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ARCIIIVES STAH- WAYN E E. "AR;"'ER. 5 1!1o:"' ,E( ' II", (" \ (;Olll.) II ERr! \(;" EDITOR AND AR CIUVES DlRECTOR; JOYCE LEE, ASSISTANT AR C HIVIST : G LENN Jame, K Bnd)!L" .. h.tre .. III, Te\;t .. ·Of..Jahoma .. plrilUal GOIIN: , ARCHIVES ASSISTANT AND COPY hL'l'It.lgL' III Inter\le\\ \\lIh \\a~nc Warner. EDITOR: CI~DY GRAY , SECRl:.i ARY . AR CHIVES ADVISORY BOARD-CHAIRMAN 9 \\ E h. \,"-\\ 1111,. I'IO\,EI'. HS \"I 110'1' SPIU\,GS GEORGE O. "000, J. CALVI.N IIOLS ING· \ SII· ~ ear 1ll1I1l .. tCf (hal knl;!c" the ) {llln~er gcneral ion [() ER, GARY B. McGEE, C HARLES C RAB · f..CL'P thc flfC. B~ h cd J ( irc\c TREE. (;OOIl "\IE II \ A.uf'mbllf'J of God Heflfot,f' i~ publi~hed C hOO' IIl l;! thc namc 01 thc \ .... cmhl1c, 01' God. an aHelllpl to quarterly by Ihe A~\embhe~ of God Archi,e,. (hanl:!c II. and 11\ pnlpL'r lI"C. B) (jlenn Goltr 1443 Boon'llie A'~., Springfi~ld, \ 11\\Ouri 6~802 · 1894 Thl~ ma!!a~in~ i~ frC(' 10 memtxr\ of 16nll!lS'II \ N ( 'AI!H)O'ISrS LA ST DEADLI NE Ihe A\~embhe, of God Herilag~ Sociely. Yearly RClllL' llI hcritll;! C ha l"lI L' Ib m ,a) ,Hi d hi .. \"'cc f..l ) cartoon .. in Illl' memtxnhip\ arc a,allable for 510: lifelllne membcnlup\ are Sioo. Membership fC('s are "1'11(('("0\/111 FL'(lIIgt'l and thc I d lil/ 1'(,lIcll(''''\ Q//{//"/('f"h, By u\ed 10 publi<;h Ihe malZa~;ne and ~uppon Wa) ne W,lrtler Ihe Arch"e\, 18 TilE III(; II III I.E- A SE.HTI.E EIJITION Assf'mblles 0/ God Hf'rllot,t' is Indexed 111 Rellg.on Index One: Pf'flod.cols. published by' Pa,tlll R;tlph \\ I I,IITI" cnll .. led more Iha n a Ihou.,aml pcoplc Ihe American Th.:-ological library Associalion, to hand \\ Il l!.: Ihe L'nllre n ibIL'. and then he IOof.. 1\ 10 a 19S0 820 Church Snerl. Suil~ 300, E'anslon. Il Sunda) SL llIX l1 ('tlmcntIOIl. 60201 This index 1\ part of the ATt A Rcliglon Dalaba,~. a~ailablc on Ihc WihonDI'>C CD· RO \! 20 TilE TRll \II'IIS \ ") '1'111 \I.S from II \\ w il<;on Co. and online ,ia \\i!\On· OF \ PI-.:'\ 'I ECOS'! \I. Pl nUSIIEH. Line. BRS InfOflnalion Te.::hnologie~. and Dt ALOG Inform3110n Ser\ic<:~. \ .. 1(1) 01 Ci L'!Ir!!l' C Brinf..man a nd hi .. wk in puhli .. hing. \lu;rofilm of Hefi(ot,e is a'.litabk from thl' Pl'llll.'(lhtal mc"""gl' and I'oundlllg a nc\\ (lrgaili/aium Theological Research E\change Nel"orl B ) 1,;11"1') \I,trtll! (TR[S l. 3420 /s.E. Gh_an, Ponland. O R 97213, Per<;on\ "I,>hlllg to donate hi~lOrical malerial~ DEI'\I{T"" ,\, rs 10 Ih~ A"hi,es-such as corrcspondence. phOIO \ Ilcrnag.L' I.L'ltcr graphs. re.::ordlll8S. films. magazincs. book~, minule~, diarie~. etc .. arc urg(d 10 "rile 10 Ihe 15 T iml' " ramc abo' e address or call (417) 862,]781 Informa ~S Sccn III Prinl lion aboul Ihe Archl\CS Building Fund I'> also 26 From Our Reade r .. a'ailable on reQue~! 29 \ n.· h1\ l'., \ e ll\ ilIC' Copynghl 0 1994 by 'The GeneTllI Council of the ASfoC mblies of God. 1445 Boonville Ave .. Spring field . Mi ssouri 65802-1894 (u\I'r: 1.1:0(1 ." lI iu"m. f.. uudl'r "f lI ilkn".1 (" hildrl'I1 ', lIonU'. II UI "prill!.!" \rl.un,:". (, ,ur· mundl'd "ilh "'m,' "r Il w 11.. , 1 chil d r~n I" I"l' III Ih" hon ... in mid 1"·10,. tn",l. ctJrr~nl din... ·. ISSN 0896·4394 lur
e ha\(' all c\pcricnccJ parathnll':11 attitude" III O 1I11u:h hn Ihl.' meddling.. '\0\\ fllr morl.' hl ... hlr~ .md a W church "'C\tlll!,!", Slooh. ;It a meellng \\ hkh pn1rni"e'" \II \.·r\.';lte hanllon~ [\ ma) he the onl) place In the workl \\ here one minute and a morc dlcctl\1.' force tIl r\.·ildl tllll" \\orld It i ... pm,)'lhlc for u .... to "lllg "Whmoc\cr \\dlma) come'· The P\.'IlICl"(htal l-elhn, ... lup of '\orlh\!ll\.'riL"a \\;1 ... and (he nC\L \\ onder \\h) Ihe Afro-,\l1ll'rican. II1 "panl(,. formed In 19-1X 10 r.:I"\.'ale h\.·tter rl'lal101h h\.·t\\\.·\.'n A"iall. or Cauc;l"lan \\or"hipcr... :u.:I"0 ... .., the ai..,k arc ilHl'nd Pc 11Il'co ... lal Jl'nnllu nat ]on....llll' lIlellltk'r ... lllp ha ... ah\ a~ .. ing Illy church. I1lcluded i"rillltanan da ...... Ll·al dl'nOlllln.ltlon .... But Ill} hb\.·h. [ di ... co\crcd 30 year .... ago Ihal "\\ ho,>oc\t;r" doc .. nol group ... apparent I) \\cre 11l\11('d [(llhl' \lrgalll/illll\1lilllllecl· alway', inL'ludc e\eryonc. lllg, amI nonl' h..... e\cr hclon!;l·d. Tl) ing (0 learn abou t method ... for n.:achlllg P['O''>p('CI1\,-, "\0\\. Iherc I'" a plan 10 dl.mg.c Ihat. and perhap" ~{l\l SunJa) ... chool pu pil .... I ..... ked a r(,"'peeled Sum!;l) ... t:hoo1 tHl\c read ahout Ihl' 11l\.'ellllg ... eh\.·t!ulcd for \kmphi ... , \upcrintendcnl If hi .... \chool conducted attcndann: con- Octoher 17-19. Called ·"Penlc("ll ... tal Partncr..... · the mel't]ng IC'>! ... ? ··Oh. no:' he replied. "The k\\ hlac\., dlJldrcll Dr.:;Lr Stephen. I commcnd )011 lor )our column. ·'I.cl·' Ill'allhl.' \\nlllld~ ot Ibl·i ... m·· (I·cbrllar) 1994) concerning Ihl.' l"<.!ce11l tan, .. 011111111~ III Ihl.' Pl.'nlcl"(hlal I-dlm\ ,hip 01 North Aml.'rica. Ikc;LlN: Ihcr.: l~ no quc\lion concerning God' ... I\ill in Ihe maHer. lel;lll 01 (iod· ... lIiml<· l \\ iulI.-r 1\ people pra) and Ilor].. 10 ,ce Ih \1(;1111(11 \( .1 . 1.\111<1'1-,3 d" n')l helll \,. atllont III (·tlher fro"P 'll'"ed th~'m'che .. it nel ' .. ing 10 Iht' ..um_ or ant/allu" 'Ii\'() Cases We'd Like to rlll"Ret 1.( )~ al Ihl. r )uhho.;,Jllon,>, IIIr e\amplc HI,hop \I01' .. n puh I.. , ed lIu' U Illd., /rllll, 3nd thc v. hIlI.' grour puhh'hed \pl'\loil{ )':(IO·1 'Ullllpk" «. Iml're,lnt: Iy. a b j c:..ampil" 01 int' '~r / aith OIter I hi' lIonl e1111/ lI,tIIt'H), ]...~Ul" I hall' SCl'n hom I (ll A ~.·c IlJ .. II h.lrt" Il_~PC'I!J ,I rh..: \Id!:n I. Srr:"ngs 191' \,. "llam 110 hinl Ihal Ihe t"1I ~ruu",,> \:l.n'l\krl'\1 Ihl'lll ('.U'::,ll! lund. Ilu".. ,. \1.,"1 '>IP" arGJr.J 10.:!O, " (onna lTk:ll IoChl. a (le \1,1'>011'> O,1ull.,'r PlI 1 pi1p.:r has;L Il'nl,!lh~ rqx)r1 C I Inc or. IlIlls ,"oakum, \I, hili (. Indu, ling ml!'('ling' at Ihe nn he \nnu.1 ('()I1\'''~lion at l.c\lngt"n. \ltsSI)o,!o.IPPI, hUI "'I~S (. unrgrnund nVlleu btld... md "h II 10 the 11 'Cling Relm d ) tlln' £. my v.hlle hn'lhe,...... lltending. Llke"I'':, Ihe ])rlcmt-c \I(imml\!c \\ ( Jy\111"1. Nh,w "r.: IIIxY;Lllhelirr.::- 11,11.1 \\,ml ct,,,1 U'itnt'\\ rql(m~ ,m Ihe ·\nnual (','llIcnlum ilf Ihl' j me Ihal the), l; Jlne CJI 01 a ,n.: ... lmg lC n g~1 In find gmup ",hill' group ,II \h;nd.;tll, \h')o,I~lpri. in June 191 J, ;,tnJ I""" till' III "hllc InCl ill'll. JI () )',.. , a hi. k )tlUlh ....' lOse h d,1,J v mcmbers and Ih":l1 ulk!o.. 1111' repilO ";I~' nOlhlll!! """lUI U""hlll' ll'pl Yc lk 1J1" 111\ I. "..Ir III .... IrodilP .... 