Wesley Corpus

I preached again about eight, and then rode back to Harford. After dinner we hasted to the Passage; but the watermen were not in haste to fetch us over; so I sat down on a convenient stone, and finished the little tract I had in hand. However, I got to Pembroke in time, and preached in the Town-Hall, where we had a solemn and comfortable opportunity. Sept. 1772.] JOURNAL, 479 Sun. 23.--The violent rain considerably lessened our congregation at St. Daniel’s. Afterwards, the wind was so extremely high, that I doubted if we could cross the passage; but it stood exactly in the right point, and we got to Harford just before the thunder-storm began. In the evening I took my leave of this loving people, and the next reached Llanelly. Tues. 25.--I went on to Swansea, and preached in the evening to a numerous congregation. I preached in Oldcastle church, mear Bridge-End, about noon, on Wednesday, 26; and in the evening in the Assembly-room at Cowbridge, to an unusually serious congregation. Thursday, 27. I preached at Cardiff, in the Town-Hall, as also the following evening; about noon, in the little church at Carphilly. Saturday, 29. I went on to Bristol. Wed. SEPTEMBER 2.--I preached at Bath. Our Room, though considerably enlarged, will not yet contain the congre gation, which is still continually increasing. Fri. 4.--I went over to Kingswood, and spake largely to the children, as also on Saturday and Sunday. I found there had been a fresh revival of the work of God among them some months ago: But it was soon at an end, which I impute chiefly to their total neglect of private prayer. With out this, all the other means which they enjoyed could profit them nothing. Sun. 6.--I preached on the quay, at Kingswood, and near King's Square. To this day field-preaching is a cross to me. But I know my commission, and see no other way of “preaching the Gospel to every creature.” In the following week I preached at Bath, Frome, Corsley, Bradford, and Keynsham; on Tuesday, 15, at Pensford. Thence I went to Publow, which is now what Leytonstone was once. Here is a family indeed. Such mistresses, and such a company of children, as, I believe, all England cannot parallel ! Wednesday, 16. I spent an hour with them in exhortation and prayer, and was much comforted among them.