Friday, November 8th: Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost For His Highest David McCasland 23 WORDS FOR THE WORLD (1927–1966) My Utmost was eagerly received by readers of the earlier books and soon found its way to a wider audience. People who had never heard of Oswald Chambers were taken by these powerful words that seemed to have been written the very morning they read them. Biddy sent scores of free copies to friends and missionaries around the world. In 1929, Biddy moved from Oxford to London to help Dais care for their mother, now in seriously failing health. They all lived together in a large house at 40 Church Crescent in the lovely north London borough of Muswell Hill. Knowing that Kathleen needed a different environment in which to flourish, Biddy arranged for her to continue her education in Scotland and live with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Morton, long-time family friends. Guy had met Oswald and Biddy while serving as a soldier in Egypt and deeply appreciated their ministry to him. Having their daughter join his family was a personal joy, and his way of saying “thanks.” The Mortons lived in a beautiful home in the Ochil Hills of Clackmannanshire County, northeast of Stirling. Every afternoon before doing her homework, Kathleen took the family dogs, two Labradors, and walked up to a tiny cabin to have tea with an old sheepherder. Often she arrived as he serenaded his flock with his bagpipes. Soon she understood why her father loved Scotland so much. For six years she attended Dollar Academy, which provided an excellent education in a setting she greatly enjoyed—three hundred boys to one hundred girls. As much as Biddy missed Kathleen, she wanted her to grow and develop independently, not tied to her apron strings. She hoped the Mortons’ home would help nurture her daughter during these important years and help fill the void of having no father. The success of My Utmost created great interest in Oswald’s teachings, and Biddy continued to give herself to “the work of the books,” as she always referred to her calling. From month to month, the receipts from sales provided just enough to produce new books and keep the previous works in print. When a printing bill came in the mail, it seemed to be closely followed by money from a bookseller or distributor. Biddy accounted meticulously for every shilling and still took nothing for her work. Her greatest joy came from relationships—letters and visits from the “family” forged together at the B.T.C. and in Egypt. Every day brought news from another part of the world. Gladiolus and her husband Vyvyan Donnithorne were now missionaries in China. Sphinx had married Stephen Pulford, a soldier she met at Zeitoun, and he was now a Vicar in the Church of England. Jimmy Hanson ran a Methodist mission in the most dangerous slums of London’s East End. The Hancocks were in Persia, and other beloved friends were scattered around the globe. In the early 1930s, a group of friends gathered around Biddy to share responsibilities in the growing complexity of the book work. Percy Lockhart, best man at their wedding, chaired an informal committee that included Oswald’s sister Gertrude, Biddy’s sister Dais, Rae Griffin, and L.R.S. Clarke, a former soldier from Egypt. Each meeting brought news of further interest in the books and translations into new languages. When the balance sheet showed a positive result, the committee did what Biddy would never do for herself by voting to pay her house rent and taxes, as well as providing a small salary for her work and a gift for an annual holiday. She in turn kept the committee on track when the business considerations threatened to overshadow the ministry. When a fee was received for translation rights, she always moved that the money be given to a missionary and usually suggested a name. When the committee questioned the number of books given away, she reminded them that their mission together was not to sell books, but to help people. In 1932, with the help of the Rev. David Lambert, Biddy launched the Bible Training Course Monthly Journal. A primary purpose was to maintain ties with former students of the B.T.C. who were now serving as foreign missionaries. The Journal contained previously unpublished