History of the Restoration Movement


THIS I REMEMBER ABOUT B.C. GOODPASTURE
Rex A. Turner

This issue of Sound Doctrine is dedicated to the memory of the late B.C. Goodpasture, who was the editor of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE for a period of thirty-eight years. During those years he often included in the columns of the Advocate articles entitled, "This I Remember." Some of those articles were historical, some were novel, and some were humorous.

My understanding is that his widow, Mrs. Freddie Goodpasture, purposes to compose a book of the best of B.C. Goodpasture's writings; and without doubt, she will include many, or perhaps all, of his, "This I Remember," articles and/or editorials. In the meantime, this scribe would like to leave on record for those of this generation, and also for those who may come on the scene of action in later generations, a personal record of some things I remember about B.C. Goodpasture.

I remember my first meeting with B.C. Goodpasture. The occasion was in the home of the late Gus Nichols. Goodpasture was in a meeting with the church in Jasper, Alabama. He was then in his early forties, and I was in my early twenties. I had heard the late John T. Lewis speak quite favorably of him, and I was not disappointed. Goodpasture was tall, handsome, and dignified. He was gentle in manner, alert, and quite friendly. As a timid country boy-preacher, I never could have imagined the many associations and periods of fellowship that I would be privileged to have with that man over the next four decades.

I remember my second meeting with B.C. Goodpasture—a meeting in his home in Atlanta, Georgia. The time was the fall of 1938, and Foy E. Wallace, Jr. was in a meeting with the Highland Church in Montgomery. He expressed a desire to go to Atlanta to visit Goodpasture, and thus the late Howard L. Foshee and his wife Della drove him to Atlanta. I was invited to go along. My! what a trip that was. There I saw Goodpasture's tremendous library as well as a building stocked full of used religious books. Wallace said to Goodpasture: "B.C., Rex is your next door neighbor. You would not object to your selling him books on the credit, would you?" Goodpasture replied affirmatively, but all the while I was thinking, "next door neighbors," and I was more than two hundred miles away from Corner, my home community. I had experienced a certain anxiety all day, for I was the farther most distance away from Corner that I had ever been. I had hardly gotten adjusted to my living in Montgomery—a distance of 130 miles from Corner. Anyway, for the next hour or more Wallace and Goodpasture laid out choice books which I should have in my library. From their conversation and comments on that one occasion, I learned a great deal about books, particularly books of the pioneer preachers. The books which they laid out for me included a fifty-two volume set of "The Pulpit Commentary" for the price of $20.00, if my memory serves me well. As we hurriedly left Atlanta for Montgomery in order to arrive on time for the evening service, my mind dwelt delightfully on the books which I had been privileged to purchase on credit. I owed Goodpasture $115.00, which debt I was to pay at the rate of $5.00 per month. That purchase of books made the difference for me. Those books are still a vital part of my library. They are the very books that every preacher, young or old, needs to have in his library. From that day forward I began in earnest to build a library, and I am continuing to do so even until this day. My trip to Atlanta was a red-letter day. Goodpasture knew books. He loved books. He read them, and he retained what he read. He was perhaps the most widely read person, in over-all phases and fields of history and literature, with whom I have ever been associated.

