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diameter. Thc lattcr will take astronomers ~OO hill ion hillion miles alit into space \\'orking III conjunction with a special 48-inch instrument called the .. Big ~chl1lidt'"

the 2oo-inch telescope on :\Iount Palomar is now ahle to take pictures of galaxies of stars which astron01l1(Ts never knew existed. SOTTlt' single photog-raph" ~hO\\ :ts mally as 15,000 to 20,000 huge galaxies far out Iwyonci the :\Iilky \\'ay. Each of the!->e gal:!.xies is an island in space, containing hundreds of millions of !,tar,... It haffles the human imagination. (The writer has had the pri\'ile~e of visiting :\lount Palomar ami seeing the giant telc'-Cope. The photographic transparencies of Ilt'lllliae and other st riking ohjects in the sky ;lre worth going many mi1l's to see. )

\\'hy ment ion these few facts ahout astronomy") To sfillll/iatl' sOllie qllcstio)Js mId to at/I'III!'t {III mlStl"l'Y. \re these numberless worlds only lights in the firm:tnwnt to illuminate our little earth at night? 1)0 we ha\'e any ul­timate relation to them? Are any of thelll inhahited? \\'e do not know the answer to lhis latter question, hut we belie\'e they will he needed and prepared for hahitation in God's eternal future. in the development and exp .. 'ln· sio n of a redeemed humanity.

Revelation 22:3 tells liS that "!lis IGod's] sen'ants shall sen'e him" and that service is to be a<hnini"trati\'c a nd regal as Re\'elation 22:5 clearly states-"They shan reign for ever and evcr." Over what shall the saints reign? O\'er the heavenly city? That city will slIrely be our abode, the hahitation of the Bride of the Lamb (Re\,­clation 21 :2, 9) : hut may it not he that the hea\'enly city wi\1 be the headqLlarte rs from which God and His sen-ants shall rule o\'er an infi nite, c \'er-cxpanding unin'rse?

\'Ve shall fir st reign with Christ during the :l\1i11ennium, ruling o\'er the carth. for the promise to Ihe overcomer is, "To him wi1\ I grant to sit with l11e in Illy throne, e\'{'11 as r al so o\'ercame, and am set down with my Father in his throne" ( Revela tion 3:21)_ Christ's throne is the Davidic throne, to which the genealogies of :\lauhew I and Luke 3 prove His right. The annunciation by th{' angel Gabriel to :\Iary was, "He shall he great. and sha11 be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall gh'e unto him Ihe thymle of his fathey /)m'it! : mill he shall reign over the house of Jacob foy ('vcr" (Luke 1 :32, 33).

Th is promise of adlllinistrati\'e functions is repeated to the overcomer in Re\'elation 2:26, 27. "He that over­cometh ... to him will I g i\'e power over the nations: and he shall rille Ihem with a rod of iron.'"

John the Revelat or recei\-ed a \'ision of the final t riumph of the saint s and of their reward of :tssociation with Christ in regal splendor for a thousand years (Re\'elation 20 :-t-6 ), but beyond that millennial kingdom on earth lie a "new heavens and a new earth. wherein dwelleth righ­teousness" (2 Petcr 3:13). The gates of the hea\'cnly city, which nC\'cr are closed (Ren'lation 21 :25). surely must open toward something. \\'ill it nOt he upon the in­finitely wide expanses of the heavenly realms of wondrou" beauty, upon those myriads of worlds which fill infinite space and which we will have the abilit)" and pr;\'ilege 10

visit: In other words, "the starry universe is the Chr is­tian's future empire," as Dr. Horace C. Stanton put it.

If man is able to tra\'el to the Tlloon in his present body, hy means of an Apollo spacecraft, think what he will he able to do in his future glor ified body! It is writt en in

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Philippiam; J :20, 21. ~ew Americ:tn ~tan<iarrl Rihle, that the Lord Jesus ('hri~t "will tran ... fnrm tht· hod~' of (l!lr humhlc state into ('(lllformitv wilh the hock of Ilis glory. .,'. Christ's post-re"urr~ti(}n hody was' not "lIh, jt'Ct to limltation:-, hurler ... , or gra\"u:uion, for Oil two oc-casions he "uddenly appeared in tht., mid ... t of II i ... disciI'll's ill a room, "the door ... ht.'ing' shut," and graciou ... ly IllIIllS-

tered divine peace to the"e disturhed men (John 20:19, 26).

The amazing thing- all(llIt Chri"t'" resurrectIOn hody was its phy,..ical reality, a~ c1e:<crilwli in Luke 24 :36,4~. \\"hen Christ appeared ill the l11i(bt of the <hsciples they were frightened, "npposing' tlw)" ha{1 seen a disem­hodied spirit. Jesus inviti."<i their in"I~('ion of Ilis hody to pro\'e its actuality ami cOllstitlltion of "fle"h and hones." "\!lother rcmarkahle f;lct of the,..e po"t-rc.~urn·cti(ln ap­peara!lce~ of Christ is I iI:-. cart.'iul and gracious effort to resolw' their unht'lief. all1;11Clllellt, and doubt. They t'\·i­dently were wondering whether there could now he any longer a 11(1II<i of fel1ow~bip l~twt"t'n this ri~t."n ('hri"t and them in their hodies. Edt.'rsh('im ill his l.ifr and Tlml'S oj JeslfS the JJrssi(l/z says, "It was to verify this bond. that the Sa\·iour now p.'lrtook hefore theTll of their ~upp('r of broiled fish, thus holdlllg' with thern true human fd­]owship a ... of old. __ "' Thus Je~lls estahli,..hed ';,he con­tinuity of the past with tht pre,.,ent and fllturc."

Christ's hody was not suhject to the gravitational pull of the earth. for frorn Oli\'ct lie ascended into tl1i: hca\'ens in sight of the wondering disciples, who were gi\'en assurance hy two angels that Christ would return again "'in like manner" (,\cts 1 :10, II).

That the redeemed also will h:1\"e th(' power of celestial flight is proved from the fact that Enoch was translated hodily from earth to heaven, as was Elijah .. \nd Elijah retllrned, along' with ).\oses, back to earth all tht traIlS figuration occasion (:\Iatthew 17: 1-3) _ If these .::aints of God, once, twice, haw tra\"t"r~{'d till' rlist;\IIce, what­e\'c r it is, from earth to heaven. can we and will W{' lIot b;\\"e the power of celestial flight in "the body of Ilis glory" ?

\\'hat wOllld have hnppelled had our first parents in Eden not failed in the test hut had gone 011 in perfect obedience. !llora11y and otherwise, multiplying as God told them to clo? (Genesis I :28), They would have filled this earth; and theil-what? :\Iany of them prohahl~' would have had to be transported to other worlels to he­gin a new life there_

But the fall intervened and a costly way of redemption was opened up in the plan of God_ God's plan is to redeem a race, not merely a multitude of individuals. That the Ilucleus of this redcemed race, after the great drama of the tribulation, after the :\li11enniu!l1, after the final re­bell ioll of Gog and :'Ilngog. after the judgment of Satan a nd the wicked dead, wil1 be the progenitors of a new self-multiplying race in a "new hea\'ens and a new earth" seems to he in the purpose of God. ~ote that redeemed 1I0tio1ls have thei r relationship to the heu\'enly city (Rev­elation 27:24, 26)_ They shall bring glory and honor "into [or UtHo] it."

\\"ho will administer this great cxp .. 'lnding future pla n fo r the universe? \\'e believe the admini strators will he the Church, the Bride of Christ, the qucenly eonwrt of

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Listen and Learn

TIlESE WORDS WFRE {'SEll TO DESCRmE the purpose of President Xixon's

visit to \\'estern Europ(' last month, Ills conferences in Bruss("ls. Lon­don. BOlln, Berlin. Rome, :Iml Paris \\"('fe all vcry cordial and pro­ductive; and Til//(' Illag-a:.:inc. cnnlTll('Tlllng on this, said, ;, I1c went to listen to Europe's \C;'ldcrs. :tnd there is no mOrt' popular convcrsa­tionali'>l than a good listener."

Of COUfSe. the President had something to <;:lY 10 Europe. too--and he com'eyed the mess:lgc vcry cffccti\'cly- -hut it is to his great credit that he is a good listener. Perhaps that is why some of liS do not gel along hetler with other people- we do not listen. \\'c are so busy think­ing our own thoughts or listcning' to our own \'oice that we do not catch Ihe message that other~ wOllld like to C0l1l111l1nicate · hy their actions, by their eyes, a~ well as by their words. Pcople need to understand olle another in order to have fellowship, amI the way to get acquainted is to listen to each other.

Psychi:ltri !:ih learn hy listening. Before they attempt to diagnose a p .. 1tiellt's problem they get him to talk frcely, for as long as he \\"il1. They listen carefully to learn all they can ahout his personality and problems, knowing cvery patient is unique.

They dO not go by appearance. ),!ost of us are too quick to take people's measure ;"Inc! categorize thcl11-pbcing them in certain groups - -thinking that hec:msc they resemhle !:iomeone we know, they can be expectcd to act and react like tbat person. \\'c think we know what thcy arc like, when actually wc may not understand their personalitic" at all. This is both unwise :1Ild I1nfair. Parents find this out: so do paStors. t\'o two children in a family are alike. Each mcmber of a congregation is uniqlle. \\'e need to realize that everyone's problems are different. and we must gain an Ilnderstnnding" of their personal situntion hefore we can give thelll the help they really need.

Do you know what Cod is like ? YOII may imagine Him to be a certain type of Being. similar perhaps to some wonderful persoll you know, or yOIl may hase your concept 011 impressions received from various sourccs which mayor may not bc reliable. Actually God may he very different from what yOll think lie is. 1 Ie may be much more merci ful than rOu suppose. III.' JIlny be far more concerned with yOllr happincss than you e\·er imagined, Somc of the things you think are gra\'c sins Illay he less serious in I1is sight than some things you think are t rivial. As you g row in grace yOll get to know Him hetter.

"Learn of me," sa id Jeslls. To learn we need to listen. Too often we thillk of prayer as speaking, so we do all the talking and never give the Lord an opportunity to talk to us.

But prayer is not a one-way cOIl\'ersation. It is many things--col11-munion, sharing with God, meditating on His \\lord, contemplating His love, listening to His \'oice within us. Prayer is not only talking to God bu t also listening while He talks to liS.

Listening docs not come easily. The human tendency is to he doing. to be speaking, to be acti,'c: and it's hard to be quiet. Tn the hOl1r of prayer a thousand voices cb1110r for attention. Thought s of family or business crowd in. Problellls or dlHies fill the mind. nllt the Lord says . "Be still, and know that I am God." \\'hcn we obey, and shut ollr ears to every other sounS!' we hegin to hear a "till small voice from the depths of our spirits and we disco\·er God is there, Whispering secrets to ou r hearts and rc\"ealing His love, II is power, and His \\"ill for our lives.

Follow Ihe example of ::-"fary. who sal at Jesus' feet, or John. who leaned on l11s breast-alld see what you can learn by listening.

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THE PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL

How TilE HEARTS OF TilE SAI='TS of God ha,'c thrilled at the contemplation of the realm we usually call

"hea\'cn," into which we shall he tlshcrt:d when our re­demption is complete! How gr"n\ has hC('11 our joy as we have considered the futufe when an our testing-:. and trials will be over, when the Lore! "shall wipe ~t11 tears from lour J eyes. and there shall he 110 morc dt'alh, neither sorrow, nor crying. neither shall there he any more pain"! (Revelation 21 :4).

Yct. how varied h;\\'c hcen the concepts of that future state. Some ideas concerning that realm of elnn:!.l glory ha,'C \)t'en quite l111scripll1ral and misleading. like that of the lIlall who said, ;'Hc;1,\"cn? J don't wallt to go to that pLace. if it means to float through ethereal space like a gh()sl on a cloud, and to strum on some phama,.;mal harp iore\'er, I want to he busy; I want something practical to do, J want to work, to achic\'e, to explore. 10 discovcr, to grow,"

God has made provision for this.! Ie who created !!lan alld placed him ill a material ulli\'erse that is infinite in its scope witl not confine him to a. lillliit'd exi'>tence for a.1l eternity. True, we are gi\'cn glimpses in the Book of Revelation, chapters 21 and 22, of the he.I\'enly city. the ahode of the s..'lints, with its beauties, its appointments.

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its extent, its delights. But we must remember that that hea\'enly city is bm the place of "the throne of God and of the Lamb" ( l~e\elatioll 22:3), the place from which is exerc ised J lis so\'ereignty o\'er the universe. Astronomers havc come to thc conclusion that space is infinite ;"\nd Ihnt the hea\'enly hodies. as the Scri11turc says. cannot be numhered (Jeremiah 33 :22).

The writer ha,> been privileged many times to listen to lectures of the astronomical st:lff all :'Iloum \Vilsoll in California. accompanied hy photographic presentations of some of the more striking and interesting objects ill the :-;kics. lie has then looked through the 6O-inch tele­scope at some hea\'en1), hody. oh,<;('['\'ahle on thnt par­ticular night. How thrilling to sec the Cr:lters of the moon. surrounded hy mountains! \Yhat a ,<;ig-ht to oh ... c['\'e til(­planet ~aturn with its circlet of stratified rings! Il o\\' ex­citing to see the planet Jupiter and his satell ite moons. or till: spiral nehula in Ihe con5tc\lation of \ndromeda, which the astronomer tells us is a galaxy of millions of imli­vidual stars. each larger than our sun!

Evcn the tOO-inch :'I[oum Wilson telescope, which has heen used exclusi\'ely ior photography. has heen exceeded in size by pthers 120 inches and e\'en 200 inches in

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ARE WE HEARING WHAT THE SP IRI T IS SAYING?

flCOMMON Cflll FROM fI COMMON

SOURCE By ELVA JOHNSON HOOVER

T"F. ("lIl'Reil GROl'1' TOD,\Y which stresse~ the need for revi\'al, a renewed ;;cnse of mission, and thc

urgency of fulfilling its miSSiOn lIlay think it is saying something new and fresh. l\ctually . however, an in­creas ing 11\11111>er of church groups are stres:.illg these very things, and ill a remarkahly similar manner.

From day to day [ ~ee their statemcnts. 'I'll{' news releases and journals of vanous evangelical church bodies comc to Ill)' (\t>sk in the public relations office at the General Il eadquarters of the Assembl ies of God continually , and I am amazed at the COllllllon theme that underlies them all. Even the words they usc are so similar that they suggest at first glance that church lead­ers IllIlSt either bc getting together and deciding on common terms, or dse the), arc simply copying each ot her's ideas,

There i~ another and more exciting possibility, though, wh ich merits our consideration. Could there not be a COllllllon Sou rce ?

Despite the historical, doct rin al, and organizational variations which havc resulted in what we have come to call denominations, don't we all profess to recei\'e ollr guidance frOIll the Holy Spirit? Wouldn't it he strange if the Holy Spirit were to g L\'C liS confl ict ing directions?

The same Jesus who s..1. id, " J Ie that hath an car, let him hear what the Spirit sa ith to the churches," also prayed earnestly "that they all may be onc." This is true CCUTIlcllicislll; it is a IInit)' of the spirit which tran ­scends the surface b;:lrricl'~ which sometimes separate us.

For the most p..rt, snch unity of purposc and mission and response has not come abom through conscious ef­fort on the pa rt of church leaders meeting together to scek areas of agreement. Hather it seems to have originated in praye r closets, in the heart cry oi God 's people that the church would be able to accomplish its task in this I>cwildcring 20th century.

Emerging from the prayer closets they began to ex­press what they heard the Spirit $.,.)" The precise lan­guage varies. as the language of the four Gospels var ies according to the writers' pe rsonal ities and circumstances. But the message is essent ially the $.,.me, and those who have had an ear pressed to the heart of God arc simply communicating what the), have heard . A message from

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heaven i ... more often a matter of the spirit than of the actual \"(I(,:alllliary

Hut \\ h;(teH'r tht' \'ocahlllan·. th~' I I()l~' Spirit is clearly i~~t1ing a call to rt'\"l\al. to a rel1('\H'tl sensc of lIli~:.ion, and to rl'cillublec\ l'fforts to fim~h the work God haS gi\'en the church tu do in the timc that remains. There is nothing in the IlW~~\gt' oi the Iioly :-;pirit today that calls us to retreat or isolationism in order to slll'\ive III a world which i~ ripening for judgmt'11t. 11m there is a great deal in what lie ;;ays to warn II" ng.ul1!'1t urash11c~s and ~el f -('()I) ii( k'IIC\:.

The I1lt'" ... ag-c cnntail1:-' a 110te of urgency. but not panic. Tlwrl' is a cal1 to what \\(.' han' comc It) dC!'Ii)4"nate as spiritual rcvi\'al, -nOt as a lux\1!'}. hut as a vital step in preparillg- to fulfill ollr mission in today';; world.

The word mhsiOIl is c0ming into promintllce among some grollp~ of God's Ix:ople \\·ho arc morc accllstomed to saying "Illis~ions" Whlil' they visualize some larawa)' land with lost men of a different breed than tho~c with whom lile), rub shoulders in their own smal1 worlrl.

Jesus' mission was "to seek ami to $,\\'e that which was tost." That was th(' criterion for Iii" intcf/.'st. It wa" incidental whether that lost Olle was a wealthy .It'\\' in a sycamore tree, a Roman centurion watch ing I lim die. or a tormcnted man who haunted a cellletery.

The churches arc stIli hearing the call to seek out the lost on the other si<1e of the world, and the numbers of e\'ang<'!ical II1js~iol\ari('s actllally hav(' incrcas\:d in the past decade. This means the vision for thl' rarawa\" task has not dimmed. Hut now we arC' being reminded afresh by the Spirit that not all the lost arc across ~/)llIe ocean, There arc lo"t men and women and e\'en a lost generation at our own gates, and it is the mission of evcry church to find them and bring th('m to thc :\Iaster.

