MINUTES
64th Annual Assembly
of the
Church of God of Prophecg
Held in the Memorial Auditorium
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. A.
August 26-September 1
1969
"Ye are come unto Mount Sion ... and to an innumerable
company of angels, to the general assembly and church
of the firstborn ... 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
Contents
ABM and SOFA Program-------------------------------------------------------------10
Advice to Members ------------------- ----------·····--·----------··--171
Appointment of General Workers, Overseers and Others ····-····----160
Bible Trai�ng Institute Assembly Offering --------------······----·---·-------23
Bible Training Institute Program ------------·····-----···--------------------------20
Business Meetings ----------------------------------- ________________ l 70
Call of Countries and States ------ ····-------··------ -------···· 25
Church Bene�t Association Report------·-·····-··--··-------·····--------········ 87
Church of �ophecy Marker Association Program ____ ·······----15
Churches and Addresses -----·-··--------- _________ l 76
Churches and Membership ----------�----------------------······ 29
Closing of Assembly and Adoption of Minutes -····--·-···-···--·---------------161
Deceased Ministers and Tribute to Them -----------------------------88
Deeds for Church Property ------------------------------------------------------ ----------166
Duties of District Overseers ___ _ _ _____ _____________ l 74
Duties of Overseers Appointed by General Overseer ____________________________________ l 73
Financial System __________________________________ ___________ 162
Free Literature Assembly Offering ________________________________ 101
Friday, August 29 --------------------------------------------------------·---------30
General Overseer's Annual Address:
Flag Pledges _______________ _____ ----- --·· 33
Introductory ------- ----------- ------- 33
Theocratic Gove�ment --------·-- ··------ -----··-------··-······ 35
Positive Preaching -··-····---······-·-·----·-------······------- ---········--····----··-·· 37
The Darkness of the World and the Brightness of the Church ____________ 39
Sin and Shame ·-··-----···-----------------·------------------··· 42
The Work and Worship of our Young People·----··------ --------··-45
Tithing ---------------·····-·---·--------------- 47
Our Public Relations Department .. ----------··-·-·-···· 49
Our Church-wide Revivals ----···----··-·--------·-··----- -----50
Interesting Information:
Data from Ministers' Reports ______________ ____ 50
Number of Ministers -----------···------------ --------- -----------51
World Mission Drives----------··------------ ----·-------·-·---· 51
Auxiliary Information------······-----------·---------------51
State Convention Mission Offerings------ -------------------· 51
State Convention �ee Literature Offerings ________ __ 53
State Convention Offerings-Tomlinson Home for Children _____ 55
State Convention Bible Training Institute Offerings -------------------·-·-56
CPMA Membership ----·-----·····-------·------·····-----------·-···--- 58
State/National Convention Attendance -------- ------·------------··· 59
Conclusion ----------------------------------- 61
General Treasurer's Financial Report ------------------------···---------------·--·----------------64
Headquarters Committees ______ ______ -------------···---·------·----···165
Local Church Officers and Leaders __________________________ 169
Management and Personnel __________ _ -----· 5
Ministers, Names of:
Bishops 194
Deacons ···--·---------------------·-·-·-----···-·---··------------------------------------201
Male Evangelists __________ _ ____________________ 206
Female Evangelists __________ 225
Mission Assembly Offering ___________ 114
Monday, August 25 --- -----·----------------···- _ 7
Monday, September 1 ____ _ __________ 121
Obligation for Membership ------·· ····------------ -----··-·--··-----17 4
Opening of Assembly and Appointment of Committees 10
Order of Business _______________________________________ ___ _____ l 70
Ordination Service 93
Public Relations Program _____________ _______ _ ______ 119
Reports of Committees:
Adjustment __________ ___________________________________ ____ 137
Assembly Expense __________ __ ________ 92
. Church Boosters 149
General Properties ______________________ _ ______ 137
Ministerial Aid 76
Questions and Subjects _________ 134
Tomlinson Home for Children Board of Directors _____ 90
Watchmen ----·--------·---------------------------------------·-· 159
Ways and Means ------------------·- 152
World Headquarters Construction ---· 138
World Mission-------------------·---·------- ______________ 128
Reports of General Workers:
ABM and SOPA Secretary ___ _ ____________ 139
Bible Training Institute Principal _____ ___ ______________ 149
Bible Training Institute Superintendent -------·------·--------------147
CPMA Secretary_______ _ _______ _____ 145
Field Secretary, Felix R. Garcia ______________ ___ 123
Field Secretary, E. H. Griffith __________________________________ 122
Field Secretary, Ba�ey Trogdon -···-----------------------·---·--··----····----122
Fields of the Wood Manager ------------·-··------------------------·------------···--------146
Home Mission Worker ---·-·----··----------··------------·····-----------··------123
Minister of Music ------------------------···----·-------------·---------------127
Ministerial Aid Chairman ·-----··-·-----····-·----------------------·--------···-----75
Mission Representatives:
English _____ ______ _ ______________ __ 132
Greek -···-----------··------ --------------·-··----133
Spanish ----····----------··---------···-------------···------·----------132
President of Tomlinson College ____ ____________________ 144
Public Relations Director and Servicemen's Representative _____ 124
Radio Department Manager ----··--·--····----------···----------····-----125
Radio Minister --------------------------·-·-------------________ 126
Sunday School Secretary ----·-··--------·-·------------------------- -140
Victory Leaders Secretary ___ ··-----------···-------··----------------------------141
WMB Secretary -----·--------------------------------------·-··-·------···----·---------·-·-142
World Language Secretary ··------------·----------·--·------------·-··----------·----- -143
World Mission Secretary ____________________ ____________ 130
Saturday, August 30 ----------------------------·---------------------- 96
Statistical Report-World Missions ------·--·------····-----------------131
Sunday, August 31 -------------------------___________ _____ ________ 110
Sunday School Program -··-----···------------------------------------------115
Teachings ----------···-----··-------·-··-----··-----··--------··---- _________ l 74
Thursday, August 28 -----···-------··---------------····-------·--------------25
Tomlinson College Assembly Offering ______________ 105
Tomlinson College Board of Trustees Report _________________________ 104
Tomlinson Home for Children (Orphanage) Assembly Offering ________________ 118
Tuesday, August 26 ------------------ ------------- 7
Victory Leaders Program ---------···--------·--·-------------···-----------·------100
Wednesday, August 27 -----------····------------- ________ 9
White Wing Publishing House and Press Financial Statement ________ 68
White Wing Publishing House Program ______ _____________ 98
Womens Missionary Band Program ____ _______________ 110
World Mission Program ···------·-·---------------------------108
World Must Be Evangelized ___________ ____________ 168
Prefatory Notes
The 64th Annual Assembly was a wonderful gathering of God's peo
ple. It was held in the Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga,
Tennesse�the �rst Assembly to be held away from the World Head
quarters in 52 years. This was a temporary change of location due to the
growth of the Church and our present tabernacle in Cleveland being
inadequate to accommodate the crowds. The auditorium in Chattanooga
was comfortable and convenient, and provided more seating space, as
well as a large area in the basement for departmental displays, mer
chandise salesroom, and preparation for the state and national marches.
Also, there were meeting rooms and a smaller auditorium for seminars,
healing services, and other promotional gatherings.
Our people seemed to enjoy this arrangement until a new tabernacle
can be constructed in Cleveland. Many who had attended the Assemblies
for years felt that this was one of the greatest. There was excellent co
operation throughout, which helped to make the Assembly a success.
The clerks, ushers, committeemen, department personnel, overseers and
other ministers were all faithful to duty.
The Assembly was tape-recorded, and the news media gave good cov
erage--newspapers, radio, and television. The registered attendance was
12,128, with delegates from the 50 states, Bahamas, Australia, Canada,
England, Costa Rica, Panama, South America, Philippines, Dominican Re
public, Egypt, India, Leeward/Windward Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands, Greece, Thailand, and Israel. A very large crowd attended the
preliminary program in Fields of the Wood, and many visited our build
ings and property at General Headquarters.
We are grateful for the wonderful interest of the people, and especially
for the way the Lord favored us with His sweet presence in the Person
of the Holy Ghost. Without Him, our gathering would have been a dis
appointment and purposeless. But, thank God, He was with us!
The next General Assembly of the Church of God will be September
.1-7, 1970, in the Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
M. A. TO�INSON
General Overseer
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
MINUTES
OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF
The Church of God of Prophecy
HELD IN CHATTANOOGA, TENN., U.S.A.,
AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 1, 1969
Management and Personnel
M. A. Tomlinson, General Overseer
Zella Creel and Joy Tho�ton, Secretaries
E. H. Griffith, Superintendent of Operations
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Helpers to Superintendent of Operations: Don Wells, Tony Homer,
Winston Gonia; Guards at Engel Stadium-J. N. Neely, Boyd Wor
ley, E�est Guess; Traffic and Parking Directors-Robert Lewis, Wal
ter Jones, Don Byrd, Phil Lester, Dale Vicars, Bill McCree, Gra
ham Dukes, Jeff Lewis; Parking Lot Attendants-P. T. Williams,
Andrew Reece.
CLERKS-R. O. Covey, Chief; A. H. Haselden, Juanita Weakley, Priscilla
. Trogdon, Vera Schwandt, Gary Linkous, Mae Garrett, Edwin Jones,
sunrise clerk.
TREASURER-J. R. Kinser; Bookkeeper-Pruddie Martin; Office Assist
ants-Mattie Kinser and Eunice Goins.
GENERAL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR -J. W.
McDill.
POST OFFICE-Gerald H. Minter.
RECORDING OF ASSEMBLY-Thomas Duncan, Director; Gene Douglas,
Loyal Washington, Vennis Black, assistants.
PUBLIC RELATIONS-Elwood Matthews, Director; Olen Fiveash, Doug
King, Mike Hopkins, Jack Steward, assistants; News Broadcasters�
H. L. Moore, A. J. Coalter, Gary Linkous, assistants.
MICROPHONE ENGINEERS-Darel Lee Talbott, Chairman; Roy Cantrell,
Da�ell Creel, Gerald Goins, D. Frank Hughes, Larry Linkous, Ed-
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die Mounce, Lamar Sanford, James Wallace, Larry Turner, William
Foley, Richard Sloan, Edward Tanner.
MUSIC-Phil Barker, Director; Jim Whittaker, Sonny Sample, Helen
Plank, Arthur C. Moss, Nancy Moffatt, Mary Sue Gilliland, assistants.
RECEPTION-Harper Hunter, Chairman; James and Mary Nell Adkins,
W. D. Massingale and wife, Eddie and Genelle Mounce, Rick Gil
man, Jim Ellis, John Kincheloe, David Carroll, W. A. Newsom, Gene
Baker, Donnie Fitzwater, Clay Frost, Maxine Roberts, Jean Estes,
Pete Ojeda, Doug King.
HOUSING AND ACCOMMOD ATION-Robert J. Pruitt, Chairman; Eddie
Gray, booth supervisor; Margaret Nelson, Pansy Wood, Janie Ben
son, Ruby Fennell, Herman Smith, Laura Mae Helton, Odessa Shib
ley, Lorena Ba�ett, Ledward Shultz, Arvin S��, Grace Lynn, Gene
Butler, Betty Johnson, Everette Johnson, Johnny DeWeese, Brenda
Patrick; Telephone Workers-Vickie Daniel, Nancy Lewis, Ricky Lee,
Pat Lee.
REGISTRARS-Gerald H. Minter, Chairman; Dorothy Ammons, E. L.
Ammons, R. D. Beasley, Billy Benson, Charles Blanier, Earl Burdett,
P. J. Chapman, A. D. Cleaver, Kenneth Cooley, Don Creasy, Frank
Evans, Jim Garner, Rayford Gunn, M. B. Hale, Grady Hix, 0. R.
Hogan, Barbara Hubbard, Victoria Joyce, Bill Lamb, V. M. Law
son, Millard T. Lofton, Dewey Lolley, Bryon Minter, Avery Mont
gomery, Maxine Montgomery, J. W. Morrison, �foy E. Parker,
Donald Pate, B. A. Reese, Walter Stanley, Earl Sutton, J. S. Tay
lor, Leon Wake�eld, Richard Lee Zornes, Frank Gibson, Floyd Sheely,
Karen and Keith Minter.
USHERS-Billy Murray, Chief; Vernon Smith, assistant. Shift captains
James Adkins, Floyd Bonham, Junius Theriot, Joe Crews, Lonnie
Freeman, W. E. Runnels; Samuel Allen, Russell Aucoin, Ke�eth
R. Beecham, Willie R. Boone, James Bowman, Bobby Brackett, Sam
my Brackett, Howard Brock, A. N. Brooks, Luther E. Brown, Wil
lie Brown, Carl Butler, Clarence J. Byrd, A. A. Callahan, Herbert
Cannon, Calvin Carter, M. A. Chapman, Clyde T. Clayton, Charles
Collins, Andrew Cook, Claxton, Cook, Steve Couch, W. Grady Cox,
Archie Crews, D. N. Denson, Buford Edwards, Guyton M. Elrod,
Glenn Farmer, George Faulk, Clyde W. Forbes, Gerald Green, James
H. Green, James Griffis, Tom Hart, Jesse Holden, Woodrow W.
Jackson, Jack Jenkins, Bobby Johnson, William R. Johnson, L. V.
Jones, Jr., Ray Jones, W�lliam Joselyn, George H. Knowles, Sr.,
S. V. Knowles, Paul Littleton, Albert Linville, Dewey Lolley, Krameon
Martin, Bobby Minter, Lester Moore, Donald Mounts, John Murphy,
Joe Muse, Walter Myers, Billy Pace, Charlie Pace, Charles P. Pal
more, Elton Parker, James Pentecost, J. K. Pittman, Leonard Pitt
man, John B. Pitts, P. C1L#'Plank, William Rabsatt, Harry
Ramey, Melvin Rector, Guy Robinson, Marvin Scotton, Lawrence C.
Scroggins, Kenneth Snodgrass , Hobert Snow, J. W. Strickland,
Clifton L. Summerall, C. R. Talbott, Clifford Thompson, Arule Trib
ble, Larry D. Turner, W. W. Webb, Bobby Welch, Charles Welch,
Billy West, Earl C. West, James L. White, Jim Williams, Henry L.
Willis, Don Topham, Tom Wilson, Paul Golden, Claudie Woodard.
TRANSPORTATION CO�LMITTEE-�Johi A. Stubbs, Chairman; Hubert
Vicars, assistant. Drivers-Joe Kelly, John Gray.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 7
Monday, August 25
The Tomlinson College Student Center and Dormitories were dedicated
at 11:00 A. M.
EVENING
6:30 Music inside tabernacle by Electric Band, in charge of M. S. Curry.
7:05 The General Overseer opened the preliminary service of the 64th
Annual Assembly. He stressed the need of having the Holy Ghost take
control of this Assembly.
7:08 Two songs were directed by Jimmy Whittaker with Margueretta
Calfee, pianist and Willystene Calfee, organist. T. F. Sample read
1 Thessalonians 5:1-9. Herman Ard prayed, followed by concert prayer .
. 7:20 Songs were sung by the Spring Place Trio, and the Keith Street
Choir. The Wildwood Brass Ensemble played two numbers.
7:32 Recognition of Delegates from Around the World. Everyone from
the U�ted States stood and gave the state they were from and praised
the Lord. Several testi�ed from other countries: Australia-�oseph,
Mamie, and Joey Weathers; Bahamas-Clarence Williams; Canada-Del
mar Spurling, Norman Houle, Gerard Germain, and Adrien Veilleux;
Costa Rica and Panama-Brother and Sister Wayne Little; Cyprus-Tony
and Ellie Charalambou; England-Chris Shiakallis and Polly Rodney;
Greec�Paul Costas; India-Kadmiel Vijayaratnam, Vinuthi and D. Jo
seph; Japan-Sharon Corbett; Leeward and Windward Islands-Thomas
Horton; Nigeria-Mina Amarachee; Philippine Islands-S. A. Cabales; Peru,
S. A.-Mario and Naomi Gandia.
8:05 E. H. Griffith gave directions to the Memorial Auditorium in
Chattanooga, and parking information.
8:15 Songs were sung by Janet Hutson, Gene and Edwina Dasher, the
First Street Choir, and the Wildwood Choir; concert prayer followed.
8:40 Message and altar call by Kendrick Linville, overseer of Ten
nessee District No. 4. Brother Linville read 1 Thessalonians 5:9 and
Revelation 6:14-17, and spoke concerning "�e Wrath of God." He told
how many fail to heed the warning of the wrath that is to come; even
the meek are to seek God's favor (Zephaniah 2:3). Everyone needs to
seek more of His grace daily to be ready when He retu�s. He gave an
invitation to those desiring a closer walk with God as the Three T's sang,
"Dear Jesus Abide With Me."
Tuesday, August 26
At 8:00 A.M., an all state motorcade left �e tabernacle, led by the
General Overseer, for the Fields of the Wood. There were 923 cars,
40 campers, and 12 buses counted at the Fields of the Wood Pro�am.
At 3:00 P.M., the White Wing Publishing House and Press was dedi
cated. After the dedication program, there was an unveiling ceremony
showing paintings of the �rst publishing house down to the new· pub-
8 MINU�S OF THE 64TH AN�AL ASS�LY
lishing house, and two sculptured marble reliefs of A. J. Tomli�on and
M. A. Tomlinson. The sculpture-artist was Ruther Turner.
At 7:00 P.M., Tuesday through Sunday, healing and evangelistic serv
ices were conducted in the third floor auditorium by Harrison E. Price,
Mission Representative, and Benjamin Lawrence, Home Mission Worker.
EVENING
6:30 R�eption Committee Program, in charge of Harper Hunter, Chair
man. Special songs, testimonies, and pray� for �e Assembly.
7:08 �o congregational songs were directed by LaVaughn Cantrell,
assisted by his wife and choir; Terry Womack, pianist, and Wayne Lowry
organist. C. C. Webb read 2 Corinthians 4:1-11, and Guy H. Dean prayed,
followed by concert prayer.
7:22 Announcements were made by E. H. Griffith, Chairman of Com
mittees; Perry E. Gillum, Manager of the White Wing Publishing House;
and Elwood Matthews, Public Relations Director. J. A. Reyes made an
a�ouncement for the Spanish delegation.
7:47 Music was played by the Bahama Brass Band as the ushers re
ceived the Assembly Expense offering. Eddie Mounce prayed for the
offering.
8:01 Welcome to the Assembly by Tennessee District No. 6, directed
by Hubert J. Vicars, overseer. LaVaughn and Shirley Cantrell sang.
Brother Vicars read 1 Thessalonians 4:10, and spoke of the growth of �e
Church. He gave the names of the pastors in the Chattanooga area,
and welcomed the delegates.
8:10 Songs were sung by the Christens, and the Three T's.
8:19 The delegates were welcomed to Chattanooga by Mayor A. L.
Bender, and by George W. �orogood, president of Merchants Bank in
Cleveland. Mayor Bender expressed the appreciation of �e city of
Chattanooga that the Church· chose Chattanooga for the Assembly and
stated that the city of Chattanooga would be glad to assist us in anyway
possible. He commended our pastors in the Chattan�ga area for their
dedication and �ne work. Mr. Thorogood welcomed everyone to Clev
nooga and stated that the surroundings were different, but the same
enthusiasm, sincerity and _ warmth was present. He in�oduced Bobby
Taylor, executive vice-president of Merchants Bank. Mr. �orogood said
that 1969 had been a constructive year for the Church and the work was
aimed at being a blessing to others, for the glory of God, and the sal
vation of mankind. (Mr. Thorogood presented a check for $1,000 to Tom
linson College during the dedication on Monday.) Bobby Taylor spoke.
8:37 The Bahama Brass Band played while the congregation praised
the Lord and waved handkerchiefs.
8:46 The Radio Department and Voice of Salvation Program, direct
ed by Thomas Duncan, Manager. Comments were made by Thomas
Duncan and Robert Pruitt concerning the Voice of Salvation pro��.
The choir sang "Pentecostal Fire Is Falling," "There's Coming a Day,"
"He Keeps· Me Singing," "Nothing Is Impossible," and "The Banner of
Love." �e Christells sang "He's Living in My Heart." Taming a Tiger
-message by Harry Lee Moore, Radio Minister. Excerpts:
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"No man can prevail against God. No degree of human hate can
destroy the Church of God (Matthew 16:18). God can subdue any power;
He can tame any tiger; He will overcome all obstacles until His purposes
are ful�lled throughout this universe. Saul of Tarsus was bound for Da
mascus to persecute the Church of God when he was struck to the
ground (Acts 9:6). He was like a vicious tiger carefully stalking his
prey, yet God tamed him! Saul was so changed �at he began preach
ing the very same 'faith which once he destroyed.' Galatians 1:23. God
can tame the wild, rebellious spirit in any man or in any nation. He
is able to deal with the kings of the earth just as easily as he deals with
a man or as he dealt with Saul of Tarsus (Psalm 2:2-4).
"To actually demons�ate the validity of �d's power, consider His
actions toward Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30-32, 34). God broke the spir
it of a haughty man. God is still ruling this world! Whenever He wills,
He can put up kings and take them down (Proverbs 21:1). God can
bring any man down; He'll t�e any tiger and He'll conquer all powers.
God can bring a man to his knees.
"In every age there have been those powers who would have delighted
to stop God's Church. The Herods were such powers (Luke 23:8-11; Acts
12:1-3, 23, 24). But none of these powers succeeded in stopping God's
program.
" 'For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.' 2 Co
rinthians 13:8. Those words of Paul hold mea�ng for us today. �e
truth shall prevail; it may often appear �at the devil has everything
going his way, but remember the promise, 'And the God of peace shall
bruise Satan under your feet shortly ... .' Romans 16:20.
"God is saying something to this world today. He is speaking through
the form of His Word, and that Word was made flesh in the form of
Christ. And it is to the body of Christ-the Church-that God has com
mitted the responsibility of winding up the work of God in these last
days. God will reveal the rod of His strength from the Church. in these
last days, and Christ will stay at the right hand of the Father until
every prophecy is ful�lled.
"Other things will be shaken and shall crumble; the Church shall en
dure, for it is founded on the Word. The whole material universe shall be
shaken to pieces someday. But, we belong to the order of things that
cannot be shaken. God will destroy the temporary city in order to re
veal the abiding city; He will burn all that is temporal and all that is
false. He can subdue all powers, subjugate all peoples, tame any spirit,
and will rule victorious."
The Voice of Salvation choir sang "There Is a Fountain." Brother
Moore asked all that would like to receive the Holy Ghost to raise their
hands, and those around them to pray for those desiring the Baptism.
Wednesday, August 27
MORNING
7:30 Sunrise prayer meeting in charge of Estes Roberts. Brother Rob
erts read scripture and gave a short talk. There was prayer for the
services during the day and testimonies. Dismissed at 8:00 with prayer.
10 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
8:45 Music by Bahama Brass Band.
9:02 Two songs led by Harold Hunter with Helen Plank, pi�pist, and
Judy Sadler, organist. Roy Cantrell read Philippians 1:1-11. R. L. Puckett
took requests and prayed, followed by concert prayer.
9:15 Opening of the Assembly. The General Overseer stated that the
purpose of the 64th Annual Assembly was to honor and glorify God,
and take care of the business of the Church of God throughout the
world. He read James 1:1-17, and prayed.
9:20 Appointment of committees:
Questions and Subjects-S. A. Cooley, J. B. Wright, Howard Hunt, Her
man E. Dean, M. T. Linkous, V. E. Hall, Alvin Brantley.
Ways and Means-A. S. Moss, A. J. Coalter, Joseph Martin, C. J. Cun
ningham, A. B. Woodruff, E�sel Hartman, Clive Jared.
Watchmen-Omer C. Lawson, John Kroon, J. W. Nobles, Cletties Har
ris, Wayne Thorn, Leonard Hamm, Roosevelt Ashford.
Assembly Expense-E. H. Griffith, H. M. Biggers, Sherman H. Minter,
Don B. Thomas, J. W. Deadrick, G. A. Wilson, Wayne Allen.
Adjustment-D. F. Rowland, Archie Melvin, Sebastian McGee, Orville
W. �ump, James Hall.
Church Boosters-Ralph C. Scotton, Roy H. Phipps, E. J. Bias, J. A.
Reyes, Paul H. Thompson, E. Eugene Johnson, Warren Roney.
The chairman of each committee was named �rst, and each member
came to the platform as their name was called. �ayer for the com
mittees by Gerald Goins. Galathia, Augustine and Vickie sang "Pull Al
together," and the congregation sang the chorus.
9:40 Assembly Band Movement and State Overseers Pay Ass�iation
Program directed by Harper Hunter, General Secretary. �eme: Re�ival
-The Coming Thing.
9:42 Irene Heckert sang "Evangelize the World." Moses Stephens di
rected in prayer.
9:55 Revival or Perish-message by Boyd Thornton. Excerpts:
"One of the most signi�cant, and one of the greatest events that has
taken place in the Church of God in the past decade has b�n a real
awakening of the need of revival and the response to this need. We're
living in a pessimistic time when world leaders, looking about them,
are at a loss to know what to do. Impending doom s�ms to be hang
ing over the world and it seems that man is wondering if he can save
himself from his own ingenuity. But the Church of God is to be alarmed
about the lack of revival in our l�al congregations. The Church of
God needs to change course and direct its force and the power of God
to achieve revival.
"My subject is revival or perish. Revival is to come back to a healthy,
vigorous and a flourishing condition after a decline. Or introduces an
a 1 tern at iv e; two choices-revival or perish. Perish means to die
a violent or u n t i m e 1 y death. God has given us access to a power
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by which we can redeem ourselves from the clutches and the powers
of all the darkness of this world. We must propagate revival, and in so
doing, we propagate life in the Church of God. We're trying to �nd and
employ other methods that brought revival in the early Church in the
New Testament. 2 Chronicles 7:14, 'If my people, which are called by
my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn
from . their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will for
give their sin, and will heal their land.' This is a de�nite promise that
is given to us in the Word of God.
"We're saved, sancti�ed, �lled wi� the Holy Ghost, and members
of the Church of God. This is wonderful indeed, but this only means
that we are preparing ourselves to do greater service for God. Some
one said that the Church made its �rst mistake when it resorted principally
to the pulpit to win souls. I agree. This was not �e plan of the early
Church. I like this attitude, that we must witness personally. We must
go forward, from one place to another. We've got to reach �ose out
side the four walls of our sanctuaries-outside of our congregation. This
method of resorting to the pulpit has left the job principally to the min
ister, to the pastor, and to the evangelist to win souls. This cheats the
laity out of a blessing. They have not found the joy of soul-winning
as a result of it.
"There is something lacking when we fail to touch the hearts and
the lives of men and women who do not know God who come into our
midst. It seems that we must seek God; we must search after His grace,
favor, and power so that when they enter within the sanctuaries of
our congregation they will be touched by the Holy Ghost power. Jesus
said, 'Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you.' I want to see this power work everywhere in the Church of God.
I want this Holy Ghost power that worked on the day of Pentecost to
work today in the Church. Jesus said, 'Ye shall receive power and ye shall
be witnesses.' What good is power that is inactive? Power is the ability
to do; to carry out with authority the capacity of performing or pro
ducing. Power is not merely to motivate us to shout and dance and talk
in tongues when we come to the church, but power is to help us to wit
ness effectively and to touch the hearts of men and women. This is the
power we have need of.
"What we're going to do for the Lord depends on our connection from
above. It's going to take Holy Ghost power today to give us revival in
the Church of God. We've got to have this Holy Ghost power or die a
spiritual death. Our super weapon-the power of prayer-can save these
souls, and this is what the Church of God has access to. David said,
'God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.' 2 Sam
uel 22:33. I feel the Church of God needs a closer contact with Al
mighty God, Who gives us power. I believe revival is coming today.
We've got to personally touch lives. Revival in my heart and your heart
will cause us to reach out with an anguish and with a mighty concern
in this direction. Revival has always been the life of the Church, and
it is our primary business.
"God pours His blessing out on those who go. He doesn't pour His
blessing on those who sit. George Romney said, 'America's number one
problem is not the Vietnam war. America's number one prob
lem today is spiritual apathy.' In the midst of all the chaos of to
day, it seems sometimes that the religious world is more concerned with
more comfortable standards of living than they are trying to be an in-
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fluence in the right direction. When people get concerned or disturbed,
they will begin to search for ways and means. But when people are
indifferent and satis�ed with present conditions, we cannot exp�t too
much.
"It's good to manifest good talent in a revival, but it takes God work
ing in our talent, and our talent being dedicated to Almighty God. Mental
power may gather a large congregation, but only spiritual power will
save souls. When the spirit was outpoured, the disciples were �l �lled with
power from on high. In this General Assembly, I hope we can take back
home with us the thought, we must have revival or we shall perish."
(Brother Hunter read a portion of Brother Tho�ton's annual address to
the state of Mic�igan concerning revival.)
10:22 How PRAYER �ETINGS Blessed Maryland, by Mildred Tol
lison, secretary. Sister Tollison testi�ed about the results of prayer meet
ings in Maryland and D. C. In one prayer meeting there were 19 experi
ences and several joined the Church. A new Sunday School was organized
from another prayer meeting.
10:25 The Gong Has Sounded-message by Omer C. Lawson. Excerpts:
"Revival is the greatest need of our day. In this dark hour, which
is very dark for the world, we can, we must, and we will have revival.
When prophecy is ful�lled, it becomes reality-�e gong has sounded.
"Two thousand years ago, Jesus said, 'And at midnight there was a
cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.' Mat
thew 25:6. How near midnight are we? We preach that perilous times
are coming (2 Timothy 3:1); but they are here! Mark 13 gives the par
able of the �g tree, when Jesus was declaring the happenings of the
end time. If I understand the Bible right, if I understand the Spirit of
God, we have only a short time to have revival.
"He said, ' ... and upon the earth distress of nations .. .' Luke 21:25.
Never has our nation been so distressed as it is today. Distressed with
dope rings, hippies, marches, storms, floods, etc. ' ... with perplexity .. .'
Our government does not know the way out. If they knew, they would
lead the way out. ' ... the sea and the waves roaring,' meaning a
troubled period for the entire world. 'Men's hearts failing them for
fear . . .' This is our number one killer today! The gong has sounded.
These things are not prophecy any longer, but these things are a revela
tion. 'And then shall they see the Son of_ man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory.' Luke 21:27. I believe that somewhere between
these occurrences and the word then the Church of God is going to rise
up in a revival. Paul said, 'For he will �nish the work, and cut it short
in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the
earth.' Romans 9:28.
" 'Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy moun
tain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord
cometh, for it is nigh at hand.' Joel 2:1. When we cut out a lot of
foolishness, and get down before God, we'll have revival. 'Let the priests,
the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and
let them say, Spare thy people, 0 Lord, and give not thine heritage to
reproach, that the heathen should �le over them .. .' Joel 2:17. The
heathen say, 'There is no God.' Did you know some of our teachers are
teaching our children there is no God, and that evolution has returned
in many of our schools? We need to heed Jesus' words to Judas, ' ...
That thou doest, do quickly.'
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" 'Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion .. .' Isaiah 52:1. I know
that we are awake educationally, scienti�cally, and materially, but the
prophet is crying out for a spiritual awakening. (The Holy Ghost fell
and there was a message and interpretation: 'Listen, listen. Behold, I
say unto thee. You have preached, you have planned. The time has
come for action, the time has come. Humble your hearts. Draw nigh
to Me. I will draw nigh to thee. The time has come. I'm ready to favor
Zion, if you will just humble yourself before Me. Behold I stand and knock.
I'm ready.)
"Nothing stood in the way of Israel when she pleased God. Nothing
will stand in our way when we please God! He said, 'Shake thyself from
the dust .. .' We'll never make it through and have revival unless we
begin to act like God, look like God, and like holiness people. ' ... l�e
thy self from the bands of thy neck, 0 captive daughter of Zion.' We
have tied ourselves to a hitc�g post and we only go so far. Over
seers can't get a pastor for every church, because the ministers are tied
down and can't go. Sometimes, we in the Church of God get tied tra
ditionally. We want to go over and over with the very same thing. God
help us to loose ourselves.
"Jesus said, ' ... at midnight there was a cry made .. .' �ose who
made the cry were . awake. It takes people who are awake to awaken
other people. What did the virgins do when they heard the cry; they
began trimming their lamps. They found �ey di�'t have the baptism
of the Holy Ghost, or they found they needed this, or they needed some
thing else. We must be ready-the end is near. I'm preaching a great
revival at midnight!"
11:06 Gail Walker sang "Most of All."
11:13 Return to the Supe�atural-message by Secretary. Excerpts:
"We are no match for the enemy in our own strength. Super-human
work cannot be done with human instrumentality alone. 2 Corinthians
3:6, ' ... the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.' The Spirit of God
must be added to the Word of God for there to be life. It is my ��
belief that �anointed preaching kills. The Spirit of God must be added
to the Word of God or else that Word will kill. �is past year thou
sands of good sermons were preached presenting the Truth of God. Why
didn't those sermons do for the ungodly what �e Truth did for the un
godly in Old Testament records? Where is the power? Where are the
miracles? �e si�s? The wonders? The gifts of the Spirit? We need
to return to the supe�atural and have more of the Spirit of God mov
ing in our midst.
"Jesus said, ' ... ye shall receive power .. .' Acts 1:8. Instead of be
ing surprised if miracles happen, we should be surprised if they do not
happen. The early Church sought power from on high, and not for
reco�ition on earth. They were not conce�ed about civic affairs; �ey
were not concerned about natural affairs. They sought power from on
high. The generation in which Jesus lived was no favorite generation.
God wants the Word of God preached to this entire world. The Gospel
is still the power of God unto salvation.
"There's no use being spiritually small. We can move on up in the
·�fth dimension and enjoy the presence and power of God now! Joel 2:17,
'Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and
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the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, 0 Lord .. .' Restoration
begins with the pulpit. The highlight of the day should be when the
saints of God assemble together. 'Not forsaking �e assembling of our
selves together, as the manner of some is .. .' Hebrews 10:25. God
has a whole program of different ways to bless His peopl�-sometimes
shouting, sometimes tears. There are times when the sacredness of God
comes down so great upon us that you don't want to even hear a hu
man voice. That which was begun in the Spirit cannot be �nished in
the flesh! It's going to take the Spirit of God to take us on to perfec
tion. We've had the Reformation! Now restoration must come.
"God said, ' ... I will restore .. .' The time has come for the gifts
of the Spirit to be in full operation-the gifts of wisdom, knowledge,
faith, .healing, miracles, prophecy, discer�ent of spirits, tongues and in
terpretation. A. J. Tomlinson said, 'We have been patiently waiting for
these gifts, partially content with slight manifestations realized. The
end is drawing near, the world must be evangelized, and this will only
be done as these gifts are manifested and the people stirred because of
them.' There is no substitute for the Holy Ghost. Education, �aining,
or other things are poor substitutes for the working of the Spirit and
power of God. The Holy Ghost is very sensitive and we must appreci
ate His workings in order to get Him to work in our midst. I'd like to
see us be sensitive to His workings and to His leadings so that whenever
He desires to work that we may allow Him to work. The day has
arrived when nothing less than the power of God in �e ministry of the
Holy Ghost among yielded vessels will touch the sin problem of this
generation.''
11:35 The Tomlinson College Chorale, directed by Phil Barker, sang
"If My People Shall Humble Themselves and Pray.''
11:40 HOW TO KE� THE SH�P-skit directed by Joe Pendergrass.
12:01 Presentation of Awards by General Secretary.
The states and countries were divided into four groups according to
membership, and a gift certi�cate was presented to the secretary in each
group having the best general report for the year:
Group No. I-Kentucky, Orene Sweeney; Bahamas, James R. Cooper.
Group No. 2-Indiana, Clay Frost; Dominican Republic, Daniel Castro.
Group No. 3-Maryland and D. C., Mildred Tollison; Virgin Islands, �-
nie Hughes.
Group No. 4-New Jersey, Mrs. Willie Holman; Panama, R. W. Little.
Gift certi�cates were presented to the four state and national secre
taries leading in the Emergency Fund: South Carolina-120, Georgia-118,
Tennessee-106, Virginia-101; Jamaica-100, Bahamas-30, England-5,
Costa Rica-5. Rosettes were presented to the state and national sec
retaries having the Emergency Fund paid in full: Aruba, Colorado, Con
necticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, El Salvador, Georgia, Indiana, Louisi
ana, Maryland and D.C., Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon; Rhode Is
land, South Carolina; South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wy
omi�.
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12:15 �e ABM Program was dismissed with prayer by Mario Gandia.
During intermission, Eddie Tanner directed a program of music and sing
ing in the third floor auditorium.
AFTERNOON
1:00 Church of Prophecy Marker Association Program directed by John
A. Stubbs, General Secretary. Two songs led by James Pentecost; Jean
and A. J. Coalter, organist and pianist.
1:12 News �om the Visual Aids Division. Elwood Matthews asked
Phil Wagar, production manager, to speak for the Department. Broth
er Wagar mentioned two �lms being processed during the year; new slide
sets in production; and, all Bible Training Institute photographs dur
ing the Cleveland school were made by the Department. He said, "Our
goal is to have a complete visual teaching program for all ages."
1:20 News Flashes and Items of Interest from Fields of the Wood
e. S. Pennington, Manager. Brother Pennin�on said there had been 100
chartered buses this year, and visitors from as far away as Berlin, Ger
many. He told of a young man, born without arms or legs, hopping
up every step in Fields of the Wood. He mentioned that many young
people come to pray at the altar and ask God for guidance in this life.
1:30 Brother Stubbs had the CPMA secretaries to join him in prayer,
followed by congregational prayer. He introduced three new booklets
available from the CPMA Department: "The Written Vision," No. 2 CPMA
Leaders Program Book, and "Christ and Him Cruci�ed."
1:34 Membership report by Anita Stubbs, office secretary:
CPMA Membership Report to the
64th Annual General Assembly, 1969
CPMA Membership for 1969:
States --------__________________________________ 22,875
Other Countries (22) ------- ------- ----5,001
(Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, England, Guatemala,
Honduras, India, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico,
Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, Philippine
Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks Island, Virgin Islands,
Windward Islands)
27,876
Total for 1968 ________ _________________________ 25,248
Increase _______________ _ 2,628
205 recipients from Ministerial Aid_
These churches are 100 per cent for 1970: Laboratory, North Carolina;
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; McBee, South Carolina; Bristol, Virginia.
1:38 Honor Stone Report by Gerry Parker, secretary:
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Report of the Honor Stone Director, 1969
Information on the Honor Stone Department
Number of honor sheets received from the churches _______________________ l,419
Number of honor sheets received from ministers not
pastoring churches -------------------------------- ----- -
Number of honor sheets received from State Overseers _____ _
Number of honor sheets received from General
887
52
Headquarters Officials _________ ____ _____ 20
TOTAL NUMBER OF HONOR SHEETS RECEIVED _______ ______ 2,378
Number of churches receiving Gray Honor Stones __________________ 551
Number of churches receiving White Honor Stones ________ 186
TOTAL NUMBER OF HONOR STONES 737
GERRY PAR�R
Honor Stone Secretary
1:39 Song by a young lady from Nor� Dakota, "Let There Be Peace
On Earth."
1:40 Silver Anniversary for the Honor Stone Department. Brother
Stubbs asked the General Overseer and L. S. Rhodes to come fo�ard
and he presented them with 25 year Silver �niversary pins. Brother
Tomlinson and Brother Rhodes thanked him for �e honor.
1:46 Sandy Brooks sang "He's the �swer to it All."
1:50 We Went to the Holy Land-report and testimonies directed by
Perry E. Gill�. Dewey Lolley said it was wonderful to visit �e place
where Christ set His Church in order; that this trip really stirred him,
and he wants to do more for God. Evelyn Gillum stated that the Bible
had new life to her, because she had been where Jesus lived and per
formed His miracles. She said she had gained knowledge that could
never come from books or any type of study. Brother Gillum told of
the seven countries they visited: Russia, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel, Greece,
Italy, and England. During a service in Egypt, a 13 year old girl, whose
tongue had been tied a year, was prayed for and healed. The Jerusalem
pastor, his wife and church clerk joined them for the Memorial Service
on Mt. Hittin, and Brother Gillum said it was a �rill to hear our pas
tor testify in our Lord's language at the marker that day. He stated that
they visited all of the markers in that area, and he feels this is a won
derful way to tell the message of the Church.
2:04 Presentation of Awards. Plaques were presented to:
(1) Overseer and secretary of the top ten in CPMA membershi�Vir
ginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Bahamas, Mis
sissippi, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama.
(2) Overseer and secretary with 100 per cent in CPMA membership
Nebraska, Oregon, Alaska, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Costa Rica, Vir
gin Islands.
(3) Pastor of Bristol, Virginia, for the world's leading church in CPMA
accor�ng to membership (a trophy was given to the leader).
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( 4) Overseer and secretary of England for the largest increase in CPMA
membership.
Honorable mention to Bahamas, North Carolina, and Virginia for the
largest state convention offerings; and to the runners-up of the world's
leading church in CPMA membership: Mt. Green, Georgia, and Highland
Park, Kentucky.
Honor Stone Awards:
Leading states � soul winning: Georgia (plaque), South Carolina and
North Carolina (honorable men�on).
Leading evangelists in soul winning: David Carroll (plaque), James
Wentz and Willie Thomas, Jr. (honorable mention).
Leading states and pastors in number of members added to the Church:
Georgia (plaque), Florida and Alabama (honorable mention); A. 0. Free
man (plaque), Frank Hughes and Faye Sanford (honorable mention).
Leading states and ministers in home visitation: North Carolina (plaque),
South Carolina and Tennessee (honorable mention); W. W. Stephens
(plaque), Charles S. Bland and John Owen (honorable mention).
Leading states with the largest number of churches wi� honor stones:
Tennessee (plaque), South Carolina and Virginia (honorable mention).
�ading state with the largest number of churches with white honor
stones: Florida (plaque).
2:15 Special Guest Speaker-Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D. Lebhar, Church
Advocate in Israel. Overseer Paul Thompson presented the Lebhar's wi�
a token of appreciation from Idaho. Mrs. �bhar said the Fields of �e
Wood inspired her, especially the Ten Commandments, which are the
heritage of the Jewish people.
Mr. Lebhar has b�n advocate for the Church for nine years. Since
that time, we have four markers in Israel and the Church is register�
to preach and erect markers. He said it was a great privilege and honor
to be in such a distinguished Assembly. He thanked the General Over
seer for this invitation to America, and the people they stayed with for
their generous hospitality. He further stated, " ... the hilltop of Hittin
is holy to the Jews t� ... Israel also has a message to the world, a
message of culture and civilization; a message of hope, justice, and peace
to mankind ... Man invented war. May God give strength to humanity
that man should invent peace. I wish success to �e delegation in this
Assembly." Mr. Lebhar presented the Bible in the original Hebrew and
English to the General Overseer for 25 years of service to the Church
of God of Prophecy. He also presented one to Brother and Sister Stubbs.
2:37 Don't Worry Brethren, Time Will Tell-Everything Will Be Al
right-message by General Secretary. Excerpts:
"The prophet Isaiah gave wonderful words of encouragement in Isaiah
40:21-31. People try to come up with logical explanations for every
thing. There is no logical explanation for the creation of �e earth.
When G� spoke the earth into existence, He hung it upon nothing. That
nothing has sustained it through generations. These self-styled people
that believe they can improve the plan of God are among us, but don't
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be bothered.' Others have come and gorie
>
and the Book still brings joy
to our heart. 'Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and
ther�,
,
is none else;
_
I �m God, and there,
.
is. no�e in�-� . �e, _Declaring the
end 1.rom the begmnmg, and from . ancient • times the thmgs that are
not yet done, saying, My co u n s.eJ. shall,. stand, and I will do all
iny pleasure.' Isaiah 46:9, 10. What's going to be at the end? I am go
ing to do all the things that I have counseled and said I would do.
Don't worry.
" 'To every thing there is a season, and a t�me to every purpose under
the heaven.' Ecclesiastes 3:1. One of -the unexplained mysteries of the
world is where did all the water come from during the Flood, and where
did it go when it left here? God is the ·answer. In this age of increased
knowledge, don't be carried away with all the scienti�c marvels. The
logic fails, and faith in divine powers sets in, through the Word of God,
when It's lived out by believing people. It never had rained-but it
did. �or the past few years, �e've been swept by an· idea that we need
a new leader, we need an overhaul in the Ch��;·we need this and that.
The, people that have promoted this idea think this is brand new. But
it's ·not. Satan started that kind .. of bUsi��ss in heaven.· Korah thought
Moses was a . �rst-class failure, .and .that • slavery was better than wan
dering around fr�. He wanted a �ew regime,
·
like the hippies of to
day.· They don't· like the societ�,;their. paren.ts Jmd grandparents built,
but they haven't given us anything-better. They .want to live off the so
ciety they condem. This spirit is in the Ch�ch. I • challenged a num
ber of these people�what have you got to·: suggest? They said ihe finan
cial system is wrong, but not a one of them have ever been able .to
give.me an.idea that is as good as the _one �e have.
• ''I chalienge you-beat the Bibl�. Kno� m·ore th;n God. Put things
together better than the Holy Ghost. If you are in ther Church, go through
the channel of the Church, its gove�ent, its doctrine. Stay in line.
' ... God set the members every one of them in the • b�y, as it hath
.pleased him.' 1 Corinthians 12:18. Jesus said to let the tares alone un
til the time of harvest (Matthews 13:30). 'Not every one that saith unto
me, Lord, Lord, shall enter . into the kingdom of heaven . . . .' Matthew
7:21. When you get tpo old to live the simple doctrine of love· and obedi�
ence that Jesus taught, you are just too old. It's ·going t_o take an in
dividual experience with God to make it. You've got to have your own
vision. Time will prove out ·that faithfulness is the 'best,· that loyalty
is the thing that counts.
"Will or • can the Church reach perfection? Shall Christ really lead
us to the s�e st_ate of holiness that Adam and Eve enjoyed in the Garden
of Eden? The answer is yes! But until those in authority match bold
rebellion and heresy with bold right" and righteousness, we will have our
problems. This is necessary for a • period of time to give people ample
__ opportunity to make up their . minds. Don't worry, brethren; time will
tell, everything will be alright,
"Some people think that challenge is a terrible thing, but not Caleb.
He was .ready to meet the challenge-giants in Canaan (Joshua 14:11, 12).
If the Lord delights· in us, everything is alright (Numbers 18:4). 'To him
that overcometh will I grant to sit with me· in my throne, even as I
also overcame; and am set down with my Father in his throne.' Rev
elation 3:21. 'And as they we�t through the cities, they delivered them
the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders
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which were at Jerusalem. And so were the. churches established in the
faith, and increased in number daily.' Acts. 16:4, • 5. We wanf this in
our communitie·s, • districts, states, and countries. '. . . . but we know that,
when he shall appear, we shall be like him;. for we shall see him as
he is.' 1 John 3:2. The more of the Word of God we get in our every
day .life, the more light we . have, the greater our understanding and
conception of actually what Christ was to the world. For we shall see
Him as He is.'' Brother Stubbs had the congregation to pray for the
members of the Church of God everywhere and for �e Lebha�'s as �ey
go back to . Israel.
.,
3:31 �smissal prayer by CPMA secretaries.
3:35 Re�arks and song arrangement by Benjamin Lawrence, Hom�
Mission. Worker. Brother Lawrence read Luke 5:1-4, and spoke: "We
need. a miracle catch�a moye of God to catch souls. The world is our
�eld. • There are many kinds of people-atheists, extremists,. etc.-and
we must get their attention. We have to give �em a message. The
power .of the Holy Ghost will bring a miracle catch. The disciple had to
wash. their nets to get rid of anything that would hinder their ca�h.
If every member would live and walk by the same rule, and mind the
same thing, we would be able to cast our nets down. for a miracle catch.''
Then.he :spoke of home missions: "A mission is a prospective church.
Paul set up a mission for two years (Acts 28:30, :$i). We. can get more
churches organized if we have more missions.''
Sister Lawrence testi�ed �d the congregation prayed for her heal
ing. Then she sang "Take My Hand, Pr�iou� Lord," and "When We Go
$.weeping �rough the City.'' •••
. ..
4:09 G�'s. Theocracy-message by Barney Trogdon; Jr.,
•
Field Se��
retary. ·Excerp�·:•, .
"God's government must be operated; We are livi� in a time when
individuals don't seem to respect laws. and· governments. • �t is not po�7
sible for the Church of God to achieve the goals that are to be achieved
without this great theocracy. 'Moreover thou shalt provide out of all
the people able men, such as fear • God, men of truth, hating covetous�
ness; and . place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of
hundreds, rulers of �fties, and rulers of tens/ Exodus 18:21. This is. the
system of government that was given many years ago. It worked then,
and. it is working today .. There is nothing more clearly .revealed on· .�e
pages of Holy Writ than the truth that God . has a government for His
people.
•
• • •
"�ere's a lot being said today about the generation gap. This is �ot
just between parents . and children, but between younger members . and
older members in the Church. We, as individuals in the Church, must
get on with the divine program that God has given us to ful�ll. The
ocracy means ruled by God. God is �e head of this program. There
was a time when A. J. Tomlinson attended every .state convention. But
the Church has grown to the point where the General Overseer must
appoint individuals: to represent him on the �eld .. This is what Moses
had to do. We have. to delegate the authority �at is given us in �e
Church. It is the mark of a good leader to be able to delegate this au-
thority.
• •
"�ere are many governments in this world.
America, but it may not in some other .. country.
Democracy works in
God's theocracy will
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work anywhere. �e government of the Church of God is not our en
emy, it is our protection. Within· the Church you �nd individuals who
don't want to stay within the bounds of this theocracy. But th_e· gov
ernment of the Church is placed here for your protection, and for mine.
Let us stay within the bounds of this theocracy. The Church of God is
not a church by countries, or states, or counties or cities; we are the
Church of God regardless of where we are. 'Now ye are the b�y of
Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some· in the church,
�rst apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles,
then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.' 1 Co
rinthians 12:27, 28. It seems to me that the same plan used in the day
of Israel was brought over into the New Testament. The same delegated
authority. If each of us work together as a single unit in the Church
of God, we can achieve the thing that God intended. It's not the busi
ness of the Church to make new laws; but we have to carry out the law
of God. We need to let the world know what the law of God is.
"' ... in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.' Proverbs 11:14.
Not a single person, not a single group of people, but the Assembly,
in session, is the highest tribunal of authority. Doctrine is not decided
on the �eld, but when the Assembly is in session. We know that the
Church of God is non-denominational in character. It is theocratic in
principle, and world-wide in scope. The Church of God will complete the
mission that was given to it according to the Word of God. I believe
we have the message that the world wants. The Church will reach per
fection that the Scripture states it will reach.
"We are laborers together with God. When God calls a man into the
ministry, He doesn't leave him alone. A par�ership is formed between
a God-called minister and God. The Apostle Paul said you are G�'s
building. The corners of a building are strategic, a very essential part
of the building. Jesus Christ positioned himself in the corner. In early
construction days they did not have the tools we have. The �rst thing
they would do is set up a co�erstone and line the walls up with the
cornerstone. The walls must be lined up with the man in the corner
J esus. He is our example in holy living.
"We ministers have a great work to do within the Church, and we
need to qualify ourselves. A man that has a vision of the Church of God
is willing to build. We need to be builders in the Church, not demolition
experts. The body of Christ-God's theocracy-ministers and mem
bers�very member in the Assembly has a right to speak."
4:42 Adjour�ent.
5:45-Music by the Virgin Islands Steel Drum Band.
EVENING
6:00 Bible Training Institute Program directed by A. J. Coalter, Gen
eral �uperintendent. Theme: Challenge Of Learning. Two songs were
led by Jack Moss; Jean Coalter, pianist, and Hilton Grant, organist. Larry
Turner read Proverbs 1:1-6, and Charles Mackey led the congregation in
prayer. Brother Coalter asked the congregation to pray again, thanking
the Lord for the blessings of the past year, and His presence in the
service.
6:25 BOOSTING BIBLE TRAINING INSTITUTE:
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Institutes in Other Lands-Lavell Hawkins. Brother Hawkins stated
that working in this Department has been inspiring to him and informa
tive to his ministry. He believes that the continuation of Bible �ain
ing Institute in other countri� on a more sure footing, on a more de�
nite basis, will help give the Church rapid growth in these countries
because it will give a solid foundation on which to build and work.
Institutes in the United States-C. T. Davidson. Brother Davidson said
that Bible Training Institute has been a tremendous influence in the
Church; that we are better able to cope with difficult situations after
attending the three sessions of the Institute. He referred to 2 Timothy
2:15, and how we need to be equipped efficiently to help master prob
lems in our own territory, state or country.
Providing Funds for Institutes in Other Lands-Jessie Mae Thomason.
Sister Thomason said that teaching is God's plan, and referred to Mat
thew 28:19, 20, "Go ye . . . and teach all nations . . . Teaching them
to observe all things ... " She stated that we who know �e Truth are
responsible for them that do not know. She explained the nickel-a-week
plan of giving to Bible Training Institute.
Brother Coalter stated that the majority of the schools in other lands
are supported through the state convention and Assembly offerings that
. the people in the states give.
Body of Christ and General Bible Knowledge Correspondence Courses
Hattie Brooks. Sister Brooks told how these courses had been a bless
ing to the people in Pennsylvania. She gave a description of bo�: G�
eral Bible Knowledge gives a general outline of the Bible and helps
you better understand the scriptures; The Body of Christ explains the
Church of God, its purpose and operation.
Pastoral Seminars-Benny Hart. Brother Hart read Acts 20:28 and John
21:16 and stated that it takes much prayer and study on the part of the
pastor to feed his sheep. He believes the pastoral seminars are a for
ward move of the Church to better prepare the pastor for his work for
God and the Church.
7:10 Shirlene and Tim Coalter sang "Had It Not Been."
7:15 Challenge Of Learning-message by Superintendent. Text-"A
wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of under
standing shall attain unto wise counsels." Proverbs 1:5. Excerpts:
"Learn means to acquire knowledge, to �nd out, to determine, or to
be educated. Everyone of us are learned people. We learn by three
basic things. First we learn by study through instruction-from text
book or instructor. Paul said to Timothy, 'Study to shew thyself ap
proved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.' 2 Timothy 2:15.
"S�ond, we learn by sight. 'And Moses said, �is is the thing which
the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your genera
tions; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the
wilde�ess, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.' Exodus
16:32. The generations of M�es and Israel learned by sight. We are in
a day when modern technology is advancing our learning �rough the
picture system. M_any of our teachers have learned that there is a de�nite
advantage through pictures-still and moving. I thank God for women
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and meri'that know what it means to their children to live a life be
for·e them; fo show them the way; not just tell them the· way. I'm per
suaded to believe we need more Church of God mothers and dads to
show their children the .. way. There are many. personalities of the Old
Te·stament that are examples for us to follow, but ther.e are some per
sonalities in this twentieth century that have set examples before us.
Th�n� God for men and.women_who will follow the leading of the Lord.
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"This generation is lively, youthful and basically good. The trouble
is that they have some poor examples to show them the way, generally
speaking. • Parents, where we should be teachers, we have need of some
om� to teach us the basics of Christian living. We talk about the in
adequacy of this young generation. It seems like the older gen�ation,
we who. are parents, are neglecting our responsibility to show our chil
:_dr.en the way as is pleasing to �e Lord. Paul showed the way for aged
men and .women to be in Titus 2:1-5. I suppose aged would begin with
�enty years of· age.
:,· "Sometimes people look to this Department for the answers. Bible
Training Institute is not to establish new doctrines. The purpose of Bible
Training Institute is to establish in the doctrine that has already been
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forth by the Church of God.
"We become fainthearted, and sometimes we fall by the wayside be-
__ cause �e feel that we are ineffective. M. A. Tomlinson said, 'we have
learned by experience that there is nothing to do but to try. and try
_again.'. We learn by .e�perience. 'And Laban said ... for I have learned
.by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.' Genesis 30:27.
/�_e �e�rn three ways: study, sight, and experience.
"I challenge you to learn more about the Lord Jesus Christ and the
,Phurch �f God. Jesus said in Mat�ew 11:29, ' ... learn of me .. .' This
,is the greatest challenge that could ever be presented to mankind. We've
Jearn.ed by experience what it is to have our sins covered by the blood
,
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f Jesus Christ; The most impo�tant part of a man's entire life is to
·Know about the Lord Jesus Christ; and, as we wal� in the light as the
light shines on our pathway, we will eventually come to know about
the body of Christ which is• also a .part of the Lord. Jesus is our ex
ample that we should do as He did before us (Hebrews 5:8). Challenge
0·simply means a call to b.attle; a dual from two opposite sides. �ere
·Js • a direct challenge· being made from sin and the devil; from the pow
ers of the world and the powers of the Lord Jesus Christ and the divine
,power of the Holy Ghost. The Church is divine; it was organized by
• Christ and purchased by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Church's destiny is to be ·presented to Christ a glorious Church
_without spot or wrinkle or any such �ing. The government of the
,,Qhurch 'is a. theocratic g�vernemnt. Brother Tomlinson is our General
Overseer; not a dictator. He is, our gove�or; our leader, and thank God
for a leader who will live the life before us and say follow me as I
follow Christ. The gove�ment of the Church is not a democratic gov
·
ernment by the people, but it is a theocratic government directed by
the Holy Ghost and you don't see this with your natural eye. The natu-
ral eye cannot see theocratic gove�ment.
• "A .. J. �omlinson saia that the Bible provides governors for the Church
'0f Gda; and·:when these are ignored, those who ignore them are head
red for .ship�_�ck. • A few in the Church of God _had better. heed this
wa�ing before they plunge headlong into despair and woe. The Bible
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tells of some that made --shipwreck and this was because·· they refused
to accept the advice of their governors who saw the danger .. Theo
cratic gove�ment is not ours to do with as we please; but it is the gov
ernment that is by God. The Church is_ not going down; the· Church is
going up ... The Church is not going ba�kward; the Church is going on
to perfection. (The Holy Ghost fell and a message in tongues: -'Yea,
listen I say unto thee. The harbor is ready for My ship. I set the course.
No man can turn My ship. There is not a man upon the earth that has
the power. I am leading thee. The harbor is ready. My ship shall safely
cross over the sea. Everyone that wants a safe journey, stay on board.')
"The Church may not go exactly like each of us would like for it to
go, but it is going the right way. There's a spirit of rebellion in �e
world, but we don't need this in the Church of God. Let's measure up
and be Church of God all over! I feel that we need to challenge our
selves to the lea�ing of Christ and the Church like we've .never done
before.''
8:10 Annual Offering and Gospel Talent. As the offering was received,
these sang: the BTI Choir, directed by Phil Barket and Jean Coalter;
the Willie Brown Singers; the Tomlinson College Chorale, directed by
Phil Barker; Garry Smith.
Assembly Bible Training Institute Offering •
Alabama ---- -······$
Alaska ---········-····----····
Arizona ···················---········
Arkansas -······-···--
California -·····•··----
California (Spanish) ..... .
Colorado -···········--·-·-·
Co�ecticut, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island ..... .
Delaware ____
East Texas· ___ _
Florida
Georgia ·············---
Hawaii ········-----.
Idaho ·····-······----�
Illinois ___ _
Indiana -·····-·····---····
Iowa -·-·····•···---
Kansas
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Kentucky ._: __
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Louisiana
Michigan ··•·----
Minnesota
Mississippi
168.75
5.97
20.09
10.00
22.22
130.00
15.67
20.00
40.48
51.06
50.28
98.71
-2.00
11.00
82.20
20.00
9.53
21.85
29.29
30,14
97.50
18.00
27.17
Missouri -···---·······----··-·----··
Montana ·-··----
Nebraska ·--····-··········--···
Nevada
New Hampshire
and Vermont ······--·---··-
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio ·--·---···---···•-----
-Oklahoma
Pennsy 1 vania ·····---·---····•·
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee -····•···•-··-----··--··
Utah --··---··-----·--------··-··
Virginia
Washington ·····---
West Texas -····-···---······---
West Virginia ···--
Wisconsin
Wyoming
117.58
5.00
11.00
13.02
10.65
7.63
16.00
156.08
10.00
169.65
145.88
76.13
264.48
7.00
259.13
5.15
239.00
5.00
7.00
25.05
15.75
10.00
Total --- --- -$ 2,558.09
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8:35 �esentation of Awards. Gif� were presented to: largest num
ber of students in United States-Califo�a Spanish; largest number of
correspondence students--Pennsylvania, 326; largest state convention of
fering-Tennessee, $2,995.97; largest individual state convention offering
-Thomas Beacham, $154.60; largest Assembly offering-South Carolina,
$264.48; largest number of students in other countries (self-supporting)
��gland, 184; largest na�onal convention offering-Virgin Islands,
$323.89. The champion Body of Christ group study record has not been
broken. The record was set by Hobart, Indiana-150; pastor, Clay Frost.
8:45 Roberta Matthews sang "The Master L�ksmith."
8:50 Evangelistic message and invitation by Ray C. Wynn, General
Principal. Before his message, Brother Wynn asked the congregation
to pray for the altar service. Excerpts:
"There is a concern in our land about different types of diseases.
One disease is a heart condition, or hea� attack. You see posters giv
ing the danger signals that one should observe. Physicians say to cut
down on your activity, if you want to live. �e Great Physician said,
'And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged
with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day
come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them
that dwell on the face of the whole earth.' Luke 21:34, 35. When one
becomes involved with the cares of this life, and less involved in the
things of Christ, it isn't long until his heart is overcharged. Heart dis·
ease is a universal thing. 'Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out
of it are �e issues of life.' Proverbs 4:23. It is very important that
a man keep a close tab on his heart. �e Bible says, ' ... for out of
the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.' Sometimes folks say
things they shouldn't; they let it slip. But the reason is because it's in
the heart, and it comes out-many times because the heart is over
charged with the cares of this life. 'The heart is deceitful above all
things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search
the heart, I try the reins .. .' Jeremiah 17:9, 10. God's great search
light is on every heart, and the fuse doesn't blow on the searchlight.
" 'Thou shalt not covet . . .' I feel this is a danger signal on � over
charged heart. God's program is '. . . thou shalt provide . . . able men,
such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness . . .' Exodus 18:21.
Covetous men are not eligible; this is a snare. In Joshua 7, one man
stopped the progress of God, simply because he coveted. This man be
came a marker because he had failed God. Today, God can cleanse the
heart from sin, and He does not want to destroy man.
"Another thing that is a danger signal and would come from an over
charged heart and the cares of this life is pride. The Bible says, 'Pride
goeth before destruction .. .' Proverbs 16:18. In Isaiah 14:12-15, Lucifer
wanted to be independent, and run his own program. We are a de
pendent people and once we become independent from God, we're go
ing to fall. Pride will cause a man to be self-centered instead of Christ
centered. Someone said, 'I would go seek the Lord, but I don't know
how to pray.' It only takes seven words, ' ... God, be merciful to me
a sinner.' Luke 18:13.'' In closing he read Hosea 10:12 and asked those
that would like to receive the Holy Ghost to come to an altar of prayer;
Jean Coalter play� the organ.
MINUT� OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Thu�da� Augurt 28
MORNING
25
7:30 Sunrise prayer meeting directed by John C. Earp. Congregational
songs, testimonies, requests and prayer; Scripture reading and talk by
J. C. Earp. Dismissed at 7:55 with prayer.
7:35 Two songs directed by Arthur Ferguson. Recitation of the 23rd
Psalm, and prayer by Alfred E. Ferguson.
7:45 Sharp trumpet call by A. C. Moss as signal for Call of Countries,
Islands, States and responses.
7:47 Bahamas and Turks Island-Alvin S. Moss, Overseer. Delegates
74, Flags 4, Banners 4, Instruments 33. Delegates sang "Leaning on
the Everlasting Arms," and Sister Moss greeted the Assembly.
8:05 Canada-Delmar Spurling, Overseer; Australia-Joseph Weath
ers, Jr., Overseer; Egypt-Ghaly Ibrahim, Overseer; Costa Rica and Pan
ama-R. W. Little, Overseer; Dominican Republic-J. H. Lad�, Over
seer. Delegates: Canada 25; Australia 4; Egypt 2; Costa Rica and Pan
ama 2; Dominican Republic 3; Banners 3, Flags 11. Brother Spurling
spoke and introduced workers in Canada; the delegates from French
Quebec sang "Is He Satis�ed With Me." The Weather's· family sang and he
spoke. Brother Little spoke and introduced his wife. Brother and Sis
ter Ibrahim spoke. Brother and Sister Ladoo spoke, and a delegate from �
minican Republic sang "I Have Joy in My Soul," in Spanish.
8:40 England-H. L. Hawkins, Overseer; Gre��Paul P. Costas, Over
seer; India-K. Vijayaratnam, Overseer; Thailand-Thomas Feltman, Rep
resentative. Delegates: England 7; Greece 1; India 3; Thailand 6; Ban
ners 4. Brother Hawkins spoke and introduced workers. Brother C�tas
spoke. Brother Vijayaratnam spoke and introduced D. and Venuthi Jo
seph. Brother Feltman introduced his family and workers from Thai
land.
9:08 �eward/Windward Islands-�omas Horton, Overseer; Philip
pine Islands-S. A. Cabales, Overseer; Jamaica; Puerto Rico and Neth
erlands Antilles-Hector Ortiz, Overseer. Delegates: Leeward/Windward
Islands 3; Philippine Islands 4; Jamaica 7; Puerto Rico and Netherlands
Antilles 8; Banners 5, Flags 4, Instruments 2. Brother Horton intro
duced workers, and Brother Gumbs spoke. Brother Cabales spoke. Broth
er Ortiz introduced the group from Jamaica (the overseer was not pres
ent), and Sister McCloud spoke for them. Brother Ortiz introduced
workers.
9:40 Virgin Islands-Moses Stephens, Overseer; Argentina, Peru, and
Uruguay, S. A-Mario Gandia, Overseer. Virgin Islands-delegates 60,
banners 27, flags 2; Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay-delegates 2 and ban
ner 1. �legates sang "A Better Day Is Coming" and Brother Stephens
spoke. Brother Gandia spoke and introduced his wife.
9:52 Alabama-James Staggs, Overseer. Delegates 226, Banners 117,
Flags 18, Instrument 1. Delegates sang "Bless That Wonderful Name
of Jesus." Brother Staggs spoke and George Englebert sang "I'd Rather
Be on the Inside Looking Out."
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10:15 Alaska-B. E. Criswell, Overseer. Delegates 5, Flags 5. Brother
Chriswell spoke, and the delegates sang "I've Been Changed," and "I'm
Walking With the King."
10:28 Arizona-R. Wayne Allen, Overseer; Nebraska-Roy D. Mixon,
Overseer; Nevada-D. F. Rowland, Overseer. Arizona-delegates 32, ban
ners 13, flags 11; Nebraska-delegates 22, ba�er l, flags 8; Nevada
delegates 3, banners 5, flags 5, instrument 1. All delegates sang "�en
We All Get to Heaven." Carla Allen sang "Bless That Wonderful Name
of Jesus," and Brother Allen spoke. Song by Spanish delegation. Brother
Mixon introduced workers, �d Larry a�d Wilma Riggs sang "He Filled
a Longing." Brother Rowland testi�ed.
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10:48 Arkansas-Jack C. Decker, Overseer. Delegates 83, Banners 11,
Flags 11, Instrument 1. Delegates sang "�e Move Is On." W� State
Secretary and daughter sang �•Had It Not Been." This was Arkansas'
Golden Anniversary in the Church.
11:03 California-C. T. Davidson, Overseer; Spanish-J. A. Jime�ez,
Overseer. Delegates 185, Banners 18, Flags 20. Delegates sang "My Je
sus, I Believe What You Said." J. A. Jimenez spoke and Spanish dele
gates sang. The Paramount Trio sang "He Came A Long, ��g Way."
11:38 Colorado-Lawrence Heckert, Overseer. Delegates 82; Banners
29, Flags 20, Instruments 2. Delegates sang "I Feel Like Traveling On,"
and "Move To Colorado." Displayed scenic paintings of Colorado, and
Brothers Emerson and Riley sang "I'm The Least In The Kingdom."
11:53 Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island-Robert H. Brad
ley, Overseer. Delegates 66, Banner 1, Flags 43. Brother Bradley. in
troduced workers and the New Haven and Boston. Choirs sang. Sis
ter Fitzwater sang "How Big Is God," and Robin Bradley sang "Running
Over."
AFTERNOON
12:10 Delaware and New Jersey-Samuel A. Pratt, Overseer. Dele
gates 73, Banners 20, Flags 36, Instrument 1. Wilmington Trio sang "�at
a Day"; Larry and Wilma Riggs sang "I've Been Born Again"; Janet
Reddingham sang "Until You Know The Love of God."
. 12:25 East Texas-Willie Vines, Overseer. Delegates 175, Banne�s 15,
. Flags 32. Brother Vines introduced state workers and presented Brother
and Sister Tomlinson with two checks. Rita Price sang "I've Got the
Lord and That's Enough"; delegates sang "Riding �e • Range
h
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terious Roberts sang "Lord Don't Move That Mountain"; Hall Sisters
sang "Jesus Is Coming Soon."
12:50 Florida-M. T. Linkous, Overseer. Delegates 316, Banners 94,
Flags 191. Introduction of state workers and family. Delegates sang "Old
Ship of Zion"; �die Mounce sang "Pity The Man"; "Jesus Is A Friend"
, sung by Tallahassee District Singers. The overseer spoke and Brother
· Mackey, �eld secretary, spoke.
1:30 Georgia-A. J. Creel, Overseer. Delegates 390, Banners 47, Flags
46. Introduction of workers, and Sister M. E. Wilson spoke. Delegates
sang ''�e Windows of Heaven Are Open."
1:50 • -Hawaii-H. Foster Bell, Overseer. Delegates 29. Brother Bell in
•troduced state workers, and Eddie Tanner led the congregation in sing
ing "Send the Light." Delegates sang "Aloha."
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2:05 Idaho-Paul H. Thompson, Overseer; Utah-Na�an C. Nelson,
Overseer. Idaho-delegates 31, banners 13; Utah-delegates 5, banners 6.
Brother Thompson and Brother Nelson spoke and introduced state work
ers. Richard Goins sang "I Was Born To Serve the Lord," and �rry
Thompson sang "Fill My· Cup Lord."
2:32 Illinois-Homer Rye, Overseer. Delegates 153, Banners 43. The
Shultz Family sang "0, Gentle Shepherd." Brother Rye introduced
wife and John Wakeman. �legates sang "Heaven Came Down."
2:45 Indiana-H. M. Biggers, Overseer. Delegates 184, Bann�rs. 66.
Delegates sang "The Move Is On," and the Indianapolis �io sang "This
House of Clay." Brother Biggers introduced workers.
3:05 Iowa-C. C. Lanter, Overseer; Mi�esota-E. E. Johnson, Over
seer. Iowa-delegates 39, banners 9; Minnesota-delegates 30, banners
9. Both overseers introduced workers, and the delegates sang "I Believe
God." Ronnie Odom sang "I Wouldn't Trade."
3:20 Kansas-D. H. Queener, Overseer. Delegates 72, Banners 8. Dele
gates sang a medley of choruses, and. David and Judy Braland sang
"Stretch Forth Thy Hand." Brother Queener introduced workers.
3:35 Kentucky-L. V. Jones, Overseer. Delegates 144, Banners 60.
Delegates sang "There's a River of Life Flowing Down For Me." Brother
Jones spoke briefly and introduced workers.
3:55 Louisiana-Omer C. Lawson, Overseer. Delegates 75, Banners 36.
Gene McKee sang "I'm Depending On You," and the Whittington Fam
ily sang "Jesus." A sign was unfolded-Bearing The Torch For Christ
in Louisiana-and the delegates carried torches and sang "God's Eternal
Flame." Overseer introduced state workers.
4:15 Maine-J. C. Cagle, Overseer. Delegates 10, B�ers 2, Flags 9.
Overseer spoke briefly and Judy Myers sang "I'll Tell lt �erever I Go."
4:35 Maryland and D. C.-E. L. Higdon, Overseer. Delegates 117, Ban
ners 19, Flags 27. Song by Eighth Street Singers "Redeemed." Over
seer introduced state workers.
4:40 New· Hampshire and Vermont-W. R. Nunnery, Overseer. Dele
gates 27, Banners 3, Flags 22. Delegates sang "'Tis A Glorious Church,"
and quoted Ephesians 5:25-27. Overseer in�oduced state workers.
5:00 Michigan-Boyd Tho�ton, Overseer. Delegates 234, Banners 149,
Flags 69, Instruments 4. Delegates sang "I'm Saved and I Know That
I Am"; Wonderland Singers sang "0 Rock of Ages"; Ann Rickard sang
"I Cannot Fail the Lord"; introduction of state workers; and, the Gen
tile Band played as the delegates left the platform.
5:20 Mississippi-Buford M. Johnson, Overseer. Delegates 186, Ban
ners 41, �ags 39. Brother Johnson told how God took care of our peo
ple during the recent hurricane in Mississippi, and had the congre
gation sing "Heavenly Father, I Appreciate You." Introduction of state
workers. Larry and Leatha sang "If I Can Help Somebody," and the
Greenville Trio sang "Lord, I Need You Again Today."
5:50 Missouri-Allen Davis, Overseer. Delegates 113, Banners 25, Flags
8, Instrument 1. Congregation and delegates sang "�mazing Grace," and
"Praise . God." Introduction of state workers, and Clifton Hyatt s�pg
"The Nine� and Nine."
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6:00 Montana-J. Russell Sullivan, Overseer. Delegates 26, Banners 4,
Flags 14, Instrument 1. Delegates sang "I'm Feeling Alright, �ere's No
Condemnation." Brother Sullivan, Janice Donna�eld, and Franklin Greene
spoke.
6:15 New Mexic�Theodore J. Lowe, Overseer. Delegates 49, Ban
ners 3, Flags 16, Instrument 1. Delegates sang "Give Up, Let Jesus
Take Over," and a duet sang "Had It Not Been."
6:30 New York-E. L. Jones, Overseer. Delegates 119, Banners 23, Flags
62, Ins�uments 2. Delegates sang "Sail On." Overseer introduced his
family and state workers. The Brunswick Young Adult Choir sang "Lost
Sheep."
6:55 North Carolina-Joseph Martin, Overseer. Delegates 480, Ban
ners 376, Flags 206, and Instrument 1. Delegates sang "Some Day."
7:15 North Dakota-Orville W. Trump, Overseer; South Dakota-C. E.
Manning, Overseer. North Dakota-delegates 34, banners 23, flag 1,
instrument 1; Sou� Dakota�elegates 34, flags 20. Delegates sang "I
Want To Know More About My Lord." Darlene Luthlie sang "In The
Shelter of His Arm," and a song by the German delegation. A young
boy sang "I Was Born To Serve the Lord," and a young lady sang "I
Still Believe in Miracles."
7:40 Ohi�Roy Day, Overseer. Delegates 354, Banners 137, Flags 77,
Instrument 1. Delegates sang "Ship Ahoy," and "Jesus said It, I Believe
It." Introduction of state workers. "�a� You for the Valley," sung
by Drema and Debbie Henson and Anita Thornton.
8:00 Oklahoma-Howard J. Hunt, Overseer. Delegates 142, Ba�ers 37,
Flags 67, Instrument 1. Delegates sang "Walking With The King." In
troduction of state workers, and a new minister in the state spoke.
8:15 Oregon-S. A. Cooley, Overseer. Delegates 35, Banners 5, Flags
4, Instrument 1. Delegates and congregation sang "I Feel Like �avel
ing On." Introduction of state workers, and Lois Pebworth sang "He
Is There."
8:30 Pennsylvania-William H. Brooks, Overseer. Delegates 165, Ban
ners 27, Flags 83, Instruments 2. Delegates sang "The Windows Of
Heaven Are Open." Introduction of state workers. Ronnie Scotton sang
"I Believe In Miracles," and the Northe� Wonders sang "Every Day
Will Be Sunday."
8:50 South Carolina-M. S. Curry, Overseer. Delegates 365, Banners
87, Flags 112. Delegates sang "He's So Real To Me." Barbara Gilmer
sang "Walk With Me." Introduction of state workers, and Brother Curry
presented Brother and Sister Tomlinson with South Carolina Napkins
($100 each).
