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President DEMOS SHAKARIAN VoicE i 8413 Lexington Road, Downey, •>iiiC ]iiiim m iiN inm iiiiii(]m im iiiii[]iiiiiiim iic]iiiiuiiiiiic$ Vice-Presidents Published Monthly by LEE BRAXTON Full Gospel Business Men’s Box 507, Whiteville, North Carolina Fellowship International GEORGE D. GARDNER 35 Collier Street, Binghamton, New York Incorporated January 2, 1953 as a Non- Profit Religious, Charitable and Educa­ MINER ARGANBRIGHT tional Corporation. Box 367, La Crescenta, California EARL DRAPER Editor and Publisher 1609 Belmont Avenue, Fresno, California T h o m a s R . N ickel Secretary and Treasurer HAROLD G. KABISCH EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION OFFICE 1059 S. Hope, 15, California 210 WHEELOCK ROAD Editor and Publisher WATSONVILLE. CALIFORNIA THOMAS R. NICKEL 210 Wheelock Road, Watsonville, California Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office at Watsonville. California. HENRY F. CARLSON 644 Echo Lane, Glenview, Illinois Subscription Rate, Domestic and Foreign: C. C. FORD PER YEAR ONE DOLLAR 715 Crescent Drive, Denver, Colorado AL KONSMO Printed in U.S.A. By Monte Vista Press 2717 Locust Avenue, Tacoma, Watsonville, California HENRY KRAUSE 305 South Monroe St., Hutchinson, Kansas JULY-AUGUST, 1954 JACK T. MOORE 6135 Dillingham St., Shreveport, Louisiana REGARDING CORRESPONDENCE JEWEL W. ROSE All manuscripts, photographs and letters Box 313, Shatter, California intended for the Editor and Publisher should be sent to the address shown above. LINWOOD P. SAFFORD All subscriptions and letters regarding sub­ 8507 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, Maryland scriptions should be sent to the following W. E. SHAW address: 611 E. North St., Greenville, South Carolina FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN'S NOBLE THORMODSGAARD FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL 201 East 20th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1059 South Hope St., Los Angeles 15, Calif. HOWARD C. TOY 35 Collier Street, Binghamton, New York "U nto you, O men, I call; and my voice ART WILSON is to the sons of man.” Proverbs 9 :4 P. O. Box 150, Compton, California OUR GOD IS MOVING! By Demos Shakarian President Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International We have witnessed, in our na­ and the world to benefit from it. tion’s capital, probably the great­ Raymond W. Bellamy, a high est convention ever known in the official in our government, writes history of Pentecost. People came that in his 30 years’ experience from all over the United States in the nation’s capital, he knows and other parts of the world, in­ of no convention that had the pro­ cluding Canada, Chile, Argentina, found effect this convention had. Brazil, and Italy. He said he went back to the Sen­ Letters have been coming from ate Prayer Group and prayed like individuals and officials of many an old-time Pentecostal man with organizations stating the mighty fire in his soul. Everyone knew effect this convention had. These something had happened to him. are from Full Gospel people and Doctor Braskamp, a Chaplain also from people of many denom­ of the House of Representatives, inations who have never known when he saw the supernatural of this power of God who want gifts operating through William to receive the Holy Ghost, that Branham, was shaken and moved they, too, may have the reality in his soul. He declared he had and blessing seen at the Conven­ never seen its equal in his life. tion. Congressman Thor Tollefson, of Many of the letters ask: “Is it the State of Washington, cancel­ possible to have a convention in ed engagements because he be­ Washington each year?” They lieved it more important that he say this is a great need, due to be at the convention in the midst the fact that the limelight of the of the children of God. He knelt whole world is upon this nation’s for prayer that God would fill capital. They ask: “Why can’t a him with the Holy Ghost. convention be held in Washinton, Congressman Clyde Doyle, of and one in another city, having California, stood at the banquet two conventions a year?” These with tears in his eyes and joy in people know the reality and the his heart, beholding the marvel­ power of God and want America ous demonstration of the love and

CONCERNING PHOTOGRAPH ON FRONT COVER Shown in the photo, listening to Vice-President are, left to right: R. W. Culpepper, Lee Braxton, Earl Draper and Harold G. Kabisch. The Vice-President’s Message will appear in the next issue of Full Gospel Men’s Voice. Clockwise, beginning left forground: Tommy Hicks, David J. du Plessis, Bill Lewis, Steve Cummings, Noble Thormodsgaard, Joseph De Costa, A. G. Canada, William Branham, Jack T. Moore, Thomas B. Nickel. power of God. had gone into Atheism and then Vice President of the United Communism. States Richard Nixon rearranged At the Breakfast meetings each his busy schedule to address the morning at Shoreham Hotel, Fhill convention. He stirred everyone Gospel Business Men and Ministers, with the importance and value he brought messages and testimonies. placed upon the contribution to Among the many were Henry America and the world of the Pull Krause, L e e Braxton, George Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship Gardner, and all the other mem­ International. He stated that he bers of the Executive Staff and had made a careful research as to Directors of the Fellowship except why the communist leaders had C. C. Ford, who was overseas on become such, being intelligent and a Missionary trip. His airplane having all the money they needed. pilot, Steve Cummings, gave a He found that somwhere in their stirring message of God’s good­ life they had lost faith in God, ness to him. Miner Arganbright Left to right. Art Wilson, Henry Krause, W. E. Shaw, Congressman Clyde Doyle, Jewel W. Rose, Paul B. Fischer. flew back from an extended trip ter. The convention next year will to the Holy Land, Egypt, Italy be held the latter part of June and Germany, to take an active at Denver, but a Western States part in the convention. Tommy Convention will be held at San Hicks flew from Argentina to Francisco in October of this year. Washington and told of the amaz­ Each night at Constitution Hall ing revival the Lord is bringing marvelous messages were delivered to Argentina. Giacomo Rosapepe by A. C. Valdez, Jr., Jack Coe, flew from Rome to report on the William Branham and other Deliv­ advance of the Full Gospel Move­ erance Ministers and Full Gospel ment in Italy. Dr. A. G. Canada, Business Men. Many miracles of President of the Golden Gate healing were witnessed. Valdez Pentecostal Fellowship of the San gripped the great audience with Francisco - Oakland area, spoke his sincerety and eloquence; Coe’s and presented an invitation to reckless faith amazed many and hold the next convention at San was rewarded by dramatic heal­ Francisco, where they want to ings; Branham’s gifts of discern­ cooperate in establishing a Chap­ ment and healing were manifested Seated, clockwise, beginning left foreground: Charles Weston, R. W. Culpepper, Earl Draper, Unidentified, Howard Toy, Congressman Thor Tollefson, A1 Konsmo, Finn Konsmo, Giacomo Rosapeipe; standing, left to right: Demos Shakarian, Dick Bassett. to an almost incredible, but never­ In addition to all those prev­ theless thrilling, degree. iously mentioned in this article, Approximately a thousand at­ I wish to thank: L. P. Safford, tended the closing banquet. Oral the four Robinson Brothers, Dick Roberts gave one of the greatest Bassett, Charles R. Wellons, and messages I have ever heard him all the other Business Men; Ben deliver. At the conclusion, about Hardin, H. Ray Stewart, Leonard 500 men joined hands and marched M. Campbell, and all the other to “Onward Christian Soldiers.” Ministers; L. Gardner Moore and Two years ago, when the Fellow­ his Shoreham Staff; Judge Frank ship was just starting, Oral Rob­ Cook for his fine talk; John Ray erts and 23 business men took Hinkel, whose Christian Adver­ part in this same demonstration. tising Service, Dayton, Virginia, What will the next two years provided thousands of the souv­ bring forth through our Fellow­ enir Little Bibles for the convent­ ship ? ion; Anthony Caprino, Rosapepe’s Typical of the wonderful messages delivered by Full Gospel Business Men during the Convention was the one being delivered above by Lee Braxton. Everone present enjoyed these messages as is evident by the faces of Jack T. Moore, left, Demos Shakarian, center, and George D. Gardner, right.

