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Show HAD FOUR SILVER TEASPOONS Also Good Reason Why John Wtslsy Would Not Add to His Collection Collec-tion of Pht," John Wesley, founder of Methodism, Meth-odism, was a pattern of diligence, of self-denial and generosity. When he was past seventy years of age, and his Methodism had become triumphant through the kingdom of Great niitoln, an order passed the house of lords that the commissioners of excise send out letters to all persons per-sons inspected of possessing plate, and to those who hod not regularly paid duty on the some. Wesley received re-ceived such a letter. This was his reply: re-ply: "Sir I have two silver teaspoons In London, and two in Bristol. This ls all the plate I have at present, and I ghnll not buy any more while so many around me want bread." One Is reminded of the tenderheartedness tenderheart-edness of a like-minded man, Chnrles Klngsley, who, when the famous famine fam-ine was raging In India, pushed his plate nslde us headlines of a newspaper newspa-per fell under his eye, and exclaimed: "Take It away I Take It away I I can-not can-not eat while my brothers are dying by thousands of hunger I" |
