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crease guide The Welsh Revival 1904 The Welsh Revival The Welsh Revival 1904 From its Commencement to the End of 1905, as Recorded in The Christian. The Welsh The Christian was an evangelical weekly periodical published in London. Its reporting upon the great Welsh Revival started at the time when news of this movement began to appear widely in secular Revival newspapers. These other papers usually reported Robert Evans Robert superficial and spectacular details, and could contain wildly biased views of what was happening. The Christian contained news which aimed at showing the real substance and meaning of the Revival. Making its news coverage of the Revival available to 1904 a new generation is a project well worth while. The author is a retired Uniting Church minister who has written extensively on the history of Australian and New Zealand Evangelism and early revivals. For more details consult his website – www.revivals.arkangles.com ISBN 978-0-9945203-3-3 9 780994 520333 > Robert Evans 63136mb Cover Book (The Welsh Revival 1904) RE Robert Evans.indd 1 11/11/16 1:16 pm The WELSH REVIVAL 1904. From its Commencement to the End of 1905. as Recorded in The Christian Edited by Robert Evans. 1 Table of Contents. 1904 1905 24 November, page 9. 11 May. page 270. 18 May. 276. 1 December. 11. 25 May. 286. 8 December. 22. 15 December. 28. 1 June. 298. 22 December. 38. 8 June. 305. 29 December. 50. 15 June. 307. 22 June. 311. 1905. 29 June. 312. 5 January. 57. 12 January. 66. 6 July. 322 19 January. 81. 13 July. 328. The Introduction and the Postscript to this book are written by the 26 January. 96. 20 & 27. 333. Editor, and are copyright. 2 February. 106. 3 August. 334. The other contents of the book are all from 9 February. 114. 10 August. 336. The Christian, for 1904 and 1905, 16 February 123. 17 August. 340. and are all in the public domain. 23 February. 136. 24 August. 348. 31 August. 349. Copies of this book may be obtained from the editor, 2 March. 154. or from co-operating bookstores. 9 March. 167. 7 September. 349. Rev. Robert Evans. OAM. MA. 16 March. 181. 14 & 21. 357. P.O. Box 131 23 March. 202. 28 Se. & 5 Oc. 357. Hazelbrook. NSW. 2779. 30 March. 212. Australia. 9 November. 361. [email protected] 6 April. 218. 23 November. 363. December, 2016. 13 April. 232. 30 November. 374. I.S.B.N. 978-0-9945203-3-3. 20 April. 240. 27 April. 259. 7 December. 383. 14 December. 389. 4 May. 263. 21 December. 396. 2 3 Table of Contents. 1904 1905 24 November, page 9. 11 May. page 270. 18 May. 276. 1 December. 11. 25 May. 286. 8 December. 22. 15 December. 28. 1 June. 298. 22 December. 38. 8 June. 305. 29 December. 50. 15 June. 307. 22 June. 311. 1905. 29 June. 312. 5 January. 57. 12 January. 66. 6 July. 322 19 January. 81. 13 July. 328. The Introduction and the Postscript to this book are written by the 26 January. 96. 20 & 27. 333. Editor, and are copyright. 2 February. 106. 3 August. 334. The other contents of the book are all from 9 February. 114. 10 August. 336. The Christian, for 1904 and 1905, 16 February 123. 17 August. 340. and are all in the public domain. 23 February. 136. 24 August. 348. 31 August. 349. Copies of this book may be obtained from the editor, 2 March. 154. or from co-operating bookstores. 9 March. 167. 7 September. 349. Rev. Robert Evans. OAM. MA. 16 March. 181. 14 & 21. 357. P.O. Box 131 23 March. 202. 28 Se. & 5 Oc. 357. Hazelbrook. NSW. 2779. 30 March. 212. Australia. 9 November. 361. [email protected] 6 April. 218. 23 November. 363. December, 2016. 13 April. 232. 30 November. 374. I.S.B.N. 978-0-9945203-3-3. 20 April. 240. 27 April. 259. 7 December. 383. 14 December. 389. 4 May. 263. 21 December. 396. 2 3 28 December, 1905. 400. Introduction POSTSCRIPT. 402. The Welsh Revival in 1904 and 1905 was only the latest of Bibliography. 409. a number of wonderful revival movements which occurred in the Principality of Wales. But a study of its story provides much instruction in many ways. The information about this revival which appeared in The Christian does not tell its whole story. It only tells the story after the rise to prominence of Evan Roberts. This is because almost no news about the revival had appeared in any of the newspapers before that time. It was with the appearance of Evan Roberts that the revival became reportable news, and its fame spread rapidly. Some people thought that the Revival depended upon the personality of Roberts, but this is certainly not true. Some details appeared in The Christian much later