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title: 'August 11, 1804 Letter'
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authors:
- 'James McGready'
date: 1855-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Revival Narratives'
- 'Miracles'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 10'
- 'Isaiah 52'
- 'Psalms 47'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcgready-1855-august-11-1804-letter
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# August 11, 1804 Letter

Itinerant minister's 1855 account defends revival phenomena (falling, shouting) as works of God's Spirit. He urges humility and judging by fruits, not by bodily signs.

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