o'clock, but no arrangements were made, and the ball was hardly mentioned. It was a sober meeting, and neither of us appeared to have any wish for vain mirth. And finally, by the desire of the youth, a sermon was preached, on the day of election, at the meeting-house. As there had been some attention to singing, the previous winter, it was called a singing-lecture. At the close of the meeting, all the youth went home, and nothing more was said respecting the ball. In June there was to be an ordination in a neighboring town, and some of the youth purposed to go and have a season of carnal mirth, but this also came to nothing. About this time, there was a lecture preached at Goshen by a minister from abroad-for we had then no settled minister-at which the youth appeared still more solemn. Some of them now agreed to meet at a private house, on the next Sabbath evening, for a religious conference. This, I believe, was the first religious meeting of young people, ever held in the town. It was the first religious conference I ever attended. We read in the Bible and conversed together, and as all refused to pray, I made the attempt. As I had never before led in social prayer, nor even asked a blessing at table, it was not a little trying to pray with my fellow-youth, with whom I had been accustomed to associate in things remote from religion. Sobriety and solemnity marked the meeting, yet, on account of the shortness of the evenings, no other meeting was then appointed. My general impressions continued till some time in the month of August, when, as I retired to bed one evening, my

mind, as I have hoped, was enlightened into a saving knowledge of God and Jesus Christ, and the way of salvation by him. The law of God appeared just, I saw myself a sinner, and Christ and the way of salvation by him looked pleasant. I thought it was a happiness to be in the hands of God, and that I could trust myself and my all in his hands, as the place of entire safety from every foe and evil. I saw a spiritual beauty and excellency in these things, which I had never seen before, though I have no remembrance, that it once turned in my mind, at the time, what all this was. Nor do I recollect, that I reflected, in the morning, on what had taken place the evening before. But I have a fresh recollection of this, that when I went down in the morning and looked into the psalm-book, it was a new book; or, there was a new, spiritual, weighty importance and beauty in it. I cast my eyes on the 144th psalm, third part: 'Happy the city,' &c. This, and the second stanza appeared excellent; but when I came to these lines:

'But more divinely blest are those,
On whom the all-sufficient God

Himself, with all his grace bestows ;'

there appeared to be in them a peculiar beauty and excellency. When I went into the field to work, the glory of God appeared in all his visible creation. I well remember we reapt oats, and how every straw and head of the oats seemed, as it were, arrayed in a kind of rainbow-glory, or to glow, if I may so express it, in the glory of God. Yet I mentioned my views and feelings to no one. There were three of

us, I think, at work together, and it was a silent day, but one of sweet mental peace. It still never occurred to me, that I had experienced any thing like a change of heart.

"Not many weeks after this, I was called to do military duty. On the release of the company for a little refreshment-without any plan or intention of mine-I found myself in a barn, near the place of parade, surrounded by my fellow-youth and others, and exhorting them on the things of religion. Some of them gave deep and affectionate attention. One of my mates was then awakened, who afterwards obtained hope. About this time, the awakening, which had been secretly advancing, began to break forth, and by the first of January it was spread considerably over the town. And though the season was cold and the snow very deep, (for this has since been distinguished by the name of the hard winter,) yet the meetings were frequent, full and solemn. As we had no minister, and I was the first of the apparent converts, the lead of the meetings often devolved upon me; and my dear mates looked to me for instruction, showed me great respect, and put confidence in what I said. I frequently led in prayer, read, and spake a word of exhortation-sometimes with freedom. I lived this winter with Mr. As we were dressing flax, February 9th, in a back room, the flax took fire, and burnt so quick and furiously-the wind being high-that in a few minutes, the flame pervaded the whole house, and it was consumed with all its contents, except what was carried out perhaps in fifteen minutes. The

sudden burning of the house, and the shock it produced, gave me an impressive sense of the great burning-day, at the end of the world, and the inexpressible consternation of poor thoughtless sinners, who only mind earthly things, and think as little of that dreadful hour as the old world thought of the flood, or as we thought of this fire till it came. Looking over the daily account which I kept at this time, I find, that during March and April, 1 attended meetings most of the evenings, went sometimes as far as six miles, and spake in them as much as a short sermon, generally from some passage of Scripture. I went, sometimes, beyond my strength, my bodily health was reduced, and once I was threatened with sickness. I had no special refreshingssometimes was ready to give up my hope-yet, it was a new and pleasant scene of which I before had no idea. My mind, for the most part was clear and comfortable, and I trust the Lord was graciously with us, and blessed my poor exhortations to his children and to some thoughtless sinners."

The reader will be gratified, in this place, with an extract from a letter, addressed to the compiler by an aged servant of Christ, who was an eyewitness of Mr. Hallock's activity and usefulness in this revival.

"The first of my acquaintance with him was in the summer of 1779, in the place now called Goshen. The season was remarkable for the display of the power and mercy of God, in bringing lost men from the bondage of sin into the liberty of the Gos

pel. Mr. Hallock, I think, was the first who manifested a Christian hope. From this time, it seemed that his whole soul was engaged to promote the glory of God, the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom, and the salvation of souls. I attended conferences with him, constantly, through the awakening, or till near the close of it. It was his general, and perhaps I may say his constant practice to give an exhortation. In these exhortations, he did not want for ideas, nor for words to express them. They were fervent and affectionate. The spring following, I returned to the place of my nativity. There, I continued till 1788, when I came with my family to this town. In the autumn of 1790, he made his first visit in this place. On renewing our acquaintance, I found him to be the same humble, pious, devoted Christian, that he was eleven years before. When we came together-after the usual salutation, he addressed me in these words: "I hope our interview will be spiritual.' And, indeed; it seemed that this was his aim in all his visits. For, he was eminently a spiritually minded man. I do not recollect, that he ever visited at my house without praying before we parted. This I can say ; I loved, esteemed and revered the man; and the recollection of the delightful seasons I have passed with him still affords a solemn pleasure.

"I am, &c."

It is not a little gratifying to find so good a beginning to that course of unwearied effort in the cause of Christ, which, by the grace of God, Mr. Hallock