serve as a Pentecostal observer at the Second Vatican Council. Du Plessis entitled his autobiography The Spirit Bade Me Go, as he believed God had commanded him to take the Pentecostal message to other denominations, and in particular the World Council of Churches. Recounting a meeting with 24 ecumenical leaders in Connecticut, Du Plessis wrote: "I could remember days when I had wished I could have set my eyes upon such men to denounce their theology and pray the judgment of God upon them for what I considered their heresies and false doctrines. [...] After a few introductory words, I suddenly felt a warm glow come over me. I knew this was the Holy Spirit taking over, but, what was He doing to me? Instead of the old harsh spirit of criticism and condemnation in my heart, I now felt such love and compassion for these ecclesiastical leaders that I would rather have died for them than pass sentence upon them." See also Catholic Charismatic Renewal References Further reading Du Plessis, David J., The Spirit Bade Me Go, (Self-published, n.d.) Harper, Michael, As at the Beginning: The Twentieth Century Pentecostal Revival, (Hodder & Stoughton, 1965) Spittler, R.P., "David Johannes du Plessis" in The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, revised edition, ed. Stanley M. Burgess & Eduard van der Maas, (Zondervan, 2003) From prosecutor to defender: An intellectual history of David J. du Plessis, drawn from the stories of his testimony by Rutherford, Brinton L., PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Theology, 2000, 274 pages; AAT 9962623 Ziefle, Joshua R. David du Plessis and the Assemblies of God: The Struggle for the Soul of a Movement. (Brill, 2013) External links David du Plessis Center for Christian Spirituality at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA Biography David Du Plessis Recordings Afrikaner people South African Protestant missionaries South African Pentecostals American Assemblies of God pastors American evangelicals 1905 births 1987 deaths South African Charismatics Converts to Pentecostal denominations South African emigrants to the United States South African people of Dutch descent Pentecostal missionaries