Table of Contents
Foreword Allan Heaton Anderson
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Introduction 1
Significance for Pentecostal and Baptist History 3
Accuracy of Facts 4
The Spurgeonic Roots of Pentecostalism 7
'Organisation' versus 'Freedom' 8
Methodologies 9
Smale Relatives 10
Baptist Archives 11
Secular Newspapers 13
Pentecostal Documents 14
Other Sources 15
Narrative Analysis Using Data Triangulation 16
Chapter 2 Smale's Spiritual and Pastoral Formation (1881-92) 19
Family and Conversion 19
Wesleyan Revival Roots in Cornwall and Somerset 22
Training: The Pastors' College, London (1887-90) 25
Spurgeonic Strand: Word and Spirit 28
Spurgeonic Theological Education 29
Training Opportunities for All 30
A Broad Based Education 31
Applied Theology 33
Preaching 34
Evangelism 37
Distinct Pneumatology 39
The Pastor's Need for Holy Spirit Power 39
A Felt Need for God the Holy Spirit 40
A Practical Experience of God the Holy Spirit 41
The Church's Need for Revival 43
Practical Signs of Revival 44
College Assessment 46
Smale's First Church: Park Road Baptist Church, Ryde, Isle of Wight 46
Shared Platforms 48
Bible-Based Preaching 50
Innovations 51
Social Concerns 53
Farewell Reflections 55
Chapter 3 Smale's Preparation for Revival (1893-1904) 57
The Lone Star Baptist Church, Prescott, Arizona (1893-97) 57
'Spiritually faithful during these years of testing' 59
Evangelism and Mission 59
Contemporary Innovations 60
Lecture Tours 61
The Arizona Baptist Association 61
Marriage to Helena Dunham 62
First Baptist Church Los Angeles, California (1897-1905) 63
'The great factors promoting a revival' 68
'The power of the Spirit in action' 69
'A spirit of unity has been happily manifest' 70
Pentecostal Prayer Union of Southern California 70
The Centennial Conference at First Baptist Church Los Angeles 71
Evidence of Schism at First Baptist Church Los Angeles 72
Analysis of Historical Qualitative Data using 'Transformational Logic' 73
Smale's Conflict-in-Context 75
Engagement, Resignation, Marriage and Separation 75
A Vote of Confidence 78
'Bunch of Coincidents Sets Baptists Agog' 18 September 1902) 79
'Pastor Smale's Trial But Begun' (19 September 1902) 80
'Pastor and his Foes Both Score' (20 September 1902) 80
'Church Trial Won by Pastor Smale' (23 September 1902) 83
'Smale's Assistant about to Resign" (26 September 1902) 84
'Sway of Smale Much Extended' (9 October 1902) 85
'Objections Made to Pastor Smale' (5 February 1903) 87
Smale's 'Scanning' and the Role of the 'Inner Teacher' 89
Reappraisal of Smale's Tour to the Holy Land and Welsh Revival (1904-05) 91
Smale's Return to Los Angeles: Prepared for Revival 94
First Baptist Church Los Angeles Welcome Smale Home: Context for Revival 96
'The Transforming Intuition of Christ' 98
Chapter 4 Pentecostalism's 'Moses' (1905-06) 99
William Seymour and Joseph Smale: Towards a 'Promised Land' 99
Fifteen Weeks of Daily Prayer and Praise Meetings 101
Week 1 Sunday 28 May-Saturday 3 June 102
Weeks 2 and 3 Sunday 4 June-Saturday 17 June 103
Week 4 Sunday 18 June-Saturday 24 June 106
Weeks 5 and 6 Sunday 25 June-Saturday 8 July 109
Weeks 6 and 7 Sunday 9 July-Saturday 22 July 111
Weeks 9 and 10 Sunday 23 July-Saturday 5 August 112
Weeks 11 and 12 Sunday 6 August-Saturday 19 August 113
Weeks 13 and 14 Sunday 20 August-Saturday 2 September 115
Week 15 Sunday 3 September-Saturday 10 September 119
Deacon Dozier's Opposition: Wednesday 6 September 1905 119
Smale's Resignation: Sunday 10 September 1905 121
Reappraisal of Bartleman's Account 122
Smale versus Dozier: The Core Issues 126
The Board of Deacons Respond 129
First New Testament Church Los Angeles (1905-06) 131
Smale's Advocacy through Organization 133
Smale's Advocacy through Demonstration of the Spirit's Power 138
'That Never to Be Forgotten Night' (Monday 9 April 1906) 141
The Gift of Tongues' (Easter Sunday 15 April 1906) 143
'Heaven Too is Color Blind' (June 1906) 146
Smale's Advocacy through Identification with 'The Holy Rollers' 147
Implicit Ambassadorial Support 148
Explicit Ambassadorial Support 152
Smale's Advocacy through Publication 156
Chapter 5 Smale's Pentecostal Life and Service 159
A Plethora of Pentecostalisms 160
The Shape of Smale's Preaching 161
A Four-Fold Gospel 163
Word and Spirit - Without the Play 165
Word and Spirit - At Play 166
Smale's Rhetoric 168
True Worship of a Triune God 171
Sanctification: As a Distinct Work of Grace 173
The Baptism of the Holy Ghost 176
The Shape of Smale's Ecclesiology 181
Pentecostal Identity 183
The Headship of Christ and Holy Ghost Administration 184
Intensely Spiritual in Character 186
New Testament Church Practices 190
Church Membership 190
Church Finances 193
The Shape of Smale's Missiology 194
A Chinese Mission 195
A Spanish Mission 196
Door to Door Tract Distribution 196
Christmas Day 1905 196
City Tent Work 197
The Bible and Missionary Training School 198
China New Testament Mission 199
A German Missionary: A.H. Bach 201
China Centenary Missionary Conference 204
Smale's Withdrawal from Pentecostalism 210
Circumstantial Reasons for Retreat: Smale and Keyes 210
Theological Reasons for Retreat: Tongues and Disunity 213
Summary 215
Chapter 6 Conclusion 219
Smale's Post-Pentecostal Phase (1909-26) 219
Familial Circumstances: Divorce and Bereavement 219
Marriage to Esther Hargrove 220
Conflict: Hitherfield Road Free Church, London (1912-13) 222
Mission Entrepreneur: Spanish Gospel Mission 224
Independent Pastor: Unity Chapel, Bristol (1913-15) 225
Bible Teacher: Grace Baptist Church, Los Angeles (1915-26) 228
A Baby Daughter: Esther Grace Smale 232
Final Assessment 233
The 'Moses' Idiom 235
Appendix 1 Joseph Smale Timeline 239
Appendix 2 The Logic of Transformation 242
Appendix 3 'The gift of tongues is not for every Christian' 246
Bibliography 248
General Index 267
