Wesley Corpus

In the afternoon we rode to Helstone, once turbulent enough, but now quiet as Penryn. I preached at six, on a rising ground, about a musket-shot from the town. Two drunken men strove to interrupt ; but one soon walked away: the other leaned on his horse’s neck, and fell fast asleep. What has done much good here is, the example of Ww T He was utterly without God in the world, when his father died, and left him a little estate, encumbered with huge debt s Sept. 1755. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 587 Seven or eight years ago he found peace with God. He afterward sold his estate, paid all his debts, and, with what he had left, furnished a little shop. Herein God has blessed him in an uncommon manner. Meantime, all his behaviour is of a piece; so that more and more of his neighbours say, “ Well, this is a work of God!” Thur. 4.--In the evening heavy rain began, just as I began to give out the hymn; but it ceased before I named my text. I spoke very plain, and it seemed to sink into many hearts; as they showed by attending at five in the morning, when we had another happy and solemn hour. About noon, Friday, 5,1 called on W. Row, in Breage, in my way to Newlyn. ‘Twelve years ago,” he said, “I was going over Gulval Downs, and I saw many people together; and I asked what was the matter ; and they told me a man was going to preach: and I said, ‘ To be sure it is some mazed man:’ but when I saw you, I said, ‘ Nay, this is no mazed man:’ and you preached on God’s raising the dry bones ; and from that time I could never rest till God was pleased to breathe on me, and raise my dead soul.”