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12.--I took coach. The next day we reached Grantham, and London about seven on Friday evening; having run, that day, an hundred and ten miles. On the road I read over Seller’s “History of Palmyra,” and Norden's “Travels into Egypt and Abyssinia;” two as dry and unsatisfying books as ever I read in my life. Sun. 16.--I hoped to have preached in the fields; but the rain prevented. However, one of our brethren preached there at seven, to thousands upon thousands; and there was not the least shadow of interruption. How long will these halcyon days continue? Tues. 18.--I met in Conference with our Assistants and a select number of Preachers. To these were added, on Thursday and Friday, Mr. Whitefield, Howell Harris, and many Stewards and Local Preachers. Love and har mony reigned from the beginning to the end; but we have all need of more love and holiness; and, in order thereto, of crying continually, “Lord, increase our faith !” Having finished my work at London for the present, on Monday, 24, I rode to Wycombe, and preached in the evening to a numerous and deeply-attentive congregation. Tues. 25.--I read Mr. Crantz’s “Account of the Mission into Greenland.” Although I make much allowance for the liberty which I know the Brethren take, in their accounts of one another, yet I do not see any reason to doubt that some of the Heathens have been converted. But what pity that so affecting an account should be disgraced with those vile, dog gerel verses; just calculated to make the whole performance stink in the nostrils of all sensible men In the evening the multitude that flocked together obliged me to preach abroad. I saw but three or four that seemed unaffected; and those, I suppose, were footmen; a race of men who are commonly lost to all sense of shame, as well as of good and evil. Wed. 26.--I rode to Ipstone-Hall, near Stoken church, and preached about ten o’clock; and, in the evening, at Witney. The next evening I preached on Wood-Green, near the town, to an huge congregation, on, “Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found; call ye upon him, while he is near.” Scarce any 296 REv. J. weslEY’s [Sept. 1767. were light or unattentive. Surely some will bring forth fruit unto perfection. Fri.