sum some other way, &c. He built a pulpit in his own house, and held meetings; and shortly one man professed to be converted, and know his sins forgiven, which Averill reproved him for, saying, I don't know my own forgiven. A Methodist present said, if you don't, I do; and if you will look for the witness, God will give it you and soon after he felt the same sensations as when a lad, &c. His wife left him because he dare do no otherwise than itinerate and preach without hire, being possessed of an independent fortune: so the order of Providence brought him among the Methodists. One day a mob saw him coming over a bridge, and one said, devil split my head open if I don't do so and so to the swadler, (the Methodists being called swadlers in Ire. land in derision,) but the restraining Providence of God kept them, so he passed unhurt: afterwards that man on the Continent had his head opened by a French sword, which one saw, who heard him express the words, and wrote home to his friend, not to oppose Mr. Averill, for he was a man of God. He, though in connexion, is not confined to a circuit, but travels as he pleases; also there are ten Missionaries employed, though not par ticularly confined, but are somewhat like Mr. G. and C. &c. in New-York district.

I had three Church ministers to hear me, one of whom was a Deist, yet continued his living in Averill's vicinity. From Durrow I went to Kilkenny and from thence to Money-beg, where some more conversed about America. I visited a country place, Carlow and Ballitonehere I spoke in a Quaker-meeting house-here Job Scott died and Dr. Johnson was born. I visited Baltinglass, Hacketstown, Tinahaly, Killaveny, Rednagh, Rathdrum, to Wicklow. Here was J. Wade, son to the man who lent me the gig, who conversed about America: he also accompanied me to Arklow and Gorey, where I spoke in the Market-house-thence to Ferns and Newtown-Barry. When I was here seven years before, I was surprised by an unusual noise, so that I could not sleep; yet I would not be scared away, knowing if the devil come, he could not hurt me; but could obtain no satisfactory information relative to it, yet would sleep there no more.

That family now told me, that they

heard the noise several days successively after I was gone, until a backslider who was then sick under the roof, was dead, being in black despair.-Enniscorthy, Wexford, Old Ross, New Ross, City of Waterford, Carrick on Seur, Clonmel, Cashel, Littleton, Rosgrey, Templemore, Clesordan, Burr, Aughrim, Tuam, Castlebar. I visited some of these places, had received wrong information relative to my coming, which disappointments paved the way to my getting greater congregations. Gideon Ousley, one of the Missionaries, met me, and observed, yesterday a Roman priest being insufficient, got another to help him, and one with a whip and the other with a club, drove off some thousands of people like swine to market, who were attentively hearing him preach. I could scarcely believe that the clergy in this our day, could have such an ascendency over their people. He accompanied me to many appointments to Sligo. In this journey I found numbers converted, the fruit of awakenings when here before, and many came out to hear, which did not usually attend any place of religious worship: so I have access sometimes to one class of people, which was I to labour in any other sphere of life, I should not—thence to Manor-Hamilton, Violet Hill, Enniskilen, Maguires Bridge, Brookborough, Clones, Monaghan, Aghnacloy, Cookstown, Cole-Island, Moy, Blackwater, Armagh, Rich-Hill, Tanderagee, Portadown, Lurgan, Moria, Lisburn, and Belfast; here I met some of my old friends from Larne, who informed me of the expectations of the people there. 1 intended to visit that place ever since I came to Europe, but now could get no farther down into the north; there may be the providence of God in this. Balinahinch, Downpatrick, Newry, and so to Dublin, having been gone sixty-seven days, in which time I travelled about seventeen hundred English miles, and held about two hundred meetings, in most of which the quickening power of God was to be felt, and some were set at liberty before we parted. I returned the horse and chair to the owner, satisfied the demand-left money for the Doctor's books, which he once had sent by me to Amersca, and prepared for my departure. The friends who

had conversed relative to sailing with me, now met and agreed that I should engage their passage.

