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Fulton Street Revival
*September 23*
The mood of America was grim during the mid-1850s.
The country was teetering on the brink of civil war, torn by angry voices and impassioned opinions.
A depression had halted railroad construction and factory output.
Banks were failing; unemployment soared.
Spiritual lethargy permeated the land.
In New York City Jeremiah C. Lanphier, a layman, accepted the call of the North Reformed Dutch Church to a full-time program of evangelism.
He visited door-to-door, placed posters, and prayed.
But the work languished and Lanphier grew discouraged.
As autumn fell over the city, Lanphier decided to try noontime prayer meetings, thinking that businessmen might attend during their lunch hours.
He announced the first one for *September **23,1857, *at the Old Dutch Church on Fulton Street.
When the hour came, Lanphier found himself alone.
He sat and waited.
Finally, one man showed up, then a few others.
But the next week, 20 came.
The third week, 40. Someone suggested the meetings occur daily, and within months the building was overflowing.
The revival spread to other cities.
Offices and stores closed for prayer at noon.
Newspapers spread the story, even telegraph companies set aside certain hours during which businessmen could wire one another with news of the revival.
In all these cities, prayer services began at noon and ended at one.
People could come and go as they pleased.
The service opened with a hymn, followed by the sharing of testimonies and prayer requests.
A time limit of five minutes per speaker was enforced by a small bell, when anyone exceeded the limit.
Virtually no great preachers or famous Christians were used.
It was primarily a lay movement, led by the gentle moving of God's Spirit.
The revival—sometimes called "The Third Great Awakening"—lasted nearly two years, and between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people were said to have been converted.
Out of it came the largest outlay of money for philanthropic and Christian causes America had yet experienced.1
'Morgan, Robert J. On This Day : 265 Amazing and Inspiring Stories About Saints, Martyrs & Heroes, electronic ed., September 23.
Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000, cl997.
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