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Re: Who was Harry Morse ?
Selma Nelson (Fresno), Lydia Swinton (Stockton) and Harry Morse (Oakland) all were former workers in Peniel Missions. They all became Pentecostal pastors. They all ran missions, that included a church, lodging and ministerial training. They had monthly fellowship meetings. It looks like the war (WW2) brought and end to all 3 schools/missions. Afterwards, they focussed on "church" without the education or lodging aspects.
The church Morse founded no longer exists. Swinton church is still at the same location and is still Oneness, but not connected with the larger church in town (CLC). Nelsons church is a UPC church.
All 3 churches exported missionaries around the world. Not sure about Swinton's actually exporting. Missionaries were part of the congregation.
There was also a Bible college founded at the same time in San Fransisco. The Glad Tidings Bible College was connected with Aimee McPherson. Locally, there was interaction between this school and Harry Morse, but I am not sure to what extent. The leaders certainly held revivals together.
How do I find old copies of the Gospel Tidings magazine ? It was pub;shed in California primarily for the UPC. If it was in print in the 1940's, it will be useful to me. The Western District office does not have copies of it. I wonder who does ?? CLC library ??
Harry Isaac Morse quote of the week:
For the last 10 weeks a steady revival has been on in which there have been many converted and wonderfully transformed. Among them are bootleggers, hold-up man, prison tremors and some nice college men and a prize-fighter well known here in the city. Come hear their testimonies.
12/20/1924
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