Paths To Salvation and The Age Of Reform
After the War of 1812 a feeling of nationalism swept over the country. Nationalism is the spirit of nation-consciousness or national oneness. In other words, it is a feeling of unity throughout the country, usually associated with a feeling of national superiority. Nationalism lasted for a short time however people noticed their complacency growing throughout the newly formed nation. This is the story of a gathering of people to Cane Ridge, Kentucky and their revival toward a strong religious nation. In the summer of 1801, 18 Presbyterian ministers, plus several Baptists and Methodists, gathered at a Presbyterian meeting house in Bourbon County for one of the largest "camp meeting" revivals ever seen up to that time. Claims that up to twenty five thousand of people camped out but in all actuality a more reliable figure may be near one thousand gathered to hear the preachers' message of unity among denominations and a return to biblical basics. Backgrounds of those who attended weren't in concern. Many of the sermons had social and political messages, too, inspiring some revivalgoers to return home and emancipate their slaves. The Cane Ridge revival is credited as "the impetus" for the founding of the Christian Church
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