▁the ▁rev iv als ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁interpretation ▁of ▁man ' s ▁spiritual ▁equality ▁before ▁God , ▁which ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁members ▁and ▁pre ach ers ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁classes ▁and ▁all ▁races . ▁Bapt ists ▁and ▁Method ist ▁rev iv als ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁T ide water ▁South , ▁where ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁common ▁plan ters , ▁plain ▁folk , ▁and ▁slaves ▁were ▁converted . ▁ ▁West ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁newly ▁settled ▁front ier ▁regions , ▁the ▁rev ival ▁was ▁implemented ▁through ▁camp ▁meet ings . ▁These ▁often ▁provided ▁the ▁first ▁encounter ▁for ▁some ▁sett lers ▁with ▁organized ▁religion , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁important ▁as ▁social ▁ven ues . ▁The ▁camp ▁meeting ▁was ▁a ▁religious ▁service ▁of ▁several ▁days ' ▁length ▁with ▁pre ach ers . ▁S ett lers ▁in ▁thin ly ▁populated ▁areas ▁gathered ▁at ▁the ▁camp ▁meeting ▁for ▁fellow ship ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁worship . ▁The ▁she er ▁ex h ilar ation ▁of ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁religious ▁rev ival ▁with ▁crow ds ▁of ▁hundreds ▁and ▁perhaps ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁inspired ▁the ▁dan cing , ▁shout ing , ▁and ▁singing ▁associated ▁with ▁these ▁events . ▁The ▁rev iv als ▁also ▁followed ▁an ▁arc ▁of ▁great ▁emot ional ▁power , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁s ins ▁and ▁need ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁Christ , ▁and ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁rest oring ▁personal ▁salv ation . ▁This ▁differ ed ▁from ▁the ▁Cal vin ists ' ▁belief ▁in ▁pred est