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'''Charles Grandison Finney''' (August 29, 1792 - August 16, 1875) was born on Aug. 29, 1792, in Warren, [[Connecticut]] in 1792. A leader of the [[Second Great Awakening]], he was one of America's greatest revivalists.
'''Charles Grandison Finney''' (August 29, 1792 - August 16, 1875) was leader of the [[Second Great Awakening]] and one of America's greatest revivalists.
==Early life==
==Early life==
Charles Finney was born on Aug. 29, 1792, in Warren, [[Connecticut]].
When Finney was two years old his family moved to upstate New York. He received his early education in frontier schools. While he was still a young man, Finney studied law and set up practice in Adams, New York. A book on law, Blackstone's Commentaries on Law, repeatedly mentioned the Bible. Blackstone referred to the Bible as the highest authority. Finney bought a Bible and was soon reading it more than the books on law. The Bible moved Finney deeply and on October 10, 1821 Finney became a converted Christian. He decided to witness for Christ instead of practicing law.
When Finney was two years old his family moved to upstate New York. He received his early education in frontier schools. While he was still a young man, Finney studied law and set up practice in Adams, New York. A book on law, Blackstone's Commentaries on Law, repeatedly mentioned the Bible. Blackstone referred to the Bible as the highest authority. Finney bought a Bible and was soon reading it more than the books on law. The Bible moved Finney deeply and on October 10, 1821 Finney became a converted Christian. He decided to witness for Christ instead of practicing law.