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I onen think about how men ~lIld rescued by an army chaplain. Talmadge of God chaplain. "I carne to kno\\ women, ministers and lay people, F. McNabb: Alice Anderson FlagMad: some Christ's Amba::;::;adors [Assem youth and children of all races, have Ivan and Beatrice Kramer: and Ernest blies of God youth] \\ho were really on contributed to the growth of the and Vi rginia Berquist. fire for God," he told a 1967 chaplains Assemblie~ of God. The seed planting Whcn yO ll get through. we hope confercnce. "I received the Baptism at and cultivating for the pa st 88 years you'll promote thi s publication and Brother [ l3 en] Mahan's church in has brought tremendous results. This urge others to subscribe. An increase WaShington. D.C.. while I was in the quarterly publication, oth er periodi in circulati on will lead us to believe sen icc, j ust before I was to go o\'er cals, and electronic media can only that hi story is not ·'bunk." as I lenry seas." I Ie added that the ex perience touch the surface of the stories that Ford supposedly claimed, but that it is meant a lot to him. need to be told. Dedication, sacrifice, part of our lives that will live on to Following hi s se rvice as an enlisted and accomplishments make up the inspire and teach the present and com man. McNabb received hi gher educa whole of what we know worldwide as ing generations. tion and pastored in Alabama and then thl.! Assemblies of God. To write and was called to active duty once again publish stories of deserving people of thi s time as an army chaplain. The whom we know would req uire us to C ha plain Tal madge r, M d\ 'abb army chapels were far different from change Neri/(lg(! from a quarterly to a Last $pring we featured the ministry hi s lively Alabama Pentecostal church, daily publication. Even then many of former beauty queen Edi th Mac but Chaplain McN abb adjusted. "M y would be left out. But we try to give a Pennington and hosted her daughter big emphasis has been on lifting up few highlights without trying to make Edith Lorraine at the FPI IC (sec spring Jeslls Christ as an all-sufficicnt our subjects perfect as they would 2002). Sister Pennington presented a Savior:' appreciate. wealth of clippings taken from news Once while getting ready for a Take thi s issue for example. You'll papers across the country beginning in Sunday service In Korea. he read about some well-known saints and 1921. focusing on her mother's win announced in the bulletin that he would some not so well -known. Maybe you ning of a national beauty contest and be preaching on "The Efficacy of the knew some in OLLr winter lineup: then of her very successful evangelistic Blood of Jesus Christ." Then he Evangelist Ra ymond T. Ri chey: meetings across the nation. learned that a general and other offi Ilul 2 Ale m ;R1TAGE. \\ l" n ; n 2002-0.1 C haplain David Causey conducting the A rlinj!1n1l National Cemctery ccremony for his IIl cnlor, C haplain Talm:ul j.:c F. I\lcNahh. - - C haplain McNabb wa~ j.: i\C II a military burial al Arlin~ toll Na tional Ct'lIll'tl'ry on Au~ u ~t 27, 2002. crushed under an overturned Jeep in and ultimately into the army c haplain said about him. Korea. lie to ld a c haplain 's confer cy." cnce. "Twice the surgeon thought my Causey la Id the mourne rs al \\ClIl o rial cunlrihulion\ CII n he IIlllde 10 Ihl' Tlllrlllldl:l' F. \\c'\lIl>lI Scholinhip life was gone. l ie placed me on the Arling ton, "Lile rally hundreds o f I-:nllolllllent. Account #5516 1366095. criti cal li st." The x rays showed e ig ht young men and women arc serving A~\('mh l ies of God Fo undlltion. 1661 '\. ribs broken in 16 places. llis recovery Jesus Christ today as a result of his H()II III itlc /\ \c .. SI)rinJ,:fieid . i\1 i\\(J\I,·i 65H03 . was no thing sho rt of miraculous. evangelistic efforts. From hospitals to McNabb said. " In three days J was up the barracks, 10 prisons. to the trench Se l ect i o n ~ for th is column v.ere In ken from walking aro und. In 19 days I set an es, to re mOle overseas locati ons. the August 1967 issue of The th semhlu:s of God Owpf(l/ll Photographs we re provId unprecedented record and was back on Chaplain McNabb was everywhe re ed by \1 rs. Plrkko \1 c'iabb and Chaplain duty full time. [n 2 1 days a ft er it hap sold iers could be fOll lHl bringing them Da\ id Cau<;ey. pened the docto rs couldn't tell from the the gospel and love of Jesus Christ." x rays which side had been crushed." You' ll find a practi cal and loving Like so many other mil itary chap example o f Chaplain MeNabb's min la ins. McNabb was in strumental in istry as you read "The Blond in the inspiring young men and women for Mud" on page 20. the chaplaincy. One of thesc was the On bchalf o f an appreciative mili chaplain who conductcd hi s memorial tary and c ivi lian constituency, wc say serv ice at Arling ton National "Thank you." to Chaplain McNabb's Cemetery. Aug ust 27. 2002. Major widow. I'irkko. hi s five children. and Da\ id Causey. a chapla in at Fo rt Mead. 12 grandchildren. "Thanks for lending Maryland. lie said. ··It was Chaplai n your husbaml fathcr. and g randfather McNabb \\ ho. mo re than 30 years ;Igo. to one of the g reatest m issio n fi elds in he lped bring me to Jesus Christ and th e world:· Our only regret is thai he \Vlty" C \Varner is director of Ihl' Flullcr moti vat ed me itHO the gospel 111ini stry wasn't around to hear the nice things I'l'nll'cUl> tal lICl"it lige Center lind editur of 1I1!l"iwl:l! magazin e. M(; IU: Hrt,\GE. ,\ " ., t_H 2002·0) 3 Raymond T. Richey A Man With a Burning Message By C lenn Cohr Raymond T. Richey holds a place of endearment 10 many worse. Upon consulting a spccialist in Chicago, hc over who pflrticipalcd in the large evangel ist ic meetings which he heard the physician in anmhcr room tell his brother Andrew. began conducting in the 1920s. Crowds nockcd 10 hear him "Your brother's eyes arc as bad as they can be. Therc is from coast to coast and in \afioliS parts of the world. lie nothing more to be done. l ie may be able to sce a lillie for. also ministered 10 sen icemen during both world \\ars. perhaps. another two months. but at th c end of that time. During Ihe laiC 19405 and 1950s he paslorcd Evangelistic will come total and permancnt blindness."l Temple in IIOllSlOn. Tcxa~. which his father had founded. Richey was numb with shock at the anticipation of his With a burning passion. Ri chey continued preaching the fate. lI e was a bundle of nen·es. and his fllmily felt that four-fold gospel for morc than 50 yea rs until hi s hOlllcgoing other su rroundings mighl be bcttcr for him under the cir in 1968. cumstances. Just who was this world-famolls healing evangelist? Ra ymond went to Fort Wonh. Texas, where his sister What was his background? And what events catapulted him Mollie and her husband. J. C. Wilder. lived. There he was in10 Ihis high profile field of service? converted and rcmarkably healed at a meeting conductcd by hangelist Raymond Theodore Richey was born ncar Arch P. Collins in 1911.l Atwood Illinois, on September 4, 189). the sixth of a fam ily of eight children born to E. N. and Sarah Waggoner Richey promised that if Cod Richey. As they reachcd adulthood. the entire Richey fami healed his eyesight, ly and their spouses became involved in Christian work. Raymond T. Richey was nevcr strong or very well as a he "Quid enter the rninistr~. chikl but he was always intensely busy at something. I Ie uscd to love to use parts from plows and cultivators. J Ie returned to Chicago and made plans to carry out a stovepipes. or anything available. and try to manufacture promise he had made. that if God would heal his eyes. he ncw inventions. or else to play the pa ri of an engine himself. would give his whole life's service to the cause of Christ to As he reachcd adulthood and gavc his heart to Christ. he lead others to I lim. 13ut instead of going into ful l-time evan became a fireball ofnervOliS energy for God. gel istic work. Raymond listened to the unwise counsel of Whcn Richey was tcn yea rs old. his family moved ncar mhers, and took secular jobs. thinking he could still be a Chicago in order for the children to have bellcr educational Christian and share his healing testimony with others with advantages. Due to a serious boyhood injury, Raymond's out going into fu ll -time gospel work. lIe tried working at a eyes had become so bacl however. that he was able to allend clothing store. 11 jewelry counter. a mail order business, and school only a short while each semester and finally had to as a traveling salesman for a candy firm, but he never could layout of school altogether. be satisfied. He beg,m giving his testimony in several of the To occupy his timc and to channel his nervous energy. he missions in downtown Chicago. setup a miniature store in the rear of the Richey home. This Then one day he was visiting his brother. and a woman lasted from the time he was ten until hc was fourteen or fif was present who had been stifTened by rheumatism until it teen ycars of age. was impossible for her to usc hcr arms. This woman had In the meantime. his eyes rapidly grew worse. and the heard that God had healed Ra ymond's eyes. and she asked stress and worry connected with this. caused a complete him to pray for her. As Raymond and the family members nervous breakdown. lie came to a place where he no longer prayed. the woman was instantly healed. She sprang 10 her could do any work due to his poor eyesight. fect and ran through the house and through thc yard shout Attempting to fill the void that he felt. young Raymond ing and praising God for his goodness. Raymond then felt would take the rail road to nearby Chicago and began to a strong urging to sli p upstairs. where he wept and prayed hang around with a worldly crowd. taking part in drinking. for God to keep him on the right path. He did not want to smoking. and gambling, as hc driftcd farthcr ,md farther get his eyes ofT of God or lose his own healing. He felt God away from God. His parents continually prayed for him. leading him into full-time evangelistic ministry. Raymond continued to see speC ialists as his eyes grew Shortly after this. he was in downtown Chicago. and he R:t~ mond T. nichl' ~. a man "ilh 11 burning 1I1('''~agc. The Red. l\'hite and Hlue Tent-SO feet wide and 1:;0 feet long - takes the message of sl.ll\'ation through Christ .Jesus to Sen' ice Men and Ci\'ilians l.Ilik e, Pitched a'i nen r .\I'm." Training centers as I)ossible. the tent has tra\cllcd frul11 the .\t1antic to Ihe I>acific \\ ilh the old time message that "Jesus Christ is t he same ~' est e rda-" and toda)' and fnrc\ cr." E\'nngelist Raymond T. Riche~ ' a nd :1 COI'I)S of workers lahoring in the tent and as opportunity pl' c!';cnts. in the Camps. ask -"our pra.\'eI'S that thousands of the men in our ul' l11 ed forcei' !o! hall come to know Christ as. avioll!' nnd Lord. " ' rite tu Re\,. Richey. Riche~ ' E" a ngelistic As~n .. Inc .. Ro'X 211 5. Hnuston. Texas. Cil r ~ nuhid ... th ... I ~ich ... y Tabcrnad£', pmhllhl~ a t Tul~a. Oklaho ma. ill t h£' Cllrl.\ 19 20~. I h~ lI10nd T. l ~ic h l'Y fel! the Lord leading him to walk to a certain train station. Brunner Tabernacle in Ii ouston was witho ut a pasto r. lie had no business there, but he went. and a friend hap and the congregati on was holdin g out for just the right pas pened to be there and invited him to COme with him on the tor to shepherd thei r fl ock. lI earing good reports of E. N. train to his house, 40 mil es away. Richey went. and after " Oad" Richey in Illinois. \V. F. Carothers and others in the supper the fri end brought him to some special services the church invited him to come and be their pastor. Beginning young people were havi ng. The group began to pray for a in January 191 6. Dad Ric hey served as paMor. and might y revi val. and they fe lt led to ask Richey to be in Raymond became hi s assistant. At the end ofthc first ycar. charge. Raymond's bro ther Andrc\\ came to assist wit h the music lie was surprised by thi s chain of event s, but God used mini s try . ~ him in a might y wa y. In th is first service he gave an all;lr As the congregation grew. it was decided that th ey need call and 22 young people responded. many of them be in g ed to build a new church building. But soon. World War I frie nds from hi s youth. Other opportunities arose, and peo anected the economy and people's day to day livi ng. pl e were saved and heal ed in hi s meetings. Raymond longed for a wider field of useful ness and Raymond T. Richey and hi s fa ther. E. N. Ri chey. were attempted to enlist in the service. To borrow one of his both ordained into the Assemblies of God ministry on expressions: "I was too short. too light. eouldn 't pass the ovember 20. 1914. at the second General Council. held at physical examination, didn't amount to enough and they the Stone Chu rch in Chicago.' Shortly after thi s. circum wouldn't havc mc'-' Out he did not give up. lie knew there stances worked out for Raymond and his parents and the was a place for him. and he hoped he would sti ll be abl e to entire Ri chey family to go to Tcxas to set up a gospel work minister to the sold ier boys. in the c it y of Ii ouston. Richey established the United Prayer and Workers' 6 M(; 11~: ltnA(;E . Wlj,TEIt 2002-0.