i * # CHICAGO CENTRAL DISTRICT Or N AxAIJME UNIVERSITY OF RY AT IPAIQM ILL HIST. SURVEY Qod Of Out yesterday,* Music and Lyrics Copyrighted by Byron M. Carmony m in i j ' j iU z -& — •> — l a God ©f our yes-ter- days, who led our fa-thers Out be- 2. God of our pres-ent time, and of the fu-ture Our sac- pj_j° P ' p ?>n \\ p p i p ^ ^ ^ te i ^.liilVJ J JUJI'J 3 3 neath stars a-bove with hearts a-flame. Gave them a red her- i- tage we glad- ly own. In heart made m f i p p ^s m £& m j\ j i dUj i j . tii'j*! mes-sage, made them a wit-ness — With lives made ho- ly per-fect, used in his ser-vice — We would be falth-ful -f>— w mpT. ' f r r ' p P ' r & M ^ Cho/sus fa jij , j jijjN j iiJ-.f a they glo-ri-fied His Name. God #f our yes . ter . da y S , n#w un- til He calls us home. y^flf p F-PlQ j V >|FF Fk i^ j ^mjii J JJiyjii i j jlj' i and to-mcr-row, Lead on in hol-i-ness — We'll fol-low Thee, 'WEpn''f:iP I mil Pi P f Pif.^ Written to Commemorate GOLDEX ANNIVERSARY Chicago Central District Church of the Nazarene August 13, 1954 at Danville, Illinois Copyright 1954 Chicago Central District Church of the Nazarene Kankakee, Illinois eat A... ^ eyoni A History of The Chicago Central District Church of the Nazarene V 3o%ewoxd... A STORY RECORDED This is the story of the Chicago Central District— of her humble beginnings, her struggles, her hardships and sacrifices— of her growth, development, successes— of the formation of other districts from and through her— of her campmeetings, holiness conventions, missionary rallies, youth gatherings and district assemblies— of her leaders both of the laity and the clergy and of her churches— of her loyal, faithful service to God and her supreme call to teach, preach, live and spread scriptural freedom from sin— of her religious educational program through the church schools and her college— of her opportunities for con- tinued service and of her other interests and methods in Kingdom building. TO REMEMBER AND LEARN The Roman historian, Tacitus, stated that the value of history is twofold; "I consider the chief reward of history to be that good deeds be not forgotten and that reprobation by posterity be a restraint to bad words and deeds." If in recording these happen- ings the church will remember the past and understand from whence she came and thus gain in skill and judgment to better serve the great Head of the Church, this book will have accom- plished its real purpose. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY The occasion of the telling of this story is the Fiftieth Anni- versary celebration of the Chicago Central District to be held August 13, 1954, at the First Church of the Nazarene, Danville, Illinois. Plans for the book and the celebration have been under the auspices of the District Advisory Board. 3'••.- ' - -J»S?&ai«"" 'ft* ft HI ■■ PHP i!!.Jrkf^>^ 1111 >■ Paxton First Church Building Paxton Church was organized April 18, 1943, with nineteen charter members. The Champaign Church under the leadership of H. B. Jensen had much to do with beginning the work in Paxton. A tent meeting was held during September and October of 1942 by Evangelist Wilma Raker, assisted by Rosemary Arnett as pianist. As a result a mission was established, pastoied by Virgil Newborn, which continued until the official organization of the church. After the group left the tent, they worshipped for a time in the Jordan store building. Soon after the church was organized they purchased the United Present Church Building Presbyterian church. In the winter of 1950 this build- ing burned. The congregation worshipped in the Court House during the erection of a new cement block church which was built on the old church site at West State Street, under the leadership of Reverend R. C. Barr. Pastors who have served: James Hillman, 1943-45; Francis Widger, 1945-46; Merton Wilson, 1946-47; C. D. Kruse, (four months) 1947; Daniel Bulla, 1947- 48; R. C. Bedinger, 1948-50; W. G. Miller, 1950-51; R. C. Barr, 1951-53; Walter W. Smith, 1953-54. vbanville Oahlawn Danville Oaklawn Church was organized August 29, 1943. On May 19, 1940, Reverend Don Scarlett started Sunday School and church services in a hall at Twenty Illinois Street. Mrs. Lillie Wood, Mrs. Hattie Blount, and Mrs. Dorothy Douglas and children helped him with the work. The congregation continued to worship in the store building some time after the church was officially organized. In 1947 the congrega- tion moved into the new basement they had built at the corner of Williams and Indiana Streets. At the present, the superstructure of a beautiful Indiana Bedford stone building is being completed under the leadership of Reverend and Mrs. R. L. Reed. One pastor, James Huber, has gone forth from the church to serve. Pastors who have served the church: Don Scarlett, about nine months in 1940; Rose Buss, 1940-45; Fred Berkley, about three months in 1945; L. Wehmier, about seven months in 1945; Rose Buss, 1945-49; R. L. and Dorothy Reed, 1949-. New Church Building Under Construction Offers aT ,d Teasers 1943 Slue 3Hand Blue Island Church of the Nazarene was organized December 10, 1943, with sixteen charter members. Reverend J. J. Gough, pastor of the Harvey church, started prayer meetings in homes in Blue Island in the Spring of 1943. A revival was held from November 29 to December 10, 1943, which resulted in the organiza- tion of the church. Reverend Leo D. Steininger was in charge as pastor. Reverend C. I, DeBoard, the new pastor at Harvey, was the evangelist and, under the authorization of District Superintendent Chalfant, organized the church. Active laymen were Mr. and Mrs. Ira Flatt, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher, and Mrs. Louise Burnett. The church first met in a store building. The dis- trict helped to pay the rent. In 1945 the congregation moved into their own lovely brick building at 12817 Gregory Street. Special speaker for the dedication service was Reverend C. C. Knippers. In 1948 a nice parsonage with full basement was built onto the church by the members of the congregation. Pastors who have served the church: Leo D. Stein- inger, 1943-45; Don J. Gibson, 1945-46; Harvey Humble, 1946-47; Leo D. Steininger, 1947-49; Carl Bangs, 1949-51; Joe Hoch, 1951-54. Present Church I r u omence Momence Church was organized July 23, 1944, with ten charter members. Chicago Heights Church sponsored the opening of the work in Momence, under the direction of their pastor, Rev. Ralph Rice. A tent meeting was held at the corner of Second and Walnut Streets with Rev. C. L. Elston as the principal speaker. At the close of the eight week tent campaign a hall was rented at 133 River Street and the work was carried on as a Nazarene Mission by Rev. Merril A. Perkins. After a time, a larger hall, located at Fourth and Railroad Streets and known as the Austin Ruilding, was rented for the place of worship. In 1942 Rev. Perkin's health failed and Rev. Earl Gardner took charge of the Mission. Under his leadership, a former restaurant build- ing in the uptown section of the Dixie Highway was secured as a temporary place of worship. It was here that the church organization took place. In 1946, during the pastorate of Rev. William C. Keller, the congregation purchased a large corner lot at Fifth and Elm Streets and work was started on a cement block basement building in 1949. The basement was completed and dedi- cated in August of 1950 with General Superin- tendent Samuel Young as the speaker. The prop- erty is free of debt and plans are under way to build the superstructure in the near future. Pastors who have served the church: Earl Gardner, 1944; Lawrence Aspen, 1944-46; Wil- liam Keller, 1946-1952; Arland Gould, 1952-53; Raymond C. Barr, 1953-. Present Church Basement Parsonage il/atAeka Watseka Church was organized in 1944 with ten charter members. Reverend Knight and Reverend Harry Hatton felt the need of a church in Watseka. As early as 1941 they held services in a storebuilding on Walnut Street. Some of the early active laymen in- cluded Mrs. John Stem and Robert Sapp. A Reverend McMann held the group together for a time. Reverend T. T. Liddell held one of the early tent meetings. Reverend Russell York began pastoring the group in 1944 and during the following year the organization of the church was effected. During the summer the services were held in a tent. They then moved into a storebuilding. In 1946 the church, under the leadership of Reverend York, pur- chased the lots at Eighth and Oak Streets. While the present church building was being erected the congre- gation worshipped in various homes. During the pas- torate of Reverend Garnett Mitchell the present par- sonage and extra Sunday School rooms were built. Pastors who have served: Russell York, 1945-48; Garnett Mitchell, 1948-52; Dale Sievers, 1952-54; Joseph Bright, 1954-. Present Church Building Wilmington Wilmington Church was organized in the summer of 1944 with about fourteen charter members. The organization came as a result of evangelistic efforts of some students from Olivet College who began holding meetings in a second floor hall located in the center of the business section of the village. Prior to this time the congregation had met as a mission group. During this period Rever- end Clifford Green and Rev. F. P. Foster min- istered to them. In 1945, under the leadership of Reverend Leroy Reedy, the congregation purchased a large house at 303 South Kankakee Street. It was remodeled to provide parsonage space on the second floor and church facilities on the main floor. Pastors who have served the church: Ken- neth Grider, 1944-1945; Leroy Reedy, 1945-51; W. P. Sloan, 1951-54; Joe Hoch, 1954-. u 'c/, V. B. S.— 1954 M Ol%l£ Congregation — 1954 Morris Church was organized in 1944 with six charter members. Reverend Laurelle Dunham held the meeting which resulted in the organiza- tion of the church. The meeting was held in a tent which was located between Chapin and Ben- ton Streets. After the congregation left the tent, they held services in a store building on Liberty Street. In 1949, during the pastorate of Reverend Paul Sch- wada, the church bought a house located at 705 East Washington. The house was remodeled in order to provide an auditorium for worship as well as parsonage facilities. The first meeting to be held in the new chapel was conducted by Reverend J. D. Havener. Pastors who have served the church: Emit Nelson, 1944-46; Mary Raker, 1946-47; Edward Gough, about six months in the last of 1947 and early 1948; W. R. Gilley, about six months in 1948; Paul Schwada, 1948-51; R. E. Crane, 1951- 54; Russell Wickland, 1954-. Present Church Building Page 62 Kankakee Fairmount Church, formerly known as Hobby Heights Church, was organized in June, 1946, with nine charter members. Sometime prior to this time, W. C. Keller started Sunday School and regular services in the neighborhood. Reverend and Mrs. J. H. and Maggie Crawford held a tent revival for the group which resulted in the organization of the church. Prior to organization, the group worshipped in a small dwelling house which they rented. It was located in the 400 Block on Industrial Boule- vard. The tent in which the church was organ- ized was pitched beside the dwelling. They continued to worship in the rented dwelling for about two years. On November 10, 1948, they bought a lot on the Southwest corner of Spruce Street and Fairmount Avenue. Under the leader- ship of Hansen Goin, the present basement church was erected. Since 1950, and under the leadership of Reverend E. C. Hester, the church has bought the parsonage which is located next door to the church, arranged a parking area and, installed walks on the property. The name of the church was officially changed from Hobby Heights to Fairmount on December 17, 1953. Kankakee Jaitmount Hobby Heights Sunday School Ministers who have served the church: W. C. Keller, 1946-48; Hanson Goin, 1948-50; E. C. Hester, 1950-. Present Church Basement irVH^Sf^H - .. Page 63 , u W paxk lWI ch and Peonage v rhnrch was orga"« ed bv Reverend L. ^- Uege Street. D unb ar opened a nnss.on ^ given £, Son* 3tde <**£,^ «as *• given by ** sx Store Front Chapel present Cl , oUy and Charles Evans vri* as- held by H° mCT '„ thets and ^verend U sistanee honr St* othe^ ' ^rf t be D°»8- ^n, pas- o f SontnS*S ationpttt - t ParU Chnrch. W* ^ rf wotsW p h« , • permanent place a chased then perm n Chnreh. the Cnmbertod Presby rf Comtn er , brick building on ^ rern od- lovely bncK recent i y d eial and fl***- * el ed and redecorated. tV>e c hnrch Tw o pas-s ba- g°- Russ eh Ceorge Taylor ann xx J. 10 SCtVe '' L have served are as (on ^ W i-4 9 ; Mrs. ^ 'ones- 1^ lard Nabors, W* Page 64 ^nville W t e J* Sid* Nation and re *>« Ch UKh Mrs Pj ' ' a "d JWr p La "e i„ t i ""* ^fioo/ »ove d , C ; ane ' fe b«ne h ' ** 4 fa > an d <4, ^. Ed ^d t7l * CelV 6 ^- 'be w Z t Ue b tter ^/'V a nd ,T, S "^er e Cij urch of 7 » 1950 J„ r /rowbr,v? g Pastors ^ iy49 -5i; P au] Parsonage Page 65 Chicago jrtiendly, Chicago Friendly Church is the church which serves the colored people. The work was started under the leadership of Dr. E. O. Chalfant with Reverend J. C. Bedford in charge. The first meeting place was at Morgan Park. They had seven members and a rally day at- tendance of forty-eight. The second meeting place was in Hyde Park at 5553 Cottage Grove, where their membership grew to twelve. In 1949 Reverend J. Franklin Peoples became pastor. After a time they had to move to a private home as a place of worship. As a result their at- tendance dropped to twenty and the membership to eight. In 1951 the property at 7018 South Cottage Grove was purchased by district help and a loan from the general church. The prop- erty, a former monument company building, was remodeled into a chapel. Reverend Rufus Sanders accepted the pastor- ate in 1953. He is taking his ministerial studies in Olivet College while he pastors. Mrs. Lula Williams, a local licensed colored minister, is as- sisting Brother Sanders with the visitation work. Several surveys have been made and plans are under way to secure a more desirable location and erect a permanent building. Pastors who have served: J. C. Bedford, 1948; Franklin J. Peoples, 1949-53; Rufus Sanders, 1953-. Cottage Grove Avenue Store Front Page 66 J\anhL in Rankin Church was organized in September, 1948, with seven charter members. It was on April 6. 1946, that Rev. R. C. Bedinger arrived in Rankin to open the work. He immediately or- ganized cottage prayer meetings in various friendly homes. In July a tent meeting of a month's duration was conducted. Rev. Bedinger preached the first two weeks with Eugene Charles and his wife in charge of the music. Rev. E. W. Larrabee and the Hoopeston choir conducted the services the last two weeks. Fol- lowing the tent meeting, the group moved into a store building. The Fithian Church and the Danville N.Y.P.S. Zone supplied the funds for the tent meeting and the rent for the store building for a year. Rev. Bedinger gave of his time with- out remuneration, preparing the lot and building the seats for the tent meeting and clearing the store building. The youthful organization floundered for a while and had to be moved from the store build- ing to the home of Fannie Chenoweth. However, a weeklv Children's Bible Club created a new life. The Sunday School and regular services be- gan to grow. It was at this time, September, 1948, that the formal organization was effected. Services were held in the Chenoweth home until September, 1953, at which time the district rented a store building, which the local mem- bers redecorated and fashioned into a very suit- able place of worship. Pastors who have served: R. C. Bedinger, 1948-53; George Taylor, 1953-54. Present Facilities I First Place of Worship Chapel Church Page 67 Kankakee lAJeH Side Present Chapel Kankakee West Side Church was organized July 31, 1949, with fourteen charter members. The first service, held in the interest of the church, was on May 29, 1949. Reverend George Psaute, assisted by Arland Gould, Charles Carringer, and others visited in the area and began conducting regular services. The dis- trict supplied a place of worship, parsonage, and small pastoral stipend for three months. District Superinten- dent E. O. Chalfant had charge of the official organi- zation of the church. The group worshipped in a rented room of a house located at 664 South Cannon for about two years. Then the church bought the property at 645 South Cannon Avenue. The property had a small house lo- cated on the back of the lot which was used for a par- sonage until it became necessary to have it for Sunday School Annex. Soon after the purchase of the prop- erty, construction on the present church building was started. It was completed, equipped and dedicated in April of 1951 with Dr. J. Russell Gardner as the special speaker. In October, 1952, the church pur- chased a parsonage which is located at 1094 West Hickory street. Pastors who have served the church: George P. Psaute, 1949-54; J. D. Havener, 1954-. Rented Quarters Page 68 Gil man Present Church Gilman Church was organized October 29, 1949 with nine charter members. The church came into being as results of the interest and work of a group of Olivet students who started visiting and holding services in 1946. Among those students assisting in the Gilman work were: Newton Sheldon, Robert Pry- or, and Clarence Brown. The church was started in an old store building. From there they moved into an old hall in the busi- ness district. Later they purchased a lot at 219 South Central Avenue and built a basement in which the congregation is still worshipping. Pastors who have served: Collins Thorton, 1946-47; Hiram Higgins, 1947-48; Kenneth Swan, 1948-49; Jack Fowler, 1949-51; Walter Loftice, 1951-53; Walter Frakes, 1953-54; Bryan Beaty, 1954-. Page 69 Present Church Building Sneldi on Sheldon Church was organized August 27, 1950, with ten charter members. Reverend and Mrs. Theo- dore Holstein, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ring- hiser, started a Sunday School in the Town Hall. In July of 1950 a tent meeting was held for three weeks with James Holstein as evangelist. During the pastorate of Reverend Theodore Hol- stein, a double lot was bought and a cement block church was built. Pastors who have served: Theodore Holstein, 1950- 53, and Ronald Axtell, 1953-. (Btadley, La$t Side Bradley East Side Church was or- ganized August 11, 1950, with 8 char- ter members. It came into existence as results of the labors of some of the ministerial students of Olivet College working under the direction of Dr. J. Russell Gardner, Professor R. L. Luns- ford and District Superintendent Chalfant. The district and the college ministerial students shared about equally in financing the initial begin- nings. A lot was purchased at Dunham and Douglas streets and a cement block building erected. In 1954, during the pastorate of Reverend D. J. R. Spittal a six room Sunday School annex was built and the interior of the building was beautified. Pastors who have served the church : John Jarnigan, 1950-52; Charles Hen- derson supplied for about 5 months in 1952; D. J. R. Spittal, 1953-. Present Church Building Page 70 Chicago MsiaweH yUl^lon Midwest Mission Church was organ- ized in April, 1950, by Reverend R. V. Layman under the authorization of Dis- trict Superintendent E. O. Chalfant. Since that time the district had paid a part of their monthly running expenses. It is a work of love and faith and no financial remuneration has been given the pastor or other workers. The congregation worships in a rented store building at 326 South California Avenue. Among those who have been faithful in assisting with the work are: Helen Layman, Paul Layman, Richard Layman, Lester Fitch, Mr. and Mrs. Tal- bot, and Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker of the Austin Church. Reverend R. V. Layman has pastored the work since the beginning. Congregation At Worship Jbe£ Plained Store Front Des Plaines Church was organized in November, 1950, by Reverend R. V. Layman, with ten charter members, under the authorization of District Superin- tendent E. O. Chalfant. The district paid the rent on the building for the first month. Since that time the church has been self-supporting. The congregation worshipped for the first month in the Masonic Hall and then moved into the Old Eagle Lodge Hall, second floor at 1517 Ellinwood. In May of 1954 the congregation purchased a well located lot on Algonquin Road near Highway 45. Plans are being made for the erection of a chapel type church building within the next few months. Reverend R. V. Layman has served the church from the beginning. Congregation Page 71 Chicago Southwest Chicago Southwest Church was organized into a Church of the Nazarene on February 11, 1951. Reverend J. M. Yarbrough was pastoring a com- munity church and under his leadership the con- gregation voted to become a Nazarene Church. The congregation met for a time in a nearby school building but soon constructed a nice church basement building located at 8700 South Roberts Road in Palos Township, Oak Lawn, Il- linois. They chose the name Southwest Church of the Nazarene. Those who had a part in the earliest begin- nings, in addition to Reverend and Mrs. Yar- brough, were: Mr. and Mrs. Tye Cross and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lanman and daughters, John and Helen Kotval, Mrs. Mae Durso and Mrs. Roy Roberts. In 1953 the superstructure of the lovely brick building was completed and equipped. It was dedicated on Sunday afternoon, October 11, 1953, by District Superintendent Moore. Pastors who have served the church are: J. M. Yarbrough, 1951-54; Paul Frank, 1954-. Present Church Building Page 72 Jytookfield Brookfield Church was organized by District Super- intendent E. O. Chalfant May 20, 1951, with eleven charter members. In the Spring of 1951 a Christian layman approached Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jessee of the Argo Church and asked them to accept the responsi- bility of a class of boys and girls. He had been super- vising them and they met in the National Hall once each week. After consulting with District Superinten- dent, E. O. Chalfant, it was decided to open a Sunday School and conduct services. At the time of the organi- zation, Reverend Robert Mollar was appointed pastor. For a year the services were held in the National Hall. Then Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jessee invited the group to worship in the basement of their home which was converted into a ____^_, comfortable chapel. To mark the first anniversary of the existence of the church a dedication service was held on the three corner lots that had been purchased and paid for during the first year. They are located at 4303 Prairie Avenue. The second anniversary of the church was the occasion of decid- ing to begin construction of the first unit of a two-unit church and edu- cational plant. Mr. Seigle Bryan was engaged as contractor and con- struction began in June 1953. The two-story brick- veneered building was completed by December of the same year. The first floor contains the church office and the temporary sanctuary. The second floor has seven class rooms and a youth chapel. In the future at the completion of the sanctuary the present building will serve as the educational building. Finances for construction were arranged through the Chicago Cen- tral Foundation. Dedication services were held with District Superintendent, Reverend Mark R. Moore, as speaker for the occasion. Reverend Robert Mollar has served the church from the beginning to the present. Chapel and Educational Unit Congregation Building Under Construction Page 73 p a rsonag e and Church cA tonta Path Aroma Park Church was organized in August of 1951 with five charter members. On June 3, 1951, Reverend Charles G. Carringer put up a tent and an- nounced services with Reverend R. L. Lunsford as evangelist. After a two week meeting, services were continued in the tent. Active laymen were Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hamlin and Mrs. Robert Nichols. The District gave the church the down payment on a corner lot and construction began on a chapel type church building, which has recently been converted into a comfortable parsonage. Refore the chapel was completed the Church had to move out of the tent. For a time the services were held in the railroad depot. Two years after the organization, construction began on the permanent church building. It was recently dedicated by Superintendent Mark R. Moore. Reverend Charles G. Carringer is still serving the church. Former Depot Chapel Page 74 vinley, Path Tinley Park Church was organized April 13, 1952, with twenty-five members. The Harvey Church, under their leader, Reverend Robert Sheppard, sponsored the church. Reginning in October, 1951, prayer meet- ings were held in the Lowell Farquhar home. On De- cember 2 on Sunday afternoon the first Sunday School and regular service was held. Reverend Sheppard was the leader of the work for about six months. Upon organization, four of the members came from the Harvey church. March 26 through April 6 a revival was held with Reverend Wiegle as evangelist and Reverend and Mrs. Ted DeRolt as singers. The church first worshipped in a store building at 6736 North Street for a period of fifteen months and then in the Village Hall for almost a year. During Reverend Neal Kamp's pastorate the church purchased two lots at 171st Street and Ocento Avenue. Under the leadership of Reverend R. L. Lunsford