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Most of you probably heard or read the name “Howard Hughes”.
Hughes’ life started with great potential, but his life ended in a pitiftil
condition. This one time wealthiest man in the world died as a spiritually
bankrupt individual. He was born in 1906 in Houston, Texas. His mother,
Allene, died in 1921. His father was a Harvard-educated attorney and a
great inventor. He invented the rotary drill bit and 166 cutting edges.
He formed the Hughes Tool Company and later formed the Hughes Aircraft
Corporation. Howard, Jr. inherited 75% of the family business, making him
an instant billionaire. In the 1960s he sold much of the company and purchased
a number of gambling casinos.Writings showed that he engaged in immorality
in almost all categories. He died in 1976 from obscurity and isolation,
coupled with extreme phobias and drug addiction. There is another part
of the story. Hughes came from a deeply religious family of gospel preachers.
His great, great grandfather was John A.Gano. The dining
hall at Freed-Hardeman University is named after this pioneer preacher.
He was one of the restoration followers and friend of Barton Stone and
Raccoon John Smith. Hughes’ great-grandfather also was a gospel preacher.
His son, W.B. Gano, was also a lawyer and a faithful preacher. His daughter,
Allene, married Howard Hughes, Sr., the father of Howard Hughes. It took
only one generation to separate Hughes from the religious identity of the
family. The separation cost him his mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
I am reminded of 2 Timothy 1:5, “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned
faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in tkv grandmother Lois, and thy
mother Eunice; and 1 am persuaded that in thee also”
Via North MacArthur Bulletin
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma