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Issue No: 851 Published: 12 Feb 2018
WHOSE CHURCH IS IT ANYWAY? Part 29
20th CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS
THE HEALING REVIVAL
The Day of the Lord
28 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. (Joel 2:28-9)
SMITH WIGGLESORTH (1859-1947) Todays writing has special significance to me. For my Great Aunty Ina, in whom I could see something 'different' than in others in my traditional Baptist Church background, received her Holy Spirit baptism at the Smith Wigglesworth meetings in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1922. It took me another 20-30 years after she died to seek it for myself though!
Smith Wigglesworth was brought up in a poor, traditional church family and became a plumber. He learned to read after his marriage to Polly, a fiery preacher in the Salvation Army. For 20 years he sat beside her on the platform, without saying a word. Upon receiving the Holy Spirit, Polly got him to speak at her next meeting. The Holy Spirit's presence came powerfully and his world-wide faith healing ministry was launched. Polly died in 1913.
A report of his New Zealand meetings follows.....
NEW ZEALAND May-June 1922
Published in A History of the Charismatic Movements in New Zealand, by James E. Worsfold p112-114
EVANGELIST WIGGLESWORTH MINISTERS IN WELLINGTON
The opening services for the Evangelist's mission were conducted in the Vivian Street Baptist Sunday School Hall through the courtesy of its minister who previously had been an eyewitness at the Welsh revival. In these morning services the Evangelist delivered a series of addresses on “The Enduement of Power” and “The Gifts of the Spirit.” The numbers so increased that the services had to be transferred to the main church, but even this building became too small for the crowds that came. During these services the Evangelist was led to manifest the gifts of tongues and interpretation, creating faith in the congregation to believe God for an outpouring of His Spirit and that signs would follow the preaching of the Word. Miraculous touches of healing were definitely experienced in these meetings. One case was of a hopeless consumptive who was carried in a coma into the church but after prayer arose, full of vigour, and walked with head up around the church, healed.
On the Sunday morning the Evangelist ministered in the Berhampore Baptist Church and at the 11 a.m. service preached on the subject of “Faith.” In this meeting, to the consternation of some of the congregation, the gifts of tongues and interpretation were manifested. This was the only church service that the Evangelist ministered in outside the Mission.
For the evening services during the crusade the Town Hall (pictured) had been engaged.
The charismatic services in the Capital produced various reactions in some of the pulpits in the city. The Revd. F. de Lisle of the Constable Street Congregational Church preached on the subject “Is the day of Miracles Past?” The Revd. G. Glasson at the Terrace Congregational on “The Gifts of Healing;” the Revd. W. Day at the Kelburn Presbyterian on “Faith Healing :”the Revd. E. Drake of Trinity Methodist on “Healing in the Mission Field;” Mr. J. Moore, missioner at the Sailors' Friendly Society on “The Cures at the Town Hall;” the Revd. H. E. Edridge at the Island Bay Baptist on “Healing by Faith;” and the Revd. W. Rowlings of the Brooklyn Baptist on “Divine Healing.” All other ministers preaching in their pulpits during the mission decided to ignore the subject as far as their religious advertisements were concerned, and the situation became a little strained later at ministerial level when the Evangelist addressed the Wellington Council of Churches, in a meeting which was arranged to bring about a better understanding of Pentecostal theology and phenomenon. Regrettably, this meeting widened the gulf between the older churches and the new charismatic Christians, a situation which was to continue until the 1960's.
The first Sunday evening saw 800 present and the third evening saw 3000 present. From then on crowds were unable to gain admission each night. It was said that the singing was electrifying and was thought to surpass even the Torrey-Alexander and the Chapman-Alexander Revival services. In his preaching the Evangelist emphasised the key words, “Only believe,” and his ministry covered such subjects as “The Baptism of the Holy Ghost,” “The Sanctification of the Believer,” the “Second Coming of Christ,” “Divine Healing for the sick,” and “Exorcism from evil spirits.” The whole Gospel for the whole man was preached fully in the demonstration and power of the Holy Spirit, with very many conversions to Christ taking place and backsliders being restored. The services received, on the whole, fair treatment from the Press, and Wellingtonians were no doubt startled when reading their morning paper to see the bold caption, “FAITH HEALING, EXTRAORDINARY SCENES AT TOWN HALL; THE DEAF MADE TO HEAR.” A vivid description of the services then followed.
One evening, almost a thousand could not gain admission and a Salvation Army officer who had come from Brisbane to be present at the services, stood on the Town Hall steps and preached the gospel to those outside. This preaching yielded at least 20 decisions for Christ with some remarkable healings taking place as well. Inside the Town Hall there were scenes taking place that many Christians had prayed for and waited patiently to see. Not only hundreds of sinners accepting Christ as Saviour and Lord, but the sick were being healed in mind and body and Christians were being baptised in the Holy Spirit. For them, Bible days were here again and the influence of the revival was making its presence felt in many quarters of the city.
