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few minutes, so that I could not refrain from preaching a short sermon ; and God was there of a truth. We had a rainy after- noon ; so I was obliged to preach in the new preaching-house, considerably the largest, and, inmany respects, far the best, in Cornwall. Tues. 25.-I went to St. Ives, and preached, as usual, on one side of the market-place. Well nigh allthe town attended, and with all possible seriousness. Surely forty years' labour has not been in vain here. Wed. 26. I returned to Redruth, and applied to the great congregation, "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. " I then met the society, and explained at large the rise and nature of Methodism ; and still aver, I have never read or heard of, either in ancient or modern history, any other church ! which builds on so broad a foundation as the Methodists do ; which requires of its members no conformity either in opinions or modes of worship, but barely this one thing, to fear God, and work righteousness. Thur. 27.We set out early, and reached Truro soon after [Sept. 1789. five. I preached at six, to a House full of serious people, on, " Awake, thou that sleepest." The congregation seemed to be awake. Thence we hasted forward to Port-Isaac. I preached in the evening, in an open part ofthe town, to almost allthe inhabit- ants ofit. Howchanged [since thetime] whenhe that invitedme durst not take me in, for fear his house should be pulled down ! Fri. 28. I preached at nine in our new House at Camelford, throughly filled, though at a short warning; and at six in the evening, in the new House at Launceston; still too small for the congregation, who seemed exceeding lively. So there is a fair prospect in Cornwall, from Launceston to the Land's End. Sat- urday, 29. Going through Tavistock, a poor man asked me to preach. I began in about aquarter of an hour, the preaching- house being filled directly; but with so poor a congregation as Ihave not seen before, for twice seven years. In the evening I preached at Plymouth-Dock, to a very different congregation, but equally serious. Sun. 30. Our service began at ten. The rain prevented the chapel being too much crowded. In the evening I preached at