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11-6-1968

Herald of Holiness Volume 57, Number 38

W. T. Purkiser (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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HeraldOF HOLINESS Church of the Nazarene Those hoW Serve By General Superintendent Lawlor Their Country

NEXT SUNDAY, November 10, is Service- different outlook. They will require special men’s Sunday—a day of remembrance encouragement. There must be prayerful for those who have served their country. planning for the task of being spiritually Today thousands of Christian young people ready for them when they return. serve in the armed forces of their country. In the meanwhile, we must keep in touch Military life has never been easy on the with them wherever they are. A fine oppor­ spiritual life of its personnel. There are un­ tunity is afforded the church today to show told difficulties as one tries to remain a she cares, and is concerned, and awaits their soldier of while in the service of his nation. There are the usual temptations of the return. Be sympathetic, compassionate to flesh; the lack of privacy on the base; often these who serve today and who are often untold hours of loneliness with ties cut from sorely tempted to think that the church for­ home, loved ones, and church. Friendships gets. Prayerful understanding by pastor and formed because of loneliness and discourage­ people is often needed to boost their morale ment often prove a snare, for youth serving and recapture some of their spirit. Some will in the armed forces seem to be a special prey return better men and women; some will re­ of . turn with broken bodies; but the church must All of this brings uncertainty to Christians always sense the importance of individual who serve their country. They need a spiri­ care for every one of them. tual anchor for the storms they face. We in I heard a chaplain make this plea for those the church need a sense of urgency in re­ who serve their country as he said, “Too membering them, so that their spiritual often our people have a wrong attitude to morale does not suffer. Letters, periodicals, these in uniform. They are suspicious of parcels, and remembrances should go from them. Remember they are Nazarene boys. the church at home to those who serve their Open your homes, your hearts to them. Let country around the world. them know that we are concerned and that The church must plan for their return. We we really care.” My heart said, Amen. In dare not fail them now or then. The church these days when the unhealed wounds of our must keep alert and alive and not let things world are being torn open afresh by war and drift, or the young people will be disillusioned rumors of wars, I plead for a demonstration when they return. They will have changed. of perfect love to these who serve their Many will have made too swift a transition country. Not only on Servicemen’s Sunday, from boyhood to manhood. They will have a but always! 0 come in two sorts. Some use legalism as a chain to bind. Others use legalism as an excuse for license. THE PHARISEEOther By Jack Jones Urbana, III.

t made me feel uneasy. Sort of dark inside— that whatever the Scripture does not specifically I like something was out of gear. Funny thing allow, it forbids. L was, somehow I felt guilty. And I had been I had talked with some of them. And the told outright that I was “unintellectual,” which strange thing was that when we finished talk­ did not especially nurse my ego. ing I felt then just like this now—uneasy, dark, I Anyway, I had to think it over. And for that, out of gear, guilty. Their willingness to attack I needed time alone. These were my good friends their Christian brethren and pass judgment (“He —my good Christian friends. And more, my good is not spiritual”) left me with an inclination to ^Nazarene Christian friends. attack them. And I felt guilty for that, too, so I I It was about the and the Manual of our resolved never to discuss such subjects again. church. They pointed out that our Manual re­ Now I had this same dark feeling. And I had quires only that we understand the inspiration of not been in discussion with “legalists.” Or had I? the Scriptures to mean that they are inerrant in Abraham Lincoln believed that you do not all things necessary to our salvation. This, they know the law until you know the intention of the assured me, made room for error in the Bible, and lawmaker. My friends had evidently not thought so insisted that we should only say the Bible “con­ this was true. They were ready to admit that tains the Word of God.” It is up to each of us to those who wrote our Manual about inspiration ind it for himself I did not understand it to mean that the Bible could It all came up as we discussed the incidence well include error when it spoke of other sub­ of “legalists” in the church. You know—the kind jects than its grand theme of salvation. But, they of person who insists that the spirit killeth, but said, that was the true meaning anyway. the letter giveth life. And the letter itself must It seemed to me that they must be approach­ >e read with a certain presupposition, namely, ing religion with some preconceived notion of

