E. T. Davies, the Welsh schoolmaster and scholar-priest, documented that multiple religious revivals occurred in South Wales from the beginning of the nineteenth century.[1] Initially the revivals occurred in Merthyr Tydfil in 1810, 1815 and 1829. Next they sporadically occurred in the Mynyddislwyn area over a period of thirty-five years. Then, in 1831-32, a series of three cholera revivals occurred, which was followed in 1859 by what Davies called 'the most powerful' revival.
Two ministers, Humphrey Jones, a Methodist minister, and David Morgan, a Presbyterian minister, led the 1859 revival.[2] It had its roots in the 1857–59 revival in the United States.[3], which Jones had experienced in New York. On his return to Tre'r Ddôl, he recruited Morgan to the cause. It is estimated that the revival produced 100,000 converts.[4]
Some writers, such as Martyn Lloyd-Jones, also view the revival as connected to the revival in Ulster during the same year.[5]
References
edit- ^ Davies, E.T. (1965). Religion in the Industrial Revolution in South Wales (Pantyfedwen Lectures). Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 55-56.
- ^ Evans, Eifion. "The 1859 Revival in Wales". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Stead, William T. (1905). The Welsh Revival. Trumpet Press, 2015 Religion › Christian Church ›. p. 7. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Jones, David Ceri (13 October 2015). "Welsh History Month: Wales, religious revival and the world". Wales Online.
- ^ Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn (1987). Revival. Crossway. p. 7. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Further reading
edit- Davies, Evan (1859). Revivals in Wales: Facts and correspondence supplied by pastors of the Welsh churches. London: J. Snow.
- Phillips, Thomas (1860). The Welsh revival: Its origin and development. London: James Nisbet and Co. Retrieved 17 June 2024.