45TH GENERAL COUNCIL ISSUE Kathryn Kuhlman Assemblies of God
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5 G. RA YMOND CARL""S,,0 FO/lOH'illg the Ediror From \fiss()uri Wesse Is is a professor at Bangor Theological Selll1 nar) and currently rcsearchllig on n paper about Charles F 10 Illinois, ,VeH' Eng/anti, Indiol1o, Parham's Pentecostal te C~ mp I/,TO unds al Old Ort ha rd . Maine, .. hl'rc lurn-of-lhe cl'nlu r) .. or..hlpus many- pastor Verne Barney and his wife Eva, mis " l'rc bll plilffi In lhe 11 01) !o. pirll, l he !o.a t. allon Arm) no .. o .. ns Ihl' properl). s ionary Jessie Barney (composer of "Who Will Go',)") and Alice Belle Garrigus, founder of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland (sec her slOry in summer 19861leritllge), nd ~peakin~ of resea,rehing, an.d writing, dur,i n.g A Apn l l was 111 Napervil le, !l11l10ts, where [part IcI pated in thc Consultat iOIl on t he W rit i ng of Pentecost a I H istory whic h the Inst itute for the Stud y of American Evangelicals ( ISAE) sponsored. For 8 hours 16 of us holed up in a Holiday Inn conference room and shared histo ricnl researc h idea" AlG IIt.Rn AL~.. "l MMI R .993 3 and experiences on hiography. international dimen. SHl/lS, doctrine, neglectcd aspects, and culture and the conte'l(t, Panicipatlllg wcre Dan \1organ. Wavhillj.!um P(HI reporter (scc his book on the A G Tatham family. IU,inj.! inlhe JI"{'.H. in this Issue). Grant Wacker, profes· sor at Duke Divinity School; Edith Blumhofer. ISAE project director and associate professor of history. Wheaton College, Russ Spitt ler and Cecil M Robeck Jr. professors. Fuller Theological Seminary; Gary B McGee. professor, Assembl ies of God Theological Sem in a ry: Dan Bays. history chair, University ofKan sas. Paul Tinllll. pastor. Evangel Assembly of God. S<:haumburg. Illinois. Marie Griffith. Ph.D candidate. Harvard University; Clarence Taylor, professor, I eMoyne College. Roger Robins, Ph. D candidate, Duke Ht"gin.ld .nd Hu n!)r H.rnt). (;an ..n . ' t.. lIampshirr. HuildinK ~nrd .s LdllvcrSlty; Da\id Daniels, professor, McCormick tarl) )'t nl«osial church and ..·.s "nown as .J '.than. Seminary; Gus Ce rillo, professor, Cal Stat e Long Beach, R. Stephen Warner. professor, Uni ve rsi ty of Also in Indiana. I will attend the anni ve rsary of the III i nois at Chicago; Doug Jacobsen, professor, Messiah /omzom ship that the Germans sa nk in 1941 Aboard ('oll ege; and Curt Berends, graduate student . Wheaton the ship were aboul 100 mi ssio naries. Four of the College missionaries we re under A G ap pointmen t: Paul and Eve lyn Derr, and C laude and Ruth Derr Keck, who tthis writing ea rl y in June. I am making plans for we re on their way to Africa. Fortunalely, nobody went A other trips and am looking forward to meeting down with th e ship (although th e Derrs lost a brand· more lIeriloge readers. The first stop gives me th e new Chevrolet), and the Germans rescued the passengers opport unit y to speak at the 75th Anniversary banquet and crew. (Sec "The Zamzam'S Last Voyage," AIG for Lakeview Templ e. Indianapolis. This is the great lIerilage fall 1987.) church which th e legendary Maria B. Woodworth·Eller From the Midwest to the Deep South , J will be at founded in 191 8 and which the beloved Thoma s and Magnolia Springs Assembly of God which is located [ yda Paino pastorcd for many years. Thomas Paino, on a famous old camp meeting grounds at Hurley, Jr .. has successfully followed in the footsteps of these Mi ss iss ippi. Pastor Norman T . Busby is proud of hi s illustrious leaders. churc h whose morning worship attendance outnumbers the population of the town. And so melhing e lse for you I'holOJ Mlo .. .. trt t.bn \hortl} btfort press tlmt. Top. ""itillt tililor rodeo fa ns. This church sponsors a very successful \\.}nr \\.rnn. rl.hl . .. lIh /Ilm:.am ~ hip sunhot U•• ld ~htrm.n .nd In/lrld ·1 robisch .1 /Qm~Qm sunho" 'union In ~ulh Brnd. Junr 20. rodeo for a Christian witness. ""hum.n ...s. 1 f/r ph!)IOllr.phtr .bo.rd Ihr lIi·f.ltiI ship "'h~n il ...~ sunk Then, of course, the Archives will sponso r an exhibit b} Ihr (.rrm.ns In 1941. Inllrid TrobiS(h'~ hlhn. LulhtNin mi'lSlonllr) H.lph lIull. wu .bo.rd Ihr 5hlp; Inl!;rid IJ ... rllrr ""ho Ihl'S In Sprlnllritld. at the General Council in Min neapoli s, Aug ust 10- 15 . Missouri .• our A /(. mlsslom.rlts "'rrr .board Iht ship. Bollom. $unhors Look for Ass istant Archivist Joyce Lee and me th ere if I brukfasl.t rtllnion. you attend this hi storic Coun c il. Hi stori c because it will elect a new general superintendent and that's only happened II times before in our 79-year history. Can you name the ne .... sup erintendems and the years they were elected? Or, maybe you'd like to start with the 1949 General Council in Seatt le. Turn to page 3 1 for the answers. -t- CORRECTION In "William J. Mitchell, A Pent ecostal Pioneer in New England" (spring 1993, page 34), it is incor rectly stated that Christine Gibson conducted the funeral service for Mitchell who died March 14, 1958. Mrs. Gibson died in 1955. Beginning a Two-part Feature on the 12th AIG General Superintendent The Earl Years in the U er Midwest G. Raymond Carlson gathered the family around him. By Fannie Mae Hall and read to them from the Scriptures.to hen Ragna Carlson, a young George Carlson returned \\jlh hi ... W Lutheran woman of Norwe family to (he e\ening \ef\ice and gian heritage, prayed for a son, she was instantly and permaneJ1th likely did not realize the extent of healed of scialica. He had suffered that prayer. She told the Lord if He such excruciating pain that al time~ would grant her request, she would the children had (0 tiptoe acros., the dedicate that son 10 the Lord for noor to a\oid aggra\aling thc ministry.l On February 17, 1918, condition.7 God answered her prayer. Guy Hungry for all lhat God had for Raymond Carlson was born. him, Mr. Carlson pra)"cd 10 be Though both Mrs. Carlson and baptized in (he Holy Spiril. BUI a~ her husband George had been he prayed the amount of 80 cent~ raised in a strong Lutheran tradi came berore him. Over 20 year\ tion, Mr. Carlson had not accepted prior to this prayer George Christ as Savior.l But God had Carlson's father had se nt him with plans for this family, and Mr. Young Raymond's father a load of hogs to the slod-yard in Carlson's conversion was the key to was saved and filled the town nearby. The slod-yard that plan. attendant had weighed the hogs and In 1923 , a young couple came lO with the Holy Spirit had mistakenly paid George 80 Crosby. North Dakota, the small during revival meetings cents too much. George had given town where the Carlson family Blanche Brittain conducted the correct amount to his father but lived, to pioneer a Pentecostal in Crosby, North Dakota. had kepI the 80 cents. church. The meetings led by these Upon realizing that a mere 80 " Holy Rollers" drew great opposi Here too 7-year-old celllS slood between him and God's tion. "The local priest incited a Raymond made his public blessings, George promised the parishioner to burn the tent. Defeat profession of faith. Lord he would return the o\er seemed evident. But shortly Blanche payment, even if it meant traveling Brittain, the North Dakota 'sod lion of the Holy Spirit, he took Ihe over 700 miles to where the incident buster,' came to Crosby. Scores hand of 7-year-old Raymond seated had occurred. Immediately George were saved and filled with the beside him and led him to the altar. was baptized in the Holy Spirit. Spirit. " J Mr. Carlson accepted Christ as (George not only kept his promise, One Sunday, November 8, 1925, Savior and Raymond made his fir st but also lOok a tent and an evangel during the Brillain meetings, public profession of faith.s istic team to his ho me town and George Carl son took hi s family to Though Mr. Carlson was a highly conducted a series of meetings. the lillie storefront mi ssion. the respected churchman, he did not More than 35 people were saved first Pentecostal church he had ever read the Bible. That aftern oon he during the Sunday meeting of that attended." Experiencing the convic- lOok the Bible from the piano, series.)S AI(; IIERITAGt•• SUM'\It_R 19935 With a ll1Q(her who had prayed for a 'ton 'the could dedicate to the Lord for mmi'ttry and a father eager to obey God without re~erva· lion, young Raymond had been given a \olid foundation on which to build a life of 'tpiritual e\cellem:e ne fall day during thrc~hing O season Mr. and Mr~. Carlson left Ra)'nlOnd and his younger brother Orville at the farm. Taking 4-year·old Arlene with them, they drove several miles to transau busi· ness. In the meantime, IO-year·old Raymond decided to tackle the man-sited job of taking fuel to the field for the naClOrs. He began the Abo't. PI ~ IO' ( •. RI) mond tlrl <;on ud \1,.., <'1 ,I'\On. fA , rill-iii. Ind Iheir Thitf RiH'r hU~. task of hitching a learn of horses to Min ntWlI. 'oundl) school ~Idf in f1Iri) 19-'1h, Ktlo ... 'oundl) school cll,o;c-<, II Tbitf Ki,tr •• U\. Mill a wagon holding a tall hay rack. Hru!"n. fllr Itfl In bid•• pro,ldtd bolh phoIOil",ph,. Attached to that wagon was a metal-wheeled wagon that held a 300·gallon fuel tank. Raymond had secured the har· ness of th e first horse and was slanding behind th e singlet ree of the ~econd hor'!e pulling forcefully on the '!econd tug when one of Ihe horses spoiled Orville crawling over· head on the hay rm:k. The horses bolted taking Raymond and the wagon'! with them. Ra ymond held tenaciomly to the lug as long as he could. Then in e\haUSlion, he dropped the tug and lell to the ground. The metal wheels of the fuel wagon ran across his body. rwo farm workers found hlln lying on the ground bleeding and partially paralyzed. They carried him inside to await the arrival of his parents. Orville, sit· li ng sec urely 011 the hayrack re mained unharmed. Several miles away Mrs. Carlson sensed thai Raymond was in need, " Raymond is hurt." she told her husband , "we must hurry home. It Arriving as quickly as they could, they found Raymond near death. Instead o f calling th e doctor, Mr. and Mrs. Carlson called the pastor. The minisler came immedialcly, prayed the "prayer of faith," and Abo", Ihl'ft' .. omtn " 'ho minisltred in Iht Lpptr Mid"UI durin& Iht 1920', "brinK in Raymond was instantly healed!9 Iht shu' H." .·rom tht Iffl. Mabtl Sllkt. With a hear! bent toward Ihe llli Hecklt) , Ind Hll ncht Hrill.in, G. things of God, Raymond was KI)mond Cllrl'W)n "IS con\t,ltd undtr Rlllncht Hritl.ln ·~ pruchina. I.tfl. G. baptized in Ihe Holy Spirit at an RI,'mond C.,IS 6 A G IU.RITAGI:.. SUMMt.R t?9J \Ibralll with life, !>cholarly. dedi "his girl" bur she \\as content to my sheep." Soon a letter \\a ... in the cated (Q the Lord, and a good role settle for JUSt a friend ... hip umil he mail from the Carlson') olfering model for our youth grouP"." wem to Bible college. "Then I their service ... to the little church . wrote Glenn Anderson, a long-time missed him," 1\lrs. Carl<,on admit· First they recci\ed an invitation 10 friend and colleague. "At the same ted with a grin. " come for a ... eries of re\'ival meet time," he continued, "his terrific Raymond\ and \1ae's dating ings. and then they \\ere elected a<; sense of humor rc\"ealed Ihal he graduated from doing things , .. ith pa"iIOrs. lO kept both fecI on the ground." their youth group to double-dating A growing sense of God's calling with their friends. Verner and Rub\' uring the Carbons' tenure in on his life culminmcd al Lake Anderson, now parents-in-law 0-1' D Thief River Falls, the l.ord Geneva Bible Camp in 1933. In the Iheirson Gary. On October 7, 1938. bles~ed them with a daughter prayer room, at 3 a.m. one morn Raymond and Mae were married. Sharon and a ... on Paul. But at Thief ing, he surrendered to the ministry. He was 20, and she was 22. "She":. Rivcr Fall ... Raymond and \iae also As a 15-year-old he began preach the only girl I ever dated." Brother experienced the greale~t trial of ing in his local church, and then in Carlson related proudly. "She's my their liH· .... Paul wa\ only a fe\\ area churches, Quts!ations, and girl. ". ~ month" old whcn the family doctor jails. 11 confirmed their ..,uspicioll\. Paul A serious-minded young man "As a IS-year-old he had DO\\I1\ Syndrome! The ne\\s with a desire for academic excel began preaching in his dealt a crushing blo\\ to Ihis young lence, Raymond graduated from couple who had both been honor high school al age 15. \ In 1934, local church, and then studeTlls and \\oho could COUIll desiring to prepare himself for min in area churches, se\'eral salutalOrians and valedicto istry, he sought and was granted outstations, and jails." rians in each of their families. credentials with the former North ';\vhen we heard the news," Central Di strict which at that time Brother Carlson'S full-time min Carlson recalled. ';wc held hands was compri sed of five north cent ral istry began shonly after the birth of and wept together. But before \\e states. H That same year he enrolled Gary, their first child. Both he and could dry our tears, the telephone in Western Bible College in Win Mae had quit their jobs, he as rang. A missionary \\ho had been nipeg, Manitoba, Canada.!5 The representative in a four-state area forced to return to the States Great Depression held the nation's for the United States Department because of the war, was calling 10 economy in a death grip and of Agriculture, and she as a secre say she had felt a burden to pray for finances were limited. Raymond's lary to a prominent car dealer. us. Shortly after a knock came to mother began raising turkeys to pay They had gone to be near Mae's the door. An older woman, a grand for her son's lUilion. The Lord parents who had moved temporar mother in Israel, had come to tdill,) blessed Mrs. Carlson's enterprise ily to Wadena, Minnesota. Ray that . AlG UER ITAGE. SU MMt:R 19937 Bruwell along with his tamily ins the di\pute wa.