The Pentecostal Experience of Robert Baxter

Modern Pentecostalism generally traces its roots to the Azusa Street Revival of the early twentieth century. The same spirit, however, which was poured out in Azusa Street had been at work nearly a century earlier in London and Scotland. Amazing spiritual manifestations, including tongues and supernatural prophecy, were experienced in nineteenth century Great Britain among the followers of Edward Irving. When the Irvingite Movement was at its strongest, Robert Baxter was drawn into it by intriguing reports of supernatural happenings and by the godly lives of its members. He soon became an influential prophet and a leader among them. Though he was an intimate part of the group for less than a year, his teaching influenced the doctrine and character of the movement, and his defection was a stunning blow. The honest story of how he was deceived into the movement and how he found his way back out of it is recorded in Robert Baxter's thrilling "Narrative of Facts." For the benefit of today's readers, this fascinating experience is retold in modern English.