SPE YEY'S HYMN IN TIME OF TROUBIE.

in the vir 1750, the city of London was A by shocks of an earthquake. Sev

I between the first and second conwhich interia, the earth seems to yagitated. The public mind was unhension, and the parks and squares, were wont to assemble, presented at ressive spectacle.

years after the threatened calamity at

arch seemed to be in trouble. The stroke tatt upon the South, upon Lisbon and The work of destruction in these two cities thecle of the calamity to which the on the eastern isle seemed to be

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e Weld and Charles Wesley were in Loning these days of peril. Seldom, if ever, had mien preached so acceptably as they did hot pfe were overawed by the danger

the situnin, and the most hardened re eager to listen to the doctrine of and to the promises of the gospel. the preached a sermon at midnight to of people in Hyde Park, who ruth as from the very brink of was impressive in the extreme. ud on every hand. Penitent mercy trembled on every lip.

The following extracts from a letter, written at London at this time, afford a brief but interesting view of the agitated city:

"All London has been, for some days past, under terrible apprehensions of another earthquake. Yesterday thou sands fled from the town, it having been confidently predicted by a dragoon that he had a revelation that a great part of the city, and Westminster especially, would be destroyed by an earthquake on the 4th instant, between twelve and one at night. The whole city was under direful apprehensions. Places of worship were crowded with frightened sinners, especially our two chapels, and the tabernacle, where Mr. Whitefield preached. Several of the classes came to their leaders, and desired that they would spend the night with them in prayer; which was done, and God gave them a blessing. Indeed all around was awful. Being not at all convinced of the prophet's mission, and having no call from any of my brethren, I went to bed at my usual time, believing I was safe in the hands of Christ; and likewise, that, by doing so, I should be the more ready to rise to the preaching in the morning; which I did, praise be to my kind protector.

"Though crowds left the town on Wednesday night, yet crowds were left behind; multitudes of whom, for fear of being suddenly overwhelmed, left their houses, and repaired to the fields, and open places in the city. Tower Hill, Moorfields, but above all, Hyde Park, were illed the best part of the night, with men, women, and