Interpreter ; singers, musicians began there August 6th, under and everyone who had any part the Ministry of William Branham, in helping make the convention This film record will be available a success. Our greatest thanks go for showing throughout the coun­ to our Lord Jesus Christ for His try. Harry William Johnson, a Presence and blessings! Presbyterian layman of Los Ange­ * • • les, who has been greatly moved Art Wilson initiated a move to and blessed by the convention, make a sound film record of the is resigning his job as an engineer convention. This was done and at Douglas Aircraft to travel the premiere showing will be with this film record. August 16, 8 p. m„ at the Live­ At this writing, Brother Johnson stock Exhibit Bldg., Atlantic Blvd. is still enroute to California from and Santa Ana Freeway, Los the Convention, letting Presby­ Angles, Calif. A great campaign terian , Baptist, Methodist a n d Night after night in the massive Constitution Hall, people who had gathered from all parts of the nation and from other parts of the world, praised God for his goodness. They heard dynamic messages of Deliverance and saw God confirming His Word with Signs Following. other non-Pentecostal churches Business Men’s Convention in enjoy the tape-recordings of the Washington, D. C„ and will give convention. Much interest is be­ first-hand tape recordings of the ing shown in Vice-President Nix­ reports of amazing revivals on’s address. throughout the world which most One newspaper headline stated: newspapers in the United States "California Layman to Speak in do not report.” Series of Meetings at Jameson At the American Soul Clinic, Church.” Then followed: “ Harry Mingus, Texas, the recorder stop­ William Johnson, a Presbyterian ped o f its own accord, with layman of Los Angeles, Calif., will another half hour of tape yet to speak in a series of services be­ go, immediately after the last ginning tonight at Jameson Mem­ word of Jack Coe’s message. It orial Freewill Baptist Church, seemed that Heaven opened, the Henderson, Texas. Mr. Johnson power of God came down, people is returning from the Full Gospel were slain all over the Clinic, Each night, at the throng-packed Constitution Hall, the deal and blind and lame came forth for Deliverance along with those afflicted by every manner of sickness. Not only the world-famous Deliverance Evangelists prayed for them but also Full Gospel Business Men layed hands on the sick and many miracles occurred. and many received their Baptism, lowship Memberships and Full Two new Directors were added Gospel Men’s Voice Subscriptions at the Convention: Henry F. are coming in from many parts Carlson, Glenview, Illinois; and of the nation and the world. God A1 Konsmo, Tacoma, Wash. App- is on the move, and we are lications for New Chapters, Fel- moving with Him!

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Ordinarily we do not publish thank you so much for the very our love letters, but this one from fine fellowship we had in Wash­ Joseph D. Mattsson Boze, Pastor ington. I was happy to learn to of Philadelphia Church, Chicago, know you, and I love the spirit in is so typical of the love af Christ, which you talked and worked. that we are passing it along to There are certain people I meet you: that I learn to love especially, “These are just a few lines to and you happen to be one of

Oral Roberts William Branham them. May the Lord continue to blessing to read it. I unite with bjess you abundantly.” you in prayer that the Lord will • • • • bless all your efforts for Him Gilbert H. Avery, of the Avery abundantly.” Tractor and Equipment Company, • • • • Manufacturer of Construction and This appreciative letter comes Farm Equipment, Hancock, Mass., from Lima, Peru, South America: sends in $10 to pay for ten sub­ “The Full Gospel Men’s Voice scriptions to Full Gospel Men’s is unexcelled in its class. There Voice. is a vital force to it, a virility • • * • touched with the sacred power of Pastor Gerhard Wessler, o f the Holy Ghost which stirs the Stuttgart, Germany, writes: heart. The article on the con­ “I thank you very much for version of Dr. Stowell was trans­ sending me regularly your fine lated and appeared in our Pente­ Magazine, Full Gospel Men’s costal Peruano, official organ of Voice. It is always a great in­ the Assemblies of God in Peru. spiration and gives me a great (Continued on Page Thirteen)

A. C. Valdez, Jr. Jack Coe lilllLE LANDS ARE STILL THE SAME By Miner Arganbright Vlee-President Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International

I am writing this from Bagh­ which occurred in Ramoth-gilead, dad, Irak. I have been visiting in one of the refuge cities in time the very Cradle of Civilization in of Saul and David. the land of Shinar, Mesopotamia. This country has not advanced much since Abraham’s time. At present, due to the excessive melting of snow and early rain, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are on a rampage not equaled in the memory of the oldest natives. Even down to Babylon we will take a boat part of the way. George Carmichael and John Mendenhall are with me. We are staying at the YMCA in Baghdad. Tomorrow we probably will go up to Nineveh. We have permits for Iran to the country of Esther and Mordecai. We went to a place I had long wanted to see, the Cave Adullam, where David lived for awhile. The Cave is in the Tekoa country of Amos, about 30 miles Southeast of Jerusalem. We took a Tekoa sheep herder along as a guide. He led us down the canyon and along On the left is a Tekoa Shepherd a ledge of rock to the Cave’s en­ and on the right is Miner Argan­ trance. After going through the bright. This is inside the Cave of entrance there are many passages. Adullam in the Tekoa country ol On my return I will have an Amos. Here is where David hid, article for you on healings, one of as recorded in 1 Samuel 22:1.

