Wesley Corpus

Sun. 12.--At seven they were gathered from all parts, and 1 was greatly refreshed among them. At five, the court house being too small, I was obliged to go out into the market place. O what a difference is there between these living stones, and the dead, unfeeling multitudes in Scotland! ‘Mon. 13.--I proclaimed the love of Christ to sinners, in the market place at Morpeth. Thence we rode to Placey. The society of colliers here may be a pattern to all the societies in England. No person ever misses his band or class: they have no jar of any kind among them; but with one heart and one mind “ provoke one another to love and to good works.” After preaching I met the society in a room as warm as any in Georgia: this, with the scorching heat of the sun, when we rode on, quite exhausted my-strength. But after we came to Newcastle I soon recovered, and preached with as much ease as in the morning. Thur. 16.--In the evening I preached at Sunderland. I then met the society, and told them plain, none could stay with us, unless he would part with all sin ; particularly, robbing the king, selling or buying run goods ; which [ could no more suffer, than robbing on the highway. July, 1757. ] REY. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 635 This I enforced on every member the next day. A few would not , promise to refrain: so these I was forced to cut off. About two hundred and fifty were of a better mind. . Sat. 18.--The desk was placed in the evening just opposite the sun, which, when I begun, was covered with a cloud: but it broke out in a few minutes, and shone full in my face, for three quarters of an hour. But it was no inconvenience at all; nor were my eyes any more dazzled, than if it had been under the earth. Sun. 19.--I preached at eight to the usual congregation ; and hast- ened to Shields, lest I should be too late for the church. Between