In 1794 Baptists Isaac Backus and Stephen Gano, along with twenty-three other New England ministers, distributed a circular letter which called believers to pray for a general awakening:
“To the ministers and churches of every Christian denomination in the United States, to humble in their endeavors to carry into execution the humble attempt to promote explicit agreement and visible union of God’s people in extraordinary prayer for the revival of religion and the advancement of Christ’s … [Read More]