has anyone heard of Smith Wigglesworth?

Question

i was wondering has anyone heard of that name and if so what do you know about him i kow that he was a man who really strived fo Gods Anoiting and his Percious Gift of The Holy Ghost so if you know something pls let me know what is it that you know about him

Answer 1

Smith Wigglesworth was born on June 10, 1859, in Menston, Yorkshire, England, to an impoverished family. In his childhood, Smith worked in the fields pulling turnips alongside his mother.

Nominally a Methodist, he became a born-again Christian at the age of eight, and according to some reports, could help others do the same even at such a young age. His grandmother was a devout Methodist, following the teachings of John Wesley, but his parents, John and Martha, weren't Christians themselves although they took young Smith to Methodist and Anglican churches on regular occasions.

Wigglesworth married Polly Featherstone in 1882, and under her tutelage he learned to read. They had one daughter, Alice, and four sons, Seth, Harold, Ernest and George. Their marriage lasted for thirty-one years, until Polly's death in 1913
Wigglesworth left his job as a plumber to become an evangelist.[2] He was an early Pentecostal theologian and minister, who wrote a number of works on tongues and other gifts of the Holy Spirit, mostly of these books originated as transcripts of his spoken sermons. He is considered one of the most influential evangelists in the early history of Pentecostalism and is also credited with helping give it a large religious audience. He defended and gave arguments for many of his beliefs in his book Ever Increasing Faith.[3] Wigglesworth ministered at many churches throughout Yorkshire, and often at Bethesda Church on the outskirts of Sheffield, where he left many prophecies. In 1939, he prophesied over the church that no man belonging to Bethesda would fall in battle in WWII. None did. Wigglesworth continued to minister up until the time of his death on March 12, 1947

Answer 2

A very anointed man of great faith. Type in "Smith Wigglesworth" into Yahoo Search and you can read a lot about him, even his sermons.

Answer 3

Yes, I've heard of him--he was from England. His wife was an evangelist--don't remember her name--but he was illiterate & worked as a plumber until he was born again--after he was 60 years old I've heard. His wife taught him to read & write some time after they married. You can still find books about him & containing his sermons in some Christian book stores.

Answer 4

I read about him years ago. Englishman. Big into the Salvation Army. (Back when it was an evangelical organization) What I remember most is that he claimed to raise his wife from the dead. Another nut case.