The fact that the Spirit is speaking 10 the churches today is signiiicant, \\'hat I Ie s..1.p; is yitai. Our obedience \\'il1 bring lIS into re\'i\'a\. rC'newed usefulness, the unilY for which Christ prayed, and readiness for II is soon return.

l...el us nOt resem the similarity of another church's program to our own, Let liS rath('r rejoice in the con­firmation that the Spirit can speak and docs speak to who('\'er has ears lO hear what He is saying' to the chu rches, without regard to denominational labels. ~

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WEEPERS

By RAYMOND L. COX

TillS IS .-\ SY,\.\(;()(;CE"

\U1CIl Jtw~ ~Iil! Ihat whil{' ~tandin~ at ,hl' fOOl of the Wailing' \\'all in jCfu...:dcm ill tbe yt';'f lQ~}, they ... parked a ... nillUs crh.i~. :\raL:-.. who rever(' the place hcc;lI1<.,c they h('li/:\'c ~Iohammcd him"di rode pa!)t it 011 his hor~c .\\ Burak. UpOTl which according 10 their 1eg<'!HIs he descended from heaven leaving a footprint 011 the rock :\fori;\h abo\'e, ril!!ed in retaliation. Xothing .~hort of an intcfnalinna\ ("on1ll1is ... inll could fesoln' the controver ... v The C(mun;ssioll decid('(i that the wall itself is the prnl~rtY of the )'lo~Il'lIls bUI decreed that the Jew!:> had the right to pray there.

"This i.., a temple." \Ulcn a <,ign bearing' that ... talemen! in rude Ilebrcw

characters appeared ;!t the \\"a;ll11/-:" \\'all 111 early June 19()7, no rioting- rt'('urred \'0 l!ltNll:ltiollal commission is likely to contradict this clairn. For th(' It.'II·S t'x('rci~l' COl1 tl'(J( O\'cr the area of the Wailing" \Vall for the first tilll{' in centuries.

"\\ 'e IKl\'e waitcd I .... N7 years fDr this rnO!l1cnt," an excited ]srileli paratrooper dt·clared 011 the !:>]>ot. "Thillk of it: I,M7 I'ears. Xo\\' th('\' will ncn'r takt: it from us."

:\ Imo.,t 19 Ci·llluric., ca~li('r the Roman., under Titus had dril'en the Jews not jllSI irOJll this we:>ti'rn wall of Iheir telllple arca hut from Jerl1!:>alc11l itself. 1I0w('\,er. it',;

been lon,ger thnn 1 R9i rears since the Jcws actually exerci ... ed political sO\'ereignt)' o\'er this territory. ::\ot since XdJUdI.1(ln('lzar dragged multiplied thousands of refuget· ... to (h ... placerl persons c<Imps by the ril'ers of Babylon h.-vi a really independent Israel controJled the land frolll which the \\"ailing Wall rise!'>.

For 19 years, from the declaration of independence by the J('wi~h ~tal(' in 19·H~ tlntil the Israeli blitz of old walled jeru~alem in 1%7, no Jew could reach the \\-ailing" \\"all. \Yhen Jordan",; Arah ] .cgion wre~ted con­trol of the city in the fir,.,t \rah-Israeli conflict. a\l­thoritic" h;lrred all memh<'rs of th~ jewi,.,h faith from entering the country of Hashemite Jordan. For many years a tourist from the \rest had to prcsent a certificate of church member~hip to qualify for a visa to visil Jordan. whose wCSt hallk held most of the holy place!:> of Christianity. Jordanian authorities scrubbed the \\'ail­ing \Vall. removing the Hebrew wr iting which previously decorated it.

Bccau~e thcy were ba rred from their holiest spot on carth. the jews appointed ~rount Zion. in the Israel i por­tion of jerusalem. as the mOst :-i"cred site for pilgrimage which lay accessible to them. There they built a tower from which they could peer over the old city's walls. But the I'ista did not afford a \·iew of the \\"ailing \\'all.

~Iennwhile the g'ol'erllmcnt of Jordan prohibited photography at the \Vailing Wall unless all persons In

the pictures wcre facing the camera. No representation or reenactment of Jewish rites was allowed.

But now Jews troop to thc shrine by the thousands. The fir.,t week access was restored wit llessed half a million arril·ing. Two hundred thousand made the pil­grimage in one day--on the Jewish date of Pentecost. David Ben-Gurian called it the greatest day in his life when he retnrned for the iirst time in 19 years to the hallowed spot. He noticed an Arabic street sign fastened

From 1948 to 1967, no Jews were per_ mitted to visit the Woiling Wall. When the Israelis gained control in June 1967, it come to be known more popularly as the Western Wall, for their weeping hod been turned into rejoici ng. Some of the lower stones ore thought to be 2,000 years old. The entire wall surrounds the orca on which the Jewish Temple once stood. Photo 0' right , looking

-- .o"..,,, toward the Mount at Olives, shows the Dome of the Rock (lnd the e l-Aqso Mosque which stond on the oblong Ilnclosurc so locred '0 Moslems and Jews alike. The Wailing Woll is encircled.

on the \\'311 and removed it immedi:ltely. The T ~raeli arm) demolished ahout 100 homes in the area to rclievc tIlt.' cramp('d quarlas :--urroulIfliTlg" the wall. The Arah i;llllIlit·:-­were all relocated in Jerusalem's suburh~. mo,..t of them in much finer accOllllllodatiOTh than they had h('('11 iorced to leave.

Some \\'e!>terners who \\'itll('s~(>d the !llassi\'c trek 10 the wall wondered, "\\'hy would so mall) walk lip to five milcs on a hot day jlht to sec a wall :"

The answer lie.., in the fact that thb is no ordinary wall. AS:1I1 b,raeh rahhi explained. this is the only thing' left which ties Jews 10 their temple of old, The braeli~ manifest no inclination to \'isit the tcmple square :\1ld Dome of the Rock alxwe the "'ailing \\'nll l)Ccallse nothing there 1l0W helongs to them or has ally signiiicance fo r thcm. Every !>t ructure standing on the square was erected by ),I oslellls. :\11 orthod()x Jew would 1I0t think of stepping onto the premises, lest his feet touch the spot where the Ark of the CO\'enan\ had re~ted during I sraeli's golden age.

But the \\ ':liling \\"all cOllllech Jews with Solomon's temple. \\'c must distinl.{tlish between the \i~ible wall of today and the wall which eXlt'm!s dowllw:lrc\ below the present surface of the !.treet. Jerusalem is a layer cake of hi!>tory. The city Jesm knew lies buricd about 17 fect below the pre..,ent level. while the Jenl~llcll1 of Da\-id and Solomon is farther down still. .-\ncient city builders did nOi reIllO\'e the ruins of former occl1pati(ln~. They simply leveled the debris and built on lOp of it.

The Wailing \Yall as !.een today was constnlcted b~ King Ilerod the Great commencing about 20 II C. when he rehahilitated am] enlarged Zerubbabel's second temple built UpOIl the return of J ews frOIll B:lbylonian captivity. Seventy yc;\rs before that, :\cbuchadnezzar had destroyed the temple of Solomon. 1lerod, it is said, used stones which h:ld belonged to the first temple in con-

structing this ret:tining w:tll on the w('<,t sirle of the tt~lI1plc area.

IlenHl's w;11I rests nn about 1<) row" of the now un derg'round 'tol16 which wcre p;ut oj ~()hl!\l()n's orig:inal wall. The kws h;l\-c a tradition that ~ololLlun u~ed as the foulldaiion ior hi:- wall "t"\'en otlwr 'tullt':-- which hail heen laid there in theIr tim6 hy \dam, \hrah:lIll. I:--a:lc, Jacob. J(J~eph, David. and himself,

The ])ome oj tht· Rock. th:lt ),Ioslem ~hrlllc which now crOWII, \Iollnt ),Ioriah and hotbt,:-- the hug'/.' nw . .-k on wilich _\hraham i~ :-":lid to ha\'c C(lnmlenced to sacniict, his ~on I saac, ha~ on occa:-ion~ dunn).:" hi~tllr~' bet'1\ mistaken for ~olomOTl's original temple. The cru~ader~ who found it when th('y hruke into .knl-.;t1t·m. drinllJ.: out the ),loslcl1I", l>clic\'cd tht' imlx,~in~ ~trt1cture to he brad's ancient shrille. \Iany maps of the )'liddlc ,\ge:-. bitt:! the budding "Solomon's Temple:' and tht' building: hecame the seat of the Knights Templar urtkr who organized tilelll.'eh-es to he the "GlIardiall~ of the Tel1l' pk.'· This notiol1 "c~lIh('d in TelHplar churches III many parts of Europe being patterned aftn this )'lo~lem mO:-.llllc! If thc cru,..atlcrs could make so st'riou~ a lIlis­\;Ike, perhaps we can forgl\'e Iho"c ChnS\lan~ who call the DUllIe of the Rock "the mosqut' oi Omar." .\cwally, Olllar's 1lIo.~que ~tallds Ilt"ar thc Church of the Iluly Sqmlchre sOllle distance away. while the Dome oj the Rock dues occupy the site of Solomon's and %erubhahe]'s temple~.

.\ccording' to ;\latthew 24 :2. k"ll~ dt'("\art'd that the .. hrine would hc O\'erthrown .. \hOllt 40 years later the Roman ~encral T1\U'i dl'\astated .ieru"aleill. 11(-' iirt"d the temple and demolished it;; surrounding: walls on the north, east. and south. BUl the w('stern wall proved durable. .-\nd :\round this survi\'al focus c1u~ters of traditiun>; and legends which Jews delight to repc:\t.

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ONE PRISONER'S CONVERSION RESULTED IN 1S OF HIS RELATIVES FINDING CHRIST

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B, G. E. SENF / Pa,sto.-, Calva.-)' Fi.-,st A,s,sl'mbl)', Fort Madi,son, !Otl"(J

I N TilE SPRING OF 1963 tbe door opened for me to begin visiting inmates of the Iowa State Peniten­

tiary in Fan :\1:tdisoll. Officiah, allowed me to cQtm,.,el with tho~e who;-.e rt'ligious preference was As~elllblies of God or those whose relatives or pastors specifically re­quested me to contact them.

During these visiting session" I had the wonderful privilege of leadlllg men to Christ. The wife of one inmate had attended ;\11 As"emblies of God church in another city, and the pastor had written asking me to contact her husband. About the third time J talked with him in the "isiling room. he bowed his he:'ld :'Ind joy­fully accepted Chri..,t as his pcr~Il:'l1 S:\\·iOur. This hal>­pened in the presence of other inmates and their "isitors; but he was 11Il:'lshamed 10 conkss Christ as his own.

The man wrote home. telling his f:'lm ily of his ex­perience and urging them to attend an Assemblies of God church to find what he had found! This started a chain reaction. II is wife weill to church and was saved. Next his son and his son's wife found Christ. One by one other members of the family came into the fold.

At the last count, 15 members of the family had become Christians. According to the pastor they all are faith­fully serving the Lord. All of this happened because one dad, miles away in prison. gave his heart to the Lord and boldly wit1lessed to the fact !

A prison ministry may seem confining; that is. the fruit lIlay appear to be eddent only in the life of an inmate made clean through the blood of Christ. But this incident proved to me that it also extends beyond the prison walls.

Another young man was saved in the "isiting room. wter he was sent to California to serve some more time. lie wrote me, asking me to help him find a job in my locale after his release from prison. li e and hi s family wallled to work in the church which had sent its pastor so he might receive everlasting life.

In August 1967 a young )Jorth Central Bible College graduate. Samuel Hays, became my assistant pastor: and another door of ministrr soon opened to us. A Baptist minister, Sherburne Ray, had assumed the chaplaincy position at the prison, and he invited us to be volunteer ministers in three separate facilities of the institution. (By thrcr separate facilitirs T refer to the group kept on the prison farm, those who arc tru stees and live ill a dormitory outside the prison walls, and those who stay inside the walls .)

For a year Brother Hays and 1 conducted services e\'ery Sunday morning (with the exception of once a month when a Lutheran minister served communion to members).

Besides the Sunday services we were permitted to choose one night a week (during' our year as volunteer pastors) for special group singing services, with the in­mates from the Prison Farm and the i>.finilllulll Security

Note: Sam Hays is now pastor of the Assembly of God in Hoopeston, Illinois.

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Outside Dormitory, This later devclo[X'd into a regular Bible study with Sam llays in charge.

An alcoholic inmate, hac:':slidden in his faith, found God real in one of the sen'ices. lie continues 10 E-,.,.ow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord. Thi" man wrote many sermons and gavc them to me 10 n·\·iew \\'ith his permission. J haye used some of hi~ excellent thollght~ m my own message!». Today he ha!» heen relc:\~ed­much sooner than he expected. 1 I i" la~t letter to me from his hometown told mc he wa'i no\\" preaching thc g-ospel. his wife had returned to him, and he had his old job back!

On numerous occa ... ions Brother Ilays and J wefe in­\'ited to mini ... ter at the chapel ... en·icc ... in the l11:tin institution, Ch:tpel immediately followed the ~en'ice in the outside dorm. Then we would hurn' back to our own church to st:trt Sunday school at Q :30. -

"i\ l y ow n family has been a blessing" in hringing special music to these men.~ly wife :tnd I and our se\'clI children all sing or play imtnllllentS, and we ha\'e enjoyed min­istering to the prisoners both outside :tlld inside the walls. \Vc were warmly received and Chnplain H<lY wrote re­garding this ministry: "'It renewed to the illmates ;;In awareness of their own fnmilies. This contact with a Christian family gi\'es a strong impetus to faith."

Through these sen ices many Illen of differem faiths, and some wit h no faith, h~l.\"e asked for pero-;ona! inter­" iews. One espec1311y thrilling experience for me was a session with a young man who. though he felt he was a Ch rist ian, lacked the ability to witness as he desired and this made him feci so frustrated trying to live an overcomi ng life.

After talking together, we knelt in the chaplain's office. J beli eve he expected me to pray for him. but I had the distinct impression to ask him to pray aloud. To his (and my) sl1 rpri~e. ;;Ifter he had prayed a shon t ime . he began spe;;lking in another tongue ~ As he realized what was happening. he stopped shc)rl. turned to me. :md S<1.id . " \Vhat am I doing?') I-Ie had not previously

Grover Senf ,peoks to 200 iromates in the prison ~hapel.

APRIL 13. 1969

Special offermgs for HOME MISSIONS should be sent to:

ASSEMB LIES OF GOD

HOME MISSIO NS DEPA RTMENT 1445 Boonville, Springfield. Missouri 6S802

known about the baptIsm 111 the IIoly !'pirit, but <';00 ~,\\\' his slIlccre and hung-rv hean anrl .:lnswered his need!

Six weeks later I aga;'n met thi:. ~'oung man in the \"i~iting room, lie told me he h3d per~onally w!lncs"cd to 52 men. Thi" dellloll .... trates how thl' ! luly Spirit gi\'cs power for witllessmg. cn'n 111 a pri~on ,

Our tcrlll of one yC3r :1" volunteer Tllini~ters terminated in Septemher !<)68: but the wardell l\a~ placetl my name on the appro\'ed list to enter the g-ates anytime I wi...h to help ill c(jun...eling alld ad\i~ing the IIl1nates ill "pi ritual matters. Dl1ring our mmi~tr)' ill the Iowa State Peniten­tiary. I cOlillted 19 who C(lnib~ed Chri~t <l~ their ~a\'iollr and who, I alll ~atisfied. recei\·ed 1111Il illlo their hearts.

We havc also been imited to bring any visiting preachers. evangelists, or singing groups to mini:.ter in priwn scn·ices. Thus. we have takell g:-roups from :-':orth Centrnl nible College to sing and play and a number of other Illini~ters to speak.

A special treat \\"a~ the ministry of Paul R. ~larkstrom, lIatiom! prison chaplain of the Asscmblies of (;od, ill a 40-milll1le, round table di~cussion with approximately 30 inmatcs of Pentecostal backgrol1nd. }{e<l]i1.ing that the greatest desire inmates have is to be frcc Brother \farkstrom closed this intere-.ting and !'opiritually I1plift­ing period with the thonght tlmt whether hehilHl bars or walking the streets of the city. wc c:tn be free ill Christ. ;'If the Son therefore shall make you frec, ye !'ohall be free indeed."

To see the joy of s.1.h·atioll radiating frOIll the face of even one inmate is abundant rl'col1lpen~e for any effort expended in reaching the forgotten souls in prison.

Chaplain Sherburn_ Roy (right) thanks Graver Sanf for hi, halp.

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This SC!",en-bedroom residence is the new home for girll coming to li"'e ot Tee n Chollenge in Philadelphia .

The Bob Bartlett fam ily

PHilADELPHIA-Teen Challenge Expands its Borders By ROBERT BARTLETT / Dirrctor 0/ Phillldrlphi" TUII Chal/cII.Qc

T EE~ CIIAI.LE:-'(,1' of Greater Philadelphia is making significan t strides in its ministry to troubled youth.

A staff of 40 dedicated workers helps make this ad­vance possihk. And plans call for further advance on all fronts during this Year of Revival.

r\cady 1,800 people jalllllled Philadelphia'" falllolls Town Hall on Fehruary 3, 1%9, to hear the anointed voices of the Singing Challengers. the touring choir from Teen Challenge of Creater Philadelphia. L'nder the leadership uf :\Irs. Bartlett, this singing group. com­posed of !'Itaff Illeml>cr!'l, has ble::.sed many people.

In the original Teen Challenge huilding. loc;ued on the main thoroughfare of Philadelphia across from Tem­ple Cuiver"it)'. the acltninistration offices hum with activi­t)', Eight full-time employees keep the program running smoothly aero"s the \·a::.t Philadelphia complex.

Included in the :\Iain Center is the boys' residence with a fine staff of young men. This program of narcotic rehahilitatiou continues to defy all reports that there is no ClIre for drug addiction. YOllng addicts daily seek aid at the center.

On Jannary 1, 1969. we purchased a beautiful seven­bedroom mall~ion for the cxpanding Tcen Challcnge work. Thi s lovcly hOTllc provides care for girl addicts. lin wed mothers. and homeless girls. Two married couples arc housed in the home aiong with a staff of six. leaving room for lip to 20 converts (res ident).

