Vol. VIII November 1959 No. 11 1-f. Annstrong Roberts Pilgrims Going to Church "'~['HEY ARSFJI\IBLE by bent of dru1n. euch with his musket or firelock. in front of the G(tptnin's door; they have their cloaks on, and place themsel·1.•es ·i.H onlcr, three abreast, and rue l£'d by a sergeant withont beat of dniln. Behind comes the Gm:­ enwr in a long robe; beside hi·m_, on the right hand. cornes the Preacher with his cloak on, and on the left hand the Captain u:ith his sidearms and cloak on, and with a small cane in his hand,· and so they march in good order, and each sets his arms down near hi·m. Thus they are constantly on their !lWlTrl ·wight and day." Fron1 an eye\vitnt~ss dt>sc:ription by a d..siting Du'teh official, Isaack de Rasi(~res. 1627. folks have prayed all night and some marvelous experiences (salvations, baptisms, etc.) have taken place. * * * We just loved the people in Austria. They reminded us of the German people when we first came. They don't seem to have much of this world's goods but seem to have hungry hearts which, of course, is real riches. They complained that the meet­ ings were too short; and when we came to the meetings, most of them were there on their knees praying. There were three meetings a day and they were always there, when we all came, praying for God's blessing upon the meeting. Salzburg, Austria, "City of the Alps" * * * Just finished our meetings in Salzburg. It was the most won­ Notes of Thanksgiving derful time we have had. Peo­ from ple got saved, baptized, and Bremen and Salzburg Campaigns healed. At first there was no pra1smg at all, but you should The following brief report of meetings held in Bremen and Salzburg, Octo­ have been there the last two meetings! ber 5 through 18, by Pastor Hans Waldvogel and party are edited excerpts from various letters received from the party.-EDITOR. * * * The conference was really out of the ordinary. It appears the fROM the very first service in cle Hans" or Walter Waldvogel Bremen we all knew that the preached. Lord has a ministry for us in meetings were in the plan of Sister Klemm told us that she Austria. God and were timed by Him, was so happy to have us come, * * * too. but she had worried a little bit Karl Sailer stayed on a few that folks would not respond to days with Pastor Betchel and * * * freedom in praising. That sur­ visited the outstations of the We found Pastor Klemm an prised me because we had such Salzburg assembly. extremely ambitious fellow. He glorious times of worship that has twelve outstations connect­ * * * I thought they were used to it. A two-week Bible conference ed with his work and has almost However, it seems that it was that many young men working opened in Kirchheim on October just a m~ghty act of God and 25. God willing, there will be a under him. Most of them have that the people responded to it been in the Erzhausen Bible report of this convention in the as though it had always been next issue of BREAD OF LIFE. School. During the conference their way of worship. he had them all attending the * * meetings of which we had three * * If you don't keep the joy in your a day. In each meeting another The presence of God has been heart, you dethrone Jesus. That's the of the young fellows would give so greatly with us in Salzburg Kingdom. There is :no one who re­ a short message and then "Un- it is a real feast. Some of the joices as much as he ought to. Published monthly by RIDGEWOOD PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 457 Harman Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Bread of Life Editor: Gordon P. Gardiner. Ass't Editor: Caroline Gardiner. Contributing Editor: Hans R. Waldvogel. VoL. VIII No. 11 Office Manager: Eleanor Perz. Photoengraver: Bingham Photoengraving Co. Printed in the U.S.A. Second-class postage paid at Brooklyn, N. Y. Address all correspondence to P.O. Box 11, Brooklyn 27, NOVEMBER 19'59 N. Y. Make all subscriptions payable to Frank G. Posta, Treas. Annual Subscriptions: United States and Canada $1.75; Foreign, $2.00. Single copy-15c. 2 Bread of Life, November, 1959 Beh,old, God Is My Salvation! By GOTTFRIED A. WALDVOGEL "BEHOLD, God is my salvation. does it mean? It n:eans this­ tion mean? There is another I will trust and not be God loves me. I am in His love. word that would just as well afraid, for the Lord God is my God Almighty loves me. He translate that expression. It is strength and my song. He also loves me and because He loves deliverance, deliverance) victory. is become my salvation." That is me in the name of Jesus He Oh, He saves me, as Zacharias the testimony of the redeemed saves me. in his prophecy said, "from all ones. I wonder how many have We sometimes think that we my enemies, from all them that caught really that vision, have have to prevail upon God to give hate me." Yes, there is an en­ found this one light, and can us His blessings, and yet His emy of my soul and he is the look up and say, "Behold, God Word tells us that He loves to god, the prince of this world, but is my strength and my song." save and He loves to bless, that God saves me from my sins, Have you come to the Lord He has prepared salvation for from all my enemies. He saves Jesus Christ? Have you seen us because He loves us, and now me. He gives me victory. I will Him? He makes that salvation an ex­ trust. I will trust. The Lord Jesus is our Sa­ perimental reality because He The enemy may tempt me and viour. God the Father brings loves us. It is all love, the love God permits that I am tested to us, gives to us, a full and free of God. God is my salvation. and tried. Why does God the salvation when Jesus becomes He is love and He is mighty. Father permit it? Why does He revealed to us, when we really God would like us to come to not let me go through life, on see Him, the One who died on Him in this condition-"! will my way to glory, without test­ Calvary and is alive forever­ trust and not be afraid." I will ings, without trials, without more. Oh, when He is revealed trust. I have seen it. I have temptations? He tells me, that to us, then we say with the caught the vision. I know that I might become rooted and Apostle Paul: "If God be for the Father did not spare His grounded in His love. Testings us, who can be against us? He only begotten Son, but in infin­ and trials purify and strength­ who spared not His own Son ite and unfathomable love for en. They strengthen our con­ but delivered Him up for us all, me He delivered Him up for me, fidence in Jesus. We are so root­ how shall He not with Him also and now He gives to me in Him, ed in our own selves that we freely give us all things?" 0 be­ the risen Christ, all things, all need testings and trials to de­ loved, there is a wonderful sal­ things. Hallelujah! The full­ tach us from ourselves and to vation prepared for each one of ness of His grace is mine in the attach us to our God, and if we us in the love of our God. name of Jesus, and how the Fa­ trust Him, every testing and tri­ I am so glad that salvation is ther longs for us to say with al will become an occasion for not only a gift of God, but Him­ determination, as the prophet the manifestation of His love. self is our salvation. When sal­ says, "I will trust. I will trust The Apostle Paul speaks about vation is called God's gift, it is and not be afraid." He is mighty temptations and trials and says, called God's gift because God's to save and He loves me, loves In the light which God has giv­ Son is God's gift to us. He is me. He has purchased my sal­ en to us we glory in tribulation our salvation; He Himself, the vation at an infinite cost, and because tribulation brings to us Lord Jesus Christ, is our salva­ He is the same in His infinite an experience and confirms in us tion. Have your eyes been love today, and in the name of an experience which is indeed opened to this fact? What as­ Jesus that love reaches me. He very wonderful. The love of surance comes into the heart, is mine. He loves me. He loves God is shed abroad in our hearts what victory when we really can me. HE LOVES ME. through the Holy Spirit which say, "God is my salvation!" What does it mean that He is is given unto us. God is my salvation. What my Saviour? What does salva- But here the prophet express- 3 Bread of Life, November, 1959 es a determination, "I will trust Gcd loves me. God loves me. I It is so important, beloved, and I will not be afraid." The am surrounded by love because that we learn to sing, sing) SING.