INTERNATIONAL PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH

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Pentecostal World Conference ArchivesSeminar held at Angelus Temple

A publication of theInternational Pentecostal

Holiness ChurchArchives and Research

Center

PO Box 12609Oklahoma City, OK 73157

(405) 787-7110Fax: (405) 789-3957Archives@iphc.org

http://www.iphc-arc.org

All communications and donations of fundsor historical materials should be sent to theabove address.

Editor and Director of CenterDr. Harold D. Hunter

Managing EditorSondra D. Slater Hunter

Office SecretaryMs. Erica Rutland

General SuperintendentBishop James D. Leggett

POSTMASTER: Send address changesto LEGACY, IPHC Archives and ResearchCenter, PO Box 12609, Oklahoma City,OK 73157.

IPHC Conference ArchivistsAppalachian - C.R. ConnerGeorgia - Paul OxleyGolden West - Opal RouseGreat Plains - Albert MaggardKansas - Damon BurrowsMid-Atlantic - Grace BachelorNorth Carolina - Chris ThompsonSonshine - Orren SimpsonSouth Carolina - H. Larry JonesUp. South Carolina - Carl SextonTexas - Leroy Baker

COVER: Pictured is the historicAngeles Temple built by Aimee SempleMacPherson in Los Angeles. The churchremains a leading Foursquare Gospelchurch in the Pentecostal Movement.The Pentecostal World ConferenceArchives Seminar, directed by Dr. HaroldD. Hunter, convened here on May 29, 2001.

Harold D. Hunter, Ph.D.Director

Archives and Research

The Farther We Look Back,The Farther We Look Back,The Farther We Look Back,The Farther We Look Back,The Farther We Look Back,TheFartherWe Can See Ahead!TheFartherWe Can See Ahead!TheFartherWe Can See Ahead!TheFartherWe Can See Ahead!TheFartherWe Can See Ahead!

When the Pentecostal World Conference celebrated the PentecostalCentennial this May, I led an international seminar on archives hosted bythe famous Angelus Temple. Partners in this ministry included the Assem-blies of God, Church of God, Fuller Theological Seminary, Oral RobertsUniversity, Regents University in the United Kingdom,the Lewi Pethrus Library in Sweden, Asia PacificResearch Center in the Philippines, Donald Gee Center inthe United Kingdom, Yoidoo Full Gospel Church in Korea,Southern Cross College in Australia, Apostolic Faith Mission inSouth Africa, and the Norsk Katismatisk Bibliotek og Arkiv inNorway. The next issue of LEGACY will give a more detailed reporton this historical meeting for archivists.

Guests and AcquisitionsScholars coming to do research at the IPHC Archives and Research Centerinclude: Dr. David Bundy - Christian Theological Seminary, Dr. DanWoods - Ferrum College, Ms. Vivian Deno - University ofCalifornia at Irvine, Dr. Paul Harvey - University of California, and Dr.David Roebuck - Dixon Pentecostal Research Center. Jonathan Baerspent six days working on his Ph.D. dissertation at Yale University whichanalyzes healing reports from the late 19th century up to 1930. Pastor Shuk-yi Li was sent to us by Rev. Donavan Ng to research the history of theWing Kwong Church in Hong Kong.

As the list of visitors to the center grows, so also our need to expand ourcollection. Among the impressive gains during the past quadrennium is theW. Eddie Morris Collection. The famed A.B. Butler collection of rareoriginals is now housed in our vault. We also received several boxes oforiginal materials by Bishop Dan T. Muse plus parts of his personal libraryfrom Oral Roberts University. We now have selections of a personal collect-ion by Bishop T.A. Melton and more materials from Bishop B.E.Underwood. Dr. A.D. Beacham, Jr., delivered to us handwritten pages byBishop J.H. King from the manuscript published as Yet Speaketh. Wealso boast an original 1895 Fire-Baptized Holiness hymnal titled Blood andFire and microfilm of The Guide, a publication of the Fire-Baptized Hol-liness orphanage in Oklahoma City started in 1897.

New Conference ArchivistWe welcome Rev. Opal Rouse, Archivist for the Golden West Conference.

