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Herbel-t and Jmmita Bruhn answered the call in 1945. They returned to Sitka recently for the 50th Anniversary-See page 5. '" \\ " rER 11)95·1)(. \01.. 15. '\0,-'
,.T Tllr FUI.I, GOSPEL TABERNACtE (m ".~, ...... ,... 1.1".0'0.1. ..,.c ,,.~'i'U'J~-::-~O~·rt':,' "::~rl w •• ~"II~~IIV ... k'o()l._ .. ' ...... Evangelist Ben Ilardin of C h.nj(O) "'1 In 1.1 rTI E MAS WITH A BIG MES!>AGE" lIlfn i'iK.ltT I.~un ( ~nlll)~Y 7.30 R~GI""(; '01 1ST 1'\(;1': 7 PACE 12 PAGE 26
5 PL.\YrlN(; \ Clil Hell 1,\ \L,\SK \ \RllII\ ,.., ""1 \11 -\\ " " C I . \\ \I~" R, Ilcrhcn and Ju.ulIIa Bruhn tell 01 Ica\ III g thclr churr.;h in SL IlJnOR \'" \H('III'}O,:-' IIIHf-TrOH : JII\l~. I. H , \'1'11'11"\'" \H(III\I.., .. , I ,tJUI' for SIIf..a . Ala ... f.. ... in 19.t."; \\herc Ihc)' pl anted a church. (.1.1 " <;OIIR, \HUII\ E.'1 \:-, ... 1... ·1 \....-1 \'11 rhey rCllll"lled in 1995 for Ihe SOth anlll\'t,~r ... ary cclehrallOll. ("01'\ EDITOR: 1"1'11\ (:R\\. SE("IU. I'\R\. \Relll\ FS ,\11\ I ... OH\ IH)\IW_ l"II \IR. \1 \, GEOR(a. O. \\0011. J . ( \I \ I' 7 B E~ II \lWI/'. IIOI,SI'Gf-R, G \R\ n. \IeG ..... , {II \KI . ~. .s Old -tlnlcr, \\lto Iillf.. (If e .. rI) c\angch ...... In the :\"cmhllc, of (H \IITHEL God ofll'n menlum Ben 11 .lrdlll. Ihe Illa ll \\ Ith a heart for l'\angl'lI'lil B) Glenn Gohr \I\f'mh/,,·, .1 (j"t! '!.-nl'/I('· I' f'lIblr,Ik:" quarterl) h~ Ihe .-\ .... eml:>lIe' "I G"d \r(hn~,. l-tl~ n'\('IlI.lIe\Ie. Sprn)~I-.cld. \11""1111 6~I\02·11\'1.j 12 BIIUSIi AIIBOII TO ~IUI:rI·I·UIIPOSE CO~ II'LEX '-hi, mJg'lllllC ... IT<.·~ II> member, nl Ihl' A 'IUd) on Ihl' c\olut iun of A ...... emhhl:, of God plael.: ... ',",ri--- _'\'>",mt>hc~ "I O,ld IkTlla~e Socicl) Yc;rrl) lI1~m her,h,p" arc ~'a.I .• h'" I"r SHI; IIf,'lIme mcmha Wor,hip, B) f\ l .... io M Duque .. Iup' arc SIfIII_ \1cmhc"hlp fec~ :lrC II"'..! 1<1 rut> I"h the m.. ~.u,nc "lid "ul'P'\rI Inc \[(h,,,',
181'0\\ Ell FRO~I ON IIIGIl \>"'1111111<" "1 (j,,,1 lIf'ru,,~f' l' u>dc\ed III H,·II.~I{/II A hi ... torical pcr"pcelm.! on the «Idieal ... tralcgy in 1111";on .... 'tl.k.\' On,,: "'·m,,"""/'. pul:>h .. hcd h} Ifr.<.' Amcn~an Loof..ing al healing, and miracle ... early mi ...... ionaric ... lI"ed in rhe"lolOl~al I.lhrM) ,\",ucial,on. 1I2() ('hun'h 'iIrC~1. SUlle JOO. 1.''''I'>I()rI. II flO:!()l TI" .. IIldc~ " c\ilngelillng Ihe \\odd. Part I 01 a 2-parl featurc. pan 01 Ihe -\,11\ Rell!,!"'" I)alaba",. UI,ul,lhk nn lhe \\,"onl),,,, ('D,R()\I fr"1Il II \\ \\11,,111 Cn, By Gary B, McGee .md ollllne "Ia \Vi"nnl .nc, BRS IntuTnlalll'" Ta:hn,,'o~le,. ;rnd DI \I.(X; Infnl1lulmn SCf"\l<'e .. 26 E. N. BELL"S I IU lhe .-\f(hne, "Udl;1" (orrc"pol1~';Lrh", n.,<:on.hn~ .. , lilm ... nU!,!allIlc ... h<\(.~ ... mlll DEI'ARTf\IEi\TS uIC". ,,/r3ne ... ell' ~n: ur~cd IU 'H'I<' 1\' Ilk.' ~h<"e 1 Ileritag.e [.c\tcr aJJ",,, (>r ,·;lIlI.jt7) !«>~·~7!n Illh'rm;rlulA'Ih11' nn 17 PhOlO,holll Our Reader... rC4unl 2-' Time hallie C,'pHi.~hl" 19<}(' hI '1'1", Cieneral ("1(10"" ,'I Ih,' 25 Seell III Prinl \,,,,'mhl,,', 01 (jud. l.j.j~ BflO",,11c '\1". 29 From Our Reader ... SpTlIlglield. ",wJUri ()~I(()~-III~
ISS' {lS96-.\_W~ I'OST\lASTI R Scnl.! add."" chanj:c .. h' fI.-rlla!:.·. l-t-t~ Booll"lIe \\1'_. Spnngliell.!. \10 MIIO:!·11I9-t CO\ ER: lIt'rlK'rl and Juanila Hruhn "ilh Ih .. ir daul:htcr Judilh in Ill{' rail or 19-'6 :11 Jurwau, \ hl,I.;:I. T hl' Hrlll111' pl:mlt'd Ihl' Sill..a A,,(, mbl~ or (;od 50 -.\1.'11" :11:0, New Information on 1945 Rescue B~ \\a)nc \\arner
In [hI.' :'is ...... ut.:' qj IIl'1"il!l~I ' \\L' ha\\.' prllllucl'J. II n.I' l'lccn 111\• ddi"l1l e to puhh'h ft'alun: ... on ,om ... of (;od· ... 1.:11011.'1.' ,r:nil1ll, and their rnini'lrk ... missionaries in thc Philippines hand II1fonnatlOn anoUl thaI dral1lallC and dangeruu ... fl.: ... during lightning raid nn J\lanilH in 1945, cue. But thaI· ... not all I lcarnct!. il1\ohemerH IlIlhl' re"'elll'. and IIl'lIitl'l dHltite~ J...nO\\ 01 Ill) When the ann) pullet! up oubide the Santo Toma ... gate rl: ... eareh and ... tnr~ ulltll II) )Ce!. of(;,id \n·hil\..... lIlld «Iilur of IIl'rilDKt. It,' j, lIUlhor or Tilt lIumllll b·ong"li.,/, 1'111' 1.41' otld 1"imn ofeh/lnSUla/I( "When the Japanc~c caml' into the cil) 01 B:I!!uin Iht') 1""tlKl' li ~1 \lonlllltxJd~ ·",'/h· l.t1fr; hrought u ... to Clmp John lIa). the \mt'ricall '\1'111) pO~1 of Amll"",'11 A.. II/motl; TI,t' \Iu/IIIU' that ell). rhere \\l' enl t! red upon three )ear~ of Il1Cntallt:n Ilrl"IIIIIIIf .lIirae/I'I; lind cUlllpilcr of Thc IIIOllllill1: "llIil\/llril ..,1011. uncertaIlH). and dcllhl' l' all' ... tanation '·llI'drln\..lng (:-'milh \\ im:I"""orlh', '>CrmOU,I.
01 u, hild PWy' 10 P";I) , ar.:hing hone" "-\,olkn IImh" and other I"onn, of ddll'lenc~ "\1;111) 111111.', Ihe rUlllor l:lrt,;ulalcd Ih;lllhe mcn \\nuld he olwa,l.' f hl.' olhl.'r camp' had dealh, dul' 10 ,I;\n
I h(' h M' mhlil" IIf (;'HI lIli" iun:lrie.... n.' r Ihe\ ""n' r t,,-u .. d from Ihe Old lIi1ibid "rhnl;. " :Inn", h ' hru" n I?~ !i'. ~ ru ", Illl' I,·n . I( ub.'rl 1,,11 1:1' 11 , h" ld;u ): Kohl'rL J r.: \',llIred r""):f n; "Iilllht'lh (, :. 11 ('_1: Uu r i. {-" rl\,," {behind l' I; , :lh.'lh l: (, Iltd ...... " .... 11''-': Ill'It' n J uhn, hn: ""d l,eI",,,! J"hn .. on . In fro nl . "' '' ''n ~ ""d ('"",luII« J"hll'OII , COVER Planting a Church in Alaska STORY Herbert and Juanita Bruhn 's Vision fo r Sitka
Sitka, Alaska, called Butlhe Jlol~ Spiril \\<\'o dr.1\\ in~ tl'> 10\\ anI .\Ia"h.a. in 19~5, and this We immedtalel~ he~an I{l tlIah.e Missouri couple left plan" 10 ka\e and he in Seallk Itt their SI. Louis church lime 10 go 1(1 .\Ia"h.a nn Ihe !-air/id£'. and headed north to lilu" ,l\oidin~ e\.lra Iralhporlalwn C(ht... On June 4. 1945. \\e hade plant a new church. rare\\L'l1 10 our ramilie" and friemb Recently they returned and be~an Ihe long car trip \(1 Scattle for the 50th anniversary. \\here \\C \\cre tIlel hy B) ron and \ iarjorie Per"onell". \1\ in Capener I ltrht"rl .ttld JUllni!;. IIruhn "il h th,·ir and 1\\0 youn~ Pl'Ople \\Iw \\ere d"u~ht\·r Judith in ,h\· ("II fir 19.. 11 III I n.u·"". \la,S.". I h.· IIruh". 1,101111,·11 lin gOln~ 10 \\orh. in one (If Ihe .\Ia"h." -'itl.." \".. mhh "f (,lIdlh~1 Hilr. churehe" during thc "ummer mOtHh" fter pa~(oring SnUlh"itk \ .... "elll bl) o f Glld in Sl. Loui .... \Ii-. Wc "PCIli "e\l.~ral (hIY" In Seattle and A "old our car 10 Iknny Blr"lInc. till' ... our! for 6 year .... \\ c rc ... igncd III 11lg (llnce!" nn Ihe CanadIan \l·"..,eI e. A. pre~ide11l of thc '\orth\\e'\l 1945 to ;!\\ail God· .... further order ... , madl' Calk' ncr pay I"or Ihc "hell 111;1\ Di \I ru.: 1. T he congregation had !.!\.pcricnccd narrtm Iy Il1I""ed u .... \\e \\ere \l'ry \\ ·hile \\e \\o..:rc 111 So..:a tt le \\C \\en: c()nll1lu~1 g.ro\\lh during the lillle \\C thanHul. Ihou~h. Ihal all \\Crl' "pared in\ iled 10 ..,pea" al Ihe Frl'molll \vere there and \\a ... in a PO\iIIOn to Ihe r,\\age" of Ihe ... Inrtl) bl'l·au"e II Tabernacle. After the "en icc. Ih .... mo\e forward. having jlhl hought \\.1'- the I1C\.1 da~ \\e learned 1\\0 11"h · pa"lor fcll led 10 a'i" lite congregallon and rnO\cd inlo l1e\\ properl). e["man had dIed 1");1II11tl~ Ihe \\;1\0..''>. 10 gi\e monc) \(mard Ihe pun:lul'-e of But \\c kne\\ God \\a<., preparing l·pon ou r ,I1TI\III In Ihe Keldl1"an all accordion .... o Ihal \\e \\-ou ld ha\e:t U\ for ,olllclhing 11C\\. and \\c ..,imul harhor. ('h;lrl .... " and Ilorcnce lancoLl\I) felt a call 10 pu r,uc a 111].., Pe r,>oneu" \\ekollll'd u" w\I""",, ... iOll\ a..,\lgnrlll:nt in Ala..,ka. So aft er r hi'> couple "ere the 11r,,1 .\""l·lllbltc" much pra)cr \vc decided to ,Keep! The Canadians tired of God tn l'-"I()natle" In \la,,";\. \\l' in\ it ati on .. for ('vangcii ... ilc meeting' a round over the A/G had planned In proceed In SlI"n·1 any T he OpCIllllg came ll11u.;h ... ooner into restricted waters. room left for pa""engl'r" rhey did than we anticipated. The national agree 10 la"e our luggagl' if \\ e Ilorne Mi..,~ion.., Depart ment \\anted To make matters worse, \\ould cOll"elll to hoanlin~ the hllal us !O become ev,11lgeli..,h on a mi.., the AlG captain had to in Juno..:Iri"e. Ihe hoal \\a" Ihe fir"l to Ihi .., \\a" God'" will. \\<1'" Ihc pilol for Ihe lOp 10 arri\e for "c\eral day,>. 'iO c\er~oJle The ge neral "uperinlcndenl of the Kelchih.Hl. It pro\cd 10 he an excil \\ ,,'> at the pier. We wondered if A'iscmblies of God. Ralph Riggs. ing ,·oyage :i'i World War II wa,> \Itli "omc friend\ 01 om .... Han) ami lo ld U'i Ihal \Ve had a much grealer being \\aged. I n running fr0111 a Gloria No.!Irower. \\ Ilh \\ hOIll \\ e had mis"ion fie ld in SI. Loui .... Ih.ln we ..,c\cro..: "lOr1ll. Ihe 'i hip roamed inlo heo..: Jl corre .. ponding. 1lllg hl he among. would evcr l"l\·c in Sill-..a. (We wcrc re"l rictcd \\,lier" ouhidc Canada. A" Iho..: cro\\(b of p.... oplc. \\·c \\crc Iho..: we ll acquainled \\ ilh Brolher Rigg". it re.., ldl. a Canadian Coa..,1 Guard 1;I 'i1 pa"..,c ng.e r" 10 Ie;l\e Ihe Nor/II· as he had 'ipe nt many nighl\ in our boat fired on Ihe Fairritie. One largo..: IlIwl and. )0..:". Ihe Nelro\\ er" \\ cre home when he had been IIle Southern ..,hell wenl right o\cr thc ho\\. To there and i111tno..:dialely too" u" 10 our Mi..,..,ouri Di'i lricl ""uperinlenden\.) m,,"o..: mailer" \\01""c. Iho..: command- "mall apartment. lIarry and Glnria
\/(; IIIIUT\(,I·.. \\ I' n It 1,}'J5·')(, 5 r.:ontnhutcd much III ~eltln~ thr.: dlUlr.:h ,Iarted Our ;lpar1l1lent r.:on'I'ted of three roOlll... Ii\ ing room. hedroom. ami kllchen Ihel'e \\ .0;('1111,11. Olher. "llClgmhen.·d for lI,i, :;Olh "nnh cr."n pholO:Or(" 1...,,,I,·d frum Ihe lefl]• .Iud., I.ind':I~ Chri .... tian but I want to he Chri ... IHlll." 1\1r.. ,\,;rnmnl. I'auln \Idill ]\.r,. lIuI. hcl}n \1iIh'r (\.r.. 1t .. 1"h]: 'l"ndill)!. frullIlh., I"ft. Ihe 1)1,\:...,111 I""((lr 'orm:,n ' ilHh:.~. 1.I .. ootl (;d"um. I .()I:. (; .. i''''111 I\.r,. 11"""dl, 11<1 \Idin. 1t"II,h \Iiller. Everyone lI11IllCdialcl) weill to pr;l)er \ I ,.rjuri{· 1','r,oncUl" (\Ir,. JI~r""I. B~r"" " cnoIlC"'''. ""d \\c~ I l an",n. ("Imr\c, ;,,,d FI<,rclln: \\ llh 11I1ll . Lad) the fnllm\-llIg morn l'a"'Jllcull" II~ nm', p"rl"llh. "('J"(. Ih(' Ii .... t \/(; mi,~i.,n:,rie' In \I;"k'i. g,)ing Iher(" ill I')] 7. '] he ulher. lllg Ihe young man knocked on OUl' in Ihi, Ilh"h' [In' (';lhrr P'I'tc' .... Hr r,)rnwr 1""lur. of Ih~ ..,ilk" chun:h. d (Xlf and ,;ml. "Now r :1 Chri ... ltall. I We had \i"ilcd Baranof Ca ... tlc and healed with oil burning "ton; ... ,II Ihal want to he hapll /eJ 111 '\;Her." We knc\\ that l( \\oa" 'ar.:;lIlt: but arter limc. You can imagine our joy ;uld wid Ch:II·l1e Ihat a hapli"m'll ,en ICC t:1illlbing 56 qCP~ from Ihe "trcet .illl'lIl.!l1lent \\hen ,\oe di~cO\erl.!d Ihal would he arr.hift di\·an. We :11 ... 0 found a IIlg at Sitka', ,horl.!". cha"e.) che..,t of dra\\ er.., and an old lahle Ihal Vl'ry ... oon \\e outgrew our litt le We immedialely made plan ... \() appeared 10 be antique and would Iinng room and we I)!.~gan 10 look for COll\er! the ground fl oor inlo living h.. It could ea"il) unload furnilure. We loki Ihem the) gregation'! Llnkno\\n to u .... Baranof "eat ahout 150 people. Be .... ide:-.. Ihi:. were at the wrong hou ... e. for \\'e had Ca"le. (lne of Ala,ka'" hi:-.torical area had a rc"t room and IwO mOllh nOI ordercd anything. Wc found out huilding". \\a" jUq waiting for u ... a" a Ihat could he u"ed for Sunday "chool Ihal Ra) McGraw. the city manager par... onage and church. facilitie..,. lind chicf of police. had arranged for It wa ... in the c'l"tle's fronl yard in BUI. ou r bigge~1 a~:>.ignmcnt \\,a.., the eXira furniturc. which \\ a~ no 1867 thai the Ru "sian nag wa" low furni:.hing Ihe large building. It longer needed at thl.! jail. to be deliv ered and Ihe Stars and Siripe" began would lakc a miraclc! Sl()\e~ were ered to u". No\\ all \\c needed wa~ II 10 fly mer Ala:.ka. A largc mOllU needed for heating and Ihc war had coffee table for the liying rOOlll. One menl i.., here 10 COlllllll.!1ll0rnie the made material .... next 10 impo~~ible to "ale of Ala"ka 10 Ihe Unitcd Stnlc~. ohtain. ;"'Io..,t of Ihe citi/en~ of Silka Conliuu{'d Ull P:I!!C .11
6 \/(; I1EItII'\(;E. \\ I .... TEIt ]9')5-% BEN HARDIN A Man With a Heartfor Evangelism by Glenn Goh ..