and with financial help from District Home Missions, and a loan from the Chicago Central Foundation Fund, a new ranch type chapel church has been constructed. Pastors who have served: Neal Kamp, 1952-53; R. L. Lunsford, 1953-. Chapel Church Page 75 Otland Pa%k d Breaking Orland Park Church was organized April 20, 1952, with six charter members by Reverend Dewey Mounts. Argo Church sponsored the opening of a work in Orland Park under the authorization of District Su- perintendent Chalfant. A store building, which had formerly been a dance hall, was rented, cleaned, and painted. The rent was paid by William Ashums and John Hutchinson. Mr. Floyd Bransom of Mount Greenwood gave a gift of $100 with which to buy equipment. The first service was held November 12, Groutv 1950. Reverend Howard Hill, pastor of Argo, assisted by many of his people, held services on Sunday after- noon until the latter part of March, 1951. Soon Reverend Dewey Mounts came to pastor the group. In July the local school took over the building where they were worshipping. They were able to rent a place that had formerly been a saloon. They received a little help from the district for a few months. In 1953 the church purchased a choice location at 143rd Street near U. S. Highway 45. Plans are now underway for the construction of a chapel type church. Pastors who have served: Dewey Mounts, 1951-53; Ted DeBolt, 1953-. Tavern Converted into Chapel Page 76 vbanville Cedar Qtove Danville Cedar Grcve Church was organized by District Superintendent Mark R. Moore, November 16, 1952, with twenty-one charter members. The organization was the result of several Danville First Church member's work. Reverend Harland Trow- bridge and his wife worked for a number of months as pastors. Mr. John Atwood served as Sunday School Superintendent. Reverend Paul Swisher conducted a revival campaign and when Rrother Trowbridge re- signed because of illness, Rrother Swisher was elected pastor. The congregation both before and after organization has been worshipping in a building owned by the New Light Christian Church. Plans are underway for the construction of a permanent church building. The District $2.00 Club has raised a $1,300 gift to apply on their property. Pastors who have served the church: Paul Swisher, 1952-54; A. L. Taylor, 1954-. Congregation Page 77 '* |i JianHng, Lansing Church was organ- ized December 14, 1952, with fourteen charter members. The organization was effected at the close of a revival cam- paign held by District Super- intendent Mark R. Moore De- cember 8-14, 1952, and song evangelists, Mr. and Mrs. George Mitcham. Prior to the organization Rev. Ralph Rice conducted Sunday School and regular services for several months in the Junior High School Build- ing. The church purchased four well-located lots at 17943 Torrence Avenue. Through a loan from the Chicago Central Foundation Fund the church was able to begin construc- tion immediately. The $2.00 Club gave the church a $1,500 gift. Reverend Rice, pastor, had charge of the construction. The fine building has a full basement; the first floor houses the present auditorium and nursery; the second floor provides a lovely two bedroom parsonage and a fellowship room for the church. It is built of cement block with brick veneer. Future plans include the con- struction of a separate sanctuary. The pastor is expecting to have it com- pleted, equipped, and ready for dedi- cation within the summer months. Two lay families have been very ac- tive in starting and establishing the work in Lansing; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Black. Reverend Ralph Rice has served the church from the beginning to the pres- ent. 1. Chapel and Parsonage 2. Under Construction 3. Congregation at H. S. Building Page 78 Qiayb Siding, Gray's Siding Church was organized by District Superintendent Mark R. Moore on July 12, 1953, with fourteen charter mem- bers, after a revival cam- paign in a tent under the leadership of Rev. Arthur Evans, pastor. Evangelist Dominick Prosperi con- ducted the revival meeting. The organization was in reality the outgrowth of a community Sunday School, which had been conducted during the past fifteen years. This Sunday School has also provided the nu- cleus for the Oakwood Church of the Nazarene. Through the years various Nazarene pastors and lay- men in Danville worked with this Sunday School group. In time, a work was established in Gray's Siding, and those who were instrumental in beginning the church were: Elmer Swisher, Ozzie Allison, J. R. Erp, Van Loon, Roy Cunning- ham, and Virgil Russell. At present the church is worshipping in an old building that was owned by a coal company. The District Home Mission $2.00 Club has given them $1,300. They are negotiating for lots and have plans for the erection of a permanent building. Reverend Arthur Evans has pastored this group from its earliest beginnings. horary * . acjj/t Jes Pres ent G legation Page 79 Clifton Church was organized by District Superin- tendent Mark R. Moore on September 27, 1953, at the close of a District sponsored meeting held by Evange- list, Irving Farnsworth, with twelve charter members. July 9 through August 3, 1952, a tent meeting was held under the leadership of Reverend Raymond Hayse, with Reverends J. R. Erp and O. F. Zachary as evangelists. The district rented a house which ade- quately served as chapel and parsonage. Services were continued. Reverend Raymond Hayse served the group as pastor from the beginning to June 1, 1953. Reverend Kenneth Hayse came in June of 1953 and is serving at the present. Temporary Church and P, arsonage In May, 1953, transactions were completed for the purchase of a beautiful corner lot in a choice location. This was made possible through a $1,300 gift of the $2.00 Club. Construction is in progress on a two story cement block educational unit. The first floor provides an auditorium, nursery, class rooms, rest rooms and furnace rooms. For the present the second floor will serve as the parsonage. Reverend Kenneth Hayse has served the church from its organization to the present time. New Church Under Construction '■ Page 80 Kempt on Pres ent Church Kempton Church was organized October 18, 1953, with ten charter members by District Superintendent Mark R. Moore. Prior to this the District had bought the church building which is located beside the public school. When the $2.00 Club call was made in the interest of Kempton, $1,300 was credited on the pur- chase price. Reverend Melvin Riddlebarger was ap- pointed to have charge of the work. The building was redecorated inside and out. A month's meeting was held by Evangelist Fred Thomas, Cliff McClaid, and District Superintendent, Mark R. Moore but the de- sired break did not come. Pastor Riddlebarger and family bought the house next door to the church and continued to work and hold regular services. At the close of the second revival which was held by Evange- list, Irving Farnsworth and Cliff McClaid the church was officially organized by the District Superintendent. Reverend Melvin G. Riddlebarger has served the church from the beginning to the present. Sanctuary Page 81 Jjtaidwood Braidwood Church charter was signed by nine per- sons on May 30, 1954. The Chicago Central Founda- tion bought a two-story house. The second floor has been converted into a parsonage while the first floor provides an auditorium and several Sunday School rooms. The purchase also included enough space on the lot for a future church building and an educational unit. The Olivet Ministerial Association with Reverend Gene Fuller, president, sponsored the work. They con- ducted a community survey, held the first revival, re- modeled the building and raised over $500 to care for various expenses. A call is being made on the District $2.00 Club and a gift of $1,300 is expected for them. Reverend Woodrow Leezer was appointed to pastor the church. He and his family moved to Braidwood and have visited and conducted services. Reverend Irving Farnsworth held the second revival campaign. Lvan^ton Chapel Church and Parsonage The United Presbyterian Church building at Wes- ley and Davis Streets in Evanston has been purchased by the Chicago Central District Foundation. Plans have been made to begin services the last of the sum- mer. There are 100,000 people living within the im- mediate area. The building is located near the heart of the city. It has a full basement, an audi- torium that will seat 150 people, and sev- eral Sunday School rooms. It is in excellent repairs. Jfyoe'ityvLlle Reverend and Mrs. Robert Hardy, the William Rryan family and the Charles Ham- lin family have been conducting services in the public school building for some time. A revival is planned with Reverend and Mrs. Carl Kruse as evangelists for July. No doubt the church will be organized by the assembly. eQombata Reverend and Mrs. Arland Gould have been conducting prayer services in homes during the past months. The L. R. Hansen family has assisted in the work. A lot has been purchased and plans are being made to build a chapel type church during the summer. Qib&on City- Reverend and Mrs. O. R. Yates are living in Gibson City. They have been trying to secure a place of worship but at this time nothing definite is available. o(a Qtang,e Reverend and Mrs. C. C. West have moved to this community and have been endeavoring to locate a lot for a church. Page 82 Evanston Church Building cAdvfaoly, (Boald Dr. Howard Hamlin Dr. Lauren Seaman ■■ Rev. Wilford Vanderpool Rev. Mark R. Moore Rev. Fred Foster Rev. Ralph Rice, District Secretary W- v *m / v Rev. C. B. Armes, District Treasurer / Pa*tot4, 1954 Left to right — Ronald Axtcll, Sheldon; Dale Sievers, Wat- seka; Arthur Evans, Gray's Siding; Mrs. Dorothy Reed, Danville Oaklawn. Front row, left to right — Troy Tims, Naperville; David J. R. Spittal, Bradley Eastside; Kenneth Hayes, Clifton. Second row — Woodrovv Leezer, Braidwood; Charles Car- ringer, Aroma Park; Paul Frank, Chicago Southwest. Front row, left to right — L. S. Oliver, Danville First; R. V. Layman, Des Plaines and Chicago Midwest; John A. James, Fithian. Second row — Fred Foster, Danville Southside; Paul Sartain, Danville Westside; C. B. Armes, Joliet; J. M. Thoma- son, Rossville. Front row, left to rig]it — Mrs. Pearle Hasselbring, Milford; Mrs. Ruth Jones, Danville Douglas Park. Second row — Venice E. Blacketer, Danville Northside; Robert Reed, Danville Oaklawn; Paul Swisher, Dan- ville Cedar Grove. Pa*to%* } 1954 Front row, left to right — George Psaute, Kankakee West- side; E. C. Hester, Kankakee Fairmount; S. A. Smith, Kankakee First. Second row — R. C. Barr, Momenee; Bennett Dudney, Chicago First, Minister of Education; Robert Mollar, Brookfield; R. L. Lunsford, Tinley Park. Front row, left to right — Joe Clark, Chicago Mt. Greenwood; George Franklin, Elgin; Rufus Sanders, Chicago Friendly. Second row — Joe Hoch, Blue Island; Melvin Riddlebarger, Kempton; Fred Gibson, Chicago Northside; Wilford Vanderpool, Austin. Front row, left to right — O. F. Zachary, Aurora; Ted De- Bolt, Orland Park; James Lyons, Chicago H. V. Miller Memorial. Second row — L. C. Brown, Waukegan; J. D. Havener, Hoopeston; Chester Kemper, Potomac; Ralph Rice, Lansing. Front row, left to right — Howard Hill, Argo; A. T. Smith, Chicago Emerald Avenue; Byron Carmony, Chicago Heights. Second row — L. Guy Nees, College Church; Walter Smith, Paxton; C. Kenneth Sparks, Harvey; Willard H. Taylor, Chicago South Shore. Page 85 Pa£to\* ' KJive* ' J^etteat First Retreat The Pastors' Wives' Retreat was started in 1950. The first annual meeting was held April 17- 19 at Berrien Springs, Michigan at Berry's cot- tage. The theme was "School Days" and there were 15 present. The second retreat was held April 16-18, 1951, at Turkey Run State Park in Indiana. The theme was "Anchors Aweigh" and there were 26 present. The high point of the first two re- treats was the tea held on the last afternoon. The third retreat was Pastors' and Wives' Re- treat. It was held at Turkey Run State Park in Indiana, March 23-25, 1953. The theme was "Lights." There were 33 couples present plus a few individuals whose companions were unable to attend. The high point was the banquet on the second evening. The combined retreat was so enjoyable that it was unanimously voted to con- tinue it with both pastors and wives attending together. The fourth retreat was held in Kankakee March 23-25, 1954, with the regular sessions at First Church, recreation at the College Church "Barn," the banquet at Hotel Kankakee with other meals in Jensen's banquet room. The theme was "50 Years and Beyond" thus beginning the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Chi- cago Central District. This retreat had nearly 100% attendance of the pastors and wives of the district. Retreat 1954 Pace Setters and Pattern ^takers 1904-1922 L. B. Kent, D.D. George C. Walker T. H. Agnew J. M. Wines L. Milton Williams E. P. Ellyson, D.D I. G. Martin W. G. Schurman C. A. Brown C. H. Strong 1922-1952 E. O. Chalfant, D.D. 1952- Mark R. Moore Some one has well observed tnat every great institution is but the lengthening shadow of a man. On the human level the greatest factor in the growth and develop ment of the Chicago Central District in the past fifty years is that group of twelve men, including the one now serving, who have been its superintendents. The term of office has varied from three months to thirty years. Some have exerted more influence than others. Some were bet- ter adapted to the work than others. Some accepted the office reluctantly. Some frankly stated that they made mistakes. One or two were misfits. But their motives were pure. God overruled the mistakes, misfits and shortcomings and prospered the work. All were important and made their contribution. They carried the burdens and responsi- bilities of other years. They blazed a trail. They were true pace setters and pattern makers. They have given us "a goodly heritage." It is the purpose of the next few pages to give a glimpse of these men so that the present generation may become better acquainted with them. Page 87 eQ. (B. fCent Rev. Lyman Blackmarr Kent, D.D., whom Dr. Bresee once characterized as "the famous old veteran of the holiness work in this country, so well known and so dearly loved," was superintendent of the Chi- cago Central District from October, 1905, to July 25, 1906. He united with the Church of the Nazarene as a charter member of the Chicago First Church. In November of the same year ( 1904 ) * his credentials were recognized and he was received as an elder by the Ninth General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene meeting at the First Church in Los Angeles, California. This Assembly was followed immediately by a campmeeting at which Dr. Kent brought the morning Bible readings. He was appointed district superin- tendent at the Tenth General Assembly meeting at Los Angeles. Dr. Kent had been long associated with the holiness movement of the Central West. He was one of the founders and first president of the Western Holiness Association and active in the campmeetings and activities of the National, Central Illinois and other Holiness Associations. Dr. Kent was born in Wyoming County, New York, in 1830 "of Christian parentage of the New England type." He describes his father as a "Wesleyan Christian who claimed and testified to sanctification." He was converted at the age of 17. The following summer he came to the Central West. At the age of 19 he was admitted to the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and appointed junior preacher of the Valparaiso, Indiana, circuit with more than 20 preaching points. Three years later he was appointed preacher in charge of the circuit and or- dained as elder the following year. In 1859 he transferred to the Central Illinois Con- ference and served pastorates at Bloomington, Gales- burg and Rock Island. In 1867 he was appointed Pre- siding Elder (District Superintendent) of the Peoria District. Altogether he served 25 years as pastor and Presiding Elder in the Methodist Church. During these years the Methodist Church was divided on the doctrine and experience of sanctifica- tion. Many preachers, including some of the Presiding Elders and Bishops, experienced and preached the blessing. Others opposed it. Kent reveals the struggle in his own mind along this line. Entries in his diary reveal his hunger for sanctification which he testifies he received February 11, 1867. He lost the experi- ence, however, after about 8 months and did not re- gain it until three years later. He states that the chief reason for losing it was the failure to be a constant witness to the blessing and to preach accordingly. He was Presiding Elder at the time and as such was in charge of the Peoria District campmeeting. He candidly states the dilemma of his official position and the yearnings of his own heart thus,— "I was not quite willing that the dear brethren (preachers and camp workers ) should press the question of sanctifica- tion upon the people in pulpit, altar and tent, but I also confessed my own personal need of help as a seeker of this state of grace (sanctification) of which I had had personal knowledge by experience." During the 1871 district campmeeting, "I again realized and joyfully testified to the experience of sanctification. Remembering the chief cause of my loss of the experience previously, I avowed before all, my purpose to be a consistent witness to the experi- ence, and a faithful preacher of the gospel of holiness. —And at the conference, as I told the bishop and brethren of my experience regained, I was greatly blessed and fully assured of Divine approval." He was not re-appointed Presiding Elder but as- signed to a pastorate at Washington, Illinois. In suc- ceeding years he was appointed to smaller pastorates, the last one being at the small river town of Lacon, Illinois. He was relieved of all pastoral work by the conference of 1876. The next three years were devoted to holiness evangelism and the publication of a holi- ness paper, "The Banner." In 1879 the conference adopted a "State of the Church" report by a special committee which was "openly adverse, especially to the work of holiness papers and evangelism," mentioning in the report "some self-styled evangelists and some of the brethren connected with the Western Holiness Association." As a result Kent withdrew from the Conference. He seems however to have remained a member of the Methodist church. "References as late as 1891 refer to the Brooklyn M.E. church at Jacksonville, Illinois, as his home church. He continued active in the field of holiness evangelism as calls came to churches and campmeetings, and also as editor of "The Banner." Just when Dr. Kent came in touch with the Church of the Nazarene is not known to the writer. In August 1899 Dr. Bresee took a leading part in the annual campmeeting of the Illinois Holiness Association at Page 88 Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Kent was the president. Prior to this Dr. Kent had been the evangelist in at least one revival in Dr. Bresee's church at Los Angeles. In the next four or five years his name appears fre- quently in association with Dr. Bresee in various churches and campaigns. Dr. Kent is an outstanding example of that large group of sincere, genuinely sanctified men who were seeking in every way to promote the cause of holiness. Many tried to do so in the old line churches in which they held membership long after their sanctification even though they often found opposition and persecu- tion. Various holiness associations were formed for fellowship and promotional purposes. Membership in these associations often crossed denominational boundaries. These groups generally designated their work as interdenominational. In reality it was extra- denominational, inasmuch as the denominations main- tained no official connections with the holiness asso- ciations, but were in fact usually opposed to them both in doctrine and in spirit. Dr. Bresee was in the van-guard of those who adopted the opposite method, namely, that of or- ganizing a definite holiness church. As a result of his vision, inspiration and organizing genius others came to accept his viewpoint. Dr. Kent was one of these. Prior to his association with Dr. Bresee, his activities and his writings show definite leanings toward the inter-denominational holiness association viewpoint. In his later years he discounted this view and came out strongly for a church definitely committed to holiness. This is clearly evident by his membership in the Church of the Nazarene, by his serving as a district superintendent and by his writings in the "Nazarene Messenger." His first year as Superintendent of the Chicago Central District was his last year as president of the Illinois Holiness Association, although he was given the recognition of "President Emeritus" which he held until his death. His work in the Church of he Nazarene was some- what limited because of age and failing health. He was in his seventy-fifth year when appointed district superintendent and served only one year. In spite of his years he was far from inactive. Under his leadership six new churches were added to the district. They were Bethel and Auburn, Illinois; Hamilton Camp and Topeka, Kansas; East Chicago (Steglity Park) and Seymour, Indiana; and three new missions in Chicago. Dr. Kent filled an important role as the district's first superintendent. Qeorye C. iValkex Rev. George C. Walker served as superintendent of the Chicago Central District for a short time. He and Mrs. Walker came to the Auburn, Illinois, church early in 1906. Dr. Bresee writes thus of his pastoral work there: "They have so won their way by a reason- able and judicious course, and by their love. for all the people, that they have gained their confidence, and gathered a good congregation." In July of the same year he was elected superin- tendent by the Second District Assembly and served until February of the following year. He and Dr. Bresee preached at the Sunday services closing the Assembly. The following week they went to Stockton, Illinois, for a six day tent meeting. Three services were held daily under the supervision of the pastor, Rev. J. H. Meek. Concerning his work Dr. Bresee again writes that he "did excellent work, preaching with power, leading in song, and at the altar and in every way pushing the battle." U, J4. cAynew Rev. T. H. Agnew of Waverly, Illinois, was ap- pointed superintendent of the Chicago Central Dis- trict by Dr. Bresee. The records of the 1907 District Assembly are meager. It met in connection with the 1907 General Assembly at Chicago. The minutes for the 1908 assembly are not available. However in the 1909 District Assembly minutes, Rev. Agnew reports thus: "God has enabled me to put nineteen churches in order in the thirty-one months I have been on the district." This would date his coming in March, 1907. He was reappointed by Dr. Bresee in the 1907 Assem- bly and was listed in the General Assembly minutes as Superintendent of the Chicago Central District. The district at that time covered the territory between the Allegheny and the Rocky Mountains. In 1909 Agnew reports that his "small district was considerably reduced last year by cutting off the Southern States, leaving me only Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Min- nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan." We smile when we think how cramped he must have felt in his smalt district. However, we need not feel too sorry for him, for he felt, "if support could be provided there should be at least three new districts in this territory." Page 89 What would his feelings be if he could return to this Golden Anniversary celebration and behold the many districts, churches, pastors and members in the ter- ritory, the sole responsibility of which was once as- signed to him? Of this vast area he could have said, "I am monarch of all I survey." He continued as superintendent of the district until the 1911 Assembly when the Iowa District was formed from it. He then became the first district superintendent of Iowa. Aggressiveness was one of Brother Agnew's quali- ties. "We believe in expansion and are glad to report new churches, new preachers, and new members," He said in a report to the District Assembly. He was thoroughly sold on the Nazarene way of doing things. For example, he wrote in his 1909 report to the District Assembly, "Indianapolis has had much work on the line of holiness— much good work— and much undenominational and interdenominational and some no 'national' at all, until it is high time there was something doing in the line of good, solid, sub- stantial, organized organic holiness work. Amen." His words were not idle words. He placed Rev. J. M. Wines in the church as pastor. Brother Wines did very high type work. It was of sufficient calibre that he was later elected district superintendent of the Chicago Central District. Brother Agnew was always intensely practical. He put his philosophy into practice. The records show how tirelessly and enthusiastically he sought to carry out his ideas. That later superintendents found the district still in "a pioneer stage" is no reflection on Agnew or his predecessors. Without the work of these early leaders the districts and churches would have been almost non-existent. The end result of leaderless holiness was clear to Agnew. Wahoo, Nebraska, is a case in point. In 1909 he writes, "At one time there were two hundred people in the town professing holiness. They re- mained in the churches that starved them to death until there was only a remnant left. We began with less than Jesus did." (The statistical report showed nine members). A year later he writes, "They are not able to support a pastor, but have gone on with then- prayer meetings and Sabbath school and are seeing some measure of the blessing of God upon their labors." For 1910 he reports, "Seven new churches have been organized this year and three more are in the process of organization." His faith is beginning to take substance for he says, "Another year of such victory and we must have at least three districts out of the territory that is now covered by this district." His faith and vision grew in spite of the handicap of low salaries and straightened living conditions of his preachers, of which he writes vividly with deepest feeling, "Here we would break down but for the grace of God. Here is where we face the ragged carpets on the floor, the paintless and broken furni- ture, the empty larder and coal bin. Here is where we see the careworn face of the loved wife and the disappointed look of the children. Here is where we see that which is so sacred that none but heroes and heroines dare to enter. I say, but for the grace of God, here is where we would break down. But we are following Him who said He had no place to lay His head. In the language of the poet: 'Our friends called us crazy as we left, They laughed at our alarm; But we heard the Saviour's voice, We are running from the storm. We're to the highland bound, We're seeking higher ground; We can't remain in all the plain We're to the highland bound.' 