Wesley Corpus

Sun. April 3, and every day in this great and holy week, we had a sermon and the holy communion. Mon. 4.--I began learning Spanish, in order to converse with my Jewish parishioners ; some of whom seem nearer the mind that was in Christ than many of those who call him Lord. Tues. 12.--Being determined, if possible, to put a stop to the proceedings of one in Carolina, who had married several of my parishioners without either banns or license, and declared, he would do so still, I set out in a sloop for Charlestown. I landed there on Thursday, and related the case to Mr. Garden, the bishop of London’s commissary, who assured me, he would take care no such irregularity should ve committed for the future. Sun. 17.--Mr. Garden (to whom I must ever acknowledge myself 36 E REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [April, 1'737.. indebted for many kind and generous offices) desiring me to preach, | did so, on these words of the epistle for the day: “ Whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world.” To that plain account of the Christian state which these words naturally led me to give, a man of edu cation and character seriously objected, (what is indeed a great truth, _ “ Why, if this be Christianity, a Christian must have more courage than Alexander the Great.” Tues. 19.--We left Charlestown ; but meeting with stormy and con. trary winds, after losing our anchor, and beating out at sea all night, on Thursday, the 21st, we with some difficulty got back into Charlestown harbour. Fri. 22.--It being the time of their annual visitation, I had the pleasure of meeting with the clergy of South Carolina; among whom, iw the afternoon, there was such a conversation for several hours on ‘Christ our Righteousness,” as J had not heard at any visitation in England, or hardly on any other occasion.