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Post by Get off of TMB on Mar 1, 2018 20:27:38 GMT -5
From Texas. Overseer of Ohio when convention was at Eaton. Preached in the Carribbean. Died mid 1990s??
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Post by CherieKropp on Mar 1, 2018 22:26:05 GMT -5
Hubert Childers' funeral was held Dec. 19. 1992
He is buried in Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Texas U.S.
He was in the work from 1922-1987
From "Memories of Hubert Childers" handout:
In July 21, Ray Bonds and Orin Taylor were holding gospel meetings at Antelope Flat, south of Clarendon, Texas. These meetings were where Hubert heard the gospel and professed, along with his sister. At the very first West Texas convention at Antelope Flat in August 1922, Hubert went into the work and joined with other workers, Ray Bond and Hugh Matthew, before this convention (75-100 friends attended). Hubert, Ray Bonds and Anise Duck left Texas to labor in France.
In latter years, Hubert returned from overseas to labor again in Texas. Hubert had a humble, but striking personality. It was as if he absorbed every testimony, hymn or prayer that was uttered during the Happy conventions. His preaching and testimonies were very gripping to the heart. Hubert had a way of expressing the gospel I such a manner that the Holy Spirit would search and speak to your soul.
Hubert came from Ohio where he had been Overseer to be Overseer of Texas.
His first field was Dallas, where I lived.
Hubert was a spell binding preacher...could paint a picture of a scripture passage that you could follow in your mind as though you were there.
For a while, he was the Overseer of both Haiti and Texas at the same time.
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Post by Gene on Mar 2, 2018 5:56:47 GMT -5
Hubert Childers' funeral was held Dec. 19. 1992 He is buried in Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Texas U.S. He was in the work from 1922-1987 From "Memories of Hubert Childers" handout: In July 21, Ray Bonds and Orin Taylor were holding gospel meetings at Antelope Flat, south of Clarendon, Texas. These meetings were where Hubert heard the gospel and professed, along with his sister. At the very first West Texas convention at Antelope Flat in August 1922, Hubert went into the work and joined with other workers, Ray Bond and Hugh Matthew, before this convention (75-100 friends attended). Hubert, Ray Bonds and Anise Duck left Texas to labor in France. In latter years, Hubert returned from overseas to labor again in Texas. Hubert had a humble, but striking personality. It was as if he absorbed every testimony, hymn or prayer that was uttered during the Happy conventions. His preaching and testimonies were very gripping to the heart. Hubert had a way of expressing the gospel I such a manner that the Holy Spirit would search and speak to your soul.
Hubert came from Ohio where he had been Overseer to be Overseer of Texas. His first field was Dallas, where I lived. Hubert was a spell binding preacher...could paint a picture of a scripture passage that you could follow in your mind as though you were there. For a while, he was the Overseer of both Haiti and Texas at the same time. Even in his 80s, Hubert's energy was a wonder to behold. When I was with him we had gospel meetings every night of the week except Saturday, and two on Sundays! Cherie, you may remember that - we were in your field. Hubert, Wanda and I had meetings at the little community church in Durbin (?), TX, I think south of Longview. We would pray together, on our knees, before each gospel meeting. He would pray for all the workers in the state.... "Jim and ... his companion; Edna and ... her companion..." -- he sometimes couldn't quite remember who was with whom or their names  |
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Post by CherieKropp on Mar 2, 2018 9:00:50 GMT -5
Yes, Gene I remember when y'all were in our field.. And after Sunday Mtg, he would usually get up and announce the gospel meetings--once, he stumbled, couldn't recall the right words/places/times, and stopped in the middle of his announcement and asked you to do finish it. He was the first worker I ever knew to have gospel meetings in a country church building! I was shocked! When he put a once a month Wed. Nt mtg in our home, he asked me to lengthen my skirts. (Mini skirt era). And I respect him for this admitting he was wrong: While he was Overseer of Ohio, he had asked all the 2x2 women there to remove their wedding bands. A rare incident occurred at later at a Convention, when Hubert, to his credit, asked for forgiveness for the strictness he had inflicted upon God's children and retracted his prohibition on wedding bands, wrist watches and hair barrettes. In the late 1960s, stereos encased in lovely polished wood cabinets graced the living rooms of the majority of the Dallas, Texas, Elders' homes. It was not uncommon for the emblems to sit upon the stereo during Meeting in their homes. One man who moved to Dallas from Indiana was outraged when he saw where the emblems were placed, feeling it was close to being sacrilegious or blasphemy. Most Texas Friends owned stereos which were common because the late Overseer of Texas, Gus Jeanson, had a great appreciation for music. Reportedly, whenever Gus entered a car, he immediately turned on the radio. On the other hand, Eldon Tenniswood stated, "If we deny ourselves worldly music, we will benefit spiritually from our Heavenly Father. If people want worldly music and start feeding on it, they will become like the world" (1975 California Elders Meeting). www.trutharchive.net/eldon-tenniswood---elders-meeting---california---1975Eventually there was a changing of the guards, and Gus left the work and married. Hubert Childers took his place and went about gradually shaping the Texas friends to fit his mold and standards. Right up near the top on his list was "eliminate all stereos." Some Friends removed them from their homes, while others moved them to other rooms. We got rid of ours, but bot another several years later. |
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Post by Get off of TMB on Mar 2, 2018 16:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by fixit on Mar 2, 2018 17:20:05 GMT -5
Yes, @gene I remember when y'all were in our field.. And after Sunday Mtg, he would usually get up and announce the gospel meetings--once, he stumbled, couldn't recall the right words/places/times, and stopped in the middle of his announcement and asked you to do finish it. He was the first worker I ever knew to have gospel meetings in a country church building! I was shocked! When he put a once a month Wed. Nt mtg in our home, he asked me to lengthen my skirts. (Mini skirt era). And I respect him for this admitting he was wrong: While he was Overseer of Ohio, he had asked all the 2x2 women there to remove their wedding bands. A rare incident occurred at later at a Convention, when Hubert, to his credit, asked for forgiveness for the strictness he had inflicted upon God's children and retracted his prohibition on wedding bands, wrissweet thingches and hair barrettes. In the late 1960s, stereos encased in lovely polished wood cabinets graced the living rooms of the majority of the Dallas, Texas, Elders' homes. It was not uncommon for the emblems to sit upon the stereo during Meeting in their homes. One man who moved to Dallas from Indiana was outraged when he saw where the emblems were placed, feeling it was close to being sacrilegious or blasphemy. Most Texas Friends owned stereos which were common because the late Overseer of Texas, Gus Jeanson, had a great appreciation for music. Reportedly, whenever Gus entered a car, he immediately turned on the radio. On the other hand, Eldon Tenniswood stated, "If we deny ourselves worldly music, we will benefit spiritually from our Heavenly Father. If people want worldly music and start feeding on it, they will become like the world" (1975 California Elders Meeting). www.trutharchive.net/eldon-tenniswood---elders-meeting---california---1975Eventually there was a changing of the guards, and Gus left the work and married. Hubert Childers took his place and went about gradually shaping the Texas friends to fit his mold and standards. Right up near the top on his list was "eliminate all stereos." Some Friends removed them from their homes, while others moved them to other rooms. We got rid of ours, but bot another several years later. That's an interesting bit of history. Behind the scenes I expect there would have been a lot of lobbying going on. The fact that Hubert openly admitted his mistake seems to indicate he could think for himself. |
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Post by CherieKropp on Mar 4, 2018 18:10:12 GMT -5
I heard Hubert Childers say more than once that he believed his mother was in Heaven, although the Workers did not come to their area until after she had passed away.
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