Very solemn season.

Nearly all the congregation stayed to the Prayer Meeting that followed, and many appeared deeply affected, but refused to seek the mercy of God.

A strong prejudice prevails here against the custom of inviting anxious inquirers to any particular part of the building.

The friends told me that this plan never had succeeded in Cornwall; but I thought it the best, considering the crowded state of the chapel, and therefore determined to try it.

I gave a short address, and again invited those who wished to decide for Christ to come forward.