^DIVL datlfornla Southern Baptist M- MARCH 18, 1976
Life Commit inent Month ... April located in a community of 106,000 Americans Our next step was a real faith who are serving in the American military in Our church voted to start a Su H ^ West Germany. Would you print in your March to staff it with some of nn, _ ay ^ issue the need of our church? uur most f • Our church is one of 41 Southern trained workers. What a hole w Baptist-oriented churches in Europe. We have would leave in our staff, but v/ ^ an English-speaking church in almost every to do it. We started'the fil „ -, country served by the American military. We November in the elementary scho • consider ourselves to be fraternally related to with what the staff considered a dL ^ twelve (including workers). 1SaPPu^ the SBC since all of our pastors are from SBC Well, the bottom line is h churches in America, and our Executive t at second Sunday in February the n " *' Secretary is a Missionary under appointment to the mission, James Baker, is n th ?** the Foreign Mission Board. 0 was greeted at the mission by 49 exl '** I We have a resident membership of over 300. youths, children, and pre-schoolets 11~ ** Bob Gierhart, student at Golden Gate Our Sunday School enrolment is about 500 our original six workers). ""^ Seminary, gave his testimony and led in prayer with an average attendance of 375. Our youth during the recent Student Missions Conference One person was especially happy L held at the seminary. Photo by Dan Shay, program involves at the present time almost the new pastor. She's a little lady whol* Fresno. 100 7-12th graders. We operate a full-time the mission Bible teaching work JL u Montessori pre-school and kindergarten with an Christ and baptized at Michigan Height, enrolment of 80 and a faculty of five. In the 6"U»t Sabbath Day or Lord's Day? first convert and member of the 1^ A letter to the editor stated that Christians near future we will open a day care center for Mission. must observe the Sabbath day worship else they working mothers and expect to enroll about 80 I hope and pray others will see beyo were guilty of breaking the Ten children. We have a full church program. Our local situations to people who Commandments. Granted, the Sabbath is on church is completely self-supporting with an missions, may never hear the gospel of ft, Saturday, but that is not necessarily the Lord's annual budget of $93,000.00. My thanks to Bill Bell and the Fresw Day. In fact, to the contrary, Sunday was the It is very difficult for us to find additional for challenging us to see 1006 in 76. observed day of worship for the early Christians staff members since we are so far from the Rod Murcray, Pastor long before Constantine or anyone else so source. I will be in the United States from Michigan Heights Baptist, |od ordered. March 15 until June 10, 1976. I would like to Scripture attests to a first day of the week interview possible candidates. Interested worship experience for early Christians. John individuals should send a complete resume, No Issue Next Week 20:1 says that Jesus arose on the first day. He including personal references, to 1790 Atlas There will be no issue of The Gfe met his disciples on the first day of the week Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38108, or I can be Southern Baptist datelined March 2$, I1 after His resurrection, Luke 24:13-31; John reached at telephone number (901) 386-7972. The next issue will be dated April 1, \91-~ 20:19, John 20:26. The Holy Spirit descended Any help that you can give us in this regard The California Southern Baptist is on the church on the first day to give life to the would be deeply appreciated. 48 issues each year, omitting one each r New Testament church. Acts 20:7 relates that Robert C. Ferguson, Pastor months of March, August, Novembft the New Testament Church met for worship on December. the first day. A spiritual revelation was made to Foreign Missions and John on the Lord's Day, the first day of the January Bible Study week. Baptist churches in the Philippines are C7&: (Zulfoima The early church fathers spoke of the first requesting surplus 1976 January Bible Study day: Didache: (A.D.) 70-75) On the Lord's Day materials to be used overseas in January of Youthen gather yourselves together, break bread and give 1977. thanks. If your church or its members would like to Baptist Barnabas (A.D. 74) Wherefore, we rejoice to share in this mission project, you may send keep the Lord's Day-the day Jesus arose. study course books, maps, filmstrips, etc., Published 48 weeks each year omitting «» > directly. Mark all packages "USED BOOKS," or months of March, August. November and ! Ignatius (A.D. 110) We no longer walk in Southern Baptist General Convention of CSB^' "USED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR the ancient practice of observing the Sabbath, P. O. Box 5168. Fresno, Californi»| RELIGIOUS USE ONLY." Send surface mail. ELMER L. GRAY, Editor | but fashion our lives after the Lord's Day. Polly Anna McNabb. Associate E Justin Martyr (A.D. 138) On the day called Send to: Todd Hamilton, Church Growth Office, Philippine Baptist Mission, 2444 Taft The California Southern Baptist is a nteroher 0 Sunday, we gather. Press News Service of The Southern Bapti* < Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines 2801. Irenaeus (A.D. 178) The Lord's resurrection Individual Subscript lon- .$3.65|W1 Church Budgets-23 cents per ««* cannot be practiced except on the Lord's Day. A letter of thanks acknowledging receipt of printed by The Lord's day became the day of worship materials will be sent to each donor. Todd C. Hamilton California Baptist Press, Fresno,Of for the early church-begun by the Lord Second-crass Postage Paid at Fresrn>.