Wesley Corpus

As soon as King William prevailed, he quitted Sligo. But venturing thither about twenty years after, supposing no one then knew him, he was discovered, and used according to his deserts. Thur. 21.-I went on to Peter Taylor’s, near Swadling bar. At six I preached in a large room in the town, designed for an assembly; where rich as well as poor behaved with the utmost decency. Fri. 22.--We went through a lovely country to Belturbet; once populous, now greatly decayed. At eleven I preached in the Armory, a noble room, to a very large and very serious congregation. At six I preached in the Court-House at Cavan, to a larger congregation than at Belturbet. Sat. 23.−I was desired to preach once more at Coote-Hill, which I had not seen for many years. The use of the Pres byterian meeting-house being procured, I had a very extra ordinary congregation. To many Church-people were added Seceders, Arians, Moravians, and what not : However, I went straight forward, insisting that “without holiness no man shall see the Lord.” After dinner we went on to Clones, finely situated on the top June, 1778.] JOURNAL. 125 of a hill, in the midst of a fruitful and well-cultivated country; and the people seemed as sprightly as the place. I preached in the Green-Fort near the town, to abundance of people, but no tritlers. Sunday, 24. I preached there again at nine, to a still larger congregation; but the far largest of all was in the evening; the people coming in from all parts of the country. There is something very peculiar in this people: They are more plain, open, and earnest, than most I have seen in the kingdom. Indeed, some of our Irish societies, those in Athlone, Limerick, Castlebar, and Clones, have much of the spirit of our old Yorkshire societies. Mon. 25.-I went through a pleasant country to Aughalan. A very large congregation was soon assembled; and the rich seemed to be as attentive as the poor. So they were also in the evening at Sidare. Tues. 26.-We went on to Loghean. Wednesday, 27. I received a very remarkable account from Mrs. Brown, a gentlewoman in the neighbourhood.