NOVEMBER 6, 1968 • 3 their own. And after I thought It was to the effect that men were awhile I knew they were. Their especially susceptible to the sug­ approach was, “Whatever is not gestion that they ought to avoid strictly forbidden is allowed.” Le­ a danger that had long since galists, too! “The spirit killeth but passed. So we could continue to the letter giveth life.” “He does worry about conservative legalism not know the real meaning of re­ when our real danger could lie in ligion” . . . and all that. Harsh. the opposite direction—liberal le­ Critical. Judgmental. A real Phari­ galism. see! When you think about it, it You Can't Hire I had known many of the first seems some of the Pharisees could kind of legalist who just could have been of this latter sort. For Your Eating Done not believe anyone was on his they, by their tradition, got around e might hire someone to way to heaven who did not see the obvious meaning of the sacred prepare and serve our everything his way. And I grew writers and made the law of God W up hearing him denounced. “You “of no effect.” They had the key can be as clean as a hound’s tooth to knowledge of the Kingdom, but on the outside, and dirty on the would not enter. And they tried inside.” It even seemed logical to to dissuade those who would en­ try to be not quite so clean on the ter! outside, so people would not be So I must be careful, and suspicious of your insides. prayerful. It is so easy to see But now it seemed possible that splinters while afflicted with a person could be not so clean on beams. I must be constantly de­ the outside and not so clean on pendent on the Spirit of Truth. the inside at the same time! I re­ For He alone can guide us uner­ membered something Screwtape ringly to Him who said, “I am the wrote to C. S. Lewis’ Wormwood. . . . truth.” □

IN GOD’S TIME Again the apples ripen on the tree, A few short months from April's blossoming. How can it be? I question. Time so brief Since first appeared the bud and tender leaf; A summer's rain, a summer's sun, and, lo, A thousand ruby spheres have time to grow! God works a summer miracle, and yet How long I wait to see the harvesting Of seeds I've sown with tears enriched by prayer! Meager the fruit I've borne, for all my care. "How long, O Lord, how long?" I often cry. "I see no miracles, and years pass by!" Then the great Maker of the universe, Red apples, suns, and worlds beyond all ken, Deigns to remind me, "Child, dost thou suppose Thy prayers unheard? The time it takes God knows— A summer for an apple on the tree. But for a soul I need eternity." Kathryn Blackburn Peck

Volume 57, Number 38, NOVEMBER 6, 1968; Whole Number 2950. HERALD OF HOLINESS, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. 64131. W. T. Purkiser, Editor in Chief; George L. Smith, Office Editor; Phil Blair, Staff Artist. Contributing Editors: Samuel Young, V. H. Lewis, George Coulter, Edward Lawlor, Eugene I. Stowe, Orville W. Jenkins, General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned unless postage accompanies the material. Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Church of the Nazarene, Published every Wednesday, by the NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE, M. A. Lunn, Manager, 2923 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 64109. Subscription price, $3.00 per year, in advance. Second-class postage paid at Kansas City, Mo. Address all correspondence concerning subscriptions to: Nazarene Publishing House, P.O. Box 527, Kansas City, Mo. 64141. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send us your new address, including "ZIP" code, as well as the old address, and enclose a label from a recent copy. Printed in U.S.A. COVER PHOTO: Philip Gendreau. 4 • HERALD OF HOLINESS Hhen we reach the place where • By John Cotner we would rather die than to Kankakee, III. give in to fleshly lusts, then we will find victory, and honor the Lord Christ in our lives NO

