A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

A History of Christian Doctrine
go to court several times on charges of disturbing the
peace, as the Baptists complained against his meetings.
In 1919, when Ewart established a permanent church
in the Los Angeles area, he would sometimes baptize as
many as fifty people in one service. He recorded two
thousand names on the baptismal roll before he stopped
counting for fear that God would not be pleased. 71
Cook embarked upon an evangelistic campaign in
1914 to bring the Jesus Name message to the Midwest,
where he had earlier brought the Pentecostal message. In
St. Louis, he baptized “Mother” Mary Moise, who administrated
a home for the downtrodden; her associate,
“Mother” Barnes; and Ben Pemberton, a young minister
under her. In Indianapolis, Cook baptized two influential
pastors, L. V. Roberts and Garfield T. Haywood, and they
baptized their congregations. A total of 465 people were
baptized in Jesus’ name in Indianapolis, in the first such
event east of the Mississippi River.
The baptism of Haywood (1880-1931) was particularly
significant. He was the black pastor of a large interracial
congregation, an extremely influential teacher, and
the publisher of a widely read periodical, Voice in the
Wilderness. He was undoubtedly the most prominent
black leader of the Finished Work camp, but his gifts as
teacher, preacher, author, and songwriter were recognized
by blacks and whites alike.
In 1911 Haywood had obtained ministerial credentials
with a small, obscure organization called the Pentecostal
Assemblies of the World that began in 1906 or 1907 in Los
Angeles. At this time its general superintendent was J. J.
Frazee of Portland, Oregon, who had come out of Florence
Crawford’s ministry there. By 1913 Haywood had influ-
70