worms destroy this body, yet in my we believe the testimony of Christ and transferred the responsibility of flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall and his disciples. We learn of Life Jesus's blood to the blood-thirsty !lee for myself, and mine eyes shall and the Resurrection because Jesus, crowd and their religious leaders. behold, and not another; though my the Son of God, was the firstfruits Again we hear of the purple robe reins be oonsumed in me." These of the resurrection. We remember and the soourging and the weary words we read in the oldest boolt he said, "I am the resurrection ,and trek up the hill of execution. We in the Bible, Job 19:23-27. Here we the life" and, "Because I live ye read once more of the cruel hands learn that God's servants have al- shall live also." that nailed Him to the cross and the ways had a hope of lik 'be)"Ondthe Once in the life time of Elijah spear that thrust His side. We read grave. Job, the perfect man; knew the pTophetof God, a dead child was of Jesus's last words on the cross, that some day he would go the way resurrected by the prayers of this "It Is Finished" and we bow and of all flesh. He knew that some day prophet. -,Once in the life-time of thank- the living God that He loved the grave would receive his remains; Elisha a similar occasion occured. mankind so much that He willed he knew his body would decay; but We also read about the time a dead for His Only-Begotten to die in our he also knew of something greater man was hurriedly laid on the bones stead. Truly the work of redemp- than the grave and corruption. God of the departed prophet Elisha. tion was finished when Jesus gave had revealed a mysterious secret to When _the dead body touched the up the ghost and died. him that the apostle explained nearly bones of the prophet he was resur- Oh yes, we knaw! We know that s,ixteen hundred years afterward in rected. These wonderful things hap- Judas could not have found the Lord First Corinthians chapter fifteen: pened at the command and works of to betray Him; The soldiers could not '!"BeholdI show you a mystery; We Men of God. Even during the min- have arrested Him; The angry priests shall not all sleep, but we shall all istry of Jesus the dead were raised could not have stirred the violent be changed. In a moment, in the at His Command. In the ninth chap- mob against Him; Pilate could not twinkling of an eye, at the last ter of Acts we read that through have committed Him to the soliders; trump: for the trumpet shall sound, Peter's prayers Dorcas was raised _ They C'Ouldnot have forced Him to ~d the dead shall be raised incor- from the dead. These are wonder- 'drag the cross up Calvary; They ruptible, and we shall be changed. ful events. Any event that would could not have nailed Him to the For this corruptible must put on in- rob death of its victim would be tree; They could not have pierced oorruption, and this mortal must put wonderful! But these wonderful His side; and Christ Jesus would not on immortality. So when this cor- events were few and far between, have died but for the Will of the ruptible shall have put on incorrup- one might say. Each of these won- heavenly Father. God Willed it So tion, and this mortal shall have put derful ev'ents in the lifetime of the for Mankind! on immortality, then shall be brought prophets; of Jesus; and also of the But this is not the complete story t6 pass the saying that is written, apostles; each of these resurrections we hear at Easter time. We hear of Death is swallowed up in victory. occurred at the commandof someone the resurrection of our Lord and o death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, in God's divine command. God is the Master after he had spent three days where is thy victory? giver of life and all good things. God and three nights in the sealed tomb. -In our time we can have the same is the author and finisher of every- God not only willed that His Son faith and assurances that the serv- thing. The resurrection from the should die but that He should also be ants of God had in ages past. We dead comes from Him. We can at- the victor 'over death, hell and the aT'e like Job about the matter of life tain to it only through Jesus Christ grave. Praise His Holy Name for- and death in this respect: Yes, we the Son of God! So God has or- ever! know we are alive today and may dained it. Jesus wanted His disciplesto know be dead tomoTl'awbecause just as At Easter time each year we are that He would raise from the dead. surely as we are alive we know that reminded of the resurrection of our He tried to tell them so but they death is appointed to us. We know Lord. The story of His last days could not believe it because they not when death will come but we with the disciplesis retold again and could not understand it. I fear that know that it is coming. How do we again. We hear afresh and anew many people today cannot believe know it? Do we learn about death how Jesus our Lord prayed in the the children of God will also