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

who visited that place, and preached for a short time, and had private meetings with the people; from
which time souls were awakened, and many of them happily changed both in heart and life.
There is an account given of a meeting held in Rockingham, which continued nine days; during
that memorable week, business was wholly suspended, and both merchants and mechanics shut up
their shops, and little else was attended to, but waiting upon the Lord; and there was a constant
crowd of people from the country. On Sunday, the last day of the meeting, the way was opened for
the people to join society, and one hundred and seven offered themselves; most of whom lived in,
or near the town. The number of those who lived at a distance, and shared in that gracious visitation,
has not been ascertained; but it is probable it bore a proportion to those in the town.
At Alexandria there was a great out-pouring of the Spirit upon the inhabitants of the city. At a
quarterly meeting held at Christmas, they began the siege, which lasted sixteen days, during which
time, on a moderate calculation, one hundred found peace with God; and one hundred and ten joined
our society. This work was principally among the young people.
There was a wonderful display of the goodness of God in the conversion of precious souls in
different parts of Maryland. The preachers joined about one hundred and fifty persons in Calvert
circuit, in the course of three months, and some were converted every time the preachers came
around. Ten or twelve white people and about twenty blacks, found peace at a quarterly-meeting.
There was what the people called an annual meeting, held in Dover, Delaware state, which began
on Friday night the fifth of June, and continued till the next Friday morning, and then broke up a
little before the break of day; at which time and place many precious souls were both awakened, and
happily converted to God.
The work of God spread and prevailed much in the Ohio state, and one of the preachers said that
their congregations were large in general, and in places where formerly fifty persons made a
respectable congregation, a thousand was then but a tolerable gathering. At a quarterly meeting held
near the Miami, the Lord was with the people of a truth, and many souls were brought to the
knowledge of God. We may say, this work is of God, and ye cannot overthrow it.
In 1803 we had 7 conferences, but one of them was held in October in the preceding year; but was
entered on the minutes for that year.
The 176th conference was held at Cumberland, in Tennessee, on the 2d of October 1802.
The 177th, in Camden, on the 1st of January 1803.
The 178th, at Drumgoole's, Virginia, on the 1st of March.
The 179th, in Baltimore, on the 1st of April.
The 180th, at Duck-Creek cross-roads, on the 1st of May.