1111 '" lIIes. \1",on, Ihe hlad (,()(jl( Ilr \kmphi" Intere'"n~I~, ",Il'•• \( unl' )'1'Ilo.ulUnd IIlhe stalked (h,· nll'n IIUI til [h~ \ It: lin bUI hla~~ ,'uuple JOlla'd Ihl' .... 1111.: (,O(j IC'. h;IiIC S ;\lld \L,llie bdon: Iht" llIe.' IIgs e,dcd. " ~rtlup or alhcr!>31"11" Jumped 'cele,¥" tlli, : 'lIarll:" 10 I.In.:rta 4iall'r\"emhlil" 01 (jod 1111' Yuakum IIIlIkr the II\\: IIf d.lrlnc~s ,wd 11..:;11 him 4 \I( . IIII{II\( . I . " \ III'N ~ T hird in a Series Parenta l (nlluenee on Assemblies of God Leaders Reflecting on a Godly Heritage The Important Roles Parents, Grandparents, and In-Laws Played in the Life of James K. Bridges Wayne Warner, Interviewer JaI11C~ K. Bridge, i, the gcncrallrc",\urer of ome people thint.. Ih!.!)' t..'HlW curred. Aner ,Ill. re\\ 1ll1!11,ler, etln the A~'cl11hIH:' of God. I-Ii .. father :lnd 11101h \,hen other,> .. hould retire. But \/t; HEIO 1"\(:1'•• 1' \l.l. 1'1').1 5 1\111 mudl lor him 'f{l'Ilrl"':\o .Jh.B: \Iy (Jrantlmuthcr (1lllon \\ h, ., .. hl' ,hot had.. rhl' old \eler· \loa'" Il'd 10 thl.: Lord hy "Oint.: imkpt:n .111', 101ll' and -.:ounlel\.lIll·e tnld h,\ dent Penlecthlal prca-.:he.-' prca..:h 'ion Ihat Ihl' I",ue \\ a ... r.:!o"'l·d Inc hru ... h arbur lllcelinp' In the BUI nol qUill' r.:!tN:U. Bl;l..dlllo- Bcnnlngl(lll. Ol..lahollla, 1,;th' l huTt· ... 1 Brill!!c" appmar.:hed iI'-l'.L ,\ mlrade III (llll' 01 tho,e hnl ... h hi' \\,k and hc~ .. n, '\b y 1)\.'11. Ihl ' arhm 'L'n icc, led Ill) grandmother hU"llIl"S III Il·tlring Ynu I..nn\\ . 11110 Ihe Penll'Co,lal 1ll0\elllent II YOU'll' a \\olHlcdul \\IIIII 6 \/(.11"1(1 n(: .. . . \t 1 1'I9~ \ 1)4) B .. I 111 \ ,HII t II 11 P Is.ld.'na It"." :l .. I' 111'> t tiC 1'.1 11111 I stf'lIm' « Hltl I'U. lu ,f j' lIul 1.11111'';. Inlo anI.'" l'\ pl'l'iL'ncl' ot Pl'nll'cO~1 the ;\011h 11 1ll .... 1I11l Sel'IHIIl. I k p'I' hnnll' or gOlllg I\l hl'd \I~ P;ITI'Il\, \nd ..... a ~oung ~I~, I al ... o " .. ~ hap· lored til ('OI1f(ll' tor .. huUI III ~l'aT~ rame 111 :tnd found Ille in I..lnd 01 it tl/t'd In Iht' SPlflt SO. OUT f;tlllll~ I k \\ 'I~ 111 '\1.'\\ C:llll') lor 2 ) e"T'io; "'U"'\.'1l11'l.:IOU' ... tall'. allli the) edled Ot'!!an 11\ III~' tht' l)t'nll'l"Il~t;11 lilt' and and III Cle\dalld ,lor -t )l'ar' lie Ihl'dodOr_ t'\I"ll'llt' ll t't' \\;t, prl.'.n)h:r 01 1111.' ,'(lflh Iluu'lon But , In Ihe llle:lIllline. rn~ parelll, \\ \ \ : WI.' h.lh·II·' mt'nIIOllt't! "'Ih· St'l."!1flll fllr "hoUI ,I dOIl'n ) e:IT ... . !o:alled 1);I~lor Sterllll~ ;lIld a numhcr hn.~· 11"11'111.'\1" \\111 IM\t' I\~n "'1~II'T'. \\ \\; ·\pp'ITI,.'IIII~ )ollr Ilullher III Iflend~ ...nd Ihl') pra)l'd Ihrnugh ,f h. B: h" Jo \bTll' PIll'lp' ... 7 ,urrortl'd hlln In Ihl' 1l111l1~lr) , the IlIghl 1 rl'll11'llIhcr hl.'aring Ihelll \t'''T~ oilkr Ihan I .. m. ,lIld Pal .IJ..B: OIl. )c,.\nd \\hllc the~ pray \\ hen I hegan to rq;!illIl con WII I 1;011' i, II ~l.'ar' ~oun!!t'r \\1.' "l'rl' pa'tonT1~ til Conroe. ,hl' kit a '1,.·lOu~rll.""'. '"'\{)\\ Lord. thl'" 01.1) h.... I..md 01 T'II~l'd t' .. rh olhl'r. 1 u'l'd 10 ("all IIlln the mllll\!r~ and recel\ed heen called 01 God. and wc're 1I0t 1..1(\ m~ p.lrt·nh •• hoU! ha\llIg hrtlll~ht i\ ...... l'mhhe ... of Got! cr..·l/cnll .. I.... gOing. 10 lei the de\ II dl'fl'al the pur u~ along \\ hnt' \\C rould 1,1t ... 1' l'm:h \ \ \ \: Werl' )OU ,till III thc horne pll'l' You have for him "'\nd Ihe) olht'l J II \Llrlt' allt·nd ... Ilf ... 1 \\ hen your f'lther hegan rrc;u.:hlllg·) held nn. and 1 had a wonderful heal .", ... t'mhl> III I~m\\cli. '1.'\\ !\1l'\lcn. .JKB: '0. hy Ihal tillll' I \\a ... lIlg ()\er Ih;!\. It \~a' Ju ... t it manclou ... and Pal I, a IIIl'lllh\.'r 01 1 hI.' Wor,hlp attending. SOllth\\e ... lern -\"'~\'lllh[It.' ... Ilung. The doctor \\<1'" 1110"'1 plea~ed CI'IlII'I ('\""l'lllhJII" of (iod). 01 God Colle!!I,.·. al Ill) h.'Co\ery. \\hen he Ic ... led Illt.'. Ilou,toll. \\ hnt' Illy ... n ll Kl'nd •• 11 1';.1"' W \ \: Be/ore \\c contln uc \\it h he felt Ihal II \\a'" far Illore ,c\ere tor~. )our parenl ... · 1ll11ll'lry. lei .... go hacl.. than prnhahl) \"hat \\1..' had thought. \\ \\ : You h.IH· hl'l'lI 111 thl' to Ihe-\lrill1c\"emhl) .lIld II, ra,tor But thl' Lord Jll,t hroughl a iliaI' \\\I'I)1hll\.', 01 (jot! ,til 01 your hit'. Jallll'''' Sterllll!!_ I I..n()\\ you aprre(,'1 \doll'" hl'aling inlO 111) life. I)UIII1J.! tht' 1'",I~ IltlU, IOIi ~1" 11 ·~ did ale Ihal heritage \ \ \\: You won't forget Ihatl'\peri~ ~OU "'I"~ \\i lh " ..... hllll'r (jardl'n ... .IK H: One experience 1"11 ne\er encl'. .\\\t'mhl) '1 forget j., a ... lCl..ne ...... \~ Itll \\hidl I \\ a ... JK B: You JU\l can'l forgl'1. ;\ot .Ik.B: ~1 ~ d'ld hou!!ht a homl' III afflicled. :tnd Ihl' pm) in!! pl'ople al onl} the louch of Ihl' Lord. but you thl' 1I0rtll\\l' ... 1 part of I{l\\n in an arl'a Brother Stt.'rllI1g', church During. Ihl' can'l lorgel parent, Ih;11 \\ III hold Gillcd .-\Irl llll'. Bl'rau,l' \\1.' \\l'rl' 1111\\ Chri ... tl11 a, holida) ... \\hen I \\a ... aholl! onw God for )"(IU and ... ee ~ ou dnw In :\ Irlll)\.' '\ ""t'mhl)" 01 (iod, 17,11001.. a juh In a lIou ... lnn depart through It. nur lamil) h\.'J.!.m '1ltl'lIding thl'rl'. \ 1) ment "'Iore. 1 thoughl I had a cnld III \\\\: \nd I believe you had Illore dad I"ll'GIIllI' a dl'anlll III Ihl ' church Ill) he'ld. II turned out to I"ll' an lIHlt.'r than .1 c:t,ual inlerc~t ill the Slerilng \\ \\ : \pparl'ntl~ ~our dad tx'GUlll' car InfectIon. and Ih c InfectIon f.unil) . adl\ I.' III till' dlUn,;h ht.'rau ... l' hI.' laler drall1ed in\\ardl). Dri\ Illg hume from .JKB : Ye .... thai' ... right. Iii ... daugh \\enl 11110 I hI.' mini"'l l) worl... I don't rl'lllcrnhcr e\er arri\ Ing ter Joyce and I fell in Imc and \\1.' .JKB: lie did 1Ilany thlllg ... In ten m were married bcl\\een Ihe 11IllC 1 fin 0 1 'l'nanthond-Iall 111Inl~t l ). ho... pital As a teenager, James i ... hed hIgh ... c hoo l al Soulhwe\lern I11lni\lr). and In tho,e d;IY'" a lot of preached revivals, but and returned 10 Wa .\ ahachie for Blhle ,Ir\.·el minl,lr),. Our ra ... lO r \\mlld gI.'l college. And. h) Ihe way. hOlh her :1 Pl'llllll to prearh on Ihe ... trl'l't. ;lnd offerings were not always in mOl her and dad were al,o onbined \\1.' \\twld alltal..c part. So. you might money. He'll never for~et IlUni,ll'r ... \\ ith the A ...... emhlte .... SO. ~a~ Ih;lt I cut Ill} teet h preachIng Oil the banty chickens !lUlt \\C have had preacher, credell\laled Iluuqoll" ~I r l'eh. escaped before he got home \\ ith the A~~e11lhlie, of God on bOlh \\ W : Did )our lather lan, ahout "'Ide, of OUT ramil). ]"\e heen ... ur hi' I,.