Collection 294 Records of the Hour of Freedom Radio Program
Scope and Contents
Recordings of weekly radio program, each a half-hour in length, largely featuring Howard O. Jones.
Subjects covered include Christmas, church, forgiveness, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, love, resurrection, salvation, sin, social service, religion and sports, and truth.
Dates
- Created: 1968-1980
Conditions Governing Access
No tapes in this collection may be copied for distribution without written permission. Requests for permission should be directed to:
BGEA Resource CoordinatorBilly Graham Training Center - The CoveP.O. Box 19223Asheville, NC 28815
Forms to be sent to the contact person should be obtained from the staff in the Reading Room.
Biographical or Historical Information
Weekly religious radio program featuring Rev. Howard O. Jones; program first aired in the late 1960s as a continuation of a radio program Jones had produced for broadcast in Africa and United States; based in Oberlin, Ohio, program was a half hour long including musical selections, Bible reading, and a sermon. Jones was born April 12, 1921; graduated from Nyack Missionary College of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, 1944; served as pastor of Smoot Memorial C&MA Church in Cleveland, 1952-1958; began broadcasting regular radio program and holding evangelistic crusades, 1954; became associate evangelist of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1958; appointed director of the Billy Graham Relief Fund for Africa, 1973; married Wanda Young, 1944, and had five children.
Extent
455.00 audio_tapes
Language of Materials
English
Other Descriptive Information
Related URL: http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/guides/294.htm
- African American clergy.
- African Americans.
- Bell, Ralph S., 1934-
- Bell, Ralph, -- Sermons.
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
- Christmas sermons.
- Church -- Biblical teaching.
- Church and social problems -- Sermons.
- Church and social problems.
- Church.
- Church. -- Sermons.
- Conversion.
- Evangelistic invitations.
- Evangelistic sermons.
- Evangelistic work -- United States.
- Evangelistic work.
- Faith -- Sermons.
- Faith.
- Forgiveness -- Sermons.
- Forgiveness.
- God
- God -- Sermons.
- Holy Spirit -- Sermons.
- Holy Spirit.
- Hour of freedom (Radio program)
- Jesus Christ -- Sermons.
- Jesus Christ.
- Jones, Howard O.
- Jones, Howard O. -- Sermons.
- Love
- Love -- Sermons.
- Mass media in religion -- United States.
- Mass media in religion.
- Missions -- Sermons.
- Preaching.
- Radio in religion -- United States.
- Radio in religion.
- Resurrection
- Resurrection -- Sermons.
- Salvation -- Sermons.
- Salvation.
- Simmons, David.
- Sin -- Sermons.
- Sin.
- Social service
- Social service -- Christianity.
- Sports
- Sports -- Religious aspects.
- Truth
- Truth -- Sermons.
- Title
- Collection 294 Records of the Hour of Freedom Radio Program
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
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- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository