out of season.  After the regular labor of the evening was concluded, it was no uncommon thing for them to organize a second meeting for such of the seekers as had not obtained a satisfactory evidence of conversion.  Here, in prayer and Christian Conference, they would labor until midnight, and in some instances until the dawn of day.  The shout of victory usually signalled the close of the meeting.  A more thorough work than this I never witnessed.  I left the meeting twice before its close to attend to my work elsewhere, and was brought back by a messenger.  During the meeting one hundred and fifty souls professed conversion, and among them were both men and women, who have since shown themselves to be valiant soldiers for Prince Immanuel.

The next meeting was held in the South Ward charge, Fond du Lac.  The Pastor, Rev. E.S.  Grumley, who had been appointed to the charge at the recent Conference, entered the North Ohio Conference in 1842.  He had been stationed at Lower Sandusky, Bucyrus, Ashland, Shanesville, Ohio City, Tiffin, Sandusky City and Norwalk.  Since his transfer to the Conference in 1851, he had been two years at Council Hill.  After filling his term in Fond du Lac he was, for a full term, Presiding Elder on Racine District.  After leaving the District he continued to hold respectable appointments until 1871, when his health failed and he was compelled to take a superannuated relation.

Brother Grumley was a man of small frame and apparently of feeble health, yet he was able to do effective work to the last.  He had a sound head, and a heart equally sound.  He was a good Preacher, and a superior Pastor.  Revivals usually attended his labors, and he was always highly esteemed by the people.

The meeting at Fond du Lac immediately followed the one at Sheboygan Falls.  With my family I left the latter place in time to reach Fond du Lac at noon on Saturday.  But through detention I was just driving into the city as the bell was ringing for the service.  Hastily caring for my horse, I went immediately to the Church.  Before the services were concluded, I saw evident assurances that the Pastor had been making careful preparation for the work before us.  The opening sermon was addressed to the Church, and found a ready and hearty response.  Before the Quarterly Meeting had passed, it was manifest that a glorious revival was impending.  Seekers of religion came to the Altar and found a prepared Church to lead them to Christ.  The meeting went on from night to night, and before the end of the week, each night brought scores of seekers.  The good Pastor was now at home.  In prayer, in exhortation, and in labor at the side of the seeker, he was a tower of strength.  Among the laity there were also several excellent laborers, who rendered valuable services in the meeting.  The revival reached all classes, from youth to old age, and gave to the Church many reliable accessions.

At the beginning, sister Churches joined largely in the meeting, but as the work extended among their people, they opened meetings at their own places of worship.  The change, however, did not check the revival.  It swept on through the community, and all the Churches shared in the harvest of souls.