Wesley Corpus

27.--I went to a village called the New-Buildings, about three miles from the city, and preached in a field near the town, to a civil, careless congregation. In the evening I preached in our Room, on, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth;” and now first I saw a prospect of doing good here: I mean since I came last. God did arise to maintain his own cause; and the stout-hearted trembled before him. Fri. 28.-I preached again at Brickfield; and God made some impression on the stony hearts: But much more at Derry in the evening. Here he spoke with his mighty voice; May, 1769.] JOURNAL. 361 and I believe many were just on the brink of believing in the name of the Son of God. Sun. 30.--I preached to a very large congregation at the New-Buildings, who now were all attention. I preached in the evening at Derry; and, having taken a solemn leave of the society, rode to Brickfield, and slept in peace. Mon. MAY 1.--I rode to Augher. It being extremely hot, I came in faint and weary. Before I finished my sermon, my head turned giddy, and I could hardly stand. But I had a good night's rest, and rose as well as when I left Dublin. Tues. 2.--I began preaching at Sydare, about half-hour after five; and it was a day of God’s power. The impression was general, if not universal: None appeared to be unmoved. This constrained me to enlarge in prayer, as I have not done for some years; so that I did not dismiss the congregation till it was almost eight o’clock. Wed. 3.--About noon, I preached in the market-place, at Enniskillen, once inhabited only by Protestants. But it has lost its glorying, having now at least five Papists to one Protestant. There was a large number of hearers, some civil, some rude, almost all totally unaffected. Thence I rode six or seven miles to Tommy-Lommon, where was a congregation of quite another kind. Great part of them knew in whom they had believed; all were deeply and steadily attentive; and many were thoroughly convinced of i bred sin, and groaning for full redemption. Thur. 4.--I found near Swadlinbar, as artless, as earnest, and as loving a people as even at Tonny-Lommon.