their several disorders. Within six weeks, nine in ten of them who had taken these medicines, were remarkably altered for the better, and many were cured of diseases under which they had labored for ten, twenty, forty years."

The band room was situated near the back, or east side of the Foundry. This room was rather smaller than the morning chapel at CityRoad. In the day time it served the purposes of a school. The nothern part of it was fitted up with suitable desks for the master, Mr. Franklin, and his scholars, of whom there were generally about fifty, exclusive of a few private-pay scholars. He was succeeded by a person named Matthews. The other end of the room was occupied by a Mrs. Rachel Brown, who held a school of some twenty smaller children. On Wednesdays and Fridays there was held in this room a meeting for prayer and intercession, which lasted one hour, commencing at half-past one o'clock; and the boys, on these occasions, were not dismissed till the prayer bell rang. Mr. Wesley attended these noon-day meetings, when in town, with the preachers and their families.

The middle space of the band room, between the two parts appropriated to schools, was fitted up with benches, and a small pulpit against the wall: and here was held the preaching at five o'clock in the morning; and there are several persons now in London, who well remember their pacing, at that early hour, with their lanterns, to hear Mr. Wesley preach to overflowing congregations.

We find the following allusion to the above interesting circumstance made by the biographer of Mrs. Clemenson, in the Wesleyan Methodist Magazine, for 1804. "In 1739, she (Mrs. Clemenson) was invited by a friend to hear Mr. Wesley, at the Old Foundry. They waited some time at the door, in the midst of a great crowd, before Mr. Wesley arrived. The delay led her to think of the parable of the ten virgins, and was the occasion of exciting a serious desire that she at last might be found ready to enter into the marriage supper of the Lord. The approach of the minister was announced by 'Here he comes!' As soon as they entered and the congregation was settled, (for seats they had none,) Mr. Wesley gave out the following hymn:

'Behold the Saviour of mankind,

Nail'd to the shameful tree, &c.'"

Near the south end of the band room, was situated what was called the book room, where were sold the various publications of Mr. Wesley, with some few others. The book steward [as he was termed] was a Mr. Franks; after whose untimely death Mr. John Atlay was appointed.

To discourage the practice of pawning and to aid the temporal necessities of the poor members of the society, a fund was likewise established here by Mr. Wesley, termed the LENDING STOCK; from which any poor person, being a member of society, could obtain the loan of from two to five pounds, for a period of three months, on the recommendation of his or her leader, in conjunction with some one who should become security for the repayment of the sum advanced. We add a copy of one of these loan notes which are still preserved.

No. 129. FOUNDRY, October 11, 1764. BORROWED and received of Mr. WARD, (steward of the lending stock,) the sum of two pounds, which we jointly and severally promise to pay to him, or order, within three months from the date hereof,

Witness our hands,

Borrower in

REBECCA LANDER, Borrower,
JOHN BAKEWELL, Security,
JOHN BUZLEE's Class.

Lackington, the celebrated bookseller, and others, who rose to great eminence in the commercial world, commenced their mercantile career by loans derived from this fund.