'And when the battle's over We shall wear a crown.' 'You may look for me for I'll be there." 1 The district superintendent's salary was also meager. In the 1910 Assembly the Committee on Pastor's and Superintendent's Support recommended that the district superintendent's salary be fixed at $1,000 and railroad expenses. A motion to reduce it to $800 was made and debated at length on the assembly floor. The salary was finally fixed at $1,000. No pro- vision was made for rent or any other expenses except as noted. He actually received a net salary of $930.55. His last year before the district was divided was described as "the most successful year in organizing churches that the District has ever known." At Grinnell, Iowa, "Fourteen elect ones dared face a carnal church and a hell-bound world and set up the banner of holiness for the Lord." At Carterville, Illinois, "I opened the door of the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene and sixty-five people, led by their pastor, Mrs. Edna Wells, rushed forward to unite with the church." At Middletown, Illinois, "Opposi- tion to holiness work and abortive methods in God's work made necessary the organization 1 of this church." At Mansfield, Illinois, "After a brief sermon by Dr. Bresee— in the home of Brother Howe, in the pres- Page 90 ence of a houseful of interested people, ten offered themselves for membership in the church." Altogether he reports the organization of eleven churches during the year. In the midst of all his new church activities he did not neglect the established churches or the work in the interest of the General Church. Sunday School and revivals were promoted. Missionary offerings increased. The outstanding contribution of T. H. Agnew to the Chicago Central District seems to be that of integrat- ing the widely scattered churches into a functioning district and promoting home missions through the establishment of new churches. His work was perma- nent and he set a worthy pattern for his successors. In addition to his work as superintendent of the Chicago Central and Iowa Districts he served the church in other capacities. He was a delegate to sev- eral General Assemblies and served on many Boards and Committees of the General Church. He was Field Secretary' of Olivet College for five years and also of Pasadena College. The following paragraph in the Minutes of the 1920 Assembly sums up his work and the feeling of the district toward him. "Brother Agnew is the father of the great Nazarene movement of this section of the country— one of the pioneers and the first superin- tendent (actually third, but first in scope of work and influence) of the movement east of the Bocky Moun- tains. During his term of office as district superin- tendent he organized forty-six churches, secured eighty-six ministers, and received 1,000 members into the church." He died March 19, 1924, "known favorably through- out the whole connection and very intimately by this district— ( an ) old warrior of a thousand battles and a no less number of victories." /. M. %Vme4 Bev. John Maurice Wines was elected superin- tendent of the Chicago Central District in 1911 at the assembly in Marshalltown, Iowa, after the Iowa Dis- trict had been formed from it. At the time of his elec- tion he was pastor of the Indianapolis First Church. His wife, Mrs. Mattie Wines, was also active in evangelistic work. The same assembly that elected him as superintendent also voted to recommend her "for elder's orders, subject to the approval of her Church Board, and that we further recommend that she be ordained at the General Assembly to be held at Nashville, Tennessee, during the month of October." In the division the Chicago Central District "had allotted to it fifteen pastoral charges." Keeping up the pace set by his predecessor, Brother Wines continued pushing home missions and establishing new churches. In his first year he reported "a demand all over the district for new churches. So far we have organized seven new churches." Among these were Danville, Illinois, First Church where "we have a neat new Tabernacle and a loyal membership: the University Church, organized with sixty-six members at the close of the camp meeting at Olivet, Illinois; Harrietta, Michigan, with twenty-two members and Fairmount, Illinois, with twenty-three members as the result of a tent meeting. The other churches were at Butler's Ford near Fithian, Illinois; Bresee Chapel, near Oakland City, Indiana, and at Fairmount and Herrin, Illinois. It should be noted that he is reaching into the rural sec- tions as well as the cities. A check of the reports for the following year shows all these churches in a pros- perous condition. He laments the lack of home mis- sion funds: "The District Superintendent should have not less than five hundred dollars For home mission work next year." In these days of high finance it seems amazing how much could be done with so little. It was under Brother Wines' leadership that the Chicago Central District accepted the responsibility for Illinois Holiness University (now Olivet Nazarene College). "The trustees of this school voted that they would offer the institution to our board of education. It was accepted by the board," he reported. Page 91 The status and functions of the office of district superintendent were debated at length by the 1913 District Assembly. In an early session a motion was made by I. G. Martin, and adopted after consider- ably discussion. It provided "that we elect one of our elders without stated salary. That any congregation calling the district superintendent to organize them into a church, or any church calling him to officiate in any capacity, shall pay his expenses and give him a free will offering for his services; that we elect on the Advisory Board two evangelistic elders, who shall co- operate with the superintendent in carrying forward an evangelistic program on the District. These evan- gelistic elders shall have charge of the district tent work, using our student preachers and special work- ers; that the money formerly paid our District Super- intendent shall be used by the individual churches in securing these district workers for meetings on the respective charges." sity. There are no records available as to his services as superintendent. Sometime during the year he evi- dently resigned. He made no written report of his work as superintendent. Dr. Ellyson was appointed to finish the year. Dr. E. F. Walker, as already noted, was the presid- ing general superintendent at this Assembly. He is referred to in District Superintendent J. M. Wines' report as, "our General Superintendent, College Presi- dent, Sunday School Commentator, General Evan- gelist, and 'all around' man of God." He was also pastor of the University Church at Olivet after the resignation of Rev. U. E. Harding. The fact that he held these many offices may have influenced the assembly in decentralizing the func- tions of district leadership. It is very doubtful that Dr. Bresee would have consented to such an arrange- ment. It was followed only one year and changed in the next Assembly over which Dr. Bresee presided. L. P. LUy,£on J^. Aillton WuliamJ Against this background Rev. L. Milton Williams was elected superintendent on the third ballot receiv- ing seventy-eight of the 149 votes. Following the election, "Brother Williams spoke relative to his elec- tion with many touching remarks." The Assembly sang, "We Are Marching On," to the rhythm of which the assembly marched around the aisles of the chapel, General Superintendent Walker and District Super- intendent-elect Williams leading arm-in-arm." Brother Williams is also listed in the 1913 minutes as the Financial Agent of Illinois Holiness Univer- Rev. E. P. Ellyson, D.D., was appointed to serve the remainder of the year to which L. Milton Williams was elected. He was at the time vice-president and a member of the faculty of Illinois Holiness University. He and Sister Ellyson were received by transfer as elders from the Southern California District by the 1913 District Assembly to which he delivered an ad- dress on "The Bible in Education." Dr. Ellyson's report to the 1914 Assembly is highly apologetic. He states that if he could have foreseen conditions he would not have permitted the appoint- ment and did so only at the insistence of Dr. Walker. He was able to visit onlv a few churches and did much of the work by correspondence which "has been very unsatisfactory both to the churches and to the District Superintendent. It is no doubt apparent to all that our work has suffered during the year on account of the lack of the care of the Superintendent." He urged the election of a new district superin- tendent at the very earliest possible moment and "that he should give his entire time to the care of the churches now organized, and to the organization of new work." He states his fears strongly, feeling very sure that "there are a number of churches that greatly need the help which a good, live District Superin- tendent could give them, and unless such help can be given soon we may lose them." Dr. Bresee presided at this assembly. When it came time to elect a superintendent, Dr. Bresee "made Page 92 some pointed remarks relative to the matter— and the Assembly went to prayer, invoking God's blessing and leadership in the matter, led by the General Super- intendent." The vote was then taken. In the afternoon session, and before the results of the ballot were an- nounced, "Doctor Bresee spoke relative to the Dis- trict Superintendency and called on Brother Martin to state his intentions as to the course he purposed to pursue in his work on the District." He then an- nounced "that I. G. Martin was elected by majority of votes, and leaves it to the vote of the District as to what they shall require at his hands." Immedi- ately a motion was made that the district superin- tendent should give his whole time to the work of the district. Several spoke to the motion and it carried by a vote of 76 to 51. The 1913 experience proved that loose district lead- ership, making the superintendency secondary to other interests, was a mistake. The district was strong enough to survive this fiasco and learned some prac- tical lessons in district polity. Dr. Ellyson's contribu- tion to the district was seeing this mistake and helping to correct it. 3. Q. Mat tin Rev. I. G. Martin was appointed district superin- tendent of the Chicago Central District by Dr. Bresee following the 1905 District Assembly. At the time he was offering his resignation as pastor of the Chicago First Church and did not accept. He was elected superintendent by the 1914 Assembly and served one year. He reported it as "a year of shifting scenes, sudden changes, an unexpected happenings." Page 93 At the beginning of the year Michigan and Indiana were set off as separate districts. Near the close Wis- consin was added. These shifts necessitated almost complete reorganization of the district and a readjust- ment of her various benevolences. He reports that "a number of new churches have been organized, a few new church buildings erected and several churches dedicated during the year." Prior to his election as superintendent he served the district as a member of the Advisory Board. Brother Martin was born in Missouri in April 1862, the son of a physician. He taught school at an early age. Later he studied music and began his religious work as a song leader. He was an evangelist in the Methodist Episcopal church until he joined the First Church of the Nazarene at Los Angeles in 1903 under the ministry of Dr. Bresee. The greater part of his ministry has been devoted to evangelism, serving as a pastor only at Chicago in 1904-05 and again in 1911- 15, and briefly at Maiden, Massachusetts, following his year as superintendent. Rev. Martin is now in his ninety-third year and living at Pasadena, California. A letter from his daugh- ter states that he is in excellent health, enjoying his family and friends. He greatly appreciated the invita- tion to attend the Golden Anniversary Celebration, however, his daughter stated that it is quite unlikely that he will be able to attend. His memory is failing but he recalls "giving Dr. C. Warren Jones his first appointment as a pastor at Chicago Heights and help- ing some others with advice and in meetings." KJ. Q. Schutman Rev. Wenford G. Schurman was appointed super- intendent of the Chicago Central District by General Superintendent, Dr. E. F. Walker, sometime after ad- journment of the 1915 District Assembly. He was at the time pastor of our church at Haverhill, Massa- chusetts. He moved to Olivet, Illinois, and assumed his duties in December and served until the close< of the 1917 Assembly. He then became pastor of the Chicago First Church. Brother Schurman was born in Nova Scotia, August 14, 1871. He was converted February 17, 1894. Follow- ing an all night of prayer in his own home he com- pletely died out to self and was entirely sanctified, March 2, 1900. "The Holy Ghost came to abide forever." After his sanctification he gave up a promising busi- ness future in the manufacture of shoes and responded to the Divine call to the ministry. His first pastorate was at Lynn, Massachusetts, where he served five years, during which he was ordained. From there he went to Haverhill, from which he was called in his sixth year to the Chicago Central superintendency. Every Nazarene, especially ministers, should read his reports to the 1916 and 1917 District Assemblies. They are written in a tender understanding and uncomplain- ing spirit. They frankly reveal problems and struggles of which we in a later day are largely unaware. Con- Page 94 cerning his coming he writes, "We were given to understand that our work was not to evangelize, but to visit, encourage, present plans for strengthening local work, supervise, etc." His first district responsibility was to visit Stockton which was without a pastor. On the same trip he also visited Sidney, Kewanee and Bloomington, "travelled over 600 miles, paid out nearly $20.00 in carefare and received $4.15." He was promised a salary but no provisions were made for its payment except as he collected it, and this chiefly as payment for revival meetings. During the first year "considerably less than $200.00 was contributed to the support of the District Superintendent by the twenty-six churches where I had not conducted revival meetings." Three churches, Mansfield, Chicago First and Woodlawn paid the major part of his salary. "The good people of Mans- field gave us enough money for our services ( a revival meeting) to pay about one quarter of our promised salary." He writes in no complaining spirit but in deep sympathy for pastors and churches. "Some of the churches on the district are small in numbers and weak financially. This makes it very hard to procure a pastor for some places. A number of our preachers know what it is to sacrifice for Jesus Christ and holi- ness. I am sure they could make more money at the most menial service, but gladly preach the gospel for less than the poorest member of the church could earn over a wash tub." The very exigencies of the situation forced him to hold revival meetings not only as a means of promoting the cause but as a means of providing bread and butter. In spite of the handicaps he pressed the work of the district. "We travelled (in the first eight months) about 4,000 miles, preached 295 times in 244 days, had 372 seekers, dedicated two churches, organized five new churches on the district, presided at five an- nual meetings." He visited every church in Illinois except one, two of the Wisconsin churches and ar- ranged for a representative to visit the other churches. He sought to impress on every pastor that he, the pastor, was the key to the situation. Upon him rested the responsibility of the local church for the benevo- lences and larger interests of the denomination. Brother Schurman converted his handicaps and problems into stepping stones. His vision was un- limited. He saw his district as a great harvest field "including the great states of Illinois and Wisconsin with its 112,000 square miles' area and 8,000,000 people, an empire within itself"— a thought so often voiced by his distinguished successor, Dr. E. O. Chalfant. He was re-lected superintendent in 1916, but de- clined. Before the assembly adjourned, however, he was persuaded to serve another year which he did with untiring zeal. "This year," he reports, "has been the busiest of our whole existence." He first visited the Wisconsin churches which he had been unable to do the year before, and then swung into the Illinois churches with an intensive program "preaching on an average once each day and three times on Sunday until April first." In addition to his district work and due to an approaching crisis in the school, he accepted full responsibility as treasurer of Olivet College. As a result of these intense activities for the district and the college his health broke in April to the extent "that we were forbidden, by those who are authorized to forbid, to do any preaching or continue the work, or receive any mail for a month." He did not fully obey the injunction but he was compelled to slow up, and came up to the Assembly "feeling about as strong and as well as we ever have." Brother Schurman sensed, or at least voiced, more than any of his predecessors the need of strong and undivided leadership on the district in the person of the superintendent. At the end of his two years of service and having fully decided not to accept the office again he felt free to record some of his views and impressions concerning the work of the district superintendent and the attitude of the churches to- ward the office. Quite evidently some of the churches had not co- operated with him fully in their choice of pastors. "For the good of the church at large," he writes, "we urge that our people follow the Manual a little more closely when securing a new pastor, and that the office of District Superintendent, designated by our beloved General Superintendent of sacred memory, Dr. P. F. Bresee, as the second highest office within the church to confer upon a person, be honored and respected. To fail in this and make the District Super- intendent a figure head, is in our judgment, one way to hinder our churches from ever growing into strong centers of fire." He urged strong support by the local churches of the program and benevolences of the general church. Page 95 He urged the envelope system by local churches, and "have done our best to get the churches to adopt a system of purely business methods for our church finances and membership." He combined to an un- usual degree the capacities of a fervent evangelist, an administrator with practical business methods, and a vision of the great possibilities all around him. Following his superintendency he became pastor of Chicago First Church, where he continued to serve until his death, August 16, 1932. C. c4, (Blown Rev. Charles A. Brown was elected district super- intendent by the 1917 District Assembly. Prior to this he had served as district secretary for three years and assistant secretary for two years. He was voted elder's orders by the 1911 Assembly, served two years as pastor of the Evansville, Indiana, church, and is listed in the 1914 minutes as a student in Illinois Holi- ness University. He was pastor at Fithian, Illinois, in 1915 and 1916. He served as district superintendent until May 1922. Rev. Brown's work was only moderately successful. The membership when he took over was 1,951. When he left it was 2,092. In the four years he was superin- tendent, 14 new churches were organized, 14 new churches were built or secured and five new parson- ages. Much of this was done through "as fine a band of home mission workers as one could desire." Among this band were H. J. Elliott, Ed Gallup, Ralph Bauerle and Charles A. Gibson. Another active home mission worker, W. G. Schurman was largely responsible for the Austin church that same year. Rev. Brown worked hard and pushed the various departments of both the district and general work. However he did not seem to be always sure of himself and did not seem to gain the full support of the dis- trict. When elected for the second year he deferred acceptance until the closing session of the Assembly. His last election was on the seventh ballot by a narrow margin. He did not complete his year of service. He did not attend the 1922 District Assembly, but sent greet- ings to which the Assembly responded. His name does not appear in the assembly roll after 1924. Rev. C. H. Strong, pastor of the Chicago Austin church, served as superintendent for the remainder of the 1922 assembly year and made a brief report of his work as superintendent to the assembly. £. O. Chalfant fOSPEL CAMP ' GU - SCHOOL The coming of Rev. Everett Otis Chalfant to the Chi- cago Central District marked the beginning of a new era. He was elected Superintendent by the 1922 Dis- trict Assembly and annually thereafter for the next thirty years except in 1943 and 1948 when the district was divided and the District Superintendents were ap- pointed by the General Superintendent. His term of office was longer than all his predecessors combined. He gave the district stability and coherence. Brother Chalfant was the personification of the Dis- trict. They were identified together. You can scarcely think of one without thinking of the other. He quickly Page 96 Prayer Band won the love and respect of both preachers and lay- men. They followed his leadership whole-heartedly. His stature as a leader on the District and throughout the Church continued to grow until he was stricken by death. His affection for the people of the district and their affection for him increased in like measure. Every phase of the work prospered under his leader- ship. Three strong districts were carved out of it: — Wisconsin, Illinois, and North West Illinois. Never- theless he gave to his successor, Rev. Mark R. Moore, a strong, well organized vibrant District that has con- tinued to spread the message of holiness so dear to his heart. Dr. Chalfant was born near Muncie, Indiana, March 22, 1882 of rugged holiness stock. He was genuinely converted in his youth. We are privileged to include a picture of the prayer band that was instrumental in his conversion. He was sanctified wholly September 15, 1902 after three days and nights of continuous prayer and fasting in the little country church near his home. Thereafter he devoted his entire thought, energies and abilities to the service of God in the ministry with no thought of let-up or a hair's breadth of diversion. His college years were but years of sharp- ening the tools at his command to better serve the de- termined purposes of his life. Dr. Chalfant has told his own life story in "Forty Years on the Firing Line," a book that may be secured from the Nazarene Publishing House. He wrote fre- quently in the "Herald of Holiness" expressing his con- victions on the major interests and happenings of the day. His thirty reports to the annual assemblies of his district reveal how strongly the sense of stewardship to God and his district was ingrained in his mind and heart. His labors were prodigious, his zeal unflagging and his vision encompassed wide horizons. Dr. Chalfant had a keen memory for events, and names and places. He was a shrewd judge of men and was quick to sense motives. He thought things through and came to conclusions that were seldom wrong. He saw the tiny straws in the wind and usually knew which way it was blowing. Consequently few storms caught him unaware. Part of the secret of his deep insight was rooted in his child-like faith in the providences and leadings of God and in his deep devotion to the Word of God and prayer. Again we are most fortunate in that the pho- tographer has preserved for us a tangible expression of his characteristic mood of Bible study and prayer. His many heavily marked, worn-out Bibles are among the greatest possessions he left us. Dr. B. T. Williams, his closest friend outside of his immediate family, mentioned four outstanding charac- teristics he had observed in Brother Chalfant. They are: "first, unselfishness; second, the spirit of boosting; third, his desire to keep a passion for souls; fourth, his ability to stay close to his friends." These factors, coupled with his native ability of leadership kept him at the helm of his district in responsible leadership through thirty long and difficult years. It is difficult to summarize objectively and statistic- ally the results of thirty years of labor. A few facts Dr. Chalfant and His Bible Typical stand out like mountain peaks silhouetted against the sky. They are the result of the multitude of his dis- trict tours in every interest of the church and always staffed with the ablest workers at his command; of the years of tents, camp meetings, store buildings, old churches or any other available means; the tours in the interest of the college; the endless volume of propaganda with its characteristic streamers and "red ink" and posters; the constant care of the churches and concern for the welfare of his pastors and their families; the unwillingness to write-off any individual or church as long as there was a spark of a chance to recover usefulness and render service; the highest re- spect and honor for constituted leadership whether or not he agreed personally in all details; the constant re- fusal to be side tracked from major issues and goals; scrupulous attention to finances; unceasing insistence on right living; and ever-increasing emphasis on the necessity of holiness evangelism in every possible man- ner;— these are some of the methods that account for the living monument he left for our benefit and emu- lation. The results of these factors and methods were sum- marized briefly at his funeral service by his successor, Bev. Mark B. Moore. "In 1922« Dr. Chalfant began with 51 churches, 2300 members, and $40,000 worth of church property. Today the records show that there are five times that number of churches, six times that number of church members, and twelve times the church property evaluation." Bev. Moore also paid tribute to him in four areas. 