Charles \\'. I I. SCOtt. assistant gcneral superintcndent and executive director of the Home :--'fissiol1s and Bene-

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\'olences Departments, will speak at the dcdication of the Girls' H omc Junc 7. 1969. at 3 p.m. ;md also for 0\1 1'

fifth anniversary banquet that c\'enll1g. C. ;-"1. \Varcl. /?r1.,i1 'o/timC! evangelist. will be the evening speaker for sl>ccial services June 5, 6.

Became of the emphasis placed on in-ccmer ministry, Teen Challenge of Grcater Philadelphia felt lhe need for more evangelism out among the unchurched. so a series of branch centers was established for the express pur­pose of housing full-time soul winners. In each of the three centers (Camden. N. J .. and Chester and Ger-

The Singing Challengers, staff members of Teen Challenge of Greater Philadelphia, hll"'e been a blessing in the arell through ,h.ir mUlical programs. Mrs. Bob Bartlett is diredar.

THE PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL

ND GIRL TOP STUDENT AT AMERICAN INDIAN I E INSTITUTE

ROSE A",:-;E GORDY, it 27-\-ear-old blind X,l\"O\ho J nelian. is a rCJ1l<lrkable perM.ltl_ She play:-; da"-"lcal

piano. has all the business skills oi it trained seen'tary, operates a switchboard. and can do medical transcription. In addition. she is an "1\" ~tU(lent at OUf .\IIlCriC;l1l Indian Bible Jmititutc in Phoenix, Ariz.

Hose Anne has been totally hlil1d since she was eight. But when she came fr0111 h(:r home hog;1Il Oil the Ft. Defi;'lnce, Ariz., )Jayaho ReservatiOIl. she asked no favors because of her blindness.

\\'e quote from a recent news article in TIl/.' Ari:;01IU Republic: "She makes h(:r way with confiden('"c through the antiseptic"ll), neal classrooms at the institute ... \ teach­er or olle of her 26 fellow studcTlb from different tribes offers a guiding hand if .~he's perplexed.

"'\\'c all share the work here, since it's a hoarding" school,' said teacher l\!iss Doris Carlson, 'and Ro!>e Anne does her share. :>. Iore than that. she adds to Our joy.'''

Rose says, "T am satisfied with my life now. The best parl of all is spiritual growth. [ understand now the meaning of a truly Chrbtian life."

The school cur r iculum requires a great deal of reading. \Vords can come to her only hy sound or touch. :>'Iiss Gordy's Bible is printed in Braille, but the other t{'xts arc not. Book tapes pro\·idcc! by Recording for thl' JJlind make it possible for Rose to keep up with her

m:mtoWll. Pa.) we hase placed a director and his wife, an evangelism director and his wife. twO fellows and twO girls, plus a ehildren's worker. The progress made at these hranch centers is encouraging.

The need for Sunday school programs in Philadelphia is almost unbelievable. So we began and staffed six regular Sunday schools. Attendance ranges from 12 to 40. \\'(, also arc now attempting to hold morning worship On a regular 1>.1.5i5. The Eastern Di<;lrict has promised matcrial and support for these thriving new Sunday schools.

Ollr coffee house ministry is yielding rich dividends among delinqucnt YOllth. "Straight" people arc not wel­comed at "The Hidden r-.ralln:l," which is probably the most UIlIlSIWI church in Philadelphia. Only those of the hooked generation are invited. And they come O\'er 3,000 of them a year from all walks of life-young and old, rich and poor. black and white. Scores have been s..wed there. and hundreds have heard the lX)werful Illes"age of t he gospel.

Du r ing the last fi\'e years approximately a thousand teen-agers who h:'\\'e sought the help of Teen Challenge in Philadelphia have been "cured" of their social d isorders. In addit ion. Illany hal'e helped other youths in trouble with the law and themselves.

Being "curcd" does not mean merely staying away

A PR Il.. 13, 1969

"ludie" witham thc help If teacher~ (.r fellow ... tudent-;.. She dept'mls (.n thc!il' tal't~'" "he SI\"

Tweln' chfil'n'll! trill('~ :UIf! :-.,·\"('U lii:-.triCh ,Ire rep­resented alllong the !-otwil'nh e,i .-\IHI .. \ lotal of 2i student ... from \rilt1l1;!. Xt'll- \It'xico. Caliiornia. ~()lIth Dakota. \\'a"hing:t(Jn. Oregon, awl Xl' II' York ar(' studying: both Bible ami acacil'mic suhjech l!l the thn'l·-ynr pr(l­gram "ponsored hy' .\_":-.cl11hlie" of Cod c1111rchl'~_

The school i" ol'f'rated a" a fl'g-ional in~titl1tion 'l'rving Indian trihe" Il:ltionallv.

The purpo:-.e oj the SdlOOl'" pr(lgT:l1ll is to de\"t~lop indigenolls Indian lnini~teri:ll leadcr"hil' itlr \":-.('lI1hlie:-. of God mis"ions Oil rc:'er\"atiolls.

The school lIerd:, to hq.:·in inUllediatt> C'OIhtrllctmTl of more adequate f:l('ilil1r~ on a marc :-.uitahlc Sltt· alread\" acquired. and will clo so as iund ... are mack alaibhle. -

Rose Anne Gordy rea ds f.o rn he . b .o ille Bible while Do ris Ca rlson, teoche r ot the Ame rican Indion Bible In,titllte in Ph oen ix, loo k. on.

from drugs. It means staying away from all hac! habits. which include s!l1oking. drinking. and \\'nsting time.

\\'e encourage our youth to make ... ellse of their lives. to 10\'e fellowmen, and to e"pre" ... their 100'c for (;0(1 by doing worth\\"hilt· tiling'''_ I hn"e ncver seen all addict curl·d in a hospital or in jail. It takes a greater power than a doctor or a jailer to ...oh·e the problem ... of toc\ay\ youth.

At Teen Challenge hlacks, whites, and others li\"e side-by-side, working, praying. studying :lS brother .. and sisters.

To help dissuade the u<;e of drug"s by L. S. soldiers overseas, Teen Challenge recently <;('nt to \'ietnam a 2:i-lllinute film about its work and the danger:-. of addic­tion.

Pray for the WOrk of Teen Challenge of Greater Philadelphia. \\'e desire to remain a tool in the ha nds of God, an instrument to bring healing and deli"erance to our suffering generation.

• • • T he Assemblies of God Tecn Challenge work is Sup­

ported solely through contrihutions of interested church­es and individuals. ;\5 of :>.Iarch I. 1969, we have c!>tab­lished 22 Teen Challenge Centers in am larger ci ties and one in Puerto Rico. <::!:ft

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DOIVIVA;) HlDDEIV BATTLE

By E. S. CALDWELL

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DOXXA Dnu.AxD hurriedly cleared her desk. To­night was her night no Cotl11ll1ttce mecting. no

choir practice. no church sen'icc. She nen'ollsl)" eyed the IckphoJlc as

hands inched toward quilling time. It the clock's would be

just her faIt' to han: some chatty church mem­ber call in at the 1;'1<;1 minute! But this afternoon First Assemhly's phone remained silent, and Donna left the church office wilhotll the tlslIallast-minute delays.

1 low she looked forward to all evening of recrealion with her newfound friends! J .ike herself they were career girls III their carly twenties. :-'fost[y weU-paid secretaries,

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they were sharp dressers, sophisticated-bul nOt \\'ild. The g-rrls were !lice to be with, {'"en if they weren't vcry religIOUS. Besides, a litlle fun never hurt anyone.

That mght at the recreation center everyone talked and laughed, The jovial atmosphere melted Donna's inhibi­ti()n~.

,./ f your church people could sec you now 1" One of thc girls blurted the words in jest.

Donna's raucous laugh died in her throat, and she it-It shame redden her face. This is ollly good, clean JUII, she thought. Why do / Jeel ashamed'?

()n the way home she remembered the advice one of the girb ofiered while they sipped Cokes. "You really need to think about your future, Donna, \\'hat kind of future can .rOllr church job offer? You've been at it more than fi\e year", and lots of companies offer more than you make as starting pay."

The conversation nagged at Donlla in the days that followed IImil every idle momcnt seemed plagued with morose di"contcnt. llidden to men's eyes, a battle raged within the secretary's heart.

Donna made a habit of tUlling in Revi'iJallilJl(' at 7 :.30 Sunday mornings while getting ready for church. The choir's bright "inging never failed to give her a lift,

Hut today it wasn't the choir that stopped the brown­haired girl in her hairbrushing task. It was the pene­trating words of radio evangelist C. :-'1. Ward:

"Out of the heart are the issues of life, Thi s is where constant sllf\'cillance shol1ld be kept. People who live in \'olcanic regions watch the color of water in the welJ:; for signs of impending explosion, Life has a way of poslillY .H'lIlries. To be fo rewarned is to be fore­armed.

"Out of hidden faults spring presumpltlotls sins, out of presllmptllOus sins dominant s in s, Out of dominant sins the great transgression of final apostasy. So get at the slightest infection early!"

Donna stared at herself in the mirror as the jarring message stirred her conscience.

"\\'mch for the first signs of sin like you watch for the fir:;t signs of cancer. Do not wait unti l you are down in bed or behind iron bars, Check the first pain . Be alert to irregularity of any kind .

"Ask yourseli : 'Am J developing a strange appetile t Am I beginning to desire things J never desired before? \Vhy ;'1m J suddenly annoyed, disgruntled? What is the sign ificance of my grow ing restlessness? \Vhy this strange, new attraction? Why am r no longer thrilled by the study of the W ord? \ \ ·hy am 1 attacked by unbelief? \\·hy do J stumble? Why do J find myself in the clutches of jealousy and envy?'

"These arc telltale signs . They arc ,my/lll1gs. They arc so secret at fir st that only you know they are there. "

Brother \\'ard's words reminded Donna of her father back in Oregon . The radio evangelist continued earnestly :

" Sever expose yourself unnecessarily. Do not invite trouble. Do 110t sec how close you can come to the edge.

"f haye learned to stay away from certain company. I am Ilot called upon to prove myself by mingling with them. 'Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners' (I Corinth ians 15 :3.3) \Vhy should 1 seek the company of the skeptical liberal, the scorner of the go~pel of Jesus Christ? ...

" No one \\'ill ever accuse Paul of being a cowa rd. Yet

THE PEN TECO STAL EVANGEL

this was his guidclilll' ',ook thcrdllre cardully how y walk, nOt as ullwise, but as wi~e, ,wherefore bt, ye not foolish, bllt uIH1crstanr\ what the will of the ! ,mel i-,' (Ephesian:;:' :lS-li, .\S\"):'

The young woman withdrew a li:-~ue froll! the ct,n­tainer on the dre~scr :lIlci dabbed at ht'r eyes. The evangelist was quotlllg a yer:-;e she uscd hcr:-.t.:l( III C·\ ser\"lces:

"'Put 011 the whole armor of C"d, that able to stand agaimt the wik ... of the devil" 6,11) .

!;tan-ecl ItS

If the wild

yt.' may be Lpllt'~ians

ntNlks, it ro:-.c. dared

"If the cactus ill the desert would perish hy bro\\" ... ing beast. for a season to hloom without would make short work of it. Ii

it-; thnrn .... Ihl' ('atilt' hird or Luttt'rily wan-

tonly omittt'd its prol('cli\'c color, it would itlrni~h a it'ast to its foe, }'c/ 1,(, (Olll"t disa:;tt'r by /rlJIII!J {/ .. id .. oltr al"lIIor. Let your loills be girt with truth! :\{,n'r get callght withom your wt'apons. Keep your lielll1l"t OIl. :\0

one is e\'er immune to altack." :\ot a trace of douht remained in Donna's mind, She

knew tlK' Iioly Spirit \\'a~ "'p(,;lkillg \0 Iwr throl1gh the voice all her radio, so she listened intently, not waming to miss a word.

Tbe Rr.·i1'oltim(' nangclbt used a dramat1c illu~tration to clinch the truth he had presented'

"One of the most unusual and hearthreaking stories to ever come Ollt of the Olympic Cames can serve to close this message.

"It COllet'rns an 8OO'lI1t'tcr runner from Cnyana. :-';outh America. lie had Irained for years for tht pri\'ilege oi representing his nation, Jlis day arrived for Ihe pre­liminaries in his event. .\11 the months of training and the miles he had flm daily were sOQn to be put to the test. The first two preliminary races were run. Then came his turn to attcmpt to mo\"e into the finals at Rome and into the hearts of his countrymen.

"'Attention! Attention! \\'iI11he &Xl-meter runner from Guyana r('pOrt to the check-in offit'ial;' echoed the \'oicc through the stadium. J Ie was not tht'r(' .. -\thletes. coaches, and officials began frantically looking for tbis young p"rticipalll. Bul he could not be found. The racc wtnt 011

without him. The stadium bUZled. \\'here was he? \\'hat had kept him from rnnning the biggest race of his life:

"They found him asleep! He was sa\"ing h i .~ strell/,.'1.h for an all-out effon in the race. lie had dozed off just before the starting gun was fired and missed the greatest opportunity of his athletic career. ,\11 his sacrifice and work had heen for nothing.

"It can happen to you. One careless moment can lose the entire contest, One moment oi letdow1\ can mean your life. K('ep up your guard! One misjudgment a.nel you call be knocked 011t for good. It is not cas)' to win a champion­ship."

That night Donna's haltle ended at the altar of Fir,;t _\ssembly, El Paso. Texas. Bowing in rededication she rea.ffirmed her complete allegiance to her Lore\.

She still serves at the same desk, but no longer thinks of her responsihilities as jnst a joh it is her God·gh'cn ministry. And since she ~cr\"es as the church's youth min­ister. Donna has applied for appropriate mini~terial cre­dentials.

I fow happ)" wc arc that Rn'inrllilJll' was a factor in winning Donna's battle! G

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THE ANSWER TO

'WHY?" By WILMA THORNTON

. Rllt hI" kll.l~'· ,til tl! <t'ay that I tal,' . "d,,'n iI(' Ira II! tnt'd 1111' I .~/IlI(I '('JUt" fort II (IS !old' (Joh 23 10).

o , /' \\ Ollll I he ani tllY childr"11 l1~e .\' .

:</1 ollt'n wa ...

:-;Irang-t' ~.' it w:ly ~l·t"lll I I, .\" fnl1nd my ... df l1 ... ing 111;11 ~anlt' word concerning' ll1Y \\'alk wllh tht' I,tlnl. "fl'ily

dOI'~I1't (;011 ht':lr 111\ pr,\\l'r ... ' "If'/ry d()(· .... till'" han' t,) hal']I{'n :0 111(,'" 'If'lly dn I h;l\·,· 10 "l1fi('r'" "11"11.\" ' "

\t olle tinw wl1l"ll I was facing" surgery all!] 111(ln't know what tlw outCOI11(' would Jot·. I \\':1'" l("Illl'tt'd ag-ain to f]1H'~t10ll the I,onl :tnd a~k:, "\\"hy -" \ g-rt'at 111011l11:1ill of dar\,· nt·~s faced nw and a 1I\:\('k fear

grippt..'d Illy IH:art. J knt'w this \\:lS not pka~ing' til (;011. Thtn in God's \\'ortl I .. aw how loh looked iW\"(lnd the

darkne:-; .... and trouble and in faith n·joit-l'd ill the ;l'~"'\1ral1ce that ('\'ClI Ihnllj.!h 11(" couldn't .. ee allt'ad. he km'\\' thai (;(l(\ wa~ there.

\\'hat cotl1fort Ihi:-; hrcmght 10 know that Cod knt'\\' 1l1V \\:1\ Ill' kill'\\" wh("rl' I \\a~ :"l1\d all that was h:lppe1l111g­to me,

There will 1)(' olher c1av." of \1nct"rtaint\·, trial. awl t(,~tillg. \\'(, clo not kno\\" \~'hat li{'.~ alwad o'f liS or \\·Iut a day ll1:ly hring forth. Hut (;od kllf1W~ and lit.' cart's. lit, \\"ill the ('a('h l1("art:lche. dl~appoilltnl("nt. alid sufit'riT1g' 111

our lin'" to hrt'aJ..: u ... (,f .. ('if ancl mold ;Ind mak(' \h 111(lr.'

like our Sa\'iour. "1"111'11 we will C('1l1t' forth a,; gold. 1ft' kn(l1,'l'Ih is "ufficit'nl amwl'r to om "\\'hy?"

\\,ihna Thnrl11o!1 is thl' \\lfc of .\r1hur Thurnton, an ordained mini'iler oi til(' .\~~emblit" uf God. l-llIi) n'cel11t~· Ilrolher Thortl­t"n \\;1, lJ:I'lnr of Finl .\,~ell1hJr in Dunedin. Florida. ~lr' Thorn­ton \\a, \\"~IC Prc~idcnt oi 111C ~!ichiRan J)i~lrict jnr iin' ycars (1958-63) .

If SMilE IS THE TWilltlHT ~OTH[.'\(; 0.'\ FARTI[ can !;mile exct'pt the face of man, (;('I11S may flash refl('ctNI light hl11 what is the £1a"h of a diamond cOlllpar('d with the flash of an t'\'C and :1

fla~h of mirth? Flowers cannot smile. That is a c'harm thai e\'cn tlJ{'\" canllot claim. Birds cannot smile, nor all\" other li\'ing th·in/.:': it is the prerogatiYe of man. It is Ih~ color. and cheerfulness. and joy which love wears. It is the Jight in the window of thc face by which the heart !;ignifies that it is at horne and waiting to entertain friends . .-\ face that cannot "mile is like a bud that cannOt hlossom and dries up on the stalk. Laughter is day. sobriety is night, and a smile is the twilight het\\'een them which is more bewitching than either. 11'. C. Collins

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PERSONAL WITNESSING, PRAYER ARE kEYS

NEW YORK WMC GROUP SUCCESSFUL IN ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH

CIIRI!\T 1..\11) (;Rt:.\T !MI'IIASIS upon the Church':; re~ "'I>OIl~lbility to see that e\,('ry individual has the

opportunity to be ...aved. All d('partlllclits of Calvary . \~seTllhly, Gltons Falls, Xew

York, h:1\"e taken seriously Ilis command, "Go ye into all th(' world, and preach the gospel to every creature." The \\'otllcn's ;\llssionary Council is no exception. Of 2..j. decisions for Christ made in the church during 1968, six resulted directly from evangc1ism efforts of W:\lC members. Several others have already been reached in 1969.

