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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1978 -- 1980 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Chronicle For The Preservation Of The American Heritage VOL.2 NO. 9 NOVEMBER 9,1979 25 CENTS The Momentum That's Changing The Nation
By C. Christopher Ross out and to participate in the govern A burden for revival in America was mental process as a basis for leading the laid on the heart of Dr. Jerry Falwell revival in America. "Unless we change several years ago and "I have com the hearts of men and women, we can't mitted myself to changing the hearts change the degradation of society and and minds of the nation which was our nation," he said. founded upon Christian principles and, To maintain the spirit of growth and I believe, ordained of God to lead the to carry on the work has cost millions of world in these last days of the 20th dollars for the Gospel efforts. century and into the year 2000. "And, the burden has been heavy to In general, America has allowed its continually seek the financial and principles to slip and its moral attitudes prayer support of Christians all over have declined so seriously that "unless America," Dr. Falwell said. "We must this country does repent and change its lean on the Lord every step of the way lifestyle, I believe God will bring because we have taken the burden from judgement to us as a nation," the God and the Holy Spirit has touched minister said. the hearts of believers." For more than three years, Dr. Since the summer of 1979, the Falwell has been preaching for revival Thomas Road Baptist Church and the in America and a strengthening of Old-Time Gospel Hour has faced the Christian family living. With students most serious financial crisis in the from Liberty Baptist College and the history of the ministry. outreach of the Old-Time Gospel Hour "I believe God has put us to the test television and radio network, he has again to see how strong our faith really criss-crossed America preaching plain is," Dr. Falwell said. "I believe God has and simple the Gospel of Jesus Christ, kept us dependent upon Him daily. the love of country and the importance Frankly, I have gone through a time of of wholesome lives. great trial and tribulation and searching The care and concern for the nation for the will of God. These difficult days includes more than just preaching in his were also times of tremendous pulpit at Thomas Road Baptist Church prayerful support of our members and in Lynchburg, Va., where the 17,000 supporting Christians across the members provide the nucleus for the nation." far-flung outreach of the Old-Time Dr. Falwell said the Thomas Road Gospel Hour television and radio Baptist Church ministries have found network and the growing educational repeatedly that "God intends for us to institutions of Liberty Baptist College continue to preach the Gospel to every and Schools where all told there are creature and to train young men and more than 13,000 students being women and to continue our work for trained and nurtured in Christian er- revival in America." ducation from kindergarten through The Virginia evangelist has been graduate school. leading the "I Love America" rallies to Dr. Falwell has involved himself state capitols with great success - most with encouraging Christians to speak recently in Frankfort, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn. "Response has been wonderful from government leaders, our senators and congressmen and governors. Gov. Julian Carroll of Kentucky is a wonderful leader and Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll Supported The "I Love America Pro- magnificent Christian who made us feel gran In Lexington With Dr. Falwell And Team. at h"m» I jua mat* qnpifinnaH »h»« inside ever mat there are Godly men in wished to remain anonymous, for losing the Old-Time Gospel Hour government service who want to Liberty Baptist Schools. This en program, Dr. Falwell said, because the What's wrong with good taste on change the nation from sin to high dowment, he said, is not included in the program is not self-supporting. television? Is censorship necessary for ideals and Christian ethics." $6.7 million. However, "we will attempt to bolster programming?See Page 2. The ministry has endured its Dr. Falwell also said that the Old- these areas with an additional letter to Three new books are having an im financial crisis "because God has Time Gospel Hour board of directors viewers explaining the situation." pact on Christian reading. Personal allowed us more time to change the has voted not to construct buildings on The television pastor and chan testimonies, God's plan for America course of this country." Liberty Mountain during the next 18 cellor of Liberty Baptist Schools said and what's new for Sunday Schools. See Dr. Falwell, who led a national day months except as designated con his schedule will be heavy for the next Page 5. of fasting, a national day of repentance tributions are made for that purpose. year as he attempts to arouse Preachers in politics? Garvis T. and a national day of jubilee, has He said several small gifts have been Americans to take positive action to Redford takes an old look at the new announced that October was a month given for building dormitories. relieve their communities of sinful right and sees a good philosophy. Page of blessing "from God." "I am hopeful that some larger living, degrading immoral practices and 7. The Thomas Road Baptist Church amounts will be committed later this the governmental looseness of world Accreditation for Christian colleges ministries set a goal of $6.5 million as year to enable us to complete several relations. is an important issue. A detailed report vital to the future of Dr. Falwell's dormitories, a classroom building and is found on Page 9. ministry. "I am happy and thankful to the administration building, which is "We must have revival in America," The church that pledged God to report that for October we now under construction," Dr. Falwell Falwell said. "It is tragic and shameful SI,480,000. See photographic story on reached $6.7 million with $1,480,000 said. "Enough designated funds are that the family unit is so weakened and Page 12. being given by Thomas Road Baptist presently on hand for limited work over moral values are taken so tightly. We Church members." Pastors aroused a city to do the next several weeks." can not rest until we change our i something about poor programming. The pastor said than an endowment Some 20 areas in the 330-stauon and return to the values of See Page 13: of $2 million was set up by a donor, who television market are in jeopardy of forefathers." OVEMBER9. NOVEMBER 9.1979 -- dtarftmll Harvest Time In The United States
begin in one of the major cities of the encourage our readers in Pennsylvania By Harry Covert 1980 The thrust of missionary efforts has United States where "thousands of lost to learn about him, we carried an ar people need to find a purpose in their ticle in the Sept. 28 issue. Un School. long been centered around foreign Birthdaj lands by American Christians. Un lives." Thus, the burden for America b fortunately, there was a phrase that not only to maintain its national honor slipped by my sharp pencil which read: year wit doubtedly, self-less missionaries have 1980. M given their lives, time and talents to in the world but to rebuild the decaying "The area b severely lacking a fun families, the rotting spirits of in damental work and little has been done get the c deliver the Message of Jesus Christ to will be those around the globe. dividuals and renew the love of God by to reach the area with the Gospel." every soul. Sunday Oftentimes, and perhaps unin It b quite something to see when the It shoul tentionally, we forget our own home How often we tend to honestly English language b allowed to say more towns, cities, states and regions forget that there are thousands upon than b intended. Our intent was to because we make that awful mistake of thousands in America who have never show that Dave Brown will be a par assuming that everyone in the United heard the Gospel message and whose ticipant in the carrying of the Gospel States has heard of the Gospel of Jesus lives reflect human degradation and sin message to western Pennsylvania Christ. instead of joyous homes, families and because there are other outstanding During the last 20 years of the 20th professional and personal lives. Dr. B. works. I should like to note that I century, fundamentalist Christians with R. Lakin preached recently that too discovered we have many wonderful the primary impetus in Lynchburg, Va. many Christians exemplify an attitude readers of the Journal-Champion in the and Thomas Road Baptist Church, are of indifference and "ignore God and Quaker State (no pun intended) but planning and developing on the Hb blessings. . .God said He loved also there are outstanding fundamental planting of 5,000 new churches in the dirty sinners and it takes Divine love to churches. a.m. un United States and Canada. love ugly people." It b a joy to always learn that