\ called the ""ew Council in Cleveland , Ohio, Ordcr of the Laner Ram." The POInt began unend ing Assembly of God of contcntion was the conferring of Carlson was confronted with a Tabernacle. Carlso n im mcdiately \piritual gifts in ministry offices upon difficult decision. The General recogni zed God 's cu ll on th c yo ~n g indi\·idua]s through the laying on of Presbytery nominated him for hands. Frank Lindquist and Ivan man's li fe and began encouragmg Miller stood rock M)lid on thc him toward minist ry. Malt served conservative biblical side white At the retirement Assembly of God Tabernacle as numerous young pastors contended fo r the aberrant " laying on of of Frank J. Lindquist deacon and Sunday school super4 hands." The Minnesota District int end elll . A building contraclO r, Council was in reat danger of being in 1961, G. Raymond Matt went on to build a number of ri pped apart. In the providence of Carlson was named God a young pastor from Thief River chu rc hes in th e Minneso ta Di strict. Falls, G. Raymond Carlson, was president of Today Malt is paslOr of a group of elected dist rict superintendent. HIS North Central Bible seniors in a large Assemblies o f cool head and God-given w i~dom guided the district through this Institute. God congregation in San Jaci nto, I troubled period. ' California. 14 Carlson told of ago nizing over elect ion to th e office of general his brethren standing on opposing Fro m a pasto rate in treasurer. lO " ) literally lay on the sides o f this issue. The struggle took fl oor in my hOl el room seeking T hief Ri ver Falls a ph ysica l to ll on him. In onc God's direction. I wondered , how he was elected particular church th e pastor and the could I know the wifl o/God better Minnesota District church board were in great conflict. than these men 0/ God who have Carlson finally sent them homc Superintendent. nominated me? Finally, at 3 a.m. I since they could not reach an felt confident thaI I should stay in agreement . Minnesota. That proved to be arlson gai ned the respect of his When Carlson arrived home he God's direction. M. B. Netzel was colleagues fro m the begi nning. C could not sleep. He got up, praycd, elected to that position and did a " I remember the tit le of the first and then returned to bed, exhausted. splendi d job.)t sermon hc prcachcd at our fe ltow4 Suddenly, the Lo rd dropped the From the beginning of Carlson's shi p mecting in Bcmidji, Minnc4 first pan o f Philippians I :22 into tenure as district superi ntendem, he sota, in 1943," wrote Waldo Trask. his hcart, " In quietncss and con was involved in Christi an highcr " I have hcld him in hi gh rcgard as I fidcn cc shall be your strength ." education. Nort h Central Bib le have had the privilege of knowing The load lifted from his hcart. Instit ute had begun in the basement him these past many years. He is Though the circumstances did not 4 several years younger than I am , yet of the Minneapolis Gospel Taber change, he no longer fe lt over nacle in 1930 and later occupied the I have been ablc to look up 10 him whelmed by them Y as I have seen God use him in a opposite end of an old hospital that As a district leader Carlson had been purchased by the district number of offices including Sunday showed a personal interest in and refurbished. In fact, NCBI not school director for the Minnesota everyone, regardless of their status. only shared facilities wil h the District, to his present place as He treated each individual wit h gcneral superintendent of the district offices, but also operated as kindness and respect and seemed to a part of the Min nesota District Assemblies of God. " Z~ l8 know most everyone by name. Council. Every Thursday Carlson John Phillipps, a retired faculty taught a class at NCB I . Frequently mcmber of No rth Central Bible During the difficult he also invited a male quartet that Coll ege, remembers: incl uded D. V. Hurst and L.B . In the late 1940's the No n h Central Latter Rain period he borde r states (M innesota, Wisconsin, discovered an important Larsen to accompany hi m as he and Michigan) were embroiled. in a preached throughout the district, doct rinal dispute. The fo rce engmeer· leadership guide: "In conducting district busi ness and quietness and confidence raisi ng fu nds for NCBI . shall be your strength." Reflecti ng over his association with Carlson during those yea rs, Cecil Li ddle repon ed calling L.B. Larsen said, " He was a man Carlson to assist in resolving some of impeccable integrilY. He was iss ues that had stunted the growlh strong in the Word and hc stayed of hi s st ruggling congregation. with th e Word."lZ Carlson traveled several hundred A prolific wri ter. Carlson once miles to assist the church. His wise accepted an assignment fo r an and gentle counsel left both the undated Sunday School publication Fannie Mae Hall is an editorial assistant congregation and the pastor on Romans. Another writer had for Gospel Publishing House's Sunday encouraged .29 failed to mcet an carlier deadli ne so School Curriculum . In 1957, during the General Continued on pagt 31 8 AlG HER ITAGE, SU MMER t99) "Exalt His Name Together" The Fascinating Ministry of R.D.E. and Goldie Smith Friday evening services. When the Goldie Schmidt, \\<1S 16; the groom, By Edith Blumhofer Bible school adjacent to the Temple Riley Donald Everelt Smith, was was in session, students sometimes 20. n Friday evening, August 31, preached at the Temple on Friday A few minutes later, Ihe bridal O 1928, the usual crowd congre nights. But on August 31, 1928, party left. SiSler continued with gated at Angelus Temple. Some of Sister herself look charge. the service, and Ihe newlyweds th em knew that a wedding was As always, lively band and choir Ihanks in part to the generosity ofa scheduled, but others did not. In numbers warmed the crowd long Temple member \\ ho gave them the 19205, thousands of people before Sister arrived. At 7:30 sharp, 510- left for a honeymoon week looked forward every week to the Sister made her entrance down the end at a cOllage on Santa Monica Friday eveni ng se rv ices at this bus long ramp that led from a door at beach. That was 65 years ago this tling Los Angeles church. BuilllQ the top of the second balcony to the summer. In the years since, R. D. sea! 5,300, the huge theater-like right side of the platform, and the E. and Goldie Smith have proven auditorium often accommodated service began. A few minutes into the sincerity of the vo\\"s Ihey made many more. Crowds came when the service, the musicians began to one another and to God that night ever the Temple doors were opened. playing the wedding march and the at Angelus Temple. Fir~t in the especially when the Temple's pas door atop the ramp at the left side International Church of the Four tor, Evangelist Aimee Semple opened. Down the ramp came a square Gospel, then in the McPherson was in town. The Fri wedding party- two flower girls, Assemblies of God, they have un day evening service usually had a four bridesmaids and Sister's selfishly devoted themselves 10 youth emphasis. McPherson daughter, Roberta Semple, as maid serving God and others. known to thousands far and wide as of honor. They made their way to R. D. E. Smith was born in "5 iste('organized Temple youth as the platform where they stood Redding, California on October 5, Foursquare Crusaders, bound to one among floral arrangements under a 1907. His family roots were in another, to the Temple and to God large gold wedding bell in front of English Quakerism; according 10 by a solemn covenant, and the Cru Sister while the bride and groom family lore, the Smilhs migrated 10 saders made it a point to attend repeated their vows. The bride, Pennsylvania with William Penn, AlG Hf-:RITA(;f-., !:lUMMt::.R 19939 and each generation since has pro· duced miUlsh!rs Although his parents \\erc Christians, R. D E Smith was not converted until 1925 By Ihat lime, his family lived in San Jose, and they worshIped at First Baptist Church, a congrega· li on that had been transformed in 1922 by a visil from Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson R. D. E. and his brother, Frank, were \\-'orking away from home thai sum· mer One weekend, Frank vis it ed Frank Smith was converted and then led his brother R.D.E. to the Lord. When Oon's father heard aboutlhr "'ed 65 Years Agg ding plans back home in San Jost', he wrote to Sister Mel'herson, asking her 10 stop their parents, who took htrn to Don and Goldie them from gt'lling married. He thought it church. Thai Sunday night , he was "'as Il good idea but belie\ed the) "'ere too co nverted, and when he returned to Start Life Together }oung. Instead of stopping them, Sister Mcl'herson er)stali"led their ptans. hi s job, he led his brother to Chris!. Goldie Schmidt became a child evangelist "Are you kids in lo\e? Are lOU going to On Iheir next visit home, the broth· at 13, and non Smith's father ",as t{reall} get married?" Sisler asked. When the) crs received the baptism with the impressed "'hen he happened to hear hrr answered )CS, Sisler replied, "Lei'S have a preaeh. 30mrone asked Mr. ~milh if the} wedding in tht' Temple }-"ridll) night." That floly Spirit. Given both their heri· were related; he replied Ihat he wi~hed the) was the extent of the coun.';('1ing. tage and the c urrent stale of affairs "'ere and then beglln nudging I)on 10 gel The) "'cre married in It cerrmon) at at First Baptist in San Jose, it is not acquainted with Goldie. Angelus Temple with Aimee Semple Thr) both "'enl to L.LF.t~. (Aimee McPhenon officiating before 5,300 people surprising that the Smith brothers Semple Mel'herson's school) in 1928. Oon just before the scnice. Someone gll'e them :Jnd th ei r s ister, Shirley, felt called workrd his wa) through SChool as an officer $\0, so the) went to the beach for a shorl with thr Los Angeles Police Department. hone)rlloon. into the ministry. Although Goldie was on\) 16 at thr time, Oid it last? On August 31 the) will cele The three Smiths were among a thr} decided to get married. brate their 65th wedding annhersar). g roup of young people who felt that ca ll and moved to Los Angeles from San Jose in the late 1920s to ers from their church. SiSler herself Goldie Schmidt, another of the prepare at Angelus Temple's Bible was their favorite instructor. De young people at First Baptist in school (known as L. I.F.E.). The spite her rambling style, s h e San Jose, joined her friends in Los school was not traditional by any radiated the energy and enthusiasm Angeles in 1928. Students found standards even as a Bible school. that held the schoo\together. When apartments near Angelus Temple Rather, it was part of Sister's thriv· she was in town, she taught classes and s upported themselves with ing hub and her hope for the future. in evangeli sm {"fishing"} as well whatever employment they could She intended to use the school 10 as Bible stud ie s (the Song of find. Goldie Schmidt was nearly train "on-fire" evangelists, men and Solomon was her favorite). Per 16 when she enrolled at Angelus women molded in the fervor of the haps the best-known full-time Temple Training School, but ongoing re vival that she always said faculty member was Frank Thomp L.I.F.E. was not her first Bible had nourished at the Temple since son, a retired Methodist pastor from school. and she was already an ex it s opening on January I, 1923. Rochester, New York, whose perienced preacher. S ister had a strong contingent of Thompson Chain Reference Bible Goldie Schmidt had been co n supporters in San Jose, many of (first published in 1908) had brought verted and inspired by a rising star them members of San Jose's First him fame. Lilian Yeomans. an es in the evangelistic trail-child B:Jptist Church where William teemed Assemblies of God author, evangel ist Uldine Ut ley. The two Keeney Towner was pastor. The teacher and evangelist, offered g irls were born in 1912, Uldine church wa s old \\ ith a distinguished classes on divine healing. R. D. E. Utley in Durant, Oklahoma, and past. and the Smiths were part of Smith especially enjoyed Bible Goldie Schmidt in San Jose. Their the congregation during one of its classes with an inspirat ional teacher paths cro ssed in 1924 when Utley most dynamic decades. with a background in Alma White's arrived in San Jose for services. The Smith siblings arrived in Los Pillar of Fire. Canadian-born A. E. She had been preaching in small Angeles in 1928 wilh several oth- Mitchell. towns for several months and had 10 AlG 1I 1-:w. tTA A lo 1It-. Rtl " lot . "' l \ I\U It 199J II • • • •• • • • • • • •• •• • • Kath.)d Kuhlman in mirade stnict. Doug (,rand· stan, photo. Upprr Insrl. Marjorie Clow, Grtensbura. Prnns)llIlnia, ... llh. Kuhlman mini~1r) 'olunlnr. La ••, Ahlborn. June 1992; Mrs. Clost ..-as healed or cantu In 1967. Lo .. rr insrl. Fl'1Inklln, "enns)l~ani., buildinK .. here KJlh')1l Kuhlman's healing mlniSI'} began. WII)Ot W.rner. photos. A n Excerpt f rom a New Biography Don't Call Me a Faith Healer lady stood up and ':laid, '\lay I tell II \eeilleu rea\onable to ~athryn, By Wayne Warner you something that happened la\( then, th.lI tf God \\Quld heal one night while YOll \'-ere preaching?' pcr... on ... illing in a congregation athryn Kuhlman repeatedly And I said, 'Sure.' " \\ ithOlIi the benefit of a ... ernlOn on K credited the healing of an un· "Whde you were preaching la!'