sday, Aug. 21, 1792. Here the
Reverend Colbert refers to the existence of a class in religion among
the group of Presbyterians, although the prospects appear none too
favorable. In fact, he says, "I had no desire to meet the class, so
disordered are they, therefore omitted it." Quarterly meetings of
Methodists were also held in the West Branch Valley, as Colbert notes in
his journal for Saturday, Sept. 15, 1792, and Saturday, Sept. 7, 1793.
In 1792, Colbert remarks that "Our Quarterly Meeting began at Joshua
White's today." The following year he wrote that "brother Paynter and I
have to hold a Quarterly meeting at Ammariah Sutton's at Lycommon." Each
of these instances indicates the presence of some sort of voluntary
religious association. However, it must be recalled that Fithian
mentioned no such classes or meetings extant during his visit in July of
1775.

[13] _Fithian: Journal_, pp. 80-81.

[14] _Journal of William Colbert_, Thursday, Oct. 17, 1793, and
Saturday, Aug. 18, 1792.

[15] _Ibid._, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1793.

[16] Smith, _Laws_, II, 195.

[17] Muncy Historical Society, Wagner Collection, Hamilton Papers, p.
10.

[18] _Ibid._

[19] _See_ the Appearance Dockets Commencing in 1772 for Northumberland
County and 1795 for Lycoming County.

[20] _Journal of William Colbert_, Monday, June 18, 1792.

[21] _Ibid._, Saturday, Aug. 4, 1792: "Calvinist must certainly be the
most damnable doctrine upon the face of the globe." Sunday, July 29,
1792: "Here for telling the people they must live without sin, I so
offended a Presbyterian, that he got up, called his wife and away he
went." Sunday July 22, 1792: "... in the afternoon for the first time
heard a Presbyterian at Pine Creek.... He is an able speaker but could
not, but, Calvinistic like speak against sinless perfection." Monday,
Aug. 20, 1792: "... rode to John Hamilton's in the afternoon. Here the
unhappy souls [Presbyterian Fair Play settlers] that were joined
together in society, I fear are going to ruin." Thursday, Oct. 17, 1793:
"I went to John Hamilton's on the Bald Eagle Creek spoke a few words to
a few people: I do not think that is worth the preachers while to stop
here."

[22] F. B. Everett, "Early Presbyterianism along the West Branch of the
Susquehanna River," _Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society_,
XII (1927), 481. According to the Reverend Mr. Everett, whose article
also appeared in the Montgomery _Mirror_ for Oct. 27, 1926, the