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FRA ZEE
Detroit Conference Veteran
Honored
H EY do the courtesies in a fin e way
out in Californ ia. The ret ired preac her
is not forgotten or neglected. They g ive
him flowe rs a nd apprec iation while he is
here to enjoy them.
Such was the experience of our Detroit
Conference veteran , Rev. Elias VI' . Frazee.
who served so long and faithfully in hi s
l'v[ichigan pastorates. After going o n the
retired list in 1909, Brother Frazee went t o
Ca lifornia, into whose sunshin e and balminess hi s s unny spirit fitt ed finel y.
Brother Ft·azee with his wife wo rships
a t the Lincoln Avenue Method ist Episcopal church, Pasadena.
His eig htyeighth birthday occurr ed r ecently, a nd he
was invited to celebrate the event by
preaching in the Lin coln Avenue church
on Sunday morning, Jan. 27. He entitled
his sermon "The Las t Crossing," taking
for his t ext J oshua 1 :10, "Within three
days ye shall go over this Jordan."
Rev. Osca r V\T. W illits, who heard the
sermon, writes that it was unusually fr es h
and interesting. "Brot her Frazee spo ke
with surprising force and an un expected
exhibitio n of strength. T he sermon was
preceded by a g ift of violets se nt up by
a lady whom he had married to a Kentuckia n college professor forty years ago,
and whom he had not seen since. And at
the close of the sermon the pasto r presented a bo uquet of eight y -eig ht dark red
carnations, and then t o Mrs. Frazee a
large bunch of sweet peas (bo th the g ift
of the chu rch) with happy cong ratulation s. It seemed as if e\·ery one prese nt
wanted to shake han ds with th e honored
preacher of the morning ."
The Lincoln Avenue church bu llet in
adds: ''Th a t wa s a wonderful service.
' Vhe n F ath er Frazee was speaking it
seem ed as t ho ug h a voice from inside th e
pea rly gat es we re speaking to us. May
added yea rs a nd increas ing blessings be
his."
B•other Frazee sends us a co py of the
church bulletins referring- to these eve nts,
and al so r enews his subscriptio n to the
Ad\·o~ at e . which, he says, "will ca rry me
t o ni nety years, by which t ime J shall
have made 'Th e L as t Crossing'." H ere 's
hoping you may be mistaken in that,
Bro the r Frazee, and will be still going
Hrong into th e nineties!
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A Chr istian's Covenant . 11
"But this shall be the Covenant that I will make with the house of
Israel: Afte r those days saith the Lord, I wi ll put my law i n their inward parts , and will write it i n their hearts; and I will be their God
and they shall be my people ."
Jer . 31 : 33
"To Become a Christian~"
"I have rencunced my sins - I beli eve on the Lord Je sus Christ, and
have suLmi tted myself wholly to Him and accepted Him as my Sav i our, and
rr.y purpose is to follow and obey P.:im vthi le I l i ve ."
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"Arter Becomi ng a Christian."
"Havir.g becon:.e a C':hristian - be i ng justified by faith and having
peace with God through cur Lord Je sus Christ , and desiring nothi ng so
much as to be entirely submissive and obedient t o the Will of God , I
now make the further and complete Consecration, not po s s i ble while yet
in my sins, dedicating my whole life to God, body, soul and sp irit , and
covenanting with God that I will always submit myse l f who lly t o Hi m, instantly and without question , and will be lieve and obey Hi m without
wavering or Q.esitation, to the end of my l i fe ."
"~Vho is now justif i ed? "
Ans. -" He
and obed i ent heart."
"Who is now sanctified?" Ans.-"He
and 1'\bedient heart ."
"If thou beli evest wi th all t hir.e
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am on a shining pathway,
Adown life's shortening years,
My heart hath known i ts so rrows ,
Mi ne eyes have seen their t ears;
But I saw those shadows flee ,
And a shining 1 i ght I see ,
While I'm trusting i n the merit ,
Of the Man of Ga. lilee .
that now bP-l i eve s with a willing
t hat now believe s wi th a willing
heart thou ma.yest."
my 88th year."
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"I am coming near the city,
My Saviour ' s hands have piled ,
And I know my Father ' s waiti ng ,
To welc oree horee His child.
For unworthy though I be ,
He will find a place for me ,
For He is the "King of Glory , "
The Man of Galilee."
Born January 29 , 1841
"Born again" November 17, 1854.
Entered Perfect Love , May 30 , 1855.
Entere d the Mini stry, August 14 , 1857.
Pione er Mi ssion Work i n the West Indie s,l904-1906
"After 87 years of this mortal life - more than 72 years, man and boy ,
preaching the Gospel , and a knowledge of Christ as my personal Saviour
since the age of 13 , I know that Jesus Christ is the first , last , best
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hope of every hmr.an life .
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