Wesley Corpus

men were taken ; so wewent on unmolested, and early in the afternoon came safe to Bristol. Thur. 15.-I set out for the west ; preached at Taunton in the evening ; Friday noon, at Collumpton ; and in the evening, at Exeter. Here poorHugh Saunderson has pitched his stand- ard, and declared open war. Part of the society have joined him; the rest go on their way quietly, to make their calling and election sure. Sun. 18.-I was much pleased with the decent behaviour of the whole congregation at the cathedral ; as also with the solemn music at the post-communion, one of the finest compositions I ever heard. The Bishop inviting me to dinner, I could not but observe, 1. The lovely situation ofthe palace, covered with trees, and as rural and retired as if it was quite in the country. 2. The plainness of the furniture, not costly or showy, but just fit for a Christian Bishop. 3. The dinner, sufficient, but not redundant ; plain and good, but not delicate. 4. The pro- priety of the company,-five Clergymen and four of the Alder- men; and, 5. The genuine, unaffected courtesy of the Bishop, who, I hope, will be ablessing to his whole diocese. We set out early in the morning, Monday, 19, and in the afternoon came to Plymouth. I preached in the evening, and at five and twelve on Tuesday, purposing to preach in the Square at the Dock in the evening ; but the rain prevented. However, I did so on Wednesday evening. A little before I concluded, the Commanding Officer came into the Square with his regiment ; but he immediately stopped the drums, and drew upall his menin order on the high side of the Square. They were all still as night; nor did any ofthem stir, till I hadpro- nounced the blessing. Thur. 22. I preached at St. Austle ; Friday, 23, at Truro, and in the street at Helstone. Saturday, 24. I preached in Marazion, at eleven ; in the evening, at Penzance. Sun. 25. We prayed that God would " stay the bottles of heaven;" and he heard our prayer. I preached at Mousehole about nine, to a large congregation ; to a larger at Buryan, about two : But that at St. Just in the evening exceeded both ofthem put together. After visiting the other societies, I came