Who was Harry Morse ?

[Scott Pitta]

Selma Marie Nelson is third from the left. This is a group picture from the Emmanuel Pentecostal Mission, Fresno, Ca. 1940.

Carl Hayden is also in this picture on the far right. Hayden was a missionary to Japan in 1940. He made it home before the war. He was later part of the Western District of the newly formed UPC. Carl Hayden was also instrumental in the founding of Western Apostolic Bible College, which later (1980) became Christian Life College.

David Gray and Clyde Haney also attended this mission for ministerial training.

Who else was a student of Selma Nelson ? The mission school was operational from around 1920 until 1943.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

Selma Marie Nelson is third from the left. This is a group picture from the Emmanuel Pentecostal Mission, Fresno, Ca. 1940.

Carl Hayden is also in this picture on the far right. Hayden was a missionary to Japan in 1940. He made it home before the war. He was later part of the Western District of the newly formed UPC. Carl Hayden was also instrumental in the founding of Western Apostolic Bible College, which later (1980) became Christian Life College.

David Gray and Clyde Haney also attended this mission for ministerial training.

Who else was a student of Selma Nelson ? The mission school was operational from around 1920 until 1943.

I have never heard of her? Interesting.

[Scott Pitta]

Carl Hayden was connected with Selma Nelson, Harry Morse and Clyde Haney. It looks like I will be writing his biography as well. He was one of the 3 braintrust men who founded my alma mater, WABC (CLC).

Most of the Azusa people who went to Oakland did not stay there long. 10 years tops. Morse stayed there almost 50 years.

[Scott Pitta]

Very interesting !!

[Scott Pitta]

How do I upload a picture on this page ? I finally have one of Selma Nelson circa 1940.

[Esaias]

You'd probably have to upload it to an image hosting server and then link to it using the {IMG} tag.

[Scott Pitta]

Selma Marie Nelson is third from the left. Emmanuel Pentecostal Mission, Fresno, Ca. 1940

[Scott Pitta]

well, that pic did not work.

[houston]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

well, that pic did not work.

Post under "Go Advanced" and not "Quick Reply." Click the paper clip that is between the smiley face and the left arrow. Upload the file from your pc.

[Scott Pitta]

Selma Nelson (Fresno), Lydia Swinton (Stockton) and Harry Morse (Oakland) all were former workers in Peniel Missions. They all became Pentecostal pastors. They all ran missions, that included a church, lodging and ministerial training. They had monthly fellowship meetings. It looks like the war (WW2) brought and end to all 3 schools/missions. Afterwards, they focussed on "church" without the education or lodging aspects.

The church Morse founded no longer exists. Swinton church is still at the same location and is still Oneness, but not connected with the larger church in town (CLC). Nelsons church is a UPC church.

All 3 churches exported missionaries around the world. Not sure about Swinton's actually exporting. Missionaries were part of the congregation.

There was also a Bible college founded at the same time in San Fransisco. The Glad Tidings Bible College was connected with Aimee McPherson. Locally, there was interaction between this school and Harry Morse, but I am not sure to what extent. The leaders certainly held revivals together.

How do I find old copies of the Gospel Tidings magazine ? It was pub;shed in California primarily for the UPC. If it was in print in the 1940's, it will be useful to me. The Western District office does not have copies of it. I wonder who does ?? CLC library ??

Harry Isaac Morse quote of the week:

For the last 10 weeks a steady revival has been on in which there have been many converted and wonderfully transformed. Among them are bootleggers, hold-up man, prison tremors and some nice college men and a prize-fighter well known here in the city. Come hear their testimonies.

12/20/1924