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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">“<b>TWO
ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/" target="_blank">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">September 19, 2012</p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">
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</p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>2012-09-17
- JONATHAN GOFORTH - Revivalist in China</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>(Written
by David Smithers - forwarded by Andrew Strom)</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT">“<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>You
must go forward on your knees,” was the advice Hudson Taylor gave
to a young Canadian missionary named Jonathan Goforth. Mr. Goforth
faithfully and fervently followed this advice throughout all his
missionary endeavors in China. Yet, after thirteen years of faithful
praying and preaching, and what most would consider a very successful
ministry, Goforth became restless and dissatisfied. It was at this
time an unknown party from England began sending pamphlets on the
Welsh revival of 1904. Goforth was deeply stirred as he read these
accounts. “A new thought, a new conception seemed to come to him of
God the Holy Spirit...” He then gave himself to much more prayer
and Bible study. Goforth now found himself being driven by a fresh
vision, a vision for a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit.</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>Soon
he began to meet daily with other missionaries to pray for revival.
These men vowed to God and to one another that they would pray unto
revival came to China. In 1908 Jonathan Goforth’s prayers and
dreams began to be realized. Goforth began going to different
missionary stations and simply led his fellow missionaries in prayer.
Then suddenly earnest prayer gave way to the open confession of sin.</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>It
was when the Christians came clean, confessed and forsook their
secret sin, that the Holy Spirit rushed in like a mighty wind. Truly
it was this open and honest confession of sin that was the most
striking feature of the revival. Everywhere Mr. Goforth went revival
would spread, and almost always in the same way. First prayer was
encouraged among the Christians, which then spontaneously led to
heart-breaking confessions of sin. And then like a flood, the lost
were brought into the kingdom by the thousands. “Men were searched
as with fire.” One after another broken-hearted believers emptied
themselves through the uncovering of all secret sin. Mr. Goforth
clearly identified unconfessed sin among Christians as a major
hindrance to God-sent revival.</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>Walter
Phillips describes for us one of Mr. Goforth’s revival meetings;
“At once, on entering the church one was conscious of something
unusual. The place was crowded to the door and tense, reverent
attention sat on every face. The people knelt for prayer, silent at
first, but soon one here and another there began to pray aloud. The
voices grew and gathered volume and blended into a great wave of
united supplication that swelled until it was almost a roar. Now I
understood why the floor was so wet - the very air was electric and
strange thrills coursed up and down ones body”</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>When
Mr. Goforth preached, “The cross burned like a living fir in the
heart of every address.” It was the person of Jesus Christ who was
exalted throughout the entire revival as a King and Savior who must
be reckoned with. In the midst of this great revival Jonathan Goforth
clearly saw that all of his previous sweating and striving had reaped
only frustration. He came to the firm conviction that revival is only
born through humility, faith, prayer and the power of the Holy Ghost.
Goforth writes, “If revival is being withheld from us it is because
some idol remains still enthroned; because we still insist in placing
our reliance in human schemes; because we still refuse to face the
unchangeable truth that ‘it is not by might, but by My Spirit.’”</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
This article </b></span><b><span style="text-decoration:none">on</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
Jonathan Goforth by David Smithers is very helpful from a “Revival
Standpoint”. Dr. J. Edwin Orr followed much along the same line,
with excellent results.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Mr.
Goforth spent 6 weeks in Korea at the beginning of their entrance as
a nation into Christianity. Multitudes came to Christ at that time.
Unfortunately, Goforth felt he had to return to China, God’s
appointed commission for him. The new Korean believers did not have
grounding in the essential Foundation Truths of Hebrews 6:1-2. They
were perplexed w</span><span style="text-decoration:none">hat</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
to do about “baptism”! The older men among the new believers
decided that if all went home and had a bath in Jesus’ Name, this
should be satisfactory. (Billy Graham’s baptism formula is: “I
baptize you in the Name of Jesus, in whom the fullness of the Godhead
dwells bodily: Father, Son and Holy Spirit!” That seems to cover
all bases!) The new Korean believers all did so with great blessing,
and the Church of Korea then took off.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">The
above article by Goforth was made available by “Revival List”
<<a href="mailto:prophetic@revivalschool.com">prophetic@revivalschool.com</a>> - Moderator Andrew Strom of New
Zealand. Mr. Strom is a believer in “Proving all things - holding
fast to that which is good.” One of his areas of proving - took
place with the 1948 “Latter Rain” Visitation at North Battleford,
Saskatchewan; and he takes a pretty strong stand against this
Visitation. God led me </span><span style="text-decoration:none">in
1945 </span><span style="text-decoration:none">to Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan to the </span><span style="text-decoration:none">B</span><span style="text-decoration:none">ible
College founded and directed by George R. Hawt</span><span style="text-decoration:none">in</span><span style="text-decoration:none">.
