The Reveil in the Netherlands

The name Reveil is the signification of a religious movement in the Netherlands that attained to the height of its power between the years 1840 and 1860. It was a mighty spiritual agitation, non-ecclesiastical, and founded 1 pen a general Christian basis. It was aristocratic, Methodistic and philanthropic in character. It was of greatest moment at Amsterdam. Here it had its inception and here it gained most of its adherents. Its headquarters were also located in this city. From Amsterdam it...