ALL ABOUT SMITH WIGGLESWORTH, THE PREACHER WHO NEVER ALLOWED MEDICINE IN HIS HOUSE

 Smith Wigglesworth was an evangelist who performed many lasting miracles of great worth and laid the foundation for the growth of the holyspirit in the modern church. He was born in 1859 in England into abject poverty. He had a caring mother and father and a Christian grandmother who moulded his mind and spirit. 

His grandmother was a Wesleyan and she encouraged him to serve God. One day in church while Smith was singing about Jesus, he felt drawn closer to God and this changed his life forever. At the age of 20, he moved to Liverpool to start his plumbing work which he learned from his father. He spent his salary to feed and clothe poor children and he brought hundreds of them to know Jesus as their lord and savior. This was his first ministry 

Smith was not able to read and write but was able to overcome it with the help of Mary Featherstone whom he married in 1882. They met in the Salvation Army when Smith moved to Bradford. Together, they had five children, four boys and one girl who all entered ministry when they grew up. In the early days, Mary only preached because Smith was only just learning to read and was also  constrained by slight stuttering problem. 

When Smith was baptized in the Holyghost, he was delivered and anointed to preach. Mary could not believe it was her husband preaching the day he first ministered. Before then, his role in ministry had been to intercede for his wife and meet their financial needs. Smith devoted himself to reading the bible and carried a new testament bible wherever he went. His sermons were full of God's words. He prayed and fasted frequently and surrounded himself with people who loved to pray.

Smith believed in the use of anointing oil and many were healed instantly when he anoint them. One miraculous case was that of Mrs. Clark, who was on her death bed when Smith met her. He anointed her with oil and prayed and Jesus appeared in the room. Both Smith and Mrs. Clark saw Jesus and she became healed immediately. 

Smith and his wife had agreement never to allow medicine in their house. They trusted only in God for their healing

This faith was tested when Smith fell ill and despite much prayer and intercession, healing was not coming forth. His wife fearing for the life of her husband and what people would say if no doctor was called, she called for a doctor. The doctor declared Smith as "good as a corpse" and said he could not do anything to help him. His wife, alongside another young man who had come to see Smith began to pray fervently for him, he was healed in that moment. He rose up, dressed and went out to work.

Smith Wigglesworth was known as the "Apostle of Faith." Thousands of his healing miracles are documented and many were raised from the dead. He died on 12, March 1947 at the age of 87.