Wesley Corpus

19.-In two hours and a half we came to Athenry, the rival of Killmallock, once a flourishing city, now a heap of ruins: But even these are now covered with earth. It was built by King John, as well as the other; and seems, by its walls, to have been one of the largest cities in the kingdom. Being wrong directed when we left this, we got almost to Galway, going about six miles out of our way to Cahir-Morress. However, I reached Bal linrobe in time to preach to a large and well-behaved (although genteel) congregation. I preached again at eight in the morn ing, Sunday, 20, and then hastened on to Castlebar. We went straight to church. I preached at five in our new House; I think, larger than that at Limerick, and throughly filled with as attentive a congregation as any I have seen in the kingdom. Mon. 21.--Little misunderstandings between themselves have continually hindered the work of God in this society. This morning I heard the contending parties face to face, and once more made them friends. A numerous congregation listened with all attention, in the evening, to that important word of our Lord, “Whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.” Tuesday, 22. One of the men confined for murder, earnestly importuned me to visit him. I did so; but he seemed as dead as a stone. And I did not wonder; for such an action, performed in cool blood, I never heard of before. Mr. M'Donnel, who had his leg wounded by one shot, and both his arms broke by another, was sitting on the ground, when this wretch came and presented a blunderbuss. He begged only five minutes to say his prayers. Andrew swore, “No, not one;” and instantly shot him through the heart | This whole transaction, from the beginning to the end, contain ing such a series of calm, deliberate murder, perpetrated with so shocking circumstances, is hardly to be paralleled in history. May, 1787.] JOURNAL. 377 Some time since a shrewd man said, “This country will never be in quiet, till one of these men has murdered the other, and then is hanged for it.” Wed. 23.--Leaving our little society in peace and love, we went by Swineford to Sligo.