The delegation of these pious evangelists was encouraged by flattering suggestions, and acceded to with the most raised expectations; and its objects were pursued by them with untiring zeal and unsparing self-devotedness, through continual hindrances.  The opposition which they met was encountered with “all long-suffering and patience;” but their best efforts were unavailing; “and their mission closed, too speedily, in saddened disappointment.”

I. JOHN WESLEY, though stationed at Savannah, did not consider himself so much a Minister to the inhabitants as a missionary to the Indians.  Whenever he mentioned his uneasiness at being obstructed in his main design, he was answered “You cannot leave Savannah without a Minister.”  To this he rejoined, “My plain answer is, I know not that I am under any obligations to the contrary.  I never promised to stay here one month.  I openly declared, both before, and ever since my coming hither, that I neither would nor could take charge of the English any longer than till I could go among the Indians.”  It was rejoined, “But did not the Trustees of Georgia appoint you to be Minister at Savannah?” He replied, “They did; but it was done without either my desire or knowledge.  Therefore I cannot conceive that that appointment could lay me under any obligation of continuing here longer than till a door is opened to the Heathen; and this I expressly declared at the time I consented to accept that appointment[1].”

[Footnote 1:  Life of Rev.  JOHN WESLEY, A.M., in which is included the Life of his Brother CHARLES WESLEY, A.M. By Rev.  HENRY MOORE. Lond. 1824, 2 vols. 8vo.  Vol.  I. p. 310.]

Oglethorpe had been so impressed with what he had seen of the natives, that he had written home that “a door seemed opened for the conversion of the Indians.”  These favorable expectations were greatly increased by the visit to England of Tomo Chichi and his train.  They seemed to be fully authorized by the declarations which were made by them to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and other clergy; and they appeared to be put in a train of accomplishment by the interest taken for facilitating that purpose by the manual of instruction for the Indians which was preparing by Bishop Wilson.  But when Tomo Chichi came to welcome the Governor on his arrival, and was introduced to the intended teacher, it appeared that unforeseen obstacles had arisen.  “I am glad you are come,” said the Mico, addressing him through the female interpreter.  “When I was in England I desired that some would speak the great word to me; and our people then desired to hear it; but now we are all in confusion.  The French on one side, and the Spanish on the other, and the Traders in the midst, have caused us much perplexity; and made our people unwilling.  Their ears are shut.  Their tongues are divided, and some say one thing, and some another.  But I will call together our chiefs, and speak to the wise men of