·allin pr\.'arh·) from East Texas. rounded h) Ill) pare nl .... my \\Ifc', .JKB : It lbdoped \\hiic he \\a ... an parenh. ilnd then two of our three al."!i\l' (il'ac{)11 OUI of Ihe Illtl11\!r) Jmnl" lind JI"("C IIridjt,.... ~mllljt \ /(, (''''''I:d i'h ... on ... hme been credenlialed. exl"ll'rielln· .... he kll thc I.ord Iludgtllg in 1':155. \\ \\: Your own call 10 the Illln hun I(mard the milllqr) l ie had a I ... tr) came .1\ an carl) age. Tell u ... P(I\\crlul nperil,.·nn· at the altar olle ahoul Ihal. Sumla) C\l'nlllg III \~hirh God JU\! JKU: 1 had [)Cr:-.onall) felt the call dearl) IIl1prc ...... ed 111111 II I.' "'.lId il \\ a~ of Ihe Lord early in tde. I don·t I..nO\\ IIl..l· P;tul' ... hea\el1l) \1"'lon that he at .I11"'1 \\ hal age, but II "'eem, to me I felt Ih\.' call Intu the 1111111'11)- felt rcal ~trol1g 1110\ lng, of thl' Lord \\ \\ ; Ihm did he hegin 10 fulfill \\hen I \\a ... 10 and II. And I remem lhal rail"' her In our "en, icc ... thai Ill) dad ne\er ,fKB: Shortt) after Ihatl'xperiem:e. {lid try to per ... lwde Ille to be 8 \f(.l!lkll\(,) . I\l1 1'J94 We Knew the Pioneers at Hot Springs • Appreciation and a Challenge Fro m a 50-Year Mini ster 0 By Fred J. Grc,c Fn'd .I . GrClC ..,poke ftH ll1i ll i s lu ~ in I.! 50- Yl.!ar-Cert~ l :i:a te po..'opk and role mi\(kl~ whom \\c could 1'(11, Southern Cltlifurni .. \\ho rccdlcd Ih e 50- W \\anl to ~a). " t han\... )Oll 10\\ \(':11' a"a rd ~ HI Ihe 1993 Dblricl Council. ;rhc IIcrill/#C editur adapted hi., ~ pccch for Than!'; you. A..,..,cmhlic, of Gild for 5, hn :''0 )r.:ar~ ~()1I h,,\c had a thb i!>!> lI l' Ilith the bdief tll:tt Grcll' !> pokc c\CI"Ylhing you\'c dOll!.! for u ... :- grl::tl Illt ... ~i()ll'lr) tncchani ... 1ll "1.11 \\t: fo r h llndred ~ of other trcdtntiul h()ldcr ~ A 110\\ me 10 name a few of the could r.:ach oul and dkcll\.:I~ touch \\ho hmc rn inhtcrcd fo r lit I ca~t :"0 ~ cm '~ , thIng ... for \\hich \\c gi\{:: thank ... : our \\ Ilk \\ odd GrClC d in!ctcd hi~ do~ i nJ: ('ommcut1. tn hi, I. For 50 year ... YOU'\C gin!n u ..... 1 One of Iht: 1"I'::hon"l. ... elml;]r, "l.lud~ OIl n pa !> tor Gar~ Archcr- :t d tallenJ:c that pc r h a p ~ othl'r ,cnior mini,> t('ro; "ould m,l' pulpit from which 10 "pea". Iht: c hurch r'llhl'r, Iparth.... ularl) to adapt for theil' ("I ll Jla,tors t oda~. 2. For SO year ... yOU'\C been a fam I\po~101ic hlth.:r,) l' hl'cau't: Iht:~ Gn' lc c,lr ll ed :111 in l' olln~c1inJ: Ed. O, ily to U'> - and [ can "'<1). '"[' m ,,0 glad had !i\r.:d ..,0 do,e 10 \\h.:n II hap· p' ) l' h n l ul!~ from t lt l' L' ni ll·l"\i t.1 of t h(" I'adlil', StlJ("k ton, Califurnia, lIi\ collegc I can "'<1) I' m a pan of the family of pl:l1ed . Their \\rillllg.., ,1111 C\.I;tlH t Cll t hinJ: <.:ltrecr incl ud cd 20 ~ can li t God:' can ..,uP P0ri and \alldal.: apn,wlit' B c t hau~ CnllcJ.:c. Sl'ull !o \; l lI c ~. C:ll ifnrnia, J. For 50 year ... yOU'\C ghcn u.., truth hecau ... e th.:) 1-..11l:\\ Iho ... .: \\ ho and 9 ~l'ar ~ at Southcrll California Coll e.!!!! Coull ... c!or, 10 whom \\c could turn in \\el\! Ihere. in C(hta \ I e~a. Ih' al !> 1J pa!> to red for I .. lime,> of di..,tfC..,.., and need. So 100 1-.. al u.., \\C \Cla;III'" \\ ho )("ar~ in Kmt\ll\ lmd h l!\ \\ riltcll l1 u mcrn u ~ ; II , t i dc~ aud t\\O t C"l. t hook, for 4. For 50 year.., YOU'\C ..,el before arc hert: tonight. We \\.:rt: not al 1101 Internat ional Corn " pondl'ncc Imtitutl', UI, godly cIder.., \\ ho \\ere l!,\ \/1. III·IUI \(. 1.. 1 \ 11 I'.I'J 49 ,\,,"clllhllt.:., of Goo \\;1" turrlll·tli. But SOIllClhln!! inll.:rc ... llng h;lppcncd tu \\C 1.1ll'\\ tho.,c \\ho \\t'rc thcrc' mc durin!! Ihe "Ullllller 01 19-U)- -thc II \\a., ()111~ I~ )ear., ;llIcr lIul .. ummer I \\;1 .. lu;en .. eo 10 prl.:ach. I Spnn~" [hal Ill) ta1l1l1) GIIIIC "Into had gOllc from Springlicld. \ 1, ..... nuri. Pcnteco.,t" Inlo Iht,\.,.,cmhlll·" o[ 10 San hanci.,cu 10 ... ec thc World' .. (jod I ";I'" o n I) a IIlIk I.ld a[ thc h llr. IlIlle Ihmc g ll )-'" IrOI11 11 01 Sprlllg ... While allcndl1lg the ··Cj\a!c;.dc 01 \\l're "'lll around ;tnd ",III gO lll g the Wc ... (· pagl..'anl \\ IIh 50.000 other ... ,rung Ami hchc\-c mc. tlw.,c pl O people. I h.. ppcncd to \11 h) a hand IlCC!" mcn ami \.\-ol11e n ... prcad OUI .,OIllC. dlg 'lI fied man lie hegan \() and ;1\ Iblph Rl gg., \\01., hmd of "';1) [al~ to 1111..' and ;1.,l.e By Glenn Gohr \11 ...... 1011 and h) I·!tlrcn,'r.: ('ra\\furd ~alkd Illl' (·hun.:h \11 (,pd III ( 'hn"t \\ ho ldl .\/u"a Str,'l'l 10 c"I;lhli"h it II, hl'adllu;Ir!,'r" \\l'rl' In \ll'1I1)"1111 ', he U'onl 1I11d U'illll'H, \\ hen II \\orl\ ttl Portland. Orr.:gon Sc\eral Icnnr.:'",,'l'.\nd In 1911 \\hLI1 hl' II;!" Ti ...... ucd Ihe call for a general con carl) periodical-. 01 the ... e and (lther approa.:hed h) //(\\\;11\.1 (io" ;Illd \C[1Il011 at Iiol Spring ...... tah.:d "e\eral group, u ... ed Ihl! lille \pm/fl/ic I'ui/It ,,(lIlll' 01 h." ;!""oci;l1e ... 1\\ ho \1 r.:rl' goa]., for the meeting. The fir ... , 01 ;1I1(\ the tr.:rrll heeullc a ,) non} til for lorrnerl) a"ociall.!d \\llh Parham'" the'lc ""a., Penll·CO\(;ll. \pU"'IOIIl" Lllih I\ IOIl'lIll'l1l1, \1a,oll lhat \\C Ill;!} 'oct a hl'!tl'r under In 1l)09, a ll11rnherol Parham'" fol gale pr.:rrnl'''Hl1l lor lhr.:rn tn ,,,Ul' "t,mding IIr \\hal Goo ,\mdd ha\c I \ /(, II~ 10 I \1,1 ,I \I 1 I'}'J~ 1 1 Adam" rmhli"hed fh(' Pre\/'//f hI/fit cooperation and tilc "pirit thl'n cu .. "cd calling a t"(lnkrCilCI' 10 and Gran' IIl1dhllTil and \\ "" pa"lOr abroad III thl' I.md \'.a .. endl'a\oring organl/c Ihe "orl.. So. In of a dum.:h \\ 11ll::h \!\entuall) hCGune 10 "cparate u.... ('"nlillu~d UII nt'\1 P"~~ hor ... hr"t A""emlll) 01' God in Mernplw" JlI\1 ;h a good e .. till need, ,I harne .. " to produl'e wnnb\\ hile In the Soutl1ea"L H.G. Rodgcr". re"lIlt .... Iht: !ll\!\ernent needed a J W, Ledhellcr. und other" org;Jlllt:ed legal form 01 I\rillen coopcr;lli\c a ";lIl1I:U group in thc fall uf 11)09 fclln~~llIp, I\n nrganinllion,ll elTon which ll"cd the term ··C hun.:h or had to hr: made in which c\cry l11an C;nd" (iod In Chri~(" wa~ pubJi,>lwd in E;wculi\r pr~'hJ IO'T TIHHlliI' h.. l,cmH.rd. S,';l!t'd on 1,'1'1. " Im~'"r in Findla:-. Ohio. "'" a 'Ir"n~ '''PPOT! Dl.:ct! lllher It) 13. lllember" frolll both er"f!h~ "Bihle "aHlC" a' Ihe t,)l~ nTI:,,,,i~iI!innlll !Il"t'!ill)! :,,,d l"ItT "h(·" ~"Il1.' "nukd a ctwU)!C, ()!her I.: hureh bodie" were inl.:ludcd. uct'u!i,~ I'TC,h\ta, hd"" arc E.\. IIdl. "t"! , .. J .