be 1;hroughfaith? No! We learn about garden of Gethsamane and how-He raised from the dead because they do .death by observation. We see our willingly surrendered His all to God not understand it. kind dieing around us every day. when He said, "0 my Father, if it be Lazarus was dead. Jesus was no- But how do we learn about life here- possible, let this cup pass from me; tified. When He arrived at the home alter and about the resurrection from nevertheless not as I will but as of Mary and Martha, rour days had J;he dead? We learn about life and thou wilt." We hear again how he passed since his death. Let us read ·resurrection through the Word of was betrayed by an unfaithful dis- a few words of this account in John God. We learn of it through Faith ciple. We are reminded of the cruel H:21-23, "Then said Martha unto in the Lord Jesus 'Christ. We learn mockery that he faced in the judg~ Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, that Christ was the Word that be- ment hall. We learn again that my brother had not died. But I came flesh and dwelt among men perjured evidence condemned Him know, that even now, whatsoever and men beheld Him as the Only Be- to die. We remember again how-that thou wilt ask of God, God will give gotten of the Father. We learn about Pilate could have spared the Son of it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy ;.Ufe and the Resurrection because God but washed"his hands in water brotQer shall rise again. Martha ~ailh unto Him, I know that he shall GALENA,KANSAS- rise again in the resurrection at the The Lord has been great in pour- OBITUARY last day. Jesus said unto her, I am ing out his blessings upon us. Re- Charles L. Holden the resurrection, and the life: he that cent::," there has been four saved in Charles L. Holden of Flagler, believeth in me, though he were the ~egular services. Our hearts Colo., was born Sept. 26, 1878 in dead, yet shall he live:" ovcflow with praise and thanksgiv- Iowa County, Iowa. He departed this life on Jan. 1, 1958, at the age Martha already believed in the ing unto Him each time a soul is born resurrection in the last day. Jesus of 79 years, 3 months, and 5 days into the kingdom of God. He es- at the home of his daughter, Mrs. must have taught her this when she pecially meets with us in Sunday Mildred Crain in Kit Carson, Colo. sat at His feet as a scholar. But morning services, where it is not a His wife and daughter had aared Jesus said, "I am the resurrection bit unusual to hear shouts ring forth for him during his illness since and the life". Jesus is the resurrec- as His presence is felt in the hearts April, 1957. tion! Jesus is the Life! Jesus wants of His people. We are expecting a He was united in marriage to us also to kno,w that we obtain the great day on Easter. The Sunday Iva Van Syoc on March 8, 1911, promise of the resurrection through School will conduct a special Easter at Arriba, Colo. The couple made their home on her homestead Jesus. When the stone was rolled program that morning. Then there north of Flagler. He was engaged away from the tomb of Lazarus, will be a basket dinner. That night in farming and made this his Jesus said, "Lazarus, come forth." will be the beginning of a revival home the rest of his life. To this It was as Jesus commanded, Lazarus conducted by Bro. Jack Barker and union was 'born nine children, five came forth. Jesus is the resurrec- party. We're trusting the Lord for daughters and four sons. Be- tion! great times of refreshing in this re- sides his wife and children he is At Easter time we will hear again vival meeting.-Bro. and Sis. M. D. survived by 23 grandohildren, 4 of Jesus being laid in a borrowed Methvin, pastors. great-granddaughters, 'and many tomb. We'll learn how the women other relatives and friends. His funeral was held at the came and found the tomb empty on AMARILLO, TEXAS- Flagler Baptist church JaIL 7, the first day of the week. We'll Best of Wishes and "May God 1958. Interment was in the Flag- hear how the angel rolled the stone bless you" are in order roc Sis. Viola ler cemetery. away and the watchers became as Modrick and Bro. Carl Hutson who Mr. Holden first heard of the dead men. We'll hear of anxious Apostolic Faith Movement in 1930, were married March 13th, in Amar- Peter and doubting Thomas talking brought to eastern Colorado by illo. We do not h'ave further de- about the resurrection. Then we'll Sister Ostrander, and he accepted tails, but for them we wish the finest hear of Cleopas and another disciple the teaohings. He attended camp of life's blessings. walking along the Emmaus road and meetings at Meade, Kans., and La- verne, Okla., several times. He Jesus walking with them but they The important thing about a prob- was a devoted Christian who know Him not. We'll hear how Jesus loved to attend church and Sun- lem is not its solution, but the begun with Moses and the prophets day School. The last years he and explained the scriptures to them strength we gain in finding the solu- attended the Assembly of God and made them to understand the tion.