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~.y~!!g~! JULY 16. 1961 TEN CE NTS

Overlookin, t.he ,eeRie city of Port­ land. Oregon, with M01,1nt Hood towerinr in the diatanee. (Here in the B eaver State metropoli. the bi­ enni. 1 General Council of tho! AI • • emblie. of Cod will <,onvene Augul t 23-29.) THE EDITORIAL VIEWPOINT

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JULY 16, 1961 NUMBER 2462 Counteracting Crime

t.XFn:Tln: UIMH'IOIl n.. r! fI'f r, I'[)!TOI< , 1{OIlFI':"!' C Cl \,:\1:\,(,11.\;..\ The crime r:-ll(' in 111(' Cnited S tates cominueci its " relentless trend 1. ... 'U\·T UllTUII ... I ... sli.: /I', S ,uil" up\\"ard" during' the fir:-,t three months of 1961, FUI Director J. Edg:-lr (1111 (1 .. \110~ 1>1,\'0.\1,1'.11 (rill (;. (IJUU<'I Ih(' mOsl EDITORIAL POLICY (lOARI> II ()o\'c r says. In discouraging report he has yet made on the He" \\~I,b II h:.i,m.,n), (, It, ( "I. ,n,.\ II. 1)'''';01· nation\; battk ag-ain:'>t crime. ,\lr. Hoover says there was an over-ali ""', ( .. I 1-':"",in, 11_ H ..\[.-1 ,u~h1rn, /i.. ,\ Ikne;\U, I( II We:,,!. A. .\ \\ i[ ,m incrcase ()f 10 pcr ccnl 111 :-'c riOtlS offen ses as compared \\"ith the same period ill 19W.

ARTICLES- 'I'll(' report is hast'd on prciiminary reports from 617 police depart­ citie.~ O\'('f Tm!/t'dy /III U "llwi/ulJ(i me11ts in 2S,CX>O population. It shows that during the first C/lllul F, A. Stur8<''01I J quarter of IY() I ~hc numher of murders increased by nine per cent, l'n,ph.'IS II/Iht' !.ord \. inlet Sclioonmak('r 4 forcible rape hy two pl'r ccn\. and aggravated assaults (stabbings. etc,) Spiritu(li f),phlllt'ria !{ \V. Cummill~~ 6 hy th rel' ]ll'r C('n\. all ,,('tting new records. Crimes against property '(;uiug ('I' 1(, Jrrusa!.·III' DOll ~[allo\l~h [2 :--how('d a big" incl"(';l.:,(" The only form of crime to show a decrease COII/,'ssi(llis uf a SI .. p",olll", ,\lll1t Salldbcrg 14 \\"as ]l(Jckd-pickillg", \\hich was dowlI 18 per cent. . Jrf Villi II 11011" !'uh The FIH chief l'xprb~e1> particular alarm O\'er the fact that "robberies, Chrisli"n' the m05t vicious of larcl'llY offenscs because of the force or threat of FEATURES- f(;!"l'l' used again:'>t the vinim:--," {'omintlcd (he high incidence: which Fon-;m) .\!issiolls R. T. Brock. Editor 8 markc:d the calendar year 1960. This 1'r;'SJ'!r l World Editor 10 is a sordid situation. \\'ell might our sOl1ls be shocked and our )'our Qllf'Sli""s E. S. \\ -i llialll~ 11 It N,,<,s ill Pirtllrl'S 16- 17 hcan.." trc:mblc \\"ithin I1S as we think what these statistics mean. Think I/(lml' J/iss;OIls Ruth Lyon, Editor [8 of the lives slluffed Oil\. the hearts broken, the homes shattered by Srmt/')J' StI(()u/ Less/III J. H. Bi ~hop 2{l these lawless deeds. :-':carly e\·ery commtmity is affected by the mount- /-iu,,;/.I' . 1I1i1r !~. G. Chamllioll 21 1I1g cn1llC w;\\·e. I\l'1'iH,/limt' N(''II's Stall 1Ilithad, E(1ilor 22 !.e/lers Jrom Fnm!}rI HClI(ll'rs 27 \\'Ilat 1>hould Olll" altitudc be? Should we merely deplore the sad state XI'1.'s oj Enmgd;.I111 Burton \V. Pierc.; 28 of affairs? Should we shut lip Ol1r hearts to the spread of lawlessncss and just hope thc c\';1 \\'ill not louch us or our lo\'ed ones? Should EXECUT IVE PK ESB YT ERS Of' TH E GENEKA L \Ie put it all do wn to a fulfillment of prophec)' a nd say that the COUNC IL OF THE ASSEMBLIES O F GOD ilu.:rease of :'>in is inC\'itahle as Christ's relmn draws ncar? Thos. F. Zj""nennnn (Gen. ~Upl.). Bert \\·cbb. G ~y le I' l.e" '5. C. \\-. II, Seo\!. [I. S. B"'h. J 1'. Hogan, :\0 dOllbt it i.." true that we a re living in " the la::;t days," and the lJ artl~tI l'cl ~ ..o", M. H. K end. G. [I. Ca rlson . N, D. Day;Ckli[ y 'esurretti"", in ][i~ a,cen,;01l to the right will rctard the proces::; of moral corruption. Did He not tell liS we h"nd of the r ather. al1d in I[i . pe,"ou"l fulure re, tnrn 10 Ihis eanh in 110\\,. 1' "lid glory 10 nolc OHr arc the light of (he world? We a rc to shine brightly for 1 lim when Ihe ".1110".. \\'E Bl, " [I,_VE Iha l Ihe only "'"".. :l1ld of he",ICC dean.ed from si" i. through repcnl:U1ce 311d conditions arc dark fon'hoding, and not be fa tal ists or pessimists, fa; lh i" Ihe pr«i",u 10100<1 of Christ. I.el liS give " better acCOun t of Ollrseh'es than Lot, who seemed only '-VI' .B~; I.I£Vf-: Ih ~1 r~lIe"eralio" hy the 1I01y to shrug his !>houlders as the people of Sodom plunged downward into SPIrII .. ah.ohl1el ), U<~I\I'''[ for l)~' so " a ! .alv a ti on, W~: BE1.lEVE Ihal the rede"'fti"c wo,-k of Ch.ist hd!. If Lot had heen a soul winner there m ight have been fewcr sOllls on the eron pro"hJes healing 0 the hu",~" body in .'''5,,,,. to I '~[ ie";nll 1",1ycr. WE llEl.IEVF. th~1 lost in Sodom. ,\s it \\"as. the entire population perished except him the !laPt."'" of Ihe. 1I 01y Spirit. aco;:oo ,d;ng to ,\eI5 2:4. IS II'Yen to hchc,·e .. who 3

THE PENTECOSTAL EVANCEL;. r"LI.~.d ",,,lely I, ,h. Go,p.1 Pulh ,hi~ ~ llou«. '0 ,h... m•• dd,u.)-1k f", U "'uro, USA - J 0 _ 1! ~ ".II. C. 13 50 1o, a,. ", OFFFR-lI.OO 1o, 1>.e"l. "«k,, Ht::-;J")1.l-: R.\TV (minimum o[ lour .u'""'"p'ion< ••11 0" each 5ub...-:,;p,,0', on ...~ ,uhoc" p,;"n. ·PO,\5-U. S. , 0. 1<, >wly '0 .11 rounlri •• i" Ih. P",I.I Un;"" of ,he Am"", .. >"d );.p,;n. CANADIAN ADDRESSES: SI»;G I. f: S[;l:ISCRIPTIO~· ·13.00 [0' en< J • .,~$S.1S 10< '''-0 5 •• ,-ou, l'ost",a.I<, 10 •• Ii., of Ih .... J ....-lJ.~ 10' ,h, .. 1"'" IlI,;NOLI:: 11"'1'1:: I"","mun] of fou, . "b.crophon. ~ll m."<~ I'nn,.d on .be U.S,A. S<:<:01Id

2 TIlE P E:-ITECOSTAL EVANGeL r;, ....,. j e~)' ..m ...,. By F. A. STURGEON r;l,~,'~~~

The musings of an American evangelist as he witnessed first hond the stark realities of heathen heartbreak. o t;R S.\!ALL BOAT .\\,\])1': ITS \\',\Y illg tall against the b:l.ckdrop of the :l.ccomplishmelH. Those who passed hy slowly down the 111lJ(ldy. refuse-filled hlue tropical sky with its hrilli:wt CUllIU­ sl:C'llle(\ to feel no horror or revulsiol1 ri\"cr. On each side the teeming cit~ lll~ clouds. on !Oeeing the body ;11 the \\':l.ter; this of Bangkok spread out before liS. The The water slippillg pa~t our I>oal$ was the way it \Va!O supposed to he or din of ;,hOllt S. the creaks. the squcals. was IlllspeakabJy fillhy, carrying refuse it l1e\'('r \\'ou1d ha\'(~ oc('urred. all mingli ng \\"ith the \""riOlls traffic and sewage from tens of thous,'11Hls of I asked myself. \\'h:l.t was the slory of noises. drilled into ollr ears. The in­ dwellings. Yet children were s\\'im­ the life whose tragic cnding I:l.Y hefore descrlbahle stench assailed Ollr nO-Mils. Illlllg in it. and women were dipping it me? Ilow had shc lived? \\'hat children and our eyes followed with never-failing up and carrying it into their houses 1 had she borne? Ilad it been their Ilancis amazement the <:on..,;tantly mO\'iug mass SolI others were washing their yege­ that under the eon~r of darkness had of jostling' humanity pouring through !abks and f nrit preparatory to cooking surreptitiously slipped her body into the the streets. the e\'e!ling me:l.!. c;"ma[? Or had she, when faring death \Vc edged closer to the bank and :-\s J w:l.tdwc\ the cOlht<1rltly changing alone and despairing. dragged hersel f turned into one of the numerous canab. scene. Illy eyes suddenly were riveted in to the c:l.1Ia1's edge and slipped into thc These canals crisscross Thailand and unhelie\'ing horror ! Could that bobbing Illurky water. knowing that in a few form arteries of transportation for the thing a few feet from the side of our 1ll0lllCIIts ht:r ealthly life \\'olild bc over ? people and their produce. J !ere were bO:l.t be a human head? I closed my Ilad anyone told her abollt the \\'011- all shapes, sizes, and kinds of boats. aud eye~ for a "econd. tlren forc(>d them derfnl 101'c of the Lord Jesus Chri~t? one must hc an adept pilot to ;L\'oid open to he SlIre J was not dreaming. Ilad anyone gi\'en of his money that a collision. It was trlle! It was the bod\' of an olel missionary or national worker might go [ was in Bangkok as an cvangelist, woman. She had been dC:l.d for some to her with the message of God':. great as well as a teacher in the Bible School time. Her long gray hair. wafted this salvation? which had opened its doors to the first \\'ay and that by the \\';1\'CS, was swirling As [ sat wilh my solemn thoughts it students a few days before. This school li l,e a dancer's veil around the head with seemed to me that this woman personi­ had become vcry ne{:essary, for the re­ it:. \\,hite, water-serrated scalp shining fied all the millions in this [and and ill vival in this land had literally exploded through. 1 caught my hreath and my all lands of the world, who arc hopeless in the past five years and was sweeping :.\OI11:1.ch felt dreadfully queasy. because they arc without Christ. A onward like a forest fire before a hur­ :-"Iy eyes swam with tears. blurring bu rden for lo:.t mankind swcpt o\-er l11e ricane, The Finnish Free missionari(~s th e picture which the afternoon sun so I\·ith :I. COllc(;rn such as I hal'c known but ( Pentecostal) were God's instrument s mercilessly spotlighted_ J watched the few times in my life. I wished fervently here and we were happy to have the grtH:some thing slip hehind tis. the wake th:l.t e\'ery Christi:l.ll might sec what r priyilegc of working with them. of the boat c:l.l1sing it to bounce and hoh had just seen. and might feel as I fclt The banks of the canal, down whi ~h \\·ith life-like mo\'ements_ r knew that a t th:l.t moment. I was sure that this our boat slowly 1110yed, were packed the river would claim the body from stark scent.: would help all to realize in with houses. Small, poor. and mostly the canal, and thell the tide would sweep part what the heart of God must feci hon:l-like. they afforded meager shelter it out into the limitless space of the for the lost souls of mankind- souls from the elements. Everywhere men ocean, that arc as eternal as God Ilimseif. and and women were working: building This floating body, umetrie\'("d frOI11 who :l.re constantly heing washed :l.long boats. weaving, washing, repairing nets. the water, was a graphic illustration of the ril'er of time, out on the tide of