~ un:wd. and ('.,ru, H. Fuckler: '!amlill)! art· ,1.\\. Ihkh. J. H"",,'II 1'1"" ~r. J).C.O. 0lljJCrlllan. I l.t\. (;"...... ,md \ 1. \ 1. I'i",o". Ilowlird (im". E.N. Bell, D.C.O, Oppe1'ln \/(. 111· Rl r\(.t-. 1· \1 I I'J')~ 13 "'lIg~l, ... ted that William Durham I:har Chun.:he.... and I·ull (;o ... pd Ih,11 one Bihil' n;L1111' \\,h 110t tl) he (l'r hi'" \\\lrlo. a" Ihe " I-tlil Go ... pd Penlcl.:o,wl \11"'~lon ... , and ,I ...... emhlie ... eontl'ndnl hlr or c\;llIo.:d ahO\o.: an~ \ ...... elllhl}·· ralher than the " I'll]] of lilo.e failh In \;Iriou ... <,t;lIe, In till' olhcr namc lound In thc (jo ... pd \11 ...... ion .. a ... 11 h,l \\ ho dc,lreu fello\\ ..,hlp name Ik mentioned that the rhen iI" illI ,tnou hdure Gou III \\ere welcome and that ··A ...... cmblle" Pelltl'l"(htal A ...... emhfle ... of the World C:OIhl!lll. the pO\\l!r kll alld Ihe of God'· \\a ... a gencral term to had recentl} heen chartered at glor~ of' God c;mll! do" n. prai ... e .... de ... c rihe all 01 the dll1rche" which I'ort];md. Oregoll. u\lng .. a ... "emhly· tl1;lnb and ... houh \\I!nl up ;1'" thl! had organi/ed at Hot Spring'>. In Ih n;lme "'(lund 01 1ll,111~ \1 aler... un\(} God_ \\hell thnlg ... \\Cre qUiet cnpugh to But \'d': l·ann(lt adopt the dcnollH hear. ,I Ille ...... agc in tho.: Spiril C;I111e hhough "'f"'~emb1ie ... of God·· nalmnal pnnl:lpk 01 going nut ... idc and thc II1lcrpro.:wtion f'olhl\\cd anti wa" the name dHhcn in 1914. lhc Blhlc tur a dlUn.:h namc and A Ihere \\a,> a tlmc \\hen thi'> name wa\ lal:lo.tIIg Oil "'Ullll" adJcC\I\c dc ... crip challcnged At Ihe 1927 General tl\C of ... OI1lC ",Cl"larial1 doctrinc. "Just as a good horse still (.(1(1" ... chi ldrcli arc callcd hy 1l1all} needs a harness to produce Council. 11 formal c()n~lilutlOn ",h ... el in order. and ground rulc~ were 1\;11111: ... ;lnd olle i... JU ... I ;1'" good ;I ... worthwhile res ults, the anothcr ... o long ;1\ il i... found 1tl thc laid for allllOl.I c\ery facet of the Blhle. move ment needed a legal A ... ~elllblie ... of God Illini<,tr). In Ihe form of written cooperative cour<,c of dhcu..,<,ioll. ,Ollle di ... ~ali.,· ontingent upon choo ... lIlg a name fellowship."-H. A. Goss faclion wa" \ oiced 0\ er the term Cfor the orgallllillion, at Ihc fir ... t ·';-\ ...... elllblie" of God:' alld a mOre COlIllCiI. thc delegate ... ag reed Ihat Ihe thc appf()\ 111g \(licc ... lId ··1 hale "uilahk name \Va'> di ... cm ... ed. General ('nuneil of lhe A" ... emhl1e" 01 A number of lhe brethren. <,ollle of guided 111 all ...thi , .... and Illy approval God ... hould he 1llcorporated. They rl! ... h upon II Ihem execuli\c ...... ought 10 change aho apprmed credential" in the nwne Ahcr Ihi". C.II. Ma"on (who had Ihc name to ··The Penlecoq;1i oj Ihe General Council of Ihc earlier gi\en permi ...... ion for Ihe,c bangelical Church." It ",a ... a plea ... · A ...... emhlle ... 01 God for ··worth} l11in· belie\-er~ to gran I credenliaf.. u"ing anI. euphoniou ... and fully dc'>cripti\c I ... ter ... \\ Ithln the Penteeo~lal. the name ··Church of God in Chri...t··) name. and it included the word Apo ... lolu.: hUlh and Church of God ·'111 Ihe power of the Spirit blc ... .,cd ·'church:· III eh .. i ... 1 group ... ·· \\lho rcqucqed the council in ih action for God:· J. Nancr Gortner began the di~· them I hma ..d Go ...... of 1101 Spring .... To aid people in undeNanding the cu<, .. ioll. c;-.plaining thai Ihe new Arlo.an .... I". Wll'l 10 i ..... ue the r.:reden- Icrm ··A,,~embly of God:' Benneu F n;U11e would better indicate the true 11<1" 10 Illllll<,ter ... 111 Ihe South and La\\rence. onc of the cxccuti\c prc~ characler of the denomination. ··We We ... t: 'I.K. Leonard ,,()uld dl"'pe ll ,e byler .... developed a Bible "\lIdy 10 arc Peilleco<,wl people. Thcn we arc credential ... 111 lhe North and Ea'l. expl:lin the ... cripllIral background of c\angclical too. \\c believc in c\an· The preamble outlined the name IIle name ,md ga\e a detailed outline gcli/ation:·~· One of GOr(ncr· ... main tor the A"''':l1lbhe ... of God, and ... wted of Ihe Ne\\ Tc ... tament churc:h or objection'> wa.., Ihal hc felt Ihat wc that Ihe grou p \\ ho mc t at Hot a,'>elllbly in all of it., a'>pcc". Thi ... arc onl) pan of ··the a<,.,cmblie ... of Spring .. 10 unlit: under thi ... namc wa ... printed in the Chris/iall EWIII1{l'l God" or church of Je ... u<, Chri<,l. \ ... ere ·· Penteco ... lal (Spirit hapti/cd) and Ihe IVord alld lVi/IIl'\\ in MlI) Strong plea~ in support of thi~ 1 ... ainh from local Churchc~ of God in 1914 .. name \\cre gi\·en. bUI T.K. Leonard. ellri ... !. A~ ... emblie., of God. and \·,ui· Thc 11 01 Spring., council 1110'>t def· Ihc man who had offercd Ihe original ou ... Apo<,tolic Failh Mi~ ... ion ... and initely put a <,tamp of appro\'al on thc nallle 10 the firq General Council. namc ·'A, ... emblie., of God:· bUI Ihi ... "-a" too pcr... ua~i\e. name \\ a<, not to bc a ... ource of con· Leonard reminded thc peoplc how tcntion. In an editorial in the God had blc.,.,ed at the fin,t general ChriSfiall Emllgl'l. il ,,-a, "tatcd council. After day.., of medilation and \\hlle on..: gl!ncral namc of the Irying 10 gel an undenominational ··I\',o.:mblic ... of God·· would malo.c a nd non.,cclarian name. God ca ... ier all hl1 .. inc .. ~ mallcr .... yct p·cr· "'rc\ealcd to u<, Ihi~ can<,ti tution and G/..,,,, Go/It /,\ " \/111./ feet frccdom in namc ..... hould bc IIwm",·ro/II", 11(; God-gi\cn name: and w hen it wa~ J4 \ /(;In· RII"\( ; E. F\ILI 50 Years Ago-1944 man) .... uuh ~a\l'd. llIan\ hl'lil'\er... tilkll \\jlh tht' II \II~ Spurt, and nutllhcr~ healcd h) the I"')\\l'r III (inti \inll'c St'l1lplc \ld'hcr,ulI \\jlll till' Lord F ... " clin, Stir Indian:lj>oli ... ( 'hurdl \1\1.:.- prl-'ilchlng In 10,O()() people 111 the Oal..land Pa~[nr Ted \'ibhl'rt. Ccnlr;II\"l'mhl). Indr;lIhlll\lll~. .\UdllOfllIlll. .\llIll'C (Cal.fornlal kgcndar) clangcli"l rl'pllrt~ tl1;1\;\ .:!-\\el'!.; rnl'elin~ \\1111 the \lu,il"al "'''dill Sl'mp!\,' \kPhct",,{m. 5.1. died in hel' ... kcp from an 'h.-uden 1·;111111) \\;h l''\tended In _l \\l'l'''~ hct';llhl' of [hl' gr.,:;1t inter tal 0\ cnlo,t: (If rn.:'..:riplllH1 drug', •\ IIL',:IIOnatd) I..nO\\ n h~ e~t. "'!"II ;[l'l'{unnllxlate Ihe IT{l\\d~.'· \Ibhcn \\mte 1\1 Ihe liHlll,and ... ;" "SI,lcr:' ,he had panu.'. l'j'lIfj'l"(l\l{/II.I·II1'~I'I, "\\(' rented chair" pl;",:ed thelll on Ihe palco In Ihe dcdll:allOll {If a nr.:\\ la\\ 11, and put 1{lud 'pe;I\..t'r, III thl' \\ Ind\l\\" ., Ill' alitit'd hHl.