Who was Harry Morse ?

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by 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 !!!

I look forward to your reports. The book will be interesting.

[seguidordejesus]

Maybe you said this before, but why are you so interested in Morse?

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by 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 !!!

If you find anything unique, startling, or of interest in those class notes can you share it here? At least a synopsis?

[Scott Pitta]

I decided to write the biography on a whim. I took a week off from work last May to go trout fishing. The mosquitoes were so thick that fishing was impossible.

So I read a book. Sounds old school.

Anyway, the biography of Clyde Haney mentions Harry Morse as the mentor of Clyde Haney. I did not know anything else about him. How did his influence on Haney affect the education I received at Christian Life College ?

So far, data about what Morse believed is difficult to pin down. He did not leave much of a paper trail.

[seguidordejesus]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

I decided to write the biography on a whim. I took a week off from work last May to go trout fishing. The mosquitoes were so thick that fishing was impossible.

So I read a book. Sounds old school.

Anyway, the biography of Clyde Haney mentions Harry Morse as the mentor of Clyde Haney. I did not know anything else about him. How did his influence on Haney affect the education I received at Christian Life College ?

So far, data about what Morse believed is difficult to pin down. He did not leave much of a paper trail.

Sounds like a good reason Good luck! Glad to hear progress is being made.

[Carl]

Years ago I read about Morse in the book Profiles of Pentecostal Preachers, a WAP book. Still have that and the other editions. Interesting to hear what Scott finds.

[Steve Epley]

As one who loves Pentecostal history loves this stuff.

[Scott Pitta]

Today was productive. An Azuza peer of Harry Morse was WF Manley. He pastored a church in Oakland prior to the arrival of Harry Morse. A person who was saved in Manley's church, the Household of God, described the night he was saved, who preached, and described the church.

A church archive had the document and graciously sent me a copy of it.

A new lead on the teachings of Harry Morse on the tabernacle is in process. I am awaiting a email.

Work on typing the class notes from 1929 continues. Prophecy seemed to be very important. But my focus is on typing and not analysis. Analysis will come later.

Progress is slow but steady.

[Scott Pitta]

I'm about half way through typing up the class notes from 1929. I have about 50 pages so far typed up. Mainly Scriptural references, not much explanation of the verses. Most of the studies are topical. But Morse did spend time in Daniel and Revelation.

Morse did not go to college. He began pastoring when he was in his 20's, so he did not sit under a pastor.

If a Pentecostal pastor only had a few reference books, what books would they be ? This was back in 1929. Cruden's concordance ? Scofield Reference Bible ? Dispensational Truth by Larkin ? What else ?

When I am done typing up the notes, I will do the analysis. The groups of Scriptural references should clue me in to what book, if any, he used.

[Garbonzo]

Scott, the Fausset's Bible Dictionary by A. R. Fausset and the Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Bible Commentary might be candidates for reference works of the time. They can be found online.