The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
NAZARENE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

NAZARENE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
By the request of one who attend
ed we reproduce the following ac-
count of the Convention IF the Church
of the Nazardne,S held h 'Kansase City
late in SepterirBserh bre III ~ D.
1t was our happy privilege to at
tend the General Assembly of the
Church of the Nazarene, held in Kan
sas City, Sept "a to Oct. 7. Volumes
could be written in describing it and
yet we would declare the story not
been told. 1t was indescribable, I'M
thinkable. The best we can say in
this limited space is that it was simp-
~ great. Great n attendance; great
in visitations of grace and glory;
great in salvation work, great in leg
islation; great in the offerings made
for the support of the various branch-
es of the work. 5 u
Every section of the United States,
Canada, Mexico, India, China, Africa,
Scotland, Armenia, atlds other places
were represented. The most perfect
harmony ever exhibited in legislat-
i've body prevailed, and if any thing
approaching sharp contention arose,
a song was all that was needed to
sweep it away, and joy, tears and love
would ab6thds THE evaagelistic self
vices every night were constant sea-
sons of glory and salvation, Mani
seekers and happy, finders was the
regular order. w ar tt,e i
The offerings eQlipsed anything We
have herad of e5tha early apostolic
days. The afternoon of the first Sab
bath was devoted to Home Mission.
The coalitions Of many large cities
without any services on full saliva
ton lines, was presented to the people,
and the possibilities of strong
church in each of them held up. The
crowd was asked for 5000 and they
responded quickly with 100000.
A home Mission Board was elected
to take this work in hand and Gen
eral Home Mission Secretary elected
to push the work. Rev. U. E. Hard
ing, who has accomplished such
marvellous thiags in the building UP
( of the Indiana District during thesfve
wears he has been Superintendent Of
that district, was elected to this posi-
ton. We predict much development
for this movement. ~
Every one felt that it was necos-
sary to. have some arrangement for
these young churches, thus founded,
to have some way provided to build
houses IN which to worship and carry
on their work. So the matter was
presented and an offering taken which
ran to nearly 100000.
We thought, of course, that the
people had done about all they were
able to do, but the great things were
yet to come. One evening was de-
voted to Foreign Missions and the
needs of the heathdl presented in an
elaborate and impressive program. In
one hours time an offering was made
amounting to S1,3O0,O0O. Such a
scene, doubtless has not been wit
messed, at least in modern times.
Where the Scriptures say God loveth
cheerful giver," critics agree it
should read HILARIOUS, giver." Our
people literally fulfilled this Scrip
ture. Amid appearing shouting, cry
ing and waving of handkerchiefs,
lcaping and dancing people gave from
few dollars to $4,000 in single
gift.
These three movements, Home Mis-
sions, Church Extesion and Foreign
Missions. insures a doubling of the
membership of the Church of the
Nazarene within the next quardren-
ium, and gives a stability to our
church not hitherto known. Our peo-
pie seemed to get the vision that God
had raised us up to carry the gospel
Of Holiness to the ends of the earth
to usher in the coming of Jesus, and