Assemblies of God

I>r. \inson S,lnan. righl. de;1II of the Regent l' nher,il~ St'hooJ of J)jlinil,I, ~potled hi ~ falher in Ihi, 1961 Ilholll of J>t'nlct'o~lal Fcllo\\,hip of 'orlll America lead!:'r ... From III(' lefl arc R. Ik)'lIlt \lilcllell. J. \. S~mlll. JlIIIIC'> A. Cros... T. F. Zillllllcrrnall. alld Cllrllon Spencer.

Visitors to the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center

HelUI\, forJller RCli\altirnc wloi<;1 Ijl Sundberg band I{. I)uane ,\ndcrson d,ilcd Ih{' <':cnlcr in June. lIerc Ihe,' art' cnjo) ing ;1 \ ideo of the laic Clmrlc'i (; .. eeflln\a~ al the Foreign \lissiol1!> kiusk. 1'1 BIISIH illHl1H FL()\\ tR I'f. ~ I ECO' 1 \1. IIER IT\(a·. OSIER Springfield. \lh~(JUri

\1I"S IERI"(; I" LOL ISlA" \ A "Illry of the fOnllCr <.,upcrinlcndcnt of Ihe LOUl'lHma Di"tricl. Cecil Jarmuy. hom lenl mCCltn!:!,> to thc Di..,trict office. Now arter 50 year-. of marriage. he 5

- 1I0W \Ril C \ R'I ER. I'EVIECOSTAL \\ARRIOII TakLIl!! it nt'\.'. 10010.. al a rt!\pcclcd Icadcr III hi.., mini ... 'r> \\llh the A ..... cmbhc .. of God of Great Britillll and Ireland. Ill' ,'ho led the 11 II ,unp\,cad Blhle School. and h,\ \"'rillng\ on the Spiril-li1lcd life wac trl, .. \urcd hy many around the v,'orld. By David Bund)

SE\ f' I.ESSO'S FI!O\J \ FAT Il ER-1Il (; 11 CORE\ .\ denllt'd \on \Hill'''' a I'alher\' Day Iribull! to hi ... d)1I1g lather. Hugh Corey. 23 lonner pa"tnr and \upcrintcndcfH of Iht.! Southern i'cv. Eng land Di ..,tricl. B~ narry Ilu~h Co r c~

TilE WILEY FA VlILY What wa .... 1\ lI~c 10 groy., up \\ ith the PCll1 eco .. 1a1 movemcnt ill SOlltln'vc .... ' V1i .... ouri and Ar~ama .. '! Loo~ing lU the Wi icy f: l lllil~ 28 will gwe u ...... omc all'.. wcr ..... By Glenn Gohr

.1 Ilcrilage I.clter IX Seen III Print \erll e :lnd HUlh 20 Photo.... from Our Reader... \lac "' i ll lle~ \ i!>i lin}! Ihe Flo"er i'enlfi'(l..,la l J) Tillle hamc lI erila}!e Center. ,16 I"nllll Our Reader ... l .1X .\n.:h 1\ 1.'''' ,\<.:\1\ IIIC ....

lIui/{jK ~ i" puhli'h~d IIU llrlerl.' h.' Ihe Flo"('r l'enl«:o~I:I1 Hu il:l!:e Cenler Iforlll( r i., h .... lllhlle' uf ( ;lId \ rchiH~ l . 1-'-1 5 lloo n , i ll~ \\e .. "pringficld. \10 65t102. ( ~, n H STH ~ : \ \ il.llie \\arner. ('{I il or and director; J U)l~ Lee. ardlh b l; (;lenn Gohr. as~is l lm l archi, isl :tn d cop~ ('(11 101'; IIn'lI 1':I,iu. archhe.. 1I ...."i,I:IIII; Am, ~ ulfe r. Se!:reIMJ. Ye:lrl, Mlbscripl iun. 5 12.50; lirelime ~u bscrip l ifJll . $ 150. IIrritagl! i ~ inde:>.ed in Hl'ligjo/l IlIffrx Ollr: 1',nlNlirall, puhll,hl'd II) Ih e .\meriean Theuloj!ical Libr ar~ ,hwci:ltiu n. 820 Chur(" h ~ I rtt l . Suile 300. E'-anslon. I I.. 6(1201. I llc inde\ is 11:lrl or Ihe \TI.A Rl'Iigioll l)al:lb3se. a'ailable on "iI,onlli'\(" CI)·RO\1 rrum II . \\. Wilson Co. and onli ne , ia \\;I-o nl hl('. li N"; Inr"r million '1I'chnoIClj!il";, and I)\ ALO(; InfornHIr iu n Sl' n ice,. \licrnfihn of lIuitaJ(r is a.ailable from Theological He<;e:lrch hdmnge 'ell.url< n IU:' l. 5-'20 ..... E. Gli"M, Portland . OR 9721.\. 4:> Co , )~ ri g hl 1999 II) Thc Gell er:11 Coun cil Asse ", b ' ic~ of (;00, I ~~ II"omili e \ 'e.. Sprinl: field. \10 65802· 1119-1. ISS' 01196· -1.195. 1'0':0 1'\1 \'i I ~ R; Scnd atl drt'" ch:lfllte 10 lI l'fjtag~. 1 ~5 Iloon.ille "e.. S,)rinl:fidd, " 0 65802· 1119-1 . HERITAGE LETTER lrilliam Parry, a Olle-Mall Light Jor lhe Lost A Layman Who Made a Difference

T hi" is a ..,tory of a layman who made a Ulffl'rl'IKl' in the lives of tho ... c \\ho were not only clo,"c to him. oul a]<,n countless people he would ne\er \cL'--[ho'>l' \\110 qruggit::d 011 the other ..,ide of the gtohc In an dfon \0 make lift.: more bearable ilnd bring other.. clo\cr to thl' God \\ hom he "cr\ cd. Vlay it challcngc other ahlc-bodllxl men and women who arc yet [0 find it niche III v. hich [() li\"('" nUl 111L'ir n.'lm: menl year ... prodw':livd) for the "-.Illgtiolll. Jt all began \\ ilh pam and hard"hip'" thaI \Vililam Pall) ,,<\\\ on a 1949 Irip to Grcat Brila1l1. I kre hl\ he"111 rt.'ilo:ilcd nUl to rdatives \\ho \\'crc ... (111 \lIfh:ring Ihe Cn~l'l\ of World 11. He retired from a U. S. Go,ernment career in J 9-'0, but by 19-'9 at the age of 70 he began a ne" career that kept him busy in the Kingdom for the next 23 yea rs. \\ illi:ull :md \!ar.1 Parr.' in Ihe late 1') .\O~. and he returned to his home in Washington. D.C.. deter II ,>ecm ... on I) f.lIr. a... \\c loo~ had, 101949. Ihal;1I Ihe mined 10 do something about it. llis daughICf. Eleanor age of 70 and a widowcr. Wilham Parr) dc ... ern:d it n::laxlIlg Parry. Spring/icld. Mi<,s()uri. remember ... that lirc-changlllg relln.'men!. Bul people were In need. I k ~ne\\ hI..' could trip: " Il e began sending them clothing and food items that m .. ~e a dll'ference ..\nd for the next 2.1 year ..... until hi '> tle:llh wefe scarce. and thu ... c''I>eI1<,ivc.'' in October 1972. he ,>hlpped clothing and Chri'>tt;1Il III~ra The mini'>I!)' that began in 1949 would "eep [hi .... retI red lUre to app r eciatl\"~ nal ional,> ([round the world, promplll1g U. S. GovcnUllcnt worKer busy lor the rcst of his life. Ihou,>amb 10 rbe and call him hk ... '>ed. In the carly year ... of hi ... retirement Illl11i"try. he sent L ()o ~ ing hac~ 011 her father .... miv,ionary career. Eleanor mostly clothing thaI people gave to him and ..,Imh Ihal ht: [x'lie\·c,> ... he IHh a 1."luc 10 thi .... 1J1Iere,>1. -'\Iother \\anted 10 bought as ullclalllled laundry. Year.., later when he moved 10 hI..' a mi ...... ionary." ... hc recalled. "Bul .... hc nc,"cr rcall/cd Illal Springlicld. Missouri, he discovered that Gospel Publishing de..,ire a.... "hI.! I()()~ carl' of hcr invalid mOlher:- Iiouse had surplu<, literature that \vll'> a\ailahlc for min '0\\ a relired librarian from Cenlral Bihle College ;Hld i..,trics liKe hi .... So in the 1110$: 10 Springfield. hi.., o\,cl"..,ca.., E\;Ulg.d Lni\er.... it~. FIe,II101" .... peull;lIe~. '·1 JU .... I womkr If ministry changed from clolhing 10 lileralure--a ,>orl of one pc r hap~ II \\:1 .... 11\..'r 11l1~""I()nar~ \ i .... inn Ihal \hl'" n: .... pon .... lhk man forerunller to today\ Light for Ihe LO<,1 IilCralllr~ pro for [hi~[ inh.'re"t III mi ...... ion ...... gram. lh.' for $"illtalll P;UT) began 120 )L'ar" ago ne:.;1 Ouohcr He built shelves in the basement where L In \ ·IOlTi.., Run. Tioga Count). Penn'» ha nl ~I.:I .... Ihe Ihu·d He sorted literature for mailing, and he child of Ed\\ilrd and Rachcl Pan"). From the tlllle he \\iI'> almo'>l 12 year~ of age unlll he kept records of what he sent and to whom. pa<.;<.;ed 1m 161h hirthda). William \ .. ()r ~ l.!d dunng lite <';lllll mer in Ihc coal mine,,- 1'0110\\ In!! in h,.... lather'" 1"00h1Clh. QlIic~ l ) buildmg a Illu .... cular body from Ihl.: h;ml work hI.: incrca"ctJ hi" produCIt\IIY willt hI" gro\qh and <.;()on could \\a ~ ne W:lrntr i~ direl'lor of Ihe <.; ho\el 20 lon~ of coal ;1 day. h ~e mbli es of God \r c hh e~ and editor But. fOrtunalcJ,. the coal nllne \\<1" nol 10 be 1m lifc\ of H eritage. He b author of Tile ,,"olllan El'a ll gefi.~1 (l\.1ari:1 U. \\oo(hlorlh-Eller); work. The door oul of Ihe mille" \Va,> Ihrough hi .... 1899 AathrYII XIIMmall: The Womall lIeJu"1II1 Iraining al DuBai<.; Bu ... inc .... " College in DuBoi .... lite Mirac/e .~: and compiler of 1110 books Penn ... ylvania. From here he \\a,> able 10 pick up wor~ in un Smith \\iggles'lorth's se rl1lon~; The orficc<,. which prepared him for a .15-year career with Ihe U. I ""°;"';"8 of II ;, Sp;,;' ",," 0",), "";m. s. Govcmmelll in Wa"hinglOll and cbewhcn::. Twerlly-four of li1o<.;e year" were \\llh Ihe Bureau of Standard<.; which

AlG HERriAGE. SPRI NG 1999 3 I ,i ler;llur(' hein~ dhlrihuled in Indi:l. \ pil'lnr in \Imk, '\i~l.'ria, IHoie hi, :lllprel.'ialiun to "illiam J>:lrr~ Ilith Ihi, phow 'ih(J\\ in~ li terature Parr} hlld ,enl.

\ ,\i~{'ri:UI pa.,tor, \lic:lh '\. Ell.', 11.'1'1, , harin ~ lill.'r:llure in 1972 In a l(Jn ~ letter \\ilh Ihi, Sunlla.1 <;dlOol pholo. ;111 EIIAU,h p:I\lor in I\ilh ulher Ila,luf\. "illiam I'llrr) ,enl IllOu':lnd, of piece, nf \rmhoroll~ h Hanls e!l: pr e~!tCd hi o; thank, 10 "Lncle \\ iIIilllU" for hb kind· lill.'ralur(' and dnt hin ~ around Ihe Ilurid . n e~, in '>C ndin ~ clolhinA and olTerin~ to lend him rnone~ in 1966.

,ccurcd for hun 111 1932" free-lance editorial position wllh ollowing Parry-· ... death 1Il 1972. Leland Despain- who thc Ml'rriam Company'" \\('h.\lI'/'·'\ Nt'II' Iflfl'rf/at;OIIlII Ftraced hi" friendship \\ ith this Good Samaritan bad, 10 f)/( f ;01/111"\' the Wa ... hington. O. C. day ... during Ihe Grcm Oepre ...... lOll A, " tcenager Eleanor remembers her father's di,ci wrote a tribute to his old friend. Excerpts arc selected here. pllned work wi lh the dicl1onary: "l ie did th is work In the " Perhaps five feet th ree or four inches lalL he wa., a lil evcnings and on Saturday., at hi, office in the Bureau of lie man. with large. light-blue eyes and r:l!hcr unruly gray Siandartb or at Ihe Library of Congress:' lI is crcdih \\ hil e hair. There was nothing special about his phy ... ical Include a "Tahle of Mea.,ure," of ahaut 4 pages; l\ "Table of makeup. hi ... mode of dres". or hi ... ll'"ual stance to call one .... Weight," of about:! pagc,: "Metric Table," under Metric alieni ion to him. And the rclati\'ely fe\\ in Springfield. Sy ... lem: a, well a~ ddinition, ,callered alphtlbctically i'o.lt ... souri. \\'ho came to know him hardly reali/cd. I lUll sure, Ihroughoutlhc dictionary. And hi., photo wa., included wilh thm thi., wa ... a person <"ingularly blcs"ed and u.,ed of God. the olher 'peclal editors 111 Ihe c• .trly printings or Ihe 2nd We \\ho had knO\\11 Brolher William Parry' ror beller Ihan 40 Edition. year... knew him 10 be a repository of wisdom and henevo William had come a long \\ay from Ihe coal mines of lence. or kindncv" and comp:I" ... ion. or faith and dC\OIion. Tioga County. "During hi., earl y year., in government service, he mall

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4 AlG II ERITAGE. SPRI NG 1999 Cecil.lanwav. as Preacher and Admillistrator MINISTERING IN LOUISIANA

B~ O\\CII Wilkie

rionccr pr~achcr \\ illl Illan~ Illll:r God. J.Hl\\;I~ recllI ... fIr...! attelldill!!, a Ill'ar thl' front of the church and repeat Ac\ting \toric ... [0 tell 01 hi ... carl) dl"trict council \\ hen he \\ a... H. edl~ \\~1l1 lon\ard for ... ahallOll. day" of 11111l1\tf) .\ ('cuI J;\11\\;\). When he \\ a ... 17 Ih~lr rur~1I church Young ('('I;II "'.1I1C(\ prcar.:lung 111 J91H "M~ mother \\as ~ecking Ilel'lkd a p;htnr Till' pre ... h~ler .• \ \\' ..... a tall. ... !"lIHl) 17-yc:lr-ol of Gtxl. was still ca rrying me." )oulh pn.: ... ident. ;\ deacon. ,Illd pla)l'd During hi, 1I11111'lf) of more thal1 the plano III the ..,en ICC..... i"annl'f lold 60 year... he becallle an c\'angcli"l. pa.., A ... :! ..,mall 00) hi.., matern;.1 gr;l1ld Ja11\\:\) II hi.., ..,on didn'l ... hll\\ up ",01l1e !Or. di..,trici CllI"j"t", Amba ..... ador ... prc, mother. ~ll1lnie Lee E\an..,. told hlill Sunday hI.! \\ ih to fill Ihe pulpit. "I ident. a ..... i ... tanl di ... lricl '>ul>crinlcndcIlL ..,toric.., of her circuiHidlllg preacher thlll~ I filled Ihl.! pulpit m{hl 01 the di,tric! '>upcrilllcmlcnt. and prc .. hy ter. father. William b an..,. She ..,aid .... Ollll.!· tnne." Jarl\\ a) n:calls. Today he i.., n.:cognl/cd it\ one of lime .... hl.!r lalher w(luld ..,el her hdl1nd The nl.!\1 ) car Emor~ Clla\\;t) the premier preacher, and adrnllll,lra hun on Ihe .. addle a ... he \\enl 10 hi ... hccame their p...... tor. " lie \\" ... a WOIl tor... who helped bring Ihc\"cmblic,> preaching appointlllellh. often two or derful pa .. tor and he came Into 1Il~ life of God inlo the great m{)\'CIllCTlI it j., three on Sunday..,. Jan\\:!y later Ju..,t \\ hen I nCl.!ded him. I ... urrl.!ndered today. learned hi .. grandfalher\ huher. grand to preach during a -Ilh of JlII~ [19.Wl God"" hand was un Cecil Jam... ,,) falhe r. and grcat-grandfalha had aho fe\ I\al and ... \arled IlTlllll.!dl;llcl) " even hefore hi .. birth. "Two or 3 been preacher..,. I'" fir..,t a..,..,ignlllenl. at lhl' ;lge of month .. before I wa .. horn." Jan".a) Iii .. home chun.:h In We ...... on. H I X, \\ a .... 10 Ira\ el Ihat ..,umlller 111 recall ... "111) mother w ...... ce~ in g to be Arkansa ... -along the .\r"'Ul"'~h re\l\al mel'llllg'" \\lIh hi .... unde. J I filled \ ... itll tbe 1I 0ly Spirit. Shc wa~ LOlli .. iana border -w:!.., II ..,mall laber Allen, onl) -I year.., hI.., ... enior. Raised Spirit-filled \ ... hilc .. he \\;:h ... tlll carry nade wilh a tin roof ami .... h:l\ IIlg.., on ncar each other. Ihe two \\ cre "do..,er ing mc." the noor hauled III fromlhe .... mmllllll than hrOlher ... :· Allen preIIlglllg and ... ang "'pe Arkan ... a ..... on M.. ) 14. 1911. to lienr) recall'> a.., a boy of 5 gOIng to Ihe altar cial.... E'en though the c\;lIlgeli .... h Thoma" and Carrie Belt JaTl\\

NG HERITAGE. SPR ING 1999 5 Cedi .I:m"H) rnini~terinj.! in:l llur~illA hUI!1i.'. ""ur~illg hUl11e~ lind the :lccurdiOIl \ltut tnj.!i.' ther:· he di,culcred.

A fami li:lr figure in the Lnubiana Oi~trict Cuuncil uf the A~semblies uf {iud, Cecil .IaO'\ll.\ \\11' an i."angi.'1i~t, I)a,tol". church builder, and administrator.

