Assembly Minutes 1951

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1951
MINUTES ■
46th
ANNUAL
ASSEMBLY
HELD IN
World-Wide Assembly Tabernacle
CLEVELAND, TENN.
September 11-17, 1951
THE
CHURCH OF GOD
Over Which M. A. Tomlinson
Is General Overseer
PRICE FIFTY CENTS MINISTERS’ EDITION

MINUTES
46th Annual Assembly
of the
Chare
£
Held in The World-Wide Annual Assembly Tabernacle
Cleveland, Tennessee, U. S. A.
September 11-17
“Ye are come unto Mount Sion . . . and to an innumerable
company of angels, to the general assembly and church of
the first bom . . . and to the spirits of just men made
perfect and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.”
“Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place
whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

LOVE TRUTH UNITY

Table of Contents
A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. Program------------------------------------
Adoption
of Minutes-----------------------------------------------------
Advice
to Members___________________________________-
Arrangement-------------------------,------------------------------------
Assistant
Publisher and Business Manager Selected--------------
Attendance------------.------------------—------------------------------
Bible
Training Camp Program---------------------------------------
Call of States and Provinces-------------------------------------------
Closing of Assembly-----------------------------—--------------------
Committees Appointed--------------------------------------------------
C. P. M. A. Program__________________________________
Department of Ministerial Aid----------------------------------------
Duties
of District Overseer--------------------------------------------
Duties
of State Overseer________________________________
Editor and Publisher Selected-----------------------------------------
Financial System __________,_________■________________
Free Literature Offering------------------------------------------------
Friday, September 14-------------------------------------------------
General Overseer’s Annual Address:
KJ Introductory----------------,-------------------------1-------------
2. The Covenant___________________________________
3. Building the Church of God________________________
4. Preach the Word_________________________________
5. Suffering for the Sake of the Gospel--------------------------
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. Our Evangelistic Efforts______-____________________
7. Our Auxiliary Work______________________________
8. The Church of Prophecy Marker Association---------------
9. Our Publishing Department________________________
10. Interesting Information:
(a) Data Gathered from Ministers’ Reports----------------
(b)
Tithes Received at Headquarters------------------------
(c)
Foreign Mission Drives-------------------------------------
(d) State Convention Missionary Offerings-----------------
(e) Missionary Money Each Year------------------------------
(f) State Convention Free Literature Offerings________
(g) State Convention Orphanage Offerings-------------.—
(h) Attendance at State Conventions------------------------
(i)
Womens Missionary Band----------------------------------
(j) Victory Leaders Band_________________________
(k) Sunday School_______________________________
(l) Assembly Band Movement_____________________
11. Conclusion_________________.__________:------ - -
Instructions—Local Church Officers--------------------------------
Introductory Services_______________________________—
List of Ministers:
Bishops________________________________.---:— -----:—
Deacons________________,_____—-----.—:---------——
Male Evangelists__________________________________
Female
Evangelists_________________________________
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Table of Contents (Con't.)
Management
and Personnel_____________________________________ 5
Missionary Offering___________________________________________78
Missionary Program______________ _____________________________75
Monday, September 10__________________________________S_______7
Monday, September 17_______________________________...________ 86
Obligation for Membership_______________._____.________________122
Opening of Assembly______________ _______________S____________10
Order of Business________-____________________________________120
Orphanage Offering_____________________ _____________________81
Remember___________________________________________________121
Report of A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. Secretary_______________________92
Report of Adjustment Committee______________________ 92
Report of Assembly Expense Committee___________________________102
Report of Auxiliary Boosters Committee_________________________ 97
Report of Bible Training Camp Superintendent____________________ 61
Report of Church of Prophecy Marker Association__________________108
Report of C. P. M. A. Secretary________________Z_________________105
Report of Field Secretary No. 1_________________________________87
Report of Field Secretary No. 2_________________:_______________87
Report of Foreign Language Secretary___________:__________________105
Report of Foreign Missionary Committee____________________________88
Report of Foreign Missionary Secretary___________________________103
Report of General Properties Committee...—________________________102
Report of Ministerial Aid Committee________!____________________ 57
Report of Questions and Subjects Committee_______________________90
Report of Sunday School Orphanage Committee__________..._______63
Report of Sunday School Secretary_______________________________93
Report of Visual Department___________________________________107
Report of V. L. B. Secretary______________________________;_____94
Report of Watchmen Committee__________________ 110
Report of Ways and Means Committee___________________________111
Report of W. M. B. Secretary...—__________________________________94
Saturday, September 15__ 66
State Overseers, Missionaries, Secretaries and other Appointments_____95
Sunday, September 16.__________________________________________ 75
Sunday School Program_________________________________[_____80
Teachings of'the Church of God______„_________________________123
Thursday, September 13__________________________________- . "18
Treasurer’s Financial Report____________________________________ 52
Treasurer Selected ___ 57
Tuesday, September 11________________________________...____i___ 8
V. L. B. Program_____________________________________________69
Wednesday, September 12__._____________ 9
White Wing Messenger, Joyful News Broadcast and
Happy Harvester Drive_____________ ... ______________________68
White Wing Publishing House and Press Financial Report...................... 54
World Must Be Evangelized_________________________________ 118

Prefatory Notes
The 46th Annual Assembly—what a blessed time it was! Three weeks
have passed since it closed, but the scenes of those six days and nights
are fresh in my memory. Many stated that this Assembly was one of
the best that we have ever had, and I agree with their statements. The
presence of the Lord was in our midst from the beginning to the end.
The
good, sweet spirit prevailed. Our people were happy. They were
filled to overflowing with the blessings that God gives His children. They
testified,
they sang the praises of God, they rejoiced in the Lord, they
clapped their hands and waved their handkerchiefs. It was good to look
upon that immense number of smiling faces.
The speakers were anointed of the Lord and we were fed day after day
on the good Word of God as they dug down deep and brought out the
rich morsels of soul food. I am sure that many of our people who were
present are still feasting on the good things they heard at the Assembly.
The auxiliary programs were inspiring, uplifting and instructive. Every
thing seemed to be in its place and if anything was lacking, the Lord
made up for it with the good blessings that flooded our souls. The workers
were full of the zeal that it takes to accomplish something for God and
His
Church. There was a nice increase in each of the auxiliary offerings,
for which we thank the Lord.
The altar services were fruitful of much good, however, we do not have
a record of the number saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost.
Every night the altars were full of seekers after the blessings they needed
from God. And we know it was a good place to seek God. The Lord was
there and a lot of folks were there also to help pray them through.
We were fortunate to have with us three brass bands—Louisville, Ba
hamas and Miami; also one electric string band in charge of M. S. Curry.
These
bands rendered excellent service and their music brought blessing
after blessing to the people.
The committees were faithful in performing their duties. They spent
a good deal of time in considering matters and preparing their reports.
The work they did is appreciated and we feel that their efforts will count
for the advancement of the Church in the future.
The registrars worked untiringly. We have never been able to register
the name and address of everyone in attendance, but the registrars suc
ceeded
in getting the names and addresses of 13,024. Of this number,
8,016 came from a distance and 5,008 lived in or near Cleveland. These
figures
prove that our registrars were on the job.
Among
the thousands in attendance were some from other countries.
Delegates
from Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Barbados, Porto
Rico, Bahamas, Haiti, Virgin Islands, British West Africa, and India were
present to enjoy the good things of the Lord with us.
Our clerks deserve praise and commendation for the faithful service
rendered. It is through their work that we are able to prepare and send
out this book of Minutes. They could not make a record of everything
that transpired in detail, but they made brief notes of many interesting
happenings and they also kept a careful record of the business trans
actions.
Much time has been spent in preparing this volume and I trust
that God will bless it so it can be used for the upbuilding of the Church
of God.
The time for the next annual feast—the General Assembly of the Church
of God, M. A. Tomlinson, General Overseer, will be September 9-15, 1952.
We are expecting great advancements to be made in the work before that
time and we are already wondering what will take place when we meet
together again in our next annual gathering.
M. A. TOMLINSON, General Overseer

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 5
MINUTES
OF THE FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE CHURCH OF GOD
M. A. Tomlinson, General Overseer
HELD IN CLEVELAND, TENN., U. S. A., SEPT. 11-17, 1951
Management 1 and Personnel of the Home and
Local Organization
M. A. Tomlinson, General Overseer
Private Secretary, Lillie Duggar
SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMITTEES—Reception, Entertainment, Reg
istrars, Ushers, Camp Ground—C. R. Payne.
CLERKS—L. A. Moxley, Ashel T. Wagar, Zell a Creel, Mildred Bennett,
Kathleen Thompson, Allan S. Keenan.
TREASURER—;J. R. Kinser; Mattie Kinser, Pruddie Millsap and Eunice
Goins, Office Secretaries.
PUBLISHING
DEPARTMENT—C. T. Davidson, Mary Sue Bates, Polly
Kinser, Jenna Lee Spivey, Verdia Longwith, Diane Johnson, Wanda
Edwards, Willystene Calfee, L. A. Moxley, Kathleen Thompson, Kath
leen Pruett, Joyce Horner, Joyce Daniels, Maggie Robinson, Pearle
Davidson,
Ruth Pruitt, Juanita Sample, Irene Calfee, Jannie Sanders,
Coleman
Lamberson, Millard Chase, Barney Beisly, William Coile,
Thomas Holcomb, Frank Bell, John Bancroft, Wayne Donaldson, Hugh
Edwards, Charles Davidson, Bonnie Atnip, Grady Horner, Juanita
Mackey,
Laura Rogers, Lunata Wright, Mattie Morris, Rosa Queener.
POST OFFICE—J. F. Anderson, Postmaster.
CAFETERIA—Will H. Brown.
PARCEL
CHECK ROOM—L. R. Oppert.
JANITOR—Lloyd Rogers.
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM—Loyal Washington, Roscoe Cannon, Paul
Lawson,
D. E. Garr, Hugh Edwards, Gene Cannon.

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RECEPTION—Allen Davis, Amos Creel, Joe Crews, Henry Nix, Bill Porter,
J. C. Trammell, Charles Browning, Dorothy Creel, Betty Creel, Emitt
Davis, Alta Davis, Grady Horner, Joe Martin, Maude Martin, A. B.
Woodruff,
Ima Jewel Woodruff, Clay Shelton, Mrs. Clay Shelton,
Fred Bird, Cora Bird, Malcolm Linkous, Eugene Black, Everett Hig
don, Grace Higdon, Edsel Hartman, Louise Hartman, Marvin Burt,
Marie Burt, Eugene Richardson, Lamar Parton, Bettye Parton, Rufus
Nunnery, Harold Beemer, Gabriel Montijo, D. M. Deadrick, Dorothy
Deadrick, Archie Melvin, Lucy Scotton, Virgil Fowler, Dane Tabor,
Z. R. Young, Kate Tabor, Linell Tabor, Eugene Weakley, Paul Gar
rett, Buford Johnson, Delmar Spurling, J. C. Palmer, Ralph Bryant,
Cordell Webb, Henry Dennis.
ENTERTAINMENT
—L. S. Rhodes, Omer C. Lawson, Grady Horner, Ralph
Scotton,
F. F. Gibbons, Cliff Lindner, Everett Atnip, Roy Cannon,
Charlie Smith, R. C. Cannon, Jr., Sherman Pruett, H. B. Campbell,
Glenn
Hutson, Chester Sample, Herbert Green, Gabriel Montijo, Willie
Scotton,
Lucy Scotton, James Barrett, Herman Faulkner, John Melton,
Roy Holder, Dallas Ramsey, Loris Lawson, Homer Robinson, Homer
Sample,
Charlie Odom, Hugh Edwards, Thomas Holcomb, H. P. Burns.
REGISTRARS—Jess F. Pruitt, Franklin Jones, Clarence Cox, Frank Gib
son, T. E. Bradley, Warren Roney , J. S. Taylor, Autie E. Cleaver,
Lawrence Heckert, O. R. Hogan, J. R. Searcy, Raymond Pruitt, Nellie
Walker, Vera Roach, Mary Castor, Evelyn Miller, Annie Wixon, Idellie
Moore, Naomi Filer, C. W. Collins, W. D. Smith, M. M. Smith, Wil-
lean Lawson, D. M. Deadrick, John Sands, Ruby Deadrick, Dorothy
Deadrick, Emma Reed, Thomas Douglas, Johnie E. Butler, Anner
Cox, Robert Ray, Bobbie Curry, Rita Vincent, Geneva Jones, Pearl
Trafecanto, Mildred Roach, Joyce Rhorer, Doris Worthington, Lillian
Reiger,
Ruby Tilghmon, Nettie Lang, John S. Boyce, Polly Callahan.
USHERS—E. H. Griffith, Charles Pennington, Dudley Lowman, Zilvon
R. Young, Roy Maddox, A. E. Davis, Wilce Litton, Sam Lawson, Dane
Tabor,
Oather Graves, Noah Smith, James Manus, Eastley McNabb,
Bobby
Sapp, Grady Horner, L. A. Fritts, Lamar Parton, Tom Hart,
Albert Linville, C. G. Miller, D. L. Welch, Orvie Braland, Estes Rob
erts, T. H. Hazen, A. N. Brooks, Donald Wells, Walter Daugherty,
Wayne
Allen, Charles Hawkins, Harvey Gardner, E. L. Baxter, Harold
Beemer,
C. Duncan, Charles Kinder, J. B. Jones, Michael Ray Parker,
Joe C. Crews, E. H. Stewart, Sam E. Raney, Charles Peterson, Alvin
Brantley, Melvin Pittman, Joel Cox, John W. Wood, Marvin Scot
ton, Leroy Scotton, A. Gilmore, John W. Sands, Guy Olmstead,
Charles Palmore, Charles Monroe, Roy Day, J. L. White, Walter
Willoughby,
A. A. Callahan, C. E. Manning, Mack Caldwell, Lonnie
Freeman, Neal Brown, D. M. Shults, J. T. Weathers, G. A. Wilson,
Marvin Brown, Manning Crews, Delmar Spurling, W. D. Daugherty,
Bill
Porter, Winston Gonia, Charles Smithers, Junior Guthrie, David
Tarrance, M. A. Burt, Gene Douglas, Delbert Wilkerson, Robert Freer
land, George Beacham.
CAMP GROUND—Rube Whitlock, Bill Dooley, L. R. Oppert, Racy Gates.

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INTRODUCTORY SERVICES
Monday, September 10
The Reception and Entertainment Committees and the Registrars were
kept busy all day Monday receiving the people, assigning them to their
rooms
and registering the names. At intervals during the day the Re
ception Committee had programs of music, songs, testimonies and short
talks. Quite a number of people were present for these programs and
the presence of the Lord was in the midst.
7:00 p.m.—The first introductory service opened with music by the
Electric String Band, M. S. Curry in charge. This was followed by music
on
the organ by Royalance Merkel. Then a number by the Miami Band,
followed
by music by the Bahama Band. The congregation stood and
clapped their hands while these bands played and many shouted and
rejoiced in the Lord.
7:31 p.m.—Song service led by Charlie Odom, Willystene Calfee at the
piano and Royalance Merkel at the organ. The General Overseer read
several requests for prayer, then called for the congregation to make
known their requests by raising their hands. D. R. McAllister led in prayer,
then all the congregation stood and joined together in prayer for those
for whom requests had been made.
7:46 p.m.—Special songs by the Florida Quartet, Bible Place Trio, Kelly
Brothers, and Paul Lawson.
8:03 p.m.—Brother C. R. Payne, Chairman of Committees, delivered a
short message on the subject, “The Importance of Attending the General
Assembly
of the Church of God.” After the message, he introduced the
chairman of each committee—Allen Davis, Chairman of the Reception
Committee;
Jess F. Pruitt, Chairman of Registrars; E. H. Griffith, Chair
man of Ushers. Each of these spoke briefly.
8:33 p.m.—Music by the Miami Band while the people shook hands with
those
nearest them and greeted each other. The Bahama Band joined in
the music and the congregation waved handkerchiefs, shouted and re
joiced in the God of their salvation.
8:45 p.m.—A mighty concert prayer was prayed for the success of the
Assembly.
8:48 p.m.—The Fields of the Wood Manager, Brother L. S. Rhodes, in
vited all present to attend the Fields of the Wood program the following
day. He stated there were blessings in store for everyone at Fields of
the Wood. He urged all to drive carefully to Fields of the Wood so there
would be no accidents. Brother Jess F. Pruitt, Foreign Language Sec
retary, with the help of others, displayed Bibles, tracts and Church pub
lications printed in foreign languages. He gave information concern
ing the number of languages in which these various items are published.
The congregation joined with him in praying for the advancement of
our work in getting the printed message to the nations in their own lan
guages.
Brother Gabriel Montijo, our Spanish Translator, and his wife
recited the poem, “Others” in Spanish. Brother Montijo repeated it in
English
and Sister Montijo sang a song in Spanish. Brother Grady R.
Kent, C. P. M. A. Secretary, gave some information concerning the Air
plane Program, then read the names of people and states who had con

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tributed airplanes to the fleet. He stated that he had a record of forty-
two
pilots and gave the names of these. Brother J. B. Wright, B. T. C.
Superintendent, called for all who had ever attended B. T. C. to come to
the platform. They repeated the Books of the Bible, then sang a fiery
B. T. C. song, led by M. S. Curry.
9:35 p.m.—Song by the Melody Four, “Peace in the Valley.”
9:38 p.m.—Evangelistic message by Buford Johnson. He told sinners of
their need of God and urged them to seek Him. Brother Bill Porter
sang “Jesus Forgives and Forgets” as the people made their way to the
altar. The Electric Band furnished music for the altar service.
Tuesday, September 11
The delegates from Kentucky, the Louisville and Miami Brass Bands
gathered on the walks and lawn of the World Capitol Building. The
delegates
from Florida and the Bahama Brass Band gathered on the walks
and lawn of the White Wing Publishing House. The bands played alter
nately until a signal was given to march inside the tabernacle. The Louis
ville and Miami Bands and delegates from Kentucky marched to the
east double doors of the Tabernacle, with the overseer of Kentucky in the
lead. The Bahama Band and delegates from Florida marched to the
west double doors, following the overseer of Florida. The bands con
tinued to play until they reached their respective places.
6:35 p.m.—Concert prayer in behalf of those for whom requests had been
made.
This was a mighty prayer.
6:45 p.m.—Program by the Ridgedale, Tennessee church, in charge of
Allen Davis, pastor. This consisted of songs by quartets, a trio and a duet.
7:05 p.m.—Song service led by Liston Pritchard, Wilma Gonia at the
piano.
Prayer by B. M. Fouts while the congregation stood in sacredness
before the Lord.
7:20 p.m.—Special songs by the Georgia Trio, Sons of Harmony, and
Whirlwind Evangelists.
7:40 p.m.—While the bands furnished music an offering was taken by
the ushers which amounted to $414.00. Brother Lloyd P. Goins prayed,
consecrating the offering to the service of the Lord.
7:55 p.m.—The City of Cleveland welcomed the delegates through Mr.
Dick Kerr, City Commissioner; S. I. Bryant, President of Chamber of
Commerce;
James F. Corn, Attorney; and Mark Fulbright, County Judge.
Each of these extended a hearty welcome to those in attendance at the
Assembly and wished for them a pleasant stay in the city. They ex
pressed pleasure in having the opportunity of speaking to people hav
ing peace and contentment written on their faces and wished for us the
best Assembly we have ever had.
8:10 p.m.—George W. Thorogood, Executive Vice President of the Mer
chants Bank, spoke briefly to welcome the Assembly delegates to Cleve
land, then referred to the loan of $150,000 made by the Merchants Bank,
assisted by the Hamilton National Bank of Chattanooga, five years ago
on the Publishing House. He stated that on August 21 the Treasurer, J. R.
Kinser, came in and paid off the last note. He commended the Church
on this achievement. He introduced Ambrose Ringwald, Assistant Cashier,
and Neil Loder, Vice President of the Hamilton National Bank. Then he
handed a paper representing the mortgage to the General Overseer and they

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proceeded to burn it while the congregation cheered. Before the burning of
this paper, the General Overseer called for those connected with the Pub
lishing House, the V. L. B. Secretary, Sister Willard Boyles, and the state V.
L. B. secretaries to stand on the speakers platform. It was through the efforts
of the Victory Leaders in raising Free Literature funds that the indebted
ness had been paid. Before they left the platform the General Overseer
expressed his appreciation for the good work done by our young people
and presented Sister Willard with a plaque in honor of her faithful serv
ice in the V. L. B. work for a period of seventeen years: She accepted
the plaque and thanked him for it, then voiced her thanks to the V. L. Bs.
for their co-operation in the work and for all that had been accomplished
through their efforts.
8:26 p.m.—All bands played “Jesus Hold My Hand” while the congre
gation stood, clapped their hands and rejoiced in the Lord.
8:40 p.m.—Introductory and welcome address by Omer C. Lawson, pas
tor of the Wildwood Avenue Church of God. The speaker gave the del
egates a hearty welcome to the Assembly and he encouraged them to
give
themselves over to the Lord and continue to enjoy His good bless
ings in the Assembly.
8:48 p.m.—The First Street church welcomed the delegates with a song,
led by the pastor, Ralph C. Scotton.
8:55 p.m.—The Eastview church welcomed the people to the Assembly
through its pastor, Grady V. Homer. He spoke briefly, giving everyone a
glad welcome.
8:58 p.m.—Song by the -Nunnery sisters, “Something Within.”
9:00 p.m.—Raymond Pruitt, Illinois; Aaron Couch, Georgia; and E. E.
Van Deventer, South Dakota, spoke a few minutes each on the subject,
“My Reason for attending the General Assembly.” Each one made it
clear that it is needful for our ministers to attend the Assembly. They
showed
that they wanted to be present so they could have first hand
information of all that transpired in the Assembly. They also showed that
they needed to attend the Assembly to receive inspiration and to be fed
on the feast of good things from the Lord.
9:08 p.m.—Concert prayer. This was a powerful prayer in behalf of
the committees, speakers and all the activities of the Assembly, for the
President and all in authority, and for those for whom requests had been
made.
9:12 p.m.—Evangelistic message by Harrison E. Price. The speaker showed
that people must humble themselves and lay aside everything in order to
receive blessings from God. Brother Charles Hawkins spoke briefly to
encourage the people to seek God for the blessings they needed. Shirley
Hawkins sang, “Where Will I Spend Eternity” while the people came to
the altar. The altar was soon filled with people crying out to God.
Wednesday, September 12
6:00 a.m.—Sunrise prayer meeting in charge of E. L. Baxter and Oscar
Jones. A nice crowd was present for this first sunrise service. Brother
Baxter called for a concert prayer. The spirit of prayer took hold of
the people and they prayed earnestly for several minutes. Brother Baxter
led the song service, with Larry Smith at the piano. A prayer was offered
for the Reception Committee and the Registrars and their work that
day.
Brother Jones spoke briefly to welcome those present to the early
morning service, then all stood and praised the Lord together. A special

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prayer was offered in behalf of the A. B. M. program which followed
later in the morning, then another prayer for the General Overseer in
appointing the committees. Brother Baxter talked briefly, then Brother
Jones read a Scripture lesson and spoke a few words which inspired and
blessed the people. An offering was taken for a sister who had lost her
pocketbook.
There were a few special songs during the service, also
concert prayers for those who made requests. The service closed at 7:30
a.m. with a prayer by all in behalf of the C. P. M. A. program in the
afternoon of that day.
8:00 a.m.—Program of music by the Electric Band.
8:15 a.m.—Music by the Bahama Band in front of the tabernacle. They
continued to play as they came inside.
8:30 a.m.—Song service led by G. A. Wilson, A. J. Coalter at the piano.
Prayer at the pulpit by K. M. Sowers while the congregation stood in
silence and holy reverence before the Lord.
8:45 a.m.—The General Overseer opened the Assembly by reading Ro
mans 12:9-21, and then praying earnestly for God to bless in all the
sessions of the Assembly. At the close of the prayer, he declared the
Assembly
open for business.
8:53 a.m.—Appointment of committees:
Questions
and Subjects—M. E. Wilson, Hermis Ferguson, Sidney A.
Cooley, L. V. Jones, Boyd Thornton, Earl Cowen, M. M. Burt.
Watchmen—W. A. Newsom, L. E. Silvers, T. J. Lowe, Paul Garrett, R. W.
Cowart, J. V. Johnson, J. W. Deadrick.
Adjustment—C. L. Taylor, Adrian T. Griffin, Wynn Stockdale, D ,M.
Cobb, Archie Melvin.
Ways
and Means—S. O. Gillaspie, G. C. Decker, W. M. Lowman, Alvin
S. Moss, Z. R. Young.
Assembly Expense—C. R. Payne, John A. Stubbs, James Staggs, Don
Thomas, Joseph W. Knowles.
Auxiliary Boosters—J. P. Sullivan, Joe Martin, D. M. Deadrick, M. S.
Curry, Roy H. Phipps, Clement Lynch, F. E. Van Deventer, Sebastian
McGee.
As the names of the members of the committees were called, they came
to the platform. While they were standing together, a special prayer was
offered for them by Brother Bob Williams. After the prayer, Galathia
Rogers
and Augustine Sullivan sang “Pull Altogether.” At the last the
congregation joined with them in singing the chorus and the pulling to
gether was demonstrated by the members of the committees.
9:12 a.m.—A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. Program in charge of E. H. Griffith,
General Secretary.
After a few introductory remarks, the Secretary called for all band lead
ers to stand and pray in concert. At the close of the prayer, the congre
gation stood and praised the Lord together,
9:23 a.m.—Song by the Inspiration Trio, “Cool Water.”
9:28 a.m.—“The Spirit of the A. B. M.,” message by Etta Mae Jenkins.
She stated that the purpose of the A. B. M. is to keep the sheep. She
showed
what it will take to care for them and keep them fed. Then if
one
does wander away, she made it clear that it is our responsibility to
restore him in the spirit of meekness.
9:36 a.m.—Song by a quartet, “Come Back and Stay in Line.”
9:41 a.m.—Public Offense. This was a demonstration showing how to
deal with a member who has committed a public or church offense. The
Secretary gave an explanation of the difference between a personal offense
and a public or church offense. He read Matthew 18:15-17, 21, 22 and

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stated that these verses show there is no limit to the number of times
we should forgive an individual who sins against us and not the church.
He
stated that a public or church offense is one that is generally known
or common to all, and this kind requires the attention of the pastor. To
prove this point, he read from the writings of the former General Over
seer.
He stated that if a member has brought reproach on the church
it is necessary for the pastor to see the person and try to get him to repent.
This is the pastor’s responsibility and does not belong to the work of
the band leader. If the pastor can’t get him to repent, then he should
be excluded. The Secretary showed by the reading of Romans 16:17, 18
what a public offense is. This Scripture also makes it clear what our
attitude should be toward one who sins against the church. Then he
read 2 Cor. 13:1, 2 to show how far we should go with one who commits
a church offense. Two or three witnesses are required by the Bible. Then
he referred to Titus 3:10,11. He stated that the heresy in a man is what
makes him an heretic, and heresy will destroy the spirit of the A. B. M.
He
showed that it is what takes place on the inside of the church that
hurts us, and he stated that Paul’s instructions make it clear that a mem
ber should be put on the outside of the church where he can’t bother us
after the necessary steps have been taken. It is the duty of the pastor
to get the heretic out of the church before he injects his poison doctrine
into the other members. He stated that the demonstration had to do with
a lay member in heresy.
The first scene of the demonstration was on the street where a member
of the local church met the member who was in heresy and had not been
attending the local church services. The member told him of the good
services and how the Lord was blessing. He mentioned that people were
being saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Ghost. When this
statement was made, the member made it clear that he did not believe
in sanctification as the church taught it, but he believed it was a pro
gressive work. He tried to inject his belief on the subject into the other
member, but this member tried to convince him that he was wrong.
The
next scene was very similar to the first. The heretic met another
member and the conversation was very much the same. The member
in error was strong in his statements concerning sanctification being a
progressive work instead of an instantaneous experience wrought in the
heart.
The third scene showed these two members in the home of the pastor,
tolling him about the false doctrine that was being taught by the mem
ber they had talked with. The pastor was very much grieved and stated
he would visit the brother and try to help him.
The fourth scene was the meetings of still another member with the
brother in error. This member told the brother of the wonderful mes
sage
the pastor had preached on sanctification. This gave the brother the
opportunity to state his belief on the subject and he urged the member
not to accept what the pastor taught.
In the fifth scene the pastor visited the brother in heresy. The pastor
patiently explained the teachings of the Church to him and urged him
to lay aside his heresy and stick to the doctrine, but he would not listen.
The pastor prayed with him, then told him that if he did not leave off
his teaching of sanctification as a progressive work he would have to
bring the matter before the church. The man clung to his heresy and
stated he would be present at the church conference.
In the sixth scene the pastor visited the local church clerk and they
discussed
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brother in error. They were careful to show in the charges that the
brother was teaching the doctrine of sanctification as a progressive work
which
is contrary to the teaching of the Church of God that it is a second
definite
work of grace wrought in the heart.
The seventh scene was a business meeting in the local church with
the pastor moderating. After other business had been taken care of,
the clerk read the charges against the member in heresy. The pastor stated
that his heart was heavy but he must do his duty. He called on those
who
had talked with the brother to speak, then the brother in error was
allowed
to speak. He showed a very bad spirit and asked to be dismissed
from the church. It was moved and seconded that he be disfellowshiped
from the church and the motion was agreed to by all present.
In this demonstration the church followed the instructions of the Bible
closely. The heresy had been made known to the pastor by two or three
witnesses; the pastor had performed his duty in going to the brother to
try to save him; when he failed, the church took the necessary action
to get rid of the false teaching which would hinder the progress of the
church.
10:55 a.m.—While giving some instructions, the Secretary stated that
he had been endeavoring to get everyone to see the necessity of finding
every backslidden member of the Church of God. He read a few words
from the former General Overseer’s Annual Address before the 38th
Assembly
where he referred to the marking of local churches that have
reached the • necessary standard of spirituality and organization to render
them worthy of being marked. One requirement would be for every
member to be saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost. Brother
Griffith stated that since we are striving to have every member saved,
sanctified
and filled with the Holy Ghost, he felt it was necessary for
us to locate everyone and have the correct addresses. This is necessary
before we can get them all saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy
Ghost. One of the duties of the band leaders is to get the correct address
of each member of their bands and make a careful record of same. He
referred to a conversation with the General Overseer and the General
C. P. M. A. Secretary. In this conversation they reached the conclusion that
a local church must have the correct address of each member in order to
receive an honor stone. This will be included in the requirements for
another year. He stated that it is impossible to reach perfection with
out knowing the whereabouts of some of our members. He said, “We must
first locate them. After we locate them, we can endeavor to get everyone
saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost. To get the address of
everyone doesn’t mean to turn any out. After we get the address of
everyone,
then we want to put forth special effort to get everyone saved,
sanctified
and filled with the Holy Ghost.”
11:06 a.m.—Song by Brother and Sister Adams, “Just Over the Hilltop.”
11:15 a.m.*—“My Vision of the A. B. M., short message by Liston Pritch
ard. The speaker stated that one definition of the word vision is divine
revelation, and that is the kind of vision that he was going to talk about
He
mentioned instances in the Bible where God gave a divine revela
tion to certain people and he said the God that revealed to Peter that
Jesus was the Christ revealed to us the A. B. M. He mentioned the fact
that the A. B. M. has a great work to do and this was demonstrated by
eleven
people representing a band leader and the ten members on his band.
11:23 a.m.—Song by Harper and Betty Hunter, “When the Lord Reached
Down His Hand for Me.” The congregation joined in singing the chorus
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lifting them out of sin.
11:35 a.m.—“The Benefit of Our Emergency Fund,” message by Omer
C. Lawson. The speaker told how the Emergency Fund was used and
showed that it has been a benefit to a number of our people when emer
gencies
have arisen. He felt that the Emergency Fund is a good thing,
and that all of us should be zealously affected in every good thing.
11:46 a.m.—Concert prayer, asking God to cause every member to feel
his responsibility.
11:50 a.m.—James Pentecost, Katherine Peavy, James R. Cooper and
Joel Cox spoke briefly on the subject, “State Overseers Pay Association.”
These
speakers made us feel that we must esteem our overseers very
highly in love for their work’s sake, and that it is the duty of the mem
bers to give for their support so their work will not be hindered.
12:01 p.m.—Chorus by the Bible Place Trio, “Got Any Rivers.”
12:03 p.m.—Brother Dudley Lowman, state A. B. M. and S. O. P. A.
secretary of Virginia, presented Brother Griffith with an offering of $90.00
as a token of the love and appreciation the people of Virginia have for him.
12:05 p.m.—Awarding of prizes.
The
states had been divided into four groups according to membership
and the leading state in each group was awarded.
An award of honor was presented to the secretary of the state which
had the best general report for the year in each group as follows:
Group No. 1—Virginia, J. D. Lowman.
Group
No. 2—Ohio, Wayne Allen.
Group
No. 3—Iowa, Orvie Braland.
Group No. 4—Minnesota, E. H. Stewart.
An award of honor was presented to the secretary of the state in each
group having the largest love offering for the state overseer.
Group
No. 1—Tennessee, Betty Creel—$3,176.30.
Group No. 2—Ohio, Wayne Allen—$1,462.78.
Group No. 3—Iowa, Orvie Braland—$1,155.04.
Group No. 4—Minnesota, E. H. Stewart—$951.27.
Awards of honor were presented to Melvin Pittman, Georgia, for hav
ing the largest number of churches on the Emergency Honor Roll; J. D.
Lowman,
Virginia, for having the second largest number; and to Alvin
Brantley, North Carolina, for having the third largest number.
Badges of honor were presented to the states and countries having
the Emergency dollars paid in full. These were: South Dakota, Iowa, Vir
ginia,
Colorado, Indiana, Nebraska, West Texas, Minnesota, Connecticut,
Washington, Michigan, Ohio, Idaho, Oregon, Vermont, Virgin Islands, On
tario, Canada, Alaska, New Mexico.
Joseph Gustave, Haiti, was awarded a badge of honor for having the
best general report for the year in foreign fields.
James Cooper, Bahamas, was awarded a badge of honor for having the
second
best general report for the year in foreign fields.
James A. Thomas, Dominican Republic, was awarded a badge of honor
for having the third best general report for the year in foreign fields.
12:16 p.m.—The closing prayer was prayed in concert by a number of
the state secretaries.
1:30 p.m.—Song service led by Harold Beemer, Georgia Riggs at the
piano.
Prayer by Willard Henderson while the congregation stood in
silence.
At the close of the prayer, the congregation prayed in concert
in behalf of those for whom requests were made.
2:00 p.m.—“Bringing up the Slack; Filling up That Which is Behind,”
message by H. C. Chapman. This was a good message in which the

