Lesson Ten
Pentecostal Pioneers (Continued)

E. N. Bell:
•	E.N. Bell was born in 1866 and surrendered his life to God early in life. 
•	He became a Baptist minister for seventeen years. 
•	He received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in 1907 in the North Avenue Mission in Chicago.
•	Along with Howard Goss he called a gathering of ministers in Arkansas where the Assemblies of God was organized. 
•	He became the first chairman of the Assemblies of God.
•	He published a magazine called the "Word and Witness." 
•	He founded and for a short time edited the "Pentecostal Evangel."
•	In 1915, at a camp meeting at Jackson, Tennessee, L. V. Roberts who in turn had been baptized by Cook baptized Bell. 
•	A great revival broke out and eleven preachers were baptized in Jesus Name.
•	E. N. Bell died in 1923.

Oliver F. Fauss:
•	Oliver Fauss was born in 1898 in Oklahoma. 
•	While he was still young his family moved to Texas where he was converted.
•	 He received the baptism of the Holy Ghost in 1911. 
•	He was baptized in Jesus Name in 1915 and entered the ministry.
•	He spent the early years of his life on the evangelistic field. 
•	In 1929 he founded Bethel Gospel Tabernacle in Houston which he pastored for forty years. 
•	He served as chairman of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ for two years, and was elected Assistant General Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church in 1947, a position he held until 1971.

William T. Witherspoon: 
•	W. T. Witherspoon was born in Pennsylvania in 1880. 
•	He died in 1947.
•	He received the baptism of the Holy Ghost in 1912. In 1915 he was baptized in Jesus Name and received the Oneness Truth. 
•	In 1917 he established the Apostolic Gospel Church in Columbus, Ohio, which grew to be one of the largest Oneness churches in the world.
•	He was chairman of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ from 1938 - 1945. 
•	He was elected Assistant General Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church in 1945, a position he held until his death.
Andrew Urshan:
•	Andrew D. Urshan was born in Iran in 1884. 
•	In 1900 he was converted and came to the United States in 1902. 
•	He began preaching the gospel in 1904.
•	In Chicago he had won some Assyrian converts and held services with them in a room in the Moody Church. 
•	There the Holy Spirit fell upon these Assyrian Christians.
•	 Bro. Urshan received the Holy Ghost on July 4, 1908. 
•	They were obliged to leave the Moody Church and worship elsewhere.
•	William Durham ordained him in 1910.
•	In 1917 he began the publication of a paper called the "Witness of God" which he continued until his death. 
•	He wrote many songs and books. 
•	He evangelized throughout the world and spent many years as a conference speaker. 
•	He was a strong Oneness and Holiness preacher He died in 1967.

L. C. Hall:
•	L. C. Hall was a prominent Pentecostal preacher who became well known because of his extensive contribution to Pentecostal hymnology. 
•	He was a very talented pastor and evangelist.
•	He published a number of fine hymnbooks and wrote many songs including "Jesus, Jesus" and "Deeper in Thy Love O Jesus."
•	He believed and preached the Oneness Truth. 
•	He was the first chairman of the Pentecostal Ministerial Alliance in 1925.

Samuel McClain:
•	Samuel McClain was born in Georgia in 1889. 
•	When he was fourteen years of age his family moved to Arkansas where he was converted and began teaching a Bible class at sixteen.
•	He became a schoolteacher and received the Holy Ghost in 1912 in the same school building where Pentecostal services were conducted.
•	He was ordained in 1914 and was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ in 1916. 
•	He became a pioneer preacher and established many Pentecostal churches. 
•	For a few years he was the editor of the "Apostolic Herald." He died in 1969.

A. H. Argue: 
•	A. H. Argue was born in Ontario, the son of a Methodist preacher.
•	He became a successful businessman in Winnipeg. 
•	In 1907 he went to Chicago and received the Holy Spirit in the North Avenue Mission. 
•	When he returned home he conducted tarrying services in his own home and a great revival broke out.
•	He devoted his life to an active evangelistic ministry and thousands were converted under his ministry.
•	 For some years he published a paper "The Apostolic Messenger."
•	 He died in 1959 during his 91st year.

A. G. Ward:
•	A. G. Ward was one of the pioneer preachers in Canada in the Trinity Pentecostal organization. 
•	He began his ministry as a Methodist minister on the Canadian prairies. 
•	He received the Holy Spirit in Winnipeg and for a number of years was secretary of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. 
•	He died at the age of 78 in 1960.

Franklin Small:
•	Franklin Small was one of the Pentecostal pioneers in Canada. 
•	He was one of the first to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit in Winnipeg in 1907. 
•	He became the Assistant Pastor to A. H. Argue in the first Pentecostal Assembly in Winnipeg. 
•	He led in the formation of the Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada.
•	He was a strong preacher of the Oneness Truth and Water Baptism in Jesus Name. 
•	Unfortunately he accepted the Calvinistic theory and promoted this doctrine throughout his fellowship. 
•	He pastored Zion Apostolic Church in Winnipeg for 29 years.

Clarence L. Cross:
•	One of the earliest pioneer Pentecostal preachers in Canada was Clarence Cross. 
•	He began his ministry as a young Holiness preacher with his uncle, Alexander McCready. 
•	In 1907 he attended a convention in Watertown, New York where he heard about the Pentecostal experience. 
•	In 1908 he attended his first Pentecostal service in a home in Athens. Later that same year many from the area received the Holy Ghost.
•	In 1911 a division came in the work aver the "Finished Work of Calvary." 
•	The responsibility of pastoring those who stood for this truth was laid upon Brother Cross, then 22 years of age. 
•	He founded the Outlet Camp meeting at Lansdowne, Ontario, for over fifty years. 
•	The Outlet Camp Meeting is the oldest Pentecostal Camp in North America.
•	The writer of these Bible notes was converted under the ministry of Clarence Cross.

Lesson Ten
Self Help Test

A. Without referring to your notes write a brief biography of each of these:
1.	Oliver Fauss:

2.	William T. Witherspoon:

3.	L. C. Hall:

4.	Andrew Urshan:

5.	Franklin Small:

B. Who was the pastor of the following churches?

1.	Zion Apostolic Church, Winnepeg:

2.	Apostolic Gospel Church, Columbia:

3.	Bethel Gospel Tabernacle, Houston:

C. Who founded the Outlet Camp Meeting, Lansdowne, Canada?