Oral history interview with L.C. Robie, 1979.

Robie, L. C.

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Evangelist; born August 3, 1892; employed as an auto mechanic and tool engineer; played semi-professional baseball; converted in the Methodist Episcopal Church; called to revival ministry and began preaching in factories, hospitals, and rest homes in the early 1920's; became official evangelist for the Assemblies of God, Springfield, MO, being also associated with Christian and Missionary Alliance; trained as airplane pilot and ministered in airport rallies as part of evangelistic activities; re...

Assemblies of God

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Finney, Charles G., 1792-1875

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Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875), revivalist, educator, and second President of Oberlin College (1851-65), abandoned the practice of law after a dramatic religious conversion and, following ordination in the Presbyterian Church, launched a decade of extraordinarily successful revivals in New York state (1824-33). He left the Presbyterian Church in 1836 and identified himself as a Congregationalist from then on. Finney's brand of theological perfectionism helped to make Oberlin College famous...