| God's Generals | 1 |
| Contents | 9 |
| Foreword | 11 |
| Preface | 13 |
| Acknowledgments | 15 |
| Introduction | 17 |
| 1: John Alexander Dowie—"The Healing Apostle" | 19 |
| MORE THAN ORDINARY | 21 |
| "OH, COME AT ONCE! MARY IS DYING...." | 24 |
| WEDDING BELLS | 25 |
| NO MORE RELIGION! | 26 |
| MISREADING THE CALL | 27 |
| PEOPLE CAME FROM EVERYWHERE | 28 |
| FORSAKING THE DIVINE | 29 |
| FINALLY A HOME | 29 |
| ANOTHER HOME—JAIL! | 30 |
| Leaves of healing | 31 |
| "Zion has come" | 32 |
| The Elijah Complex | 36 |
| THE MADISON SQUARE KNOCKOUT | 37 |
| THE FATEFUL END | 37 |
| A GREAT OBJECT LESSON | 39 |
| 2: Maria Woodworth-Etter—"Demonstrator of the Spirit" | 43 |
| "angels came into my room...." | 45 |
| "WOMAN" DOES NOT SPELL "WEAK" | 46 |
| THEY WEPT THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE | 47 |
| THE DEMOLITION DERBY FORCE | 48 |
| they came screaming for mercy | 48 |
| "trance" talk | 48 |
| FRENZY OR FULFILLMENT? | 50 |
| "She Knocks 'Em Silly" | 51 |
| THE WILD. WILD WEST | 55 |
| "GIFT FROM GOD" | 56 |
| PERSECUTION, PROBLEMS. AND JAIL TRIALS | 58 |
| "NOTHING SHORT OF A CIRCUS" | 59 |
| THE SPLITTING ISSUE | 60 |
| "electrified US all" | 61 |
| tabernacle tales | 63 |
| GREAT MEETS GREAT | 64 |
| THE TRAILBLAZER | 65 |
| ETTER'S FAMILY TODAY | 66 |
| A PERSONAL VIEW | 67 |
| DON'T RUST OUT | 68 |
| 3: Evan Roberts—"Welsh Revivalist" | 71 |
| COAL-COVERED TRUTH | 73 |
| "what would Jesus do?" | 74 |
| "I AM BURNING. WAITING FOR A SIGN" | 74 |
| "BEND US! BEND US!" | 76 |
| AN ARM OUTSTRETCHED FROM THE MOON | 77 |
| THE LOST KEYS | 78 |
| "GOD HAS MADE ME STRONG AND MANLY" | 80 |
| HEAR THIS: REST | 81 |
| demonstrating the divine | 82 |
| CONFUSION AND COLLAPSE | 86 |
| "OBSTACLES ARRIVING...AND DEPARTING" | 86 |
| GREAT GLORY GREAT STRAIN | 87 |
| Enter Jezebel | 88 |
| FIRST KINGS 21? | 88 |
| PULPIT MINISTRY? NEVER AGAIN | 89 |
| severing the blood tie | 90 |
| WAR ON THE RANKS | 91 |
| SERMONS IN THE SHADOWS | 91 |
| "SHALL WE HAVE REVIVAL AGAIN?" | 93 |
| "The room flooded with light" | 93 |
| A SHADOW OF SUCCESS | 94 |
| 4: Charles F. Parham—"The Father of Pentecost" | 97 |
| PREACH 'TIL THE COWS COME HOME | 99 |
| "LIGHTNING" THAT PENETRATED | 100 |
| "WILL YOU PREACH?" | 101 |
| A "Bumpkin" WITH POWER | 101 |
| DENOMINATIONS? NO MORE! | 102 |
| HEAL YOURSELF! | 103 |
| the "live or die" vow | 104 |
| A FAITH HOME "ALL THE WAY" | 104 |
| SURROUNDED BY A HALO | 106 |
| The Tongues of Fire | 108 |
| DOORWAY TO THE SUPERNATURAL | 108 |
| spiritual fatherhood | 109 |
| "he preaches in big chunks" | 110 |
| EVERYTHING'S BIG IN TEXAS! | 113 |
| WALKING ON THE WATER AT ZION | 114 |
| SHAKE, RATTLE. AND ROLL THE L. A. STORY | 115 |
| "PART HAM" | 115 |
| FLAMES FROM HELL THE SCANDAL | 116 |
| LIVING IN THE LONG-AWAITED DREAM | 118 |
| "PEACE, PEACE LIKE A RIVER" | 118 |
| The Truly Faithful | 119 |
