... as pragmatic in our believing as he was in his writing! Pragmatic not as dealing with philosophical pragmatism, but in the sense of, "relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters: practical, matter-of fact"(Webster's 10th Collegiate Dictionary.) Pragmatic as defined broadly in the A.G.T.S. course, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, with Dr. Railey, as "a literal understanding of Biblical materials, understanding the texts in their plain meaning, accepting that if the Bible says it we believe it, for the patterns set for the N. T. church are for the whole church and are in truth and deed normative for us" (class notes, 6/12/02 - 6/13/02.) Brother Bosworth says, " We see, from almost every conceivable angle throughout the Scriptures, that there is no doctrine more clearly taught than that it is God's will to heal all who have need of healing ...

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