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Leonard Ravenhill

Posted on December 13, 2014June 7, 2018 by

Leonard Ravenhill wrote to Edwin & Lillian Harvey while they still resided in Britain back in the 1970′s asking if he could be a representative for the two volumes of “Kneeling We Triumph” here in the US. Most of the time from then on he kept a quantity of price lists on hand to give or send to people and would highlight the books he especially wanted to emphasize. “Kneeling We Triumph” would invariably be among the highlighted titles. It was interesting for me when receiving an order to be quite sure it was a price list that originated from Mr. Ravenhill because there would be ten or so highlighted but not all ordered.
God has from time to time moved some of His servants to tell others of our books. That kind of advertizing is a reinforcement to us of the calling He has placed upon us. May the Lord find us always available to give, “Meat in due season.”

Edwin & Lillian Harvey compilations

Posted on February 28, 2014June 7, 2018 by

Harvey Christian Publishers’ Books
Why are many of Edwin and Lillian Harvey’s books considered unique by many who read them? I think their uniqueness lies largely in the fact that many of these books are compilations.In one fairly small volume, you can read what some of the most godly men and women have had to say on subjects such as prayer, the importance of God’s Word, the power of the Spirit, the unity of Christ’s body and many others. These quotations lead the reader to the book from which they are quoted and many have said that, in this way, they have been introduced into a new world of biography where saints of the past become friends and mentors who encourage the reader to press forward in the Christian life, regardless of the odds against them.

These compilations were made possible by use of the Harveys’ extensive files. Lillian Harvey experienced long and frequent bouts of bronchitis in the damp British winters and would be forced to spend days, even weeks in bed. This meant she had ample time to read and, if something blessed her, she would mark the passage, and, in the early days, later type it out if it were from a book or cut it if it were from a magazine, and then file the clipping away. Later the photocopying machine made this process so much easier and gradually, a room full of files were collected—biographical, topical, and textual. From these came books such as “Kneeling We Triumph,” “Soul Sculpture,” “The Call Back Series,” “Royal Insignia,” and many others. Biographies, too, such as the “They Knew Their God Series,” and the “How They Prayed Series,” were also derived from researching these files.
All the above mentioned books are published by Harvey Christian Publishers and available in their Online Christian Bookstore.

Mother of the Salvation Army—Call Back Series, Illness

Posted on January 23, 2014June 7, 2018 by

Many of the books published by Harvey Christian Publishers are compilations; others are reprints; still others are the original writings of Edwin and Lillian Harvey. These books introduce us to many of God’s saints, some well known, some lesser known. I thought it would be helpful to scan these books and see how many women were mentioned and just who they were and what their role was in the Kingdom of God. So I picked up the book Illness, Volume One in the eight-volume “Call Back Series.”

The first name that met my eye was “The Mother of the Salvation Army,” Catherine Booth. This particular chapter focuses on how she overcame ill health and “calls back” to us that we, too, can triumph in spite of our weaknesses. In his biography of his mother-in-law, Herbert Booth-Tucker writes about this:
“Scores of times she sallied from her sick-bed to face the eager, waiting crowds who hung upon her lips, and no sooner had she finished than she hurried back to it, utterly prostrated by the effort. Again and again she would be compelled, even while the meeting was in progress, to place the hymn-book in another’s hand, rush into the vestry to relieve the nausea, which even her iron will could not restrain, and then return to deal with the penitents, who little dreamed the anguish that her labors cost.
“It was a life-long martyrdom, none the less heroic because self-inflicted and avoidable. There was no need for an inquisitor to stand with rack and faggot in one hand, and recantation paper in the other. Her weak body was its own inquisitor, but, overpowered, like her Master, with a sense of compassion for the shepherdless sheep, she would not surrender to its called. Her indomitable determination carried her along. Like the British soldiers at Waterloo, she knew not when she was defeated; she fought when she should have rested, advanced when she should have retreated, lived hen she should have died.” (Illness, p. 9)
Catherine Booth is not infrequently quoted in other books written by Edwin and Lillian Harvey. And in Three in Love, Trudy Harvey Tait tells the story of the romance between Catherine and William Booth. She also relates the details regarding her last illness and death. This remarkable woman, without whom the Salvation Army would never have achieved what it did, was thrust into public ministry through a definite and particular call from God which, at first, seemed to spell martyrdom to her shy and retiring nature. Yet she knew she could not and must not disobey that call. And so, much against her will and always with the support and cooperation of her husband, she joined him in his public ministry. She is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable women the Church has produced–sensitive, highly gifted, frail, and with an indomitable will, and most of all, wholly dedicated to Christ and to her role as wife and mother, not only of her eight children but of the Salvation Army itself.
Catherine has been termed “an early Christian Feminist.” Whether this term is accurate or not depends on one’s interpretation of the word ‘feminist.’ And whether you happen to agree with the whole topic of women’s ministry or not, seems to irrelevant in the light of this brave woman’s heroic life. And it is to William Booth’s credit that he recognized her talent and intellect and was not afraid to share his ministry with one of the most incredible women who ever lived!

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