about its early stages, after the revival had been in progress for about a year. Also at a later time, other books were written which explained these earlier stages of the revival. Some of these details are stated here, below. Even earlier details about events which led up to the start of the revival appear in several books which others have written about the revival. These are the books by Mrs. Jessie Penn-Lewis, by the Rev. Seth Joshua, and by the Rev. R.B. Jones. Mr. Joshua was the connectional evangelist for the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist (Presbyterian) Churches. These books also provide the details about how the revival began, and how it developed up until the appearance of Evan Roberts’s ministry. Dr. J. Edwin Orr also has provided some details which he presumably obtained directly in conversation with Evan Roberts in later years. The revival actually began in the village of New Quay, in the church of which the Rev. Joseph Jenkins was the Pastor. In February, 1904, in one of the young people’s meetings in this 4 5 28 December, 1905. 400. Introduction POSTSCRIPT. 402. The Welsh Revival in 1904 and 1905 was only the latest of Bibliography. 409. a number of wonderful revival movements which occurred in the Principality of Wales. But a study of its story provides much instruction in many ways. The information about this revival which appeared in The Christian does not tell its whole story. It only tells the story after the rise to prominence of Evan Roberts. This is because almost no news about the revival had appeared in any of the newspapers before that time. It was with the appearance of Evan Roberts that the revival became reportable news, and its fame spread rapidly. Some people thought that the Revival depended upon the personality of Roberts, but this is certainly not true. Some details appeared in The Christian much later about its early stages, after the revival had been in progress for about a year. Also at a later time, other books were written which explained these earlier stages of the revival. Some of these details are stated here, below. Even earlier details about events which led up to the start of the revival appear in several books which others have written about the revival. These are the books by Mrs. Jessie Penn-Lewis, by the Rev. Seth Joshua, and by the Rev. R.B. Jones. Mr. Joshua was the connectional evangelist for the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist (Presbyterian) Churches. These books also provide the details about how the revival began, and how it developed up until the appearance of Evan Roberts’s ministry. Dr. J. Edwin Orr also has provided some details which he presumably obtained directly in conversation with Evan Roberts in later years. The revival actually began in the village of New Quay, in the church of which the Rev. Joseph Jenkins was the Pastor. In February, 1904, in one of the young people’s meetings in this 4 5 church, the gathering included Miss Florrie Evans, a timid girl of God to raise up an instrument whereby human pride would be about eighteen years of age, who had recently been converted. The humbled. Pastor called for a testimony to Jesus Christ. She responded, At the morning service in Blaenannerch, Evan Roberts was simply, artlessly, without guile, “I love the Lord Jesus Christ with especially moved during a prayer by Mr. Joshua, when he used the all my heart.” words “Bend us, O Lord.” But it was during the nine o’clock “As soon as these words were uttered, the power of God fell service that Evan Roberts’s crisis experience occurred, involving upon the meeting, and one after another arose and testified or led in this prayer. He was given a vision of going back to his home prayer. A powerful work began at once, and spread into many church to address the young people in Loughor. After removing neighbouring villages in Cardiganshire, principally through the difficulties in the way relating to his attending the Theological efforts of Rev. Joseph Jenkins and his young people, who visited School, he went to his home church, and within a few days the one place after another, conducting services.”1 great break-through took place, and his ministry began a meteoric In September, 1904, the Rev. Seth Joshua visited New rise, which was reported extensively in newspapers. This occurred Quay and held a special mission in Mr. Jenkins’s chapel, and the early in November, 1904. It is from this point that the narrative in revival was given more impetus from this point. From New Quay The Christian begins.