Wesley Corpus

us God-speed ! Saturday, 25. I preached at Westhaven (a town of fishermen) about noon ; and at Dundee in the evening. Sunday, 26. I went to the new church, cheerful, lightsome, and admirably well finished. A young gentleman preached such a sermon, both for sense and language, as I never heard in North- Britain before ; and I was informed his life is as his preaching. At five we had an exceeding large congregation ; and the peo- ple of Dundee, in general, behave better at public worship than any in the kingdom, except the Methodists, and those at the June, 1776.] 77 Episcopal chapels. In all other kirks the bulk of the people are bustling to and fro before the Minister has ended his prayer. In Dundee all are quiet, and none stir at all till he has pro- nounced the blessing. Mon. 27-. I paid a visit to St. Andrew's, once the largest city in the kingdom. It was eight times as large as it is now, and a place of very great trade : But the sea rushing from the north-east, gradually destroyed the harbour and trade together : In consequence of which, whole streets (that were) are now meadows and gardens. Three broad, straight, handsome streets remain, all pointing at the old cathedral ; which, by the ruins, appears to have been above three hundred feet long, and pro- portionably broad and high : So that it seems to have exceeded York Minster, and to have at least equalled any cathedral in England. Another church, afterwards used in its stead, bears date 1124. A steeple, standing near the cathedral, is thought tohave stood thirteen hundred years. What is left of St. Leonard's College is only a heap of ruins. Two Colleges remain. One ofthem has a tolerable Square ; but all the windows are broke, like those of a brothel. We were informed, the students do this before they leave the College. Where are their blessed Governors in the mean time ? Are they all fast asleep ? The other College is a mean building, but has ahandsome library newly erected. In the two Colleges, we learned, were about seventy students ; near the same number as at Old-Aberdeen. Those at New-Aberdeen are not more numerous : Neither those at Glasgow. In Edinburgh, I suppose there are ahundred. So four Universities contain three hun-