I remember the great assistance which B. C. Goodpasture gave me in the early years of Alabama Christian College which institution opened on September 14, 1942. Those years were hard and discouraging. The school had no standing in any circles, whether academic circles or brotherhood circles. In quest for funds for the operation of the school, I drove to Tennessee often in those years, and particularly to Nashville. I was able to raise far more money in Tennessee than I could commence to raise in Alabama. On each trip to Nashville, I would call on B. C. Goodpasture for suggestions relative to Christian businessmen who might be persuaded to make financial donations to the school. Time and again B. C. Goodpasture directed me to numerous brethren—which grew in time to be a long list of them. He always attended our fund-raising meetings and/or dinners. He took occasion every time to speak in behalf of the school, and he always made a financial donation to it. He encouraged the late J. L. Perry, Sr. to accept a position on the Board of Directors of the College. In turn, and over a period of years, J. L. Perry, Sr. contributed thousands of dollars to the College. Goodpasture's wife, Cleveland Cliett Goodpasture, was a close friend of a great and wonderful woman, Lillie Armstrong Burton; and through that avenue, as well as others, Sister Burton became interested in the College. On two different occasions Sister Burton saved Alabama Christian College from financial bankruptcy. On each of those occasions, as well as other times, she donated $25,000.00 or more. Such sums added up to a lot of money in those days. Sister Burton's husband, the late A. M. Burton, also contributed from time to time, and the contributions of that couple to Alabama Christian College over a period of years ran into a great and generous sum of money. No one can really know my fear and trepidation as I walked the streets of Nashville in those days in an effort to solicit money for Alabama Christian College. I was from a limited social background-country people, in fact. I had no measure of self-confidence, no flare for salesmanship, and no prestigious cause to offer. I was a low-key representative for the College. My only redeeming characteristic was that I did persevere in the task at hand. I shudder to think what my task would have been like if I had not been so favored by B. C. Goodpasture. There was no selfish purpose or reason why B. C. Goodpasture should have been so kind and considerate of me in those days. I was not on his level in any respect-academically, socially, or religiously, except that he and I were brethren in Christ. The fact is that I was an underdog college president, and B. C. Goodpasture always held a place in his heart for the struggling underdog. Only eternity can reveal what B. C. Goodpasture meant to Alabama Christian College. If ever there was a man who was a friend and supporter of all the Christian schools and colleges, Goodpasture was the man.

I remember B. C. Goodpasture's appearance, time and again, on the College's annual lecture programs. He never turned down an invitation to appear on the program unless he already had a prior engagement. His lectures were always par-excellent, and his presence on the program lent much prestige to the lectureship. He paid his own expenses to appear on the program; and as a matter of record, in those years he never billed Alabama Christian College for a single advertisement which was run on the pages of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE.

I remember B. C. Goodpasture's invitation for me to join the staff of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE. Goodpasture called me long distance to extend the invitation. The date was November, 1953 twenty-four years ago, as a matter of fact. I was very honored to be a staff writer for the GOSPEL ADVOCATE.

I remember the counseling words of B. C. Goodpasture sometime after the death of his beloved wife, Cleveland Cliett Goodpasture. The occasion was an "honors program" at David Lipscomb College. E. H. Ijams was the speaker. Goodpasture chose to sit at a table by the side of me and the now deceased L. R. Wilson. He said to us among other things: "Brethren, you cannot know, except by actual experience, the grief and sorrow and loneliness which one undergoes in the loss of a companion." He then entered upon a eulogy of his late wife, and he concluded by saying: "Take every occasion to tell your wives that you love them and appreciate them." I had been in the Goodpasture home enough to know that he had practiced well what he was preaching to us. He and his wife Cleveland had been a model husband and wife couple.

I remember the night I spent in the Goodpasture home after Goodpasture was married to Sister Freddie Goodpasture. The occasion was an annual dinner sponsored by the Goodpasture Christian School in honor of Goodpasture. Bill Ruhl had invited me to be the after-dinner speaker. The school's dining room was filled to capacity. There were present several from Atlanta, and they also spent the night in the Goodpasture home. Goodpasture was very enthused that night. He seemed to have enjoyed some of my jokes, but more than the dinner and my speech, he was enthused over the progress of the Goodpasture Christian School. That school was an apple-of-the-eye to him to the day he died. The Goodpasture Christian School is a high-level, viable institution, both spiritually and academically.

I remember Goodpasture's invitation for me to write the Teachers' Annual Lesson Commentary. I was in the Advocate office by chance, in the fall of 1973, and J. Roy Vaughan called me into his office. He related to me how that Goodpasture had discussed with him in the matter of inviting me to edit the Commentary. Though Goodpasture was out of his office at that moment, Vaughan said that I should not leave until Goodpasture returned. Goodpasture had invited me to write the Commentary some years before, but I was compelled to decline as a result of my already heavy work-load. Anyway, the invitation was a real boon to me. I had just been terminated at Alabama Christian College—after thirty-one years—and I really felt that there was little place for me to make a significant contribution to the kingdom. Goodpasture was a great source of comfort and strength to me in those disappointing days, as well as in the even more sorrowful days which followed.

I remember the love and sympathy which the Goodpastures showed me and my wife during the illness and death of our daughter, Jacqulin (Jackie) Long. My wife and I will never forget their long distance calls to Atlanta during her illness. They both talked from separate receivers, and they let us know that their hearts were bleeding with ours.

