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a revival of the work of God. Sinners were

converted, Christians were roused to greater

consecration, and deists and infidels were led

to acknowledge the truth of the Bible and the

Christian religion. The testimony of those

among whom he labored was: “A class of

minds are reached by him not within the

influence of other men.”—Ibid., page 138. His

preaching was calculated to arouse the public

mind to the great things of religion and to

check the growing worldliness and sensuality

of the age.

In nearly every town there were scores, in

some, hundreds, converted as a result of his

preaching. In many places Protestant

churches of nearly all denominations were

thrown open to him, and the invitations to

labor usually came from the ministers of the

several congregations. It was his invariable