< himself. Let none accuse the Lord of breaking Thanks for Challenge DIRECTORY the commandments. Paul says in Colossians Just a note to share one of the greatest THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST GENERAL «*MVEHT^Lrf , et t. SH.W, "•«•*„, 2:16-17, Let no man therefore judge you in experiences of my life. n Phon«e Ar,. C«*> 2» • £«ecotw«°V~ a respect to meat, drink, of an holyday, or of the ROBERTO HUGHES... Cool*'*'*? At the convention a year ago we were RALPH E. LONGSHORE sabbath: which are a shadow of things to come; challenged with the 1006 in '76 project. I RICHARD KAV . . DAVID C OGLESBV .". but the body is of Christ. The New Testament returned to my church determined to lead our DOUGLASSUESS . WENDELL FOSS does not teach the keeping of the day of people towards establishing one church type E J COMBS . R L PATTlLLO.JR worship on the Sabbath. mission. JACOB O.GURLEY, JR CONCEPCIONPA01LLA. John B. Tompkins About January, 1975 we formed a Missions EDO L. BROWN •.•'.•'. JACK O'NEAl, Loo mis Committee to investigate the possibilities of VALTON L. PRINCE ..:-: • OARRELL AOCOCK:.:.•';' starting a mission in a city to the south of us LOUISE SCOTT Church in West Germany RONALD CHANOLER . (Lathrop). B E PITTS -.- DUANE BARRETT . Needs Youth-Music Minister The process, although slow, was deliberate. HARRY D WILLIAMS, JR ROBERT & LEWIS ~~. I am writing this letter to solicit your help. We started by driving through the area and R A WILLIAMS Our church is seeking a person to fill the simply asking people if they felt that a church position of Youth and Music Minister. We are was needed. VOL. 35 ears, but help in developing what's between sts Urged to Recall them," Schreiber said. "We need to come together as human beings with the same goals, same needs, same desires as 0f Ethnics in America you," Schreiber added, "for that is what we Role But as. Christianity developed, Larson said, are: human beings." by Everett Hullum TON D.C (BW-A Southern Christians began tribalizing themselves, thereby Participants learned that more than 700 »xSHI, missions leader declared here losing the power "to create, through SBC churches now offer sign language ^celebrating its 200th birthday reconciliation, a reunion of the human family." ministries and that there are at least seven .Sung the significant role of ethnic Larson called for Christians to develop a all-deaf SBC congregations with their own "deeper homogeneity" based on Scriptures full-time pastors. -Hits history- and "that allows diversity" and returns to the Despite rapidly growing language missions, . biggest mistake Americans- our Christian belief that "the Kingdom of God admitted Romo, "Baptists are not Baptists-could make in "° hi is to forget that God created the transcends the interests and activities of any communicating across barriers" as they should. ^ethnics created the United States," one tribe—it has species-wide significance." "We are adding over 100 new ethnic units Calls for understanding amid diversity, in per year to the convention," Romo said, "but ""director of the Home Mission fact, echoed throughout the conference. we need to form 5,000 new congregations in •^department of language missions, spoke Carter Bearden, Home Mission Board the next 25 years just to stay even with than 100 language missions leaders language consultant for the deaf, issued a plea population growth." aoss the Southern Baptist Convention that Southern Baptists understand that deaf Romo urged the language missions leaders E the 19th annual Language Missions people need to participate in all areas of Baptist to develop new techniques for reaching ethnics adnship Conference. church life. "that will allow their differences, that will . have come to this nation not to But they should not be "forced to be like involve ethnics without being paternalistic." hearing people-they are different," said •e ptrt of the 'melting pot,' not to lose He demanded that Southern Baptists begin Bearden, who is deaf himself. preparing special literature for other language identities, but to find their identities," "Deafness is the most neglected major groups, "rather than always saying, 'Let's .- -. jjded. handicap" in the U.S., added Frederick C. translate. . ."' and he sought increased David Larson, sociologist/anthropologist at Schreiber, head of the National Association of participation by ethnics on SBC boards and Intel College, St. Paul, Minn., warned that the Deaf. The 13 million U.S. citizens who have agencies. »lr» Southern Baptists continue to bring impaired hearing—1.8 million or two of every "We are in reality the most integrated IBK-S into all areas of SBC life, the 1,000 with irreversible deafness-"are being cut denomination in the U.S.," Romo said. "But n cannot hope to overcome the off from people, family, friends, even God-for our key to continued SBC growth is with "wpntribalism that divides the species." the God of the world is a hearing God," he said. ethnics, both in—and outside the south. "Diversity is the best we can offer Schreiber asked Southern Baptists to "help .-ttidves." Larson told the conference. "Unity "We cannot pass up this opportunity to breech the barriers of deaf isolation and bring > out weakest quality-and it doesn't always weave ethnics into the very fabric of the nk, ..." us into the mainstream of humanity. We aren't tapestry of the Southern Baptist Convention," looking for your help in finding a substitute for Romo insisted. lust-century Christianity presented an ! for men to overcome the concept that a group looks at California Missions Giving Sets New Record } thing from self-interest. Mission giving through the Cooperative February was a five Sunday month which Program by the churches of our state always reflects increased giving but it is convention set a new record for one month encouraging to see that many churches have during February. The record amount was increased their giving percentage to the $237,733.17 which exceeds the old record for Cooperative Program in 1976. one month by $26,093.00. Cooperative Program giving for the first two A good time to learn more about what months of 1976 totals $400,980.10 which Southern Baptists are doing in missions is to exceeds the budget requirements to date by observe Cooperative Program Day, April 11, $8,480.10. The monthly budget for 1976 is 1976. Materials to be used by churches $196,250.00. Mission income through the participating in Cooperative Program Day are Cooperative Program is 28.76% over the same available from the Stewardship Department, date last year. P.O. Box 5168, Fresno, CA. 93755.
