heir ministers, "a mixture of
Calvinism, Antinomianism, and Enthusiasm."

It is certain, nevertheless, that Henry Alline stirred non-conformist
Nova Scotia to its core. After his death the societies which he
founded, as a rule, gradually became Baptist churches, and in this way
many of the most intelligent and influential New England families
became members of that denomination.

In the month of April, 1779, Henry Alline left Cornwallis in response
to an invitation to go to the River St. John. On his arrival at
Maugerville he was cordially received by the people, who related to
him the broken state of their church and deplored the darkness of the
times.

"When the Sabbath came," he says, "I preached, and the Lord was there,
and took much hold of the people. The week ensuing I preached two
lectures, and went from place to place, visiting the people and
inquiring into their standing. O! it was a grief to see sincere
Christians thus scattered up and down the mountains like sheep having
no shepherd; and the accuser of the brethern had sown much discord
among the Christians. There had been a church there, but the people
had separated on account of the greatest part holding the minister to
be an unconverted man, who afterwards went away, but the division
still subsisted."

Mr. Alline spent some weeks in the township, preaching often and
visiting the people. By his advice they renewed their church covenant
in the form following:--

"Maugerville, June ye 17, year 1779.

"We who through the exceeding riches of the grace and patience
of God do continue to be a professing church of Christ being now
assembled in the holy Presence of God, in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ after humble confession of our manifold breaches of
the Covenant, before the Lord our God and earnest supplication
for pardoning mercy through the blood of Christ and deep
acknowledgement of our great unworthiness to be the Lord's
Covenant People, also acknowledging our own inability to keep
covenant with God or to perform any spiritual duty unless the
Lord Jesus do enable us thereto by his spiritual dwelling in us,
and being awfully sensible that it is a dreadful thing for sinful
dust and ashes personally to transact with the infinitely
glorious Majesty of Heaven and Earth.

"We do in humble confidence of his gracious assistance and
acceptance through Christ; each one of us for ourselves and
jointly as the church of