God Som To begin this awesome task Perhaps the older I become the blesses His work and works. I should began I thousands of young men and women smarter I find my elders and how little like to point out there are many such situatio are being trained and educated in the that I truly know. fine pastors and churches as Eugene andcal Liberty Baptist Schools where Dr. Jerry As we see thousands of young Turney at Beulah Baptbt Church in scholar Falwell is carrying through with his people being trained for Christian Finleyville, Pa.; Richard Hoover at of Sunc mission as a preacher of the Gospel and service in all walks of life here at Community Baptbt Church in Punx- riculum using his longtime phrase, using every Liberty Baptbt Schools, we know full sutawney, Pa.; Dennis Klett at Calvary catechi available means to reach every well how heavy the work load b to Baptbt Church, Allison Park, Pa.; and teacher available person at every available reach America for Christ and to reach Gary Herring at Bible Baptbt Church, enrollet time. every soul. Dr. Lakin reminded Uniontown, Pa. than jii! How exciting it has been to see people in Liberty Baptist Schools, those recently that "We don't have a soul I have always enjoyed the invitation out the hundreds of young preachers and encouraged and supported by the (because) we are a soul." hymn, Harvest Time. Indeed, "the which i church workers going out into the fields Thomas Road Baptbt Church will be One of our financial leaders, Rev. grain is falling, the Savior's calling" and and the of America to organize churches and expanding their world-wide efforts but H. David Brown, who b also an or we must be ready to glean the fields for thriving also to join churches already beginning also they will be concentrating new dained minister, recently felt the the lost souls. Sun to take shape. Many of these inspiring efforts on the major urban cities of the burden to move to Uniontown, Pa., to The missionary zeal of Christians since I young people have been trained and United States — Washington, begin a work at Calvary Baptbt Church. today is stronger than ever and not only 1years , burdened in Lynchburg where Dr. Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and Dave Brown b one of the finest young are we attempting to span the globe but publish Falwell planted his minbtry 23 years the northeast. Dr. Falwell has said pastors that we have met and he b we are taking careful aim for the School: ago. many times over that if he were starting excited about hb new pastorate. millions of Americans in the con focused Beginning this year, those young bis ministry in the 1980s, he would In our zeal to encourage him and to tinental United States. ty of Jerry Restoring Good Taste In
N By Harry Covert dbcussed human events. prese Allen, using talented actors and actresses, developed the characters of the past an in I am the last person to ever suggest censorship by government for newspapers and had them discuss life in every context. I was fascinated by the program on healtl maguzinou, radio, television, films, ko«V pnhlichino houses, playwrights OI Public Broadcasting System and somehow thought it more entertaining, more in- S( preachers. Freedom of speech b basic to Americans and the American nerrtage. Company, Difrent Strokes, Alice or those other empty"neaafecTeWrW •» Th™ •' priva At times, those involved with communications often edge over — I mean giant The second program of note happened this fall. When Hell Was In Session was becai step over — the line of what intuitively is called good taste, common sense and the story of Rear Admiral Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. and his fellow prisoners of war Y cleanness. who were beaten, broken and kept worse than dogs in North Vietnamese prison alonj The privilege of free speech does not mean the use of vulgar and profane samps. It was carried by NBC-TV. and ] language simply because we have free speech. Nor does the freedom to read what These are only two examples of the excellence that creative writers and pro progi we want or to write what we want give us license to destroy healthy social etiquette ducers can provide for viewers. And, I don't believe that everything on televbion C or permission to change accepted morality into what we know as immorality. has to be dramatic or historical or educational because I thoroughly enjoy humor, like) Often, I have referred to French philosopher Alexis de Toqueville's comment humorists and comedic performances. choo of more than a century ago: "America is great because she is good — and if What all of this is leading to is simply that as broadcasters attempt to maintain ridtl America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." their audiences in order to maintain their advertisers and high advertising rate, I Newspaper publishers, radio and television broadcasters have a tremendous they have begun to destroy their own principles and standards with gutter throi responsibility to the public. For the most part, the secular press carries on this duty language, trashy plots, and raunchy programs. ly d< with high integrity and honor. Everytime I hear announcers and guests on talk shows (they are my favorite at telev No one will deny that televbion plays a significant role in the life of every times) allow their dignities to drop with swearing before national audiences I begin Ii American from birth to death. The medium entertains us, informs us and educates to wonder where their dbciplines have gone. Everytime I hear the double enten- oppc us on a broad scale. We have the chance to see as well as hear information instant dres for the sake of a laugh (especially during what folks had hoped to be family sensi ly, to learn quickly and to understand cultural differences, see history in the mak hours), I wonder about the performers' creative minds and talents. 1 ing, see history as it was. I have been fortunate to have been a part of the media for all of my adult life. 1 else. From my standpoint, there have been two highlights in America television dur have enjoyed reading and studying the great writers of the past and those of the how ougl ing the past year (excluding sports events). Steve Allen, the man many remember 20th century. But, I wonder and wonder why we have to talk dirty, act stupid and 1 as the instigator of the Tonight show and host of innumerable programs, wrote the prey on the weaknesses of others just to have fun or get a laugh? • i, soul- magnificent "Meeting of Minds" program where historical figures sat down and NOVEMBER 9.1979 Betters The Future Is Still Bright
By Elmer Towns But there are four Sunday Schools Editor: 1980 is the year of the Sunday around the world, much larger — I received a copy of the Journal School. We begin celebrating its 200th Jotabeche Church, Santiago, Chile, Champion yesterday, October 3, Birthday this fall and will climax the averaging 80,000; Yoido Island Full 1979, and I sure appreciate the year with a giant celebration on Oct. 5, Gospel Central Church, Seoul, Korea, good work you are doing in your 1980. Mark your church calendars and averaging 50,000; Madureira Church, evangelistic spirit and your get the candles and cake ready. Buttons Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, averaging missionary vision. I am 100 per will be distributed that read, "I was in 40,000; and East Java Christian Church, cent behind you in spirit if not in Sunday School on its 200th Birthday." Burbaya, East Java, averaging 35,000. money. As I remember, you asked It should be the biggest church days But what does the future hold for for $100 per year or $25 each next year. Sunday School? Most big Sunday quarter to help with your Sunday School began when Robert Schools no longer strive to break Washington D.C., program. I sent Raikes gathered children into Mrs. records. The bus ministry is not expan you my first $25 on Sept. 8, 1979, Meredith's kitchen on Sooty Alley in ding, it seems to be holding on. But so I am now sending the second Gloucester, England, 1780. He paid her those who "work" the bus ministry still $25 which will pay me up for six a few shillings to teach readin', writin' find that it works. months or until February, 1980. and 'rithmetic, plus religion. He Those Sunday Schools that are Again, I say, I do appreciate the assembled approximately 90 boys — psychologically "old" have had their great mighty works you are at girls were added four years later, and day — the future of Sunday School still tempting to do. the early Sunday School met from 10 is with the young — both young pupils I am sure the Lord is pleased a.m. until late afternoon. and the leaders who are young at heart. with your great efforts, but how Some will say that Sunday School Today, Sunday School excitement is are you going to be able to con began before 1870. They will point to found among those new Sunday tinue to make two of yourself? situations where the Bible was taught Schools that are being planted and the I will fast and pray with you and and call that Sunday School. However, mid-sized Sunday Schools that are for you. scholars identify Raikes