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Charles Harrison Mason

Founder and chief apostle of the Church of God in Christ; received the baptism in the Spirit at Azusa Street in 1907.

Summary

This site quotes Charles Harrison Mason 4 times across 4 books, and lists 0 works.

  • Lived died 1961.
  • Quoted here most in Psalms: 1 of 4.

Charles Harrison Mason

Lived
died 1961
Tradition
Pentecostal
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4 of 4 quotations

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Quoted in full, because Charles Harrison Mason died in 1961 and these works are out of copyright. Each citation below names its edition and its year. A citation naming a modernised text means that edition makes its own editorial changes, and that edition's terms are not in this site's record.

“The Lord showed me that there was no salvation in schools and colleges; for the way they were conducted grieved my very soul. I packed my books, arose and bade them a final farewell to follow Jesus, with the Bible as my sacred guide.”

The History and Life Work of Elder C. H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-Laborers, compiled by James Courts, pages 26 to 27, 1920

Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. BSB

“The Lord showed me the humility of Jesus. How He came and presented Himself for baptism with the rest. I saw that I should not be above my Master.”

"Tennessee Evangelist Witnesses", The Apostolic Faith 1:6, signed C.H. Mason, 609 Stephens Ave., Memphis, Tenn., in the Apostolic Faith Church's transcription, checked against the scan, 1907

The rest of the quotation

If He needed the Holy Ghost, I needed it to do the will of God, and Jesus would give me a better consolation to my own heart.

Matthew 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. BSB

“When I opened my mouth to say glory, a flame touched my tongue which ran down in me. My language changed and no word could I speak in my own tongue.”

The History and Life Work of Elder C. H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-Laborers, compiled by James Courts, chapter VII, pages 36 to 37, 1920

Acts 2:3 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. BSB

“The Spirit through me has saved, sanctified and baptized thousands of souls of all colors and nations.”

The History and Life Work of Elder C. H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-Laborers, compiled by James Courts, chapter VIII, page 38, 1920

Revelation 7:9 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. BSB

Influence, on the record

  • This site quotes Charles Harrison Mason 4 times across 4 books.

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Founder and chief apostle of the Church of God in Christ; received the baptism in the Spirit at Azusa Street in 1907.

4 quotations across 4 books

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