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● Dr. Harold D. Hunter servedon the NARSC Steering Commit-tee that hosted “Celebrate Jesus2000” in St. Louis. Dr. Hunter wasalso one of the planners of thetheological track of the ICCOWEconference known as Prague2000. A primary mission here is toengage Eastern Europe and ad-dress issues of conflict betweenPentecostals and EasternOrthodox.Plans were initiated during thismeeting to organize a global con-ference in 2004/5 on the scale ofBrighton ‘91. Dr. Hunter led thehistory-making Theological Streamof Brighton ‘91, the first global con-ference of pentecostal and charis-matic scholars, and published thepapers under the title All TogetherIn One Place (SheffieldAcademic Press).● “Orphans or Widows? SeeingThrough A Glass Darkly” by Dr.Hunter will be published in afestschrift for Professor RussellP. Spittler, Provosot of FullerTheological Seminary. This paperwas originally presented to the In-ternational Roman Catholic-Pente-costal Dialogue which convenedJuly 23-29, 1999 in Italy.● Other publications by Dr. Hunterinclude “Pentecostal Healing forGod’s Sick Creation?” for TheSpirit and Church which is pub-lished in Korea and “Two Move-ments of the Holy Spirit in the 20thCentury? A Closer Look at GlobalPentecostalism and Ecumenism,”forthcoming in Australasian Pen-tecostal Studies.● An article by Professor DanielBays in Blumhofer, Spittler andWacker’s Pentecostal Currents inAmerican Protestantism says thatT.J. MacIntosh was the firstpentecostal missionary to China.

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Media The official voice of the IPHCArchives and Research Centerremains Legacy, now expanded to12 pages, and our web atwww.iphc-arc.org. Our web con-tinues to win awards and receiveaccolades from esteemed scholars.One can now take a virtual tour ofour vault and reading room. Ouronline digital library is the largestpublic collection of its kind on theinternet. Skills acquired in this ser-vice contribute to my work aswebmaster for the Society forPentecostal Studies.

Oral History Series An oral history series waslaunched in February 2001. Thoseinterviewed to date include JackGoodson, Mary Belle Johnson, andEsther Underwood. We hope tovideotape Bishop Stewart duringthe General Conference in Cincin-nati.

Publications I contributed articles about theIPHC and other ministries forZondervan’s forthcoming Interna-tional Dictionary of the Pente-costal and Charismatic Move-ments and the 21st Century En-cyclopedia of World Religions.

Conference Minutes The IPHC Archives andResearch Center is trying to pulltogether a complete run of minutesfrom all IPHC conferences. Inaddition to missing volumes, thenumber of conference namechanges, temporary unions, and thecreation of new conferences, itoften makes it difficult to knowwhen a set is complete. Please letus know if you can help us locatemissing originals.

Unfortunately, Bays did not pointout that MacIntosh was sent bythe PHC. Professor Bays hasbeen informed about this over-sight and a note was added to theIPHC online Time Line.● An entry about the IPHCArchives for the Directory ofRepositories of Church Histori-cal Materials in the annual Year-book of American and Cana-dian Churches was written byDr. Hunter.● Following the presentation of apaper at the Academic Track ofthe 18th Pentecostal World Con-ference, Dr. Hunter was invitedby Dr. David Yonggi Cho andDr. Young-Hoon Lee to returnto the Yoido Full Gospel Churchas a featured speaker for theEighth Annual Theological Con-ference on the Holy Spirit. Pa-pers presented at this conferencewere published in the English andKorean languages by the Inter-national Theological Institute ofYoido Full Gospel Church.● A member of the pentecostalteam, Dr. Hunter contributed tothe drafting of a theological state-ment produced by the five-yeardialogue between the World Alli-ance of Reformed Churches(WARC) and Pentecostals. Theentire text was published in theCyberjournal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research andPneuma: The Journal of theSociety for Pentecostal Studies.● Dr. Hunter served as an offi-cial respondent to an academicpaper in the combined confer-ence run by the Asian Pentecos-tal Society and Korean Pentecos-tal Society. These groups met atthe Gospel Theological Seminaryin Daejon City, Korea, a Four-square Gospel institution.

portunities for great growthand expansion of ministries oryears of despondency overunresolved issues of disci-pline and organization. Theseearly years define the theo-logical direction for the groupwhich presents an insight intoa proper ecclesiology andmissiology. For the Pentecos-tal Holiness Church (PHC)one locates a defining mo-ment during the 1917 GeneralConvention of the PHC atAbbesville, South Carolina. The study of the PHC mis-sion formation may be di-vided around the formalizedeffort accomplished in 1917.Arguably the most influentialperson in both periods isGeorge Floyd Taylor. Fromthe earliest days of organiza-tion of the PHC, Taylor servedas a catalyst to establish themission organization for thechurch.