-'qudrL' churL'll In Oakland nn that the) [0,1 (,(Iun[ ul [ill' Illrmh~.'r \\ho \\l'rl' 'OJ\l'd dunn!! ScptcrnhCf ~h and thcn a ... er prcadv.:d [he meel1llg. ,\ nl'" fl'Cllfd of 475 \\a,> ".-[ III Ihe Sunda~ mon on "The rour'quar.: (;U\pc1." Till: ~chool (Ill the la~t Sund;\~ \11 the Illt'l'tlllg"_ SI\.[ecll Illlinth, nnt lllonlLng her \011 Rolph found her carller [he Sunda) ,ehnol \\;[~ rUllnlllg 46. llIlCOIht:l(lU"'.• Ino .. he tiled ;t ... hort Illlle laic ... 30 Years Ago-196-' '\l'\\'p;tpcr, ,Iround the \\odd C;IITh•.'d B(J'Itull \r(':.1 Ol}t.'n '> Teen (,h :llll'llj..:l' ('('nl('r 11l0Ule .... \('II'\\I'l'ek \1 roll'. "In an era of It.'cn Challenge 110\\ ha~ ;1 l·cntl'r III the Blh[\111 .1rt',1 \\;lIl1llg rC\l\ali\1ll \lInce \kPIH;r... on / i)e'pllc [he claim Iha[ i[ CllUld not luppcn III that !!1t.:,l1 ell\. \\a ... ;t !!!;UIlOrou, rco,::"'lOllal:' Some .'io.noo people filed p",t 11I:r collin on OctOOl'r X III the: chun;h .. hI.' hUll!. the AO ... lOn recn (,hallen~e Center 1\;1, opened at 41-1 Jamaica W a) III ~uhurhan jamaica \\ ;1) Sl1ned h~ [ilt' \ngl'lu~ Tl'l11plc. Lo<,-\ngde" Shl' \\a, huned the next dOl) on hl'r 54th hirthday_ Ikfon.: founding the International t'I[)'~ '>piri[ual need . hU'lile"l1ll'n and p .. ,[or" \ 1,lIed lel'n Challenge III Ne\\ Yor!.; Cit) and returned \\llh a dC'lre III Church of lhe Four... quare Go~pel. Si~ler held r.:redentiab launch thc cenle:r. ' li:all1~ ~pcnt thc ~lIrnl1ler il1\adln~ the \\ 11 h 1hI.' A ... ~e mbl ie, o f God (19 I R- 2 I). (r\ illl('£' Selllplt' ghello ,ecliulI~ and the plll~h "uhurhall nl.:i ghhnrhu(ll-". dl~ \I(Ph(,/"\(I/I. LI'l'n-/wt/\'\ SIII/'I: h) Edl1h L. Blull1holcr. [rihu[lng Chid-i'll bou!.;lch ;rnJ cundul'tlng ~[rCt't f ;ll1le~ 1993.) (\U\\ cOll\erted adlhCh and ~a n g leader~ arc ~t;llIdlng Oil the ~tre:e:t corner, 'rnglng ;lnd preadllng. The Pnl/l'("(l11111 40 Years Ago-1954 Fl'llllgl'l reponed that Ihe gre:ate:~1 1I11paci i~ hem!,! :It'IlI(ln ~Ira t ed b) '>piri tual a\\a"ening thai ha~ [;\"cn p lal'e 1Il ;1 Hel'il'(lllillle Crish numhcr of denominatIonal dlllfChc'I. [The Teen Chaflt'T1~e An eml'rgelK) appeal i~ heing m:1(1c lor H('I·im//illll', Cenler I~ no\\- localed III neafh) Broe !.;ton. ~1;["achll~l·II'. lhe A,~emhlie~ of God radio program heard each Sunday and dm:':c le:d h) Jaillt.''' Vilale.] nlghl o\er the A BC Net\\orh.. General Superinlendent Ralph M . Rl gg~ . in hi~ Pell/l'l'o.\/al l:'l'lIlI gef column. <,poh.e ~lil1j..,t('r!>o With the Lord of the cr i ~ l ~ th.1t the program fa ce:, Ie,.., than a year after A mong ~e\eral n:porb of mllll~ler~ \\ ho ha\e dll'd going on the network. " The inr.:{)mc a\erage~ afOund re:ce nll y arc Ihe name' Ilf (' Ril.:hard June'. Ira Sha!.;Ic), S5,OOO per \\cd.:· he: wrote:. " But the CO"1 i.., around and Nichola ... Nr"olotl S I O.{)OO pcr \\ed:' The ne[ defici t h'h grown to more: Junc" 55. a pa~tor In \I ,lr)~\illc, :\I rc hl gan, dnmncd than 5200.000. U nl e"~ IIqener~ re"pond to the a ppeal. \~hlle \\illl hi~ Ro)al R angcr~ group on an Huting. lie I ~ plan .. ;Ire: to di~continue the: program on the networ" In ,un I\ ed hy hi ... \~ lie and e ight children. Deccmhe:L An accompan) ing pho tograph of CM. Ward. Noe l Pe: r"ln. re:tlfed (hreclllr of Foreig n r-.1I~" Hl I ". radio 'pca!.;er. a..,!.;~. "Shall hi" \oice he ,ilenccdF' remcmbcr, I fa Sha" Ie), forma 1I1""'lonary to SIe:rra I .e0l1l.': I Li<,t elle:r, did rC'lpond, and R(' I'iI'(lffill/e 'tayed on Ihc nct " lie \\:1'" alway' chee:rflll." lie ;[nd hl~ wife: wellt tn Afrit-a \\or!.; un[il 1968 \\ hcn it began mailing tape.., 10 the '1[.1- in 1916 and [Ile n \\ ere under appO ln[ mcnl \\llh the t lOn~·l A,..,elllblrc;., of God from 1920-.19, NI!.;olofL 6-\, \\;\.., a \\ell-!.;nown Ill".., ionary and educa 51 Nc\\ Churchcs in South Florida tor. A natHe of Bulgaria, he C;HlIC 10 the U.S_ III 1920 and The: South Florida Di ',(fic[ re:pon, that 51 churche ... ha\c then returned to hi ... count ry a ~ a Pellleco,>lal p;,,[{lr_ Il l' hl.:c n planted during. the pa ... t :l )ear~ -22 in 1954. :-'1 0..,[ of later became principal of [hc n 'IIl/I!:!. Blblical ln"11Iutl! 11i ~ the ne\\ churehe,> \\cre .,tarted under the Pioneer Wor"er later Illini~tr) in thl .., country 1I1 cl uded scn ICC III [hrec Plan. "A \\or"er goc.., inlo it community \\ ilh the appro\al Blole in'llitlltc .... pa'ltoring, and a" "ccretary-Irea"ure:r for of [he Di,tricl but \\ i[h no promi'>cd <,upport. He u,>c.., hi .... Ibe Nc\\' Yor!.; -Ne: \\ kr~e) Distric t. [ 1-I1 ~ \\ ldO\\ Martha. 0\\ n ingerwit) [ 0 ,upport hirn,e lL ,ecure a church bui lding, 92, llla!.; e.., her ho me at Maranatha Village:. Springlidd. and financc the_wor!';."· Nearl) every pioneer WOller rcporh Mj"ouri.[ \ 1 (, m ~ I. \G t . t\ 11 IW4 1S r .•" ...... 1'. " ~;" -:- ' : ...... , ", ; . ~-" ·'i':"· ". ,..; I ',' i 1': \ ",o. ~ ". • ' . .;.., • " • .. \ ;. " -~ . . ' .' ., .. , . ,,"' ','. :,;.. :;..... ,,.. ~' .. , .' ,' " ... t'... ~. ( ~ .~.. ~ "".' ~, - "-.;, ...... ~ • • ~""~' ••• )0 • • ", .. . ": I,' ~ ;- ~ ~"~ ' ': • :: ...... '-'. :'.~ \.;.-I... •. • ~ • ..• ::~\. ~. . , " 16 \/(, III 1m \1.1 . 1 \1.1 J9'N Christian Cartoonist's opportunity 10 work h.\ \\ay through Rdlll "a) Idl the Go .... pe[ Puhll ,hln~ CClHral Bible In,ti\ulc." hi ... \\ ido\\ [ Iou'e III 19:'i5 to head Ihe art depart Last Deadline Dorotha recalled recent I). ·'11 11<1" al 1ll1.!11I at Ihl.! Oral Rohl.!rt .... [\;IIl ~l'11 .... 11l' CBI \\ilh II" fine leacher" I\ho laughl A",oclatlon III Tuh .. But he COlll11l By Wayne Warne r under Ihe anoinling 01 Ihe 11( 1) Spiril ued 10 c l' eatl' cartoon .... hlr the Ihal God'" \\"ol"d became real 10 PmflToluil I ;\'(mr.:d until 197H Ihe fricnd told u ... rcccnlh of the him," .... ul1lma 19H6 I",ue of lIai f(/~l' car A death of a man \\ ho \\a ... kno\\ n ried a "election of hi" cannon". ami \0 million ... :.<, ..,impl) "Rmn"ay:" the aCl·omp;111) Ill!,! \1.''\\ .... t;ul'd that ;It il. laybc you didn't knO\\ Charlie "Every one of' his cartoons 75 )l'ar.... 01 \/(, III ({II \(.1'_, I \I I 1'1'1.1 J 7 Seattle Church Displays Handwritten Bible at Sunday School Convention More thall a thousalld People Enlisted ill 1950 for Ambitious Project he 111\ l(a\lon. 'Collle and hrrng T your HlIlh: to th e Hlh '\allOn,,1 Sunday SdlOOI ('(lll\clltwn:' !la' I"!.! \ulh... d 111 an utlu"ual dl'pla) I[ern. t\ h,mt!v"nllcn Blhle. rr.:ccllti) cOlllplc1 t:d hy thl' I'TlIlnlll !.lbern;!!.:lc Sunda~ School ot Scornl!.!. 1\ In he brought h) P;I\lol" Ralph \\ Il:Jrri .. , It \\111 he Oil lh"play during the COl1\clllion. 