| 5: William J. Seymour—"The Catalyst of Pentecost" | 123 |
| Eye of the Tiger | 126 |
| saints and smallpox | 127 |
| Speaking in Tongues...Today? | 127 |
| in the beginning | 128 |
| the spiritual condition of the city | 129 |
| breaking the message in | 130 |
| 214 North Bonnie Brae Street | 131 |
| 312 Azusa street | 132 |
| beginning stages | 133 |
| PACKING THE STREETS, FALLING LIKE TREES | 135 |
| BEGINNINGS OF DECLINE | 140 |
| "TARRYING" AND TONGUES | 140 |
| fanatics, fakes, and fraction | 141 |
| The Sanctification Slur | 143 |
| LOVE AND BETRAYAL | 144 |
| the last division: man or god? | 145 |
| "TIRED AND WORN" | 146 |
| SHADOWS AND WOLVES | 146 |
| The Legacy of Power | 146 |
| god is not a racist | 147 |
| 6: John G. Lake—"A Man of Healing" | 151 |
| The Shadow of Death | 153 |
| WRONG "SCIENCE"—RIGHT ATTITUDE | 154 |
| THE GIFT OF "JENNIE" | 154 |
| lets get radical! | 155 |
| die? "i will not have it!" | 155 |
| the devil revealed | 157 |
| 9:30 A.M. | 157 |
| THE LIGHTNINGS OF JESUS | 158 |
| EXERCISING SPIRITUAL STRENGTH | 158 |
| tongues and the timing of heaven | 159 |
| Africa is Calling | 160 |
| WALKING ON THE WATER | 161 |
| HOME AWAY FROM HOME | 161 |
| A SPIRITUAL CYCLONE | 162 |
| JOHN & JENNIE: THE TEAM | 163 |
| WHAT WAS HE LIKE? | 163 |
| TAG TEAM | 164 |
| Goodbye, Jennie | 164 |
| the plague | 165 |
| ministry of the spirit | 166 |
| the anointed rover | 166 |
| The Healing Rooms of Spokane | 167 |
| "Strive for Pentecost" | 170 |
| lake's mistake | 171 |
| The Redeeming Factor | 171 |
| the magnet of god | 172 |
| Legacy of the Miraculous | 173 |
| reigning in the heavenlies | 174 |
| 7: Smith Wigglesworth—"Apostle of Faith" | 177 |
| The Little Turnip Puller | 179 |
| what's the difference between us? | 180 |
| There's SOMETHING DIFFERENT About You | 180 |
| 'Who are These Silly People?' | 182 |
| "HALLELUJAH! It's DONE!" | 183 |
| "smith, you're not my master" | 184 |
| Where do you rate on the Richter scale? | 184 |
| The First Healing | 185 |
| "pushed" into the pulpit! | 186 |
| Please...Shut Up! | 186 |
| “Come out. devil!" | 187 |
| they're receiving devils" | 188 |
| bathed in power & glory | 188 |
| holy laughter | 189 |
| God's Financial Covenant | 190 |
| "let her go" | 190 |
| Here's the Secret... | 191 |
| "I'm Never Too Late" | 191 |
| "Run, Woman. Run!" | 194 |
| "papa! it's going all over me!" | 195 |
| "I'll Move the Spirit" | 196 |
| another secret | 197 |
| dog the devil! | 197 |
| international authority | 198 |
| pentecost! | 198 |
| can you bless a pig? | 198 |
| an unpublished controversy | 199 |
| better live ready | 200 |
| affliction had to bow | 200 |
| "Their Eyes are on Me" | 201 |
| AND HE WAS NOT...FOR GOD TOOK HIM | 201 |
| FAITH + COMPASSION = MIRACLES | 202 |
| 8: Aimee Semple McPherson—"A Woman of Destiny" | 205 |
| A NEW GENERATION IS BORN | 208 |
| BULLFROGS AND SCHOOL SLATES | 209 |
