Alline's Popularity
By 1783, Alline had reached an unprecedented popularity in nearly
all of the outsettlements and was the undisputed leader of a major
religious revival (
Stewart & Rawlyk
140) He used the splintered state of the colony as a platform for his
message. He unified the people through his sermons, and through his
leadership. He had established himself as a charismatic leader and as
such he became an agent for initiating change in some of the cultural
values of Nova Scotian society (
Ibid
140). The people placed their confidence in Alline as their new leader.
The once shattered colony of Nova Scotia now had a confident leader, who
would ultimately lead them towards neutrality.
