Who was Harry Morse ?

[TJJJ]

Wow. That letter is almost a hundred years old now. Amazing when you think about it.

So many walked this walk and have passed on.

[Scott Pitta]

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Originally from Wisconsin, Harry Morse (1879-1963) worked in Stockton
before 1900, but returned prior to 1910 as a pastor, see, Wallace, Profiles, vol. 2, 283;
Haney, Man of the Hills, 32. Morse was a key leader in the expansion of the movement
in the region, see, “Our Trip Down the Coast,” Meat in Due Season, June 1915, vol. 1,
no. 6, 2. Harry and Maude Morse were part of the pre-merger, pre-Oneness PAW, see,
1917 PAW Minute Book, 15, and already on the Ninth St. location where they started the
popular Missionary Training School. Several leaders, such as Oscar Vouga, originated
from Morse’s work, see, Wallace, Profiles, 244-246.

GT Haywood, by French page 328 footnote

[Scott Pitta]

Harry Morse " was the Pastor that prayed for Clyde (Haney) when he came to the Lord."

D. Rash email 6/16/14

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune Dec. 15, 1928

Big Downtown Mission Grows

Pastor Harry Morse, who has carried on mission work in Oakland for the past 13 years, announced the Big Downtown Mission continues to operate at 9th and Broadway, with meetings every night of the week except Monday. It continues to hold crowds nightly with a new array of evangelistic workers from month to month.

Pastor Morse is assisted by a staff of young men and women who are receiving training for mission work under his personal work. There is no membership in this work, and is carried on with a spirit of good will toward all.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune Aug. 4, 1928

Meetings are run on strictly evangelistic lines. This mission work has been am aggressive work of its kind in the city for many years. It is one of the oldest Pentecostal assemblies around the bay region. Harry Morse has been pastor of this work for over 18 years.

[Scott Pitta]

Decemer 21, 1929 Oakland Tribune

[Scott Pitta]

December 21, 1929
Oakland Tribune

This is one of the oldest Pentecostal Missions here in Oakland. Mr. Morse has spent nearly 15 years in this present pastorate. The work has continuously grown until today it is one of the largest missions here with its fame known all over the country. The meetings are full of life and blessing, yet sane and attractive to good thinking people.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribute April 11, 1936

...Dr. W. F. Haney of Modesto will speak and special services will be held in the evening.

Pastor Harry Morse has been in charge of the work for over 20 years. This mission work has a training department where young men and women are trained for home and foreign missions. These young people are a big asset in carrying on the work at 9th and Broadway.

[Steve Epley]

Thanks I am enjoying this. I love Pentecostal history.

[Scott Pitta]

Partial list of guest speakers who preached who preached at the Big Downtown Mission. This is not a complete list of names

R Bakke J Matthews
B Bums M Monroe
Bancroft J Opperman
T Bell R Pitts
P Bower G Raust
D Brice J Reznicsek
L Richardson
C Cagel M Tatman
Coates E Tharp
B Cook O Thornton
W Crumpacker C Vincent

E Driver F Walker
F Ewart J Webster
H Faster D Wilson
H Hanson P Winter
D Hilde C Young
S Jenson
J Lake
McKinly
T Martin