| GO FOR THE GOLD! | 210 |
| DARWIN OR JESUS? | 211 |
| THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE HERE! | 212 |
| Even the Birds Smiled | 213 |
| Shaking with the Power | 214 |
| "Electric" Dancing | 215 |
| demons. caterpillars & burning Hindus | 217 |
| home sweet home | 217 |
| "will you go?" | 218 |
| "i was on my back in the straw" | 219 |
| a ripped tent & spiritual power | 219 |
| the rolling church | 220 |
| Burns, Blisters, & Mardi Gras | 220 |
| From Harold to Minnie | 221 |
| stretched shoes and a bottle of clouds | 222 |
| dressing the part | 223 |
| I Did Promise You a Rose Garden | 224 |
| A Coat of Many Colors | 224 |
| "Minnie"—Not a Mouse | 226 |
| A "First"—from the KKK to Hollywood | 227 |
| some temple tales | 228 |
| TWINKLING STARS, BIBLE SCHOOL & RADIO | 229 |
| Is Aimee Dead? | 230 |
| Kidnapped! | 230 |
| what DO YOU think? | 231 |
| Did She Break Minnie's Nose? | 235 |
| SHE'S NOT BIONIC | 236 |
| THE QUIET WAR QUEEN | 237 |
| a great one is resting | 237 |
| Direct Your Destiny | 239 |
| 9: Kathryn Kuhlman—"The Woman Who Believed in Miracles" | 241 |
| red hair and freckles | 243 |
| "papa! Jesus came into my heart!" | 245 |
| their first embrace | 247 |
| the evangelistic maid | 248 |
| a portion of her character | 248 |
| There's Nothing Left to Preach! | 249 |
| STABLE AND STRONG IN THE TURKEY HOUSE | 250 |
| KATHRYN'S "LOYALTY" | 250 |
| I WANT IT B-I-G! | 251 |
| PAPA IS GONE | 252 |
| Renewed and Smilin' | 253 |
| WHAT A "TRIP" | 254 |
| MISTER IS SPELLED M-I-S-T-A-K-E | 254 |
| WHAT IS THE ISSUE, ANYWAY? | 254 |
| she almost did it... | 255 |
| The SHATTERED DREAMS | 256 |
| The Pain of Dying | 256 |
| Both Sides of the Coin | 257 |
| out of the cave | 257 |
| the many voices | 258 |
| here come the miracles! | 259 |
| Shark, Sheriff and Glory | 260 |
| The Roof Fell In! | 261 |
| "I Want to Be Like Aimee" | 262 |
| a media church | 262 |
| It had to be "Kathryn's" Way | 263 |
| She Died a Thousand Times | 263 |
| too many to name... | 265 |
| northern exposure | 265 |
| Glitter and the Falling Stars | 270 |
| HOW can YOU miss the bleachers? | 271 |
| it is well with my soul | 272 |
| "i want to go home" | 272 |
| 10: William Branham—"A Man of Notable Signs and Wonders" | 277 |
| A WHIRL OF LIGHT | 280 |
| DIRT FLOORS AND PLANK CHAIRS | 280 |
| SAVED FROM A FREEZING DEATH | 282 |
| THE WIND FROM HEAVEN | 282 |
| no place to run | 283 |
| in the face of death | 284 |
| healed! and proud of it! | 285 |
| There's THAT LIGHT AGAIN! | 286 |
| his wonderful "hope" | 286 |
| A NEW DOSE OF POWER | 286 |
| "TRASH" AND TRAGEDY | 287 |
| "WHERE'S MY FAMILY?" | 288 |
| "i was almost home..." | 289 |
| the saddest night on earth | 289 |
| the wind returned | 290 |
| the angel of the lord came | 290 |
| the angel continued... | 291 |
| THERE will BE a second sign | 291 |
| NO TIME WASTED | 292 |
| THE FIRST MIRACLE | 292 |