n A very real sense the unsanc­ its lusts. Rather, he is dedicated tified heart is a battleground to “avoiding evil of every kind.” I whereupon the Holy Spirit is Many sanctified Christians get in a fighting struggle against the into difficulty because they have flesh. not learned this fine art. Someone The battle is ended only in and once asked one of my friends his through the experience of entire advice on how to stop smoking. sanctification, whereby the trans­ He answered, “Always carry wet forming process, which was begun matches.” We are to cooperate in regeneration, is brought to its with God in the business of bring­ nature completion. It involves the “put­ ing our habits and desires under ting off” of the old and the “put­ the control of the Holy Spirit. ting on” of the new. In other words, there are some The Apostle Paul says that we things that we must do to “put off” are to “put ... on the Lord Jesus the flesh and “put on” the Lord Christ, and make not provision for Jesus Christ. We will not will­ the flesh, to fulfil the lusts there­ fully view pictures nor read books of” (:14). that give rise to sinful thoughts. In the first instance the Lord We will not dwell on sinful Jesus Christ is “put on” in the ex­ thoughts that lead to sinful ac­ perience of entire sanctification tions. We will not listen to music through and by the power of the that excites the lustful emotions Holy Spirit. There is, however, a and turns our minds and motives further “putting on” of the Lord toward sinful conduct. There is no Jesus Christ that must demand the place for harboring suggestive attention of the sanctified Chris­ thoughts in the mind and heart of tian. This is to say that the sanc­ a sanctified Christian. tified life is a continual process A young Christian once ex­ of “putting on” the Lord Jesus claimed to me in desperation ovei- Christ and “putting off” the flesh. his cigarette habit, “I think I shall The Holy Spirit has taken from die if I cannot get a cigarette. the sanctified Christian’s heart What shall I do?” every vestige of sin and has en­ My answer was, “Die, Brother, dued him with power for suc­ die.” cessful and righteous living. Cer­ When we reach the place where tainly the sanctified Christian is we would rather die than to give not interested in taking the side of in to fleshly lusts, then we will the flesh by making provisions for find victory, and honor the Lord

NOVEMBER 6, 1968 • 5 The sanctified life is a life of terprets it this way: “Don’t let the not submit to the debilitating pres­ freedom. It is a life free in God, world around you squeeze you into sures of the world. For the world full of holiness, righteousness, and its own mold.” The cold, deadening with its superficiality is the relent­ happiness. It is a heart which is power of conformity to the world less, sworn enemy of the sanctified open toward God and totally ori­ saps the spiritual vitality from the Christian. ented toward Him. The total per­ soul of the Christian who does not Someone has said, “Everyone is born an original and dies a copy.” sonality is brought under the con­ long to put on Christ. This calls for a life of self- A man who will live for Christ trol of the Holy Spirit and the denial. “If any man will come does not conform to his environ­ Lord Jesus Christ is “put on.” after me, let him deny himself” ment, but is rather transformed by The sanctified heart is “trans­ (Luke 9:23). Conformed, yes, but the renewing of his mind through formed by the renewing of the to Christ, not to the world. Con­ the power of the Holy Spirit. “Put mind” (:2). This is a formity to the world breeds dis­ ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and type of nonconformity, “not con­ aster, but conformity to Christ make not provision for the flesh, formed to this world.” Phillips in­ brings life and liberty. We must to fulfil the lusts thereof.” □

The Christian is in danger of living here “As If He Had All Eternity”