\ League which printed and di stributed thousands of t(jcts As he p(jyed Raymond became repentant and said and other literature. including "America's Letter from Home "Ocar Lord forgive. I do remember and I do belicve." He to lIer Sold ie r and Sailor !loys" and "Christ in the reached for his Bible :again and came 10 the I 03rd Psalm and Trenches." lie erected a tabernacle on WashinglO l1 Street in read: "Who forgivclh all thine iniquities; who healeth all Ii ouston ncar Camp Logan where hundreds were converted thy diseases." This brought fai th to trust in God for a lotal to Christ. l ie made several trips to army camps and 10 nav:ll and complete he:lling. He staggered across the room. claim· training sial ions. speaking to hundreds and to soldiers one· ing his victory. Over and over he repeate(l " I praise you. on· ol1c. lie worked as :l camp pastor with the Salvation Lord. I know that You arc healing me:' Wi th each praise his Army and the Y M.C.A. His uniform and his Bible opened voice got louder unlil he was shouting. Almost immediate· many doors of opport unity to evangelize the troops.s Iy his sirength came back to him. and he ran Ollt of the room 10 tell his friends "The Lord has healed me! The Lord has His cit~-nide meetings began he:lled mc!''S in lIattiesburg. '1 iss .. nhell They tried 10 quiel him, but he would not be quieted. His healing came in Septcmber 1919.just at the close of the war. the scheduled speaker could And his lungs remained strong and sound from then on. and not keep the appointment. hc went back inlo gospel work. holding mammoth evangel· istic meelings all across the U.S . In the midst of the flu epidemic of 19 18. he went to For years God had been speaking to Raymond T. Richey Camp Bowie in Fort Worth. Texas. Wading in the mud and about preaching the gospel mCSS!lge. but 1Il0re than ever. slush and ministering to the sick and dying there. he over aOcr he was healed of tuberculosis. he fe lt a strong urgency extended himsclf. many times not taking the tillle to cat to sct oul 011 his own to preach the gospel. properly. He bec.'lme sick. The best army specialists s.'lid "Richey, yO ll have tuberculosis. There is only one hope for Duriug \\odd \\ar 11 . you and that. al best. is only a slim one. Go to California for Riche~ llIini,tcred to militar~ a year and take the rest cure. Do absolutcly nothi ng for a year except to lie on your back. Relax completely. Do not prrsollnd in his colorful read anyth ing at all. Not even the Bible. That may help you. red. nhih.'. and blue t(,llt. We cannot be sure. It may help. Certain it is that you will live onlY:1 very short time if you do nol do Ihi s."6 During the sumlller of 1920 he was assisling Warren Following their advice. he went 10 Southern Californ ia to Collins in a meeting at Fort Worth, Texas. and meetings Slay wilh some fri ends. He went to one of the best lu bercu· were scheduled in l-I al1iesburg. Mississippi. in October. lar speciali sis in Los Angeles who confl nncd Ihe diagnosis Richey went a week or so early to HattieSburg. made all the o f the army physicians and put him 0 11 a strict diet and com· arrangements, and advertised fo r Ihe meelings 10 start on a plele bed rest. Soon he became completely discouraged and certain dale. But he received :1 telegram frolll Coll ins say sai(l " Lord.. I've done the very besl for you I could. I've ing that il was absolutely impossible for him 10 come at the worked myself completely down and here I am, no good 10 stated time. The meeting had already been ad verti sed. Bi lls you. 110 good to myself and no good 10 the world . The doc· for molel and advertising had 10 be paid. And people would tors say there isn't any hope fo r me anyway, so jusl let me be coming, so Richey was forced to direcl lhis c~lI 11 paig ll 0 11 d ie." his OWII . He annoullced Ihat he himself wou ld begin an He picked up his Bible and opened it to the 22nd Psalm "Old Time Revival and Gospel Healing Meeting" in the Red and read " My God. my God why hasl Thou forsaken me? Circle Auditorium. Why arc Thou so far from hel ping meT' He continued About 14 people showed up Ihe fi rst night , not know illg grumbling to himself and to Go AlG IIERtTAGE. WINTnl 2OOU3 7 "\I om " Sarah Ri c h c~ lIl1d hrr fou r ~on ... on Ihe ~1l' I H of E\:lll gl'li slir Te mplt'. lI ou ... lOlI. ill \95J. L-r: Ha~ m Ul1d . Earl. I.ennard. and A ndre\\ f{i c h c~. nex t morning, and the fo llowi ng evenin g the buil ding was ness. and other ailmelHs.lO filled to capacit y. 'J On November 18 . 1920. Richey married El oise May al The cvangel ist W(IS certainly busy enough, fo r he had no Fort Worth. Tex as. Arch P. Collins offi ciated. I I Th ey had song leader, no pianist. no secretary. 11 0 help of any kind. mel about 3 years earlier after Eloise was converted at a 13ut God had told him to hold thi s meetin g. and soon the revival se rvice in J louston wherc Ihe Richeys and Boswort h pastor of one of th e local churches \ olun lec!"ed to lead Ihe Brothers (Fred and Burlon 13. ) were in charge. singing for him. And so the meetings continued. A couple After Hattiesburg. Raymond T. Ri chey held campaigns night s la wr Mary Williams was wonderfully hea led o f se ri In Pritchard. Alabama. and Me ridian and Laurel, OLi S .\. lol11 <1c h troubl e she had sufTered with for years. She Mississippi, and then on to I [ouston, Texas. Andrew J. had taken nothing but liquids for several weeks. God he(lled Ri chey, oidesl brother of Raymond. was for years tile direc her instantly. and a ft erwards she volunteered to assist others tor of music at al[ hi s campaigns. lie was al so a soloisl and in the service!,. who werc lookin g for healing. lie now had a tromboni st at the Richey meetings. a song 1cader and someone 10 take care of the sick. but no At Iiouston. Richey and hi s revivaltcam secured a large pianis!. tent that would scat around a thousand rent ed a piano. built A young lady on her way from New York to San Antonio scats. and launched a big campaign. A soldier attended the stopped in Ii alliesburg fo r a coupl c days. heard about the meetings. was saved and healed of a se ri ous atnictiOI1. Soon meetings. and she came and was healcd ofa chronic Irouble crowds Oocked to the meetings. and the campaign was she had had for years. It turned OlH that she was a spl endid moved to Ihe City Auditorium. One night a healing service pianist. and she decided to stay and vo lunt eer her services was held for those in cots or wheelchairs. Out of 13 who for the be nefit of the meetings. were prayed tor. 12 oftheTll went home healed. Night aflC!" In three weeks of meetings God saved hundreds of soul s, ni ghl fo r Ihe nex t 40 days, the auditorium was fil led 10 and hundrcds were prayed over for heal ing. The re were capacily. many reports of healing of dea fness. rheumatism. and other maladies. This was Raymond 's big start in the evangeli stic More than 5,000 were saved and healing ministry. Through most of the next four decades he conducted mammoth meetings where thousands ill the 1921 Houston campaign. of persons claimed healing of blindness. rheumatism. lame- S A1G II ERITAG E. \\ INTER 2002-03 w. F. Carothers. who was an altar worker. reponed thaI \\ ith "(I truck piled l11gh \\ II h di .... c;mkd crutcln: ...... ~Iarchcr .... Richey " had Ihe most remarkable meeting here thaI 1I 0u:.ton carried signs that said "God Ileal<.!·· "I().OOO COll\crted In has C\I,!r experience(l il was more Ihan a revival. il \\as a the Riche) Meetlllg')!" "The')e Peopic \\crc llealed III the VISITATION FROM GOD to Ihi s ci ly and section:' I Ie Richey ~leetlllg~!"I~ continucd by saying. "The City Auditorium. scaling 7000 One of hi s large')t meetIngs was held at Alban). ' C\\ \\as o\er fl o\\cd every night and \\cll filled at the day scn York in September 1925. lleahng sen iees \\ere qarte(l and ices ... The whole ci ty was literall y stirrcd and very gene r a woman \\110 had been blllld in her le tl eyc for 35 year.... ally in a most favorable way." 11 Over 5.000 werc savcd in was instantl y healed. Then deaf cars \\\;re un '> toppell bllml this campaig n, and over 4.000 were prayed with for heal cyes wcre opened. and life \\a<., n::slored 10 paraly/ed 11mb') . ing. I .1 People erowdcd in 10 participate Illlhe sen ICC'> . It IS report From Ii ouston the Richeys went to Galvcston for len ed that 13.480 soub \\erc .... a\cd III se\en \\ceks.u' days and then to San Antonio. Raymond T. Richey began Throughout 1m; mumtry. Riche) made '> lIre to honor publishing a monthly papcr call ed The FilII Gospel A(/\"()care Christ abo\c all else. One or hi .... ducfscriptllrc'> \\as I Cor. \\hich included helpful articles and testimonies of healing. 2:2: "For I detcrnuncd 1I 0t to ~nO\\ any tlullg among you. Olhers of the Ri chey family also came to assist him in his sa\e JeSllS Christ. and hun crUCified:' He abo prcached the campaigns. Meetings were held in Fort Worth where ··one four-fold gospel \\llIch ha'> become a \\atelmord to man) : ni ght seven deaf and dumb people were healed. Then the salvation through the shed blood of Chris I. heal111g through ·big break' came." Oy the next nig ht the auditorium was lIis striped back. the baptism orthc 1I 0ly Spinllo prcpan.: crowded to capacity. I.! Chri stian people for serv ice. and the soon return of the lord Richey held another large campaign in Iiouston in the Jesus Christ to claim 111'; bride. spring o f 1922. This was followed by meetings in Wichita In 1929 Riche) mini:.tcrcd to Spamsh peoplc IIllhe south Falls. Chicago. Milwaukee. Pittsburgh. Fort Worth again. Texas \alley and labored in the cilY of Oeaumont \\here he Oklahoma Ci ty. Tulsa. Atlanta. and a second rc\i\al in founded a small church \\ hieh his sister Roxanna and her Tul sa. lie conducted meetings in huge ci ty auditoriums in husband. G. E. Fran ~hn . look O\er.p all parts of the U.S. It is reported that 10.000 were comer! During World War II. Richey had a great tent fabricat ed cd at one of hi s campaigns in Tulsa. Oklahoma. in 1923. with red. \\ hile. and blue :.tripes anc! held meetings fo r mem Those who were healed were paraded through the streets. bers of the armed fo rccs \\ ith reportedly thousands profess- \/(; 1lI · 1 ~lt \Ct , \\ I.... I H ~ 2002-0.\ 9 Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center Museum Museum I-I ours: Open daily. M ond ay through Friday 9:00 a. lll . (04:30 p.m. A dmiss ion: No adm iv.,ion fcc. Free parking. I landicap accc<.;..,ibic. Tours : Guided (O ur ... a f C mail able for interc..,tcd group .... Pl ea ... c conl;:lC1 U\ for fu rther informatio n: Flower Pent ecostal Heritage Center 1445 N. Boonvi lle Ave nu e - Springfield. M i".,ouri 65802 (4 17) 862- 1447 ex t. 4400 - E-mail u.., at archivc..,@ag.org ( mbli of 0 Hi tor) Your Historical Materials Are Valuable The Asse mblies of Cod has a dYIUllllic and inspiring hislOI'y- in Ihe U. S. and arollnd Ihe world. This is why Ihe Floncr Pentecostal I-i critilgc Center is actively sC:lrching for historil';11 mate rials before they :IfC lost or destroyed. A nd yuu can have a \'il:ll pa rI in this imporllllli minisll')'. If ) 'UII or 11 loved one were involved in the origin or devel opment of an~' ministr)' relating to the Assemblies of Cod, please \\ rite or call today. Mll te riuls or information you can contribute might be just what we need to fill ga ps in one of our nUlIly collections. You arc invited to stop by the new Flower Pcntecoshll Heritllge Center whcnc\'er )'011 arc in Springlield so yOll can scc firsthand how we arc working together to presenc our G rand Heritage. IIlg l:omer..,ion. 1Ie ftr..,ttr.l\cled 10 \\a ... hmgton. IJ( \\here he met \\lIh hlgh-ran)..lIlg Ilulitary !lI,Cr",ollllI,C1 \\ho ga\I,C 111111 pernu,>..,lon to ... tan thl'> camp;ugn I Ie I-ne\\ hO\\ to COlll I Illll"'~' \I.I~ RKhe~. IIhflt (,I .. II/mh Ilnmghl III Ilu '-'/"11/ l11U1ucate \\ II h the iI\cragc ..,olther:h \\cll ;h \\ nh general... R(III/Jolld r Rllllt'\ (lIou~tnn. I \ The l ull (imrcl\d\(~ate. 19:!:'Il.17 and colonels. I'rom there he trmcled to Camp Blamhng.. ~ /t'lll.J. :\O. lIonda. to "'I,Ctup hi ... fir ... ! tI,Cn! III \pnl 1941. .t R,I~n1{lnd I RI..:he~. mlm~tenal hie l ie held l:amp;ugn ... n the central Indian city of Aka!a in (he region of Bcrar. a simple gravestone marks the final earthly resting place of one of (he earliest General Council mis I sionaries 10 die on foreign soil. lluldah Eldridge Needham. She and her husband Ilaroid were in India under missionary appointment crHrllstcd with a unique assign- ment. The high priority given foreign missions from the formation of the Assemblies of God in 1914 had resulted in a nourishing mi ssionary fo rce Ihal soon exceeded 200. l3ullhc rapid growth wa s accompanied by problems. Along with dedicated ,lIld effec live missionaries. unqualified and ill-prepared personnel spent more lime at home raising fun ds than on the ficld, able fund raisers collected ofTerings for which they Friends and family asked questions when the Needhams left their three daughters in California and responded to a mi ssionary assignment in 1920. They asked more questions when Huldah did not return. were unaccountable, and lack of coordination at times resulted in overlapping cfTorts and even COnniCL An increasing numbcr of concerned pastors recognized these prob lems. but the infant fellowship was not equipped to deal with them. The missionary treasurer in Springfield published missionary reportS and forwarded funds but lacked the resources or authority to deal with such mailers. Missionaries. who were most aware of and affected by the problems, had for several years called for an official field visit which they hoped would lead to thei r corrcction. 1 Part ially in rcsponse. the Seventh General Council, held at tile Stone Church in Chicago in September 1919. created the Department of Foreign Missiolls to establish policies and provide greater ovcrsight of its growing missionary program, J. Roswell Flowcr. one of its I110st respected leaders. waS elected as the new department's admin istrator. and the executive presbyters were made its governing board. It had been J 2 M C m : ntTACE. WtNTEK 2002-03 IllIld:lh Nl'(' dham \\ ith dauglu('rs Eli zab('th and Katiu.' rinl'. l\ hr ~ J o \\lIS nol ~l' l born. V(; II EH. ... 