AUGUST 1, 1966 NUMBER FIFTEEN

YOU AND YOUR PASTOR THE PASTOR'S WIFE

BAPTJ:ST HERALD How to Kill Your Pastor NEWS and NEEDS ... BAPTIST HERALD T.HE SHORT TERl\1 ~USSION­ First: ARIES appointed in Ap ril by t he Board CONTENTS Work him · to death. Barring outright violence, this is the. b e~t of Missions will be at the NAB office and quickest way. Just Jet him know that running the church is lu s F orest P ark, Ill., August 17-20 fo r ~ responsibility. He must be office manager, stenographer, bookkeepk', orientation course. Miss 'Esther Volume 44 No. 1!5 electrician, plumber, jack-of-all-trades. He must mow the lawn, ra d Sc.hultz! M_iss Gera ldine Glasenapp, and the leaves, shovel the snow. He must be on call at all hours, day an t Miss Mmme Kulm , m issionaries on fu r­ Ministry's Greatest Moment August l , 1966 night , winter and summer, even when he is on vacation. He mus lough from Cam eroon will help in the course. The newly appointed mission­ Guest Editorial by R! THE BAPTIST V salem (Jeremiah 28). Dr . A . Dale lhric ------11 posed time. Listen to what your pastor says, but say nothing your­ B · OICE Cameroon Bible News Around the World ------15 self that might be construed as giving either your a pproval or your h apt1st J ohn Nfor editor \Vh at"s H n p pcn in1r ------15 C~n ventio n , Years later the apostles were also concerned about their role in "S ~ mi nnry F ield Trip" disapproval. Keep him guessing- about your interest in the pland B~~~ ~~~~~e ~es tin g news ite~s. Nd~ a new age. P lied with all sorts of demands, they defined their calling Miss Sam Lou Gun st ------16 1 Book R evie ws he has for your church, about his acceptance as your preacher ~n of about 1 c now has a population as "but we will give ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the R ev. B. C. Sch reiber ------17 pastor, even about the duration of his residence in your commu.mty. to be 50O people. The church needs S mu1n.y School L essons 1 Re'". B. C. Sch rciher ------IS You might go so far as to throw out hints that his taking this or Ch rist i ~~ sa~~et~· On March 20 all the word (Acts 6 :4). O ur Denom inat ion in A ction ------1fl Obit uaries ------~3 that stand regarding community, national, or international problemds for t he b " I d~ Church carried stones " E x plore God's \Vo rd'' ------2 1 U1 mg L y I· . Today there is a growing hunger for tnis kind of ministry. could easily get him into trouble. Some of the more influential (an Church In F b · so ' a Baptist R aptis t New~ f rom Aro u nd th e \Vo rld ------24 · e ruary 18 While str iving to be "all things to all :inen so that by all means he M ission a r y Ch ang e of A ddress ------2.1 more affluent) members of the church might cancel their p l ed ge ~ to baptized, and 12 b k . people were the annual budget. To make sure t hat no one will take such actl o ~, stored. Phil ad elplli aa ~ . s lt~ ers were re­ might save some," his exper tness should be in prayer and in the Mamfe fi eld N t aptist Church in merely ignore your pastor. Remember what Studdert-Kennedy said · o very l Word. * about what happened when J esus came to Birmingham. The people C hristians lost the . . ong ago t he other church acti··•tsp m t of giving a nd What prayer really means is the coming of face to face with Al­ Semi-monthly Publication of the there "never harmed a hair of him, they only let him die." . vi l<':S. The f II b k to workmg on Sunda Y e ac mighty God, and wrestling, if need be, all night until all illusions NORTH AMERICAN BAPT IST while the peo'"'le YS. On Ma rch 20 GENE RAL CONFERENCE Fourth: . . ., were hard t I and rationalizations are stripped bare, and we see ourselves and God v1s1ted the . . a wor <, 7308 Madi:::on Street L ove him to dea th. You did not expect this method, did you_? bees which stun; t~v i th a swarm of the world around us as we and it really are. On the psychological F orest P ark, Illinois 60130 Yet it is the best method of all. It may take a little longer, but it i~ ·l ll running madl . em. as they were level it means the talking out of guilt complexes (confession) and Martin L. Lcuschner, D.D .. Editor do the job. The only difference is that your pastor may live to a ripe 20:5). Mr E YI" m to .tn e f1' e Id (Ex., · · "· M art 111 p . ·d finding forgiveness (freedom from anxiety). On the sociological level Cameroon B .. • t es1 en t o r old age, and that when he dies 1JOU will wee p rather than lciugh. And ap 11st Conven t,. · member of th W ion, is a prayer means the vision of a God who is acting in our world, re­ you and your community will be the poorer because of the loss sus­ e orld Con * tained. Yes, love your pastor to death. Love him by working with him Evangeli sm So . gress on deeming it unto himself, and j udging it in the light of the cross. THE BAPTIST H ERALD ls a publlcatlon of chu rch , · PPo F ield annual the North American Baptist General Con­ in ministering to yow· chitrch and community. Love him by giving - es con.ferencc in March had I n prayer our eyes are opened to the forces of God and the forces ference with headquar ter s a t 7308 Madison him your full support as he seeks to advance the Christian world l S;:iO people 111 a t tendance w ith 32 St., Forest Park. Illinois. It also main tains (the principalities and powers) that are frustrating our Lord. In an active membersh ip In the Associated mission. c h.ur~h es represented and 22 choirs this exercise of prayer the minister becomes a seer. Church Press. (J ohn C. Slemp, editor, Missions, American Baptist Convention.) b.rmgmg special music. 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2 August 1, 1966 s BAPTIST HERALD E V ANGE L ISIVI SHOULD be t he concern of every Christ ian. We do r ecognize, however, t ha t EVANGELISM not everyone is prepared to do t he work of evangelism. Ther e­ Your Pastor and fr.re, there is a speci:'ll res po11!" 11:i ility that a pastor has to adequa tely pre­ p;i re his laym c-n for t he \\·orl< of e\ an­ AND YOUR ~~e l ;s m. W ha t sllnulcl a layma n expect cf his oastor in the task of evan gel­ Church Administration ism? I ~ seeking to an:mer this ques­ tion, t here are five key words tha t could be used. The layman should ex­ By Dr. George A. Lang-, professor, pect h is pastor to help him under­ PASTOR North American Baptist Seminary, sta nd evangelism and should teach, Sioux Falls, S. D. train, inspire and challenge him to do the work of evan gelism . By Rev. Connie Salios, UND E RS T ANDING needs and problems of t he church, the sources or inform a t ion and also as A layman should expect his pastor God's Volunteers' Director avenues of service in im plementing laym an sees what the pastor often means when he preaches, teaches and to help him understand all tha t per­ t he a dopted program. H e will keep the tains to evangelism a nd t he task of counsels. I n fact, he does all t hree of church informed about the plans of the eva ngelism. Of t he many a reas where c hurch and also of its achievements. !hese methods of service m ore effec­ understanding is needed, I cite only Thus he se•ves as inspirer, co-ordinator tively for Christ as he works with and and recogn izer of wor thy attainments, t hrough the individual church member two. cheering the workers with expressions and officer, than by con fining h imself F irst, wha t is evangelism ? If a lay­ of commenda tions and encouragemen t. solely to the so-called spiritual a nd ma n is not clear as to what it is, how ''THOUG H lay m e n may Should t he pastor do specific routine crea tive m inis try of preaching. T hese ca n he do it? I believe tha t it is fair think of him as t.he preacher, and work as typing or running the mimeo­ show t he layman "faith a t work." to say tha t m any people are not really t hough he himself m ay find his gr eat­ graph for Sunday bulletin s? T o be F inally, t he layma n can expect t he clear when they talk abou t eva ngelism. est satisfaction in pastoral wor k and sure in lar ger organizations help should pastor not to withdraw himself !from This is tr ue of ministers as well as c ounseling, t he minister cannot forget be sec ur ed for this detailed work. Nev­ the difficult problems of t he church, laym en. T here are many definit ions that he is a lso the responsible ad­ ertheless, one author suggests that the but r a ther to serve as a media tor. This of eva ngelism tha t could be given, but ministrative officer oJ an impor tant pastor m ight occasionally ident ify point is made in Frederick K. Wentz's let me sta te one tha t has been com ­ comm un ity institution, which may in­ himseif with the daily routine office book, THE LAYMAN'S ROLE T O­ monly accepted and use this one to clude a few hundred or t housand m em­ experien ces of his hearers. Some mem­ DAY, from which I quote a t length. ma ke a n observat ion or two in seeking bers and have a budge t of from $2,000 bers are always dealing with rout ine ".Perhaps the distinctive role of t he to understand evangelism. T he defini­ to $100,000 ·per year," is the opening sit uations and are to express their pastor in our day is tha t of catalyst. t ion I have in mind is the one t hat statemen t of the chapter on "The Min­ Christian spir it and convictions in such When asked to character ize t he pas­ says: "Evangelism is so to present ister as Administr ator" of Murray H . areas. The pastor needs an opportunity tor's task, John Casteel, professor at Christ Jesus in the powe r of the H oly Leiffer's book THE LAYMAN LOOKS to show t he layman what he means Union Seminary in N ew York tells Spirit, t hat men shall come to put AT THE MINISTER. w hen he talks about practical Chris­ t his legend. At his death an ' Arab theil· t rust in God t hrough him, to At the outset it is apparen t t hat the tianity in daily situa tions. The laym an chie f willed tha t his possessions be accept h im as t heir Savior, a nd serve layman can expect lhe m inister to ac­ has a right to expect of the pastor divided among his t hree sons wit h the him as their King in t he fe llowship cept the 'Privilege and responsibiJi t ies some example of a pplied Christianity eldest receiving one-half the' next one­ of his church." of a n administrator. In his book, A in doing some boring, r outine assign­ third, a nd t he youngest ~ n e-nin th T he This defi nition stresses, for one MINISTERI NG OHURCH , D r. Dob­ men t in church administrat ion. inheritance consisted of seve ~ tee n t h ing, t ha t the presen ta tion of t he bins shows thal all professional work­ horses. After endless wrangling over Gospel is to be done in t he power of I NTERPERS ONAL RELATIONSHIPS ers have a responsibili ty as administra­ the way of dividing this inherita nce, the H oly Spirit. In other words, t he tor. The doctor- when he divides his W hen t he pastor is involved in the the brothers were a bout to come to work of evangelism is t he work of t ime, charges for his services, collects organizat ion of t he church he ca n ? lows when an old man appeared rid­ God t hrough the life of an individua l his bills, prepares for an opera tion­ show the layman Christian spirit and ing a bag-of-bones nag. After inquiring who has alr eady tr usted in Christ as is somewha t of an administ ra tor. The principles in interpersonal relation­ as to the trouble, t he stranger pro­ Savior and Lord. Man is not solely re­ teacher mus t organize his efforts be­ ships. T he layman sees how the pastor ceeded to add his horse to the seven­ sponsible for the work of evangelism. of it a s it a ppears in so many cases. tween study and teaching, writing and rela tes to t he in dividual member, to teen in the c?rral. Then he gave to the It is the H oly Spir it who convic ts If the Jay person is n ot helped to see speakin g, organizing his courses and the w hole member ship , to the many oldest son nme of the horses to the the unbeliever of his need of Chr ist. tha t the evangelist ic task involves grading t he st udents. So also the pas­ an d varied officers w it h their different next one six, and to the youn gest two. It is t he Holy Spirit who empowers every be liever wherever h e may live, tor in the very nat ure of his work abili ties and personalities, to the life All were satisfied. W hereupon t he the believer in li fe and word to so attend church, work, go to school or must organize his p repa ration and of the community, to the inter-church stranger mounted his sway-backed live and speak for Christ that men spend his leisure, t hen the work of services as well as divide his time fo r rela tions a nd to world situations. A horse and rode away." will respond lo Christ positively. I evangelism m ust rest upon profes­ it <; execut ion. worthy example will help t he church "The m ost resour ceful leaders in Uw don't think t hat this t rut h is a lways sional s who at a given time and in a develop into a fruitful fellowship of properly understood, beca use it a ppar ­ given place seek to communicate lh.e CHURCH OR GANIZATION committed Christians, showing concern (Continu ecl on 1Jtige 241 ently is very difficult to develop a n good news of J esus Christ an d his AND PROGRAM and a ction w ithin and beyond the evangelistic congregation. We fi nd our reconcil ing gospel. The layman can expect the pastor group in ser vice for Christ. people fear ful t o go out call ing or to T here a re ma ny other areas where to know his church organization, the The layma n can expect the pastor to o- ive t heir witness for Christ and yet understanding is needed, but I h ave objectives and program of the entire have some in terest and rela t ion to the t he early Chr ist ian s were made bold g iven t hese two as basic areas and on during the weekdays at t he mid­ church. I n vir tue of his posit ion of lead­ finances, the building program, the to speak for Christ in a wor ld every have mean t to be only suggestive in week services as t he pastor seek s in various ways to prepare his people ership, he can best see and intel'pret progressive changes in cultural life as bit as hostile a s ours. my approach. t he scope of the program of the entire it affects t he chur ch, the aids from fo r t he work of evangelism. It w ill be Secondly, what is the evangelistic done in smalle r groups when com­ church realistically. H e can give t he government resources, and so for th. task of the church ? A layman should T E ACHING congregation guidance and possibly di­ Naturally he is to be no dictator: My second key word is " teaching." m it tees gather together to eval ua te expect t hat his pastor will help him the evangelistic outreach of the ir local rection Loward worthy objectives for neither should he stand aloof. The ob­ to under stand t ha t t he evangelis tic A layman sh ould expect h is pastor to t he ent ire church. H e would be t he ta ining and expending of money in the teach him a ll that is involved in th e chur ch. task is not just to have a week or t wo T o be effective th is teachin g w ill co-ordinator of all opera ting boards, opera tion of the chu rch are part of his of special meetings n or is it to have presenta tion of the Gospel in the power committees and societies in t he interest as a member and as one who of t he H oly Spirit. T his teaching will need to be planned, varied and a lert t he pastor preach evangelistic sermons to t he needs of t he day in w h ich we church's set-up. Thereby he keeps him­ leads t he church in advancements. and give an invitat ion every Sunday. be clone, in par t, as the pastor preaches self informed on the progress and on the great themes of t he Gospel Jive. We will need to be car eful not tc "F AITH AT W ORK" Surely t hese t hings w ill be a par t ot needs of the church. H is preaching and t he evangelistic task but not the whole from week to week. It will be carried (Conti ntted on pcige 9) pastoral work w ill serve both as I n admin istering to meet the daily 4 August 1, 1966 5 BAPTIST HERALD In Sickness, Community Leadership and Your Pastor • 1 By Rev .. Edgar Wesner, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Stafford Kansas In Bereavement ' .