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r9an Edi "S t° tion-for „s.: by accor Baptist H nPany songs in the $237,733.17 February Income $158,001.85 Book StnVmna'-" is available n°w in 196,250.00 Monthly Goal 175,000.00 8ri edition .Sharron Lyon, editor of and an edit 392,500.00 Accumulated Goal 350,000.00 *Bartmpnf or in the church Bol ni Z the Southern Baptist 400,980.10 Accumulated Income 311,413.80 with00*°. looks at a copy of the Monthly Shortage 16,998.15 "*C Mo [gan Lowry, an assistant m the 3an e Ch music Accumulated Shortage 38,586.20 diti0n " 19 department. Dlastic comh u- * 9y4 inches, features a 41,483.17 Monthly Overage °n the oro ndln9 which allows it to 8,480.10 Accumulated Overage °r9an rack. Text in the organ Tinte a underno=*i, »i . _.3 . : m'ddle"a^nderneath tne score instead H re u| [Receipting Period February 3 through March 8) Vmna|." '".1 3 ar edition of the sells fnr s- Baptist Hymnal, Organ (Books close for March on April 5)
H 18. 1976 PAGE 3 HE WARNED Or THE The Editor's Opinion SP0»U»
The President Speaks
So, President Ford is going to speak to the Southern Baptist Convention in Norfolk in June. I v, gKS'ON That's nice!—I guess (but I am not sure). The convention program committee made a survey to sample Baptist feelings before inviting the President to speak. I responded then that I was opposed to the idea. My reason was that I felt in an election year the President is more of a political candidate than a national administrator. Should the platform of the Southern Baptist Convention be provided to a political candidate, even an incumbent President? r S Evidently the committee was encouraged by many to invite the President to speak. w, ESTIMATED THAT Ju£L Now, I ask, "Why?" W FROM THE PA^T 'SS & BE«T0FWPlU?* Perhaps the committee felt our country's chief executive might have something to ONLY ABOUT A ixJL say to thirteen million Southern Baptists on the nation's 200th birthday. I hope he LIFESPAN. THE cC-'.'i' REBIRTH OF THE fW?. will have. Conceivably he could make the most significant statement of his administration. He might even speak as a worthy successor of Lincoln and Jefferson. He could reaffirm America's commitment to religious freedom—not just for us but for the whole world. The committee may have invited the President in order to magnify this particular meeting of the convention. The choice of speakers may add significance to a meeting. By having the President on the program we may attract greater attention from both Family Lobby vs. the religious press and the secular press. Some of the things said and done at the convention may be reported more widely because they occurred at a meeting where Homosexuality the President spoke. Many almost despaired when No doubt, the chief reason for inviting the President was that this is the Coalition of Christian Citizens failed Bicentennial year. At this time the convention should remind itself both of how just a few of securing enough signal Southern Baptists have been blessed in this land and also of the contributions for a referendum on AB489, the Southern Baptists have made to this country. Perhaps the President's words will call us permitting any kind of sex act alt to a deeper appreciation of America and also to a greater commitment to the nation's anyplace and depriving courts spiritual progress. administrators of power to protect pec? My highest hope, and I am sure it is a fantasy rather than a hope, is that the against formerly recognized sex per? President wili support the idea that many have held that this is a Christian land. Office-holders should be guided by Christian virtues and teachings. They should also Family Lobby has taken up thee seek constantly to know the will of God in their decisions and actions. Family Lobby, a non-profit organiz My concern is probably useless. The President's final decision whether to keep the dedicated to the repeal of AB489.: appointment to speak to our convention will depend on his political advisers. This is restoration of the sex laws of Cah: an election year and the President's every action will be taken in the light of its as they were in 1975, is pw« vote-getting effect. petitions to put a "Public IX'" In the meantime we Christians are under the command of God to pray for all those Initiative on November's ballot, in public administration. developing momentum could double the 3 1 2,404 signatures nee*- GRAY MATTER course, though, it could fail been- overconfidence.