1. "The bigness of the man as seen in his attitude toward the church he served. It is not an easy thing Page 97 to build a strong following and constituency and ac- cumulate property and then give half of it away. But three times, feeling that it was for the best welfare of the general church, new districts were formed by him. 2. "The greatness of the man as seen in his at- titude toward the district and present leadership after his retirement. Never has he given advice save when I asked for it and in keeping with the remarks of Dr. Samuel Young, I have found that advice sound, sen- sible, and good. Word has reached me from many angles that he was my greatest booster. 3. "The considerateness of the man in his interest for others. Under the seeming brusque exterior many have sensed the tenderness of human concern. A few days before his passing I said to him, 'you are the answer to a district superintendent's prayer.' 4. "The purpose of the man as illustrated in his message and ministry. His last service was at Cedar Grove on Thursday night before his death. He spoke on his favorite theme of home missions, and the pos- sibilities and the future of the development of the Chicago Central District. All the way home I received the second part of his message, that of holiness. Of the eleven district superintendents who have served the Chicago Central District, he has been the one who has made the most influential impact upon the district in charting her course." One of the greatest tributes to the genius of Dr. Chalfant's leadership was building the district in such^ a manner that it absorbed the shock of change in lead- ership without a jar. His successor was able to take up the work, and even though he has his own methods and approach, even as Dr. Chalfant had his own meth- ods, the district continues to prosper. This is one test of the fundamental soundness of Dr. Chalfant's work. In the words of Dr. Samuel Young,— "Men will hear about E. O. Chalfant a hundred years from now when his personal intimates are gone and have joined him, because the work he did was lasting." Morris, Mrs. Chalfant, Betty Jean, Dr. Chalfant, Fred Page 98 'Good-Bif Dr. Chalfant loved his family intensely. They were ever on his heart. In his second district assembly re- port he pays this genuine tribute to Mrs. Chalfant. "I think that I would be very ungrateful if I should fail to mention the assistant district superintendent of this district— my wife, who has really carried the greater part of the load." His three children are all devout Christians. His oldest son, Frederick, is an ac- tive layman in Detroit, Michigan, First Church. His son, Morris, served five years on the foreign mission field in Africa and is now pastor at our church at Bartlesville, Oklahoma. His daughter, Mrs. Wilfred Winget is in Kansas City with her husband, who is in the Nazarene Theological Seminary preparing for the ministry. The two daughters-in-law are devout Chris- tians. It is a privilege to include a picture of the family group. yiiatk J%* -Moote The "Golden Anniversary" Superintendent of the Chicago Central District is the Rev. Mark Reynolds Moore. Dr. Chalfant had notified the district a year in advance of his coming retirement at the close of the 1952 assembly. The assembly requested the presiding general superintendent to appoint the new superin- tendent. In accordance therewith Dr. G. B. Williamson appointed Rev. Moore. He has served the district most acceptably for the past two years. Brother Moore was born in a Nazarene parsonage at Vilonia, Arkansas, September 30, 1916. His family for generations back had been committed to the ways of God and holiness. He is the only one of the twelve Chicago Central superintendents coming from a Nazarene preacher's home. It was only natural that he should attend a Nazarene school. Consequently he received both his Th. B. and A.B. degrees from Beth- any Peniel College. Later while pastoring a Nazarene church at Waco, Texas, he attended Baylor University from which he received the M. A. degree in Biblical Literature. He taught Biblical Literature at Bethany Peniel College for two years. In 1944 he entered the Armed Forces as a Chaplain in the Army. In the December, 1944 "Battle of the Bulge" in Belgium he was taken prisoner and remained a German war prisoner for six months. The story of his prison experiences is graphic- ally told in his book, Prisoner of the Germans. His brother, Rev. J. E. Moore, Jr., also a Chaplain in the Army, was with the liberating party that released him from the prison camp. Page 99 After returning to the States and release from the Armed Forces he served for four years as superinten- dent of the Northwest Oklahoma District. He was doing a most successful piece of work. The district was prospering in all departments. He had organized twenty new churches. In the midst of these busy ac- tivities the call came to him to become superintendent of the Chicago Central District. He assumed his duties August 25, 1952. The past two years have been years of notable achievement. During this time he has organized seven churches. Several others are in the process of organi- zation. All departments of the district have prospered under his leadership. One of the factors that has endeared Brother Moore to the entire district is the beautiful spirit he showed toward his predecessor, Dr. Chalfant, during his life, to the Chalfant family since his death, and toward his work on the district generally. He has shown every courtesy and consideration. The fellowship and ap- preciation of each for the other was on the very highest level of Christian brotherliness. It manifested the spirit of true holiness and divine grace operating in the delicate realm of human relationships. The entire district appreciates Brother Moore and his family. He and his wife and two young sons, Kent and Brad, have won their way into the hearts of preachers and laymen on the District. We pray for them and anticipate a long and successful ministry for God and holiness in our midst. Expounding the Word I .in District Superintendent's Family and District Parsonage Kent, Rev. and Mrs. Moore, Brad District Parsonage Lxpanding, sJnfluenceJ FOREIGN MISSIONS CHURCH SCHOOLS YOUTH WORK JUNIOR WORK SEMINARY DISTRICT PAPER From left to right — Elmer Schmelzenbach, Sergio Franco, Mrs. Louise Chapman, Mark R. Moore, Mary Scott, Ira True, Prescott Beals. Foreign Misssions Mrs. O. H. Creel 1923-25 Mrs. R. E. Howe 1925-31, 1932-33 Mrs. H. B. Jensen 1931-32 The members of the Chicago Cen- tral District have from the beginning been world wide in their vision. Prior to 1921 the district missionary board was active and the minutes record the visits of various missionaries to the district with many special projects undertaken and offerings received for missions. During the earliest years there was a great desire on the part of the Chicago Central Nazarenes to wit- ness to the whole world. The missionary work was not as- signed to one particular group in the church at the turn of the century. When the East and West united to form the Church of the Nazarene, established missionary activity was a part of the church life. In 1907, of the fifteen committees ordered by the General Assembly, the committee on missions was by far the largest com- mittee established. On the Chicago Central District as early as 1905 the district treasurer was in reality the missionary treasurer. The District Women's Foreign Mis- sionary Society was organized in 1923 and the General Women's Foreign Missionary Society Convention in 1928, but during all the years prior to the organization of these agencies, there was a host of devout women who were raising money, arousing in- terest in and praying for foreign mis- sions. Records indicate that from the earliest years the local churches had strong missionary societies. The following recommendation ap- pears in the 1909 Journal, page 19: "That our churches conduct a monthly missionary meeting; that a Women's Foreign Missionary Society be organ- ized wherever possible." The local work was always encouraged by the existing district committees but no formal district organization was made until provisions were made through the General Church. In the Home and Foreign Missions' report in 1918 the following recommendation was re- corded: "That the following persons Page 102 be authorized by the assembly to perfect the organization of a Woman's District Foreign Missionary Society. Sister O. H. Creel, Sister S. T. Jenness, Sister E. W. Hoke, Sister Bertha Lillenas." The district society was organized in 1923. The first district convention was held in Olivet, Illinois, September 2, 1924. The officers elected were: Mrs. O. H. Creel, president; Mrs. Stella Crooks, vice-president; Mrs. Emma Berry, second vice-president; Mrs. Ruby Boyd, recording secretary; Miss Lydia M. Hendricker, corre- sponding secretary; Mrs. Laurence Howe, treasurer; Mrs. Katherine Warner, superintendent of study and publicity. The report showed fifteen societies with a membership of two hundred seventy-four. During the period of the Young Women's Foreign Missionary Society activities, 1928-48, the following served as District Young Women's Presidents: Mrs. George Mitcham (Mary Lou Holden, when she first served), Miss Julia Morris, Mrs. Don Edwards, Mrs. Melvin Anderson, Mrs. Pauline Anderson, Mrs. Ralph Perry, and Mrs. R. L. Lunsford. Among others who were active in the missionary work in the early years were: Mrs. H. F. Reynolds, Dellar Brandenburg, Mrs. P. E. Sheppard, Mrs. J. F. Kittle, Mrs. Eva Seaman, Mrs. Carrie Felmlee, Mrs. Lydia Brandyberry, Mrs. Eldora Crawford, Mrs. Millie Householder, and Mrs. Freeda Judy. The women who have served as District Missionary Presidents have taken their work as a God-given task. After each district division, they have labored to rebuild the district. The extent of their labors of love and sacrifices cannot be recorded but we know God has taken notice of them. They are as follows: Mrs. O. H. Creel, 1923-25; Mrs. R. E. Howe, 1925-31; Mrs. H. B. Jensen, 1931-32; Mrs. R. E. Mrs. Bertha Humble 1933-41 Foreign Missions Howe, 1932-33; Mrs. Bertha Humble, 1933-41; Mrs. Vura Morris, 1941-44; Mrs. Melvin Anderson, 1944-45; Mrs. Mina Nutt, 1945-48; Mrs. George Mitcham, 1948-54. Through the channels of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society (now known as the Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society ) for the years 1921 through 1954 about five hundred thousand dollars has been raised for foreign missions. At the General Convention of 1932, District President, Mrs. H. B. Jensen received winning pennants in three areas; namely, largest number of so- cieties, largest number of prayer and fasting members, and the largest jun- ior membership. Since the Nazarene Foreign Mis- sions Society began listing their mem- bership in the District Journal in 1921, there has been an increase in mem- bership with the exception of five years. The decrease for three of these five years was caused by district ter- ritorial division. Beginning with three hundred eight in 1921, the member- ship rose to two thousand eight hun- dred and twenty-eight by 1935. Then the Wisconsin division left the Chi- cago Central District with two thou- sand five hundred and twenty-seven members. By 1943 there were three thousand four hundred and forty-four members when the Illinois division left Chicago Central with one thou- sand six hundred and ninety-three members. By 1948 there was an in- crease to two thousand and ninety- six; then, the Northwest Illinois di- vision left Chicago Central with one thousand one hundred and thirty-four members. The statistics since the last division are as follows: Year Societies Members Money Raised 1949 31 1,219 $26,151 1950 35 1,246 22,103 1951 37 1,291 22,497 1952 42 1,495 29,006 1953 44 1,517 34,494 1954 Records are not complete as to the ones who represented Chicago Cen- tral District at the various General Missionary Conventions, but we do know that the following did attend: Mrs. W. G. Schurman, 1928; Mrs. H. B. Jensen and Mrs. R. E. Home, 1932: Mrs. Bertha Humble, 1936; Mrs. Bertha Humble, Mrs. Don Edwards and Mrs. William Surbrook, 1940; Mrs. Vura Morris, Mrs. Maxine Needles, Miss Julia Morris, and Mrs. Lucille Anderson, 1944; Mrs. Mina Nutt, Mrs. Ralph Perry, Mrs. Glen Williams, Mrs. George Mitcham, Mrs. E. O. Chalfant, Mrs. Ross Price, and Miss Helen McLarty, 1948; Mrs. George Mitcham, Mrs. Russell Ander- son, Mrs. Clyde Geeding, and Mrs. Bertha Humble, 1952. Chicago Central has had a number of people who have served general interests of the church in the mis- sionary work. They are as follows: General Missionary Board— C. E. Cornell, 1907-08; T. A. Peters, 1907- 08; John W. Akers, 1907-08; Board of Foreign Missions— Herbert Hunt, 1911; E. G. Anderson, 1911 and 1915; H. F. Reynolds, 1911; Stella B. Crooks, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions in 1915; General Board of Foreign Missions— J. E. L. Moore, 1919; Dr. Edwin Burke, 1926-32; Dr. E. O. Chalfant, 1937-40; Dr. Selden Dee Kelley, 1949. Through the years, missionaries by the scores have toured the Chicago Central District and have told of miracles wrought by God in foreign lands. The people have supported the missionaries through the regular chan- nels and in addition many special projects have been achieved. A number of missionaries have gone forth from the Chicago Central Dis- trict. Due to numerous district di- visions, records are somewhat incom- plete. Among those heroes of the cross who have represented our denomina- tion in foreign lands, from the Chi- cago Central District are the follow- ing: Page 103 Mrs. Vura Morris 1941-44 Mrs. Melvin Anderson 1944-45 Mrs. Mina Nutt 1945-48 Mrs. George Mitcham 1948-54 Our Representatives On Foreign Fields Mrs. Zella Warner Deal — China Picture Not Available First term of service — October, 1917-1923 Second term of service — 1925-1932 Miss Viola Wilb'son — India Term of service — December 18, 1919-1921 Miss Willison deceased on the field February 19, 1921 at a hospital in Bombay. Reverend and Mrs. A. H. Kauffman — India, Jerusalem First term of service— 1919-1922, India Second term of service — 1922-1925, Jerusalem Reverend M. A. Thahabiyah — Syria, Lebanon First term of service — 1920-1946 Second term of service — December, 1947- Dr. C. E. West— Africa, China Africa— 1921-1925 China— 1925-1928 Returned to United States in May, 1928. Deceased September 13, 1947 Page 104 Miss Dora Carpenter, R. N. — India First term of service — April, 1922-October, 1934 Second term of service — April, 1936-May, 1947 Miss Carpenter is now retired at Casa Robles Reverend and Mrs. Glenn Gross First term of service Reverend Gross — March 21, 1936. Deceased by drowning December, 1941. Mrs. Gross— March 21, 1936-October, 1945 Second term of service — October 31, 1946-. Miss Geraldine Chappell, R.N. — India First term of service — November 9, 1941-May, 1945 (During a part of this time she was interned in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippine Islands. ) Second term of service — March 5, 1954-. ( Miss Chappell went out for first term service under the Chicago Central District) Dr. Evelyn Witthoff — India First term of service — November 7, 1941-May, 1945. (During a part of this time she was interned in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippine Islands. ) Second term of service — September 15, 1953-. Miss Esther Crain — Nicaragua First term of service — October 2, 1945- Sep tember 10, 1949 Second term of service — October 2, 1950 1953. ( Came to United States on an emer gency furlough ) Third term of service — March 15, 1954-. Reverend and Mrs. Morris D. Chalfant — Africa Term of service— May 11, 1947-July 28, 1952 Reverend and Mrs. Dale Sievers — Bolivia These fine young people are under appoint- ment to Bolivia and will be leaving soon. They will spend approximately a year in Mexico City in language study enroute to Bolivia. Page 105 David Anderson 1917-18, 1922-23, 1925-26 R. C. Roushey 1919-20 E. W. Larrabee 1924-25 Church Schools C. S. McClain 1926-27 The work of Church Schools has always been considered of prime im- portance on the Chicago Central Dis- trict. From the very beginning the people were interested in establishing and maintaining the Sabbath Schools. They recognized the Sunday School as the greatest field for evangelism and so they took full advantage of their opportunities in this regard. Often a Sunday School led to the or- ganization of a church. Through the Sunday Schools of the district, multitudes of men and women, old and young, have been instructed, inspired, indoctrinated and led into a definite Christian experi- ence. In the District Journal of 1924 un- der the Sunday School report is found this pointed exhortation: "Only the very best literature should be put into the hands of our children. We cannot be too careful along this line. As our Publishing House furnishes the best literature published, we recommend our Sunday Schools use it exclusively." During the early years of the Church of the Nazarene the Church School's work was largely child- centered. In more recent years there has been a growing interest among adults for Biblical teaching. This is paralleled by the trend in secular edu- cation. Dr. Malcolm S. Knowles, ad- ministrative coordinator, Adult Edu- cation Association, in speaking to the 1954 gathering of American Associa- tion of School Administrators, at- tended by 16,000 school superin- tendents and college officials, stated that within the next 25 years the enrollment of children and adults would be equal in the public schools. One challenge before the Church School leaders is to work with the adult and spiritualize his growing in- terest in educational advancement. It is also to be noted that the Church Schools and the Youth Organ- ization were under one committee for a few years. However this did not prove satisfactory because of divided group interests and the purposes of the two groups. During the first twenty-five years of the Church of the Nazarene, the Church Schools did not figure greatly in the establishment of new churches. However, the last twenty-five years has witnessed the growth of the im- II. S. Krister 1927-28 Page 106 portance of the Sunday School in the birth of a new church. But the de- velopment of a strong district organi- zation to foster the Sunday School, thus opening the doors of opportunity for new churches, was rather slow. It was not until 1928 that a district church school chairman was elected to oversee and promote church school interests on a district level. Prior to 1928, the assembly committee with its chairman was responsible for the Sunday School work. The chairmen of the assembly com- mittees during early years were: David Anderson, 1917-18; R. C. Roushey, 1919-20; Floyd B. Johnson, 1921; David Anderson, 1922-23; E. W. Larrabee, 1924-25; David Anderson, 1925-26; C. S. McClain, 1926-27; and H. S. Keister, 1927-28. Ministers who served as chairmen of the Church School Board from 1928 are: W. S. Purinton, 1928-34; A. L. Parrott, 1934-38; Melza Brown, 1938- 40; K. S. White, 1940-43; Arthur A. Jameson, 1943-45; H. Dale Mitchell, 1945-50; Lloyd B. Byron, 1950-52; Lloyd Morgan, 1952-53; and Byron Carmony, 1953-. The first district-wide Church School convention was held in con- nection with the N. Y. P. S. Conven- tion, December 1-6, 1925 with Dr. H. C. Morrison, Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Ellyson and Professor and Mrs. B. D. Sutton and the college orchestra and glee club. From time to time the conventions were conducted under various ar- rangements. For a time they were con- ducted as a mid-year convention. One evening service at the district assem- bly was generally given to Church Schools. District tours were widely used to augment the objectives of the conventions. In August of 1953, the time of the convention was changed to the week of the district assembly. In the same year, four three-day workshops were held on the district. The District Church School Board adopted the workshop method of passing on in- formation to the officers, teachers and Sunday School workers relative to the goals and objectives of the convention. As the district grew the Sunday School enrollment and the average attendance increased. After each di- vision there was a period of readjust- W. S. Purinton 1928-34 A. L. Parrott 1934-38 Melza Brown 1938-40 <~i Page 107 K. S. White 1940-43 H. Dale Mitchell 1945-50 Lloyd B. Byron 1950-52 Lloyd Morgan 1952-53 ment. The enrollment at the time of the Iowa division in 1911 was 2089 and Chicago Central was left with 1538. At the time of the Indiana- Michigan division in 1914 there were 2922 persons enrolled. Chicago Cen- tral was left with 1525. By 1935 at the time of the Wisconsin division the enrollment had reached 17,404 and after the division Chicago Central was left with 16,002. In 1943 the enroll- ment reached 19,581 and when South- ern Illinois was set off there were 9,710 left for the Chicago Central District. Again in 1948 it had climbed back to 12,515 and with the North- west Illinois division, Chicago Central District was left with 6,696. A partial statistical report since 1948 reveals the following interesting pattern of growth: Average Money Year Attendance Raised 1949 4,477 $31,038 1950 4,507 32,887 1951 4,899 35,517 1952 4,837 39,114 1953 4,847 40,519 1954 Vacation Bible Schools have be- come a part of the program for at least two weeks of the summer for the majority of the churches on the district. The following statistics since the last district division reveal some- thing of the interest that is being taken in this phase of the work In 1949 there were 20 schools with an enrollment of 1,443; in 1950, 26 schools with an enrollment of 1,745; in 1951, 30 schools with an enrollment of 2,299; in 1952, 28 schools with an enrollment of 1,855; in 1953, 29 schools with an enrollment of 2,151. The Caravan work was introduced on the district in 1953 through a tour with Beverend Ponder Gilliland. Bev- erend Joe Clark, the district director, reports twelve active organizations with a number of others in the process of organization. Through the years, Christian Serv- ice Training courses have been offered at N. Y. P. S. Institutes and by a number of local churches. In 1953 courses were offered at the Sunday School workshops. The possibilities for training are great and plans are under way to make more use of Christian Service Training in the fu- ture. Byron Carmony 1953- Page 108 Youth Work Churches of the Chicago Central District had young people's societies from the beginning. In 1907 there were one hundred eighty members reported as compared to five hundred forty-eight for the entire denomination, or a ratio of one Chicago Central member out of each three members throughout the entire church. The figure changed very little when the East and South joined, for they brought only thirty- five additional members to the young people's membership. Reverends C. E. Cornell, T. H. Agnew, and A. T. Harris, representatives of the Chicago Central District, served on the 1907 General Assembly Young People's Society Committee. The 1911 General Assembly gave attention to de- velopment of the local