AZUSA STREET BOOK SERIES EDITORS

CECIL M. ROBECK JR.

AND

DARRIN RODGERS

How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles

The Story behind the Azusa Street Revival

FRANK BARTLEMAN

02-4226

Originally published as

How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles:

As It Was in the Beginning.

Frank Bartleman, Los Angeles, 1925

This book is unabridged and unedited from a copy of the original print run.

All Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Holy Bible.

Series Foreword and Introduction © 2017 by Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65802. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the publisher, except brief quotations used in connection with reviews in magazines or newspapers.

ISBN: 978-1-60731-491-2

This little book is dedicated to the many precious

souls who with the author were privileged to see

and experience the early days of blessing of the

“Latter Rain” outpouring at the old “power-house,”

Azusa Street Mission. It is written with

the hope and prayer that, where lost, the vision

may be renewed to those who once shared with us

in the glory of this “former house” of blessing; and

also that it may, through this humble little medium,

be told “to the generation following.”

Frank Bartleman

Los Angeles, California

April 1925

CONTENTS

Series Foreword

Series Introduction: The Azusa Street Revival and Its Early Impact

1. Trials and Blessings. Revival Begins

2. Pastor Smale Returns from Wales

3. The Fire Falls at “Azusa”

4. Eighth and Maple Meetings

5. From California to Maine

6. A Second Ministry East

7. A Visit to Hawaii. Volcano Kilauea

8. Brother Durham in Los Angeles

9. Sparks from the Anvil

10. A Plea for Unity

Index

Series Foreword

Cecil M. Robeck Jr.

Over a century has passed since the Azusa Street Revival (1906–1909), the remarkable spiritual outpouring in Los Angeles that became a focal point of the emerging Pentecostal Movement. Pentecostals/charismatics, sometimes described as “Renewalists” these days, have exploded in growth in recent years, and now include as many as 670 million people worldwide. They are not all identified as Classical Pentecostals, but they have embraced the experience of baptism in the Holy Spirit and manifest the gifts or charisms of the Holy Spirit in very similar ways. With this growth has come renewed interest in the faith and testimonies of early Pentecostals, including those at the Azusa Street Revival.

This volume is part of the Azusa Street Series, which once again brings into print several of the earliest published accounts of the Azusa Street Revival and its fruit. These primary resources, which provide context and tell the story of the revival, were originally published primarily for popular audiences. However, they have since proven to be of importance for those within the academic world who ...