Phineas F. Bresee - A Prince In Israel - Media Sabda Org

New Fields
"While we have never sought to push this work as an ecclesiasticism, and our lack of funds--going
forth as we have, more especially to the poorer people--has been such as to preclude our entering
many doors which otherwise would have been opened to us, and securing agencies which might
otherwise have been employed, nevertheless, we have joyfully entered such doors as have been
clearly opened and our entrance made possible, using such agencies as in the providence of God have
been by Him raised up. During the year the work has been opened up at Ocean Park, where a
vigorous class has been organized, and under the pastoral care of the Rev. Thomas Fluck, promises
well for Jesus Christ.
"Several months ago work was so successfully opened at Salt Lake City by the Rev. I. G. Martin,
that at a subsequent meeting held by the Rev. C. W. Ruth, a Church of the Nazarene was organized,
and has been vigorously pushing the battle.
"At Boise, Idaho, a proposition to turn over to us a church and parsonage property, led to Rev. R.
Pierce being sent to that field, and the organization of our work there, of which Brother Pierce is
pastor.
"At Omaha, Neb., the Rev. J. A. Dooley and wife had for some time been carrying on an
independent work to push the cause of holiness in that great center. It came to be the desire both of
them and of the entire church to unite with the Church of the Nazarene, which transfer was made.
"Brother and Sister Dooley felt called some time since to go to Minneapolis, Minn., to open the
work there, and the church at Omaha is for a little time without a pastor, but seems to be in a
vigorous and hopeful condition. I hope soon to visit them and arrange for the continued prosecution
of the work there, in accord with the desire and faith of the heroic band who hold the fort.
"At Maples Mills, Ill., Rev. J. A. Smith, of Pekin, Ill. has recently organized a very promising
Church of the Nazarene, of which the Rev. William McFarland has been constituted pastor.
Openings For The Church Of The Nazarene
"Openings for the church are multiplying; hungry hearts longing for the gospel of full salvation
call us. People who see the need of organized church life, to hold and build up in holiness those who
are brought to the fountain of cleansing, and to press the new-born souls to the standing-ground of
perfect love, in many places beckon us to come. The felt insufficiency of holiness
evangelists--compelled to turn the results of their work over to the tender mercies of the careless or
opposed to the work, to die--look to us and wait for us to supply, or help to supply, this great need.
I am impressed that God wants us to occupy, to strongly occupy, the great centers. A great holiness
fire should be kindled, and be fed and propagated through simple but efficient organizations in these
great centers, which would soon shine out into the cities, villages and country round about. I feel
assured that God will speedily answer our prayer in raising up the proper agencies, and supplying
sufficient funds for this work. Our Christ can and will raise up the heroes to accomplish this planting
of the work.