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America's evangelist and educator, Charles Finney was born at Warren, Connecticut, two years later his family moved to upstate New York where he received his early education in frontier schools. As a young man he studied law and set up a law practice at Adams, New York. While reading Blackstone's Commentaries On Law, he noted continuous references to the Holy Scriptures; Blackstone repeatedly mentioned the Bible as the highest authority. This moved Finney to buy a Bible and he soon was reading it more than law. The Word of God brought deep conviction to his soul, and on October 10, 1821, out in the woods, he was converted to Christ.
Finney's evangelistic ministry was used By God during the years of 1824-1832, to bring about some of the most powerful revival meetings ever known in modern times! Over the eastern cities of Gouverneur, Rome, Utica, Auburn, Troy, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. During his meetings in Rochester, New York, "the place was shaken to its foundations"; twelve hundred people joined with the churches of Rochester Presbytery; all the leading lawyers, physicians, and businessmen were saved; forty of the converts entered the ministry; and the whole character of the town was changed. As a result of that meeting, revivals broke out in fifteen hundred other towns and villages.
Charles Finney's message was so strong and different that after twenty years, over 80% of his converts stayed true to God! We know of few others who have matched Finney's results. Most preachers have only 10% and often less who stay true to God.
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