A Short History Of The Methodists... - Media Sabda Org

what a number of young people who had been brought up by religious parents, were brought under
serious impressions, and afterwards happily converted.
We had very pleasing accounts of the prosperity of religion from various places. A letter from
South Carolina informed us, that the sacred flame was spreading through Georgia and South
Carolina, and that hundreds of sinners had been awakened and converted in the course of half a year.
At that time, what we now call Camp-Meetings were frequently called General-Meetings; and in
some cases the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist ministers would all unite in carrying on the same
meeting. The same letter says, that in June the Methodists held a general meeting at the Hanging
Rock, where they had fifteen ministers, some of them were Methodists, and the others Presbyterians
and Baptists; about three thousand people attended with them. The work of the Lord began on Friday
night. The preachers were singing, praying, or preaching all night. Saturday evening it began again;
and on Sabbath evening, at the close of the sacrament, some fell to the earth beneath the power of
the Lord; the work went on, and the meeting continued all night. On Monday morning the people
again came together, and began to sing and exhort, and the Lord was present. That was the greatest
time of all. The people were crying for mercy on all sides. We judged that twelve or fifteen found
peace with God.
About the middle of this year, there was a remarkable revival of religion in many parts of North
Carolina. High up the Yadkin River the work of the Lord was very great, and more or less people
were frequently converted at public preaching. One preacher said he preached as often as his strength
would admit of, and the power of God attended his meetings, and from three to four, and sometimes
from seven to eight were brought into the glorious liberty of the children of God, at a meeting. He
formed a society at Snow-Creek of about fifty members; and another in another neighborhood of
about the same number. One preacher admitted about fifty members in going once round the Yadkin
circuit.
At a quarterly meeting in Guilford circuit in May, between forty and fifty persons professed to be
converted in the course of that meeting. And at another quarterly meeting held at Hickory Mountain
meeting house, in the month of June, in Haw-River circuit, they had the greatest time of the power
and presence of God, that they had ever seen at that place.
The Lord wrought wonders in the state of Virginia in the course of that year. At a quarterly
meeting held at Mabry's chapel in the spring of the year, we had about ten persons converted. At
Merrit's chapel there were thirteen who professed to find favour with the Lord. The heavens dropped
down righteousness upon the people in Greensville circuit, and at the quarterly meeting held at a
meeting house, called the Barn, we had twelve who said they were converted. In Sussex circuit, it
was supposed that one hundred were brought into the liberty of God's children in the space of six
weeks. This great work began at Jones's chapel at a quarterly meeting, where sixteen souls professed
to find peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the latter part of the year, there was a remarkable revival of religion in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
This work began principally by the labours of Mr. John Chalmers, a local preacher, from Baltimore,