July 16, 1961 3 Prophets of the Lord

By V iolel Schoonmaker

'-r HERE lS 'ltTI! lIE ('1\:'; LEAR" 1-1<0\1 gory as the prophets and assured them T be books of the prophets teach tiS tht' O!d Tntan)(,llt prophet:-. today. They of great reward in hea\-ell (:'I1atthew the natllre of Goel, the depths of the ldt us :l glowing (-'X;\1llp1e of faithfl1l­ 5 :11. 12). riches of Ilis knowledge and wisdom. ness in the sen'ict' of (;(J(]; a1l(1 ('\"('11 The prophets faithfully spoke the Jiis ]o\'e for righteousness amI hatred of though thl.'Y liwd sO many centuries words Cod gave thern to spe::tk c\-cn ini quity, Ilis e"erl:lsting lo\'e. and His ag-o, t! w;r IlH'ssag'(:s ha\"(' a remarkahle though they did 110t understand the sig­ great patience. They also warn 11 5 that ;lppl icati(J!] to Ih(' 1110llcnl Sct'llt', zlific:lIlCe of wh:lt thcy were s::tying. For men call1l ot disohey God forever without J:Ull(,S said we should take these examplc, Peter said the prophets did not suffering the consequences. Jeremiah proplwt<;, who hayt spokell ;n lilt' n:1l1l(' l! ll d('r.~t:l lld what they wrote concerning warned that the people would be ovcr­ of the r .o rd. as 0111' ex,lI11p]('<; of sui­ the suffering:; of Christ and the glory come by their e11emies, humbled. and f('ring, afflictioll, :I nd palit'Jlcc (Jal1lc~ tlrat should follow ( I Peter 1:10-12) . painfully punished becal:se they had for­ 5,10). They were inspired to write of Christ's gotten the Lord (Jeremiah 13 :24. 25). I'(:ter n:mindl'd u~ that WI' shol11d second coming. as well as II i ~ first ad­ and the prophecy was fulf illed. give hecd 10 the words these holy proph­ Wilt. alld the), foretold the glory of The prophets deal ",ith social isslles, l'ls spoke (2 1'('1(' 1' 3:1. 2). I lis kingdom and the beneficence with bllt primarily their message is spiritual. \\'he) wcn: tht' proph("L~ ~ Scofield said which lIe shall rule the llalions. They They speak of men's relationship with tht'Y \\'('r(' "lllt'n raisl't\ up of Cod in also wrote of Isra el's great destiny their neighbors but more especially of till1e'i of (\CdCIlSioll and apostasy in ",hidl is yCt to be fulfilled. their relationship with God. Therc is L"rae!. They w(,l"e primarily n'\';lalists \\'e need to know these things which drama and color in each book In J ere­ ,!l Id patriot:-; speaking on hehalf or God arc yet in the future. ami this is O1)e miah we see a prophet weeping and II) th e hcart and const' iellce of lhe na­ reason why we should read the hooks of blllenting over conditions in Judah. III tioll." They prt":"ld1(' d primarily to the the prophets. Bm there arc other rea­ Ezekiel we read about the ;'nl1ey of dry chosen people ..\s a fule the) did Ilot sons too. The propheb gi I'C \1S a re\·ela­ bones" and the "river flowing from un­ mention C('ntik nations ('X((-pt as these lion of God. :\0 other wriling so der the threshold." Daniel tel1 s liS of were related \ 0 \:'r:ld. Ill'alllifu!ly describes our :'Ilaker as visions of empires. 1-Iosea is ~ story God has had holy prophets "~ince the Isaiah 40. The prophets al so give us a of heartbreak caused hy an unfaithful worl(l h<'Kan ( I.uh· I :70). After mel I re\"(~la tion of our Sa,·iour. h"o other wife. Joel sings of the "laller rain," :-. inlled, Cod no longer could speak di­ pas;.age of S(' riptllre describes the sllf­ ,-\1110S thunders a warning to the nations. rectly to thern. so I Ie hegan "at su ndry fl.:rillg' Redeemer with such viyid detail Obadiah cries out against the Edomites. times and in di"ers manncr:-." 10 speak as Isaiah 53 which has been called "the J omh takes :111 e\'elltful "oyage, to them hy the prophels ( I lehre\\'s go"pel in the Old Testament.'· Every book has its 0\\,11 story.?llicah 1 ,1 ). speaks of the "little town of 13ethlehem." \Vhen Israd and Jlldah hccam(' more :\ahu!11 tells of his burden for the great and more :lpo>.tate and God ddermim:d city of :\'ineveh. lIabakkuk giYCs a to de$t roy Ihem as nations, lIe $('nl climactic shout of joy. 7.ephaniah prophets 10 warn th~T1l and give them describes the "great day of the Lord." an opportunity to l·ep<"lIt. They were 1 faggai exudes hope and strength in the strong. courageous men who wer{' will­ fa ce of adversity. Zechariah points to ing to obey God and to speak for I lim the candlestick fueled by two ol ive trees. {'ven at thc risk of their li,·cs. Some of :'Ifalachi brightens the darkness of hi s them were slain. Others were perse­ day by heralding the rising of the "Sun cllted. l\Olle of them wa s popular with of Righteousness," the peoplc of hi s day. Perhaps that is Thank God fo r the prophets of old. why Jesus always spoke of the prophets Thank God for Jesus. the greatest of with such great tenderness alld respect. all prophets. God, who once spoke 11} Ilis sermon on the 1I10ll11\ I-Ie told through the prophets, has spoken the disc iples they should rejoice and be through His Son in these last days exceedingly glad when men reviled and (Hebrews I :2). Jesus is God's message persecuted them, and when all manner to lhe Church and to the nations. His of evil was spoken against thel11 fal;;ely, gospel is the solution to the world's for this placed them in the same cate- problems. His voice alone can bring.

4 TUE PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL peace to thIS trollillcd t'arth 11(' and J It:-. ~plrit UpOI1 II!" "tn·am .. :H1d llis that ).Innday {·wning: ami gloriously only I Ie ha.., the word~ of t'u:nml lift' hand maiden", and tlwy wouhl pro\lI1t' ... ~· filled him \\'ith tht, 11(1)" Spirit. JII:-.t Hear II jm. ht-licvc I I un. n'CCi\l' 111m. ( \(h 2 I}o\) , TI1l' I\t'~'d is IH.t m'lT - lil..e l'\t·r~'ollt' elst, whl) n'l'eilb, in the "Oh earth. {'anll. ('anh, Iwar tht., word :-:lIil\· that tllt"y shou!!1 "fon:tdl" hut mid .. t of his eanlhl pr:\\"ing- Ill' "lId~ of the Lorr!" (jert'miah 22:?J). ratht·r that tlll'Y shuuld "tt"!l fun It'· lit-nly hroke out "pc.'aklllg to Cod in a :\Iay (;0<1 rai,.;(· lip mon.' Illen and (;!>(]':- plan for Ili:-. UlIIn'h. III 1l1t·:-t' hnj..!"II:1j.!"t' lit' had nC\Tr Jtarntd. The women with a proplwlie mini,.;{n whu (;ay:- wht'n \\ ickt'dm'"" and ("orruptiun hlt·"wd Third Person (If the Trinity will proclaim lIis \\'onl with pO\~'t'r In­ (Ii {'very kind art' IIllTl'aslllg. and \\"11('11 had wnw into his life in Pelltcc(J:-.tai day -and may there hl' man~ who will till' :-;t't'()ml ("Oll1l1lg of til(' I.onl i ... fullnt·:-:-. \TI(,t1ll'r dt'nominaticmal lIlill­ ht.:ar what tIll' Lorel wishe" to "-I\". loe\ drawing \·ery ncar. \\e Ill'l·d huly 11l{'11 j .. tcr totlld now .. ing. "()Ile of them, prophesied thai in till> Ia"t da;'''; 'O\lf who will :.pt'ak as the,\ art: "tIlmt'd 11)" one of them: I'm so glad that I can SOilS :lI1d our daughtl'rs would propht,,,y the Iioly Gh(ht" (2 I't'tt'r 1.21) and ~t\' 1'111 Ollt' of thenl!·' (Jod 2:2~,. I \,ter rt'pcattc\ this prom who will prodaim tht' truth to the Hilt \(>t Brother \\'yninebrnr t{-II a p.·ut i"c, saying' a],;o that God w()uld pour out (Continued on page twenty,three) of his story in hi" 01111 words· ".\s I \\·a" praying. suddt'l1ly the Spir­ it of thl' Lord came IIpon Ille as a garnwll{. I was praying' Ollt loud. E\,· t'I")' part of Illy Itt'ing- \\"ns dedicated to the Lord. Thc Lord hrought olle scripture after ;lnother to Ill\' mind. and A Baptist I kept ~.ying. 'Ye", Lord, 1 heli('l"e it. Ye .. , Lord, I will do it l' Minister Receives "I a .. kcd the Lord to forgi\'e me for I -• hecoming so discouraged ns to s...y I - wOlllci quit the mini"try, And Cnd, who Ifis 'Pentecost' knew the sinccrit), of Ill)' heart. hore lIle l\iUleS~ hy giving mc the Iioly (;host that night. There callle such a

~ J"",u C. Wynlne,&r .~en-e of God·~ prest'nce. )'Iy hl'art was fillt'd \\·ilb bles:-ing ami faith, in!ltead of (liscouragclilent. T ills I!' TilE STORY OF )A\lES C. huilding had heen tllr11ed o\"er to an­ '·,\s r prayed. suddenly there came \\\nincgar \\'ho n·(.'ei\'('d the baptism other party, Fecling deepl)' wrollg'ed a .. urge of ble" .. ing on Ill)' heart, like with the Iluly Spirit 011 A\lgll~l 29, and greatly discouragt·(1. he qllit the ;\ mighty \\";I\'e frOIll the !:>ca. I began 19('(). ministry and took a job as sal<-'>Illnll 10 rejoice in thc Lord. and thirty min­ lie was hum ill ).\('11Iphi .... TClIlI ..Aft­ with a local fUr11iture store. uti'S bter 1 found myself prostrate there er high school he :lltcndcd the SOll thern h was at this point that Loren in the church, The Lord had taken ('011- Baptist College ill Walnut Ridge, Ark., \\'ooten, of Berea T(,l11p1(' in trol of Illy tongllt_ and I was talking where he n:l:t'i\'e(\ his ordination ill St. Loui:;, II·ns ah[e to he cspecially to !lim in languages I had never 1952. and pastore(\ churches of his de­ helpful to Bi"other \\'ynincgar. I'rc\'i· It'arn('d, just praising God for all I lis nomination ill ,\rkall,>as and )'Iissouri, ous[y the young peoplc of Brother lo\'e, In 1937 he WClit to Charleston, \V, \\'ootcn's chllrch hnd conducted sen'­ "The noi!:>c of the praying wa!l I'l'ard \';1.., to train for resc\le mission work. iccs at the St. LOllis I{('scue )'Iissiotl hy a member of the dlllrch who was lie thcn came to St. LOllis, )'10., where frOIll tillle to time, so the"e ministers mowing his lawn nearhy. lie came o\'er he <'1>l:lhlished the SL LOllis Rescue w{'re acquainted with each other. But \() the church to sec what was happen­ )'lis"iol1. (;od gn~atly IIsed him in this now came that el'en\ful e\'ening of ing ali(I he immcdiat('ly joined in the t'ndea\'or for Ilearly three years. The .\ugllst 29, 19W, little prayer mecting. (j ust a few of mission grew into a great gospel en­ It was ;\Iollda)" cn:ning ami James liS w{'re present,) lie too knew how terprise at which 60J,(o) meals were \\.~ ninegar came to Herea Temple with critical I had been of Pentecostal pcu­ ~en'ed, 150.(0) men were housed. ami a hungry heart to receive the infilling pie. But this night hc saw I was a ahout 5,()(X) were led to ("hri..,\. Chris­ with the Holy Spirit. For lIlany days changed pcrson. I had changcd my tians of various denominations as.,btcd he had heen in the throe'> of indecision. views, and \\'hen I stopped fightillg in the mission work. Brtcr lind :\cver has the church Illore nceded the Brother \VYllill('gar i~ curro.:lltly li cCll~<;d indulged in hitterness and rc!:>cnttllCtlt power and blessing of the Ii oly Spirit. \\ith the Southern ~Ii~~ollri Di._trict of the following his loss of the mission build­ .. For the promise is unto yOIl, and to Asselllblies of God. aild is conducting l'\"an~ .. - li,tie meetinRs amOnR our churches. II .. may ing. bill he decided to give up those your childrcn, and to all that arc afar be contacted through Ikrea T('tllple, 322-1 feclings and opened his heart to the off. en'l1 as many as the Lord our Russel, St, Louis, 111 0. Lord. God met with Brother \\'ynincgar God shall call"' (Acts 2 :39), ......

July 16, 1%1 5 By ROBERT W. CUMMINGS

A Cure for Spiritua I Diphtheria

The scarch for sin's anti-toxin ends at Calvary

I r.,T 1899. IX ,\ ..... OLD CE_\n:TEkY Ol'TSJ!)E cry, "\Vould that the remedy had come ]Jut God laid al! that sin upon the the city of Jhd11l11. now in \\'cst Pakis­ in time to save lIrary!" Lamb. He accepted it and drank "the lan, my parents bid away the hody of \\'hat is this anti-toxin that was so cup of iniqllity" in th e Garden of Geth­ my lillie ~js(cr :\lary, a victim of the important to lIS at this time? It is a sernane so that He might he able to terrible scourge of diphtheria. \\'e were "uh:-.tance produced in the blood that offer J I is blood for a world of men 011 our way to the hills of Ka;,hmir for COll1l\cracts thc poisoll or toxin which and women dying of a sickness a thou­ the rdllge from the tcrrihle SI1I11I1H'r diphtheria germs dcvelop. If a child gets s:llId tirnes \\"orse than diphtheria. heat of the Punjah plains when. he­ diphtheria. the disease produces a toxin \Vhy is it that we do not regard sin calise of ),!ary's illness. we had to in the hody, e.'jpccialJy in the throat. as the most deadly of all diseases? Pro­ stop at Jhclllll1. The child's blood then develops a suh­ fessedly we do, bill often our very \Vhen her illness was fonnd to he stance which fights the poison of the words show false notes in om pro­ diphtheria. 110 expense was spared to di~('a~e. Hut many children. especially fession! \\'e hear ourselves making ex­ secu re

6 THE P ENTECOSTAL EVAl\'"CE L the. \'ery de!;ire that infected our eyes! ~()re 011 his check. Frances. an exeelknt Dr. Taylor or from the p.. "llient. Then ' I low prodigioll:' i"~ the deccitflllm'ss oi nurse. exall1il1('d the sore amI said to thl' a letter came frolll l~lIt1alll. iioill ! man, 'Tm afraid this i .. a very danger­ '"[)ear Frallces." it read, "I got a God ascrihe!; this condition of our mI.., sore, bllt I am not cert:lin. 1"11 Jt.tt('r from yOIl today. hro\l~ht by a hearts 10 a hardcning thaI ha" COIllC \\'rite a ktter to by fri~'lld Dr. Ta.\lnr \i!1<1ger.1 \\'ondt'rcd if yOIl hall '"~lip­ through "the deceitfl1lne~~ of sill." 'I'll(' ill ]{utlam wh('rc tbere is a l1li ... ~i{)11 ]I('d" ior yotlr letter said you were wnd­ firSI entrance of this deadly (\isea~e h()~pita1. It i_~ ollly twenty-iin' miles ing IlIt' a lI\ ill Psalm .11 as a das_~ic of the lan­ unbelief. \\'hat a hard time God has course left to cover up his adultery with gl1age of true penitence for all time. \\"ith us! l'riah's \\'ife while the l1Iall himself had The sulTsl'(ll1cnt relief is he~t ex­ Thank Cod for the faithful Spirit of been at the frOIlt. So ll(' wrote a dcspic­ pressed in I'salill .12. It is the happiness truth! lIe know!; how to cOIll·iet Chris­ able letter to Joah. who I\"

