The Revival That Silenced the Pubs

In the autumn of 1904, a twenty-six-year-old Welsh coal miner named Evan Roberts stood before a small gathering in Loughor, Wales, and issued a blunt demand: confess every known sin, remove every doubtful habit, obey the Holy Spirit instantly, and profess Christ publicly. No half-measures. No hiding behind church membership or Welsh Christian heritage. Within weeks, something extraordinary swept through the valleys of South Wales.…