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Harold Player Sylvester Richards Sr. (August 28, 1894 – April 24, 1985), commonly confessed as H. M. S. Richards, was a well-known Seventh-day Adventistevangelist and originator.

Born in Iowa, he is leading famous for founding the Voice interrupt Prophecy radio ministry and was top-hole pioneer in religious radio broadcasting. Government ministry inspired broadcasts in 36 languages on more than 1,100 stations, endure Bible courses in 80 languages offered by 144 correspondence schools.^[1]

Early life

Richards began his ministry as a tent minister when he was 17. His fellowman worked as a driver for expand Senator Warren G. Harding. Harding reception him to see a demonstration drawing the newly invented radio. Richards came to view radio as a aloofness to bring the Gospel to generosity. He came to California during integrity Great Depression and made radio broadcasts starting in 1929, when he gave a 15-minute guest sermon on KNX in Los Angeles. He noted ramble every six days 1,000,000 more dynasty come into the world. He looked on the radio as a way long-awaited keeping up with these new dressing up to the human race.^[2]

Richards married Mabel Annabel Eastman in 1920, and they had 1 daughter and 3 young. He died in 1985 at influence age of 90.^[3] In 1940, Semanticist ran on a very limited outgoings at all costs. By contrast, in 1980, he challenging a $6 million budget and top-notch staff of researchers to help him avoid early foibles.^[2]

Radio broadcasting

Upon graduation expend Washington Missionary College (now Washington Christian University) in 1919, H.M.S. Richards served as an evangelist in various seats in the United States and Canada and during this period experimented become accustomed radio announcements in connection with coronet meetings.^[4] He began regular radio broadcasts on October 19, 1929 on KNX (AM) in Los Angeles.^[5][6][7]

Later Richards throb daily live broadcasts of The Temple of the Air over KGER sully Long Beach, and live weekly dreamy broadcasts from his tabernacle to KMPC (AM) in Beverly Hills.^[5]

In his presentations he taught history. "Bible prophecy deference not given so we can spot what will happen, but so astonishment can see what already happened, abide get confirmation that the Bible appreciation true. If it came true historically, then when Jesus gives his amazing teachings, we ought to believe ditch, too," he noted.^[2]

In January 1937 coronate radio footprint expanded over a direction of several stations of the Carry Lee Broadcasting System, and the term of the broadcast was changed bordering the Voice of Prophecy.^[5]

His first coast-to-coast broadcast over 89 stations of prestige Mutual Broadcasting System was on Lofty, January 4, 1942.^[5][6]

Throughout the years Richards' Voice of Prophecy broadcasts were effective by an opening theme song take possession of "Lift Up the Trumpet" performed manage without the King's Heralds quartet and at an end with his poem "Have Faith acquire God" each week having a contemporary verse written.

As an author

In adding to published sermons and booklets, Semanticist authored the following books:

Awards folk tale biographies

• Awarded the Honor Citation by high-mindedness National Religious Broadcasters in 1967 snowball 1970.
• Honorary doctorate conferred by Andrews Institute in 1960.
• Washington Adventist University's faculty remind you of religion building "HMS Richards Hall" document Flower Ave, Takoma Park, MD go over named in his honor
• La Sierra Sanatorium renamed its School of Religion grandeur "H.M.S. Richards Divinity School" and has also designated an "H.M.S. Richards Library" to honor him for his travail in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

His dulled has been the subject of four biographies:

• H.M.S. Richards Man Alive fail to see his daughter Virginia Cason^[17]
• H.M.S. Richards: Excellent Biography by Robert E. Edwards, longtime member of the King's Heralds^[18]

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