"Personal witnessing made effecti\'c by powerful in~ tercessory prayer is the key to successful evangelism and growth in the church." !k1.ys :'Ilrs. Raymond J. Storms, wife of the pastor of the church.

"Last year our distr ict \\,:\IC president, :\Irs. Loraine Buchwaltcr. introduced the 'W)'IC Group of the Year' evaluation chart based largcly upon the \\':'IIC Guide (mlfiollal sf/HIllard of ('.1'ecl/('1lce foy local grOlfps of the oryani=dlion). Our women began immediately to improve the stanc1:trc1~ of our meetings and activities which in~ dueled witnessing and visitation.

"\V:\IC\.; of Calvary Assemhly hold two meetings a month. The fir~t is planned to include devotions, studies from If'.\lC SImll, and a short business meeting. During the second mecting members allOl the sallle amount of time for prayer that they spent in working on projects in the prnious one. ·\Ve have seen the l'eslJits of in~ tercession,' they declare.

"VisitOrs frequent our Illeetings. One lady who came to Ihe church Oil Sunday was im'ited to attend \\':\IC's that week. B(."cause of the interest and friendliness shown by the women, she was led to Christ before the follow+ ing Lord's Day.

., Perhaps our most successful method of reaching souls has been \"i~itation. l'a ~tor Storms arran ged a class fo r instruction in personal witnessing. \V.i\IC members at~

tended the sessions, then made plans for systematic visitation. One night each week the women divide into teams of twO and call at the homes of people who have visited the church and of tbose who are prospects for attendance. \\'e go to get belter acquainted, but our real purpose is to present the plan of .5.1. lvation.

WMC'. work on II million, proj. ct in a regular meeting .

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Postor Raymond J . Storm, tcoch es 0 clou for homcmoker. on evongc tilm ond Chri.tion moturity.

"\\'e have found that a womall never grows tOO old to witness. A member of the visitation teams is over 65 and has found a joy she canna! describe III winning a soul to the Lord. Every pair of callers has seen dec isions made fo r Chrisl.

"Our ladies recognize the fact that the home presents unlimited opportullities for cvangclism. Some of our \\' ;\lC's were stuc1ellls in a class taught by Pastor Storms to aid homemakers in winning their unsaved husbands or to help the newlv converted ones hecome estahlished in the Christian life. Subjects discussed in the class sessions encouraged the wife to improve her methods of homemaki ng, to make the best of her role as a wife; and. as a Christian, to keep her light shining. As a result, three \\').IC's have won their husbands to the Lord.

"W:'\[C's of Calvary Assembly try to take advantage of every oPlXlrtuni t)' to spread the gospel. They witness at work, over the coffee cup. or by telephone. They enclose gospel tracts in greeting cards and lelters or give them out directly. The women mark Bihles or Bible portions and present them to the ull'oa\'ed and new converts who do 110t have a copy of the \\'onl of God.

"At the annual \\';\fC convention held in Syracll se, our women recei\'ed the 'Grou p of the Year' awa rd for chu rches with Sunday schools under 100. It was a thr ill to receive the honor, but the award on ly senes as a challenge to do more for Chr ist and on behalf of lhe needy in 1969." <$

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Pastor Vern McNally and Sponsor Kay Thompson d isc uss plans for the day camp .... ith Brenda Nicholl , dub president.

Miuionettes .egider for dol' camp oct;y;t;u.

Brenda Nichols leads t he

MISSIONETTES DAY CAMP IlEACHES

Miu;onettel enjoy the food pre paration clan.

A time of rec reation is led by the span lor.

/lllliS By VERN L. McNALLY / Pastor, First .-/ssembly. Hayn'ill,', Kmrs,IS

A I !SSIO":'.ETTES DA \' CA~II' ~ [mpossible! Hut our leaders IYI did it anyway!

Planning hegan abollt two months in advance of the actLl:l] date for the c\·enl. Kay Thompson. our ~lissionettes sponsor. elwisiollcd a camp that wOlild ieach practical skills as well as spiritual truths. Each day was scheduled to include classes in cooking. grooming. crafts. and out­door acti\'ities.

The camp lasted a week from 1-5 each afternoon. ~Ieet­ings were held at the church.

The goirls. mostly of junior ~lis~ioncltes age. worked feveri shly on the Stain,'a), to till' Stars steps of the r.lissionettes achie\·ement prog'r:l1l1. and at least two ac­complished enough to qualify for awards.

A highlight of the program was the study of thc book. ThaI Girl ill FOllr J/irror. by \"onda Kay \"anOyke. The girls di\·idcd into age groups for this stlld~· each day.

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Each afternoon's actidties ended with a devotional time directed by the pa~tor. During thi~ time, 10 girls accepted Jeslls Chri~t as their personal Saviour. These girls were from the church or neighbors of our memhers.

This wcek of ~pecial thing;; had sOllle extra special treats such as the field trip to the Kansa ... Dblrict office in \\·ich it a and the cookollt and slumher party on Frida) evening.

Kay Thompson. :\lissiol1ettes sponsor. i" 1I0\\, an eJe­mentary education !>enior at 17riendsL·ni\·ersity in \Vich­ita. She writes. "1):\)" camp took time and lots of effort. but it was worth every bit of it when these preciotls young people met Jesl1s as their Saviour. This :\ge girls :lre eager to learn . and it is sl1ch a joy to work \\·ith them."

A :\lis:;ionct\es day c:Imp? Absollltely! We will do it again this year! Our "enior ~rissionettes \\'ill help teach some of the clas~es. Thus they will put to lise SOIllC of their earlier training as :\lissionettes. 6

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View of Skoplje, Yugodov;o, from Kole Hill. A.fte. (I severe earthquake, much of the city has been rebuilt.

The Gospel in Yugoslavia By JAMES E. HAMILl / l1astor, First ASSl'mbly, ,\/rmpllis, TClIl1nSl'c

I RE(l-::':TL\" RETI"R'\F.[) from Yugo­slavia, where it was Ill}' I)appy

privilege to prc:l.ch Chri'ot, There is freedom ill Yugoslavia to­

day to preach the t{O.~peL J WtlS in three cities' Z;lgrch. :\o\'i Sad. and Bel­grade. I was aware of no rc<,trictions in expounding and explaining Cod's \\'onl. Of cour"c. I did nOI speak of politics. hut I endeavored to preach a simple gospel message of faith, courage, and hope in Jeslis Chri~t by the power of the lIoly Spirit.

Yugoslavia is a Communist coun­tfY -make 110 mistake ahOllt that! Only some fi\'e percent of the Yugoslav peo­ple ht'lollg to the COmll1tlll;st Party, om that minority completely controls the count ry.

The situation in the Balkan states tuday is exceedingly tense and explo­sino. III 1<)14 an .\ustrian archduke was assassinated in Sarajevo (now part of Yugoslavia). thus touching off World War I. The current crisis is equally explosive and tense.

\\'ith Russia ill\'adillg Czechoslova­kia and with SO\'iet cruise rs and ml­clear-powered submarines now regular­ly patrolling the waters in the ~red i ­terranean from Gibraltar to Beirut. Yugosl;n-;a keeps an alert eye on the situation.

One major concern of Yugoslavia in Ihis situation is that RtlSsia does not have a i\[editerranean base from which to operate. The closest Soviet lla\'al base is Odessa. located 1.000 miles away on the Black Sea. Yugoslavia boasts of such deep, protected harbors as Riieka and Zadar. These ports are

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equipped with excellent dry-dock and rep<1.ir facilities. The Y ugosla\'s think Ihis is one reason why the Russians have been eyeing their country envious­ly in recent months.

Prior to World War r. the Pente­costal church in "{ugosla\';a was m<l.de lip chiefly of Germans who had mi­grated to the Balkans. \Vhen the war started. these Germans dep.1.!ted from Yugoslavia lea .... ing the church exceed· ingly small.

In the earlier days of President Tito's rille in Yugoslavia. religious lib­erty was not permitted. Some of ou r pastors, including PastOr Ludvik Ullen (now the general superintendent of the Assemblies of God in Yugoslavia \. spent years in prison.

Restrictions on public worship hegan to be relaxed as early as 1948 when :\farshal! Tito broke with Stalin and the Soviet Cnion. It was then that clergymen were released from prison and recei\'ed a small degree of freedom to worship God.

For years, howe\'er. this liberty was strictly limited, making it most diffi­cult to carryon an effective church p rogram. :\fany times the police or gO\'ernment officials sat in the services taking notes. This. of course, often in­timidated both the preacher and the congreg<l.t ioll.

Another restriction would not per­mit the establishment of <l. Bible school nor permit students to leave the COUIl­

Iry to study elsewhere. This has re­sulted in a shortage of well-trained and qualified preachers in Yugoslavia.

Thank God tlmt such restr ictions do

not now apply. but there is still a des­perate need for a school to prepare the country's 'young people to preach Chrl';! to their people.

There seems to he a gradual relaxa­tion of restrictions on religious activi­ties. Churches are now able to own property and carryon Iheir services without intimid<l.tioll by officials and lX)lice. At least twO young Assemblies of God men have been allowed to leave the nation to attend Bible school. one in England and another in Germany.

Christians arc not permitted to pros­elytize or to distribute Christian litera­lure to the pUblic. ;";0 a<h'en ising of churches or meetings is permitted. Such media as llewsp.1.pers. television, ;md radio arc not a\'<l.ilable for chu rch use.

The Assemblies of God has some 60 churches in Yugoslavia. ~Iost of them arc small, but there has been a spir­itual upsurge in the last two or three years. and it is believed by l1I<l.ny that real revival is 011 its way in this Com­Illunist country. Leaders are praylllg and looking to God for a Bible school that will enable them to provide the well-trained leaderShip needed in the re\·ival they belie,'e is coming. a

Special Offerings for FOREIGN MISSIONS

should be sent to: ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

Foreign Missions Deportment 1445 Boonville Avenue

Springfield, Miuouri 65802

THE PENTECOSTA~ EVANGE~

K ANGELLAXI lies just o\'cr the Xatal border in southwestern

Zululand. Its name, which means "look at, behold:' filS the bcamiful country­side. From the deep \'alley of the Tu­grIn River to the top of \"ultures' :'Il otlTltain, the scenery in any direction is well wOrlh beholding.

For decades the Zulus ha\'c peopled these lovely hills and ,·alleys. Their eatlle, along with their annual crops of corn and other n~getables, supply their basic needs. Also in recem years the men find work. often temporary. on the sugar farms or in small towns else­where in Zululand.

The tranquility of the a rea Illay be disturbed shortly. Sou th Africa is plagued by drought and a continuous shortage of water. Go\'crnmcnt officials have announced that the T ugcla River Basin offers the greatest potelllial for industrial expansion in South Africa, and Ihey talk of joining existing towns -some up to forty miles apart-to provide the vast complex that the gov­ernment hopes to develop. \\'bether this giant undertaking will reach K:in­gellani remains to be seen.

\ Ve are bappy to re!X'rt that thi s vast reserve has been reached by t he gospel. On several occasions we have held tenl meetings in the area. The pastor started a cement-block church, but weill to be wilh the Lord before he completed the building project. We fini shed the bu ild­ing. and prayed with the congregation for anothe r minister. God laid 11 is hand on the late pastor's second SOil.

Jacobe ~ r akoba. who will graduate from Bible school within a few weeks.

Last July, Jacobe asked to lise the tent for a mon th during school \'ac;\­lioll. It was only 75 miles from Kan-

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CHURCH FOR

KANGELLANI By HAZlN D. WOLVERTON JfiuilmClf)' to South Afric(l

gellani. but due to the river and moun­tains. the road we took was twice that distance.

In this remOte area far from city ligbts, the public-address system pow­ered by a 12-\'olt car battery was used to summon the people as it broadcast the singing and mes .. age over the hills. The tent was full irom the beginning, even though it was midwinter and very chilly in the mountains.

From six or eight miles around Ihe people came, giv ing promise of good oubtatiun possibilities. ),lany people who would neyer ~tep inside a church came to the tellt in their heathen dress.

Some of them were saxed in the meet­ing::. ; other~ who had pretended to be Olri,.,tiall~ realized their lIet·d" and ,.,ought the Lord.

Jacobe led hi" ol<.ler hmther to an experience of s,1.h·ation, and a number of hclit'\cr~ recei"ed the Iioly Spirit. During' the District Council, which met there at the close of the Illt'etlllg, the new COllverts were bapti7.l'd 111 water.

.\ triple engagemcnt made a very happy climax for the \\·t.'ekt'nd .. \1\ ~ix oi the young people arc vcry acti\"e in their home churches. Zulu young peo­ple ha\"c a11ll0~t no ,.,ocia! life Otll ... idc thcir church activities, so we all re­joiced with them as wc \\"itnc..,,,cd the cngag'Clllellt cerenlollic .... Three cakes, decorated with the cOtlple~' namcs. wcrc Ctll :lJld served with soft drinks ;Ifter the service.

The nexl day willing hands helped pack the lent and load 11 III the truck. The lIlolllh of special ... ervin's was o\"Cr, but a rc\·i\"al spirit still remains at Kan­gellani. ~

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ABOV I : Getting engaged is se riDUS businu s t a a Z ulu girl . She must ne ver show disrespect for her family by smil ing during II weddi ng or e ngogome nt ure mony. He r face mU l t re fled th e lodneu she fee ll

, .. ot the prospect of

-;~::::;~,. ... ~ leaving her porents' ._ ~. - home . At the end of

I Diltrict CDunc il, th ere was 0 triple e ngogement. LIFT: Sundoy ofter­noon crowd represenh people who traveled fro m near

) ond for to ottend th. meeting •.

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JEl?tl[ltlAM fEAtlS ISI?AEf INTtl I!ltlfATI?Y

Su)u/ay Sdwo{ Lrss(l1I for April 20, 1%9

BY J. BASHFORD BISHOP

1 K 1.'>;(;5 12 :2:i·JO; 1.1: 1-6

THE KING'S WICKED POLICY

1 TIll' (I("({lSiml of it (I Kings 12 :2:;, 26). Jerohoam faC/.·d a real difficulty I The people ~lill considl'rtd Jcrtl~al('m th(·ir cc11tC'r of wor~hip. If they continued to offer sacrifices thefe. they might he drawn back lIndt'r the rulefship of HchobO;jm becal1se of the ~trong religiolls tie.

2. Thr 1I(IiHrr oj it (I Kings 12:21-kBJ. "Thc king look ('()\1Ibel" -110! with (;ocl. hilt with his OWI1 wicked IWarl and with those who would support and carry out his ('\'il illlClIIions. Jeroboam built two golden calves, ('f{'tled new high places of worship. exal ted to the priesthood men who were entirely unqualified. and in­st ituted new f('asls to imitate those in Jerusalem.

3. Till' smju{,zt.u oj it. ! n carrying Ollt his ungodly polic)'. Jeroboanl shrewdly appealed lO human '\·{'aknes~.

(a) It '1,'as au appro! to tribal ill(irprndl'J/cr. J"ro­bo:\m's ;lrglllllent was. in effecL "\\'hy should you men of Ephraim he dependellt IIpOI1 .lucia!'? \\'lty should yOIl

support the temple there? Let us have a place of our

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H~ MADE··PI?IESTS OFTHE LOWEST OF THE PEOPLE, WHICH WER. NOT OF THE SONS OF LEVI

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TRAGEDY

Mli/MER i/or (ALLEf) ()I! AtlOINrtf) Of' 6cf) I

own in which to wor5hip." A c1e\'er appeal! And still efiecli"e today! Has not a carnal spirit of !;elf-will occasioned many a church split? Let uS keep our motin'!s pure and endeavor "to keep the unity of the Spirit in Ihe bond of peace."

(b) It '1('os OIl oPPl'al to sclj-illdufg"'!{'{'. "It is 100

Illuch for you to go up to Jerusalem." said Jeroboam to the people. I [c was using what has always heen one of the de\'il's most successful argumellts! "It is tOO Ilmch for ~'ou to go so far to church. It is 100 much for you to teach that class or to accept that responsibili ty in the church. ! t is too much for you to pray and read your Bible; too much for you to pay your tithes and give so Tlluch to the church: too much for you to attend the prayer meeting on a hot night"-and so on and on!

There is a deep-scated laziness in all of us that makes tiS want to take the war of least resistance. Rut the way of Pentecostal power and progress always i!\\'ol\'es struggle. sacrifice. and vigorous effort.

(c) It ,.'as a sil! ~.·hi{'11 iwz!oit-rd others. "Jeroboam, who did sin. and who made tsrael to sin" (1 Kings 14: 16; also see l.'i :30, 34). \\'hat a terrible indictment!

T HE KING'S PUNISHMENT

1. The klll!1 7,'anr('d (1 Kings 13:1 -3) . Jeroboam had the crowd with him. Ten tribes were 0 11 his side. 1 [is new church prospered. His golden calves looked splendid. Hut crowds don't guarantee God' s presence. The majority is often wrong. You may have resources to erect a church building and carryon services, but be sure God is with you!

God sent a prophet to Jeroboam who predicted the dl'~trt1ction of his e"il work. (Compare 2 Kings 23. )

2. Till' ki'lg smittell (1 Kings 13 ;4-6 ) , Jeroboam might yet ha"e repented and been forgiven for his wickedness . Instead he angrily attempted to seize the prophet. As a further sign of His displeasure, God paralyzed the "ery arm that Ihe king stretched forth. Surely this would change Jerohoam's heart ! But not so! Not at all con­cerned about his sin, he merely asked the prophet to ask God to heal the afflicted member of his body. And strange as it mar seem. God heard the prophet's prayer and healed the arm .