Moral Concerns in California family Lobby News tells V- California Supreme Court revoke On January 29 we carried the story of the setting up of the teacher's credentials in 1973 be" " Committee on Moral Concerns by W. B. Timberlake, former had unnatural sex acts with fr pastor of San Jose Camden Avenue Baptist Church and a enter other than her husband as l')ie... i former president of the Southern Baptist General Convention for viewers in a private club. \ of California. appeared on television advecati .-^ After months of prayer Tim took the big jump of faith to behavior as well as wife swapping- , move to Sacramento to become an observer, a reporter, and a deprives the court of its power tv | legislative consultant. school children from such a pers I am glad a man of his unique ability and deep dedication Ja uary I has undertaken this ministry. He will not be competing with AB489 became a law " Franc> others such as the Council on Alcohol Problems. He will cooperate with others FLN reports: "Already San' se,-> already committed to specific concerns and cover concerns no one else is School Board has approved n ^ covering. teachers and the San Francisco ^ Timberlake's chief action will be to inform us of what is going on and of has printed a story about the 1; what is coming up in the area of moral concerns and to suggest actions we can two homosexual women sr. take. He will personally contact legislators about legislation of moral concerns. classroom time promoting Tim's service will be not only to Southern Baptists but to all who share in lifestyle." ,.; these moral concerns. Whether he'll make it through the first year or not, For petitions write: Family ^ though, may depend on the support he receives from Southern Baptists. His 9i address is: Committee on Moral Concerns, P.O. Box 20096, Sacramento. CA. Box 7811, Fresno, CA. t'bes& 95820. (209) 291-5121. Petitions m" and turned in by May 1 • »frf A SOUTHERNm PAGE 4 THE CALIFORNIA Some suggested actions that Christians can take to deal with the issue of homosexuality in lomosexuality: The general and with homosexuals in particular include: 1. Seek to educate people about what the Bible teaches concerning homosexuality. Stress •sue of Legislation the teaching that homosexuals can be helped They say that what consenting adults do in lThH in a five-part series) through the power of the gospel. private is their business as long as it does not by Harry N. Hollis Jr. 2. Work to correct the myths about hurt anyone else. Some people in this camp for Baptist Press homosexuals that hamper understanding. The would say that homosexuality is not abnormal, „«,r>le in America are struggling with harsh stereotypes of the past must be resisted XU only a different kind of sexual expression. "' hem of homosexuality. Some along with the new myths often used by the P The newly militant gay liberation people, '°,,r,ns are debating whether to ordain gay liberation propagandists. Isinto the ministry. School boards for example, say they have every right to 3. Work to see that laws dealing with the J of homosexual teachers in practice homosexuality openly without fear of e matter regulation of homosexuality are just and that ^aoom. Gay liberation activists work for legal sanctions. It is the society that is sick, not fair enforcement procedures are followed. The the homosexual, they say. ,,n,-e of homosexuality as a normal way aim of such laws should be rehabilitation In spite of arguments to the contrary this through guidance and counseling. It will not writer believes that laws should continue to f^e issue that concerns us here is the change homosexuals to put them in prohibit homosexual behavior for the following UMiion of homosexuality. Should laws overcrowded jails where homosexual practices reasons: ,n homosexual behavior, or is it simply a are already rampant. The most skilled rroie matter between consenting adults? 1. Homosexuality is not in the best interests counseling should be required. Before we deal with whether homosexual of a society. It will lead not to health but to 4. Encourage church leaders to provide ft should be legalized, Christians must first serious problems in the social stfucture. services through the church to help rumine what the Scriptures say about Therefore, a society has a right to regulate such homosexuals. Work to get people in the church •i.mosevuality. In this brief article we cannot behavior in the interest of healthy functioning to show compassion for the homosexual. tumine all relevant passages, but some general and order. 5. Help the families of homosexuals. The . -lments will be made. 2. Homosexuality is not simply a private sudden discovery of homosexuality can severely Both the Old Testament and the New matter; it affects others as well. It affects the disrupt a family's life. See that support and Toument condemn homosexuality. The Old children of families that are sometimes broken counseling are provided for families shaken by Tniament in Leviticus 18-22 speaks against it, up by homosexual affairs. It affects the mate such an experience. nd Leviticus 20:13 even prescribes the death who is traumatized by the discovery that he or This article is based on the biblical belief penalty for homosexual acts. But the New she is married to a homosexual. It affects young that homosexuality is contrary to God's Tnament in 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 condemns people who are made uncertain about their own intention. It is written not in a spirit of muality without such prescriptions. Paul identity when they find themselves in the class condemnation but