ON THIS DAY (November 21): Jack Moore Dies in Shreveport

He played a pivotal role in the early ministry of William Branham

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Author, F.F. Bosworth: The Man Behind "Christ the Healer"
Copyright (c) 2020

#FFBosworth

#JackMoore

Rev. Jack T. Moore
(1905-1975)

On Nov. 21, 1975, Jack T. Moore, the man who introduced Gordon Lindsay to William Branham, died in Shreveport, La. He was 70.

It was Moore who said Branham's meeting with F.F. Bosworth was "love at first sight."

Moore was a oneness Pentecostal. In addition to being the founding pastor of Life Tabernacle Church, he had a lifelong career in construction. His company built many homes in Louisiana.

Moore played a pivotal role in the ministry of Branham, and he assisted Lindsay in the creation of The Voice of Healing. His support of Lindsay's ministry lasted for many years and it did not go unnoticed. His name is recognized to this day on the campus of Christ For The Nations, where the school's library is named, Jack Moore Hall. Freda Lindsay, Gordon's wife, has been quoted as saying, "There wouldn't be a Christ For The Nations if it wasn't for Jack Moore."

Moore learned about Branham, a Baptist preacher, in 1947. When he attended Branham's meeting, he reportedly saw first-hand Branham's amazing gift in the ministry of healing. Impressed, he welcomed Branham to his own church for ministry. Despite Branham's effectiveness in praying for the sick, his ministry fell short in some ways because of his lack of education and his inability to organize and promote his ministry. Moore stepped in to help Branham find a wider audience. After promoting Branham and arranging meetings for him  in several states, Moore reached out to Lindsay for help.

It was in March 1947 when Moore contacted Lindsay by letter and invited him to see Branham in Sacramento, Calif. At the time, Lindsay was pastoring a church in Ashland, Ore. He accepted Moore's invitation and drove to California to see Branham. What he saw in Branham"s ministry proved to be life changing as it altered the course of his own ministry. Lindsay felt led of the Lord to manage Branham's campaigns, and through his efforts, Branham became well known throughout the United States and other countries. Lindsay reported: "At the time I had already known Bro. Jack Moore for a number of years. God used this Brother to introduce me to the greatest ministry I have ever seen in my lifetime."

The significance of Lindsay's work was not lost on Moore. He wrote:

It is without hesitation that I say this was the first step in a process that changed the course of Bro. Lindsay's life completely, and consequently, perhaps, the lives of many others, for he initiated abd became the editor of THE VOICE OF HEALING magazine, reaching tens of thousands, where he once only touched the lives of a single congregation.

In January 1948, Branham conducted meetings in Miami, Fla., where he met F.F. Bosworth. Moore recounted:

Heaven smiled on us one night during this campaign when we were privileged to meet Rev. F. F. Bosworth, a veteran of the healing ministry in earlier days, of whom we had heard and read for many years. It was "love at first sight" for Brother Bosworth and Brother Branham, as well as the rest of us, and it was our later pleasure to have him work with us in the evangelistic party."

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Reference:

The comments by Jack Moore and Gordon Lindsay were taken from the book, William Branham: A Man Sent From God. It can be viewed here: http://www.williambranhamhomepage.org/mansent1.htm

Note: My book, F.F. Bosworth: The Man Behind "Christ the Healer," can be purchased here with a 25% discount. Use the discount code: BOSWORTH25.

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Fake News in the Early Days of the Voice of Healing

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Author, F.F. Bosworth: The Man Behind "Christ the Healer"
Copyright (c) 2020

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#WilliamBranham

When a reporter asked Mark Twain about reports of his untimely death, Twain, according to legend, said the reports of his death were greatly exaggerated.

Interestingly enough, the same could have been said about William Branham in 1948. The evangelist had left the ministry for a short time due to exhaustion and illness. However, it wasn’t long before his followers, including the readers of The Voice of Healing, began to speculate about his demise. Some were convinced that he had died. In an attempt the squelch the rumors and fake news, the Voice of Healing published the following report in the May 1948 issue:

The Rumor of Brother

Branham’s Death

Here is an example of the amazing propagating power of falsehood. Up and down the breadth of the land a rumor has gone forth to the effect that Brother Banham has died. Every effort has been made to reassure excited people who write us, phone us and telegraph us, that this rumor is untrue. Yet it seems to persist, with the supposed date of our brother’s death gradually being advanced. Brother Branham is very much alive, although it is true that the great strain of praying for thousands of people in the campaigns and then upon returning home to find others waiting at his doorstep for help, bears heavily upon him. We trust that every Christian who has an interest in the Branham campaigns will pray daily that his strength will keep up.