'CE."" n ' H. 2002-03 13 hoped thai one of I he~e on-icial .. would be able 10 ma l.. e the rcque .. tr:d field \ I~ II . but none could be ... parr:d for the m a ll ~ mnlllih wch a trip \\ould rr:q Ul n: . Con .. eq u e nt l~. In earl~ 1920 the E, r:c ut l\e Pre:-.b)tr:r). In it:-. role a .. the Forr:lgn \IISSlons Board a':>kr:d thc '\ecdham '> to \ l" lt Pcnteco:-.tal Illl ,>s ionanes and Il llSs lonary \\ o rk th roughotH t\"' la and the Ncar l: a':>l. 1 Though they \\ ere in their early 30s and had not sened a ,:> foreign Illis')ionarie':> . they \\ cre an e xcelle nt choi ce. Both wc re \\Idely kno\\11 and lughl y respcctcd. Just m o nth~ before Ilaroid Needham had been elected secretar) at the 19 19 Illissionar) CO ll\ enllon \\hich had preceded th e General Coullcii. Reared III an amuent and Influe ntial California famil y. he had le ft \\hat would shortly become the California Institute of Technology to prepare for the mi nblry at the Missionary Training Institu te al Nyack. Nc\\ York. the school which trained many early Asscmblies of God missionaries. Iluidah was the youngest daughter of George Eldridge. a general presbyter. \\ ho had founded Los Angele':> · Bethel Temple and led in the e ~tabl i s h me n t of thc SOllt hern California District of the Assemblies of God. \ Ooth Needhams were e tTe cti\e speakers. and she was gifted \\ ith lIuhla h (tltlritlgc) \ l'cdh:1I11 a beautiful \ oice. They 11 \Ii s~ i()n : lri{'s attending clInfe!'t'nCl' :It Sai nam. Smllh C hina in 1920. Frnnt. l-r : W. R. \Villialllsul1, ,\ Irs. \Villiamsu n. Ilaroid '\'t'edham. "uldah '\;{'l'dh:lIl1 . Geor~{' 1\ 1. K('II ('y. G('or~l' Kd l {' ~ , .Ir.. "Irs. George Kelle~ . 2nd rO\l : ;\ Iatli(' Ledbetter. Ruth ;'\'eed ham. ,\I ~rll(' B a il e~. I) 'I \i d Ba r t h. [lil.a beth Kunkle. [ 11111111 Daltb. !JI:tnche A ppl e b ~. -' rot 1"01\: Albert Bateson, Lu ella ;\ l nrriSOli. Lettie Ward. Ella Finch. Liaie Johnson. Tillil' 1-laiJ:J ck('r. Bertha I\ lilligan. Bad, flJll: Ralph Phillips. ,Iohn R Spence. Clinton Findl. ,\Irs. Finch. Lan ula Ll'tJlHlrd. Addl'l Ilarrisun. \ /(; II Uti rAG':' \\" I U ~ 2002_0.1 t 5 Chlllc:,c songbook. creatIon ofa Bible school. selectIon ofa Chmesc church name. and the opening of a school for I11IS ']OI1 nu' "\ l'l'dhalll hlJllll' in !.II" Angdl" Ilhil"h 11;1, tht' fil" t l':IIIIIH1" of So uflu., rtI Califurnia Bihll' Sdwol ( n olI \ :In:,: 11 111"11 Ini \cr,i t ~ ). I'n' ,idl'nt Il llrull! "\ ('('dh:llll a nd 0 1.';111 John \\ right ,,'o ll clt e an' in 2 nd I'U\\ , (' ( ' II tl'r. \It. ttt](l I \{;I , \\ 1'\ lilt 20(12·0\ 17 I hough (k\a~tat\!d by hi'> 1(1'1',. J larold m"I'>tcd in a II.:t \\ar II three other,> deterlllllled to ,>pread the gO .. pellll A.,liI t~ r to J. Ro:»wcll H{)\\~r, "I ha\e no r~gr~t at any "'I~p \\~ by radio and rounded the hlr hht I3ro 18 V( ; I I EH I-I \GE, \\ 1\ 'I Ek 1002-03 Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center Archives - Research Room - Audiovisual Room • Explore our vas t collect ion of archived materials focusing on A sse mbl ies of God hi story. as well as the Pentecostal. charismat ic. and evangelical t radi t ion ~. • Study in an environment that is free of distractions. yet close enough to Maff members when assistance i ~ needed. • Make lise of our audiovisual room 10 vicw Ollr expanding multimedia collection. Open weekdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Flower Pentecostll l Heritllge Center 1-1.45 N. Boon ville Avenue - Springfield. Mi s~o llri 65802 (417) 862- 1447 ext. -l.400 - E-mail us, at archivc~0 ag.org \ l'I'IIII'f'o\11I1 1: 1'(111).:1'1 I( r prin' rrom , Iun ~ 2K, l'Jti7 old enough to pia) out..,ide." the 1111"' .... onary continued. "but the clHldren of the street hit her. call her namc .... and • ..,plt on her becau ... e .,he I.., dlller!.!llt. Shl' The Blond In the Mud I.., s\\eel. has nice bro\\n e)es. and light bro\\ n or blondish hair. She loo~ ... The Story of all Army Chaplain's Role ill hcalthy but is ea:.il) frightened. lI er name IS Chri~tlne. Do you \\ant her'!" all Illternatiollal Adoptioll Agency \Irs. 11011 conllnlled: "(,haplalll \Ic!\abb had \\ritten at thc same tlille. By Ta lmadge F. McNabb explaining ho\\ he had rescued her from a gang of children \\ho \\er!.! thro\\ 1I1g mud at her.... I ,111:,\\ ered his It \\:lS ... pnng 19 55. The harsh her in tcns of thousands of good homel. leller saying thai if Ih e Lord planned Kor!.!an \\ Int !.! r \\a.., over. and a frc..,h around the world. fo r Christine to be in our f;unily. I breath permeated the 1m. Bird ... sang ill I took the lillie gi rl to my chapel. knew lie would m;lIlage to get her the trce ouhide lhe ehapl.!! \\ indow. her Illuddy arllls sti ll clin ging around here." Kor!.!1111 fanner.., in the di .., tant \alley my neck. Some G is went \0 the Ill es~ I shall never forgel when I mel Mr. pIO\\!.!d their paddy fi e ld.., with oxen. hall for a pan of \\';11'111 watcr. Soon I Iiolt in Korea and introduccd Chrisline A U.S. Army chaplain sat in the had cleaned the mud away. She \\as to him. l ie looked startled. as though orTicr.: of Iw~ littl e till-co\crcd chapel, a bcautiful 2-yea r-old. he might have seen her before. r!.!adlllg the Sc ripllIr!.! .." prcparing for I found the little girl's mother and The little gi rl screamed as I tried to the Sunday 1l10rnltlg ,erVlce..,. secured permission to take the baby hand her to Mr. 1I0lt. She smacked hi!i Suddenly a Jccp drmc up. A young and find a good home for her in the face. Finally it da\\ncd on her this was ..,ol{her Jumped out. n •.., hed into thc Slates . a kind man who would hclp her. She After sea rching and vi!iit in g chapel. and bur.,t IlltO the o lTice. reached out her arms to him and kissed "Chaplam:' he c'l:cla lillcd. " 1 was in a orphanage..,. I found sOllle mi ssiona ries his check \\ here she had just smacked \\ ith \\ hom I could le,pve her. comoy and couldn 't ~ top . but in thc him. Meanwhile. had, isited Ihe nexi \ .1Iage I sa\\ a little blond-haired 1r. Holt had seen pictures in Department of Chi ld Welfare in Seoul girl being pushed into the paddy field Oregon oflhe pl iglll of Korean GI chil by Korean childr!.!n. Could you go see and cxplained my nced. The woman in dren. sho\\ n by Dr. Bob Pierce of about hcr'!" charge nipped a letter toward me and World Vi sion. lie had become decply I \\as that Army chaplain. WhCll lhc saicl "Well. here is a leiter just received concerned for Ihem. During the win ter youllg soldicr spoke of ..,ee ing ;\ little from a man in O regon who wantS 10 as hc lay in bed. he could sce as in a blond-haired gi rl. I read between hi s eome to Seoul and adopt eight G I vision a little blond gi rl. Then in th e words. This was 11 GI ba by. one of babies." spring as he was plowing. he seemed to many in Korca fathered by American The lett er was from Il arry 11 01 1. a sec the s(lme image of a little girl in servicemen who had sillec rcturned to retired farmer and lumberman. from the Statcs. lem II1 g the baby behind. I Crcswell. Oregon. I wrote to him. In a also kne\\ that somctimes these babies. few days 11 letter came from hi s wife because of their different featurcs. Oertha. She told me about thc tillle I were oSlraci/ed by other children and had written. Mr. 1I0it was tra\eling 10 often mistreated. Korea and would soon be therc. I \\as exceptionally busy. btu I In a book published last fall by the dropped e\ cry th ing. jumped in my Ii ol t International Children's Sen ices. Jeep. and sped to the \ ilIage. Eugene. Oregon. titled Bril/g ,\ 1.1' SOliS Oy the IlInc I found the lillic girl. From Ajar. Mrs. Ii olt tclls thc story. !i he had bcen pushcd illlo thc paddy She had recei\ed a leiter from the fie ld and was st ruggling to climb up missionarics who were ca ring for the the slick bmlk to sa fcty. I reached little girl. It read in part: "A li lli c 2- down. and her liule arms reached up year-old girl has been brought to our to me. office for placemcnt. Il er father has Little did I know thal bl ond in thc reHlrned to the States assuming no C haplain Talmadge F. l\kNabb and 111ud would be the beginning of a pro rcsponsibil it y. lJ{'rtlm Holt gram which would place children like "The weather is warm. and she is 20 M{; II EUII \GE. \\" I E I ~ 2002·0.1 Korea n.:ac!1II1g out to hun. SensIng the nOthIng doubtlng." I\.'tcr obt.::)etl and a place:-. \\ her..: Ilr" Splnt can U'lt.: them If HoI) SPlrtl spcal\ing to him. he gr\!at Ilol} SpIrit outpouring came \\ Ith Ihey will obey 111<., urgIng .... I recaillul\\ '>topped his traclOr. went homc. and man) ..,a\cd and Sprnl-filled. hu<.,) I \\<1,> that rnornrng. ilnd OIl fiN. [ told hi~ \\ ife he mu!.t go to Korea. fdt I ... hould \\ arL Btl! the SPirit of God On June 30. 1955. in Korea. \Ir. ,\s a result of people obe~ ing prompted mc \\rlh urgency. and I'm I [olt had gathered se\en other children glad I oncycd. the lIol~ Spirit's prompt- he \\'oldd be tal-ing to the States to \ humble farmer. thou,,:lI1d:-. of adopt into his 0\\ n fmllily. lie lookcd at ings, more than 200,000 mtl..:,> 3\\3). abo II ... tened 10 the \orcc of little Christine and \\ rotc this letter for homeless children ha\c Gml 3nd the SPlrtt badc hun go to find her: found good parents. Ihe ltlllc gIrl he ,,;1\\ In:r \ I,>ron "To my ne\\ mother, sisters. and \ ... a n:,>ult of people obc)'lIlg the brothers: I cannot write. and I do not Se\cral ) .... ars atkr t-. lr. 1I 0it adopt 1101) Splnt':- prom pIIng,>, mon: than know about al l thi!.. so my daddy \\ ill ed Ihc eight Korean (il habie,>. he burlt 55.nOn hornclc ...... dllldn:n ha\t.: found \\ rite th i!. leiter for me. I Ie doc!. not a large orphanage north of Seoul. AI'>o good parent" under!.tand about this either. but he he established the Iiolt Internal ronal lIud'>nn Taylor \\<1" prayIng one kno\\ s it is true. and he was there \\hen Children's Sen ices 10 plat'e chrldren III rnornlllg about ('hma The I Joly Sprnl it happened. This is a tener to be read good horne:. around the \\orld . "1'01\1.: to hlln. "I am gOIng to \\,11).. only 10 those \\ ho arc c lose to th e Lord. To date o\er 55.000 c!llldr.... n h,l\e thTllugh ChIna. If)ou \\I"h. you nl:!) or someone \\ ill think my daddy is 00' been placed through the Iiolt ag.... l1c). 1 com .... along \\ rlh \ Ie." his rocker. Many of these childr.... n nO\\ an.' gn)\\ n \lay \\e e\er /r ... ten 10 Clod .... SPirit. "You sec. my daddy has krH)\\ n and leading productl\ .... It\es. ,",orne " ... I lc \\ rll \\or).. All \\t.: n..:..:d !O do 1<., to about me since way lasl \\inter. soon m .... dical doctor:- ami other proli: ... slon (Jbe) and go along \\ rlh 111m . after Dr. Pi erce was in Eugene :-.ho\\ ing al,>. pictures of the orplwns. lie kepI :-.eclI1g What about Ihe prinCIpal chantct .... r ... lillie moving piclur..:s of me at night III thi:- amating :.lOr)·,' when he tried to sleep. \\ hen he dro\ e Ilarry Ii olt died of a hcart allacl I B~ OC\(lb..:r 2()02 Iloit Inr":I"11;1\1on;l1 (hil M e; lH"IU r \ GL \\ I' r EI( 2002·0,\ 21 Almeda Elliott Interviews • er • t Ern('\, li nd \ iq.~ill i ll 1It'I'(llIi,' mil1i"llcrrd in St'\(~ra l distric,,, Thcn a mc~~agc "as gl\en that the Lord \\<1\ calling us to ;tnd ill forriJ!1I Cll unlril'''' I h ('~ r('li rNI a nd lIl oH'd to the Illlnistry and \\as going to suppl} every need. After Ihal \I1I1':lII :lIh;1 \ ill:!).! .... ~prill).!fi('l d . \lissouri. i n 1990. A lmcda I \\t:l1t to a nwslc stort: and the 0\\ ner was pIa} tng a \ lbra Ell ioll. \\hn ;t h o li\('\ a l \ 111nlmllha. trllt'n ic\\ (' d Ihe BCr(l'lisl'1 harp. I relt God \\(1\ gOing 10 gl\e me one. and lie did. in their hll lll (", 11 1II1('I('r. Erl1 (,)o ' b£'l'lI l11 l' sick and died J a'i I.lu J~. Alllleda: Virgllila. \\hen \\ere you filled with the Splri!'! \Ir\, n ('rlj uj ~ 1 ('011 1;11 11 (' \ 10 m ake hl'r h lllll (' :l1 " ara ll ll lha. \,irl!inill: I \\a~ filled wllh Ihe Spiril righl after I ga\e my hean to Ihe Lord. right alier Chrislmas thai year. I \\ a:. al Ihe A lmed a: flrolher f]crqul<,1. r Ulldcr~tand you \\(;rc saved in altar orlhe theater buildl11g. Inlhe afternoon. righl after Ihe 1934 and rccci\cd the baptism orthe Spirit in a theater in morning ~el"\ icc. Morn and I were standing Ihere. Ohio. E rnie: Yes, it was in YOullgMown. Ohio. r \\tlS 19. Pastor Dad had to go 10 work. Mom and I had gone back 10 church. lind I rel l under Ihe power or God thai llfternoon. L. A. I Ii II found a theliler Ihal had closc( ~ and had meeting!. ~ ' I y mOther (Jeanette) prayed wi lh me. (Jluldah laler tlmtccl1 nights and ancrnoons. r was the rir~t 10 recei\e the baplI'>tn orthe Spirit. became my .. tepmOlher.) She kept pmying as I \\as lying there. And you kllo\\ ror (I week after I received Ihe Alnwda I thlllk you were raised a Melhodisl. Virginia. Thai Baplism. i\lom \\ouldn't let me go 10 the door if anyone ~ame year al Chri:-.lma~ lime, \\ hal happened 10 you? knocked at the door. ror all I did was speak in lo ngucs. I \,iq.,:i nia : The group had ouldoor meetings at Chrislmas couldn't spellk in I: nglish. Inlle. The \ lI1 glng wal) somellung I had ne\er heard before. II \\as around midlllghl. and Chrislmas carolers were Oul My Mom \\as so precious. She sang beautirully. She \\ould take oncs Ihal didn't reel good and bring them home, side Iht: door or the housing on Glenwood A\enlle in pUI them to be(ltake care of them ror maybe weeks. Ne\ cr YOllng:-.lo\\ n. Allor a .. uddcn Ihe music was like a blast rrom heaven. and I rell Ihal somelhing eame down and just thought a thing about it jusl Ihal she would take care or them. She \\ Ihe interpretation. The fir~t wa~. '"Behold. I h;l\e e;Jlled and ~oung girl? Virginia: ye ..... \\hen I \\,h about eIght or Illll~ )ear.... nld ordained you. and will ~end you forth.'" and Ihen more added to it. but the next \\as ... [ \\ ill supply all your need., accord Almrda: I fir..;t heard about yOll \\h..::n you pa .... lorcd al ing to my riehes in glory by Christ Jesus.'" Iklh:l!ly. III Pail'r:-.on. ' e\\ Jcr:-.I..'Y. \\ here dId }OU pa~tor bcfor~ that".' Well. lhat \\'a~ enough. We \\('re j\.l~1 filled up 10 O\l..:r· nowing. There \\as no qllc"tion. but thai thi s \\a" God. \\'c Virginia: The lord callcd u .... ItHO Ihe nlllll:-.lr) :tlkr \\e still have th ai lillk inlerpn'::lation gi\en by Brother Taylor \\ere married. Slsle1" [I I\;t K.I Stump \\as ;t p" .... lOr III that be wrote down. LOlll .... \ Ille. OhIO . She \\a~ al .... o a reg"'lered nur:-.e and had 1 was pianist in Ihc church at Il igll\\ay Tabernacl<: Ilx quite a large home for clilldren III the 1'" .... 