Protracted Meetings

In reading through old newspaper clippings and histories, I frequently find accounts of protracted meetings at different churches. So, I have decided today to define a protracted meeting. In evangelical terms, a protracted meeting was a service that would last several days. It was the pioneer equivalent of today's revivals.

In January of 1896, the Marysville Tribune published accounts from both Lewis Chapel in Chuckery and the Unionville Center Methodist Episcopal Church of successful protracted meetings. Lewis Chapel gained 13 new members. And, the UC Church gained 11 members.