societies. By 1914 there were seven active local societies on the Chicago Central District. The 1915 General Assembly recommended that district organizations be formed. Chicago Central was one of the first to form a district organization. The activities of the district organization were spon- sored and supervised by a standing committee for vouth work. The chairmen of the committees were: Martha Howe, 1915; C. C. White, 1916; M. T. Brandy- berry, 1917; T. W. Willingham, 1918; Ralph Bauerle, 1919; Floyd B. Johnson, 1920; no chairman reported in 1921; Millard Fitch, 1922; Alice B. Lewis, 1923, and Eleanore Scheithe in 1924. In 1923 there was a growing demand for a general organization. Iva Hilyard of Chicago was one of the committee of five appointed by the Board of General Superintendents to make plans for a general youth convention. Harry Messenger of Chicago met with a planning caucus of about two dozen persons on Sep- tember 18, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri, to formulate a guide for convention schedules. Twenty districts were represented at the first General Nazarene Young People's Society Convention on September 19, 1923. Chicago Central was represented by five delegates. They were: Edward Gallup, T. W. Willingham, Alice B. Lewis, A. Geeding, and Ethel Halterman. Chicago Central Young People have from the first been aggressive in training, service and soul winning. A part of the Young People's Society Committee's re- port in 1924 was as follows: "We recommend that in so far as possible the society provide for the following named activities: (1) street meetings, (2) weekly prayer and class meetings, (3) weekly Bible classes alternated with classes in parliamentary law, public speaking and church business." Under Ray Knighton's leadership, the District Nazarene Young People's Society became the fourth district to sponsor the Herald of Holiness campaign. In 1939 an annual young people's institute was started. As one of its special projects one year, the district organization provided a florescent system for Howe chapel of Olivet Nazarene College. May, 1953, marked the beginning of an annual district young people's banquet. September, 1953, the Chicago Central Dis- trict was the second district to accept and sponsor Pioneer Activity League Program, popularly known as PAL TIME. This program is guided youth ac- tivities with a Christian purpose. Two members of the Chicago Central District Nazarene Young People's Society have served on the General Council, representing the Central Educa- Youth Banquet— 1954 G. Edward Gallup 1925-29 Jesse W. Brown 1929-35 Ray Knighton 1935-39 W. E. Eigsti 1939-44 Willard H. Taylor 1944-45 Ralph E. Perry 1945-50 Youth Work tional Zone. They are: Harry Messenger, 1923-32 (two terms); Wilford Vanderpool, 1952- . In 1925 the district convention started the policy of electing a district president to act in the capacity of the former standing committee. Those who have served in this capacity are: G. Edward Gallup, 1925- 29; Jesse W. Brown, 1929-35; Ray Knighton, 1935-39; W. E. Eigsti, 1939-44; Willard Taylor, 1944-45; Ralph E. Perry, 1945-50; Robert Sheppard, 1950-52; A. T. Smith, 1952-. Following are the statistics since the last district division: Year Society Membership Money Raised 1949 36 1,351 $6,575 1950 36 1,352 7,250 1951 40 1,425 7,185 1952 39 1,440 8,668 1953 44 1,517 9,334 In 1923 Chicago Central District had five delegates at the organizing of the General Convention. They were: Edward Gallup, T. W. Willingham, Alice Lewis, A. Geeding, and Ethel Halterman. The following represented the Chicago Central District at the General Nazarene Young People's So- ciety Conventions: Edward Gallup, Laurence Howe, and Mrs. Laurence Howe, 1928 Chicago Central representatives at the Nazarene Young People's So- ciety Convention; Jesse W. Brown, Burl Huddelston, Laurence H. Howe, Joseph Wolpe, and Herbert Reeves, 1932 General Convention delegates; Ray Knighton, Jesse W. Brown, Clyde Stanley, Stanley Whitcanack, Mrs. John Bruder, C. L. Elston, Burl Huddleston, Laurence Howe, William B. Kelly, Opal Heath, 1936 General Convention Delegates; W. E. Eigsti, C. E. Stanley, Richard Jones, Mary Purinton, Fred Chalfant, Mrs. Ralph Harvey, John Swearengen, Aileen Britton, Melvin Anderson, M. K. Milliken, 1940 General Convention Delegates: Melvin Ander- son, Venice E. Blacketer, W. E. Eigsti, June Monger- son, Clyde Stanley, Harper Welch, 1944 General Con- vention Delegates; Ralph E. Perry, Ted Kerr, Byron Carmony, Wayne H. Donson, Glen Williams, Harry Hatton, Ray Hawkins, 1948 General Convention Delegates; Chester Carlson, Marjorie Howe, Millard Potter, Gordon Rice, A. T. Smith, Willard Taylor, 1952 General Convention Delegates. Robert Sheppard 1950-52 A. T. Smith 1952-. Page 110 The Junior Society Boys and girls work in its beginning was promoted through the Junior So- ciety which was supervised by the second vice-president of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Among those who had charge of this work on the district level through the years were: Mrs. Emma Berry, 1923-24; director not listed for 1925-27; Mrs. Bertha Humble, 1927-32; director not listed for 1932-37; Mrs. Bay Gabrielson, 1937-38; Mrs. Mel- dora Surbrook, 1939-40; Miss Lillian Hasselbring, 1941-42;- Mrs. Jack White, 1942-44; Mrs. C. E. Stanley, 1944-45. In 1946 Beverend Byron Carmony was selected District Junior Director under the provisions set forth by the Commis- sion on Junior Work as authorized by the Boys' and Girls' Camps General Assembly. He served until 1953. For a time a monthlv sheet of informa- tion THE JUNIOB JOTS was sent out by Beverend Carmony. Bev. Bennett Dudney was elected in 1953. Chicago Central District had the larg- est Junior Society membership reported on any district in 1930. A partial report of the Junior Society since the last dis- trict division offers the following figures: Year Societies Members Money Ra 1949 19 496 $ 683 1950 21 486 578 1951 19 412 662 1952 23 488 1,133 1953 22 398 1,081 Byron Carmony 1946-53 Bennett Dudney 1953-. Prior to 1940 services for boys and girls were conducted in connection with the district camp meeting. The 1940 dis- trict assembly ordered a committee to make a study of facilities of other groups and report to the Preachers' Meeting on the possibility of having the boys' and girls' camp. In 1947 a camp was held under the auspices of the N. Y. P. S. and was directed by Beverend Byron Car- mony. Camps each year through 1953 were under the direction of Beverend Carmony, who at the same time was Junior Director. In 1953 the District Church School Board accepted responsibility for the camps. In 1954 two camps were held in- stead of the usual one. The ages for one eight through ten years, and the other eleven through thirteen years. Beverend L. S. Oliver was the director of the two camps with Beverend Byron Car- mony as business manager. Chicago First Junior Choir Zone Rally— April 1, 1954 "^hfl Dr. L. T. Corlett President Nazarene Theological Seminary True to its record of loyalty, the Chicago Central District stood unitedly behind the church in the establishment of the Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mis- souri, in 1944 with Dr. Hugh C. Benner as president. When the Seminary sought for teachers it reached over and took two prominent elders from the Chicago Central District. Dr. L. A. Reed, pastor of Chicago First Church, was chosen Professor of Practical Theology, and Dr. S. S. White, Professor of Philosophy at Olivet Nazarene College, was chosen to oc- cupy the chair of Theology. Chicago Central District raised her appor- tionment of seven thousand dollars for the construction of the seminary buildings in re- sponse to the appeal of the General Church. Today she continues her loyalty to the presi- dent, Dr. L. T. Corlett, to the faculty and the student body. Several prominent Chicago Central laymen sponsor lectures at the Seminary. Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hamlin sponsor a series on Christian Psychiatry and Mr. and Mrs. Regi- nald Sheppard on Holiness Theology. The lat- ter was formerly sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Berry, prior to his decease. Dr. and Mrs. Faye M. Whitsell furnish a Bible reading award each year. Also Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Leist sponsor a missionary lecture series yearly. Three elders now serving on the district, who are graduates of the Seminary are: Wil- lard H. Taylor, pastor, Chicago South Shore; Kenneth Sparks, pastor, Harvey; and Carl Bangs, Professor at Olivet Nazarene College. Dr. Howard Hamlin is a member of the Seminary Board for the present quadrennium. Dr. L. A. Reed Deceased Dr. S. S. White Page 112 Sponsor Lectures At Seminary Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Leist Page 113 THE CHICAGO CENTRAL DISTRICT CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Its Editors: H. Dale Mitchell 1946-47 Sylvester A. Smith 1947-53 The District Paper The first official periodical pub- lished by the Chicago Central District was called THE EVANGEL and was begun in October, 1943, with Dr. E. O. Chalfant as editor and Rev. Arthur A. Jameson as managing editor. The name was changed to THE HEAD- LIGHT and with the issue of March, 1946, Rev. Jameson resigned to ac- cept a pastorate in Florida, and Rev. H. Dale Mitchell was appointed man- aging editor. When he resigned in 1947, Rev. S. A. Smith was appointed and served until May, 1953. During the time when Rev. Smith served as managing editor, the name was changed to THE CHICAGO CENTRAL COMMISSIONER, and then in 1948 was changed again to THE CHICAGO CENTRAL MID- CENTURY CRUSADER. In August, 1952, Rev. Mark R. Moore became district superintendent and editor and the name of -the paper was changed to THE CHICAGO CENTRAL DISTRICT CRUSADER. Rev. C. Kenneth Sparks became man- aging editor in June, 1953. It should be noted that in October, 1933, the District N. Y. P. S., under President J. W. Brown, began pub- lishing a quarterly four-page bulletin which was in a sense the fore-runner of the official district paper. This bul- letin also included various items of district interest which were inserted by the district superintendent. The pastors will also remember that the WHITE SHEET OF FACTS, a mim- eographed statistical report from the churches, was also sent out monthly by Dr. Chalfant as a supplement to the printed bulletin. C. Kenneth Sparks 1953-. Page 114 education iDith cA Cnxhtian Purpose Presidents of Olivet Nazarene College 1910-11 Ezra T. Franklin 1912-15 E. F. Walker 1916-17 B. F. Haynes 1919-22 J. E. L. Moore 1922-26 N. W. Sanford 1926-37 T. W. Willingham 1937-45 A. L. Parrott 1945-48 Grover Van Duyn 1948-49 Selden D. Kelley 1949- Harold W. Reed (Others not listed served for short periods of a semester or less.) Olivet Nazarene College The story of the Chicago Central District cannot be complete without some reference to its relation to Olivet Nazarene College. What is said in this section is not intended to be a history of the College. The growth of the school from its first beginnings as an elementary school at Georgetown, Illinois, to its present position as the largest holiness college in the world is an interesting story. No doubt it will be told someday in the manner it deserves. Neither is it in- tended to take any credit from any of the many other sources and factors that have contributed to Olivet's growth and development. The sole intention is to set forth some of the re- lationships between the Chicago Central District and the College. This relationship was much closer in the early days of each. They came into existence at almost the same time. Geographically they are closely as- sociated. They have a common aim. Both have been and are committed to the cause of God and holiness. Keeping the above stated purpose in mind will ex- plain the omission of the work of other districts and personalities. Every effort has been made to set forth facts with historical accuracy and in proper relation- ship. The minutes of the Chicago Central District Assem- bly for the afternoon session at Chicago First Church, on Saturday, October 12, 1912, Dr. P. F. Bresee pre- siding, contain the following paragraph:— "A resolution was offered, and adopted, to indorse and accept the Illinois Holiness University, located at Olivet, Illinois." A copy of the resolution is contained in the minutes with a certification that it was adopted without a dis- senting vote. The resolution contains the names of sixteen men, all members of the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene, who were trustees at the time, and were continued as such by adoption of the resolution. By this action the Chicago Central District accepted what is now Olivet Nazarene College as a gift from the trustees of the college. p 116 For several years thereafter the Chicago Central District practically supported and actually controlled the school. The 1913 Assembly set up the term of office and a rotating schedule for election of the trustees. Succeeding assemblies elected them annually thereafter for several years. The Chicago Central District at that time comprised almost all of what is now the Olivet Educational Zone. The 1913 Assembly requested the reading of the charter and the amendments thereto. The By-laws were published in the minutes that year. Although the By-laws provided for amendment "by a two thirds vote of the members of the Corporation at any regular meeting," the Assembly found a way to make its wishes effective. "A motion was made and carried that the Secretary of the Board of Trustees be in- structed* to memorialize the Chicago Central District Assembly, that the following clause be placed in the By-laws of the Illinois Holiness University." The clause follows pertaining to election of the President. The resolution was adopted by unanimous vote. In this manner the College Board could function as a corporate entity chartered by the State of Illinois and at the same time be amenable to the desires of the District. This procedure was followed on many occasions. The formation of two new districts ( Michigan and Indiana) was considered by the 1914 Assembly. Among the interests involved were those of the school. After studying the situation General Super- intendent, Dr. Bresee rendered his decision. The full text is in the minutes. That which pertains to the school is as follows: "I find that the Chicago Central District is a corporation which has accepted the property and management of the Illinois Holiness University, and that no provision is made in the Charter so that "Notice that the phrase used is he instructed, not he re- quested. An examination of the By-laws printed in the 1914 minutes shows that these instructions were carried out. College Board of 1917 First row, left to right — Brother McCoy, , L. Milton Williams, E. P. Ellyson, John Norris, N. B. Herrell, H. C. Wilson. Second row — Ed Biehards, George Smith, Will Bichards, E. G. Anderson, , E. S. Benner. new Districts in the same territory would remain a part of the corporation the same as if in the present Assembly. "In view of these things I do not feel at liberty to take upon myself alone the responsibility of thus dividing this District and making out of it new Districts. "It seems to me that this vast territory should be divided into these three districts as soon as these necessities can be met, and the corporation has op- portunity to adjust itself." Following the announcement of this decision a resolution was adopted by the Assembly to carry out its provisions. Thus the District fully respected and honored the authority of the General Superintendent and recognized the right and value of other districts to have proper representation in the affairs of the school. The 1915 minutes show that the trustees were elected for the terms expiring according to the rota- tion schedule, and also an amendment to the By-laws authorizing the College Board to increase the number of trustees from 15 to 21. The six additional trustees included one each from the Iowa, Pittsburg, Kansas and Alberta Districts. The 1915 Assembly also authorized the Board of Trustees to take the necessary steps to change the name from Illinois Holiness University to Olivet Uni- versity. Although the District controlled the school by elec- tion of its trustees and in other ways, it was very sym- pathetic to the school and did everything it could to further its interests. A collection was taken on the 1913 Assembly floor amounting to $5,000 in cash and notes to apply on Dr. Walker's (the President) prop- osition "to strike for 300 students and $150,000." The District Assembly records show only $27.00 paid for that year into the Olivet Budget. This very obviously means that large sums of money were paid directly to the school rather than through the Educational Budget channel. This was a common practice. Other examples are found in the minutes. In the 1913 District Assembly, for example, "Broth- ers Anderson, Borders, Schurman, Burke, and Agnew (all members of the District) were called before the Assembly, and General Superintendent Williams Page 117 College Board 1954 spoke commending these men for their sacrifice and labor in the great work of raising the $100,000 debt on Olivet University." In 1926, "amid shouts of en- thusiasm, the Assembly hilariously gave an offering of $2,265 toward the Student's Loan Fund of Olivet College." The Educational Budget paid in 1949 was $20,554. Yet Dr. Chalfant in his report states, "that in loans and through the college budget and expansion budget we have given more than $40,000." The expansion pro- gram of the College had created heavy financial obli- gations. The writer heard Dr. Chalfant say to Dr. Kelley, (the President,) discussing the financial needs of the school and the responsibility of the Chicago Central District to it, "the sky is the limit." They threw their combined energies into this and through loans and in other ways actually doubled the amount paid through the regular Educational Budget channel. One Sunday they raised over $7,000. The Educational Budget of the Chicago Central District from 1913 to 1952 totals almost a third of a million dollars. This is a staggering sum, second only to that raised by the District for the General Budget including Foreign Missions. Yet this by no means represents the full financial support the District has given the school. There is no way of knowing how much support has come to the school through chan- nels other than the regular budgets as a result of district activities and influence, and might be properly credited to it. A conservative estimate of the total amount paid through the regular budget channels and through extra projects, gifts and other channels would easily exceed a half million dollars. The District has also promoted many special proj- ects in the interest of the school. In 1920 "a campaign to augment the library was very successful, resulting in the addition of 2500 volumes. The District purchased the furniture in Williams Hall parlor (the present girls' dormitory). The Dis- trict N. Y. P. S. paid $1,500 toward the ceiling in the Miller Dining Hall and installed the fluorescent light- ing system in Howe Chapel. Many, many other proj- ects and special gifts not reported in the budgets have come to the college because of the interest and sup- port of the Chicago Central District. These were al- most entirely the result of Dr. Chalfant's planning and reflect his personal interest in the welfare ef the school. In military citations this would be described as "devotion over and above the call of duty." Dr. R. T. Williams would have called it, "lanny-yap," (lagniappe)— the nickel's worth of candy the grocery- man used to give the kids when you paid your grocery bill. Some of these projects were a tangible "thank you" for the courtesy of the college in the entertainment of the District Assemblies. The college and the district have been closely re- lated in other ways. Through all the changes of boundaries and the creation of new districts, the col- lege has remained in the geographical limits of the district. Its presidents, faculty and staff have been for the most part members of the District Assembly or of churches on the District. The College church, was organized in August 1912 by District Superintendent, J. M. Wines, with 66 mem- bers, and called Rev. U. E. Harding as the first pastor. Through all the years the College church has been a part of the District on the same basis that any church is a part of any district. Until very recent years Page 118 Olivet Nazarene College nearly all student pastors were given appointments and served under the direction of the district super- intendent. When the school seemed to be facing a crisis in 1916, "at the unanimous and urgent request of the Trustees of the College, Rev. W. G. Schurman, then District Superintendent, assumed the duties of Treas- urer of the College. He laid aside temporarily his district duties and "not only worked day and night for your school but has gone out on the Sabbath preaching and assisting pastors, thus working seven days a week in the interests of the finances of the school sometimes far into the night." Dr. Chalfant did the same in 1926 when the school faced its severest financial crisis. The budget paid by the district to the college that year was $24,077. The district cooperated wholeheartedly in meeting its share of responsibility in the emergency created by the fire that destroyed the Administration Building at old Olivet on the 'night of November 19, 1939. The purchase of the Kankakee location at a cost of $200,000 and moving the college to it again created heavy financial obligations. One of Dr. Chalfant's greatest concerns was that this debt be paid in full as quickly as possible. He was one of the foremost leaders in the campaign that resulted in clearing the college entirely of debt in 1944. Dr. Chalfant was closely associated with the college for thirty-seven years as a member of the Board of Trustees and as Secretary of the Board for twenty-six years. He was one of the best friends and greatest boosters the college ever had. He appreciated the presidents, faculty, and the student body. Their ap- preciation for him was deep and genuine. He especially appreciated his fellow associates on the Board of Trustees. Their appreciation of him was likewise deep and genuine. Their feelings were beautifully summed up in a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees at their first regular meeting follow- ing his death. Many will remember hearing Dr. Reed, the College President, read the resolution at the 1954 Commencement. Among other things the resolution expressed the Board's appreciation of Dr. Chalfant's great interest and sound judgment in financial matters; in the leading part he took in the expansion program of the last few years; in his deep concern for the spiritual welfare of the faculty and student body; of his interest and help toward full accreditation; in his annual lectures to young ministers. Their high regard for him as a man is summed up in their words, "Olivet has lost a unique friend, a valuable board member, and a congenial Christian brother." It is fitting at this Golden Anniversary milestone that we stop a moment to review the past and give credit where credit is due. We fully recognize that we are only one of many interested in Olivet. Today there are fourteen districts in the Olivet Educational Zone. Chicago Central District rejoices in the privilege of being one of them. She appreciates every one of her sister districts and desires in every way to cooperate with them to the fullest extent in promoting the work of the College. Olivet Nazarene College has come to a command- ing position in the field of higher Christian education. For several years she has had an average enrollment of around 1,000 students. She is returning to the Church a host of young people trained in the ministry and in all walks of life. We congratulate her on her accomplishments and thank God for whatever part we may have had in helping her meet her high mission of "Education with a Christian Purpose." 1. Dr. and Mrs. Bresee enroute to lot sale 2. Dr. Bresee selling lots at old Olivet Center — Administration building at old Olivet 3. Administration building burns 4. Administration building in ruins Goodwin and Williams Willingham and Chalfant Dr. H. C. Morrison Uncle Bud Ellyson, Bresee and Reynolds Vanderpool, Chalfant and Reed Willingham, Peters, Chalfant, Garvin and Williams Byron, Powers and Chalfant The Chalfants and the Kelleys O. J. Nease O. J. Nease Benner driving buggy St J/, appene d Jt< ere This division includes a number of things that hap- pened on the Chicago Central District during the past 50 years. Among the important things is the ministry of our General Superintendents. The District Minutes record 123 sermon subjects or texts used by the generals in the district assemblies. Most preached on theme— Holiness. Most preached from book— Acts. Dr. P. F. Bresee Dr. P. F. Bresee (presided at 8 assemblies) 1905— The Divine Presence in the Church. —The Path of the Just is as the Shining Light. 1909-That Great and Notable Day of the Lord. Acts 2:20— The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before that great and no- table day of the Lord come. —Conditions That Confront the Church. —The Outlook for the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene "We don't grow poor by giving to the Lord's cause but prosper by so doing." 1914— The Temptations of the Sanctified. Heb. 