Wesley Corpus

The Jumpers (all who were there informed me) were first in the court, and after wards in the house. Some of them leaped up many times, men and women, several feet from the ground: They clapped their hands with the utmost violence; they shook their heads ; they distorted all their features; they threw their arms and legs to and fro, in all variety of postures; they sung, roared, shouted, screamed with all their might, to the no small terror of those that were near them. One gentlewoman told me, she had not been herself since, and did not know when she should. Mean time the person of the house was delighted above measure, and said, “Now the power of God is come indeed.” Sat. 27.--Being detained some hours at the Old Passage, I preached to a small congregation ; and in the evening returned to Bristol. Mon. 29.-I set out for Cornwall, and preached at Collump ton in the evening. I spoke strong words to the honest, sleepy congregation : Perhaps some may awake out of sleep. Tues day, 30. I preached to a far more elegant congregation at Launceston; but what is that unless they are alive to God? Wed. 31.-The rain, with violent wind, attended us all the way to Bodmin. A little company are at length united here. At their request I preached in the Town-Hall, (the most dreary one I ever saw,) to a mixed congregation of rich and poor. All behaved well: And who knows but some good may be done even at poor Bodmin 2 In the evening I preached at Redruth. Thursday, SEPTEM BER 1, after preaching at St. John’s about noon, I went on to Penzance. When the people here were as roaring lions, we had all the ground to ourselves; now they are become lambs, Mr. S b and his friends step in, and take true pains to make a rent in the society. But hitherto, blessed be God, they stand firm in one mind and in one judgment Only a few, whom we had expelled, they have gleaned up : If they can do them good, I shall rejoice. In the evening I took my stand at the end of the town, and preached the whole Gospel to a listen 28 REv. J. WESLEY’s [Sept. 1774. ing multitude.