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Revival and Healing Campaigns James, having initiated the trekking movement in the International Holiness Mission, turned his attention to the responsible pastorate committed to his care. For the next six months, with Henson and Pastor J. H. Farmer to assist him, he roused the members to renewed evangelistic activity and intense prayer. The numbers, which had declined after the close of Jessop's ministry there, increased rapidly in all the services. James was given the additional opportunity of writing the letter in the Journal formerly the privilege of Jessop. 137 For some years James had been impressed by the success of the Revival and Healing Campaigns conducted by Stephen and George Jeffreys, in raising up churches for the Pentecostal Movement. By October, 1930, he succeeded in persuading the Executive Council to permit a preliminary reconnaissance in the Potteries. 138 On July 11th, 1931, in a large tent at the Daubhill Crossing, Bolton, a revival campaign was commenced by James and Dan Phillips, assisted by a team of Trekkers, with the express purpose of raising up a Holiness mission. In two and a half months about one thousand decisions were registered, and there were some cases of faith healing. 139 A prefabricated building, accommodating about four hundred, was erected, and Rev. Norman G. Dunning deputised for Samuel Chadwick at the dedication ceremony in October. 140 A campaign at Farnworth, near Bolton, the following year, proved to be a damp squib, 141 but, undaunted, James planned a similar campaign in Leeds. An intensive revival and healing campaign was held in which two hundred decisions were recorded and the Holiness mission there was filled to overflowing. 142 Almost immediately, the tent was erected in Oldham for a campaign in which all previous records were broken. At the close of it, premises accommodating seven hundred chairs were engaged and officially opened as the Holiness Tabernacle on September 3rd. 143 James and Michael Keeley were put in charge of the new work in Oldham. The International Holiness Mission had arrived at the cross-roads. 144 There were those who felt that a pause should be made to consolidate the gains of the past two years. But