At the beginning of the 20th century, several “revivals” began across the United States, Europe, and eventually effected many parts of the world. In the early 1900s, Charles Parham was leading a school called Bethel in Topeka, Kansas. One of his students had an experience with glossolalia.Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, C. Peter Wagner, Google eBook He and his students became prominent proponents of the experience being indicative of The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. William Seymour,Pentecostalism: William Seymour, Vinson Synan, Christianitytodaylibrary.com a student of Charles Parham, was instrumental in the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, California. The revival meetings held at Azusa Street were reported to include remarkable miracles, healings, and divine experiences.
