Wesley Corpus

Tues. 5.--At seven in the evening-I preached in the main street at Stockton. None but two or three gentlemen seemed unconcerned. I went thence to meet the society ; but many others begged to stay with them, and so earnestly that I could not refuse. And indeed it was a day of God’s power; I scarce know when we have found the like. Wed. 6.--At eleven I preached near the market place in Yarm. Many gentry were there, and all serious. I find in all these parts a solid, serious people, quite simple of heart, strangers to various opinions, and seeking only the faith that worketh by love. And most of the believers are waiting and longing for the fulness of the promises. One young woman, late a Papist, I talked with at large, who last night took leave of her priest. Instead of staying to be sent for, she sent for him ; and, after asking him several questions, frankly told him, she had now found the true religion; and, by the grace of God, would continue therein. She has been concerned for her soul from thirteen years of age. About two years ago she began to hear our preachers : soon after she found the peace of God, and has never lost it since. About seven I preached at Osmotherley. Thur. '7.--I rode through one of the pleasantest parts of England to Hornby. Here the zealous landlord turned all the Methodists out of their houses. This proved a singular kindness: for they built some little houses at the end of the town, in which forty or fifty of them live together. Hence with much ado I found my way to Robinhood’s Bay, and preached on the quay, to the greatest part of the town: all (except one or two, who were very wise in their own eyes) seemed to receive the trath in love. This day, between Helmsley and Kirkby Moorside, we rode over a little river, which suddenly disappears ; and, after running a mile under ground, rises again and pursues its course.