What did you watch?

Margies3 · #1 06-29-2007, 07:46 PM

I'm sitting here watching a Gaither Homecoming show on TV. It's the one about George Younce. Fabulous!!!

And such memories it's stirring up. I did not grow up in a Christian home and often when I did something I needed to be disciplined for, the discipline of choice would be to ground me from going to church. On those weeks when I wasn't allowed to attend church, I would watch church on TV. One program I remember watching often was the one with Rex Humbard. The Cathedrals sang on that. I can't even tell you what the doctrine was that they taught on that show. But I do remember the encouragement I got from watching them.

How about any of you? Do you remember watching any church shows on TV back in the 60's or so? Or what did you listen to on the radio for Gospel programming?

Sam · #2 06-29-2007, 08:05 PM

I used to watch Rex Humbard once in a while.
From what I understand, he was Oneness Pentecostal but didn't make an issue of the Name of Jesus.

Bro. Epley could tell us what Rex's background was.

Sam · #3 06-29-2007, 08:09 PM

I don't watch much tv.
I like the Gaither musicals but I haven't seen any for a couple of months.
During the winter I watch the three Law and Order shows.
I have our tv set to record the Sherlock Holmes movies and the Hal Lindsey show. That's basically all I watch except for an old movie once in a while. For some reason or another I like Humphrey Bogart and I like Bette Davis. I like black and white movies.

Margies3 · #4 06-29-2007, 08:22 PM

I'm with you, Sam. I watch very little TV.

I was just sitting here tonight tho remembering how so many times those Gospel shows carried me through.

I remember, too, when I was about 10 or 11 and got my first transistor radio. I used to take it to bed with me, stick my head under the pillow and hold that thing up to my ear so I could keep it down real low. Then I'd turn the tuning dial to see what the farthest station was that I could pick up. It was always a Gospel radio station from somewhere in the south somewhere or else someplace like Kansas. That was like eternity away from my small world in NW Ohio. Aaahhh, the memories.

You know tho, I wonder if any of those folks who did any of those shows ever realized what a part they played in this little girl growing up to be saved and serve the Lord. They did, you know. They played a BIG part. God bless 'em all!!

Sam · #5 06-29-2007, 08:33 PM

I was not raised in a Christian home.
On March 28, 1955 I asked Jesus Christ to come into my life.
He came in and radically changed me.
A few months later I joined a local Baptist church.
These were good folks but they believed in cessationism (all the gifts of the Spirit ceased as the Apostles died).
I heard preachers on the radio like Jack Coe and A.A. Allen and also C.M. Ward on Revivaltime. I also read some of their writings and realized there was more for me. These radio preachers were instrumental in leading me into seeking out some other churches and I wound up receiving the Holy Ghost Baptism on May 20, 1956.

Margies3 · #6 06-29-2007, 08:39 PM

Sam, it's when I read stories like yours and know others like myself who were so touched and changed by the ministries we watched on TV way back when that I have to wonder why it is that people are fighting so hard against using TV today? don't they get it? Sure there's alot of vile stuff ON TV. But if we, as Christian people don't put out something polar opposite of the vileness, then the evil wins.

And if we do put programming out there, what an avenue for ministry the TV has the potential to be. Lives could be touched and changed that the church would never know about - but GOD WOULD!!!

Sherri · #7 06-30-2007, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Margies3

I'm sitting here watching a Gaither Homecoming show on TV. It's the one about George Younce. Fabulous!!!

And such memories it's stirring up. I did not grow up in a Christian home and often when I did something I needed to be disciplined for, the discipline of choice would be to ground me from going to church. On those weeks when I wasn't allowed to attend church, I would watch church on TV. One program I remember watching often was the one with Rex Humbard. The Cathedrals sang on that. I can't even tell you what the doctrine was that they taught on that show. But I do remember the encouragement I got from watching them.

How about any of you? Do you remember watching any church shows on TV back in the 60's or so? Or what did you listen to on the radio for Gospel programming?

I grew up watching the Gospel Jubilee every Sunday morning. My dad loves Southern Gospel, and we knew every song by the Dixie Echoes, Florida Boys, Happy Goodmans, Blackwood Brothers, etc. We all listened to the music on our "hi-fi" TV as we got ready for church. What memories!!

Sam · #8 07-01-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

I grew up watching the Gospel Jubilee every Sunday morning. My dad loves Southern Gospel, and we knew every song by the Dixie Echoes, Florida Boys, Happy Goodmans, Blackwood Brothers, etc. We all listened to the music on our "hi-fi" TV as we got ready for church. What memories!!

We used to listen to the Rambos, Goodmans, Sego Brothers, and others while getting ourselves and 5 kids ready for Sunday School. In 1969 the Hemphills came to our ALJC church in Cincinnati. I think they were there for three services and we were there for them all.