Rudy Atwood: Faithful to the end

This man started his career, long ago, playing the piano for Charles D. Fuller and the Old Fashioned Revival Hour. The association was a great one, for Fuller was preaching a solid Bible message, and the music was not contemporary, even by standards of that era. Rudy Atwood bumped into a wall. This was in the form of Charles Fuller's son Dan. This dandy goodie two shoes heretic started Fuller Seminary. Charles Fuller and his wife had been derelict in reigning in the unbelief of their son Dan, and when Dan started Fuller Seminary, Charles Fuller dived right in with his agnostic son.

Rudy Atwood moved along to Youth For Christ. He played for the rallies at the Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles for some years, and then Roy McKewin of Youth For Christ went for the sloppy kiss Christianity which brings in the numbers and saves no one. Rudy Atwood moved on again. He went from ministry to ministry, leaving behind many who would not stay on the narrow way. The last I heard, Rudy Atwood was 94 and teaching piano at Fairhaven College in Michigan, a very narrow Baptist school. Rudy never left the King James Bible behind as he migrated his way along the narrow way. Today, Rudy Atwood may well be with his Lord in the Glory, but he remains the very icon of Christian piano accompaniment for the narrow way. He is the God-blessed answer to Hovie Lister and Henry Slaughter and their Southern Gospel bookie manure.

I must reminisce a bit. I was about ten years old, and Charles D. Fuller used to record the Old Fashioned Revival Hour in the Long Beach Auditorium in California. My folks took me once to the Sunday afternoon meeting. We sat in the balcony, and still recall watching Rudy Atwood playing before the meeting began. He was all over the piano making glorious music. But, as he played, one by one, church musicians would come up and start talking with him. He would give 100% concentration to each one, chatting, making humor, and giving hints to making good music. Meanwhile; he never missed a note or botched a run. I was in awe of the man, and so have been many of you, I dare say. He was common as an old shoe, but he did what God gave him to do, and did it well, AND in fellowship with only those on the narrow way.

This Biographical sketch is from a message on the end of men's lives found at http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/theendthereof.htm

(This is not an endorsement of the ministry it is found on.)

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