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Page 121 Dr. H. F. Reynolds Dr. R. T. Williams Dr. H. F. Reynolds— (presided at 4 assemblies) 1923— Acts S — Home Missions — 2 Chron. 13:7. 1931 — Internal Purity and External Activity — Acts 15. — When the Holy Ghost is Come — St. John 16. — Acts 8 — Need of Witnessing for Christ — Acts 1 :8. But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. — In My Father's House. Dr. E. F. Walker— ( presided at 2 assemblies ) 1915 — Daniel 11:32 — And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by flat- teries, but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits. — Unity — 133rd Psalm. Dr. E. F. Walker Dr. J. W. Goodwin Dr. R. T. Williams— ( presided at 14 assemblies) 1916—1 Cor. 13. 1918 — Importance of the Call to the Ministry. — I Tim. 1:5. Have ye Received the Holy Ghost since ye Believed? Acts 19:2. 1922 — Matt. 16:2-1 — Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and follow me. 192-1 — What are the Elements or Factors which make our Church to succeed? — Our Business — Ministers' Life and Work. — 1 Cor. 3:16 — Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1926 — Loyalty and Cooperation. — Joshua 1:3 — Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that will I give unto you. 1928 — Romance as an Element of Success. — Two Greatest Human Elements in Success (motive and spirit). — Passion as an Essential in Christian Work. — "Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." — II Tim. 2:1. (Ordination). 1930 — Progress and Advancement. — Little Weaknesses. — How to Get Along with People. — By this shall all men know ye are my disciples. — The Universal Talents. — Conditions in India as they exist today. 1935— The Need of Love. — Importance of Head and Heart in Religious Activities. — Outer and Inner Religious Life (motives). — He that winneth souls is wise — Proverbs 11:30 (stressed matter of Crusade for Souls). — Be ye therefore perfect. — Matt. 5:48. 193" — Supreme Motive. — Proper Relationship between Minister and Laity. — Speak unto the People that they go forward. — Normal Life. 1939 — Spirituality in the Church. — Performing My Task. — Courteousness and Hospitality. — Isaiah 6. 1941 — Spirituality. — Bearing Fruit. — Evangelism. — Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. — Rom. 12:11. 1943— God First. — For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. — 1 Cor. 16:9. 1945 — Matt. 5:20 — For I say unto you that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteous- ness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Dr. J. W. Goodwin— (presided at 6 assemblies) 1917 — Zechariah 4:6 — Then he answered and spake unto me, laying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might nor bv power but by my spirit saith the Lord of Hosts. 1919 — Watchman, what of the night? Isa. 21:11. —Isaiah 35. 1925— Philippians 2. — A Goodly Land and Promised Land for Possession. — God's Eternal Purpose. — Rom. 6. 1929— A Happy Man— Psalms 1. — Philippians 2. — He That Goeth Forth and Weepeth. — Ordination. 1933 — Beauty of Holiness (Quoted two chanters of Hebrews). — How to Grow in Grace (Quoted 2 Peter 3). — Christ the Head: the Church His Body (Quoted Eph. 1). — Holiness (Quoted 1 Peter 1). — The Church of the Nazarene, Its Mission in — Preaching, Promoting and Conserving Holiness — 1 Peter 3:15. — Message on Peter — John 21:15-17. (Lovest thou me?) Dr. J. G. Morrison— (presided at 1 assembly) 1927—1 Cor. 3. BY REQUEST: Satan's Subtle Attack Upon Women. (He was a visitor at the assembly when this message was delivered.) 1938— Rivers of Living Water Text— John 7:37. — 1 Cor. 13 — Enabling Texts. — Matt. 3:11-12 — I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I; whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire; Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. — Holiness. — Complete Solution of the Sin Problem by Means of the Blood. 1 Peter 1:18, 2:24. Dr. J. G. Morrison Dr. J. B. Chapman Dr. J. B. Chapman— ( presided at 5 assemblies) 1932— Unity in the Church.— Phil. 1. — Laying Foundations so that Others may Build Thereon. 1 Cor. 3. — Faith and Love in the Service of the Master. Phil. 2. (Called for Scripture quotations from audience and then preached on above subject.) — Titus 2:11-14. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lust, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. — Luke 24:4-5 — And the sun was darkened and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. Acts. 1 :4-9. Ye shall receive power, etc. — Ordination service. Vision Intelligence Courage Triumph Order in life Rest Yearning 1934 — Pentecost and its Relationship to the Church of the Nazarene. — Acts 2. — Pentecost in the Believer's Life — Acts 2. — Titus 2 (Directions given to Titus and teaching of the gospel). — The Pentecostal Church and its Characteristics — Acts. 6:5 (Chose Stephen, a man full of the Holy Ghost). — The Mantle of Elijah and its Significance- -II Kings 2:14 — And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and smote the waters and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? — The Normal Church — Rev. 3:7— -Church of Philadelphia. 1936 — What is man that thou art mindful of him? — There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God. — Psalms 36:4. 1940 — The Contrasts Between Legality and Spirituality. Gal. 5 and 6. —A Good Church Member.— 1 Cor. 12:12-31. —Faith— Heb. 11:6; II Thess. 3:2; II Tim. 4:7. — Thif is the Victory. 1 John. — Except your righteousness shall exceed. — Matt. 5:17-20. — Our Heritage in Christ. 1944 — The Basis of Christianity. — Eph. 1. Dr. H. V. Miller— (presided at 2 assemblies) 1942 — Eph. 4:1-13 (exhortation to Unity). — 2 Chron. 26:1-16. Text: 16th verse — But when he was strong his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. — Selfishness. — Problems of Revivals — Mark 11:22. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Have faith in God. 1946 — Sermon on the Mount — Matt. 5, 6 and 7. — The Lure of the Latins. Dr. Hardy C. Powers— (presided at 2 assemblies) 1948— God First. — Limitations of Prayer. 1951 — Recent Missionary Trip. — Sentiment or Principle — Ruth 1:4. And they lifted up their voice and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth clave unto her. — Our Unchanging God. — God's Balanced Spiritual Economy — Acts 10:19-20. Ordination. Page 123 Dr. H. V. Miller Dr. H. C. Powers Dr. G. B. Williamson— (presided at 2 assemblies) 1947 — Mexico to Guatemala. — Preaching Holiness. — Pentecostal Church a Growing Church — Acts. 2:47. Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. — Ex. 33 — The Indispensable Presence. — 2 Tim. 4:1-2. I charge thee therefore . . . Preach the Word, be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. (Ordination.) Dr. G. B. Williamson Dr. Samuel Young— (presided at 2 assemblies ) 1950 — Now therefore O God strengthen my hands. Xeh. 6:9. — God's Overruling Power — Gen. 50:20. But as for you ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring it to pass, as it is this day to save much people alive. a)! d also Rom. 8:28. And we know that all things work" together for good to them that love God. to them who are the called according to His purpose. 1953— This shall turn.— Phil. 1. — God's Underground Army — 1 Kings 19:8 — And he arose and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat 40 days and 40 nights unto Horeb, the mount of God. — Ex. 3:5 — And he said, Draw not nigh thither; put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. (Ordination.) Dr. D. I. Vanderpool— (presided at 1 assembly ) — Luke 3:4 — Prepare ye the way of the Lord. — The Need of the World as Seen in the Crippled Man: Need of Church as Seen in Peter and John. Acts. 3:1-9 — Text v. 6. — The Returning Nobleman. — They were All Filled with the Holy Ghost. Joel 2:28-29; John 14:15; Matt. 3:11; Acts. 1:4-8 Dr. D. I. Vanderpool Dr. Hugh C. Benner— Golden Anniversary Assembly Messages- Dr. Samuel Young Page 124 Dr. H. C. Benner Music Reverend I. G. Martin was a song writer of the early days of the district. He is pictured at the right. Beside him is the Aeolian quartet, composted of Ethel Halterman, Grace Lampton, Marybelle Freeman and Alice B. Lewis. The first congregational song sung at the district assem- bly and recorded in the district minutes was Glory to His Name. The song sung more than any other during the first decade was There is a Fountain Filled with Blood. The pre- dominant theme of the 57 songs recorded as being sung during the first decade at assembly gatherings was devotion and praise. The hymn sung most during the second decade was A Charge to Keep I have. Responsibility and duty seemed to be the predominant theme for the decade. The first ten years there were only 7 recorded special musical numbers. Brass bands were used a great deal. There were 55 specials recorded during the second ten year period. Duets and quartet arrangements were more prominent. Among the special singers were: Haldor and Bertha Lil- lenas, Mrs. Lydia Liddell and son, Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Wallin, Rev. and Mrs. M. T. Brandyberry, Alice Lewis, Ethel Halterman, Naomi Wisler, Joseph and Helen Peters and B. D. Sutton. The third decade there were 75 recorded specials and in the fourth 87. In the period following World War II unusual instrumental numbers were given on water glasses, bells, saws and such like. Clothes Basket The clothes basket pictured at the right is the property of First Church Chicago and has been used by them on various occasions for hallelujah march offerings. On many occasions it was used in connection with the district assembly for receiving special offerings. Woodlawn Organizational Meeting The first group picture to the right is the organizational meeting of the Woodlawn Church — now South Shore Church of Chicago. Pullman Camp The American flag is at the entrance of the Pullman camp where thousands met each summer in the early days. Mission Service Rev. A. T. Smith and a number of other Chicago Naz- arenes conducting a mission service in Harbor Light Mission in the heart of "Skid Row" of Chicago. Dr. Burke— Four deaconesses The four deaconesses are left to right: Mrs. Edwin Burke, Mrs. C. W. Surber, Mrs. Emma Johnson and Mrs. O. B. Hutson on the second row. (1915) On one occasion Esther Tripp was stricken with spinal meningitis, diphtheria, paralyzed throat, dropsy and an abscessed head. She testifies that the prayers of these ladies saved her life. The doctor had already given her up and tentative funeral arrange- ments had been made, but God heard the prayers of these devout women and spared her life. Page 125 STO s Olivet's Post Office and Store Many will remember the general store and post office at old Olivet run by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hirschbrunner. He served as postmaster from 1912 to 1941. Sunday School Bible Class The first group picture to the left is Dr. Edwin Burke's Sunday School Class. In addition to being a fine teacher, Dr. Burke served 32 years on the district advisory board. To Campmeeting Chicago Woodlawn Church dismissed Sunday morning service and marched in a body to camp meeting. Rest Cottage at Pilot Point, Texas People who have attended the assemblies during the last 50 years will remember Rest Cottage Services. Many offerings have been taken for the support of this institu- tion. Marching Band Chicago First Church marching band on the way to a street service. And It Came to Pass "It was February, 1912 that I started the first Nazarene meeting in Danville, Illinois. Sister Murry, a Nazarene deaconess and five children comprised the congregation. It was held in a little Swedish Church near Lincoln Park. For 10 days I knocked on doors and preached to 6 to 12 people. A blizzard swept the city one day. I fasted and prayed all day and God same and the glory filled my soul. I seemed to see a large church and congregation. I preached to 9 people that night. God came. Soon the house was filled. A revival swept down upon us and on the closing Sunday, March 11 or 17, we organized with 20 members. During that meeting I walked often by a great Methodist church as I went to the P. O. and the Newspaper office. I would stop and say: 'My, that would be a great place to preach Holiness. Wonder if I will ever preach in a great church like that one.' Thank God, it is now First Church of the Nazarene in Danville." Betty Jean's Special During one assembly prior to the election of Dr. Chalfant, Mrs. Chalfant and Betty Jean were introduced to the assembly. Betty Jean was asked to sing. She hopped down and began singing without consulting with her mother as she usually did. She sang "Where Oh Where is My Little Dog Gone?" She was about two years of age at the time. Page 126 ADVICE Dr. Remiss Rehfeldt was assistant pastor to Dr. W. S. Purinton at Danville First Church. Dr. Purin- ton thought he should give him a little advice before his marriage: "Now, Remiss, you know you let the mice eat your Olivet Graduation Diploma, so please be more careful of your marriage license." Dying Grace Dora Murray, a deaconess and a member of Danville First Church, was an example of holiness in her prayer life, in her time devoted to His service and in her giving. When she came down to die, she was in Lake View hospital. She quoted one verse of Scripture after another. The last one she quoted was "Blessed in the sight of the Lord are the death of His saints." Her room and the corrider outside became holy ground to all who passed by. Happy Birthday Mrs. Lula Schmelzenbach of Africa and Mrs. Bertha Humble, District Missionary President, were having a six weeks missionary tour of Chicago Central District back when it included all of Illinois and Wisconsin. They arrived at the home of one of the pastors and it was discovered that it was Mrs. Schmelzenbach's birthday, so a birthday cake be- came the order of the day. Candles were needed, the purse was empty, what was to be done? Through the ingenuity of the pastor's wife, the cake was ready for dinner with lovely brown icing and beautiful brown candles made of peanut butter. Revival by Prayer Reverend and Mrs. C. S. Jenkins, missionaries to Africa, came into the Church of the Nazarene under Reverend W. G. Schurman of Chicago First Church. Reverend Schurman was a great man of prayer. He had a special prayer place in the basement of the parsonage and he would keep a check on himself by marking down the object and times of special prayer. Once he prayed through on a revival in Africa where the Jenkins were serving. The revival came in all its glory and under such adverse cir- cumstances. They understood why when they re- ceived a letter from Reverend Schurman telling them of the time he prayed through for their re- vival. Mrs. Chalfant's Note During an assembly, Dr. Chalfant was slumped down in a comfortable position while seated on the platform. Mrs. Chalfant wanted him to look his best so she sent him a note, which he promptly opened and read aloud : "Honey straighten your tie, it is crooked." Favorite Sayings Those who have eaten with Dr. Chalfant will remember two familiar habits. When eating out, he always waited for his host to order and regardless what was ordered he always said. "Make mine the same." On other ocassions if chicken was served and if he offered the thanks, immediately after the "Amen," he would pick up his fork and reach for the chicken saying "The gizzard is mine!" Page 127 To the Ends of the Earth David Ramirez, a Nicaraguan, was converted un- der the preaching of Dr. H. V. Miller in Chicago First Church. He returned to his native land to wit- ness for Christ and prayed that the Church of the Nazarene would send missionaries to his coun- try to preach the gospel. Soon after our missionaries, Rev. and Mrs. Harold Stanfield, reached the field David Ramirez passed to his reward. Is it a Record? In 1923 there were 73 memorials presented to the committee on memorials. These were organized under 39 separate memorials with some having as many as 7 divisions. The Chicago Central District recommended them to the 6th. General Assembly. Appreciation The 1947 district assembly gave Dr. and Mrs. Chalfant a love offering of $500 commemorating 25 years of service to the district. The 1952 district assembly honored Dr. and Mrs. Chalfant in a very beautiful service as he rounded out 30 years of service to the district. The year before, Dr. Chalfant had previously resigned as of the close of the 1952 assembly. Many gifts of ap- preciation were given them. The district presented them the district parsonage, located at 471 South Osborn, free of debt. The District N. F. M. S. gave Fosteria Crystal, the District N. Y. P. S. gave them a lovely perpetual motion clock and the District Sunday School organization gave them two beau- tiful white woolen blankets. There was a cash gift of over $300 and many gifts from churches of the district and individuals. Dr. Hugh Benner In the assembly of 1920 Hugh C. Benner received his first and second district assignments. He was ap- pointed assistant to the assembly reporter and a teller for the district superintendent's election ballot. Ym in Favor Once in the earlier years of one of the Chicago churches someone on the official board of the church made a motion that the pastor's salary be raised. The pastor's wife immediately seconded the motion, (from the church minutes) In the Good Old Days One of the prominent pastors on the district to- day remembers more difficult days financially. He was called to pastor one of the leading Chicago churches in earlier days. He and family had a total of $1.40 with which to stock up with groceries. They bought 5 pounds of corn meal, one pound of flour, one pound each of lard and oleo. They had mush as a cereal for breakfast and fried mush with water gravy for lunch and supper. Toward the last of the week a good member brought them a pot of vegetable soup and to this day they have never tasted better! Page 128 m v \p in Ming Ever \ GUIDAflCE/yTRAlP >.^eHome WORTH OFAN\ c- c SCHOOL F //+<*% ^me / vjyt T %M&n^fafm of ONA' #J& n « « fe« MISSIES 1 HOME ^ J 1 is 3 *£ I Chalfant signs, friends, farewell service and parsonage gift. Russell V. DeLong Ray Hance N. B. Hen-ell D. J. Strickler W. E. Albea A. E. Sanner Gene Phillips Leo C. Davis Special Workers For Peter Kiehn John L. Knight Paul Schmelzenbach Otto Stucki Harvey S. Galloway C. T. Corbett R. T. Williams Cecil Knippers • JtW Charles A. Gibson Paul Updike ^> Elmer Kauffman Dr. W. C. Nolte A. L. Parrott A. S. London Lyle Eckley C. Warren Jones Special Occasions E. E. Gross M. K. Moulton Eva Gardner Charles Ide Jesse Towns David K. Wachtel William McGuire Ponder Gilliland, General NYPS President L. J. DuBois. General NYPS Secretary Mrs. Louise Chapman, General NFMS President f*\ Remiss Rehfeldt, Foreign Missions Secretary Roy Smee, Secretary Home Missions and Evangelism R. R. Hodges, General Statistical Secretary S. T. Ludwig, General Church Secretary John Stockton, General Church Treasurer Norman Oke, Director Christian Service Training f E. G. Bensen, Mary Latham, Field Secretary Church Schools Director VBS and Visual Aid General Church Leaders — Our Helpers A. F. Harper, Editor-in-chief, Department Church Schools . . . cAnd tBeyond J *>„ no , n't GREATEST NEWSPAPER MONDAY, MAY 21, 1954 THE WORLD'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER UNC01NW00D 1.11! frankun nn \m RIVER 6R0VE 344 IUM00D PARK 1.325 .MELROSE PARK 62) RIVER FOREST 417 MAYWOOD 191 OAK PARK 314 fOREST PARK 119 line -NORTH RIVERSIDE 1510 IERWYK 1.554 'CICERO 134 .IROOKflELD 1.513 .RIVERSIDE 311 . LYONS 531 -STICKNEY 100 .FOREST VIEW 10r -SUMMIT 735 ^EVERGREEN PARK 2.023 MERRIONETTE PARK 312 BLUE ISLAND 445 ' CALUMET PARK 400 /RIVERDALE 1,304 RICHT0N PARK 100 , . ,, PARK FOREST 3,055 f* "»'<""J SOUTH CHICAGO §3j T~> HEIGHTS 105 Ol 1 STEGER 440 Si CRETE 200 . And Beyond Chicago Central District has always been an intrigu- ing district. From the time L. B. Kent assumed the territory West of the Rocky Mountains until today it has been a great home mission challenge. The state- ment of Dr. A. M. Hills: "No District Superintendent of any denomination or church ever had so large and important a district in all human history," was true in 1905 and even today the district is a tremendous field. The first district was divided and subdivided until today there are fifty-two districts within the origi- nal territory. It seems incredible that the 11/2 counties that constitute the present Chicago Central District would ever be divided into as many districts; never- theless with 5,600,000 persons living within the bounds of the district, there are unlimited home mission pos- sibilities. The ID2 counties form a rectangular shaped dis- trict which is approximately 45 miles wide and 170 miles long. 1. For the sake of analysis, let us divide the district into three near-equal geographical sections. The South third includes Kankakee, Iroquois, Ford Counties, and the North half of Vermilion Count)', or about 1,740 square miles. According to the 1950 census there are 186,773 persons living within this territory with 1,744 Nazarenes in 24 churches to serve them. (Statistics from 1953 minutes. ) There could be three dozen more churches or branch Sunday Schools within this area. The Central third includes Grundy, Will, Kendall Counties, South half of Kane County, South two-thirds of DuPage County and the South half of Cook County, or 2,340 square miles. There are over 3,400,000 persons living in this territory with 2,000 Nazarenes in 24 churches to serve them. There could well be 100 more churches in this territory. The North third includes McHenry, Lake Counties, the North half of Kane County and the North third of DuPage County, or about 1,750 square miles and al- most 2,000,000 persons living within this territory with 300 Nazarenes in 4 churches and 2 home mission projects. There could be 50 Nazarene churches in this section. 2. Another approach in analyzing the district is to look at the industrial or metropolitan area of Chicago. The territory called Chicagoland includes all of the district except McHenry, Kendall, Grundy, Iroquois, Ford, and Vermillion Counties. In addition, the largest cities outside of Chicagoland, Kankakee-Bradley (35,- 000) and Danville (38,000), have been industrialized to some extent. Even Morris (6,926), Hoopeston (5,- 992), Watseka (4,235), and Gibson City (3,029), NORTH THIRD Population 2,000,000 Nazarenes 300 Churches 4 Needed 50 If Kane Population Nazarenes Churches CENTRAL THIRD fflj-Du Page Population 3,400,000 f Population Nazarenes 2,000 fc Nazarenes Churches Needed Kendall Population Nazarenes Churches Grundy Population Nazarenes Churches SOUTH THIRD Population 186,733 Nazarenes 1,744 Churches 24 Needed 40 n Ford Population Nazarenes Churches 65,000 949 13 which are the next largest, have industries, railroad terminals and in many ways share in the industrial spirit. It is obvious that the industrial spirit and the city life of Chicago effects the entire Chicago Central District. Agriculture in the area is largely truck farm- ing and food production for the city population. The North and Northwest sections of the district provide recreational and suburban living areas. Transportation and communication interests provide a substantial source of employment for those living within the Chi- cago Central District. The suburbs North, West, and South, house office workers, factory employees and others who commute to Chicago's Loop and industrial plants. The State of Illinois and the armed forces have hos- pitals, bases, camps, universities and various other in- stitutions and enterprizes which influences the com- munity life. 3. Distances and traffic form another basis for analy- sis of the home mission need. The distances between churches may not appear to be great, yet in the light of heavy traffic in Chicagoland, miles are not major consideration. For example, a Nazarene living in Evanston, prior to the opening of our home mission project this year, found the nearest Church of the Nazarene to be Chi- cago Northside, a distance of 6 miles through city traffic, Austin, twelve miles of city traffic away, Des Plaines, twelve miles, Waukegan, twenty-six miles, and Elgin, thirty miles from Evanston. Another example within the city is seen in the dis- tance between Chicago First Church and Chicago Northside. There are 15M miles of city driving between them. If a line were drawn East and West, through First Church as the base line, and one drawn East and West through Chicago Northside as the North line, and still another drawn North and South through Austin, that area bounded on the east by Lake Michi- gan would enclose the heart of the City of Chicago. It includes about 135 square miles with a popu- lation of 3,000,000 people. We have only two Naza- rene Missions— one for white and one for colored- serving the people of this area. Protestantism is faced with a new problem in the center of the city 7 of Chicago. During the past 20 to 30 years the population has been moving to the suburbs. This trend is continuing. With the threat of war and the hydrogen bomb it is likely to increase. Yet, the inner city of Chicago is being rebuilt piecemeal. The festering slums are being bulldozed out and sleek, new apartment buildings, housing projects and bungalows are being built. Thus, a new frontier is slipping up on us. Unless we awaken to it, a city of 3,000,000 will rebuild before our eyes and we will not know it. The problems are many. The races are mixed. Re- ligions are varied and many are not interested in reli- gion. Church buildings are razed in the clearing proc- ess. Property is hard to secure. At present the psychol- ogy of the population and the church is to move out and let the heart of the city alone. With many there are good reasons to move. Members have moved out; parking space is needed and room for expansion of facilities must be secured. But, the Church of the Nazarene must not fail the millions living in the heart of the city. There is a way to rebuild with the city and reach souls for Christ. The way must be found and followed. One protestant church bought a tract of land of 68,000 square feet. It cost $80,000.00. The first church unit will cost $75,000.00. However, they have a service station on one corner and plan a medical building on the other. These two revenue properties will pay for the church property within ten years. They have am- ple room for expansion. They are within two blocks of 3,000 residents and across the street from a $10,000,- 000 housing project. The Home Mission board of the Chicago Central District may not be able to undertake so large a pro- ject but " there are ways to establish respectable churches in the heart of the city. 4. County analysis is a good way to look at the dis- trict home mission opportunities. There are two— Mc- Henry and Kendall— without a Church of the Naza- rene. There are three— Lake, DuPage, and Grundy— with only one church each. In Lake County, we have started a Sunday School at Libertyville. In DuPage we have property at Lombard with a small neucleus of people with which to begin. Ford and Kane Coun- ties have 2 churches each while Will County has 3. Iroquois County has 5 churches, Kankakee County has 7, our half of Vermillion County has 14, and Cook County has 18 churches and 2 missions. Of the 11M counties, only three have adequate provision for Nazarene worship. Page 135 5. Another view of the home mission need is to be seen by analyzing the larger cities. City Population Nazarene Churches Maywood 27,473 Danville 37,864 7 Waukegan 38,946 1 Kankakee (area) 40,000 Elgin 44,223 Aurora 50,576 Berwyn 51,280 Joliet 51,601 Oak Park 63,529 Cicero 67,544 5 1 1 1 Evanston 73,642 Beginning one now Chicago 3,620,962 6 There are: Towns or Cities Population 65 towns 1,000- 3,000 30 towns 3,000- 5,000 30 towns 5,000-10,000 15 cities 5 cities 10,000-25,000 25,000-75,000 Nazarene Churches 145 cities or towns, 1,000 or more, without a Naza- rene Church. 