Wesley Corpus

Her mother immediately sent for Mrs. Designe, to whom she then went to school. At the same time her father sent for Mr. Smith apothecary, who lived near. At first he proposed bleeding her immediately, and applying a large blister ; but upon examining her further, he said, “It signifies nothing, for the child is dead.” About twelve o’clock she began to stir; then she opened her eyes, and gave the following account :-- * As soon as [ lost my senses, I vas in a dismal place, full of briars, and pits, and ditches; stumbling up and down, and not knowing where to turn, or which way to get either forward or backward; and it was almost quite dark, there being but a little faint twilight, so that I could Aug. 1746.] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 375 scarce see before me. I was crying, ready to break my heart; and a man came to me, and said, ‘ Child, where are you going?’ I said, I could not tell. He said, ‘What do you want?’ I answered, ‘I want Christ to be my refuge.’ He said, ‘What is your name? And I told him: but J did not tell him S---- T----. [I told him a name which I never heard before. He said, ‘ You are the child for whom I am sent: you are to go with me.’ I saw it grew lighter as he spoke. We walked together, tili we came to a stile. He went over and bid me stay a little. I stayed about half a quarter of an hour, and then I observed his clothes. They reached down to his feet, and were shining, and white as snow.