9:16 Tennessee-G. A. Wilson, Overseer. Delegates 717, Banners 121,
Flags 77, Instrument 1. Williams Quartet sang "There's a Rainbow in
the Sky." Introduction of state workers. Song: "I'm Too Close to Heaven
to Turn �ound."
9:45 Virginia-Roy H. Phipps, Overseer. Delegates 492, Banners 258,
Flags 44. Men dressed in Old English regalia spelled out the name
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VIRGINIA. V. E. B�d sang "Remember Me," and Uldine Round�ee
sang, "Remind Me, Dear Lord." Song: "God's Not Dead."
10:26 Washington-Robert Patterson, Jr., Overseer. Delegates 17, Ban
ners 8, Flags 9. Delegates sang "I've Got What the World Can't Give";
Washington Trio sang "He Touched Me."
10:40 West Texas-W. A. Howard, Overseer. Delegates 105, Banners
48, Flags 11. Delegates sang "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone"; Span
ish delegation sang; introduction of state worke�; and, the Ranger Trio
sang "I'm a Poor Rich Man."
10:57 West Virginia-M. L. Hartley, Overseer. Delegates 75, Banners
13, Flags 12. Introduced state workers, and congregation sang "I Shall
Not Be Moved." The Hartley Family sang "I Learned To Lean On The
Lord," and Jeanie sang "This House of Clay."
11:21 Wisconsin-Cecil J. Cunningham, Overseer. Delegates 55, Ban
ners, 22, Flags 16. Delegates sang "Deeper, Deeper," and the Cheese
Quartet sang "Inside The Gate." Introduction of state workers. Janice
Grimes sang "I Was Born To Serve the Lord." Brother Cunningham
presented a gift of cheese to Brother Tomlinson.
11:40 Wyoming-L. R. Lane, Overseer. Delegates 32, Banners 13, Flag
1, Instr�ents 2. Delegates sang "Power In the Blood"; Sister Lane
sang "The Master of B�.#'Galilee"; Brother and Sister Green sang "Full
Up, No Vacancy"; and, the Shroyer Family sang "Count Your Blessings."
12:05 A.M. Concert prayer for countries not represented at the march�.
12:07 Trumpet Sound, signaling the end of �e call of states. Bahama
Band played "When the Saints � Marching In."
12:09 Jerri Sweat sang "I'm Willing, Lord." Exhortation and altar call
was given by David Braland.
NOTE: Zeal and enthusiasm were display� in the marches. The pres
ence of the Lord was in the midst and the Holy Ghost was manifested.
The overseers reports included more information: new churches, revivals,
youth camps, traning programs, building programs, homes visited by
ministers, and other phases of the work. The membership and churches
in other countries is given in the report of �e World Mission . Secre-
tary. �e churches and members in the states:
State
CHURCHES AND MEMBERSHIP
Churches
Alabama _ ______________ _ ___ 76
Alaska _______ ______ ____ 1
Arizona _________ _______ 6
Arkansas___________ ______ 31
California --------·----·------------------·- 48
Califo�ia (Spanish) --···------- --- 14
Colorado ____ _ ______ _____ 12
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhodes Island ---··-6
Delaware and New Jersey -··-·· ---�----10
East Texas _________ ______ 38
Membership
2,915
31
144
831
1,418
340
237
130
188
1,080
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Florida -�---- ---------------�--- 99
Georgia ________________ 117
Hawaii ___________ _______ 3
Idaho ------------------------------------�---------5
Illinois _. • _________ . -----------------------------------26
Indiana ---------------------------------------------31
Iowa _____________ _ __ _______ 9
Kansas ------------ -------------------------- 14
Kentucky -�---__________ 70
Louisiana ______ ___________ � ___ ______________________ 22
Maine -------- --------------------------2
Maryland and D. C. _____________ _____ 20
Michigan ____ __ ___ _ ___ 31
Minnesota ___ _ ____ ____ 4
Mississippi -----------------------------------------------60
Missouri -----------------------------------------------------------35
Montana ----------------------------------------------------- 5
Nebraska _______ _ ___ . 5
Nevada --------------------------------------------------- 4
New Mexico-------------------�-------------------------- 13
New York------------------------------�----'- ---------12
North Carolina ____ __________ 134
North: D�ota -�-- ------------' 7
Ohio _______ ----- --�---- 37
Oklahoma �----·------------------------------------------ 34
Oregon -'------------------"-- ----- ------------" 11
Pennsylvania . . 32
South Carolina ------------------�----------- -----------122
South Dakota -----� _______ 7
Tennessee --------------�: ________________ : ________ 125
Utah ------------------ ----- ---------5
Ve�ont �d New Hampshire ----�--- 3
Virginia______ _ ________ 101
Washington ______________ _ ______ 17
West Texas ____ ..:_ _________________ _______ 14
West Vir�nia _
•
_______________________ : _______ : 36
Wisconsin _____ : _________ ___ �:-�:_ ___________ 8
Wyo
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ing
•
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TOTAL ____
·
_____ ·
· ______ _ _____ l,531
Friday, August 29
MORNING
3,004
3,982
61
142
923
1,170
246
490
2,891
568
37
735
1,226
112
2,084
1,005
81
56
36
202
. 270
4,205
151
1,333
1,063
252
1,010
3,131
147
4,733
59
69
4,089
419
323
727
188
174
48,708
7:30 Sunrise prayer service directed by Bobby Madison. Congrega
tional singing, special songs, requests and prayer; a short talk by Bobby
Madison. Dismissed at 8:00 with congregational singing.
8:00 Program in charge of Chairmen of Reception Committee and Reg
istrars. The Gentile Band and others fu�ished music.
8:30 Music by Bahama Brass Band.
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, 8:55 • Two songs led by Ralph Mackens with Jenna Allen, pianist and
Dianne Hamm, organist. 1 Corinthians 2:9-16 was read by Vernon Smith.
Prayer by L. S. Rhodes, followed by concert prayer,
9:15 The George Jones Singers sang "Jesus Included Me," and "Hold
My Hand."
• 9:20 �e Ministry To�ched of God that We May Touch Men�mes
sage by Fred S. Fisher. Excerpts:
"The Church moves upon �e feet of the ministry. It is virtually im
possible for the . Church of God to surpass its leadership. A �eat re
sponsibility rests upon the shoulders of the ministry of the Church of
God. A man is called of God into the ministry and not educated into the
ministry. When we think of the divine hand of God, when we think
of God looking down upon man and saying, 'I want you to carry my mes
sage to ·a lost and dying world,' it leaves us breathless; it leaves us
without words; it leaves us without expression. It has been said that
if a man is called of God to preach, then do not stoop to be a king. I
feel the ministry is a very important call and should be accepted with
godly fear arid sincerity. God did not call us to wear fancy clothes, drive
big cars, and have titles hung about our necks. He called us to ad
minister the spiritual affairs of God about this ea�h. Paul had the call
of God upon his life and he was put into �e ministry through the en
abling �ace of our Lord (1 Timothy 1:12, 13).
•• "�ere is a difference between a preacher and a
·
·
minister. A preacher
speaks in public on religious matters -or gives a sermon. A minister is
an agent for ano�er and from this other receives his orders and de
signs.· Jesus was not just a preacher; He was a minister of God Almighty.
People become a part of a minister's work; he loves individuals. Their
problems become his problems. • He:-is a• follower of the -Lord. God
directs his affairs. The ministers of • the Church of God are �e agents
of God on earth. Touched of God that we may be able to touch • men.
A minister is in the home, ful�lling the needs of the community. He is
more th;m a preacher. A minister becomes a part of the city and the
community. A preacher is seldom ever known. Jesus Christ never left
a town, city or village the same. Jesus stirred, excited, and aroused
people from dormancy in the spiritual life because He was a minister.
John ·the Baptist ate locust and wild honey; wore camel's hair and a
leather girdle about his loins. �e sky was his ceiling; the muddy Jordan
was his ministry, but God �lled it with candidates. He was touched of
God a�d he touched men with his message. • The secret of a minister's
success is to be· touched of God.
'' 'Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able
ministers of the new testament . . .' . 2 Corinthians 3:5, 6. The reason
some people get out of touch with the Church, and with their con�e
gation, they get out of touch with God. The only way you are going
to make it is to stay on your knees before God; keep in touch with God,
and God will keep you in touch with your people. If you want to stay
abreast with the Church and stay employed in the Church, you need
to study, you need to pray, and you need to dig out some new material.
You need to stay up to date with God and with His program. We put
ourselves on the shelf by becoming obsolete and not staying abreast with
the times. We are not the only organization that have elderly men in
it who are not educated. You can't buy experience; you can't learn
32 MINUTES OF THE 64TH AN�AL ASS�LY
experience in a classroom. Experience comes with maturity and with
age. The Church of God needs the elderly as well as the youth; we m�t
have both. We don't need any gaps; we need to be one in the Church
of God.
"Above anything else, our responsibility as ministers is to preach the
gospel and administer the spiritual needs of the Church. We are to
publish, teach, preach and defend the gospel; not to ques�on, doubt or
�nd fault with it. 'For the prophecy came not in old time by the will
of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy
Ghost.' 2 Peter 1:21. There is a difference in men and holy men. Men
have a time preparing a sermon, but it comes easier for holy men. �ere
is no revelation of the Bible outside the Holy Ghost. You might be able
to quote a lot of scriptures, but you will never know the jewels, the
gold nuggets that are in the Word of God until the Holy Ghost inspires
you. Holy men talk about God. We are standing on the threshold of
new dimensions of the ministry. One is counseling. A good counseling
session with a man of God could save a marriage. Sometimes people
are so lighthearted and loose-tongued, and so far from God until they
are not quali�ed to talk to people about their needs. It is important that
we stay touched of God because we never know when some of our
people will need help. �e Holy Ghost interprets the Bible one way
and it is left up to us to seek His way, His will, His design and orders �d
apply it to the Church of God and carry it out. �e same prevailing.
fasting, and agonizing with God that gave the doctrine to the pion�rs
of the Church will keep us in line with the doctrine. If we can't preach
the Church of God and its vision, its doctrine, and its completeness,
we need to move up to where we can preach it. �e ministry is re
sponsible to establish the youth in the d��ine of the Church of G�.
We may cri�cize the youth, but what the young generation is now, is
what the influence of the older people have had on them.
"The Bible says that it is ordained of G� for a man that preaches
the gospel to live by the gospel. Read 1 Corinthians 9. I re�ize that
many of our ministers are underpaid, but some are overpaid t�. It is
getting more difficult every year for overseers to �nd ministers who
will go into a new �eld and start a work. Are we putting our values on
the material or on the spiritual? If I place my values on �e anoint
ing of God, the influence of God, and the effect of God upon other peo
ple, I have placed my values in the proper place. At �e close of a
minister's life, the assets and liabilities are counted up. If he left a spir
itual legacy, influencing all those he touched, this will far outlive him.
Because he was a minister touched by God, he touched men.''
10:15 Song by the Roberta Matthews Singers, "The Great Speckled
Bird.''
10:30 �e General Overseer's Annual Address.
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
GENERAL OVERSEER'S ANNUAL ADDRESS
BEFORE THE SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE.CHURCH OF GOD
United State·s of America Flag Pledge
33
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to
the Republic. for which it stands; one nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.
The British Flag Pledge
I pledge. allegiance to our Qu�en, and Country, one flag, one throne,
one Empire.
La Bandera
iOh, Bandera Mexicana! jMi • Bandera ·Tricolor! Yo amo tus !i�dos
colores; con todo mi corazon. Quiero que ·siempre gloriosa, flotes libre y
con honor. jQue todos los �exicanos, 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 G�,:· one Faith, one Mind, and one Church for all.· Amen!
Introductory
ti
We have come to the •closing days of another Assembly year for the
Church of God. This means that we are one year nearer th·e return . of
our Lord. This is a sobering thought when we take time to ponder It,
for we have one year less to. �nish the work God has giyen the Church to
do, We, as individual. members, are
·
one year nearer :· the . time of o�
departure from this life. There is no way of knowing jusf how much
longer we have to live and work, but we do know that Jesus said, "�ere-,.
fore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of
man cometh."
• •
For the Church, being ready is having the work all done. B.�t for the
individual, it is living a life in every way pleasing to God. Since we are
continually drawing nearer the end, I feel that it would be �· order to
stir up our minds concerning our everyday lives as Christians,.·and espe
cially as members of the. Body of Christ.
Jude's epistle was addressed ". . . to them that are sancti�ed by God
the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called," but it is a letter
of warning. He felt pressed to admonish them to ". . . earnestly conte�d
for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." The reason was
because some had crept into the Church unawares and were turning
others away from the truth. He says,. "I. will therefore put you in re
membrance, though ye once knew th is, how �at the Lord, having saved
the people out of the land of Egypt, afte�ard destroyed them that be
lieved not."
Peter also wrote to the people to stir up their pure minds by way of
remembrance. After reviewing many of the virtues of the Christian life,'
34 MI�TES OF THE 64� AN�AL ASSE�LY
he concluded with �ese words: "Wherefore I will not be negligent to
put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them ... "
Sometimes, as Jude says, it seems �at once we knew some things
w�ch we may have forgotten. Peter says, there are times when it seems
that we still know some things which we need to be reminded to obey.
In either case, we must be stirred to action lest, having once been de
livered out of bondage, we should be destroyed throu� unbelief.
Very little is said about Enoch in the Bible. He was the seventh from
Adam in the righteous line of Seth. Perhaps less than ten verses in bo�
Testaments are given to his record, but there· is not one child of God
living who would not be glad to have a report like Enoch's: "And �och
walked with God: and he was not; for God took him." Genesis 5:24.
_One New Testament writer states: "By fai� Enoch was translated
that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had �ans
lated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased
God." Hebrews 11:15.
Enoch pleased God because he walked with God. He evidently liked
God's way or he would have gone his own way; as it seems most of
the people of his day were doing-since they must have been the ones
that lived shortly before �e flood. Jude 14 and 15 shows that En�h
walked with God in an evil time:
"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of �ese, saying,
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
"To execute jud�ent upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly
among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed,
and of all their hard speeches which ung�ly sinners have spoken against
him."
Thou� his prophecy was uttered in the face of conditions then pres
ent, it was projected far beyond him to the day when Jesus will retu�
with the Church in judgment. It can hardly be denied that our present
world conditions identify wi� �ose just before the flood. So that we
will not be caught unawares by these times, Jesus tells us that a study
of the days of Noah will make us alert to �e signs of the times.
We do not know all that Enoch went through in order to walk with
God, and to have the testimony �at he pleased God. But we do know
that �e Bible is our guide, and that �e Church is His instrument by
which the Word is to be preached and published, unchanged, until every
creature has had his opportunity. Many of us know that the m�ister who
refuses to compromise the doctrine will meet strong opposition. If we
shy away from �e world and walk close to God, not everybody is go�g
to honor us or blaze our names in renown through the news media. But
with the faith of Enoch, we can press on, knowing that our time of
translation will come, if we remain unmoved.
Knowing �e teachings of the Church of God as most of us do, and
knowing that a state of perfection must be reached without spot, or wrinkle,
�r any such thing, holy and without blemish, �ere seems no�ing left
for us to do but measure to the Word, preach, testify, and walk with
God regardless of what others do or say. As �nisters, we must be stirred
to remembrance of the way of holiness. We ca�ot preach holiness with
MINU� OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 35
a good face unless we believe it and walk in it. As members, when we
hear the Word preached, we must be stirred to make whatever adjustments
need to be made in our manner of living. Our friends and neighbors
will care nothing about our verbal witness, or about the Church of God,
unless they can see in our lives a "walking wi�ess" such as �och had.
Of one thing we are sure: When our Lord descends from heaven with
a shout, with the voice of �e archangel, and with the trump of G�,
there will be no respect of persons. If it took walking wi� God, and
pleasing God, to make Enoch eligible for translation, not�ng less will
make us eligible. It seems that in the face of all we once knew, and
all we know now, it is time to awake out of sleep; if any are asleep, to
lay aside everything that is unbecoming to a saint of God, to put on
everything that pleases God, and to get our testimony in order-the
testimony that we pleased God.
Theocratic Government
�e gove�ent of the Church of God is not new to most of us. All
who have been members a number of years have become familiar with
its operation. However, it is possible to be familiar with the mecha�cal
operation without �derstanding why we have the form of government
we have. Also, new members are being added all along, and we may
be taking for granted that they understand when really they have not
had much opportunity to learn. Therefore, it seems good at this time to
say something about Church government.
Strictly speaking, the Church of God IS governmen�God's govern
ment for His people. It is theocratic in form, which means that it is gov
ernment under �e immediate direction of God. This may not be clear
to some, since the government is administered by God through chos.en
men. However, theocracy is not a complicated form of government. It
is simple and easy for all to abide by, but it does take the grace of God
and the spirit of submission and obedience to be good, loyal subjec�. Its
purpose is to protect us from heresy and to bring us all into the unity
of the faith.
Years ago, the system of administratlon adopted by Moses and the
Church in the wilderness was adapted to our needs in the last days Ch�ch,
after much prayer and searching the Scriptures, and after observing that
a similar system was set in the early Church by God Himself. Paul's
writings declare that " ... God hath set some in the church, �rst apos
tles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers . . ." Then, for the perfec
tion and edi�cation of the Church it is stated: "And he gave some, apostles;
and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teach
ers." Other New Testament scriptures bear out the fact that there were
overseers and other responsible leaders set over particular divisions of
the membership, agreeing with rulers over thousands (state and national
overseers), rulers over hundreds (district overseers), rulers over �fties
(pastors), and rulers over tens (band leaders).
So, theocratic government is not a product of these last days only.
The last-days Church practices it because the early Church led �e way;
and, the early Church followed the pattern laid down for it by the Ch�ch
in the wilde�ess. The early Church's plunge into apostasy was the
result of departure from theocracy. The episcopal form, or gove�ent by
bishops, was substituted. No longer be�g �e government of God, �e
Church of God ceased and plunged into the Dark Ages.
36 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
The return to Biblical order, .following the arise, shine in 1903, was
slow. The Scriptures were searched carefully, for it would be too dan
gerous to make mistakes. Now, 66 years later, some do not appreciate
the prayerfulness and carefulness involved in bringing us to where we
are today.
The record of the �rst Assembly in 1906 show s that the basic principle
of theocratic government was laid down: "After due consideration the
Assembly accepted the following motto or ruling: We do not consider
ourselves a legislative or executive body, but judicial only."
The General Overseer commented on that deliberation 38 years later:
"This show s that those in that early day were very careful. and took
plenty of time to think, pray, read the Bible, and consider well the sub
ject before them. It was not adopted because of some spasmodic thoughts
someone had, or some feeling or leading that someone had, but plenty
of time was taken to weigh the subject carefully until all were perfectly
convinced and satis�ed that was the perfect and right thing to st�rt with
in that very �rst Assembly. And nothing has been done to offer any
criticism or amendment for these thirty-eight years past. It was given
due and careful consideration before it was accepted, and that is sufficient.
And it still stands the same up to this present time. This points out the
same principle that the Church of God stands for the whole Bible rightly
divided and the New Testament as our only rule of faith and practice.
This wonderful way has stood the test and is still �rm and · powerful unto
this day. Considering the fact that we had not planned any such a thing
beforehand, and that nobody had gone before us and mapped out a way
for us to follow, and did not even have a program to give us anything
at all to go by, it is still amazing to me how well we were directed in
that �rst Assembly of the last-days Church that had only come up from
its hiding place such a short time before."
• The judicial only clause means a great deal. It indicates that the Bible
is. our law book, and that its teachings are sufficient to govern the
Church without making any new ones. A close look af this early de
cision reveals that it was upon this principle that the body of people which
gathered on June 13, 1903 , was declared to be the Church of God: Noth
ing less could have been acknowledged as the government of God.
It does not seem necessary to go into a detailed account of the �rst
recorded Assembly of the early Church at Jerusalem, because t�s is
being taught in Bible Training Institute and in various other training ses
sions. That Assembly gives us the pattern for our present-day Assem
blies, and is the perfect example of theocratic government in operation.
I think it would be well for our overseers and pastors to make it a prac
tice to explain theocratic principles from time to time when conduct
ing business in the state and national conventions, and in the local church
conferences. It is hardly enough to merely state that we are a the
ocracy, and that we transact our business on the basis of unanimous
agreement and not by majority rule. We should teach our people the
reason for doing so, until •the entire process becomes as clear and beauti
ful as it really is.
Our young people and new members of the Church should be encour
aged to attend. and take some part in the business of the Church, both
on the local and state level, and at the General Assembly. This should
not be unimportant to our people. Observing and participating <is the best
way to fam�iarize ourselves with the how and why of Church gove�ment.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 37
In conclusion, I will briefly call attention to a few points of the gov
ernmental processes of the Church theocracy:
( 1) God has always had anointed leaders among His people through
which to administer His government, but the precepts and commandments
are His, and He has always been very exacting about their being re
spected and obeyed.
(2) After Jesus came and set His Church in order, the responsibility
for rightly dividing the Word of truth was vested in the Church, as is
so very evident all through the Acts of the Apostles, and esp�ially in
the case of the Assembly at Jerusalem (Acts 15).
(3) Though there were discussions by councils (committe��); ,the �nal
decision in that �rst Assembly came from the apostles and· elders with
the whole Church.
(4) Also, though there was much disputing, the �nal decision was a
unanimous one; nothing is said about a dissenting voice after James had
summarized the discussion and stated his sentence to the whole Church. ·
(5) The basis for the decision was that " ... it seemed good to the
Holy Ghost, and to us : .. " They acknowledged the direction of the Holy
Ghost; whatever seemed good to the Holy Ghost seemed good to them.
Personal opinions were ruled out, and the One who had inspired the
Word was given the right of way to interpret it. No new law was neces
sary; a good understanding of that which was already written was suf
ficient. From this we can see why the brethren in the 1906 Assembly
concluded that the Assembly, the Church in business conference, is not
a legislative or an executive body, but judicial only.
(6) The decrees, or decisions reached by the Assembly, were sent out
to the local churches everywhere, and we understand from the fact that
they were designated as the decrees for to keep that the members were
expected to observe and obey them (Acts 16:4). We see this
· .from that
all the local congregations were subject to the central headquarters at
Jerusalem, and that they were not to interpret the Scriptures for them
selves.
Without an· overall understanding of the operation of theocratic gov
ernment, it is possible to lose sight of the basic principles because of
the preliminary counseling or committee work, the apparent division from
discussions from the floor, or various considerations given some sub
jects before they are brought to the floor. But the real test of theocracy
lies in the �nal decision-unanimous agreement, subject to the direction
of God through the Holy Ghost.
It must be remembered that the same procedure is followed in the
transaction of church business in the local churches and in the state and
national conventions. Care should also be taken not to overstep the
�ndings and recommendations of the General Assembly when transact
ing business on the �eld.
Positive Preaching
To. be positive is to be sure; certain; con�dent; to have assurance; to
·know without a doubt. Positive preaching is preaching which proclaims
only those "things we are sure of and know without a doubt.
38 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
We hear much about positive thinking, which means to think and
speak on the optimistic side; to say do more than we say don't, and to
present the right instead of condemning the wrong. �is is all very good
if n0t overdone, but this is not the principal thought of my subject. The
Master set the example for positive preaching. He held the people's at
tention by speaking so positively that they sensed that He knew what
He was talking about. They were amazed at the difference between His
preaching and that of the . scribes. �ey said He spoke as one having
authority. �is was because.He .did have authority. He said: "For I have
not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me -a
commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak . . . what
soever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak."
John 12:49, 50.
After His resurrection, He said to the apostles, " ... as my Father hath
sent me, even so send I you." Since the Son of God preached no per
sonal doctrine, speaking nothing which the Father had not commanded
Him to speak, and since He has sent the Church in the same manner
and for the same purpose that His Father sent Him, it is very clear that
personal opinions and uncertain interpretations of the Scriptures should
be left out of our preaching. They only confuse the minds of the saints
and hinder the Church in reaching the unity of the faith.
The Ch�ch of God is the pillar and ground of the truth. The religious
world is already in confusion because too many have preached winds of
doctrine. It takes the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of truth, to keep us in line
with the Word of God. No amount of secular wisdom and knowledge
can take the place of the Spirit of God. Holy men of God spoke and
wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, and the Bible is �e r�ord
of their inspiration. God has reserved the right to hide things from
the wise and prudent and to reveal them to babes. Moreover, God's pro
gram is a faith program, and much of it must be accepted wholly by
faith. Those who attempt to rationalize the Word and works of God usu
ally �d themselves sidetracked and deceived.
The General Assembly is the highest tribunal of authority in the
Church of God, and every minister is sent forth in go� faith that he
will respect and abide by that authority. Preaching that is not in line
with the General Assembly is not positive preaching. We can preach
better when we stay on safe ground. We will win more people to Christ
and the Church when we stick to the doctrine that has stood the test of
the years.
We have plenty to preach that has been settled by the Assembly's au
thority without using our time preaching things the Church has not en
dorsed. Paul advised Timothy, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that neede� not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase
unto more ungodliness. �d their word will eat as doth a canker . "
2 Timothy 2:15-17.
Just any kind of study is not acceptable. Since no prophecy of the
Scripture is of any private interpretation, the Church of God student
of the Word should beware of all commentaries which do not harmonize
with the �ndings of the General Assembly on a given subject. �ese
findings will guide and protect him from the deception of man's per
sonal interpretations. It was not a matter of Timothy rightly divid
ing the Word, but in his studying he was to base his conclusions on the
truth already rightly divided by the proper authority.
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We do not have to be ashamed of positive preaching. We have no
reason to be ashamed to preach anything �e Assembly has endorsed.
We are admonished to turn a deaf ear to profane and vain babblings. They
are evidently ungodly, since it is said that they will increase unto more
ungodliness. Also, they are destructive, eating away that which is sound
just as a canker eats and destroys the natural flesh.
Paul told Titus to " ... avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and
contentions, and strivings about �e law; for they are unpro�table and
vain." Titus 3:9. To avoid or shun anything means to stay away from it.
If one of our ministers should get carried away by vain and unpro�table
questions and reasonings, we who know the truth should admonish him
to abide by the Church's teachings rather than contend for something
he has heard from an unreliable source.
2 Timothy 3:14 says, "But continue thou in the things which �ou hast
lea�ed and hast been assured of, knowing of whom �ou hast lea�ed
them." We expect our ministers to lea� what they preach from �e
Church of God. We expect them to be assured that �e Church and .its
doctrine are right; then to continue preaching it right, regardless of peril
ous times or the apostasy of others. "For the time will come when they
will not endure sound doctrine; but after �eir own lusts shall they heap
to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And �ey shall � away
their ears from the truth, and shall be tu�ed unto fables." 2 Timo�y
4:3, 4.
Many have been led as�ay by trying to preach only what itching ears
wanted to hear. Those who will not live right do not want to be re
minded of it by continually hearing the truth; but if we do not preach
the truth, we preach false doctrine. �e truth is hard on sin, and it is
impossible to preach the truth without exposing and condemning sin.
The honest-hearted folk come to the Church of God to hear the tru�.
The workman that needeth not to be ashamed will not disappoint them.
He will stand up boldly, but humbly, and preach it positively-without
apology.
It is not unusual for our ministers to use illustrations and to make
conjectures concerning the meaning of some Scripture; but when we �ve
our opinion, we should make it clear that it is our opinion. Of course,
it is never permissible to attack the teachings of the Church or �e ad
vice of the Assembly, and preach them some other way. We will do bet
ter to remain silent on any subject which we cannot preach from the
standpoint of the Church's authority-which, of course, is the authority of
the Bible.
The Darkness Of The World And The Brightness Of The Church
When the prophetic hour c·ame for the Church of God to return to the
stage of operation following the Dark Ages, the Lord spoke the words
of command through the Prophet Isaiah-familiar words to us, who, by
the providence of God, were chosen to ful�ll the prophecy.
"Arise shine· for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen
upon th;e.
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"For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness
the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen
upon th�.
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"And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness
of thy rising." Isaiah 60:1-3.
There was great darkness during the nearly 1,600 years that the Churc� was
inactive. Also, the world did not become ablaze with gospel light the
moment the Church arose from its hidden position and accepted the whole
Bible as the Word of God.
Jesus was the light of the world, but even His own, to whom He came,
did pot know Him. His light increased for a time, then came dark Cal
vary. But the light had not been extinguished; it had merely been e�
tombed for a short season. When Jesus retu�ed to the Father, the Church
became the light of the world. It flourished for a while, then came the
prophesied falling away. But the light of the Church had. not been
extinguished; it had just been covered over by creeds, compromises, and
substitutions for the truth.
�en Jesus arose from the tomb, the world was still dark, but the
hearts of them that believed were illuminated wit h the hope of the res
urrection-a brightness of hope such as they had not known before. When
the Church of God arose in 1903, the world was still very. dark; but
those who knew what they had found had a light that was brighter than
the sun, and the command was arise, shine.
The Church of God is not to be affected by the darkness of the world.
Though the prophet said that " ... darkness shall cover the earth, and
gross darkness the people ... " he also said that the Lord shall arise upon
the Church,. and His glory shall be seen upon it. Naturally we desire to
·see the darkness dispelled. To bring this about, the Church would have
to shine brighter. Light is the only thing that will dispel darkness. No
doubt, the reason this sinful world has not been destroyed is because
of the Church being here. The cities of the plain were spared for a while
because righteous Lot and his family lived in Sodom. Abraham pled
for Sodom; he prayed to the Lord to spare· the city of �fty righteous peo
ple could be fo� d there. Evidently he feared there would not be �fty
worthy to escape judgment; so, he kept pleading until he got down to
ten, and the Lord was merciful. But ten righteous people could not be
found in Sodom. So, Lot, his wife, and his daughters moved out of Sodom
before destruction fell.
The world today is almost as dark as Sodom, but the Church of God
is here, and the grace of God is extending man's opportunity. God will
punish the wicked in due time, but He is longsuffering, not willing that
any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. His Word
has declared, "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations
that forget God." Psalm 9:17. This declaration has been made a long time,
yet men and nations grow more and more wicked.
Why do men and nations continue in wickedness, with increasing light
all around them? Jesus answers: "And this is the condemnation, that
light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the
light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But
he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made mani
fest, that they are wrought in God." John 3:19-21.
The world as a whole is in love wit h sin-in love with darkness. It
woul d rather remain in darkness than come to the light and have its
deeds reproved. Yet there are thousands of individuals among the wicked
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who long for deliverance-and many have already been delivered. Some
think they know their way out.
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O�ers sense they need something more.
Most Christians know that this old world will be destroyed, and they
are depending on �e Rapture to life them up above the wrath of God.
But the Church knows what it is going to take to make them eligible and
worthy to escape.
The Church of God has more to do than sit idly in Sodom's gate and
hope for a miraculous deliverance. We will have to shine-brighter and
brighter-much brighter than we are shining now. As the world grows
darker, the Church must shine brighter. We know we will do this, for
the prophet has already spoken of " ... the brightness of thy rising."
There is light, but there will be brightne� so great that even the kings
of the earth will come to it.
We cannot deny that wickedness will also increase in these last days
because the Bible makes �is very clear. Paul wrote of perilous times that
would come in the last days. He told of the increase in learning, which
�e world offers as the soj."'to all its problems, but which has a tendency
to make evil men more corrupt. "Ever lea�ng, and never able to come
to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood
Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate
concerning the faith." 2 Timothy 3:7, 8.
�en comes a glorious ray of hope-"But they shall proceed no fur
ther ... "
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What is going to hinder them? The folly of their worldly
wisdom is going to be exposed. And such an exposure, ". . . for their
folly shall be manifest unto all men ... " How will this come about?
Why not think of it as the brightness and glory of the Church becom
ing so bright that there will be no hiding place left for the wicked to con
ceal their evil deeds? Hallelujah!
Some people seem to think that the plan of God is going to suffer such
near-defeat that the Lord will have to snatch a small remnant away at
the last moment. But not so! �rough His Church, He is going to make
all men see what the fellowship of the mystery. He is going to -make
the folly of earth's wisest men manifest to everybody. And, just as Moses
was victorious in Egypt by the superior power of God, so will the Church
be victorious in this present time.
Paul further stated, "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and
worse, deceiving, and being deceived." The brightness of the Church
will give all who love the tru� one last opportunity to come to the light.
At that time, there will not be just a dwindling handful, but literally
multitudes; for, according to the prophet, there will be a great gathering
together.of those coming to the Church-a flowing together, the abundance
of the sea, the forces of the Gentiles, the multitude of camels, the gates
open c�tinually!
This does not sound like a flickering light that is about to go out.
Everyone that comes to the Church will be an additional candle of the
Lord and will add to the brightness. But we will shine in yet another
way: " ... the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee . . . and his glory shall
be seen upon thee." Even under the old covenant, the glory of the Lord
was exceedingly bright. In their sins, men could not look upon that glory
for they had not been made partakers of it. In Christ, we have been
made partakers of the divine nature. We don't merely behold the glory,
but we share in it. It shines out through us.
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Glory is distinction; fame; honor; splendor; brightness; the beauty and
splendor of the divine nature. The de�nition so�ds glorious indeed when
applied to the plan of God, but we who have experienced even a touch
or a glimpse of this glory know that words fall far short of the real· thing.
Paul must have felt this way when he expressed �e workings of God:
"Now unto h� that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that
we ask or �ink, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be
glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.
Amen." Ephesians 3:20, 21.
It is going to take more than the power and might of men to show
forth such glory. It will be " ... by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hos�."
It will take a lot of lamp-�i�ing, and globe-polishing. But more than
anything else, it will take an abundant supply of the oil of the Holy
Ghost! Hallelujah! As the Spirit leads us into all truth, many of the
temporal things which seem to matter so much now will lose their im
portance, and glory in the Church will �ll its rightful place among us.
Everything that makes the Church look dull, or hinders its bri��ess,
will be removed.
It seems from Paul's words to the church at Ephesus �at the Ch�ch
must love and obey Christ, the Head, in all things. After reminding them
that Christ's obedience to the Father had gained for Him a name above
all names, Paul admonished the Church likewise to be obedient to her Head:
"For it is God which worke� in you bo� to will and to do his good
pleasure.
"Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
"That ye may be blameless and harmless, the so� of God, without
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom YE
SHINE AS LIGHTS IN THE WORLD." Philippians 2:13-15.
In this ve� hour, we have the opportunity to show forth the glory
of God through an obedient and peaceful subjection to the beautiful gov
ernment of God, against a dark and dismal backdrop of the rebellion
and lawlessness of a perverse world. We must not squander our oppor
tunity.
Sin And Shame
A few years ago, it was a common thing to hear testimonies like: "I
praise �e Lord for sav�g me fr� sin and shame." I have noticed �at
we do not hear much said about shame in recent years, but sin and
shame are closely related.
The world is going deeper and deeper into sin, and with the sin is an
increase of shamefulness. Sin is now so open and u�estrained that its cap
tives seem to have no sense of shame. Many evil things are not count
ed sin as they once were. This attitude has become so prevalent that
few have escaped its influence in some form or another. Many so-called
Christians are condoning sinful practices, though they deny that they
are sinful.
We must not be deceived by the argument that our present genera
tion is more enlightened than past generations. �is is an old cycle that
has made its rounds many times down through the ages, but Satan s�ms to
have found it so effective that he never grows weary in propagating it. One
generation looks at a passing generation on one hand and an oncom�g gen
eration on the other. The passing generation is usually considered too
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strict, and the oncoming generation too lenient. The one in the middle
may be tempted to compromise.
We must consider that the Word of God is older than a� of us, and
that Word has never changed. Fashions and customs have varied from
generation to generation and from nation to nation. But o� unchanging
God spoke His Word to all nations and generations without resp�t of
persons. There is no�ing in It which any nation, in any era of time,
cannot obey. Your General Overseer has lived to see fashio� change
from one extreme to another for over half a century, but the Word of
God reads and means the same as it did 50 years ago. Since the written
Word has stood the test for almost 6,000 years, blessing every generation
that has obeyed It, it seems unreasonable and dangerous to contend for
some of the radical changes which even the religious world is trying
to thrust upon us in the last one or two generations.
We must guard against following customs, traditions, and fashions which
violate the principles of Christ. That which is a necessity in one part
of the world must not become an excuse in other parts of the world where
the necessity does not exist. For example, econo�c con�tions in some
areas have made millions of people almost destitute, and sufficient cloth
ing is very difficult to obtain; but where clothing is available, our peo
ple should clothe themselves modestly. Although wedding rings seem to
have more si�i�cance in some countries than in others, nowhere are
they more than traditional s�bols and are no part of lawful marriage.
According to the Bible, it is �e covenant that joins a man and a woman
together in matrimony, and we must stay with the Word of God. �e
Church is against members wearing gold for ornament or decoration. The
thought behind this teaching is that our ornament of holiness must be
in immaterial things; such as, a meek and quiet spirit, which is, in the
sight of God, of great price. That which is unbecoming to a saint of God
would be cause for shame, in that it substitutes something else for the
beauty of holiness.
It is interesting to note that about all of history's sweeping revivals have
led the people back to stricter Bible standards. Just before the Church
arose in these last days, God saw �t to gather a few modest, holiness
people together to form the body that would become the Church. �ey
were not prominent according to worldly standards, but they did fear
God and were determined to walk in the light as He shined it on �eir
pathway. God could have chosen another group-one that would have
been accepted by a larger segment of the populati�, or one that had
fewer scruples about self-will, worldliness, and shameful habi�. But,
He chose a people who were willing to suffer persecution rather than cater
to the more lenient practices of those around them.
The Church of God has been reasonably successful in maintaining its
high standard of faith and doctrine. From time to time, some of the
membership have preferred a looser rein and have taken the liberty to
indulge their preference, even in the face of the Assembly's advice against
it. Others, momentarily led astray, became ash�ed of their ways and
have prayed through; while the more contentious ones have lost the victory
and left the Church of God for an easier way.
At this present time, there seems to be a spirit that is working in a
more cunning way for the destruction of souls. It seems to be a com
panion spirit to the unrestrained fleshly freedom that is running rampant
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among the worldly element. It takes its liberty without apology and with
out blushing.
Prior to Judah's downfall and captivity, the Prophet Jeremiah spoke
these words: "For from the least of them even unto the �eatest of them
every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the
priest every one dealeth falsely.
"They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
"Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they
were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore �ey shal l
fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be
cast down, saith the Lord." Jeremiah 6:13-15 .
From these verses, it seems that people of all age levels had becom e
engaged in covetousness and other abominable things. Even the minis
try had lowered its standard. God warned them of the impending de
struction because of their sin and shame, but the prophet s and priest s
paci�ed the people, encouraging them •in their evil ways and i�oring
Jeremiah' s preaching. Sin had become >so commonplace and acceptable
with the majority that it was not counted sin, and the people couldn't blush
for shame.
Jeremiah continued wi� an appeal, "�us saith the Lord, Stand ye
in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way,
and walk therein, and ye shall �nd rest for your souls. But they said,
We will not walk therein."
Since God and His Word have not changed, we know He is pointing
�s erring people to the old paths, the good way, yet today. Wherever
there is sin, worldliness, and disrespect for the teachings of the Church
and the kindly advice of the Assembly, there is cause for shame. But
it is possible to ignore the preaching of our fai�ful ministers and to perist in
our own way until the cunning spirit of this evil day will deafen us to
the warnings.
There has been a frightening decline in morals in the last few years.
We would not like to say that our moral standards in the Church .have
changed, but it behooves us to be careful to shun the very appearance
-of evil. Shameful appearances among the members of the Church would
speak against us to those looking toward the Church. If appearances are
shameful, yet so acceptable that we cannot blush over them, it could
indicate that the worldly desire accompanies the· o
�tward appearance.
Jesus said that evil things proceed from the abundance of the heart.
Despite for the Church government and its holy doctrine, immodest dress,
unbecoming behavior, suggestive and vulgar conversation are more than
harmless appearances. A permissive society condones these things �d con
demns modesty as prudish and Victorian, but it would be well for every
member of the Church of God to be more careful to hear and heed
the advice of the Church and the enduring demand s of the Bible. It will
be all right to blush when we need to blush, but it is dangerous to say
that we will not walk in the old paths, where is the good way.
When Ezra found abominations among the people and the priests because
they had not separated themselves from the people of the land, he fell
on his knees and cried out, ". . . 0 my G�, I am ashamed and blush
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to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over
our head, and ou·r trespass is grown up unto the heavens." Ezra 9:6. Ezra
was not guilty of these shameful practices himself, but he knew that
whatever the people did was a reflection on the whole house o� God,
and his prayer indicates that he suffered the shame right along wi�
those who were guilty. The wonderful thing was that the people were
ready to forsake their shameful ways. �ey sat in the streets in the rain
listening to Ezra's instructions, trembling over their sins.
The Church of God has labored hard and long to establish the truth
in the world. The early Church fathers sealed it with their life's blood.
Jeremiah cried, " ... shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers ... "
Jeremiah 3:24. This must not be said of the last-days Church .. We must
keep ourselves separate from the compromising world, both secular and
religious, and hold fast the pure and holy doctrine which our fathers have
given us, both in faith and in practice.
The Work And Worship Of Our Young People
The Victory Leaders Band was adopted as an auxiliary of the Church
in 1928. Our young people have played an important part in the work
and worship of the Church. As a result of this organized effort, h�
dreds are now �lling adult roles in a more efficient manner. In the last
few years, the interest among our young people has increased, and more
of them are active in the work. It is our privilege and joy to encourage
this in every way.
New programs have developed along the way as outlets for the tal
ent and energy of youth. Sometime after the Victory Leaders Band was
adopted, the need became evident for special training for the younger
children separate from the older ones. �e Gleaner Band was the answer
to this need, and in 1948, it was made an official program under the di
rection of the General and state Victory Leaders Band secretaries.
In 1952, the summer youth camps were endorsed by the Assembly, More
recently, the organization of Youth Life Teams has created great zeal,
enthusiasm, and excitement among our young folk. A team is composed
of young people who, after special training in witnessing, preparation,
and prayer, endeavor to win souls for Christ and the Church. �ese
organized teams within the Victory Leaders Band provide an outreach
for the Church while giving our young people experience in witnessing
and personal soul-winning. A manual outlining the organization, func
tion, and selection of team members has been made available from the
office of the General Victory Leaders Band Secretary.
Some pastors have reported increases both in number and spirituality
through the work of these teams. In one state, 37 teams were responsible
for 345 being saved, 195 sancti�ed, and 190 �lled with the Holy Ghost.
In one revival with a Youth Life Team in charge, there were 100 ex
periences and 17 joined the Church. I have had excellent reports of our
Victory Leaders conducting services in detention homes, prisons, con
valescent homes, and on the streets. Thousands of tracts have been dis
tributed and censuses have been taken in some new-�eld areas. Evidently,
these young people are �nding joy in this work and are channeling
their talent and ability into it instead of into worldly pleasures.
Perhaps the Questions and Subjects Committee will give this subject
consideration and bring it before the Assembly for official action. If the
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Youth Life Teams should receive the endorsement of the Assembly, pos
sibly every l�al church with enough quali�ed young people would try
to organiz e at least one team, with the encouragement and support of
the overseers, pastors, and the Victory Leaders Band secreta�es and l�al
leaders.
Another pro�am beginning in som e of our larger churches is Children' s
Church. It is a planned program of worship, and training in worship,
conducted on the child' s level of understanding. The service is conduct
ed on Sunday morning during· the adult worship hour. Two primary
purposes have been set forth: (1) To reach children wi� the message
of salvation at the age they are most easily reached, and (2) to help the
child make the transition into the regular adult worship service at the
proper age.
Too often, children have reached the age of twelve or thirteen years
with a habit pattern of day-dreaming during the worship service with
little interest or bene�t. Children' s Church, if properly conducted, would
give the child a practical knowledge of, and appreciation for, the Church's
pro�am through actual participation. Of course, such a program would
not be recommended unless there were a sufficient number of children,
adequate facilities, and competent personnel. If these were available,
it might even be wise to separate the Children's Church into primary and
junior groups. If the Committee sees �t to bring this program befor e
the Assembly, they might want to r�ommend it as an extension of the
Sunday School program, or to put it under the directio n of the local
church through those appointed by the pasto r to be in charge.
One more channel of possible outreach for the local church is Day Care
School, or Kindergarten. Since so many mothers work away from home,
schools of this kind in a church are more in demand and have proven
helpful, not only to the mothers who are members of that particular
church, but also to those of other churches, or those who have no church
connections. To establish this school requires careful planning and in
vestment in equipment. In Tennessee, the standards to be met for ap
proval of these schools are set by the Department of Public Welfare. Any
local church which might conside r organizing a Day Care School should
investigate the requirement for that area.
If the Questions and Subjects Committee feel that the Day Care School,
or Kindergarten, would be an acceptable venture for our local churches,
their recommendation would help _those who are interested to pursue the
thought with �eater con�dence.
I believe it is clear to everyone that the Gleaner Band, the Yout h
Life Teams, and Youth Camps are all operated within the structure of
the Victory Leaders Band, while Children's Church and Day Care School or
Kindergarten are separated endeavors because of their aim s and the fact
that they cannot be operated except in places where conditions are ac
ceptable.
I would suggest that the work of our Victory Leaders Band be given
full promotion in every local church, and that it be made known in the
community outside the local church. We should strive to refrain from the
use of the initials-V.L.B.-and say Victory Leaders Band, so our vis
itors and people outside the Church will know what we are talking about;
also, ·when referring to the young people themselves, they should be
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called �ctory Leaders instead of V.L.B's. This will at�act the pe�le's
attention to the nature of our young people's activities, �d will eventu
ally identify �em with the Church of God of �ophecy.
Tithing
Because of some confusion arising from certain tax and wage laws, and
the changing pay practices of some employers, it seems necessary to say
some�ing about ti�e-paying. The Thirteenth Assembly (1917) set for�
examples for computing tithes under various situations, and these have
been used as a guide for m�y years. Changes in recent years have cre
ated some circumstances which did not exist at that time; therefore, it
seems go� to offer some additional guidance.
The basic principles of tithe-paying do not change. Tithes are paid on net
income or increase. Our pamphlet, Twenty-nine Important Bible Truths,
states: "�t�ng is the payment of one-tenth of our increase into the treasury
of the Church." Also, two Scripture passages referring to increase:
"�ou shalt truly tithe all the increase of �y seed, �at �e �eld bringeth
forth year by year. " Deuteronomy 14:22.
"Honour the Lord wi� thy substance, and with �e �rst fruits of all
thine increase." Proverbs 3:9.
That the Church teaches tithing as scriptural is a settled fact which
is accepted by all who take the covenant for m�bership. �e amount
of increase to be paid on has always been left to the conscience of the
individual. But the conscientious person d�s not take the matt� lightly,
in the face of the Word of the Lord through the Prophet Malachi: "Will
a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we
robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed wi� a curse: for
ye have robbed me, even this whole nation." Malachi 3:8, 9. Of course,
robbery is not determined by the amount. It could be possible �at a
man,· through covetousness, would allow too many deductions and short�
change his Lord. Again, it is the principle that counts.
The meaning of increase has troubled some honest hearts, possibly be
cause of varying practices employed by different individuals in arriving
at the amount on which to pay tithes. �e net income, or increase, is
the amount remaining after allowable deductions are sub�acted from the
total or gross inc�e. The speci�cation, " ... all the increase of thy seed,"
implies that only such expenses are deductible as are required to make
that increase. The only allowable expenses are those which you would
not have if �ey were not created by the particular job for which you
are paid.
Living expenses-food, clothing, living quarters, and utilities-are not
deductible, but must be paid out of our increase. �ese are the things
God gives us our increase for. The farmer may deduct the cost of �e
seed, fertil�er, hired help, taxes, tractor fuel, etc., because �ese are
expenses involved in producing a crop. He pays ti�es on the remainder and
lives on the other nine-tenths. A merchant may deduct the rental on the
building, employees' wages, license to operate, taxes, and the cost of goods
bought for resale.
The majority of people work on a wage or salary basis. In the United
States, and perhaps some other countries, the gove�ent has imposed
a tax on income, and also a social security tax, bo� of which all must
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pay, subject to certain regulations. The amount after· these are .with
held has come to be referred to as take-home pay. Some have not o�n
able to count the take-home pay an honest basis for tithable' income.
We would not want to hold the Lord responsible to pay any tax for us
that could not be justi�ed as clearly deductible. Taxes are not deductible
unless directly and clearly a part of the cost or expense involved in the
making of our income-as in the case of the farmer and the merchant
mentioned above.
Some companies and industries make certain benefits availabie,·at the
employee's choice, such as types of insurance, st�k options, �etirement
bene�ts, etc. If the employee wants to pay for �ese bene�ts .and have
them withheld, he should add them back on his take-home pay to arrive
at his tithable increase. If the company pays for these bene�ts, the cost
is an increase to the employee and therefore tithable. We can see from
this that the take-home pay does not always furnish the basis for our
tithable income.
Another consideration not to be overlooked is the matter of. reimbursed
expenses, and �xed expense allotments. If expenses .are .reimbursed on
a dollar-for-dollar basis, there would be no pro�t or overage. If a �xed
allotment results i� a pro�t, the overage should be tithed. The same
principle would hold true in the case of refunds from overages in the
payment of income taxes.
The minister's expense is subject to the same principles that apply to
any other job. Expenses in the ministry which the minister 'would not
have if. he were not a minister are deductible. �ere the· minister has
an expense allotment available from any source, his net income would
naturally be that much larger, allowing him the joy and privilege of pay
ing more tithes into God�s storehouse.
Our Church of God members· believe in fai�ess and honesty with all
�eri as individuals, and with their gover�ents which they support with
their taxes. The man who is c on sci en ti o u s iri these things will
have little difficulty in being conscientious toward his God. He consid
ers the blessing in tithing, and does not count it a burden or an imposi
tion. He pays tithes in the spirit of grace, not in the spirit of the law.
He loves God and His Church and counts it a privilege to pay a full
tenth of his increase to that which he loves. He does not pay grudgingly,
as a matter of covetousness, but willingly in the spirit of liberality. He
gives God the bene�t of every doubt.
The words of the Apostle Paul concerning the disciplining of ourselves
with regard to meats, drinks, and similar matters, might well apply here:
" ... Happy is he that condemneth not hjmself in that thing which he
alloweth." Romans 14:22. Nothing is worth the price of condemnation in
the sight of God.
Our greatest blessings do not lie in that which we have to spend, or
in that which we lay up in store here below, but rather in that which we
invest in heaven. There is no better way of saying it than in Jesus' words:
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
"But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,· where neither moth nor
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASS�BLY 49
"For where your treasure is, �ere will your heart be also." Matthew
6:19-21.
Our Public Relations Department
Five years ago, the Public Relations Department was instituted to make
the Church better known. Since that time, many people have heard about
the Body of Christ for the �rst time, and others are learning the tru�
about our teachings.· The excellent cooperation, which the Church in gen
eral has given this relatively new department, is greatly appreciated.
�ere are many channels at our disposal to help make the Church bet
ter known, some without charge. �e radio, newspapers, and, in many
cases, television, are available since the news media must have news to
report. The Public Relations Department is prepared to provide informa
tion to our overseers, pastors, and churches conce�ng the kind of news
that is acceptable for release.
We are becoming more aware of the many things which help to im
prove the Church's image in the eyes of those outside. Highway signs,
giving the address of the church, the maintenance of buildings and grounds,
the cleanliness of the church, the prepared and quali�ed Sunday School
teacher, the pastor's message, the good conduct of our children, and the
everyday, upright conduct of every member speak well for the Church
as a whole. Jesus said that we are a city set on a hill, and we can
not be hid. Since this is true, we have every opportunity to let our light
shine out to the world through our activities and personal behavior.
Our association with the business world, as individuals or as a local church,
give favor or disfavor to the Church. It is important to take Care of
our obligations promptly, or make arrangements with our creditors· if
more time is needed.
• •
One method that has been used, in recent years, to make the Church
more widely known has been city-wide or area revivals. • AU of our
churches in a particular area cooperate in a joint r�vivaL Extensive ad
vertising is done through posters, brochures, radio; ·"television and news
papers. Telephone brigades are formed to invite . the residents of the city
or community to the revival, sponsored by the Church of God of· Proph
ecy. These revivals have produced rewarding results in experiences and
Church membership, as well as in making the Church better known.
• Aquila and Priscilla went to hear Apollos preach and they realized
that there was a deeper experience in God for him and took him home
with them and" ... expounded unto him the way of God more pe�ec�y."
Ac� 18:26. Don't you feel like we might use our homes as a place to
teach our friends of the nominal churches the way of God more perfectly?
Of course,. we have to qepend on the Lord for wisdom so that we will
be able to help, rather than offend. We may have a good knowledge of
the Church, and a vision of it as the divine institution of God, but only
the Lord can provide the wisdom to present it to others. James said, "If
any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, �at giveth to all men lib
erally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5.
There are many ways of attracting the attention of the world to the
Church. As we gain this attention, it is necessary that our personal lives
and our local churches be so full of' the Spirit of God �at those
attracted will enjoy our fellowship and eventually become members of
the Body with �s. After an
·
is said and done, �e Holy Ghost is our best
50 MI�TES OF THE 64TH A�AL ASS�LY
Public Relations Agent. As we obey God and submit to His Spirit, the
Church's image will become more and more like Christ, her great Head.
Our Church-wide Revivals
For two years we have conducted Church-wide revival campaigns, and
the reports have been gratifying. The �rst year, one w�k was desig
nated for every local church to have a revival that particular week. �e
theme was Train Up a Child.
�is year, greater efforts were made and the time period was extend
ed to seven weeks, beginning on Easter Sunday. The theme was Spiritual
Conquest. A pastor's planbook, giving detailed ins�uctions for conducting
the revival, was prepared and mailed to each pastor. A two-color bro
chure and other materials were mailed to the churches according to mem
bership. The White Wing Publishing House made available several types
of advertisement. The planbook and brochures were printed in �glish
and Spanish. Overseers of countries where neither of these languages are
used were sent the necessary materials to translate into their native lan
guage.
From less than 500 reports received, over 5,000 experiences were record
ed and more than 500 members were added to the Church. Perhaps this
number would be more than doubled, if each pastor had returned his
questionnaire.
Many pastors indicated a desire to have another revival next year. Since
receiving the good reports, I have considered some of the bene�ts of such
campaigns. Of course, the most important goal is reaching lost souls with
the message of Christ, and bringing them to the Church. But there are
other merits in the Church-wide plan of revival: (1) It is a united ef
fort by the general Church toward one common goal. (2) Each local church
�ows spiritually while preparing for revival. (3) The community is
made more aware of the ministry of the general Church, as well as the
local congregation, through advertising and other publicity. ( 4) The im
portance of evangelism is kept before the membership of the Church.
(5) More effort is expended on a planned program, bringing greater re
sults. (6) It brings about a closer working relationship between General
Headquarters and the local churches.
Since the two previous campaigns originated from the office of the Gen
eral Overseer, I felt it would be· wise to give the Assembly opportunity
to express its feeling on this matter. The Questions and Subjects Committee
may present a recommendation to the Assembly for a decision.
I nterestlng Information
Comparison of our work this year to· that of 1968. A decrease shows
�at we have not accomplished as much this year as we did last year .
.. • Data from Ministers' Reports
Last Year
Sermons --�--- -395,725
Converted _______ 46,317
Sancti�ed _____ 26,909
Holy, Ghost ------------- 18,306
Water Baptism __ __ 17,783
Added to �e Church ---------14,308
�is Year
303,305
36,225
21,805
14,434
11,428
11,348
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
92,420
10,092
5,104
3,872
6,355
2,960
MINU�.OF THE.64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 51
Information from the ministers' monthly reports. Our ministers are to
be co�ended for their faithfulness in report�g. The decrease �is year
is partly due to the early date of the Assembly.
Number of Ministers
Rank Last Year
Bishops ________ __ 660
Deacons ____________ _ 579
Male Ministers --------- -,137
Female Ministers ----·-----···----------1,058
Total ____ _ __________ 4,434
Lay ministers __________________________________ l,205
�is Year
673
634
2,198
1,074
4,579
1,285
World Mission Drives
Increase
Increase
Increase
Increase
Increase
Increase
13
55
61
16
145
80
There was wonderful response to the October and March World Mis
sion �ives, which could not have been accomplished without the help
of the �rd, the ministry, the Women's Missionary Band, Church publica
tions, and other methods. The 1929 Assembly recommended special drives
yearly for mission funds in October and March.
Auxiliary Information
The auxiliaries have faithfully provided funds to support our work, wi�
many states showing increases. The only funds received at general head
quarters for the CPMA are the membership fees as recommended by
the 59th Assembly.
The amounts are after the 20 per cent has been deducted, according
to the ruling of the 57� Assembly. All �gures are in United States cur-
rency. �e largest figure is stated �rst.
STATE CONVENTION MISSION OFFERINGS
Amount Amount
State/Country Last Year This Year
Bahamas $28,572.57 $37,964.77 Increase $ 9,392.20
North Carolina 20,036.23 33,822.02 Increase 13,785.79
Kentucky ________ --34,074.88 33,172.74 Decrease 902.14
Tennessee ---- 27,200.00 31,877.12 Increase 4,677.12
Georgia ---------28,090.16 30,291.77 Increase 2;20L61
South Carolina 24,963.12 25,712.52 Increase 749.40
Alabama ---- 23,636.08 23,640.08 Increase 4.00
Florida 16,149.45 23,110.38 Increase 6,960.93
Virginia ------- 18,000.00 18,400.00 Increase 400.00
Ohio ------------------------------------15,568.93 16,006.65 Increase 437 .. 72
Illinois 15,221.10 14,560.23 Decrease 660.87
Mississippi ________________ ___ ___ 12,855.70 13,299.48 Increase 443.78
East Texas _______ 8,847.98 11,624.88 Ine�ease 2,776.90
Michigan 11,308.64 11,569.09 Increase 260.45
California 10,813.67 11,072.84 Increase 259.17
England 8,224.86 9,753.73 Increase 1,528.87
Indiana 9,244.10 8,871.48 Decrease -. 372.62
Oklahoma 7,452.80 8,117.22 Increase 664.42
Pennsylvania 7,357.54 8,081.12 Increase 723.58
52 MI�TES OF THE 64TH A�UAL ASSE�LY
Maryland & D.C. 7,162.63 7,937.73 Increase 775.10
Missouri ------------------------------7,555.38 7,415.95 Decrease 139.43
West Virginia 7,646.98 6,391.31 Decrease 1,255.67
Louisiana -------------4,000.85 5,451.08 Increase 1,450.23
Arkansas -- 4,150.29 4,997.14 Increase 846.85
Kansas 5,216.81 4,847.26 Decrease 369.55
West Texas 4,118.76 4,270.90 Increase 152.14
Washington 3,675.01 3,846.25 Increase 171.24
,California (Spanish) 3,460.78 3,501.24 Increase 40.46
Wyoming ------------3,382.83 3,420.22 Increase 37.39
Oregon ------ 2,315.82 3,392.68 Increase 1,076.86
New York 2,517.38 2,543.79 Increase 26.41
Wisconsin --2,380.54 2,422.51 Increase 41.97
Colorado 1,986.12 2,289.86 Increase 303.74
Virgin Islands ____________________ 1,050.25 2,100.50 Increase 1,050.25
South Dakota -------------------2,800.52 2,080.45 Decrease 720.07
Iowa 2,052.02 1,985.14 Decrease 66.88
Puerto Rico _________ 1,669.58 1,966.82 Increase 297.24
New Mexico 1,725.59 1,946.46 Increase 220.87
North Mexico ___________________ 1,364.74 1,933.36 Increase 568.62
Jamaica ------------------------------1,920.00 1,920.00
Canada 1,548.32 1,845.59 Increase 297.27
Leeward Islands 1,449.39 1,808.11 Increase 358.72
Arizona 1,618.13 1,575.10 Decrease 43.03
Minnesota 1,405.41 1,557.36 Increase 151.95
Idaho ----- 1,407.70 1,421.29 Increase 13.59
Montana __ 1,374.05 1,412.08 Increase 38.03
Dominican Republic 1,064.39 1,352.31 Increase 287.92
North Dakota 1,348.30 1,179.14 Decrease 169.16
Delaware -- 880.00 1,091.09 Increase 211.09
Vermont 888.54 876.74 Decrease 11.80
New Jersey 1,096.27 785.41 Decrease 310.86
Connecticut,
Massacnusetts,
and �ode Island _________ 793.01 720.00 Decrease 73.01
Utah 658.25 691.17 Increase 32.92
Nebraska ---------------·-----------817.62 589.32 �crease ·!•r:-, 228.30
South Mexico 516.49 575.12 Increase· 58.63
.Nevada 649.98 572.00 D�rease 77.98
Turks Island 196.80 336.00 Increase 139.20
.Alaska 140.00 320.08 Increase 180.08
South Africa --------------------- 271.67 Increase 271.67
Panama ---- 245;42 243.62 Decrease 1.80
Windward Islands ____________ 225.38 226.02 Increase .64
Maine 350.38 223.82 Decrease 126.56
Netherlands Antille� ________ 183,05 149.61 Decrease 33.44
Peru 44.82 130.62 Increase 85.80
Guatemala 73.65 108.98 Increase 35.33
Trinidad and Tobago ______ 88.40 108.00 Increase 19.60
Philippine Islands ____________ 105.20 Increase 105.20
Costa Rica ---·---------------------158.04 78.83 Decrease 79.21
·.Haiti
--- 64.30 72.20 Increase 7.90
El Salvador , ______ ;a,_, ___________ 27.57 54.37 Increase 26.80
.Australia 55.14 44.72 Decrease 10.42
, Ne� Hampshire. 40.00 43.32 Increase 3.32
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Hawaii -------------------------------
Cyprus ___________ _
Honduras ________________________ _
Egypt -------------
Nicaragua -------------------------
Guyana ____ _
Argentina ----------------------------
Holland --------------------------------
Brazil
Uruguay -----------------------------
41.18
22.61
11.03
8.60
12.27
10.00
8.75
5.40
40.32
38.40
34.62
23.00
20.70
10.00
Total ---- ------- ----$419,299.33 $468,344.70
Increase
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40.32
38.40
6.56
.39
9.67
1.40
12.27
10.00
8.75
5.40
STATE CONVENTION FREE LITERATURE OFFERING S
Amount
State/Country Last Year
North Carolina -------------$11,690.58
South Carolina _____________ 12,630.84
Tennessee --------------------------12,000.00
Georgia ___________ 9,360.78
Kentucky ----------------------------9,137.89
Bahamas ___ ___ 8,605.58
Virginia ______________ 8,560.00
Florida _____ __________ 7,248.88
Oklahoma _________________________ 5,754.35
Mississippi -----------�--------------6,394.82
Alabama -----------------------------5,491.36
Illinois _____________________ 3,914.66
Ohio ------------------------------------4,447 .59
California __________________________ 5,267.62
Indiana _______________ 4,032.29
Michigan ____________ 3,826.96
England ------------------------------2,562.08
East Texas -------------------------2,805.03
Pennsylvania ____________________ 3,027.07
Maryland & D. C. ____________ 2,293.34
West Texas ____ 1,772.97
West Virginia ____________________ 2,157.01
Missouri -----------------------------2,532.80
Arkansas _______________________ 2,008.18
Louisiana ___________________________ 1,821.40
California (Spanish) ______ 1,141.90
New York _____ _ 1,349.76
Kansas --------------------------------1,217.17
Wisconsin ___________________________ 1,206.19
Washington ________________________ 1,186.06
Oregon · _____________ 772.92
Dominican Republic ________ 634.48
Colorado ________ 734.38
Iowa __________ 950.93
Wyoming -----------·----- 904.70
North Mexico ____________ ________ 443.41
Virgin Islands ___________________ 600.00
Delaware __________ 504.89
Amount
This Year
$13,898.07
13,503.00
11,757.70
9,442.64
9,350.66
8,676.81
8,640.00
7,421.36
6,671.90
6,421.11
5,495.36
4,592.91
4,592.33
4,485.80
4,155.05
3,866.67
3,815.96
3,731.92
3,617.21
2,685.81
2,261.76
2,253.76
2,168.99
2,119.77
1,947.53
1,733.10
1,356.49
1,311.72
1,262.90
1,147.40
997.30
851.51
812.10
795.78
790.00
709.90
698.32
664.73
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:-$ 2,207.49
872.16
242.30
81.86
212.77
71.23
80.00
172.48
917.55
2�.29
·4.00
678.85
144.74
781.82
122.76
39.71
1,253.88
926.89
590.14
392.47
488.79
96.75
363.81
111.59
126.13
591.20
6.�
94.55
56.71
38.66
224.38
217.03
77.72
155.15
114.70
266.49
98.32
159.84
54 MINUTES OF T� 6�TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
New Mexico
594.93 628.50 Increase 33.57
Mi�esota 565.62 612.65 Increase 47.03
Arizona 746.70 608.42 Decrease 138.28
Idaho 5G6.58 589.98 Increase 23.40
Puerto Rico 512.90 565.76 Increase 52.86
South Dakota ------------------540.49 488.53 Decrease 51.96
Leeward Islands 289.35 457.03 Increase 167.68
North Dakota 370.09 360.98 Decrease 9.11
Canada ----------------- 434.77 360.75 Decrease 74.02
Utah ------------------------352.38 323.65 Decrease 28.73
New Jersey ___ 227.65 303.65 Increase 76.00
Montana 205.84 288.81 Increase 82.97
Vermont 248.34 275.46 Increase 27.12
Connecticut,
Massachusetts
and Rhode Island __________ 241.50 232.80 Decrease 8.70
Jamaica 192.00 216.00 Increase 24.00
South Mexico 150.74 198.30 Increase 47.56
Nevada 225.30 190.83 Decrease 34.47
Nebraska --------------------------192.44 148.49 Decrease 43.95
Alaska ________ 120.00 113.76 Decrease 6.24
Peru ----------- 57.71 100.00 Increase 42.29
South Africa _____________________ 91.26 Increase 91.26
Maine 40.56 84.80 Increase 44.24
Guatemala 38.48 82.80 Increase 44.32
Turks Island 127 .29 73.20 Decrease 54.09
Panama 63.51 60.02 Decrease 3.49
Netherlands Antilles _______ 34.44 34.58 Increase .14
Windward Islands ____________ 43.25 33.81 Decrease 9.44
New Hampshire 20.00 27.90 Increase 7.90
Philippine Islands 26.28 Increase 26.28
Honduras 15.46 21.21 Increase 5.75
Costa Rica 33.40 21.12 Decrease 12.28
� Salvador 13.84 20.52 Increase 6.68
Cyprus -··---- 19.20 Increase 19.20
Nicaragua --------------------------12.00 16.84 Increase 4.84
Hawaii ------- 15.20 Increase 15.20
Trinidad and Tobago ______ 27.85 14.99 Decrease 12.86
Egypt 13.80 11.50 Decrease 2.30
Haiti 13.00 11.00 Decrease 2.00
Australia 14.34 7.96 Decrease 6.38
Guyana 4.00 6.00 Increase 2.00
Brazil ----------- 6.25 Decrease 6.25
Holland 5.00 Decrease 5.00
Argentina 1.91 Decrease 1.91
Uruguay 1.38 Decrease 1.38
Total ------------------$158,355.36 $168,449.87 Increase $10,094.51
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
STATE CONVENT ION OFFERINGS
TOMLINSON HOME FOR CHILDREN
State/Country
Amount
LastYear
Bahamas
Georgia
-�--- -$ 7,560.19
Tennessee _______________ _
North Carolina ________________ _
K�
n�u
�ky
Virg�la -------------------------
South Carolina _________________ _
Florida ________ _
Mississippi _______________________ _
Alabama --------------------------
Illinois
Ohio __________ _
California __________ _
Oklahoma _________________________ _
West Virginia _____________ _
Indiana -----------------------------
Michigan ---------------------------
Pennsylvania ___________ _
Maryland and D. C. _______ _
England _____________ _
Missouri _______________________ _
East Texas ------------------------
Louisiana
Kansas ----------------------------
Dominican Repuplic
California (Spanish) _______ _
Arkansas ________ _
West Texas ____________ _
Washington
Wyoming __________________________ _
New York
Iowa ______________________ _
Colorado _____________ _
Oregon ___________ _
Minnesota
New Mexico ________________ _
Delaware ___________________________ _
Idaho _______ _
North Dakota __ _
Wisconsin -------------------------
Virgin Islands ________________ _
Arizona --------------------------
Puerto Rico _______________________ _
South Dakota __________________ _
Canada ________________ _
Utah -----------------------------------
Nebraska _______ _
Montana ______________ _
New Jersey ____ _
Nevada
8,640.13
8,320.00
7,708.67
7,384.89
6,400.00
6,161.01
5,865.15
4,931.81
4,469.85
3,716.97
3,271.02
3,223.87
3,064.64
2,650.57
2,581.74
2,828.76
2,396.62
1,929.22
1,631.23
2,152.34
2,045.68
1,529.87
1,394.83
826.16
981.21
1,072.41
957.20
1,107.42
883.47
883.66
821.11
690.26
602.70
616.01
605.55
563.37
583.24
589.16
502.02
285.00
758.14
253.62
401.57
393.43
361.03
287.82
200.48
212.58
285.96
Amount
This Year
$ 9,128.77
8,668.94
8,406.90
8,291.95
7,560.58
6,440.00
6,310.43
5,838.23
5,017.89
4,473.84
3,823.65
3,450.52
3,282.20
3,268.56
2,915.10
2,870.72
2,824.79
2,482.24
2,399.32
2,239.21
2,191.02
2,057.71
1,727.50
1,257.26
1,100.57
1,039.30
i,040.07
999.63
980.50
967.08
952.29
781.48
752.24
707.83
692.15
631.00
602.62
578.21
570.45
524.48
498.85
493.91
423.99
411.72
375.66
304.47
301.84
250.38
244.21
215.01
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$ 1,568.58
28.81
86.90
583.28
175.69
40.00
149.4�
26.92
86.08
3.99
106.68
179.50
58.33
203.92
264.53
288.98
3.97
85.62
470.10
607.98
38.68
12.03
197.63
137.57
274.41
58.09
32.34
42.43
126.92
83.61
68.63
39.63
61.98
105.13
76.14
25.45
39.25
5.03
18.71
22.46
213.85
264.23
170.37
10.15
17.77
56.56
14.02
49.90
31.63
70.9_5
56 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Connecticut,
Massachusetts
and Rhode Island _________ _
Vermont _____ _
Leeward Islands __ _
Jamaica
North Mexico ___ _
South Mexico __________________ _
Turks Island ____________________ _
Guatemala
Alaska
Panama _________ _
Maine
Peru ___________ _
Netherlands Antilles ____ ___ _
Costa Rica ____ _
South �rica ____ _
Australia
New Hampshire __ _
Trini��d and Tobago _____ _
Hawau ----------------
Egypt
El Salvador ______________________ _
Windward Islands ___________ _
Cyprus
Nicaragua ____________ _
Honduras ______ _
Haiti
Guyana ___ _
Holland __________ _
Argentina _____ _
Uruguay _________ _
207.38
231.08
118.81
144.00
128.27
137.10
58.89
24:89
60.00
46.84
77.54
40.48
129.88
25.78
18.54
20.00
21.70
13.80
9.26
17.46
13.56
8.10
15.00
2.00
5.00
2.27
.82
210.40
206.09
204.40
192.00
186.13
133.82
119.25
75.82
73.90
53.74
46.91
46.41
39.94
37.43
34.89
34.43
31.96
27.23
24.00
23.00
19.92
19.44
19.20
18.87
16.60
9.15
2.00
Total ----------------------$119,162.09 $125,274.20
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BIBLE TRAINING INSTITUTE
State/Country
Amount
Last Year
Tennessee -------------------------$ 2,800.00
South Carolina --,----------2,941.35
Ohio -----------------------------1,513.77
North Carolina ____ 1,940.42
Virginia _______________ 1,500.00
Mississippi ___ ___ 1,567.24
Georgia ________________ 1,250.00
Oklahoma ____ _ 986.56
Alabama ______ 1,232.60
Indiana _________ 941.43
Florida _________________ 970.60
Michigan ______ 680.45
Illinois ______ 825.92
Missouri _____ 475.12
Kentucky ________ 539.86
East Texas___ ___ 502.32
�ount
�is Year
$ 2,995.97
2,706.83
1,838.52
1,680.86
1,550.00
1,503.15
1,425.21
1,244.81
1,237.60
942.12
836.99
685.23
672.35
633.59
613.69
610.75
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24.99
85.59
48.00
57.86
3.28
60.36
50.93
13.90
6.90
30.63
5.93
89.94
11.65
34.89
15.89
11.96
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10.66
1.98
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$ 195.97
234.52
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259.56
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4.78
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California (Spanish) ______ _
California ----------------------------
Pennsylvania ________________ _
Louisiana ----------------------------
Arkansas ___________________ _
Maryland and D. C. _______ _
West Virginia ________________ _
Virgin Islands ___________________ _
Washin�on
West Texas _______________________ _
Oregon
New York ________ _
Colorado _________________ _
Kansas -----------·--------------
Wisconsin ---------------------------
New Mexico __________________ _
Wyoming _______ _
Iowa -------------------------------
Vermont _______________ _
Minnesota ----------·------
South Dakota ___________________ _
Arizona _____________ _
Puerto Rico ____________ _
Nevada ___________________ _
New Jersey ___ _
North Mexico _______ _
Connecticut,
Massachusetts
and Rhode Island ______ _
North Dakota _________________ _
Montana ________________ _
Idaho
South Mexico _______________ _
Nebraska
Honduras -------------------------
Delaware _______ _
Canada
Guatemala ___ _
Leeward Islands --------------
Nicaragua ______ _
Alaska
Utah _____________________ _
Panama -----------------------------
Dominican Republic ______ _
Cyprus --------------------------------
El Salvador __________________ _
Peru ---- ----------------
Costa Rica _______________________ _
Windward Islands ___________ _
Maine ------------------------------
Australia
Guyana --------------·----------------
Hai ti ---- ----------------
Netherlands Antilles _______ _
Uruguay
208.10
452.62
364.46
452.49
388.31
285.78
410.57
225.00
348.14
263.93
165.65
230.44
231.62
153.32
179.84
99.19
167.22
198.44
122.25
150.20
66.88
109.07
38.44
117.36
70.93
28.00
64.40
52.63
18.70
60.57
59.95
49.29
23.82
49.75
80.10
17.75
42.35
13.60
25.00
31.30
8.24
22.75
21.56
15.24
4.37
6.31
6.00
15.24
2.50
1.00
36.84
1.73
508.03
503.19
475.99
473.65
414.92
400.00
377.11
323.89
294.04
267.85
246.75
236.63
232.13
216.02
210.34
142.55
138.82
134.68
129.63
98.44
92.84
92.56
90.61
82.27
79.68
78.64
77.70
76.10
70.09
61.48
60.30
57.68
51.39
50.75
50.68
45.98
40.88
36.21
31.77
29.06
26.97
24.05
24.00
19.81
9.58
7.14
6.61
5.50
4.51
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Trinidad and Tobago ___ _
Argentina
1.50
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CHURCH OF PROPHECY MARKER ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP
Number
State/Coun�y Last Year
Virginia _____ __________ 2,027
Georgia ----·--------------------� -2,012
North Carolina 1,507
Tennessee ________ __ _ ____ l,573
South Carolina 1,294
Bahamas 1,160
Mississippi 1,245
Kentucky 1,050
Florida ______ _ ______________________ l,122
Alabama 1,106
England 631
Virgin Islands 662
Ohio __________ 745
Michigan __ 614
Oklahoma 7 44
Indiana ____________________ 507
Illinois _______________ 561
Califo�a 523
East Texas _________________ 505
South Mexico 171
Louisiana 444
D
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Missouri _____________________ 324
Pe�sylvania 265
Maryland and D. C. ___ 299
North Mexico 300
Arkansas _______________ 406
West Virginia 270
Oregon 147
West Texas 217
Washington _________________ 195
New York 138
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�lifo�ia (Spanish) ----------------------------112
W1sconsm ----------------------106
Wyoming ______ ____ _____________ 91
Puerto Rico 88
Kansas _________ 114
Colorado 118
Arizona 55
Minnesota _______ _________ 73
New Mexico 196
Iowa 104
North Dakota 83
Idaho 83
South Dakota 76
Number
�is Year
2,112
2,092
1,789
1,757
1,504
1,398
1,167
1,157
1,092
1,081
1,039
912
842
771
768
546
543
538
535
502
479
395
373
354
346
300
293
248
237
214
195
178
173
152
143
127
111
96
94
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86
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Leeward Islands
Jamaica _____________ _
Nebraska __________ _
India -------------------------
Costa Rica ------------------------ -
Massachusetts ______________ _
Delaware ---- --------------------------
New Jersey
Vermont ____________ _
Peru
Montana ______________ _
Canada
Nevada
Philippine Islands _______ _
Utah ______________ __ _
Rhode Island
Windward Islands _______ _
Connecticut
Alaska _____ _
Maine -------- ------------------------------
Trinidad
El Salvador ---------------------------------
Panama ______________ _
Australia
Turks Island __________________ _
Curacao ----------------------------
Guatemala
Hawaii
New Hampshire __________________ _
Honduras -----------------------------------------
178
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27
54
27
33
36
33
87
28
7
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32
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State/Country Last Year This Year
Haiti ______________ ___ ___ 26,033 26,314
Bahamas _______________________________ 25,957 20,659
Jamaica --------------------------------�0, 000 15,000
South Africa ------------------------------- 8,000
Virginia ____ _ _____ 2,250 2,764
Alabama _________________________ 2,720 2,730
Tennessee ___________ 2,313 2,726
North Carolina ___________________ 2,182 2,300
Florida -----------------------------2,174 2,144
Dominican Republic _________________________ 2,500 2,090
South Carolina ____________ 2,600 2,039
England ---------------------------------1,786 2,000
Mississippi ------------------------------ 1,307 1,462
California -------------------------------------1,500 1,400
Georgia ________ ____ 3,170 1,370
Michigan ___________ 1,010 1,190
Kentucky __________ 1,845 1,188
Egypt ___________ 1.050 1,100
Oklahoma ____ _______ 1,005 1,055
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Pe�sylvania ------------------------------------------1,027
Ohio --------------------------------------------953
South Mexico ____ 996
Indiana 820
Virgin Islands 725
El Salvador ________________________ 950
Missouri --------------------------------677
Illinois 668
Canada 475
East Texas 646
West Virginia_________________________ 547
North Mexico ____ _____ 712
Maryland and D. C. _______ 559
California (Spanish) ----------------------------438
New York----------------------------- 492
Arkansas ----------------------------------667
Louisiana 553
Peru -----------------------------··-----------1,450
Turks Island _____________ _-______________ 192
Guyana ---------------- ----------------475
Washington ________________ _________ 343
Kansas --------------------------------------
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Puerto Rico ______________________ 362
Oregon -----------------------------------372
Colorado ____________ 282
Leeward Islands 899
West Texas------------------------------338
Windward Islands ------------------------------17 5
New Mexico 212
Iowa ----------------------------------------270
Guatemala --------------------------------------------480
Idaho 205
Honduras ----------------------------------------398
Arizona ---------------------------------174
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W1sconsm ------------------------156
South Dakota 204
Delaware 235
Wyoming----------------------------168
Nicaragua 230
North Dakota ____________ 133
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Minnesota --------------------------
Cyprus ----------------------------------------------------
Panama _______________________ _
Hawaii ------------------------------------------
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Montana -----------------------------------
Nebraska ________________ _____ _
Vermont and New Hampshire ___________ _
Alaska
Costa Rica
Philippine Islands -----------------------------
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327
289
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Maine ________ _ _____ 70
Australia _____________ _______ 77
Nevada -------------------------------------- 52
Netherlands Antilles _____________________ 520
Uruguay ______ ____ 218
Argentina ____________________ 150
Total _________________________________________ 123,872
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David said, "Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they
shall walk, 0 Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall
they rejoice all the day: and in �y righteousness shall they be exalted/'
Psalm 89:15, 16.
