Wesley Corpus

preached there, (another gentleman reading prayers,) to as gay and senseless a congregation as ever saw. After sermon Mr. R. thanked me very affectionately, and desired I would favour him with my company in the morning. I met the society at five, and at six preached, on, " Re a pent, and believe the Gospel." The room, large as it was, would not . contain the people, who all seemed to taste the good word. Between eight and nine I went to Mr. R. the curate of St. Mary's. He professed abundance of good will, commended my sermon in strong terms, and begged he might see me again the next morning. But, at the same time, he expressed the most rooted prejudice against lay preachers, or preaching out of a church; and said, the archbishop of Dublin was resolved to suffer no such irregularities in his diocess. I went to our brethren, that we might pour out our souls before God. I then went straight to wait on the archbishop myself ; but he was gone out of town.