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speaker showed that one of the best ways to bring up the slack is for
every member to be a worker in the Church of God.
2:20 p.m.—Music by the Bahama Band. The congregation stood and
waved handkerchiefs.
2:30 p.m.—Church of Prophecy Marker Association Program in charge
of Grady R. Kent, General Secretary.
The Secretary expressed his appreciation for all the assistance rendered
in the work of the C. P. M. A. Then he called attention to the uniform
worn by the General Overseer and said it was presented to him by the
pilot.
He also stated that the Charleston, South Carolina church gave him
the new uniform he was wearing. The program opened with the sound
of the trumpet from the isles of the sea—Bahamas.
2:40 p.m.—Song by the Biblical Wonder Trio.
2:45 p.m.—Song by Harrison E. Price and Wilburn Curtis.
2:50 p.m.—Special number by the Biblical Wonder String Band.
2:58 p.m.—Message by the Secretary. “Lo, we come in the volume of
the Book it is written of us,” was the theme of the message. He said,
“It is written of us in the volume of the Book just as much as the early
Church. If they had not done the work they did ,they could not have
proved they were the Church of God. God saved a portion of the Book
for us to fulfil so that we may prove to the world that this is the Church.
The marking program of the C. P. M. A. will turn the eyes of the world
to the Church of God.” He referred to Fields of the Wood and stated
that it is attracting thousands of visitors. He also mentioned the wide
advertising Fields of the Wood is getting and the Church is paying noth
ing for it.
Brother Kent referred to Ephesians 3:9 and said, “What are people to
see
when they are made to see? When they are made to see, they have
just got to see. Prophecy put Jesus on the program. He wouldn’t have
been carried to Nazareth if it had not been for prophecy. He wouldn’t
have been sold for thirty pieces of silver if it had not been for prophecy.
Prophecy put Him on the program and it also puts us on the program.
The
C. P. M. A. is showing the Church of God. A lot Qf people won’t
believe us when we tell them who we are, but our works will prove who
we
are. Some people think we are fanatics, but when we get all of the
work done, the Lord will pull the cover off and they will see who we are.”
Isaiah 60:1 was read and at this time a girl bearing a card with June 13,
1903 written on it came on the platform. Brother Kent said, “The peo
ple must know that this is the Church of God which arose in 1903.”
As the message was continued, another came to the platform represent
ing the Sunday School, through which our teaching program was launched
in 1906. Then another representing the Assembly Band Movement which
had its beginning in 1916. The speaker showed that this auxiliary cor
responds with the work of the church in the wilderness in having band
leaders over ten members. Others came on the platform representing
the W. M. B. and V. L. B. which are a product of our Big Business Pro
gram which was launched in 1928. Still others followed showing the
flag made its appearance in 1933, the Fields of the Wood in 1940, the
C. P. M. A. and the perfection program in 1943, the Visual Department
in 1948, the Wings of Prophecy in 1949, and the Evangelistic Biblical Won
der Campaigns in 1950.
At the close of the message Harrison Price, Charles Hawkins and their
Biblical Wonder crew sang, “I’m a Pilgrim.” Following this the East
Texas Biblical Wonder Campaign group sang, “Get on the Happy Side
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Awarding of banners and badges:
The program called for this to be done, but because of a lack of time
they were presented another day.
Badges
of honor were presented to the champion evangelists—those hav
ing taken the largest number of converts into the Church—Harrison E.
Price and Charles Hawkins.
A badge of honor was presented to the leading soul winner—the one
having the largest number of converts during the year—John C. Lyle.
A banner was presented to the church at Trion, Georgia for having the
largest number of council members.
A banner was presented to the state of North Carolina for having the
largest number of council members.
A banner was presented to Virginia for having the largest number of
honor stones in the Honor Roll in Fields of the Wood.
Badges of honor were presented to the secretaries of the ten leading
states in council membership in the C. P. M. A. These were: North Caro
lina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, South
Carolina,
Mississippi, East Texas.
4:10 p.m.—The large congregation moved outside the building for the
continuation of the program. A string band furnished music while prep
arations were made for this out-door program. Brother Kent gave some
information concerning the airplanes that were flying overhead. The
General Overseer and the overseers of states which had purchased air
planes this year were standing near the microphone. The planes were
dedicated to the work of the Master by prayer by the General Overseer
and a concert prayer by all.
4:35 p.m.—Short programs by the Biblical Wonder Campaign groups:
Harrison E. Price and his group sang, “I’m so Glad that Jesus Set Me
Free.” Charles Hawkins introduced the members of the group, then gave
the following report of their work for the year: 346 saved, 162 sanc
tified,
106 baptized with the Holy Ghost, 190 added to the Church, held fif
teen revivals and set six churches in order.
Brother Kent and his group were next on the program with Harry Lee
Moore in charge. The group sang, “My Journey to the Skies,” and Brother
Moore spoke a few minutes.
The Florida Biblical Wonder group, M. S. Curry, overseer, was next.
Then South Dakota, F. E. Van Deventer, overseer; North Dakota, Nelson
W. Johnson, overseer; Alabama, Roy H. Phipps, overseer; East Texas, John
A. Stubbs, overseer; Mississippi, H. M. Biggers, overseer; and Arkansas,
James Staggs, overseer. Each overseer spoke briefly and songs were sung
by the various groups.
5:55 p.m.—Song by Wilburn Curtis, “The Church of God, the Church of
Prophecy.”
5:59 p.m.—The program was concluded with prayer by Theodore Hollo
way.
6:00 p.m.—Music by the Electric Band.
6:15 p.m.—Program of music and songs by Harrison E. Price and his
evangelistic group.
6:31 p.m.—Music by the Miami Brass Band.
6:40 p.m.—Special songs by the Florida Quartet, “Land Where Living
Waters Flow;” Kelly Brothers, “I Want to Rest.”
6:45 p.m.—Concert prayer in behalf of those for whom requests were
made.
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by Every Member if We Remain in the Church of God and Be in the
Rapture,” message by Don B. Thomas.
Brother Thomas said, “I am afraid many of our people do not realize
what it is going to mean to be prepared for the coming of the Lord.
For the Church to be ready, every member must be ready. The rapture
won’t mean much to you unless you are in the thing that Jesus is com
ing after, and He is coming after the wife that has made herself ready.
You may have been a member of the Church a long time, but it won’t
matter how long you have been in the Church, it is whether you have
been faithful enough to be in it when Jesus comes. We talk about be
ing members of the Church of God, but we won’t be in it long unless we
do what the Bible says do.
“There were some in the early Church who were antichrists. They
went out from the Church because they were not actually one of them.
I want to be in this thing. We are talking about remaining. It takes
something to remain in the Church of God. I want everything I do to
be according to the rulings and teachings of the Church. I know some
of our people have never been convinced that it is necessary to practice
all the teachings.
“The members of the early Church were not given the decrees to put
on the shelf, but they were given to them to keep. The only way we
will remain in the Church of God is to practice all the teachings. To
remain in the Church of God, members are going to have to be saved
and sanctified. They will have to be filled with the Holy Ghost. They
are going to have to trust the Lord for their healing. Unless they start
trusting the Lord, I don’t believe they will remain. All will have to pay
tithes, and all will have to pay the emergency dollar. Everything the
Bible
teaches must be put in practice. God gave us the requirements and
He
doesn’t change His mind.”
7:20 p.m.—Song service led by D. M. Deadrick, Maude Foster at the
piano.
An offering was received for the expenses of the Assembly while
the songs were sung. Prayer by R. G. Thompson while the congregation
stood in holy reverence before the Lord.
7:35 p.m.—Program in charge of Field Secretary, Ralph C. Scotton.
After Brother Scotton spoke a few words, the Sons of Harmony sang,
“Get Away Old Chilly Jordan.” Annie Belle Forester and delegates
from Canton, North Carolina sang, “I’m Depending on You Jesus.”
7:54 p.m.—“Laying Aside Every Weight,” program by the High point,
North Carolina church, in charge of Maude Foster. This was a demon
stration of the Scripture found in Hebrews 12:1. It showed that the things
of. this world have to be put off in order to run the race success
fully. At the close of the demonstration, the High Point choir sang, “I’ve
Got
That Old Time Religion in my Heart.” There was shouting and re
joicing while the song was sung.
8:10 p.m.—“Power of the Latter Rain is at Hand,” message by Ralph C.
Scotton.
A portion of the message follows:
"At hand is in reach of or close to. The power of the latter rain is close
to us. It is going to take the power of the latter rain to finish the work.
“
To serve the Lord with all your heart and soul, there is no room for
anything else. When we don’t serve the Lord with all our heart and
with all our soul, then something else has a chance to get in. The Lord
told the children of Israel if they would obey His commandments and
serve Him with all their heart and all their soul, He would bring the
rain in due season. He promised the first rain and the latter rain. God’s
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our heart and with all of our soul. To do this means to obey all the
teachings of His Church. I am sure the teachings of His Church are good
for us. They will cause us to be successful and we will be spiritual, and
we will be happy.
“When the Holy Ghost comes upon us, we are ready for service. With
out it, we are handicapped. With the Holy Ghost dwelling in us, let us
strive to put on more of God. Let us lay aside, everything that hinders
us.
I want to please the Lord whether I please every man or not. I
don’t want self in this thing, but I want God. ‘I am crucified with Christ.’
In other words, I am dead, yet I am alive. I wonder if everybody is dead.
Paul said those who are dead are free from sin. If we don’t die that
death, we will never receive the power that God has in store for us.
The Bible says you are not your own. You are bought with a price.
“We have got to get to the place where we will stop making mistakes.
I am going to try my utmost this coming year not to make a single mis
take. I mean to be slow to speak. I want the Holy Ghost to guide me.
I want power with God. Do you want this power of the latter rain? It
is out there for us if we will just step into it. It is the power that we need.
It is going to take the power of God working in us mightily in order to
accomplish
this great work for God.”
At the close of the message several workers from various states spoke.
These
were fiery short talks showing that by the power of God they in
tended to put the work over in their respective states.
9:13 p.m.—A Florida group sang, “Jesus Has a Way Made” and “Thank
You Jesus.”
9:21 p.m.—“Examine Yourself and See if You Have Kept the Covenant
and Vow You Took When You Came into the Church of God,” message
by John W. Wood.
Before he started the message, he called for some of his people from
Washington,
D. C. to sing, “Your Sins Will Find You Out.” Brother Wood
stated that he believed there were some who had not been true to the
covenant. He stated that he didn’t know all that the covenant meant when
he took it but he had tried to be true to it, and as the years had passed,
his realization of the sacredness of the covenant had increased and his
understanding of the value of keeping it had enlarged. He said it was
good for us to examine ourselves and see if we are measuring to the
Book we promised to obey. He mentioned the fact that this is a per
petual covenant. He referred to Jacob and his vow to God. He said that
Jacob kept his vow and God blessed him, and if we keep the vow we made
to God, He Will bless us.
9:46 p.m.—“Search Me Lord,” song led by W. T. Scotton.
9:50 p.m.—“Reaching Our Goal,” message by Charlie Mackey. Brother
Mackey
referred to Moses who did not reach the promised land because
of disobedience. Then he told of Joshua who was successful in leading
the children of Israel to the land of Canaan. He stated that perfection
is our goal and by the help of the Lord we will reach the perfect state
on schedule time.
10:10 p.m.—Awarding of banners and badges:
Alexander Gilmore was presented with a banner for reporting the largest
number of additions to the Church in the states.
A brother in Haiti was awarded a banner for having the largest num
ber of additions to the Church in foreign fields.
Badges of honor were presented those organizing new churches this
year. They were:
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Williams,
Florida; Samuel B. Moss, Virginia; Mary Bafford, Mississippi;
Roy H. Phipps, Alabama; R. C. Scotton, Tennessee; Arthur Thompson,
Florida; A. T. Griffin, California; M. S. Curry, Florida; Leroy Peak, South
Carolina.
10:22 p.m.—Evangelistic message by Samuel B. Moss. Brother Moss
urged the unsaved to seek God and make preparations for the trip to the
skies. The altar call was made by John Sands and Marvin Scotton. Num
bers of people made their way to the altar and cried out to God for the
blessings
they needed. Walter and William Smith furnished music for
the altar service.
Thursday, September 13
6:00 a.m.—Sunrise prayer meeting in charge of J. W. McDill. Following
a lively song service, there was a concert prayer. This was followed by
a prayer in behalf of the Assembly that day, then several who were
sick were prayed for and handkerchiefs were prayed over and anointed.
A special prayer was offered for those for whom requests were made.
Brother George W. Englebert sang “I’m on the Inside Looking Out.” The
congregation
joined with him in singing a portion of the song and the
blessings
of the Lord were poured out upon the people. Another song,
“I See the Lighthouse,” was sung and the people continued to shout and
dance
and glorify God. This lasted for several minutes. Brother McDill
read a verse of Scripture and spoke briefly. The service was closed with
prayer at 7:05 a.m.
7:15 a.m.—Program of music by the Electric Band.
7:34 a.m.—Song service led by George W. Englebert, Charles Batson at
the piano. Brother D. M. Shults offered prayer at the pulpit while the
congregation
stood in quietness.
7:47 a.m.—Call of states and provinces and their response with their
music, songs, marches, display of banners and flags, short talks and re
ports by the overseers. A sharp trumpet call was made by Glen Marlow
as a signal for all to be ready.
7:48 a.m.—Alabama, Roy H. Phipps, Overseer. 239 marched. They car
ried 19 banners, 54 flags and one musical instrument. The delegation sang
“I Love My Saviour.” A quartet sang “I’d Like to Kneel Down.” The
overseer gave his report of the work.
8:08 a.m.—Arizona, James E. Adams, Overseer. 16 marched. They car
ried 6 banners, one flag and one musical instrument. The overseer stated
that he had four nationalities in the march. Song by the delegates, “I'll
Fly Away.” Brother Adam Peterson sang a song in Danish. A Spanish
brother talked briefly. The overseer gave his report.
8:18 a.m.—Arkansas, James Staggs, Overseer. 91 marched. They car
ried 61 banners, 21 flags and two instruments. The delegation sang “Just
a Little Talk with Jesus.” Short talk by D. M. Shults, former overseer
of Arkansas. Song by Bill Porter, “Safe in His Arms.” The overseer read
his report. Duet, “Precious Memories.”
8:39 a.m.—Bahamas, Alvin S. Moss, Overseer. 38 marched. They car
ried 8 banners, 4 flags and 25 musical instruments. The overseer gave
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Assembly for the first time. Each of these spoke a few words. The dele
gation sang, “Climbing Jacob’s Ladder.”
8:59 a.m.—Barbados, B. A. Crawford, Representative. 25 marched. They
carried five banners and three flags. Brother Crawford talked briefly
and sang “Lord I’ve Started for the Kingdom.” The delegation sang
“Heaven’s Jubilee.”
9:10 a.m.—California and Alaska, Adrian T. Griffin, Overseer. 104
marched. They carried 50 banners, 20 flags and three instruments. The
delegation sang “Heaven’s Jubilee.” Brother Walter Chase, of Alaska,
talked briefly, then he and another brother sang “In the Sweet By and
By” in the Eskimo language. “Working the Road” was sung by the dele
gation.
The overseer gave his report of the work in California and Alaska.
9:31 a.m.—Central America, A. S. Anderson, Overseer. 22 marched. They
carried 5 banners and 4 flags. The Miami Band played “I Love My Sav
iour.” The overseer gave the report of the work.
9:42 a.m.—Colorado, W. T. Pettyjohn, Overseer. 57 marched. They car
ried 12 banners, 19 flags and 6 musical instruments. The delegation sang
“Getting Ready to Leave This World ” The overseer talked briefly. Song
by Sister Pettyjohn and Dorothy Swancey, “Have You Been a Friend
to Jesus?” The overseer introduced the Spanish delegates. They sang
“King of Kings” in Spanish. Another song, “I’d Like to Kneel Down.”
The
overseer gave his report of the work. The delegation sang “It Is No
Secret What God Can Do.” The congregation stood and joined in singing
the chorus. There was shouting and rejoicing.
10:08 a.m.—New England States, Walter Phillips, Overseer. Nine marched,
carrying one banner, one flag and two musical instruments. The dele
gation
sang “Keep on the Firing Line.” The overseer talked briefly and
the delegates sang “Mighty Close to Heaven.” The overseer read his report.
10:24 a.m.—Delaware, M. P. Price, Overseer. 19 marched. They car
ried 8 flags, 6 banners and 2 instruments. The delegates sang “Heaven’s
Jubilee.” Song by Paul Lawson, “Cool Water.” The overseer gave his
report and the delegates sang “On the Other Side.”
10:42 a.m.—East Texas, John A. Stubbs, Overseer. 127 marched. They
carried 39 banners, 13 flags and 2 instruments. The delegation sang
“Getting Ready to Leave This World.” The overseer introduced the state
secretaries. Eight-year-old Joe Johnston sang to his own accompaniment
on the guitar, “God Is Real” and “The Master’s Bouquet.” The overseer
gave his report and the colored delegates sang “Looking for That Stone.”
11:00 a.m.—Florida, M. S. Curry, Overseer. 268 marched. They carried
65 banners, 51 flags and 14 musical instruments. Song by the delegates,
“I’ll Tell It Everywhere I Go.” Solo by Bobby Curry, “There’ll Be Peace
in the Valley for Me.” The overseer gave his report.
11:20 a.m.—Georgia, M. E. Wilson, Overseer. 539 marched. They car
ried 91 banners, 92 flags and 14 musical instruments. The delegation
sang “Looking for a City.” The overseer introduced his family and others.
Two
special songs were sung, “Rock of Ages” and “Somewhere in the
Shadows.” The overseer talked briefly and gave his report.
11:50 a.m.—Haiti, J. Vital Herne, Overseer. 9 marched, carrying 5 ban
ners and one flag. The overseer sang in French, “Jesus Opened up the
Way,” and gave his report. Another song, “Peace in the Valley,” was sung.
12:05 p.m.—Idaho, William A. Grant, Overseer. 14 marched. They car
ried 6 banners, 4 flags and one instrument. The delegation sang “Jesus
Hold
My Hand.” Solo by Laverne Hogan, “I’m too Far Upon My Journey.”
The overseer read his report.
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ried 8 banners, 10 flags and 4 instruments. The delegates sang “When
We All Get to Heaven.” The overseer read his report. Solo by Mary
Samars,
“He Is All and All to Me.” Song by Brother and Sister Sheely,
“Tempt Me Not Evil.”
12:40 p.m.—Indiana, Joe Martin, Overseer. 108 marched. They carried
56 banners, 7 flags and 3 instruments. The delegation sang “He Set
Me Free.” Brother and Sister Cline sang “Sweeter Than All.” A quartet
sang “When I Get Home.” The overseer read his report and talked briefly.
12:55 p.m.—Iowa, Howard W. Thomas, Overseer. 48 marched. They car
ried 17 banners, 5 flags and 2 instruments. Song by the delegation, “He
Set Me Free.” Song by Floyd Bonham, “The Church of God.” A duet,
“I’ve Just Heard from Heaven.” The overseer gave his report of the work.
1:10 p.m.—Kansas, Cecil J. Cunningham, Overseer. 49 marched. They
carried 15 banners, 7 flags and one instrument. The delegation sang “Hold
the Fort.” Song by Clifton and Zella Hyatt, “Led by the Master’s Hand.”
The overseer read his report and spoke a few words. The Kansas City
quartet sang, “I’m Glad.”
1:25 p.m.—Kentucky, Harper Hunter, Jr., Overseer. 259 marched. They
carried 35 banners, 18 flags and 13 musical instruments. The delega
tion sang “Sweet Peace.” A trio sang “The Lord Is Coming By and By.”
The overseer gave a short talk and read his report of the work.
1:45 p.m.—Louisiana, Earl Cowen, Overseer. 55 marched. They car
ried 4 banners, 4 flags and 3 instruments. The overseer introduced the
state secretaries. The delegation sang “What a Happy Time.” The over
seer read his report and made a short talk. Brother J. B. Beckwith sang
“Where Could I Go.”
1:55 p.m.—Maryland and District of Columbia, Posey A. Shupe, Over
seer.
66 marched, carrying 16 banners, 23 flags and 2 instruments. The
delegation sang “Keep on the Firing Line.” Duet, “I’m Free Again.” Song
by colored delegates, “He Is Able.” John W. Wood made a short talk.
The overseer spoke briefly and read his report.
2:18 p.m.—Michigan, John L. Sullivan, Overseer. Brother and Sister
Adams
sang “My Soul Shall Live On.” The overseer introduced the state
secretaries. Special songs, “Heaven Bound Train” and “Man of Galilee.”
The overseer read his report.
2:42 p.m.—Mexico, J. A. Jimenez, Overseer. 10 marched. They carried
2 banners, 5 flags and one instrument. The overseer made a short talk
which was interpreted by Gabriel Montijo. The delegates sang two songs
in Spanish. Brother Angel Cobos talked briefly and the overseer read
his report.
3:03 p.m.—Minnesota, Paul H. Thompson, Overseer. 23 marched. They
carried 15 banners, 7 flags and one instrument. The delegates sang
“O I Want to See Him.” Solo, “The Earth Has No Sorrow That Heaven
Cannot
Heal.” The overseer read his report. A small boy sang “Room
in the Lifeboat for Me.”
3:15 p.m.—Mississippi, H. M. Biggers, Overseer. 130 marched. They car
ried 24 banners, 15 flags and 2 musical instruments. The delegation
sang “I’m So Glad,” the congregation singing with them. Two small
children sang “Old Country Church.” The overseer read his report.
3:30 p.m.—Missouri, Boyd Thornton, Overseer. 97 marched. They car
ried 48 banners, 16 flags and 4 musical instruments. The delegates sang
“Just a Little Talk with Jesus.” Song by Warren Roney, “When I Get
up to Heaven.” The overseer talked briefly and read his report. A group
of five sang “I Want to Know More About My Lord.”
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carrying 20 banners, 7 flags and 2 instruments. The overseer gave a
short talk. The delegates sang “I Love My Saviour.” The overseer
read his report. The Indian delegates sang a song in the Indian language.
The overseer introduced the state workers. Two boys sang “Troublesome
Waters.”
4:07 p.m.—Nebraska, Jesse A. Griffin, Overseer. 31 marched. They car
ried 19 banners, 3 flags and 3 musical instruments. The delegates sang
“When We All Get to Heaven.” The overseer made a short talk and
read his report. A colored sister spoke a few words and another sang
“Sending up Timber Every Day.” Solo, “Wonderful Peace.” The delegates
sang “I’ll Fly Away.”
4:30 p.m.—New Jersey, Walter L. Harvey, Overseer. 12 marched. They
carried one banner, one flag and one instrument. The delegation sang
“Prayer Bells of Heaven.” Two small daughters of the overseer sang
“In My Heart There Rings a Melody.” Then three of the children sang
“I’m So Happy.” The overseer made a brief talk and read his report.
4:45 p.m.—New Mexico, T. J. Lowe, Overseer. 35 marched. They car
ried 9 banners, 3 flags and 3 musical instruments. A sister sang a song
in Spanish. Solo by Bill Porter, “I Know God Is God.” The delegation
sang “Heaven’s Jubilee.” The overseer read his report and made a short
talk. ,
5:02 p.m.—New York, J. F. Aites, Overseer. 34 marched. They car
ried 13 banners, 12 flags and 11 musical instruments. The delegation sang
“Getting Ready to Leave This World.” The overseer made a brief talk
and read his report of the work.
5:15 p.m.—North Carolina, R. Clement Lynch, Overseer. 337 marched.
They
carried 59 banners, 14 flags and 2 instruments. The delegation
sang “Keep on the Firing Line.” Song by the Nunnery sisters, “I’ve
Got Heaven on My Mind.” Song by the colored delegates. The overseer
read his report. The Charlotte Trio sang “Jesus, Wonderful Lord.”
5:45 p.m.—North Dakota, Nelson W. Johnson, Overseer. 60 marched.
They
carried 13 banners, 9 flags and 2 instruments. The delegation sang
“He Set Me Free.” Solo by Leroy Fields, “I’m Going On.” James Holding
Eagle
spoke a few words in Indian language. Adolph Flemmer spoke
in German. The overseer read his report.
6:10 p.m.—Ohio, M. M. Burt, Overseer. 75 marched. They carried 42
banners and 25 flags. The delegation sang “In My Father’s House.” Little
Sandra Burt sang a chorus. Solo by Betty Wise, “If I Can Just Make
It In.” The overseer introduced the state secretaries, then read his re
port. The delegation sang “Come on Ohio, Let’s Go” as they left the
platform.
6:25 p.m.—Oklahoma, D. F. Rowland, Overseer. 97 marched, carrying
24 banners, 6 flags and 2 musical instruments. The delegates sang “He
Set Me Free.” Duet, “O What a Saviour.” The overseer introduced the
state secretaries and read his report of the work. Duet, “God Is Real.”
6:40 p.m.—Ontario, Canada, Horace Lafortune, Overseer. 5 marched,
carrying one banner and five flags. The overseer talked for a few moments
and the delegates sang “I’ve Seen the Light.” The overseer read his report.
6:50 p.m.—Oregon, William G. Hardin, Overseer. 15 marched. They car
ried 8 banners, 5 flags and 3 musical instruments. The delegation sang
“Send Down the Rain.” The overseer introduced the state secretaries and
others and read his report. Duet, “Let Me Lose Myself,” by Kenneth Cox
and wife.
7:09 p.m.—Pennsylvania, Paul J. Ion, Overseer. 106 marched. They car
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Are You Going to Hide?” The overseer made a brief talk. Song by the
colored
delegates, “I See the Lighthouse.” The overseer, read his report.
Song
by the delegates, “My Heart Is Fixed.”
7:25 p.m.—Porto Rico, Walter C. Bates, Overseer. 12 marched. They
carried 3 banners, 4 flags and one musical instrument. Solo in French.
Song by Thelma Bates, “I Know God Is God.” The overseer gave his report.
7:40 p.m.—Sierra Leone, B. W. A., Daniel Longstreth, Representative. 15
marched. They carried one banner and four flags. Song by the delega
tion,
“Jesus My Rock.” The representative made a brief talk and an
other song was sung.
7:58 p.m.—South Carolina, E. A. McDonald, Overseer. 289 marched. They
carried 40 banners, 26 flags and 11 musical instruments. Song by the
delegation,
“Just a Little Talk with Jesus.” Song by Kelly brothers, “Let
the Spirit Descend.” Song by the colored delegates, “We’re Gonna Have
a Time.” Song by Wilburn Curtis, “I’m Free Again.” The overseer intro
duced
the state secretaries and read his report. The delegation sang “I’m
on the Battlefield.”
8:20 p.m.—South Dakota, F. E. Van Deventer, Overseer. 70 marched.
They
carried 41 banners, 24 flags and 2 musical instruments. The dele
gation sang “Everybody Ought to Know.” Special song, “Lord Help Me
Carry On.” The overseer introduced the state secretaries. The Sioux
Indians sangs a song in their native language. Duet, “Heaven.” The over
seer gave his report. Song by the Biblical Wonder Group, “Hold On.”
Song by delegates, “Keep on the Firing Line.”
8:50 p.m.—Tennessee, L. V. Jones, Overseer. '571 marched. They car
ried 185 banners, 15 flags and 5 musical instruments. The delegation
sang “Keep on the Firing Line.” The colored delegates sang, “The Storm
Is Passing Over.” The overseer gave his report.
9:20 p.m.—Utah, Harold W. Laster, Overseer. 15 marched. They car
ried 2 banners, 2 flags and 3 musical instruments. The delegation sang
“How Did You Feel When You Came Out of the Wilderness?” The over
seer read his report, then two or three spoke a few words.
9:35 p.m.—Virginia, W. M. Lowman, Overseer. 369 marched. They car
ried 161 banners, 15 flags and 3 musical instruments. The delegation
sang “I’ll Fly Away.” The overseer gave a brief talk, then Samuel B. Moss
spoke for a few moments. Song by the colored delegation, “Since I Laid
My Burden Down.” The overseer read his report. Song by Eugene Byrd,
“The Church of God Is Moving On.” Duet, “Be Not Afraid.”
10:08 p.m.—Washington and British Columbia, Sidney A. Cooley, Over
seer.
30 marched, carrying 8 banners, 3 flags and 4 instruments. Song by
the delegates, “Heaven’s Jubilee.” The overseer talked briefly. Special
songs, “I Just Steal Away and Pray” and “I’m Too Far Upon My Journey.”
The overseer gave his report and the Canadian group sang a song.
10:29 p.m.—West Texas, L. E. Silvers, Overseer. 47 marched. They car
ried 13 banners, 10 flags and 2 instruments. Song by the delegates, “Every
body Will Be Happy Over There.” Special songs, “Just Over the Hilltop”
and “My Nonstop Flight to Glory.” The overseer read the report of the
work.
10:43 p.m.—West Virginia, V. R. Sherrill, Overseer. 71 marched. They
carried 15 banners, 21 flags and 2 musical instruments. Song by the
delegates,
“Some Day.” A quartet sang “The Lord Is Coming By and By.”
The
overseer gave his report. The delegation sang “Somebody’s Been a
Praying for Me.”
11:00 p.m.—Wisconsin, Don B. Thomas, Overseer. 41 marched. They
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Set Me Free.” A sister sang a song. The overseer talked briefly and read
his report.
11:15 p.m.—Wyoming, G. C. Decker, Overseer. 31 marched, carrying 17
banners, 7 flags and 3 musical instruments. The delegates sang “When
the Fire Fell.” The overseer introduced the state secretaries. Song by
Paul Lawson, “All That I Need.” The overseer read his report, then
gave some information concerning the V. L. B. camp that was held in
his state. The young people sang “The V. L. Bs. Are in This Fight,” then
they gave a yell. The congregation stood and cheered the Wyoming dele
gation as they marched from the platform. As the Bahama Band con
tinued to play, the congregation clapped their hands, marched, shouted,
and rejoiced in the Lord.
11:45 p.m.—The General Overseer called the names of the countries
listed on the program which were not represented in the marches, then
all joined together in prayer for them.
11:50 p.m.—Glen Marlow sounded a blast on the trumpet as a signal that
the call of states had come to a close.
11:52 p.m.—Song service led by Roy Day, Edna Day at the piano. Prayer
by W, E. White while the audience stood in quietness.
11:55 p.m.—Evangelistic message by Amos J. Creel. He urged every
one who did not know Jesus as his personal Saviour to do as the one
who
asked the question, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” When the
opportunity was given for people to come to the altar, even though the
hour was late, many came to seek for the blessings they needed from God.
The
Inspiration Trio sang for the altar service.
Friday, September 14
6:00 a.m.—Sunrise prayer meeting in charge of George Herron and C. D.
Hooker.
Brother Herron led the song service. A concert prayer followed.
This prayer was in behalf of the Assembly that day. Then prayers were
offered for the sick. Brother Smith of Tulsa, Oklahoma sang “I Play for
Jesus Now.” Song by the colored people who were present, “We Will
Understand It Better By and By.” A praise service followed, then a
message by Brother Hooker. Brother Herron spoke briefly and a prayer
was
offered for the General Overseer and the Assembly. Those who had
need of healing were prayed for and anointed. The Lord blessed in a
very special way and several were healed. The service closed with a con
cert prayer at 7:20 a.m.
8:45 a.m.—Music by Miami Brass Band in front of Tabernacle.
9:05 a.m.—Music by the Louisville Band.
9:15 a.m.—Song service led by Arthur Woodruff, Ima Jewel Woodruff
at the piano. The congregation stood and prayed in concert in behalf of
those
for whom prayer had been requested and for the blessings of the
Lord to be upon the Assembly that day.
9:33 a.m.—Song by Mildred Bennett, “We’ll Talk It Over.”
9:38 a.m.—“The Church Becoming as a Perfect Man,” message by L. S.
Rhodes.
The speaker referred to Ephesians 4:12, 13 in connection with the sub
ject of his message. He stated that the word perfect means complete
Complete
means having all parts developed; nothing lacking. Develop
means
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perfect man, fully developed. He referred to the tower of Babel and said,
“The Lord visited a bunch of people one day that had in mind to build
a tower that would reach to heaven. He looked them over and found the
people
were one. He said there is nothing to be restrained from them
because they are one. Nothing can be held back from the members of
the Church of God when they become one. 1 know we are on our way to
a perfect man. We are growing and expanding now. A perfect man has
one body and one spirit. A perfect man is a sanctified man.”
Brother Rhodes used Ephesians 4:4 to show there is one body and one
spirit, then 1 Cor. 12:27 to show we are the body of Christ and mem
bers in particular. Following this he used 1 Cor. 12:12 for the purpose
of
showing the body has many members. He said, “Right now, not going
to be, ye are the body of Christ and members in particular. There is one
body and it has many members. That body must become as a perfect
man.”
He used 1 Cor. 2:11, 12 and said, “You have a spirit in you and that
spirit understands you. Every move that you make is subject to your
spirit. We have not received the spirit of the world. The spirit of the
world has no place in the Church of God. Paul said that we haven’t re
ceived
that kind of spirit, but we have received the spirit that is of God.
The
Spirit of God is the spirit in the Church of God. If you are subject
to the Spirit of God, you will be a loyal member in the body.” He men
tioned the gifts and stated they were given to the members of the Church
by the Spirit of God that is in the Church according to His will. The
gifts
are subject to the spirit in the body. Then he referred to 1 Cor.
14:1 and said, “It is all right to desire spiritual gifts but it is better to
preach. The first thing the Lord told His disciples to do was to preach.
Then He said to heal the sick and do other things. If you are obedient to
the command to preach and the Lord wants to give you a gift, that is all
right. Unless you are obedient, He won’t give you much. If the Lord never
heals through you, preach anyway.”
He used the Scripture found in Eph. 5:25-27 to show that the Church
is to be made perfect and what it will look like when it is sanctified and
cleansed.
He said, “The Church must be sanctified by the Word. It is
in the hands of the ministry to sanctify the Church through the washing
of water by the Word. This is the process that is outlined in the Book.
Every sin that is in the Church must leave. Every pastor is responsible
for his group. This work of sanctifying and cleansing by the Word is to
be governed by the good spirit that is in the Church. No harsh spirit can
handle this work of cleansing. When the Lord descends from heaven,
there will be no sin or ungodliness in the Church. She will be holy and
without blemish. When the work of the ministry is completed, the Church
will be as a perfect man. This is according to the Bible. Every member
will look at everything just alike. Everyone will be controlled by the
good Spirit of God.”
Brother Rhodes illustrated this by taking Brother Lowman by the arm
and saying, “Here is a perfect man—saved, sanctified and filled with the
Holy
Ghost. He has one mind, one heart, one spirit. The members of
his body are subject to his spirit. One hand doesn’t decide to stay in bed
when he gets up. All of him gets up.”
At the close of the message Brother Rhodes called for all to stand and
pray in concert. The Holy Ghost was present. A message in tongues was
given
and the interpretation followed.
10:35 a.m.—Song by Texie Johnson, “The Church Victorious.”
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for eight of the brethren to come to the front of the platform to hold the
Church of God, United States, Mexican and British flags. The citizens
of
the United States repeated after the General Overseer the United States
flag pledge. The British subjects repeated the British flag pledge with
Brother Alvin S. Moss, Overseer of the Bahama Islands. Brother J. A.
Jimenez, overseer of Mexico, and Brother Angel Cobos repeated the
Mexican flag pledge in Spanish. All together the large congregation re
peated the Church of God flag pledge after the General Overseer. Fol
lowing
this, the General Overseer asked all who could to kneel and pray.
Many
sincere prayers ascended to the throne of grace. Manifestations of
the Holy Ghost, messages and interpretations followed.
11:02 a.m.—The General Overseer’s Annual Address:
GENERAL OVERSEER ’S ANNUAL ADDRESS
BEFORE THE FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
of
THE CHURCH OF GOD
United States of America Flag Pledge
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to
the Republic for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
The British Flag Pledge
I pledge allegiance to our King, and Country, one flag, one throne, one
Empire.
La Bandera
jOh, Bandera Mexicana! jMi bandera tricolor! Yo amo tus lindos colores;
con todo mi corazon. Quiero aue siempre gloriosa, flotes libre y con honor.
iQue todos los Mexicanos, sepan mostrarte su amor!
The Church of God Flag Pledge
I pledge allegiance to our Church flag, and to the doctrine for which
it stands—one God, one Faith, one Mind, and one Church for all. Amen!
INTRODUCTORY
. I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts.” These were the
words of David to Goliath when he was going out to meet this power
ful enemy. He was not counting on his own strength, but he was trust
ing in the living God. He was not depending wholly on the stone and
sling,
but he was looking to the One who had all power. David’s con
fidence in God was so great that he felt assured of victory over the giant.
There was no fear of defeat as he ran to meet him. This is shown by his
words to Goliath. Listen to them:
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and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of
the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
“This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite
thee,
and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the
host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the
wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God
in Israel.
“And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword
and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.”
Let’s take a look at that battle field. The army of the Philistines was
on a mountain on one side of a valley and the army of Saul was on a
mountain on the other side. By the time David reached his brothers
with the food his father had sent to them, the armies were set in battle
array. Then Goliath made his appearance and challenged the army of
Israel to send a man to fight with him. There he stood eleven and one-
half feet tall, with a helmet of brass on his head and armed with a heavy
coat
of mail. No dou,bt, his voice was so powerful that it echoed and re
echoed
in that valley. His appearance was so frightening and his voice
boomed
out with such force that the men of Israel were afraid and fled
from him. Little David heard him defying the God of Israel and some
thing got hold of him and he told them not to be afraid, that he would go
and fight with the Philistine. He told Saul that he had killed a lion and
a bear while he was tending his father’s sheep and this giant would be
as one of them. He gave God credit for making him able to do these things.
We all know the story. David’s stone found its mark and the Philistine
fell to the ground.
The
enemy is always on his job. He has his Goliaths at almost every
curve of the road we are traveling, but there can be no battles lost while
we stick to the Book. The prophecies have been uttered and the promises
have been made, and the Word of God will stand forever. The things
written concerning the Church of God will be brought to pass and since
God is for us He will make us able to ride victoriously over every op
position.
Some of us will meet opposition when we go to our fields from this
Assembly
which will be enough to cause us to tremble, but let’s be fear
less and meet it and overcome it by the help of our God. After all, the
battle is the Lord’s, so we can meet the enemy in His name and win the
victory. We can stand our ground because we know our God is fight
ing for us. He has never lost a battle and never will.
THE COVENANT
The covenant that we take when we become members of the Church
of God is something that is very sacred, and it is a “perpetual covenant
that shall not be forgotten.” We promise in the presence of God that we
accept the Bible as the Word of God and that we will practice its teach
ings rightly divided. We further promise to take the New Testament
as our rule of faith and practice, government and discipline, and to walk
in the light to the best of our knowledge and ability. We promise to take
the Book as it reads and do the things it says do.
This obligation is not to be taken lightly. We know this is true, yet
there is a . tendency to forget the promise we made when we became mem
bers. If we could always keep before us the words of the covenant which
were spoken by the minister and the promise we made when we said
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to break the promise we made to God. Some have failed but if they had
kept the covenant fresh in their memory, surely they would have been
more careful to obey the Book. There is no chance of failure when we
obey
the Bible, so I have decided it will be good to keep the covenant be
fore lis so we can read it in times of trials, discouragements and temp
tations. We know that if we follow the Bible we will never fail. We
know if we measure our lives to it, the enemy of our souls cannot over
throw us. If we would read the obligation that we took when we be
came
members of the Church of God every day, surely it would be the
means of causing us to press on in the way that we started when we
said “I will.” How could we back down with these words in our minds?
How
could we fail when we know that we promised to follow the words
of the Book?
In order that we might keep the promise we made before God ever be
fore us, I have had a card prepared with the words of the covenant on
it. I want the ushers to pass these out to the members of the Church
of
God in this congregation. These cards can be placed in our billfolds or
pocket books and we can carry them with us all the time. I want to
urge everyone who receives one of these to take it out frequently, every
morning would not be too often, and read it carefully. Surely this would
help us to be more careful to live within the lids of the Book. I am do
ing this with the hope that these little reminders will help all of us to
be faithful doers of the Word which we promised to obey.
BUILDING THE CHURCH OF GOD
We are a body of people that has undertaken to do a mighty work
down
here in these last days. We are working at the job of getting the
gospel of the kingdom to all the world. We realize we are not perfect
and there have been mistakes made along the way, but much has been
accomplished.
God has used us with our imperfections and encouraging
strides have been made toward the completion of the work set before
us;
however, there is much more to do than we have already done. A
few words read by the former General Overseer before the 32nd An
nual Assembly fit in here:
“We acknowledge that we are not perfect yet but we will be when the
fulness of time rolls around. We are always looking forward to better
things. When mistakes are made we try to correct them. We do not get
discouraged and quit just because some of our men do wrong and are
never able to rise as high again. It is true that the blood covers when
the proper repentance is met, but there is the scar that scarcely ever
heals over so perfect that it will be as smooth as it was before. We
want every member sanctified wholly, and every member should want
to be sanctified and live the sanctified life. By everyone of us living the
sanctified
life will wield a greater influence for good than all the sermons
we can preach and not bear the fruits of a sanctified life. All of our
preachers are sanctified and baptized with the Holy Ghost. This being
the case, the atmosphere around us should have such a sacredness in it
that will more or less effect those who are in our presence.
“Deeply spiritual, are words to be thought of occasionally, then when you
take the Bible and lay your life down by it you are going to have those
mellow, velvety feelings that will be good for yourself and those with
whom
you mingle. Being deeply spiritual does not give us a sad counte
nance. It is rather the reverse but no where will a sanctified man or
woman fall into the devil’s traps. They have left the sweet, heavenly
experience before the devil gets them. When ministers fall out with one

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another it is only after the heavenly experience has departed. But it is
too late for any of our ministers to disagree or dispute or argue, be
cause
they are members of the Church of God. They have taken the
sacred covenant that is not to be forgotten. They have promised in the
presence of God that they would take the sacred Bible rightly divided
as their only rule of faith and practice. Surely none of the ministers
would forget this sacred vow. To keep that sacred vow will keep you
deeply spiritual. And to be deeply spiritual will prevent any ruffled feel
ings
taking possession of you.”
Some who labored with us for a while have failed to fit in the build
ing and they are not with us any more. They remind me of the material
used for braces and scaffolds when a building is being erected. When the
braces and scaffolds are no longer needed, they are torn away and usually
there is no place to use much of this lumber in the building. It served
its place for bracing and scaffolding, but it has no place in the finished
building.
We can’t stop because some who have assisted us in the past are no
longer with us. We have to continue our work of winning souls for whom
Christ died. We must carry out the command of our Lord to go to every
creature with the message. We can’t fail in this work. It must be done.
Also the work of those who are given for the perfecting of the saints
must continue “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of
the stature of the furness of Christ.” No place to stop until this perfect
state is reached. Jesus is coming for a glorious church that is without
spot or wrinkle or any such thing and we must make ready for that time.
PREACH THE WORD
When Paul realized his time was short on this earth, he gave Timothy
a charge to preach the Word. He had taught and trained him in the
work of the ministry and now he was going away, so he wanted to
impress upon him the importance of continuing in the work he had begnn.
He
said to him, “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus
Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his
kingdom;
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
It is of great importance that our preachers preach the Word, and it
is necessary that it be rightly divided. When the Word is rightly divided,
it is “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect, throughly fur
nished unto all good works.” Preaching the Word is serious business.
It means something to stand in the pulpit and declare the whole counsel
of God. I am sure every minister wants to preach in a manner that he
can feed, edify, and bless his listeners. Surely there is not a minister in
this presence today who does not tremble when he realizes what an
awful responsibility is upon him. It would be a terrible thing for any of
our ministers to preach contrary to the teachings of the Book. For this
reason, I want to urge them to preach the things they know. There is
enough
for us to preach that we do know without bringing in Scrip
tures which are not fully understood. We feel we can depend upon the
teaihings of the Church of God that we have been following for years.
We do not want to change them, neither do we want to preach any
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line. He said to him, “But continue thou in the things which thou hast
learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned
them.”
This is exactly what we must do. We can’t afford to do anything else.
We must continue in the things we have been taught. We know who,
taught them to us. We feel assured that we have been taught properly,
so there is nothing for us to do but to stick to the teachings of the
Church of God and faithfully put them in practice. Sticking to the teach
ings
has brought us to the place we are. God has blessed the efforts
of those who have done this and He will continue to bless us as we go
on preaching and teaching the things that we know.
SUFFERING FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL
Peter said to Jesus, “Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.” The
rich ruler couldn’t give up his riches, but Peter and a few others had
given
up everything to follow the Lord. They had held back nothing.
All
that was dear to them in this life was put in the background and
Jesus was first in their lives. The scribes and Pharisees couldn’t give up
the traditions of men, but those early disciples laid them aside to follow
the Christ of Calvary. One time many of the followers of Jesus couldn’t
abide by His strong teachings and followed Him no more, but those faith
ful few realized He had the words of eternal life and continued to walk
with Him. They had burned the bridges behind them and they couldn’t
go back. Even after Jesus went away, their efforts to put in practice
the things He commanded brought much suffering, but they didn’t back
down.
When they faced the cross and the chopping block, they remained
true to the One who had called them to follow Him.
There is a certain amount of suffering that goes with the preaching
of the gospel. This can be expected by every minister, There will be
sacrifices
to make, oppositions to meet and overcome, travailing for souls,
as well as laboring faithfully when the body is crying for rest. We know
this is true. But it seems that some are called upon to suffer more than
others. It may be they are more willing to suffer than others and for
this reason God uses them in places where others do not go. We can
believe that Paul was called upon to suffer more than some others of his
day.
Jesus said of him that he was a chosen vessel to bear his name be
fore the Gentiles, kings and the children of Israel. Then He added, “For
I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
From the brief history we have of Paul we know he did suffer, but his
own
words show us that he fought the battles bravely and won the crown
of righteousness.
Our ministers down here in these last days have suffered and are still
suffering for the sake of the gospel. Those who have left all as did Peter
and others of those early Church ministers have made sacrifices. Many
times they and their families have had to go without food and clothing
which they needed. They have had to suffer the frowns of this world.
They have toiled on when they were so tired and worn they could hardly
go. They have gone many places to carry the message when they knew
they were not wanted. But they couldn’t go back. They had left all to
obey the call of the One who died for them and they had to keep pressing
on. The joy of the Lord sustained them and they could endure the hard
ships and make the sacrifices that went with preaching the gospel. Num
bers of our ministers who are here today have suffered many things
in order to preach the gospel of our Lord and Saviour.
The
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and night for the saving of souls and the advancement of the Church
of God are greatly appreciated. The sacrifices they make to accomplish
the work that is being done will not go unrewarded. There will be a
payday sometime. Paul said a crown of righteousness awaited him and
all others who love the appearing of Jesus Christ. I don’t know just what
a crown of righteousness is, but I know the rewards will perfectly sat
isfy those who receive them. There won’t be any dissatisfaction on the
part of those who make it through and hear the Lord’s “Well done.”
The rewards may be few here in this life, but we know there will come
a time when all the faithful will be paid in full. This knowledge is enough
to encourage all of us to keep on fighting the good fight of faith.
OUR EVANGELISTIC EFFORTS
Greater interest has been manifested in our evangelistic work this year.
Especially is this true in regard to work in new fields. I am grateful for
the zeal that some of our workers have for this kind of work. When
successful
evangelistic campaigns are conducted in new fields, the results
are new churches.
There have been two or three groups of evangelistic workers organized
into what is known as the Biblical Wonder Campaigns. These groups
have accomplished much in the advancement of the work. One group
alone
has organized six churches. It is their desire to devote their full
time to work in new fields.
A number of the states are organizing Biblical Wonder Campaign groups
and others are making plans for them. In some instances two or three
states are organizing a group, and this will work well in states where
the work is small. In states that are large enough, it will be better for
each
one to have its own Biblical Wonder Campaign group. These groups
are under the supervision of the overseers in the states in which they
are organized.
The General C. P. M. A. Secretary, who has been instrumental in or
ganizing
and encouraging this work, has given some time to evangelistic
work this year. He and his group have been able to organize two churches,
besides
doing other good work. But if the work can be properly or
ganized another year, the Secretary can give his time to assisting and
boosting
the various groups rather than spending enough time in one place
to get a church organized.
I would like to have a group working under the direction of head
quarters to take care of the many calls in territory where there is no
support. Through an organized effort of this kind, I believe the Church
of
God message would reach numbers of communities, towns and cities
this coming year where it has never been preached before. This evan
gelistic
group from headquarters would not take the place of the reg
ular evangelistic workers in the state, because its main purpose would
be to reach new fields and occasionally a small or run-down church;
however,
it would work in harmony with the overseer of the state it was
in. Of course, a group of workers under the direction of headquarters
would
have to be supported from the general funds as far as funds are
available.
I would like for the Questions and Subjects Committee to give the
evangelistic work prayerful consideration and bring the matter before
the Assembly so a decision can be reached for a plan for this work and
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OUR AUXILIARY WORK
Too much cannot be said in commendation of our auxiliary workers.
Splendid work has been done in each auxiliary. The Church would be
greatly crippled should the auxiliaries be taken away. We feel that we
would
not want to do without them under any circumstances. Thou
sands of dollars have been raised through the auxiliaries to use for the
salvation of souls and the advancement of the various departments, as
well as much other good work. When the time comes for rewards to be
given by the One who has gone to prepare a place for us, I am sure many
of our auxiliary workers will receive rich rewards.
We always want to lay the very best plans and use the very best meth
ods in our work so we can accomplish as much as possible. For this
reason, I desire to make one or two suggestions here concerning some of
the work.
I feel that our state secretaries should be ministers where possible.
I realize in some states where there are not enough ministers to fill all
the positions that it may be necessary to select one who is not a min
ister. We have numbers of good boosters and we appreciate them and
their work, but if it is possible to select ministers for state secretaries
I feel it will be better.
Then our V. L. B. state secretaries and leaders should come within the
age limit. I suggest this because of the fact that the Assembly has recom
mended that where possible our leaders should not be more than thirty-
five years of age. I understand that it is sometimes impossible to choose
state secretaries and leaders thirty-five years of age, or younger, and
I also realize that in some instances older people have served well, but
I feel it is well to comply with the recommendation of the Assembly in
this when it is possible.
I wish to say some words of appreciation to our young people for the
good work they have done in raising funds to pay for the publishing
house and printing equipment. While paying for this, the work of get
ting the printed message to all people has been hindered some; however,
much has been accomplished on this line. And now that the building
and printing equipment is paid for, it seems that much more should be
done in publishing the gospel than ever before. We are proud of our
young people for their faithful service and I believe they are proud of
their accomplishments. The modern publishing house and equipment is
a wonderful monument to their faith and courage and untiring efforts.
LOCAL CHURCH BUILDINGS
I am glad because so many of our local churches own their buildings
for worship. While it is usually a struggle to pay for a building, yet
nice church houses are a great asset to the work. Where we have our
own buildings, the work has a better opportunity to grow and prosper.
For this reason, I am eager for every local church to own its building.
Careful consideration should be given to the location of a church build
ing. Sometimes an interested person will offer to give a lot, and the
interest and generosity of one who does this are appreciated, but oc
casionally it would be better to buy a lot than to accept the one that is
given because of the location. The location of a building is an important
factor to be considered. We don’t want our churches to be in back alleys
or in hard-to-get-to places. We want them located where they are easily
reached and in localities where they will attract the attention of outsiders.
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should not try to erect fine buildings which would be a financial burden
to the members for years. On the other hand, it is good business to erect
substantial buildings which will hold up without too much repair for a
long
while. The community in which the building is to be erected should
also be taken into consideration in deciding upon the type of building.
The church should be on an equal with the buildings of the community.
In one state convention I attended this year, a committee was appointed
to assist a local church in selecting a location and deciding on the kind
of building to be erected. I thought this was a very good plan so I am
making mention of it here.
THE CHURCH OF PROPHECY MARKER ASSOCIATION
This department continues to expand. When this auxiliary was first
organized
the main purpose was to mark all places of Biblical interest
and to mark and beautify Fields of the Wood. Since that time this de
partment has branched out and covered more territory; however, we are
still working at the job of marking and beautifying.
I am sure some who are here remember that a marker was placed in
the Bahama Islands, October 12, 1950 for the purpose of calling atten
tion to the discovery of the New World by Columbus. This had to take
place in order for the Church to rise in this country in these last days,
so it seemed fitting to set up a marker in the Bahama Islands where
Columbus landed. This is the first marker erected outside the United
States, but the placing of markers throughout the world is still the ob
jective of the C. P. M. A. The work of marking and beautifying Fields
of
the Wood is not finished, and until it is, we will continue our efforts
there. Those who have visited Fields of the Wood since coming to the
Assembly
have noticed advancements made there.
Fields
of the Wood is attracting more people all the time. Hundreds
of people visit there every week and during the summer months when
tourists are passing through there are thousands every week. When peo
ple visit Fields of the Wood for the first time, they are amazed at what
they find. They will stand and look around in wonder. They say they
have never head of anything like it and they ask many questions. They
climb Prayer Mountain and read the teachings made prominent as they
go up. Some pray at the altar and numbers of people write requests for
prayer and leave them in the box placed at the entrance. Many of the
visitors buy cards with the scenes of Fields of the Wood on them, also
books. They want their friends to see where they have been. It is pos
sible that numbers of people learn about the Church of God through Fields
of the Wood that would not know about it any other way for a long while
to come.
The Visual Department of the C. P. M. A. is making gradual progress
and is proving a blessing to people in many places. We are looking for
ward to more rapid advancements in this department in the near future.
As soon as we can get a suitable film that can be used on television, there
are many stations which will gladly show Fields of the Wood and other
activities of the Church of God to the world.
Some of our people do not fully realize the benefits to be derived from
the Visual Department yet, but they will in due time. And when they
do, they will fall in line and use this department for the advancement
of the work of the Church. Only the activities of the Church are recom
mended
by the C. P. M. A. Committee. Some of the states have purchased
projectors so they can benefit by the Visual Department, and efforts have
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best way possible. The co-operation of our people with this department
is greatly appreciated.
The Airplane Program is advancing rapidly. Several states and indi
viduals now have planes which they are using for the promotion of the
work of the Church. Still others are making plans to purchase planes.
The zeal manifested in encouraging. I am glad to see the evangelistic
groups
and state workers use these planes to good advantage in adver
tising the Church and creating an interest in it. The support of the
Airplane Program is a voluntary act on the part of the state or individual.
Anyone who desires to buy a plane and join the fleet is at liberty to do
so; however, he should first contact the General Secretary.
The
Airplane Program has reached the place where it is necessary to
have some word from this Assembly in placing its approval upon it.
Up to this time, the planes have been under the direction of the C. P. M. A.
Secretary and I feel like suggesting that he continue to be the director.
However,
the planes purchased by states should be kept in and financed
by the states, but subject to use in any special program by the General
Secretary. Also, I would like to have an expression from the Assembly
concerning the financing of the planes which were given to the C. P. M. A.
and are used generally. Since they are a gift to the C. P. M. A., should
that department keep the planes in repair and relicensed? This has been
done
in some instances this year because there was no other way of
financing
them.
I would like for the Questions and Subjects Committee to give this sub
ject some consideration and bring a recommendation to the Assembly.
OUR PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT
Since the young people of the Church have worked so faithfully in rais
ing funds for the Free Literature Department, and the General Assembly
felt it would be good to pay for the Publishing House and the printing
equipment out of these funds, and we feel we have a place of business
that we can be proud of, it is my desire that something be worked out
in this Assembly which will cause more of our people to order supplies
from the Publishing House. We are able to furnish the supplies and we
are equipped to do the work our people want done, and what we need
now
is the business. When we moved to the new building, preparations
were made to take care of a greater volume of business than we have
yet had; therefore, since the beginning of operations in the new build
ing there has been quite an accumulation of debts and money had to be
borrowed to carry on. However, it is my understanding the past two
years we have just about broke even, but we haven’t been able to take
care of any of the borrowed money which amounts to a considerable sum.
The management is at a loss to know just how to take care of this that
is owed. I have been wondering if this Assembly would be able to make
a suggestion concerning the operation of the Publishing Department that
would
be the means of wiping out the debt and getting the business on
a better paying basis. It has been suggested that there might be some
department of the Church that could donate some of the funds to take
care of this indebtedness, but if this can’t be done then we would have
to carry it until the business makes enough money to take care of it. I
feel this Assembly will be able to decide which would be the best course
to pursue.
I have thought many times about different plans that could be worked
to operate the Publishing House so that it would be an asset instead of
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plans as I don’t feel we can continue to operate as we are now. We have
our business manager to direct the operations, but it seems to me it would
be good to have a committee, board of directors, advisors, or whatever
the Assembly feels would be good, to serve with him in working out
plans to get the Publishing House on a better paying basis. This would
not relieve the business manager of his responsibilities; it would only be
a help to him in devising plans for greater success. In the past we have
had trustees for the equipment of the Publishing House, and they have
served as the Disbursement Committee for the Free Literature Depart
ment. These trustees, along with the general treasurer, could serve as
a committee to work with the business manager in carrying on the busi
ness
of the Publishing Department. We must do something to make the
business more interesting to our people so they will want to buy from the
Publishing House rather than go elsewhere for supplies.
To help our people to fully understand the benefits of the Publishing
house and to encourage them to order supplies for the church, auxiliaries,
and home, I have been wondering if it would be good to appoint a field
representative. The duties of the person filling this position would be
to give full time going from state to state putting on rallies among our
White
Wing workers, showing them how they can get the paper into
every Church of God home, and to launch out into new fields, visit re
vival campaigns and secure subscriptions from new people. Along with
this, encourage circulation of the Joyful News Broadcast, introduce our
Sunday School literature, create an interest in the Book Club, and pro
mote the purchasing of all supplies from the Publishing House.
We do not have any funds from the Publishing House for the support
of a field representative, and it would be necessary for the general funds
to be used until the business can be built up. Then through this channel
it would not take long to get the business going to where it would not
only
take care of the representative, but probably the other officials of
the Church publications. If we can just get the volume of business that
the Publishing House is capable of handling, we could not only take care
of the representatives of the business, but have surplus funds also.
Since the funds from the Free Literature Department have paid for the
building and the machinery, I feel like suggesting that some plan be
worked out so these funds could be used in operating the Publishing De
partment. Then all net profits realized by the Publishing Department could
be placed in the Free Literature Department after the close of the fiscal
year. I do not know whether this can be done now or not, but it seems
to me that some plan should be put in operation so the Free Literature
Department can profit from the building and printing equipment it has
paid for.
INTERESTING INFORMATION
Under the head of Interesting Information are several tables that show
increase or decrease to compare with the same department last year. The
decreases referred to do not mean an actual decrease in the department,
but only that there was not as much accomplished as last year. The in
crease means there was more done this year than last year.
DATA GATHERED FROM MINISTERS' REPORTS
Last Year This Year
Sermons----------1------------ 156,957 157,593 Increase 636
Converted-------------:--------- 20,135 19,430 Decrease 705

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Sanctified______________ 11,945 10,670 Decrease 1,275
Holy Ghost ............8,183 7,291 Decrease 892
Water Baptism_____ 5,294 4,912 Decrease 382
Added to Church ... 6,686 5,837 Decrease 849
These figures showsomething of thework done byour ministers this
year. This information is taken from their reports sent to headquarters.
According
to these figures, our ministers have not accomplished as much
in their work this year as they did last year. I do not feel the results
of their labors have been less this year than last year, but quite a num
ber of the ministers have reported only three or four months during the
year, and some not at all, and I believe the decreases are due to this fact.
And
for this reason, we cannot give accurate information. The good
work done by our ministers is very much appreciated. I am grateful for
every soul that has been won for the Master, yet I can’t keep from think
ing of the multitudes of souls that are yet unsaved. I trust the Lord will bless
our efforts in a greater measure so we can reach more souls another year.
The
next table shows the number of ministers and treasurers that did
not report a single time the whole year and the number that reported only
part time.
Number of ministers that did not report a single time last year____254
Number of ministers that did not report a single time this year__,...213
Number of ministers reporting only part time last year._____.______422
Number of ministers reporting only part time this year__ 416
Number of churches that did not report a single time last year____117
Number of churches that did not report a single time this year____161
Number of churches reporting part time last year 181
Number of churches reporting part time this year_________181
We are making very little progress in getting all of our ministers to report
regularly as they should, but we are still looking forward to the time
when everyone will realize the importance of sending a report to head
quarters each month. Reporting is one of their duties just as much as
preaching and doing the work of the ministry.
Our success is getting the treasurers of the local churches to report reg
ularly could be a little discouraging but, of course, we still look forward
to the time when everyone will realize the importance of being faith
ful in his work. I hope that time is not too far distant. It means much
to be faithful and I am sure everyone who is not faithful now will be
sorry sometime, because it is a serious matter to accept a position and
then not fill it faithfully.
Below is a table showing the number of ministers last year and this year:
Rank Last Year
410
This Year
411
267 285
............ ...... 1,911 1,979
Total..... . _ . 2,588 2,675 Increase
TITHES RECEIVED AT HEADQUARTERS
For a number of years information has been given concerning the amount
of tithes received by the headquarters’ treasurer. The purpose of this
is to encourage our people to pay tithes and to show the increase from
year to year. We who pay tithes know it is a blessing to us. It is not
only a blessing to us, but a blessing to the work. And when the time
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the windows of heaven opened and blessings poured out according to
the promises of God. ALL TITHES, that is, all members paying tithes
regularly on all their income. We who pay tithes receive blessings, but
we
would receive even greater blessings if all our members would pay
tithes. Year after year the amount of tithes received at headquarters has
increased. The amount this year has reached the sum of $251,467.62. This
is an increase of $40,384.06. I want to urge our ministers and members
to pay tithes regularly according to the teachings of the Church of God
as required by our tithe system.
FOREIGN MISSION DRIVES
In the year 1929 the Assembly set apart October and March for special
drives to be made from headquarters to collect money for our foreign mis
sionary work. Those to participate in these drives as pointed out by the
Assembly
are all ministers, Womens Missionary Bands, the White Wing
Messenger
and other ways that will insure large offerings. This includes
all of our people.
These drives have been made from headquarters every year since they
were ordered by the Assembly and I am giving the report that both
drives were made this year. I am very grateful for the interest shown by
our people in these drives and I thank all who contributed to this worthy
cause.
STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARY OFFERINGS
I am again giving information in regard to the missionary offerings in
the state and foreign conventions. I am glad to be able to show a nice
increase in the offerings this year over last year. I appreciate all the
good work done by our Womens Missionary Bands and any others who
assisted in this good work. God bless and reward everyone who had a
part in these offerings. Our interest and zeal in the missionary work
seems to be on the increase, for which I am grateful.
The table shows the amounts collected last year and this year by states
and countries, with the largest collection at the top and the next largest
second, and on down to the smallest.
Amount Amount
State Last YearThis Year
Georgia ...................__ $17,109.95$21,633.38 Increase$ 4,523.43
Florida ............................ 13,056.48 18,681.39 Increase 5,624.91
Virginia .................__...... 17,340.96 17,345.58 Increase 4.62
North Carolina ____. . .. 10,815.59 13,117.13 Increase 2,301.54
Tennessee................... 12,219.97 11,817.42 Decrease 402.55
Kentucky ___•_________ 6,372.25 11,608.47Increase 5,236.22
Alabama ............5,667.74 10,000.00 Increase 4,332.26
Bahamas ........................ 6,120.66 8,598.28 Increase 2,477.62
South Carolina .............. 4,959.85 8,320.55 Increase 3,360.70
California _______....... 4,556.63 6,625.29 Increase 2,068.66
Pennsylvania ............... 3,320.57 5,266.07 Increase 1,945.50
Indiana_____________ 3,620.07 5,000.39 Increase 1,380.32
Ohio ................................ 4,620.06 4,829.05 Increase 208.99
Mississippi ___ ___... ... 3,834.79 4,667.75 Increase 832.96
Oklahoma ......•..... ____ 3,953.36 4,570.78 Increase 617.42
East Texas ..............___ 3,904.40 4,561.69 Increase 657.29
North Dakota n ___ 2,164.25 4,292.05 Increase 2,127.80
Missouri ____ ____....... 3,496.69 3,665.93 Increase 169.24