We may not understand all that is meant by knowing the joyful sound,
but we do know something about the joy of the Lord that causes great
rejoicing, shouting, praising, and glorifying God. It is hard to imagine a
Church of God member not knowing these joyful sounds and the �ward
experience which inspires them.
Israel was a great people to rejoice and praise God w�en they were
living right. �ey did not restrain their praises in any way; and, there is
every indication that God was pleased to have it so. When they sinned
and were away from God, they were the saddest of all. people. In cap
tivity they had no heart to sing. They hung their harps upon the wil
lows, saying, "How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" Psalm
137:4.
David said, "Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is
fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Psa�
16:11. �is calls to mind the words of Jesus: "These things have I spoken
unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be
full." John 15:11.
There is also a sound of joy produced by the world. But to 0the child
of God, it is as sounding brass-it doesn't ring true. Moses •and Joshua
heard it as they came down from Mt. Sinai when the people were sing
ing, dancing, and shouting around the golden calf. Joshua said
0
it ·sound
ed like the noise of war in the camp. It didn't sound like the shout
for mastery. It was unpleasant to both of them, who had just been in �e
presence of God on the mount.
God's people are entitled to a joyful heart. �e sinner has every reason
to praise and magnify God when his burden of sin rolls away. �e
believer has more cause to give vent to his feelings when the great joy
of sanct�cation sweeps over his soul. We want our people to. be happy
in the Lord, and we don't want �em to settle for a super�cial joy with
out it being accompanied by holiness of life. They just can't shout for
mastery when the chains of condemnation are weighing them down. The
imitation gives itself away. To the man or woman wi� the real joy, it
sounds like war instead of peace and gladness.
We don't want our people to be deceived in their joy. "Blessed is the
people �at KNOW the joyful sound ... "-�e sound of real joy. �en
how much more blessed is it to HA VE that joy! Hallelujah! �is is �e
62 MI�TES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
kind of joy that doesn't leave one ashamed after the do�pour of re
freshing has subsided. It is the kind that doesn't care who is looking
on, or listening in, for its testimony has already gone on before it; and,
no man can justly say, "He shouts in church, but he doesn't live any bet
ter than I do."
Sticking to the doctrine brings real joy. Positive preach�g brings joy,
both to the preacher and the listener. Submission and obedience to theo
cratic gove�ent brings joy and peace. Faith and con�dence in the
Chureh prophecies will keep the joy bubbling up within us. �d, walk
ing wi� God will keep us free from sin and shame.
Since there is fulness of joy in His presence, walking with the Lord
should be our happiest privilege. All it takes is obedience to His Word.
We know His Word by reading It and by hearing It preached by men
and women who are properly authorized to do so. In t�s dispensation,
the ministry receives its authority from God through the Church. In cases
where the Scripture requires interpretation, the General Assembly holds
that authority, and no minister or member will retain his joy, if he sets
himself in opposition to that authority.
Hard times, afflictions, oppositions of the enemy, and trials of faith need
not dampen our joy. �e Apostle Paul said, " ... I am �lled with com
fort, I am exceeding joyful in all our �ibulation." 2 Corinthians 7:4. Even
when the Holy Ghost was witnessing in every city that bonds and afflic
tions were on his trail, he said, "But none of these things move me,
neither co�t I my life dear �to myself, so that I might �nish my course
with joy ... " Acts 20:24.
Oh, it is wonderful to know the joyful sound! And it is wonderful to
help spread it abroad. As the song goes:
"Ye have heard the joyful sound,
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Tell to sinners all around,
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!"
We must tell the world that Jesus saves. Then we must tell them the
all things which He commanded us. The more we know about Him and
His Church, the greater becomes our joy. It gets· all over us and we
cannot be quiet. We cannot stand still.-It brings us to our feet and puts
us on the march. Hallelujah! And now, here we are, a mighty army of
the Lord, ready to sing our great battle hymn, "At the Battle's Front."
Let's sing it with joy!
AT THE BATTLE'S FRONT
I've enlisted for life in the army of the Lord,
�ough the �ght may be long and the struggle �erce and hard
With the armour of God and the Spirit's trusty sword
At the front of the battle you will �nd 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.
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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 �nd 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 �nd me.
Is your name, friend, enrolled with the loyal ones and true?
Will you dare now to stand with the Saviour's faithf� few?
Will you join with me now and the covenant renew?
At the front of the battle you will �nd me.
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12:05 Liston Pritchard led the con�egation in singing "At The Bat
tle's Front."
12:10 Dismissal prayer by C. R. Payne.
Program by Califo�ia and Washington Youth Camps in third floor
auditorium, in charge of Gary Harrison and Pat Bates, directors.
�TERNOON
1:13 Two songs were led by Bill Akers with Judy Shelton, pianist and
Patricia Markham, organist. 0. L. Rickard read Romans 12:1-11. Prayer
by Posey A. Shupe, followed by concert prayer.
1:29 Music by the Gentile Band: "What a Glorious Day That Will
Be," "How Great Thou Art," and "When We See Jesus Face to Face."
1:43 TRANSLATION-INTERPRETATION, WHY?-message by James
B. Wright, World Language Secretary. Excerpts:
"To me, this subject is very important. The great commission is 'Go
ye therefore, and teach all nations ... ' We know that it must be done.
Translation is to give the sense or equivalent of what is written in an
other language; and, interpretation is to restate orally � one language
what is said in another. If we are to present the message of salvation
and the Church to peoples of other languages, we have to translate and
interpret the message for them. Communication among peoples is ab
solutely imperative. If we are not careful, we will communicate in the
wrong way. Communication must be done if others are to share and
partake of the knowledge of salvation of .Christ and His Church. Our
task would be relatively easy, if everybody in the world spoke the same
language. But, �ere is about 3,000 languages.
"Translation and interpretation were used in the days of Christ and
the apos�es. ' ... and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us.' Matthew 1:23. During the time of Pilate,
it was necessary to put public signs in the three principle languages: He
brew, Greek, and Latin (John 19:19, 20). �e message was one �ing,
but it was in three different languages.
"The Bible tru�s were made available to us by translation through
an enormous cost of money and lives. The Old Testament was originally
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written in �e Hebrew Language, and the New Testament in �e Greek
Language, They had to be translated into our language for us to know
about the message of salvation. During the Dar k Ages, only one lan
gu age had the Bible-Latin. The Bible was shut up in that 6ne language
for about 1,000 years and was not available to people of the. common
languages. Toward the end of the Dark Ages, Wycliff, Wil�am Ken
dale, Marti n Luther, and others made som e translations. The most im
portant and most signi�cant translati on was made in 1611-the King James
Versi on. That translation was made by 54 men appointed by the King
of England. Great men that were recognized for thei r desire to present
the tru� rather than to have glory for themselves. They were to make
thi s Bible in conformanc e to the original. It may not be pe��t in all
of Its translati on from the original, but the principle truths are set forth.
"We are not confronted with the responsibility to translate the Bible
today. The . Bible societies, �peci ally the American Bible Society, have
as thei r goal to put the Word of G� in every language under the heav
ens, and they are halfway through with their task. Our responsibility
is to put the doctrin�the Bible, rightly divided-into the different lan
guages of thi s world that �ey might be taught and brought closer
together, and eventually into a perfec t unity with one mind, one faith,
and one Churc h for the Lord.
"I know that �anslation has its pitfalls. Translation is not word for
word. In one language, you can express literally the idea in another
language. We have to be careful to have the message the sam e in every
lan�age.
"There are many vehicles that carry the message. Tracts, . radio pro
grams, colleges are vehicles where the message is transmitted or com
municated to the people. The vehicle carries a precious cargo-a product.
The produc t is the most important �ing; the vehicle is secondary. The
message that is to be carried is a �llion times more precious than the
vehicle carrying it. We must use the same doctrine-the sam e produc t
-whether it is through the college, Bible Training Institute; radio,
television, the Gleaner Band, the Victory Leaders Band, Sunday Sch�l,
wherever it is, let' s use the sam e product. It is up to us to. keep the
produc t the same."
2:21 The report of J. R. Kinser, General Treasurer, was acce�
.
ted.
Genera,I Treasurer's Financial Rep.ort
for the eleven months ending July 31, 1969
Tithes
Brought forward _____ , __________________ , ___________________ $618,460;85
Received thi s year -�---------------------------941,168.07
Tithes total --------------------- -----------------
Paid out this year __________________________ _
Tithes balanc e --------------------------------------------------
$1,559,628.92
849,539.69
$710,089.23
MINUTES OF T� 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Mi�ions
Brought forward ----·-·-····-········-·----·-··--····· $1 O 1,063.27
Received this year ···---· ···-········•···-·····--··-······· 232,264.76
Mission total ---·------······•········-···--·-·······---······-·-
Paid out this year ········---·-····•··-········---····--
Mission balance ---------------------------
Assembly Expense
Brought forward ·--·-········--····---········$ 3,408.35
Received this year ··-·-•·-·---· 9,231.09
Assembly Expense total··-···-···----
Paid out this year ·······-----•··-····•····--··-···------·
Assembly Expense de�cit ---····-·---····-•--·-••··
Emergency
Brought forward (de�cit) -···-········•··-······--·$185,497.29
Received this year -············---- 59,161.34
Emergency total ( de�cit) -----··---·---···•··---·-
Paid out this year····---···--·--·-···----
Emergency de�cit
Ministerial Aid
Brought forward ----··-··-·······-____ .. $139,231.70
Received this year ···---·-····-·---··· .. 171,134.52
Ministerial Aid total -····-··-··-·····--··----
Paid out this year -············----··---····----
Ministerial Aid balance ····-···-····-···--·-•·-··-··-
Orphanage
Brought forward ·-·-·········-·---·-----·····--·--····----$ 80,658.36
Received this year ·····-··---·······--·····---······--113,169.75
Orphanage total ---·····---····-····-···----
Paid out this year ···----·-····-··-·······�··-····--·--
Orphanage balance ········-----····---······---·····--·
$333,328.03
186,910.83*
$ 12,639.44
13,047.00
$126,335.95
25,328.92
$310,366.22
151,162.51
$193,828.11
114,098.57
65
$146,417.20
$ 407.56
$151,664.87
$159,203.71
$ 79,729.54
*This includes transfers to International Accounts in the amount of
$134,809.41.
Bible Traln)ng Institute
Brought forward -------·-$ 6�,582.82
Received this year ····----•-············-····-··-··· 45,628.62
$113,211.44
66 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Paid out this year ________ _ 31,310.85
BTI balance
Church of Prophecy Marker Association
Brought forward ---·------$ 52,890.83
Received this year ____ :_______________ 118,568.59
CPMA total _ __________ _
Paid out this year _____________ _
CPMA balance
All Funds
Brought forward -------- --$877,798.89
Received this year ________ 1,690,326.74
$171,459.42
149,610.90
All Funds total _________ _ $2,568,125.63
Paid out this year ____ _____ _ 1,521,009.27
$ 81,900.59
$ 21,848.52
All Funds balance ________ _ $1,047,116.36
31 JULY 1969
COMBINED REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTS-
Tithes
Tithes brought forward--- ----$ 23,025.24
Tithes received this year 44,511.00
Total tithes ______________ _
Ti�es paid out------------------
Balance in fund __________ _
M·l�lons
Mission money brought forward ---�$ 55,055.72
Received by U.S. Transfer 147,863.45
Received locally _____ _ 18,382.51
Loan payments received __________ 2,153.34
Total mission money _____ _
Mission money paid out _______ _
Mission loans made ________ _
Currency exchange/ devaluation
Balance in funds
Emergency
Emergency money brought forward--------$ 7,878.26
Emergency money received______ 1,778.57
Total emergency money ______ _
$ 67,536.24
60,197.85
$223,455.02
189,209.31
3,364.00
197.74
$ 9,656.83
$ 7,338.39
$ 30,683.97
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Emergency money paid out ________ _
Balance in fund _________ _
Ministerial Aid
Ministerial Aid brought forward ---$ 8,305.66
Ministerial Aid received this year 8,189.70
Total Minist�ial Aid ______ _______________ _
Ministerial Aid paid out this year ____ ________ _
Balance in fund ___________ _
Orphanage
Orphanage brought forward -----------$ 15,548.97
Orphanage money received _________________ 8,138.02
Total Orphanage money ___ _
Orphanage money paid out _____________________ _
Balance in fund ______________ • ___ ___ _
Bible Training Institute
BTI money brought forward ---------------------$ 12,470.12
BTI money received ___________ 18,443.48
Loan payments received_______ 1,747.48
Total BTI money---·--·------------
BTI paid out ------ ----
BTI loans made ------------------------···----
Balance in fund ____________ _
32.4.40
$ 16,495.36
•
NONE
$ 23,686.99
6,890.12
$ 32,661.08
14,847.23
4,800.00
Church of Prophecy Marker A�ociation
CPMA money brought forward ---- $ 5,444.87
CPMA money received __ _______________ 2,792.36
Total CPMA money _______________ _ _
CPMA money paid out __ ____ _
Balance in fund ----···--------
All Funds
All funds brought forward (total) ----------$127,728.84
All funds received this year __________________ 253,999.91
Total of all funds _ ______________ _ _ _
All funds paid out -----'-----------------------
Currency exchange/ devaluation __________ _
Balance all funds ---------------------"···------------------
$ 8,237.23
NO�
$381,728.75
279,632.91
197.74
67
$ 9,332.43
$ 16,495.3.�
. . . ' �
$ 16,796.87
$ 13,013.85
$ 8,237.23
$101,898.10
68 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASS�LY
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS NOT INCLUDED
IN OTHER REPORTS
Mission Funds:
In Hollandsche Bank-Unie, Curacao, N. A. ___________________ $ 7,000.00
In Royal Bank of Canada, Nassau, Bahamas ----------------------------------1,606.25
In Bank of Nova Scotia, St. John's, Antigua _____________________ 4,040.94
In Bank of Nova Scotia, San Juan, Puerto Rico ____________ _ 10,000.00
In Merchants Bank, Cleveland, Te�essee __________________ 26,425.32
Investors Variable Payment Fund, Inc., Cleveland, Tennessee ____ 11,207.00
Tomlinson College, Cleveland, Tennessee ________________ 15,000.00
�le Training Institute:
In Merchants Bank, Cleveland, Tenn. ____________________ _
Church of Prophecy Marker Association:
In Merchants Bank, Cleveland, Tenn. ________________ _
Ministerial Aid:
In Cleveland Bank & Trust Co. ______________ _
In Cleveland Federal Savings & Loan Association ____________________ _
With Investors Mutual, Inc. ______________ ___ _
White Wing Publishing Savings Association ----------------------------------
Tabernacle Fund:
In Merchants Bank, Cleveland, Tenn. ______________ _ _
10,250.00
20,500.00
4,405.13
12,025.75
76,750.10
851.18
78,791.93
Total of these savings and investments _____________________ $278,853.60
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. KINSER
Treasurer
2:33 The White Wing Publishing House Financial Report by Perry E.
Gillum, Manager, was accepted.
Financial Statement of the
White Wing Publishing House and Press
To the 64th Annual Assembly, Greetings:
WHEREAS, the 63rd Annual Assembly challenged the youth
of the Church with special project to be called Youth Honor Club;
this honor club was to be made up of Victory Leaders and Glean
ers all over the world, and
WHEREAS, the youth of the Church responded with enthusi
astic acceptance of this challenge under the direction of Darel
Talbott, General Victory Leaders Secretary,
BE IT RESOLVED that this 64th Annual Assembly go
on record expressing sincere appreciation to the youth of the
Church for their outstanding contribution to the printing min
istry of the Church.
MI��S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 69
The following report is submitted on �e basis of �e annual audit
made from our records in the accounting department.
In order that each member of the Church better understand the facts
and �gures of this report, I felt it good as business manager to add my
personal appraisal of the �nancial status of the publishing house.
The White Wing Publishing House is and has been operating under
adverse circumstances since the tragic �re of 1967. It would have been
wonderful if at the closing of our books in 1967 all �nancial damages
could have been written off; but this was not possible. During this �me
of �nancial crisis, we have endeavored to rebuild our equipment in
ventory, resupply all our merchandise st�k, and cons�uct, as well as
furnish, a new building. All of these heavy expenditures are abnormal.
To better understand the status of the publishing house �nancially this
must be considered. I want to clearly point out that during such a time
pro�ts cannot be in the volume they could be if the publishing house
was operating under normal circumstances.
The total sales of the publishing house last year was $453,907.22. �is
year, our total sales was $507,629.32 which was an increase of $53,722.l'0.
,
�e publishing house production was limited for about eight w�eks
while in the pr�ess of moving into the new building on the Keith Street
Bypass. �ring this period, we had little, if any, production. We had
twelve months of heavy expenses and only ten months of production.
This means expenditures without incoming revenue.
Moving, equipment installation and extra labor cost during �is period
totaled almost $10,000. I am sure you can see by these facts �at your
publishing house has operated under adverse conditions this ye�r, How
ever, in spite of all these obstacles, your publishing house hf showing
a net pro�t of $3,482.39.
I wish to express my appreciation to all the employees of �e White
Wing Publishing House who have worked so faithfully as a t�a� through
this year. Without their dedicated help, the publishing hou�e could not
have been successful. I want to especially thank the ��utive Com
mittee of the publishing house, Frank Howard, Joe Parker a�d Jo Wright,
for their untiring efforts throughout this entire year. �ey have made
many sacri�ces and this is appreciated.
It is with pleasure that I announce to this Assembly that the free
literature budget has been balanced. At the closing of our books July 31,
1969, we had a balance of $18,472.50.
We are in the process of upgrading our printing equipment. Seven new
pieces have been added in the press:
HEIDELBERG PLATEN PRESS replaces a very old press and will in
crease our production.
SULBY MINABINDA binds paper covers on books. We did not have
any equipment in this �eld.
ROSBACK SIGNATURE INSERTER will gather six signatures of .six
teen pages and will_ increase our production in Sunday school literature.
Heretofore, this work was done by hand.
ROSBACK STITCHER AND THREE-KNIFE TRIMMER has cut in half
the binding time of -our Sunday school literature and White Wing Mes-.
senger.
70 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ��AL ASSEMBLY
ROBINSON 580 CAM ERA greatly increased the quality of the photo
graphic reproduction. Also, it is opening the multi-color �eld in our own
plant.
A. B. DICK 350 OFFSET was added to our line of offset printing equip-
m�
• •
J HEIDELBERG OFFSET PRESS is the latest piece of equipment to
�e added. This equipment was installed only a few weeks ago .. It was
pur privilege to have the General Overseer print some of the �rst gos-
pel tracts on this new press.
• •
Thank you for your concern, patience and. understanding during this
year of recons�uction. Most of all, I thank you for your many prayers
offered for us. We feel the accomplishments which have been made ·have
�een the result of the overshadowing direction of God.
White Wing Publishing House and Press
Condensed Balance Sheet
July 31, 1969
ASSETS
.Current Assets:
Cash --�--- ------ -------------------------$123,325.75
Certificates of Deposit 37,000.00
Accounts Receivable-Trade 24,010.84
Accounts Receivable-Other _____________________ 2,419.00
Employee Loans and Advances 56.00
J. R. Kinser, Treasurer ________ ___________________ 5,758.24
. Notes Receivable 4,163.70
Inventories ____ 113,731.63
Total Current Assets· ____ _______ _
Fixed Assets:
·: Including Buildings and Improvements,
Machinery and Equipment, Furniture
and Fixtures and Type ------- --- ------$289,576.66
Less Accumulated Depreciation 194,896.48
Total Fixed Assets ______________________ _
Other Assets:
Prepaid Insurance $ 698.27
New Publishing House _____________ 605,040.21
Catalog -,--, 4,974.33
$310,465.16
$ 94,680.18
TOTAL ASSETS $1,015,858.15
MINUTES OF � 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable�Trade $ 9,559.99
Notes Payable-Due in less than one year ___ 22,237.38
Refund Vouchers Outstanding 847.89
Sales Tax Payable, Tennessee 47.66
Accrued Payroll 2,498.96
White Wing �blishing Savings Association ____________ 1,410.42
Total Current Liabilities __ ______ _
Other Liabilities:
Notes Payabl�Due in one year or more ----$377,672.62
Free Literature Fund 98,307.91
Church of God of Prophecy Building 229,843.58
Total Other Liabilities --------------------·----------
Net Worth:
Capital Surplus --------- ------$ 54,844.50
Donated Surplus 171,063.76
Ea�ed Surplus 47,433.48
71
$ 36,692.30
$705,824.11
Total Net Worth _____ ______ _
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH------'�-
$273,341.74
$1,0}5,858.15
White Wing Publishing House and Press
Condensed· income Statement
Augo·st 1, 1968-July 31, 1969
Net Income before Building and General
Administration Expenses __________ $ 75,740.00
Less Building Expenses -----------� 21,374.78
General Administration Expense 66,280.16
Total Building and General
Adminis�ation �penses ___ ___ ___ _
Net �ss from Operations ________________ _
$ 87,654.94
$ 11,914.94
72 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNU� ASSE�LY
Other Income:
Interest Income ----·-- -----------$
Discounts �ed ------------ ·--·······-----
Sundry Income ______ ______ _
Assembly Minutes _____________ _
Total Other Income __ _
NET PROFIT
12,944.75
1,487.85
96.74
1,061.46
Free Literature Distribution Report
August 1, 1968-July 31, 1969
$ 15,397.32
$ 3,482.39
The following is the approximate amount of literature sent to work
ers through the Free Literature Depa�ment:
Assorted Tract�English ______ ________ 2,093,975
Assorted Tracts-English __________ ____ 51,000
(printed and distributed in London, England)
Gospels _________________ _ ___ 162
Testaments -------·····-········--·-------- -------- 119
Bibles ·····-···------- --
·
---- _____ 16
White Wing Messengers ______________ 13,321
Happy Harvesters·-·-·······-·······--·-------·------- --- 69,775
Youth L� _______ ___ __ ________ 36
Sunday School Literature for Prisons and New Fields ·-···-··-·-23,527
Catalogs _____ ---·········-····--·------- ----- ----7
�act Boxes ____ _ ________ _______ 2
Revival Cards ______ _____ ____ _ _____ 450
Foreign Tracts __________________ 309,756
Foreign Gospels, Testaments and Bibles ______ _____ 6
Foreign Sunday School Literature ___________ 21,023
Foreign White Wing Messengers _____ _ __ 58,729
Total approximate number of pieces of free literature sent out for dis
tribution this year-2,641,904.
In addition to the above quantities, Brother H. E. Ve�on, our Braille
Writer-Operator has written 64 Sunday School lessons, 8 sermons, 12
co�espondent letters, and 20 miscellaneous items including cards, re
prints of articles for the blind.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Report of Free Literature Receipts
and Disbursements from
August 1, 1968-July 31, 1969
Balance, July 31, 1968 ________ ___ _
Receip�:
Fr� Literature Offerings ------------------------$ 13,473.29
State Convention Offerings ___________ 108,824.62
73
$ 55,375.16
Total Offerings R�eived---------------------··-·-$122,297.91
Total Offerings Available·-·-····----···----
Disbursements:
Miscellaneous --·--·--···---··-··--·--···-·--------$
Office Supplies and Expe�e ··----··---- --
Repairs and Maintenance ____________ _
Salaries and Wages ----··---------
Payroll Taxes _______ __ ____ _
Operating Supplies _____ _______ _
Happy Harvesters ___ _
Spanish White Wing Messenger ______ _
Sunday School Literature-English _____ _
Sunday School Literature-Foreign _____________ _
J. Vital Heme ______ ___ ___ _
Ghaly Ibrahim ··--··--··--·······---·-----
K. Vijayara�am ___ _
Insurance ____ _
V� Handbook _____ _______ _
Other Appropriations -·---·--·------ ----
Postage and Mailing ____ ______ _
Church Publication Losses --------··-----
Miscellaneous Printing ·-··--··------ ---
Trac�
Bibles and Testaments ------------··----�
Total �sbursements ___ _
Balance in Free Literature Fund, July 31, 1969 ··---···----
109.35
520.05
180.11
5,296.90
240.82
209.37
4,930.44
5,470.64
7,190.89
6,106.07
4,200.00
560.00
860.10
20.19
152.40
22,268.70
5,610.48
9,498.15
1,506.44
21,688.30
1,742.06
$177,673.07
$ 79,365.16
$ 98,307.91
White Wing Publishing House
Free-Will Offerings and Self-Denial Report
( Including OUTREACH '69)
August 1, 1968-July 31, 1969
Total offerings received from August 1, 1968
through July 31, 1969 ________________ _ $ 11,124.11
74 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Expenses for Free-Will Offerings (OUTREACH '69)
Printing Instruc�ons ------ ----- -$
Postage and Mailing __________ _
Miscellaneous Expense _______ _
Total Expenses -----------------------------
Balance _______ __________ _
Transferred to Self-denial Fund ________ _
Transferred to Church of God of Prophecy
Building Fund
Balance as of �uly 31, 1969
968.77
46.51
105.00
$
$
$
$
.$
White Wing Messenger, Self-Denial and
Outreach '69 Offering Report
August 1, 1968-July 31, 1969
1,120.28
10,003.83
2,508.50
7,495;33
0.00
Total offering .sent in this year _________ ____ $11,124.11
Total offering sent in last year ___________ _ ____ 15,678.72
Total amount of Self-denial subscriptions paid out
of this fund in 1968-1969 ----------------- -·--
Total amount of Self-denial subscriptions paid out
of this fund in 1967-1968 ---------------
State sending in largest total offering:
Tennessee _______________________ _
State sending in largest offering according to membership:
North Dakota-average offering per member ---------�
Three churches sending in largest total offerings:
Isabel, South Dakota ----- ·-----
West Helena, .·-Arkansas --------------------�-----�'-
Bismarck; North Dakota-------- -�---------------'--•
Church sending in largest offering according to membership:
Isabel, South Dakota-average offering per member ___ _
Personal Offerings of $100.00 or More For:
CENTURY HONOR ROLL
2,508.50
2,321.75
1,127.38
1.52
125.00
122.25
119.33
5.01
Bennie James, West Helena, Arkansas ----------------- --- -$100.00
(in memory of L. A. (Jack) Griffis)
Cora M. Bird, Elizabeth, Kentucky _______ _______________ ----------$100.00
(in memory of Fred P. Bird, Sr.)
B. N. Minter, Gastonia, North Carolina ------ ------ -$100.00
Geneva Phillips, Deer Lodge, Tennessee ------------------------------ -$100.00
East Texas Victory Leaders Band __ $100.00
(in memory of Patty Mullenax, State Secretary
Willie Vines, State Overseer)
A, E. _and Alida Stephens, Isabel, South Dakota ____ ___ _�100.00
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 75
List of Churches Raising $100.00 or More
West Helena, �kansas ____________________ __ ,$122.25
Chatsworth, Georgia ____ $102.50
Jonesboro, Georgia $101.53
Louisville, Kentucky (Larkwood) $100.00
Battle Creek, Michigan _________________ _ $100.50
Gastonia, North Carolina ··-·--·····--$111.42
Bismarck, North Dakota ------$119.33
Akron, Ohio ________ $100.00
Dayton, Ohio $100.00
North Columbus, Ohio $100.00
Coweta, Oklahoma "-·------- ---$100.00
Isabel, South Dakota __ $125.00
Cleveland, Tennessee (Wildwood) $110.28
Calloghan, Virginia ____ $100.00
, Respectfully submitted,
PERRY E. GILLUM
Manager
2:53 Mary Sue Gilliland sang "I Just Steal Away"; The Wonderland
Singers sang "The Weapon of Prayer," and "Blessed Rock of Ages."
3:08 • The report of the Ministerial Aid Chairman, E; A. McDonald,
and the report of the Ministerial Aid Committee were accepted. Retained
same committee to serve next year.
Report of the Ministerial Aid Chairman
September 1, 1968 to July 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of �e Church of God, Greetings:
.. It has been a pleasure to serve as Ministerial Aid Committee . Chair
man this year. I appreciate the co-operation of the state oversee�s,. pas
tors and others who have assisted in the Ministerial Aid work. •
•
•
It has been an inspiration to me to visit with our retired and dis
abled ministers, also the widows of the deceased ministers-men and
women who have given many years of faithful service to God and His
Church.
Homes visited ____________ ________ ________ .. _______ 85
Revivals ... ------------- 3
Se�ons 75
Ministers conventions attended 2
State conventions attended ___________ :____ 4
Funerals attended ···- 6
Appreciation certi�cates awarded _____ 9
Committee meetings held • 11
Miles traveled 18,000
Respec�ully submitted,
E. A. McDONA�
Cha�man
76 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASS�LY
Ministerial Aid Committee Report
To �e 64th annual Assembly of the Church of �d, Greetings:
We, your Ministerial Aid Committee, respectfully submit the following
recommendations and our annual report for your consideration and ap
proval.
SECTION
We recommend the following phrases which had reference to our
ministers' activity status, full-time and part-time, to be deleted from
the Committee's Report to the 62nd Assembly; and that �e revised re
port be printed in its entirety in the Minutes of the 64th Assembly.
SECTION II
We recommend a retirement plan, to be known as a Modi�ed Retire
ment Plan, for those ministers, who, for certain reasons, �nd it necessary
to retire prior to �e customary retirement age of 65.
The minister who elects to retire prior to age 65 must have attained
the minimum age of 62, and must have devoted a minimum of 15 years
in the ministry without being employed in secular work. The require
ments as stated in the regular Retirement Plan (Group 9), other than
the age and number of years served in �e ministry, will be required in
this Modi�ed Retirement Plan.
Furthermore, ministers approved to receive an allotment under the
Modi�ed Retirement Plan requirements, will not receive a full allo�ent,
but a reduced allotment, graduated according to the applicant's num
ber of years in the ministry and his attained age. Said allo�ent will not
be increased when minister reaches age 65.
SECTION Ill
We announced in our report, to the 63rd Assembly, that the Church
of God of Prophecy Pension Plan was delayed from becoming effective,
as it was necessary for it to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Se�
ice for approval as a quali�ed plan. We are pleased to a�ounce that
Inte�al Revenue Service approved the plan on October 2, 1968. The
Pension Plan Committee made this plan available to our ministers, who
could qualify, effective January 1, 1969. Announcement of the plans
being effective was made through the White Wing Messenger. We now
have 60 ministers who have enrolled as quali�ed participants. The Church
of God of Prophecy Pension Plan is open to all ordained or licensed
ministers who are employed only in the ministry, state overseers, gen
eral secretaries, and other workers serving under appointment and the
faculty of Tomlinson College.
SECTION IV
During the past Assembly year, your Ministerial Aid Committee has
met 11 times, approving 11 applications for disability bene�ts and 3 for
retirement.
Applications for 3 widows of former recipients of Ministerial Aid bene
�ts were approved to receive 50 per cent of their d�eased husband's
allo�ent. Four applications for widows of deceased full-time ministers
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 77
to receive assist�ce were approved. Five recipients of Ministerial Aid
bene�ts were discontinued for different reasons and 13 have died.
We now have 30 ministers receiving retirement bene��; 121 are �
ceiving disability bene�ts; 48 widows of ministers are receiving assist
ance; 2 former lay employees are receiving retirement bene�ts. This
is a total of 201 persons receiving assistance from the Ministerial Aid
Fund.
During the past Assembly year, 46 of our ministers have passed away.
The Ministerial Aid Committee approved 36 Proofs of Death, with a
total of $27,800.00 being paid to the bene�ciaries from the Mi�sterial Aid
Fund.
The Committee sent 26 Church flags to be presented, by �e officiating
minister as a memorial tribute on behalf of the deceased minister, to
the surviving companion or relative.
Respectfully submitted,
E. A. McDONALD, Chairman
M. A. TO�INSON
E. H. GRIFFITH
A. T. WAGAR
The following is the revised report of the purposes and general policies
of the Ministerial Aid Committee as referred in Section I of the fore
going report.
Ministerial Aid Department
SECTION I
PURPOSES AND GENERAL POLICIES OF MINISTERIAL
AID DEPARTMENT
1. Purpose of the Ministerial Aid Department
�at the purpose of this Ministerial Aid Department is to provide a
bene�t fund to be used to aid the minis�y in case of total pe�anent
disability caused by sickness, old age, accident or otherwise; to assist
in the burial and other expenses in the event of death; and to provide
a monthly allotment for all ministers who have quali�ed for retirement.
2. Limited to Licensed Ministers and lay-employees at
General Headquarters
That this ministerial aid be limited to licensed ministers in good stand
ing in the Church of God, including Bishops, preaching Deacons, Evan
gelists, male or female, and General Headquarters employees . who are
members of the Church of God and have been employed by the Church
of God for a period of at least three months.
3. What is Ministerial Work?
Ministerial work is understood as �e work of ordained Bishops, preach
ing Deacons, Evangelists, male or female, who are called of God to preach
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His Word. with power and anointing of the Holy Ghost, and who serve
the Church of God as overseers, secretaries, pastors, and evangelists,
feeding the flock of God and building up the Church of God. This does
not mean the duties of a regular church officer such as deacon, band
leader, clerk and treasurer, Victory Leaders Band leader, Sunday School
superintendent or other local church workers.
4. Authority of the Committee
The Ministerial Aid Committee working under the appointment and
authority of �e Annual Assembly of �e Church of God, reserves �e
right to determine the worthiness of each applicant for Ministerial Aid
by examining his ministerial record and to increase, decrease or discon
tinue payment of any death claim to bene�ciaries of ministers and dis
ability allo�ents to disabled ministers and allotments to retired· ministers.
SECTION II
Standard Requirements for all Ministers
That before any minister, male or female, is entitled to disability, re
tirement, or dea� bene�t from the Ministerial Aid Fund, he or she is
required to have a good record .. of faithfulness and must measure up to
the following standard prior to making application for assistance or for
their bene�ciary or bene�ciaries to receive a bene�t in the event of the
minister's death:
(a) Been loyal to all the teachings of the Church of God as outlined by
the General Assembly.
(b) Have a record of faithfulness in paying the Emergency Dollar.
(c) Paid tithes regularly on all his or her income according to the rulings
o,f �e General Assembly.
(d) Reported regularly to General Headquarters and to his or her re
spective overseer.
( e) Have �gned and returned the annual report card as provided by
the Ministerial Aid Committee with all necessary questions answered
as requested on the card. Said card is subject to approval of the
Ministerial Aid Committee.
SECTION Ill.·
Provisions and Requirements of All Recipients
of Ministerial Aid
The following applies to all disabled or retired ministers that are re
ceiving a monthly allotment from the Ministerial Aid Fund.
1. What the Committee Provides
(a) A $1,000 dea� bene�t payable at the recipient's death to his or
her bene�ciary on approval of �e death claim by the Ministerial Aid
Committee. In case of the death of a recipient outside of the Unit
ed States, $500 would be paid as the death bene�t.
(b) Subscription to the White Wing Messenger on a yearly basis. Su�
scription is renewed automatically at the beginning of each year as
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long as the recipient continues to receive monthly retirement or dis
ability bene�ts.
(c) An honorary membership in the CPMA is provided on a yearly
basis through the CPMA C om mitt e e. These honorary mem
bers may be counted as paid-up members by their local churches
and im;luded in the number required for Honor Stones.
(d) When a male minister dies who was receiving retirement or disabil
ity bene�ts from the Ministerial Aid Fund, his widow will receive
50 per cent of his allotment provided she measures up to the Standard
of Fai�fulness and does not remarry. �is Standard of Faithful-
ness is shown in Section XII, Group 13 . of this report.
(e) The Minutes of the Annual Assembly are sent free each year to all
recipients.
2. What the Committee Expects
(a) That all recipients. will be expected to report and send their ·tithes
in regularly each month to the General Treasure�. �ey are also
expected to report regularly to their respective state overseer.
(b) Each recipient is requested to notify the Ministerial Aid Commit
tee, Bible Place, Cleveland, Tennessee, USA of any change of address_.
(c) Each recipient is also expected to info� the Ministerial Aid· Com
mittee of any increase or decrease in his other income (if any) that
he may be r�eiving from other sources besides the Ministerial Aid
F�d.
(d) Each recipient is expected to keep his or her monthly allo�ent amo�mt
con�dential.
• •
SECTION IV
DEATH BENEFITS
1. Bene�ciary:
A bene�ciary is the person to whom you wish to leave a death bene
�t at your death in order that he may see to it that a� of �e funeral
expenses are paid. When naming a bene�ciary, �e minister should name
only one person, if possible. If the bene�ciary is not related to the
minister by blood or marriage, the "Relationship to You" on the annual re
port card should be shown as "Non-relative." If the minister should
desire to change his or her bene�ciary, he should write the. Ministerial
Aid Committee for a change of bene�ciary form.
2. M lnor as a Beneficiary:
The bene�ciary of a death bene�t should be a person of legal age and
not a minor. If death occurs and the bene�ciary is not of legal age,
the d�eased's estate is the bene�ciary and a guardian or an adminis
trator would have to be appointed before any death bene�t could be paid.
Group No. 1-M inlsters �ot Engaged In Other Employment
Group Number One is that �oup of ministers in the Church of God in
the United States who are loyal to the Standard Requirements (See
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Section II) for all ministers and devote their time to the preaching of
the Word of G�, feeding the fl�k of God, evangeli�ing, and all other
responsibilities and duties which go with being a minister in the Church
of God and who hold no other job, busine� or profession which would
in �e least hinder them from ful�lling their full duties to their call
ing, profession �d appointment as a minister in the Church of God. All
who are evangelists in this group must hold at least twelve, two-week
revivals or enough revivals of one-week length to make the equivalent
of twelve, two-week revivals in one Assembly year. Such· licensed min
isters in and working for the Church of G� who have completed three
months of ministry will_ be eligible for one thousand ($1,000) dollars
death bene�t without cost to the minister, payable from the Minis
terial Aid Fund at the said minister's death to the bene�ciary as a gift
and only if funds are available. When said minister has completed
five years in the ministry of the Church of God of Prophecy, not· being
engaged in other employment during the said period of time, the $1,000
death bene�t will be automatically increased to $1,500 payable from the
Ministerial Aid Fund at said minister's death to the surviving spouse
as a gift and only if funds are available. If no spouse survives, then
said bene�t will be limited to $1,000.
Group No. 2-Ministers Engaged In Other Employment
Group Number Two is that group of ministers in the Church of God
in the United States, who are loyal to the Standard Requirements (See
Section II) for all ministers, who devote at least half of their time to
the preaching of the Word of God, evangelizing and other duties and
responsibilities, calling and appoin�ents, which go with being a min
ister in the Church of God, and who hold a job to supplement their
income for a livelihood. All who are evangelists in �is group must hold
at least six, two-week revivals or enough revivals of one-w�k length
to make the same equivalent in one Assembly year. Such licensed min
isters in and working for the Church of God who have completed three
months of service in the ministry of the Church of G� of Prophecy,
prior to death, will be eligible for $500 death bene�t without cost to the
minister payable from the Ministerial Aid Fund at the said minister's
death, to the bene�ciary as a gift and only if funds are available. When
said minister has completed �ve years in the ministry of the Church
of God of Prophecy, and said minister does not receive more than $150
a. mpnth from the Church, the $500 would automatically increase to $1,000
payable from the Ministerial Aid Fund at said minister's death to the sur
viving spouse as a gift and only if funds are available. If no spouse
survives, �en said bene�t will be limited to $500.
Female ministers who are housewives �d who pastor or evangelize
would not qualify on the basis that they have no other employment,
other than the ministry. It would be necessary for them to do the same
amount of work in the ministry as the male minister to qualify.
Group No. 3-0ccasional Ministers
Group Number Three is that group of ministers in the Ch�ch of
God in the United States, who are loyal to the Standard Requirements
(See Section II) for all ministers and who do not devote as much as half
of their time to preaching of the Word of God, evangelizing and o�er
activities of the Church of God, but who do what preaching they can
when �ey have the time and opportunity and who do help to �arry on
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the work of the Church of God and who co-operate with those who are
over them in the church work. Such loyal licensed minister, in and
working for the Church of God, who have completed twelve months in
the ministry just prior to death will be eligible for $100 dea� bene
�t without cost to the minister, payable from the Ministerial Aid Fund
at the said minister's death to the bene�ciary as a gift and only if funds
are available.
Group No. �M inisters Not Engaged In Other Employment
(Outside of USA)
That in case of the death of a loyal licensed minister who is a citizen
of a country outside of the United States and whose record of faith
fulness measures to the Standard Requirements for all ministers as shown
in Section II, also the requirements stated in Section IV, Group No. I
of this report, and who has devoted their time to the minis�y for a
period of three month� without being employed elsewhere, prior to his
or her death will entitle the bene�ciary of the deceased minister the
bene�t of $500. Said $500 is to be paid on approval of the Proof of Death
Claim by the Ministerial Aid Committee.
Group No. 5-Ministers Engaged In Other Employment (Outside of USA)
That in the case of death of a loyal licensed minister who is a citizen
of a country outside of the United States and whose record of faith
fulness measures to the Standard Requirements for all ministers as shown
in Section II, also the requirements stated in Section IV, Group No. 2
of this report, and who has devoted at least half of his time to �e
ministry for a period of at least three months prior to his or her death,
will entitle the bene�ciary of the deceased minister the bene�t of $250.
Said $250 to be paid on approval of the Proof of Death Claim by the
Ministerial Aid Committee.
Group No. 6-Occasional Ministers (Outside of USA)
That in case of the death of a loyal licensed minister who is a citizen
of a country outside of the United States and whose record of faith
fulness measures to the Standard Requirement for all ministers as shown
in Section II, and to �e requirements stated in Section IV, Group No.
3 of this report, and who has not devoted as much as half of his
time to the ministry for a period of at least three months, prior to his
or her death, will entitle the bene�ciary of the deceased m�ister the
bene�t of $50. Said $50 to be paid on approval of the Proof of Death
Claim by the Ministerial Aid Committee.
NOTE: The overseer of a deceased minister, outside of the United
States, whose bene�ciary is applying for death bene�ts as stated in Groups
Four, Five, and Six must assume the responsibility of reporting the faith
fulness of said deceased minister.
SECTION V
BENEFIT S FOR LAY-EMPLOYEES AT WO RLD
CAPITOL BUILDIN G
Group No. ?-Lay-Employees (World Capitol Building)
1. The original purpose of the Ministerial Aid Department, as author
ized by the Annual General Assembly, and amended as time and con-
82 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
ditions demanded, was to provide a fund· limited· to our quali�ed min
isters for. retirement, disability and death bene�ts; also to provide a death
bene�t limited to lay-employees of the World Capitol of the Church of
God who are loyal members of said Church.
2. Your Ministerial Aid Committee believes that the Church should rec
ognize the faithfulness and labors that have been discharged by its lay
employees at the World Capitol building; furthermore, for the Church
to properly and conscientiously recognize its employees' service, �is Com
mittee recommends �at the Ministerial Aid Fund be extended to pro
vide retirement bene�ts for said lay-employees who have quali�ed by
complying with the requirements .as set forth in paragraph four for this
��00.
3. That in the case of the death of a lay-employee (male or female)
at General Headquarters, who has completed at least �ree months of
continuous service and who is a member of the Church of God, will
entitle him or her to $1,000 death bene�t. Said bene�t will be paid to
the deceased employee's bene�ciary. Said $1,000 will be paid on the
approval of the Proof of Dea� Claim by the Ministerial • Aid Committee
as a gift and only if funds are available.
4. A lay-employee of the World Capitol for the Church of God to qualify
for retirement bene�ts must be at least sixty-�ve years of age and a
loyal member of the Church of God for a period of not less than twenty
years; fur�ermore, said lay-employee must be a full-time employee for
a period of not less than twenty years at the World Capitol building
a�d have received their wages or salary from the General �easurer or
the Church Benefit Association. Should said lay-employee become perma
nently disabled because of sickness or accident before attaining the eligible
retirement age of sixty-�ve and completing twenty years of employ
ment on the payroll of the General Treasurer � �e Church Bene�t
Association, the Committee reserves the right to approve a disability al
lotment on its establishment of the lay-employee's total disability. Fol
lowing retirement, said employee will continue to be eligible for the
death bene�t coverage of $1,000, payable to the deceased lay-employee's
bene�ciary.
5. No bene�ts will be paid to said lay-employee for retirement prior
to approval of his or her retirement application by the Ministerial Aid
Committee. Said bene�t will not begin before the �rst of the month
following approval by said Committee.
6. The Mini�erial Aid Committee working under the appointment and
authority of the General Assembly of the Church of God, reserves �e
right to determine the worthiness of each lay-employee's application for
retirement by examining his church membership record, his World Cap
itol's employment record, and to increase, decrease or discontinue any
retirement bene�ts. Said rights are also extended to include any and all
decisions made by the said Committee on Proof of Death claims.
7. All funds or bene�ts as described in this report and authorized by
the General Assembly of �e Church of God to be paid from the Min
isterial Aid Fund, are paid only as a gift and only if funds are avail
able, subject to the approval of the Ministerial Aid Committee. Fur
thermore, said Committee cannot guarantee in advance any certain amount
of funds, nor is said Committee responsible or obligated for any pay
ment beyond money available in said Ministerial Aid Fund. Further-
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 83
more, said Committee is not responsible for �y promises, guarantees
or obligations made by any person that is not a member of said Com
mittee.
SECTION VI
RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR MINISTERS
Group No. 8-Disability Benefits Plan
All Ministers, male or female, who are totally permanently disabled
and have made application for disability bene�ts must measure to the
following requirements to be eligible:
(1) Totally Permanently Disability means that the Ministerial Aid Bene
�t does not apply to sickness or accident from which there is a natural
recovery; furthermore, a minister that has been classi�ed by the Min
isterial Aid Committee as Totally Permanently Disabled and accep� re
sponsibility, either voluntarily or by assi�ment, to perform a service
for pro�t or otherwise or any physical activity that would indicate that
the Recipient is no longer totally permanently disabled, and his abili�
to perform service as mentioned in the paragraph will be subject to re
view by the Ministerial �d Committee, and should investigation �nd
that said activity exists, the Recipient's assistance will be discontinued.
tinued.
(2) A minister must have a good record of faithfulness, must measure
up to the Standard Requirements (See Section II) for all ministers and
must have devoted at least ten accum�ative years without being em
ployed elsewhere, prior to making application for assistance.
(3) �e minister's income (not income derived from Ministerial or secu
lar activity) combined with that of his or her spouse must not exceed
$200 per month to be entitled to Total Permanently Disability bene�ts.
(4) Each minister, after having been placed on the Ministerial Aid list
to receive assistance, will be expected to report regularly and to send
his or her tithes to the General Treasur� each month.
No funds will be paid the minister for disability before applic�tion
is approved by the Ministerial Aid Committee. The exact amount tp be
paid each disabled minister will be determined by the Ministerial �d
Committee, who will consider the faithful services and dependents of
each minister. Bene�ts start after approval of application by �e Min
isterial Aid Committee.
Note: Disabled ministers in Group Eight, are provided with a death
bene�t of $1,000. The death bene�ts are payable at the death of the �n
ister to the bene�ciary only as a gift and if funds are available, subject
to the approval of the Ministerial Aid Committee.
Group No. 9-Disability Benefits Plan For Pastors Engaged in Other Em
ployment
A minister who has served as a pastor of small churches, and has
been successful in the work as a pastor, devoting at least one-half of his
time to pastoral work in the Church of God, and �nancial conditions
require him to engage in other employment to supplement his pastoral
income; should said minister become Totally Permanently Disabled, he
84 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
will be eligible to apply for assistance from Ministerial Aid, provided
he has measured up to the following requirements:
1. He has measured up to the Standard Requirements (See Section II)
for all ministers.
2. His monthly pastoral income did not exceed an average of $200.
3. Conducted at least twelve services monthly in the churches over
which he was pastor.
4. Had devoted at least twenty years as a pastor and have measured
to above items Nos. One, Two and Three for the said number of
required years.
Note: Said minister will be credited with one full year's service for
each two years he may serve as a pastor of small churches, while be
ing engaged in other employment during the twenty-year period.
Group No. 10-Retireme,nt Benefits Plan
For a minister, male or female, to be eligible for retirement bene�ts
from the Ministerial Aid Fund, he or she must measure up to the Stand
ard Requirement� for all ministers, stated in Section II of this report,
for a period of at least ten accumulative years prior to making applica
tion for retirement bene�ts. He or she must have served the Church
of God as a minister for at least twenty-�ve (25) accumulative years or
more without being employed elsewhere, just prior to making appli
cation and must have reached his or her sixty-�fth birthday. The Min
ister in this group must report all his or her income from his or her
services, whether it be from the ministry, secular work or any service
whatsoever he or she may perform, to the Ministerial Aid Committee
annually. No other income from any other source except from his or her
service need to be reported to the Committee by the retired minister.
If he or she should r�eive more than $2,400.00 annually from his or her
services, ministry or secular, any income in excess of $2,400.00 annually
received by the retired minister, must be deducted from his or her al
lotment from the Ministerial Aid the following year.
No funds will be paid the minister for retirement before application
is· approved by the Ministerial Aid Committee. Bene�ts start after ap
proval of application by the Ministerial Aid Committee. The Ministerial
Aid Committee working under the appointment and authority of the
General Assembly of the Church of God reserves the right to determine
the worthiness of each applicant for retirement by examining his min
isterial record and to increase, decrease or discontinue any retirement
bene�ts.
That a minister, after being placed on the Ministerial Aid list to re
ceive retirement bene�ts, will be expected to report regularly and to send
his or her tithes to the General Treasurer each month.
Note: Retired ministers in Group Ten are provided with a death bene
�t of $1,000. The death bene�ts are payable at death to the bene�ciary
only as a gift and if funds are available, subject to the approval of the
Ministerial Aid Committee.
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�BLY 85
Group N.o. 11-M odified Retirement Plan
The· minister who elects to retire prior to age sixty-�ve must have
attained the minimum age of sixty-two, and must have devoted a mini
mum of �fteen years in the ministry without being employed in secular
work. The requirements as stated in the regular Retirement Plan (Group
10), other than the age and number of years served in the minis�y,
will be required in this Modi�ed Retirement Plan.
Furthermore, ministers approved to receive an allotment under the
Modi�ed Retirement Plan requirements, will not receive a full allo�ent,
but a reduced allotm�t, graduated according to the applicant's num
ber of years in the ministry and his attained age. Said allotment will
not be increased when minister reaches age sixty-five.
Group No. 12-"ln Appreciation" Certificates for R��red Mi�i�e��
We recommend that a minister who has retired from active service
and has served the Church as a full-time minister for at least twenty-_
�ve years or more, who has reached his or her sixty-�fth bir�day, and
is not a recipient of Ministerial Aid bene�ts, that said minister be grant
ed an honorary "In Appreciation" certi�cate in recognition of his min
isterial labors, the same as a retired Ministerial Aid recipient. A min
ister will complete a questionnaire for the Committee, when applying
for the honorary "In Appreciation" certi�cate.
SECTION VII
WIDOWS OF MINISTERS
Group No. 13-Wldows Benefits Plan
(Widow of Former Recipients of Ministerial Aid)
Group Thirteen is that group of widows of disabled or retired miq,
isters who. died while they were receiving a monthly allotment from
the Ministerial Aid Fund. The widow of such minister would continue
to receive one-half of the deceased husband's allotment provided she has
measured up to �e following requirements:
(a) Been a loyal member of the Church of God.
(b) Have a record of faithfulness in paying the Emergency Dollar.
(c) Paid tithes regularly on all her income according to the rulings of
the General Assembly.
(d) Her income from other sources averages not more than $150 per
month.
(e) If .she is not an active minister or receiving an allotment from the
Ministerial Aid.
(f) If said widow is not yet sixty-two years of age, she will receive
one-half of her deceased husband's previous allotment for a period of
two years, and then assistance will be discontinued until said widow be
comes sixty-two years of age. If she has remained unmarried and has
been faithful to the Church of God, she may make application for as
sistance again from the Ministerial Aid. Consideration would be given
to those who are sick or unable to work. Before said widow can be
86 MI�TES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
approved to receive one-half of her deceased husband's allotment, it will
be necessary for her to �ll out an application. This application will be
-s�ntto-her� a i-ew days following the death of her husband
Group No. 1�Widows of Ministers
(Widows of Non-Recipients Ministers of Ministerial Aid)
To be eligible for assistance, a widow of a deceased ·minister must meet
the following requirements prior to making application for assistance from
the Ministerial �d:
(a) That her deceased husband had been a loyal licensed minister of
the Church of God and had devoted at least ten years to the ministry
without being employed elsewhere, and had measured up to the Stand
ard Requirements (See Section II) for all ministers for the same period
of time prior to his death.
(b) That she had been a loyal member of the Church of G�.
(c), Have a record of faithfulness in paying the Emergency Dollar.
(d) Paid tithes regularly· on all her income according to the rulings of
lhe General Assembly.
(e) Her income from other sources does not average more than $150
each month.
(f) That she is not an active minister or receiving an allotment from
the Ministerial Aid Fund.
(g) If said widow is not yet sixty-two years of age, she will . be given
assistance from the Ministerial Aid Fund for a period of two years and
then assistance will be discontinued until said widow has reached the
age of sixty-two years. If she has remained unmarried and has been
faithful to the Church of God, she may make application for assistance
again from the Ministerial Aid. Those widows who are sick .or unable
to work would be given consideration.
NOTE: All benefits paid from the Ministerial Aid F�d to widows of
deceased ministers are paid only as a gift and only if funds are avail
able, subject to the approval of the Ministerial Aid Committee.
NO�: ALL FUNDS OR BENEFITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD TO BE PAID �OM
THE MINISTERIAL AID FUND, ARE PAID ONLY AS A GIFT AND
ONLY IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, SUBJECT TO T� APPROVAL
OF THE MINISTERIAL AID COMMITTEE. FURTHERMORE, THE
MINISTERIAL AID COMMITTEE CANNOT GUARANTEE, IN A
D
VANCE, ANY C�TAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS, NOR IS THIS COM
MITTEE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD RESPONSIBLE OR OBLIGAT
ED FOR ANY PAYMENTS BEYOND MONEY AVAILABLE IN SAID
MINISTERIAL AID FUND.
3:19 The report of the Church Bene�t Association was read by A. T.
Wagar and accepted. Brother Wagar presented a check for $10,000.00 to
E. A. McDonald for the Ministerial Aid Fund from the Church Bene�t
Association.
MI�TES OF THE 64TH A�AL ASSEMBLY 87
Report of the Church • Benefit Association
To the 64th annual �sembly of the Church of God, Gree�ngs:
The purpose for which the Church Bene�t Association was organized
was two-fold:
(1) To fu�ish insurance coverage for our people at the lowest pos
sible cost,
(2) To pr�ide another source of income for the Ministerial Aid Fund.
Since the Association's inception, we have been able to achieve �e
�rst purpose by making available to our people insurance coverage at
a very low cost, especially those who could not afford ordinary insur
ance at regular rates.
In regard to the second purpose, we have been hindered in achieving
this goal because of a large de�cit that was incurred in the formative
years of our Association. This de�cit prevented our �derwriters in giv
ing us a return of premi�, that was to go to �e Ministerial Aid Fund.
To make up for this shortage, we have made cont�butions of $2,500.00
in three different years to the Ministerial Aid Fund, or a total of $7,500.00
from our operating fund.
�en our present underwriters accepted our group, they were well
aware of the experience �e group had had. After a year's study of its
operation, they made some changes which have proven very bene�cial.
As a result, we have overcome the de�cit.
Our underwriters, Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee,
have noti�ed us that our policy year, ending August 15, 1969, has been
very good and the de�cit balance of $6,366.65 of last year has been paid
leaving us with a pro�t balance of $7,638.83 which �ey have sent to
us. We have added an amount from our office operating fund to �e
foregoing' balance, bringing �e total to $10,000.00 which we are con
tributing to �e Ministerial Aid Fund. This makes a total of $17,500.00
we have been able to contribute.
�e Ass�iation has furnished coverage for 72 youth .camps and winter
retreats, with a total of 6,101 campers and personnel. A total of $499.65
was paid in claims for injuries received by �e campers, which is a
considerable reduction over last year.
We have provided sickness and accident insurance coverage for �e
students at Tomlinson College. There was only one accident claim of
$30.00 paid in this area.
In the Group Life, there were 44 death claims approved this Assem
bly year wi� a total of $53,500.00 paid. to the beneficiaries �rough the
Association by the Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee.
This makes a total of 288 • death clai� approved with a total • of
$370,750.00 paid to bene�ciaries since 1961. We now have 2,908 .mem
bership accounts, a net increase of 130 accounts over last year.
I visited two ministers' conventions and �ve state conventions in be
half of the Church Bene�t Association.
88 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
FINANCIAL REPORT
Assembly Year Ending July 31, 1969
Premiums Account
Brought forward--- ---- --------$ 10,422.09
Received this year 71,410.94
Disbursed this year _______ _
Balance _____________________ _
In savings account
Total
Operating Expense
Brought forward ----------·-------------------$
Received ------------------------------------- -----------
Total
Paid out ----------------------- ------- --
Balance _______________ __ _
770.07
18,943.99
Respectfully submitted,
A. T. WAGAR
Manager
$ 81,853.03
74,895.74
$ 6,957.29
16,000.00
$ 22,957.29
$ 19,714.06
16,535.31
$ 3,178.75
3:26 A. T. Wagar was in charge of a memorial in honor of ministers
who passed away this year. Brother Wagar read a tribute to the de
ceased ministers; then he gave the name of the ministers by states and
length of service. The overseer came to the platform and stood. in honor
of the deceased minister from his state or coun�y. The Tomlinson Col
lege Chorale sang "Battle· Hymn of Republic," as a song of �ibute. Taps
was played by Steven Gilmer and Pedro Ojeda as the flag was lowered
to half-mast and the audience stood for a moment of silence. Brother
·wagar also paid tribute to Rosa Queener, who died this year and was
the wife of an overseer.
TRIBUTE TO OUR DEC�ASED MINISTERS
We are grateful for the gift of memory which links the past with the
present and serves as an inspiration for the future. With �is thought
in mind, we recall one of the oldest historical memorial services on
record-the feast of the Passover. God had brought Israel out of the
house of bondage, and for this deliverance they were to observe a certain
day for all time. When their children would ask them, "What mean ye
this. service?" �ey were expected to answer.
The Church, like Israel of old, has had her trials and tests. Her sons
and daughters gave their lives for her that all people may know the
trut�. We, too, have a day wherein we recall God's leading and com
memorate the valor and sacri�ce of �ose· who gave their . lives for the
Church. Shall we not remember them with affection as we recall their
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heroic deeds, and shall we not als o communicate to our children something
of the struggles and sacri�ces that have entered into the building of
our Church. This generation owes to past generations their accomplish
ments in �e forward march of the Church of God, becaus e of thei r
contributions to the building of �e Church.
Someone told Dwight Moody as he was dying, "Brother M�dy, you
have a few minutes more, wouldn't you lik e to say something?" �is
old wa�ior of �e Cross, summoning his strength said, "If this be death,
it is sweet. This is my coronation day." Lik ewise, it was a �eat coro
nation for these, for whom this memoriam has been declared. No earthly
pomp or glory could equal the glory attendant their coronation, attend
ed by saints of old and the angelic host, directed by �e Son of God.
To paraphras e a few verses in Hebrews 11, known as Faith's Hall of
Fame:
"And what shall I more s�y? For the time would fail me to tell of
the great men of God, of A. J. Tomlinson, of A. J. Lawson, of Willie
Lowman, of S. 0. Gillaspie, of C. L. Taylor, of M. E. Wilson and K. W.
Bancroft, and of the many o�er fai�ful ministers, who through faith,
choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to en
joy the· pleasures of sin for a season. Esteeming the reproach of Chris t
greater riches than all the treasures of this life, for they had respect
unto �e recompence of the reward.
"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained
promises, stopped the mouths of gainsayers . . . and others had trials
of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and impris
onment. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith,
received the prom�e."
These ministers on this platform, are here in respect to the memory
of the deceased minister or ministers in their state, and have formed
this V to symbolize the victory gained over death, hell and the grave.
It was my privilege to attend a funeral service of one of our ministers,
a veteran soldier of the Cross. This funeral could not be called a funeral,
as: the., atmosphere was charged with a victorious feeling t�ough the
�oly Ghost. It was more like a service to celebrate the victory the .min
ister had won. The widow, responding to the Holy Ghost, marched across
in front of ther husband's casket, shouting and praising God, �ving
vent to •victorious exclamations, "He made it, he made it!" This is how
we feel about these brethren, we are remembering today. Praise God,
they have made it. They have had their coronation day.
Alabama-J. D. Bryant, 5 years; Talmadge Hanners, 5 years; J. H. King,
45 years.
Arkansas�arl D. Brooks, 14 years; Thomas F. Tice, 5 years.
Bahama�Israel Beneby, 37 years; Alfred L. Collie, 40 years; Thomas
A. Daxon, 35 years; Emanuel 0. Hall, 21 years; Annie Moss, 20 years.
Califomia (Spanish)-Mrs. Petra C. Robles, 23 years.
East Texa�Bill Mathis, 3 years.
Florida-Mrs. Evelyn Be�el, 25 years; Homer C. Drury, 7 years; Henry
M. Haire, 15 years; Mrs. Hannah Jones, 32 years; Mrs. Margaret
Romer, 24 years; Mrs .
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Jane Williams, 15 years.
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Georgia�Mrs. Zilphia Champion, 35 years; Noley A. Duggan, 34 years;
John H. Lawrence, 34 years; M. E. Wi�on, 44 years.
Guyana-Rupert Best, 11 years.
Haiti-Eristal Isma, 24 years; Denoiis Monplaisir, • 24 years; Michele Pierre,
20 years.
Iowa-Autie E. Cleaver, 36 years.
Jamaica-Isaac E. White, 27
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years; Mrs. Agnis L. Wolfe, 8 years.
Kansas-Forrest E. Carr, 13 years.
Kentucky-George Dalton, 29 years; John Brackett, 36 years.
Maryland�May Bell Murray Suggs, 38 years; No�an C. Taylor, 37 years.
Michigan�ames L. Crawford, 11 years; Albert Haynes, 5 years.
Minnesota-George A. Stenmark, 29 years.
Missourf-M. Lawson Stacy, 23 years; Frank E. Story, 20 years.
North Carolina-Arthur C. Harris, 24 years.
New York-Leroy Peak, 27 years.
South Carolina-Allard S. Flowers, 27 years; William B. Smith, 36 years;
Ingram M. Yarborough, 12 years.
Tennessee-Herbert D. Martin, 32 years.
Utah-William G. Hardin, 28 years.
Virginia-Mrs. Fannie R. Moss, 35 years.
West Texas-Nettie M. Fox, 32 years.
West Virginia-William Chapman, 29 years.
3:45 �e Paramount Trio sang "For God so Loved."
3:52 Delegates who have been members of the Church of God thirty
years or more passed by the microphone and gave their names and the
number of years they have been members. The M. S. C�ry f�ily have
been members for over 30 years. Emmit Davis was in charge, and 201
took part.
4:10 The report of the Tomli�on Home for Children Board of Di
rectors, read by Gerald H. Minter, was accepted.
Report of the Tomlinson Home for Children
Board of Directors
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
We, the Board of Directors of the Tomlinson Home for Children, ex
press sincere appreciation to our state overseers, pastors, superintend
en�, members, and friends of the Church who have worked so faith
fully in the Orphanage work this year. Your love for our children has
been shown in many ways and we extend to you our heartfelt gratitude.
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Several states have given poundings and others have sent offerings
in addition to regular state convention and Assembly offerings: Sou�
Carolina $14,066.11 in groceries, Tennessee $12,251.26 in groceries,. Geor
gia $1,500.00 in canned meats, Alabama $500.00, Virginia $500.00, Lou
isiana $300.00 in socks, and Mississippi $277.85 for Tide. Several local
churches in Mississippi and Oklahoma sent Christmas and birthday �f�.
Local churches in Cincinnati, Ohio; Anderson, South Carolina; Norview,
Virginia; Ka�as City, Kansas; and East Chattanooga, Tennessee sent
Christmas presents or offerings. May God bless everyone who has con
tributed.
Since the Orphanage was founded in 1945, we have cared for 242 chil
dren; a total of 64 this year. Six children have been accepted, four
released, two girls graduated from high school, and one is entering Tom
linson College this year; making a total of three in college.
All but two of our children over 12 attended Tennessee Youth Camp.
Most of our children attended state conventions in Arkansas, Tennessee,
or Michigan. At present, 31 are members of the Church.
The houseparents are to be highly commended for their work. Wi�
out their dedication and love for children, the homes could not � op
erated. We desire your prayers for our houseparents and children.
Partial• support was given to 60 children in �e Indian Orphanage.
K. Vijayaratnam is to be commended for his efforts in caring_ for �ese.
Aid was given for construction of an orphanage in South Mexico. Salomon
He�andez C., overseer, would appreciate your ,prayers.
In addition to general maintenance, the Covey Home kitchen ,was re
modeled; the Miracle Home painted; the drives have been paved, �e
garage has been bricked, and two air conditioners installed at �e boys
homes; also, a new station wagon was purchased.
We express appreciation to the family of F. N. Hensley of Yakima,
Washington, for $5,000.00 left to the Orphanage in his will.
All standards of the Tennessee Welfare Department and the State
Fire Marshall have been met and we are licensed for ano�er year.
Our office staff has worked faithfully �is year. The coupon workers
in each local church are to be commended for �eir work. We have
realized $19,837.92 this year from coupons and trade stamps.
The Board of Directors ea�estly desire the prayers of our people in
behalf of this i�titution and its work.
Resp�tfully submitted,
M. A. TOMLINSON, President
GERALD H. MINTER, Vice-President
R. 0. COVEY, Secretary
PERRY E. GILLUM
FR� S. FISHER
J. R. KINSER
E. H. GRIFFITH
BILLY D. MURRAY
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4:15 �e Questions and Subjects Committee gave a partial report. The
entire report is given on Monday as it was accepted. The Assembly
Expense Committee Report was accepted as read.
Assembly Expense Committee Report
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
1. We wish to commend the minis�y, members, and friends of the
Church for their faithfulness and cooperation in helping to raise funds
for �e expense
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of the A�sembly �is year.
2. We r�ommend that all Sunday schools with an average attendance
of �fty or less contribute $1.00 per y�ar; all Sunday schools with an
average attendance of over fifty and less than one hundred contribute
$1.50 per year; and all Sunday schools with an average attendance of
one hundred and over contribute $2.00 per year for the expense of the,
Assembly.
3. We recommend that each Victory Leaders Band, each Womens Mis
sionary Band, �nd each minister, including lay ministers, pay $1.00 to
the expense of the Assembly.
4. We r�ommend that the pastors be responsible for coll��ng �e As
sembly Expense dollars for the auxiliaries and forward same to the state
overseer, and the state overseer be responsible to collect the dollars from
the ministers in his state; f�ese funds to be mailed to the General Treas
urer as collected. The �nal report of the Assembly expense should be
given by the overseer 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,
E. H. GRIFFITH, Chairman
H. M. BIGGERS
G. A. WILSON
J. W. DEADRICK
R. WAYNE �LEN
DON B. THOMAS
SHERMAN H. MINTER
4:28 °The Greater Things-message by E. H. Griffith, Field S�retary.
Excerpts:
"'Now, we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit
which is ·of God; that we might know the things that are freely given
to us of ·God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which
man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the
things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither
can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.' 1 Corin�ians
2:12-14. It is the nature and desire of man to explore and to accom
plish the �eater things of life. The General Overseer said, 'the Church
must keep a pace with prophecy and feel its place in the world.' Jesus
said, ' ... for the children of this world are in their generation wiser
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than �e children of light.' Luke 16:8. I believe He said this to stir
us up, that we might take on courage and receive a lesson from these
things and think in terms of the spiritual, to move out and accomplish
greater things.
"As God has shown in the Scripture, He has set the pace of the Church.
In this great institution, God has placed us in this as members-par
ticular members. I may speed up to keep up with the Church, because
God has set the pace of the Church. It will move as He set forth in the
Scripture for it to move. This does not imply that we should. become
idle or unconcerned; to the contrary. The Apostle Peter said, 'Looking
for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God .. .' 2 Peter 3:12. I
must comply with that which God has set forth that I might keep up
with God's program and keep up with the Church. The coming of the
Lord is one thing, and the day of �e Lord is another. The coming of the
Lord is the rapture of the Church; the day of the Lord is the day of
His wrath and indignation;
"' ... the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do ex
ploits.' Daniel 11:32. That's the greater things! It's going to require this
in order to get the work done. We try to take too many things at one
time and don't accomplish anything-that's o� trouble. God's program
is one thing at a time, and all things in succession. It is said, 'that which
grows slowly endures.' We are not to seek the greater things, spiritu
ally speaking, but rather seek to be wor�y. The Bible points forth hu
mility and submission. Naaman was �rst in the greater things as far as
the world was concerned; but, he didn't know about the things of God
(2 Kings 2:5-13). So, for him to receive something greater, it was neces
sary for him to humble himself. It is a matter of seeking that which
God would have us to, and then �e greater things will come. If there
is anything greater accomplished in the Church, and by the mi�s�y,
God must be in the things that we do. We do the possible, and God will
do the impossible. 'But covet ea�estly the best gifts: and yet shew I
unto you a more excellent way.' 1 Corinthians 12:31. Seek to be wor�y
of the gifts and you will receive the greater things. The early Church
received the Holy Ghost because they obeyed. It is the condition of the
heart. When the disciples had fully obeyed the command of the Lord,
they received the Holy Ghost. (Two messages in tongues were given:
'My children, my children, obey my voice. Hearken unto me, walk in my
way and I will lead thee. I will guide thee.' 'I only dwell in a clean
heart. I'm the same as the days of old, when I fell upon �e apostles.
I'm the same. My power is the same. It doesn't change. You walk be
fore me humbly, you shall receive the same. Will you humble yourself
to me?' Another message was given: 'Yea, yea, yea, if ye will confess,
if you will humble yourselves and pray unto me, I will supply your
needs. Don't confess if the work is not there. Don't confess if the life
is not there. The world knows and you know. God knows.')
"The greater things will be accomplished as we continue to obey and
ful�ll the Word of God. We will not have to worry about the greater
things. God will take care of it.'' (The people rejoiced, and another
message in tongues: "Yea, yea, I say unto you, be careful, my children.
Behold, I come quickly. Behold, I come quickly. Be real, my children;
be real, lest I come and �nd you unworthy.")
5:16 Ordination Service. The General Overseer read I Timothy 3:1-13
and spoke. Those to be ordained knelt on the platform and the over-
94 MINUTES OF THE 64TH �NUAL ASSEMBLY
seers prayed in concert. The wives of those to be ordained stood in the
congregation. Each bishop and deacon was ordained by the laying on
of hands by the presbytery.
Bishops-Jack O Jenkins, Clyde W. Forbes, H. Foster Bell, Eddie J.
Mounce, Roy H. Cantrell, Tony 0. Pittman, J� Riley Muse, Albert A.
Bock, C. Eugene Bagley, Morris C. Jackson, Paul J. Littleton, Krameon
T. Martin, Elvin H. Nolen, Byron E. Minter, Jesse R. Whittington, Melvin
D. Boeckel, �bert Lee Murray, V. Samuel Donahue, J. Y. Sloan, Wil
�� B. P�ks, David J. Tollison, Early Keith Russell.
Deacons-Melvin E. Leader, Winston C. Long, S. R. McClure, Howard
M. Baldwin, Farris D. Williams, W. Hansel Ray, Jack L. McClain, Thomas
H. Craven, J. W. Griffus, James C. Jones, Guy L. Lindsey, Jr., Earl
D. Parker, James L. Clark, Allen D. Shields, Kenneth S. Knowles,
Harry Herbstreith, John Preston Donahue, Ezra M. Wamsley, Jr., Archie
E. Hull, Charles J. Stutts, William M. Jackson, Bascom 0. Smith, Shir
ly A. Smith, Jeffrey Futch, Melton Lee Lynn, Delano E. Grubbs.
5:42 Music by the Virgin Islands Steel Drum Band.
5:50 Music by Bahama Brass Band.
EVENING
6:10 Two songs led by Johnny Tolbert with Karen Minter, pianist, and
Ronnie Scotton, organist. Samuel Donahue read Luke 5:17-25. The Gen
eral Overseer read requests, and A. A. Callahan prayed, followed by
concert prayer.
6:30 Assembly Expense Committee boosted and received an offering.
H. M. Biggers and G. A. Wilson prayed for the offering. The Interna
tionals sang "On the Battle�eld"; Hawaiian Harmony sang "He Looked
Beyond My Fault"; and the Larkwood Choir sang "Jesus Is Coming Soon."
6:55 Testimony of healing by Fred Montgomery. In August, 1968, at
the camp�ound in Cambridge, Ohio, a 16-ton tractor overturned on
him. He was taken to the hospital and the doctors didn't expect him
to live; his body was crushed so badly. But when the prayers of the
saints went forth, God eased the pain. God healed his body and he at
tended the Assembly that year. In 1955, he had blood poiso�ng and God
healed_ .him, When he worked at Fields of the Wood, a tractor tu�ed
over and bounced across his body. He was taken to the hospital, but he
told the doctor he would only stay one night. The next day he left,
healed by �e power of God!
7:10 Concert prayer for a mighty healing service.
7:13 Annual Healing Message by Robert W. Patterson, Jr. Excerpts:
"The Word of God is the greatest faith builder I know. 'There is a
river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy
place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her;
she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.' Psalm
46:4, 5. David said, there is a river right now, in our midst, to heal.
My God is a God of today, Who's able to do things in this hour. If God
ca�ot roll back �e Red Sea now, He never did do it. �e Bible said
He's the same yesterday, today, and forevermore; He does not change.
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He's a God of now. He is the great I �, not the has been; but a great
I Am that's able to meet your needs. When David said, �ere is a river,
he must have been talking about the Spirit of God-the Holy Ghost.
As a river begins to rise and gets more powerful, t�gs that have been
there for years begin to move. You might have cancer, or tuberculosis,
but if you get the river of God moving just right, it will have to go.
"Martha said, ' ... Lord, if thou hadst been here, my bro�er had
not died.' John 11.21. She knew he could not have died if �e Lord was
there. Nobody ever died in the presence of Jesus Christ. Even when
He hung on the cross, the two that hanged on either side died after He
died. God is life! No wonder a man that is full of God can lay hands
on somebody that has cancer and it fall off. Many people think you
have to reach a certain spiritual plain before God is going to begin to
move and heal. He even made a way for the man with sin in his life.
James said, • ... and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven
him.' James 5:15. Paul said that all of the promises of God are yea
(2 Corinthians 1:17-20). God can do anything; anything but fail. Noth
ing is impossible with God. Jesus died, but He arose again. He reached
down and got man in one hand and reached up and got God in the
other; He made a union that had never been before, and it ca�ot be
broken.
"A few years ago, Elwood Matthews came to Post, Texas, where I
was pastoring, for a revival. Roberta had a broken leg. God healed her
the �rst night of the revival. During the same revival, Sister Hall was
healed of a gall bladder condition. And, Tom Carter had a cancer on
his face. He was prayed for, and when he brushed his hand across his
face, the cancer fell off. God is still in the healing business. A few
months ago, Harper Hunter and I were on a tour of �e state of Wash
ington. God healed a woman with a blind eye, and a woman wi� a deaf
ear. That stream hasn't dried up. There is a river that is flowing just
as real as it ever has. The Bible says, 'For in the hand of the Lord
there is a cup .. .' Psalm 75:8. The devil doesn't control this business.
The cup is in the hand of the Lord. If God can resurrect us, surely He
can heal a broken arm, or blinded eyes.
"When I was pastoring in Decatur, Alabama, I had a lung condition,
and when I started preaching the devil used it. One night in a revival,
I started hemorrhaging and the saints of God began to pray. After a
few minutes they had stopped, except for one precious deacon. I looked over
at him and tears were rolling down his cheeks, and suddenly the pain
stopped, just like cutting off a water spigot. I looked at my wife and
said, I'm healed. I had an ulcer, and God operated on me that night
and took that ulcer out. If you believe, as the ministers pray, God will
heal.''
Ministers formed healing lines while congregation sang "He Touched
Me," led by A. B. Woodruff. The Bahama Brass Band rendered music
and 1,438 were prayed for and anointed with oil; 3,011 clothes were anointed.
8:50 Frank York, a Cleveland business man, sang "I Believe in the
Lord.''
8:55 Evangelistic message and altar call by Marie H. G. Williams. Be
fore the • message, she sang "Get Right Church and Let's Go Home.''
Scripture text-Ezekiel 37:1-14, "And shall put my spirit in you, and
ye shall live . . .'' Exce�ts:
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"�ere are a lot of people that have different kinds of spirits. Only
what you do for Christ will last, because if you have any other kind of
spirit, it is going to be done away with. Ezekiel was a prophet of God;
someone living close to God and willing to obey the Spirit of God. He
lived so close to God that God showed him visions. You have to live
a clean life for God to use you. Anyone that God has de�lt
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with, and
put His Spirit in, they are no more dead. The Spirit of God will make
you alive. If you are born of God, and don't do anything, something is
wrong with you. It is time for us to wake out of sleep, for the day
of salvation is nearer than we believe. We need to shed some tears for
the lost souls that are going to hell. There are so many silent pews, so
many dry eyes, and empty altars. Why? Because we need to wake
up and serve God. If we want to feel the power of God, we need to get
in the right channel. We need to get into the Spirit."
9:20 Steve Hardy sang "I Never Walk Alone," as the altar call was
given.
Saturday, August 30
MORNING
7:30 Sunrise prayer service in charge of Clifton Downs and Eldridge
Willis. Concert prayer, congregational song, Scripture reading, sp�ial sing
ing and musical numbers. Dismissed with concert prayer at 8:00.
8:00 Harper Hunter, Chairman of Reception Co�ittee, and Gerald
H. Minter, Chairman of Registrars Committee, were in charge of a pro
gram of special singing, prayer, a reading, "�e Bamboo �ee," and
testimony of healing by Brother Black. Brother Minter boosted registra
tion.
8:45 Music by Bahama Brass Band. Brother Tomlinson asked the Band
to march as they played.
9:00 Two songs led by Verlin Thornton, with Lorett� Hopkins, pianist,
and Sonny Sample, organist. Eugene Noe read Acts 13:42-49. Requests
were taken and James Wallace prayed, followed by concert prayer.
9:17 The young people from the Church in North St. Louis had � flag
drill. Songs: "Onward Christian Soldiers," "The Ba�n�� of Love," and
"Church of God Flag." They had pledges to the American and Church
flags, quoted passages of Scripture conce�ng the flag, and gave an ex
planation of the Church �ag-colors, emblems, etc.
9:25 �e Church of God Flag and Its Purpose-message by J. W.
Knight. His text was from Psalm 60:4, and he .read a portion of the As
sembly Minutes telling of the institution of the flag in 1933. Excerpts:
"God called Noah to build an ark (Genesis 7). He was willing to tackle
the task, because God was with him. After working so faithfully, the
great task was completed. He didn't question God how the ani�ls would
get into the ark. He just did what God told him to do. We preach
about the great inflow. I feel that it has started, and God is moving now.
When Noah stepped back, God began to work. God wasn't going to send
those animals down there until the ark was ready. Now, Mr. Lion is
one of the most �erce beasts in the jungle, but suddenly the �ght was
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out of him; the hatred was gone, and the violence. He and Mrs. Lion
went to the ark. If there has ever been a time when that is needed in
the world, it is today. Mr. Giraffe has a long neck. It makes me think
of some people that are high-minded and long-necked. They say, 'I'll
never join the Church.' When God gets into the hearts of the high and
mighty and they receive a revelation, they will go. When the water had
gone down, Noah walked out and looked at the • desolation.. Things had
changed. �en he heard the voice of God, and a covenant was made
with Noah that He would not destroy the earth again by water. Noah said;
'how do I know this God?' �e Master artist placed in tlie sky ,a beauti-
ful rainbow of red, white, blue, and purple.
"In Exodus 38:18, God instructed Moses to build a tabernacle. When
he had made this beautiful tabernacle, God said to make a hanging for
the courtgate, and to make it red, White, blue, and purple. He placed
it at the courtgate and the glory of God �lled �e tabernacle. If we want
revivals and demonstrations of the power of God, let us give over to God.
"We look at the red in the flag and think of Jesus Christ. It repre
sents the blood �at flowed down the cross. �e Church had to be pur
chased (Acts 20:28), and it was purchased by His _blood. The white stands
for holiness and purity-clean living. God said to ,be ye holy, for I am
holy. The blue means truth, and everyone loves truth. The Church is
the pillar and ground of the truth (1 Timothy 3:15). God will answer
prayer when you pray in Spirit and in truth. The purple stands for
royalty. ' ... ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people . . .' 1 Peter 2:9. Every ship has identi�cation
�a flag to tell people what country it represents. The Church of God
is sailing, and it has an ensign. It is going to make port because God is
in this program.
"Why is the star in the flag? The wise men watched for one par
ticular star. They knew prophecy was in action and it would not be
long. The world is searching, and we are right on the prophecy time. Don't
get afraid; God is guiding this old ship of Zion. If you look at the
structures, sometimes you might get disappointed. It pays to follow _ the
prophecies of the Bible. The sceptre means the power and authority
of Jesus Christ. We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
but He can cleanse and make us holy. The crown stands for kingship
(power). Christ shall come again.
"The four co�ers of the flag are red and they represent �e children
of God in the four corners of the earth. Jesus said that o�er sheep I
have which are not of this fold. Other sheep; that means He put_ th�
on the same level. �ey have been purchased by the same blood. If you
will notice, the lines are separated, but the blue and the white brings
them to the body. The blue represents the truth. By preaching �e tru�
of the Bible and the holiness of God, we will lead them right into the
body. (A message in tongues was interpreted: 'Yea, yea, I say unto
you my people. I have been with you. I have led you. I will continue
to be with you. You are my people and I am in the midst of you this
morning. I shall be �th you, if you will keep yourselves humble be
fore me. I shall give this man wisdom, he shall lead you on. Continue
to follow. Obey and humble thyselves. Yea, yea, yea, just as I was with
you in the beginning when this flag was given, I am still the same today
as I was �en.')
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"I would like four bishops to co�e and represent the four corners of
the earth. As Brother· Tomlinson holds the flag, I would like for these
to gather around him and hold his arms up, representing this through
out �e .world. The inflow is on its way. " �ere was a mighty prayer
that God would saturate every flag around �e world with the power of
the Holy Ghost, �at the great inflow would come to pass. A message
in tongues was interpreted: . "I will re-establish my covenant as I was
with the former General Overseer. I will re-establish my sayings
with this man today. He is my leader today. As these brethren are hold
ing his hands, you on the �eld, lift up his hands. Hold him up before
the Church. He is my anointed leader. And, yea, I say unto you bro�er;
to reject his leadership, you reject me. Yea, yea, yea, again I say unto
you, the time is fastly approaching when I shall make a �eat move
in the midst of thee. Keep yourselves humble before me."
10:15 • �e White Wing Publishing House Program directed by Perry
E. Gillum, Manager. Theme: FROM THE PRESS TO THE �DS OF
THE EARTH.
Dorothy Creel led the congregation in singing "Amazing Grace" and
"When the Battle's Over." Frank Howard led the congregation in prayer.
�erby Ho�er read Mark 13:10; Polly Chancey read Psalm 68:11; Betty
Morrow read Deuteronomy 32:1-3.
10:30 Let's Talk About the White Wing Publishing House, directed by
Ruth Galloway. Ruth. Galloway,• Subscription; R. 0. Covey, Assistant
Editor; Robert Pruitt, Sunday School Editor; Golda Covey, Merchandise;
Elizabe� Walters, �ee Literature; Betty Morrow, mail room and Bethel
Book. Club; John Cassidy, Press; Frank Howard, Accountant. All had a
piece of a puzzle and as they told of the importance of each department,
the puzzle showed a painting of the new White Wing Publishing House;
Jerry Simpson, artist.
The Tomlinson College Chorale sang "Since I Found the Lord, It's a
.Wonderful Day,'_' "Glad That I'm a Christian," and "Jesus Is �e Answer."
10:48 From the Press to the Ends of the Earth�message by Robert J.
Pruitt, Sunday School Editor. Excerpts:
"There is a spiritual parallel in Jeremiah 50:1, 2 that is important for
the Church to understand and know • as a part of our mission. 'The
word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the
Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. Declare ye among the nations, and
publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon
is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach i� broken in pieces .. .' Babylon
is symbolic. of confusion and the Chaldeans �e associated with the spirit
of error-astrologers, soothsayers, seers, fo�une tellers, etc. Much of
the confusion and dissatisfaction today, not just among young people,
but among the entire population of the world is the result of the con
fusion and misleading hypocrisy they have seen in religious circles for gen
erations. The Church of God has �e responsibility of dealing in tru�
and telling it like it is. When God told Jeremiah to prophesy the de
struction of Babylon and the Chaldeans, he was also telling the Church
that it is our responsibility to destroy confusion in the minds of those
who will hear and know the truth.
"There are many ways to publish besides the printed page. The great
commission commands us to go into all the world and preach the gos-
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pel. Ano�er word for preach is publish. �e press· has a �emendous
responsibility in this area. The press is a tireless servant; it can pre
sent a volume of material. It is not limited by. any language; it can re
peat the message thousands. of times, and is a ready consultant. A lot
of people don't lik e to be seen reading religious material. But, if it hap
pens to be there, the y might read it. As for doctrine, the press speaks
with authority for the Church. •
"If �e people's minds are prepared, then you can present the mes
sage more successfully, as Philip presented it to the eunuch in Acts 8:26-40.
The Spirit was working through the printed page and the Spirit was
working in Philip. One of the virtues of the press is .the soft
e
ning-up
process. Many of our mission �elds have been opened because the lit
erature was sent there �rst and the people's hearts and minds were
prepared to receive the gospel and the truth when it came. Paul' s epis
tles were. carried to other churches. Paul knew �at if he wro� the word
down and it was read, there would not be any doubt about what was
said. �e book of Philemon is one of the most effective ways of show
ing the power of the printed word. Onesimus was a runaway servant,
and Paul was sending him home to face his master with a. letter Paul
had written. Philemon was courteous enough to tak e the letter and read
it. Paul said, 'I want you to tak e Onesimus back, not only as a servant,
but as a Christian brother. ' Philemon said, 'Paul will tell me the tru�
about it, so I will accept it. ' There is a great spiritual parallel here of
the entreaty of Christ for the sinner. We can accept the Bible as truth.
As lon g as we base what is written upon the truth, the world can ac
cept and believe it, and be delivered from the Babylon of confusion and
the spirit of error characterized by the Chaldeans throughout the Bible.
"When we say, 'from the press to the ends of the earth, ' we are say
ing that the Church is committed to �uth, and we are committed to
presentin g the. truth in every language, to every nati on, to every creature
of ·the w�ld. • The full truth of the gospel will never be t�d unti l the
Church tells it. That is our job. Let us complete it!"
11:08 E. L. Jones sang "I Want to be a Christian,'' and "Prayer Bells
of Heaven.'' The Holy Ghost fell and a message in ton�es was in
terpreted: "Yea, I'll be with you until the end of time. Have no fear, I
am with you." Another message: "I will be with you. Continue to hold to
my hand. Continue to stick to my Word. Examine yourselves. If there
is anything that you will �nd that is not like me rid of it now. I will
bless you • as never before." Another message: "O I say unto thee my
children, take my Word. Go with my Word. Take my Word into the
highways; into the hedges; go and be swiftl y and tak e my Word. I will
bless thee and I will mul�ply thee and everything thy hands touch will
prosper for my glory and my honor, lik e I do wi� thee and break my
Word. o; I'll go with thee, I'll bless thee and I'll prosper �ee.'' Everyone
rejoiced .in the Lord, as the Holy Ghost kept working.
11:29 • The Press the Heart of Communications-message by Harold (Joe)
Parker, Press Administrator. Brother Parker read Romans 10:13-15 and
said, " ... what manner of chaos we would have without the printed word
to communicate to us instructions, information, knowledge, the things
that we need ... How would you tell your congregation about the mes
sage of the Church, if you had no way to give them the printed Word
to show them that God has a plan for His Church . . . Without the
written .Word, we fail to communicate the basic principles of God's Word
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to the world ... I cannot speak German or French, but with the print
ing press, I can print the same message of salvation in German, Span
ish, Dutch and Greek . . . The Bible tells us that we are saved by the
blood of Jesus Christ. But there are philosophers who have written books
and they say, 'No, the blood of Christ has nothing to do with salvation.'
But, the Bible does not change. It is the written Word of Jesus Christ
and it does not change . . . I believe that without the press-the heart
of communications-many of us would very quickly lose sight of the
goal that God has set before us."
11:45 Historical Review of the White Wing Messenger-R. 0. Covey,
Assistant Editor. He stated: " ... The White Wing Messenger is a valu
able record of things that have transpired in the Church of God ... It has
been called a silent preacher, a little preacher, and a standard bearer ... "
He quoted from the book, A. J. Tomlinson: "A brother saw a vision of
the paper while the council was praying about the name. He said, 'I
saw a vision that showed me the name of the paper . . . the name ap
peared in arched form with a beautiful dove bearing an olive branch
in its claws just beneath the arch.'" Brother Covey continued: " ... The
�rst 20 years, A. J. Tomlinson, former General Overseer, was editor ...
Fifty dollars was borrowed from the Merchants Bank to print the �rst
issue . . . The �rst offices were in the home of the former General Over
seer . . . and the papers were hauled to the post office in bicycles . . .
God has begun many important things in a small way to test the faith
of the people . . . By virtue of his office, M. A. Tomlinson became ed
itor ... an Assistant Editor's office was approved in 1944 ... C. T. Da
vidson served from 1944-1948, L. A. Moxley 1948-1951, Robert F. Wright
1951-1954, Buford Johnson 1954-1965 ... This little preacher tells you
good things, and keeps you encouraged about the work of the Lord.''
12:00 Closing prayer by Brother Tomlinson.
A program of music and singing was directed by Gerald Goins during
intermission.
AFTERNOON
The Victory Leaders Program, directed by Darel Lee Talbott, General
Secretary. Theme: YOUTH ACTIVATING YOUTH.
12:40 The Bahama Brass Band led the Victory Leaders in a parade
from the Hamilton County Court House to the auditorium. Approximately
1,888 marched. Everyone rejoiced in the Lord, as they continued the
march inside the auditorium.
1:20 Youth Active in Devotional by Youth Aflame Choir, directed by
Ralph Mackens and Ronnie Hamm. The Choir sang "There's Going to
be a Great Day," and "The Youth Aflame," interspersed with quotes by choir
members. They also sang "The Banner of Love," and dedicated it to
the General Overseer, M. A. Tomlinson, and the former General Over-
•• seer, A. J. Tomlinson.
1:36 �e General Secretary spoke briefly concerning activated youth,
and led the congregation in prayer.
• 1:42 �e �rst segment of Victory
-
Leaders Talent-was directed by Larry
Linkous and Verona Mae Rogers. The Bushwick Young Adult Choir sang
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 101
"I've Got Joy Like a River"; Ricky and Deb Sloan sang a song he
wrote; The Action Singers, from Georgia, sang "I Can Tell the World";
Howard Colquit sang "Didn't It Rain"; Leroy and Ron played the saxa
phone and trumpet and sang "Sweet Holy Spirit"; The George Jones
Singers sang "He's Always Doing Some�ing Good For Me."
2:03 Big Action �om Little Folk-Gleaner Program supervised by Mike
and Loretta Hopkins. Approximately 35 Gleaners, dressed as soldiers, took
part in the program. One Gleaner sang "Only a Boy Named David,"
as Kevin Parker and Scotty Gillum enacted the story. Lisa Veeley sang
"First Place." The Gleaners sang and enacted "Noah," and Terrell
Pruitt was Noah. Brother Hopkins told how God had healed Janice
Chapman of a gland infection throughout her body, and she said the
29 Teachings. Three girls from Akron, Ohio, sang and acted out the si�
language to "Jesus Loves Me." The Williams Brothers sang "Jesus is
Coming Soon" and "Rainbow of Love," as �e Assembly Free �terature
Offering was received. The Gleaners sang "Great Big Wonderful God."
Assembly Free Literature Offering
Alabama ________________________ $
Alaska _____ _
Arizona
Arkansas
Bahamas _ ______________ _
California __ _
California (Spanish)
Canada
Co�ecticut,
Rhode Island
and Massachusetts
Colorado
Delaware and
New Jersey
Dominican Republic
East Texas ____ _
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho _______ ______ _
Illinois ______ _
Indiana _______ _
Iowa _____________ _
Jamaica __________ _
Kansas
Kentucky ____________________ _
Leeward Islands ____________ _
Louisiana
Maine ----------------
Maryland and D. C. _______ _
Mexico
650.10
35.17
34.95
168.01
298.77
317.35
100.00
9.25
40.00
102.00
127.49
24.11
254.57
700.07
846.44
13.94
93.48
436.51
808.68
103.88
20.00
18.35
965.38
6.80
251.61
15.78
219.67
45.06
Michigan -------------------------
Minnesota __________________ _
M�ssissi�Pi
Missouri ______ _________ _
Montana _______ _
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico ___________ _
New York
North Carolina ___ _ _
North Dakota ___________ _
Ohio _______ _
Oklahoma ____ _ _
Oregon ----------------------
Pennsylvania __________________ _
South Carolina ___ _
South Dakota ____________ _
Tennessee ______ _
Utah
Ve�ont and
New Hampshire _________ _
Virginia
Washington _____________ _
West Texas ___________________ _
West Virginia ______ __________ _
Windward Islands ______ _
Wisconsin _______ _
Wyoming ________________________ _
General Offering
308.72
65.57
562.85
245.28
25.00
29.70
28.11
77.09
150.00
1,275.70
66.70
493.61
582.73
125.97
236.16
1,031.28
27.72
1,740.64
59.36
20.64
1,190.00
156.32
127.39
182.58
3.00
105.23
45.11
902.31
Total ---- --$16,572.19
102 MINUTES OF THE 64TH �NUAL ASSEMBLY
2:26 The International Youth Camp Singers, directed by Jim Whit
taker, sang "Let's Sing for Jesus" and "I Heard About."
2:32 Youth Activating Youth-message by General Secretary. Excerpts:
"Activate means to make active or more active. We are living in an
age of action. One reason for the constant activity of the youth of to
day is restlessness within. �ey are running rampant over the earth try
ing to calm their troubled souls. Just as the youth of the world de
mand action, so do the youth of the Church of God. Young people are
not content with just watching on; they want to be in on the happening.
Many are responding to the plan of-action used by the early Church
after the day of Pentecost. During this Assembly, 125 people have been
won to the Lord on the streets of Chattanooga by young people who are
wanting action and are willing to channel it into the things of the Lord.
In International Youth Camp, the campers went into Muskogee and won
41 souls through witnessing. Many young people are going out for the
�rst time leading others to the Lord, and they are thrilled and happy
about it. rm thrilled for what the young people are doing for the Church,
for the response �ey are making. We must encourage them and hold
them up. But I want the young people to love and respect our older
people of the Church of God. I admire older men and women of the
Church who will sit down to counsel and encourage us. Maybe you are
going out on the street doing something that some of the older ones have
never done before; but remember, if God doesn't help you, you will fall
flat on your face. But, you can do it! The world demands this action.
They are hungry. for it. They want to receive Christ as their personal
Saviour. Over ha� the population of the world are under 25 and it
demands that you and I take Christ to them.
"The spirit of the Church is getting on our young people. They don't
know everything about it, but don't dampen this and put them down.
If. you have respect. to -the older people of the Church they will respect
you. It must be a mutual thing. Youth, who prove themselves through
obedience, sincerity and dedication, are readily welcome by _pastors, over
seers, and foreign lands to help in the work. It's one thing to dedicate
our lives for God, but it's another thing to put this dedication into ac
tion.· We need stirring. There were some in the early Church who gave
up' all they had and followed the Lord, and the Lord provided for them.
They were some of th� world's greate·st soul winners. Consecration mo
tivates the heart, but dedication motivates the body. After three days
of listening to John the Baptist, Andrew accepted Christ. From· �at
moment on, he became active.· What we need to do is to go �nd our
brothers and our sisters, the man or woman on the street, and bring them
to Jesus. Matthew 4:19 says, ' ... Follow me, and I will make you �sh
ers of men.' The call is still ringing today to the youth of the Church.
There is a shortage of God-called musicians, teachers, pastors, and evan
gelists· in the Church. Young p e op 1 e, you need to get in the place
that God can speak to your heart and say, 'Drop your nets, stop what
you're doing and follow me!
"Historians tell us that Andrew was faithful and �nally hung in an
X-shape on a cross for the cause of :�hrist. Active in the beginning;
active in the end. This is what God is searching for today-young peo
ple who will not only be active in the beginning, but get enough of God
to stick from one year to the next and be a �t worker for God. If you
desire action in an active world, enlist in the army of the Lord in the
MI�S OF � 64TH A�AL ASSEMBLY 103
warfare against sin and Satan.
·
If you want thrills unlimited, know the
joy of leading a soul to Christ. If you want respect and recognition given
you by fellow laborers, demand it by the life you live�by your attitude,
your spirit. If you desire to hear the Master say, 'Well done, thou good
and faithful servant,' then yo_u must become active now and stay active."
3:00 �e second segment of Victory Leaders Talent was directed by
Larry 9ner and Joyce Wilcox. The Embray's Trio sang "Jesus is Com
ing Soon"; �e Mel�y Three sang "Don't Take My Burden or My Cross
Away"; Sharon Lee sang "The Holy Hills of Home."
3:12 Youth-Fall In or Drop Ou�message by John Wakeman .. Excerpts:
"Daniel and the three· Hebrew children had to make a choice whether
they were going to drop out from serving God or were going to fall
in with Him completely and dedicate their lives in His service. But
these four young men listened to Jeremiah's words and they had the
courage to come out on the Lord's side. ' ... Daniel purposed in his
heart ... ' Daniel 1:8. The trouble with a lot of people today is when
they purpose to do �ght, • they only purpose in their heads. �at doesn't
amount to much. If you are going to be a Christian, you must pur
pose to serve God in your heart. At the beginning, these four young
Israelites took their stand for God. They fell in with God completely
and became committed to Him. Before long, these young men had po
sitions of high power in the kingdom of Babylon.
•
�ey were true to
God when they were in times of trouble,. danger, and peril, and they
remained �ue to God when they prospered. They didn't drop out when
things started going well for them.
"One day King Nebuchadnezzar made a great image. Everyone was
commanded to fall down and worship the golden image, and those who
would not would be cast into the �ery fu�ace. It must have been hard
for those young Victory Leaders who were so much out of fashion as
to be the only ones in all that crowd that would not bow down to the
golden idol .. But these said: ' ... our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the burning �ery fu�ace, and he will deliver us out. of
thine hand, 0 king.' Daniel 3:17. Jesus is always with His people. Young
people, don't drop out, but �all in with God. Do what He wants you
to do and Jesus will be there to .lift you up and hold you with mighty
power. What we need toda�is . Christians with backbone; young men
and women who will tak.e .the stand for what is right, who. will fall·. �
with God completely and never mind what the world �ight S!Y·
"All through his long life, Daniel was a giant for God. When King
Darius came to the throne, Daniel was. appointed over 120 princes. �ey
hated him bec_ause he wa_s completely honest. So,
r
· they had King Darius
publish a decree that if anyone worshipped any other god but the king
for thirty days, he· would be cast into the lions' den. Daniel said, 'Lis
ten, I've prayed three times a day ever since I first committed my life
to God as a child, and I'm not going to stop now.' Daniel knew the
importance of daily prayer in a Christian's life. How many young people
have gone to college or into the service and lost thei� hope in Christ
and their peace of mind because they did not have the courage to kneel
down and pray in front of their roommates. But Daniel was unafraid.
When they cast him down into the pit, God sent an angel and shut up
the mouths of the lions. There in the dim darkness of the den, Daniel
knelt and prayed to God. I ... the people that do know thelr. God shall
be s�ong, and do exploits.' Daniel 11:32. May we know God as Daniel
104 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
and the three Hebrew children did. Young people, don't drop out, but fall
in with God."
3:34 Youth Active in Building-Youth Honor Club Promotional. Perry
Gillum presented sets of gold-plated stainless steel to Delephine An
derson, state secretary of Virginia, for the largest You� Honor Club
offering-$990; and to Be�ie Marlowe, Tennessee, for the second larg
est offering-$918.05. He presented a watch to Felton Pratt, state sec
retary of Wisconsin, for the largest Youth Honor Club according to mem
bership-$2.39 per member. Brother Gillum expressed appreciation to
the Victory Leaders and Bro�er Talbott for their response and promo
tion of You� Honor Club.
3:40 Now Active for Christ-testimony by Rick Gilman. He read Ga
latians 2:20 and said that anything he has done has been through the
Lord Jesus Christ. One night when he was eight, he went to church with
his grandmother, and was saved. He never attended church after that.
In his teens, his father had to bail him out of jail many nights. After
he turned his back on God, it seemed nothing satis�ed his soul. He and
a friend were out riding one night in a stolen car and wrecked. �e
doctor said he would never see or walk again. His face was cut up so
badly and his bones crushed. His mother and many church friends prayed
for his healing, and today he has 20/20 vision and is in perfect health.
At 18, he married. But still the same old thing would be tearing in
his soul. He couldn't get along with anyone, and divorced his wife. He
started drinking and that didn't satisfy, so he tried drugs. He was walk
ing the street early on a Sunday mo�ng and went to his aunt's house.
Just as he started in, a little spirit spoke to him saying, "Rick, you'd
better make an about-face, boy. You've played around, and you've done
it once too long. You'd better make an about-face and make your way
to the church house." That day, he asked God's forgiveness and God
�lled him with the Spirit. Brother Gilman said, "I've lived on both sides
of �e fence, and the worldly pleasures only last for a short time." His
wife has been saved, and his family reunited because he put God �rst.
4:00 Presentation of Awards. Gift certi�cates were presented to: Nor�
Carolina�13,899.07-largest state convention offering, South Carolina
$13,503.00-second largest; Oklahoma-$196.23-largest state convention
offering according to membership, Illinois-$183.72-second largest; East
St., Nassau, Bahama�-$2,800.00-church having largest state convention
offering; Jamaica-9,982-largest Victory Leaders Band me m b er ship;
Ohi�5,232-largest number of Bible chapters read according to num
ber of bands; Tennessee-$1,720.09-largest Ass em b 1 y offering, North
Carolina-$1,206.98-second largest.
4:06 Dismissal prayer by Victory Leaders secretaries and Brother Talbott.
4:12 Tomlinson College Pro�am, directed by J. D. Wilkinson, Jr., Presi
dent. Damous E. McGee read the report and it was accepted.
Report of Tomlinson College Board of Trustees
To �e 64� annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings. We,
your Board of Trustees of Tomlinson College, submit the following report:
1. �e third year of Tomlinson College was highly successful. En
ro�ment increased from 74 to 101 students. Degrees were confe�ed
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 105
on 17 graduates at the second commencement exercises May 31, 1969.
It is anticipated that over 130 students will be enrolled this semester.
2. Tomlinson College graduates continue to be successful in being ac
cepted in other institutions of �gher lea�ing. Already four state
universities and eight other colleges, representing different states,
have accepted our students.
3. �e college curriculum and staff are expanding again this semester.
Several new courses have been added.
4. Both the dormitory and student center, which were under construc
tion at the time of our last report, have now been completed. These
�ne buildings were dedicated August 25, 1969.
§. The total assets of the college are now $700,000, with an equity of
$193,000. In keeping with sound business practice, an official audit
has been conducted and presented to the board for its review. This
audit will be certi�ed by our public accounting �rm within two weeks.
6. Favorable reports have been received from overseers, pastors, lay
men, and others regarding our students' participation in many phases
of the Church work, such as evangelistic efforts, youth camps, Youth
Life teams, missions, and state and local church activities. The en
thusiasm of these young people, in conjunction with training for
service, has already enabled them to contribute visible growth to
the Church of God.
7. We acknowledge with �atitude several contributions and loans which
have been received from individuals, local churches, and states. Of
p�amount importance to the future of the college is your suppo�
through tax-deductible contributions to scholarship and/or endow
ment funds. Also, may we enlist your prayer support for the con
tinued �owth and spiritual well being of our Church's college.
Respectfully submitted,
H. L. MOORE, Chairman
DeWITT PRITCHARD, Secretary-
Treasurer
C. T. DAVIDSON
CURTIS M. KNOWLES
DAMOUS E. McGEE
CHESTER WILLIAMS
EDWARD L. JONES
Overseers tu�ed in an offering of $1.00 per church for Tomlinson Col
lege.
Tomlinson College Assembly Offering
Alabama __ ----.$ 100.00 Colorado 12.00
Alaska _____________ 1.00 Connecticut, Massachu-
Arizona 9.50 setts, Rhode Island ______ 10.00
Arkansas 12.00 Delaware and
Califo�ia 48.00 New Jersey 35.89
California (Spanish) 12.00 East Texas ____ 32.93
106 MINUTES OF THE 64TH �NUAL ASSE�LY
Florida
Idaho ________________ _
Illinois ··-------------------------
Indiana ----·----
Kentucky __________ _
Maryland and D. C. _______ _
Michigan _______________________ _
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri __________ _
Montana • ___________________ _
Nebraska __________ _
New York ___ _
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio --------�--
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania _______ _
202.00
5.00
67.20
31.00
70.00
20.00
31.00
20.76
60.00
80.00
6.00
6.00
11.00
204.12
5.00
38.00
34.00
18.27
60.00
Philippine Islands ______ , __ _
South Carolina ________ , ____ _
South Dakota ________________ _
Tennessee __________ _
West Virginia ________________ _
Wisconsin
Wyoming
5.00
122.00
7.00
191.00
26.57
10.00
5.00
Total ____________________ $ 1,609.24
OTHER CONT RIBUTIONS
For Piano:
Virginia ________ $
California _________________ _
Merchants Bank __ _
Cleveland Bank & Trust
• 500.00
500.00
1,000.00
250.00
Total ____ _____________ $ 2,250.00
GR�D TOTAL __________ $ 3,859.24
Brother Wilkinson recognized special contributions and gifts to the Col
lege. He presented the 1969 WITAN, Tomlinson College yearbook, to Roy
Phipps, Virginia, and C. T. Davidson, California, in appreciation of their
support in boosting attendance and �nance; also to A. J. Creel, Georgia,
and G. A. Wilson, Tennessee, for the largest enrollment this ·year. He
mentioned the honorary Associate of Arts Degree in Bible that was
presented to M. A. Tomlinson at the 1969 graduation exercises. • •
• 4:28 Recognition for special academic progress by Daniel PrestOh, aca
demic dean. He spoke on the subject "In Pursuit of Excellence,". and
read Philippians 4:8. He stated, "I feel that because we have • based
our existence on the idea of pleasing God, that He has favored us abun
dantly. Jesus Christ is the pre-eminent person in our total program." He
told of the increase in registration, faculty, and facilities since its be
ginning in 1966.
4:36 Tomlinson College as _I
�
see it-short talks by:
DeWitt Pritchard, board m�ber. " ... The college provides an op
portunity to obtain a high quality liberal arts background while at
the same time presenting an environment that recognizes the leading of
God's spirit and encourages personal dedication to His will . . . Speak
ing from the point of view of a businessman, I can say that the busi
ness world is in dire need today of Christian men and women who are
not afraid to testify of the love of C�ist and His Church . . ."
Raymond Pruitt, faculty member. " ... Universities and colleges in this
country were originally founded upon spiritual basis . •· . Yet; in secular
education, God has been discarded ... I thank God that we have Tom
linson College, which strives for academic excellency and yet provides
the kind of spiritual climate where young men and women can receive
a quality education within a climate of deep, rich, and spiritual atmosphere."
John Kincheloe, 1968 graduate. " ... I see Tomlinson College as inspired
of : God, and I'm proud that Tomlinson College is part of the Church
of· God. I know that it is not going to perfect the Church of God, but
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I believe there will be some students coming from it who will make up
that perfecting ministry ... "
Nancy Brady, 1969 graduate. " ... �ere was a spiritual guidance at
Tomlinson College, as well as mental guidance, and I felt that the �rd
had directed me that way ... Another thing was the fully capable in
structors who had an extra bene�t-the Holy Ghost ... Why is Tom-
linson College so special? ... Christ is our mascot."
Mike Priddy, student. " ... Here I've found something greater than
many other schools can offer. I found a closer communion with God,
a closer· fellowship with Christian friends, something that is lasting, some
thing that will stay with me throughout my life . . . A place that you
can become educated and learn about the �ne arts but still remember
God and where He belongs in your life. TC is summed up in our motto:
Scholarshi p with Spirit. I'm glad to say that I made Tomlinson College
my choice."
5:06 The Inte�ationals, f�om Tomlinson College, sang "Packing Up"
and "On the Battle�eld Now:" Phil Barker directed the Tomlinson Col
lege Choir in singing "He' s a Light Unto My Pathway," and the Chorale
sang "The Man" and "There's More to Life."
5:27 , Brother Tomlinson led the congregation in prayer for Tomlinson
College to always be under God's direction.
5:30 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith . . ."-message by
Glenn Farmer. Excerpts:
"Ephesians 4:11-14 has reference to this subject. Since there is only
one faith that we can �nd anywhere in the Scripture, it is necessary for
us to learn that we might enlarge our knowledge to come together in the
unity of the faith. If we have the unity of study of God's Word, we
will come out with only one revelation. If we have this one divine
revelation in G�'s Word, then we are not going to have a difference of
opinion at any time, or at any place in the world. I don't believe that
the Bible is referring to perfection or the unity of the faith to a physical
man, but we must reach it spiritually and according to the Word of
God. Here in the General Assembly we need to come to the unity of
the faith and �nd a method to administer the doctrine that has been laid
dow n in the Word.
"Paul said, ' ... walk worthy of the vocation wherein ye are called.'
Ephesians 4:1. Vocation is individuals. Vocation of Christianity-Christ
like living. He said, 'Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in �e
bond of peace. ' Work at this thing. Put forth an effort to keep this
unity of the Spirit. The goal that we have stretched forth to reach is
for God to habitate the Church of God in this world (Ephesians 2:19-22).
"Saul was anointed of God, but he failed to continue with God; he
disobeyed and God took the anointing away. David was anointed king
because of the spirit of God that .was in him. God showed him what he
needed to bring forth-a united Israel. I feel that God sees in all of
us what is needed for us to come into the unity of the faith to the knowl
edge of the Son of God. When we come into the unity of �e faith,
there will be no gr�bling among us at what happens. We will accept it
as God's plan. When people come to our services, we need to be· in
unity that we might teach them the things that they need to know. We
come into the unity of the faith by learning to work together.
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" 'But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body,
as it hath pleased him.' l Corinthians 12:18. Not the way it pleased me,
and others, but the way it pleased God. While Jesus prayed in the
garden and the glory of the Lord was there, the disciples slept. I won
der if that is the reason we are as far from having the unity of the faith
that we need to have; we're asleep. It is time for us to listen to the
voice of God. If we will listen and let the Spirit of God lead us, I be
lieve we can go forward into the unity of the faith, unto the knowledge of
the Son of God unto a perfect man."
5:56 Annual Praise Service directed by Jess F. Pruitt. Everyone praised
the Lord and rejoiced. The congregation testi�ed by sections and Mikey
Jones led in singing choruses.
6:15 The Splendor of Sacred Music, directed by Phil Barker. The Rocky
Mount, North Carolina Youth Choir sang "He's Everything to Me" and
"I'm Walking With Jesus." The Assembly Choir sang "Nothing Is Im
possible," "Surely Goodness and Mercy," "The Church of G�," "Mas
ter The Tempest Is Raging" (the Bahama Band played), "Let Thy Mantel
Fall On Me," "Jesus Is Coming Again" (the Christens joined in singing),
"Stand By O Church of God," and Jim Garner read Scripture verses
between each song.
7:00 MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD, directed by Phil Barker.
Gerard Germain, from Quebec, Canada, sang "I'll Live for Jesus," �rst
in English, then in French; Brother Germain and singers sang "Pente
costal Fire," in French. The Gentile Brass Band represented the Span
ish delegates; they sang "Love One Another," and played "Jesus Is Mine."
To represent the Caribbean area, the Bahama Brass Band played "On
the Jericho Road," and "You've Got to Keep on Walking."
7:25 World Mission Program, directed by Charles G. Hawkins, Sr.,
World Mission Secretary. Theme: YE SHALL BE WITNESSES.
Phil Barker directed the Tomlinson College Choir in a mission cantata
"Let the Earth Hear His Voice."
7:45 Sylvia Hardin led the congregation in prayer. Brother Hawkins
introduced his son and wife to the congregation, and then introduced
workers from abroad: Mission Representatives-Harrison E. Price, English;
Jose Antonio Reyes, Spanish; Christos C. Shiakallis, Greek; Overseers
-Delmar Spurling, Canada; Paul Costas, Greece; Wayne Little, Costa
Rica and Panama; �omas Horton, Windward/Leeward Islands; Santos
Cabales, Philippines; Mario Gandia, Argentina, Uruguay and Peru; Hec
tor Ortiz, Puerto Rico; Joseph Weathers, Australia and New Zealand;
Kadmiel Vijayaratnam, India; Joseph H. Ladoo, Dominican Republic;
Moses Stephens, Virgin Islands; Ghaly Ibrahim, Egypt; Alvin S. Moss,
Bahamas and Turks Island; H. L. Hawkins, England; �omas Feltman,
Thailand.
8:10 Special reports from Korea, and Quebec, Canada.
Elwood Matthews, Public Relations Director and Servicemen's Repre
sentative, told of three new churches organized in Korea this year. The
Mission Committee had asked him to conduct meetings while he was on
a servicemen's tour in Korea. He explained the Church doctrine to these
people, and 68 members came in on one night, 54 another ni�t, and 45
on another. They did not stand and place their hands on the Bible to
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take the covenant, but got on their faces before God. These churches
were in the country, so he traveled by bus, car and bicycle. He stated
that in Korea, there is a real revival spirit. They have prayer meeting
from 4:30 to 6:30 every mo�ing!
Delmar Spurling, Overseer of Canada, told about the new-work among
the French-speaking people in Quebec, Canada. Harold Jackman began
preaching the Church doctrine in a pentecostal church and these people
became very interested in the Church. They wrote to the General Over
seer and he wrote to Brother Spurling. Brother Spurling went to Granby,
Quebec, to preach, and the Holy Ghost told the people to be humble
and walk in the light that He would give that day; they all joined the
Church. There are now four churches in Quebec, and G� is moving
mightily. He asked Brother Germain, pastor at East Montreal, to testify.
He stated that he had been to many pentecostal conventions and never
returned full; but now, in this Assembly, he was full!
8:40 Presentation of Awards. The leading church, state, and country
received teakwood hand carved . chests (three different sizes) made in
Hong Kong for the largest October and March World Mission offerings.
Leading churches: Kansas City, Kansas $3,700.00; Cleveland (Wildwood
Avenue), Tennessee $2,014.54; Owensboro, Kentucky $1,112.32. Lea�ng
states: Tennessee $12,422.72; Oklahoma $5,665.17; Georgia $4,802.16. �ad
ing countries: Puerto Rico $959.88; England $808.56; Canada $359.66.
8:50 Parade of Nations. Young girls, dressed in blue floor-length dresses,
marched to the platform bearing the flags of the 42 nations in which
the Church has been established. One girl, dressed in white and· carry
ing the Church flag, represented the Church. The Bahama Brass Ba�d
played "When the Church of God Arises," and there was much rejoicing
and demonstration of the Spirit.
9:00 Ye Shall Be Witnesses-message by World Mission Secretary. (Be
fore the message, he asked everyone to give an offering to the B�ama
Band and the Virgin Islands Steel Drum Band.) Text: Acts 1:8. Excerpts:
"�e world is changing�conditions, attitudes, morals-but we are still
preaching an unchanging gospel! The gift of the Holy Ghost, the re
ceiving of the Holy Ghost, and the power for service is closely connected
with being a witness for God. It has been God's divine purpose since
the dawn of Christianity that His disciples be effective wi�esses. When
we cease to be witnesses for Him, we have ceased in our usefulness for
the kingdom of God. Those who saw the death, burial, resurrection and
the ascension of the Son of God told what God had done in their lives.
These were li ving witnesses. People were so convinced that God had
done something in those lives until they were converted by �e thou
sands. They believed in what they were talking about.
"It was a dark hour on the pages of history when Jesus Christ gave
His life for the sins of the world. And, I do not agree that the world
was in a state that was just waiting to hear His message. They weren't
ready for Christianity. The world was in worse condition, as far as be
ing acceptable to the message that Jesus C�ist came to bring, than it is
in the world today. But the witnesses that went out to preach changed
those conditions. Peter, James, and John told the scribes and priests
in the temple, 'Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel,
that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye cruci�ed, whom
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God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before
you whole.' Acts 4:10.
"There seems to be a couple of issues that these witnesses of the New
Testament day held on to. One was that they refused to compromise
on any issue when it came to whether or not the people would accept
the Son of God or not. Another, they were convinced of what they
were doing. There was no doubt in their minds that they were going
to declare that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. It made no difference
to them that these Jews did not accept Him. I get �e feeling sometime
when I hear others talk that maybe we are not supposed tp go to the
whole world and preach the gospel to eve�. creature. But I believe ac
cording to the Word of God, and what we have preached, that God is
going to ga�er together in one all God's people �at are scattered �rough
out the world. We cannot afford to back down on such a message when
it is taught in the Word of God, ' ... Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature.' Mark 16:15. The Hindus, Moslems,
and Jews are sincere in their worship, but they are still lost. If we, in
the Church of God, are preaching the Bible and believe what we preach,
there is no time to compromise and say, 'maybe these people outside
the Ch�ch, maybe they will be alright.' If we will be as strong-hearted
and as sure of what we preach as the apostles; if we will be the same
kind of witnesses and refuse to back down on what the Church teaches,
stand true to what we believe in, we will win people for God. Con
ditions in this world can change. It doesn't take long for people to change
their thinking.
"I assure you, without reservation, that if we will d�lare this truth,
it will stand up under conditions in any part of the world, in any re
ligion of the world. This is a gospel that will not only preach but it is
a gospei that will live!"
Brother Hawkins gave an invitation to those that wanted to seek the
Lord. �e Bahama Brass Band furnished .music.
Sunday, August 31
MORNING
7:30 Sunrise prayer service in charge of J. E. Singleterry and A. D.
Cleaver. Congregational songs, concert prayer, sp�ial song, testimonies;
Scripture reading and short message by Brother Singleterry. Dismissed
with prayer at 8:00 .
. 8:00 Program in charge of Chairmen of Reception Committee and Reg
istrars.
8:47 Womens Missionary Band Program, directed by Elva Howard,
General Secretary. Theme: HAR�ST TI�.
A Call to Worship-special musical arrangement by the Bahama Brass
Band directed by Jack Moss. The Call continued as state secretaries were
seated in the designated area.
9:00 Dorothy Cagle read John 4:35-38; Inis Todman read Matthew 9:37,
38; �va Howard read Revelation 14:15. The congregation prayed for
an increase in our mission zeal in the coming year. Brother Tomlinson
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led the con�egation in singing "Thank You Lord, for Saving My Soul."
9:09 Gerdia Shewmaker led the congregation in singing choruses; Jean
Coalter, pianist, and Mary Akers, organist.
9:20 Mary Sue Gilliland sang "Harvest Time," and Ina Mae Tomlinson
prayed.
9:28 State and Countries in Review-organ and piano music by A. J.
and Jean Coalter as the repr�entatives of �e designated states and coun
tries marched to the platform. The Mission Caravan will be continued
this year in February, 1970. The states and countries were divided into
four �oups according to �e number of members. The state and na
tional secretaries leading in largest convention offerings received reserva
tions (or money toward tour) on this Mission Caravan:
Group 1-North Carolina $33,822.02; Bahamas $37,964.77
Group 2-0hio $16,006.65; England $8,224.86
Group 3-Illinois $14,560.23; Virgin Islands $2,100.50
Group 4-Wyoming $3,420.22; Windward Islands $226.02
Scales of justice were presented to the state secretaries and �ft cer
ti�cates to the national secretaries in each group having the second larg
est convention offering:
Group 1
�Kentucky $33,172.74; Jamaica $1,920.00
Group 2-Mississippi $13,299.48; Dominican Republic $1,352.31
Group 3-Pennsylvania $8,081.12; Puerto Rico $1,966.82
Group 4-Wisconsin
_
$2,422.51; Netherlands Antilles $149.61
Honorable mention to: Tennessee $31,877.12; Haiti $72.20; East Texas
$11,624.88; South Mexico $575.12; Maryland and D. C. $7,937.73; Canada
$1,845.59; Colorado $2,289.86; Philippine Islands $105.20.
A rosette was presented to �st Street, Nassau, Bahamas, for the larg
est local church. convention offering-$8,572.06; honorable mention to
Macon (�i�an Drive), Georgia-$6,014.00; and Louisville (Larkwood),
Kentucky-$4,493.04.
Rosettes were presented to: North Carolina for the largest number of
hundred dollar workers-302; Haiti for the largest number of new bands
-12; India for the largest number of new member�500.
9:45 Gerdia Shewmaker led the congregation in singing "Send the Light."
Joseph H. Ladoo prayed.
9:55 Look on the Fields-message by Ramona Rymer. Excerpts:
"What are we going to do about the millions that are lost? �e �elds
are ripe with the souls of men and women who belong to God that are
ready to be reaped for God and His Church. Jesus said, 'Say not ye,
There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto
you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the �elds; for they are white al
ready to harvest.' John 4:35. Jesus wanted the disciples to be concerned
about reaching the �elds ready for harvest. It is time we shake our-
112 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNU� ASSE�LY
selves loose from the things of the world. It is time to reap �e har
vest. There are going to be times we are going to have to fast when we
don' t want to, but we must look on the �elds. We need to be sti rred,
soul and body, to win the lost. He said, 'I sent you to reap that where
on ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into
thei r labours.' John 4:38. There are those that have labored and He is
sending us to reap those �elds for Him. It' s time we reaped them for
God!"
10:05 Where are the Reapers?-message by Leatha Brown. (A mes
sage in tongues was interpreted: "My people, I say unto thee. The �elds
are rip e already unto harvest. 0, go and reap the lost. Go and reap �ose
that are ready to be gathered in. My children, I say unto thee reap, reap,
reap.'') Excerpts:
" 'I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase ... Now
he that plante� and he that wateret h are one: and every man shall re
ceive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labour
ers together with God .. .' 1 Corinthians 3:6, 8, 9. What farmer woul d
think of planting a garden and not go out to reap the harvest. The
Bibl e tells us that we shoul d go and bring forth fruit and that ou r fruit
shoul d remain. How we need to reap that which has already been sown
and is ripe. There are many today that are planting and watering, but
our commission and work is to gather together into one. It is not
all up to the pastors or band leaders, but everyone is a reaper in God's
harvest �eld. We have been saved for a purpos�to reap precious souls
that are outside that don' t know about the Church of God. If you want
the Spirit of God, if you want the power of God in your life, you reap!
We need to reach next door and in our own homes to reap those around
us, whil e we are reaching out to those that are across the waters. 'Who
then is willing to consecrate his service thi s day unto �e �rd?' 1 Chron
icles 29:5. You are a reaper; you are responsibl e for souls.''
10:15 The Tomlinson College Choral e sang "If My People Will Hum
ble Themselves," and "Ye Shall Be Witnesses."
10:24 We Are Ready to Take Up the Sickl�response by Today's Youth.
Testimonies were given by �eanette Stroup, Gary Holcomb, and Jack
Stewart telling how they want to take up the sickl e for God. Naomi
Gandia testi�ed telling how she has already taken up the sickle.
10:38 The Tomlinson College Choral e sang "We've Come �is Far By
Faith," directed by Phil Barker. Sister Howard prayed.
10:41 God's Threshing Machine and Who Will Use It-message by
Secretary. Excerpts:
"The song, 'Harvest Time,' has caused the great wheat harvest in the
northwestern part of the United States to recur. It is a giganti c job,
but an exciting experience. In the Spring, the �elds were cleaned, rub
bish burned, the ground plowed, and seeds planted, before the rains
came. This rain is related to our spiritual experience. If we are ever
going to reap anything for God, we are going to go through some cloudy,
rainy, stormy days. Spiritually, there is a time when the ground is
ready for us to plant. When the sun comes shining through, the �elds
burst forth in all their beauty-shades of green, ye 11 ow, golden,
and �nally, when the wheat has reached maturity, the �elds are white.
Jesus saw a �eld white and ready to harvest; the �eld was the world.
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Some �elds might not be ready; �elds d9 not mature all at the same time.
Some �elds are white now and it is time to harvest.
"When the farmer says, 'the �eld is ready,' men, women, and children
begin to get ready to work. This harvest business isn't for one or two,
but it will take the whole Church. Members, when your pastor steps
out on faith, that is the time for you to bring up some faith and sup
ply his needs. You may think our children do not have a place, or that
the young people don't have any wisdom. But everybody �gures in the
harvest. The climax of the season has come-the reward of the season's
work. A farmer doesn't harvest his �elds alone-it's a community
project. They help one another harvest until the entire comT!)#'has
been harvested. No wonder the Church of God is trying to make us to
see the need to pull, pull, pull altogether. We are members one of an
other.
"I believe when the great threshing machine that the prophet . spoke
about goes through the �eld, there will be no�ing left but stubble. �e
grain will be gathered into the garner. ' ... and ga�er his wheat into
the garner; but he will burn up the chaf with unquenchable �re.' Mat
thew 3:12. We are not having revivals for the sake of revival or to
let the saved drop back into the �eld. We have revivals and organize
churches to gather the wheat into the gamer. All the household works.
They work for the harvest. During the time of the harvest, there is
one purpose in mind-to save �e wheat. We will save �e wheat by
trained workers.
"�y the hu�y? Because it is now or never. If the wheat is not
harvested, it becomes so heavy that the heads begin to bend. The har
vest for a year, if it goes down, is lost. Our teachings are the cylinders
and the seives for this threshing business. God help you and I, as Church
of God members to know how to use these teachings.
"Our young people today are belligerent, and don't mind to stand up
and tell you what they think. They are designed especially for this day;
you must be bold to witness to this generation. There are two. phases
in this generation. One, the young married people, who care all about
material things. But, only the families· that �gure God into things are
going to withstand the wiles of the devil. Where are the young people
who will take up the sickle, bring up the slack and help us in the har
vest time. The other group, a little bit younger than the �rst, could care
less about material things. They may not dress to suit you and I, but
they will ·say, and mean it, 'I don't care where you send me. I want to
go for God and His Church.' If they stay in that channel, they will be
used of God.
"Why the haste? 'Say not ye, There are yet four months, and �en
cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on
the fields; for they are white already for harvest.' John 4:35. If you
can get your spiritual eyes lifted up, you will see the harvest �eld.''
11:35 HARVEST TIME-Giving to Gather the Grain. A mission of
fering was received, and the overseers announced their Assembly offer
ings interspersed with sacred music arranged by Mike Hopkins and mu
sicians.
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Assembly Mission Offering
Alabama ___________________ $
Alaska _________ _
Arizona -----------------------------·
Arkansas
Australia
Bahamas ________ _
California ····-··--·-···-·------
Canada ------·-··-·--····-··-··
Colorado
Connecticut,
Rhode Island
and Massachusetts ····-·
Delaware
� Dominican Republic ..... .
• East Texas
Egypt _____ _
England
Florida _________ _
Georgia ······--------
Greece ······---·------�
Hawaii _________ _
Idaho _______ _
Illinois -·····-·-------··--·-----
India _______________ _
Indiana
Iowa ______________ _
Jamaica
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Leeward Islands __________ _
Maine _____________ _
Maryland and D.C. _______ _
Mexico
1,322.10
30.00
139.68
210.64
20.05
5��.oo
911.62
27.90
160.75
120.84
168.19
40.00
500.91
10.25
72.00
1,891.15
1,739.47
25.00
25.04
201.72
613.29
25.00
1,157.00
251.24
20.00
174.40
1,883.60
320.52
_ 6.80
50.48
435.92
71.28
Michigan ___________________ _
Minnesota _____________________ _
:�::���l P� ___ ::::::::::::::��:::::::
Montana ----------------···-------
Nebraska ______________ _
Nevada __________ _
New Jersey ___________ _
New Mexico _____ _
New York ______________________ _
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio _____________________ _
Oklahoma ___________ _
Oregon -_______________ _
Pennsylvania ______________ _
Puerto Rico _____________________ _
Philippine Islands ________ _
South America _______________ _
South Carolina _______________ _
South Dakota
Tennessee ------····------------
Utah ___________________________ _
Vermont ----------------------
Virginia
Virgin Islands _________________ _
Washington _____ _
West Texas
West Virginia ____________ _
Windward Islands ________ _
Wisconsin -----------�--•------
Wyoming _____________ _
General Offering
1,221.79
100.55
919.07
378.70
55.00
64.53
40.53
69.41
148.50
513.25
2,253.26
160.43
1,229.20
949.56
415.67
394.09
39.09
200.00
5.00
1,582.27
136.91
3,542.32
80.60
50.43
2,055.00
195.00
292.55
195.84
293.43
3.00.
174.87
337.59
1,366.25
Total --- -------$32,582.25
11:54 Bessie Wilson prayed God's blessings on the mission offering.
11:56 Special Worship Time, directed by Phil Barker. Brother Barker
led the congregation in singing "If Jesus Goes With Me, I'll Go Any
where." Sister Howard mentioned that JoAnn Reed would leave for
Alaska after the Assembly to work in the World Mission Corps. She also
.presented a cornucopia full of fruit to the ·state· secretary of Tennessee
for the largest Assembly Mission Offering-$3,542.32.
-- 12:00 Pearle
._
Davidson ·prayed the dismissal prayer.
August Lupi�o conducted a program of music and singing in the third
floor auditorium during intermission.
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AFTERNOON
12:55 Sunday Schoo l Program, directed by Billy Murray, General Sec
retary. Phil Barker directed the Chorale in singing, "Go Teach Wi�
Authority."
1:00 V. E. Byrd led the congregation in singing, and Violet Todman
read Isaiah 30:19, 20; 2 Timothy 2:1, 2; Romans 12:6, 7; Colossians 1:28.
L. V. Jones, Jr., led in concert prayer.
1:16 GO TEACH Sound Doctrine-message by H. Foster Bell. Excerpts:
"�e world is crying out for sound doctrine. Young men are looking
for a challenge, and that challenge comes in the for m of the command
of the Lord to go into all the world and teach-teach! A survey taken
from a national magazine said, 'Young people today are willing to go
anywher e on earth, to make any sacri�ce; just give them a cause that
is worthy of their sacri�ce. ' When the Lor d gave the co�and to go, He
also told us what to go with: 'Go ye therefore, and teach all nations ...
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you .. .' Matthew 28:19, 20. When you send us with a purpose-a mes
sage; when you challenge us with something that's powerful, that's dy
namic, that' s able to move this world, you will �nd an army of young
men ready to accept that challenge and go forth for God. 'For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto sal
vation .. .' Romans 1:16. It is time we realiz e that only the power of
God-sound doctrine-can really meet the needs of this world. In the
heart of ever y man there is a place for �d. O�y the sound doctrine
that we have can ever �ll this spot. In this Assembly, we have been
challenged, as the Church of God, to remember that we are responsible
for the truth and its spreading in this world. Sunday school teachers
have the opportunity of taking the truth of God's Wor d and re�ning it
and making it applicable to the lives of young people. The New Testa
ment writers were commissioned and restrained by the Holy Ghost to
tell it like it is. If we will get in touch with God and in touch with
our responsibility in the Church of God, we will see that the world is
crying out to us and we alone have the responsibility to teach sound
doctrine-to tell it like it is."
1:35 GO TEACH With Power and Authority-message by Hector Ortiz.
Excerpts:
"Authority in itself is not enough. There has to be an authoritative
source. 'For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:
but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.'
2 Peter 1:21. Our authoritative source is the Wor d of God that has
been brought forth by the Holy Ghost. And along with that, we have an
authoritative interpreter-the General Assembly. This is the highest
power of authority in the Church. 'Knowing this �rst, that no proph
ecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. ' 2 Peter 1:20. �e
authoritative source is not given to any individual or set of individual s
to interpret. We are in need of not just assuming ,authority but rather
to wor k in the channel of authority.
"In I Corinthians 2:4 Paul said, ' ... my speech and my preaching was
not with enticing words of man' s wisdom, but in demonstration of �e
Spirit and of power. ' Demonstrate means to talk, but. it also means to
prove positively that· which you are dealing with. We get people sti�ed,
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but we have not unlocked their minds. We haven't demonstrated in the
power of the Spirit. Knowledge in itself is power, but unless you can
�ansmit that arid get it inside a man and get it moving in hi� until
he is established and understands, until he will practice it, you haven't
blessed that man. It is a problem to teach someone who is very limit
ed in education. Unless God moves in some sections of the world, we
are not going to be able to do it with only the methods and techniques
we have learned. By teaching with power, minds are unlocked. God
has got to move or people shall not receive. It is a blessing to work
and know that what we have is properly stamped in authority. Teach
ing is a must. (The Holy Ghost fell and a message in tongues was in
terpreted: " ... humble yourselves and walk with me. I shall lead you.
You shall be able to teach ... and lean not to your own understanding.")
There is a need of the power to get the work done. The power was
put in the Church to get business done, not to see how much we can stir
people. We are dealing with a teaching element and must circle the
entire body of the Church of God."
• 1:57 Phil Barker, assisted by the Chorale, led the congregation in sing
ing "Go Teach With Authority."
2:05 Boutonnieres were presented to pastors whose Sunday schools
made the TOP TEN in the White Wing Messenger.
2:10 FALL ENLARGEMENT CAMPAIGN-Winning With the Word.
This was a promotion of the November campaign, consisting of �ve themes
-one for each of the �ve Sundays in November. L. V. Jones, Jr., spoke
on PAL-Promotion And Loyalty Sunday; Ray Payne on rALLy-Rally
day is for ALL Sunday; John Kroon on T'NT-Teens aNd Twenties
Power Sunday; Donald Mounts on ACTS-Adults Challenged To Step Up
Sunday; and Roy Cantrell on GAP-Golden Age People Sunday
2:25 Tomlinson College Chorale, directed by Phil Barker, sang "If My
People Will Humble_ Themselves and Pray," and "I Have a Peace in
M� Heart."
2:32 LET US GO ON-message by Secretary. Excerpts:
"There is victory ahead for the Church. 'Therefore leaving the prin
_ �iples of the doctrine of Christ,. let us go on unto perfection; not lay
ing again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith
toward God.' Hebrews 6:1. Paul said to let us go on unto that ultimate
out there, unto that mark that is ahead for us-perfection. The Church
of God has a speci�c work and there will be no cutting the work off
until we �nish God's work which He has assigned to us. Don't be de
ceived. The Lord is not going to call off what He set out to do; and
that is, this world will know the doctrine of Jesus Christ which is the
doctrine He has committed to His Church to pass on. Nothing which
God has assigned us is an impossibility. When we get to perfection, we
will simply be walking in the light of God's Word for that day. It is
just going to be God's folks doing right, living according to what the
Bible says, what the Assembly has outlined for us. We just want to do
right; this is the spirit of perfection.
" 'Leaving the principles.' Let's leave the principles of the doctrine of
Christ and go on; you can't stay at the foundation forever. This build
ing has already had its foundation laid. The doctrine of the Church of
God is the most precious thing in the world; don't tamper with it. It's
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just right like it is. We are in. a building program today, and as the
building progresses you will see a few different tools brought on. Don' t
be afraid of the new tools. Things we have had up to this point have
been dependable, but might as well get used to a little newness along.
' ... yet shall not thy teacher s be removed into a corner any more, but
thine eyes shall see thy teachers.' Isaiah 30:20. We never have pub
lished or emphasized prominently a teaching ministry. But you are hear
ing it emphasized wherever you go today. Indeed God has a place for teach
ers in the Church. We are going to have to get everybody in their
place, hooked up according to the plan of God, before we can move
forward as we are desiring to move.
"John the Revelator saw some people who were overcomers. ' ... and
they loved not their lives unto the death. ' Revelation 12:11. � long
as they wer e alive, they were sold out for God. It is going to take some
dedicated, consecrated people to live this
-
thing out and carry it out
unto its ful�llment. We have been looking to the preaching ministry
to take the lead in selling out and follow the Lord; and it still has to
be that way. But not only must the minister sell out, everyone of us
must sell out to the Lord and love not our lives unto the death. Some
times we might seem a little out of place in this materialistic world;
but we are not materialistic. We can' t be; we can' t be caught up in
the spirit of the world. Jesus said, ' ... foxes have holes, and the birds
of the air have nests ... ' but not Jesus. Don' t expect to feather your nest
if you follow Him. He admonished us, ' ... Whosoever will come afte r
me, let him
.
deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.' Fol
low me in what manner? In whatever manner He directs.
"This is a restless generation. They keep saying 'tell it like it is.'
Tell us the truth. They accuse the adult society of presenting a double
standard in the past-saying one thing and living another. The Church
of God can afford to tell it like it is. We have it like it is. It is time
for us to rise up in this generation with this gospel-Church of God doc
trine."
3:00 Response-CALLED TO TEACH. • Brother Murray expressed his
appreciation for the respons e given to this program. Testimonies were
given by Thomas Feltman, Aaron Waggett and Arlynn B. White.
Brother Feltman said, " ... The Lord called me into the ministry and
a few days later I realized there was a double calling that went along
with it- a call to teach . . . CALLED TO TEACH tells us about how
the teacher prepares by personal dedication and quali�cation and by
systematic study of his lessons . . . If you have this book, read and study
it; if you haven' t, you need it."
Brother Waggett stated that his superintendent was very anxious abou t
this program, and was happy that the Assembly had sanctioned teach
ers. He said, " ... Instead of being stiff in their teaching, they began
to feel that �ey could break it down in a human sense and everybody
in that class felt that he or she was getting his portion out of the les
son . . . If the preacher or minister wants to be progressive, this is a
goo� way to be ... If you want your Sunday School to get down to
the basic syntax of teaching, take the course to them . . . If you want
your teachers to feel a boldness, let them take the course."
Brother White said, " ... It has been a blessing to our local church,
not only to the teachers, but also the laity of the church; and to some of
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the denominational churches in our community which took part in the
course and praised it highly."
3:14 Presentation of Awards:
A banner was presented to the church having the largest attendance
in the world-Belle Fontain, Haiti-834. A plaque was presented to Ten
nessee for winning the largest number of pupils in the March campaign
-528. Gift certificates were presented to Louisville (Larkwood), Ken
tucky, for the largest attendance in the United States-247; Bahamas for
the largest convention orphanage offering-$9,128.77; Delaware for the
largest convention orphanage offering according to the number of churches
-$602.62 (4 churches); Zion, Illinois, for church having the largest or
phanage offering-$1,650.22; Rachel Davis for largest individual orphan
age offering-$857.00; Tennessee for conducting the most Vacation Bi
ble Schools-41; South Carolina for the largest pounding-$14,060.11; Vir
ginia for the largest Assembly offering-$1,268.73; Huntum's Ghut, Vir
gin Islands, leading Sunday School in the March campaign-67 new mem
:bers.
3:27 Program by Tomlinson Home for Children, directed by Gerald H.
Minter, Superintendent.
The children sang "Bless This House." Brother Minter introduced the
houseparents and workers, and two skits were presented: "Building a
Bridge," and "The Old Woman that Lived in a Shoe." Mike Taylor sang
"Christian Cowboy"; Tim Taylor sang "Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead
Us"; and the Gospel Rhythm Quartet sang "That Same Lord," "How Many
Times," and "Heaven's Gonna Shine."
Assembly Orphanage Offering
Alabama ___ ,$
Alaska ------------------------------
Arizona ___________ _
Arkansas
Australia ____________ _
Bahamas _____________ _
California _______________________ _
Canada
Colorado ---------------------------
Connecticut,
Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island _______ _
Delaware _____________ _
Dominican Republic
East Texas _______ _
Egypt ______ _
England -------------------------
Florida ---------------------------
Georgia
Hawaii ----------------------------
Holland ---------------------------
Idaho __________ · ____ , ______________ _
Illinois _____ _
645.20
21.09
38.05
144.57
4.00
206.34
228.49
9.25
103.36
38.18
151.00
27.54
169.22
15.00
24.00
529.14
839.20
10.00
7.00
90.04
250.30
Indiana
Iowa ------------------------------
Kansas --------------------------
Kentucky ---·----------------------
Leeward Islands ____________ _
Louisiana ______________ ___________ _
Maine ------------------------------
Mary land and D. C. _______ _
Michigan --------------------------
Minnesota __________________ _
�ssissi�pi ---------------·--------
M1ssoun ___________ _
Montana --------------------------
Nebraska ---·---------------------
Nevada _______________ _
New Jersey __________ _
New Mexico ___________________ _
New York _______________________ _
North Carolina _______________ _
North Dakota ------------------
Ohio _______________ _
Oklahoma ___ ______________________ _
Oregon -----------------------------
527.23
187.11
103.50
826.44
6.80
161.62
18.58
238.73
330.33
76.33
489.91
229.82
30.00
30.00
45.68
29.04
59.98
155.27
1,074.30
78.50
488.90
552.40
110.99
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Pennsylvania __________________ _
Philippine Islands ______ ___ _
Puerto Rico ___________________ _
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee ___________ _
Utah -------------------------------
Vermont _______________ _
Virgin Islands ______________ _
205.00
1.00
30.00
709.99
42.00
1,116.15
49.36
25.02
120.00
Virginia
Washington ----------------
West Texas
West Virginia ·-------·-----
Windward Islands ________ _
Wisconsin _________ _____________ _
Wyoming
General Offering
119
1,298.73
159.15
110.34
192.38
3.00
60.89
97.91
559.04
Total ------ -$14,182.36
4:10 Closing prayer by Christine Miskelly.
4:15 Missouri and Kansas Program moderated by Allen Davis. War
ren Roney led the congregation in singing "Send the Light," and "Reach
Out and Touch the Lord." Brother Davis led in concert prayer. Warren
Roney and Vernon Smith gave talks on reaching others through an area
crusade, and William Henson told of organizing a new church in the St.
Louis area. Warren Roney sang "I'll Tell It," and D. H. Queener spoke
on "Reaching Others with the Message of �e Church." Allen Davis
told of an independent church coming into the Church of God this year.
Everyone manifested the zeal and courage to reach every person in
these states with �e Church of God message.
5:00 Macon Youth Choir, directed by Doro�y Creel, sang "Trust in
the Lord," and "The Church Triumphant"; The Wildwood Quartet sang
"Traveling On"; The Specializers sang "Trouble in My Way"; and the Vel
vetones sang "Up the Golden Highway."
5:22 Roberta Matthews sang "Ten Thousand Angels," and Doug King
gave a monologue of "The Story of Pilate." (The lights in the audi
torium were out, and red and blue floodlights were used to light the
scene of Pilate's garden. Brother King wrote this monologue. He was
dressed in the regalia of Pilate's time and was made to look the age of
Pilate.)
5:49 E�a Rye led in a praise service, interspersed wi� singing di
rected by Charlotte Collins. Sister Rye had everyone to stand and praise
the �rd and had someone to praise Him on the trumpet, piano, organ,
cymbals, and high sounding cymbals.
EVENING
6:35 Broadcast Record Club Singers, in charge of Thomas Duncan. Guest
singers were: The Youth Aflame Choir, directed by Ralph Mackens; Rick
and Debbie Sloan; The George Jones Singers; the Tomlinson Col
lege Chorale; August Lupino and wife. This was the �rst year awards
were given in categories. The Grand Winner was the Christells' trio, and
they were presented a trophy and $100.00. These received trophies: In
strumental-Bahama Brass Band; Soloists-Stanley Wright and Gerald
Goins; Duet-Stan and Betty Bonham; Trio-Nunnery Trio.
7:25 Public Relations Program, Elwood Matthews, Director. �die
Tanner led the congregation in singing "How Great Thou Art." Every
one praised the Lord in prayer as the Bahama Brass Band continued to
play "How Great Thou Art." Two servicemen from the Air Force.marched
120 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNU� ASSEMBLY
to the platform carrying the Church flag and the Christian flag, fol
lowed by other servicemen and women.
Brother Matthews stated that he and Roberta had prayed and fasted
that God might open the door for them to make the servicemen's tour
around the world. God moved, and the government was in favor of the
trip. The military personnel gave them every courtesy. He spoke to
many different people in chapels, prayer groups, etc., and they always
wanted to know more about the Church.
Sister Mat�ews expressed her feelings about the trip to Vietnam. She
told of the communion services they had in the different places,
but the one in Saigon stood out most in her mind. The soldiers wanted to
have feet washing as well as communion. They had this service in
their hotel room and God wonderfully blessed. These men had never
seen each other before, but they loved each o�er as if they had been
acquainted for years. She said, " ... our boys may get discouraged, but
they have the victory!" Then she sang "Sweet Holy Spirit."
Citations of honor were presented to Roberta Matthews and Jack Stew
art from �e office of the President of �e United States for their dedi
cated work in behalf of the Servicemen's Department.
Brother Matthews told about his trip into Da Nang. �e �rst place
they took him was to the morgue. He said, "I saw a sight that I �ust
God will let stay wi� me �e rest of my life. When people are dying
that we might have religious freedom, certainly we ought to take ad
vantage of it."
The congregation stood in a moment of silence to reverence those who
had lost their lives this year and taps was played. Plans were made
this year for a chapel of meditation to be built at Tomlinson College,
with a plaque placed on the door to remind anyone who enters
that some God-fearing man gave his life that they can pray and wor
ship Him according to the dictates of their heart. The Three T's sang "I
Asked The Lord," as an offering was received for this chapel.
Tommy Key testi�ed of how God protected him in Vietnam, and Gary
Smith sang "I Don't Know What I'd Do Without the Lord."
A large shield with a cross in the center, and made of paper carnations in
red, white, and blue, was made by Jack Stewart. Anyone des�ing to
join in a prayer pact with the Servicemen's Representative was asked
to take a carnation at the end of the service. Brother Tomlinson led in
a concert _prayer for our servicemen.
The' ·voice of Inspiration Choir from Waycross, Georgia, directed by
Buel Richardson, sang "We've Come This Far By Faith," and "My God
Iif'Sufficient For Me." J. W. Dukes, backed by the choir, sang "He
Filled a Longing," and there was a mighty outpouring of the Holy Ghost.
Brother Matthews led the servicemen in a march around the platform,
and the con�egation rejoiced in �e Lord. Seekers began to �II the altar,
as the choir continued to sing.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Monday, September 1
MORNING
121
7:30 Sunrise prayer service in charge of Howard Hunt and Charles
Browning. Script�e reading, congregational singing, and testimonies. Dis
missed with prayer that God would bless the business sessions that would
follow.
NOTE: Approximately 30 to 75 attended the sunrise prayer services each
morning.
8:14 Organ music by Gloria Hart, followed with music by the Bahama
Brass Band.
8:45 Two songs led by Warren Roney; Gloria Hart, pianist and Wilma
Gonia, organist. John M. Sands read Colossians 1:18-29. Archie Melvin
prayed, followed by concert prayer.
9:00 Message by Felix Garcia, Field Secretary. Before his message, a
gift of appreciation was presented by Hector Ortiz to J. A. Jimenez for
his many years of service over the Spanish people. Brother Garcia spoke
on the "Awakening of a Giant," and his text was Psalm 102:12. Excerpts:
"Now is the time when God will have to shake Zion and really build
her up and have her ready for His coming. God is blessing in the Church.
However, there are places where there is no one to teach the �ue ex
perience of salvation, or the uni�cation of the saints of God into, one
body. �e people are hungry. They are crying for revival.
"A month ago, I preached in an independent church, and over 450
people gathered to hear. They are hun�y for the �uth, and some of
us are content with what little blessings we can get here in the states.
There are 20,000,000 people in Brazil alone that are saved and are look
ing for this message of God. In the city of Santiago, Chile, there is an
organization that has 70,000 members that are Christian people and need
the message of the Church. Argentina is liberal and opens the door
to the gospel. You can stand on a street corner in Uruguay and preach
the gospel and the people �ll �sten. God has a . mighty work in the
Spanish �elds. Out of this great Assembly, we only have 97 delegates
from the Spanish work. We need to feel a burden for this work.
"We must awaken this giant and do something to move the work in
Latin America. Let's share what the Lord has given us. Portugal and
Spain are ripe, right now, for the Church of God. Uruguay and Brazil
have never had a revival. We have the vision of the Church of God.
We say it in Spanish and you say it in English, but praise God, it is the
same vision."
Brother Tomlinson had the Spanish ministers to stand around Brother
Garcia and pray, as a call was given for funds for a South American
Crusade. �e Lord blessed with an offering of $5,281.43, and the min
isters dedicated it to the Lord.
9:52 D. and Venu� Joseph, from India, sang "Go and Preach My
Gospel" in Telegu; �e Campers Trio sang "Thank You For the Valley,"
and "One More Valley."