July 16, 1%1 7 -FORE IGN MISSIONS •• Challenge of a ~f • Growing Metropolis

By VIRGIL F, SMITH MissiOllOry ID Or!!:;;1

BrOl!iliO, Ihe new capitol city of Brazil

B RAZILIA, W!!I(11 11\' l'.'\!'REU-IW;\'IIJ) m'ss hO!1ses, banks. embassies. streets, this generation of Christians. ';-'Ien and activity is hecoming' a 1arl-:"e. beautiful. parks, bridges. underpasscs. ovcrpasses, \10m en who C0111e to Brazilia leav(' he­ and 1110dern cit}', is now tile capital of lawns, and power plants- -everything hind their traditions, prejUdices, and the fifth largest collmry in the world that it takes to make a modern city. f:-l111ily tics. Thcy bcgin a new life. The L"nitcd States of Br:ui!. It stalld~ This acth'ity will go on for yc-ars to Their mimls arc open as lle\"er hefore. Iwlf finished. s<:\'cn hundrc'd miles frol1l conw. There arc johs :llHI g(xld pay for The) ha\'(' come to :l new frOlltier. the Atlantic Ocean and J~io de Janeiro, /:\crybody. Bnsiness opportl1nities arc \\"hat an opportunity to give them the which for decades has been the capital on every hand. "rany ncw cities will truth! cil)' of Hr;\)~i1. Five years ago then.' spring tip all o\'er this vast new frontier. There arc no old churches in Brazilia ; was not 011(' house or a Sig-ll of a road ~ ew r:lnches. new f:lnns, and new rec­ e\'er),thing is new. God's people must in sight : today Brazilia is a reality. The n'ation centers arc being formed. Thou­ sc(' to it th:lt this new capital reccives president of Br<11il, in his hr;,\utifl11 and s;lnds arc coming O\'(.'r the new rO:1ds the truth. the gospel. the way of life, roomy (hl1t rather simple) mansion. from allover Brazil. looking for a hetter the Pentecostal message. and the congress in 011(" of the shining chance, a bettcr job, and dominated by But the work must he dynamic. Noth­ new gO\"Cfllmcnt huildings, arc no\\' the spirit of ad\"elllure. Big jet and ing half-hearted is accepted in llrazilia. governing Brazil from th(' I ll:\\, capital ("(lI1vcntional planes from all o\'er the The daring, the valiant. the strong, the city. Br:lzilia. world land daily on Hrazilia's excellent dynamic win in Brazilia. Brazilia is a Onl y those who have secn with their airslrips, bringing sightcefs, business­ big project and God's people, of all eyes can haw' any ad('f]llat(- conception men, statesmen, workers. reporters. people, have a reason to be bold and of what is happening in thi~ forllledy Some stay and some only visit. but they do great things in Christ's name. ]ittle -known. lit t Ie-thought -of. Iit tlc ·es­ h'ep coming. Thcre is no doubt that .\s [ have visited i1razilia and have teemed sec ti on of Bra:-;! which horders this will be one of the faslest de\'elop­ seen her theaters and shows open day on the largest unexplored region on thc ing parts of the world during the next and night. thc conviction has gripped South A merican continent. years. me that there should he a house of God The visitor in Brazi!ia finds his head And along with the husiness, profes­ open day and night also. I cannot throw swimming as he contemplates the in­ siol1:1L and political opportunities, off this thought. There is no joy grea:er tense activities of more than one hun­ Ilrazi!ia is one of the greate:,t opcn than the joy of the Lord. When a hOllse dred constn!ction compa!l ies IJllildi!lg doors for so1l1 wi nning and cllllrch de­ is open for the worship and blessing..of apartment houses. pri\'ate homes. hl1si- I elopment that has been prcsented to the Lord there will be plenty of people to visit it C\'cry day of the week. Among many wise sayings on the bulletin board in the General Coutlcil headquarters in Springfield, nro., I noticed these worris, "The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes dis­ guised as hard work." Brazilia can only ha\'e the gospel through hard work and sacrifice. :!\[any have gone to the city to open a church but have returned without doing it. T here arc many diffi­ culties. Thc most difficult part is to acquire a place for meetings. There are no buildings to rent-not eYcn lots for a tent. L1.nd must be bought, and it is Yery expensive. The evangelizati on of Brazilia will be costly, but if we can get Palace o f the Down, home o f president a pIece of land other expenses \\li11 be

8 T llE PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL mct. Our mgellt ne<·d now is money tu buy the land. J am writing this with Elton Hill Named the firm hope that among God's peoplc somc will be k'd to contribute to this Administrator cause, • If you Sllould like to help secure propeTtI' and In build a ehurdl in the new c:1pilal cill 01 Bta71l, North India stud your offeriug to Foreign \Iis~ions Dcp.trtmcut, 4H \\, Pacific- 5t" Sprinjj;field \10, DelignJti()!1 Virgil 5rn;lh-Bra7i1iJ Churl'll. E I.TOZ" Ti][.II, \ETER_\:\ PASTOR AZ"D e\;mgt'ii"t, has h('clI appoil1t{'d hy the Foreign :\!iSStnIlS Board as administra­ MISSIONARY tor in :'\orth India. lie i~ I{'(\\'ing SOOIl for Southern .\sia and wi!! a~,~ist our 71eau Illk~ionarics ill enlarging the ('\'ange1istic '>t'ope of the mini'>lr)' in \'orth India. Tn his new position, Brother Hill will COMING: Mr. e.n d Mn. Roberl Merie. n In addition {O pastoral ministry in coun~el with Illi:<~ionarie,-; and national have ani,'ed frOI11 Xorth Im!i'!, Their pcl. Th(' cnlargcd evangelistic Clll­ ,,('cretarY-lreasurcr of the .\lI~tr;'lliall pha~is ill indthlrial cities will build llpon Miu Bonnie R ouah has return.::(1 from Liberia_ lIer addTe~S is % \\', \, Roush, . \~"l'lIlhlics and editor of their J:'~'ol1fJd. the foundation bid hy Ihcsc rlljs~iol1;\r)' DcSmet, S. Dak. .\lore reccntly he has ministered in mis­ programs. \t present there ate sixty· Min Hilda M eyrick has arri,-ed from ..,ion fields \\hid1 horder l~('d Chill" six. hsclllhlics of God missionaries ac­ \'cll('/ucla, 51w may he Tl'adH.;d % .\Iildred Japan. Formosa. Hong Kong. :'Ilaln),a, tively cngaged in mini:.t!'}' !!l \'orth Bc;dl, j(J6<), Columhia I~oad, X, \\', Apt. etc I ndia. 302, \\'ashinglon, D. C. Mr, and M rt. WilJie. m Brooke arc h0111e from Costa I~ica a11l1 ;Ire li,-ing' al Hart­ line, \\'a~h, ings r\urillg her lerm in El-:YPt. ami God I1ll.'t Min Helen Rye has arrin'd £l'om Ja· Missionary Called Home her r1ced~ in miraculous Ilap, She wrote re· malca, Sh.:: Ie; IiI in/-! at J~9 S, \\"ashington cently, "\\'hen I think of the mall)' experi· St., Sonora, Calif. Afkr nearly thi"ly-~e\'en conseculivc cnces and hOIl God took 1111.' throug-h. I WOI1- Returning- from ~it{eria IS Mi .. Irene rc"r~ of m1S~lonary ~ernce in Egypt, ~li,~ lilr ho\\ il haplll'!1cd. I am .,till ill the \\:1)'­ Cre.ne. She may he reached at 3i55 Soulh ~!ahel De"n wa~ caller! to her elernal homc jll,t 'traveling 011.''' 13ilh St., Sl.'atlle AA, \\'a~l1. on Junc ~. 1%1, at ~!i11ia. Egypt. .\lthough ,'cr)' \l1)al1 in ,Ialure-only four Arrhiug from Japan are Mr. a nd M u. Horn Augu'-l 20, 1884, in Carroll County, fcd and nine in~hes tal!-Si,ler Dcall ~!o., ~Ii~s II,IS a .. iam in Chri~t :Iml Ilis work. Af­ Leonard Nipper. Their address IS 3328 Dean later 11;1111mond An',. Fre,no 3, Calif. moved with hl.'r family Icr /-!oing 10 Egypt, she lmd no de~ire 10 reillfll to Chicago, HI., where 10 Ihe Stalcs; it \\:\\ 1101 hccau~e of any con­ Mr, and Mr.. Everett Hale of Bolivia ~he attl.'nded \\'oodlaw11 dition~ in thl.' Stale~. hut bec;ul'C shl' fd t her hal'e arrived in Ill(> Stales, Thl'Y arc liv­ School, Afler completing lift, :md home were in Egypt, Cod had called ing al 4611 Rocktfl'llcr. Evcrctt, \\"a,h . .,.. her to thaI coulIl ry and the Egyplians W";fe I her education a l \Yoor!­ • • • • law11, ~!i~5 1)(,3n attcnd- her people. SI)c faithfully lovtt\ them aud GOING: Mr. a nd M n . John Riche.rd . ed ~ I oody Bihle In~tilute ,en'l'd thun Imlil hl.'r higher callillg to 111.' r II:n'c retllrned to SOlllh\frita for another in Chicago. Prior to her I h'al'~l1ly llolllc. The dedic:lte.j witl1cs~es tcrm of mis,ionary service, . l11is~;onary sen ice, :>!is" ill thl.' ~I ini" area of Eg)'pt today are a pcr­ • • • M" bel Dean was active in church pttual te,timony of SiSler Dean'" life and BIRTH: Mr. and Mr.. De.vid Irwin \lork, street ,;eT\'ice~, and devotion. A kller from Si~ler Lillian Tra~her ~tale~: (Egypt) welcomed a new son, Daniel KUlI, caring for the ~irk, in to Ih..;ir home on :>Iay 8. 19/)\. It was while attl'nding Slone Church in "I h:"'e jlht rcceived a lell'phon.:: cal! ~a)'iJlg Chicago that ~l iss Dean received her mis­ ~I i,s Mabel ])ean died this morning about • • • 2 a,m. Til.::)' arc hringillg the hody to A~· TRANSFER: Mr. and Mr.. Lealie Bedell ,,(1nary call to Egypt. However, wanling ,iom for httrial. Phi! Crouch. ~ftJla (:>!is~ hal'l.' Iransf('fred from the Philippine" to to he sure God had called her, ~!iss Tra,hcr's Egyptian bllsiu('ss manager), and Korea. Thcir new addn:~s i, \ss..;mhlit~ IJl'an delayed going- to the field. One Sunday Ro;l' :\r111..;nia will go to th~ funeral. I'm of (;0<] ~Iission, A, p, 0, 301. Sail Fran­ in Ihe church service Ood spokl' to Si,ler nut ~Irong c\1ough yet 10 be able to go, but Cl~CO, Calif. l)~an, "This is the 1;1$1 time I shall can you, " :>!i~" Dean said she was so frightened she I am very sad, a~ I lov(:d her very much, "~hook like a leaf." \\'ithiu three monlhs r have Sl.'nt \\ord 10 h..; r girls that they arc {ill October, 192~) ~he was On her way to welcome to C0111e and livc \\ ith us, She Egypt. "a" indeed a fa ithful child of God-neyer ~!O.,t of ~!iss Dean's mi~~ionary work lIas \\Clll home, 0'1.'\1 Ollce, sincc she came in in ami around ~lillia, Ljnder her supcrvisiol! 192 ~ ," national workcr., many of whom shc trained. and olhers of IIhom \\('re graduated frOI1l the Bible school in I'ort Said. h,nc bu ilt ovcr Send For e i~n Mi,.ionsry of/e r"'~ . to t\\l'llIy churchcs in the ~Iinia arca, Sister ASSEMBLIES OF GOD 1)('311 bef!an Ihe Sunday school in ~!i!1ia wilh three small boys from thl.' street, Tod;ty Foreign Missions Deportment they ha\·c tllO large Suuday schools in that cily. ~ 434 W. Po cifie St., Springfield, Mo. Mr. ond ~!iss Dl.'an witnessed many special heal- ~,~"'~~~,~~,~,~,~,~~,~, ~ July 16, 1961 9 NEWS AND NOTES ON OUR TIMES THIS PRESENT WORLD - Convention way. the beliefs of virtually all the ali(I abiding truth, or our preaching be­ pcople would he suhonlinatcd to tho:...:: comes an empty, albeit piolls, codifi­ PENTECOSTALS TO MEET IN CH ICAGO of ).lacialyn ).Iurray and her son." cation of the capriciolls moral style of Tht' I')h] ('o!l\cntio1\ of Ih(' I'entt"­ J mlge Prel1derga~t notcd that the thc day:' costal Fl"llo,,"-.hlp of :\onh ,\Itll's'ka will schonl bo:trd had amcnded its ruling )w 11\,1<1 111 ~dood)' ~ll'll1orial <. hurdl, 10 allow for any student who objccted Chicag-o. Ill .. Onohn 31 through :\0- Communism to the claily excrci~cs to be cxcLl~ed, \'(:l1Ih(:r 2. FLORIDA SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO .\Irs. ~lurray's son returned to school I )l'It'gate" from the 1I.fX)() Il!l'rllher TE ACH ANTI-COMMUNISM COURSE aftt:r the school hoard passed the amcnd­ Beginning wilh September, 1962, dlllrdll's will make :\onh I'ark Ilo!!'1 IIlCII\. Florida high school., will he required to ,Iwir Ill'adqwut(-rs duriuK the UI1I\('\1 Ilowevcr, the jurist defended the teach a cour~e in ",\l1lericanislll versus lion .\pproxlIll:ttl'iy -UXJO ])('r ... ol\s art' practices th emselvcs by stating that "if ('omllluni~nl.·' .An authorized texthook cxpcncd to attend sc" .... i()lll> of the fe l religion, pure alld undefiled in every Il!u::.t he used in the six-week, 30-hour lowship which embraces 1\\'('1\-(' I '('ntl'­ form. were rCl1Io\'ed from the class­ cOllr!'>c which will contmst the merits costal ([('110m! Ilat iOlls. .. I ).\Ilarnk:-. 0 f rooms, there would remain only :Hhe­ of .\rnerican Constiliitiollal government l'clltl.'{"ost" will he Ih(' !Il{'IlW of 111(' ism. " with the e\ils of COIlllllLlIlisll1. Ihrcl'-d;ry gathering. I Ie added: "Ol1r govcrnmcnt is fOlln(\ed on the proposition that people EV ANGELICALS OPPOSE DISTRI8UTION Schools OF SOVIET MAGAZINE ... hollid respect Ihe rcligiolls views of Charging thaI the l\laga7.ine {,55/? BIBLE CLUBS ORGANIZED IN ulher~, not de~troy them." lIe suggested is infiltrating :':ebraska with Communist 3,200 HIGH SCHOOLS that if the plaillliffs views were right, idl'ology. Ihe :\'ebraska .hsocintion for Youth for Christ now has 3.200 high­ "it is e\'ell po~sible that U, S. currency C!tri ... tian Action has declared that dis­ :.(11001 BillIe dubs in tIll' l' S. ami would not be accepted in school c...fe­ trihution of the publication, which is Canada. Ahollt 60 per c(, l li of tllt'lll meet lerias, because e"cry bill and coin hears i ... sued hy the SO\'iel Embassy, "has in school buildings -before or after the inscription, 'In God \Ve Trust.''' sc hool hours, or during: Ihe noon hour. pointed lip the real menace to :\'ehra~ka conl!lll!1lities." At its annual meeting the \\'Iwrc ",hool official ... OppO!'>e 11:'-(' of Miracles !'>eltool facilities for rcl igiull'> ml'etings a:-;sociatiOIl of c\'angelical Protestant " PEOPLE DON ' T MAKE MIRACLES " ministers decried the ;'sY:'lemalic in­ lilt'.\' arc held nearby. ;\ fler a 2 !~~-year-o ld boy "died;' witS filtration of our educational institutions" re\·j\·ed to a comatose state in which JUDGE DISMISSES ATHE IST 'S SUIT by COllllllunist propaganda. AGAINST SCHOOL BIBLE READING he cOllld neilher walk nor talk, then A Superior Court judg-e disll1is~ec\ fully recovered, Dr. .:\Iax Sado\'e of Tobacco :l suit filed by n profe s~cd