1. ilnd no\\ \\a~ an ordained A .... s..::mbl) of God 11ll1l1sler. She and I gOI awhile before I met Ernie. and I happened 10 look back at him. lie was silling in the pew and was looking at 111e. and acquainted. and I did some alt ar \\or~ llllhe church \\ nh the we smiled. We weren't going together Ihen. Whcn [ went youn g people. Si~tcr Stump said. ··Virgllll:t. 1(llt~e fi.lr you back 10 leave the church. Ernie l11el111e . J Ie was coming oul oflhe pew. lie asked. ··Virgin ia. will you go to the jail with me this afternoonT Jai l! Can you imagine'! J said. "Oh yes. Ernie. sure! And ['ll go to the ca mp meeting \dth you lonight." And those eamp meetings were something too that you just didn'[ say. "Well. it's O\er now:' It wenl on and on. Ihe Spirit o f God tnO\ ing in sueh a marvelous. warm way. soul s saved and laying prostrate under the power of God. Vou know. they would be slain in the Spirit. II wasjllst beau· t i ful. We started working togcthcr among young people. Ernie would come aner me where I li ved. at Mom's and Dad·s. and then we'd go out to the street meelings. We JUSt kept busy. busy. busy for the Lord. That's Ihe way we got started togelher. I guess it was about two yea rs that we \\ orked at that. We had a real full li fe. Of course when we got 111ar· riecl. all was jllsl as happy. happy a time as yo u would ever have. We were so glad and used to working wi th each oth er. n (' th:IIl~ ' Churl'h. 1'11l l'l"SlIn . Nl'\1 Jcr s c~·. tnok fi rSI plan' in a No problem. cit~· panHll' \I ith this I1l1al highlight ill )! S und;l ~ se houl. TlH' Then God broughl Ernie and llle together. We will bc !loat IIl'Jliets a l'IHlrtroorn S(,(, ll l' :111 (\ a S Ullda ~ ~e h oul cllI ~~ married s ixt y ·~e\'en years in February. and wc have ne\er "ith the thenH'. "Childrl' ll hl'ought up ill S un da~ sdtonl ~ d spent one day apart. lIe'd piek me up at o ur home. and it dOIll hrought up ill co urt." Pa slnr Brnllli\t \tand~ in fun' ground. and Virgi nia Ikrquht h thl' S llrlda ~ sdlllolicathl'l". was like evangelism. There was a great re sponse [00. We \ /(; HU H t \( ~ L \\ I' II ·. I ~ 2002· 0.1 23 a man and Ill'• ..,on \\ere \a\cd together. Do yOLI remember that'! \ irginia: Oh ye,>, I do. That \\as \lanhe\\ Pallen and Ius son Cahill. Now here\ \\hat happened. \\e \\t.:re playing our guitars and slIlglllg. and <,uddenly there \\as an t.:ruption in the congregation. \\ hich onen happened In those days. Someone \\ould speak up and ... a). "Oh. I'\c got to tell you \\ hat the Lord has done for me:' and Ihe \\ hole church would Just go up In a praise to God. But an) way. \\e \\ere singing and suddenly heard thc praises of God and the gasps. We stopped and looke(l and up onc aisle in a far cor ner sa\\ ~Olllconc. and in the other aisle was also .. man. T\\o men. They didn't look at each other. but eallle up 10 Ihe altar. It \\as t\lallY (as \\e called him) and his son ('ah in. Well. \\hen \\e found out \\hat \\as going on. we stopped e\erything and \\ent to the altar 10 pray. The people just came storming up to the altar. Enlhu\ iu \li c ) Olli h n'll' a\c !!l)spcl lnl!:l-fill{'(l lJa lioom i n frHlI! Matt y Patten didn't h 24 \ fG IIOtrt\GE,\\ I ' I EH. 2Q02-0J "There need!, to be an\s~embl) of God church here, a \ irginill: \\cl1. you "no" I rmc ha~ prcached a greal dcal Pellteco~lal church, Thc) necd ,ometillng:' So later on, III Luropc and ha ... had a good mln .... tr) Ihere lie ha ... Ocen e\en afier \\e had lefi I)atcrson Belhall) Church. and gonc III 0:.10 prcach111g. rn1ll1~lercd III S\\cdcn lie \~il" In Romc out 111 e\angclhuc \\ork, \\e reccl\ed calb from BethanJ .. e\eral \ln1l.:~. preachcd In London. German). BclglUm. and people in Patcrson \\ho li\'ed out 111 the \rayne area a.,l-lng, france. \\'e had IllCCllng:o- for Pa"lor Kennclh \\arc III Pan ... "Brother and Sl~tel' BerqUISt. \\ouldn't you plea!'>c eOllle ilnd hance. lie had oeen pa .. lOr al thc time Ihtler \\a" after Ihe ~Iart a \\orl- hereT There were fi\e filllllhe", \ery prcclUu ... Jc\\:-.They had lal-en O\er I)an" people. The) stll \/(; IHIU t \Ct·. \\" II I{ 2002,0.1 25 Stories from the Upper Midwest They arc fine bo)'s. Ld ha'Il't touched \\Imkey fur tlHrly years. \\.e hated to lose hun at our church, but he ... <,u much beller ofT" Aftcr Dad was s:lve(~ he loved Ihc 131ble which he read dUring de\'otlons. lie would play the VIO[1I1. and eaeh of us children said a liltle prayer, My father was an aewrnplished When the musician and played all over I ranee dUring World War I in the United Stales Army band. l3lack RI\er Falls, 25 mile" from \\ hltchall. \\iI' one of the first 1\!I1t eeo~ tal churches III Wi~eonsln. IIJalmar and Spirit Fell Olga John~on. pioneer Asscmblies of God pastors in WisconsJll, \\-cnt to Black River Falls with their sc,,"'cn chil dren. IIJalmar worked a., a carpentcr to ,:;upport IllS family.· AT WHITEHALL, The Johnsons opened their Black River I'alls home for a meetlllg place as there \\eren'! any Assembl ies of God WISCO NS IN church buildings then mostly cOllage prayer meetings and services were held in their big living room. We'd make the 50-mile round-trip 10 Black River Fall~ III il Model T By Sylvia Phillipsoll Curry Ford \\1Ih Side curtains. Fach passt:nger except the driver had a blanket to keep \\arm. When we armed mother would put us children on a goose-feather pillow behind the In the [920:.. my Aunt Lillian Kurth (later Cornwall) was chairs along the wall next to Dad 's violin and cover us with helping to c,m: for 11 Methodist woman by the name of Mrs. 11 quilt so we'd be safely out of th e way and could sleep. Joseph Augustine in rural Whitehall. Wisconsin. They had From that \antage point, we could see people being slain in heard of Dr. Charles Pri ce's healing ministry at the the Spirit. A ... scmblics of God Bible Camp 111 Dc\'iI"s Lake. North I rcmember watching the feet of women dancing in the Dako\'I. and decided to drive 10 the camp so Dr. Pri ce could Spirit. Their fcc! seemed to mo\e as fast as hummingbirds' pray for Mrs. Augu5.tinc. wmgs. They \\ere so graceful, I was certain Ihey didn't Although Mrs. Augustine was nOI healed. Aunt Li llian touch the floor. Grandma Alice Di ssmol'e, who never started 10 rcad the P('lIleco.~/(f1 El'(lIIge/. and she latcr accepted Pentecost, used to say, " I kept them from the received the baptism of the 1I0ly Spirit, Lillian laId my dance floor, and now they dance in church:' mother Laura about her experience. and my mother \\as· My father was amazed that God spokc to people saved and was also bapti7cd in the Iioly Spirit. through tongues. lie was also imprcssed by Louise My father was an alcoholic. When he'd come home Johnson, who at 14 years of age, played the banjo under the intoxicated. he'd Ihro\\ furniture arOlllld. We were scared of anointing beller than anyone he knew. him. [remember my brother and [ hiding behind a copper I loved to listen to people testify. Mr. MacM illian told boiler covered by a while zinc \\orklable on which mother how he came home one night. and set his whiskey bOllle on made delicious bread. Other times when my father became the table. As he watched the liquor started turning red. It abusive. we squee/ed inlo a small closet on the landing gOl redder and redder, and finally the bottle exploded. He beSide Ihe steps going upstairs. was SCI frec from alcohol that night and was saved. One night as Mom was rockmg baby Earl. Dad eame in Emma DiSSl110re told about the revival in the Whitehall and heard her lalking in tongues. lie came at her with a club Baptist Church. The pastor, Edward Bowen, received the saying. ''I'll pUl an end to this religious stufT and Lillian's baptism in Ihe Ii oly Spiril. and began giving out Pelllecosral ideas." Lawrence and I were hiding on the steps. As Dad £\'lIlIgels. At first. Emma had wrapped her copies and put raised his arm !o hit mother. Jesus suddenly appeared with them in the basement; but when she saw the wonderful Ili s arms held out in from of the rocking chair and shielded changes the revival caused she retrieved them and began to mom. read the articles. She too was filled wilh the Spirit. Dad lold il l at~r how Jesus said 10 him. "Edwin. yO ll arc Half the people stayed in Ihe Baptist Church. and ha lf fighting againsl Me." followed Pastor Bowen to the home of Arne and Christine l ie fell on his knees and began to cry. lie made his peace Rasmusson where Pentecostal services were starled. Our \\ ith God and then weill OUI and threw away his snuffboxes family decided to anend there rather than make the long trip and \\hiskey bottles. to Black River Fa lls. Later two of my brothers. Conrad and Robert. heard a As children, we would si t on a beautiful rug during the couple of locals talking. "Those are Ed Phillipson's boys. services so the adults could have the chairs. I remember the 26 VG IIl:1HT,\ Gl:. \\ I""TR 2002-03 III • ;~=::- . • Arne and Chrislin{' Rasmusson's big house \\i1cr(' III(' Ass('mbly of God sl llrll'd in Whitehall. \\iscollsin, in 1927. Pastor lIugo Olsoll conducting a baptismal Sl'r\'ic(' in 1937. The author is in the \\ater, third from len . lind ""clone Rasmusson is althe ri!.!ll1. AlG II EIUT,\ GE. " I ~TER 20112·03 27 large fern in the cast window that we were lold nOI to touch. always seeks proof. So I wanted to be very sure that if [ I was impressed by the white enamel table whcrc we had gave a message in tongues, I wasn't just blabbering. When Sunday school: thc crayons were wonderful. Therc I got my I was a freshman in LaCrosse College, I gave my first mes first Christian educational insights. Women cried whcn they sage in tongues, and the pastor interpreted. It was a thrilling took communion because they were sorry for thei r sins and experience. happy Jesus had died for them. When I heard the words, One Sunday morning I gave a message in tongues, but "There my raptured soul shall find, peace beyond the river," there was no interpretation. A couple of weeks later, a I wondercd what a "ruptured" soul was. There v,.'e re many woman said to me, "My, that was a beautiful talk you gave discussions about the deeper walk. I decided I was going to in Norwegian. It was classical Norv.·egian like they speak at find oul more about spiritual thi ngs and explore Pentecost. the University of Oslo, and Norwegian pastors learned," [ One day a visiting eva ngelisl preachcd a good sermon didn'\ know the language I spoke, and then gave an altar call. Because the children were in the Another time, a man came up to me at a prayer meeting way, he became upset and said "Get those babies away from in Minneapolis and began speaking to me in Swedish. I told the altar so people can pray." The pastor protested bUI the him, ''I'm sorry; I don't understand you." My friend added eva ngelist insisted. So my mother told me to take the babies "She doesn'l speak Swedish." The man responded, "She has OUI inlo the fresh air and she would pray. At the altar that been speaking Swedish all afternoon." That convinced him day were a fu ture missionary, preachers, deacons, a teacher, the gifts of the Holy Spirit were for today. and an actress. Lyle Curtis, a former Wisconsin-Northern Michigan The nex t morn ing, J wenl down by the creek and th rew District Su perintendent. said "Those were great days. myself face-down on the wet grass. J cried out to God for Everyone, both pastors and laity, were learning wonderful forgiveness and experienced a wonderful sense ofbcing par things." dOlled. When I returned to the house, I foun d my mother an d dad tilli ng the garden with the horse and a walking cul *The author's sister, Ma ri e Oi ss more, has contributed stories ti vator. My mot her was very proud of her blue ribbon gar to /Jeri/age, including a feat ure on Hj alm ar and Olga Johnson den, but she len it and came over to me. She took orr my and th e fo unding of Ihe church at Black Ri ve r Fa ll s, wet, dirty dress, gave me a bath, and put me in to dry clothes. Wi sco nsin . Sec Ihe Slimm er 1995 issue. I was so impressed that [ was more important than her gar den. One of the young people in the congregation was / Avelone, Arne and Christine Rasmusson's daughter. Whi le attendi ng Centra l Bible College in Springfield Mi ssouri, she met and married R. B. Cavaness. They later went to Indonesia as missionaries. A fte r my mother Laura was newly saved and rill ed wi th the Holy Spirit, she prophesied in a service, quoting from Isaiah , a book she had never read. The pastor reacted and said " [fGod has something to say, lie would tell me, [ am the pastor!" He hadn't yet realized God was pouring out His Spiril on ALL fl esh. One evening in Mareh 1937, we couldn't get to church because the mud was too deep. It was a beautiful moonlit night without any wind . We were having family devot ions when suddenly Ihere was a sound of a mi ghty rUS hing wind. It sounded like a violent th understorm. Dad was very afraid of thunderstorm s, so he headed for the basement. My broth ers told me they saw tongues of fire on my head for more S}'I\'ia Phillipson CUI'ry li ves wilh her husband Ross in than three hours. I spoke in tongues and saw visions of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin . Aft er she graduated from North brown-skinned peopl e, a lot of Chinese soldiers, and people Ccntral Bible College, mi ssio nary doors closed for her, so she dressed in whi te clothes. I thought [ had received a mi s remained in the U.S. where her miss ion fi eld became leaching sionary call. Sund ay school, Mission ettes, Vacation Bible Schools, mini ster We had only one service, so the children cont in ued to ing wit h youth , and leac hin g public school, She ha s been a attend the adult Bible studies. When Hugo Olson was our pari of Assemblies of God congrega tions for 75 years, She and her husband are members of Baraboo Asse mbly of God. pastor, he stressed that people should have the gifts of the Spi rit. I knew a scientist never took things for granted but 28 MG m : RI TAGL WI NTER 2oo2-0J Stories from the Upper Midwest \ ".'mI'N)\!"1 EI'UII)fI'/I{('I'rint rrom \pril IZ. 196" A he • s e a erl• age By Wes l e~ ' R. Hurst, Jr. \\'{' s h.· ~ Hu rst's fatht'r. W{'sl{'y R. lI urs!. Sr. ( 1884. 