▁the ▁bapt ism ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit . ▁At ▁the ▁annual ▁conference ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁C rum pler ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁body ; ▁however , ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁having ▁experienced ▁tong ues , ▁he ▁perman ently ▁dis aff ili ated ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁church . ▁After ▁C rum pler ' s ▁departure , ▁the ▁conference ▁added ▁an ▁article ▁to ▁the ▁statement ▁of ▁faith , ▁recogn izing ▁tong ues ▁as ▁the ▁initial ▁evidence : ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁P HC ▁Foreign ▁Mission ▁Board ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁and ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁all ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Tom ▁J . ▁Mc Int osh , ▁a ▁P HC ▁member , ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁Pent ec ost al ▁mission ary ▁to ▁reach ▁that ▁nation . ▁ ▁Mer gers ▁and ▁sch isms ▁ ▁The ▁Fire - B apt ized ▁Hol iness ▁Association ▁also ▁emb rac ed ▁Pent ec ost al ism ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁taking ▁the ▁line ▁that ▁the ▁bapt ism ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁was ▁the ▁" b apt ism ▁of ▁fire " ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁seeking . ▁ ▁Given ▁the ▁similar ities ▁in ▁doctrine ▁and ▁ge ographic ▁reach ▁with ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church , ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁began ▁tal ks ▁on ▁a ▁mer ger . ▁The ▁two ▁groups ▁merged ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 1