122 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNU� ASS�LY
10:00 Report of Field Secretaries-E. H. Griffith, Barney �ogdon, Jr.,
Felix Garcia: Home Mission Worker-Benjamin Lawrence. The reports
were accepted as read. (E. L. Jones was presented a plaque and gift
for the years he served as Field Secretary.)
Report of Field Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons ············-·-··················---······-·······-·-··········--•··-------··35
Homes visited ···•-··-········-······-······"··········----··--·-·······-··•·····�-.. 24
Homes prayed in ····-····-··········-········--·--········-········--·····----- ·------·14
Converted -·······-·-··········-······--·--·········-·····•-•··········-··-········---··-----· 3
Sancti�ed -·-·--·---- ------------ -····--·-··· 2
Baptized with Holy Ghost ·············------··----·-············ ····-······-----7
Dis�ict conventions attended ················•······-------- .... 2
State conventions attended ··········•······•----- _____ 3
Funerals attended----··-·--·•···•··-·····•·········-------- - 2
Funerals assisted in ····---·--····-···········-·-·•·----- _____ 3
Local churches visited --······--·········------·····--··-·-----· -····---·······-·· 3
Assisted in one term of Bible Training Institute, Cleveland, Tennes
see; assisted the General Overseer in �eld work; attended two Ministers
Conventions, one in England and one in the States; attended Fields of
the Wood Program June 13; served on Board of Directors for Tomlin
son Home for Children, CPMA, Ministerial Aid, General Properties com
mittees, and Personnel Manager of Capitol Building employees.
Respectfully submitted,
E. H. GRIFFITH
Field Secretary
Report of Field Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons -····
-··--·················-··········-·········-··············-··-------··-·285
Homes visited ·········-·-············•··•-·-·---·························----·············•·•··-·--··-··151
Revivals conducted ----------------- ---- 7
Church organized ············-·-················---···-··----·····--··-···---1
Added to Church----····-····-·········-·-·-·····-·········--··•--····· 10
Churches visited ·····-·····---- -----··---·--··--- 24
Ministers conventions attended--··-------- ---- 2
State conventions attended·•··········----·---- -·-•••····--······ 6
States visited -···-····--·················----····-··········-·-·················-·-··---- 17
Youth camp visited -······-····· ············-········-·-·········--·····---··-··············· 1
Funerals conducted ···----··-·--····•-······--········-·········-·····--- - 4
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 123
I directed the evening meetings at the tent on Keith Street, Cleve
land, during the 63rd annual Assembly (approximately 705 were prayed
for). I answered correspondence, was instrumental in obtaining two
state �eld workers, and served on the Bible Training Institute staff in
Cleveland, Te�essee, and Eureka Springs Park, Califo�ia.
Respectfully submitted,
BARNEY L. TROGDON, JR.
Field Secretary
Report of Field Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons _______________ _ _____________________________ 205
Converted ________________________________________________________________________ l 41
Sancti�ed _____ _____________________________________________________ 108
Baptized with Holy Ghost __ _____ _ ____ 57
Baptized in water --------------------------------- ------76
Added to Church -----------------------------------------------88
Homes visited _________________________________________________ ______ 229
Prayer meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------24
States visited ----------------------------------------------------------------6
Countries visited________________ _ _____________ 14
Ministers conventions attended---------------------------- 7
State/National conventions attended _________________ __ 8
Dis�ict conventions attended ------------------------------------------6
I taught in Bible Training Institute in Guatemala, C. A., Peru, S. A., and
California/Spanish; participated in _three Spiritual Conquest revivals.
Respectfully submitted,
F�IX R. GARCIA
Field Secretary
Report of Home Mission Worker
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons _______________________________________ ______________ 223
Revivals conducted ----------------------------------- 10
Revivals assisted in ------------ ---- ---------·----------- 4
Saved ____________________________________________ 102
Sancti�ed --------------- ----- ------60
Baptized with the Holy Ghost ___________ __ ___ 32
Received into the Church_______________________ _ ____ 19
Homes visited________________ __ _____ _ ___ 167
Baptized in water --------------------·--·-------------------------------------- 26
124 MINUTES. OF THE 64TH AN�AL ASSEMBLY
Prayer meetings conducted -------------·--····--------- -----3
State and national conventions attended _________ 6
District convention attended 1
Mi�sters Fellowship attended-····-······-·--·······-·----- 1
States visited--- ------·-·-· 14
Churches visited -·-·-----32
I conducted one church business conference; administered the Lord's
Supper and Feet Washing twice; served as pastor of church for one week
at the request of the state overseer; assisted in two funerals; wrote an
official letter to state overseers expressing our desire to help in each
state with the aid of an appointed state home mission worker. As a re
sult, we now have four state home mission workers for which we are
grateful.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN LAWRENCE
Home Mission Worker
10:14 Report of Public Relations Director and Servicemen's Representa
tive-Elwood Matthews. The report was accepted as read.
Report of Public Relations Director and
Servicemen's Representative
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
Sermons ------------··---···----- ·----- ---- ------------··-··128
Converted ------····--------------·····----·------------·-----·····----------• __________ 120
San�i�ed -···--···-·-······-····--·-----------··'·---- _____ .105
Received Holy Ghost ·······----···-·-------------·--------101
Baptized in water ·····-··--------···-·····--·-····-·······--·---- --···· 15
Added to Church ·······------- ---------- -------···167
Homes visited ____ _ _ _ _____________ 244
State conventions attended ------------ -------·· 4
Prepared Public Relations Pointers for the White Wing Messenger; news
releases for newspaper, radio and television �or the promotion of state
conventions, the Voice of Salvation and the general Church; attended
the National Sunday School Association Convention, and the American
Bible Society Advisory Council.
Served as evangelist for the Crusade for Christ sponsored by our
churches in the Waycross, Georgia, area; sent a monthly newsletter to
approximately 900 servicemen and gave personal attention to their let
ters; made a world tour in behalf of the servicemen and women, and
conducted two revivals while on the tour; taught in the Cleveland Bible
Training Institute and assisted the General Bible Training Institute Super
intendent in one pastors seminar.
Produced public relations material, including a Public Relations Port
folio for state directors; 70 Little Foxes; The Best of Everything; Effec
tive Public Relations; and The Write Way; had oversight of the Vis-
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 125
ual Aids-hundreds of pictures were made to serve the departments of
the Church.
The dedicated and capable assistance of my office staff has been in
valuable to this Department.
Respectfully submitted,
ELWOOD MATTHEWS
Public Relations Director
Servicemen's Representative
10:17 Report of Radio Department Manager-Thom as Duncan; Radio
Minister-Harry Lee Moore; Minister of Music-Phillip Barker. The re
ports were accepted as read.
Report of Radio Deportment Manager
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Throughout this Assembly year the Lord has given inspiration, strength
and guidance to the radio staff and to those who have faithfully assisted in
the radio work of the Church. For this I am most thankful.
I have traveled many miles this year in behalf of �e work. Partici
pated in rallies, radio station contacts and promotional planning in East
Texas, Mississippi and Oklahoma. Worked closely with the Radio Com
mittee throughout the year investigating ways and means of expanding
our radio coverage.
In connection with this work, I was in business conferences at Grand
Cayman Island, and Kingston, Jamaica; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; and Nas
sau, Bahamas. Conducted recording sessions at Rocky Mount, North
Carolina, and Nassau, Bahamas. Attended state conventions in Arkansas
and Montana; the convention of the Audio Engineering Society in New
York City; and the convention of the National Religious Broadcasters
in Washington, D. C. Supervised the work of the Radio Department
office and handled the recording and engineering operations.
Jose Reyes began serving as Spanish Voice of Salvation Radio Min
ister in February. Since that time, he and his wife have worker regu
larly with the Radio Department in producing and promoting the Span
ish broadcast.
I wish to acknowledge the good services of Brother James B. Wright
who produced sermons and announcements for the Spanish broadcast prior
to February.
The Church programs are scheduled for broadcast as follows:
Voice of Salvation ----····-----·--------··------168 stations
Voice of Salvation ·-----···----·-····-······--·· 5 stations (Spanish)
Gospel Concert Hall ······•--·--43 weekly broadcasts
Today With Music 8 weekly broadcasts
126 MI�TES OF THE 64TH ��AL ASSEMBLY
We recorded and distributed approximately 10,348 Voice of Salvation
programs.
Radio Department �nancial report:
Total income --------------------------------------------------------------------$62,956.48
Total paid out --------------------------------------62,410.65
Balance in treasury ------------ ------- ____ _
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS D�C�
Radio Department Manager
Report of Radio Minister
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
545.83
Sermons ---------------------------------- _____ 158
Saved -------------------·----------------------------------------------------------59
Sancti�ed --------------------------------------------------------------------42
Holy Ghost ------------------------------------------------------------ 36
Homes visited ------ ------------------------------------87
State and national conventions attended _____ 17
Prepared sermons for the Voice of Salvation, except those delivered
by the General Overseer. These sermons were duplicated and preached
more than 10,348 times over radio stations. All Voice of Salvation cor
respondence was answered. A number of inquiries conce�ing doctrine
and the Church were received. The Voice of Salvation has proven its
vast effectiveness in reaching the outsider with the message of Christ and
His Church.
Several revivals related to the Voice of Salvation were conducted. Ad
ditional meetings with the Tomlinson College Chorale were conducted
in Salem, Virginia; Louisville, Kentucky; and Kansas City, Kansas. Served
as guest speaker for several youth conventions.
Through the Voice of Salvation, we distributed 1,038 units of the Body
of Christ co�espondence course; certi�cates of completion were mailed
to 74 people. A majority of the Voice of Salvation mail came from peo
ple outside �e Church; we received numerous testimonies of salvation
and healing.
In other duties not related to the Voice of Salvation, I have served
as chairman of the Board for Tomlinson College. This responsibility
calls for planning, and directing the activities of the Board which, in
turn, is responsible for the overall guidelines and direction of the college
program.
The Headquarters plane-the Beech Travel Air-was used extensively
by our General Overseer and staff. A
s
pilot, I logged over 300 hours
of flight.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH A�UAL ASSEMBLY 127
The wor k of the radio ministry has been especially rewarding spir
itually to me for the past nine years. It seems that only the surface
has been touched in the �eld of communications. Last December, we
were all thrilled to hear by radio the astronauts of Apollo 8 read the
Genesis account of the creation as they circled the moon. In July, from
our television screens, we all viewed the �rst man to set foot upon the
moon. This is the era of communications-an age when man is able
to communicate across vast distances. Surely it is a time when the
Church must gather up its resources and utili� e these modern and effec
tive means in spreading the Gospel-the last days' message-to all the
world.
The duties of the Radio Minister's office could not have been ful�lled
without the help of efficient secretarial and clerical help; Judy Chandler
and Louise Hayes Hull are to be commended for their faithful help.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY LEE MOORE
Radio Minister
Report of Minister of Music
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Singspira tions and you th, conventions attended ................................... -4
State conventions attended ------- .......................................... 5
Music workshop ____ ---�------- ---1
Music clinics taught ·---- ----·------ .. ·····3
The Music Department of the Church had good progress this year. Music
handbooks and materials have been mailed to interested music direc
tors. Band and choir materials wer e furnished to the Bahama and Haiti
Bands, and throughout the states.
I assiste d Jean Coalter in teaching musi c in �e Cleveland and Cali
fornia Bible Training Institutes. Also provided some materials for other
schools. Corresponded with state/national ministers of music and pas
tor s through the quarterly mailing. Circulated music for the world-wide
revival under the auspices of the Church Music Committee. Assisted in
publishing and printing songs composed by our Church members.
Served as music director for the Voice of Salvation broadcast and as
sisted the Radio Minister with the college chorale in radio rallies. Taught
music courses at Tomlinson . College and joined with the President in
touring .�ine states and the Bahamas promoting the college.
I gratefully acknowledge the voluntary service of the Voice of Salva
tion choir members and the dedicated efforts of the music office sec
retary, Mary· Sue Gilliland.
Respectfully submitted,
PHILLIP BARKER
Minister of Music
128 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
10:28 Sister Willard Boyles reported a total of 214 experiences in the
Assembly altar services-55 saved, 55 sancti�ed, 104 baptized with the
Holy Ghost.
NOTE: Harrison Price reported a total of 171 prayed for, 81 handker
chiefs anointed, 8 saved, 5 sancti�ed, and 6 received the Holy Ghost in
the third floor auditorium nightly healing services.
NOTE: OPERATION SOUL WIN-on Wednesday, August 27, approxi
mately 1,000 youth attended a seminar with instructions given in per
sonal witnessing and soul winning. Teams were organized among 250
youth and the results were, after a total of three invasions, 86 saved and
1 sancti�ed.
10:32 Report of World Mission Committee. H. L. Moore read the re
port and it was accepted as read. The Committee for this year: M. A.
Tomlinson, Charles G. Hawkins, Sr., J. B. Wright, A. J. Coalter, and
Harry Lee Moore.
World Mission Committee Report
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
The work of the Church continues to grow at an unprecedented rate
in other countries. We believe this growth is due to three things: the
blessings of God upon His Church and our mission efforts in these last
days, the enlarged vision and zeal for missions by our membership, and
the direction and objectives outlined by the World Mission Secretary for
the development of the work in other countries. •
• • •
The World Mission drives in October and March set all-time records,
reaching $34,450.27 in October and $41,926.87 in March, for a grand total
of $76,377.14. This �gure represented an increase of $5,585.41 over
1967-1968. Your Committee wishes to commend every one of our churches
on this splendid effort, and we wish to encourage every church to par
ticipate in these two annual drives.
New work has been established this year in Korea, and Quebec, Canada.
World Harvest funds continue to be used in an effective manner to
�ll in the gap for emergencies and unforseen expenditures necessary in
the mission work. Individuals wishing to contribute directly to a mis
sion �eld may contribute to World Harvest, designating the �eld or
missionary you wish to receive the funds. These funds are given entirely
to the place or person of your choice.
WORLD HAR�ST FUNDS
Brought forward ----- --- ----$ 4,306.77
Received this year __________ ____ _ 6,112.75
Total ----------------- 11,112.75
Paid out this year _______________ _ 6,581.64
Balance -------------- --------<P 4,531.11
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 129
Your World Mission Committee authorized the disbursement during the
Assembly year of mission funds for the following:
Argentina --------------------------------------------$
Australia
Bahamas --------------------------------------------
Bermuda
Botswana
Brazil ______ ----- --------------------------
Canada _____________ _
Costa Rica __ _
Cuba ---------------------------------------------- ---
Curacao _______ _
Cyprus -----------------·---------------------------
Dominican Republic _______________________ _
Egypt -----
·-----
El Salvador ------------------------------------------------
�gland ------------- ------- ---- -
Germany --------------------·----
Greece _______________ ________ _
Guatemala --- -------------------------------------------
Guyana _____ _
Haiti ---- -----------·---------------------------
Holland _____________________ _
Honduras
India _________ _
Israel -----------------------------------·---------------------- ___ _
Jamaica
Korea ____________________ _ ______ ____ _
Leeward/Windward Islands ___________________ _
Mexico ---------------------------- -----
Nicaragua _____ ____ _
Panama
Peru
Philippines ________ _
Puerto Rico _______________________________ _
South A�ica -----------------------------------------
Sierra Leone
�ailand ---------------------------------------------------------
Trinidad -------------------------·--------- -----
Turkey ----- ---- ----------------------------
Turks Island _______________ ____ _
Uruguay ___________________ ___ ___ _
Venezuela -------------------------------------- ----
Virgin Islands _______________________ _
Scholarships/Tomlinson College _________________ _
BT! Transportation·· _____________________________ _ _
Mission house payment and upkeep ____ ___ _
Mission wagon and upkeep ____________ ___ _
Assembly expense ____________ ___ _
Mission loans
10 per cent of assembly offerings returned
to state treasurer __________________ __ _
10 per cent of mission fund receipts
to Tabe�acle Fund ---------------------------------
Temporary retirement/furlough __________ _
721.71
6,920.88
28,464.37
1,213.00
570.00
3,347.60
11,086.90
4,451.70
3,000.00
6,693.23
1,688.58
3;085.40
17,422.99
1,684.70
13,827.45
3,377.02
4,112.28
3,477.35
383.38
9,223.26
2,775.80
1,728.10
6,602.05
1,755.90
9,017.60
100.00
17,646.00
7,878.09
1,456.15
1,025.00
7,341.31
4,065.82
5,333.03
4,409.44
4,357.98
2,881.21
3,325.33
302.80
1,425.60
721.70
1,417.00
3,214.13
602.80
1,500.00
2,412.60
534.65
2,991.44
3,759.16
2,995.29
10,473.30
1,550.65
130
Miscellaneous
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
959.00
Total _______________________ ___________________________ ,$241,310.73
Respectfully submitted,
M. A. TO�INSON, Chairman
CHARLES G. HAWKINS, SR.
A. J. COALTER
JAMES B. WRIGHT
H. L. MOORE, Secretary
10:45 Report of World Mission Secretary-Charles G. Hawkins, Sr.;
Mission Representatives-Harrison E. Price, J. A. Reyes, C. C. Shiakallis.
The reports were accepted as read.
Report of World Mission Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual �sembly of �e Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons ----------------------------------- ------111
Converted -------------------------------------- _____ _ 18
Sancti�ed -------------------------------------------------------------------------19
Baptized with Holy Ghost------- ---- -------------------11
Homes visited ____ _ _____________________________ __________________ 127
I have kept in contact with overseers outside the United States by
correspondence, and a monthly letter was written to keep each one in
fo�ed of the programs of the general Church. I attended 7 national
conventions, visited 21 countries, and 3 state conventions. It was neces
sary to make several trips to handle business and legal matters connect
ed with registering and deeding of properties owned by the Church.
The work was established in the country of Korea and the Province
of Quebec in Canada. I have visited these territories and feel there is
great potential for the Church.
I have written messages for Mission Cry and prepared promotional ma
terial for the March and October World Mission Drives. I served on
the Bible �aining Institute Committee and chairman of the Youth Mis
sion Board.
Bible Training Institute is continuing to prove a useful tool in help
ing to train workers in new areas and our people are becoming better
acquainted with the Church system of gove�ent.
I express appreciation to the English, Spanish, and Greek Representa
tives for their invaluable assistance given the World Mission Depart
ment. I appreciate Nellie Walker, who has efficiently managed my office;
also, Cheryl Malone, secretary, and part-time helper, Mina Amachree.
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 131
Countries Members Churches SS W� VLB ABM Ministers
Argentina ___________________ 45
Australia ------···-····----·-·-62
Bahamas ··--------····-·--··--5,113
Bermuda --------·······---30
Botswana and
South Africa ____________ 9,749
Brazil -----------------···-------308
Canada --······------···--------390
Costa Rica ___________________ 51
Cuba ----····-------···-···---··---72
Cyprus ----·--·······----50
Dominican
Republic ··--·-·······----··· 1,999
Egypt -----------------····---···· 690
El Salvador ________________ 235
England ···-----···--·······---2,007
Germany ____________________ 11
Greece ····-·····-·········------160
Guatemala -----·-··-------349
Guyana ________________________ 70
Haiti ______________________________ 23,932
Holland ________________________ 15
Honduras ______________________ 105
India -----------------------------5,730
Israel ----------------------------35
Jamaica _____________________ 11,000
Korea ------------···---······---167
Leeward Islands ________ 449
Mexico ······--------·-···-------1,876
Netherlands Antilles _ 62
Nicaragua ·-------·····-----·· 56
Panama _____ _ 73
Peru ···········----------··-------200
Philippines -·-······--···· 146
Puerto Rico "-------·····--·· 470
Sierra Leone _______________ 1,067
Thailand _____________________ 50
Trinidad _____________________ 62
Turkey ----------····-··-----·---19
Turks Island _________________ 150
Uruguay _________________ �___ 30
Venezuela ___________________ 9
Virgin Islands 230
Windward Islands ______ 173
Totals ____________________________ 67 ,497
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216 196 201
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Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES G. HAWKINS, SR.
World Mission Secretary
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132 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNU� ASSEMBLY
Report of English Mission Representative
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons -------------------------------------------------------- -------185
Saved ---------------------------__________________________________________ 133
Sancti�ed ------------------------------------------------------------ --24
Received Holy Ghost --------------------- -----------16
Baptized in water -------------------------------------------------------------------13
Added to Church ___________________________________ _____________ �_ ___ 36
New churches organized ------------------------------------------ 2
Homes visited·---------------------------- __ _______ 165
Tracts distributed___ --- ---�- _______ (pounds) 21
National conventions attended -------------------------------- 5
State convention attended ----------------------------------------1
Ministers conventions attended ------------------------------ 2
Revivals conducted (2 weeks or more) _____________________ 11
Babies dedicated _____ _ ________ _ 17
I have preached in �elds that have organized work, helping to estab
lish the members in the Church, and have helped in whatever capacity
needed in the Mission Department. My traveling has mostly been out
side the United States, although I conducted two new �eld revivals in
the states, organizing a church in each �eld. �e Mission work is mov
ing forward, but we need more consecrated workers. I thank God for
keeping His hand on me.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRISON E. PRICE
English Mission Representative
Report of Spanish Mission Representative
September 16, 1968 to July 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------77
Saved __________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------···------23
Sancti�ed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
Baptized with the Holy Ghost --------------------------------------------------------------2
Baptized in water----------------------------------------------------- ---10
Added to Church -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
Babies dedicated ------------------------------------------------ --------------21
Homes visited -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------258
�acts distributed ___ _________________________________________________________ 477
Articles prepared for the White Wing Messenger __________ 3
White Wing Messengers distributed ---------------------------12
Ministers convention attended ------------------------------------------------------1
National conventions attended ---------------------------- 6
MIN�TES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 133
I feel that the work among the Spanish countries, where the Church
is established, is growing. In Latin America, there are coun�ies wbere
the Church is not established, but we hope by the help of �e Lord to
reach them soon; the harvest is white in this area.
I have served �is year as Spanish Radio Minister and together with
my wife, we recorded several Voice of Salvation Spanish programs; an
swered all letters received in relation to the pro�am, and wrote cir
cular letters to national overseers and national Radio directors promot
ing the radio program; visited radio sta�ons in Latin American coun
tries promoting the radio work. The use of radio can be a �eat help
to the work in the Spanish speaking countries for the salvation of souls
and to establish our members in the doctrine of the Church.
Also, I did the following translation work: one tract, 55 letters, 15
sermons for the radio program, and the book Flex Account System, for
local church treasurers. The local churches in these countries are interested
in this book and want to obtain it as soon as the White Wing Publishing
House has it ready to sell.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSE AN�NIO REYES
Spanish Representative
Report of Greek Mission Representoti.ve
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Churches
Cyprus _____________________ _ ______ l
Greece (several stations) ----------------------------------------------------------------2
Australia ----------·-··--------------------------------------------1
England _____________________________________________________________________ l
Canada _________ ______________________________________ l
Members
50
160
35
14
10
Sermons _________ _______________________________________________________ 90
Homes visited -----------------------------------------··---------------------------------------59
Prayer meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------31
Corresponded with Greek ministers and other w�kers; visited churches
in Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey once; started the publication of a quar
terly Greek bulletin-Messenger of Truth-over 2,000 copies published
and mailed to the Greek churches and others, with good response and
many favorable comments; also, Sunday School literature has been pub
lished for one quarter, and the Annual of Sunday School Lesson Outlines
is under preparation.
Your prayers are coveted for this new venture among the Greeks world
wide. " ... to the Jew �rst, and also to the Greek."
Respectfully submitted.
CHRISTOS C. SHIAKALLIS
Greek Mission Representative
134 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
10:50 Harold Parker commended the Assembly White Wing Messenger
subscription workers, and stated that a total of 372 subscriptions were
received.
10:56 Report of the Questions and Subjects Committee. The report
was accepted as read.
Questions and Subjects Committee Report
Greetings to the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God of Proph
ecy. We, your Questions and Subjects Committee, after much prayer and
giving careful consideration to all matters brought before us, wish to
submit the following report:
SECTION 1
Since the term Bo.ard of Directors is generally used in commercial
enterprises and because Tomlinson College is a non-commercial, religious
and educational institution, we recommend that the Tomlinson College
Board of Directors be known henceforth as the Tomlinson College Board
of Trustees.
SECTION 2
The observations made by the General Overseer in his annual address
with regard to the Church-wide Revival Campaigns show that they are
proving to be a great blessing to the Church in many respects. The Com
mittee is in full agreement that due to the fact that the General Over
.seer directed these revivals and to the manner in which they were con
ducted are responsible in a great measure for the good success real
ized; therefore, we recommend that this Assembly express its feelings
of appreciation for what has been accomplished and place its approval
on the continuation of these campaigns and that they be conducted as
before; that is, by the General Overseer through the state overseers and those
of other countries and territories.
SECTION 3
Among the membership of our Victory Leaders Bands are found many
consecrated Christians who love God and the Church and are fully dedi
cated to the work of the Lord and who have a fervent desire and zeal
to win souls, build up the Church and to be a good influence upon those
with whom they associate and seek to win for Christ and the Church.
For approximately 6 years, some of these young people have been work
ing in groups known as Youth Life Teams and without official recog
nition and in a semi-organized manner. According to some reports re
ferred to by the General Overseer in his annual address many of these
teams have had a good measure of success. Therefore, it is apparent
that if �ey have Assembly recognition and approved procedures of or
ganization and supervision, Youth Life Teams would be able to accom
plish much more .. This Committee recommends that the Assembly en
dorse Youth Life Teams and make it a program within the Victory Lead
ers Band and provide for the protection and operation of these teams.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL �SEMBLY 135
The Committee is aware of the need for all Youth Life Teams and
their activities to be properly supervised and directed so that �ey may
obtain maximum results and to guard against their falling into errone
ous practices and loose conduct that would have undesired effects both
on the teams and on the Church. We recommend that a framework of
guidelines be provided within whose limits Youth Life Teams would op
erate. We further recommend that a committee be formed composed of
the General Victory Leaders Band Secretary, the General Bible Train
ing Institute Superintendent and the Assistant Editor of the White Wing
Messenger; said committee to be assigned the task of drawing up in
writing during this Assembly year a framework of guidelines which �ey
will deliver to the Questions and Subjects Committee serving the 65th
General Assembly held in 1970. The Questions and Subjects Co�ittee
after a thorough examination of the framework of guidelines drawn up
by the special committee will present them, along with their corrections
and comments, to the 65th annual General Assembly for its approval.
The members of this, your Questions and Subjects Committee, are
unanimously agreed that by giving �sembly approval to the Youth Life
Team Program and providing it with official protection and guidance
that those teams operating in this manner would be more pro�table to
the general Church and to the members of each team.
Inasmuch as it will require a year's time to prepare a framework of
guidelines to be presented to the Assembly, we recommend that for. this
Assembly year beginning September 1, 1969, and ending on the �rst day
of the 65th Assembly, that the Youth Life Team Program be under the
direction of the General Victory Band Secretary who will operate all
the programs of the teams in agreement with the state; national and ter
ritorial overseers and through the state Victory Leaders Band secre
taries, the pastors and the local Victory Leaders Band leaders. In this
manner provision for operation for the above mentioned date will be
provided until the framework of guidelines has been approved. How
ever, we now recommend that all proposed programs for this year and
for the future be approved by the state, national or territqrial over
seer before they are set in motion.
SECTION 4.
In some of our local churches where they have a great number of
children who attend services regularly, the pastors of these churches have
found it more pro�table to the children to have a separate worship serv
ice for them. Such services are 'Usually placed under the direction of
a competent leader who is able to present the message of salvation and
the teachings and practices of the Church on a level which the children
can understand.
We recommend therefore that where needed and is practical a Chil
dren's Church be operated for children under 12 years of age.
The pastor is to be responsible to appoint a quali�ed leader over �e
Children's Church and to see that it is correctly operated. In most cases,
it will be advantageous to have Children's Church on Sunday during the
regular hour of worship.
These services are not to replace or interfere with the Gleaner Band's
activities nor to alter the regular procedures of the Sunday School. Also,
we reco�end that a Children's Church be attempted only in churches
136 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
where there are a sufficient number of children to make it needful and
where space for it is available.
SECTION 5
Inasmuch as the General Overseer pointed out that there is an out
reach possibility for some local churches· through the establishing and
organizing of Day-care Schools or Kindergartens, the Committee agrees
that it would be a good thing for this potential channel for local church
outreach be investigated and in the local churches where there are suf
ficient and quali�ed personnel and where adequate facilities exist or can
be provided that the pastor in full agreement with his local church and
with the approval of the state overseer have the liberty to establish
and operate a Day-care School.
Before a Day-care School is established it is absolutely necessary that
all of the state and local laws governing such institutions be fully rec
ognized and obeyed. Also, as has been pointed out, these schools are for
the purpose of caring for children of mothers who work away from home.
It is further understood that no church should undertake such a school
�less they are well able to provide the necessary �nance with which
to purchase necessary equipment and provide required housing.
SECTION 6
In order that all overseers be kept fully informed of the nature of
any and all proposed programs or boosts that will be promoted through
the mails by the general appointees from General Headquarters, we
recommend that copies of all materials which are sent to state auxiliary
secretaries, state boosters, district overseers, pastors and local auxiliary
leaders be mailed beforehand or at the same time to the state, national
and territorial overseers.
SECTION 7
It has
·
been brought to the attention of this Committee that many of
our people are convinced that our Church paper, the White Wing Mes
senger, would be a much greater blessing to most all of us if more space
was provided so that more good news and reports from various places
could be published. There are two ways of providing this space; that is,
increase the number of pages of the present bi-weekly or return to
the weekly publication as previously practiced.
This Committee recommends that the Whi� Wing Messenger be again
published weekly and that funds be made available by the Assembly to
help defray the additional cost;
SECTION 8
A few states have sold a part or all of their real estate holdings. Other
states may later decide to sell while yet others may be satis�ed with
their properties and want to keep them. In some states, part of the mem
bership may want to sell and others may not. In some cases which were
brought to the attention of this Committee, it seems that state properties
were sold at prices far below the then current value, and the state suf
fered considerable �nancial losses.
After carefully considering the matter, this Committee recommends that
much care should be exercised by all with regards to the sale of state
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 137
properties and that our approved pr�edures as recorded in the annual
Assembly Minutes be carefully followed.
Respectfully submitted,
S. A. COOLEY, Chairman
JAMES B. WRIGHT
HOWARD HUNT
HERMAN E. DEAN
M. T. LI�OUS
V.E. HALL
AL VIN BRAN�EY
11:06 Report of Adjustment Committee. The report was accepted
as read.
Adjustment Committee Report
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
We, your Adjustment Committee, wish to report that we have met in
regular order, and we are happy that nothing has been called to our
attention. We commend our ministry and membership of �e Church for
the wonderful spirit of unity and fellowship.
The presence of the Lord has been very real in this Assembly, and
it has been a pleasure to serve. Thank God for His blessings. Praying
that the year ahead will be one of the most successful for the Church of
God in these last days.
Respectfully submitted,
D. F. ROWLAND, Chairman
ARCHIE �LVIN
SEBASTIAN McGEE
ORVILLE W. �UMP
JAMES T. HALL
11:08 Report of General Properties Committee and World Headquarters
Committee. The reports were accepted as read.
General Properties Committee Report
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
This Committee is happy to report that all meetings and matters of
business this past year have been carried out in harmony.
All general property has been maintained and kept in good condition.
Central heating and air conditioning was installed in the General Over
seer' s home. The large garage on the orphanage farm was cased with
brick. World Headquarters signs were erected -o n .the Keith Street prop
erty, and the Committee �lled its proper place in connection with the
construction of the new publishing house.
138 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
All matters of business pertaining to legal consents for the purchase,
sale, or mortgaging of state, national, or local properties in various parts
of the world were disposed of satisfactorily.
We are grateful to the Lord for His help and direction.
Respectfully submitted,
M.A. TO�INSON, Chairman
R. O. COVEY, Chief Clerk
E. H. GRIFFITH
PERRY E. GILLUM
J. R. KINSER
World Headquarters Construction Committee
Greetings to the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God:
The 63rd annual Assembly. approved a recommendation of the Ques
tions and Subjects Committee "that the General Overseer, in conjunc
tion with the World Headquarters Construction Committee, be responsible
to see that provisions are made for the annual Assemblies" until such
time as a new Assembly Tabe�acle is cons�ucted. �is has been your
Committee's principal item of business this year. Four of the cominit
teemen were selected to represent the Committee, with the authoriza
tion to proceed with all matters which did not require committee action.
This proved to be a harmonious arrangement. The entire Committee
met when necessary, and all business was taken care of satisfactorily.
The Co�ittee was available to work in conjunction with the General
Properties Committee during the period when the new White Wing Pub
lishing House was under construction.
Respectfully submitted,
M.A. TOMLINSON, Chairman
R. 0. COVEY, Secretary
J. R. KINSER
HARRY LEE MOORE
J. W. McD�
E. H. GRIFFITH
PERRY E. GILLUM
J. D. WILKINSON, JR.
G. A. WILSON
11:14 The McMahan Singers sang "Heaven Is Awaiting," in memory
of Brother McMahan.
11:20 Report of ABM and SOFA Secretary-Harper Hunter; Sunday
School Secretary-Billy Murray; Victory Leaders Secretary-Dare! Lee
Talbott; WMB Secretary-Elva Howard; World Language Secretary
James B. Wright; President of Tomlinson College-J. D. Wilkinson, Jr.
The reports were accepted as read.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Report of General ABM and SOPA Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons and BT! classes _____________ _____ 177
Converted _____ ··----•-··-·----····· 42
Sancti�ed ·-·---·····-·-····
19 Baptized with Holy Ghost ··----·-··--···············-·-·······-······· 21
Baptized in water ····-············-·······--··· 11
Added to Church --------·--•·······•···----···---·--·· 7
Evangelism Seminars ..... . 9
Pastors and Band Leaders Councils . 3
Personal Evangelism Seminar, assisted by A. J. Creel ·····--·--····-· 1
State conventions attended --·· 5
Ministers conventions ····-··-····----·····-······-·-···---······-··· 4
District conventions -··········•·· 4
Churches dedicated --···•·········· 2
139
Toured Washington with the overseer; was· in services in Puerto Rico;
taught in Bible Training Institutes in Cleveland and Califo�a; have
written the state secretaries and full-time evangelists monthly; �ote
a book, How to Promote A Revival, which is available; have continued
listing the Emergency Honor Roll, Fagots From The Fires of Evangelism,
and New Home Prayer Meetings in the White Wing Messenger. Les
sons on prayer (titles: THE WORD OF GOD ON PRAYER, PREVAILING
PRAYER, PRAY-PRAY-PRAY, HINDRANCES �#'PRAYER, BO�NESS
IN PRAYER) have been prepared and mailed to secretaries mon�ly.
I would like for the band leaders to conduct PRAYER M�TINGS the
entire Assembly year, instead of regular service-type meetings. �is has
proved a blessing in the past.
Commendation is given to Melva Pohlner, office secretary, for her as-
sistance this year.
ABM bands in states _____ ___ _ ----····-····· 3,996
ABM bands in countries ---------- ---- ··-6,349
Total ··-·--····-·---·-··-·--······--····-····-·····---------1 0,345
Churches operating ABM and SOPA in states ----·-----1,510
Churches operating ABM and SOP A in countries ··········--- 850
Total --················-------- -·----·---�, 360
Churches on Emergency Honor Roll:
States ············-··---- -----·----- -···--···-1,233
Countries 157
Total ________________________ l,390
140 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
FULL-TIME EVANGELISTS REPORT
Revivals conducted --···----·····-··········---·····---·-·········---··-·-----··· 218
Converted ····-······--············-·····--·-········-·--······--·····-----··-----·· 800
Sancti�ed ·····-····--···············-·--·····················-····--·····----451
Baptized with Holy Ghost --······---····------- ----- 306
Homes visited---·---···------·-··-·---- _____ 5,406
Prayer meetings conducted----·····--·-·······----·-·-------- 601
Baptized in water --------------······---··-···---- - 42
Added to Church--···---- __________ 57
Days spent in new �elds -·----- _______ 399
Tracts distributed -·····---- -----··-·--·····-···-·9,560
Respectfully submitted,
HARPER HUNTER
ABM and SOP A General Secretary
Report of General Sunday School Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons preached and lessons taught -·······--··--· ··-·----···-----189
Converted ····--·-··-----··----··--·····---··-·---····----··-------··--10
Sancti�ed ----- ·-----···-··------------------·--·-----··· 6
Baptized with the Holy Ghost -----··- 5
Homes visited ------------------·--·-----------·-·------118
Ministers conventions attended 3
State and national conventions attended ---·--------------···· 7
Sunday School Clinics conducted 19
Conducted one district Called To Teach course.
Cooperated with General CPMA Secretary in joint CPMA-Sunday School
training sessions in tour of �ve Caribbean islands.
Taught in two sessions of Bible �aining Institute (Cleveland and Cal
ifornia).
Attended National Sunday School Conven�on in Anaheim, California.
Attended and taught in one ministers retreat in Arkansas. I have written
monthly letters to the state and national Sunday School secretaries, and
have taken care of all correspondence that has come to the Sunday School
office. I sincerely appreciate the cooperation and encouragement I have
received this year, on the �eld and from my fellow workers in the gen
eral offices.
INFORMATION ON SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK-19 69
Sunday Schools ----·········-----·-------
-
--··--··----- - _______ 2,676
Sunday School pupils ----·-·· --------·--153,045
New Schools organized ____ • 135
Converted in Sunday School work 1,388
Sancti�ed in Sunday School work --·- 685
Baptized with Holy Ghost in Sunday School work 534
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Members gained in March Campaign ····--------
Called To Teach courses sold ____ ----··················-
Called To Teach certi�cates awarded _________ _
Respectfully submitted,
BILLY MURRAY
3,919
2,597
944
General Sunday School Secretary
Report of General Victory Leaders Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
T� the 64th annual Assembly of the. Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons ·····-·······--·····-·------······--····-·-·
·
-·--··--·······---·····---············----175
Saved ·---·····------- ----- -------------·---·-·---·-------··---------· 45
Sancti�ed ····--------·--··-···---·····--------·--·-··-----··---- ____ 34
Received Holy Ghost -···---- --------------·--·-······----·--···----36
Homes visited ____ ___ _ _ ___ ____ 71
Received into Church·····---------- ___ _ 1
Revivals conducted -----···---- __________ 2
Seminars conducted ··········-----··············-·-------- 5
Attend�:
Ministers conventions ···········--------··············--··----··----4
State conventions --··············----·····-·-··-----··---·····-······-····---···· 5
State youth camp ··--·--············-··----···----- --------- 1
State youth conventions ·-··•·--····-··----- ______ _ 5
National Sunday School Association Convention ______ 1
141
I have written the state and national secretaries and camp directors
monthly; answered daily office correspondence, and quarterly pastor's mail
ing; served on the staff of Youth LIFE, contributing two articles mon�
ly, and upon its termination began editing and publishing a 12 page
monthly-THE VICTORY LEADER--which is sent to local leaders, state
and national secretaries; arranged for and directed the Sixth Inte�ational
Youth Camp; arranged for and prepared Junior and Senior Youth Camp
Booklets; taught in Bible Training Institute in Cleveland, Tennessee; con
ducted nine youth seminars, one state secretaries seminar; taught in one
ministers retreat and one pastors seminar; visited six areas outside the
United States; �d provided promotional material for the Youth Honor
Club, Youth Life Teams, and youth camps.
I sincerely appreciate the �ne cooperation and support received this
year from each overseer, state secretary, camp director, pastor and local
leader.
INFORMATION ON VICTORY LEADERS BAN�1969
Bands -·········--··----·------------··-·······-----··-··2,087
Members ----- -·······--··-····-·-··-··--···· 54,348
Increase in membership -· 5,741
Bible chapters read --········---··· ····--2,232,256
Youth Life Teams -·----······ 333
Experiences in Victory Leaders revivals:
142 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Saved __ ________________________________________ _______ 2,445
Sancti�ed --------------------------- -------1,667
Baptized with Holy Ghost -------------- --1,349
Total State Convention Free Literature Offering ----------$167,580.89
Increase in state convention offerings -------$ 10,310.00
Youth camps conducted ___________________________ 69
Campers ______________________________ 8,080
Saved ________________________ l,305
Sancti�ed __________ __ ___________ l,160
Received Holy Ghost ___________________ _______ l,057
Total experiences in youth camps -----------------------3,522
Baptized in water _____________________________________________________ l ,103
Respectfully submitted,
DAREL LEE T�OTT
General Victory Leaders Secretary
Report of General WMB Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons -------------------------------- ---------------------169
Converted --------------------------------------------------------------- 38
Sancti�ed ___ _ ________________________ 18
Baptized with Holy Ghost ______________ _ ______________ 15
Homes visited ---------------------------------------------------------120
States visited ----- ----------------------- ----- 13
Mission �elds visited -------------------------------- 6
Ministers conventions attended ---- -----------------------------2
Regional mission conventions conducted ------------------------------------2
I taught in one ministers retreat, two youth retreats, International Youth
Camp, mission -classes in two Youth Flame-Ins, and -one state -youth �on
vention; attended the National Sunday School Convention; conducted one
Seminar; sponsored the International Prayer Chain through posters, let
ters, and prayer reminders (this is now three years old with a total
membership of 1,052); wrote articles for the White Wing Messenger, and
youth camp lessons.
I express my appreciation to Linda Hughes and Sherry West, who
have served as my secretaries this year. Because of their help, we have
been able to offer more and better literature in this Department. There
are others_ who have helped us realize a successful year, and I thank
you for this splendid cooperation.
Interesting Information:
Bands _.:._ _________ ------------------------------ 2,731
Increase in bands -------------------------- 321
Members 46,598
Increase in membership __ _ __ ____ 8,562
Respectfully submitted,
ELVA HOWARD
General WMB Secretary
MINUTES OF THE 64TH A�UAL ASSEMBLY
Report of World Language Secretary
September 1, 1968 to July 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Days in the office ____________ _______________ 225
Conventions attended:
Ministers 1
State and National __ 5
Visited:
Churches
13
Homes _______ -------------------------------------- -19
Sermons 37
WORK DONE BY WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
TRANSLATIONS OR OTHER WORK COMPLETED
Spanish
13 tracts
4 adult and 4 primary Sunday School quarterlies
11 monthly issues of White Wing Messenger
5 radio sermons and 5 scripts
77 form letters on masters and stencils
Spiritual Conquest (20 pages)
Book, Glorious Church of God (edited and proofread)
8 tracts corrected and recopied
WMB report book
14 assembly reports
2 legal documents
Ministers Examination and Church-Pastor's Endorsement sheets
Sunday School manual (translated, edited and proofread)
650 letters
72 literature orders �anslated and �lled
23 notes; 2 testimonies, 2 lengthy bulletins for Radio Department
Telugu
12 tracts
2 terms of Bible Training Institute textbooks
4 Victory Leaders· Band circulars
9 monthly issues of White Wing Messenger
French
Ministers certi�cate
Ministers identi�cation card
Instructions for Ministers Regarding the Performing of Marriages
143
2 ABM lessons on prayer by Harper Hunter along with Part 1 and 2
of each lesson
4 ABM circulars
10 monthly issues of White Wing Messenger
4 adult and 4 junior Sunday School quarterlies
144 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE:MBLY
Polish
3 letters
Portuguese
20 letters
2 tracts
Female ministers certi�cate
Female ministers identi�cation card
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES B. �IGHT
World Language Secretary
Report of President of Tomlinson College
September l, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
It is my pleasure to report the following:
I spoke representing Tomlinson College and the Church 64 times this
year; represented the College in the California, Nevada, Tennessee, and
Michigan state conventions and youth convention in Michigan; visited
with the Chorale, and independently, l�al churches in nine states, and
International Youth Camp; attended the Southern Association of Col
leges and Schools, and American Association of Junior Colleges confer
ences; visited with many state, federal, and local representatives of the
various agencies concerning education; served on the World Headquar
ters Construction Committee and assisted in meetings with architects, con
tractors and various others involved in the construction projects of the
Church.
I express appreciation to the General Overseer, committees, overseers,
the Church membership, the staff and faculty, and the students enrolled
last year at Tomlinson College for their respective part in the contin
ued success of Tomlinson College; we also appreciate the incoming students.
The lists of states offering a s s i s t an c e to the students from their
respective states has grown, as well as the number of available schol
arships. The wonderful Assembly offering is appreciated. In addition
to the $500.00 from both Virginia and California, these states have given
$100.00 or more: North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and
Alabama.
Respectfully submitted,
J. D. WILKINSON, JR.
President
11:36 Report of CPMA Secretary-John A. Stubbs; Fields of the Wood
Manager-C. S. Pennington. The reports were accepted as read.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Report of General CPMA Secretary
September 1, 1968 to August 25, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
145
I appreciate the cooperation and the increased interest of the over
seers and pastors in the Honor Stone Program. This has encouraged the
CPMA Committee and myself, and is a good sign of progress.
Sermons ------------------------------_____ _____ _______ 165
Homes visited -----�--------------- 111
Added to Church 1
Ministers conventions attended _________ 4
District conventions attended 5
State conventions attended ____________________ 4
Local churches visited 13
I visited England in behalf of the marking pro�am; visited churches
in Greece and Cyprus; conducted the �rst training sessions in the church
at Jerusalem, Israel, this side of the Dark Ages. Three new markers
have been erected since last Assembly-at Golgotha, the Garden Tomb
and on the Mount of Beatitudes-making four markers in Israel now.
We are pursuing the matters of the road up to the Hittin Marker and
the erection of the Caesarea Marker; working toward securing locations
for markers at Bethel, Mt. Ebal, and Jericho; plans are being considered
as to how to re-open negotiations with Turkey officials, in · regards to
the Marker at Nicaea; the earnest money has been paid on ·the purchase
of the Union Grove church property where the 2nd Assembly was held
in 1907-this project has been long, and I appreciate your prayers and
encouragement.
• • •
I attended Columbus Day Memorial services in Nassau, Bahamas; joined
with Brother M�ay in visiting several islands-Puerto Rico, Domin
ican Republic, Haiti, Virgin Islands-to introduce and promote �aining
programs; conducted district CPMA rallies in Montana, Wyoming, Mis
souri, and Florida; attended one state-wide CPMA rally in Wisconsin,
and a special district rally in Louisiana; advertised several revivals by
plane, but was hindered by the weather and a change of schedule.
I kept up correspondence with �e CPMA secretaries;· wrote· letters to
the overseers; prepared material for pastor's mailing; revised and pre
pared f
o
r printing a pictorial book, The Writte·n Vision; wrote Christ and
Him Crucified, a booklet used in special training sessions promoting the
Honor Stone program and the Church; prepared a CPMA leaders pro
�am book number 2 for use in the local churches; taught in Bible Train
ing Institute in Cleveland, and California; have upgraded and revised
the slide set and script regarding the CPMA work.
I met Mr. and Mrs. Lebhar in New York, and we visited several places in
the states. Although this report shows fewer sermons and homes visited,
this has been one of the busiest years for me since I have been in this work.
I express special appreciation to the office help-my wife, Anita, Gerri
Parker and Geneva Rich. Having been in and out of �e office so much
146 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNU� ASSE�LY
�is year, �ey have been. especially diligent in keeping things going quite
efficiently.
I will give a report in the White Wing Messenger concerning the money
received in the CPMA Deparbnent for the new tabernacle.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN A. STUBBS
General CPMA Secretary
Report of Fields of the Wood Manager
September 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969
To �e 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
Sermons -------------------------------• ________ �____ 108
Revivals conducted ______ 2
Saved _ 7
·Sancti�ed ---------------�------------------------------------------------ 2
Baptized with Holy Ghost ____ 2
Ho�es visited .175
Ministers conventions attended 2
District convention ·----------�---------- 1
State conventions 2
Provincial convention _ ________ 1
A new roof was erected on the pavilion; the front of the New Testa
ment was rebuilt and relettered; built a �re house to better care for the
�re truck that was donated; much pro�ess has been made
·
· on the land
ing strip.
I express appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Walker, owners of the
�portcraft, Inc., in Perry,
-
·Florida;
·
for
·
�e donation of a boat, valued at
$845.00.
Made hundreds of personal visits with visitors at Fields of the Wood;
107 chartered buses, hundreds of campers, 12 motorcycle clubs, and thou
sands of visitors have been to the Fields of the Wood �s year.
I thank each member of the CPMA Committee, my wife, and each
employee in Fields of the Word for their assistance in making it a more
beautiful place to visit; helping portray �e real meaning of Habakkuk
2:2, " ... Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables .... "
Humbly submitted,
CHAR�S S. PENNINGTON
Fields of the Wood Manager
11:45 Report of Bible Training Institute Superintenden�A. J. Coalter;
Principal-Ray C. Wynn. The reports were accepted as read.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Report of Bible Training ln.stitute and
General Superintendent
To the 64th annual Assembly, Greetings:
BIBLE TRAINING INSTITUTE:
147
Schools conducted _______________________ 14
Total students enrolled ---------------------------------------------------____ l,364
SCHOOLS IN USA ------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Tennessee, Cleveland ___________________________________ _____ 338
Pennsylvania, Cowansville (extension) 40
California, Eureka Springs (English) 91.
California, Riverside (Spanish) ____ 5i
Total ----------------------------------------------------------___ ,52�
SCHOOLS IN OTHER COUNTRIES ______________ ___ 10
Virgin Islands, St_ Thomas ____ 58
Guatemala, Guatemala City __ 115
Dominican Republic, San Pedro de Macoris 105
Haiti, Port-au-Prince _____________________
-
117
South Africa, Durban _______ 161
Peru, Chimbote _______________________ _ 31
England, London __________ 76
England, Birmingham 108
Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 30
Bahamas, Nassau 48
Total ----------------------------------__ ______ ________ 844
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES:
General Bible Knowledge ______________ 207
Group studies conducted _______ _______ 8
Body of Christ ______ _________________________ ___________ l,832
Group studies conducted ________________ __ 82
Total ------------------------------------------------- ---�2,129
PASTORAL SEMINARS ____ ___ _____ ___ 10
Arkansas
Indiana
East Texas (South)
East Texas (North)
Montana and Wyoming
West Virginia
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin
Ohio
Louisiana
Geor�a
148 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
OFFICE WORK:
Bible Training Institute staff answered the many letters written to
our office; �aded all papers sent in by correspondent students; an
answered all questions pertaining to correspondent courses sent in by
students; worked on lesson material for Pastoral Seminars and new
Bible Training Institute textbooks; and attended to all other du
ties required of this Department.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDEN T:
Bible Training Institutes taught and assisted _______ _____ 10
Pastoral Seminars taught -----------------------------------------------------------7
Sermons preached and lessons taught ______ ___________ ____ 234
Converted _____________________ ___________ 26
Sancti�ed -------------------------------··----------···---·--·--··-----·-··--·----35
Received the Holy Ghost ----- ---- -----···-------63
Baptized in water --------···-------------------------51
Received into the Church --····-·----··--------- 4
Homes visited ----··----------- ---------------·-· 79
Local churches visited····------····---------·----- _____ 20
States visited ----------- -------- --- 12
Countries visited in the interest of Bible School --------·-·---- 11
District conventions attended ---------····-------···-------··----- 2
State conventions attended ________ _______ 3
Ministers convention attended --------···-------- --- 1
Week-end meeting conducted _____________________ 1
State youth camp attended --·--··---- ----- --- 1
Other Activities: served on Editorial Committee for Doctrine, World
Mission Committee, Bible Training Institute Committee; supervised the
activities of Bible Training Institute in the office and on the �eld. �
sisted in preparation of lesson materials for new Bible �aining Institute
textbooks.
I am indeed grateful for ·the excellent c�peration of the entire Bible
Training Institute staff. The General Principal, Brother W�n, and our
office secretary, Joyce Wagar, are to be commended for their faithful,
loyal and efficient service rendered this year. The General Headquarters
personnel, each vice-president and teacher has graciously assisted when
called upon.
- •
�e spiritual, moral and �nancial support from the state and national
overseers and our good people on the �eld has been a real blessing to
the progress of this Department and is greatly appreciated. May the Lord
richly bless you.
Respectfully submitted,
A. J, COALTER
General Superintendent
MINUT� OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSCEA#'
Report of Bible Training Institute
General Principal
September 1, 1968 to July 31, 1969
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greet�gs:
Bible Training Institutes conducted and assisted in _____ 3
Additional Bible Training Institutes visited ____________ _ 3
Pastoral Seminars conducted and assisted in ______________ 5
Sermons and Bible Training Institute lessons taught 226
States visited ________ _________ 15
Countries visited ______ ____ _______ 6
Local churches visited ______ _ _ __ ________ 24
District conventions attended 2
National and state conventions ___ 6
Ministers conventions ____ 2
Revival conducted _______ ____ _________ 1
Week-end meeting conducted 1
Converted 7
Sancti�ed ---------------------------------- 6
Received the Holy Ghost ----------------------- 8
Baptized in water ---------------------------------- 7
Homes visited ---------------------------------- _______ 121
149
Discharged my duties at the office and assisted the General Superin
tendent in the various phases of the Department, and served on �e Bible
Training Institute Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
RAY C. �NN
General Principal
11:55 Report of Boosters Committee. R. C. Scotton gave a personal
testimony, and the Holy Ghost fell. The report was read by E. J. Bias,
and accepted as read. The Committee had a skit showing the Church
of yesterday and the Church as it is today; emphasis was placed on the
Victory Leaders Band.
Church Boosters Committee Report
To the 64th annual Assembly, Greetings:
We, your Church Boosters Committee, after prayer and deliberation
submit our report:
We highly endorse the General Overseer's Address, and we are �ateful
for the things that he mentioned of which we feel are very timely. �t
us give him a standing ovation.
He mentioned Sin and Shame, and our ministers and people should
teach, preach, and practice the things he admonished us to. We feel that
150 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
it is time that we stand behind our General Overseer and see that every
church begins at once teaching and practicing these things. Let us rally
in one accord to the sacred Word of God.
RESOLUTION
�ereas W. G. Hardin served on this Committee for several years,
and whereas he passed away since the last Assembly; therfore, be it re
solved that this Assembly stand for a moment of silence in honor and
respect to this great warrior.
YOUTH LIFE TEAMS
This Committee highly endorses �e portion of the General Overseer's
Annual Address regarding Youth Life Teams. We wish to encourage the
pastor of each local church to train, and organize one or more teams
in his church. He should see that they are active in witnessing and soul
winning.
VICTORY LEADERS BAND
We also endorse the General Overseer in using Victory Leader� in
stead of VLB's, so that non-members of the Church will know what
we are talking about.
Parents, let us attend �e Victory Leaders services and assist them in
any way that we can.
BIBLE TRAINING INSTITUTE
Bible Training Institute is the official training program in the Church,
and it strives not to establish a doctrine, but rather to establish in the
doctrine. Institutes are conducted in different locations in the world each
year. �ere are also correspondence courses available. Our people �ained
in these will better understand the Church and its teachings; there
fore, we feel that every minister and student of Bible Training Insti
tute should boost this training when possible.
ASSE�LY BAND MOVEMENT AND STATE OVERSEERS
PAY ASSOCIATION
Since we are built ... a spiritual house, the Assembly Band Move
ment seeks to assist in raising the spiritual level of the Church through
prayer. "�ay without ceasing" and "Men ought always to pray" are
only part of the Bible's admonition to pray. "We will give ourselves c�
tinually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word." Band prayer meet
ings should be continued. Each band leader should conduct a prayer
meeting each month this Assembly year.
The Assembly teaches that each fourth Sunday a love offering be taken
for the state overseer. Each band leader is to receive a love offering
for the state overseer to add to the fourth Sunday offering.
OBSERVING EACH SUNDAY
Each Sunday is desi�ated for a special offering. We feel that the
more earnest heed should be given to faithfully prac�ce the things men
tioned.
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TEACHING MINISTRY
151
This Committee urges the continued participation of all our churches
in promoting the teaching ministry. Substantial progress has been made,
and God will continue to guide. Much more can be accomplished in this
�eld through prayer, study, and diligence.
Our churches who participated in the study course "Called to Teach"
pro�ted grea�y this year. Overseers, pastors, and superintendents should
give priority to this type study. This will aid in making all men s�
and to observe all things as the Church has been commissioned to do.
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
We are in full agreement with the General Overseer's Annual Address
and Questions and Subjects Committee Report conce�ng Children's
Church. We urge all local churches to promote this extension of the Sun
day School.
DAY-CARE OR KINDERGARTEN
This Committee urges each local church with suitable facilities and
quali�ed persons to investigate the possibilities of a day-care or kinder
garten. This is another means of promoting the Church of God. •
WOMENS MISSIONARY BAND
The Womens Missionary Band is an auxiliary in the Church of God of
Prophecy composed of women for the p�pose of promoting the cause
of missions at home and abroad. The Womens Missionary Band is not
missions, but it is designed to promote missions. Hence, the women are
only an arm of the Church to assist its great mission program.
The Womens Missionary Band as set forth by the General Assembly
in 1928 is to be composed of only women, but this does not mean that
others cannot contribute and help in the mission cause �rough the
medium of the Church. Neither does it mean that all the female mem
bers of the Church are automatically members of the Womens Missionary
Band. The women (no age limit) voice their desire to be a member
of the band.
Missions is promoted by the Womens Missionary Band through the
worship services emphasizing missions, visitation, hospital work, com
munity projects, prayer bands and the raising of funds. We honor our
women, who have done such a great work in promoting missions, but
it must not be forgotten that the great commission is the responsibility
of the entire Church.
TOMLINSON COLLEGE
The wonderful response by the youth of our Church's junior college,
Tomlinson College, is to be commended. Many have inquired about the
transfer of credi� for those who have completed the two years of �aining
there. No student who has made application through the recommended
channels for having credits transferred from Tomlinson College has been
refused.
Tomlinson College graduates have been accepted as transfer students
�· twelve senior colleges and universities in nine different states. Four
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of these are state supported. Additional institutions will accept students
this year. This acceptance assures that the credits earned at Tomlin
son College will be honored at virtually every senior college or university
when proper application is made to that institution after a student has
successfully completed the ass�iate degree program at Tomlinson College.
A quality program is given at Tomlinson College. The courses are
on college level comparable to that in fully accredited colleges. Those
transfe�ing have maintained a grade level as good, or better, than that
which they had at Tomlinson College. It is felt that each member of
the Church of God of Prophecy can fully recommend their church's col
lege to our young people seeking quality education.
PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT
The publications in any country greatly affect its citizens. It has been
proven that they influence what people buy, how they dress, and how
they believe and act. Our Publishing Department has done wonderful,
but there is an increasing demand f.or more publications that will glorify
God and cause people to turn from evil. Prayerfully and �nancially we
can support our new publishing house by supplying facilities whereby
thousands of souls can be reached through this medium. Commendation
to all who have made improvements in our publications and to those
who have given support.
Respectfully submitted,
R. C. SCOTTON, Chairman
ROY H. PHIPPS
ERNEST J. BIAS
JOSE ANTONIO REYES
PAUL H. THO�SON
E. EUGENE JOHNSON
WARR� E. RONEY
12:24 Report of Ways and Means Committee. After some discussion
concerning this report, the congregation prayed and a message in ton�es
was given and interpreted. �he. report was accepted as read.
Ways and Means Committee Report
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
We, your Ways and Means Committee, are indeed grateful to almighty
God for His wonderful providence in the gove�ent and its operation
in the Church of God, for our faithful General Overseer and for his
outstanding address before this Assembly. After careful and prayerful
deliberation, we submit our report:
SECTION 1
�ong the subjects that were called to our attention for consideration
is a very faithful person who possesses the rare quali�cations of humility,
profound concern for his work, and thoughtfulness of others. He is a
good living example of dedication and self-sacri�ce. This is truly char
acteristic of him. This person is none other than General Overseer Bishop
MINUTES OF THE. 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 153
Milton A. Tomlinson. In the light of his willingness to serve the Church
and to accept such minimal allotment for his immeasurable and in
dispensable service, be it resolved that this 64th annual Assembly go on
record (1) commending him with a heartfelt ovation for his untiring and de
voted service to God and to the Church, and (2) that the Executive Com
mittee be authorized to adjust his allotment and to set up a deferred
compensation insurance plan coupled with a key man insurance policy
for him by the Church as recommended by this Co�ittee.
Inasmuch as the high cost of living continues to rise higher and be
cause of the recent social security tax laws which involve the ministry,
this Committee recommends that all general workers appointed by the
General Overseer receive an allotment of $150.00 a week, if funds· are
available; and that the question of pay for incidental expense incurred
by these general workers be left to the discretion of the Executive Com
mittee.
We recommend that the state overseers receive an allotment of $150.00
a week, if funds are available. For his office expense, the overseer may
receive the sum of $200.00 a month from the surplus tithes in his state,
if funds are available. Funds in excess, after the overseer has received
his allotment from the tithes received from the local churches, shall be
sent to the state treasurer for the purpose of the state work, especially
to help pastors of weaker churches.
We recommend the continuance of the SOPA and the overseer's con
vention love offering, and we encourage everyone to stand by your over
seer with your love offerings. It has been brought to our attention that
in a few cases there was exercised some extremity in raising the con
vention offering for the overseer by making it to become competitive and
compulsory giving. We feel that this effort should be a genuine love
offering rather than it becoming competitive or compulsory. We do not
intend to discourage the state secretary's planning which would help
to boost the overseer's love offering; however, any such planning should
be executed by voluntary response. Should there not be sufficient SOPA
funds to cover his expense as overseer, it is recommend that the sur
plus tithes, if there be any, be used to supplement the expense of the
overseer.
We further recommend that the pastor receive an amount not to ex
ceed $150.00 a week from the tithes of the local church after general head
quarters and the state overseer have received their portions, if funds
are available. This does not include offerings and poundings received
by the pastor.
Surplus tithes accruing in any local church is left in the local church
treasury until after the last Sunday in .June at which time it is prop
erly divided into three equal parts: one part is sent to the General Treas
urer to be used at the discretion of the Executive Committee; one part
is sent to the state treasurer to be used at the discretion of the state
�nance and appropriations committee; one part is left in the local church
to be used at the discretion of the pastor and local church committee
appointed by the pastor.
SECTION 2
We wish to call your attention to the 63rd Assembly Ways and Means
Committee Report (section 8) pertaining to OUR PROPOSED TAB�-
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NACLE: "We therefore reco�end that the following portions be des
ignated as Tabe�acle Fund:
1. Not less than 50 per cent of CPMA memberships each year;
2. 50 per cent of the CPMA state convention offerings which presently
remain in the state treasury;
3. 10 per cent of national and international accounts of Orphanage, Mis-
sions, Ministerial Aid, and Bible Training Institute."
We therefore propose that the above portions be adjusted to read:
We recommend the following portions be designated as Tabernacle �nd:
1. Not less than 50 per cent of CPMA m�berships each year after
10 per cent is deducted for Ministerial Aid;
2. 50 per cent of the CPMA state convention offerings which pres
ently remain in the state treasury;
3. 10 per cent of state and national convention offerings and Assem
bly offerings of the Orphanage and Bible Training Institute; and
10 per cent of national and international accounts of Ministerial Aid
and Missions.
SECTION 3
We, your Ways and Means Committee, wish to extend our thankfulness
and commendation to the Victory Leaders of the Church of God for
their response toward the Youth Honor Club. We express profound in
terest in this worthy· cause and heartily encourage and urge our young
people to respond to the call of the Youth Honor Club which is helping
to �nance the construction of our monumental White Wing Publishing
House.
SECTION 4
We recommend that $100.00 be contributed from the general funds for
each $100.00 contributed from the state funds for the purpose of open
ing up new �elds, and that the amount for any one state be limited to
$750.00. In case a state has no funds for this purpose and desires help
from general headquarters to open a new �eld, the General Overseer
and the General Treasurer may use their discretion in assisting in such
cases. In case of a work started in a new field, a loan up to the amount
of $100.00 may be obtained from the general funds on a down payment
for a lot on which to build a church.
SECTION 5
We recommend �at the third Sunday offering received by the local
church for the district overseer be discontinued in order that the local
church may have this time to expedite important local church financial
matters. We further recommend that a love offering be received for
the district overseer in his district convention. If the district overseer
is requested by the state overseer to perform a duty involving consider
able expense, the state overseer will be responsible for such expense.
SECTION 6
Inasmuch as the General Assembly has accepted that portion. of the
Questions and Subjects Committee Report which recommended �e White
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Wing Messenger be printed on a weekly basis rather than a bi-weekly
basis and in view of the high cost of printing equipment, labor and post
age, we therefore recommend that the White W�g Messenger subscrip
tion rate be increased from the present rate of $2.50 to $3.50 per year
effective as of this report.
SECTION 7
With reference to all of the other sections of the Ways and Means Com
mittee Report as printed in the minutes of the 63rd General Assembly,
we recommend that the same be carried over this year and be included
in this report:
1. Since the Assembly has left the decision of �e Executive Co�t
tee ( composed of �e General Overseer, G�eral Treasurer and Manager
of the White Wing Publishing House) to de�rmine the incidental ex
pense incurred by the general workers, and inasmuch as there is a set
amount by the government for an executive worker to receive, we recom
mend that this matter be left to the Executive Co�ittee to act as
circumstances may necessitate.
2. We recommend that the sum of $150.00 received each month by the
general headquarters workers and the state overseers appointed by the
General Overseer be designated for rent and utilities. Should the rent
and utilities be under the above amount, the remaining amount would
be included as income. Where this ruling is feasible, �is is also ap
plicable to pastors and full-time evangelists.
3. We recommend that the Emergency Fund be continued and that each
member pay $1.00 into the Fund annually and that the present sys
tem of coll�ting emergency dollars be continued. We further recom
mend that since these funds are urgently needed, each local church col
lect these dollars in full as soon as possible and send them as collected
with the local church clerk's monthly report to the General Treasurer.
4. We recommend that the state overseer and the state finance and ap
propriations committee give earnest consideration to pastors of our smaller
churches, thereby working out a plan for their substantial assistance.
Commendations are extended to those states whose overseers and �nance
and appropriations committees are using state funds to help weak churches,
needy pastors and new fields.
This Committee is in profound concern and sympathy with the opera
tion of our local churches and the heavy �nancial responsibilities which
they face. With reference to this knowledge, we refer to the �nancial
system as recorded in �e Assembly Minutes which says, "The tithes are
for the support of the ministry only."
This Committee wishes to draw your attention to the fact that it does
not say of ministers only; rather, of the ministry only. Min istry is de�n�
as the office, duties or functions of a minister; the building in which
the business of a ministry is transacted; thus, the ministry includes any
and all phases of the Church ministry, such as all church property, equip
ment, maintenance, etc.
5. We recommend that a fund be provided for the evangelist by the local
church in advance of the scheduled revival which would provide �e evan
gelist $15.00 for each night of revival if possible. This fund would be
prepared before the beginning date of the revival.
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Once such a fund is built up, there should be no difficulty maintain
ing an adequate balance for future meetings. We suggest that an offer
ing be received each nigh t as a revival offering. These offerings should
be turned into the local church treasure r earmarked as "revival offer
ings for the purpose of helping to support the next revival." Should
the revival offering fund not be sufficient, the nightly offerings could
be use d to supplement the amount receive d by the evangelist up to the
amount of $15.00 each night. We further recommend that a love offer
ing be receive d each seventh night of the revival for that evangelist, in
addition to the regular $15.00 nightly offering.
Pastors of participating local churches should notify the General Head
quarters office in charge of evangelism of their willin�ess to cooper
ate in this program so that this effort may be properly correlated. This
is suggested as a voluntary plan to be practiced by all the local churche s
who desire to do so. We believe this will be a boost to greater evan
gelistic efforts.
The White Wing Publishing House announces that a 10 per cent dis
count will be give n to licensed ministers on all cash merchandise orders,
except church signs, flags and accessories. This include s licensed evan
gelists' printing supplie s such as business calling cards, stationery, etc.
To be eligible for this discount, note on all orders that you are a licensed
minister. This doe s not include lay ministers. All orders will be plus
postage.
6. We recommend that sufficient amount of the general funds be use d
to pay for the �rst reprinting of tracts from the translations which were
salvaged from the White Wing Publishing House �re of February, 1967,
and new translations and the �rst printing of each in order for the de
mands to be met more quickly. Those that are most urgent can be printed
�rst.
We therefore recommend that the amo� t to be use d for this work
be left to the discretion of the Executive Committee.
7. We recommend that the allotments of overseers outside the United
States continue to be set by the World Mission Committee according to
the economic and monetary systems of the different countries involved
and that these amounts be printe d in the minutes as a supplement to the
Ways and Means Committee Report. We also recommend that the �nan
cial system of the Church be compiled according to the economic con
ditions of the various countries listing all fee s and amounts of dues, etc.,
involving the different auxiliarie s and the various departments of the
church and be sent to the overseers and pastors of the churches in the
territories involved. It is felt by this Committe e that the churches out
side the United States must be as well informed concerning �e �nan
cial system of the Church as �ose in the Unite d States since we are only
one Church.
Since the Church is world-wide, there should be no difference shown
betwee n an overseer outside the United States who is a member of the
presbytery and one in the United States; therefore, this Committee recom
mends that where our international banking system is adopted, the over
seer come under the tithe syste m reporting the amount of tithes re
ceive d from his churche s to the General Oversee r on the special report
form, and whe n necessary the allotment be supplemente d from the gen
eral tithes of each respective country or territory.
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When there is not sufficient tithes to cover the allo�ents, we then
recommend that the remaining portion be supplied by the Mission De
partment, if funds are available. It is the feeling of this Committee that
eac h overseer should receive an allotment in the currenc y of the coun
try or the territory he represents in keeping with the economic conditions
of that country.
8. We recommend that the plan of eac h member giving a love offering
eac h month to increase the fourth Sunday offering for the state overseer
be continued, and that the pastor and band leaders see to it that this
plan be carried out in all churches 100 per cent.
9. We recommend that all Victory Leaders Band, Sunday School, Mission,
Churc h of Prophec y Marker Association, White Wing �blishing House,
Orphanage, and Bible Training Institute tithes be placed in the General
�the Fund.
10. We recommend that 10 per cent of the tithes received eac h mon�
by the local churc h treasurer be sent wit h his report to the General Treas
urer and that the same amount be sent to the state overseer.
11. We recommend that the tithes of non-members that are paid into the
local treasury shoul d be executed through the regular channel the same
as tithes of memb�s.
12. We recommend that 20 per cent of the stat e convention offerings of
the Womens Missionary Band, Victory Leaders Band, Sunday School, and
Churc h of Prophec y Marker Association be left in the state treasury for
the purpose of state work.
13. We recommend that eac h overseer see to it �at all state convention
offerings raised in his state be executed only as authorized by �e As
sembly.
14. We recommend that in case of any additional general workers being
appointed by the General Overseer, their allotments be determined by
the Executive Co�ittee.
15. We recommend that if there shoul d be a de�cit incurred � printing
and mailing the White Wing Messenger, suc h de�cit be paid from the
General Fund.
16. We recommend that eac h member continue to give one dollar a year
to boost the General Property Fund. These dollars shoul d be sent to
the General Treas�er wit h the local church clerk's monthl y repor t or as
soon as possibl e (this is in addition to the Emergency Dollar).
17. We recommend �at the World Headquarters Cons�uction Committee
be given opportunity to study, introduce and promote feasibl e plans that
would implement the advancement of our projected building program.
We further recommend that this Committee receive and consider any and
all plans that may be presented by individuals pertaining to the �nanc
ing and development of our new headquarters complex.
18. We recommend that all tabernacle receipts be placed in savings ac
counts until �e proper time for cons�uction.
19. Supplement to Assembl y Minutes, 62nd annual Assembly: We recom
mend that . the following be added to the "Present Financial System of
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the Church of God of Prophecy": Section 5-Mission Money-para
graph 2 on page 177 should read: "The General Treasurer sends 10 per
cent of the Assembly offering from each state or country to the respective
state or national treasurer for the general, state or national fund. The
Ministerial Aid Fund receives 10 per cent of the mission money sent to
the general treasurer." Instead of: "Ten per cent of the Assembly offer
ing from each state is to be sent to the respective state treasurer for
the general state fund by the General Treasurer. Ten per cent of the
mission money received by the General Treasurer is to be placed in the
Ministerial Aid Fund." Section 9-VLB offering-page 177 should read:
"The White Wing Publishing House sends 10 per cent of the Assem
bly offering from each state or country to the respective state or na
tional �easurer for the general state or national fund." Instead of: "Ten
per cent of the Assembly offering from each state is·. to be sent to the
respective state treasurer for the general state fund by the �ite Wing
Publishing House."
Respectfully submitted,
AL VIN S. MOSS, Chairman
C. J. CUNNINGHAM
A. B. WOODRUFF
EDSEL HARTMAN
CLIVE J�ED
JOSEPH MARTIN
A. J. CO�TER
Supplement to the Ways and Means Committee
Report
WEEKLY ALLOTMENTS FOR OVERSEERS OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES
Argentina and Uruguay--·----------------------------------------------------------$76.15 US
Australia __________________ _ ________________ $74.20 Aus�alian
Bahamas ------------------------------------------------$153.10 Bahamas
Bermuda £10.7.11 Sterling
Brazil ___________ $38.1.0 US
Canada $162.20 Canadian
Cen�al Am�ica ___ __ $865.50 Mexican Pesos
Costa Rica and Panama ____________ C554.00 Colones
Cyprus ------------------ £21.650 Sterling
Dominican Republic ______ $83.10 Pesos Oro
Egypt ------ ------ -------------------------£20.o70 Egyptian
England ________ £62.10.0 Sterling
Germany and Holland____ $46.15 US
Greece ______________ _ __ Dr 1,386.00 Drachma
Guyana __ $92.30 BWI
Haiti _______ $46.15 US
India (North) $46.15 US
India (South) $34.60 US
Jamaica_____ $57.70 Jamaican
Korea ______ : $46.15 US
Leeward Islands __________ $166.20 BWI
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Mexico ------- ---------------------------------------- $649.50 Pesos
Netherlands Antilles Fls 87.10 Florin
Peru ___ _ -------------------------__ _______________ So 3046.00 Soles
Philippines_______ -----------------------------------$46-15 ·US
Puerto Rico $86.55 US
Sierra Leone £17.6.3 Sterling
South Africa __________ • ______ R49.45 Rand
Trinidad $92.30 BWI
Virgin Isl�ds $83.10 US
Windward Islands ----------------------------------$69.20 BWI
1:20 Report of Watchmen Committee. The report was accepted as read.
Watchmen Committee Report
To the 64th annual Assembly of the Church of God, Greetings:
We, your Watchmen Committee, wish to submit our report. It has
been our privilege to serve you in this capacity. We have found a sweet
spirit of love and unity prevailing among our people, and we feel that
it will be written in history as a great Assembly, seasoned with the grace
of God.
We have encountered many problems, but all have been taken care
of in a satisfactory manner. Our major problem is the children who
are not properly supervised by their parents. This condition is becom
ing more acute, and your Committee requests your help. Please over
seers, pastors, and parents, your assistance is needed.
We further suggest that prior to the next Assembly a letter be sent
from the Public Relations Department to our people in the interest of good
behavior during the Assembly.
. . Respectfully submitted,
OMER C. LAWSON, Chairman
CLETTIES HARRIS
J. W. NOBLES
WAYNE THORN
ROOSEVELT ASHFORD
LEONARD B. HAMM
JOHN A. KROON
1:30 The General Overseer expressed his appreciation to the Father,
Son and Holy Ghost for being in our midst_ He thanked everyone who
had a part in making the Assembly a success, and the city of Chatta
nooga for their cooperation.
1:35 Minister's Consecration Service. The Cowan Sisters sang "When
We See Christ," and "Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All." The female
ministers prayed; then the male ministers. Cl!l'prayed in concert.
1:44 The General Overseer read the appointments of General Work
ers, State, Island, Province Overseers, and others.
160 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Appointment of General Workers, Overseers,
ond Others
General Treasurer and Church
Historian-J. R. Kinser
Field Secretary-E. H. Griffith
Field Secretary-Ba�ey Trogdon
Field Secretary-Felix R. Garcia
ABM and SOP A Secretary-Harper
Hunter
Sunday School Secretary-Billy
Murray
Victory Leaders Secretary-Darel
Lee Talbott
Womens Missionary Band Secretary
-Elva Howard
World Mission Secretary-Charles
G. Hawkins, Sr.
World Language Secretary-J. B.
