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WESLEY. 438 WESSEL. 2, 1791, in the house utlaclied to the City Road C'hapi'l ill London, and wns huried there, lie was of less tlian tlie average height, but, .says Tyermaii, "beautifully proportioned, witliout an atom of superlhious llesh, jet niuseuhir and strong, with a forehead clear and smooth, a bright penetrating eye, and a lovely face which rclained tin; freshness of its eomplcxion to the latest period of his life." In social life he was a charming man. a good talker, and never ill at ease. He numbered iiian.v of all classes among his friends. The obedience wliiel he exacted, for the good of the cause, from his followers was readily given. It is not too much to .say that in eighteenth century England "no single figure inlluenccd so manj- minds, no single voice touched so many hearts." His works were first published by himself (Bristol. 1771-74) : the religious writings, edited by Thomas .lacksoii (London, 182'J-;il ; lltli ed. lS.')(i-(i2) ; an American edition in seven volumes (New York, 1831). His journals give tlie full- est account of his career; they extend from 173.5 to 1790, and present a marvelously full and graphic picture of the England of his day. Con- densations of them were published by Welch (1899) and Parker (1903). At least forty biog- raphies have been written. The more important among them are those by Tverman (London, 1870-71), Southey (1820; ed. by Coleridge. 1840; Currv, 18G7; Atkinson, 1890), Rigg (London, 1874), Telford (ib., 1890). Consult also: Wedg- wood, M'csley and Ike Himiuielical Keuction of the Eighteenth Century (London, 1870) ; Over- ton. ,7o;in ^Ves^ey (ib.'. 1891); Urlin, Wesley's Place in Church History (ib., 1870). The two hundredth anniversary of Wesley's birth was almost universally observed among the Method- ists in 1903, and much literature relating to him appeared in consequence. WESLEY, Samuel (1662-173.5). An English elergyiiian, father of .John Wesley. He was born at Winterborn-Miitehureh. Dorsetshire, and edu- cated_ first at Doreliester Grammar School and then at Stepney and Newington, in London, with a view to the Independent ministry. Some se- vere invectives having ajipeared against the Dis- senters, he was asked to reply to them ; but while doing the necessary reading he changed his opinions, and decided to conform to the Estab- lished Chureli. He entered Exeter College, Ox- ford, and graduated in 1088. He was ordained deacon almost immediately, and priest in 1690. After two curacies and a year as chaplain on board a man-of-war. he obtained the living of South Ormsby in Lincolnshire in 1690, and in 1095 that of Epworth. which is closely associated with the later history of his family, and which he held until the year before his death. He was a prolific author. es])eeially in verse, in which he pnblislied a Life of Christ (1693). a biblical history (1704). Marlhorongh. or the Fate of Eiir<yj>e (1705) ; and in prose several works of a theological nature. Consult his Life bv Tverman (London. 1866). WESLEY, S.^MiEL (1691-1739). An English poet and clergyman, son of the preceding and elder brother of .Tohn and Charles Wesley. He was born in London, and educated at West- min.ster and Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1715. He was ordained not long after, and for the next twentv years was a master in Westminster Scliool. In 1732 he be- came head master of BlundeH's School at Tiver- ton, where he remained until his death. At West- minster he became aeiiuainted with I'ope, Swift, Prior, llarley, ami other 'lory poets and states- men, who thought highly of his abilities in satiric and humorous verse. The first edition of his poems appeared in 1736; a second, with addilions, in 1743; and a third, with biography by Nichols, in 1802. Some of his hymns are still in common use. WESLEY, Samuel Seha.stian (1810-76). An lOiiglisli composer, born in London. In 1832 he was organist at Hereford Cathedral, three years later went to Exeter Cathedral, and in 'l842 to Leeds Parish Cathedral. In 1849 he was organist at Winchester Cathedral, and in 1865 became organist at the Cathedral at (iloucester. His works include anthems, glees, songs and part-songs, exercises and pieces for the organ, and four church services. He also wrote, in 1849, A Few Woids on Cathedral Music and the Musical System of the Church, with a I'lun of Reform. WESLEYAN METHODIST ASSOCIA- TION. See .Metiioolsm. WESLEYAN METHODIST CONNEC- TION. See Metiioiusm. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. The oldest colh'ge under the ))atronage of the Methodist Episcopal Church, founded at Middletown, Conn., in 1831. The campus of 14 acres is beautifully situated on a terrace 150 feet above the Con- necticut River, and contains the five principal buildings. North and South Colleges, the Me- morial Chapel, the Library (Rich Hall), and the Orange Judd Hall of Natural Sciences. Other Iiuildings are Observatory Hall, with an equa- torial telescope by Alvan Clark & Sons, the electrical laboratory, and the Fayerweather Cymnasium. The grounds and buildings were viilued at $687,380 in 1903, when two new build- ings, Wilbur Fisk Hall, named after the fir.st president, and the Scott Physical Laboratory, were erected at a cost of .$220,000. The uni- versity ofl'ers three parallel courses of four years, classical. Latin-scientific, and scientific, leading lo the degrees of bachelor of arts, philosophy, and science. In each course nearly all the stud- ies of the first year are prescribed, the amount of required work being progressively diminished in the three remaining years. The institution is coeducational, but the number of women in the college in any year is limited to 20 per cent, of the total enrollment of the preceding year. In connection, with conimencement week of 1903 an elaborate celebration took place in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of .John Wesley. In that year the attendance was 322. the faculty numbered 36, and the li- brary contained 63.000 volumes. The total value of the property under control of the col- lege was $2,131,134, with an endowment of $1,- 443,754, and a gross income of $113,811. WESSEL, ves'sfl. .Johannes, surnamed Oa^s- FOUT ((■.1420-89). A mystic of the Brothers of. t'ommon Life (q.v. ) at Zwolle. and a friend of •Thomas a Kempis. He was born at Groningen and studied at Cologne. Louvain. and Paris. He visited Rome and taught philosophy at Heidel- berg and at Paris. .Johann Reuehlin and Rodol-