Wesley Corpus

by Tallys and his cotemporaries ; as also in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who was a judge and patroness of it; that after her reign it sunk for sixty or seventy years, till Purcell made some attempts to restore it ; but that ever since, the true, ancient art, depending on nature aad mathematical principles, had gained no ground; the present masters having no fixed principles at all. I preached once more at St. Bartholomew's. How strangely is the scene changed! What laughter and tumult was there among the best of the parish, when we preached in a London church ten years ago! And now all are calm and quietly attentive, from the least even to the greatest. The congregation in Moorfields was greatly increased, both morning and afternoon ; and their seriousness increased with their number ; so that it was comfortable even to see them. In the evening, to ease me a little in my journey, as I had not yet recovered my strength, Colonel Gumley carried me in his chair to Brentford. I preached at Reading, at noon, to a serious, wellbehaved congregation; and, in the atieracoat rode to Hungerford. Tuesday, 21. I preached in the Old Orchard, at Bristol, on, Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous." Friday, 24, the day we had appointed for opening the school at Kingswood, I preached there, on, " Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." My brother and I administered the Lord's Supper to many who came from far. We then agreed on the general rules of the school, which we published presently after. Mon 27. I rode to Wall Bridge, near Stroud, and preached at one, to a lively congregation. About two we set out for Stanley. I scarce ever felt the sun so scorching hot in England. I began preaching in Farmer Finch's orchard, (there not being room in the house,) between seven and eight, and the poor, earnest people devoured every word.