El' angi.' li st .Ianway used this tent in 1955 ttl open threi.' chur c he ~. Here i .. the nucl eu ~ rur the ]) e~ ,\llcmar1(h chure ll.

6 AtG HERITAGE, SPRING 1999 !!n.'\\ to thc point that III Il).n her;1'> th~ "rn()~1 he;1uulul hltllld I ha\t· Durmg thr W,II }..oar .. ht \\ell t) 1.()UI .... IiIll;.! Ot'calllC a (l! .... trKt of I'" m\n. e\er ~een in m) IIle.' 1A.'Cs\ lie. nc_r .i mliitaT\ t-lse. fur .t ;\t Crlm k). thc .::!-ycar-old di .... trkt A .... hon lime later OllIe enrolled a! re\ \',11 .11 I· n:: .\".. embl~ "h ... ga\c Jan\\;'l) hi ... c\.hor!cr.... paper..... South,\eqem .\~,>emhlle~ 01 Gt'ld Blhk lIudndl I (;rl'Cr .... _ paslo, );mv,l\ although he \\;.1 .... onl) 1:-1 Ill' COIHII1· (\1I1egc III \\a\ah .. du\... Te\..I~. \\here rt.·ml·mlx·r ..... "1 pn.:~l(:he j n It\( l·hurch tlcd on the c\angcli .... tlc Ilcld. ,LIld .::! ..,he recel\ed .. Bihk degree. and Ihe) put lip a tent ne.lrh~ whe I year.... laler. In 19-H. Ln Ihe di .... lrict In 19-n .•11 the ;L.!!l· 01 ~~. J;III\\"~ pleal·hl·t! hlr 4 \\ee~.. ()nl~ (,,)(1 council held in \Vc..,lwego. l.OUI ... lana. " .. '> ordained at Ihe di~tnt"1 council in ~n(}\\'> Ihl' !!llod Ihat \\;1'> dotll' Ihere • received hi .... liccn ... e 10 prcach. JcnllLng'>. LtHlL~lan;\. "Ikre I'> ;1 Bu,>I.·~ hrnu!!hl 'oklll'''' IHlm Fort P\II~ In Ihe carl) 19-Hh. \\hllc World humorou'> ..,itklighl tn Ill) ordlll;lIIOIl." 10 1\1\\ 11 ;tnd 1Il;1Il~ ;tllendl.·d !he ser War II ragcd. there \\ a ... a .... llOrtage (ll J;Ul\\ay rememhe"" "In 19·U ;llcmak \lCl·..... Sllllle 01 tho~e !>oldle·· .... \\(~Ilt 1\1 pa'>lOr .... '>ince man) 01 them had Ielt had to oc :!5 \ l'''''' old In oc ordained. Iht.' \\ar IIll1e 10 'onh .\Ir.... ;t jiltc-' 1e,Iv Ihelr chun:he,> to hclp 111 the \\ al \\ ;I'>n't 100 Illuch longer." ;1 medil· and \\01'> ~elll O\er'>l·;I~. In Ir~

Antioch. Ihen ever) I hur,>da) In Ill'> carl) ~e;lr,> of mini'>lr). ing 10 rn((tl' ;1 .... oldil·r hl' era\\ It'd (1\ l'r preached J1l Cold\.\ aler. I Ie didn·1 hm e Jal1\\ tlllle III the a land milil' .. lilt! w;\~ ~dkd" a car. '>0 each Thur,>(I;I) hc \\al~ed e\angeli..,tlc lield. preachin~ in ...... tah In 19-r, \\hen J.L11\\;1~ \\:1'> ~h. he ahout 5 nlllc.., 10 Ihe ··Iiuk bill) laber Ibhed church~~. a'> \\ell a'> pioneering \\a~ t.'IeL"l\.·d th\.· 1.\lui'>l:lna I>i~trll"l nacle \\ ilh a ... awdm.1 noor." l ie con ne\\ one'>. lie fI.. cali'> in 19+1 a ·'!.:oun· Chn .... I·'> \lIlh;I~~adllr"" nr\.· .. li!clll 1 D· ducted Ihe ..,enice. '>,>cnlthe night \.\ IIh Iry-'>ha~ing" re\ i\a\ at Han .\'>"'emt"ll> C\P). a church family. and \\al~ed hac~ of God in Si~~..,. \\ here LcRn~ King rill' hlllo\\ 1I1g ~e .. r Jall\\ a~ r~nll'd home III i\nlioch the next da). wa,> pa .. ,or. Word got around ahout a .... \;Itl· par~ nl'ar Ba,>IH)p. TIIl'r,' he Willie pa..,lOring In Antioch. Ihe whal God w .... doing at Ihat church. held a bo~ ,>' (;;1I11p. Ihl' fir'>t children',> mi litar) held maneuver.., nearby. ·'The People ~epl coming until Ihere \.\a'> or ) OlLlh (;;1111P III Iltl' youn!! dl~tncl. KI,>alc1l1e '1alional Fore..,t \va'> thc '>tanding room only on Ihe Imide and Thl' ne\! ~Unl1lll'r he Iwld 1\\ II l";U11lh: prO\ Ing ground for ne;lI·l> everyone people crO\\(led around Ihe door'> and on\.' lor ho~ ~ and onl' for !!lrk rhthe that \\a'> III World \Var II :' Jarl\\a) \\ indO\\ .. out'>ide 10 II~ten. ~unHller l";IIllP' h;\\I.· nl1lllnlled .... IIICl' rccall..,. ··General,> George Pallon and thl'n. D\\ Igill Ei,>enhower callie Ihere. \t Aft er he founded a church II 19-19 Ihe ehun.. h III \luntlcdlo. night \\e could hear IiLn~.., \\ IIhoUI in Sulphur, Louisiana. the IIglu,> moving about in the wood,>. I I ;\r~an,>,l~. \"..., Ino~ll1g for ;1 Jl;l~IOI atlll del.:tded to ;...,~ J;LIl\\;I~ II lill'\ \\(wld lay 111 bed and thin~ about hO\\ congregation '''lS able to could \ole Orl hllll. on\.' ~nl'\\ a lan~ could mi..,s Ihe rence and come buy a city block for $ 1,800. '0 In my bedroom:· w hl'Le Ill' \\a'> at Ihal monll'nl. bUI hi'> Janwa) remember,> aboul Ihe Jal1\\ a) otten u'>ed len!'> for hI'> lIrlck. J. I .\Ilen.wld Ihl' dm .. d,w go ahl'ad and \(lIe on him an~\\a) church: '"Time and tunc again all I revnal meetmg,>. One ollhe t(}\\ n'> III Jan\\ a) '>(lon lound OUI he had ht ... en could ,>ce were ..,e"icemen in the meet \\ hich he held a tent mCl'ling \\ ;\'> 111 \oled III ,,'> their p;t'>tor w Ilh 70 oul III Illg'>. Ever) ,>eat \\a .. filled \.\ ith ,>er Sulphur. Lnui'>wna. People got ... a\ed. 1'2 \ote,>. ,·icemen and other.., li .. lening through a congregation \\a,> hom. and Jal1\\;1) Ila\ ing pa,>\t)red helme a'> " ~Ingk Ihe open WLll:' decided 10 e,>lahli..,h a church. The tent man. Jan\\a) det"ided he (hdn'l \.\anllo li t! later pa .. tored !he church in wa ...... CI up on a vacant city lo\. Jan\\:I) retum to pa~!oring alone ;!!!;ILIl. [\j(m Winnlicld where one .. urlllllcr hc con inquired aboll! purcha,>ing a Ixmion 01 2H. he had ~nO\\n Ollie krl~III'> ;ltIll Ill'" ducted a revival. One of Ihe Sunday Ihe bloc~ 10 put up a church building. ramil) for se\eral year'>. In lacl. '>he ,>chool leacher,> in his church broughl The owner.., ..,aid they would only .. ell had heen one 01 the '>tall 1ll\.·lllh.. .'r,> 111 her 19-ycar-old niece, Ollie Jenkin'>. to Ihe entIre block. When J;lIlway a .. ~cd hi.., "'Ullmler canllh Ahe .. II1In~in~ lill' the .. en icc ... who wa .. vi..,i!lIlg from the price they lold him S I.XOO. He .. aid mana mcr and pra) IIlg lor dlreclLon Winn .. boro. he didn·t have Ihat much. but \\ould lrom God. he \Hote Ollie a letter "..,~ Ollie accepted the Lord and \\a .. S20 down hold the land"! The deal "a,> IIlg lor her hand 111 marriage. bapllled in the 11 01) Spirit during the ",ruck .. o rrom a 7-\\ce~ Icnt cru .. ade a revival meeling.... T\\cnly-onc-ycar church \\a:-. born. The church i.. ..,till L11 l ie mailed Ihe leiter. hut In'>lead 01 old Cecil bap!i/c(\ her in wa!er along Ihe <.,amc local Io n lod~ I ). OCClIP) IIlg wailing for a reply. drove 10 her home with the olher conven .. and remember'> half the original cily block In Winnsboro a couplc day~ laler.

AlG II ERITAGI .. SPR I1\G 1999 7 Olin!. \\110 had ~penl Ihal morrHng thl.! middle and \\enl under at the deep4 pKklng I;nl1on. rcn'l\ed hl~ lelter.1I I 1..' .. 1 hole. There w" .. n·1 a man around: p.m. Jan".. ay drove up an hour later. no Olll! but leenage boy... It came 10 Ill) lie Te<.:all~: "Slw had read Ihe let mind ju.. t Ill-;e the .. nap of your finger: te T and her lIule hrolher wa~ Ihen.. ' gig· my \\ ire i.. home \\ IIh \\\0 of our chil4 gllng_ ~() I "',lId to her. 'Why don't we dren. Theire young. and v,.e jU"1 go get .. OlllC Ke cream.' We got III Ihe found out .. he wa .. prcgnam again. tar ami di"Cll~~l.!cI It going and COlll4 "So I had to mal-;c Ihe deci'iion of a IIlg. Janway had Ju .. t purthi.l~ed a lifetIme for me. I \\enl down after IIle 1949 !"'onl \\lIh overdrive. a hl\ury few boy. I fount! Ium on the bOllom. lie C(l r ~ had bac" thell. He told Ollie it "he \\a ..... till ali\·c. I lifted him up. and liS I would marry him he would lake hef!() v..a ... liftIng hllll he \Va .. Ir) IIlg to climb the Gellcral Coullcil in Scallic III hi~ up 111) body. I \\a~ under Ihe water all l1e\~ car for theIr hOl1eytl1(xJl1. the way ..,Iandlng up and I got hi<; feel "On Ihe \\ay gOing hOllle:' Jam\;!) on Ill)" .,houlder.... It wa .. n·1 too long lelllernber~. "\\C mel her fa ther. until .. omc of Ihe boy ... pul led him off Willord kn"ln". III a wagon. I pullcd my <,houlder ... and dr:lggcd him 10 of! thc road and ",lid. 'With your per- .. hare. 111l'... ion Ollie and I arc going to get "When I crawled OUI of the waler I lIlarried Sunday. !" hell we're heading \\a<,"'o oxygen .. tarved I couldn't "and 10 SeH11le. Wa ~hlnglon. [0 General up. I laid on Ihe ban" lImi l I got my Ccci t . I:Hl \\ a ~ in t991 Council. I' vr.: hcen electr.:d a~ p" .. tor al brealh back:' Mont icello.· .. Ihe InO ... 1 critical few .. econd~ of hi .. n Ihe fall of 1953 the Janway<; Mr. Jenkin .. ."m!. " I IllIve no obJec life. lie explain .. : I relurned 10 Loui<'iana 10 pa<,lor Ihe tion. All I a.. " i\ Ihat you he good 10 " I gOi a call from Brother Joe church at We<;t\\ego. her." I-ligg.in .. who al thai time \\a., Ihe D In the year.., that followed. Janway '1'111" Wil .. Wedne .. da). Janway CAP of Ark.m .. a .... He ... aid hi ... di<;lr" icl continued hi .. lent cru<;ade.., throughout tallr.:d Robert S. King. Ihe p""lor from \\a ... ha\lllg its fir .. t youth camp. '1 Loui .. iana. The third Sunday in Alcx,mdria. Loui~iana. \\ ho agreed to under... l.md you have had Ihree <;uc February of 1955. Janway <; Ian ed pr.:rforrn the marnage ceremony on ce .... ful camp"'; he ,>aid. When I .. aid meelings in a lent he had ..,el up in Dc .. Sunday allernoon. T he next night they \\e had. he a~ked if I could come and Allemand~. I-I e held meeling~ for <;ev ~ell1 OUI 200 wedding IIlVil alion .. 10 worl-; for h;m during hi .. fir'll camp. eral week<;. then e rected a c hurch 4 friend .. and relative .... Only a few fam "1 .. aid I could and thai I could buildi ng. and remained as pa'ilor there ill' member .. t ame. Janw ay recll ll ... bring some boy ... and girl<; from Ihe for Ihe next 21 yea r ~. 4 bccau ... e of .. uth .. hort nOlice. church in Monlicello. where I wa ~ pas Duri ng hi~ <; Iay a<; pa<; tor of De~ They were married on Sunday. lO ring al Ihe lime. So we weill 10 Allemand.., A~ .. embly of God. he \\ a<; September..J. 1949. li nd Iell the .. a me camp. clecled in 1960 as a:-,sl<;t ant superinlcn day dri\ ing ero.... 4country 10 Seaule. "A li l1le river came down OUI of dent. Cecil \\<\ .. 2M. Ollie Iurm:d 27 ju .. t 2 Iho ... e Olark mountain ... righl acros ... the Since there were many French week ... after Ihl.! \\edding.. campground. Brot her Il iggin.., marked Catholic ... in thai paft of the counlry. The young couple pa~lOred In off where the di ffe rent group ... cou ld Janway bought a French Bible. studied Monlicello. Ar"ama ... for ..J year ... ..wi m. Thi" one time Brolher Higgins the language. and one S unday where Janway abo .. en,·ed a~ .. ectional to ld Ihe boy .. who could w/im 10 go preached from the Fre nch Bible. He pre ... hyler. Wit h me 10 the deep swimming hole. a h o bough! a Cathol ic Bible and A, \\a .. Irue wilh many o ther In Ihe g roup were Iwi n 1 6~ye a r40ld preached from il on severa l occasions. pre:lcher.. from th at e r;L he never too" boy .. from lI illcre,>t Children's Horne. lie \\ a ,> proud to say he could preach lime Oul from hi .. mini .. lry 10 get a They fol lO\\ed me and Ihe o ther boys. anyth ing from the Calholic Bi ble Ihat Bi ble ... chool degree. but while pa.')\or4 I knew Ihey were deaf. blll il never he could preach from the King James ing in Mo nticell o he look coll ege entered my mind Ihat they mighl not Vers ion. das .. e .. from Arka n'ia .. A & M. and have been aware of Ihe announcement In January of 1976. Lo ui siana attended a .., horH eml Bi ble .. chool in made severa l lime ... Ihat only Ihe boys Di Slricl Superintende nl L. O. Waldo n 11 01 Sprin g ... Arkan .. a'i. who could ... w im we re 10 go wilh me. passed away while in o ffi ce. Janway During Ihe ... um mer of 195.1 "We got to the river and don't you recalls receiving a te leph one call from Janway experienced whal he co ns iders know one of those twin<; gOI right in Ge ne ral S upe rinlendent Thomas F.

8 AlG HERITAGE. SPRING 1999 Zlmml'rman telling lum be W;I_" nm\ the nc\\ Loui"ialUl t1l\lricl ... upcrintell delll. The ... i\ll1e year he hl'came a gl'nl'r al pre ... hyler of the Gencnll Council. hl'gan "cr\ing on thl' Board of Regen", al SOlllhwe"tenl-\..,..,cmblle.., of God College (nov, L'ni\er..,it)) 11\ Waxahachie. Te\a .... alld \\a.., appointed a.., a hoard mcmher 01 IIdlne..,t Children", lIome in 1101 Spring". Arl\all..,a .... During hi.., 18 1/2 )l'ar... a.., "upcrin· telldent. Ihe di ... trict dc\dojll'd and pro ... pcrcd in man) \\a) .... The dmn.:h· e.., grcv.- in number from 176 10 ~:n. Church membl'r..,hip mml' Ihan dOll blcd from 13.000 In 197610 lIIore Ihan :n.ooo in I 99.t. Thl' !lumber of mini ... - IeI' ... in the di..,lricl increa ... cd from .t5.t 10700. The currenl diqrici office wa.., buill in 1980 under hi.., ... upef\i ... ion. On Ihe ncgative ... ide. during hi ... lenurc in officc. hc had to deal \\ilh Ihe fai l urc ... of IWO nationally-I\no\\ n TV prcachcr.., In hi.., di..,trict-J imm) Swaggart and Marvin Gorman Ihal reccivcd much mcdia attention. Janway wa ... di ... triCI ... uperinlendelll ulllil hi~ retircmcnt in 199.t. Now. Cedt :lIl d Ollie . h lll\\:'~ rninh t ('r i n~: 11 I he 1')')8 \taff retreat. II il lc r('\1 C hit dr('n', 110mI'. ne<'lring 80. hc continue ... aClive in min- i ... lr)". MallY of hi ... wccl\emJ.., arc ... pcnt preaching in churche ... aero ...... Ihe ... tatc. Their music brings back fond The Jall\\ay.., ha\c four children. mini'>lering 10 pcople he led 10 Ihe memories to the old-timers Cecilia Ruth l1o\\ard. Ihe oltle ... !. Il()\\ Lord decade ... ago. and to thcir chi ldren li\ ing in Te',,'. i.., a former ..,chool· and grandchildren. in the congregation and tcachl'r \\ ho currcnll~ hOtllc..,dlOOl" ht'r gives the younger 1\\0 chlldn.:n. Their ..,ecolld duld. generation a taste of what CeCil Thom;l'> Jan\\a~. Jr.. \\orl\~ lor Ihe ..,Iale of Loui,i;Ula :I" a pari~h the early Pentecostals sang admll1l..,lnnor. \\ ilh over JOO l'mploy in our churches long ago. Cl''> under him. Their third child. \1:1r) Eli/abclh D) 1\1.' .... abo \\orl\" for the ..,Iale. Their younge ... 1 ..,on. John \I1ml\. Often. before hc open., hi., Bible. currentl) warl\ ... o\"e l"..,ea ... for an oil he ~Irap~ on hi.., accordion and he and company. Ollie will ..,ing an old h) mn or IWO. Janway had the pmilegc of bapti/ Their Illll ... ic bring.., bacl\ fond tllcmo ing III waler all four of hi ... children and ric ... 10 Ihc old-timer ... in Ihc congrega ... ever:!l of hi.., eight grandchddrl'n. In lion and gi\e.., Ihe younger general ion a Septcmber 1999. Cecil and Ollie wi ll I<1 ... le of what Ihe early Pen tecostal-; take limc aliI from Iheir bu..,y schedule .... mg in our churche ... long ago. 10 celebmte their 50lh v.:edding Upon hi.., relirement he wa<, made anni\"ef'.ary. officiall'd by Robert S. (hl(~n Wilkie i ~ the editor / l )rOnllJt i o n ~ coor· King. Ihe samc mini..,ter \\ho married dinator for the ~ ati()n[ll Hl'n e \oll' l l ce~ an honorm,) member of Ihe General I)epartllle ni . SI)ringficld. i\-li~ ~o uri. Pre..,by tel'). Ihel11 bacl\ in 19.t9. ~

