as he had a wife and three others of his family sick at that time.

In the night, I arrived at Bandon, and inquired for methodists; the woman said, What do you want with them? A. To tarry all night. Q. Are there any near? A. There is one near you. Q. Did you ever hear of an American in this country? Q. A. What is he doing? A. Wandering up and down striving to do good, and he has had the small pox of late. Q. Are you he? A. Yes. Come walk in.-I felt thankful to God that he had provided me lodging for the night, &c.

Next day I went to see the preachers; one of whom treated me rather cool, the other said, I can give you no encouragement, and 1 will give you no opposition; I am willing you should go round the circuit and do all the good you can. From this, I perceived that he felt more love in his heart than he durst shew out. But in a dream of the night, my mind was so imprest, that I quitted the town early in the morning, leaving my staff behind and bidding none farewell. It took me more than seven hours to walk nine miles, to Kinsale : on the way, I was near being stopped by a magistrate. I sat down by the road side and reflected thus; "here I am, a stranger in a strange land; but little money, and few that shew me friendship; I am going now to a place; and I have no ground to expect reception: I can't walk much farther; I can't buy a passage to a distant part; and what shall I do, seeing I have no way to get bread? Once I had a father's house and tender parents; and how would they feel if they knew my present case? Unless God works wonders for me soon, I shall surely sink."Then I lifted up my voice and wept.

The first methodist I met in town treated me cooly; but recollecting to have seen a young woman in Dublin, who lives here, I inquired and found her. She at first was sorry to see me; she being in a low uncomfortable state of mind, and her parents not methodists. Howev er they invited me to tarry; and so it happened by the over-ruling hand of Providence, that I got the preaching-house first, by talking with the members individually, and provoking them to say, I have no objection if the rest have none; and then by making bold to stand

up on Christmas night, after a local preacher had dismissed the people, and spake a few words, and formed a covenant with the assembly to pray three times a day for a week, and the greater part of which agreed, and I called God to witness to the engagement. And when the society met to speak on the privilege of the meetinghouse, there was none to object.

Early the next morning many came out to meeting, and at evening likewise; thus for several days together; and God's power was felt by several who were quickened to start afresh for the kingdom of glory.

I held one meeting, to preach to the children. The preacher who had treated me with slightness in Bandon came to the stairs and listened. At a love-feast, there was never such a refreshing time known there before..

I wished for a passage to Dublin, a vessel being ready for sea; but the owner would not consent that the master should take me on board; saying, where they have got priest, minister, or preacher on board, there is no prosperity or good luck; and the vessel was wind-bound for several days.

During my stay here, I frequently thought every meeting would be the last, and would appoint no more, hoping by some means to get away; but no door opened.— I received invitations to breakfast, dine, and sup, more than I supplied. At length, some people (not in society) procured me a passage, unknown to the owner, by persuading the captain to take me on board) and provided sea-stores, and then gave me information that the wind was coming fair, and if I would, I could now sail for Dublin. The people at a venture would come out to meeting, and seem as though they could not keep away. I requested my departure might be notified that night; and within two hours after hearing that the captain would take me, went on board, and was under sail; and after fifty-two hours passage from Oyster-haven, I landed in Dublin, and went to my old home, Doctor Johnson's, where I was cordially received, having been absent eleven weeks and two days, and travelled by land and water about seven hundred English miles.

It lying weightily upon my mind, what the Cork preacher said, I wrote to him to the following purport:

"I dont see how you could in justice take it as wicked opposition, if I did nor said nothing against the methodists, provided I held meetings, without judging me hard. I acknowledge you treated me with less severity in harsh words than I expected; but lest you should write letters before me and hedge up my way, I left Cork as I did; and now remember, if souls be lost in consequence of it, that will lie at your door, for God knows, if I could have kept my peace of mind, I would not have left America, but in tender conscience I was constrained to come."

The person who carried the above, delivered it as follows:

Sir, here is a letter from Lorenzo.

Preacher. Oh! is he in Kinsale? (reads the letter without changing countenance) he is displeased I did not let him preach: did he preach in Kinsale?

Bearer. Yes, sir, to large congregations; and a prospect of good?

Pre. I'm glad there is a good prospect-he has been a zealous preacher in America, and came away against rule, or order of his assistant-he follows his own feelings too much he is quakerized.