is intended in a spirit of I in these verses that homosexuals will not of a homosexual teacher. Christian compassion. "tieril the kingdom of God. It is this writer's view that there should be This Scripture places homosexuals in the 3. The law should uphold community ideals. laws to control homosexuality. x category with the immoral, idolators, It serves not only to regulate but to instruct. If 'Iterers, thieves, the greedy, drunkards, homosexuality is legalized, it will receive a Hope for change, however, does not lie in JM, and robbers. Paul says (1 Corinthians sanction that it does not now have in most these laws but in positive rehabilitation efforts. * that the Corinthians had been delivered states. Thus more people, especially young The best hope for change lies in the power that these practices. This means that people, will be influenced to pursue a way of a relationship to Jesus Christ can bring to all "«xuals have the hope in Jesus Christ of life which can lead to anxiety and pain. human lives. (BP) ? delivered from that which would keep "»»> inheriting the kingdom of God. Discovery: God's Call e 0ld Testament and the New, there is W"g theological principle that it is God's Theme of Life Commitment Month a man „h " . and a woman to join NASHVILLE-Churches throughout the responsible for Life Commitment Month. " 'n a one fiesh relation. This idea Southern Baptist Convention will be observing "Through this relationship, church vocations • "Genesis2:24, and it is repeated by a month of "Discovery: God's Call," theme of volunteers will have a chance to discover and n Matthew 19:5 and by Paul in 1 the SBC's Life Commitment Month, during develop their personal gifts. ""nans 6:16. April. "Also it is hoped churches will provide In summary, it is evident the Bible teaches n i morally This special denominational emphasis is church vocations volunteers with the prayer ;-W responsible, loving heterosexual designed to prepare youth and adults to and counseling support of concerned deacons r S intenti "nher 1 °n for his creation. recognize God's call to a church vocation. In and other lay persons in the church." •"xualitv i, BiWe teaches that addition, youth and adults called to a church A Life Commitment Month poster, hls ntrary t0 God s including information and recommendations ^nsdon u° ' i"tention vocation are encouraged to commit themselves *** Practice,;, °SeXUality is Placed with to that work. Churches also are encouraged for observing the month, has been mailed to all hat bl SBC pastors, ministers of youth, ministers of ''- &Wom i. D °* one from inheriting through this emphasis to nurture those persons We funher teaches that education and directors of associational •duals'h in the congregation who have committed ,Tr Ve tHe hope of missions. Anyone not receiving the poster may ' f'^, Jesu"uss Utrisn! t deliverance themselves to a church vocation. obtain one by contacting the Career Guidance e licai tng on homosexuality According to Howard B. Foshee, secretary Section, Church Administration Department, 4 2 ***IS contrary to God's of the Sunday School Board's church Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist must deal with the administration department, churches are asked Convention, 127 Ninth Ave., North, Nashville, •«'°n. Does the majority have to assure church vocations volunteers of their Tenn., 37234. v interest in them especially during the Life In addition to Life Commitment Month, L •*" It! Commitment Month observance. Discovery conferences, Discovery days at ua P S What they beheve ab «,> 'i. o n th out "Hopefully, the pastor and other church Baptist Colleges and Universities and W r 0rd°f ol*|C t alltal«ls yto f °Simplf -cietyy a ? Is vthe H•ner'p ar„_°es,?ac "attecfp':t al r~ society? P" ^ vocations personnel will develop a relationship associational Discovery weekends for youth and h0m some eo MJ °sexu;rP Ple who reject the v,,,. with each church vocations volunteer in their young adults will be conducted throughout the RCH h Uldbe '8,1976^ ° Elated by law. church," adds Foshee, head of the department SBC during 1976. PAGE 5 religious background, really need a • Beirut Missionaries See encoiirape thp. mpmKa,.., ... ' i encourage the members of ,U1 KtX regain enthusiasm and zeal Hope in New Cease-Fire Gospel." "• ^
"It will be necessary to help chu by Ruth Fowler 1 da marageg s and provide fimHfunds„ fI I" BEIRUT, Lebanon-Cities are seldom silent, or churches whose members have bee but Beirut is quieter now than it has been in Graham continued. "Our spiritual scatty many months. The shooting has stopped. contra, will be the greatest contribution Apparently, the cease-fire is holding. not to discourage or belittle « can - In the midst of the battle or the mourning, the for physical service. Above all °Ppor... some Southern Baptist missionaries have here, shoulder to shoulder, with o Pieiev remained in their place of service beside Lebanese Baptists will mean Lebanese friends. Others have left because their anything else to help bring order outtf" work was hopelessly interrupted, their Ragland feels the Beirut Baptist Sc1 children's educational needs required a move, be a major part of the rebuilding efforts" or for other equally valid reasons. All decisions were individual and personal and fully backed "As we meet these children day-by-d,, by the Foreign Mission Board. their parents, we encourage them to together and love each other-and » ' Among the missionaries who remained were doesn't take a lot of encouragement." James K. Ragland, director of Beirut Baptist The school is divided fifty-fifty beta School; Finlay M. Graham, president of Arab Muslim and Christian, the two factionsfM Baptist Seminary; and David W. King, seminary in the Civil War, yet, Ragland remembers*. teacher. Each man has sent cassette tapes four students of all faiths hugging each othe sharing their feelings about the conflict and the School Inside, War Outside—This young student the hall in an expression of mutual love. continuing role of missionaries and Lebanese of Beirut Baptist School and others like her have been able to attend classes at times during The largest Baptist churches in Beirut Baptists. ; the last few weeks, in spite of the civil war that distributed throughout the city, with tw enveloped most of the city, and are now "When the fighting increased we realized a attending regularly.