. NORTB AMERICAN BAPTIST GENERAL CONFERENCE
May 2 1957 The Christian Mother in Her Glory
Fl/II/ Colden Year Ties of Familq · Storq of "The an L11, BAPTIST HERALD - CONTENTS Ev~n't~ Volume 35 No. 9 e A young Vermont minister who G A reprint of the Cherokee New e The Moravian Church is celebrat has be·en a soldier, sailor, steelworker Testament for the Cherokee India ns ing its 500th anniversary this year by May 2, 1957 and medical student was named 1957 in this country has just been com arranging a "Chain of Prayer for winner of a national hymn-writing ple ted by t he American Bible Society. Peace," in which the Moravian Breth contest for people under 30 years of The first Testament was published in ren all over the world will participate. age. He is the Rev. Edward H. Blu 1862. The new publication is the sixth The "chain" started in t he Moravian Cover ...... A. Devaney, Inc., N. Y. menfeld, pastor of First Congrega printing of the Cherokee Testament. mission in western Tibet in January, Women at Work! " The Christian Mother in Her Glory" tional church, Swanton, Vermont. His Cherokee is the only American Indian and will be taken up next by the i\t ar ch of Events ...... 2 Baptist Briefs ...... 2 entry, "The Son of God, Our Christ," language to have been reduced to churches in Jordan and Tanganyika. was sel·ected out of several hundred It will then pass on to Czechoslovakia, OTHER'S DAY should be a holiday for all the mothers of the Editorial written form by 'one of its own people, "Women at Worlc" ...... 3 entries from all over the country. The where the first Moravian Brethren Mland. But with family reunions and with special Sunday din Sequoia or George Guess, who lived " The Ties of Family Faith " contest was conducted jointly by the settlement was made in 1457, thence ners to be prepared, the mothers will be busier than ever on this "day Mr. Bert Webb ...... 4 all his life among his people and quite Hymn Society of America and the to other parts of E urope and Africa, of theirs". But they are accustomed to this. They seem to be hap " Fifty Golden Years" United Christian Youth Movement. ignorant of English was early im to Labrador, Alaska, the United Mrs. Alber t Reddig ...... 5 pressed with the power and value of piest when they are working for others. It is this spirit in the hearts " A Golden Three-Leaf Clover" 0 Members of Protestant congrega States, Honduras and Jamaica, ending of women that makes Mother's Day so memorable! Mrs. H . G. Dymmel, Mrs. Florence the written word, thinking "that if he at the mission church in Dutch Gui Schoeffcl and Mrs. \ 'II. W. Grosser . . . 6 tions in North America now operat~ could make things fast on paper, it "The Teach er Training Center at Soppo" 268 credit unions, an inc•·ease of 40 ana in December. Every day in the This issue of the "Baptist Herald" will tell the stor y of Christian would be like catching a wild animal year one church will be praying from Tina Sebmidt and Esther Schultz .. .. 8 over last year, the Credit Union Na and taming it." He discovered that 86 women at work. Our mothers find themselves in good company in "Th e Story of The Christian Light" tional Association reported. Catholics midnight to midnight for world peace, Miss Berneice \Vcsterman ...... 10 symbols would represent the sounds the midst of their never ending work. Whenever you turn to the 10 have 976 credit unions, w hich means for the continuance of the Christian "Books for Service Men " ...... necessary to r e p r o d u c e this dia st ory of a r ighteous woman in the Bible, you will find her working "Moth er's Day Poems" that 1,244 of the 22,000 credit unions church and for the growth of t he Mo ravian movement. · Mrs. Lydia Jaeger and Ru th M. in the U. S. and Canada are con lect. for the Lord, hard at work. This is the inspiring account of Ruth Mellc,n ...... 11 nected with churches. T he first credit gleaning the fields, of Hannah praying for her son, of Deborah fight " Every Family Subscription Plan" ing for the Lord, of Lydia opening her home to the Apostle P aul and Dr. M. L. Leuschner ...... 12 union in the United States was " What's Your Problem?" formed in the Roman Catholic parish his retinue, of Mary Magdalene anointing the feet of Jesus, and of Dr. Ralph E. Powell .. . •...... 13 of Sainte Marie in Manchester, New xaapf'isf' Briefs others. Like their Master these women were al ways "going about Engagements ...... 13 Hampshire, in 1909. Today the credit doing good". Book Reviews ...... • ...... 14 unions have ten million members and What's Happening . . . . , ...... 15 " \Ve, t h e \Vom en " assets of $3,400,000,000. The women of our churches are celebrating their golden anniver !Ir.rs. Thomas Lutz ...... 16 G Baptist European Congress. Und~r o Japan Baptists Plan Revival. J a sary in the work of the Woman's Missionary Union. The history of " Fire D estroys a SchoollJ 9 The delegation from the World t he a uspices of the Baptist World i\l pan Baptists' evangelistic campaigns, i\liss Berneice Wcstcr·man ...... 16 Alliance of Y.M.C.A.s which recently liance, European congresses were he !d scheduled for May and October, were their achievements, the t estimonies of former presidents, the her "Sunday Sch ool Lessons" visited China reports that 25 Ys are in Berlin in 1908, a nd in Stockholm in given new impetus with the arrival of culean tasks that they have tackled in White Cross and relief ship Rev. B runo Schreiber ...... 17 1913. The European Baptist Federa Dr. C. E. Autrey, associate professor "The Emerald Necklace" b y Elsie Fraser still carrying on religious, education ments, and the tremendous sums of money that they have dedicated Chapter Nin e ...... 18 tion held its fi rst congress in Copen of evangelism, Southwestern Baptist al, cultural and physical education ac to the Lord are dramatically portrayed in this number. In ever y Our Denomination in Action ...... 20 tivities in that country. All general hagen in 1952. The F ederation's next Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, O bltuaries ...... 23 meeting is scheduled for Berlin, July Texas, to assist with the preparations. sentence of these accounts you will see women at work , justifiably recretaries of local associations whom proud of their Union and of their accomplishments. You will smile the delegation met were persons ac 26-31, 1958, for both East Be rlin and Final plans were made for simulta tive in Y work before 1949, and Y. C. West Berlin. neous revivals to be he ld in May in at the story t old by Mrs. R. Hoefflin, first secretary of the Woman's Tu, general secretary of the national e New South Wales. A series of Saporo, Osaka, Kobe, Oita, Nagasaki, Missionary Union, whose plea for representation on some of the de committee, still holds office. On the Sunday school clinics are being con and Kagoshima; and advance plans n ominational societies was turned down by the brethren . But, Mrs. were made for six more to be held in visiting delegation w·ere David Robin ducted throughout New South Wales, Hoefflin went on t o say: "Never has a plea for help been turned down Bi-weekly Publication of the October . A pastor or missionary will son, a vice-president of the a lliance; under sponsorshi)..l of the N.S.W. Youth department. The first was held go to each church a month prior to the by the sisters, but rather with willingness and sacrificial spirit h as R OGER W ILLI AMS PRES S GUnther Feuser, secretary for refugee F ebruary 12-lS. at Ashfield church, revivals to lay plans and to assist in every plea been met". 3734 Payne Ave., Cleveland 14, Ohio. work in the German Y.M.C.A.; and Sydney, attended by members of the organizing the church's resources for Martin L. Leuschner, D.D., Editor Tore Littmarck of Sweden , a member N.S.W. Sunday school committee and the meeting. In this issue you will also see a number of our women mission of the alliance sta!T in Geneva. five representatives from each of 10 o Mission Minded P astor. Rev. Ho aries hard at work on the mission field. Some are teach ers, carrying • -Christian Century. suburban churches. These delegates mer B. Reynolds, h ighly respected 52- the teaching load and administrative resoonsibilities. Others are THE BAPTIST HERALD is a publication of the North American Baptist General Con @ The founder of "Voice of the An will be used as lecturers and group year-old minister at Dallas, Texas, nurses at th e Banso Hospital and the New Hope Settlement. Several ference with headquarters at 7308 Madison des" radio station HCJB in Quito, leaders for future clinics. The clinics U.S.A. has resigned the pastorate of of them are editors of important oublicati-ons on the mission field, St., Fores t P a rk, Illinois. It also maintains Ecuador, was honored as Moody Bible mark a new era of development of the 1,435-member Ross Avenue Bap such as Miss Westerman editing "The Chr istian Light". On h ome an active membership in the Associated Sunday school activity in New South Church Press. Institute's alumnus of the year. Dr. tist church to become pastor of a 32- and foreign fields you will always find these women missionaries ~t SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $3.50 a year to Clarence W. J ones, a 1921 graduate of Wales. member congregation at Maracaibo any a ddress in the United States or Canada work for the Lord. -$3.00 a year for churches un.de'. the Club the Bible Institute in Chicago, Ill., r e () Baptist church membership in Venezuela. It is a dream come tru ~ P lan or Every Family Subscnption Plan ceived the missionary school's Thomas Great Britain and Irela nd was 327 ,806 for Reynolds and his wife, Martha, It is this spirit of Christian mothers which adds glory to the home $4.00 a year to foreign countries. S. Smith t rophy before more tha n 2,- at the end of 1956. This compared for they volunteered for missionary and binds the family together. This is the remarkable picture of the CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Three weeks 500 in the Moody Memorial church. with 326,633 in 1955 and 325,896 in work 20 years ago and were turned notice required for change of address virtuous woman in Proverbs 31. "She looketh well to the ways of "When ordering a change, please furnish Dr. Jones started the gospel radio sta 1954. Figures of baptisms in 1956 also down because he had passed the age an address stencil impression from a recent tion in Ecuador 25 years ago, when showed increases. There were 10,737 limit. for app?intment by the Southern her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." Her home is issue if you can. short wave was new in radio. From in 1956, 9,973 in 1955, and 7,895 in like a mansion that shows th e results of her labor and of her spirit of ADVERTISING RATES: $2.00 per inch. Baptist. F oreign Mission Board. The single column, 2 '4 inches wide. one small transmitter HCJB has 1954. Dr. Ernest A. Payne, secretary Maracaibo church first E . h indefati·gable industry. The worth of such Christian women at work k' ' ng1 IS - ALL EDITORIAL correspondence is to be grown to be the largest Protestant of the Baptist Union of Great Britain sp·ea . mg Southern Baptist congrega- is "far above rubies". addressed to the Rev. Martin L. Leuschner. broadcasting station in the world. and Ireland, hailed "these heartening tion 111 Venezuela, actually is the fr ·t 7308 Madison St., Forest Park, Illinois. There are now eight transmitters fi gures" as "the fruit of the quickened of the Reynolds' own . . t u1 _ As we extend our congratulations to the Woman.'s Missionary ALL BUSINESS correspondence is to be ti · t . t mm1s ry on addressed to the Roger Williams Press, broadcasting a combin·ed total of 31 evangelistic activities of our churches 1e1r rip o Latin America in 1956. Union on their 50th anniversary and express our love and gratitude 3734 Payne Avenue, Cleveland 14, Ohio. hours every day except Monday, in and the church extension which is ~ News from Baptists in H to our mothers for all that they have meant to us and done for us, we Entered as second-class matter January 9. nine languages, reaching out to every taking place in many parts of the 1s very spar b ungary want to honor them as Christian women at work whose example and 1923, at the post office at Cleveland, Ohio, country in the world. country." ·s.e, ut it is clear that the under the act of March 3, 1879. (Contmued on P age 24 ) inspiration will always be like a bright light that never goes out! IPr!ntcd in U .S.A.) 2 BAPTIST HERALD MAY 2, 1957 Fifty Golden Ties Q f F ~a~d! !,~ As!.t~ it h :NatJO By Bert Webb, Vice-president of the . d 1·iy ties an about ever good, worthwh:le things Years se fam d in family to the neglect of the other members HE BIBLE d'.les not teach that g·2st that the c.1 0 involve complete 1 of the household. Thoughtfulness, a T faith may be inherited, neverthe sweet re lationsh Ps n almost nd yet in sem:·z of appreciation, a nd a determi less, the incalculable power of faith is life might have bete j\postJe, aupposedly nation to express such appreciation * evidenced by P aul's remark to Tim I ~ Jost to the g re~imo th~· ~artyrdom, will go a long way toward guarantee othy. He d·2clares, "I thank God ... his letters to . to hJS . again this 1 ing under God pleasant relationship:> 50th Anniversary 'of the that I may be filled with joy when I written just prior ~nd o:re the tre- and a real Christian testimony. call to remembrance the unfeigned p l . . t ver "' a·cate1 au inJec s o . in 1 ces upon A great portion of the second epistle not' Timothy to pass on to others as a family will u""' cast 1 the har- winter," seems to leave no doubt that women devoted to the cause of Christ, cryptic words. Her hopes have been young women have benefitted from this Gospel, coupled with a living see"· as seed that maY as sure must Jakr this young ma n so nurtured in the with the inspiration and vision of r·::a l:zed. Today we have r epresenta this program, six of whom at present faith, that others may teach still oth the mome nt, but Janting "family of the faithful" will, out of greater achievements to be attained t:on on the General Council and a re are on the mission fie!ds of Africa. We ers also. And it seems to be here im vest follows the ~uJtS · the Jove of his heart prompted by de through a union of a ll women's groups allowed two non-voting members to ha\·e also mad·z it a part of our pro plied that from grandmother to produce eternal re f'lJJf:J.,.I'fY votion not only to his b'New York City the first president. Union. We have progressed in our rewarded by these special observ may be no want for the material From humble b e~ in nings, this union of program and promotional go a I s. ances. things of life a nd yet, to those who 60 societies that first responded has Through the use of a Goa l Chart, set know the Lord, there seems to be A LABOR OF LOVE grown lo about 400 societies with a up at the beginnin g of each triennium, some indefinable emptiness where Not the least of our achievem<::?nts m embership of well OY·2r ten thousa nd we have achieved a unified purpose Christ is not included as heart of the is the carryi ng out of a vast White women. throughout our societies. household. A family w here prayer is Cross program in support of our mis not "wont to be heard'' is a family "THE HELP OF THE SISTERS" The newest publica tion of our sionary hospitals in Africa. Our wom Union, "The Program Packet," pub that is not properly fortified against en everywhere contribute uncounted Recognized now as one of the seven lished bot h in Engli sh and German , the unpredictable vicissitudes of mod rolls of bandages, and make many co-operating societies of our denomi ha> proved most successful a nd is ern day living. True love must spring other hospital supplies, as well as give nation, our Union contributes much to widely used by our societies. Not from a heart ii:i touch with God. generously for rr:edical supplies t hat the missionary goals and enterpr:ses only does it provide a source of excel must be bought. It is a labor of love How better to conclude than to note which God has entruste d to our de lent program material for a ll occa t he lines penned by Clarence Edwin nomination. The dream of our found that gives us a vital part in the work ~ i on s , but it a lso promotes our Union of our beloved missionaries, a nd cre Flynn: ers to give women a more prominent goals. Through om· official paper , th-: place of service in t he framework of ates greater interest in all our m is BROADCAST, we are further able to sionary enterprises. Our women a re at Th e r·~ will be beauty in the dullest our denomination today is a rea lity. strengthen the bonds of unity among day, In 1922 Mrs. R. Hoefflin, fi rst secre pre: ent engaged in making la1·ge con all our societies and st:mulate our tributions of used clothing and funds There will be sunshine r imming tary of our Union who served for a program of work. clouds above, i:·zriod of 30 years, wrote: "With re for Hungarian relief. There will be flowers by the hardest gard to the work of the siste:-s in the 'FINANCIAL GOALS A notable exa mple of progress way general work, we must say that thc· r We ha\·e set certain financial goals a mong our women has been pioneered As long as there is love. help in giving financially is highly ap for ·::?ach triennium a nd met the m . In by the Northern Conference in the es preciated by our General Board the triennium ending with the Waco tablishme nt of an annual Women's There will be 1l song where only (made up of brethren) but to counsel Conference in 1955, our goal of $30,- Missionary and Evangelism Confer silence dwelt with them or have repr12£
8 MAY 2, 1957 7 BAPTIST HERALD ~ ···· · --- · What a wonder il now is to watch the machine do the same thing in such a short time! Many of 1hese field trip experiences will be such a he lp when they go to remote schools to teach the wonders of the Cameroons which they have seen. BIBLE STUDY But the most wondrou3 thing of all is that they will teach the Bib!e. The teaching of the Bible is on the curric ulum of the school as a regular sub ject. Many of our teachers have not Teach r~· Training Center, Soppo. Cam eroons, with Mission a ry Gcorpc \V. La ng to put the corner stone into place. " (right) h elping had any special training in the leach ing of the Bible other than t hat which they learne d in the eight years of grade school. Some of our teachers were sent to the B '. ble School for a The Teacher Training Center at Soppo year b2fcre they began teaching. Because of the shortage of mission Great thmgs are happening at ihis Mission School in the Cameroons which will a ffec t every phase of life aries to help in the Bible School, the of the African Christians in the future. sending of teachers had to be discon tinued. The Center teaches basic By the Misses TINA SCHMIDT and ESTHER HELEN SCHULTZ, Missionaries Bible mate rial for two years as sup plementary material to aid teachers HILE Rev. R. Schilke was in the is headed up by ihe Head Prefect and Christian disci1>leship and Bible study are important teach ings at the Training Center at in t heir teaching. Others were sent W Cameroons visiting our mission Saturdays are always busy cl ays! Soppo, Southern Cameroons. the assisting Prefects, all of w hom are The dormitories must be cleaned. to Methodist, Basel, a nd Government work in Africa, he had occasion to e!ected by the student body. The Clothes, beds, floors, books a nd boxes cornerstone laying ceremony to be bananas a re a chief export commodi Colleges where Baptist teach '. ngs w2re meet the educationa l a uthorities and teaching staff a lso had to formulate must b · ' he ld at 7:30 on the morning of April ty, but how the fact becomes alive not stressed. thus learned their plans for us a nd e m perfect order . There are the r egulations needed in the institu ~~so a mple opportun ities to do laun 16, 1956. when- they see the bananas being Therefore we a re grateful to our their expectations of us. The British tion. loaded in to a r eal ship! And such a own Baptist Teacher Training Center Government was in terested in the Y work so tha t a ll students can ap The college students marched to the Students who came to this center pear. in classrooms in clean, trim huge ship having the power to sail that we can incorporate into t he cur yolunta.ry Agencies or Missions open were to be of high scholastic a bility, site and sood in line to witness t~1 e lookmg uniforms. ceremony w hich few had seen but t he vast expanse of water, wh:ch is so riculum a course on how to "Teach mg their own Teacher Training Cen Christians of good character, recom ters. It is always a thrilling sight to see which would affect the lives of many overwhelming to them! the Bible" to teachers w ho have a mended by their home churches and the students a ppear in white shirts, At their homes, many of the stu great opportunity and responsibility We we'.e reluctant to take this step, fellow-missionaries. Of co urse, one in the future. The African tutor and long white trousers, ties and white the student were given a share in the dents helped, or at least observed the to le ad the children to Christ. but we did not wish to leave the edu had to include teaching potentia lities. Furthermor e, we are grateful for cation of our teachers in the hands of can"'.as shoes for the Sunday morning program. And, of course, the Educa extraction of oil from the palm ke rnel The opening day in F ebruary, 1955 by the tedious method of boiling, the fi rst p ermanent principal in the other agencies. We did not have a man was one that no one will forget who services. All were expect.ed to render tion Officer gave an appropriate ad available who was qualified to take some fo rm of service either to teach dress. He represented the British pounding, squeezing and skimming. person of Mr. Wm. R·2ntz, for Mr. worked to make the opening possible, Lang and Miss Schultz were only a over the principalship of the school a Sunday School cla~s to preach or Government upon w hom we depended w ith 40 Africans depending on your temporary staff. The effective work rn the government accepted Esthe; do .~ome visitation. All Africans lov·2 for the initial grant of money as well leading a nd guidance. We felt like v1s1tmg so th· of the futu re will depend largely on Schultz to open this center at Soppo • . is seemed to be very as the annual gra nt for the curre nt "babes in t he woods." much enJ oyed by all. the effective maie staff which the near the Cameroons coast. Much of After functioning for only two expenses of the school. It is expen the ground work in selecting the first How thankful we were w hen Rev. sive to start a library a nd to develop government is expecting us to pro years, one can hardly cla im to be an G eorge W Lang students, and the givi ng of ent ra nce authority to say it has been a success. ad · . t · . came to take over the a science laboratory. vide. 0xaminations was in the hands of · minis ra t!on and part of the teach- Situated on an incline, at the right F rom this Teacher Training Center We do know that God has blessed the ing progra m H" . Rev. Donald Ganstrom and Miss R uby efforts, for a fine numb-2r of students in . · ·- was able and w1ll- side of the entrance to Soppo station, we expect every phase of the life of Salzman. have passed from the first graduating l g, the .students responded beautiful and on the side of the road leading to our African Christian to reach a new Y to his efforts Th . ff the Government Headquarters at plane. Christ can still do mighty Most of us would hesitate ta king class. worked dT · e Africa n sta the principalship of a school here in There have been hours of heart h 1 igently to make their Buea, the Training Center will be a things in Africa! sc ool a very fine one A~erica without training and prepa ache, too. There was the day when testimony of Baptist endeavor to all rat10n . So you can well a ppreciate Matuke sustained a compound frac fir~h;:a :;re th~ h ighligh ts of these who pass by: commissioner, resident, our hesitation as a Mission in starting ture while playing football. There h 1 · I think they w·2re shared district officers, magistrates, priests a Teacher Tra ining Center. was the time when J acob became a I e:rtaches, buil::ling together for the a nd many others. u ~re, and knowing tha t we were SCHOOL EQUIPMENT mental case because of a tumor on the 1 Furthermore, the location provides brain and died eleven cl ays later with aymg foundations upon which othe rs the students with an opportunity to This meant providing dormitory fa can tread 0 . f II . . the song, "To Be Like Jesus," on his visit the House of Assembly, and to cilities, washrooms, k itchen, dining rich · · . ur e owsh1p hours were lips. There was a lso the day when m music stor1· · · sit in certain sessions. The Cameroons hall, and classrooms. This meant laughter c1' . es, dramal1zat10ns, Godlove said he had been poisoned by Baptists a re a lso vita ll y concerned p'anning for the assisting Africa n with ou '. ban quiet tim2s speaking a country brother. The power of sug I ea\·e nly F ather about the politica l growth of their staff which would qualify a nd be country. On·= of our H eadmasters of willing to go the •·second mile". A site gestion motivated by fear can be very CORNERSTONE CER~MONY a grass1and school is a representa tive of farm land had to be selected. This strong. After four days of watching Another hi hr h him not eat and growing weaker, we was th g ig t of the past year of the House of Assembly. land must be used to teach the teach Not alwe cornerstone l aym· g ceremony. C!'s, so that they, in t urn, can teach contacted a Christian British doctor FIRST HAND INFORMATION who said: "Godlove is too strong for one cou l ~Y:x d~o Pla ns materia lize as contour farming and soil con s·2r vation Th b · . P- ct them to do at home. Such places as the a irpor t, the to the children. Plans were to be the medicine to be effective". He went e Ulld.ng Of th-<> B . . home happy as a lark! T raining C ·- aptist Tcache1 wharf at Tiko, a nd the Palm Oil Re made for the inter-collegia te sports. ente r · ·t finery are places of interest where HEALTHY STUDENTS place was de! . in 1 s permane nt There were to be adequate cl assroom contractor wa ayea the Swiss the students g·2t first-hand informa teaching and observing opportunities b~ca u s e The cook had a wonderful time ernment ar s deta ined when gov tion when they sec these fo r the first for the stude nts. This meant that the trying to feed these students. Each ta ined. ien Papers were not ob- time. Those students from the grass practicing schools needed to be effi student fe lt he had r eally not lands have seen a plane flying a nd c·ent, well staffed. Also usable equip However th achieved during the month if he had der way ' cl e w~r !{ finally got un- have heard the hum of the motor but ment for the practic:ing student had not ga:ned at least five pounds! Most w hat a thrill to £·2e the a irpl a n ~ on to be prepared. contr ac t~ran by hmng and firing the of them did gain, for re gula r hours with his cr;vas easonably satisfi ed the ground! African colleges do have a student ! T h e 1957 Studen t Council or the North American Baptist Sem inary witJ1 the iiresident. and ha bits usual ly produce better Many grow bananas, and learn that Donald Rich or Portland, Oregon, fourth from the left. form of self-go\·ernment. Usually this and the ce w. When the foundation health. were made~:ntpf~ooi: were laid, plans Y 1111 c1pa l Lang for the MAY 2, 1957 8 9
BAPTIST H f.11 /\Lfl MOTHER'S DAY MEDITATION TAKE TIME 1'0 BE PARENTS By Mrs. Lydia Jaeger Adapted by Ruth M. Mellen of The Story of "The Christian Light" 905 Pontiac Anaheim, California Salina, Kansas Miss Berneice Westerman, Missionary and Editor, Lets This Publication Speak for Itself as It Brings the (Words to be sung to hymn melody of Gospel News to Africans in the Cameroons As I meditate on Mother's Day "Take Time to Be Holy" composed And all the expressions of love I see, by George C. Stebbins). My heart is fi lle d with thankfulness WAS born, as all bab:e::;, without a gether. For the present, my circula For all God's love has done for me. Take time to be parents, name, and being out in Africa it tion is about 250 copies. As soon as I And I was born in a Christian home, Be oft' with thy child; didn't seem strange to be without one the editor can get a machine to print But I had not made the choice, Abide in Christ only for some time. Naming a child is an more copies, I think the number of My parents taught me his precious And feed on his Word. important thing out he re, and Jda copies will also increase. Word Make friends with thy children ; Forsch was concerned that I be given This year I will be sent to 32 peo Until I learned to hear his voice. Help ... for they are weak, the proper name. ple who have me morized Scripture in Forsaking them never order to get me. At thirteen years I accepted him, THE KAKA VOICE Thy pleasures to seek. By faith, as my Savior and Lord; ,,.1 My first issue, January 1948, had as GOD'S MESSAGE Even though I failed in many a thing Take time to be parents, its titk~: "WHO WILL GIVE THIS As I serve to bring news, Christian To lose him I can not afford. The world plunges on; NEWSPAPER A NAME?" Three messages and blessings to those who This business of living more issues were published, and then read me, I also need friends who will Then to learn in confessing my sin, Can burden thee down; the fift h number was the first that pray that God wili take his message Of his gracious forgiving love, Less time for thy pleasures, carried my n·ew name: "THE KAKA and use it in the hearts and lives of I was drawn ever closer to him More sharing their plays; VOICE AND LIGHT." Kaka area those who read me. There a re others And to my heavenly Father above. Thy Father in He aven people were read:ng me and I was who can not read me only because Then came the time to start my home, Will bless all thy ways. carrying n·ews about Kaka. The Light they have had no chance to learn how God led me to a Christian friend; ------of Christ and the voice of those with to read. Pray that there will be those And now my children all ar e grown, REMEMBER TO PRAY The poster for "Family W eck" distributeCI a message was mine to carry. who can read that will be willing to And what love a nd help they lend. by the National Sunday School Associa It was about 1949 that I was given read me aloud and interpret me into (Prayer requests to be remembered by our tion. a new name. Why? Well, you see mY the native language. North American Baptist Churches) work had increased. Instead of work As I am a printed page I mean "As my greatest business is f or God, FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS ing only for the Kaka people, I began The front cover of a recent issue or the to serve him, so my daily business is Cameroons publication, " The Christian nothing in myself but only' as I am (Continued from P age 5) traveling to different parts of the Light." read and understood can I work for with God, to ask him for strength to Cameroons. Why, I even reached the God's glory. do it." ning. It is to be fervently hoped that coast, so tha t meant tha t my limited even sat down and wrote to the editor more such confere nces may be pro to say so. Three issues have been . It ~ s my hope that some Christian Q Pray for these missionaries, espe moted in a ll our circles. name had to be changed to one that m thls land of the Cameroons will cially on their birthdays: Rev. Walter would include others. printed since then. The fourth one is taking shape again. have a keen interest in me and be Sukut, Japan (May 2); Rev. Earl H. FUTURE OBJECTIVES I felt like a new bride when mY co~e my editor. Will you pray for Ahrens, Cameroons (May 3); Rev. G. name was cha nged to "THE CHRIS 250 COPIES Much of our progress can be direct this so t_ha_t I will become a paper for Ben Lawrence, Cameroons (May 14); ly traced to the fine leadership of our TIAN LIGHT". Like a new bride I After the compiling and printing the Christians in this land made by Mrs. Leonard Maier, Indian mission also changed homes. I left Ida are done, there are usually some help Union. The officers of the past and the p~ople in this land, so that I might ary (May 21); Miss Esther Ziolkows present are to be commended for t he ir F orsch's home a nd went all the waY e rs who come in to help sort out my not live and d1·e \VI.th . . . m1ss1onanes as ki, Banso Hospital (May 25); and sacrificial services. H owever , this ar down to the coast to live in the home scrambled pages and staple me to- they come and go? Mrs. Leslie Chaffee, Ba nso Hospital ticle would not be complete without a of Esther Schultz. It wasn't too long (May 29) . t hat I stayed there, because by the word of tribute to the women in our Pray for Christian mothers in end of 1950 I was in Ml.:em again in e local societies who have so faithfully their tireless ministry for Christ, for the home of Laura E. Reddig. She ca rried out the progr ams proposed by Books for Service Men the officers of the Woman's Mission took me along into Ba menda when the leaders. It is these women , w hose Announcements About Helpful Material for Se · M ary Union, and for the women who names we may never see in prin t, w ho she moved there. All this moving has rv1ce en have positions of leadership in our been hard on me, for just when I get nevertheless deserve er.edit for their CHRISTIANS, STAND GUARD! churches. used to one editor, then for some r ea MILITARY SERVICE AND YOU i\Irs. Lydia Jaeger surrounded by /lowers faithful services rendered unselfishly A fine booklet of 20 pages entitled, • Pray for the North American for the Lord. The hours w hich they ~on they can't continue with me - The B ap t·i s t Chaplains' Committee and books in her l10me at Salina, J(ansas. "Christians, Stand Guard", is avail Baptist Seminary and for all who are spend rolling bandages, or memoriz either they go to America or else theY under the le a d e1. s h"1p of Rev Joseph' able free for distribution among the H It thrills my hea rt to see their homes, to participate in the commencement ing m a terial for a m issionary pro are given other duties. eartberg• h as produced an exce· llent young men of your church who are b oo k f or · And grandchildren so dear to me, festivities from May 17 to 19 as well gram, or working to raise funds, have HARD TIMES planning on entering the service of use m study classes with made possib!e the achievements at a pproaching military The great-grandchildren win my love as for the members of the gradua ting Food for a paper is essential, and the Armed Forces or who are already ~o~ n g" ~e.ople ta ined in these nrty golden years. Lg · Mil!ta ry Service and You'' by As their dear faces I see. class a s they go forth into active, full for some time I was well fed by a ll in service. It is a heart to heart talk May God bless them , each a nd every awrence P. Fitzgerald . b k f It's beyond anything I could ask, time service for Christ. my friends in the Cameroons but a with practical counsel and with 100 pa es . . , . is a oo o on e! g with a Christian answer to That God should be so good to me, ~ Pray for our missionaries on clay came at the end of 1951 when Christian concern to every young I a most every . b It makes me love him more each day, Muscowpetung Indian Reserve, Rev. there was no more food to get, and for man in military ranl 10 MAY 2, 1957 11 BAPTIST H E!lALO ENGAGEMENTS Dr. Frank H. "Voyke The Everq Familq Subscription Plan May 3-Publication Society Board Wkot~ yrwr P-~ ? Session, Cleveland, Ohio. May 19 (Sunday) - Dedication of Answers by DR. RALPH E. POWELL, Professor at the North. American Baptist Seminary. By Dr. M. L. Leuschner, Editor of English P ublications (Send a ll questions to him at 1605 S. Euclid Ave .. Sioux Falls, S. Dak.) First Baptist Church, Auburn, Michigan. 1. What do you think about faith 2. What should be a Christian's at- HE EVERY FAMILY SUBSCRIP the paper's contents. The new "Bap The list of Nor th American Baptist healing? Uttide toward cremation? TION PLAN is climbing steadily tist Herald" beginning with J anuary Churches in the EVERY FAMILY Rev. R. Schilke T A lot depends upon what one Cremation has n ever been popular en its way to success. The plan which 1, 1957, with its pleasing changes, pro SUBSCRIPTION PLAN appears on May 18-19 - Banquet and Com means by "faith healing". Certainly among Christians, due doubtless to calls for the sending of one or both of vocative de partments, and fascinating this page. There are constant changes m encement Exercises, N o r t h American Baptist Se m i n a r y , there is a relationship betwee n faith the Bibl!cal regard for the body, cur denominational papers to every ~·erial story and with the featuring of and additions which w ill be reported and healing, and actually all healing Christ's burial, and the hope of the active family unit of the church was outstanding arti:::les by Christian later. The CLUB PLAN will be con Sioux Falls, S. Dakota. 1 should be viewed as from God. A resurrection. But n one of thzse con launched only a few months ago. leaders of our day has won wide tinued for a while as yet, but ulti Rev. J . C. Gunst right relationship with God through siderations is decisive on this point. About 30 churches have already spread acclaim. mately it is hoped that the new Plan May 5 (Sunday) - H~mboldt Park faith in Christ will accomplish much Certainly the manner of the dis adopted the plan, and many more are will be in effect in many, if not in Church, Chicago, Illinois. toward the health of the body, as well posal of the body after death is not giving it serious consideration. It has CHURCHES IN THE PLAN most, of our churches. It deserves May 19 (Sunday) -:!first Baptist as of the soul. vitally affected by the belief in :he been especially encouraging to note The First Baptist Church of Lor your favorable study and considera Church, Jamestown, N. Dakota. There is a significant trend in the resurrection of the body. While Scnp that larg·e congregations are well as raine, K ansas, wilh 128 active family tion. It can be a wonderful blessing Rev. L. Bienert medical profession which recognizes ture teaches us that there will be a small churches have joined the plan. units has run its subscription totals for your church. Its success, which is May 4-Counselor Training Course, the importance of wholesome mental, connection or continuity between our to the magnificent "high" of 140, as a lready evident, can become a shower BENEFITS OF THE PLAN Wisconsin Spring Rally, Racine, emotional and spiritual attitudes as present body and the r esurrection reported by its pastor, Rev. H arold of spiritual blessings for all of our Wisconsin. contributing to the health and h ealing body (I Cor. 15:35-38), it does n?t The EVERY FAMILY SUBSCRIP W. Gieseke. This includes extras and churches! TION PLAN has many benefits to Dr. M. L. Leuschner of the body. True faith in God can do teach that the body in the grave will merit favorable considerat:on. Our May 3-Publication Sodety Board more tha n anything else toward re- be raised particle for particle. The papers are sent to these churches, session, Cleveland, Ohio. Iieving unhealthy, destroying tensions, Creator who originally made the body adopting the plan, at a reduced price. May 5 (Sunday) - South Canyon which to a large degree cause sick- from the d ust of t he ground can raise Rev. and Mrs. Robert Cook Church, Rapid City, S. Dakota. The work of ~e c u1· i ng subscriptions and their two daughters, nesses and functional disorders in the it up, no matter by what means it has May 16-Rio Grande City, Texas. and paying for them is simplified Ruth Ann and Carol Lynn, body. disintegrated. considerably. The payment for the or the Cal vary Baptist May 19 (Sunday) - 50th Anniver This, however, does not mean that Many feel that the re is much from subscriptions is made by the church Church, llethlehem, Penn., sary, Mowata Baptist Church, we should despise the use of God- sanitary considerations that favor cre through its trea>urer after one of sev arc enthusiastic r eaders or Branch, La. given means for health and healing, mation. I n large cities where it is dif eral practical plans for the fi na ncing U1 e "Baptist Herald." Even Miss Ruth Bathauc1· such as the skilled services of compe- ficult and costly to secure ground for of the subscriptons has been adopted. their 1956 Christmas card May 1-2-Corona, South Da kota. tent doctors and modern medicines. burial it has become somewhat com (The:·e plans a re descrit·ed at length showed them looking eagerly May 5-6-Betha ny Church, Vespe r, These may be the very means which mon. But likely it will never become into a r ecen t co1>y. in a four-page leaflet that has been Kansas. God will use to effect healing. And the prevailing practioe of Christ~ans . sent to all churches for distribution). -Photo by Mr. Peter Schu the use of proper means ought not to It is re ally a matter almost entirely Another blessing is to be found in the ster of Bethleh em, Pa. lessen our faith in God a nd his power of personal p reference, to be decided spiritua l unity that binds the church MEETINGS IN MAY to heal through these m eans. largely by the w ishes of the family of Nevertheless, we must r ecognize the departed l oved one. together in becoming acquainted with May 3-Publication Society Board of that God has given to the Church a What should be done with a dead our mission fields and denomination out-of- town subscriptions. In Cleve STRENGTH Trustees, Cleveland, Ohio. al en terpr i ~·e as North American Ba p genuine gift of h ealing through faith. body is, in t he fin al analysis, not a land, Ohio, both of the in fl uentia l May 4-5 - Wisconsin CBYF Spring tists. Erin Av·~mue and F arma Heigh ts Ba p All your strength is in your union, In our day some have greatly abused matter of vital importance. Some peo All your danger in discord; Ra lly at Grace Church, Racine, this gift, and there are many frauds ple have strong convictions against It must also be said that there are tist Churches have adopted the Plan . Wis. Dr. Walter Wessel a nd Rev. L. many indirect b::m efits gained by our 1 Therefore be at peace henceforward who have cheapened divine healing. burning dead h uman bodies, but there S uch sma 1 but important churches as B. Bienert, Guest Speakers. readers from the EVERY FAMILY Street·er , North Dakota, and White And as brothers live together. But God is able to cure all disease in actually is nothing unchristian about May 9-12- British Columbia Associa response to believing faith when such it. SUBSCRIPTION PLAN. The sub mouth, Manitoba, have reported the - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tion at Victoria Avenue Church, scriptions for the "Baptist Herald" ~uccess fu l adoption of the plan. Even is in his w ill. Since there is nothing said in the have a k eady had a net gain of almost though the Streeter Church is pastor Chilliwack, B. C. Rev. Karl K orel Bible directly or implicitly a bout cre 500. This means that we can render less at pr·esent, Mr. Edwin M. Iszler, DAILY PRAYER la and Miss Tina Schmidt, Guest mation, each person will have t o be Speakers. General Council Sessions a more effective service in seauring pubI:cation agent, was able to lead the By Grenville Kleiser at F-O:r,.est Park H eadquarters, guided by his own conscience a nd cir articles of note, publishing more pic church to the favorable consideration May 11 - Finance Committee, F orest · May· 24 and 25, 1957. cumstances. tures, and improving the quality of of the Plan. If I can do some good today, P a rk, Illinois. If I can serve along life's way, May 12-Mother's Sunday. I I denominational work was simply ex If I can something helpful say - empla ry. May 19-Commencement Sund a Y , HIS SERVANTS SHALL L ord, show me how. And as w.e think of the Ludwigs, NORTH AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES 1 North American Baptist Seminary, SERVE HIM! our thoughts at once turn to the many If I can right a human wrong, Sioux F a lls, S. Da kota. A Tribute to Our Christian Laymen j lay people w ho so wondrously blessed that have adopted the If I can he lp to ma ke one strong, by Rev. John E. Grygo of Bism arck, May 23 - Committee on Education, our lives, a nd w ho are now w ith the If I can cheer by smil e or song - Forest Park, Illinois. North Dakota Lord, show me how. Lord. May I m ention but a few? Here EVERY FAMILY SUBSCRIPTION PLAN May 24-25-General Council Sessions, HE calling home of Mr. and Mrs. they a re, these dear men of God: If I can a:d one in distress, Forest Park, Illinois. T P aul Ludwig of Cleveland, Ohio, William Eichman and Karl Quenzer, Bethel Church, Anaheim, California Lorraine, K ansas If I can make a burden less, May 29 - June 2-Central Alberta a nd has deeply affected us. How utterly Arthur Kettenburg and his father Arnprior, Ontario Berean Church, Los Angeles, Calif. If I ca n spread more happiness - Saskatchewan Association at Gold incomprehensible seem God's ways to William K ettenburg, Adolph Schmidt Bismarck, North Dakota Emmanuel Church , Marion , Kansa s L ord, show m e how. ·en Pra irie, Alberta. Rev. R. Schilke us a t times! Yet we bow in reverence a nd Adolph Riske, Edmund Scha irer Evergreen Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. Strassburg Church, Marion, Kansas and Rev. E. P. Wahl, Guest Speak before him who still says: "Return, ye a nd "Father H oops," Herman W eip Erin Ave. Church, Cleveland, Ohio Zion Church, Okeen•e, Oklahoma If I can do a kindly deed, ers. children of men." His will is su pert and "Brother Wohlfahrt, Wm. Parma Hts. Church, Cl'2veland, 0. East Olds Church, Olds, Alberta If I ca n help someone in need, preme. Powell and Henry Lauterwasser, Salt Creek Church, Dallas, Oregon Hager Memorial Church, Prince If I can sow a fruitful seed - We shall miss the Ludwigs. We Roland E. Ross and H. Theodore Sorg. Conner Church, Detrnit, Michigan George, B. C. Lord, show m e how. CHANGES OF ADDRESS sha ll especially m iss him. How we Do we ever consider that the glory appreciated his keen interest in a nd of our work has been the excellency McKernan Church, Edmonton, Alta. Andrews St. Church, Rochester, N.Y. If I can fe.ed a hungry heart, Rev. H. Scha tz Ellinwood, Kansas River view Church, St. Paul, Minn. sincere loyalty to t he cause of Christ! of the Christian witness of the unor If I can give a better start, Minitonas, Manitoba, Canada It was a joy to work with him in com Forest P ark Church, Forest Park, Ill. Calvary Church, Stafford, Kansas If I can fi ll a nobler part - dained and ordained servants of the Calvary Church, Killaloe, Onta rio Streeter, North Dakota mittee rooms and at the Publication Lord? How we n eed to thank God for Lord, show me how. Rev. Henry R. Schroeder Bethel Church, Kitimat, B. C. Turtle Lake, North Dakota house. And he always had a good the unselfish contribution of such 1204 Ottawa Avenue Tmmanuel Church, Kyle, Texas Whitemouth, Manitoba Copyright 1957 by Lorenz Publishing word for his pastor, Rev. Edwin Mil brethren of the pew! May we all con Company. (Used by permission). Saint P aul 18, Minn. ler, a nd h is church. His love for our tinue to labor while it is day! 12 MAY 2, 1957 BAPTIST H ERALO 13 acles of Christ by an outstanding Scottish theologian. Complete loyalty Dak., was privileged to baptize a to the full inspiration of the Biblical mother, and her three grow n-up chil text char acterizes the work, and it will dren as well as two young women. be found valuable both for devotional Others are waiting to join the church and homiletical study. The setting of by confession. Also during the morn each miracle is carefully described ing service, the h omegoing of Rev. J. and spiritual applications are drawn. R. Matz of Randolph, Minn., was re e Rev. Leforest Lee has resigned as RAND McNALLY BIBLE ATLAS. THE GOSPELS AN EXPANDED 8 The speaker for our Woman's Mis A farewell service for Rev. and pa n and the Rev. G.ilbert Schne ~ der of his co!1vers101: , call into t he ministry ~ionary Society anniversary program. Mrs. Ra ymond Dickau a nd da ughters, L iect tl'e have seven ch·'i and Mrs. the Cameroons, Africa. We praise the and his doct n nal beliefs. ·- he also was guest of the ladie:; at c::andra and Ka ren, was he ld by the Sam i::ianko a nd Laurel! dt~ n: Mrs. Lord for these blessings. At the ordination service the guest ~ h eir regula r mon'.hly m -::·eting. T his Huron. Reuben Liedtl Liedtke of speaker was Rev. Doug!as H. Ga l Ba ptist Church of V e n ~ ur i a , N. Da k., F a ll s; F red, Edwin and ~e of Sioux Mrs. Theo. Wilkens, mformal time was of great blessing. on Ma rch 10. Mr. Dickau has a c Church Reporter. lagher o[ t he Carroll Av·enue B aptist The Baptist Women's Day of Prayer, l;:e of W·essingtf ancl r eceived into U1c Washburn Baptist i' I t . an is. ,·1ousl:v members or the Cal'l'oll Ave. Mrs. Adrian We rner , Reporter. Ch u rch. cl·2partments of the church expressed J ohn S c h 1c 1enmayer on the ir golde n Bessie and their pastor, Rev. Dand Church of Dallas, Texas. in \\'hir.:h 20 MAY 2, 1957 21 BAPTIST HERALD City, Iowa. on March 7. 1957 after a short She passed away very quietly in her fi rm illness of a few hou rs. Sh e had reach ed faith in Jesus Christ on March 14, 1957. city he attended school. Since Janu the age of 2 ye ars, 3 months and 3 d ays. She reached the age of 66 yea rs, 9 m onths ary of this year they are the new pa_s a nd is now w ith the Lord J esus . and 16 days . S he is surv ived by her be tor's family a t the Sa lem Baptist loved husban d. J oh n J. Miller. a nd one Sh e leaves to m ou rn he r passing 11er d aug hter . Mrs. Lor ine Meiding er of Mou n Church at Gotebo. Obituar9 mother , Alice J a nsen , one s is ter , Mar vella; tain Vie w , Calif.. a nd two grand ch ildren. one brother, Arnold; the maternal grand LeRoy Schauer , Council Sec'y paren ts, Mr. and Mrs. Hellery Kru.Jl: a nd First Baptist Chur ch, (Obituaries are to be limited to ab ou t 150 many rela tives a nd friends . Little N oreen Lodi , Ca lifornia words. A charge of five cents a lin e is made had been the joy of the J a nsen home. G. G. RAUSER, Pastor . ------for a ll obituaries.) Central Baptist Ch u r ch, Northwestern Conference George, I owa REV. J. R. MATZ ------MRS. l 22 MAY 2, 1957 23 B APTIST H ERALD clean up the mess, she glanced up at SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSO NS the boy a nd said, "L ook, why don't you run outside and p lay?" (Continued from Page 17) drea ms of ; wherefore let thy voice Chemistry Professor: W11at ca n you r ise like a fountain for me night and tell me about nitrates'? day.'' We do not know whether Lot "No one is entirely useless. Even Studen t: Well-er- they're a lot ever discovered why he was saved the worst of us can ser ve as a horrible cheap er tha n day rates! from the fi ery judgment of Sodom a nd example." Gomorrah. The divine truth of Abra A farmer h ad just made a purchase ha m's intercessory p rayer is n ever "Quote" says "women's hats are al of a bushel of grass seed. "Is this seed theless br ought to us in a simple, yet ways different beca use no one likes to guaranteed?" he asked. won derful, expression: "God re mem make the same mistake twice." "Guarantee the seed?" the mer bered Abra ha m." chant r eplied. "I should say so! If The Sunday rider r ealizes h ow citi that seed doesn't grow, bring it b ack fied the suburbs have become wh en and we'll refund you your money". BAPTIST BRIEFS he finds out how far out h e has to (Continued from P age 2) drive to show the children a cow. Tom: My wife is trying to reduce. This morning she touched the fl oor interrupted work in B aptist churches "Every one of God's creatures is with h er chin without b ending her in Budapest has been r esumed. None here for a useful purpose. Now what knees. of the pastors suffered any injury do we learn from the mosquito, Harry: How d id she ever do that? during r ecent events. But two of the Willie?" Tom: F ell out of bed. Baptist church buildin gs in Budapest "We learn from the mosquito," an were da maged , one of them badly. swered Willie, "how easy it is to get The young minister was greeted en Many Baptist homes suffer ed damage. stung." thusiastically by a n old lady who ex "We thank you for praying for us," p ressed he r appreciation of his ser on e writes. "We felt it a nd we feel it. A motorist stopped to talk with a mons. "You can never know what Please continue to pray for us. When farmer erecting a small building near your ser vice meant to me ," she ex the dangerous days were past, the the road. claimed. "It w as just like water to churches began to have th eir prayer "What'r e you building?" he ask ed . a drowning man!" m eetings and ser vices. We m ay say "Wal, I tell ya," said the farmer , that n ow we live our regular church "if'n I can r ent it after it's up, it's The private was ma king a strong life. The work in our seminary was a rustic cottage; but if'n I can't it's a plea for a furlough on the ground that resumed on J anua ry 3. Notwithstand cow shed." his wife n eeded him at h ome. Finally ing the difficulties we look with good his commanding officer asked: "Do hope to the future." On a Miami-New York fl igh t was you place your wife before your duty tg Baptists in J apan. In 1955 there a lively youngster who n ea rly drove to your country?" wer e mor e baptisms in Ba ptist everyone crazy. He w as running up Replied the pr ivate: "There are 11 churches of J apan than in a ny pr evi and down the aisle w hen the stew million men taking care of my coun ous year . However, "The Commis a rdess sta rted serving coffee and r a n try, but as far as I know I'm the only sion," foreign mission publication of sm ack into h er, knocking the coffee one taking care of my wife." He got the Southern Baptist Conveition (U. to the fl oor. As he stood watching h er his furlough. S.A.) says: "The very threat of inter national complication s m akes it ex tremely n ecessary for Baptists to make a maximum effor t in J a pa n now." The J a pa n Baptist Convention BIBLES leaders last year launched "Operation Eva ngelism Advance," a program of BLACK LETTER TEXT BIBLE - Size 4%" x 7 1/ 1 " . Self-Pronouncing. expansion designed to accomplish in Formerly published at m uch higher pr ices, these large-type Chi l two years wha t had previously been dren's Bibles a re now m ass-produced a t prices that j ust can't be planned for five. "The Commission" beaten. 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An tion of the B lind which he established inexpensive, large- type quality Bible in R ed Letter - the equal of in 1947, seven years after h e himself much h ighe r priced Bibles, m easuring fully up to the Ha rper h igh became blind. It specializes in the standards. All styles contain such wanted "extras" as 2-color Pre publication of Gospel liter a ture in sentation P age, a 4-page Family Record, a Table of Daily Readings, Braille. Montanus said he accepted and a n Outline of the L ife of J esus. the call " to m ake this church a dem onstr ation cen ter of r eal Christianity No. 901 - Imitation leather, overlapping covers, red edges. Bible in an interr acial setting." Too many text plus "extras" listed above. Boxed ...... on ly S2.25 "once great churches," he said, "are closing their door in the face of w hat Roger Williams Press 3734 Payne Ave., Cleveland 14, Ohio they r egard 'an insuperable pr oblem'; that is, th e changing r acial make -up of their neighborhood." 24 BAPTIST HERALD