en 1-I:l1'I.. lIn \\;1" one ollhe fore- San Diego. and Sanl.1 \na. :111) l:O\l and 10 Ilfl:adl re\ i\;\1 B1110'>1 c\'angcli\h 111 the carl ) California lie 11a\lored Cal\ar} mcctlllg\ "Ih.'re\cr he \\;\\ need year'> of the A" .. cmhllc .. of God. Carl Go<,pd Clllm:h III W:\\hlllglOn. D.C. cd. II I..' \t;l) ed truc to the Ill{ltto Brumback .. ay .. , "IIi .. anointr.:d 1\\ iec and pa\tored FiN \\\ernhl) In Ihal he li\l.:d 11) It \\a\ \\I'I\lel1 111 preaching. wry hUlllor. and extraordi San Di ego three time\. And for :; 111\ Blhlc. and he often del:lan:d II In nary number of c01l\cr"iom. and hap )car\ he \\;l\ \uperinlendcnl of Ihe other\: " The \\ ill of God nothlllg \i"I11" l11;ldc him ~I highly popular SOllthcrn California Di~lricl. lie al\o more nothing Ic\\ Ilothlng ct<,e'" c\,ungcli .. t:' Tholll.l\ Bennett l lardlll (\\ho During the cour"c of hi.., tife. al\\a)-\ \\enl b) BellI \\a\ horn Hardin held meellng.. III man} large Ben Hardin's lotto: D..:ccrnh..:r 10. IS9.1, at I\kKee<,p0rl. citic .. in the U.S. and Canada. "Th e will of God- I/ othil/g Pcnn\}I\illlla. l ie \\a\ thl' 'Oil of including Nc\v York City. Buffalo, more-nothing less Sherman and LaRue (Bn.'\\erl Philildclphia. Cleveland. Chicago, Ilardin. \\ ho hrought hllll up III the Mi nllcapoli ... 51. Paul. Dal];\\. and nothing else." t\1cthodi\\ Church [n later year\. 1V/'iul'lI ill his /Jiblt' Wa .. hington. D.C. He ..,poke at after two of the childn:n \\ent inlO General CounClh and preached III the rnlni'>!r). hl\ parenl\ hecame mO',\ of the large camp meeting .. had a d) narnic rnIOJ\!r) arnong \er~ member\ 01 the CllI'l\lIan and throughout the il.lidwc ... t and in \'icemen during World War II t\ l l\\lonary Alliance. California. He al ... o pa,,(ofcd in Gar}. Where\er he Ira\eled. ,,11:lIe\er A\ a young man. he \\orJ...ed iI\ aJ Indiana: Chicago: Norfolk. Virginia: he did. hc ah... a y~ had :1 he;ll'! tor cler\.. III the office' 01 the U.S. Swd Wa,hington. D.C'.: San Bernardino. c\angcli\lll to win the lo\t al CorporatlOll along" Ith Ben Mahan.
\/(. 1111<1 I \ (.1. \\" II U 1995-% 7 \\-ho h~came hI'" l ildull!! Iril.!lHJ alld ing pl.lIl ... to go 10 Africa. The next pro..,el)te I brdin· ... flod and \\ho hI'" hruther- I n la\\- I n 11)14, ;11 )'I.'ar he requc ... ted Ih,lI hh credentiah allended ... enice ... ju ... t for thai rea ... on \ 1 of God congrega pen ter O il a rivcrnoliL Ila\ ing heen in need of a Pll<,lOr. He would ~ I g r ee tion '> in Indiana and no\\ i ... retired. ... a\'ed " ... a young girl. hcr bac k to \lay for a while un til the chureh Paul and Dec (S hab ;:lI ) Goodwi n ground wa<, thorough ly Penteco<, tal. w::!<, ..,c IIled again with a new pa<, tor. became mi ,> ... ionari e<, to Jamaica an d I k r uncII.' ;lI1d grandmOt her had bce n Once or twice he ~ ta yed a ~ lon g <1 <, 5 al <.,o pa<, tored in Jllck <,onvi lle. Fl orida. Il H: lll hcr~ o f the Chn<,ii an and year ... . bllt he al way.., went bac k to the William and E<, lher (S haha7) Ilni ~ k y M I ... ~ i o nar , AI 11 ,l1l Ce denoll1lnution. fi e ld a<, <, oon a<, th e c hurch w a<, were mi" ... io nari e<, 10 L eba non and hu t they left tllilt group aft er receiv ~ tr o n g cnough. M oney wa:-. never a Jamai ca. and currently pa <, tor in We<, t In g the hapti <, 1ll in Ihe flol y Spirit. criterion. Palm Beac h . Flo rida. Jonatha n The g r.IlHllllother hega n ho ld ing IIi .. earl y day:-. in the mini<,!ry were N ader pa~t o r e d the A"'<,y rian Penteco ,> lal ll1 ee tlllg<, in her home. hu <, ) one<,. Ilardin went on the e\an Penteco <, tal Church (A/G) in Chicemblie<, of God. place<, including Mi nne<,ota and well-known mini ~ ter from thi <, group A ft er Iheir marriage. Hardin pa~ North D.l kota. Thi <, prompted him of Persian ... wa.., Andrew Ur .., han. who IOred a "nail church at Pithhurgh laler, in 192 1. 10 take IWO youn g men joined th e A ... <, e mbli e ~ of God and anu helped hI ... brother-i n-hl\\. Ben from hi ... homelown of M c Kee<,pon. laler affiliated \\ ith the Onen e..,<, Mahan. e<,iabli ... h .. chu rc h at I>t.:: nn<,y hania. and get them Ma ned in move ment. 1·1i.., <,o n. N athan i el Jeannelle. Penmylvota where they U r ~ han. i<, c urrently th e ge ner al in g Ihi <, period Ihat Ihe church me m bOlh had a great mini~ t ry. T he two ~ upe ri nt e nd e nt o f th e U nited her ...... tarted call ing I he two Ben<, men were Fran!.; LindquiM and J a l1l e~ Penteco<,l al Church. I nternati onal . "Big Ben" and " Litlle Ben" bccau<,e M cn7ie ." Se\ 'eral other <, of Ihe U r~han family I lardin \\ 01 <' not " ... tall a,> Ben M ahan. I n the fall of 192 2, when Ben al so entered the mini <' lry. The ,> e nie !.; nam c <, remai ned w i th H ardin wa <, holding m ee ling<, i n Whi le the Hardin !. li\ed at Gary. a them for the rc!->t of their li\'e<,. Chicago. a group from Gary. Indiana. ~eco n d ... o n. Jam e<, . wa <, bo rn on By May 11)1 8 lIardin and hi<, wifc appro ac hed him abou t sl ,u'ling a September 10. 1926. \\ ere aPPI"()\ ed a<, mi <'<' ionarie,> under church there. He decided 10 go. The D uring Ihe winter of 19 27-28 . appointment by th e A~ <, cmb l i c <, of church at Gary had problems w ith Hardin conducted <,cveral evangel i,, God. and he and hi ... \\ ife \\ ere mak- the '"Je<,u<, Only" people who tried 10 tic mee ti ng<, . H i <, m ee ti n g~ at thi ..,
8 \J( ; IlH{l1 \(;t.: , \\" I t- R 1995·'i6 Ilmc had Ihclr up" and d(l\\lh. In a kllcr from !all. Calihlnlla .• u.ldre,,~('d " Elhel Hardin \la, ,er} inlluenlial \lilh Ihe 10 (;ellt.'ral Sl't.'fctar~ J R hall". hl' ) oun/: people of Ihe church and had a Bihle \\rolc· ··lIa\\.' had mct.'llng~ ill Tukl. Bre.:kt.'IHlli!!e. Tl'\.;..... C\)loradu 'Iud) fur people like Carl and Haruld Spring". and I .. ft. "In!.'t.' m~ good Brumback. Richard Bbhop. Eunice (Collier) \ 1,,11 10 Sprill!!fiekl rhe Illl'ellng' Brumback. 111)!t,clf. and others." Flnlllm p//,.r \\er(' !!uod ill TU]"I, t'llr at ,d'll II (/ ·f/III" III HI"hillt:lrIIl·' r 11/1 (;(/\1'1'1 /11/1/'''''111"1/· ill BIC'~·j.;enridge. Iwor al Colorad\l IIIf /V3fh. Spring' rht.' meeling .. herl' .11 Talt arc rl'al gnotl. God ... l'Ile"lll!! and many 'Iluh arc gcuing In G\ld.' In Ihe .. pring of 192H. 1I,Irdin !.'on· dUL"lcd meetlll¥!' at the StOlll' Chun.:h the H{ll~ Spint upon u, hl'rc III thl' and p;lrj.;..:d the l·ar. She ~·onlplch.. d hl'l in Chk-ago. rhelr pa'ltlr re'lgncd III l·ull Go .. pd 'lal'lernaL"lt' In the t·a111 ,hllpp1nl! and ~·am~' l'Ial·j.; hi lind th;11 \pril "0 hI.' agreed 10 fill in fur a palgll hl'ln~ l"(lnJlh:ll'd l'I~ Bf{lther the car had bt'ell p.:h·d up ,tnd .. II \\hile. Iii.: anlir.:ipated onl) heing Ben Hardnl. It ha .. het'll a \ ent.ll'Ik four \\ 11L'l'l, h;td ~en ,tokn th('r(' lemporaril). hut ht.' ,tayell lor 2 tidal \\.I\t.' of Pl'ntel:lhlal IHme!" . \~;lIn IL'L'lII1g a 'tr\IIl!! pIIIII{l\\ard ycar.. I,,-vill Ihe fir,t Sund;\~ until till' prc' e\angdi\ll~· \\lnk Il,mhll rl"lgnt'd Ilardin Illu .. t lla\ I.' donc OK finan· ent lime Iher(' h'h heen a lhmnpotlr Inlill thl' Stonl' ("hurd1 III (ktol'll'r l·lally durin!! 11m pcri~ld 01 hi' hfe. of the Spirit:· The il1l'ctlng I'hh.'d 19.10. Dunng the nL'\.1 k\\ ~ear, h~' for in \ugu\l 192H hI.' \\fOle 10 for morc than a month. and large held JIIl't'lIng' III ,ud1 plal'e .. '" (jcneral Secrctary. J R I.'an .. , numher, "ert.' "',I\ed and hapti/ed III \\ .. ,llIll)!hln. ]) ( , 1 II/ahclh. 't'\\ ·'Bought a IlC\' Willy .. Knight SI\. Ihe Spirit Olhel"'- r.:ame fllI·warJ 1"01 Jl'I'e\ \l'\\ I\en,in gton, PCIIIl I.lghl SI\.·' In a j.;l1ul 01 tongue In· h!.!aling. One of the healing .. rq){)ncd ,~h alll;!. ("anton. Oluo: Chamhcr,· l:heej.; rellli\!"j.;, hl' adllt:d. '·Ju~1 had 10 \\a ... that of;\ 1;1\\)er· .. "Ife frolll hurg. Penn'~ 1\;1111;1 I;IIIIIM. 11\11 do it In order to j.;eep par.:e \\ ith the Penn .. y h ania \\ ho \\ a~ ht.'aled 01 Ida, and I hHJ .. lOn. 1"•. '\.;1, re~1 uf you Dignitarie ... " 1:\;'111" tuherr.:ulo .. i.. and wa .. hapli/l'd In thl' I rom 19 .11·19.15. he li\l'd III IIIL' r(''''ponded \\ Ilh: ·'1 note Ihat you Spirit. \\a,hlllgtnn, I) C . ;11"l';I; and hu· a ha\e enh:rcd Ihe r.:Ia ...... of Willy .. During th(' :\1 Capone cra in the ~h{)rt tunc !'pring 01 19.nl. he t\IOj.; Knight ari .. tot.'fah, and I tru\l that late Il):!(k "hen Ilardin \\;1, 'ef\lllg o\er Ihl' '\nr!olj.; l"l'Iell1aciL- 111 you will j.;eep the old hoal \\ell oiled. a .. p,\"lOr of tht.' SlOne Chun:h. aimt.' '(lrlolj.;. \Irglllla. \\ 11L'n their pa'tOi lor that i... one of the prin<:ipal Ihlng ... of all .. or" \\a .. rampant One tlllll' !"c'lgncd Whlll' her hu,h'lIld \\a .. in connection wilh a Willy .. Knight Hhel dl"{)\(' lIm\ ntn\\ n t(1 go ,h(lp]llng hu .. ) III e\;\Ilgeli,lIc I1Icellll).!'. I:thl'1 r.:ar. PUI Iht.' oil 111 the t.'yhnder .. and Ilardin ... ta)l·d al IWllle \\ Ilh their !\\o the ga .. III Ihe tanj.; ilnd .. Iep 011 the II('n and 1.lhd 1I :lrdin, all "ffnlht )o:u'I'('1 110) '. rhoma .. and Jalll~", and \\ a' 1'·;1111. acccienlh)l" and a\\a~ )OU go!'· actl\C In till' hili Go'pel bh..:rnar.:le By NO\emller the Chit.'ago r.:ong!"e· I leanor P'IIT). a tonJlel" memher 01 gallon fcll he ... hould c{lIIlinu!.! at the Ihe Taheln.tr.:Ic. rememhe .... that ··,ht.' l·hurch. and he \\ a ... \(lted In a .. pa .. · \\(Irj.;cd In the dlllrr.:h and lhd a 10\ III tor. It \\ ..... und!.!r"ood Ihat Ethl!1 \ 1,1I;lIinll lor Ihe pa .. tor·· Parr~ aho would ta\.;e hi ... place \\ht.'11 he \\ould 'a)', "She \\01" \cry Intluel1\1;d \\lIh need 10 be itway in c\:lllg.el i.. tic mcel· the )ollng pt.'oplc 01 the dl\ll"r.:h and IIlg ... She had don!.! thi .. pre\ IOU..,]Y at had a HIllle \ludy for I"ll"oplc lij.;e Carl Ihe Full Go,>]>!.!] Tahernar.:k in Gar). and Ibrold Brul1lhar.:j.;. Rlr.:hard But al no lime In hcr mini"ry did BI,hop. LUTlIr.:e IColller) Bnllnhild. Elhl!1 con .. ider hcr..,!.!]1 the a .... I'tanl Il1Y"clt. and other... \\ho altcnded." 1""'IOr. She never \\otlld preach Ilarry Collier. pa .. tor or the I 1111 when her hu .. hand wa .. at hOIllt.'. Glhpel Tahcrnadc. p;h .. ed 'I\\a~ on During the time he "a' at Ihe \pril 7. 19.14. and the r.:ongrcgatHlI1 SlOne Church. hl! held Illeetlng'" for hegan .. eflou .. ly looj.;lng for .. nl'\\ Erne ... t Will iam.. al Illgh\\:I) pa~tor. III .lUll!.! Ihey 1"lIed an 111\ Ila Taht.'l"1lar.:lc in Philadelphia and for tion for Bell il. l:th:lll 10 come Iher!.! 10 lIarry Collier al the Full Go ... pel pa\lor. hut he did lint am\c until Tahernacle III Wa .. hington. D.C. NO\cmhcr lI arr) CoJ[lI:r reponed Ihe lIleeting In Ihe Illt.'alllilll!.!, Ikn II .mllll had j Il ardin hl!1d for him in Fcbruary hecn filling III at the r.:hurr.:h ror a 1930: '·We art.' \\ riting to lei you wh ile and \\a~;1 camlldate to heCOll11' j.;1l(l\\ of Ihe man clmh oUlpou ring of pa\lor. SOI1l!.! of Ihe r.:ongregallOn tx-1.:.II111.: n:,II\e and '''Ill led I Iard III .1 .... ~uddlllg. Ihe \\OIkll1an .1I1 .... wercJ Ihat tr) to COl.lpcrah.' \\ IIh ) IlU hrethrcn III pa'tor In,lcaJ J'hcre ...... ' a .... pilt thc~ .... ere gmng tn \;Ikc them 10 the any .... ay I can for the 'l(hanCelllclH 01 One t!rnup lelt In I'llrm ('ahaf) dump. Ill' ."kl·d II he could ha\c thc \\ork ooth here and thruu!!llOUI (ill .... pL'l (,hun.:h anti a~ked Ikn them. and IIlqulred 01 the architect. the 1'lIlll." lIil1-dill to he thClr pil'tnr lie acccpt and thc) .... cre happ)- II) gl\e them ((l '-\en though Hardin Illa~ h,l\e cd. and thl'~ hegan meellll!! in an him. hcen .... ollle\dlal O\emhelmed al lir't. l.pl .... COpill dlllrch on II Street. , \\ lie had hcen tlllnking of bullJlng a hI.' cnntlllUeu ii' dl .... trict .... upcrlnten· in \\ ...... llIIlgton. DC [,hcll for .1 homc and had clo .... c friend ... 111 the lIent for .') year ..... One Ilnportant \\ 11Ik Ihey "or,hiped on \'v·i .... C()Tl .... 11l buildlllg hU'"H:.., .... (the Brumoad a .... IlL't:! of Ill .... leader\hlp role a.., .... upl.:r \\l'nue. ~ \\ '0 douhl the two hrother.... ). The; hullt a home for him intcntknl \~a .... that he Wi ..... a tickgale Belh lelt thaI thl.: CII) oj Wa,lllllglOll 111 Arlington. Virglllia. out 01 the 10 the 19-L1 con .... tJ\utulllal cOlI\emioTl ,\;, .... large l'nough for hOlh churdlC' antique hrick..,. I.atcr the Arlmgloll of Ihe 'ational .\ ...... ouation of and lIlorl', Count) III .... toric .. 1 Societ) .... a ...... 0 I-.\angcllclk Leland I)e"'palil. iI rellrl.:d Blhll: plea..,ed .... 1111 hi.., u..,e 01 Ihe hl,>loriL: lie de .... cnhcd thl .... a .... "onc oJ the college lII .... tnll.;lor. rcmclllher.... Ben hrick .... Ihal II reg' .... terell the hou,e a ... iI fine..,t of eOl1\enllon .... ·· and .... aid. ··It 1I.lrdln· .... e"lngcliqic mlni..,lr)' III hl .... loric home I·rom time to tlllle the \\iI' \\Ith many quc\tioll .... amllllen Wil~hingl()n. I).c. "My \\ Ire and I hi..,lorical "'(lCiel) h".., conducted tour.... tal re\Cf\ner.... II wa .... a gre.n te .... tlmon) ahle enough III the hand of God to thmlllllll' to come 10 the I·ull (j(hpcl he u .... ed 111 thi .... hour or cri..,I,: fearful l ahcflwl'le We re.tll) liked Bell Highl~ respected in regarding our doctrinal .... 1.l1elllent, lIardln e .... pedally heGlu..,e \\c the Assemhlies of God, ic .... t .... 01111.: well-l11etificd. and \~or pltat .... , '\\ i...... dd ..... ··Mr,. iJardln .... it\ a Hardin had come to Arlington man) ....hlpcd logethcr and, according to \L'r) imel). 'pirilUai \\oman I \Ure year.... ago :I .... an e\angell .... t. The artl Ilardin. all camc 10 the .... ame concJu liked her. She u..,ed 10 pick IllC up It1 de rd:HLd that he "held re\ i\ al .... er ... ioll: "We be hrethren:' l ie felt thaI her c'lr .. nL! \\e'd go \ i..,il peopic. We ,icc .... Ihat .... 0 lIl\plred the communit; trul) God \\ '" there. erlJllyed each other'" company \ery that they built a hou\e for lI ardin Aftcr Ihi'> mecting. lIardln .... eJ'\ed milch" u\ing hrick\ frolll the U.S. Capitol. on a C01l111111leC which made 1\:C0I11- Onc I ntcn.~qlng Item from Ilardln· .... Latcr a church wa .... fou nded:' , Illendation to the 194~ Gcncral IIIe wa.., thaI hI.' liked anllque..,. l ie 11;1I"di n mo\ed to San Bcrnardino. Council t\w l the A~ .... el11hlic .... of God had .1 cuno .... lly ahoul older lurniHire. California. in 1916 a nd became an affiliate \\ ith thc ne\~ .. " ... ociation. and in hi .... qUC\! for anl lquc .... one e.,\ccuti\e pre\h)ter of the Southern The re..,olution wa ... adopted. anllthe day- he \\01 .... dr" Ing around Califorilla DI,trict. In 1939 he wa .... A.., ... elllolle ... 01 God ha, heen ,ilall) Wa .... hlllgion ncar the U.S. Capllol. elected 10 \uceeed A. G. Oqerhcrg a .... lInohed In NAE e\er .... incc. Some \\orkmcn were teanng out part d i .... ' riet .... upen ntemkll1. and he .... ef\ed BClng an adminiqralor Wi!.., nOl hi .... 01 thl.: orig lll al capi to l bui lding and umi l 194 .. L lie 01 1.... 0 wa~ a member oj flr,t calling. and after helping the to ...... lll g old handmade hrick.., In a thc board fo r Sou thern Cal ifornia Southern California Di~t r iCI through pill' Whcn Hardin a ... kcd a \\>ork l1l an Collcge. Co~ t a Me,a. a rough period. Hardin cho ... e not to w h at they we re g(Hng 10 do \\ ith There wa, ~O lll!.! dj,harlllony in the run for reelection. thc .... e old hrick .... from .... lH; h a hi ,toric Soulhern Californ ia Di .... triet whcn he From Ihe diqrict officc he left 10 look over Ihe office. In a leller to J. p;l..,tor thc A .. "emhly of God Ro,>wel l H O\\er. he dedart:d. " \ need Tahcrnadc at San Diego frOI11 1944- your prayer .... a~ I do nol feci qualified 1945. \\heft.: he had a po\\erful mlll fo r thi .... joh hut ... ome onc had to do it. i\lr) \\Ith \cf\icemen. Ilulldred .. of and I gue ...... it \ ... a .... all IIlcluded in 111) na\al and marine .... cn icemen camc to early con'ecr:uion. when I ... aid -any the ..,ef\icell1cn· ... cenler at thc church.
