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and the left while I was preaching, but only a few drops fell upon us. Thursday, 16. About eight I preached at Rich-Hill, where there were many backsliders, on, " How shall I give thee up, Ephraim ?" In the afternoon I came to Newry, where I never before had any tolerable place to preach in ; but the Presbyterians now offered me the use of their large and hand- some meeting-house : Perhaps it never was filled before. I believe the occasion required me to speak very plain, which I did from Elijah's question, " How long halt ye between two opinions ? " And I applied it to the conscience of each person, rich and poor, with all possible plainness. Fri. 17. Many of our friends from Dublin gave us the meeting at Drogheda ; alarge, handsome town, which seemed to me to be little inferior to Waterford. After much opposition, a small society is formed here. I preached in the Sessions- House, a large commodious room, which was quickly filled with rich and poor. The Mayor himself and several of the Aldermen took care that none should make any disturbance. God gave us an exceeding solemn season. After sermon I gave a short account of the rise of Methodism. I believe all were so satisfied, that there will scarce be any more persecution of the Methodists at Drogheda. Sat. 18.-Having visited all the places I proposed, I came back to Dublin just as well as I set out, my strength having beenasmyday. Sun. 19. I exhorted a crowded audience to " bring forth fruits meet for repentance ; " and afterwards pressed the exhorta- tion on our own society. Monday, 20. I visited one ill of a violent fever, and calmly triumphing over sickness, and pain, and death. In the evening I received a letter from a Physician, whom, the next morning, I carried to see her. He thoroughly understood her case ; and from the day she followed his prescrip- tion she began to recover. I feared very many of the society would be lost before my return ; but I found only three : So that seven hundred and thirty-seven of them remained. Wed. 22. I went with twelve or fourteen of our friends on the canal to Prosperous. It is a most elegantway of travelling,