Punjab Prayer Union: John "Praying" Hyde

John Nelson Hyde

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John Nelson Hyde (November 9, 1865-February 17, 1912) was an American missionary who preached in the Punjab.
Born in Illinois, the son of a Presbyterian minister. This minister prayed that God would raise up more missionaries. John Hyde passed college and became a member of the faculty. Strangly, he resigned and entered into McCormick Theological Seminary<?></Needs one.>. His elder brother Edmund was also in the seminary. Edmund dreamt of being a preacher, so in pursuit of this dream he went to preach in Montana but suddenly died of a fever. John wondered if he would take his brother's place. In his senior year he asked a fellow student, Mr. Konkle, for his argument supporting missionary work. That night he decided to become a missionary at last.
He came to believe that God was calling him to India. He departed to India in 1892 to preach in the Punjab region. While he was heading to Punjab, he read a letter from a friend who said he would ask God to fill John with the Holy Spirit. Angry at the suggestion that he did not already have the Spirit he threw it away. However he then humbled himself and prayed to God for help.
As he was partially deaf he struggled to learn the native languages. Also while in India he continued to focus his study mostly on scripture. His mission at first gained few converts, and endured persecution. So he began to pray very intensely. From 1899 he began to spend entire nights in prayer to God. Starting in 1904 he began to attend a conference at Sialkot. He formed the Punjab Prayer Union, the members of which set aside half an hour a day to prayer for spiritual revival. In 1908 he told the conference his dream that there would be one conversion a day. A year later over 400 more converts had been made. He came to be called 'Praying Hyde' for his passionate prayers to reached lost souls. Near the end of Hyde's life, it was discovered that he was very unwell. His heart had moved from its normal position (in the left) to the right. He went home to America. He died there, in February 1912. His last words were "Shout the victory of Jesus Christ!"

Principals:
1) Am I praying for quickening in my own life, in the life of my family members, fellow-workers, and the Church?

 2) Am I longing for greater power of the Holy Spirit in my own life and work and am I convinced that you cannot go on without this power?

 3) Will you pray that you may not be ashamed of Jesus?

 4) Do you believe that prayer is the great means for securing this spiritual awakening?

  5) Will you set apart one half hour each day for this awakening and are you willing to p ray till this awakening comes?