Wesley Corpus

After preaching about noon at Plymouth Dock, we went on to Mr. V. 'sat C The next evening we reached Tiverton, where a large number of serious people were waiting for me. The sons of Belial were likewise gathered in great numbers, with a drummer at their head. When I began speaking, they began drumming and shouting: notwithstanding which, I went through my sermon, to the no small mortification of Satan's servants, and the joy of the servants of God. I would have walked home without delay; but our brethren constrained me to step into a house. One of the merchants of the town quickly followed me, with a constable, and one or two servants, who took me between them, carried me through all the mob, and brought me safe to my own lodgings. In the evening I preached at Beercrocombe ; and Saturday, 28, came to Bristol. I had much comfort among the children in Kingswood, finding several of them that really feared God. Tues. October 1. This week I had an opportunity of speaking to most of the members of the society in Bristol, who are now as calm and well united together, as if James Wh had never been. We had a solemn watch-night at Kingswood. John How, one of our nearest neighbours, a strong, healthy man, went home soon after twelve; said, " My feet are cold;" and spoke no more. He lay quietly down, and, without any struggle, was dead before one. I preached at Bath, and the next day at Salisbury. wWe rode leisurely on to Basingstoke ; and came, about two hours after sunset, to Bramsel. Farmer N: » who had begged me to come that way, upon the minister's offering me the use of his church, informing me, that his mind was changed, I rode over to Reading, preached at one and at five; and on Monday, 21, rode forward to London.