• By Loy Williams Independence, Mo. t’s going to be a long, hard one; I can tell you es we had already experienced that fall. Anc that! I’ye seen all the signs. there he was—flitting from plant to plant search­ I“Take the woolly worm, for instance. Where ing vainly for some last bloom that had survived the black is on him tells where the worst weather the “Ice Age” with him. will be. On his head and it’ll be in the fall; on There he was, I thought, mindless of his “de­ the tail and it’ll be a rough spring. Have you nouement.” Denouement. I hadn’t thought of seen one lately? They’re black from head to that word in years. The “final unraveling of a foot! plot; the outcome; the last event of a drama.” “And when was the first snow? October 26! Mindless of his denouement. Twenty-sixth!” In one of Thornton Wilder’s works, the heroine She pointed a dirty fingernail toward me to looks back on her life in retrospect. She says, emphasize her point. “To move about in a cloud of ignorance; to go “Twenty-six,” stressing the initial consonant up and down trampling on the feelings of those on twenty making it come out in three syllables. about you. To spend and waste time as though “Twenty-six.” you had a million years. To be always at the Sensing my stupidity at failing to catch the mercy of one self-centered passion, or another.” symbolism in her example, she resignedly leaned The Christian is in danger of living with such her shovel against the fence that separated us an attitude. He can be completely engulfed in and stabbed her point to its mark. the “legitimates” of life and operate on the “as if “We’ll have twenty-six snows. Count ’em he had all eternity” frequency. He can busy him­ starting from the twenty-sixth and see if I’m self with the daily routine and shove God out. He not right on the button—give or take a few.” can unwittingly label Christ an unscheduled in­ She laughed at her own disbelief at this last terruption as he goes about his task of “working” statement. “And look at that bumblebee over at life. He can fail to witness, knowing that there on that ageratum—working as if he had all will always be other times and opportunities. He eternity.” can “work as if he had all eternity.” Like the With this, my neighbor returned to the task bumblebee, he can flit along completely mindless before her—digging canna bulbs for winter stor­ of his denouement. age. To pray, to witness, to work as if this were my Funny Mrs. Liddle. Depend on her to inform last opportunity became my prayer that bleak you on the acidity of peat moss, when to cut fall afternoon in that flower graveyard. I thought, back azaleas, how to flush out a prodigal mole, as I prepared the yard for the winter, of the ad­ and the severity of the approaching winter. monition, “Work . . . [for] the night cometh, As I returned to the task of pulling up de­ when no man can work.” ceased marigolds from my side yard, Mrs. Lid­ Work—at what? To remove the chaff from dle’s statement plagued my thoughts—“Working the grain requires the keenest of Christian dis­ as if he had all eternity.” cernment. I noted the bumblebee she had mentioned. He The night is coming. We can’t work “as if we had somehow managed to survive two hard freez­ had all eternity.” 6 • HERALD OF HOLINESS A minister once dreamed that tians who put Christ first and live it been since you really won a he saw an almost endless as though there were a lost world friend or an associate to Christ? line of people crowded to win! How long has it been since you around a church building. After Many a coldhearted, comfort­ sincerely tried to win one? making several inquiries, he dis­ loving Christian at home stands Soul winning is not a footnote to covered that no one really knew admiring his new Chrysler or Cad­ Christian living; it is the main why the huge crowd was trying to illac without the slightest twinge thesis. It is not a selective dessert; get inside the church. of conscience or thought of con­ it is the main course. It is not an He too joined the crowd and trast between his luxury and a lost optional cadenza to the symphony; waited in line to get inside. Final­ world’s need. it is the central theme. ly he made his way up the steps Where is our compassion? As a minister for over 25 years and down the long aisle to the Where is our concern? Why are I have never thought there was front of the church. There, chained our hearts so cold and calloused? anything as important as keeping to the pulpit of the great church, “It’s all right for Christ to have folks out of hell. I have always was Jesus. been obedient to the death of the thought that was the biggest thing. The astonished minister asked, Cross, but it is not necessary for In fact, if I understand the Bible, “Lord, what is the meaning of the modern Christian. that is why Jesus left heaven. That this? Why are You chained to When did you last lead some­ is why He came to earth. That is this pulpit?” one else to Jesus? When did you why He lived on earth for 33 Jesus replied, “My people have last try? years. That is why He went to done this to Me. Instead of fol­ You Sunday school teacher, how Calvary. That is why He rose lowing My command to go tell long has it been since you won a again. That is what He is doing the world about the message of pupil of yours to Christ? How in heaven now, interceding for us. salvation, they have chained Me long has it been since you really that people might go to heaven. to this pulpit, and only those who tried to win one? Winning souls to Jesus is the are interested enough to come in You parent, how long has it been biggest thing the Church has to ever hear about Me.” since you honestly and urgently do. Jesus said, “The son of man How many today are living in a tried to win that unsaved son or is come to seek and to save that “delightsome and delightful place” daughter to Christ? which was lost.” He said, “As the and have forgotten that there is You preacher, how long has it Father hath sent me, even so send a lost world to win! How many been since you actually won some­ I you.” easygoing, luxury-laden Chris­ one to Christ outside of your public Let me ask again these pointed tians there are who bemoan the ministry? How long has it been questions: When did you last lead indifference of men to Christ, but since you fasted a meal and spent a soul to Jesus? When did you seldom think of their indifference that time in secret prayer for lost last try? “Therefore to him that to these lost men! How few are souls? knoweth to do good, and doeth it the consecrated, crusading Chris­ You businessman, how long has not, to him it is sin” (James 4:17). □

)ur condemnation is not nec- • By Morris Chalfant isarily that we do not win Danville, III. thers. They have something o say about that. It is that re do not try.

