| The name of Jessie Penn-Lewis often occurs in works
related to the Welsh revival of 1904, not surprisingly as she was a major
chronicler of the movement. She wrote an article each week in the "The
Life of Faith," tracing the course of the spiritual movement first
throughout Wales, and then through many lands and by many individuals. She
contributed to a number of periodicals and produced her own history of the
revival called 'The Awakening in Wales - and Some of its Hidden Springs,'
which is being prepared for the library. She is most well known for her
excessive caution against demonic intrusions through the developing Pentecostal
work of her day, and her later involvement with Evan Roberts. Both are mentioned
in this chapter.
Other interesting points in this chapter include reference to the emphasis
on holiness, prayer and the ministry of the Spirit - all of which were
precursors to the Welsh revival. The significance of the Llandrindod Wells
Convention and the widespread expectation that preceded the revival are
also mentioned.
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