Wesley Corpus

Not one of the Preachers that succeeded was capable of being a nursing-fatherto the new-born children: 2. Jane Salkeld, one great instrument of the work, marrying, was debarred from meeting the young ones; and there being none left who so naturally cared for them, they fell heaps upon heaps: 3. Most of the liveliest in the society were the single men and women; and several of these in a little time contracted an inordinate affection for each other; whereby they wo grieved the Holy Spirit of God, that he in great measure departed from them : 4. Men arose among ourselves, who undervalued the work of God, and called the great work of sanctification a delusion. By this they grieved some, and angered others; so that both the one and the other were unuch weakened : 5. Hence, the love of many waxing cold, June, 1774.] JOURNAL. 19 the Preachers were discouraged; and jealousies, heart-burn ings, evil-surmisings, were multiplied more and more. There is now a little revival: God grant it may increase ! Mon. 13.--At eleven I preached in Teesdale, and at Swale dale in the evening. Tuesday, 14. We crossed over the emor mous mountain into lovely Wenaudale; the largest by far of all the Dales, as well as the most beautiful. Some years since, many had been awakened here, and joined together by Mr. Ingham and his Preachers. But since the bitter dissension between their Preachers, the poor sheep have all been scat tered. A considerable number of these have been gleaned up, and joined together by our Preachers. I came into the midst of them at Redmire. As I rode through the town, the people stood staring on every side, as if we had been a company of monsters. I preached in the street, and they soon ran toge ther, young and old, from every quarter. I reminded the elder, of their having seen me thirty years before, when I preached in Wensley church; and enforced once more, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” When [ rode back through the town, it wore a new face. The people were profoundly civil: They were bowing and courtesying on every side. Such a change in two hours I have seldom seen. Hence we hasted to Richmond, where I preached in a kind of Square.