Wesley Corpus

So I have lived to see the large family at Hadley, two brothers and three sisters, all removed. So does " the earth drop its inha- bitants, as the tree its leaves." Oct. 1786.1 353 Mon. 16. I went to Hinxworth, and preached in the even- ing to a more numerous congregation than I ever had seen there before. At length Miss Harvey sees some fruit of all the pains she has taken. Tuesday, 17. I met her poor children in the morning, twenty ofwhom she keeps at school in the village, as she is unwearied in doing good. In the evening I preached in Mr. Hicks's church, at Wrestlingworth. I have not seen such a congregation there for manyyears : Neither have I found so much of the power ofGod. Surely all our labour here will not beinvain. Thur. 19. I returned to London. In thisjourney I had a full sight of Lord Salisbury's seat, at Hatfield. The park is delightful. Both the fronts of the house are very handsome, though antique. The hall, the assembly-room, and the gallery, are grand and beautiful. The chapel is extremely pretty ; but the furniture in general (excepting the pictures, many of which are originals) is just such as I should expect in a gentleman's house of five hundred a year. Sun. 22-. I preached at West-Street, morning and after- noon, and at Allhallows church in the evening. Itwas much crowded ; andGod gaveus so remarkable a blessing, as I scarce ever found at that church. Tuesday, 24. I met the classes at Deptford, and was vehemently importuned to order the Sunday service in our Room at the same time with that of the church. It is easy to see that this would be aformal separation from the Church. We fixed both our morning and evening service, all overEngland, at such hours as not to interferewith the Church ; with this very design, that those of the Church, if they chose it, might attend both the one and theother. But to fix it at the same hour, is obliging them to separate either from the Church or us ; and this I judge to be not only inexpedient, but totally unlawful for me to do. Wed. 25. I went to Brentford, but had little comfort there. The society is almost dwindled to nothing. What have we