Wesley Corpus

They seemed more serious in the morning, Sunday, 29, when I spoke in a manner more suited to their May, 1787.] JOURNAL. 371 capacities, in largely explaining and strongly enforcing our Lord’s words, “One thing is needful.” The church is far the neatest (though not fine) of any I have seen since we left Dublin. The Rector came after Service, and spent near an hour with us in friendly conversation. In the evening I would have preached in the open air; but the wind was too cold and too high: So I applied the thirteenth of the Corinthians in the assembly-room, to the most affected congregation I have seen at Carlow : And here is a plentiful harvest; the rather, because several of the troopers quartered here are much alive to God, and “adorn in all things the doctrine of God our Saviour.” Mon. 30.--We went over high and steep mountains, inter spersed with lovely valleys, to Bunklody; now called Newtown Barry, one of the pleasantest towns which I have seen in the kingdom. Here we rejoiced to meet Mrs. Cookman, with sister (Henry) Moore, and Miss Acton from Dublin, who came on purpose, and willingly accompanied us to Waterford, and thence to Clonmell. I preached in the assembly-room here also; but to a congregation very little awakened. But how soon can our Lord say to any of these, “Lazarus, come forth !” About noon we reached Enniscorthy. Here likewise the use of the assembly-room was promised; but a Clergyman (whose father died in black despair, crying out the room was full of devils) caused that promise to be retracted: So I stood in a large yard; and, though it blew a storm, we had an exceeding large congregation, three or perhaps four times as many as the assembly-room would have contained. I preached on, “If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him.” To avoid the ferry, we went the mountain-way, and about five came to Wexford. Were ever assembly-rooms put to better use? That in Wexford, wherein I preached, was one of the largest I ever saw ; and high and low, rich and poor, flocked together; and it seemed as if many of them were ripe for the Gospel. I expect there will be a good harvest in this place. Tues.