Wesley Corpus

I set out, and with some difficulty reached Chippenham on Saturday evening; the weather being so extremely rough and boisterous, that I had much ado to sit my horse. On Sunday, about noon, I came to Kingswood, where were many of our friends from Bath, Bristol, and Wales. O that we may ever thus "love one another with a pure heart fervently!" I rode to Bath; and in the evening explained the latter part of the seventh of St. Luke. Observing many noisy persons at the end of the room, I went and stood in the midst of them ; but the greater part slipped away to the end from whence I came, and then took heart, and cried aloud again. I paused, to give them their full scope ; and then began a particular application to them. They were very quiet in a short time; and, I trust, will not forget it so soon as some of them may desire. Wednesday, 10, and the following days of this week, I spoke severally with all those who desired to remain in the United Society, to watch over each other in love. Many met together to consult on a proper method for discharging the public debt; and it was at length agreed, 1. That every member of the society, who was able, should contribute a penny a week. 2. That the whole society should be divided into little companies or classes, about twelve in each class. And, 3. That one person in each class should receive the contribution vf the rest, and bring it in to the stewards, weekly. I went to Bath. Many threatened great things; but I knew the strength ot iad a a oh a tla Feb. 1742. REV. J. WESLEY'S JOURNAL. 243 them and their god. I preached on, " He shall save his people from their sins ;" none disturbing or interrupting me.