Wesley Corpus

Longtown, the last town in England ; and one of the best built in it; for all the houses are new, from one end to the other. The road from hence to Langholm is delightfully pleasant, running mostly by the side of a clear river. But it was past seven before we reached Selkirk. Sat. 24. We had frost in the morning, snow before seven, piercing winds allday long, and in the afternoon vehement hail ; so that I did not wonder we had a small congregation at Edin- burgh in the evening. Sun. 25.-I attended the Tolbooth kirk at eleven. The sermon was very sensible ; but having no application,was no way likely to awaken drowsy hearers. About four I preached at Lady Maxwell's, two or three miles from Edinburgh, and at six in our own House. For once it was thoroughly filled. I preached on, " God is a Spirit ; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth." I am amazed at this people. Use the most cutting words, and apply them in the most pointed manner, still they hear, butfeel no more than the seats they sit upon ! Mon. 26.-I went to Glasgow, and preached in the evening to a very different congregation. Many attended in the morn- ing, although the morning preaching had been long discontinued both here and at Edinburgh. In the evening many were obliged to go away, the House not being able to contain them. Wednes- day, 28. We found the same inconvenience, but those who could get in found a remarkable blessing. Thursday, 29. The House was thoroughly filled at four; and the hearts of the people were as melting wax. Afterwards I returned to Edinburgh, and in the evening the House was well filled. So that we must not say, " The people of Edinburgh love the word of God only on the Lord's day." Fri. 30. We went to Perth; now but the shadow ofwhat it was, though it begins to lift up its head. It is certainly the sweetest place in all North-Britain, unless perhaps Dundee. I preached in the Tolbooth, to a large andwell-behaved congre May,1784.] 273 gation. Many of them were present again at five in the morn- ing, MAY 1. I then went to Dundee, through the Carse of