(;1"", (;,>/t, " .. 'luff thing Lord.' II a\e had to <'(op and and man) were ~;l\cd. Toda) they ... ~".,,,,, "llh~ \1(; lakc .... tock many time, \ inec." II c arc ,cal\ered all arou nd thc \\ol'l d . \"h,,~, continued b) .... aying. ··Pray for me a~ Among Iho\c \\ho \\cnl into Ihe min Ihe joh i.... bi gger than Ihe mall. r will i'lr) \\crc m i, .... ionarie' Pau l Klahr --- 10 \/( . II .. Rl r\(;":. \\.'-. .. R 199!'-% and Cahill 7ei ...... ler. aho l.arr~ Hudlo\\ anti L"haplain'> Eltoll Curnutt alld Earl Waugh. Larr} Hutll()\\ ha'> fond memorie'> of Ihl! ,>enicelllen\ mini ... tr) at San Diego. Ilc drO\c bu~e ... to plL"1\ up ... en iL"clllen and bring them to I"<11Ik'> held ill the church ba'>elllent nn Saturday night .... The ... en iL"elllen·,> \>.'orl\ had been qarLl.'d under E. E. Fullerton .•ltH.I then Hardin L"ontitlllcd the worl\ \\ hen he came in \Ia} 19--t4. Hudlow recalls. -'Ben Ilardin \\a~ \ery intere ... ted in lost humanit}. lie \Va ... full of Ihe Iioly Spirit. enjoyed the Lord. ,md took an intere ... t in ser vicemen. He was really luved by people. lie wanted me to go and hold qrCeL meetings and im ite ... er vicemcn to a rally on S'.l\urda) night.... E\'cry wec).; the al[ar ... were Hllel lIardin. weond frum Ihe ril:hl. in fronl of Ih ... Ilnrdin hml'<' in \\,~"hi",!!lnn. [H . I Ill" 11U1I'" ",i' lined with sen icemen." lIudlo\\ hnill from lIi-nlrd ... d hrkk~ nlll uf II", uril:;,,,,l I ..... ('''llillll huildiu!!. Olhe", ~b{),~ "n' (;ell'l!l' '·I'd.· .. e'>limates that about 6.000 ... enlce Brumbacl.•. nn ... of Ih ... huilder-: I(ulll \1,,11:111 SI)t'l1l"-: ""d .11111l' Brumh,,"". \ l·rfi. men came to the Lord in [he 6-yc:lr sp:ln lhat the servicemen·s L"entcr and Cuni" Ringncs~. Chri~tlan,>cll hm:d. Ildrdlll declillcd. 13tH he did operated uncleI' Fullerton· ... and fir'>! heard 1I,lrdin preach in about pr..::ach 1111" ... crlllon In a number 01 HlII'din's ministries.'" 1928 or 1929. Thi ... W'I'" at a revival other places wlI!l goml rL' ... ulh Hardin p,htored in Santa An,1 1'1'0111 for Franl\ Linclqui ... t m Minneapolis Curtis R!llgne ... ~. fonner natlon;11 1948-1953. He helped il through Go~pcl Tabernm:le. lie remcmber ... seL-retary of Sle\\ardship and S0111e struggles and o\'er ... aw Ihe the meeting ... \\cre very !'!uccc<; ... ful. Bene\"\)!..:nce .... and Ille [)j\ l"'lon 01 building of a 400-seal facility whidl He abo remember ... Hardin :IS {lnt: of Ilome ~li'>"'lnn'>. \\a" hca!..:d In OlH: 01 W,-\,,, dedicated in 1950. Then he went the night ,>pea~cr~ at Ihc 19-1-1 Ilardill·~ early campal~t1~. lie bad to Wa,>hinglOn. D.C .. from General Council in ~ l lnl1capoli .... ~han: .... '·1 \\ a ... ahout to 111 ... c ~Ight 01 1953·1956. Another timc. \\hile "cning n ... m) right C) c. I \\a~ 10 ) car... old :II He returned to C11ifornia and wa ... Southern California District ... uperin the lillie,'· 1I1~ mother "l!d 11- he living ,II Santa Ana when he went to tendcnl. Hardin spol\e'll a joint C. A. would go to a healing ",,::1'\ ICC \\ hlL"h be wilh the Lord on March 28. convention sIHln"'(Hed by the Ilardin wa~ holding. lhal the I,ord 1958. For ~everal monlh ... he had Northern California-Ne\i\dchool the ne\t dn). slighl ... trake a few days before hi~ had a winsome '>mi!..: and \\(1 ... a \'Cl') and hiS teaL"her a ... ).;eu IlIlll where hi'> death at age 64 . .'0 Hi s widow. Ethel solid man of failh amI thc Word. lie gla,,'>es \\ere. Ringne ... ~ replicd. ,,[ Hardin. continued 10 live in Santa Ined a great Chri ... tian te"timony. lie (lOI1·t need thcm anymore." rill' Ana until 1974 when she moved to had a dynamic mini ... try:· teacher ,>aid. -'That'~ a lot 01 non· the Bethel Towers retiremenl center According to Christian,>en and oth '>enst:. You L"an't e\,~l1 ~ce the hlad;,· at Costa Mesa, She pilssed :Iway er<;, Hardin was more of a topical board, Thi" :d'tcrnoon, after lunch. Ihere on September 26, 1990. al the preacher. Il l: liked to lise Olel YOLI bring your gl bad:' lie age of 92. She was still m:tive in Te ... talllcnt character~ in hi<; illustra hrought hi'> glas ... e ... bacl\. but he ~~I mini!-.lry until shortly before she tions. He often taught on Ic~ ... on,> lhem down on Ihe dc<;~ and relu'>t:d died. The Hardins are both buried learned through Ihc live~ of the great to wear them. The teacher thoughl at Fairhaven Memorial Park. men and wOlllcn of faith ~uch as he Wil'> bcing difficult and calkd for Orange. California. The) arc ... ur Elijah and Elisha, Jo ... hua. Moses, the school nursc. The nurse c:l1cc:).;cd vi\Cd by two sons who live in Samuel. Daniel. Ruth. and Rebekah. hi ... eyes. and hoth of them were per· Southern California-Thomas One busines ... m.lll was so thrilled feet! Hanlin of Palm Springs, and Jame!'! with Hardin·s ... er111on ·-The Losl Ringnes~ flirt her rccalh that R. l'lHrdin of La!'! Osos. Axchead·· lhat he offered him $1.000 1·lardin -'was an oUlslanding eV<1nge- Two important pastors that Ilmdin to come to his tity for jusl Olle nighl influenced arc Lloyd Chrisliansen and preach it there NOl one to be CUlltiT1 11 Clt nil p:tg{~ 2J
\ /(: llEI(ITA(:E. \\ 1"''-'', 1( 19')5.9(, II (,rn'" Itidl:\' (h"rdl.lllnl'torl". \ llIQI;lIld. 1'12.\ From Brush Arbor to Multi-Purp-ose Comp-lex The Evolution afAssemblies of God Places of Worship
By Mario M. Duque
Introduction founding p""lor... Of memher..,: othcr .. the 1920 .... and 1930.... or ··The Earl) \\cre collected from docUlllcnh or year...... · The period .. panning from [he he \".. eml1lie'" of God ha ... cOllie Inlen ie\\ ... : :Ind ... ome \\erc the re ... ult 19 .. Hh through the 1960 ... i .. da ... "ificd Ta 101l~ \\a) from II ... hum hie of oral tradition". f·or ... ome of Ihe a .. "The Middle Year ... :' And ··The hc~lnlllll~"'_ In Ihe carl) 1900...... rnall i\ lodern Year,," co\er, [he pel"lod ~roup ... of PClllccO',tal hclll.!\cr ... mct Early Pentecostal from ]97010 [he pre'>elli. \\ hcrcver the) could Toda). churches often began t:lch ... ec[ion di..,cu.,.,c.., thl.! acqui"i Pelllcco ... I:II ... meel \\herc\cr thc) in tents and brush tlon of 111.!\\ property and ~[ructure" \\;1111 to. A ...... elllblle~ of God chun.:hc .. (111(1 thl.! I.!nhancclllent of e'(iqing arc ;!moll!,: the large~t and lll{h\ Ix:au arbors and then facilitie". COIlHlleli h :lllolit how ~uc h ti t'ul 111 the country. i\ lnrc than a fe\\ moved into vacant c h angl.!~ \\ere financed and accOITl an: 11lulllllllilion dollar t·(lmplc\c ... churches and store pli"hcd will al"o be related ..." well I hi'" hnd .... "etch \\ill ~i\c an buildings. a" \\hether the trend \\<1" one or new (Hen IC\\ of ho\\ a numher of churchc ... being formed or of exi\[lng ·\ ...... ernhlie .... of God churchc ... h:l\e laler year..,. ,,1 ..111 ... 111.:-. compilcl.l by the churche .. c\olving. t·hanged Ihe ... tructure of their huild General Council ... tJti ... [ician were uli- Ing .. a~ the congregalltlll'" changed. 1I1t:!1. The Founding Yc:.lrs ( 1900- 1919) i\ lo"l of the re..,earch for Ihi.., cnde;!\ The architectural hi ... tory of Ihc .. e en[eCo\!al churche" typically or III\ohcd an inve"'ligalion of mdl t"hurche.., i... divided into four period ... Pbegan in one of twO way". \ Idual c hurch hi ... lOflC". Some of The fir\! pe r iod. ·'The Foullding Sometimc" a Pen[eco\!l.lJ re\i\al Ihe ... c hl ... [()ric" \\ere \\ rltlen h) year ...... ' cO\er... before 1920. Next 3rc came 10 to\\ n and a group of belie\ - cp, \\;1'" c ... I,lhh,hl't!. Tht: I..'(IIlg.rq:Bible ... tud~ group. grl'\\. thl' p .. "'nr \\;\, t\niltlanl~ tlttl'n III th~' I'llr),!mllnd, .\ ... th\' ;tUlu, Illc\'1tahl). ctn:um ... tarKl', \\(Hlld forcl..'d to find othl'r 11\ 111); quart\,r... , 1l\{lhiil' ~ailll'd pOpUlaril), (lId h'lnte" force the group to 1llm c IIlto a hudd B) thl' laIc 1910, "Illlll' ollh(' ,hllp' ;tnd Llfrl;tgl' hotJ'c' hccantc IIlg Somctlmc'" the \\c;Hhcr. the more e,lat'lli ... hl'd CtUl!:!rl'!!. \\ulIld ottell OtIIT\l\\ again,t group would often 111cel III puhlic thcir hOlllc' Ilr ;1\Il\lIllnhlll" Itl hullding\. School ... and l'ourthou,c, fill;\lIt.:C Ihl' ~'\pan'HlIl Ihc l'1l\ lfOll \\crc "omctlIllC", made 'I\allahk. 1Il~'nt \\;t, Iltll \\.'r~ \.'tlndUCI\e Itl!, c ... peciall) it one of the authoritic, ;l\.·ljUlrilig th\.' ;tUdll'lll'\.'·' .lttl'llIum_ It wa~ connected \\ ilh Ihc group. Other \\ a' -':Illd ill thc \\ l!llcr. hot III till' churche ... would ... omeliILle ... allm\ thc 'Ll1ll1l1l'f, ;LIlli al tilll~" IIl'l'\.'t' .Intl h,lI' Pcntcco ... lal ... 10 meet on their premi ... - \\Olild fl11d Illl'lr \\;L\ in e .... Bul "nOll. the PenleC(hlal gr~lUp P~'rh,ljh Ihl' t\\O hlg~e" dUllgl" would ... ed. a morc perm,mcnt 101.';1- dUring thl' r~'nll{l \\l'r\.' Ihe )lar'tln· tion. ;tgl' ;LIld thl' Sund;t~ ,dHlol cia,,· Churchc ... \\()uld 100!.. for lIlc\pcn rmllll' .. \IIIHIlI!:!Il Illall) pa,wr' ,\Ill '1\C buildl1lg ... \\ ith large room" "'UII !t\l'd In Ihe dmr-.:h lI"df or 111 thclr able for thl'ir meeting .... SOnle con Il\\ n hOllle,. 'tim\' dmrdll" hl'gan 10 gregation ... \\ould Ill!) or. morc com l1utld hou,c, on tht: ~rnulld, for til\.' monly. rent ... Iorc ... \\hich had bccomc pa,lllr tn It\C Ill. Thc'e \\~'rl' '11l1)lk \ acant due 10 poor bu ... ine ... ". Theater.., hLliltllllg~, hUI thl'~ \\cr\.' uwall~ lUI or opera hou ... c" \\ere al ... o a\
'I 'h(' \ I iddll' '(':I I'" ( II)~O-19(j1)) he early 194fh \"'01\ a dlifil:ull T 111lli.' lor l'hurl'il lar.:llltIC", hl"cau~l' thi.' \\;11' 1l1ilde It hard to OOI;lIn tHHldlng mall'riai-.. Hut con \tfUl"tlllll, oltl'll h) nh:lllhcr~ who \ 1.'1';";,1 "'tt'nlJ" or ( ;,Jd hui l dilll!.II'i~ UUl' in "and., madc thl'lr 0\\11 l)fid,~. \.\-cn! 011 I'"inl. '"rill '·:,rnliIlneil 111<"1 ht,,· ;n I'I.I!,. ~_Ii/.; " )('lh t.,:,r:,h "n"" '.. " Ih ... I"'" I'lll' cnd 01 the war f;I(,:lIllatl' of God imert a di""o bigger. Multi-wing complexe,> w ith ... uch a~ central ai r-conditi oni ng and huioll ciatl"e into the conqitlltion and educational facilit ie.,. kitchen.,. fel pa\ed p a rking 10 \\ becam e 1110re bylll\\" of local chllrche .... ' T hi., even low~hip ha lh. \ari()u~ chapel\, and COlllmon, A lt houg h ... o me c hurc he" tua ll y led the Gent.!ral Counci l to .. tafT office .... ,1\ \\ell ... " follo\\ the move mon. SOllie d l urdll!~ "ought out lead for all propcn ic'> 10 re\cn to thc to the "uburb.,. more land i., ing arch itect\ to de~ign thei r budd Di.,tr1c1 o r General Counci l if the acquired, Churche ... often provide ing". Ban k.., were \~ illing to fin ance church CC,ht.! ... to exi..,t according to it... picnic arca" or "oft ball field". Volun large amou nt .. of mone) to o lde r ~ta t cd purpo"e, 1 teer,> pcl10nll little, if all), of the work. dcmmlllMtllln ,l' i.I "holL'. But 'Ilk.'\.' th ...... une IIkll\ Idual ~,:hun:hl." \\cre !ull\l\\ed Ihrou~h the Imlt.: 'Iudll'd, Illl' pcn:cnt,l~l' dl'lllgC III dlllfl:h tllllkltng \.tllh.. ', em IX' l"k:kJ ;l" lknkllhlr:.III\C . .\ ppcnJI\' ... 110\\' Iittl I,:hun:h ';llue, tncn::a'-l'd al ahlllht Ilk' ,UllC raIl' 'l' real L"IC change, I, Iha l. ' lilce Ihe IlK' IllIx:r. afC gene l ~ l lI) 110 longcr mwl\cd In Ilk' con'llw,:tion, \{II1lC of 11'k.' OIlIa(':hll1('nl In tI'k.' l'hurch 1\ g{lIle. hhtC .. d 01 Ix:mg "m~ chu rc h." II 100 often henlllle, ·· thl' church Ihal I ;J Uclld," '111e congn:galion no longer tIlect, .. , a \\ hole, C\CCPI on 'mill' (,lCc:hUHI\,