10 TIle PENTECOSTA L EVANGEL would rise by four years." He based this statement on hidence that the life cxpectancy of a person who smokes l not many days hence" (Acts 1 :5), this necromantic excursions, claim to have term (the 13aptism) is used to express the necd of a similar experience made contact with Judas Iscariot, and in our day. think that the betrayer of our Lord has suffered the contempt of meu for If there w ill he no lickne .. nor death in t h e new heavenl and neW earth, why doe. the Bihle .ay t h at "th., leaVf!l of the tre., were for the h.,alin r quite long enough. Judas, apparently, of the nationa" (Revelation 22:2)7 is now trying to make amends for his T believe the thought is that partaking of this "tree of life" will betrayal of Jesus by founding a church provide not only healing of bodily sickness but also healing of the SIl1- on earth. What next! rs there any limit :-ickness which the world has suffered since the fall of man. The na­ to the extremes of nonsense and ir­ tions will no longcr seck to destroy. AI! conditions will be healthful, reverence that men will go to when they helpful, and peaceful "for the former things are passed away" (Heve­ turn away from the Gospel of Grace?" i::llion21 :4). ATHEISTIC INSCRIPTION ON CITY HA LL What ia mean t w he n min ist.,n lay, "Be car eful of t he flelh"7 Why don't In spite of loud protests from the t h ey ute language that ordinary people Can u nclerltand 7 churches, the City Council of TraUtI­ Christians ha\'e developed a vocabulary which they understand but reut, in ilavaria, has declined to re­ \\·hich Illay not be intelligible io those outside the church. \VhCH speaking move from the city hall's facade an to strangers it is wel! to usc language that is easily understood. To atheistic inscription, It reads: ;'1£ there "be careful of the fle sh" means that we need to watch against giving is a faith that call rel1lO\'e mountains, place to e\'il. We are to "keep our bodies nllder"-that is, to discipline it is the faith in one's own strength," oursel\'es-that we may walk after the Spirit and not follow our fleshly Clergymen told the city fathe rs it is or human desires too far. \Ve arc to avoid those things that would a contradiction of Christ's words, re­ separate the soul from God, \\'e are to ;'mortify the deeds of the corded in ?lIatthew 17 :20, which clearly hody" rather than indulge in carnal pleasures, Some of these ';works indica.te it is faith in God that call of the flesh" arc listed in Galatians 5 :16-21. remove mountains. They reminded the I am told it i. w r ong to eat p ork. II thi. 10? City COllllcil it was "faith in man's From the standpoint of health, many believe we arc better off by own strength that only recently led the not eating pork. This is probably true. The Old Testamcnt forbade German people on the wrong course." po rk and certain other foods hut according to the New Testament we THOUSANDS WON TO CHRIST IN arc not under these l\losaic laws. Paul said, ;'17or every creature of God TOKYO'S UNITED CRUSADE IS good, and nothing to he refused, if it be received with thanksgiving : The prayers of Christian people for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer" (I Timothy 4: around the world were answered la:.t 4, 5) , He also said, "For one believeth that he may cat all things: month when the month-long Tokyo another, who is weak, eateth herbs .... 1 know, and am persuaded by crusade reached a climax with oyer flow the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him crowds. As many as 22,(XX) thronged that esteeJ1Jeth anything to he unclean, to him it is unclean. For the l\1unicipal Gymnasium the final the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and Sunday to hear Dr. Bob Pierce and his peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost" ( Romans 14:2, 14, 17 ), "Vorld Vision evangelistic te<'llll, bring­ ing the aggregate attendance to over 1f YOII iuwl' Il spiritual prob/I'm or GlI,I' quotiml about thc Bil,/,', .\'~1l. arr i111;tr1 to 237,000. There were 8,9-\0 decisions for ".'rite to "Your Questiolls," The PNrtef01/a! El'allgd, 434 IV . PaClflf St" SPrll1g­ Christ. field, Missouri. Urotllcr IVil/iams 1(11/ aUSlt'a citli.cr ill Ihis folrmw or by a personal The 740 sponsoring churches arc now {ctlff (if )'011 selic( a stampcd SC/f-lIddrl's tl'd cm/c/opt). engaged in intensive follow-up work. I

July 16, 1%1 11 Part 2 - Diary of a Delegate 'GOING UP TO JERUSALEM' With a party of delegates to the Sixth World Pentecostal Conference

REPORTED BY DON MALLOUGH

Jt"ru~akT11, [_rat[ Jeru_aklll, hra('l with a fine Ill{'ssage hy JI. \\'. Gr('ell~ Thur,,!;\y, ,\101)' [K, [961 Friday, :-'lay 19 way, secretary gClleral o f the F,1i1ll Four­ TIllS .\lOr~:\'L,\(; \\1': TI~ ,\\'· It \Ias a I1cvcrlO·bc·forgotten sight squa re (;0'1)('1 . \lliance of Londoll, Eng­ EI.ED !'"I,()\l E(;\'!'T h('\'t' by phil!> wh('n the pcople gather(,d at the Xalions Jan(l. 1 Ie spokc forcefully 011 "The I'llI'· ill a little It'S"; 111;111 twO hlll!r,,: tl1(' n!llll' Building Ihis l1lof1ling for the fir st mect­ pOs<.: o f l'(,lll<.:COS\." \\a" Ihal which took Ill(' l"rae1ill'" fort) in~ of th(' \'·orld Confl'rcncc. Thc day The afternOOl1 service was largely de­ }<::ll's to Ira\'{'!',.;.,:, 01\ tlll' \\'c landcd was clear and hcautiful and e\'eryol1e votcd to Illcss;lges of wclcome f 1'011\ Jordan .,ide and thell walk('{1 through l\";l~ hUO)"lIH of :;. pirit. Thc gn:etings government officials. The IlOllorab\(' th<: :\kllddliallttl (;all', (hTI' l,~OO l';l11lC al1d salutations II"cre ill nl:llly langu:Jgcs, :'111". ;o.lordekkai Ish Shalom. ).I;lyor of through that gate todav amI \1\<: \a.,t This was what nil of 11:;. had he('n l\';'1it · ]ermalcllI, spoke his llIessage in "ebrel\' majority \\'<:1'(' <:ol11illJ.: to til(' \\'odd ing' for. and it was interprctl.'d hy Rahhi :\athall. COl1f <:f('lI('(', \\"ithil1 the auditoriu111 Iherc were Thl.' r(,spollse was gi\·1.'11 by Donald Gee \\'(, stayed at tht' h(,:Hlql1arlt'l" hlltcl. '('("\ioIlS r(""cr\'ed for !wCI1 1y·fi\·c COlll1- of 1~llglalld. I'rime ,\linis[cr David Hen· the "lng 1)<\\1<1, TIl(> rooms arl' SP;\l'· Iril·s. The two principle languages used Gurion had been sd1eduled for all ad­ iOtls, tltl' 111(';\1" would J!ka~e th(' I1)O"t II-ere English and Swedish, hut man)' drt'ss hilI because of hi s i111pellding trip particular person, ;l1H1 the gar{\{'1\ oth('r language groups had thcil" 0\\'11 in­ 10 Sorth ,\mcr;ca h(' was unable to bt, grolliids are ('xc('edingly heautiilll. E\,· terpreters. with II:'). lie expressed his 1"('g-ret:-, in l'ry person wilh a ClInl'fa (and that ex· During Ih(, singing ('ach group \\'ould a IOllg' letter ill his OWll handwriting. dudl's \'cr), f{'w ) wil! bring hOIlll' ('\ i­ tlt-Il'et the melody of the song and thell The main address was given by Ihe d(11("{' of that 1J(·allty. \\'(, art' lI'ithili ,ing: it in their OWll lOngue. At the } 101l0rahle Ahha Ehcll, :\1 inisl(T of Ed· _,ight of Iht' hotel II'her(' w(' staY('d fa"t plano \I':1S Fred I'nrlee of Toronto. \lca[iOll and Culture for the Israeli gO\ .. wel'k while ill Ihe Old City and ~el til\.' Canada, and at the organ Chri.'.lille ;o.k· eTl1ll1('111. The respoll$e was gi\'ell by [\\,o arc so diffl'r<'lIt: and Iwt\I\'('1I Ihe11l Eadl('rn of El Paso, Te-'::ls. l.aurel1ce Lewi l'ethrl1S of Sweden. Then as the a al111ed is no-m;\n':;.-I<1n(\ lI"ilh g'1I;tnb. Sn'lIlulI(l of Stockholll1 directed Ihe scnicc was cOlldmkd the ~ l ayor pre­ anciclH \\'hal folly Ihal this :tI1d holy sillging and ~allg s('\'eral solos through­ s('llted each o f the almost 3.000 delegates ("i[y sholild 1)(' so dil'idl'd ;tnd Illal sud I out Ihe day. 1\n eightcen-piece brass a beautiful souvcnir Illedallion. alli11lo.~ilie_~ and It'lhioliS t'Xi .~ I, hand from the Filadelfia Church ill Greetings were read from various The lo"hr is huni1lg with a happ~ Stockholm cOlilribll\ed Illuch to the Sl.' n ·­ parts of the world. AIIIOlig them was t!irollg'. Ju~t to "Iawl by and lI"atdl l',,­ i"t·s, Th<: morning s('ssion was climaxed a l11essage from the PcllIecostal hreth- pressioll s uf delight and t11<.' hearty grcl'tings is;J thrill in i\SelL To partici­ ( I I Three American conference delegates who, by their appearance, might have passed pate ill Such grcdillg-.~ lI1akts thl' jU,1 for Arabs, but their speed.. betrayed them: (left to tight) C. W . loenser, Don Mot­ tough, Wolter Mussen (2) The postor and his eight men from Yorkshire, Engtand, who complete. Surd)' Ihis \\'ill lie ;1 diffcr­ drove 3,500 mites overland to get to the conference. (3) Presbyterian pastor, James Brown t'llI \\'orld Conference :llld a gre:tt Oill', of Pennsytvonio, telling the conference of hiS Pentecostal experience. (4 ) Members of

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THE PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL n:1I ill HII;,,,ian which w;h :.ig'IH'd h~ \ fcw matters tlf Im~iJ1('''''' II"t're llire(' of Iheir leading pa;,IOf1>. handled this morning. Donald Ct'e, Edi­ The ~chcdllie of ~en ic6 here "eem" tor of PI'IJ/t'(ost, ga\"c a H'pOrt 011 the UlI\JSual. Thc aftt'rnoon ,,6.~ion is from mab'<'l~ine. It wa:; anllounced that thi,:; two to four o'clot'\';' ThcII tl1l:re is a fine quant·d) journal nOW ha~ a cir­ break of all hour and the c\"(~lli!lg ~l'n'irt' culation of 6,.119 with the hulk oi them i" from fin' to .~('\('Il, aiter which 1111' in the EIJgli~h--.p".'aking worM. England clelegalc1> go to Ih('ir hotd" for the t'le­ h:ad,. all other cOlllllries ill ,.uhSC"riber-.. !ling meal. :\Ipoke On the Ihl'llIl', "1)clH('co.~t renee Svenlund of Slockholm led Ihe song. ong and al~a thrilled the assemblage WITh are urged 10 give in their Oll"n 1110nt., J 'erpetlJ:l.Ied." h,s vocal solos hut it is constantly elllphasized that tht,.'" In the aftcmOQIl ~e1"\"icc a roll wa" mtL;,1 give p<'Iper 1ll0Jl('y only. Sih'('r i-. called of the forty countries from which u ... cles~ in that it canTlot he changed to delegatcs ha"e regi"tered and each group another currency . .:\!;my a prc:lcht'r in stood to Ihe re:;oundin~ applause oi ,\t1lt'rica has appcakd for a silent, pa­ their fello\\' delegates. J~epre.~{'ntali\"(> per offering, but nc,'cr had the -. trong of some of the groups brought greeting ... reasons for it that arc given hert'. to the hod)" as timc permitted, The capstone of a glorious day came Two beautiful \"(x:al ~elections wcrc with a rousing Illc ... sage by Roh(.'rto rcndered by S"ame Slllcdm:l.II of Fill- Bracco of Rome, Ili~ itHcrprl·tcr \\";1 ... 1:H1d and :\11' .... \rdis :\1cDanid, a mis­ .\lIally known, aid Gce rcad a lengthy official ;,talc- numerous OTher interpreTers were bu~y among The people. the Advisory Committee for the SIxth World Pentecostal Conference. (5) Eino l. Manninen of Helsinki, Finlond, who wl\1 be host to the Sevenlh World Pentecostal Conference In 7 1964. (6) Donald Gee, chairman of the AdVI sory Committee for The Seventh World Penle- coslol Conference. (7) Porliol vIew of Ihe 2,595 delegates whose voices mmgled in praise 10 God for this world·wide PenlecaSlol revival.

