Later, Parham would emphasize speaking in tongues and evangelism, defining the purpose of Spirit baptism as an "enduement with power for service". Two are standard, offered at the time and since, two less so. It is estimated that Charles Parhams ministry contributed to over two million conversions, directly or indirectly. Parham said, Our purpose in this Bible School was not to learn things in our head only but have each thing in the Scriptures wrought out in our hearts. All students (mostly mature, seasoned gospel workers from the Midwest) were expected to sell everything they owned and give the proceeds away so each could trust God for daily provisions. I would suggest that the three most influential figures on the new religious movements were Charles Finney, Alexander Campbell and William Miller. (Womens Christian Temperance Union) building on Broadway and Temple Streets and held alternative meetings. Yes, some could say that there is the biblical norm of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in pockets of the Methodist churches, it was really what happen in Topeka that started what we see today. With no premises the school was forced to close and the Parhams moved to Kansas City, Missouri. He never returned to structured denominationalism. The Apostolic Faith, revived the previous year, became thoroughly Pentecostal in outlook and theology and Parham began an attempt to link the scattered missions and churches. It was Parham who associated glossolalia with the baptism in the Holy Spirit, a theological connection crucial to the emergence of Pentecostalism as a distinct . Short of that, one's left with the open question and maybe, also, a personal inclination about what's believable. There is considerable evidence that the source of the fabrications were his Zion, Herald, not the unbiased secular paper. Parham and his supporters, for their part, have apparently never denied that the charge was homosexual activity, only that the charges were false, were part of an elaborate frame, and were dropped for lack of evidenced. Sensing the growing momentum of the work at Azusa Street, Seymour wrote to Parham requesting help. But Parham resisted the very thought and said it was not a thought that came from God. He recognised it as the voice of God and began praying for himself, not the man. As a child, Parham experienced many debilitating illnesses including encephalitis and rheumatic fever. Against his wishes (he wanted to continue his preaching tour), his family brought him home to Baxter Springs, Kansas, where he died on the afternoon of January 29, 1929. Shippensburg, PA: Companion Press, 1990. It was at this time in 1904 that the first frame church built specifically as a Pentecostal assembly was constructed in Keelville, Kansas. There he influenced William J. Seymour, future leader of the significant 1906 Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles, California. That seems like a likely reading of the Texas penal code. Details are sketchy. The builder had wrongly budgeted the building costs and ran out of money before the structure could be completed in the style planned. On March 21st 1905, Parham travelled to Orchard, Texas, in response to popular requests from some who had been blessed at Kansas meetings. THE AZUSA STREET REVIVAL - End Time Mysteries When he was nine years old, rheumatic fever left him with a weakened heart that led to lengthy periods of . Right then and there came a slight twist in my throat, a glory fell over me and I began to worship God in a Swedish tongue, which later changed to other languages and continued so until the morning. Parham recovered to an active preaching life, strongly believing that God was his healer. [11] It was not until 1903 that his fortunes improved when he preached on Christ's healing power at El Dorado Springs, Missouri, a popular health resort.