Wright
CPMA Secretary-John A. Stubbs
Public Relations Director and
Servicemen's Representative
Elwood Matthews
Assistant Publisher and Business
Manager-Perry E. Gillum
Assistant Editor-R. 0. Covey
Sunday School Literature Editor
and Radio Announcer-
Robert J. Pruitt
Bible Training Institute Superin
tendent-A. J. Coalter
Bible Training Institute Principal
Ray C. W�
Superintendent of Tomlinson Home
for Children-�rald H. Minter
Radio Department Manager-
Thomas Duncan
Radio Minister-Harry Lee Moore
Minister of Music-Phil�p Barker
Ministerial Aid Chairman-E. A.
McDonald
Church Bene�t Manager-A. T.
Wagar
President of Tomlinson College
J. D. Wilkinson, Jr.
Fields of the Wood Manager
C. S. Pennington
Home Mission Worker-Benjamin
J. Lawrence
Mission Representatives:
English-H. E. Price
Spanish-J. A. Reyes
Greek-C. C. Shiakallis
South American Evangelist-
Gabriel Montijo, Jr.
Alabama-James Staggs
Alaska-B. E. Criswell
Arizona-R. Wayne Allen
Arkansas-J. C. Decker
California-C. T. Davidson
California (Spanish)-J. A. Jimenez
Colorado-Lawrence Heckert
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island-R. H. Bradley
Delaware and New Jersey-Samuel
A. Pratt
East Texas-Willie Vines
Florida-M. T. Linkous
Georgia-A. J. Creel
Hawaii-H. Foster Bell
Idaho-Paul H. Thompson
Illinois-Homer Rye
Indiana-H. M. Biggers
Iowa-C. C. Lanter
kansas-D. H. Queener
Kentucky-L. V. Jones
Louisiana-Omer C. Lawson
Maine-J. C. Cagle
Mary'land and D. C.-E. L. Higdon
Michigan-Boyd W. �o�ton
Minnesota-E. Eugene Johnson
Mississippi-B. M. Johnson
Missouri-Allen Davis
Montana-J. Russell Sullivan
Nebraska-Roy D. �xon
Nevada-D. F. Rowland
New Hampshire and Vermon�
W. R. Nu�ery
New Mexic�Theodore J. Lowe
New York-E. L. Jones
North Carolina-Joseph Martin
North Dakota-Orville W. Trump
Ohi�Roy Day
Oklahoma-Howard J. Hunt
Oregon-S. A. Cooley
Pennsylvania-Wil.liam H. Brooks
South Carolina-M·. S. Curry
South Dakota-C. E. Manning
Tennessee-G. A. Wilson
Utah-N. C. Nelson
Virginia-R. H. Phipps
Washington-Robert W. Patterson,
Jr.
.West Texas�W. A. Howard
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West Virginia-M. L. Hartley
Wisconsin-Cecil J. Cunningh�
Wyo�g-L. R. Lane
Argentina and Uruguay-Edward
Padilla
Australia-F. P. Mahaffy
Bahamas, Bermuda, and �rks
Island-Alvin S. Moss
Brazil-Carlos Colon
Canada-De�ar Spurling
Costa Rica and Panama-R. W.
Little
Cuba-Roberto Lam Enrique
Cypru�M. K. Kounnas
Dominican Republic and Venezuela
-Joseph H. Ladoo
Egypt-Ghaly Ibrahim
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua-Antonio Ledezma
Soto
�gland-H. L. Hawkins
Germany and Holland-Willem
Cretier, Jr.
Greec�-Paul P. Costas
Guyana-Compton Wharton
Haiti-J. Vital He�e
India (nor�)-Kadmiyalu
Vijayaratnam
India (south)-D. Joseph
Israel-Ishak Siman, missionary
Jamaica-R. C. Smith
Korea-SP5 Daniel J. Corbett,
missionary
Leeward Islands (Anguilla,
Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat,
Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Martin,
Dominica)-Joseph Wea�ers, Jr.
Mexic0-Salomon Hernandez C.
Netherlands Antilles (�uba and
Curacao)-Karl Lopez
Peru-Mario Gandia
Philippine Island�antos A.
Cabales
Puerto Rico-Hector Ortiz
Sierra Leon�-John Speirs
South Africa and Botswana-
Clifford H. Mngadi
Thailand-Boonyang Poophorote,
missionary
Trinidad and Tobag�George
Connor
R.4!w8?Q4#' Gunay, missionary
Virgin Island�Moses Stephens
Windward Islands (Barbados,
Grenada, St. Vincent)
Alfredo Drew
Those appointed pledged their loyalty to the Church and its doctrine,
as directed by �e General Overseer. They prayed ea�estly and the
General Overseer prayed for them.
2:03 The Minutes of the Assembly were adopted, and the local churches
were instructed to consider, endorse and ratify the business acts in �e
first regular conference following the Assembly. �is closed the busi
ness part of the 64th Assembly of the Church of God.
2:04 In closing, Paul Costas prayed, followed in prayer by L. R. Lane.
The Bahama Brass Band played "God Be With You Till We Meet Again."
M.A. �?U5B#'General Overseer
ZELLA CREEL, Secretary
JOY THORNTON, Secretary
R. 0. COV�, Chief Clerk
JUANITA W�K�Y, Clerk
VERA SCHWANDT, Clerk
GARY LINKOUS, Clerk
MAE GARRETT, Clerk
A. H. HASELDEN, Clerk
PRISCIL� �OGDON, Clerk
EDWIN JONES, Sunrise Clerk
162 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
The Present Financial System of the
Church of God of Prophecy
NOTE TO MINISTERS AND TREASURERS: Fill out all reports ac
curately, giving names and addresses where called for and any other in
formation needed. Write or print plainly. Be sure amounts are correct.
If assistance is needed, write J. R. Kinser, Box 999, Cleveland, Te�essee
37311.
1. TITHES, Members should pay their tithes into the treasury of the
local church where -they are members. Ministers send the tithes of in
come from the minstry with their monthly reports to the General Treas
urer, and tithes on income outside the ministry is paid into the treasury
of the local church where they are members.
�e treasurer of the church is to send 10 per cent of tithes received
each month with the treasurer's report to the appropriate address:
United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands-J. R. Kinser, Box 999,
Cleveland, Tennessee 37311.
Other reports should be addressed to �e Church of God of Prophecy,
General Headquarters Field Office:
Canada-Box 844, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Caribbean Territories (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica,
Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Tobago, �in
idad)-P. O. Box 367, St. John's, Antigua, W. I.
Dominican Republic-P. 0. Box 602, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican
Republic.
Eriglahd�"27 Drewstead
·
Road; Streatl:iam, · London, -S.-w .. 16,-England .
�amaica-P. 0. Box 26, Kingston 13, Jamaica.
Mexico-P. O. Box 300, Mexico City D. F., Mexico.
Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curacao, St. Martin)-Box 2046, Willem
stead, N. A.
The treasurer of the local church sends 10 per cent of tithes received
each month to the overseer of his state, country or territory. The bal
ance of the tithes, after General Headquarters and the state or national
overseer have received their portion, remains in the local church treas
ury to pay the pastor. The Assembly agrees that the pastor receive
$150 a week from the tithes, if funds are available.
Surplus tithes accruing in any local church is left in the local church
�easury until after t�e last Sund�y in June, at which time it is properly
divided into three equal parts: one part is sent to the General Treasurer
to be used at the discretion of the Executive Committee; one part is
sent to the state treasurer to be used at the discretion of the state �nance
and appropriations committee; one part is left in the local church to be
used at the discretion of the pastor and local church committee, appointed
by the pastor.
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Overseers in the United States are to receive no more than $150 a
week, plus an amount not to exceed $200 a month for office expenses
from the tithes ,received from the churches, if funds are available. Any
funds in excess of this amount received by the overseer are to be sent
to the state treasurer to be placed in the general state fund for the state
work, especially to assist pastors of weaker churches.
Overseers outside the United States receive an allotment in the cur
rency of the country or territory they represent in keeping with �e
economic conditions of that country. These allo�en� are set annually
by the World Mission Committee and World Mission Secretary and are
printed as a supplement to the Ways and Means Committee Report.
The Assembly has ruled that tithes are for the support of the min
istry only. Surplus tithes received at General Headquarters are disbursed
at the discretion of the General Overseer and General �easurer to aid
overseers in states not self-supporting. The Ministerial Aid Fund re
ceives 10 per cent of all tithes sent to headquarters. We recommend that the
tithes of non-members that are paid into the local church treasury should
be paid out through the regular channel the same as the tithes of members.
2. SUNDAY SCHOOL. �e local church treasurer sends 10 per cent
of all Sunday School offerings to the General Treasurer with his monthly
report and 10 per cent to the state treasurer for the general state fund.
3. ORPHANAG E. All orphanage offerings remain in the local church
treasury and are turned in at the state convention and Assembly. For
improving, building, and maintaining the state headquarters, 20 per cent
of the state convention orphanage offering remains in the state treas
ury. �e General Treasurer is sent 10 per cent of the balance and the
state treasurer keeps 10 per cent, or an equal amount. Send bal�ce
to the General Treasurer for the support of the Tomlinson Home for
Children. The General Treasurer sends 10 per cent of the Assembly of
ferings from each state to the respective state treasurer for the gen
eral state fund. The Assembly recommended that 10 per cent of state and
national convention offerings and Assembly offerings of the Orphan
age ·Fund,be sent-to Ge�ral,Hea�uarters .. for the Tabe�acle Fund.
4. EM ERG ENCY FUND AND GENERAL PROPERTY FUND. All min
isters and members are to pay one dollar a year into the treasury of
the local churches where their memberships are, and the treasurer sends
the emergency dollars as collected with his monthly report. The Assem
bly recommended that each member continue to give one dollar a year
to boost the General Property Fund. These dollars should also be sent to the
General Treasurer with the local church clerk's monthly report (this is
in addition to the emergency dollar). �e Ministerial Aid Fund receives
10 per cent of all emergency money sent to headquarters.
5. MISSION MONEY. The second Sunday missionary offerings and mis
sion money raised by other means remain in the local church treas
ury and are turned in at the state convention and Assembly. For im
proving, building, and maintaining the state headquarters, 20 per cent
of the state convention missionary offering is to remain in the state treas
ury. The General Treasurer receives 10 per cent of �e balance and
the state treasurer keeps 1 O per cent, or an equal amount. Half of the
remainder ( 40 per cent of the balance after the state deducts the state
headquarters maintenance portion) is left in the state for the general
164 MI�TES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
state fund, and half sent to the General Treasurer as world mission
money. The General Treasurer is sent 5 per cent of the 40 per cent por
tion remaining in the state treasury from the state convention mission
funds to assist in the support of widows of deceased ministers.
The General Treasurer receives all mission money collected in the March
and October drives for world miss i o n s. It is to be sent in with the
local treasurer's monthly report. All mission offerings at the Assembly
are turned in to the General Treasurer as world mission money. The
General Treasurer sends 10 per cent of the Assembly offering from each
state or coun�y to the respective state or national treasurer for the gen
eral state or national fund. �e Ministerial Aid Fund receives 10 per
cent of the mission money sent to the General Treasurer. �e Assem
bly recommends that 10 • per cent of national and international accounts
of the World Mission Fund be sent to General Headquarters for the Tab
e�acle Fund.
6. FIRST SUNDAY OFFERING. Each local church receives an offer
ing for the pastor on the �rst Sunday of each month.
7. DISTRICT OVERSEERS' SUPPORT. We recommend that the third
Sunday offering received by the local church for the district overseer
be· discontinued in order that the local church may have time to expedite
important local church �nancial matters. We further recommend that
a love offering be received for the district overseer in his district con
vention. If the district overseer is requested by the state overseer to
perform a duty involving considerable expense, the state overseer will
be responsible for such expense.
8. SOPA AND FOURTH SUNDAY OFFERING. The fourth Sunday is
set by the Assembly for every local church to receive an offering for
the overseer of the state, country, or territory, and the pastor, or other
selected person, is to give the local treasurer the money collected by
the ABM leaders. After the local treasurer sends 10 per cent of these
offerings to �e state treasurer, the balance is sent to the state overseer.
The SOFA is for keeping the overseer on the field by providing travel
expense. If there is not sufficient SOP A funds to cover his expense as
overseer, the surplus tithes, if there is any in the state treasury, may
be used to supplement the SOFA funds. DO NOT send any of the SOFA
money to the General Treasurer. Each local church is instructed to
receive a pounding for the overseer once or twice a year.
9. VICTORY LEADERS OFFERING. All money raised for the Free
Literature Fund by the Victory Leaders is given in at the state convention
and Assembly. Money for the expense of the band should be received in a
special offering. For improving, building, and maintaining the state
headquarters, 20 per cent of the state convention free literature offering
is left in the state treasury. The General Treasurer receives 10 per
cent of the balance and the state treasurer 20 per cent for the general
state fund. The balance is sent to the White Wing Publishing House. �e
Assembly Free Literature Offering is given to the White Wing Pub
lishing House. �e White Wing Publishing House sends 10 per cent of the
Assembly offering from each state or country to the prospective state
or national treasurer for the general state or national fund. The Min
isterial Aid Fund receives 10 per cent of all free literature money re
ceived by the White Wing Publishing House, and the balance is disbursed
by the Church Publishing Committee.
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10. ASSEMBLY EXPENSE. To assist in the expense of the annual as
semblies, the state overseers are asked to collect funds each year and
send to the General Treasurer:
a. $1.00 from each minister (including lay ministers).
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 50 or
less.
e. $1.50 from each Sunday School with an average attendance of over 50
but less than 100.
f. $2.00 from each Sunday School with an average attendance of 100 or
over.
11. CHURCH OF PROPHECY MARKER ASSOCIATION. To be a mem
ber of the Church of Prophecy Marker Association you pay $5.00 a
year, and it may be paid any time during the year. For the local church
to receive credit in the Honor Stone program, it must be paid before
the honor sheet is �lled out by the pastor. In other coun�ies to become
a member, you pay an amount set by the overseer and CPMA Committee.
CPMA offerings remain in the l�al church treasury and are given in
at the state convention. These offerings are divided by the state �eas
urer: 20 per cent of the CPMA state convention offering remains in
the state treasury for improving, building, and maintaining the state head
quarters; 10 per cent of the balance is sent to �e General Treasurer, and
an. equal amount, or 10 per cent, to the state treasurer for the state
work, and an equal amount, or 10 per cent, is sent to the General Treas
urer for the Ministerial Aid Fund. Of the amount presently remai�g
in �e state �easury, 50 per cent is to be sent to the General Treasurer
for the Tabe�acle Fund. Not less than 50 per cent of CPMA member
ship fees each year, after 10 per cent is deducted for Ministerial Aid,
is to go to the Tabernacle Fund.
12. BIBLE TRAINING INSTITUTE. The Assembly reco�ended that
the pastors be responsible for conducting weekly classes in the l�al
churches to acquaint our people with the doctrine and practices of the
Church. Offerings received in the classes are turned in at the state con
vention to assist Bible Training Institute in teaching the Church doc
trine in other countries. It is recommended �at 10 per cent of state
and national convention offerings and Assembly offerings of Bible �ain
ing Institute be sent to General. Headquarters for the Tabe�acle F�d.
13. MINISTERIAL AID. �e Assembly recommends that 10 per cent
of national and international accounts of the Ministerial Aid Fund be sent
to General Headquarters for the Tabernacle Fund.
Headquarters Committees
Committees at Headquarters and names of members for the 1969-70
Assembly year:
EXECUTI� COMMITTEE�M, A. Tomlinson, J. R. Kinser,_ Perry:.E.
Gillum.
166 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
TOMLINSON HOME FOR CHILDREN BOARD OF DIRECTORS-M. A.
Tomlinson, Gerald H. Minter, J. R. Kinser, Perry E. Gillum, E. H. Grif
fith, Fred S. Fisher, Billy Murray.
GENERAL PROPERTIES COMMITTEE-M. A. Tomlinson, ,J. R. Kinser,
Perry E. Gillum, R. 0. Covey, E. H. Griffith.
WORLD MISSION COMMITTEE-M. A. Tomlinson, Charles G. Hawkins,
Sr., J. B. Wright, A. J. Coalter, Harry Lee Moore.
CHURCH OF PROPHECY MARKER ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE
M. A. Tomlinson, John A. Stubbs, Elwood Matthews, C. S. Pennington,
E. H. Griffith.
CHURCH PUBLISHING .COMMITTEE-M. A. Tomlinson, Perry E. Gil
lum, R. 0. Covey, Robert J. Pruitt, Darel Lee Talbott.
_ EDITORIAL COMMITTEE-M. A. Tomlinson, J. B. Wright, R. O. Covey,
Robert J. Pruitt, A. J. Coalter.
MINISTERIAL AID COMMITTEE-M. A. Tomlinson, E. A. McDonald,
E. H. Griffith, A. T. Wagar.
BIBLE TRAINING DEPARTMENT COMMITTE�M. A. Tomlinson,
A. J. Coalter, Ray C. Wynn, J. R. Kinser, Charles G. Hawkins, Sr.
RADIO DEP�TMENT COMMITTE�M. A. Tomlinson, Thomas Duncan,
H
�
rry Lee Mo
�
re, Robert J. Pruitt, Phillip Barker.
MUSIC D�ARTMENT COMMITTEE-Phillip Barker, Perry E. Gillum,
Thomas Duncan, Darel Lee Talbott, Harry Lee Moore.
YOUTH MISSION BOARD-Charles G. Hawkins, Sr., Darel -Lee Tal
bott, Elva Howard, Phillip Barker, Elwood Mat�ews.
TO�INSON_ COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES-Harry Lee Moore,
C. �. Davidson;-CurtiS M. Knowles, Virgil VanDeventer, Damous McGee,
Chester Williams, E. L. Jones.
WORLD HEADQUARTERS CONSTRUCTION COMMITTE�M. A.
Tomlinson,· J. �. Kinser, Perry E. Gillum, R. O. Covey, E. H. Griffith,
J. W. McDill, G. A. Wilson, Ha�y Lee Moore, J. D. Wilkinson, Jr.
SPECIAL YOUTH LIFE TEAM COMMIT�E-Dare! Lee Talbott, A. J.
Coalter, R. 0. Covey. • •
Deeds for Church Property
The following resolution was adopted by the 58th A�ual Assembly
of �e Church of God of Prophecy, held in Cleveland, Tennessee, Septem
ber 10-16, 1963:
WHEREAS it has been advised by competent atto�eys that speci�c men
tion of proper au�orities be stated in an effort to ease the complica
tions arising in our endeavors to be recognized by �e courts, and to facili-
tate the handling of deeds to our church properties,
• --· • •
BE �T �SOLVED -that trustees to hold
·
title to local church property
for the Church of God of Prophecy with inte�ational headquarters at
MINUTES OF THE 64TH .ANNUAL. ASSEMBLY 167
Cleveland, Tennessee, ,JJe selected by the local church either in a regular
or called business meeJing,_said trustees to be vested with au�ority to bar
gain, buy, sell, convey or. encumber such property by mortgage or other
wise only when authorized to do so by the local church in regular or
called business meeting, and with the consent of the General Trustees.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said consent of the General Trustees
be evidenced by a separate writing or. by the si�ature of �e Chief Clerk
of the said General Trustees, such docl�ents to be notarized.
BE IT RESOL�D that state church trustees appointed by the state
overseer to hold title to property for the Church of God of Prophecy with
inte�ational headquarters at . Cleveland, Tennessee, be vested with au
thority to bargain, buy, sell, convey or encumber such property by mort
gage wi� the consent of the General �ustees. This applies to proper�
being held by state trustees where churches have been disbanded or
are too weak to function and to property which has. been given to the
state. All other property . with title being held by state trustees may be
disposed of or mortgaged only by �e consent �f the state convention in
session.
Note: The following Warranty Deed form has been prepared by the
General Trustees and should be used where it is possible to do so. Blank
forms may be secured from the General Trustees.
Warranty Deed
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the sum o-�---------
---- -�ollars (
·
) cash in hand paid and o�er good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, We,
have �is day bargained and sold and by these presents do hereby bargain,
sell, transfer and convey unto. __________ ________ _
l�al �ustees for the Church of God of Prophecy, a� ____ ___ _
---------------------, for the use and bene�t
of the Church, of God of Prophecy, with headquarters at Bible Place,
Cleveland, Te�essee, and their successors and assigns, the following de
scribed real estate, to-wit:
(Add description of real estate here.)
168 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
TO HA� �D TO HOLD said real estate unto the sai� _____ _
local Trustees, for the use and bene�t of the Church of G� of Prophecy,
with headquarters at Bible Place, Cleveland, Tennessee, and their suc
cessors and assigns forever; provided, however, that neither they nor
their successors in office as such local Trustees may sell, convey, or en
cumber the said real estate without the written consent of the General
�ustees of the said Church at Cleveland, Tennessee, which consent may
be evidenced by a separate writing or by the Chief Clerk of the said
General �ustees joining in the execution of a deed of the above named
Trustees or �eir successors in office for the purpose of certifying the
consent of the General Trustees to the execution of such conveyance.
WE CO�NANT that we are lawfully seized and possessed of said real
estate; that we have a good and lawful right thus to sell and convey
the same; that the title thereto is clear, free and unencumbered, and that
we will forever warrant and defend said title against the lawful claims
of all persons.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness our hands and names, this ___ _
day o�------------� 19 __ _
NOTE: The present General Trustees are M. A. Tomlinson, J. R. Kinser,
Pe�y E. Gillum, R. O. Covey and E. H. Griffith. M. A. Tomlinson is
chairman and R. O. Covey is the chief clerk.
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 a consequence of their perfect unity and care
ful organization.
We must banish from our minds the thoughts of individual or local in
dependence 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.
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 169
Local Church Officers and Leaders
1. Pastor. It is the duty of the overseer appointed by the General
Overseer to see that every church under his jurisdiction is supplied with
a pastor as much as lies in his power. Pastors are to be appointed at
the state convention, and vacancies will be �lled as they occur. The duties
of the pastor expire at midnight the last Sunday in July at the church
he is leaving and automatically begin at the same time at the church to
which he is moving.
2. Clerk. The clerk is selected in the last regular conference before
the Assembly to serve for one year. Ei�er a man or woman may se�e
as clerk and the same person may continue to serve year after year.
Care should be taken to choose a person quali�ed for the position, as the
clerk is responsible to keep an accurate and careful record of the busi
ness and work of the church, make a record and give date of organiza
tion, record the name and date of every one that joins, the name and
date of each one excluded and for what cause, and keep a record of
deaths, giving date.
3. Treasurer. The treasurer should be selected in the same manner as
the clerk. It is advised that one person serve as both clerk and �easurer,
when convenient and satisfactory to the local church. �e treasurer will
receive and disburse all funds of the local church, including tithes,
auxiliary funds and special funds. An accurate record of all receipts and
disbursements will be kept by the treasurer.
4. Auxiliary Leaders. Leaders for the �ve auxiliaries-Sunday School,
Womens Missionary Band, Victory Leaders Band, Church of Prophecy
Marker Association, Assembly Band Movement-are to be appointed by
the pastor as soon as possible after the Assembly.
Each pastor, with the assistance of the deacons, if the church has deacons,
should divide his members into bands of ten or twelve and appoint a
leader for each band. The leader should keep in touch with each m�
ber of the band, and if any should move away, communication should
be kept up by correspondence. This is for the mutual, spiritual, temporal,
and social bene�t of the members. The pastor should keep in close touch
with the band leaders in all the work.
5. Local Trustees. Trustees to hold title to local church property are
selected by the local church in a regular or called business meeting
and are authorized to bargain, buy, sell, convey or encumber the l�al
property o�y when authorized to do so by the local church in a regular
or called business meeting, and with the written consent of �e Gen
eral Trustees.
6. Other Officers and Leaders. The Assembly has au�orized the pas
tor to appoint a church literature representative soon after the Assem
bly. In some local churches, it has been the practice for the pastor to
appoint a Bible Training Institute booster. The song leader, pia�st, or
ganist, and ushers are selected by the local church in conference in the
same manner as the clerk and treasurer. If it seems good to the local
church, the pastor may be authorized to appoint the song leader, pianist,
organist and ushers.
170 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Business Meetings
Each local church should hold a regular business conference once a
quarter. It has been the practice to observe the �rst Monday night in
January, April, July, and October for the regular quarterly meetings ..
If there is a demand for it, a meeting may be called at any time by the
pastor or state overseer'.' A short business meeting may be held at �
beginning or close of a meeting for worship.
The pastor should act as moderator of all business �eetings. If there
is no pastor, the state overseer has authority to act or appoint a licensed
male minister to preside. Where one pastor has the care of several churches
he may arrange the business meetings to suit his convenience.
Every member, male and female, should take an interest in and at
tend every business session if possible. Women are to take no open part
in discussing or deciding questions, but should always be there and si
lently pray that God will give wisdom and direct the men.
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 agreement. If there
is division on a matter, hold it over until all can agree. If one should
seem obstinate and contrary, do not run the matter over him, but take
up his case and investigate the cause of his obstinacy; if he shows the
good spirit so that he can be heard, then show him courtesy. If he
proves to be wrong, deal with him as the Bible directs. Then, take up
the original subject and dispose of it in harmony and love.
If a matter cannot be settled satisfactorily by the local church, they
should call for the assistance of the state overseer. If they are still
unable to reach a satisfactory conclusion, it should be referred to the
General Overseer.
No one should give a message in tongues to the ch�ch unless �ere
is an interpreter present, and then only one at a time and not more
than three in a whole session.
Arrangement and Order of Business
(�is is only a suggestion and not meant for a rule.)
Moderator, clerk, treasurer should occupy seats on the platform. Deacons
and other ministers seated near the platform.
Song service and prayer. Scripture lesson, and prayer by �e moder
ator, asking for wisdom and direction. Song.
Clerk read minutes of last regular meeting and called meetings, if there
have been any held.
Correction of minutes, if any.
�easurer give his report of �nances. He should always· �ve an item
ized statement of receipts and disbursements and the balance � treasury.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 171
Leader of the WMB give report of the work of the band, including
�nances, receipts and disbursements.
Superintendent of the Victory Leaders give report of the work and
progress of the band, including �nances, receipts and disbursements.
Pastor give report of the ABM and SOPA work, amount of money
raised monthly, number of strays found and brought back (Luke 15:4-6),
and give account of every member of his flock (Hebrews 13:17).
Report of CPMA leader-number of members and receipts.
Report of church literature representative.
Receiving of transferred members.
M�bers to transfer, if any.
Un�nished business.
New business.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjou�ent by prayer.
Advice to Members
As a member, you count one and should attend every regular service
as far as possible. Remember no one can �ll your place and the service
�ll be that much dwarfed and crippled without your presence.
Show love and fellowship to everyone without partiality. Don't wait
for o�ers to greet you, but you greet th�.
Show special courtesy to strangers who may attend one of your services.
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 or appointed leader and assist him in every way
you can.
Always pray silently for the preacher while he delivers the message.
Always live a consecrated 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,
sister or anyone else.
Don't be a critic and try to �nd something in others to criticize.
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.
172 MINUTES OF THE 64TH �NUAL ASSE�LY
Spend as much time as you can in secret prayer. Give yourself all
you can to intercessory prayer. Daily prayers and study of God's Word
are necessary and very important for the spiritual welfare of each child
of God; therefore, everyone is urged to faithfully maintain as far as is
possible family worship at home at least once a day.
Your dress should be with moderation, neat and clean, but not for
show. Moderation includes paying moderate prices for clothing, wear
ing dresses of high-enough necklines, low-enough hemlines, sleeves of
reasonable length. The wearing of extremely sheer fabrics is unbecom
ing to a saint and the wearing of shorts in public should never be prac
ticed. You should never wear gold for o�ament or decora�on. Finger
rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, lockets and large showy pins�these
are also unbecoming to a saint of God. Rouge, lipstick, nail polish and
extremely costly perfumes are used to satisfy the pride of life and there
fore they should have no place in the lives of those who love God. Please
read and study these Scriptures often: 1 Peter 3:3, 4; 1 Timothy 2:9, 10
and 1 John 2:15-17.
You should not permit yourself to be trapped by worldly attractions.
The Bible says, "Neither give place to the devil." Dabbling with worldly
amusements like professional ball games, horse races, stock car races,
wrestling arenas, skating rinks, motion picture houses or drive-in the
aters, bowling alleys and going swimming where men and women both
use the same bathing area would give the devil a foothold or place in
your life.
A�!g'tithe your income and put it � �e church treasury. Make
freewill offerings other than your tithes.
Younger members should not keep company or associate t, ,,, intimately
with worldly outsiders.
Because of the ever-increasing �umber of broken homes, separations,
divorces and remarriages, the greatest care should be taken with much
prayer and consideration regarding proposed ma�imony.
A member who may have a living companion should not marry an
other under any circumstances even if divorced. Neither should a mem
ber marry anyone who has a living companion although such a person
may be divorced.
Children are an heritage from the Lord. Those who have children
are responsible to teach them at an early age to reverence the house of
God. �is should be done by setting a good example before them and
by instructing them with such a good spirit that they will have a strong
desire to serve the Lord. MINISTERS are to meet all of the require
ments in being examples to the members by keeping their children �
der reasonable control at all times and by restraining them from run
ning about over the house of God, especially while the services are in
progress.
The White Wing Messenger is a very important part of the Church
of God. It should be read regularly by every member and your interest
in advertising the Church should be so great that when you have �n
ished reading your copy, you would pass it along to someone else. Every
member who possibly can should subscribe, and each minister is asked
to be a "paid-up" subscriber and an earnest worker for our church paper
-the White Wing Messenger.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 173
These are the last days and perilous times have come and it will re
quire much watchfulness and humble prayer for you 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. Ab
stain from the very appearance of evil.
These kindly instructions and advices are given by those who are
watching for your soul as they must give an account (Hebrews 13:17),
and it is hoped they will be received with the same meek, gentle spirit
in which they are given.
Duties of Overseers
Appointed by the General Overseer
Each overseer is to have the oversight of his state, country or territory,
and together with the General Overseer, will form the presb�ery in
his respective area. In addition to his general responsibility for the work
under his ju�sdiction, he will be responsible for speci�c duties:
To conduct or order a general evangelistic campaign during the year.
If there are only a few churches in the state or area assigned to him,
he will serve primarily as an evangelist, evangelizing in new �elds and
endeavoring to establish new churches. If his area has a large number
of churches and ministers, he will be responsible to organize and di
rect the evangelistic efforts of his workers in new �elds.
To see that every church is supplied with a pastor, as much as lies
within his power.
To divide his state or territory into districts and place over each dis
trict an overseer as previously practiced. This is not a rule, but it is
considered best when there are sufficient churches to make it practical.
He should order or conduct district meetings at intervals during the year
for the mutual bene�t of all. Special instructions concerning the work
can be given in these district meetings.
To hold one general convention each year in the area most convenient
for members from all the churches to attend.
To secure the name and address of every bishop, deacon, and evan
gelist under his jurisdiction and keep a record of these so he can report
to the General Overseer, if necessary. He will also issue lay minister's
certi�cates and keep the necessary records concerning them.
Keep an accurate record of the location of every church and the num
ber of members in his territory, keeping a record of the increase so
this information can be reported each year. This can be done by keep
ing in touch with the clerks of the churches. Every minister and clerk
should take an interest in imparting this information to the overseer.
All new organizations should be reported to the overseer.
To visit every district and church, if possible, and look after the in
terests in every way, as a pastor over a large circuit.
174 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Duties of District Overseers
The district overseers are to be appointed by the state overseer.
To moderate business conferences for women preachers who may be
acting as pastors, and for men who may not be licensed if they are tak
ing 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.
To hold district • conventions according to the ins�uctions of �e state
overseer.
To assist the state overseer when called upon in all things relating to
church work and the district overseer is subject to the state overseer.
Obligation for Membership in the
Church of God of Prophecy
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 prac
tice 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 forgotten.
-Teachings-�f the· Church-of God
of Prophecy
The Church of God of Prophecy stands for the whole Bible rightly di
vided-the New Testament as the only rule for government and discipline.
Twenty-nine of the most prominent teachings:
REPENTANCE-Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3; Acts 3:19.
JUSTIFICATION-Romans 5:1-9; Titus 3:7.
REGENERATION-Matthew 19:28; Titus 3:5.
BORN AGAIN�ohn 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9.
SANCTIFICATION subsequent to Justi�cation-Romans 5:2; 1 Corinthi
ans 1:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 13:12; 1 John 1:9.
HOLINESS-Luke 1:74, 75; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; Hebrews 12:14.
WATER BAPTISM-Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:8-10; John 3:22, 23; Acts
8:12, 36-38; 10:47, 48; 16:33; 19:3-5.
MI�TES OF � 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 175
BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY GHOST subsequent to cleansing, the en
duement of power for servic�Matthew 3:11; Luke 24:49-53 ; Acts 1:4-8.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES as the evidence of the Baptism with the Holy
Ghos�ohn 15:26; Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:6.
FULL RESTORATION OF THE GIFTS TO THE CHURCH-I Corinthi
ans 12:1, 7-10, 28, 31; 1 Corinthians 14:1.
SIGNS FOLLOWING BELIEVERS-Mark 16:17-20; Romans 15:18, 19;
Hebrews 2:4.
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT-Roman s 6:22; Galatians 5:22, 23; Ephesians
5:9; Philippians 1:11.
DIVINE HEALING provided for all in the atonement-Psalm 103:3;
Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:17; James 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:24.
THE LORD'S SUPPER-Luke 22:17-20 ; 1 Corinthians 11:23-33.
WASHING THE SAINTS' FEET-John 13:4-17 ; 1 Timothy 5:10.
TITHING AND GIVING-Genesis 14:18-20 ; 28:20-22; Malachi 3:10; Mat-
thew 23:23; Luke 11:42 ; 1 Cor�thians 16:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Hebrews
7:1-21 .
RESTITUTION WHERE POSSIBLE-Matthew 3:8; Luke 19:8, 9; Romans
13:8.
PRE-MILLENNIAL SECOND COMING OF JESUS: First, to resur
rect the dead saints and to catch away the living saints to meet Him
in the air-Matthew 24:27, 28; 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52; 1 Thessalonians
4:15-17. Second, to reign on earth a thousand years-Zechariah 14:4, 5;
Luke 1:32; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Jude 14, 15; Rev
elation 5:10; 19:11-21; 20:4-6.
RESURRECTION-Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2; John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15;
.Rev.elation .20:5, 6.
ETERNAL LIFE FOR THE RIGHTEOUS-Matthew 25:46; Luke 18:30;
John 10:28 ; Romans 6:22; 1 John 5:11-13 .
ETERNAL PUNISHMENT FOR THE WICKED, no liberation nor an
nihilation-Matthew 25:41-46; Mark 3:29; 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 9; Revela
tion 20:10-15; 21:8.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE FROM ALL LIQUOR OR STRONG DRINKS
Proverbs 20:1; 23:29-32; Isaiah 28:7; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:10; Galatians 5:21.
AGAINST THE USE OF TOBACCO IN ANY FORM, OPIUM, MOR
PH IN E, ETC.-Isaiah 55:2; 1 Corinthians 10:31, 32; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephe
sians 5:3-8; James 1:21.
ON MEATS AND DRINKS-Romans 14:2, 3, 17; 1 Corinthians 8:8;
1 Timothy 4:1-5.
ON THE SABBATH-Hosea 2:11; Romans 13:1, 2; Romans 14:5, 6; Colos
§ians 2:16, 17.
AGAINST WEARING GOLD FOR ORN AM ENT or decoration such as
�nger rings, bracelets, earrings, lockets, etc.-Isaiah 52�2; 1 Peter 3:3; 1 John
2:16.
176 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
AGAINST BELONGING TO LODGES-Matthew 5:34; John 18:20; 2 Co
rinthians 6:14-17; James 5:12.
AGAINST SWEARING-Matthew 5:34; James 5:12.
AGAINST DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE EVIL-Matthew 5:32; 14:3, 4;
19:3-12; Mark 10:12; Luke 16:18; Romans 7:2, 3; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5, 13;
6:9, 13, 16-18; 7:2, 10, 11; Revelation 2:20-22; Acts 15:28, 29.
Churches and Addresses
ALABAMA
Alexander City-Route 2
Aliceville-Highway 17, South
Alton-Route 11, Box 227,
Birmingham
Anniston-5030 Arrow Street
Athens-202 Sanders Street
Atmore-107 Second Avenue
Bay Minette-301 Powell Avenue
Bayou LaBatre-Coden Street
Bessemer-721 15th Street
Brooksville
Brownsboro
Browns Chapel-Route 4, Gordo
Browntown-Dutton
Cahaba Heights-3669 Cross Haven
Drive, Birmingham
Calera-Eighth Avenue
Carbon Hill-Birch Street
Cedrom-Route 2, Carbon Hill
Chickasaw-210 Fourth Avenue
Collinsville-Route 1, Portersville
Columbiana-Route 1
Cordova-Stevens Street
Cottondale-P. O. Box 192
Cunningham Bridge-Route 2,
Ft. Payne
Decatur-1123 Seventh Avenue,
Southeast
Dry Valley-Route 2, Montevalla
Eastern Valley-Starks Gap Road,
Bessemer
Ensley-711 22nd Street
Eoline-Highway 82
Fayette-Route 5
Ft. Payne-Highway 51, South
Gadsden-1902 Broadway S�eet
Gate City-737 70th Str�t South,
Birmingham
Goodwater-Highway 82, South
Gordo-Highway 82
Green Pond
Guntersville-Second Street,
Eastlake
Hackleburg
Hamilton-Highway 43, North
Happy Hill-Route 2, Hamilton
Harris Chapel-Route 2, Mt. Hope
Hartselle
Hazel Green-Pauline Drive
Hopewell-Route 7, Bessemer
Huntsville-2713 Mastin Lake Road
Huntsville (West)-2301 Triana
Boulevard
Jasper-19th Street, West
Leeds-Lawrence and Purdue
Streets
Leesburg
Leonards Chapel-Route 2,
Carbon Hill
Longs Chapel-Route 1, Luverne
Loxley-3 Pine Street
Mentone-Route 1
Montgomery-1452 Carter Hill
Road
Pelham-Highway 31
Pell City-Sixth Avenue and
32nd Street
Phil Campbell
Piedmont-402 Hughes Street
Red Bay-Airport Road
Roywood Acres-Route 4,
Birmingham
Russellville-800 Tyler Avenue
Selma-3000 Water Avenue
Sheffield-1601 Andrews Avenue
Short Creek-Star Route, Mulga
Snowtown-Route 2, Dora
Sterrett-Route 1
Sylacauga-315 Fairground Avenue
Talladega-Anniston Highway
Tarrant City-Hillcrest Avenue,
Tarrant Heights
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 177
Thomasville-Highway 43
Tuscaloosa-11th Avenue and 31st
Street
We�a-Route 2, Dora
West Anniston-3420 Whitman
Avenue
West Bessemer
West Blocton
Whistler-21 Boaz Avenue
ALASKA
Anchorage-403 Hoyt Street
ARIZONA
Paradise Valley-28th Street and
Bell Road
Phoenix-2232 West Minnezona
Street
Tucson-501 West Columbia S�eet
Yuma-2192 Maple Avenue
Spanish
Phoenix-19th Place and
East Hadley (Temporary)
Tolleson-92nd Avenue and West
Adams Street
ARKANS AS
Augusta-Ninth Street
Blytheville-1865 East Main Street
Cabot-606 North Third Street
Caraway-Illinois Street
Clarendon-South Second
Des Arc-Corner of 10th and
Curran Streets
Fifty Six-Highway 14
Fisher-Front Street
Georgetown-Main Street
Harrisburg-Liberty Street
Jonesboro
Magnolia-112 West Stadium
Drive
Manila-Nor� Baltimore Street
Marianna-130 Cedar Street
Marked Tree-406 Railroad Street
Marvell-Highway 20, West
Mena-103 North Reine
Morrilton-Childress Street
North Little Rock-4109 North
Frances Street
Paragould-704 Second Avenue
Pine Bluff-411 Orlando
Pocahonta�Hefner Street
Russellville. (Prairie Grove)-
Dairy Farm Road
Russellville�124½ East F Street
Siloam Springs-South Mount Olive
Street
Texarkana-Corner of Hays and
Victoria
Trumann-Christy Street
West Helena-210 North Ninth
Street
West Memphis-270 Garrison
CALIFORNIA
Bakers�eld-424 Sterling Road
Barstow-27230 West Main
Blythe-364 South Ma� Street
Campbell-250 Virginia Street
Chico-Lassen Street
Cloverdale-122 South Washington
Clovis-Second and Woodworth
Compton-515 Alameda Street
Compton-1601 Alondra
Crescent City-900 North Butte
Street
Cucamonga-8137 East Ninth Street
Delano-2215 Quincy
El Monte
El Sobrante-4333 Appian Way
Farmersville-417 Magnolia
Fresno-Belmont Avenue
Fullerton-209 East Valencia
Hoopa-Highway 96, North from
Willow Creek
Kerman-California and Fourth
Streets
Lamont-1116 San Gorgonia
Lompoc-523 Chestnut Street
Los Angeles-4101 South Avalon
Mendota-Highway 33
Modesto-906 Imperial
Monterey-67 Park Street
Nipomo-2 Orchard Street
Oceana-17th and Oceana Avenue
Olivehurst-McGowen Road and
Fleming Way
Orange Cove-888 Sou� Ninth
Street
Paramount-14743 Gar�eld Avenue
Pasadena-1221 Fair Oaks
Petaluma-2100 Petaluma
Boulevard
Pittsburg-Alves Lane and Canal
Road, West
Placerville-6243 Green Valley
Road
Redding
178 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASS�LY
Riverbank-2943 Patterson Road
Rocklin-108 Oak Street
Sacramento (South)-Woodbine at
57th Street
Sacramento (North)-Winters and
Rene Streets
Salinas-Sanbrow Street
Samoa-787 Victor Boulevard
San Dieg�3747 Acacia Street
San Francisco-1252 Divisadero
San Leandro
Santa �a-503 Saint Gertrude
Street
Santa Susana Hills-6700
Los Angeles A venue
Spring Valley-1225 Presioca
Stockton-1342 Filbert Street, Nor�
Turlock
Visalia-Jacob and Sweet S�eets
Willits-1510 South Main Street
Spanish Churches
Cupertin�10285 Orange Avenue
El Monte-12348 Denholm Drive
Fresn�1830 South Fruit Avenue
Hollister-Corner of Nor� and
Sally Streets
Imperial-332 South N Street
Lindsay-565 Sweetbrier S�eet
Los �geles-3406 North Soto
Street
Madera-804 Cross S�eet
Riversid�7436 Diamond S�eet
San Dieg�448 Sou� 47th Street
Santa Barbara-517 Laguna Street
Saticoy-1445 East Sixth Street
Dixonville
CANADA
Alberta
Valleyview-46th Street and 51st
Avenue
British Columbia
Duncan
Nanimo-640 Shoreline Drive
Vancouver-6604 Victoria Drive
Vernon-3419 31st Avenue
Manitoba
Ethelbert
Swan River-Fourth Avenue, North
Winnipeg-1277 Wel�ngton Avenue
Ontario
Collingwood-Ste Marie and
George S�eets
New Toronto-134 Sixth Street
Toronto-229 Broadview Avenue
West Tor�t�931 College
Street (YMCA)
Quebec
Granby-5 Principle
Montreal-618 Charron
Pontrian
St. Amable
Saskatchewan
Herbert-(Swift Current)
Nipawin-Seventh Avenue and
Second Street
COLORADO
Aurora-14781 East 21st Avenue
Clifton-3216 Highways 6 and 24
Colorado Springs-623 East Hill
Road
Denver-5890 Newport Street
Florenc�513 East Main Street
Fort Collins-726 Laurel
Fort Morgan-418 West Kiowa
Street
Greeley-Tenth Street and Fifth
Avenue
Littleton-267 Rafferty Gardens
(Temporary)
Puebl�472 West 50� Street
Salinda-Dodge and Vine Streets
Trinidad-431 University Street
CONNECTICUT
New Haven-415 Grand Avenue
N orwalk-463 Flax Hill Road
DELAWARE
Camden-V.F.W. Club
Delmar-North Main S�eet
New Castle-Kings Avenue,
Duross Heights
Wilmington-11th and Pine Streets
Wilmington-1412 French Street
FLORIDA
Apopka-912 Little Avenue
MI�TES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 179
Auburndale-414 Dixie Highway
Belle Glade-600 Avenue A,
Southwest
Bokeelia-State Highway 767
Bonifay-Kansas Avenue
Bradenton-627 18th Street, East
Bristol-State Highway 12
Brooker-Highway 18
Callahan-Dixie Avenue
Carvers Ranch-5811 19th Street
Southwest, West Hollywood
Chipley-Highway 90, West
Clay Hill-Highway 218, Maxville
Cocoa-Old Airport Road, Merritt
Island
Coconut Grove-3655 Grand
Avenue
Crescent City
Cross City-Cedar Street
Daytona Beach-726 North Se�ave
Avenue
DeLand-1600 East Vooris Street
DeLeon Springs-Central Street
and Highway 17
Fairbanks (Gainesville)-4700
Hawtho�e Road
Fernandina Beach-Fifth and Date
Streets
Fort Lauderdale-Sixth Street
Northwest and 14th Way
Fort Myers-3170 Marion Street
Fort Myers (Bellevue)-East
Michigan at Marsh
Hallandal�601 Second Avenue,
Northwest _ ..
High Point-8413 North 18th
Street, Tampa
Hollywood-2200 North 22nd
Avenue
Homestead-521 Sixth Avenue,
Southwest
Immokalee-Main Street
Immokalee
Jacksonvill�301 Druid Street
Jacksonvi�e-1501 Ellis S�eet
Jacksonville (Larson Acres)-2572
Paul Av�ue
Jacksonville (Oakwood Villa)-344
Lamson Road
Jacksonville (Spring Glen)-1441
Hickman Road
Jacksonville (Wesconnett)-5938
118th Street
Jacksonville (Mandarin)-11016
Pine Acres Road
Key West-1901 Fogarty Avenue
Key West-813 Elizabeth Street
Lakeland-2445 East Main Street
Leesburg-2330 Olivet Avenue
Longwood-Northeast Palmetto
Street
Mascotte-Highway 50
Melbou�e-590 LaVeta Drive
Miami-1677 Nor�west Fif� Court
Miami-479 Northwest 11th Terrace
Miami-16801 Nor�west 19�
Avenue
Miami (Centerville)-2746
Northwest 51st Street
Miami-7510 Northwest 17th
Place
Miami (Ridgeway)-5937 22nd
Avenue, Northwest
Miami (Spanish)-262 Southwest
22nd Avenue
Miccosukee-Sunny Hill Road
Midway-Highway 268
Mi�eola-Madison Street •
Moore Haven-Avenue E
New Bayview-Route 1, Black,
Alabama
Ocala-1307 Northeast Ninth
Avenue
Ocean Way-12769 Gillespie
Avenue
Ocoee-Fr� Street
Okeechobee-16� Avenue
Opa Locka-2300 Service Road
Orlando-1312 West 22nd Street
Orland�Orange Center Boulevard
.. and Cookm� Drive
Orlovista-3 North Hudson Street
Ormond Beach-Truck Route and
Tokoma Road
Oviedo-Sou� Central Avenue
Pahokee-2500 East Main Street
Pa� Harbor-902 Ninth Street
Palatka-Highway 17
Panama City (Millville)-510
Everitt Avenue
Panama City (St. Andrews)-
1410 Wilmont Avenue
Pensacola-939 Massachusetts
Avenue
Perrine-179th Street and Leamon
Drive
Perry-1304 North Jefferson S�eet
Perry-613 West Hampton Spr�
Avenue
Pierson-West Washington and
old Highway 17
Pinellas Park-3425 66th Avenue
180 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Plant City-Douglas and McGuire
Streets
Punta Gorda-662 Cooper Street
Reddick-Highway 316, West
Riviera Beach-1603 Avenue E
Sanford-2509 Elm Avenue
Sanford-South Persimmon Street
South Miami-6610 59th Place,
Southwest
Tallahassee�1221 Dade Street
Tallahasse�408 Polk Drive
Tampa-401 West Bouganvillia
Tavares-112 South Lake Avenue
Titusvill�1216 Norwood Avenue
Valric� Washington Avenue
Vero Beach-U. S. Highway 1,
North
Wauchula-519 North Ninth Avenue
West Palm Beach-3093 Floweva
Road
West Palm Beach-909 �ird Street
Winter Garden-East Story Road
Winter Garden-East Bay Street
and Dixie A venue
GEORGIA
Acworth-Highway 292, South
Albany-101 Cordele Road
Alma-Eighth Street, West
Ashburn-Madison Street, West
Atlanta-1681 McLendon Avenue,
Southeast
Atlanta-Magnolia Avenue
Augusta-2031 Gardner Street
Axson-Highway 82, South
Bainbridg�1205 East Troupe
Street
Ba�esville-6 Johnson S�eet
Baxley-302 Bay Street
Baxley-701 Broxton S�eet
Brunswick-800 "L" Street
Buckhead
Buford-Little Mill Road
Calhoun (Mission)
Camp Branch-Route 1, South
Manor
Canton-East Waleska Road, North
Ca�egie-Route 216.
Carrollton-627 Burson Avenue
Carter's Chapel-Route 2, Surrency
Community, Baxley
Cartersville-Highway 41, North
Catlett-Route 1, LaFayette
Cedartown-Montgomery Heights
Chatsworth-Highway 411
Claxton-East James Street
Cochran
Columbus (Beajod)-4742 12th
Avenue
Columbus-512 32nd Street
Columbus (Sunshine Acres)
Lynnridge Avenue
Columbus-5748 Whitesville Road
Cordele-Corner Seventh Street
and Second A venue
Cordele-West 17th Street
Covington
Crystal Springs-Route 1,
Highway 20
Dahlonega-585 East Martin Street
Dalton-926 East Morris Street
Dalton-Blueridge Street
Dawsonville-Highway 19, North
Douglas-Corner Bryan and
McKonald Streets
Douglasville-710 Cooper Street
Eastman-Church Street
East Point-1329 Cambridge
Avenue
Elberton-225 Parker Street
Ellerslie-Highway 85, South,
Warm Springs Road
Emerson
Eulonia-East Road
Fales-Route 2, Highway 68,
Douglas
Farg�Highway 94, West
Fitzgerald-807 East Central
Avenue
Flowery Grove-Highway 101,
Route 4, Dallas
Gainesvill�915 West Myrtle
Street
Graham (Mission)-Main Street
Hazlehurst-14 Dixie Homes
Hazlehurst-103 Rowland Street
Hickory Flat-Highway 140,
Route 2, Canton
Homeland-400 Ohio Avenue
Hoschton-Main Street
Irvin Grove-Route 1, Cadwell
Jacksonville-U. S. Highway
Jesup-Highway 301
Jonesbor�259 Highway 59
LaFayett�807 North Chattanooga
Street
LaGrang�203 Clark Street
Lindale-3019 Maple Street
Lyons-Mullis Hill Street
Mableton-Highway 78
Macon-710 East Main Street
MINUTES 'OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 181
Macon-400 Log Cabin Drive
Macon-770 Quinlan Drive
Manchester-Highway 85
Marietta-522 North Avenue
Milledgeville
Millen-Highway 25
Montezuma-Aver all Street
Moultrie-1207 15th Street,
Southwest
Mount Green-Route 1, North
Manor
Nashville-932 McPearson Avenue
Nicholls-Highway 32
Oak Hill-Route 2, Temple
Pearson-old Douglas Highway
Peek's Chapel-Route 1, Braselton
Pinetucky-Highways 319-441,
Route 1, Rentz
Plainville-Riverbend Road
Pottersville-East Side
Poulan-Pepper Street
Powder Springs-Highway 6
Raybon-Highway 301, North
Ringgold-Nashville Street
Rock Springs
Rocky Face-East of Highway 41.
Rome
Rossville-110 Cherry Street
Savannah-4528 Ogeechee Road
Savannah-519 East Broughton
Street . .
Shannon-Caron Road, School Hill
Sloan Hill-Route 1, Hortense
Springfield-Still Well Road
Sterling-Route 3
Stockbridge-Highway 138, East,
Route 2
Summerville-West Washington
Street
Suwannee Chapel-Route 3,
Waycross
Tifton-315 Alder Street
Toccoa-Jackson Street
Trenton� Edgewood A venue
Trion-Corner Conway Drive and
old 27 Highway
Valdosta-129 West End Street
Valdosta-114 Jackson Drive
Vidalia-211 Smi� Street
Vidalia-560 Montgomery Street
Villa Rica-Dallas and Stockmar
Roads
Waleska-Highway 149; Route 3,
Canton
Warner Robbins-315 Duke Avenue
Washington Chapel-Double Pool
Road
Waycross-109 Garlington Street
White-West of Highway 441,
North
Wilsonville-Highways 64-158,
Route 2, Nicholls
Winter-King and Wright Streets
HAWAII
Kaneohe-45-416 Kam. High�ay
Pearl City
Wahiawa-Olive Street
Waipahu
IDAHO
Boise-1620 North 28� Street
Boise-12 South Owyhee S�eet
Caldwell-1105 North Fifth S�eet
Nampa-1012 11th Avenue, No�
Extension
Pocatello-115 Valinty Lane
ILLINOIS
Abingdon-Martin Street and
Highway 41
Antioch-254 Ida Avenue
Aurora-1104 Lebanon Street
Chicago-1900 West Roscoe
Chicago-538 North Lavergne
Chicago-215 East 37th Street
Corinth-Route 1, Pittsburg
East Moline-109 West Sixth
Avenue
East St. Louis-805 North 52nd
Granite City
Harrisburg-101 East Homer
Jerseyville-Corner Clay and
Mulberry Streets
Johnston City-12th and Pine
Streets
Jolie�410 Miami Street
Lawrenceville-1500 Collins
Madison-1732 South Rhodes
Oak Forest-Highways 50 and 6
Oak Lawn-8420 South
Narragansett
Pekin-309 �m Street, North
Peoria-137 Spring S�eet, East
Rockford-2614 South Fifth Street
St. Charles
�304 South Fourth
Street
Waukegan-3315 Florida Street
Wilmington-1200 Sunset �ive
Wood River-58 Ferguson
Zion-1801 Hermon
182 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
IN DIANA
Bloomington-1829 Highland
Avenue
Brownsburg-321 South Jefferson
S�eet
Connersville-123 West Fifth
Street
Edinburg-West Perry Street
Evansville-218 South Fares
Avenue
Fort Wa�e-429 East Leith Street
Gas City-100 West North "B"
Street
Gatchel-Route 1, Highway 37,
Tell City
Goshen
Green�eld-602 North Franklin
Street
Ha�ond-6820 Missouri Street
Ha�ond (South)-1137 167th
Street
Hobart-3790 Alabama Street
Indianapolis-4301 East Hoyt
Avenue
Indianapolis (North)-2853 East
25th S�eet
Indianapolis (West)-Mars Hill
Street
Jamestown-239 Elm Street
Michigan City-3440 West Dunes
Highway
Mishawaka-12800 McKinley
Highway
Muncie-1800 West 10th Street
New Albany-203 Cherry Street
New Salisbury-Route 1, Highway
135
Noblesvill�11 North Plum Street
Oolitic-710 Highway 37
Peogia-Beechtree Road, Route 1,
Nineveh
Portage-5855-J Central Avenue
Portland-805 Creagnor Street
Salem-800 North Hayes Street
Scottsburg-Highway 31, South
Terre Haute-118 Hancock Street
Vincennes-1603 West Wheeler
S�eet
IOWA
Atlantic-600 Pine Street
Boone-2028 Crawford Street
Cedar Rapids-716 Eighth Avenue,
Southwest
Council Bluffs-1700 Avenue E
Missouri Valley-305 East 10th
Ottumwa-605 East Finley
Red Oak-309 First Avenue
West Des Moines-305 Seventh
Street
Winterset-509 East Filmore
KANSAS
Coffeyville-1513 Spruce
El Dorado-1335 Douglas Road
Emporia-102 Neosho
Haddam-½ block south of bank
Kansas City-95 South 21st Street
Kansas City (Argentine)-1301
South 37th Street
Kansas City-944 Ruby Avenue
Ola��?16 South Harrison
Pittsburg-607 North Joplin
Peabody-311 Plum
Pleasanton-Ninth Street and Vine
Topeka-1235 North Central
Avenue
Turck-State Highway 7, north of
Columbus
Wichita-1127 South Dodge
KENTUCKY
Acorn-Highway 92, Somerset
Big Springs-Main Street
Bonnieville-Highway 31-W
Bowling Green-502 Church Street
Brooks Hill-Brooks
Burdine-Highway 119
Carters Tabernacle-Adolphus
Cary-Pineville, Star Route 3
Cedar Ga�-Highway 80, Somerset
Cedar Grove
Central City-Harrison Avenue
Covington-2219 Howell Street
Delphia-Highway 463
East Cumberland-Main Street
Elizabethtown-Woodland Drive
Evarts-Kester A venue
Fern Creek-Bardstown Road,
Highway 150-31-E
Fordsville-Main Street
Fountain Run-Route 5, Russell
Springs
Franklin-Orange Street
Glen Lily-Route 1, Munfordville
Grayson-Rupert Lane
Hartford-Old Fordsville Road
Henderson-1401 Clay Street
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 183
Hi Hat
Highland Park-435 Huron Street,
�uisville
Hill Grove-Highway 60, Guston
Hopkinsville-Highway 41, Nor�
Irvin�High Street
Island-Highway 431
Knobbs-Route 1, Rumsey
Lebanon Junction-1215 South
Poplar
Leitch�eld-Highway 62
Lexington-319 Thompson Road
Ligon-Route 979, Hi Hat
London-off Highway 80, West
Louisvill�4564 Knopps Avenue
Louisville-21st and Main Streets
Louisville�2265 Cr�s Lane
Madisonvill�37 North Park
Avenue
McHenry-Highway 62
McRoberts-McRoberts Camp
Middlesbor�Bales Street
Middlesbor�Bean's Fork
Morgan�eld-259 North Padgett
Street
Mount Sherman-off Highway 61,
South
Noah's Chapel-off Highway 185,
Ready
Oak Grove-Gartin
Owensboro-1220 Center Street
Owensbor�1836 West Fifth S�eet
Payne Gap-Highway 23, Jenk�
Pineville-Fourth Street
Raceland-Greenup Avenue
Roth-Highway 66, Pineville
Russell Springs-�ghway 80,
West
Salt River-West End,
Shepherdsville
Sand Springs-Highway 31-W,
Elizabethtown
Sewellton-Highway 35, Jamestown
Somerset-Speedway Drive
Stephensburg-off Highway 62
Sturgis-127 Monroe Street
Tateville
Taylorsville-Highway 62
Tinker Fork-Teaberry
Versailles-Laval Heights,
Highway 60-62
Waynesburg-Highway 27
Wentz
Wheatcrof�Highway 41
Wheelwright-Main Street
Willisburg-Highway 431
LOUISIANA
Alexandria-1515 Park Avenue
Bastro�18 Division Avenue
Baton Rouge-1689 74th Avenue
Baton Roug�2363 Smiley A venue
Bayou Chene
Belle River-Belle River Route
Covington-East 35th and Lee Road
Donaldsonville-1033 Nolan Avenue
Folsom-Route 1
Hammond-202 East Park
Houma-800 Truman Street
Kentwood-Orange Grove Street
Livingston-Navado Street
Marrero-54 Norton Street
Metairi�736 Clearview Drive
Morgan City-1311 Second S�eet
Newellt�-Route 1
Ponchatoula-135 South First Street
Rodessa
Slidell-1921 First Street
Vivian-Pecan and Louisiana
West Monroe-Joe Bill Street
MAINE
Portland-7 Deering Avenue
Thorndike
MARYLAND
Baltimor�707 South Broadway
Baltimore (Brooklyn)-Fifth and
Arson
Baltimor�764 Poplar Grove
Baltimore-310 South Gilmor
Street
Berlin-old Route 50
Chance
Churchvill�Glenville Road
Eagle Rock-Route 1
El Dorado
Ellicott City-76 Frederick Road
Federalsburg-100 Austin Avenue
Harbough Valley-Harbough Valley
Road, Sabillasville
Lock Lynn
Riverdale (East)-5424 Powhatan
Road
Rockville-14180 Travilah Road
Salisbury-Patterson Avenue
Salisbury-312 College Av�ue
Whaleysville-Route 1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington-1301 Florida Avenue,
184 MINUTES OF THE 64TH �NUAL ASSE�LY
Northwest
Washington-501 Eighth Street
MASSACHUSETTS
Dorchester-94-C Quincy Street
MICHIGAN
Adrian-1245 Division Street
Algonac-531 Mill Street
Battle Creek-2938 Dickman Road
Battle Creek-431 Hamblin Avenue
Benton Harbor-2636 Gregory
Street
Cadillac-East Nelson and North
Shelby
Dearborn-9935 Tuxedo Streeet
Detroit-13213 Can�eld Street
Detroit-4851 Chene Street
Detroit-19519 Evergreen Street
Detroit-17701 John R Street
Dowagiac-309 Dewey Street
Downriver-995 Orange,
Wyandotte
Flint-947 Leland Street
Garden City-28563 Pardo Street
Holland-19th and Hazel
Jackson-Highway 50, East,
Brooklyn
Kalamazoo-713 Chicago
Lansing-2421 North Turner
Monroe-832 Harbor
Niles-1222 Phoenix
Pontiac-1212 North Perry
River Rouge-41 Orchard Street
Romulus-7201 Kempa Street
Royal Oak-600 North Campbell
Sodus-Pipestone Road
South Lyons-12760 West 10 Mile
Road
Taylor-23233 Wick Road
Wyandotte-1-75 at Sibley Road,
West
Ypsilanti-130 South Harris
MINNESOTA
�oka-1033 Jefferson Street
Duluth-531 East Fifth Street
Minneapolis-3954 Thomas Avenue,
North
Zimmerman-East Main Street
MISSISSIPPI
Aberdeen-Route 1
Adams Arbor-Highway 35, South,
Route 3, Charleston
�ory-Highway 278, East
Bethany-Highway 32, Route 2,
Okolona
Bruce�Grady Avenue
Cary-Highway 61, South
Cedar Creek-Route 1, Lucedale
Chapel Hill-Route 1, Golden
Cleveland-Highway 61, North,
Boyle
Columbus-407 19th Street, South
D'L�Highway 49
Eupora-Highway 9, North
Fairview-Highway 8, East,
Houston
Fulton-Highway 78, East
Futheyville-Route 1, Grenada
Greenville-Highway 1, North
Greenwood-203 Third Avenue,
North
Gulfport-2324 14th Avenue
Hamilton-Route 1
Hattiesburg-502 Williams Street
Hebron-Delta City Route
Jackson-2116 Bailey Avenue
Jordan Hill-Dennis
Kea's Chapel-off Highway 19-W,
Philadelphia
Kosciusko-915 West Jefferson
Street
Maben-Highway 15
.Magee-First Street
Mary Springs-Route 4, Gloster
McComb-Highway 51, South
Meridian-4705 Fifth Street
Morgantown
Moss Point-1621 Grierson Street
Mount Carmel-Highway 25,
Route 1, Red Bay
Mount Zion-Houlka
Natchez-305 North Rankin Street
New Bethel-Highway 82,
Northeast
Okolona-207 Carter Street
Paducah Wells-off Highway 32-W,
Charleston
Pass Point-1439 East Jackson,
Pascagoula
Pearl-Kings Drive
Pearlie Gates-Golden Route
Phillip-Highway 8
Picayune-1903 East Canal
Piney Grove-Tremont Route
Plainview-Liberty
Pontotoc-Highway 341
Seminary-Highway 589-W
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 185
Smith's Chapel-Highway 491,
Route 2, Collinsville
Spanish Fort-Star Route,
Holly Bluff
Tallula-Highway 1
Taylor-Vardaman
Tippo-South Charleston
Turkey Foot Fork-Route 1,
Holcomb
Union Grove-Route 1, Mooreville
Unity-Highway 374-E, Saltillo
Verona-Palmetto Road, Highway
45
Vicksburg-2015 Grove Street
Walnut Grove-Oakland
West Point-Lone Oak Drive
Yazoo City-Route 2
Zion Grove-Graball Avenue
MISSOURI
Alley Springs-Highway 106,
Eminence
Bertrand
Birch �ee
Boonesboro-Highway 87
California-Highway 50
Center Point-Highway 142, Couch
Chaffee-Corner North Third
Street and Wright A venue
Charleston-512 Naomi Street
Delta-Wilson Street
Downing-12 Main Street
East Prairie-401 South Center
Farmington-North old 67
Highway
Fenton-1701 Highway 141
Flatwoods-County Road D,
Eminence
Fredericktown-500 East Franklin
Street
Fremont
Hayti-611 South Sixth Street
Houses Creek-County Road M,
Van Buren
Kansas City-3838 Independence
Avenue
Kansas City-1622 Summit Street
Kirksville-Sublette Addition,
Highway 63, North
Lamar-1308 South Grand
Liberal-East Yale Street
Montier-old Highway 60
Mountain Grove-503 Long S�eet
Mountain View-760 East Fifth
Street
Raytown-9507 East 59th Street
St. Charle�807 North Benton
Street
St. Louis (North)-2126 St. Louis
Avenue
St. Louis (South)-4607 Virginia
Avenue
Sikeston-Corner South New
Madrid and Trotter Streets
Spring�eld-3609 West Kea�ey
Street
Summersville-Highway 17
Trenton-1701 Highway 41
Winona
MONTANA
Billings-303 South 35th Street
Butte-602 South Idaho
Great Falls-1101 Second Avenue,
North
Helena-114 North Hoback
Missoula-802 Cleveland
NEBRASKA
Auburn-705 Ninth Street
Gibbon-College and Front Streets
Grand Island-504 East Second
Omaha (Benson)-4932 Ohio Street
Omaha
NEVADA
Boulder City-701 Eighth Street
Henderson-Carver Park
Auditorium
Las Vegas-409 Ninth Street
Ren�1500 Montello Street
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rochester-Spaulding Avenue,
North
NEW JERSEY
Bridgeton-59 Burlington Road
Camden-1193 Lawrence Street
Newark-567 Spring�eld Avenue
North�eld-117 Fabian Avenue
Penns Grove (Mission)-Oak
Street
Towac�650 Route 202
Vineland-Southeast Boulevard and
Sherman Avenue
NEW MEXICO
Alamogord�1100 Jefferson
Avenue
186 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Alamogordo (Spanish)
Albuquerque-2828 Blandford, S.W.
Carlsbad-509 North 11th S�eet
'Clovis-1120 South Lea Street
Deming-721 South 12th Street
Las Cruces-808 South Mimbres
Street
Lovington-405 West Van Buren
Melrose-Fifth and Avenue C
Mesquit�San Miguel Avenue
Portales-816 East Canadian Street
Raton-707 Dwyer Avenue
Roswell-221 East Jefferson Street
NEW YORK
Binghamton-28 Lyon Street
Bronx-1239 Intervale Avenue
Brooklyn-518 Barbey Street
Brooklyn-1243 Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn-59 Middleton Street
Brooklyn-160 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn-197 St. James Place
Jamaica-138-06 Farmers
Boulevard
Newburgh-175 Broadway
New Rochelle-218 Union Avenue
Roosevel�266 Babylon Turnpike
NORTH CAROLINA
Aberdeen-Raeford Road
Asheboro-Cross Street
Asheville-102 South French Road
Asheville-7 Gray Street
Autryville (Mount Carmel)-
Route 2
Bayboro (Maribel)-Route 1
Belmont-901 Edgemont Avenue
Bessemer City-402 South 10th
Street
Black Mountain-123 East Street
Bogue-Highway 24
Bonnetsville-Highway 24
Bryson City-Bryson Branch Road
Burlington-805 Power Street
Burnsville-Meadow Road
Candor
Canton-100 Terrace Drive
Canton-270 Dutch Cove Road
Carthage-Clay Road
Castalia-Route 1
Chapel Hill-Merritt Mill Road
Charlotte-815 South Hoskins Road
Charlotte-2905 South Tryon Street
Clayton-322 Stalling Street
Clinton (Canadys Mill)-Highway
24
Concord-216 South Georgia
Avenue
Crus�Highway 276
Draper-407 High
Dunn-Railroad Street
Dunn (Taylors Chapel)-Route 5
Durham-405 Briggs Avenue
Durham-Grant Street
Durham (Braggstown)-3216
Dearborn Drive
Durham-1303 Ramsuer S�eet
Durham-884 Estes Street
Elizabeth City-606 Shepherd
Street
Erwin (Beaver Dam)-Route 1,
Box 389
Erwin-Fourth Street
Erwin (Zion Temple)-Route 1
Fayetteville (Breezewood Acres)
Fayetteville (Mount Zion)-
Highway 401, South
Four Oaks
Four Oaks (Hannah's Creek)-
Route 1
Franklin-Davidson Street
Franklinton-Fairlane Avenue
Fuquay (Holly Springs)
Garland-R. F. D. 2
Gastonia-1306 East Ozark
Avenue
Glen Alpine-Highway 70
Goldsboro-West A Street
Goldsbor�303 Oxley Street
Goldston-Route 1
Graham (Burlington)-619
Providence Road
Granite Falls (Saw Mills)-Route 2
Greensboro-1927 Opal Drive
Greensboro-Corner East and
Perkins Streets
Greensboro-Corner Causey and
Pinelands Streets
Greenville-1304 Broad Street
Hamlet-Route 2, Ghio
Hamlet-Highway 177, South
Henderson-801 Arch Street
Hickory-843 Highland Avenue
High Poin�209 West Ward
Avenue
High Point-609 Amos Street
Hillsbor�Orange Heights
Indian Trail-State Highway 1008
Jackson Springs-Route 1, Candor
Kannapolis-145 Westover Avenue
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 187
Kannapolis-Little Texas Road
Kernersville-Highway 66, Kerwin
Kinston-217 East North Street
Kinston-806 Whit�eld Drive
Laurel Hill-Marston Street
Laurinburg-Lee's Mill Road
Leaksville-121 First Street
Lexington-corner Oak A venue and
Leonford Street
Liberty-Route 3
Lincolnton (Laboratory)-Route 4
Lincolnton-1122 East McBee
Street
Louisburg (Bunns Chapel)-Route 1
Louisburg-Route 2
Maysville
Mocksville-Highway 601
Monro�-103 Holly Street
Morehead City-1912 Bridges
Street
Mount Airy-Highway 103
Mount Olive (Waynes Chapel)
Route 4
Murphy (Fields of the Wood)-
Route 4
New Bern-835 Green Street
New Bern-George and Burns
Norman-Winslow Street
Norman-Mountain Creek
Community
Penros�Highway 64
Pilot Mountain-Grassy Knabb
Road
Pittsboro-Cornwallis Heights
Princeton (Mill Creek)-Route 1
Princeton-Route 1
Raeford-Route 3
Raeford-Jones Street
Raleigh-1130 North Blount Street
Raleigh-706 Bragg Street
Ramseur-Wright Street
Ramseur-Route 2
Red Springs-South Main Street
Reidsville-Walker Street
Robbins-Route 1
Robbins-Route 2
Robbins-Spies
Rockingham (East)-33 Flowers
Street
Rockingham-Grove Street
Rocky Mount-900 Wilkins Street
Rocky Mount-Redgate A venue
Rolesville-Highway 401, North
Salisbury-Lake Fork Road
Salisbury-East Shaver and North
Bank Streets
Sanford-Buckner Street
Sanford-Route 1007
Sanford-Scott Avenue
Selma (Crumplers Cross Road)-
Lizzie Mill Road
Selma-302 East Elizabeth Avenue
Selma-600 South Poll�k Street
Siler City-Lincoln Height Street
Smith�eld-Blount Street
Spring Hope-Route 1
Ste�an (Bethany)-Clement Road
Stedman-Highway 210
Swannanoa-old Highway 70
Tarboro-Route 1
Thomasvill�715 Blair Street
Thomasville-809 Young Drive
Union Grove (Mount Calvary)-
Route 4
Wadesboro-1 Sullivan Street
Washington-506 Telfair Street
Waynesville-206 Smathers Street
White Oak-Route 1, Box 80
Wilmington-511 South 16th Street
Wilmington-813 South Eighth
Street
Wilson-705 Briggs Street
Winston-Salem-3700 Southdale
Avenue
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck-Corner of Ninth and B
Avenues
Fargo-1417 21st Street, South
Golden Valley-Main Street
Hazen-Highway 7, East
Marmarth
Minot-102½ Sixth, Northeast
Turtle Lake-First Street
OHIO
Akron-13th and Lakewood
Boulevard
Albany-Mill Street
Barlow-U. S. Route 50, East
Bucyrus-203 East Mary Street
Cambridg�Eighth and Madison
Canton-2000 Navarre Road,
Southwest
Carey-212 West Brown
Carrothers-State Highway 4
Cheshire-State Highway 7
Cincinnati-295 Avalon Street
Cleveland-9623 Manor Avenue
Cleveland (West)-2806 Daisy
Avenue
188 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Cleveland-9318 Wade Park
Columbus-827 East Maynard
Columbus-160 East Williams Road
Crestline-300 East Bucyrus Street
Dayton-1304 Saint Adelbert S�eet
Dayton (West)-260 South Conover
Street
Elyria-244 Ninth Street
Hamilton-425 Walnut Street
Ironton-515 Kemp Street
Lorain-1771 East 29th Street
Mans�eld-1080 West Longview
Avenue
Mans�eld (East)-113 East Elm
Street
Mechanicsburg-132 Park Avenue
Medina-Highway 42, West
Navarre-6745 Florence Avenue
New Boston-corner Ohio and
Grace Streets
Painesville-285 Stonehaven Driven
Portsmouth-1237 Front S�eet
Sandusky-Bardshar Road, Route
99
Sawyerwood-1052 Crestline Drive,
Route 224, East, Akron
Tiffin-52 South Sandusky Street
Toled�5143 Whiteford Road,
Sylvania
Wellston-20 West B Street
Willard-Route 2, East
Youngstown-17 East Earle Street
OKLAHOMA
Ada-918 East Orchard Street
Allen-200 East Lexington Street
�tus-1000 South Kennedy Street
Bixby�South Riverview Drive
Broken Arrow-820 North Elm
Place
Coweta-121 North B Street
Cleveland-503 West Cherokee
Street
Dawson-2023 North Joplin Street
Dayton-262 South Conover Street
Dewey-623 East Sixth S�eet
Drumright-703 South Ohio Street
Duncan-5 North Eas�and Drive
Edmond-14 North Madison Street
El Ren�822 West Wade Street
Enid-2516 East Pine Street
Guthrie-17th and Washington
Holdenville-West Main and Cherry
Streets
Leach-Highway 33
Liberty Mounds-Route 2, Beggs
Muskogee-I block east of South
York at city limits
Ochelata-Box 135
Oklahoma City-700 Southeast 40th
Street
Oologah-West Main Street
Osage Hills-81st North Road,
Tulsa
Pawhuska-900 Kihekah Street
Porter
Quinton
Sapulpa-1400 South Water S�eet
Spiro-Choctaw A venue and
Chestnut Street
Springdale-2001 Atlanta Street,
Tulsa
Sulphur-824 West Oklahoma
Street
Tulsa-(Verndale Addition) 4421
West Fifth Street
Weer-121st Street and County
Line Road, Broken Arrow
Worstell-Route 2, Ada
OREGON
Crescent-Main Street
Eugene-1440 North Park Avenue
Glide-North Umpqua Road
Grande Ronde-off Highway 22
Hermiston-32 East Dogwood and
McNary S�eets
Klamath Falls-3320 Marlyn Street
Portland-120 Southeast 172nd
Prineville-432 Lynn Boulevard
Salem-1580 Southeast 20th Street
Stayton-493 Olympia Street
Sutherlin-East Central Street
PENNSYLVANIA
Bristol-1318 State Road, Croydon
Butler-2225 North Church Street
Council Bluff-R.D. No. 2, Newvi�e
East Berlin-Route 2
Ellwood City-403 Golf Avenue
Erie-2638 Parker Avenue
Fertigs-R.D. No. 1, Venus
Ford City-Neal Avenue, Ford Cliff
Harrisburg-1419 Regina Street
Huey
Karns City-Route 268, North
Kittanning-Sunny Side
Leesburg-Route 6, Mercer
Library-3700 Wood Street
Mercer-South Shenango Street
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 189
Nectarine-Route 2, Harrisville
New Eagl�Keenan Hill
New Kensington-1383 Fourth
Avenue
Philadelphia-2618 Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia-2555 North Fifth
Street
Philadelphia-49th and Parrish
Philadelphia-1220 Poplar Street
Philadelphia (Spanish)-1932 Green
Street
Philadelphia-3539 Kensington
Avenue
Poplar Run-Route 1, Normalville
Rimersburg-Sloan Street
Sandy Hollow-Route 2,
Rimersbu�g
Sharon-807 Spruce Avenue
Shirleysburg
Six Points-Route 3, Parker
Three Degree Road (Adams
Station)-Route 2, Valencia
Uniontown-53 Winona Street
Waynesburg-Route 4, West
RHODE ISLAND
Newport-Co�er Tilley and
Vanzandt
Providence-290 Plain Street
Province (East Mission)-178
Camp Street
SOUTH CAROLINA
Anderson-203 Belmont Avenue
Anderson-Liberty Drive
Anderson (West)-916 Jackson
Street
Batesburg-Route 1, � City
Airport
Belton-Brazil Street
Boonetown-Route 1, Kershaw
Browns Creek
Buffalo-127 South Street
Calhoun Falls-Darlington Street
Camden-Hi�way 34
Camden-Haile Street
Camp Branch-Route 2, Lake City
Camp Oak-Route 1, Salem
Cash ville-Highway -146
Central-Martin Street
Charleston-Midland Park, Warm
Street
Charleston (North Station)-4032
Meeting Street
Charleston-1328 Rutledge Avenue
Cherokee Falls-Route 1, Blackburg
Chester
Clinton-1100 North Sloan Street
Columbia-Eau Claire
Columbia-1207 Virginia Street
Conestee-Second Street
Corinth
Dacusville-Route 5, Easley
Darlington-117 Smith Avenue Ext.