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South Dakota_________
Michigan
HH__________
Arkansas____________
Kansas _____________L
Maryland and D. C.___..
West Texas__________
Wyoming ____________
Iowa ________________
Illinois______________
West Virginia________
New Mexico _________
Louisiana ____________
Washington__________
New York___________
Nebraska ____________
Minnesota ___________
Colorado _____________
Idaho _______________
Mexico ______________
Delaware
____________
Oregon ___________._
Wisconsin ___________
Arizona______________
Dominican Republic ___
Montana and Alberta__
Haiti__________.____
Jamaica _____________
Porto Rico___________
Virgin Islands_________
Utah _______________
New Jersey __________
British Columbia______
Ontario______________
Cuba ________________
Turks Islands_________
Alaska ________
Saint
Kitts ________:_
New England States____
Nevada ______________
Aruba _______________
Costa Rica __-________
Montserrat___________
Barbados____________
Anguilla _____________
Antigua
_____________
3,111.40 3,648.75
2,983.30 3,622.76
3,134.33 3,143.29
3,112.62 3,142.19
1,826.07 2,726.36
2,476.14 2,652.64
2,686.51 2,513.17
1,580.25 2,340.63
1,500.00 2,245.62
1,388.12
2,204.14
1,940.12 2,135.92
2,285.42
1,832.60
1,401.97 1,721.03
846.11 1,301.09
1,612.57
1,268.64
1,351.09 1,200.00
879.18 1,133.57
806.39 1,061.90
512.00 971.40
760.00 900.53
730.96 841.85
704.71 805.70
674.55 700.38
373.73 693.82
500.16 506.71
709.45 312.25
879.20 305.00
395.30 293.52
600.45 241.75
37.50
168.60
140.00 153.68
75.18
152.33
102.43
133.33
170.30 121.25
99.68 120.00
0.00 100.00
53.00
100.00
187.11 61.16
20.00 60.00
52.63 59.74
45.50 40.00
18.57 22.06
0.00 16.00
0.00 12.00
0.00 10.00
Increase 537.35
Increase 639.46
Increase 8.96
Increase 29.57
Increase 900.29
Increase. 176.50
Decrease 173.34
Increase 760.38
Increase 745.62
Increase 816.02
Increase 195.80
Decrease 452.82
Increase 319.06
Increase 454.98
Decrease 343.93
Decrease 151.09
Increase 254.39
Increase 255.51
Increase 459.40
Increase 140.53
Increase 110.89
Increase 100.99
Increase 25.83
Increase 320.09
Increase 6.55
Decrease 397.20
Decrease 574.20
Decrease 101.78
Decrease • 358.70
Increase 131.10
Increase 13.68
Increase 77.15
Increase 30.90
Increase 49.05
Increase 20.32
Increase 47.00
Decrease 125.95
Increase 40.00
Increase 7.11
Decrease 5.50
Increase 3.49
Total_______________$169,898.27 $212,398.56 Increase $42,500.29
MISSIONARY MONEY EACH YEAR
In order to show the increases and amount of missionary money sent
to headquarters each year, and keep this information before our people, we
have prepared the following table. Our Womens Missionary Bands are
due much commendation for their faithful service since the institution of
this auxiliary in 1928. The missionary funds increased year after year
for a long while, for which we praise the Lord; however, for three or

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four years we have had to show decreases, but this year we have an
increase.
$ 200.65 1939.................................$ 11,185.04
324.42 1940........- .......... 17,417.30
1927 426.52 1941. . ......................... 26,442.48
1928 832.36 1942 _.. ............. 42,265.54
1929 2,177.42 1943 ... ._ ........ 61,534.04
1920 3,BR1.78 1944. . ... ................... 74,707.72
4,093.12
1945............ ................. 96,511.80
1922 3,423.67 1946____................ . 103,079.88
1922 £598.01 1947 93,901.72
19?4 5)114.60 1948.... _. .............. 87,978.04
1935 9,129.90
8,512.29
1949... __
1950...........
........... ....... 83,348.81
80,209.38
1937 10,791.18 1951 ...... __ 100,104.97
1938 . 10,355.98
STATECONVENTION FREELITERATUREOFFERINGS
Information has been given for years concerning the Free Literature offer
ings
in the conventions. It gives me much pleasure to be able to show
a nice increase over last year in the total amount of money raised in the
conventions
in this department. The work done by our faithful Victory
Leaders is greatly appreciated and I am sure the Lord will bless and re
ward each one who had a part in this work.
The
table shows the amounts collected last year and this year by states
and countries, with the largest offering at the top and the next largest
second, and on down to the smallest.
Amount Amount
State Last YearThis Year
Virginia ..$10,145.33$11,885.01 Increase$ 1,739.68
Georgia......... — —_ 8,786.50 10,666.71Increase 1,880.21
North Carolina -----------. 7,520.89 10,495.95 Increase 2,975.06
Tennessee - - . 6,627.40 7,000.00 Increase 372.60
Florida ~ .. 4,964.87 6,952.78 Increase 1,987.91
Kentucky ....................... 4,162.06 5,421.76 Increase 1,259.70
Oklahoma . . .............. 4,374.69 4,815.14Increase , 440.45
Alabama ...................2,737.24 4,374.20 Increase 1,636.96
South Carolina ............2,343.49 4,245.18 Increase 1,901.69
California ----------------.. 2,836.29 3,562.04 Increase 725.75
Bahamas ----------------.. 1,770.42 2,700.26 Increase 929.84
Missouri -. ___ .. 2,108.29 2,571.63 Increase 463.34
Michigan _________.. 1,876.79 2,568.86Increase 692.07
East Texas .................... 2,078.73 2,396.56 Increase 317.83
Indiana--------------------.. 2,132.22 2,376.72 Increase 244.50
Ohio ............ - -.. 2,302.96 2,367.10 Increase 64.14
Mississippi .....................m 2,308.01 2,355.54Increase 47.53
Pennsylvania _______1,185.08 2,047.10 Increase 862.02
South Dakota .............1,064.04 1,394.90 Increase 330.86
North Dakota_____!__ 990.37 1,318.48 Increase 328.11
Arkansas — .... 1,206.74 1,304.12 Increase 97.38
Kansas 1,100.56 1,258.92 Increase 158.36
Iowa__ ... 1,101.59 1,214.52 Increase 112.93
Wyoming----------------_ 1,183.13 1,192.12 Increase 8.99

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New Mexico . . _ 694.56 1,138.41Increase 443.85
Louisiana ____________. 1,183.40 1,114.28 Decrease 69.12
Illinois ______________ 774.35 1,101.32 Increase 326.97
West Texas .......... - _ 700.01 1,100.89 Increase 400.88
West Virginia________ 865.00 1,075.46 Increase 210.46
Washington ....................902.69 1,074.17 Increase 171.48
Maryland and D. C...... 973.83 1,047.36Increase 73.53
Nebraska ..................... 1,261.60 932.89 Decrease 328.71
Minnesota . . ----- .746.00 714.87Decrease 31.13
Colorado .........................195.12 576.24Increase 381.12
Wisconsin _________ 471.69 489.65Increase 17.96
Idaho .......................246.01 483.05 Increase 237.04
New York .............- —. 216.36 290.56 Increase 74.20
Dominican Republic ......114.83 266.71 Increase 151.88
Montana and Alberta....230.29 250.72 Increase 20.43
Porto Rico......................266.60 216.89 Decrease 49.71
Oregon _________— 96.58 212.57Increase 115.99
Arizona_____________ 201.13 160.12Decrease 41.01
Virgin Islands ...............135.72 148.92 Increase 13.20
Delaware ........................80.00 132.36Increase 52.36
British Columbia ..........120.75 118.75 Decrease 2.00
Ontario ............................78.66 102.28 Increase 23.62
New Jersey _ ..........96.41 98.68 Increase 2.27
Mexico -J...............-....... 89.79 98.28 Increase 8.49
Saint Kitts ......-..........20.00 88.00Increase 68.00
Utah - — .. . — .... 9.78 78.05Increase 68.27
New England...............51.00 45.43 Decrease 5.57
Cuba - ...................38.60 44.00 Increase 5.40
Jamaica _______ ____ 235.41 35.00 Decrease 200.41
Haiti ...............................- 42.15 28.33Decrease 13.82
Aruba ............................
Alaska ............................
36.79
0.00
26.11
21.00
Decrease 10.68
Turks Islands —........—-
Nevada ..........................
8.85
15.00 20.00
15.00
Increase 11.15
Montserrat......................8.20 10.41Increase 2.21
Costa Rica ......................
Anguilla .........—
41.45
0.00 7.00
6.00
Decrease 34.45
Total -..........................$88,156.30$109,855.36 Increase$21,699.06
STATE CONVENTION ORPHANAGE OFFERINGS
I am again giving information in regard to the orphanage offerings in
the conventions. The Sunday Schools are rendering faithful service in
raising funds for the care of our orphans. The good work done is com
mendable and I feel that all of us want to continue to give for the sup
port of those who need our care. The nice increase in the total amount
raised this year over last year shows that our interest in this department
of the work is growing, and this is as it should be.
The table shows the amounts collected last year and this year by states
and countries, with the largest offering at the top and the next largest
second, and on down to the smallest.
Amount Amount
State Last Year This Year
Georgia ____________$ 5,773.09 $ 7,584.13 Increase $ 1,811.04
Virginia_____________ 7,146.39 6,725.54 Decrease 420.85

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North Carolina ____ 5,246.65
Florida ______ 3,644.85
Alabama ......,_________ 2,464.25
Tennessee ___________ 3,563.66
Kentucky ................ 2,823.22
South Carolina ________ 1,279.23
California ___ 1,719.73
Mississippi ___ 2,360.83
Ohio ..._________ 997.94
West Virginia .................. 788.61
Oklahoma ____s. , ..... 1,209.53
Pennsylvania ................;. 1,233.14
Michigan____________ 839.64
Indiana ........... 1,000.00
Missouri ____ 1,270.46
East Texas __ 1,016.12
Kansas ______._______ 592.31
Illinois _________ 766.91
Arkansas .............. 648.72
West Texas .......... 700.01
Iowa _______ 662.78
Washington ............ 531.22
Maryland and D. C........... 599.58
North Dakota _________ 517.36
Bahamas ____________ 329.66
Wyoming ___ 510.50
Nebraska ............ 350.02
Minnesota ....................... 655.49
New Mexico .................... 505.05
Louisiana ..... 396.11
Colorado ............ 115.46
South Dakota ___ 225.51
Oregon ______________ 158.25
Idaho ................... 359.01
Arizona §____________ 123.80
Montana and Alberta__ 171.63
Wisconsin____________ 159.18
Dominican Republic ....... 48.23
New York ........... 90.47
Ontario ............,.............. 96.73
Delaware_____________ 86.05
Haiti ________________ 28.06
British Columbia _____ 18.31
New England .................. 74.83
New Jersey __________ 67.35
Utah _______ 10.57
Mexico _____________ 13.56
Virgin Islands __ 16.00
Alaska ___________.... 0.00
Jamaica _____________ 78.00
Cuba........... 16.70
Nevada ............ 15.00
Aruba _________ ...v. 1 ,__ 16.52
Saint Kitts ..... 0.00
Porto Rico __ 35.17
6,150.09Increase 903.44
5,782.38
Increase 2,137.53
4,520.20
Increase 2,055.95
3,295.82Decrease 267.84
3,001.35
Increase 178.13
2,166.38Increase 887.15
1,833.08
Increase 113.35
1,605.85
Decrease 754.98
1,459.29
Increase 461.35
1,448.26
Increase 659.65
1,429.37Increase 219.84
1,395.33Increase 162.19
1,269.18Increase 429.54
1,245.91Increase 245.91
1,179.28
Increase 91.18
1,151.54
Increase 135.42
915.89
Increase 323.58
888.24
Increase 121.33
804.37Increase 155.65
750.00Increase 49.99
715.45
Increase 52.67
677.58
Increase 146.36
628.67Increase 29.09
623.73
Increase 106.37
614.26Increase 284.60
576.31Increase 65.81
573.08Increase 223.06
571.82
Decrease 83.67
505.23
Increase .18
457.88Increase 61.77
432.01
Increase 316.55
426.05Increase 200.54
310.37Increase 152.12
260.27
Decrease 98.74
203.58
Increase 79.78
172.00
Increase .37
171.28Increase 12.10
158.60
Increase 110.37
126.53
Increase 36.06
115.08
Increase 18.35
113.15Increase 27.10
112.73Increase 84.67
91.63Increase 73.32
71.61Decrease 3.22
68.81Increase 1.46
61.09Increase 50.52
54.87Increase 41.31
31.79Increase 15.79
27.47
20.00Decrease 58.00
17.00Increase .30
15.00
13.06Decrease 3.46
10.00
7.01Decrease 28.16

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Turks Islands_________ 0.00 6.00
Montserrat__________ 2.00 5.00 Increase 3.00
Costa Rica___________ 9.89 3.00 Decrease 6.89
Total________________$54,179.34 $65,650.48 Increase $11,471.14
ATTENDANCE AT STATE CONVENTIONS
Our conventions have proved to be a blessing to the Church in many
ways. We know they are important to the growth of the work and we
would
not want to do without them. The blessings of the Lord were upon
the conventions again this year and nearly all of them were well attended.
The faithful service of the registrars is appreciated. It is through their
work that we have this record.
The
table shows the number registered last year and this year by states
and countries, with the largest number at the top and the next largest
second, and on down to the smallest.
State Last YearThis Year
Haiti •...............................................11,328 13,000 Increase 1,672
Bahamas ..........................................14,556 11,525 Decrease 3,031
Jamaica ................—......................10,328 8,751Decrease 1,577
Florida......................— -................. 3,057 4,448 Increase 1,391
Arkansas ---------------------------........ 846 2,500Increase 1,654
Virginia ---------------------------........ 1,999 2,238Increase 239
Georgia ................................—........ 1,840 2,100Increase 260
Alabama - ......................._..... 2,139 2,056 Decrease 83
Dominican Republic ........................ 1,050 1,900Increase 850
South Carolina ....................____ 1,365 1,824Increase 459
Tennessee ......................................... 1,575 1,616 Increase 41
Mississippi ________________........ 1,700 1,500Decrease 200
North Carolina ------------------____ 1,245 1,360 Increase 115
Pennsylvania ................................... 1,243 1,215Decrease 28
Oklahoma ........................................ 1,186 1,200 Increase 14
Kentucky _________________....... 1,121 1,152Increase 31
Louisiana ..................................... 690 837Increase 147
Mexico .........................................780 787Increase 7
Virgin Islands---------------------........ 500 767Increase 267
California .............. ......................... 835 754 Decrease 81
Porto Rico ..................................... 735 750Increase 15
Missouri ...................— -............... 652 725 Increase 73
Montserrat — .................-............... 500 550 Increase 50
Turks Islands .................................... 625 446 Decrease 179
East Texas .. ------------------........ 559 431Decrease 128
Colorado ---------------------------218 408Increase 190
Maryland and D. C........................... 414 408Decrease 6
Barbados —.............................00 400
Aruba ....................... ..................... 750 400 Decrease 350
Michigan ............................................. 401 392 Decrease 9
Saint Kitts ......................-.................. 350 390Increase 40
Kansas ..................................—........ 333 355 Increase 22
Washington ..........................278 348 Increase 70
West Virginia .............................. 332 342 Increase 10
British Columbia .............................. 248 326Increase 78
South Dakota ......................... -...... . 327 317 Decrease 10
Costa Rica ..................................... 260 315 Increase 55

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. 353 312 Decrease 41
280 298 18
264 291Increase 27
TT+ah .. 104 282 178
.. . 500 275 Decrease 225
__ 241 273 Increase 32
__ 361 268 93
... 159 243 84
. . 233 218 15
..... 172 217 45
. 174 200 26
.. 165 197 32
188
177 11
173 175 2
276 173 103
205 156 49
130
149 19
125 135 10
149 102
47
201 93 108
New England . ...........33 72 Increase 39
Alaska .. . 00 40
New Jersey.............. ..........85 32Decrease 53
00 17
Total 1______________________.....70,936 73,228 Increase 2,292
WOMENS MISSIONARY BAND
The Womens Missionary Band has accomplished much good work an
other year. Every local band is worthy of commendation for their faithful
service.
Large amounts of money to be used in the home and foreign
mission
fields have been raised through their efforts. We will never know
in this life all that has been and will be accomplished through their labor
of love, but down at the end I am sure they will receive rich rewards.
The following table shows the increase and decrease of the Womens
Missionary
Bands by states and countries. This information was taken
from the monthly reports sent to headquarters by the treasurers of the
local
churches. Since some of the treasurers have not been as faithful
in reporting as they should and others have not filled out their reports in
full, this table cannot be counted on to be fully accurate. I hope sometime
our treasurers will give us all the information we need for our records here.
Bands Bands Total No.
State Last Year This Year Members
Alabama ............................................... 43 44 588
0 1 8
Anguilla........... .............. 1 1 21
Antigua . ■ ___.............. 0 1 16
Arizona ............ ... ............... 5 3 27
Arkansas _ . _ 22 21 254
Aruba ................ ............-........ 1 0 0
Bahamas . ____ ____............. 28 32 1,128
Barbados . ................................... 1 0 0
British Columbia ........-................... 1 1 20
California............................................. 18 21 254

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Canal Zone ............................~ 0 1 8
Colorado ....... ....... ........................4 4 371
Connecticut _ __ ..............1 1 14
Costa Rica ... . ....1 2 27
Cuba ......................................................3 2 30
Delaware .................... ...................1 1 18
District of Columbia. ......... _ .........1 2 33
Dominican Republic .........................18 21 314
East Texas .................. ......... 28 27 291
Florida ...................................................55 56 768
Georgia ................................66 60 980
Idaho ... 2 2 36
Illinois --------------------------------------9 12 160
Indiana.................. ....................11 11 160
Iowa ....... . . ... .............8 9 90
Jamaica------------------------------------70 67 1,304
Kansas ................................... .......9 10 113
Kentucky _______________________53 50 781
Louisiana ......... ..............................9 8 95
Manitoba, Canada ________________0 1 14
Maryland ...............................................6 5 76
Massachusetts ___________________2 0 0
Mexico .............. ................................2 4 72
Michigan _______________________10 11 132
Minnesota ....... ..................3 3 36
Mississippi______________________39 39 466
Missouri .................. .................22 23 268
Montana ........ .............................5 6 35
Montserrat.............................................4 5 114
Nebraska...............................................4 3 54
New Jersey ...................._..............1 2 10
New Mexico .... .............................8 10 77
New York .. .. ......................... ........4 5 98
North Carolina ..................................61 62 956
North Dakota........................................6 5 41
Ohio .........................................-.......14 14 211
20 20 283
Ontario .............................................1 1 8
Oregon ...................................................3 5 40
Pennsylvania ........................................20 21 388
Porto Rico............. ............9 9 154
Saint Kitts ..... ........... . __3 1 33
South Carolina .........................40 50 984
South Dakota .. .. _ 8 7 52
Tennessee ...---------------------------------71 73 1,375
Turks Islands ...-------------- — 2 3 31
Utah .....................................................1 2 20
Vermont _____ —.............-.......1 0 0
Virginia .. ............ . — S..........65 71 1,151
Virgin Islands ... — — 3 4 58
Washington .........—...................—....6 7 59
West Texas................... . ........10 10 88

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West Virginia____________________ 15
Wisconsin____.... .— ----------------- 4
Wyoming------------.--------------------~ 9
Totals---------------------------------------951
Totals last year.________________—
Increase
15 197
4 39
8 64
979 15,585
951 14,406
28 1,179
VICTORY LEADERS BAND
Another year the Victory Leaders have shown that they can be depended
upon.
They have done good work and are due much commendation for
all that has been accomplished. Only eternity will reveal the good that
has been done through their efforts. I am sure our young people are
happy to have a part in the work of carrying the message to every creature,
and we thank the Lord for every local band and trust each one will be
able to accomplish more and more as the years go by.
The following table shows the number of bands last year, the number
this year and the number of members this year. The figures are taken from
the monthly reports sent by the treasurers of our local churches.
Bands Bands Total
No.
State Last Year This Year Members
Alabama ......................................42 46 936
Alaska ------------------------------.......0 1 6
Anguilla _______________________ 1 1 18
Antigua ..............-........................ 1 1 18
Arizona .................................................. 3 3 24
Arkansas ..............-................____ 22 21 449
Aruba .................................................... 1 0 0
Bahamas.................. ........................ 28 30 1,238
Barbados ............................................... 1 0 0
British Columbia .................................. 1 1 20
California .............................................. 19 18 297
Canal Zone .......................................... 0 1 8
Colorado ................................................. 4 4 50
Connecticut ........................................... 0 1 14
Costa Rica ............................................ 1 2 33
Cuba ................. .............„ ............... 2 2 41
Delaware ~ ..................... ...... 1 1 16
District of Columbia ......................... 1 2 36
Domincan Republic ___ __ 1........... 17 21 288
East Texas __ ........... 28 29 426
Florida ...... _ .................................... 54 57 1,129
Georgia ...._ . 66 61 1,229
Idaho ......................................_____ 2 2 40
Illinois _ _______ _______........... 8 Si 225
Indiana .................................................. 11 10 172
Iowa _____________ ........... 7 8 113
Jamaica, B. W. I.............................: ..... 74 68 2,235
Kansas . . ...................„......... 9 9 117
Kentucky ...................................___ .. 54 52 ' 1,250
Louisiana ..................._....................... 9 9 143
Maryland ............................................■ 7 5 84
Massachusetts _____ ........... 1 0 0

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Mexico .......... _ ............. ..........2 4 62
Michigan ........... ....................... 10 11 182
Minnesota ............................................3 3 35
Mississippi ............................................ 39 37 645
Missouri ________________________. 20 22 344
Montana ................................................5 6 82
Montserrat ______________________. 3 3 98
Nebraska .............................................3 3 29
New Jersey ..........................................1 1 10
New Mexico .......................■................8 10 122
New York .............................................3 4 69
North Carolina .. ............................. 61 62 1,254
North Dakota ...................................6 5 47
Ohio ............................. ......................... 13 14 322
. 19 20 528
Ontario . .. .........................................i 1 22
Oregon ■ ....................................... 3 5 54
Pennsylvania.........................................19 21 392
Porto Rico .. .......................................9 10 240
Saint Kitts ...........................................2 1 55
South Carolina ...................................37 48 - 1,146
South Dakota .....................................8 7 59
Tennessee ........ .......................70 71 1,599
Turks Islands .......................................2 3 141
Utah Sj............................... ....................1 1 10
Vermont ______________________ 1 0 0
Virginia .................................................65 68 1,287
Virgin Islands .......................................3 4 65
Washington ...........................................6 7 90
West Texas ...........................................9 9 161
West Virginia ........................................14 15 297
Wisconsin .........................-.....................5 4 47
Wyoming ... ________ __8 8 46
Totals ....................................................933 965 20,195
Totals last year......................................933 20,144
Increase ________________________ 32 51
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Our Sunday Schools are assisting in the work of teaching and warning
every man and making all men see. This is a wonderful work and reaches
all ages. It also goes into the homes of shut-ins and those deprived of at
tending the regular school through the Home Class Department. A live
Sunday School is a great asset to any local church. Let’s all strive for big
ger and better and more spiritual Sunday Schools.
The table shows the number of schools last year and this year and the
number in attendance this year. Then the increase over last year in schools
and attendance is given. These figures are taken from the monthly re
ports sent by the treasurers of our local churches.
Schools Schools Average
State Last Year This Year Attendance
Alabama ___ 45 49 2,050
Alaska.................................... 0 1 22
Anguilla ......... 1 1 107

46 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Antigua ................... ----------------0 i 27
Arizona ---------------------------------Bg6 3 62
Arkansas -----------------------------------22 23 793
Aruba -------- -----------------------i 0 0
Bahamas . . — ----- 30 32 2,071
Barbados -----------------------------------2 0 0
British Columbia --------------------------i 1 37
California-----------------------------------21 21 795
Canal Zone ---------------------------------0 1 25
Colorado________________________4 4 122
Connecticut ...........................................1 1 14
Costa Rica...........................-................1 2 45
Cuba ..... .......... —.......- ------------3 2 120
Delaware------------------------—*--------1 1 30
District of Columbia............................1 2 55
Dominican Republic ---------------------17 21 518
East Texas ---------------------------------28 30 932
Florida ................................................58 58 2,026
Georgia - • —........... ......69 62 2,399
Idaho —-------- ---------------------2 2 68
Illinois .. - - -........-....-......10 12 369
Indiana ------------------------------—— 13 11 401
Iowa ---------------------------------------8 9 212
Jamaica ------------------------------------74 70 3,502
Kansas --------------------------------------9 11 329
Kentucky ------ ----- - - ----55 63 2,368
Louisiana —..........................................8 9 247
Manitoba, Canada ------------------------0 1 17
Maryland -----------------------—— ----7 6 146
Massachusetts ......-..............................1 0 0
Mexico_________—.----------------------2 4 168
Michigan-------------------------------—-ii 11 493
Minnesota ..........—.............- - - S 3 63
Mississippi .........................................41 43 1,246
Missouri _______________________24 25 935
Montana _______________________5 6 72
Montserrat ~~ - .......................4 5 184
Nebraska .............................................4 3 66
New Jersey .............. — ..........1 2 39
New Mexico ... -.................................8 10 199
New York .... - ..........................4 5 89
North Carolina ...................................63 63 2,912
North Dakota........ ..........................6 5 99
Ohio ....................... —................. -14 15 716
20 22 1,077
Ontario________________________ 1 1 29
Oregon .............................................3 5 147
Pennsylvania . — .... ............... 21 21 848
Porto Rico---------------------------------8 11 883
Saint Kitts ______________________3 2 55
South Carolina ..................................... 43 52 2,816
South Dakota .....................................8 7 184
Tennessee ........... _ ................— .. 78 79 3,938
Turks Islands .......................................2 3 160
Utah ................... ...... . -...............■ 1 2 28

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Vermont ~ ...................................i 0 0
Virginia . .. _ _ ............................65 72 2,817
Virgin Islands ~ ....................3 4 149
Washington _____________________6 7 230
West Texas ....................................10 10 326
West Virginia - - .................14 17 616
Wisconsin...............................................5 4 70
Wyoming . — - 9 8 161
Totals .....................—............-......... —990 1,027 41,724
Totals last year . _ _ _ 990 40,577
Increase .. ................................37 1,147
ASSEMBLY BAND MOVEMENT
No part of our work is of more importance than the Assembly Band
Movement.
When we think of the worth of souls, I believe all will agree
with this statement. This auxiliary is for the purpose of keeping the fruit.
The Assembly Band Movement in perfect operation will keep every true
sheep
so none will be lost. With all of our efforts in the past to get our
work organized so we can keep our members, we are yet losing too many.
The souls of our people are precious. I wish something could be done
to cause our pastors and band leaders to feel the responsibility that is
upon them. Surely it is time for everyone to shoulder his responsibility
and work at the job like he means business.
The
table shows the number of churches operating the Assembly Band
Movement
last year and this year by states, also the increase this year over
last year. There is a very nice increase this year, but I will be very glad
when I can report every church operating the Assembly Band Movement.
Churches Churches
Having Bands Having Bands
State Last Year This Year
Alabama--------------------------------------------------- 41 42
Alaska .~~—---------—----------------—----------- 0 !
Anguilla _____—----------------------------------------- 1 1
Arizona-----.----- 3 2
Arkansas ____________________________ 21 22
Aruba __________________—------------------------- 1 0
Bahamas--------- 27 29
Barbados_________________—----------------------- 0 0
British Columbia______________ 1 1
California_________—------------------------------- 18 17
Canal Zone ------------------ 0 1
Colorado __^______________________________— 3 4
Connecticut______________________.________ 0 1
Costa Rica-------------------------------------—------- 1 2
Cuba ______________________L-.------------------- 2 2
Delaware___ 1 1
District of Columbia__________—--------------— 1 2
Dominican Republic ---- 18 21
East Texas -----------------------.— -------— ----- 28 27
Florida _____ 52 54
Georgia ________ 60 56
Idaho ______.__________________ _________ 2 2

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Illinois __—--------------------------------------------- 9 11
Indiana_____ 11 10
Iowa --- 8 9
Jamaica ________________________________—- 68 62
Kansas ______________________________~— 9 11
Kentucky_________________ 49 47
Louisiana ________ 8 9
Manitoba, Canada ----.----------------------------—— 0 1
Maryland_______________________________|_ 6 6
Mexico_____________H_____|__.._—---------- 2 3
Michigan ---------------|-------------------------------.... 9 10
Minnesota _________________—------—— -----— 3 3
Mississippi ._.—-----I—----------------------------- 37 38
Missouri------------------------------------------- 20 23
Montana_______________________________-— 4 6
Montserrat_-_____________________________ 3 5
Nebraska---------- 4 3
New Jersey —------.--------------------------—----- 1 0
New Mexico_______________-______________ 8 10
New York______________ 3 5
North Carolina----------------------- 58 58
North Dakota -_—______________ 6 5
Ohio____.__.______ _______—-----------------—— 13 13
Oklahoma_______________________________I— 16 19
Ontario —— ----------------------——--------------- 1 1
Oregon______________________ 3 5
Pennsylvania________ 19 21
Porto Rico___________________,----------------- 8 6
Saint Kitts_____---------------------------------------- 3 2
South Carolina _________-______________.___ 34 42
South Dakota _________;___________________ 8 7
Tennessee_______________________________ 72 66
Turks Islands ____—___________________.___2 3
Utah______________-_____________________1 1
Vermont _________________*______________ 1 0
Virginia__~_______________..____________ 60 67
Virgin Islands__________________...._______3 4
Washington ______________________________ 5 • 7
West Texas ____l________________________ 9 9
West Virginia__________._________________ 14 15
Wisconsin —___________„____________ 5 3
Wyoming________________________________ 8 7
Totals____________________..____..._______ 893 939
Total last year..____________________________ 893
increase________________ ______________ 46
CONCLUSION
The wise man said, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” It
is necessary for people to have a vision of the work they are engaged in
for them to be successful, so it is essential that our people have a vision
of
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complish that which is required of them as members. It seems there are
some
who feel the Church is just another organization. They do not realize
it is a divine institution, but those of us who have a vision of the Church
of God of the last days are working and striving to reach the goal that is
set forth in the Book.
When a big corporation wants a building erected, a man of experience is
engaged
to be in charge of the work. They want a man who knows what
he is doing, and this man, after studying the blueprint, will have a vision
of how the building will look after it is finished. Building the Church
of God is of greater value than anything that will ever be built and we
need men and women of vision who know what to do, how to do it and
how the Church will be when the work is all finished. We have the
blueprint
and we need to understand it so we will know how to follow
it to the letter. We can’t build the Church of God any other way. We
must follow the blueprint closely.
Those without a vision of the Church of God are likely to be tossed
to and fro with every wind of doctrine. And when other groups are ap
parently having great success, they may get disturbed. This has hap
pened in the past. Some have become so disturbed that they left the
Church. For a while some of them seemed to get along all right, but a
little later they were not heard of any more. When people do this way,
we
know they have no vision of the Church and do not believe it is a divine
institution.
I
have heard some make the statement that they can’t see that the
Church of God is a divine institution. When I hear statements of this
kind I know the one who makes them does not have a vision of the
Church.
I hope we can get all of our people to understand that the Church
of God is a divine institution and that Jesus Christ is the head and that
we have a grave responsibility resting upon us—that of doing all that is
required in order for the Church to be that glorious Church without spot
or wrinkle or any such thing when the Lord of glory comes to present it
to Himself.
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things
not seen.” We know the Church has not reached that place of beauty
and glory that it will hold when Jesus returns for it, but if we have faith
to believe it will x-each the perfect state, we can go foi-ward with our
work with confidence. There are some who believe in the Church be
cause
they can see certain things, but I believe we have many who have
faith in it and faith in what will take place in the future. We need to
have faith in one another, faith in God, faith in the Church, and faith
to believe the things the Church teaches. In fact, we are instructed to
live by faith. The Scripture says, “The just shall live by faith,” and I
would like to say something to encourage all of us to have more faith in
what we are doing.
With a vision of the Chux-ch and the exercising of our faith, our work
will be similar to that of Noah. God told Noah to build the ark and gave
him the pattern for it, and he had faith to build it according to instruc
tions.
We have the pattern for the Church, and we should work as faith
fully as Noah did. He was careful to do everything according to instruc
tions and he probably seai-ched for a long while to find the kind of
material he was to use in building the ark. The Church of God must be
built of the material designated in the blueprint. Just any kind of material
can’t go into this building any more than any kind of wood could be used
in building the ai'k. And while we are building the Church, the same
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the ark. “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days
of the Son of man.
“They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came,
and destroyed them all.
“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank,
they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded.”
Just as the people ate and drank and married in the days of Noah, so
will they continue to do until the coming of Jesus for His Church. When
the flood came, those who were ready were inside the ark; and when
Jesus comes, the Church will be ready to be presented to Him. I want
our people to have a greater vision of the Church of God than they have
ever had. Let us have faith to believe that the Church will be that
beautiful and glorious Church when the Son of man will make His ap
pearance in the skies, just as we believe Noah prepared the ark and it
served its purpose to preserve life during the flood that covered the
earth. Everything that is written in the Book concerning the Church will
be brought to pass, so there is no reason for us to be disturbed by any
strange happenings in the land.
When
Noah had the ark almost finished, there were strange things tak
ing place. Probably someone told him about seeing the animals getting
together out in the woods. They may have invited him over to see the
strange sights, but Noah did not have time to leave his own work be
cause
he knew what he was doing. He knew a flood was coming and he
had to have the ark ready for the animals when they arrived. He may
have had to hurry to get the ark finished and the gangplank in place,
ready for the animals to march in. He knew what was going to take
place,
and we know what is going to take place in the future. We have
the Book which tells us what to expect and when we hear of other groups
having wonderful success and doing things that attract the attention of
the multitudes, I see no reason for being disturbed. God has His own
plan for doing things and the Scripture says, “All they gather themselves
together, they come to thee.” Let’s work right on as Noah did even though
we may not feel that we are accomplishing as much as some others.
We have our work to do and we can’t take time off to investigate and find
out what others are doing. If we do, we will fail in getting our own
work done.
It will take a vision of the work that is ours to do to be able to stay in
our places. Noah had a vision of the work he had to do, and he stayed
in his place until all was finished, and we must do the same. He had
his work done so well that he did not have to direct the animals to their
places in the ark. The gangplank was in place and they marched right
into the ark to the places prepared for them. Everything was so much
in
order that when the people and the animals were inside, God shut
the door and the flood was on. That is the way it will be down here in
the end. God will see to it that His people will find their way to the
Church and when the house is filled, God will take over.
I wish our vision of the Church of God, with its work and the glorious
state that it will reach, could be enlarged today so that we can be more
determined than ever to go forward in the work of the Master until the
final
victory is won. Let’s look to God now and open our hearts to Him
as one united body moving forward with undaunted courage and fiery
zeal
to build the Church of God according to the pattern.
And now let us stand and sing our battle hymn that we have been sing
ing
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we are and that we are marching on to certain victory.
AT THE BATTLE’S FRONT
I’ve enlisted for life in the army of the Lord,
Though
the fight may be long and the struggle fierce and hard,
With the armour of God and the Spirit’s trusty sword
At
the front of the battle you will find me.
Chorus:
Hear the tramp! tramp! tramping of the army
The
triumph shouting, the foe we’re routing;
Hear the tramp! tramp! tramping of the army
Marching on to victory.
I’m in this army, this glorious army,
And the God of the battles will defend me,
I’m in this army, this glorious army
At the front of the battle you will find me.
With the banner of love and of holiness unfurled
Full salvation proclaim to a sinful dying world;
Tho
’ the darts thick and fast from the enemy be hurled
At the front of the battle you will find me.
Is your name, friend, enrolled with the loyal ones and true?
Will you dare now to stand with the Saviour’s faithful few?
Will you join with me now and the covenant renew?
At the front of the battle you will find me.
The End
12:25 p.m.—The General Overseer concluded his address by having the
congregation to stand and sing “At the Battle’s Front.” This song has
been sung at this time in the Assembly for many years. J. R. Kinser led
the congregation in singing the song, with Mildred Bennett at the piano.
12:30 p.m.—The closing prayer was prayed by Brother S. O. Gillaspie
at the pulpit while the congregation stood in holy reverence before the Lord.
1:15 p.m.—Program of music and singing by the Biblical Wonder Cam
paign group, in charge of Olen Fiveash.
1:33 p.m.—Song service led by Marvin Burt, Marie Burt at the piano.
Prayer by J. C. Spence while the congregation stood in quietness. At
the close of the prayer, all prayed in concert for those for whom requests
had been made. _ .
1-47 p.m.—Songs by the Kelly Brothers, “On the Top of the Mountain”
and “Let the Spirit Descend.” Song by Charles and Phyllis Quisenberry,
“If It Had Not Been for Jesus.” Lamar Gilmer sang “I’m in My Saviour’s
Care.”
2:08 p.m.—“Love Covereth All Sins,” message by C. L. Taylor. The speak
er said, “I’m so glad we can get love that covers all sins. Divine love
will do this. I don’t feel like any of us have any love to spare. If we
compare ourselves with the Bible, we will find there is room for all of us
to get more love. If one needs to have more love than another, it is the
one in authority. Our overseers, pastors and band leaders need a bounti
ful supply of the divine love of God. All of us must have enough love
so we can shed tears. I don’t believe I have more love than others, but I
do have enough to sympathize with people and love them when they are
in trouble.
“
The love that Jesus had for a lost world is the love that helps us to
help others. People who have love will regard the feelings of others. We

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can’t put on love, it must be imparted from God. If we have the love of
God in our hearts, we will want to give. We will want to do all of the
things taught in the Book. Water can’t quench love. Water is strong and
powerful but many waters can’t do anything with love. If we have the
love of God down in our hearts, the floods won’t wash us away.
“Under the law the people could love their neighbors and hate their
enemies,
but not so now. Jesus said to love our enemies. It takes more
than the law now. It takes more than loving those who are good to us.
It takes loving those who will tear us down and persecute us. Sinners
love
one another and stick together, but we must love those who don’t
love
us. We can do this if we have enough of the divine iove of God.
“You may be able to speak in tongues, but unless you have love you
are nothing. Food cooked without seasoning is food all right, but it needs
the seasoning to make it taste good. We have to have our lives seasoned
with love in order to be worth anything. If we have faith to do miracles
and do not have charity, we are nothing. Someone may say, I have
done
all that the Church teaches, but if you don’t have charity your good
works will profit you nothing. Giving all of our goods to feed the poor
is worthless without love. When we have this divine love, we can bear
all things. When we get charity, it will never fail. If you don’t have
enough
of this love to stand the fiery trials, then get more love. Charity
will protect you.”
2:35 p.m.—Music by the Bahama and Miami Bands. The audience stood
and rejoiced in the Lord.
2:48 p.m.—Treasurer’s Annual Report, J. R. Kinser.
The report was read and accepted in regular order by the Assembly.
General Treasurer's Financial Report for the
Year Ending August 31, 1951
TITHES
Brought forward_____i_____________$ 77,670.33
Received this year___,______________ 251,467.62
Tithes total___________>____________ $329,137.95
Paid out this year___________________ 203,340.40
Tithes balance, August 31, 1951________ $125,797.55
M ISSION
Brought forward ___________________$ 73,902.06
Received this year.._________________ 100,104.97
Mission total________.______________ $174,007.03
Paid out this year.______________. 106,313.09
Mission balance, August 31, 1951_______ $ 67,693.94
ASSEMBLY EXPENSE
Brought forward ___________________$ 3,678.19
Received this year______... ■ ..._______ 4,255.03

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Assembly Expense total______________ $ 7,933.22
Paid out this year___________________ 4,802.64
Assembly Expense balance,
August 31, 1951_____________________ $ 3,130.58
EMERGENCY
Brought forward .......................................$ 14,294.12
Received this year_______________-— 29,832.59
Emergency total________________ ___ $ 44,126.71
Paid out this year___________________ 18,156.78
Emergency balance, August 31, 1951------ $ 25,969.93
MINISTERIAL AID
Brought forward ------------------------------$ 18,915.63
Received this year---------------------------- 73,230.24
Ministerial Aid total----—-----------------... $ 92,145.87
Paid out this year___________________ 55,661.12
Ministerial Aid balance,
August 31, 1951------- 36,484.75
ORPHANAGE
Brought forward -----------------------------$ 32,477.69
Received this year__________________ 66,150.56
Orphanage total ____________________ $ 98,628.25
Paid out this year.....------S3----------------- 65,428.65
Orphanage balance, August 31, 1951—.— $ 33,199.60
FREE LITERATURE
Brought forward___________________$ 8,000.45
Received this year--------—------------— 86,368.90
Free Literature total------------------------- $ 94,369.35
Paid out this year---------------------------— 85,054.44
Free Literature balance, August 31, 1951 $ 9,314.91
B. T. C.
Brought forward -----------------------------$ 643.80
Received this year---------------------------- 7,936.84
$ 8,580.64
6,274.47
B. T. C. total___
Paid out this year.
B. T. C. balance, August 31, 1951 $ 2,306.17

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C. P. M. A.
Brought forward___________,________$ .00
Received this year_________________— 41,098.45
C.
P. M. A. total____________________ $ 41,098.45
Paid out this year___________________ 33,211.42
C.
P. M. A. balance, August 31, 1951___ $ 7,887.03
PUBLISHING HOUSE
Brought forward__________________$ .00
Received this year___________________ 146,228.09
Publishing House total_______________ $146,228.09
Paid out this year....................................... 140,296.53
Publishing House balance,
August
31, 1951___________________ $ 5,931.56
ALL FUNDS
Brought forward .......................................$229,582.27
Received this year..................................... 806,673.29
All Funds total___________________ 1,036,255.56
Paid out this year___________________ 718,539.54
All Funds balance, August 31, 1951_____ $317,716.02
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. KINSER, Treasurer
2:57 p.m.—Music by the Louisville band while the congregation stood and
waved handkerchiefs.
3:02 p.m.—White Wing Publishing House Financial Report, C. T. David
son, Assistant Publisher and Business Manager.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Report of The White Wing Publishing House
and
Press
God
has been especially good to us this year. We have tried to work
along
together as best we could, trying to do what we could in the pro
motion
of the printed message.
What would we do without the White Wing Publishing House & Press?
What could we do? With the help of the various departments in the
Publishing House, the gospel has reached fields heretofore not reached
by the printed message. Time and again children from foreign fields have
written us for a few of our beautiful lithographed cards, wanting to help
another to know something about Christ. We may not see the direct re
sults of these little seeds filtering through the hands of children six to
ten years of age, but some day out yonder, when we are able to put a

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missionary on the field in these countries, we believe that God will re
ward the efforts that have been expended to help others.
Why wouldn’t it be thought credible to expect this literature to assist
in
breaking down the defenses of the enemy and preparing the way for
more rapid progress of .the missionary who will surely enter these fields?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful when our missionaries set foot on the soil of
some of these lands to have an audience of growing boys and girls who
had read the lithographed tracts and were saved and were offering their
services in the promotion of the gospel and the Church of God? Some
how
this makes us feel impressed more than ever with the noble work
that is being accomplished by those who are working so ardently on the
field to raise funds with which to promote this great work and those of
the Publishing Department who have put their shoulders to the wheel. The
Free Literature Department is doing a noble work.
I, too, want to cbmmend our good customers, most of whom have been
so prompt in paying their accounts within 30 days. We all realize that
people
like this help to keep the wheels of the business rolling for God.
Some efforts have been expended in the promotion of another depart
ment of the White Wing Publishing House; namely, the Bethel Book Club.
We are elated over the wonderful progress of this club. To date we
have nearly 1,000 members of the Club. Yes, we are happy about it,
and we have received many letters from readers telling us of their hap
piness
and joy in reading the selections. We feel it is a good policy to
encourage everyone who possibly can to join the club and help us put
our literature into the homes of our people and others, giving them good,
wholesome, Christian entertainment and at the same time encouraging
them in good Christian living.
Men of high standing, and one in particular that I refer to now, was a
member of the House for sixteen years and now active County Judge
in one of our states, joined the Club and commended the Club and its
purpose, advising everyone present to do his best to join the Club. A
United States Senator of Maryland commended the Bethel Book Club and
its work and said that such literature should be read, especially by young
people everywhere.
I say this to give you some idea of how the Club and its work is being
received. Again, may I say that we appreciate those of you who have
decided to help carry this work forward. We hope that soon we will not
have to substitute a single book, but that we will have all our own
selections of this club, unless we desire to substitute some special book
for the benefit and welfare of our people.
We especially appreciate the co-operation of our employees, and I think
we
have made it very well this year. While our report is not as good
as we wish it were, yet we are very thankful for the Auditor’s statement,
when he says:
“Note:
Operation for the current fiscal year resulted in a net income
of $1,223.79, representing the first successful operating period since 1946. . .”
We praise the Lord for His guidance and for the many prayers that
have been prayed in our behalf. Many of our employees have prayer in
the building. They enjoy a few minutes relaxation in the lounge prepared
for them, and I think, as a whole, our working conditions have been more
pleasant this year. I trust that God will help us to get along as well as
we can and, because of His blessings, be able always to rejoice in the
hope
that is set before us and do the work to the best of our knowledge
and ability.

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FINANCIAL REPORT
Of The
White Wing Publishing House and Press
Bible Place, Cleveland, Tennessee
Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements
August 1, 1950 through July 31, 1951
Cash in Bank August 1, 1950---------------------—--------------------
Total Cash Receipts from Sales, Subscriptions, Free
Literature, Collections on Accounts, etc-------------------|---------—
Total —------------------------—--------------------
Paid Out for Merchandise, Operating Expenses, etc...............
Balance, Cash in Bank July 31, 1951-
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash in Bank------------------------------
Petty Cash __----------------------------
Accounts Receivable .—.-----------------$
Less—Reserve for Past
Due
Accounts _____________——
$
15,970.90
4,310.21
100.00
600.00 15,370.90
Deposit—Benson
Printing Company --------
Inventories:
Merchandise-------------------
Materials
-------------— ------
Supplies ---------------------
Total Current Assets---------
Fixed Assets:
Machinery and Equipment-..
Type---------------------------
Furniture and Fixtures—...
125.00
$ 64,657.98
. 25,224.24
4,357.16
94,239.38
....$ 81,731.19
3,326.31
27,538.71
Total _______________________$112,596.21
Less Reserve for
Depreciation _________________ 24,012.28 $ 88,583.93
Periodical and Catalogue
Electrotypes__________________ $ 9,955.32
English and Foreign Tract
Electrotypes________________—- 50,000.00
Net Fixed Assets----
$ 5,172.39
162,686.65
$167,859.04
163,548.83
$ 4,310.21
$114,145.49
$148,539.25
Total Assets $262,684.74

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LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
Liabilities:
Accounts Payable _________________________$ 16,188.82
Customers Credit Balances_______ 53.28
Refund Vouchers ____ES|--------------------------- 807.96
Unpaid F.O.A.B., Withholding and
Sales
Taxes_______-____________________ 498.94
Loan—General Treasury ___________________ 10,056.53
Loan—Free Literature Department___________ 27,000.00
Accrued Salaries and Wages_________________ 1,084.79
Total Liabilities ________________________ $ 55,690.32
Excess of Assets over Liabilities Represented By:
Capital Surplus_________________________$ 54,844.50
Donated Surplus (Press)__________________ 82,726.92
Earned Surplus August 1, 1950............................. 68,199.21
Net Income—Year Ended July 31, 1951......... ...... 1,223.79
Total Surplus ________ __________________ $206,994.42
Respectfully submitted,
C. T. DAVIDSON, Business Manager
3:17 p.m.—Song by the McMahan Quartet, “He Lives.”
3:22 p.m.—M. A. Tomlinson was selected Editor and Publisher. C. T.
Davidson
was selected Assistant Publisher and Business Manager. J. R.
Kinser was selected General Treasurer.
3:25 p.m.—Report of Committee on Ministerial Aid—S. O. Gillaspie, J. R.
Kinser, C. R. Payne, M. A. Tomlinson.
The report was read and accepted in regular order by the Assembly.
Ministerial Aid Committee Report
To
the 46th Annual Assembly—Greetings:
We, your Ministerial Aid Committee, respectfully submit the following
report.
1. At the present time we are making monthly allotments to forty-five
totally, permanently disabled ministers and fifty-six partially, permanently
disabled ministers. So far, funds have been sufficient to take care of
these allotments, but, until the Ministerial Aid Fund is substantially in
creased,
we feel that the number receiving disability payments should
be limited to 110; with the understanding that if funds are available and
the Committee sees fit, this limit may be raised.
2. We recommend that the plan now in force be continued, with the
exception of the last section. Beneficiaries of our full-time and part-time
ministers who have met the specified requirements are eligible for the
benefits set out in the report, but additional benefits listed in the last sec
tion are paid directly from the Ministerial Aid Fund, thus leaving less
money
to take care of our disabled ministers and to make death benefit
payments to the beneficiaries of part-time ministers.
3. We recommend that the present plan, as amended, be printed in the
Assembly
Minutes with this report.
Respectfully submitted,
MINISTERIAL AID COMMITTEE

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S. O. GILLASPIE, Chairman
J. R. KINSER, Secretary
M. A. TOMLINSON
C. R. PAYNE
DEPARTMENT OF MINISTERIAL AID
(1) That the purpose of this ministerial benefit is to aid the ministry in
case of permanent disability (either partial or total) caused by sick
ness, old age, accident or otherwise, and to assist in the burial and
other expenses in the event of death, including aid to widows of faith
ful deceased ministers, as funds are available.
(2) It is understood that these words “permanent disability” mean that the
ministerial benefit does not apply to sickness or accident from which
there is natural recovery.
(3) That this ministerial aid be limited only to licensed ministers (in
cluding widows of faithful deceased ministers, as explained above and
below), in the Church of God in good standing, including Bishops,
Deacons (only deacons who are evangelizing or pastoring one or more
churches), Evangelists, male and female, and other ministerial workers
if specified.
(4)
That the Ministerial Aid Fund Committee cannot guarantee, in ad
vance,
any certain amount of funds, nor is this committee of the Church
of God, over which M. A. Tomlinson is General Overseer, responsible
or obligated for any payments beyond money available in said Min
isterial Aid Fund.
(5) That the Ministerial Aid Committee, working under the appointment
and authority of the Annual Assembly of the Church of God, M. A.
Tomlinson, General Overseer, Bible Place, Cleveland, Tennessee, re
serves the right through said Assembly to increase, decrease, or dis
continue payment of any death claims to beneficiaries of part-time
ministers, disability funds to disabled ministers, and partial support to
widows.
(6) That no funds will be paid the ministry for disability, or to widows
for time before application is approved by the Ministerial Aid Com
mittee. Benefits start on the approval of application by the Committee.
(7) No minister will be granted aid for permanent disability (either partial
or total, except for accident) until disabled for a period of three months
prior to making application for benefit. No application will be con
sidered if disability occurred more than five years prior to receipt of
application by the Committee. Benefit starts upon approval of appli
cation by Committee.
(8)
That before any minister, male or female, is entitled to the benefits of
the Ministerial Aid Fund he or she is required to have a good record
of faithfulness for a period of at least five (5) years, and must meas
ure up to the following standard:
(a) Been loyal to all the teachings of the Church of God as outlined
by the General Assembly, for a period of at least five (5) years
prior to making application for aid.
(b) Devoted full-time to the ministry for a period of not less than
five years prior to applying for disability benefits. (“Full-time to
the ministry” means: That the minister’s only job was the min
istry. If the minister had another job outside of the ministry that
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from which he was receiving support, he is classed as a part-time
minister and not a full-time minister.)
(c) Have a record of faithfulness in paying the emergency dollar for
a period of five years prior to making application for aid.
(d) Paid tithes regularly for five years on all of his or her income,
according to the rulings of the Assembly prior to making appli
cation for benefits.
(9)
That no minister whose income from pastoring, evangelizing or oth
erwise is $150 or more per month be entitled to Ministerial Aid either
for partial permanent disability or total permanent disability. This
applies only to Ministerial Aid to the minister while he is living and
has no reference whatever to the death benefits afforded a minister
who
meets certain requirements.
BENEFITS FOR MINISTERS TOTALLY DISABLED
PERMANENTLY
(Said Benefits Apply to Ministers Throughout the World)
That the amount of aid given any one minister who is permanently,
totally disabled by sickness, old age, accident or otherwise, is not to exceed
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) a month, the exact amount to be determined
by the committee who will consider the faithful services and dependents
of each minister, based upon the following years of loyal service:
(1)
Five years’ record of faithful services measuring up to the standard,
a, b, c, and d given above, not to exceed Sixty Dollars ($60.00) a month,
as funds are available.
(2) Eight years’ record of faithful services measuring up to the standard,
a, b, c, and d given above, not to exceed Eighty Dollars ($80.00) a month,
as
funds are available.
(3) Ten or more years’ record of faithful services, measuring up to the
standard, a, b, c, and d given above, not to exceed One Hundred Dol
lars ($100.00) a month as funds are available.
BENEFITS FOR MINISTERS PARTIALLY DISABLED
PERMANENTLY
(Said Benefits Apply to Ministers Throughout the World)
That the amount of aid given any one minister who is partially dis
abled permanently because of sickness, old age, accident or otherwise, but
is able to do a little ministerial work (this does not mean nor apply to
manual labor or any other work aside from the ministry), is not to exceed
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) a month, the exact amount to be determined by
the committee, who will consider the faithful services and dependents of
each
minister, based upon the following years of loyal service:
(1) Five years’ record of faithful services measuring up to the. standard,
a, b, c, and d given above, not to exceed Thirty Dollars ($30.00) a
month,
as funds are available.
(2) Eight years’ record of faithful services measuring up to the standard,
a, b, c, and d given above, not to exceed Forty Dollars ($40.00) a month,
as funds are available.
(3) Ten or more years’ record of faithful services measuring up to the
standard, a, b, c, and d given above, not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
a month, as funds are available.