as the founder growing. of Sunday School because: (1) his cur largest church, captured national atten When I visit our Sunday Schools, I Yours truly, riculum was the Bible and not tion by setting a modern attendance see more puppets than ever and the Rev. Glenn R. Mahin catechism, (2) he used laymen as record of 10,187 on one Sunday — in a walls are painted with murals and pic- Shelbyville, Ind. teachers rather than clergymen, (3) he town of only 52,000 people. tores. Teachers are using more visuals enrolled children of the streets rather Busing grabbed headlines with chur than ever. I am excited about the than just church children, (4) he carried ches running hundreds of busses, some modern teaching methods that com out the present aims of Sunday School of them long distances. In 1972, Gary municate the old story. Editor: which are to reach, teach, and win, (5) Hinon brought 387 riders to Central When I visit our Sunday Schools, I And why do I believe the and the movement that he began is still Baptist Temple, Huntington Beach, see campaigns reaching and teaching Christian Church will lose even thriving. California, on one Sunday. He still new pupils. I get excited about growing more influence in the 1980's, and Sunday School has come a long way holds the all-time busing attendance Sunday Schools because I see that the maybe die out in our lifetime? since Raikes, especially in the past 10 record. margin of expansion is coming from the Because people like Jerry years. The seventies began with the The 70's have witnessed the largest young adults. Falwell force their bigoted, self- publishing of the 'Ten Largest Sunday Sunday Schools in the history of Chris serving, self-righteous Schools," a runaway best-seller that tianity. Dr. Jack Hyles, First Baptist misrepresentation of the gracious focused national attention on the vitali Church, Hammond, Ind., is averaging Gospel upon an unsuspecting ty of the Sunday School. Next, Dr. over 19,000 this fall — America's public, who respond by vowing to Jerry Palwell, at that time, the ninth Largest Sunday School. stay away from anything "Christian" if Christianity means Falwellism. How sad and tragic the story is. A Chronicle For The Preservation of the Please remove us from your American Heritage mailing list. This letter is intended © copyright 1979 for publication in your paper. Publisher: Thomas Road Baptist Church Telecasting Sincerely, and The Old-Time Gospel Hour Nelson Keener Pastor David K. Jaeger, Associate Publisher Niwat United Methodist Church Longmont, Colorado 80501 Not until the past few months have I become alarmed at the fare being Elmer L. Towns Editor presented by the national networks. Particularly, the story line of Flesh and Blood, Harry Covert Managing Editor an incestuous love affair on CBS-TV. Is this actually freedom of speech? Is this Olen Pizor Advertising Director healthy for millions of children and even adults to view? Is this actually necessary? Bob Beasley Creative Services Director Some things don't have to be discussed in public. Some things should be kept Jon W. Cooper Composition private. Some things about life do not merit wide viewership and discussion Editor: because of the repercussions. Published bi-weekly in the United States at I'm a television repairman here Yes, I do have sense enough to change the channel when a program comes Lynchburg, VA 24514 in New York. I find people are along that I don't like or don't want my children to see but I believe the networks SUBSCBVTION BATES ignorant of the voting records. I and producers have a responsibility to the public when they develop and create The lourual-Chaiapion it available lor <9.95 per year. just received your Journal programs. Single copy 25. Special rates available lo schools and Champion. It's great. But, please churches. Write or call lor details. Censorship is an ugly word to me. I don't like government intervention. I don't devote several pages to political liVe rules and regulations that tend to eliminate my own objectivity and ability to To plate a tubacriplion phone (B04) 528-4112 or mail |B.M news — giving the voting records choose for myself. But somewhere in the media, a responsibility must be taken to to Jeumal-Champion, Lynchburg. VA 24514. of the senators and congressmen. rid the public airwaves of perverseness that is purported to be goodness. CHANGE OF ADOBES* The people of America are the The purchasing public can control the television and radio content simply For beat service change ol addrcai notice should be blame for the problems. We received (our weess in advance, for those who receive haven't informed the people through its buying power. But, somehow, the American public, which is reported wore than one newspaper, please send a copy ol the madiug ly dominated by 73 million professing Christians, ought to be able to clean up label. correctly and I think you are doing television. a good job. ADVEBTISING Why not open up a couple of Instead of laughing at the prurience of the public, Christians ought to actively Advertising rates art available on request. While oppose the salacious programming and demand programs of good taste, common cudeavoring to accept only reliable advertisements, the pages and run the political news. I sense and cleanness. lournal Champion will not be responsible lor advertising. believe if we have another elec Television has the greatest influence over modern life than perhaps anything The right to decline or discontinue any advertisement not in tion, that will be it. (for this else. Its use can determine whether this society will grow or decay. It depends on keeping with the aims ol the Thomas Hoad Baptist Church is nation). how we use it. While everyone is prattling about nuclear energy's problems, we reserved. People around here are just ought to be concerned about the impact of the television on the hearts, minds and waiting for the election to come souls of us and our children. iround. Joseph Grazioplene Batavia 4 * NOVEMBER »,T97»"M* FORCES STOP TEST TUBE CLINIC PLANS
ByCALTHOMAS «, healthy, despite eight years of well. Anne Arundel County's The National Federation for tradict Scripture, but the big persecution. He said the alcohol and drug program Decency has charged (he CBS gest error has Jesus turning to Pro-life forces in Virginia "church was harrassed, director, the Rev. Robert Television Network is planning Judas at the last supper and say hare won a victory over a test haunted, accused, persecuted, Kramer, says the products are to broadcast a program next ing, "you among all my tube baby clisic. S!«te Health but instead of becoming less being used at home without the Easter based on the popular Jim Disciples understood my words Commissioner James Kenley pcyerfnl it became more knowledge Of parents and in the Bishop book, The Death of best.'' Wildmon wants viewers rejected a request for an in- powerful. The buildings classroom without the Christ" but with important to boycott CBS during the vitro fertilization laboratory at couldn't take the knowledge of teachers. changes written by the network. November ratings period to the Norfolk General Hospital. i." Asked if Amin NFD head Don Wildmon in protest tins and other shows The request was made by Tupelo, MS., says there are a such as "Flesh and Blood," which depicted incest. medical researchers of the evil. Bishop Kivengere said he A high school biology number of changes that con Eastern Virginia Medical teacher in Lemmon, S.D., may School, who had hoped to lose his job for exactly the op produce the first test tube baby posite reason that John Scopes in tibe United States. Bat the was tried in Tennessee SO years project was opposed by the The Crash Of 79 i Arundel County. Md., ago. Lloyd Dale continues to Tidewater Chapter of the has moved to introduce teach Creation in his Virginia Society of Human life. legislation in the next session of sophomore biology classes as an By RUSSELL HUGHES fidence. We must realize that Chapter President Charles D. the Maryland General alternative to the theory of Fifty years ago America the effect of our economy and Dean, Jr. said that in the test Assembly, to prohibit the sale evolution. School Board suffered its most devastating currency value is impacted tube baby process more human of drug parapheaalia to members, fearing the cur economic era. The crash of *29 internationally. We must not life is destroyed than hasped children. Such items as a riculum would violate the First is well-remembered by many only accept responsibility for working pen which also serves Amendment, have tried to fire Americans. Some economists our economy but for the world as a marijuana pipe; a "Star the fundamentalist preacher, are suggesting that our present economy. Bishop Festo Kivengere Wars" gun which allows the but Dale says-he intends to con economy indicates many of the Federal Reserve Chairman returned to Uganda im user to smoke a concealed tinue to teach Creation same deterioration. Paul Valcker has repeatedly because, he says, evolution and mediately after dictator Idi marijuana cigarette; and a One would have to reason been