Prayer Meeting Revival (1857-1858) (Topical Term)

Work cat.: 96-48264: Long, K. The revival of 1857-58 : interpreting an American religious awakening, c1997.

Dict. of Christianity in America: p. 1012, art. Revivalism, Protestant (mentions 1857-58 revival) p. 922, art. Prayer Meeting Revival (1857-1858)

New intl. dict. Chr. ch.: p. 844 (a lay interdenominational revival which developed through noonday prayer meetings in New York in 1857 led to more than half a million coming to the churches)

Britannica Micro.: p. 540 (prayer-meeting revival of 1857-1858)

Orr, J.E. The event of the century, c1989: ((third) Great Awakening; Evangelical Awakening; 1857-1858 Awakening)

Orr, J.E. The fervent prayer, c1974: ((third) Great Awakening; Evangelical Awakening; 1857-1858 Awakening)

Smith, T. Revivalism and social reform, c1957: p. 63-79 ("Annus mirabilis--1857-1858"; prayer meetings emphasized but not used to name the movement)

Ahlstrom. Relig. hist. Am. people; Encyc. dict. relig.; New Cath. encyc.; Westminster dict. Chr. ch.; Web. 3