- (BP) Photo by Bob the western, Muslim, side of the city anc decision had to be made," Graham said. "We Harper. on the eastern, Christian side. Missionariesb had students enrolled at the seminary. It was remained politically neutral. All fi possible to carry on our work. We decided to interpreters of what's going on in the country," factions have assured Ragland they would stay." Ragland continued. "We've tried during these attack the school. "It's my job to be in Lebanon," Ragland days of tension and sorrow to be a comfort to "I think the conflict has made the Bap: said. "I needed to get the school open if at all our Baptists, our friends. We've tried to keep in here more aware of their responsibility. TV possible. It seems to me a missionary is called contact with national pastors here. It's been a see there is no room for postponing t not only to share the hours of calm and peace time of witness. When death is real and near ministries. The night came much quicker'J with those God has called him to live with, but and when the world is falling to pieces it seems, Lebanese Baptists or missionaries had rote also called to share their hard times, their we can go to them in service, pointing out to If the Lord does give us another chance.) sorrows and their dangers. As the director of them that Christ's Kingdom is everlasting. believe He will, we're going to find a i the Beirut Baptist School and acting station Christ in people's hearts can be the beginning of determined group of Baptists in Lebanon, treasurer, I also had a moral responsibility to be a new Lebanon." will be more determined to witness, here to pay employes who depend on the The missionaries feel they have a definite determined to put first things first, school for their livelihood. I felt I ought to and significant role in the future of Lebanon. determined to make Christ known I come back to continue the witness that I tried "Whatever the outcome of the conflict," people." to convey here in this country." said Graham, "we know this, Lebanon needs a Ragland called the war the night; "We stayed to share perilous times with clear, firm gospel witness as never before. The the time has come that the silent guns Christians and non-Christian friends," said people of Lebanon, no matter what their called the day. King. "To show them the sufficiency of Christ. Some people think because we have children we should leave, but there are many people here who have children who cannot leave." The Beirut Baptist School was able to open for one month of its three-month term. The publication and radio ministries in Lebanon continued when possible though both were severely hampered. The seminary did not miss a day of class, but some students were stranded for different intervals by fighting at their homes. The missionaries' stay was not without fear. Fear of what might happen in the fighting and fear of the consequences when control of an area changed hands. Ragland was alone in his home. "There were tense moments for me, but I received comfort and assurance from the Lord. My fear and my anxiety soon gave way to a sense of peace and Christ's presence." The presence of the missionaries in Beirut makes a difference as they witness to the Treasures or Rubble?—An old woman and her people, according to Ragland. Beirut. They hope to find part of their possessi "This is a time when missionaries can be a new home. (BP) Photo by Bob Harper. PAGE 6 THE CALIFORNIA SOUTHER McisterControl Wins Award From Freedoms Foundation FORT WORTH (BP)-"MasterControl"*, a half-hour radio production of the Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission here, has received the 1975 Distinguished Service award for a radio program from the Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, Pa. "MasterControl"*, syndicated on 638 stations across the country, is produced for the Radio and Television Commission by Charles Yates. The show was lauded for "outstanding accomplishments in helping to achieve a better understanding of America and Americans." The program submitted for judging in the George Washington Freedoms Foundation Awards highlighted the July 4 holiday. It was aired the week beginning June 27 and featured tunes from the Broadway musical, "1776" and paid a radio visit to the "Hall of Presidents" at Disney world in Orlando, Fla. Excerpts from the Pv/jdise Ridge Southern Baptist Mission in Sierra Butte Association dedicated this new building •MUUCtedcompletely with volunteer labor. Abraham Lincoln soundtrack there were used in the commentary. Besides previous Freedoms Foundation Paradise Ridge Dedicates Building Awards, "MasterControl"* has received numerous industry awards. Constructed with All Volunteer Labor Paradise Ridge Baptist Mission in Sierra undesignated gifts to missions through the c Association dedicated a new building Cooperative