quoted as saying that the Amin was overthrown and in a cartoon-character jewelry Creation are both philosophical standard of living of the U.S. views and neither is provable. that necessary monetary recent National Press Club which forms a hashish pipe. controls would have been must be reduced in order to These are sold not only in Dale is threatening a lawsuit if trim inflation. As in any speech in Washington reported he's dismissed. perfected during this half- the church in Uganda is Maryland, but in other areas as century to prevent such a re necessary situation, Americans occurrence. However, we still when asked to use discipline do not have full assurance that and common sense have such a depression could not directly responded. We cannot happen again. continue to purchase on the Recently the Federal basis of anticipated price in Reserve and the present Ad creases. This action only adds ministration have demonstrated fuel to the inflationary cycle. their knowledge and ability to We, the consumer, must Aft m prevent further economic exercise a behavior of restraint declines by increased interest and conservatism. Prices will rates. Better dollar not slow until the end of this management is now being year or the first of 1980. How all 1 i exhibited which will lead to we react in our buying practices increased world-wide con- or use of restraint will directly, effect this outcome. Yes we have the knowledge ...... and ability to prevent a YOU CAN OWN : depression of '29 or a crash of "79. But we as individuals must THE SPOKEN WORD! realize that our actions or Featuring the Uving OFGODI : inactions affect the world's economy. Christmas tree. A return to stable economic conditions will occur in proportion to the amount of Performances: efforts of the average American in reduced spending and in Friday, Dec. 7,7:00 p.m. creased production. (Mr. Hughes it a financial Saturday, Dec. 8 KJ.V. consultant in Lynchburg, Va.) D The NEW TESTAMENT 2:30 p.m./7:00 p.m. 12CMMOM #26.96 In*"' Sunday, Dec. 9 DTha OLD TESTAMENT 2:30 p.m./7:00 p.m. TESTAMENT on 1112.96 • PSLAM8 * PRO VERBS Remember when ChristUIUK was • 18.96 i getting the family together at Grandma's * l'. V i house to celebrate a Joyous time of giving? 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His latest book (he has By Harry Covert written mere than 20 and is I have recently come across wort *iag on a novel about John three books written by friends the Baptist) is How To Grow An and colleagues which I intend, Effective Sunday School. It is in the remaining^ space, to enjoying success of con recommend for wide reader siderable proportions. ship. "Some churches are . Cal Thomas, Peter Marshall building on emotions and music Ir. and Elmer Towns have each — there is tittle WHe teaching," penned manuscripts of con Towns writes in his book . siderable interest to Christians published by Accent Books. everywhere — those who love "Other churches are building on people, those' who love the dynamic personality of their America and those who love to pastor. They, too, have tittle tell The Story. Bible teaching. All of these Cal Thomas' work appears trends may have a legitimate, often throughout the pages of secondary place in the church's this publication as part of In ministry, but when given top ternational Media Service, the priority they cause us to neglect Christian newsgathering agency the heart of the Great Com in Washington, D.C., which mission." CAL THOMAS also provides special coverage PETER MARSHALL ELMER TOWNS Towns writes that "The for some 125 radio states and and good interview. The Light and the Glory is Peter," the story of Dr. Peter Sunday School is the only place three television stations. Marshall was visiting in not a book to be taken lightly. Marshall. in most churches that gives a Journalism has been a field Hampton and speaking in a Every page is footnoted and is systematic, comprehensive, of endeavor for me for more local church. I had the op fascinating with details of the Elmer Towns is a noted complete coverage of the Word than 23 years. The intriguing portunity to get to know him founding of America. Christian education writer and of God." thing about the media is the fact and we corresponded for My contention has always professor at Liberty Baptist Church workers, pastors we deal with people — all kinds several years. been that God has blessed Seminary in Lynchburg, Va. He and teachers ought to mull over of people, all kinds of events at Along with an outstanding America because he has ex is also editor of publications for the meat of this fine book. all kinds of times. We see Christian writer, David Manual, pected this nation to lead the the Old-Time Gospel Hour and people at their best and worst, Peter has written an interesting world to a return to Christian is widely traveled and respected at their conniving and at their volume, The Light and the principles and world by pastors around the nation. Balsam Fir Wreaths beguiling. I have always en Glory, (published by Fleming •vangelism. Towns is one of those from Maine joyed writing about people Re veil Company). In fact, it is Christians who believe the authors who gets up early and whether they be in athletics, an exciting book that has writes in longhand and by politics, religion, education or Bible through and through must * 18- 20-diameter reached bestseller status.. It is pick up a copy of this intriguing recording. He can grind out the * Decorated gravedigging, boat builders or a story of American history and words and how he does it is an adventurers. book to see what one reviewer * Shipped at our expense the effects that Christianity has called, "A thrilling view of amazing talent to me. * Thank you gift included Cal Thomas has written a had upon "America The God's direction, intervention He is the leader in the * 9.50 postpaid people book, Public Persons Beautiful." and guidance in the affairs of promotion of Sunday Schools and Private Lives. It includes Marshall and Manual the colonies. . .The reader will across America. He is an expert HOMELAND TREASURES nine intimate interviews with researched thousands of be stirred to examine his or her on the history of Sunday Rt. 1 Box 183 famous people, including the personal diaries, letters, ships' own life in the light of Christian Schools and how they can and East Machias. Maine 04630 late Art DeMoss, Dallas logs, old books and journals responsibility (or the direction should be developed. (207)259-3967 Cowboys' Coach Tom Landry, and enjoyed the support of and future of America." Charles Colson and Billy numerous educators at Yale mmwn mrnrniBi Graham. and Harvard. Peter Marshall is a graduate As an interviewer, Thomas Their suggestions that of Yale University where he doesn't just ask the easy Christopher Columbus' received his B.A. in history. He questions but he gets to the discovery of America was has developed his own national serious business of how these directed by God are evidenced reputation as a preacher and Profitable Business nationally-known figures allow by details culled from teacher on Christian maturity. Christ to lead their lives — in Columbus' own diaries and His mother is a distinguished times of turmoil as well as times journals. They even contend writer — famed if you please — For Sale of triumph. that the Italian explorer was a Catherine Marshall who penned Nursery and Day Care Center for So often, Christians neglect born again Christian. the book, "A Man Called the living of Christian lives children! Business includes all school because of the "selling of equipment, vehicles, Inventory, building, Christian" lives that we are etc. Grossing approximately $90,000 unable to face the reality in Leader Seeks Pasting troubles within our churches, annually. Net approximately $30,000 per - families and private lives. Richard A. Viguerie, head because we have forgotten to year. Building and business Is City and It's my pleasure to endorse af the largest political direct thank God for our blessings, State approved. Cal Thomas' book, Public mail advertising agency in the our opportunities, our freedoms This going enterprise is looking for the Persons and Private Lives, country, has called on the na and our great country." published by Word Books. tion to set aside Sunday, Nov. Viguerie, citing precedent right person or couple. Loving and caring Thomas is a native of 18, 197Q, as a National Day of for hjs call, said, "Some of our for ohildren is a must I Washington, D.C. and for many Fasting to "pray, fast',' meditate , Presidents .did' this. George ' . Complete apartment living quarters also years served with NBC radio and atone our sins." Viguerie Washington set aside a day for ' and television as a national made the plea in the Conser fasting and prayer when he was available. correspondent, appearing on vative Digest, iti monthly President. Also Abraham Lin Present owners have been in the the legendary Today program political journal which he coln, twice during the storm of ohildren business for many years and now and the NBC Nightly News. He publishes. our tragic Civil War, designated want to