Wesley Corpus

gregation, and passed acomfortable evening. Fri. 25. I had a day of rest in this lively family, only preaching morning and evening. Saturday, 26. I preached at Ballyconnel about eleven: In the afternoon I took awalk in the Bishop of Kilmore's garden. The house is finely situated ; has two fronts, and is fit for a nobleman. We then went into the church-yard, and saw the venerable tomb, a plain flat stone, inscribed, Depositum Gulielmi Bedel, quondam Episcopi Kil- morensis : * Over whom even the rebel army sung, Requiescat in pace ultimus Anglorum. " Let the last of the English- men rest in peace. " At seven I preached to a large congrega tion. It blew a storm, but most of the congregation were covered by akind of shed raised for the purpose ; and not a few were greatly comforted. Sun. 27. I preached in Cavan at seven, and then hastened forward to Clones, leaving Mr. Broadbent to preach at Bally- hays ; which he did with good effect. But I needed not to have been in such haste ; for the Church Service did not begin till twelve. Such a number of communicants, I suppose, was never seen at this church before. The Service ended about half past three. The question then was, where I should preach. The furious wind and violent rain made it impracticable to preach (where I intended) at the head of the market-place ; but I made * Here are deposited the remains of WILLIAM BEDEL, formerly Bishop of Kilmore. EDIT . 378 REV. J. WESLEY'S [May,1787. : shift to stand on one side of it in a door-way,where I was pretty well sheltered : Although the poor people were exposed to heavy rain during the whole sermon, none of them seemed to regard it ; and God did indeed send a gracious rain upon their souls, so that many rejoiced withjoy unspeakable. Mon. 28. Having all the parties together, I inquired into an odd affair which occurred here a few months ago. F. B. , Leader of the class of single women, and always hitherto of an unblem- ished character, was accused of immodesty by Mr.A-,in whose house she had lived for several years. I found this accu- sation to be totally groundless. 2. John Carr, one of our oldest members, with a few others, spent an hour in reading and