100 communities of 1,000 or less where we need a church or branch Sunday School. 245 known population opportunities for a new church. Many of the above have grown since the 1950 census until there are many more opportunities than these figures reveal. Statistical authorities anticipate at least a 10 percent increase again this decade. They expect at least 50 percent of it to be within our district territory. This means another 435,500 increase in population for our district or in 1960 there will be almost 6,000,000 people living within it. Protestant church leaders of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago estimated that 800,000 persons with Protestant background will move into Chicagoland within the decade. Thus, with the increase and the shifting population they feel that there will be 800,000 more people with Protestant background in 1960 than in 1950. This offers an oppor- tunity and a challenge to the Church of the Nazarene. By any analysis, the conclusion is that the district is a highly industrial area, with all the attending advan- tages and disadvantages. Also, that the home mission opportunities are unlimited and that the needs are great. We must bear in mind that the above popula- tion figures are not mere statistics, they are people for whom Christ died. It is our responsibility to give them the Gospel in the same measure as we have re- ceived it. Resources Chicago, fabulous Chicago! In 1870, Bismark said to General Phillip H. Sheri- dan: "I wish I could go to America, if only to see Chicago." Dr. P. F. Bresee, in 1904 wrote: "Chicago is a great city; the possibilities for a great work are large ..." Chicago today offers many resources and opportunities. Employment is an important element in church life as well as social living. In Chicago, 40 percent of the people derive their income from industrial employ- ment. Approximately 107,000 establishments provide employement. Of these establishments 95,000 offer nonmanufacturing employment; 12,000, manufacturing employment; 38,000, wholesale and retail trades; 22,- 000 in services; and 20,000 in finances, insurance and real estate. Building still provides tremendous income for many. Chicago is building. One example is the Melrose Park project which is being built just north of Maywood between North Avenue and Cortex Street and between First and Fourteenth Avenues. It will cost 50 million dollars and will house 10,000 persons in its 3,000 units. Chicago is the transportation hub of the nation. There are 19 trunk-line railroads entering or leaving Chicago daily with 550 long distance or through trains passing over these lines each day. There are 13 domes- tic scheduled air lines; two direct international lines; and 3 freight airlines moving freight and traffic daily. Over 500 long-distance common carrier truck lines and bus routes are a part of Chicago's transportation sys- tem. There are 3 steamship lines entering Chicago's harbor and with the promised opening of the St. Law- rence seaways an anticipated increase in this type of transportation will add to Chicago's importance as a center. Plans are now in process for making Chicago one of the great ports of the nation. There are plans now for 630 miles of super high- ways within Illinois which will cost $800,000,000 and a great portion of these super highway ribbons will enter, and surround, Chicago. Chicago is more than a grimy city of stockyards, steel mills, railroads, super highways, factories, grow- ing communities, and depreciating slums. It is also the Page 136 hub of Protestant church life. Within 500 miles there are 150 seminaries and church-related schools. In the metropolitan area there are thirteen protestant seminaries or 12 percent of the nation's total. In addition to the seminaries in the area, there are 2 of the world's major universities, Chicago Uni- versity and Northwestern. There are several smaller church-related schools and medical colleges. Many denominations have headquarters in or near Chicago. The National Council of Churches is studying Chicago as a possible national headquarters. Although Catholicism is strong, Protestantism has great influence and opportunities on Chicago Central District territory. Our greatest resource for Home Mission work is found within the church itself. Chicago Central Dis- trict is small in geographical area yet large in popula- tion. It has a strong financial ability. The district raised $163.39 per capita during the year 1953 which is the highest district per capita giving in the nation. Olivet Nazarene College is located at the geographical heart of the district and with the hundreds of student minis- ters and Christian workers we have a resource of Chris- tian leadership. The district has a tradition of loyalty, aggressiveness and interest in home mission activity. The local churches have assisted in the sponsoring of new churches, the pastors have taken the initiative in launching out into new fields, and the laymen have stood by with prayers and finances to help establish new churches in the unchurched areas. We have the field, we have the workers, we have the support, and we have a home mission plan of spreading the gospel of full salvation. THE HOME MISSION PLAN In home mission work today there are two major considerations— people and property. We have people who need to be reached with the message of holiness and we have those who desire to reach them. There are thousands of boys and girls who do not attend Sunday School or church. There are thousands of young people and adults who are out of touch with the church. There are more than 2,500,000 who make no claim to church affiliation. There are those who have attended Nazarene Sun- day Schools or churches either on this district or on other districts. Many are moving into Chicago Central or moving about within the district.. Nazarenes by scores need Nazarene Churches nearer them. Since people are here and need to be contacted, reached, and won for the church, it will take people to do it. Each home mission church needs a sponsor, a spiritual parent to help them get started. The district is in the position of the "father" to a new church. Through the District Home Mission board, and the District Superintendent, super- vision will be given a church as to location, buildings, finance, and pastoral arrangement. Yet, there is a need of attention by a smaller group who will "mother" the church. In some cases the District Nazarene Young People's Society, District Church School board, or District Nazarene Foreign Missions Society have as- sisted. The District Nazarene Young People's Society this past year sponsored Evanston. This is commend- able. In most cases the "mother" has been a local church. When a local church puts into practice the great commission and gives a neucleus to start a new church, God blesses them spiritually, financially, and many times numerically. There is a point to be considered. The parents, the "father" and "mother," must know when it is time to let the new church go on its own. If the baby is thrust out before time it may die or forever be a weakling. If it is guarded too closely or given too much atten- tion it cannot develop leadership and initiative. It may become spoiled and remain dependent. Parents of a new church must act as wise parents of children. They must act in the best interest of the new church and the old. To treat the child as an outcast or to be overly fond parents is to court disaster. The child also has a responsibility to the parent. The child must not "bleed" the parent to its advantage financially or numerically. It is our district plan and intention to encourage churches to sponsor new churches and to encourage the new churches to be- come self-supporting as rapidly as possible. Property Today the church is forced to provide a place of worship in keeping with the area in which the church is established. In many sections the "tent" is virtually ruled out by law or circumstances. Crowds do not at- tend a "new" church revival as in the past. Thus, the approach to a community must of necessity be changed to meet the conditions and demands of our age. Our department of Home Mission and Church ex- tension with Dr. Roy Smee, Secretary, as well as many of the district leaders, have found that a permanent type structure along with a visitation campaign, a Page 137 Sunday School and revival meetings constitutes the most successful method of beginning churches today. The overall plan should include good location, ade- quate space for parking and expansion, and educa- tional facilities as well as an auditorium. Whichever structure is erected first, the chapel which converts into the parsonage or the first unit of the educational plant or the sanctuary, it must have simplicity, charm, dignity, and utility. The method of financing a venture such as this is a major undertaking, but the church which is fortunate enough to have such a beginning has a much better chance for survival, growth, and service. On the Chi- cago Central District we have two agencies that help a new church purchase property. One is the Two Dol- lar Club. This Home Mission Club is made up of mem- bers who desire to be BUILDERS FOR CHRIST by giving two dollars or more each time a new church is begun (up to six times a year during the period 1952-56 ) . Each new church which has been organized on the district since the beginning of the club has re- ceived $1,300 or more for their property. The other agency for property purchasing and development is the Chicago Central Foundation. This Home Mission agency was begun by Dr. E. O. Chalfant and has been expanded during the last two years. It is a revolving loan fund ordered by the district assembly with the Advisory Board as the executive committee. The pur- pose is to make short time loans to new churches or to secure property for the beginning of a new work. Most older denominations have a similar fund and many of them have several million dollars in it. The necessity of such a fund is seen in that a new church with the regular demands needs loan assistance. Then- credit has not been established. Even if it were, many financial organizations will not lend to a church. Those who will lend to churches generally lend their quota, which is governed by law, to churches with larger memberships. The Chicago Central District Founda- tion's immediate goal is $100,000. Funds for the Foun- dation will be received once each year in a public serv- ice as recommended by the Advisory Board and ap- proved by the Assembly. The Foundation will also re- ceive gifts, annuities, wills, life loans, and regular loans into the fund. Wills made in favor of the Foundation is a good way for one to continue to be a BUILDER FOR CHRIST even after death. Cash, bonds, insurance policies, and/or property can be received and administered to the advancement of home missions. Presenting a $2.00 Club Gift Page 138 An annuity is in reality a living will. The annuitant makes the Chicago Central District Foundation the beneficiary of an annuity gift. The donor receives a good rate of interest as long as he lives and upon his death the Home Mission Foundation receives the gift. A life loan is the same as an annuity except the capital gift can be recalled by the donor during his life and the interest rate is less than the rate on an annuity. Regular loans are received also and are made on an agreed time basis and a set interest rate. All monies received are held in sacred trust and are only lent to the churches. The loans must be repaid with interest. Thus, the Foundation is not depleted but rather built up year by year. To assure control of invested fimds the Foundation holds title to property when Founda- tion money is invested. During the past 18 months the Foundation has ex- panded. Turn to the pages showing the following churches and see the results of the Foundation's as- sistance: Brookfield, Tinley Park, Lansing, Aroma Park, Bradley Eastside, Chicago Friendly, Chicago Southwest, Clifton, Kempton, and Evanston. The Population If Home Mission opportunities were limited to only one race then the possibilities would be somewhat less on the Chicago Central District than the population indicates. There is a great responsibility to reach the white population but we have just as great a respon- sibility to other races. Chicago has more Catholics than Rome; more Ger- mans than. Bremen; more Italians than Venice; and more Russians than Stalingrad. Chicago has over 500,- 000 nonwhites, most of which are negro. (In 1920 there were about 120,000; in 1930-234,000; in 1940- 277,000; and in 1954-over 500,000 nonwhites.) Chi- cago is the third Norwegian city of the world; the third Bohemian city; the fourth largest Swedish city in the world. It is the largest Greek city in the United States, the largest Japanese city in the United States, and has a Chinese population of over five thousand. It has a growing Mexican population which some esti- mate to be 100,000 persons. We have one mission for families and children of those who are forced to live in low-rent districts. There is one negro mission to serve the hundreds of thousands of negro families. While several churches and individuals work on "skid row," we do not have a mission to serve those who have thus fallen victim of sin's snare. Two churches conduct Sunday School for either Japanese or Chinese while two laymen have made an endeavor to work among the Mexicans and Japanese. However, we do not have property nor a definite district-sponsored program to reach the foreign elements of the Chicago Central District. This field presents an open door. A successful future of the Chicago Central District depends on the ability of the district to maintain its purpose of existence and through cooperation with the General Church, its leaders and program, continue an aggressive advance in every area. There are five im- portant areas. ( 1 ) We must maintain the doctrine of holiness as a second definite work of grace and lead our constitu- ency into a clearer and surer interpretation of the life of holiness. (2) We must maintain the evangelistic spirit as ex- pressed in revivals, conventions and regular services and advance the Crusade for Souls until every minister and laymen will follow the program as a passion of life. Page ( 3 ) We must continue to develop Christian charac- ter with emphasis upon individual development rather than mass conformity to a set pattern. The extra church activities such as Vacation Bible School, Caravan, Junior Work, Boy's and Girl's Camps, Youth Institute, Pals and Christian Service Training can be utilized to great advantage in this advance. (4) The district must reach and exceed the goal of giving ten percent to missions. This giving of our means, coupled with the giving of ourselves through prayer, fasting, training and sending forth workers, will help to assure the spread of His Kingdom. (5) We must strengthen our present churches and launch an aggressive program of home missions. 139 From The Assembly Journals 1909 . . . "Upon presentation of the matter of pub- lishing the District Superintendent's report, a subscrip- tion was taken and upon motion a committee was or- dered to arrange for the publication of the minutes of the assembly if found advisable." E. J. Fleming, C. E. Cornell, T. H. Agnew, were appointed. Incidently, these men not only published the District Superinten- dent's report but also published the first Assembly Journal for the Fifth Annual Assembly. In 1910 a committee on unpublished records was ordered. They gave their report to the 1911 assembly. Most of the minutes from the assemblies from 1905 to 1908 were gathered but before they could be bound they were destroyed. In October, 1925, H. B. Garvin, District secretary, secured a copy of each assembly Journal from 1909 to 1925 and had them permanently bound. The district officers since that time have con- sistently preserved the records. 1910 . . . There was a committee to study the pas- tor's and superintendent's support and they presented one motion to allow the District Superintendent $250 a year for traveling expense. It carried. They presented another motion to allow the District Superintendent $1,000 for salary. There was a substitute motion to fix it at $800 but it lost so that voted a salary of $1,000 for the District Superintendent. 1910 ... An offering for $28.60 was taken for the district secretary. 1910 . . . The total cost for printing the minutes of 1909 was $39.50. The express and postage was $6.06, making a total of $45.56. The entire back page of the Journal was sold to the Christian Witness Company for advertising space at $5.00. Contribution came in from Terre Haute, Indiana, $ .50, up to, Chicago First Church of $6.76 from the various churches. Rev. T. H. Agnew gave $7.00 to help out on publishing the minutes. In the official minutes of 1911 there is a letter sent out by the District Superintendent, Charles L. Bealden, chairman of transportation committee, in which he had made arrangements for several pullman cars from Chicago to Marshalltown, Iowa. In the let- ter he states that the fare between Chicago and Marsh- alltown, Iowa, is $5.95 and that those living out- side of Chicago who desired to come to Chicago and those going to Marshalltown, Iowa, on the scheduled trains should get in touch with him. Arrangements have been made with Chicago and Northwestern Rail- road for special tour sleeping cars. These were in ad- dition to the standard pullman sleeping cars, chair cars, and coaches. The fare in the special tour cars will be $1.00 for double, upper or lower, birth for the trip. l'a«c> 1914, page 21 . . . The Assembly convened for a business session at 9 o'clock. Brother I. G. Martin of Chicago First Church in introducing the subject said: "No other church building outside of the city of Chi- cago, except Los Angeles, was large enough to ac- commodate the crowd of the General Assembly. I, myself, on the behalf of our First Church and through our beloved Dr. Bresee extend the invitation to the next General Assembly. We will entertain free all General Officers, Superintendents of publishing in- terests, and missionary interests, and all accredited delegates. We will also entertain at the lowest possible rate all visitors provided you will give us one evening's offering and the Sunday offerings. In 1917 the C. C. District had a Ministerial Associa- tion on the district level. It was a forerunner of present day Preachers Meetings. They met once a year and functioned under the District Superintendent and elected president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The District Superintendent report in 1917 included the following admonition: "We urge that our people follow the manual a little more closely in securing a new pastor, and that the office of District Superin- tendent, designated by our beloved General Super- intendent Dr. Bresee as the second highest in the church to confer upon a person, be honored and respected." (Rev. W. G. Schurman was the Super- intendent and he was not letting his name be voted on again as Superintendent.) In 1919 the following memorial was prepared for the General Assembly: "Inasmuch as the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene has not provided a teacher's training course for the Sunday School, be it resolved: (1) That a teacher's training course be provided (officially) for the whole church; (2) That a com- mittee be appointed to prepare this work; (3) That a General Sunday School Board and District Boards be provided to take up the Sunday School work, receiv- ing the examination papers, marking same, giving diplomas and having general oversight, that we may have trained teachers to train our boys and girls. In 1920 after the fourth election of Rev. C. A. Brown as District Superintendent the assembly voted to give him a month's vacation. This is the first recorded vacation given. 1921 Assembly voted to make a special offering out of the Dist. Home Missionary Fund of $100 each to the District Superintendent of North and South Dakota. 140 (Iowa. III. noli. Indiana. During the yean from 1908 to 1911 Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Nebraska. North and South Dakota were at one time or an- other a part of the Chicago Central District) (Half of Illinois. Michigan and Indiana) Chicago Central District 1905-1914 c4t cA Q la nee Chicago Central District 1914-1954 V._ \A hJTs/ z^^ 5 ^ \j£> J SV^^W »^r^T i^^rt ^^^^ CE^* 1 ^ f i _y- r 1 " a' i 1 i mf t i i TwrH 1 i Chicago Central District 1914-1954 1914 [Km, W-womin *«d Upper M.chigan] 1935 (IHinoi*) (Nortfcwr, IIKnOri) 1 948.—.—.—.—.—.—.—.