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DEATH BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME MINISTERS
(Said Benefits Apply Only to Full-Time Ministers in
the United States)
That
in case of death of a loyal licensed minister in the Church of God,
serving as Evangelist, Pastor, State Auxiliary Worker, State Overseer,
Official
or worker at Headquarters, (male or female) that had devoted
full time to the ministry for a period of three months prior to his or her
death, (“Full-time to the ministry,” means: That the minister’s only job
was the ministry. If the minister had another job outside of the ministry,
and from which he was receiving support, he is classed as a part-time
minister and not a full-time minister) and had signed the special form
provided by the Ministerial Aid Committee, which form, if approved and
accepted by the Ministerial Aid Committee three months before the death
of the minister, will entitle the widow, husband or beneficiary of the de
ceased minister the following benefits:
Group M—That One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) be paid on the burial
and other expenses of the deceased minister, who may be of the
General Headquarters workers, General Auxiliary Secretary, State
Overseer, Evangelist, Pastor, State Auxiliary worker, male or fe
male.
Said $1,000.00 be paid after the establishment of death,
direct to the wife, husband or beneficiary of the deceased min
ister. (This benefit applies only to full-time ministers.)
The above death benefits, for full-time ministers and officials, have been
made possible through the cooperation and guaranteed financial surety of
payment of these benefits, by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
DEATH BENEFITS FOR PART-TIME MINISTERS
(Said Benefits Apply Only to Part-Time Ministers in
the United States)
In
case of death of the loyal licensed minister in the Church of God, with
a good record of faithfulness, who at the time of his or her death was
devoting part-time to ministerial work (“Ministerial Work” is the pastor-
ing of one or more churches or evangelizing in the ministry, and does
not mean the duties of a regular church officer, such as: Deacon, Band
Leader, Clerk and Treasurer, V. L. B. Leader, Sunday School Superin
tendent, or other local church workers) which means that, (a) he or she
was
a pastor of one or more churches, or, (b) had spent an average of
3 hours per week at ministerial work for a period of six (6) months, or
more,
immediately prior to death, whose life and work definitely measure
up to the standard of, (1) Been loyal to all the teachings of the Church
of God as outlined by the General Assembly for a period of at least five
years. (2) Have a record of faithfulness in paying the emergency dollar
for a period of five years. (3) Paid tithes regularly for five years on all
his or her income according to the rulings of the Assembly, who at the
time of his or her death was not receiving aid from the Ministerial Aid
Fund. The state overseer of said deceased minister must assume the re
sponsibility of reporting the faithfulness of said minister, which report
(application) if approved by the Ministerial Aid Committee, will entitle
the widow, husband or beneficiary of the deceased minister the following
benefits:
(1)
That Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be paid on the burial and other
expenses of a deceased part-time minister whose record of faithful
ness measures up to the above requirements, numbers 1, 2, and 3;
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$500.00 to be paid after the establishment of death direct to the wife,
husband or beneficiary of the deceased minister.
(2) That Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) be paid on the burial and
other expenses of a deceased part-time minister whose record of faith
fulness measures up to the-above requirements, number 1, 2, and 3;
and renders the required time to the ministry as described in (b).
Said $250.00 to be paid after the establishment of death direct to the
wife, husband or beneficiary of the deceased minister.
DEATH BENEFITS FOR FOREIGN FULL-TIME MINISTERS
(Said Benefits Apply Only to Ministers Living Out
of the United States)
The following benefits apply only to ministers living out of the United
States with a good record of faithfulness that measures up to the standard,
a, b, c, and d given above. The territorial overseer of said deceased min
ister, may assume the responsibility of reporting the faithfulness of said
minister, which report (application) if approved by the Ministerial Aid
Committee
will entitle the widow, husband or beneficiary of the deceased
minister to the following benefits:
(1)
That Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be paid on the burial and other
expenses of the minister who meets death while receiving aid from the
Ministerial Aid Fund. Said Five Hundred Dollars to be paid, after
the establishment of death, direct to the husband, wife or beneficiary
of the deceased minister.
(No endorsement by territorial overseer of minister’s faithfulness
required when minister meets death while receiving aid from the
Ministerial Aid Fund, for total or partial permanent disability.)
(2) Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) be paid on the burial and other ex
penses
of the deceased minister, who was not at the time of his or
her death receiving aid from the Ministerial Aid Fund. Said Three
Hundred Dollars be paid after the establishment of death, direct to
the wife, husband or beneficiary of the deceased minister.
The General Overseer asked for the privilege of appointing the Min
isterial Aid Committee and the Assembly gave him permission to do this.
3:42 p.m.—Report of Bible Training Camp, J. B. Wright, Superintendent.
The report as read was accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Report of Bible Training Camp by the General
Superintendent, September 1, 1950
to August 31, 1951
The work of Bible Training Camp was carried on this year in about the
same manner as last: Three sessions were conducted with a total enroll
ment of 252; 49 at Nassau, Bahamas, 170 at Cleveland, Tennessee, and 33
at Casa Blanca, California. Each school definitely had the favor of God
and,
according to reports of officials, teachers and students, good results
were produced.
Of
course, success is dependent upon co-operation and it is with a
feeling of gratitude that I acknowledge the fine co-operation and aid of
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are to be commended for your efforts in behalf of the school and I feel
that God will richly reward you who help in any way.
REPORT ON THE CORRESPONDENCE DIVISION
Our people appear to be very appreciative of the opportunity to study
the Bible through our correspondence course. The following is a short
report on the accomplishments of the Department during this Assembly
year:
Number enrolled__.________________________.... 268
Number graduated ________________...................... 64
Number of active students______________________136
We are appreciative of the response thus far, but we feel that if our peo
ple were aware of the advantages to be gained by taking this course, that
the response would be much greater. We suggest that you investigate the
possibilities for systematic Bible study through our home study course.
DETAILED REPORT OF
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT ’S ACTIVITIES
Three four-week sessions of Bible training: One in Nassau. Bahamas;
one in Cleveland, Tennessee; one Spanish language session in Casa Blanca,
California. Taught three classes a day in the Bahamas and three classes
a day in Cleveland.
Conducted
a preparatory school for one week in Bismarck, North Dakota,
during which I taught one or more classes each day.
Attended six district conventions: Two in Tennessee, two in Missouri,
and two in Virginia.
Attended eight state conventions: Bahamas, Arizona, Mexico, East Texas,
Oklahoma,
West Texas, Kansas, and Georgia. I was present during 73 full
sessions in these eight conventions.
Visited
64 churches: Tennessee, 4; Virginia, 19; Georgia, 3; Florida, 2;
Bahamas, 4; North Dakota, 1; South Dakota, 4; Wyoming, 8; Kentucky, 1;
Missouri,
10; Arizona, 3; California, 3; Oklahoma, 1; and East Texas, 1.
Conducted four two-week revivals: Rossville, Georgia; Louisville, Ken
tucky; Cleveland, Tennessee; and Chattanooga (Ridgedale), Tennessee.
Sermons preached ___________________*______ 194
Number converted ..._____________.______.___ 16
Number sanctified___________.___________ 16
Number baptized with the Holy Ghost________.... 13
Number added to Church___________________ 1
Homes visited _____________________________ 112
Miles traveled —_..._________________________30,723
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES B. WRIGHT, Superintendent
3:50 p.m.—The General Overseer read a few words from the Watchmen
Committee
recommending that our people attending the Assembly patron
ize our Publishing House instead of buying from salesmen near the tab
ernacle. The recommendation is as follows:
“It has been noticed by the Watchmen Committee that a number of
our people are purchasing Bibles from salesmen on the outside of the Tab
ernacle instead of patronizing our White Wing Publishing House. It is
not our business as a Watchmen Committee or our purpose to try to tell
our Church of God people what to do about this, but we just feel that
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bargains just as good can be had just inside the Tabernacle at the bookstall.”
3:52 p.m.—Report of Orphanage. Committee, John W. Miracle, Super
intendent.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Report of the Sunday School Orphanage Committee
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—greetings:
Since
our appointment at the Assembly last year we have been striving
to promote the interest of the Orphanage work by the help of the Lord and
the prayers of our good people and friends.
We smcerely appreciate the valuable services rendered by Sisters Muriel
Paden, Beulah Miracle and Golda Davis, matrons; .Sisters Elayne Dougan,
Katie Rose and Lessie Anderson, cooks, and Brother Omer Davis, farmer.
Since the Assembly we have returned to their parents or guardians six
teen children, after the re-establishment of their homes. We regret to
have to report that we have lost one of our little girls in death by tragic
accident.
We are happy to report that our children are getting along very well
indeed.
At the present time we have a total of thirty-three children
(twenty-five boys and eight girls). We are very thankful to the Lord for
His many blessings in our Orphanage work this year.
Many of our good people have been faithful in sending in coupons which
have helped us considerably. We wish to encourage our people to con
tinue this good work with greater zeal than ever before because it means
cash
to us in our Orphanage work. We have received approximately 50,945
coupons this year.
In order to obtain a license on which to operate the Sunday School Or
phanage, it has been very necessary that we conform to certain regula
tions
and practices required by the state of Tennessee. There are certain
essential things and requirements which must be met before we can ob
tain a license. We have no other alternative but to strive to meet these
requirements as soon as possible in order that our Orphanage work be not
hindered. Some of these things are stringent and press us very hard, but
we
have a mind to accomplish this for our Sunday School Orphanage and
God is helping us thus far. With the assistance of all our good people
we feel that these requirements will soon be met and we will be able
to
operate our Orphanage according to the rules and regulations of this state.
We recommend that this 46th Annual Assembly approve the action of
this Committee to work out plans for the opening and operation" of an
Orphanage in the Bahamas.
Respectfully
submitted,
SUNDAY SCHOOL ORPHANAGE
COMMITTEE
JOHN W. MIRACLE, Chairman
L. A. MOXLEY, Secretary
C. T. DAVIDSON
3:56 p.m.—“Stick to the Doctrine of the Church of God; Put in Practice
the Things We Have Been Taught,” message by W. M. Lowman. A por
tion of his message follows:
“We
wouldn’t know anything else to do but to sick to the doctrine. I
have been in the Church for quite a while and I don’t know any other
kind of doctrine but Church of God doctrine. In fact, there is no other

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kind in the Bible. All the doctrine in the Bible is Church of God doctrine.
If we are going to be the Church of God of the last days, we will have
to put in practice the doctrine of the Church of God of the early days.
“I feel we have been taught a lot of good things in the Church of God.
All we can do is to put in practice that which we have been taught. We
have been taught the Church of God doctrine and if we were to discon
tinue to teach the doctrine, we would not be the Church of God. We are
not teaching and preaching anything else only the Bible and that is the
reason this is the Church of God. We would never think of changing the
teachings of the Church of God. We couldn’t afford to believe anything
else. If I didn’t believe in the teachings, I suppose I would go somewhere
else! but I believe in the doctrine and I am going to remain in the Church.
“i don’t have time to travel around to hunt anything else. There are
many reasons for this, but one is that I always have more work to do of
my own than I can get done. Some people find time to visit other places
and then they get a little dissatisfied and want to know if we can’t change
so and so. They say that we can get more members if we would change.
We might get more members, but what kind would they be? We have
no reason to change the teachings. The only thing I know we need to
do is to tighten up a little. I am persuaded to believe that every mem
ber who wants to go to heaven will tighten up and put in practice the
teachings of the Church of God.
“If we didn’t stick to the doctrine, what would we stick to? God’s
Word is the doctrine and if we turn the doctrine down, we turn God down.
We can’t think of changing the doctrine or weakening down. I feel like
being stronger in the Lord. We talk to a lot of people and we hear a lot of
things,
but when people ask about changing the doctrine I feel like they
must be cooling off and they want the doctrine and the teachings to suit
the way they are living. But we are going to keep the teachings to please
the Lord. If we leave God, we are a ruined people.
“I knew our former General Overseer, A. J. Tomlinson, pretty well. I
traveled with him some. Of course, he did the preaching and he pounded
some doctrine into my heart that has never got out and will never get
out.
He is dead but his words are still living. He and the other war
riors fought many battles. They didn’t have much of a living. They
were hungry and in need of clothing. They prayed and fasted. They cried
to God and dug these teachings out of the Book. Somebody said some of
us older members didn’t know enough to understand the teachings of
the Church of God. That is too much to say. The very idea of people
saying, such a thing. I know that we do know what we are doing. Some
want the divorce and remarriage teaching changed. That is what makes
us what we are. If the teaching was changed so we could take people
in double marriage into the church, we wouldn’t be the Church of God.
“Repentance is Church of God doctrine, isn’t it? Regeneration—is any
thing worng with this? Born again—is anything wrong with that? Noth
ing is wrong. All we need is to have more men and women born again.
Sanctification
—is anything wrong with that? If we changed some of these
other things, somebody would want sanctification changed. Holiness—that
is Church of God doctrine. Water baptism—nothing wrong with that.
The
baptism of the Holy Ghost—that is Church of God doctrine. I am
going
over these teachings made prominent to see if any of you can find
any fault. Speaking in tongues as the evidence—nothing wrong with
that. That is Bible doctrine and it will stand when the world is on fire,
but if we weaken down we wouldn’t stand. The full restoration of gifts
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we put in practice the message Brother Rhodes preached this morning.
Some will say they are praying for the gift of healing and they won't
even pay their tithes and go to Sunday School. What about that, anyhow?
Do you think the Lord will give anybody a gift who is not obedient to the
Church? The fruit of the Spirit—that is Bible doctrine, and we can bear
the fruit of the Spirit if we will stick to the things we have been taught.
“Divine healing—that is a good teaching. We would never have known
about these things if they had not been in the Bible. If we want to be
strong, we must stand on divine healing. When I came into the Church,
nearly everybody stood on divine healing. I don’t see how the Church
will ever reach perfection without all of us standing on divine healing.
The Lord’s supper and washing the saints’ feet—if you will notice those
'who are cooling off don’t believe so much in this. They say they do, but
they will make excuses when the time comes to practice it. Tithing and
giving
—what is wrong with that? Isn’t it good, sound Church of God
doctrine? A person that will pay his tithes, God will bless him. The
reason I pay tithes, I believe in the teaching. Since I have been paying
my tithes one hundred per cent, I have had more money that I ever had
in my life. Restitution where possible—that is one thing that needs to
be practiced. We believe in the second coming of Jesus. We have Scrip
ture for the resurrection. I got this leaflet of teachings out and read over
it and I couldn’t find anything wrong with it.
“Reign on the earth a thousand years—we know that is going to take
place.
Eternal life for the righteous and eternal punishment for the
wicked—isn’t that Bible? There is nothing wrong with this. We need to
stick to the doctrine and practice the things we have been taught. Against
liquor and strong drinks—nothing wrong with that. Against the use of
tobacco
in any form, opium and morphine—that is sound doctrine. The
people thirty and forty years ago gave up all these things at the altar.
Meats
and drinks—that is all right. The Sabbath—that is all right. Against
gold for ornament—there is nothing wrong with that. Some say it is all
right to wear a ring. That is another one of the teachings that won’t be
changed.
Against members belonging to lodges—that is good doctrine.
Against the divorce and remarriage evil—a lot of people believe in this,
but the Church of God doesn’t.
“Everything I read on this leaflet is the doctrine. If we will continue
to preach and teach it, we will save ourselves. How would we feel to
change the doctrine? If the doctrine was changed, I wouldn’t want to go
home. I wouldn’t want to see anybody. We are to continue in the things
that we have learned and remember those who taught us. It is good for
us to consider and remember these things. We are going to stick to the
doctrine of the Book.”
5:00 p.m.—Awarding of prizes by the C. P. M. A. Secretary, Grady R.
Kent. The information concerning this is placed with his program.
5:15 p.m.—Adjourned with prayer by G. A. Wilson.
6:30 p.m.—-Program of music and songs by the Louisville Brass Band.
6:45 p.m.—Song service led by Ernest Kinser, Grace Kinser at the piano.
Prayer by Quentin Neal while the congregation stood in sacred quietness
before the Lord. A concert prayer followed in behalf of those for whom
requests had been made.
7:05 p.m.—An offering was received by the ushers after the Assembly
Expense Committee had let it be known that a certain amount was needed.
The offering amounted to $941.41. Songs were sung by the Nunnery Sis
ters, Soul Survivors, Ruth and John Petty, Whirlwind Evangelists and
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7:43 p.m.—“Divine Healing Provided for All in the Atonement; God’s
Plan to Heal,” message by Sebastian McGee.
This was a message to encourage the faith of those who were in need
of healing. He declared that there is no case too extreme for God and he
urged the people to have faith in God and believe that He heals.
8:16 p.m.—A powerful concert prayer in behalf of the healing service.
8:20 p.m.—Our Annual Healing Message by James Staggs.
He expressed his gratitude to God for the provision that had been made
through the atoning blood of Jesus for our healing. He referred to the
Scripture, “With his stripes we are healed,” and stated that Jesus is the
answer to the needs of every sick and afflicted person in the audience.
8:50 p.m.—Those who prayed for the sick formed lines; one on the small
speakers platform, another on the main platform, another on the lower
platform, and the fourth on the main floor. Brother Liston Pritchard led
the congregation in singing “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” and those who needed
healing began to pass through the lines. As they were prayed for, anoint
ed with oil and hands laid on them, the blessings of the Lord came upon
many. Some shouted, danced and spoke in tongues. Three persons walked
away leaving their crutches behind. The power of God was present
to heal and many must have felt the touch from heaven. Children, young
people, older people and the aged passed through the lines. They con
tinued to come'until 1,865 had been prayed for and anointed. When the
last one had been prayed for, the General Overseer called for those to
stand who felt they had received healing. Many stood and there was
great rejoicing because of the blessings the Lord had poured out. There
were 586 handkerchiefs prayed over and anointed for those who could
not be present in this service.
10:12 p.m.—The congregation stood and sang “Where He Leads Me,” led
by the General Overseer.
10:17 p.m.—Evangelistic message by Mildred Bennett. The speaker read
Judges 11:35 and said, “These are great words—‘I cannot go back.’” She
referred to the fact that Jephthah was a child of shame. His mother was
a harlot and he had been driven from home because of this. She said,
“None of us ever sinned alone. If sin has taken hold of your life, it has
not only hurt you but others. It may have involved your family or your
wife. Maybe it puts a hurt upon your children or upon the Church. If
you
go down the road of destruction, you will take someone with you.”
She referred to the incidents which led to the vow which Jephthah had made
and how he kept this vow even though it meant offering his only child
as a burnt offering. She called attention to the vows the people in the
audience had made to God and encouraged them to keep them that night.
She urged them to be as courageous as Jephthah was and do something
about the many promises they had made to God. The altar call was made
by Julian Bennett. Mildred and Julian sang “Just for One Moment” while
many made their way to the altar.
Saturday, September 15
6:00 a.m.—Sunrise prayer service in charge of Arwood Webb and T. J.
Jared, Jr. Brother Jared led the song service. A concert prayer followed.
This prayer was in behalf of those for whom requests were made and for
the services during the day. Brother Webb read a Scripture lesson and
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time. Quite a number were present in this early morning service who
had been in the healing line the night before. These gave their testi
monies
to the healing power of God. Some were healed of stomach trouble,
others were healed of asthma, sinus, arthritis, high blood pressure, rheu
matic fever, cancer and other troubles. One brother who left his crutches
on the platform testified to being healed so that he no longer needed the
crutches. These people were happy because of what God had done for them.
They glorified His great name and gave Him honor and praise for the
blessings they had received. When all had testified, the congregation stood
together and sent up praises to God for the mighty things that had been
done
by His power. Brother Arwood said a few words, then Brother Jared
prayed the closing prayer at 7:10 a.m.
8:45 p.m.—Music by the Bahama Brass Band in front of the tabernacle.
9:02 p.m.—Song service led by Wiseman Webb, Georgia Riggs at the
piano.
Prayer by Dewey Foster while the congregation stood in holy rev
erence before the Lord. The congregation joined together in praying for
those for whom requests had been made.
9:18 a.m.—Songs by the Nunnery sisters, “I’m Free Again” and “He Set
Me Free.” Songs by the Kelly brothers, “You’ve Got to Keep Walking”
and “ ’Tis Stamped Upon My Soul.”
9:29 a.m.—Brother Harper Hunter led the congregation in singing the
Church of God Flag Song, Charles Batson at the piano.
9:33 a.m.—“The Ensign of the Father’s House,” message by J. W. Knight.
At
the beginning of his message, the speaker read the story of the dedi
cation of the flag when it was introduced in 1933. A portion of his mes
sage
follows:
“
When Noah came out of the ark, he saw nothing but desolation. As
he
walked upon the earth, no doubt, his heart was heavy. One day he
heard a voice speaking and it was the God of heaven. God told him he
would
never again destroy the world with a flood. Noah wanted to know
how
he could be sure of this, and God sard He would make a covenant
with him and give him a sign. Then one afternoon God set a rainbow
in the clouds with one sweep of His mighty hand. He put the colors of
our flag in the rainbow. One afternoon Noah came to a waterfall and
he saw in that the colors of the rainbow. As he walked in the flower
garden, he saw the red, white, blue and purple. God was the master
artist and thousands of years ago He placed these colors in the earth.
“Sometime later God told Moses to go to a land flowing with milk and
honey.
Then He commanded him to build a tabernacle and He told him
to make a veil of purple, blue and red for the ark. Another thing He
told him to do was to have a hanging of these colors at the door of the
tabernacle.
“When I look at the flag and see the red, I think of the blood of Jesus
Christ. I think of all the things that Jesus suffered. When He was in
the judgment hall, the soldiers took off his clothing and the scourge was
laid on his back. He did not draw back from the suffering. He had
prayed in Gethsemane and had the victory. They condemned Him to
die and I can see them as they nailed Him to the cross. Those same hands
that healed the sick and raised up Peter when he was going down into
the water, the spikes were driven through them. Finally they lifted Him
up between heaven and earth. I can see Him as He hung there and
His body was wracked with pain and He said those words, ‘My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me?’ Then He cried with a loud voice
and gave up the ghost. Then the spear was placed in His side, and out
flowed
blood and water. That is what the flag stands for today. It stands

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for the Christ who died for us.
“As I look upon the white in the flag, I know it stands for purity. It
stands for that holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. It
stands for that way of holiness where no unclean thing shall pass on. As
I look at the blue, it makes me think of the truth. The Bible teaches
that the Church is the pillar and the ground of the truth. A pillar holds
up or supports something. The Church is holding up the truth today.
“When I see the purple I think of royalty. The Bible says the Church of
God is a royal priesthood, a peculiar people, a holy nation. Every ship
has a flag to identify it. This old ship of Zion, this holy nation, has a
flag to identify it. As I look upon the star, I think of the prophets referring
to the coming Messiah as a star. We have followed the star as did the
wise
men and we know this is the Christ. The scepter, it means that
Christ has power and authority as King. When I look at the crown, it
makes me think of Jesus when He will be crowned King of kings and
Lord of lords.
“The flag has four corners separated from the main body. This makes
me
think of the time that Jesus looked at His Church and said, ‘Other
sheep
I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they
shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.' That
means that from the four corners of the earth there will come the nations
of the world to the Church of God.”
10:15 a.m.—Song by the Staggs family, “Come Under the Banner of Love.”
10:20 a.m.—Robert F. Wright explained how to display and handle the
Church of God flag.' His explanations were demonstrated as he gave
them. These explanations were in accordance with the book, “The Church
of God Flag Book,” sold by the White Wing Publishing House.
10:37 a.m.—The congregation stood and prayed in concert, beseeching
the God of heaven for His blessings in the work so that the Church of
God flag would soon be flying in many more cities, counties, states and
countries, signifying that the Church of God has been established.
10:40 a.m.—C. T. Davidson, Assistant Publisher and Business Manager,
spoke
briefly concerning the need of good literature. He displayed some
books
written by members of the Church of God. Several of our overseers
spoke
a few words concerning the value of the Bethel Book Club. Then
J. D. Lowman told of using the Bethel Book Club film in Virginia and
stated it had proved a blessing to the state.
11:35 a.m.—Music by the Bahama Band.
11:40 a.m.—L. A. Moxley, Assistant Editor, called for all White Wing
Workers to come to the speakers platform. He spoke briefly concerning
the worth of the Church publications to our people. Christine Douglas
came
to the platform clothed in White Wing Messengers. She gaye^a brief
history of the paper and told something of the good it was doing. Anita
Stubbs,
clothed in Joyful News Broadcasts, spoke of the benefits of this
magazine.
A small boy clothed in Happy Harvesters represented this,
paper for shut-ins. Brother Harrison Price led the boy to the platform and
he told of the good the Happy Harvester is doing in the many places it
goes. Raymond Pruitt, W. G. Hardin and Buford Johnson, Associate Edi
tors,
spoke briefly in behalf of Joyful News Broadcast. Then Brother
Moxley in a short message showed how it was necessary for our people
to read the Church publications in order to keep well informed. Follow
ing
this the White Wing Workers gathered subscriptions for the three
publications from the congregation. While they were doing this, K. M.
Sowers
made a short talk concerning the Joyful News Broadcast. The
Anniston,
Alabama Trio sang “In My Saviour’s Care” and “Swing Low,

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Sweet Chariot.”
Presentation of banner and gifts:
These were presented at a later time in the Assembly, but will add
the information here with the part of the program to which it belongs.
A
banner was presented to the state of North Carolina for having the
largest number of subscriptions to the Church publications.
A nice Bible was given to Ethel Landis for getting the largest number
of subscriptions in the Assembly—196.
A book, “There Will Be Peace,” was presented to Hubert R. Smith for
getting the second largest number of subscriptions in the Assembly—131.
The announcement was made that the White Wing Workers brought
in 1,145 subscriptions during the drive.
12:35 p.m.—The service was dismissed with a concert prayer.
1:00 p.m.—Music by the Louisville Band.
1:15 p.m.—V. L. B. Program, directed by the Secretary, Willard Boyles.
1:20 p.m.—While the bands played “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” the con
gregation prayed silently, then all repeated the Lord’s Prayer. The state
secretaries prayed in concert, then all V. L. B. leaders and members joined
in the prayer with them. This was a mighty prayer.
1:28 p.m.—Junior Collins led the congregation in singing, “Just a Little
Talk With Jesus,” with Jean Coalter at the piano. Dorothy Swancey led
the state secretaries in prayer. A concert prayer followed. Robert F. Wright
read the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah.
1:44 p.m.—South Carolina V. L. Bs. in Action, directed by Lorna Wilson,
state secretary. They marched on the platform singing “Keep on the Firing
Line.
” James Watson led the group in prayer. Two district boosters made
fiery
short talks, and Evelyn Barrett sang “I’m in His Care.” Perry
Barrett delivered a short message on the subject, “This Message Must
Drop as the Rain.” He stated that the Church of God is the church that
is carrying the message to the skies and letting it drop as the rain.
2:06 p.m.—Song by Wilburn Curtis, “The Church of God, the Church of
Prophecy.” Floyd Bonham sang “The Church of God.”
2:15 p.m.—Song by the South Florida V. L. Bs., “I Call on Jesus Down
on my Knees.”
2:18 p.m.—“Getting the Vision of the V. L. B. Work,” message by Cecil
Holland. The speaker showed how necessary it is to have a vision of the
great and mighty V. L. B. work.
2:25 p.m.—“We are Ready to Do Our Part,” short message by Betty
Tillery. She said she was glad for the vision of the V. L. B. work, and
since
the young people of East Texas had the vision, they were ready to
do their part.
2:30 p.m.—“Alabama Will Be Right There to Help,” message by Fred
Bryant. He stated that Alabama has the zeal and is helping in the great
work of getting the published message to all people.
2:36 p.m.—“Virginia Can Be Depended Upon,” message by Jean Keatley.
She said that Virginia has proved that it can be depended upon and she
expressed her appreciation of all that had been done this year.
. 2:39 p.m.—“North Carolina Is Pressing Toward the Goal,” message by
Elizabeth Waters. She stated that North Carolina was following in the
footsteps
of Paul in forgetting those things which are behind and pressing
forward to that which is ahead.
2:41 p.m.—“In God Is Our Help,” message by Elva Howard. The speaker
said we are not sufficient of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God. She
stated that God has blessed and will continue to bless the efforts of the
young people. She said she believed we were beginning to hear the sound

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of abundance of rain.
2:47 p.m.—“Have You Really Done Your Best for Jesus,” song by the
Druid Street, Jacksonville, Florida V. L. Bs.
2:51 p.m.—Song by Mildred Bennett, “He Bought my Soul at Calvary.”
2:55 p.m.—Free Literature Offering:
The Secretary said, “I wonder how many of us feel our debt to Jesus?
In the Alabama convention a question was asked, ‘How many have left
all to follow the Lord?’ We are going to stand at the judgment and I
wonder how many it can be said of that they have done what they could.
Let us examine ourselves. Will we feel at the end of the way that we have
left anything undone that we could have done? The judgment is com
ing and it is going to be too late when we stand there. Now is the time
to examine ourselves in order that we might have a clear record on that
day and be able to face the Lord with confidence.” She offered a prayer
in behalf of the offering, then called for the Jacksonville V. L. Bs. to come
back to the platform and sing “Have You Really Done Your Best for
Jesus.” The Secretary started the offering with $1,000 and called for other
individual offerings. Several came. She then asked Brother Alvin S.
Moss to come to the microphone and repeat Hebrews 11:1. She asked him
to say something else and as he continued to repeat Scriptures in line with
the program, the people kept coming with their offerings. They came
until there was $4,052 before the march offering was received. As the
Secretary called the states in alphabetical order, the state secretaries an
nounced the amounts they had to start with and the overseers followed
with a few words to encourage their people to give in the offering. Those
with offerings fell in line behind their respective secretaries and over
seers.
There was music by the Bahama Band and several special songs
were sung while the long line marched through the aisles of the Taber
nacle. The amounts by states are as follows:
Assembly Free Literature Offering
Alabama____________$ 206.55
Alaska______________ 5.00
Arizona________________55.55
Arkansas ________ 136.03
Bahamas__________ 255.26
California___________ 634.25
Central America____ 5.50
Colorado____________ 55.00
Cuba____________________2.00
Delaware __________ 36.00
East Texas__________ 337.16
Florida ______________ 415.78
Georgia________________801.00
Idaho________!_______83.85
Illinois______________ 77.24
Indiana_____________ 303.32
Iowa___________________149.52
Kansas______________ 218.01
Kentucky___________ 684.49
Louisiana___________ 196.55
Maryland and District
of Columbia____.___112.00
Michigan __________ 288.46
Minnesota ___________ 182.42
Mississippi __________ 298.56
Missouri__________j 341.75
Montana_________1_ 7.19
Nebraska___________ 147.63
Nevada______ 10.00
New England States__ 8.00
New Jersey __________ 19.42
New Mexico __________ 57.74
New York___________ 80.00
North Carolina _______ 1,183.92
North Dakota________ 296.47
Ohio________________ 305.32
Oklahoma________ 301.05
Ontario, Canada______ 22.95
Oregon_____________ 38.05
Pennsylvania_________ 140.34
South Carolina_______ 279.96
South Dakota ____ 421.70
Tennessee___________ 1,236.48
Utah______ 12.11

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Virginia___._________ 1,536.19
Virgin Islands________ 44.67
Washington and
British Columbia ___ 150.80
West Texas______________67.95
4:38
p.m.—Gleaner Time:
The Gleaners of the Wildwood Avenue Church, Ruth Pruitt, leader, re
peated the twenty-fourth Psalm. Then they sang “If the Devil’s in the
Way, We Will Run Right Over Him.”
4:44 p.m.—Message to the Gleaners by Ruby Hughes. She said, “I want
to tell you about a gleaner. Her name was Ruth. She is the first gleaner
I ever heard of. She needed food and she went along behind the workers
in the field and gathered what they left. The owner of the field noticed
Ruth and the work she was doing and he told her to glean right behind
the workers and to drink of the water prepared for them. That is what
the Church of God has done—it has made a place for the Gleaners. The
Church of God says, come on up Gleaners and get real food. When the
children were getting up close to Jesus one time, He said not to tell them
to get back. We don’t tell people to keep their children at home. We
want them to be well trained and able to fill their places in later life.”
5:47 p.m.—Presentation of banners:
The champion banner for the largest state convention Free Literature
offering went to the state of Virginia. The amount of the offering was
$11,885.01.
The champion banner for the largest local church state convention offer
ing was presented to Covington, Virginia. The amount of the offering was
$850.65.
The champion banner for the largest local church Assembly offering
went to Covington, Virginia. The offering was $335.88.
The champion banner for the largest Assembly offering was presented
to Virginia. The offering was $1,536.19.
4:55 p.m.—The V. L. Bs. met their respective overseers under their state
cards to organize for the parade.
5:00 p.m.—Song by the Michigan V. L. Bs., “Victory Leaders Band.”
5:03 p.m.—The Secretary announced the amount of the Free Literature
Offering. The state secretaries joined in prayer with the General Secretary,
consecrating the offering to the service of the Lord.
5:05 p.m.—Emma Pittman spoke briefly on the subject, “Georgia is Ready
to Go.” This was followed by another short message by Millard Ledford
on the subject, “Kentucky is Moving Forward.” Then Evangeline Henke
and John Sands made short talks on the subject, “We Are in this Race to
Win.
”
5:11 p.m.—The Secretary thanked all for their co-operation in the V. L. B.
work. She thanked the Indiana V. L. Bs. for the handkerchief shower.
Then she expressed her appreciation to all for the hospitality shown her
on the field.
5:12 p.m.—V. L. B. Parade:
The General Overseer called the states alphabetically. The overseers,
carrying their banners, led their respective states. The bands played while
the V. L. Bs. marched two abreast east to Dooley Street, then doubled
back and forth until all were marching. There were 841 in the parade.
They carried 71 banners, 94 flags and two musical instruments. They
West
Virginia________ 116.05
Wisconsin______:____109.15
Wyoming_______________130.47
Willard Boyles _______ 1,000.00
Miscellaneous ________ 26.75
Total____________$13,631.61

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marched to the front of the White Wing Publishing House where the
General Overseer and the Assistant Publisher and Business Manager placed
a bronze capsule in an encasement of cement. The capsule contained
various publications. This was covered with a marble slab on which is
the inscription, “Tribute to the published message, to be opened 2000
A. D.” The Assistant Publisher and Business Manager stated that this was
done in honor of all of our wonderful workers in the Church of God.
5:54 p.m.—The V. L. Bs. marched inside the Publishing House. A pic
ture of Sister Willard Boyles, V. L. B. Secretary, was unveiled in the lobby
of the building.
6:10 p.m.—The V. L. Bs. had gone to all parts of the building. When
a signal was given, everyone on each floor joined Sister Willard in prayer,
dedicating the building to the Lord for His service.
6:15 p.m.—Program by all Spanish people, Gabriel Montijo in charge.
6:30 p.m.—Song service led by Harold Beemer, Betty Byrd at the piano.
Prayer by W. M. Lee while the congregation stood in quietness. The
General Overseer gave opportunity for all to state their requests in con
cert. Then they prayed together in behalf of those for whom requests
were made.
6:46 p.m.—Songs by the Sons of Harmony, “I’m Going to Ring Those
Bells
Away up in Glory" and “There Is Something Within Me.”
6:58 p.m.—Song by Mildred and Julian Bennett, “Thirty Pieces of Silver.”
7:03 p.m.—Song by Johnny and Betty Byrd, “You Can’t believe Every
thing You Hear.”
7:06 p.m.—Song by Sister Hayden and her singers, “The Church of God
Is Real.”
7:15 p.m.—Annual Saturday Evening Testimony and Praise Service, in
terspersed with songs and music, in charge of Allen H. Potts. Brother
Potts testified, then Charles Batson and Harper Hunter sang “He’ll Make
a Way Somehow.” The congregation stood, clapped their hands and re
joiced. Brother Potts called for the people to stand by sections and give
their testimonies. This was continued until everyone in the building
had the opportunity to praise the Lord and testify to His goodness. Large
numbers testified together. They could not be understood, but the Lord
heard them all and His name was glorified. Charles and Harper sang
“Come and See Me.” Then Harper asked the congregation to stand and
sing “By and By.” As the thousands of voices joined together in singing
this song, one could almost feel that heaven was bending low to listen.
7:49 p.m.—The program called for “Big Saturday Night Brass Band
Music, Songs, Marches, Handkerchief Waves.” The Electric Band played
while the Louisville, Miami and Bahama Bands made their way to the
large platform. Hermis Ferguson led these three bands in singing “Heaven’s
Jubilee.” Then the bands with Louisville in the lead marched through
the aisles of the tabernacle, playing “When We All Get to Heaven.” While
they marched and played with all their might, the congregation stood
and waved handkerchiefs. How beautiful is the scene of thousands of
white handkerchiefs waving for the glory of God! The blessings from
heaven
fell upon the people and they shouted and praised the Lord. The
bands continued to play as they returned to their places.
8:12 p.m.—The General Overseer made some announcements concerning
the programs for Sunday, then the congregation stood and prayed mightily
to God, beseeching Him to make Sunday a wonderful day.
8:18 p.m.—L. A. Moxley, Assistant Editor, presented a banner and some
gifts
at this time. This information is placed with the subscription drive.
8:23 p.m.—Song by the Vestal Trio, “When I Got Saved.” Song by the

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Cowan family, “Cross Over to the Other Side of Jordan.”
8:30 p.m.—Program by the Foreign Missionary Secretary, D. H. Queener.
The foreign overseers and delegates were seated on the west side of the
large platform.
8:32 p.m.—Song by the Royal Eagle Quartet, of Bahamas, “Jesus Re
members Me.”
8:38 p.m.—Song in Spanish by two sisters from Colorado.
8:43 p.m.—The Secretary talked briefly concerning those in foreign lands
who would like to attend the Assembly but were not able, then called
for a concert prayer in their behalf. The congregation stood and prayed
earnestly for our foreign brothers and sisters.
8:49 p.m.—Brother Queener introduced the foreign overseers and del
egates who were present in the Assembly. They were: J. Vital Herne, Haiti;
Horace
Lafortune, Ontario, Canada; J. A. Jimenez, Mexico; Walter C.
Bates,
Porto Rico; Alvin S. Moss, Bahama Islands; Carlos Colon, Porto Rico
and Utah; Daniel Longstreth, British West Africa; A. S. Anderson, Central
America;
William E. Rabsatt, Virgin Islands; A. T. Griffin, Alaska; S. A.
Cooley, British Columbia, Canada; Nelson Johnson, Manitoba, Canada;
W. A. Newsom, Alberta, Canada; Armas I. Halonen, India.
9:00 p.m.—“The Great Need of the Mission Fields,” message by the Sec
retary, D. H. Queener. A portion of the message follows:
“I couldn’t begin to tell the need. I can tell you some things but I
can’t tell all. There is great need of work to be done in our foreign fields.
I know there is work to be done at home, but I know too that the foreign
work is great work. Our people in the Church of God are doing a
splendid
job and God takes the small things mixed with a little faith to
bring about mighty things.
“David had enough sense to know he could not whip Goliath with that
little rock. I have enough sense to know that we are not in condition to
take the world for the Church of God. David was not depending on that
little stone he picked up to win the victory for him, but he knew it would
be a great help toward winning. We are now beginning to get organized
and getting ready for the great push to take this message to the ends of
the world.
“There is nothing left for us to do but stick to the doctrine. If folks
don’t want to stick, let them stick to what they do want to stick to. There
was
plenty of people sticking to King Nebuchadnezzar, but there were three
that did not stay with him. They said, ‘King, go ahead with your business,
but we are going to stick to God.’ They had faith to believe that God
would
do the things He said He would do.
“Often you hear people say, ‘I do not believe in missionary work abroad,
but I am a Christian and go to Sunday School and pray.’ I wonder who
they talk to when they pray. I am confident that it is pot Jesus because
He
was not born in the United States; He was a foreigner. He wanted
this message to reach the entire world. He wanted everybody to belong
to the same body.
“
I thought about how Jesus came into the world. That man was here
to do the will of His Father. He came for that purpose and when they
did
all those mean things to Him, they did them so we could have what
we have today. When' they pierced Him in the side, they did it to see
if He was dead, but actually what they did it for was to purchase the
Church of God. They couldn’t break His legs because David had said
there wouldn’t be a bone broken. If they had broken His legs, David
would have been lost. The Church today is not doing what we are do
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dead hundreds of years so they can get up there. If the Church had failed
to arise and shine, Isaiah would have been lost because he had taught
something that never happened. He didn’t prophesy only that we would
get up there, but he prophesied of his own resurrection. He said, ‘Thy
dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise.’
“We are not on the planting program. Of course, there will be people
saved,
but it is the duty of the Church to gather the people that are
saved.
It is the duty of the Church of God to gather all the grain and
put it in the garner. Not two garners, but garner. You can do nothing
against the truth, but for it. It doesn’t make any difference what you do,
it is done for the truth. Pharaoh was doing everything to promote the
truth when he was taking care of Moses. God used him to care for this
child
so he could deliver, the children of Israel out of bondage. Pharaoh
didn’t know his heart was in the hand of the Lord, but God has His own
way of working all things after the counsel of His own will.”
Brother Queener read a letter from Brother Paul Costas, overseer of
Greece.
Then he said, “There is something that is burning in me to
help those people that are abroad so they can have the things that we
have and know the things that we know. I have a desire to be with them.
Brother Costas is happy for the things we have done to help him, but
those people there can’t worship God like we worship Him here. They
can’t have a meeting like we are having here because the officers of the
law would come and put them in jail. But they are willing to fight on
and get the message to their fellowman. They are doing what they can,
but without the assistance of the Church they will be crippled. There
is something about this missionary work that stirs my soul. There are
many places that need our help. In the island of Jamaica, they started
a tabernacle and the storm blew it down. Many of our ministers there are
homeless
and without clothes.”
Brother Queener referred to the workers in the Bahama Islands and
showed
they didn’t have it easy. Then he told of conditions in Greece
when he was there. He told of the little girl that wandered into a serv
ice. She was dirty and ragged and almost starved. She also had whoop-,
ing cough. Brother and Sister Costas took the child in and was caring
for her. He said when it came time for him to leave the little girl asked
him to have his little daughter send her one of her dolls. He said he could
hardly stand that. He said it was very hard for him to leave those people.
He said, “God will make a way for us to help those people. I know He
will.
I feel like going back. We will do this work for God. He will make
us able.”
Brother Queener preached in tears at the last of his message, then he
got down on his knees and cried aloud. Many others wept with him. This
lasted for several minutes. Then he called for all to stand and pray for
the people who need our help. A mighty concert prayer ascended. Then
Brother Queener called for Brother Frank Cunningham to come to the
platform and invite people to come to God. Brother Cunningham urged
those who needed blessings from God to rush to the altar. The General
Overseer led the congregation in singing “Where He Leads Me” while
the people came. The record showed that five were saved, four were
sanctified
and nine received the Holy Ghost.