It is hard to read this report without thinking about the crises faced by today's church. Because of the onslaught of misinformation on such topics as politics, the presidential election, and the Covid19 pandemic, many believers have simply lost their way. Many are divided because of the consumption of outright lies and misinformation fed by certain news media and promoted on social media. Many, unfortunately, have no discernment. They can no longer tell the difference between fact and fiction. They cannot see the truth, even when it's staring them in the face.

Sadly, as it was with the story of Branham, so it is with us today.

  

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Pneuma Review: My Interview with Dr. LaDonna Osborn

She talks about her father, T.L. Osborn, and his relationship with F.F. Bosworth

#TLOsborn
#FFBosworth

This is an interview that I conducted with Dr. LaDonna Osborn, daughter of T.L. Osborn. I'm grateful to The Pneuma Review for its publication. The interview focuses on T.L. Osborn's relationship with F.F. Bosworth. It also takes a look at T.L.'s baptism in the Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. LaDonna answers questions about the gifts of the Spirit, E.W. Kenyon, Bible prophecy, and the significant ways in which Bosworth had an impact on her father's ministry.

The interview, which is published at pneumareview.com, can be viewed here.

#PneumaReview #LaDonnaOsborn #ChristTheHealer #ChurchHistory #Pentecostal #BosworthMatters

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Note: My book, F.F. Bosworth: The Man Behind "Christ the Healer," can be purchased here with a 25% discount. Use the discount code: BOSWORTH25.

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Jackson Free Press: ‘Learning to Roar in Mississippi from Anne, Hazel and Fannie Lou'

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Chairman, Anne Moody History Project
Copyright © 2020
 
#AnneMoody
#AnneMoodyMention

Jackson Free Press

Civil Rights Pioneer Anne Moody is mentioned in a recent article by Donna Ladd titled, “Learning to Roar in Mississippi from Anne, Hazel and Fannie Lou.” The article, dated Oct. 28, 2020, appears on the Jackson Free Press website. It can be viewed here:

Ladd is the editor-in-chief of the Jackson Free Press She writes about Moody’s book, Coming of Age in Mississippi, and the life that Moody describes while growing up in Centreville, Miss., which is located in the southwest part of the state, only a few minutes north of the Louisiana state line. Citing Moody, Ladd notes how white people literally got away with murdering black people in Mississippi. She recounts how the white community responded to the murder of Emmett Till, and she mentions the recognition that Moody has received in recent years. Moody’s legacy has been promoted by the Anne Moody History Project, which was birthed in the MTC/Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. Following is an excerpt from Ladd’s article:

Last week, we retraced civil-rights activist Anne Moody's steps down in Wilkinson County, where she started cleaning white people's houses when she was 9, even as white people were killing Black people around her with no punishment.

In her vital book, "Coming of Age in Mississippi," Moody talks about how the white woman she worked for as a teenager responded to news about the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till up in Money. Moody's boss wasn't aghast at Till's vicious murder; she started having "Guild" meetings in her home, serving tea to proper white ladies conspiring against the NAACP and dropping the n-word so her worker could hear. A strip of Highway 24 and her childhood street in Centreville is named for Moody now.

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Wilkinson Prison Donates $500 to Women’s Shelter

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Chaplain, Wilkinson County Correctional Facility
Copyright (c) 2020

#MTCChangesLives

Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) recently donated $500 to Catholic Charities Guardian Victim Services (formerly The Guardian Shelter for Battered Families). From Left: Warden Scott Middlebrooks, Program Director Dorothy Sylvester, Child Care Aide Naomi Henry, Program Specialist Lakitsha Rogers, and Michelle Higginbotham, administrative assistant to the warden. 

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WOODVILLE, Miss. -- Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) recently donated $500 to Catholic Charities Guardian Victim Services (formerly The Guardian Shelter for Battered Families).

Warden Scott Middlebrooks said WCCF was happy to make the contribution. “We care about our community, and we want to help the families that need the services provided by Catholic Charities,” he said.

