Wesley Corpus

In April, 1746, CarHerine Wuitaker went to Halifax, to hear Johu Nelson. She was before convinced of the truth by reading, and from that time grew more and more serious. The next year John H---- called at our house. As he was going, he turned back, took her by the hand, and said, “ You must believe, whether you can or no.” As soon as he was gone, she began crying to God, and ceased not, till she knew she did believe in Christ. She never afterward lost the sense of his love; nor could she rest, if she found the least cloud, till it was wholly removed, and the clear light shone again upon her soul. In May, 1750, she removed to Bolton, and soon after appeared to be consumptive. But she did not spare herself on that account, still r'sing at five, four, or three in the morning, and continuing to teach her sch( lars, as usual, till about Christmas, 1751. From that time her bodily strength failed, though she did not keep her room till March. She was then afraid lest she should live to be a burden to her relations; but that fear soon vanished away, and she said, ‘“‘ Now I can leave it all to God. Let me die sooner or later, it is all one.” But she had still some struggle concerning her husband, before she was thoroughly willing to give him up. The next Friday but one before she died, one of her sisters sitting by her, she began singing, O happy, happy day, That calls the exiles home! She immediately joined with her, and sung on to the end of the hymn. The Thursday after, she looked round upon us, and said, “O how I love you all! I am all love. I love every soul God has made.” Her husband asked, “ Are you happy ?” She said, “O yes: I cannot fear, I cannot doubt, I feel the sprinkled blood : “Sing on, sing on, Let every soul with me cry out, Thou art my Lord, my God.” At breakfast she desired a little cold water; on receiving which, she ‘coked up and said, “In a little while, I shall drink new wine in the kingdom of my Father.” About ten o’clock she broke out,-- My God is reconciled,