\\'h;lt valuable lessons we have here. (I) How many today are far more concerned abollt healing for the body than healing for the soul! (2) The fac t that God may have healed the oody does not mean that the soul is healed. (3) The \Yard re\'eals that God sometimes heals those ",hose hearts are not righ t. (4) God's goodness ill such cases is calculated to lead men to repentance (Ro­mans3:4).

3. The kjlrg rejllsed (1 Kings 13:7-10) . The prophet rightly refused the hospitality and fel lowship of one whol11 God had refused and who was under H is dis­ciplinary dealing. And Jeroboam paid dearly for his refu&1.l to repent. His child was smitten with an incurable disease (I Kings 14). Then came final judgment. "And the Lord struck him, and he died." (See 2 Chronicles 13,19.20.)

And so Jeroboam, being dead, yet speaks to all who would harbor wrong ambitions and be moved to action by wrong 1110ti\'es, to all ",ho would lower the standard of true religion, to al! who would cause others to sin. "He that hath an ear. let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches," 6

T HE P ENTECOSTA L EVAN G EL

nlSON· To-PIRSON IV ANG'LISM tt

IT HAPPENED AT HEMISFAIII

~IE DATE WAS AUGUST I, 1968. The place-Sail I Antonio, T exas. For Il cmi sFai r officials it was

another day to hope that the projected number of visitors would come through the turnstiles. For the visitors from almost every nation it was a day to anticipate what the interesting pav il ions and exhibitions held in store.

But for 17-year-old Linda tlforris, a sen ior high school girl from Schertz, Texas . August 1 was to be the turning point of her life.

It occu rred when Linda \·isited the Alive P avilion where )'Ioody InstitlJte of Science presented its Sermons from Science films . As usual. counselors were on hand to answer questions. \Vhile the A live Pavilion was not a church nor was any general in vilation to receive Christ made to the audience. the counselors had many oppo rtuni­ties for personal evangelism among those who sought further information.

The day that Linda iiled with theloWd into t~ Alive P avilion, she took a seat beside:-"f . S. E. :-"looney, an Assemblies of God lady who was se rvil g..~or.

DAilY READINGS FOR APRil 14. 20

Theme of the Week : ABUNDANT LIVING

Mon , .. Genesis 2-4-7, 18·25 Thurs , ...... .. Luke 18:18-30 Tues , Romons5:12-21 Fri. John 5.19·29 Wed. Philippions 1: 19-26 Sot, ............ John 11: 17-27

Sun ......... 1 John 56-13

"10m the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet sholl he live" (John 11 :25) ,

A PRI L. 13. 1969

During the film :-"Trs. :-"]oolley silently prayed that the girl seated next to her would be sa\·ed. :>.lrs. :-'l ooney always felt an anticipation about each of her COntacts, and this never lost its keen edge regardless of how many other contacts she had made during the day.

She wondered if Linda would be like the majority of the crowd- with toO llIuch to :oee to be interested in spi ritual matters; or was the Holy Spirit at work prepar­ing her heart ?

As the film ended, :-'I rs. Mooney began talking to Linda about Christ. She asked her if she was a Christian. Then she listened as Linda related how lost and confused she felt.

\\'hen :-'lrs. lIlooney asked her if she wanted to ac­cept Christ as her Saviour, Linda replied yes.

"Then we started praying togethe r," says Linda, "and 1 confessed my sins to Christ and asked Him \0 fo rgive me. \ Vhen we finished praying. ~lrs. :-'Iooney asked me if I still felt lost and confused. I told her. 'No, ] feel like a new person.'

"I'd never dreamed of being saved ami accepting Christ as my Saviour at H emisFair," Linda cOlltiriues, "but this is the day I'll never forget as long as I live. "

After Linda and her cousi n left the pavilion, her cousi n told her she even fook('(/ different-she had a glow on her face!

A few weeks later Linda started a!tending Calvary Temple Assembly of God in Schertz. She sa id this was the first time she had bee n to a church where the people really showed their 10\'e for God and for each other.

She has found many opportunities to serve Christ and participate in church activities through the choi r , ministry at rest homes, the CA's, and l\fissionettes. She has found there's never a dull moment while serving God, and says that "everyday I'm learning more about God and growing closer to Him."

Last December she was baptized in water at Calvary Temple, and about six weeks later she was filled with the I[oly Spirit.

Yes, August I , 1968, was a great day in Linda's life, for on that day she discovered that Christ is the only way the obstacles of sin and evil in this world can be overcome and He is the only One who can set a person free from sin, gui lt , and fear. a

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PREPARE ... A SUNDAY SCHOOL TO GROW ON

By WILLIAM E, KtRSCHKE / ,Vatio"al Secretary, S,mday School Department

S P]RlTl'ALLY IUX:\!l"ATEO road signs are urgently needed in this Year of Revival fOr the Sunday

school to realize its full potcntial in spiritual enrichment and blcssing.

The dh'ine wisdom of cst:<blishing objccti\'es in revival was underscored in the l'\ew Testament when John the Baptist cnjoined Israel to "prepare the way of the Lord." !n a similar manlier, John \Veslcy. the great English re"i",\1isl. saw in thc S\lnday schools of Robert Raikes foundational factors through which the church must con­solidate the g<lins of re"i,'al.

The )J."Itional Sunday School Department. in response to this need of our day, has projectcd fh'e meaningful Sunday school ohjccti,'es to inspirc revival and growth.

CREATE A HUNGER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS "To create in each belic\'cr a hunger and thirsl after

righteousness" is a basic objective for rcvival. Every lesson and activity must do something to answer the pupil's qucstion, "\Vhy do 1 need God :" A passion to serve God Illust be enkindled. Righteousncss must he made attractive, The pupil's ideas of God mllst bc enriched and expanded tlntil this prodllces a heartfelt concern for spiri tl1al rcality.

This appetitc for righteousness can be whetted in scvcral differcnt ways. First. lcading pupils into thc new birth will produce a "desire for the sinccre milk of the word" (1 Pctcr 2 :2). SUTlday school scholars cannOt he gorged continually 011 the sugar delights of the world and still1\1i:!nts of sensatiOnalism and have rOO111 for the spiritual milk of God's Word.

Second. leaders and teachers can produce a desire for spiritual things when their tcaching resembles a running stream rather than a stagnant pool. The pro\'erbial trl1th " that good food attracts customers" is as true in the Sl1 nday school as it is in the restaurant.

SPARK THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD'S WORD

"To spark in each belie\·er a ne\v awareness of the importance of the \\'onl of God" is an imperative In preparing a Sunday school to grow on. E\'ery actlvity of the Sunday school mUSt h.rn-e a Biblical justificat ion.

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E\'cry piece of literature must be Bible-centered and Holy Spirit-i11spircd.

Genuine revival will be earmarked by a fresh and vibrant lo\"c for and confidence in God's \Vord. As the Holy Spirit controlled the writers who produced it, so He must control the teachers who communicate it. 1n that \\"orc! the pupil will hear the call to faith in God. a summons to salvation through the 13\ood, and assurance of salvation. Tt will reyeal the holiness of God and illumi­nate his pathway in the will of God.

Every opponunity must he used to lead the pupils in memorizing. marking. mastering, and making the 13ible his personal rule of faith and conduct .

Teachers would be amply repaid through sheaves won to Christ if they refresh their minds in the "laws of teaching" so they can effecti\'c\y teach the \\\lrd. Our efforts to spark a new awareness of the \\'ord of God must lead the pupil to express the Psalmist's joy: " 0 how \O\'e I thy law! It is my meditation all the day."

LEAD TO A DYNAMIC HOLY SPIRIT EXPERIENCE

"To lead each believer to an experience of the dymmic of the Holy Spirit" is indispensable in Pentecostal rev ival. No far-reaching results will ever he realized without the d ivine impact of the third Person of the Trinity. \\'hen God's Spirit sweeps O\1t of the past. across the <lgcs and into the hearts of men. revi\'al will indeed have come to teacher and pupil alike. 11 is the Holy Spirit who enlightens. empowers. and endues.

The Holy Spirit instills life into the heart. He does this by. first of all, convicting the pupil of sin as the gospel is being presented, This function of the Holy Spi rit is \'it:<l1)' needed in Ollr day to cut through the veneer of hypocrisy. insincerity, and unbelief. How many times to our chagrin, disappointment, and helplessness, we have employed every angle, method, program, and educational tool in ou r spiritual WOrk only to be COll­

fronted with failure ! The Holy Spirit can get the truth through to the heart with amazing results as He anoints and guides the te:<cher.

The same lllotiyating force that sent the Early Church

THE PE NTECOSTAL EVA NGEL

~weepin~ throug:h the Roman Empire l~ :\\'ailahle to e\cry ~1l1Hby ',ch')ol litlby (;od will mon' tbe f)h~l"ck~, and IIntbll\~ will retard till' prugn.:"" oj a :-;Illlday ~c.'h 10\

ill which \\orkl'rs ;11111 pupil:-. han: l)l'("olllc :-;"irit·ellducd \'('""cls 01 the Lord. The Year of RC\I\"al \\"ill hring great ... tridt·", in "piriwal growth. ch:!rartl"r dl'\·t,IOPIlWIII. :(11,1 service as the Iioly :-;pirit leads the way.

PROMPT N EW TESTAMENT WORSHIP

"To prompt each belit·\·cr to \\"('r~hip (;od ill tLe :\ew Te~lamt'lIt \\";IY'· i" :m nhjlTti\"t' oi ~plritllal t·nrich mem. Chn~tian educ,ltil>ll i" not oftcn IhOIlJ..:ht oj a~ including \\"OI· .. hip: cOlheqlll·mly It nl.~y he lillie to t·,J,lIlllll'

our thlllking. "·hat kind oi teachlll!-: and ill\oh·em~l\t h:t\t,

we given to "core", (Ji children ,ml! adult~ who allt'nl! Sunda'· "'Chftlll anrl "'t·ld(J)l) "tay ior church ~

l~e,·i'·al n1\ht h;\\'c a pullEt., (''\prc~~i()n oi gratitude and adoration to (;od . \\·hile I"(,\'i,·,d "tarb III tbc heart oi cach indi\·idual. onl~· when the whole COll1!ll\lllit\, oi helie\'ers respond to spiritual renewal throllg"h w(Jr~hip

can w(' calJ the phenomenon a truc re\"i\·al. The leader mUM pnn·ide cn'ry opportunity po" .. ibk

for each pupil to ent('l" into a rich w()r~lllp expcrierlt.:t' with Cnc!, lie must he bpecial1~' careful to adapt each worship period to tbe agc Ic,·cl Sf) that the pupil (";\n IX' gently Icc! into ;111 intimate and delightful experiellCt' oj heart-filled adoration and praise to Cod. \\-or ... hip pl'riod~ in the ~lInda}' -.chool can h(' planned to k-ad the pupil in an '·o\ltreach'· of hi!ll~e1f toward God. and a di\·in(' "in reach" of God to hi,~ soul.

MOTI VATE A SENSE OF M tSSION

';To motivate each belicvcr to g-rasp a sense of mes·

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your PO~I''''

~;!ge and mi .... ~l('n'· is an ohjt."CIIH: Ih,t I'n'l'are~ lh for uutrcolcll, J{t,,·'\('d Lut 1I0W ,,"I"-at In tlw ;\t"w 1\,,,ta­ment .. ttl' Olll· w." to rr ','in' awl "It "\I two ,,".I~ I.)

tn,cCI'd. I~evivill must l'ont:Hll an l'Icm.'1lt !.j tlutrearh if 11 is to IX' truly Biblical and acr'''lll'lish it,.. llltt'llI1ed p\lrp,)~e.

The mi,,"'lon of Ihl· "';uwby ..;chool ~J>nng" frlllll thc clml"ch"s ob('clit'!lct' to onr J ,on\' ... Cf"lllll~ll)d to make disci]lle~ of all nation~. Thc command oj ("hri"t carrie" with it the idea of COn\"l'rtlllg". It lilt.'alh kadinj.: a pt"r~"n to becollle a Cllri"tian. [I ~ug:g~""I" cflilmlllnll'allllg- tilt' trllth of the g-rhill'! tlntll all ile .. h ~h:tlJ "'{'e the .. al\'f,tion oj the Lon\.

Since salvation b {'1llh<Hhed in tht, 11l'1 .... "n tli JC"lh 0lri,,1. thi~ eOllnnaml Opt"lh the :-;llIula~· ..;chfllli (1Ilor .. oj mini:-.try to thc l'l!tlrl' cOlllm\lllit~· ht'C:!\I~\' lil('n IIt'ed Chrbt. Re\·i\·al \\"ill not he confined to iotlr walk Our concern will lit., l"tended 10 all men. Chri",t \\"i11 h,n·e the right of way in hearts of those \\"hn ollt'), 111" "·ord.

\\'hat g-Iori(ln~ re .. ults can he f('ali7.t'd with 11-l.000 Spirit-llloti\·aleci Sunday ~bool ,\·orkcr,,! Tht, church of tomorro\\" will be built on the foundatiOlh laid nuw 111

the ~llnctay school. a

HE TRIED TO BREAK UP THE REVIVAL A IU.\'J\'AL W,\S SWEEPIXG AX EXGLISH TOWX years

ago, and a saloonkeeper was doing everything he could to hinder it. First he selll men who frequented his saloon-the worst characters in town: but one after another they got convened! So fina\1y he went hilllseli to try to hreak lip the meeting.

The e"angelist had been seeking the Lord for a text for that service, and this is what He ga\'e : "Set thine house in orde r ; for thou shalt die, and not live."

",,'hy, Lord ." protested the evangelist, "I can't preach on that text. J don ·t know anything to say about it. Please give me something cI!;e.'· But nothing else would come.

At last it was time to preach, T he e,·angelisl asked the cong:regat ion to sing another hymn; and while they wert singing he silently a~ked God again for a different text, But Ilolle came.

The saloonkeeper was obsen·in~ e\·erything from his vant age point nca r the middle of the pack('(l huilding. H e had his plan :\11 worked OUl: he would let the evangelist announce his text and Ihen he would disrupt the meeting.

Trembling, the e\'angelist stood and solemnly read his

A PRI L 13, 19 6 9

text: "Set thine home in order; for thou shalt die. and not lin:."

:\0 ;:ooner had he uttered the la"t word than the .. aloonkel'\X'r "prang to hi~ fcel and unl('a~hl'd ;\ \'olle~ oj oath" and hlasphemy. Then he pau",ed as ii to catch his breath. Those nearby later relx)rted that they heard a gurgle from his throat. Then blood gushl·d irOlll his moUlli. and he fell to the floor-dead.

The newspapers reponed the story, People werc almOst afraid to look that cvangclisl in the ey'·s. Conviction ",ealed deeply nn the town, and many men were con­,·crled.

God doe",n·t alway" l1~e stich drastic mcthod,., to judge mcn. nut the warning of the Scripwre ~Iill "tamls: "lie that being often repro\·ed hardeneth his neck, shall sud­denly be destroyed, and thal without remedy·' (Pro\·erbs 29 ,I).

I [ow much beUl:r to obey this word of counsel: ;'Scck re the Lord while he lila)' be found. calJ )'C lqXlll him while he is near: Jet tht' wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and ](-t him return untO

the Lord. and he will ha\'e mercy upon him; and to our God. for he will abundantly pardon" (Isaiah 55 :6, 7),

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w@oooo ~OO~~V~@~~ ERNEST S. WILLIAMS

Why did ]('SIIS cllrs/' thl' fig trre for not hG'l'inq fruit will''' "lhe time of Jigs was 110/ yet"! ('\Iark 11:13, 14).

It is the custom of the fig tree to put forth young fig:.;, as it puts forth leaves. For some n'ason this tree had 1(';'\v('s but no fruit. The fig tree was a symbol of Israel (I.uke 13 :6-9; Luke 21 :29-31) who had the leaves of religious profession hut not the fruit. The formal worship of her lenders caused them to crucify JC!>lIs. Because of this they werc cursed and their temple and city destroyed.

There is also another lesson in these words. The time is coming when Israel will hear not only the lean'!) of profession, but also the fruit of righteousness. They will accept Jeslis as their Christ (Romans 11 :25-29).

Wiry did Lot oJJer to tllrn his dlll!gl!tl'rs OVl'r to the 1II0h' (Crllrsis 19:6.g), A"d 1<'h)' docs Ihe /Jible, 1('hic/l is accr/,trd as a holy boo/.:, record Sllc/' (111 incit/l'III!

\\'hen a man of that tnn~ invited a ~tranger 10 be hi~ guc!>l. he obligated hi111~elf to protect the gue~t at ally CD!>1 as long as he wns ill his home. This Lot !>Ought by nll me<lns to do.

Augustine has sugge!>ted that the Sodomites knew his daughters well. and l,ot thought they would not attack th('l11. He therefore felt safe in offering them to the mob. This explanation seem~ weak.

Another \'iew. which 1 prefer, is that Lot's offer was the result of mental perturh:ltion. The intensity of the hour brought confusion of mind and bewilderment ns to what he !>hould do.

The Bible records both the good and the evil deeds of men. This incident is part of the whole story revealing sinfulness of the people which moved God to pour out judgment ulx>n Sodom.

Why dors tftc Riblr jllclllr/r $I/rll (I revolting arcololl oj illcrst as is rccordrd COIICfYllj"U Lot alld his dallu',tcl"s! (Gellesis 19:30-38).

I do not have the answer, but will offer a thought for ,"our consideration. l:nnatural and loathsome as their deed was, the daughter!> wished to preserve posterity for their father. Genenlogies were gi\'en great importance in those days. This is why there are so Illany genealogies in the Bible. The d;\\Ighters said their motive was to raise lip grandch ildren for Lot so the family line would not become extinct.

One writer points out that this account, instead of perpetuating for coming generations the honorable record of the Illall who had heen "vexed with the filthy con\"ers...· tioll of the wicked" (2 Peter 2 :7), brought him to obli\·ion. From here on there is no record of his life in the Scrip-­tures. Lot died. and we do not eyen know where he is buried.

The Bible exposes the evil in human hearts, revealing our desperate need of the Saviour.