.t hc;,lIing. a prayer line. anointing named woman at Franklin, Pennsyl night I had a ... trange sensation \\ nh oil. or the laying on 01 bam!.... vania, in April I 947-almost a year in my body and J kne\\ I had been He would do the ... ame for other ... , after she began ministering there healed," she IOld Kathryn and the After ... haring her new theolog\' \\lIh -as the miracle that launched her audience. the congregation and on radill, into a new healing ministry. No "Ho\\ do you kno" you were other ... re ... ponded that they too had body seems to know the woman's healed?" a rather skeptical Kathryn been hcaled during a \er\lce. name or where she lived. Even the asked. No\\ things \\ere really bUlling at nature of the healing is uncertain The woman responded, '" knew the Tabernacle on the Allegheny. aside from Kathryn's recollection it. Today I went 10 my doclor and Kathryn wa!. beginnmg to believe thai it was a tumor. he conrirmed Ihal J was." that thi.., method or healing \\<1'" the But Kathryn and the people who That set the theological wheels norm for the church. Other ... \\ ho heard her testimony in that service IUrning ror Kathryn. She had been had never been to Franl..lin he AlG II UITAloE, 3UMMUI 1993 13 It would be like this for the rest Grant, Tommy Hicks, Louise of her life. Nankivell, David Nunn, T. L. Osborn, and A. C. Valdez. He also o picture the arena into which formed a fellovv'ship of healing T Kathryn moved as she began evangelists using the name of her new era of ministry, wc must the magazine. The organization review the state of the healing became Christ for the Nations and movement in 1947. The three big today operates Bible schools in gest names were gonc. Aimee Dallas and other cities. Semple McPherson had died in Kathryn could not accept what 1944, and both Dr. Charles S. Price she saw in some of the healing and Smith Wigglesworth died early evangelists. After visiting a lent 111 1947. Uldine Utley, after a meteoritic start became a Metho Soon she was receiving di~t and had dropped out of the itinerant ministry. The best years 10,000 letters a week. of Fred Bosworth and Raymond T. "People were reaching out Richey were behind them. to her, and she tried to National ministries which preached healing were few and far between, reach back in a million even causing some staunch believers directions.' , 10 wonder whether the movemelll would fold it s lents and die. meeting in Erie, she went away But bursting on the scene as saddened and convinced that God Kathryn was sorting out her new had a betler idea for her in deal healing theology came a poorly ing with the sic k. Looks of despair educated 38-year-old preacher by Cleveland. Although Kathryn was and disappointment she saw on the the name of William Marrion disappointed at the way Branham faces of those not healed and Branhwn. 130m in a dirt-floor log aids handled the service, she walked burdened with the weak-faith cabin in Kentucky, Branham said out acknowledging that God was syndrome would haunt her for an angel appeared to him in 1946 usi ng the humble former Baptist weeks. As she left the tent, tears when he was wailing on God in a preaeher. ~ streamed down her face. "I looked :.ccrel cave. He was given the gifl Then out of Oklahoma came up and cried: 'They have taken of di scerning people's illnesses Oral Roberts who developed the away my Lord and I know nOt and thoughts, and people were largest following of any of the where they have laid him.' "(, being healed when he prayed. To salvation-healing evangelists. He A McCaf/'s writer told of attend a Pentecostal movement eagerly was serving a pastorate in Enid, ing a si milar healing meeting where awaiting a second coming of Aimee Oklahoma, but believed God the evangelist was confronted with Semple McPherson. Charles Price, wanted him 1.0 take the healing a totally blind woman. He quickly message to more people. On May hustled her off the platform. If God would heal one 25, 1947-a few weeks after heal "You're not believin', sister," he person who sat listeni ng ing reports began coming from warned her. "Yo' faith is weak." " Kathryn's meetings-Roberts rented Blaming the absence of a healing to her sermon, Kathryn an Enid auditorium and began on weak faith seemed the easiest Kuhlman reasoned in 1947, the first of his many city-wide wayout. He would heal others. healing meetings. The rest is It looked as though many of the history. healing evangelists were vying for or Smith Wigglesworth, Branham's Following Branham and Roberts' the superbowl of the tent evanglisl radiance was like the noon day sun. lead, other preachers felt the call circuit, with points going for the His ministry took off, drawing to similar ministries and either biggest tent, biggest offerings, crowds from coast 10 coast. Per resigned pastorates or bought biggest crowds, mOSt sensational haps his biggesl drawing card was bigger tents and set them up in healing claim, and later the mOSt that he told people what their every section of lhe country. watched television program. illnesses were and even some things Gordon Lindsay, an Assemblies of Asa Alonso Allen probably won about their private lives. God pastor, promoted Branham's that title with his carnival-like show Critics called Branham a mystic meetings with a new magazine under the big top, which uSlla!ly and a charlatan, but Kathryn Voice of Healing. Later it became featured a night to drive out wanted to see for herself. Disguis the promotional piece for several demons. In one issue of his Miracle ing herself, she took some of her evangelists, including A. A. Allen, Magazine, the lead article from associates to a Branham service III Jack Coe, Morris Cerullo, W. V. a Los Angeles meeting reported 14 AlG HERITAGE, SUMM ER 1993 ..... upernatural. di\incl~ ..::reated oil. "athryn· ... ministry ,a\\ a (ooln· ~o prayl'T cards . .'\0 ong line f 'pringing up upon Ihe hand'· 01 dl\.·[IOn 111 her dl ... ,.:laIl11er that ... he 'l..::k mu\ ing 10\\ ard'l lmp fOI a men, v.omen, and lillie children. had nothmg to do \\Ith "tht: ... I..' tou..::h ;'1I1d prayer from ..... at hr) 11. '\0 gli"'lening like je\\eh in Ihe lighl t" miraclt.'s" and that ... he had no ~pft, lIH.llid tent. bt:rything v.a ... ~ept Thi ... \\a ... follo\\ed \\ilh a report of healin~ or other gift .... \'t:r\ ... implc and in the open. '\0 Ihal a ero ...... of blood appeart:d on Oral Rl)berts think ...... he \\a .. longcr \\ould ... he ... ay that ... tlllletlne (\ lIen', forehead \\hilc he preached being mode't and thai ... he di ... · failed 10 rect..'i\ e healing bccau ... e II' Ihat \\a .. nOI t:nough to attra..::t claimed any per ... onal imohelllent of \\eal.. faith. She had 'eclI peo· Ihe curiou .. , the maga/ine aho became of her earlier (raining pie healed \\ ho \\ crl' Illlt ... cn IIlg reported that a ball of fire 20 feet Remembering hi, o\\n Penttxo ... tal Ihe l.ord, And ... he had ,een other... in diameter appeared o\'er the tem roOt .... he told me in an inten ie\\ heated \\ ho had no 1.lith for heat· In the ... ame is .. uc ,,\ lIcn told hi .... ide last year, "\\e believed Ihat \\0.1 ... ing. Thi" \\;.b a bre.t k Imm the of Ihe .. tor} aboul hi~ arre .. t for ail part of the upbringing \\e had tradition.1I hea l ing meeting dri\ ing while into1(icated during a a~ Penteco ... tab. We \\ere \\arned con..::ept. and Olle \\ hil"h olher, .. eric .. of meeting ... in Tenl1e"see.~ and warned and \\arned I1lH ttl \\ tluld l·OPY Once Allen and Coe got on Icle· appear that \\e \\ere doing any \,i .. lo n , Ihe vie\\ er could e \. pel.:! thi ng, Ihal God \\a .. doing e\ery nother of }.., athnll· ... oft rt:· a n ythin g. Jack Coe's photo· th ing. And 1'01 nO! sure ... he \\;h A pealed statement ... \\" ... th A (, 1I ... KITM...... l"MtK 1993 IS A Knn~ r.mll) porlnil durinK III~ 1.lt 19JIk. ~altd art H Ja lm ~r, Lilll.n, and Annlt; 5lMndlnR' H')mond, Udort, Orill. Millon, .nd I.t'tm. "Come Unto Me" A Heritage Focus on the Hjalmer Krans Family n the Chippewa River in north Hjalmer, followed and was faith where, throughout the week, the O ern Wisconsin there is a small ful with his offering each week. loggers skidded logs with big work town called Glidden. If you blink What an impact this family would horses, peeled hemlock, ate in the you may miss il. but the Lord have on fUlUrc generations was nOl shanty, and slept on bunks in the knows where it is. In 1921 the then known. office. RelUrning to his family and Pentecostal message was brought In 1882, Bernhard Krans and their farm on Saturdays, Hjalmer 10 Glidden. Hungry for something Inga Christine (Erickson) Krans enjoyed sitting quietly in his real, a few people began meeting arri ved in the United States from favorite chair after the evening in a home where they praised and Sweden to settle in Prentice, chores were done and listening to worshiped the Lord. An nie Krans Wisconsin, where Hjalmer was his six children sing and play their was among the first to accepl the born on Scplcmbcr 19. 1889. His in''1ruments . Year" later they gospel message. Her husband, wife, Annie Ahlstrom, was born on moved to tOwn. This was the family September 19, 1887, in Phillips, home until 1984. This arl icle is Ihe rn ull of HH'1'1I1 Wisconsin. They married on Sep The four boys, Milton, Eldore, (onlribuIOrs. Orlglnall) il WIS Marie tember 28, 1912, in Prentice and Ray and Drill, formed a quartet Oissm o~'s idea 10 real u ~ Ihe Krans faml!) moved to the Glidden area in 1913. that sang for many occasions and Ibci, Inlo oh t ment in Ihe Assembli es of God . l.aler sclocral Knil ns family membel'$ Hjalmer had signed his first throughout the area. Family ( onlribuled addilional inform Ilion and logging com ract in the spring members have some of this music photograpbs. of 191 1 and established camps available to them. Hjalmer's 16 AlG ItEIIITAGE. SUMM EM I99J favorite request was Come Unto staned a junior church program at as a linotype operator. In 1952 Me. In addition, the sons and Glad Tidings As\embly, partic she moved 10 Seattle, Wa~hington. daughters (LeNettc and Lillian) ipate.!. in music groups, and has where she worked for the Bank of played musical instruments. presented Sunday school work California, Seattle Fur E~change, The family anended the newly shops in the area, and the Internal Rcvenue. She is formed assembly known as the Ray pastored in Ohio until he no\~ retired and lives in Seattle. Glidden Gospel Mission where a was elected D·CAP of that State. Orill pastored for several ycar~ large orchestra was formed and the His daughter, Delores Eastman, and then became an ins/ruclor at Krans children participated. plays piano for various church North Central Bible College, teach· From the oldest to the youngest, functions and li\·e<; in Monument, ing practical theology, speech, and all .!tix children attended North Colorado, from \\here she \'orks Bible <;ubject~. He served a\ Central Bible College in ~1inne· and travels with her husband Chri!ltian Service director for apoli!l. Their spouse!l al!lO attended for the E\'ery Home for Christ ... e\eral years and tra\eled C\ten· there. The boys learned hard work millistry. Ray's other daughter, <;ivcly with the college choirs and farming and working in their band during those year.... He was father's logging camps. By working From remote Wisconsin listed in Outstanding Educators 0/ with their father, they were able to America Group in 1970 and 1972. earn their way through school. logging camps 80 lears ago, His three children. Mary Jane, Milton worked for his father for "jalmer and Annie Krans John, and Jim were vocal ensemble several years and then operated a began a rami!} that has regional teen talent \\inners. John bulldozer for a private company. had an impact in A/G and Mary Jane \'cre both honored His oldest son, Byron, lives in as Mr. and Mi<;s C.A. \1innesota. Gillingham, Wisconsin, where he congregations and schools. Mary Jane Lee li\es in Ale\andria, has taught band in a consolidated Virginia, where she \\ork<; 111 the high school and worked for the Karen Boehner, was Miss C.A. accounting department of their govern ment employment office. Ohio and regional teen talent church and sings in a choral group. Beverly lives in Richland Center, winner in vo ice. She is a school Jim lives in Minneapolis where he Wisconsin , where she gives piano teacher and resides in West Linn, has hi s own wallpaper and painting lessons, accompanies music st u Oregon. She also sings in the business. He sings in the church dents, and works in a consignment church choir where her husband is choir and also works wilh the men's Sto re. She has held various respon· minister of music. group in planning their project£. sibi liti es in the church. Another LeNette attended North Central John pastors First Assembly of daughter, Marilyn Ross, has been a Bible College and North Central God in S1. Cloud, Minllesol3. church organist and works with her Business College. During this time Lillian Jones, the youngest of husband who pastors the Assembly she worked in the school print shop <-onlinurd on paler 34 of God in Helena, Montana. The youngest child , Milton, Jr. , is an IIjalrmr lind Annir to.nms II ' onr or his lotU/,inle CII rnps in \\ i;.