Wesley Corpus

Here we passed a quiet and comfortable night, and took horse about six in the morning. Supposing, after we had rode near an hour, that a little house on the other side was the ferry house, we went down to the water, and called amain: but we could not procure any answer. In the mean time it began to rain hard, though the wind was extremely high. Finding none would come over, we went to a little church which stood near, for shelter. We had waited about an hour, when a woman and girl came into the church yard, whom | did not mind, supposing they could speak no English. They were following a sheep, which ran tlose to us. I then asked, “Is not this Baldon Ferry?” The girl answered, “ Baldon Ferry! No. The ferry is two miles further.” So we might have called long enough. When we came to Baldon the wind fell, the sky cleared up, the boat came over without delay, and soon landed us in Anglesey. On our way to Holyhead, one met and informed us, the packet sailed the night before. I said, “ Perhaps it may carry me for all that.” So we pushed on, and came thither in the afternoon. The packet did sail the night before, and got more than half sea over. But the wind turning against them and blowing hard, they were glad to get back this afternoon. I scarce ever remember so violent a storm as blew all the night long. The wind continued contrary the next day. Sun. 2'7.--About nine in the morning I spent some time with a few serious people, and gave notice of preaching at four in the afternoon, as soon as the evening service was ended. It began soon after three : fen minutes before four Mr. D. began catechising the children in Welsh. I stayed till after five. As there was no sign of his concluding, I then went nome, and found the people waiting; to whom I expounded those April, 1756. | REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 59¢ solemn words, “Watch and pray always, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things which are coming upon the earth.”