Seeking to carefully and objectively assess the first series of the Wigglesworth services in Wellington, Mr. E. E. Pennington, later to become chairman of the New Zealand Evangelical Mission said, “Evangelist Wigglesworth came to Wellington, little known to any of us. There was no flourishing of trumpets to herald this event. A few small advertisements in the local Press announced his meetings. . . His message was truly wonderful. If ever it could be said of a preacher of righteousness since the days of Philip that he preached Christ unto them, it surely would apply to Brother Wigglesworth. Never has the writer witnessed such scenes that followed the presentation of the Word of God by this Spirit-filled man, although being associated with such mighty evangelical services with Drs. Torrey, Henry Chapman and others in their New Zealand campaign. In the Wigglesworth services sometimes 400-500 responded in a meeting with whole families entering the Kingdom of God.”
(Continued next week)
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Jesus is Arrested (Matthew 26:48-56, Mark 14:44-52, Luke 22:47-54, John 18:4-12)
Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss.
“My friend, do what you came to do
Jesus answers the mob.
“Who are you looking for?”
“I am."
Peter severs Malchus’ ear.
“I already told you I am,” Jesus replied. “So if it’s me you’re looking for, let these others go.”
“Put your sword away. Everyone who fights with a sword will die by the sword. Don’t you think I could ask my Father, and he’d immediately send more than twelve legions of angels? But then how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must be like this?”
To the mob.
“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I was some kind of dangerous criminal? Every day I sat in the temple teaching and you didn’t arrest me then. But all this is happening to fulfill what the prophets wrote.”
Jesus heals the ear of Malchus.
“Stop! No more of this!”
Annas Questions Jesus (John:18:19-24)
“I’ve spoken openly to everyone,” “I always taught in the synagogues and in the Temple where all the Jewish people meet. I haven’t said anything in secret. So why are you questioning me? Ask the people who hear me what I told them. They know what I said.”
When slapped by the guard for supposedly criticizing the High Priest.
“If I said something wrong, tell everyone what was wrong with it. But if what I said was right, why did you hit me?”
Caiaphas Condemns Jesus (Matthew 26:62-6, Mark 14:60-64, Luke 22:66-71)
For saying he is the Messiah.
"You said it,” “And I also tell you that in the future you’ll see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
(Continued next week)
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VERY NEAR THE FINISH NOW
Do you like the building as much as we do?
WOOD FROM THE DEPTHS
Seems like they bury poeple alive here! But no! The sounds from the depths were people removing boxing from the inside of the septic tank. Out it comes!
THE TANK STAND IS UP.....
....and waiting for the 10,000 litre tank (with water,10 tonnes) to be put on top. 5 metres high..
PARTITIONS - STARTING AT LAST!
A moment I have been waiting for. After some 'Africa time' delays, we now have all the materials for the partitions and are underway.
The layout of the rooms on the floor. The frames are for benches on which patients and visitors will sit, waiting for service.
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332. Time is a great healer, but one not appreciated until it's soothing balm is experienced.
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335. Modern appliances save us time so that we may work the longer hours required to afford them!
336. Labour saving devices are amazing. The more labour we save, the busier we get!
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109. Your Point of View
An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was.
"Well," said the farmer, "it was good. They did something different, however. They sang praise choruses instead of hymns."
"Praise choruses?" said his wife. "What are those?"
"Oh, they're OK. They are sort of like hymns, only different," said the farmer.
"Well, what's the difference?" asked his wife.
The farmer said, "Well, it's like this - If I were to say to you: "Martha, the cows are in the corn"' - well, that would be a hymn. If on the other hand, I were to say to you:
'Martha, Martha, Martha,
Oh Martha, MARTHA, MARTHA,
the cows, the big cows, the brown cows,
the black cows the white cows,
the black and white cows,
the COWS, COWS, COWS
are in the corn,
are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn,
the CORN, CORN, CORN.'
Then, if I were to repeat the whole thing two or three times, well, that would be a praise chorus."
The next weekend, his nephew, a young, new Christian from the city came to visit and attended the local church of the small town. He went home and his mother asked him how it was.
"Well," said the young man, "it was good. They did something different however. They sang hymns instead of regular songs."
"Hymns?" asked his mother. "What are those?"
"Oh, they're OK. They are sort of like regular songs, only different," said the young man.
"Well, what's the difference?" asked his mother.
The young man said, "Well, it's like this - If I were to say to you: 'Martha, the cows are in the corn' - well, that would be a regular song. If on the other hand, I were to say to you:
'Oh Martha, dear Martha, hear thou my cry
Inclinest thine ear to the words of my mouth
Turn thou thy whole wondrous ear by and by
To the righteous, inimitable, glorious truth.
For the way of the animals who can explain
There in their heads is no shadow of sense
Hearkenest they in God's sun or His rain
Unless from the mild, tempting corn they are fenced.
Yea those cows in glad bovine, rebellious delight
Have broke free their shackles, their warm pens eschewed
Then goaded by minions of darkness and night
They all my mild Chilliwack sweet corn have chewed.
So look to the bright shining day by and by
Where all foul corruption’s of earth are reborn
Where no vicious animals make my soul cry
And I no longer see those foul cows in the corn.'
Then if I were to do only verses one, three and four and do a key change on the last verse, well that would be a hymn.
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This weekend we are going to have a few days off, going away to celebrate a very big birthday for my wife Kathy.
These will be our first real days off since arriving in Kenya, seven months ago.
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Must run! Funny how you are extra busy before a holiday! Ah well!
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His servant and yours
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