was in England I desired that sone one would speak the Great Word to mc I will go up and speak to the wise men of our nation, and I hope they will hear. But we would not be made Christians as the Spaniards make Christians; we would be taught before we are baptized."

In those early days Wesley was an intolerant and injudicions enthusiast. His missionary work in the Georgia Colony was anything but successful in the ontset, eitlher among the whiles or the Indians, and tlhere was ample justification for the reply which this same Indian chief made later when urged to enbrace the doctrines of Christianity.

"Why, these are Christians at Savannalh. Those are Chris tians at Frederica. Christians get drunk! Christians beat men! Christians tel} lies! Me no Christian!" On another occasion Wesley asked him what he thonght he was made for. He that is above," answered the chief, "knows what he made us Wo know nothing; we are in the dark; but white men know much And yct white men build great houses, as if they for. were to live forever. But white men cannot live forerer. In a little time white men will be dust as well as I." For twenty years Oglethorpe's colony strnggled on under great difficultics and discouragements. Wars with Frauce and with Spain; tiresome squabbles with and among Methodist missionaries, all combined to make Oglethorpe's position lard. Again and again England wonld have lost her colony except for the unswerving fidelity of tlhe Indian allies; they gath- ered by hundreds to ngainst the fronticr, four hundred Crecks and six hundred Cherokees set out in one fight for Oglethorpe. Tn one expedition day, under an urgent call for help scnt by Indian runners to their towns. His Indian friends were the only friends Oglethorpe had who stood by him past everything: nothing could shake their fidelity.

"He is poor ; he can give you nothing," said the St. Augustine Spauiards to a Creek chief at this time; "it is foolish