AlG HERl"IAGE. SPR ING 1999 9

ALFRED HOWARD CARTER PENTECOSTAL WARRIOR

BY DAVID BUNDY

JfnXi Howard Carler U JilllUar) I W) 1-:!2 Janll,H'~ 1lJ7!) ! hmard Carll.'f ~\;I"';\ mall \11 \ 1'-.1\111. )1:1 hl' \\a'" lar from A was one of Ihe second gl'llCrallon of European lx'ing \i\i"llJfY \\Ill'1l rom !1K"l'd of the \1 ill (If (ind. IK' Pcnleco..,tal leaders. By Ihe (11lle Carter \\as l"l.!cogni/cd a.., a aUOI\c\1 nOlhing In {klCI him lrom l·art} ing II 11110 l,tfc..:1. n,C 11111\111 he fet·l.'lll·d [film 1hl: Lllrd ,11ll' leader. Ihe lJlilial non:ll) lind C\cllCmClll or Illc carl~ l·\l'ning \Ihcn hI: 1\;1'" 111 Ihl' ,kPlh-.. nl lk· ... p;ur. and revi\tll ... had produced it need rOf Ihe more (('diol!', ami life which Ot:l'aJlle 11K ,,'I,.iOil! (Illhl.' Bihk S..:honL \Ia'" 1111' guiding pnncipk Ilt hi ... \\hllk Ilk Till.' \\\lrlt... afl.' Examining the Life and Ministry Ihc\c: Lord Jc ... \I-.. ("IlI·i\!. LeI Ilk' Ill'\l'f In-..I: llll' ;111 of a IInp0r1allllfUlh Ihal In ik' III !b~ II til i ... h<:l1cr Ihall '11\: I:C'~. and grant Ih"l 1m;]) I:\cr 1\I\c lh~ ... dllllnrl· Ih;\11 Second-generation British Pentecostal ! lIy "'I:flicc. conwming effort of building a communit)' of faith. Howard It is the imag.e of '·\\;trrior"' that be ... t -..ccm-.. 10 de-..cril"lc Carler \Va", one of those builclcrs \\ 110 created congrcgalion<, the pilgrimage of tlw, middle child' \\ hl) bcg.;m life Illth a for Ihe daily living of Ihe Pentecostal faith and \\ ho cndc:t\-· \pel.'ch impcdiment and Ii.:: ... " than ;I(il:qua[e marl...... 1I -..chool. orcd \0 provide these scatlcred groups wilh informed lead 111\ brother remarl..ed \\ Ith apparent under ... taternelll 111a[ he ership and ,I framework for sclf-lindcrsianding. He \\H<" in '·W'l'" nOl an out\landing ... IKee ...... acadcmically:·11l Nothing 111<1ny ways an unlikely person for lilal leadership role. or \0 came easily. But wilen Ilm\:lrd Carler decided he l\al1ted it seems as one peruses 1he records or his life and ministry. something. he could toeu ... tiercely. lie \llIdied and In earlier photos he is ah~·ays sternly serious. His writings impro\"\:.d his grade\ -..ul"liclenlly 10 .tllm\ hlill 10 ill'come a are alwllmmariLe hi,> legacy. An unsigned notice chapel. One of the panicipant~ mentioned a Penll!c(l\lal publi..,hcd in the British Assemblic~ of God periodical. chapel and the brolher\ bl.!gan :Illending. tho~l.! Illeeling~ :1\ Redell/plioll Tidillgs described him as a ··veteran warrior'" well.l~ Their mother hecame Pentecostal and rl.!ceivcd the who "cared ror Goel's people."1 lie wa~ described by hi", Bapti\1l1 of the I-Ioly Spiril with glo\~olalill illlll1ecii:l1cly. 11 fellow worlel traveler. Lester Sumrall. a..,·"A Statesman and The brothers had to "truggle for thi ... experience. The) A Warrior:': Historian William Kn) described him as "a allended Ihe International Pentcco"tal Conference led 11) man of remarkable faith whose character includeclthe con Anglican pastor and Penteco~lal pioneer A. A. Budd) al tradictory traits or meticulous tidines" and unpredictabili Sunderland from 1912 Hnd annually thereafter. Finally in ty:'1 Colin Whil!nker anointed him. ··teacher with [ile 1915 the) received the Pellleco-..tal Bapli"m. l-l and lIoward prophctic tOLlch:'~ Alfred Mi"sen portrayed Carter a\ bcing CarieI' recorded in hi~ diary for Thur,day 5 Aug.u\[ 1915 lhal inventivc anel driven: "capable of great industry. he expect '·1 spoke \~ith tongues :IS lhe Spirit gave ullcrancc." I~ The ed to sec this in ot h er~."~ On hi .\ passport. Carter inscribed brothers founded a Pell1eco~tal chapel in Birming.ham. A soberly. ;' British subject by binh."{' Carter's brother John (liary depicls a frenetic hut di<;ciplined lite of \\nrl...... tudy stilled: (the Bible ilnd Greek) and miniqry froll1 14 FebrUdl} )914

NC; HER ITAGE. SPRI NG li)9() 11 10 I) \lan:h 1917. lI ov,.ch'r, 1I ()\\ard (ancr .... pa,\oral "an,!! III the Spiri1." rok "Iluld hI..' intl' rruptl'd h) thl' aliVl'llt of \Vurld \\';IT I On Wedne,da) 24 Januar) 1917 he n:ceiq:d notl~__ l' to Impri\()I1l'd ( 'ulI\cil'ntiuu'l Ohjl'ctOf Tep(1I1 ft)l'tnil itary 'eT\ il,.·(,' on 6 h:hruar), lie "enl (\landa) I.])..l' 111<111 )' tllhl'r Pellll'l:II,tah, John and 1I (}\~arti (arta "I January) tn the Con..,cnplion Oflice and too).. "lIh him and Donald ( it'l' rduwd to lip.lll ]n Wnrld War I. ,\I,ol11l' hI' drOlft card \\-lth Ihe profc,..,ion lI ,ted a, "Go,pcl llall pil'>' poim folio" Ill!! Ihl' pa""a,!!l' of thl' \1dilary Scr\icc\C1 III lor," hut "W

l'arl y 19 16, Cartcr m U'1 h,l\'l' rcgl"'ll'rcd ;I, a con"'C lcllt]()U' apped Illl' ill it !m:ndly \\it) to rl'(;on,itkT held that Cartl'r did not comc withi n Ihe dc finition of I ~hnuld bUI he fl'\ i\ c..,t·orl.'" in!! hllll HI ,tillg "paul. hut through f..:ar o! llL'in!! Illl\un· On the 16t1 o f March the mililil l") 100 1.. him to dl'l',tood. I h'pi ,ilencl', • Wormwood $(;ru bb ... P r i .., on ~l and "ordered" him ·'to put on r hl' rc~ult wa" thai Carter wa, c\empted from comb;u a I..h al..i lIruform , " !~ Carter " re fu,ed" and "\\; a ...... ent enccd to ,crvin: only, hut it \\<1, ,,11()\\ed Ihal he (;(l uld appeal the 11 2 day' ha rd l ab or. "~~ I-I c \Va .., lockcd in o.;olitary confinc+

deci,io n. 'I :\ ppeal W, 1 \\a'> that he ha, a ' ling in hi , hand ," I lurthcre>,.piailled thaI De)pitc Ihe difficultic) and pri\1l1iol1', Carte r used the I v.a .. rl''> pon'i ibll' for Ihe Dutlde'olO n GO'))l' 1 lIall. VI) time to continue hi) , t udi e~ . I ii ... brother John wa~ initially C,I\I: \\;J, di,mi\\l!tl. I> g ranled a deferment because of hi.., c mployment at a bank. A ft er Ihe un..,uccc ... ,ful appcal. he nOlcd, in hio.; diary, on but Ihal was changcd to con,cript ..,crvi ec. Thanks 10 hi s hida) 12 April 19 16 that he ,hould have re p0l1ed Ihal day brother and other" 1-1 0\\ ard Carter maitllaincd ... ome contaCI for m ililary ,l'rvice , and Ihat he wa, "awaiting arl\:'.., I:· The with othcr Pelllcco,tal rcvi\ali ... ", during hi ... time in pri ... on. diary record, continued work and mini"'ll,) 111 Binmngham At the cnd of the war the cOIlo.; cientiou) objeclOl" were with no mcntion of Ihe military. Then on Saturday, 2 re l c a~cd from pri.,ol1 and con\ Cripl labor, and Ihe Carter Decemhe r 191 6. Carter recei\'ed a card a,1..1ng him to ... ub- brother, returned to mini,try in Birmingham ,mel later 1111t hi, regi"lrat ion card for a .:hange of occupatio n. lie London)' Thi.., ) Ior) h important in that it i, cxemplary of the re,pon..,e of Ill any European Pentccostal., to thc problem He was arrested during World War I of War. but abo

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1I.j\lard (,,,r!l'r ,md hi, Iran·l· ing o.:uIIlpaniUII i.l"lcr <";ullIrall art' nan"{·d 11\ 'ifhu"I' 'i""I"fT anti \!'thur Heq,:llIll/. kfl. ;lnd ":lui \\ illi,crurt ,11111 (,u,la'e "ilHll'rman, rij,:ht, Phulll \la' lal.en in Ihe mid· PIJlh ,II Ihe i),llI/il!, In'tiIIJh' Hf the nihil'. I)alllig. 1'l)1'lnd.

It \\:1\ June 1955 "ht'll th e~c four I'cnleco,lal, mel in Herlin. Germ:rn.l. From Ihe left . \mCrit':ln rni ~sinn:l " ~ el:mgeli,t 11:11 lierman. English Hible !Cllchcr 1I 0\\:lnl Carttr, A meric:Ul ('I angeli" TOrllrn) lIit'k .. , and \1II('ric:1II mi ..... i0I1:1r,1 lien Kumrllerfcl d.

A/G I II· IHTAGE. SPR ING 1999 13 , IlXl9 l\'i kalk'r'i Inumk'd a "\1.:11\ lrallllllg !loOle to eiu pfl ·l· ... \C ... of ciUl':llion I)onald (I\.'e de,~riJxod them: 'One l:all' nm,<'U)JlafU.'". "lI1nn~ Ih~ flT'>l "'lUd\.'nh \\.en.: Ihe (UIUIe! umque prlnl" plc ..... 1' Iht 1l"... tl·IlCC of te.Khnl!! mcthod, of IllI ...... lnnar~ ll'alk'r \\ ,. P HUrll11l ;lIld huurl' , lun c\ wgc Bible "'Iud~ raUll'r than 1I1l:uicatlllg dOfll);llll: !i\l'd \ I\.'\\. ... uf lI ... t (il'orgc Jcllre~ .... In \lardl 19\9 a rll:m\;\llelll hx:alJOIi 1I1terprclatioll. '\ (kh'nnilled eltort \\ a ... made III ma"c th\.' \\ ;1-; 11hl;lllll'd ill I 'amr ... lt.'ad. -1'hrl'l! ) C;lro.; latn, alter a S(ric~ ')1 ulknh Ihllll.. Illr thcl\l"'l'h C'. anll "'0 form fll.'f'oonalctlll\ IC 01 ;ldmllll ... tratl\l' tran ... III01h. I II \lunhall. S,,:n\.'tary orthe tlon ... of their ()\\n . . P\.'nll'l'o ... tal \11 ...... 'nnar~ l nml1. ;''''''l't! I hmard ('arll'r 10 In Jul) 1926 a rt.:\olul1onar) proJl'ct. the Hlok' School a ...... ullll' Ih\.' Pl1'.ll,on of SUTlI:rinll'llIll'nt (Prindpall. (';lrtt'r hangl'll ... tlC Stxiety (B.S Jo..S ). wa ... 1n:.lUgllr,lIed. -J hi" \1.;\ ... iI,!!rl'l'd only to 1111 inlclIll1 roll' IX'ginning 1-* h'hfllar~ ... Iarll'd :I'" an organl/atulil to t.:harllld tllc cllt.'r,!!y 01 Blole 1921 ~ "chonl ... tudenh. 1I()\\ard ilnd John Carter. along \\ltll thl' J)unng Ihe "'\.'C(lIld ~eal 01 hlo.; tenure, the Penlt.:l:o ... lal "tutknt .... conducted rc\ i\al mccting ... and o became evangel;""" church plmllt.:r ... and Peni l.'cO"'lal "'1)Caker... from ;t il o\er the world \vere offered re\i,ali... I\. Donald Gee ... ucceedcd John Carter a~ principal opporlunitll'''' to "'11¢ak. II \\ a ... a ... trugg le, bU I the Penleco,>lal and the ... chool eventually moved into London ill \\ arrior "epi It gOIng! Ilamp ... tead. n In order to ... cr\e tho ... e unahk 10 mo\c 10 London. a di ... • The Bible Scllool Rl'I'i('I\ ( I 923· 19?'! . title \ arie ... , edit·

la nce I'dUcatlOn program \\a... initiated In 192.1. ed by John Cal1er \\ a ... an 1I11pOnant periodical. IN In it \\ ere Corre ... pomknce ... tlldy occame quitc IX1PUlar. and the pro· publi... hed theological e ... "ay'" by !loward Carter. Bible "tud· jeci l' nro ll ed and ... er\cd thOlhaml'> of ... Iudent" from ie:>., ne\\ ... ~ l bo ll t the Ilam p .. tead Bible School. a., well a ... th roughout Europe)! A lay l'ducat ion program at the :I{h erl;"'ement .. for la) educalion forums and the cOlTe"' pon· College ~Ot.)ll fo llowed, C;u1er al'>o developed experimental {knce cou r ... e .... In addition, e\lraCh from a number of

14 A/G Itl RITAGF.SPRI NG 1999 We ... le~an"I(lllllc",,,

"call (0 pmerty:' he argul.'d Ihal it I... !lalUralw de ... lrc riche ... hct:Ju ... e mOJ1(.'~ oller... ··plea ... urc. prolection and \;1I11t~:' If Ihe Penleco ... lal mo'emenl t:{}\el ... rkhe .... he in ... I... leo. II '\111 lo ... e 11'0 ... piritual po\\-er. ~1 ,\lIolher e""a~ 11l"'1 ... ICd Ihal d~ Ill,!! dmn:he ... can hc n:\i\cd only h) aHenliollto ... piriluall ...... ue ... ; l'\lemal t:ont'crn ... arc di ... lraCII(m ... from Ihe necd for ... piritll al gilt" and grat:c".' lie e\hnrted fiddll) 10 the '"liN prln \I Ihl' age \1f 6:;; ill t956. 1IH1lard <- arler and Rulh ''In'lherg \\l·rt' cl])k") of Ihe doclrine of Clll·i ... I." lIl"'I ... led Ihal proper wor ... hip married. I h e~ art' ,ho\11I here in 11'65. \Ir,. "111e\ "'le'l'Il)(~rl:. form(:r 1:1'l\cr;11 ",ulwrillh'ndcll l IIf thl' I . "'. \~'(:mhlil" Ilf (illd. \\ arned ag'lIll'ol relllg a ... hamed of Ihe Spirit" ... TlullIk ... t;t- tiol1 .... urged a life led III ... ell-denial. \\amed again ... t ··dl.'gen· eratio n'" in Ihe Penteco ... tal mO\elllenl, and t:alltioned ag.;1111 ... 1 Chairman of (he "'"elll])lic ... 1)1' (;od defining Ihe rel.llive ";Ilue of cungregatloll" on "in: ;llonl.'.~\ uf(;rc'lt Bri(ain and Ireland lie affinned Ille \ .. Iue 01' '· ... peJ~ing in longue~" I'or Ill" ... pir \1'tL-r World War I. II \\ a ... t:kar Ihal ... nlllt' or~'lIl1.ratinll il u;llit ) and Ihal 0 1' the Pcnlet:o"tal mo\emenl..I-I al "Irlll"lurl.' \\ ..... needcd in Brilaln If Ihl.' P('lItt'nl"'I,11 nUl\ I.' Allention Wi!'" al"o gl\en 10 ecumenical cOiKern .... par men I \\a ... \Cl remall\ hcahh) and Fro\\. I'hl.' fir ... ' k;tlkr. ticularl) Ihe image 01' Penleco..,lah'll1 aillong Ihe olher Alexandl.'r A. Bmld). \\;1 ... old ami ... 01111.'\\ hal dhLTl.'dilcd chu rche", lie argued Ihal. "mce. '"The Pcnleco<,lal lX'lIc\'Cl ..... among. Penteco... I"",. occau ... c 01 Ill'" ... upport 01 thl' \\ar. I'he arc Scriptural In teachlllg. united 111 Ihc grc;lt fundmnental .... c\;lngell ... I.... mduding Ihe Jdlrl.')" hrolhl.'r... Wl're pro ... per· Mi "..,ionar} III outlook. and daim" the old time pm... er of Ing. What "a" nceded \\a'> a frame\\orl.. for canng lor Ihe PCllleco .. I." Ihey "tlOuld 1101 lx' oppo... ed by the olher dlUrch COll\l.'lh of the n:\I'al Ihal hrought Ihl'lll 11110 1l'1lo\\ ... hip e ... .j~ lie lamenled that Pcnleco"lab \\ere "ouhide'" Ihe \ar \\ llh olhl.'r ... oj ... hared faith ;tnd al ... o 10 ... IOp Ihe mmad" 01 iou .. forum" of Chri ... llan renection and nOI "wanted In an) "cparat;"t g roup.. "uch a" Ihe \po ... lolic Church 0\ \\"ak ...... phere 01 Chri"lendOIll.'"~' lie ... ugge ... led Ihat Ihi ... "antago 11 0\\ ard Cartl.'r joined thirteen other rk,'r..(lI1-. ;1\ ;t meel Ili .. m \\111 al\\ay .. rem;lIn:' The churdlc .... he argucd. arc ing ( I I'ebrllary 1924). called 11) J. '\cl-.on P'lrr. In a 1ll(l(k"'l '"bitterly oppo... ed·· bccau ... e · ..... pea~illg in tong ue,,' i~ "uper room m cr a garage 111 Birnlinghalll, where they "'Igncd Ihe naturai. .. C'1l11101 he mcrited by ,irtuou" ll\ing ... [and[ can inilial prolocol Ihat crealed the .\ " ... embl1e ... of (;0(.\ 01 Grcal nOI be ' icamc(!' or .... rc(.·cived by \OIe:·~· It \\:h clear to Briwill and Ireland. There '''''' a "'et'ond Illl'etlllg a' London Carter Ihal Ihc mo"t effecti\e ecumenical \\itne ..... \\,h 10 be III VI a} 192-l. Carter \\ a ... electcd 10 the ... C\l'1l pcr... nn Irue 10 the c;l llIng of God for the Penteco ... lal churehe ... alld E.xecullve Pre ... b)lery. rhc A ...... elllhlit' ... ~)I (iod periodll:at. Irue 10 the herilage given 10 Ihe believer .... A" a Penteco ... tal Un/i'll/pIlOIl ndlll~.\ (a name ... Ug.Fl, ... led b~ I hl\\anl Carter). \\ arrior he could do no other! began puhlicJlion 111 J ul~ I 92-l. Carter '"I-. clet:ted \it:e-<.:hamn;lIl ollhe :\...... embhc ... 01 God on 24 \1:\y 1929. and \\-a ... clet:led chairman e\aclly (I\e year.., later on 2-l \I1a y I 93.J,'\(1 I 10\\ ever he IOO~ the pO"'l1ioll World War II broughl more problem .. to Ihe Bible under a doud ... incl.' he had forced Ihe re ... ignalloll of the fir"l School. One building \\a ... de .. lroyed In Ihe London Blill. chaimlall. J. '\ehon Parr, bccau ... e Parr aecepled J ~IllJI I but \\ ithoul 10 ... " of life or Injury to Ihe ... tuden",. Cartl.'r "Iept honorarium for hi" \\or~ a .. editor of /(l'dnllprioll lidill!!., in hi .. lOp 1100r room throughoul Ihe bombing. in faith 11i ... lorian ... have general I) been quite rc"trailled III their believing Ihal God would care for him, I Jc ... unived. and evaluation of Carter .... c hC ICIl of Ihe A""embl ie .. of God 01 Greal Brit;IITl .md Ireland a .. liOll ... nc\ ... :· ·~~ Donald Gee ~d dolll me ntion") Clner .... adnun ,\-cll a~ in Ihe acti,ilie<., di ... c u ..... cd above, It i .. 10 Ihi .., a"'peet i ... tr;lIi\,c role~. lI i ... lori:ln ... of Penteco .. tali ... m "lIch .... Nil ... of hi" wor~ Ihal \\ e now turn. Bloc h-Hocll and Waller I i0l lcI1wegcr do nO I di,, <.: m~ hi ...

