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prayer, while a Local Preacher was reading a sermon at the Room ; this was represented to the Assistant as done in a spirit ofopposition, and as an intention of leaving the society ; (a thing which never entered into their thoughts;) and he was urged to read them out of the society. Accordingly, he read out four- teen at once : I could not find, upon the strictest inquiry, that : they had been guilty of any fault but meeting together that evening ; so I willingly received them all again, requiring only one condition of the contenders on both sides, to say not one word of anything that was past. The spirit of peace and love gloriously descended on them all, at the evening preaching, while I was explaining the "fruit of the Spirit." They were again filled with consolation at the Lord's Supper ; and again in the morning, while Mr. Broadbent applied, " Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith the Lord. " Tues. 29. The old murderer is restrained from hurting me ; but, it seems, he has power over my horses. One of them I was obliged to leave in Dublin, and afterwards another, having bought two to supply their places ; the third soon got an ugly 1 swelling in his shoulder, so that we doubted whether we could go on ; and aboy at Clones, riding (I suppose galloping) the fourth over stones, the horse fell and nearly lamed himself. However, we went on softly toAughalun, andfound such a con- gregation as I had not seen before in the kingdom. The tent, that is, a covered pulpit, was placed at the foot of a green, slop- ing mountain, on the side of which the huge multitude sat (as their manner is) row above row. While I was explaining, " God has given unto us his Holy Spirit," he was indeed poured out in awonderful manner. Tears ofjoy, and cries were heard May, 1787.] 379 on every side, only so far suppressed as not to drownmy voice. I cannot but hope, that many will have cause to bless God for that hour to all eternity. I preached at Lisbelaw, another little village, about six in the evening. The small rain continued all the time ; but that did not hinder the people from mightily rejoicing in Him who