1802-1804, Autobiographies & Biographies, Barking Exercise, Library of Congress
“This work [the Kentucky Revival] continued until the year 1805, with various manifestations and opperations of outward power, such as the jerks, barks, singing, dancing, shouting, and the like….”
1802-1804, Autobiographies & Biographies, Dancing Exercise, Falling Exercise, Presbyterians, Uncategorized, Western Kentucky University
“The Religious excitement still continued followed with what was called the Jirks, (strong Spasmodic excitement) dancing & falling down Sermons at New Providence & the churches generally….”
1802-1804, Autobiographies & Biographies, Barking Exercise, Cane Ridge Meeting House, Dancing Exercise, Other Bodily Exercises & General References, Presbyterians, Running Exercise
“I am awair that those that have never saw these things [the jerks] will be ready to say it is utterly imposable and cannot be true. But who has not seen persons in fits…preform faits [feats] intirely beyand the power of man while in the exercises of reason?”
1802-1804, Autobiographies & Biographies, Falling Exercise, Presbyterians
“But the bodily exercise (as it was called) seemed to change its manner of operation. The falling exercise became not so common, and the jerks succeeded….”
1802-1804, Autobiographies & Biographies, Presbyterians
“A wonderful nervous affection pervaded the [camp] meetings. Some would tremble as if terribly frightened, some would have violent twitching and jerking; others would fall down suddenly as if breathless and lie during hours…. Great disillusion followed.”
1802-1804, Autobiographies & Biographies, Falling Exercise, Ohio History Center, Other Bodily Exercises & General References
“[T]o return to my narrative of the Revival, it now went on with a great increase of numbers, & extended far and wide. The falling exercise continued; also much severe jirking. There were many now converts added….”