This book was written to encourage and stimulate ministers and workers
in every branch of the Christian Church, and with the hope of stirring
them up to pray for a world-wide revival. It was written at a time
when many of God's people were greatly exercised about the work of
revivals and for a national and universal outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
"One special object has been to point out the different
ministries by which God in His good pleasure has seen fit on many
occasions to make channels of blessing both to the Church and the
world. It was not the writer's intention to deal with every topic
in connection with this subject, but rather to show how revivals
have been promoted. Also to give a record of spiritual awakenings
which have taken place in the past history of the Church, and to
supply some reminiscences of revivals which the writer has been
privileged to take part in during the last thirty odd years in many
different parts of the country. And should the following chapters
of this work prove instrumental in God's hands in helping to bring
about a world-wide revival, or in strengthening the faith of any
Christian workers or stirring them up to pray, to God shall be ascribed
all the glory." THOMAS PAYNE. (From the original preface)
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