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the morning service. Otherwise, I should have been distressed ; for such a number of communicants I never saw here before. Iwould fain have preached abroad; but the ground was too [Sept. 1788. wet. So I preached within, on, " Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Wed. SEPTEMBER 3.-I made a little beginning of some account of my brother's life. Perhaps I may not live to finish it. Then let it fall into some better hands ! Thur. 4.-I had the satisfaction of spending an hour with that excellent woman, Lady : Not quite so honourable, but full as much devoted to God, and as useful, as even Lady Betty Hastings. What is too hard for God? We see even this is possible with God, to raise a Lady and a saint in one person ! Fri. 5.-We had a solemn watch-night at Kingswood. The school is now injust such a state as I wish. Mr. M'Geary has three pious and able Assistants, out of those that were brought up in it ; and I doubt not it will supply a sufficiency ofMasters for the time to come. Sat. 6.-I walked over to Mr. Henderson's, at Hannam, and thence to Bristol. But my friends, more kind than wise, would scarce suffer it. It seemed so sad a thing to walk five or six miles ! I am ashamed, that a Methodist Preacher, in tolerable health, should make any difficulty of this. Sun. 7.-Having none to assist me, I found it hard work to read Prayers, preach, and administer the sacrament to such a number of people. The moment I had done, I hastened to Kingswood ; having but just time to take a little dinner before I began preaching to a large congregation, before the preaching- house. Returning to Bristol, I preached at five in Carolina- Court, to an immense number of people, on Rom. viii. 33, 34. Tues. 9.-I saw the large church at Midsummer-Norton throughly filled with serious hearers. The Room at Shepton- Mallet, though greatly enlarged, could in nowise contain the congregation. At five in the morning, Wednesday, 10, it was throughly filled. At Coleford, in the evening, Iwas obliged to preach. Thursday, 11. We had a lovely congregation at Frome, both in the evening and at five in the morning. At