Who was Harry Morse ?

[Scott Pitta]

1919 member of PAW

1926 member of Pentecostal Missionary Alliance

1938 resigns as foreign missions director of Pentecostal church Inc

1945 UPC began. Morse has article in the Pentecostal Herald in 1945 and in 1947

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune Sept 28, 1927

Reports that a bible college will be opened here by followers of Amee McPherson within the next few months were verified today by the Rev. W H Pope, pastor of the McPherson church here. Arrangements for dormitory accommodations have been made and ground for the college building will be next spring, it is said. Besides bible instruction teacher training and evangelistic work courses in music and public speaking are reported to be included in the plans.

The Rev. John Goeben, Aimee's local representative left yesterday for Los Angeles to complete plans for a visit here by Mrs. McPherson.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune June 6 1926

Arvilla Atkins, Edith W Barber, Alice E Farr, Aureola L Hammond, Ruth A Jessup, and Sara Miles will be graduating tomorrow night from the Christian Training Association Teachers College in the Friends church, Berkeley. Rev. I Irvin Overholtzer will preside. Rev. C A Mott and Rev. W B Gillespie will offer the prayers.

A workers conference will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in the church by staff workers from the various cities where the association is conducting its weekly Bible classes.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune March 24, 1924

Dr. E W Kenyon of Boston, Bible teacher and lecturer, is looking about the Eastbay district for an adequate location for his contemplated Bible college. According to Dr. Kenyon's announcement he plans a college for the Pacific coast to carry on the work already under way in the Boston Bible college he founded. Recently Dr. Kenyon has been lecturing at Grace tabernacle.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune December 19, 1936

There will be a Christmas program next Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Big Downtown Mission, at 9th and Broadway, according to the pastor, Harry Morse, who with Mrs. Morse has been in charge of the mission for the last 20 years.

Says the pastor: Young workers are still being trained for both the home and foreign fields. These young workers are a big asset in the regular nightly meetings. Meetings are held every night except Monday night.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune December 28, 1929

Beginning tonight, Evangelist William Popo will open a revival campaign at the big Downtown Mission, 9th and Broadway. He will be assisted by the Clark Singers, who have made an excellent impression wherever heard.

Evangelist Popo comes recently from Pomona, where he was pastor of the Four Square Gospel tabernacle.

His first appearance in Oakland was in the late revival campaign at the East Oakland wooden tabernacle.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune Oct. 11, 1930

B D Urshan

Persian Evangelist

Educated in England, with a noted ministry in the United States and Canada

Subjects: How long before the end ?
The cross of Christ vs. Christian Science and Spiritism
The Armenean massacres

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune May 22, 1943

A O Moore

National Missionary Secretary for the Pentecostal church, Inc. will speak. He is also a world traveler for missions.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

Do we have documentation of what he believed ?

How do we know of his relationship with other churches ?

How do I track his changes in theology ?

My info came from the late Carl Ballestero and the Elder Fisher who pastored his work in LA. Both knew him.

[Scott Pitta]

Oakland Tribune Oct. 5, 1929

New revival begins Thursday
Ewart and Tatman will be featured at a special revival.

Ewart has been pastor for years of the Belvedere Pentecostal Tabernacle. Tatman has been in evangelical and pastoral work around the bay region for a number of years.

They will be assisted by a staff of ministers and mission workers.