Stephen E. Smith, former General Overseer at the 107th Annual Address, 2012 Some said they would never leave her. They embraced her doctrine and rejoiced in the theocratic government. They felt that special safety that exists only in the fold, and labored with us to...

By Robert J. Pruitt, former General Overseer, 92nd Annual Address, 1997 …after the Solemn Assembly of 1993, we are the “third part” mentioned in Zechariah 13:8, 9, which states: “And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall...

By M. A. Tomlinson, former General Overseer. 72nd Annual Address, 1977 It is a matter for concern today that there are some in the Church, by covenant, who do not accept the truth that they are in the One Church of the Bible. One time the Lord spoke to the prophet...

By A. J. Tomlinson, former General Overseer, 12th Annual Address, 1922 That this is the Church of God has been proven over and over so many times by a great cloud of witnesses that there can scarcely be any room for doubts among those who have traced its history...

By E. Roger Ammons, Communications Minister. After wandering in the wilderness for forty years, the Israelites crossed the Jordan and set up the Tabernacle at Shiloh (Joshua 18:1). Eli was the high priest at Shiloh for forty years (1 Sam. 4:18). His sons were sons of...

By James R. Horne, General CPMA Coordinator It was 115 years ago, on January 12, 1908, that A. J. Tomlinson received the baptism of the Holy Ghost that he had so earnestly sought. His testimony of receiving this gift has been recorded in our history and tells us of a...