retire. They will work with new is a fervent Christian in the In the editorial, Viguerie 'a Sunday for prayer and nation's capitol and is the said he was sending letters to fasting'." owners for as long as necessary to insure a author of two other books, both thousands of conservative In addition, he wrote, proper translation period. excellent by the way. Their leaders, journalists, priests, "twice during some of the titles are A Freedom Dream rabbis and ministers, asking . darkest days of the American Asking $167,000. and Target Group Evangelism. them to urge their readers, Revolutionary War, the Con members and congregations to tinental Congress declared a Please Contact: In 1972, a Hampton, Vs., set aside the Sunday before day of Fast and Repentance." couple, William J. and Jean Thanksgiving as a day to ". . BiUPaniano House invited me to their home .abstain from all food. . .a day "We, as a nation, need col 0 / O Ford-Oarbee Co., Inc. to meet Peter Marshall Jr., son to devote completely to prayer, lectively to get down on. our of the famed Senate Chaplain. meditation, thanks, and repen knees and acknowledge our Box 106 Lynchburg, VA 84505 At the time, I was writing for tance for our sins." God and ask for His guidance the Newport News Daily Press Viguerie said, "Perhaps, and blessings, for forgiveness and The Times-Herald and was many of our personal and na for our sins, and for deliverance always looking for a itood story tional problems have developed from our enemies." NOVEMBER 9.1979 End Tax Supported Lobbying Efforts WASHINGTON* D.C. — efforts that can best be to use their tax supported of sell the American people on the this calculated lobbying effort One of the most alarming described as purely political in fices to persuade you to support Panama Canal giveaway. clearly steps over the bounds of practices of the Carter ad nature. passage of the Equal Rights And now the Carter ad propriety and, in my opinion, ministration has been the ex First there was the Carter Amendment. 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Redford Rev'run Andy Young our fired become so meshed up that the I have almost fallen off my Our job is not to drop our stan about the business of America. ambassador to the United Na bureaucrats are runnin' the dards, take away our freedoms Preachers have a rightt o speak porch laffin' when I read about tions, dealin' on the side with show anyway. people who criticize preachers and put our families in bon out and participate in guv'ment, the Arabs and the PLO? Most people don't really dage. People have become soft probably more so than all the for talking about politics. I I keep picking up Time think it's high time that mind payin' taxes but they don't — not only in bodies but in our lawyers. magazine and Newsweek want to be used up. I like minds. That great professional Over and over preachers are preachers have gumption magazine and several religious enough to explain a few things leaders who have courage of football coach Vince Lombardi taking their callings seriously — monthlies that talk about the their convictions and those who had the right philosophy: "win I mean more seriously than about real life to their con "religious right" — you know, gregations. make decisions that are based ning isn't everything, it's the on ever. I believe that the ministry the fundamental preachers who on the foundations of the na ly thing." is the highest calling any man tion. I don't believe for one se I just say, ask any college can have. Unless our preachers cond that being patriotic is se football coach if he got his job have the courage to speak with cond rate. by planning to do an mediocre strength from the pulpit and to When I see what some of job or by agreeing to have tie make their people aware of the those foreign nations have done games or losing seasons. I like dying trends of this nation, then to our men who did fight for the spirit of a native Virginian, I rather suspect that "America freedom, my blood boils. When Coach Lefty Drieseli of the the Beautiful" will be a thing of I see where Jane Fonda sides University of Maryland (he was the past and we can expect the with the enemy and she keeps born in Norfolk, Va. and was a Divine judgement. makin' millions while our boys star player at Duke). He said he I'm not laffin' at our failures were killed and crippled, my likes to win in basketball — he's any longer. I hope no one else blood boils. When I see Rev'run one of the best coaches in the laffs either because the freedom Jackson siding with the middle business. He said tie games are of America is serious business. east killers, he makes my like kissin' your sister. And if you don't believe stomach sick. Well, preachers like Jerry freedom can slip away quickly, Sure, we must love our Falwell aren't second rate. He's just look at Europe, Latin neighbors aroun' the world but on top of what's happening and America and Asia. Better yet, our job is to raise their stan thinking ahead, waaaaaay watch tonight's news and see dards of living, give them ahead of others. And, it's quite how the escaping Boat People freedom of thought and interesting that a lot of are drowning in the ocean. 108 Trading Block Lane Forest, Virginia 24551 June 25,1979 Dear Gail: Writing in this publication have started to organize and to Just a note to thank you and Dave Bogart for helping us locate and for me started off by accident. I speak out to guv'ment. Well, buy our home. I especially wanted to let you know how helpful and never expected to last very long with the condition of the coun in the prints — that's an old ex try, the high cost of oil and liv professionally competent Dave was in making a potentially difficult pression I learned from the ing, it's about time preachers combination of events extraordinarily smooth. library about describing start to talk about life and who newspapers — as a scribe. But I we are elect in'. got to thinking that some of my I think maybe the "religious Dave helped us secure our mortgage with ease; he stomped the opinions weren't so wacky right" is right, right down the town some more to secure an Interim loan when it became afterall, especially after listen line in gettin' their people in apparent one was needed; he wet-vacuumed our soggy den and had ing to the wags on the tube and terested in the Congress and the a carpenter here immediately to fix a broken step when the female the politicians on the' radio and President and the policies the teevee. half of our doctoral team was storming around in despair; and he toward the world. I'm still upset intermittantly hand-delivered all sorts of important papers. . . about the inflation and the For too long we've all heard meanwhile maintaining easy and delightful conversational about the people who're so dollar-a-gallon gas. I refuse to heavenly minded that they're no believe that the President can't rapport, by long-distance phone and face to face. earthly good. You can believe do somethingabout those high it. Not everybody who writes in profits of the oil companies. In the Washington Post or The fact, we Americans are being It was really great doing business with a firm who is willing to go New York Times or those slick ripped off — if I can borrow the "above and beyond the call of duty." Thanks again and best magazines have the only opi phrase of the younger genera wishes. nions in the world. tion — but cheated i* a better Here in the Blue Ridge word for what the oil companies Mountains of Virginia we wat are doin' to us, ched the Rev'run Jesse Jackson Sincerely talking to the terrorist Arabs. We can keep turning the We watched him interject his cheek but so long. What is faith 'C r£ thoughts about settlin' the mid any way but action. The Lord dle east. Confound it, the expects Christians to take ac (Dr.) Esther M Olin Eastern Establishment press tion and do things to make treated him like he was some things happen and not just sit Color Film Developing it Exposure $1.00 SO Exposure $8.00 We need your film and help FASTI We do fine quality pnotoflnlshlng ana must have your help to stay In business. GAIL BOSWELL & ASSOCIATES, REALTORS Please send your film postage free to: 405 Bay Stree! Lynchburg Virginia 24501 (804) 528 424b KBY PHOTO Hew Ulm, Minnesota 66079 8 NOVEMBER 9,1979 THE VERBAL GIANT Backwoodsmanship: Lakin-Style Reporters Notebook r l ' 1 "Never enter a battle of wits half armed," is the original one-liner of Dwight McSmith of Hampton, Va., who uses his humor quite well in Christian living. McSmith, active as a Christian speaker, teacher ^w^[, c*£«nm». AMP and writer for more than 35 years, would love Dr. B. R. Lakin, the venerable evangelist from Titusville, Fla., by way of West Virginia, who is a favorite at Thomas Road Baptist Church and the man Dr. !:- rV*rgr **• Jerry Falwell claims as his pastor. •»._... jm**H&> mi> m "•••MB f At the recent Super Conference HI at Thomas Road Baptist SflaT 'mm | i Church, Dr. Lakin was in rare form as he headlined each night's Ftf preaching, following such giants as Dr. John Rawlings of Cincinnati's ^B 1 Landmark Baptist Temple, Dr. Truman Dollar and