In South Carolina. 205 



(Campbelltown) seem to be sober and industrious ; but even here I 

 found some drunkards. 



The next clay they crossed the Savannah Elver at 

 Augusta, and, after the Conference at Grant's, re- 

 turned to South Carolina through Abbeville and Lau- 

 rens, to the widow Bowman's, on Reedy River, and 

 crossing the Ennoree River at Musgrove's Mill, passed 

 up the country, sounding the alarm through Spartan- 

 burg, Rutherford, and Burke, to Mr. White's, on John's 

 River, in North Carolina. 



Says Mr. Allen, in letters to Mr. W esley : 



At the Conference in Charleston, 1789, I -was appointed to Georgia, 

 where I spent part of my time. I had, as formerly, large congrega- 

 tions, and sometimes very lively meetings. But the appearance of 

 an Indian war occasioned me to spend most of my time in South 

 Ca rolina ; and as it was nearly similar to what occurred the year be- 

 fore, I shall close this narrative with a few observations on the year 

 1790, when I settled at Liberty H i I I,. near Aug usta. As it is the 

 close of those eleven years which I have devoted to the work of the 

 ministry, I shall give a more particular account of places and cir- 

 cumstances. In the year 1790 , whilst I was in Georg ia, it pleased 

 God to begin a gracious work in and about Campbelltown, which, 

 when I remove d, greatly revived. Several were delivered from the , 

 bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of 

 God. There were also a number who began to feel their lost condi- 

 tion, both in Georgia and South Carolina. Mav the 8th I attended 

 a quarterly-meeting on Saluda. The first da y there was a consider- 

 able work among the people ; but on the second we had a large, at- <? 

 tentive congregation, to whom I spoke freely. All were still, and 

 attended to what I said till toward the close of the sermon, when the 

 word caused a trembling and weeping in the whole assembly. Soon 

 after they cried for mercy ; and the poor distressed creatures fell on 

 their knees, beseeching us to pray for them, which we did, nor 

 would they suffer me to leave them without promising, if possible, 

 to visit them again. Some found mercy and peace to their souls, 

 and others were under deep distress. On my way the day following 

 I preached in Edgefield Court-house to a very considerable number 

 of attentive people, to whom T declared the oath of God, that he hag 



