MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Monday, September 18th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary Reichard.
NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Up next, the WORLD History Book.
This week marks the 200th anniversary of a supposed angelic visitor to a young New Yorker, but not every angel of light is from above. Here’s WORLD Radio Executive Producer, Paul Butler.
PAUL BUTLER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: In the early 19th century, the 2nd Great Awakening is spreading like wildfire.
EVANGELIST: God gives us the power over temptation, but we are weak in the face of it.
In Central and Western New York, evangelists and itinerant preachers hold large, open air meetings. The services are well attended.
Historian Stephen Nichols is president of Reformation Bible College.
NICHOLS: Revivalist preachers are coming through and…
