Wesley Corpus

Thur. 15.--Even at Poplar I found a remarkable revival of the work of God. I never saw the preaching-house so filled before; and the power of the Lord seemed to rest on many of the hearers. Sun. 18.-We had, as usual, a large congregation and a comfortable opportunity at Spitalfields. Monday, 19. I began the unpleasing work of visiting the classes. I still continue to do this in London and Bristol, as well as in Cork and Dublin. With the other societies, their respective Assistants supply my lack of service. Sun. 25.-I preached two charity sermons at West-Street, in behalf of our poor children. Herein I endeavoured to warn them, and all that bring them up, against that English sin, ungodliness; that reproach of our nation, wherein we excel all the inhabitants of the earth. Thur. 29.-I preached at Mr. Edwards's, in Lambeth. How wonderfully does God fit people for their work | Here Mrs. Edwards, a person of no extraordinary natural abilities, teaches near a hundred children, and keeps them in as good, if not better, order, than most school-mistresses in the kingdom ' Fri. 30.--I met the Committee, to consider the state of our temporal circumstances. We are still running backward. Some way must be found to make our income answer our expenses. Sat. DECEMBER 1.-I saw an uncommon instance of dis tress; a gentlewoman who used to keep her coach, shut up with her four children in a dark dirty room, (her husband being imprisoned for debt,) without almost any of the necessaries of life. No wonder if she had chose strangling rather than life. Sun. 2.-I was pressed in spirit to warn our people, in strong terms, of the Laodicean spirit which had crept in among them. They received the reproof; and many began to stir up the gift of God that is in them, which immediately appeared from the very great increase of the morning congregations. Tues. 4.--I retired to Rainham, to prepare another edition of the New Testament for the press. Wednesday, 5. I preached at Purfleet, to a deeply serious congregation, many of whom walk in the light of God’s countenance. Thursday, 6. I 406 REv. J. Wesley’s [Dec. 1787. preached to a large congregation at Rainham. I trust some good will be done here also. Fri.