This is an excerpt from The Great Revival in Wales by S. B. Shaw, published in 1905.
The true origin of the revival is probably to be found in the prayer circles that honeycombed Wales for the last 18 months. The people who had banded themselves together were crying out mightily for a revival, and God at length graciously answered the prayers of His saints.
And it is interesting to Americans to know how the prayer circles were started. A lady living in Australia read a book by Dr. Torrey in which he reiterated the statement that we must "pray through."
At that time, Dr. Torrey and Mr. Alexander were conducting their great revival in Melbourne, the success of which was largely due to the 2000 prayer circles that existed throughout the city.
Shortly afterward, the lady came to England, and was the means of starting thousands of prayer circles throughout the United Kingdom, the object of which was it pray for worldwide revival.
The answer has come in part in the Welsh awakening, and may God speed the day it will spread over all the United Kingdom, and over America, and throughout the entire world!..."
IT DID.
THAT WAS THE LAST, GREAT, GLOBAL AWAKENING OF THE CHURCH BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
HE CAN DO IT AGAIN IF WE ASK, AND PRAY. WILL YOU JOIN ME AND SO MANY OTHERS?
START A PRAYER GROUP AT CHURCH THIS SUNDAY, WITH YOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS, SMALL GROUP, OR A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, AND SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND.
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Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
Rev 15:4 Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
Heb 12:28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
Heb 12:29 for our God is a consuming fire.
Joh 4:21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
Joh 4:22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
Joh 4:23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Lord of all, we worship you. Keep us in your loving hand tonight. We are your people and the sheep of your pasture. Let your Name be over all in Heaven, earth, and under the earth, to the glory of the Father. You are Worthy, Oh Lord to receive honor and glory and power and dominion, for ever and ever without end, AMEN.