Pre 1917–The Informal Era In The Holiness Church ofNorth Carolina the first men-tion of missions is found at the1904 Convention inFayetteville, North Carolinaas Taylor made a motion fora missionary board for thePHC. Early missionariesfound in the PHC are T. J.

McIntosh in China during1906 and 1907, and Rev. H. C.King in November, 1910 for acall to Liberia, West Africa. Aperusal of the Live Coals of Fire,the publication of the FireBaptized Holiness Church(FBHC) reveals very little mis-sionary activity. B. H. Irwindesired to establish at Beniah,Tennessee a school of proph-ets. This school would pro-vide instruction and trainingfor taking the fire-baptized

mission to the world. Mis-sionaries of the Fire BaptizedHoliness Church mentionedin the papers are John Dull,Sarah M. Payne, Nora Arnold,Cornelia Allen in Cuba, and

the preparation of W. B.Martin and Frank Porter forthe “Dark Continent.”Upon the merger of theFBHC and PHC in January,1911 J. H. King was ap-pointed Assistant GeneralSuperintendent for the For-eign Fields. King was tak-ing a world tour of missionsat the time of the merger. The missionary activity ofthe newly formed churchwas very limited. MissDella Gaines, Miss AlmyraAlston, Mrs. AdellHarrison and her daughterGolden, and Mr. T. J.McIntosh were serving in

China and India withmonetary support from theirhome conferences and otherindependent sources. The1911 Discipline ordered theestablishment of a MissionarySociety for each church as ameans to educate the peopleof mission needs and forwardmission collections to theSecretary and Treasurer of theMissionary Board of theAnnual Convention. At the 1915 Convention animportant merger of TheTabernacle Church (TTC) and

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the PHC was formalized inCanon, Georgia. This mergerprovided a link to themissions world as themissionaries in the TTCassimiliated with the PHC.Those missionaries of TTCserving in foreign fields at themerger were Miss AnnaDeane, Miss Anna DeaneCole, Miss Jane Schermerhornin Hong Kong, and Rev.Conway Anderson and MissWillie Barnett in CentralAmerica. The PHCmissionaries were J. O.Lehman, Rev. and Mrs. JoelRhodes, and Rev. and Mrs. K.E. M. Spooner in South Africa.The PHC gained a school formissions training at theHolmes Missionary and BibleInstitute. The relationship ofTaylor and N. J. Holmes wascritical in this merger and theeducational provision asTaylor had spoken manytimes at the Institute since1906. The next important act of1915 was to establish the Gen-eral Missions Board for thepurpose of candidate exami-nation and distribution offunds to missionaries in thefields. The General MissionsBoard was elected to a fouryear term and the officerswere: J. H. King, President; A.H. Butler, Vice President; A.E. Robinson, Secretary; G. F.Taylor, Treasurer; F. M.Britton; S. D. Page; and G. O.Gaines. R. E. Lee, Jr. and J. A.Culbreth were chosen Direc-tors. During his tenure from1915-1925, Taylor tirelessly

worked to fund the mission-ary endeavour and shape mis-sionary policy.

Taylor wrote in the firstissue of The Advocate:“The PHC now has theopportunity of its life, ifit can only get its eyesopen to see it.”

Post 1917-DenominationalEfforts The General Convention of1917 at Abbeville, South Caro-lina initiated plans which af-fected the entire operation ofthe PHC. Four specific ac-tions shaped the denomina-tion. First, a General Boardwas created to represent theentire church. Second, theConference established ThePentecostal Holiness Advocateas the official organ of the de-nomination. Third, J. H. Kingwas elected General Superin-tendent. And fourth, G. F.Taylor was elected editor ofthe newspaper. These actionsprepared the denominationfor greater growth and influ-ence as a Pentecostal denomi-nation at home and aboard. G. F. Taylor wrote in his firstissue of The Advocate:For the last two or three years,we have had constant calls forinformation suitable for mission-ary programs. So far, we havebeen unable to give such infor-mation, for the simple reason thatwe had no channel throughwhich we could give it. Now we

have a paper of our own, it isour purpose to make it of usealong this line. Hence ,eachmonth there will appear in TheAdvocate a program for mission-ary societies.The Pentecostal Holiness Churchnow has the opportunity of itslife, if it can only get its eyes opento see it. (Taylor, PH Advocate, May 3, 1917,

pp. 12-13)