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Sunday, September 16
6:05 a.m.—Sunrise'prayer meeting in charge of Arthur C. Pope. Brother
Pope led the song service, with Larry Smith at the piano. A mighty
concert prayer followed in behalf of the programs and offerings during
• the day. Brother T. B. Harrington was in charge of a praise service. A
special prayer was offered for a brother and his wife whose home and
child were burned. Song by Larry Smith, “I’ve Gone too Far to Turn
Back.” Song by “Daddy” Fisher, “I’m Going On.” Brother Pope delivered
a good message on the need of prayer, then those who were sick were
prayed for. Also handkerchiefs were prayed over and anointed. The
work of praying for the sick lasted for some time, then others came to
the altar seeking for the Holy Ghost.
8:40 a.m.—The General Overseer read a number of requests for prayer.
The
congregation stood and prayed in concert for these who needed bless
ings from God.
8:45 a.m.—The General Overseer read a portion of a letter from the
overseer of Jamaica, telling of the terrible destruction caused by the hur
ricane. The General Overseer asked the people to send clothing for these
who were so desperately in need of help.
8:48 a.m.—At the sound of the trumpet, the overseers and state W. M. B.
secretaries marched into the tabernacle and to their places on the plat
form.
The Louisville and Bahama Band played as they were marching.
9:00 a.m.—W. M. B. Program, in charge of the General Secretary, Sylvia
Hardin.
The
Secretary spoke a few words, then the congregation stood and prayed
in silence.
9:04 a.m.—Marie Baker led the congregation in singing “Where He Leads
Me,” Ruth Slay at the piano and A. J. Coalter at the organ.
9:10 a.m.—Song in Spanish by the Spanish speaking delegates, led by
Margaret Monti jo.
9:15 a.m.—The General Overseer prayed while the thousands of people
who
were present stood in holy reverence before our God.
9:20 a.m.—Song by the South Florida delegates, led by Mary Cox, “Speak
My Lord.”
9:26 a.m.—The Secretary gave a welcome to the missionaries who were
present and expressed her appreciation for their untiring efforts in the
mission
fields. Then in a few words, she paid tribute to our General
Overseer, the state overseer, the state secretaries, pastors and others.
9:35 a.m.—The Secretary gave some information concerning our mis
sionary work in the foreign fields, also in the states. She mentioned the
countries she had visited, the warm welcome she received in each one
and the good work that is being accomplished in these places.
9:55 a.m.—Missionary message by J. B. Wright.
A portion of this message follows:
* He used Mark 14:3-9 and said, “ ‘She hath done what she could.’ I think
such
a statement coming from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself is pay
ing' the highest honor that could ever be paid to anyone. I would like for
the time to come, and,I believe it will, when Jesus can say of all of us
in the Church of God that they have done what they could. That is all
it is going to take to put the work over for the Lord. Nothing less, noth
ing more. That is something like the statement God is going to make
over on the other side when He says, ‘Well done, good and faithful
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I feel like when we have done what we can, if there is any lack, that
God Himself will take care of it. I thought when Brother Queener was
preaching about Pharaoh taking care of Moses, he didn’t do it until
Moses’ mother had done all she could do. When the Church of God does
all it can do, then we have a right to expect God to get hold of the
hearts of the financial giants of this world and turn what they have over
to the support of the Church of God, but not until after we have done
what we can do will we have a right to expect that.
“The needs of our mission fields at this present time are great. We
find there are more demands all the time. What we put into the mis
sionary work doesn’t get too much, because it opens its mouth wide to
receive more and more. We think of it like a hungry desert where the
sun has beaten upon it all summer long. The rains begin to fall upon
that desert. It may rain for days, but in a few minutes after the rain
has stopped, the old desert has swallowed it up and its mouth is wide
for more. I think of the mission needs like animals that the farmer is
raising for food. When they are small, they can’t eat very much, but
he gives them what they need to eat. As they eat, they grow, and as
they grow, the more they eat. The more they eat, the larger they will get.
The larger they get, the more they will eat. We cannot feed our mission
fields on what we gave them yesterday. It takes more today.
“Hearing the wonderful reports in this Assembly has made me happy.
I thought to myself, God is getting us ready to launch a missionary effort
that will cause the Church of God to grow by leaps and bounds. The mis
sionary needs are before us today. It only takes one thing and that is for
each of us to do what we can.
“Speaking of the nations of this world in terms of teaching them to
observe all things (Matt. 28:19, 20), it is our responsibility at this time,
not
only to get people saved, but to teach those that other people are
getting saved, and especially those that have come to the Church of God.
That is the responsibility that we have now—teach them. It is not a
good business to buy a farm and just pay taxes on it. It wouldn’t mean
anything to me to say that I own a hundred acre farm if I did not culti
vate it. The day I buy the farm, it is of the greatest value unless I care
for it and cultivate it. God has said to teach the people to observe all
things after we get them. Last year at this time we had 485 churches
on foreign soil, 20,960 members, and 477 ministers. This year we have
added twelve churches in Guatemala with 600 members; we have an or
phanage in India, one church in Germany. In Egypt we have six churches,
753 members and two schools. Brother Queener tells me there are urgent
calls
from Argentina, Brazil and South America. There are calls from
people
that want to be taught the all things of the Bible. In Guatemala
the leader is a very capable man, but with tears in his eyes he told me
that they have the churches and the members, but under the conditions
we
will not be able to keep them. They have no place to worship. They
have no ministers from the Church of God to teach them. They must
of a necessity go to any church they can find to worship God. The re
sponsibility is coming to us from a different angle. Unless we get funds
sufficient to reach Guatemala to feed the Church of God that we have
there and care for those precious people, we will lose them. You imagine
600 members with not a single licensed minister among them. No build
ing, nothing to take care of them. Can’t we see the folly of getting some
thing together and penning it up ready to starve to death.
“I
appreciate the report of the missionary money. I know many of
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for us to have that money. And I know that if all of us had done what
we
could, that figure would not have been one dollar short of one mil
lion
dollars in the missionary funds this year. How much more does God
know about it than I do. I want you to know I am preaching for money
this morning. A lot of times we say we don’t preach for money, but
this is one time I am preaching for money for the missionary work of
the Church of God. I am preaching for that money you have in your
pockets, and in the bank, and the money you have invested in property
and
business that you do not need in this world. I want you to do what
you
can for the missionary cause at this present hour. The coming of
Jesus is at hand. We want to be among those who are watching and
waiting for the return of the Lord. The man or woman that is watching
for the return of the Lord isn’t interested in material possessions of this
world.
“They can’t hear unless we take the message to them. (Psalms 18:44)
They can’t observe the all things unless they are taught, and nobody else
teaches all things but the Church of God. We have the General Assem
bly,
the state conventions, the missionary conventions, district conven
tions,
band meetings, missionary meetings, but in spite of it all, the devil
comes in and some of our people are going after other teachings. We
here are drilled and drilled and yet we will continue to be slack to obey,
but as soon as the heathen hear, they shall obey. The only thing that
stands between them obeying God is for the Church of God to fail to
teach them to observe all things. When they do hear, they will obey, saith
the Word of God. It takes money; we have got to have it.
“Paul was talking about the grace of giving. (2 Cor. 8:7) He told those
people
that he wanted them to abound in this grace also. As a preacher
preaches salvation, I am preaching the grace of giving. Sometimes a
preacher will go somewhere to preach and the folks will say they want
to show their love to him and they will march around, shake his hand
and smother him with kisses, and they leave nothing to help him on his
way. That is not showing love. Sincere love is shown by the grace of
giving. We have a plan, but you can’t teach Guatemala with a plan. We
plan to teach them, but that doesn’t teach them. How many are willing
today to do what you can? God knows your pocketbook and it is what
you have that God will accept.”
10:38
a.m.—“A Plea for Help”—Tableau presented by Nell Briscoe. Per
sons representing the white, black, yellow, brown and red races, told of
the millions of their people who were unsaved and of the need of mis
sionaries to win them for Christ and teach them about the Church of God.
Several songs were sung in connection with the tableau. This demon
stration was very touching. Tears rolled down the faces of many in the
congregation
as they were made to realize something of the great need
in the missionary work.
11:03 a.m.—Missionary offering:
The Secretary mentioned the need of funds for the missionary cause.
She started the offering with $500 and gave opportunity for those who
had large personal offerings to come to the platform. A sister from Arizona
gave $225, and several gave $100, $50 and $25. The people continued to
come with their offerings until several thousand dollars had been con
tributed. The Secretary called the states alphabetically and the overseers
led
their states in a march offering. Those with offerings fell in line be
hind their respective overseers. Several songs were sung and the Bahama
Band played a number while the people marched through the aisles and
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overseers passed by the microphone and announced their offerings. A full
report of the offerings by states follows:
Assembly Missionary Offering
Alabama____________$ 492.83
Alaska _______________ 26.00
Arizona________________183.03
Aruba______________ 2.50
Arkansas -______ 424.22
Bahamas •; 525.43
Barbados________________3.84
California___________ 866.49
Central America__j__ 11.12
Colorado_______:____ 106.95
Cuba_______________ 5.48
Delaware ___________ 256.00
Dominican Republic ....... 34.19
East Texas__________ 754.34
Florida _____________ 758.87
Georgia___-_____ 1,791.28
Haiti ___ 9.50
Idaho________ 149.10
Illinois______________ 156.55
Indiana____________; 1,156.60
Iowa __ 173.48
Jamaica____________ 1.00
Kansas _________ -308.10
Kentucky___________ 1,132.33
Louisiana___________ 235.57
Maryland and District
of Columbia_____.__ 260.00
Mexico ____ 121.32
Michigan___________ 177.54
Minnesota__________ 349.91
Mississippi _________ 450.18
Missouri ____________ 367.08
Montana and Alberta__ 17.65
Nebraska !______ 154.76
Nevada _____________ 10.00
New England States----- 8.25
New Jersey_________ 51.00
New Mexico ________ 183.01
New York ____~~ 171.50
North Carolina_______ 1,811.90
North Dakota
and Manitoba______ 411.52
Ohio ________________ 438.15
Oklahoma____________ 351.00
Ontario, Canada______ 17.91
Oregon ____________ 184.62
Panama ____________ 40.00
Pennsylvania _________ 278.63
Porto Rica________; 55.00
Sierra Leone, B. W. A— 2.50
South Carolina _______ 733.62
South Dakota ________ 619.43
Tennessee ___________ 2,285.63
Utah _____________^ 17.25
Virginia ____________ 1,719.93
Virgin Islands_______ 31.85
Washington _________- 221.50
West Texas _________ 226.00
West Virginia ______ 184.76
Wisconsin __\-------------- 130.00
Wyoming ___________ 168.00
Sylvia Hardin________ 500.00
Miscellaneous ________ 5.40
Total___ _______$22,321.60
12:30 p.m.—“Foreign Mission Drives,” short message by Maude Martin.
The
speaker said that she believed everyone had the missionary zeal now.
She
stated that the needs in the foreign fields were enough to stir every
member to do his best in the October and March foreign mission drives.
She
urged all to put forth every effort possible to raise funds in these drives.
12:35 p.m.—“Mission Sunday,” message by Paul J. Ion. Brother Ion
stated that he told his pastors in Pennsylvania in the ministers conven
tion that he wanted everyone of them to make the second Sunday in
each
month a real Mission Sunday. He urged them to forget everything
else they wanted to preach and to preach stirring missionary messages.
He
told them to take the offering after they had preached, and he stated
that more interest had been shown in the missionary work and there
had been a marked increase in the offerings. He felt that the missionary
spirit keeps the churches alive, and that the best thing they can do is to
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12:41 p.m.—“Prayer Band,” message by Thelma Trump. The speaker
stated that it is through prayer that God moves and things are done that
otherwise would not be accomplished. She said that prayer will go places
that we can’t go and do things that we can’t do. She stated that one of
the great needs in our missionary work is prayer and that every band
should have a Prayer Band.
12:46 p.m.—Prayer Band Program by the Ohio delegation, Betty Waggett
in charge. This was a demonstration showing the need for prayer by
those whose hearts are filled with love and concern for others, also the
results of sincere prayer.
12:58 p.m.—The Secretary made the announcement that another issue of
the “Mission Cry” paper had been printed and the ushers were passing
them out to the audience.
1:00 p.m.—Presentation of banners and awards:
M. E. Wilson, overseer of Georgia, was presented with the Champion
Banner. His state raised the largest amount of missionary money for the
state convention—$21,633.38.
M. S. Curry, overseer of Florida, was presented with the Honor Banner.
His state raised the second largest amount of missionary money for the
state convention—$18,681.39.
M. P. Price, overseer of Delaware was presented with the Record Ban
ner. His state raised the largest amount of missionary money for the
state convention according to membership—$900.53.
Alvin S. Moss, overseer of Bahamas, was presented with the Leading
Mission Field Banner. The Bahama Islands raised the largest offering for
the convention in foreign fields—$8,598.28.
A banner was presented to the church at East Street, Nassau, Bahamas,
for raising the largest local church missionary offering for the convention
—$3,385.64.
A communion set was presented to the local church at Rossville, Georgia,
for having the largest second Sunday missionary offering for the year—
$1,550.
Sister Fortenbury, Rossville, Georgia, was presented with a W. M. B.
cape
and cap for raising the largest personal offering for the state con
vention—$1,445.
Four books were presented to Dorothy Boone, Florida, for raising the
largest personal offering for the state convention among our children—
$850.
A book was presented to the state secretary of Florida for having the
largest number of one-hundred-dollar workers—105.
Badges of honor were presented to Haiti for having gained the largest
number of bands, and the largest number of members.
Badges
of honor were presented to the overseers of British Columbia,
Utah and Nevada for having doubled their state convention offerings over
last year.
Purple, blue, red and yellow badges were presented to the four over
seers having the largest amounts in the Assembly missionary offering.
They were:
L.
V. Jones, Tennessee__________________________$2,285.63
Clement Lynch, North Carolina______________ 1,811.90
M. E. Wilson, Georgia____________________________1,791.28
W. M. Lowman, Virginia__________________ 1,719.93
1:22
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offered by the General Overseer for the missionary offering.
1:28 p.m.—Program by the Kentucky Secretaries in honor of the twenty-
third anniversary of the W. M. B.—Geneva Clark, W. M. B. State Secretary
in charge.
This was the story of a mother who was always ready to do missionary
work.
When asked why she gave so much time to missionary work, the
happenings of her life which led to her consecration to God for His service
were unfolded. She was a member of the Church of God and had dedi
cated her small daughter to the Lord, then as she grew older, she wanted
the child to have the things of the world. The mother gave her time
and used her money to give the child the things of this life.. The daughter
was in an accident and was brought home almost dead. Her mother
told
her she would be all right, but the daughter died telling her she was
lost.
She was unprepared to die because her mother had kept her away
from V. L. B. and church services. After this, the mother dedicated her
life to God to work for the salvation of others.
1:45 p.m.—The closing prayer was prayed by Sister Flora Gillaspie.
1:50 p.m.—Sunday School Program, in charge of the Secretary, Edna
Rhodes.
The Sunday School state secretaries and orphan children marched in
the tabernacle and took their places on the platform.
1:54 p.m.—Song service led by Charles Pennington, Jack Wilson at the
piano.
The General Overseer led in prayer with the entire congregation
joining in.
2:06 p.m.—The General Secretary spoke briefly. She thanked all for
their co-operation in the work this year.
2:09 p.m.—Song by Harper Hunter and Charles Batson, “Some Day I’m
Going Home.” Song by the Heavenly Joy singers, “Jesus Is My Rock.”
2:15 p.m.—“Our Need of More Power in the Sunday School,” message
by G. A. Wilson. The speaker stated that it was going to take the power
of God instead of practicing methods to get the work done. He said that
God has the power; He is strong and able to master every problem in
the Church of God whether it is in the Sunday School or some other de
partment of the work. He referred to Moses and Gideon who did the im
possible by the power of God.
2:30 p.m.—Tiny Tot Time, in charge of Augustine Sullivan.
Two small boys sang “My Lord Keeps a Record.” A child gave a yell
and another repeated the twenty-third Psalm. A little girl sang, “In My
Heart There Rings a Melody.” Another repeated the Books of the Bible.
Children from Ridgedale demonstrated the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into
Jerusalem. The two Gonia children sang “It Is no Secret What God Can
Do.” A very small boy sang “There.Will Be Peace in the Valley.”
2:45
p.m.—Gleams from the Twilight Years, Brother and Sister Arthur
Woodruff
in charge.
A group of aged men and women were seated on the platform as if
they were in a service. The pastor led them in singing, “How Firm a
Foundation. Some of them testified, then they sang “Old Soldiers Never
Die.” The congregation joined with them in singing “God’s Soldiers Never
Die.”
3:07 p.m.—Songs by little Joe Lee Johnson, Jr., “I’m Headed for the
Last Roundup” and “When It Is Roundup Time in Heaven.”
3:14 p.m.—Secretaries Crusade. This was a demonstration of throwing
out the life line and bringing in the souls of all ages and classes. At the
last all sang together, “We’ll Throw Out the Life Line to You.”
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the Matter, Church?”
3:30 p.m.—“Reaching the Unreached in my Community,” short mes
sages
by Charles Quisenberry and Bessie Stephens. These speakers showed
that a lost world is before us to be rescued and the only way to reach them
is to go out after them.
3:45 p.m.—Turning Your Coupons into Dollars—Here’s How, Maxine
Lewis
in charge. This was a demonstration to show that our Sunday School
workers can go to their friends and neighbors and collect coupons. These
coupons will then be turned into cash for the orphanage.
4:00 p.m.—Talk by the Orphanage Superintendent, John W. Miracle. This
was an interesting talk giving information concerning the operation of
the homes.
4:10 p.m.—Orphanage Time:
All of the orphan children and those working in the homes came on the
platform. Brother Miracle introduced the workers. The children sang “It
Is No Secret.” Song by Joe Lee Johnston and his father, “Sometime.”
The small boys, with swords in their belts, marched around on the
platform, then sang “I’m in the King’s Army.”
The girls went to the microphone one after another, giving their names,
ages and the states they were from. Then four of them played together
on the piano. Four girls and three boys sang and demonstrated the song,
“Good Old Gospel Train.”
The larger boys introduced themselves and told where they were from,
then five of them sang “Looking for a City.” This was followed by a
pantomime of “Dreaming of the. Little Old Home.”
4:56 p.m.—Song by Augustine, Galathia and Louise, “I Will Search Heav
en for You.”
5:00 p.m.—Orphanage Offering:
The
Secretary called for those to come to the platform who had large
personal offerings. Several came. Then the states were called alpha
betically and the state secretaries led in the march and those with offer
ings
fell in behind their respective secretaries. They passed through the
aisles
until all were in the march. Several songs were sung while the
people
marched and the money was counted. The amounts by states are
as follows:
Assembly Orphanage Offering
....301.23 ! 57.62
5.00
132.90
4.00 85.11
135.RR 77.12
Bahamas .. ........__ 170.52 Kentucky ..........511.06
California ..................B . 246.50 Louisiana .................37.34
Central America ........2.00 Maryland and District
50.15 126.00
Delaware __________ 63.50 Mexico ............. 13.57
Dominican Republic . 11.00 Michigan ..............162.68
East Texas ............-.... 287.50 Minnesota.....................226.00
502.40 231.20
Georgia ... _..................... 427.00 Missouri........... ....203.62
5.00
Montana ...........................15.37
Idaho ............................33.00 Nebraska _____ ■ __ 1115.44

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Nevada —______._____10.00
New England States____ 5.00
New Mexico__________ 86.45
New York ___._______ 35.05
North Carolina_____.__ 691.17
North Dakota_________ 109.66
Ohio ___________ 178.91
Oklahoma _i________ 158.22
Ontario, Canada _______ 15.54
Oregon ______________ 50.63
Pennsylvania____________105.33
South Carolina ________ 242.48
South Dakota _________ 131.30
Tennessee ____________ 685.83
Utah ______-____§ggg 1.18
Virginia _____________ 909.02
Virgin Islands_________ 14.55
Washington and
British Columbia ____ 118.93
West Texas__________ 91.45
West Virginia_________ 97.11
Wisconsin______ 33.94
Wyoming ____________ 60.00
Miscellaneous _________ 130.00
Total_____________$8,201.26
The amount of the Orphanage Offering was announced and the Gen
eral Overseer led in prayer, consecrating it to the Lord to be used in the
care of homeless children.
Presentation of Awards:
Georgia
was awarded a banner for having the largest state convention
orphanage offering—$7,584.13.
Minnesota was awarded a banner for having the largest state conven
tion orphanage offering according to the number of churches—$571.82.
Virginia was awarded a banner for having the largest Assembly orphan
age
offering—$909.02.
Sanford, Florida was awarded a banner for having the largest local Sun
day School orphanage offering for the state convention.
East Street, Nassau, Bahamas was awarded the World Champion At
tendance Banner.
Tennessee was awarded a banner for having the most new Cradle Rolls
organized.
Haiti was awarded a banner for having the most new Home Classes
organized.
6:00 p.m.—What the Sunday Schools Are Doing in the Bahamas,” brief
message
by Stanley Beneby. The speaker showed that the interest and
zeal in the Sunday School work is running high.
6:05 p.m.—Song by Bill Porter, Howard Seratt and Texie Johnson.
6:10 p.m.—Prison Play, in charge of Ora Mae Campbell.
This was a story in song of the life of a prisoner. He had lived a life
of crime and now was to be executed for the murder of a prison warden,
a crime he did not commit. On the night before the day of his execution,
he gave his heart to God. On the day of the execution, the warden’s wife
found a note written by her husband showing he had committed suicide.
The prisoner thanked God for his release.
6:35 p.m.—Martha Evans, our oldest Orphanage girl, and Olen Fiveash, a
young evangelist, were united in marriage by C. T. Davidson.
7:00 p.m.—The General Secretary and state secretaries prayed the clos
ing prayer.
7:05 p.m.—Program by Norview, Northfolk, Virginia church, in charge
of Lamar Parton, pastor. This was a program of songs and short talks.
7:25 p.m.—Song service led by Julian Bennett, Mildred Bennett at the
piano.
The Miami and Bahama Bands joined in with their music as the
congregation
sang. Prayer by J. A. Thorn while congregation stood in
reverence before God. At the close of the prayer, a concert prayer was
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7:35 p.m.—Songs by the Sons of Harmony, Nunnery Sisters and Whirl
wind Evangelists.
7:55 p.m.—Musical Shakeup by all the bands. They played “Power in
the Blood.” The congregation stood and clapped their hands, then waved
handkerchiefs.
8:02 p.m.—The congregation stood with hands lifted toward heaven and
prayed in concert.
8:05 p.m.—Bible Training Camp Program, in charge of the Superin
tendent, J. B. Wright.
The
Superintendent made some announcements and gave instructions
concerning the program.
8:08 p.m.—Songs by the B. T. C. choir, directed by M. S. Curry; Mildred
Bennett, pianist.
Gabriel
Montijo and Hermis Ferguson led in prayer and the teachers and
officers of the three schools joined with them.
8:27 p.m.—Songs by Pecolia Headen and Second Term Male Quartet.
8:36 p.m.—Robert F. Wright gave the Correspondence Course a boost. He
stated that a nice award would be given the state having the largest
number enrolled at the next Assembly. He asked the overseers to boost
this course. He also referred to literature giving information about the
next term of B. T. C., and the ushers passed this out to the audience.
8:44 p.m.—The Superintendent introduced his family. One married
daughter was not present, also a son who is in the air force.
8:47 p.m.—Brother Alvin S. Moss offered a prayer for the success of
B. T. C. among the nations. Following the prayer, the Superintendent
thanked all who had helped in the work of B. T. C. He also gave God the
honor,
glory and praise for all that had been accomplished.
8:56 p.m.—Message by the Superintendent, J. B. Wright.
A portion of the message follows:
“I just want to continue the message that I started this morning, link
ing B. T. C. work with the work of the W. M. B. I think these two or
ganizations are going to be very closely associated in missionary work from
here on. I am delighted that it has turned out like it has. This evening
our subject is teaching the nations.
“The teaching responsibility (Matt. 28:19, 20) is now beginning to be
felt very heavily by the Church of God. We have many methods of
teaching, but tonight we want to remind everybody that B. T. C. has been
given to us by God to assist the Church of God in its teaching pro
gram in reaching all nations. I feel that it is an aid to that program. I
am not saying it is all of it. I am not saying it is going to take the
place of anything else, but it is an aid which we need now to help us
along the line of teaching all nations. God has told us to do this. Teach
means to make to know how. Not just tell them how, but to make them
know how. Do you believe God expects us to teach the nations of the
world the doctrine and practices of the Church just like we do here in
America? It is a great responsibility. For myself, I am feeling the weight
of that responsibility. Not that I can do so much, but maybe if I feel it
strong enough and God will anoint me and give me wisdom and under
standing, I can help others to feel it so that the work can go forward to
please the Lord.
“The Old Testament shows that the shadow had a teaching program.
(Deut. 31:12) Moses gathered the people together and told them to ob
serve all the law. It is often said you can’t have a shadow without the
real thing to cast the shadow. Back in Moses’ day, there was a shadow of
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the shadow, and it reflected the shadow back there.
“Bible Training Camp will never turn into a college. I would like to
mention something about the system that B. T. C. is following to aid in
this program. I have never said much along this line, but I would like
to say a little tonight by the grace of God about this to show how the
program is working and how it will work in the future. In teaching, we
run across some barriers. If we were to set out to teach the nation of
Japan about the Church of God, we would find many barriers in our way.
But since Jesus said to go and teach, we believe God will make the way.
The Camp was established here in the great center of the world, Cleve
land, Tennessee, World Headquarters for the Church of God. We need
as many of our own people to come to the Camp as we can possibly have,
but we can also send out in the nations of the world and bring in people
here and train them in the practices and doctrine of the Church, then
go back with them into their own countries and establish other camps.
Then we use those who come to the Camp here to teach in the Camp
there. We have the language barriers, but in most countries of the world
we
can find people who can speak their own language and also the English
language.
When we find them and funds are available, we bring them
here and teach them in the English language the doctrine and practices
of the Church of God. We translate the lessons in their language and
they take them back home with them and pass the things along to their
own
people in their own languages. To me it is one of the greatest plans
under the sun. To me it is a part that cannot be defeated. A number of
the churches have colleges teaching the people the different languages
of the world. We don’t have time to teach a man another language. It
would
take four years at least, and then when he did go he could hardly
talk with them. This is a God-given program, and this is the system
we are working to reach the nations of this world where we have the
Church of God. We have these Spanish brethren. They could understand
enough
English until they could get the doctrine rubbed into them, then
they went and told their own people. "Our system is getting results. I
might add here that I want the Missionary Committee to know and the
missionary folks to know that I need fifty thousand dollars this year to
promote this teaching program. They would gladly give it if they had it.
“Missionary folks, state overseers, get down to business in a greater
way than ever before and help us in this great program. We have got
to teach the nations of the world. Jesus Christ said to teach them to ob
serve all things. B. T. C. needs your help.
“Right now there is a country where we have a large number of
churches, but those churches are not sure. They are not anchored. They
need
the teachings to observe all things as the Church teaches and practices.
We are making preparations to establish a camp in that country and
teach them. After they are taught, you may lose some, but you may rest
assured you won’t lose many. Teaching is the thing that anchors folks
and keeps them. I have the people waiting to come to school that can
speak this language and their own language. This is God’s program. How
many will do your part?
“
I had one young man to ask me if I thought B. T. C. would be worth
his time and money. I told him I would like for him to ask Brother
Moss and the folks from the Bahamas and find out from them. I believe
any man that will come here for the benefit of the school and humble
himself down and be taught like he should be, he will go away from
here feeling like it is the most profitable thing he has ever spent his time
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do. Teaching has to be done and B. T. C. is a medium through which
it can be carried on. This may have to be preached a hundred times to
get very many of us to realize it, but just as sure as it is our responsi
bility to reach all nations with the gospel, it is our responsibility to teach
all nations that we reach.
“I thought about the lame man that lay at the gate of the temple.
Everyone of these countries are lame. They have been lame ever since
they started. This fellow had been lame from his birth. Somebody would
carry him over and put him by the gate every day. They put him there
to ask for alms. Peter and John probably gave something to the lame
man often, but they ran out of money. One day they went down and he
had his hand out as usual. They looked at him and decided it was about
time to get things fixed. They saw money wasn’t fixing him. I know
the mission fields need money and we are going to help them with what
God gives us, but that won’t help them with what God wants them to
have. They have to have something more to fix them than a little money.
Jesus didn’t say to go to the nations and give them some money; He
said to go there and teach them. Let’s spend our money on a teaching pro
gram.
Peter and John said to the lame man, we don’t have any silver
and gold today and that is not what you need any way, but they said,
such as we have we will give you. Something we have is what we are
going to give. If we can get people in the foreign countries to organize
Bible
Training Camps, it will put them on their feet. It will take money
to do it, but they need the teaching of the Church of God.”
9:50 p.m.—C. T. Davidson, Principal, called for the eleventh year class
presidents to say a few words. Brother Nelson Johnson stated that he
had found B. T. C. the place to go to get trained in the teachings and
practices of the Church of God and equipped for service. He said he felt
that the money he spent in attending B. T. C. was well spent and he was
making plans to come back next year. He wanted every member in the
state of North Dakota to come to B. T. C., and he hoped to be able to
bring a bus load to the next term. Anita Stubbs said she used to think
B. T. C. was just for preachers, but she had learned it was good for every
body.
She stated that she had been in the Church of God all of her
life but she was still learning more about it. Ima Jewell Woodruff said
that six different nationalities were represented in their class and they
all had fellowship with one another, and there was a lot of happiness in
the third term class.
Brother Gabriel Montijo, Spanish Principal, spoke briefly. He stated
that B. T. C. had been a great help to the ministers and workers in Mexico.
They have learned many things about the Church and its doctrine and
they are established in the Church. He said that it was through the
efforts of B. T. C. that the work in Mexico has been spreading. He thanked
the Missionary Committee for giving the Spanish people the privilege of
attending B. T. C. He stated that there are twenty-one nations that speak
the Spanish language and the need for trained ministers is great. Brother
Fernandez spoke a few words, expressing his appreciation of B. T. C.,
and five Spanish brothers said a B. T. C. yell.
Brother Hermis Ferguson, Principal of the Bahama school, spoke a
few words, then he called for the students from Bahamas to come to the
platform. He asked questions and they answered them in a vague man
ner like they would have before attending B. T. C. Then he asked the
same question again and they answered them clearly. They sang “When
the Saviour Calls, I Will Answer” and “I’ll Be Somewhere Working.” The
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rejoicing. The Superintendent asked the congregation to stand and sing
the song again and try to work a little while they sang. Some brothers
ran back and forth on the platform and down on the main floor. The
Lord blessed while the people were working and singing.
10:37 p.m.—The Superintendent presented S. O. Gillaspie an Annual—
“1951 Torchbearer.” He stated that the eleventh year students wanted
to pay him a little tribute for the faithful service he rendered the first
few years of B. T. C., so they dedicated the Annual to Samuel Oram
Gillaspie.
Brother Gillaspie spoke a few words showing his appreciation. He stated
that we have the best thing in the world. He referred to 1 Cor. 2:9, 10 and
said,
“This is the promise.” He said, “The old man is not going to fade
away;
he is just going to another country after awhile.”
10:49 p.m.—Awards presented:
Virginia
was given a banner for having the largest number of students
in the school—12.
Each of the students from Montana was presented with the book, “There
Will
Be Peace.” Montana had the largest number of students according to
membership.
10:55 p.m.—B. T. C. Victory March: All the students that had ever at
tended the Camp who were present and the correspondence students were
in the march. The first year students were in the lead, then the sec
ond, third, and on through the eleventh, the correspondence students were
last. The Bahama Band marched with them through the aisles and back
to
the platform. While they were standing on the platform, the President,
M. A. Tomlinson, spoke a few words.
11:45 p.m.—Brother Arthur B. Woodruff made the altar call. Sister
Woodruff
and Joyce Collins sang while the people made their way to
an altar of prayer.
Monday, September 17
6:10 a.m.—Sunrise prayer meeting in charge of Fred W. Clark and G. W.
Grubbs. Brother Clark led the singing, with Larry Smith at the piano.
A song was sung by the colored folks, “Since I Laid My Burden Down.”
A concert prayer followed. Brother Grubbs spoke briefly, then Brother
Clark said a few words. Some individual prayers were prayed in behalf
of the committee and the Assembly that day. Brother Grubbs sang a song
and the closing prayer was prayed at 7:10 a.m.
8:50 a.m.—Program of songs and music by the New Mexico delegation,
in charge of T. J. Lowe, overseer. '
9:05 a.m.—Song service led by Junior Hazen, Jenna Lee Spivey at the
piano.
Prayer by A. H. Davis as the congregation stood in quietness. A
concert prayer followed for those for whom requests had been made. The
General Overseer announced the total number registered in the Assembly.
9:15 a.m.—Songs by some of the Spanish delegates, “Come to the Light”
and “Traveling.”
9:25 a.m.—“Sanctification a Second Definite Work of Grace—‘Holiness,
Without Which no Man Shall See the Lord,’ ” message by Walter C. Bates.
The speaker showed by the Scriptures that sanctification is a second definite
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he also made it clear what the experience will do for people. He stated
that when one is sanctified, he is rid of the old man.
9:58 a.m.—Report of Field Secretary No. 1, C. R. Payne.
The report was accepted by the Assembly in regular order as read.
Report of Field Secretary No. 1, From
September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1951
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
Number of sermons_________________________________. 149
Number of homes visited_____________________________ 215
Number of ministers conventions attended .............................. 6
(Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois,
and Massachusetts)
Number of state conventions attended ___________________ 5
(Florida, West Virginia, South Dakota, Minnesota,
Mississippi
and a portion of Georgia, Alabama,
and Arkansas)
Attended
several district conventions.
Made several trips to assist State Overseers.
Directed
improvements and repairs of tabernacle and
Bible
Place.
Number
of miles traveled_____________________________51,389
Respectfully submitted,
C. R. PAYNE
Field Secretary
10:00 a.m.—Report of Field Secretary No. 2, Ralph C. Scotton.
The report was read and accepted in regular order by the Assembly.
Report
of Field Secretary No. 2, From
September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1951
To the 46th World-Wide Annual Assembly of the Church of God over which
M. A. Tomlinson is General Overseer—Greetings:
I beg leave to submit the following report:
The work for your humble servant has increased this year, for which
we thank God; because I know that His work must be done and He is
depending on us to do it.
Eleven churches were organized this year among the colored race by
our good workers and ministers.
I
did field work in the following states: Texas, Tennessee, North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania.
Attended
six ministers conventions: Tennessee, New York, District of
Columbia, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana.
Attended one district convention: Tennessee.
Attended seven state conventions: Georgia, Florida, Washington, D. C.,
Virginia,
Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Number sermons__________________ 186

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Number states visited________________ 14
Number homes visited_____________________________ 104
Number churches visited________________ 43
Number converted______________________________,____4
Number sanctified_________________________________ 3
Number baptized with Holy Ghost_____!________________ 5
Number baptized in water______________________________ 11
Number added to Church_—_________________\_________ 30
Number revivals conducted_____________________________ 3
Number prayer meetings conducted_____________________ 31
Number miles traveled____________________________ 22,569
Respectfully submitted,
R. C. SCOTTON
Field Secretary
10:05 a.m.—Report of the Missionary Committee to dispense foreign mis
sion
funds.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Report of the Foreign Missionary Committee To
Dispense Foreign Mission Funds
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
This twelve months’ period has slipped by so swiftly that we hardly
realize it is gone, and all the time people have been dying at the rate
of about one every second, according to recent statistics. It means also,
according
to other statistics we have received, someone plunges into hell
every two or two and one-half seconds—lost without God. Just think,
about twelve million souls were scheduled to die lost this year. Jesus said,
“The harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few. . .” This causes us
to think with gravity and concern over the condition of the world at large.
We have spoken with our General Foreign Mission Secretary at dif
ferent times and it seems that his heart bleeds in tears of gratitude to
those of our mission workers who have been so faithful in their work.
On the field and among our local churches our Womens Missionary Band
has done a noble work in raising funds with which to send the gospel to
others. We have heard our W. M. B. General Secretary speak repeatedly
about her love for souls and her desire to help promote the work of reach
ing
the world with the gospel of our Master.
Then, too, we have had occasion to correspond with our missionaries
and workers on the foreign fields, whose souls seem aflame with fire
shut up in their bones and they can’t stay at home because of the zeal of
God. They are continuously reaching out into other nooks and corners
of
their fields of labor, trying to reach suffering humanity with the mes
sage
of salvation and the Church of God.
Time and again your Committee to Dispense Foreign Mission Funds
has met, prayed, discussed and studied our foreign work. Their needs
have been discussed and considered from practically every angle. It
seemed
at times that the Committee would, as a whole, burst in tears be
cause
we could not do what we desired to do to help our foreign fields.
O that we had a million dollars to reach the fields that are white already
to harvest! Think of the cry that is coming from different parts of the
world,
“Come over and help us.”

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We haven’t been able to go into every place that has called us this year,
but we anticipate moving into these places with the gospel of Christ and
His
Church just as soon as the way is prepared. Your General Overseer
and Chairman of this Committee time and again has expressed his de
sire to reach other nations that are calling, wishing that we had more
funds with which to reach out into these needy fields. We believe God
is going to help us. He has helped us this far, and we feel that he is
going
to help us to reach additional fields sometime within the near future.
Somehow we feel it appropriate to commend the services of our Gen
eral B. T. C. Superintendent, Brother James B. Wright, whose labor of
love
among the Bible Training Camp students in the Bahamas and the
Spanish schools has been such a blessing.
By teaching the ministry and leaders of the Church of God in these
fields it seems an appropriate mission and duty of B. T. C. to reach into
as many foreign fields as possible when the way can be arranged. This
is one way of observing the command of Jesus Christ who said, “Go ye
therefore and teach all nations. .
We commend those who have been so anxious to assist in the pro
mulgation of the gospel of Christ and His Church among foreign fields.
Many
of you have contributed of your means to assist in this great cause.
Some of you have floors that are bare—no rugs. Sometimes a box might
have taken the place of a chair in your home. You have tried to get
along
as best you could to promote this great cause, and this Committee
expresses its appreciation to you for your noble sacrifices, without which
we
could not have done what we have this year.
We, as your Committee, have tried to do our best to dispense the funds
committed
to our trust to the best of our knowledge and ability. We
have thought about the sacrifices that have been made to raise these
funds and we have endeavored to use them to the best advantage in the
promotion of the work.
Our
Mission Funds for this Assembly year 1950-51, as authorized by
the Committee, were disbursed as follows:
Alaska-----..------------------------------------------------------$ 204.00
Bahamas______________________—------------------------ 6,610.00
Barbados, B. W. I..______________________________ __ 4,465.60
British West Africa--------------------------------------------- 5,404.00
B. T. C__________________________________________ 6,669.73
Canada-------------------------——----------------——------ 3,655.00
Canal Zone__________________________________— 600.00
Caribbean Islands ________________________________ 3,083.91
Central America __________ 2,660.00
Cuba_____________________—______—---------------- 3,875.00
Cyprus _____________________ 2,170.00
Dominican Republic ---------- 4,352.70
Egypt ___________________________________gggL;___ 2,392.95
Germany ________£______________________________ 1,460.00
Greece________________________________________— 3,585.00
Haiti_____________________-___________________... 8,327.00
India ___________—. i— -------------------------.------------ 1,650.00
Indian work in North Dakota and Canadian work---------- 2,974.15
Indian work in South Dakota_____________.________ 1,900.00
Indian work in Montana and Canadian work..................... 1,986.94
Jamaica, B. W. I_________________________________ 6,925.50
Mexico ___________________------- ------------—.——---- 9,743.00

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Miscellaneous____________________________________ 1,019.35
Montserrat and St. Kitts, B. W. I. etc_________________ 3,130.00
Porto Rico_________,__«___--_____________________ 3,620.00
Spanish Work in New York_________________________ 600.00
Turks Island____ ______________________________ 1,548.40
Virgin Islands_________________________!_________3,188.77
Total------------------------------------------------------------$97,801.00
Humbly submitted,
FOREIGN MISSION COMMITTEE
M. A. TOMLINSON, Chairman
C. T .DAVIDSON, Secretary
S. O. GILLASPIE
L. S. RHODES
D. H. QUEENER
The same Missionary Committee was selected to serve another year,
but the General Overseer asked for the privilege of making one change
and this was granted. They are: M. A. Tomlinson, Ashel T. Wagar, S. O.
Gillaspie,
L. S. Rhodes, D. H. Queener.
10:15 a.m.—Report of Committee No. 1—Questions and Subjects.
The report was read and after some discussion concerning Section No. 7,
it was accepted as a whole in regular order by the Assembly.
Questions and Subjects Committee Report
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
We, your Questions and Subjects Committee, beg leave to report as fol
lows:
Section 1
Due to the fact that Free Literature Funds have paid for our Publishing
House and equipment, and both property and funds belong to the Church
of
God, we recommend that necessary funds be made available from the
Free Literature Funds for the purpose of paying of certain borrowed
money
and paying of delinquent bills of the Publishing House. At such
time as the Publishing House is made a self-supporting business, the profit
shall be placed in the Free Literature Fund at the close of the fiscal
year. We also recommend that the General Overseer and General Treas
urer assist from the Emergency Fund as funds are available to clear this
indebtedness.
Section 2
We recommend that the Trustees for the equipment of the Publishing
House, along with the General Treasurer, work as a committee to serve
with the Business Manager in working out plans to get the Publishing
House on a better paying basis. This would not relieve the Business Man
ager of his responsibilities. It would only be a help to him in devising
plans for greater success.
Section 3
We recommend that the General Overseer appoint a field representative
whose
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on rallies among our White Wing workers, showing them how they can
get the paper into every Church of God home, and to launch out into
new fields, visit revival campaigns and secure subscriptions from new
people.
Along with this, encourage circulation of the Joyful News Broad
cast,
introduce our Sunday School literature, create an interest in the
Book
Club, and promote the purchasing of all supplies from the Pub
lishing House. This field secretary would be paid from Free Literature
Funds until the business can be built up.
Section 4
We recommend that a group or groups of evangelistic workers be ap
pointed by the General Overseer that could be sent in answer to the
calls
to territories where there is no support. This group or groups of
workers would be supported from the General Funds as funds are avail
able.
This evangelistic group or groups from headquarters would not
take the place of the regular evangelistic workers in the states, because
its main purpose would be to reach new fields and occasionally a small
or run-down church. However, it would work in harmony with the over
seer of the state it was in.
Section 5
We endorse the section of the General Overseer’s annual address in
regard to the airplane program. We recommend the funds to relicense
and repair planes that have been donated to the C. P. M. A. department
and used from headquarters be taken from the C. P. M. A. funds. The
planes purchased by states should be kept in and financed by the states,
but subject to use in any special program by the General Secretary of
the C. P. M. A. We recommend that the planes used from headquarters
be under the direction of the General C. P. M. A. Secretary as in the past.
Section 6
In regards to the surplus tithes in local churches, we recommend that
ten per cent of the surplus amount be sent at the end of the Assembly
year to the state treasurer for the support of the state secretaries. The
remaining ninety per cent be divided equally, forty-five per cent to
General Headquarters Treasurer and forty-five per cent to the state treas
urer to be disbursed by the State Overseer and Home Mission Board to
help
pastors of weaker churches.
Section 7
QUESTION. Is it necessary for a person to make things right with the
local
church where he was one time a member if he backslid and was
turned out and repented again, to become a member of the church at that
same local church or any other local church?
ANSWER. We refer to the Cyclopedic Index of Assembly Minutes, page
270, report of Questions and Subjects Committee, Thirtieth Assembly, 1935,
which reads as follows: The rule is that an excluded member must be
reinstated to membership at the same local church where he was ex
cluded, or get the permission of the local church before taken in by any
other local church. An exception, however, is in case the local church
that excluded him has been disbanded or gone down.
QUESTION.
How long is a backslider considered a sheep?
ANSWER. As long as he is a member of the Church of God.

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Section 8
Since some states have had trouble selling property where churches
have been disbanded, we recommend that the state overseer and home
mission
board automatically become trustees of the property of the dis
banded church in case it is required by state laws.
Respectfully submitted,
SIDNEY COOLEY
EARL COWEN
BOYD THORNTON
M. E. WILSON
M. M. BURT
L. V. JONES
HERMIS
A. FERGUSON
11:25 a.m.—Report of Committee No. 3—Adjustment.
The
report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Adjustment Committee Report
To
the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
We, your Adjustment Committee, beg leave to submit the following
report:
We have met in regular order and with prayer and consideration we
have been able to take care of all that has come before us. This committee
wishes to express our appreciation for the great love and unity that has
prevailed throughout the Assembly.
Respectfully submitted,
C. L. TAYLOR
ADRIAN
T. GRIFFIN
R. W. STOCKDALE
ARCHIE
MELVIN
D. M. COBB
11:27 a.m.—Report of General A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. Secretary, E. H.
Griffith.
The
report was accepted by the Assembly in regular order as read.
A. B. M. and S. 0. P. A. Secretary's Report From
September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1951
Sermons preached _________________________________ 147
Homes visited ~______________-_____-______________... 106
Homes prayed in-_________________________________ 82
Number converted ------------®|--------------------_____ 6
Number sanctified — __.....—________-.........._________. 3
Number baptized with Holy Ghost______________,____4
Local churches visited_____________________8_________ 43
Ministers conventions attended________________________ 4
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State conventions attended-----—---------------------------------- 5
Wisconsin, Michigan, Tennessee, Indiana and Louisiana.
Attended two Missionary rallies and one special Ministers
meeting.
District conventions attended____________________t---------- 7
I assisted in preparing a special chart for the Emergency
Fund Campaign, prepared some articles for the White
Wing
Messenger and attended the services in the Fields of
the Wood. Taught in Bible Training Camp. I have corre
sponded
with the State Secretaries, pastors, band leaders
and workers on the field in the interest of the A. B. M.
and S. O. P. A. work.
Miles traveled ______________________________________27,000
Respectfully submitted,
E. H. GRIFFITH
A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. Secretary
11:30 a.m.Report of General Sunday School Secretary, Edna Rhodes.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Sunday School Secretary's Annual Report From
September 1, 1950 to August 31,1951
Sermons preached ---------------------1-----------«S-----s-----—
Number converted —.---------------------------------------------
Number sanctified —-----------------------------------------—
Number received Holy Ghost------------------------------------
Homes visited ----------------------------------------- --------------
Ministers
conventions attended-----------------------------------
District conventions attended-------------------------------------
State conventions attended----------------------------------------
Had
39 district rallies in Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Arkansas, Minnesota and one state rally in Oklahoma.
Miles traveled ------_-----------------------------------------------
Taught in B. T. C.
Conducted 8 Sunday School revivals in various states.
Had several prison services and conducted a revival in the
Georgia
State Penitentiary.
Conducted orphanage drives in district rallies, conventions
and Assembly. Directed clothing drives for the children.
Took care of all correspondence that came to the office in
connection
with Sunday School, orphanage and prison
work.
Humbly
submitted,
EDNA RHODES
Sunday School Secretary
201
105
38
16
119
4
3
6
31,114
11:32 a.m.—Report of General V. L. B. Secretary, Willard Boyles.
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V. L. B. Secretary's Report From September 1, 1950
To
August 31, 1951
Miles traveled---------------_--------------------------------------—22,863
Sermons preached-----------------——--------1— ------------------- 111
Homes visited____________...__e___._________________ 91
States visited_________—---.---------------------------------------- 13
Foreign countries visited_______________________.______ 6
Ministers conventions attended_______________________4
District conventions attended_______________..... ..------™ 1
State conventions attended_________________._________ 5
Foreign conventions attended_________________-______ 2
District V. L. B. Rallies conducted_________33
(Offerings raised in these for free literature_________$1,447.49)
District V. L. B. conventions attended___________________ 2
ASSEMBLY WORK
Directed raising V. L. B. offering which was $9,214.62.
WRITTEN WORK
Prepared 4 quarterly program books for the bands.
Wrote
letters to be sent to state secretaries and leaders at
regular intervals; also took care of the correspondence that
comes to the office.
Taught in B. T. C.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLARD BOYLES
V. L. B. Secretary
11:35 a.m.—Report of General W. M. B. Secretary, Sylvia Hardin.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
W. M. B. Secretary's Report From
September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1951
Sermons _______________________________.____________ 114
Homes visited _fes--_--------------------------------------- ---------- 250
Miles traveled in work, approximately____________ 24,647
Programs attended in Fields of the Wood_______________ 3
Mission fields visited™______________________.......s......... 7
(Mexico, Haiti, Bahamas, Jamaica, Porto Rico,
Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic.)
States visited _»_____...._____._________________.____20
(Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Lou
isiana,
Texas, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, California, Nevada, Ari
zona, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, D. C.)
Churches visited___________________________________ 68
(Tennessee 13, Kentucky 1, Arkansas 3, Texas 9, Lou-

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isiana 6, Florida 1, Alabama 7, Ohio 5, Pennsylvania 4,
Delaware a§ Georgia 2, New Jersey 1, Maryland 3, Wash
ington,
D. C. 1, West Virginia 4, Arizona 1, New Mexico 6.)
Some of these churches were visited more than once, but
only one visit is counted.
Missionary conventions attended™_______________.______ 4
(Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands.)
Ministers
conventions attended________________________ 3
(Tennessee 1, Alabama 1, Georgia 1.)
District conventions attended__________________________ 7
(Tennessee 5, Alabama 1, Texas 1.)
State conventions attended__________________________ 7
(Bahamas, Jamaica, Mexico, California, Nevada,
New
Mexico, Colorado.)
Taught three terms in B. T. C.
Assembly work:
Directed in raising the 1950 Assembly missionary offering
which was $16,238.34.
WRITTEN WORK
Wrote letters to W. M. B. State Secretaries and leaders, also articles to
the White Wing Messenger, boosting the Foreign Mission Drives. I also
boosted
the work of collecting clothing for our mission fields through
correspondence.
Compiled the Year Book for 1951 and revised the W. M. B. report books
to W. M. B. State Secretaries and Local Church Conference; wrote many
cards and letters in behalf of the missionary work.
This has been another wonderful year. I’ve enjoyed my work, and
sincerely appreciated all who have contributed to Missions in any way.
Respectfully submitted,
SYLVIA HARDIN
W. M. B. General Secretary
The General W. M. B. Secretary awarded prizes to the states doubling
their state convention missionary offerings. This information is placed
with her program on Sunday.
11:40 a.m.—Songs by the Curry family, “I’m Gonna Have a Wonderful
Time up There” and “I Know There is a God Somewhere.”
11:55 a.m.—Appointment of overseers, missionaries, secretaries and oth
ers,
by the General Overseer:
State Overseers, Missionaries, Secretaries
and Other Appointments
Alabama, Roy H. Phipps
Alaska, Adrian T. Griffin
Alberta, Canada, W. A. Newsom
Anguilla,
James Ottley
Antigua, James Ottley
Arizona, L. E. Silvers
Arkansas, James Staggs
Aruba, Walter C. Bates
Bahamas,
Alvin S. Moss
Barbados, C. A. Lewis
British Columbia, Canada, Sidney A.
Cooley
California, Adrian T. Griffin
Costa Rica, A. S. Anderson

