After the creation of the United Pentecostal Church by a merger of the Pentecostal Church Inc. and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ in 1945, the Pentecostal Herald was the official magazine of the new organization. This is from page 6 of the December 1945 issue of The Pentecostal Herald.
Our Paper
The Pentecostal Herald
This the first issue of The Pentecostal Herald, which is the official publication of the United Pentecostal Church, is the direct result of the merger of the two former papers, The Pentecostal Outlook and The Apostolic Herald. When the two former organizations, namely, The Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ, Inc., and The Pentecostal Church, Inc., merged into one united organization, the two papers also were merged into one. This we acknowledge with joy and great satisfaction, and look forward to a greater paper for the glory of God and the progress of truth.
The two former conferences agreed to make this paper open for articles pertaining to truths that may or may not be the opinion of all brethren, so long as these articles do not conflict with the Fundamentals of Faith of the United Pentecostal Church. However, the Editor is to be governed by the spirit of the article, and whenever the spirit of controversy is noticed in the article he is to act accordingly, and refer such articles to the Board of Publications.
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. This is indeed the proper attitude toward the most vital subject, as we are all seeking after truth, and are confident that God will lead us into all truth, by His Spirit. It is to be remembered that any and all material written in the spirit of controversy will be rejected by the Editor and the Board of Publication. This again is a great step in the right direction and we pray that God will give the Editor wisdom and discernment in these most important and vital matters. If they should make some mistakes let us remember that they are men, and pray for them knowing that they are sincerely doing their best to carry out the orders of the Conference.
Articles for the Herald are solicited, and those who are capable of writing should keep a supply at Headquarters continually. These articles should be typed and double spaced; the writer should take every pain in preparing this material knowing that it will be read by tens of thousands of people. Further, . if your articles should be rejected, or if you do not see it immediately, or even if you do not hear from the Editor regarding it, do not take offense at this, but pray God to give you something better and worthy of this great paper.
It has been my privilege to be connected with the editing of The Apostolic Herald for the past two years, and as one who is retiring from this task I beseech each one to pray for the Editor in a special way, and to cooperate by sending in good spiritual articles; also, by ordering rolls and sending subscriptions continually. Above all let us keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.
Yours in Jesus,
Oscar Vouga.
Editor's Note: The preparation of this, the first issue of The Pentecostal Herald, was handled by our Brother Vouga who is the retiring editor of The Apostolic Herald. We take this opportunity of extending to him our appreciation for his fine services in the preparation of this material.
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Sam also known as Jim Ellis
Apostolic in doctrine
Pentecostal in experience
Charismatic in practice
Non-denominational in affiliation
Inter-denominational in fellowship
Do you possess the original magazine? If so, do you have a scanned pdf version?
Some years ago I received pdf versions of The Pentecostal Herald from December 1945 through December 2004. There are 4 pages missing from the December 1945 issue. These came from the Pentecostal Publishing House.
a copy of the December 1945 issue is attached (if this works right)
Some years ago I received pdf versions of The Pentecostal Herald from December 1945 through December 2004. There are 4 pages missing from the December 1945 issue. These came from the Pentecostal Publishing House.
a copy of the December 1945 issue is attached (if this works right)
Are you implying the four pages were withheld intentionally?
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
What are the "Fundamentals of Faith" of the UPCI, anyway? I can't find them online, not even on the UPCI's web site.
In 1945 when the UPC was formed, two different organizations came together and merged. One organization was the PCI (Pentecostal Church Inc) and the other was the PAJC (Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ). At one time I read the numbers of ministers that were in each organization at the time but I don't remember where I read that or what the numbers were. The general belief among the PAJC ministers was that a person is not saved or born again until after being baptized in water in Jesus name and being baptized in the Holy Spirit. The general belief among PCI ministers was that a person was saved or born again prior to water baptism in Jesus name and the baptism in the Spirit. Some from both groups did not think they could actually come together. Bro. Witherspoon, who was Chairman of the PAJC, typed up a statement, later known as The Fundamental Doctrine Statement, which was ambiguous enough that ministers from both groups could agree with it and the merger happened. This is the fundamental doctrine statement as adopted by the UPC at its formation in 1945:
"The basic fundamental doctrine of this organization shall be the Bible standard of full salvation, which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.
"We shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time admonishing all the brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body."
Later, in 1973 at the General Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, the statement was modified to add the words "for the remission of sins" after "immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." The motion to add these words was made by Bro. S.G. Norris who believed that water baptism washed away sin. The motion was seconded by Bro. W.M. Greer who believed that "for the remission of sins" meant "because your sins have been forgiven." He was approached by Nathan Urshan to second the motion because the proposal "would almost certainly receive unanimous approval" if he did it. Bro. Greer asked if he could continue to believe as he had always done and Bro. Urshan agreed.
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Sam also known as Jim Ellis
Apostolic in doctrine
Pentecostal in experience
Charismatic in practice
Non-denominational in affiliation
Inter-denominational in fellowship
In 1945 when the UPC was formed, two different organizations came together and merged. One organization was the PCI (Pentecostal Church Inc) and the other was the PAJC (Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ). At one time I read the numbers of ministers that were in each organization at the time but I don't remember where I read that or what the numbers were. The general belief among the PAJC ministers was that a person is not saved or born again until after being baptized in water in Jesus name and being baptized in the Holy Spirit. The general belief among PCI ministers was that a person was saved or born again prior to water baptism in Jesus name and the baptism in the Spirit. Some from both groups did not think they could actually come together. Bro. Witherspoon, who was Chairman of the PAJC, typed up a statement, later known as The Fundamental Doctrine Statement, which was ambiguous enough that ministers from both groups could agree with it and the merger happened. This is the fundamental doctrine statement as adopted by the UPC at its formation in 1945:
"The basic fundamental doctrine of this organization shall be the Bible standard of full salvation, which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.
"We shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time admonishing all the brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body."
Later, in 1973 at the General Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, the statement was modified to add the words "for the remission of sins" after "immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." The motion to add these words was made by Bro. S.G. Norris who believed that water baptism washed away sin. The motion was seconded by Bro. W.M. Greer who believed that "for the remission of sins" meant "because your sins have been forgiven." He was approached by Nathan Urshan to second the motion because the proposal "would almost certainly receive unanimous approval" if he did it. Bro. Greer asked if he could continue to believe as he had always done and Bro. Urshan agreed.
Is that statement that same one referred to as "the Fundamentals of Faith of the United Pentecostal Church" in the article you quoted? Is there more to it, covering other doctrines like healing etc.?
Regardless, is there a document today that articulates the UPCI's official doctrines, like the Assembly of God's "Fundamental Truths"? There's a page with links to articles on the UPCI's website, which may cover all or most of the usual things, but it seems informal and, actually, kinda hodge-podge:
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