Taylor would use The Advo-cate weekly to open the eyesof denominational membersto the needs of the missionfields and their missionaries.The printed page was the mis-sionary tool for education andexpansion of themembership’s worldview. Each weekly Advocate con-tained stories and photo-graphs from the missionariesabout their work and theneeds of their mission. Tay-lor published occasional ar-ticles from various missionjournals about the purposeand call to missions. Origi-nally, Taylor desired to pub-lish a 32-page monthly mis-sionary paper, yet the Com-mittee on Publications re-quested a newspaper for thePHC. This action by the com-mittee actually aided the fu-ture of the denomination asTaylor appealed for funds formissions and the FranklinSprings property develop-ment. Taylor was able tobuild a consciousness of re-sponsibility for monetary ob-ligations of the denomination,and this obligation found itsexpression in the support ofministry for a school, orphan-

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IPHC ArCHIves And IPHC ArCHIves And rIPHC ArCHIves And IPHC ArCHIves And rIPHC ArCHIves And rMajor Contributions

Bishop Dan TBishop Dan TBishop Dan TBishop Dan TBishop Dan T. Muse . Muse . Muse . Muse . Muse PAPERS PAPERS PAPERS PAPERS PAPERS

Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 9, 2001 Several boxes of orignial papers, files andpictures belonging to Bishop Dan T. Muse havebeen held at the Oral Roberts University archivesfor several years. These were given to the ORUarchives for safe keeping before the PentecostalHoliness Church established an archive forhistorical papers. Dr. William Jernigan, Dean ofLearning Resources at ORU, released thesematerials to be housed in the IPHC Archives andResearch Center. Our appreciation extends to Dr.Harold Paul, a long-time faculty member at ORU,who oversaw the care of the Muse papers thesemany years. We are also grateful forencouragement in this effort by his son, GeorgePaul. Weeks later Dr. Jernigan would call to reportthat books from the personal library of BishopMuse had been discovered in an ORU facility.Dr. Hunter returned to Tulsa on April 23 to bringmore boxes to Oklahoma.

Left: Dr. Hunter meets with Dr. William Jernigan in hisoffice at Oral Roberts University. Right: Dr. HaroldPaul now resides in a Tulsa nursing home.

Unfortunately, the ORU archives did not have astate-of-the-art vault with controlled humidity andother necessary features to aid in the preservationof these materials. Several of the valuable paperswill need to go through an expensive restorationprocess. Funds need to be raised for this endeavor.Any monetary contributions from PentecostalHoliness members and friends to help in savingthese materials would be greatly appreciated.

DANIEL THOMAS MUSEDANIEL THOMAS MUSEDANIEL THOMAS MUSEDANIEL THOMAS MUSEDANIEL THOMAS MUSE

Born in 1882 Daniel Thomas Muse was a Texas boywho migrated to Oklahoma around the turn of thecentury. He made his living working in a print shopbut his life was to change dramatically when he wasconverted in 1913 in a Pentecostal Holiness church.Soon he experienced the blessing of sanctificationthen the baptism of the Holy Ghost that left himunable to speak English for several days.

While remaining employed at the print shop, hebecame the church janitor and was ordained topreach. This vibrant man did notwait for an invitation to work forGod; he blazed a circuit of his own,sharing his living faith along theway. Harold Paul writes, “As wordspread of his work, schoolhouseafter schoolhouse was opened tohim, and request after request forpreaching received. He left hishome early each Sunday morning,rode the train as far as he could,then walked the rest of the way,

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Rev. W. Eddie Morris faithfully served the churchas superintendent of the North Carolina Confer-ence for 24 years. He published The Vine and theBranches and among his enduring legacies is hisunique collection of original IPHC materials, someof which came from A.H. Butler. The W. EddieMorris Collection may be the single best, personalcollection of its kind for IPHC. The following arehighlights of materials available at the IPHC Ar-chives and Research Center. We are indeed grate-ful to Sister Morris for this valuable and generouscontribution.

Books, pamphlets, and tracts by IPHC-relatedauthors (perhaps 150-175 items, includingseveral rare, early Falcon imprints).

