Wesley Corpus

Our Conference began, and ended as usual on Tuesday, 10. Wehadnojarring string, but all, from the beginning to the end, was love and harmony. Sun. 8.-I preached at our Room at seven. At eleven the Service began at Bethesda. The congregation was exceeding large. I preached on part of the Second Lesson, Luke xx. 34 ; and many had alarge taste of the powers of the world to come. At the love-feast in the evening,many spoke freely, who were deeply experienced in the ways of God. Indeed they have fairly profited in the divine life. I have rarely heard such a conversation even in England. On Tuesday evening likewise, many spoke with equal fire, tempered with meekness of wisdom. Wed. 11. At five I took an affectionate leave of this loving people ; and, having finished all my business here, in the after- noon I went down with myfriends,having taken the whole ship, and went on board the Prince of Wales, one of the Parkgate packets. At seven we sailed with afair, moderate wind. Between nine and ten I lay down, as usual, and slept till near four, when Iwaswaked by an uncommon noise, and found the ship lay beating upon a large rock, about a league from Holyhead. The Captain, who had not long lain down, leaped up ; and, running upon the deck, whenhe saw how the ship lay, cried out, " Your lives may be saved, but I am undone ! " Yet no sailor swore, and nowoman cried out. We immediately went to prayer ; and presently the ship, I know not how, shot off the rock, and pur- sued her way, without any more damage, than the wounding a few of her outside planks. About three in the afternoon we came safe to Parkgate ; and in the evening went on to Chester. Fri. 13. I spent aquiet day; and in the evening enforced •This quotation from Juvenal is thus translated by Gifford :- Now all the evils of long peace are ours ; Luxury, moreterrible than hostile powers.-EDIT . 388 REV. J. WESLEY'S [July, 1787- to a crowded audience the parable of the Sower. I know not 1 that ever I had so large a congregation . Sun. 15. I preached at the new church in the morning, on Matt. v. 20 ; inthe afternoon, on 1 Cor. xv. 55; Mr. Broadbent