ciety in the course of the year which ended at the conference held in June last, 1809. Since the beginning of the present year we have had a pleasing prospect of religion, in va rious parts of the United States: and the accounts both verbal and writen from various persons, assure us that souls are coming to God by hundreds. At one camp-meeting held near Lynchburg in August, it was supposed that as many as eighty souls were converted to God from the beginning to the close of that meeting which lasted only a few days. Soon after that the work of God revived in the town of Lynchburg, and in the course of one week, it was thought that as many as eighty or ninety souls were born again. Such a wonderful display of the power and presence of God in the conversion of souls had never been known in that town. On the 10th day of October, another camp. meeting began at Abner Early's about 18 miles from Lynchburg, where the people were more highly favoured of the Lord than usual. There was an account kept of 162 persons who professed to be converted during that meeting, which began. on Tuesday and ended on Monday following. Many other meetings of the same kind have been held in Virginia, where there has been from twenty to fifty persons converted at a meeting. The work has prospered in many places at pray. er meetings and class meetings. Some sinners have been brought to God in the fields, or in the woods, or when riding on the road. The christians themselves have been greatly quickened, and several of them have professed the perfect love of God, and have been able to rejoice ever more, pray without ceasing, and in every thing give thanks. After the annual minutes for 1809 were published, Joseph Everit died. He was born in Queen Ann's county in the state of Maryland, on the 17th day of June 1732. He was converted on the 13th of June 1763, while alone in his own house. After a short time he became a backslider, and lost his religion. He remained in a backsliden state near 17 years. He became acquainted with the Methodists in Delaware state in the beginning of 1778, and by their preaching he was once more stirred up to seek the Lord, and on the 5th day of April in the same year, the Lord once more forgave his sins. After some time he joined society with the Methodists. It was not long after that, before he began to exhort in public meetings, and obtained license for that purpose. On the first day of October 1780, he left home and went to Dorchester circuit to preach, and travelled there four weeks. After a short time he returned to the same circuit again. He was ordained deacon at Abingdon on the 10th day of May, 1786. He was ordained elder in Philadelphia on the 25th of September 1788.He was a travelling preacher for more than 28 years. The last five years he was entered on the minutes" a superannuated and worn-out preacher." He was confined to his bed only a few days, the greater part of which time he was slightly delirious; but even then his mind was constantly in pursuit of the one thing needful. On Sunday morning, which was the last day of his life, when his pulse had entirely failed, he was quite recollected, and remained so to the last. At night, being sensible of his approaching dissolution, he took leave of some friends who were present; af ter which he slept some time. About midnight he awoke agitated from head to foot. He raised his hands as if he wished to clap them, and began Ff and continued for about 25 minutes to shout Glory Glory Glory! till he ceased to shout and ! ceased to breathe. He died on the 15th of Octo. ber 1809, in the 78th year of his age. A List of the Numbers in Society in the United States, with the increase and decrease for each year, from 1771 to 1809, including 39 years, with the number of circuits and travelling preachers for each year. CHAPTER XIV. The Conclusion, AS I have frequently spoken of Camp-Meetings in the preceding pages, it may be of ser vice to many of the readers of this work, who have never been at a meeting of this kind, to have a description of them. 1. With regard to the laying out the ground: we have two, three, or four acres of land cleared of the under growth, in an oblong square, sufficient to hold as many tents as will be erected. We then have the front of the tents on a line on each side, and at each end. Back of the tents we have a place cleared for the carriages to stand, whether they be waggons, carts, or riding carriages; so that every tent may have the carriage belonging to it in a convenient position. Just back of the carriages we have the horses tied and fed. Before the tents we generally have the fires for cooking, and to help in giving light at night to those who are walking about. But when it is not convenient to have the fire in the front of the tent, it is placed behind it. 2. We have one or two stages erected; if we have two, one is near the one end of the ground, and the other near the opposite end; but both within the lines whereon the tents are fixed. At each stage we have a sufficient number of seats to contain the principal part of the attentive hearers who are requested to sit according to our form, the women on one side, and the men on the other. The stages are placed at such a distance from each other, that if necessity should require it, we might preach at each stage at the same time. Or in case there should be a great |