Books, pamphlets, and tracts by Holiness andnon-IPHC Pentecostal authors. This includesJ.A. Culbreth’s and A. H. Butler’s personalcopies of pre-1900 titles by Godbey, Watson,Brooks, etc. (About 250 such items).

IPHC Yearbooks 1933-1959Complete set of North Carolina Conference

Annual Minutes, 1907 onward. Most areoriginals.

Complete set of IPHC General ConferenceMinutes, 1913 onward.

A variety of early miscellaneous minutes anddisciplines in addition to those mentioned above.

A small packet of materials belonging to M.D.Sellers, a Fire-Baptized Holiness Churchminister who took part in the 1911 merger.Included are rare books and some papers, themost intriguing being his hand-written memoirof about 30 pages dealing with the Fire-Baptizedyears.

Some periodicals edited by IPHC memberslike The Apologist and The Defender.

Pentecostal Evangels by the Assemblies ofGod, 1940-1980.

Select personal papers of W. Eddie Morris.

Reverend Daisy Morris is a lifetime member of the IPHCHeritage Society. She resides in Falcon, North Carolina.

DANIEL THOMAS MUSE continuedpreached in two or three places, and sometimeswalked all the way to Oklahoma City to go to workon Monday.”Rising through the ranks of the church, his life’swork culminated when he became the senior Bishopin 1941. Dr. Vinson Synan writes, “The selection ofMuse as chairman brought to the head of the churchone of the best loved leaders in its history.” Muse,who died in 1950, was esteemed highly by his fellowministers and described by many as kind, loving,humble, unselfish, gifted, and having a gentle yetdynamic spirit.Just as this publication is named, Bishop Muse left apowerful legacy to the church he served. This legacyalong with numerous other men and women of Godhas made the Pentecostal Holiness Church what it istoday. May we all strive to continue, with excel-lence, the work of God and the church.

–Sondra Hunter

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age, central headquartersproperty, a printing office,and the support and head-quarters for its missionaries. The study of denomina-tional support invites a socio-logical review of the member-ship. The early membershipof the church was locatedalong the Eastern counties ofNorth Carolina, Piedmontand Coastal areas of SouthCarolina, Piedmont of Geor-gia, and various locations inVirginia, Florida and Ala-bama. The general occupa-tion of the denomination wasfarming with minimal factorywork. The cash crops werecotton, corn, tobacco and hay.A survey of crop prices pointsto the depression of prices af-ter World War I, such as, cornaveraging $1.456 per bushel in1917 to a low of $.518 perbushel in 1921 with a highprice of $1.520 per bushel in1918.

Taylor wrote in 1920:“If PHC as a whole wasbrought before the judge-ment today ...What would we answer?How could we clear our-selves before God?”

These occupations did notnegatively affect the educa-tion achievements of themembership greatly becauseselected counties recorded90% or higher of all countyyouth in schools. The de-pressed crop markets affectedthe tithes and offerings for the

church, even thepublished mission-ary offerings recordgreater dollaramounts for themonths of Octoberto January in certainagricultural areas.A study of the mis-sionary offeringsfrom 1917 to 1925,Taylor’s last year asTreasurer and Edi-tor of The Advocate,reveals a continu-ous growth in mis-sionary monies.Taylor expressedhis appreciation forthe contributionsfor missions by stat-ing, “We just haveto look to Godthrough the cottonpickers, factoryh a n d s ,washwomen, andthe like—they do not havemuch to give, no one of themdoes, but their dollars, quar-ters, dimes, and pennies makeup their deficiencies.”(PH Advo-

cate, November 1, 1917, p. 5)

Yet a survey of The Advocatepoints to a conflict betweenthe payment of the FranklinSprings property and thegrowth of the missionary ac-tivity. In 1918 a strain on thefinancial obligations of the de-nomination began at the pur-chase of the Franklin Springsproperty. A review of the Ad-vocate points to King’s desireto locate the denominationalheadquarters in Georgia nearhis childhood home. The

original statements expressedthe idea that the Georgia Con-ference would lead the way topay for the property with thehelp of the general Church.This financial strain was ag-gravated by the lack of re-search about repair to the ho-tels and other incidents priorto the actual purchase. The original vision wasgreat with expressions of afirst class literary and Bibleschool, annual camp meet-ings, Bible and general confer-ences, and an orphanage. AsAdvocate editor, Taylor up-dated the members on a

Taylor’s 1907/8 publication advocated xenolaliaas a vehicle for missionary expansion.

