Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-13
COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. Editor.

The Baptis, church of this town COM
menced, at 8 o'clock on Friday, the 2lth
ofthe last month, (August.) a course of re-
hg'ous exercises, which were closed on the
evening Of Tuesday the 4lh of the presen,
month. There were present. with us, a, our
first meeting. two Ministering brethren be-
side myself NV church were generally
present, and many, If not all in attendance,
felt that the Lord was about to pour out his
blessing upon US. We began. therefore. in
the confdcnt cxpccta,iou, that our labor
would not he in vain in the Lord. All the
members and brethren present, after sing
ing, reading tho scri ptures, aud exhortation
approached, in the attitude and spirit Of sup
plication, the well known spot before our
pulpit, where i'll times past, we had often
prostratcd ourselves as body, to pour out
our souls to God for his blessing and to
ceive that blessing in no s,inlctl measure
We rose from our knees with assured con-
fdencc in the faiIhtulness and mercy of God,
which strengthened us for The coming labor.
Five services were steadily observed on
each day: Prayer Meeting, at 6 o'clock in
the morning; Exhortatiou, "a, 8 o'clock :;
Preaching and exmrtation. a, III o'clock;
nt 3 o'clock and ut Candle-isht. Minister
ing brethren of our own Denomination and
orthe Methodist conncxion came To our help.
Private christians of all denominations in
the place assisted with their presence, good
will, prayers, aud other labors, presenting
the delightful spectacle of a whole relg-
ious community. animated by one soul.
united in one holy purpose, atlectonn'ely
seeking the glory of God in the salv alton Of
sinucrs. The interest of the meeting deep.
ened OH each succeeding day. The moral
ntmosph re became more and more pure
and powerful. Saints aud Sinners, who
arrived during the meeting, felt, rs soon
Us soon as they came amongst us. its holy
influence. Great freedom Of thought, zeal
of heart, and liberty OF u,tcrance were ai-
forded to ministers and private me,nbers in
their private and publick lators. Persons
Of different ages. from the child Of seven, ;n
the horny headed sinner of seventy. years
were deeply exercised OH account Of their
Gins. Little boys aud girls. intertninglng
with those of more advanced age. were seen
in one proni,cuous group. ho~ing before
the throne of God. weeping with convulsed
ffuIIrus. aut gt.arrd
sharing in, the effectual @fervent prayer OF
the righteous.
The fruits ofthis meeting Of twelve days
and twelve nights, as far as we have os"er-
tanned the particulars, are tho recovery and
restoration of three bucksliders, W no had
awfuly denartel from the right WAYS of
truth, the horcful conversion Of forty eight
immortal beings, the revival of christians
of all Denominations. and the solemn deep
feeling which remains upon the minds Of
many mourners in particular. and upon the
community in general.
We had three Baptsms during the meet
ing. At the first, one, few months sine"
brought TO the knowledge of the truth; AT
the second, twenty; and at the last, seven
disciples were buried with Christ in Bap-
tsm. The greater par, Of these dear re
deemed souls were young, and but one was
beyond the prime of life.
The closing scene was solemn and deep
iy affecting. The last baptized candidates
with the one first baptized, were received
into the membership o: the church BY Civ
ing the right hand Of fellowship After
an address suited to their new relation was
delivered to thrE,, one Of tho blessed la
b0rcrs throughout the whole scene of the
meeting followed with an impressive ex-
hortation to The audience, founded on the
parable of the ten virgins, after which upon
the inyration, which was given 10 the dis
,ressed i'll spirit, TO approach for SPECIAL
PRAYER. large number repaired to the we'll
known spot, aud kneeling, were presented in
fcrvcnt heart affecting strains to The God of
oil grace for the merciIul outpournes of his
spirit upon their troubled hear $. The man
Of God, who led in the exercise, remembered
all present, and commented sinners every
where to the mercy of a SIN partlonins God.
These services being over. then touk
the liberty to present TO the band Of Heaven
sent men, who had so happily and effect
lively labored with us, the grateful thanks
OF my people, of christians generally in the
town, and OF the community at large for
their labors of love. so happily begun and
SO gloriously crowned with success. So
deeply affected were these holy men with
humility and gratitude to God for hi. re-
markable goodness in the late disuIays of