AlG HER/TAG I . SPR It"G 1999 15 CO IHri hution" William Ka) otN.:rved that "heron: he had Ihe chanct.! to picl- up tht.! thrt.!ad .. In Bril;llll, he felt con 'tra1l1ed [() go ahroad 10 ellcouragt.! mi,>,,,ionarie .. ,'" During the time he was superintendent of The Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland, he made a 2-year trip around the world with Lester Sumrall.

Carlt.!r left I-:ngland on X July 19~4 ami diLl not return until June 1936. lie travelt.!d mn .. 1 of Ihe time \\Llh Ihe

American c\;mgeli"t Le .. ter Sumrall.-\.! Carter ~Hotc fre ~hJ\qlrd (':trIer and hi, \\ife Rulh \\ere Ihin): in Springfield. quen[l) for Nee/emptio/l lie/lIIg.\ and .. en[ mort.! than 100 cir \1i~ .. ouri. \lht'li hI' died in 1971. Ill' i~ "uriI'd in ('rl'l'nl.l\ln Cl'mclcr~. cular kiter.. 10 l'hun;he~ and pa .. lOr ... The good Ihll1g wa .. thaI. JU"i prior 10 Ihe tragedy 01 World War II. Penh.!co .. lal" througholLt the world v.. ere mad\! ;1\\ an: of their global con nection .. a .. a raLlh community. Th\! dliliculty for the opLng cffeetl\'(! pallern ... of ICllder"hip during thi .... period. A .... emblie ... 111 Britain and Irdand wa .. Ihal during a tlllle What Carter wa ... able to do \vilh Ihe Bible School and the when con .. ol ldalwn ollhe wor" of [he revivali"" \'o,h nec Bible School hangeli"tic Society. hc could not do for the c ..... ary, the) were OcLng led 0; an ab'ienlee leader. The fault. denomirmtion. But through il all. he conlinued 10 fight for If Ihert.! wa .. one, v.. 'a)' nOI entirely Caner·'i. Certain I) Ihe \'ohal he con\idcrcd thc will of God in thc circum~tancc,>. congregalional polLl) and fear of dominating leader.. hip lie \\'~ .... more concemed to be in \\hat he eon"idcred God"" among Ihe clergy made [he pO'iltion of chainnan a dlf'licult will [han 10 be ... ucce..,..,ful. om: in Ihe he,,[ of ClrCUIl1'itance". Carter rcmained dmimwn of the A'i"crnblie ... umil 1945. Conl'lusion and Epilogu e rhe polity of the A,>,,,cmblie .. did nOI prm-ide too]<" for "A "light thing:' in\i'itcd Plutarch [P{/rallel Lil'(',~ 7: 1-1- re)'olving dilkrt.!l1ce.... Many deci"ion" ",ere made on thc ':21. "Ii!.;c a phl'(l ... e 0 1' ge"tureoftcn make" a greHler re\'elation 0""1,, of emotional c(mcern .. rathcr Ihan a more rea..,oned of character than baules where Ihou.,amh fa ll." These "ges 1Il"lllutlonal "pproach, Thu)" in 1936. Ihe A,>"emblie'> ror lure,," rc\"calllluch about l lowllrcl Caner. Iii., accompli..,h back thc \\caring of ecclc ... ia),tical garb. Thi" ruling wa,> menl .. were .,ignificant. l ie pioneercd churche ... , developed I... wed agaln"t Fred Squire and hi" colleague:-. who wore an effectivc church planting program, and above all. main "uch clothing In the pulpit" and neighborhood,> and who ... e taincd a Bible school for 27 V2 year", tenaciou"ly. again"l churcht.!:-. pro ... percd. Squire wa ... aiready at od(!... with Caner terrif) ing odd". In the mid ... 1 of thi ...... truggle, Ihis ... elf-edu about thc '>lIe of hi ... churche,>. Thi)' deci"ion led 10 hi ,> rc,> caled theologian wrote carefull) of hi~ \'i"ion of Pernecostal ignat ion from the A ...... clllblie ... )'honly afler the annual con theology. Thi .. PCllleco),tal \\arrior through hi" dogged fe rence. Another departurc wa ... J. Ncl"on Parr. arguably the determined dedication 10 Ihe A,,~elllblic~ of God of Great founder or the A~ ... emblie ... and it" fiN chairman. Britain and Ireland helped in"ure .. ba .. l! from which Kay ob,>crvc~ Ihat "overall the Briti"h Penteco),tal Penteco<,lllli"m. in later gl!ncl"

1):1\ it! lIul1d.\, a,~(lciale Il ru fe'i~ nr of (; hur(;h 1948, Carter cont inued to travel and preach in Europe and hi\IOr ~ and lihr'lr i:1II HI C hri,lian North America. At age 65. he married Ruth Sleclberg, I'hcolugical Semin:1r.l. Indi:W:lllotb•• hOI, :1 wido\\ of Wesley Steelberg. fo rmer gcneral superintendenl licenliale ill uriel1l:l1 philolo g~ and hi ~ lor~ frmnlhe llli H:r~i h.' Calhuli(jlle de 1.0LI\:lil1, of the A .... emblie'> of God. USA. After Ihe 1956 wedding al Belgium. lmd i ~ 11 (!IN:lonll (;andid:ll c Oil Ihl' Glad Tidings Tabernacle in New York, Ihcy began a IWO ~ aml' in~lilulion. 111' b one of Ihl' founders year tour around the world teaching and preaching. There of Ihe Elu·O l'ellll I'I'!II eco..,lal Thcologic:11 was also a four-l11onth ~ tint in 1965 as "Acting Principal" or A~ ... ocialiun :Hul Ihe Conference on I'cnll' co~ lal lmd Chllri,.mllk Resl'ardl in Ihc A"semblie'" of God Bible Collegc. thcn in Kcnle). EurOI)1' :lIId i, Ihe founding I' ditor of III I' EI'TA Uulletil1 . l ie i5 mar London. He died at home in Springficld. Mis,>ouri and i" ril'd 10 ;'Ilclod.\ (;arhx:k I!lInd~ . granddaughtt'r of II. It and Rulh buricd there)6 Not bad ror one who prayed. "Lord JC.'-LlS {;OIrlock. piunt't'r mi s~ionll l'i t'~ Iu ,\fricli. and d:lLlg hll'r of John and Rulhannl' (;:lrlvek. for mer mb~iOlHlril'''' 10 ,\ frkll lind Uel):iulII. Chri s\. Let me never lose the all-important truth thaI 10 be in

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AIG HERITAGE, SPRI NG 1999 17 Seen In Print

HO Yeilr, A\!o From the Toro llto Dailv Star Toronto's Most Joyous Religious Sect Is the Pentecostal Assembly

Which Meet; in the Old Y.M.C.A . Building. They Claim to "Speak in Tongues" a nd Cure Diseases by the Laying on of Hands-Extraordinary Storms of Emotion.

II the ..,IIKent)' uf a Chri"lian\ "Spc;:lking in Tong ue>:." In the large auditoriulll group ... of 1".lIlh may I'll.! gauged by Ihe t!xutX:ram;c Havlllg arrived >:.omev. hat carly \\ e tho<,e \\ ho did nOi wi<,h to allend [he of hi.., joy \\ hen a\ dnm:h, the good found a \"ociferou'i prayer mcetltlg III devotion<, dowo'ilair .... or \\ ho had 1'(1)."... who ...... emble at TrlllIly proce>:.>:. in the ba'iement. "The 'ipeak habie<, to care for. ,>,1I and dbcU'., ... ed the Pcnlt..'co\lal :\..,.,emlll> 111 the old Y. :\1. ttlg In tongue>:.'" In full hla'it camc late ... t 'tor) of divine healing. A ... unn) (' A bUllding;l' the corner of YOl1gc hurtling up the >:.tairca ... c from helo\\ lillie maid of Ihree or four <,ummer>:. or and McCil1l h:.core or more of \\or'ihippcr>:. 'iO made a tour of <,e\"eral I>C\\ .... 'i lam other ..,C(.;I, healcn. With haal.: Watl" ,ome on their knee'i. mher, 'landing nung down the folding "cat.. \\ ith great 1he) hclic\l: Ihal. and I.nceling. and a reV. :llmo'it pro>:. gu">to. A>:. cvent.. belo\\ appeared to "Religion never \\a ... dc~jgncd trate. werc IX)lIring out ejaculation ... reach a clunax. a bevy of young girl<, To make our plca .. un.. k ...... :' coherent and othen\ i'ie. mounted the platform and gathered and thl') 11\'c up to their heller vvilh an around the piano where. led by one of This Toronto Daily SWr ne\\~paper arti almO..,1 riOlou\ overflow of ... pirit. de "as reprinted in the AlIgll"t 1919 Iheir number. Ihey <,1I ng se\'eml num A congregmion of the A",crnbly i"!> ue or an early U. S. Pcntecostal Ilallcr. ber<, from Ihe Penteco ... tal hymn book. offer, \Iriking contra ... h. /\ number of Til e Penlecostalllcraftl. AI half-past seven 1.I move \\a'i pale. pinch faced invallth may be made 10 begin the regular 'iervice. One noticed. Their eye .. han: a wi"tful. by one the cries from thc prayer meet longing look. They arc the ... ick folk'i ing died away as [he worshipl>c r "> came lured hy v.h:1I they h;Ivc heard 01 mira aloft. >:.o me \ ...·earing a broad 'mile. and c.:lc'i 01 "divine heallllg:' and hoping other... \\ ith the rapturou <, look of the again'it hope Ihat prayer: and the laying de\·otee. on of hand'i will he cffic:lciou'i III the ir Uncomcntional Singing Cil'iC. For the A"'iernhly daim'i on In the absence of the pa<, tor. Mr. J. 'icnptural ground" to heal all manner of R. Evan<,. the proceeding:o. were opened dl'ie0 tbat by the Slor). j. R. E'ans. later sen ed as the eyed 'i[rong-limbed c hildren. many of general set:retar) or the Assemblies or time the number was concluded the v. hom dallll to havc been rai'icd from God. At thi ... lime 80 ~C:lrs ago. se\cral meeting might be said to have been thc bcd'i of p:ltll through the laying on Canadian asscmblie'i were affiliated well under way. Another hymn 1'01- of hand>:.. A proud and gratcful fat her \\ith the U. S. t\ s!>e mblics or GIN!. The lowed. and another. and the <,o ng <'er Iminted [0 a ,on and daughter who had Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada C:lll1e vice was as hearty as the one in the been cured Ultll(hl in,llIlltancou>:.ly of into cxbtence in 1925. Used b.\' I)ermis ba<,ellleni that had preceded it. There 'icarlet fever. !lioo. wa,,> a large choir. bUI every body

18 AlG UFRITAGE. SPRtNG 1999 appcan:d 10 ... ing In uni ... on. a ml'lhnd \\ hich i ... conducl\ e 10 good congrcg;! lional ... inging. Li~e e\er) Ihlllg d ... l.'. Ihl.' "'Inglng \\a ... uncoll\entional. and \\e all neal time \\lIh our fcc!. 1I)l11n ... I1kl.'\\ t ... e \\ere oil tile beaten Irac\... one of Ihem r.:ontaining Ihe pointed appeal. "Don'l e\:ll1 Ihe prear.:l1er. don'l e\.all Ihe IlC\\. Prl.'ar.:h Ihl.' go ... pcl "Imple. lull and free:' Follo\\ lng Ihe '1ingmg callle a "'1.''1- ... ioll for prayer. and again the people were ... wept \\ith an e\lraordlllal) .. Imlll of emotion. Prayer... for Ihe recO\ery of a ... oldier undergomg an ollCration in Franr.:e. for a hu ... hand .. ick III Belgium. and other... \\ ere a ... ~ed for and the A ..... embl) prayed llllliedl) ilnd nx::iferou ... ly for the ... e ... ic~ ed beneath the pillo\\ of the '1uf and IIlat profe"'1ing Chri'lli;ul''> had no \\;\ ... immInent. hut II \\{Hlld hI..' rerers to whom Ihe) belong the JOY in their Chri .. tian life. "Sad de~troy ed by the t"OIllIll!,! 01 Chn ... t patienh will be cured or at le;"'t Chri .. ,i .. ns·· arc Iho... e who do not ~no\\ lIirmeif in the air \\ hen thc f;llthlul relie\ cd or their maladie ... That i'l the the indwelling power oJ" the Spirit. ~lr. \\ould be ··r.:aught up:' Icaching uf the Trinit) Pentcco~[al Morrall maintained that the failure of An after meeting \\a ... ;U1l10Ulll·cd. A'I .. cmbl y. and [hey dec lare Ihey have the Church to appropriate thi .. teaching lllan) wended their way to Ihl' h;t ... c not only New Testamen[ warrant for had led 10 the 10 ..... of jO) and pO\\er men!. See~cr ... aller health of hod) or the practice, bUI abo ample e\idencc in and to a return of deadening fonnalit). ... oul. or both. \\;I1!ed hehind and CilgC!"' their O\\ln cxperience [hal it i ... eflica These things could only retum ,'" the 1)- .. ought r.:oun .. cI oltho ... e qualdlcd to <.:iou .... Church became ·· .. imple enough to a(\\I .. e. The \i ... iwr pa ...... ed out Into the Terrible D a ~ s at Hand belie\e" the Scripture ... familiar world of Yonge .. (rcet \\ Ith the The addre .... \\a:" del h 'ered b) i\ l r. The addre ..... \\ hich wa ... long. \\" .. ..en ... ;uion of ha\ lI1g \ i"lted an()lher F. M. Morfall. \\ho declared Ihat Ihe delivered quieti) and without demon planet. hut with the imprc'l'llon that Church of Christ knows nothing exper ~Iration by the hearer .... Following itthe behind Iho'lc fold1l1g door ... he had lelt imenlally of the baptism of the Iioly leader ... po~e \\or(1\ o f \\arning con Ihe <"trange .. 1 and at the ... allle tlllle the Gho'l!. and without \\ hich it \Va .. cerning the l>ending break-up of civi happic~t .. ect he ha .. )et encourHcred. impo ..... ible to receive and exerci ... e the li/

Remembering Happy Scenes Around Kansas

Amy Farlc) Strang. I.ollg"()od. Florida. wido\\' oj A hb... ard Slnlllg. "",110 grew up in Kan .. ", par'lonagc ... donalctl the'lc pholo,> to the Flo\\cr Pcntcco ... \.11 I kfltagc Center. .\. R and Alice Kcr .. c) '·arlcy. \ 1r .... Strang· ... parenh. pionccrcd churchc'>

ni ~ lrkl "IulX'rilllclldclil \ . (t. (.rci'>('lI. left. i., c .. lill~ "ilh \1r,. (;rl'i'>('n. Ired \o~ler, ,HId pt),~ihl~ 'i\;HI "Imilh, rni,~iun:lr~ '" \fril·;I. Snap<,hul II:" 1:I!.ell:l1 Ihe 19~ H ""I)(hlon- "hill Carnll.

