Wesley Corpus

Tues. 26. The rain prevented my preaching abroad at Brooksborough, although the congregation was exceeding large. Part of them were sheltered by a spacious turf-house, and the rest little regarded the rain; for the Lord watered us, in an uncommon degree, with the dew of his blessing: And a more affectionate family than Mr. M'Carty's, I have not found in the kingdom. This appeared more particularly in the morning, Wednesday, 27. When we were talking together, one and ano- ther fell upon their knees all round me, and most of them burst out into tears and earnest cries, the like of which I have seldom heard ; so that we scarce knew how to part. At noon I preached to an unwieldy multitude, in the market-house at Enniskillen; and, I am persuaded, not in vain : God was there of a truth. I June, 1789.1 459 concluded the day by preaching at Sidare, to the old, steady congregation. Thur. 28. I went on to Kirlish-Lodge, through storms of wind and rain ; yet we had a large congregation of serious peo- ple; though divers came from far. In the morning, Friday, 29, we spent an hour at Lord Abercorn's seat, three miles from Newtownstewart. The house is elegant in the highest degree, both within and without. It stands on a little eminence over a fine river, in a most beautiful park: But the owner has not so much as the beholding it with his eyes ; spending all his time in England. Between Newtown and Moyle we had such rain as I never saw in Europe before. In two minutes the horsemen were drenched from head to foot. We dined at the Rector's, Dr. Wilson, a man of very uncommon learning, particularly in the Oriental tongues. At six he took me in his coach to the Castle- yard, where a numerous congregation soon assembled. Almost as soon as I began to preach, the rain began. Observing the people begin to scatter, I prayed aloud, that God would " stay the bottles of heaven." He did so : The people returned ; and we had a comfortable, refreshing shower of heart-reviving love, Sat. 30.-I took a view of the improvements round the house, which are wonderfully pleasant. I have seen few.com- parable to them in the kingdom, except Dr. Lesley's at Tan- deragee. MAY 31.-(Being Whitsunday.) I preached at London-