When Did You Last TRY ? NOVEMBER 6, 1968 • 7 It is not likely that God One minister felt that in addi­ tion to his regular church services will ever smile on: it would be a great project to set up early morning church services on Sunday, using the facilities of the local drive-in movie. The motive was to reach those people who didn’t have time or did not want to get dressed to attend church. This way they could just wheel in to the drive-in, get a quickie sermon, then be on their way to the favorite fishing spot or COIN someplace else. The immediate result was fewer people in the house of God, and more people at the drive-in the­ atre to hear the quickie sermon. -0- The final result was not only few­ er people at church, but fewer at the drive-in to enjoy the econom­ ical, jiffy service. With it came a gradual dwindling of the spiritual MATIC quality of the original church ser­ vice—to say nothing of the guilt feelings that a minister was aid­ ing people to cut corners with RELIGION God. To be properly fed spiritually, one must take time to be holy. • By Earl D. Hyatt And I am confident that it is go­ Chattanooga, Tenn. ing to take more time than the average person wants to spend on it to accomplish this end. How­ ever, anything less will not suf­ fice. e live in a day of instanta- the machinery running smoothly. Paul said, “Though I speak neity. Things which were The Church does not manufac­ W with the tongues of men and of unheard of in the yester­ ture automobiles, canned goods, or , and have not charity, I am days are necessary today—such as resort to the building business as become as sounding brass or a jiffy cake mix, instant coffee, coin- such. It does not produce or find tinkling cymbal” (I Corinthians o-matic laundries, and vending jobs for people as an employment 13:1). I think he meant that if | machines of all sorts. agency, nor train personnel to earn anything else be substituted for These things work well in the money. Its power lies in its devo­ the real purpose of the Church it economy, and are timesaving. tion to God and service to the won’t work. However, to try to work such a spiritual needs of people, and to system in the Church is to fail. their physical needs where pos­ Though we streamline our facili­ One may drop a quarter into a sible. ties (some need it) and fail to re- | vending machine and receive Such things as cars, planes, and tain and maintain the essential ele- . something to eat or drink, or get trains are undergoing change, but ment, it will not help any. Though i one’s clothes washed and dried. the purpose for which they exist we shorten the 30-minute sermon, But it is not likely that one will remains unchanged. Consider the and grant each his own little sanc­ ever be able to “drop a quarter automobile, for example. Its shape tuary (whether in his automobile in,” so to speak, and in a jiffy re­ has been squared, rounded, length­ at a drive-in movie church ser­ ceive a quickie sermon and there­ ened, and shortened. But its pur­ vice or by his radio at home when | by have one’s soul fed and cleansed pose of transporting passengers he doesn’t want to attend church), i and truly have been to church. has not and must not be changed it profits nothing for the soul. When an attempt is made to if it is to continue to be a car. Occasionally one may have to bring the “quickie” system of wor­ So it is with the Church. We speed up a little in this jiffy age ship into the church, the Spirit may adapt the facilities to better to handle his earthly affairs. But leaves. fit the needs of the people, but we we must slow down and take time If the Church has anything at must never attempt anything to be holy, feed our souls, grow I all to offer, it is spirituality. This which will alter its prime purpose, in grace, and build character. It is is the glue which holds everything nor cut short the time necessary not likely that God will ever smile together. It is the oil that keeps to fulfill that purpose. on “coin-o-matic religion.”