I suddenly departed to Liverpool, feeling my work done here, and engaged the steerage of a ship for our company, accordingly Peggy was recovered, and thus the Lord was good to bring us together once more, when there was so little prospect to human probability when we parted. Many condemned me for going to Ireland when and as I did, but had I tarried I could have done her no more good, as I obtained the nurse I wished for, and by going I answered a clear conscience. We went by canal to Wigan-walked to Hecton, from thence we went to Bolton, in the mean time I visited Blackburn and another place; so when I came, the man who invie ted me, treated me cool, by which means I was disagreeably necessitated to disappoint hundreds of people, We came by canal to Manchester, where we met the Doctor, who suddenly departed from me by coach to Chester, thence to Holly head, and so went over to Dublin, and I saw him no more He is one of the kindest humane men to the poor I have seen, and I am under more obligations to him than any I have acquaintance with in my travels.-I was in hopes to have had his company to America, but here I was disappointed, as he could not see his way clear to come-thence to Warrington-saw our friends and found them well. The Society called Quaker-Methodists, gave me a testimonial concerning my conduct, as may be seen in the sequel Here I met brother Shegog-we went to Knutsfordthence to Macclesfield, where I preached the dedication sermon of the New Chapel, belonging to the free Gospellers or Revivalists; instrumental music was introduced here in form, to draw the more people together, to get money to defray the expense of the house; I believe they got less money by so doing, than they would otherwise, a and of course it is a foolish thing to take the devil's tools to do the Lord's work with; it is an evil practice, and you cannot deny it.

I visited Congleton-found more than one hundred had been taken into society since my other visit. I also visited Boslem, in Staffordshire, and many other places. Also the city of Chester, and all around its vicinity. I received invitations into different parts of England, but

feeling as it were, my work done here and my heart and soul bound to America, I dare do no otherwise than return, and of course durst not accept the invitations, but with thankfulness, and not comply.

There are six kinds of names of Methodists in England. 1. Old Society: 2. Killomites; 3. Quaker Methodists; 4. Whitefield's Methodists; 5. Revivalists, or Free Gospellers; 6. Welch Methodists, (called Jumpers) a happy, simple, pious people, by the best accounts; besides the Church Methodists.

The old body are the main stock, as that in America, they have never had a final separation from the Church, they are called Protestants, but most of them are as desenters, preaching in church hours, which Mr. Wesley did not allow-they mostly have the ordinances among them, though their preachers are not ordained, but say the power which qualifies them to preach, does not make a man half a minister, and if he be properly called, and qualified by God to administer the substance in the word, to the salvation of souls, the same of course is fit to administer the shadow in form, and of course count the ordination but a FORM.*

There is instrumental music in most of the leading chapels in England. But for a lad to start up and sing away in form like a hero, yet have no more sense of divine worship than a parrot that speaks a borrowed song, I ask how God is glorified in that? If mechanism was in such perfection as to have a machine by steam to speak words in form of sentences, and so say a prayer, repeat a sermon, and play the music, and say amen.-Would this be divine worship? No! there is no divinity about it; and of course it is only mechanism; and hence if we have not the Spirit of God, our worship is not divine. Consequently, it is only form; and form without power, is but a sham.

In Ireland the separation from the Church has not taken place; there is more of the ancient Methodist simplicity discoverable among them, but not as in America. I believe the plan fallen upon in these United States, is, and has been the most proper one for the time being,

*For the sake of order.

to carry on an extensive itinerancy with little expense; but what will or should be best in future, may God's wisdom direct and his providence point out? Wel may the Poet say,

"Except the Lord conduct the plan,

"The best concerted schemes are vain, "And never can succeed."

If the kingdom of God be righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost," and the "testimony of Jesus be the spirit of prophecy," well may the Apostle say, "No man can call Jesus Lord but by the Holy Ghost." Again, "If any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his."*

In Europe there is much more stress put upon forms, names and tradition than in America; you can scarcely give a greater offence, than ask, “Have you got any religion?" "Got any religion!" "Think I am a heathen-got my religion to seek at this time of day;" "I was always religious."-What is your religion? It is the religion of my father, and he was of the religion of his father, the good old way, we don't change our religion." Suppose a man has a young horse, that will run a race—win a prize, and is a valuable animal; he wills the horse to his son, and he to his son, and so on; but the horse dies; the grandson boasts, what, have not I got a good horse? I have, my grandfather raised him, willed him to my father, who gave him to me; and I can prove by the neighbours, he ran such a race, and won such a prize; but on a close inspection, it is found only the bones are remaining. Look at the Congregationals, or Independents, Presbyterians, Quakers, &c. &c. &c. and compare them now with the history of their ancestors, and a change will be visible.t

Two or three centuries ago, perhaps, ancestors had religion, and were out of stigma, called a name, that has been attached to their form, and handed down from

*Mr. Asbury to America, is as Wesley was to Europe ! And unless people have a recourse to their first principles they will degenerate!