Wesley Corpus

It took fire in its flight, and dropped it down on one and another of the thatched houses so fast that it was not possible to quench it till most of the town was burned down. I preached in the assembly-room, to a large congregation, a few of whom are still alive to God. In the morning, for the sake of good old Matthew Moore, who is not likely to hear me again, I preached in his parlour, to as many as that and the other rooms would contain, on, (Luke xx. 34, &c.,) “They neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more : For they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.” Thur. 26.--About noon I preached at Portarlington, not in the noisy market-place, but in our own House, throughly filled with attentive hearers. In the evening I preached in the church at Mount-Mellick, larger than either that at Eyre Court or Aghrim; and the whole congregation behaved well: I have seen few such since I left Dublin. Friday, 27. We went to Kilkenny, nine-and-twenty Irish miles from Mount Mellick. Religion was here at a low ebb, and scarce any society left, when God sent three troops of horse, several of whom are full of faith and love. Since they came, the work of God has revived. I never saw the House so filled since it was built; and the power of God seemed to rest upon the con gregation, as if he would still have a people in this place. Sat. 28.-I preached in the morning to about a hundred people at Kilkenny, on the general judgment. They seemed to feel what was spoken. I left Mr. Kane behind me for two or three days, to follow the blow; and I trust before he leaves the town, God will lay such a foundation even there as shall never be overthrown. We reached Carlow before noon; and were much refreshed with the hearty affection of our brethren, who had not forgotten me, though I had not visited them for near sixteen years. In the evening I preached at theassembly-room, to alarge and tolerably serious congregation. They seemed more serious in the morning, Sunday, 29, when I spoke in a manner more suited to their May, 1787.] JOURNAL.