Wesley Corpus

At five in the morning we had a large congre gation; but it was more than doubled in the evening; and at both times I could not but observe the uncommon earnestness of the people. Sunday, 15. The House was well filled at seven. For the sake of the country people, who flocked June, 1788. JOURNAL. 4.25 from all sides, I preached again at half an hour past one, on, "The end of all things is at hand : Beye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." After preaching at five, on the education of children, I made a collection for Kingswood School; the rather, that I might have an opportunity of refuting that poor, threadbare slander, of my "getting so much money." We concluded our service with a comfortable love-feast. From the plain people at Whitby I went on to the elegant congregation at Scarborough. I was surprised at their flocking together in such numbers, many more than the House could contain; and I strongly enforced, "Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation." Desiring Joseph Bradford to preach at five, I did not preach till three. I then urged on a very genteel congre gation, "One thing is needful;" and surely the power of the Lord was present to heal them, in a manner I have not often found; and again in the evening, while I enforced, "He is able to save to the uttermost all them that come unto God by him." I designed to preach in the street, at Brid lington; but the wind and dust would not suffer it. So as many as could pressed into the House; but near as many were constrained to go away. I preached on Rev. xx. 12; and, I believe, not in vain. I went about forty miles out of my way, to see my old friends at Malton; and particularly old Mr. Wilson, at whose house I first lodged there. Between eleven and twelve I began preaching on, "It is appointed unto men once to die:" And God applied his word, one would almost have thought, to every one under the roof. It was a glorious opportunity. The people were gathered from many miles round, and I think few repented of their labour. As soon as the service was over, I hasted away, and reached Beverley (twenty-eight miles) in good time.