-Highways of Happiness. church at Cope, Colo. mystery of Christ's suffering and the mystery of His resurrection. And with the two disciples we can say, which are alive and remain unto the "Did not our hearts burn within us coming of the Lord shall not prevent when He walked with us by the way them which are asleep. For the Lord The 'blessings of the Lord are and expounded unto us the scrip- himself shall descend from heaven still abiding with this new work. A tures." with a shout, with the voice of the few Sundays ago they had 61 out "If in this life only we have hope archangel, and with the trump of to Sunday School. The average is in Christ, we are of all men most God: and the dead in Christ shall not that high, but there is a steady miserable. But now is Christ risen rise first: Then we which are alive growth. The people of the church from the dead, and become the first- and remain shall be caught up to- are doing their best to see their own fruits of them that slept. For since gether with them in the clouds, to souls grow strong, and are asking by man came death, by man came meet the Lord in the air: and so shall the Lord for a place of their own for also the resurrection of the dead. we ever be with the Lord. Where- worship. Let us all pray that God For as in Adam all die, even so in fore comfort one another with these will undertake, the One who owns Christ shall all be made alive. But words." (I Thess. 4:14-18.) the cattle 'Ofa thousand hills can and fWery man in his own order: Christ The secret of the mystery of our will provide. Bro. Bill Allen is the the firstfruits; afterward they that resurrection is found in Romans pastor and he writes that they thank are Christ's at his coming." (I Cor. chapter 8, verse 11: "But if the all the movement for holding them 15:19-23.) Spirit of him that raised up Jesus up in prayer when they needed it so "For if we believe that Jesus died from the dead dwell in you, he that badly. Bro. Homer Allen will be and rose again, even so them also raised up Christ from the dead shall assisting in this work now. They which sleep in Jesus will God bring also quicken your mortal bodies by are looking forward to some special with Him. For this we say unto his spirit that dwelleth in you." services the last part of March with you by the word of the Lord, that we May the Lord Bl~ss you. Bro. Olen Bachler. Tlie ings and ask the Lord to help us so that souls will be saved, bodies Lines From Apostolic Faith healed and each church blessed. We are t'Opreach the Word, the Lord is Report to give the increase. I do not ask The Co-Editor GAIL M. SCHULTZ, Editor for the vain glory of men, nor the M. D. METHVIN, Co-Editor praise of self appointed judges of what is good or bad, but I do want Weare thankful to once again the approval of the Lord in every EDITORIAL BOARD have the privilege of coming to Y'0iU move, for the Bible teaches us plain- with the Report. We pray that your Jack Barker Laverne, Oklahoma ly that, "with out Jesus we can do lives are progressing in the things of Otis Wade Galena, Kansas nothing." Lately I expressed my God, and his rich blessings are upon Roland Busch Katy, Texas desire to have a large wording in all of you. God has been wonderful chart form of a Bible Scripture, Bro. to all of us and by living daily for Published as the Lord Provides; sent and Sis. Elkins made that possible, him we can only in a small way re- to you upon request on the free-will and now I can display in each re- pay him for what he has done for us. offering basis. vival the words, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after We would surely appreciate you ADDRESS righteousness, for they shall be readers carrying a burden for Report. Gail W. Schultz Baxter Springs, Kans. filled." Matt. 5:6. Last night I used We need your prayers very much. So M. D. Methvin Galena, Kans. the above for a text and it proved each day in your hour of prayer, re- member this paper. Thank you for APOSTOLIC FAITH REPORT its worth. I am greatly encouraged P O. Box 7 to seek the Lord more, much more. all of your offerings and letters of appreciation and encouragement. Baxter Springs, Kansas Anyone can follow the Lord afar off, but it is not so easy to obey Especially for your response to the Please send all changes of address, every command and seek Him until children's page, and the news items giving both old and new address. the necessary faith of the hour is you have sent. This is your paper given. We are all in need of more and we want it to please you. power with the Lord, power to meet We have now come to the Easter From My Viewpoint each foe of the gospel in His Name. season, when anew is brought to our By Gail Schultz Let us also seek to have a God given memory the death, burial and resur- (EDITORIAL) unity with in our ranks and a con- rection of our wonderful Lord. Be- fidence that each soldier of the Cross cause of His resurrection we now is doing their very best for the Mas- have a hope beY'ond