("onsin. Thr roof ~pKta lO,", 1111' unldrn'inw. ordained Assemblies of God minister r and biblical studies professor at Evangel College. Eldore worked for the United States Forest Service and served as church treasurer and deacon for many years at Glad Tidings Assem bly in Duluth, Minnesota. His son, Ray (named for his brother), was Mr. C. A. Minnesota and now works as a civil engineer with the United States Air Force in Shertz, Texas. While stationed in Spain, he was se lected as the Best Air Force Civil Engineer in Europe. He has been involved in church choirs in the places he has been stationed. He has also been a church board member and leads Bible studies. A I - daughter, Darlene, lives in Duluth where she works as an elementary school secretary. She was church \ . pianist, taught Sunday school, ... \ - Ale UlIUTAGE. SUMMUl 1993 17 TIME FRAME 19th A/G General Council Minnea~olis, Se~tember 5-11, 1941 'The Present World Crisis" W ilh the United Stales standing on ordained ministers; today we have to our Publishing House, alt our the threshold of World War II, the 4,159 ministers, a net gain of 567 or churches using our own Sunday School Assemblies of God met in Minneapolis 15.49'10. In 1939 we had 3,496 assem literature. for its 19th General Council, Septem blies; today we have 4,348, a gain of All our hearts were saddened by the ber 5-11,1941. Within 3 months. the 852 or 24.37'10. Church membership news of our precious brother Robert J. Japanese would bomb Pearl Harbor during the same period has grown from Craig of San Francisco. He was seized and the U.S. would be drawn into the 184,022 to 209,549, an increase of with a severe heart attack on Saturday war. The mood was solemn in Minne 13.870'/0. and died today. He was pastor of Glad apolis, as indicated by the Council A IO-year comparison reveals that Tidings Temple and along with his wife theme, "The Presem World Crisis." the number of assemblies has increased had founded Glad Tidings Bible Insti Missionaries were concerned about from 2,030 to 4,159, or 124.68'10. tute {now Belhany College, SCOffS getting back to their lields. Earlier 1ha1 Church membership for the same Valley]. year four Assemblies of God mission period shows an increase of 107.28'10. aries were denied in their attempllO gel Despite the conditions that face the Tuesday, September 2 (0 Africa when the Germans sank the Christian church in many parts of the J. Roswell F1ower, J. Narver Gortner, Zamzam ship on which they were world, and the closing of doors in some and Leland Keys led in a memorial ser traveling, War talk was on everyone's parts, there are 43 different lands out vice for Robert J. Craig. lips, prompting the 194\ Council to side of the United States where our Tonight the district superintendents authorize the publishing of Reveille. an missionaries are still able to labor. We and secretaries, together with the inspirational paper for service per· have 394 appointed missionaries and executive presbyters, are meeting for a sonnet. Council ministers engaged in mission dinner and a season of fellowship. Robert C. Cunningham, a Head ary work. Total receipts for the Wednesday, September J quarters editor and later editor of the biennial amounted to $1,099,620.16, The presbyters discussed what some Penleeoslal Evangel, covered the an increase of 41 '10 over the previous were calling a shortcoming of the Ccuncil for the Evangel in his column, two years. The top giving church was fellowship in ministering to youth. It "The Diary of a Delegate." Heritage Glad Tidings Tabernacle, New York, was thought wise to defer action in wilt roll back the calendar 52 years and with $32,071.13. {For a comparison, creating a national Christ's Ambas excerpt Cunningham's diary. Crossroads Cathedral. Oklahoma sadors Department until some later You might wish to look over the City, gave $853,616tojoreign missions time where there could be more mature general presbyters below and see how in 1992; Lakeview Temple. Indian consideration of the problem. many you can identify. apolis, gave $803,66O.J Wayne Warner, Editor Thursday, September 4 Monday, September 1 The day long looked forward to by A Good Report At the District Superintendent's our Pentecostal people all over our This report is so good it ought to Institute, Assistant General Superin great land of America! All day long cure everyone afflicted with spiritual tendent Fred Vogler spoke on loyalty they have been arriving from the north, arthritis. Two years ago we had 3,592 to the fellowship. He spoke of loyalty the south, the east, and the west. .. What a wonderful fellowship \\e ha\e surely a glorious Council assembling in the meeting which had a\ the theme, together as blood-washed Pentecostal glory," he added. We were also "A Wheel within a Wheel; Masculine Christians! reminded of the early days of Pente Fellowl.hip plus adJu .. tment~." Ted As the great congregation sang the cost when we never broke bread with Ness was acting chairman. and Charle\ praises of God in the e, Pentecostal Experience The Writings of Donald Gee Recognizing the value of the se ... eral "Apostle of Balance," and ..... as in demand books Donald Gee wrote on the Holy Spirit as a conference speaker ..... orldwide. Son of -some of which arc QUI of prim-Gospel a london sign painter, Gee was con\'ened Publishing House has produced a compila through the preaching of a Methodist, Seth tion of his works. David A. Womack, II Joshua. He became a Pentecostal in 1913 free-lance writer and pastor of Twin Palms and later served Pentecostal congregations Assembly of God, San Jose, California, is in Great Britain. Active in interdenomina Ihe compiler and editor of Pentecostal tional Pentecostal circles, he became r~NT~m~nL Ex{H!rience: The Writings oj Donald Gee involved in the Pentecostal World Confer· (02·0454, SI1.95). The book includes ence and served as editor of Pentecost from Womack's introductory remarks and end 1947 until his death. tXP~HIEN&E nOtes on each chapter. The Donald Gee Center on the campus Heritage has divided chapter 13 inlO two of the Assemblies of God Bible College at parIS, the article tK-ginning on page 22 and Matlersey Hall, United Kingdom, is a part 2 10 ~ published in the fall issue. The repository of materials related to the histOry excerptS IIrc from Gee's All With One and theology of Pentecostalism in Britain Accord, published in 1961 by Gospel and around the world. Publishing House (also published liS For a biographical look at Gee, see David Toward Pentecostal Unity, 1975). Bundy's Donald Gee, The Pentecostal Donald Gee (1 891-1966) was a pastor, Leader Wh o Grew in Wisdom and Stature author, educator, conference speaker, in Heritage, fall 1992. editor, and ecumenisl. He was known as the 20 AlG HF.KITA Gt;, SUMMER 1993 director of a Bible school at Kenley (Just southeast of Greater London). A II With One Accord There is a world that few local Pen tecostal people ever know-that of in ternational and InterdenominatIOnal PART 1 meetings. I once had the pnvllege 01 speaking at a session of the Pente the public gifts at alt. In lime, the prayer costal Fellowship 01 North America Introduction By rooms also disappeared. The next (PFNA); and there are regular meet David A. Womack generation of pastors came out of such ings of the World Pentecostal Fellow churches possessing a popular Pen ship_ In the rare atmosphere of these tecostal style but without the previous summit gatherings of the world's most he simpler life the world once knew power influential and high-flying Pentecos Tdid not survive the cataclysm of There also was a tidal wave of big tals, the ambience is fraternal. All are World War II. It was as if a curtain had meetings in large tents and audito friendly so long as the subjects under been drawn on the world, and when it riums. Celebrity evangelists preached discussion are not controversial, but opened again all the scenery had been with a powerful style and prayed for the moment a discordant issue is rrused changed. the sick. I have a scar from chipping a everyone goes on the Immediate alert The Pentecostal movement was no piece of steel into my arm while driving In his book Toward Pentecostal exception. After the war, the lull-gos Unity' Donald Gee proposed greater pel churches wefe larger, more orga Donald Gee proposed fellowship among Pentecostal people nized, and somewhat uneasy a.l:x>ut the around the world. Few disagreed with perceived extremes of their spiritual greater fellowship him on that subject. Since that time heritage. Fear of wildfire-their word among Pentecostals there has been a growing cooperation for supernatural manifestations gone and that they should between Pentecostal fellowships But awry--caused many Pentecostals to he desired more than that. Where once have linle fire al all. What once had attend World Council he sought to define Pentecostal ex been a spontaneous combustion blown of Churches meetings. perience, he now moved into the con by the winds of the Spirit had now be troversial realm of defining the move come a controlled flame in symbolic The latter set off ment and its place among other Pentecostal fireplaces! The phenom a bombshell. churches. Leaders on both sides of the enal growth of the movement de Atlantic objected when he proposed manded more administration, more automobile axles for tent stakes. The that the Penteoostals should attend the structure, and more essential services, big-name healing evangelist appar international meetings 01 the World such as literature, Bible schools, mis entty could not operate outside his ser Council of Churches (WCC). He lell sions organization, and auxiliary pro vices, for what I got instead of divine out of favor in America and was re grams. The necessities of properties, healing was a bandage from the first placed at the Bible school in Kenley construction, and corporate manage aid kit! Many such preachers were truly Two years later, in 1966, he went to ment occupied our minds. Conven inspired and effective, but they were his eternal reward, the unity issue still tions replaced most of the old camp followed by others who imitated the unresolved, meetings. When the Assemblies of God methods without experiencing any di Was Gee right? David du Plessis Illinois District first combined its camp vine source of authority. This synthetic tried to make much the same point as meeting with its district council, the su approach, combined with ethical prob he attempted to minister to churches perintendent said, "We used to have lems and financial irregularities, re in the ecumenical community. Evan council at camp. Now leI's have camp sulted in an increaSing skepticism gelicals in the U.S. refused to join the at councit." Evangelist Anna B. Locke about the gifts and ministries of the wec and earlier had formed their own spoke up and said, "We'd better camp Spirit. National Association of Evangelicals tilt we get God's counsel!" Donald Gee also had changed. Be (NAE). Indeed the WCC became in After the war, a storm of unbalanced fore the war, he had been an inspired creasingly controversial. It engaged in emphasis on the gifts of the Spirit, and inspiring camp meeting speaker. unacceptable liberal issues, from sup identified as the "latter rain" of Joel As World War II closed down Europe porting communism to encouraging 2:28, blew across North America. I was and made ocean travel unsafe, he was revolution. The crevice between the in a service in 1949 when the evan forced to limit his ministry to Great Brit liberal and conservative elements of gelists laid hands on one man and sup ain and the work of the British Assem Christianity became a chasm. posedly gave him 24 separate gifts, blies of God. In 1945, the 54-year-old In Donald Gee's last years and for inctuding that of donation. The ex Donald Gee who emerged from World a long time since then, neither the Pen tremes of the Latter Rain movement War It was quite a different man from tecostals nor most other evangelical ultimately had the effect of discour the dynamic conference speaker of Christians were ready for cooperation aging supernatural manifestations. The earlier days. He was always the writer, or compromise with the liberal side of distinctive Pentecostal style of altar but now he was more apt to speak at Christianity. Yet, God was wor1l:ing in prayer was frequentty moved from the denominational gatherings than in those traditional and liberal churches, sanctuary to more discreet prayer camp meetings. He was deeply in producing the charismatic renewal that rooms, away from any visitors who volved in his work as a church exec rocked the church world for the next might not understand. Over the years utive; he would shortly be appointed 30 years. many churches ceased to experience editor of Pentecost magazine, and then Had God been calling us to Involve AlG HUITAGI:.. SUMMUt 199321 ourselves wIth those other churches tanhsm can be understcx:xj only in terms Pentecostal movement was the com lust before the charismatic explosion of reaction against the domination of blnatton of increasing literacy and the occurred? Should we have listened to Europe by the Roman Catholic Church availability of the Bible In modern lan Donald Gee and David du PlessIs? and other liturgical churches_ The truth guages. Higher education and a grow Since relatively few American Pente IS that the early Pentecostal movement ing knowledge of the Word of God costals ever read Toward Pentecostal did not react much against liturgical made it inevitable that thinking Chris Unity. Donald Gee continued to be Christianity. of which it had very little llans would call for a reJecllOn of non greatty respected for his earlier Pen knowledge. The early Pentecostal biblical beliefs and worship styles and tecostal writings_ David du Plessis, after movement reacted against the ever a full return to original, New Testa years of positive inlluence in the char diversifying branches of Protestantism ment' apostolic, Pentecostal Christian ismatic renewal, was restored to min that the early preachers call modern ity. That is what Pentecostals are-a istry In the Assemblies of God before ism. At a time when the liberal churches revival of the earliest form of ChriS he died in 1984 were saying, "Every day In every way tianity as taught by Jesus Christ and The grealer problem with Toward the world is getting better and better:' His apostles. Pentecost is not lust the Pentecostal Untty was thaI Donald Gee the first Pentecostals were saying, "The latest phase in the development of his· sought to define the Pentecostal world is getting worse