Wesley Corpus

Tues. 24.--I wrote a few lines to Mr. C. giving him an account of his kinsman’s behaviour. He obliged him to come straight to me and ask my pardon. Since that time we have had no disturbance at Grimsby. At noon I examined the little society at Tetney. I have not seen such another in England. In the class paper (which gives an account of the contribution for the poor) I observed one gave eight-pence, often ten-pence, a week ; another thirteen, fifteen, or eighteen-pence ; another, sometimes one, sometimes two shillings. I asked Micah Elmoor the leader, (an Israelite indeed, who now rests from his labour,) “ How is this? Are you the richest society in all England?” He answered, “‘] suppose not: but all of us who are single persons have agreed together, to give both ourselves and all we have to God: and we doit gladly; whereby we are able from time to time, to entertain all the strangers that come to Tetney ; who often have no food to eat, nor any friend to give them a lodging.” We came to Hainton soon after sunset. I never before saw so large a congregation here. I declared to them all, (Protestants and Papists,) “the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ ;” and they seemed to be indeed, (as Homer says,) srea wreposvra, “* winged words;” that flew as arrows from the hand of the Most High, to the heart of every hearer.