this earthly life. Greetings: ter and for the cause. Let us be Let us meditate for just a moment Here we are again with you fur busy, working and praying until we -How far does our hope go? Is it another month, and so filled with see each task accomplished to the just for a good life on earth; a good the joy and power of the Lord that glory of the Lord. time; plenty of money; plenty of He does all things well. The Katy Are you sending in the funds that food; good cars and homes; or just revival is now history. Mainly it was you feel led of the Lord to do? Can a good moral life, taking good care for the church and we are leaving you spare some more, we are short of your family as far as temporal the results with the Lord. He knows of funds, and yet it is only because needs are concerned. Our HOPE how to encourage and strengthen somebody is not obeying the Lord in MUST reach farther than an earthly all of us for the present and give us giving as they should. Please send hope. We MUST have a hope for courage for days that lie ahead. We in your offering small or large, so eternity and the blessings of God. are now here with the "Wayside" that we can s'oon come to you again In I Cor. 15:19 "if in this life only county church, where Bro. and Sis. with this publication. we have hope in Christ, we are of all Regier are pastoring. Weare to be May God bless you and give you men most miserable." We under- here only for the week-end, that is victory. I enjoy this season of the stand by this scripture we not only Wed. over Sun. Two of those services year so much, because it is the time should have hope in Christ in this are past. The Lord wonderfully of rebirth, and all that the resurrec- life, but we must have hope in Christ blessed as the Word went forth. I tion affords. I know that I cannot in the life to come. May God be feel that this is the beginning of a know all of its worth until that day real to each and all of you this good revival that will 'be conducted of a new body, but I can thank God Easter. If perhaps you don't know by Bro. Jimmy Wallis and family for all that is mine to understand. this resurrected Saviour, we pray beginning March 30th. Pray for us, for the meetings that we you will become personally acquaint- On that date (March 30th) we are must conduct. Pray for the coming ed with Him and accept Him as your to begin a revival with Bro. and Sis. youth camps, for the many daily va- Lord and Saviour. 'Faries at Center Point, Tex. As soon cation Bible Schools and for the Yours in Christ's Service, as we can get to it we will go from Movement in general, for we do seek M. D. METHVIN there to Rockdale, Texas, for a re- the will of the Lord and the growth vival there. We are asking you to that is due any active gr;Oup of Be- please take a burden for these meet- lievers. • 5 ------CHILDREN'S PAGE
Would you like to know the num- ber given the mark of the beast? Michael was a yaung boy about Add this . . . . eight years of age. He would have No. Saved in Noah's Ark.-I Pet. 3:20. been like any -other American boy No. Seen in Fiery Furnace.-Dan. except for one thing, Michael 3:25. couldn't walk. This was because he No. of Sauls sons hanged.-II Sam. had polio when he was :rour years 21:9. old, and this disease left his legs No. of people who lapped water and paralyzed, he would never walk delivered Midianites to Gideon. again. -Judges 7:6. Michael lived alone with his No. of elders Moses set in Tabernacle widowed mother, he was never priv- Ex. 24:9. iliged to go anywhere, he stayed No. of days Jesus fasted.-Matt. 4:2. home alone all day while his mother No. of years Solomon reigned. - I worked. Michael longed very much Kings 11:42. to have two special prayers answ- No. of years David reigned.-I Kings Light the Cospel Candles ered. One was that he could go to 2:1l. Sunday School and the other was No. of children of Job's after afflic- The Gospels are the first four that he could have a wheel chair. tions.-Job 42:13. books of the New Testament. If Michael had prayed these two pray- No. of children of Job's beDore afflic- you do not know the names of them, ers very often in the past f,ew years tion.-Job 1:2. look them up now. There is one and it seemed to him that God would No. Jesus appointed to go out by candle for each Gospel. I have print- never answer. twos.-Luke 10:l. ed the name of Matthew -on the first One day a man moved into the No. of chapters in Isaiah. candle. You print the names of the neighborhood where Michael lived, No. of the one we should not wor- other three, in the right order. No-- and every day he passed the boy's ship.