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Colorado, W. T. Pettyjohn
Connecticut,
William A. Grant
Cuba, Carlos Colon
Cyprus,
M. K. Kounnas
Delaware, M. P. Price
Dominican Republic, J. H. Ladoo
East Texas, John A. Stubbs
Egypt,
Ghaly Ibrahim
Florida, M. S. Curry
Georgia, M. E. Wilson
Germany, Otto Koelz, Missionary
Greece,
Paul P. Costas
Guatemala, Jorge Ruano
Haiti, J. Vital Herne
Idaho,
Harrison E. Price
Illinois,
John W. Miracle
Indiana, Joe Martin
Iowa,
Howard W. Thomas
Jamaica, R. C. Smith
Kansas, Cecil J. Cunningham
Kentucky, Harper Hunter, Jr.
Louisiana, Earl Cowen
Maine, William A. Grant
Manitoba,
Canada, Nelson Johnson
Maryland and District of Columbia,
Posey
A. Shupe
Massachusetts, William A. Grant
Mexico, J. A. Jimenez
Michigan,
John L. Sullivan
Minnesota,
Paul H. Thompson
Mississippi, Henry M. Biggers
Missouri, Boyd Thornton
Montana,
W. A. Newsom
Montserrat, James Ottley
Nebraska, Don B. Thomas
Nevada,
George D. Herron
New Hampshire, William A. Grant
New Jersey, Walter Harvey
New Mexico, T. J. Lowe
New York, J. F. Aites
North Carolina, R. Clement Lynch
North Dakota, Nelson W. Johnson
Ohio, W. W. Webb
Oklahoma,
D. F. Rowland
Ontario, Canada, Horace Lafortune
Oregon, William G. Hardin
Panama, A. S. Anderson
Pennsylvania, Paul J. Ion
Porto Rico, Carlos De Leon Colon
Rhode
Island, William A. Grant
Saint Kitts, James Ottley
Sierra Leone, B. W. A., David E.
Longstreth
South
Carolina, E. A. McDonald
South Dakota, Fred E. Van Deventer
Tennessee,
L. V. Jones
Turks Islands, Simeon B. Handheld
Utah, Harold Laster
Vermont, William A. Grant
Virginia, W. M. Lowman
Virgin Islands, Moses Stephens
Washington,
Sidney A. Cooley
West
Texas, Harry W. Grimes
West
Virginia, V. R. Sherrill
Wisconsin, E. T. Fowler
Wyoming, G. C. Decker
Caribbean Islands Representative,
Walter C. Bates
W. M. B. Secretary, Sylvia Hardin
V. L. B. Secretary, Harry Lee Moore
A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. Secretary,
E. H. Griffith
S. S. Secretary, Edna M. Rhodes
Foreign Missionary Secretary, Dorian
H. Queener
Field Secretary No. 1, C. R. Payne
Field Secretary No. 2, Ralph C.
Scotton
C. P. M. A. Secretary, Grady R. Kent
Foreign Language Secretary, Jess F.
Pruitt
Assistant Editor, Robert F. Wright
Fields of the Wood Manager and
Auxiliary Designer, L. S. Rhodes
B. T. C. Superintendent, J. B. Wright
Orphanage Superintendent, R. O.
Covey
Fields of the Wood Caretaker, T. B.
Andrews
Visual Department Director, K. W.
Bancroft
Publishing
Department Field
Representative, M. M. Burt
General Evangelistic Group Leader,
Amos J. Creel
C. P. M. A. Committee—M. A. Tom
linson,
G. R. Kent, L. S. Rhodes
Orphanage Committee—R. O. Covey,
Chairman, C. R. Payne, C. T.
Davidson
Ministerial Aid Committee — S. O.
Gillaspie,
Chairman; A s h e 1 T.
Wagar,
Secretary; C. R. Payne
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Note: L. A. Moxley was appointed Assistant Editor. He resigned October
1, 1951, and Robert F. Wright was appointed to this position.
The
General Overseer requested those appointed to come to the plat
form as their names were read for the installation ceremony. They stood
facing him and with right hands raised they repeated words after him
pledging themselves to be true and loyal to the Church of God and its
doctrine and practices. They dedicated themselves and their all to the work
and promised to do all they could for the upbuilding of the Church of
God and to co-operate with the General Overseer in all of the work. They
prayed in concert, then the General Overseer prayed for them.
12:25 p.m.—Ordination service. The Scripture found in 1 Tim. 3:1-14
was read and the General Overseer instructed those to be ordained on
how to be an example in the Church of God. The following were or
dained bishops with the laying on of hands and prayer: James A. Johnson,
James F. White, James C. Doss, V. E. Hall, Roy Day, Jr., J. W. McDill,
Willie Vines, Hulbert O. Bowser, Thomas E. Dean, Floyd H. Bonham,
Thomas
C. Parker, Edwin Ammons, Joel Cox, James McRae, Luther J.
Solomon, Jones M. Davis, George D. Herron. Those ordained deacons
with prayer and the laying on of hands were: Robert F. Wright, James I.
McDaniel, Kedrick L. Johnson, John W. Beech, Clarence E. Williams, Hubert
Engle, Nathaniel Taylor.
1:05 p.m.—Program of music and songs by the Georgia musicians, in
charge of Jack Wilson.
1:20 p.m.—Song service led by Edsel Hartman, Louise Hartman at the
piano.
Prayer by Leman Crader while the congregation stood in holy
reverence before God. At the close of the prayer, the congregation prayed
in concert for those for whom requests were made.
1:31 p.m.—Song by Warren Roney, “Hold my Hand, Dear Lord.” Song
by Ruth, Marie and another sister, “Just Jesus and Me.”
1:40 p.m.—Report of Committee No. 6—Auxiliary Boosters.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Auxiliary Boosters Committee Report
To the 46th Annual Assembly—Greetings:
We, your Auxiliary Boosters Committee, wish to submit the following
report:
After prayer and much consideration, we wish to give every depart
ment a boost and especially those that need it most.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Sundy School is the greatest School in the world. It deals with
people
of all classes and is essential to every local church. Many of our
present workers were once Cradle Roll members. Then the Home Class
is of vital importance. There is no better touch than the personal touch,
and this- method is used in the Home Class work. This takes in the old,
the shut-ins and public workers whose work deprives them of attending
the main school on Sunday. Paul said, “And how I kept back nothing
that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you
publickly, and from house to house.”
Our prison work is going at rapid speed, reaching the many who are
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unto me.” We must reach every soul in prison. The Happy Harvester
working in this connection is very helpful.
With our Sunday Schools properly organized as outlined in our little
instruction booklet, and fully operating, we will be able to teach all nations.
God is blessing our orphanage work, but truly we can see a great need
of more funds in this department to reach out and bring into our care
more homeless children who have no one to care for them.
VICTORY LEADERS BAND
The V. L. Bs. have been doing a wonderful work. Each church should
boost our young people. They are full of zeal. They want action. No one
can take the place of our V. L. Bs. in the Church of God. They have an
all nations job. The gospel must first be published in all the world for
a witness to all nations. Putting first things first will be working at the
V. L. B. work.
We especially commend the V. L. Bs. for their splendid work during
the past year. The new publishing house has been cleared of debt and
dedicated to God through funds raised by the V. L. Bs. The gospel is
also printed in twenty-two languages—another result of the efforts of our
young people. Four periodicals are published in addition to a number
of tracts. The Happy Harvester has been going to state and federal
prisons for six years, free of charge to the prisoners. This money for
printing and circulating the Happy Harvester is raised by the V. L. Bs.
GLEANERS BAND
Our little V. L. Bs., or Gleaners are wonderful little workers, too. Some
of them raise large amounts of V. L. B. money to help send the printed
message
to all the world. In the Gleaners Band is a good place to start
our children working in the Church of God. Some of our greatest preach
ers were once Gleaners, then V. L. Bs., then preachers. Let’s guide the
little Gleaners’ feet in the Church of God way.
WOMENS MISSIONARY BAND
The missionary work is indispensable. God has greatly blessed our
efforts in this great auxiliary and we want to go on to higher heights in
this department of the Church. Surely no one would want to be a slacker
now, when the coming of the Lord is at hand. Our precious sisters are
to be commended for their untiring efforts in the missionary work. After
hearing the good reports from the foreign fields, we should feel the mis
sionary zeal more than ever. This is an unselfish work. Nothing else is
like it. Nothing can take its place. Come on, Missionary Bands, let’s do
our best in 1952. “From Greenland’s icy mountains, From India’s coral
strand, Where Africa’s sunny fountains, Roll down their golden sand;
From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to
deliver Their land from error’s chain.” Thank God for the great mis
sionary work that He has committed to our trust!
THE ASSEMBLY BAND MOVEMENT
The A. B. M. was instituted in the Assembly of the year 1916. While
the last days Church of God was young, there was a feeling of the need
of closer organization to prevent members from backsliding and getting
out of line with the Church. After the local churches had grown to the
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ber, and finding Jethro’s advice to Moses, it was decided to have rulers
over tens. Thus the A. B. M. was born.
The
A. B. M. has made some great advancements toward the intended
goal, but not enough yet has been done to stop the waste of souls. There
must be a way to make it more workable than ever before. Band leaders
must get under the burden for every member of their bands and feel
as responsible for them as a father does for his own children. Visit
them,
pray with and for them, encourage them until all are strong enough
to
stand. The Band Leaders have a great part in bringing each mem
ber to perfection, without a thought of turning back to the elements of
this wicked, sin-cursed world. Care for the sick, support the weak, lend
a hand to the feeble. Help them along to greater activity in the last
days Church of God, for the Lord is coming soon. He will soon be here,
O glory! What pleasure, what happiness, what joy to meet the Lord
in the air! What rapture as we view the multitudes of saints meeting
the Lord, and giving Him the greatest reception the world has ever known!
The
beginning of a new era; a new order of things! Praise God! But
what of those who backslide and are left behind? What will be their
sad fate? The A. B. M. must work. All other work will be in vain if
the A. B. M. spirit fails. Come on, pastors, let’s get the A. B. M. working.
STATE OVERSEERS PAY ASSOCIATION
This is a work given to the band leaders to help keep the state over
seer on the field, so he will not be handicapped in his work in reaching
the souls in his state. Much has been done in this auxiliary, but more
needs to be done. There is no time now for haphazard work in this
department. Band leaders should encourage every member to give a love
offering to the state overseer. Everyone give. Whether it be little or
much,
everyone give and God will bless. The pastor should encourage
this in his band meetings so the band leaders will feel this responsibility.
If a local church had only twenty members, and each member gave as
little as a dime, that would be $2.00 for that church as a love offering.
Suppose
there were twenty churches in that state, that would be $40
in the love offering. But we are sure that all can do better than that.
There is no reason why the state overseers should not receive at least $100
each
month even in the smaller states. God bless our good band leaders.
PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT
We wish to give a boost to our publications. The White Wing Messenger,
Joyful News Broadcast, the prison paper—Happy Harvester, and the mil
lions
of tracts gone out and going out are little silent messengers to carry
the gospel message to the ends of the earth. Great will be the harvest of
souls reaped by the efforts of our publications.
We would like to say an encouraging word about the Bethel Book Club.
Nothing
is more restful than when a hard day’s work is done, to sit down
in our homes and relax by reading a good and wholesome book. Read
ing gives zest to the soul of man, takes us away from our worries and
brings us among people much like ourselves. As we rejoice with them
and weep with them while we take part with them in their lives, we be
come absorbed in new thoughts that make our hearts grow.
We want to pay tribute to the published message. It has flown to
many corners of the earth. From a thousand to fifteen hundred pounds
of free literature has gone out monthly from the Free Literature Depart
ment of the White Wing Publishing House, going to spread the message
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guage added to the number in which the message has been published,
making a total of twenty-two. There have been two or three new tracts
published this year, for which we are thankful.
In
addition to the work of the Free Literature Department, thousands
of books, pamphlets, sermon outlines, helps, etc., have been published
by the White Wing Publishing House, going out continuously to assist
the ministers and workers in the Church of God. Such noble work as
is being done through the publishing of literature is to be commended.
And above all things, we commend this great work to God and to His
Church.
BIBLE TRAINING CAMP
We are indeed thankful to God for our Bible Training Camp, and for
the good that. has already been accomplished through its efforts. Many
of our ministers and workers have become more efficient and successful
in their work by attending this great school of .prophecy. We are told
to study to show ourselves approved unto God so that we can be work
men
that need not be ashamed, and be able to rightly divide the word of
truth. Therefore, each of us should desire to become better qualified
that we may please the Lord. Let us take advantage of the courses of
study that B. T. C. offers. Skilled workers are needed in the Master’s
vineyard, and B. T. C. has just what you need. Send in your application
soon that you might be enrolled in the next regular term.
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
It is so urgent and important in these last days that our church workers
and leaders have a knowledge of the Bible, that Bible Training Camp
has prepared a special Correspondence Course for those who cannot attend
the regular Camp. In this way you can study at home. We urge you to
avail yourselves of this opportunity and be prepared to do greater work
for Christ.
EMERGENCY FUND
We would like to give the Emergency Fund a boost. The Emergency
Fund is a fund in the Church that we could not do without. Many other
departments of the Church draw on the Emergency Fund. This fund
helps all. The best way for a Church to raise the Emergency Fund is to
start right after the Assembly. The pastor sometimes can boost this fund
by getting the band leaders in a friendly race to see who gets theirs
first—that is, one dollar from each member of their bands. He could give
a prize to the first to win, and also something to the second winner. That
will probably get the work done. This is only a suggestion as some pastors
may have a better plan. Any way, we feel that all our churches should
be one hundred per cent. None should fail in this good work for the cause
of Christ and His Church.
REPORTING SYSTEM
It seems that some of our people have never considered the importance
of the reporting system in the Church of God. Suppose the early Church
had failed to report, we would not know the grand and glorious things
that were done by them. The healing of the blind man and the cleansing
of the lepers and the feeding of the five thousand have been reported and
handed on down to us today. A good report will keep. See Acts 6:1-4.
They had to give an honest report. Have you honestly reported to head

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quarters each month? If you have not, then you don’t have an honest
report, and when men are chosen for greater jobs, you will be left out
because you have failed to report regularly each month. We will never
know what has been done if we don’t report. Some of our people have
always laid down on this important thing. Are you still going to hinder
the progress of the Church of God? No, we will report, won’t we? God
help us to be faithful.
THE CHURCH OF PROPHECY MARKER ASSOCIATION
The Church of Prophecy Marker Association is an auxiliary in the
Church of God which aids in making all men see, and it is working at
the perfecting of the Church. The former General Overseer used a motto
with the following words, “The Lord will not come until the work is all
done.
” In the year of 1943, he launched a mighty program to finish the
work and to put the Church in this high state of perfection.
This
auxiliary has shown increase in council members and in its Honor
Stone
Program. We feel that our wonderful Visual Department has helped
in this increase and it is drawing thousands toward the Church. Through
this department we will get the message to thousands of people by show
ing them the activities of the Church.
The
C. P. M. A. has branched out and new departments have been add
ed. The Wings of Prophecy and the Biblical Wonder Campaigns which
work together, have stirred very much interest. In 1940 in his annual
address,
the former General Overseer supported the thought that the
day would come when the Church of God would operate a fleet of air
planes
to help spread the gospel in the fulfilment of the Word of God.
This
vision has been brought to pass. Along with the present General
Overseer,
we would like to encourage the people to make use of these
things.
Wings of Prophecy has put new interest in the evangelistic work
by attracting the attention of the people as they fly over cities and
drop
Church of God literature and circulars of campaigns. These planes
are used in various airports as markers and they draw large crowds which
gives opportunity for us to hand out literature. Since the Church and
the airplane came up together, and they are prophesied of in the Scrip
tures, they help to carry the message of the arise, shine of the Church
of God in Fields of the Wood. Using Biblical Wonder titles for cam
paigns
gives the Church of God an opportunity to present to the public
Fields
of the Wood and the written vision of the Church of God, con
vincing
others that the Church is the divine body for the gathering to
gether of the children of God.
Faithfully submitted,
J. P. SULLIVAN
M. S. CURRY
R. CLEMENT LYNCH
ROY H. PHIPPS
JOE MARTIN
D. M. DEADRICK
SEBASTIAN McGEE
F. E. VAN DEVENTER
After the report was read and accepted, the members of the Committee
spoke briefly to encourage the work of the various departments mentioned
in
the report.
2:12 p.m.—“Salvation for God’s People Through the Ages; God’s Pres
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speaker said, “When we have old-time salvation, we have something we
know about—something that we can feel. When we get old-time salva
tion, Jesus the Son of God moves in and we will know He is there be
cause
things are straightened up.
“Our salvation is of God. God is our strength in time of trouble. The
enemy of our souls is after us. Every child of God needs the help of the
Lord. If it were not for the Lord, we would be in trouble. Jesus Christ
is our salvation. There is no other salvation given unto men whereby
we
might be saved. People can substitute all they want to in this world,
but it will not stand in the day of judgment. Salvation doesn’t consist
of a certain way of living, or a membership in some church, but salva
tion is through Jesus Christ.
“We can do many wonderful works, but they won’t give us salvation.
Jesus Christ died on the cross. He suffered and shed His blood that we
might be free from sin. That is God’s plan for the salvation of the lost.
People may go to heaven without an education, without wealth, with
out friends, fame, or anything along that line, but they cannot go to heaven
without Jesus Christ.”
2:47 p.m.—Report of the General Properties Committee.
The report was read and accepted in regular order by the Assembly.
General Properties Committee Report
To the 46th Annual Assembly—Greetings:
We, your General Properties Committee, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing
report:
1. We have planned and built a nice, modern dairy barn at our Orphan
age
Farm according to the requirements of the state of Tennessee.
2. We have made considerable repairs and improvements on our Or
phanage Farm, Girls’ Orphanage and the Tomlinson House which we
shall be glad for you to see during this Assembly.
3. We sincerely hope that all our efforts to keep our general prop
erties in good condition will meet with your approval.
Respectfully
submitted,
GENERAL PROPERTIES COMMITTEE
M. A. TOMLINSON, Chairman
L. A. MOXLEY, Secretary
J. R. KINSER
C. T. DAVIDSON
C. R. PAYNE
2:49 p.m.—Report of Committee No. 5—Assembly Expense.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Report of The Assembly Expense Committee
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
1. We wish to commend the ministers, members and friends of the
Church of God for their faithfulness and co-operation in helping raise
funds for the expense of the Assembly this year.
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of fifty or less contribute $1.00 per year; all Sunday Schools with an
average attendance of over fifty and less than 100 contribute $1.50 per
year; and all Sunday Schools with an average attendance of 100 and over
contribute $2.00 per year for the expense of the Assembly.
3. We further recommend that each Victory Leaders Band, each Wom
ens
Missionary Band, and each minister pay $1.00 to the expense of the
Assembly.
4. That the pastors be responsible for collecting the Auxiliary Assembly
Expense dollars and forward same to the state overseer, and the state
overseer be responsible to collect the dollars from each minister in his
state; these funds to be mailed to the General Treasurer as collected.
The
final report of the Assembly Expense should be given by the over
seer with the state convention report to the General Treasurer. The
State Secretaries be responsible to the State Overseer to boost and assist
in collecting these funds.
Humbly submitted,
C. R. PAYNE
JAMES
STAGGS
JOSEPH KNOWLES
JOHN A. STUBBS
DON B. THOMAS
2:53 p.m.—Report of Foreign Missionary Secretary, D. H. Queener.
The report was accepted as read by the Assembly in regular order.
Report of Foreign Missionary Secretary From
September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1951
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
I truly praise God for the great good that has been accomplished this
year by our faithful workers in the missionary fields, both home and
foreign.
I am happy because the Church of God has a missionary spirit,
and is a missionary church. The Bible teaches to preach the gospel of
the kingdom to all of the world for a witness unto all nations. We have
had the opportunity to reach some more of the nations this year. We
have started work in Germany, Egypt, Guatemala and India this past
year. One missionary, Brother Nicholas Captain, sailed the high seas to
Greece, and is engaged in the missionary work with Brother Paul P.
Costas, Overseer. Another missionary, Ghaly Ibrahim, sailed for Egypt
after spending several months in the United States. We have in our midst
our missionary from India, Brother Armas I. Halonen.
I had the privilege of visiting churches in California, Texas, Louisiana,
Arizona
and Alabama with Brother Ibrahim in behalf of the missionary
work. I was in New York to bid him farewell when he sailed for Egypt.
I conducted one revival in Norfolk, Virginia and one in Port Limon,
Costa Rica.
Ministers conventions attended: Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, South Da
kota,
North Dakota, Canada, Guatemala.
Attended three district conventions in California and one in Tennessee.
Visited
three churches in North Dakota—Indian work at Short River,
Bismarck and Minot. I also visited twelve churches in California and

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six in Tennessee, boosting the missionary work,
State conventions attended: California, Colorado, Utah, Florida.
Foreign
conventions attended: Bahamas, Jamaica, Central America, Haiti,
Porto Rico, Mexico, Vernon, B. C., Ontario, Canada.
Visited five churches in Mexico. One new church was organized. At
tended a Spanish convention in San Antonio, Texas.
I was speaker at the commencement exercise of the Spanish B. T. C. in
Casa
Blanca, California.
No. sermons_____£___________...___________________. 156
No. converted______________________________, -........- 159
No. sanctified______________________________________ 14
No. received the Holy Ghost___________________________ 9
Churches organized ____.______...____...••■ .<...____________ 1
No. homes visited___________________ __^____________ * 118
No. miles traveled_________________________________52,092
STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FOREIGN WORK
Countries ChurchesMembers Ministerss.s.W.M.B.V.L.B.A.B.IV
Alaska . ___ . 1 11 2 1 1 i 1
Aruba .......................... 1 33 1 3 1 1 1
Alberta, Canada .......... 1 18 1 i 1 i
Anguilla ___________. 1 14 1 2 1 1 1
Bahamas ___________. 59 3,000 80 53 53 53 40
Barbados ................... 12 230 6 8
Central America_____. 16 493 3 16 6 5 3
Cuba ............................. 3 52 6 3 3 3 3
Cyprus ______ ___. 3 45 1 3
Dominican Republic ._. 18 435 20 18 18 17 18
Greece____________. 3 494 4 3 1 2
Haiti ... ......... 181 9,138 186 183 182 181 181
Jamaica .......................158 7,336 124 118 118 118 118
Mexico ____________. 25 915 20 25 25 25 24
Manitoba, Canada ___. 1 31 1 1
Montserrat _________. 5 102 5 5 1 1
Ontario, Canada ___. 1 17 i 2 1 1 1
Puerto Rico .................. 10 234 10 10 10 10 10
Saint Kitts ................... 2 40 1 1 1 1 1
Sierra Leone _____. 5 805 1 1 1 1 1
Turks Islands .............. 3 274 10 4 3 3 3
Virgin Islands .......... 4 93 8 6 4 5 4
California—Mexicans .. 6 102 15 5 5 5 5
S. Dakota—Indians __. 2 50 2 1 1 1 1
N. Dakota—Indians__. 1 39 2 2 2 2 2
Arizona—Mexicans ....s 2 62 2 2 2 2 2
N. Mexico—Mexicans.... 2 32 5 2 2 2 2
Utah—Mexicans ........1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1
Vernon, B. C., Canada. 1 34 1 1 1 1 1
Total......................528 24,145 521 481 445 444 424
Respectfully submitted,
D. H. QUEENER
Foreign Mission Secretary
2:58 p.m.—Report of Foreign Lauguage Secretary, Jess F. Pruitt.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.

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Report of Foreign Language Secretary From
September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1951
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
Sermons preached _________________ —.148
Homes visited _____________________________________!__159
Number converted ___________________________ 17
Number sanctified_.________________.____________...____ 10
Number received Holy Ghost_____________________-_______14
Number ministers conventions attended___________ 5
Number District convnetions attended__________.___________ 2
Number state conventions attended_________________________ 5
(Ohio, New York, New England states, Pennsylvania and
New
Jersey)
Attended one District Overseers meeting, and two special
ministers meetings.
Number of local churches visited________________________ 36
Conducted three revivals; assisted in one term of Bible Training Camp;
and
assisted in four programs in Fields of the Wood.
Edited Home Class and Teachers Quarterlies for the Sunday School de
partment for the year 1951.
Directed the work of the Foreign Language Office; distributed Bibles,
song books, gospel tracts, gospels, gospel flakes and Church periodicals
in 21 languages to 16 foreign countries and several states. Wrote many
cards
and letters, also messages for White Wing Messenger.
Traveled approximately 37,868 miles.
One new language has been added this year—Filipino, making a total
of
22 foreign languages translated. We have approximately 350 transla
tions
ready for the press in the 22 languages mentioned, and we now have
gospel tracts and Church publications going to 16 foreign countries.
Respectfully
submitted,
JESS F. PRUITT
Foreign Language Secretary
3:02 p.m.—Report of General C. P. M. A. Secretary, Grady R. Kent.
After this report was read, the report of the Visual Department was read
by K. W. Bancroft, director.
These reports were accepted as read by the Assembly in regular order.
C. P. M. A. Secretary's Report From
September 1, 1950 to August 31, 1951
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—^Greetings:
At this time I want to use some scriptures found in Ezekiel 10:2, 3, 6, 7.
“And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between
the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire
from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he
went in in my sight. Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the
house,
when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

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“And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed
with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the
cherubims;
then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. And one cherub
stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that
was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of
him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.”
Number of miles traveled---------------- 51,450
(Most of these miles were traveled by air in my private
plane.
This was done that I might boost Wings of Proph
ecy. In most of my tours I used from two to four planes.)
Number
of sermons preached___________________________ 353
Number saved_______________________________ 76
Number sanctified__________________________&________ 58
Number received the Holy Ghost___________________l____ 60
Number added to the Church___________________________ 52
Established two churches and assisted in establishing three others.
Distributed more than 200,000 tracts.
Visited twenty-five states. (Most of these states were visited from one
to three times.)
Conducted
44 radio broadcasts in connection with the Biblical Wonder
Campaigns
and Wings of Prophecy.
Conducted 13 rallies. (These rallies were assisted by the airplane pro
gram.)
Conducted 6 Biblical Wonder Campaigns in building up small churches
as well as establishing two new ones and helping to organize other groups.
Conducted
15 airport programs and handed out thousands of tracts.
Preached to large and small groups getting the message of the Church and
Fields of the Wood to the people with the airplane program.
Visited many local churches, attended 4 jninisters conventions, and 3
district conventions.
Raised approximately $20,000 to promote Wings of Prophecy and the
Biblical
Wonder Campaign.
Boosted
C. P. M. A. membership and boosted the Honor Stone program
to an increase of 109 in the “On To Perfection Program.”
Visited Fields of the Wood several times and attended 6 state conventions.
Wrote three new tracts entitled “A Bird Of The Air,” “See Ye When
He
Lifteth Up An Ensign On The Mountains,” and “The Plan of Salvation
Simplified.”
Boosted the Visual Department in nearly all places I visited.
Taught in B. T. C. during the month of April.
Took care of the photographic program and helped the Vispal Depart
ment in promoting several new sound films.
I would like to give a brief report of the Wings of Prophecy. This
program has been brought about by free will contributions of men and
women
who gave to put this program over. Last year the program was
valued at over $5,000. It has made an increase this year and has a valu
ation of approximately $30,000. The organized air program is sponsored
by various states, individuals, and headquarters. To the best of my knowl
edge, at present we have 19 airplanes operating and we have more than
50 pilots. We want to express our appreciation to all who have made
sacrifices to bring about this mighty air force in the Church of God to
fulfill
prophecy. Again I say, thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
GRADY R. KENT
C. P. M. A. Secretary

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Visual Department Report
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
As Director of the Visual Department of the Church of Prophecy Marker
Association,
I wish to make a report concerning the growth and progress
of this department the past Assembly year. First, I wish to express my
appreciation and thanks to all for their co-operation in helping to pro
mote
this department. We feel that the Visual Department of the C. P. M. A.
has made a great stride forward this year in helping make known all
the activities of the Church of God as she moves forward to perfection.
I also wish to thank those who used the films for being so prompt in
making their reports, and it is from these reports that we are able to
show
the benefit derived from this department in the way of showings and
attendance. Of course, the spiritual good that they have done will be re
vealed over on the other side.
Here is the report:
We now have 18 silent films and 35 sound films in the department for
release to the churches.
No. of showings this Assembly year_________________________. 840
Total attendance at all showings, approximately...............................91,888
The films were shown in 39 states and three foreign countries—Mexico,
Canada, Alaska.
According to the records the state of Virginia leads in the number of
showings—113, and approximate attendance—10,066. Brother Dudley Low-
man and the people of Virginia are to be highly commended for this effort.
Of course, other states worked just as faithfully and their work is highly
appreciated. In a number of states every church was visited with the
pictures, and time would fail us to mention everyone. Please rest assured
that every effort was appreciated.
I wish to report further that we have been contacted by Station WXYZ
TV Detroit, asking for a film to be used for television purposes. Since
June of this year we have been preparing such a film. It will be released
as soon as ready. Due to conditions beyond our control and certain re
quirements that had to be met, we have been unable to release such a film
until now. The film entitled “Scenic Wonders in the Land of the Sky”
will be shown over WJKB TV in Detroit. This station has a seeing audi
ence
of about 5,000,000 people.
This report can be confirmed by Brother Thomas Duncan who is an
engineer at station WXY, and who has been faithful in helping to make
these contacts for us in Detroit. He is to be highly commended for his
efforts. This film has been previewed by both WXYZ and WJKB, and
both stations informed Mr. Duncan that they could use more films of
this type as soon as we could get them ready. We have been informed
that there is a possibility of getting these films on 100 leading TV sta
tions
in America and that it would be worth at least $5,000,000 worth of
free advertising for the Church of God.
I wish to say further that last year the Visual Department extended an
invitation to Mr. Charles Parker, Director of Advertising, State Depart
ment of North Carolina, to attend the Fields of the Wood program June
13 for the purpose of making up a sound film of that event. It was at
that time that Mr. Parker brought his state photographer and photographed
Ten
Commandment Mountain, which was later released to Associated
Press and made International News, and many of you have seen this photo
graph in your local newspapers and magazines. Since that time Mr. Parker

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has kept in close contact with the Visual Department and has given us
many news releases concerning Fields of the Wood in various publica
tions.
We highly appreciate Mr. Parker’s services. A number of his staff
of photographers were with us in Fields of the Wood September 11.
I also had the privilege of meeting Mr. Oscar Goodman and his wife,
representatives of Warner Pathe News Exchange, which had headquarters
in New York. Mr. Goodman informed me that he had taken about five
hundred feet of film of the Ten Commandment Dedication service, and
that it would be placed in Pathe news reel to be shown all over the
world, making known the activities of the Church of God.
Time would fail me to give you a complete report concerning the bene
fit and blessing that the Visual Department has been to help make known
the activities of the Church of God.
In closing I wish to say that we have been unable to fill all your re
quests for films due to the great demand on the Visual Department and
the limited amount of films available at present. Please bear with us
and we will do our best to fill every order as it comes to us with the
films available. We covet your prayers in behalf of this great work that
it may continue to increase in helping to make all men see until the com
ing of the Lord.
Again I wish to thank everyone for your splendid co-operation in help
ing to promote this work. God bless you is my prayer.
Humbly submitted,
K. W. BANCROFT
Director
3:17 p.m.—Report of C. P. M. A. Membership and Finance, M. A. Tom
linson.
The report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Church of Prophecy Marker Association
Membership and Financial Report
C. P. M. A. MEMBERSHIP BY STATES
Council Monthly
State Members Members
Alabama
— __________________ 257 2
Arizona ___________________________________...__3 0
Arkansas ------------------------- 59 2
California ______________.______________________ 81 0
Canada_________________________ 1 0
Colorado _______ 25 0
Connecticut______________ 3 0
Delaware____.__________________________ .,.___5 0
District of Columbia ___________________ 15 0
Dominican Republic ____________________ ________. 1 0
East Texas________________________________1___ 161 5
Florida —___._______..___________________________ 294 1
Georgia l______________________$ _________441 0
Idaho ________________ 18 0
Illinois ________________________w.,..____________ 59 0

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Indiana_________________,________-____________ 70 0
Iowa_________________________________________ 43 0
Kansas_________________________:______________ 38 0
Kentucky _____________________________________ 312 0
Louisiana__________!__(_________________________ 10 0
Maryland__________j_________________________ 44 0
Mexico___________________________________.____ 90 0
Michigan______________________________________ 73 0
Minnesota________ 29 1
Mississippi_____________________ 191 1
Missouri__________:_____________________________ 92 0
Montana ______________________________________ 8 0
Nebraska______________________________________ 29 0
New Mexico_________________■__________________ 60 0
New York___________________________________ 20 1
North Carolina_________________________________ 609 2
North Dakota_______________________ 32 2
Ohio__________________________________________ 112 0
Oklahoma____________________________________ 135 0
Oregon_______._________________________________ 21 0
Pennsylvania__________ 76 3
South Carolina................................................ 253 2
South Dakota __________________________________ 52 5
Tennessee ______1_______________________________ 555 2
Virginia_______________________________________ 409 6
Vermont _____________________,_________________ 1 0
Virgin Islands__________________________________ 4
Washington________________________________;____33 0
West Texas ______________________ 51 0
West Virginia __________________________ 72 1
Wisconsin ____________________________,_________ 15 0
Wyoming ____________ 42 9
Total_______________________________________5,000 49
Note: The C. P. M. A. Committee has now given all ministers receiving
Ministerial Aid honorary membership in the C. P. M. A. while they are
receiving this aid. These honorary members may be counted as paid-up
council members by their local churches and included in the number re-,
quired for Honor Stones.
AMOUNT RECEIVED ON PROJECTS IN
FIELDS OF THE WOOD
A. B. M. Marker_____________________________ $
Alabama__________________________________.__
Arkansas ________________________:___________
Canada ______________________________________
Cuba_________________________________________
Delaware __,________________________,_________
East Texas ___________________________________
Florida_____________ _______________________
Idaho _________________________________________
Illinois
_________________________________*___
Indiana _______________________________-__-__
Iowa _____________________ __________________
15.00
10.00
374.14
16.33
4.99
90.10
32.15
279.08
36.62
311.00
327.61
192.15

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Kansas______________________________
Louisiana____________________________
Massachusetts_______________________
Minnesota___________________________
Mississippi___________________________
Missouri_____________________________
New
Mexico_________________________
North Carolina_______________________
North
Dakota________________________
Ohio________________________________
Oklahoma____________________________
Oregon______________________________
Pennsylvania_________________________
South Carolina_______________________
South
Dakota________________________
Sunday School Marker_________________
Tennessee___________________________
Washington
__________________________
West
Texas_________________.______
West Virginia________________________
Wisconsin____________________________
Wyoming____________________________
172.74
22.00
11.00
280.19
88.44
223.45
72.68
520.03
176.44
342.28
308.17
102.07
125.69
37.51
48.52
6.40
766.23
196.20

38.56
7.83
73.08
10.00
Total_____________________________________$5,318.68
C. P. M .A. FINANCIAL REPORT
Cash on hand, August 31, 1950__________$ 6,178.16
Cash received this year________________ 39,784.63
Total Cash____________________________ $45,962.79
Cash paid out this year__________________ 38,075.76
Cash on hand, August 31, 1951___________ $ 7,887.03
Respectfully submitted,
M. A. TOMLINSON
General Overseer
3:25 p.m.—Report of Committee No. 2—Watchmen.
The
report was read and accepted by the Assembly in regular order.
Watchmen Committee Report
To the 46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God—Greetings:
We, your Watchmen Committee, after prayer and careful watching
throughout this wonderful 46th Annual Assembly wish to submit the fol
lowing
report:
We are very thankful to report that our problems in this Assembly have
been fewer than any previous year. We have had some trouble to con
front us among our own people and have reported same to the Overseers
of those causing the trouble. We have had some trouble with outsiders
distributing poison doctrine over the Assembly grounds, but we feel that

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our people are becoming well established in the Church of God and aren’t
willing to be moved away from the truth.
Humbly submitted,
W. A. NEWSOM
L. E. SILVERS
T. J. LOWE
J. V. JOHNSON
PAUL GARRETT
J. W. DEADRICK
R. W. COWART
3:30 p.m.—Songs by Charles and Phyllis Quisenberry, “Let Me Lose My
self and Find Me Lord in Thee,” “Heaven” and “Standing Somewhere in
the Shadows.”
3:45 p.m.—Brother Amos Creel spoke briefly about organized evangelistic
work. He urged our people to pray earnestly for the salvation of souls.
3:54 p.m.—The Inspiration Trio sang “I Am Filled with Glory Divine”
and “Cool Water.” A concert prayer followed.
4:04 p.m.—M. M. Burt spoke a few minutes concerning his work of Field
Representative for the White Wing Publishing House. He encouraged the
members
of the Church of God to do business with the Publishing House.
He
requested prayer for himself in his new position.
4:10 p.m.—Bongs by Junior Hazen and wife, “Get on the Happy Side of
Living
” and “Take a Moment and Live.” Liston Pritchard led the con
gregation
in singing “What a Gathering That Will Be.” The Bahama Band
played a number. Jimmie Turner sang “Peace in the Valley.” W. Cobb
Dennard sang “I Won’t Have to Cross Jordan Alone.”
4:40 p.m.—Report of Committee No. 4—Ways and Means.
The report was read and after some discussion, it was accepted by the
Assembly
in regular order.
Ways and Means Committee Report
To
the 46th Annual Assembly—Greetings:
We, your Ways and Means Committee, beg leave to report as follows:
1. We recommend that the Emergency Fund be continued and that each
member pay $1.00 to the fund each year; and that the present system of
collecting
these emergency dollars be continued as practiced last year.
2. We recommend that the plan of each member giving a love offering
each
month to increase the fourth Sunday offering for the State Over
seer be continued as practiced last year, and that the pastors and band
leaders see to it that this plan be carried out in all churches one hundred
per cent.
3. We recommend that all V. L. B., S. S., Mission, C. P. M. A., White
Wing Publishing House and B. T. C. tithes be placed in the General Tithes
Fund and that the allotments of the Editor and Publisher, Assistant
Publisher and Business Manager, Assistant Editor, the General Overseer’s
private secretary, the General Treasurer, Field Secretary No. 1, Field
Secretary No. 2, the General A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. Secretary, the Gen
eral Sunday School Secretary, the General V. L. B. Secretary, the For
eign
Missionary Secretary, the Foreign Language Secretary, the General
B. T. C. Superintendent, and the General Evangelistic Group Leader, be
paid out of this fund. The allotments are as follows:

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We recommend that the Editor and Publisher of the White Wing Mes
senger be paid $5,000 per year and incidental expenses; Assistant Pub
lisher and Business Manager, $3,500; the General Overseer’s private sec
retary, $3,000; the General Treasurer, $3,500; and incidental expenses; As
sistant Editor, Field Secretary No. 1, Field Secretary No. 2, General A. B. M.
and S. O. P. A. Secretary, General S. S. Secretary, General V. L. B. Sec
retary, General W. M. B. Secretary, General C. P. M. A. Secretary, For
eign Missionary Secretary, Foreign Language Secretary, General B. T. C.
Superintendent, the Superintendent of the Orphanage, and the General
Evangelistic Group Leader be paid $250 per month each and incidental ex
penses.
All the above allotments are to be paid if the funds are available.
4. We give praise and thanks to God for the mighty annual address de
livered by our General Overseer on Friday of this Assembly.
5. We recommend that the overseers of states and territories receive
a substantial amount if funds are available for their service, said amount
not to exceed $250 per month and expenses. Any amount above $250 per
month and expenses received each month by the state and territorial over
seers from the tithes of the local churches, we recommend that ten
per cent of the same be sent to the state treasurer each month to boost
the fund for the auxiliary secretaries; the remaining ninety per cent be
divided equally, sending half to the state treasurer to be placed in the
Home Mission Fund and half to the Headquarters Treasurer monthly. This
does not include offerings and poundings received by the overseer.
6. We recommend that ten per cent of the tithes received each month
by the local church treasurer be sent with his report to General Head
quarters Treasurer and that the same amount be sent to the state overseer.
7. We recommend that the pastor receive an amount not to exceed $300
per month out of the tithes of the local church after headquarters and
the state overseer have received their portion, if funds are available. This
does not include offerings and poundings received by the pastor.
8. We recommend that all ministers and churches observe the ruling
of
the Assembly with reference to the use of the tithe money which is:
“The tithes are for the support of the ministry only.”
9. We recommend that all Sunday School offerings be tithed and this
be turned over to the local church treasurer to be sent with his report
to headquarters on the last day of each month and that the same amount
be sent to the state treasurer for the support of the state auxiliary sec
retaries.
10. We recommend that all Sunday School Orphanage collections be held
for the state conventions and Assembly the same as the W. M. B. and
V. L. B. offerings; ten per cent of these offerings to be sent to head
quarters and the same amount to be sent to the state treasurer to assist
in
the support of the state auxiliary secretaries. (The local church is not
supposed
to take out the ten per cent for headquarters and the same
amount for the state treasurer. This is taken care of after the offerings
are turned in at the state convention and Assembly.)
11. We recommend that the Chairman of the Ministerial Aid Committee
be paid from the Ministerial Aid Fund and the Tithes Fund, the amount
to be decided by the Ministerial Aid Committee.
12. We recommend that convention offerings in foreign fields be di
vided in the same manner that the convention offerings in this country
are divided and that the Foreign Mission Committee be authorized to de
duct the amount belonging to headquarters from the overseer’s allotments.

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13. We recommend that all give perfect co-operation to our faithful Gen
eral Overseer in putting into practice all of the rulings of the Assembly.
Respectfully submitted,
S. O. GILLASPIE
W. M. LOWMAN
G. C. DECKER
ALVIN
S. MOSS
Z. R. YOUNG
Note:
The tithing system in practice now as authorized by the Assem
bly is: Each member pay tithes into the local church treasury where he
has his membership. The treasurer takes ten per cent out of the tithes
and sends to headquarters each month with his report. The same amount
is to be sent to the state overseer each month. The remainder of the
tithe is for the support of the pastor. The pastor is to receive $300 per
month out of the tithes of the local church, if funds are available, after
headquarters and the state overseer have received their portions. This
does not include offerings and poundings received by the pastor. If there
is a surplus in the local church treasury at the end of the Assembly
year, ten per cent of the surplus amount is to be sent to the state treas
urer for the support of the state secretaries. The remaining ninety per
cent
is to be divided equally, forty-five per cent to the General Head
quarters Treasurer and forty-five per cent to the state treasurer to be
disbursed by the state overseer and home mission board to help pastors
of weaker churches. The state overseer is to receive $250 per month
and expenses, if funds are available, from the tithes of the local churches.
This
does not include offerings and poundings received by the overseer.
Any amount above $250 and expenses, ten per cent of the same is to be
sent to the state treasurer each month to be placed in the fund for the
auxiliary secretaries; the remaining ninety per cent is to be divided equally,
sending half to the state treasurer to be placed in the Home Mission
Fund and half to the Headquarters Treasurer monthly.
Note: If there are not enough tithes in the treasury one month to give
the pastor $300, and there is a sufficient amount to make up for the short
age
another month, this should be taken care of by the local church treas
urer. The pastor should receive $3,600 for the year where funds are
available.
5:14 p.m.—Adoption of Minutes and instructing local churches to con
sider, endorse and ratify the business acts of the Assembly. The Assembly
agreed to accept the Minutes as prepared by the clerks.
5:15 p.m.—While the Bahama Band played “Jesus Hold My Hand,” the
congregation
stood and clapped their hands and waved handkerchiefs, then
they shook hands with those near them.
5:25 p.m.—The business part of the Assembly was closed by all stand
ing and praying in concert.
6:05 p.m.—Program by the Bahama Brass Band on the large platform.
This
consisted of music and testimonies.
6:25 p.m.—Song service led by J. P. Sullivan, Buford Johnson at the
piano. Prayer at the pulpit by Eugene Richardson while the congregation
stood
in holy reverence before the Lord.
6:37 p.m.—-Song by the Soul Survivors.
6:45 p.m.—“A Boost to our Evangelistic Effort,” message by Roy H.
Phipps. The speaker showed that organized effort is needed in our evan
gelistic
work. He stated that if we will put forth the proper effort, God
will bless and we will be able to do something for the Church of God.
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years or more occupied seats on the speakers platform. Brother Emitt
Davis, who has been a member for thirty-one years, interviewed each
one before the microphone. There were thirty-two who had been members
of the Church from thirty to forty-two years.
7:35 p.m.—Testimony and Praise service, in charge of Clara Reese and
Beulah Miracle. Sister Clara testified, then Sister Beulah. Clara led the
congregation in singing “Heaven’s Jubilee.” At the direction of Clara,
the congregation testified by sections. Beulah sang “Looking to Thee.”
While
she was singing this song, the Holy Ghost took control of her and
she
sang in tongues and played the piano under His mighty power. At
the last ,all stood and praised the Lord together, then Beulah sang “My
Father’s Letter.”
8:20 p.m.—Song by Galathia, Augustine and Louise. Song by the Florida
Quartet.
8:35 p.m.—Washington Program, assisted by Oregon and Idaho overseers
and delegates. “We Can, Will and Must do the Work Marked Out by the
1928 Big Business Program—Every County in our States—-Every State in
the Union—Every Country of the World and Every Island of the Sea,”
Sidney A. Cooley in charge.
Brother Cooley called for the ministers of these states to come to the
platform. They sang “Keep on the Firing Line.” Brother Cooley referred
to the program that was launched in 1928 to get the message to all the
world. Then he mentioned the last commission of Jesus and stated that
he was happy to have a part in getting the message to the ends of the
earth. He said, “How we are going to get the work done is none of my
business, but I know if we stay within the pages of God’s eternal Word,
the work will be accomplished. We don’t belong to ourselves. When I
took the covenant and became a member of the Church of God, I sold out.
We must sell out to God and do what He says do. ‘If ye abide in me,
and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be
done unto you.’ I am living by this Scripture. God will break down
everything that hinders. He will do what He said He would do. It is our
business to preach and God will do the work.”
Brother Cooley called on W. G. Hardin, Overseer of Oregon, to speak.
Brother Hardin told of the needy fields in Oregon and the work that
must be done in that state. Harrison E. Price, Overseer of Idaho, was
the next speaker. He stated that he expected to take an evangelistic
party with him and do what he could to evangelize the state. Then H. C.
Chapman,
Andrew Makar, Ellis Bottorff and Don Cooley spoke a few
minutes each. The group began singing “Getting Ready to Leave This
World” and members from the three states rushed to the platform and
joined in the singing. They all marched off the platform while singing
the last verse. A shower of blessings fell upon the people at the close of
this program. The Bahama Band broke in with fiery music and the peo
ple
clapped their hands. Lines of marches were formed, and these march
ers passed through almost every aisle in the building. There was shout
ing, dancing, speaking in tongues, leaping, running and rejoicing.
9:45 p.m.—The General Overseer spoke to thank all for their splendid
assistance
and co-operation in making the 46th Annual Assembly the suc
cess that it was. The first mentioned was God, then His Son, the Holy
Ghost, the city of Cleveland, the press, the radio, clerks, registrars, ushers,
committees,
overseers, secretaries, publishing department, speakers, mu
sicians,
singers, camp ground attendants, altar workers, janitor, those who
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9:46 p.m.—Harry Lee Moore, General V. L. B. Secretary, spoke briefly
and asked for the prayers of the people in his behalf.
9:49 p.m.—Program by the Auxiliary Boosters Committee.
This was boosting the airplane program. A brother was warming up
the motors of a plane to take off when two others came. They repre
sented “Opposition” and “Do Nothing.” They kept the plane grounded
for a while, but help arrived and the plane took off. All together they sang,
“I’ll Fly Away.”
9:53 p.m.—A concert prayer was offered in behalf of those who had re
quested prayer.
9:55 p.m.—Ministers Consecration Service.
The
bishops, deacons and male evangelists were on the large platform.
The female evangelists were on the lower platform and main floor. The
Bible
Place Trio sang “Heaven Will Be Worth It All.” At the close of the
song the female evangelists prayed in concert, consecrating themselves
to
the Lord for His service, then the bishops, deacons and male evan
gelists joined in the consecration prayer. This was a mighty prayer.
Tears were streaming down many of their faces. The ministers put their
arms around each other and continued to pray. Then they shook hands
and greeted one another with a kiss. Shouts and praises ascended to God
as they showed their love one for another. The entire congregation raised
their hands and praised the Lord.
10:10 p.m.—Brother C. R. Payne led in singing “God Be With You Till
We Meet Again.” The bands joined in with their music.
10:20 p.m.—The closing prayers were prayed by J. Vital Herne and Sid
ney A Cooley. Handshakes and goodbys followed. Thus closed the glorious
46th Annual Assembly of the Church of God.
M. A. TOMLINSON, General Overseer
LILLIE DUGGAR, Private Secretary
L. A. MOXLEY, Chief Clerk
ASHEL
T. WAGAR, Assistant Clerk
ZELLA CREEL, Assistant Clerk
MILDRED BENNETT, Assistant Clerk
KATHLEEN THOMPSON, Assistant Clerk
ALLAN
S. KEENAN, Assistant Clerk
The Present Financial System of The
Church of God
(NOTE TO MINISTERS AND TREASURERS. Please fill out all re-
ports accurately, giving names and addresses where called for and any
other information needed. Write or print plainly so it can be easily read.
Be
sure all amounts shown are correct. If any further assistant in filling
out reports is needed, write J. R. Kinser, Treasurer, Box 658, Cleveland,
Tennessee.)
1. TITHES. All members should pay their tithes into the treasury
of the local church where they belong. All ministers should send the
tithes of income from the ministry with their monthly reports to head
quarters, and tithes on income outside the ministry, should be paid into
the treasury of the local churches where they belong. The treasurer of
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with the treasurer’s report to J. R. Kinser, Box 658, Cleveland, Tennessee,
and the same amount to the State Overseer. The balance of the tithes
is in the hands of the local church and treasurer to pay the pastor for his
services.
The Assembly has agreed that a pastor is not to receive more
than $300 per month from the tithes. If there is a surplus in the local
church treasury at the end of the Assembly year, ten per cent of the
surplus amount is to be sent to the state treasurer for the support of the
state secretaries. The remaining ninety per cent is to be divided equally,
forty-five per cent to the General Headquarters Treasurer and forty-five
per cent to the state treasurer to be disbursed by the state overseer and
home
mission board to help pastors of weak churches. State overseers
are to receive not more than $250 per month and expenses from the
tithes of the local churches. This does not include offerings and pound
ings received by the overseer. Any amount above $250 and expenses, ten
per cent of the same is to be sent to the state treasurer each month to
be placed in the fund for the auxiliary secretaries; the remaining ninety
per cent is to be divided equally, send half to the state treasurer to be
placed in the home mission fund, and half to Headquarters Treasurer
monthly. The Assembly has ruled that tithes are for the support of the
ministry only. Surplus tithes received by headquarters are in the hands
of the General Overseer and General Treasurer to aid overseers in states
not self-supporting. Ten per cent of all tithes received at headquarters is
to be placed in the Ministerial Aid Fund.
2. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Ten per cent of all Sunday School offerings
should
be given to the local church treasurer to send to headquarters with
his monthly report and the same amount sent to the state treasurer for the
support of the state auxiliary secretaries.
3. ORPHANAGE. All Sunday School Orphanage offerings are to be held
by the Sunday Schools and turned in at the state convention and Assembly.
Ten per cent of the state convention orphanage offerings is to be sent
to the General Treasurer and an equal amount to the state treasurer. The
balance is sent to the General Treasurer for the support of the orphan
age. Ten per cent of the Assembly offering from each state is to be sent
to the respective state treasurer for the state secretary pool fund by the
General Treasurer.
4. EMERGENCY FUND. All ministers and members are to pay one
dollar per year into the treasury of the local churches where their mem-
berhip is, and the treasurer should send with his monthly report all emer
gency dollars turned in to him that month. Ten per cent of all emergency
money
received at headquarters is to be placed in the Ministerial Aid Fund.
5. MISSION MONEY. The second Sunday Missionary offerings and
money
raised by other means are to be held in the local W. M. B. treasury
and turned in at the State Convention and Assembly. Ten per cent of the
State Convention Missionary offering is to be sent to the General Treas
urer and an equal amount to the State Treasurer. Half of the remainder
is left in the state as Home Mission money and half sent to the General
Treasurer as Foreign Mission money. All mission money collected in the
special March and October drive is to be sent to the General Treasurer
as Foreign Mission money. All missionary offerings at the Assembly are
turned in to the General Treasurer as Foreign Mission money. Ten per
cent of the Assembly offering from each state is to be sent to the re
spective state treasurer for the state secretary pool fund by the General
Treasurer. Ten per cent of the mission money received at headquarters
is to be placed in the Ministerial Aid Fund. Ten per cent of the home
mission
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sent to headquarters to be placed in the emergency fund to assist min
isters in times of emergencies.
6. FOURTH SUNDAY OFFERING. The fourth Sunday has been set
apart by the Assembly for every local church to take up a special col
lection for the State Overseer. This should not be overlooked or neglected.
This
is also the time for the pastor or other selected person to turn over
to the treasurer the money which has been collected by the A. B. M.
leaders. After the treasurer has taken out ten per cent of these offerings
to be sent to the State Treasurer, the balance should be sent to the State
Overseer. Do NOT send any of this fund to headquarters. In addition to
this collection every month, each local church is instructed to take a
pounding for the State Overseer once or twice a year.
7. V. L. B. OFFERINGS. Fifty-five per cent of the regular weekly
offerings is to be turned in at the state convention along with any other
Free Literature money raised in any manner. After the state convention,
these offerings should be kept in the local V. L. B. treasury until time to
send them in for the Assembly Free Literature Offering. The remaining
forty-five per cent of the weekly offering may be kept in the local band
for expenses. Ten per cent of all Free Literature money turned in at the
state convention should be sent to the General Treasurer and an equal
amount sent to the State Treasurer. The remaining eighty per cent is to
be sent to the General Treasurer, who was appointed Free Literature Fund
Treasurer at the 40th Annual Assembly. All Free Literature money raised
at the Assembly is to be turned over to the General Treasurer. Ten per
cent of the Assembly offering from each state is to be sent to the re
spective
state treasurer for the state secretary pool fund by the General
Treasurer. Ten per cent of all Free Literature money received at head
quarters is to be placed in the Ministerial Aid Fund and the balance may
be disbursed under the direction of the V. L. B. Free Literature Offering
Disbursement Committee appointed by the 39th Annual Assembly.
8. ASSEMBLY EXPENSE. In order to assist in taking care of the ex
pense
of the Annual Assemblies, the State Overseers are asked each year
to collect funds as noted below, and send same to the General Treasurer.
(a)
$1.00 from each minister.
(b)
$1.00 from each Victory Leaders Band.
(c)
$1.00 from each Womens Missionary Band.
(d) $1.00 from each Sunday School with an average attendance of fifty
or less.
(e) $1.50 from each Sunday School with an average attendance of over
fifty
but less than 100.
(f) $2.00 from each Sunday School with an average attendance of 100
or over.
9. THE CHURCH OF PROPHECY MARKER ASSOCIATION. To be
come a council member of this association will require the payment of
ten dollars at any time, which will count for the balance of that calendar
year and the next full year. After that it will require the payment of ten
dollars between the first and tenth of January of every calendar year
thereafter. To fail to pay the ten dollars as required will be cause for the
forfeiture of the position as council member.
To become a council member for six months will require the payment
of five dollars at any time which will count for the balance of that six
months and the one immediately following. The six months always count
from January to July or from July to January. After that it will require
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To fail to pay the five dollars as required, any one will forfeit the position
as council member.
A person may become a member one month at a time by paying one
dollar. Any one paying one dollar each of ten consecutive months will be
entitled to two or more months free. Those paying in this way are counted
council
members for the rest of that fiscal year after the payment of the
tenth dollar. If the first payment is made between the first and tenth of
any month it shall count only for that present month. If the first payment
is made after the tenth it will count for the balance of that month and
the one immediately following, then after that the dollar must be paid
between the first and tenth of each month thereafter. A failure to pay at
any time forfeits membership.
Send
all C. P. M. A. payments to M. A. Tomlinson, General Overseer,
Bible
Place, Cleveland, Tennessee.
Ten per cent of all C. P. M. A. funds received is sent to the treasurer of
the state and the same amount is turned over to the General Treasurer.
World Must Be Evangelized
It will take good organization and systematic methods to accomplish this
task .
God’s power is demonstrated in proportion to the unity and oneness of
His
people.
The members of the early Church were all of one accord, steadfast in
the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and the multitude that believed were
of
one heart and one soul, and great grace was upon them all, and mighty
results followed as consequence of their perfect unity and careful organ
ization.
We must banish from our minds the thoughts of individual or local inde
pendence and haphazard spasmodic efforts.
Pull together, pull at once, pull steadily all the time is the road to success.
All
members should be ready to center their minds and prayers on the
one
thing as a unit when calls for special prayer are made. Each one
should
feel his or her part of the responsibility, remembering that when
one member fails it cripples or dwarfs the body until the matter pending
may fail.
Instructions—Local Church Officers
1. Pastor when possible. It is necessary always to have some one select
ed as leader of the flock. It is the duty of the overseer of the state or
province to see that every local church in his territory has a pastor or
leader.
2. Clerk for every local church. It is the duty of the clerk to keep a
close and careful record of the business and work of the Church, make a
record and give date of organization, record the name and date of every
one that joins, the name and date of every one excluded and for what
cause. Keep a record of deaths, giving date of same.
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nual Assembly to serve one year. Same one may be continued from year
to year if desired. A man or woman can serve in this capacity. Care should
be taken to select one that can write and compose well.
The
selection should be made by mutual agreement. Talk the matter
over lovingly and carefully and finally all agree upon one who is able and
willing to serve.
3. Treasurer for every local church. If the church has more than one
deacon
it is their duty to select one of their number to act as treasurer,
and if there is only one deacon, he is treasurer by virtue of his office. If
there are no deacons, a treasurer can be selected in like manner as the clerk.
NOTE—This is not meant for an ironclad rule. A man not a deacon, or
a woman may serve as treasurer.
It is advised that one person serve as both clerk and treasurer when it
is convenient and satisfactory to the local church.
Each
pastor, with the assistance of the deacons, if the church has dea
cons, should divide his members into bands of ten or twelve in each band
and a leader over each band selected. The bands might be called prayer
bands and each leader should keep in close touch with every member of
his
band like a Sunday School teacher her pupils. If any should move,
the band leaders should keep in touch with them in person, then communi
cation
should be kept up by correspondence. All of this is for the mutual
spiritual, temporal and social benefit of the members. The pastor should
keep
in close touch with the band leaders and all the work.
Meetings for business should be held regularly every three months, or
four each year. In case of special demand for it a meeting may be called
any time by the pastor, leader or overseer of the state. If necessary a short
business session can be held at the beginning or close of a meeting for
worship.
It is suggested that where practicable in a locality the first Monday
night in January, April July and October, be observed by all local churches
for their regular quarterly meetings, so as to conserve uniformity and con
certed action.
The
pastor should act as a moderator of all business meetings. In case
there is no pastor the overseer of the state has authority to act or appoint
some one to preside. The leader should never act as moderator except
authorized specifically by the overseer of the state. Where one pastor
has the care of several churches he can arrange the time for his business
meetings
to suit his convenience.
Attendance
Every member, both men and women, should take an interest in and
make it a point to attend every business session if possible.
Arrangement
Moderator, Clerk and Treasurer should occupy seats on the platform.
Deacons
and other ministers near by on either side or close in front of the
platform.

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Order of Business
(This order is only a suggestion and not meant for an ironclad rule.)
Song service by all. Prayer by some one whom the moderator may call.
Short Scripture lesson, and prayer by the moderator, asking for wisdom
and direction. Song.
Clerk read minutes of last regular meeting, also of call meetings, if there
have been any held.
Correction of minutes if any.
Treasurer give his report of finances. He should always give an itemized
statement of receipts and disbursements and remainder in treasury.
Leader of W. M. B. give her report of the work of the band, including
finances—receipts and disbursements.
Superintendent of the V. L. B. give report of the work and progress of
the band including finances—receipts and disbursements.
Pastor give report of the A. B. M. and S. O. P. A. work done, amount of
money
raised each month, number of strays found and brought back (Luke
15:4-6) and give account of every member of his flock. (Heb. 13:17.)
Report of C. P. M. A. by representative or pastor.—number of members
and receipts.
Report of White Wing Worker.
Reception
of transferred members.
Members to transfer if any.
Unfinished
business left over from last meeting.
New business.
Miscellaneous
business.
Adjournment by prayer.
In these meetings matters should be discussed with love, humility and
meekness.
No votes should be taken to decide questions. Everything
should
be done with one accord and questions settled by mutual agree
ment. If there is division on a matter hold it over until all can agree. If
one
should seem obstinate and contrary, don’t run the matter over him, but
take up his case and investigate the cause of his obstinacy and if he shows
the good spirit so that he should be heard, then show him courtesy. But if
he proves to be wrong then deal with him as the Bible directs. After this
is all done take up the original subject and dispose of it in harmony and
love.
In case of matters that the local church cannot settle satisfactorily they
should
call the assistance of the state overseer; if they are still not able
to reach a satisfactory conclusion, it should be referred to the General
Overseer.
In these business meetings women are to take no open active part in
discussing
or deciding questions, but should always be there and silently
pray God to give wisdom and direct the men and show forth God’s glory in
being
the glory of the men.
No one should give a message in longues to the Church unless there is
an interpreter present and then only one at a time and not more than three
in a whole session.
Advice to Members
As a member you count one and should attend every regular service
as far as possible. Remember no one can fill your place and the service
will be that much dwarfed and crippled without your presence.

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Show your love and fellowship to every one without partiality. Don’t
wait for others to greet you, but you greet them.
Show special courtesy to strangers who may chance to fall in with you
in your meetings.
As a rule take part in the singing.
Be
ready for vocal prayer when called on or prompted by the Spirit.
Be ready for testimony when such is in order.
Stand by your pastor ar appointed leader and assist him in every way
you can.
Always pray silently for the preacher while he delivers the message.
Always live a good straight life at home and abroad so no one can
justly think or speak of you as a hypocrite.
Guard your conversation. Be careful what you say about a brother, sis
ter or anyone.
Don’t be a critic and try to find something in others to criticise.
Examine yourself occasionally and see if you are in the faith.
Don’t yield to discouragement or despondency.
Be
cheerful and happy and try to make others the same.
Spend as much time as you can in secret prayer. Give yourself all you
can to intercessory prayer.
Your dress should be with moderation, neat and clean, but not for show.
You should never wear gold for ornament, or decoration. Finger rings,
bracelets,
ear-rings, necklaces, lockets, and large showy pins are unbecom
ing for a saint of God.
Always tithe your income and put it in the church treasury. Make free
will offerings besides your tithes.
Younger members should not keep company or associate too intimately
with worldly outsiders.
Members should never marry sinners. Great care should be taken, with
much
prayer and careful consideration, regarding matrimony.
A member who may have a living companion should not marry another
under any circumstance even if divorced. Neither should a member marry
anyone
who has a living companion although such person may be divorced.
Remember
These are the last days and perilous times have come so it will require
much watchfulness and humble prayer on your part to so live and act
that you will never bring reproach on the worthy name of Christ and His
Church that you so much love.
Never form too close an intimacy with the opposite sex even if they are
brothers and sisters in the Lord. Give no place to the adversary. Abstain
from the very appearance of evil.
These kindly instructions and advices are given by those who are watch
ing for your soul as they that must give an account, (Heb. 13:17) and
it is hoped they will be received with the same meek gentle spirit in which
they are given.
That every member and especially every minister, should be a “paid up”
subscriber and an earnest worker for our church paper—The White Wing
Messenger.

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Duties of State Overseer
Each overseer is to have the oversight of his state or territory and as
much
as possible conduct or order a general evangelistic campaign over
his state during the year. To see that every church is supplied with a
pastor as much as lies in his power.
To divide his state or territory into districts and place over each dis
trict an overseer as previously instructed and practiced. This is not an
ironclad rule, but it is considered best when there are sufficient churches
in the state to make it practicable.
To order or conduct district meetings at intervals during the year for
the mutual benefit and help of all. Special instructions concerning the
Church work should be given at these district meetings.
To hold one state convention each year in some part of the state most
convenient for members from all the churches to attend.
To secure the names and addresses of every Bishop, Deacon and Evan
gelist
located in his state and keep record of same, so he can report to the
General Overseer, if heeded.
To secure the location of every church in the state and keep a record of
same, so as to report this also to the General Overseer, if needed.
To visit every district and church if possible and look after the interests
in every way as a pastor over a large circuit.
When a new organization is effected anywhere in the state information
should be sent to the Overseer of that state, who should make a record
of the same, giving date of same, names of officers ,etc.
Each Overseer should be able to know at any time the name and ad
dress of every minister located in his state. He should also know the
number of members in his state, keeping a record of the increase as well
as
the decrease, so information can be obtained each year as to the total
membership.
This can be done by keeping in touch with the clerks of the
churches.
Every minister and every clerk should take an interest in imparting
this information to the overseer of their state.
In co-operation with the General Overseer they will form the Presby
tery in their respective states.
Duties
of District Overseer
To moderate business conferences for women preachers who may be
acting as pastors, and men who may not be licensed if they are taking care
of churches in his district.
To do evangelistic work in his district if he has time. If he has a dis
trict with no churches it is his duty to evangelize and organize churches.
For convenience it is often thought best for a pastor of a strong church
in the district to be selected as district overseer so the church can serve
as a means of his support.
The
district overseers are to be appointed by the state overseers, there
fore,
they are subject to the state overseers.
Obligation For Membership In The
Church of God
Will you sincerely promise in the presence of God and these witnesses
that you will accept this Bible as the Word of God—believe and practice

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its teachings rightly divided—the New Testament as your rule of faith
and practice, government and discipline, and walk in the light to the best
of your knowledge and ability?
The minister who administers this obligation should see that every
applicant replies in the affirmative. In taking the obligation, applicants
should think of it as being “a perpetual covenant that shall not be for
gotten.”
Teachings of The Church of God
Over which M. A. Tomlinson is General Overseer,
Cleveland,
Tenn., U. S. A.
The Church of God stands for the whole Bible rightly divided—The New
Testament is the only rule for government and discipline. Below is given
some of the teachings that are made prominent:
1. Repentance—Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3; Acts 3:19.
2. Justification—Rom. 5:1-9; Titus 3:7.
3. Regeneration—Matt. 19:28; Titus 3:5.
4. Born Again—John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9.
5. Sanctification Subsequent to Justification—Rom. 5:2; 1 Cor. 1:30;
1 Thess. 4:3; Heb. 13:12; 1 John 1:9.
6. Holiness—Luke 1:74, 75; 1 Thess. 4:7; Heb. 12:14:
7. Water Baptism—Matt. 28:19; Mark 1:8-10; John 3:22, 23; Acts 8:12,
36-38; 10:47, 48; 16:33; 19:3-5.
8. Baptism with the Holy Ghost Subsequent to Cleansing, the Endue-
ment of Power for Service—Matt. 3:11; Luke 24:49-53; Acts 1:4-8.
9. The Speaking in Tongues as the evidence of the Baptism with the
Holy
Ghost—John 15:26; Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:6.
10. The Full Restoration of the Gifts to the Church—1 Cor. 12:1, 7-10, 28,
31; 1 Cor. 14:1.
11. Signs following Believers—Mark 16:17-20; Rom. 15:18, 19; Heb. 2:4.
12.
Fruit of the Spirit—Rom. 6:22; Gal. 5:22, 23; Eph. 5:9; Phil. 1:11.
13.
Divine Healing Provided for All in the Atonement—Psa. 103:3; Isa.
53:4, 5; Matt. 8:17; Jas: 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:24.
14. The Lord’s Supper—Luke 22:17-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-33.
15. Washing the Saints’ Feet—John 13:4-17; 1 Tim. 5:10.
16. Tithing and Giving—Gen. 14:18-20; 28:20-22; Mai. 3:10; Matt. 23:23;
Luke 11:42; 1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 9:6-9; Heb. 7:1-21.
17. Restitution Where Possible—Matt. 3:8; Luke 19:8, 9; Rom. 13:8.
18. Premillennial Second Coming of Jesus:
First: To resurrect the dead saints and to catch away the living saints
to meet Him in the air—Matt. 24:27, 28; 1 Cor. 15:51, 52; 1 Thess 4.T5-17.
Second: To reign on earth a thousand years—Zech. 14:4, 5; Luke 1:32;
1 Thess 4:14; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; Jude 14, 15; Rev. 5:10; 19:11-21; 20:4-6.
19. Resurrection—Isa. 26:19; Dan. 12:2; John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15; Rev.
20:5, 6.
20. Eternal Life for the Righteous—Matt. 25:46; Luke 18:30; John 10:28;
Rom. 6:22; 1 John 5:11-13.
21. Eternal Punishment for the Wicked. No Liberation nor Annihilation
—Matt. 25:41-46; Mark 3:29; 2 Thess. 1:8, 9; Rev. 20:10-15; 21:8.
22. Total Abstinence from All Liquor or Strong Drinks—Prov. 20:1;
23:29-32; Isa. 28:7; 1 Cor. 5:11; 6:10; Gal. 5:21.
23. Against the Use of Tobacco in Any Form, Opium, Morphine, etc.—

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Isa. 55:2; 1 Cor. 10:31, 32; 2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 5:3-8; Jas. 1:21.
24. Meats and drinks—Rom. 14:2, 3, 17; 1 Cor. 8:8; 1 Tim. 4:1-5.
25. The Sabbath—Hosea 2:11; Rom. 13:1, 2; Rom. 14:5, 6; Col. 2:16, 17.
26. Against members wearing gold for ornament or decoration such as
finger
rings, bracelets, earrings, lockets, etc.—Isa. 55:2; 1 Peter 3:3; 1 John
2:16.
27.
Against members belonging to lodges—Matt. 5:34; John 18:20; 2 Cor.
6:14-17; Jas. 5:12.
28. Against members swearing—Matt. 5:34; Jas. 5:12.
29. Against the Divorce and Remarriage Evil—Matt. 5:32; Matt. 19:3-
12; Mark 10:12; Luke 16:18; Rom. 7:2, 3; 1 Cor. 5:1-5, 13; 1 Cor. 6:9, 13, 16-18;
1 Cor. 7:2, 10, 11; Rev. 2:20-22; Acts 15:28, 29; Matt. 14:3, 4.
List of Ministers
BISHOPS
Adams, James E.
Adams,
Reuben A.
Adams,
T. E.
Aites, J. F.
Akars, J. L.
Akers, William
Aldridge, W. W.
Allen, Marvin R.
Ammons, Edwin L.
Anderson, Albert S.
Anderson,
Stafford B.
Andrews, Thomas B.
Arnold,
G. E.
Atkins, George E.
Axley,
Richard L.
Baggett,
Daniel O.
Bancroft, Kurtis W.
Bates, Walter C.
Batson,
Charles W.
Beasley,
Pearlie A.
Beck, Grover C.
Beneby,
Fred
Bennett, G. Julian
Benton,
Floyd E.
Bethea, John H.
Biggers, Henry M.
Blumenthall, H. H.
Bonham,
Floyd H.
Bowser,
Hulbert O.
Boyd, Terah S.
Bradley, Thomas W.
Bradley, Trosie E.
Brewer, Joseph
Brooks, Charles S.
Brown,
Joseph M.
Brown, Lebert A.
Brown, Lewis W.
Burke, Austin A.
Burns, H. Pierce
Burt, Martin M.
Busby, John W.
Butts, Huey Lee
Caldwell, D. Talmadge
Caldwell,
E. Glaidwell
Caldwell,
Mack
Callahan, Aaron A.
Camacho, Juan
Campbell,
W. I.
Cantrell, Ralph G.
Cardwell, J. E.
Carter, Jack O.
Carver, Tom R.
Chapman, Herbert Clyde
Chapman, J. W.
Chatham, Jesse F.
Cobb, Dolphus M.
Coker, Bryce H.
Collins, Clarence W.
Colon, Alejandro
Colon, Carlos de Leon
Conner,
Henry Lewis
Cook, General
Cooke, Alston L.
Cooke, Cyril S.
Cooley, Sidney A.
Cooper, Erie P.
Cooper, James R.
Costas, Paul P.
Couch, Aaron
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Cowart, R. W.
Cowen, Earl
Cox, Joel
Crader, Leman
Creasy,
Donald D.
Creel,
Amos J.
Creel, Chester V.
Crenshaw, C. Louis
Crews,
Joe C.
Crossfield, Edward A.
Crowder, James H.
Cunningham, Cecil J.
Curry, Maurice S.
Curtis, Emmanuel
Curtis, Henry
Cypret, Cecil A.
Dalton, George
Daniel, James M.
Daugherty, Walter G.
Davidson,
Charles T.
Davidson,
Leon
Davis,
Andrew..W.
Davis,
Emitt
Davis,
Jones M.
Davis,
Lew Allen
Davis,
Peter E.
Daxon, Thomas A.
Day,
Roy F., Jr.
Deadrick, D. M.
Deadrick, Jim Willie
Dean, Thomas E.
Decker, G. C.
Decker, Jack C.
Decker, Tracy H.
Deleveaux, Wilbur
Dennard, W. Cobb
Dennis,
Henry H.
Dingus,
Hady L.
Dixon, Jack V.
Doss, James C.
Duggan,
Noley A.
Dunkin, Albin H.
Durham, G. W.
Durr, Charles W.
Earp, John M.
Edralin, Lawrence G.
Emmett, Verlie E.
Ferguson, Alfred E.
Ferguson, Hermis A.
Ferguson, Samuel M.
Fleming, Caroll P.
Flowers, Dewey A.
Flowers, Edgar E.
Foster, G. Dewey
Fouts, Blair M.
Fowler, E. T.
Fowler, Virgil R.
Fox, William Jerald
Freeman, Lonnie
Fritts, Lawrence A.
Fuller, Floyd F.
Funderburk, B. O.
Funk, Carl D.
Galloway,
J. Vernon
Garcia,
Victor E.
Gardner, Harvey A.
Gardner, Howard T.
Garr, D. Ernest
Garrett, R. Paul
Gentry, George M.
Gibson, Oscar
Gillaspie,
S. O.
Gilmore,
Alexander
Going, Albert E.
Golden, Alvin
Goss, Cleveland T.
Graham, Percival N.
Graham, Theophilus L.
Grant, William A.
Greenawalt, Alfred H.
Griffin, Adrian T.
Griffin, Jesse A.
Griffith, Eddie H.
Grimes, Harry W.
Grubbs, George W.
Gullett, Med V.
Hall, James T.
Hall, Valentine E.
Hamilton, Abraham C.
Hamilton, J. O.
Hampton, Ira H.
Hand field, Simeon B.
Haney, Adril D.
Hanna, Charles E.
Hardin, William G.
Harvey, Walter L.
Hayes,
Sine
Henderson,
Jessie R.
Henderson,
Willard C.
Herne, J. Vital
Herring, Charles G.
Herron, George D.
Higdon, Everett L.
Hires, J. H.
Hogan, Oluf Robb
Holcomb, D. R.
Holcomb, William C.
Holland,
W. T.

126 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Holloway, Dewey E.
Hooker,
Claudius D.
Hughes,
Dewey M.
Hunter, Harper, Jr.
Hunter, Theophilus
Ibrahim, Ghaly
Ion, Paul J.
Jared, Thomas J.
Jeffrey, Roy
Jimenez, Jose Amando
Johns, D. C.
Johns, Emery S.
Johnson, Buford M.
Johnson, Jack R.
Johnson, James A.
Johnson, James V.
Johnson, Michael
Johnson, Nelson W.
Johnson, Wiley A.
Jones, E. L.
Jones, L. V.
Judd, John M.
Kemp, Joseph R.
Kent, Grady R.
Ketchum, B. B.
Kinder, Charles M.
Kinser, Delmar F.
Kirkland, J. D.
Knight, Johnie W.
Knowles,
Joseph W.
Kounnas, M. K.
Ladoo, Joseph H.
Lafever, J. Earl
Laird, Willie P.
Lane, J. W.
Lane, L. Russell
Lawrence, John H.
Lawrence, O. N.
Lawson,
Omer C.
Lawson,
Samuel H.
Leazenby,
Leon S.
Lewis, Charles A.
Linkous, Malcolm T.
Linville, Albert J.
Linville, Kendrick
Longstreth, David E.
Looper, John H.
Lord, Cleason D.
Louk,
Vern E.
Lowe, T J.
Lowman, W. M.
Lynch,
R. Clement
Maddox,
Thomas Roy
Malone, Sidney W.
Manning,
Chesley E.
Martin, Joe, Jr.
Martin, William E.
Matheny, Hubert F.
Mathis,
Buck
Mathis,
C. F.
Matthews, David G.
Mayhall, Grady
McCoy, John G.
McDearis, C. C.
McDill, James W.
McDonald, E. A.
McGee, Sebastion
McGehee, Ada
McGlothlin,
Johnnie
McKeown, A. C.
McKoy, L. N.
McLeod, Kenneth B.
McRae, James
Melvin, Archie
Miller, Elias A.
Miracle, John W.
Mitchell,
Arthur L.
Moore, George W.
Morris, Luther R.
Moss,
Alvin S.
Moss, Arthur A.
Moss, Samuel B.
Moxley, H. M.
Moxley, L. A.
Mudd, Cicero
Musselwhite,
Wilton E.
Myers,
Peter W.
Nelson, Clyde W.
Newsom, W. A.
Nichols, Ira C.
Nix, Henry G.
Ortiz, Frank
Overstreet, J. Clyde
Owen, Ralph W.
Owenby,
Lum
Palmer, James C.
Palmore, Charles P., Jr.
Parker, Thomas C.
Payne, Connie Lee
Payne, C. R.
Pearce, John
Peninger, Lee Roy
Pennington, Charles S.
Petty, Benjamin H.
Phillips, Walter
Phipps, Roy H.
Pinder, Sonnie O.
Pittman, Oscar
Pittman, Melvin S.
Poloski,
Frank

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 127
Potts, Allen
Pressley, Peter
Price, J. D.
Price, Marion P.
Priest, J. T.
Pruitt, Jess F.
Pruitt, Raymond M.
Pulliam, E. R.
Queen, R. Wayne
Queener, Dorian H.
Radford, Robert L.
Rains,
M. Claud
Rawls, William J.
Reece, Bradley A.
Reeves, Roy
Rhodes,
L. S.
Rich, Lawrence V.
Richardson, Eugene B.
Riley,
Jonathan A.
Robinson, Guy
Rodman,
Shannon T.
Roney, Warren E.
Rowland, Delmar F.
Roy, Dewey
Rye,
Homer
Samuels,
Adonijah M.
Sartin, Clarence H.
Saunders, Randall E.
Savage,
Stewart S.
Schwandt, Roy E.
Scott,
David
Scott, Guy T.
Seotton, Ralph
Searcy, James R.
Shelton, Clay
Shelton, James G.
Sherrill, V. R.
Shores, Elton
Shroyer, Orlies F.
Shroyer, Owen E.
Shults, D. M.
Shupe, Posey A.
Sikes, Lodie B.
Silvers, L. E.
Smith, George P.
Smith,
Hubert C.
Smith, Obie D.
Smith, R. C.
Smith, Sampson
Smith, William B.
Smith,
William J.
Solomon, Luther
Sowers, Kenley M.
Spence, J. Corbett
Stafford, Virdel B.
Staggs, James
Stanford, William R.
Stargel, G. T.
Stephens, Moses
Stockdale, R. Wynn
Stone,
Leslie E.
Stover, Woodrow
Stratton, Jesse M.
Stubbs, John A.
Suggs, William P.
Sullins, Alex W.
Sullivan, Evan G.
Sullivan, John L.
Summerville, A. D.
Swain, Frank R.
Sweat, Milton O.
Sweat, Rhubin D.
Talbott, Richard P.
Taylor, C. L.
Taylor, Hosea M.
Taylor, Jennings S.
Taylor, Norman C.
Thane, Charles A.
Thomas, Don Burton
Thomas,
Howard W.
Thomas,
James A.
Thomas,
J. Roy
Thompson,
J. T.
Thompson,
Paul H.
Thompson,
Ronald G.
Thompson, Willie R.
Thorn, James A.
Thornton, Boyd W.
Tomlinson,
M. A.
Trump, Orville W.
Turner, Nathaniel A.
Vines, Willie
Voss, Charles T.
Van Deventer, Fred E.
Wager,
Ashel T., Jr.
Waggett,
Aaron R.
Wallor,
George A.
Watson, Egbert A.
Weaver,
Phillip T.
Webb, Cordell C.
Webb, Wiseman W.
White,
Isaac E.
White, James L. '
White, William E.
Williams,
Alexander
Williams,
Don
Williams, George M. T.
Williams,
J. D.
Williams,
Johnnie
Williams,
John W.

128 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Williams, Lemuel J.
Williams,
Leo T.
Williams, Robert L.
Wilson, C. A.
Wilson, George Albert
Wilson, M. E.
Young, Zilvon R.
Wood, John W.
Woods, Roy D.
Wootton, Bryon
Worrell, George W.
Wright, J. B.
Young,
Foster
DEACONS
Abernathy, Ernest D.
Allen,
Daniel
Allen, Sam T.
Anderson,
Harvin H.
Anderson,
Robert S.
Anderson,
Rufus A.
Andrews, Grover G.
Ashworth, Charles E.
Austin, Charlie C.
Austin, James R.
Baccas, James
Bafford, Green
Bain,
Alfred R.
Baker, Hubert H.
Baptiste, Vilme Jn
Barnette, J. Oland
Barrett, Richard M.
Batson,
A. Clarence
Baxter, John L.
Beach, John W.
Beasley,
J. Wilbert
Beauchamp,
Dewey L.
Bennett, Cecil S.
Bennett, William H.
Benton,
Walter O.
Bird, Fred P.
Black, Curtis
Blackwell,
James S.
Blake,
Phillip
Bowling, Fred E.
Briggs, Ernest
Brown,
Dexton
Brown,
Harvey E.
Brown,
Luther C.
Brown, Luther E.
Brown,
Marvin
Brown,
Obie C.
Brown, Whit
Bryan, E. Heyward
Bryant, Alexander
Buchanan, Augustus A.
Buckley,
J. W.
Burke, Dolphus
Burris, Thomas A.
Butler, Henry A.
Butler, Johnie E.
Byerly, Hubert
Bynum, Calvin M.
Cabales,
Santos A.
Cassell, Madison W.
Charles, Exalus L.
Charles, Letoir Jean
Charles,
Monlouis J.
Chastain, George D.
Chastain, Mathie
Clements,
S. Grady
Cobb, C. E.
Codrington, Wilfred H.
Coen, Samuel A.
Coker, James W.
Cole, Asher M.
Cook, Thomas A.
Cooper, John H.
Coquillo, Louis
Cowger, R. N.
Cox, Wesley Grady
Crews.
H. M.
Crews; W. H.
Culmer, M. R.
Dames, Charles A.
Davis, Omer F.
Davis,
Orbie
Davis, Randolph B.
Davis, Thomas L.
Daxon,
Thomas A., Jr.
Dean,
James A.
Dirlam, Claude S.
Donahue,
William V.
Dorsett, Curtis R.
Dozier, James S.
Drummonds,
Grover C.
Duncan,
Clarence E.
Duty,
Robert
Elston,
Conner J.
Engle, Hubert L.
Englebert, George W.
Evans,
J. R.
Evans, Samuel W.

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 129
Falk, Ervin A.
Fendley, William C.
Ferguson, Herbert A.
Ferguson, Marion N.
Fisher, Gabriel
Fisher, Wilfred W.
Fitts, Arthur L.
Fleming, Ernest L.
Francis, Nathaniel
Franklin, Wilburn T.
Frederick, Grover C.
Gardner, M. Gray
Gass, Arthur C.
Gibbons, Fain F.
Gilbert, R. M.
Giles, Thomas H.
Gilmer, James T.
Goforth,
Andrew H.
Gonia, I. B.
Grant, Bernard B.
Green,
Chester Lee
Haase,
Ernest E.
Haddock,
James H.
Hagan,
William L.
Hall,
Thomas S.
Hamby,
Curtis
Harris, Reginald A.
Hartless, Robert J.
Hatley, John W.
Hayes,
Gordon E.
Helms, Chesley B.
Henry, Uriah
Heslop, George E.
Hill,
J. Clyde
Hoskins,
James P.
Howard, Ely J.
Howard, Jimmie
Hughes,
Huntley H.
Hughes,
Oscar H.
Hunter, E. Roy
Hutchinson, Isaac A.
Ingram, U. Leonard
James, George W.
Johnson, Fred M.
Johnson, Herbert E.
Johnson, Kendrick L.
Johnson, Lee Pharries
Jordan, James R.
Jure, Raphael
Keeney,
C. B.
Kelley, Haley J.
Kinard, T. B.
King, Carl R.
King, George
King,
George S.
King, J. H.
King, Wilbur G.
Lafleur, Cyrius
Lassiter, Robert L.
Latham, Joseph M.
Lavender, Walter E.
Laws, Custer
Lawson,
Raymond D.
Ledford, Robert H.
Lee, William M.
Lewin, James
Lewis,
Reuben T.
Lewis, Steve
Lovell, J. D.
Lovvorn, Frank
Lyle,
W. Troy
Mackens,
Charlie
Mahaffey, Lewis H.
Mahoney,
William A.
Malone, Roy
Martineau, Edward
Massengill,
Frank
Mazanec, James
McCalla,
Samuel A.
McCoubrey,
James H.
McCoy, Emmitt T.
McDaniel, James I.
McElrath, John H.
McIntosh,
D. A.
McKee, J. C.
McKenzie, James A.
McLean,
Robert S.
McLeod, Allie B.
Medders,
James W.
Melvin,
Thomas G.
Minns, Herbert L.
Minter, Sherman H.
Mixon, Horace L.
Moore,
J. Walker
Moss, John W.
Moss, Wilfred G.
Mullins, Henry R.
Murray, Henry E.
Musgrove, E. C., Jr.
Nabors,
Clymer H.
Nabors,
Harvey E.
Norris, Edouard Henrilus
Norris, Justin
Oglesby, Thomas
Owens, Bunk
Owens, Edgar
Page,
Jack
Parker, Bill
Parton, Thomas H.
Paschall, Ollie

130 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Pate, J. B.
Patrick, Andy J.
Peavy, Elvie A.
Penant, Hedley
Peterson, Preston C.
Phillips, Chester R.
Ponder, Raymond E.
Power, C. Hugh
Price, Bassil N.
Price, Maxie Lee
Proffitt, Clarence A.
Puckett, Richard Lee
Rainwater, Allen C.
Rampley,
William T.
Ray,
G. Scott
Reed, D. Homer
Reid, Ferdinand R.
Renfrow, Leslie
Reynolds,
W. L.
Rhorer, Henry R.
Rickett, Harold J.
Robbins, Herbert V.
Roberts, Bertie C.
Roberts, Stephen
Rorrer, Guy
Rowe, Walter S.
Rowell,
Barney W.
Saint Cyr, Bovil
Scotton,
Norman J.
Seratt, Jesse D.
Shaffer, Willie G.
Shannon, John
Sharrar, Robert C.
Shirley, Lewis C.
Sigler,
Thomas G.
Silas,
Wesley
Slay,
Sheldon M.
Sluder, Herman
Smith, L. K.
Smither, Charles T.
Sprinkel, William H.
Stanley, Horace B.
Stearman, Marion B.
Stockton, Andrew J.
StockweU, William L‘.
Story, Frank E.
Taylor, Nathaniel
Thomas,
Leonard S.
Thomas,
Richard C.
Thompson,
Wilbur B.
Trogdon,
Alexander
Turin, Celestin
Turner, L. L.
Waden, Fletcher
WaU, Early G.
Watson, J. W.
Watts, Herbert C.
Weakley,
M. E.
Welch, W. J.
Whitaker, John R.
White, Rufus L.
Wilkins, Mortimer I.
Williams,
Clarence E.
Williams,
Emerson
Williams, John F.
Williamson,
W. Raymond
Willis, Frank R.
Willoughby,
Walter
Wilson, J. Howard
Wilson, Joseph C.
Wilson, Wavie C.
Wolfe, Raphael O.
Wood, Claud
Woodward,
Finley
Wooten, Chester L.
Word, Timothy
Wright, Cecil
Wright, Robert F.
Wright, Wib
Wyant, Ray M.
Wynns, Isaiah
Young, Zane L.
MALE EVANGELISTS
Abbott, Lanzo R.
Abercrombie,
William A.
Abernathy, J ohnie E.
Acosta, Ignacio
Adams,
George D.
Adderly, Boston
Adeir, John T.
Adkins, Calvin R.
Adorno, Juan P.
Aiken, Johnie E.
Aites, E. Carl
Alexander, Ernest D,
Allaway, Frank G.
Allen,
Arthur, Jr.
Allen, James E.
Allen,
R. Wayne
Allison, William H.
Allred, Ben C.

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 131
Altus, Cheriza
Alyse, Arnold
Amaya, Francisco B.
Anderson, James Edward
Anderson, Maurice H.
Anderson, Sheldon F.
Angelidas, Leonidas
Angeloff,
Arnold A.
Antilus, Ulysse
Arballo, Epifanio Marquez
Arias, Luis
Armenta, Ruben
Armour, Fred I.
Arnold, William
Atnip, W. Everett
Austin, Jacob L.
Ayers, Robey W.
B., Juan Hernandez
B., Martin Medina
Bafford, Joe Lean
Bailey,
Alma C.
Bailey, L. Dean
Bailey,
Otis P.
Baker, Alexander .
Baker, Gayford D.
Baker, Paul
Baldozier,
Clark H.
Baldwin,
Arch J.
Ball, Walter W.
Ballard, Jay O.
Banks, Frank J.
Barnes, Caleb M.
Barnes, Leonard E.
Barnhart, Thomas W.
Barrett, Perry
Barton, William G.
Bathe, Oscar A.
Baxter, Everett L.
Bazzrea, Cleve A.
Beale, Henry G.
Beale, Henry J.
Beasley, C. Elbert
Beasley,
Robert D.
Beaucicot,
Absalon
Beckwith, J. B.
Beecham, George W.
Beecham,
James S.
Beemer, Harold A.
Beemer, Vincent E.
Bell, Lloyd C.
Beneby, Israel
Bennett, U. G.
Bentley, John D.
Bethel, Daniel
Bines, Franklin
Bivens, L. Milton
Black, Eugene P.
Black, Horace R.
Black, Owen
Blauser, James P.
Bledsoe, Jasper O.
Blythe, Clarence L.
Bolton,
Arthur H., Jr.
Bonaventure, Metrius
Bonds, Vernie W..
Bonham,
Amzia W.
Boone, James W.
Bottorff, Fred E.
Bounds,
James W.
Bowser,
George B.
Bowser,
Robert H.
Boyce, John S.
Brackett, Bobbie E.
Brackett, John
Bradford, Sewell E.
Bragg, Johnny H.
Braland, Orvie A.
Brammer, Thomas T.
Branscum, Thurman E.
Brantley, Alvin
Briles,
Theodore R.
Brisson,
Marvin C.
Brittingham, Edward C.
Broadhurst, Joseph A.
Brooks,
Atlee N.
Brooks, Kenneth W.
Brooks, Royce Dee
Brooks,
William H.
Brooks,
William R.
Brown, Martin L.
Brown, Vivian Alanda
Brown,
Will H.
Brown, Willesley
Browning, Charles E.
Browning, Charlie M.
Browning, Ercell D.
Brumley, William
Bryant, Fred
Bryant, Jack
Bryant, Ralph E.
Bullard, Andrew
Bunce,
Lawrence O.
Burdette, Marvin A., Jr.
Burdine, Archie M.
Burke, Phillip U.
Burrese, William E.
Burt, Marvin
Burton, Dock C.
Busby, Arthur B.
Bush, John B.

132 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Butler, Marion S.
Butterfield, Henry T.
Buttram, Lee A.
Byrd, Vivian E.
Byrd, Willie M.
Cabrera, Joel A.
Cadiche, Anthony
Cadiche, Sireste
Cameron,
John N.
Camilus,
Anaise
Camp, Floyd M.
Campbell,
J. Daniel
Campbell,
Sidney
Campbell,
William B.
Cannon,
N. Fritz
Captain, Nicholas D.
Carpenter, Eugene L.
Carpenter, Raymond A.
Carasco, Porfirio
Carroll, Frank G.
Carroll, Lee C., Jr.
Carter, Calvin
Carter, Ernest S.
Carter, Roy W.
Carver, Onas R.
Casasola, Lauro
Castro,
Gaspar
Cazil, Elvelus Jh
Chambers,
Foster G.
Chapman, Millard A.
Chapman, William H.
Charles, Exavier Louis
Charles,
Merius
Chavis,
William A.
Childress,
Claud
Cine, Innocent
Clark, Clyde H.
Clark, Fred W.
Clarke, Hugh A.
Clawson, Clare L.
Clayton,
Sherman J.
Cleaver,
Autie E.
Clements,
William S.
Cline, A. Lavaughn
Coalter,
Ambrose J.
Cobb, E. Vernell
Cobb, Roland
Cobos, Angel J.
Cole, Robert H.
Colinet, Letellier
Colley, James F.
Collie, Alfred L.
Collins, Charles E.
Collins, Clarence O.
Collins, Elford N.
Collins, Harold O.
Colon, Carlos
Colquitt, John S.
Colvard, Donald E.
Conner,
Perry E.
Connor, George
Constantin, Delva
Cook, Burthel D.
Cooksey, Cecil R.
Cooley, Donald S.
Corbin, Charlie U. L.
Cornett, Sam I.
Cowen, Leo
Cox, Clarence
Cox, Hudon R.
Cox, James A.
Cox, J ulias
Cox, Kenneth O.
Cox, William H.
Craig, Alpheus U.
Craver, Edgar L.
Cravey, Kaiser
Crawford, Bernard A.
Creel, Homer C.
Crews, Thomas
Criddle, Clayton E.
Croyle, Raymond S.
Crutchfield,
John E.
Cummings, Luther
Cunningham, Frank
Cunningham, Leonard E.
Curry, James S.
Curtis, Dovard B.
Daley, Chas. A.
Dames, Cleveland W.
Daniel,
Janies E.
Daugherty, John F.
Daugherty, W. Delvin
Davis, Albert E.
Davis, Alva L.
Davis, Anderson H.
Davis, Cecil
Davis, Elisha A.
Davis, H. Lee
Davis, James E.
Davis, Leonard F.
Davis,
Lloyd D.
Davis, Roy L.
Davis, Wiley C.
Daxon, David
Deal, Asa C.
Dean, Hermon E.
Dean, Lucius E.
Decker, Lester T.
DeLay, Ralph C.

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 133
Demeritte, Arnold
Dennard, George M.
Deristil, Laurentil
Deromel,
Romain
Desantil, Joseph
Desir, Cadous
Dezormeau, Aspenard
Dickens,
W. Morris
Doran,
Verne J.
Doroshuk,
Harold
Dorvilier, Saidel
Douglas, Charles M.
Douglas, Charles Ray
Douglas, R. Gene
Douglas, Thomas J.
Drake, Howard E.
Drury, Homer C.
Dubois, James B.
Dudding,
O. A.
Duncan,
J. Roy
Dunford, Fred R.
Dunn,
Billy G.
Eagle, James Holding
Earp, James C.
Easter, Edward M.
Edens, Demcy
Edgil, Thomas Jessie
Edmondson, Donald K.
Edwards, Homer F.
Ellis, James O.
Ellis, M. Frank
Ellis, Stephen
Elmore,
Loyd E.
Endecott, Clayton E.
Esmond, William Cecil
Espinoza,
Ponciano F.
Estep,
Dewey
Estep,
Granville
Estes, J. W. Marlin
Estira, Pierre
Estrada, Fidel
Eubank, Claud S.
Eubanks, Cyril S.
Evans,
C. T. Houston
Evans,
John E.
Evans, R. Travis
Ezelle, David A.
Fanbert. Septimus
Farless, J. D.
Farmer, J. Glenn
Fenton, George A.
Ferguson, Daniel
Ferguson, Herbert E.
Ferguson, Laban J.
Ferguson, Orie J.
Ferguson, Pembroke E.
Ferguson, Thomas
Fernandez. Felipe D.
Fernandez, Salvador C.
Fidele, Nelcius
Fields, Arthur E.
Fils, Chery Dennean
Finch,
Robert Lee
Finley, Rollie J.
Fiveash, Olen C.
Fleming, Everet
Flemmer, Adolph
Flick, Harry R.
Flippo, George C.
Flores, Leocadia Lubices
Flores,
Rodolfo Casasola
Flowers, Allord S.
Flowers,
Grady G.
Floyd, Cole B.
Floyd, Dannie
Forbes,
Leon B.
Ford, Norris E.
Foster, Cecil A. L.
Foster, Clarence F.
Foster, Harry U.
Foster, Robert J.
Fragoza, Moncerrate Rias
France, Owen W.
Francis, Caselle A.
Francis, Harold M.
Francis, Marvin L.
Francois, Alfred
Franks, Jessie B.
Frederick, Francois
Frederick, Maxi
Frey, Albert E., Jr.
Friend, William T.
Frost, Barnette P.
Fuchu, Federico
Fuller, William M.
Fulmer, Everett L.
Fulton, Rogers
Furber, Caroles C.
Gaddis, Millard E.
Gaddy, Willie
Gaither, Grover C.
Gala viz, Antonio
Ganz, Johnny
Garcia, Alberto G.
Garcia, Manuel
Garcia,
Marcelo
Garcia,
R. Fernando
Gardner, Joshua V.
Gardner, Woodie S.
Garner, Morris D.

134 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Garr, William J. W.
Garrett, Marvin W.
Gates, Willard D.
Gaylor, Hank V.
Geneus, Rezius
Georges, James W.
Georges, Reginald C.
Gibson, Bruce
Gibson, Sanford F.
Gibson, W. K.
Gilbert, Elmer
Gilileo, Carl D.
Gillis, Leon
Gilmar, J. Lamar
Giordoni,
Emilio
Giraud, Ozias
Glass, Eddie J.
Glass, Noah Bell
Goins, Lloyd P.
Goins, Paul D.
Goins, Thomas W.
Goins, William L.
Gomez, Otero
Gonzales, Senen
Gonzalez, Lucas Hernandez
Gooden, Sam B.
Goodman, Ernest D.
Goodwin, Bennie F.
Goodwin, Lloyd T.
Gosnell, Bennie H.
Gosnell, William A.
Goss, Douglas A.
Graham, James Hardy
Graves,
Oather B.
Gray, Johnnie
Gray,
Truman
Gray, Willard H.
Gray, Willie
Green,
Ben M.
Green, Curtis
Green, Everett E.
Green, Walter O.
Gregory, Colie B.
Gregory, Constantine L.
Grier, Earl T.
Griffin, Bluford B.
Griffin, George H.
Griffin, Paul E.
Griffith, Dexter W.
Grubbs, James C.
Guerrier, Dieudunord
Guillaume,
Carrie
Gumbs, Alfred W.
Gustove, Joseph
Guthrie, Henry H., Jr.
Guthrie, Robert L.
Guy Morris L.
Guzman, Refugio
Hackett, Julian T.
Hagood, Freddie W.
Haire, lister H.
Hale, Milton B.
Hale, Thomas F., Jr.
Hall, Emanuel O.
Hall, Martin T.
Hall, Moses A.
Hall, Robert J.
Hall, William L.
Halonen, Armas I.
Halpain, Lee Roy
Ham.
Ira W.
Hamby, George A., Jr.,
Hammond,
Roy M.
Hampton, Oliver J.
Haney, Clifford A.
Hanna, Hurvis
Hardin, Thomas O.
Hargraves, J. Marvin
Harkey, Ellison C.
Harper, John
Harriett, William B.
Harrington, Theodore B.
Harris, Arthur C.
Harris, Willie C.
Harrison, Edward H.
Hart, Bennie
Hart, Tom D.
Hartley, Prince A.
Hartman, Edsel
Hartness, James W.
Hatfield,
Edward
Haulbrooks, Otis J.
Hawkins, Charles G.
Hawkins, James H.
Haynes, Albert
Hazen,
Thomas H., Jr.
Heckert, Lawrence D.
Heekert, William D.
Heltcel, R. B.
Hembree, Walter D.
Henderson, Neais G.
Henderson, W. T.
Henriquez, Alberto Enrique
Henry, Delwin P.
Henry, James A.
Henry, William
Henry, Younis W.
Hensley, Chester A.
Hensley,
Kenneth P.
Henson,
Charles H.