C hurches today face both positive and negative factors The common pattern no\\ i .. for Galena. KaINl'. Ihat \"a~ ,lal1 LxI in one churc he, to build a ll ne\\ fac ililie .... of Charlc, P.lrham · ... re\ I\ a l,. SO llie when they go into Somelimc'> Ihc)- remodcl old building .. con ... idcr Ihi ... Ihe olde'l Penleco ... t:d long·term debt (.r for auxi liary purpo:-,C<,. " Bul more oftcn. chun.: h. \\ ilh a lung rich tradil ion 01 4:l new building. Illemor:.tbl e p:l... tOI .... incl uding I::.. N. Bell . By the I 970s many After 77 )ea,..,. it buill Ih fiN all -nc\\ Scparale gl'l,mp' ha\e dc\l'Inped \\ Ilhin city churches moved laei lit) in 1980. Thi, delllOlhlralc ... Ihc church. c'Ix:ciall) III larger chun:h mOIJcm-dllY Pc nK'(; o~t:Ih' ar.:t:cptancc of e'. 1llC pa:.lllr 1\ nm\ ...c ral ~ ltcd from Ihc to the suburbs and Ihe need 10 ill\ e ~1 in c hurch building" im mcdiate ne ighborhood, and ~olll e built new multi-wing for Ihc fulu re. time'> Ihe cnlirc congregal ion ' cpar..uc, buildings. Sincc 1972. reponing practi ce, in the It .. dr b) Ill(l\ ing 10 bctt('r neighbor- A" ... emblic" of God ha\ c provided lig hood ... in Ihe "'Uburth. j Ihe church appo in t ... a cOl11mittee 10 ure~ '00\\ ing Ihe \'alue or church prop AnOlher ncgali\e faclor i .. th arc going mto dchl for longer L-Ihe __congre__gal______ion, There i ~ a church in ____amounl,__ do n OI nece ... ,arily rcpn!'>Cnt Ihe period ... of timc. The adllll ni'lralion ,
\/(.IU-IUI'\(; .... \ \I ' HKI9'JS·% 15 hoth lucall~ ami III Ihe de nomination. Il1U <.,( I1m\ concern Ihcll \\ It h c'lrthl) po ... \C ...... ion.... .\ ... thc hllikhn )! ... modem L1C . " t;omli.ln /(llll' g rl,)\h \\ hidl .111 0\\ '" lor peoplc .... ho do not hdie\e In thc l'entl,.'(;o ... I.. llll1e ...... age to he III the ,l... \C Il1 - hi) "dlhout haVIng to hln: the Gill of Ihe gO"'I'lCI, But thcl\' have tx:cn (lI l\ltl H' a ... pcl,.·" 01 till' dc\d(lpmelll a ... wdl \kmlx.T'" no longe r ha\l,.' 10 lll orlJ;agc rri\atc Pf\) I 'lC rt ~ 10 pa ~ fo r c ...... cnll•• 1 hULkhng ... uppl1 c .... I h . ... all (H" dwn:he ... to emph ..... i/c mi ...... It Jn... and hdp pro, lde \\ Ith \O1ll\! t ~ lI th ilnd \~ i"-'olll. the ncg,l ktl~r 1111" ,'hun:he,.:::)o; \I ~) 1')1"-) I" ( aw} '''/IfI~~ ,\ "rllll>/l "1 (;"'} /f,111 ", ullahle \~() ..... hlp pial.:e ... IIIf ne\\ churdl' the con"'-lucll('c ... can he c1imilli.ltl.'d. COl/un (i,mlg "', leI.-rlllll· (Srnn~I,c1I1. ' I() e .... Cildd ' I "J,n~, .,\,...:ml>l). 1'1)0;11, Butldlll!!' hil\ e Occn adapted to mcet "'''h'' I.~. " 1i. ~n'J' ''''''1111>11 I)C'I~I1;!I~' "' (},cmh~r;" \ Jr;IO 1( ;lu .... h, ' 11 ,.\U \1,U1~d In ~ Bn"h ,\ ,ll<>r [klh~~(",n \ l nl1lll. 1'''''I.. nll/''/ '-""I~"', ~h "' pel' lall/cd necd ... wi thIn the church. O nt> \1\1>' I"" Y";lr' \)!". fJr,' 0"" , .... , 0 ,("1... ,, 1'lkO. Jl ::!~ \\Oll 1 0 1'1Il~. \ I~ll~rn.j). ~"U~U'l \'17)0;. PI' In· II e"rll:u ally youth and cducal10nal It. \'clm~ 1 I) ~", leucr til In)~c I .•·~. ~. \ 1111~ \\;'ulllkll1, " l r;,,~hn): I' r~ 'lla Tum, I1lc mdi\ldual I.:ongregali()ll'" I.:an <.eh..'Ct "'-"'Inlllo.:, ,,1 G"II\rchl\c" :!1 1 ~lln''''} IW.1 h \crn 1111" a Churl II," It", ('m,ru' I lnlll~~. I ~ I .. , lIIh1l1" ", G,~/ Chll,.,.h I"""" p, 01 .....·.: helle!' 10GII10I1'> th,1( \\ 111 reach more Ohml. I O'-h.ocr I'II'\~. p '\ " ,,1 \he "1~1"11':I~n Gen~ral {"nunnl ,lillie pcople:. Indi\idual ... from \arimh \~ all.." 'h,,' '"',..... mht~ ,,1 (ito 01 (j"II. 1'J)o;::!), pp t·! ha ... IIlcrL·a<.,cd. Sl11ce the mini"'le..- '" horne fl, [."fcn \~ ,\d.lln,. l'd '\f'rln~' ,,11.rIml' lire i ... Illore cnrnhmahlc, he ha ... ocller 11'<110 IS,lo;"', Spring" .\1( \11";11 11 \ pnnJ;' comlltloll' In \\ IHCh to pray, cou n ... c!' I'"olm" . 1'1771. 1' 11'1 7. \I JTlC I IIrn"lI, '\\ h• •1 H ~lh (;,,11 Wn.uvhl'· \ i"'ll, and prepare \C nnon ... III hi , "'\lId) j!'ilh \nn"cr,.lr) 1>""U,'tll ' c" Yurl.. Glad Surd) the ,\ ...... emOh c-. of God h:. ... I ,Jm!!, hocmao.lc. I'D:!I, " (i.."rfhc, (It Gull . ,,(;,)(1 Tht·.., I"l!k :.1!Wmi nar) in l'!'i.l .
\I'I'E~J)1X I .\I)I'F 'J)IX , \ \I.l E OF SELECTED Clll RClIES \1\NUAL \ \LUI-: OF C IIURC II REI)ORTING Yc;tr ·\\l'fiI£C PCrl'cm Chan£c 1978 $238.227 (S5 2.:::!OO) 1972 ) 177 .£l01l 1985 $397.655 (S79 .1)()()) 67t;,. (53(d ' 1977 S·t'i:::!5()() 15 .. ( ( 1991 $546.677{$IIO.150)' 37q· (3SCf )' 19X I S666.(M)() .. 7(l Source: "Annual Chttrch ~ I lni,tric, Report: N,llional \I'PE J)IX 2 P1'01i1c:' A"ernhlie-. of Gnd 01lkc of Slali~licia n VAI .UE OF SI-:I .I-:CTED I'ARSONACES 19n $ 15,700 ($27,I.'iO) ~.) \'erll):e ,ale, prke .. r Ill'" und ",i,lilll! .. ne·rmnil ~ hou w,. ~ " )I'CI"(' ,' nl chanl!e. ~uurt"i': C .\. iJllrl'lm II/IiiI' CI'IIHH. 1977 S.n.ooo (S4:'i.8:'iO) lOY" (69Q)' ~/a/ jI /;ral I burart 'ifllJl' I "ilrll \Wlrl ." 1992,112Ih edilion). IlJXI 561.000 (0;;67.650) 9W,-{ (4W'k)" \\;. ~ hinj.:lon. o.c: I ~Hn:1I1 1''''''-'. 1')'12.
Sourcc: :::!8 randoml) ,eleclcd Gcneral Cottncil C(J Pl C ~ of Ihe "A nnual Church M I1\I ... lr ic~ Report" Par-onage \ ;llue, ba ... ed on 17 "nuplc....
Ahmc. Longtime Ikri{(lge ~ub .~cribcr" \\ill rccogni/c Ihi" C()n\crtcu World War II 13 - 17 a.., the A ...... emblics of God AJII/;a.\,wdor II. f/l'/"iwge !la ... publi ... hcd s('\eral "'lOrio.:.., 011 thi ... planl.! and Al11ha:-. ... ador L John Glen Robert ... , a rclin:u A..,..,cmblie" of God mini ... !e!" of Santa Maria. C,iliforni.l. rccclHi) donated thi ... photograrh to the Archi\c-., The '>(ory of the AIII/m,I,lm/o/" plane'> gOl!'" bad \0 1948 when the I\".<"cmhlic,> of God Speed-the-Light project \va" 10 p Ll I"(,;h~\,c a war ... urplu ... C-46 10 i'ly mi" ... ionaric ... 10 and from foreIgn licld .... The [win-engine cargo plane \Va ... con- verted \0 pa\<,cngcr scniCl.':: and after circling the globe for a year. DI-M traded Ihc plane 011 the four-engine 8-17. The 8-17 \>,.a ... mcd uillil 1951 and 1\ nO\\ rc .. ton:d and in the Imperial War 1"!u~eLlrn. Cambridge. England. (It i~ now called Mary Alicl'.) During lhe lime the DFt-.! med lhe plane~. John Glen Roben ... atlended Celllfal Bible College in Springfield. ;" l i~~OUfi. Hefe he wa ... employed In ... enictng the 8-!7 al the Springfield Airport and can be ... een in the photograph \landing by the ladder. T he (}lher man 1:-. Arnold S\\ earingel1.
For aJ' Iit.:It:~ Ull the AlllblB.lllt/Of\. ~l·t· Ilaiwge I,inter IIJS5; s llril1~ IIJX 6; ", ulllmer :md rail I!lXlJ: ~ llril1 g IlJlJJ
It iJ! ht. mu,k pl a~Nt :l hi g pHI'1 ill " a r!~ 1"1" ;,:11 , ballgci ;" \ . <:. ~ lId \1,-,. r.h"(: :lU gh cOlldurkd 111,,';U )( Ih" It)-Ilk \11". \h-(;:lIIg h pl:o ~"d 12111'-1 1"0 ' mCII". ,,,,II I,; ,:tllg cli" ~trGall g h 1)1") ,, d I'"ur. !oii nl'" Aug u,1 1') -1 7. ,hr ~h- C "ugh , h",,' II:IS,,,,.,,d ('",,( n il ,\""mhl) in Tr\:II·I; ,U1:1. \rl-.:l tl " '" Thl' II c ri III J~I' " an ,,,",tln, iF "") I)lh",. ""IiI" 1" ,,1<11"' have hel'lI in Ihe ' :1111 " rhlll"d, r
By Gary B. McGee
Uring a pr e,>chatological and IllI"' for [he ,lOr) ' ... rcliabilit), later \\ ri[er ... D olhum: 1111\\1011 ,ellOO] III Smuh ... ion c[h o'>. Thi ..... wely cxalll1ne ... (I) clouded her Icgacy with fanta:-.tic Imli;! IIllhe carl) I H60 .... a )()un g 'Ill Ihc linl-.age [hat Chri .. tian,> have made talc.... Medic\al accounh reflect th e dent am'c and queried. "God. by hel\\een par;monnal phenomena and "':lIne problem. In Britain. the Joel. promi"cd to pour nul III ... Spirit e\angcli.. m and mi""ion'>, particular Venerable Bede recorded miracle .. In tilt: laller da),; thc\c arc the latter ly In Ihe la ... 1 2(X) year... : (2) Ihe emer thai occurred during the e\angclinl dil) \. lIa ... not the Spin' come".''' gence and .. ig1l1licance of the ··radic'll tion of England in the ..... ign'> in the hea'·c!l!. and the ar m. tlc, (Ach 2:22: 5: 11) Expcctatlon of .. upcrn a[u ra l phe and mirac le:<. in"pired th e first and promi,c.:u to all (John 14 : 12) nomena. nO[:lhl) rnir:I(.·le,> a ... \\cll :1 .. Cru ... ader ... in their que!.t to conquer a\ildahh: for the lik and mi ..... ion 01 the ··c hari ... rnal:I" (girl'> of th c 1I 0l y the 11 01) Land and ,> Iaughter it'> the churches? Spirit [I Corinthian ... 12:8- 101), con Mmlim inhabililnt ... • In Ihe la'-\ two ccnlurlc .... tinued in .. eclOr,> of Chri'>tianit) long With the coming of the Prote,>tant Chri,tt;mity ha\ undergolle ,"ever,,1 after the time of the apo'>tle .... The Reformation (1500- 1650). Prote ... tant dramatic ... hil!'-. lIlCludlllg the cxtr:Lor· fourth-century "de ... ert father" Antony and Catholic theologi:IIl'> r:mled their (Ii liar> :lUcmioll currelltl) plact!d on of Eg) pI became legendary for hi'> .. aber ... O\er '>uch b Slle ... thc naturc the 1111111\l r y of [he I ioly Spirit. Ju,>[ orthodox (Nicene) Chrii>lOlogy \vhich of "in. jU'>tification by faith. the a, [he 19th-cenlllry mi'> ... ion'> move enabled him to cngage in ·· ... pirilual sacrame nt'>. and the :Illth ori ty of ment pa\ed the way fo r the ecumeni warl:lre" wilh demon.... At about the Scripture, By teaching [h e prie~t cal mo\ement .... 0 the ru,h to e\'angc '>:tme time. Nino. :r ,> Ia\e girl wl-.en hood of all belie\er.... ~ l artin Luther. lI"e the non-Chri"tl:ln world COIl- captive (0 th e Cauca ... u, region of Huldrych Z\\ ingli. and John Cal\in ribUICd to the de\ dopmelll of mod Georgia. prayed for Ihe heal ing of a di,>u\'owed th e Catholic doctrine of ern Pell teco'>tall,m in i[, \ariou ... member of the royal family. The th e communi o n of ~Iar y and the form,> . In fact. [he PerHecQl..[a l 1ll00C miracle (hen led to [he cOll\er ... ion of saint~, the reby di smi'> .... ing the valuc lIllen t cannot he properl) under'>tood the nation. Whi le much ca n be ,aid ,>el Oil [he '> :Ii nt'>. hoi) relic ...... hrine!.. 18 \I(; m. Mn\c ; ~ . \\I "TI MI~S·% pll~nnla~e .... dntl Illl' 1ll11',1l'1L' ",wrle ... a \Impk ;tnd C\IIIIIOf1lllg ,... !>umlll't· \11 B \\oot!\\urth LIIl'f thl' T ralll'l' Ihdl tlC\clllpcd arollnd thL'lll. l .ulhL'r Ihl' lrulhfulne ...... 01 ('hri\tl;lll allh 111 1-,\ ltl~l'Il':ol. fat.. eu a morl' IlllmL'dli~ n,ll k .... h\llh Prul~\lan'" .11111 11I ... i ... lcd Ihal God had ~i\cn thcm Ill'\\ tCl1twnall) L'rK{IUrageJ \\h,lt m.I1IY K,'ll\;tn Calhulk ... doul'-tl'lI Ihl' ;t\all rl'll'lal1\lIh \\hkh Ihc) \icllcd " ... \ 11.'\\ cd a~ t'litarrL' ph~ ~ll';l1 m;lIu!c ... ta lttllil) uf nur.I .... k, \lc'\andl'f Duff. ",u[ll:rior 10 StTlpture alld cOlltrittuted lilm'" III rl" 1\;11 "'l'l"\ kL'~ ,lIltl l'amp Iht' Ihll~d JIlI"'ltlnar~ CdUL:ill\lr Ie 10 "'{lel;,1 dl ... ordcr.' ml'l'lIn~~ t'ldle\l'r ... falling \I\mn, Indl.I. d ..:fL'nd..:d Ihl' '("ndm~ III ml'" Latef III the 16th and 17th cen· lallghillg. \\1'L'PIll~. \hOllllllg. l"Iar].. ... ulll;.ri ...·s h\ \\ rllm)! 111 I S ~9. luric .... I. uthcran ami Kcturilleu Ihc ing. and danl·ln~. rhL' IlI.lpuiar pil't~ \I1"ltllI n ..· \I tho: ( ut.. 1 ... , II t 1I11 olo!! l< m ... rl'tufIll.'d 10 the latc 1ll1.'d1C\;11 of 1110 ... 1 \Illl'rlcall Chri~tl;lIl~ IIll'lud h.,.. h ('n '1("0 '11- \\111 ,,,I ",1 11' pf{'~:edurl' o f ll"'l n ~ phd(l\ophic:d rca cd thl' p\l ...... ihilil~ Ilf Jlllr;ldl'~, , III ~T 1<.' II n,h r: :\~ .... ,f,u II If ..,ollln!!. chiell) thl.' form of lo!! ic cul although the(\l\lg"lIl~ cllntl'mkd tlll'~ r.: ..'h, I. If,. I", m I nr ru. I" III nh li"liCd h) Ari ... lOtlL'. 10 a ...... "'1 III Ihc had I'ndl'tI \\ II h Ihe ;ljlO\IOhc pl'rIIld h'. fmg j; pc lor a..:c (If u,.: II: hl" lJhl 1"1'",,-, r, 0 IllI' ..·\l·rI.L'U ~ (,,~pd; Ih , hUl l dll1~ or dOl·trlllC r hc Inllt ... o f III praclll.:e If not III thcOI~ hJ\~' I...... :n wnt r.'1h \\llh all ''1.1 :llh ~pn thclr lahor ... can hL' "'L'cn in con"'L'n;t- 1 ·\angcl i "' l ~ \\ho d;Jringl~ pra~l'd lor ,'''tIlnLl''"lll hi I'r.·.ldl .1' Itll"~ h VI; "1'11",11 III tnc Pnl!c ... tallt Ihcolog) Iotla) and thc ~icJ... kl: Ihl' \lIng of ri d lClIk. I~ 011\ "'nLpha'L'1 \ i ... ihl y III lar~c tolllt'''' of dO£llIatlc dc ... plle report ... o f hl'al lll ~\ in thL'lr thcolo£y \\ ho ... c chaplcr ... prollL' e\!': r~ ~l' n Il'C~. Ikcall\L' \L'l'h'r\ o lien lei I cOIll.:cJ\ub lc cre\ icL' oj uoctrtnL'. pro,tralc In hcr Il1l'l'tln~\. Crl tlC\ T I1I'" l]ualilil'aIIOn :11\0 ,url'ill'L'd at :'oIonelhclc ...... Ihe arid ui",cu"'\Hln ... of dut'lhcd the 111111.'1';1111 prc;ll'ht'r. :\ lana Ih..: I S60 In h:rnatlonal 1I11"'\I\m ... 1..'011- " Protc ... lant orthodox)" tml].. placc at th e \er) timc \\ hcn piel) had ( ;'·OrJ.!" \Iulll-r i'''llin'(' I!,'n."ratiun. In Ilrol' ;HId IIdi('''' ( ,(ott Ii,r ,''''n nl"\'(l. dl'I,:lined III thc churdlC\, Defenuing II,· j . huri,"d in \n",', \"1,, ("' I1\,' ~ {"n. li ri.lvl. l ."I! t."d . doctrinL' In part let! thL'olo£lan ... tn fear Ihal ~llhjcct i \e rel i£iou\ expcri encc \\nu ld \Clll ilc Ihc Bihlc'\ au Iho rlty: hence. thc) nllnurcd the n:II £ion of thc he'ld more than thc rel i gion of the heart /)OIl/Jr,1 ~ \, l/eur//i.'11 SlIll'lI/ioll The grcat homh:lrdrnenl o f rea ... on again ... t Scri pt urL' and doctnne com menced in Ihe I Sih centllr), the ~; u ne period III "hlelt c\lIngcllcal :t\\aJ...c n ing .. llo11 ri\hed in Gen mlll) , blgland, a nd th e U nite d S tal l'~, rh l' ··Enl ightenmenl" or "Age o f Rea ... on:· a imcd it<, fu ... ill ade\ o f .. J... cp t lc i ~1ll a! a nything r.:o n ... id crcd mi rac u lo u .. , HumanJ...in d had o n ly nOll r.:o me o f age t hanJ... ~ 10 the liberation o f ratio nal thi n ]..in g ff(lll1 " u per<'(i ti on. Tho ugh Illuch Enlighte nment phllo .. - oph, negall \el) Illlpar.: ted traditio nal Chri"'li an behe r.... the " lI uc \et o n .. ci e nt lfi c c \pcrimenta llOIl Infl uenced the theolog) o f c\ange li r.: al re\i\al i .. h . E \ pcrimc ilt a tion. bc ller dc ... r.:ri bed In th .... conlcx t a .. "experi e nce:· \\he n re la ted to " hcart fe lt " COllle r\1 0n. bn... hed a\lde Ihe nag g ing Cjll e <,(l o n o f \\ he ther one had been prede,tined 10 ... ah atio n, John a nd Charlc .. We\le) in I: ng la nd and the later American re\ i \;lli~t Charle ... G, Finney. a long with olhe r:-, h ig h li g h ted the pcr<,onal a~ .. urancc of redempti on, Moreover. Ihi .. provided