and worse, and tOricat, traditional Chrislianity.2 movement by relating it to traditional Jesus is coming soon!" Protestantism. And traditional Protes- The great historical cause for the -David A. Womack, Editor All With One Accord 0 Donald Gee P05~ib l c Pentecostal Unity "one aecord" befi)re Pentel'O~t , ill evanS!:elism, missionary work, 1)('11 mallY Christial1\ consider Pentecost, and "fil'r Pente(.'O~t (Acts broadc 22 A L ftl:JUTALl, Sl> MM t..R 1993 whic.:h wa~ from the he),!;innill\!, which we have heard, which Wl' havl' ARCIIIYES AtTl\ !TIES seen wilh our eves, which we hil\,(' looked upon, a;ld ollr hand~ hiH'l' handled, of the Word of\ife . de clare we" (l John l:l). They hild e\ pcrienced Jesus Christ! t>. IOl·covcr, the Church \\'a~ horn in a mighty experience of the Iioly Spirit made overwhelmingly real by wind, fire, and tongues. They po~ sesscd a baptism. nol a philosophy, of the Iioly Spirit. Their cxpcrienc(' was far removed from a \'a~ue re ceiving by faith without any mani festation or a merely credal belief that all Christians have rcceived the Holy Spirit as a matter of form. O'Guin\ 97th binhda~, PI'NA I1IIflUI~~ Can Yon Help Preserve (1948-73). Ualid \\ iIIis: Jo Hkn John\en'\ By allowing room for the p;i/i:s of Fuller Seminarl' paper on \\(1l11cn in A (i the Spirit in work and worship, Pen Assemblies of God mini,try. 1·.duClltion Ueparlml'nl: Dirl'ct\lry tecostals have permitted the in 01 A '(j Colleges. Facuhy'adrll1lli\trallon Historical Materials? DireCIOTI for A 'G irminuion ... nob Uurke: dwelling Comforter to hecome more video imcnic ...... ith Allic Hu~hc" (ancnded than a vague Helper or indefinite o you have something that helps first General Council, died 2 .... cc~., "her Inspirer of virtuous thoughts and D tell the story of the Assemblies intenicI\), Oklahoma church anni\t~r\arl of God and the Pelllecostal move books (First As.sembly-~no\\ Luhedral high ideals. By incorporating di\'inc of the Hills· -Edmond. and Ilrol..en 11011 healing in their testimony, the Pen ment? Tile Archives is searching for A%cmbl} of God). tecostal churches include something materials that should be preserved DG M (;: rnissionar) aII-~lar 31burm lor and made available 10 researchers. 1990-92. Ro) Da vi dso n: NCII,paper dip· pings and phOlOgraph\ 01 hi.. formcr This can include photographs, " My ultimate unity pa~loralc in Juneau, Ala .. k3 Mil-hl'l diaries, periodicals, interviews, Trapll~So, Sr.: books, r3rnphlet', IrHct\. is with my brother, missionary letters, minutes, revi\'al and ~ongbooks in halian. \ outh 1h.'llart ment: materials created in lhe department irrespective of posters, recordings (wire, tape, (;ail 1'. " inlers: obilUar~ lor ural:c whether we belong records), scrapbooks, correspond lindholm, missionary 10 Congo (lairc) ence, etc. Maybe you have memora \ ir~iI ili um: Aimee Scmple I\kPher\on'\ to the same Bridal Call Foursquare (1929-]0), John bilia of we!l-known pastors, Alexander Dowie's Leaves oj fieolinR organization. "-Gee evangelists, or missionaries which (incompletc 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914. and you would like to donate to the 1916). J uh n SII\Rge: A G pilOt's \hin. in tensely experiential. In their fer So ulhern Idaho U i~trict: AIO oj SOllthern Archives. Often we receive items Idaho: 50th Anrriversary. ])cnnh (;II) lor: vent evangeli sm, all Pentcc.:ostal that we did not know existed. (YOLl obituary and rnernoriRI malcritll on Jarn('~ groups stress the joy and pcace that should see us gather around to open B. McKcclltlll. George RadUIIIl O: IJridu/ come from the experiences of for Cull (incomplete 1924, 1927-33) . .Ic .... {'] a box; you'd think it was a birthday van der Merv.e: Discernmcnt \lini~tric~ giveness of sins and justification by or Christmas!) Chances are you booklets. The New ONier. Joel's Army. faith. have something that will fiU a gap in Benny Hinn. The experience of Christian joy is James Thoma.!>: Christian Rock? ChriS' our collections. Perhaps you would tian Rap? George Edgerl): Iowa scrapbook something essentially Pentecostal like to make a contribution to our from Gertrudc VerStccgL Adele Ull iton: (Acts 13:52). Speaking with tongues building fund in memory of pio miscettaneou~ matcrials. Regi nll ld Hll rne}: is mo re than the language of spiri periodicals, photos, tracts. and loan of neers who were special 10 you. photO albums and diaries (1915-25) of tual ecstasy, but it certainly includes Maybe you don't have anything ministry in Ncw England. T. 1)1111' Pollard : that. The emphasis upon experience to contribute to our coll ections but books, I Knew There Was More, The Gllest can nevertheless be overdone. The Withill, Man oj the Spirit. Pat l'ickll rd : would like to present a Heritage gift books. The Pentecostal Theology oj blind man after he was healed by subscription to a friend. Edward Irving (C. Gordon Strachan), Jesus said emphatically, "One thing Please give us a call at (417) Slimmer was Yesterday (Cecilia Pipcr). Ward "illiams: information on Rodne) I know, that, whereas I was blind, 862-1 447, ext. 4403, or write to me Howard Browne's Lakeland , Florida, now I see" Uohn 9:25). That was glo at 1445 Boonville, Springfield, MO meeting: tape on James Hennesy addressing rious! Bu t after he had received a 65802. Thank you. Wayne Warner, Southeastern College chapel regarding Browne meetings. Helen Hraxlon: research fuller revelation of Chris t, he wor Director material on Berean Missionary Fellowship, shiped. That revelation was an ex Gordon Hadley: book and Golden Grain BMF Newsleuer (1956-92), minutes and peri ence also but of a higher order, magazines. C hildren of Marguerite financial repons (1955-83). !)avid Jayne: Hokanson: box of books. Carlton Spencer: photo o f Vinyard Healing Campaign, for it took him beyond what Christ Old El im school mailing lis!. G. Raymond Pec kville, Pennsylvania, Feb. 195J and Continu{'d on J1ag~ 2S Carlson: newspaper clipping on Carl miscell aneous materials. AlG HJ::RITAGE. SU MMER 1993 23 Precious Promises Still Precious 70 Years Later By Glenn Gohr hi ... past March (he As-.embliC\ T of God Archive'> received a phone call from Ed Hancock of WeMminMer, California, inquiring about a box of Precious Promises. He had purchased the box at a local antique ... tore and felt this was a novel and pri/cd possession. Inside the box he found over 200 scripture promises on colored cardboard. On the bottom of the box he noted Ihallhe Precious Promise Boxes sold for 35¢ each and $3.75 per dozcn. They could be ordered from the Gospel Publishing House, 336 West Adele Carmichael gave this box to a friend in 1923. It PRECIOUS PROMlS! BOXES. 3Se !ACH. $3.75 PElt DOZEN was recently purchased in a California antique store. ORO!!:A pirROM Pacific Strcct, Springfield. Missouri. There was also a notice on the box encouraging Ihe user to "rcad Ihe THE GOSPEL PUBLISHING HOUSE • Pent ecostal Evange l, $ 1.00 pcr tbrllda" Publial• .en .rwt Prlnto..T.f year. " 336 ~ ·;CIII Pur.ific SU~1 Curiosit y gOI lhe best of him . He had 10 lind oU[ if the Gospel Publish SPR'P4GFIELD. MISSOURI ing House was still in existence. If so, when was this box o f Precious READ 1t1~ ~~..HH=':COStA' ( .... NlkL. ~1 OC PER YEAR Promises printed? Does the Publish ~~ ______~(~ ____•__ r_' ______' ______ing I-louse still selilhis item? And is the Pentecostal Evangel a magazine L , that is still published today? t.d Hanfofk found .hi~ "rulou! Promist Ko _~ In llancock called information to a ~ulhun (;alifornla anllqut 510ft'. Pholos PRECIOUS sho .. prinlinlC on lOp and bollom. lIIu~lnllion al P IW MI SE BOXES obtain the number for the Gospel right Is from Iht 1924· 25 Gosptl Publishing A ~ull ' Ll.Jlc Jl rcsc nt Oi l all liLlle:i Publishing House. He was elated (Q 1I0use genual far_log. find that the Gospel Publishing House is still in business. subscription price of $14.95. He called the number and was put The first reference to a Precious in (Quch with the Assemblies of God Promise Box is in The Weekly Archives to answer his Questions. Evangel, forerunner of the Pente Yes, the Gospel Publishing House, costal Evangel. A brief anide in the now at 1445 Boonville, is still December 23 , 1916, issue introduces operating and it produced the a new box or 224 promise cards Means of untold blessi ng to .housan,h. Precious Promise Box he had in his selected rrom Genesis to Revelation, Every Christian home $hould ha. vc onc on lhe dining-table. O ver 200 possession. Also the Pentecostal "a great improvement on other prorn ises on eolored cardboa rd. Evangel is still being published on makes." The pre-World War I price P~r box, 3Se pOltp.id a weekly basis and now has a yearly was 25 cents a box or $2.50 per (94) Per dozen DOlltl, $3.75 po .\paid 24 AlG HERITAGE. SUMM ER 199) dozen. west of Springfield. She would expenses. They told her, "This i.,n't In checking through back copies board the train from Springfield for the church, it is jU\1 for you of the G.P.H. catalog, 1he earliest and arrive at i\-Iarion\'ille on personally." With this money .. he reference to the Precious Promise Saturdays to hold a ~trect meeting wa .. able to pay her school bill at Box was in the 1924 catalog. It was and then ha\e scn'icc\ again on C.B.1. not listed in the 1923 catalog. Sunday. Each \\eekcnd she stayed That \ummer she held a brush Amazingly enough, a similar item is with an elderly couple from the arbor meeting at Taneyville, still for sale in the current genera! church, Mr. and Mrs. Forrester. Missouri, and conducted other catalog. Ii is called Our Daily Bread She says the church people had re\-ivah in nearby tov.ns in the Promise Box and is packaged in a told her that if ... he would pastor Shepherd of the Hills region. miniature loaf containing 120 cards the church, they would pay for her Before leaving the church at printed with scripture texts on both transportation from Springfield. 1\,1arion\llle, \he presemed a gift 10 sides. This item currently sells for That was all Ihey could afford to her ho\(, \Irs. Sallie Forresu.:r. $4.95 plus shipping and handling. pay. "The church was in trouble. II was the Precious Promi\e Box, Hancock was pleased 10 get some They weren't making it. I helped which, no\\ 70 years later, some of the history behind his box of the church raise money to buy a how made its way from l\lis\ouri all promises, but this is nOi all of piano and also coal and wooel for the way to Southern California. the Story. the stove." Rescued from an antique ~torc, Later in the day he call ed back There was a group of men from the Promise Box is cherished by it\ after a co-worker of his noticed the town who were not a part of the new owner. Once again it can be something written on the side of the church , but they appreciated her placed on a "dining table" and a box. It said, " Presented by Rev. work. They gave her a purse of promise from God's Word tal\cn Adele Boatwright now Carmichael to money each week to help with her "al every meal." - ~ . Sallie Forrester May 1923." Once again the Archives was able to help explain the meaning behind thi s inscription. The original owner of the Promise Box was Rev. Adele O Donald Gee/"omp,ge23 Boatwright, an Assemblies of God minister, who married Ri chard to order and lilith, to add to Ollr fer Carmichael in November 1923. vent testim ony of ~xpericn(:(' ;l The present owner of the Promise greater reverence in worship and a Box was delighted to learn about the more determined intellectual effort original owner of the box and was to define our faith. We ought not evcn more excited to learn that she is enjoy deep e motion at the expcllSc still living and active in the ministry of shallow thinking. The scriptural 70 years later. way of putting it is, '. J will pray with The Assemblies of God Archives th e spirit, and I will pray with the put Hancock in contact with Adele understanding also: 1 will sin ).!: with Carmichael. Interestingly enough, the spirit , and I will sing with the both parties now live in the Los understanding also" (I Co r. 14: 1.5). Angeles area. She lives in Thousand The three golden strands of order, Oaks, and Hancock lives at West faith, and experience need wca\'in~ minster and works at the V A Medical into one cord that cannot quickly he Center in Long Beach. broken. A Pentecostal revival in the In talking with Mrs. Carmichael, fullest measure will not stress one he found out that she is 91 years old at th e expense of the others but will and has been an ordained minister manifest a shining witness to Hll for 75 years. She presently teaches a three. Sunday school class at First Assem bly, North Hollywood, California. had done for him to who Christ was. TO BE CONTINUED When asked about the Precious The danger of becoming too exper NOTES Promise Box, Adele Carmichael iential in religion is that the soul be 'Gospel Publishing House, 1975; previously ti · told him that in May 1923 she was comes introspective. The soul gets tied All \VitI> O"e A.ccord, Gospel I'ublishinjo( taken up with its bleSSings, feelings, Iiouse, 1961. not yet married and was a student ' Readers who wish to sludy Donald Gec·s :.r· in the first class at Central Bible and gjfts. Therefore, it fails in its I(umcnts for ec::umenical cooper~tion may do so Institute in Springfield. During the supreme calling to purely objective from Ihe full text of Townrd I't·., tt·CtlS!IIJ Uult} winter of 1922-23 and that spring worship. For this article. I havc setected ollly Ih osc ~ub· je<:ts thnt tine may And most useful fnr the Pcn· she also paslored the church at There is a need for the Pentecos t~:o.\ t"1 movement today. Marionville about 30 miles south- tal churches to give more attention ' Friendship Press. Ncw York 1954. --t-- AlG HEIUTAGE, SUMMER 199325 PRESERVERS ~CLASSIC WRITINGS ON.