddwick-spokd of the menace.'of.!thetraffic in strong drink. Drink had made and. unmade -:Parliaihonts.' ' : .■•

"You may beat' ; the':G'ermans7' he added, ."but .you will, lose ..the .wnr-if the meniice-.df drink, is. allowed to remain." lie-'■mentioned ihe , "dry'" States in Canada and tho United States, and snid that" America would bo justified if she said, "Wβ will- not send any more of our boys over'under present . conditions." lie pleaded for'Prohibition-for-tho pe'iw.'of the war, and believed that Hie naCon if iippeajed..to would.say that no sacrifioe was too great until the war was wan and ■the Genpnns dciven v bae]ji ''•'■'■' a