▁held ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁den om ination ' s ▁General ▁Board ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁Naz ar ene ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁MO . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 8 - 5 2 ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁den om ination ' s ▁Minister ial ▁B ene vol ence ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Mid - Cent ury ▁Cr us ade ▁for ▁Sou ls ▁asked ▁Edward ▁Law lor ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁book let ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁every ▁bel ie ver ▁being ▁involved ▁in ▁evangel istic ▁out re ach . ▁ ▁Law lor ' s ▁ 2 7 - page ▁book let ▁titled ▁The ▁C oven ant ▁Supreme ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Edward ▁Law lor ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁become ▁executive ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁den om ination ' s ▁four - year - old ▁Department ▁of ▁Evangel ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁author ed ▁a ▁ 2 3 - page ▁book let ▁titled ▁W ake ▁Up ▁and ▁Wit ness : ▁ ▁A ▁Message ▁to ▁the ▁Church . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁at ▁ 6 1 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁Edward ▁Law lor ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁ball ot ▁of ▁that ▁summer ' s ▁Naz ar ene ▁General