II )'ou have a spiritual "robll'm ar- an}' qlll.'stion abollt tlrl' Bible, JOU are invited to u>Tite to "l'allr QUl'stions," The Pentreostal Evangel, 1445 Boonville, Springfield, Mi.r.rouri 65802. Brotilu lVilliams will OnSU'lr if J.·au stnd a stompl'd self-Clddrcssed (nt'tlopt.

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TESTIMONIES OF HEALING

v/SIIJII IJf JES{/S TAKES AWAY ALL fEAIIS FOR TIIRn~ n:,\R~ J had prayed earnestly that' might sec Jcsus. ,\bout two years ago lie appeared to me when 1 nl'rlled 1 fi ~ a~S\lraT1ce.

r har! to go to the hospital to have a knot removed frolll my neck. The lab te~t ~ho\\"ed it was malignant. The doctor told me I would ha\'e to have another opera­tion 10 detcrmine if they had rellloved all of the growth.

That evening -lfter my family left. I told the other lKltients in the room that I was going to pull Illy curtains and pray

\\"hile I \\"a~ praying, J saw three shining rocks which formed a stairway .\s r looked, I saw Jesus sitting on the middle step. lie was dresM!d in a beautiflll pu rple silklike rohe. Brown sandals were on Ilis feet, <l!ld His hair wa!> ~h(tllhler length.

I must havc prayecl again. for when 1 looked the next time, I was kneeling in front of 11im. lIe placed His hand on my head and said. "Child. everything will bc all right. Don't worry." :\nd I w<lsn't afraid anymore.

\\'hen Ill\' children came the next day, I told them the thought of the operation did not bother me anymore. They knew I was different even hefore I told them of my experience.

I came through the operation fine with no more sign of callcer. J praise God for this, but mainly because lIe gave me a vision of Jeslls.-Stella Self. Dlackwell. Okla.

(E'ldorsrd by Pastor Cecil Thomas, First Assembly, Black~'·l'll. Okla.)

TIJIIII LltlAMEIITS IIISTAIITLY HEALEIJ THE J'RESE;\"CE OF TilE LoRD was very real as Illy pastor prayed for my injured ankle. Before his eyes and mine the swelling disappeared and the loosened bandage fell off. God had instantly healed me,

The trouble had begun during a basketball scrimmage one evening in enrly 1967. J jumped high to catch a ball. \\'hen I came down, my foot turned sideways, <lnd the ankle hit the gym floor. The pain was pure agony, Im­mediately the ankle began to swell.

I thought it was !>prained so I went home and soaked it. thell wrapped it in ice packs. But it continued to swell. I couldn't stnnd on my foot or even touch it. Finany I went to the hospital for X rays.

The doctor in the emergency room said the ligaments were hadly torn. He said my own doctor would want to put my foot in a (<lSt. and it would lake at least three weeks for it to heal. The house doctor wrapped it in an elastic bandage, ga\'e me crutches. and sent Ille home with the instruction to see my doctor the next day.

The pain was almost unbearable. I couldn't sleep. The

THE PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL

nex t morning the ankle was swollen to abou t t\\' lce its normal si ze. Thcre was a deep ridge on my leg from the t ight b;l.llci:l.ge. The foo t and part of my leg were black and bl ue.

1 called Pastor Hubert Surratt to come pray for me. \\'hen the pastor arr ived . I had confidence God would hea l me . At fi r st noth ing happened. but Brother Surratt kept pray ing. The more he prayed. the more aware I be­came of the presence of the Lord . T he pastor had his hands on my ankle. It was then God healed me.

As a witness to what God had al ready done. I stood , putting Illy weight on the injured ankl c. [ then walked around. I felt a litt le pa in, but I had strength in my ankle. Evc ry step ! took it became better.

By 1100n that day I was back at work. I was a ll my feet the remai nder of the d<l Y wit hout cnltches. The sur­prised fel lows I work with listened to my testi mony wit h extraonlinary interest.

The next day I was hack <I t Illy usual POSI a s S unday school superintendent. There I <lgain testified to the mir­acl e God had performed. Thank God for 1-1 is healing po w­cr.- Gary I Ulger:;; , L1.kewood, Colo.

( £IIdorsed by Pastor Hu bert S urratt , FIrst Assembly , LakC7."Ood, C 0[0 . )

flY/Nfl SflN I1ESTfll1Efl TflllEAfTlI TIlE TWELFTH DAY my son Glenn lay unconscioll s, the doctors told me he was dying. 1"1 is lungs were already pol­luted and they expected this poison to reach hi s brain. But with in two hours he regained consciousness.

His injuries resulted frOlll an automobile accident which occurred on April 8, 1966. \Vhen r recei\'ed the phone call informing me of the accident, T committed him to the Lord and hurried to the hospital. I arrived there just in time to accompany him in the ambulance to another hospital better equipped for the intensive care he required.

Pastor and )'lrs. Bruce Brooks arrived there shortly after we did, and their faith and prayers together with the sllpport of a praying church encouraged me through the following weeks. Also, Glenn's Sunday School class had round-the-clock prayer for him.

Glenn had suffered a head injury and was in deep shock. For this reason his hroken thigh and collarhone could not be set. lIe lay unconscIOUS, his body p.acked in ice, and he had consL1.nt nursing care.

Whenever I was allowed to see him, ] told my son how much God loved him and how much hi s family lo\'ed him. I knew unconsciOllS people can often hear.

On the 10th day a sister in the church sent me word that God had assured her Glenn would regain conscious· ness in two days. The Lord Himself sent that message to keep my faith high through the next two days.

The doctors had noticed a worsening in my son's cou­dition and they had called in consultants. Even so, on the 12th day the Lord again assured me my son would live. So when the head doctor told me the verdict, T told him the Lord had revealed to me that Glenn would rccover.

If God has healed you recently. we invite you to write out your testimony for publication. This can encourage others who necd healing to belie\'e and receive the Lord's healing touch. Please make your testimony as brief as possible, and ask your pastor to sign it. Then mail it to: The Plmtuo.ltal Evo ll gei, 1445 Boonville Ave., Springfield, ~-[o. 65802.

A PRIL 13, 1969

11e quietly answered, "You trust in Goo. and "]] I rtt~t

in med icine, and you pray for me," Two hours afterwa rd a nurse hu rriedly heckoned Ill!::

to Glenn's bedside. lie had hi<; eyes open and knew me, Glon' to God! He couldn't talk. for his mouth had had no liquid in it for days, but his lips formed the words "II i. )' lom."

T he next morning Glenn answered e\'ery qucstion the alllazed doctors asked him. , .. lIer I met the head doctor and he too was delighted that God h<1.d proved him wrong'.

\fter SC\'en weeks in the hospital and many more of convalescence, Glenn completely reco\·ercd. I will praise Illy wonderful Lord fore\'e r!-.\l rs. Russell ). lart in . Waynesvill e, O hio.

(E ll dorsed by Pas/or Url/fl' Brooks. Firs / Pen/r­eosta/ Ch urch, X f ll ia, Ohio.)

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The U 'mate Destiny of the Church ( Co,ztinued from page 3)

"the King of kings, and Lord of lords," the saints of God whom He has been calling out and preparing, testing. proving. That this great body of admini strators, with ever ­expanding responsibilities , will be a fixed, nonmultiplying: hody , we believe from :'Ilatthew 22:30.

S ince God is infinite there will he the possibility of Ie.., rning znore of I I is wi!;dom and power. Our redeemed and expanding being will be eternally thrilled with the unfoldings of His matchless being. H we were confined to one portion of 1-1 is \'ast domain and denied the joy of divine adventure, the thrill of new discove ries, the achievement of further conquest of God's universe, heaven would be a frustration. This is not the di vine purpose.

Christ. our Redeemer and Elder Brother. is the Creator of the t;niverse, and it is necessary for us to explore and understand 11is creation in order that we may ap­preciate H is greatness.

Dr. H orace C. Stanton, in his Starry {· ,z iverse the Ch ristiall's Fulure Empire , imagines a king. whose adopted son is told that he is to enjoy the favors of his royal father as long as they bot h shall li\·c. But when that SOli

asks for permission to visit his father's distan t realms to look upon the mighty seas which ebb and flow within his ernpire , to go to the mountain ranges and gaze zzpo n their slopes and crests, to see the mirrored lakes, and en­joy the meadow and th e garden, the falllPr says "1\0" to every request.

\Vhen the son asks if he may visit any of these thing ,; in the futu re, he receives the sa me nega tive answer. He is told "tha t he may see the father's foot stool and his throne, but nothing more of his kingdom eve r. Could this spirit be conceived, even in an ea rthly monarch ?" observes Stanton . i\'Tuch less can we conce ive it of the in ­finite heart of our Father God.

Dr. Stant on answers hi s ow n question s superbly" 'Be­hold. the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him ' (I Kings 8 :27 ) . God is eyerywhere : and He is everywhere all the time. Othe rwi se lI e is not omni­present. But, if H e dwells throughollt the entire universe, a nd dwells there all the t ime, then the entire univer se must be His house. Does He inhabi t eternity? H e also inhabit s infinity. This is the Father's home. And if the Prince Royal was slain to bring us into it. will the Father keep tiS in a single apartment of that house fore\·er? )Jot e\'C1I allow us to see this abode the Prince has huilt?

"Christ sayS, 'In my Father' s hou se :lre !11:lny mansions labiding places] . T go to prepare a place for you' (John 14:2 ) . But God's house is greater than H is footstool, greater thall His throne. His abode is coterminous with His empire. God's house is the universe.

"j-Iellce these mansions He is preparing for \ \S are not part of Hi s footstool or part of His throne. They extend far away. beyond both footstool and throne~beyond earth and any local heaven. \Vby then must they not be on the starry worlds, if not the sta rry worlds themselves? Call they be anywhere else, if indeed anything else? Onr abodes \\'i11 not be confined to a local heayen alone. T hey will sweep beyond th is, through the hea\·en of he<1.\"ens. H o\\'ever numerous may be the dustlike clouds of stars. we are the Creator's children, and these crowded nebulae,

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packed with orbs as thick as the oce:lI1 beach with sand~, are the many mansions of the house fitted IIp fo r His abode and ours."

:\l ay the glorious prospect before us III God's great redempti\·e plan inspire us to spirit ual achic\·('nlenl here and towa rd carrying Ollt the great commis::.ioll to e,·a11-gelize until His return. ~

WEEPERS AT THE WAll (Contilwed from page 7 )

The endurance of the \Vailing \\'all is connected by some with it s initial origin. Solomon snpposedly parceled out construction of the various parts of the temple to the citizens of Jeru salem. The very poorest were appoint­ed to build the western wall Hicher citizens hi red sub­stitutes to do their work , but the poorer people could nOt afford this escape. So they erected the \\"a11 entirely with their own effort s. According to the tradition, God beto­kened His approval. The Shekinah glory appea red first a t the we stern wall , and a voice frolll hea\"t~ll all egedly an­nounced , "The toil of the poor is precious in \ry eyes, and i\fy blessings sha!! be upon it. The d ivine protection shall never be removed from the wester n wall."

1£ the lower 19 rows of stones really remain intact from Solomon's day, we may attribulc.: the survival to divine preservation , for Nebuchadnezza r tried ruthlessly to raze thc whole city.

H owever, the Jews claim divine protection for their wall at the time of Titus' triumph. The fir st H.oman general charged with demolishing the last standing wall of the temple enclosure fell dcad upon approaching it! Titus reputedly then lift ed a sledge to smite the wall, and his hand withered! Just then six angel s appeared a t the top of the wall and commenced to weep. Their tears eddied down between the stones and hardened into a cement that has held the rock together ever since! Or so the story goes.

Actually there is no mortar or cement. For 1,897 years Jews have cherished a sentimental

attachment for the site of their ancient sanctuary. Al­though the Romans offic ially excluded all Jews frOIll the Jerusalem area following THus' conquest, evidence exists that some were able to remain in part s of Jeru­salem and to wor sh ip 0 11 the temple ruins. that some form of temple worship persisted for 60 years at least seems indicated by the image of that sa nctuary on coins struck by Bar-cochba during the rebellion he fomented alllong the Jews who trickled back to Jerusalem as restric­tions relaxed. The Homans destroyed the last historic Jewish resistance to their rule in Jerus..1.1em about 134, and the emperor Hadr ian proceeded to construct a Ro­man city. called Aelia Capi/ofilla, there. lie proposed to eliminate forcve r Jewish attachment to the area and in­stalled a temple to the Capitoline Triad to desecrate the site of Solomon's temple. A statue of himself stood before thi s pagan shrine. The Romans for bade all cir­cumcised persons to enter or approach thei r city and drew a line ex tending frolll Beit Horon to Bethel and Beit 2m beyond which no Jew might vcnture.

Constantine contin\led Hadrian's ban but permitted an exception on the Fast of the Ninth of Av. Jews were allowed to enter Jerusalem and momn on that traditional anmversary of the destruction of both their

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tcmples. Of course, Con,..tantine re\·ollltionized the ~t;tUls of the cit ....

In the· e·lrl\" 3(,o's Juhan the .\l'osl:lt(' tried to rebuild J('ru~alelll as· a Jewish city and re~tore th(' temple. lie hoped thereby to re\er~e Ihl" trend toward Christianizing the city and making il a ~hrmc ior Chri,..tians. IIow­e\"er, the bishop of Jerl!~alem warned him that the temple could not be rebuilt until .\l1tichri~t appeared, and Chry­SOstOlll .. \mbro~e. and (;rcg"ury report miraculous por· tent::. whIch iru:-.tratecl the rccoll~trtlctiQn.

':\leallwhile. Je\,·~ who managed to reach Jer\l~dcJl1 hied to the l~ock':\loriah and wept tht·rc OU'r the plight of their s..1.nctuary .. \fte l· the Dome ui the i{ock wa~ built bv the )'loslem~ in the se\·cllIh centun·. the Je\\"~ were c~l1lpclkd to tran~ier their ,,·t·('ping to· the \\"~.~ t i..'rn wall which stlh~i..'quelllly recei\·ed il~ name oi \\·ailing \\'all. The ),Ioslems treated Ihe Je\\" more toleramly then tha n had the Chri~tians before them.

On \\ ·cdnesday, June 7, \1)6/. Jews regained acce~s to the \\ ·ailmg" \\·all. Chid rabbi of Iht., arllled forc6, Ceneral Shlolllu Coren. hle\\ a ram\ horn and announced: ··\\'e ha\·c takcn the cilY ui Cod. \\·c are entering the meSSIanic ('ra for Je\\·ish pcople.··

:\lId Jews \\"ho ht"ad for the wall :It d\l::.k hope to catch the cooing of ;1 d()\e. ]-"01" ;Il'("ordil1j.! to their tradi­tions a white (\o,·e. representing- di,·inc pro\·icJence, ap­pears in the dead of nig-ht and coo" sadly ,lith the moum· ers. whIle the ~tones themselves sproUl drop~ of dew which legend likens to tears .,hed hy the \\';liling \\·all weeping with all brae!. <::!J&

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Evangel , l Digest Incorporating " This Present World" and " News of the Churches"

NEWS OF OUR TIMES

DOCTORS DISAGREE

WHEN IS A Legal, Medicol , Moral Problems Hinge on Answer BOSTOX, ~1\S~, The :lbilit)' I I! 3 'iCI'I'\<lin \\hctl a person is llead i~ nn 101l$;1.:r a routine m:ll­leT. Sparked hy the ;ul\'ancing stope of human orQ.1Il tr;ul~I,I;:nt

OIX'rations, particularly h l';1 r t Iram"lant~. Ih(' qu('stinll, "\\'hen is a person ,.rally dead?" ha~ assu111l'd Ulflunling imlOQrtance

Thi) (llie,lion. inv"h'inf{ lc~;ll medical, ethical, rdigi·u" and mural problems, ha~ foune! 110 Ilrc­ci,e ;LIl,\\Cr~. Traditionally acccpt­CI\ Jeiillllivn~ of d!:,lIh, which Ii\!­I)(ndcd on wh('thcr or llllt the hearl is bcalin~, arc no longer ~cicntlfi(;llly tCll,lhk in light of modern 111('111(1(1, (If fe,toring thc hcart to ib fUllction, some e"­pCrtS claim.

Scie nce Alten S t " ndllrd. In f.1ct tile (Iue~ti()n i~ ~o com­

plic,lled thaI scil'l1ce keell~ alterinJ: Ihe ~talldards hy which death i~ determined,

DiffC1'('nt llart~ of the body die

PERSON REALLY DEAD? ()ml11~ndation is that a ]Jcr~()n However, a group of Israeli should he (Icclared dead as ~OOll ,cknti~ts and doctors is already as the function of anyone ir- challenginJ: thi s nell' criterion 111

replaceable vital organ h;IS ended. the belief that it is not always -\11 ad hoc committee of pro- valid.

fessors at Harvard·s i\lediea1. Law. The Jewi~h doctors citerl the and Divinity School~ ~tudie(l the ca~e of a IS-year-old hoy at the prohkm and proposed a ddinitir>ll Ilada~sah-Ilcbrew L'ni\'er~iIY Med­oi (leath \\hich has rtcei\'cd some ieal Center in Jerusalem who had acceptance. fallen into a deep cave and was

BrAin In. l elld o r HeArt alhnitted in a coma. The EF:G Thcy urgcli that the criterion .'ihowed no activit), in the brain

of death be the functioning of the but Ilhy~icians kept his heart bcat­brain rather than the he'lrt. ing by artificial means for two

.-\ccording to this theory, when \\eeks. They admini~tered drugs to the encephalograph indicates that keep his blood pl-e_sure up even the hrain ha~ ceased to functinll though the EF:G remained flat. or that damage to the brain is so Suddenly the boy bc::gan to impro\"e ~e\"ere that it will never funClion and completely reco\'ered. normally again, Ihe patient ~h()\lld Three other "dead·' patiell1s also he declared dead even though his revived and reco\'erc<i, says the heart may still be bealing. rellOrt, and the lIadassah ~urgcons

At its June 1968 meeting, the are now ,uggesting that sti ll anoth­Council ior International Organ- er measurement of death be used iration of i\ledical Science agreed 1Il addition to the brain func t ion­th:1.I a pat ient should he consid('red inl{ test. dead and suitable as a donor for So the search goes 011 and still organ transplants IT) the evelll of tllere arc no clear answers to how "co11lpl('te and ir rcversible cessa· dead iJ dead, or when docs life

:~t various ratCs, Thm. one ree- tion of cerebral fUllc t ion." really end. ~~~--------~~~~---------

Church Members Suffering " Historicol Amnesio"?