1973). Ominolls claps of thunder and pelling rain overlook LI S as We prayed as we rode toward camp. When we gal there we rode our bikes across the Fargo-Moorhead Bridge. My we found one corner of the tent was down and flapping in brother Dewey and [ were frightened. We had misjudged the the wind and rain. One lone man was struggling with Ihe time when the storm would break. rope::; and stakes.lrying 10 kecp it from blowing 0\ cr. II \\as As we pedaled furiously. \\c shouted our fears to one Dad. lie had been awakened by the storm and had come to another. lIigh winds had preceded the downpour. We both sec how we were gelling a long only to fi nd that neither of supposed the "'0- by 60-fool gospel tent Illllst hayc blown liS was Ihere! down. We were camped beside the rcvivaltcnt. and il was Without a word we boys grabbed post malls and extra our responsibility to tighten the ropes and drive extra stakes sta kes and began to secure the main lines of the tent. The to hold th e guylincs in the event of high wi nds. but we had three of liS worked feverishly fo r 30 minutes. I can still see slipped away after the service for a bike ride to Fargo. my father'S rain~ soaked face and his wet hair hanging over \Ie II £Rtl \GE. \\ I'n;R 2002·0-, 29 W('slt'~ lIursl..k (righl) ~~i lh his hrotht'r, I). V. (left), ll nd hi s falher, Wesley lIurSI. Sr., at Lincoln , Nebraska . 1966. his eyes as he fina ll y looked at us. We had won the battle meeting tent and trailer and launched out in faith. Thc trail against the storm . cr was designed to form a three-room tent for the family We went inside the tent. turned on the li ghts. and sat Dad. Mother, Dewey and I, and our Iwo sisters. Pauline and down. Dewey and I were teenagers in high school then two Ruth. We started out in Pentecostal tcnt revivals, knowing sons of a Pentecostal preacher. pioneering the work of God very few other Pentecostal people and having no knowledge in Moorhea(~ Minnesota, in a gospettcnl. I shall never for or thc Assemblies of God fellowship. gel the rcmorse and shamc of that moment. But this, too. is Three or four ycars oflhis itincrant Pentceostalminislry part of the rich Pentecostal heritage that is ours. brought us in contact with thc Assemblies of God. We began Our family's Pentecostal experience began in 1928 when to attcnd the Lake Geneva Dible Camp in Alexandria, Dad was pastor of the Advent Christian Church in Minnesota. I vividly remcmber thc ministry of Charles S. Annandale. Minnesota. While pastoring there he became Price. A. G. Warcl A. A. Wi lson and other pioneers. In a mis increasingly hungry for God. Mother was the first to receive sionary meeting, following Brother Ward's message. I gave (in our living room) the mighty infilling of the Holy Spirit all the money 1 had- $2.63! It was my pop and candy with speak ing in othcr tongues. Wi thin the week the Lord money which I had savcd for weeks for this spccial camp gloriously filled my father while he prayed in his study.'" timc. God used this 10 do a work in my hearl. Following this. the Lord sent an olHpoliring of His Spirit. We stayed in the tent-trailcr at thc edge of the grounds, and in a lillie over a year more than 60 pcople in th is church arriving before the first service and rcmaining until the last were filled. prayer meeting was over; we didn't miss one meeting. The campgrounds were always teeming wilh life and excite u ~,\ olle of the sl!colld gelleratioll ment- spiritual cxcitement. From thesc mcctings Pentecost ill thl! Pl'lltl'costal HOl'emt!llt, I sprcad as thc Spirit senl people into remote sections of the north central states as full gospcl mcssengers. che,.;",h my heritltge. I wh,h to It was at Ihi s sallle camp in 1934 Ihal I was gloriously perpetuate it." filled with the Holy Spirit. It happened at two 0 'clock in the morning. As God filled me, He called me. The ballic ofthc Miracles of healing took place. Mrs. William Shannon ages became vivid to mc during that spiritual experience. I was healed of near-total paralysis. She had been consigned learned that "we wrestle not against ncsh and blood but to an early death by the doctors of Mayo Clinic. She is still against principalities, againsl powers:' I felt called to ballic. alive today. nearly 35 years laler. and although I was only 12, I became amazingly aware of It was shortly after this that Dad bought a 40- by 60-foot the purpose of tile power that He was giving me. I recall this 30 MG IIERn'AG E. \\ I "TEll 2(H)2·03 Iioly Ghost expcnencl.! ,0 \ l\'idJy. Jc~lh came 10 me. ~pol-.c and he told me that \\hile sllC"I-.mg III tongues I hat! used 10 me. filled me. and asked for my life. Prai~e Ih ~ '\J:Ulll.!. Spant')h. IIlcludlng colloquial e'\prl.!ssions JlCcultar to thl.! lie I~ wonderrul ~ people around "lanacas. Cuba. \\ here the Bible "chool III \\hlch he \\as Illltustering \\;t" located lie furthl.!r stilted that , / :" /934. he "'tel "d Ih" h, \\ hen the me ... sage \\as IIlterpn.:tet! b) I}astor Llo) d \\ead from \\estern South Dal-.ota. the Interpretation \\;b ;I..., If he 11\111 ill 'he 11011' "[lIril. "Jc'W\ (1lI11 10 I mthe natural \\ere telling the people \\hat had been com· ~- .. r . 111 municated by the Splnt III other tongues. At tIm POInt of my spiritual c:-':pl.!rience this meant much. This is my heritage the Pen l eco~lal Infil ling. rl.!al and Tlmt) year~ hmc passed sltlCe I \\a" filled \\tlh the Ho ly 3ulTicient ror loday and e\'ery da). A\ a member or the ~ec Ghost. Thl.!fe IS spiritual e'\cllement a" \\c pause to 1001-. at ond general ion in this mo\ement of the Spirit. I chcri:.,h this the past \ Ictories of the Pcntecostal 1l100emenl. but greater heritage. excitement as \\C contl.!l1lplate our giOflOlI" future Our Subsequent year:-, taught our family many thlllg~. WI.! hearts quickcn III anticipation. 1'01' Ihe \ Islon IS dearer no\\. learned orthe mani restation~ of the Iioly Spirit. The gifts of (iod's purposi..! IS 10 pouroLLt Ilts Spirit upon a ll flesh. We arc the Spirit became precious and communicated J esu~ to us 11\ ing to sec it. Il lS pO\\er shall be tIlcrcased! and to the congn.:gatiom; of which my father was pastor. Great .. egmen", of the historic church world arc mo\ IIlg I remember an incident in Superior. Wi:-,:consin. A dea today to\\ard nc\\ \\orl-.mg relatlOn ... lup:-. Lnprecelit:ntcd con. l3rOlhcr Ackley. was in carncst prayer. speaking III other eyel1b occur \\ Ith each pa,sing )ear c~:umcJllcal counclb. tongues in a prayer ~ef\ice one e\ening. and follo\\ ing hiS papal \isits all of\\hich pOint slgntficantl) to thc comJllg prayer. a young man who had st udied Spanish. said: "This of the Lord. man h;J S been praying for China in per/eci Spanish. lie has While the \\ orld st reaks 10\\ ard bccollung olle CtllllllllJ llI · been praying ror Ihe Christians in China. naming the ty cOllllllercmlly. po litically. and cultumll). ami \\ htlc the pro\ inces. The Christiam, in each prO\ IIlce ha\e been the nominal churches seck a sUllilar collec!i\ Ism. \\e must be burden of his prayer:' \\atchfu!. We guard the splntual heritage that IS ours. \\-e Aftl.!r this unusual experience the 20 or }O people gath refresh Ollr :-.piritua l \italuy and appropriate the Splnt'3 cn.:d in prayer began to praise the Lord. for it "' \ /G I I U~ II \e.:. \\ " I U~ 20tH·OJ 31 Stories from the Upper Midwest ALICE FLAGSTAD By Arleen Wi,trom In describing the life of Alice Flagstad, her son Jim tied of self in any form and yielded 10 Ilim. We were just Anderson said, "She was able to transcend pain and grief filled \'essels (with the I loly Spirit) lie could LIse." and came out like pure gold:' Between them, they ministered at c hurc hes in Alice, a minister wilh Ihe Assembiies of God had many Barnes\ ille, Litchfield and Sauk Center. Ted was very ten disappointlllents and trials in her lifetime. beginning with der to Alice. and they were very close. When Ted died in the loss of her family as a small child. It was traumatic for a 1960, Alice showed her st rong and resilient nalure. Labeled 2-ycar-old 10 lose a mother. father. and siblings. and to relo as a pioneer of her time and an excellent speaker. she kept cate with strangers. on with the ministry in Litchfiel(~ Minnesota. She later Years lalcr when Alice married Ted Anderson in 1932 remarried and moved to Sacred Hearl. Minnesota . Alice and limes \o,,'c rc hard for their family. il waS her strength of had moved 26 times in 25 years. By 1990 she had moved 32 character that kepI everyone together. Alice and "Teddy" times, even li ving in a lent at one time during her ministry. met at Bethel Baptist College in SI. Paul when some st u In her latcr years Alice was loved as a Sunday schoolteacher dents locked the IwO of them in the library together. Alice and a VBS leader in Willmar. fell deeply in love with broad-shouldered Tecl who was a Eighty-nine-year-old Vila Baker, who still aHend s the photographer and artist. Even tually Ted also became a car Asscmbly of God of Willmar, was a friend of Alice. She met pcn ter, machinist, and had hundreds of inventions to hi s Alice and Ted 69 years ago when they began coming to the credit. I Ie al so had great wit as a storyteller. Willmar revival meetings in January of 1934. The Swedish A year after Alice and Ted's marriage. in the late summer Mcthodi st church was packed every night for many weeks. of 1933, a great re vival broke o ut in Willmar, Minnesota. Vila says Ihat the body of believers had never heard such Christians from all denominations- Mi ssion Covenant. preaching like that of E. Elsworth Krogstad. Baptist, Methodist. and Lutheran had been gelling togeth After each meeting, Vila and the other young people er for praye r. When altar calls were given during revi va l could hardly wait for the next meeting. Vila says that they meetings, spiritually hungry people literally ran to the altars were a blessed and happy people and loved evcrybody. Both cryin g for sal vation. They were hungry for more of God, Ali ce and Vila spoke of persecution in the early days. But more spiritual power, and more concern for the lost. Those the more the new converts were talked about and made fun looking for a deeper Christian experience found it in the of. the more others became interested. Night aller night peo manifestations of the ple were savcd, filled with the Holy Spirit. and joined with Holy Spirit and in the Olher believers. reading the Word of The Assembly of God of Wi llmar wa s started by these God. Many were called new converts after Vila's husband Charles circulated a peti into the Lord's work at tion to build a church. Alice said that God called all of them this time. into Hi s vineyard. and they pioneered a church wi th chi ldren Because of this who had never before gone to church. The church has flour revivaL Ted and Alice. ished since the beginning, and many from the church have already staunch Christ gone into the ministry. Since its humble beginnings, threc ians. were drawn into a new buildings have been constructed to accommodate Ihe deeper commitment to overflow of new believers. In later years, Alice talked about Christ. They were how pleased she was to sec the growth of the church and to called to become listen to the talented congregation. singing and playing ordained Assemblies of instruments unto the Lord. God pastors and later During the Great Depression in the 1930s, timcs were shared a ministry hard and it was a real work of faith 10 build the church. [t together. Alice said. was also a hard time for ministers. The pay was poor for "We do not know how those who chose this profession. But Alice was trustworthy God will move, but he in all areas orher life. She made sure the bills were paid and Alicl' Rosl' Flagslad desires us to be emp- had the discipline she needed to prepare sermons and 32 MG I I ER I T,\ G~: , \\ ,,,n :R2002·03 entertain parishioners. \\ h ile running a household \\ ith three sons. Sometimes she \\ould stay up all night to sec that her obligations were met. Alice was a woman of eOll\ietion. From the Author serious about her Lord. and yel she had a sense of humor through it all. She \\fote in her memoirs. "Laughter doelh Whcn Assemblie!:> or God mini!:>ter Alice Andcr~on good like medicine:' Iler youngest son Mark Anderson Flagstad's name appeared In the Pl'ntl'co,<,w{ £\"IllIgd under describcd her as gUisy with an incredible persona lit). "Deaths" I felt a sadne~s to kno\\ I \\ould ne\er meet this When Ted felt called to Litchfield to pioneer a church. grand lady. they spent much time in prayer for the Lord's direction. Two years earlier I had recei\ed a leller from Alicc. She had read one of my articJe~ 111 the Emngel. She \\ rotc. "1 They li\cd by Pro\'crbs 3:6: "In all thy ways ackno\\ ledge noticed you !in! III Republic. j\·lichigan. It so haplX'ns I wa~ Ilim. and lIe shall dircct thy paths:' and also by Exodus born there to t<. lary and John Erickson." 