By Rev. Rudolph Woyke, pas tor, Temple Baptist Church ' ' $;~ , I I Milwaukee, Wis. J~._ .= _, .... is confined due to a cold, the flu, or ~ ome other common ailment of a pass­ Easte rn Photo ing nature. A toothache or an earache may .be painful but may not necessarily rl, reqmre the visit of the pastor. There H E TASKS a nd responsibili­ CITIZE N'S COi\G\UTTEES people and political issues by wor king a re exceptions to this rule but dis­ t ies of the Chn stian p astor have in T he development of a cord ial rela­ from a neutral base. pr inciple been outlined in the New cerning judgement should b~ used by tionship between pastors and laymen SOCIAL PROBLE!\'IS lay people in this regard. Testament (Acts 20 :17-32; 2 Tin1. 3 :1- can eventuate in a cooperative ap­ 7) . T he pas tor is p or trayed as a repre­ proach to specific community problems. We are living in a day when m any WHEN DEATH STRIUES senta tive of God, a reminder of J esus Often, pastors can encourage the es­ social problem s confront our communi­ Some words need to be added a bout Chr ist, a proclaimer of the Gospel, a tablishment of citizens' corrunittees to ties and na tion. Laymen expect their follower o[ the leading of the Holy move agains t socially de trimen tal pastors to be interested and inform ed in hospitals, I have heard people in the pastor 's ministry in connection THE INCREASING numbel' with bereavement. The death of a Spirit, a representative of a specific forces or to advocate some wholesome on the gr eat issues of labor rela tion­ of hospita ls a nd funeral homes that adjacent beds say something like this church, and a witness to the world a t action wit h in t he community. Laymen ships, civil rights, mental a nd physical "Thank you 'for including me in you; loved one often numbs and unnerves ar e ·being erected is a reminder of the people. This is especially true of sud­ large. W ithin these symbolic roles, he have a right to expect t his type of health, dope addiction, alcoholism prevalence of sickness and death. Al­ prayer; I have been here for five li ves, procla ims, instructs, exhor ts, leadership a nd action from pastors in cr i ~e . penal r eform, pornography'. 'Weeks, a nd my pastor has not visited den or accidental death. Family ties mih ta ry service, and so forth. P astors t hough people of all a ges a re subject and love bind people to e:ach other and counsels, directs, a nd ministers in the order to improve the m oral a nd social m e." When la ter I called the patient's are expected to lend a r econciling and to both, the middle-aged and t he senior deep. wounds a re inflicted by the sep­ fullfillment of his divine call and com­ conditions of a community. pastor, I discovered t ha t he knew of alleviating in fluence to these problem s citizens are the main victims. Medical a ration that is fina l so far as the mission (Matt. 28:19, 20). science has m ade it possible Ior people t he person's hospitalization but was Upon further consideration, we note without becoming a part of t he prob ­ too occupied w it h other matters to earthly ~ife is concerned. The layman PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC AFFAIRS lem. They cannot afford to remain to live longer so t he cup of suffering has a n ght to expec t the pastor to that the pas toral ministry is directed falls to a large extent upon the older ma ke t he visit. sha re his grief. toward t hz redeemed in particular and Laymen can expect their pastors to totally aloof of these problems by fail­ Equal efforts should be put fort h be concerned with civic affairs , to par­ ing to show Christian compassion, con­ generations. Most of the children 's dis­ Thi:> can at times be done best by the world in general (Rom. 1:1-16). eases have been eliminated so l e s s in t he ca re and nurture of those who In addition to his nurturing and edify ­ ticipate in civic organizations w here cern, and understanding. Ye t, t hey speaking -:vords of assura nce based mus t beware of dr ifting in to a "social young people face the prospect of sick­ are critically ill in t he homes. There 0 ing ministry to t he redeem ed body of community issues and needs are con­ are times when a prolonged or terminal ~ t he Scriptures. When the telephone tinually being evaluated. When pas­ gospel" emphasis and involvem ent. ness. They are, nevertheless, victims of rings, t he pastor should always pray Chr ist, t he pastor has a twofold min­ accidental injuries and death ; they also illness does not necessitate hospitaliza­ istry to the world a t large. H is primary tors show interest in civic affairs, they People ha ve reacted in very imma­ tion. In many such cases it is better that . he may say the right words, are frequently given opportunity to t ure a nd emotion al ways to these "reat share equally in the exper ience of especially . when t he call brings a m es­ r esponsibility is to evangelize the bereavement. t hat t he person be kept at home. My world by proclaiming the sa ving Gospel communicate Christian principles by issues. They have becom e in vol v~d in ~age of . sickness or bereavem ent. The unnecessary sit-ins, sit-downs, s tr ikes It is t hus clear t ha t as pastors we own mother suffered with cancer for of J esus Christ. T hen, beyond pro­ actions and altitudes, as well as about a year befor e her death ·but was ppropria te words spoken in season by speeches, to add ..-pect his his (her) heart so is he (she) (Prov. the young people's work, all this and more, during their first year in the I have found my greatest task to be pastor to train him by conducting ~3:7) . pastorate. Generally, no one expects to know when to keep quiet. sessions where visitation and witnes­ sing arc demonstrated as well as me re­ w HE R DRESS her to do t hat much. As a member of the church she is HER EXAMPLE ly ta lked about. The laym an sh ould I am certain that no lay person Perha ps the most monumental task expect his pastor to actually take expects the pastor's wife to be a expected to attend services regularly H a nd to show her devotion to Christ in that is expected of the pastor's wife is him w ith him from time to time in fashion model. But I am equally as that which the Lord also ex1Jects, "Be making evangelistic calls. The layman certain that they do e:-.1Ject her to be working wherever possible for him. She is not expected to lead everything, but thou a n example of the believers in should also expect his pastor t o use A neatly, tastefully and appropriately word, in conversation, in charity, in other experienC€d lay people in this dressed wherever she is. They should it gladens everyone's hearts when she joyously helps along, advises, guides spirit, in faith, in purity" (I Tim. 4:12). training emphasis. not feel they must apologize for her Be a n example. God says, in being The training needs to be graded. T appearance or be embarrassed because a nd participates in many phases of the work of t he congregation. much more than in doing or saying. Opportunities should be provided for her dress fo r some conference or other those who are jus t beginni ng and still Why should it not be expected that Again she is to be a living example of important event was t he height of a ll her husband preaches a nd expects other opportunities for advanced ' if she is a n excellent musician, she fashion ten years ago. They pay the or the congregation. training for lliose who h ave been at s pastor, a nd t hey can a nd should expect serve the Lord through t he church in I dare say most of us find the task the job for awhile. No one ever be­ this w1se? She is not necessarily to his wife to dress as if he had been of home maker and church member comes too proficient in llie art of paid. take over in this field but rather to about as time consuming as we need. reaching men with the gospel so t his help wherever she is needed. If she is training will be a lifetime process. A HOl\'IEl\iAKER by profession a teacher, why should Doing both of t hese jobs well, as unto s lhe Lord, can take a lifetime. But I also believe that we need to be One phase of t he pastor's wife's life she not teach a Sunday school class, if there's stlll community work to be aware of and take advantage of train­ that Jay people may often overlook is she is needed there? ing provided by other groups. We are H that she is first a homemaker. This is done. I s the pastor's wife expected to Laywomen only occasionally expect work t here too? bound together in this work of evan­ true of her as it is of a ny other wom­ t heir pastor's wife to be president of gelism a nd oftentimes can profit from E a n. Her first oppor tunity to do good the women's missionary society. Per­ COMMUNI TY INVOLVEMENT the insight of others who are as eager in her home; she can show to those she haps she can often best help the so­ In this area I feel she again can be to present the Gospel as we are. loves most and to all who would want ciety in her church by leaving this a Christian example. She should not to en ter that h ere is a truly Christian position to others. There are so many become so involved in other activities INSPIRATION home. areas in the women's work in which that her home or church is neglected. I t hink the layman should expect L H er home is observed, a nd maybP. she can be more effective and give But she needs to be interested in the h is pastor to inspire him to do the criticized, by friend, neighbor and greater assistance, if she does not school's activities and to help, if she work of evangelism. This in spiration I stranger. Her family is observed by all. hold office. P a ul says, "Help those ca n find the time, and perhaps accept could be given in two forms. First o f She needs time to spend in her home women which labored with me in the other duties of that nature. all, t he layman should expect to see doing "little deeds of kindness" for gospel." (Phil. 4 :8). People look to her Lay people will generally agree, his pastor engaged in personal eva n­ those she loves. K to know about our missionaries, to though, that numerous clubs and so gelism as well as discuss evangelism Church people are really wonderful know about our denomin ation, and on are not so good. T hey are not only from t he pulpit. No teaching is as creatures. Before a new pastor arrives E to share t his knowledge w ith them. time consuming, but often expensive. helpful as t hat of a good example. If t he parsonage is usually lovingly paint­ Here she can take the lead; they ex­ Sometimes the pastor's wife may find evangelism is the greatest task in all ? ed and scr ubbed, cleaned and waxed. pect to follow. herself involved in activities which of the world, th e layman should expect H?w beautiful it looks to the pastor's a re not necessarily Christian. Again Lamber t Photo • HER LOVE that his pastor by word a nd by ex­ wife when she moves in! She knows the best guide is "be a n example" of ample will seek personally to always the hours of toil and loving sacrifice Most of all. I believe, church mem­ the good and noble. By Mrs. E. A. Hoffmann, pastor's wife, Philadelphia, Pa. bers ask of the pastor's wife only to be engaged in t his task. that made it that way. I can t h ink only of the words in Secondly, t he layman should ex­ But lived-in parsonages do not stay love them. Love brings with it many John 6:60 at t his point. "Many there­ t hings; it includes many things. Just pect h is pastor to pt·ay for him. Noth­ that way. T houghtful trustees w h o fore of his di.;;ciples, ·when they had ing builds confidence in the li[e of a read I Cor . 13. It includes understand­ H, HA VE you heard the pastor," a nd "our pastor's wife." take pride i1:1 keeping t his horn ~ paint­ heard this, said, This is a h ard saying: ''O ing, thoughtfulness, k indness, sym­ person more than knowing that some­ wonderful news?" said Eileen to her What then do church members ex­ ed .and. repaired, are a joy to the pas­ who can do it?" In my own strength. pathy, a nd patience. So many people one is praying for you. In llie work friend May as they greeted each pect of this person, the pastor's wife? tors wife. They expect to continue to I cannot, but through t he Holy Spirit of evangelism we are figh ting unseen Perhaps it would be good to "take ~o such loving deeds for her many today just want a sympathetic listener. a nd in his power it can be done. May other on the street. "We are finally times. foes, a nd we must prevail in prayer getting a pastor. They read the letter stock" as it were. She may not solve their problems, but God help every pastor's wife to Jive she shares t heir joys and their sor­ for one another. The layman should in prayer meeting la.;t night. His name HE R CHILDREN up to not only the expectations of the know t hat his pastor is praying for A CHRISTIAN GENTLEWOMAN rows. She listens; she observes, and is Rev. Wlnsome, I think, from some 1 congregation, but also what God him. sma ll town upstate." First and foremost, I believe, the have observed that church mem­ she prays for the people who confide expects of her. bers expect, and rightly so I t h in!,, in her. They know their story will not "Why, I know them," responded congregation may expect that the pas­ CHALLENGE May, "his wife wen t to college when tor's wife will be to all a n example of t ha.t t he pastor and his wife seek to be repeated to others. They know they tram the ir ch ildren in the way t hey are understood, and t heir burdens Finally, the layman should expect I did. We had a few classes together. a Christian gentlewoman. This includes EVANGELISM his pastor to challenge him continuous­ You'll like him. He's very fine." so ma ny things that I can hear every should go. Otherwise we would not seem just a little lighter. So ofte n the ~o often. ~ear the statement, "And he pastor's wife truly "bears a nother's (Continued from page 5) ly in this mat ter of evangelism. P as­ "But what's his wife like? Let's go pastor's w ife say with Solomon, "A tors need to follow Peter's example in to the house, and you tell me all worU1 y woma n who can find?" Never­ is . ~ mmister's son" or "that's the burdens." give one emphasis only but t o cover n:im ister's daughter ?" She must con- It is then so easy to become a when he said, " ... I intended always t o about her over a cup of coffee." the less, surveys made of laywomen put as ma ny areas as necessary, such as remind you of these things, though tinually . see!