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

Resolved, That we will follow them with our prayers for long years of increasing usefulness, and
that we will welcome them to our hearts and homes whenever, in the providence of God, they may
be in our midst. N. S. AVERILL, Secretary.
At the meeting of the Church Board of the First Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene, of Los
Angeles, California, held on the first Monday evening of December, 1915, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted; and on the following Sunday morning, they were likewise adopted by
a unanimous rising vote:
WHEREAS, Rev. P. F. Bresee, D. D., the greatly beloved senior General Superintendent and
founder, under God, of the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene, and the first pastor of this church,
after finishing his course, fighting a good fight, and keeping the faith has been crowned with final
victory and glory, and taken to the bosom of the Savior, whom he so devotedly loved, and so
faithfully served; and
WHEREAS, By his preaching, teaching, prayers, admonitions, godly example, and loyal,
self-sacrificing friendship to all of us, as individuals and as a church, he was greatly used of God in
strengthening our faith, deepening our piety, and intensifying our love for God and humanity, and
in very many instances, was our real spiritual father and
WHEREAS, BY his dauntless courage, heroic devotion, sweet simplicity of character, and deep
insight into the Word of God, as well as by his consecrated eloquence, rare powers of exegesis and
exposition, saintly life, and tireless labors in the kingdom of Christ, he was enabled to spread
organized scriptural holiness directly all over the American continent, and indirectly, throughout the
world; and
WHEREAS, In journeyings oft, in weary vigils, in good report and ill report, by voice, by pen,
by self-denial, by the sword of the Spirit, this peerless leader has led the people of God in many a
victorious onslaught against the citadels of sin, thus defeating hell, and causing heaven to rejoice;
and
WHEREAS, We as a church were most benefited by his sacred ministry, and stimulated by his
holy example, we desire not only to place on record our tender love and reverence for the memory
of this Prince in Israel, but to pledge ourselves to so follow Jesus in righteousness and holiness, that
when our work is ended here, we shall all meet dear Brother Bresee at the Eastern Gate, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we extend to precious Sister Bresee -- whose close walk with God has been an
inspiration to us all -- and to every member of her family, our heartfelt sympathy and prayers in this
time of sorrow; and, be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be adopted by a standing vote or the members of this board; that
they be read next Sabbath morning to the congregation, and put to a standing vote; that they be
inscribed upon the Minutes of this board, and that a copy thereof be sent to the HERALD OF
HOLINESS, with the request that these resolutions be published therein.