James Blaine Chapman

James Blaine (J.B.) Chapman was a holiness preacher and present at the founding of the Church of the Nazarene. He served as president of Arkansas Holiness College and Peniel College, on various boards and committees for the Church of the Nazarene, as editor for the Herald of Holiness with B.F. Haynes, and as general superintendent for over 20 years before his retirement.

He was married to Maud and father to Lois Catherine, James Blaine Jr., Grace Bess, Frederick Harold, George Brilhart, Gertrude Edwina, and Paul Benton. After Maud's death, he married Louise Robinson, a missionary who headed the Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society for many years.

Information gathered from:

Baize, Ellen M. (1989). The Life and Music of Frederick Harold Chapman. Retrieved from https://sail.cnu.edu/omeka/files/original/71f1570afa7fda763c2aad74573e05...
Corlett, David Shelby. (1996). Spirit-filled--The Life of James Blaine Chapman. Retrieved from http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/0101-0200/HDM0196.pdf

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A Day in the Lord's Court James Blaine Chapman Seventy short homilies, ending with Psalm 84:10, suitable not for sermons but for short meditations or personal devotional times. Language English Type: Book
A History of the Church of the Nazarene James Blaine Chapman A History of the Church of the Nazarene compiled and written by J.B. Chapman, Editor of the Herald of Holiness and approved by The Committee Appointed to Prepare Church History : E.E. Angell, H. Orton Wiley, J.B. Chapman Language English Type: Book
A Nazarene Manifesto James Blaine Chapman Presented to the Superintendents' Conference of the Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Missouri, January 5-6, 1944. Language English Type: Presentation
All Out for Souls James Blaine Chapman A sermon first preached in 1946 at Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene, this small booklet quickly became a model of evangelistic preaching. Language English Type: Book
Bud Robinson: A Brother Beloved James Blaine Chapman This is a biography of Bud Robinson, a popular gospel preacher in the early days of the Church of the Nazarene. Language English Type: Book
Camp Meeting Sermons James Blaine Chapman Ten sermons preached by J.B. Chapman at camp meetings covering salvation, sanctification, prayer, divine healing, and the second coming of Christ. Language English Type: Book
Christ and the Bible James Blaine Chapman The sermon that General Superintendent J. B. Chapman preached on Sunday evening, June 16, 1940 on the opening day of the 10th General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene. Language English Type: Book
Christian Living in a Modern World James Blaine Chapman How one should live as a Christian, have faith, and not live a cheap religion. Language English Type: Book
Herald of Holiness - April 12, 1961 Westlake Taylor Purkiser Hugh C. Benner Homer L. Rogers Brian L. Farmer Neal Dirkse Celia M. Wright K. W. Phillips R. A. Kerby James Blaine Chapman Darel E. Grothaus Thelma B. Culver Lois M. Marmon Sylvester T. Ludwig Ila R. Monday Pearl O. Burnside McKinney National Christian College Day April 16 General Articles Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - April 15, 1959 Stephen S. White Samuel Young James Blaine Chapman Glenn E. Eades Harvey Petersen Mrs. W. M. Franklin Flora E. Breck Elizabeth M. Dumann Katherine Bevis Ruth Wood Vaughn Norman R. Oke Helen K. Swarth 01 It’s the Upkeep That Costs by General Superintendent Young 03 A Nazarene Manifesto by Dr. James B. Chapman Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - April 5, 1967 Westlake Taylor Purkiser Gideon B. (Gideon Brooks) Williamson Ponder W. Gilliland H. Orton Wiley R. T. (Roy Tilman) Williams James Blaine Chapman Willis E. Snowbarger John H. Cotner W. Shelburne Brown Norman B. Rohrer Barbara C. Finch A. Elwood Sanner 02 We March to a Million By General Superintendent Williamson 03 Helps to Holy Living: When I Was a Child By Ponder W. Gilliland Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - August 2, 1967 Westlake Taylor Purkiser Gideon B. (Gideon Brooks) Williamson Warren McNeilly James Blaine Chapman C. E. Roberts Earl G. Lee Kathryn Blackburn Peck Joe Vines Harold F. Bell Ross Hayslip Paul T. Culbertson A. Elwood Sanner Productive Argentina. 