Program Director Dorothy Sylvester expressed gratitude for the donation. “Guardian Victim Services has without a doubt felt the impact of COVID-19 as we see the steady decline in donations, our abilities to obtain supplies within in our local community as well as an overall increase in Domestic Violence,” she said.  “We are thankful for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility’s generous monetary donation to Catholic Charities. The staff and clients of Catholic Charities would like to express their gratitude and appreciation.”

WCCF is located in Woodville. It is privately managed by MTC or Management & Training Corporation of Utah.

From left: Administrative Assistant to the Warden Michelle Higginbotham, Program Director Dorothy Sylvester, Child Care Aide Naomi Henry, Program Specialist Lakitsha Rogers, and Warden Scott Middlebrooks. 

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#PrivatePrisons #Corrections #MTCChangesLives

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ROSCOE BARNES III, Ph.D., is a writer, chaplain, historian, and former newspaper reporter. He is the author of more than a dozen books and Gospel tracts. For more information about his work and history, see his Personal Profile here or visit his website: http://www.roscoebarnes.net. Connect with him on Twitter (@roscoebarnes3) or by email: roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com

 

Gideons Donate 500 Bibles to Wilkinson Prison

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Chaplain, Wilkinson County Correctional Facility

#Gideons
#MTCChangesLives

Gideons Charles Stroupe, rear left, of Meadville, and Jim Crawford of Brookhaven, recently donated 500 Bibles to Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF). Crawford is the president of the Brookhaven Gideon Camp. He and Stroupe are pictured here with Christopher Myers, left, and Ricky Keeton.

“The work of the Gideons requires the support of churches,” said Stroupe. “They are the ones who contribute the funds to make the scripture distribution possible.”

In previous years, and before Covid19, eight to 10 volunteers with Gideons International would visit the Woodville facility on a Saturday morning and distribute over 900 Bibles to offenders and staff. This time, only two Gideons came for the distribution. But instead of coming inside the facility, they delivered the Bibles to the loading dock, where the Bibles were picked up by the staff. In keeping with CDC guidelines, they each wore masks and observed social distancing. Chaplain Roscoe Barnes III said the Gideons are doing an important work and WCCF looks forward to their annual visits. “They are truly making a difference as they eagerly share the word of God with our staff and the men under our care,” he said. “The Gideons are caring and committed in their ministry to those who are incarcerated.”

Gideons Charles Stroupe, left, and Jim Crawford

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ROSCOE BARNES III, Ph.D., is a writer, chaplain, historian, and former newspaper reporter. He is the author of more than a dozen books and Gospel tracts. For more information about his work and history, see his Personal Profile here or visit his website: http://www.roscoebarnes.net. Connect with him on Twitter (@roscoebarnes3) or by email: roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com

My Appearance in Alliance Life Magazine (October 2000)

News report sheds light on my gospel tract ministry 

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Author, The Guide to Effective Gospel Tract Ministry

#GospelTracts
#AllianceLife

Call me Tractster. This is a short news item about my ministry of writing, publishing, and distributing gospel tracts. It was featured on page 7 in the October 2000 issue of Alliance Life magazine, the official organ of the Christian & Missionary Alliance. 

The story appeared a few years before the publication of my book, The Guide To Effective Gospel Tract Ministry (Churchgrowth.org, 2004). The book can be ordered here:
https://churchgrowth.org/product/the-guide-to-effective-gospel-tract-ministry/

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Alliance Life
(Page 7, October 2000) 

Tracts Become Popular Again

 Motivated by the work of Thomas Paine some 200 years ago, a modern-day pamphleteer from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, is using the printed word to bring about a different kind of revolution – a spiritual one. Roscoe Barnes III works as a journalist, but it’s his work in writing and distributing gospel tracts that has earned him the name “tractster.” 

“This is a proven way to effect lasting change and offer hope to people the world over,” says Barnes. “Readers may ignore a large book because of a lack of time or intimidation. But practically anyone will read a short tract.” He adds, “Despite the onslaught of today’s technology, I believe we can do today – with tracts – what Paine did with ‘Common Sense.’ It is commonly believed that Paine’s Pamphlet led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”

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ROSCOE BARNES III, Ph.D., is a writer, chaplain, historian, and former newspaper reporter. He is the author of more than a dozen books and Gospel tracts. For more information about his work and history, see his Personal Profile here or visit his website: http://www.roscoebarnes.net. Connect with him on Twitter (@roscoebarnes3) or by email: roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com.