-' to pu t mto. practi. ce a 11 friend to eve ryone. As I said earlier, Wha t's his wife like? How often at the top of t he list, "a consecrated the theology of evangelism, the place you know them and are established in has tha t question been asked by the Christian character." These include :hose t.hmgs t hat her husba nd preaches church members expect to be t he of the Holy Spirit in the li fe of the iegardmg the Christian family It's a friend of the pastor's wife. Often they t he truth tha t you have." (2 P eter 1 :12 lay people of the church when an ­ such things as "sincerity, friendliness church, visitation, ins tructions on t he RSV.) One minister has said, "A ticipating the calling or the arrival a gracious personality, a sense of great task, but the r ewards a~e even feel hesitant about trying to become ''how to" of w itnessing, how to use greater. her friend. But t he minister's wife soon church a lwa~s tends 1.o drift away of a new pastor. No one stops to ask humor, a happy person, a tactful in­ t he Word of God and how to bring new from evangelism a nd never toward it." dividua l with a kind heart." Solomon said it so wisely "She look- )earns t he truth of the old proverb, believers to maturity, so that t hey before choosing a doctor, "What's his eth well to th , T.here fo re, the layman should expect wife like?" Or should you need a law­ She is not expected to have a college and e ways of her household, "A ma n that hath friends must show in turn can give their witness for his ~a s tor to keep before him, in the yer, a decorator, a dentist, a nd so degree or to be a raving beauty. This Her e~~l~h. noi. ~he bread of idleness. himself friendly." So she makes the Chr ist. init ial gesture, and t he rest is easy. pulpit a nd out of it and in every way forth, you never consider what kind ''fi rst lady" of the parsonage is ex­ blesse d.'~ ren rise up and call her The iayman should expect his pastor possible, the .need to perfect our wit­ of a wife he may have. But consider pected to show love to alJ, even t he However , t he pastor's wife is not to rely upon h is Sunday school a nd ness for Christ so tha t by all means a pastor, a nd immediately you consider unlovely, and to po~sess the beauty per fect. No one really expects her to every other teaching agPncy of t he HER CHURCH PARTICIPATION we may save some. his wife also. th.a t comes from cont1?uous fellowship be, but a way back in t heir minds some­ church to help him prepare the lay­ This curiosity is a normal and na­ with t he Lord. Could 1t be tha t Paul's m~s~t btng a Chris tian, this woman where, they think it should be pos­ man for this task of evangelism. May God give to both, pastor and tural one. Church people await a new words, "Whatsoever things are true church a ~o devote her time to the sible. She ma kes a mistake, and she layman. a great burden to investigate pastor and his wife expect ing to show­ whatsoever things are pure, whatso~ that t. t may be in some churches is criticized. Even then I t hink lay TRAINING more thoroughly and pray more seri­ er both with love a nd devotion. They ever things are lovely, whatsoever pas tor'~o .much is expected of t he people shculd see _her .,take ~riticisrr. My third key word follows or fl ows ous~y about this most importa nt of all a nticipate with joy that soon these two things are of good report- think on wife h wife. I once knew a pastor's in the spirit of Christ. Take 1t to the out of the second one. T raining is not topics, the presentation of the <>ospel 0 strangers will belong to them, each these things" (Phil. 4 :8), could a pply Sund;v was church cle rk, pia nist" Lord in prayer." Isaia h says in chap­ altogether a separate entity from to every man in the power of th Holy Spirit. e one, in a very personal way, "our here? As a man (woman) thinketh in the ~ .school teacher , president of ter 30, verse 15, "In quietness and in teaching, but wha t I have in mind is missiona ry society, very active in 8 9 BAPTIST HERALD August 1, 1966 need for au thority :rnd order, (2) af­ fection- and much of it, (3) the sense You, of b elonging, (4) cap abili ty of achieve­ NEWS AND VIEWS Counseling and Your Pastor men t, (3 ) accepta nce and understand­ ing, and (6) a sens~ of purpose. H e FORT WORTH. Major General Rob­ think ing that t he proble ms have been a lso points out t hat "it is in the fami­ solv ed. By Rev. Rober t Schreiber, pastor, Immanuel Baptist Churc h, Kankakee, Illinois ert Preston Taylor, who is retiring as Somehow, t he non-Ca th olic ly rela tionship tha t growth in Chr is­ U. S. Air F orce chief of chaplains, conscience must be given its due. tian living should ta ke place since the will become director of institutiona l Somehow, pastor al means must be way we relate to people is indicative resour ces at Southwes tern Baptist found to develop to the full t he ecu­ THE ROLE of the pastor has lems cannot be solved with a simple to perform the ceremony must a llow of the way we are rela ting lo God." menical implications of mixed m a r ­ time for such a rrangements. T heologica l Sem inary. Fort Worth, undergone such a revolutionary change decision, because we recognize t ha t T he counseling pastor can become a Texas, on August 1. r iages.-Commo,iweaz in the last twenty~ fi ve years tha t even these problems are not just black a nd F amily Life Publications in Durham, med iator in many family situa tions, the most informed layman does not w hite ; t here is a gray area between. N. C., has a good se lection of ques tion­ as he prayerfully seeks to bring a bout MIXED MAitRIAGES. T he main ob­ PEACEMAICERS? A s tudy com ple t­ completely understand what has hap­ As a result many pastors have discov­ naires which ca n help your pastor to a ha rmony t hat will be beneficial to jections against the old Church laws ed recently by the Canadian P eace pened. The most significant cha nge ered a need for und ~rs tandin g some of unders ta nd ;your family background all members of the family. on mixed marriages generally ca me Resear ch Institute shows tha t Chris­ has come in that which is expected oi the pr inciples of counseling in addition as well as to ga in insights into your down to two accusations: they coerced tia ns a re more warlike in their a t­ t he pastor in personal counseling. P as­ to the normaliy accepted pastora l a ttitudes towar d m :.i rriage. Informa- PERSONAL PROBLEMS the conscience of the non-Catholic tit udes t han a re agnostics an d athe ists. tors have a lways engaged in counsel­ wor k. 1i on received from these questionnaires The pastor should show a genuine partner, a nd they promoted hypocrisy. T he term "wa rlike" is used to m ea n can reveal to the pastor some wrong ing, but the methocls and procedures An excellent definition of pasto1·al ., interest in helping p~op l e so tha t you T hese accusations had considerable an individua l's a ttitude toward con­ have changed r adica lly. There was a wor k and pastoral counseling has been a ttitudes t ha t need to be corrected will feel t hat you can share your per­ validity . . .. Now Pope P a ul has issued ventiona l defense forces, n uclear time when the pastor's word of auth­ given by Russell L . Dicks in P astoral or some serious areas of conflict be­ sonal problems with him. Let that a new set of laws and the first ques­ wea pons a nd co-existence with com­ ority was supposed to se t tle all prob­ \ \'ork itnd Personal Counseling. H e tween a young ma n and young wom­ p astor recognize from the start t hat tion to be asked is whether they take m unism. lems, an im age whic h has disappeared says "P ersona l counseling is comi ng an. Other sources of such materials all whom God has thus entrusted to account of t hese problems. On the face Among all groups, Protestant and long ago. Complex personality prob- to ~ea n pastora l care which is given are Mar riage Council of Philadelph ia, his care are entitled to privacy of of it, the answer seems to be no.... Roman Ca tholic, churchgoers showed in a controlled situa tion and in a Inc., 3828 Locust St., Philadelphia 4, discussion and con fi dence in his t r ust­ As useful as m any of these changes the same tendency to belie ve in mili­ pla nned, orderly way . . . . P a s tor~ ! P a., and ThP American I nstitute of worthiness. One violation of tha t con­ are, no one should be misled into tary might rather than in t he pawer work means going to t he people; m F amily Rela tions, 5287 Sunset Blvd., fidence is sufficien t to destroy his of love. This revelation should come persona l counseling the people come Los Angeles 27. Calif. Each pastor will usefulness a nd effectiveness. You come as a shock to a church w hich is found­ to the pastor; bot h are pastoral care, wa nt to use those materials which with the understanding tha t your prob­ competent professional counselor or ed on the teachings of J esus Christ.­ but neither are the whole of pastoral best suit his purposes. lems are shared with a p astor who will psychiatrist, preferably one with a J ames Dewar t, Editor, T he E r i e ( P a .) ca re." P racticall y a ll in stitutions that Some of the subjects for our discus­ ta ke both people a nd problems lo God Chr istia n understanding, to whom he Chiirchman a re preparing men ~ o r _t he mi n i s~ry sions in counseling a re a biblical under­ in prayer, seeking for guidance and ca n refer such individua ls. WASIDNGTON . American business, now require prepa r at10n m counsehng ~ ta nd in g of m ar r iage, pcrsonali ty ad­ wisdom from above. Wha t of those who obviously have American worker s a nd t heir families techniques, and some a lso require. ~u ­ JUstmcn t, money management the You arc a lso en titled to acceptance pr oblems but will not seek help? Many a re finding t hat even when t hey a r e pervised clinical tra ining as requ1s1te bi~ l ~cal vi.ew of sex in m a rr iag ~. the a nd understanding. "But God com­ of these w ill discuss t heir ·problems earning more they ar e getting less, ac­ to gr aduation. spmtual life of the home, the purpose mendeth his love toward us, in that, in the m ore familiar and comfortable cording to the Chamber of Commerce a nd meaning of the ma r riage cere­ while we were yet sinners, Christ died su r roundings of 1h e home. The pastor PREMARITAL COUNSELING of the United States. Today it costs money. All discussions should be ca r­ for us" (Rom . 