In 1802, things began to change as a great revival of religion swept over the Bush River community " . . . which may have several times been equaled, but has certainly never been surpassed. It seemed as if the spirit of the living God was pervading the whole community and that all were rising up and crying out 'men and brethren, what shall we do to be saved?' " This great revival at Bush River Church lasted for seventy days, from August 22 through October 30, 1802, and ninety-four people were received and baptized on professions of faith. On Saturday, September 4, 1802, the thirteenth day of the revival, Charles Crow was seized by the Holy Spirit, made a profession of faith, was received by the congregation and baptized at the age of thirty-two years. The revival was part of the Second Great Awakening that spread across the South in the early years of the 19th Century. In the process of events, the Bush River settlement was transformed from a place where God was little honored to a place where " . . . many were converted and became bright and shining lights in the Lord's house." Charles Crow was permanently changed too, and his life would never be the same again. He had seen a vision of God and was impressed to serve his God with greater devotion than he could have imagined before his conversion experience. He had become " . . . a chosen Vessel of the Redeemer, destined to bear the word not only to his neighbors, but to a distant land." During this great religious experience in the life of Charles Crow, his father, Charles, Sr., died on the thirty-first day of the revival. The elder Charles was laid to rest in the Bush River Church Cemetery and a monument erected reading: