Recording Description: Recorded at the Goodwins' church in 1964. Begins with Dad Goodwins' coments. Then comes a testimony from Mrs. Carter. Howard Carter begins by giving this comment about the Goodwins' church:
"It is a great joy to be in a meeting where the power of God comes down. Where there's liberty. Where the Lord can have His way. This is a wonderful church. I could wish that all the churches that we minister in had such freedom in the Spirit as you enjoy here."
He begins his comments by speaking about being converted in 1909, coming among the Pentecostals in 1910, and "receiving the Blessing" [being filled with the Spirit] in 1915. He then preaches his sermon. He preaches with power, vitality, and humor.
What a man of God.
The recording ends abruptly in the final minutes of an altar call.
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Howard Carter's Story:
Born in England in 1891, Brother Carter was born again in 1909, and filled with the Spirit in 1915. He grew in the things of the Spirit and began ministering to others. When World War I broke out against England, as a minister of the Gospel, he did not feel that he could take up arms against others. England did not allow "conscientious objectors." So Howard Carter was thrown into prison. This was no Country Club. His head was shaved. He was dressed in rough prison garb, and fed bread and water. And so he remained throughout the war years.
Prison was a difficult test and trial, but rather than causing him to lose faith in God, it drove him closer to God. And God honored Carter's convictions, by visiting him in prison. God began revealing to Carter deep truths concerning the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Up to this time, many believed for instance, that the Word of Knowledge, was exemplified by the knowledge possessed by college professors. They believed that the Gifts of Healings were fulfilled by medical doctors. But God showed Brother Carter that the gifts were all supernatural, not natural, gifts. And He revealed to Carter the teaching outline of dividing the nine gifts into the three categories of Revelation, Utterance, and Power.
Carter came forth from prison, with his faith tried and refined like pure gold. He began teaching the truths God showed him, and his teachings have found universal acceptance throughout Charismatic and Pentecostal churches. He helped to found the Assemblies of God in Great Brittain. He chaired national conventions at which his friend, Smith Wigglesworth, preached. He took a young Lester Sumrall under his wing, and travelled the world with Sumrall. Carter taught on the baptism in the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts, while Sumrall preached evangelistic sermons.
I contacted the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center, which contains the Assemblies of God archives, and asked their curator how many recordings of Howard Carter were known to be in existence. He told me that only one recording was known to exist, and their center had it and sold copies of it through their bookstore. To this one known recording, the Goodwin Collection adds six more, two of which are on this website now. Photo courtesy of the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Museum, Springfield, MO.
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