messages given by Oswald at the Bible College in London along with personal reports from former students. Soon the circulation of the Journal reached 700. With the Journal, as with the books, Biddy’s set purpose and strong determination carried the day in every committee decision. When the Journal began operating at a loss and subscriptions dropped, the committee wanted to cease publication. Biddy quietly but firmly reminded them that the missionaries in remote areas looked forward to it each month and that alone was reason enough for its continued existence. She was never overbearing on any issue, but she was never timid in speaking her mind. About this time, close friends finally persuaded Biddy to compile a book about Oswald. For the past fifteen years, she had been content to let his books speak for themselves, but so many new readers asked questions about the man himself, she took it as God’s leading to move ahead. Oswald Chambers: His Life and Work, published in 1933, presented Chambers through his diaries, letters, and the recollections of family and friends. Compared to My Utmost, sales of “The Life” were modest and caused Biddy to wonder if she had done the right thing. But steady demand led to an expanded second edition in 1938. The death of Biddy’s mother brought the sale of 40 Church Crescent and a move to another house nearby. The dwelling at 29 Woodberry Crescent became home to Biddy, Kathleen, and Dais. Not long after, Dais surprised them all by marrying for the first time at the age of sixty and moving to the town of Dunstable. With Kathleen back in London after completing her nurse’s training at King’s College Hospital, the house was always full of her friends. In the midst of hosting weekly Bible studies and keeping an open house for all, Biddy invested long hours at her typewriter, still working from her store of shorthand notes to bring yet another book into being. By this time, nearly fifty letters a day came to Biddy asking about the books and the man who wrote them. The volume of mail caused the Muswell Hill post office to set apart a separate “pigeon hole” for Biddy. One letter addressed to “Mrs. Oswald Chambers, London,” was delivered to her with no delay. When war engulfed the world again in 1939, demand surged for Oswald’s books. His words spoken in the huts of Egypt fell on listening ears of people thrust into “the shadow of an agony.” For a time it seemed that the war would bring an undreamed of expansion for the work of the books. And then the unthinkable happened. In September 1940, the German Luftwaffe launched a devastating campaign of nightly aerial attacks that became known as the London Blitz. On December 29, Simpkin Marshall’s book warehouse, near St. Paul’s Cathedral, was hit by incendiary bombs causing a fire that raged out of control for two days. The entire stock was destroyed by the blaze, including 40,000 copies of books by Oswald Chambers. Six months before, Biddy and the book committee had decided, after lengthy discussion, that in accordance with the teaching in the books, the stock should not be insured. If a fire should occur at Simpkins, no claim would be made. Now, their bank balance of £250 in January 1941 could not come near replacing the enormous quantity of books lost in the Blitz. With that, it appeared “the work of the books” had come to an end. In her typical way, Biddy remained unperturbed. When news came of the burned books, she put down her teacup, turned to Kathleen and said calmly, “Well, God has used the books for His glory, but now that is over. We’ll wait and see what God will do now.” As the bombs continued to rain on London, she found strength through quietness and confidence in the Almighty. God was in control, and He would make His way plain. One of Oswald’s abiding concerns had been to heed God’s ruling and never keep an enterprise going just because it was doing well. That attitude of trust had enabled them to clearly see God’s hand in the closing of the B.T.C. when the war came. Oswald had often said, “When God finishes something, it must be finished.” The loss in the bombing was soon tempered by bits of good news. Word came that all the books in German had been bought by friends and were safely in Switzerland. A printer in southwest England wrote saying