Howard Carter (Pentecostal pioneer)
Alfred Howard Carter ( born January 3, 1891 in Birmingham, England; † January 22, 1971 in Springfield ( Missouri)), also known as Howard Carter, was a pioneer of American Pentecostalism.
The Crown Mission
Carter was born in Birmingham. He was the founder of the first Pentecostal Bible school coined in England. In 1913, a missionary society took the name Crown her mission work in the city, whose head was Carter short time later. From the year 1916, Carter committed in another Pentecostal church, so that he gave up his job to devote himself exclusively to the management of the two churches.
Imprisonment
During the First World War he was imprisoned for refusing military service on grounds of conscience imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubs, then he was in Princetown Work Centre in the former prison of Dartmoor. During this time Carter has received claims to the disclosure of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit. His teaching, which is based on a passage in the Bible according to 1 Cor 12:8-10 EU, is still considered the prevailing doctrine on the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the prevailing Pentecostal beliefs.
From September 4, 1918 to June 11, 1919, he was a " brother" of Wallingford Farm Training Colony, a facility that was operated by the " National Union for Christian Social Service " and a kind of reform school for boys was that of the boards of Guardians had been classified as educable.
Hampstead Bible School
In 1921, Carter was charged with the direction of Hampstead Bible School. A post he was supposed to hold only temporarily until a suitable person would be found for this position. Ultimately, Carter kept the lead for more than 27 years. Under his leadership, the school grew so strong, so that a nearby house had to be purchased and the existing Bible school was supplemented by two more. Carter began work on the Bible school so serious that he was not accepting payment from the school donations, except the grants were identified by name for him.
Assemblies of God
Later, Carter was one of the founding members of the Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland. At first he was from 1929 to 1934 as Vice Chairman and then as Chairman of the Board from 1934 to 1945.
Retirement
Carter left the Hampstead Bible School in 1948 and moved to the United States, where he eventually Ruth ( Fisher) Steel Mountain married. She was the daughter of Elmer Kirk Fisher, founder of the Upper Room Mission in Los Angeles. She was previously married to Wesley Rowland Steel Berg, who served as superintendent of the Assemblies of God USA and died in 1952 during a trip to Wales. Carter spent the rest of his life in the United States. Until his death in Springfield in 1971, Carter made numerous trips as a preacher.
Lester Sumrall
Carter and Lester Sumrall first met in Eureka Springs, Carter about forty years old, Sumrall twenty years old. The two became friends and traveled together from now on the world to preach the gospel as missionaries of Jesus Christ. Sumrall reported in his books " Adventuring with Christ " and " Pioneers of Faith" about Carter, he also stated in his book "The Gifts and Ministries of the Holy Spirit" Carter doctrine of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Works
- Questions and Answers on Spiritual Gifts