The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

From the New-York Packet.

Messrs. Loudon,

As the truth of the following extracts may be fully depended upon, and as I conceive the subject may greatly tend to display the glory of the Redeemer's grace, you will oblige a friend by giving them a place in your paper.

Virginia, July 11, 1787.

My Dear Brother,

I must inform you of the glorious work which has lately been done in this state, as I know it will afford you great joy. Mr. E. and Mr. I. came into Brunswick circuit seven weeks ago last Sunday, and I verily believe, 300 souls have found peace with GOD since that time. The first Sunday 6, the next 21, and the fourth Sunday about 35. I believe no person ever saw such a work in any one circuit ; it is not in one or two places, but quite around, It seems, if it continues, there will be very few excepted. The people in general, at first, flew from the power, and said it was the work of the devil ; yet afterwards they would come to see and bring others with them, and many of those very persecutors would be struck to the ground, and lie as though they were dead for hours. This would convince others : and so the work was carried on. Backsliders and persons of various ages was brought to GOD : Five, ten and twenty are converted in a day. Mr. E. has four or five hundred hearers every week day, and on Sundays thousands. Last Sunday at the Methodist Church, near M. Maybry's, it was supposed he had three or four thousand. Such a day I never saw, and I believe never was seen in America. There is a great work in Sussex, under Mr. C. and Mr. G. a young preacher, who has only travelled since last conference. O what a wonderful thing is faith. Glory be to GOD ! O my brother, let us praise him.

Yours, &c.
D. T.

Petersburg, 15th July, 1787.

Dear Brother,

The Lord is carrying on the greatest work through Brunswick, Mecklinburg and Sussex, which perhaps was ever known in any day. Three or four thousand souls attend the preaching in country places on the Sabbath day. It is supposed that between three and four hundred have been converted to GOD in Brunswick, since the last Methodist conference. About 200 in Sussex, and it is supposed 700 are under deep conviction. I hear the work is very great in New-Hope, and many other places to the south. Oh ! my dear brother, how can we sufficiently praise GOD for all his mercies ?

I am yours, &c.
G. D.

This is a most extraordinary work of GOD, considering that it was all wrought by his Grace in the space of but a few weeks. It looks like the dawn of some glorious period. How ought all the pious to unite their prayers, that the Lord may also say to the north, "give up." Are there not thousands and thousands in this part of the country, who live as if there were no GOD. Let Christians then drop all discord and party-spirit, and unite their hearts in prayer to GOD, that all may experience sound conversion and have their sins blotted out, now this time of refreshing is coming from the presence of the Lord. Amen.