Wesley Corpus

Sun. 29.--We had a solemn meeting of the society at five. At eight I preached again in the barrack-yard; and I did not observe a trifler there. They all seemed to hear as for life. To-day I saw an odd instance of the force of example: When we were at church in the morning, scarce any one either sung or stood at the Psalms; so that I was almost alone therein. But in the afternoon almost every one stood up; and most of them sung, or endeavoured so to do. After service I went directly to the market-house, and enforced those solemn words, “What doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” July, 1760.] JOURNAL. 9 Mr. D had left us at six in the morning, in order to serve his cure; but about ten at night he came back, and was with me soon after four, importuning me to stay another day; but as my journeys were fixed, I could not do that without disappointing several congregations. Now was the general call for the town of Sligo. And many did “receive the word with joy.” But the greatest part had “no root in themselves.” What fruit then could be expected from them? Mon. 30.--I have rarely seen so heavy rain in Europe, as we had in the way to Tubbercurraugh. I was quickly wet to my toes' end; but the day clearing, I was dry again in a few hours. We had a very large congregation at Castlebar in the evening; and many seemed almost persuaded to be Christians. O what does it avail, almost to hit the mark? Almost to escape the damnation of hell? Tues. JULY 1.--We took horse about four; and it was well we did; for our seven-and-thirty Irish miles, so called, were little less than seventy English. I preached at a friend’s house soon after three; and then, procuring a fresh horse, about the size of a jackass, I rode on, with more ease than state, to Aghrim. Wed. 2.--We rode on to Eyrecourt, where many threatened great things; but all vanished into air. I preached at ten in the Court-house: Col. Eyre was there, and several other persons of fashion.