Evangelical awakenings in the South Seas
The major marks of evangelical awakenings are always some repetition of the phenomena of the Acts of the Apostles, followed by the revitalizing of nominal Christians and by bringing outsiders into vital touch with the divine dynamic--the Spirit of God. These same marks were abundantly evident in the South Seas. The exciting story began in 1796 when the first band of thirty intrepid missionaries set sail for the South Pacific. In time the message spread from Tahiti, their first stopping place, to the Indies . . . and far beyond. The third general awakening broke out and the tidal wave of blessing rolled out to the islands. Then followed the fourth and fifth awakenings as the Holy Spirit moved over the waters and across the generations--until the present marvelous stirring in Indonesia! Orr's survey is a series of heart-warming adventures and unbelievable cruelties. Boiling water was poured upon believers. Two were "chopped as fine as mincemeat and burned to ashes." Here is a moving chronicle of God in action, often against fanatical opposition, revolutionizing raw heathen. -Publisher
Print Book, English, ©1976
Bethany Fellowship, Minneapolis, ©1976