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The colourd congregatn was largely increasd the last night by the arrival of servants with teams preparatory to the breaking up of the encampment the next morning 
Our meeting was going on prosperously at the altar and theirs in one or in front of their tents. when suddenly [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] a most disgraceful riot occurd. I was in the rear of my tent at the time. My attention was arrested by what I supposd at the time the explosion of fire crackers, followed by a great rush from the altar 
The safety of the body seemed first then to be more thought of than that of the soul. The frenzy was still going on below the stand when I reachd the front.