— (Today i O.c*go C«ntr l Div District Assembly Information Date Place Gen. Supt. Dist. Supt. Dist. Sec'y Dist. Treas. Sept. 6-10 1905 Chicago, Illinois P. F. Bresee L. B. Kent Herbert Hunt Herbert Hunt July 25-29 1906 Chicago, Illinois P. F. Bresee G. C. Walker G. C. Walker Herbert Hunt Oct. 1-6 1907 Chicago, Illinois P. F. Bresee T. H. Agnew A. T. Harris Herbert Hunt Oct. 1908 Chicago, Illinois P. F. Bresee T. H. Agnew A. T. Harris Herbert Hunt Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 1909 Canton, Illinois P. F. Bresee T. H. Agnew E. J. Fleming Herbert Hunt Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 1910 Chicago, Illinois P. F. Bresee T. H. Agnew E. J. Fleming Herbert Hunt Sept. 20-24 1911 Marshalltown, Iowa H. F. Reynolds J. M. Wines J. A. Decker Herbert Hunt Oct. 9-11 1912 Chicago, Illinois P. F. Bresee J. M. Wines J. A. Decker Herbert Hunt Oct. 1-5 1913 Olivet, Illinois E. F. Walker L. Milton Williams E. P. Ellyson Charles A. Wilson J. W. Lawrence Sept. 23-27 1914 Olivet, Illinois P. F. Bresee I. G. Martin Charles A. Brown C. J. Henderson Sept. 8-12 1915 Olivet, Illinois E. F. Walker W. G. Schurman Charles A. Brown Herbert Hunt Sept. 6-10 1916 Olivet, Illinois R. T. Williams W. G. Schurman Charles A. Brown F. A. Runquist Sept. 5-9 1917 Olivet, Illinois J. W. Goodwin Charles A. Brown Charles A. Brown E. J. Fleming Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 1918 Olivet, Illinois R. T. Williams Charles A. Brown W. S. Purinton E. J. Fleming Sept. 3-7 1919 Olivet, Illinois J. W. Goodwin Charles A. Brown W. S. Purinton T. W. Willingham Sept. 1-5 1920 Olivet, Illinois R. T. Williams Charles A. Brown W. S. Purinton H. S. Keister Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 1921 Olivet, Illinois J. W. Goodwin Charles A. Brown Floyd B. Johnson H. S. Keister Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 1922 Danville, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant Floyd B. Johnson T. W. Willingham Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 1923 Olivet, Illinois H. F. Reynolds E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin T. W. Willingham Sept. 3-7 1924 Olivet, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin T. W. Willingham Sept. 9-13 1925 Olivet, Illinois J. W. Goodwin E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin T. W. Willingham Sept. 1-5 1926 Chicago, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin Laurence H. Howe Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 1927 Olivet, Illinois H. F. Reynolds E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin Laurence H. Howe Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 1928 Champaign, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin Laurence H. Howe Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 1929 Chicago, Illinois J. W. Goodwin E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin Laurence H. Howe Aug. 27-31 1930 Champaign, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin Laurence H. Howe Aug. 26-30 1931 Danville, Illinois H. F. Reynolds E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin Laurence H. Howe Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 1932 Springfield, Illinois J. B. Chapman E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin Laurence H. Howe Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 1933 Olivet, Illinois J. W. Goodwin E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin W. S. Purinton Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 1934 Olivet, Illinois J. B. Chapman E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin W. S. Purinton Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 1935 Danville, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin W. S. Purinton Sept. 2-5 1936 Decatur, Illinois J. B. Chapman E. O. Chalfant H. B. Garvin W. S. Purinton Sept. 1-4 1937 Champaign, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant A. L. Parrott W. S. Purinton Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 1938 Olivet, Illinois J. G. Morrison E. O. Chalfant A. L. Parrott W. S. Purinton Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 1939 Decatur, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant A. L. Parrott W. S. Purinton Aug. 28-30 1940 Kankakee, Illinois J. B. Chapman E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice W. S. Purinton Aug. 27-29 1941 Kankakee, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice W. S. Purinton Sept. 2-4 1942 Kankakee, Illinois H. V. Miller E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice W. S. Purinton Sept. 1-3 1943 Kankakee, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice W. S. Purinton Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 1944 Kankakee, Illinois J. B. Chapman E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice W. S. Purinton Aug. 29-31 1945 Kankakee, Illinois R. T. Williams E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice W. E. Eigsti Aug. 28-30 1946 Kankakee, Illinois H. V. Miller E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice Ralph Bauerle Aug. 27-29 1947 Kankakee, Illinois G. B. Williamson E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice Ralph Bauerle Aug. 25-26 1948 Kankakee, Illinois Hardy C. Powers E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice M. K. Millikan Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1949 Kankakee, Illinois D. I. Vanderpool E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice M. K. Millikan Aug. 30-31 1950 Kankakee, Illinois Samuel Young E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice C. B. Amies Aug. 29-30 1951 Kankakee, Illinois Hardy C. Powers E. O. Chalfant Ralph Rice C. B. Amies Aug. 20-21 1952 Kankakee, Illinois G. B. Williamson Mark R. Moore Ralph Rice C. B. Amies Aug. 19-20 1953 Kankakee, Illinois Samuel Young. Mark R. Moore Ralph Rice C. B. Amies Aug. 11-13 1954 Danville, Illinois Hugh C. Benner Mark R. Moore Ralph Rice C. B. Amies Page 142 District Assemblies. 1905-1908 1905 FIRST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Date: September 6-10, 1905 Place: Chicago First Church Presiding Officer: Dr. P. F. Bresee District Superintendent: Rev. L. B. Kent, Jackson- ville, Illinois District Secretary: Rev. Herbert Hunt, 1678 Flourney Street, Chicago, Illinois District Treasurer: Rev. Herbert Hunt, 1678 Flourney Street, Chicago, Illinois CHURCHES: Canton, Illinois, Herbert Hunt, pastor. Chicago, Illinois, 6417 Eggleston Avenue (January 1906, C. E. Cornell, pastor ) Mission Chapel, 93rd and Erie Englewood, 526-66 Place, A. E. Burlison, leader. Dunfirmline, Illinois, W. B. Golden, pastor, Lewiston, Illinois. Maples Mills, Illinois, W. B. Golden, pastor, Lewiston, Illinois. Flint, Michigan, Kearsley Street, G. C. Squire, pastor. Howard, Kansas, S. C. Brilhart, pastor. Kewanee, Illinois, 5th and Tremont, G. W. Glover, pastor. Omaha, Nebraska, 1909 Cununings Street. Peoria, Illinois, 705 North Adams Street, John Southey, pastor. Rochester, Indiana, C. W. Pattee, pastor. Stockton, Illinois, J. H. Meek, pastor. 1906 SECOND DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Date: July 25-29, 1906 Place: Chicago First Church Presiding Officer: Dr. P. F. Bresee District Superintendent: George C. Walker, Auburn, Illinois District Secretary: G. C. Walker, Auburn, Illinois District Treasurer: Herbert Hunt, 1678 Flourney Street, Chicago, Illinois CHURCHES: Auburn, Illinois, G. C. Walker, pastor. Bethel, Illinois, C. K. Spell, pastor. Canton, Illinois, O. W. Rose, pastor. Chicago First, 6417 Eggleston Ave., C. E. Cornell, pastor, Res. 6336 Eggleston Mission Chapel 93rd and Erie Avenue Englewood 526-66 Place, A. E. Burlison, leader Swedish Mission, 1923 North Clark, C. G. Stuberg, mis- sionary in charge — Res. 1920 Clark Street Northside, 313 Orleans Street Southside, 8715 Buffalo Avenue Dunfirmline, Illinois Flint, Michigan, Kearsley Street Hamilton Camp, Kansas, H. J. and Maude Starkey, pastors Howard, Kansas, S. C. Brilhart, pastor Kewanee, Illinois, 5th and Tremont, C. W. Lyman, pastor Maples Mills, Illinois, C. K. Spell, pastor Peoria, Illinois Rochester, Indiana Stieglitz Park, East Chicago, Indiana, A. T. Harris, pastor Stockton, Illinois, J. H. Meek, pastor Seymour, Indiana Topeka. Kansas, Herbert BufFman, pastor Five elders were recognized and four ordained. 1907 THIRD DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Date: October, 1907 (in connection with the General Assembly) Place: Chicago First Church Presiding Officer: Dr. P. F. Bresee District Superintendent: T. H. Agnew, Waverly, Illinois District Secretary: A. T. Harris, 210 Indiana Street, Hammond, Indiana District Treasurer: Herbert Hunt, 1678 Flourney Street, Chicago, Illinois CHURCHES: Auburn, Illinois, Bert Vaughn, supply Bethel, Illinois, O. W. Rose, pastor Canton, Illinois, O. W. Rose, pastor Chicago First, 6417 Eggleston Ave., C. E. Cornell, pastor, Res. 6336 Eggleston Chicago Second Church, 326 92nd Street, South Chicago, H. R. Hoover, pastor Englewood, 526-66 Place, A. E. Burlison, leader Swedish Mission, 1923 Clark Street, C. B. Stuberg, 1920 Clark Street Northside, 313 Orleans Street, C. G. Stuberg, 1920 Clark Street Southside, 8715 Buffalo Avenue, C. G. Stuberg, 1920 Clark Street Dunfirmline, Illinois, O. W. Rose, pastor Flint, Michigan, Kearsley Street Hamilton Camp, Kansas, H. J. and Maude Starkey, pastors Hammond, Indiana, 210 Indiana Avenue, A. T. Harris, pastor Howard, Kansas, S. C. Brilhart, pastor Kewanee, Illinois, C. W. Lyman, pastor Maples Mills, O. W. Rose, pastor Peoria, Illinois, J. A. Smith, pastor Rochester, Indiana St. David, Illinois, O. W. Rose, pastor Spring Ridge, Illinois Stockton, Illinois, Miss Mae Bailey, pastor Seymour, Indiana, H. C. Elliott, pastor Topeka, Kansas, Frank McCluney, pastor 1908 FOURTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Date: October 1-4, 1908 Place: Chicago First Church Presiding Officer: Dr. P. F. Bresee District Superintendent: T. H. Agnew, Waverly, Illinois District Secretary: A. T. Harris, 210 Indiana Street, Hammond, Indiana District Treasurer: Herbert Hunt, 1678 Flourney Street, Chicago, Illinois CHURCHES: Auburn, Illinois, O. W. Rose, Auburn, Illinois Chicago, Illinois, 6417 Eggleston Avenue, C. E. Cornell, pastor, 6356 Eggleston Avenue Canton, Illinois, 245 North First Avenue, C. W. Raymond, pastor Decatur, Illinois, 1055 North Dunham, James Hobbs, pastor Hammond, Indiana, 210 Indiana Avenue, Herbert Hunt, pastor Indianapolis, Indiana Kewanee, Illinois, Albert T. Harris, pastor Maples Mills, Illinois, B. F. Talbott, pastor Marshalltown, Iowa, Taylor Ferguson, pastor Newton, Illinois, Miss Versa Lyman, pastor Seymour, Indiana, J. T. Harvey, pastor Stockton, Illinois. Miss Goldie Thompson, pastor Terre Haute, Indiana, C. H. Strong, pastor Page 143 Statistical Chart No. No. Sunday Mission District General Home Ed. Year Churches Members School Soc. NYPS Finance Church Budget Budget Missions Budget NFMS 1905 1906 1907 20 1,093 844 180 14,509 49,610 222 ' A ) 1908 1909 17 1 ,162 1,147 238 22,181 62,785 119 953 1911 21 1,337 1 ,273 181 33,762 79 , 500 901 1,454 m 1911 (2) 1911 18 15 585 1 ,198 724 1,365 Division Statistics- 10 225 -(1) Iowa — (2) Chicago Centra! 13,235 31,250 619 25,094 47,525 626 868 1,427 1912 1913 1914 21 23 35 1 , 533 1 ,828 2,634 1 , 538 1 ,954 2,922 240 345 552 31 ,923 42,301 52,320 80,913 106,450 133.125 868 881 1 ,380 1 ,439 2,468 715 496 27 (B) 500 Division Statistics — (1) Indiana — (2) Michigan — (3) Chicago Central (1) 1914 7 536 748 128 12,033 26,800 540 (2) 1914 7 365 649 25 7,088 7,775 345 (3) 1914 21 1,733 1,525 399 33,199 98,550 1,227 1915 31 2,069 2,636 70 42,632 121,680 426 1,549 659 1,409 1916 37 1 ,865 2,629 137 47 , 568 139,973 1,113 3,062 698 2,365 1917 34 1 ,951 2,671 254 69,335 178,458 1,473 4,688 1,014 1,375 1918 35 1,938 2,649 306 68,300 198,790 1 ,264 5,268 1 ,426 6,148 1919 42 1,869 2,723 293 83,754 222,345 1,684 7,604 1,841 3,816 1920 47 1 ,982 3,130 462 132,528 301,115 2,067 19,297 4,309 2,138 1921 49 2,092 3,838 308 437 126,566 319,906 2,819 15,989 3,283 4,334 969 1922 53 2,292 4,046 205 541 126.373 400,953 1,832 15,533 3,071 770 215 1923 63 2,501 4.474 274 563 136,487 498,365 2,534 10,719 3,391 2,076 1,522 1924 71 2,952 5,982 340 762 156,464 519,690 3,068 6,866 3,379 5,212 1,247 1925 89 3,381 7,040 580 1,014 175,761 575,368 2,844 13,421 3,719 10,159 1,095 1926 96 3,712 8,072 556 1,072 229,320 657,405 5,008 17,896 4,386 24,077 1 ,250 1927 102 4,024 9,897 886 1 ,661 229,622 703,390 5.872 12,629 6,215 20,401 4,364 1928 105 4,421 10,382 951 1,374 264,104 845,383 9,386 11 ,625 6,454 1,854 3,158 1929 119 4,559 11 ,670 1,244 1 ,497 224,777 876,980 6,620 21 ,421 5,692 2,667 6,022 1930 105 4,887 12,373 1,517 1 ,842 241 ,774 909,136 ,8515 19,848 4,697 2,424 7,684 1931 117 5 , 602 13,686 1,728 2,342 196,643 849,875 6,391 19,930 5,551 3,199 8,803 1932 119 5,719 14,827 1 ,943 2,368 169,025 778,297 5,828 15.331 4.840 2,865 6,207 1933 115 6,253 15.890 2,905 2,824 140,325 720,744 4,619 13,515 4,225 2,197 6,295 1934 130 6,835 17,211 2,436 3 , 1 37 156,581 679,030 4,918 16.568 4,971 2,435 8,117 1935 137 7,222 17,404 2,828 3,201 187,147 674,026 5,632 16.829 4,932 2,622 10,478 Division Statistics- — (1) Wisconsin — (2) Chicago Central (1) 1935 21 672 1,402 301 232 13,483 62,543 874 1 , 579 (21 1935 116 6,550 16,002 2,527 2,969 173,664 611,483 4,758 15,350 1936 121 6,695 15,331 2,787 2,873 226,610 647,836 10,409 17,126 1937 133 7,162 16,194 2,841 2,796 252,523 646,010 9,941 25,858 1938 139 7,607 17,638 2,905 3,240 267,670 574 ,206 9,608 20,946 1939 141 8,001 18.033 3,091 2,937 294,353 705,145 9,495 21,366 1940 144 8,326 19,140 3,166 2,829 345,350 785,410 10,308 23,026 1941 163 8.898 20,268 3,253 3,143 376,415 824,050 12,323 21,135 1942 159 9,280 20,327 3,206 3,453 448,181 963,850 14 ,043 24,610 1943 166 9,304 19,581 3,444 3,445 549,757 1 ,007,500 15,979 30,938 306 4,626 5,328 4,818 10,658 6,327 5,719 11,988 6,426 7,163 14,224 6,621 8,906 14,169 7,711 11,250 16,478 7,545 8,841 19,365 8,445 8,091 22 , 522 4,954 19,741 26,385 Division Statisti cs — (1 ) Illinois — (2) Chicago Central (1) 1943 93 4,704 9,871 1,817 1 ,388 243,878 443,150 6,441 13,110 2,435 6,369 12,379 (2) 1943 73 4,600 9,710 1,627 2.057 305,879 564,350 9 , 538 17,828 2,519 13,372 14,006 1944 70 4,791 9,619 1.693 2,185 363,843 724,100 12,387 29,909 11,271 25,312 20,149 1945 82 5,056 10,120 1 ,836 2,260 444,554 690,765 12,569 31,922 10,882 8,395 27,081 1946 83 5,201 11,002 1 ,851 2,051 505,199 713,512 11,939 30,844 10,230 19,699 26,151 1947 93 5,352 11,561 2,055 2,042 588,159 1,019,900 12,657 35,132 12.988 15,503 28,833 1948 87 5,459 12,515 2,004 2,062 645,301 1,302,400 12,287 35,998 11,222 14,731 30,320 Division Statistics- -(1) Northwest Illinois — (2) Chicago Central (1) 1948 41 2 175 5,819 948 831 268,438 504,900 3,884 14 610 3 ,939 4 912 11 909 (2) 1948 46 3 284 6,696 1,056 1,231 376,863 797,500 8,403 29 505 7 283 9 819 18 411 1949 41 3 598 6,309 1,134 1,351 449,851 939,432 11,818 49 561 11 970 20 554 26 151 1950 46 3 812 6,380 1 ,246 1,352 461,375 1,054,204 14,694 37 890 11 616 15 463 22 103 1951 53 3 972 7,473 1,291 1,425 513,531 1,270.383 14,360 39 215 15 174 11 770 22 497 1952 55 4 161 7,462 1,495 1,440 621 .092 1 ,453,800 13,157 42 558 15 056 12 307 29 006 1953 51 3 746 7,392 1,517 1,395 612,063 1 ,617,950 14,607 44 661 11 110 11 512 34 494 TOTALS 11,367,909 309,263 840 199 254 830 316 845 470 000 (A) Specials not included in General Budget totals. Estimated amount brings total General Interest giving to $1,000,000. ( B ) Conservative estimate of gifts not included in budget brings the total giving to Olivet to approximately $500,000. Page 144 Summary and Analysis of Statistical Chart Churches Ch. Members S. S. Enroll. Property Total Raised District Then Now Then- —Now Then — Now Then — Now 1st Year 2nd. Year— 1953 Iowa, 1911 18 79 585 4,351 724 8,844 31,250 1,274,500 13,235 5,705,592 Indiana, 1914 (4 now) 7 299 536 22,938 748 49,368 26,800 7,545,586 12,033 24,125,834 Michigan, 1914 (2 now) 7 139 365 10,489 649 21,237 7,775 4,576,690 7,088 15,081.336 Wisconsin, 1935 21» 47 595 1,679 1,264 2.957 64,225 744,450 18,537 1,910.414 Illinois, 1943 93* 100 4,704 5,632 9,871 11 .976 443,150 1,657,415 243,878 4,895,725 NW. 111., 1948 41 54 2,175 2,638 5,819 6,104 504,900 1,149,925 268,438 1,694,128 Chicago C. 53 3,746 7.392 1,617,950 11,367,909 Totals 187 771 8,960 51,473 19.075 107,878 1,078,100 18,566,516 563,209 62,780.938 'Includes organized Churches and Missions. Chart of Contributions, 1905-1953 1 50 Chart of Contributions - 1905-53 General Budget Edu Dist ational Budget rict Budget Home Missions . ..••' '•.. -.. 1 1 / I | . /:' ! ■■•■• E I i 1 A \ V-J s „ A' 1 / » / / — — - / ■•- ,y \ L -- ... \ 1 ^ V / -— — . •>" .•• * / v 1 \ ■>, V 1 t S/ ■■'/ \*^ ' / 'i / s /N< s ^' - -v r •> *r=- '- J ' / r , -■■-■ ■■'" — -*" 1905 04 07 08 09 to "21 Tl 23 I* 25 26 27 '28 '29 '30 31 '32 33 34 35 34. 37 38 '39 40 '41 '42 '43 '44 '4S '4* '47 '48 '49 SO Si 52 53 A Camparison of the Chicago Central District with the General Church 1907 Church of the Nazarene Pentecostal Church of America After Union of 1907 Chicago Central District Churches 52 47 99 20 Membership 3,827 2,371 6,198 1,093 NYPS 546 35 581 180 Church Schools 2,486 2,230 4,716 844 Value Church Property 224,284 175,640 399,921 49,610 Raised for Missions 4,180 3,900 8,080 222 Total raised for all purposes 54,730 51,337 106,087 14,509 Advisory Board Members, 1909-1953 I 'C ' C. E. Cornell J. M Wines Edwin Burke F. M. Swain ■ W. R. Russell N N. B. Herrell ■ Herbert Hunt ■ J. C. Bohart ■ Ira Alters ■ C. L Bradley ■ Ed Richards J. W Lawrence 1. G. Martin ■ Frank Meguior. Jr. ■ U. E. Harding ■ David Anderson ■ E. E. Freshney ■ E. G Anderson ■ W. E. Shopard ■ E. S. Cunningham ■ M. E. Borders ■ Martha Howe ■ H. C Wilson ■ E. J. Fleming W. G. Sehurmon T. H. Agnew ■ H. S. Hester ■ C. H. Strong T. W. Willingham M. F. Grose G. Edward Gollop ■ W. S. Purinton H. V. Miller A. L. Parrott ■ L. A. Reed ■ W. E. Eigsti C. 1. OeBoard ■ R. E. Price James Garner R. E. Bauerie ■ Selden 0. Kelley Advisory Board Members 1909 ■ 19S3 ■ H. D. Mitchell 1905-1909 records loit. W. T. Atterbury rral District were two fine 1,,,™., ■[), Edwin Burke end David An- derson. They served 32 years each and were, together during 26 ol Roy Knighton these years. Fred Foster ■ ■ Uoyd 6. Byron ham for 14 years and W G. Schurman for 1 2 years. C. B. Strang the advisory board during these 50 years ■ H. W. Reed Howard Hamlin L. D. Morgan ■ W. N. Vanderpool ■ Lauren Seaman Elders Recognized by the Chicago Central District 1909 — Charles K. Ferguson Ernest J. Fleming John M. Wines 1910— C. I,. P.radley ]'.. T. Flanery \Y. I'. Fugate Will O. Jones A. H. Kauffman Frederick M. Lehman William 1). Merryman Ora A. Overholser Tames W. Short J. A. Williams 1912 — Ira Akers J. W. Lawrence J. S. Martin Lloyd Montgomery Gibeon 15. Strehl Cary G. Taylor F. W. Teachout H. R. Warner Charles Wiegele OBSERVATIONS A total of 68 district. Reverend 1913— W. R. Cain A. C. Clark W. J. Cross William Flock F. W. Magdanz 1914— J. W. Crawford I. H. Dennis C. E. Ellsworth 13. G. Halladay Cerema W. Jay F. M. Messenger Thomas Whiteford 1915— Louis W. Scott 1916— J. Warren Slote Mrs. Lettie Vernon Slote 1917 — John G. Kennedy Alfred J. Laird John Wesley Waltz 1918 — Henry O. Fanning G. Y. Kyle John S. Wallace 1919- — Aaron Mokestad Frank S. Robinson 1920- -Bernard Farson Walter Poole 1921- 1922- -J. W. Shipley -E- E. Carr 1924- — H. W. Cochran W. Fitzgerald G. L. Huddleston M. M. Kern 1. 1). Lemon L. J. Rice William Werkhauser 1925- -Clinton T. Bussey A. I). Potter 1926- -H. B. Jensen 1930- -H. E. Jessop H. A. Knapp J. T. Myers 1936— E. M. Cornwell Paul Moore C. A. Ketler Mrs. C. A. Ketler 1946 — Otis Bowman 1948— C. E. Snively Elder's Orders have been recognized by the Chicago Central District. One elder, J. M. Wines, later became superintendent of the J. W. Short became the superintendent of Indiana, Iowa, Western Oklahoma, Arkansas and Indiananolis. Ordained by the Chicago Central District 1909- 1910- 1911- 1913- 1914— 1915- 1916- 1917- 1918- 1919- 1920- 1921 — Millard T. Brandyberry Otto F. Goettel Francis J. Thomas Guy L. Wilson Speros 1). Athans William T. Means Clarence H. Strong Mattie Wines* J. W. Akers Lyda Brandyberry Carrie L. Felmlee Phillip Freis Thomas A. Gookin Warren C. Jones Ira L. Miller Charles A. Gibson E. G. Anderson A. G. Crockett Otis P. Deale R. M. Kell Hiroschi Kitagawa L. G. Milby Rollie Morgan R. R. Still W. A. Ashbrook Pearl Morris Adam R. Shipley Olin W. Waltz Mack E. Bouton Eva C. Butler Mrs. Zella Warner Deale Paul J. Goodwin Jessie O. Hoke Richard J. Kunze H. Highbee Lee Cora Ryan Roy V. Starr Wilmer C. Surber D. Demsper Tower Laura Trueblood Clarence C. White W. S. Purinton T. W. Willingham Mary Althouse Clara S. Laird 1). L. Mounts Viola Willison Ralph E. Bauerle A. J. Obrecht Clarence R. Mattison M. A. Thahabiyah Charles Bauerle Edward Gallup Eula Tav Pearl Russell C. E. West 1922 — George Chesemore Laurence Howe Arthur Xutt 1923— Mrs. E. R. Hansche Mrs. Nina Nutt 1924 — Etta Chesemore Mary Cooper P. A. Dean Millard R. Fitch A. J. Frank Selden I). Kelley Samuel Muse J. 1). Roach M. E. Stretch Delia B. Stretch 1925— C. A. Condon Clarence Fritsch R. C. Morsch Delia Smith 1926— Stella M. Adams Edith P. Long Harry Morrow Helen Peters Ralph Rice Edythe Rice G. D. Urschel Agnes I'rschel 1927 — Dorothv Cooper Noah Garvin Grace Milby G. N. Mitchell Milton Smith Eva Smiddy 1928 — Condon Amies Alta Fisher J. C. Fetterhoff Joseph Peters Andrew Spoolstra Sena Spoolstra 1929— M. L. Brown G. W. Cornelius T. H. Drake Mrs. S. A. Keel E. W. Larrabee Bertha Milby Leo Smiddy John Willingham 1930 — Clarence Hester M. K. Millikan Albert Schneider 1931 — Andrew DeSmidt J. W. Edge T. Y. Tones David Milby 1933— 193-1 1932— Russell W. Birchard Venice E. Blacketer Jesse W. lirown Grace E. Doke George H. I). Reader Anna Branch A. J. Doke A. B. Johnson Joseph P. Wolpe 1'. J. Wolpe -Walter Earl Allison W. E Crossman Lyle Eckley J. C. Hatcher Bertha Humble Robert Tones V. I-:. McCoy Ernest Rice H. W. C. Roberts Tyron Ross Archie Wilson T. T. Lidell Walter Stogdill J. R. Erp I). M. Howe Earl Phillips C. E. Stanley Percival A. Wesche ■Mamie Burton James Cummings W. W. deeding I'earle Hasselbring M. Richard ^oncs T. H. J. Leemhuis W. G. 'Rodefer Thos. E. Snider T. W. Swearengen O. F. Zachary Harold Johnston Walter Moore Lena Peters Walter B. Greek Tracy C. McCord Gordon Woods T. Melvin Anderson G. H. Burton Raymond Burton (',. W. Hoot Burrel Huddleston Edward L. Latham R. A. Nokes Ralph E. Perry Fred Schlosser 1941— Oren Baker Harvey Humble R. Y. -Layman Gilbert J. Spencer Clyde E. Williams 1935- 1936- 1937- 1938- 1939- 1940- 1942— Arthur L. Beard R. H. Canfield James H. Campbell Fay Fouse J. J. Gough William B. Kelly D. L. Leathers Paul Lee Wilma Raker O. R. Yates 1943— E. L. Carter Hallie Foster F. L. Hagley H. C. Hatton Sherman D. Hunter James E. Morris Donald S. Scarlett 1944— Morris Chalfant Fisk Foster Mrs. Walter deeding Kenneth Grider Hubert King June Mongerson Leo Steininger 1945 — Walter Eichenberger James Hillman Orville Peterson D wight T. Strickler Willard Taylor 1946— H. D. Bedinger Russell David Bredholt Donald Joseph Gibson Clifford Calvin West Glen Woodrow Williams 1947 — Fred Foster Ruth Jones Tames Livingston Willard Nabors Robert W. Sheppard 1948— C. Kenneth Sparks Roy L- Weigel James D. Holstein 1950 — Russell E. Dawson Burdetta Lepley Garnett Mitchell Leroy Reedy Walter W. Attig E. S. Gritten A. dordon Rice 1951 1952 -Frank Hawthorne John Theodore Holstein George P. Psaute 1953— Joe Hoch Lyle Jones OBSERVATIONS Thus far 221 have been ordained. *In 1911 Mrs. Mattie Wines was recommended to the General Assembly for ordination. The largest class of 13 was ordained in 1917. Not a year has passed since 19H9 without an ordination. Five of these became district superintendents: C. Warren Jones, Charles A. Gibson, M. T. Brandyberry, W. S. Purinton, T. W. Willingham and Lyle Eckley. Page 147 Delegates to the General Assemblies 1907 Delegates David Anderson J. C. Bohart Dr. Edwin Burke Mrs. Edwin Burke F. A. Wilkes Beserves Mrs. Emma Johnson Mrs. A. B. Young Mrs. M. C. Smith A. C. Lagerberg J. C. Beynolds Bev. Herbert Hunt 1911 Ministerial I. G. Martin W. E. Shepard L. Milton Williams T. H. Agnew E. G. Anderson Mrs. Mattie Wines L. G. Milby M. T. Brandyberry W. G. Schurman, Dist. Supt. Lay Edwin Burke Mrs. L. G. Milby F. E. Bichards Mrs. E. Johnson Mrs. Anna Langley J. A. Berry David Anderson Laura Trueblood C. A. Brown, Dist. Supt. E. G. Anderson T. H. Agnew J. E. L. Moore W. G. Schurman E. O. Chalfant, Dist. Supt. T. W. Willingham F. M. Messenger C. H. Strong B. H. Haynie W. G. Schurman E. O. Chalfant T. W. Willingham W. G. Schurman M. F. Grose H. B. Garvin G. Edward Gallup F. M. Messenger Laurence H. Howe J. E. Williams E. O. Chalfant T. W. Willingham W. G. Schurman W. S. Purinton H. B. Garvin H. B. Jensen H. W. Morrow vice Stella B. Crooks Balph Bauerle 1919 Grover Williams Mrs. C. A. Brown Dr. Edwin Burke David Anderson Mrs. Emma Trail 1923 Mrs. E. O. Chalfant Harry M. Messenger David Anderson Dr. Edwin Burke Mrs. Emma Trail Mrs. David Anderson vice Mrs. C. H. Strong 1928 J. A. Hirshbrunner vice Fred Hilker David Anderson Mrs. E. O. Chalfant Harry M. Messenger Dr. Edwin Burke Mrs. W. G. Schurman Carl S. McClain B. C. Boushey Mrs. David Anderson 1932 Dr. Edwin Burke Mrs. E. O. Chalfant B. C. Boushey vice David Anderson Mrs. H. B. Jensen C. S. McClain Mrs. W. G. Schurman H. H. Price Grover Williams Edna Wells Hoke Balph Hertenstein H. E. Jessop E. O. Chalfant T. W. Willingham W. S. Purinton H. V. Miller A. L. Parrott Bertha Humble H. B. Jensen H. B. Garvin Balph Hertenstein J. T. Myers Arthur Nutt E. O. Chalfant A. L. Parrott W. S. Purinton Bertha Humble Melza H. Brown H. V. Miller G. H. Harmon T. W. Willingham Balph Bice K. S. White Ernest Bice J. T. Myers vice H. B. Jensen E. O. Chalfant W. S. Purinton L. A. Beed A. L. Parrott Balph Bauerle Vura Morris E. O. Chalfant Balph E. Bauerle Boss Price M. K. Millikan H. Dale Mitchell A. L. Parrott Mina Nutt E. O. Chalfant Lloyd B. Bvron Harold W. Beed Balph Bice Bertha Humble 1932 (Continued; Harry M. Messenger Mrs. Edwin Burke Mrs. B. E. Home Mrs. Bertha Humble 1936 Mrs. E. O. Chalfant Dr. Edwin Burke David Anderson Mrs. T. W. Willingham Mrs. H. V. Miller Mrs. H. B. Jensen Mrs. David Anderson Mrs. B. W. Hertenstein Mrs. L. H. Howe vice Grover Williams Mrs. Florence Garvin Mrs. Bertha Ashbrook vice Fred Hilker 1940 Mrs. E. O. Chalfant Mrs. W. S. Purinton Mrs. A. L. Parrott Mrs. G. H. Harmon Mrs. H. V. Miller Dr. Edwin Burke Mrs. H. B. Jensen vice Bay Knighton Mrs. Melza H. Brown Carl McClain vice David Anderson Herman Price Bertha Ashbrook Mrs. K. S. White 1944 Mrs. E. O. Chalfant W. E. Eigsti Mrs. L. A. Beed Mrs. W. S. Purinton Mrs. Baloh Bauerle Mrs. A. L. Parrott 1948 Grover Van Duvn Mrs. E. O. Chalfant James Garner Ray Knighton Carl McClain Mrs. Balph Bauerle Velma DeBoard 1952 Howard Hamlin Mrs. E. O. Chalfant Mrs. George Mitcham Lauren Seaman William Atterbury General Board Members Eighteen men of the Chicago Central District have served or are serving on the General Board. Those who served on the Board of Foreign Missions are listed under Foreign Missions. The year indicated the beginning of their quadrennial term of service. Dr. Edwin Burke, Church Extension, 1911; 1915; 1919; 1924 and 1928. H. F. Beynolds, Education, 1911. J. W. Akers, Education, 1911. N. K. Clarkson, Bescue Commission, 1911. E. P. Ellyson, Education, 1915. W. G. Schurman, Bescue Work, 1915. J. E. L. Moore, Education, 1919. F. M. Messen- ger, David Anderson, Dr. C. E. West, Mutual Benefit, 1919. H. M. Messenger, Publication, Ministerial Belief, 1929. T. W. Willingham. Education, 1929; 1937; Ministerial Belief, 1938- 40. E. O. Chalfant, Home Missions; 1929; 1937; 1941; 1946, Education, 1946-48. Selden D. Kellev, Education and Church Schools, 1949. Harold W. Beed, Church Schools, 1950; 1953. 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