The young man had already...
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The young man had already served his country, being honorably discharged from the armed services with the rank of second lieutenant. Eastman Kodak was delighted to have a man of his initiative and mental astuteness in their employ. The year was 1961 and his five-figured salary enabled him to more than adequately provide for his little family. He was vocationally and financially secure. Spiritually, however, he was in the throes of a chronic malady, understood in certain circles as "divine discontent."
Early in 1963, he surrendered to the call to preach and entered Candler School of Theology in the Fall of the same year. The student appointment which he was given was located approximately one hundred miles from the campus and paid an annual salary of $2,900.
The high social life was gone, but for twenty-one years now, the church has been blessed by the minister who rejoices at the day he declared, with Paul, "But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord."
Early in 1963, he surrendered to the call to preach and entered Candler School of Theology in the Fall of the same year. The student appointment which he was given was located approximately one hundred miles from the campus and paid an annual salary of $2,900.
The high social life was gone, but for twenty-one years now, the church has been blessed by the minister who rejoices at the day he declared, with Paul, "But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord."