5:8). The expression of a who engages in a counseling ministry $1.33 to buy wha t sold for $1 in 1950. While he is not equipped or trained r i ~d on reverently and prriyerfuJly shocked moral indigna tion toward the must resist the temptation to fill his One dollar saved in 1950 has lost 25 as a psychiatr is t or psychoa nalyst, without any attempts a t being faceti­ revela tion of the deepest secrets of ca lendar with appointmen ts and use per cent of its purchasing power. It your pastor should develop skills in ous. A few young people have ex­ life erects a barrie r between t he pas­ this as an excuse for not going into is now worth only 75 cents. F ood counseli ng. Proba bly the most na tura l ~ ressed reservations a bout entering tor and the seeking person. "F or God the homes of his people. If he is prices are up 32 per cen t ; re nt, up 39 place to begin is in the a rea of pr~ ­ mto such counseling sessions, but no sen t not h is Son into the world to genuinely in terested in people he will per cent; public transportation, up m a rital coun seling. Young couples m one has cve1· fa iled lo ex1Jress gratitude condemn t he world ; but that the world do both, rea lizing that some people 89 per cent : and cloth ing. up 12 per the church will obviously seek out the afterward. through him might be saved." (John fear the form al atmosphe re of the pas­ cent. pastor in order to n:ake ar_ran.gements " If an architect '> uggcs ted building 3:17) P eople come to be helped, not tor's study. for the wedding. IL 1s al this time that condemned. They have already con­ RO;\IAN CATHOLIC CO!l.'VERTS. a home on a quicks:ind base or a doc­ J\ LISTENER the pas tor has the opp ~ rt u nit y. to sug­ tor advised incanta tions as' a ca ncer demned t hemselves ; otherw ise they In the U. S. R oma n Ca t holic converts T here a r e scores of books fo r the reached a 12 year low of 123.000 in gest a series of coun.sehng. sessions. for cure, the public would write them off would not be seeking help. the purpose of d1scussmg va ri~u s A pastor should beware of a com­ pastor who feels hesitan t about enter­ 1965. The number of full time students as quacks and seek intelligen t advice. ing a counseling minis try. H e owes it in Ca tholic elementary a nd high aspects of married life. In my ow.n n:m­ Y~ t , n:iany couples a pproach m arriage pulsive curiosity to know all he can to his people to know somet hing of the ~ ch oo l s declined. Catholic popula tion istry, I make it known that this is a with llttlc better instruction believing about the priva te lives of those who art of counseling. beca use t hey need reached 46 million, a n increase of requiremen t, and t hose who want me that a foundation of phys i ~al a ttrac­ come for counsel. To induce them to say more than they wan t to say mean s more t han occasional pious platitudes 600,000 in one year . T hey have ga in ed ;10n . ~d the recitation of vows fill al l from t he pulpit. Som etimes just t he 12.6 million adherents in the last 10 equuements for a happy m arriage." that the pastor's pulpit m inistry could be h indered. On SuncJay they will opportunity to talk to a sympathetic years. CJ . Kenneth Morris in P r emarital person is a worthwhile catharsis for Counseling: A Guide for l\Iinisters.) cringe in the pew, because t hey have DENVER. If evangelicals had shown an uncomfortable feeling tha t the m an the disturbed person, and even t he pas­ more concern for social ills, t hey FAJ\ULY CONFLICTS in t he pulpit .knows too much about tor needs to learn t he art of listening. In a ll cases he has a splendid oppor­ might not ha ve "forced t he govern­ Another a rea in which you could them. Never use incidents related in me nt into areas where its presence the counseling room as sermon illus­ tunity to lead people into a deeper ~e e k th ~ c oun sc~ of t he p astor is that a nd stronger spiritu al life. David said, migh t do as much harm as good," f family conflict. It is not a rare tra tions, even under the spurious cloa k Dr. Arnold T . Olson, h ead of the E van ­ of a nonym ity. The person whose ex­ "T his poor man cried, and the Lord oc;currence for parents a nd children to heard him, and saved him out of a ll his gelica l F ree Church, said at t he 24th perience is used i~ this n:ianner ~v ill discove:· t ha t there is a w ide gulf troubles." (Ps. 34:6) To lead people convention of the Na tional Associa tion recognize h imself m thP. 1ll u s~ ra U on, separatmg them because of a Jack of to know the Lord in this way is a of E vangelicals. H is r efere nce a ppa r­ understa nding of each other. Both in­ and no one enjoys havmg his co~­ ently was to the Great Socie ty Pro­ fi dential disclosures used as public r ichly rewa rding e)l.'J)erience. terests a nrl va lues arc so radica lly dif- J esus looked upon t he m ultitudes gram, wh ich has been attacked by sermonic ma terial. fereim nt . t.h .a t 1·t some ti. mes seems an with compassion, beca use he saw t hem some evangelicals. T wo Negro m inis­ . possibility to bring the t wo gene ra­ MENTAL AND EJ\IOTIONAL as sheep without a shepherd. The ters warned of more W a t ts-type r iots tions together. I nto such a s itua tion genuine pastor will become involved ~m l css evaiigelicals become im ·oJved DISTURBAN CES m N,egro problems. In resolutions, t he the . counseling pastor has the oppor­ The average pastor will not _a ttempt w ith people which means that he will tuni ty t~ bring lhe gospe l as a cata lys t. become involved wi th their problems NAE.' among others, objected to the to counsel w ith the mentally dist urbed burnmg of draft ca rrls, to .. disloyalty ., h S~me tim es t h~ conflict is be tween or w ith t hose who s~ ow evi de n ~es of a nd needs. It can be t he pastor's bus a ~d and w ife, with the chil dren to t he governme nt, and to a ny show deep emotional conflicts. ~ e w ill as­ privilege to lead people to cla im for of favor t o R ed China. ecommg lhe innocent victims. In such sure such individuals of his ~ ympath- themselves the more abundan t life in ~~!es ~~ e parents often wonder whY tic and prayerful interest while a t lhe Christ by helping t hem to resolve the BERLIN. Opposition among large w ·ir c 1ldren act the way they do. conflicts a nd solve the problems of 1 ~rune time admit ting honestly tha t ~e groups of t he clergy and la ity of ti C iam E . H ulme in T he Pas tonil cannot help th em . It wo~l d be advis­ life which often hinder them from Evangelical Ch urch in Geiin a ny ~e a re of F amilies has cited six basic able for him to be acquainted with a being what Goel intended them to be. (Cont inued on page 141 ° needs of children. They are (1) t he 10 BAPTIST HERALD August 1, 1966 11 sons, refreshments a nd recreation. T he CHANGES OF ADDRESS efforts of those participating in the NEW CLINIC AT Rev. W. J. Appel children's "school" were rewarded Suite No. 103, Jordanaire Apts. Cameroon Baptist with a n evening program relating some 8636 Laurel Street, of the stories they had studied. Vancouver 14, B. C., Canada Other evening programs included a JIKITEM, OKU, CAMEROON singspiration under the leadership of Rev. Leland H . Friesen Missionary Conference our music director , Rev. Gary Schroed­ By Dr. Pet·er Feh1· 448 Griffith Street e r, a slide contest under Miss Laura St. P aul, Minnesota 55106 By Misses Ma ry Fuchs and Jeannette Moeckli, short-term missionaries Redcl ig's direction, a nd our annual L AST WEEK we had an es­ next Sa turday. Clin ic Saturday fo und Rev. Walter Kerber banquet. The banquet theme was "Man pecially thrilling experience in our the dispensary building finished, in­ c/ o Mr. A. Boerchers in the Future." Table decorations a nd C AMEROON Baptis t Mission­ meeting room a nd in the din ing hall. medical work. Our first clinic was held cluding a zinc roof, but on our arrival 1253 Royal Drive entertainment fo llowed the theme, as ary Conference was held in Bamenda Pastor Nfor, Executive Secretary of at Jikijem, Oku, which is about an we saw no people. These people were Burlington, Ontario, Canada from April 19-25, 1966. Our thoughts Cameroon Baptist Convention, and Mr. each station contributed to the fun and hour a nd a half from Ba nso, a nd what accustomed to promises not being kept, were centered upon the theme, "Mak­ W. Tayui, vice-pr incipal of Korn Bap­ enjoyme nt of the evening. These ac­ a big crowd we had! so they waited to hear the Landrover Rev. H arold E . Weiss ing the Most of the Time," and the tis t Teachers College, Belo, spoke to tivities, along with the other times of Several year s ago a t a Bible Confer­ before they star ted to come. Then they Route N o. 2 verse, "Redeeming th e time because the missionaries on how the Camer­ fellowship, afforded a ll with much ence some of our missionaries promised ca me! Ellinwood, Kansas 67526 the days are evil," Eph. 5 :16. The open­ oonians view the m 1ss1onary and physical a nd spiritual r efreshme nt. a Maternity Cen ter and Dispensary fo1· At 9 :00 A.l\II. we had devotions led ing message by Rev. Harold La ng, prin­ his use of time. During the session the On Sunday the final day of the con­ the Jikijem people. This promise was by the F ield P astor and then began Mr. Arthur Schlak cip3! of Korn Baptis t Teachers College, Cameroonia ns e:--.1J ressed their desire feren ce, we were able to join our slow in ma terializing for several rea­ our work. We were amazed at the close 1417 Piggott Place Belo, emphasized the truth that each to have con tinued missionary super­ Cameroonia n Chr istia ns in U1e Nkwen sons, the major ones being no money of the long day to find that we had P rince Rupert, B. C., Canada day is "the day which the Lord ha th vision within their schools and c hurch­ Baptist Church of Bamenda located on r a nd no staff. seen and treated 376 people. R ev. W. K. Schroedter m::idc, we shall rejoice and be glad in es. T he single missionaries and the our mission compound. During the Last year as l he Medical Committee One thing that surprised us was that 4752 Heeren Werve it. " We must account for every day married couples met separately fo r an service the missiona ries were privileged of CBM was flooded with r equests fo r men seated themselves all around the Buchenweg 1, Germany of our life. The morning devotions !eel interesting discussion on their uses to render a special number for the m aternity centers from ma ny areas area so that the women a nd children by the short term missionaries includ­ a nd mis-uses o( time. The sha ring of congregation. As a choir we sang "So in the gr assla nds, we made a decision could be seen first. N ormally the men ed thoughts on how God had led them suggestions, ideas and experiences was Send I You" challenging our native that a ny a rea which wan ted us to open insist on being first, especially the big BIBLE NEWS to give a portion of their tim e to the very beneficial. Other sessions included Christia ns to a lso accept the respon­ a m a ternity center must first meet men. W hen we fin ished, I compliment­ (Continued from page 15) Cameroon, how he had led them in reports and discussions on the various sibility as witnesses for Christ. Per­ the following requiremen ts: (1) the ed the men and asked how this hap­ vention and special assistant to the preparation for this opportunity of aspects of our mission work in the haps the most outstanding service of r equest must have the approval of the pened. They said they all decided that service and then called them to go areas of medicine, education, women's the week, and truly a filling closing chief; ( 2 ) there must be a motor road director of the Office of Economic 1he children and women should be seen Opportunity, urged churches to redeem when the time was "at hand." and men's work. Another hour was for the conference, was the candle­ to the site; (3) suitable buildings must first, so that if the time was short and An hour every day was designated the millions who are "uncommitted and spent daily in a cha llenging and in­ light communion service. Through the be constructed by the local people; and some had to be turned away without fo,. concentration on the theme, "Mak­ unclaimed" and face long-term despair. spir a tional Bible study on the book, spok ~m and silent meditations and (4) the clinic, once opened, is to be being seen, they would be the ones. ing the Most of the Time." During this E phesians, led by Rev E lmer Strauss, songs one could not help but e>..'Pcrience self supporting a nd if the people fail Speaking at the annual meet ing of time Rev. George Henderson, Victor ia, Ba ptist Bible Training Centre, N du. the bond of fellowship which binds us to use it, t hen we will withdraw. Now these people are beginning to the Religious Public Relations Council, discussed man a nd his rela tionship to This was followed by a refreshing tim e lo our fellow Christians thrnugh our Jikijem's request was given first build the Maternity Center. We h ope here, the Negro minister -ch allenged time by usi ng his large oil painting of small group discussions a nd prayers. Lord and Savior, J esus Christ. priority, and the people began to work. in U1e next year to have a t rained the church to "deal more with the depicting an abstract man with the D uring the morning sessions a Vaca­ Monday morning found the mission­ T he chief, to e ncourage us, gave us a Cameroonian Mid-wife to post there. massiveness of human waste and less parts of a clock. Rev. Henderson also tion Bible School under the direction aries parting for their various stations very nice site on a jevel area near a As the people are concerned about with symptoms o ( waste." Dr. Proctor contributed to the beauty and atmos­ of Mrs. Jerry Fluth, was held for the a nd occupations, spiritually a nd physi­ big str eam, next to the road. Then the their physical needs, this provides us deplored what he called the nation's phere of the conference with his daily m issionary children. Each day several cally refreshed and anticipating the plans were given to them. We told them with a n opportunity to witness to their unconscious identification ''Vith middle floral arra ngem~ n ts in the general of the "a unties" helped with the Jes- 1967 conference. that once the dispensary building was spiritual needs as well. \Ve use opening class standards, sa}ting that "a great completed we would begin to use it for devotions as well as our work as a distance has been established between periodic clinics. witness for Christ. the middle class and the uncommitted. In May, after attending a Church Our prayer is that as \Ve heal lives We belong to the middle class more THE THIRTEENTH annual Workers' Conference, we inspected the physically that they may be led to a than to Jesus." Commencement Service of the Bap tist building and a nnounced a clinic for the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. (Continued frArchbishop of York strikes a responsive cord in my own Because of these reasons, I feel that to their shame U1at they were on the and P resident of the United Bible heart. I am not sure, however, if his s tatements about great institutional spot. Societies. This was not an easy, superficial for­ • ·rord Schilke proposed solution to combine our two r ivalry between the Sem inary and CTI CJI 1 ' 5 On. schools is practical for the following are not completely accurate. It is true giveness. The woman may have r e­ 1\IARI{' GOSPEL. "The Right boken, N. J., since 1947 went to be • i\lr. rY Secretary br ot General reasons: in a sense that all departments of our sented the self-r ighteous Pharisees, but Time" (Mark's Gospel in Today's Eng­ with his Lord on June 22. An obituary M.issiort 5chilke, Oak Par~ and Mrs. (1) The objectives of the two schools denomination are rivals for the dollars in the presence of Jesus she experi­ lish, American Bible Society, Publ.) will appear at a later date. Rlichaf ll!ll laude from Co . • lll., grad­ are not the same. While it is true that that arc contributed to our overall enced true repentance. The Pharisees has gained wide popularity among uated c on Ia June lne11 College, came to condemn; Jesus came to re­ M • 1ern ' " 5 ·\\•t CTI does seek to prepare some men m ission program. This k ind of rivalry, children and population groups that • Rev. Alber t H. Fadenrecht, pastor t. v . philosonhy LT ' l h a B.A. for the Gospel ministry as does the however, does not have to be a "sbain" deem, and that made all the difference. use English as a second language. of the Bethel Baptist Church, Buffalo, d egree 1n Kappa"' key· .ue rece1 · ved t h e Seminary, its educational program is b ut can rather be a "stimulus" for each Questions for Discussion N. Y., since 1956, has accepted a call Phi 13eta I I T • and has been T HE INSIDE STORY. Production listed in "hO s '\\ho 1n Atner· Col- broader than this. As a matter of fact, to do its best in interpreting its role 1. Does this story give the impres­ extended to him by the Trinity Baptist . . . 