Program and two per cent to Ramona Southern Baptist * was constructed with volunteer labor. association missions. buUding is valued at $55,000 but cost only A pastor was called full-time the first year Announces Dedication ,000 to erect. and the second year the church secured 6V2 Ramona Southern Baptist Church of Paradise Ridge was organized as a mission acres for a building. (The goal was to secure a Ramona will dedicate its first building March i four members in 1972: Earl and Edith building, but the goal was reached the third 21. '<•'• and lloyd and Ruby Rolf. There were year.) The building was all built by volunteer labor sponsors of the work: Live Oak, First; The mission has begun groundwork for and has taken one year to complete. ilk. Grace; Biggs, First; Yuba City, Tierra organization into a church. Jack W. Hayes, pastor, says that gifts to J: Lomita, Narbonne Avenue, and Sierra Money for financing construction was missions during the construction period have it Association. secured from a Home Mission Board loan. not decreased. The church has consistently e first year the mission supported itself The new building will accommodate 100. been in the recognized leaders of per capita I «nt and put all the sponsors' money Wayne Willcoxon, missionary of Shasta and giving through the Cooperative Program. > building fund. Sierra Butte associations, was guest speaker at : The property is valued at over $75,000. mission gave ten per cent of all the dedication service. The church began as a mission of Poway, First. Hayes is a retired Navy chaplain. L'er9y In-put Asked on Natural Death Act NewA ^"r '^ reports that a bill has malpractice or family reprisal may cause him to "ould"^ UCed in the state assembly which disregard the patient's wishes." d Person the Missionaries' Son kciaon "gilt to make his own Keene is requesting input from people ^regarding use of extraordinary life interested in the ethical issues involved in caring Dies of Leukemia * Procedures in the event of terminal for the terminally ill and is especially interested DALLAS, Tex.-Mark Anthony Threlkeld, in the comments of doctors, lawyers, clergy, 13-year-old son of Southern Baptist missionary D E ed by Asse etc., regarding the bill. associates Mr. and Mrs. Garland M. Threlkeld, - «rekat 1, mblyman Barry Keene 0f thc Simply address your comments to died March 2 in the Baylor Medical Center here £*"** J^r Assembly Health Assemblyman Barry Keene, State Capitol ou| e Natural Dealh Act of acute lymphocytic leukemia. *
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SAN BERNARDINO. CALIFORNIA 92408 3 pla club ft? q t tot0 ^ at Cal Baptist ""t fnr , l Jameames RR qStaplestar,,=„ colle„„,„__e *% •«t r~his help L - ' 9 *C°n,als- Club P and Merest in the 0 a P e Sldem W OFFICE HOURS TELEPHONE ^ ^ ^iarnade t h V^9°°d has the BY APPOINTMENT *esem 31 Presentation. Cal (714) 824- 164!: * "C'n9 1 7 countr'nternatlonal students fc" W,K Ho"9 Ko oes- Leading the parade *'th flVe r;ong Wlth ten studems and ^CH '«• 1-9* PAGE 9 stations from the following r let Christ's Freedom Ring' Tapes station manager, and where*' "**' * purchase the trailer on either or brf ^ Radio) for best mileage for your ch P (TV* Sent to All Radio, TV Stations Utdl; work all of us seek to do. In any >H!% "Let Christ's Freedom Ring" spot Suggested audio copy might be, "one Southern the station manager to express apt^""3 "*' announcements on tape have been mailed to all Baptist Church is 5th Street Baptist Church his running the spot will result'*"'0*' Radio and TV stations in California, also all anytown," using of course your own church relationship further along. m ' Radio stations in Northern Nevada. name. In the interest of space and tin, V Radio. The same copy "A Bicentennial listing the stations by cities for you ,*' TV. There is a video only tag for the spot message from California Southern Baptists" those giving coverage to your area. Mfc* "A Bicentennial message from California concludes each spot. Local copy could be used own further arrangements and boJ'"" Southern Baptists." An audio tag could be used to follow this announcement. church and the whole cause will benefit k to simultaneously identify a local church. It is suggested that pastors pick out local working together. ' •' -
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KUNA(FM) Sonora KROG(FM) Ventura KBBQ [rancisco " KEEN San Luis Obispo KVFC KE Sonora KVML Ventura KBBY(FM) * ["""Cisco ST San Mateo KSOL(FM) South Lake Tahoe KOWL Ventura KHAY(FM) [""Cisco KFAX San Rafael KTIM South Lake Tahoe KTHO Ventura KVEN '"cis,.,, KFOG Santa Ana KWIZ Stockton KCVR Victorville KCIN 5^ ['"Cisco " KFRC Santa Ana KYMS(FM) Stockton KJAX(FM) Sfc, [""Cisco KGO Visalia KONG Santa Barbara KDB Stockton KJOY S,,, .'"Cisco K1BF Vista KMLO Santa Barbara KIST Stockton KSRT(FM) 5* /ancis ' KIOI Walnut Creek KDFM(FM) Co Santa Barbara KKIO Stockton KSTN S* .""Cisco " KKHI Santa Barbara KRUZ(FM) Wasco KWSO K Stockton KWG h, ['"Cisco " • • • MPX(F'M) Santa Barbara KTMS Watsonville KOMY .<• .'"Cisco " " KNBR Santa Barbara KTYD Susanville KSUE Willow KIQS K W h '"Cisco " ' ' • KON(FM) Santa Clara KARA(FM) Taft KT KR Woodland KSFM(FM) *»n i a"cisco ' KSAN(FM) Santa Clara KEGL Thousand Oaks KGOE Yreka KSYC „ anc'Sco " KSFO Santa Cruz KSCO Thousand Oaks KNJO(FM) Yuba City KOBO A *CHlB " ••••KSFXCFM) Santa Maria KSEE Truckee KNLT(FM) Yuba City KUBA 18' 1976 PAGE 11 that at least one c °ngressm D Conlan (R.—Ariz.) an Senator Deplores Falsehoods had sent ou, :T opposition to ,hC Chl,d -d Family'V: Act,urging churches to op ' pose it; and About Family Services Act was a speaker in many church V and i by W. Barry Garrett etc.