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July 16, 1961 13 l11ent calling upon all the Church to re ­ As Told to ANNE SANDBERG turn to the \\'ord of God and its teach­ ings concerning Pentecost. A group from England, which had just arrived at the Confercnce, was (l called to the platform. Pasto r David C J lathaway from Yorkshire, England. and eight of his 111('11 had traveled O\'er­ 4 land in a Slilall bus and werc still in their traveling clothes. They had covered 3,500 miles in Ilille nnd olle-half days s and had gOlle through twch'c countries. To Americnn-; that would he no great feat of travcl. hut by many they were ITTOOK SEVEN YEAKS OF CONFLJ('T The dreaded day arri ved whell "the looked UpOIl a ,) bold ad\,f'1Itun:rs. with m)' teen-age son before I realized thing" was ready to play. Sometimes I The climax of a gn'at day cam/: when that! was the one who needtd training. fclt the foundations of the house would Dr. Jatm:s Brown. l'rcslJ)lerian pa~tor :\ot long after marrying a widower "rock and roll" under the it11I"k,ct of the frOIll I'arkeshurg. l'n, who now has re­ with a nine-year-old SO lI , I disco\'ered horrible sounds turned on double forte ceived the hapli~m of 11ll' J loly Spirit. the difficulty of a stc-pmother's role. :-'Iy and non-stop. (Surely the devil himself told what (~od has dOIl(' for him and his slcp,>on and I locked homs the moment nlust have im'ented it.) family. lie veritahly electrified the COI1- r determined that he wa s an antago ni~­ II0we\'er, I said nothing. but prayed gregatioll and thousands returned 10 tic, resentful "problem child" nec-ding the I.orc!"s hlessing nnd mercy upon him, their rOOll1:o. talking of the goodne1>s of '>tric t training in the fear of God. I at concluding with, "And 0 God, please, the Lord. once began to administer discipline. plrase do something abollt that mnd­ Jl'ru\a1('I11, I., rad dening jukebox." The Lord apI"k,rently Sunday. ~ t;a y 21 heavily seasoned with the gospel, plus This is the day for which we have :o.ol11e prayer and a sprinkle or two of ignored my desperate pleas. ~othing I)(.'ell wniting. Ilere we arc- in krllsalelll low (since all children needed a hit b\ldged. Our home continued to throb 011 the Dny of l'entl'COs t. Every delegate of that too). with jungle rhythm. I va liantly resisted senses that this is a unique experience. For a while my authoritarian methods the temptation to scream, "Take that \ 'olullles of praise swell from thOlls.,nc!s seemed reasonahly successful. Uut severe thing out of here before yOll drive me of voices and God 1110\'es UpOI1 us in complications arose during the boy's crazy]" a significant way. :Jdol('scence. One morning while I wa s praying the ),011 One young man \\"(:11\ to th c hi storic I lis radio or hi-fi incessantly blared Lord said, "Why don't let me take upper room nnd there recein:'d his per­ hideous popul:"tr tunes; his friends were over ?" sonal Pentecostnl experience as did the uncouth; he had no interest in school. "\'ou t a'ek o\'er:-" T as k'e( 1, respect- disc iples of long ago. At home he was irresponsihle and in so­ fully but skeptically. ?lly old dander The messnge of the 1110millg was lent to his parents. But the greatest threateoed to spout like a geyser. ])oes bJ'ought by the csteenlcd Pentecostal heartache was hi s complete indifference God want to take away all my rights veteran, Lewi Peth!'lls, of Stockholm. to the spiritllalli fe. We practically had as a mother? Js it not l11y maternal Ably assisting' him as interprl'ler was to compel him to attend Sunday school dUly to guide the home, to discipline Frank J. Lindquist of )'lil1neapolis. and church. the children, to bring them up for the Following the sermon, communion The birth of Illy daughter three years Lord? Who else must tell a child to \\ as served to evcry persall in the \'a1>t after marriage added opportunities for brush his teeth, do his school work, auditorium. There was a hallowed sense friction. and the situation became so un­ get in before dark. . ' . of the presence of Cod which was most hearable that I was at the point of a "But just a minute," the Inller \'oice distinctivc and impressi\·c. Through the nerYOlls breakdown. As a sinccre Chris­ told l11e. "Your 5011 is 110 longer a child; efforts of James )'lolltgol1lcry of Canada tian it grieved me deeply. he is a teen-ager- almost an adult. It·s one thing to train Up a child in the way a staff of men was organized '0() ef­ In this state of despair and frustra­ ficiently that the entire congregation tion. I heard a sermon that the he should go. II's quite another to train was served within fifteell minutes. Christian's chief responc;ibility townrd up a teen-ager. Haven't you noticed During the afternoon preliminaries o thers is love. "13ecause God has shown that the more authoritarian yOll have .\f. C. ).lcI.uhan of Southertl I~h odesia us great mercy;' the preacher said, "we been, the more he has resisted you? brought a beautiful message in song. ought to do likewise to others, showing /'erhaps the Lord is trying to teach you nnd later Laurence S\'enlund sang "The no partiality. Pray for those who try something.. , . " IIoly City." Thc stining message was you: ask God to bless, not curse thcm. The Lord patiently waited Hlltil I hrought hy D. L. Williams, I'residing Show others the same love and compas­ stopped sputtering. I lis gently persistent Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. sion that God is continually showering question re-echoed in my sO IlI, "Why By evening we were milch aware that upon you." don't you let Me take over?" Could it this glorious occasion was drawing to \{eslXlnciing immediately to these in ­ be that He knew how to handle a teen­ a close. It has been all too short. After structions, I embnrked on a new method ager better than I? nnothe r inspiring song sen'ice \\'. Craw­ of teen-age training. The test came )'Ieekly 1 replied, "Then docs it 111ean ford Jones played a trombone solo and when the boy brought into his basement that I am to be just a member of the {(OMllnued on DOge twenty-five) workshop a jukebox to repair and sell. household, and take orders from you?"

14 THE PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL "Yes," the Lord replied: "it means give lIle, son. r want to be a different just that." mother to you." A strong personality type such as I The boy looked surpriscd and em­ am does not find it easy to suhmit, lmt harrassed. Then something like a sigh God has ways of making us willing. I of relief trembled through his body. I finally said, "Yes, Lord." seemed to sce an invit>ihle weight drop Then began the painful process of f rom his young shoulders.. \ few mo­ surrendering the reins which I had held rnellt.~ later hc wa<; whistling about the sO firmly o\'er the years. One great homc-somethin~ he had ne\'er donc source of contention had becn that after hefore. the boy left school he refused to seck That night he narrowly escaped death a job. lie simpl)' hibernated every day ill an accident with his motor scooter. until noon. 1 now stopped nagging and J saw the tcnder 10"(' of God toward just committed hil11 to the I.ord. ';1£ the youth and it broke m)' heart. You let him sleep all day." l said, ;'it's .\llother timc when his scooter caught ;111 right with me." fi re while he was riding it. the r .ord again mercifully spared him. But 1 lTlust confess that at first, de­ .\fter six months of learning to take spite m)' consecration to simply pray my huma1l cliltches off the boy. the nnd let the Lord take O\'cr th e re­ Lord spoke into Ill}' soul. "1'011 have sponsibility, my heart often hailed with heen (\elin'red of a temper." what r thought was indignation over $6.00 VALUE ·'\\·hy yes." 1 thought; "1 haven't the bo)"s conduct. (! .;lter J had to hcen angry for a long, long time." admit. however, that 111)' ';righteolls in­ :\ow if this were a fictioil story I dig!13tion" was /lathing but tcmper, the was \\'riiing. r would say. "And the)' ugliness of which ! had been "cllting NOW ONLY lived harmoniol1s1y ever after." But it on him all thesc years.) is not so. Pleasc remember. 1 am (:111- Again I fled to the Lord for refuge. pha~izing the fact that God was train­ This time I-/e said. ·'.\re yOll praying ing the tcen-ager's mother as well as the that everything will conform around you teen-ager. so that you can bear it ? Arc you still The boy has not ret surrendered to more imcrested ill yourself th;l.Il ill the Cod. Though he has married and is boy?" no\\' living in his own home, he is still Immediately I saw my own spi rit\lal a problem. But ",hen I con:;icle r how lack, my great need of lovc and under­ long God dealt with me, hath as a :;i1l­ Harper's "Tiny Testament"-the standing for the youth who was as \leI' and also as a Chri~tia1!, before I [e most beautiful, the most popular much a problem to himself as he was was able to illfluence mc, then T realize small Testament in the world. Ac­ to others. that God':; patience and mercy will con­ tually fits snugly into vest poc­ For the first time I put Illy arms tinue toward the boy until prayer IS around him aud said with tears, "For- answered.

July 16, 1961 15 IN ALL aECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY OUR CHURCHES A ..E BUSY FOR THE MA..&TER

A ENTEHPHISE, Ala.-Laq::~ crOll"d~ at­ tended the Jimmie S110W 111el"lings at the First Assembly of God. Iloward P. Trawick is pastor .

.... CU~IBERL\XD, ~Id.-These leaders and instructors miniJ,H:rc

hoys and girls of the primary and ...GRAXD R.\PlDS. ~Iich.-Thi~ crowd attended one of the Sunday d~:~,~,:::';:::,~, O~,~:::in,~,O'~i~;.;SChOOI sueces~ fully learned the ~e n'i ce,; at \\'oodll1efe Gardens Tabernacle duril1~ a call1l)3i~1l with t\s<;('fnblies of God. W. P. the ~Iu~ical Yandefploegs. FOTly accepted Christ as Saviour. J. Herbert ~Icppclink is p'htor. h:EY \\'EST, Fla.. ;\ lItW Sunday ~chool record altend.1ncc was sct 011 ~larch 12, duri11K a rni\'al conducted by the Sun,hine Parly, with 534 pre~cnt. Over 011(' hundred c:unc fOfward for sah'ati on durillg this call1lli 1i~l1. L. \\"ayne Pitts is 11;l...,lOr .

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\ LAKE, \Vash.~James E. ~conce (" I EAST DETROIT. ~Ikh YOUII,!:: p('opk inll1\ Cl'rman Branch at r~ght, standing hy the tr"iler he u'>('s to "J,:~.~ti;~.id:i~:t~::il~,~,;~:: churches in adjac('11t ar,'a, III'rc prcscnt at a C. .\. rally conducted ~er\'lCes. This picture, takcn I,hen the trailer "a~ by E\"angcJi~t Paul !lito undn the 'JI()n~or,hit\ of the Cahary .\~­ sect ional preshyter Ertle~t \\"elk. sembly of God. D. D. Roehl i, pa,tor

FLuSHING, L. I.. N. Y.~The second annual Nell' York City ~lcn's FellOlnhip rally, led hy Lyman.\ Jolla)"Iii rector (with the ~outhcTl1, Nassau, and Suffolk sections cooperating) lias held at the Free Gospel Church on ~[arch .W, 'l'h<: ~i\lct\l!id atU'ndatlcc i~ ,ho\\11 IH,'n' I

~\~ ' i1 M:;('9;:j'B, Miss.~During special sen'ices conducted by Evange, SOUTH IIGUSTON, Tex.· ,Succes~f ul meetings were conducted I Martin, souls were 5<1\'('<1, and the Sunday school attend­ by Evangelist and ~Irs. Glen Shinn. Entire families ca1\\e to God, ance reached 229. F. L. Langley is pastor. and two water baptismal services were held. C. C. Swaim is pa~tor.

July 16, 1961 17 u , i HOME MISSIONS './"'00,," Missiol"lory ond Mrs. O. B Treec.e {ot left} and the Indion Assembly of God church on ~~.~ti Ihe Son Carlos Reservation In Arizona.

Going to church carly to pray. the tlli-;sionary is aware of the presence of and hlessing of the Lord. The Apaches hegin to gather. The IlII !; and pickup arc hack and it is time for service. T he missionary comes in and asks us to .~tart the sen-icc withollt him. The hrakes went out all the bus and he has to fix them so he call usc the btls after -' dmrch. \\'c hegin 011 tin'l<', singing our favor- A Day in the life of a Missionary's Wife

('Iljoying our lunch \\·c Iry to decide a ll ite, '"There Ts Power in the mood," and BY MRS. O. 8. TREECE the most important projttt for the after· other songs of praise. The mceting con· SIIII Car/os . . /ri:;tllhl 110011. tinlles with prayer and testimonies. and There arc letters to ,:ns\\" er. records the mi ssionary is at hi s post of duty I T IS EARLY ,\IOR !>; I ;';" IX :\I'ACHE­ and reports to compile, used Sunday giving out the \\'ord of God. At the blld. \\le nre a wakened hy the voic('s ;;c1wol material to sort for clas;;es. close of church all go to praycr, seeking of chi1 d l'('n ol1 l.'.id('. \her 0\11' hrf'ak· \ \" :'Ile \\'ork to plan, hmsh to haul for Cod earnestly for the many needs in fn SI am] Scripture feadill/-:". we a ... k (;0(\ tilt." \\" ick·i· ups and shades. calls to make. th ei r li\"es. Only God knows the great for h(·lp. guidance. and !:itrength for thc the chnrch to he cleaned. the roof to he needs and I Ie faithfully blesscs. day. Our prayer is interrllpt('d hy a rep'-l ired. ane! thc basemcnt r00111 to he There is a sweet peace in our hearts knock at the door. .\ 11 Ap'-lche (ol1ple fini!-ohcd heforc Sunday ..\11 this is im· as we take the last of our people to have comc for prayer for their sick portant. their camps and we cOl11e into our little bahy and lI,>ed clothes for the otl1('r Before \\"e can decide what to do first mi ssion home. which we appreciate so child ren. therc is a ("a \lcr. \\"c a rc requestcd to milch. It has truly hee n a day of golden \Ve take time to rllini~h:r 10 them cOllle to an Indian camp right a\\"ay opportunities for Jeslls. \\'c truSt we and enconrage them ill "thl' \\'ay." for there is serious trouhle. Wc go kl,'e done our best fOT" the l\ laster and Theil. we prepare hllnd1c~ of u~ed doth· irlHllediatdy to ministe r. \\'e make other our precious l\paches whom wc lovc so jng for other familie~ . ,\s I go to calls ncarhy. !> topping at the trading post IIlllch. ta lk with Ill y hush:md. who has Ix.'en and trihal offi{'es also. We need to get But lhe day is not yet o\'er. A t two working on "Old Faithful."' the pitkup permi ssion to usc the camp area for o'clock in the morning an Apache man trllck. a vi sitor comes, our SlIllH ller C:lmp rneetl1lg. comes for the missionary. 1 lis wife, our Later. the new .\pache lIli ... :-.io l1 ary l"pon our arrival home we find two fai thful Sunday school superintendcllt. from the neigh60ring field IH:c(ls some l· hildren wai ting for liS. They ha \"e been is very ill. The mi ssionary goes and help in filling out hi s reports ami rec· here maTI)" tim e~ he fo re. They want liS st ays IIntil yictory comes. S he is healed. ords. lie also want s advicc conn:rn;llg­ to take them to the jail to see their how to conduct a wcdding ("C I"C lllon),. mot her who wa s once a Christian. • • • Tllcll. my hushand helps with till' repair Drinking and !i inful practices ha\'e over· :\ote: !\carly 170 missionaries arc of hi s truck, a nccessity on this mission come her and most of her lime is spent faithfully laboring among the American field . in jail now. Our hearts ache o\"e r this Indians. Some are not rcrei\'ing ade· A fter he le;\\'es. I complete a song· !.'..1.d condition for she has refused to quate support and are making great story for the night scn'icc. stories for accept the only help for her. that of the sacrifices to stay all the field. The camp meeting. and memory \·er!'es. Xo\\' Lord. We take the children to the jail. sacrifices of our mi ssionaries to the for somc houscwork. Hut hefore r get hoping to minister to the mother. too. American J IHliallS parallel those of our into honsecleaning. a yOtl11g mother Hy now it is four o'clock and the chil· foreign mI ssionaries. Your offerings comes to get somc Illilk for her baby dren arc home from school. \Ve have for American Indian ,\lissiol1 s are and happily tells liS... Daddy has a joh onr Activity Time with them in the greatly needed. l\lay God hl ess all who now," yard. The church is cleaned and e\'ery· have helped with this great ministry. Soon it is lu nch time. The mission· thing is in readiness for the night serv· Xearly 850 American Indians were ary has been helping sOllle of the men icc. The missionary has a time of rest sa\'ed in 1960, Offerings may he sent but says he will soon be through. Be· and refreshing before the Lord, and clearly designated, to the lIome lI is­ fore long we arc returning thanks fo r a bite to cat before he goes to gather the sions Dept., 434 \V. Pacific St., Spring. the 5.1 ndwiches and lemonade. \Vhile people in for the night sen-ice. field, Mo......