1can to our cons tituency and in using its sion that Jesus had too tolerant a view has begun on a new, single volume lcges a nd. . u mve1·s1t1es. He plans to only three of 28 in its class of 1966 which will conta in Luke, J ohn, Acts, Church, Warren, Mich., to become gradualed from the Pastoral Division budgeted dollars wilh wisdom. Frank­ of adultery? How would your church continue ms advanced studies in the ly, my direct observation has revealed handle such a situation? and Romans. Using the J. B. Phillips their pastor. fall. of the school. CTI has probably m ade translation with contemporary photo­ its greatest contribution in the life that any unhealthy rivalry bet\veen 2. Jesus said, "He that is without our schools is pretty much at a mini­ sin among you, let him first cast a graphs, it will be titled ''The Inside of our denomination throughout the Story." years of its hisLory in preparing young mal level. stone at her." DoPs this mean that to meet lhe unusual demand. Rev. decade will see U1e flooding of new people for a more adequate lay minis­ The statement also made lhat our none of us are qualified to judge or 400,000 BLIND PEOPLE. The ma­ Erlward A. Cline. people needing the Gospel. In all the schools are pursuing their own goals discipline? world today there are 700 million men try in the local church. The addition of jority of the 400,000 blind people in BANG KALEN, 1\IADURA. (ABSR) and ambitions needs further comment. and women illiterates . . . and every a pastoral training program in 1958 3. Is there too much sex education the U. S. apparently do not know that In four days a Christian literature The denomination ;;e ts the goals for year tens of millions of adults not to has not greatly changed this fact. CTI today, or is it the wrong kind? What the ABS stands ready to provide them group from the neighboring island of cur two schools. They may strive with mention children are learning to read." has also contributed significantly by would be the right kind? with Braille Scriptures, Talking Bible Java sold 100 Bibles, 30 New Testa­ providing an "atmosphere" in which might and main to reach these goals Most Rev. Dr. F. Donald Coggan, Pres. Records and tape recordings of the Bi­ ments, and 400 copies of the Gospel of United Bible Societies. many students have heard the call of but cannot exceed them without sub­ NEWS AND VIEWS ble. Churches are asked to supply Dr. of John on this island, all in the God to Christian service. Many of these £equent approval by the parent body. (Continued frO'Tli page 11) Dale C. Recker, ABS Secretary for Madurese language. Madura is pre­ later received their theological training I do believe that we may legitimate­ INDIA. Latest statistics published in Blind Work, Broadway at 61st St., dominately Muslim. New Delhi show India's population of at the Seminary. Thus, CTI has served ly ask how long an undergraduate modern theology and the "demytholo­ N. Y., N. Y. 10023, with names and gizing" of the New Testament taught 450 million now includes 12 million to enhance our Seminary en rollment pastoral training program will be need­ addresses of the unsighted, so these BANGiiOI{, THAILAND. In those by a controversial West German Luth­ Christians. Approxin1ately half the instead or depleting it. ed at CTI . The Grneral Conference ma terials can be offered. Asian countries where Bible distribu­ (2) Since the educational programs decision in 1958 Lo provide this train­ ~ran t ~ eologia n , Rudolph Bultmann, tion is difficult because of inaccessible Christians arc Roman Catholics. The majority of them live in southern In­ ?f our. two schools are not iden~ical , it ing was made lo meet specific needs. is growing. One of the 250 pastors of OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION . The mountain r anges, jungles, political be­ is a mistake to assume that their pres­ I am sure tha t if and when these needs the Lutheran Church of Braunschweig American Bible Society serves the liefs or other reasons, people have dia and along the eastern shores. rnt libraries are exact duplications of pass, the program wlll also pass. Since ~~ yYest Germany have formed an started a practice of writing it down churches in every m ission field and WASHINGTON (ABNS ) . Leaders o[ each other. While I am sure one could 1958 however many of our churches Action Committee for Bible and Con­ area or major work, as it participat.es as it is dictated over the airwaves. find many of the same books in the have been richly blessed by the pas­ fe~sio n;; and issued an 18-thesis declar­ This is not easy for the poorly edu­ the Consultation on Church Union who in the translation, production and dis­ met here recently see the possibility o[ libraries at Edmonton and Sioux Falls, toral ministry or CTI graduates. Even a.lion on the doctrine and the mis­ cated listeners. This shows the great tribution ot the Word in 150 countries. a united church within the next 10 it is a lso true that CTI must have though today standarrl ministerial s i~n of the Church." The document desire of people everywhere to ob­ training involves a B.D. program, an voiced concern over "the dissolution to 20 years comprised of at least many books peculiar to its own pro­ AIGON. Among the displaced per­ tain the Word of God. seven major U. S. denom inations total­ gram as does the Seminary. Combining important gap in our denominational or. the Gospel which is being under­ sons hcre-Toaists, Buddhists and the POPULATION EXPLOSION. By the ing some 25 million members. The the two schools would not, therefore, life has been fiJled by those who have ~med and falsified by modern theolo­ few Christians- all are clamoring for seven participating denominations now solve the library problems as easy received less. end of the century "the population of ?1c.al teachings into a purely existent­ I he Scriptures. The people have been the world will double. Every year that are the United P resbyterian, Meth0- as Mr. Kalmbach's Jetter suggests. Sincerely, ialist philosophical message." It con­ f01·ced by bombings in the rural areas passes secs the ~d~ition of 60 million dist, Episcopal, Evangelical U n i t e d (3) A combination of the two schools David J. Draewell demned not only the teachings of to seek safety in the already crowded people. Think of 1t m terms of ~outh~ Brethren Churches, the Christian would be unacceptable to the Accredit­ Secretary of Stewardship B~ltmann , but those of the late Die­ towns and cities where they must Churches (Disciple of Christ), the and Higher Education to be feel, minds to be nourished. ing Association of Ti1eological Schools trich Bonhoeffer and Paul J. Tillich. either find makeshift lodging, live in P ointing to the world's "shift of center, United Church of Christ, and the Af­ with which the Seminary is associated. . WILL1:'1M B . EERD1\1ANS, SR., overcrowded homes or go to refugee rican Methodist Episcopal Church. Many other seminaries which former­ DR. IHRJE COJ\IMEN'FS: every minute that passes the popula­ died at h is home April 12 at the age of camps. So with all sense of security tion of the world goes up 150" and. of ly had undergraduate programs (in­ Thank you, Mr. Draewell, for your 83 shattered, they earnestly seek to know NASHVILLE, TEl\'N. (ABNS) . The cluding ours) were forced to eliminate reply to the question of the respective · . He was the founder and board that number "103 come from Afr1.ca, of the evangelical publishin g God better and to feel the comfort Rev. Dr. Samuel D. Proctor , a vice­ them or at least to move them to an­ roles of the two schools. c~ainnan Asia and Latin America." Referrmg firm, William B. Eerdm ans Publishing of his love. The Bible Societies' pri~t­ to the literacy explosion, "the next president of the American Baptist Con- other campus under separ ate faculties I trust that our en tire den omination Company. ing presses are operating at capacity 14 15 I BAPTIST HERALD August 1, 1966 plore God's Word," this is an excel­ Our tour t hat day ended with a lent book to recommend to j uniors and visit to t he Northwestern National Life youth. SEMINARY FIELD TRIP Insurance building in Minneapolis, a It is such a warmhearted and tender by Sara Lou Gunst Bluff Baptist Churches in St. Paul, beautiful and imposing new building story that on first impression it sounds where Rev. Harold Weiss and Rev. in Gateway Center, once the Skid Row like a fairy tale, or a "made-up story" M INNEAPOLIS and St. Paul, Fred Weiler, interim pastor at Day­ of the city-and a marked contrast to for this particular age group in Sun­ the sights we had seen earlier in t he Book R€V1€WS Minn., became real and alive to 15 ton's Bluff, spoke to us and showed us day school. But it is a true biography North American Baptist Seminary around the churches, one a new and afternoon. of a wonderfully innocent, humble, students on a week-end field trip to progressive plant, the other a n older One of the highlights of the week-end Christian girl in Wales, whose intense those cities in April. inner city church w ith pla ns for re­ was the experience of being in our desire to own her own Bible led her The students, first year students, building in the near fu ture. churches on Sunday morning, attending By Rev. B. C. Schreiber, Promotional Assistant to work and save for over seven years, their wives and Dr. George Lang, Pro­ We a lso toured the newly built the services and serving in various so that she could purchase a copy of fessor of Pastoral Theology and Co­ capacities. The group was scattered the Scriptures. ~ou nds _Hospital in St. Paul, a Bap­ FAMILY PASTORAL CARE by Russel 251 pages- $4.50. ordinator of Field Work, left for Min­ tist hospital, and learned of their plans from H utchinson to Brook P ark, Even after she had t he necessary neapolis on April 21, looking forward preaching, teaching Sunday school and J. Becker. Prentice-Hall-1965-144 There are literally many "peculiar" for_a student chaplaincy program while pages-$2.95. funds she had to walk twenty-five miles to visiting the Twin Cities' NA B seeing the modern and efficient facili­ bringing Seminary greetings, t hen eat­ people in the church, and their peculi­ to a neighboring village where she was churches and to learning the ministry ties a nd gained an insight into the ing in the homes of church m embers. DEPTH PERSPECTIVES IN PAS­ arisms do not change simply because told a Bible could be bought. None was of the church in a large city. We re­ many functions which must be assumed Again this was a good opportunity to TORAL WORK by Thomas W. they have become Christians. Neurotics available but the Bible representative turned Sunday, April 24, with a knowl­ by the hospital in its connections with experience the fellowship of our de­ K link. Prentice-Hall - 1965 - 144 are found in every walk of life and was so touched by her story that he edge of and feeling of fellowship with the patients. nomination and to speak with members pages-$2.95. the church is no exception. Mo'st of gave her one that was promised to of our churches. the NAB churches and with the reali­ The Union Gospel Mission in St. P aul Dr. Becker presents a healthy ap­ them r emain so for t heir entire lives, someone else. This one single act so zation that the job of the church in se:ves . a ~ita l ministry in that city, It would seem a n understatement to and only a few seem to respond to impressed religious leaders t hat a few even question the value of t his tour for proach to the a rt of ministering to the ~ny situation, but especially in ~he city, primarily m the area which surrounds emotionally unstable