Wesley Corpus

Sun. 14.--I preached about eight, at Bray, to a very numerous congregation; and I believe God spoke to the hearts of many,--of backsliders in particular. Soon after ten we went to Redruth church. A young gentlewoman in the next pew, who had been laughing and talking just. before, while the Confession was reading, seemed very uneasy; then screamed out several times, dropped down, and was carried out of church. Mr. Collins read prayers admirably well, and preached an excellent sermon, on, “ Christ also sutfered, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.” At one I preached on faith, hope, and love. I was surprised at the behaviour of the whole multitude. At length God seems to be moving on all their hearts. About five I preached Oct. 1755. | REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. : 589 at St. Agnes, where all received the truth in love, except two or three, who soon walked away. Thence I rode on to Cubert. At noon I was much tired; but I was now as fresh as in the morning. Mon. 15.--We walked an hour near the sea shore, among those amazing caverns, which are full as surprising as Poole’s Hole, or any other in the Peak of Derbyshire. Some part of the rock in these natural vaults glitters as bright and ruddy as gold: part is a fine sky-blue ; part green; part enamelled, exactly like mother-of-pearl; and a great part, especially near the Holy Well, (which bubbles up on the top of a rock, and is famous for curing either scorbutic or scrophulous disorders,) is crusted over, wherever the water runs, with a hard, white coat, like alabaster. At six in the evening I preached at Port Isaac. The next day I rode to Camelford, and preached in the market place about six, on, ** Ye must be born again.” Some were much afraid there would pe disturbance ; but the whole congregation was quiet and attentive. Thur. 18.--Just as we came in at Launceston, the heavy rain began. Between five and six I preached in a gentleman’s dining room, capable of containing some hundreds of people. At five in the morning I preached in the Town Hall, and soon after took my leave of Cornwall.