Voice of Healing Magazines

[Sam]

Thank you for that link. I've downloaded them.

When I first became a Christian in 1955, I joined the local Baptist Church.
Through reading my Bible and hearing some preachers on the radio (A.A. Allen, Bro. Glenn(?) Thompson, Jack Coe, and C.M. Ward on Revivaltime) I realized there was more available for me than what I was seeing and hearing about at the local Baptist Church. This is not a putdown of my pastor or of the folks there. In my opinion, they were fine, consecrated Christians but they believed in cessationism or that the gifts had stopped along with the death of the Apostles and the completion of the books which became our New Testament.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I will NOT even start to comment on these dog and pony shows these guys carried on in the Name of God. Those that were healed were in spite of them not because of them.

I just started reading this thread - but at this point I have found a post I agree with.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

Why were there services never reported in the mainstream? Where was the crowds? I am just wondering how the Oneness movement basically was left out of the last great revival in America?

hmmm....

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

Why were there services never reported in the mainstream? Where was the crowds? I am just wondering how the Oneness movement basically was left out of the last great revival in America?

I wouldn't consider the "Healing Revival" of the late nineteen forties and the nineteen fifties to be the "last great revival in America."

In 1946, an unknown Baptist minister from southern Indiana named William Branham suddenly made news by holding campaigns where healing was promoted. Among Pentecostals, healing had been taught and practiced for years. It was commonly known as "divine healing," and in conjunction with the message of salvation was included in what was termed the "Full Gospel." William Branham had been asked to come to St. Louis, Missouri to hold a meeting for Pastor Robert Daugherty. Here he prayed for the pastor's daughter. She had been dying but was healed in answer to prayer. Crowds came to the church and healing of the sick was emphasized. From there Brother Branham went to Jonesboro, Arkansas where he conducted a meeting at the Bible Hour Tabernacle. Over 25,000 people from 28 states attended the meetings. With these meetings, the post World War II Healing Movement was born. As testimonies of incredible healings increased, Bro. Branham's fame and ministry grew. Within months he had assembled a management team which included Jack Moore, pastor of a large United Pentecostal Church, plus Gordon Lindsay and Ern Baxtor. In April, 1948 Gordon Lindsay initiated a magazine called "The Voice of Healing" to publicize the ministry. Within a few years the magazine became the voice of dozens of healing evangelists who were criss-crossing the country and traveling into foreign countries with the message of God's healing power. As early as 1950 over 1,000 healing evangelists gathered at a Voice of Healing convention. In my opinion, the Healing Revival was one of several waves of revival which have happened.

The Latter Rain movement originated at Sharon Orphanage and Schools in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. On February 12, 1948 there was a special move of the Holy Spirit at the school. The report was that "all Heaven broke loose upon our souls and heaven above came down to greet us." The report goes on to say "Soon a visible manifestation of gifts was received when candidates were prayed over, and many as a result began to be healed, as gifts of healing were received." When people became aware of what was going on people came from all over North America and other parts of the world to participate in camp meeting conventions. By 1949 the North Battlefield leaders were becoming less central in the movement as it spread and leadership arose in other areas. The churches which were started or influenced by the Latter Rain movement were usually independent congregations with little or no central organization so its impact is not fully evident. Many involved in the Latter Rain Movement became part of the Charismatic Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

People known as “The Jesus People” were young converts to Pentecostal and Baptist beliefs from the street culture of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. These were loosely organized groups, some living communally, and were a reaction against the drug culture, oriental religions, and sexual freedom/promiscuity and "Woodstock" mentality of the times. The Gospel was presented as a simple belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus and the presentation of Him as the “one way” to God. They were known for street preaching and coffee house type meetings and evangelism. They retained much of the “Hippie” look of the times. Dress, music, and worship was informal. They gained publicity with mass baptisms in the Pacific Ocean and from them came some large informal churches such as Calvary Chapel and the Vineyard movement.