10 Ill..' held III Springlicld. \lr ...... oUfi. 'Iardt 1;<; ·19119;<;01 Ihe ' (Of) ahollt the \\-rlilng of the Blhk .\ a ... illlcrc,llIlg a ... the hug!.! \olulilc ,!>.ell You .. cr.:. In.:rnont lalll..'rnar.:1c \\on ,>cUIIlli Prill' I;,,, )l'ar In th e \lh:ndalH.:c IrKrC;!'C COlllc ... , "'POIl \orcd hy ('IIIi\l/(1I/ I.ifl' 11lag 18 \ J( ; 1 1 1 . l< l n( ; I . ~\11 I ~J ~ \\110 \\fote Ihe lll(h\ anracll\e chap I arlit:r III IllL' t.'rton, Ihe) had printed \la~or Willi.llll Dr.:\ III Ilt Seattk. ler... \\cre !O ha\\: thcir nalllC" li .. ted a pit"lurc of the paqor "lan(lIn~ h~ (Jo\t'nwr 'rthur B 1.an~lle ot In the front of Ihe Bibk hldl \\r.:r.:\.. l:rCl..l Iknr). a hlmu 1llt.'lllhcr 01 thl.' \\ a .. lllll~ton, J hlgar 110m cr III Iht, Ihe 25 n1O .. 1 anracll\r.: dlaptr.:r .. \\crc dlUn:h. \\ hilt' IlL' \\ rott.' hi .. dlaplt.'r In I B [ , R (i 1.cTourneau. Wc,11..'\ R d",played at thc church. I·rom the .. c Braille [Sr.:c eO\r.:r q\lr~ on I·red Sll..'clht:rg and I S \\llktlll'" the 11\r.: lllo .. t al1nu,:ti\r.: \\r.:rr.: p[;.\cr.:d Iknr~ 111 .. prin~ 199~ IIt'riw.1!,t·1 "CnnK' and hnng ~tlur Blhlt' [uthc " .. ide for the final cholcr.: II thc OUht:llldlllg t·l\ II.." and rcligilHI' Sth '\allonal Sllnd;t~ Schoul S('fibe .. of thr.: .. e n\C had her.:n prc .. - kader .. han' \\nllcil tcqilllllllial ... COIl\Cntillll." '1\0 Cl1111e and "Ct' IllL' cnt either at the Frr.:moll\ Tahernade cOllccrllin~ thr.: Bihk. \\hld] \\ III aql11lnliing h.llld\\nIICn Blhlt' \\hKh Sunda) ... chonl or tlH.'11' 0\\ n. hlch appe.lr In thl..'lr m\n hamh\rillng In \\ It I he nil tlhpla\ ,. , \\ec\.. c\cr)onc pre .. cnt \\a ... given a thc front (11" tht.' Blhlt' Tht' .. e I11cn art.': ballot 10 he u ... ed 011 ··S-LLECTIO:\ \ ~~"III,' nt·"'IMI,,·r ,·;,rri,·d Ill" U,,", "hmll Ih,· II,~ lIihl,· I·""'· DAY:' On that da) thc h:lllol ... \\erc Jl"i~1I ,'ar!. in 1~:'1I "ith ""',·n,1 ,lUril·' lind ad'{'rli"·m,·ul,, I h.· c."'1 and thr.: 1110 .. t attracti\e \\erc ~f"(lfIle 1II1.n tll·"Tihcd Iht· UIIl11J:li),!1I '" ·'lh,· hull",1 r,-Ii)!iUl" .. elet'led. ,luI"I ill I"" II." The \\ 11lller \\a ... a h!achCI" In Junior high, Ihc ... 011 of a Luthr.:ran mini"lcr IIi .. ehaplcr \\:.1 .. \\l"Il1en In Old Lngli ... h. The Second Place \\ IlIncr \\,1" a young lady from Rome, Italy, a ~lUdent \ /(; IIIRII\ (: I ', ~\Ll , I ')') .j 19 - - - THE Rejecled in a bid 10 have his inlluenlial paper recognized by TRIUMPHS Ihe AIC, he cailed for Ihe organizalion of a separale group in 1919 which lalcr became Ihe Penlecoslal Church of Cod. AND TRIALS hen hi ... tOfian, \\ rite anoul the the turn (If the cerllur) and hclic\cd W carly PcnlCco ... tal fe\ 1\ al. Ihe) in the rC ... lOration of Ne\\ Tc..,tatllcnt u"u:t1ly [race I ht' 1ll0\crnCIlI from Chri..,tranr t). Although D{)\\IC \\;\ ... OFA Topcl.;a to Ilou,\ot1 10 Lo\ Angell'''', nc\cr;1 Pcnteco... tal. hi ... doctrine pre From Iht.! We .. l Coa"" thi ... fn.: ... h rcli- p;lred hi') di')cip lc') to rcceive the giou'> renewal <,pn.:ad aero ...... the Pentcco')tal me,>,>age when il wa'" fir ... t PENTECOSTAL Uni ted StitH::., and around the '\-arld. preached aI Zion in 190-1. Do/erl'- of A .. thc Ani"" Street re\ I\al e,iled the carl) Pcnlcco'>1al leader, \\ere fnr ccrller "' Ia ge. Chicago. IIlInol<" rncrl~ ,I,,>oc lalcd With Dowit:. PUBLISHER hecame one of the pi\()lal ell Ie ... In Chrcago \\a'> al ... o rmportant thc promulgatIOn of the Pcnt cco ... tal hecilu,c of the <'igrllfiearll per,onalt Illc ..... agc. ti c .... ;1Ilt! pO\\erful churchc ... rc .... idenl In the carl y 20th century. Chkago in Ihc it r!.!a. In the earl) 20th cenlur). wa\ one or the major Ir 20 \/(. III- wn \(;t:. t \1.1 199~ 1111'.... 1011'. In Chit'"go thdl h~ IlJ20 il ~car. ,\ rnll 01 100 could hl' pm-· Hnnklllan, ;iloll!! \\ ith hi~ pa~tor \\a .. calkd "the grc;Hc'>t Pcnteuhtal cha~cd hlr a dollar ,\nd thc cditor and fL'lItJ\\ ehurdl mL'lTlbcr~. cnthu" Cl:nter In till: world:' -\ccorlling 10 printcu dllln.:h .H1tlOUnCCtnCnb \\ IIh a~lleall) at-ceplcd Ihc PClltccthtal Rohert \Lipc .. \ndcr .. on. III 192x (luI chaq!L' In Oo.:ttlhcr IlJIII. hL' thcol(l!!~ rher,,' h no e\ Idl.'I1CC. /11)\\ there I\erc al ic" .. t 4:'i hldd. ad\ crll~ed Ihc ~cn ke, of IH cr 190 c\cr. Ihal Bl'lnkl1lan C\L'r rCt'cl\cd thc PClllecoqal churcllc .. In thc nt~ churehc~ 111 ,~2 ~tatl''i and Canada ,",apll~111 In thl' Ilul~ (iho,>, \\I\h thL' rhcre \\crc dho churchc .. among Thl~ l'i another dUL' to Ihc prc .. tigc of 1.'\ IdclKl' of ~1)l,'aklng III tonguc,. the Iiallall. SC \/(, HI 1<11 \( ;1'. 1 \ 11 1'1'}.1 21 Bnn\..m 22 \ /( ; II~IUI\(a .F\ 1.1 19'!~ ~o much for the ~pread of the go~pel Gl'llr!!C Brin~lllan an unulOperall\l.' \\a ... hun that he \\ould. h) hi ... dcfilll· rehl'l \\110 \\" ... Inlent on per ... llnal tion. he fahcl) accu ... cd of Inappro· gaill') Did Ihl' ,\'i",emhl il.'''' ,If (joll priatc financial deallllg .... \\rollglull~ al'l·u ... e Brinkman In :-'Ian) 111 the ,\'i<.,Cl11hlie ... or God "'~ Illll' a l'Ulnpctiti\e l'ntr.:rpri"'l,'1 \\antcd to accept Brint..lll,lIl· ... rropo· \\'ilh Jr.:\\ ... un 1\ Inl; p'lrtll'lp;UlI ... to "'Ition. \\hen he a'iked hi ...... uh~r.:riher ... 11llen ie\\ and ... par... e dOI.'umcntalHlIl to pctltion the Council to accept hh of the e\ en\. Ihc ... l.' que ... ti\IIl'" Ill;t~ \\l'Ilten propo ... al. ~.500 reader ... ne\l'r he dll"'\r.:rl.'d 10 our "'atl"facti{11l mailed in their rc ... poll'ie. Brillt..lllan\ '0 dnuhl Iherl' \\ere cOlllntruting ... upporter'i hopcd to han: the matter fachlr ... on hoth ... idl· .... hrought to the floor of the General I·or l'\ample. Brin!"m:ln \\a ... nHeil Council \\here they felt an cndor ... e 11.' ...... than chantahlc in hi'i rhl'lmic I11Cnt \\a~ ... ure. hut Ihi" pri\llcge \\:1 ... \\ hell a ~rnllp (If dl"'g:rulltlr.:" ... pilt the not granted. church hr.: \\a ... ra"'\(lring:. he u ... ed nil' On NO\elllher 5. 1919. Brinkman Pnl/('('(/I/(Illkmlcl a"':1 forulll 10 call 1'.'111<'1:0,[,,1 I",hli'h~r (;,·tll'J.!'· lirilllo.m"" "ilb hi, called a mccllng at thr.: Pcnteco ... t,t! "if., lbr". h"ltli,,)! IIl.-ir "m I):Hitl, d:m)!hl\'r them l'rnol-.ed. h) POCIIIC"', and liar... _ I lerald M I...... ion to elcct Iru ... IL'r.:~ and I(lIlh ill fnJUt. ""d "" unklll,"u "nUll", "hn 011 ;\lHllhr:r occ" ... ioll. he accu"'I.'d IUrn the hu ... ine~ ... of thr.: paper (Her to pr".id,'d t'I ,iltl ~ "r t ""tI h,·tl) "ilh Ir,,,,,d,,,lti I , Bell. l'halrman {II Ihl' duli,·,. thcm. lie further ... tated, ""We \\ant It \,,"emhhe ... or Gnd. III \\ming "hare lIllder<"(ood h) one and all that thi ... facl'd 111.'''' ". On Ulll' {1l'Ca"HlII he nnln II \n)lhil1~ tlUhH.k nt [hI' meeting i ... not called to "'Wr! ",ol11e (icIH.:rat ('nU111:11 I'" l"Ikl'll\..:t~ !'to) adml\ll'd going again ... t the ,Ill\ ICl' 01 thing in order to fight the General ,-'(lltcd hi ... a ...... Oclale ... " ( , II HHT\C. I .