8 • HERALD OF HOLINESS he was one of those good moral persons Trevecca Nazarene College, where both had ex­ S whose life was above reproach to all out­ celled and had married bright young men of the ward appearances. She had been coming teaching profession. Now her world came crash­ to church with her Christian husband for over ing in. She felt she had no right to pray for 20 years. With an above average knowledge of Maria’s recovery, since she wasn’t a Christian the Bible and a superb singing voice, she partici­ herself. pated freely in class discussion and added signifi­ As the car wound around the mountains lead­ cantly to the work of the choir. ing into Asheville, N.C., she turned to her hus­ Despite all the complimentary things which band and said, “Coleman, stop the car.” could be said for Mildred, one fact stood out “Why?” he asked. to those who knew her: she had never personally “I want you to pray for me,” Mildred ex­ committed her life to the Lord Jesus Christ. plained. Baffled pastors came and went. The district There in a clearing on the mountain where two superintendent expressed his bewilderment and great oak trees stood, Mildred found God. Then compassion toward this fine lady when talking she and Coleman interceded for Marla. with the new pastor. At the same time a group of ladies back in the Mildred and her husband attended a Nazarene cabin at Lake Lure were also praying. Those laymen’s retreat at Lake Lure, N.C., August 9-11, nearest the injured were likewise turning 1968. With inexpressible holiness and power, thoughts heavenward. God moved upon the Saturday morning service. When the parents arrived in Nashville, a quick In her heart she yearned to go to the altar, but comparing of notes revealed that it was during courage failed, as it had so many times before. this period of prayer that Marla regained con­ Amid the laughter and fellowship, her soul was sciousness and did so well that the doctors dis­ desperately hungry. missed her from the hospital! In the early hours of Sunday morning she and Jesus said, “And again I tell you that if two her husband were awakened by a telephone call of you on earth symphonize your prayer concern­ and the shocking news that the younger of their ing anything for which you have asked, it shall two daughters had been involved in a serious be brought to pass for them from my Father who automobile accident and her life hung in the is in the Heavens” (The Transla­ balance. Panic seized Mildred’s heart as con­ tions) . Through the power of prayer, a soul and cerned campers helped her pack her things for a life were saved. the hurried trip to the hospital in Nashville, Tenn. With prayers, tears, and words of faith, Coleman Jesus wrought a miracle of love, and Mildred started the sad journey at about When He changed this heart of mine 4:30 a.m. By the power of grace divine. What was Mildred to do? Her daughters, Bev­ It was a miracle, a miracle of love.* □ erly and Marla, were “the apple of her eye.” She had worked hard to help put them through ♦Charles Weigle, © 1952 by John T. Benson, Jr.

After years of exposure to the , By George Privett Concord, N.C.

LIT TOOK A ■ Bi-*

NOVEMBER 6, 1968 • 9 Editorially Speaking

• By W. T. PURKISER

BUT THE CHURCH must also be “on its toes.” Knees and Toes There is no contradiction here. The church that One pastor described the success of his church prays most effectively also serves best. as due to the fact that, during the year just past, John Macquarrie put it in this way: “There can his people had been on their knees and on their be no sustained intelligent Christian action that toes. There is no more comprehensive and effec­ is not informed and supported by prayer and tive program for any church than this. meditation on the meaning of Christian faith, Physically the feat might be a little difficult to just as Christ’s own deeds of love were intimate­ accomplish. Spiritually, it expresses two aspects ly associated with his communing with the Fa­ of the life of faith that belong together and must ther. On the other hand, it has also to be af­ be kept together. firmed that there is no genuine prayer or worship “On our knees” is the formula for spiritual that does not, so to speak, spill over from the power. Pastor Earl Lee said of the church on sanctuary into the affairs of daily life.” its knees, “This is the most important posture. To be “on our toes” means to be alert and It takes the most discipline. Oswald Chambers ready to serve in every possible way. The task made quite a statement: ‘No man who is busy of the Church, says Elton Trueblood, consists in has time to pray, for prayer is an interruption to “the transformation of disciples into apostles” in personal ambition.’ ” the sense of “sent ones.” So, indeed, it is. The activism and frantic busy­ Someone recalled the story of a little girl play­ ness of our day make it both doubly hard to pray ing with some alphabetical blocks. Her mother and doubly important that we do. Prayer gives showed her how to make the word “good” and us a sense of direction, and the faster we travel, explained how important it was for girls to be the more important it is that we are going the good and to do good. right way. In a few moments the child called her mother, John Oman once said that the optic nerve is a “Come and see the two nice words I made out little thing, but it gives us the sun, the stars, and of the word ‘good.’ ” all the wonder of the earth. Prayer is the optic When the mother came, she found the words nerve of the soul. Why do we cut the nerve? “go” and “do.” Prayer takes time, but prayer saves time. We cannot be both good and good for nothing Prayer helps us to clarify and rightly proportion at the same time. our thinking. Distraction is driven away. One That Christ has no hands, feet, or tongue ex­ can meet responsibility with confidence. cept ours to accomplish His purposes in this The man who prays is in tune with God and in world is a thought that has been well stated by tune with life. Where others lack concentration Annie Johnson Flint: and fill their time with lost motion, or where Christ has no hands but our hands they delay and blunder in decisions, the praying To do His work today; man works at maximum efficiency. He has no feet but our feet One young Christian made an important dis­ To lead men in His way; covery early. He wrote: “I’ve discovered that He has no tongue but our tongues praying isn’t a separate part of your spiritual To tell men how He died; life—it’s your very life. It is God’s presence.” He has no help but our help We need to recover once more our sense of the To bring them to His side. . . . power of corporate prayer. However we may What if our hands are busy explain it, something is added to prayer offered With other work than His? in fellowship which is not found in the same What if our feet are walking degree in the same prayers prayed by the same Where sin’s allurement is? people in their separateness. Four strong men, What if our tongues are speaking one at a time, may struggle to lift a piano and Of things His lips would spurn? fail. Lifting together, they have no difficulty at How can we hope to help Him all. Unless from Him we learn?

