April 29 – War
The third Great Awakening exploded in 1857 and lasted until the early 1900s. Another Methodist – Phoebe Palmer began holding prayer revivals in the northeastern US and one of the outcomes was a passion for bringing the entire world to Christ to hasten the return of Christ.
A new focus on missions and the Social Gospel was formed out of this movement affecting missionary work in the US and beyond its borders. Child labor laws were changed and women were offered protection from harsh factory work, compulsory elementary education was placed into law and crusades across the nation for prohibition against alcohol, pornography and prostitution were held.
While cities were beginning to respond to this Great Awakening, it couldn’t stop the splits that happened, even within churches over the issue of slavery. Americans on both sides claimed that God supported them. The war was on.
After the war, Moody began his revivals in earnest, colleges that were associated with churches grew exponentially across the nation, youth groups grew out of a desire to bring kids to Christ. The Great Awakening spawned the Pentecostal and Holiness movements
Evangelism was a priority. The return of Jesus Christ to earth was on the minds of everyone. A new millennium was approaching and the fever was growing.
The third Great Awakening exploded in 1857 and lasted until the early 1900s. Another Methodist – Phoebe Palmer began holding prayer revivals in the northeastern US and one of the outcomes was a passion for bringing the entire world to Christ to hasten the return of Christ.
A new focus on missions and the Social Gospel was formed out of this movement affecting missionary work in the US and beyond its borders. Child labor laws were changed and women were offered protection from harsh factory work, compulsory elementary education was placed into law and crusades across the nation for prohibition against alcohol, pornography and prostitution were held.
While cities were beginning to respond to this Great Awakening, it couldn’t stop the splits that happened, even within churches over the issue of slavery. Americans on both sides claimed that God supported them. The war was on.
After the war, Moody began his revivals in earnest, colleges that were associated with churches grew exponentially across the nation, youth groups grew out of a desire to bring kids to Christ. The Great Awakening spawned the Pentecostal and Holiness movements
Evangelism was a priority. The return of Jesus Christ to earth was on the minds of everyone. A new millennium was approaching and the fever was growing.
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