Introduction

Biography

Jarrette was the son of Jas­per New­ton Ay­cock and Ly­dia Jo­se­phine Ma­thews, and hus­band of Dell Ay­cock.

He earned a Doc­tor of Di­vi­ni­ty de­gree from Be­th­any Na­za­rene Col­lege, Be­tha­ny, Ok­l­aho­ma, and for ma­ny years, was su­per­in­tend­ent of the Kan­sas Ci­ty Dis­trict of the Church of the Na­za­rene.

Aycock was al­so a well known ev­an­gel­ist: At the time of his death, he was con­duct­ing a re­viva­l at the First Church of the Na­za­rene in Wa­co.

Works

• The Night­ing­ale of the Psalms (Lou­is­ville, Ken­tuck­y: The Her­ald Press, 1923)
• The Sto­ry of Two Pro­di­gals (Kan­sas City, Mis­sou­ri: Na­za­rene Pub­lish­ing House, 1930)
• If Christ Had Not Come, and Oth­er Ser­mons (Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chigan: Zon­der­van Pub­lish­ing House, 1944)
• Save Some: A Ser­ies of Sug­gest­ions for Deal­ing with Souls at an Al­tar of Pray­er (Kan­sas City, Mis­sou­ri: Bea­con Hill Press, 1953)
• Drawing the Net: Sug­gest­ions on How to Give an In­vi­ta­tion (Kan­sas Ci­ty, Mis­sou­ri: Bea­con Hill Press, 1953)
• Tithing; Your Quest­ions An­swered (Kan­sas Ci­ty, Mis­sou­ri: Beac­on Hill Press, 1955)
• Add Them…to the Church (Kan­sas City, Mis­sou­ri: Bea­con Hill Press, 1957)
• The Life Sto­ry of Jar­rette Ay­cock, an au­to­bio­gra­phy (Kan­sas Ci­ty, Mis­sou­ri: Bea­con Hill Press, 1962)