Wesley Corpus

In the day I conversed with many of the people; a candid, humane, well-behaved people; unlike most that I have found in Scotland. In the evening the House was filled; and truly God preached to their hearts. Surely God will have a considerable people here. Wed. 2.--We set out early, and reached Carlisle about noon. The work a little increases here: A small handful of people June, 1790.] JOURNAL. 487 stand firm; and those that opposed are broken to pieces. Our House would not near contain the congregation; and the word of God was with power. Thursday, 3. We rode to Hexham, through one of the pleasantest countries that I have lately seen. The road lay (from Haisle) on the side of a fruitful mountain, shaded with trees, and sloping down to a clear river; which ran between ours and another fruitful mountain, well wooded and improved. At Hexham they have lately built a convenient preaching-house; but it is too small already. Here is a loving people, much alive to God, and consequently increasing daily. Friday, 4. We reached Newcastle. In this and Kingswood house, were I to do my own will, I should choose to spend the short remainder of my days. But it cannot be; this is not my rest. This and the next evening we had a numerous congregation; and the people seemed much alive. Sun. 6.--I was invited to preach in Lemsley church, on the side of Gateshead-Fell; but some hours after, the Minister changed his mind. So I preached in our own preaching-house, which contained the greater part of the congregation tolerably well; among whom were Sir Henry Lyddal and his Lady, with a great number of his servants. The chapel was hot as a stove; but neither high nor low seemed to regard it: For God was there ! The Orphan-House was equally crowded in the evening; but the rain would not suffer me to preach abroad. Mon. 7.--I transcribed the Stations of the Preachers. Tuesday, 8. I wrote a form for settling the preaching houses, without any superfluous words, which shall be used for the time to come, verbatim, for all the Houses to which I contribute anything. I will no more encourage that villanous tautology of lawyers, which is the scandal of our nation.