\/(: III IU I \(, 1, \\ I" II k I'I'J:;·'J6 19 ference 111 LI\erpool. En!!land unprel"edelltcd In the hi\lor> oj' Ilaille of (ieorge \1uller. a \\c11 When comparing modern l11i".. ionar- IndhUl tlll~"'I{)n ... : .. It certain I) doc, knO\~ 11 philalllhropi .. t \\ h(l~e e\pec Ie ... 10 the 101. Eng land . Baptl"t _'v1I ... "iOTwry Society. nutter l'}torl or fill' I/(I/i\·(' ch/ll"ch llfH!/J~ Illodeled the Idc.lIl/ed "faith lifc'· Ing ;lhme the l"on\lrall1h of IOl:!H:. l',~fl'lI\i(lf1 ·' 1 Another mi ...... onar) lor man) Chri ... ti;lIl.... ,\lthough nOl triumphantl) ",oUI1(Jcd thi ... note: reported. rememhered for adnKal') o f ... gn~ "Dive"t thc Apo ... tle ... 01 Illlr'll"ul nu~ .wd \\()n d er,. h ... per .. pectnc on I)()\\cr and you havc Ihe I/Iodel"ll r hcrc I" lillie dounl hUl that Ihc rauh helpcd la~ the thcorellcal bil,i ... mi.l\iol/(/n. a true "'Ul"l"C".,O I' of the SPIflI oj Ihc J .orJ h 111 an ':~lra(lrJlI1ar) Why did Chri .. tian, bccome Ill!er~ -\pmtk ... " (TrC\lr.llr ... em pha ... I\). m'l/lIlcr al .... nr)" 111 f'\,rtWII" "r (lur Soulh c"'ed In llllraClllol1 ... po\\er" To InJla \11'0'11111 ... Chun:h-nl l·n!!l,md (,id plal"c of ~upernall1ral delllOll ... tra- In dCf!,!) ar.: had...... ant III ;K(qlllll!.! .. udl heglll wlIh. a \\ Ide ~pect rurn of tlon ... of p(mer. Wc .. tern 11l1 .... iol1arie ... rnn\Cr11l·nl .. il' Ihc'c: hUI rhc IC'lil11"ll) I' PrOle .. tant". both at horne and on the l"on fldelltly ... harcd the hle ...... lng ... of 111) .... prdl) (b':ldcd and un;lIIimou" It I' rni ...... w ll field .... prayed throughou t their " hI gher" CI\ IIJII111ilar political corruption) required di\ inc \crt-. 'eellled me ager 1Ildeed (only "Pcnteco ... tal'· phenomena: dreams. empowerment. Nonethcle ..... min- ~.6 million communicant .. and vi"iom, .. ign .. in the hea\ c n .... and i\ler ... mi,,,ion:lrie .. , ;1nd church adherent.. by 1906) when compared .. eventl inqance ... wherc mi ..... ionaric" leader..... uppo .. ed that nn outpouring to Ihe cnonllOU" irne .. llnent in per ~ unwlltingly drank poi ... on given by \\ould enli\en but not change COIl ... onnel and lllollie, made by We .. tern their encmie" and remained \'enlional (We qcrn) form .. of 1ll1 ...... 1011 agel1clc .... unharmed (Joel 2:28-31: Mark prcaching. \\ol"',hip. and church The Nt/dim/ Srrtl/egy 16:18). Convinced Ihal they had .. tructure. rile 19th century Introduced an ··fu lfilled their purpo .. e of pointing The .. 10\\ achance of medical :..ci age of :1\\ akelllng'. One of the mo ... t the 'tupefied heathcn to the gift of ence and the cric ... of the terminally ~ignificanl. the g reat " P rayer the Go"pel.·· Warneck <,,"w ·'the ill a1'>o prompted Chriqian ... (u ... uall) Revi\al," \Ianed ju" hefo re the powcr of worl.;ing .. ign~ a nd won Iho~e \\ ith tie .. to the holinc ..... Illove ~ Amencnn C1\11 War in 185R. '· 11 ders" a .. temporary. just a" they had ment) to examine ~crip\llrt-5: Jame ... Ireland (Uhter). Wale,. England. Bclie\'er ... \\ ho contended thaI 5: I 3-16),' Te .. lil1lonie:-. of healing South Africa. and SOll1h India. ,upernatural ·\ign ...... hould normal I) from the miniqrie" of Dorothea St;lrtled Pre ... b)t!.!rian ... in Northern follow the preaching of the go:-. pcl Trudel (S\\ it/eri.wd) and Joh
20 \/(; II EKI1"\(;F, \\ '''TEl( 19'J5,'Jtl \\orld \\ould go from had to \\or"e ShL' ..lIdn·t h)rl'''L'L' till' Il11pal..·1 thaI und!.'r Ihl' dOlllilllon 01 Gud before Chri"!',, return. \\!th thc end hL'allng" and "11I)\\L'r L'ncounter,," \\ IIh l"{)nlleCIHlIh tu Sandfurd " of the ccnttll") nearing. an ann" race (e\{)fci"Ill". dr.:.) \\oukl ha\e in L·ap· L'tltcrpn"e. \\aIlL'T S ,tnl! I rann'" hcatlllg up he!\\cen the majnr PO\\ turing Ihc allL'nllOn of non·Chri"li.lll" BlaL'" ,lilt! JennlL' (ita""e) 1('''I!li('d til er". inCrl:a..,1l1g political and Illilllar~ in Third World countl"ll''' To Spinl hapu,m and rL'cen In~ nc\\ Ian tcn"ion.., ("·\\:lr.., and [llmor" of Silllp~on. "lhL' plan of IhL' Lllrd [i"\10 guagL'" dunng.1Il IS9) r('\I\;111I1 St \\(lr,,··). and /ioni'>t" c;dling for a pour OUI Iii" Spirit Ill)1 onl) 111 Ihl..' l.Out..,. \ il"..,()uri. In \ IL'\\ ollhell" JC\\ I..,h hOllleland In Palc"tlnL'. ()H.hnar~. hUI al"o III IhL' e\tra(lrdinar~ nL'\\found ahllilk". \\all('r BlacL;1 numcrnu" hl..'IIL'\er" "peculall..'d Ihat glib and oper.lllon" of HI'" rXl\\cr Canadian Baptl'" IIltlll ... ter. luo"ed al Chri,,1 would n:lurn h~ 1l)()O or then: a" III" people pre"" fnr\\ard [0 l"Iailll cOIIIL'lnpOrar) rni""HJIl ende;!\ 0 ..... ,lIld ahclLIt..,. \\-Jlh decpelling concern. Ihe L'\.Hlgeli/alioli of Ihe r.:nllrL' cro\\ed [h.1\ nL'lIhl'r "20.000 nor "cen oh"enL'r" of the 1ll1""IOlh "cene \\()rltl:· IOO.()(X) mi""ionari\..'" of III I.' common \\ondered h(m the Great Comml" The pm\I" of the radical "Iraleg). "'lI1clllil"d I) pI..' \\ 1[1 I C\ crl 1.'\ angell/e "Ion could he .It.:cOlnpli,,hed In "uch a hm\ 1.'\ l'r. broughl mi\ed re~lIl", [hi" gl()he" In"lead. God'" Church ~hmt time. John C11lHlil. one nl thc fir"t llecdL'd III (11X"rale '\\llh purl'l) I l lII~ From TllcOIY /(I I'nnil \lllance nll""iollanL'" to thL' Bd~lan Gh(l~t milchlner~" ,\) car a1ll'r 1\ 1ore than anyone ehe alter Illld· Congo (prt'"cllt·d"lOnarie" from Tope"0:[ ~II. nUl h;) .. {1I'n.· "0: ;mt! ,poe,,!.., Itll" Guinne,,". editor o f a mi\ .. ionar) Simp .. on. the Kan~a ... Illl'-'i(marie". ("mo bngll"!!" \\ I nl (,KI\I 1 U 1 , monthly. Till' Regiol11 Beyolld. and othcr~ \\ ho belic\ed that God ("' Sh" II;" ;(1'0 (;ju~ht ,clcr;LI u"I,le "niffed that for the heal hen. '·rnir:lt.:l!..:" would pro\ ide "upernalural a,,"I,, (unc'. Ilhl,'h hal" nl'..:n Tl',(lgnltcd h~ Ira'elkr, trolll S,err;1 I.l·\'nc 111111 \\hnm cannot enlighten their dar" mimI ... or lance. One radical. Fran" W. ..h" h", rlml "ro"d (HI,I,,!..· .. emph.L'" I ~onen their hard hearl<,. . Our aim Sandford. founded a conllllunil) i .. 10 enlighlen. nol to (I .. \()ni .. h:· and Ihe Ii oly Gho"t a nd U" Bible She allegedl) "po"e in "e\er .. l School at Shiloh. M:line. to prepare A frican dialect-. " ll uli"pea" in 16: 17' "\nd Ihe"e "igll~ "hall In ll()\\ lO ngue" hilll~elr. (llher" did. In Ihem Ihal bellc\e; In Ill) name "hall accentualing. the co ... mlc dlmen"ion Ihe) ca"t oul de\ d,,; thc) "h:tll "pea" of "'pirilu.d \\;\rf(lr(' in l"onlronl11lg \\ith new longue"':' Ihe power\ of dar"ne .. " on 1l1l'-'HH1 Before long. they 100 headed lor
Dr. Gan II . \k{:",e i ~ prufe'.'IIr or ",hurd! hi qu. field". Sandford laler purcha"ed a SIerra Leonc led h) ··"ign..,. wonder". n al l'he \ "\' mhli~ , of G od l"Iu'ul ugi("ll l "chooner and bar"entine .lIld led hI' mi racle". h caling~. lo ngue" and S~· milmr} . Sprinl: field. ' Ii,,,,uri. lie huhl- un!'· fol[o\\er .. on a crui\c in \\ hicll they p rophecy."'~ On their \\(1) in 1897. 1<' r (kl-:n'(" in rd iei lln :md hhlur ~ and ;1 I'h.ll. frun! S"inl Lu"i, l. ni' ero il ~ . 11 <' i, 111\' :Wlhor of ~ailcd off Ihe coa'-!" of Africa and Ihey \layed in Li\crpool \\ he rr.: numern", magu.irw and juurrHII a rl i~ k,; Ihe South ;\l11erica. praying that God Gla.., .. ey "' po"e to an o ld ~'Ii l ()r l"o.",I"me Tit;,· (;11 po\\er in e'H.:h I lh' ndrid" on ): and i, :In " dilu r for 11r ,· COUlHr) for it-. con\l'l""ion. Nearly guage. Upon hearin g her .. pea" In lJi("{illllllr)" II! " l."It/('(·" "/111 (1 11 11 ClllIris mlllic a century laler. ehari .. malic m i""ion the d ia lect. "the power o f God ~ellJcd IIm"l'fllrll/\ (Z(l ud ,· na,,). {' u r ""' " ll ~ Ire i, "orl.· enlhu .. ia .. t .. propo .. cd a .. lig htly .. illl upon him. a nd Ihen and Ihere he in!: on :1 11<' " I"'pul", h i' l ur~ tof Itn- "'-'emhli .... tor God . liar approach to bringi ng Ihe IHl lion" hro"e dO\\Il. contc .. "ed hi, "in,>. and
\/(; 11t-:~n \(;1 . \\" I ~ It 1,),)5·')(, 2 J h!..'(.';lllll' a Chll .. lian ... • In \ le \\ 0 1 Partir.:i panh le'llliL'd . iI' othcr, (btl al thl'. Bl :B: !. re lll a r!.t'd , " lhl' .. a lll !..' Ihe lat!..' r '\ /U'il Slrel·t Rl'\ 1\011 (11)06. Co~~Lngtn ;\~~ J.."ue IXI\\ cr Ihal dn)\ c Ihl' arun, Ill" com It" 19(9) in I. m·\ n~ck·, . C;dihlrluil. ;md ··Po"cr From on Hi gh·· d,e\\hel"c. Ihat (iptl had ~I\l'n thl'lll I! Radical Beyond Re,Nlfl Walter and France, Ihe lan~uagl'''' III the \~\\rtd. Indced. • hpt:cting \ 1ir.. d ...... Black and .Iennie o ne r!..'p(lrt from 1.lh ,\n!!dl· ... • Cri", ... and C(lntrU\er... ~ announced, ··Gllli .~ ... oh 109 the Illi ... - • l.imil' ttl the Stratcgy Gla"e} helie, cd the} 'IOnar) pwl"llell1. ,l'l1dlng out Il!..'\\ could 'peak Africa n tnngu!..'d mi"lonaries Oil the aIXhlolk langllagc ~ "ithout f;ulh lille. \\lIhoUI pu ..... e 01" ... crip, anli 1,n1. ".'" y,"l \\ \\ ',>rkln.\. ell ')7 1,.70 th!..' Lord i, going hefnre them prepar ()' "'." I ,tud}ing. The} hoped I, '1~.I,n 1.ulher. ",~,,",'I Ih~ Ik ."cnl~ IIlg Ihe 'Aa) ," In regard 10 Je ... u ... ' l'r,'f'h.;: ~ III "k \I.tlt,·r ,,' hna![<"S ~nd \ ....'''1 to LI"C it to c\tangclil.c. ...tatelll!..' nl 111 \lilT].. 16: 15 ("Go yc In lO III .\.Il"r ted 1\ n·'" f "I I/"mn r"tha. ,.J 11w:-od'm:" •111 the \\orltl. and preadl the gO"' I"lC 1 (j L'rpcrt 'Philade[phia h,mn~ I'rc~~ . 1'101) . [I on In lO Ih !..' h.udl'J1!..'d hew·t 0 1 an o ld ll~7 lUI ;1['''. (je"r~,' Hunt-I"n \\ilh~m'. Ihl" 10 e\!..'r)' c re aturc'·). a n Oh io H'''',I
