In
Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Abertillery (pastor, the Rev. D. Collier), on
Sunday 38 people were baptized, five of whom came forward out of the
audience without any pre-arrangement. One of the converts was a
gentleman of position, who lives about a mile from the town, he would
have to walk back to his home after the baptism in a soaked condition
had not some friends found him dry clothes. The week before last
seventeen converts came in the same way. Before the revival the Church
had 500 members, and there have now been in addition to this 630
converts. The chapel on Sunday night was uncomfortably crowded, and
about a hundred members went out to the square and a very large meeting
was held there, those who failed to gain admission to the chapel
joining.
Newbridge : Feb. 18, 1905 - Change in Life and Manners
Revival Flashbacks
The
Revival has effected a wonderful change in life and manners. All the
churches have been touched by the Revival fire, and aggressive work is
being taken with fruitful results. An official of the Celynen Colliery,
when asked how the religious fervor had expressed itself underground,
said: "This is a blessed time. When I go around on my inspection now I
rarely hear a blasphemous word or oath. There is a glorious change for
the better." Since the Revival commenced 400 converts have been added
to the churches.
Holyhead - Five Hundred Converts ? 1904
Revival Flashbacks
The
Revival in this district is having a remarkable effect on the public
houses. In one village a short distance from Holyhead only one glass of
beer was sold during the last week, and at another village only three.
At Halthead a drunken man is a thing of the past, and the police are
having an easy time of it. Mr. Jenkins, from South Wales,
accompanied by some ladies, held Revival services at Ebenezer and
Hyfrydle Chapels, with the result that the converts at Holyhead are now
estimated to number over 500. One carter in the town who has been in
the habit of conveying beer and spirits from the station to the public
houses has now been converted, and has refused to do the cartage.
Manchester - A Rector's View
Revival Flashbacks
In his monthly address to his parishioners the Rev. S.B. Ainley, rector of St. James's South Manchester, refers to the Revival. He says: "The Revival in Wales
is a great sight. For some time the Church was in dire need of a
Revival. Avowed enemies of the faith of Jesus Christ have become bold
and militant. Men holding high positions in the Church - Conformist and
Nonconformist - have declared their unbelief on some of the vital
doctrines of Christianity. Now a great surprise is on us. Without any
organization or advertisement, which is thought necessary to prepare
the way of a parochial mission or of the visit of such evangelists as
Mr. Torrey and Alexander, the countryside is shaken by a moral
earthquake. It is not devastation. It is renovation. Sobriety replaces
drunkenness. Industry becomes joyful duty. Husbands and wives are
united in bonds of new and purer love. Prodigal sons and daughters
return home. And there are no mighty orators to sway the people. If we
ask what it all means, what the energy and power are that effect these
things - it is the Holy Spirit. God is working amongst the people. This
gracious visitation has been longed and prayed for. Shall not we in England be visited also?"