33: 14: "My presence shall go with thec. and I will gi\e thec Alice \\em on 10 say that her mother had died \\hen she rest:' They bought a house in Litchficld wilh a large down was 2 ycars old. Her grandmother took Alice and htr oldest stairs. and began looking for people to come to their church. brother to Ji\e \\ ith their uncle. a Baptist minister 111 Willmar. Littlc by little the congregation grew until they \\ere able to Minnesota. Alice left bchtnd her dad three brothers, and a buy a little white church and move it into to\\ n. On mo\ ing sister in Republic. a family she would ne\er again be u part day, thcy laughcd and cried. With great joy, they sang: "Thc of. She sa\\ her father only once in later yean;. but as an adult Ark Is Coming Up the Road:' she kept in contact \\ ith her brothers and sister through let Alice was known to her congregations as a tremendous ters and vi~its. When Alice armed in Willmar. Chnstma Andcrstrom. a childless \\ ido\~ in her uncle's church. became preachcr ;lIld teacher. She also sho\\cred a great amount or the only mother Alice e\Cr knew. Stina adored Ahcc. calling love on everyone in the church. Large numbers of people her a "God-send:' have tcstified how she helped them. When someone in the Ev(:n in her 80s. Alice ~till had a strong desire 10 know congregation ached. she ached with them. One woman. about her past. She asked me many que~tions and then \\ rote. under Alice's ministry, wcnt through tremendous difficul "Any information you can gi\e me concern111g my Dad or my ties. She speaks of Alice with 100c, "The Lord was so gra background I would greatly appreciate:' cious to bring Alice into my life during those hard years." When Alice told me \\ho her parents \\ere. I was e:.;ciled Alice had a grelll love for literature. As a child. she had to tell her that I \\as \ cry familiar \\ith her background. My been shy and turned to books ror her companions. As an husband had just rece1\ed a family Imlor)" from IllS cousin adult. she was a great readcr. speaker. and a master of the that read: ··On March 29, 1851. Erik Gustaf Eriksson married w ritten word. She insti llcd in her children this love of learn Martha Magdalena Ericsdotter in l3 urtrask. S\\eden. They ing. Alice's boys seem to have inhcritcd their mother's sen had six children. Their son. Erik Ericksson (changed to sitive nature, as well as their flllher's ability to create and Erickson) and his family carne to the Upper Peninsula of invent. J im is a former English professor and Christian radio Michigan rrom Sweden in 1878. Erik's younger brother. announcer in Phoenix. Ari70na. David and Mark arc engi lohan Ericksson (changed to John Wixtrom) and his family neers. David is in Golden. Colorado. and Mark in Eden 111o\'ed frOIll Sweden 10 Republic. Michigan in 1891." Prairie. Minnesota. Alice's descendants also inelude eight Erik was Alice'~ grandfather and his brother Johu \\a~ grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. As a typical grandfather 10 my husband I3ruce. grandmothe r, she adored these children. in fact. thought A number or wonderful letters followed as Alice and I got them to be perfect the cutest and the best in the whole to know each other belief. We wrote of our rami lies and our interests. We also talked about things or the Lord. Alice world. wrole. " lie came to give LI S life and more abundantly. 1I 0w Just as all Christians. Alice was not born with the quali merciful lI e is. no t willing that any should peri~h. but that all ties that made her strong during hardships. She did not just shall accept lI is salvation and li\e for al! eternIty:' try to love others and be a good example on hcr own. While researching this article. people told me that Alice Through her trials. she learned thc scerct of allowing hcrself was a $ailll. Alice's sons. Jim, DH\id and Mark Anderson to be madc ovcr by God. By abandoning herself to God, she heard their mother called this as weI\. But they also knew let Il im do a work in her life. their mother as human. as \\e all are. with human failings. Alice Flagstad's life was one of many accomplishments, David probably S<1id it the best when he told me his mother but her greatest attributc was her willingness to go Ihrough was not a saint, but closer 10 being one than anyone he ever knew. When we think of saint in Ihe Christian context of the fire. She came out refined. as pure gold. a one who believes in Christ as their Savior, Ali ce certai nl y qualifies. Ncar the end of her life. she waited fo r her Savior Arleen \"hlrom has wrill en more than 50U arlicles. stories, to bring her home. In Al ice's last letter to me she wrote. "The and lH'tj\'jti es thai have appl.'ared in morl.' than 60 magazill l.' s Bridegroom is coming! What a day Ihat wil! be! " Alice died and papers. She li ves in Republil: 1\ lidligan. August 14. 1996. MG 'IERn ~\(;L \\ ....· TE I{ 2002-0.1 33 Stories from the Upper Midwest FIR ST ASSEMBLY IN CEDAR RAP IDS B.y Wayne. Warner 11 0\\ Il1nny cOLLplt!s do you kllo\\ who have been married 70 years? And ho\\ many do yOli kno\\ \\ 110 also start· () cd a church 62 years ago? Probably not 100 many if any. But here\ one couple: [\'an and Beatrice Kramer, Rod;\\llll. Texas. They were married on December 24. 1932. and founded what became First Assembly in Cedar Rapid~, Iowa, in 1940. They ju:.t absencd their 70th annhcrsary Ihe day before Chrisunas. The Assemblies of God came into Cx iMCllCC early in April 1914. in 11 01 Springs. Arkansas. For the past 88 years whenever the denomination absencs it s birthday. han Roy Kramer celebrat es hi s own. For he was born April 1. 191 4, a few hundred miles Church lIu' mhcrs and Ihe pastors, I\'an and UcatriCl' Kr;nlll'r. :11 :l KWC R radio from 1/0 1 Springs in Linn County. progr:l lll in Cedar I{apidl>. I\a n is standing in Ih e ce nt er. :Ind Beatrice is on the left Iowa. \\ ith Ihe an·urdio l1 . Beatrice Alfrcada (Wheeler) Kramer i~ the daughtcr of a farmer himself" at 87 in January- is the sen turned Assembli es of God minister. iors pastor and writer of the 50lh A Growing Church Luther Wheeler. Shc was a toddler in anniversary booklet for the church in in Cedar Rapids Ilanswn. Kansas, when hcr fut urc hus 1990. Heri/age is indebted to Pastor band and thc Assemblies of God wcrc Reeec for material used in Ihis story to By Bernard Reete birthed in April 1914. Shc obscrved call allcntion to the Kram crs and Ccdar her 90lh birthday last Augu:..t 8. She Rapids First Asscmbly. Reece. inci and h ,1Il met a ft er Beatricc'S parents dentall y. was also converted in thai Fi fty years ago God bi rth ed the moved the family to Cedar Rapids. Spring Creek Mcthodist Church under vision for Ihis church in thc hearts of Somc 25 miles north of Cedar Rapids. the mi nistry of Pastor Wheeler. two young preachers. Ivan and in Spring Grove Methodi st Church. Including Reece and Kramer. seven Beatrice Kramer. God promised to \"-' hceler began holding meetings in thc eonvcrts went into the ministry from heal Brother Kramer's serious back early 19305 in \\ hieh sevcral peoplc in Ihe Spring Creek church. injury if he would leave his farm and the area were converted including a From Cedar Rapids in 1954 . the relllrn to preaching. With Brother YOlL ng farm boy by the Ilaille of Ivan Kramers took thcir ministry north to Krame r-s obedience eamc God's Kramcr. The rcst is hi story. Minncsota. Hcre they pa storcd in anointing to those early days wi th 40 Today Cedar Rapids First Assembly Fairmont and International Falls. evan pcoplc in a rented storefront 0 11 71h is a thri vi ng church of 800 members geli7cd. and administcred nursing Street S. E. and a Sunday morning average allen homes. When thcy retired. they sellled Ivan Kramcr startcd a construction dance of 1.671. Under the leadership in Rockwall. Texas. Six of thcir sevcn company around this time to he lp sup of Pastor Larry Sohn. the church has children arc li vi ng, and they are plan port hi s family. Only God knew al thi s experienced a revival during the past ning to celebrate the coupl e's 7 0 lh time that this company would be uscd few ycars. One of hi s staO- members. anniversary in the spring whcn more of for His glory in latcr years. Bernard Reece 110 spring chic kcn the family can allend. In 1943 the Kramers moved 34 Me; IlERITM; ~:. \\ l ," r E I~ 2002-0.1 - .' . - ·-t - hall :Ind U{,ll lri('(" Krall1('r. ---...: -:. - p .. " - ~- This SlIuda," school group of Ilhat IH'cilnu' Finl AS~(, lI1bl ~. Cedar Ihpids. 1001ll. gathers for;l photog raph ()lIlsidC' Iheir do ublt' gar ag(" c hurch building in 1\ 1a ,' 19.f5. Pi.sl or Kr;lll1('r is 0 11 III<' far rij!hl. The church 11 0\\ has SOO mcmbt'rs and runs ilion' Ihan 1600 in t he morn ing worship services. services into their home on Il'h Street cold day in March. Pastor Kramer and thing that ~tall(b OUt in my mlilel aboH' N.E. In 1945. Brother Kramer built a a few mcn from thc church litcrally had e\ erything cbc IS hcm pn:clou~ the double-wide garage on the back of his to cut through the ice on thc river in presence of the Lord \\as through all of" lot 10 aCCOll1mOdiltc the growing con order to bapli/c Brother Madlolll. thosc times:' g regation. First Assembly continued to g ro\\ It \\'asabo in 195-1 that the Kramers Bessie Young remembers the street under God's anointing and the leader felt led to lea\c the Cedar Rapids arc;! meetings held 1110S1 Sunday afternoons ship of Brother and Sisler Kramer. [n for a ne\\ church in tl.linnesOla. A ... IS in Green Square Park in downtown 1948. land was purchascd by the al\\ays true. thc parting \\a:.- hare!. The Cedar Rapids. Ri ght aftcr the Sunday Kramcrs al 1101 Oakland Road N.E. church in Cedar Rapids had gl"O\\ n so morning service, many of the church's with construction beginning in 1949 mllch in the 1-1 years since its bcgin- congrcgmion would visit the city jail and completed in 195-L nl11g. for ministry. thcn movc to thc park for But the congregati on did not wait [n a Ic1le]" to the Kramers. Mr. and singing. testimonics and preaching. for thc building to bc completcd. They Mrs. Sam Madlom. Sr. \\rote a touch Also. a wcckly radio broadcast was began meeting in the basement in ing good-bye: ""It is going 10 bc hard to donc during this timc on K \VCR. February of 1950. moving into the par have you lea\ c. but God kno\\ s best. Brothcr Kramcr wasn't the only tially completcd upstairs in September and we have to do \\h;1I \\c \..no\\ is preachcr in thc family. Bcatrice o r 1951. Much of the actual cost of right someday God may scnd you Kramcr. whi lc managing a houschold building the new church came rrom back to us. and [ hope each one you with scvcn children. prcachcd most Kramer Construction Company. which leave 110\\ \\ ill bc herc then and a lot of Sunday mornings. In a rccent inter Brother Kramer started in those first new ones. May God bless you in your view. Sister Kramcr rcmcmbcrs thc years in Cedar Rapids. The actual work and kcep Ilis hands on you and frustrations shc felt when rcalizing bricks ror the church were made in a all ofyollr children." peoplc wcrc gelling saved under her machine Kramer purchased in 1950. Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Fcrn) Kcn ney husband's preaching but not when shc It was also during this timc that the wrote. "Your li\cs and tcslimony han: spokc. Bea says God finally showed church changed its namc from "Full mcant a lot to us. and we thank God for her that I [c was llsing her preaching to Gospe! Assembly" to First Assembly of yOllr faith in Ilim. for thc \\ isdom causc spiritual growth and maturity in God of Cedar Rapids. But God was you've shown. ror pUllin g your hands thc Body and hcr husband for the evan not finishcd. Though average atlell+ 10 the plow and not turning or looking gclism. dance at this time was 80 to 100 pco back. but living the truth that wc go Baptismal serviccs wcrc held regu pic. God had a greater work in SlO rc. fo rwllrd in Christ:' larly in the Cedar River. Onc mcmo According 10 Sister Kramcr. it was rablc baptism occurrcd when Sam a long. bard proccss fi lled with dis+ From --TIJ(' Birth of First Assembly Madlolll. Jr. desircd to get baptized one couragemcnts and triumphs. but '"Thc in Ceda r I ~ap i ds , " 1990. M e IIEHrtM; E. \\ \'"\ EH 2002-0.1 35 Seen in Print Floyd Taylor. A. J. To mlinson. countries and regions individual Contributors who ha\e also writ histories. cultural a nd theological ten for the Assemblies of God aspects. and key figures and institu IIeritage include Grant Wacker. tions. A stati sti cal section ha s a James R. GolT. Jr" Gary McGee, wealth of current information on the Edith Blumhofer. c\erel1 Wilson. growth of classical Pentecostalism as Cecil M. Robeck. Jr.. David Bundy, well as charismatic and neocharismat Vi nson Synan. Roger Robins. an d ic movements. It includes 1.000 arti Wayne Warner. Along with the other cles and 500 ph otos. illustrations. 10 writers, in the words of David maps. and timeline. Edwin Harrell. they make these chap The major parts arc Global ters brim ··with intriguing tales of Survey. Global Statistics. and the bold and adventuresome religious Dictionary. Contributors include Portrait!}' of a Gell eratioll, pioneers launChing out into new and FPIIC staff members Glenn Gohr and £ar~) 1 Pellteco ....· tal Le(ulers, uncharted waters." Wayne Warner. and many others who edited by James R. Goll, Jr., The book is published by the have contributed to the Assemblies of University of Arkansas Press. God Heritage. and Grant Wacker. Fayellville. It has 430 pages. photo The book has 1278 pages and is Ilistorian David Edwin Ilarrcl1. graphs of each leader. and end notes priced at 549.99. It is published by Jr" wrote in the Afterword. "In the and index. 534.95. Zondervan. Grand Rapids. Michigan. twentieth ce11lury Pentecost;lls This book and POr/roilS of a reshaped the religious delllogwphy of Genemlioll arc highly recommended the world. It is difficult to judge for pastors. teachers. and anyone e lse accurately their numbers at the pres INTfRNATIO~ DICTIONARY or interested in learning morc about the ent time. but the spread of the move PENTE COSTA~ Assemblies of God and other ment is probably the most important Pentecostal and charismatic groups Protestant story of the twentieth cen CH ARJSMAT IC MOVEMENTS and people. tury Arc you interested in people who contributed to the origin and develop ment of the Pentecostal movement? Do you want to know more'! lIere is a single volu me thaI wi ll help with 20 signiricl:llll studies on leaders who cannot be overlooked in the study of the movement. The book is divided rhe New Illterllational into three groups: Forerunners. Visionaries. and 13uilders. DictiOlllllY of Pentecostal Forerunners: John Alexander allil Charislllatic MOIle Dowie. E. L. Il arvey. Charles Price II/ell/S, Edited by Stanley M. Jones. Frank Sandford. and Alma Burgess, and Eduard M. White. The World & WO llders of Visionaries: Minnie Abrams. va n der Maas. Based on the Frank Bartleman. William Durham. 