IPHC Historic Timeline Centennial Notes

Centennial Notes

By Dr. Harold Hunter

Year: 1907
In October of 1907, G.B. Cashwell published the first issue of The Bridegroom's Messenger out of Atlanta, which he edited for one year before resigningn to concentrate fully on his evangelistic efforts.

Having direct exposure to the Azusa St. Revival led G.B. Cashwell, who came out of Crumpler's congregation, to produce the Bridegroom's Messenger from 1907 until 1909, edited by Mrs. A.E. Sexton. This magazine is currently published by Beulah Heights Bible College in Atlanta, Georgia. In October of 1907, Cashwell published the first issue of The Bridegroom's Messenger out of Atlanta, which he edited for one year before resigning to concentrate fully on his evangelistic efforts. Cashwell's Bridegroom's Messenger was adopted as the official organ of this church until further arrangements. The periodical was designed to spread the Pentecostal message as widely as possible with its mixture of sermons, editorials, and reader testimonies from across the Southeast and even the country by those who had experienced the manifestation of tongues. Cashwell claimed that Pentecostals followed the truth that could not be disproved based on the Scriptures, and he argued that the new movement had shown the unbelief and insincerity of a number of Holiness leaders. Cashwell told readers of Bridegroom's Messenger that tongues constituted the evidence of the Holy Spirit that made "your calling and election sure."⁽⁶⁸⁾ In a letter to Azusa published in The Apostolic Faith, Cashwell rejoiced that "He is coming soon, and the bride must be dressed and ready. . . . Heaven seems nearer every day. I hear the music. I see the city. Glory be to God." Cashwell also reported that an angel had told a fellow Pentecostal whom he considered trustworthy that "it will not be long." In the inaugural issue of his paper, Cashwell announced that his goal was for God to announce on the day of judgment that the Bridegroom's Messenger had warned the world to be prepared for Christ's return. By 1909, Cashwell had left the PHC and later sought to distance himself from Pentecostalism, even rejoining the Methodist church before his death from a heart-attack in 1916.

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Centennial Notes

Year: 1907
In October of 1907, G.B. Cashwell published the first issue of The Bridegroom's Messenger out of Atlanta, which he edited for one year before resigningn to concentrate fully on his evangelistic efforts.

Having direct exposure to the Azusa St. Revival led G.B. Cashwell, who came out of Crumpler's congregation, to produce the Bridegroom's Messenger from 1907 until 1909, edited by Mrs. A.E. Sexton. This magazine is currently published by Beulah Heights Bible College in Atlanta, Georgia. In October of 1907, Cashwell published the first issue of The Bridegroom's Messenger out of Atlanta, which he edited for one year before resigning to concentrate fully on his evangelistic efforts. Cashwell's Bridegroom's Messenger was adopted as the official organ of this church until further arrangements. The periodical was designed to spread the Pentecostal message as widely as possible with its mixture of sermons, editorials, and reader testimonies from across the Southeast and even the country by those who had experienced the manifestation of tongues. Cashwell claimed that Pentecostals followed the truth that could not be disproved based on the Scriptures, and he argued that the new movement had shown the unbelief and insincerity of a number of Holiness leaders. Cashwell told readers of Bridegroom's Messenger that tongues constituted the evidence of the Holy Spirit that made "your calling and election sure."⁽⁶⁸⁾ In a letter to Azusa published in The Apostolic Faith, Cashwell rejoiced that "He is coming soon, and the bride must be dressed and ready. . . . Heaven seems nearer every day. I hear the music. I see the city. Glory be to God." Cashwell also reported that an angel had told a fellow Pentecostal whom he considered trustworthy that "it will not be long." In the inaugural issue of his paper, Cashwell announced that his goal was for God to announce on the day of judgment that the Bridegroom's Messenger had warned the world to be prepared for Christ's return. By 1909, Cashwell had left the PHC and later sought to distance himself from Pentecostalism, even rejoining the Methodist church before his death from a heart-attack in 1916.