Wesley Corpus

field in the evening. Friday, 28. I preached at Longwood- House ; the owners ofwhich are a blessing to all the poor, both in spirituals and temporals. Saturday, 29. The wind drove us in the evening into the Cloth-Hall, in Gildersome ; where I expounded and applied," The things that are seen are tem- poral; but the things that are not seen are eternal. " Sun. 30.-I preached in the new House at Dewsbury, as I had intended. I could not preach abroad at Birstal at noon, because of the boisterous wind. I got some shelter from it at Wakefield, while I applied those words in one of the Psalms for the day, " He healeth them that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal their sickness." On Monday, MAY 1, and Tuesday, I preached at Leeds ; on Wednesday, at the church at Horsforth, with a remarkable blessing. Thursday, 4. Preaching at Tadcaster in the way, in the evening I preached at York. Sunday, 7. In the morning I preached at St. Saviour's church, thoroughly filled with serious hearers ; and in the afternoon at St. Margaret's, which was over-filled ; many being constrained to go away. We had a love-feast in the evening, at which many artlessly testified what God had done May, 1786.1 for their souls. I have not for many years known this society in so prosperous a condition. This is undoubtedly owing, first, to the exact discipline which has for some time been observed among them ; and, next, to the strongly and continually exhort- ing the believers to " go on unto perfection. " Mon. 8.-I preached about one in the new House at Easing- wood, and in the evening at Thirsk. Tuesday, 9. I went on to Richmond. I alighted, according to his own desire, at Arch- deaconBlackburne's house. How lively and active was he some years ago ! I find he is two years younger than me ; but he is now a mere old man, being both blind, and deaf, and lame. Who maketh thee to differ ? He durst not ask me to preach in his church, " for fear somebody should be offended." So I preached at the head of the street, to a numerous congregation ; all ofwhom stood as still, (although it rained all the time,) and