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The man behind one of America’s most remarkable religious movements. Daniel Sidney Warner (1842–1895) was a holiness evangelist, editor, and reformer whose ministry helped give birth to the Church of God reformation movement of Anderson, Indiana. Birth of a Reformation, written in 1921 by Warner’s close companion Andrew L. Byers, tells his story from the inside.
The book traces Warner’s journey from northern Indiana through ordination to his dramatic break with denominational sectarianism. Convinced that true Christian unity lay in the Bible and entire sanctification, Warner launched an independent evangelistic ministry — founding the influential Gospel Trumpet newspaper and carrying camp meetings and revivals across the United States.
Drawing on personal knowledge, correspondence, and Warner’s own writings: a vivid portrait of a tireless preacher who never wavered — a classic biography of faith, courage, and reform. Drawing on personal knowledge and correspondence, Byers paints a vivid portrait of a tireless preacher — a classic biography capturing the birth of a movement still shaping Christian life today.
The man behind one of America’s most remarkable religious movements
Daniel Sidney Warner (1842–1895) was a holiness evangelist, editor, and reformer whose ministry helped give birth to the Church of God reformation movement headquartered in Anderson, Indiana. Birth of a Reformation, written in 1921 by Warner’s close companion Andrew L. Byers, tells his story from the inside.
The book traces Warner’s journey from his early years in northern Indiana through his ordination and his dramatic break with denominational sectarianism. Convinced that true Christian unity could only be found in the Bible and the experience of entire sanctification, Warner launched an independent evangelistic ministry. Byers chronicles the founding of the influential Gospel Trumpet newspaper, the camp meetings and revivals that carried the message across the United States, and the trials the young movement endured.
Drawing on personal knowledge, correspondence, and Warner’s own writings, Byers paints a vivid portrait of a tireless preacher who faced fierce opposition yet never wavered from his conviction that the church should be one, holy, and free.
Who should read this book
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- Readers interested in American church history and the holiness movement.
- Students of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) tradition and its origins.
- Anyone inspired by biographies of faith, courage, and reform.
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A classic biography capturing the birth of a movement that still shapes Christian life today.
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