Wesley Corpus

" Do ye now believe ?" which gave me an opportunity of speak- ing strong words, both to believers and unbelievers. In the evening I preached at Leeds, on St. James's beautiful descrip- tion of pure religion and undefiled: " To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." Thur. 9. I preached at Wakefield in the evening. Such attention sat on every face, that it seemed as if every one in the congregation was on the brink of believing. Friday, 10. I preached at Sheffield ; Saturday, 11, aboutnoon, at Doncaster ; and in the evening at Epworth. I found the accounts I had received of the work of God here, were not at all exaggerated. Here is a little countrytown, containing a little more than eight or nine hundred grown people ; andthere has been such a work among them, as we have not seen in so short a time either at Leeds, Bristol, or London. Sun. 12.-About eight I preached at Misterton ; about one at Overthorpe. Many of the Epworth children were there, and their spirit spread to all around them. But the huge congrega tionwas in the market-place at Epworth, and the Lord in the midst of them. The love-feast which followed exceeded all. I never knew such a one here before. As soon as one had done speaking, another began. Several of them were children ; but they spoke with the wisdom ofthe aged, though with the fire of youth . So out of the mouth of babes and sucklings did God perfect praise. [June, 1782 Mon. 13. I preached at Thorne. Never did I see such a congregation here before. The flame of Epworth hath spread hither also: In seven weeks fifty persons have found peace with God Tues. 14. Some years ago four factories for spinning and weaving were set up at Epworth. In these a large number of young women, and boys, and girls were employed. The whole conversation of these was profane and loose to the last degree. But some of these stumbling in at the prayer-meeting were sud- denly cut to the heart. These never rested till they had gained their companions. The whole scene was changed. In three of the factories, no more lewdness or profaneness were found ; for God had put anew song in their mouth, and blasphemies