members of the spiritual help and advice. years after her experience was related, 1s far beyond what we had earlier con­ it and in the nearby housing projects. those who went. It was a busy, packed What can the church do for its neu­ steps were taken to organize the Brit­ schedule of listening, learning and ob­ church. He is convinced from practical ceived and far beyond what it has yet Our visit t het·e on Friday evening gave experie nce that family counseling helps rotic members? The author who is ish and F oreign Bible Society in 1804. been able to accomplish in most in­ us a chance to witness t he Arthur serving, but it was an ex-perience in minister of a large and i~fiuential Every church library ought to have gaining first-hand observations, impres­ free a family from its costly preoccu­ stances. Savage Boys Club in action and gave pation with its problems and return Presbyterian church a nd who has con­ a copy. On T hursday evening, we had a din­ our "boys" a chance to work off some sions and information that is not often siderable experience in counseling, is possible within t he four walls of a it to the larger community of the ner served by women of Faith Baptist excess energy on the basketball court church and world for their role of serv­ very frank in discussing the problem A STUDY IN SURVIVAL, THE church in Minneapolis and a tour of and trampoline. We attended the eve­ classroom. All of us were vividly im­ and seeking ways and means of adjust­ CHURCH IN RUSSIA 1927-1943 by pressed w ith the growing need for a ice there. "It helps the family within the church and its facilities led by ning service of the mission, then were the congregation to a new readiness ment. Diagnosis and therapy by t he William C. Fletcher. Macmillan - Rev. Donald Miller. taken through the m ission by a young living and vital ministry of the church to hear the Gospel of God's reconciling Holy Spirit can be administered only 1965-168 pages-$4.95. On Friday, we began the day with man who himself was a product of in the city, of the ::hanging needs and work in Jesus Christ as they have by those who have the efficiency and a visit to the Criminal Court in Min­ Skid Row a nd who now is director of therefore t he changing a pproach neces­ Although there are frequent refer­ participated in a work of human recon­ powet· to deal with emotionally dis­ neapolis. After observing the court for the mission. I n addition to learning a­ sary to meet these needs, with t he im­ ences to religion in the Soviet Union it ciliation offered in testimony to that turbed persons who feel desperately in several minutes, we listened to the bout the ministry of the mission it­ pact t he Gospel could have with alco­ need of God. is clea r that when the author speaks court chaplain, who explained the pro­ self, we were made strikingly aware, holics, with delinquent youth, w i th which God has done." Much of the book is concerned with of survival he is speaking uncondition­ children who have no concept of the The a uthor points out that a family ally of the Russian Orthodox Church. cedures of the court, as well as the through this director, of the power of pt·eoccupied with problems is made up the emotional or lack of emotional charges of t he defendents we had ob­ Christ in t he lives of these men. word "love"-with anyone who lives Beginning with t he seizure of power in of eccentrics-off-center. It is the pur­ stability of the pastor. He leaves little served, and cited the vital lack of Saturday morning found us at the within t he environment of a large city. doubt that more competent ministers 1917 by the Bolsheviks the author University Hospital on the University pose of the counselor to help the family traces the struggle for survival which spiritual awareness or guidance which to sec that t heirs is a mutual responsi­ are needed, for many of them are filled these people had. of Minnesota campus, traveling a vast NEWS AND NEEDS with resentment, envy, frustration, began by violent denunciation of the bility for whatever problems they may atheistic government by the P atriarch Our next stop on the agenda, plan­ maze of corridors and elevators, led (Contimi,ed from page 2) worry and hostility. The chapter on ned and arranged by Dr. J. C. Gunst, by students in that hospital's chap­ have. Such a ministry does not solely Tikhon. During his imprisonment a A Prayer has an important messaae for Central District Secretary, was th e laincy program. A v isit to t he Brook for workers. new Baptist work was belong to the pastor but belongs to politically neutral position was advo­ started there in February. Bambala ng every member. It should be labeled the pastor's training and prepa;ation. Juvenile Court Division of Minneapolis. P ark Church with R ev. Henry Ramus The educational correctives Mr. St. ca ted. (CBM School) experienced a fire which ''congregational care" rather than With the new head of the church, Here, we heard a judge of the court and a look at a church extension proj­ Clair suggests in his first chapter seem spread to four buildings with t he Sergii, the struggle became more in­ tell about his work with H ennepin ect in action brought us to lunch time. "pastoral care." to be a little superficial. What a neu­ County youth. Again the need for That afternoon, our tour took us to school records, equipment and teach­ Where more intensive counseling is rotic needs more than anything else tensely evident. A successful position spiritual guidance and concern on the the Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House ers' properties wholely consum ed. necessary the author has given a re­ is a meaningful relationship with an­ was difficult to find. In order not to part of the churches was brought to in Minneapolis. H ere we had an oppor­ MISSIONARlE ARRIVING FOR corded study on a family group case. other person with whom he can gain be classed as counter-revolutionaries our attention. We t hen looked through tunity to see t he needs of the u nder­ FURLOUGHS. Rev. and M rs. E lm er C. Those interested in counseling should emotional strength which can help him the neutral position was abandoned the attached Detention Center, where privileged in that city, to walk through ~ trau~s and family are due to arrive remember that this is merely an exam­ to live a life of faith, hope and love. in favor of a policy which offered ac­ ch ildren who were awaiting trial and the slum areas and to look at things m Chicago, Ill., from Cameroon Afri­ ple a nd not a hard and fast pattern to tive co-operation with the state in mat­ ca, on Au~ust . 5. l\Iiss Ida F orsch is who did not have homes in which to which we so often drive by without be followed. ters political. This marked the turning due to arrive m Chicago from Came­ Dr. Klink in DEPTH PERSPEC­ T HE CHUJW H IN THE CO:rtll\IUNITY point in the modern history of the wait, stayed. H ere we learned more of seeing- people, houses and dirt- which roo_n o? August 11. Rev. a nd l\lrs. Ger­ by Arthur E. Graf. Eerdmans-1965 current methods of working with and a re all a part of the mission field of TIVES IN PASTORAL WORK is more Russian Orthodox Church for t he next ha1ll Schroe1ler are to arrive in Chi­ - 207 pages-$3.95. several decades. Sergii was accused rehabili tating youth who either were the church. T here is only one church cago from Cameroon 011 August _ technical a nd his studies are directed 12 If there is such a thing as a definitive of cowardice but many felt he had the delinquent or were prospective delin­ left in this section of the city. We .Rev. a 11 ll_ l\lrs. Edwin n:ern aml primarily to ministers who have some training or understanding of pastoral treatise on evangelism, then this vol­ survival of t he church at heart and quents. were a lso able to talk with a man who Timot~y a rrived in t he United States counseling. By depth perspective the ume comes fairly close to the descrip­ not his personal safety. Nevertheless he Our next stop was the Protestant is himself a product of the settlement the midd!e ~f July for t heir furlough author refers to personal meaning as tion. At least for the present there is led the church in its acceptance of Center in Minneapolis, state headquar­ house, and who now is an executive ~rom t heu· field of missionary service ters of the major denominations in in the Minneapolis NAACP a nd a work­ m J apan. over against hard general facts. For not anything t he author has missed. crippling limitations, and t here seems Minnesota. Friday afternoon was filled er with the housing projects and re­ the pastor it is therefore a matter of Dr. Graf, who is professor of practical to be no evidence nor guarantee of Mi ss, F lorence .l\I i 1 1 o r, missionary with visits to Riverview and Dayton's development centers of the city. context and encounter. H ow the coun­ theology at Concordia Seminary, permanent survival, for the state has :eache1 .. Osa~a Biblical Seminary, Jap­ selor understands a nd appraises these Springfield, Ill., has m ade an excellent already reached the point where it n o an, arrives m the United States in dimensions, incorporating his under­ survey of opportunities and possibilities longer needs the services of the church. ~arl~ ~ugus t for her furlough. standing of t hem into h is specific un­ in the field of evangelism. As a text­ l\11ss1onarics from Came roon AC . who ar t · • ricn, derstanding of concrete individual situ­ book it offers the best in theology and CHURCH WEALTH AND BUSINESS .e o arrive in the United Sta tes ations, will be the basis for his ability methodology for the seminary class­ INCOl\IE by Martin A. L ars 0 n for their furlough beginning the middle to understand the structure of his room, as well as for t he church's soul­ Philosophical Library - 1965 - 120 of August ar? Miss Rosemarie Hack­ work. T his process is then continued, winning training program. pages-$3.95. mann, and Miss E. Ardice Ziolkowski. and elaborated upon, in every area of Statistics do not always tell the l\DSSIONARI E TO FIELD l\. experience-in t he workaday world, the l\'lARY JONES A.i."VD HER BIBLE, re­ wh?le story but the intensive research El!za beth l\tantay left from rietr~r~ aging process, in pain a nd suffering as vised ru1d rewritten by Mary Carter. which Mr. Larson has pursued should Mich., for c;ameroon on J uly 14 Rev. The British and F oreign Bible Soci­ a nd Mrs. R ichard Rabenhorst secured well as in marriage, family and per­ a~ert every patriotic citizen and Chris­ Seminary Stu­ ety-1963-102 pages-85c. rassag~ on the S.S. Del Mar a nd left sonal relationships. tian to tl~e d~nge rs of our church­ d ents on Twin rom ew Orleans La on J state relat1onsh1p. The rapid growth of Cilies' F i e I d 1 26 NEUROTICS IN THE CHURCH by In order to give emph asis to the year for Santos, Brazil, to begin Port~lu ese of the Bible and to the motto: "Ex- tax-exempt real estate is alarming. Trip. )anguage study. Robert J ames St. Clair. Revell-1963 16 17 BAPTIST HERALD August 1, 1966 · ~C~~·unda y school lessons ou14denom1nat1 0~114act1014 -- ~ REV. B. C. SCHREIBER, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS a nd a nt hem s in our m orning service. ship." A iove gift offering wa s given T hen came E ast er wit h more songs of to the Friesens. Rev. F r iesen sang a .I\ 'l'E.il c~ Praise as t he choir presented t heir solo accompan ied on t he piano by M rs. n ate · " G GlJlnE: of youth. Middle age as we ll as old Easte r cantata, "The Glory of Easter," Friesen, and he and S tanley san g a . <>.Ugu attitudes. The J ewish leaders seemed KILLALOE, ONT., CALVARY. The Theme: RESP]!] st 14, 1966 to feel that only the outwa rd act of age has its peculiar temptations. Satan by J ohn P eterson. duet. Mrs. F r iesen expressed her Calvary and F irst Ba ptist Churches On May 6, 230 m others and da ugh­ tha nks and gave her farewell m essage. C'J' FQa murder will bring a man to judgment, has neither fear nor r espect for an presented a play entitled "As E aster Scripture · ..,, Lll!'e lll.n\1AN but J esus revealed t he source of m ur ­ old grey head. ters atte nded our Fellowship of Da ugh­ Stanley a nd Larry spok e for t hem­ • ""'Xod Dawns" on March 10 in the evening . ters. Our spea ker was Mrs. Olan Hen­ selves as well as for Roger a nd Cha rles 24, 43-d A : us 2 . der. Anger in t he huma n heart leads However, it is very important that 0 13 Rev. Hunsicker led the congregation """• I J 0 . . l\t to angry words a nd ha t eful a ctions. a st rong mea ningful fa it h be establish­ drix. who are atte nding college in California T HE Cli; hn 3 : 5 _ ~tth ew s :21- in singing a nd had script ure. Members 1 The thing to do is to stop it before ed in youth before the mind a nd the Rev. Fred Brown cam e to us the and could not be here. R ev. Friesen is man's gr 18 4 :20-21 of both churches rejoiced heartily in Nl'R.A.L • it begins to ta ke possession of you. A heart become too rigid a nd m olded. week of May 15 from Chattanooga, spoke words of remembrance of t he possesses he· atl~s t Possl'B:~UG!fT · Life the two part play. It conveyed a won­ Tenn., for a week of evan gelist ic past ten and one half years and a d­ 1s lfe ess1on . libelous expression can "kill" a m an's T he Preacher reminds us to ''Remem ­ derful message of closed doors in our I NTROti · 0 nly if God dignity and self respect