The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

From the New-York Packet.

Petersburg, Virginia, Jan. 14, 1788.

When I wrote last, the sacred flame was but just beginning to spread. Mr. E. the assistant in Brunswick circuit, conjectures that from 1800 to 2000 souls have been there converted to God since the last Spring. Mr. C. is of opinion that between 1500 and 1800 have experienced the same work of grace in Sussex—and Mr. H. thinks there are not less than between 800 and 1000 souls made partakers of the same blessing in Amelia, since the Spring.

Many Christians have had severe exercises of mind respecting the great noise which has attended this work of God. Some thought it would not be divine—yet from its effects, they dare not ascribe it to Satan, but when the Lord broke in upon their own families, then all prejudices were removed, and they began to bemoan the slowness of their hearts to believe; by which means they fell fast into the spirit and temper of a little child, and desired nothing but that the will of God should be done. The consequence of this gospel temper is—Slavery, that American Giant, has received a mortal stroke.

It is worthy of observation, that many gospel-hardened, old, orthodox sinners have, as mighty oaks, been felled. And many high towering sinners, as the tall cedars of Lebanon, have been bowed down to the dust—yea, literally speaking, into the dust.

Soon after writing my last, I was at two quarterly meetings—at which, in the course of some days, it was computed that 200 souls were justified by faith, and had peace with God through Jesus Christ. From 15 to 50 souls have been commonly converted to God in a day, under Mr. K. and Mr. E. and indeed under almost any one that preached.

There has been a singular work among the children of the Methodists—hundreds of them have been converted to God. And it is no strange thing with us now, for children from seven years old and upwards, to experience a work of grace.