Jl. eschatological and !\ I) \\ IId>","):I<>II. ·han~h,·al ehl"I"'""~ "11 0\\ Ihat'" )!..':u·, lal!.! . ... uch .. 1Il00e mission ethos." ~n.J Ih,· Loh~hl,·nmcnl·· lrl 7'11,· (;0'1, .. 1;" 1/"· Ill !..' nl \\ould aplx'al and ... llOrtly ali!.!r 1/",f.. m 11"rld. cd. \l JTl~n I.d..:o ~Rrc". [9l\61. inc lude lllore fac IO!" , than lhe quc~ lt o I [ '\ ("".h"l" pc ..... pc"" c on nll r;,d,', ~ , ,,I nih· I S9{)"" 1\ llti ll th e Great CO ll uni ... ,ion ." For "or" " hi) he f,,"nd "' Jo...: ph \ l· hnlldlin . ("m/",Ii, 1\ M ldw!..' ... lern hoJin!..' ...... pre,u.: h!..'r, l'xamplc, ... pca" ing in tongue ... o'len· ~I "\I'''' IIl("%g" I Tcdtn~. II \1 ",i()11 I're". D .. ).1 4 1-.'~.~ C h;l rl!..' ... I, P,lrhalll, 100" "' l lCcia ll nlcf ~ S , . I'nl ~ihly fe ... oln~ d for Pelll!..'col,\" I ... Ih!..' 11. \ k\JncJa Dull. IlIdi1u/-,h J"hn J ..hl1 , IOI1("". Humcr S'lu;\r,·. 110'1). m ...... loll:lI) unpllcliioll ... of Ci la ...... e)· ... hoIme ...... I.: .rclc., ahout the e\ idcnce of \\11 P [ rcdc nd Trc , trail. ··On " ,II''': (" hur~h,'-: te,I .111ony. prinllng her (l ccounl In hi ... Splril haptl ... lll . S OC ial and cul lural e",/,·,o'o· "" 1/""0"" IIdcl '" l8tilm l.I"·'1"'''' O\~ n ' IIO.\/(I!i(" I-oilh ( lopl.' ''''. Kan.) I"aclor ... .• 1"f1()1. ~7<) nc\~"'p;Jpcr III IS!)!). In April 1900. ... haplng th e \ariou, ",rand , 0 1 l J I' ,1-',. I)ull. 1... 1",. ""d 1... /,,, .11""",,, . .!~-1(, I.~ J\;tf\;m I' Ik"'-'h. ,-\ (j,."~",/,/,,, 111"1.,\ ,',,, ,,' he ;lII nounce(\ thaI a ·· 13 m .•111(\ Si~ler tali ~ m Pel1tec() ... \\hethe r III North 1'"" ... lmrt 1" '1"'111. \",,1 II SIIIli'lln <111<1 ,I,,,,, lIama"e(' re'ltlctl .1 \ hi ... faith hOIll!..' \Illcrica. Europe. or 011 the m l ~,i()n l' c\I Yur ~ Stu dcnI V"lun ..... cr \1 ""'n1<'111 lUI In TopeL!. Kan'a"', '" \0 lahor for field ... . I ·urc,~n \11 "1011 ' . 19001. 1<): d \\ ,Iham H k,u'" unti l IIc gi\c ... Ihel11 an heal hen lI utl· h"nn. r"""cI,,, Iho· 1\,,,,1.1 III,,·r/(WI TO HE CONTINUED I'ro"·""II' 1"h"u~IH ",,,/ f",..,.~" II ,,,,,,,,,, longue, and th!..'11 thc) \ ~ ti l proceed to ' 0"1 E..'i (("h KJ1:ll l O ' H',",'I~ of (" h i ~J~n l'rc". 1'1"71. '»'). the l11i ...... ionary field:'· During the H "r~..:c I-' S..:ud&: r. {J/<" ",,,I I,,·IIt"n 01 0 " .... 1 1(11) ' ti mmer, Parha m \ l'llt.:: d S hil o h e <>ll Smdcl,., ",.\\ Yurl Hurd Jnd lI uu~tJllln. 10, h >r a ,un ~~ "I IhI.· r,',,, al ...... "t: J, LcJ", III Orr. l 'k)..I •. :!~~ II", t-,·nHIl I'm,.,r: 11". I\'!rld" "I, ''''/~/( I 0111,,· \\ here he heard "'pea"l llg 111 tonguc ... 1. <;,-e '\lh~lI a ' IlI'. 1".. IJI.· "I Sf l m","·. lrall' (ir,·", .,I,,,,ko·,,,ng "1 IS51i (Ch"JI!": ~1 ,>Od~ Pre". for thl' fiN IUllC. COI1\ Inccd Ihat Ihe Hohcn T \k~ "r 1' <'\\ ',' r~ ' e\\ man l'nc". 1'17111 1'I7J I. "gift of language ..... o lferl'd Ihc "C) ~. Da"d '1.1,",hJIII . an ~. cd . I./L'·' ",,,I {"·c,·,,," 17. \lJn) ,u~ h ;1<:(IIU"" JPpear In \\ilha nl Kc"l. "/ IIU' G'·"~ ;"' I S,IIIIII. 1<1 cd '("11."'1 \\ , ... 1<1. 'Y SI III,h",,,", Rna"" af /( ,.,.il'lil. \ ."" m I'm~"·,' III for u n loc" lllg Splrlt-e llljlO\\l'rl'd ' ·bd"nir", S C rl"na~ l'rc" . 1')701. [ ~·19. II,,· / ·",In l ~' III.~,I"IIII Lon d un Jame, ' "hel &. ("0. m llllqry III 'Ign' and \vOll d c r ~. J Be-Ie. ,'1 /I" lOn o/llIr 11I~1 "'1 O m.d, "",I IS(-.(I). Pa rha m and hi , ~Iu d en" at Bethel 1',·o/de. 1rJ lh I.e" Sh a ll'} Prke t ' e\l ) ur ~ IX. <; ~'C (j, II Lm ,!! . cd,. n,,· Iln,on ,,/III l )tll"'·' Ibl):ui l1 H'II ,l ,. 19MI). I S('· I{>I) of ,m (",Ii,,,, CII",,,,,,,, Il.ondon : Th) on c &. Co.. Bible School praYl.'d III Ja l1 uar) 1901 ~ l·ukhcI uf ("hart,,·, . I II nlo,," of 1/". I')J9). lor Ill !..' fulti lllll!..' 111 of Jocl· ... prophecy. 1·· '1><<1111<111 10 Jail""'·"'. 1f 1')~·l l :!7. ,'<1 H,II "ld S I') , A,lllOIl D,h h. ··T he K,·, i,a l Ifl " (J llh
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I'ur ;I ,un C) 01 Ihe healUl~ 111,,'en1l'nL ,.:e 1';1111 (jale ("h"JlP<'II, ~Ttw D;'lIlt Ik~IUl~ \! 11 Lle;"",r 1'.trl'l l~kl\h"lle I11lef"e"_ O...r,,1>.:, \I'''''01",,,e, ,,",c,,rulIlj! \1.111. \: -\ ("nulluc:' lie prayed fel"\elHl) before each ~e r H".~I"'l\ 111'10111/ (April I 8lW) I 10 7, 1')9J .1.1 A B S,mp,on. "('01111"'(1<11' BCI"ccn mon that he preached. I~ Id.",d ,II'U \'" 1).."p;lll1.l'l"r,,'nal lIl(e" '" Supcrn;ulIr,.1 Gift, ;lIld Ihe World', l:\;mgcJlI"lu>n." One limc he \\a" "haring the pulpit ()..!oOCr ro. 1'l'lJ CI""/IIIII .. I/I""II'I'l1IU/.II'.I"OIwn l\'·dh. Ocluocr \\lith another e\'angclbl. During Ihe I~ SI"'·n.·c, I' 1 7 & 1-1. IX92. 226 Ill. HarduI, 1I1I"""'r",1 hie 1-1 Ct. P I'af(hngl\ln. r"",tn·-li,..· \1()I"laJ"/ "en icc. the olher e\'il1lgclbt declared. 17 Th,· '~("m~1 .",,".... II"'n "I 1:,.,,,!!,'I,,· .• h I'·/ln. 1889-191 .1 ('\c" Yorte Chn'II;In\ll"w,'" "1 hmc no prohh:!rn. I call get right h,.d flr" mCI '" SI L"u" III 1'1~2 "',Ih I~n lid .. I'uhl"hmg COo. 1<) IJ), 129. 19.1- I I)~ off the train and come and .,tand on j!"(c" \llh" "'~,>nd ""',·(IIl)!,.I """,(,1(11"",.11 ~"" .l~ Th" """,a, m;";u",,r;c" c'PCC[;J(lIt1l 01 'e,UlU" "", h,'lu ",Iud. IIldll.!ed w'e ..,r hu"d,,',[ l'"nleell,lal [()I'g"'" <·"ughl Ihe allcnl;\,,, "f Ih.' the pulpil and preach:' On Ihl: olher elm'I,an Ie"d<"f'o ""m ~f1 '(;'Il'~ .",,1 (",,,,;,,1., 11.<·\ "Ol"d An!!I;.'an 111;";UnM) l,nj!II"1. ~I>b"rr hand. he ... aid. ·· llardin. here. hl:· ... got mel ~I Ihe L. S,.11e H"lel III nile,')," "" \I~I 1 I" 'ctuhal11 Cu'l; ",e h" 1,IYII1W'I,:",,,,,, 0/1/'" \'011- to cr) and pm) and all or (hat bd'orl: I')J I. ;lIld ~ '1;[(em~III lit 1,lIlh "'.1' adnrl~d ""111<' e",iw,III l\l,rid ( London: LU/a, &. C u .• I~'JJI. lit Ihe IIlh"r \'><:lIIhh," "I (;",1 d..rer.n,·, md"d,'d 106·1117, he come" to (he "er\'ice:' She fell J R,,,,,dl I·h'''~r. I 'i W,II,."",. ",.:1 1"'r~ll1, 16. \Ir,. II GrJ[(;n GU>l1n"". 'TJ'lh-lk;d,ng (hi " made the difference in hl:r hu'i ~;,jph [{'j!~', Ik" \\"hh. I h"I1\", I· /"'''"nlll;ln, :"ul M""Olh:'1J1f" Hl'.cim" Ikwm/, J"'lU"r)· 11WI. band heing a giflCd pulrilCer. li e l·r~lI~ (i".~_ an.! [{~)m()lId·1 [{"he, )] II' "1 ",led \\e 'iIJlld \ [{cp"rt ,,1 Ih,· 'iought _17, I'f;m~ \\ Sandforu. Sn.." )"fI" ,,·i,II God prayed and the Lord hct'on,! e"",I,III(",,,,,1 C"rlIeIUw" "I (he , .• ,,,,n.d (,Ioull1 Vcrnon. '\11 The Kmg<.lnl11 I'r,,'" 11)511. each message." \'''',:,;I(I"n "I .... ""~clle,,k \1..~ .1_0. I'lJ 1:' p ~)i III· Ll:. ("IIlledl"ll ~(), 1','llCr,"1 IIe,h,:n J b) I",. B", O~. 38, Fr;IIl~ S \Iurr~). II", S"hiilllil\ o/I(,illl /1 ... 1"I<.Ief ~fl IlII" (ilJIMm ("enl"I\n;h"e, tiF "'"/ 1\(".1...( Frm,~ II. :}wllljon/(,\mh,·r'l. 'lll 1'1 I_"n\ Iludln,,_ Irkl'h,,"( IIIlt"""', (),:r.>hcf K,ngdom I'n'". I')~ I l. 160fl, I ("arl BrUlllh"d, S",/d",,11- I""", II... """ ~. I'l')~ \n nccllell1 f<'p"n ,,1 1I.!rulII·s 1I11111'1t) ,'19. C Pelcr \\,Igner. "Terrllor.;'] SP'flh and (Spfln~lkld. \10 (i,"p"1 l'ubli,tlln~ Huu,t. .lIl101l!! ><:n ,.·cmell ,II 'iall D'e)!o "''') he 111111101 111 World M,,,ion-."' f'-'lIIgdiUl/ lfi"ilm, Qllarter" 19(,11.1' n~, 'Thc GlhJlcl A11l11l1j! S~r'IU·Il"'''. 1"'/1/"1'<","1 15 Uul) II)S9) ::!7B-188; J)a\l(t Sluhk},1 1'011<' ill 1, ~U(1l \lal1"n SIJoC'Ke. /,,,.,, C""u'nlr"~ ,ile 1"''''')1''1. O':loocr7, t'l~J. p 2_ 1/'" 1·:(Irtli. TI,,' ('1""illUllli,' H"/II·"·"/ ",,,I I\,""/d Ij/<, 0/ U,"" lIanlili lunpuhh,h"d "",mN'rll'ti,\l'fll 20 Hcn I1Md", Wllh ("hn..,." /','II/'T"""I r:I'I/II,~di\l1l (I\II;unl"I1" Sprinj!" 1·1 ('rC;I('O" I'N.l.p, I /:I'IIlIgl'!. \I.,} J. 1<)~8. p. D_ Hou",. 11)89). 61-~6 l Ikn \lah"l1 married Bell lI..rdlll" 'hll"f, 21 Llu)d ("lm,I,a,,,,,n, lekptwilt mlen,e"'_ ~O. 'nli, Ill"} he Ihc "tint r", ;1;,1 Ih,II \I,u;;, n " elle IIJru,n Sc" ""fII"~" Wl11lcr 199~-9~. lor (k·lob{'r~. I'J
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\1l.lrgarcl E ..hl)-lIong Kong: \Ir. and \lr..,. Geoq,:e Slager. 1946-50 Years Ago ']low "onderfut it i... to return to the China: "·\fter ;llmo ... t three year ... of 1m In!! welcome oj hOllle. and find I hlln"inJ: th(' ('lid uf \\lIrld \\ar II in Internment oy thl' Japane,>c, we \ug"" 1945. rni\~iClI1,lric' \\ hn Iwd I)(T/1 ,hat III the heart ... uf rcJall\"t... .., and arrin:1J in -l\lI1gtao on Septemher :!5. interned in t'1H"1II~ IJri\(1II t amll~ \\I:n: II hh' friend ... we have ne\er heen forgotten helng a part of the lir ... t g roup tn It'll their " 1(Jri~', or rtltnl .. 1 a nd 1)11.1 .. iral throughout the nearly four \\ eary n.:ica ... cd Irom \\eih..,ien camp by the hurd,hip,. "mil' u("hidl \\It .. fur l ilt" dura year ... of Glpti\ ity and comp[ete 1"01<1- American \ ldit dilllgcnlU\ day ... and night ... yet day ... .., tood by tbc trac!'; \\a\ing flag... and and night .. n.:n:allng Iii .. tairhlulnc..,.., cl apping thcir hanlJ.., a.., o ur tfllln II ... prc .... cnu:. Iii .. manclou, prO\i- pll..,..,ed "e\eral town..,. But the climax ' '(In. 11 ... 1llIracui()u .. prc'l:: f\ulIion. t hl.! war hut Ill) !l1ovclllcnh \\cre "Fir ... \. Ihe Bntl..,h '\J,I\ y band n.:~ tlkled. "I'or 1\"'0 and a hall }C,II"" [ \\it ... pcr· mi lli.;d to lin: in Ill) 0\'" n hou-.c III \ 1ital-.a 1"01-. )0. Then lhc :\kll"Opolitan Po[u.:e il(hl'>t.-d Illl: to 1ll00C III \ '" ilh '>(IIl1C B:lpti ... t !l o ng Kong. my hear! i.., awed 111 humility and gratl!ful [me. a ... I ..,ce hm\- our God h,I'" ne\cr failed. "Will you pJca..,c con\cy to fricnd~ In the United St,lIe.., Illy gratituck for their loving regard and loyal relllelll bnmce in prayer. Tlli.., ... urely brought u.., through many dc..,perate time..,. Thank you aho for the donation.., "ent nlil} God IlIm ... elf repay all ,\ho h:l\e "',KriJieed to gi\c." Mr..,. Leonard G. Bo [ton a[ ... o write ... aoout Margaret Jay: ··Wc arc IIHIO!.;lI1g and pnming God e\cry day for dcli\cring and bringing Margaret Jay hac!.; 11l alhwer to prayer. On many occa..,ion.., ..,he thought her tilllc had come a.., the PL i"oner.., wcre led out and told to pro ... trate thcm<.,chcs with their head.., bctwecn thcir I-.nee~. e'(pecting to be ... ho\. Aftcr a moment mi"..,ionarie ... \\ho were ~I[.,O free. I wa ... or morc of thi.., mental ilgon), thcy pri\ilcged to live with thcse dear children were told to get up again. of God during the lerrible day ... of "One day when it \\as raining. hcr Tol-.yo· .., dc'>\ruclion. ami unlit I left rubber ,o[cd ... hoe ... cal1~cd her to ..,Iip played welcome number ... while Japan. On Oclober 15 [ cmnc to t\1,mila and fatt two night... of step..,. landing arrangement... were being madc for b) plane. My heallh i.., good and [ am on hcr ncel-. and head. She wa ... our detraining. Chine..,c, thou..,and.., of no\\ in Ihe Rep[acemenl Center. wail piel-.cd up uncon..,ciou..,. Hcr brui..,ed them. packed every a\"ailab1c place ing for RepitlnatlOll 10 Ihe Uniled clbO\\ becamc septic, which kept her of ob..,ervation. e\en ma..,..,ing on Slate~." 111 the ho ... pital for ;;ome timc:' roof.., of building'> several "'lOric,>
24 \/(: IIFRII'\(:!·. • \\ I '\"I ~. R I~ ;;_% 11I~h .\, "l' \\~rc: dri\~1l [\1 [h~ hn[d Interncc' hnlh II \\l' h"l~'1 ano 1fC' 'Uf1.' "c 1. \1.' !x'en rc-"nc-'lIhc-e I an in tJu'~'. (,hll1~'~ litl~d [h~ 'I\k, \11 r,ingl;w SlIme 01 Ihe (,llIl1l"c p' )("' hv th full.., n he h meland. Ihe 'Ir~CI", \\ckollllng u, \\lIh tJand Chri,tian, a]...u hah' trC'atl'd u, \c~ \lthougn IA~ rc 'crt 1111\ th, nl mU'H: 1.·lapplll,!! 01 hand, and flag ~l'nl'nll .... I~. \\ l' h;l\ l' nl'\ l'r dunn~ Ulir ful to h~ fC" (mo:' lY' ,lAo! hc-1i,,\C' "a\ I Ill;! rh~ flag' or th~ alllcd .. lnl(l'l thirty -li\c ~-l';lr, III Ih .... I.·oun 111,(illC.I" .. " 11 f\ll U~IOCdl.:o nhcrl' l1a[IOn, \\cn.: in c\idcIH:c \\ilh [hl' Ir~ ,ccn an~ tiling. lil-l' 1111' rel.·cplHIIl 'Ig.alll. fIJr d Ilmc at Illy II \\1.' ha\C' ('hlll~'C ,\ .. llonal nag. P{)'t~r" "lIh "\\c pr,l1"c (jilt] lor th1.' e\ Itknl·1.·' hold link ll]lptlrtltllll) lor \ .... illng ,I. worth of \\ dC()Ill~ to th~ .\ 11 ied of I I .... COIl"lanl 1.',11'1.' .. nd ]lrl',clln~ 11\llh 'Ll l;tT, a .. l.·(II1\lIlll1n, hnl' ;111' I'mce, pnnt~d in hmil CllIne,~ ;Intl dUring thc "llIcd l.'XpcTlC'Il..:e, 01 nllt ~CI IHlTIllal b~ all~ 1\Il'all' BUI 1·.nl;!li,h ,\ere pa"lIxl 111 man~ pl,u:e' thc,e )ear, Ilf "ar Our harJ,llIp', "C Ihl'r1.' h 1111111.' [hal thc~ "ill lx' lx'lll'l '\(llahlc Chllle,e, Ihe \I .. ~nr ,lIld l;!~11 imagine. ha\1.· Ix'l'n ,mall in1.'lllllpari '11011. Our Ill,'" .. dJrc:,," I" .19 Sh. \l cral, lor cxample. h;\\e l;!i,~n pr~ "'\1\ "Ith thlhl' 01 man~ Illhl· ..... III Ihl' I\.u;tn RII;ld, T '1Il~1'1C1. Chin~ .• ,em, 01 food and mnne~ In Ihl' \\orld durinr Ih~ Il'rntJk I.-'Imllkl \\e • SEEN IN PRINT