- THESPIRIT·FILLED LlFH PENTECOSTAL EXPER IENCE: !:we ' ItHi en eN Til E WRI TINGS OF DONA LD GEE o Kuhlman/ fro m page I S compiled and edit ed by David A. Womack. Ruth on a minor league tcam, Words of wisdom from early Pentecostal leader ne ither could anybody expect to Donald Gee have been gathered into one new volume for you! The late British pastor guides behevers with keep Kathryn Kuhlman rcstricted compelling teachings on several topics, including fanati to Vena ngo County. In 1950 she cism, decorum in services, tongues, reverence in God's would follow the Alleghcny to thc house, holiness, and the impact on one 's daily life Monongahela where the two form followlOg the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Features the Ohio at Pittsbllrgh. Ii would excerpts from books and sermons, along with articles beco me her base, the longest of her that Originally appeared in the Pentecostal Evangel. Editor adds brief commentary. footnotes, and back lifetime, ground information. 320 pages. Hard. 02AA0454 S11 .95 r-. on~ l. Velma Clydc, "Cro"d Packs Audilorium 10 Gel Look al Female Failh Healer," Ponland Oregoman, May 30. 1971. 21. SELECTED WRITINGS O F 2. Inlerview "ilh Oral Roberts, June 5,1992. G. RAYMOND CARLSON J. Allen Spraggell. Kathryn Kuhlman, The Woman Who Belie"es m Miracles (New Yor": by G. Raymond Carlson. Ne" American I.ibrary. 1970), 110; Kathryn Take advantage of the savings on this Kuhlman, inlcnie" "ilh Greg Smilh. Kansas special six -book package and enloy City, May 10. 1972. Early in her new phase of ClIRlSl'S ministry in Franklin. Kalhryn did not poinl to selected wntmgs by the general super scclions of Ihe building "here a spe<:ific healing intendent. Our Faith and Fellows hip GlFTSTO had happened- as shc began 10 do later, Poople takes you through Pentecostal history simply told her aboultheir healings. PeniccOSlals m general and more specifically. the carly in IhiS ccntury occasionally would repon Assemblies of God. In Spiritual Dynamics Ihal pcople wcrc healed wilhoul spe<:ific prayer Carlson recalls episodes from his own life being offered for Ihcm (La/ler Rain Eva/lge/, August 1913, 6). Kalhryn's new melhod in and consults the Word while teaching on offering help to Ihc sick was n01hing new. bUI the power of the Holy Spirit. Christ's Gifts she is Ihe one 10 devclop Ihe idea and belic,c Ihal to His Church discusses the role of it should happen in e'ery scrvice. apostles. prophets. evangelists, pastors, 4. In conlraSI 10 Ihe inrush of people imo and teachers as outlined in Ephesians Franklin in Ihe laiC 1940s. Ihe 1992 al1endanec 4:11 The Acts Story examines the life of al the Tabernacle, "hich is a ChriSllan and Missionary Alliance congrcgation, runs aboul luke, while The life Worth living looks 100; and four Pcntecoslal/ charismalic churchcs at the Book of John Prayer and the in Ihc area a,erage 40-70. Christian's Devotional life upholds the 5. Telephone call wilh LOllie Anlhony, value of learning Scripture and clarifies Novcmbcr 1992. questions concerning prayer and the 6. Jamie Buckingham. DoughIer of Deslmy Trinity. Paper. 02AA1055 (Plainfield. N,J,: Logos International. 1976), - Valu ed at 516 00_ 10l. Special Package Price S7.95 7. John Kobler. "The Trulh Aboul Failh Healers," McCall's, February 1957, 77. ORDER TODAV TOLL FREE Pr>(:es are sublecll(l change ...,thoUl OOIlce, Add postage 8. M iracle Maga~me, January 1955. AlIcn and handling, less than SID 00. 15 ... , SID OO·S4999, I()'4; forfciled a SI,OOO bond in Tenn('Ssec and his 1-800-641-4310 SSOOO-S99 99, 8~. Sioo 00 or more, 7% Add S13le sales relalionship "ilh bolh the Voicc of Healing and IU ,I'ppl,cable MO. 5 975'\, CA. 7,2!i'!l. the Assemblies of God was sevcred. Causc of his GOSPEL PUBLISHING HOUSE dealh III 1970 was ruled sclerosis of Ihc liver. 1445 Boonville Avenue 9. ]mcrvic" wi lh Oral Roberts, June 5,1992. ~ Springfield. MO 65802- 1894 10. Kalhryn Kuhlman, God Can Do II Agul/J (Englcw'ood Cliffs. N.J.: !'relllice·Hall, 1969), 5·6. -t- 26 A/ G IIERITA{a:. SUMMER t99J By Glenn Gohr CONCLUDING PA RT eturning to Springfield, J. R Bashford Bishop attended the 1937 Central Bible institute gradu ation. Afterwards he spoke \.. ith Pefltecoslal Evangel editor Stanley Frodsham, who told him about Penie[ Bible Institute in the moun tains of KCnlucky, which was in need of instructors. So he decided to go. The school was located only J miles from Campton, Kentucky, but the living conditions and "roads" were primilh-c. A lot of the roads were actually creek bcd\, and there was no funning waler. The school had only 11 students al that time. On the weekends, the instructors and studcms would preach in little mOllntain mission station churches. When roads permitted, Bishop drove hi s Model A Ford to the preaching poillls. One Saturday when his car wasn't running-and he couldn't drive anyway because there weren't any roads-he walked 26 miles (0 a mission station called Town Flal to hold services. On Sunday he walked an additional 12 miles to another James mission station. Then on Monday he started back to Pcniel and walked another ! 9 miles before hitchhiking [he rest of the way. Bashford In one weekend he had walked 56 miles! After teaching one school year, Bishop left Kentucky in 1938 10 become assistant pastor at Wil Bishop___ _ mington, Delaware. There he was in charge of midweek services and junior children's church. Thai fall, Stanley Frodsham Of His Many Ministry came to Wilmington and preached. Frodsham asked Bishop if he would write an article for the CA. Herald Opportunities, Bash Bishop Views New Year's edition for 1939. Bi shop agreed and soon completed Teaching As His First Love. the article. Then about 2 months later Frodsham wrote him a leIter "Not abstract Teaching, " he says, inviting him to work in the editorial department of the Gospel Publish "J want to reach people. " ing House. AlG HERITAGE, SU MMt;R 1993 27 He accepted the offer and moved to Springricld. Thi~ was really the beginning of Bishop's prohrie writing and teachmg career. Hi s position in the editorial department encompassed a variety of dutie!.. He The shaping of his teach ing and writing ministry resulted in working closely with two of the best-known names in AIG history: Myer Pearlman and !)omttimf'S a pruclltr and lIis Modtt A eouldn' t makt it 10 church on lime. bptciall) in tile "'cnll1~k) MOllnlylns d .. rin~ lilt 193Qs . IItrr J. Hashford Bi ~ h (o p. rij\hl , Rrts lidp hom hiend ~ Carl HrumbMck. Stanley Frodsham. Itrl, and Ita"llrd Klchllrdwn. (tntrt. in unslickinlt lIis Ford ,. Annagtddon.·· Tht .. oman second from tht Itft h Ut!lnor I'Uf) ..' 110 hUrt "IlS a librll ri!ln al Central Bible Cullege and banltrl Collrj\t Ilnd is became a writer for the Inter no" rrlir~ in :,prinj\fitld, MissourI. mediate Teacher's Quarterly. wrote father, W. F. Garvin, had been a Cross. In later years she worked as stories for the intermediate Sunday Presbyterian minister in Tulsa, a divorce custody investigator in the sc hool paper, condensed a book by Oklahoma, prior to hi s affiliation circuit court. Bishop has this to say Amy Carmichael, and occasionally with the Assemblies of God. In about hi s wife: wrote articles for the C.A. Herald. 1923, when evangelist Raymond T. She was a great help to mc. She Readers of Ihe Penrecostol Richey held a great salvalion had a quality about her-although Evangel wi ll also be interested 10 healing campaign in that city, she had no ofl'icial capacity with learn that his commen!ary on the Southeastern-kids nocked to her by Garvin attended and saw many droves 10 tell her their troubles. Not Sunday school lesson first appeared "signs and wonders. " weekly beginning in 1939. The only girls. but boys too occasionally. It was the first time he ever heard People just wanted to pour out their column was discontinued during the preaching of divine healing. The hearts to her. She was a caring World War II, and Dishop took up following year he and Mrs. Garvin person. very much SO.II wriling Ihe lessons again in 1956. both received the baptism of the Holy After the Bishops were married, Ghost. , . Brother Garvin was led 10 reSign J. Bashford continued in hi s oon after arriving in Springfield from the Presbyterian Church and in editorial position for 2 years. Then Sto lake the editorial position, Deccmber 1924 he organized an un in 1941, they left Springfield, and Bishop renewed his relationship denominational Pentecostal church he served I year as assistant pastor with Ruth Garvin. They became named Faith Tabernacle ... 10 his father-in-law at Faith Taber engaged during the 1939 General In 1936 Brother Garvin affilialed with the General Council and si .... nacle in Tulsa. While there he was COllncil in Springfield. J. Bashford years later Faith Tabernacle became ordained by the Oklahoma District Bishop was married 10 Rmh LaRue an Assemblies of God church. !O on October 9, 1941. !l Garvin on November 30, 1939 Ruth Garvin Bishop, like her Then in 1942, Bishop received a at Fait h Tabernacle III Tulsa, father, also served in ministry. She request to return to Springfield as Oklahoma. Her father William F. was ordained in February 1950 when an instructor at C.B.!. For the next Garvin, pastor of Ihe church, 5 years he taught at C. B.l. and also officiated. Bert Webb assisted As a caring person, Ruth wrote articles for the editorial in performing the ceremony, Garvin Bishop discovered department in the afternoons. Bashford's brother Richard was I've always had it in Ihe back of my besl man, and Miriam (Bailey) an unofficial ministry mind the idea Ihat BrOlher Frodsham Armerding was maid of honor. with the students at was responsible for getting me back RUlh Bishop was born July 8, because before I left he had protesled Southeastern. my leaving so strenuously and lalked 1917 at Seven Mile, Ohio, and was aboUl alilhe thousands of people I'd reared in a preacher's home. Her the Bishops were living at Jackson be ministering to. And I told him, vi ll e, Flo ri da. She assisted her "Brother Frodsham. I can't feel I'm husband in paslOral and evan called JUSt to preach to a typewriter." gelistic ministry and frequently led And then I made a st atement just casually. "Now if I had a situation singing and conducted prayer meet like Myer Pearlman. where I'm ings. During the 1960s and 1970s, teaching in the morning and writing when her husband was an instructor tOO, I could do that." And I don't al Southeastern College, she was think he ever forgot il.l) GI~"" Gohr ;l <1 51"jf direcror of services to military In 1943 he succeeded Myer Pearl m ~,"bt'r 11 Ih~ AlG Af('hn-ts_ families for the American Red man as writer of the Adult 28 AlG HUUTAGt:, SUMMU 1993 Teacher's Quarterly. He also tOok of Southeastern in the summer of over Pearlman's Old and Nev,' 1959. School opening was a month Testament courses at C.B.1. away and one of the teachers was He was \.,.ell acquainted with terminally ill. Bishop was asked to W. I. Evans, Ralph Riggs, J. take over his cla\ses for that year Roswell Flower, and other stalwarts After discussing the mailer with of the faith. Myer Pearlman and his church board. it was agreed tbat Bishop shared offices at C.B. 1. the he \~ould teach at Southeastern year that Pearlman died. Some of 3 days a \~eek and continue hi~ the courses he taughl were history pastoral duties at the church. of missions, ministerial ethics, Although it \\as 60 mile", to travel parliamentary law, Pentecostal from SI. Peten,burg to South truths, Old and New Testament, eastern. Bishop enjoyed that year public speaking, and personal of teaching. evangelism. He never gave a thought 10 possibly teaching again at the ~. .~ college, because he was JUSt filling Thousands remember T .. o )oung Bishop brothers in 1936. Kkhlird Ynd in for a year. Beside~, he had onl) his weekly Sunday J. Bishford, both of ..· hom .. ould I.ter 111I510r churches ind Inch in Assemblies of (,00 school). a 3-year diploma from CB.!.. and school lessons in the colleges had started requesting that Pentecostal Evangel. Because of the poor living instructors have at least a master's arrangements at Southeastern, in degree. A profound truth which Bishop AugUSt 1948 Bishop left the school Then one morning in April. he drilled into his students at C.B.1. 