I was ordained July 10, 1987, when General Superintendent, Dr. Earle Wilson, laid hands on me, shook my hand, and declared, "Take Thou Authority to Preach the Word!" I was thinking about that recently, and began to wonder how far back I could go with the succession of my ordination. So, I did a little research. I was ordained by Earle Wilson Earle Wilson was ordained by Pilgrim Holiness General Superintendent, William Neff William Neff was ordained by the Pilgrim founder, Seth Rees Seth Rees was ordained by Nazarene founder, Phineas Bresee Phineas Bresee was ordained by Methodist Bishop, Levi Scott Levi Scott was ordained by Elijah Hedding. Elijah Hedding was ordained by Francis Asbury Francis Asbury was ordained by a renegade Anglican priest named John Wesley John Wesley was ordained by Anglican Bishop (of Oxford) John Potter. From Potter -- there's a trail all the way back to St. Peter!! You can see the chart here. (Potter is at the bottom of the page #90. Now, how abo...
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ReplyDeleteEconomy must not be tooooo bad!
ReplyDeleteAs far as the economy goes, we're holding our own. We have built up a fund of just over $200,000 over recent years for facility expansion. The total project will run between $300,000 to $350,000.
ReplyDeleteWe will be able to hire on our members who are in the building industry. Some folks are donating labor and machinery. Some can't give money, but they can give effort. Others are in a place to contribute financially. All in all, it will work out just fine.
God's economy isn't restrained by practicality or future fears! That isn't to say we can be careless here but there is a need, and there is a way!
ReplyDeleteYes Mark, I agree with you. It will work out just fine. Being an old-timer I can say the same about the good old USA.
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