All with One Accord (Donald Gee) - Deal Pentecostal Church

The emphasis is Dr. Mackay's, not mine, but I think it very
difficult to overestimate the truth and importance of what he
writes. We welcome such wise and weighty words from one
whose authority is acknowledged throughout the churches.
The reference to the "lunatic fringe" is readily forgiven.
Indeed it is justified in some quarters. Only let it be
understood that a swing of the pendulum away from the arid
intellectualism of surrounding forms of Christianity has
almost compelled, and certainly encouraged, it. We have a
shrewd idea that something of the same kind of jibe was
levelled against Christ and the Early Church. We remember
the words of our Lord that the deepest joy of the gospel is
hidden from the wise and prudent and revealed unto babes;
and we note that He deliberately chose for His apostles men
of sturdy natural ability, but "unlearned and ignorant"
according to the schools. The Pentecostal revival is seeking,
not without difficulty, to find the true place in its heart for
consecrated intellectual talents. Meanwhile it has performed a
valuable service by its emphasis upon the inspirational and the
emotional essentials of the gospel. Without both those vital
and related elements Christianity is other than that presented
on the pages of the New Testament, and correspondingly
powerless. The secret of the success of these near "lunatic"
movements is simply that they appeal to something in the
hearts of multitudes of common people throughout the
world who never will be won for Christ by more logical and
formal presentations of the gospel.
The supreme value of Dr. Mackay's words lies in their
counsel regarding our attitude towards whatever movements
appear at first glance to be fanatical in certain features. As
soon as any revival develops denominational machinery, be it
ever so justifiable and excellent for its high purposes, there
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