Wesley Corpus

We rode over the moors to Nint's Head, a village southwest from Allandale, where I preached at eight. We then went on to Alesden, a small market town in Cumberland. At noon I preached at the Cross, to a quiet, staring people, who seemed to be little concerned, one way or the other. In the evening I preached at Hindly Hill again, and we praised God with joyful lips. At noon I went to the Cross in Allandale town, where Mr. Topping, with a company of the better sort, waited for us. I soon found it was but a vain attempt to dispute or reason with him. He skipped so from one point to another, that it was not possible to keep up with him: so after a few minutes 1 removed about a hundred yards, and preached in peace to a very large congregation ; it being the general pay day, which is but once in six months. At noon I preached at Newlands: about three near Tanfield Cross, and at Newcastle in the evening. At eight I preached in the street, at Sunderland, and at one in the afternoon. I rode thence straight to the Castle Garth, and found abundance of people gathered together. Many were in tears all Vee ere ee oe ere Tapeh ty F 432 REV. J. WESLEY'S JOURNAL. Aug. 1748. round, while those comfortable words were opened and applied, He healeth them that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal then" sickness." Mon. August 1. One of my old companions returned, my headiche ; which I never had while I abstained from animal food. But £ regarded it not, supposiug it would go off in a day or two of itself. I preached about noon at Biddick, and at Pelton in the evening. I intended to have given an exhortation to the society ; but as soon as we met, the spirit of supplication fell upon us, so that I could hardly do any thing but pray and give thanks, till it was time for us to part. I found it absolutely necessary to publish the following advertisement :