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...
I think an even more creative solution would be for Keith Drury to open his own home as a home for one or more of the 12 million illegal immigrants. He could show his love by feeding, clothing, paying health expenses, etc. for his guest. There are probably 12 million other Americans who believe like Keith Drury, who could also bring one or more of these people into their homes to show their love and compassion through actions, not just words. It would also show love and compassion to the other American taxpayers that believe our immigration laws are fair and just and should be followed by people wishing to live in America. It would be more fair this way as these taxpayers wouldn't have to pay for something they see as illegal.
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