-that they believe politicians lie most of gatherings in opposition to the act ^ WASHINGTON (BP)-Sen. Walter F. the time." As a result, he said, the traditional In a like manner, Mondale Mondale (D.-Minn.) sharply attacked the means of communication is not valid in this there is a rising opposition to tlT"* P falsehoods being fed to the churches by case. "People simply will not accept the facts Youth Camp Safety Act, m0st of ' opponents of the proposed Child and Family when we tell them," he pointed out. based on misrepresentation and mi,; r Services Act of 1975 (S.626) during a session During the question period, Mondale was about the bill. mi with the Baptist Joint Committee on Public asked to identify the sources of misinformation The senator explained that he Affairs here. pouring into the churches. He said it has been appearing before the Baptist Joint &•** "I am pleading for an honest dialogue," the difficult to trace but that among those he to ask for endorsement either for the a senator declared. "Those peddling these knows about are the John Birch Society and Family Services Act or the Youth Ca falsehoods should be confronted with the the Parent Alert Group. He also cited the Act. Rather, he said, Congress needTh truth." Minneapolis Tribune, which identified Bob engage the country in an honest dialogue ^ Mondale, the son of a minister and married Jones University, the Wheaton Foundation and debate the issues in the bill on the basis of to the daughter of a minister, is a member of The Christian Crusade as among the opposition. merits rather than on falsehoods the Presbyterian church. He quoted the ninth During the discussion it was brought out misrepresentations^ of the Ten Commandments as he appealed for 1 2 5 i 6 7 10 1 I honesty from the opponents of the Child and 8 9 Family Services Act. The commandment says, : • ' 12 lit "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 13 51 Coins: abbr. 52 Fruits neighbor." 15 16 117 The Child and Family Services Act was 53 Summer drink passed by Congress in 1971 but vetoed by 18 19 20 DOWN President Nixon. Since then, due to the • • 21 22 economic recession, Watergate, and other 25 1 Sleeping place • * (Ezek. 34:25) developments, the sponsors have been unable to 26 28 2Place(lChron.6:5J get it through Congress again, Mondale said. , " 3 Dream: comb, form • 4 Electronic measur 29 30 31 » The bill is designed to help both children ing device and parents-particularly those parents who are • 5 Concerning 33 * working or cannot, for a variety of reasons, care 6 "—afflictions" • (2 Tim. 4) for their children during working hours. It 35 •36 37 38 39 ko 7 In harmony: 2 words provides for full-time or part-time child care 8 Mean sea level: abbr programs, and a wide variety of food, education 1*2 « L*k 9 "worse than an—" " and health programs. • • (lTim.5) ^5 \kb ft7 10 What some did One falsehood being circulated about the (Matt. 28:17) bill is that it will substitute government for 48 V*9 50 11 Piercing tool parents to rear children. Other 13 Televisions misrepresentations are that parents who are not 51 17 Baseball abbr. 1" 19 "and - Lazarus" doing a good job will have their children taken • (Luke 16) ACROSS1 h away from them, that parents cannot teach 1 "— are my brethren" 22 Clappers their children about God, that a charter of (Matt. 12) 27 It shall be sweet 23 "Ye shall have-- children's rights is being added to the act, and 4 How the Lord appear (Prov.3:24) (Isa.30) ed to Joseph 29 "but is not by that parents would lose the right to form their 25 Without surviving (Matt. 2:13) and by" (Luke 21) issue: abbr. children's characters. 9 Mountain on Crete 32 They were framed by 26 Dog or cat Earlier, the Baptist Joint Committee had 12 Prepared by the the word of God 28 Large: abbr. women (Luke 23:56) (Heb. 11:3) : abbr alerted its constituency to avoid being misled 29 Early evening: i 14 The accepted time 33 — not, want not 30 Reap by the misrepresentations. 34 Chant (2 Cor. 6:2) 31 Jewish ascetics Mondale was at a loss to explain the 15 "a land of oil—" 35 Federal government 32 Idle words dishonesty and the intensity of these (Deut. 8) agency: abbr. 16 Disconsolate 36 Death's is sin 34 «Be _" (Zee. 2) misrepresentations of the Child and Family (1 Cor.15:56) 37 Son of Mican 18 Derivatives: abbr. (lChron.8:35) Services Act. He said that one day in the week 19 Celestial body 38 Hebrew letter 41 Letters 38 Country (Esth. • before his appearance at the Baptist Joint 20 The Lord took it from 39 Correct Committee semi-annual meeting he had man (Gen. 2:22) 43 City official: abbr. 40 Coalesce 21 Senior naval officer: 44 Dotted 42 City thoroughfare received 7,000 letters of opposition and that his abbr. 45 "drew a bow at a —" abbr. staff is behind 20,000 letters in sending out 22 Where Paul fled by (2Chron. 18) 44Formofaddre» answers. Four employees are working full-time night (Acts 17:10) 47 Codicil 45 Uninhabited. ao» 46 Indian bean to try to answer these letters. 24 Drunkard's disease: 48 Peter Gynt's wife abbr. 49 "Not — evil for evil" 47 Thing: Law "This is an interesting study of our times," 26 Southern food (1 Pet. 3) 50 Bookkeeper sa« the senator observed. The opposition to the bill does not appear to be paid, he pointed out, but it has grown to the proportions of a movement. "When it hits a community, it hits like an epidemic, and the mail pours in like an epidemic," he said. Mondale's explanation was that "the people have been through so much in recent years—the Vietnam war, Watergate, the CIA and FBI controversies, multinational corruption,