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

Victory is in the air, and our God is leading us on to new conquests. The singing has been
especially good, and the musical part of the services has been greatly helped by our Peniel University
orchestra.
Our beloved senior General Superintendent, Rev. P. F. Bresee, was quite ill when the General
Assembly convened, and he is still a very sick man. Nevertheless, he has presided at the different
sessions of the Assembly, ably assisted by General Superintendent Reynolds. Dr. Bresee was
unanimously reelected as General Superintendent; and Rev. H. F. Reynolds was reelected by a good
majority. Dr. E. F. Walker was chosen as the third member of the Board of General Superintendents.
A Great Tide of Salvation
From the first session there has been a great tide of salvation. Already many have been saved and
sanctified. The first day was practically wholly devoted to worship. Evangelistic services have been
held every evening, with great congregations. In fact, the large auditorium is not sufficiently
capacious, and on Sunday, October 9th, the services were held in the great Ryman Auditorium,
erected years ago for Sam Jones to preach in. During the day, the congregations ranged from two
thousand five hundred to three thousand, and God gave us glorious victory. Dr. E. F. Walker
preached a mighty sermon in the morning from John 17:19. Rev. Bud Robinson gave a characteristic
message in the afternoon, and Rev. Seth C. Rees preached with unction and power in the evening,
taking for his theme, "The Cross of Christ."
In the Nazarene Messenger of October 26th, appeared the following from my pen:
Brotherly Love
Now that the Assembly is over, it is possible to see it in its general outlines, and discern its great
distinguishing characteristics. These may be briefly summed up as follows:
1. The spirit of brotherly love prevailed. While there were wide differences of opinion on many
points, and earnest debate on the floor of the Assembly and in the different committees, there was
no bitterness or harshness. The sincerity of all was unquestioned, and in everything that transpired
there was nothing which caused me for one moment to doubt the earnest purpose of every delegate
to promote the prosperity of the church and the upbuilding of the kingdom of God.
2. A very large proportion of the delegates were men and women of exceptional ability. They
showed this in their discussion of important questions before the Assembly, in the character of the
work which they performed on the committees, and in the able and luminous reports that emanated
from these committees.
3. The spirit of the body was progressive, and yet not too radical. While the Assembly kept fully
abreast of the onward sweep and growth of the church, it turned its face against everything which
seemed to be speculative and visionary, and refused in nearly every case to restate doctrines, or make
fundamental changes in legislation.