remembering Rev. H. E. Schmul

As a child, I never knew H. E. Schmul was the director of the Inter-Church Holiness Convention, I only knew him as the platform chairman of Clinton Camp Meeting and the one who always encouraged people to read books. It was through his prompting that I picked up multiple classics by Holiness writers and read them. I never knew how important and essential he was to the Holiness movement until I was in my late teens. But I knew that he was a man of God exhibiting Holiness, love, and compassion.

I remember him standing on the platform of Clinton Camp worshiping God. I remember him stopping by my grandparents cabin and chatting with them. He seemed genuinely concerned about people. That was attractive to me. I was able to hear the last message that he ever preached.

One of the photos I treasure the most was taken by the Victory Trip. They were the youth workers that year and we as a youth group gave all of our offerings to some project for the camp (I forget what the project was). The Trio had me present the money to Rev. Schmul and Rev. Hobbs. I still remember standing on that platform almost twenty years ago.

Rev. H.E. Schmul pictured on the left, and Rev. Walter Hobbs pictured on the right.

What is your favorite memory of Rev. Schmul?