and good order univerfally preferved, except in a few low bred people, who ftalked about at a refpectful diftance from the affembly. Those who were diftreffed complained much of their heart being hard, and viewed themselves totally oppofed to God, and in imminent danger of eternal ruin. Those who had obtained hopes, fpoke of the purity of the law; of the nature and tendency of fin; of the juftice of God in the condemnation of the finner, with propriety.-Many feemed to lose all fenfe of their own danger, and to be swallowed up in views of the juftice and gloy of the divine gov ernment. The plan of falvation in the gofpel appeared to them excellent, in that God was exalted, and the creature abased, and in that it is a falvation from fin. After the exercises were ended a lecture was appointed for me to preach next day at 12, at Bever townfhip; rode to the place and lodged; preached next day to about fifty people, and rode, after preaching, 15 miles, to a place where a Mr. Cook was to be ordained by the Prefbytery the next day.

there were many fell. Mr. Hughs fenced the tables, after which a pfalm was fung, and the communicants went finging to the tables. The tables were ferved three times, at which 180 perfons communed. One person at the table, was fo deeply affected with a view of divine truth as to be una ble to go from it without help. In time of fermon and feason of communing, many new inftances of attention took place. I preach ed again about 4 o'clock from Heb. ii. 3, after which about an hour was spent in taking fome refreshment; and the focial exercifes of finging and prayer were attended until near midnight, at which time I preached again from Luke xiii. 3, and then difmiffed the affembly at about two in the morning. A number of us retired to a cabin meeting house and lay down in our loofe coats and flept about three hours: But the great body of the people continued in prayer and finging through the night. They fang principally hymns from Hartford Collection, of which the ferious people are very fond. A gentleman of education and of medical skill, attended through the whole season ap- June 23. Prefbytery met at parently candid, believing he could 8 this morning, and after examinaccount for all the extraordinaryation of the candidate, a fermon exercises on philofophical princi- was preached by Mr. Boyd, conples. But on Monday morning taining orthodox fentiments, and he acknowledged his error, and pertinent to the occafion. Mr. declared himself fully convinced Cook was then fet apart to the that it was, in the main, the work work of the miniftry and to the of God. Rev. George Scott paftoral charge of the congregacame in the morning from his tion, by laying on of the hands house 12 miles diftance, and of the Prefbytery and prayer. In preached the first fermon on Mon- this congregation the attention is day, and Mr. Hughs preached the confiderable-many were in tears fecond and difmiffed the affembly and feveral fell in the time of the about three in the afternoon. It exercife. From the minifters conwas thought on the fabbath that vened on this occafion, we were the affembly amounted to nearly informed that the awakening had two thoufand. There was decency become pretty general in ten con

covering nearly an acre of ground. ftances of perfons being fo overThe air was clear and dry-and come with views of the Saviour's as the day-light withdrew, candles love, as to render them incapawere lighted, and placed fo as to ble of going to the table without give light to the whole congrega- help, or fupporting themselves on tion. The evening exercises then their feat. It feemed as though began, in finging, prayer and dif- the language of the Spouse refcourfes from two of the minifters; pecting Chrift was felt and acted truths appeared to to fall with out; "I fat down under his weight, and convictions to be fhadow with great delight, and promoted. About twelve, I re- his fruit was fweet to my tafte. He tired with Mr. Marcus, and had bro't me to his banqueting house a few hours fleep; but the elders and his banner over me was love." from feveral congregations tarried The fweet and lovely frame Chrifwith the affembly, the greater tians appeared to be in, the meekpart of whom continued in this nefs and humbleness of mind, camp of the Lord through the exceeded any thing I ever faw night. Sabbath morning I re- before; it helped me to get fome turned to the tent, at about eight. faint ideas of what the faints will Here this great family were then enjoy, when they come to see the engaged in worship. Mr. Scott King in his beauty, and be prefled. They fang a hymn, he read ent at his table without fin, or and explained a chapter and then flesh to intercept their fight. At prayed; there was then an inter- the clofe of the facrament, there val till ten; but finging of hymns, was an intermiffion of half an hour, converfing and prayer were carried and then Mr. Patterson preached on in parts of the affembly, by a fhort fermon and difmiffed the pious people, the whole time. affembly until candle-lighting. It The firft fermon was preached by was thought about five thoufand Mr. James Hughs, who was ed-people attended on this day; and ucated at Princeton college, N. but few went away at night ;— J. and is an excellent preacher. the order and decency of the afMr. Patterson fenced the tables, fembly exceeded any thing I ever after which, while finging a pfalm, faw. Those that fell were taken about one hundred and thirty care of without any needlefs bufcommunicants took their feats at tle the outcries of the diftreffed the tables. He then confecrated prevented fome near them from the elements and adminiftered to hearing for a few moments; but them; after thefe were ferved, their expreffions refpecting their while another pfalm or hymn was hard hearts, "Oh, my hard imfinging, they left the tables and penitent heart, it is harder than a others filled them. After the rock, I have finned against the light first table, Mr. Scott took a fta- of God's word, and against the tion about twenty rods diftant faithful warnings of Chrifl's minifand preached to a large affembly ters; I have finned against my parwhile the other tables were fervents: I have crucified Chrift; I -ing; and then the fpeakers at the am the greateft of finners; Oh, my tables could not be heard by one heart my heart, my hard, impenitent half of the furrounding affembly. heart, it will not repent! How The tables were filled fix times, can fuch a finner as I am ever be making about eight hundred com-faved?" And fuch like exprefmunicants. There were two in- fions, uttered apparently under

the most keen fenfations of what they expreffed; were loud preaching, and in many inftances had the effect to awaken others. In fome inftances they would cry out like a dying person, with a feeble voice, "Oh, do pray for me, I am juft finking down to hell!"

time, from Sabbath evening until Tuesday morning, two hundred perfons at a time, unable to fupport or take care of themselves. The enemies of religion, fay this cannot be the work of God, for the Bible gives no account of fuch things. But when all Ifrael faw the fire come down and confume the facrifice and the altar, on which Elijah offered facrifice they fell on their faces, "and they faid, the Lord he is the God, the Lord he is the God." The difciples in the ship, were terrified and cried out for fear, when they faw Chrift walking on the water. Paul fell to the ground under deep conviction, when going to Damafcus. The jailer trembled and fell down before Paul and Silas, and faid, what fhall I do?

"The evening exercises began with finging and prayer; feveral of the minifters spoke in turn with propriety and clearnefs on the doctrines of grace. Some of the ministers continued through the night, and but few of the people went away. After refreshment was had in the morning, which those who tarried brought with them, and family worship was ended, at ten a fermon excellently adapted, from, "The fummer is paft, the harveft is ended and we are not faved," was preached by Mr. John Anderson, educated in North Carolina, and a native of that state. It was then my lot to preach again, which I attempted from," I have fpread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people," &c. After prayer and finging, the people were difmiffed, about three P. M. expecting they would moftly retire but it was thought, nearly two thousand kept their places, as though the religious exercises were but juft commencing, many of them totally unable to go away, or take care of themselves. It was neceffary for fome of the minifters to go away; three of us went; but as there were two came in time of the laft fermons, on their way to Prefbytery, to be convened the next day, there were five left, who tarried with the people until Tuesday morning, when the affembly broke up. It was thought by fome who pai-ed to attend to his own foulfed through the congregation, his ftrength was fo far gone he that there were, fome part of the could not efcape,-asked fome

-It is faid alfo that only perfons of ignorance, weak nerves and intellects, fall. But men of strong minds, and of learning, in the vigor of life and health, are brought down, like other people. I will mention one inftance, without naming the gentleman, who attended on a facramental feason, I think the firft fabbath, in June, declaring to the minifters and others, that he could by his medical skill, and on philofophical principles, account for all the extraordinary exercises. He faid none but weak women and perfons of weak nerves were made to fall; but if fome ftout, healthy, brawney built man should fall, he fhould think it fomething above human art. It was fo ordered that he had the most fair trial. Some time in the meeting, he found himself alarmed from his fecurity, and inftead of philofophizing on others, was constrain

near him to carry him out, which | ed, by Letters miffive from the Moderator of the laft Confociation, for the purpose of ordaining Mr. Thomas Robbins, a Candi date for the Gofpel Miniftry, as an Evangelist, refolved itself into an ordaining Council; which was then opened with Prayer by the Moderator.