The Kentucky Revival: A Short History Of the Late Extraordinary Out-Pouring of the Spirit of God, In the Western States of America, Agreeably to ... and Prophecies Concerning the Latter Day

by Richard McNemar

An eyewitness to the Kentucky revival of the early 1800s describes how it started and how it progressed and what the people believed and the strange manifestations that were present in their services. It was the beginning of the Second Great Awakening.

The information in this book is very enlightening for many reasons. One of the reasons these early camp-meetings have not received the attention they deserve is because unusual manifestations of the Spirit were seen throughout, not just in a few places, or for a few years. It was opposition to these manifestations that ultimately brought the Second Great Awakening to a close, as seen in other books.

This first appearance in print of the term "Holy Roller" was actually in the early 1800s, which means it was likely the result of this revival, and not early Pentecostalism, as often believed.

This one was written in 1807 and this edition printed in 1808.

I have edited this book to update it to modern English; I changed the spelling of words like "pow'rs" to "powers" and changed a few words we no longer use to the modern equivalent, while other words I have given the meaning in brackets [**]. I have also improved the punctuation slightly, but I have done NO rewriting; only editing. The original page numbers, corresponding to the page numbers on the 1808 edition at the top of each page, are included in brackets, such as [1]. So the text below it was on page 1.

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1808

Reviews

[Nelson Banuchi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting read but, in my opinion, it needed the background history in order to appreciate it. It would have been better of the editor had provided some historical information. I was surprised to read that Barton Stone was against it as I falsely thought it was part of the revival in which he was involved. The last chapter regarding an account with a revival among an Indian tribe we very interesting.

[Paul (Linda) Dillow · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Kentucky Revival is a great read. It provides a historical perspective into the very foundation of why baptists believe what they believe. Makes one long for the return of those great spiritual events.

[George Hunger · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Kentucky Revival by Richard McNeal is an interesting account of a true move of God which occurred largely in Kentucky, as well as parts of Tennessee, Ohio, and other surround states in the early 1800's, from 1800-1807. It is amazing to think of the things that took place in an area which was largely frontier at the time, with hundreds, if not thousands gathering in the wilderness to worship God, preach, give prophetic words, and allow God to change lives. Truly an amazing account. The book also discusses how this move of God caused religious persecution of these believers and how the group known as Shakers began. Lastly, an account of how American Indians found God was an interesting addition to this neat little book of history.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gives an account of the Kentucky revival in the early 1800s which is truly surprising. If I had not read it I would not have believed it.

[Lorna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy and interesting read. Enjoyed knowing more about the history of this revival. I would recommend it to those interested in revivals throughout the USA and world!