. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . shippingand go to Tarshish. But in the midst ofmy difficulties and temptations the promises supported me— In Me is thyhelp : Lo I am with you alway, even to the end of the world. . .I preached at half-past ten on the next morning in Orchard Street, andstood on a table for a pulpit in the middle of the congregation, whichconsisted of several thousand souls. I never preached to such a number-that behaved with such seriousness. At half-past two in the afternoonI was in the open-air in Horsepool Street, and was favoured with a tablefor m
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . shippingand go to Tarshish. But in the midst ofmy difficulties and temptations the promises supported me— In Me is thyhelp : Lo I am with you alway, even to the end of the world. . .I preached at half-past ten on the next morning in Orchard Street, andstood on a table for a pulpit in the middle of the congregation, whichconsisted of several thousand souls. I never preached to such a number-that behaved with such seriousness. At half-past two in the afternoonI was in the open-air in Horsepool Street, and was favoured with a tablefor my stand. It was computed that I had not less than five thousand ofa congregation to hear the Word of Life, although two of our brethren werepreaching in other parts of the town. The people gave great heed to the Word, andmany scores are seeking the Lord. I gave it out that I should preach in FrogIsland at six oclock in the evening ; and 1 was again favoured with a table for * Letter of WiUkim Goodrich, quoted in Batemans * Life of Wedgwood, p. 76. x 2. WYMESWOLD CHAlEL. 308 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. a pulpit. When I ascended it, and took a view of my congregation, I was likeMoses—I did exceedingly fear and quake ; for the number of hearers appearedto have doubled. I preached with great liberty, and the Lord was present andprecious. It was said that not less than eight thousand were present. Monday10th.—I preached near the West Bridge to the largest congregation I ever were many deeply wrought on by the Word and Spirit. When I hadconcluded, a woman came to me weeping, and gave me a very pressing invitationto go and preach where she resided, which was fourteen miles from said, Do come, for we are all sinners. I told her that was just the class ofpersons our Lord came to seek and save. On Tuesday, the 11th, we held a prayermeeting at one of the friends houses, when the Lord was pleased to pour HisSpirit out, and many souls found peace. In the evenin
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