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In Wales, the preacher and miner Robert Evans (b. 1879) initiated a revivalist movement that spread to Europe. The first true European Pentecostalist movement was organized by Thomas H. Barratt in Oslo, Norway after a trip to the United States in 1906.  

In Wales, the preacher and miner Robert Evans (b. 1879) initiated a revivalist movement that spread to Europe. The first true European Pentecostalist movement was organized by Thomas H. Barratt in Oslo, Norway after a trip to the United States in 1906.  

==Controversies==

==Controversies==

n the 1830s leaders of the Mormon church encouraged members to practice glossolalia, the unintelligible ecstatic speech often called the gift of tongues. A chief advocate of speaking in tongues among the early Mormons was Sidney Rigdon, a one-time Campbellite minister who had converted to Mormonism in 1830. This practice, considered sincere in most cases, eventually brought about social strife and institutional instability, and was thereafter officially discouraged. The dawning of the 20th century saw a decline in the acceptability of speaking in tongues. From 1900 until the present it has seldom been seen.  

In the 1830s leaders of the Mormon church encouraged members to practice glossolalia, the unintelligible ecstatic speech often called the gift of tongues. A chief advocate of speaking in tongues among the early Mormons was Sidney Rigdon, a one-time Campbellite minister who had converted to Mormonism in 1830. This practice, considered sincere in most cases, eventually brought about social strife and institutional instability, and was thereafter officially discouraged. The dawning of the 20th century saw a decline in the acceptability of speaking in tongues. From 1900 until the present it has seldom been seen.  

For American Pentecostalists, speaking in tongues served to authenticate the Spirit's special baptism, but for many in India and other areas outside the United States speaking in tongues was not an absolute requirement for identification as a Pentecostalist.

For American Pentecostalists, speaking in tongues served to authenticate the Spirit's special baptism, but for many in India and other areas outside the United States speaking in tongues was not an absolute requirement for identification as a Pentecostalist.

The possession trances of southern Appalachian serpent-handling sects are stylized, controlled, and conventional activities adopted by people well-adjusted to their Pentecostal religious environment. The 'power' of these trances includes glossolalia, serpent and fire handling, strychnine drinking, miracle working, casting out devils, healing, prophecy, and discerning spirits.  

The possession trances of southern Appalachian serpent-handling sects are stylized, controlled, and conventional activities adopted by people well-adjusted to their Pentecostal religious environment. The 'power' of these trances includes glossolalia, serpent and fire handling, strychnine drinking, miracle working, casting out devils, healing, prophecy, and discerning spirits.

==Catholics==

==Catholics==