1988 Dictional)! of Pel/lecosfal 011(/ A Thought, by Lillian J. Thomas I-Iamplon Gourl ey. Alice ClwrislI/alic MOl/eli/elliS, this revised Maracle. The author recently Luce. Francisco Olazaba1. Maria and expanded work is worth waiting wrote 10 the Flower Pentecostal Woodworth-Etler. for. And what a treasure it is! The Heritage Center and donated her new 13uilders: Florence Crawfor(l G. original dictionary focused on North book to the collection. Dr. Gerard T. Haywood. Charles H. Mason. America: now the new work includes (Dah Hodah) and Peta (UIS Sto Hoh) Carrie Judd Montgomery. A11Ionio ex haustive coverage of Pentecostal Roberts wrote. "The God and Creator Casta neda. Ida 13. Robinson. George and charismatic movements in 60 of the heavens and Mother eanh, the 36 MG Ilt:I~ITM;L \\ I "\T.:I~ 2002-0.1 God of thl,,! grl,,!:lt \loh:I\\" \\arrior photograph.... I \en though he no [ Illcoln \\ CnLll..!. I [a\ crlO\\ n. P:\ Andrc\\ \Iaracle. Sr. (KarOlllaktakehl longer 15 a familiar figurl..! III South ]9()NJ. and Ihe (jod of Ltllian J. \ Iarack Africa. hIs ... tudent... contlllUI.! prl,,! ilchlllg ( Katsigioh:l\\eh) h that I lope." \\"itI1l11 thl.! go~pcl and teaching ~h Ourke the cO\er... of thl ... boo" I... a lyrical tap laught. lie \\a... Inslflnnemallll hdplllg e ... lry. \\o\cn \\ IIh the ob ... en:ll1on .... to Ir.:lln more Ihan 10.000 leader... dur mcmoric .... emOl1on ... . prayl..!rs and re\e ing Ihe 81 yea ..... he ... pcm III A fnca TROY CAVE lations of one godly e:lrl..!gi\er. \\ Ife. The book h a\atlablc for S7. 50 mOlher. grandmother. great-grand poslpaid from Robert 13ohon. 200 mOlher. and \\ IdO\\. Take a glnnpse as Lincoln t\\ c .. 11a\ I..!rto\\ n. P \ 19083. Ldltan open ... the \\ II1do\\ of her soul and pours out her thought... In qUIet CHURCH meditation and hone~1 re/1ecllon. BUILDER Throughout the pages of" thl~ book I~ Ihe eon..,i ... tent reminder Ihal (jod IS the Ilope for a 10 .... 1 and dying world. an oppressed people and a broken hearted indi\ idual. Troy ClI l'e. Church Thl..! boo" I... a\1l1labll..! from Ihe author. Box 173. De~eronto. Ontario. Builder. by Elmer ShaH'. The Canada KOK IXO. Canada. SI2.95. ;Iuthnr \\mte that Troy (a\1..! \\tll "go U.S .. SI0.95. The author's laIC hus do\\ n in the anna!... of the \ppalach]an band Andre\\ ~ I aracle spent 5 hours DI"tnct "" a (,r":at Prl..!al"lH:f_ IIc \\ ilh Wayne Warner in 1992. telling his t\I(; II E ~II\ GL\\ I ' I .: l tl00 2· 0 '\ 37 Photos from our Past To the Regions Beyond Missionary Prayer Reminders Tlli, ill\pirali/)lIallll c~ .. al!(' \\l\' f!lund ol1lhe back ofa mi sl> i ona r ~ pra~ (' r remintier for \lr ~. EUlliCl' !'rincic, during Ih e lilll(' ) hc \\l\' wn illl! a ~ a lIIi !>s i{)lIar~ 10 t hr Belgian Congo (ru )\\ D(, lIIot'ntlit' J{ ('p ublir Offhc Cungo). frum 1').15· 1943. S hl' la lc r sent'li a .. a lI1i ~~ i(Jnar ~ in Kt'II~a. Lhl Africa. Thi ~ p01'1I1 11('111011\11";11 (', the ,I rung ('Ollllllilnl('lIl :lIId sacrificc thai our Illi s .. ionarics h:l\c 11I;\(h' thruugholll the ~('ar ~ . \\lll'lher ~ l· njn :.: in \frica. C hina, India. the 'fiddle E:l s!. Soulh A Ill (' rica. or ~ OJll(, othH rar offfidd ttl !l pn-:ld Ih (' go\pd. AllhouJ,!h Icc hnoluJ,.:ical ad\anccs ha\ c challgcd Iht' \\:l~ lI1i l>)> ionaries minisll'r.the Inl't ~ pr:I~('I" reminder i ~ \Iill \('I"~ much in lI ~ C in the 2 1.1 c('r llur ~. /1 ('1"(' arc pra~l' r remirHkrs ~ rI{,{· ted frum t hl' FPI t C coth'ct ion. I )e rhap ~ ~ (Ill \1 ill renrcnrh{'1" SOllie o f I h(,H' ill i~ ~ ioll ir ri l'~ II ho ufl ell lefl I heir f; rm iJi('\ IUIII frie nd\ Ililh tll{' i(ka that the ~ "twld IIl cct again in h(' ;II('n. !\l1Ill1lan ~ d id nlll n 'lurn. (Sl'l' Ih(' Iluidah '\('edhanr ~ tl)r~ on page 12 ,) Let Me Go Back! Words of a Missionary Lei me go back! I am home\lck l or Ihe land of my 10\ e and toil 'I hough Ilhrili at the >;ight of my native hill:.. I he touch of my nat r\ e soi I. rhank God for thc dear home COUl1\fy, Unconqller..:d and free and grand! Hut th..: far-off "hore, of A frica tor me Arc the ~hor..:s of the Pf{)mi~ed Land. No longer young I knoll It And battered and Ilorn and gray, Jfli ..i .... riu , .. ( .. n!J" b":;Il' in Illy body the marks that tell Mr. ond Mn. A , J Prineie Of many a loil-filkd day: 1Jllt 'tis long to tire en(1 of a lifetime And th..: hour for tire ~lIn to s..:t. 111$ CO'I\I~"[) i\ ly h..:art is ..:ag..:r for year~ to com..:: Lct mc 1I'0rl,. for the Ma~ter yet! Olll t.H\lIloL Th< Ib~,u ,""",, .~J ,~. Vly brarn is dal'ed and Ilearicd P,(nuct With th..: New \\'orld's Slr..:s~ and ~Irifc, I-~"~" '" ',_ ...... oj With the race for 1Il0ney and place and pOIl''':1" , 1 II":,... ';'''10 And thc whirl ofthc nalion'~ lifc. \\ .. u u~. ,I ,e 0 .... 1"" ,n "'" m,nJ 110< lun~lc "till Itl Let Ill": go back! Such plea~ures !'tIU. dan~<,., .nJ And pain~ arc not for lllC: f For there arc my chosen people. ro.IIGN .. oo.ns And that is Illy place 10 fill. 1.".".,r... .Nr l. To spend the IlI:.1 of my life and strength H,I~/.. . c._t-. v.lta, In doing Illy Ma:.ler·s II ill. Ii. ea~ 1 Lei me go back: 'Tis nothing To suffer alld do and dare: For Ihc Lord has faithfully kepi Hi s Wo rd Ill' i:. '\Iith me alway'there. 38 MG HE I ~1"I i\( ; E , \\ I ,"rEI{ 2002-0,t 1\IISS I 01'OARIES To (cI8IIT~ Ik. \SSf.IIR/./I:S (li (;(lJ) I/ISSIO.\ IIlIl'S TO m 'llll \ II r------,----,----_ I I I j I i I I DUM IGlel1J1 a"d Paulil1e I GlENN, KATHlEEN ood StIr mt. 0 stir me Lord. I care not houl: SONDRA ':'AY STAff~RD But SlIr 011/ heart In passIon lor the world Sllr me to QIlN, to qo. but most /0 prall. Addte$$8! StIr. 'ufltfw Blood·red banner be unfurled HUME 810 N PlOtcer SI O'er lands that Sf/11m Mathen darknns I,f'. Amo' 0 Te_o$ O'l'( dpurfS where no Cross IS Idtl'd high. F()RE'GN II W.ndormere Road \nd .hl" GO! YOUR AMBASSADORS \/r und \In P L KItch und PUlIi \Ie rl EHrI \( ;I,. \\t'rl-lt 2U01 ·0.1 39 Time Frame "Honey! Look whatl\e done!'· There wa:. a ton of huge That Was clinkers! I learned 100 lale that I should lu\\e ordered pea coal. bul I sure eOllldn't send back that tOil of stO\·C coal. So \\ ith hammer in hand, [ began 10 break up the clinker:.. [t Pioneering! wasn·1 long beforc I ga\·c up and detcrmined that r \\ould burn thai coal whatc\cr it took! By Gordon F. Preiser "Pionee ring! How ma ny beginners in the When [ sec young preacher!'> li\ ing in modern hornc~ or ministry today k now what it is to pionee r comfortable condos \\ il b all the modern comcnicnccs. I wonder if they kno\\ what pioneering was like. I know: like this?" \\as there. The year wa!'> 1948. It W Testimony Time [\(' 1"('11 Wilson's ""Robcn J. C rl1i :,.: 's Glad itunl COI1I(;"(\. The prcs<:nlallOl1S \\(;["c These Are the Tidiugs :lIId Ihl' Rl":lliJ:aliOI1 of a Vi sion praclical. helpful, and uncomprOllll\lng for 100,000 Soul s,"" SUnlllll' r 1 9~H. in defense of the go~pc1. Ik Ilbtilled III \\ 'll~ Ill" \\'arul'r. Edilnr Ihe Sll1de1H~ a re~peci and Ime for Ihe Craigs I II is diITicult 10 Ihink that anyone \\hole ofGod's \\'ord. would havc II negati\e report or \icw AI the fi["~1 chapel ~Cf\ ice I3rother point aboul Robert and ;vlary Craig. h Craig nlilde 11 \ ef) clear In Ihe slll AlG II \:: IUTA<;E, \\ 1"\ I EH 2002-0.1 41 while a "lUden\. The COl1\er..,allon nh\ay~ 11\ cd 1Il a ~mall ap"rtll1ent on the ,>econd centered on the spiritual gro\\ th and floor of the dorrnnor) butlchng. \1r ~. progre% of the .., tudents. CraIg had reccl\cd a sl/.ab1c l1lhenwncc Robert and \ Iary Crnig sncnficed \\ hich ,>he donated 10 the church and the lI \es of comfort and ea<,e to obey God ...... ,chool blllldlllg fund. TIllS J \\as told by leadi ng a ft er reCCI\ l1lg the Pentecostal leadlll g laymen of the church \\hl1c a " lU ex pe rience. I3 rother Cmig wa <, a \\ cll ci en!. During my la&l year as a stucknt I re'>pected \lethodic.,t mlllister \\hen God worked part time 111 the bu~ine;.,s office led hun mto the Pentccoc.,tal mission and \\ From Our Readers il.clll em be r in g Friends of the Past of eaSTel'll Ke llfl l d~ \· (see "A J''OmflJl M illis,erillg ill 'he Thanks for another good iss ue of lIeritage [fa ll 2002l Kellfllc/'y MOI/ilfaills." \l'illler 1985-86). She s(!n wf 01 lite a lways find mImes of people I ha\e known (such as Maybe ll 1I00iollOl headqllorrers{or 30 y ears, tile !ast 10 years as sec and Verne ivlacKinney. J. K . Gressett. Ilerbert Bruhn. and relalT of ,lte 11 0m('11 :~ M illiSTries Deparfmellf (1975-85) . even a photo o f dear Mot her Bamford. our dcan of women at Southwestern l3 ib1c School in Enid. O klahom a, I waS T he T h ree Norse m en Mother l3amforcl's personal maid during my first year at I w ish to thank YOIl for your excellent magazine. II ow Sout hwestern . Quite an education in itself!). good it is to keep in touch w ith o ur fOotS and Godl y her I ha\(: a photo of the student body and faculty of itage. SouthweslCl'll. ta ken May 2, 1941. by one o f P. C. Nelson 's Just recently I read the " " eritage Leller:' "The Three sons. The photo is 28" long. and about 6 112 " hi gh. I g radu Norsemen" [Lloyd C hristiansen. Ted Ness. and C urtis aled that year. the last year Southwestern was in Enid Ringness. fa 11 2002). and found it extremely in teresting. and Oklahoma. If you would like it for the A rchi ves. I would be il really touched heart-and-home since my father is Lloyd glad to send it. I3l essings! C hrisliansen, Elva Iloover Recently Ihe Three Norsemen had a reunion at Palm Lakeland. Fl orida Desert. Calif.. where C urtis and GiGi Ringness reside. M y parent s fl ew Ollt here from Tul sa. for their annual trip to see )'Cs, lI'e lIeed 'he p hOIO. Thflllk .1'0 11 for 'hillking of 'he California relatives, We were able to arrange this s pecial I::-/ulI'('/' P(, lI lecosla/ Ncrirage Ce l/ /(>/: Ajfer £11'{1 JOhllSOIl meeting oflifelong fri ends (78 years) w hen Ted and Miriam NOOl 'el' h:fr 50llrlnrestel'll , she millistered ill The mOlillraillS Ncss made the trek from Turl ock. Cali f .. as well. Mere 42 AlG Il ERtT;\GE. \\ ,yn: ,~ 2002 -0.' \\onl-, could not do JU~ l iCl.: to till" mcmorable n,:ullIon. bu t lent-, al the campgrollmL ami ant~ \\Quld get II1tO our food; the \\ arm and wonderful camaraderie was e\cr pn.:.,cnl. and rnonc) pledge ... \\erc taken hy "'IWlIltng a big \\heeL the they \\ crc full of good li\ing and l"ulberant \\ ith JOY! bcnchc..; \\erl.! hard 10 ..;1\ on; Ihl.! prayer room beh1l1d the Thank you again. Wayne \\'arner. fo r a)[ you ha\c COll front of the tabernacle \\<1 ... a 1\\ a)., full ofpeopk. tribwed 10 the Assemblics of God In ).;l.!epJJlg the lcgaelc:> Recentl) \\c attended a \\eddlllg at the old campground alive! (iod bless yOll. tabel"Tmcle. The bride and groom. Jill l\el!llan am.! Bryce Carol Chri stiansen Russell r-. loltemyr. had mct hen.: and dectdcd 10 the the faclII\~ for Lake Sa n Marcos. Calif. thetr \\edlhng. \1) chun;h IS SunrhC \ s:.ernbly of Ciml SI. Peler. \I 11111e:.ol Thi. h:lp p~ j.!rou p IIIl'l in 1':11 111 I)l,.t'rt. Cll ili,ruia. in 'O\('lI1h('r ftll' :1 n·uniun. Frul11 Ihl' Itfl. 'h·d alld ' l iri:11II 'l·". I Jo~d :1 1111 \i,ian C hrisli:I II Sl' lI. C lJ ... i ~ and ( ;i(;i \{iU::Ul''', T he IIIt'lI han' lwen life-lull): fril'lHh. Reseal'ching C hun:h l-lislory Dcar Mr. Gohr: Thanks for your prompt response to my rcquest regard ing information 011 the Chel sea. Oklahoma. Assembly of God. For years [ ha\ c dehed into hi story of ou r small com """,;Iy. ,,,,d 11111 dchgblcd 10 bave Ib;s ;"IOn"''';on. Of course. thi s is of grcat interest 10 the members of th e Assembly of God. whi ch is probably Ihe 1110st acli vc of our Illany houses of worship. 1):l\id "dlll:l!!, S I. PCll·". \ t iltl1l'.ulli. (''1'''1'1. hi. (1:l II ::h l(' 1" ,I ill 11 1"'" Thank you, and God's bless ings on you and yours. thl' :li.I" uf lilt' 1.:11,,- C('lIl' \;1 Call1 ll:.: n lllnd 1:111" 1'11 :11'1,·. ~hl' hl'I':lllIt' Donna McSpadden 1hl' hridt· OIl' IIr ~n' ' l ltlll·lIl~ r. Chelsea. Oklahoma Enj()~ s Headi ng !Iai/age More on Minllt'sola Campground I do enjoy Il eri tage. Keep up the guml \\or).; . You pUI OUI I can verify that Ihc tabernacle pholO in Ihe summer issue a wonderfu l mag;u inc. is at Lake Gellcva. Minncsota. I ha\ e been there many times Marjori c Andrase ).; throughout thc past decades. That snapshol mu st ha\'c bccn Gardcn Ci IY. K a n ~a.., taken during the 1930s or 40s, With all th e American nags di splayed, it may have becn on a July 4th . Ostl'I'h('rg SIO I" ~ Brings Back .\ 1(,llwl'ie!> As a young boy, my first expericncc at Lakc Gcnc\a Page 32 IArthur and Dean O:-terb l.! rgJ of thc fall i :.~ u c . l3ible Camp wa s wilh my parenlS. Ralph and Esther Prall. brought back lllany mcmorics ufthe 30s. At thai lime whcn We wcrc born again in the early 19405 under thc ministry of [was 14. my grandpan:nt s and my brother and I le n ltl inois Pa stor I Jelen Jepsen at thc Clarkficld Full Gospel and m()\ ed to IJulltillgton Park ,Old latcr to May\\ood, Tabernacle, California, I Wib sa\ cd Ih e SUlllm er of 193 I in a tent f C\ i\al 1Je re are a few things I remcmber (OIhcr readers mi ght held by Ih e Echol scs, Asse mblies of God e\ ange li sh. The reminisce too): before Ihc cabins were buill. we stayed in Maywood pa stors att end ed Ihal rcvi\al. Thus Ollr ,\ 1(; HEI~I n eE. \\ ..... ·1 F' ~ 2U 1I 2-0,1 43 acquaintance wi th them. For a 'ihort IImc w~ attended the FJl IIC eNS a I'at on th e- Back Foursquare Church in Ilulltlngton Park. being bapll/cd by 110\\ killd of you to !';end me a tape of my mcs!'iagc al the SiMer McPherson at the Temple. Ra(ilant Lif~ Chapel scnicc. Wayne V·.';trner told me that I Sometime latcr thaI su mmer \\~ mo\ed to Maywood and had stoppcd JlIst III time. before the tapc "r::m out:' I had thereafter grew ill the Lord undcr the ministry of thc hoped my talk \\as not too lengthy. Erieksons fAnhllr and Lucinda}. in the scniccs. l3iblc It is always ajoy to \\"ork \\ ith your olTice. You are doing ~ llId y, and thClr Bible school. I was bapti/ed in thc J loly a valuable work for Ihe entire constituency of the Spirit Sept. J. 1932. A<;scmblies ofCiod. I well rcmcmbcr the di strict superi ntcndent. Arthur Ralph \V. Ilarris O ~tc r berg and others of thc Southern California Di strict. Springfield, Missouri 13rother I:rickson introduced me to I3rothcr Ostcrberg becausc I fe lt the call of God. Whilc nothing opened up for Ralph //arris II'as Ihe speaker al (/ Tlle.~da)· morning chapel mc at the time. su rely needing more dedication and experi sen'ice ill OClOhel: \\'hich illeluded employees/ivlII Radianl ence, it \\ as in 1936 1h at I left C"lifornia tojoin my father in Life Nesource~. CII.