-Bea. I believe, sir, he is led by the dictates of the Spirit, for his labours are owned of God.

Pre. Poor man, he fatigues himself-I told him he ought not to walk so much: I bid him call on me in the morning, in order to give him some assistance; but was too ill to see him.

Bea. I dont think Lorenzo would accept of it, sir! he is not a burthen to any of our societies.

Pre. I hear he is abstemious, and will not take sufficient nourishment: he won't take clothes, and such a poor figure as he cuts! why, when he went to Bandon and stood at the people's door, they could not tell what to make of him; and so he concluded, with saying something concerning my heart and head.

January 1801. The greater part of this month I spent in this city. I went to see John Dinnen, who treated me with more friendship than ever before; yet there seemed to be something out of order between us.

Here I found Alice Cambrige, (who lives with Mrs. Stafford, from whom I received manifested kindness,) who had been very hardly treated in the south; and turned and kept out of society for no other cause, than because in conscience she could not desist from holding public meetings. She was kind to me during my illness, and was the occasion of the preachers' first coming to see me. Oh! prejudice and austerity, when will ye be done away! By the means of Alice, I procared a large room for meeting, in Stephen-street, where thrice I spoke to some scores. In Capel-street, twice-some seemed to feel the word; others were angry. In Thomas-street, I met a few. In New-street, I had four meetings; some people were solemn; others noisy. I spoke twice at the Coombe; three times in Spital-fields ;twice in Ransford street: once in Cathedral-lane, besides family visits, at which came in a few in different parts of the city. At Elephant-lane, I had two solemn and attentive meetings.

For some months I had a desire to preach at Blackrock; but saw no way till now; the young curate, by. the name of Mitchell, whom I had seen at Athy, gave me the privilege of Mr. Kelly's chapel: in which I spoke to an attentive serious people.

Having it imprest upon my mind for several months. to give the inhabitants of Dublin a general warning; I never saw my way clear to procced until now, and be lieving the judgments of God hanging over the place, I got about three thousand hand-bills printed, such as lay upon my mind, and the greatest part I distributed among the quality and decent kind of people; which I left either in their shops or houses, and one I enclosed in a letter, and gave it to a centinal in the castle-yard for the Lord Lieutenant; but fearing he would not get it, got a second framed and directed in gilt letters, for the Lord Lieutenant, sealed in black wax and paper, and tape tied round it-this I left in the porter's lodge.

I got two others framed in black, and directed in gold letters: one for the merchants, the other for the lawyers: the first I hung up in the Royal Exchange; the other I left on the floor in the sight of the lawyers, in the hall of the four courts, and walked out, (it being court-time.)

A local preacher said, he was willing I should have a meeting in his house, if it would not grieve his brethren; at the leader's meeting it was objected to.

At John Jones's, my printer, in Bride-street, I held my last meeting, which was golemn and refreshing, having had near thirty since this time of coming to town.

Feeling my mind at present free from the eity and college (as I had left a pamphlet on every floor in the letter-box) and bound to the west of Ireland, I took leave of a number of my Dublin friends, saying, I know not I shall ever see you again in time; but several said it was imprest on their minds I should return to the city before I went to America.

February 1st. I took leave of my dear Paul and Letitia, who had shewed every particular kindness and attention to me during this visit, which parting was painful to me; and taking the canal boat, I arrived in Tullamore after night fall. This day one passenger called for a pack of cards, another reproved him, saying it is Sabbath day; this opened a door for me to distribute some of my handbills and pamphlets; some of which passed into the first cabin, which influenced the passengers to send for me in there. Some of these cross-questioned me concerning my leaving America, and travelling through the kingdom, with other parts of my conduct which they had heard of: I endeavoured to return my answers to the purpose, and yet in such a manner as should be profitable to the whole. God was my helper, and his power seemed to come over them. These people spread over the town, what a strange man they had in company. The methodists who heard of it, came to the house where I was confined with sickness to my bed near all day, and asked if I would hold a meeting at night. I said, yes, provided you will give me the preaching-house, and get the people notified. Here prejudice had formerly shut the door and the hearts of the people against me.

In the evening the seats were filled; the next night the house was filled; the third night all the people could not get in. The next morning early the seats were filled and I gave my last: the day but one preceding, I put up one of the rules for holy living in the market