Thi, pholo ":ll> la"ell ~II Ihc "00<1.,"'n- \llun C:II11P and j, rnarkl'd ·'119~9·n". From '1\\0 longlime K;III'>;I" 1I111I1'itt'r"•• Char\"" Ihe left, nub Ilir'>C hht'r).!, lJiII~ IJr:l~ , Jaekie IIra ~. Culel'n lIarrell. lind Oli\ er John'OIl. ~ h c;1 1I lind \ . R. I ' arle~. \, jehila.

\nulhcr ,cene (Iround a lII eal al tht' 1!J·nt \\o()(l ~tun· \lIon (";111111. In Iht' forl'ground b one of Ihe ' I)Cllk er ... I. J. JOnt~ .... rhe couple in the center i .. \"i"tlll1l (;enenll Superintendent \\t.... lc) ;lnd Rulh Sl{'e lb er~: on Sll't'lbeq~\ lert ""aul SlI muel,un, ,ecrelar~·lrell ,> urer of Ih(' "all\a,> I>istricl. The II (1111(111 un 'he right i .. unidenlified.

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20 AlG HERITAGE. SPRING 1999 1918 Valley Jurtction, Iow~ Tent ;\\1~ing

'l'his tent rel'il:!1 ,Iales batk \(1 ahVlIt 1915 and \\,I~ tunductc(1 11.\ ()tto E. Lal'nint. sec (lnd frum the left. and pruUabl.1 in Iuwl!. Vi-a J\dcle Ruthrull' (;\ Irs. 011u E.) l.al'l1illl is on her hu"band's lefl. and their 1\10 children. Philip :md I'aul. are in fronL \1arit,' II LaPoint \1cLaughlin. Glad .. lul1<', :'vliss{)uri. donated !I1{"~C photos to the FlOller PcnICl;ostall-lcrit,rgc Center. She n(JH'~ that Otl0 has his fnn' mer Philip's fuol I\J kcep him still. 111... cl .'(111)11'.'1 a 19-111 phnlllol'Qtto, right. \\ilh his growil SOliS. Philip and I'alil.

Phoenix First Assembly 7S Years Ago

The e\'ent on t he len, 1':1. 192"·25, I!'> titled "Ulc",sing the Corncr~lonc" Frank), $coltsdale, Ariwlla. Ilho grell up in Ihe church. alol1g Ililh at IlIh and (;arlicld, I'hucnh.. Aril.Olla, at "hat is nUll Fir!:>! her brulher-in-Iall KI;lUde Kendrick, dun:lted thc\e [lhuiOS to the A~selllbl~ uf'('ud. And nn the righl.lhe COIlJ,:regatinn celeb niles the Flllwcr l'enlecu.\lal Hcr'itage Center. SllICt·O joh nil lhe new building. Virginia Sh;\I'cr Kendrick (Mrs. ••

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AIG HER ITAGE, SPI~JNG 1999 21 \, II " 111 111: p,l~ t ur in \h'lrullUlil,ln /l l)~lun. 1959.

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lIugh and Esth cr Core,l \Iith their son liarI') :I!> he recehes hi ~ I'hl) al Hostun Cnllcl,:e, 1992.

22 A1G HERITAGE, $ I'IH NG 1999 A Father's Day Tribute Seven Lessons from a Father B) Barry Hu gh Corey

La" ~~';Ir Barr: Con.'~ ,1Ill! hi' 'I'l~'r BpllIlu,' C\!"-'ri.:nl,'l'd Ih if fir\! " alhl"(' Ih~ .... UhnU\ 1h ..',r f'llh."r. lIu)!h \L,d .•:0..1 C"Il,.,~, h'nll<:r ,upcnll' h:mkm ,,' 1h.' "itluthcm ,.:" I:n~lJnd D"lnd. Dr. B.tlT) ("on:' . \\ ) .. 11\:': prc'ilkm 01 tA'"dopm<.'nl h., ( j"T,lnn-C"on".:!1 Seminar: anJ JI ord.llned .',...:mhli.... , of God mUII,leT. \Hol .... ,mJ ,hJf\',j 1h" kller "lit h., f,lther !lefor..: hi, death hnuJr;. II. 19<)~ ,111<1 .hen rcad 11 al Ih.; nwrnon;11 ,cni ...... '!lIe fulI1e\\ ',"hll 'Ulllll' (jo"I.lll-(',H1\\dl .... ell 'II, (111111 :/1\1,\\ " .gch .cdu/cOllla r.: I19Xw/lc "Olh.tUnUl. \ wn· dcnwd ICr.IOI1 of Illl' leuer "rl. Siree! (·hufI:h a' \11II1'lt'r(11 1'I I .:! o·dlll,.' '' in till' morning

Dear Dad. Toniglll:\., I li .,lenlo yOll hrealhe and hear in your (If paper \\ ill 11\) douhl ma~l' Olll' (If nur dc .. ccndan[.. jl;IlI"L' . !:w.,ping [hal your hour., arc ., hort. your prc .. cnce In my hie kno\\ lI1 g lillie a~llIt 1l1L' or al)(llll ~nu. and Ih;1I .. o ul \\tli he .. til l g ive .. me comfort. It a l\\. I "pent my hft!. e.,pc ht,' arlencd h ~ rcad lllg from [hc .. c ~L'IIO\\L'd pa!!c .. of;\ hUIII cially in rece nl year... <"!ud ying you and k arning from yo ur hie Illall named Ilu!!h \\ hI) It \ cd a rcmarkahk Il k- ;1Ilt! hall a love. and .. [anding in your ' hac!\m. and ., 11I1I1.!; a[ your feel. I grippIng Im c for a !!Irl narnl'd Bonnu.: and a hn~ Il:lm t.: d ~no\\ 111) life h.1'> bee n imprint cd h) ) our hugc hear!. Hug h B"rr ~ , . , \\ ho c\ en \\ roll' lellc r.. 10 :\ntier... \, u.: k. \kx ;lIld Corey. A" ycar .. pa., .. I "ill conlinut! 10 g ro\\ from Ihc Fila Gracc. hi .. d uldn..' Il ·' childrcn \ 1) hope J" [hall "til le ...... on .. of li fe Iha l you. l11y leac ht.: r. havc laug hlmo..:. [ "an[ p;, ...... on Ihe ";lllle WI"\II Cll l" prL'"ioll" [0 Ill) 0\\ n, to Ihan~ you for Ihe .. e le ...... on ..... Your IIIC ha" bee n onc 01 ma~i n g )our.. e lf rece ivable 10 nlher .. , Through Ihe Ilmty-.,1\ year.. our li\'e .... hmc o\erlappo..:d. you ha\ c taughl mc th ~ TWO word., of your Lo rd thai \\ e Can rel'ci, ~ nothing e ' cep[ it he T hank .\ ou ro r Ihe Ic .. "oll or Colllpa'i .. iol1 ~Olll' life Iw .. g iven u .... from heaven. You havc ., hared that like .... i.,e other.. d ClI1 o n"trated 10 /li e, You held the \\orld In your heMI On mu\t rcct! i\'c Ihe lo\'e of Ch"i.,1 from u .... . reg ular people \\ ho , i., iting Ihe .. i c ~. ) OU did Ihi .. I"lCGw .,e II \\01 ....o lllc[hing you li \'c and \\ork in the world you ha\c called u.., to, Of till' \\;lnled [a do, II \\ <1 " in .... ep;lrahlc from ~ ou r fa ith . 't'(IU d id nOI IIHm..,;lIld .. of Icaching momen t<, you havt! gi\c n me. Ihi .... ha .... do [hi .... " .. pan of your profe .... ional re"pol1 .. lhiliIY, Ilugh been my greatt.:,>1 le.,son. Bu[ Ihcre have been many l e ~"on .... , Corey. you vi"il t.:d Ihe .. i c ~ . t.:'C Il in \'l!/fr .. i c ~ e" l momellh. e' en calling on peo pk nH Kh k" ill [han ) Oll \\ ere. hec \U .,t.: you \\anted 10 he [here I have ";llched you live out a 1ll11l ONE i .. lry of me re) to .. o man) from among the marg inal lied 01 Thank ~ou ror the lesson on the illll)Orl;ance or \\ rit· "OI.: icly. lo'ing \\ Ilh g r ~; 11 cOlllpa ...... lon the c nn1l\1;\1 ami Ihe ing 10 ~our chi ldren. A IDS .. ullt.:rer. Ihl.' addiu and thc hOlllcle.,..,. Ihe 'Ihu.,cd and A .. J rel urn 10 them again and again. I \\ ill al" ay" learn from the lonely. your c hronicle .. of love 10 me. cach li nt.: \\o'cn wilh yoUI' [ rCIll t! mocr one " Inl t! r lllorll1 l1 g thi., p""1 year \\ hen you lHl .... ha~abl c devol ion [0 Ihe eau .. e of Chri .. t. In my file'> arc .. 100£1 "lone by an open gr.l\C and co nd uCled a funeral for a more [han aile hundred leller, you ha\e composed on:r Ihe woman \\ ho had no mourncr ... "ho died by he .. ,elf. and you year.. . Someday. general ion .. from now. Ihe .. e aging piece .. " e ft.: honored [0 be Ihc one 10 rt.: lll o..: lll bcr her. Your t.:lC rna l

MG II1-RITAG E. SPRI NG 1999 23 ho pe ha, ,u'la ln ~d me, and 1\ alv.ay' \\.111. .\ , a young Ical 01 nur hnu,chnld. a, ~(lU oft~n ,aid. pn:m:her. you have , Ilarcd v.. .l h me your manlra Ihal all you \\.ere able 10 do Ihal I.. good had heen gl\en you by God. FIVE quolnl!; the prophel Daniel. "thallhey \\.ho ~no\\. their God \\. 11 1 he , Irung and do greal e\pIOlI'." Dad. your greal I ha nk .'uu fo r the le ... <;n ll .'ou ha\e ~i\e n mc on lindi n J,: e\plOlh v..e re donc nOI \>.lth a ,o:plcr but v.llh a hoc. elernil.' in the ICl11 pur <.l1. I ~llIm ~(lur ph~'H.:al hean \\:1' tired from h) Pit" 'ur~el) 11\ e ~ car, ago and there arc !!w\ e .lIlm!! mdlGIIIOn, In your hlnod Intb). yet ne\er ha' there THREE ocen a man \\.ith a lar!!er Ill'art for God or iI ocller under· T hank .\011 for the Il"\I \On uf bcin J,: il11prc<;<;ed b.' t he <;tandlll!! of Ihe etem,,1 nlood of Chri,t .\her) our PS.-\ <; pirit or people :lnd nol b.\ Iheir .. !ature. I rcmember .. 0 blood (;ount \\.ent up lrom t) to 27 earlier thi ... year. II1di(:at· many .. Inrie .. lhal you h;tH~ told lrum the depth ... of your ... oul in!,! th.1I your c'lIlter trealment 11<1(1 'lopped \\or~lI1g. I which have ~ep t lilt' fl)(,;u,cd on wh .. t God define ...... righl remernocr you tciephoned me at w()r~. It \...... January I ..L cou .. dmracter. The people Ihat Impre .. <;ed you mo", werc 1997.:t di ... wuraglllg time for you " ... it \\a, for our family. ano nymou .. In the re .. t of the world. LI~ e Ihe ... to ry of hO\\ A<; you told mc the di ... appointlng ne\\.-<;, you went on to lell over fift y year, ago. you allt' ndcd a churc h 111 Montreal and mc \\. hal you had re ... oh·cd amid,t thi~ ballle and fl'lI1g .. Il er the morning <;e rvice we nt 10 a d ar~ room of the build blood eoun!. Thi, I, \\ hat you ... aid. "Barry. wh()~e blood Ing where you could pray and be alone. allowing God to <;llOU ld I reall y oc concerned :lhoUI? The blood of Ilugh .. peak ami availing your ... e lf to li... tcn. Corcy ,11OUtti not he my concern. \1y conccm mu,t he on There a).,o in that room wa ... an o lder woman who you the hlood of Chri<;t:' A, you ,aid Ihi ... 10 me. I thought of the could hear hut tould not ... cc. A ... you pau ... ed 10 li<; len 10 her "'cry fami liar word ... of Ihal great hymn v. hic::h you pro pray. you could hear her cry Oul at length and \\ ilh g rcat pa ... - clalilled: ... io n fo r cvery child 11\ her Sunday ... chool cla:-. ... praymg for fill'/'(' i.\ tI /Ollllfdill }iI/I'd \I'irll Mood each hi narnc. So Tllovcd. you told me Ihat you were unablc drawlI jimn/llllllclllllc/'\ Il'ill.l, to pray a ... you ~nl'lt Ihere in the room, profoundly impaetcd ,\lId _\illlll'r.\ pl/mgt'd ht'III'mil '''til jlood by the picty 01 thh old ,.IItl!, pouring hcr,cll' out on the altar /ow all rlwir guilrv .\Iaill.l. of God lor the handful of boy' and girl, Ill' had e ntru"'led to he r care fo r thai o nc hour each wec ~ . I heard you \ hare Thl'\ i ... "h"t you \\ere t al~lng .. hout. I had trouhle \\ork- thl'" , tory w llh me ,omc tlille ago. and you recount ed thi ... ing the rc ... 1 of Ihe day. I clo ... ed Ill)' ollice door and wept al woman'" groalllng\ and II1t crce\'\lOn for tho\c children. thi <; the thought that ,uch a profound man v.a<; al'o my falher. I woman who\e face you never <; aw. made a eommLimenl again Ihal day to ,land on Ihe ,11Oulder, So impacted by her praye r, you told IllC thi \: '"Ever since of Ihi ~ greal <;,lInt aml lry to carryon the remarbblc model tlml day o ver fi ft y year... ago, I ~n ew thai when I reach heav yO Il have ... hown yo ur \\od d. en. I will recogni/e Ihat voice. I will finall y <;ee her face. A ~ I wrilc today. on January II. 1998. [ ... il in the , ilence And I v.llll hank her." of the night in a B o~ t o n ho"'pice ccnter and I {)o ~ al yo u. IHlr,c, com ing and going. I ,ha~e my he;ld

24 AlG HERITAGE. SPRtNG 1999 1111'.. I mean you have Ii\ed ~our 11Ii: 10 Oc rel'l'i\ed h~ olh· l'\l'r~lxxl~', pillm\ l'\l'n 1l1rl1l \1~ hl'ad \\a ... mel ea(h er>. , !..!i\ inl! of \our..el! \\ Ilhoul am Ill'l'U IOf n:nl!..!l1ltllm. ni.~!llI n~ a nulled pillO\\ Imagllle III Small ar.:1. l,;J.f~l· ~ - . . ~ You ha\l' hU).!!!l.'d an 1.... lamie man \\ho ,ef"\u.:ed ~our I.:ar al Inlpal'l. 'e\er l1chlre had ;11l~(11l'" l'ared ~nml~h In null Ihl' a g~h ,1;Ulon. You ha\ e a''''cd an LI'h:m Onhooo\ l'ohhkr plar.:l' \\ hac a Ihird 01 m~ d;l~ \\ it ... '~nl. YIll! I.:arl'd ,,",luI 10 pra~ tor ~ou ;Krth .... the countef 01 hi, link \laldcn '[(lfl.'. Ill~ ,lel'p. You I.:afl'd .. hout me. 1Il!~h. ~ou ;tl\\a~ ... lea\\,' Illl' ami ~ou held hi, hand .. , III ,.knn' hc pra) cd, YtlU ha\e keling .. hit ncttl'r atllHJI \\ho lam, You mal\l' me thin"';t tJl lool..ed a Jell i .... h furnllure Illerdlarll In Ihc e)e~ and ,aid. "1 lie lugher of m~,ell" I rl' ... ll'a"ler. I ennmnler pear.:l'. I ha\l' to\e )OU "1 haw ... [ood there .. , you \\ept ~fg ro\c A\\brey \\rote Ihat her 1ll0... 1 II wa" thaI morning.lhat \\al"'. \\hen you \\o\e lIltn the trca ... ured memory of you come ... from 19R5 \\ hen .... he fabric of Illy being a part of your Ide. I dId nol fully under· \\ rite .... "\1) friend and I \i ... ited your home on our ... ummer ... Iand Ihen. and :1111 onl) hL'gllllllng to gra,p toda~. thc full \\ andering .... in i\e\\ England. The hl .... t monllng \\ hen \\ c llle:l1l1ng of Ihe carl) ll1urn1ll,g \\ al'" through the 'Ireel\ 01 carried our luggage 10 load 11111 the ,,In. you \\ereju ... t head· Banglade .... h. ing hac'" 1lllO the garage wilh your mini·\aC in hand. You I h .. d been ... tudYlng III [hal counlr) for ... e\er,,1 monlh ... had ... penl '>0111e l11nc in the early morning. before we \\ere of Illy year-long a':l' lgnmenl \.. hcn you ;lIld \10111 p;ud me a up and moving. cleaning out Ihe interior of our car. \·ar.:uu- vi\lt. Each morning before hrcal..fa ... 1 }OU and I would \\ .. 11.. m ing away 1.500 mile ... of accumulated crumb ... and mud. logether. e llching up on all that \\a ... happening in each 1"1 1 ne\er forge l how "J)Ce ial Ih:11 act of I..indllc ...... made me othcr\ live~. feel. You too'" care of me and my friend. \\ho \\;1 .... a lotal Tlu ... particular morlllllg II \\ ..... dll1erenl. A ... our \.\a l", ... Iranger 10 you. a ... if \\e \\cre fanllly." hegan you ,wned to ... hare \\l1h me that In the 11lty threc And 1111\ i ... \\ hal anOlher friend \\ rolc. "Way bac'" III Ill) year...... 1I1ce you began your pilgrimage \\ llh God .... 0 much college day':l. one of Ihe linc ... [ image .... in my mind i ... a ...... oci remained Ihal }OU did not "'no\\ about Ii i .... \\i ... dol11 and HIed \\ lI h you. I \\a ... your hou ... e gue .... ' one ':Iummer \\ee'" \\ay,. You held no ... cminary degree. You nc\cr compleled whilc \i':l iting Barry. I \\a ... e\l>criencing I\)C\\ England for college. BUI ali \\ e \\ all..ed. Ilugh Corcy-Ihe man of God the tiN time. and each evening before I wcnt to bed. you began to ... hare \\jlh me \\hal hi .... life in ehri':l\ had laught nuffed my pillow. A ... trange but wonderful piecc of ho:..pi him. talil)'. Upon ime ... tigmion. I w, .... informcd thai you n ulled "And he Ihat laJ...cth nOI hi, em ...... and lollo\\eth alk r

