What You Need To Know About Bishop Charles Harrison Mason

By Brenda Davis


Over the past centuries, a lot of people reached fame for their dedicated works and efforts. Some are known as heroes, others are recognized for their skills and mental acuity in their field of expertise. This proves that humans are definitely wonderful and remarkable beings.

Especially in Theology, there are plenty of people who are recognized for many important things. One of the people who have made a good impression to the Bishop of the Church of God is Bishop Charles Harrison Mason. He was the founder and such Church was then developed into what we know these days as the biggest Pentecostal church. Just like with the rest, he also has a story to tell us that we might want to know. Follow his childhood and stories by reading the following paragraphs.

In spite having no support for his education, his biggest influence in religions was his mother and father. Born in Tennessee by former slaves, Mason encountered difficulties. At 15, he joined a particular Missionary and later on received a baptism by his brother. Even if he greatly opposed on pursuing ministry because of his dedication to become a clergyman, he still become one.

Around 1880, a serious epidemic broke out that travel across neighboring regions and greatly affect his father named Jerry. Since most treatment centers, hospitals and clinics at that period were shabby and in poor maintenance, his father died from the illness forcing him and the rest of family to moved to Arkansas. Even though he later contracted the ailment, Charles was miraculously saved by the prayers from his loved ones.

Throughout his entire journey, he experienced numerous things which allow him to convert to Holiness and Pentecostalism. Because he was greatly inspired by an African Methodist Episcopal church evangelist named Amanda Berry Smith, Mason claimed great sanctification and start preaching it to some local churches. Together with some people he get acquainted with, they helped spread the doctrine in various places.

He had gone through many local and overseas journeys which allow him to preach. Mason was not just exclusive on a particular church, but instead he tried numerous places to hone his experience. Apart from communities, he even went to some Colleges. It was on 1926 that he decided to organize a specific institution which emphasized the laws and rules of church.

He never missed on being married. Mason biography note that he had three wives whom he was devoted to. The first being someone he knew is Alice Saxton. But since Saxton was not satisfied with his Ministerial life, he decided to have a divorce. Although he did not wish to marry again, he met his second wife. Later on, he achieved a happy and long life with the final and third wife.

By the time of his death around 1961, the institution he manged spread throughout many places, including foreign nations. Eventually, the members and the churches grow in numbers. In the twenty first century, the group is now considered as the largest one in the US.

At present times, there are plenty of organizations and groups which were named on him. Awards, merits and certifications are presented to them. For that reason, hundreds and thousands of people are greatly intrigued.




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