One entitles his poem "Perfection: a practical epistle, calmly addressed to the greatest hypocrite in England--that person being John Wesley." Another poem was entitled "Methodism Displayed: a satire, illustrated and verified from John Wesley's fanatical Journals." Another, entitled "The Mechanic Inspired: or, The Methodists' Welcome to Rome." As a specimen of this delectable production we give the following stanza: Ye dupes of sly, Romish, itinerant liars, The spawn of French prophets and mendicant friars; Ye pious enthusiasts! who riot and rob With holy grimace and sanctified sob. Another, "The Methodist and Mimic." Still another, "The Methodist, a poem." In this production Mr. Wesley is described as being nursed on "demoniac milk," and as one who Had Moorfield trusted to his care, For Satan keeps an office there. Another, entitled "The Troublers of Israel; in which the principles of those who turn the world upside down are displayed." Another, in which the writer exhorts Wesley to Haste hence to Rome, thy proper place, Why should we share in thy disgrace? We need no greater proof to see Thy blasphemies with his agree. And yet another, entitled "Wesley's Apostasy," etc., in which occurs this verse, among others equally bad: In vain for worse may Wesley search the globe, A viper hatched beneath the harlot's robe; Rome in her glory has no greater boast, Than Wesley aims--to all conviction lost. This may answer for the poets, though their number is nearly legion. _Artists_ employed their God-given powers in traducing Wesley and his people. William Hogarth published a painting and engraving entitled "Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism, being a satire on Methodism." _Comedians_, who are generally ready to lend themselves to any vile work, employed the stage to blacken the character of Wesley. Samuel Foote, an actor, wrote a play entitled "The Minor, a Comedy," in which the Methodists were ridiculed and slandered. Samuel Pottenger wrote a play entitled "The Methodist, a Comedy." Another was soon after produced--"The Hypocrite, a Comedy, as it was performed in the Theater Royal, Drury Lane." Thus _pulpit_, _press_, _pencil_, and _stage_ united to crush Wesley and his people. No means were left untried. Though they followed him through all his active ministerial life, yet the gates of hell did not and could not prevail against him and his work. MOB VIOLENCE. WHEN pulpit, press, and stage combine to crush vital Christianity they soon arouse an ally in the ignorant, restless, unholy masses, ever ready to aid in forwarding the work of the Prince of Darkness. When pulpits in London, Bristol, Bath, and, in fact, everywhere were closed against Wesley one of two ways was open before him--he must either abandon the work to which he was sure God had called him, or he must break over ecclesiastical rules and go outside the churches. He was not long choosing.