Wesley Corpus

le-Firth . But such a journey I have seldom had, unless in the middle of January. Wind, snow, and rainwe had in abun- dance, and roads almost impassable. However, at last we got to the town, and had agood walk from thence to the chapel, through the drivingsnow, about half a mile. But I soon forgot my labour, finding a large congregation that were all athirst for God. 224 REV. J. WESLEY'S April , 1782. -About ten I preached at New-Mills, to as simple a people as those at Chapel. Perceiving they had suffered much by not having the doctrineof Perfection clearly explained, and strongly pressed upon them, I preached expressly on the head ; andspoke to the same effect in meeting the society. The spirits of many greatly revived ; and they are now " going on unto perfection. " I found it needful to press the same thing at Stockport in the evening. Thursday, 4. I preachedat noonin the new preaching-house at Ashton, to as many as the House would hold. The inscription over the door is, " Can any good come out of Nazareth ? Come and see." In the evening I preached at Manchester. -About one I preached at Oldham ; and was surprised to see all the street lined with little children; and such children as I never saw till now. Before preaching they only ran round me and before me ; but after it, a whole troop, boys and girls, closed me in, and would not be content till I shook each of them by the hand. Being then asked to visit a dying woman, I no sooner entered the room, than both she and her companions were in such an emotion as I have seldom seen. Some laughed; some cried ; all were so transported, that they could hardly speak. O how much better is it to go to the poor, than to the rich ; and to the house of mourning than to the house of feast- ing! About this time I had a remarkable letter. Part of it was as follows :- " THE work of God prospers among us here : I never saw anything equal to it. The last time I was at St. Just, the Leaders gave me an account of seventy persons who had found