| THE DEAD ARE RAISED | 293 |
| LET'S SPREAD OUT | 293 |
| "VOICE OF HEALING" IS BORN | 294 |
| Early Trouble | 295 |
| SHAKING NATIONS | 296 |
| HOW did HE OPERATE? | 297 |
| HIS DOCTRINE IN THE EARLY DAYS | 298 |
| HE BEGAN TO SLIP... | 299 |
| Lost Lindsay | 299 |
| Surrounded by "Yes" Men | 299 |
| HE DID NOT STAY IN HIS CALLING | 300 |
| HE DID IT HIS WAY | 304 |
| BRACE YOURSELF | 304 |
| NO ETERNAL HELL | 304 |
| SEED OF THE SERPENT | 304 |
| divorce | 305 |
| Mark of the Beast | 305 |
| his mouth had the power | 305 |
| ONENESS | 305 |
| THE STORY Of HIS DEATH | 306 |
| UNABLE TO RESURRECT | 307 |
| LEARN THE LESSON | 308 |
| 11: Jack Coe—"The Man of Reckless Faith" | 311 |
| A DESOLATE CHILDHOOD | 313 |
| "NO DICE, MR. COE!" | 314 |
| NO ONE WANTED HIM | 314 |
| NO FRIEND IN THE BOTTLE | 315 |
| "GOD, GIVE ME UNTIL SUNDAY!" | 315 |
| "hot dog. I've got it!" | 316 |
| "what have they done to you?" | 317 |
| "THEY'LL Put A SPELL ON YOU!" | 317 |
| "I'll die if I don't get it!" | 318 |
| Bible School. Juanita & the Army | 319 |
| LIFE IN THE "PSYCH" WARD | 319 |
| Be a...what? | 320 |
| spiritual boot camp | 320 |
| MARRIAGE AND A VISION | 321 |
| ready to die | 321 |
| oh no! a blind person? | 322 |
| AWAY WE GO! | 323 |
| say good-bye to the house | 323 |
| tent tales | 324 |
| the man and the minister | 327 |
| "The Freckled Face" Vision | 328 |
| piece by peace | 328 |
| GOD SAID, "NO.' | 329 |
| DRESSED LIKE ROYALTY | 330 |
| THE BIG TOP | 330 |
| A PRESENT-DAY FLOOD STORY | 331 |
| EMBARRASSED? WHAT ELSE IS NEW? | 332 |
| NEW CHURCH, NEW HOME, NEW UNDERSTANDING | 333 |
| Several Trials—Ministry & Life | 334 |
| an untimely death | 335 |
| The Ministry Continues | 336 |
| LIVE PAST YOUR PAST | 336 |
| 12: A. A. Allen—"The Miracle Man" | 339 |
| A Little Milk, a Lot of Whiskey | 341 |
| a bucket of beer 'n' trouble | 342 |
| "run him out or kill him!" | 343 |
| THE LADY IN THE WHITE DRESS | 344 |
| "they're of the devil!" | 345 |
| COLORADO & LEXIE = LOVE | 346 |
| THE THANKSGIVING OPOSSUM | 347 |
| BEANS AND BACKWOODS | 347 |
| "LIKE A WHIRLWIND, I HEARD HIS VOICE" | 348 |
| The Price Tag for Miracles | 349 |
| HEAVEN'S VISIT—THE FIRST MIRACLE | 350 |
| WOMAN—THE COAT OF MANY COLORS | 350 |
| HEAVEN ON EARTH—TEXAS! | 351 |
| A DEADLY BLOW | 351 |
| BLACKNESS, TORMENT, HELL THE BREAKDOWN | 352 |
| "COME OUT OF HIM!" | 353 |
| "YOU FAILED TO PAY THE PRICE" | 353 |
| GOING. GOING...GONE! | 354 |
| FINALLY—RADIO! | 355 |
| HARD KNOCKS IN KNOXVILLE | 356 |
| WITHDRAW? NO WAY! | 356 |
| R. W. SCHAMBACH SPEAKS | 357 |
| FORWARD! FOR A WHILE | 358 |
| SENSATIONALISM, CONTROVERSY AND MIRACLES | 359 |
| MIRACLES FROM THE VALLEY | 360 |
| a tragic ending | 365 |
| What Happened? The Coroner's Report | 366 |
| HOLD ON! LET'S INVESTIGATE | 366 |
| THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS | 368 |
| LET'S GO FURTHER | 369 |