Wesley Corpus

Tues. 9.--I preached at Crowan. The night came upon us while I was speaking; but none offered to go away. Wednesday, 10.--I preached at Porkellis, in Wendron, to many more than the house could contain. W. T , of Sithney, rode with me to Gwennap, a constant companion of Mr. N. ’s, so long as he would join with him in riot and drunkenness. But with his drunkenness ended Mr. N----’s friendship. When he heard that one John O n, a tinner, was preaching, he went on purpose to make sport. But the word of God struck -him to the earth. Yet he struggled in the toils ; sometimes wanting to go again; sometimes resolving never to go any more. But one day, calling at his sister’s, he took up a little girl, (about four years old,) and said, “‘ They tell me you can sing hymns. Come, sing me a hymn.” She began immediately, My soul, don’t delay, Christ calls thee away: Rise! Follow thy Saviour, and bless the glad day! No mortal doth know What he can bestow ; What peace, love, and comfort :--Go after him, go! He started up at once, and went to the preaching. And the same night he found peace to his soul. Thur. 11.--E T (W. T ’s sister) rode with me o Camborne. When she heard her brother was perverted, she went over to Sithney, on purpose to reclaim him. But finding neither fair words, nor hard names, nor oaths, nor curses, nor blows could prevail, she went away, renouncing him and ai] that belonged to him, and fully resolved to see him no more. Six weeks after she met him at Redruth, and desired him to step into a house. When they were sat down, she burst into tears, and said, “‘ Brother, follow those men, in God’s name. * I speak of the simple and artless part of they congregations. As for the teachers n their Church, it is my solemn belief, (I speak it with grief and reluctance,) that they are no better than a kind of Protestant Jesuits. 380. _ REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [Sept. 1746. And send me word when any of them preaches 4 in your house, and I will come and hear him.”