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Authentic Records of Revival, Now in Progress in the United Kingdom, Ed. by W. Reid
Authentic Records of Revival Now in Progress in the United Kingdom Ed by W Reid Author:William Reid General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1860 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: GREAT GEORGE'S STREET CHURCH, BELFAST. BY THE KEV. THOMAS TOYE. When tie news of the great awakening in America reached Ireland, I resolved to establish a daily prayer-meeting for an outpouring of the Spirit in my congregation, and it was accordingly commenced, April 17, 1858. The people in general were indifferent, and the attendance was consequently small for several months, but there was still a determination on our part to persevere in the attempt. In the end of May 1859, I invited three lay brethren (two of them recent " converts ") to come from Ahoghill to Belfast. They held meetings morning and evening for three days, and excited remarkable attention. There were no screams nor prostrations during their addresses, but there appeared to be a deep and salutary impression. In the month of June, the revival work broke out in an extraordinary way in this town. On Sabbath, June 19, there was a woman in deep distress of mind in Great George's Street Church, lest the Spirit had been withdrawn from her; and on the following Sabbath, June 25, there was a girl labouring under deep conviction of sin, who found peace that evening through simple faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. On Wednesday, June 29, the great revival meeting was held in the Botanic Garden, and on the evening of that day, the glorious work may be said to have commenced with power in the congregation of Great George's Street . The Lord introduced it in a very unexpected way. The girl who had found peace on the previous Sabbath evening stood up, declared that she was happy in the Lord, and simply added the words, " Come to Jesus." The effect...« less