18 :-.JATIONAL GOAL OF UOME MIs..~IONS ADVANCE_ had a mind to work" (>; ehemiah 4:6), The church was erected by members of the local congregation who gladly CHURCH Jonated their skills, time. and effort. The many spiritual victories evident E.XTENSION in the li\'es of young and old alike re­ warded the for their labors. T o sce God fashion and cuhi\'ate 1i\'e~ to bring fo rth fruit. C\'en "much fruit." was more than ample sati sfaction to ()N~ ( tH ROt I{)R EACH 10.0001'01'1 'LHION those in the assembly who ga\'c so liher­ ally of the111 sehes to establish this THE COLUMBIA STORY church. The total cost of the church was New Church Estobl, shed; Hos Debt· Free Building in SilC Yeors $8.000, and a $4,000 debt remained. With the o riginal film, plus pictures Since Ihe full gospel had not heen of the church construction, the \\'ciman; preached in this forgotten area around \'enturec\ Ottt again to raise fu nds. A Columbia, 1\. H., for wcll O\'cr a quarter ehri:.t ian businessman donated wOmen's of a century, IheFred \\'eimars iound skirts which the members sold and the mallY who were seeking: God for a funds received wcre applied to the deht. heart-felt experience. A fter six and a half years here, thc Burdened for this place. the \\'eilllars \\'eimars felt God dirctting them 10 Are you nlO\'ed at the plight of a poor family in your town, the old sought a building (or services. The Lord another place of labor in His g reat \·ille­ gentleman down the block, or the met this need by providing the Columhia yard. l.as! January 8, they resigned thc d1l1rch with only a $1,500 debt rell1aill­ orphan in your children's school? Town 1 [all rent free, 0 11 the condition No doubt you arc. And no doubt that the \Veilllars would provide wood IIlg. The same day they recci\'ed a our hundreds of thousands of As· for the furnace. 1n the three years th ey phone call informing them the remain­ semblies of God folk perform count­ had meetings at the Town Ilall. many ing debt on thc church had been paid less acts of kindness every day, found Christ as Sayiouf. in full ! But did you know that as a na­ tional organization we also "have a A permanent place of worship he­ ( Frank R. Bender is the nCw pasto r of this church.) heart"? That national "hea rt" is carne an urgent necessity. The Lord our Department of Benexolenccs. began to impress the pioneer wo rker,; It is through this Department that to laullch into a building program. \\'ith we express our compassion to the only $300 in the church fund, they very young and to the very old. began looking for a building site. The The Department of Benevolcnces property on which they planned to administers through three divisions: build cost just $300. the Hi llcrest Children's Horne, in Ilot Springs. Arkans.1S: Bethany Re· ltinerating with a film of the activities tirement I lome for aged ministers of the church program, the \\'eimars and missionaries. in Lakeland, Flor· were able to raisc $1,500 plus a $500 ida; and Aged Ministers' Assistance, gift from the district and a $2,000 per­ for retired ministers and mission· ~I , sonal loan, Construction !)egan in th e Ir J I 1 aries. spring of 1957, and in four months the It has bccn suggested that these rcsponsibihtics arc as much affairs building was completed, "The people First Assembly, Columbio, N. H of the conscience as affairs of the heart. Certainly the Scripture plain. ly teaches our respon<:ibility to the ,. y aged and infirm. and to the orphans. , The Department of Benevolences • • . .. depends on ou r constituency to sup· • port this ministry. Whether we arc motivated more by compassion or by rcsponsibihty. let us demonstrate =1 by our generous gifts that we have both big hearts and tender con· sciences! To help meet the dav·to·day needs of the Department of Benevolences please m

Postor Fred Weimar in pulpit of First Assembly 01 God, Columbia. N. H.

July 16, 1961 19 dome:.tic nagedie.!. which come from an ill-advised mar­ nagc. (c) Samson's wife experiencd the \·ery punishment with which she had been threatened and which caused her to be untrue to Samson in the beginning. To ~ac r ifice prin­ ciple for expediency is never profitable. S~~La4M SAMSO:-;'S GRE,\T \"CTORY, Judges 15 :9-20. The men -.,a .. T" ~I"'~'~\I ' ". WOlD O' flU'"- of J udah, frightened at the approach of the Philistines, de­ cide to turn him oyer to their enemies to save their own skins, Samson agrees to be found and delivered to the Philis­ SAMSON DEFEATS TilE PHILISTINES tines Oll the promise that the men of Judah will IIOt kill him Smu/a)' School LrSSOIl for Jul\' 23, 1961 themselves. Xo sooner is he deli\·ered than he hursts his J l'I)GES 15 :9-20 bOllch by the Spirit of God which comes I1pon him and single-handedly defeats the Philistines, killing three thousand Our previous k sson told the l:> tory of Samson's hirth, of them. I n consequence, the power of the Philistines is growth, con~ (, tratiorl to the! .ord, and the hcginning of the broken for twenly years, Obseryations: ll1 o\·ing of God's Spi rit upon his life. 111(' present less01l 1. The hopelesslless oj /JI('" 'without God. Said the men tells of olle of hi s weat hattles and vinorics. H owever. we of Judah to Samson, "Knowest tholl not that the Philistines shall also ('oTlsi(\cr chapter fourteell which explains the oc­ arc rulers o\'er us ?" To what shameful depths of cowardice, casion of the vioory described in Ol1 f tex t. demoralization, and defeatism had God 's people sunk. SA\ I S0~'S \\'ROXC; CHoln:. Judges 14 :1-3. Samson he­ 2. The slim oj Olle /JIOII tillS God! The secret of Samson's ctlllle infatuated with a Philistine maiden and according to strength and o f the victory he won oyer the Philistines is ClIstom rcqllcl:>tcd hi s parents to make arrangements for him found in the words, "And the Spirit of the Lord came to marry her. The dil:>trcsscd parellts urged him to take a mightily upon him." So it always is. 1n personal life or wife from among the people of Judah. htl! Samson rejected in international affairs, issues are not settlcd by human 111ight th(>ir advic(>. Lessons: (1) It is had (>l1ough to be "over­ and brilliance but by ihe so\·ereign will of God. taken in n fault .. hut far worse 10 sin delil/crately against P07.ltr ",'eal~ A crooked stick i1\ the r(>\-(>a le<1 lighl. "Be 110t unequally yoked together with 1111- .3, The oj things. helie\"(:-rs" (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) was n divine principle hand of Moses, a jawbone in the hand of Samson, a few as binding upon Samson as it is today. ( 2) A s his parents loa\'es and fishes in the hand of a lad~such things em­ suggested. there was no excuse for his choice. There were ployed in simple faith in God and in depe!Hlence upon I ! is fi lle WOl1\ell in Israel jUM as there are always wonderful, S pirit are wfficient to win great dctories, o\·crcome insur­ godly young women in any age. (.3) Samson was to pay mountable barriers, an mcet apparcntly hopeless needs ! a bi lter price and so was the woman invoh'ed, as a result ~ J. Bashford Bishop of sacrificing eternal principles fo r momcntary scnsual pleasure: THE POWER THAT BREAKS THE BANDS GOD'S OVERltULlNr. OF EV IL, "But his fa ther and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought occaSIOn against the Philistincs," This certainly docs not mcan that it was God's will for Samson to enter into mar­ riage with this woman in order that it might lead to war and victory o\'er the Phi li stines. God neYer wills that which Samson's conduct did not meet with God's approval, yet God, in j lis foreknowledge, used Samson's sin in such a way as to further Ilis own purposes, S,\ ,\lSON'S :-.r I XED Ex I' LOITS. Judges 14:5 to 15 :8. These verses give rise to many que.!.t ions ; yet ihey yield many practical lessons, Samson's parents reluctantly arrange for the marriage. But, 10, eluting the very festivities, Samson's wife betrays his confidence to the I'hilist ines with whom he has made a wager. I ~calizing he has been betrayed and cheated, Samson experiences the coming of the Spirit of God upon him and he is tllus enabled \0 slay thirty Philis­ tilles in order to pay his debt. Later, he visits his wife only to discover that she has been gh"en ill marriage to "his friend," probably the man who had heen "best man" at his wedding. This fu n her enrages Samson against the I 'hili stines in consequence of which, by a very clever method, he burns the crops of his ellemies. Then they, in turn, blame their iroubles 011 Samson's wife who had helped thelll. "THE SPIRIT OF THE colm Finally they decide to wage all-Ollt war against Judah. CAME MI6HfilY UPON HIM l ~e t liS learn these lessons : (a) Once again we see il­ AN D HIS BANDS LOOSED lu strated the fact that though the Spirit of the Lord may FROM Off HIS HANI75. rtlove a man, it does not mean God approves of everything ,JUDGES 15: 14 in that man's life, (b) \Ve have an illustration here of the

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MISSIONARY BIRTHDAYS • • • • DAILY BIBLE READINGS • • • • BY R. G. CHAMPIOf«

M O NDAY , JULY 1 7 THURSDAY, JULY 20 READ: Hebrews 5:1-10 REM: Judges 15:9-20 LEARN: "Though he were a Son. yet learned he obedience by LEAR>,;': '"Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with the things which he suffered" ( Ilebrews 5:8). many, or with them that have no power" (2 Chronittcs 14: II). FOR THE PARENT: A part of the ministry of the priests in FOR TilE PARENT: (Additional material on "Samson Defeats Old Testament days was offering gifts

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M ORJ:': TIIAN TWO TIIOl'SA:\"[) 1'~:RSONS I atlended the Rl'7,jz'ol/iIIlC origination Mony responded 10 Ihe ,"YIIOIIOn 10 occepl Ihe SoYiOUr 01 Ihe rodio roily from the jubilee Auditorium in Edmon­ tOll, -,\Iherta. Canada. on April 30. This was the second origination of the broad­ cast from Edmonton. Two years ago the Rl'7'i7'oltillll' rally climaxed the district conference and school COI11 - mencement acti"ities. Thirteen different pa stors and church­ es participated in the arca-wide !'cntccostal rally. Co-operating ill tbis meeting were pastors .\1 ichad K I1tny of Calmar, Alberta; Ron Dowhush, Thors­ hy; ,\I. L. Olson, C:1!1lTosc: V. r .awretlce. Stony Plain: Don Kopkin­ son, Killam: r r. C. i\1cAlister, I.:tcombe: C. C. Smilh, EdmonlOn; Ken Korol. S1. Alben: Paul Kcrychl1k. He\'erly; J. C. O'HriCll. jasper Place : \\'illiam '\Ieln)'chuk, Edmonton; \\'il­ liall1 Kowalski. Edomonton; P. B. IloughlOn. Edmonton; and R. \V. Tait­ inger, Edmonton. During hi s stay in Edmonton, C. ,\1. \\'ard preached to Ihe dist rict confer­ Tolented young Conodlons composed Ihe bond ond chOir durmg the service ence in Alberta and at the graduation sen'ices at the Canadian Xorthwest Bible lnstitute. D. \-. HllTst spoke at Ihe largc :\Ien's Fcl!o\\'ship breakfast at the Corona Hotel on Saturday, April 29. at which OIlC thousand dollars of the broadcast origination costs wcre ra iscd. Rl"I'i7'a/lill/{' is released ove r both (FC\V, Camfo se, and CjDV, Drllm­ heller, in Alberta. The respon se to these two releases has continucd to grow. The \,ast crowd at the origination testified to the great interest these friends have in R(!'"" i1!altim('. The many

THE PENTECOST,' .. EVANC I·- , .~l1ff(·riTlg from cancer, and It destroyed the clist'asc ill the s('("(lIld patie-l1t. llc had O\"l'rCOllle hi~ cancrr through the hloo

The Revivoltlme teom presents the Honor of Origination plaque to the pastor and aSSIstan t pastor of Centro I Pentecostal Tabernacle. Adminng the plaque arc, left to righ t: C. M. Word, Revivaltime speaker; G. C. Smith, assistant pastor; R. W. Toitinger, pastor; and D. V. Hurst, notIonal radio secretaI)'. Prophets of the Lord

(Continued from page f,vel (' otH"e rted during the hr o:J.d('a~t rally [Iolincss is simply pcrf('("t spiritual made the inve!i tmcnt more than worth­ health as God sees it. I.ike allv tme people of every mtioll, !iaying:, "TIlliS while. f;lthcr. our Father in heavcn is deeply saith the 1.on1. ... "' Pastor Taitinger expressed hi ~ delight rO tl('erned ahOIll O\1r health \\'e who We arc told in Ephesians 2 :20 th:lt in having the semnd N("'t'imltill/( origin­ are haptized in the Sp1rit know that the Church is "built upon the founda­ a tion from Edmonton. "\\'e felt it wa~ this is true concerning our hodies :Iml tion of (he :lpo."tlcs illld prophets, .Ies\!" a most sllccessful ende,n'or and it was minds as well as ou t" spirils. I ~llt some­ Christ himself being the chid ('orncr a rcal thrill to shn re in thc presentation how we do not hecorne as C() tl(:cntcd stOnt'. \\'e arc abo taught that proph­ of onc of the great religious hroadcasts. ahout our o\\"n or another's spiritua/ ecy is one of the spiritnal gift;; which :'lIar God bl ess RCt 'iz'o/lilllc amI Illay h(:ahh as we do ahOl1 t plt\'sica/ health. Cod irnparts to members of Il is Body many soul s be won 10 Christ Ihrongh Yet it is sO I11l1ch mor~ in·lportanf. and wilen they arc fi lled with the Spi rit il s splendid ministry 11 !(' Spirit has he"n cl early showing (I Corilllilians 12: I 0) ... Prophets ,. is mall)" of us that our physi(al health is onc of the ministrie~ God has set ill oftell c\e peudellt UpOIl our spiritual tOll­ the :\('\\" T ('."lament Church ( I Corin­ A Cure for dition. The he:l ling of Ihe spiri t i:; like­ thr:ms 12 :2~), \\'e as Pcntecostal pcople wise Tnu th mo re wonderful than the should expect 10 sec thi" ministry opera­ Spiritual Diphtheria healing of the body. ting ill all O\1r As:.cm]'lil'S. Th:lI!k God, perrett h e~llillg is avail­ 1)0 yOIl think God would !ien(\ proph­ (Continued from page seven) ahle for the children of God, for the elS to 1;;rae! and 10 Judah, as J Ie did, h!noe! of the Lamb cJ(:3nses fr om al! 1111- and semI nOlle to warn the world to­ first stages, r could h:l\'e saved him. riyirtrollsllt'ss and heals all ollr SOIl!'S day? It callnot he. God \\·ill not lea\'c But now his face is half eaten awn)" dheases. this generation without prophetic \"o i ce~ with cancer and the chap is facilll; a \len are still searching for blood that to awaken men and womcn from their horrihle dealh. There is nothing that wil1 produce antitoxin for the poison kthargy. declension, and apostasy. Gill he done for him." of cancer. Ahollt

