Wesley Corpus

12.-Setting out early, I intended to lodge at Clare-Galway; but we found there was no lodging to be had. However, they told us there was a good inn at Shreuil, not many miles farther: And there we found a house; but it afforded no food either for man or beast; so we were obliged to push on for Ballinrobe, which we reached about eleven o'clock. We came this day sixty-eight (English) miles: A good day's work for a pair of horses. May, 1778.] JOURNAL. 123 Wed. 13.--I preached in the evening to a large congrega tion, but most of them dead as stones. The next morning I crossed over to Holly-Mount, and preached to more than the House would contain. In the afternoon we came to Castle bar, and had a lively congregation in the evening. Here we found the same spirit as at Limerick, and solemnly rejoiced in God our Saviour. Sun. 17.--Although the weather was rough and boisterous, the people flocked at nine from all quarters, Papists and Pro testants; and God sent down a gracious rain, especially upon the backsliders. In the evening the Court-House was exceed ingly crowded, and the fire of love ran from heart to heart. One eminent backslider, who had drank in iniquity like water, was utterly broken in pieces, and resolved to cut off the right hand at once, and to be altogether a Christian. When we came into the house, I told them, “God has more work to do in this family.” Two of John Carr's sons, and four of his daughters, were present. I prayed for them in faith: They were all soon in tears; their hearts were broken, and I left them mere sinners. Mon. 18.-There were two roads to Sligo, one of which was several miles shorter, but had some sloughs in it. How ever, having a good guide, we chose this. Two sloughs we got over well. On our approaching the third, seven or eight countrymen presently ran to help us. One of them carried me over on his shoulders; others got the horses through; and some carried the chaise. We then thought the difficulty was past; but in half an hour we came to another slough : Being helped over it, I walked on, leaving Mr. Delap, John Carr, Joseph Bradford, and Jesse Bugden, with the chaise, which was stuck fast in the slough.