My Memories of and Musings on HAC / FBCH

There is enough on this forum about dh that would sink a ship. dh is a deceiver and evil. Do your search here on this forum get your coffee
 
Baptist City Holdout said:
To this day I am terrified to talk while the offeratory is being played. Every so often Hyles would skin somebody for doing that.
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And I do count that as a positive. It is an act of respect to the instrumentalist and a part of the worship in giving.
 
Sherryh said:
There is enough on this forum about dh that would sink a ship. dh is a deceiver and evil. Do your search here on this forum get your coffee
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That is a fact. However, I wondered about what Toby said about more people leaving FBC over DH than the Nischick issues, because DH's issues did not come to light until after he had been gone from the church for several years. I concede that there is much evidence that his problems took root in his Hammond years, but seems to me it was primarily the Texas people who dealt with it in the mid-eighties. Why would so many leave FBC at that time?
 
Baptist City Holdout said:
When I arrived at HAC in '81 there were plenty of people disappointed DH was no longer there. I had never heard of him.
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He was capable and dynamic. Without question JH intended for DH to succeed him one day as pastor. Then we all learned in due time that DH had a bunch of moral problems that disqualified him from the ministry. It is a tragedy that repeats itself many times over in church lore.
 
Ransom said:
Reminds me of a hip-hop star and his entourage, maybe worried that a rapper from a rival label that he dissed was going to shoot him.

Maybe he thought the ghost of J. Frank Norris was going to rise up and pop a cap in him.
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This is quite funny. From what I've studied and read over the years, I think Hyles was a wannabe Norris, and I think Norris would have absolutely despised him, probably railed against his cheap evangelism tactics for sure. Norris had his issues, but from what I've read easy-believism wasn't one of them.
 
Sherryh said:
do a search on this forum about dh he was involved with women, murder , etc. He preached on be not deceived he is a master at deceiving others.............
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You know, Sherry, if we or anyone who attended with us in those days, were paying attention, we learned to keep our eyes on our all faithful God, and He alone, as the author and finisher of our faith. Our dependence on human flesh will fail us every time.

Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised!
 
Justice1976 said:
You know, Sherry, if we or anyone who attended with us in those days, were paying attention, we learned to keep our eyes on our all faithful God, and He alone, as the author and finisher of our faith. Our dependence on human flesh will fail us every time.

Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised!
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Well said I thank God that I never was involved ...I believe people were afraid to say anything of fear of losing job etc.
 
Baptist City Holdout said:
View attachment 7529Notes to myself the first few weeks of college - 1981. Little did I know that I really wouldn't have to worry about which clothes go in the laundry with my pink shirt.
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I have so very little of ANYTHING from fifty years ago. I guess I consider that both a blessing and a curse. I did have some letter that my mother wrote me while at HAC (back in the dark ages of letter writing :)) and would love to read them again, but they were destroyed in a flood years ago.

I just remembered that (I think) I do have one of those HAC bibles that we sold to raise funds in '76. But I would gladly trade it to get my mother's letters back.
 
Justice1976 said:
I have so very little of ANYTHING from fifty years ago. I guess I consider that both a blessing and a curse. I did have some letter that my mother wrote me while at HAC (back in the dark ages of letter writing :)) and would love to read them again, but they were destroyed in a flood years ago.

I just remembered that (I think) I do have one of those HAC bibles that we sold to raise funds in '76. But I would gladly trade it to get my mother's letters back.
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I'd forgotten the Bible selling campaign. As I recall, Auclair gave lessons on how to sell them door to door. Was that around the time the college thought it would have to close due to financial concerns? I got a phone call during Christmas break, I think, letting me know that the school was still open.

I remember the large Bibles because my parents bought one. Lots of photos in the middle of the school.
 
Jo said:
I'd forgotten the Bible selling campaign. As I recall, Auclair gave lessons on how to sell them door to door. Was that around the time the college thought it would have to close due to financial concerns? I got a phone call during Christmas break, I think, letting me know that the school was still open.

I remember the large Bibles because my parents bought one. Lots of photos in the middle of the school.
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Yep, that's the one. I think I have one stored somewhere. You're right about the photos inside. Hyles, Auclair, Vinyard, Helton, Anderson...they are all dead now. It as a blue cover.

Those days!
 
Jo said:
I'd forgotten the Bible selling campaign. As I recall, Auclair gave lessons on how to sell them door to door. Was that around the time the college thought it would have to close due to financial concerns? I got a phone call during Christmas break, I think, letting me know that the school was still open.

I remember the large Bibles because my parents bought one. Lots of photos in the middle of the school.
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I just saw that you can still have one in fine condition - eBay, for $22. 😆
 
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