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was sti ll n o gro wth west of Place ntia Bay. In 1925 t h e
co mbi n ed effort of two Bethesda laymen, Lzon Lco Lly a t fi rst
without t he imprimatur of the i r home cong regation , established
the move ment in western Ne wfound land. In an i mportan t
res pect, thi s d evelop ment was crucial; Pentecostals fo u n d
their social pu rpose i n spreading the full gospel to i ndus­
tri a l t owns , where massive socia l changes were occurring.
Th e l e a der s and converts in the industrial towns quickly
became the proclaimers in other towns. Expa nsion from the
wes tern Ne wfoun d land base was Inme'd Lat e and far - re achin