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met, the rules of the society were read over, and carefully considered one by one: but we did not find any that could be spared. So we all agreed to abide by them all, and to recommend them with our might. We then largely considered the necessity of keeping in the Church, and using the clergy with tenderness; and there was no dissenting voice. God gave us all to be of one mind and of one judgment. Fri. 27.-- The rules of the bands were read over and considered, one by one ; which, after some verbal alterations, we all agreed to observe and enforce. Sat. 28.--The rules of Kingswood school were read and considered, one by one; and we were all convinced they were agreeable to Scripture and reason: in consequence of which it was agreed,--1. That a short account of the design and present state of the school be read by every assistant in every society: and, 2. That a subscription for it be begun in every place, and (if need be) a collection made every year. My brother and I closed the conference by a solemn declaration of our purpose never to separate from the Church ; and all our brethren concurred therein. For a few days I was laid up with a flux; but on Sunday, September 5, I crept out again, and preached at Kingswood in the morning and Stokes Croft in the afternoon. Mow. 6.--I set out in the machine, and on Tuesday evening came to London. Wednesday and Thursday, I settled my temporal business. It is now about eighteen years since I began writing and printing books; and how much in that time have I gained by printing?’ Why, on summing up my accounts, I found that on March 1, 1756, (the day I left London last,) I had gained by printing and preaching together, a debt of twelve hundred and thirty-six pounds. Fri. 10.--I preached at a famous place, commonly called, “* The Bull-and-Mouth Meeting ;” which had belonged, I suppose, near a hundred years, to the people called Quakers. As much of real religion as was ever preached there, I trust will be preached there still ; and perhaps in a more rational, scriptural, and intelligible manner. Sat. 11.-- -- Oct. 1756. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 617