Wesley Corpus

Yarm, in the evening. Here I heard what was quite new to me, namely, that it is now the custom, in allgood company to give obscene healths, even though Clergymen be present ; one of whom, lately refusing to drink such ahealth, was put out ofthe room; and one of the forwardest, in this worthy company, was a Bishop's steward. Thur. 12.-Between one and two we had a larger congrega tion at Potto than I ever saw there before. At Hutton-Rudby, in the evening, I spoke strongly to the backsliders ; and I think not invain. At eight I preached to a lovely congregation, at Stokesley, with much liberty of spirit ; and at eleven, in Guisborough, to one far larger, and equally attentive. In the evening I preached at Whitby, in the new House, throughly filled above and below ; though it contains twice asmany as the old one ; and although the unfinished galleries, having as yet no fronts, were frightful to look upon. It is the most curious House we have in England. : You go up to it by about forty steps ; and have then before you a lofty front, I judge, near fifty feet high, and fifty-four feet broad. So much gainers havewe been by the loss of the former House. Beside that it stood at one end of the town, and in the very sink of it, where people of any fashion were ashamed to be seen. Sat. 14.-At five in the morning we had a large congregation; but it wasmore than doubled in the evening ; and at both times I could not but observe the uncommon earnestness ofthe people. Sunday, 15. The House was well filled at seven. For the sake . 425 June, 1788.1 JOURNAL of the country people, who flocked from all sides, I preached again at halfan hour past one, on, " The end of all things is at hand: Be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." After preaching at five, on the education of children, I made a collec- tion for Kingswood School ; the rather, that I might have an opportunity of refuting that poor, threadbare slander, of my "getting so much money." We concluded our service with a comfortable love-feast. Mon. 16. From the plain people at Whitby I went on to the elegant congregation at Scarborough. I was surprised at