AIG HER ITAGE. SPRING 1999 25 Ille, ~Oll continued, rl.'ulllllllllg .... llh Ill!.' Ihl.' .... orJ .. 01 IIlg. Ill' ... po!..e !tllie [ng\i ... h and. like mall, other.... had Iclt Chri,1. "", nOI .... onhy of m~: III.' Ihal I1ndl.'lh hI' lIfc ,hall h'" L.ilTuly III the \ iJlage .. to ,eel.. out worl.. a .. a da~ laborcr ItN" II: and hI.' Ihal lo,cth hi, IIll' tor my ,akl.' !iohall lind II. III I)haJ..'I. the nallon·... large ... , ClI) IlL' thai rl.'c!.'i\eth you reeelh,th Illl'. and hl' thai n:cI.'iH:th me J had not1l"ed you had begun 10 build a rcialion .. llIp .... Ith ren'I\l.'Ih hlll1 Ihal 'I.'nl tnl', Sham .. ulill Ihl' fe .... dOl)" you ilnd ~1om .... ere .... ilh me. Tim .... a .. nolhing 111.''''' . .-\11 my life I ha\c .. cell you .. hO\\. your 10\1.' " If the li ve, God in tersects "ith mine do to ga .. ),wtinn anendanl ... cobhll'r)" denl .... h.lailor.,. anoflle) .. and on and on. BUill nOI until after our walJ.. earlier 111 not have the o p portunil~ to receive me, "";1" thc weeJ.. Ihat I hat.! foclI .. cd do.. ely on thc Irarhformll1g ho" "ill th c~ e,er kno" the intinite lo,e ptm cr (II ('hri .. !'...... Oflh. "Ill' \V 110 recei\ e .. you fI!Cel\'C'" me. the Father has for them'? I must li,e my life ilIId hl' .... hu rc£:ei\c ... mc receive)' the one \\ho ... ent mc:' in a \\ ~ I .\ that ,tranger" friend~, aching, You and Sharmul had been -.truggling 10 communicale. lonci). famil) .. , the) rccei,c me and but managed 10 become friend), nonelhcle'l'l. laughing ,md tall..l11£ during Ih(he fe .... day), yotl had kno .... n cach olher. I rc("che through me the amal.ing lo \'c God wa .. even a bit enviou .. Ihat you had become clo'ler to him alone h a~ authored." than I had III the monlh'l I had been Ji\ing Ihere. Then one aftcrnoon I[ happened. The reception moment occurred I hl'n you .. lopped talkinp. for a lew minule .. and I hetwecn Hugh Corey and Sharmul when the word .. of replayed Ihl' word .. of Chri .. 1 you had 11I .. 1 "1X)ken. "III.' v,,·Il() Chri ... !. a)' they had '10 often before. called you 10 act. " l ie n.:t·CIVC" you rCCCI\e .. 1111.'. and he \\iho ((;(.:el\'e .. me re(;CI\'l''' who rcccive .. you recei\c .. me. and hc who receive .. Ihl' onc .... Il() "l'nl 1111.':' me receive .. Ihe one who .. elll me:' Kno\\.lnp. I \\a .. Ihc .. tmll'nt Ihat moment. I waitcd lor I v.a'llran'lfi\ed:l'l you. a 68·)ear old Canadian preach· you thl' Icachcr It) continuc, You 'aid. ··Barry. I don't fully er. reached out your hand), in a moment of outpouring com· undcr,tilnd .... hal Jc .. u~ mC,lIlt .... hl'll hl' .. aid. '1 k \\ ho pa .. ",on and held the face of Ihi ... poor man Sharmlli. lool..ing rl'Cl'l\'C' )OU rc(.:civl')' 1111.'. and he who rl'Cl'l\c" 1111.' receiVe, Into 1m darl.. eye,. "Sham .. ul. my friend." you 'la id. " I love thl' Otll' \\ho .. enl me.' BUlllm I do J..nov.. In eVl'r)lhmg I do you." Thl'll pulling your face to hi .. , Sharmul leaned I 11111'1 lIIakc 111),),1.'11 reL'el\ilhll' to the I>eopll' God place .. in fOf\\iml and J..is'Icd you, lIugh Corey. right on the mouth. my 11ft.: Illhl.' Ilvl.''' God Illll'r"'l.'ch .... lIh m1l1e do not have Ihe You bolh fought bacJ.. teOlf'l. ··l le \\ ho receive'l you receive .. opporlunit> to n..'l.:l'l\C me. ho.... \\,llIlhe) ever I.;no\\ the 111ft· me. and he who recei\e .. me receive, Ihe one who .. ent me:' IlIll' io\.c thl.' I'alher ha, lor them'.' I mu .. t live my life in a On one day 111 Banglade'lh you lold me. And a few dOl)" later \\.;\) Ihal 'trangcf'.. Inend ... 'Khtn~. lonel). I~mllly ... the) you :-.ho\\ed me. And my life ha'l been changed from tho'le rCI.:l.'I\l' mc ami rc(el .... e through !lIC the of lheapo-.tle Peler. ddll'renlllCclu ... e I \\;\), re:ld> 10 hear .... hat you had 10 ,a). word .. Ihat you have lived 10 the fu lle'll. A)' I hOl\c gone bacl.. to Ihat \\alk Illall y tIme, o\cr the'le To rhe elder..... mong you, [ appc,ll as a fellow elder. a pa ... 1 .. c .... cn ycar", I ha\c (Ol11e 10 undcr ... tand thai moment a ... witne~s of Chri~r\ ~ufrering~ and aile who aha will Oll l! ord:ll lled b) God \\hen I wou ld receive my 111 0:-.t cher ~hare in rhe glory to be revealed: l3e ~he p her(h of God's I, hl!d glil. On the k tid ... \I·eet .. of Bang lade'lh. Ihe bcdrocl.. of nod thar i~ under your care. ~crving as overseer, nOI tx:cau\e you mu,!. but hecau-.c you arc willing, grace to the humble: in the .. e rvan!' ... quarter, lll'hind the hou .. e \\here 1 w:l'l .. tay- Humble you rsclve~. rhe refore, under God\ mighry

26 A/G II I· R1TAGE. SPRI NG 1999 hand, Ih,ll Ill' ma~ III you up lfl dll~ lillIe: ( p,l all.\11Ur l·aJl .. lI \OJ 10 11" lem.11 .[ "") n (11ri • af!l.r )0.1 h • (' n,il'ly 110 him o.:l·,J.u,e h", ..:arc~ flIT \·ou Ill' .. dr·l·on ~ult'c-cd link \' hill.', 0\ III hin .If n. Ion; yo... nd 71.kc Irolk J ;U1d all-n. Your cnC"llY the dl'\ I pm",,! uound hlU rong linn and cadla' fv tllm ...... lhe rlv.cr for ik.e OJ ro,lrin~ lion louking for 'omellll.; 1\1 kHIUI Resl:>[ l"_f and l'\l'\m 11 ( 1"'\1 r"'i I I hUll ~l;Jlding finn III [hl' ttilh, hc~'au~ ~llU know hll lIu.l!h \lad.c:oJ (I)rl.'~, ~\lU art' I~ grc.lll'si :;: 1\ r I ha\C \!lUl tnlllll'pi Ihrou~houl Illl' "orid ,ITl' undc'l!llinl;. Ihe c\cr kn{mll. \nd I ""l' ~ou, Barr) .. ;l1lh.: ~lI1d I.t .. uttering', ,\nd the (i .... 1 01 ;111 gT;ll"l', \\ho •

Heritage Letter / from page oJ

aged. 1:'1) thl! hard \\;t}. III I!arn 1\\(1 colk-gl.' lk·grcc:.. ;1 '\1\\.·r Illil\ing 10 Spnngfil'ld III Dl.'cl.'mht'r Ill70. hl' ";I .. tl\\.'rtil~l'd In be abk ttl add til thl" l111ni,tr) ill ll1;ul1ng. nut. " He did not hm e to practice humilit~ -he in \\ l'11· \\ rapP\.·d bumlk· ... Ihllth.lIl\h ullI.\Il t hnu .. ;uuh III ,ur plu, Pll'l·\.', \llllil"'"'I<.'1 IlIl·latu!"\.· maiitng Illl'm 'to till' l'nd, " as humble " ith a humilit~ that blossomed 01 Ih\.· l'arth." rllll\.'

A/G IIFIHTA(jE. SPK IM, 11)1)9 27 The Wiley Family

AND THE BEGINNINGS OF PENTECOST IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

by Glenn Gohr

he Wiley fanlll) of Ca\willc, 10. the pair Icft Joplll1 and ht:ld IllCt:t he \\;\') lI111uenccd hy the prc,u.:hlllg of T Monell. and Joplin, Mt .... ouri. \\-a, IIlg ... In Tliha. O"lahoma: Fon \Vonh. Emma Ladd. the \\ Ife of Judge Lldd of vcry InOucn\lal 111 ..,,,readlng the lull rexa ... : LOlll "'I,tna: Il attlt: ... hurg. Dc .. Moine,. In a ,crapboo" that he go,pcl Illc .... agc through Southwc.,t Mi ..... i .... ippi. whcrt: an out ... tanding kepI. there , ... a new~paper clipping MI .... ouri and "lorthwc ... t Arl..an .. a... rt:vival tool- plact:: and Yellville and from 190R tellIng of Mr .... Lmld\ r·ran)... and Yrcl\a (I.ee) Wile) \\ere the Hippm. Ark,tn ... a.... The Wile) family Pentcco~tal \1i.,.,ion in Dc .. \loine~) p:trcnt\ of9 children \.. ho all came Ilito ha ... r)(N canh from him rdatll1g the III 1910 he married Hannah Wile). a Pcntcco\, and wltnc .. .,cd many I11l ght, mecting... and thclr re"lIlts. b'crctt ... i ... tcr 01 E .... crett and Erion Wite). They tlung .. of God. Man) 01 Ihe family died of tubcrClII(hl'" on AlIgu ... 1 I. 1912. had one ,Oil. Au,tin Wiley A .. h1cy. who member.. wc re involved in the milling contracted aftcr worl-ing in the mines wa ... born in 1912. T. B. A .. h1cy trav· indu\try. Consequently. mo.. t of the al Joplin \\1lh lillIe or no .. afcly pl't:. clecl a, a lllu ... ician and ..,ingc r wi th the family member. died young of tuber caution .... Wile) e\angcti ... tic part)'. In later year, culm, .... 'iomctimc .. called miner"" COIl Eflon \ ... a, married 10 Opal he \\as'1 preacher. Hi .. \\- ife. Hannah. .. umpllon. Frank Wiley died of tubcr Stauffer. who had allended Clwrle ... dicd of tubcrculo,i~ in 1914. During cu l m~I') on December 17, 1917. :mel all Parham'!. Blhle school at Tope"a, Ihe .. Ullllm:r of 1917 he wa ... " .. "cd 10 of hi ... c ighl childn':ll . except Fred. died Kan ... as. Efton and Opal Wiley found· lake charge of the Northwc .. 1 Kan ... a<, of T B during .\ 6-ycar I>criod from cd Ihe Asscmbllc .. of God church at camp meeting near Woo{bton. Kan ... a ... 19 12- 1918. Slill the Impact of their Joplin. ~li ...... ouri and allcndcd the orga· \\hieh wa., held Augu.,1 16·26. 1917. 1ll1lw;!r) and Involvement 111 Ihe nJlluional meel lng of thc A."emhlics The fe.l1ured "llCa).., er. A. P. Collin .... had PcntccO',tal movement In \1i.,.,ouri ;;nH.I of God in April 1914. Opal aho had a notified the local contact per.. on l11at he Ar" an ... a .. IS noteworthy. niece. Doroth) Dohbins. who married probably would nOI be able 10 make il Two of the be ... t remembered Wi ley Fini .. Jenning~ Dal-e. Ihe wcll·kno\\n to that camp ...0 A .. hley \\." asked 10 chil dren were Everett lind Efton. Bible teacher. Others of Opal's lilI in. [t i .. a,,"'lullCd that he agreed and Everett Wiley wa ... a pioneer evangeli.,t c).tendcd fanlll),. the Staum'r.... have v,,·en\. \ in the O,ar"., and other area.,. He aho been involved III mini.,try. Fred Wile). Ihe olde,1 of the Wiley worked closely wi th evangelist Hard) Talmadge B. A ... hle) wa ... a paper .,ibling .... wa... 'laved and received the M itc hell. cvangclillng in Joplin. hanger and painter from Dc .. Moine .... baptism of the I-Iol y Spirit while Crane. and Springfield. Missouri. On Iowa. It appe;!rs that he came inlo attending a 9·month revival at MonclI. o ne series of meeting ... around 1909· Pentecost al le;! .. 1 by 1908. for il ... eem ... Missouri. which wa .. conducted b)

28 AlG HER ITAGE. SPR ING 1999 lIannah \\ ile~ beillg b:llllifCd nrar .I(lplin. \li"vuri. abmll 1910.

The Franl.. \\ile~ famil.l. Hark rOIl. from lefl. EflUn. JI:mrHlh. EIcreU.l.und:l. :Ind I" 'cd: fnml rim. frol11 ll'f1. CliOiJrd. 011111. Frank.' n:k:l. Cora. ami .... eb.

A./G HERITA.GE. SPRING 1999 29 .\nhur \to)l'r. III , \\ih.. '. i:tlil'. aho band condu<:il'd mccling'> in IMr!..,. nn in \11,,>oun '>eCllh to ~ o to Jopl1n.H \\;.\, ,an~d and fitled \\ IIh the Spint al 'trcC! eOflll'r,. and In rl'l1ted hall,> ... ut:h Thu, Opal ~came one of the prll11 of Penleco'tal"'lll 111 hi , ,1",i,t;tIll 'ta~ed 111 a ,lore hullding the ml.'elmg'> ran :I, high :I' 100. and II Southwe ... t \ll,>,>ouri . In dm\lIl(mn Villnl'tt and ,kpt on wa, rl'pnrlL"d that a crippll'd woman In the fall of 190-1. Parham hrou!!llt Ix:ndll". ' -led "l1d,"1\ "a, ea,y for named \ l r'>. knnie Caine wa, hl'aled hi'> tent re\l\'al ttl Joplin al 1."lh and thcm 10 fa,t and pray. Ihey didll't havc in the Kall'>.6 Joplin 'Irccl.... \1an) \\cre "'1\-cd, any food ,my\\ay."' Th ... \\-il' around By 190.1 P:lrham',> hand was hold, .. '>"ncllfi(!d:' and 11 ....·all'd. hen hlind 1906. Soon aftl'f\\ard, Ihe Wiley' ing Illl'ciing'" and praymg fnr the ,icf.. cye, \\l're report(!dly opened. A :\Ir,. hegan "uendlng thl' h'l'nin).! 1.lght 111 EI Dorado Sprin).!,. \11'>'>ouri. "hen:: Bdk \)eorgc, who had ocen In a I hllinc" Chun:h in \lom:u "Dadd~ Ihe milleral 'pring, attracted '>core, of \\ hedchair for man) year,. wa~ Sll1pil'), who \0,.0.1, pa,tor of that l'hurch. ,ie!.. people. Therc Parham condu(\cd healed. A Mr'>. Ro... ana rrapp v. a ... the hi, \\Ifc-, ami the whole congregation ,trcel meeting, in Ihe parf.. acro" from fir'>t 10 receive Ihe·\eh ::!:-I. experlcnce had ilecl'ph:d the Pentl'(:(htal me"iI.!!c the local ~prings tlnd invited people to III Ihl' Jorlin meeting'. Dunng ,hi, through \loyer', preal'illng. Fred cOllage prayer mt;eting,>. lime bolh Parham :lI1d hi, young ,on Wiley worf..l'tl for a lime in the freight "' \1ctIH)di,t wOlllan from Galena. Claude occame \'(!ry ,ic". In hOlh yard, for tht; railnlad and later \\-a, it Kan,a'>. "a'> al Ihe '>pring, one Illllfll- ca,>es Ihc '><11111\ prayed long and hard rural mad carrier at McJ)owl'lI. 1I1!,! and heard a memocr of the Parham and ,<\\0,. recovery.'! \1i"ouri. lie dlcd 111 1943. hand lIl\jle the ~icf.. 10 coml' to the cot Opal contmUed to travel with ta!,!e 1l1eC!in!,! for praycr. Iler name W:I' Charle, Parham \ band of worf..ers. The "ilc) (·OIlIH.'clioll 10 Mary .-\nhur. SIll' \\a~ blind JIl nne She helped conduct meding:-. in {'harle, E Parham eye, the other e)'e v.-a~ failing, and '>he Carthage. \lti,,,oun. 111 June 19m. and [n 1900. ("harle, Parham. "110 wa, had dy'pcp... i'l (In(lIge~lion). hemor later thai year traveled \\ ilh Parham 10 the founder o f the ApO\tolll' Faith rhoid,. alld paraly ... i, o f Ihe bowel..,. Houston. Tc}.a'. She i" Included in a 1ll0Vl'lllcnt. l''>tabli,hl'd a Blbk ,>chool The '>tory uf Mary Arthur\ healing I... picture of the Br)an Hall mecting In ini()pt;ka. K:1I1'>a', III a man, ion which full of lIltere,tll1g detaih. but the e,>,ell )lou,ton which \\,,1'> held July 6 10 the local, called "Stone\ Folly" tial' arc that a few days after receiving Augu,t 10. 190.". lX:cau'>e ih huilder. Era'>tu'> Stone. had prayer at Ibe couage mceting, she \o,.a,> While at Ilou,ton, Parham con ne\cr com pleled the ,Iru cture. ilNantl y and permanently healed of d ucted :1 ~h011- t erm Bible ,chool in Swdent, had gathered from the ,ur· ooth ailmenh. She could ,>ee perfectly December 190.". One of those \\.-ho roundrng area,>. and one of the m \Va,> a ilnd her dy~pep,>ia \"a, gone. allended Ihi, school wa, William J. young ,chooheacher from Jopl11l. As a re ... ult. ,he imited Parham to Seymour. Family tradition says Ihat MI'>'tJUri. named Opal Clcura Stauffer. Galena. where he ,pent ,e\'eral months Opal prayed Wit h Seymour to receive She later would becollle the wife of promoting Ihe '"Apostolic Faith"" dur the baptism of the I ioly Spirit before [: 11011 Wiley. Ing Ihe fall of 1903. ljl1lold ntJmbe r~ he left for Clilifomia in 1906 to prcach Oral. II()\\ al :I£e 19. wanted to reeei\ed ,>al\'ation. healing. and Ihe 111 a Holllle.,., church paslored by Julia '>Iml)' thc Blh".: and rra)' for reVI\-al. hapti,m of the Holy Spirit in the,e W. Iluichins. In After arm'ing in Lo, On Ne\\ Year\ Eve. OpaL along wilh meetings. Angele~. Se) mour hcgan preaching on Agne, Ol1nan. and other,>. met for a Tho'>e '>enices In Galena. JU~I Acts 2:4 and \\as barred from hi,lOric praye r meetmg \\ hieh helped aero,s the \late line from Joplin. Hutc hilb' church. lie found refuge for to u,her in the 20th Century. On Ne\\ became a catalpt for spreading a tillle in the home of Richard and Rulh Year\ Day, Jamlllr) I. 1901. Agne, Penteco,tali<,m to Soulhwest Missouri. Asberr) on Bo nnie Brae Avenue. O/man \\as Ihe fi r:-.t ollhe ,>Iudelll.., 10 \\hen.: ... ervice ... conlinued, and a fl'\\ receive Ihe Pentceo'tal haptl'>m when T he Wilcls in Suulh\\ cSI Mi s~ouri wee"s laler SC) mOur and o lher,> Charles Parham prayed and laid hands Opal Stauffer was one oflhe work received Ihe ,ought-after bapti,m of on her. Opul and olhers reeei\-cd in Ihe ers in Galena. Kan"'ls. and through her the Iioly Spirit. With 1101 ), Ghost leal. hour... and day ... Ihat f()IIO\\ ed.~ the Parham band gained a bu rden for Seymour C01l\i nued pre aching and T he re\-wal in Topeka cominued he r home town of Jopl in. Although found larger quarter, in an old building for se\l'ral month" and Parham \; "'IU ~ Parham had conducted a brief cam at 312 A/u..,a Slreet which had been denh began to evangcJi/e in various paig.n in Nevllda. Mi ... ..,ouri. prior to the uscd as it livery ,table and \\arehouse, 10\\ n In Kansa,>. 1\iebra'>ka. \rtissollri. revi\-al in Galena. Ihe succes, thcre This occame the home of the re nowned and Tex,,'>. Kan,a' Cil) was one of the was accompanied by the problem of Alusa Sireet Revival which had reper fi r'>t places that Parham', follower, fanaticism. T herefore the di ... tinction c u,~ i ons fell around the world. decided to c\-angeli/e. The Parham of the fir,t pcmlallent Penlecostal work B) Ihe fall of 1906. Opal had

