Immediatelyseveralnewcasesofpossessionappeared;younggirlswhohadbeencuredwereagainaffected;theembersthuskindledwerefannedintoaflamebya“mission“whichsundrypriestsheldintheparishtoarousethepeopletotheirreligiousduties——amissioninRomanCatholiccountriesbeingakintoa“revival“amongsomeProtestantsects。Multitudesofyoungwomen,excitedbythepreachingandappealsoftheclergy,wereagainthrownintotheolddisease,andatthecomingofthegoodbishopitculminated。
Theaccountisgiveninthewordsofaneye-witness:
“Atthesolemnentranceofthebishopintothechurch,thepossessedpersonsthrewthemselvesonthegroundbeforehim,orendeavouredtothrowthemselvesuponhim,screamingfrightfully,cursing,blaspheming,sothatthepeopleatlargewerestruckwithhorror。Thepossessedfollowedthebishop,hootedhim,andthreatenedhim,uptothemiddleofthechurch。Orderwasonlyestablishedbytheinterventionofthesoldiers。Duringtheconfirmationthediseasedredoubledtheirhowlsandinfernalvociferations,andtriedtospitinthefaceofthebishopandtotearoffhispastoralraiment。Atthemomentwhentheprelategavehisbenedictionastillmoreoutrageousscenetookplace。
Theviolenceofthediseasedwascarriedtofury,andfromallpartsofthechurcharoseyellsandfearfulhowling;sofrightfulwasthedinthattearsfellfromtheeyesofmanyofthespectators,andmanystrangerswerethrownintoconsternation。”
Amongtheverylargenumberofthesediseasedpersonstherewereonlytwomen;oftheremainderonlytwowereofadvancedage;