others. Lakin, who ff has often been quoted in these pages, keeps his audiences alive and afresh in his Gospel preaching and makes no bones about his affection i?l and support for Falwell. Speaker Chuck Milhuff Goes Over Program With Dr. Falwell While Robbie Hlner Sings During Din While Dr. Falwell makes it a point never to answer those who ner For 5,120. sharply criticize and pooh-pooh his growing ministry, Dr. Lakin always defends the Lynchburg, Va. pastor. His classic West Virginia in its history. Coach DowUng beUeves that commitment plus hard New Liberalized answer to Falwell critics came on the first night of Super Conference work equals success. His example as a Christian football coach and III: "If you can't tree the possum, don't kill the dog who can." Lakin, a educator has taken the Commonwealth of Virginia by storm. He and Rules In Effect genteel man of 78 who says he's planning his nightly preaching his staff have done what others thought would be impossible. Indeed, schedule for 25 more years, also added: "Dr. Falwell doesn't mind one day in the next few years, LBC football will knocking on the doors For FBI Agents being swallowed by a whale, but he doesn't want to be nibbled'to death of major conferences — actually, right on Dowling's schedule. by a minnow." Asked if he was planning to retire, Lakin said he believed every And, while we're writing about athletics, we can't overlook the On the heels of the so-called word, every comma, every period and every semicolon in the Bible. "I growth of athletics among Christian schools. At Lynchburg Christian "gay rights" march in don't see where the Book tells a preacher to retire. The Book says to Academy the athletic program is booming, too, and LCA is leading Washington, FBI Director 'occupy till I come' and that's what I intend to do." the way to organize a new Virginia Christian high school conference. William Webster announced This is in line with the Christian school movement across America the agency will no longer Dr. Richard Angwln of St. Paul, Minn., the pastor who fought to where young people not only learn the importance of a academic automatically dismiss agents kill a gay rights bill, Is another of the outstanding religions leaders who excellence but athletic achievement for the right goals. who engage in sex outside of political leaders are encouraging to seek pnblk office. Minnesota marriage and may liberalize Gov. Al Qule, an active Christian and former member of congress, Television programming leaves a lot to be desired and Christians other rules governing the per reportedly Is urging Dr. Angwln to enter the state Senate race as a are becoming alarmed at the "poisoning of the airwaves" by some sonal conduct of agents. conservative republican. Angwln b a energetic Bible-believing pastor programmers. However, one of the greatest programs of all was. Webster said homosexuality whose church Is growing by leaps and bounds and who Is committed to September's "When HeU Was in Session," the story of Rear Admiral and marijuana use are still not being a pastor first and foremost. Apparently, Mmnesotans believe Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., the navy prisoner of war In Vietnam who kept accepted by the FBI, but he the youthful (35) pastor can do both Jobs well.. .and why not? his men together by his leadership, faith in God and love of country — says he is "open" to arguments something we've often found lacking these days. Admiral Denton from advocates and may bend Dr. Falwell envisions some 5,000 new independent churches being wrote his story in a book with Ed Brandt, an outstanding Baltimore, the rules in "appropriate situa started in the United States during the next 20 years — before the year Md., newspaperman. This television program was one of the most tions." 2000. And, young pastors all over the country are moving vigorously moving of the decade and should win an Emmy for Its star, Hal in that direction with booming churches, heeding the call of Christ. Holbrook, and the love for Denton of every freedom loving American. New York Congressman Special attention can be given to Bob and Mike Gass at Harvest Ted Weiss says the homosexual Baptist Church in Medford, Ore; Pastor Jim Baize at Midway Baptist rights march shows "gay rights" Church, San Diego, Calif., where Sam Garrison is principal of Midway Evangelist Chuck Milhuff is a favorite in Lynchburg and Thomas is a matter of national concern. Baptist Schools; David Rhodenhizer at Calvary Road Baptist Church, Road Baptist Church. During the Founders Banquet on Liberty Weiss wants to extend the Civil Alexandria, Va.; and Pastor Jerry Bunch at Liberty Baptist Church, Mountain, where 5,120 sat down to dinners of roast beef and ham, the Rights Act to protect homosex Irvine, Calif. There are hundreds of others, such as my friend Dave dynamic Missouri preacher presented his "Living Giving" sermon. It uals. Louisiana Congressman Brown who this month is busy at Calvary Baptist Church in Union- was a night to remember because the Founders, Thomas Road Larry McDonald, however, town, Pa. members and Liberty Baptist Schools staff, faculty and administration participated in an event for the Glory of God where the banqueters disagreed. McDonald has in I can never write a column without some mention of athletics, pledged $1,480,000. These were not just numbers but soul-searching troduced a resolution that especially when the hardwork of one of my closest friends is reaping pledges to honor God. Milhuffs message was outstanding. Said would put Congress on record rewards. When Liberty Baptist College head football coach Tom Milhuff: "It's never correct for a Christian to ask if we can afford it opposing any special status for DowUng came to Lynchburg In 1977 he knew It would take three years but, is it God's Will. . .We will reach the world with righteous homosexuals. to build a program that would be a compliment to LBC and to fanaticism. God is not pleased with the flesh. We must seek Him as the A former Methodist Church Christian schools everywhere. 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VA. 24802 Totophuw 1 18041 237 6084 lEvwtinu* arui Wwkwulsii • NOVEMBER 9lW9&'^i' 13 Pastor Leads Way For Code To Battle TVs Immorality By CECIL HODGES On Friday morning, Oct. 19, I first became aware of the local pastors met again for an 8 intention of CBS to air "Flesh A.M. breakfast to discuss and Blood" about a week and a where we go from here in ' launching a massive campaign half before it was shown over g oar local television station, to boycott WTOCr~ -~- WTOC, in Savannah, Ga., Mr. Neil Neman, director.of through a television com- operations, was introduced and mcrical advertising the film. I read the following statement: did not realize at the time I saw In response to the recent the commercial that the film concern by many of our viewers involved incest until someone regarding die showing of die telephoned my office. made-for-television movie I began immediately to "Flesh and Blood," I would like check all die material I could to take flha opportunity to MR. HERMAN BAILEY gather, including die October express my apologies to those of Founder & Director 8th • issue of Newsweek you in our vast coastal empire Super Sixties started approximately magazine which said that the audience who may have been haff years ago wan 150 people tn film did imply incest. On Friday offended by any parts of this WWun one year 950 people were coming each morning at 11 A.M., Oct. 12,1 making ft the world's largest weekly senior adult movie. WTOC has informed the program. At present 1.400 people attend each week. phoned the station manager of CBS television network of die I D Yes! I am pfenning to attend. Enclosed b my i WTOC and in every way I knew adverse reaction of some of our how, pleaded with him to viewers. Thank you." . Name - consider my objection. He said TRINITY BAPTIST CHtlRCH Address the dye had been cast and that Finally die ministers voted 2235 N.E. Coachman Rd.. Clearwater. FL 33515 Cfty -State. the film was going to be shown! unanimously to ask me to select Phone 1-{8131-443 3213 I told him that I postered a ministers from various church with some 5,000 denominations to draft a plan members to which he replied, establishing a "People For "My concern was the ratings." Decency" Headquarters with a I could hardly believe what staff made up of ministers and he waT saying to me, so I said, laymen from various vocational when I planned to "Are you telling me that you backgrounds including a would sell the soul of your representive from the broadcast station for a rating?" He said, 1 media, to establish a code of didn't say that, you did." I then community morality so that a asked other ministers to join us future confrontation might not and literally hundreds of calls be necessary. retire before fifty were made to the station (Dr. Hodges, pastor of Bible this is the business that made it possible protesting the showing of the Baptist Church in Savannah, film. The station manager, however, became more in Ga., is also president of Baptist a true story by John B. Haikey dignant and said again that the University of America.) film would be shown. We next learn how to *__/*. JJ contacted the company which Starting with borrowed money, in just owns WTOC, American Family Start Your Own^' > Life Insurance of Columbus 'ght years I gained financial security, Ga., and were told virtually the TRAVEL BUSINESS . - ei same thing as before: The film is going to be shown, the dye is so \6 out at a profit and retired. cast, we're prepared to suffer growing tr»v*l Industry. VV« art "Not until I was forty did I make up my offered what I had been looking for. fresh and clcltn. One IHwaskn Sjari inl- the consequences and there is tie*** WMJUWTY -n your MM. Uam mind that I was going to retire before "I could start for a small amount. isl sicmil it contract for over $10,(100 how you can quawfy to tnww frtw andf a year for just one hold. nothing you can do. Mm good money- Travol to HowoL ten years had passed. I knew I couldn't (Today, only $2188 starts a Duraclean do it on a salary, no matter how good. dealership, and the company will finance "Well, (hill's (he business I WIIH able On Oct. 14, we contacted ttMworid. 