Carmarthen, Penuel.-Sep. 9, after a powerful discourse on Christian baptism by Mr David Davis, Mr Thomas Williams baptized fifty-five candidates, nineteen males, and thirty-six females. This service was remarkably solemn and peculiarly interesting. The baptism was administered in the Tin-works Pond; the proprietor of which, who is not a baptist, had on the previous week, at his own expense, made new steps, with railings on each side, to go down into the water, The spectators were very numerous.
From, "The Baptist Reporter," October 1849, pages 391
It was reported that 393 were added to the church during the seven months? of this revival.
This revival spread over most of Wales and coincided with a very severe outbreak of cholera - May-Oct
A SIGNALLY great and powerful work of grace has lately commenced, and still continues increasingly to proceed, In the principality, almost every church having, in some measure, participated in its divine and blessed influence.
The cheering result is a general awakening, as well as a vast amount of additions within the last six or seven months. I am happy that notwithstanding the unprecedented stir, the said revivals have not been accompanied with any extravagant enthusiasm, or wild unseemly excitement, as too often is the case when an extraordinary increase takes place. It evidently appears that Divine agency has been, and still continues to be, at work, to a surprisingly great and glorious degree, amongst us. The Lord is doing great things for us, whereof we are glad.
Thousands of immortal souls are snatched from the grasp of the evil one, and brought to the knowledge of the truth; many of whom were notorious in sin, and ringleaders in the servlce of satan, but now are docile and submissive subjects of Immanuel, having willingly bowed to his sceptre, together with hundreds that have been wandering; some of them for years, from the fold of their Saviour, who are returning with weeping, begging to be restored again to the enjoyment of the gracious privileges of God's house.
From, "The Baptist Reporter," February 1850, page 72.