\·IOlller Sen'ices. CPII Admillisll"(lfioll. ministry. The next year. having married Thelma. I first went alld CPN It/arketillg Nolph sen'ed as l/ie edilor of Church \0 Kcntucky. I was licensed that yea r llild sincc ha\'c bcen School Literature (l9j4-76). 11011' Radialll Life Resources. wit h Ihc Assemblics of God. (JI/d c,.eafed Si)eed Ihe Lighl. Ih e yO/llh jimd raising IJlvgl"Om lIerifOge lllagMinc is food for the soul in capturing fbr miuiOIl.)". III Septemher he o/).Ien'ed his 9()t1r birlhday. mcmories of thc past. The Lord bless you I3rOlher Warncr He al/d /iis II'ili! E'slelle Ih'e ill Spring/leld. Missouri. and all who make th is good work possiblc. Ken Il ardin Farwell. Michigan FPHC Observes 25th Anniversary Nostal gia was the theme for Novcmbcr 12 during the reg ular employee chapel service at th e Assemblies of God Ilcadquarters. The event marked the 25,h Anniversa ry of the Flower Pentecostal Il eritage Center. which featured an opcn housc in thc aftcrnoon. General Sccretary George O. Wood spoke about two of the Asscmblies of God pioneers, Lilli,lIl Trashcr and Ben Mahan. A ··heckler." Mare Cercc. intcrrupted Dr. Wood as Waync Warncr was introducing him. The "hcckler" dcmon strated how early Pentecostal services were oft en interrupted by egg-throwing ruffians. Employces were cncouraged to dress in ! ~lshions of the carly 20'h century, and several showcd up 111 appropriate style. Selling the dress style were the women making up a trio. Jackie Chrisner. Mary Beth Draper. IIc1en Waggoner. and Pat Warner pianist. Thcir rcndition of "Thc Old Country Church" brought back many memories to older employees. To m McDonald, dircctor of the music department. led the worship se rviec wi th a selection from thc hYlllllbook. Ramona Crabtree and Dixie Hackett wcre gucst pianist and organi st. A testimony se rvice also brought back an often for gotten feature of Pentecostal scrvices. Adding an old-timc look wcre two antique cars on dis play. Norm Gannon, Hcadquartcrs telecolllll1 uni cations man agcr. showed up in his 1939 Chevrolct coupe street rod: and Flo\\u !'cfl tcl'oslal Hcri lagc cmployces Joyc{' Lc{' Carl Alday di splayed his restored 1933 Reo sedan. 130th cars ;lIId J ani ce- Stt'fa ni w at thc 25th ;\nni\'crsary chapel attracted considerablc attention. S{' f\"icc. 44 MG II EkITAC"; E. \\ I/'l' TEk 2002-0.\ I hi, Irio ':lIIg "I he Old C(Julllr~ ('hufl'"'' at the chapel ,en in', homlhe left. II ch'u \\:I:,::,:oll(' r. Jad,il' ('hrhllcr, lHld 'lllr~ Bcth I)nll)l'r. I'illlli\, i, Pat \\lIrlll'r. I':l pl'l" in ;I 'Wnl).!l' a rClI ulHil'r Ihe printing plant \\:1' ntu\(' d III mal.c mont for 1110 uld ca ...... Loukin).! ~ I t a 19J3 Rl'U and ;I 1939 Chl'l miN an' Ih l')oc rnl' ll1bl'r ~ of Ill(' Fhlll('l" fa l1lil ~. Frnm Ihe Il'fl, fumll' r Gcncral SClTt'tar~ Jllseph FlO\\l'/·. 1):1\ id Flol\cr. Kri s t~ I~in g{'r. lI ud O~I\id I~ in~{'r (back III cllm('l"a). A Sl'rin:,: fil'ld radi o rl' pa irrllllll. C arl /\lda ~, di , plll ~l'd hi, 19-'3 n l'O at t ill' 25,h '11I 1i\{'r,ar~ cl'ldlnltiun. MG I IEI(I I ~\ GE . \\1' n : lt 2002·0.\ 45 Visitors to A/G Headquarters The photographer caught these II cadquancrs retirees at thei r annual C hrisllIl ;:IS dinner in Ihe cafeteria. ~Iorc th'lIl 300 attended the December II!!' rUII('tion. C hildrt' !I o f t he !:ttl' ,I. Ros\,cll lInd A lk ~' Flol\l' r : Adl.'lc Flo\\ (' r l)allU l1 , Dl\,id FI t/"l' I". and .Joseph Ft()\\(.' r. Addt' i ~ a forllll'r Il1b s iu nar ~ li nd c ll1pl o~cc of the A ... scmhlics of G ud \\ orld "i s~ i(jn s: D:l\ id b a furrne r pastor lind district ~ UI)(' rint l' f1{I l' l1t : .Joseph sc ncd as pastoi'. tlistrkl \ Up Crilltclld cll t. and gl'ncral S('t n: 1:Ir~ . Rcpn'S l'nting rnan~ ~ l'ars nf lIIi ss iollar ~ «(' !"vict' a rc Vi rginia II ng:lll (i\ lrs ..1. Philip Il ogan), and Norm li nd I, 'urrna Co rrdl. - T hese Iwo former r d ilnrs in chief uf C hurTh SdlOol Lil('ralurl' (nu\\ Radia nt Lifl' I~ c s n u n'c s) and their Ilivcs arc enjoyi ng t heir visit hefore t he rm'a l is sefled. From the lert. C ha r les Fonl. R()sem:rry Ford, Estelle I-I;r rris. a nd Ib lph lI a r ris. 46 \ fC II EkITAGE, \\ L"T£I~ 2002·0,l I.udlll' and I)un \\ hill' (Il' ft ) ,'om('r,,' Ilith Dun Go" (right) anti hi, ,un. Eric. at Ihe (hri,lmil' dinl1('r al lI('adlluaru'r" Il illlln Gri'lluld :11111(' piano II hilt:' Il l' llil{luarh' r, r(' lin'l" l' nj o~ Iheir IIII.' al in I Ill' (·af('(rria . IllIkll Ila, filll'd In n qHldt.l. Dan .Johnstun, ll' fI , 11110 Ilur!.:ed -'5 ~(,: Ir ' Ilith tile Gospel P\lhli ~ h inl! 1I0uS(' ,\larh('ling Departmellt. broughl his fl'ieTlds "h'l :tnd '\:IIIC ~ SI('llart to till' FlOII('r 1'('nll'ClIslal II l' ril:l J,:l' Cl'nter IUUS('l1m in Dl'c('lIlbr r. Thl' Sll'llarh Iil e in Sarasota, Florida, Ill' is fOrllH' r Ollnl' ,' ofl ll (' Stellarl Sign Co, \ /(,,11 f{11 \(:L"",.,( lOOl -OJ 47 Archives Activities P("rso u... \\i,hil1!! 1/1 :b ~ i ~t th e Flollcr placed In the Archlles' duplicate collection Alcx \1acDonald \llth Pel1lc co~lal \1l'>~lon P('nt ('to..,ta l Il crita!!l' Ccnter in ih col :lIld are a\illillble for ~alc to rescarchers of TransvaaL South Africa. 1915; leller IN· tin!! and p n'~ en ill!! flf hi ~ t nrical (A,>k for a duplicatc book list). fr0111 r L. Le Roux of Johanne,>burg. South matl'rial ~ are il1li ted to t() lIt act the Leath:. Perkins Ihhlgn' n: photo- Africa. '\0\. 13. 1915: ~canned 1I11;tgC~ ofFi ce heh)ll. \fatedab m'Nled include graphs and corre'>pondcl1ce rdatmg to hcr from Doorllkop \'1ission III South Afnea. l11a ga/i ll c .... III b s i ll na, '~ II cII,lcttcrs and fathcr, Jonathan HIsI\orth Perk illS: nel\~ Ga r ~ 11 , \1('Gcl': "The Calcutta Rc\ ilal pra.ler r e min der ~, artifacts, minutes. papcr clippings about Angelus Temple. of 1907 and thc Reformulation of Charles di (lries, ph (, tograph ... , rc('o rdings, film s. Matthe\\ Barnett. ctc. Oil ision of F. Parh,tm .... ·Bible Evidencc' Doctrinc" bOl)k ~. cOrl'e'pO IHI('ll ce. elc. \Vi ~ h to I' ublication : photographs of Radiant (printed tranSCript of lecture delivered at IIll1 kc a filmnd:ll c() ntrihution for II ... pe Bookstore in Costa \lesa. CA: llrchltectur AGTS. Sept. 26. 2002). lm·y ~ lit (' hdl : dal pmj('l' t'! \\ rite fo ,' additifl nal inf() r- al dr:m ings of thc A G Ilcadquarters. photographs of Aimee Scmple McPhcrson. matioll, Floller Pent ecostal Il critll l!e Oi ~o ll I'entecostal Il. csearch C entl'r: William Branham. etc. C cnt cr. 1445 'I. Uflo nvilk Avc" periodical: The PemecO.Ha/ Dlge,H (an Ornel' of Puhlic Rel ations: eal>l>ette Springfield , MO 65H02. l'l c a ~e \\rit{' abridged edition of th e PelltecoS/(I1 lapes of A G 11eadquaners chapel services. fi r)t, dCHTibin!!. it{'lIIs 10 don;II ('. El'(lIIgel pub. in Braille by A G Library for 1999-2000. Orl'go n District Cound l: the Blind). 10 issue .... 1990-!992. I~aul photographs of 10lh National Sunday Boh ,\rmont : matcrials h,l\ing 10 do Ferrin : photographs of Kathryn Kuhlman School Convention. Springfield. MO. Illth Aimee Semplt.: McPherson: news and others. FirSI A ss c mlJl ~ ' of God ( I~a ri s. !952: photo of missionaries at 1947 clips, articics. booklets (presented to the AR): Hi.IIOI), of Paris l"Assembl.l' of God General Council: ncws clippillg fr0111 the I' lower Pentecost;!1 Heritage Center in a Church, IY20-2002. Paul G reisen: date 1949 Gcncral Council hcld at Scattle. :o pec I;I1 pre:ocntation. 01,'1. 10. 2002). books. notc!>. ~Iide~, CIC. of V G. Greisell. Washington. P:ltricia I ~ i tka rd: anti Eli":lhct h Baker: cassette interviews of former diSlrict l>uperintendent of the Peillecosta! articles from The Deblll1ker larious people in\ol\ed in Alaska minbtry. Kansas District. i\lary lI amby: historical (Girard. KS: E. Haldeman-Julius, cd,). Batavi a Asse m hly flf God (lIalTison, materials on Tarkio UvIO) Assembly of 1931: song: "The Shelf Behind the Door·' 1\ Il: ): 65,h AIIIIII'enmy, 1936-2002. Zenas God. Iblph lI arris: The Berea lJeacolI. by S. K. Whcatlake. arr. by D. W Myland. Bicket: books: The coming alld Killgdom 1933·1940 (publiclilion of Bcrea Ihrrin ROd gers: booklcts. tracts. etc.: 0/01/'1\1: The Prophelic IJibie COllferel/ce, TabeTllaclc, Dctroit. MI): also several Pjil1g.qgl"lIsse (an early German Chic(lgo. 1914: Firsl Corilllhi(llls A. 11 songbooks. David Harrison: copies of Pentecostal publication). 1917: Rel'il'(t/ ~ SII11pson. n.d, O m;lr Buclmal! n family: obituary. ordination certificate and certifi Flames' A Persollal Accounl of 'he scrapbook. pholOgraph album. am! miscel cates of fellowship of his grandfather. Northem Mil/I/esora Rel'i\'(/Is. 1921 <-~ laneous ite111S. Bob Hurke: book: Gil'e Elam P. Il arrison. EI\'a J, I-Ioo\'er: pholO 1934 by Edward E. and Anna I. Logelin. Me rhe lJook!: The SfOlY of S(lm CochlYll1 graph of sludclll body and facul ty of 1993: "Bap ti sm in thc Iioly Spirit" John IIl1d Ughl for rhe LOSI Chuck Frceman South western Bibl e School. Enid. W, Moseic!. undatcd tmct: Dell Ehlsle Kirke and nob Burkc. AnnaleI,' Conti: book: Ok lahoma. 1940-4 I . p(la .lord S. Nilsen. 1928: 50, Gohlen Fronlierl ofFailll: rhe S/(ny ofC/wrles C. HI/rlon K . .J anes: tent sermons of AI/I/il'e l"s(/I:I: Kwhtad l l.\sell1h~\' of Got!. alld Florence Persollell.\, Piol/eer Owl Roberts on casscttc. Charles E. 1938-1988. Jlllle 17Ih_19lh . 1988; "Where MinJ{)IIories 'oAI(I.\ka. AnnaLcc Conti. ,Jones: books: Peace JI 'tIS a Stranger will yo u spend ... Eterni ty???" Calvin K. Ooyll' Crane: books: All n,l'.\' mllli i.l William \V. Hays; Ibjecliollisr Kalter. undated tract; biographical material rhe 7hllh Bob Iloskins: Alld Greece Pers1lasiol/: The Holilless l\fOl'ell1em (flld on Olc A. Scverson. Douglas Il.u thl: Mak('.1 Tell Dan !Jct"cr; The Church ill Ameri('(fl/ Merhodism, 1867-1936 Charl es book: When rhe Spirir Came UpOIl 7'h('/1/: MiHioll WiHiam J. Martin: COIII/leljeil I Ed win Jones, 2002. n.uth E. Ke nt: pic Highlights from Ihe E(lr~I ' Y('(/I'S of Ihe Dan Betler: 111 Perils of /Jrelhrell I C. M. turc postcards of the campus of Centra! Pen lecostal MOI 'emem ill Canada, 2002. Ward; The James IJ/(lckwood SIOIY I James Biblc Institute in the 1930s; class lectures Shirley Shedd: booklets: Lil'il1g Gems: Blackwood wi th Dan Martin; 71le Mall ill on cassellc by Paul W Davidson at Trinity A Book ofPoem.d Mrs. James E. Hyllberg. Ihe Mil'lvr Patrick Morlcy: MI' TestimollY Bible College on PastorHl Epistles and 1'( cd. 1944: 2nd cd. 1945. 1\lell';n P. C. M. Ward: Pellfecosla/ Cwechism Ilcbrews, l)u ~, ton Kings ritcr: ··Report on Smith: photographs: reel-to-reel tapes: (Enlarged) War rell D. Combs: Poems (111(1 the lnvestigmion or Western Pennsy lvania plaque commemoratin g J W Whitley: Readillgs ofll'il (flld Wist/om compiled by Bible Institutc. OCI. 22. 1969" prepared youth camp booklet for New Jersey Lco S. Gaston: Rel'l'lwiOIl Ifealillg Power I lor Ihe ExecUli vc Presbytery of tile Eastern Di strict. 1955. miscellaneous items. Morris Cerullo: Spiderweb Dan Betzc r. Di strict Council of the Assemblies of God Melvi n Snyder : reel-to-rcc! tapcs of Central Assembly of God (Tcxarkana. A R) by Anthony A. Marinacci. Chairman. Kc n groundbreaking service for AlG adminis Handbook. 1954; TesTimollY (monthly pub Klaudl: articles. news clips on Ihe Klaudt tration building (Aug. 2. 1960) and first lication of the NG church in Belton. MO Indian family: video of memorial service general meeting in new office building (Pastor Bill Popcjoy. 1973-1977): II few for his mothcr. Lillian Klaudt: posters and (Dec. 22. 1961). Geo rge R. Stoll5: oral othcr misecllancous items: a largc collec LPs of the Kl audt Ind ian Family. Dan history interviews conducted in 1975 and tion of duplicate books which havc been MacDonllld : ordinati on cert ificate o f submitted by students for Pcntccostal 48 MG lU; nn ~\ G E. \\' t NT E t ~ 2002-03 Found:lIion~ cia .. .., al hallgcl College rellrement \\a~ 11 {' \\arllt'r: booJ.. elk. 1911. hl,l()J.." -/I -Ill II/.~d oll.lgllt C u~ Tro\\("r: publlc:lIHll1.., \afln POl'trUl!\ 0/ a (!t'm'ratlflll ed J.ll11e .. R Jenmc \ Jolle~. 19M .md I ROIll(/l/(t, 0/ Pl'III£'('OI/(i1 \('11'1 (':lUle \rnerican Goll', Jr" Grant " .. der. 200:! Jim filllil Berth;, PIIlJ..ham DI\(ln. (19.P). Llh:ralUre OUITl' Don 't Throw Away Wire Recordings Do yO ll know what a wire recorder is? Based on the blank look the FPIIC receives when this technology is shown. perhaps few of our readers have ex perience with wire recorders. The photograph shows a wire recorder and recordi ng in the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center. Sermons ean now be pulled ofT of these 1950 era recordings and placed on CDs and the web site. Wire recorders predate tape recorders and wcre lI sed fo llowi ng World War II until reel·to·reel tape recorders replaced them in the 1950s. The Flower Pen tecostal Ileritage Center has five machines some in lise and others fo r parts. Readers who lI sed wire recorders 50 years ago arc invit ed to relate an unusual story about this technology, Anyone having wire recordings is urged to contact the Flower Pentecostal Il eritage Cent er_ Searching for Spanish Periodicals FPHC is looking for issues Ofh\'O Spanish Pentecostal periodicals published in Puerto Rico: Nlle\'os de Sab-acion. 1918-1922 £1 Emllgeli.fla Penlecostal. 1922· Early editors include Juan lugo and Frank Finkenbinder. If you have any of these publications or know where we might find them. please contact Archivist Joyce lee. the Flower Pcnteeostal ileritage Center at (417) 862·1447 Ex. 4400 or by e·mail al {\fl.:hllc:>'!' jll! nrg \/(; 111 IU' \CI . 1\ 1'.11 I( 200 2- 111 49 Assemblies ci God HERITAGE< 1445 , . BOOll\ lllc f\\o.:nuc Springfield \1 1'",>ouri 65802-1894 C I}-I{Ol\1 PC anti Mal" comlllllibie General Council Minutes and Reports 1914-1999 I-I crilage Digital Documents ~ 'UII To Order fill I am ordering __ CD-ROM s for $20 each. out the Order blank below or _ Enclosed is my payment of $ ___ call Toll Free _ Please bill my GPII Account ______800-642-43 10 If using _ MasterCard _ Di scover or _ VISA, please give your credit card number and cxpimtion date. FLOWER PENTECOSTAL HERITAGE CENTER Card Number ______1445 N. Boonville Avenue Ex piration Date ______Springfield, MO 65802-1894