July 16, 1%1 23 ago. Ilc imjuired oi l'alll. "\\"hat must neel1 to ~ee lhe awfulness of your :-.m I elo to h(' Sowcel~" The apo:--tl(' r<:piierl. and then Itlrn away from it. The Bihle "Bdi('\'c (JIr Ih(, Lord j(· ... us Chri ... l, and declarc,." "Godly sorrow worketh re­ thou "hah he "a\'CcI" (.\{'h 16:30.31). pentance" (2 Corinthians 7:10). je su~ I 'kasc con~id('r \ ('f\' carefull\' the fol· said, "Except ye repent. ye ~hall all lowing step:-. hy \\"hi~h 011(' h~conlt',., a likcwi"e perish" (Luke 13 :,», tru(' Christian: (J) CO ...... f>ESS. "If we ~ay that we have (I) An:::-':O\\LH)(;E YOl'R ~I:-':. "For 110 "in. we dccciw our,,('l"e~, and the all ha\'<: sinlled. and COllie ~hort of the inrth is 1101 in liS" ( I John I ::-::). When glory o f God " (Romans 3 :2.1), This \\"e conf<::o-s, God forgi\'cs liS. \\'c arc word "all" in cilldc~ you. St'e )'o\1f~e1f IO ld to confess our ~ins not to 111('n, a "inncr. Sin i~ tragic: il hlig-hts, de­ neither preachers nor priests. hut to gradt's, dc:-.tmys, The Bihle say~, "Tll{' Cor\' for only 1Ie has the power to By LLOYD CHRISTIANSEN snul th;ll sinneth, it shall dit'" (Ezddel cleame us from gllilt. David sn id, .,' IX:4). "For the wagt·s of sin i~ cI('ath: will ("()]lfess my transgrc:-.sions unto the hut tilt, gift of Cod is C!ernallif<:" (Ro~ Lord" (Psalm 32:5), and the Lord for­ ga\'e his iniquity. I T SI'E\I!' A S"," " '. TO Ql"'l.IF" Till­ math 6:23). je"lls taught liS that re­ name Chri,I' /itlll, doesll'l II ? ,\1'(1 Yl' t it ligiolls p('ople. as well as wi rked ones, (..;) FOI(SA KJ';, •• I .et til<: wicked for­ ... ake hi" way. and the unrighteous mall has ht'cnnw t'S"t'nlial Ihat WI.' do so. It l1e('d to say. "God he Ill<:rtiful to me i~ OnC of Ilw rn() ~t mi~ulldt'r"t/)()d won)., a ~i1]1]{'r" ( I.uke IH:IJ), his thoughts: and let him r<:lnrn unto in Ihl' Eng-li .. h lang"uag-l' IOda\". :\Iosl (2) I~EI'E"""T, "Hrpcllt yt' th{'rdor('. lh<: [,onl. and he , , . will abundantl y pcople would dcfin{' Chris/iall in('or~ and he cOIl\'ert('d, thaI yOI1 1" SillS may pardon" ( I saiah 55:7). ,\re YOll will· r('ctly, he hlotted 011\" (,\{'ts .1 :19). You {'an- ing to turn your hack on all ),our sin? It i ... not ('rron{'ou ... to ~ugg'{'st that 1I0t he conn'ned lIIr\(-:-.s you r('pent. It is That is the acid test. Sorrow amI tea rs many people ("l'tate C"/'ISljllll wilh the n<:cb:--ary tha t you be truly ~ orry for for si n are not enough in thcmselves, \\'e!)\{'rn world, Tht're arc others who ),our Sill. Like the prOdigal son, you Onc musl be sorry enough about sin think of Ge11lilc ",h(,11 "I>cak ing' of Chris­ tian. , once asked a ma n, "Arc yOIl a WORLD'S GREATEST WELCOME SIGN J~."" . ''" Christian ~' . and his heated reton was, 0'" ;'\Vhat do you think , am a h ea~ then ?" lie thought of Clrrisliml in terlllS of heing religious or a ttending a church. It is possible to be si ncel'ely mistaken as to one' ;; spi ritual status. \\'e in vile you to consider that pO!bih;lity. Think of john We!) ley who hecamc the (Ollnder of the ~'ethodisl church. lie was a mi ssionary for ten years he­ fore he wa s genuinely saved. \\'e know this hy hi s o\\" n admissi on. Il l' preached in the state of Georgia for a decade b<:­ fore he wa s convened. Then, through the teaching of Peter Bohler. both hc and his hrother Charles "helieycd" with their bearts (not just their head;;) and found their way to God. I remember hearing a testimony hy a ce nain lady who wa s a Sunday ~c h ool superintendcnt. She said. "I was acti\·c ill church work for over iwcmy ~ ' ear s and thought all that time , was a Chris/iOIl. But I learned one day I was mistaken," She then told of the happy day when she made a dciinite surrender to the l.ord jeslls Christ. Could it be that yOll. too, are mistaken in yopr as~ sumption thaI you arc a ( hri!Hian ? Your qucstion, at this point, will likely be. "\Veil. Ihell, how calr I be~ comc a bona fide Chrisliall!" Your qucst ion is the S.1!nc as the Philippian jailor asked many hundreds of years

24 TUE PENTECOSTAl, EVAKGEL to quit it. \\·Iwn a pt.·r~()n rl·ally I\lflh (h) .\(TEI'T, •.. \ .... m:'lI1y as rec('in'd cl1pied hy the Philistul('s. \\' c ,·i:-.itcd away from tht.· path .... of :-111 ,mil maJ...e-~ hll11, to thl'1ll g::I\(' Itt' pCower tn IM.:collll' thl' \"allt.·.\· in which 1):1\·id .... Ie\\' Go· up hi~ mind that Ill" i..; /..:"oing HI ..... rHo tht.' "I'IIS Ilf c;()(l. l·\t·n tn thull that lit:· liath. :'l'"l.'ing th(,~l' area .. has gi\·e-Il all the Lord. all tIl(' pO\n:r oi hean'n ("Olllt.· ... hl'n' nn hi~ natlw" (John 1·12). It b oi us a ht.·t!a idea of tilt' topography of tf) hi~ aid 10 (·I1:'1hle him to win Ih.· :1 III..·r,.,o11al malll'r. Chri .. t nm .... t he re the land and h..'\ckgroulHl for a brreater l·it·tO[T ('{'il"t.'d personally into tIll;' hcart hy faith. ulld('r.~talHling oi the Bihl('.

(S) Ih.ul·:\·!'.. "If tholl .... halt (()nfl''''~ ii the experil'lIn' of tht, :\e\\" Birth i~ to X ,1I:lni;l. I ~racl with thy mouth the Lonl ]l·SIl ..... and il(' yours. It is not enough 10 say. "J('SIl'" ThuN\;I)". ~Iay 15 shalt IItlie\e in thine ht·art that {;od dlt'd for all." You III"{'d to say, ".k~lIs Ye-.tercia\" was a da\ uf Illl\('h travel. hath rai .... ed him from tilt: dt·ad. thou dit'd for 1111'." \\'t.' ,i,.,ited'the ancient· city (Jf Jaifa and .... halt he san·d·' (Romans 10:<)). I'ut • • • tlte \"l'ry modern city of Tel .\"i\' ..\1- your faith in the fini .... hed work oi Chri .... t Do you want tn hl' a hona iide Chris· though adja('ent they are a grcat CO II­ on the cro,.,~. Iklie\"e in tht' .... uh:-titll­ tia'!? Do you W:Lnt the g"l'nu ine e"pl.:ri tra~t. Perhap:; the cilY Ihat wa .. mo",t tio[[ary char;!t.·\(·r of it. )c"us c!i(·d iot" ('[[n' of ha\·ing your ,.,ins forgi\·en; ollhtanclmg. ho\\'e\ er. I\·a~ Haifa It is .... ins nOt II i,., own. hut ()Ilr~. "lit, wa~ \\'nuld you likt· to haH' pearl' with huilt h(llh along tht' :>0(' :\ and high on \1·olII!(k'd for 111/1' tran .... gre,., .... iOlIS. il(' was (;od this \·err hOllr? I f so, I would urgc :'IlOl1nt (·anlle1. II wa~ the t'Ol1S('lbU:; hruiscd for Ollr iniqllitil·s" (!....:liah yon to offer tht, following' prayer Ihat thi., ~ight from thl' mountain Ol·cr­ 53:5). Our .... ins nailed Ilim tIl tilt' Un·lI!! (on,'il/('ed thai I alii (/ J·iJlIlI'l', h)()k ing tIl(' harbur was one o f the 1Il0~t cross. [f II·e will stake Ollr ..... ouls on that IIl1d thut ('III is/ (/10111' (till sa,T /Ill', I hl';lllililli in the \\"orld. Our l:\,.,t stop (;ICt. \\"(' sh,lll lit huna fidt.· Chri .... tians. YO/f· accl'l't JI'.I"IfJ' eli!"i.,·1 liS Illy tt'l"­ of the day I\·as at anl'i('nt Cat.'sart'a­ for the ~criJltlirc says ... Bt·lin"(' OIl tbt· SO/ltl! SCl"i.'iullr ,IIld loy I/,S hell' I .,·j.'l and to Hihk' and In .... tnry ,.,tudents it l.onl )t'SItS Chri~t. and thou shalt 1)(' ,·oJ/ft·sS Ilim ".,/01".' 1111'11 II.( 111.\' !'It'll/al wi!,., lII(ht ia ... cinating. ,.,an'd" (\Ch 16:31). 1\ ill.'l. .. «II Today wc prohahly touch~'d more Xt'I\' T('slalllent are:! than Oil any' olher. the C. S ..\" and a filting climax il \\'(. jOllf1leyt'd throug:-h Ih(' ,·alley of \\"as. I Ie spokt, Oil till' challenging thcl11e. Esdra{'\oll (\\"hert' th(' haltk- o f .\ lIna· 'Going Up to Jerusalem' "'I' II·en ! ieth-Cent 11 ry I \·nte(ost." g"eddon I\ill 11(' foughl l and saw tile From all the \\'orld we had galhcred :-;e;\ of Calikc. (Continued from page fourteen) h{'re in the Iioly City. :\01\'. after a \\c \i .... itl'd Tihe r ia~ and tl u: 1l north glorious time of fello\\,,.,l1ip, inspiration, to tlit' am'il'11I sit(, of Caperu:'l1l111. Thcre I rClle Haill'y of Sacramento. Cahf ...... \Ilg ;md spiritual rtlle\\"illl;:", \\'t:. likt, thl' 11101\· he qUl·~tions ahout X IIIII: landmark:; a solo. Ilo\\"al"

schedllle for the Swedi.,h ddq;at('., i., iin: miles south to Beersheha. \\'e s..'lW :\0.:\\ York. N('\\ York to p.. 1.rticip.1.IC in a tree-planting Cl·rt.'- parl~ of the Xq.:-c" ])e,.,ert and \"iewed Salurday, ~I :t)' 24 111011)' tOIllOrrow, till' Gaza Strip from a dbtance. On The retllrll ilight was \'cry sll1 omh. The final mcssage was brollght hy Ihe return trip we stopped at Ihe allcicllI Stops wcre made in London ami Gan· Thomas F. Zimmerman, General Sl1p<'r­ city o f .r\shkcloll . .\ll1ch of the area der, and thell wc lalHkd at Idlewild intendellt of the A ssemhlies of God ill visited was that which was once oc· airport amid a rain :.IOI"IIl. A s the wheels

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Ju ly 16, 1961 25 touched the ground the group ~ng, "God Bless America," then the Dox­ Music Division Announces ology, and finAlly, "Ble~t Be the Tic That Binds." Special Events at General Council The ninety-two passenger~ ha \'e now scattered to all parts of the c()ntilll.'nt after a trip that was a great highlighl 111 response to Illany rCion!> during General Council, On Friday at 7 :30 A.\1. there will to work ll10re effectively for tilt' ;"Ia~tcr August 2]-29, in Portland. O regon. he: an unusual ).Iusic Breakfast in the bC('a\l~e of the in<;piratioll we have re­ On Wednesday, August 23, the fir .... t Ro~e Bowl of the ).Iuhnomah Hotel. ceived, ~ ~ ")'[elo

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Greatly Mined A Tribute from Scotlond We at tile Olive Branch Assembly of God I was saddened to hear of the Ilomegoil1g church clljay the E'1.'(JIlgrl. This week \\c of .\ndrew Stirling, Ihe ;'\orlh Carolina Dis­ greatly missed Brother Ernest Williams' coJ· Irict Superintendent who was a member of ullin of questions and :lllswcrs. the Executi"e Presbytery of the Assemblies of We suffered a J.";real Inss in the liomegoing LAlJIES R1IILE (I.ASS Tr.ACH FR (;od in the U.S.A. of this dear friend and brother. I thank IllY Tllcbes, Illillois A~ a personal friend of Brother Stirling God ul)Qn every remrmbram;e of him. )011:> PHlLLlPS and as Chairman of Ihe Scotli~h Assemblies A Letter from Burt McCafferty of God, I wOl\ld like to express a sincere GI/ls!1o~.,. ScotlafCd It has been widely ci rculated that \\,illiam appreciation of this man of God. He lias • Brother StIrling was laid to rest beside Burton McCafferty died a few years ago held in very high esteem 011 this side of the the grave of a brother who preceded him in following a severe heart attack This rumor .\II:lI\tic, as well as in America. death. The high esteem In whIch this minis­ continues, so that people seeing me arc sur­ From the time he left this huge p;rimy ter of the gospel was held by all who knew prised to fi nd me alive and acti\·c. Th(.! city of Glasgow ill 1929 in his teens to begin him, including his own family, was shawn fal se report is hindering my ministry and hi~ new life in America, we watched his by the fact tha t the stone on his brother's is :Inlloying in the ex tn;me. progress in the work of God with eager grove identified him as " The brother 01 I would like to inform the readers of the intere~ t . So active was he in the sen'ice of Reverend Andrew Sli rling." E1'Oll9ri that I am sti ll servillg 011 the faculty Ihe Lord that only oner was he able to re­ of Southwestern Bible Institute and millis­ visit his native land. lIe preached ill my tering part ti llle in ,'arious churches. c1mrch and all his rc!ati"es callle to Ilear him. WITH CHRIST \ VILL! .. \~! BU~TO:> ~IeCA"FH!TY That night he left upon us his mark for God. Il'ax(lir(lchic, T('.ms During 1959 I had the great privilege of PRESS \Y. WRIGHT, of Subiaco, Ark. . teaming with him for several months. preach­ recently went to be with the Lord. lie was "New English Bible" Criticized ing in his camp meetitlgs. sharing pl!lpit~ sU1)Crannuated ill September, 1960. \ Ve have been in~pired by the El'{lnyri. with him, journeying with him. staying- in his \\Fe have recommended it as a top Christi an home. He \\"a~ k;ndne~s itself. A prillccly ADDIE CUNl\'JNGIIA~l. 84, of Sapulpa, publication. But we are dismayt"d at the preacher. an indefatigable worker. I Ie was Okla, pas~cd away on )lay 16. Mrs. Cun­ stand you take on the New English Bible. always the same. whether in the (mlpit or Ot! t ningham was ordained in 1930 in the Okla­ I have a copy; in fact, ! received an advance of it. At home he lived what he preached homa District, and pastored in Bristow !mtil copy gratis. I callnot hold the same views at church. 1932. She also engaged in evangelistic work. you do on it. She is survived by three children. \Ve are admonished to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unlo the sainb. GERTRUDE A. HARROLD. 79, of How can we compromise without disobeying THINKING OF MOVING? Grecnsbcrg, I'a., went to her eternal reward on God? April 17, 196 1. Miss Harrold was ordained If you will n o tify Ut three week. MRS. ER:>r:ST 13o,"u: in 1920 in the Eastern District, and served Axtell, Kansas ahead of your moving date, you will as an e,'angelist and Bible teacher. She had be ture to get each iuue of t.he been ill poor health for some time. • We commend Mrs. Boyle and the other "Evangel." S end u . both your old Evangel readers wh o have written to us e)C ­ ARTHUR W.~IANGUM, 88, of Dallas, pressing concern over unreliable versions of addre .. and your n ew addre ... Mail Tex., passed away Oil },lay 30. Ordained ill the Scriptures. There are indeed faults in your note to; 1908, he mini~ l e r ed mostly in Texas as a the New English Bible as we pointed out The Pentecostal E,'angel pastor and evange!i~t. lie held pastorates in the April 9th issue of the Evangel. Again 431 \Vcst Pacific Street al Port Ll,vaca, Hicks Baugh, and Dallas. in the May 14th issue we sta ted: " We can­ Sprillgfic1d. l\ lissour; In 1953 he was superannuated. At the time not endorse all the features of the New of his death he was a member of the North English Bible, nor would we think of ac- Texas District.

