Rev stanley frodsham biography

STANLEY FRODSHAM

Writer, editor and teacher who ministered in the Pentecostal movement for over 60 years. For 30 years he was editor of the Pentecostal Evangel. He is mostly remembered for the 15 books he wrote, the best known being a history of the Pentecostal movement, ‘With Signs Following,’ (, enlarged in , revised ) a collection of Smith Wigglesworth’s sermons ‘Ever Increasing Faith’ () and his biography of Smith Wigglesworth, ‘Apostle of Faith’ ().

He was born in Bournemouth, England in into a godly home where he was encouraged to read the Bible and pray. He attended a private school to learn proper grammar, history and literature in preparation to achieve a career in writing.

On reading the life of Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, he was challenged by this man’s walk with God by his life of faith. A fresh passion was born in his heart to know God like God like Hudson Taylor had. Soon afterwards he was powerfully converted and radic

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This Week in AG History —August 24,

By Ruthie Edgerly Oberg
Originally published on AG News, 26 August

Stanley Howard Frodsham () was a writer, editor, and teacher during the formative years of the Pentecostal movement and the Assemblies of God. As editor of the Pentecostal Evangel for nearly 30 years, Frodsham stands as one of the most influential figures of 20th-century Pentecostalism.

Born to a Congregational family in England, Frodsham studied classical literature, French, Latin, and mathematics. As a young man, he came to personal faith in Christ through reading the biography of Hudson Taylor, founder of China Inland Mission. He immediately quit swearing, gave up his pack-a-day cigarette habit, and began attending F.B. Meyer’s weekly training classes at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in London.

While traveling with his brother, Arthur, in Canada in and , Frodsham heard about a spiritual revival taking place and the

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Azusa Street Revival

Historic Pentecostal revival meeting

The Azusa Street Revival was a historic series of revival meetings that took place in Los Angeles, California.^[1] It was led by William J. Seymour, an African-Americanpreacher. The revival began on April 9, , and continued until roughly

Seymour was invited to Los Angeles for a one-month engagement at a local church, but found himself barred due to his controversial views on baptism with the Holy Spirit after his first Sunday. He continued his ministry in the homes of sympathetic parishioners, and on the night of April 9, , first one, then six others in his meeting began to speak in tongues and shout out loud praising God, so loudly that the neighborhood was alerted. The news quickly spread; the city was stirred; crowds gathered; services were moved outside to accommodate the crowds who came from all around; people fell down as they approached, and attributed it to God; people were baptized in the Holy Spirit