I remember our first meeting with the Goodpastures after Jackie's death. They were in Montgomery for the annual lecture program of the College. Opal and I called from Atlanta to inform them that we would be returning to Montgomery late on Thursday night, and we requested that they have breakfast with us at the Holiday Inn the next morning. We will never forget how that wonderful couple stood with tears in their eyes as we entered the dining room. During that breakfast period B. C. Goodpasture related that someone has said-he may have given the name of the person, I am not sure— "The purest earthly love is the love a father has for a daughter. He has ambition for his son, and passion for his wife; but for a daughter, he has nothing but the purest of thoughts." Some people are so concerned with their own personal welfare that they do not know how to sympathize with or hold empathy for others, but such was not the case with the Goodpastures. One great characteristic of Goodpasture was his being sensitive to and responsive to the welfare and needs of others.

(If anyone should know the author and the exact words of the above quote, I shall be very grateful for the information.)

I remember the funeral of the late B. C. Goodpasture. It was a sad occasion, and it was a joyous occasion. A great warrior had gone to his happy hunting ground. I was honored to have a part in the funeral service.

These personal matters I have related in order that the readers of Sound Doctrine may have a knowledge of the measure of B. C. Goodpasture. He was a man of sterling character, a man of abiding faith, and a man of untiring scholarship. True, he was a man, and there is no absolute perfection in any mere man, but he was a man who stood tall among men. Hopefully, young men will be moved by his example.

SOUND DOCTRINE, July /August 1977 Volume 2 Number 3, Page 2,3

Benton Cordell Goodpasture

On Friday morning, February 18, the illustrious pilgrimage of our beloved brother B.C. Goodpasture, editor of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE since 1939, came to an end. He would have been eighty-two this coming April 9.

But the life of brother Goodpasture is not to be recorded for posterity in length of years, but in depth of devotion, in height of attainment, and in breadth of service. His contributions to the betterment of the world in which he lived lie in various areas - preacher, author, editor, elder, educator. In addition to all this, he was a friend to every good work, making sacrificial personal contributions, and using his influence to encourage others to contribute.

It was the privilege of this writer to hear brother Goodpasture speak on several occasions, including his very last public address, which he delivered so beautifully on the lecture program at Freed-Hardeman College earlier this month. The GOSPEL ADVOCATE, under his superb editorship, has been mailed into our home each week as far back as we can remember. We talked with him by phone only a few weeks before his death. But we were not closely associated with him, as were some others. Observe what some who knew him best said about him.

Willard Collins, Vice-President of David Lipscomb College, said "B.C. Goodpasture is a 'giant' among present day preachers." He further stated, "He is a product of the American way of life. He is an example of what hard work and devotion to duty can accomplish in this great country. "

In speaking of brother Goodpasture's qualifications as an editor, Rex Turner, President of Alabama Christian School of Religion, and fonner President of Alabama Christian CoUege, said: "B.C. Goodpasture is qualified by way of innate intellectual capacity and scholarship ... " He further said that he was "qualified by way of integrity and purity of character, by a spirit of humility and by a loyal dedication to the word of God ... " "In the third place," says brother Turner, "B.C. Goodpasture is qualified by way of good common - sense judgment, keen wit, and a great sense of humor. "

The late L.R. Wilson said: "All of our Christian schools that have kept faith with their founders owe a great debt to the 'GOSPEL ADVOCATE,' and to its present editor, which they will never be able to repay. Without doubt, many thousands of dollars have been contributed to all of these institutions as a result of the facile pen of B.C. Goodpasture. It is doubtful if the financial contributions of any one man have meant as much to all of our Christian schools as has the combined contributions received by them as a result of the encouragement given by the present editor of the 'GOSPEL ADVOCATE'."

Our late beloved brother Gus Nichols said, "Personally, I consider B.C. Goodpasture as the greatest and best gospel preachers whom J have ever had the privilege of hearing. I doubt that any living preacher could excel several of his great masterpieces which I have heard under varying circumstances. He is truly a master of assemblies. His presence commands attention. His voice was rich and mellow with pathos which at times plucked the heartstrings of those who heard. His delivery was warm and fervent with interest in his audience whom he loved and admired. He always spoke deliberately and with ease—yes, and without notes. His vocabulary was always ready to lend him the right word, or phrase, or the right quotation, at the right time. His illustrative material made one think of the parables of Jesus. His power of exhortation and persuasion made his discourses and invitation extended almost irresistible. But as I view B.C. Goodpasture. . . it will take the divine picture of his whole life of loving and sacrificial service in the kingdom of God, both as a great preacher and editor of the 'GOSPEL ADVOCATE,' to portray the greatness of this man whom I love and admire for his works' sake."