that he had the plates for several books and could reprint any time. People kept asking for Oswald’s books, and Biddy decided that evidently God was not yet finished with this work. At home her commitment to hospitality continued through the war years and beyond, even when a progressive loss of hearing made conversation very difficult for her. The house in Muswell Hill was always crowded with visitors, and Biddy, as usual, frequently exchanged her service at the typewriter for her ministry of the teapot. One afternoon Kathleen popped in for a visit to find her mother and three neighborhood children sitting in the back garden during a downpour. They were laughing hilariously as the water ran off their rain hats into their teacups. “Whatever are you doing?” Kathleen yelled out the door. “Mrs. Biddy said we could have a tea party outside this afternoon,” one of the children replied, “and so we are!” When the cat ate the fish Biddy had laid out for dinner and extra guests arrived unexpectedly, she searched the pantry for an alternative and sang, “Praise my soul the King of Heaven.” When everything was back to normal, she would declare it so by saying, “There we are, praise the Lord, all nice and straight again.” Biddy rarely had a twenty-four-hour period in which it appeared she had accomplished something great for God. But the total of her days added up to a towering achievement of published works and human kindness. The B.T.C. Journal continued for twenty years. Before she died in 1966, fifty books bearing her husband’s name had been published along with scores of booklets, seed thought calendars, and leaflet sermons. Every morning, people around the world opened a small book they called My Utmost to help set their sights on God for that day. Like Oswald, however, her life centered on people, not publishing. The work of the books took its place in the larger context of lovingly giving herself to Christ and “to all who ask.” One evening, not long after the Second World War, a group of seminary students arrived unannounced at 29 Woodberry Crescent and, of course, Biddy invited them to stay for supper. They seemed awed at being in the home of Oswald Chambers’ wife and talked only of theological issues related to “the great man” and his books. All through the meal Biddy felt the atmosphere was stuffy and formal, not at all what it should be around the table in her home. To the astonishment of her very serious guests, Biddy looked at thirty-five-year-old Kathleen and said, “Why don’t you see if you can spit a cherry seed clear to the top of the overmantle.” Knowing exactly what her mother was up to, Kathleen whooshed a tiny projectile toward the target. Ping! “It was close, but fell short of the top,” Biddy said matter-of-factly. “I don’t suppose any of these young men could do better.” Almost without thinking, a would-be bishop spat a cherry stone nearly to the ceiling, followed by scores of others from his competitive friends. The room erupted in laughter and Biddy smiled with satisfaction. “Oswald would enjoy this,” she thought. “There we are, praise the Lord, all nice and straight again.” Ping![4] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Without the help of every person listed here, this book could not have been written. I am deeply grateful for their tinselfish, kind assistance. UNITED KINGDOM Kathleen Chambers—For her many hours of conversation, countless cups of tea, and most of all her willingness to share the life of her mother and father with me. Council members, Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd.—For their unflagging encouragement and support: Maurice Garton, Rev. Arthur Neil, Eric and Mary Pearson, Rev. David Holmwood, John Sanders, John Wood. Lois Pulford—For freely sharing her mother’s personal papers. Mary Lambert—For materials from her father and grandfather. Mr. S. M. Turner—For his hospitality and persevering help. Mr. J. A. Harper, secretary, The League of Prayer, Rotherham—For many hours of personal assistance. Colin Glennie—For an unlocked church door in Perth and a family meal in his home. Rev. James Gordon, pastor, Crown Terrace Baptist Church, Aberdeen—For his generosity, insight, and the best fish and chips in Britain. David and Beryl Littlehales, and the staff of the Foreign Missions Club, London—For a home away from home. Dr. Donald Meek, University of Edinburgh—For his Highland perspective on places and people, especially Duncan MacGregor. Dr. David Bebbington, University of Stirling—For helping set the historical stage of Oswald Chambers’ life. Mr. John Pollock—For a letter that showed the way. Chris Almond—Rye Lane Baptist Chapel. Heather Bell—Librarian, Nazarene Theological College, Manchester. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie (Margaret) Bowes—Durrington. Mr. J. M. Y. Briggs—Department of History, University of Keele. Mr. Wilfred Burridge—Lydbury North. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chambers—Saffron Walden. Mr. Leonard Chambers—Worcester. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chambers—Glasgow. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Cristea—London. Jo Currie—Special Collections, University of Edinburgh. Rev. Tim Dack—Clapham Junction Nazarene Church, London. Mark Dever—Ph.D. candidate, Cambridge University. Bill Downing—Eltham Park Baptist Church. Dr. J. D. Douglas—St. Andrews. Jeremy Duncan—Librarian, Sandeman Library, Perth. Mrs. Irene East—Cheltenham. Sam Johnston and Janet Wood—National Council of Y.M.C.A, London. Rosemary Keen—Archivist, Church Missionary Society, London. Mr. E. W. Lawrence—Woking. Mr. W. J. Lowles—Swanley, England. Susan Mills—Angus Library, Regent’s Park College, Oxford. Mr. Geoffrey Palmer—Former Y.M.C.A. secretary, London. Mrs. Margaret Payne—Belvedere Baptist Church. Sue Payne—Museum and Art Gallery, Perth. Miss Christine Penney—Special Collections, University of Birmingham. Miss Betty Potts—Portinscale, Keswick. Mrs. Judy Powles—Spurgeon’s College, London. Mrs. Helen Pugh—British Red Cross Archives, Guildford. Miss Christine Reynolds—St. Leonard’s-on-Sea. Maurice Rowlandson—Former secretary, The Keswick Convention, London. Rev. Alex Russell, George and Irene Newall—Dunoon Baptist Church. Bill Scott—Local History Library, Dunoon. Scottish Baptist College—Glasgow. Mr. Peter Thomson—MECO, Tunbridge Wells. Stephen Walton—Imperial War Museum, London. Jean Wilson—The Office Ltd., London. Dr. David Wright—University of Edinburgh. EGYPT Joe and Marilyn Spradley, Cairo—For gracious hospitality in their home and invaluable help. Rev. Michael Shelley, pastor, St. Andrews Church, Cairo—For the visit to Oswald Chambers’ grave. Mr. Samy Armia and Mr. Aziz Hanna, Y.M.C.A., Cairo—For their time and interest. AUSTRALIA Dr. John Dearin—Tamworth, New South Wales. UNITED STATES Dr. Bob De Vries, Discovery House Publishers—For his interest and vision that fueled this biography from concept to completion. Carol Holquist, Discovery House Publishers—For her faithful service behind the scenes. Tim Beals, Discovery House Publishers—For his skillful editing and wise suggestions. Rev. Glenn Black—Wesleyan Church, Lexington, KY. Mr. Chad Boorsma—Joint Archives of Holland, Holland, MI. Mrs. Mary Conklin—Binghamton, NY. Dr. Stephen N. Dunning—The University of Pennsylvania. Ed and Rachel Erny, OMS International, Greenwood, IN—For the hospitality of their home and many hours of help. Mr. Robert D. Foster, Lost Valley Ranch, CO—For his loan of a book and his life of encouragement. Dagmar Getz and Andrea Hinding, Y.M.C.A Archives, Minneapolis. Mr. Larry Haise—Ft. Collins, CO. Dr. George Harris—Denton, MD. William Kostlevy—Asbury Seminary Library, Wilmore, KY. Mr. James Lynch—American Baptist Historical Society, Rochester, NY. David Malone—Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections, Wheaton, IL. Mrs. Daisy Nakada and Mrs. June Sumida—Culver City, CA. Scotti Oliver—The Talbot County Free Library, Easton, MD. Staff of the Pikes Peak Library System—Colorado Springs, CO. Mr. Walter Standley—Ft. Pierce, FL. Mr. Robert Shuster—Billy Graham Center Archives, Wheaton, IL. Valerie Taylor—Caroline County Public Library, Denton, MD. Donna Watson—Wesleyan Church Archives, Indianapolis, IN. Mrs. Alice Weingard, Mr. Kenneth Stettler—God’s Bible School, Cincinnnati, OH. Finally, for the many friends whose prayers undergirded the research and writing of this book. BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS Barabas, Steven. So Great Salvation: The History and Message of the Keswick Convention. London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1952. Barbour, G. F. The Life of Alexander Whyte, D.D. London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1923. Barrett, James W. The War Work of the Y.M.C.A. in Egypt. London: H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd., 1919. Barrett, James W. A Vision of the Possible. London: H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd., 1919. Barrett, James W. and P. E. Deane. The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt. London: H. K. Lewis, 1918. Bean, C.E.W. Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918, Vol. I. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1929. Bebbington, D. W. Evangelicalism in Modern Britain. London: Unwin Hyman, 1989. Bebbington, D. W., editor. The Baptists in Scotland. Glasgow: The Baptist Union of Scotland, 1988. Binfield, Clyde. George Williams and the Y.M.C.A. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1973. British Red Cross Society. Reports By the Joint War Committee, Covering 1914–19. 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Twice Around The World With The Holy Ghost. Cincinnati, OH: Privately published, 1906. Standley, Meredith G. My Life as I Have Lived It For Christ and Others. Cincinnati, OH: Privately published, 1949. Synan, Vinson. The Holiness-Pentecostal Movement in the United States. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1971. Thomas, Paul Westphal and Paul William Thomas. The Days of Our Pilgrimage, (The History of the Pilgrim Holiness Church). Marion, IN: The Wesley Press, 1976. Wilson, J. Christy. Flaming Prophet: The Story of Samuel Zwemer. New York: Friendship Press, 1970. Wood, Robert D. In These Mortal Hands: The Story of the Oriental Missionary Society, the First 50 Years. Greenwood, IN: OMS International, 1983. Yapp, Arthur K. In The Service Of Youth. London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 1927. Yoneda, Isamu. Biography of Juji Nakada. Tokyo: Fukuin-Senkyo Kai, 1959. Excerpts (pp. 102–124) translated by June Sumida and Peter Sowa. Additional translation and summary by Arthur Shelton. BOOKS BY OSWALD CHAMBERS Approved Unto God Baffled to Fight Better Biblical Ethics Biblical Psychology Bringing Sons into Glory Christian Disciplines Conformed to His Image Disciples Indeed God’s Workmanship He Shall Glorify Me The Highest Good If Thou Wilt Be Perfect If You Will Ask A Little Book of Prayer The Love of God The Moral Foundations of Life My Utmost for His Highest Not Knowing Where Our Brilliant Heritage The Philosophy of Sin The Place of Help The Psychology of Redemption The Servant and His Lord Shade of His Hand The Shadow of an Agony So Send I You Studies in The Sermon on The Mount Workmen of God PERIODICALS Aberdeen Herald, Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen Journal and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland. Blessed Be Egypt, Magazine of the Nile Mission Press, Cairo. The Bond of Union, Journal of the Baptist Total Abstinence Association. B.T.C. Monthly Journal. The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH. The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, OH. Denton Journal, Denton, MD. The Dunoon Herald and Cowal Advertiser, Dunoon, Scotland. The Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard, Dunoon, Scotland. Egypt General Mission News, London/Cairo. The Egyptian Gazette, Cairo. The Egyptian Mail, Cairo. Electric Messages: A Monthly Holiness Missionary Journal, Oriental Missionary Society, Tokyo. 1903–10. Eltham and District Times, Eltham, England. God’s Revivalist and Bible Advocate, published by God’s Bible School, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Holiness Mission Journal, London. The Keswick Week, 1897–1915. London Daily Telegraph. The Perthshire Advertiser, Perth, Scotland. The Red Cross Journal. The Red Triangle, Y.M.C.A. Magazine, London. The Red Triangle Bulletin, Weekly Supplement to The Red Triangle. The Sphinx, weekly magazine, Cairo. South London Times. Tongues of Fire, from 1916 Spiritual Life, London. PAMPHLETS AND PAPERS “The American Holiness Movement: A Bibliographic Introduction” by Donald W. Dayton. Wilmore, KY: B. L. Fisher Library, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1971. “The Baptists in Perth: 