Wesley Corpus

Fri. November 1.--A little after nine, just as I began to preach on a little eminence before the camp, the rain (which had continued all the morning) stayed, and did not begin again till I had finished. A lieutenant endeavoured to make some disturbance. However, when I had done, he tried to make amends, by getting up where I stood, and telling the soldiers, all I had said was very good. Sat. 2.--The rain was stayed to-day also, from nine to ten, (it fell both before and after,) while I preached on, “ The Scripture hath concluded all under sin,--that the promise might be given to them that believe.” And I began to perceive some fruit of my labour; not only in the number of my hearers, but in the power of God, which was more and more among them, both to wound and to heal. Sun. 3.--I preached about half hour after eight, to a larger congregation than any before, on, “ The kingdom of God is at hand; repent ye, and believe the Gospel.” And were it only for the sake of this hour, I should not have thought much of staying here longer than I intended. Between one and two in the afternoon, | went to the camp once more. Abundance of people now flocked together, horse and foot, rich and poor, to whom I declared, “ There is no difference, for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” I observed many Germans standing disconsolate at the skirts of the congregation : ‘o these I was constrained (though I had discontinued it so long) to speak a few words in their own language. Immediately they gathered up close together, and drank in every word. I received two or three letters while I was at Newcastle, part of which is here subjoied :---