Wesley Corpus

Wesley’s [May, 1778. which there is a considerable revival of the work of God. The rain continuing, I preached in a large empty house; and again at five in the morning. Probably I shall see that no more in the present world. We then went on, through abundance of rain, to Limerick. I felt in the evening the spirit of the congregation, the same as many years ago; but in one circumstance I observed a con siderable change: I used to have large congregations at my first coming to Limerick; but from the first day they gradually decreased. It was not so now ; but poor and rich, Protestants and Papists, flocked together, from the beginning to the end. Had they a presage, that they should see my face no more? Thur. 7.--I preached once more to the loving, earnest, simple-hearted people of Newmarket. Two months ago, good Philip Geier fell asleep, one of the Palatines that came over and settled in Ireland, between sixty and seventy years ago. He was a father both to this and the other German societies, loving and cherishing them as his own children. He retained all his faculties to the last, and after two days’ illness went to God. Fri. 8.--Finding the poor people at Balligarame, whom I had not seen these five years, were very desirous to see me once more, I went over in the morning. Although the notice was exceeding short, yet a large number attended. Sat. 9.-I wrote a “Compassionate Address to the Inha bitants of Ireland.” Through which, as well as through Eng land, the mock patriots had laboured to spread the alarm, as though we were all on the very brink of destruction. Sun. 10.-I examined the society, and have not known them for many years so much alive to God; and I do not remember to have ever found them so loving before: Indeed the whole city seemed to breathe the same spirit. At three in the afternoon I preached my farewell-sermon, on 1 Cor. xiii. 13; and setting out immediately, reached Snegborough before eight o'clock. Tues. 12.-Setting out early, I intended to lodge at Clare-Galway; but we found there was no lodging to be had.