• ~ \1 I I'J'J-I 25 FROM O UR R EADERS Ohio Camp ' lec tin !.! Phuto hehlrc "he \\a" to Illu\e 10 a flur"ing In the colb:(LOIl oll.:~ltnp ml!dlll~ f'll"illI~, ;lIld "he v. .. " delighted to "cc pholO ... ( .. UIlltlll:r t"lIl'). you 1I1cluded hel' nUlIhcr'" ,,((lr~ in prill! and 10 ;1 Il.'nl photo 01 Ihe Ohm 1), ,,lrll,:\ !..n()\\ Ih;ll "he l"ould ,,1111 he an inllu· LItHp at \,ikd1l1a wllh d'lll.' un!..mmll cnl..'e In "orl1l..' \\a). hl"l In Ihin!.. that 11 \\;1' Il)JX, 19W, ur 1l) ..HL rhC"l' arc the J .ord hi!" hroughl nul' humly frolll \111.: on]} )car ... thai \Ie held C'llllp the gun!..'r" 01 Sail I'rand"co 10 "uch a Il1Cellnp" a1 (he 1Vkdulil COUllt) 1'<111 gloriou" honor. 10 he fe.Huret! in ,I Groumh. SlIlI.:C 19-' 1 thl..! (amp mel'! puhllcuion of th~ .\"~cmhlie,, {ll" tng .... hall' h!..'cn held ;1 1 iii ,!.! Pralrlt'. (;od. \\~ arc Ihrilled and gralcful 10 \lbl) Ihl..' 0111..' Illl..'nll0nl..'d on Pd g~ 12. Ohin ('od. and \\o.! !!l\o.! 111111 all tho.! glor). ~Ole the Illl..'".,age on Ihl..' car. AI I wa ... 011 the l'<1I11P COrnllll11cc ,II rh;HI!.. )OU for Ihi ... w{lndo.!rful mag Ihalll1ne. Chri"lran" often painled Ihl..' Iha1 (LillI.: and W;I'. IIl\ol\(:d In the il/lnl' alld Ihl..' JO) that II j" hrlnglng 10 go"pclme ... "age on their car... a" a \\ it PUn.:h,I\L' 01 Ihe n,p Prail'll! propcr!) "0 many. ne\\. I gue,,~ Ih.lI \\ iI" a for~rllnner of III ]l)41 Jane Shoull". l)ireclOr (lur currenl humpl..'r "Iic!..er .... 1110111;1 ... I 11 ;lrl ... hon1 \\"0111en'" Ml1l1"trie" r han!.. you for a good job of docu La"cland. I lori(kl ;-"':orthern \11~"ouri Di"lrict menllng Ihe hl\lor) 01 our Mml..' /1UI/I/(/\ "urI\IInm. S3, il II/(' \'ilill1 lI1enl. IUIII lIIill/l/,'r III \';1/(1/"\' \\\I'lIIhh 0/ Alice \1 . Shedd Summer h ~ u c t\ppl'cdatcd (i(ld. !.aJ...dw,d. Ik In'~lIlI It/I lIIill Springfield. \11 ... "ouri AI({\\\ 1111..' 10 congralulale you lHl i,ln II/ At'll/lld,\' II/ 1<)33 (/Ild /hel/ your "ummer 1"'"UI..'. It I" one 01 the IW,/(II'f·d III \l1('IIig(l1/ //1/(/ Ohw, 1/(' I.alin Ame rica I'Cllt cl..' OM alism he"l Ihal J h'l\e r~c~i\l..'d. II i" ju,,\ 11'/Tf'd (II fIll' Ohio Oil/riel {/\\iHlIIll Than!.. yOll "0 much ror "cnding. wonderful to re'ld the hl"tork" of 1IIIu'rillfl'IIr/I'l1t (llId \('(·/"('I(lrr·I/"{'(1 Ihe \aluahle hihllograph)" on "orne of ) our lea(kr ... and pHlnccr .... \///"{'/: P~ntel..'oqali"rn in Lmin America. The artu.. ·le on BrOlher ('harle" [t \\'h a jO) for me to mcet ) ou Cnthtrel..' \\;t" ()ul"tanding. ] Wayne W.lmer] and Gar) r.. lcGee. l{cmClllhcrill:,! Anna H. I ,()ck Than!.. you "0 much fo r the Ime bec'IU"e 1 fed an alTinit) wilh ) ou W~ ~nio)~d th~ "Ulllln~ r l\\U~ of and care you e\tended to me \\h~n I two- mlr COlllillon intere"t in Ihe glo 1I1' I"iwgl'. b:1I1gcll"l Anna B. Lock \\a" pm lIeged 10 he in Springlield nou" hi ... lOr) or Ihe III od 1..'1' n conducll..'d a cnl, .. dl..' III (Ji:ltI Tiding", I.. "t ApriL rh:tI \i ... il \\;t" a highlight Pl..'llIeC(htal rn()\"ernenl. lowe much S;lIl l;r;ll1l"i"l"o. ahout 19-19. Man) in 111) \ j,," to America. I pray thaI to )oU for ma!..ing !H)" ... ible Ihe \wd!..'lll\ or the Bihle In"tiwll..' \\1..'1"1..' God \\ill rich I) re\\ard you. rC"l'arch \\or!.. for Ill) l"Onllng boo!.. inlluenced h) her mini,,!!}. JU"IlI" du Pic""" on PCnicco"lali"lll of Ihl..' 20th centu rhe anrHHIIlCellll"nt that th~ fall Secrl..'lary for Ecull1erllcal ry, Your intercq ,lIld h~lp madc Ill) I",ue would r~a!Ur~ '"Th~ Ill!,! Illhl~" Allair ... rl..'"e'lrch in the Archi\e~ a rich and hroughl hack m~lllorie" or 111) tllll~ The Apo"lol](' Failh MI".,ion producti\1..' -I da)"". "" pa"lor of WI..'''tll1ln''l~l A""~1llhly Faerie Gkn. South Alrica Aho. I am rno"t grateful for Ihe ]Seank]. Pa"lOr Ralph \lani". \\ho ra"cinating and in"piring boo!.; you "upeni"cd th~ hand\\ rinell copy or \\a" e"pecillll ) IIHere">ted in Ihe gave mc I Kalhryn Kuhllllall. Till' "T he Big Bihle.'" "cf\~d :I" pa,,>wr or article aboul Clifford and Helen IVtIllWII Behilld Ihl' Mime/i'.I/. [ had l"rel11onl Tabernacle later We"t Crabl n.!e (\LIlll lllcr 199-1) wilh refcr heard of her and had mct people \\ 110 IIlln"'er A,,>,,>emhl). During my 18 ence \() Mood) Wright and eh'lrle" \\crc inlluenccd by he r Illiniqry but year" ;1'" pa"lor. ·"Thl..' Big Book" wa,,> S. Flewelli ng. They \\CI"e good !..new liltlc or her. Once J qartcd prolIH nenlly di"played inlhe Chapel. friend" or Ill) hu"band Mar"hall. reading )Ollr boo!.;. I could not put it Ruhen A. Wibon. Jr. Wright and Flewclling \\ould qUP al do\\ n. The Lord ha" gi\en you a Cahar) Tl..'lllple the Ch r i~\i .. n Wor!"e r" Union in gn.:al gift for \'vriling, and J hope Ihal Sl..'allll..'. Wa"hi ngloll Framingham, i\ la\\achu"c\t". \\hen )OU \\111 conli llLll..' 10 \\rilc Ihe "101") Ihe) were in the arca. 1\1 ) hu"hand of great "en ant" of the Lord. Thank you for th~ \\ond~rru l prc \\;J" wor!.; ing at CWU at thc time and Edith Blumllofl..'(" hook Aillle(' ,enlatlon rcg:II'ding the li fe or my alwa)" "poke highly of the t\\O mcn. S('lIIpli' McPhl'r\OIl. EI·e/"rhod\· 's grandmOlhcr. An na B. Loc!... When I \\ a" reading the article, 1 S;I/£'I: I"> e\'cr)lhing )OU ... aid il wa" ller (bughler Jean ha" heen li\ ing recal led a picture in one or our I"pring 199-1]. 1 re:ld it when 1 \\,h in In our hornc ror the paq 1-1 IllO nlh". album". I am quile .,u rc Ihi" i" Wrighl the Bill) Graha111 Ccnter in Whe;lIon Your llIagatlnc arri\ ed ju", 2 da)" and Flc\\clling. The car i" quite 1'0">- continued on p;lge 29 26 \/(; m wn \t; ... . F\l.l. l \Ie \tERn \(:E. 1'\1.1. 1')').\ 27 I' m IIl-e: and II )()u \\alll Ul \nlt.: on ml'. you'rl' frce to do "0'" Wcll. they elcctl'd u". :'\nd \\c 1ll00l'd TIll', w •• , III IlJ:"iH. \\c occame lM'tor al '.i'>l)(ln ·'\,'>emhl) In Dall;I'> . and irom then:: In 1960 Illmcd to Circl'mlllc. whu.;h I" :"iO mik'> l1orlhl'il"t of Dall ... ,>. J P"'> lured III (irccl1\·lIk for 5 yl.'ar, and v.. ;., prl',h)lcr of Ihc (,.-el·rl\ille ,>cc· lion durin!! thc tlllle 1 W;t'> therl' .•\nd then I '(lJ(ll1rn~.'d III Kan"I'> for 2 yl.'ar". Jam\"\ Hnd .I"~n' llrjd~\·,· Ihr\"<' "I)tl\ and Ihl"ir "j,," I;,kn lu J'HUC' IIn·,,,·h "llhc 1'J'J.1 (;~nH,,1 Cnundl \\ \\ : Oh. you \~cntlO WIChita·) in \ lill ll t·"l'oti,. I· r"m 1he IdE. "1'(·IIan ~nd \,'"t""; "U1l1illlnd J,,"; "(·",!:tll and '>lUrI". Jh.B : yl". V.;il."hita TotJa) the chun.