Wesley Corpus

Many were wounded, and many comforted. Fri. MAY 1.--We rode by a large seat, elegantly built, and finely situated. But, to my surprise, the gates of the grand avenue were painted blue, green, and yellow, like a child’s rattle. Surely the owner has never seen the pretty bauble; but will no one inform him of it? In the evening I preached in the market-house at Sligo, to a larger congregation, as well as better behaved, than when I was here before. The next evening was exceeding cold and blustering. However, the Provost refusing me the use of the Court-House, abundance of people stood with me in the street, and most of them behaved well. Sunday, 3. I preached, morning and evening, in the market-house; and had much hope, both from the number and behaviour of the hearers, that, even here, our labour will not be in vain. Mon. 4.--We rode to Castlebar, thirty old Irish, about fifty six English, miles. Between six and seven I began preaching in the Court-House; but few of the rich were there. Many May, 1767.] JOURNAL, 279 of these dare not hear me above once: They find it is playing with edged tools. Many of the poor were present at five in the morning, and many more, both rich and poor, in the evening. And “the power of the Lord was present to heal:” But how many rejected his “counsel against themselves?” Wed. 6.--I rode to Newport, and preached in the evening, and at six in the morning. Rich and poor behaved extremely well, and seemed “almost persuaded” to be Christians. In the evening I took my leave of the congregation at Castlebar, by speaking from those words, “Come, Lord Jesus!” But who will abide his coming in the clouds? Those who are partakers of his holiness. Fri. 8.--We rode to Galway,-above fifty English miles. It rained almost every step of the way. I preached at Ballinrobe in the Court-House between eight and nine, and at Galway about six. Colonel E , and all his family, were there. Perhaps a word might reach their hearts. Sat. 9.--I rode to Ennis, but found the preaching had been discontinued, and the society was vanished away. So having no business there, I left it in the morning, preached at Clare about eight, and in the evening at Limerick.