10 • HERALD OF HOLINESS While many lament what they believe to be OPPOSING RELATIVISM of all sorts is the the impending death of the institutional church conviction that man is a moral creature living in in our day, we may say with confidence that a universe whose most abiding feature is a moral the future belongs to us if we are “on our knees law. Good and right is that which conforms to and on our toes.” □ the moral law. Evil and wrong is that which goes counter to the moral law. But we need to carry this conviction a step Does the Moral Law Change? farther. The moral law is not an impersonal ab­ straction. It is a reflection of the nature of God One of the wild debates of our times is the and of His sovereign will. argument now raging around the idea of a fixed These are sweeping claims and have been or changeless moral order in human life. While argued pro and con across the centuries. Yet they the preachments of the “new morality” and “sit­ provide the most reasonable basis for an under­ uation ethics” have sparked the discussion, the standing of life as something more than a mo­ issues go much deeper than just the latest fad in mentary spark struck from the machinery of a religion and theology. mindless universe. Actually, the “new morality” is very little more than the age-old relativism of Protagoras, who One wonders how long it will be before a sin­ four centuries before Christ proclaimed that ning, struggling, frustrated humanity learns that “man is the measure of all things.” It has been a mankind without law is quite as impossible as persistent strain in the thinking of the natural nature without law. man ever since. No one supposes that he can sow oats in his Perhaps the major difference between the old­ field and harvest wheat. We do not expect to er and newer forms of relativism lies in the fact gather grapes from thornbushes nor figs from that the older relativism was usually outside the thistle plants. No more can we find meaning and Church, whereas the newer relativism is being satisfaction in deeds and lives that go against the taught by theologians and professors of Christian very nature of the reality in which we exist. ethics in church-related seminaries and graduate The most inescapable truth in Scripture for the schools. natural man is Paul’s utterly certain word in Moral relativism is simply the contention Galatians 6:7-8, “Be not deceived; God is not voiced in another context by Benedict Spinoza mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that that “nothing is good or evil but thinking makes shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his it so.” “One man’s evil is another man’s good,” flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he it is claimed. that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap Right and wrong are in no sense inherent in life everlasting.” forms of human conduct, we are told, but lie in Most of us would not be able to follow Clinical the consequences and motives prevailing in the Psychologist Hobart Mowrer too far. But there particular context of choice. is certainly tremendous truth in his observation What plausibility such theories have comes that the very age most noted for its moral laxity from the fact that motives and consequences are and lawlessness is the very age most conspicuous important in the moral life. But to say that mo­ for its high rate of emotional and mental prob­ tives and consequences are important does not lems. The two go together like cause and effect. necessarily lead to the conclusion that nothing If the moral order in which we live and whose else is. consequences we reap is the reflection of God’s We may readily admit that our knowledge of nature and sovereign will, then it does not change right and wrong is relative. It depends on back­ with the whim of man.- We might as well expect ground, training, culture, and influences to which to rewrite the multiplication table as to alter the we have been exposed, and the light we have Ten Commandments. received. There may indeed be many sources for the un­ But none of these facts add up to the conclusion belief and godlessness of our day. But certainly that there is no valid moral law or that right and one of the most fruitful lies in its contempt for wrong are simply matters of prevailing opinion. the law of the Lord. As has been said, most peo­ Everything that can be said about the limita­ ple’s difficulty is not really with the Apostles’ tions of our knowledge of right and wrong can Creed. It is with the Ten Commandments. be said, for example, about our knowledge of We really can’t live without a fixed point of astronomy. But the fact that people differ in reference, any more than we could sail without their views about astronomy and even highly chart and compass or fly without dependable trained scientists disagree on many points does beacons. But such a fixed point of reference we not prove that there are no stars or that the stars have in the perfect, sure, and true law of the are only what we think them to be. Lord (Psalms 19:7-9). □

