Wesley Corpus

Room in the evening. They did so, with another Independent Company,who were just raised : (The True Blues:) A body of so personable men I never saw together before. The gentlemen in scarlet filled the side gallery ; those in blue the front gallery : But both galleries would not contain them all: Some were constrained to stand below. All behaved admirably well, though I spoke exceeding plain on, " We preach Christ crucified." No laughing, no talking ; all seemed to hear as for life. Surely this is a token for good. Mon. 4. I went to Kilfinnan, in the neighbourhood of which 122 REV. J. WESLEY'S [May, 1778. there is a considerable revival of the work of God. The rain continuing, I preached in alarge empty house ; and again at five in the morning. Probably I shall see that no more in the present world. We then went on, through abundance of rain, to Limerick. I felt in the evening the spirit of the congregation, the same as many years ago; but in one circumstance I observed a considerable change: I used to have large congregations atmy first coming to Limerick ; but from the first day they gradually decreased. It was not so now; but poor and rich, Protestants and Papists, flocked together, from the beginning to the end. Had they a presage, that they should see my face no more? Thur. 7.-I preached once more to the loving, earnest, simple-hearted people of Newmarket. Two months ago, good Philip Geier fell asleep, one of the Palatines that came over and settled in Ireland, between sixty and seventy years ago. He was a father both to this and the other German societies, loving and cherishing them as his own children. He retained all his faculties to the last, and after two days' illness went to God. Fri. 8.-Finding the poor people at Balligarane,whom I had not seen these five years, were very desirous to see me once more, I went over in the morning. Although the notice was exceeding short, yet a large number attended. Sat. 9.-1 wrote a" Compassionate Address to the Inhabit- ants of Ireland." Through which, as well as through England, the mock patriots had laboured to spread the alarm, as though we were all on the very brink of destruction. Sun. 10. I examined the society, and have not known them