Journal Vol4 7
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | journal |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-journal-vol4-7-135 |
| Words | 392 |
timent and expression,what God had done for their souls.
Thur. 18. I preached at Ballinderry, (in my way to Lur-
gan,)where many flocked together, though at a very short warn-
ing. We had four or five times as many in the evening at
Lurgan; but some of them wild as colts untamed. However,
they all listened to that great truth, " Narrow is the way that
leadeth unto life ."
Fri. 19. I preached about noon to a serious company at
Derry-Anvil ; and thenwent on to Cockhill. I preached here
at the bottom of the garden ; the tablewas placed under a tree,
and most of the people sat on the grass before it ; and every
thing seemed to concur with the exhortation, " Acquaint thyself
now with him, and be at peace."
Sat. 20.-I travelled through adelightful country to Charle-
mont, where Captain Tottenham was the Commanding Officer.
We lodged with himin the castle, which stands on aneminence,
and commands the country on all sides. A tent was set up in
the castle-yard, where all the soldiers were drawn up at eleven,
with abundance of people from many miles round, who were
all attention. In the evening their number was considerably
enlarged; but still all heard as for life.
Sun. 21. I preached at nine in the avenue at Armagh, to
a large and serious congregation. It was increased four-fold at
six in the evening; but manywere there who behaved as if they
had been in a bear-garden.
Mon. 22. I took a walk to the Primate's ; andwent through
the house, and all the improvements. The house is neat and
handsome, but not magnificent ; and is elegantly, but not splen-
didly, furnished. Thedomain is beautifully laid out in meadow-
ground, sprinkled with trees ; on one side of which is a long hill
covered with a shrubbery, cut into serpentine walks. On each
side of the shrubbery is a straight walk, commanding a beautiful
prospect. Since this Primate came, the town wears another face :
He has repaired and beautified the cathedral, built a row of
neat houses for the Choral-Vicars, erected a public Library
and an Infirmary, procured the Free-School to be rebuilt of
the size of a little College, and a new-built horse-barrack, toge-
[June, 1778.
ther with a considerable number of convenient and handsome