02 Many Thanksgivings By General Superintendent Williamson 03 The Trouble with Mountaintop Experiences By Warren McNeilly Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - February 15, 1984 William E. McCumber William M. Greathouse Wally Johnston Geraldine Nicholas G. Roger Schoenhals John W. May Doyle C. Smith James Blaine Chapman Lola M. Williams Ted Hambrick John F. Hay Ross Hayslip Charlotte Carpenter Linda Burba Raymond C. Kratzer Stan Meek Evelyn Stenbock Ditty Rose Smith Steve Cooley Brotherhood Sunday February 19, 1984/ Photo I D.: (I. to r.) Danny Cantwell and Shawn Rogers IN THIS ISSUE: 2 So, Who’s Perfect?, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse 3 Avoid the World’s Squeeze, Wally Johnston 3 Your Child (a Poem), Geraldine Nicholas 4 Letters 5 Nine Lies, G. Roger Schoenhals 6 Holiness Is Happiness, John W. May 7 Thank God for the Blackbirds!, Doyle C. Smith 8 Inescapable Alternatives, James B. Chapman 9 Nazarene Roots: Haldor Lillenas, Steve Cooley 10 When God Nudges, Lola M. Williams 11 Brain Tumor Couldn’t Defeat Him, Ted R. Hambrick Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - February 18, 1959 Stephen S. White James Blaine Chapman F. W. Davis Arthur Hedley Justa Lee Allen Charles W. Hodge Alice Hansche Mortenson Clarence Edwin Flynn Mary A. Eagle Katherine Bevis Hugh C. Benner Dorothy Conant Stroud Bertha Munro 01 The Immanency of Christ’s Second Coming by General Superintendent Chapman 02 Late News Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - May 24, 1967 Westlake Taylor Purkiser Hugh C. Benner James P. McGraw Paul Hendrix Paul Orjala Elden Rawlings James Blaine Chapman Bennett Dudney O. Joe Olson Mary E. Latham Paul T. Culbertson Roger Huntington A. Elwood Sanner Is the Church Getting Through to the "Man on the Street"? 02 "This Same Jesus" By General Superintendent Benner 03 Communicating for Christ's Sake By James McGraw Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - May 28, 1958 Stephen S. White James Blaine Chapman R. T. (Roy Tilman) Williams Carl W., Jr., Gray Ovella Satre Shafer H. Ray Dunning Art Rakestraw K. Boyle Bertha Munro 01 On Taking Ourselves Too Seriously by General Superintendent Chapman 02 Late News Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - May 7, 1958 Stephen S. White Gideon B. (Gideon Brooks) Williamson Norman C. Schlichter D. I. (Daniel I.) Vanderpool Everett S. Phillips Edward Lawlor John L. Knight Kenneth H. Pearsall George Frame James Blaine Chapman E. E. Zachary Alice Hansche Mortenson Claude E. Pittenger Bertha Munro Robert L. Lunsford 01 Witnesses with Burning Hearts by General Superintendent Williamson 02 Late News Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - October 16, 1968 Westlake Taylor Purkiser James Blaine Chapman Orville Jenkins Milo L. Arnold Frank G. Carver George L. Smith C. William Fisher John Wallace Ames Ovella Satre Shafer Ismael E. Amaya Gerard Reed Howard H. (Howard Harley) Hamlin Willis E. Snowbarger Albert J. Lown 01 The Ministry of Silence By J. B. Chapman 02 Genuine Thanksgiving By General Superintendent Jenkins 03 Unadulterated Marriage By Milo L. Arnold 04 Pen Points: The Superior Righteousness By Frank G. Carver 04 The Single Eye By George L. Smith 05 God Is Able... in Times of Trouble By William Fisher 06 "It Came to Pass" By John W. Ames 07 Music Memoette By Ovella Satre Shafer 08 Helps to Holy Living: I Believe in Progressive Sanctification By Ismael E. Amaya 09 Solitude: A Neglected Dimension By Gerard Reed Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - October 8, 1958 Stephen S. White B.F. Haynes D. I. (Daniel I.) Vanderpool James Blaine Chapman Floyd W. Hawkins David Shelby Corlett Kathryn Blackburn Peck Mervel S. Lunn Haldor Lillenas Tully C. Knoles Charles Brougher Jernigan Bertha Munro 01 Calvary’s Defense by Dr. B. F. Haynes 02 Late News 03 On This Our Birthday by D. I. Vanderpool Language English Type: Complete magazine
Herald of Holiness - September 24, 1958 Stephen S. White Charles Allen McConnell Hugh C. Benner E. E. Wordsworth Leola Littrell Edwin Zimbelman George Privett H. J. Eason Hugh Slater James Blaine Chapman Paul S. Cook Hilda B. Morrill Flora E. Breck Norman R. Oke 01 "More Than These?" by Charles A. McConnell 02 Late News Language English Type: Complete magazine

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