1O become pastor of a new church was praying alone at the altar of and later at Southeastern was at Ft. Myers. Florida. He found his church, when he heard God that God can usc any means for a that it had only 16 members and speak to him in an audible 'oice. blessing. To illustrate this, he provided a meager salary of $40 per This is how he describes this borrowed an illustration used by month. In a lct(er to Springfield, he experience: "All of a sudden, the Myer Pearlman that a student could gave another reason for taking the first time in my life and the onl) even take a mop stick and say to it, church: "For 7 years I've been time in my life, God spoke to me in "I wi ll not let thee go except thou behind a desk or pulpit in Bible an audible voice. It was clear as a bless me. "14 school. dishing out high sound bell: ' I want you at Southeastern.' " He was well-liked by all of his ing talk and teaching about great He protested, "Lord, you kno\\ students. In 1947, his last year at men of God and about high ideals I've only got a diploma. I haven't C.B.I. . the students dedicated the and accomplishments. I felt the even got a bachelor's degree. You yearbook [Q him: "As a minister time had come for us to do a can't get a teaching job without a your message has been challenging little practicing to balance the master's degree." He heard God and inspiring; as an instructor your accounts. "IS He also paslOred a speak to him a second time: "I teaching has been wholesome and year at Jacksonville, Florida. want you at SomheaSlern." Then practical; as a friend your fellow From 1950-1960 he pastored he said, "Lord. that's all right with ship has been warm and sincere." Glad Tidings Assembly of God at me, but you're going 10 have to tell Next God directed him to South St. Petersburg, Florida, with his them. ")1 eastern Bible Institute for the wife Ruth as associate pastor. He didn't breathe a word of the 1947-48 school year. The school While at SI. Petersburg he was experience to anyone and continued had recently moved to Lakeland, approached once again [Q write the with his regular activities and plans. Florida, on land formerly occupied Sunday school lesson for the Pente When the school year ended, the by Lodwick Air Force Base. Howard costal Evangel on a freelance basis. officials all shook his hand and Bush, superintendent of the South His lessons, each illustrated by said, "God bless you, Brother Florida District and president of the Charles Ramsay's distinctive art Bi shop. Thank you for filling in for school, invited him [Q become dean work, ran continuously from July us." Nobody said anything about of men. 1956 through December 1978. Be returning to teach the next year. Although he spent an enjoyable cause of his duties as assistant That July he went by the school year as dean and instruclOr, the professor of Bible and religion at to visit a friend. The president living conditions at the new campus Southeastern College, he felt it happened to see him and called him were very cramped. After living in a necessary to discontinue the into his office. Bi shop was told that 12-room house in Springfield. the column in 1978 after writing it for the school administration felt that Bishops had to settle for a 2-room about 25 years. 16 God would have him teach at apartment with a beaver board While still pastoring at St. Southeastern full-time. Bishop partition between them and the Petersburg, Bishop received a replied, "Well that suits me just next family. desperate caU from the president Conllnutd on P_lt 35 AlG HERITAGE. SUMMt:R 199329 F ROM O UR R EADERS Fo nd Memories of C. W .1-1. Scott Spirit. I like the men and women Glad Tidings alld the Realization oj a Tha nk you for the in fo rma who are full of the Spirit and Vision for 100,000 Souls, " by Everell tion you sen! about Brother and wi lt preach the (rmh without A. Wilson. Heritage. summer 1988. Sister Scott (Charles W. H . and compromising. Robert Craig died at tile 1941 General Gertrude ] . We enjoyed and In 1937 I came into the Pente COllllcil in Minneapolis. cherished their friend<,hip from costal movement, and 1 have ncver the fi rst ti me we met, when they Recognizing and Sharing Heritage ministered in my father\ tent We are in a week of celebration meeti ngs in Clio, Michigan. I still (May 16-23], observing the 60th an remember the Kolenda boys watch niversary of First Assembl y of God. ing Brot her Scott play his marimba. Many th ings have been used to make I believe the Assemblies of God thi s a special week including musical Archives, with Heraage. is per groups, dignitaries, and an old fa sh forming a va lid and essential minis ioned day, to name a few. try. May God continue to bless. Special recognition was given to alt Louie A. Kolenda those who have been members for 25 Po rt Charlotte , Fl orida years or more. With the passing of years the list of surviving charter Charles W. H. SCO/l served as member has grown shorter and shorter. superintendent oj the Michigan V~nl n. Nd son on 34th Birthday On ly two charter members remain and District and later as an assistant both have shared in thi s celebralion. general superintendent. He died last left my experience for anything Thank God for the growth of our year. Mrs. Scott continues to make new. I have never been sorry for the church. God has mu ltiplied that orig her home at Muranmha Village, baptism in the Holy Ghost with inal number many times over. Growth Springfield, Missouri. evidence of speaking in tongues. I is not without problems, however. The am a regular attendam in church , problem thai most concerns me about Collecls I'holos of God's Servants Sunday sc hool, prayer meetin g, and the growth in recent years is the lack I have been receiving Heritage was secretary of my Sunday school of knowledge and experience of our fo r about a year; it has been such a class fo r 35 years. My church IS Pentecostal distincti ve. In a time when tremendo us blessin g to read. Four First Assembly of Panama City. the power of the Holy Spirit is needed years ago I was convened, bap Vera Nelson more than ever before, we simply can tized, and continue to be filled with Panama City, Florida not allow our churches to conform to the Ho ly Spirit. What a new li fc, a the image of this wo rl d. li fe I d id n't know existed. Many loday consider the message Memories of Robert J. Craig I used to co llect o ld rare comic of Pentecost 10 be old- fashioned. But I was so thrilled to see Rev. R. J. books. Now I collect photographs of Pentecost is not old-fashioned, it is Craig in group photo (w inter 1992- men and women God used mightily. never changing. To chart our fu ture, 93J . This brought many memories. What a blessing. O n Ihe cover of we must know our past and you have Brother Craig baptized me in his Glad the winter issue yO ll have a Oye r helped us greatly by producing the Tidings Church in San Francisco when of a meeting Smith Wi ggleswo rth quarterl y Assemblies ofGod Heritage . I was 12 years old . My sister Verna sponsored . I would lik e to o rder a We used this magazine to share our went to Glad Tidings Bible Insti tute 5" x 7" pho tograph of that Oyer. past with many who knew little about (now Bethany College, Santa Cruzl G lenn Oohr in the Archives has our exciting hi story . We had the added and also attended the church. helped me in finding o ther rare advantage of fi nding articles that re So, I decided to renew my Heritage photographs. God bless yOll. cord ed the hi story of pastors and subscription for another year and hope churches right here in Kentucky. Victor Davis I'll have more surprises. I do enjoy Thank you. Brother Warner and alt Staten Island , New York seeing these old-time earl y ministers who have helped us slow down to see honored in this way. the great heritage that has been left to Class Secretary for 35 Years Christine John son us. May we be found faithful and equal I am a constant reader of Herit Tulsa, Oklahoma to the task, by the help of the Hol y age and over the years have learned Spirit , until Jesus calls us home. lO love this magazine. May the Lo rd Robert and Mary Craigfounded the continuall y bless the Heritage Glad Tidings Assembly and the Bible Paul E. Brannan, Pastor writers. I enjoy the great meet school in San Francisco. For more on First Assembl y of God ings of the o utpo uring of the Holy their ministry, see " Robert J . Craig's Frankfort . Kentucky 30 AlG IIEHITAGt:. SUMMt::R 1993 o G. Raymond Carlson/rromPBRd he agreed to help. With the dead In \1arch 1968, !\orth Central 1\193 and (j RaYI "lnd Carlw phone' ,-on", --.&1" • Jun( I. [~3 line closing in on him, he typed the Bible College honored G. Raymond 34 (j, Ra\rnond ('allso • phone' to \'C: ...ui0n. manuscript in the back seal of a Carlson for his contribution 10 June I. I'N~, 1~ "Ikritiljte l r"ia 1,[.:. (icneral .... u('C'r, Volkswagen \\hile his , ... ife dro\'e Chrislian higher education by con Intrndc:m,. '. IIl.'ntuf!t'. SlJmrncl I'IS~, I;::, from Minneapolis to Springfield. ferring on him the Doctor of Dinn ,It>. R;J\mO" J L(,,,n,:, ,·,'rrnpond-<.c \1a) I~P In 1961, Frank Lindquist, presi it)' degree. In 1969. at the General 11 .-\,L,;Il'· !'cmblie- of God district superintendent and assumed Archl'C'$ colle.:lIon. 2_ Or~iIlc Carl!oOn. phonc oonlcNuion. \Ia, leadership of North Central. Ii 17. 1993. (Incidentally, G. Raymond Carlson 3_ G. Raymond Carl\On. "When Pemtl:'''t New AIG General is the first general superintendent of Carne To The Upper \lid"c\I,"' Hertfl1ge. Spnnl! 19&4, 10. Superintendents the Assemblies of God to serve as 4, Onille Carl-.on. phonc con\crlaIlOll, \Ia) 17.1993. ecause General Superintendent a college president before being 5. [menic" of G. Raymond Carl\On b) Julcen elected to the superintendency.)l~ Turnagc. April 14, 199), B G. Raymond Carlson has an· Raymond Levang was a faculty 6. G, Raymond Carl-.on. phollc (on\(r'>3lion. noullced he will not seek reelec June I. 1993. member at North Central and 7. OrviHc Carlo,oll, phonc con'cr$3tion. \Ia) tion. the Assemblies of God \\ ill 17, 1993_ remembers when Carlson assumed g. G, Raymond CarlMln. phonc con\cnation, select a new general superinten leadership of the school. "Salaries June I. [993. dent at the Minneapolis General 9_ Orville Carlson, phonc (on\croation. \Ia' of the faculty members were 17. 1993. Council This has happened Just pathctically low. Dr. Carlson told 10. Glenn R Andcr;on. ~orrC\ponde'n,'C. \18) II times before in our 79·year his· 3. 1993. the teachers (hal onc of the first II. Vidc01ape intcn'ic,," of G. Raymond tory. Dales of the councils. men things he wanted to do was to find a CarlMln by bcriu t'jordbak. 1980. A\~mbliC\ or elected. and predolls posilions of God ArchilC"> oollC('!ion. way to increase faculty salaries. In a 12. Intcrvic" of G. Raymond Carlr,on by the new supennlendents are given short lime he did JUSt that. Julcen Turnagc. April I.:!. 199~, belo\\ "Dr. Carlson was very sensitive 13. \1acCarl$on. intl'J"\lie". [)coccmbcr 1.1992_ 14 The fhc ~tall~ "crc \\i!tCon\in. \IIIIrlC'>Ola. 1914 E. l\j. Bell, pastor. editor to the feelings of others. He would ~orth and Soulh Dak.ota, and \ AlG IIERITAGt:. 50UMMU 1993 31 D R.D.E. and Goldie Smith/f,ompag,1I c ided with other c ircumstances that 1931. and Goldie was licensed In and taught at the school. During made it seem prudent for the Smiths 1929 The Northwest District of the 1940s, Northern Gospel Pub to break their ties to Sister and the the Assemblies of God transferred lishlllg House, located o n the International Church of the Four R 0 E.'s ordination in 1933. and campus of North Central Bible In square Gospel and to pursue he served for a year as an evange stitut e. was a thri ving operation. ministry under another o rganiza list, working out of Puyallup, Three presses operated 24 hours tion Washington [n 1934. Goldie SmIth every da y. Some issues of Rn At about the same time, other obtained an Assemblies of God eille, a nondenomi national devotional difficulties Ihat had been simmer preac hing li cense. Over the years, paper produced at the Assemblies ing for several years within Sister's she preached occasionally in her of God headquarters in Springfield, organization prompted seve ral husband's churches. By this time. were printed in Minneapol is. Dur promising you ng leaders to with the Smiths had two daughters, ing the 1940s. some 14 million draw from the [nternational Church Donna and Shirley. Their son. copies were suppl ied 10 thousands of the Foursquare Gospel. Among Wesle y, was born during their next of c haplains of all faiths for disHi- them was R. D. E. Smith's brother, assignment a pastorale in Roseville Frank. Geographically, the seces ( near Sacramento). Californ ia . Their ministry at sion centered in Iowa, where John Unti l 1941. the Smiths remained and Louise Ric hey supervised a on the west coaSt. serving congre Binghamton, New York, thriving network of congregations gat ions in California and Oregon. would span 23 years. and a Bible school and where FrOIll 1937 until 1941 , they were Frank Smith had accepted a pastor pastors in Coquille, Oregon, acon but ion to se rvicemen. R. D. E. ate. Some of R. D. E. and Goldie gregation that had e leven members Sm ith supervised the printing of Smith's closest friends were among and Sunday school attendance of Rel'eille and other devotional lit those who left, and in August 1932, 22 when they arrived. The eleven erature and also taught at the they formed the Open Bible Evan were hard-working, determined Institute. He and his wife took the geli stic Association. (1 n 1935. after people. however. and their number opportunity to complete 2 years of a merger with the Bible Standard was augmented by some faithful course work at the nearby campus Churches of Portland, Oregon. the adherents. When the Smiths left 4 of the University of Minnesota. g roup adopted the name Open Bible years later, aHendance averaged When North Central decided to Standard Churches.) Frank Smith over 500. c lose its publishing house, the served for 12 years as the general [n Coquille, R. D. E. Smith be presses were shipped to missionar chairman of this new Pentecostal came Chaplain to the Civilian ies in Rio de Janeiro; Smith's denomination, and as the pastor of Conservation Corps. T hi s New printer, Andrew Hargrave, became First Church of the Open Bible, Deal program put young people to a missionary to Nigeria; and the Des Moines, for 37 years. T he R. work in public service. Smith Smith family moved to New York. D. E. Smiths resisted the u rging of preached weekly to young men from For a few years, the Smiths served the Bronx who worked for the gov a congregat ion in Jamaica, Queens. While teaching at ernment in the Oregon forests. In 1950. they accepted a call to North Central, R.D.E. The family next moved to Bing hamton, a small c ity on the Brainerd, Minnesota, for 5 years in Chenango River in upstate New managed Northern the pastorate of Brainerd First As York. Binghamton was growing in Gospel Publishing sembly of God. He guided thai the post-war years. A branch of the House. congregation through the war yea rs. Stale Un ivers it y of New York as To the troubling question of the well as several high tech corpora their friends that they join them in appropriate Christian response to ti ons and IBM's first plant in nearby this venture. Instead, in 1933.they war, Smith responded that Chris EndicoH brought white-collar jobs sought credentials with the Assem tians could serve their country and professionals to the city. Over blies of God. without bearing arms. So me 11 0 the years, the area also attracted a During their months on the evan young men from his congregation surpri sing number of Eastern Eu ge li st ic trail . the Smiths had took his advice and enlisted as Red ropeans. Binghamton may be received many invitations from As Cross volunteers. nest led on the banks of a river amid semblies of God congregations. and Toward the end of the war, the rich farmland, but it is also a center they had been favorably impressed. Smiths accepted an invitation to of research and learning. Both the Smiths had already been North Central Bible Institute in Pentecostalism had arrived in credentialed by the Foursquare Minneapolis. R. D. E. managed Binghamton in 1916 when John Church: R. D. E. was ordained in Northrrn Gospel Publishing House Kellner came from Pennsylvania 32 AlG HERITAGE. SUMMER 1993 for 2 weeks of meetings in a home IV \.YLlLl" V..I IIlg t he Ire ffort s nou ris hand e It PJ nl! on the city's south side The 2 in capable hands . The Smiths weeks stretched to 14 years.and then served First .