1650–1971” compiled by Jack Hunter, secretary, Perth Baptist Church. “The Chocolate Soldier” by C. T. Studd. Ft. Washington, PA: Christian Literature Crusade. (First published in Britain in 1916.) “F. B. Meyer in Britain and America” by Ian Randall. Paper presented at “Evangelicalism in Trans-Atlantic Perspective,” Institute for the Study of American Evangelicalism, Wheaton College, April 1992. “The League of Prayer: 1891–1991” by Maurice Winterburn. Rotherham, England: The League of Prayer. “Prospectus for Session 1907–1908,” Sharp’s Institution, Perth. ARTICLES “Call to Holiness,” by Geoffrey Hanks, Christian Herald, (Britain), 20 July 1991. “The City of Cairo According to the Census of 1917,” by Samuel M. Zwemer, Moslem World, July 1920. “Juji Nakada: The Moody of Japan,” by Arthur Shelton. Japan Harvest, Winter 1961. “The Ministry of the Unnoticed,” by Sherwood E. Wirt, Decision, July 1974. “Oswald Chambers,” by Delbert R. Rose, The Herald, October 17, 1973. “Poured Out Wine,” by Laura Petri, Ph.D., Salvation Army War Cry, Sweden. “Their Utmost for His Highest,” by Sherwood E. Wirt, Christianity Today, June 21, 1974. INTERVIEWS Dr. David Bebbington, University of Stirling, Scotland, March 1992. Rev. Glenn Black, The Wesleyan Church, Lexington, KY, December 1991. Mrs. Margaret Ofverberg Bowes, Durrington-on-Sea, England, March 1992. Miss Kathleen Chambers, London, September 1991-October 1992. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chambers, Glasgow, Scotland, March 1992. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chambers, Saffron Walden, England, March 1992. Mrs. Enid Clark, Bromley, England, May 1992. Mrs. Mary Conklin—Binghamton, NY, January 1992. Dr. Melvin Dieter, Lyndhurst, VA, January 1992. Rev. Paul Dieter, Denton, MD, February 1992. Miss Dorothy Docking, Santa Barbara, CA, April 1992. Dr. Wesley Duewel, OMS, Greenwood, IN, December 1991. Mrs. Elizabeth Stalker Earle, Sebring, OH, February 1992. Ed Erny, OMS, Greenwood, IN, December 1991. Mr. James Foster, Hawes, Yorkshire, England, June 1992. Dr. George Harris, Denton, MD, February 1992. Miss Katie Kent, Dunoon, Scotland, September 1991. William Kostlevy, Special Collections Librarian, Asbury Theological Seminary, December 1991. Miss Mary Lambert, South Chard, England, March 1992. Mr. W. J. Lowles, Swanley, England, May 1992. Dr. Donald Meek, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, March 1992. Miss Etta Mitchell and Miss Etta Clough, Centreville, MD, February 1992. Mr. J. R. Mitchell, Wilmore, KY, December 1991. Mrs. Daisy Nakada & Mrs. June Sumida, Culver City, CA, November 1991. Mrs. Eileen Page, Wimbledon, England, June 1992. Miss Betty Potts, Portinscale, Keswick, October 1992. Miss Lois Pulford, Ross-on-Wye, England, March and June 1992. Miss Christine Reynolds, St. Leonard’s-on-Sea, England, March 1992. Mrs. Amaris Richardson, Tunbridge Wells, England, March 1992. Mr. Maurice Rowlandson, London, September 1991. Miss Martha Roy, Cairo, Egypt, June 1992. Miss Grace Simpson, Oxford, England, March 1992. Mr. Walter Standley, Ft. Pierce, FL, February 1992. Mr. S. M. Turner, Tunbridge Wells, England, March 1992. Mrs. Amy Ruth (Zwemer) Violette, July 1992. LOCAL CHURCH MINUTE BOOKS, HISTORIES, AND RECORDS Belvedere Baptist Church—Belvedere, England. Chicago Baptist Association Annual Reports. Crown Terrace Baptist Church—Aberdeen, Scotland. Dunoon Baptist Church—Dunoon, Scotland. Eltham Park Baptist Church—Eltham, England. Perth Baptist Chapel—Perth, Scotland. Rye Lane Baptist Church—Peckham, England. PERSONAL LETTERS AND PAPERS Oswald Chambers, Biddy Chambers, Kathleen Chambers. Gladys Ingram Donnithorne. William Jessop. Eva Spink Pulford. Elizabeth West, Class notes, God’s Bible School, 1907. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS Birth/Death Certificates: Public Records Office, London. Ships Passenger Lists: Public Records Office, Kew. Census Records: Public Records Office, Chancery Lane, London. Census Records: Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6] The END of this INCLUSION: Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost For His Highest David McCasland ________________________________________ ________________________________________
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