Wesley Corpus

As soon as the service was over, I hasted away, and reached Beverley (twenty-eight miles) in good time. The House here, though greatly enlarged, was well filled with high and low, rich and poor; and (it being the day of the Archdeacon’s visitation) many of the Clergy were there. I rejoiced in this, as it might be a means of removing prejudice from many sincere minds. Fri. 20.--I went on to Hull; and in the evening explained and applied those remarkable words of our Lord, “Whosoever doeth the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” The new preaching-house here is nearly as large as 426 REv. J. Wesley’s [June, 1788. the new chapel in London. It is well built, and elegantly finished; handsome, but not gaudy. Saturday, 21. We had a large congregationat five, larger than even that at Birmingham; which exceeded all the morning congregations I had then seen. Sunday, 22. Mr. Clark, the Vicar, inviting me to preach in the High Church, I explained (what occurred in the Service of the day) what it is to build our house upon the rock; and applied it as strongly as I could. I dined at the Vicarage with Mr. Clark; a friendly, sensible man; and, I believe, truly fearing God. And such, by the peculiar providence of God, are all the three stated Ministers in Hull. He said he never saw the church so full before. However, it was still fuller in the afternoon; when, at the desire of Mr. Clark, I preached on St. James's beautiful account of the wisdom which is from above. At six in the evening I preached in our own House, to as many as could get in, (but abundance of people went away,) on Gal. vi. 14. Mon. 23.−About eight we reached Mr. Stillingfleet's, at Hotham; one of the pleasantest places I have seen. At nine he read prayers, and I preached to a large and serious congre gation. At eleven I preached, with much enlargement of heart, in the new chapel, at Market-Weighton; and at half an hour after one, in Pocklington: But the House was like an oven. Between six and seven I began at York, on Rom. xiii. 12. The word was as fire; and all that heard it seemed to feel the power thereof. Tues.