30 AlG t-i ERITAGE. SPRt NG 1999 relurned to hcr home town of Joplin \\ ilh a co-\\or11..'r . ..,he went on to pio· and W3'> onc of Iho,>c III cbarge of the nCl!r a dlUn:h In LlIlcoln. '\eofil\ka. llll..,..,ion \\ hich had been c,>labli..,hed and pa'>tored ill San Jon and Capulin. there. Onc of Ihe church member..,. a 'e\\ \Ie\ico. She died al \marilin, Joplin miner namcd Efton Wiley. \\a.., Te\il\. on Oc\oOcr 20. 19.19. 10 marry Opal Siauffer on '\ovcmbcr 23. 1906. 11 Erton continued to Illlile I-( C\ h;'1 1 in Ye]l \i ll c, \ rkan..,a.., and Opal gave birth 10 Ihree children. One of thl! mO"'1 n..'markablc l'llll one born in 1907. one In 1908. and \ert.., In come nut nf Ihe !!reat rha~cr. another c hild thai dicd in infancy. \11"'",ollri. re\i\;\1 01 1909 (\l'C "TIll..' They continued to be ltlVol\'cd in the Great O/ark \lounlaln.., Re\l\;II." fledgling congregation at Joplin. I-/l'fitagl'. Summer 14x2, \\>1'" John Eft on Wi ley i., reponed 10 be Ihe Oa\ i..,. a lonner fiddler and d.HH."l' fi r.,1 full-lime pa'>lor of Ihe church al caller from .\d,an..,a..,. lie Iud hcl'll a Joplin. T he original name of Ihe drtln~ard \\ Itll era\ ing.., "'0 grcat. thai church wa,> "Chri'>l Church he had 10 ~Ieep \\ Ilh a Jug of \\ hl..,k~ announcl'd Ihal tlll'\ \\ ere gnin£ 10 A.,~ocia t io n :· While IXI'>ton ng in bc,>idc him al night. He maf\eIOll~l) deli\ered from alco· lie \\<\,>11'1;1 dehah.'f. Ik had \en hUk hoI. \a\ed. and filled \\ ith the Spirit, educ;lIlon and no 1000I1Iai B10k Iralll· He felt a call1l1g 10 preach. In f'llth he Illg. left thai rneetll1g and .Ill'>! ..,Iarted Carl Brlltllhac~ ,ell.., ahOUI Ihl' preaching. Il c relied on the 11(1) Spiril Incid~l1t III Ill'> hno~. 10 ..,ho\v him \\hal 10 \ay.r~ 1)"1'1' \\a' di,[]~~..,ed. fIll' though John 0<1\1'> held tenl mectlllg~ .111 a finn b.... he\er and pn:.lcher of Iht' o\cr Arkan,>a~. One of hi\ bc..,t·~lHl\\n me,~age. he dId nOl l"on'l{kr hilll\ell revi\'al\ was held in a bru..,h arhor aole III defend 11 agJIIl\t th .... ,~· ,hilfp, ..,hooter.. lie \\~111 [0 pra~l"r. I~ IIlg .111 which hc buill al Yellville. Ar~an\a\. 111 Thi.'> ela n gc l i s l i(~ parl.l. aboul 19 tO. included nighl Ix'hlre Ihe f\lugh altar (.\U,1 ;1 k\\ about 1910. He wOll ld go out in Ihe Opal \\il e~. left . back rOIl. Fronl rOIl . ~l'ar\ hcfnrl'. he had 'pel1l man~ \\oods and pray all nighl belorl! he Talrnad j:e Ashl c). rn u ~ ician and ..,l nger: nigh" I~ Ill,!! dead dru1l!... 111 thl" ft)all lI annah (\\ lIC)) Ashlc). :wd ElcrclI \\ i le~. preached. and Ihen mini\lcred in Ihe tX'for~ a ,alll1.lIl1. The ne\t night. l'\l'11 power of the SpIrit. People began \0 hcfore Ihe Illl' .... ting.., \\<1' formall) Joplin. Ert on. Opa l. and their t\\O chil gel 'aved. healed. and filled wilh the opl'ned tht' I.ord hapti/l'd t\\l'lI1~ III dren. Jo Elle n. and Phi lip Wi ley allc nd Holy Gho~t. Then Oppo..,il ion began 10 the SpIrit. ,lilt! the ,Ialll of Ihl..' \.lHd ed the fi r~ t general council at 11 0\ ari\c. \\ere man) Springs in April 19 14 Efl on died of A group of local preachers People \\ere pra~ing all mer thl' consumption in hi s home at 1505 place a, tht: lire ollhe Ilol~ Spint lell Moffet. in Joplin. on March 10. 19 16. on Ihal place. ])a\j.., \\<\.., bll"'~ IllIIII.., l ie IS buried In the Fairview lering at the allar \\ hell the lllllll..,ter.., Ccrnetery.12 Othe r promine nl pa"tOf'i carne III dre..,..,ed III long-Ialled hla(,:~ '1'11 0 s on ~ of Frank \ \it e~: tefl, I'rcd \ \ ilc~ coal\ alld \,1\ on \Ollle 01 Ihe hl'm:he\ who fo llowcd Efton Wiley in Joplin and Efl on \\ i t c~. include E. N. Bell . J. II. Law (an early ncar Ihe hac~ 01 the hru\h arhor. rhe) superintendent of the Southe rn were waiting lor Ihe OPP()f\UI1C Illne 10 Missouri Distri ct). and J. R. Evans. intl'rrupt and \tart the deb'tle. lilat In thc 1920s Opal Wiley. a.., a lime Ilcvt:r came. The po\\ t Assembl) intenSity a'> Ihe cvening rrogre'>'>ed. of God) and rcmained in Ihat posi lion Toward the end of the night Davi.., from 1922 10 1930. She was ordai ncd loo~ed lip from the altar ilnd ..,a\\ the Marc h 30. 1923 by Ihe Soulhe rn la\1 of tho:-oe preadler.., \lap awa) mtn Missouri Obtrict. S. K. Birne , uc the bll\he., oUI..,ide the bnl..,h arbor. ceeded her as pastor. In hiler years. Aboul thc ..,amc trme. I.... \erell

MG I-I ERI TAG E. SPRI NG lifl) 31 Wi Icy and lIardy Mitchell ht!ld a tent meet Ill!; at Yl'lI'VIIIt:. Onc of the con- vcrt f;\lnlllt.:~ wa, thc Jone ... lamll). Thc) namcd one of [heir 'on ... Even.:tt Wilc)" Jone ...... 11 0 later bec Later a group of .... o rker' from Jopllll. Mi ... ~ou ri ...... c nt over to Spring field to hold ll1eet1l1~\ for the a~\elllhly there. Tim group IIlclu(kd Eft on and Opal Wiley and Cora Wilc) of Jopflll: T. Band Il annah A ... hley of I Dc<., MOille .... lo ..... a: Il omer WiI~on of Llhera!. VlI ...... ouri: and l.::lhcl Wright of Malvern. Ad .. an ... a ... (who later bccame the \\ Ife of Il oward Go ... s ...... ho wa ... onc A 19K .. reunion ill Hellc\llc. \\a ., hin~tun . III Ihe ('''nler i'> Phil" i1e~. ,>n n of Imoll and Opat o f Ihe fivc 1ll1ll1 ... lers who I...... ued Ihe "i[ e~: on Ihe righl i'> !-•. K. !-·",Ier. ,0n-in-Ia\1 of \·;flon and ()Ilal " llc): and un IIJ(' Icft i, (,aten call for Ihe fir ... , General Council at 11 01 F",ler. '>(111 of L K. l·o,ler. E. K. Ft hler Ila, Ihe Ila'>lur nf Fir, 1 "''>{'Illhl.1 in 'marill o. I"('\a.,. Spring ... in 1914). TI1I\ hand of \York fill" JH .1('lIr.,. er... had attended D. C. O. Opperman .... even greatcr force in the futurt!. il i.. nOI hall each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. ... hort-Ierm Bible ,chool it! Joplin. hctd unlikely thai the .. hetl of .. ol11e old ca,e The editor of thc paper ",ated: OCloOcr 14 - Den:mber 10. 1910. and hardened ,>inner., will be jarred open:' ""othing under divine power can hold Ihe) felt a burden 10 e\angeli/c ..... her By Ihat lime a court ca,>e wa,> in ..,es <"lIch an unbroken inlcre .. 1 \\ ith Ihe cvcr Ihe Lord would lead. J' ,; ion, and thc meellllgs had moved to ,>a me crowd every day for IWO month\. "red Corum. who \Va ... a member Ihe Ma~onic hall with report<; of o\er Balllum\ eircu,; wit h it.. aggrigation of Ihe local church al thai time. 'ay .... now crow(I\.:>" bic] of animal .... .,ki lled performer\. "They believed Ihat God had called By the fourth week. Ihe Ma,;onic freak., and other a\lraction., thai appeal them to Springfield. but it ... eellled like hall \\a\ "packed 10 il\ ulmo ... t capaci to Ihe curio.. ity and intelligence of Ihe all of their e ffor!'> were in vain. A m e<., Iy. with even \ tanding room 10 Ihe people on arriva1."n II wa,> and there I wi ll u .. e you ... ·Il! fill up from the pUlpit and then back to ob\ioll' thai Ihe ed itor had i.I high No doubt wilh a 101 of \oul-\carch the door "in..,tead of the rever.,e \\ hich regard for Ihe\e evangeli\!'> and Ihe ing. [he part y wenl from Springfield 10 ha .. been the rule in Ihe pa<.,I:·:>1 Since Ille:<.\age Ihey brought. It wa\ Yelh Ille. Arkan.,a .... \\ here John Davl:. court had adjourned. il wa., sugge'>ted announced Ihat Ihe meetings would had been prt! aehing a few month., ear thai the ... ervice\ move back to the continue ··a., long liS good can be lier. God u.,ed th e,>e worker, from courlhou.,e. \\ hich wa\ a larger facility. accompli.,hed.'· Joplin 10 lead a m ig hi) I"t!viva l there . But thi., did not work out bccau.,e b) Later ,>ollleone \Old Fred Corum"<; Becau ... e of cold weather they ..,tarted then a piclure .,how Wa\ being. fealured dad. "All you have to do i., \ hake a holding meeling'> al the eounhou\e in at the courthouse. bu)'h in Yell vi lle . and out wi ll pop a Yellville. begi nning January 12. At nine wee"" [he paper reported. bunch of holy .. ollcr...... 2-1 1911 .1" Glowing report<; appeared in "The inlerest no\\ seems to be greater Ihe Yc!h illc paper a' the meeting\ la ~t than at an) p r ev iou~ time and near a Heulings in the Wiley Fmllily ed ni ghll y for al lea<.,1 10 weeh. hundred profc)''>iom. have fo ll owed An impres)'ive healing which took During Ihe Ihi rd week of the their work here:'n Fifteen convert~ phlce in the Wiley family occurred in revivallhe paper reported: 'There is a wcre baplited in the old "Crooked the spring of 1912. Raye Wiley. ~ hak e llp among people. bolh old and creek" at the edge of town on the pre daughter of Fred Wiley. was les .. Ihan young. Ihat mighl be lenned a spiritual viou ,> Sunday. A number of others two year.. old when she contracted quake; \uch a'> Yellville has been need .... ere scheduled to be baptited al a later whooping cough. and Ihe infection gal ing for many yea r~ ; and if a continued datt!o A Sunday \chool had been orga into her eye\. making her bl ind. Her rccurancc j.,ic] of the '> hock can be nitcd wilh J. B. Tatum as .. uperinten parents look her and her older brolher maintained for a fe\\ more weekI; wi th dent and was mecling in the Masonic to the Evening Ughl Ii olines .. Church

32 AIG HERITAGE. SPRING 1999 Ilt'ar \Ionell 10 he pr;l\ed lor lifc. III lllu .. rl· milll"'lr). \\hll"h \'.ould l1la~e .\hcr\\;Ird.. Ihere wa .. dinner on Ihe thl.' Iltlh ~encr;lIi('n ground ... III Ihe pa ... I0(... fron! )ard. The Some I)c<,cendanh in Ihe \Iini,tf.\ \\ uhl)UI a doubt, thl' \\lIe) tamil) paren!, ,[ood Ihelr d;lughler up on Ihe A Illlllltlt'r of \\ dc) f"l1lil~ mcm· 1'1 Southwe ... 1 \I ...... ouri Jnd Ihelr cnd of . A .... emblie<., of God 1ll11ll ... lcr and \\;1 ... Famll) mcmber.. \\crc galhered Ihc fiN \\·omen'" \Inmlrie .. pre ... ldcnt '\olc ... I R","· \\'ik~ B,II,,'n. 1<:i<'phlllK' 1111<.'1"\ 11:\\ around. and Ehon declarl!d. ··111.'· ... III Ihe \\e ... t TC\;I'" Di~lrir.:1. Jo Ulcn ;I ... gone. II c· .. dead!"" E\er)onc qUI[ a l'lllid :l1Iended Ihe fir ... 1 Gellcr;11 :'·(jlll 01 hll\~ul:' \1"\.' \1 It \~:'lIn. Un pra) mg. but Opal I..ept Oil pray llig and Council III 191-l \\uh her parcnh anti \!t'IIl:'. I\m:.l nl:\\'!,:.Iper ...\pnt 10. I!XIS. 1 13 \,hk~ ....·rJ,!'"o"J" praying :my\\a). Efton held Phtlip for brother Philip \Vile). lIer hu~hand. 1 J I· ')1111111'. I.:nl:I It, T. Il \,hk~. Jul~ ~". awhile and then put hun ill Fred Ralph, wa .. thc a~<"i ... tanl di ... tril:1 ... upcr ['1[7. T Il \,hi<', '.,;rOlpho. ... 'J" Wiley's lap. Finall) the baby ..,al up illlcndelll of Ihe We .. 1 Te\a, DI~lrit·t ~ R.I~~· Wlle\ tJ:J"'IIl. IderhwM: II1lel"\ll:\\ hnll,I~'. 1'''')<1 and .,aid. ""Papa."" After thi.., Op:ll put and .,er\,cd on Ihe gcncral prc ... by ler~ ",\~nl" 1.liler)!l'. ··III'u'~ \,llh,' 1'1'1Il'·"''''.I[ him in a high chair and fed him oal Jo Ellen'., daughtcr, Kalhleen \l1l\1.'n11.'r11 Irolll JOIn. I. 1IXlI:· Ulll'ut-o[hhl.'.1 meal. lI er prayer.. had neen an.,wered Fo .. ter. married Glenn D. Stafford, and 1Il:.l11IN;npl. 1·1'1l. ['I~~ gilI" " p ...... II·~l.' \\ 111M:" .,«OUnI l't\!!l1l." O'I1MI1', 1'\1'II.:f1~·l1n· 0111.1 Ihl' and he wa ... \\ell.~b i., a licen .. ed minj..,lcr \\ Ilh Ihe \\e .. 1 mtlul'IKI' lit IIlll1'r,:.1I B"lhl'[ (\,III'~I', ,\h" ...... · Jo Ellen Wiley. daughlcr of Efton Texa .. Di .. tricl. Kathleen and her hth \!!II~" , O. I.alkrgl: ... ropeJ,,;!. "'an,,,,. BIIlII' and Opal. wa., bom wil h a clubfoot. band 'ien;ed l-l ) e:lr .. a.., A/G TllI ...... ioll "1<,;11\1('[ III \111,1/ (i,," lIalll II '''''It/II ((,h""~o. 11 Hera[d Pub[hhmg ('0, l>no", A., a child ~ h e \\ore br:lce ... When Ihe aric,> 10 Southea..,t A ... ia. Currellt ly l1,d.). PI'. :!1I·.~9 General Council \\:\.. held in Glenn Stafford i ..... erving a.., a~.,ocia[c 6 Sc"nli:\ \\,I~ Ill:, ··LlrI) Rl'l 1\ a" Springfield in 1920, one of the fealllred pa ... tor of .. enior citi/en., at San J:u..:in10 J>("//'t'IIWflll~ "t'IIII·CO.\l (Sprmglle[d. \to speaker.. wa., Aimee Semple A,>'>embl) of God in Amari ll o. Jo Sotllhl.'nl \11"{1un Di'lriu of the\"l.'mh[w, lit (i(... 1. l'llNL p. ", a! MePher.,oll . who that time \\a., a Ellen'" £>on, Darrell Lce Fo ... ler. I.., a 7 \.lr;lh] P"rh;UII. liI(' (.I/t" <'I (·II"rkl I member of Ihe A.,..,emblie.., of God. Penteeo.,tal preacher Ih ing III l'11 :.mJ 01'';11', d':'<:l'lIIl;l11h 11'1 Ih.: l1lJ.rna~c IIJ,II' ,I' which had lal..en place in Jo Ellen'" ou.,ly sen'cd t\\O lenu.. in Gennan). 'Ilh'ml'll:r ~:1. I'XI6: hO\\I'\.:r. III 1111: l-r:.lnJ" Darla. anolher daughlcr 01 Glenn ami \\ III'~ t:'1Il1l1~ Blhll' no\\ 111 Ihl.' p<.)'....:: .. '.on lit Kath leen Siafford. r, married 10 R:.I)I: Wile) Bal'oll 01 CJ, ... ~q[lI'. \h .. ,uun. Ihl' D\\,ayne Slephen .... ordained mini.,lcr <1;111' i .. 'Oll'mo.:r 2.'. 19()~ inl,ll':.IJ 01 190Cl. '0 \1l:.1rri:'lgl' rc«.rd t:ould be toc:.lIl:d III J:'I'pcr IIr in Ihe POlomac Di..,lric\.1l\ AI .. o in Ihc 't.'\\IOII CllUIII~. \11,..oun 10 It.'nt) Ihl' d:.lll.', fourth general ion i ... Ra) Lec Dodge. The m;lrri;I!!1' dale I' ImporcOInl III inlcfprl'lIng \\hen II 113\ Ih.1I Op:.l[ \lould h:.l\1: pra}cd \lllh G/eml Gohr is Ille greal-grand ... on of Fred Wile). who i.., William SC) mour. \\'a, 'he ;\ ,mgli: \\0111an

