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

then of Missouri; and Rev. N. B. Warrington. In his report, Brother Bresee stated that Brother
Creighton preached twice with great effectiveness; that Brother Warrington was regarded as the
Abraham of the campmeeting, and was one of the honored fathers of the holiness work; and that
Brother Kent was one of the oldest preachers of the Word, and expounder of the doctrine and
experience of holiness, that he had ever had the pleasure of hearing.
A Meeting In Seattle
In September, 1901, Dr. Bresee started for Seattle, accompanied by Brother C. E. McKee, and
Brother and Sister A. F. McReynolds. He held a ten days' Pentecostal meeting in that city. In
speaking of this meeting he said: "There were some peculiarly striking cases. A gentleman was
sanctified who had come twenty-five miles to attend the meeting. A friend of his, a member of our
church in Los Angeles, had written him to be sure to come. He came, testified to his sonship in Jesus,
and when the opportunity was given, came at once to the altar, earnestly opened his heart and mouth
in prayer, and received the baptism of the Holy Ghost, which cleanses and fills. He went on his way
rejoicing. I have been permitted to meet a number of old friends, among them Rev. H. D. Brown and
wife and sister. He is pastor of Battery Street Methodist Episcopal church. I had the pleasure of
giving him a license to preach when we were both comparatively boys. He is much the friend of the
Church of the Nazarene. His wife and sister are both eminent Christian workers. The last day of the
meeting was one of power and great blessing. There were twenty-five seekers at the altar, many of
whom were either converted or sanctified. During the eight days, there were sixty seekers. One of
the hopeful things about the work has been the fire of full salvation kindled among the Swedes in
the Swedish Methodist Episcopal church. Seattle greatly needs a strong, vigorous Church of the
Nazarene, under able leadership, to push the cause of holiness in this and adjoining states. We trust
that this may soon be."
A Poetical Description
Dr. Bresee thus describes the scenery in the Siskiyou mountains: "We were at an altitude of a little
more than four thousand feet. Below us were the tops of tall pine trees. On the right and left were
the forests of pine and fir. Mountains and hills spread out before us, and rising again, mountain on
mountain, as far as the sight could extend--variegated forests, green and deeper green, with here and
there hillsides of russet gold. Over all were the silver clouds, darker here, and there, the sun shining
through the rift, while spread over mountain and valley was a most beautiful rainbow, crowning
nature's greatest beauty with heavenly glory. It told us of the mountains of God, with the rainbow
round about the throne."
As the years went swiftly by, Dr. Bresee made many journeys in the interest of the great work that
God had called him to. These will be referred to in chronological order in subsequent chapters.
An account of the early period of the Church of the Nazarene, and Dr. Bresee's fellow laborers
in the kingdom of God, would not be complete without at least a brief sketch of Brother J. H.
Crowell, who was even then a veteran in the army of the Lord. At one of the Tuesday afternoon
holiness meetings, in November, 1900, he spoke of his experience, which was one of the most
thrilling in all the glorious annals of Christian martyrs and heroes. He was converted at the age of