A Letter from the Welsh Revival (1903)

Much as we rejoice in the present revival, which is quickly spreading over our dear land, it is to our comfort and consolation to remember that the Lord visited us in the same manner, only locally as a Church and neighbourhood, something over a year ago.

The Church of which I am pastor was at that time in a state of cold indifference, the ordinary services being wholly formal with no enthusiasm and with conversations few and far between. This was early in the spring of last year (1903).

One evening some of our young brethren – four in number – were found on a mountain … holding a prayer meeting; and it was discovered that they had been there every night for a month. What was their object? Nothing less than to plead with God to revive His work. The brother who found them heartily joined in. These services, though informal, continued each night until the Church at large was moved by the fact that her case was pleaded before God by brethren who were only eighteen years of age.

By that time they were being visited by some who never entered a place of worship, and, to our astonishment, those people remained to pray with them. Every night the number increased and gradually more Church members became interested. As numbers increased so did the fervour. The flame now reached the whole Church and we were moved by the spirit of prayer and a passion for souls. The neighbourhood was soon ablaze with the divine fire, and the meetings, which at first were attended by only four, were now frequented by scores. All testified to the power of God in an especial manner.