·\"sembly faithfully he returned for a second 14·year under Pastor Piedmontt', F-irst·\s· period In 1917. Kellneraffilialed sembl~ ha:- reciprocated and sho" n the congregation \\ ith the newly III tang.ible \\ ays its continUing ap formed Eastern District of the As· preciation for the Smiths sernblies of God. O\'er the years. In I 97.'i. Snlllh \\as eiectt'd non First Assembly In Binghamton has reSident E xccuti\'e PreSb)lef for the nourIShed under the steady. capable 'orthea:-t Area In this capacity leadership of a fe\\ dedicated pas· for eight years he represented the tors who ha\"e ser\'ed long tenures '\ortheast althe .-\sscmbilcs of Got! \\ ith the congregation The Smiths headquarters III Springfield. \tls ministered there for 23 years. souri. partiCIpated in del'isions Under the Smiths' guidance. the aftecllIlg denominational poltq congregat ion prospered. Though and polity, and ser\'t'd as il trustee the Smiths were recent arrivals on of the General Council lie rellfed the east coast, Pentecostals in Ne\\ in 198731 the age of :sO. York held them in high regard from In June 1993.the Smiths marked the time they arri\'ed in Queens. I 60 years of ministry in the Assem remember from childhood the es· R.n.t:. Smilh rHpondJ II his blies of God In August. the) teem in which they were held. the prnb)lfr) rrlirfmfnl blnqllfl. ~pringfifld. ·.... IS5I)uri. 'trs. L. RI)mond <.arlwn can Itt!lftn celebrate 65 years of marriage, The general sense that people yearning on thr ri.hl. long family tradition continues for spirilllal renewal could find It their son, Wesley. is president of by visiting the Smiths' church The Binghamton that still houses the Valley Forge ChristIan College. and way they were spoken of led me to congregation. ([n 1984 and 1989. their grandchi Idren are carrying t he conclude that they must be a Prot· the church purchased additional tradition of ministry into the next estant version of saints. On a rare buildings nearby to accommodate generat io n. weekend away from my father's its growing congregation.) The church in Brooklyn. our family Temple had once hosted c ivic Author's Note: This artlde i~ ba\ed on In) illlenic.... ~ .... ith the Smith~ in 1992 and made the long trip to Binghamton events, circuses. and car s hows. 1993; an unpublished autobiographical to be in a Sunday morning service The Smiths sa\\ its possibilities account by R.D.E. Smith; "Carr), thc at First Assembly. I was nOI quite and decided to stay the hean of Torch," the 75th annivcf'>a) hi\tor)' of hr'l in A!>~mbl)' of God. Bmghanllon: my rOflh · 10 years old. but I still recall the the city. During the sixties. First coming biography of AImee Semple meeting and my delight in discov Assembly sponsored Turnmg Point McPherson, E~'t'rybody:S SlSIt'r (Eerdman~. 1993); m) unpublished paper on fcmalc e ring afterwards that these godly Coffee House. Jesus festivals and evangelists of the 19205, "'·ootligh.\. people were also generous, warm, other street witnessing efforts. Flappers and the Sa .... dus. Trail: !-emalc outgoing human beings who knew Both of the Smiths accepted re Eyangelim in the 1920s." how to give children a good time sponsibilities in the district. For even on Sunday. 22 years, Goldie Smith was vice In Binghamton, the Smiths be president of the district's Women's gan a radio program, "The Voice of Ministries program. Meanwhile. Pentecost." Goldie Smith did some R D. E. Smith was elected to \·ari· preaching at the church, served as OUSpOSIS: from 1954unlil1 970he song leader and devoted herself to was assistant superintendent; from hospital visitation. The Smiths took 1970 until 1975. district secretary. their p lace in c ivic life and were He became a general presbyter in well-known outside their congre 1954. serving until 1987. From gation. Before long, the congregation 1954, he also served as a board had outgrown its facility- a 550- member for Valley Forge Christian Dr, Edllh Bfumhofrr is thr pro/«/ djrrc/()f' of seat former Methodist Church. College (some of those years as Ihr I"smu/f' for /hr Study of Amrrj('Q" f,YO"llr/, Sunday school spilled over into the chairman). jcols (lSAE) and 05SOCIOfe professor of hIStory at Whroton ColI"e, Shr is thr au/hor of thr /10'0' parsonage attic and basement. In In 1973, R. D. E. and Goldie ~o/umr hlS/ory AsSC'mblies of God: A Chlpler in 1957. when many congregat ions Smith became Pastors Emeriti of the Story of American PCfllccoslahsm; Pentecost III My Soul; The AsSC'mb1ies of God: A Popular were beginning to look longingly First Assembly. Since 1976. Ro History (Gospel Publish;", Housr); o"d toward property off the interstates, nald Pied monte has been Ihe Restoring the Flilh: The I\sSC'mblies of God. the B inghamton church put aside church's pastor, and the Smiths Pemecostalism. and American Cuhure (Um~rr sity of illinOis Prm). Her biography on AlmN plans to build and pu rchased the who still live nearby and attend the Semplr McPhrrso" Everybody's SiSler will be Masonic Tem p le in dow ntown c hurch- have had the joy of watch- rrleased by ErrdmoflS in Drcrmber. Ale; 1I t:RITAGt:. SUMMU t993 33 D Krans Family / ' 34 AlG tlUUTAGE. SUMME.R 1993 College from the timc it staned in 1935 until it movcd to Lakcland in .age29 o Bash Bishop/'mm 1946. Then he spent aboUi 3 years doing fund raising via telephone for finc." The president looked \-cry Peniel Bible Institutc, and South the school. slartled, but Bishop had been eastern College. Hc was also recog Moving to Springfield in the fall prepared for this moment, for God nized because of his wcekly column of 1991, the Bishops no\\ reside at had revealed this to him 3 months in the Pentecostal E\'angel and for Maranatha Village. They have three earlier. his 8 years of writing thc Adult children and four grandchildren. So he began leaching full-time Teacher quarterly .,q Thc olde)t son, Jim, i., a fcdcral al Southeastern College in the fall Bishop has also traveled through parole board in\Cstigalor In of 1960 and continued teaching for out the United Statcs and visited Tampa. Florida. Daughter 1\ tiriam 23 more years. He was professor a number of foreign countries Oliver is a crcdit in\estigator of Bible and religion, and among as a speakcr at Bible conferences. camps, and worker) training for National Equifa~ in Atlanta. other things. he tauglll Old and Gcorgia. The youngest, John, is a New Testament Survey, Prison seminars. He was awarded an honorary lithotripsy tcchnician in Atlanta. Epist les, The Poetical Books, Of all his cxpericnces and the Pentateuch, and History and Polity doctor of divinity degree from SOUl heastcrn in 1980, and in 1982 different avenues of ministrics he of the A/G. has been involvcd in, Bishop con He was highly esteemed by his Southeastern dedicated their rides thai tcaching i., his first pupils at Southeastern. In dedicat love. ;;llo\c tcaching-not abstract ing th e 1966-67 school yearbook to Torch yearbook, awarded tcaching-1 want to reach people. him, among other things, Ihey said, an honorar) doctorate, and It 's no effort ror me. It ne\o'cr \\a.,. " Because of your perception into presented their Alumni Ilo\"c people." God's word we have learned, we David Bundrick, national direc have seen ... Through your kindness Service Award to one of tor of the division or Christian you have give n of yourselr. ... l n their favorite instructors, higher education, at one timc was a thought of the hallmark works you J. Bashford Bishop. slUdell( of J . Bashfo rd Di shop and have done we dedicate this, the also was an instructor at SOUlh· \966-67 TORCH to you, our very at the Southeastern alumni ban eastern wilh him. He shares rurther quet, he was presented the Alumni own J. Bashford Bi shop. "'· abOl!( Bishop's love of teaching and Service Award. 20 his lovc for peoplc: n \976 Bishop was named Central J. Bashford Bishop retired from In teaching he is vcry much I Bible College's Alumnus of the full -time teaching at the age of 70 of a slor)·teller. He wanled 10 Year, in consideration of his many in August 1983. For the next year communicate Bi ble truth, but more years of service through his teach he taught pan-ti me and helped to Ihan Ihat. he warued to ineulcale ing career at Central Bible College, write a history of Southeastern in his students a love for God and the Word, and he did Ihal Ihrough Moric~. In Ihal resp<.'C1 hi~ leaching was very much like Jesus' leaching. He loved the studCnl~, and the students \;new Ihat Ba~h loved God and that he loved Ihem)1 ... on;...., 10. ··W. l . Gar-III called home," Pen{l'C()!;wl EWlng!'I, April 12, 1959, pp. 26-21. I I Bishop interview b) Gohr. 12. J. Bashford Bishop, mini\lerial file. 13. Bishop interview by Gohr. 14. CUP. 1947. p. 27. 15. 1. Bashford iJlshop. mmlstcrial filc. 16. "Sund3) school leHOn commCTIIS discontinued." Pl'ntffostal Evangel, 1Xl;. )1, 1978. p. 21. 17.Bisllop inter-'iew by Gollr. 18. Southeasfern Bible Col/I'ge Torch. 1967, p. 11. 19. "Sunday scllool lesson writn 1I01l0red." Pentecostal Evangel, July II. 1976, p. 29: " Reverend J. B. Bishop named alumnus of the year." CBC Bulletin, Ott. 1976. p. 4. Th~ J. IJashrord Ilnd 20. "J. Bashford Bi shop 10 retire August ]) RUlh iJishop fllmi!) in after 23 years 31 SEC," The Southeasterner, about 1%0. Sianding IIr~ summer 1983. p. 7. Jim and Miriam. lind 21. David Bundrick, personal imcrvlcw, John is in tht hont. Marcil 3. 1993. -t... AlG HERITAGE:, SUMMt:.R 1993 3S ...... °'1 " HERiTAGE • PAID 1445 Boonville AV'ltnue SpringfIeld, MI ••ouri 65802-1894 Tatham Family Chronicled in Book Rising In the West. by Dan Morgan. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 552 page.!>. phologMiphs, $25; paper ~ilion to be published b) Vintage Huoks, Oct. 1993, lentilihe price SIS. The Irue SIOf)' of lin Assemblies of God fllmily fleeing the Okh,homa OuSl Howl for (;lIlifornia, lind traced from the Greal Depression 10 the 1980s. Dan Morgan has b«n II repor1er, editor, and foreign correspondent for the Washingron 1'05( since 1963. ike the Joads of Steinbeck's unforgettable The Grapes L of Wrath, Oca Tatham and his family trekked west with millions of Americans who Oed the Great Depression in search of jobs and hope in California. Rising if! the West presents the magnificent story of what became ofthi3 family, and opens a fascinating, heretofore almost unchronicled chapter of American experience. Drawing on years of intensive research, as well as count less interviews with family, friends, and associates, Dan Morgan gives us the Tathams' remarkable lives in absorbing detail. In less than half a century, they went from migrant fruit-picking to middle-class prosperity in the promised land of California, where they got caught up in the qu intessential realities of the Sun Belt: agribusiness, irrigation projects, the defense industry, real-estate development, nursing hc.me chains, and footba ll franc hises. But like so many white Southerners who went west coming from nothing, the Tath ams remained outsiders. As individualistic Christians ever wary of mainstrcam American life and skeptical of main strcam no tions of success, they found their place in that cohesive Sun Belt culture whose religious, ethical, and po litical outlook woul d fonn the basis of New Populism that manifested itself so dramatically in the Reagan Revolution. More than anything else, fundamentalist Pentecostalism is al the heart of the Tathams' experience. The brush arbors and storefront churches of Dca's you th are linked by gen erations of deep reli gious commitment to the huge revivalist tabernacles that dot southern California. Wh ile the fam ily has always been bound together by the fervor of their fait h, Morgan shows how that faith is be ing tested today, not only as the Tathams confront inev itable fami ly adversi ties like alcoholism, terminal illness, and troubled marriages. but also as they, and others like them, take thei r stand on the deeply d ivisive issues-including abortion and school prayer-topping the national agenda, and leave their pro fou nd stamp on American poli ticS. Rising in the West is an extraordinary achievement-an engrossing account of the growth of America, as we ll as Ocll and Rub) Tathllm . 1935. a ltllr afl er the) II.rri,ed In Cali fo rn ill. from the intensely personal drama of a fami ly struggling to keep Okl ahoma. Memllfrs of the Tathll. m fa mily ha'f lIfe n i n ~o h f d in St'Hral faith with itself. -Taken from book jacket ASSf mblies of God co ngregati ons.