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NEWS FROM THE HILLTOP continuedanointed preaching, and manyfound spiritual help at the publicaltars…. The Rev. Richard Miles,Vice President for Student Affairs,was presented a palm-sized personalcomputer by the GBS campusfamily before chapel services,February 6, in honor of his completionof graduate studies atLiberty University.continuedwill bring blessing to your church, and that is why I ampleased to commend him to you.” —Dr. Michael AveryConservative Holiness Church in southeast Ohio isseeking a full-time pastor. Salary plus benefit package andparsonage furnished. If interested, please call (740) 992-3194.SPECIAL INTERESTIndependence Bible School (K-12), located inIndependence, Kansas, is searching for a superintendent.Position to be filled on or before June 2004. Candidatesshould possess a proven holiness testimony and have administrativeexperience. Contact Stephen Douglas, 620-365-8075 or scdoug@alltel.net.HITHER AND THITHER“In Perilous Times…God is our refuge and strength, avery present help in trouble. This is the theme for the 53ndannual Interchurch Holiness Convention (IHC), which will beheld April 20–22 at the Convention Center in downtownDayton, Ohio. Evening speakers will be James Plank and PaulPierpoint. For more information call the IHC office, (812)-275-2119.The Rev. Dale Hayford, educator and editor, was electedunanimously as first general superintendent of the PilgrimNazarene Church, new Wesleyan/holiness denomination establishedDecember 6, 2003, at an organizing meeting held nearShreveport, Louisiana. David Taylor will serve as GeneralSecretary and Jim Dunegan as General Treasurer. Twenty-eightelders were given ministerial credentials and evangelists andmusicians were also recognized. Plans were laid for the firstGeneral conference, which will be held in Ohio, June 14–20.Average attendance at the five day conference was reported tobe about 250, and $63,000 was raised. The establishment of aPilgrim Nazarene Bible College has also been announced.GOD'S REVIVALIST and BIBLE ADVOCATE12
CALLED TO THE LEAST ANDTHE LOSTAlifetime of service for Paul andKatherine Martin really beganin the early years of their lives.Paul grew up in a parsonage. Hisfather, Robert, had attendedGod’s Bible School and Collegein 1925 and 1926 and had seenfirsthand the school’s passionfor ministry. Katherineattended GBS High Schoolfrom 1943 to 1946. She andher sisters formed a singingtrio, the Bane Sisters, andwent from church to churchin evangelistic meetings. In1951 the trio sang in achurch in Hollidaysburg,Pennsylvania. ThereKatherine met Paul, and in1952 they were married. Pauland Katherine traveled toCincinnati in 1955, wherePaul enrolled in the ChristianWorkers’ Course at GBS.In 1956, with two smallchildren in tow, the Martinsheaded to Washington, DC.There they began a lifetime of ministry for theAmerican Rescue Workers. This organization wasfounded in 1884 as a national religious and charitablemovement. ARW takes as its scriptural foundation theverses in Matthew chapter 25 that read, “For I was anhungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and yegave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visitedme: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”ARW targets its ministries to the homeless, alcoholand drug addicts, unwed mothers, and other needypersons. It operates shelters, rehab centers, and a varietyof emergency assistance services, as well asChristian counseling. Before the trip to Washington,Paul had already been involved in the ministry of ARW,serving as an officer in that ministry since he was sixteen.He grew up working in the mission inHollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, directed by his father.Little did Paul and Katherine know as they drovetheir station wagon into the nation’s capital city thatthey would spend a lifetime building God’s kingdomthere and ministering to many thousands of needypeople. Paul and Katherine eventually became generalswith ARW. Paul would go on to serve three fiveyearterms as National Commander. Their familywould grow to include three girls and two boys (theynow have thirteen grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren).One of theirdaughters would attend GBSHigh School and return to workin the ARW office. The work inWashington would grow fromthe first shelter in 1958 to amulti-million dollar complexwith a variety of ministries tothe needy.In August 2002, Paulretired as Commander-in-Chiefof ARW. One of the honors bestowed on himwas a scholarship founded in his name foryoung people who feel a call to minister to theneedy. The Martins have retired but continue toinvolve themselves in ministry. Their lives havebeen dedicated to spreading the life-changinggospel and reaching out to the least, the lost,and the lonely. The Martins aretwo of the many GBS alumniwho girdle the globe making adifference in the lives of needypeople. —Rev. Jack Hookerphotos top to bottom: (1) Katherine(Bane) Martin, GBS high school graduation;(2) The Bane Sisters Trio; (3)Headed to Washington, D.C., 1956;(4) Paul and Katherine Martin.MARCH 200413
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