Wesley Corpus

Journal Vol4 7

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typejournal
YearNone
Passage IDjw-journal-vol4-7-135
Words392
Catholic Spirit Universal Redemption Means of Grace
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