·Il·,> nalllC ;, Colonial I leighI'>. /\ hcautlful. grl'at chun.:h. And we h'ld Ihi'>. hec;lll"e ~he \\ ...... alway" proud to come. you I-no\\ that ['m going to tht.: 10) 01 ,>en Ing tho,c grt.:at pcople of you" he pra) lIlg lor) ou:· fur 2 )l'ar,> Thcn Unl\"cr'>lly I \\<1'> \\.lIh Dad a fe\\ da),> he fort.: \\'\\ : You rnu~1 have appreciated /\,>,>cmhl) III Wax;lhachle called mc Chri'>tm A RC HIVES A CTI VITIES Umrlcs T. Crahtft.'t: boo". I·hi"e" (~f 1'<'/11('('0.11 Ill~lcria[ ,m Ihc ("w"d famil),. S " nd,,~ School Centr"[ [)"lrI~1. GPl! tfJCt,. hndlay \Olliul ill 1I""Kor,I/ \/G HERITAGE. h\l,L 11)'.14 29 I cal and other 30 \/(: IlFHIT\(:I- . nl.L 1""'-' ~ , 0} '1"~ 2110 III Ilr. ,...~. 11,11·169 I "(i<"II(T.11 (u ('n In. , I), III ... ,,' ill' nle JUrl('.'I. I'll I ll,u",hiI..~. 7' I' J ~~ P \\ ~'rnc I \\ cxr. '(' :.h 'f (; III (lIr", \\1111(" /)1 "" 11/\ '1 ""n'r,,,.',,. d ('''"r''''' ~I Ih'nn,,·u I La\(,cnn', 'Th \' ITlh ~ ., (;, .. 1. ('h""j"" '-""'R' \1.,> 'I. 1'/lJ, ~'h: II,,", , jllum" \1.1\ ~O.I'/l J, 1 ~~ --,,, S"''''.'''',"I'I1I: lit<· ("11''''1 II> IIYIIJ);., S"'I'I ... I1II><:1 l~, 1'/14. I Zion, Illinois, Identification Needed ~1 I , lid!. "("hurd,... , In {" hn,1. {"/lIj.,,,,, Till ... ,-\rdme ... phlllO!!laph I' mar"ed. "l,(lll ('II~ \"l'mhl~ Ilrr.:Ill, ... U;t. IIIIS" '-"'''/fr/. h'hruan II, l,/I~, ~ Reader ... \\ho r.::ln hclp Identlf~ thi ... !!fOliP a.-... · ",h'd to \I rite tn the \h:hl\e ... ~~ -\ S".,j:c,t... J {"han)! ... "I '.'nl,,', ,'., m /IIr~r'. 0",,,,,,·, Ii, 1')~7 t> Tcntati\c itl~ntlliL'atl\ln ... lrom till' Idt arc a ... 1\111\\\\,: lil"'l 1\\0 Ullidenlilkd. \\Ilham ~~ II" ,h.Kl, I)'J Kir"patrir.:". unidelllllil'u. "red .\, (ira\e .... Irene Gr;1\ e ... (1,l tl'r \ II', \ I ~ er Pl',nlman I ~I' "'\ Su ,11'.1 ('han1!" "I ',unc .. I- \'ina (\1r ... , " .\ ) (ira\e". C \\ \\al"eill. and nl·\t tIUl'l' lITlIdl'lItllied (irall· ... \\,1'" ~"/ /1'44/ .. 7. '" Il I A Call for Love, Tolerance, and Cooperation Ir,,,,,, I"'g' . hilt hi, 0\111 COG le ecnilir.:atl· I' d.lled lour mOllth, later. Thl'l \11"'1"IPPI Ilhlll' 111,111 III i9D ,md \\hlr.:h II (; Reid).!\'! .... Ind J "nl'l\ Ihl')- \I\'rl' ordaincd. the I"uin!! 0 1 a l"crlllil"alc Ix-Hlg 11111~ ~I \\ Dcan ,igncd\~'III1. 1\\1 rl·I ...·rclh· ...· to BI,IHlp \I;I'lln Ill' 1I1,IU\'r of rorlll,lli(~ ,md c\pcdlcnr.:) \lcmphi ... I' 011 Ihl' l·cnifil'.IIC Ilkc Ih ...· (il"'" and ikll r.: ...... lltir.:,tll·. Bell bCCI1l1e Ihc cdltor 01 n'I' \11(Jllolil' I-lIill1 Ca lkr P"rlw11 il ... Iatl·' that Ihe man \I,.... \Irdaincd in the "Olt ROI OJ (j()j) Ila, r.:harged), \\hich II<" puhll ... hed lIl Te\a... and .\rkan',I .... and ' " CHR IST and III lIll1l) \\lIh Ih ...· \llthh,IK' l-;lllh \lIIICI11Cnt . then it \la, l'tlmhl11cd \lith \\ \ 1 Pl11'on\ \\imlllllll 11;111/,\\ and u,cd Ihal l1,lIlIl' The paper \\;1'0 gilcl1 to the ,\"l'mhlic, of(jlld III \pril 1914 and hccIllle tilt' olfir.:lal puhlir.:atlOl1l1hl' b 'lIlIgl'l Ila, gil en to lhe :\lG after thc April mcetingJ. "( helieve IBishop I\Iasonl \lould queslion a AI thl.! \1 hi ll.! COG le meeting in JUIIC 191.1. Go ... ,. I:. '\1. Bell. common belieI' Ilodayilhallhe earl~ D, C 0. Oppcrman. and }\ P Collin' \ll.!re liqed a ... Ihe Clerg) Rekrl·nr.:e C0r11111illce. The,e mcn I\l'rl' all ordaincd Ill'hlrl' Pentecostal movement \HIS ·totall~ integrat 1911 lIOI h~ ,\/a ... on- and d ... r.:arded lheir\po'lOhc Faith r.:rl·· cd' and Ihal Ihe Asscmhlies of God b an denlwl ... bCr.:,lU'l' of the charge' a!!ain\1 Parh,lIn {lIhll no I,ul'r Ihan 191::! \\a, again operating hi, .\plhtolir.: ""ilh \lIl1l'mcnl oll'shoot of his organilation." ;111d puhli ... hing Ihc ..\1X!llOlic /-(//111), It i, douhllul \\helher Bi... hop \I'l ... on ordained an~ of Ihc \lhilc COGle mini,le ..... (;!hout :~50 on Ihc li ... 1 in 191.'\). For our "'lUd). I am 111 no \\,I~ Ir)lll~ 1\\ I,~"l' "\\;1) fwm Bl,hop \\;1'011 " Ill) ,tatl,md I h;!\l' c\amincd nearl) IOU l11ini"'leriallilc, III mcn Ire111l.!ndoll' r.:llntriollli{ln In Illl' P... ·ntc ... 'o,I .. 1 1l10\\'iHCllt But II he ,md 1I0111l'n \Iho hclongcd to the IltHtc lIr!!anll.lIlon and \lho Ilerc herc loda). I helil'le hl' I\lO lI\luld 4"1.' ... 111111 a l'I11I11l1\lll r\ ... 1\1.' I;!(er C\1lle inlo Ihc \Clllblll·' of (ill(!: (;!nnnl find an) \lhn 1lt.'llef th;~1 the carl) I\:ntl'ul... taI11l\l\CHlcnt \1;1'" "\l1I;~11) Intl'!!lal IIcre orda11led h) tl l; t,on. l'd" and thai the A"'c11lhlle" 01 (lod "an othhlllli 01 hi ... org.lnl Your arguillent Ihat hlar.:" and \1 hile ('OG le group' \Il'rc Illte· /,111011 :1I1) gratcd '" probabl) more truc in ,\lcmphi ... Ih,lll other pLK'e I l\l'kol1lc ~our rl"I'HlIl'l' anti further dllr.:lIl11l'l1tatloll that \1111 1\\0 II Thcrc hill' mcn I . P .\da1l1' and \\ illia1l1 B 11 011 he lp r.:1;1ril~ the rclalllllhhip 01 lhl"l' t\lO gfllUp'" rm1r III IIJI-l \lorkcd 1\ Ilh \I,.... on and organi/ed another I\hile group u ... ing Ihc e OG le name b iucncc ind ,(a\e, that the~ l'()(lpcratcd de\pitc J I1I1 ("{(lII la\l ... , \nd thi, group r.:\lI1ll1lued to funr.:lion altcr Ihe nd to 111) lIailllgl' reader.... I 1\I!lnHne your re ... pon ... e \"'I:mhlil· ... nl God \\.1'> formcd, lhl' r.:hurr.:h ,\(.1.1111' p"'lorcd A and any help) ou can gl\ e II' til 'ortl1lg nut lilCI from from I \/(.IlHII\(.I . I\lt t~4 31 1445 Boonville Awnue Springfield, Missouri 65802-1894 I 1'1'i'r lefl. ue" "rri,,,I, on till' farm "r\' "I" I"'" ",n not· of )!rCI.1 inlal"l: here I"u h .. ~,cnju~ I"iu CI.IH·'. I Plk'r ril!lu.l!irl, heHrinl! H Iii hi" ,lvQ a\ 1I.'dlill1l'. LO""r Idl. I.uial \ ic" of Ih" Canll'li' in I'JHI. LO""rri)!hl. ('hri'IIllI" hn".)!hl It ' I,edal doll I.. thi- lIilkr"'1 )!irl ill 1')70, Hillcrest Children's Home Thrns 50. Glady ... llin ... on· ... dream \Va'> 10 qart a children"', home in China. World War 11 changed all of Ihal. ~o ... he approached the A~ ... elllblic ... of God concerning a home in the United SllItes. Her dream became reality in Jul) 19.t4 when the Hot Spring .... Arkansn .... home \\':1\ \tarted \\ ith the arri\ill of the three liuk Da\'i, brother .... Gladys l-lin,on died of canccr in 19.t9 at the age of 36. But tht: \111all beginning 50 year,> ago ha,> secn treillendou,> g[,()\\lh. \\ith some 1.500 bo)\ and girl-. rt:cCI\ ing lo\e and attention from dedicated men and \.,.omen, Cong r atulation~. Hillcre\t. on your 50th Anni\cr,>ary! 32 \1(; III wn \(;F.I \11 1?94