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.:.---I ,----,- ,------'" ------,---,------.- - 'v July 16, 1961 27 .. FonT wonT", TEX Riverside t\~u/ lI'i/kiu.rou, I'0111 ~Iirring rnil' •• 1 though no clQ,eT to God. The Pentecostal em]lha~is of church. -.-I . .\1_ .I!(lr.rllllll. PU.r/IIf nanJ,:eli,t h,\, hetn engagt'(l, I' ers.on~ arc be the O:l'angclist wa~ a Rreat bles,ing in this clmr(h. -J>hili/l IV//Uui'IIJ11aclur, Pastor .. BELOIT, KA:\S.-The Assembly of God ing \:lI('"cl in III11Jrecedenied ntl1nher" Bel iever' here just closed a four-week rel"il'al under ,Ire heing fill('(1 II ith the 11 01)' Spirit. and .. \\"IL~II:-\GTOX, C.\L\F.-A \"Cry suc­ the outstanding ministry of the Knou~e· the ,ick healed of ,· .. rioth aill11('n" :mcl de­ ee"fLlI three·week m(,(,ling has jusl been Stovall EI'3l1geJistic Team of Calif. Two carne lil-en'd frOIll 1).111 l\;1hit~_ To God he all the concluded at First A~~erllbly with E\'angelist to the altar for salvation, two were fil1 ('(1 glory! F F Br,,"n i\ p:l~t(Jr. and .\lrs. Le~he Eldridge. Sinners \Iere Ilith the Holy Spiril. and tllO were refilled. -l'I"'~",1 E. 1(1'("/'tS. lr... r.r. hrought to a realization of their need for God definitely worked among the young IleO­ ~,.all·ation and heliel'ers were refreshed and .. CON\\' A Y, ~IO. The ,\,wlllhl) here has pic. The~e meetings brought beliel'ers into refill~'(1 "itlt the Iioly Svirit. enjoyed a great ~pi ritual n1·ation of many. Seven new mem­ IIllhical t .. leLlIS blendcd togcther to produce \las the e\'anlZeli~t. Four were san!d. !lIO bers have just been added 10 the church. Rreat spi ritual resuhs. On the closing night rCCt'il'(,(\ Ihe 1};lpti,m in the Iioly Svirit, -IVillimn D. Thomas, Pastor of the call1l)'1ign IS followed the Lord in and a Catholic 111;111 lIa~ healed. The entire \\ater b.1pti~1II. .. WIIITESBORO, OKL:\.-On Allril 15 cimr<:h has b('"('1\ rel-jl'(!d. and the people are -hcLJurth A. So,/Jc'!I, Pa.r/or the Assembly here closed a most I>rofitable pre~~ing on to do more for God. reI-ivai with \Valter Swaim. the sectional -1ul/l"s ()cchirillti, I'"s/ol' \lre~byter, as c\,angelist. Eight \lere sal'cd, se\'eral recei\'ed the hal tism in the 1-Ioly " ~IIKNEJ\PO LI S. ~II:\:\ john Osteen. ILLINOIS CAMP MOVED Spirit, four were baptized in water, and Baptist mini~ter of Ilothton, Texas, W;I\ at three joined the church. The associate pa,­ the Minlle .. polis Gospel Tahrrnade rC(;cntly Due to the exle n.ive work involved in ft)T three weeks. During Ihat time about 130 developing the n ew camp . ile lit Cllr­ tor, A. V. Cummings. ably assisted Brother Swaim ill Ihis rel'i"al in the absence of Ihe perSOll$ \lere hapti:u!'d ill the 1I01y Spirit. linville, lIIinoi., the Cllmp mee tin, will pa~tor. The fire kindled in thesr meetings Seven f~om the Church of God (:\ndersol\, not be held there in July",. hlld bee n is still buming in the hearts of the people. Ind.) came and all were filled with the announced. Inatead it will be moved - Ray l?u.rlr, Pastor lIoly Cho,t. Brother O~teen is a fine preach­ to the Church of God Camp G round. er who seeks to hale Pentecostal liberty ",I Benton, IlIinoi.. The new date . .. ST. HELENS, OHEG.- Bonnit' Gr'een and will be July 24 to 30. The mt)rninr in each met,ting. The operation of the' gifts Maria1ice Smith, known as the Go~pel Evan­ lind evening . pe", ke r will be Jac k W e.t of the Svirit II;IS Cl' idl'nt. !II any of our gclairl'S, just concluded a two-week rel'ival o .... n church peo]lle who hal'e been ill Pentc­ from Springfield, Miuouri. here. Hesulls were I'ery gratifying both in co,t for years found new liberty and in­ - E. M. Clark, Diatrict SUperintendent the 10:00 .... :\1. serl'i<:e .. lid in thl' el'cning. sl>iration. Pt:Q]lle from all ol'er the Twin 725 Soulh 26th Street People were healed alld filled with the Holy Cities came alld filled the church el'er)' night. Springfield, lIIinoi. Spirit in almost ever)' ser\'ice. The anoim«1 The meeting~ adve rt i~ed themselvo:!s and drew millistry of the Word inspired faith in the peo]lle from far and Hear. Though the spe- hearts of the people and the musical talent

28 TH E PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL was both edifying and refreshing. Mall)' of ... ~I OBILE. ALA.-One of ig most ~\lC­ in Ihe hi~tory of this church. Thc alldiwrium the believers were refilled Ilith the H oly ce~~fu l meetings was JUSt concluded at Crich­ wa~ packed to cal)acit)' :lIId the ol·cr£1o\\ Spirit and te~tified to a new freedom in ton A~,embly lIith Evan\(c1i~t and ~!r~. Jim­ ero\\(b Ilere accommodatt.'il in adjacent areas. the Spirit. Revival fires still continue, and my Snow. Folk wcre sal'ed in nearly ('very ~Iore than 85 decisions for Chri~t \\er~ the church IS growing as a result. serlin.>. A total of 6J convcrsions \H're regblered and a .ubstant ial ]Jrospect file lIas -IF. J. Brans/ord, PaS/O f noted. Eightc{'n received the baptism in the reali~ed frolll a great number of childrcn and adults II ho never attend church. There ... WARS.\\\', 01i10 I3cthd .\s,cmbly of Iloly Spirit. A IOtal of 325 ]lCrSOIl~ at­ was all-time Ea~ter attendance record God reports a very successful revival re­ tend('d the church for the fir~t lime. an cently Ilith Evangelist Clarence S. Pans\cr -ClwrllCl' COf'/', P05tor 01 577. -PUId _\f. 1I'<'Ils, Pastor- oi Brewster, Ohio. The power of C;od was ... STt\~FIELJ), AR IZ. There was a li me ... ~I.\ CON, GA. Recent meetings with the manifested in a ~1)Ccia\ way each night. Five of spiritual refreshing in the _\ssembly of Ron El'angcliq;c Party at the Houston As­ came to the altar for sah'atioll. The il­ God here recently when EI'allgelist and ~Ir <;. ~embl)' of God here l)roHd very sllcceHful. lu strated messages and special music were Ilerlllan Hanks of Imperial. Calif., conducted A good numhcr were saved and filled with a blessing to aIL a two-week rcvival. lndil'iduals were saved the Ilo!y Spirit, and the entire church lias -!)f/mar D. /)r;'or,', Pas lor and one received the b.'\ptism in the Holy spi rill1aJ1y ~Ireng th encd and rel" ivt-d. ... CIIANt.;TE, KA:\S.- First !\ssernbly re­ Spirit. Of the mall)' visitors who attcnded -Earl .-I. Crow/or-d, P0510 r the ~pecia l mecting", some continue to at­ ports a very successful revil'al meeting Ilith ... U X TON, I:\D.-God I'i sited the A s~em­ tend the regular services, Evangelist Lolita Thompson of Sprillgfi eld. hly here with an old -fashioned P('nlt'co~tal -Salty Jonrs (HId lJrlly " 'hulrr, P(ls/or5 ~I o, Ten were saved and two filled with revival through the ministry of Evangchsts the !loly Spirit. !I!any favorable reports are ... S.\ :\TA PACLA, CALI F.-First Assem­ Jimmy and Carol Snow. Some 40 came to slil! coming in regardillg the results of this bly rejoices in a continuing revival lonow­ the altar to find Chri~ t as Sal'iour and a great spiritual stirring. ing an Easter campaign cOllductcd by Evall­ number "erc filled lIith the lioly S pirit. -0. Lrro)' JI'hilrul(/1l, Po.;l!)r geiist and ~Irs. Halph Coc of Fontana, Calif. Oldtimers state that this was one of the This Chi ldren's Iiour reviv,ll lIith its char­ mo~t profitable relil'als in Ihe history of " GI~E E N\ ; ILLE, TE:\.- Evallg eJ i ~ t and acta·building program of Bible ~ t o rie s il ­ the church. Folk from other dcnOll1inatiol\~ Mrs. Colman 1I1 cDuff Ilave given First As­ lu,tratcd by mca ll s of l1ash cards aud black fillcd the a lt

July 16, 1961 29 (pilip !M JI j i !I'll I' I:!'HI'" 11!IIIi!Il:I-,. Sunday school superintendent ond hi s aSSistant display new attendonce Some o f the people who were saved o r filled with the Holy Spirit dur­ record set dUring meeting at the Huffmon Assembly in Birminghom, Ing The meeTing WITh Evongelist Poul S Emerson at the First Assembly Ala. with Evongelrst ond Mrs. Joel Palmer. (Bobby R. Smith is pastor.) of God in Westlake, La. (L. A. Earl is postor.)

"' 13[ R~IJNGJI A~ !, ALA.-Huffman Assem­ ... :-\E\VCO~IERSTOWN, O HIO- A truly ... DALLAS, TEX.-The ministry of the Reid b!y of God reports a ~ u cc(""~sfu l reviva! with old-time Penteco~tal re"ival has been ex - Party of Ea st Aurora. >1'. Y., brought great E\"angelht and ~1 rs. Joel H.. Palmer of 1 cricnced at thc Assembly of God here under hles,illg to the Oakland Assembly of God Beaverton. Ala. Tile church was gre;t tly the ministry of ,\ndrcw J. Smith of 51. recently. The evangelists showed great con­ blc ssrd as the cvangeli sts Inini \krcd in scr­ l.ot1 i~, ~!o . EVJ, P A.-The blessings of God were a \\ish for its success. - Flo)'" HUIIII".I', Pllslor eXI)Crienced in a precious way during meet­ The fi rst-place winner for missionary giv­ ings with Evangelist James Tucker of 11c­ il1g last year was Calvary Temple in South ... K NOXVILLE, TEN1\.-In the past fell' (!ina. Ohio. Thirteen found Christ as Sav­ Bend with $7,--187.73; Roy H. Wead is the months God has met the folk at Island Home iour and one tecn-ager received the baptism pastor. The speakers at the missionary serv­ Assembly in a most gracious way. Prayers in the Iloly Spi rit. There were numerous ice were Carrie Hunsberger and Lester Sum­ sent to God o\'er months and years were healil1gs. One woman was delivered 01 tu­ rall. answered. This special visitatiol1 began :'II arch mors in both cars. -Rogrr Pnlcr. Pastor All of the executive officers (Stewart 26 when three souls were converted ,during Robinson, assistant superintenden t; \Villiam the regular Sunday morning service. The ... COLU~mlA, S. C.-Evangelist C. A. Thornton, secretary ; and \V. r. Duncan, anointing of the Holy Spirit which restr.·d Kelly was mightily used of God during a treasurer) were re-elected on the nom inating upon a Girls' Chorus from South-EasteTll spring revival at the South Congaree As­ ballot. The office of district superintendent Bible College inspired the church to more sembly of God. From the very first night was not voted upon this year. Thomas Paino intensified prayer. The power of God de­ the Holy Spirit came in great measure and Jr., was re-elected as Sunday school director, scended uJl(ln the audiencc on Easter Sun­ thc people were at the altar seeking God. and James ~lonsOIl was elected to serve as day night as the King's Choraliers from Sinners were saved, the sick healed, and :'If en's FeHowship director. C.13.1. sang and ministered. No less than 13 believers fiHcd wi th the Holy Spirit. One David ~1. Hastic of Springfield, Mo., was teen-agers wept before God and one was new convert and his wife were responsible the council speaker, and his messages were baptized in the Holy Sl)irit. During April, for bringing 24 new people to the Sunday very challenging and helpful. the ministries of District Assistant Super­ school one Sunday. Ten new members were The Indiana W"Ie's gave a total of $1,- intendent Earl Blythe and Evangelist and brought into the church at the conclusion 406 in pennies toward their home mi ssions U rs. J . L. Schaffer resulted in several per­ of the revival. The church has truly been project. The district SI1\:erintelldent gave the sons being saved. This spi rit of revival con­ built I1p by this old-fashioned preaching of ordination charge to nine new ministers. tinues. -L. M. Hodler, PllSlor the gospel. -L. .11. N armaJJ, Pastor - IVIII. F. Vml IVil/kle, district sllpui'IIClldt'lI t

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