Wesley Corpus

I went over to Paulton, and preached at moon to the liveliest people in all the Circuit. This people are now just of the same spirit as those of Bristol were forty years ago. Thur. 11.--I opened the new chapel at Bath. It is about half as large as that at London, and built nearly upon the same model. After reading Prayers, I preached on, “We preach Christ crucified; to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness.” I believe God sent his word home to many hearts. We concluded the service with the Lord's Supper. Mon. 15.--I began my tour through England and Scot land; the lovely weather continuing, such as the oldest man alive has not seen before, for January, February, and half of March. In the evening I preached at Stroud, the next morning at Gloucester, designing to preach in Stanley at two, and at Tewkesbury in the evening; but the Minister of Gratton (near Stanley) sending me word, I was welcome to the use of his church, I ordered notice to be given, that the service would begin there at six o'clock. Stanley chapel was thoroughly filled at two. It is eighteen years since I was there before; so that many of those whom I saw here then, were now grey-headed; and many were gone to Abraham's bosom. May we follow them as they did Christ ! I was preparing to go to Gratton, when one brought me word from Mr. Roberts, that he had changed his mind; so I preached March, 1779.]- JOURNAL. 145 in Mr. Stephen’s orchard, to far more than his church would have contained. And it was no inconvenience either to me or them, as it was a mild, still evening. Wed. 17.--I preached at Tewkesbury about noon, and at Worcester in the evening. Thursday, 18. Upon inquiry, I found there had been no morning preaching since the Confer ence So the people were of course weak and faint. At noon I preached in Bewdley, in an open space, at the head of the town, to a very numerous and quiet congregation. Here Mrs. C informed me, “This day twelvemonth I found peace with God; and the same day my son, till then utterly thought less, was convinced of sin. Some time after, he died, rejoicing in God, and praising him with his latest breath.” Fri.