Publisher's Synopsis
In 1904, a German preacher came to New York City to wake the American Church from slipping into its slumber. His focus was on a Christ-centeredness that was at a higher level than what you would hear at even the best churches today. However, they did not hear as the engines of progress continued all around. Consequently, we reaped the whirlwind in the 1960's, and that cyclone has been cleaning shop for 60 years since. No longer does anything resemble the Jesus that Pastor Otto came to declare. Never has there been a massage more vital for anyone interested in authentic Christianity. In the 2020's, it comes down to "whoever can hear..."
"He was one of the most blessed witnesses of our time, and he was especially so because he brought an undiminished gospel, taught clear redemption and sanctification, and proclaimed victory over sin and nature. But he was especially so because this doctrine which he preached was not a doctrine of the head, but it was the result of his serious, penetrating research in the Holy Scriptures, his enlightenment through the Holy Spirit of the Lord and his complete undivided devotion to his heavenly ones Master, making his life a loud testimony to the truth and accessibility of what his lips proclaimed. That is why his word and his whole personality seemed so loosening, refreshing and encouraging, never tiring." Heinrich Coerper "At first you got to know Otto Stockmayer as a "sheep for slaughter", but if someone touched the Lord's honor or dishonored his name, then he could become like the smoking Sinai. His trust in God was limitless." Emilie Schläpfer
