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those that came could get in. Those that could hear, did not lose their labour ; for God " satisfied the hungry with good things." Mon. 27-. I talked at largewith M. F. Such a case I have not known before. She has been in the society nearly from the begin- ning. She found peace with God five-and-twenty years ago ; and [Nov. 1783. the pure love of God afewyears after. Above thirty years she has been a Class and aBand Leader, and of very eminent use. Ten months since she was accused of drunkenness, and of reveal- ing the secret of her friend. Being informed of this, I wrote to Norwich, (as I then believed the charge,) that she must be no longer a Leader, either ofa band or a class. The Preacher told her further, that, in his judgment, shewas unfit to be a member of the society. Upon this she gave up her ticket, together with the band and her class-papers. Immediately all her friends (of whom she seemed to have a large number) for- sook her at once. No one knew her, or spoke to her. She was as a dead thing out ofmind ! Onmaking a more particular inquiry, I found that Mrs. W (formerly a common woman) had revealed her own secret, to Dr. Hunt, and twenty people besides. So the first accusation vanished into air. As to the second, I verily believe, the drunkenness with which she was charged,was, in reality, the falling down in a fit. Sowe have thrown away one of the most useful Leaders we ever had, for these wonderful reasons ! Wed. 29.-I crossed over to Lynn, and found things much i better than I expected. The behaviour of Mr. G-, which one would have imagined would have done much harm, had rather done good. People in general cried, " Let that badman go, they will do better without him." And the House was suffi- ciently crowded with serious hearers. NOVEMBER 1. I returned to London. In the two following weeks I visited the classes both in Lon- don and the neighbouring societies. Sunday, 16. Being much importuned, I preached in the evening at Mr. Maxfield's chapel. But I dare not do so again, as it cannotcontainone third ofthat congregation at the new chapel. Mon. 17-. I preached at Sevenoaks, and on Tuesday, 18,