and often ber now thy Creator in the days of meet ings. As a result of t hese m eet­ monished us t o ever press on . A closing churches today. The choir sang "Hal­ ings, m a ny ca me fo r r ededicat ion, and prayer by deacon, Don F lut h, a nd a a sharp difyerxow. dam age his r eputa t ion and character . thy youth, while the evil days com e lelujah for t he Cross" in closing, fol­ not, nor the year s draw nigh , when 14 were baptized on May 29. R ev. B. t ime of fellowsh ip followed. Oliver ward t he c erence i~ We come now to III. THE LI FE GIVIN G VIRTUE. lowed with prayer by our pastor. Lhou sha lt say, I have no pleasure in Fra nklin B ates of Me mphis, T enn., Bender , a Sem inary student w ill be have had Dr~rnrnandni.e our attit ude to­ Matthew 5 :43, 44 ; I John 3 :15-18; (J ean Weckworth, R€por ter.) which d e~ar il y a nts. So far t hey them'' (E ccl. 12 :1). a ttending the Southe rn Baptist Con­ serving the church this summer. (Mrs. 4 :20, 21. vent ion a t Cobo H all, took time out t o Walter H eitzman, R eporter.) bility. These ded a ;1°ra1 aDplication I. PURITY OF BODY, E xodus 20 :14. ANAMOOSE, N ORTH DAR OTA. As incorporated have nev rsona1 responsi Sometimes we ha ve the feeling tha t you enter Ana moose and look to your speak to us in our W ednesday service int er b - Jesus goes too far and expects too Both ma n and woma n were created on May 25. April and May have been NAPOLE ON, N . D. May 22 m arked anyone Was o civ·1 een seriously r ight, you w ill see a sign erected by t he 25th a nniversary of our work in­ he failed to ever irn I . law. W hethe r m uch from us. Loving our enemies by God and their rela tionship was the Baptist Church. The sign was fruitful m onths for Redeemer . We sounds good in theory but impra ctical blessed and sanctifie d by t he Creator. dependently, having been a st a tion of · t' coni.p1 Pr ison d painted by Rev. John Benham of t hank God for his cont inued blessings. is ques iona b1 Y With e beca use It is a holy union and should not be the Wishek Baptist Church prior t o bath breakin e. In l?u . these dem a nds in practice. I t dem ands the superna­ Minot. The sign states the time of (Doris Kintzer, Reporter.) t ural grace of God, for only those entered into "lightly or unadvisedly" that time. Members a nd friends of t he and punishni. g Was a ritai:i tirnes sab- services a nd also the loca tion of the whose hearts have been filled with t he as mentioned in ma ny m a rriage cere­ E MERY, S. D., FIRST . It w as wit h W ishek Church shared t his a fternoon B ut When ! nt ""as offence church . It is a beaut iful sign , a nd we ~erio u s Spirit of J esus Christ ca n bless those monies. However , at the t ime Moses regret tha t t he F irs t Baptist Church with us. The m otto for the celebration 0 hope, as you take notice, you will alsu ment, "1'hou e coni.e to en Prescribed. who curse t hem. H ating a brother is gave this law to Israel it did not in­ accepted the r esignation of R ev. L e­ was: "God Our L ight, Our Truth, Our come a nd worship wit h us. cover that . s ~a l t not t ~e comma nd­ murder in t he worst degree . The clude polygamy. Moses himself had land F r iesen. On May 22 a farewell W ay," a hope that goes beyond t oday. law bu t also it is not kill," we dis­ In Novem ber of last year we were scribes, priests and Pharisees a nd many m or e than one wife. Elkanah, t he reception was held in honor of R ev. Mr . Otto Grenz, deacon, vvas the A murderer a Very ?nly a m oral privi leged to have i. he God's Volun­ other J ewish leaders said they loved pr iest, and father of Samuel, had two and Mrs. F riesen a nd four sons. A chairman of t he event. The history of life. He has :must of::r ious civil law. teers Tea m I with us. They were a God, but they killed Jesus. wives. Even concubinage was legal. Bu t corsage of roses was presented to Mrs. independence was given by Mrs. J a ke and prized Po taken t hn Pay with his breaking the legal code was often real blessing as well as a wonderful F riesen a nd a boutonniere t o Mr . Streyle, church clerk . Messages in son g It is irrep1a ssession · e :most valued Questions for Discussion g roup to spread God's word. T hrough Friesen. A representative of each or­ were r endered by J anice Oldenburger l 'f ceab1 in au dealt wit h very severely. See Lev. m a n 1 e is th e. l'lev of creation. 1. Wha t are t he argum ents for or 20 :10-21 for the details referring to this team and their witness of the ganization of the church spoke words the women's sextet te of Napoleon, the est an d nobl erefor-e eran ce for hu­ against capital punishm ent? Does the this commandment. wonderful love of God, one young m a n of appreciation and best wishes. In­ ma le quartet of W ish ek and t he m ale tian fait h. 1'e~t conce one of t he high­ N ew T estam ent elimi na te t he death of our church signed up for this year 's t e rspersed were musical num bers in­ q uartet of Napoleon. to physical his does Pts of the Chris- II. PURITY OF MI ND. Matthew God's Volunteers. We a re ha ppy to t . eX:ist not rn penalty? cluding t he choir, which was directed Rev. Carl Weisser , Wishek read so 0 5p1rit uai ~nee b erely refer 2. H ow can we Jove our enemies 5 :27-28. a nnounce he was accepted. W e pr ay by Rev. Friesen so capably t hese years. scripture a nd Rev. Alfred W eisser, reverence for . h fe. It ut even more when we are at war w ith them ? Som e of the Old T estamen t writers God will bless you, W ayne Heringer, K enneth Ontjes, a missionary from our Bismarck, led in the prayer of t hanks­ tha t sent hi life an Was Christ's 3. S hould an a lcoholic who is in­ had a better insight into the tr ue n!> you go out in this form of God's church to Jam aica, spoke on "friend- giving. Mr. Ernest Herr, Wishek, t hat we ""erZ1 to Ca1v: _for the soul volved in a n auto a ccident in which m eaning of God's word when they said, wor k w itnessing to others of his won­ he saw each .worth d .f"Y . B e believed innocent persons are killed be con­ "Out of the heart are t he issues of derful love a nd saving grace. Ind' · Ying f more worth th IV1dua1 s or, because sidered a murderer ? life" (Prov. 4 :23). This is wha t J esus On Easter Sunday we held sunrise I. PHYs an all the ou1 as h aving trie ~ to teach- tha t life cannot sim ply services. T he C.B.Y. presented t he 20:13. 1CAL 11in- World. A TEACHING GUIDE be Judged by good or bad act ions but Easter story. Following were our r egu­ ·u· ..... u~Di;.,-. by good a nd bad thoughts and a tti­ la r services. In t he evening tl1e film , K 1 m.g or , -""!\.. E xodus Date: August 21, 1966 for various tne taki tudes. T herefore just as killing a m an "T he P ower of the Resurrection," was T hem e : P E RSONAL P URITY the Israelit reasons ~ of a man's life is really the clim ax of mur der which shown. Rev. Alvin Auch is the pastor. lawful, but es ""her as Pract iced by Scripture: Exodus 20:14 ; Matthew 5 :27- was already evident in the form of (Arlene Beck, Reporter.) brews as wn ot mu r~ . necessary and 28; J ohn 8:3-11 ha tred i.n t~e heart, so adultery is the lust which 1s already in the he a rt. WINNIPE G, l\IAN., l\:lcDERMOT. A man to be en as Che~. ?oth the He- T H E CENTRAL THOUGHT : The other Goa• r istia We often use the phrase "The re is beautiful finale t o the Easter week-end s ma,, s n . ns consider · " co ~reati body which God has given us should no ha rm in looking." B ut to at McDermo t Avenue Baptist Church societ nsider rno n. Whereas a~cord i n g a!5am ~t be used for his honor a nd glory a nd not J esus there is a gr eat deal of harm in was t he lovely cantata, "H allelujah, sider 1t a s· Y or th Urder a sin for selfish, sinful practices. f . in f' e st t how you look. To m ost Israelites t he W ha t a Saviour," presented by t he or man Is irst of a e we con church choir on S unday evening. The M ni.aa . au ' . - I NTRODUCTION: One of the most law of Moses simply m eant "Watch any be)i e in th . against God m usic of the cross was soul stirr ing destroy life ~ve that e image of Goa' beautiful and meaningful verses of your act ions." What J esus was saying and inspiring. Soloists were Mrs. E . Schweitzel"s 1n any f We are not t~ Scriplure is t ranslated in these wor ds: w~s , "Watch your look; watch your Stur ha hn, Mr. E. R ogalske and Miss C. to such ext reverenco nn. Dr. Albert "Don't let the world around you mu:id; watch your hear t; watch your Ge rha rd. Mrs. A. K unze was t he or­ even kill a ~e ni.es th e for life went squeeze you in to its own m old, but let attitudes." bug.. Sorne t · Sease-caat _he Would not God remold your m inds from within" Our desires are natural and huma n ganist a nd Miss E. Zilkie, pianist. Dur­ be ~ 1 ven to Jirne for ~~ In g rat, fly or (Rom. 12 :2, Phillips). T his was no but th ~y must be controlled or e l s~ ing t he offer tory they played a piano soc_1ety. Whate Place of ::>c u s~ i o n should doubt difficult in the time in which they will control us. duet. Miss Fr ieda Redlish is choir P?hce force Would w Pacifism in our Paul wrote it to the small gr oup of president and Mr . H ans R ogalske, Chr is tians in a sin ful, sensuous city. IlI. THE POWER OF FORGIVE­ choir leader. Miss Lydia Lepholtz gave either kill ""hose e do Without a NESS. John 8 :3-11. duty? or be kiUe arn~rnbers m ust But it is no less easy today in spite of a reading. May t he beautiful story of Easter echo and re-echo in t he hear ts II. SP~.___ In the line of t he greater number of Christians, the . If the Jewish leaders had been as of all wh o attended for many a day. 5:21-24. -·""!'UAL 11 ~. m a ny churches and the various in­ interested and concerned about justice "~UJll) stitutions and charitable organizations. as they pre tended to be, they would (Mrs. Alice Parr , Reporter .) Jesus rev ER. Matthew The world is still too much with us h~ve brought the guilty ma n a lso. The . ealed WARRE N , :l\llCH ., RE DEE:MER. and i ts influences are felt in every circumstances turned out much dif­ Re cen tly m ortgage burning cere m on ies for the Co lonia l Village Baptis t Church a nd pre tation of . a deePer Spring cam e t o Redeem er in song. On dealt not this conun rnoral inter- area of li fe. Tem ptalion is no respector fere~ t t han they expected. Instead of pars ona g e. La nsing. Mic h .. w ere he ld. Pictured with the pastor. Re v. Ro b ert F. Pe nner. onJy With .andment. He of age. The temptations of childhood putting J esus on t he spot, they found Sunday, Apr il 3, the Cedarville College is the original building c ommitte e of th e church . Le ft to right are Rudy Kwa st. Ed actions but with are soon overtaken by the tem ptations Choir of Cedarville, Ohio, t hr illed us Hild e nbra nd. Oscar Ba i ~r. Ot.to. Pe i;v. P~stor, Wa l~er. Ku hn. Jake Boettch e r, Bob 18 (Continued on page 14) with their rendit ion of favorite hymns Ba ke r. The congregatio n re101ces m ha ving a ll o f its ind e btedn ess e r a d iccrted. BAPTIST HERALD August 1, 1966 19 brought r emarks and a time of rem­ ORDINATION OF REV. KEN­ of ow· sanctuary were crowded with topic was cleaning house. She men­ Glasenapp, who showed slides and iniscing. G i d e o n O l d e n b u r g e r DRICK A. GOULD, JR. It was with children, wide-eyed a nd eager to hear woman's m1ss1onauy~ tioned various phases of cleaning and spoke of the Cameroons. As an added read several letters of greetings and great joy that the members of the Miss Muriel Linton, our church mis­ compared it with the spiritual realm feature t he new officers were installed congra tula tions. Rev. Richard Grenz, a Calvary Baptist Chw·ch, Tacoma, sionary, present he r "Little P reacher," SdCl€tl6S of life. We are thankful to the Lord by Mrs. John Hisel of Parkston, who is son of the church, now of Billings, Wash., gathered on June 10, 1966, to only eigh t inches tall. T he "Little for his many blessings. (Mrs. J acob president of the Women's Association Mont., was our guest speaker. He witness t he ordination of Kendrick A. Preacher" preaches in a little while Wagema nn, R eporter.) of South Dakota. (Mrs. Walter H eitz­ challenged us to greater t hings in the Gould, Jr., and set him aside, as a son church, typical of r ura l America. In­ man, Reporter.) BENTON HARBOR, l\UCH., NAPI­ future. Our pastor, Rev. Thomas of the Church, for the Gospel Ministry. side a rc a choir, a n organist, a nd a Mr. Gould recei,·ed his theological sma ll congr egation, dressed in the ER p ARJ{VIEW. The Ladies' Mission­ Harfst, made appropria te rernarks, a ry Society of t he Napier Parkview closing with prayer. A time of fellow­ training for his vocation at the North ccst umes of colonia l days. Miss Lin­ American Baptist Seminary, Sioux ton has children record little mes­ Baptist Church hosted the Mother and ship a nd lunch followed in t~ e lower Da ugh ter Ba nquet, May 20, for 330 auditorium. (Mrs. Edwin Pfeifle, Re­ Falls, S. D., gradua ting in May, 1966. sages and songs a nd plays t hem, as guests at the church. "Redeeming the porter.) The guest speake r, Dr. Wm. Appel, the "Little Preacher" s tands in front cha llenged Mr. Gouid and those who of his congregation. Another of Miss Time" was the theme. Two awards had gathered to witness the event to Linton's ta lents is he r a bility to per­ were given for outstanding Christian fullfill their obligation and commit­ form Bible Magic Object lessons which