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1 Gospel Pioneers of the Apostolic Faith Organization Volume 1 2 Contents Norman Allen . 4 Roy Allen . .6 Lester Andrews . 8 Ruth Ashwell. .10 J.J. Barney. .12 R.L. Barney. .13 Hollis (Chic) Beasley . .15 Edna Beckner . .17 John Breazeale . .18 Philip W. Brown . .19 Cato Bush . .21 Ed Benedict. .23 Charles Butler . .24 Herbert Carter . .25 Loyce Carver. .27 W. M. Chandler. .29 Dolly Walker. .30 Norman Compton . .32 Allen Crabtree . .34 Florence Crawford . .36 Bill Cripps. .38 Edna Damron . .40 Fred Edmonds . .42 Leona (Gander) Ewers . .44 Clarence Frost . .46 Walter & Elizabeth Frymire . .48 Reuel Green . .50 Georgia Hanlin . .52 Max Hanson . .54 J. F. Bohrer . .56 Addie Mae Hayes . .57 Arthur Hiatt. .59 George Hughes . .61 Bob Irvin . .63 Walter Janeway . .65 Edna Janzen . .67 Lari Lepisto. .69 Jim Lytle . .71 Alan V. McPherson . .73 Lowell C. Montgomery. .75 Joseph Mosee . .77 Sylvia Nees . .79 Tillie Nelson . .81 Timothy Oshokoya . .83 Paul Ott . .85 William W. Paulson . .87 Alice Perry . .89 Jack G. Robbins. .91 John Schieferstein . .93 3 Norman Allen n the fall of 1917 our little family of Ifour arrived at the Union Depot in Portland, Oregon. My parents had been converted in Eastern Oregon. Later they heard about the Apostolic Faith Church and what was preached there, and decided to move so they could attend. In the years that followed, both my parents were active in church activities and regular in service attendance. My brother and I were brought up in that wonderful Christian home. I saw miracles as God answered prayer. My brother had spinal meningitis when he was seven years of age. My mother was told that he could not live, and if he did, he would never be in his right mind. But the ministers and the other people of God prayed for him, and God healed him completely. With such answers to prayer happening before my eyes, I could never doubt the power of the Gospel. I believed it and would have fought for it, but did nothing to get it into my own heart. Habits and appetites of the world began to attach themselves to my life. I sat in church and shook under conviction when the Lord dealt with me, but I would not yield. I was a very serious sinner, for I was sinning against light, and I knew better. My mother found out that I was smoking, and it hurt her deeply. In her prayers she really zeroed in on my need for salvation. God answered, and conviction made my life miserable. I’m glad that God knows how to get your attention. One night my brother and I crossed a.