The "Good Old Days" Weren't, Says Noted Religious Leader 18th-Century Piety Viewed As 0 Myth

SEW YOJ<K, ~ Y -\mericalh \\ ho I"iew their predecc~'Qr~ of the 18th century a, men of extra­ordinary piety. f;lithful in church attendance, nrthodox in Iloctrine ami l'xemillary m pril ate moral it) arc ~Uli("ring from hi~torical am-1I ... ~ia, according to Louis Ca~<;el<; l\fiting in CIJ,.iJtrUlr Ifrn,lIJ.

Sucll helich, he writes, arc dal1-gerou, because they prol'ide ·'a subtle excu,e for not tackling our prob1cm\ :1$ \-igorously as the) tackled lheir~, _\!<;o, we encourage the fahe. fooli~h. and perhaps bla~phemo\l~ idea that God lIas more deeply iZlI'ol\'cd in miT nation­al hi,Wry :?OO years ag() thall I Ie i~ now."

.'mong the jolting faet~ Ilre~el1l­cd is the report of the .\nglican i\[ls~i(J11(:r Charles \\'()()(hna~on it in-

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('rating throughout the Carolinas III the 191h ce11lury who couldn't find ··one religious person among this great multitude:·

i\lr. Cassels. religion editor for L-nited Press Internalional, ~ays

\nteriu·s first bo\u·bon whi~key Ili,tillery lIas built Ul K("ntucky 1Il 1789 by Elijah Stone, a Baptist I)reacher, and the ISIO temper:mce

movement W:l.'i a direct outgrowth of the !>Candal cau,ed by ministers showing lip in the pulpit in an intoxicated state.

A(tU:III)", ~ays i\lr. Casseh, quoting historian Carl N. Deg­ler, "church attendance probably touched the lowest point it has el"er reached in :\merican history·' in the lROI)'s.

As Conadion Assemblies Mcuk SOth Yeo r

GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO ATTEND CELEBRATION OTT.'''":\ . CAK.·\D:\-Gover­nor-Gencral :l11d :\Irs. l~o1and i\lich­ener will honor the 50th Anni­,·crsary of the Pentccostal As­,emblies of Canada by a tl(:nding the closing Jubilee cekbration here on i\lay 19.

The governor-general represents the Queen a, the head of state and is above partie.'i and politics.

Speaker for the event will be PAOC G("neral Superintcndent Robert Tait inger.

A federal charter was grallled here by the Parliament of Canada 111 i\lay 1919, recognizing the or­ganization of the Pentecostal As­semblies of Canada. Jubilee rallies arc being held throughout the wring all across Canada.

April 13, 1969

Church Pays City 'In Lieu of Taxes' ).IILW .. \CKEE, WI S.-The City of i\lil\\aukee has recein:d $500 from Faith Cnited Church of Chri~t as a contriblllion to offset the cost of services provided by the city. It was the first such payment made by a church here.

The congregatioll maintail\~ 0111!

LilUrch in the city's inner core­its original location-and another in a newer section of i\l ilwau]"('c. In a leiter to city officials, Dr. Silas G. Farmer , Jlre:.ident of the church council, commented that church officers werc aware of the city·s serlOUS fiscal problems,

In other parts of the country there have been isolated ca~es where church COllgrcg:ltions made token llayments to their citl· in licu of taxes. By so doing they may be inviting the go\'ermnent to remove all tax exelllptions on property used for rel igious \\or­ship--a step most (hurclnnen feci would \\eakell the re1igiou~ pro­grams the entire communities need so urgently at the present tillle.

For " Spy-Co st ing"

COMMUNISTS SCORE FEBC HONG KOSG- The Far East Bro;l,dcasting COlllllany here bas been scored by two leading Communist newspapers for ocam-111g what it terms "anti-Com­munist·· and "Anti-Chinese" l)rO­grams to Red China "under the cloak of religion:· The Red papers said the COlllpany was owned by ·;Americ;ln spies in missionary clothes:'

The article drew attention to ~e\"Cral 11O\\erflll radio transmitters which beam go~pel broadcasts into Olina. The:>c programs, the Heds charged. arc anti-Communist in nature. FF:BC declares they arc 1101. The athei stic Comnlunists ap­parellll), re~ent the intrusion of rc1igioll by air or by any other means into a country IIhere one of the major goals is the annihilation of all reI igion.

Gordon Bell, FEBC direc tor in Hong Kong. said 111 the first 13 years of radio broadcasting into China since the Communist take­o\"er they rcceived only 50 leiters from within 01ina. But in the last uine month,. he .'iaid. the sta· lion has received more than 50 letter~ from the mainland.

THE PENTECOSTA~ EVANGE~

A. First fot Eva ngelical,

Spanish Government Approves Magazine BARCELOXA, SP.\JX P"r/<.l t'il':; F~·jHl'/rliCil. monthly pcrivdi(ai of the \\·orldwidc European Fel­low,hi;l publi~hcd here, has been appro\'cd a, a magazine by the ~palli'h ~(lverntl\(:nt_

Thi, official recognition makes the 12·page !laper available for Jlublic circulati'm andior nC\I~· ~tdml salc~, Jccurding 10 conl,uhing edit,)r Il amld Krcgel

The action mark~ the finl tim(' an e,-;mgclical magazine ha~ been approved by the Spani!>h govern· men\.

MARKED BIBLE USED IN TEXAS INAUGURATION ACSTJ:\, TEX.-When ("..o\,ernor PrestOl) ~mith and It GOI'ernor Ben Barnes were sworn into of­iice on January 21. they look their o..1ths of office on the ofilcia1 in­augural Bible of Texas which was held by .\lax Bickler. the keeper of the Bihle, who has been at c,"cry inauguration since 189 l.

As a jlart of the inaugural tradition, Covernor Smith rc(cived tbe ~1)Ccial Bible from the re· tirinR Rovernor. John Connally.

For more than 30 years the tradition has been for the out-goi ng f.!"o\'ernor to mark" a llassage in the Bibl(' for his $uc(esSQr.

The Biblc-m,lrking tradit ion be­gan 1\ ith Governor Pat ~eff in 1925. Since tha t time. the six-by cight·in(h worn Bihle has had pa s· 'agt:S luarkcd ilnd ~igncd by 12 !{Ol"ernors of Texas .

Crime Commission's Report Incomplete, Member Says \\'\SHI:\(;TO:\, D.C.-The :\a­tiullal Criml· CorJlJJ\i~~ion left ~omcthing 0111 \Ihcll it reportcd the ()l)\'i()u~ rdat ion~hip of povcrty. i)ol:tloranc('. and discrimination to an incr('a ~ing crime rate. <I«(onlillj.( to one of it- mcmhcrs.

:"l i,s Cenel,ievc BI;ltt. a ttorney and fo rmer rcnn~yl\'ania Director of Internal Affai r :;, said Ihe com· mission rtJlOr! "lIeg!ech to recog· nize f.!"odles~lIe~s as a ba~ic cause of crime and religion a~ a ba~ic

cll re Casting iI backward glance :11

histor)" :"1 iss Rlall sta li~d, "Some­how or other we musl restore to every citizen's everyday living that same belief ill God's 10l"e and justice whi ch lIas chara(tcrist ic of our countrymcn ill an earlier and less crime-ridden period of our hi-tory. \\ 'c Ilcrc a God­fearing peQllle at one time and Ilrou(\ of it. \\'c must be that agam if \\e eXI)(Ct 10 set': the crime rate substantially reduced."

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a 10- GaP10tv fia± We&oow to the GENERAL COUNCI L DALLAS, TEXAS AUGUST 21-26, 1969

From the Big T hicket of southeast Texas 10 the Cap Rock of the northwest and from the Red River on the north to the coastal plains of the south the officii\l~. minist~rs, and churches of the North Texas District Council extend an invitation to the Fellowsh ip and friends across the nation and around the world to attmd the 33rd General Council of the A,SC'mblies of God in Danas. t-.lay the Lord's journeying mercies and bk-s,ings make this a joyous occasion.

E. R .. \"IIUt~O" . . mp,'rilltcndCllt, S(lrlll Tr.ru.s lIi.s/rif l

The more than 105 pastors in the Assemblies of God Pi\stors Assoc ia­tion of Greater Dallas view the Gl'l1eral Council, Ill'Tt.' in the ben u · tiful city of excellence, as serving a twofold purpose- business and evangelism. T hey join me in extending a hearty welcome to General Superintendent Thomas F. Zimmerman, General Council offi· cials, district officials, missionaries, evangelists, Pi\stors, and constituents from across the nation and around Ule world.

EOC,IR H P ,..LS[.)I, prc~iJnll, .1/G Pas/prs .·/uo(ia/ivlI vI Gr.'(II.-r Dallas

FOR INFORMATION AND HOUSING FORMS WRITE, ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

Public Relations Office, 1445 Boonville, Springfield, Missouri 65802

The Greater Dallas Fort Worth Denton metropolitan area is coordinating its efforts in a pre·Council witnessing and evangelism campaign in order to provide a

spiritual climate commensurate with General Council revival expectations. The pres· byters of this area, which is rich in Assemblies of God tradition and experience.

enthusiastica lly anticipate your attendancc.

-f'ruby/us

n-. c. ~1"'XGRt:~l G. C. :"lcGlOTHLI;>; MU.\· IN J A~lES

'fi' NEWS OF OUR FELLOWSHIP

Profiles in l oyalty Theme

LOYALTY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TODAY SPRIXCFlEI.J), ~IO, "Profile, in IA)'a11)''' are being fraturcd in the 1969 I A)yalty CHlIl);li~1\ which geU underway today_ :\n :mnwl event in :\~sembliC'S of (;'''\ SUIl­day 5chl)Oh, the call1paill'll coo­tinuc~ for ~('V('II Sunday~ through ).Iay 25. Appreciation will be ~hown to a different person or gr"ull of ptrsons each week.

The first to be honored is the pastor. Today's thellle i~ "PaStor Our Shepherd."

Them!'s for other succ('~~ivc Sun­days will be: "Supcrin1(,lUle11l Our Leader"; "Trachcrs' Om (;uidc~" , "Church Offi(er~: OUT Stc\\ard~", "FamiIiC$ Our Strength"; ".\lcl11-bers: Our Friends"; 31111 ··~Icm· ories Our IIcritagc,"

The campaign rc('ol(lIi/('$ faith ful p<'fSol1ncl who work diligently 10 fulfill the mis,ion of thl' church It prO\'ilies informatio" c"nc('rning !eader~hil> functions of thc church as \'.'cll a, the penon;11 ill\"<JlWlllcnt of the~e leaders. And it ('hal1cng~,

e\'ery Sunday school lll~'mb('r to continued loyalty.

Each w('C:k the profik is given in an opening or c1('1~ing ;I~~cmbly

of the Sunday school ur thrtlugh a speci:.1 projl'ct at anOlll('f time during the weck. Th" (';llllp<lign win climax on Pcnteco~t SlIml:lr with a dedication elllpha~i~

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C. R. HEMBREE ACCEPTS POST IN ARKANSAS PRISON SYSTEM I.lTTI.EROCK,.-\I<K. -On~larch I, Charles R. Hembree a~sumed his ncw ]lOsition as :Is<istant COIl1-

mi~si"lIcr in the State of .-\rkan~as corr('ctiollal system here.

Th(' :lI1n{)t!!lCC11ICIlI of hi, appoint· mt'11\ W;l~ madc in a news C()Ilfercnn' h)' I{"hen San'er, connlli~~imwr of th(' I )('I';lrtmelll of Corrections.

~! r. ! Icmbr{'("~ immediate ;1Ilt!

SIll'cific as~ignment will be "to dt'· wlnp a C()lllpreh('n~iv(' religiou'i l"rtJgr<l111 fur th ... \rk:l11~as pri .. .,ns·· the c'JIlllni~sioller .... id.

.\ccording to Paul R. :\]arkstroTll, .\s~cmblic~ of God national pri'o(lIl chailiaili. :\Ir. Hcmbree will also be re'ipon~ihle fur procuring chaplains for the sta te's institutions ami will develop and oversec programs in ­volving social activities for in­m;tte§.

Brother Hembree is <In vrdained minister in the Assemblies of God lie has resign('d Ilis Ihl~tor;lIe a l Llkehill .. \,~embly, :\orth Lilll(' 1~0Ck, to as~ume the state office. Formerly he sen'cd as part-time

WITH CHRIST

CI1ARLES I. SPF LU! :\:\. 92' j hy his \Iife Florence and a daught­of \\'e~t Los Angcies, C:llif .. lIas er. :\Ir~. Arline :\Iordield.

callt'd into Ihe presence of the :\IRS \\" R W ILLI.\\ISO" "J Lord Oil Februa ry 13. 1%9. Or- '. . " .' - -'<, I , dained in 1914, he served a~ all 01 Port H.mon. :\[lch .. went to be e,'angeiist to the Jew~, fo~e" er .wlth Je,~u~ on January II.

Brother Spellman wao superin- 19!JQ. S:ster \\ II hamson, the for-,_",1"" fM of Iller Elm Eckwall, served as a ... '" manr years . I missiOll<lry to South China with an mten enomin;ui(\nal organiza-tion called the Jewi .. h E"angt'lis lic her husband for 2Q rears. They Work and Tract Society. Hc I\a~ returncd to the C.S. ill 1936. publi\hcr of the IIrb,.n,' Ch,.istiml She assisted her husband in his If'itur.1S. evangelistic and pastoral work, and

His late \life Linda was al~o an o rdained minister.

H .\ROLD E. \\"HlT:\I:\R~J-I. (,"" of ~I()de~to, Calif. \\a~ callcd into the pr('sence of the Lord on Jan­lIary 24, 1969, An ordained min­ister in the Xortllern California­Xe\"ada Di5trict. Brother \\,h it­manh sen'cd as pa~tor of Fruit­laml hsembly, ~Iy('rs Flat. I-Ie is survived by hi$ \\ife Lena and four child ren.

in his service as superintendent of the J1linois District Council. BrOlher and Sist('r \Vi11iamson cel­ebrated thei r golden wedding an­niversary in 1967.

~he is su n 'i "ed by her husband and son Robert who is a min­ister in Detroit.

ROBEIH S. BUlB, 57. went to be fore\'er with Chr ist 011 January 31. 1969. Ordained by the Xew :\Ie:-<ico Di"lri<;t in 1950, Brother Bubb served as pastor in Lords­

E ,\I~L D. BE:\SO:\, 76. of EI burg ami Deming. >J . :\Ie:-<" :\Iontc, Calif.. went to be with :\Iadera and Los Banos, Calif., and Christ on February 5, 1969. Broth - Bailie :\Ioulllain. XC,". He is su r­er Bemon. a liC'en~ed minister in \'h'ed by his wife Elmena, an or­the Southern Califon.Jia Di~t r ic.t'l da ined llIini~ter, who has suceeeded scr.ved as ?n e\·anReh .. ~ untt!. In s him as pastor of the Assembly retirellle1l\ III 1958. I-Ie IS sUf\'1\'ed o f God in Battle Mountain. I

chaplain at the Tuckcr Prison. While at Tucker, he spearheaded

a public fund-rai~ing dri\'e for eomtructlon of a pri!><'m chapel and ('ducat Ion facilities. The fund drive is nC}v. nearing comilletion, and dedication ceremC}nies for the $iO 000 chapel are .et for early June:

Brother Hembree was commend­ed offieial1y and personally by Governor Winthrop Rockefel1er for his part in the chapel project Earl­ier at the groundbreaking cere­mony (see TIIi' J>NltuoStU/ Et'all­yd, :\Iarch 30), the Governor pro­jected a slliritual wish that "the presence of God will radiate to (vcry inmate of this institution." He placed strong enlpha~is on tht ])Owcr of God in the rthabilitation of the inmates.

:\1 r. l lembrce was ordained in [962 by the Southern :\Iissouri Di~triCI and served 1l..1storates ill :\lisSQuri and Indiana befo re hi ~ cal1 to First AS$elllbly in Little l<ock. He and his wife ha\'e two children.

AN NOUNCEMENTS

1I0:\IECO~IIXG SERVICES­Assembly of God, Irwin. Pa. Gilest ,.pcakcn will be Wilbur H o..1k on ;\Jlril 13 and J. L. Pittman on .\]lri[ 2() (former P<lstors). :\Iort­/o!age burning April 20 at 2:30 p.m, with C. Eugene Bel1 speaking.­Salt/llri /f 'cidlu, pasto,.

50TII :\:\ii\JVERSARY AND J10~IECO"!ING-:'lay 1-4, Trin­ity Tabernacle, B:lytown, Tex . Speakers will be forme r pastors J. W. :\IeClel1all, F. I). Da\'is, J. O. Sal'el1, U. S. Grant, Troy Helms, \\' . S. Graham, and \Viley T. Da\'is.