Denmark-West Coker Street
Dillon-902 Hudson Street
Easley-South Fifth and West
Fourth Streets
Edge�eld-Bypass 25
Florence-426 South Church Street
Fountain I�-Jones Mill Road
Glendale-Route 2, Spartanburg
Glen Grove-Route 4, Anderson
Gloverville
Gray Court
Grays
Great Falls-Route 1, Golf Course
Road
Great Falls-Highway 21
Green Hill-Route 3, Hartsville
Greenville-3007 Fleming Street
Greenville (Riverside)-12 Odom
Circle
Greenville (West)-34 Lindall
Avenue
Greenwood-Route 1, Blythe Road
Greer-511 Arlington Road
Grey Court
Hampton-East Holland
Hartsville-721 Highway 15, North
Hicks Chapel-Route 1, Coward
High Hill-Route 1, Coward
Highland-Route 2, Landrum
Hodges-Highway 25, South
Holly Hill-Highway 310, North
Honea Path-1312 Chiquola
Avenue
Hood town-Bonneau
Inman-32 First Street
Jacksonboro
Joanna
Johns Island-Maybank Highway,
Charleston
Jones Chapel-Route 1, Belton
Knightsville-Knightsville Road
Lancaster-Dobson Street
Lancaster-Memorial Park Road
Landrum-South Church Street
Lexington-Route 4
Liberty-Route 1
Lobec�Highway 21, South
Lockhart-Route 1, Sharon
190 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Lugoff
Manning-Church Street
Marietta-Chestnut Ridge Road
Mayesville
Moncks Corner-Highway 17-A,
West
Moselle-Route 1, Islandton
Mount Pisgah-Highway 88, Easley
Mountain View-Route 2,
Campobello
McBee-Oak and Ninth Street
Newberry-Boughnight Street
Ninety Six-Highway 246, South
Nixville-Route 1, Estill
Olanta
Orangeburg-Short Avenue
Owens Chapel-Highway 183,
Seneca
Pacolet-Highway 176, South
Pelzer-7 Main Street
Pelham-Church S�eet
Pendleton-Route 1
Pickens
Piedmont-Pine Bluff Street
Pine Ridge-McBee Highway,
1 mile
Piney Grove-Route 1, Effingham
Pleasant Grove-Route 1, Scranton
Rice Creek-Ariel Mill Road,
Liberty
Ridgeland-Highway 336, West
R�k Hill-701 Cauthen Street
Rock Hill-Carroll Street
Ruffin-Route 1
Sene.ca-Overbrooke Drive
Six Mile
Spring�eld
Starr-Route 1
Summerville-407 North Magnolia
S�eet
Sumter-395 Timmons Street
S�ter-Barwick S�eet
Tarboro-Route 2, Ridgeland
Terrells-Route 1, Lake City
Timmonsville-300 East Market
Street
Turbeville-Route 1, Box 11-C,
Lake City
Twin Pine-Route 4, Andrews
Una-Route 3, Spartanburg
Union-Blassingame Street
Walhalla-511 Bullwinkle Drive
Walhalla-601 South Johns Street
Walterbor�1011 Bell Highway
Walterbor��rifoy Avenue,
Highway 64-E
Ware Shoals-Saluda Avenue
Ware Shoals-Sholes Junction
Road
Wattsville-lrby Avenue
Westminister-Highway 76-W
Winnsboro-Route 3
Winnsboro-Crawford Street
Woodruff
York-Wainwright Avenue
SOUTH DA KOTA
Eagle Butte
Isabel _
Mobridge-12th Street North and
Second Avenue, West
Pierre-2500 East Rumbolt
Rapid City-520 North Seventh
Street
Sioux Falls-401 West Rose Street
Sturgis-957 Sherman Street
TENNESSEE
Anthony Hill-Route 1,
Goodsprings
Baggetts Chapel-Route 1,
Cunningham
Bethel Springs-U. S. Highway 45
Big Sandy-Highway 69
Birchwood-Route 1, Dolly Pond
Road
Bostic Chapel-Route 3,
Westmoreland
Burns-Route 1
_ Campaign-Friendship Road
Carthage-Jackson Avenue
Chattanooga (Alton Park)-5320
Dorris Street
Chattanooga (East)-2900 Dodson
Avenue
Chattanooga (Ridgedale)-2314
East 13th Street
Chattanooga-1701 Wilson Street
Chattanooga (Lookout Valley)
O'Grady Drive
Chattanooga (Woodland Heights)-
1015 White Hall Road Ext.
Clarksville-931 Cumberland Drive
Claylick-Route 4, White Bluff
Cleveland (Eastview)-995 Benton
Pike
Cleveland (North)-Keith Street
Bypass
Cleveland (South)-1213 Chippewa
Avenue
Cleveland (South Gate)-200 Grove
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 191
Avenue
Cleveland (Spring Place)
Washington Avenue
Cleveland (Tabe�acle )-East
Central Avenue
Cleveland-150 Wildwood Avenue
Collinwood
Columbia-Route 4, Williamsport
Road
Cookevill�326 West Jackson
Crab Orchard
Crossville-Stanley Street
Cumberland Furnace-Route 2
Curtis Hill-Route 1, Bethel Springs
Daisy-Hixon Street
Dayton-New Road
Dickson-West College Street
Dorton-Route 1, Crossville
Dyersburg-1607 Hornbrook
East Ridge-1118 Green Lake Road
Elizabethton-1113 Park Street
Erin
Etowah-Highway 411
Etowah (Burkes Chapel)-Old
Federal Road
Fairview-Keith Valley Road,
Cleveland
Faxon-Route 2, Big Sandy
Fayetteville
Gallatin-119 Morningside
Green Brier-340 College Street
Grimsley-Route 1, Clarkrange
Harriman-815 Clifty Street
Hickman-Route 1, Gordonsville
Hills Chapel-Route 4, Big Sandy
• Hilltown�'Route 1� -sante Fe
Holtlan-Route 1, Chapel Hill
Huntingdon-208 High Street
Johnson City-304 Meredith
Jones Chapel-Route 9, Greeneville
Kimball-Route 1, Jasper
Knoxville (Lonsdale)-1112
Co�ecticut
Knoxville (Vestal)-833 Avenue A
Lawrence Chapel-Route 1,
Crossville
Lebanon-West Spring Street
Lebanon (East)-lnman Court
Youth Center
Lenoir City-210 Cherry Street
Lenox
Liverwort-Route 1, Clarksville
Livingston-Fifth and College
Lobelville-Highway 13, North
Lusk-Route 1, Dunlap
Madison-Old Hickory Boulevard
at Graycroft
Madisonville-Craighead Road
Manchester-Mill Street
Martin-155 Meek Street
Mayland-Highway 70
McMinnville-North Warren Street
Memphis-758 Goodwyn
Michie-Highway 57
Monteagle-Moffett Street
Monterey-Elm Street
Morristown-214 East Sixth Street
Mt. Crest-Route 4, Pikeville
Murfreesboro-207 South Bilbro
Nashville (Bordeaux)-3307 Kings
Lane
Nashville (East)-901 Strouse
Nashville (North)-1906 11th
Avenue, North
Nashville (Sullivans Ridge)
Old Charlotte Road
Nashville (West)-1105 51st
Avenue, North
Nashville (Woodbine)-2418 Foster
Avenue
Old Hickory-3000 Elliott Drive
Oliver Springs-Sixth Street
Paris-315 Dale Street
Petros
Pikeville-Cemetery Street
Pine Grove-Route 2, Crossville
Pine Haven-Rock Creek Route,
Jamestown
Pleasant Shade
Portland-117 Richland
Richmond
'Ridgely-Church Street
Rickman
Roberts Tabernacle-Route 3,
Westmoreland
Rockwood-812 South Kingston
Avenue
Shady Grove-Route 1, Primm
Springs
Shady Rest-Highway 70, East
Shelbyv�le-West Lane Street
Shiloh-Route 4, Sparta
Signal Mountain-1819 Taft
Highway
Slayden
South Fulton-120 Forestdale
Sparta-Walker Street
Spencer-Highway 30
Staffords Chapel-Route 1,
Maynard ville
Stewart-Highway 147
Sunbright-Highway 27
192 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Ten Mile-Decatur
Tennessee Ridg�Route 1
Tracy City-Altamont Street
Trenton-Armory Street
Tullahoma-Highway 41-A, North
Turtletown-Route 1
White Bluff-Route 2
Whitehaven-5498 Millbranch Road
White Oak Flat-Route 1, Charlotte
Winchester-1410 First Avenue,
Northeast
Wrigley
Zion Hill-Route 3, McEwen
TEXAS
( East)
Alvin-216 North Fifth Street
Angleton-303 North Parrish Street
Argo-Route 1, Cookville
Bacliff-2442 Hobbs
Bay City-Tenth and Pine
Cleveland-1309 Blair Street
Clute-112 Shanks
Cookville-One block off Hi�way
67
Corpus Christi-3014 Gallihar
Road
Dallas (East)-5443 Forney Road
Dallas (Oakcliff)-2636 Pierce
Dallas (Pleasant Grove)-1121
McGregor
Eagle Lake-414 Davis
Fort Worth-3400 Hampshire
Boulevard
Hagansport-Highway 37
Harleton-Route 5
Houston (Cloverleaf)-14015
Muscatine Street
Houston (East Sunnyside)-4610
Sunfl ower Street
Houston-7318 East Freeway off
Interstate 10
Kingsville-1225 East Lott Street
LaMarque-416 Bell Drive
Liberty-South Farm Road 563
Liberty City-State Highway 132,
North of Kilgore
Maud-372 Houston Drive
Mt. Pleasant-12 1 White Street
Mt. Pleasant (Harris Chapel)-
Route 4
New Ulm-Route 1
Orange-709 Bilbo
Palacios-315 Lucas
Palacios (West)-809 Ninth S�eet
Pasadena-912 Beverly
Pittsburg-424 Mount Pleasant
Port Lavaca-1804 Hallamon Drive
Port Neches-1618 E�gene Street
San Antoni�718 Pyron
Smith�eld-452 O'dell Street
Texarkana-2311 Maple Street
Van Vleck-one block off Highway
35
TEXAS
(West)
Amarillo-1125 North Mirror
Borger-211 West Coolidge
Childress-1003 D.S.W.
El Paso (Spanish)-3113 Alameda
Avenue
Lubbock-1405 Nort h Ash
Lubbock (Spanish)-308 North
Avenue P
Midland-1905 West Rhode Island
Post-109 East Fifth Street
Post (Spanish)-May Street
Ranger-corner Oak and Hunt
San Angelo-301 E'ast 11th
Sudan-First and Wilson
Sweetwater-2000 Chester
Tye-Cok e Street
UTAH
Helper-250 River Street
Ma�a-2559 South 7200 West
Moab-First North and First East
Ogdon-32nd and Childs Avenue
Salt Lake City-425 North Sixth
West
VERMONT
Marsh� eld-Highway, Route 2
Middlesex-Three Mile Bridge Road
Plain�eld-Maple Hill, Northeast
VIRGINIA
Alexandria-Telegraph Road
Altavista-Ninth Street
Appomattox-off Highway 460
Bassett
Bastian
Blacksburg-Lee Street
Blue�eld-143 North College
Bristol-120 Keys Street
Brookneal
Buena Vista-Magnolia Avenue
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 193
Buffalo Ridge-Highway 618,
Woolwine
Burkeville-Route 360
Callaghan-Route 1, Covington
Chatham-Route
C�istiansburg-Craig Street
Clift-Route 2, Covington
Clover-Route 360
Cody-Route 40
Coeburn-Grand Avenue
Collinsville-South Daniels Creek
Road
Coulwood-Route 7, Honaker
County Line-near Patrick Springs
Covington-1262 Durant Road
Craigsville-Central Avenue
Cripple Creek
Danville-89 Baltimore Avenue
Darwin
Delton-Route 1, Draper
Dowells Chapel-Route 2, Saltville
Farmsville-Highway 460
Ferrum-Highway 40, West
Fieldale
Fincastle
Flatwoods-near Fincastle
Floyd
Fredericksburg-Ferry Farms Road
Fredericksburg-2400 McKinney
Street
Fries-Stephens Creek Commu�ty
Front Royal-Kerfoot Avenue
Gainesville-Route 211
Galax
Glade Spring
Glasgow-Route 130
Gunton Park-near Max Meadows
Herald-near Coeburn
Hopewell-3600 Oaklawn
Boulevard
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
Java
Leesville-Route 43
Lexington-Miller Street
Lynchburg-2600 Gar�
�
ld Avenue
Marion-near Seven Mile Ford
Martinsville-Liberty and Fork
Streets
Max Meadows
Midway-between Pulaski and
Gunton Park
Mill Branch-near Covington
Moneta-Route 1
Monterey-Route 220
Mount Olive-near Cody
Narrows-Poplar Street
New Castle-1006 Cumberland
Avenue
Newport News-853 Tri City Lane
Newport News
Nokesville
Norfolk-1552 Bernma Street
North Tazewell
Oak Hill-near Leesville
Patrick Springs
Pearisburg-Morris Street
Pennington Gap-Route 1
Poplar Camp-Route 1, Austinville
Portsmouth-Pearl and Wilcox
Streets
Pound
Pulaski-Brown Addition
Radford-Sixth and Taylor Stree�
Richmond-Harwood Avenue
Richmond-6306 16th Street
Richmond-2620 Newburn Street
Richmond-2801 East Clay S�eet
Richmond (North)-2505 Byron
Street
Ringley's Chapel-Route 1,
Jonesville
Roanoke-1616 Wise Avenue,
Southeast
Roanoke-Roanoke Avenue,
Southwest
Roanoke (Northview)-5501 Florist
Road, N. W.
Salem-Apperson Drive
Skippers
Smith�eld-Route 10
Stanleytown
Staunton-319 Campbell Street
Steep Rock-near Jonesville
Suffolk-1212 Holland Road
Suffolk-1203 Norfolk Road
Sugar Grove
Waynesboro-1532 Second Street
Winfall-Route 2, Gladys
Wytheville
WASHINGTON
Aberdeen-118 West Curtis
Bremerton-3204 Nor� Perry
Avenue
Darrington-Cascade at
Commercial
Everett-304 23rd
Fern Prairie-Route 1, Camas
Kels�1008 Walnut Street
Kennewick-718 South Gum Street
194 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Kirkland-8727 128�, Northeast
Pasc�1141 Sylvester
Retsil-403 Maple Street
Seattle-67th at 23rd, Northwest
Sedro Woolley-503 Fidalgo
Spokane-804 Spofford
Tacoma-11102 South Yakima
Vancouver-3214 "N" Street
White Salmon-Route 2
Yakima-904 Walker Street
WEST VIRGINIA
Ansted-Chestnutburg Road
Bleva-State Route 39
Blue Creek
Blue�eld-Redmans Hall
Bozo�Route 12
Chapmanvi�e-downtown
Charleston-4916 Venable Avenue,
Southeast
Clarksburg-Wilsonville Addition
Clear Creek
Corrine
Culloden
Davis-Ida Mae Mines Road,
Worthington
Deepwater-Main Highway
Dingess-below Post Office
Dry Creek
Elkins-Route 2
Ethel-Route 119
Fairmon�418 Hall Street
Fa�ington-North Main Street
Giles
Kuhns Run-Route 1, Fairmont
Lanark-Route 19, Beckley
Laurel Creek-3 miles from Seth
Logan-Pine Street, South
Metz-Route 250
North Matewan
Page-near Railroad Depot
Patterson Creek
Pea Ridge-Route 1, South
Point Pleasant-2221 North Main
Pond Gap-Laurel Fork
Ravencliff
Sylvester-North city limits
Stouts Mill-across river bridge
Twilight-Route 79
Ward
Winona
WISCONSIN
Beloit-1523 Liberty Avenue
Big Flats-Highway C
Grand Marsh-654 Main Street
Janesville-571 North Pine Street
Kenosha-6412 22nd Avenue
Milwaukee-239 Hadley Street
Milwaukee-408 South 68th Street
Necedah
Wisconsin Rapids-corner of
Church Avenue and 64� Street
WYOMING
Casper-Salt Creek Highway
Cody-1825 Rumsey
Gillette-211 Brooks Avenue
Greybull-425 South F�th
Guernsey-310 South Dakota
Lusk-314 West Third
Powell-305 South Evarts
Sheridan-352 West Whitney
Thermopolis-318 North Eighth
Street
Names of Ministers
BISHOPS
Abrams, Kenneth A.
Abreu, Theodore
Adams, Reuben A.
Adkins, James G.
Adorno, Juan Pastrana
Aites, J. F.
Akers, William
Akers, William Jack
Allaway, Frank G.
Allen, James E.
Allen, Marvin R., Sr.
Allen, R. Wayne
A�ons, Edwin L.
Anderson, Albert S.
Anderson, Harvin H.
Anderson, Kenneth 0.
Anderson, Stafford B.
Aschbacher, Joe H., Sr.
Asher, Dan
Ashford, B. Roosevelt
Axley, Richard L.
Axley, William L.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Ayers, Robey W.
Baggett, Daniel O.
Bagley, Clarence E.
Barclay, Henry A.
Barnes, Bonnie
Barnes, M. Russell
Barnett, Murphy E.
Bates, Walter C.
Battles, Sherman S.
Baxter, Everett L.
Baxter, Jerald E.
Beasley, Pearlie A.
Beasley, Rober t D.
Beck, Grover C.
Beckwith, J. B.
Bell, H. Foster
Bennett, G. Julian
Bennett, Ira S.
Bias, Ernest J.
Biggers, Henry M.
Bing, Jethro
Bivens, L. Milton
Black, Eugene P.
Black, Raymond Lloyd
Bland, Charles S.
Blumenthal, Hugo H., Jr.
Bock, Albert A.
Boeckel, Melvin D.
Bolton, 0. B.
Bonds, Vernie W.
Bonham, Amzia W.
Bonham, Floyd H.
Bowser, Hulbert B.
Brackett, Bobby E.
Brackett, C. Samuel
Bradley, Robert H.
Bradley, Thomas W.
Bradley, Trosia E.
Bragg, Johnny H.
Braland, Orvie A.
Brantley, Lucian Alvin
Brewer, Joseph
Brisson, James E.
Brisson, Marvin C.
Brock, M. Earl
Brooks, William H.
Brown, Basil C.
Brown, Joseph M.
Brown, Lebert A.
Brown, Marvin
Bryant, Jack
Bryant, Ralph E.
Buckner, Carl R.
Buckner, W. Claude
Bunce, Lawrence 0.
Burt, Martin M.
Burton, Dock C.
Butler, Carl C.
Butts, Huey Lee
Byrd, Vivian E.
Cabales, Santos A.
Cagle, Jesse C.
Caine, Sigismund A.
Caldwell, D. Talmadge
Caldwell, E. Glaidwell
Caldwell, Mack
Callahan, Aaron A.
Cameron, John N.
Campbell, James T.
Cantrell, Ralph G.
Cantrell, Roy Harold
Cardwell, J. E.
Carlyle, Paul W.
Carroll, Frank G.
Carter, Jack 0.
Caudill, Hubert
Chapman, Herbert Clyde
Chapman, J. W.
Chastain, Mathie
Chatham, Jesse F.
Clayton, Clyde T.
Cleaver, A. Doewer
Clemens, Theodore L.
Coalter, Ambrose J.
Cobb, E. Ve�ell
Coble, Archibald
Coile, William L.
Coker, Bryce H.
Colley, Aaron T.
Colley, James F.
Collins, Clarence W.
Collins, Harold 0.
Colon, Carlos de Leon
Conner, Henry Leon
Conner, Henry Lewis
Connor, George
Cook, Talmadge Claxton
Cook, Thomas A.
Cooke, Cyril S.
Cooke, Luther L.
Cooley, Donald S.
Cooley, Kenneth F.
Cooley, Sidney A.
Cooper, James R.
Cooper, Mitchell
Costas, Paul P.
Cotnam, �uman P.
Couch, Aaron
Covey, Rudolph 0.
Cox, Hudon R.
Cox, Joel
Cox, Leviticus H.
195
196 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Cox, Wesley Grady
Cox, William H.
Crader, Leman·
Craig, Alpheus U ...
Creasy, Donald D.
Creel, Amos J.
Cretier, Willem, Sr.
Crews, Joe C.
Cross�eld, Edward A.
Crow, Samuel F.
Crowder, James H.
Cunningham, Cecil J.
Curry, Maurice S.
Curtis, Cloyd B.
Curtis, Emmanuel
Cusic, Daniel Thomas, Jr.
Cypret, Cecil A.
Daugherty, John F.
Davidson, Charles T.
Davis, Anderson H.
Davis, Andrew W.
Davis, Elisha A.
Davis, Emitt
Davis, Jones M.
Davis, Lew Allen
Davis, Lloyd D.
Davis, Peter E.
Davis, Randolph B.
Davis, Richard E.
Day, Roy F.
Deadrick, D. M.
Deadrick, Jim Willie
Dean, Bobby L.
Dean, Guy H.
Dean, Herman E.
Dean, Lucius E'.
Dean, Thomas E.
Decker, G. C.
Decker, Jack C.
Deleveaux, Wilbur
Demeritte, Arnold
Denard, George M.
Dennard, W. Cobb
Dennis, Henry H.
Dewberry, Archie T.
Donahue, V. Samuel
�rsett, Curtis R.
Doss, James C.
Douglas, Isaac
Douglas, R. Gene
Dykes, William A.
Earp, John M.
Edie, Calvin A.
Elliott, Julius E.
Emerson, Oscar W.
Endecott, Clayton E.
Endecott, James L.
England, Herbert
Eskew, Ji�y
Estep, Granville .
Estes, George N.
Estes, William W.
Eubanks, Cyril S.
Evans, Henry
Ferguson, Alfred E.
Ferguson, Herbert A.
Finlayson, Rufus B., Jr.
Fisher, Fred S.
Fiveash, Olen C.
Fleming, Carrol P.
Flemmer, Adolph
Forbes, Clyde W.
Forbes, Eustace T.
Foster, G. Dewey
Foster, Robert J.
Fowler, E. T.
Fox, William Jerald
France, Owen W.
Francis, Cassel A.
Francis, Marvin L.
Freeman, Ashby 0.
Freeman, Lonnie
Fritts, Lawrence A.
Frost, Marion C.
Fuller, Floyd F.
Funderburk, B. 0.
Funk, Carl D.
Garcia, Victor E.
Gardner, Harvey A.
Gardner, Howard T.
Gass, Arthur C.
Gates, Willard D.
Gaylor, Ora L.
Gibson, Oscar
Gilbert, Elmer
Gillum, Perry E.
Giordoni, Emilio
Goins, Thomas W.
Golden, �vin
Gonia, A. Winston
Gonzalez, William
Goss, Cleveland T.
Graham, Abraham E.
Graham, Percival N.
Graham, Theophilus L.
Grant, Bernard B.
Grant, William A.
Gray, Delbert
Gray, Edward A.
Green, Richard A.
Gregory, Constantine L.
Griffin, George H.
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Griffin, Jesse A.
Griffis, James I. J.
Griffith, Eddie H.
Grimes, Harry W.
Grubbs, Calvin W.
Gumbs, Alfred W.
Gwebu, Petrus J.
Hagood, Freddie W.
Hall, Asa St. John
Hall, James T.
Hall, Valentine E.
Hamby, Curtis D.
Hamm, Leonard B.
Hampton, Ira H.
Haney, Adril D.
Hanna, Charles E.
Harbor, James
Harper, Lalas, Jr.
Harris, Cletties
Harris, Everett Lee, Jr.
Harris, Jack M.
Harris, Reginald A.
Hart, Benny
Hart, Tom D.
Hartley, Melvin L.
Hartman, H. Edsel
Harts�eld, Herman Neil
Harvey, Walter L.
Hawkins, Charles G., Sr.
Hawkins, H. Lavell
Hawkins, John J.
Heckert, Lawrence D.
Henderson, Jessie R.
Henderson, Willard C.
Henson, William E.
Henry, James A.
Hernandez, Pasqual
Hernandez C., Salomon
Herne, J. Vital
Hester, Thurman L.
Higdon, Everett L.
Hiles, Dudley H.
Hix, Grady H.
Hogan, Oluf Robb
Holcombe, William C.
Holden, Jesse S.
Holland, W. T.
Hollaway, Theodore R.
Holstein, Corbett D.
Horton, William H., Jr.
Howard, William A.
Hughes, Dewey M.
Hulett, Eschol
Humes, Herman
Hunt, Howard J.
Hunter, E. Roy
Hunter, Harper
Hutchinson, Jonathan G.
Hyatt, Clifford E.
Ibrahim, Ghaly
Ion, Paul J.
Irwin, Murvil L.
Jack, Robert S. F.
Jackson, Morris C.
Jackson, Woodrow W.
James, Bennie F.
James, Ivory J.
Jared, Clive E.
Jared, Howard E.
Jared, T. J., Jr.
Je�rey, Nathaniel R.
Jenkins, Jack 0.
Jestes, Ezra E.
Jimenez, Jose Amando
Johnson, Bobby, Jr.
Johnson, Buford M.
Johnson, E. Eugene
Johnson, James A ..
Johnson, James V.
Johnson, Michael
Johnson, Virgil 0.
Johnson, Wiley A.
Johnson, William R.
Jolly, William E., Sr.
Jones, Arthur C.
Jones, Edward L.
Jones, L. V.
Jones, Mikey C.
Jones, J. Thurmon
Jones, Ray C.
Jones, T. Edwin
Jones, William F.
Jose, Gilbert M.
Joseph, Devarapalli
Josephs, Beniah E.
Jubisson, Thermon�ls
Judd, Jo� M.
Ketchum, B. B.
Kinder, Charles M.
King, Cephas E.
Kirkland, J. D.
Kirton, Michael G.
Knight, Johnie W.
Knights, Stanley E.
Knowles, Charlie A.
Knowles, Joseph W.
Kounnas, M. K.
Kroon, John A.
Ladoo, Joseph H.
Lamb, Henry J.
Land, David F., Jr.
Lane, J. W.
197
198 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Lane, L. Russell.
Lanter, Charles C.
LaRue, Clarence R.
Lawrence, Benjamin J.
Lawrence, Leroy A.
Lawrence, 0. N.
Lawson, Omer C.
Lawson, Raymond D.
Lawson, Samuel. H.
Lawson, Vernon M.
Ledford, Millard Lee
Lee, William M.
Lennon, Peter E.
Linkous, Malcolm T.
Linville, Albert J.
Linville, Kendrick
Littleton, Paul J.
Lofton, Millard T.
Logan, Arthur E.
Lolley, Dewey T.
Long, James A., Sr.
Lord, Cleason D.
Louk, Vern E.
Love, Clyde A.
Lowe, J. Wendell
Lowe, T. J.
Lowe, �eodore J.
Lusch, William G.
Lyle, Joseph E.
Lynn, Lloyd H.
Mackey, Charles I.
Maddox, Thomas Roy
Magaha, Joseph A.
Mahaffy, Fredrick P.
Manley, Marvin C.
Man�ng, Chesley E.
Manus, James E.
Martin, Joseph
Martin, Krameon T.
Martin, William E.
Massingale, William D.
Mathis, Buck
Matthews, D. Elwood
Mayhall, Grady
Mccalla, Samuel A.
McCalla, Theophilus
McDaniel, James I.
McDermott, Salbert C.
McDill, James W.
McDonald, E. A.
McGee, Damous E.
McGee, Sebastian
McGehee, Ada
McGlothlin, Johnnie L.
McGreger, Aaron I.
McKeown, A. C.
McKay, L. N.
McLeod, Kenneth B.
McMillan, Milan F.
Meador, Joe Alton
Medina, Julian Estrada
Melvin, Archie
Miller, Charles G.
Miller, Elias A.
Miller, Joseph J.
Miller, Robert C.
Miller, Willie F.
Minter, Bobby N.
Minter, Byron E.
Minter, Gerald H.
Minter, Sherman H.
Mitchell, Arthur L.
Mixon, James W.
Mngadi, Clifford H.
Montgomery, Alma E.
Montgomery, Avery G.
Montgomery, F. Eugene
Montgomery, James F.
Montijo, Gabriel, Jr.
Moore, George W.
Moore, Harry Lee
Morris, Luther R.
Morris, Orville L. T.
Morrison, Aston R.
Moss, Alvin S.
Mounce, J. Eddie
Moxley, H. M.
Moxley, L. A.
Mudd, Cicero
Murray, Billy D.
Murray, Elbert Lee
Murray, Gerald G.
Muse, Joe Riley
Musselwhite, Wilton E.
Myers, Walter S.
Myles, Charles M.
Nabors, Harvey E.
Nelson, Nathan C.
Newdiger, Oscar, Jr.
Newsom, Johnie D., Jr.,
Newsom, W. A.
Nobles, James W.
Noe, Asa Earl
Nolen, Elvin H.
Nunnery, William R.
Odom, Joseph E.
Oliver, Donald Zane
Oliver, George D.
Oost, Reubin C.
Orr, �oy E.
Ortiz, Hector
Ortiz R., �ank
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Owen, Ralph W.
Pace, Charlie A.
Palmer, James C.
Palmore, Charles P., Jr.
Parker, George
Parker, Thomas C.
Parks, William B.
Parton, L. Lamar
Patterson, Robert W., Jr.
Pa�e, C.R.
Payne, Ray P.
Peninger, Lee Roy
Pennington, Charles S.
Pense, Vernon
Pentecost, Charles T.
Pettyjohn, William T.
Phillips, Ralph R.
Phillips, Walter
Phipps, Roy H.
Pittman, Oscar
Pittman, S. Melvin
Pittman, Tony 0.
Poloski, �a�
Potts, Allen
Powell, Joseph N.
Powell, Norris A.
Pratt, Samuel A.
Pressley, Peter
Preston, Daniel D.
Pritchard, Liston D.
Pruitt, Elmer C.
Pruitt, Jess F.
Pruitt, Raymond M.
Puckett, Richard Lee
Pulliam, E. R.
Quails, James I., Sr.
Queener, Dorlan .H.
Radford, Robert L.
Rains, M. Claud
Raney, Sam E.
Rawls, William J.
Reese, Bradley A.
Reeves, James W., Sr.
Reid, Hezekiah
Reid, W. Oma
Reyes, Jose Antonio
Reynolds, Arnold F.
Re�olds, Jerome D.
Rhodes, L. S.
Rhorer, Henry R.
Richardson, Eugene B.
Richmond, Earnest Carl
Rickard, Joe A.
Riggs, Leon
Riley, Jonathan A.
Rinehammer, N. Ales
Rochester, Rupert S.
Rodman, Shannon T.
Roney, Warren E.
Rountree, William A.
Rowland, Delmar F.
Roy, Dewey
Royal, Gladstone George
Ruff, Bergan C.
Runnels, W. Edgar
Russell, Early Keith
Rye, Homer
Rymer, Samuel R.
Samuels, Lloyd W.
Saucier, Arthur Joseph
Saunders, Alaric W. U.
Savage, Stewart S.
Saxon, Tallie S.
Scott, David
Scotton, Ralph
Shean, Charles E.
Shelton, James G.
Sherrill, Clayton C.
Sherrill, V. R.
Shiakallis, Christos C.
Shipley, William S.
Shroyer, Orlies F.
Shroyer, Owen E.
Shults, D. M.
Shupe, Posey A.
Sikes, Lodie B.
Silvers, L. E.
Singleterry, James E.
Sloan, J. Y.
Smith, Floyd W. B.
Smith, George P.
Smith, Hubert R.
Smith, Noah B.
Smith, Obie D.
Smith, R. C.
Smith, Sampson
Smith, Vernon
Smith, William J.
Smither, Charles T.
Snodgrass, Kenne� R.
Snow, Hobert Lee
Spence, J. Corbett
Spencer, Gar land H.
Spurling, Delmar L.
Stafford, Virdel B.
Staggs, James
Stearman, Marion B.
Stephens, Moses
Stephens, Nathaniel
Stephens, Walter D.
Stockdale, R. Wynn
199
200 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Stover, A. Woodrow
Strickland, Robert L., Jr.
Stubbs, John A.
Suggs, Roy Ancle
Suggs, William P.
Sullivan, Evan G.
Sullivan, J. Russell
Sullivan, John L.
Summerall, Clifton L.
Sutton, E. Earl
Swain, Frank R.
Sweat, Milton 0.
Sweatt, Charles, Jr.
Sweeney, William 0.
Talbott, Charles R.
Talbott, Dare! Lee
Talbott, Richard P.
Taylor, Jennings S.
Taylor, Nathaniel
Taylor, Windell L.
Thomas, Don Burton
Thomas, George R.
Thomas, Howard W.
Thomas, J. Roy
Thompson, Arthur
Thompson, Paul H.
Thompson, Ronald G.
Thorn, Wayne
Thornton, Boyd W.
Tolbert, Johnny R.
Tollison, David J.
Tomlinson, Hobert M.
Tomlinson, M. A.
Trammell, James C.
Tranthem, R. Eugene
Trogdon, Barney, Jr.
Trump, Orville W.
Vernon, Horace E.
Vicars, Hubert J.
Vijayaratnam, Kadmiyalu
Vines, Willie
Wagar, Ashel T.
Wagar, Phillip A.
Waggett, Aaron R.
Wake�eld, J. Leon
Wallace, Ra�ond David
Wallar, George A.
Wallen, Kemp. W.
Washington, Loyal C.
Watson, Egbert A.
Weakley, Eugene
Weathers, Joseph T., Jr.
Weaver, Phillip T.
Webb, Arwood
Webb, Cordell C.
Welch, Bobby G.
Weldon, Woodrow W.
Wells, Donald W.
West, Aaron W.
West, Furman F.
White, James L.
White, Joe Thomas
Whitt, Johnie L.
Whittington, Jesse R.
Whittington, Ray
Wilkerson; Ruben Neil
Wilkinson, James M.
Wilkinson, Samuel L.
Williams, Cecil U.
Williams, Don
Williams, James C.
Williams, Johnnie
Williams, Joseph A.
Williams, Lemuel J.
Williams, Robert L.
Williamson, W. Raymond
Willis, Eldredge
Willis, Henry Lee
Willis, James F.
Willoughby, W. Walter
Wilson, Charles E.
Wilson, Elson G.
Wilson, George Albert
Windham, Riley H.
Winters, Louie J.
Wix, Richard O.
Wood, John C.
Woodruff, Arthur B.
Woods, Roy D.
Wright, Clifford T.
Wright, James B.
Wright, Posey J.
Wright, Robert W.
Wynn, Oral T.
Wynn, Ray C.
Wynns, Isaiah J.
Yohn, George Edward
Young, Zilvon R.
Zozo, Stanford G.
MINU�S OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Ables, Stanley E.
Acelus, Julien
Akers, Delano B.
Akins, James E.
Albin, Charlie V.
Alderson, W. Arlie
Alexander, Buster L., Jr.
Alexander, Levi A.
Allen, Daniel
Allen, Doyle Ray
Allen, Marvin R., Jr.
Amelsberg, Eugene A.
Ammons, Harold F.
Anderson, Eric B.
Anderson, Robert S.
Anderson, Rufus A.
Arnold, Frederick 0.
Ashworth, Charles E.
Aucoin, Russell J.
Austin, Charlie C.
Averett, Charles E.
Ayers, Claude K.
Ayers, William F.
Baccas, James
Bain, Alfred R.
Bain, Hartley L.
Baird, Ray E.
Baker, Fred 0.
Baker, Hubert H.
Baldwin, Frank E.
Baldwin, Howard M.
Baldwin, William A.
Baptiste, Vilme Jn
Barker, Phillip M.
Barnes, Eric
Barnes, Worth
Barnette, J. Oland
Barnwell, Mitchell
Barrett, Or lander
Barrett, Richard M.
Bartram, Raymond C.
Bates, Rethus Roy
Baxter, John L.
Bennett, Cleveland A.
Bennett, Harold Reginald
Benson, George W.
Benson, William J.
Berry, Cyril A.
Berry, John Ramon
Bethel, Daniel
Biggs, Caleb S.
Blackburn, Roy Fred
Blake, Phillip
DEACONS
Blumenthal, Marvin E.
Bodie, Granville
Borowiak, Louis A.
Bowling, Fred E.
Box, Otis
Boxe, Cyril
Bradshaw, Herman Ray
Bradshaw, Lloyd J.
Brady, N. J.
Braland, Russell Lloyd
Breland, Lewis L.
Brinkley, Lun
Brisson, Preston L.
Brock, Raymond G.
Brooks, Everett E.
Brooks, William C.
Brown, Dexton
Brown, Ethelbirth L.
Brown, George Henry
Brown, Gilbert S.
Brown, Harvey E.
Brown, Leon Andy
Bro�, Luther C.
Brown, Luther E.
Brown, McKinley J.
Brown, Whit
Brown, Wilbert S.
Bryan, E. Heyward
Bryant, Alexander
Bryant, George, Jr.
Buford, Fred W., Jr.
Bumgardner, Clarence A.
Bunk, Roland A.
Burns, Chester 0.
Burton, James F.
Butler, Alfred
Butler, Henry A.
Butler, Jeremiah
Byrd, Clarence J.
Cabler, John Will
Calfee, Willard
Cameron, William
Carden, Leonard W.
Cargill, Henry T.
Carpenter, James Henry
Carr, Donald P.
Carter, Cliate F.
Case, Roy Elvis
Cassell, Madison W.
Cathey, Jackie L.
Caudill, Bryan
Chaddock, Daniel D.
Charles, John M.
201
202 MINUTES OF THE.64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Charles, Letoir Jean
Chase, Everett J.
Chastain, George D.
Cheek, Donald R.
Clanton, James V.
Clark, James L.
Clark, John L.
Clements, S. Grady
Clements, William H.
Cobb, C. E.
Cobb, James R.
Codrington, Wilfred H.
Coen, Gale E.
Coker, James W.
Colbert, John B.
Cole, Asher M. •
Colvin, Ray
Conrad, Harry
Cook, G. T., Jr.
Cook, Oscar T.
Cooper, JohnH.
Cordell, Eugene
Corn, Wesley H.
Couch, Rufus C.
Covey, Rome Ben
Cox, Leon H.
Craven, Thomas H.
Crawford, John
Crawford, Lee
Criswell, Charles E.
Cross, Everett A.
Crow, Billy Fred
Croy, Grady
Culmer, M. R.
Cunningham, Joe Edgar
Cunningham, William A.
Daley, Allan H.
Daniel, Otis W.
Davis, Clyde E.
Davis, George R.
Davis, John T., Jr.
Davis, Omer F.
Davis, Rufus O.
Davis, Thomas L.
Dawkins, Hezekiah
Dawson, Luther
Day, Richard Leon
Deadrick, Lawrence D.
Dean, David 0.
DeLancy, Felix O.
DeLay, Ralph C.
Dennis, Cassell A.
De Vore, Robert C.
Dial, Ben F.
Dinkel, Aubrey Lee
Diogene, Cineus
Dixon, Ralphus A.
Dobson, Morris K.
Dodson, Henry H., Sr.
Donahue, John Preston
Donna�eld, W. S.
Douglas, Earl
Douglas, Leonard
Drawdy, Horace L.
Drummond, E. Emerson
Duncan, John Thomas
Dupre, LeRoyal J.
Dutkewich, Paul A.
Duty, Robert
Dykes, Ira B.
Easter, Paul E.
Edgecombe, George C.
Edwards, Hugh R.
Edwards, Raynard E.
Elias, George Joseph
Elliott, Franklin B.
Elston, Conner J.
Emens, Lionel R.
Englebert, George W.
Escobar, Guillermo Lutin
Escue, Jessie H.
Evans, Frank R.
Evans, Hurlie A.
Ewing, Billy Joe
Facey, Lloyd Samuel
Falk, Erwin A.
Farr, Haston
Fearon, Cyril A.
Fendley, William C.
Ferguson, Laban Harley
Finch, Edward Carter
Fisher, Wilfred W.
Fitts, Fred
Fitts, H. Paul
Fleming, Ernest L.
Fleming, Frederic P.
Fortune, Ellis William
Foster, Garnett
Fowler, James W.
Francis, Asca
Francis, Nathaniel
Franklin, Herbert F.
Franklin, Wilburn T.
Frederick, Grover C.
Freeland, Charles
Freeman, William R.
Frey, Albert E., Jr.
Futch, Jeffrey
Gardner, M. Gray
Garner, Claud A.
Gary, Arthur
Gaylor, Walter L.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Gibbons, Sterlin E.
Gibson, Austin R.
Gillette, George R.
Gillum, Delbert Lee
Gilmer, James R.
Goff, David P.
Goode, Eddy A.
Graham, Frank N.
Graham, Gustavus V.
Graham, Lesmon R.
Gray, T. E. Kerr
Green, Bondie H.
Green, Chester Lee
Green, Earl Cleveland
Green, Vernice
Gribbins, Eugene
Griffitts, Walter M.
Griffus, J. W.
Grimes, Albert T.
Grimes, Claves A.
Grimes, Donald
Groom, Gerald B.
Grubbs, Delano E.
Haddock, James H.
Hall, Emerson G.
Hall, Wilson B.
Hamilton, Charlie H.
Hamilton, Howard
Hamilton, Lester
Hammons, Fairrel Dean
Hanks, Mervin Marion
Hannah, William E.
Hanson, Israel E.
Harding, Roland F.
Harmon, Homer
Harris, Paul E.
Harris, Taft M.
Harrison, Aston A.
Hatton, Melvin
Hawk, Henry M., Jr.
Hayes, Gordon E.
Hayes, Jimmie D.
Head, James E.
Hedrick, Ollie H.
Helms, Chesley B.
Henry, Uriah
Henry, Walter Leo
Hepburn, Jo� A.
Herbstreith, Harry
High, Wriston B.
Hill, Joe H.
Hodges, William E.
Holland, Victor A.
Holst, Floyd G., Jr.
Horton, Donevon K.
Howard, Frank E.
Howard, Jimmie
Hull, Archie E.
Humes, Nathaniel
Hunt, Eddie Ray
Hutchinson, Alfred E.
Hutchinson, Louis A.
Jackson, George C.
Jackson, James I.
Jackson, Johnny L.
Jackson, Kenneth
Jackson, Loyd, Jr.
Jackson, William M.
James, George W.
James, Joe Morris
Janes, Fred A.
Johns, Henry Ellis
Johnson, Alphonse
Jo�son, Dorris L.
Johnson, Fred M.
Johnson, Jimmie B.
Johnson, Kedrick L.
Johnson, Thomas C.
Johnston, Fred T.
Jones, James C.
Josephs, Richard P.
Jure, Raphael
Keener, Paul S.
Keeney, C. B.
Keown, Amos A.
Kinard, �ie E ..
King, Albert Paul
King, Burton Stump
King, Carl R.
King, George
King, George S.
King, Roy Lee
Knowles, Kenneth S.
Knowles, Wyburn N.
Kublick, William
Lacks, Benny L.
Lafleur, Cyrius
Lamb, Earl E.
Lane, Franklin
Lanter, Robert, Jr.
Lassiter, Robert L.
Lavender, Walter E.
Lawless, Irvin E.
Laws, Cogan A.
Leader, Melvin E.
Leathers, J. C.
Ledford, Robert H.
Lee, Charles E.
Lesley, Charles E.
Letu, Earl H.
Levy, Nehemiah
Lewis, �don J.
203
204 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Lewis, John S.
Lindsay, Sydney E.
Lindsey, Guy L., Jr.
Lindsey, I. J.
Littleton, Amos E.
Loftin, Carl
Lofton, Robert C.
Long, Paul Franklin
Long, Winston C.
Love, Henry Edward, Jr.
Love, Leslie B.
Lovelace, Herbert H.
Lundy, Charles
Lyle, Earl M.
Lyle, W. Troy
Lyles, S. D.
Lynn, Melton Lee
Mackens, Norman C.
Malone, Roy
Mandrell, Gordon Hollis
Mantilla, Austin A.
Marsh, Vernal V.
Martin, Hiram T.
Massengill, Frank
Maynard, Lewis
McAlpin, Otis A.
McArthur, Harry G.
McBean, Herbert A.
McClain, Jack L.
McClure, Sylvia Rozell
McConnell, Finis L.
Mccorkle, James A.
Mccrary, Thomas E.
McDaniel, Barton J.
McElrath, John H.
McGee, S. Melvin, Jr.
McGriff, Clinton E.
McKen, Samuel A.
McKenzie, James A.
McKenzie, Luke E.
McLaren, Runnel J.
McLaughlin, Paul F.
McLean, Robert S.
McLean, Stanley S.
McLeod, Allie B.
McMahan, Claude R.
Meek, Daniel L. -
Messer, Roy
Miller, Orley G.
Miller, Winston R.
Mims, �oye L.
Minns, Herbert L.
Mitchell, Virgil M.
Moore, �nest
Moore, Luther S.
Morgan, Linford T.
Morris, Daniel A.
Morris, Egbert
Morris, Jewell
Morrow, Harley R.
Mosier, George E.
Moss, Herschel
Moss, John W.
Moss, Wilfred G.
Mullings, Bernal S.
Mullins, Henry R.
Murphy, Thomas H.
Murray, Henry E.
Muse, Andy G.
Muse, Clyde C .•
Nabors, Clymer H.
Napper, Wayne L., Sr.
Nelson, Alexander
Nelson, Meridan H.
Newsom, Frank Perry
Newsome, Andy L.
Newson, Glenn E.
Newton, William L.
Nichols, Roy E.
Noe, William U.
Norris, Justin
Ntshangase, Alson M.
Nutter, Richard Van
Ogle, M. Cecil
O'Neal, R. Carlton
Ostby, Henry W.
Owen, Billy Gene
Owen, Jerry L.
Owens, Bunk
Owens, Edgar
Palmer, Gilbert 0. G.
Pardue, Luther J.
Parker, Bill
Parker, Earl D.
Parker, Raymond R.
Parker, Tom W.
Parkerson, Johnnie C.
Parritt, Isaac F.
Paschall, Ollie
Pate, J.B.
Peachey, Walter W.
Pearce, Albert Nathaniel
Pearce, James Stephen
Pearson, Perth F.
Peavy, Elvie A.
Pereyra, Manuel Valle
Persinger, Stanley E.
Peterson, Graydon K.
Petty, Joel
Pharr, Samuel D.
Phillips, Charles W.
Phillips, Chester R.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Phillips, Henry K.
Poindexter, Charles A.
Ponder, Raymond E.
Ponder, Raymond E., Jr.
Pope, Gene P.
Pope, George W.
Pope, Kenneth B.
Possinger, Blaine L.
Powell, Calvin H.
Powell, W. Lowry
Power, C. Hugh
Pratt, Ernest W.
Pratt, Jeremiah
Pratt, Preston Edward, Sr.
Preston, Samuel B.
�eston, Steve R.
Price, Wilton R.
Puckett, Norman
Puckett, Oliver Windal
Purchase, Henry C.
Qualls, Jerry
Rahming, Cecil
Rainwater, Allen C.
Ramsay, Edward J.
Ramsey, Edgar T.
Ramsey, Floyd Richard
Ray, G. Scott
Ray, W. Hansel
Reddish, Joe C.
Reid, Egbert H.
Reid, Ferdinand R.
Revolus, Fortune
Reynolds, William M.
Richards, Jim R.
Richardson, Billy Ray
Rickard, Ora Lee
Rickman, Thomas E.
Riley, Balrin
Roberts, William I.
Robinson, David
Robinson, Frank Alford
Robinson, Leonard M.
Rodney, Ira L.
Rodney, Vincent M.
Rodriges, Jesus Lopes
Roll, Leonard C., Jr.
Rose, Clyde G.
Ross, John N.
Rouse, Holton E.
Rowell, Ba�ey W.
Russell, Calvin D.
Russell, Earl Ray
Russell, Leslie
Saltzman, Loren Z.
Sanders, J. Lee
Sanford, David H.
Satchell, Webster J.
Saunders, Roland G.
Scheurer, Gideon
Scheurer, Ruben
Scoggins, Billy E.
Scott, Robert A.
Scott, Sammie E.
Scotton, Norman J.
Screws, Troy Frank
Scroggins, Lawrence Cleanon
Sculthrop, Curtis Donald
Sears, Dewey H.
Sedwick, George R.
Segars, Haskell E.
Semexant, Charite
Senoge, Reuben Kesebone
Seratt, Jesse D.
Shandu, Isaac P.
Shaw, James H.
Shedd, Emmett
Shenk, Kenneth L.
Shepherd, James
Shields, Allen D.
Shirey, John W.
Shroyer, Kedrick D.
Sigler, Thomas G.
Slay, Sheldon M.
Small, Aubrey Victor
Smith, �chie H.
Smith, Bascom 0.
Smith, Charles W.
Smith, Isaac
Smith, John C.
Smith, Joseph Allen
Smith, Kenneth
Smith, Leo
Smith, Ralph
Smith, Ridley A.
Smith, Shirly A.
Smith, Thomas H.
Snowden, Jack D.
Spooner, N. Arthur
Squires, Gladstone G.
Stahlman, Ralph L.
Stanley, Horace B.
Stanton, Cecil A.
St. Clair, Carmen E.
Stone, Monroe M.
Stoops, Leland E.
Stutts, Charles J.
Swain, B. 0.
Sykes, Lee A.
Talley, Clyde H.
Taylor, Edward F.
Taylor, John L.
Te�ey, J ohii H.
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206
Theriot, Junius J.
Thigpen, Preston E.
Thomas, Cecil G.
Thomas, David
Thomas, Ralph E.
Thompson, Clifford M.
Thompson, John A.
Thompson, Oscar
Thompson, Scott S.
Thompson, Wilbur B.
Thorn, Clarence S.
Tho�, William C.
Tranquille, �manuel
Trimble, John F.
Trusty, Leslie A.
Tubbs, Everett A.
Turin, Celestin
Turner, Henry J.
Ulysse, Florian
Upperman, William
Varnadoe, Dewey C.
Vaughan, Semar, Jr.
Vaughn, Alvis Lee
Waden, Fletcher
Wagner, Artimus L.
Walker, Stephen G.
Wall, Virgil P., Sr.
Wallace, Millard T.
Walters, Donald E.
Walters, Joseph A.
Wamsley, Ezra M., Jr.
Wamsley, Wilbur J.
Wariner, Samuel L.
Washburn, Cecil L.
Waugh, �manuel
Weakley, M. E.
Weaver, Charles E.
Weaver, Roy T.
Weeks, Tommy N.
Weill, Thomas D.
West, �omas W.
Whitaker, John R.
Whitaker, Lester H.
Abad C., Geraldo
Abernathy, Ernest D.
Adams, Charles E.
Adams, Drue S.
Adams, Sherman
Adderley, Henry
Adkins, Glen E.
Adkins, K. Johnny
Adkison, Alcus R.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
White, Lucius Sylvester
White, Rufus L.
Whitlock, Sidney H.
Whittick, Sydney 0.
Whittington, Lantis R.
Whylly, Wilbert
Wier, Robert F.
Wilcox, Clarence
Wiley, Charlie E.
Wilkins, Mortimer I.
Wilkinson, John David, Jr.
Williams, C. Emerson
Williams, Clarence E.
Williams, Farris D.
Williams, Frank E.
Williams, Henry
Williams, Hollis • R.
Williams, Hylton M.
Willis, Frank R.
Willis, Jack R.
Wilson, Douglas
Wilson, Hughie L.
Wilson, J. Howard
Wilson, Joseph C.
Wilson, Wavie C.
Wood, Claud
Woodruff, Harold J.
Woods, Clifford E.
Word, Timothy
Worrell, William
Worsham, James R.
Wossilek, George
Wright, Arthur Samuel
Wright, Cecil
Wright, Hushel Lee
Wright, Wib
Wyant, James S.
Wyant, Ray M.
Yankee, Nelson R.
Yielding, Edward P.
Young, Joe
Zurfluh, Karl
MALE EVANGELISTS
Agee, George E.
Aiken, Johnie E.
Aime, Eliphete Fils
Aites, E. Carl
Aites, Virgil C.
Akers, Floyd Franklin
Akers, Jessie Ray
Akins, R. Z., Jr.
Alfonso M., Oswaldo
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Allen, �thur
Allen, Jessie Roger
Allen, Lyndon S.
Allen, Samuel N.
Allison, William H.
Almond, Alfred D.
Alvarez, Domingo A. Campo
Alvarez, Luis Lazaro
Ammons, E. Roger
Ammons, Ray Elwood
Amorim, Martins Gomes de
Anagnostopoulos, Starvros
Anandam, Neethipudi
Anders, Clarence F.
Anders, James C.
Anders, Newton
Anderson, Carl Y.
Anderson, Denver
Anderson, Frank Edward
Anderson, Jack R.
Anderson, Maurice H.
Anderson, Victor R.
Andrews, Doctrave
Annon, Erdley L.
Antoine, Questiome
Aravena, Manuel Luis
Ard, Herman D.
Arellano, Longino Morales
Arias, Benjamin M.
Armstrong, Johnny
A�ao, Juan Salinas
Arnold, Horace LeRoy, Jr.
Arnold, R. B.
Arnold, William
Arreola, Francisco A.
Arruda, Jose Amaury de
Arthur, Ralph James
Arthur, Rudolph W.
Asirvadam, Godi
Asirvadam, S.
Athis, Davidson
Atkins, Edward W., Jr.
Aucoin, Russell F.
Auguste, Ausgustin
Avril, Evremond
Ayala, Heliodoro Gonzalez
Ayers, Oscar R.
Badger, Ralph E., Jr.
Bafford, Joe Lean
Baggett, L. B.
Bailes, Douglas E.
Bailey, Jimmie D.
Bailey, L. Dean
Bailey, Larry V.
Bain, Wilmore
Baker, Delmar
Baker, Gerald
Baker, Jewell F.
Baker, Jimmy D.
Baker, Lawrence E.
Baldozier, Clark H.
Baldwin, Arch J.
Banton, Ben T.
Banuelos G., Bruno
Baptiste, Louineus
Baptiste, Michel Jean
Barbes, Rockland A.
Barbour, W. Charlie
Barker, Curtis D.
Barker, Doyle D.
Barker, James C., Jr.
Barker, Ward A.
Barnes, Caleb M.
Barnes, Charles E.
Barnes, Virgil E.
Barnes, William E.
Barnett, Bennie J.
Barnett, Theophilus
Barnette, Grady W.
Barnhart, Thomas W.
Barrar, John 0., Jr.
Barritt, William E.
Bartee, James M.
Barton, William G.
Bathe, Oscar A.
Bazelais, Ludovic
Bazzrea, Cleve A.
Bear, Richard W.
Becker, Jack L.
Beckles, George
Beckwith, Theodore R.
Beecham, James S.
Beecham, Ke�eth R.
Beesley, Fred Henry
Bell, Blanton C.
Bell, Calvin
Bell, Donnie C.
Bell, Herman W.
Bell, James G.
Bell, L. Joe
Bell, Larry C.
Bell, Lloyd C.
Bell, Walter W.
Bell, Z. V.
Bell, Zebedee
Bellis, Walter S., III
Beneby, Nathaniel
Benjamin, Backheit
Bennett, Aston C.
Bennett, Gregory
Bennett, T. James
Bennett, U. G.
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208 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Bennie, John
Benoit, Jerome Clement
Benson, Billy
Bentley, John D.
Berardi, Alfred T.
Bertin, Joseph Benjamin
Beshears, M. Monroe
Beyerle, Leo
Bhooshanam, �adala
Bien-�me, Jean Ogle
Bines, Franklin
Bird, James F.
Bird, Walter Lee
Bishop, Sherlin
Bishop, Terrell P.
Bivens, Jimmy R.
Biyela, Ephraim
Black, Owen
Black, Vennis M.
Blackmon, John D.
Blair, Walter Ronald
Blake, Stanley George
Blakley, Foster F.
Blaniar, Charles
Blankenship, �mitt C.
Blanscet, William, Jr.
Blumenthal, Clifford
Blyden, Anton
Blythe, Wilbu�
Bobbert, William B.
Boling, Roy
Bolton, Arthur H., Jr.
Bonavita, Prospero F.
Bonhem, Roland
Boone, James O., Jr.
Boone, Willie Roy
Booth, Sherman Edward
Boozer, Dellmar
Borgelin, Elisme
Bosler, David T.
Bostick, Marvis V.
Bouchard, L. Marcel
Bounds, James W.
Bowen, Donald D.
Bowman, James C.
Bowman, Thomas W.
Bowser, Edward R.
Bowser, George B.
Bowser, Robert H.
Bowyer, Silas D.
Boyette, John C.
Braddam, Robert Lee
Bradford, Joe C.
Bradford, Lee Roy
Bradford, Paul
Braham, Cyril H.
Braham, Levi
Braland, David DeWayne
Branch, Paul W.
Branscum, Thurman E.
Brashear, John F.
Brashear, Richard L.
Bravo, Cipriano
Breedy, John C.
Brekeen, John C.
Brenizer, Harry R.
Breton, Robert
Brevil, Zavier
Brewster, Floyd H.
Brickey, Wiley J.
Bridges, James E.
Bridges, Michael W.
Bridges, Thomas W.
Brindle, Lloyd J.
Briner, Robert Allen
Brinkley, James Lee
Brinson, Dan J.
Brittingham, Clifford R.
Brooks, Atlee N.
Brooks, Kenneth W.
Brooks, Richard L.
Brooks, Royce Dee
Brown, Albert M.
Brown, Charles S.
Brown, Freddie A.
Brown, Gaines W.
Brown, Gerald M.
Brown, Hilton N.
Brown, James Cleo
Brown, James R.
Brown, L. W.
Brown, Robert W.
Brown, Robert Wayne
Brown, Rupert E.
Brown, Will H.
Brown, Willesley
Brown, Willie
Browning, Charles E.
Browning, Charlie M.
Browning, Douglas
Brulus, Alexis
Bryant, Jerry E.
Bubb, Wilby Roy
Buckles, Paul C.
Buckner, �orge W., Jr.
Buckner, Harless L.
Buckner, James M.
Buda, Cityzas
Buie, Jesse E.
Bumgarner, David S.
Burdett, Edward W.
Burin, Kesnel
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Burke, Astley A.
Burke, Austin A.
Burks, Leroy
Burns, David E.
Burns, H. Pierce
Burrese, William E.
Burroughs, James B.
Burrows, Bobby Gene
Busby, Alberto F.
Busby, Loyd M.
Bush, Willie D.
Butler, Alfred D.
Butler, John A.
Butler, Livingston
Butler, Marion S.
Butler, V. Cornelius
Butter�eld, Thomas N.
By�eld, Roy E.
Byrd, Donald Wayne
Cabales, James
Caballeros, Francisco Garcia
Cagle, Wentford R.
Cajuste, Nicolas
Calcano, Feldinando
Caldwell, Paul A.
Caldwell, Sam W., Sr.
Caldwell, Sammy
Caley, Wilbur S.
Calfee, B. B.
Callahan, Arlen W.
Callis, Henry 0.
Camacho, Frederico
Cambronne, Pierre
Cameron, Wilbur
Cameron, Willie L.
Camilus, Anaise
Camp, Donald L.
Camp, Floyd M.
Campbell, Alvin A.
Campbell, George H.
Campbell, Noel
Campbell, William B.
Cannon, Herbert L.
Cannon, Hubert E.
Cannon, John W.
Cannon, N. Fritz
Capps, Robert W.
Capron, Cleophas L., Sr.
Caraway, Wilbur C.
Carbajal, Leonidez Garcia
Carden, Robert Floyd
Carpenter, Eugene L.
Carpenter, Raymond A.
Carr, Joseph G.
Carr, Oscar O.
Carrasco, Por�rio
Carroll, David Ronald
Carroll, Lee C., Jr.
Carter, Calvin
Carter, Dennis
Carter, Donald R.
Carter, Ernest S.
Carter, Roy W.
Carty, Albert E.
Carty, Amos W.
Caruthers, Marion T.
Casasola, Lauro
Castanares, Henry
Castaneda, Victor
Castillo, Pablo Pacheco
Casto, Jake
Castruita, Antonio C.
Caudill, Jerry
Cazil, Elvelus Jh
Cele, Allison
Ceresoli, John M.
Chance, James A.
Chance, Monroe
Chancey, James D.
Chandler, Louis C.
Chandler, Michael D.
Chapman, Kenneth R.
Chapman, Millard A.
Chapman, Paul J.
Charles, Dieuseul
Charles, Elvius Jean
Charles, Exavier Louis
Charles, Merius
Chavan, Peter B.
Chavis, Freeman L.
Chery, Citaine
Chesser, Jerry P.
Childers, Marvin Ed
Christian, Luther K.
Christian, Paul E.
Christmas, Jessie E.
Cinens, Andre
Cineus, Ambroise
Ciramagua, Adrian
Clair, Earl Dean
Clark, Charles A.
Clark, Clarence W.
Clark, Clifford 0.
Clark, Clyde H.
Clark, E. Luther
Clark, Lyman Edward
Clarke, Eustace S.
Clawson, Clare L.
Claycomb, Melvin
Clayton, Sherman J.
Clegg, John Wayne
Clemens, Charles
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210 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Clements, Sammie N.
Clements, William S.
Clifton, Otis
Cline, James Daniel
Cline, James Madison
Cockrum, John H ..
Coffee, Ernest J.
Cogburn, James F.
Coker, Emmett L.
Cole, Orville Eugene
Cole, Robert H.
Coleman, Basil C.
Colinet, Letellier
Collie, Luther
Collie, Phalmon L.
· C�llier, James D.
Collins, Charles E.
Collins, Elmer N., Jr.
Collins, Floyd R.
Collins, L. Andrew
Collins, 0. R.
Colman, Jose Maria
Colon, Carlos
Colvard, Donald E.
Comer, W. J. Bryan, Sr.
Compton, Drew J.
Concepcion C., Hiram
Concepcion C., Vincente
Connell, James W.
Conner, Perry E.
Conner, Ronald Ledney
Constantin, Delva
Cook, Jerry Calvin
Cooke, Aston L.
Cooley, Donald Ray
Cooley, Richard Leon
Cooper, Carl C.
Cooper, Charles E.
Cooper, Erie P.
Cooper, Samuel Lee
Corbett, John Franklin
Cornwall, Enoch S.
Cornwell, John C.
Couch, Steve
Courson, Hubert Lee
Cover, I. Earl
Cowen, Leo
Cox, Clarence
Cox, James A.
Cox, Joel
Cox, Julias
Cox, Kenneth O.
Cox, Marvin E., Sr.
Cox, Ray
Cox, Theodore
Cox, W. Carey
Cozart, Emil L.
Crabbe, Howard
Crabtree, Vernon, Jr.
Craig, Bruce
Cran�eld, David P.
Craver, E'dgar L.
Cravey, Kaiser
Creasy, Donald W.
Creasy, Raymond . Lee
Creasy, Robert C.
Crenshaw, C. Louis
Creque, Nathaniel G.
Cress, William F.
Cretier, Willem, Jr.
Crews, Ronald A.
Criddle; Clayton E.
Criswell, Burris E.
Crooks, Herman C.
Crosby, Jimmy W.
Crowder, Hasful Clyde
Crowder, John S.
Crowder, Joseph A.
Crowe, Alfred E.
Crowe, William C.
Croyle, Edward L.
Croyle, George C.
Cruickshank, Melvin
Cruise, Coy Edward
Crump, Howard B.
Culbertson, Warn R.
Culmer, Burk Edward
Cummings, Luther
Cunningham, Leonard E.
Curry, Eddie
Curry, James S.
Curry, Mervin
Curtis, Earl L.
Curtis, Homer N.
Curtis, Jerry Wayne
Curtis, Rudolph
Curtis, Wilburn J.
Cuzmenco, Vladimir
Dames, Cleveland W.
Darsi, Jose
Das, Gali Maria
Dasher, Quillie p,
Daugherty, Jules E.
Daugherty, W. Delvin
David, Carl H.
David, Carmelo
Davis, Albert E.
Davis, Alva L.
Davis, Clarence R.
Davis, David H.
Davis, Elza 0.
Davis, H. Lee
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Davis, Herman L.
Davis, James E.
Davis, Marvin
Davis, Preston Wade
Davis, Raymond E'. L.
Davis, Samuel I.
Daxon, David
Day, Hobert
Deal, Billy Joe
Decker, Artis Leroy
Decker, Lester T.
Dees, Kenneth Dale
Deisher, David Lee
Deleveaux, Reuben J.
Delk, John Leonard, Sr.
Dely, Augustin
Demorizi, Hermogene
Demosthene, Raoul
Denard, Almon G.
Dennard, Samuel L.
Dennis, William E.
Denny, Hilton 0.
Denson, Charley N.
Deristil, Laurenti!
Derkach, Edward
Desir, Cadous
Desouza, Isaac H.
Devadanam, Kanikelli
Devadas, Bavana
Devadas, Tadipudi
Deyton, John F., Jr.
Diaz Z., Adalberto
Dezormeau, Aspenord
Dhlamini, Stephan
Dickens, Van M.
Dickerson, Dempsey
Dillon, Clyde T.
Dingus, Clarence E.
Dingus, Hady
Diphoko, John K. S.
Dirlam, Roscoe V.
Dishman, James 0.
Dixon, Caulie W.
Dixon, Leroy
Dobbs, Artis Dean
Dodson, Austin Leonard
Dominguez, Albert D.
Donahue, Aubrey W.
Donahue, Malcolm
Dooling, Loy E.
Doran, Verne J., III
Dorce, Dreuseue
Dorcelly, Joanis
Dorcely, Augustin
Doroshuk, Harold
Doroshuk, John
Dorsett, Ewing I. 0.
Dorvil, Charles
Dorvilier, Saidel
Dotson, Lamar
Dotson, William D.
Douglas, Charles M.
Douglas, 4 4W#F.
Douglas, Thomas J.
Douyon, Gabriel
Dover, Charles R.
Downie, William A.
Downs, Clifton
Drake, Howard �
Drapeau, Metelan
Drapeau, Tranquillus
Drew, Alfrado C.
Drew, George B.
Driver, Ernest
Droze, Forest W.
Droze, Lewis N.
Duck, L. C.
Duclair, Pascal
Dudding, James A.
Dudding, 0. A.
Duggan, Arthur
Duggins, Calvin L.
Dunbar, Gilbert W.
Duncan, Thomas M.
Duncan, Wade Lee
Dunford, �ed R.
Dunlap, Lonnie Junior
Dunn, Billy G.
Dupre, Ray D.
DuPris, Edward R.
Duvalsaint, Fremoit
Duvalsaint, Siscto
Durham, Joseph E.
Durham, Odus
Durr, Charles W.
Duvall, Raymond E.
Earp, James C.
Eason, Marlon A.
Eastburn, Charles G.
Eastwood, R. F.
Eddings, Edward D.
Edgil, Thomas Jessie
Edralin, Lawrence
Edwards, Alvin A., Sr.
Edwards, E. A.
Edwards, Freddie M.
Edwards, Homer Buford
Edwards, Homer F.
Eley, Lewis S.
Elias, Silverio Mojica
Eliason, Allan M.
Elliott, Dennis W.
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212 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Elliott, E�er W.
Ellis, James 0.
Ellis, Jim
Ellis, Stephen
Elmore, Loyd E.
Elmore, Ray E.
Elrod, Guyton M.
Elston, Robert W.
Emerson, Martin D.
Emmanuel, Thota
Endecott, Donald L.
Engle, James M.
Englebert, James A.
Enrique, Roberto Lam
Entzminger, E. G.
Erwin, Wilton T.
Escamilla, Senonio Coronado
Eskew, Lexie B.
Espinet, Efrain F.
Espinoza, Philip
Esteban, Luis Aleman
Estep, Donald Ray
Estira, Pierre
Estrada, Erdulfo
Estrada G., Eliazar
Etienne, Claude
Eustache, Ttilien
Evans, Horace E.
Evans, William J.
Everett, James A. L.
Ewing, Sam
Exil, Donaiis
Faircloth, James M.
Farmer, J. Glenn
Feltman, Raymond E.
Fel�an, Thomas M., Jr.
Felts, Erbie H.
Fenderson, Walter
Ferguson, Cephas
Ferguson, Daniel
Ferguson, Elakim
Ferguson, Elias
Ferguson, Herbert E.
Ferguson, James Randolph
Ferguson, James Russell
Ferguson, Laban J.
Ferguson, Orie J.
Ferguson, Pembroke E.
Ferguson, Philip D.
Ferguson, Thomas
Fermandier, Estin Nicolas
Manuel
Fidele, Nelcius
Field, Leroy W.
Fields, Charles Lee
Fields, Clinton, Jr.
Figueroa, Teodoro Solia
Fils, Chery Dennean
Finlayson, Rufus, Sr.
Finley, Rallie J.
Fisher, James Patrick
Fisher, Ramon Luna
Fitts, Hubert Lee
Fitzgerald James D.
Fitzwater, Donnie G.
Fleming, Davis Hays
Fleurantin, Paulin
Fleurimond, Paul
Flick, Harry R.
Flippo, Donald Owen
Flippo, Edward Earl
Flippo, George C.
Flores, Abraham
Flores, Jorge Mendoza
Flores, Pablo
Flowers, Grady G.
Flowers, Thomas E.
Fogarty, Grover C.
Foley, William R.
Folkes, Irvin Vincent
Ford, Billy R.
Ford, Charles H.
Ford, William T.
Forsythe, Woodrow
Foster, Cecil A. L.
Foster, Clarence F.
Foster, Hillard E.
Foster, James E.
Foster, Olon A.
Foster, Robert Lee
Fouts, Blair M.
Fox, Edward E.
Fox, James K, Sr.
Foxx, Jimmy E.
Francis, Canute Agustus
Francis, Norman
Francis, Silburn B.
Franklin, Johnny R.
Frazier, Robert C.
Freeman, Hubert E.
Freeman, John Wesley Powell
Fuchu, Federico
Fuentes, Eugenio Morena
Fulcher, Frank Edwin J.
Fuller, Calvin L.
Fulmer, Everett L.
Fulton, Ben Morris
Fulton, Grady F.
Fulton, Roger
Furber, Caroles C.
Gabonantho, France G.
Gaddis, J. C.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Gaddis, Millard E.
Gaddis, William L.
Gaddy, Willie
Gainey, Russell D.
Gaites, Norwood A.
Gaither, Grover C.
Galaviz, Antonio
Galloway, J. Vernon
Galloway, Julian V.
Gama, Victor Liberato
Gamaliel, Barrey
Gandia, Mario
Garcia, Felix R.
Garcia, Manuel
Garcia, Rual Arroyo
Garcia L., Juan F.
Gardiner, Joshua V.
Gardner, Jessie Claude
Gardner, Milton M.
Gardner, William T.
Garner, James L.
Garren, William F.
Garvey, Furnie Lee
Gary, Charles M.
Gauthier, Vildoir
Gavu, Joel
Gay, Pierce N.
Gaylor, Hank V.
Gedu, Dickson
Gehrett, David H.
Gell, Luis A.
Geneus, Rezius
Georges, Reginald C.
Germain, Gerard
Ghalriel, Sameer Shaker
Giad, Tiaz Tounan
Gibbs, Joseph E.
Gibson, James R.
Gibson, W. K.
Gibson, Wilbur A.
Gilkison, Paul D.
Gillenwater, Lawrence C.
Gillenwater, C. Wayne
Gilman, Richard F.
Gilmer, J. Lamar
Gilmore, Clarence L.
Giraud, Ozias
Giron, Manuel Q.
Glass, Eddie J.
Glover, John D.
Goates, Bobby Gene
Goin, Cecil L.
Goins, Gerald D.
Goins, James
Goins, Lloyd P.
Goins, Richard D.
Goins, William Lee
Golden, William F.
Gontse, Jim
Gonzalez, Feliciano Ixpata
Gonzalez, Joaquin Ferro
Goodman, Louis R.
Goodwin, Bennie F.
Gordon, Joe
Gordon, Winston
Goss, Douglas A.
Gossett, Thomas G.
Goughler, Leonard J.
Graham, Benjamin A.
Graham, Erwin Earl
Graham, James Hardy
Graham, James W.
Graham, Oliver W.
Graham, Preston Raymond
Grant, Leslie D.
Grant, Willie R.
Graves, Oather B.
Gray, Earl B.
Gray, George H.
Gray, James H.
Gray, Willie
Green, Ben M.
Green, Charles S.
Green, David Lee
Green, Donald Edward
Green, Everett
Green, Everett E.
Green, Franklin D.
Green, Gerald W.
Green, J.B.
Green, James H.
Green, James W.
Green, Stephen A.
Green, Walter 0.
Greenaway, William D.
Greene, Arthur
Grey, Gerald C.
Grier, Earl T.
Griffin, Bluford B.
Griffin, Curtis T.
Griffith, Eugene R.
Griffiths, Ezekiel H.
Grimsley, J. Carlisle
Grimsley, Lonnie J.
Grissom, David Z.
Grubbs, Hermas
Guerissaint, Okes
Guerrero, Toby J.
Guerrier, Louis J.
Guillermo, Crisanto
Guire, James W.
Guire, Willard F.
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214 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Gumenke, Zebron M.
Gunay, Misak
Gunn, James G.
Gunn, Rayford
Gunter, Jerald H.
Gunter, Simeon W.
Gustave, Joseph
Guy, Morris L.
Guzman, Refugio
Gwamanda, Timothy
Gwebani, July M.
Gwin, Joseph R.
Haas, Johnnie B.
Hackler, Wendell L.
Hadebe, Phillip
Haire, Lester H.
Hale, Milton B.
Hale, Thomas F., Jr.
Hall, A. John
Hall, Donald R.
Hall, Granville A.
Hall, Henry Neal
Hall, Hoyte Wayne
Hall, Jacob A.
Hall, James P.
Hall, Lee Earl
Hall, Leland E.
Hall, Lester R.
Hall, Martin T.
Hall, Norman Lindsey
Hall, Ralph
Hall, Reuben H.
Hall, William A.
Hamilton, Alvin T.
Hamilton, James M.
Hamilton, Swaby Jesler
Hamilton, Vernon F.
Hamm, Leonard Ronald
Hammock, J. Thomas
Hammock, Roger Lee
Hammond, Oliver L.
Hampton, Arvid Lee
Hand�eld, Jeffrey
Hand�eld, Shadville E.
Haney, Clifford A.
Hanks, Edward J.
Hanna, Anis Mikhail
Hanna, Arnold R.
Hanna, Bishara Karrha
Hanna, Christoff R.
Hanna, Robert L.
Hardin, Thomas 0
Hardy, Earl H.
Hardy, Ernest
Harewood, Kendrick D.
Harkey, Ellison C.
Harper, Arnold F.