The late, great H.A. Dixon, who was President of Freed-Hardeman College, said: "The chief secret of brother Goodpasture's success as a writer lies in his great intellect. He has been and is an avid reader and student through the years. He knows the truth, and he knows how to present it effectively. His editorials art pungent, often terse, and sometimes, in dealing with foibles of brethren he has, as did our Lord, employed withering sarcasm and irony. His figures are apt, his illustrations are perfectly suited to the occasion and his words are chosen with care so that every reader is able to understand. No word is wasted, and no figure is inappropriate. His articles demonstrate what he is preeminently interested in naked truth, in exact facts, and in divine authority. He has ever stood for the simplicity of the gospel, and for the triumph of truth."

Athens Clay Pullias, President of David Lipscomb College, said: "His guiding the 'GOSPEL ADVOCATE,' and in his general leadership in the brotherhood,' he has shown the stature of a spiritual statesman; in personal bearing, he is dignified, calm, and thoughtful. Perhaps the most accurate phrase to describe the man is this: he is a man of ha1anced judgment and careful scholarship, a sober judge of men and of events, and a tower of strength to the cause of Christ."

Brother Guy N. Woods, who was an intimate friend of brother Goodpasture, said: "I have never known brother Goodpasture to be guilty of any action which might remotely be regarded as unworthy of a Christian gentleman. I have, on the contrary, known of repeated instances where he has turned aside to favor those whom he knew had not supported his interests, and the interests of the 'GOSPEL ADVOCATE.' Only a man of great magnanimity is capable of rising above pettiness and meanness of spirit in this fashion and of thus imitating the example of the Lord. My knowledge of, and genuine respect for, these characteristics have endeared him to me through the years."

When the history of God's people in the twentieth century is written, very few names will stand so prominently or shine so brightly as the name of Benton Cordell Goodpasture. Though he has fallen - nay, risen - his good influence will live as long as the world may stand.

(All quotations in this article are from the book SERMONS AND LECTURES OF B.C. GOODPASTURE.)

-Bobby Duncan, Words of Truth, Vol. 13 No. 11, Friday, February 25, 1977, pages 1,4

B.C. Goodpasture: A Prince Among Men

That Friday morning of February 18, 1977, seemed so unreal. A call from Ted Underwood at the Advocate office informed me that Brother Goodpasture had suffered a massive stroke late the afternoon of February 17. Stunned and saddened I went promptly to the Father's throne in prayer. Countless others did the same thing that Thursday night and early Friday morning as news spread of his extremely critical condition. The Father was implored that he might be spared, might fully recover and carry on his great life's work for years to come, But moments later a second call from Brother Underwood informed me that Brother Goodpasture was gone.

The mighty oak had fallen. The gifted preacher had preached his final discourse. The prolific penman had written his last article. The towering editor had edited his last paper of the almost two thousand issues that covered his long tenure as editor of the "Old Reliable." The congenial BCG had told his last anecdote to add wholesome color to a conversation or to illustrate with vividness a point in a sermon or lecture. He had made his concluding decision in behalf of truth and for the ardent advancement of the sacred cause when he loved better than We itself. He had given his last gift to an appreciative child. He had promoted his last good work. The lad from Livingston who became the man with a mission had fought his final heroic battle on the firing line for Christ.

Words of tribute have already appeared in this great journal relative to the late and lamented Goodpasture. The present tribute will depict a few of the foundational, fundamental and fervent facets of this many-talented man.

David mourned the death of Abner in tribute to the fallen military giant the Shepherd King said, "Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?" (II Sam. 3:38). Relative to the preaching and editorial giant who has but recently left earthly scenes the precious passage also bears a similar sentiment, an ardent appropriateness. The fallen Chief of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE is worthy of every syllable that will appear in this tribute and then not even the half can be told.

A PRINCE IN THE PULPIT

Brother Goodpasture began to preach in October of 1912. Had he lived till this fall he would have preached the gospel for a full sixty-five years. His first sermon was on the theme of faith. His last lesson was on "Paul's Final Charge." This concluding message was given at the Freed-Hardeman College Lectureship on Tuesday, February 8, 1977. Some three thousand people heard this dynamic discourse. It was presented superbly and without flaw.