MINUTSS OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 135
Hepburn, Joseph
Hernandez, Lino Casillas
Herring, William E.
Herron, George R., Sr.
Hersey, Gerald H.
Hicks, Thomas V.
Highbaugh, Charles E.
Hightower, Carl H.
Hill, Earnest R.
Hodge, Joseph
Holcomb, David R.
Holcomb, J. Willie
Holland, Cecil R.
Holland, J. F.
Holland, John C.
Holland, Mack
Hollaway,
Theodore R.
Hollis, Willard A.
Holm, Carwin E.
Hooker, Eugene R.
Horn, Lloyd V.
Horne, Albert B.
Horne, Clarence L.
Horner, Grady V.
Horton, William H., Jr.
Hoskins, Eddie M.
Howard,
William A.
Howton, Lewis C.
Hughes, Alton J.
Hull, Dan E.
Humes, Emanuel I.
Humes,
Herman
Humes,
Zack
Humphfrey, Clinton O.
Hutchens, Willie
Hutchinson, Ferdinand A.
Hutchinson, Jonathan G.
Hutchison, John W.
Hutson,
Frank E.
Hyatt, Clifton E.
Ingraham, John C.
Jackson, Thomas
Jamieson, Astley S.
Jared, Clive E.
Jared, T. J., Jr.
Jefferson, Monroe
Jenkins, Jack O.
Jernigan. Allen M.
Jerome, Richard
Jeune, Ramean
Johnson, Daniel W.
Johnson, Dolly L.
Johnson, Edgar
Johnson, E. Eugene
Johnson, Jacobo
Johnson,
Luther O.
Johnson, Milford J.
Johnson, Milton
Johnson, Thomas Lee
Johnson, Uhijah
Jolly, William E., Sr.
Jones, Edward A.
Jones, Eugene
Jones, Grover C.
Jones, Isaac W.
Jones, J. Thurmon
Jones, James P.
Jones, Levi H.
Jones, Luther C.
Jones, M. Corbie
Jones, Marceline N.
Jones, Melbern J.
Jones, Oscar
Jordan, John
Josa, Cledon
Joseph, Beniah E.
Joseph, Chery
Joseph, George
Joseph, Hacule
Joseph, Prudent
Jubisson, Thermonfils
Judd, Henry M.
Kay, John Lemuel
Keenan, Allan S.
Keller, Edgar C.
Kelley,
William H.
Kelly,
Brazil
KiUingsworth,
J. K.
Kimsey,
Don
Kinard, John H.
King, Albert
King,
Elijah
King,
Leslie
Kirby, Marshall D .
Kirkland, Benton L.
Klapp, Guy F.
Knowles,
Charlie A.
Knowles,
Curtis M.
Koelz, Otto
Koker, Gus M.
Kozak, liar j on
Kroon,
John A.
Lafortune, Horace
Lagerson,
Raymond W.
Lamb, Earl E.
Lamb, Henry J.
Lamb, Raymond E.
Lamb,
William L.
Lambert, Willie B.
Lance,
Ralph W.

136 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Land, David F., Jr.
Lane, Elmer G.
Lane, Wallace C.
Lashley, George
Laster, Harold W.
Lawley, Grady C.
Lawson, Paul
Lawson,
Vernon M.
Leach,
Bobby H.
Ledford, James E.
Ledford, Millard Lee
Lee,
Albert E.
Lee, James E.
Lewin, John A.
Lewis, John M.
Lewis, William H.
Lindner, Clifford C.
Lindsey,
W. L. Alenander
Liner, Edward C.
Llaneza, George S.
Long, Orval R.
Longin, Septimus A.
Longstreth, Daniel S.
Lopez, Antonio
Lopez, Charles G.
Lord, E. Homer
Lorenzana, Froilan V.
Louis, Oldman Pierre
Lowery,
Wade C.
Lowery, Wilburn I.
Lowman,
J. Dudley
Lowman,
W. Elroy
Loyed, Jim Oscar
Lyles, John C.
Mackey, Charles I.
Magaha,
Joseph A.
Mahaffy,
Fredrick P.
Majors,
Frank H.
Mannon, Tilford
Manus,
James E.
Marcellus,
Fanor
Marlow,
Houston
Marlowe,
Grady
Marr, Frank
Martin, Charles L.
Martin, Gladdus
Martin, Herbert D.
Martin, Leonard C.
Martin, William L.
Massey, George H.
Massingale,
William D.
Mathews,
Gerald S.
Mathis,
James M.
May, Ernell, A.
Mays, Kyle
McAllister,
Daniel R.
McBride,
William B.
McClendon, Jim
McComb, Claude H.
McCoy, Lige
McCoy, Robert C.
McCullen, David H.
McDaniel, Willie P.
McDonald, George W.
McDonald, Lewis
McFall,
Charles
McGee, Damous E.
McGee, George E.
McGill, Philip E.
McGough, Mack E.
McGovern, Henry E.
McGregory,
Aaron I.
McIntyre, J. W.
Mclver, Floyd
McKemie, Willie W.
McKenzie, Clarence C.
McKinney,
Dossie H.
McKinney,
Floyd R.
McLish, Frederick A.
McMahan, W. L.
McMillan, Milan F.
McNabb,
Jeff D.
McNally, Russell R .
Meade, Gatewood A.
Meade, Raney H.
Meador,
Alton, Jr.
Meador,
Joe A.
Meadows, Donald E.
Medders,
James W., Jr.
Melton,
James Noel
Merkel, Royalance G.
Messer, James H.
Messer, Peter L.
Michel, Joseph
Michel, Surin
Michel, Theodore
Miller,
Charlie G.
Miller,
Evert
Miller, John F.
Miller, Joseph J.
Miller, Milton A.
MiUer, Willie F.
Mills, James W.
Mixon, James W.
Mixon, John Q.
Mock, Levy C.
Molus, Charles
Monace, Jules
Moncrief, George T.
Monplaisir,
Denoiis

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 13
Monroe, Charlie L.
Montgomery,
Alma E.
Moore, Alvin
Moore, Amos J.
Moore, Andrew M.
Moore, Donald E.
Moore, Harry Lee
Moore, J. T.
Moore, Thomas S.
Moreland, Charles B.
Morgan,
Frank N.
Morgan,
James L.
Morrell, James C.
Morrell, Melvin L.
Morris,
Corlie D.
Morris,
James V.
Morris,
Orville L. T.
Morrison,
John W.
Morvan,
Dorcima
Moxley, James Richard
Murphree, Clyde E.
Murphy, John B.
Murray, Arthur C.
Murray, Billy D.
Murray, Elbert L.
Murray, Robert M.
Murray, William J.
Muscadin,
Julien
Musial, Martin
Myles, Charles M.
Nairn, Daniel
Neal,
Quentin
Neblett, Robert C.
Nelson, Destin
Nelson, Nathan C.
Nembhard, Joscelyn A.
Nesbitt, Joshua
Neumans, Clarence H.
New, Paul S.
Newberry, Aaron B.
Newbold,
Zach J.
Newdiger,
Oscar
Newman, George N.
Newton,
Tommy
Nichols, Alfred R.
Nixon, Ernest C.
Noe, Asa E.
Noe, R. Eugene
Noe, Pearl B.
Nunnery, William R.
Ocville, Telville
O’Dell, David W.
Oliver, George D.
O’Conner, Robert H.
Olmstead,
Guy O.
Oost, Reubin C.
Oppert, Lawrence R.
Orr, Troy E.
Ortiz, Ramon
Orvilus, Anastal
Ottley, James A.
Overstreet, Judson E.
Owen, Haweda B.
Padgett, William R.
Padilla, Juan B.
Page, Alton M.
Paredez, Mariano Ochoa
Parker, Allard
Parker, Brown D.
Parker, Chester L.
Parker, J. M.
Parker, James V.
Parr, Alston E.
Parton, Lamar
Pascua, Justino N.
Patterson, Henry H.
Patterson, Joe
Patterson, John W.
Patterson, Minor M.
Patterson, Jr., Robert W.
Patton, James
Paul, Frederick
Paynter. Willie T.
Payton, Herman
Peak, Leroy
Pearce, James S.
Pearson, John A.
Peavy, Loumoin A.
Peek, Henry K.
Pennant, Ferdinand
Pennel, George
Pennington, Loyd I.
Pentecost, James D.
Perez, Carlos Ramirez
Perez, Dionicio
Perez, Joe C.
Perez, Rafael Rivera
Perez, Urbano Diaz
Perry, Harold L.
Peterson, Charles R.
Petty, John H.
Pettyjohn, William T.
Pettyjohn, Woodrow W.
Phibbs, Hurley H.
Phillips, J. Frank
Phillips, Ralph R.
Phillips, William O.
Pierre, Celestin
Pierre, Lexius
Pierre, Michel

138 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Pinner, Sherman W.
Pittman, Horace
Pless, Perry J.
Plummer, Evrett L.
Pogue, William P.
Pollard, L. Lewis
Pond, George B.
Poole, Aubrey L.
Pope, Arthur C.
Porter, Monte V.
Porter, Theo O.
Porter, William R.
Powell, B. H.
Powell, Thadis M.
Powers, Raymond L.
Prather, Roy L.
Pratt, Emanuel
Pratt, R. V. Lee
Pratt, Samuel A.
Pressley, Bert L.
Price, Andre
Price, Harrison E.
Priest, Herbert H.
Puckett, W. Weems
Pulido, Martiniano Cuebas
Pyburn, Leslie E.
Q., Adolfo Hernandez
Quick, William Alonzo
Quick, Willie A.
Quisenberry, Charles M.
Rabsatt, William E.
Rahming, George
Rainwater, J. R.
Ramey, Carl D.
Ramirez, Antonio M.
Ramirez,
Pedro J.
Rampey, Ted
Ramsey,
Francis M.
Raney, Sam E.
Ravencraft, J. F.
Ray, Clifford O.
Rector, James R.
Redden, Charnel Don
Reeves, Vesta E.
Reid, Archibald E.
Reid, David J.
Reid, Hezekiah
Reid, Marshall T.
Reid, W. Oma
Rejoni,
Faber
Resto, Anastio Diaz
Revolus, Fortune
Reyes, Ernesto C.
Reynolds, C. F.
Reynolds, Cyril R.
Reynolds, Jerome D.
Reynolds,
John B.
Rhoads,
O. Burk
Rice, Paul
Rich,
David D.
Richard, Theogane
Ricketson,
Leonard B.
Ridge, Fred N.
Riggs, Charley E.
Rinehammer, N. Ales
Risner, C. W.
Rivenbark, Bailey
Roach, Alonzo F.
Roach,
Obadiah
Roberts, Estes M.
Roberts, John E.
Roberts, Paul J.
Roberts, Richard M.
Robertson,
Willis E.
Robinson, Guy T.
Robinson, Kenneth J.
Robinson, Otto
Roe, Tannie T.
Rogers, James Davis
Rolle, Alphaes
Rolle, Samuel J.
Rolle, Timothy
Rose, Vincent A.
Royster, Thomas
Runnels,
W. Edgar
Russell,
Henry
Russell,
William L.
Rutherford, Arvol A.
Sailem,
Sandy
Saint Cyr, Hercule
Saint, Louis, Emile
Sample,
T. Franklin
Samuels,
Joseph L.
Sanders, Sanford S.
Sands,
John M.
Sanner, G. A.
Sapp, Robert C.
Satterfield, Curry
Saunders, Alaric W. U.
Saunders, Randolph
Schaad, Earl
Scott,
Harry E.
Scotton,
Lee Roy
Sears, Robert E.
Sedwick,
B. F.
Seratt, J. Z.
Seratt, Otis A.
Settles, Carl C.
Sexton, W. R.
Sharp, Thomas J.

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 139
Shaw, Donald D.
Sheeley,
Floyd E.
Shelton, Dallas J.
Shelton, Elijah
Shelton, George R.
Shepard, Willie M.
Shepherd, L. D. Verrow
Sherrill, Clayton C.
Shinn, Alva H.
Shook, Robert E.
Short, Alonzo M.
Short, John W.
Shroyer, Pleonard G.
Shults, Floyd D.
Sidebottom, Warner F.
Silencieux, Joseph
Simmons,
Jake
Simmons,
Robert L.
Simpson,
Elihue
Simpson,
John Paul
Sims, Jessie G.
Singleterry, James E.
Sisum, Boone C.
Skinner, John L.
Sloan Gladios C.
Sluder, Charlie
Smiddy,
Marion E.
Smith,
Charlie A.
Smith, David E.
Smith, Floyd W. B.
Smith, Frank W.
Smith, H. E., Jr.
Smith, Henry J.
Smith,
Hubert R.
Smith, J. Harrison
Smith, James
Smith, Louis O.
Smith, Luther C.
Smith, Marvin M.
Smith, Noah B.
Smith, Sam
Smith, Sam A.
Smith, Sandy
Smith, Walter S.
Smith, William L.
Smith, William N.
Snow, Coy W.
Snow, Hobert Lee
Snyder, Clarence S.
Solorio, Felipe E.
Sowell, Lewis Frank
Spainhower, John W.
Speed, Frank F.
Spell, Lowron M.
Spencer, Scott A.
Spurling, Delmar L.
Stacy, M. Lawson
Stanley, Mosko R.
Starling, Norman
Staton, Horace
Stenmark, A. George
Stephens, Boyd A.
Stephens, Nathaniel
Stephens, Walter D.
Sterling, J. P. McCoy
Stevens, Adolphe
Stevens, Alfredo
Stevens, George, Jr.
Stevens, John L.
Stevens, Marcus
Steward, James J.
Stewart, Carl H.
Stewart, Eugene H.
Stewart, Hughie M.
Stone,
Dallas R.
Stonell, John Willie
Strecheniuk, Sergie U.
Strickland, H. F.
Strickland, James W.
Strickland, Robert L., Jr
Strilec, John E.
Stump, Robert L.
Sturgeon, James D., Sr.
Sullivan, J. P.
Sullivan, J. Russell
Sullivan, Lee J.
Sullivan, William A.
Summerall, Clifton L.
Summerville, Clyde W.
Sweat, Charles, Jr.
Sweat, James W.
Sweat, John W.
Sweet, Thomas C.
Switzer, Wilbur F.
Sykes, Virgil J.
Tacket, Louie M.
Tar in, Jose Simon
Tarin, Pablo G.
Tarrance, David A.
Taylor, Hiram M.
Taylor, J. W.
Teal. Melvin
Tedford,
H. Wade
Tellado,
Domingo Ramos
Tew,
James W.
Thomas, Jack E.
Thomas, Millard C.
Thomas,
O. Carrol
Thompson, Arthur
Thompson, Arthur F.

140 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Thompson, Charlie
Thompson,
Ernest W.
Thompson,
Jesse A.
Thompson,
Warren F.
Thurston, Floyd
Thurston, Sam
Tijera, Ulises
Tittsworth, C. Allen
Torres, Jose Garcia
Totherow, Manuel M.
Townsend,
Lonnie
Trammell, Edgar M.
Trammell, James C.
Trammell, James W.
Tranthem, R. Eugene
Tsma,
Eristal
Tuggle,
Alvin
Tugman,
Wade F.
Turner, Charles W.
Turner, Linford A.
Tynes, William A.
Uheband, Paul
Uris,
Melchor Agundez
Urseth, Loren H.
Valentine, Johnie
Van
Deventer, E. Ellsworth
Vandever, Alvin M.
Vaughn,
Elmer L.
Vaughn, Robert J.
Vega, Ignacio
Velazquez, Anacleto
Vernon,
Horace E.
Via, Calvin H.
Vickers, Hubert J.
Vilcin, Olinma
Villard, Voltair
Vinson, R. Hardy
Volmar,
Paulemont
Waddell,
Sidney P.
Wadlington,
David B.
Walker, Elmer G.
Wallace, Carl A.
Wallace, Raymond
Wallace, S. Raeford
Wallace,
Millard T.
Wallen,
Kemp W.
Walpole, Joseph R.
Walters, Henry L.
Warren, William C.
Washington,
Loyal C.
Watson,
James C.
Watts, Grayer H.
Waugh, Robert L.
Weakley,
Eugene
Weathers,
Joseph T.
Webb, Arwood
Webb, Francis J.
Webb, John W.
Webbe, James N.
Weber, Bert R., Sr.
Weikel. Wilbert J.
Welch, Bobby G.
Welch, D. L.
Welch, Leamon C.
Welch, Sylvin A.
Weldon, William W.
Wells, Donald W.
Wells, John E.
Wells, Ralph V.
Wentz, James H.
West, Aaron W.
West, Furman F.
West,
Jay
West, Melvin L.
Wheeler, Dewey L.
White, Henry L.
White Olen
White, Walter F.
White, William C.
Whitman, J. Edward
Whittington, Ray
Wickline,
C. Russell
Wiggins, Everette H.
Wilkerson,
Delbert M.
WEkerson,
Ruben N.
Williams,
Alexander, Jr .
Williams,
Alphaeus
Williams, Alton T.
Williams,
Cecil U.
Williams,
Chester A.
Williams,
Forest E.
Williams,
Fred D.
Williams,
John R.
Williams,
Timothy
Williamson,
Claude R.
Williamson,
Cleveland N.
Williford,
Clarence B.
Willingham,
Wallace E.
Willis, Clifford
Willis, Henry L.
Willis, J. Lee
Wilson, Arkerd H.
Wilson, C. C.
Wilson, Elson G.
Wilson, M. Alva
Wimpey, Dewey C.
Winekler,
Helmuth K.
Windham,
Riley H.
Winkles,
Albert L.
Witter, Easton M.

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 141
Wolfgong, Lester J.
Wood, Joe S.
Woodruff,
Arthur B.
Woodruff,
Judson T.
Woods, Homer W.
Wright. Alfred W.
Wright; T. O.
Wyant, Nelson E.
Yager, James A.
Yelverton, Wyartt
Yniguez,
Hilario G.
Yoder,
Eli
York, Nathan
Zamor,
Laheus
Zidor,
Josa
Zidor,
Pierre
Zink,
Robert E.
FEMALE EVANGELISTS
Adams, Mrs. Ada B.
Adams, Mrs. Doris A.
Adams.
Mrs. Goldie
Adams,
Mrs. Jennie
Adams,
Mrs. Opal D.
Adams,
Mrs. Virgie L.
Akin, Mrs. Irene O.
Allen, Miss E. Lucile
Allen,
Mrs. Janettie M.
Allen, Mrs. Odessa
Allen,
Mrs. Odessa Mae
Allen, Mrs. Silla
Ammons, Mrs. Dorothy C.
Anderson,
Miss Julia M.
Anderson,
Mrs. Loretta A.
Anderson,
Mrs. Thelma C.
Andrew, Mrs. J. Vashti
Aprazin, Miss Cecil
Armento, Mrs. Maria E.
Aschbacher, Mrs. Mayme L.
Bafford, Mrs. Mary A.
Bailes,
Miss M. Christine
Bailes,
Mrs. Rose A.
Bailey, Mrs. Ellen Lee
Bailey, Mrs. Rubie O.
Bain, Mrs. Idella
Bain,
Mrs. Therephine
Baker, Mrs. E. Marie
Baker, Mrs. Mary Lou
Baldwin, Mrs. Alice
Ballew, Mrs. Grace
Bannister, Mrs. Meddie P.
Barker, Mrs. Grace E.
Barnett, Mrs. Johnnie Kate
Barrett, Miss Leanora V.
Bartley, Mrs. Dona
Baxter, Mrs. Martha Jane
Beard, Mrs. Amanda Irene
Beasley,
Mrs. Geneva
Beasley,
Mrs. Judith M.
Beck,
Mrs. Rowena M.
Bedell, Mrs. Effie Mae
Beecham,
Mrs. Lottie B.
Beemer, Mrs. Carolyn F.
Beers,
Mrs. Goldie G.
Bell, Mrs. Yvonia J.
Beneby, Mrs. Equilla
Bennett, Mrs. Mildred C.
Bethel, Mrs. Evelyn
Bivens,
Mrs. Wilma P.
Blackerby, Mrs. Ida S.
Blanton, Mrs. Aquilla
Blanton, Mrs. Minnie E.
Bohannon, Mrs. Alga
Boone, Mrs. Allene L.
Bowden,
Mrs. Euna
Bowden,
Mrs. Rosetta McRae
Bowman,
Mrs. Ernie J.
Boyer,
Mrs. Denis
Boyles, Miss Willard H.
Brackett, Mrs. Damie M.
Bradford, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bradshaw, Mrs. Louie V.
Brassard, Mrs. Iris May
Brewer, Mrs. Lillie E.
Briles, Mrs. Carlyn E.
Brittingham, Mrs. Helen V.
Brock,
Mrs. Amy Chloe
Brock,
Mrs. Ruby L.
Brooks, Mrs. Arminda
Brooks,
Mrs. Hattie L.
Brooks,
Mrs. Nellie C.
Brown, Mrs. Enid E.
Brown, Mrs. Hannah E.
Brown, Mrs. Iris May
Brown, Mrs. Kathryn J.
Brown,
Mrs. Laura Francis
Brown, Mrs. Leatha L.
Brown, Mrs. Lela
Brown,
Mrs. Ruby O.
Brown, Mrs. Sofia V.
Brownlee, Mrs. Louise H.

142 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Bryan, Mrs. Cynthia M.
Buchannon, Mrs. Miriam S.
Buie,
Mrs. M. Kate
Burchett, Mrs. Leona
Burnett, Mrs. Roberta
Burris, Mrs. Irene M.
Burruss, Mrs. Carrie B.
Burt, Mrs. Marie
Butler, Mrs. Gladys E.
Butterfield, Mrs. Aurelia B.
Butts, Mrs. Louise
Byfield, Miss Mandeletto O.
Cabler, Mrs. Lessie
Cabrera, Mrs. Margarita
Callahan, Mrs. Polly G.
Cameron,
Miss Ethel M.
Camink, Miss Verda
Campbell,
Mrs. Harriett E.
Campbell,
Mrs. Ora Mae
Campbell,
Mrs. Vera Nell
Carpenter, Mrs. Pauline N.
Carr, Mrs. Hallie H.
Carter, Mrs. Mertella C.
Carver, Mrs. Eva
Cason, Mrs. Mamie
Cassellius,
Mrs. Wilma M.
Castanares, Miss Juanita
Cates, Mrs. Pearl
Chandler, Mrs. Mabel J.
Charles,
Mrs. Alicia
Clackley,
Mrs. Electa Mae
Clark, Mrs. Allie
Clark, Mrs. Bertha
Clark, Mrs. Ethel D.
Clark, Mrs. Geneva B.
Clark, Mrs. Mary L.
Clark, Mrs. Roberta
Clark, Mrs. Sylvia
Clark, Mrs. Veda M.
Clawson, Mrs. Fannie
Clay, Mi's. Gladys M.
Cleland,
Mrs. Beulah J.
Clouse, Miss E. Pauline
Codrington,
Miss Jane
Coffman,
Mrs. Mary M.
Cole, Mrs. Bessie B.
Collie, Mrs. Drusilla L.
Collins, Mrs. Bettie Lee
Cook, Mrs. Lucy
Cook, Mrs. Mamie
Cooke, Mrs. Ena V.
Cooper, Mrs. Annie L.
Cooper, Mrs. Flora B.
Corlew, Mrs. Mattie
Couch, Mrs. Birtha D.
Covey, Mrs. Golda E.
Cowart, Mrs. Mary Lou
Cox, Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Cox, Mrs. Ellen
Cox, Mrs. Mary
Craft, Mrs. B. Elizabeth
Crandell, Miss Caroline L.
Craver, Mrs. Bernice I.
Craver, Mrs. Era Bee
Crawford, Mrs. Estella M.
Creel, Miss Betty Lou
Crenshaw, Mrs. Nell M.
Crews,
Mrs. Renner
Crooks, Mrs. Inah
Culbertson, Mrs. Beulah
Culmer, Mrs. Rosanna
Cummings,
Mrs. Hilda
Cupit,
Mrs. Mable
Cureton, Mrs. Carrie
Currithers, Miss Louise A.
Curry, Mrs. Elsie
Curry, Mrs. Lois
Curtis, Mrs. Letha
Curtis, Mrs. Miriam
Custer, Miss V. Irene
Daniels,
Miss Vivian L.
Darnell, Mrs. Eula Mae
Dai'nell,
Mrs. Louise A.
Daugherty, Mrs. M. Bernice
Davidson,
Mrs. Annie
Davis, Mrs. C. Evelyn
Davis, Mrs. Daisy
Davis,
Mrs. Dulcenia
Davis, Mrs. Fannie
Davis,
Mrs. Ludie
Davis,
Mrs. Nannie
Davis, Mrs. Rachel E.
Davis, Mrs. Sarah
Daxon,
Mrs. Ophelia E.
Deadrick, Mrs. Dorothy
Denegal,
Mrs. Mary
Deveaux, Mrs. Tereseta
Dillon, Mrs. Icylin S.
Dingier, Mrs. Gertrude M.
Dishman,
Mrs. Leva
Dison, Miss Mabel
Dorsett, Mrs. Cora L.
Dorsey,
Mrs. Eunice L.
Doss, Mrs. Geneva
Douglas, Mrs. Ella Mae
Douglas, Mrs. Hazel M.
Dubique, Mrs. Anesta
Duggan, Mrs. Fannie
Duncan,
Mrs. Rosalee
Duncan,
Mrs. Vera L.

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 143
Dunlop, Mrs. Regina King
Durham, Mrs. Dorothy Pauline
Duvoll,
Mrs. L. Della
Dwire, Mrs. Bessie C.
Dyer, Mrs. Hazel L.
Eads, Mrs. Dorthea I.
Earls, Mrs. Faye Marie
Easley,
Mrs. Velma M.
Easterling, Mrs. Edith F.
Eatherton, Mrs. Mabel M.
Edralin, Mrs. Dorothy E.
Ellicott, Mrs. Ruth E.
Ellis, Mrs. Ova L.
Ellis, Mrs. Reecie Lee
Endecott, Mrs. Edythe
English,
Mrs. Ruby
Enoch,
Mrs. Settie J.
Evans, Mrs. Ellen
Evans,
Mrs. L. Inez
Ferguson, Mrs. Addie A.
Ferguson, Mrs. Lillie E.
Ferguson, Mrs. Marrie E.
Ferguson, Mrs. Mary E.
Fernandez, Mrs. Gaudalupe R.
Fernandez, Mrs. Otilia Ortezde
Fields,
Mrs. Pearl
Filer, Mrs. Naomi
Finch,
Mrs. N. Evelyn
Finley, Mrs. Estell P.
Fitts, Mrs. Dessie F.
Fleming, Mrs. A. E. Bertie
Fleming, Mrs. Julia
Flick, Mrs. Catherine M.
Flippo, Mrs. Margie
Flippo,
Mrs. Willie Lee
Flocker, Mrs. Blanche
Foreman, Mrs. Thelma L.
Forrester, Mrs. Anna Bell
Fowler, Mrs. Evelyn
Fowler, Mrs. Mary A.
Fox, Mrs. Medora M.
Fox, Mrs. Nettie M.
Francis, Mrs. Julia D.
Franklin, Mrs. Elsie E.
Franklin, Mrs. Erma L.
Fritts, Mrs. Edna Mae
Fuller, Mrs. Ida
Fyne, Mrs. Sarah
Gafford,
Miss Alma R.
Garcia, Mrs. Apolinar Cortezde
Garcia, Miss Bertha S.
Garcia, Mrs. Emilia V. de
Gardner, Mrs. Lillian E.
Gathers, Miss Opal A.
Gentry, Miss Ina Mae
Gentry, Mrs. Pearl M.
Gibson, Mrs. Althea E.
Gibson, Mrs. Mary L.
Gibson, Mrs. Mattie B.
Gibson, Mrs. Pearl
Gibson, Mrs. Rosa P.
Giles,
Mrs. Josie
Gillaspie,
Mrs. Flora M.
Gilmer, Mrs. Dessie G.
Giordain, Mrs. Brigitte
Gladney,
Mrs. Clemmie P.
Glass, Mrs. Nettie E.
Gohn, Mrs. Jettie L.
Golden, Mrs. Ettie
Goodnight,
Mrs. Rebecca J.
Goodwin,
Mrs. Neta Pearl
Gosnel, Mrs. Bertie Pauline
Gossett,
Mrs. May
Goza, Mrs. Bertha
Graham, Mrs. Christine E.
Graham, Mrs. Lydia M.
Grant, Miss Ivy Caroline
Grant, Miss Vashti E.
Grant, Miss Zerepha A.
Grantham, Mrs. Stella
Grassi, Miss Ruby M.
Gray, Mrs. Christene B.
Greene, Mrs. Lula
Gribble, Mrs. Della B.
Guin, Mrs. Zena M.
Guire, Mrs. Lois
Gusman,
Mrs. Maria R.
Guthrie, Miss M. Blanche
Hadden, Mrs. Susie M.
Hagan, Mrs. Elsie
Hall,
Mrs. Dolly L.
Hall, Mrs. Treatha J.
Halpain, Mrs. Shirley L.
Hamilton, Miss Thomazina
Hampton, Mrs. Mary Lou
Hancock,
Mrs. Nellie Rae
Handheld, Mrs. Ethel R.
Handheld, Mrs. Josephine •
Haney,
Mrs. Ionee L.
Hardin, Mrs. Dora Maye
Hardin, Mrs. Sylvia
Haren, Mrs. Jean
Harmon, Mrs. Alice P.
Harper, Mrs. Floyd
Harper, Mrs. Rebecca
Harrington, Mrs. Winifred V.
Harris, Mrs. Ila Lee
Harris, Mrs. Ruby May
Harvey, Mrs. Bessie Rae
Harvey, Mrs. Flonnie

144 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Hatfield, Mrs. Maggie M.
Haughton, Miss Emeline
Hawkins, Mrs. Clara M.
Haycraft, Mrs. Maude M.
Hayes,
Mrs. Minnie E.
Haynes,
Mrs. Avie W.
Headen, Mrs. Pecolia C.
Heath, Miss Minnie M.
Henderson,
Mrs. Barbara J.
Henderson, Mrs. Willie
Hendricks, Mrs. Esther
Henry, Mrs. A. Lois
Henry, Mrs. Gladys
Henry, Miss Margaret L.
Henry, Mrs. Maud
Herne, Mrs. Lurina
Herring, Mrs. Claudie E.
Herron, Mrs. Mary Lou
Heskett, Mrs. Fannie S.
Heslop, Miss Grace E.
Hester, Mrs. Sarah Ellen
Hibbitts, Mrs. Cora
Hicks,
Mrs. Chloe M.
Higdon, Mrs. Grace
Higgins, Mrs. Ketureh
Hill,
Mrs. Eva
Hill, Mrs. Fannie Mae
Hill,
Mrs. Orpha
Hill,
Mrs. Princie Ella
Hindman, Mrs. Gladys G.
Hodge, Mrs. Nettie Mae
Hoffner, Mrs. Ethel A.
Holcomb, Mrs. Bertha
Holcomb, Mrs. Mamie A.
Holcomb, Miss Viola P.
Holland,
Mrs. Berta V.
Hollingsworth, Mrs. Ella
Holmes, Mrs. Wedia
Hope, Mrs. Mildred D.
Hopper,
Mrs. Lydia
Horton,
Mrs. Evadna H.
Howard, Mrs. Elva
Howard,
Mrs. Eula Mae
Howard, Mrs. Fidelia
Howell, Mrs. Mittie H.
Hoyte, Mrs. Mary
Hudson, Mrs. Floy A.
Hughes, Mrs. Clyde M.
Hughes,
Mrs. Elizabeth
Hughes, Mrs. Ruby
Hulsey, Mrs. Frances M.
Humes,
Mrs. Eliza J.
Humphrey, Mrs. Carrie Mae
Hunter, Miss Elizabeth
Hunter, Mrs. Letitia
Huskins, Mrs. Rosie L.
Ingram, Mrs. Maude C.
Jackson, Mrs. Jannie
Jackson, Mrs. Katherine
Jackson, Mrs. Sula
Jacobs, Mrs. Beulah M.
Jahnke, Mrs. Lucy
Jarred, Mrs. Eula S.
Jenkins, Mrs. Etta Mae
Jenkins, Mrs. Nettie
Jennings, Mrs. Eula
Jennings, Mrs. F. Ursula
Jennings, Mrs. Pallie
Jernigan, Mrs. M. Jewel
Jeune, Mrs. Maxtinell
Johns, Mrs. Gladys C.
Johnson, Mrs. Emily P.
Johnson, Mrs. Euna V.
Johnson, Mrs. Florence M.
Johnson, Mrs. Geneva M.
Johnson, Mrs. Georgia D.
Johnson, Mrs. Gwendolyn V.
Johnson, Miss Helen L.
Johnson, Mrs. Laura M.
Johnson, Mrs. Mary
Johnson, Mrs. Mary Lou
Johnson, Mrs. Mirtella
Johnson, Mrs. Mollie
Johnson, Mrs. Nannie Lou
Johnson, Mrs. Rosie
Jones, Mrs. Anna Bell
Jones, Mrs. Della M.
Jones, Mrs. Hannah
Jones, Mrs. Lizzie M.
Jones, Mrs. Treava
Jordon, Mrs. Jennie L.
Joseph, Mrs. Christiane
Joseph, Mrs. Liliane
Joyce, Mrs. Victoria
Jubuisson, Mrs. Thermonfils
Julian, Mrs. Lucinda De
Keadle, Miss Cora M.
Keller, Mrs. Cora
Kelley, Mrs. Pearlie
Kelly,
Mrs. Anabel H.
Kendrick, Mrs. Mary E.
Kestler, Miss Thelma
Key,
Mrs. Pauline
Kight,
Miss D. Virginia
Kinard, Mrs. Myrtle
Kinder, Mrs. Annie M.
King, Mrs. Dora
King,
Mrs. Mary M.
Knight, Miss Eunice
Knight, Miss Margaret

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 145
Knowles, Mrs. Albertha
Kyle, Mrs. Gladys L.
Lackey, Mrs. Mattie
Ladoo,
Mrs. Mariana J.
Lambert, Mrs. Mildred A.
Lance, Mrs. Daisy D.
Lance, Mrs. T. Lois
Lane, Mrs. Flora A.
Lane, Mrs. Maisie Orleta
Lanter, Mrs. Ann Louise
Lawrence, Mrs. Malvina
Lawson,
Mrs. Grace V.
Lawson, Miss Ruth H.
Lawton, Mrs. Jeanette W.
Lay, Mrs. Ina A.
Lazenby, Mrs. Ellen
Ledford, Mrs. Carrie L.
Lee,
Mrs. Gertrude M.
Lesniak, Mrs. B. Clara
Lester, Mrs. Goldia
Letsinger, Mrs. Alma E.
Lewin,
Mrs. Amy Elizabeth
Lewis,
Mrs. Myerle
Lewis,
Mrs. Olevia
Linam, Mrs. Ollie
Linderman, Mrs. Mae
Linkous, Mrs. Loula L.
Little, Mrs. Sallie Mae
Liwanag, Mrs. Loretta
Logsdon, Mrs. Mae
Longstreth, Mrs. Sophia H.
Looper,
Mrs. Martha
Louk,
Mrs. Anna
Lovell,
Miss Jimmye E.
Lowe,
Mrs. Lela
Lowery,
Mrs. Pauline M.
Lowman, Mrs. Buna
Loy, Mrs. Webie V.
Luck, Mrs. Rettie E.
Luster, Mrs. Julia
Mack, Mrs. Pearl P.
Mahaffey, Mrs. Minnie C.
Mallory, Mrs. Clemencia J.
Maney,
Mrs. Savannah G.
March,
Mrs. Princess A.
Marshall, Mrs. Daisimena
Martin, Mrs. Fannie L.
Martin, Mrs. Maude
Martin, Mrs. Miriam
Martinez,
Miss M. Eusebia
Mason, Miss Mina Faye
Matheny, Miss Opal Jean
Mather, Miss Thelma L.
Matthew, Miss Marjorie O.
Maxfield, Mrs. Mamie M.
May, Mrs. Verdie
Maye, Miss Letitia
Mayfield, Mrs. Dovie Mae
Mayhall, Mrs. Mary P.
Mays, Mrs. Nannie Ruth
McClure,
Mrs. Jannie
McCorkle,
Mrs. Hattie M.
McCormick, Mrs. Phoebe Y.
McCoy, Mrs. E. Odell
McDaniel,
Mrs. Macy
McDonald, Miss Ethel L.
McDonald, Mrs. Rena B.
McGaugh,
Mrs. Ethel
McGehee, Mrs. Missie M.
McGill, Mrs. Lottie B.
McGinnis,
Mrs. Amanda E.
McGlothlin,
Mrs. Onaway
McGreger,
Mrs. Leona
Mclver, Mrs. Minnie
McKay,
Miss Louise
McKennon,
Mrs. Eunice Lee
McLeod, Mrs. Maria B.
McNiell, Mrs. Martha
Mendez, Mrs. Trinidad
Metcalf,
Mrs. Edna A.
Michel, Mrs. Lurin
Miller,
Mrs. Girthree B.
Millerson,
Mrs. Martha A.
Miracle,
Mrs. Beulah E.
Miranda, Mrs. Teodosia G.
Miskelly,
Mrs. Hallie Christine
Mitchell,
Mrs. Marian M.
Molina, Mrs. Ivel Y. K.
Moon, Mrs. Mary
Moon, Mrs. Wynema L.
Moore, Mrs. Carmen R.
Moore, Mrs. Ethel
Moore, Mrs. Idellie
Morgan,
Mrs. Jerusha
Morris,
Mrs. Editha V.
Mortimer, Miss Alicia R.
Moss, Mrs. Annie W.
Moss, Mrs. Fannie R.
Moss, Mrs. Lenetta B.
Moss,
Mrs. Linetha Jane
Mount,
Mrs. Clara T.
Moxley, Mrs. Alice V.
Mullins, Mrs. Lizzie
Mullins,
Miss Mary Louise
Mullins,
Mrs. Sophia
Murray, Mrs. May Bell
Murray, Mrs. Oma Lee
Neal,
Mrs. Sybil S.
Neblett, Mrs. Lily Bell
Newsome, Mrs. Opal

146 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Newson, Mrs. Ethel I.
Nicholas, Mrs. Faye A.
Nichols, Mrs. Ethel L.
Nichols, Mrs. LaVera
Nichols, Mrs. Merline G.
Nielly,
Mrs. Glady
Nolen,
Mrs. Lillie J.
Norris, Miss Oremise
Norris, Mrs. Sarah K.
Nunnery, Mrs. Flora
Odom, Mrs. Phenia T.
Odom, Mrs. Rena K.
Olson,
Mrs. Nora L.
Oneal, Mrs. Ozell
Owenby,
Mrs. Minnie Mae Ree
Owens, Mrs. Villor
Paden, Mrs. Muriel L.
Palmore, Mrs. Jersey Bell
Paquinett, Miss Josie B.
Parker, Mrs. Cleo
Parker, Mrs. Ethel M.
Parker, Mrs. Opal
Parton, Mrs. Bettye June
Paschall, Mrs. Susie
Pate; Mrs. Faith Ellen
Paul, Mrs. Salome A.
Payne, Mrs. Mamie E.
Peace, Mrs. Minnie Lee
Peacock, Miss E. Elvena
Peat, Mrs. Willy
Pemberton, Mrs. Elizabeth
Peavy, Mrs. Katherine I.
Perez, Mrs. Belen C.
Perry, Mrs. Ruby P.
Petty, Mrs. Ruby Lee
Petty, Mrs. Ruth H.
Phillips, Mrs. Bessie Lee
Phillips, Mrs. Myrtle I.
Pickerskill, Miss Sylvia A.
Pittman, Mrs. Emma E.
Pittman, Mrs. Mae Bell
Platt, Mrs. Annie
Plummer, Mrs. Leola Belle
Pogue,
Mrs. Maybelle
Polete, Mrs. Margaret F.
Pollard, Mrs. Vera A.
Poole, Mrs. Maggieleen
Pope,
Mrs. Margaret Mae
Porter, Mrs. Lillie Mae
Porter, Miss V. Marie
Potter, Mrs. Alice E.
Potter, Mrs. Pearl
Potts, Mrs. Vadie
Powell, Mrs. Clarice E.
Powell, Mrs. Madge
Powers, Mrs. Woody K.
Pratt, Mrs. Ellen
Pratt, Mrs. Rebecca
Pressgrove, Mrs. Martha Mae
Price, Mrs. Alma J.
Price, Mrs. Martha
Priest, Mrs. Clara E.
Priest, Mrs. Edna L.
Pritchard, Mrs. Virgie
Pruitt, Mrs. Ella M.
Pugh, Mrs. Barbara L.
Pullen, Mrs. Martha M.
Pulliam, Mrs. Mamie
Pyles, Mrs. Jessie M.
Quarles, Mrs. Dorise
Qui, Mrs. Doris J.
Radford,
Mrs. Imogene
Ramirez, Mrs. Trinidad H. de
Rampley, Mrs. Ila L.
Ramsey, Mrs. Mary
Randall, Mrs. Cora L.
Randolph, Mrs. Nola K.
Raney, Mrs. Daisy E.
Reece, Mrs. Vera
Reed, Mrs. Edna E.
Reed, Mrs. Emma
Reese,
Mrs. Clara M.
Reid, Mrs. Myrtis
Rewis, Mrs. Ruth H.
Rhodes, Miss Edna
Rhorer, Mrs. Laura E.
Rice, Mrs. Hattie E.
Rice, Mrs. Mercedes M.
Rider, Mrs. Verda
Rivers, Mrs. Nettie L.
Roach, Mrs. Ruth
Robertson, Miss Anna Louise
Robinson, Mrs. Edna R.
Robinson, Miss Thomasina
Robles, Mrs. Petra C.
Rodney, Miss Leticia L.
Rodriguez,
Mrs. Josefa R.
Rogers, Miss Galathia V.
Rogers, Mrs. Laura
Rolle, Miss Dorris
Romer,
Mrs. Margaret
Ronan,
Mrs. Emmeline
Rubidoix,
Mrs. Bella
Russelburg,
Mrs. Ethel
Russell,
Mrs. Agnes Jean
Saddler, Miss Nellie Lee
Saint Cyr, Mrs. Bovil
Samples,
Mrs. Maggie
Sanches,
Mrs. Emma
Sanderson, Mrs. Emma

MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 147
Schaad, Mrs. Lessie
Schmuck, Miss Elizabeth M.
Scott,
Mrs. Lina
Scott,
Mrs. Martha J.
Scott, Mrs. Willie Mae
Scotton,
Mrs. Lucy
Sealey,
Mrs. Oriel A.
Searcy, Mrs. Addie
Seaton, Mrs. Della J.
Sedwick,
Mrs. Emilee D.
Shankle, Mrs. Lola Mae
Sharp, Mrs. Thelma M.
Shepherd, Mrs. Guida F.
Shirley, Mrs. Gladys M.
Shreves, Mrs. Hazel P.
Shumaker, Mrs. Thelma L.
Shupe, Mrs. Bertha L.
Sigmon,
Mrs. Mary Ellen
Silencieux, Mrs. Joseph
Simmons,
Mrs. Elsie M.
Simmons,
Mrs. Lougenia
Simmons,
Mrs. Rinda
Sisco, Mrs. Pollyanna J.
Sisco, Mrs. Rebecca
Skaggs, Mrs. Mary •
Slay, Mrs. Lela Ruth
Smallwood,
Mrs. Dona
Smith, Mrs. Anna Belle
Smith,
Mrs. Anna Laura
Smith,
Mrs. Chlora M.
Smith, Mrs. Dora E.
Smith, Mrs. Emmer J.
Smith, Mrs. Grace
Smith, Mrs. Louise
Smith, Mrs. Olive B.
Smith, Mrs. Pearl J.
Snider, Mrs. Dorothy G.
Snow, Mrs. Lillian H.
Snyder, Mrs. Violet F.
Solomon, Mrs. Bessie Lee
Spears, Mrs. Elsie Mae
Spencer, Mrs. Arlene M.
Spencer, Mrs. Ruth R.
Spradlin, Mrs. Bertha M.
Spry, Mrs. Thelma M.
Spurlock, Mrs. Lydia A.
Srygler, Mrs. Alpha Jane
Stacy,
Mrs. Ava J.
Stafford, Mrs. Zelda Mae
Stafford, Mrs. Jessie
Steed,
Mrs. Bertha A.
Stephens, Miss Bessie S.
Stephens, Mrs. Ethel E.
Stevens, Miss Bertha L.
Stewart, Mrs. Dora Lee
Stewart, Mrs. Gladys
Stewart, Mrs. Vina M.
Stissell,
Mrs. Lillie Mae
Stokes, Mrs. Eva L.
Stone, Mrs. Juanita
Stone,
Mrs. Sultana
Story, Mrs. Flossie E.
Strachan, Mrs. Isadora
Strickland, Mrs. Jean
Stroup, Mrs. Gurtie
Stubbs, Mrs. Sivilda A.
Sullivan, Mrs. Augustine
Summerville, Mrs. Hazel
Swancey, Miss Dorothy M.
' Swenney, Mrs. Orene
Sylvain, Mrs. Trerese
Talley, Mrs. Rosa
Tarleton, Mrs. Lillie
Taylor, Miss Betty E.
Taylor, Mrs. Blanche E.
Taylor, Mrs. Carrie
Taylor, Mrs. Eunice L.
Taylor, Mrs. Irma L.
Taylor, Mrs. Julia W.
Taylor, Mrs. Valerine M.
Taylo
”, Mrs. Victoria
Tew,
Mrs. Callie S.
Thomas, Mrs. Christine
Thomas,
Miss Flora
Thomas,
Mrs. Janie
Thomas,
Mrs. Maude
Thomas, Miss Rosetta May
Thomason,
Mrs. Jessie Mae
Thompson,
Mrs. Edna M.
Thompson,
Mrs. Gwendoline
Thompson, Mrs. Marie Louise
Thompson,
Mrs. Mary H.
Thompson,
Mrs. Percie
Thompson,
Mrs. Virgie
Tillery, Miss Betty Ruth
Tillery, Mrs. Lila G.
Tinsley, Mrs. Edna S.
Todd, Mrs. Lillian O.
Todd, Mrs. Willie Mae
Tolbert, Mrs. Nina B.
Trump, Mrs. Thelma M.
Vaden,
Mrs. Nellie Gay
Vailes, Mrs. Tennie C.
Valentine, Miss Nancy Jane
Vandergriff, Mrs. Mildred M.
Vanderhorst, Miss Emma
Vaughn,
Mrs. Cordie Lee
Velasco, Mrs. Juana
Vick, Mrs. Cora C.
Vickers, Mrs. Betty June

148 MINUTES OF 46TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD
Villard, Mrs. Voltair
Volmar;
Mrs. Phanie
Voluntine,
Mrs. Trudie
Waden,
Mrs. Rosie
Wadley,
Mrs. Myrtle A.
Waggett,
Mrs. Betty J.
Wagner, Mrs. Maggie
Wallace,
Mrs. Opal P.
Walser, Mrs. Mary H.
Walton, Mrs. Lillie A.
Warmingtori,
Miss Repha Leata
Waters, Miss A. Elizabeth
Watson,
Mrs. Esther E.
Watson, Mrs. M. Ester
Watts,.Mrs. Josephine
Weathers, Mrs. Mamie V.
Webb, Mrs. Lena Lee
Webb, Mrs. Lillie M.
Weidner, Mrs. Edith E.
Welch, Mrs. L. Jodie
Wells,: Mrs. Helen L.
Wells, Mrs. Vera L.
Wenger, Mrs. Alice I.
West,
Mrs. Jearietta J.
Whidden\
Mrs. Susie M.
Whit&,
Mrs. Beatrice .
White, Mrs. ZUphia
Whitehouse,
Mrs. Katherine P.
Whitley, Mrs. Viola
Whitten, Miss W. Irene
Whyly,
Mrs. Victoria E.
Whyte, Mrs. Petrona E.
Wilkerson,
Mrs. Bonnie
Wilkinson,
Mrs. Cassie J;
Williams,
Mrs. Adelaide
Williams,
Mrs. Audrey A.
Williams,
Mrs. Elizabeth R^
Williams, Mrs. Ethel O.
Williams,
Mrs. Francena Hill
Williams,
Mrs. Frances A.
Williams,
Mrs. Gertrude
Williams,
Mrs. Lizzie
Williams,
Mrs. Lucy
Williams,
Miss Naomi F.
Williams,
Mrs, Precious L.
Williams,
Mrs. Virginia R.
Willis, Mrs. Eva A.
Willoughby,
Mrs. Lula R.
Wilson, Mrs. Bessie A.
Wilson; Mrs. Eleonor
Wilsdn, Miss Lorna L.
Wilson, Mrs. Naomi R.
Winbush,
Mrs. Lizzie
Winters, Mrs. Gertrude
Wise, Mrs. Rosa E.
Wolf gong, Mrs. E. Rose
Wood, Mrs. Florence G.
Wood, Mrs. Jewell
Woodward,
Mrs. Eula
Woodruff,
Mrs. Viola
Woods, Mrs. Willean A.
Wootton, Mrs. Ruby Lee
Worrie, Mrs. Rosa
Wright, Mrs. Effie Nancy
Wright, Mrs. E. Marie .
Wright, Mrs. Eliza
Wright, Mrs. Viola M.
Wyant, Mrs. Effie
Wynns,
MrSi Esther A.
Yardley, Mrs. Cleola
Yates,
Mrs. Edith N.
Yoak, Mrs. Mary Ann
Young, Mrs. Vallie I.

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cents each; $2.50 for 6; $5.00 for 12; $17.00 for 50 and $33.00 for 10*
BIBLICAL WONDER CAMPAIGN (SONGS) is a compilation <
some of our finest numbers especially adaptable to evangelistic can
paigns. Book has full wrap-around panorama of Fields of the Woe
in full color with the Church of God flag displayed artistically >
the top. Has 96 pages of lively, easy to sing songs. Prices: 30 cen'
each;
$3.25 for 12; $13.00 for 50; $25.00 for 100. (NOTE: Biblical Woi
der
Campaign parties write for special lot-rates with space provided i
each hook for your party’s personalized stamp.)
HARVEST TIDE is a book of old-time favorites and has som
new songs as well, all contained in its compact size. Suitable ft
general congregational singing and revival work. You will lik
Harvest Tide. Prices: Limp cover 40 cents each; $2.20 for 6; $4.00 f»
12; $15.00 for 50; $22.00 for 100.
RADIO MELODIES is a small book of inspired, treasured son*
suitable for revival use, radio use, etc. Thriftily priced at: 35 cen
each;
$2.10 for 6; $4.00 for 12; $15.00 for 50; $28.00 for 100.
Order From
WHITE WING PUBLISHING HOUSE & PRESS
Bible Place, Cleveland, Tenn.

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