Harper, John
Harris, Bobby
Harris, Eugene
Harris, Floyd J.
Harris, George L.
Harris, Grady W.
Harris, Lee Roy
Harris, William S.
Hartley, David H.
Hartley, Prince A.
Hartness, Tyrone
Harts�eld, Mark T.
Harvey, Loyd J.
Haselden, Alonza H.
Hassell, John J.
Haughey, James W.
Haughey, William M., Jr.
Hawkins, Carl R.
Hawkins, Richard M.
Hayes, Albert
Hays, Hayward L.
Heacox, Robert P.
Headen, David
Headrick, Robert Julius
Hebert, Henry J.
Heckert, William D.
Heltcel, R. B.
Hembree, Walter D.
Henderson, Fred
Hendrix, Harry D.
Hennigan, Danny N.
Henry, Younis W.
Henson, Henry L.
Hep burn, Joseph
Hepburn, Steve A.
Herald, Charles F.
Heredia, Carlos
Herman, Charles T.
Hernandez, Leyry Armindo
Hernandez, Manuel A.
Hernandez C., Arturo
Hernandez C., Domingo
Herrera, Lorenzo Navarro
Herring, Charles G.
Hersey, Gerald H.
Hess, Paul J., Jr.
Hibbert, Bernard S.
Hicks, Albert Lindsey
Higgs, Franklyn V.
Hiles, Dudley E.
Hiles, Roger M.
Hill, Claudell A.
Hill, Harms H.
Hill, L. A.
Hill, Wesley H.
Hlophe, Ernest
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Hockenberry, Clarence L., Sr.
Hodge, Joseph
Hodges, Eugene
Hogue, Jerry W.
Holbert, W. C.
Holcombe, Gary N.
Holden, Elisha A.
Holland, Cecil R.
Holland, John F.
Holland, Mack
Homer, �omas A.
Hooker, Eugene R.
Hooper, Billy L.
Hooper, Jerry W.
Hopper, J. Harold
Hornbuckle, A. E.
Horne, Albert B.
Horne, Clarence L.
Ho�e, Tommy H.
Horner, Grady V.
Hortelon, Lamartine
Horton, Thomas G.
Hose, Warren Neale, Sr.
Houle, Norman
Howard, William E.
Howell, Roland E.
Howton, Lewis C.
Hoyt, Donald Jack
Hubbard, Murry A., Jr.
Hudgins, Curtis B.
Huff, Harold F.
Huggins, Riley H.
Hughes, Alton J.
Hughes, D. Frank
Hughes, Herbert A.
Hughes, Howard E.
Hughes, Joseph J.
Hughes, Moses R.
Hughes, Tommy Leroy
Humes, Samuel J.
Hunter, Brian J.
Hunter, Harold D.
Hunter, Ormand E.
Hunter, Wade H.
Huntington, Robert D.
Hust, James W.
Hutch, Raymond, Jr.
Hutchens, Willie
Hutchison, George B.
Hutchison, John W.
Hutson, Frank E.
Hutto, John R.
Hyatt, James
Ibarra, Domingo Herrera
Infante, Manuel Estrada
Inman, Louis D.
Innocent, Diennapal
Innocent, Duval
Irwin, Earl L.
Isaacs, Donald M.
Isbell, Corbie C.
Israel, S.
Ivins, Daniel
Ivins, Harvey J.
Jackman, Harold L.
Jackson, Bobby D.
Jackson, Carson M.
Jackson, Ellis V.
Jacobs, Edgar W.
Jacques, Andre
James, Ralph
James, Ruppo Valentino
Jammes, Thomas E.
Janes, Larry Gene
Jarrett, Rashbert C.
Jean, Alcine
Jean, Pompilus
Jeah, Voyant
Jean, Yeanrilus Louis
Jeanty, Oreus
Jefferson, Mcmroe
Jenkins, Harvey E.
Jerilus, Arisme
Jernigan, Allen M.
Jernigan, Jesse W.
Jett, J. Tony .
J eudi, Arouleine
Jeune, Ramean
Jimenez, Abraham D. Huerta
Jimenez, Elias
Jimenez, Jose
Jimenez, Josue Cano
Jobe, Allen R.
Jocelyn, Mercidien
Johns, Edmon W.
Johns, Larry D.
Johnson, Cecil L.
Johnson, Claude S.
Johnson, Clevey H.
Johnson, Dennis Lee
Johnson, Dolly L.
Johnson, Elmer C.
Johnson, Fred M.
Johnson, Henry L.
Johnson, Hinton C.
Johnson, Hubert N.
Johnson, Jacobo
Johnson, James
Johnson, James R.
Johnson, Jesse L.
Johnson, Joselyn
Johnson, Laureston B.
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Johnson, Luther 0.
Johnson, Michael Lee
Johnson, Paul E.
Johnson, Samuel
Johnson, Uhijah
Johnson, W. E., Jr.
Jolley, Marvin Wayne
Jones, Alvin M., Jr.
Jones, Alvin M., Sr.
Jones, Billy Ray
Jones, Calvin C.
Jones, Calvin S.
Jones, Clarence E.
Jones, Collis
Jones, David E.
Jones, George L.
Jones, Grover C.
Jones, Harlan D.
Jones, Harold L., Sr.
Jones, James E., Jr.
Jones, John Roy
Jones, L. V., Jr.
Jones, Lewis J.
Jones, M. Corbie
Jones, Marceline N.
Jones, Perry R.
Jones, Richard L.
Jones, William C.
Jordan, John
Jordan, Leonard J., Jr.
Jordan, Leslie S.
Jordan, William E.
J osa, Cledor
Joseph, Cenatus
Joseph, Chery
Joseph, Dormisil
Joseph, Prudent
Josephs, Percival M.
J osleyn, Ernest E.
Josleyn, William H.
Jovial, Jacob A.
Judd, Emmett O.
Judd, Henry M.
Juillet, Primelien
Julien, Elandien
Justin, Lavertu
Kaisharis, George P.
Karas, Girgis
Kay, John Lemuel
Keele, Garry L.
Keeling, Joseph H.
Kell, Hershel Lee
Keller, Edgar C.
Kelley, Thomas J.
Kelley, William H.
Kelly, Brazil
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Kemp, Joseph R., Jr.
Kemp, Onnie M.
Kemp, Thomas J.
Kendrick, Leonard F.
Keown, Fred L.
Kephart, E. Carmack
Keys, Charles T.
Khumalo, Aaron
Khumalo, N. Samuel
Kidd, Willie S., Jr.
Killingsworth, J. K.
Kimsey, Don
Kinard, Harold J.
Kinard, John H.
Kincheloe, John E.
King, Charles
King, Douglas Vern
King, Lacy T.
King, Leslie
Kirby, Marshall D.
Kirby, Tommy A.
Kitchens, Roger Dale
Klapp, Guy F.
Klapp, Harold D.
Knight, E�ond A.
Knowles, Curtis M.
Knowles, George H.
Knowles, Samuel V.
Kola, Nick
Kolwyck, Charles E.
Kruckenberg, Larry K.
Krupanandam, Gannavarapu
Lafleur, Ephriam
Lafosse, Hermann
Laguerre, Civilus
Lahen, Antoine
Lamb, Carrol D.
Lamb, William L.
Lambert, Arthur H.
Lambert, Clyde Stanley
Lambert, Glen C.
Lambert, Willie B.
Lamy, Mercilus
Lance, Ralph W.
Lane, Elmer G.
Lane, Wallace C.
Laney, William T.
Lang, Joe S.
Lang, John Henry
Lang, Robert Stanley
Lange, Charles F.
Langley, Robert D.
Laporte, Armand
Larmond, Dudley N.
Larner, Roger A.
Larson, Mervin N.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Larson, Verlin E.
LaRue, Roscoe John
Lashley, George
Lashley, Junior 0.
LaSure, Clifford A.
Lavigne, Robert B.
Lawley, Grady C.
Lawrence, Herbert Charles
Lawrence, Herbert Roye
Lawrence, Paul
Lawrence, Robert D.
Laws, Billy G.
Lawson, James L.
Lawson, Philip A.
Lawson, R. Dell, Jr.
Lawson, Robert
Laxton, �old
Ledbetter, John L.
Ledford, Robert
Ledford, Robert D.
Lee, Albert E.
Lee, Barry Lynn
Lee, Buster 0.
Lee, Donald
Lee, Fred A.
Lee, Wade C.
Leges, Mirabean
LeGrand, Ralph
Lemacks, Walter E.
Leon, Jose Florencio Lemus de
Levy, Charles A.
Lewellen, William
Lewis, Basil E.
Lewis, Ernest E.
Lewis, Franklin R.
Lewis, G. Jerome
Lewis, Michael S.
Lewis, Robert Lee
Lewis, Shadrach, Sr.
Lewis, Vanuel E.
Link, William E., Jr.
Linkous, Gary T.
Linkous, Larry William
Little, Robert Wayne
Littreal, William S.
Logan, James C.
Long, Paul M.
Longin, Septimus A.
Longstreth, David C.
Lopez, Camilo
Lopez, Charles G.
Lopez, Esteban Luque
Lopez, Ismael Alvarez
Lopez, James K.
Lopez, Miguel Meseta
Lopez, Pedro .Ruben Vasquez
Lopez, Rejinaldo Frias
Lopez S., Manuel
Louis, Cedanor Pierre
Louis, Holdman Pierre
Louis, Jules Jean
Louis, Maxi D.
Louis, Oldman Pierre
Louis, Saintilhomme
Louis, Saint-Louis
Lowe, Arthur
Lowman, J. Dudley
Lowman, W. Elroy
Lubin, Augustin
Lucas, Gilet C.
Lucien, Luckner
Lucien, Paul
Lucien, Pierre
Luna, Ignacio R.
Lupino, August Anthony
Lux X., Tomas
Lycans, P. Chalmer
Lyles, John C.
Lynn, Johnny H.
Lynn, Raymond A.
Madewell, Denver T.
Madiba, Japhta B.
Madison, Bobby G.
Mahaffey, James L.
Maieane, George
Majors, Robert Hermon
Makar, Andrew A.
Makhubela, July
Maksymchuk, Victor
Malcolm, John C.
Malec, Stanley
Mancil, Leon
Mandrusiak, Nick
Manes, Cecil W.
Mangrum, Roosevelt
Manley, Robert E.
Mannon, Oscar L.
Mannon, Tilford
Manq ele, Michael
Manrrique, David Soto
Maples, James R.
Maranatharao, K.
Marcellus, Fanor
Marcellus, Honor
Marlow, Donald Ray
Marlowe, Herbert L.
Martin, Gene Burl
Martin, Gladdus
Martin, Herbert L.
Martin, Hughlen H.
Martin, Leonard J.
Martin, Roy P.
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218 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Martinez, Ernesto Castro
Martinez, Jose A.
Martinez, Marcelino
Martinez, Marcos
Masemula, Elias
Mashibini, Joel
Mason, Billy Ray
Masoud, Yousef
Massengale, Earl L.
Massey, George H.
Massey, Larry Joe
Massingale, Franklin R.
Massingale, Martin Luther
Massingale, William B.
Masuku, J osephh
Matheny, Hubert F.
Matheu S., Ernesto
Mathews, Gerald S.
Mathis, Billy Eugene
Mathurin, Tvoisc
Matiwane, R. S. Ntlokwana
Matos, Juan Evanjelista Carrasco
Matthews, Maxwell E.
Matthews, Rudolph J., Jr.
Mattis, Stanley B.
Mawela, Elliot
Maxwell, Bernard
May, Clarence Edwin, Jr.
Maynard, Claude R.
Mays, Clyde A.
Mbonambi, Joel
McBride, Joe Amos
McBride, William B.
McCalla, Edward Alexander
Mccarley, William R.
McClaughlin, Jess D.
McCloud, Turley Richard
McClure, Kermit
McComb, Claude H.
McCoy, �bert
McCoy, Robert C.
McCree, Donald
McDaniel, Clarence
McDaniel, Joseph R.
McDaniel, Richard T.
McDaniel, William A.
McDonald, E. A., Jr.
McFall, Charles
McFarland, Lawrence L.
McGuffin, Herman D., Jr.
McIntosh, Clifford E.
McIntosh, David A.
Mciver, Floyd
McKey, Clifton E.
McKiddy, Leon E.
McKinney, Dossie H.
McKinnon, Cervin L.
McLish, Frederick A.
McMillan, Odias
McNabb, Jeff D.
McNally, Russell R.
McNeil, Cecial A.
McTaggart, Thomas E.
Meade, Kingsley C. L.
Meade, William R.
Medina, Juan Estrada
Melvin, Leonard W. A., Jr.
Memani, Lawrence
Menard, Emmanuel
Mendes, Aucencio Reyes
Mendez, Danilo Confesor Feliz
Mercedez, Manuel
Merck, David Eugene
Meredith, Louis
Messenger, Stanley G.
Messer, James H.
Mezidor, Sineus
Mhlongo, Aaron
Mhlongo, Amos N.
Michand, Antoinier
Michel, Joas
Michel, St. Aubert
Miles, Kenneth A.
Miller, Joseph
Miller, Wendell H.
Millet, Donald
Mills, James W.
Missick, Emmanuel
Missick, Hilton C.
Mitchell, Clyde Wilburn
Mitchell, Eugene
Mixon, Roy D.
Mkhabela, Esrom
Mkwanazi, Elias M.
Mkwanazi, Jacob
Moates, Gerald R.
Mobley, Willis
Moeng, Jan
Moeng, Saul
Mohlala, Wilmot G.
Molaeng, Abel M.
Monace, Jules
Montague, David A.
Montero, Benigno Echibarria
Montijo, Jacob
Mooney, Albert R.
Mooney, Lawrence E., Sr.
Moore, Alvin
Moore, Donald E.
Moore, Earl C.
Moore, Herbert Doyle
Moore, Herman B.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Moore, James C.
Moore, John T., Jr.
Moore, Junion B.
Moore, Ralph D.
Moore, Rembert
Moore, William L.
Morales, Telesforo
Moreland, Charles B.
Moreno, Dionicio Juarez
Moretto, Garciano
Morgan, Fred Junior
Morgan, W. Earl
Morrell, James C.
Morris, Dallas D.
Morris, Frederick C.
Morris, Howard Gaylen
Morris, George
Morris, James W.
Morris, Robert T.
Morris, U. Alexander
Morris, Vernon R.
Morris, Willie M.
Morrison, John W.
Morrison, King D.
Morvan, Elitesse
Morvan, J olice
Moser, James William
Mosley, Horrell Dudley
Moss, Alfred L.
Moss, Arthur C.
Moss, Clayton A.
Moss, James R.
Moss, James W.
Mounts, Donald L.
Mqozi, Gunyazile
Mthimkhulu, Andreas
Mtshali, Enoch
Mulkey, Max Charles
Mulkey, Truman W.
Mulkey, Willis A.
Mullins, George
Murkerson, Robert Allen
Murphy, Harold
Murphy, John B.
Murphy, Kenneth P.
Murphy, Wayne L.
Murray, Arthur C.
Murray, Thomas LeRoy
Murray, William J.
Muscadin, Julien
Musselman, Charlie M.
Mustafa, Fafa
Myers, H. Tobey
Myers, Harry E.
Myers, Jack M.
Myers, Richard G.
Myers, Vaughn E.
Myers, William .M.
Nacius, Fervius N.
Nagel, Arthur E.
Nagel, Frederick H.
Napoleon, Marcel Jean
Nazaire, Superiem
Ncube, Nason N.
Ndhlovu, Jonas
Neal, Albert M.
Neal, Bert
Neal, James W.
Neal, Leonard M.
Nehemia, Satyala
Nelson, Destin
Nembhard, Joscelyn A.
Nestor, Fenelon
Nettles, Billy
N eumans, Clarence H.
New, Paul S.
Newberry, Aaron B.
Newbold, Zach J.
Newdiger, Oscar, Jr.
Newkirt, John C.
Newton, Tommy
Ngxingolo, Wilson
Nicholas, Earl F.
Nicholas, James 0., Jr.
Nicholson, Terry James
Nicolas, Nelzil
Niles, John F.
Nix, E. E'dward
Nix, Henry G.
Nixon, Ernest C.
Nobles, Jimmie L.
Noe, R. Eugene
Nolen, James W.
Nope, Kenneth Lee
Normon, Thomas M.
North, Reed M.
Norton, Thomas D.
Ntshangase, Absolom P.
Nzuza, Ambros A. B.
O'Connor, Gilmore A.
O'De�, David W.
Odom, Ronald E.
Offe, Donald E.
Olmsted, Guy 0.
Oliver, F. James
Oppert, Lawrence R.
Orona, Benjamin R.
Orona, Elias R.
Orr, Donald W.
Ortega M., Javier
Ortiz, Joel Hernandez
Orvilus, Anastal
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220 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Osbourne, John W.
Oshupeng, Jackson
Owen, J. Leon
Owens, Odell L. (Johnny)
Owings, William Marion
Pace, Billy Jo
Pacheco, Natalio Kiau
Pack, Gary J.
Padilla, Edward
Page, Alton M.
Panter, Arthur T., Jr.
Papite, Antoine
Paradesi, Remulla
Parke, Headley
Parker, Allard
Parker, Elbert L.
Parker, Elton B.
Parker, Harold W.
Parker, J. M.
Parker, Lafoy E.
Parmar, Rasiklal Sanalal
Parr, Alston E ..
Parris, Daniel F.
Parton, William V.
Pasley, Anthony
Passmore, Wilmon R.
Patchen, Arthur L.
Pate, Donald Louis
Pate, Gary J.
Patrick, John Bain
Patterson, A. Jack
Patterson, Billy
Patterson, Bobby Ray
Patterson, Daryl W.
Patterson, James Donald
Patterson, John W.
Patterson, Oliver
Patton, James
Paul, Sadhu
Pauley, Dennis L., Sr.
Payne, Williard L.
Paynter, Willie T.
Peacock, Frank G.
Peacock, Willie, Jr.
Pearce, James S.
Peavy, Leumoin A.
Peck, LeRoy 0.
Peek, Henry C.
Peek, Henry K.
Peek, Roy P.
Peek, Wayne
Pena, Juanico Rijo
Pena, Lidio T. R.
Pendergrass, Joseph C.
Peninger, A. Frank
Penn, Joseph B.
Pennington, Loyd I.
Pentecost, James D.
Perdomo, Pablo Pavon
Perez, Carlos Ramirez
Perez, Emilio
Perez, Pedro Ramirez
Perez, Ramon
Perry, Charles M.
Peters, Desmond L.
Peters, William E.
Peterson, Charles R.
Pettit, Kelly N.
Petty, Elmer Houston
Pettyjohn, Woodrow W.
Peyton, Sam H.
Phalisme, Jules Julien
Pharr, Phillip Edwin
Phelps, Carl A.
Phibbs, Hurley H.
Philippe, Antone Jean
Philippe, Mauralu
Philippe, Philockes
Phillips, George W.
Phillips, J. Frank
Phungula, Joseph K.
Picard, Armand
Pierre, Albert Marius
Pierre, Anastil
Pierre, Emile
Pierre, Lerand Louis
Pierre, Lexius
Pierre, Michel
Pinnock, Levi A.
Pino, Jose Hernandez
Pittman, Horace
Pittman, J. K.
Pittman, Leonard J.
Pitts, John B.
Pitts, Ralph W.
Pitts, Roy E.
Plank, Preston E.
Pless, Perry J.
Plumley, Bernie, Jr.
Plummer, Everett L.
Poinson, Antonio
Polete, Herman E.
Pollard, L. Lewis
Polycarpe, Oirgot
Ponce, Edilberto Zagal
Poole, Aubrey L.
Poole, Willie C.
Poorman, Thomas F.
Pope, Arthur C.
Pope, Jimmy R.
Pope, Willie Dee
Porter, Leslie E.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Porter, Loren M.
Porter, Monte V.
Porter, William R.
Poston, Harvey B.
Poulakis, George
Poulos, Chris
Pounders, Harold Cecil
Powell, B. H.
Powell, Jesse Lee
Powell, John C.
Powell, Leland Leo
Powell, Thadis M.
Powers, Raymond L.
Prakasam, Kolati
Prasadarao, M. D.
Pratt, Emanuel
Pratt, Felton Lee
Pratt, Lloyd George
Pratt, R. V. Lee
Presnell, Clifford
Pressley, Roy Andrew
Price, Donald B.
Price, Harrison E.
Price, Harry W.
Priester, Michael C., Jr.
Primus, Roland Clyde
Prince, Clarence A.
Prince, Joseph C.
Prosch, Ronnie E.
Pruitt, Jack R.
Pruitt, Robert J.
Pugh, Leonard
Pulido, Martiniano Cuevas
Pursell, Henry
Purvis, Samuel S.
Puryear, Cecil H.
Pyles, Leonard
Queener, D. Glendale
Queener, Willard M.
Quick, William Alonzo
Quisenberry, Charles M.
Rabsatt, William E.
Raburn, Nelson W. D.
Ragan, Howell W.
Rainey, Milton Edward
Ramey, W. Harry
Ramirez, Jose Fernandez
Ramirez, Pedro J.
Ramsey, Francis M.
Randall, Hollis 0.
Randolph, C. W. (Bill)
Raney, Henry Edward
Rao, Adidala S�dara
Rao, Mogalapu Ananda
Rao, Murla Gnana Sundara
Rao, Vara Sundara
Ray, Joe W.
Rayburn, Andrew W.
Rector, Melvin L.
Reece, Frank L.
Reece, Leonard
Reed, Elvis
Reed, Harold D.
Reid, Clyde W.
Reid, David J.
Reid, Marshall T.
Reid, Robert M.
Reitler, Wayne
Rejouis, Wilson
Rener, George C.
Renew, John L.
Renfroe, Michael H.
Reyes, Domingo Gomez
Reyes, Jose Trejo
Reynolds, C. F.
Reynolds, James H.
Reynolds, Marshall L.
Reynolds, Robert J.
Reynolds, William R.
Richard, Carius
Richard, Theogane
Richards, Cecil
Richards, Leeland A.
Richardson, Basil W.
Richardson, Joe
Richardson, Sherman C.
Ricks, James R.
Rider, Albert H.
Ridgel, Be�ie
Ridlespurge, Wesley
Riggins, Vernon B.
Riggs, Billy M.
Riggs, Charles E.
Riggs, David Allen
Risch, David F.
Risner, C. W.
Roach, Michael E.
Roache, Joseph S.
Roache, Obadiah
Robbins, Arnold
Robbins, Jerry Arnold
Roberts, Estes M.
Roberts, John E.
Roberts, Morris W.
Roberts, Richard M.
Robertson, Sta�ord
Robertson, Willis E.
Robinson, Alfred
Robinson, Cleaver U.
Robinson, Guy T.
Robinson, J. C., Jr.
Robinson, Jack
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222 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Robinson, Leonard N.
Robinson, Monroe
Robinson, Morris
Robinson, Otto, Jr.
Robinson, Otto, Sr.
Robinson, Vadis Roosevelt
Roddy, B. Douglas
Rodriguez, Joe A.
Rodriguez, Pedro Moreno
Roe, Tannie T.
Rogers, Charles L.
Rogers, David W.
Rogers, Rufus R.
Rolinyati, John David
Rolle, Harry W.
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Rc>lle, Hartman L.
Rolle, James
Rolle, Joseph W.
Rolle, Samuel J.
Romero, Alejandro Lopez
Romilus, Oxygene
Roosevelt, Shantray Jacob
Rosier, Exancer
Ross, Edgar E.
Ross, Jeremiah 0.
Rowley, Earl J.
Rowsey, Leslie A.
Rozario, Nilton do
Russell, David S.
Russell, Walter B.
Rutherford, Arvol A.
Rye, Jird Luther
Sabo, Georg
Sadler, George W.
Sadler, Harold D.
Safian, Nase£
Saga, Gameus
Sainatus, Joseph Sylphra
Saint Cyr, Hercule
Saint Hubert, Bocius
Saint-Victor, Vil
Salcedo, Confesor
Salmon, Willie L.
Salter, Pa�ick E.
Sam, Robert L.
Samble, Anetes
Sample, T. Franklin
Samuel, Bathina
Samuel, Kudelli
Samuel, S.
Samuel, V. P.
Samuels, Joseph L.
Samuels, Middleton H.
Sanders, Joseph
Sanders, Sanford S.
Sanders, Simpson
Sands, John M.
Sanford, F. Lamar
Sanner, G. A.
Santiago, Luis
Satter�eld, Curry
Satyanandam, Chinadadi
Saylor, Edward Lee
Schneider, Leon
Schneider, Henry
Schnelle, Ralph E.
Sco�eld, David N.
Scott, Cecil
Scott, Lawrence D.
Scotton, H. Frank
Scotton, Lee Roy
Scotton, Marvin T.
Scotton, Willie T.
Scroggins, William E.
Seale, Charles D.
Sedwick, Dale F.
Sedwick, Frank J.
Sedwick, Wilbert J.
Seme, Joseph
Seme, Leonord
Seratt, Otis A.
Setuki, Sidwell
Seymour, Delegal
Shaffer, Daryl L.
Shaffer, Wilbur C., Sr.
Shaw, Selvin Lenford
Sheely, Floyd E.
Shelton, Curtis F.
Shelton, George R.
Shelton, Lee F.
Shepard, Jose
Shepard, Willie M.
Sheridan, Charles E., Jr.
Shezi, Nelson
Shiel!, Cornelius
Shinault, Bobby Joe
Shinn, Alva H.
Shipley, Claude A.
Sholar, Gene A.
Shook, Robert E.
Shroyer, Pleonard G.
Shultz, Walter E.
Sibisi, Solomon Z.
Sidebottom, Warner F.
Sides, Ve�l H.
Siler, Billy J.
Siley, Fitz Albert
Silver, David Ray
Silvers, John K.
Simeon, Dieudonne
Simmons, Errol J.
Simmons, Ottis Ray
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Simmons, Samuel Liniex
Simpson, C. S.
Simpson, John Paul
Sims, David·
Sincerise, Sincima
Singh, Balram
Singleton, Joe
Sithole, John
Skaggs, Vernon L.
Skipper, Horace M.
Sloan, Lowell M.
Sloan, Richard W.
Sloan, William G.
Sluder, Charlie
Smith, �lard Lynn
Smith, Billy N.
Smith, Cedric
Smith, Clarence G.
Smith, Cleveland L.
Smith, D. Eugene
Smith, Eddie Lee
Smith, Floyd, Jr.
Smith, Frank W.
Smith, Gary A.
Smith, General Howard
Smith, Gilbert L.
Smith, Glenn C.
Smith, H. E., Jr.
Smith, Howard L.
Smith, Idus T.
Smith, James F.
Smith, Jerry P.
Smith, Jesse C.
Smith, Lawrence G.
Smith, Lorvise A.
Smith, Mark D.
Smith, Marvin M.
Smith, Phillip David
Smith, Robert D.
Smith, Robert E.
Smith, Robert F.
Smith, Sam Allen
Smith, Sandy
Smith, W. Marion
Smith, Walter S.
Smitherman, Robert L.
Snell, Walter Lee
Snow, Bobby R.
Snyder, Clarence S.
Soirilus, Telamon
Solomon, Nalli P.
Solomon, V.
Sorel, Anylus
Soria, Santiago Soria
Soriano, Rizales
Soto, Antonio Ledezma
Sourbrine, Robert C.
Souza, Eliezer Alves de
Spainhower, Jack
Speed, Thomas S.
Speirs, John Paterson
Spell, Lowron M.
Spence, James E.
Spence, Joseph J.
Spence, Sammie Joseph
Spralding, Bryan E.
Sprinkle, William E.
Spurlock, J. Leslie
Staggs, Kennith
Standford, Malcom F.
Stanley, Charles W.
Stanton, Earl C.
Steen, Ernest H.
Stephens, Edward D.
Stephens, J. Wayne
Stephens, Levi
Stephens, To�y Eugene
Stephens, W. Walter
Stephenson, Douglas R.
Sterling, David
Stevens, Adolpho
Stevens, David H.
Stevens, George
Stevens, John L.
Stevenson, Orvil Dean
Stewart, Burchell
Stewart, Carl H.
Stewart, Jack C.
Stewart, James E.
Stewart, Michael A.
Stewart, William A.
Stone, Dallas R.
Stone, �by Ray
Stone, James, Jr.
Stone, James E.
Stone, James F., Sr.
Stone, Julian L.
Stoneburner, Clarence W., Jr.
Stonell, John Willie
Strachan, Joel I.
Strawn, James T.
Strecheniuk, Sergie U.
Strickland, Bruce
Strickland, James W.
Strickland, Loyd W.
Strilec, John E.
Stronge, James H.
Studdard, Leland
Stump, Robert L.
Sturgeon, James D., Sr.
Sudarsanam, Padavala
Sugandharatnam, Mekala
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224 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Sullivan, J. P.
Svacha, Alfred E.
Swann, Joseph M.
Sweat, John Walter
Swindle, Howard L.
Switzer, Wilbur
Sykes, James T.
Sykes, Virgil J.
Tabata, Robert
Tabor, Nolan P.
Tackett, Danny K.
Tackett, Floyd V.
Tackett, Virgil E.
Talbert, Charlie P.
Talbott, Oscar A.
Tanner, H. Edward
Tarin, Pablo G.
Tarrance, Douglas
Tasker, Vernard
Taylor, David J.
Taylor, Egbert George
Taylor, Floyd C.
Taylor, J. W.
Taylor, Joseph A.
Taylor, Mager M.
Taylor, Martin J.
Taylor, Melvin C.
Taylor, Segismund A.
Teems, George W.
Teems, Ro�ie R.
Tejera, Ulises
Telfer, E. A.
Tellez, Guillermo Nunez
Thaker, Julius M.
Thedor, Kurry
Theillen, J. T.
Theobrun, Extravius
Thomas, Egbert A.
Thomas, George W.
Thomas, Joe Neal
Thomas, Larrie D.
Thomas, Ollie C.
Thomas, Ray�eld
Thomas, Willie D., Jr.
Thompson, Arthur F.
Thompson, Brice H.
Thompson, Joseph D.
Thompson, Luther M.
Thorn, Cecil C.
Thornhill, Arthur M.
Tilias, Clervius
Tilias, Tilien
Tillman, Raymond V.
Timothee, Faustin
Tinajero, Antonio Sanchez
Tittsworth, C. Allen
Tobin, Clarence R.
Todd, Mack L.
Todman, Ocarlo
Todman, Theophilus
Toussaint, Isaiah E.
Toussaint, Leon
Townsend, Lonnie
Tra�canto, Fra� J.
Trammell, William H.
Trana, Juan Umana
Trevino, Frank R.
Tribble, Arule
Trogdon, Robert L.
Trotter, Charles P.
Tubbs, Ira W. D.
Tucker, Wallace G.
Tuesta, Milecio
Tumlinson, Clyde N.
Turner, Clifford Gene
Turner, Eldridge Lee
Turner, Garland L.
Turner, Larry D.
Turner, Linford A.
Turner, Vernon W.
Turner, William L.
Turner, Willie L.
Uris, Melchor Agundez
Urseth, Loren H.
Valentin, Thercilon
Valera, Juan Bosora
Valmond, Raphael
VanDeventer, Allan D.
VanDeventer, E. Ellsworth
Vandever, Wesley
Vanover, Morton Y.
Van Putten, Leonard E.
Vargas P., Felipe
Vassel, Cecil A.
Vaughan, Wayne M.
Vaughn, Gerry G.
Vaughn, Ray
Vause, John Edgar
Veilieux, Adrien
Velasquez, Benito Ramirez
Velazquez, Anacleto
Velez, Estranislao Torres
Velie, �dy
Vernon, Gary L.
Vil, Faustin
Vilhauer, Morris R.
Villacorta, Miguel de Jesus
Vincell, Herman E.
Vinson, R. Hardy
Waddell, W. Lyle
Wagner, Leonard E.
Wakeman, George H.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Wakeman, John M.
Walker, Charles T.
Walker, Edward Jim
Walker, Elmer G.
Walker, �ederick U.
Wall, Thomas E.
Wallace, Carl A.
Wallace, James
Wallace, Leroy Frank
Wallace, S. Raeford
Wallen, Phillip Morris
Waller, Melvin
Walraven, Wallace E.
Walters, Henry L.
Walters, �rry M.
Ward, Lee Pope
Ward, Lynton
Warren, Thomas Edward
Washbu�, Fred E.
Washington, William C.
Waters, Melvin Lee
Watson, James C.
Watts, Albert C.
Watts, Custer
Wat�, Grayer H.
Watts, Lee
Watts, Lewis D.
Waugh, Robert L.
Weatherford, Jadean
Weathers, Joseph T., Sr.
Webb, Francis J.
Webb, Samuel E.
Webb, Wiseman W,
Webbe, James N.
Webster, Davis Keith
Weems, James L.
Weetly, Laws
Welch, Charles E.
Welch, D. L.
Weldon, Andrew J.
Wells, Lamar A.
Wells, Ralph V.
Wendt, William A.
Wentz, James H.
Wesley, John
Wesley, Jovis E.
West, Billy A.
West, Billy Gene
West, Earl C.
West, Jay
West, John Henry
Westberg, David E.
Westberg, Gerald
Westberry, Lois Daniel
Wharton, Compton D. P.
White, �lynn B.
White, Billy J�
White, Cody Nolan
�ite, Henry L.
White, Hubert
White, Olen
White, Robert C.
White, William E.
Whitney, Wallace C.
Whittaker, James D.
Whitten, Frank Ray
Whitten, Richard T.
Wickline, C. Russell
Widener, Loy W.
Wiggins, Everette H.
Wilda, John Jerry
Wiley, Jackie D.
Wilkins, Kenneth C.
Williams, Albert
Williams, Alexander, Jr.
Williams, Alphaeus
Williams, Alton T.
Williams, �nold F.
Williams, Arnold Junior
Williams, Billy J.
Williams, Chester A.
Williams, Clarence N.
Williams, Cleveland T.
Williams, Ephraim H.
Williams, Ethor T.
Williams, Everett C.
Williams, Franklyn R.
Williams, Fred D.
Williams, Isaiah
Williams, John R.
Williams, Raymond E.
Williams, Rennie L.
Williams, Sydney W.
Williams, T. Homer
Williams, Tharapatla
Williams, Timothy
Williams, Wilford O.
Williamson, Toxie L.
Williford, Bruce B.
Williford, Clarence B.
Willingham, Wallace E.
Willis, Clifford
Willis, Dewaine G.
Willis, J. Lee
Willis, Michael J.
Wills, William C.
Wilson, Arthur L.
Wilson, C. C.
Wilson, Ervin T.
Wilson, Harry Lee
Wilson, Joseph R.
Wilson, Larry B.
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226 MINU�S OF T� 64� �AL ASSEMB�Y
Wilson, Leonard P.
Wilson, Wendell C.
Wimpy, Dewey C.
Winchester, Charles C., Jr.
Winters, Albert
Wisdom, Alford
Witt, Warren S.
Witter, Easton M.
Wolfe, George Donald, Sr.
Wolfgong, Lester J.
Womack, Clayton E.
Wood, John W.
Woods, Robert Lee
Wooley, John D.
Wooten, Wiley, Jr.
Wossilek, Joseph
Wright, Jack
Wright, Sta�ey A.
Wyant, Nelson E.
Wynkoop, John E., Jr.
W�osdick, George
Xulu, Leonard
Yoder, Eli
York, Isaac H.
York, Nathan
Young, Charles H.
Young, Joseph E.
Younger, Arthur E.
Youssef, Dawoud
Zamor, Laheus
Zidor, Josa
Zondo, Clement
Zo�es, Richard L. •
Zwane, James
FEMALE EVANGELISTS
Abernathy,· Miss Anzella
Ables, Mrs. Florene E.
Abrams, �s. Mildred
Adams, Mrs. Doris A.
Adams, Mrs. Margaret Ann
Adams, Mrs. Opal D.
Adderley, Mrs. Edith D.
Adkins, Mrs. Katie Lee
Aites, Mrs; Margaret L.
Akin, Mrs. Irene 0.
Alderete, Mrs. Sue K.
Allen, Mrs. Bernice A.
Allen, Miss E. Lucile
Allen, Miss .Frances
Allen, Mrs. Janettie M.
Allen, �s. Josephine A.
Allen, Mrs. Odessa L.
Allen, Mrs. Odessa Mae
Allen, �s. Silla
Allen, Miss Virginia Marie
Alves, Se�ora Maria Magdalena
Amaya, Miss Clara Dias
Ammons, Mrs. Dorothy C.
Anderson, Miss Delephine
Anderson, Mrs. Gladys
Anderson, Mrs. Gwendolyn
Anderson, Miss Julia M.
Anderson, Mrs. Thelma C.
�derton, Mrs. Lois Jeanette
Andrews, Mrs. Esther A.
Aprazin, Miss Cecile
Ard, Mrs. Doris E.
Arnold, Mrs: Olena F.
Aschbacker, �s. Mayme L.
Ashford, Mrs.· Geral�ne M.
Ashley, Mrs. Iva Jae
Atchley, Mrs. Jessie Lurlene
Aucoin, Mrs. Lillian D.
Axland, Mrs. • Violet R.
Ayers, Mrs. Florence A.
Bailes, Mrs. Rose A.
Bailey, Mrs. Clara Mae
Bailey, Mrs. Ellen Lee
Bailey, Mrs. Rubie 0.
Bain, Mrs. Idella
Baker, Mrs. E. Marie
Baker, Mrs. Mary Lou
Baldozier, Mrs. Mildred M.
Baldwin, Mrs. Alice
Banister, Mrs. Meddie P.
Banker, Mrs. Dovie D.
Barbee, Mrs. Mary E.
Barclay, Mrs. Enid Maude
Barker, Miss Evelyn R.
Barnett, Mrs. Lorena
Barrett, Mrs. Jenna Lee
Barrett, Mrs. Pearlene A.
Barrett, Mrs. Sarah E.
Bartley, Mrs. Dona
Barton, Mrs. Gladys
Batchelor, Miss Amy
Bates, Mrs. Maxine L.
Bates, Mrs. Patricia L.
Baxter, Mrs. Marie E.
Baxter, Mrs. Velma M.
Bazelais, Mrs. Ludovic
Beach, Mrs. Veronica
Beard, Mrs. Amanda Irene
Beasley, Mrs. Judith M.
Beck, Mrs. Rowena M.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 227
Beeeham, �s. Lottie B.
Beers, Mrs. Goldie G.
Bell, Mrs. Daisy Lee
Bell, Mrs. Esther
Bell, �s. Lillian M.
Bell, Mrs. Yvonia J.
Bellis, Mrs. Margel J.
Belt, Mrs. Joy Faye
Beneby, Mrs. Dorinda
Benedyk, Mrs. G. Imogene
Bennett, Miss Ana May
Bennett, �s. Mildred C.
Be�ard, Mrs. Muriel
Best, Mrs. Victoria
Betterson, Mrs. Emma Lee
Bird, Mrs. Gwynneth F.
Bivens, Mrs. Wilma P.
Blackerby, Mrs. Ida S.
Blackwood, Mrs. Maynette J.
Bland, Mrs. Wilma
Bliss, Mrs. Gladys R.
Bogle, �s. Iris
Bolton, Mrs. Lillian
Bonham, Mrs. Elizabeth Irene
Bougle, Mrs. Emeline A.
Bounds, Mrs. E. Pauline
Bowden, Mrs. Euna
Bowerman, Mrs. Galathia
Boyles, Miss Willard H.
Brackett, Mrs. Damie M.
Brackett, Mrs. Elsie L.
Bradburn, Mrs. Alice E.
Bradburn, Mrs. E. Arizona
Bradford, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bradley,-Mrs. Evelyn
Bradley, Mrs. V. Irene
Brady, �s. Ruby
Brennen, Miss Barbara F.
Brewster, Mrs. Adelia Keturah
Britt, Mrs. Lora M.
Brittingham, Mrs. Juanita F.
Brock, Mrs. Ruby L.
Brockington, Mrs. Rosa Lee
Brooks, Mrs. Hattie L.
Brooks, Mrs. Nellie C.
Brown, Miss Beryl
Brown, Mrs. Doris May
Brown, Mrs. Enid E.
Brown, Mrs. Kathryn J.
Brown, Mrs. Leatha L.
Brown, Miss Linette
Brown, Mrs. Ruby 0.
Brown, Mrs. Sofira V.
Bryan, Mrs. Cnythia M.
Buchanan, Mrs. Miriam S.
Buchanan, Mrs. Willie B.
Buie, Mrs. M. Kate
Burchett, Mrs. Leona
Burton, Mrs. Dorothy L.
Butler, Mrs. Estelle L.
Butter�eld, Mrs. Aurelia B.
Butts, Mrs. Jennie L.
Butts, Mrs. C. Louise
Cabler, Mrs. Lessie
Cabrera, Mrs. Rosa Capellano de
Cagle, Mrs. Dorothy Jean
Caldwell, �s. Adelle Mae
Calfee, Mrs. Margueretta
Callahan, Mrs. Polly G.
Cambridge, Mrs. Malinda N.
Camden, �s. Pearl
Ca�nk, Miss Verda
Camp, Mrs. Mae Ellen
Campbell, Mrs. Vera Nell
Carden, Mrs. Pau�ne 0.
Carroll, Mrs. Nettie R.
Carter, Mrs. Artiller
Carter, Mrs. Willie D.
Carty, Miss Madeline A.
Carver, Mrs. Eva
Case, Mrs. Nora Grace
Cason, Mrs. Mamie
Caudill, Mrs. Ilene
Chain, Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Chapman, Mrs. M. Gladys
Charles, Mrs. Andre Jun
Chatham, Mrs. Amanda
Chatham, Mrs.· R. Dean
Chellayamma, Mrs. Mundru
Childers, Mrs. Gladys
Clapham, �s. M. Bernice
Clark, Mrs. Allie
Clark, Mrs. Anna Belle
Clark, Mrs. Bertha
Clark, Mrs. Geneva B.
Clark, Mrs. Roberta
Clark, Mrs. Sylvia
Clark, Mrs. Veda M.
Clarke, Mrs. Jane A.
Clay, Mrs. Gladys M .•
Cleaver, Mrs. Beulah D.
Cleland, Mrs. Beulah J.
Clemens, Mrs. Eleanor
Cobb, Mrs. Frances E.
Cochran, Miss Neita Fay
C�rington, Miss Jane
Cole, Mrs. Bessie B.
Coleman, Mrs. Melita
Colinet, Mrs. Letellier
Collie, Mrs. Drusilla L.
Collins, �s. Bettie Lee
Colvin, Mrs. Stella Ruth
'228 MINUTES OF T� 64� ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Compton, Mrs. Anna Ruth
Concepcion, Mrs. Coral Cardet
Conley, Mrs. Alice M.
Connor, Mrs. Elvira M.
Conrad, Mrs. Lela Mae
Cooke, Mrs. Ena V.
Cooley, Mrs. Eula M.
Cooley, Mrs. Louise
Cooper, Mrs. Flora B.
Corlew, Mrs. Bessie E.
Corlew, Mrs. Mattie
Corn, Mrs. Linda C.
Corniffe, Miss Lureen M.
Costa, Mrs. Gwendolen A. de
C�tas, �s. Je�y P.
Couch, Mrs. Mary E.
Couch, Miss Vivian Oneta
Cowart, Mrs. Mary Lou
Cox, Mrs. �izabeth A.
Cox, Mrs. F. Avonelle
Cox, Mrs. Mary
Cox, Mrs. Photena
Craig, Mrs. Marion M.
Craven, Mrs. Lena C.
Craver, Mrs. Bernice I.
Craver, Mrs. Era Bee
Crenshaw, Mrs. Nellie Marie
Criswell, Mrs. Audrey C.
Crook, Mrs. C. Adelle
Crooks, Mrs. Inah
Cross, Mrs. Estella
Cross�eld, �s. Rose B.
Crowe, Mrs. Christine M.
Crump, Mrs. Alma
Culbertson, Mrs. Beulah
Culmer, Mrs. Rosanna
Cupit, Mrs. Mable
Curenton, Mrs. Thelma Joyce
Currithers, Miss Louise A.
Curry, Mrs. Elsie
Curry, Mrs. Lois
Curry, Mrs. Mollie B.
Curtis, �s. Delores G.
Curtis, Mrs. Dorris Rolle
Curtis, Mrs. Le�a
Daley, Miss Florence M.
Darnell, Mrs. Eula Mae
Darnell, Mrs. Louise A.
Davenport, Mrs. Zillie Mae
Davidson, Miss Kathleen
Davidson, Mrs. Luella
Davis, �s. Audra
Davis, �s. C. Evelyn
Davis, Mrs. Daisy
Davis, Mrs. Ludie
Davis, Mrs. Maisy
�. .. ... . .
Davis, �s. Na�ie
Davis, Mrs. Rachel E.
Davis, Mrs. Rowena V.
Davis, Mrs. Sarah
Daxon, Mrs. Ophelia E ..
Day, Mrs. Ethel Mae
Deadrick, Mrs. Dorothy
Dean, Mrs. Catherine· M.
Dean, �s. Ivis G.
Decker, Mrs. Maxine
Delancy, Mrs. F. Corene
Delancy, .Mrs. Lillian 0.
Denegal, �s. Mary
Denson, Mrs. Sallie J.
Deveaux, Mrs. Tereseta
Dickerson, Mrs. Leila
Dickey, Mrs. Lois M.
Dickinson, �s. Dessie F.
Dillon, Mrs. Doris. E.
Dingler, Mrs. Gertrude M.
Dishman, Mrs. Leva
Dison, Miss Mabel
Dobbs, Mrs. Catherine L.
Dobson, Mrs. Dorothy
Dodson, Mrs. Mary G.
Donahue, Mrs. Sherlie
Donaldson, Mrs. Beatrice N.
Donna�eld, Miss Janice A.
Do�a�eld, �s. JoAnn •
Douglas, Mrs. Blaselma
Douglas, �s. Ella Mae
Douglas, Mrs. L. Christine
Driedger, Mrs. Susan
Dubique, Mrs. Anesta
Duckett, Mrs. T. Lucille
Dunning, Mrs. Ima L.
Durham, Mrs. Christine N.
Duvall, Mrs. Gladys K.
Duvall, Mrs. L. Della
Dyer, Mrs. Hazel L.
Edralin, Mrs. Dorothy E.
��idge, �s. Opal Jean
Elias, Mrs. Shirley F.
Elliott, Mrs. Ruth E.
�lis, Mrs. Ova L.
�lis, Mrs. Rosetta L.
Emerson, Mrs. Earlean
�ery, Mrs. Stella
Endecott, Mrs. Edythe
English, Mrs. Ruby
Erwin, Miss E'. Carolyn
Estes, Mrs. Aner V.
Estira, �s. Oremise
Evans, Mrs. L. Inez
Evans, Mrs. Marie
Ezell, Mrs. Ada L.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 229
Faircloth, Mrs. D._ Maxine
Farris, Miss_ Mabel W.
Ferguson, Mrs. Addie A.
Ferguson, Mrs. Lillie K
Ferro, Mrs. Maria 0. de
Fields, Mrs. Pearl
Finch, �s. H. Romaine
Fitch, Mrs. Beulah
Fitts, Mrs. Dessie F.
Fleming, Mrs. A. E. Bertie
Fleming, Miss Cynthia V.
Flick, Mrs. Catherine M.
Flint, Mrs. Naomi F.
Flippo, Mrs. Margie
Flippo, Mrs. Willie Lee
Florence, Mrs. Tarapatla
Flores, Mrs. Leocadia Lubices
Foltz, Mrs. Lena E.
Forbes, �s. Lallye Lee
Forbes, Mrs. Semmie D.
Forbes, �s. �itleen M.
Foreman, Mrs. Thelma L.
Forrester, Mrs. �nie Bell
Foshee, Mrs. E. Elvena
Foster, Mrs. Ella Mae
Fouts, Miss Lettie L.
Fox, Mrs. Medora M.
Fox, Mrs. �eva Lee
Foxx, �s. Virginia
Francis, Mrs. Bernice
Francis, Mrs. Enid L.
Francis, �s. Julia D.
Francis, Mrs. Marrian A.
Francis, �s. Pearlyn M.
Franklin, Mrs. Erma L.
Freeland, Mrs. M. Laverne
Freeman, Mrs. �ancine A.
Freeman, Mrs. V. Marie
Fritts, Mrs. Edna Mae
Fulcher, Mrs. Lillian A.
Furber, �s. Chloe M.
Futch, Mrs. Audrey
Gardner, Mrs. Aldyth
Gardner, Mrs. Lillian E.
Gardner, Mrs. Lucy
Gardner, Mrs. Rosa Mae
Garner, Miss Beverly
Garrett, Mrs. 0. Adelaide
Gary, Mrs. K. �izabeth
Gay, Mrs. Gladys M.
Gayle, Mrs. Noriema
Gaylor, Mrs. Mildred L.
Gentry, �s. Pearl M.
Gerome, Mrs. Richard
Gibson, Mrs. Althea E.
Gibson, Mrs. Clara W.
Gibson, Mrs. Emily P.
Gibson, Mrs. Mary L.
Gibson, Mrs. Pearl
Gibson, �s. Rosie P.
Gilbert, Mrs. Ethel E.
Gillum, Mrs. M. Christine
Gilmer, Mrs. Dessie G.
Gilmore, Mrs. Eva L.
Gladney, Mrs. Clemmie P.
Gladwell, Mrs. Marie M.
Glasgow, Mrs. Isalene B.
Glaviano, Mrs. Bettye M.
Godfrey, Mrs. Daphne
Godfrey, Mrs. Matilda·
Goin, Mrs. Mary M.
Goldsmith, Mrs. Martha
Gomez, Mrs. Raquel Lopez de
Goodnight, Mrs. Rebecca J.
Goodwin, Mrs. Neta Pearl
Gosnell, Mrs. Bertie Pauline
Gossett, Mrs. May
Graham, Mrs. Flora
Graham, Mrs. �dia M.
Graham, Mrs. Repha Leata
Grant, Miss Gladys A.
Grant, Mrs. Sarah
Grant, Miss Vashti E.
Grant, Miss Zerepha A.
Granthan, Mrs. Stella
Grassi, Miss Ruby M.
Gray, Mrs. Christene B.
Green, Mrs. Julia E.
Green, �s. Rosa M.
Greenway, �s. Lillian
Gregg, �s. Julia J.
Grier, Mrs. Edith R.
Grigsby, Mrs. Helen A.
Groom, Mrs. Grace E.
Grubbs, Mrs. Lillian D.
Guire, Mrs. Hazel G.
Guire, Mrs. Lois
Gunter, Mrs. Delois L.
Guzman, �s. Maria R.
Hadden, Mrs. Lillie J.
Hagood, Mrs. M. Kathleen
Haley, Mrs. Irene M.
Hall, Mrs. Babe
Hall, Mrs. Dolly L.
Hall, Mrs. Madlin E.
Hall, Mrs. Olive F.
Hall, Mrs. Sadie Mae
Halpain, Mrs. Shirley L.
Hamby, Mrs. Arnetter
Hamilton, Mrs. Mary E.
Hamilton, Miss �omazina
Hamm, Mrs. Mary Lois
230 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY
Hampton, Mrs. Estella Cheek
Hampton, Mrs. Mary Lou
Hancock, Mrs. Nellie Rae
Handfield, Mrs. Ethel R.
Hand�eld, Mrs. Evelyn
Handfield, Mrs. Josephine
Haney, Mrs. Ionee L.
Hanna, Mrs. Gertrude E.
Hannah, Mrs. Bessie E.
Harbin, Mrs. Martha
Hardin, Mrs. Dora Maye
Hardin, Mrs. Sylvia
Hardy, Mrs. Betty Ruth
Hardy, Mrs. Eleanor E.
Harmon, Mrs. Alice P.
Harmon, Mrs. Sara K.
Harper, Mrs. Marjorie G.
Harriett, Mrs. Bertha
Harris, Mrs. Etta Belle
Harris, Mrs. Callie Jean
Harris, Mrs. Eva Nell
Harris, Mrs. Susie L.
Harvey, Mrs. Bessie Rae
Haughton, Miss Emeline
Hawkins, Mrs. Clara M.
Hawkins, Mrs. Shirley E.
Hawkins, Mrs. Velma R.
Hazel, Miss Marjorie L.
Headden, Miss Carolyn
Heath, Miss Minnie M.
Hebb, Mrs. Mona Aleda
Heieie, Mrs. Eunice G.
Helms, Mrs. Ruth
Helms, Mrs. Verla M.
Henderson, Mrs. Barbara J.
Henderson, Mrs. Willie
Henry, Mrs. A. Lois
Henry, . ·Mrs. Gladys
Henry, Mrs. Maud
Hensley, Mrs. Vivian
Henson, Mrs. Patricia A.
Hepb�, �s. Zelena Edward
Heramis, Miss Magdalena
Herne, Miss Amelie Vital
Herne, Miss Ninon Vital
Herne, Mrs. Surine
Herring, Mrs. Elizabeth
Herring, Mrs. Vera W.
Hester, Mrs. Sarah Ellen
Hibbitts, Mrs. Cora
Higdon, Mrs. Grace
Higgins, Mrs. Ketureh
Hill, Mrs. Orpha
Hill, Mrs. Patricia
Hill, Mrs. Princie Ella
Hindman, Mrs. Gladys G.
Hinds, Mrs. Mary Jane
Hodge, Mrs. Carmelia
Hodge, Mrs. Elvira R. L.
Hodge, Mrs. Nettie Mae
Hodge, Mrs. Rosetta E.
Hodges, Mrs. Magdalene
Hogan, Mrs. Ida Mai
Holden, Mrs. Missouri Mae
Holland, Mrs. Berta V.
Holley, Mrs. Estefania F.
Hollingsworth, Mrs. Ella
Holman, Mrs. Willie Menia
Hooker, Miss Peggy
Hopper, Mrs. Lydia
Horton, Mrs. Evadna H.
Hosler, Mrs. Kathern
House, �s. Ruth M.
Howard, Mrs. Avaleen
Howard, Mrs. Elva
Hudson, Mrs. Floy A.
Hudson, Mrs. Susie
Hughes, Mrs. Annie Mafia
Hughes, Mrs. Clyde M.
Hughes, Mrs. Lorene
Hughes, Mrs. Ruby
Humes, Mrs. Eliza J.
Hunt, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Hunter, Mrs. Letitia
Ibrahim, Mrs. Julia
Ignacio, Miss Florenda H.
Ingraham, Mrs. Nora G.
Istoris, Mrs. Rufina C.
Ivins, Mrs. Bertha
Jackson, Mrs. Ann E.
Jackson, Mrs. Jannie
Jackson, Mrs. Sula
Jacobs, Mrs. Clarice D.
Janes, Mrs. Blanche May
Jaquess, Miss Doris E.
Jarrard, Mrs. Eula S.
Jarrett, Mrs. Ivy M.
Jenkins, Mrs. Etta Mae
Jennings, Mrs. F. Ursula
Jernigan, Mrs. M. Jewel
Jimenez, Mrs. Maria Concepcion
John, Mrs. Sarah P.
Johns, Mrs. Flora A.
Johnson, Mrs. Euna V.
Johnson, Mrs. Florence M.
Johnson, Mrs. Gealeta
Johnson, Mrs. Geneva M.
Johnson, Mrs. Gwendolyn V.
Johnson, Mrs. Mamie
Johnson, Mrs. Maria J. 0. de
Johnson, Mrs. Mary H.
Johnson, Mrs. Mary Lou
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY 231
Johnson, Mrs. Mirtella
Johnson, Mrs. Nannie Lou
Johnson, Mrs. Pauline
Johnson, Mrs. Ramona Faye
Johnson, Mrs. Sarah E.
Jolly, Mrs. Georgie L.
Jones, Mrs. A. Irene
Jones, Mrs. Deanna L.
Jones, Miss Elsie
Jones, Mrs. Frances L.
Jones, Mrs. Gloria V.
Jones, Mrs. Irene T.
Jones, Mrs. L. Berniece
Jones, Mrs. Leona Ruth
Jones, Mrs. Lizzie M.
Jones, Mrs. Mary R.
Jones, Mrs. Mildred F.
Jones, Mrs. Omega R.
Jones, Mrs. Princess C.
Jones, Mrs. �eava
Jones, Mrs. Wilma K.
Jordan, Mrs. Virginia
Jose, Mrs. Frieda K.
Joseph, Mrs. Vinuthi Kumari
Josephs, Mrs. Hilda
Joyce, Mrs. Victoria
Jubuisson, Mrs. Thermon�ls
Karunamma, Mrs. Padavala
Keadle, Mrs. Cora M.
Keeling, Mrs. Eileen M.
Keen, Mrs. Maud H.
Kemp, Mrs. Mae�eld
Kemp, Miss Mary Esther
Kempuratnamma, Mrs. M.
Kennedy, Mrs. Lola P.
Key, Mrs. Pauline
Kinard, Mrs. Myrtle
King, Mrs. Mary M.
King Ortega, Mrs. Lucy
Knight, Miss Margaret
Knights, Mrs. Wilma Earla
Kuffler, Mrs. Alice I.
Ladoo, Mrs. Mariana J.
Lake, Miss Edna E.
Lambert, Mrs. Mil�ed A.
Lampley, Mrs. Buna M.
Lance, Mrs. Daisy D.
Lane, Mrs. Lois M.
Lane, Mrs. Maisie Orleta
Laney, Miss Joyce C.
Lang, Mrs. Clara M.
Lange, Mrs. Pearl J.
Lanter, Mrs. A� Louise
Lavender, Mrs. Bobbie Lee
Lawrance, Mrs. Malvina
Lawrence, Mrs. Hattie B.
Lawrence, Mrs. Thelma
Lawson, Miss Ruth H.
Lawton, Mrs. Jeannette W.
Lay, �s. Ina A.
Layman, Mrs. Carrie Mae
Leader, Mrs. Alberta N.
Ledford, Mrs. Carrie L.
Lee, Mrs. Gertrude M.
Lee, Mrs. Nettie R.
Lefler, Mrs. �len P.
Lennon, Mrs. Lucilda
Lesniak, Mrs. B. Clara
Lester, Mrs. Goldia
Levons, Mrs. Elecia S.
Lewin, Mrs. Amy Elizabeth
Lewis, Mrs. Essie B.
Lightener, Mrs. Ivy Norvella
Ling, Mrs. Eunice
Link, Miss Elcie Elaine
Linville, Mrs. Cleo
Lob ban, Mrs. Daisy Maye
Logsdon, Mrs. Mae
Long, Mrs. Bonnie S.
Long, Mrs. Polly Lea
Long, Mrs. Veneda T.
Lord, Miss Barbara Joan
Louis, Mrs. Holdman Pierre
Louk, Mrs. Anna
Love, Mrs. Anna Lois
Love, Mrs. Betty Lou
Lovell, Miss Jimmye E.
Lovill, Mrs. Katherine L.
Lowe, Mrs. Lela
Lowe, Mrs. Mattie
Lowman, Mrs. Buna
Luck, Mrs. Rettie E.
Lunan, Miss Mavis
Lunn, Mrs. Susan
Maddox, Mrs. Robertine
Malone, Mrs. Margaret F.
Mandrusiak, Mrs. Mildred
Manning, Mrs. Norma L.
March, Mrs. Princess A.
Mariamma, Mrs. Dara
Marique, Mrs. Mary
Markin, Mrs. Anna Pearl
Marsh, Mrs. Mary L.
Martin, Mrs. Ceola
Martin, Mrs. Fannie L.
Martin, Mrs. Maude
Martinez, Miss M. Eusebia
Martinez, Mrs. So�a Padilla de
Massey, Mrs. Rose Ella
Mather, Miss Thelma L.
Max�eld, Mrs. Mamie M.
232 .MINUTES OF THE 64TH A�UAL ASSEMBLY
May, Mrs. Verdie
Mayhall, �s. Mary P.
Mays, Mrs. Nannie Ruth
McAdoo, Mrs, Rosa L.
McBride, Mrs. Luner B.
McCalla, Miss Sarah
McCay, Mrs. Pansy
McCoy, Mrs. Nellie Sue
McClure, Mrs. Margaret
McClure, Mrs. Verna Joyce
Mccutchen, Mrs. Alma L.
McDaniel, Miss Joretta
McGaha, Mrs. Lillie
McGehee, Mrs. Missie M.
McGlothlin, Mrs. Onaway
McGreger, Mrs. Leona
McIntosh, Mrs. Rosa Lee
Mciver, Mrs. Minnie
McLain, Mrs. Iris G.
McLarene, Mrs. Louisa
McLaughlin, Mrs. Lottie
McLean, Mrs. Avis
McLean, Mrs. Julia
McLean, Mrs. Rosetta May
McLeggan, Mrs. Elmera
McLeod, Mrs. Maria B.
McN eill, Mrs. Lucile
McTaggart, Mrs. Lottie C.
Melvin, Mrs. Pecolia C.
Mendoza, �s. Guadalupe C.
Messer, Mrs. Betty Lou
Metcalf, �s. Edna A.
Mighty, Mrs. Louise
Miller, Miss Lovina
Miller, Mrs. Maria�e
Millet, Mrs. Albertha D.
Miner, Mrs. Iva
Mis�elly, Mrs. H. Christine
Mitchell, Mrs. Miriam M.
Mixon, Mrs. Dorotha V.
Molina, Mrs. Iva Isabel
Kelman de
Montgomery, Mrs. Mary
Montgomery, Mrs. Maxine
Montgomery, Mrs. Wanda
Mooney, Mrs. Eva Sue M.
Moore, Mrs. Carmen R.
Moore, Mrs. Dorothy L. V.
Moore, Mrs. Ethel
Moore, Mrs. Helen A.
Moore, Mrs. Helen Jolene
Moore, Mrs. Idellie
Moore, Mrs. M. Maxine
Morris, Mrs. Alice E.
Morris, Mrs. Elizabeth
Morrison, Mrs. Eva Mae
Mortimer, Miss �icia R.
Moss, �s. Cecilia
Moss, Mrs. Lenetta B.
Motes, Mrs. Avvis
Mowatt, Mrs. Clementina
Moxley, Mrs. �ice V.
Mullings, �s. Mandeleto By�eld
Mullins, Mrs. Ila L.
Mullins, Mrs. Sophia
Murray, Mrs. Isis
Murray, Mrs. Lula Mavis
Myers, Mrs. Ethel Marie
Nageswaramma, Mrs. Munduri
Navgire, Mrs. Suceilabai D.
Neal, Mrs. Lenora
Neal, Mrs. Sybil S.
Neblett, Mrs. Lily Bell
Nesmith, Mrs. Mary L.
Newbold, Mrs. Leanna
Newdiger, �s. Mary Z.
Newsome, Mrs. Opal
Nichols, Mrs. Ethel L.
Nichols, Mrs. LaVera
Nichols, Mrs. Merline G.
Nicholson, Mrs. Josephine
Nielly, Mrs. Gladys
Nobles, Mrs. Dorothy F.
Noe, �s. Dorothy L.
No�is, Mrs. Serah K.
Nunez, Mrs. Maria de Jesus de
Nunnery, Mrs. Flora
Nutter, Mrs. Zelda R.
Octella, Miss Rosette
Odom, �s. Phe�a T.
Odom, �s. Rena K.
Oldham, Mrs. Della Mai
O'Neal, Mrs. M. Mildred
Orosco, Mrs. Natalia
Overstreet, Mrs. Laura
Owens, Mrs. Villor
Paden, Mrs. Muriel L.
Padgett, Mrs. Pearline
Palmer, Miss Mary C.
Palmer, Mrs. Maxine
Palmore, Mrs. Jersey Bell
Paquinett, Miss Josie B.
Parker, Mrs. Eunice Faye
Parker, Mrs. Opal
Parton, Mrs. Bettye June
Paschall, Mrs. Susie
Pate, Mrs. Faith �len
Patterson, Mrs. Nettie
Paul, Mrs. Salome A.
Payne, Mrs. Velma L.
Pearce, Mrs. Zipporah
Peavy, Mrs. Katharine I.
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSE�LY 233
Pebworth, Miss· Lois Jean
Peeler, Mrs. Ozell
Pentecost, Miss Anna Pearl
Pentecost, Mrs. Helen L.
Perez, Mrs. Belen C.
Perry, Mrs. Ruby P.
Persinger, Mrs. N. Elizabeth
Phillips, Mrs. Effie M.
Phillips, Mrs. Myrtle I.
Picard, Mrs. Armand
Pickering, Miss Irene
Pickersgill, Miss Sylvia A.
Pierresaint, Mrs. Olibrum
Pinheiro, Senhora Helenita
Pittman, Mrs. Emma E.
Pittman, Mrs. Geraldine
Pittman, Mrs. Macy
Policarpio, Mrs. Abundia
Pollard, Mrs. Leona
Pollard, Mrs. Vera A.
Pope, Mrs. Margaret Mae
Possinger, Mrs. Helen M.
Potter, Mrs. Alice E.
Potts, Mrs. Vadie
Powell, Mrs. Alberga
Powell, Mrs. Clarice E.
Pratt, Mrs. Rebecca
Pratt, Mrs. Rosetta Maycock
Pressgrove, Mrs. Martha Mae
Pressley, �s. Rebecca
Price, Mrs. Alma J.
Price, Mrs. Freda
Pulliam, Mrs. Mamie
Pyles, Mrs. Jessie M.
Quarles, Mrs. Doris
Questelles, Mrs. Agatha N.
Qui, Mrs. Doris J.
Raines, Mrs. Elizabeth I.
Ramirez, Mrs. �inidad H. de
Ramsey, Mrs. Mary
Randall, �s. Cora L.
Randall, Miss Laura Allene
Randolph, Mrs. Nola K.
Rappe, �s. Goldie B.
Rawles, Mrs. Veral
Rawlins, Mrs. Jettie L.
Ray, Mrs. Eva
Reamey, Mrs. Ethel M.
Reed, Mrs. Edna E.
Reese, Mrs. Vera
Reid, Mrs. Luvenia
Reid, �s. M�tis
Rejouis, Mrs. Wilson
Reynolds, Mrs. Hattie E.
Richards, Mrs. Juanita
Richardson, Mrs. Mamie E.
Richmond, Mrs. N�llie
Ricks, Mrs. Sophia
Riggs, Mrs. Alma Lorene
Riley,' Mrs. Eva· L.
Riley, Miss Sarah Jane
Rinehammer, �s. Nora O.
Roberts, Mrs. Bonnie F.
Roberts, Mrs. Mysterious D.
Robertson, Miss Anna Louise
Robertson, Mrs. Thelma Louise
Robinson, Mrs. Esmada
Robinson, Mrs. Georgetta
Robinson, Miss Hazel C.
Robinson, Miss Mabel
Rochester, Mrs. Freda I.
Roden, Mrs. Mildred M.
Rodney, Mrs. Vera Pearl
Rodriguez, Mrs. Sara Valle
Rogers, Mrs. Verona Mae
Rogue, Mrs. �ada Leal Linda de
Rolle, Miss Maud
Roman, Mrs. Alfonsina S.
Romero, Miss Enedina Lascurain
Roodamma, Mrs. Bavana
Roosevelt, Mrs. Pushpa S.
Rose, Mrs. A. Dorthalene
Rountree, Mrs. Ione
Roye, Mrs. Enid
Rubidoux, Mrs. Bella
Rude, Mrs. Sharon K.
Rye, Mrs. Edna
Rymer, Mrs. Ramona
Sahai, Mrs. Ivy H.
Saint Cyr, Mrs. Bovil
Sampathamma, Mrs. K.
Sample, Mrs. Rebecca L.
Samples, Mrs. Maggie
Samuels, Mrs. Ida
Sanders, Mrs. Hazel Irene
Sanford, Mrs. Faye
Schaad, Mrs. Lessie
Scott, Mrs. Lina
Scott, Mrs. Willie Mae
Scotton, Mrs. Marie F.
Seale, �s. Henrietta
Searcy, Mrs. Addie
Senior, Mrs. Hilda M.
Shankle, Mrs. Lola Mae
Shaw, Mrs. Letitia
Shelor, �s. Alice M.
Shelton, Mrs. Sarah Ann
Shepherd, Mrs. Guida F.
Shepherd, �s. Shirley F.
Sheridan, Mrs. Gladys M.
Sherriff, Mrs. Ruth
Shewmaker, Mrs. Gerdia Mae
234 MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Shreves, Mrs. Hazel P.
Shupe, Mrs. Bertha L.
Sigler, Mrs. Clara E.
Sigmon, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Silencieux, Mrs. Joseph
Siler, Mrs. Marie
Simmons, Mrs. Rinda
Simmons, Mrs. Sunie E.
Simon, Mrs. Lillie B.
Simpson, Mrs. Hattie G.
Sisco, Mrs. Rebecca
Ski�er, Mrs. Pauline
Slay, Mrs. Lela Ruth
Sloan, Mrs. Mary Lura
Slowby, Mrs. Iona
Smith, Mrs. Anabel H.
Smith, Mrs. Anna Laura
Smith, Mrs. Autney L.
Smith, Mrs. Chlora M.
Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, Mrs. Eunice
Smith, Mrs. Grace
Smith, Mrs. Leticia L.
Smith, Mrs. Louise
Smith, Mrs. Matilda
Smith, Mrs. Nevissa E.
Smith, Miss O. Maxine
Smith, Mrs. Rea D.
Smithie, Mrs. Esther
Snow, Mrs. Lillian H.
Snyder, Mrs. Violet F.
Solomon, Mrs. Bessie Lee
Sonntag, Mrs. Joan Mae
South, Mrs. T. Lois
Sowell, Mrs. Carrie Belle
Spears, Mrs. Elsie Mae
Spencer, Mrs. Arlene M.
Spradlin, Mrs. Bertha M.
Spry, Mrs. Thelma M.
Spurlock, Mrs. Lydia A.
Srygler, Mrs. Alpha Jane
Stacy, Mrs. Ava J.
Stagner, Mrs. Lillian
Stanley, Mrs. Nellie Lee
Stapleton, Mrs. Cynthia E.
Steed, Mrs. �ertha A.
Stephens, Mrs. Alida V.
Stephens, Miss Bessie S.
Sterling, Mrs. Lois
Stevens, Miss Bertha L.
Steward, Mrs. Delta Ray
Stewart, Mrs. Dora Lee
Stewart, Mrs. N. Gladys
Stokes, Mrs. Eva L.
Stone, Mrs. Juanita
Stone, Mrs. Sultana
Story, Mrs. Flossie E.
Stout, Mrs. Alma
Stover, Mrs. Cora
Strickland, Mrs. Jean
Stroup, Miss Jeanette
Stultz, Mrs. Ilorene
Sullivan, Mrs. Augustine
Suryakanthamma,
Mrs. Kalagapudi
Suryakanthamma, Mrs. Seelam
Sutherland, Mrs. Ormie M.
Sutton, Mrs. Donnie L.
Swain, Mrs. Doris G.
Sweeney, Mrs. Margaret A.
Sweeney, Mrs. Orene
Sykes, Mrs. Ruth V.
Sylvain, Mrs. Therese
Talley, Mrs. Rosa
Tanner, Miss �ita
Tarleton, Mrs. Lillie
Tate, Mrs. H. Adele
Taylor, Mrs. Carrie
Taylor, Mrs. Ella R.
Taylor, Mrs. Eunice L.
Taylor, Mrs. Joyce G.
Taylor, Mrs. Nanless Thelma
Taylor, Mrs. Valerine M.
Taylor, Mrs. Victoria
Tejeda, Mrs. Celia Vigo de
Terrell, Mrs. Louvenia
Thaker, Mrs, Sundermathi L.
Thomas, Mrs. Ardell
Thomas, Mrs. Kathleen
Thomason, Mrs. A. Georgia
Thomason, Mrs. Jessie Mae
�ompson, Mrs. Edna M.
Thompson, Mrs. Flonnie
Thompson, Mrs. Gladys
Thompson, Mrs. Grace
Thompson, Mrs. Gwendoline
Thompson, Mrs. Jessie
Thompson, Mrs. Lillie M.
Thompson, Mrs. Marie Louise
Thompson, Mrs. Mary H.
Thompson, Mrs. Mary Jane
Thompson, Mrs. Percie
Thompson, Mrs. Vergie
Tibke, Mrs. Patricia
Tilley, Mrs. Lila G.
Tillman, Miss M. E'rnestine
Tinsley, Mrs. Edna C.
Todd, Mrs. Lillian 0.
Todd, Mrs. Luna Mae
Todd, Mrs. Mary E.
Todman, Miss Inis
Todman, Miss Violet
MINUTES OF THE 64TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY 235
Tollison, Mrs. Mildred B.
Trammell, Mrs. Bertie Mae
Tripplett, Mrs. Ollie Mae
Trogdon, Mrs. Lolar P.
Tucker, �s. Annie Mae
Tucker, Mrs. Katie I.
Tu�er, Miss Teslin A.
Tweete, Mrs. Irene
Tweten, Mrs. Mary L.
Valentine, Mrs. Trudie
Vanderhorst, Miss Emma
Vandever, �s. Oleta C.
Vanterpool, Mrs. Virginia A.
Varlack, Miss Rena Doloris
Varnadore, Mrs. Pearl
Vaughan, Mrs. Lelia Mae
Vaughn, Mrs. Cordie Lee
Velasco, Mrs. Juana
Venkatramaiah, Mrs. Tarabai
Vicars, Mrs. Betty June
Vick, Mrs. Cora C.
Vizcaino, Mrs. Virgilia C.
Vollers, �s. Clara
Volmar, Mrs. Paulemon F.
Wade, Mrs. Rosilda E.
Waden, Mrs. Sally
Wadley, Mrs. Myrtle A.
Waggett, Mrs. Betty J.
Walden, Mrs. Rosa Ella
Walker, Mrs. Bessie Lee
Walker, �s. Gladys
Wallace, Miss Daisy A.
Wallace, Mrs. Jannie Lee
Walters, Miss Charlotte
Washington, Mrs. Lula
Watkins, Mrs. Pearl
Waugh, Mrs. Beatrice Odora
Weathers, �s. Mamie V.
Webb, Mrs. E. Pauline
Webb, Mrs. Lena Lee
Wells, Mrs. Edna L.
Wells, Mrs. Helen L.
Wells, Mrs. Kathleen L.
Wells, Mrs. Vera L.
West, Mrs. Jeanetta J.
Westbrook, Mrs. Geneva
White, Mrs. Beatrice
White, Mrs. M. Alice
White, �s. Petrona E.
Whitehouse, Mrs. Katherine P.
Whitten, Miss W. Irene
Wilkerson, Mrs. Bonnie
Wilkinson, Mrs. Cassie J.
Williams, Mrs. Adelaide
Williams, �s. Annie Bell
Williams, Mrs. Audrey A.
Williams, �s. Bessie L.
Williams, Mrs. Clara Ruth
Williams, Mrs. Francena Hill
Williams, Mrs. Ethel 0.
Williams, �s. Ivy Mae
Williams, Mrs. Marie
Williams, Mrs. Marie H. G.
Williams, Mrs. Mattie L.
Williams, Mrs. Mertilla
Williams, Mrs. Monteal D.
Williamson, Mrs. Verbileene G.
Willing, Mrs. Ora Mae
Willis, Mrs. Dorothy L.
Willis, �s. Sadie
Wilson, Mrs. Bessie A.
Wilson, Mrs. L. Eleanor
Wilson, Mrs. Naomi R.
Winters, Mrs. Gertrude
Winters, Mrs. Wanda F.
Wise, Mrs. Rose E.
Witherspoon, Mrs. Mazie
Wolfgong, Mrs. E. Rose
Wood, Mrs. Florence G.
Wood, Mrs. Jewell
Woods, Mrs. Willean A.
Word, �s. Christine E.
Word, Mrs. Vina M.
Wright, Mrs. Beryle
Wright, Mrs. E. Marie
Wright, Mrs. Effie Nancy
Wright, Mrs. Eliza
Wright, Mrs. Ella Mae
Wright, Mrs. Etega
Wright, Mrs. Eva Mae
Wright, Mrs. Loretta M.
Wright, Mrs. Lurline R.
Wright, Mrs. Viola M.
Wyant, Mrs. Effie
Wynns, Mrs. Esther A.
Yates, Mrs. Edith N.
Yates, Miss Flossie
Yoak, Mrs. Mary A.
Yocum, Mrs. Ola A.
Young, Mrs. Bertha Lois
Young, Mrs. Vallie I.
Zayas, Miss Belkis Lopez
Zoes, Mrs. Evia Jane
