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Re: A Voice From the Past - E. L. Holley
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Originally Posted by ReformedDave
Being closely 'related' to the situation I think I can say that it was not as cut-n-dry as it may seem. There were some on the organization's side that really were conflicted over this. While the person I'm familiar with was no fan of MH he agonized over KP. At least for him this was not a matter of politics alone.
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No doubt there were conflicting emotions and thoughts all over the place. KP and MH were two of the most successful evangelists and pastors in the UPC at the time and thus were both admired by some, envied by some, and a combination of both by some.
Some hated to see one or both leave and others were eager to hold the door open for them and didn't care if it hit them in the butt on their way out.
My only point is that no matter the situation all involved are responsible for acting in a Christian like manner in whatever part they might play in the situation. Especially Elders.
In the 60's and 70's many times persons in power were more like a bull in a china closet. It was a very political atmosphere.
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"I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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