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'''Charles Grandison Finney''' (August 29, 1792 - August 16, 1875) was leader of the [[Second Great Awakening]]. He was one of America's greatest revivalists, and is called the "father of modern revivalism" by some historians today.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=V0Bq0QK7X9gC&pg=PA74 The Great Revivalists in American Religion, 1740-1944: The Careers and Theology of Jonathan Edwards, Charles Finney, Dwight Moody, Billy Sunday and Aimee Semple McPherson]</ref>

'''Charles Grandison Finney''' (August 29, 1792 - August 16, 1875) was a leader of the [[Second Great Awakening]]. He was one of America's greatest revivalists, and is called the "father of modern revivalism" by some historians today.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=V0Bq0QK7X9gC&pg=PA74 The Great Revivalists in American Religion, 1740-1944: The Careers and Theology of Jonathan Edwards, Charles Finney, Dwight Moody, Billy Sunday and Aimee Semple McPherson]</ref>

==Early life==

==Early life==

==Life as a Preacher==

==Life as a Preacher==

[[File:Finney Memorial Oberlin.jpg|left|thumb|75px|Finney Memorial Chapel, Oberlin College]]

[[File:Finney Memorial Oberlin.jpg|left|thumb|75px|Finney Memorial Chapel, Oberlin College]]

Finney was soon conducting large revival meeting and was filling the largest buildings available. The highlight of his evangelistic ministry, called the "nine might years," was from 1824 to 1832. During this time period, he conducted powerful revival meeting all over the eastern cities of Goureneur, Rome, Utica, Auburn, Troy, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. After his meeting in [[Rochester, New York]], twelve hundred people united with the churches of Rochester Presbytery. The whole character of the town was changed. As a result of that meeting, revivals broke out in 1,500 other towns and villages.  Due to poor health, Finney was forced to stop his evangelistic ministry.

Finney was soon conducting large revival meetings and was filling the largest buildings available. The highlight of his evangelistic ministry, called the "nine might years," was from 1824 to 1832. During this time period, he conducted powerful revival meetings all over the eastern cities of Gouverneur, Rome, Utica, Auburn, Troy, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. After his meeting in [[Rochester, New York]], twelve hundred people united with the churches of Rochester Presbytery. The whole character of the town was changed. As a result of that meeting, revivals broke out in 1,500 other towns and villages.  Due to poor health, Finney was forced to stop his evangelistic ministry.

==Later life==

==Later life==