Wesley Corpus

that aman who admires him can admire the Bible ? Wed. JUNE 1.-I went on to Edinburgh, and the next day examined the society one by one. Iwas agreeably surprised. They have fairly profited since Iwas here last. Such a number ofpersons having sound Christian experience I never found in this society before. I preached in the evening to a very elegant June, 1774.] JOURNAL . 17 congregation, and yetwith great enlargement of heart. Satur- day, 4. I found uncommon liberty at Edinburgh in applying Ezekiel's vision of the Dry Bones. As I waswalking home, two men followed me, one ofwhom said, " Sir, you are my prisoner. Ihave awarrant from the Sheriff, to carryyou to the Tolbooth." At first I thought he jested ; but finding the thing was serious, When Idesired one or two of our friends to go up with me. we were safe lodged in a house adjoining to the Tolbooth, I desired the Officer to let me see his warrant. I found the prose- cutor was one George Sutherland, once a member of the society. He had deposed, " That Hugh Saunderson, one of John Wes- ley's Preachers, had taken from his wife one hundred pounds in money, and upwards of thirty pounds in goods ; and had, besides that, terrified her into madness ; sothat, through the want of her help, and the loss of business, he was damaged five hundred pounds." Before the Sheriff, Archibald Cockburn, Esq. , he had deposed, "That the said John Wesley and Hugh Saunderson, to evade her pursuit, were preparing to fly the country ; and therefore he desired his warrant to search for, seize, and incarcerate them in the Tolbooth, till they should find security for their appear- ance. " To this request the Sheriff had assented, and given his warrant for that purpose. But why does he incarcerate John Wesley ? Nothing is laid against him, less or more. Hugh Saunderson preaches in con- nexion with him. What then ? Wasnot the Sheriff strangely overseen ? Mr. Sutherland furiously insisted that the Officer should carry us to the Tolbooth without delay. However, he waited till two or three of our friends came, and gave a bond for our appearance on the 24th instant. Mr. S. did appear, the cause was heard, and the prosecutor fined one thousand pounds.