Interesting......What changed? - Page 3

Sam · #21 08-18-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

I am reading Sis. Pauline Gruse's autobiography from her early days in Liberia where she ministered for years.
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What is the title of that autobiography?
Is it available from the UPC Publishing House?

Sister Alvear · #22 08-18-2007, 08:38 PM

I knew the Langham´s in fact they once visited Brazil years ago...Sister Bailey lives in Texas. I have read that book. Very interesting.

Love you, Sherri...Wish you would tell that story you told me about Eddi´s father...I have wept and told my children about it...

Sam · #23 08-18-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

...Sister Bailey lives in Texas. I have read that book. Very interesting.
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Wasn't Sis. Bailey's first name Geneva?
Seems like that's what I remember from when I heard her 51 years ago (if it is the same person).

What is the title of the book you are referring to?

Sister Alvear · #24 08-18-2007, 08:49 PM

yes

Sister Alvear · #25 08-18-2007, 08:50 PM

The book Sherri mentioned.

Sherri · #26 08-18-2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam

Wasn't Sis. Bailey's first name Geneva?
Seems like that's what I remember from when I heard her 51 years ago (if it is the same person).

What is the title of the book you are referring to?

It's Sis. Gruse's autobiography you said that you ordered...."I Surrender All".

pastor21 · #27 08-19-2007, 11:28 AM

With the heavy emphasis placed on the operation of a mission school, doctrinal differences were somewhat overlooked in those early days, and a strong rapport prevailed among most Protestant missionaries." They actually were allowed to go and minister together!!

WHAT HAPPENED since that time?
It seems to me that the people at this time were interested in truly representing Jesus and not building their own things. I don't believe that they walked together, were beneficial to each other, then went and talked about the strangeness of each others doctrines. How can two walk together unless they be agreed? Agree on what, walking together!

Sam · #28 09-01-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

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"With the heavy emphasis placed on the operation of a mission school, doctrinal differences were somewhat overlooked in those early days, and a strong rapport prevailed among most Protestant missionaries." They actually were allowed to go and minister together!!

WHAT HAPPENED since that time?

I just finished reading the autobiography earlier this evening.
What a servant of God and what a burden for those people in Liberia!

The quote in your post is on page 154. Then on pages 196-197 it mentions priorities changing later where mission schools were de-emphasized and there was more evangelization going on. Sis. Gruse says, "With the increased efforts towards preaching the Word came a gradual cooling between the Pentecostals and other Protestant missionaries."

On page 278 she says that the month of January, 1959 was a special month for her and mentions two reasons for its being special. "First of all, on the 7th of the month little Eddie Cupples was born in the Liberian Mining Company Hospital at Bomi Hills." I wonder who that was.

stmatthew · #29 09-01-2007, 10:57 PM

I see I have a few books to buy.

Sam · #30 09-02-2007, 08:10 PM

On page 104 of the book, Sis. Gruse tells about going to Tennessee soon after her conversion. Sis. Gruse had written to Bro. Witherspoon who was the General Chairman of the PAJC asking if they would sponsor her as a missionary to Africa. He responded that they were not dispatching new missionaries at that time and if she ever did get to go to Africa it would have to be based on her faith. Sis. Gruse was becoming more active in her local church at that time. A woman evangelist named Emily Taylor came to Christ Temple in South Bend, IN and preached a two week revival. She invited Sis. Gruse to return to Tennesse with her and help her. She went to Rockwood, TN and worked with the church there and preached in that area. While there she received ministerial credentials from the Church of Jesus Christ which she described as "a small southern orgnization to which Sis. Taylor belonged." After a year at Bible School in Tulsa, she spent a year of preaching in Tennesse and Indiana, and then returned to Tulsa for another year at Bro. William's Bible College in the fall of 1941. In January 1943 she left for Liberia as a missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ. She was promised a salary of $50 per month if funds were available. She mentions the name of the Director of Foreign Missions being Robert Hancock. She remained with the Church of Jesus Christ until she joined the UPC in 1947 when the Church of Jesus Christ was no longer able to support her.

This brought a couple of questions to my mind. I assume this was the Church of Jesus Christ organization which had been chartered by Bishop Mark Lawson in 1927. That group had churches in Tennessee and other places. I don't know how large the organization got. It is still in existence today but it has become fragmented into several organizations many of which retain the words "Church of Jesus Christ" in their name. I belonged to that organization for a short time in 1959. At that time Bishop R.L. Hancock was Foreign Missions Director but I think his name was Russel. I wonder if that was the same man that Sis. Gruse was talking about.