Wesley Corpus

at five on Saturday, 10. The congregation in the evening rejoiced much, as they had not seen me for four years. But scarce any of the old standers are left : Two-and-forty years have swept them away. Let us who are left live to-day. "Now is the day of salvation." MAY 11 .-(Being Whitsunday.) In the morning, while those words were applied, "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost," his power was eminently present in the congregation ; but much more in the evening. At noon Joseph Bradford preached in the market-place to a numerous congregation ; and I am not without hope, that poor Whitehaven will lift up its head again. -About eight I began preaching in the market- house at Cockermouth. I was surprised to find several of those that are called the best of the town there ; and they were one and all serious and attentive : So we had a solemn parting. Hence we went on to Carlisle. I never found this society so well united before. The preaching-house, begun three or four years ago, is now completely finished. It is neat, lightsome, and cheerful ; but it was very ill able to contain the congregation. Several Ministers were there ; and so was the power of God, in an uncommon degree. All that were under the roof seemed to be moved more or less ; and so they were in the morning, Tues- day, 13, when I besought them to present themselves a living sacrifice to God. To-day we went on through lovely roads to Dumfries. Indeed all the roads are wonderfully mended since I last travel- led thisway. Dumfries is beautifully situated ; but as to wood and water, and gently-rising hills, c. , is, I think, the neatest, as well as the most civilized, town that I have seen in the king- dom. Robert Dall soon found me out. He has behaved exceed- ing well, and done much goodhere ; but he is a bold man : He has begun building a preaching-house, larger than any in Scot- land, except those in Glasgow and Edinburgh ! In the evening 418 REV. J. WESLEY'S May,1788. I preached abroad in a convenient street, on one side of the town. Rich and poor attended from every quarter, of whatever denomination ; and every one seemed to hear for life. Surely