one hundred professed converting grace at that time.

At a camp-meeting at Stinchcomb's chapel, forty or fifty souls found the Lord in the forgiveness of their sins. And at the camp-meeting near Liberty chapel, many souls were awakened, and about fifty converted.

This account of the glorious spread of religion, and of so many souls being brought to God, must be pleasing to all who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Indeed, Georgia has been a great place for religion, from that day to this; and old professors have generally been very lively in religion.

In South-Carolina religion gained ground, and in many places it might be said to be alí in a flame. În July, there was a camp-meeting held in Sandy river circuit, which was said to be the greatest time among sinners that some of them ever saw. On Saturday the Lord began to shake Satan's kingdom in a powerful manner. On Sunday, and Sunday night, the power of darkness gave back. Many sinners. were on the ground crying for mercy, and many believers crying for perfect love. About twenty persons found redemption in the blood of Jesus at that time.

In North Carolina the work of the Lord spread greatly, and was known both among saints and sinners. A short account of the camp-meetings in the lower part of that state says, "At the first camp-meeting, I suppose there were twenty-seven persons converted. Several at the second and third, about ten at the fourth, and about sixty-se. ven at the last."

In Virginia, there was a very great ingathering of precious souls. There was a quarterly meeting in February in Rockingham circuit, which

was held in Harrisonburg, which continued for four days and nights, with but little intermission. It was impossible to ascertain correctly the nuin. ber that were converted; but it was thought there must have been thirty or upwards. It was said, that three or four hundred were taken into society there in the course of a few months.

At a quarterly-meeting held at Shepherd's Town, there were twelve or fifteen souls con verted. And at Leesburg, where quarterly-meeting was held, the Lord was with the people of a truth. Some persons professed to be converted, on Saturday, and others on Sunday. On Mon day and Tuesday the preachers went from house to house to talk to the distressed, and to sing and pray with them: and as soon as they would begin to sing and pray, the room would be crouded with the people. On Tuesday and Tuesday night, they were singing, praying and exhorting for sixteen hours together, in which time fifteen souls professed to get converted. It was pretty certain, that in the course of this meeting there were forty souls or upwards converted to God.

There was a quarterly meeting in Winchester circuit, which was held for four days, as a kind of camp-meeting, where the Lord was eminently present; and upon a moderate calculation, it was thought that there must have been from forty to fifty converted.

There was a gracious stir of religion in Frontroyal also, and many souls were converted in that little village.

The prosperity of religion was not less in Maryland than in other states. The Lord visited the people in an extraordinary manner in several places; and particularly at a camp-meeting held in the woods about fifteen miles above Baltimore, and a little to the east of the road that leads to

Reister's Town. This meeting was held in September, and began on Saturday and ended on Monday. The first day and night was owned of God, and several were converted by the beginning of the Sabbath morning. On Sunday the congregation was exceedingly large; and about the middle of the day the work was visible, and pretty general. Little else was heard but the cries of the distressed for mercy, or the shouts of the christians, Glory to God in the highest. On Monday morning the christians felt more of the power and love of God than in any other part of the meeting. That day is still remembered by them as "The happy Monday, the blessed 26th of September 1803. It was thought that one hundred souls were the subjects of an extraordinary work, either of conviction, conversion or sanctification. Such a continual power and in. crease of the love of God for three days together, was seldom or never known by those who were present, as they witnessed at that time.

There was a gracious reformation, and many converted in the city of Middletown, in the state of Connecticut, in the course of the summer and fall of the year. A number of the inhabitants went from the city by water down the river to what they called a kind of field-meeting, where the work began, and several were awakened; and some of them were converted as they returned home. From that time the work revived and a good many persons were in a short time brought to the knowledge of God by the forgiveness of sins.

In Kentucky, the work of the Lord was very great in Limestone circuit there were about three hundred added to the society, and sinners were flocking home to God in every direction. This work was not confined to one place, but spread

greatly through the state. The work was great in Tennessee, and very many were raised from a death of sin, unto spiritual life.

At that time there was great union between the Presbyterians and the Methodists; and they frequently communed together, and united in holding camp-meetings, and in preaching toge ther. In the Western states, religion revived among other denominations as well as the Me. thodists.

CHAPTER XI.

From the beginning of the year 1804, including the fourth general conference, to the end of the year 1806.

In 1804 we had 8 conferences, one of which was a general conference.

The 183d conference was held at Mount Gerrizim, Kentucky, on the 2d of October 1803.

The 184th, at Augusta, in Georgia, on the 1st of January 1804.

The 185th, at Salem meeting house, on the 10th of April.

The 186th, in Alexandria, on the 27th of April. The 187th was a general conference, held in Baltimore, on the 6th of May.

The 188th, at Soudersburg, on the 23d of May. The 189th, in New-York, on the 12th of June. The 190th, at Buxton, (Province of Maine) on the 15th of July.

We took in some new circuits, divided some, and changed the names of others this

year.

In the Western conference we took in Wilderness, Wayne, Livingston, Illinois, and Guyandott; in Baltimore conference, Greenfield; in New-York conference, Montgomery ; and in Canada, River Le French; and in New England conference, Magog, Barre, Grantham, and Scarborough.

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At these conferences we admitted on trial wards of 70 young preachers, which were more than were ever admitted among us in any one year. We lost 48 preachers out of the travelling connection; 2 were ex. elled, 42 located, and 4 died; namely, William Ormond, Nathan Jarratt, Rezin Cash, and David Brown.