Wesley Corpus

1782. spirits, till, three or four days after, she felt a pain in her breast, lay down, and in four minutes died. One of the ventricles of her heart burst; so she literally died of a broken heart. When old Mr. Perronet heard that his favourite child, the stay of his old age, was dead, he broke into praise and thanksgiving to God, who had “taken another of his children out of this evil world !” But Mr. H., meantime, has done nothing amiss. So both himself and his friends say ! Fri. 25.-I returned to London, and was glad to find Mr. Edward Smyth and his family just come from Dublin. Sunday, 27. At ten I took coach; reached Norwich on Monday noon, and preached at six in the evening. I stayed there on Tuesday; and Wednesday, 30, went to Yarmouth, where were the largest congregations I had seen for many years. Thursday, 31. I went on to Lowestoft, which is, at present, far the most com fortable place in the whole Circuit. Friday, Nov EMBER 1. Mr. Smyth and his wife gave us a strange account:--A little before they were married, her brother Samuel was about eight years old. One evening, as she was with Mr. Smyth, in one of the rows, at Yarmouth, both of them saw Samuel standing five or six yards off. She cried out, “Sammy, come hither; I want you;” but instantly he was gone. Just then he fell into the river. A large water-dog, which was on the bridge, directly leaped off, swam about and sought him, but could not find him. He then came out, and ran to his mother's house howling; nor would he leave her till he was put out by force. Sat. 2.-About nine I preached at Cove, a village nine or ten miles from Lowestoft : The poor people presently filled the House, and seemed to devour every word. About one, I preached at Loddon; and at Norwich in the evening. Sun. 3.--I administered the Lord’s Supper to about an hundred and forty communicants. I preached at half-past two, and again in the evening; after which I requested them to go away in silence, without any one speaking to another. They took my advice : They went away in profound silence, so that no sound was heard but that of their feet. Mon.