Brother Goodpasture had no superior as a preacher in our generation. Brother Gus Nichols, himself a great and gifted preacher once called Brother Goodpasture the finest preacher he ever heard. In the GOSPEL ADVOCATE, May 3, 1973, Brother Guy N. Woods, one of the greatest preachers of any age himself, said of Brother Goodpasture, "He is one of the greatest preachers of all time." Brethren Nichols and Woods knew great preaching when they heard it.

By both native characteristics and acquired training he was truly the master of assemblies. His speech style was with ease and fluent. He always spoke without notes. From an amazing array of both scriptural and secular knowledge he could draw with eloquence and ease from his vast reservoir of rich Biblical and secular lore. What he drew at a moment's notice never failed to enhance and enrich his particular discourse. His voice was well modulated and filled with resonance. His pulpit decorum was that which belonged to the regal dignity of a prince. His grammar was flawless; his enunciation was as perfect as any speaker of his era. He possessed an amazing vocabulary and made every word count. He boiled down his message and gave his fortunate audience the meat of the message. His scholarly grasp of the Bible, of Hebrew and Greek, of literature, of the entire Restoration movement, of human nature and of current happenings was in constant evidence in every sermon be gave, in every lecture he delivered. Every time he preached he raised the· dignity of twentieth century preaching. How great would have been our loss if this talented person had chosen another line of work rather than gospel preaching.

A PRINCE AMONG EDITORS

To an earlier generation the names Lipscomb and Sewell and the GOSPEL ADVOCATE, were synonymous. Mention of the two men demanded recognition of the paper. During the twentieth century the name of B.C. Goodpasture has been the most prominent name among GOSPEL ADVOCATE connections. For some fifty-seven years he was associated with the paper as Circulation Manager, as contributing penman, as staff writer and as editorial chief since March 1, 1939, Some two weeks from the day of his death would have witnessed the completion of a full thirty-eight years in the editor's chair. Nearly half of his illustrious, eventful and colorful life was spent as the Chief Builder and the Guiding Architect of our oldest, best and most influential paper, the GOSPEL ADVOCATE.

It was in this responsible role that he influenced literally tens of thousands weekly. This he did by his own great editorials, by what his family of writers wrote and by what he kept out of the Advocate. A wise, judicious editor has to know what to include, what to omit and just when an approved article or planned editorial will accomplish the maximum amount of good. In all of this he was eminently successful.

I served as a writer for some sixteen years and on his staff for about eight years. It was a great honor to be on his writing team. He was always kind and gracious to me. He used every article my wife sent him through the years. He was like a father to the two of us. In all my dealings with him I never found him failing in the art of friendship to my family or to me. We have lost a fine, fine family friend in his passing.

A PRINCE IN GENEROSITY

Goodpasture and generosity have had much more in common than their beginning with the same letter of the alphabet. His generosity knew no bounds. He was a modern personification of the Biblical principle that "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35). Like the beautiful and benevolent Barnabas of his classic biographical sermon Brother Goodpasture was generous of hand, generous of heart and generous of judgment. Legion are the people he helped and many of these never helped him that first time in the extension and circulation of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE! But he did not help people just to receive help in return. That was not his brand of generosity. Good works in the twentieth century have had no finer or more generous promoter than Brother Goodpasture. He served a God of generosity and a Lord of liberality and he emulated both in his own lovely life of generous giving.

Brother Goodpasture was both thrifty and generous. This little story will illustrate that point rather vividly. I was once traveling with Brother and Sister Goodpasture. In one of his purchases he figured up how much he had saved by stopping at this place where the prices were somewhat lower. Sister Goodpasture remarked, "He will use that savings to do something for someone, perhaps on a book to give to someone." He spent his life giving of himself and of that which a gracious God had bequeathed to him.

A PRINCE IN FRIENDSHlPS

Brother Goodpasture knew how to make friends; he knew bow to keep friends; he knew how to be a friend. These are the intense imperatives of real friendship. Numbers of preaching brethren were befriended by him. His brand of friendship was often extended to brethren who had been mistreated. He possessed the marvelous knack of knowing when a call from him, a letter or the use of an article by a brother would be the very tonic that. a disenchanted spirit and a discouraged disposition needed for a resurging revival. He would not turn his back on a brother who was down as long as he believed the brother was sound and wanted to do the right thing. He was the friend that sticketh closer than a brother (Prov. 18:24). He was the personification of Emerson's friend with whom one could be sincere and in whose presence he could think aloud. He wrote a beautful book and valiant volwne on what real friendship is all about.