A/G HERITAGE, SPRING ]999 33 (Ir fall 01 19()" or .... ", 1ll,Llcr' Lmilly Iradllu>n fdale, Ih,l1 ,hc did pra} for S~'}lllOUr III rCCCI\C Ihe Hoi} Splnl 50mclm .... h!.·lore he .... elll tn '\/U\a SIn.'c!. '\t' dn ... rm .... Ih .. , Opal .... ;t5 III IltlU!o\UIl .11 Of) .. n Iiall .... 1111 ('harks P.lrh,ull 111 July alK.! '\U):II'I 01 I'XI", \\c al~ ... no .... Ihal Wilham SeYIlll>ur .... a' 111 Hou'loll III l'Hl'\ .uK.! earl~ IIHW, hcf('re I/",n): toeI) .. "oclillc:d ",Ilh Ihe Wlley\ and othe ..... v.hll cI.Ul).!cllled III \'ell",lIc mlhe early d;I)' IX ("(lrum 141 ACl"ordlllg mil n:pon 111 Ihe Joplm nev.'IMllCr twm J;tI\uury 11)11. Ihe mcet IIlg 111 Sprmgflc ld "'1" not a l{lt:11 lailure. 11lc ,Irildc report' "Three "lVcd. 114\) \;IILCllfi ed :md Ihrce I'cnt eco\t, thelc," 19 T B A,hle), ".-raphoo'" 20 "Greal Rcvlval In Yellville." Yelll'illc, Arl.. :lIha" nell-'paper. h :hruMY 1. 1911. from T 11 A'hk) ,cr"l}hoo~ 21 "Intl'rc" III the \kellll~\ COlllllme .. 10 Grow." Yell ... llle. Ar"'an"", IIcv.\paper. Ichm,lry 1(), 19 11. lrom T H .'!ohle) '>Cmp'

"",,'2:! " Many Arc Ilutled III the BapII .. mal lount:' Yelllll1e. Ar""III,a~. nev.-'p«;l me 11 "elt.t..nowil writer :md 2:"i R,,)c Wile) Bat"OIl Interllev.. "pnng io ~ lruclor at ('enlnll llible 10\ Iilul ... ,",prinelidd, 'I;"souri. b ,how n dr.... ""d as a Je .. ish hi!:h p ri~"' I . 19R9, RII)c Wiley Bal\OlI ,Ige XR. i, I}()\\ mar· Glenn For'\a'. p"~lor of Fir,1 "',"' mbl~ of (;00. ~helb~\ille. Tenoh«". donaled lhi, Ilhlllo 10 Ihe ned 10 ;L I\'l1l\'d mllll'ler. R G. Bal\on, and I,vc" no.. er i'enltell'l:.1 lieril,,!:e ( '.. nler. lie .. rote. "Th;, piclure .. a~ 1:lken in Sprin~lidd :11 ( K( ,,-,"W III C;J\" rile. \h,'>0 ;m} of our readers remember \I~ er l'e;lrlm:m :!8 Kathleen Joan FO'ler SWfford, dress. ..'ti like thi~'! "Pcnlc'C(J";11 Pioneer.. -Opal Stauffer Wiley," Iyped manu "Crlpt [1995[

34 AlG HERITAGE, S PRING 1999 , Time Frame

IN THE NAME OF THE LORD WE LIFT OUR BANNERS

Ilmlher ["'11 l,iddk";11 Pa"lor \\arrcn Fi,her. \ idori

IImlh.·r l'ranl.lI;trlkm,III, llroo'h<'f "nd ",.1.., I-rim;l'1. 1'".,,,, / p~'r"",,, I/".i"". \1,,111<'( Irai"ur \"IJ J,,,~. ('fII,/"""" 1/""" "1 I',,,.!',, ".1111""[ ( roou,h [,"";, ~nd J,,'cphin\' IU "nhill I'''''"r""d (j,rnrrr( hurd, "1 (",./ '" ( Irn,/ I'a\l"r IIrllll'llrmpl". ()r~ n, Hurln 1'""",. ('"rnd;;, JUOI{-' ROtbi"" ... IIn"hl'f K"[llh l'h;lllp' I'(I\/or ":mm",wfll'rnIUIJlW/ Ifl""man ,.fl 10m" (,h"rch. ,\,'" /-ffIllC"'''. Iln'lh.., "1"d",1 \. ( •. ("Iabcr~ \'''prn'lI/rlldrll/ l\'tmMn al(;m/ \""..nt'lr",J~"'/'r",a' 1/1""'" "-"III/'tm ('I"i["rnin, Ilr"lh"r t;,~,. l'[;u.hnhu,n 1/I\li""an-l,, I'attamll ('1I11a/.

Ku .• O~.on I' h"t, 'I. n'~"e' I',I\/(Ir "(I"ff"'/"/ (Iollrelo. I'M/Qr 1',IIIfCOJIIa/ I ",mbl" "l(;"d. EMMA COTTON, Manager /Ja'rr

1';"I"r ;md \i_ltr I\"m", Los Angeles, California '.I'II~rd Hnd \\. IlLl~"" (1mI'd. rif 1M 1'd,Mr. Phone ADams 12612 ,'rntu",m/ ellll,..-h, Ilrll Frr",.,. J"d~~ '''U( ~"n,h "in~ IIrulh\-r ""d ""Ifr Ix'il I''''tor l'tll/fe"'I"/ (hll,d• . I'II\I",I'-""nquarr \liH,.m, OaH,,"d. ('"ill""';", 11,11. ('a/'l",,,I/I· '\ C-\LL I'OR.\ SOU,\I'\SSI,\1BI.' IIr"lh~r "nd \i,~ l er ""'I) ('"rri{' ('(;llion 11;,.,ion"n·, 1I""",m,,', (;"Ih I[l<" Hd, ". "",I th~ II1h"h;I,,,II_ "I Ilk; t.m.! illl" th~ h"", BrOlher ""d \i,lt-r 1)r"l.c Ill' Ihc 1,,,,-,.[ ~"u' (;'I« ,!n,1 n:- unl<1 lh~ 1.",.1 h" the ,by "f III<' [.",,( I Un)lh~r \rlh"r \lill~r 1'1I~I"r l 'tlllrC{J~1II1 ('llIlTch, al IMl1d. J"d I I" Lct Ih,' [1<.'''1'1<- hrmg Ih~tr fl'11 Ih.: ,,(Jth :-,',If "Iudl "a !llCIlHlrI;t[ ,Ia:-.lhe 'Jlh "I ,\[''11. Ib,'c :-<>\1' r..;'luc,t 11'111<' Il

The anni\'cr-;ary of Old A/lisa \\ill be celebrated Thur... day. April 9th. al Ihe SainI'; Il ome Church. 20th and lIooper Avenue. Meeting will be day and night from the 9th 10 the 19th. From the 20th 10 Ihe 26th \\C will hold the meding at Angclu,> Tl.!mplc. day and night. This call is from the Lord for hi, people to "",,"cmblc thcm,d\c" together, In one accord. in one place and pra~ Ihal Ihe l11ight) olHpouring of the Holy Ghost come on u .... 1ha1 we will be fe\ ivcd again. That we may go from Ihi .. meeting crHJucd wi1h the power from on high. 10 do ... crvicc for the Lord. lcllhc sainI'. come praying Ihal Ihe Lord will send a might) n:vi\'al. Plca':ic help u.., secure a lent or a large plan' thaI thes!.! meeting, Illa) continue until a great rcvl\'(I1 come 10 thi " c ity. and souls be swept into Ihe kingdom of our God. If you \\ i"h 10 donal~ 10 thi" great cau..,c Ihcn forward your offering 10 thc Old A/u\a fund. April 191h at 2:00 p.m. we hope 10 ha\'(c' a memorial "en icc for all Ihe "aill1\ Ihat havc gonc to be with the Lord Ihe\c 30 ycar..,. Lei every pa\lor mak(! a Ii"t of thc depart(!d \aint\ from hi.... congrcgation.

Thi s poster announces the 30'h Anniversary of the Azusa Street Revival observed in April 1936.

AlG HERITAGE. SPRING 1999 35 FROM OUR READERS

Rememheri ng Bruce (;ib"on Brolher Glh..,on \\,-<\.., a .... upcrior pulpit fleriulj:t' j, ; I II'"~,, h:IIIIH III hellr from man. In retJn:menl he lived in the " ' Iliur.. "hu r('(:all ])I'up]!' and !"enh of )car, Bronx oorough of 'e\\ Yorl- Cil). Ill •.,\. Ll tI,lcl Chri,cian,t-n, lul.,a, Oklahornll. j .. 11 rC~Lllar ('!J nlriblle"r in Ihi .. lire ... In 11 rcet'nl lellcr hI' recall .. Jlnlet' (;it,$In, nnl' of Lloyd Chn..,llan .... cn the fc\\ 'fricllII - \rncriGHI" Ilh$ mini"' cn'd Tul ... a, OK II it h I he \'<'(:lIIlIli('<'!lf (;ud ]lriM Iu the ('1\ il Ki~hl' \lc"crncnl IIf Ihl' IWiO,. (;ih.,u!1- P.S. I Ihml- it I.., '>0 appropriate Ihal the Ilho bC'gllll hi., minhlf.' in the './rlh\\(",1 l1i .. lri('1 111 \\illlud.;. \\ ;I<,hill/:IOII. in 19.1J-i.. new facility I'" named the Flower IIll'nli()ned in 1i"\\lIrd S ..... cll)un\ article. Pentcco..,tal Ileritage Center. What 11 " lIhll,'k \linhll'r.. in IIw " .. cmlllie, (If (;ud" ble"'!-.lIlg Ihe Flower family has been 10 (lleriulJ,:l!. Spring 19K7, p. 10 ). Reader.. h:ll . Ihe A..,..,embJic ... of God. ing more infurrnali(Ul un (;ih .. ull lllld hi .. mini,'r) llrt' :t .. kcd Ie) \\rile 10 the editor. Maria WOod\\Ol'lh-Etlcr Articlc Of a , uddcn 1111'. l110rrung a ccnain What a \ urprise to receive name cro ...... ed my mind. I hadn'l /lerirage (Fall-Winter 1998-99) with \ corner of the carnl) meet inA c\'hihit in the Flo\\cr Pentet:o\hll lIeritage ('enter. Ihoughl of him for many ycar~. The my article ("The Evangelist Who namc: Bruce Gd)..,oll. Brought Sign.., and Wonders to Recently I bought Ihe boo" The BrOlhcr Gib..,oll wa.., one of the Meridian'"). Thanl- you for your help IIlIoilllillg of IIis Spiril by Smith g.rea le ~t pulpil mcn I have cvcr hcard or In wpplying information on Mr .... Wigglesworth. I di..,covered that known. Iii .., peal- years of minlqry Woodworth-Eller. And than" you for ! Wayne WamerJ had compiled and edil J were between 9JO and 1950. I heard ..,ilill).;jud \\"mt~r, Iv :'>kridi.ul ed Ihese "ennon..,. Whal a man of failh him for lhe flr..,1 tillle in Ihe fall of 19J6 Smith Wiggle..,wonh wa..,. I find it hard when I wa .... a ..,Iudenl al Glad Tidin g~ 10 believe the Illany healing..,. No won Bible [n..,lllule in San Fram:i..,eo [now der so Illany recommend his book..,. Bcthany College of the Assemblic.., of llmnk you for producing ..,uch a work. God. SCOII.., Val Icy. CalifomiaJ. AI Ihat I pray that the Center will be a help time Glad Tidings Tcmple. adjacenl to to many. the In..,tltute. wa.., full evcry Sund;IY (2.000 ..,eating capacity). Carol James [ gOi to know Brother Gib~on Meridian. Missi%ippi becau..,e he "'poke on the radio program which I direcled each afternoon from 3 Rcmlers intcl'estcd ill Smith \\ igj.:lcs\lorth 10 J:30 [Glad Tidings owned and oper sending il to me. I was impressed with Il ilI be p l c,,~e d to learn that '\ ; I ~ n e Warner a nd J o~(:e Lee h;l\ e r ecen tl ~ (O lIlpiled The ated it~ own radio .... lalionJ. He wa.., the magll/ine and the new Flower Esselllillf Wiggles'Wurlll, :lIIolhe r bu-ok of ~er· made for radio. If I rcmember correCI Pentecostal I Icritage Ccnler. I know mu n ~. hra li ngs. an ccd O I C~. and Jlh u t o~ of ly. hl~ l11eeling~ al Glad Tidings you all arc excited aboul having such a Smith Wij.:glcsl\urth. (SCrI ;tIlt Pu blica t ion~. Templc continued for 3 wceb .... Onc facilily. It is so encouraging 10 be ablc 405 I):lj.:es.j of hi,> favorite ,>ongs wa.., "Dceper in to look back and '>ee Ihe failh and ~------, T hy Love. 0 JC'>tls." courage of tho"e who went before u!-.. Brother Gibson had credentials I'm glad the A';semblies of God !)eeks wilh Ihe Assemblies of God, a rarity in 10 preselve Iheir hi~tory. Iho'>e years. Bl ack preachers bacl- in I share ti ll working!

36 A/G HER ITAGE, SPR ING 1999 FROM OUR READERS Identifications Fmm Japan

Greetings in the name of the Lord! The Japanese lady .11 the bottom j ... eral ",upcrin[endl'lll. who \I ... iled Iht! I am a ~llbscribcr to J-/('/"ifage from (he my mother. Mr". TornillO rto. \vho was Bar1h~ in Juran, beginning and enjoying it very much. paslaring a church in Yol\Ohama. She God bk ... " you and your good In the :-.urnmer 1998 issue. I helped tho... t! mi" ... ionarit!'i who came to work! noticed a rare pitlure all page :n. Japan. She was led tn Iht! Lord by Ihe There \\la<, an explanation tllat Sam Munroes. Ihe CanadIan mi ... ..,ianarics. Rc\'. Dr. \klei 110 Bard \\ a., pictured \\ Jlh hi., parents. and laler taught Ihem the Japanese lan Shlllohara Church BUI it .,ays lhe missionary s(imding guage. (Mrs. Ilukiah Bumain is the The Jarnll A ... semblics of God above Bro. Bard is uniclclllificd. I Monroes' datlgIHcr.) know who he is. He is the laIc An Mr'). Ito is no\\ 91 ,me! li\'e~ with Ahlberg. The Ahlbergs and lhe Bards us. Her lale husband. Chirukichi 1[0. 1'1 [OTOS COl I{ n:..<.;, OF I{F\. 01{. \ ""1' 1 1'10 came \0 Japan together from China worked with Norman Barth berorc when lhe communist look over thaI World War II. lie was ordained by Jam\. 81'0. Fred Vogler. fonner assi ... tant gen-

TII~ I~,,\. Or. Akici (10, Japan, has idenlili~d [\\0 Illurc "I' the llenp!c in lhi~ phulo \\hi<:h !",111 ill Ihe Slimmer 1,)9X Ifl'rilflge. Ilerill/gl- idcnliticd Sam B;,rd ," the (;1 'Ilihe fOOl of the _hi(l\tnir\\a,l: hi, PHI"II' II. T. ,11111 RUlh lI;lrll ;U'C abo,\, hilll. IIrotht'r Ill> h

\ti~~ionaries to .I llpllfl. \Ir. alld \In. Arlhor Jl I Ahlherg. "ith their S,lced·[he·l.il:ht rllr. \lr,. 'Iuminu Ilu un her 90lh birthdn.' ill 19')7.

Chirokithi III] ll\ hi s urdinl'liun ~cn itc in 19.1(,. Sented :lrc As.~i~tlU11 (;ellcntl Superintend"nl Fred Vugler and Illi ssio nar~ ,\'orllwn It. lJarlh. ARCHIVES ACTIVITIES

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