God's Work Goes Forward in Zaire Despite Dangers \Hl'1 nHllpktll1~ 23 ~\';U" 01 ml' "1l1ll;1I~ '~n 1\'\' In \Iri ...· ... 1\lIlh I' no\\ '11.II\C III \\,lllh:n', \ltnl,lfI\', l\ I/ o, ,H e /. ord ,! I)) Edith \J. ,tIld .1' a p; .... lIn' \\ Ill' Sh1.' ,HId hcr \lac Lcnnan·Coch rane. '\ a ilahle hu,h'lIlti m;L~\.' thdr Ihll1l~ In rrom the author at 109 \\, ).Jauline (·karlkld. Pl'nn,~h.HlI,1. "h... ·rC' Ilk'\ Dri\c, Cle;.lrlicld. P,\ 16S02. ('0..,1. jl .. ,tor Glad Iiding' "\"1.'lllhl~ \11 $~t95 pili.., $2 ror .., hipping. (iod, J'hc~ ,Irc p'lr1.'lIh 01 Il\c 1."1111 "And I \\ i II nOl tklh er you unlO th~ dlCIl ;lnd grandp;\rcnh \11 .. 1\ hOIll will or your enemie,," tp..,ll1m 41 ::!h). the \.'0\ CI A" Ihe} arc being held h) rchel "01- die.-, olll,ide of Ihe bordcr to\\ n of Am. i''';:lire I I96·.q. Ihe Cochrane rami I) ,wunchl) hoI<." 10 il.., belief Ihat Ihc Word of God .... truc. \IllI through God, Ldith·.., 4-monlh·oh.l hah) fa .VAL ol1e·in·a-lllillion child) pro\id~ .. 11m couragcou .. family or rni..,..,ionarie, a ~ in Africa. Operallng cllTllC' and !ep. • "It i" my I)ri\ ilege a.., the ro,) \ ill:lge.." Ihl') Iram their (1\\ II t\ Cdl (or {'resellcc. {'ower. I'cnn,,) 1\ anhl- Dela\\
I ht, \"l'mhlic\ IIf {jud \rfhiH" rl'\'I"lIll,l rl'l:dll~d thl' OIlTfJIIII';l' 0\\11 I(JlLl'lIe ... \\hercl11 till':'> \\t.'ll.· ht1rn through Iho .. e .. peal.. 11'1111.: urtklt· (rum l)ulIl:l:I' H:udd. :.r..,hi,i,' fur Ihl' "tllltl", ... IIII Ill" 111 IOn}!Ul". ,\\..,mhlk, uf(-;ln:ula. I hi' arlidt II,,.. IJuhh\htd ill an u/lllu't,cI '("1- 1\'\1 (llher Ihing .. Itllprl.·"eullle. One \\a .. Ihe unmi .. lal\ liull "fthl' /'I"IIIUl/uall."tllllltllll'.llruh;jhl, .. IHllli J'Jln. p<.Jralll:1 01 Ihe 1.'\1,,:riencl" \\ Llh the Word of (ind a .. I " IIdl', hiclu,r ('dUt';11i1l1l ";Hill: frum ... ,..,I\UI1 ( ui-fr,il." "ole .... HIIII\'rll Ibpli" I ht'I)IUJ:inll 'H"mil1;tr.l. ;lIId tht l niltl"\il.' of 'ten In thl' .. a me !.',\llCril'ncl." 111 .\Ch I·or the fir,t Inne in (hil"IRII. In I9fJ7.(J!'i h," tuu!.. a lI'an frum hi, '1II"lh I uri \\orlh Ill) lik I '<1\\ \\Ith 111) (mil c)e, e'\periencL" Ihal e\al.:ll~ II,IllIi,' (hurd! ,Ind n'lurnul I" (hiraj.!u in ,birth orthl'l't"UU·(,.,..tal lallied \\ilh IhL' Blhle. ·I·hc Illher \\a, G(ld' .. dll\~lt te .. II!1lO· 1·\IH:lil'I1U'. III'ullllinl.:;1 ll';uhnJ.: I'l'nlctu\IOlI Ilrrathtr and tdit(Jr. n~ hi m~ u\\n hean ;I!ld COn'l·lenl.'l.' Ihal I \\;1" In Iht.' pre, Ill'll ";1' t'lt, "fallen." 11011 01 thL' 111.'\\ apearal1lT on cal"lh III hefore lie I.:(lliid ~mtle on me. [ wa .. Ih L' nld\pmto!Jt: l'\pl'ril'nl.:r.: 01 rr.:l·r.:I\ !! Iad 01 a chance 10 repenl and Iried Ill) Ill).! thl.' 1101) Spirit. a':l.·ompanu..'d 110\\. oc .. IIO do II. hUI found tll),df helple ..... 01' Ihl,'l1, \\ IIh "llCal..lng in "ullCrnatliral I could nnl) call on God 10 gl\e II 10 hlll!!U!.''' ;1" thr.: Sriril ,ga\c ullcranr.:e In me \1 the cnd of the .. e 'IX day' In Ill) .-\1I).!1I'1. 1907, I real.:hed ("hil:Ol).!(l, lind helple .... e,tale. God had mere) on me. In!! .. ueh phenomena III mel''' hall ehri" came \\ ;(hoUI a word of lilven ddk'rl'l1l phll.:l'" III 1hill 1.:11). (it i .. c reproach. and b) II" goodne.., .. hrol\e Illore than 1\\I.:e Ihal 110\\.) Several 111) hard heart. and b) II ... lo\e Ihawed thm).! .. Itllpre,,~ed 111e. 1 rhe p!.'ople oul Ihe c()ldne,~. A .. [ "al III a chair \\ ho had Ihl" e:(periellce e\;dted and before 111111 for o\"(! .. 1\\0 hOll!"'•. lie Ill,.!-!nilkd Je .. u .. ('hri .. t and II I" atoll11lg \\;... hcd me afre,h in IIi .. clcan"lng. Blood .1' I had ne\er he.ml it (11m\.' on Blood and halhed my- ..,oul \\lIh lI i~ Ihl.' lal.:c of the r.:arth_ ~. rhell ,/wllng hea\cnl) 10\ e. fan" CIlIl\ ilKed JIle he)ond all douht Inulledlalci) after Ihi .. for a dol) and a Ihal \\ h.1I Ihc) had. Glme lIO\, n from half J could re\( only on II i.., Word, Ihc hk"l'd (iod 01 IIc.nen Their e\er)- intcrnal a ... ..,urance w ..... a .. com- pm!,t." ,cctlled 10 ':(lllle from God and plelely g.one a ... if I had ne\er hcen to go had 10 Gud. rile) inti) WOl' .. a\ed. Again He calllc 10 me \\ hile .. hipped God III Ihe Spirit. 1. Thc IC,II alO l1 e 111 m) room and tilled Ille \\ ilh the mOil) of each one rr.:\eall:d the fact Ihal ..,\\ee1e .. 1 joy I had en:r had. I could lall.. each had had "Udl an elllpl) lIlg out of tn IIl1n .... 10 a friend face 10 face. I Ii ... c\er) e\\.'n 'lI'pieIOu, Ihlng \\ Ilhlll, and glor) \\a.., ,0 g.real Ihal [ could nOI .. Ieep .. uch ;t ..ep;lrallon frOIll 'In. ilnd .. uch a a winl.. tIll nearl) daylight. though I gelling righl \\ ith God, a .. I !len!r ,i\\\ came III tired and worn out. Tiredne.., .. hdore, e\cn \\ Ith tho .. c prol"e' .. ll1g and ..,Ieep tool\ \\ing..,: I felt I could he hll:"cd e'\pt'rie!lel'" of .. a!ll.:lificallOn. and Ihat Ihi .. cleamng '1\\;ll\e in .. uch gIn!) forever. It .. cemed J mighl g\.'1 of God up had preccded thc l'''llCric11cc of r\.'cel\ IIlg Ihe Comforl!.'r an) thing I ..,hould ..... 1.. in lhal moment of H i .. grace. Ilc I I..nL'\\ till.' I)e\ t1 nc\\.'r did 'lLch Ihmg, a, Ihe .. c. -l. I heard ,ecmed 10 '''Y to me. YCI \\ ilhOln the sound of a \oke, "My ll{lth k\\ .. and Genlik,. rdlahk men :md women ...ome of child, you may ha\e your baptism nO\\. if YOLI im;\1 on il. \\110111 neither hild the e\pericnce nor \\ere a p;trl of Ihe but could you nOI lea\e Ihe lime 10 meT BUI [ could not I1ll00ellleni. ri .. c up and Icll "hat the) heard .. pol\el1 in their "in ... i,C· again,1 Ihi" e\cn ,light indication, Ihal lie \\ illed a 26 V(; IlIIU\'\(, ... \\' ....T U t 1'l'J5-·% bella \\<1) for Ill~. 1 felt I had ralh~r nhe) Ill .. \\111 than h:1\1' all III, gift,. ) 'aid, "'0. l.ord. I ClIlIHlI In"I"1. I L'hoo .. l' ralhL'r -I-hy \\ a) fnr lIle_ I ~no\\ il I'" he ... t:· 'e,t Il10flllng the hca\t::IlI~ JOY \\.}\ ,till \\Itlull. anu \\al~~d th~ \\ hole oa) III the glor~ of )-11 .. pr~~~nce. Though ah\iIY~ a \l'r~ quiet ,lIld un~lIlotiOllal per... on. yL'I al tillle, I l:ol1ld "'L'arcc r~ .. lrail\ 1lI~ ,elf from brea~lIlg out. right on the "'reCh or III cf()\\dl'd L';\r .... in prai,~ ... \(l Ill) lIe.l\enl) Gue,!. Th" continued for \Ollll' \\~~b, \)~ l:1~;lIhlng In the hlood \\peak th~ n;llllL' "JL"lh." I\HI I. '\. Itdt. nnh·r. "ilh J. n. \\drh. ril:hl. ""d ;0" dart ... "'L'L'llled to rail on Ill) ~hnulder~ .1IId pa,~ do\\ n u"idl·"tifkd mall I" Iht, through my hod) III he:t\cnl) thrill.... not only gl\ Ing JO) 10 \""Illhlk, "f (. uel II\-ad· m) '>Old. hut literal!) delighting the \1.'1') I1l· ... h. \\'h~ll till' tl".orh'r- in "luJUI I'I~tl. 11l'11 di~d ill 1'12.1 .. hil\ \\ord "Blood" \\;1' pronounced in Il''''llIIl(lll~ III Jl''''U'. 11ll' ~,'n ine <1' e"IIl'ral {i,.ur_ Splnt ~!.!nlthL' ~alll~ IWO hl'i1\!.!III) dar'" Ihroll~h tll~ \\hole 111.111_ \\1'1l-1i n'pl;ot"i'd hi1l1. helllg. Ahoul t~l~ tillle I went 10 a llleL'llrtg and hl'ard it Illan ,pca~ who dId nol hale Ih~ baptl ... m. hut thought Ill' Iud tllnl'~: Ih~ pr.lhl' ~hall n\!1t11luall~ 1'1... ' 111 1ll~ 1llIlllth." tll'a\ "n!c~l\ed the Spirit." In hi ... addre .. ~ he cried out. "I)on't ~1lI~ l\l~ roll~d lip lnlill \\lIhll1 il~ "111l1l'thIl1~ ph~"h.:;lll~ a .. Iell 1111.' [ h;l\~ not rec~i\ed Ih~ Holy Spirit. [t'~ a lie: [ ha\~. bUI I lla\c not reL'ei\ctl Ihe hapli"'lll:' The Spirit of God. a ... lar~l' 'l~ Ill~ 11~t. and hnl~ lau~hll'r 11lkd nl~ llltlluh ,\ttl'r thl" held up a hulL-. I read ;l1luthl'l \L'r",,' \\tlh Ihl' ~allll' a gric\ed or In ... ulted per'lln. ,cemed al once 10 \\ilhdr,l\\ dkct til hol~ I'Hlghtl'f I hl~ l'{lntlllu~d \L'r~l' h~ \l'r~l' 1'I1L' both from ml' and from thl' entire buil(ling. I learned a Ie ... • \\'ord ~Cl'11H.:d to he Illillk all\~ \\uhill Illl'. ;.\Ild fill' till' flr .. 1 ~on from thi~. If a ",eeker \\,anl\ the Spirit ,oon. he mu",t tllne in m~ liI~ I rl'alt/~d \\hal u ml"lIll III "11\l' h~ 1'\1'1~ ~ecp away from IIlc contention of tho ... e ,,110 di ... hdi~\l'. \\ord thai prOl:~edelh nut or Ih~ moulh 01 (J(ld" Il'{luld 111)\ and in,>ult in Iheir ~peedlc", the Ilca\enl) Paradete. He \\ ill undcr~land why God ~hould hk~ .. IllC ~O. and hl\\\ I!t not hie,> ... U\ nor appro\e of u, al .. uch a meeting. could m;I~~ Ihal \\ holl' P~;lllll a ... ;l pnlllll't: Irl)m (i{ld dirl'.:! A,> I continued to \\all before God for lI i~ SPIrit. He to Ille. e ... per.:iall) a~ [had ah\'IY~ lIndcr'lood "Ik ~~~pcth began to make lIle in th~ Spirit a", one drun\.... At 111ll~'" tlly all hi" hone .... not ()n~ of them I' hro~en:· a\ appl~ In~ \1Il1~ hody \\(mld become limber ,wd limp. [ ... e~llled load~d 10 ehri .. 1. But all una\~l'd God Jllad~ thelll nunc. ;lIId I l:;1Il dO\\n with th~ po\\erofGoo.the hody feeling <1\ ifil n1lghl (111) prai,>~ 111m lor It II JOy \\l'!'l' ,cl lorth a'> thl' l:l'rtalll \\eigh four or five hundred pOllnd~. At all ,uch tIIllC .... e\idL'nce of ha\lng rel'l'l\ed the Iioly Spirit. Il'tJuld h;l\l' l1nlik~ other "ind~ of drllnkcnne~~. Ill) mind \\a' hOlh l:alm wilne ..... L'd In the bapti"'lllllllhL' lace nfl'\l'r) demon In hdl and ll~ clear a ... a bell. A time or t\\() III ,uch condition I But I ~ne" I.u"e .. aid aftcr thl' ;I"'l'Cll"'1011 and hehlrc \\ould ~no" whal other'> p r e~ent tilled \\ ith Ihe Spiril \\ere Pentel'o",1. th~\po"'lk ... hild "gn:at .10)" IU~1 "'Uo:h a ... I IHI\\ ai1oulto do. In the ... c day' I ~(Hn elilllc, had a rcal burJ~n 01 had. and that thl' l'OIl\~n", ,II Samaria. In\l'b~. had "Illlh,:h prayer: al oth!.!r ... I could not pray ,II aiL I becamc \0 dry [ JOy" hefore a ... ingle one of them had "reL'e1\L'd th~ 11(1) L'ould neither pray nor Ic ... lif). I de~ri,,~d Ihe empl) ... ound Spirit." of Ill) \'oice. "hich .. ecmed onl) a hollow Illodery heforc In January. 1908. I \\,h ta~l'n \\nh a heal) alt;tL'~ 01 God. pneumonia and \\a", pronounced "beyond alll'arthl~ 1ll'lp." Onc day' an all ful cry hegan in my "ou[ 10 be "emplied But God had \\hl'peflxl to Ille. 'Thl'> ,ic~nl''' I... not untn out" and to go 10 the "hottom "ith Ill) Lord." AI! In ... ide deilth. hut for the ginI') of God," and I \\iI'" ii' ... ur~ 01 rl'cm er). H\ I wa\ Ih.1I I \\a\ ... iL'~ Whell Irll'nd ... thought I \\:1' "All within [me] was broken up. and I pa~~l1lg dm\n illln the "dark \alk)." In COllie \lut {HlI~ III the other \\orld. [ \\a\ in th~ ,uII\hIllL' (II 111\ pr~"'encc. and felt empty as a barrel with both en ds Ill) '>Old \\:1 ..... inglElg to It wit. "Ther~'11 he no dar\.. ' Wid lilli'1\: li~e the hle,>\cd memory of a Imed h)IlHl. bUI e\cn nOlI [ .1111 nOI l:crtaln I e\~r heard ... eemed hard. bUI every cry ,>cemcd \0 loo,>en lip thing ... '>uL'h a ,>ong or \\ hether there I'" \uch a one. \Vh~n the heart in ... ide and clear OUI and bring out ... omc difliculty. i\ ly erie:-. L'ould no longer ~~Ild the blood to Ill} "'~IIl. Ihe bre:llhlllg before God la:-.ted about onc hour. al th~ end of \\ hieh tim~. "a.. o\cr t\\lee 'I~ la'i a\ normal ami gCll lng ... hUl1e r C\l'l) though a .. Irong man. m) :-.trenglh \\'a~ ~o ncarly gone I minute. and deadl) gil ... r'lpidly d id not under\tand. thlll"ing I \"I~ \ cry "ncr· L-I)-fourth______P"':llrn. A,> I ,>aid. " I \\ill blc ... \ Jeh()\ah at all \,ou"':' and_ God rell1O\-ed thi ... qui\cring under Ii i ... pow~r
\/G I I I' }( rt \( : I' .. \\ 1'\ n }( 19':1:;·\16 27 lInnll \\ .... ",,1..'11 again. Sllllll'llnll" I had in) and 'UIlll:nllll', l"ini .. hed the Spirit hor!.! \\l1nl· ..... Illrn ... df a' It) Iii ... per-onLlI 1 \\01' dr) In thth!.! dOl)'. Onl.:l' I \\01' '0 It}" dnv.n thaI the Intdl1gl.'ncl.' "lIhll1, h) .. pcal-l1lg a lan~ua~!.! I I-nl'\\ not. 1)\.'\ II \\0\\ er of God fell on the pcoplc under thc pr!.!adl I not on I) ne\er <,ought tongue ... a millutc in my life. onl) ing and "hool- them. But in thc h;lrde<.,! of fi gh t<., lie IllO" Chri .. t I1I11\<,cll to give TTl!.! Ihc Spirit. hu t I a~ked God nOI to ",\!.!elly I-ecp .... We are beginning \\orl- 111 ]-"Or1 Worth. our leI mc "Ileal- III tongue, unlc<., .. <.,lIdl alway<., \\cnt with the old home. Some are rccei\ lng. A <,mall hand are out 111 Ihe flnl .. hed experience ill rCI..'CI\lllg the Spiril Il ilmelf In the Spirit. T hi .. w ill bc my he:tdqu:lrlcr<, in Ihe \\-orl-. Pray for lh:lptl<,111. I did not figh t lo11 g ue~ . But \\ hen Ihe \\orl- \\;1' u ...... 28 \1(; "t- It, r\C; t ., \\ ' ''H .1t 1?9~.% FROM OUR R EADE RS