A PRINCE AMONG MEN

The following words fit so well,
'His life was gentle, and the elements
So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, 'This was a man! ' "
The cynical philosopher Diogenes once walked the city streets of ancient Athens with lantern in hand in the daylight hours. When asked the WHY for this unusual action he declared he was searching for a man. Had he met Brother B.C. Goodpasture he would nave realized his quest. the lantern could have been extinguished; the search could have been terminated. Jeremiah, in sixth century Judah, was sent to find a man in Jerusalem (Jer. 5:1). Again had the sensitive seer met BCG his quest would have been a signal success.

Brother Guy N. Woods paid respects to him as a man in the GOSPEL ADVOCATE, May 3, 1973. He delightfully depicted his character as being "as rugged, as firm, and as immovable from principle as the Cumberland mountains which overshadowed the area whence he came." In his bearing he pictured Brother Goodpasture as being 'one of the most dignified, poised and cultured men I have ever known." He called him a great man and one possessed of a strong personality. Brother Woods again stated that. "in the only true and real sense of the word, he is, in many respects without an equal in the brotherhood ... He is the only prominent man in the brotherhood from whom I never saw a statement or sentiment with which I disagreed!" Brother Woods paid an unusually noble compliment to his "greatness of spirit." This great tribute from the erudite Guy N. Woods, one of the dearest friends Brother Goodpasture ever had, closes by saying, "An eminent statesman once said that were it to be discovered that intelligent beings inhabit some stellar planet, and it was his responsibility to select a representative of the human race to be sent there in demonstration of our best, his selection would be Alexander Campbell. Were I making the selection, it would be B.C. Goodpasture." It is significant to observe that at the Woods Appreciation Dinner on February 7 that Brother Goodpasture fully reciprocated this sentiment and said the same about Brother Woods. Were two to be sent on such a mission my selection would have been B.C. Goodpasture and Guy N. Woods.

A PRINCE OF SCRIPTURAL SIMILlTUDES

In character analysis is of Biblical personalities Brother Goodpasture had neither peer nor superior in our Son, the rich young ruler and other Bible characters were classics. It is doubtful they will ever be surpassed out there in the future. Brother Goodpasture made these Biblical personalities come alive before his audience. Brother Goodpasture not only knew these persons by Biblical acquaintance with them but he emulated them in his daily decorum. Like Abel, he being dead yet speaketh. Like Enoch and Noah, he walked with God. Like Abraham, he was a man of faith. Like Isaac, he loved peace and pursued it. Like Jacob, he was a prince' of God. Like Joseph, he was a man of personal purity. of a tolerant and forgiving spirit. Like Moses, he was a powerful leader of men. Like Samuel, he never ceased to pray for God' s people; he never ceased to teach us the grand and glorious way to travel to the city of God on high. Like Joshua, he was a conqueror. Like Caleb, he was strong and sturdy at fourscore and past. Caleb in his eighties was still a warrior. So was the gallant Goodpasture. At fourscore and five Caleb had Hebron on his mind; at nearly fourscore and two the eminent B.C. Goodpasture had heaven upon his mind. Like the Shepherd King, he sought the God of his fathers all his earthly pilgrimage. Like Isaiah, he was stately as a man and magnificent in his mission. Like Jeremiah, he was sensitive of soul. Like John the Baptist, he was a great preacher. Like Peter, he spoke as the oracles of God direct. He was a book, chapter and verse preacher. He never believed that the day of the proof text was gone and it was not gone from the type of preaching he did. Like Andrew, he had a good name at birth; he retained that good name; he added a lovely luster to that name. Like Barnabas, he was a gem of generosity. Like Paul, he preached the whole counsel of God. Like Luke, he was always loyal and dependable. Like the Christ he loved and honored, it was his will do to the Father's will. Farewell to the Faithful Warrior. We possess the heavenly hope for him and for all of us of meeting again in fairer climes and upon brighter shores.

-Robert Taylor, Words of Truth, Vol. 13, No. 16, Friday, April 1, 1977

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