- J. J. K,.imlllf", pastor-

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II Flt"I~ h"r P .. ·.],., \I')fn, D 1l~.11! L",n COII,,"r '1<-"111 Ih'ro" l.,'H", ()w.~" Elnwr G.·.·,,·, J.<II"" \1,,,,,,,,\ \\" R. n.·"t.,,, ,-\ml .. ·, C IXH,h"r L.mn •• · ... .-1 .. .,,, j IImll .. • LO)C;\n 1<-,,,. \\'lll"",III J \\ D"lIn" 1),1\ lei \',111" Wilh.un A,hhurn j,.,k 11"",-11 Hubt·rt C,uhu GI"lIn lIor,' A \ Ikudncl I.. G. Glhtrap \','nlOn II \'",K.,

J II CroUdl C A Uldm J;t~k "t·,t John Sm"h Wm, E. L.UI., C. \\' lI ,mt'o(k Hob.·rt 0, \l atll('WS o J \ltKinn .. , G.'()rll" 11('lldrlckson SI"ul,,>' Anel"U"n Th"ma' G Sk()('It h"r F ri<.·k '"bon Ctur B"rna,,] Hldul):, \\,Ibur 'l;tndl!;:tI Hob"" II,lIl,on Huh,·rt G. Lel'tI "'onn,ln I3r"t",lld ~;. 1.. Gr.,.'nh,lw C I .. r,·'lC,' II ,lrnpton Hob.,rt S,U1cJI<lrt C"rl E. 1I .,,)o(.~I(:k ' onn.1n D. 11 .• 1., 11 .• rrmm Furr ,\ ri .·" B.'n,,)n Dal.' L,',llt'r Juhn Bt'd7.yl Allwrt Al1d"'",,'n h " E llinU Frank \JUl"c·.lron" Eltlll'r !JlltlJlI Wil hll u, T , Dit-k jlmlt'S \\'lItklll" !'.lUl C. T,Iylor En'I)'!1 \hlther, 11111 > HIC" Billy CClie Co, .. ) J It Ci~~nll \lurrar .\Icl . ..('cs J W j"P$(1II \\'. Elwood Irb) Jo,pdl D Utll'h

JIII1 D". i, V .. mon .\ IOlg.ln F Eb .. r R .. ltzel Ch;IU'lC~Y E~an H..,b E. Hull lI" ro1d:'\. I m,,~ AI Pundt Hlch.ud Grunt:) I{olll''' 11 . .rIl .. r Jlmlt'S A Grlt'pp Conlon J. Whl t ~' E, T. Echo ls J. W , Nash 11 . C. NO.lh .\1t:1vin 1'. Smith Ihll Ft-rrt·ll j . W . Ho pkins E E. W., .. k, A. II. ~Io rri~ol\ A L. Ihn.'r«lII II , F ram; i, J ",Il'S E. L. ~Ic;-';aughtoll

The Hillcrest Story is an al­most unbelievable account of how H illcrest Childrl'Il's Home began on a ditTl(! and a woman 's faith in God . It started with three homcl~s boys haunted by unhappy memories and has grown until it has served over 500 homeless children in 25 years.

This yea r marks I lillcrcst's silver anniversary. And the high. lights of this ministry to chit · dren have been recorded in a new book, Th e lIil1rrest Story. Its 104 pages are filled with the joys. sorrows. effort, humor. pa thos of a mOSt unusual family - Hillcresters.

Thi. book c,,"not be pu.cha.ed. But a free copy will be I><!nt Ie> anyone .endi..., an .. nn;ve ..... ty

,itt of U5 o r more for Hillne.l. UI><! the coupc>n te> tel ye>u. copy nowf

-----------------HiJicres t Childr~n ', Hom~ Dept, of Benevolcnce. 1445 Be>e>nville Ave. Springfield , Mo, 65802

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Due to prInting schedule, announcements must reach The Pentecostal Evangel SIX weeks In advance. CiTy .....

APRIL 13. 1969

STATE Z IP • "Th.. Hillcrest Stor)''' "'IlL be Hnt f...,~ 10 an)'o.... ...ndln. US or mor. I.... thl, ml .. I,. tr-y '0 homeleu chlldr .....

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NEWS OF OUR HOME MISSIONS COMf'ILED BY THE ASSEMB LIES OF GOD HOME MISSIONS DEPT

As City, Diltrict, Churches, and Layme n Cooperote

Unique Effort Builds New Assembly in Utah VEI~~r\L. C T :\I! The i\~~em­bJy of God here has 1)(.'('11 c'qwri cncinK a ""we of God's Spirit In

the pa~t m()nth~.

J>r ('\'iO\l ~ att('m!ll~ to O\len a dlUreh here had been tmsuccesdu1. but under the direction of P:htor Raymond An~e1 the present chuTch \\3S bC'l'un.

ConslnlClioTl of a badly Ilcedl'd challel gOt underw:ry in July i 9(iS

and willi it ca rne remarkable evidences of ho\\ the Lord was leading.

The building inspector and other city officials were cordial and gen­crom in providing a free huildi llJ!: permit and land fill. The county cOlllmi~s ioncrs w('rc al so gencrO\ls and provided a5phalt paving for the church parking lot at a cost to them of about $1,300,

The construction COTllp;any which did the leveling of the ground wou1(1 take no money, but donated il "to God's work:'

Later the owner of a lumber comp;my offered the roof and floor sheeting free of charge-a gift of about $500,

A motel 0\\ ner ~ent the church a check for $1,000 to co\'er the cost of the brick and bricklaying.

There was a saving of about $100 on the wiring and electrical materi;,l s through the electrician's donated work. ~t('d was dt'mat~1 for all landscapillg.

Laymen fr~:nn Denver did tIle sheetrock and taping work, rcfus­inK any remuneration.

T he county ol\!1ed an old church in which were solid oak pews, just ellough for this buildillg. They accepted a tokcn amount from the church to cover the transac­lion. God was wilh the building venture of iaith all the way.

Total cost of the building with 1.820 square fect of floor space lIas $1.1,500, It is completely fin­ished inside ano out. Total value of all assets is $35,000.

The dedication service wa~ held Friday. I\ovember 22, with Donald G, Reid, pastor of Westminster Assembly in Denver, as after­noon speaker. The dedication ser­vice was led by R. G. Fulford, superintendent of the Rocky Moun­tain District. The dedicatory pray­er I\as offered by District Secre­tar\·-Treasurer \V i II i a III \V. Brandt. Curtis \V. Hingness. na­tional secretary of Home ~lis­

sions. brought the message.

Many officials from the city, the districT, Ihe church, and the Na­t iona l Home Missions Department participated in the dedi cot ion services of th(' new Assembly of God a t Vernol.

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NATIONAL WYOMING

SECRETARY VISITS DISTRICT WORKS

RI\'ERTOX, WYO.- The \\'yo­ming I>i~trict \\"Irk was viewed at clo~e range by Curtis \\" Ringness, national «<:retary of Home :\1 is­SlOIlS.

Uistrict Superintendent Gkn Burris wrute: "\\'e were pT1\"l­

leged to have Brother Ringness visit the district and minister in rallies in each section, For eigllt days we t raveled the state, a dis­tance of 2.000 miles, touching all IlOinh on the field.

"E\,i<!t,:t1Ily ours is the smallest district_ with only 33 churches. In a state of declining population it i~ a little more difficult for pastors and churches.

" \\ 'e ~uT\'eye<l the town of Du­bois, where we hope 10 open a work soon. The tour closed on Friday night a t Ethete, near Lan­der, II ith Brother Ringness speak­ing :It the Wind River Indian :'Iissioll. His messages challenged

us. \\'e a re looking forward to a return I'isit,

"\\'ilh the aid of the ~ational Home :'lissions Department we have purchased 20. acres of land at Wind Ri"er where the Indian missir.n now stands. \\'e have also acquired a Sunday school bus.

"Our next project will be a forced-air coal furnace fo r more adequate heating in the Indian church. Since the missionary has had to haul water for the Illis~ion. lIe :Ire in the process of getting a well drilled negotiations hal'e al­ready been completed, All of this will require funds for which we shall have to turn to God and lIi s I)('()ple."

The \\' ind River mi ssion serves an :lrea with an estimated popula­tion of 6,000 Ar:llJahoe and ~ho­shone indi:lns. The reservation covers approximately 5,000 square miles.

Stonding (left to right) beside the Indian mission bus are: W . Glen Burris, Wyoming Distr,ct superintendent; Missionory Emest Willioms; ond CurtiS Ringness, nationol Home Missions secretary,

Revival Spirit, God's Blessing

New Building Evidence on Apache Reservation

DULCE, N. M EX,-A letter from Leonard Everly, missionary here, rCjKlrts :

"We had a rel·ival with Bro ther and Sister Woods and their daugh_ ter J eanine from Ok!:lhoma, These dear people were our pastors when we came into this Pentecostal way se\'eral years ago in \Vest Texas.

God blessed their meetings here, Through their anointed ministry, several souls were reclaimed, and one was filled with the Holy Spirit.

"A few weeks ago we conducted a funeral for an old Indi:lll who had been a medicine man unt il he heard the story of Jesus and His s.aving grace, \Vhen this man gave his life to the Lord, he brought

out of his cabin all his old fetishes that he had used in ceremonies and replaced them with his Bible. This old Indian turned away from his pagan beliefs forever. What a testimony to the transforming power of God!

';We have seen the hand of God as we built our new place of wor­ship. The r ndian tribe provided men and equipment to dig the footings and the pit for the septic tank.

';Before the rains came, the last block was laid and the last shingle nailed in place. It was fini shed just in time. We thank God for :111 those who gave and pr:lyed for this building project."

TH E PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL

To Bo Use d in Rehabilitation Program

Boston Teen Donation

Challenge of Eight-Acre

Receives Tract

nOSTOX. ~L\SS.-Teen Chal· This period i~ di\"i!kd into 1\10 .\ 'I: ,1', pet\·c of I,r<;xrtr i~ lenge Director Yictor Jack"oll de· pha~e~' illdllcti'II and /r.IPlin, un! 'r (, .1, ratl iur tl' ill,hll'-clar«1 re(entl)" ''The Federal Go\"- The ilidurti"11 ph."e takes threc tl"n ·ha, oj lhl I' tI,'IIl, as ernment has no an~wer to the n1<J!lIII~ and inc!ucie~ !II<" expe fUll b Me pr", ide drug addiction problem in .\merica rience of sal\"ati(o[l, C"Il<.t"cr.ui,m. New Anociate Di"'ctor Teen Challenge ha$ oc'Cn pro- breakin~ of old hahit,. atHI con- J,lm~" Ilammerle \\itb 11·. \\iie claimed by the professionals as centrated rudimelaary Rible ~tud)' (awl ;md dauE/"hter h;l'; taken up the most successful program in The /raillillg phase takes 12 duti .. , a~ a''''lCiJte <iirn't"r "j the the entire world." 1l10nth~. and includes Cl)ncentratetl celHt"r llt're.

An Amazing OHer fundamental Bible , tu,ly and skill Jim and elrlll <ITt' no ~tran~cr.; God'~ ble"sing i~ re~ tiLlR IIpun training such as \Ioodworkill~. t,) the Tecn <:11<1l1e11gl' miL1i~trr,

the work of the Ro~toL1 Celller. mechanic~, print ing. etc. Included h;Jl'illg ~tart~'d lIith ])a\-e Wilker­Last month one of Bostnn's large in hoth pha,es of the rehabilitation son in ]1)(,2, Jil1l g<line,1 a gn'at hospitals, hOl1sing over 100 drug prOl'iram are recreation and h<1n! deal of I'~Il{'rieuce lI!ti\(- 1I",,,kiuE/" addicts, made an amazing offer to work. in Philarklphia, thica!:ll, I;:dm.'rs-Teen Challenge. The hospital ad- New Property bllrg. l'a, 'Hld ~e\\' Y,'rk Citr For ministra tion offered to provide all necelltly, James Sa .. so gra11l~'d tll(' pa~1 ~'('ar II(' h'h lltl'l'n I'\l,int"~~ the addicts the Center would hold, an eight-acre piece of "TOperty, !l\;l!l,lgcr and dir('<Wf lli I'ILhlka­But their hig question is, "11011' vailled al $;5,000, 10 the BIIStoLl ti'l11~ in the \"1'11 York centl'r_ :\11 soon lI'il1 you be ready to take Teen Chilllenge. The property, ordaim'd '\'.;cmh1i~~ nf (~n.J min­in the boys?" located in \\'remham. ~ I a~~_ , hOi, a i,tl'r. JUIl i, a gra,lnate (If X'lrth-

The total permanent cure of d rug large hOllse suitable for uo;e in the l'a,t Bihle InbtituH', (;ret'u Lane, addiction takes at least 15 months. second phase of the program. Pelll1,yll'ania.

~-=====================~~ Seattle Deaf Group

Albert Molefyt (left) presents 0 ploque to Croft Pentz on behalf of the New York-New Jersey deaf fo r his IS years of minis t!y.

Offic:ia.1 Interpreter for Billy GrohClm N.Y. Crusode

THE CROFT PENTZES MARK 15TH YEAR OF DEAF MINISTRY E LI ZARETH, N-J.- Sa turday. J anuary 11, 80 friends and well­wishers gathered to honor Ihe Croft Pent;:e~ for 15 ycars of min­istry to the dea f.

.'\mong those attending were civic and church official s, includ· ing 0:ew York and XcII' Jer~ey

distr ic t leaders of the Assembl ies of Gcd, (Brother Pent? serves as director of Assemblies of God deaf mi ssions for >lew York and Xew Jersey, and, along \Iith ~Ir s, Pentz, pastors CalvJry Assembly here.)

Fol1o\\ing a brief tribute to tl1('se missionaries and a review of the history of their work, several

APR Il. 13. 1969

Illaques were presented to Brother Pent;: by ofiieiak

In his response, he projected some of his ideas and plans for futurc dcaf ministry in conjun(!ion \\ ith his local deaf church work. Brother Pentz supervises II deaf churche~ in Xell' York and ~e\\" Jersey.

One highlight of Brother Pentl'~ wurk \\as being interpreter for the deaf at the 1959 Billy Grah;ltll ~Iadi son Square Garden Crusade, -".Rain he will be oificial interpreter for the deal at the forthcoming Hilly Graham Crusade. June 1%\), in ~Iadison Square Garden.

Tops Missions Goal SI· _\TT1.I-:, \\'.\~II \t the be­ginning of e,leh YC<lr the ~eattle deaf group sets a goal f"r the re.lr·s mi .. ~i{)nary gil'ing, Each year, the goal ha, been higher.

In 1968 they '"made it"' ag<lin The goal was $1,500. and the ac­tual giving $1,51:\7 (including what the de,lf \r~IC have gi\cnL

I)Urillg 1968 the tkaf \\,~IC group j)l'ell.lred ,md ~hillped 541 j)\:lInds of clothing. blankets, and toys (m"lking uwny of the items Ihelllse!l"e,) to the deaf in Korea and the Phi1ippillc~, They abo sent 50 pound) of Chri~uuas packages.

Teacher Enioys Ministry. Blindness No Obstacle HE~l PSTE.\U. TEX .\ir •. Thelma Calhoun, a Ull'mbcr (If the Community Chapel Church here. \\ritc~

"'~I)" Sundar ~ch'~,1 teacher. ~Iabd \\"ell" is u~illg your braille qUMterly to te,lch our .tduh Sun­day ~chool class, ~i~ter Wells learned to read brailll' iu ~e\'cTl weeks at the LighthOlhe for the Blmd in H()u~tnn. Te'(, She also learned to tYllC.

"She carries on her housework and c<ITes for her hu~baml. \1110 is blind and in a wheelchair. ~he lives a norm;11 life and is able to do t l'crything for herself except read her mail.

"This dedicated blind Chri.'>ti,m ~in.R' in church and conducts Bible studies,

"We ieel honored to ha\'e this devolt:d lady ill our church. \\'e du :lp]lrt"cia te the braille quar terlies that you send to her."

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HOW DEEP

IS THE

SEA?

8, NATHANAEL OLSON

Tm.: r.,'AVY'S (TRRF.XT FXI'FRI'Il':XTS off tbe coast u( California have drawn our attention to the depths

of the ocean. By means of Sralab 3. l',S. aquanauts began exploring' the Pacific Ocean bottom-but the tragic death of one of the dccp-se.1. divers and a malfunction of Sraiab 3 brought the project to a halt temporarily.

The vastness of the ocean depths fires the imagination. All the conlinents in the world CQuld be placed in the Pacific Ocean and there would still be 18.CXX>,(XX) square miles of ocean IcC! over. Uut the Pacific-even though it is the greatest-isn'l the deepest sea. Keithcr is the Atlantic!

According to the U.S. Navy, the deepest place is in the Philippine Sen! It j.; six-and-a-half miles "down." ,\1 this point there are seven tons of pressure per square inch! The Empire State Building, highest in the world, is 1,248 feet high. Twenty-scven Empire State Buildings could be stacked all top of each other in this ocean depth, and there would still be 624 feet of water to spare r

. Mount Everest is the world's highest mOUTltain. Its highest point is 29,141 feet. If :'.IOllnt Everest were put in this deepest ocean spot, there would be 5,179 feCI of water above its peak!

Micah, the prophet, said, "Thou [God] wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea" (~I kah 7: \9). That 's what God docs for the repentant sinner. \Vhen we confess and fop sake our sins, they arc cast into the depths of the sea of God's pardon. "If we .confess our sins, he IGodl is faithful and just to forgive us our s in s, and to dea.nse us from all unrighteousness" ( 1 John 19).

There are seven tons of pressure per square inch in the ocean's deepest point. In God's ocean of pardon,

there is the pressure of His divine love-all the love shown by Christ in Gethsemane, at Calvary, and at the Resurrection. Once our sins a rc cast in the sea of H is pardon, the pressure of His love keeps them in the depths of the past! Ask God for His mercy and pardon, and your sins will be cast into the sea of God's for­getfulness.

A woman asked her friend. "Will you forgive me for the wrong I have done?"

Her friend replied, "Yes, I will forgive you, but I can never forget." llow different is the forgiveness of God! God forgives and forgets. The psalmist David said , "The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in merc)'. J Ie will nOt always chide; neither will he keep his anger for ever. lIe hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our in iquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him" (Psalm 103 :8- 11 ).

D.avid aga in declares, "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he [Godl removed our transgres­sions from us" (Psalm 103 :12) .

In 1909 Peary discovered the N'orth Pole. In 1911 Amundsen d iscovered the South Pole. But no one has discovered an east or west pole! North to south can be measured; east to west cannol. Therefore , there is no measure to God's pardon, for "as far as the cast is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us."

Isn't God's love and pardon wonderful? Have yot! experienced llis forgiveness through Jesus Christ , Hi s Son? If )'OU do not know that your sins are in the sea of His pardon. make certain of it now hy asking Him to save you. "\Yhosoe"er shal1 cal1 upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13). 6