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weekly basis of the financialneeds and current standingsof the collected monies for theproperty and missions. Taylor understood theneeds of the denominationand published in February 13and 20, 1919 a plan for man-aging finances on a generalconference level. His planwas to organize finances fromthe local level to the generallevel. He wrote, “We shouldview the church as one or-ganic whole, as one body, andsee the interest of one is theinterest of all.”(PH Advocate, February

13, 1919, p. 9) This plan would es-tablish seven funds—official,missions, orphanage, educa-tional, literary, provident andincidental. Taylor’s plan forgiving was purpose-drivenand not compulsory with dis-tribution of funds determinedby the will of the people. The financial strain of thedenomination tested Taylor’sability to educate the peopleof the needs. Plans forFranklin Springs competedagainst missions needs. Themonthly support of each mis-sionary, the future purchaseof missionary housing andheadquarters, the expansioninto new areas, and the send-ing of new missionaries suf-fered at times due to the notesdue on the property. Ex-amples of delays were thepurchasing of fares either toa mission field or home forfurlough, funds to purchase aHong Kong home, or placingmore missionaries in the field.One might understand the

tension related to King’s vi-sion of duplicating the orginallocation of Falcon in FranklinSprings with a school, pub-lishing house and orphanage. Yet Taylor held before thepeople the needs on a properbasis and God’s faithfulnesswas revealed in provision forthe needs of missions. A one-penny-a-day program waspushed for adoption by con-gregations with a goal of$1,980.00 per month for mis-sions in 1920. He wrote,If the PHC as a whole wasbrought before the judgement to-day, and God should deal withus as a whole, as He often dealtwith the children of Israel, theabove would be our record thatwe would have to face.What would we answer? Howcould we clear ourselves beforeGod?(PH Advocate, June 3,1920, p. 9)

Under Taylor’s editiorialwork, missions purchasedhomes in Hong Kong and PakHoi; sent more missionaries tothe fields in China, India, andSouth Africa; made themonthly allowances for eachmissionary, and educated thegeneral membership to thecall of the Gospel. In 1926,Taylor returned to theUniversity of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill to complete hisBachelor of Arts and MastersDegree. Upon completion ofthese degrees Taylor returnedto teach in Franklin Springsuntil his death in February,1934. At Taylor’s death in 1934, R.H. Lee wrote these words ofTaylor,

One of the greatest burdens of thechurch under which he laboredso faithfully was that of the causeof foreign missions. The creditfor the present organization inour church may rightfully begiven to him as the one who pre-sented and labored for the Mis-sionary Society, and did much inraising funds with which to buyproperty in Africa and China. Inthe early days of our organiza-tion when interest was verysmall for foreign missions, heprayed and worked to stir up in-terest along this line until he sawhis prayers answered in Africa,China, and India, and many mis-sionaries on these fields.(PH Advo-

cate, January 10, 1935)

Behind every organiza-tional order is a visionary.G. F. Taylor was a great vi-sionary for propelling themissionary endeavour of thePHC. His pen brought theunevangelized world into thehomes of members eachweek, and his drive to pro-claim the Gospel to the worldcaught the imagination of thepeople to save the lost forChrist.

H. Stanley York lives inMount Holly, NorthCarolina. For more onthis article, see theauthor’s Th.M. thesisat Duke Universitywith the title “G.F.Taylor and TheFormation of ThePentecostal HolinessChurch’s MissionaryEndeavor.”

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Heritage SocietyHeritage SocietyHeritage SocietyHeritage SocietyHeritage SocietyThe need for financial supporters of the IPHC Archives and Research Center led us to foundthe International Pentecostal Holiness Church Heritage Society for which we are seeking newmembers.

To Become A MemberMembership dues in the Society will be $250 per quadriennium and will entitle members to:

● A 4-year subscription to LEGACY.● An attractive certificate suitable for framing.● Member’s name engraved on the IPHC Heritage Society Honor Roll which is prominently displayed in our Archives and Research Center facility.

These memberships will be renewed at the beginning of each new quadriennium. Lifetimememberships may be acquired for a onetime $1,000 gift. Married couples qualify for thesame cost of membership. (For example, Dr. & Mrs. Harold D. Hunter would pay $250 perquadriennium or $1,000 for a lifetime membership.)

