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12-08-2007, 10:13 PM
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Jesus' Name Pentecostal
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The Minister's Wife
I’ve been looking through some old magazines and found this in the September 1939 issue of the Pentecostal Outlook, the monthly magazine published by the PAJC (Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ). It is found on page 19 and no author is given. I wonder how accurately this described the expectations placed on the wife of a minister by folks in Apostolic Pentecostal churches almost 70 years ago. It mentions moving every few years to a new church which sounds like some of the denominations back then although I've seen in the biographies of Oneness Pentecostal pastors how they moved every couple of years or so.
The Minister’s Wife
You may sing of your heroes or war and peace
Your soldiers of fortune and strife;
When the tumult shall die, and the shouting all cease,
Let me sing of the minister’s wife.
You may laud to the skies the learned and wise,
The servants with dignities rife;
My heart says Amen, but I take up my pen
In praise of the minister’s wife.
Oh, the minister’s wife is a cook and a clerk;
A dressmaker, mother, and nurse;
A wonderful teacher, a maid-of-all-work,
And a player and singer, of course!
She must listen, with nerves that are raw to the quick,
To heartaches and troubles galore;
She must welcome the stranger, and visit the sick
Wearing dresses her sister once wore.
She must work with the Aid, and the Junior Hi-Y;
She must help with the Sunday School stunts;
Be a leader in missions, or tell us all why;
And not miss a prayer meeting once!
She must comfort her husband when Mondays are blue
And smooth out his trials --and coats;
Be ready to move every twelve-month or two
When he shepherds new sheep (and new goats).
And whether the weather be cloudy or bright;
In season or out --all the while,
If her heart it be heavy, or if it be light--
She must smile, smile, smile!
Oh, sing of the noble, the great, and the good,
Whom you meet in the course of your life;
I take up the strain, be it here understood,
In praise of the minister’s wife!
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12-08-2007, 10:18 PM
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"One Mind...OneAccord"
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The ministers wife ....one of the many "Unsung Heroes of Pentecost"
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him...." -Psa. 37:7
Waiting for the Lord is easy... Waiting patiently? Not so much.
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12-08-2007, 11:10 PM
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"It's Never Too Late"
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Originally Posted by OneAccord
The ministers wife ....one of the many "Unsung Heroes of Pentecost"
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How many have been left lonely and forgotten after their husbands threw the Lord away. I pray for them everyday...
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12-08-2007, 11:24 PM
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Da Brat
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The Ministers wife is one special lady because she is the one that holds everything together when it gets crazy.
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When you read God's Word,you must costantly be saying to yourself,It is talking to me and about me. Soren Kierkegaard
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12-08-2007, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Neckstadt
How many have been left lonely and forgotten after their husbands threw the Lord away. I pray for them everyday...
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From this post can we deduct, then, that more ministers (male) have left the Lord than have minister's wives?
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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12-08-2007, 11:34 PM
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Da Brat
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
From this post can we deduct, then, that more ministers (male) have left the Lord than have minister's wives?
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I believe that it is about equal.
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When you read God's Word,you must costantly be saying to yourself,It is talking to me and about me. Soren Kierkegaard
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12-09-2007, 06:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neckstadt
How many have been left lonely and forgotten after their husbands threw the Lord away. I pray for them everyday...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
From this post can we deduct, then, that more ministers (male) have left the Lord than have minister's wives?
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Originally Posted by Kings Kid
I believe that it is about equal.
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I think that, sadly, the stats probably reflect the broader population statistics. Men are far more likely to leave their wives than the other way around, particullarly "successful" men. Though there have been some dramatic changes within our culture in recent years, it's still true that the vulnerable are the most likely to suffer. And women on the average remain more vulnerable than men.
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12-08-2007, 11:47 PM
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"One Mind...OneAccord"
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When I was first called in to Full Time Evangelism, I went on a 30 day "round trip" tour through Ga, NC, Va, WVa, Ohio, Ky, Tn. and AL. The night before I left my wife and kids at home, she and I went out to eat. The next morning, I left to "conquer the world for Christ". I was gone for 30 days and came home so excited about what "I" had accomplished. Had met alot of preachers, scheduled several revivals, saw much accomplished for God's Kingdom. My wife and I went out to eat the night I got home. It was then that I found out, she began fasting the day I left and hadn't eaten a bite until we were sitting in that restaurant. I hadn;'t accomplished a thing. If anyone deserves honor for what was accomplished on that trip it is her.
Her sacrifice, her dedication to the Lord, her faithfulness to Him, and to me, I believe, assures her a place in heaven where she went to be with the Lord in 1988. She was truly, "an unsung hero of Pentecost".
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him...." -Psa. 37:7
Waiting for the Lord is easy... Waiting patiently? Not so much.
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12-08-2007, 11:49 PM
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My Family!
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Collierville, TN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OneAccord
When I was first called in to Full Time Evangelism, I went on a 30 day "round trip" tour through Ga, NC, Va, WVa, Ohio, Ky, Tn. and AL. The night before I left my wife and kids at home, she and I went out to eat. The next morning, I left to "conquer the world for Christ". I was gone for 30 days and came home so excited about what "I" had accomplished. Had met alot of preachers, scheduled several revivals, saw much accomplished for God's Kingdom. My wife and I went out to eat the night I got home. It was then that I found out, she began fasting the day I left and hadn't eaten a bite until we were sitting in that restaurant. I hadn;'t accomplished a thing. If anyone deserves honor for what was accomplished on that trip it is her.
Her sacrifice, her dedication to the Lord, her faithfulness to Him, and to me, I believe, assures her a place in heaven where she went to be with the Lord in 1988. She was truly, "an unsung hero of Pentecost".
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That is beautiful!
Thanks for giving honor to the great lady in your life!
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12-08-2007, 11:50 PM
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Jesus' Name Pentecostal
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: near Cincinnati, Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OneAccord
When I was first called in to Full Time Evangelism, I went on a 30 day "round trip" tour through Ga, NC, Va, WVa, Ohio, Ky, Tn. and AL. The night before I left my wife and kids at home, she and I went out to eat. The next morning, I left to "conquer the world for Christ". I was gone for 30 days and came home so excited about what "I" had accomplished. Had met alot of preachers, scheduled several revivals, saw much accomplished for God's Kingdom. My wife and I went out to eat the night I got home. It was then that I found out, she began fasting the day I left and hadn't eaten a bite until we were sitting in that restaurant. I hadn;'t accomplished a thing. If anyone deserves honor for what was accomplished on that trip it is her.
Her sacrifice, her dedication to the Lord, her faithfulness to Him, and to me, I believe, assures her a place in heaven where she went to be with the Lord in 1988. She was truly, "an unsung hero of Pentecost".
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What a beautiful post
about a beautiful person.
It made this old man cry.
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Apostolic in doctrine
Pentecostal in experience
Charismatic in practice
Non-denominational in affiliation
Inter-denominational in fellowship
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