What was the purpose of religious camp meetings in the early 1800s?

In the early 1800s, during the Second Great Awakening, religious camp meetings were used on the frontier for protestant christians to worship, as well as listening to sermons and holding communion. This tradition has its origins in Great Britain, England and Scotland more specifically.

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