in january 1914, rees called a "judgment day meeting" at the university, exhorting students to prepare by confessing to one another as if christ's return were imminent. this resulted in a frenzied and ongoing revival, with the student body developing a profound attachment to rees and wiley. however, a deep rift developed between reese and wiley, on a group of faculty members, led by professor a. j. ramsay and a. o. hendricks, who opposed the "freedom of the spirit." over the following years, charges and counter-charges were leveled.