This year is the centenary of the 1904/05 Welsh Revival. Here we read of its beginnings . . .
On Sunday evening 18 December 1903, Evan Roberts preached his first sermon at his home church of Moriah, Loughor. He preached on Luke 9.23: 'Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."'
From December 1903 to September 1904, Evan Roberts spent his time at home in Island House preparing himself for entry into the Calvinistic Methodist ministry. This was a time of sitting exams and preaching some sermons in the local chapels. It was during this time that he became friendly with Sydney Evans, who was to become a key figure later, in the revival. He too was preparing to enter the grammar school and apply for the Christian ministry. He was later to marry Evan Roberts's sister Mary. During the spring of 1904, Evan began to experience an ongoing and intense encounter with God. He tells the story himself.