In 1947 they moved to North Battleford, and in February of 1948 this
unusual visitation took place. It majored on the restoration of the
City Presbytery with the laying o</span><span style="text-decoration:none">n</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
of hands; the 5-fold ministries of Ephesians 4:11-12; and the
Heavenly Choir seen in the meetings of Mrs. Maria Woodworth-Etter. 12
Embryonic Revival Principles came together at that time, and can be
reviewed on our Website <<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org">www.2rbetter.org</a>>, and clicking on
“Embryonics”. Under “Interlinear”, the full “Outlined
Interlinear NT” can be found. It has not been updated and
Proof-read, but does have Strong’s numbers attached to the
significant Greek words, plus my personal note</span><span style="text-decoration:none">s</span><span style="text-decoration:none">.
These do not appear in the proof-read and updated printed version,
which can be obtained by contacting <<a href="http://www.BTJohnsonPublishing.com">www.BTJohnsonPublishing.com</a>>.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Like
many revivals, this Northern Canada 1948 Visitation, has “pros and
cons”. John Wesley experienced the same in England. Dr. John Roddam
came to our home in 2008, the 60</span><sup><span style="text-decoration:none">th</span></sup><span style="text-decoration:none">
Anniversary of the 1948 Visitation, and under ten 30-minute segments
- recorded the Pros and Cons of this Visitation by interviewing Marie
and me. The 3 DVD’s can be obtained from contacting “Norlynn
Audio Visual Services <<a href="http://www.reason-for-hope.com">www.reason-for-hope.com</a>> under “The
Fire Continues - Sixty Years Later”.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">My
personal view-point on this as one who had part in the leadership of
the 1948 July Camp Meeting there </span><span style="text-decoration:none">i</span><span style="text-decoration:none">s
</span><span style="text-decoration:none">- </span><span style="text-decoration:none">
“We shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bath-water!” God told
Jeremiah, “If you take forth the precious from the vile, you shall
be as my mouth” (ASV-01)!</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><b>All</b></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>
is </b></span><b><u>not</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> bad!
- I believe Andrew Strom could profit from following God’s counsel
to Jeremiah. Yes - point out the </span><u>vile</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
- but </span><u>first</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> see
what is precious! </span><u>Every</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
revival has </span><u>both</u><span style="text-decoration:none">!
In the DVD’s on the 60</span><sup><span style="text-decoration:none">th</span></sup><span style="text-decoration:none">
Anniversary - Marie and I point out first the pros of the 1948
Visitation; we then follow that up with 6 “Cons”. So we agree
with </span><span style="text-decoration:none">Andrew Strom in part
- but only in part.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">There
are others in our nation that Andrew Strom has taken to task - but
again - as he did with the ‘48 Visitation of which I had a part -
he deals almost exclusively with the “Cons” and fails to follow
God’s word to Jeremiah - “Take the precious (Pros) from the Vile
(Cons) - and </span><u>then</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
you shall be as My mouth.”</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">When
Shimei cursed David - David would not allow his nephew Abishai to
kill him. David felt that if he received this cursing - in the end
God would vindicate him - and He did! At the time </span><span style="text-decoration:none">of
</span><span style="text-decoration:none">his death, David
instructed his son Solomon how to deal with Shimei and Joab - which
he did.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Dr.
Norman Vincent Peale had a word I like: “Before you </span><u>shave</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
a man - first </span><u>lather</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
him!” This makes the shaving much more bearable!</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">So
for those like me who are under the “Cons” of Andrew Strom - like
David under Shimei - take it! None of us are perfect, and as Marie
and I did for the 60</span><sup><span style="text-decoration:none">th</span></sup><span style="text-decoration:none">
Latter Rain Anniversary with the 3 DVD’s of “Pros and Cons” -
the Andrew Stroms will help us all to look carefully whether all we
are associated with is truly “Word-based.” </span><span style="text-decoration:none">The
summer of 1948 I was doing a Word Study on the Greek Word “d</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-reA”
at one of the tables. George Hawtin came and looked over my shoulder
at what I was doing. He then said to me, “Jimmy, I wish to God I
could do what you are doing.” I thought to myself - “What will
happen to this Revival - if you </span><u>don’t</u><span style="text-decoration:none">!”
Not too long after, he got off from the Word on a number of points:
Ultimate Reconciliation; extreme “Manifest sons of God” teaching;
Replacement Theology of the church taking the place of Israel -
because of “British-Israel” teaching; a tendency to put the
prophetic, revelatory word (R</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">ma)
- above the written (LOgos) Word of the Bible. </span><span style="text-decoration:none">Revelation
that cannot be justified by the Word - needs the attention of the
Andrew Stroms </span><span style="text-decoration:none">- </span><span style="text-decoration:none">as
well as ourselves! And we need like John Wesley to understand areas
of our association that do not in all points correspond with the
Word! - </span><span style="text-decoration:none">m</span><span style="text-decoration:none">ake
adjustments, and like David - use the Shimeis to keep us open and
humble; so that in the end - we too merit the full blessing of God!
- Jim Watt</span></b></font></font></p>
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