rs were apparently all
attention; but when the minister in his last prayer expressed himself
thus: "Lord who hath believed our report; and to whom is the arm of the
Lord revealed? where are the fruits of my poor labours among this
people?" several persons in the congregation cried out publicly, and
about 50 men and women came to the minister's house, expressing strong
conviction of sin, and alarming fears of punishment. After this period,
so many people from the neighbourhood resorted to Cambuslang, that the
minister thought himself obliged to provide them with daily sermons or
exhortations, and actually did so for 7 or 8 months.

The way in which the converts were affected, for it seems they were all
affected much in the same way, though in very different degrees, is thus
described. They were seized all at once, commonly by something said in
the sermons or prayers, with the most dreadful apprehensions concerning
the state of their souls, insomuch that many of them could not abstain
from crying out in the most public and dreadful manner, ... The agony
under which they laboured, was expressed not only by words, but also by
violent agitations of body; by clapping their hands and beating their
breasts; by shaking and trembling; by faintings and convulsions; and
sometimes by excessive bleeding at the nose. While they were in this
distress, the minister often called out to them, not to stifle or
smother their convictions, but to encourage them; and, after sermon was
ended, he retired with them to the manse, and frequently spent the best
part of the night with them in exhortations and prayers. Next day before
sermon began, they were brought out, commonly by More and Bowman, and
having napkins tied round their heads, were placed all together on seats
before the tent, where they remained sobbing, weeping, and often crying
aloud, till the service was over. Some of those who fell under
conviction were never converted; but most of those who fell under it
were converted in a few days, and sometimes in a few hours.... From the
time of their conviction to their conversion, many had no appetite for
food, or inclination to sleep, and all complained of the severity of
their sufferings during that interval.

This singular work soon became public, made a great noise, and brought
vast numbers of people from all quarters.... Among those who resorted to
Cambuslang on this occasion, there were many of the most popular
ministers in Scotland;