The term Charismatic Movement has been described as the "new Pentecost" and is said to be "the occurrence of distinctively Pentecostal blessings and penomena... outside a denomination and/or confessional Pentecostal framework." It refers to manifestations of Pentecostal type Christianity without being affiliated with Pentecostal denominations. Its beginning is usually considered to be April 3, 1960 when Father Dennis Bennett of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Van Nuys California told his congregation in all 3 morning services that he "had been led to receive the power and fullness of the Holy Spirit, and how this had included the gift of unknown tongues." After the second service an associate priest had resigned and a church officer called for Bennett's resignation. After the third service, Father Bennett announced his resignation. The Bishop of Los Angeles then wrote a pastoral letter to the people of St, Mark's, temporarily forbidding any group to meed under parish auspices if "speaking in tongues is encouraged or actually engaged in."

Over the past few years we keep hearing of thousands and thousands of people receiving the message and love of Jesus in Africa, and of house churches springing up in China. Even in Iran where Christians have been persecuted and martyred for their faith in Jesus, Muslims are coming to faith in Isa (Jesus) as the resurrected Son of God and churches are springing up.

[Falla39]

Anyone ever hear of the "Oliver Haynes Healing Campaigns", which were
apostolic oneness but not UPC, if I remember correctly. That was many
years ago.
We attended one in Garland, TX, probably in the early to mid 50's.

Falla39

[stmatthew]

I think the sad fact is there is very little healings being demonstrated anymore in many Apostolic churches for them to be called "Healing Campaigns".

Some may regulate some of these meetings to dog and pony shows, but at least something was shown. God did do many great and notable healings in these meetings. So now if God will show up for all these reprobate showmen, why is it that our churches never see notable healings taking place? I am not talking about headaches and female troubles. I have with my own eye's seen folks get out of wheel chairs, the blind see, lame leaping, deaf hearing, and many other notable miracles. But very few happen in our normal apostolic circles.

I think the issue is that we have lost living faith for miracles and healing due to it not being preached much anymore. Many preachers are afraid they will be labeled, as bro Epley said, as a dog and pony show. Some are afraid that it will get "in the flesh", or that they will loose control. I know many of the conservative men pushed gifts and healings out of their churches way back because they were afraid of the latter rain movement. I am glad I was not part of a church that did this.

[Sam]

Wasn't Bro. T.W. Barnes known for being used in a healing ministry?
I remember back in the early nineteen sixties hearing him preach on healing on a reel to reel tape recorder. From what I remember, he had taught or preached on healing at the UPC Louisiana Camp and (I guess) there was a service devoted to healing and praying for the sick.

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by Sam

Wasn't Bro. T.W. Barnes known for being used in a healing ministry?
I remember back in the early nineteen sixties hearing him preach on healing on a reel to reel tape recorder. From what I remember, he had taught or preached on healing at the UPC Louisiana Camp and (I guess) there was a service devoted to healing and praying for the sick.

He was also looked at in a bad light by some of the more conservative groups. I think anytime someone starts having too many healings in their services, or starts having healing meetings, they get the raised eyebrow from more conservative men.

[Falla39]

Originally Posted by Sam

Wasn't Bro. T.W. Barnes known for being used in a healing ministry?
I remember back in the early nineteen sixties hearing him preach on healing on a reel to reel tape recorder. From what I remember, he had taught or preached on healing at the UPC Louisiana Camp and (I guess) there was a service devoted to healing and praying for the sick.

Dear Bro. T.W. Barnes preached healing and prayed for the sick
in many Texas Campmeetings and I believe Ladies Conf. also.

Blessings,

Falla39

[Sam]

The church where I go has gone through some changes. We have about 35-50 youth (junior and senior high school and up) and 60-80 children (up to about 6th grade) on Wednesday nights. So the auditorium is now being used for Super Children's Church and the adults (who aren't helping with children and youth) are having our midweek Bible Study in an upstairs classroom. I have been designated as the teacher for the adults and our pastor is in charge of the Children's Church. I have been going to that church for about 2 years and had only been asked to speak about 4 times but now starting in May this year I am the adult midweek Bible Study teacher. In the past I have taught on healing. I think it's important to spend some time every so often teaching on healing. After the teaching we've laid hands on folks and prayed but so far have not seen any "miraculous" results.