Wesley Corpus

At noon, Tuesday, 13, I preached in Truro, and in the evening, at Mevagissey. It was a season of solemn joy: I have not often found the like. Surely God’s thoughts are not as our thoughts l Can any good be done at Mevagissey? Wed. 14.--After preaching at St. Austle and Medros, I 344 REv. J. wesley’s [Sept. 1768. rode over to Roach, and spent a comfortable evening with my old acquaintance, Mr. Furly. Thur. 15.--We had our Quarterly meeting at Medros; but it was not now as formerly, when the whole society was in a flame: “The love of many” is now “waxed cold.” Fri. 16.--I rode, through heavy rain, to Polperro. Here the room over which we were to lodge, being filled with pilch ards and conger-eels, the perfume was too potent for me; so that I was not sorry when one of our friends invited me to lodge at her house. Soon after I began to preach, heavy rain began; yet none went away till the whole service was ended. Sat. 17.--When we came to Crimble-Passage, we were at a full stop. The boatmen told us the storm was so high, that it was not possible to pass: However, at length we persuaded them to venture out; and we did not ship one sea till we got OVer.- Sun. 18.--Our Room at the Dock contained the morning congregation tolerably well. Between one and two I began preaching on the quay in Plymouth. Notwithstanding the rain, abundance of people stood to hear. But one silly man talked without ceasing, till I desired the people to open to the right and left, and let me look him in the face. They did so. He pulled off his hat, and quietly went away. At five I preached in the Square at the Dock, to an exceed ing large congregation; and the rain, though it prevented some from coming, did not cause any to go away. Monday, 19. In the evening, I preached in what is vulgarly called Mr. Whitefield’s Room. Afterwards I met the society in our own, and exhorted them to “stand fast in one mind and one judgment.” I set out early in the morning, and in the evening preached at Tiverton. Thur. 22.--I rode to Axminster. The rain prevented my preaching abroad, though the Room would ill contain the congregation.