Who was Harry Morse ?

[Steve Epley]

William Sowders the founder of the School of Prophet movement taught the social purity doctrine for those who were going to make perfection. His movement coincided with the rest of the American Pentecostal movement. He was two ness.

[Scott Pitta]

A lady I interviewed for my book was a child when Harry Morse was her pastor. She said Morse believed in 2. But she was too young at the time to remember any more about it.

Thanks for the lead about William Sowders !!

[Scott Pitta]

Oops. Typo. My bad.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

A lady I interviewed for my book was a child when Harry Morse was her pastor. She said Morse believed in 2. But she was too young at the time to remember any more about it.

Thanks for the lead about William Sowders !!

Sowders influence was mostly Midwest and certain parts of the South although his camp ground at Shepherdsville, Ky. Drew large crowds.

[Esaias]

I guess the Gospel Assembly folks didn't follow Sowders in that area. Most GA families I knew had lots of kids...

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Esaias

I guess the Gospel Assembly folks didn't follow Sowders in that area. Most GA families I knew had lots of kids...

The doctrine faded away although the generation ahead of me had many who never married. But Sowders and Jolly both taught this.

[Scott Pitta]

Today, I followed the trail of Selma Nelson. She worked at the Peniel Mission. Later, in 1927, she began the Emmanuel Pentecostal Mission in Fresno. She was pastor there until 1943.

The mission was part boarding house, part missionary training school, part church. Like the missions in Oakland and Stockton, after the war they transformed into churches.

I do not know why she stopped being the pastor. I still do not know when she died or where. I want to read her obit.

I did find a picture of the mission.

I really need to find a local church history of Fresno. I called a few local Fresno churches today. Nothing yet.

Oakland, Stockton and Fresno had monthly fellowship meetings. Possibly Lodi as well.

I need more clues.

[Scott Pitta]

Typical day for this project.

A college buddy sends me a facebook message of the name of a former student of Harry Morse. I look the guy up and he has been dead for 3 years.

I will contact his daughters and see if he has any old pictures or memories from his Oakland days.

William Jun Nukida will be added to the roster of alumni from the Morse Missionary Training Home.

Nukida was a UPC missionary to Japan in 1955. He is the second Japanese student I am aware of.

I wonder if Hazelwood keeps missionary applications on file. It may give some useful data about Nukida.

[Scott Pitta]

Thanks, Sweet Pea !!!

[Scott Pitta]

Today, Bible school notes from 1929 came in the mail. They are theology notes taken by a student who sat in classes taught by Harry Morse. It is only one notebook, but it is something I have been trying to find for a year.

I will copy the notes, return them to the owner, and begin a new chapter to the biography of Harry Morse.

I have about 50 pages of biography, biographies of his ministry peers, and a log of who preached at the Big Downtown Mission from 1915 until 1963.

The notebook of class notes is a huge discovery and I am very excited !!!