摘要：A slice of the history of the Assemblies of God in Australia can be seen in two early magazines: Glad Tidings Messenger and The Australian Evangel which later amalgamated. Almost any Pentecostal journal lasting a number of decades will reflect changes in the wider church. There is a record of sermons by great preachers overseas principally England in the early years and later the USA, but perhaps most interesting is the record of local preachers many of whom were women. The magazines also contained testimonies of healing, opinions on doctrinal controversies, and reports of the growth of the movement. Naturally distinctive beliefs such as 'Baptism in the Spirit' are explained, with a kind of creedal emphasis, and there is the occasional mention of a modernist (usually educated at a prestigious university) being converted (to Pentecostal faith). It is a valuable record of a vital spirituality finding a range of manifestations in the less than welcoming social environment of Australia