motherhood. Mrs. Winfred Breitkreuz, ment to their calling in J esus Chr ist. drew "ahs" and "ohs" from the grown­ president, presented these awards to The m embers and friends of the ups as well as the children. The pur­ Mrs. Leo Stubelt, Mother of the Year, Calvary Baptist Church wish to con­ pose of he1· presen tation was to pre­ a nd Mrs. August Miller, Grandmother of the Year. gratulate Rev. Kendr ick A. Gould, Jr., sent to the parents a sample of her The oldest, Mrs. Freda Bren. and the on attaining this milestone in his life. work in the children's church services youngest. Mrs. Rodger Rueb, mothers The highlight of the program was We pray that God's richest blessings a nd to encourage t hem to bring the ir honored by the Tyndall W.M.S.. S. D. the speaker, Mrs. Ione McMilla n, Ladies in the dress revue at the Mother­ will be upon him. (Rev. Allen Kranz, children to church. Miss Linton ex­ mother of six boys a nd widow of one Daughter Banquet, Magnolia Baptist Clerk.) plained that the children conduct their TYNDALL, S. DAlL T he annual of t he martyred missionaries in t he Church. Anaheim, Calif.: Mrs. David own worship service much like the T yndall Baptist W.M.S. program was Congo in 1964. She bore her loss with Justus, Mrs. Alex Justus. Miss Kaihy Justus, and Mrs. Steven Justus. DURHAl\1, KAN. The Lord's work adult service, except on a sma ller presented May 15 using the t heme dignity, confidence, a nd peace. After was very rewarding during the month scale. They have a song leader, choir, "roses" and "mothers." Mrs. Cha rles finding her t wo older boys wounded ANAHEIM, CALIF., MAGNOLIA. of May for members of t he First Bap­ pianist, ushers, and so forth. They Rhoades presented devotions, a nd Mrs. a nd her husband fatally shot, she The annual mother-daughter ba nquet tist Church, Dw·ham, Kan. are learning to pra ise God, to be rever­ Andrew Stempe r, vice president, was ra llied the family together and said: was held at t he Magnolia Baptist MR. FRED ZIEGENHAGEL At the morning worship service on ent, and to worship in their own serv­ in cha rge of the program and pinned "You can cry if you want. I don't think Church of Anaheim on May 20. Mrs. a1 his lOOth Birthday Celebra1ion Mother's Day six ba bies were dedicated ice. Beginners' Church is conducted rose corsages on four honored moth­ I will. After all, we know daddy lived J oyce La ndorf brought inspiration in with an a ppropriate service involving by Mrs. Vera Riederer at the 8:43 ers present, namely, Mrs. Freda Bren, in the will of God, and God doesn't word a nd song, as sh e told of he r lOOTH BffiTHDAY OF l\ffi. FRED parents and ba bies. A. M. and 11 :00 A. M. services. Pri­ oldest mother; Mrs. Rodger Rueb, make a ny mistakes. You can be proud wonderful conversion at a time of ZIEGENHAGEL A visitation program was held dur­ ma ry Church is conducted by Mrs. Ed youngest m other; Mrs. H arven Rueb, that your daddy was counted worthy deep despair when she was a bout to Friedrich Ziegenhagel was honored ing family week. Mem bers m ade 124 W illms at the 8 :45 A.M. service, a nd newest mother; a nd Mrs. Rhoades, to give his life in the service of Jesus." take h er own life. She told how the April 12 on his lOOth birthday when calls on families of the chw·ch a nd 110 by Miss Linton at t he 11 :00 A. M. mother with the most children. Other The six boys, who introduced them­ Lord J esus Chr ist t ransformed her over 140 relatives and friends attended calls on other families. service. Our communion service fol­ numbers were a duet, "Only A F low­ selves a nd sang before their mother life a nd gave her a wit ness on r adio, an open house and program given for A week of Bible School began the lowed, a nd 21 persons received the er," Mrs. Edith Berndt and Mrs. Ber­ spoke echoed her sentiments. K en, records a nd speaking engagements. In him at Hi-Acres Manor, J am estown, last day of May under the direction right ha nd of fellowship. (Doris Kint­ tha Berndt; r eading, "Wild White one ~ f the boys shot, said, "Maybe addition, he t urned an unha ppy mar­ N. D. Guests at t he event included his of the pastor Henry Lang. Forty-five zer, Reporter.) Rose," Mrs. Grace Lubbers; a nd trom­ I'll gel a chance to tell the love of r iage into gr eat joy, as her husband ac­ son, David, Jamestown; daughter, Mrs. children wer~ enrolled, and six of bone solo, "Mother K nows," Dale Zim­ J esus to the men who shot daddy." cepted Christ a t about the sam e time. Alma Dawson, Los Angeles, Calif. ; t hese matle firs t time decisions for XENIA, OHIO. On April 16 the merman, accompa nied by Eunice Zim­ f Fleetwood. P a. Also surviving was given also. Bible verses were r e­ these by baptism. Since our signing show and "This Is Your Life" honoring was baptized and joined the local Ba ptist on April 24. 1966 at the Ba ptist Home are two sisters . Mrs. Paul G. P er verzoff and cited, and special numbers rendered. CllUrch. At Detroit she was a very loyal a t the age of 77 years and 6 months. ' M~s . Florence Sc.huster of Heller town : and of the church charter 13 months ago, Mrs. Louise Huber. Our guest speaker member of the Linden Baptist church. He leave3 to mourn his passing three l\\ o brothers, William Hahn of H ellertown Wilmer Huber, S. S. Superintendent, 86 have been given the hand of fel­ for the evening was Mrs. Fran Ray. Five of her children have passed on to dsaughlers: Mrs. ArU1ur H aas. Sioux Falls, anci John R Hahn of Bethlehem . There are presented the Grand Awards to five e ternity before her. She is s urvived by . D .. M rs. Edwin ;\rlt, Aberdeen. S. D., nine gra ndchlldren. lowship, with 45 following the Lord On May 22 Terrace Heights Bap­ Co ur daugh ters, two sons. five grandchil­ ~r~. Viola Arlt, Aberdeen S. D . : three sons: .For many years, Mrs. Wilhelm was a who completed nine courses in memory in baptism. tist Church had a top-spinning evan­ dren and eight great-grandchildren and one rt 1u r of Ada. Minn .. Edward of Venturia. faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church work. The yearly pins were given out sister and brother ln Ger many. H er g rand­ N· D.. Rev. Norman Miller, Chancellor. Bethlehem. She loved God's house and his We are very gra teful to God for gelist, Rev. Don Winters, as a g uest son, Rev. Carl Witt, brought words of S .. D.: two stepdaughters: Mrs. Frieda ~C.OP.le and the activities of t he Ladles Aid by the following teachers: Peggy Hub­ the leadership he has given this speaker for Sunday school. Don comfor t from Proverbs 31 a nd Rev. Stanley Mtchaelsolm, McMinnville, Ore., Miss 1ss1onary Society, which she served as er, Mrs. Martha Huber, Mrs. Ida Seiler Geis spoke on Psalm 23. "Precious In the Eleanor Weisenburger. Cameroon Afr ica· ~~reta ry. Now she has gone to d well in church. Three of our members, other preached with big, little, fat and sight of the Lord is the death or his t~~· o stepsons; Adolph Weisenburger, Seattle: a house not . made with hands." Her Ii fe and Mrs. J ohn Buerkle. (Mrs. Walter tha n the pastor, Rev. Richard Grabke, odd-shaped tops from all over sai nts," (Psa lm 116, 15). V'vash., Roland Weisenburg!'r, Rosebud. S. a nd service will always remain a n Inspira­ Hochhalter, Reporter.) Detro it Michigan D. :. six sisters: Mrs. Theophil H aas. Ven­ tion to all who k new her are ordained ministers. In addition to the world. Young a nd old a like EMILY LANDGRAF, for the family turia. N. D.. Mrs. f red Bender , Wishek, .Funeral services were · held on June 3 these, we have Mr. Michael McCourt were fascinated as Don twirled his NN. D., Mrs. Christine Dobler. Bismarck, wit!) her pastor speaking on J ohn 17 ·24' PLEVNA, MONT. Vacation Bible MRS. J\IARY DEAN . D .. Mrs . Albina Huber, Aberdeen, S. D .. ~~ria l was in Un ion Cemetery, Hellerto~vn: serving as Chairma n of t he Board of tops high and low, under and between of Fremont, Nebraska Mrs, John Kline. Wlsl~ek, N. D .. Mrs. School was held at the First Baptist L Ydta Mlchaelsohn. Bismarck. N. D . : Calrnry Baptist Church Christian Education. Mr. McCourt has his legs and presented t he gospel mes­ Mury Emma Dean was born Apr il 22, Bethlehem. Penr.svlvania Church May 30-June 3. The attend­ £age with each top he whirled. (Mrs. 1869. at Bloomington, Ill. While still a small ~vo . brothers : August of Redfield. S. D .. ance was 30. T he offering for the week served as a Director of Christian Edu­ ~ 111 el of Ven turia N· D . : and 19 g rand­ HAROL D ·w. GIESEKE, P astor C. W . Cade, Clerk.) child she moved with her parents to Roch­ children and 14 g reat-grandchildren. amounting to $51.00 was given to the cation and has proven himself to be a ester. N. Y. She lived In Rochester until Ventu ra Baptist Church MR. KARL HIRSCRlWRN real man of the Word in the pulpit. six years ago when she m oved to Fremont, Venturia. North Da1D f' to meet the challenge of t his area for sparmg little. If anything. Now she ha s 1e n . g reat-gra ndchildren· a nd 1 Each table was decorated in maroon mother to ma ny studen ts at the theological gone to r eceive her henvenly reward. great-great-gr andchildren. bes.ides ma ri~ Chris t. (Sylvia Chaffee, Reporter.) semina ry, enterta ining them in her home 9ther .relatives a ncl friends. He was preceded and yellow with a music record as ~~e~t~fferlng loving counsel a nd encourage- Sun·iving her a re tivo sons: Charles of Kir kland L ake. Ont .. Olld Edward of Kil­ 111 death by his wife. four daughters and centerpiece. The program was pres€nt­ She is survived by two daughters Mrs SaloMeI : four daughters :ed~laine . Mrs. H omer ~h r et> sons. May God comfor t the sorrow­ SPOKANE, WASH., TERRACE . 1 a rio n. of Port Cr •t. Ont.; Ivah. Mrs. mg hearts. ed by the J ourneymen's Quar tet­ Henry Kochler of Fremont, Neb and Mrs· Martin Baptist C' hu rch Wayne Bibelheimer, Jim Green, Victor HEIGHTS. During t he week of April Clara Kelly, L a ke Worth, Fla .." two step: S. P . Porter and Doris. Mrs. V. M. Poland. 17-22, Terrace H eights Baptist Church, children. Fred of Rochester N Y and o f K illaloe: Maureen. Jlfrs. T ed Culhane. of Martin, Nor th D akota Gunst, a nd Fred J antz-from the E thel o f F la . One brother. 'wlliiarri' Bau­ ~fmbroke. Ont.: Irma. Mrs. Howard Keffer. REUBEN GRUEN'EICH, Pastor Seminary in Sioux Fall s. T he officers Spokane, had the privilege of having man. o f Rochester , N. Y.. a lso survives. ou.;' L ookout. Ont . : and Aldene. Mrs. M. Rev. Mark Fe y for a combination of Andrews Street Baptist Church J. l' reeland. o f Grand ltapids. Mich. : two MRS. AT.ICE PAFF the past year were President Lloyd Rochester, New York brothers: August and Fred Summach. of Rock Springs, \Visconsin Schrader, Vice Presiclen t Linda Ter ­ evangelistic a nd deeper life meetings. (Submitted by her family) Saskatoon. Sask.: and 21 grandchildren and l\1 1·s. Alice raff who died on June 2 at the Rev. Fey h it upon subjects of love, i~ great-gr a ndchildren. 1 One brother and age of 80. was. born on October 29, 1885. in the veen, Secretary Rhonda Klock, and J\1R. WALTER SCHMIOT 1ree sisters preceeded ier In death. town of Excelsior to 1111'. and Mrs. Jacob \Vise­ faith, and the Holy Spirit as he ex­ of Cleveland, Ohio Calvary Baptist ChUt'Ch mnn. In 1907 she was united in rnnrringe to Treasurer Myron Letcher. There are I<1llaloe. Ontar io eight seniors graduating from our pounded on "Greater News for a Mr. Walter Schmidt was born on March J ohn Paff who preceded her in death in 1951 Greate r Society." H e a lso met w ith Seve n baptismal candidates obediently 27. 1892. In Cleve land, Ohio, and passed P. T. HVNSICI wns baptized by th

TOKYO, JAPAN. Baptists in J apan will be encouraged to make evangelism a part of t heir day-to-day lives. Masac ABS PROJECTS TEACH YOUTH TO FIND BIBLE ADVICE Kawaguchi,· chair man of evangelism for the J apan Baptist Convention, has Where does a child go for help with his problems when his q_>ar ents are announced "spiritual grace" emphases away? Where does a student go for counsel when the teacher is not in the churches, October, 1966, a nd around? Where does he find answers about life and living when "nobody April, 1967. understands?" Where, indeed, can a boy or girl fi nd advice when the need is so vague, so insubstantial that he cannot put it into words? TRUJILLO, PERU. Traveling for ·, He might, on his own, go to the Bible, but there are probably several hundreds of miles across mountains good r~aso'?s w hy he doesn't. For one thing, it is a rare young person a nd deserts, 52 Baptists from nine who will pick up a book that contains upwards of 1 300 ipages of solid chw·ches and 3 missions scattered type to find advice on a problem. Where would he bei:iin? How would he across Peru journeyed to the coastal or you begin ? city of Trujillo to organize a national Yet, when a youngster wants help, he needs it quicldy- a nd it is as Baptist convention. Most of the m es­ close as his Bible-if he knows how and where to find it. To teach him sengers representing the 454 Baptist where and how to begin is the purpose of a new Church School Packet created by the ABS for Junior and Junior High youth, entitled THE BIBLE church members in Peru were young TELLS ME. In this approach to Bible study, the young are guided into an adults and older teen-agers. Since the exciting awareness of the Scriptures and their applicntion to their own Baptist \\