"DAVID therefore departed thence, and escaped to the Cave Adullam: and there were with him about four hundred men.” •*■*■****■*■*■*****★ *★ ***★ ★ *****★ *★ ★ *********★ ***★ *•*•★ ★ Left to right are: Miner Arganbright, Evangelist Harold C. Herman, Interpreter Fred Wulf, and John Mendenhall, outside the Gospel Tent donated by Evangelist Tommy Hicks, flown behind the Iron Curtain and erected at Berlin, Germany, where God has saved, healed and Baptized great numbers. Brothers Argianbright and Mendenhall were enroute to America, arriving in Washington, D. C., two (lays before the Convention.

(Continued From Page Eleven) Brother Nickel, for the blessing Two more Voice articles, concern­ you have brought through the ing healing, are soon to appear. printed page. Sincerely yours for I have been loaning my copy to Christ’s coming Kingdom, Ruth Mrs. Morris, the Editor, and I A. Couchman.” • • • • understand she is writing for permission f o r translation and Miss Marion Minogue, Tokio publication of articles and matters Indian Mission, Tokio, North of interest for our Spanish maga­ Dakota, sends this letter: zine. My sincere thanks to you, (Continued on Page Fourteen) ARGENTINA REVIVAL NOTED By DOCTORS The July 24, 1954, issue of Journal of the American Medical (Continued from Page Thirteen) Association, Vol. 155, No. 13, in “ How we have enjoyed the Full their Foreign Letter report from Gospel Men’s Voice. We had the Argentina, says: privilege of hearing and meeting “An American evangelist, Tom­ Doctor S t o w e 11. Sister Violet my Hicks, from Lancaster, Calif., Mardock and I are going out to an has been speaking to groups of Indian Mission for a time, then 10.000 to 40,000 persons assembled she is going on to Mexico. Praise on football fields. He claims that God for opening the door. faith in God can completely cure “The enclosed check is for a most diseases. Many people of year’s subscription and for a copy Buenos Aires, having become con­ of the issue with the account of ditioned to the authority of radio the Argentina Revival. If there addresses, are readily impressed are back copies of the Voice with by anything broadcast over a damaged parts we could use them loudspeaker. The number of per­ in this country for distribution. sons announcing the cure of This message is new up here, and cancer, hypertension, etc. without we can use all the Voices we can any demonstrable evidence has distribute. Thank you and God greatly increased.’’ bless you for all your good work for Him.” Through th e newspapers of * * • * South America, reports have come Clifford L. Price sends an Air- to us that the crowds were from Mail Subscription to the Voice 100.000 to 400,000 and that the from Korea, with this letter: cures of cancer, hypertension, etc. “I am a graduate of Monte were miraculous and numerous Vista Christian School, Watson­ beyond anything previously on ville, Calif., and am a nephew of record in the history of man. Pres. R. O. Price. My mother, The Full Gospel Men’s Voice Elsie Price, had a poem in the first announced this great event second issue of the Full Gospel in May, 1 9 5 4, and will carry Men’s Voice. I am an Army Cook another story about Tommy Hicks’ for the Twenty-Fourth Medical ministry in Argentina in the Battalion, Headquarters Company. next issue. (Continued on Page Fifteen)

REGARDING AFFILIATION WITH OUR FELLOWSHIP Those Who Desire to Join, or to Organize a Local Chapter of FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN'S FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL Write Secy.-Treas. Harold G. Kabisch, 1059 S. Hope, Los Angeles 15, California NEW CHAPTER ESTABLISHED AT SAN DIEGO

Here is only a portion of the great gathering at San Diego, California, that witnessed the birth of another Chapter into the Fellowship in June, just before the International Convention at Washington, D. C. W. J. Bateman is President and Fred H. Reese is Secretary-Treasurer. A wonderful meeting started this new Chapter on its way and many worthy activities are expected in the future from San Diego.

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