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...preachers and audience," says Simons, "the final fount of the Gospel message is in the New Testament books, the only extant documents connecting us with verifiable certainty with Jesus and his message." He concludes that by keeping faithful to the record of Christ's words and deeds, the church will always be able to protect itself against errors that misconstrue the Gospel message...
Last August, during an evening service at the white frame Holiness Church of God in Jesus' Name at Big Stone Gap, Va., Oscar Pelfrey. 65, stood before the congregation holding a pair of writhing timber rattlesnakes. "I believe, Jesus, O Jesus, I believe-thank you, Jesus!" cried Pelfrey, a lay minister of the church. Suddenly, one of the rattlers struck him on the left temple. Taken home, he refused medical attention and died six hours later...
Amputations and Death. Of course, God does not always provide his anointing power. Mullins' right hand was amputated in 1953 after he was bitten by a rattler, and some church experts estimate that there may be as many as 75 snakebites a year as a result of the services. Nonetheless, the snake handlers' faith remains unshaken. They argue, in fact, that the deaths are simply God's way of answering detractors who accuse the sects of using defanged serpents. As for the late Oscar Pelfrey, says Mullins, "he died 100% in his faith." Why, then...
...Measures Taken--Brecht. At the HARVARD EPWORTH CHURCH, 1555 Mass...
...Resistance spokesman said the sanctuary had been established in the student center rather than the chapel to demonstrate that "acts of conscience need not be restricted to exercise within the walls of church." An AWOL private was granted sanctuary in the student center of the College of the City of New York yesterday, and resistance organizers were arranging a broadcast telephone conversation between him and O'Connor...