The $250 membership may be two separate $125 payments; the $1,000 lifetimemembership may be paid in four installments of $250. Subscriptions to LEGACY andcertificate issuance will become effective with the first payment. Membership must be paidin full, however, before engraving of name on Honor Roll.

In MemoriaThe IPHC Heritage Society offers In Memoria inscriptions for a deceased individual ormarried couple. You may memorialize family, friends and leaders who have greatlyinfluenced your life with a onetime donation of $250. The honoree’s name will be engravedon a special section of the Honor Roll. What a wonderful way to honor those pioneers whoplayed a great role in the heritage we are preserving.

Why a Heritage Society?Expenses for basic staffing at the IPHC Archives and Research Center are part of the RDCcommitment. However, many costs that relate to document restoration, equipment(microfiche, microfilm, camera, computer hardware and software, etc.) needs andmaintenance, development of film, library shelving and storage containers make the burdenmore than RDC resources can support.

Therefore, we call on those who understand the importance of preserving our heritage andkeeping open the doors of a viable research center for Pentecostal Holiness members, friendsand interested scholars, to step forward. Become an IPHC Heritage Partner today with amembership and show your support. Membership fees are tax deductible. Call Ms. EricaRutland at (405) 787-7110 (ext. 3132), visit www.iphc-arc.org or write to the Archives andResearch Center to receive information and an application.

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Bishop & Mrs. B.E. UnderwoodDublin, VA

Rev. Mrs. Daisy Morris Falcon, NC

North Carolina Conference Falcon, NC

Rev. & Mrs. A.D. Beacham Franklin Springs, GA.

Mr. & Mrs. George E. Wilson Clinton, NC

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Bishop & Mrs. James D. Leggett, Okla.City, OKDr. & Mrs. Harold D. Hunter, Okla. City, OK

Ms. Ruby Alcorn, Tallahassee, FLRev. & Mrs. Bill Anderson, Hot Springs, AR

Mr. John W. Campbell, Fayetteville, NCEd & Lois A. Henson, Shawsville, VAMs. Clara L. Ingram, Lexington, SC

Mrs. Etheleen Russell, Montgomery, ALMrs. Harrison H. Valentine, Fort Smith, AR

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Mooring, Wlson, NC

IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAMRev. Harrison H. Valentine

Forth Smith, AR

Thanks to these who have joinedour list of valuable contributors.

Document Contributions● Dr. A.D. Beacham, Jr., FranklinSprings, GA: Handwritten originals by J.H.King of Yet Speaketh.● Rev. & Mrs. Zenger, OklahomaCity, OK: Minutes from Kansas Conference.● Mrs. J.J. Collier, Combino,Canada: Maritime Conference minutes.● Dr. Carey Merritt, Jacksonville,FL: Sermons outlines by Simpson Merritt.● Rev. Ray Buchanan,Williamston, SC: Rare photos fromSouth Carolina Conference.● Rev. C.E. Means, McCloud, OK:Conference newsletters, books, periodicals,minutes, committee reports.● Rev. Walter Gable, BritishColumbia, Canada: Minutes from acrossCanada on behalf of the PHC of Canada.● Emma Crouch, Tulsa, OK: Photosand materials from the PHC of Canada.● Rev. Jack Goodson, OklahomaCity, OK: Various reports from the 1980s.● Lois Henson, Shawsville, VA:1914 certificate of ordination for GarlandJewell signed by Bishop J.H. King and E.D.Reeves.● Rev. Moses Kumar, India: “A Studyof the Growth of the PHC in Andhra Pradesh.”● Dr. Daniel Woods, Martinsville,VA: Photocopies of Altamont Witness (1911-1918).● Mrs. Ruby E. Kay, Tulsa, OK:Various copies of Healing Waters.● Mrs. Francis Amos, Lake City,SC: Minutes from the South CarolinaConference, 1954-1997.● Rev. Carl Sexton, Liberty, SC:FBHC GA and UWC 1909 State Convention,PHC GA & USC 1911-1915, USC Conference1917-1997 (a few are missing).● Alberlene Thomas, Eden, NC:1919 photo of Leaksville Spray PHC; 1939WNC Conference photo.● Rev. Ted Coody, Mountain Gap,GA: Video and program from 1999 MountainGap Centennial Celebration.

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