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

continued six days, and it was supposed at least one hundred souls were converted before the
meeting ended.
The next meeting was in Old-Town, in Allegheny circuit, which continued three days; in which
time about eighteen persons professed to find peace with God.
They then had a camp-meeting in Bottetourt circuit, on Glade-Creek, which broke up on the 5th
day, where about fifty souls professed justifying faith.
The preachers went from that camp-meeting into the town of Fincastle, and began meeting at 3
o'clock on Wednesday, and the meeting continued until Thursday evening, in which time about
twenty souls were happily converted.
There was another camp meeting held in August on Linvill's Creek, which continued nine days,
and some of the people tarried on the ground until the tenth day. They took an account of 74 that
were converted at that time, and had reason to believe that a good many more were the subjects of
a real change. Another campmeeting was held immediately afterwards at Rehoboth, in Greenbrier
circuit, which continued six days; and it was thought that fifty persons were brought into the liberty
of God's children at that meeting. From thence the preachers went to the Big Levels, and held another
camp-meeting, where about 20 souls found peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
At these meetings, and a few others of the same kind, in that part of the country, there were, in
the course of a few months, between three and four hundred souls adopted into the family of God.
In the latter part of the summer or beginning of autumn, there was a camp-meeting held low down
in Virginia, near the town of Suffolk, where the power and presence of God was wonderfully
displayed. The meeting began on Friday, and continued with but little intermission till Monday night,
in which time it was thought that three or four hundred persons were converted to God. The accounts
from that meeting appear to be incredible to those who were not present; but those who were eye and
ear witnesses, think it to be too great to be sufficiently described.
During this year Mr. Stith Mead laboured among the people of Bedford, Amherst and Campbell
counties, and a few other places, where the Lord greatly owned his labours in the Gospel. He gives
an account of upwards of eleven hundred who were converted principally at the meetings where he
was, in the course of six months. It appeared as if the kingdoms of this world would soon become
the kingdoms of the Lord, and of his Christ. These camp meetings were the first that had ever been
held in that part of Virginia.
The town of Lynchburg shared largely in that revival, and many precious souls in that place were
brought to the knowledge of God, and became members of our society.
Maryland was much favoured of the Lord again this year also. There was a camp-meeting held
at a place called Hampton, belonging to General Ridgley, about ten miles from Baltimore, which
began on September the 20th, and closed on the 24th, in which time it was thought that there were
at least fifty souls converted. There were about thirty preachers present, who were closely united