Ordcriu),! Heritllge W. cprinh I 1\ \Iuld hI-\.' In "'1.'1.' "'(IIne IIlhlrnl;I' hl.'l"au",c I ,illi lWI I-nm\ unlll ..llll'" Pk.... ,\! lind cndo... cd Ill) dlCl'1- lor lion on I J 1.lmlqlll ... 1 and 1ll1111 ... ler, 1\.lId ... Ihal \\lule I \\.1'" pr\.';h,.-hlllg the ~ \oIU11lL' '1.'1 of II('/'ifllgl' ... uch a... T J Jone .... han O. \hller I'a ... lol' SIL'\\ilrt \\a ... l\llkd lIut ... ilk III l Rcpnnt .... and (llher... \\ IHl 1\ ere 'II u ... ed 1)1' G(xl lIlan~ a l'\IUplc 1\11 the dmn,:h pordl I hl'GIIllC a mcmhcr of \11. lion in the I.·arh hall III Ih,,,, l.·entl1r~ III Yl';Lr ... !all'f, I I i ... lll·d Ihl' '\ICII al1'O. III ,\/(., Sulphur Sprin,\! .... '·Innda. 111 \Ilnnl' ... ,ll;!. 1'1 \\(lnh, alld Ill' ,u~gl"lcd I dll.'c!.. 19.n. ,lltl'ndcd 'onh ('enllal Blhk \Ir... (\11l1l11.' Cl'nler III "'L'!.! II I nl1~hl 1l';II,:h Spani ... h III th~ In'lillllc. and ...... orLlaincd In 1941 In ing. Il·\;t ... Shield III hllih Bihk In,utult' (ju~ I \\;\ ... thl' founding: P,l',tor 01 '"IT'l St'l' 1/,11"\"('11 /11 \llIIlIl"Iolll. SI(ln' SllIdd ... 'taned tht.! 'l'hl,ol 1Il .\III.ln1l0 ,\ ...... l'lllhl). h ... pcr. Tc, ...... and 1'1.-,1 (1/ \/(; Pilllll'a lrfl"~ .I. /.il/tii/ll/I/, ~ and IIll'n llIllIeu II 10 1'1 \\onh. h.1 (i/i'1I1/ (illhr, I{'rillg /(~(j(I, ///10 \\ hl'n I 1101'" qUll\.' ~'Hlll,!;, Brnlhl'f II 1Il'II I'('I11,'/"{111 ( 'UII/(' III 111(' l '1'1)1 r SllIl'ld ... had "el'n 1ll~ pa,hll, \ lam \/11111('\/,'" /" (,. Ranl/lllld (·//r/I/I/I. ~l';If'" laIn Ill' h;ld prL';Il'h\.'d 'L'\l'ral I/nilll: / (JS4 'l'lI Il·l' ... III \hHIlltaln;Llf '\l'\\ \ll'"\ll'O, \\hl.'rl' I \Ia, IIlL'n P;I'I01' 'ill The fall i, ... uL' III 11('rilll~I' rL'"dll'd II I\;h Illl [lhl"km at all III o...'l·1ll1k' ,L Ille In Illl1l' 10 rl'mind Il1l' lIt' Ihl' Il'adK'1 III hi' Ill!!h ,dlll\ll dl'I';Ii1ILll'1l1 lI('1"i/(ll:l' Reprinl d!.!ildline 'iI\ Ul~" rill' hq~all "'t'l t'ral ~ I.'ar, nl 1110,1 plan 10 donale a "'1.'1 of Ilk' Rl'prinh Itl L'nltl~ .. hie Idlll\\ .. 1111' \\ nh ... nlllL' grL'al Ihe hhrar~ of Bultalo Sdl()(ll of Ihe men ;llld \\01111.'11 of (illl!. IIlL"ltHllng Blhle, "'IX)INlrl'd h~ Ih!.! t{)n~regallon "'L'n Il'!.! llmk'r P. C. ,'d",(lll {Studt'lIl' I belong 10 (i'ull (jo ... pcILlhl!rnack III IhL' Blhk School [)l'paltlll\.'l1l \\ hO'l! IXI'tnr I.., T(111111) R!.!ld). InL"ludcd ... ut'll Illl'll a ... R,I~ llhllHI It llllghl hL' iI good i(ka 10 ,uggc,t Ilud"'OIl, [.;lI\fL'IH.:L' Grel'Il, ;lIul Jad, \l'r1!1I (;rinu " ith;1 11"" ~"Il"'r l :,1;1 Ilur,inl! hulU., in 1"lI1l1all. 10""" (;rim'r ("ml;I1I1\" hh in future i ...... ue ... or IINilllgl' Ihal olh· Coe, r ill' ~lltlrL~ ladie ... in Ihe BLhle lIur.iu)t twnw lIIini'lr~ :01 XI) ~ .. ;'r' "f "It", L'r, mighl \\ ani 10 "'1)(lIN)r a ... uh"'L'np· DL'parlment. 1\ hn \\(luld Ill;LrI~ 111L· ... L' lion and Iltl' R!.!pnnh for Dlher Ihrel' lllL'n, \\L're in rn~ Spal1l ... h t'1;h'.) \ ...... emh1). :\C\\\nn. Tc'\ ..... SlIH:r.! church· ... pun ... ored Blhlt.! ... dHl(}I~ , Thl' fall I ...... ue of Ih,-ih'l!j' IIIl'lI 19S:! Ill) \\ ife amJ I ha\\.' IllIlU ... lcrcd Than!...... God hie ...... 1](111'" 111;11 SI,ll'r 'eHic Bann had ITl !\\() IlUr'lng home'_ I \\;\\ SO on Ra~ }\.nuhen rel'ellll~ dll'tI II cr hu ... hand. D!..'t:crnhcr IlJ. My \\lfc \\ill he 75 in Bullalo, '\ell Yor!.. DL'IIll'IIW Bat;IIl, Sr, 1\ hill' piL ... 1l1nll~ January. We fcd ,"cry fullilkd in our TII(/II~ \'(1// (()r \'fl/l,. \1/1'1111r! lIl/t! III IklllL'1. hat! l'OmL' 10 \lnuIII;Il11;Li, 111 III i..,try. Ihl' .\II.~gl'lli()1I 10 d(lI//II(, Ille III/if/I/(' III 193-1 10 hrin,!,! u ... iL [l..... I(lr 1m Ihl' Vcrgil M. Grillt:r I\\,(}~I'()III/II(' lIet'llage Rl'p,.illl 10 Ilell Spto!' III Olne) lTe\" ... I. he in She ncver ITll ...... ed a "'l'1"\ ICl' In their J ble<., ... ing Ihe maga/ine .... l(l inC. \ ilcd me (the Burkbulllel1 "bo) prcadx:r") c hurch. and ncilher (li d hl! r [0 t' hll E nr.:Jo<.,e d i ... Ill) chec !.. for Ihc I()f '>Om!.! ~nice ... , I 1ll11 ... t hal l! [)xn 1\::111) drt.!n. lIl'rill/gl, Reprint .... Ill\ohcd III Ill) ... ennOll one nig ht Brothl.'!' Balan laler hCtallle ... uper-
\ /(, III kn \(, .... \\1"'11 I( I"'} ~·% 29 IIIIClllknl Ill" Ihe Spalll ... h \\011.. and ll1illl"er UUl' 10 Ihelr paliclll:c ,lIld during thiN.' carl) ~!,,'ap... 10 mcet hlr II\ed rwar thl' l,alin\llIcr!l"ln !llnle cnnl"l.'rn for till" cnunlr~ ht)~ IUIl.:h In ... tltutt· a' .,. ... le ta . l e\a... \\c rhnu~h l\t' ha\l: Illlnj"'lcrcd 111 the JUlle \ltl ... ' "mm Ie ... l'nl\lyeu our fc lhm ... llIp \\ IIh them. 'Ac ... t. v.c halc "'Int'e mini~lered in the Bakl.:p..licld. ('alifornhl and thl'tf t.! lIldance III the L onl" ... \lh.:hl!!'111 f)1~lm: t "'Incc 195 ,l , rhc \In. ".'IlIm-/l'\ /imlilhl"lJ fl)'(1 pll(l work ... allle !..Ind 01 leadl"l~hlp hOI'" prc\;li1cd f/J~/(/pll\ thaI l\'f'rt' 1I\l"tI il/ II/(" onidl' Keep I krif(/{~(" conlin!! I frolllth,1I tlml' Illlh .... , I hlllhl/l' //t(ll/l1 II'Hlll'. K en'~ S.l\ilgl.' I \\;1'" .una'l·d In ... ec ... 0 many old Il nnllrar) Gelleral Prl· ... hy tl'r Ilincr ...... 1111 Irling. 'Aa) up in Ihe 'Xh Rill RandlO. 'C\\ \!nit'H c.. ·' ...... emblle' of (jotl I.nnpc\ ily," h)- \\a)-nc \\'Irner). I'm Ju ... t a kid, 79 'ppn't'iall', I/ailllJ,:(' ycar... young' .\ntl 1\ hilt a p1c""',1111 \\..: truly enloy Iht.' lIla!!'-IIlnl' and cOler pieturc (If Si ... ter Daphnc Brann HOW YOU CAN BEAT ha\t' pnl' "'U).!!!e ... tHlIl, ('{lulu Ih..:r..: I"k: al lOS ycar, ot ilgC and ... 1111 going an ad 101' 1II',-illl.t.:I' put III Ih e ... Iron!! lor the glo!) of God. l'I"IIf!"((lI/(// l.I'IIII,t.:e/ (pcrhap'" Oil a Brothcr Warner. lIe appreciate THE SUBSCRIPTION Illonlhl~ hub"cnptlOn '1.(lo!..1Ilg Hac!..·' .... nUl Il11ended 10 halc thoroughl)- cnjoycd copie ... rilte ... willillcrea ... e April I. 1996. e\en1tl .. 11~ replace 1lf'I"IWr,:I' \\ t.! fed of lIerifClt.:(' Ihal a Iriend recenlly The prc ... ent alld nc\\ ratc ... arc gl\en thai I/t'I"iltlr,:I' .... a vc r). \t'r) lI ece ... · loaned Ille. SOIllt.! tlille ago you puh hd()I\ . ... ar~ pllhlrc.Ultlll. We tdl other ... (par, li ... hcd ;In article ;rhoul 111y home i\{'11 Rat{''i tl l"ld ;l rl y tellol\ p ..... tor ... , ahout II l:hurch in (';lIllOn. OhiO I for a recent Pre ... cn Rall'''' I Ycar $ 12.511 v. hent'l cr Iht' opport LIIlIl) ,1I1 ... e .... anide ... ec " lJ app) tllcmorie ... of a SIO Ih'ln!.. ~ntl for your dedicatIon and Pcnlccoq .. 1 1\ llni",r):' by Daphnc 2 Ycar, S20 $25 h;rrd I\or!.. WI.: ;Ippreciale ill Brann. fall 199:'1 i ...... uel. I.ii'ctilllc $100 $150 Jell and Carol Cirl.:en \Vh en I IIi.!'" R ) car ... old. A. II . l ..l'I\.Ulon. 1\ell 1lallllhhlf"C Argue an ti Ill ... daughter Zelma heltl Want to Sa\ c 7\lonc) '! IIIIIII/.. \(1// fOl" \'(1/11" /..illd Inln/I 1lI1f/ cxlended rClllal lIleellilp In Canlon. Pre ... cnt or nC\1 wb ... criber... call b~at Ht.r,:gn/WI/I, \\1' /..1/(1lI' o/" IIlI 1,lw/I to I enJoycd the c hildrcn · ... meeting ... the ratc incr~a<.,e b) ... ub ... crihmg or If'l,ftll'l' I kntage I\'illl fhl' .. I.,Oo/..lIIg lelma l:onducled I recall Icry rcnc\\ing beforc the Apnll deadlinc. /Icw/..·' CO/II III II 11/ Ihe Penll'I'O"al \1\ ldl)- the ReI. and Mr .... A. N. Simply u ... c thc coupon bdOlI and 1.1angel. Trotter ... Iopplng by for a ... cnicc indH:ate \\hether you want to ,ub· \Ihilc on their WH) a.., rni ...... ionaric ... to ... cribc for I year. 1 ) car.... or Lifc- Old ('cnlrallli"tl"ict Africa. Florence fI !arl\er. Ihe wacher tillle. Gift ... ubscri pti on ... \\ ill be \\ hat a (kllghl 10 turn 10 read of our 51h grade Sund.l) ... chool cia ...... accl!pted under thc ... amc rate ... until ahoul Ill l' old Ccntral D .... lril· 1 (0) fclt a call to the 111i ...... ;on ticld and Roge r I CUloClhon. tall t99:'i). CIiCOUl"ilgcd u ... to ... upport a baby in Apnl I. I' ortllcriy of thl' KClltu c!..y and ;111 orphanage in India. We named IlI lno . ... dl ... trkt ... (I 11;1 ... born in the b;rb)- I-;lIlh and ... CIlI $.'1 a month. \\'anl to Sa\e Time Too'! 111 1110 . ... 1. I catTle 10 the Central I \\a ... haplilcd In IIHler al Ihe Call 1-800-6~ 1-~31 0 Di ... lncl III 1941, Ille folloll Illg ) car church dedlcallOn. E ..... ler SUIHJa). al thc Ilm;l. Ohm. Di"lricl Council I 191·L Dunng the next .'1 year ... 1ll.IIlY : ye .... 1 want to ... a\c mOlle) on Ill) 1\:1'" ;!mollg Iho ... 1.' IdlO rccc1\cd ordl llllniqer ... ami rni ...... ionaric ... I i... ited Ihe : lIeriltlgl' ... ub<.,cription a ...... IHJ\vn: l1 :ttlon 011 Apnl 29. church and Ilere aillay ... gue ... ", in our ne\\ _ I Y{'ar $ 10 tl ly II tic and I ancnded the Di ... lricl home. I recall E. S. Will ia lm. r(,I1('\\:l1 _ 2 Ycar.., $20 Coun cil mcellng al Bhl(lIlllllglOll. Claude flkKlnney. D;\I id McDo\lcll. , _ Lifctime $ 100 Indiana. in 1946 and \I()od for Ihl' B!..' rt \\illialll". D. W. "Oadd)" K!..'rr. : \amt' ______photo a ... I/{,I"iwge magallne ... h()\I", t\ laric Slcphanie. and Mr .... on p,lge 17 Bcndick ... on. : \ddr c"~ : C il ~ SI:II{' So 1ll,IIly Illcrnoric ... come 10 mind t\ !) fallul) mo\cd 10 Ctllifornia. : Zip a ... \1 c rCIllClllocrcd "'0 lIlan\. Some and I had no con tact Ilith :t) Illenl endo.. ed .Scnd ..-11I \(·m(' nl halc gonc 10 Ihclr r!..'\\irrd: ... Zl1lle ... 1111 Canton until 1990 \~hen Ill) daughter : ' Iai llo: A..,sclllblics (:od Il l·rilllJ.:l' II IIh u... . I hille all\a) ... apprcciated and I went bac!.. for a I i... il. Edilh or : I·US IJOOll\ iIIe Ihe leader ... hlp 01 the gr!..'al Cen tral Goughenour arranged for 1.'1 of I Sprin~field, ,\10 ('5M02 I DI"ri("1. I feel I hal!..' ~unllcd a~ it u .... I\ho \\ere chi ldren in the church l ----- ~------.------.--.-.------.~ 30 \/(, 1IIIHr\( .... \\I .... T .. w: 1'J9$.% Pioneering in Sitka/from ,,"~ .\L1l·laidl' Jacoh ... , Sit!..a. hut God nc\cr failed U\, \\1.' a Imel) young \\{IIll;IIl, \1'IIt'd \h;l[ had gone to ;\1<1,,1..<1 111 nhcdicm.'c tu the cl.' fauhfulmemhct ;tntl h'h a nllni'lr~ III the first 54 issues or Heriwge "r-. l ) God .... hall .... uppl) t" \nd lie IlHl'IC rile Bnl\\n" 10"1 a hah~ !!lrI (1981-94) into two big books, did! dUring (lur 111ll\.· III Si[I-..l. .... l·lfn\\cr Illah' a \.';1' Here's more than a lhousand \\to! lcarncd Ihal after II )C \gnc' \\ a, church:~. missions. and minislr1l!S, 1\ 1<1) 16. 1946. our hah) g irl Judllh laid t(\ rc,[ \\hcn our dau~hler \\;1' If you like wcll-rcscarclu.:d stories wa ... born. We thanh.cd God o\er and horn, Id,l BI'O\\ 11 Gllne cach m{lrnlll~ with variety in your reading. over for \cmling Jut!) 10 U\, She ha ... In halhc hcr ami nlrc for Iht.' hllu,e, you'll love these Heriwge ;l1\\;ly", been ano ... Iill i ... a greal.loy 10 The l.::J ami (iordllll 'etnmer 1.11111- reprints, Scores or rare photographs lI"', Frieno ... III Ihe nalne \illage \\l'rc lie ... \\\,'re \er> actl\C and helpful III make this a collector's dream "'0 Ihrilled ahoui her birth and 1010 U'" e ... [ahli ... lung Ihe \\ork of 11ll' I.ord III Ihal .. he \\:1\ and i ... 10 Ihl ... d:l), Ihc Sitka. un I) child e\er 10 havc heen born In T he FranI-. Pri.:e ... , Ihough Illt:lllhcr, Readers have discovered how Ihe caqie, Thc) hroughl her gift... of another church In 10\\ n, Imct! 10 difficult it is to put down Utis \\hich ... he \1111 dH::ri ... he ... , I:ddlc \\Oi"hip \\llh lh. \nd \\\,' n1lhl nOI Her/wge reprint once they crack Mar ... hall and hi ... \\ tic had a ... pccial fmgl't Gr;u.:e \ Ie' Icol \\ hn \\orl-.cd its covers, Now, you can order dinner in honor or our daughtcr" ... ii' a nur'c at the Pioneer !lomc. We your own 2-vol, sct and enjoy h irth, P re~ent ... came from do ... c L'orrc"pondcd \\ IIh her [hrou~h Ihc hours or reading pleasure, Or, this friend ... : Caplaln and Mr... , Deah of ) ear ... and ,hl' .Il1 ... 1 recentl) pa ...... ed gold mine of Pentecostal history The Salvali on Arlll). Ihe Nelr ... ie ... aid Ihal ... hc \\Oldd gl\C ( ':11)(' (;i.-.II'dcau, \l i"Ullri. \flcr .,enl l1 ),( Ihe S ilk;l. \1:1,1.. :1. fU I1 ),( r c),( lltill n , Ihl'\ Ihe fir~ 1 S](X) \()\\ard Ihe purch:hc of mll\ed In " 1Iil'ha nl..., 1\ Ill'rl' Ihl'~ lla' tun.:t1 (, a piano if we could find one, Soon ~l' lII -" , In 1') 5.~ , Hrulhl' r Uruhn hl'(alliC Ihe Ihereafter, ... ollleonc lold u ... 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