Wesley Corpus

now finished, but by means never heard of. The building was undertaken a few months since, by a little handful of men, with- out any probable means of finishing it. But God so moved the hearts of the people in the Dock, that even those who did not pretend to any religion, carpenters, shipwrights, labourers, ran up, at all their vacant hours, and worked with all their might, without any pay. By this means a large square House was soon elegantly finished, both within andwithout; and it is the neatest building, next to the new chapel in London, of any in the south ofEngland. I preachedin the evening, on, "Stand in the old paths," to a lovely congregation ; and then showed the society of how great importance it was, that their light should shine before men. And indeed it does shine: They are of one heart and of one mind, striving for the hope of the Gospel. I preached at Chatham on Thursday evening ; andthe next day, Friday, 6, returned to London. Tues. 10.-Having promised to preach in their new House, at Lynn, I thought it best to go while the good weather conti- nued. I had ordered two places to be taken in the coach, which would have reached Lynn on Tuesday noon ; but my messen- ger, mending myorders, took them in the diligence, which came in between nine andten at night. By this means I lost one of three evenings, which I proposed to spend there. I spent Wednesday and Thursday with much satisfaction, with a very loving and lively people, increasing in grace aswell as innumber, and adorning the doctrine ofGod our Saviour. I had appointed to preach Mrs. Shewell's funeral sermon, at Bar- net, on Friday evening ; and as we had only two light persons in the diligence, and no baggage, I hoped we shouldhave come intime. But theywere vain hopes : We did not reach Hoddes- don till after sunset. I thentook a post-chaise ; for the diligence went the other road. But as we had aroughby-road across the country, without either moon or stars, we could not reach the chapel till halfanhour after seven. About half the congrega- tion were gone away ; an officious manhaving informed them I would not come. With the other half, which pretty well filled the House, we had a solemn opportunity.