Wesley Corpus

Perceiving this was an acceptable time, I laid aside my design of meeting the society, and continued in prayer wth the whole congregation ; all our hearts being as the heart of one man. When I had at length pronounced the blessing, no man stirred, but each stayed in his place till I walked through them. I was soon called back by one crying out, “ My God! my God! thou hast forgotten me.” Having spoken this, she sunk to the earth. We called upon God in her behalf. The cries both of her and of several others, mourning after God, redoubled. But we continued wrestling with God in prayer, till he gave us an answer of peace. Sun. 18.--I preached at five, and about two on the Connaught side of the river; thence I hastened to Aghrim, and endeavoured to awaken a serious but sleepy congregation. Mon. 19.--I rode over to Ahaskra, and thence to Mr. Mahon’s, at Castle Garth. I had much conversation with Mrs. M , and was much in doubt, from the account she gave of her own experience, whether she had not been justified many years, though she knew it not by that name. I preached at Ahaskra at six, both in the evening and in the morning; on Tuesday evening at Athlone. 1 then met the society, where one, and another, and another cried aloud for mercy. We called upon God, till several of them found mercy, and praised him with a good courage. I think more found peace with God in these four days, than in sixteen months before. Wed. 21.--I rode to Tyrrel’s Pass; but did not find that fervour of spirit in the congregation which was among them the last year: yet a few there were who were still pressing on to the mark. Thur. 22.--I preached at noon at a village three miles from Tyrrel’s Pass ; in the evening at Tullamore, and on Friday morning and evening. Sat 24.--I rode to Mount Mellick, and dined with Joseph Fry, late a Quaker. Abundance of people were at the preaching in the evening, and ail seemed to give earnest attention. Sun. 25.--I preached at eight to a still increasing congregation; and i tes ate a a July, 1749.] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 455