~Add all these together tice that Matthew is the tallest house on the way to work. Each and you will have the answer. candle because the book of Matthew day he would see the little boy sit- has more chapters than the others. ting by his bedroom window. Since Have I made the other three the it was summer and the window was been so generous with him that he right size? Is the second Gospel the always open, Michael and the man had been able to save this money. shortest? Now draw a flame on the started saying hello to each other The man told God he would be three candles. If Y'0u have water and before long they were good glad to buy the chair for Michael colors, you could paint an orange friends and the man would stop since God had always provided his flame on all four. The candles should awhile and visit with Michael on every need. So the very next Satur- be left white. his way home from work. day the man bought the wheel chair In the ruled panel under the As the man came down the side- and took it to Michael. When candles write "Jesus said" and copy walk one evening he heard Michael Michael saw the chair he asked the John 8:12 (7 words). praying to the Heavenly Father to man where he had got it, and the please give him a wheel chair so that man said, "God sent the chair in he could go to Sunday School. As answer to your prayer, because you Dear Bros. Schultz and Methvin, haven't become discouraged or angry the man listened to the prayer of the We enjoyed the Children's Page small boy it seemed as if God spoke when your prayers weren't answered the very first time you prayed." The very much and would like for you to him and said. "I HAVE HEARD to put it in the paper each month. MICHAEL'S PRAYER; AND YOU man said, "Michael, God has given CAN HELP ANSWER IT FOR ME IF me the' privilege of bringing this The Junior S. S. Class YOU WILL." God then made the chair to you." Lovington, New Mexico. man remember the large sum of That night two prayers were (Mike Sheffield, Steven Carter. money he had in the bank. God prayed, these were both prayers of Joyce Caudill, Retta Fay Moore, said, ''Why don't you use some of thanksgiving. Michael said, "Thank Linda Lee Carter, Aniiia SheMield. it to buy a wheel chair for Michael?" you God for answering my prayer." Mrs. Stephen Welsh, teacher.) This started the man to thinking, The man said, "Thank you God for Yes, he did have more money in the letting me work for you, and letting bank than he needed. The man also me share in bringing happiness to a The answer to the Bible ProbleIJf; knew that it was ,because God 'had little boy." . is NUmber 666. Divine Healing Is for thou art my praise." So beyond bodies (not oorruptib1e)by his spirit a doubt if 'the Lord can keep us that dwelleth in you." Of The Lord .... saved he can also keep us healed. I Cor. 11:28,29,30."But let a man In Joel 3:21 we read, "For I will examine himself and so let him eat cleanse their blood that I have not of that bread and drink of that cup. cleansed, for the Lord dwelleth in For he that eateth and drinketh un- Zion." worthily eateth and drinketh dam- 3rd John 1:2. "Beloved I wish We will now go to New Testa- nation to himself not discerning the above all things that thou mayest ment scriptures again. St. John Lond's body: For this cause many prosper and be in health even as thy 17:19. (Thisis Jesus speaking.)"And are weak and sickly among you and soul prospereth." Matt. 4:4. But he for their sakes I sanctify myself that many sleep." answered and said, ''It is written, they also might be sanctifiedthrough May God help you and I to dis- Man shall not live by bread alone, the truth." cern or understand the value of the but by every word that proceedeth I Thess. 5:23. "And the very God stripes placed upon the body of our out of the mouth of God." of peace sanctify you wholly: and Lord Jesus Christ. Let us now read in Proverbs the I pray God your whole spirit and May we seek earnestly all that was third chapter, th'e first eight verses. soul and 'body be preserved blame- purchased for us through the sacri- 'lMy son forget not my law but let less unto the coming of our Lord fice of God's dear son having an thine heart keep my commandments. Jesus Christ and in the following experience as recorded in the 91st For length of days and long life shall verse we are assured that faithful Psalm. Instead of waiting for a they add to thee. Let not mercy and is He that calleth you who also will cleansing of our blood when Christ truth forsake thee, bind them about do it." reliurns, let him do it now. thy neck: write them upon the tables II Cor. 7:1 "Having therefore The following is a testimony I feel of thine heart: So shall thou find these promises dearly beloved let us the Lord would have me make favour and good understanding in cleanse ourselves from all filthiness known to all. In Sept., 1956,I be- the sight of God and man. Trust in of the flesh and spirit perfecting holi- came so ill, and found little relief the Lord with all thine heart: and ness in the fear of God." Consump- for a few months, in fact my health lean not unto thine own understand- tion, cancer, catarrah, yes many di- was very poor for a year; but with ing. In all thy ways acknowledge seases we might mention are filthy. all that was in me, the marvelous him and he shall direct thy paths. How can we cleanse ourselves? By grace of God and the prayers of Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear going to