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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
Do you remember A. T. Surratt from Memphis? He told me the story I quoted on here of course maybe he misunderstood I know he didn't lie. How are you doing?
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Hey Friend - I really do not remember Surratt - I left Memphis in 1974 and basically only went back to visit my parents and to preach for Bishop Patterson through the years. I did not spend much time in Memphis after I graduated from High School in Southaven in June 1974.
You must remember that Bishop Mason was kinda "out there" for quite a while and was very strange and eccentric. I did have many COGIC preachers say that he WAS baptized in Jesus Name. At his age & his position - I doubt he was still baptizing people.
He did a lot of strange things - was directed by "Providence" a lot and from what I understand was not in his right mind for several years prior to his death. His son in law - the late Bishop J.O Patterson did about the same! When Mother Patterson died - he married quickly and then died not long after and the woman got the MILLIONS that the church should have had and Pentecostal Temple never recovered from it all. It was sad!
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AB, question for you then if you dont mind...
In light of such prominent and respected COGIC leaders supposedly being baptized in Jesus' name, why do you suppose COGIC still insists on Father Son Holy Ghost baptism as their official position to this day?
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Because they are TRINITARIAN! Most of them don't care if you use F/S/HG or Jesus Name because they don't BAPTIZE for SALVATION! You may not know it - but Bishop G.E. Patterson left the COGIC for 13 years and built his own organization outside the COGIC. He was very successful before he came back in the COGIC and then elected to the board of Bishops and then Presiding Bishop.
I was at all three of his funerals and there were MANY PAW BISHOPS and Pastors there including Bishop Wagner and several other major Bishops.
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