Wesley Corpus

not near contain the people. However, as many crowded in as could: The rest got near the door or windows ; and surely the willing mind was accepted. In the evening, the wind being still very high, I was obliged to preach within, in Weardale also ; and it was a time of uncom- mon blessing. Friday, 6. Going out of my room I missed a step, and fell forward, so that the edge of one of the stairs came a quarter of an inch above my right eye, exactly upon my eyelid. I put a little white paper upon it, which immediately stopped the bleeding, and preached without any inconvenience. The work of God has much increased here lately. Many have been convinced of sin,many justified; some perfected in love, andmany added to the society. Fri. 6. We returned to Stanhope, formerly the seat of sev- 422 [June, 1788, eral great families,now an inconsiderable village. It is eminent for nothing in this age,but averyuncommondegree of wicked- ness. I preached at five, in what I understoodwas once the market-place, to an exceedingly numerous congregation. I preached on Isaiah lv. 6, 7 ; and, if ever, with the demonstration ofthe Spirit. The people were all bowed down together, as the heart of one man. Surely Godwill have a people in this place! Sat. 7. Our brethren thought the preaching-house would containthe congregation at five in the morning. It was a large upper room : But before I began to speak, it was exceedingly crowded; and the mainbeamthat supported it giving way, the floor began to sink. Some crying out,"The room is falling! " oneman leaped out of the window; the rest slowly and quietly went out, without the least hurry or confusion ; so that nothing was hurt except a poor dog that was under the window. I then preached in the open air, to twice or thrice as many as the room would have contained, who were all attention. O how white are these fields to the harvest ! About twelve, I preached to alovely congregation at Burn- upfield, on, " Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous." I have found nothing like it since I left London; such was The' o'erwhelming power ofgrace divine ; I know not that ever I felt such self-abasement before ; and thewhole congregation seemed almost equallymoved. And so