The meetings were quiet, tender, impressive throughout. The people are beginning to get out of their old ideas of a noisy conversion. Some of the “old-time” quaint, plaintive songs are, however, wonderfully apt and appropriate in such seasons, ranking among the most effective “spiritual songs.” We held neighborhood meetings in various localities, which seem more necessary here as the people are so widely scattered. One disadvantage we found was the necessity for late hours at night. Some of our people are “in service,” and cannot get away early, and the rest do not finish their work until night, and afterward must go home and get supper, and walk from one to three miles to church. Our little band, however, were remarkably faithful in attendance, though we could not often begin the preaching until half-past eight or nine o’clock. One peculiarity which I discovered during the meetings was, that so many of the colored people labor so long under conviction before conversion. I had formerly supposed them to be a very religious people, easily persuaded to become Christians; but my experience is (confirmed by that of other workers), that very many labor under intense conviction for many days, and even for weeks, coming to the “anxious seat” every night for long periods, and seeming, for some reason, unable to yield themselves up. No doubt this is in part owing to the traditions handed down from the older ones, and in part to ignorance of the true way. Yet, even after much personal labor and explanation is given, they often remain unenlightened. It is a phenomenon to me, especially as it is seen in the case of some of the most intelligent. There have been from twelve to fifteen hopeful conversions. Ten have united with our church, four of whom are heads of families, and the rest promising young men and women. Some have united with other churches. It is the custom here with some to seize hold of converts at once and endeavor to persuade them into other churches. Sometimes the different denominations (of the old-time churches) wrangle over converts.