Wesley Corpus

and attentive. Mon. 26.--I had a great desire to speak plain to a young man, who went with us over the New Passage. To that end I rode with him three miles out of my way ; but I could fix nothing upon him. Just as we parted, walking over Caerleon bridge, he stumbled, and was like to fall. I caught him, and began to speak of God’s care over us. Immediately the tears stood in his eyes, and he appeared to feel every word wh'ch was said: so I spoke, and spared not. The same I did to a poor man, who led my horse over the bridge ; to our landlord and his wife ; and to one who occasionally came in: and they all expressed a surprising thankfulness. About seven in the evening, we reached Kirk Howell, four miles beyond Abergavenny. Tuesday, 2'7.--We came to Mr. Gwynne’s, at Garth. It brought fresh to my mind our first visit to Mr. Jones, at Fonmon. How soon may the master of this great house too be called away into an everlasting habitation! Having so little time to stay, I had none to lose. So the same afternoon, about four o’clock, I read prayers, and preached, to a small congregation, on the “ faith” which is “counted to us for righteousness.” Very early in the morning, I was obliged to set out in order to reach Cardiff before it was dark. I found a large congregation waiting there, to whom I explained Zech. ix, 11: ‘“‘ By the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out ot the pit wherein is no water.” Thur. 29.--I preached at the Castle of Fonmon, to a loving, simple people. Friday, 30.--It being a fair, still evening, I preached in the castle yard at Cardiff; and the whole congregation, rich and poor, behaved as in the presence of God. Saturday, October 1.--I preached at Carphilly in the morning, Lantrisant at noon, and Cardiff at night. Sun. 2.--Fearing my strength would not suffice for preaching more than four times in the day, I only spent half an hour in prayer with the society, in the morning. At seven, and in the evening, I preached in the castle ;-at eleven, in Wenvo church; and in the afternoon in Port Kerry church, on, “ Repent ye, and believe the Gospel.”