60% of our wood* an I knew I couldn't do it working for the balance of the total $6500 cost, to slaii with such a small investment. others. It was perfectly obvious to me without interest or finance charges). 1 That's lite business I built up over a other ministers and with just a that I had to start a business of my own. could work it as s one-man business to l>ei io NOVEMBER 9.1979 I Acknowledges Network Power ,.: . ... the local stations have the right custom auto stickers By FORREST I. BOYD works are so secure and so any given time, there will be . I>t.nalioMl Mxli. Swrlc. dominant that the FCC appears severe limitations on the use of to turn down programs they feel Former vice president Spiro powerless to require them to the regulatory process to alter are unsuitable for their com Agnew stirred up a great con respond to viewers' interests. the programs which viewers can munities, they seldom do. troversy several years ago when This,is true, even though the watchr." -7~ The FCC staff report he launched an attack on the FCC has the authority to One might think the local amounts to an admission that television networks. Agnew had regulate commercial network stations might exert influence the government can't do declared that the. three net television. over the networks, but the anything with the networks, so works act as a sort of monopoly The staff report concluded report said the stations normal it recommends that the best in deciding what the American that the grip of the networks is ly confront the networks on on way to deal with the situation is public will see and, in the case such that no viable fourth net ly one concern: the dividing up to try to stimulate alternatives of news, what particular slant work could successfully com of profits. If a station gets too to network programs, by en will be given to the public. His pete with the existing three. insistent about something, the couraging new technologies, point was that these decisions The main reason is that the networks will hint that they such as communications COLOR DRED D BLUE D BLACK are made by a small number of three networks have already might shift their programs to a satellites and cable and other individuals. Agnew called them tied up the needed local stations competing station. Even though ways to interconnect stations ENCLOSE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER an "unelected elite." AOWftY PAYS ALL PACKING & SHIPPING COSTS as affiliates. A fourth network, with alternative program IN THE CONTINENTAL U S -OTHERS ADO 20% Former President Nixon's because of commitments made Spain's King sources. There are a number of aide, Charles Colson, took up by the local stations, would be Greets Americans programmers, including Chris NAME. the cause, and did what he able to reach a maximum of 60 tian organizations, waiting lor percent of the nation's the FCC to provide just such en STREET. could to trim the influence of An American delegation the networks. But no one has households. Each of three ex travelled to Spain over a recent couragement. CITY really succeeded in that effort. isting networks theoretically weekend to help Campus Until those new reaches 100 percent of the Crusade for Christ kick off a technologies are perfected so STATE. .ZIP_ And now, the Federal Com munications Commission is households. The report said "Here's Life" campaign in that that different programs can be that "So long as one accepts the country. Sen. William Arm seen by most Americans, ap MAIL TO: bowing to the power of the net AD-WAY works. A new FCC staff report existence of three, and only strong of Colorado was a parently viewers will continue 2024 W. 7th St., Muncio, Ind. 47302 has concluded that the net- three, networks operating at member of the delegation and to be at the mercy of the three he reported the American television networks. The FCC group got a very warm staff report shows those who reception. He said the King of would like to see an improve Spain met with Campus ment in TV programming, and Crusade President Bill Bright. what they're up against. Is Your Work Load Demanding More People? HARVET S MOTEL Does Your Budget Committee Say "No !"? Just one mile from LBC and TRBC BEAT THE * Air Conditioned 90 Units * Swimming Pools In the City of Lynchburg * Color TV On Route 29 Bus. 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When school and the students went (reviving the remnant) so that graduate of Liberty Baptist Christians in turn can go out College, is answering the call to he was asked how he knew God soul-winning. was leading him to evangelism, The sermon Vaughn enjoys and win souls for Jesus Christ. full- time evangelism, by The embryonic success of launching "Jesus First" he testified, "Evangelism is the preaching most is, "America- only thing I want to do. . .the City of the gods." He preached Vaughn's crusade in the past is crusades. The first crusades evidence that God's hand is were launched last summer in only thing I can do. . .and the this in the sermon contest at only thing that fulfills me." LBC and won. In this message, upon him as he enters full-time 40 churches from Lynchburg to evangelism. California. Vaughn preached; The greatest evidence of Vaughn shows how America is David Early, another college God's calling upon his life came given over to idolatry and false student, worked with the youth; in Southside Baptist Church, gods. He bases his text on and Keith Settle, a Liberty Gainesville, Fla. Vaughn was Exodus 20, and calls America to Baptist Seminary student, led preaching a four-day revival give up its idolatry. Those who are interested in the music. and over 30 people got saved The "Jesus First" crusades contacting him about a meeting may write Evangelist Harold He was saved at age 15 when one evening. He testified, are characterized as a message "Heaven touched that church of total commitment. Vaughn Vaughn, Route 1, Box 59, Saxe, he attended a gospel film in a Va. 23964 (804)735-8548. local high school. There for the and God moved in." The next feels God is leading him to first time in his life, he heard that he had to be born again to get to heaven. He went forward Church Membership Down In Canada and, as a result, knows in his heart that he was saved. Dr. Dennis Oliver, retiring secularists." Dr. Oliver sponsored schools. The case However, for the next three director of the Canadian maintains that the new reality has to do with regulations of the years, he did not grow because Church Growth Center, says should convey a sobering U.S. department of labor. Los he was not in a solid, Bible- over one half of Canada's message to Canada's church Angeles judge Mariana Paelzer preaching church. Vaughn had ruled that 100 church- HAROLD VAUGHAN population has no vital con leaders. many questions and was lured nection with any church. He sponsored private schools do into cults, first getting involved predicts that "increasing A Federal judge in Los not have to pay the state of with baptismal regeneration God," Vaughn said. "I grew in numbers of Canadians will Angeles has made a significant California unemployment or and next with Armstrongism. my Christian life as the college become European-style ruling that applies to church- disability taxes. Then a Liberty Baptist was growing around me." College student started' a During those years at Liberty, church 20 miles from his home, he preached in jails, nursing the Charlotte (Va.) Baptist homes, Word of Life Clubs; any Church. Harold was place where he could find an EVERY YEAR OR SO straightened out and dedicated audience. Then he became part his life to Jesus Christ. Because of an evangelistic team and of the influence, he attended began holding crusades every Liberty Baptist College, weekend. It was here that he entering the Pastor's Major. knew God was calling him to be "The early days were an evangelist. TO READ SOMETWMG exciting, being a pioneer for Vaughn testified, "Ever THAT WILL MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOEL. "Demolishes Teddy." 