Wesley Corpus

He thoroughly understood her case; and from the dayshe followed his prescrip tion she began to recover. I feared very many of the society would be lost beforc my return ; but I found only three: So that seven hundred and thirty-seven of them remained. Wed. 22.-I went with twelve or fourteen of our friends on the canal to Prosperous. It is a most elegant way of travel ling, little inferior to that of the track-skuits in Holland. We had fifty or sixty persons in the boat, many of whom desired me to give them a sermon. I did so; and they were all atten 316 REv. J. Wesley’s [July, 1785. tion. In the evening I preached at Prosperous, to a numerous congregation, on the general judgment. After preaching at five in the morning, Thursday, 23, I took boat with a larger company than before ; who, about eleven, desired me to preach ; for which they appeared to be exceeding thankful. Tues. 28.--By the good providence of God, I finished the eighty-second year of my age. Is anything too hard for God? It is now eleven years since I have felt any such thing as weariness: Many times I speak till my voice fails, and I can speak no longer: Frequently I walk till my strength fails, and I can walk no farther; yet even then I feel no sensation of weariness; but am perfectly easy from head to foot. I dare not impute this to natural causes: It is the will of God. Fri. JULY 1.--Most of our Travelling Preachers met to confer together on the things of God. We began and ended in much peace and love; being all resolved not to “do the work of the Lord so lightly.” Sunday, 3. We had a larger congregation than ever at St. Patrick's, where many of our brethren found such a blessing, that they will not easily be so prejudiced against the Church as they were in time past. Wed. 6.--We concluded our Conference. I remember few such Conferences, either in England or Ireland : So perfectly unanimous were all the Preachers, and so deter mined to give themselves up to God. Sun. 10.--I went on board the Prince of Wales, one of the neatest ships I ever was in.