In this same year (1973), a most exciting one for him evidently, there is a second miraculous intervention on his behalf. He meets up with one Frances Metcalfe. Her effect in his life was so great that this very book is dedicated to her, and her prayer group, known as the Golden Candlestick.

One day a woman (Metcalfe) approaches Maloney, wags her finger in his face, and says, "You're the man." He meets in her home prayer meeting later. Two dozen people of prayer, mostly women, are assembled. They are, in the main, ex -seminary students. Somewhere along the path, the Lord stops them, tells them to intercede, and to worship. Only. They are not to continue their studies and be ministers or pastors. Only pray.

They have been praying, so his story goes, for one person to be sent from Idyllwild to inherit all their prayers! After this meeting, Maloney knows, Cest moi. It's he. Himself.

He collapses in this meeting as under Baker's ministry. And from then on, after he awakens once more, he does what he does for the Lord, and for the honor of the Golden Candlestick. (p. 126-129) Through the years, he keeps up with them and reports to them.

One last member of the group, Dora, comes to a church in California (unnamed, un-dated), pours a vial of oil on him, and thereby ruins his suit. The last word from the Candlestick. She is now dead. As are all the rest. So no way to trace their story? It's not given in the book anyway! Well, not exactly. For those who want to trace down that tale, a name is given in the book. People from a ministry there in Idyllwild have picked up where the "Candlestick" left off, (p 153).

Tracing them, though, leads one to another slippery slope. If they existed at all, and Maloney admits that some will think they are a legend, their history seems to be largely in the hands of Maloney, as are all their purported "revelations", of which he has gathered many and assembled into a three- volume set. They never intended to write such books, you see, and their writings are scattered here and there. Reminds one of the origins of Koran.

For me, I will stay with the revelations given to the original apostles and prophets. Not enough for today's mystics, but more than enough for me.

Anyway, it is Metcalfe through a "word" that sends Maloney to Christ For The Nations Institute (hereafter CFNI), where he began his studies in that same wonderful year of 1973.

As a student at CFNI, he works in a nursing home ministry to release his giftings.

Later he becomes a teacher at that Dallas school.

1975, (p. 201,) A poor Seminary student is in his third year of training. He fasted a lot during those days, because he had no money for food. He spent three hours praying in prayer before his classes. He would even spend up to seven, eight, fourteen days at a time fasting. And do these fasts, several in a row!

But his peace continued to escape him as he had a recurring nightmare of rejection. One night that whole "spirit" was torn out of him as he heard God speak behind him in his room, " Look Up." He is told that the black cloud he sees is that spirit of rejection that came from his mother's womb. He is further told to point his finger at it and tell it to leave. Glory fills his bathroom. Gets glimpse of the Heavenly Throne Room. Living colors. Winged creatures. He is asked by God, "What do you want of Me?" So James gives Him a list of his ministry desires. God is quoted as saying , Yes, Okay, mmmm, and a casual conversation ensues...

(Page 288.) March 5, 1975. Maloney says he trusts our discernment to let us know he is telling the truth. (Which means if we do not believe all his stories, our discernment is not trustworthy, or we have none.)

He is 19 years old, or so. This incident supposedly happened not a long time from the one above. He is praying in the Spirit when he is paralyzed by Him. Through closed eyelids he sees a brilliant light. An angel. He, like Paul, is not allowed to tell us everything the angel said. It's personal. About twenty minutes. The angel quotes Scriptures. Philemon 6.

The angel then turns him around from lying on his belly, to his back. He sees hell. Rankings of demons. They are devouring one another. He is told that His people have authority. Maloney's fear leaves. He rebukes the demons. They scatter. The angel now tells him that he'll be given the gift of faith.

On page 250, he tells another story of his college days . A certain (of course, unnamed) traveling evangelist is speaking at a church (which is also unnamed). As James walks into the building he notices that people are taking information from those who enter. According to Maloney, this information is used by this "imitator" during the " word of knowledge" session later.

The evangelist is very late for the service, or at least that is what the people are led to believe. Actually he is in a room near the podium where he can peek out and see who is there, how they are dressed, etc. Obviously a false prophet.

Strangely, though, Maloney relates that he did get some revelation, and he did have a genuine gift . We are led to believe that that knowledge may have come from an unholy spirit. Maloney rebukes the man under his breath and the man senses it, calls him out, judges him. Maloney walks out, and the people hiss and spit at him!

Yet another CFNI happenning is related on Page 229. We are not told here whether this incident took place while he was a student, or while he was a teacher. Regardless, 50-60 men decided to meet in the CFNI library all night. At 4 a.m., "the room swooned." All of the men were "slain in the Spirit." They lay as dead men for about twenty minutes (no witnesses offered) .

Then, Someone is heard walking up the steps to the room, easily distinguishable by a certain flopping of sandals. The "Presence" walks past Maloney, still barely conscious on the floor. He even feels the "hem of His garment" cover his body. The Person goes around the room letting His garment fall on various men (they later told him, but still no witnesses). "Jesus" then quietly leaves the room.

In one of the only other dates he gives for his life story, we are in 1979. He is a 23 year old traveling minister now. He tells of a service where everyone is healed. Wow. No place name or people names given.

At this time, like the Annapolis thing above, he is handed an opportunity that is hard to refuse. A famous evangelist, unnamed, sees Maloney's gifts, and says, "Come with us." All he has to do is ignore the local church, and focus on "our auditorium ministry,". They will support his ministry totally, and life will be sweet. But Maloney refuses. He believes in the local church.

At some time, and in some place he calls generically "Backwater USA" he is a Pastor. Not much is said about his pastorate.

Somewhere and at some unknown time, he receives a Doctor of Divinity degree, a Doctor of Theology degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree, aka a PhD.

For over twenty years, we are told, he is a teacher in "several" Bible schools, including CFNI of course, and also the Kingdom Faith Training Center in Horsham England.

He ministers in forty countries over the years, though he mentions only several ministries in India in this book. Perhaps the reason he cannot speak more freely is because those "other" countries are closed nations in the Middle east and Asia? 250-300 services yearly is the pace he reached at one point, but for how long we are not told.

He licenses and ordains hundreds of pastors. But under whose authority we also have to guess.

And oh, in 2000, twenty-five years later, that 1975 angel reappears, and the gift of faith that had been promised then is finally ignited. (page 297). According to our author this particular anointing crawls up his right leg, then his right side. It flows out of his right hand. And the angel says that if he can get people to believe he had this visitation, the anointing will be released.

So, the key to receiving from James Maloney is to believe in James Maloney. If he can mesmerize a seeker long enough to make that person believe in his special powers, something just might happen...

He goes on to say that "It's a rush to feel" this anointing. And that people's reactions are often humorous. When the burst comes out, he has to draw his hand back. The anointing then rolls back up his arm. And it only works when people are standing in front of him.

Oh. I see.