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Germany and a Bible-believing The confidence of both the German Christian, discusses what he calls the problems of an ethical nature. The Christian who lives in a society based on and American governments that they "expropriation and challenging of will meet with little resistance is evident Christians" by West Germany's inflation and deficit financing is in effect spending other people's money — from the bold-faced way in which democratic-socialistic government. government documents and sometimes The fact that the West German particularly that of the frugal who have worked and saved and of future even the laws themselves clearly state government can be accused of their long-range goals of making systematically attacking the church and ) generations yet unborn. A great deal has been said about the evils of inflation and everyone a ward of the state. of gradually but surely depriving Probably very few citizens of either Christians of their rights may seem deficit financing in the United States, but no major political leader — not even country really like these developments, strange when one considers the fact that but Christians know that if they permit both the Protestant Church President Carter — has taken seriously DR. HAROLD O. I. BROWN the moral and ethical problem posed by a them, they will be abdicating their (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, government policy that is really responsibility to God; they will make it EKD) and the Roman Catholic Church impossible to exercise abilities that God are to some extent state churches, as the such as President Carter. At the same organized theft. time, the U.S. government is not only requires of them, such as stewardship of government collects special taxes for personal resources and the education of their support and provides either perpetuating, but the Carter ad ministration is actually defending the so- One feature of our present in one's children. And only Christians have Protestant or Catholic religious in flationary economy is that it in effect the power behind them to resist such struction, or both, in all public schools. called "marriage tax" that makes it much more economical for two unmarried deprives all citizens of the possibility of government encroachment — for only The government also supports wage-earners to live together without prudently managing their own affairs, Christians know that even if the training for the Protestant ministry and marriage than to marry. something that God expects them to do. government crushes them, God will still the Catholic priesthood at West German In a series of decisions since the early SUPPLANTING OF PARENTS raise them up and vindicate them. universities. Nevertheless, as Mr. 1960s, the U.S. Supreme Court and In October, 1968, West Germany's Although Christians have Willeke shows, it is happening. The various lower courts have ruled that traditionally been less concerned with Lutheran Church of Sweden is also state ministries of education determined marriage gives no rights that the un to make sex education a principle of claiming each and every personal right established by law and government- married do not posses (in fact, as we just than so-called civil libertarians, we can funded. public education in all classes from the saw, as far as taxes are concerned, it may second to the 13 grades. In the fifth confidently predict that if Christians do Nevertheless, the socialist govern bring penalties). grade, teachers are expected to watch a not stand up as a body to prevent the ment that ruled Sweden for four decades EXPROPRIATION movie depicting human sexual in abolition of our fundamental rights, — last headed by Prime Minister Olof tercourse "exclusively under the aspect there is no other group in America that is Palme — appointed an atheist, Alva As Willeke is an economist involved of pleasure and orgasm," but otherwise numerous enough or strong enough to do (Mrs. Gunnar) Myrdal to be minister of in business education, he is interested in without value judgments. it. If we remain indifferent, within a few church affairs. Mrs. Myrdal promised to showing Christians how, while labor and years or at most a few decades there will "phase the church out by economic management quarrel with one another no longer be any rights for civil liber means." Incidentally, Gunnar Myrdal over their respective share of the Abstinence before marriage is spoken tarians or for anyone else — except was the famous sociologist whose book, economic cake, the German government of as unhealthy. Sex education is sup perhaps for the small circle of elitists "An American Dilemma," formed the is cutting itself an ever bigger share (from posed to produce a positive attitude who will manage everything and basis for the 1954 decision of the United 24 per cent of the German GNP in 1960 towards homosexuality and even towards everyone. States Supreme Court outlawing racial to 36.4 per cent in 1976). incest. With the exception of incest, the segregation in public schools. The same patterns have been introduced in Myrdals' daughter, Dr. Sissela Bok (nee West Germans now have a national sex education in America, largely under Myrdal) is married to Derek Bok, debt of DM 400,000,000 (abot $220 the aegis of the Planned Parenthood president of Harvard University. Mrs. million), or close to $4000 per person in Federation. Bok is an authority on euthanasia and a the German Federal Republic. (The member of the Ethics Advisory Board percentage of the American GNP taken As Willeke points out, when the that recently recommended to HEW the by government is likewise approaching funding of a project of Pierre Soupart, government adopts this sort of an at 40 per cent, while our per capita national titude, it is clearly depriving parents of M.D., to create test-tube babies for debt also is close to $4000 per person.) experimental purposes. their right to influence the thinking of their children in the area of sexual If both West Germany and Sweden, morality. Even more seriously, in 1975 where the Christian religion is supposed Willeke asks: "This presents the the German Pederal government to be established by law, can move to question of just how much higher this published a report indicating that parents expropriate Christians and to "phase out" mountain of debt can be piled and what are "amateurs" in the education of the church, we do not need to be the government can do to reduce it children and recommends that surprised if similar things are happenings without expropriating all our citizens." professional day-mother Ifld 24, hour - _ Scuooi uunructfon note over parental in the United States, officially a secular A. n»<.»4 w—' B«MP ...... —mmn. nation, in spite of the fact that we have a commented that the question is not tasks. born again Christian as President. whether private property is to be ex A look at what is happening in West propriated, but who is to be expropriated The so-called Youth Assistance Law Germany may cast some light on things first: retired people, savers, businesses, (proposal of 1978, not yet enacted), that are going on in our own country, and replaces parental authority in many cases 1 or all of them at once and whether there give us some idea of where things may be will be a 20 to 30 per cent inflation rate, a with a so-called Guardianship Court. headed in the future. doubling of payroll taxes or a once-for- Similar steps are under way in the United In 1978, Willeke notes, the Synod of all devaluation of currency by 50 to 90 States, partly under the sponsorship of the Evangelical Church in Germany percent. the International Year of the Child. (EKD) devoted itself to reaffirming the Each of these proposals is already In 1979, the state of North Carolina value of marriage, parenthood and under way in the United States. Not one enacted many of these principles as part children. But at the very same time the of the Child Health Plan (SB 389), which z has been officially adopted, but each has on Prof i provides among other things for "Home West German government was just happened to happen. One big dif U.S . proceeding to undermine the family. In ference between West Germany and the Environment Evaluation" to detect PAI D t Organiza i ford . Va i t No . 14 5 1977 alone, Willeke writes. West United States lies in the fact that West "possible problems." This "evaluation" fi Postag e Germany denied the right to life to Germany still has a favorable balance of may be' initiated on the basis of 120,000 human beings by abortion (in the trade and a sound currecny. The West "suspected child abuse or neglect, USA, the figure was over one million). German situation can only deteriorate nutritional problems, emotional trauma In the United States, a great deal is gradually, whereas ours in the United or any one of any other clues. . .even io n being said about family values and States could become catastrophic almost though no current problem may exist." Although none of these measures, .murals, especially by political leaders overnight.