Wesley Corpus

of faith. Thomas Vokins, a man of a sorrowful spirit, used always to hang downhis head like abulrush. But a few days since, as he was dying without hope,God broke in upon his soul; and from that timehehas beentriumphing over pain and death, and rejoicing withjoy full ofglory. Wed. 8-. I had a particularconversation with Mr. Ferguson on some difficulties in philosophy: He seemed throughly satis- fied himself; but he did not satisfyme. I still think both Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Jones have fully proved their several points. Wed. 22. I had an opportunity of seeing Mr. Gordon's curious garden at Mile-end, the like of which I suppose is hardly to be foundinEngland, if in Europe. One thing in particular I learned here, the real nature of the tea-tree. I was informed, 1. That the Green and the Bohea are of quite differ- ent species. 2. That the Boheais much tendererthan the Green. [March, 1775 3. That the Green is an evergreen ; and bears, not only in the open air, but in the frost, perfectly well. 4. That the herb of Paraguay likewise bears the frost, and is a species of tea. 5. And I observed that they are all species ofbay or laurel. The leaf ofGreen tea is both ofthe colour, shape, and size of abay leaf: That of Bohea is smaller, softer, and of adarker colour. So is the herb of Paraguay, which is of a dirty green ; and no larger than our common red sage. MARCH 1.-(BeingAsh-Wednesday.) I took a solemn leaveof our friends at London; and on Thursday, 2, met our brethren at Reading. Afew were awakened, and perhaps converted here, by the ministry of Mr. Talbot. But as he did not take any account of them, or join them together, we found no trace of them remaining. A large room was presently filled, and all the spaces adjoining. And I have hardly ever seen a people who seemed more eager to hear. Fri. 3. The mild weather changed into cold and blustering, with heavy showers of rain ; notwithstanding which, we had a very large congregation at Ramsbury Park. Saturday, 4. At noon I preached to a stilllarger congregation, in the new House at Seend: In the afternoon I went on to Bristol; whence, on Monday, 13, I set out for Ireland. Tues. 14. At noon I preached in Tewkesbury, now the live-