NOVEMBER 6, 1968 • 11 ' W ’SWIWHt* T—— On , . ’*OB flOB PAM HOYLE of San Jose leads East Oakland children in prayer before lunch. Teens from all parts of northern I California came to Oakland. Children came out in droves to meet them.

A Bible SchoolBy Peggy King That's Fun! GIRLS MAKE great ball players too, children learn from NET'S Sherri Martinez of Oakland.

DEBBIE LUMSDEN of Livermore plays records for smaller children. On the first day of vacation Bible school at Oak-

land’s Bethel Nazarene Church, 60 children came, most of them from the church’s congregation. On the second day, 115 converged on the church­ yard. Word gets around quickly among children, especially among East Oakland children, who have lots of hope in their eyes, energy to spare, and little to do to fill long summer days. The word was Nazarene Evangelical Team, 12 teen-agers from all over northern California who, for the first time, had come to East Oakland to con­ duct a week’s activities including outdoor recreation, refreshments, arts and crafts, Bible stories, and lunch for as many children as the church building and yard could hold. On Wednesday morning both the building and yard were bursting at the seams with young people from three years old to 17. Fifty percent were from the church, the rest from the neighborhood. NET members are selected yearly from among Nazarene youth in churches in northern California. The requirements are high, as Rev. Alan Rodda of the Nazarene Church of Castro Valley and director DAVE YORK of San Mateo gives children shoulder rides of the team explained. during playtime. “More than 100 young people apply each year,” he said. “But they must be sharp, have ability, be co­ operative and willing to work in a variety of areas.” The team originates, plans, and carries out four major projects each year with a social as well as religious emphasis. John Moore, 17, of Con­ cord is the team’s president. He was in charge of sched­ uling this week’s events and helping team members work out problems. Pastor Norf­ lee D. Harrison of the Beth­ el Church was on hand daily, a bit perplexed by the daily growth of the school. I “But you can’t turn them away,” he said, smiling at the obvious success of the program. NET members who worked on the project were Jerry York, Dave York, San Mateo; Ken Borbe, Santa Rosa; Cheryl Evans, Pittsburg; Sherrie Mar- kinez, Oakland; Sue Roth, Paio Alto; Jim Schriakof, Redwood City; Pam Hoyle, San Jose; Vickie Beech­ er, Vallejo; Debbie Lumsden and Sue Bagley, of Livermore. | The team has a two-week training period in Santa Cruz annually and meets one night monthly to pre­ pare for projects. Girls wear smart and stylish dress­ es of yellow and orange plaid, and on more formal Occasions, boys wear colorful blazers. O

Pictures and story, courtesy of the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Calif.

"WHO'S WINNING?" "My side!" child yells, covering Dave's eyes in new kind of blindman's buff.

BIBLE STORIES are adventures for interested, questioning By Dr. Willis Snowbarge Secretary, Department of Educatic

Campus Commentary

NAZARENE HIGHER EDUCATION ALUMNI AND HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES TOPS 9,000 ENROLLMENT One of the pleasant traditions of college campuses Nazarene colleges have posted an 8.8 percent in­ is the time when the old grads return to the campus crease in enrollment this fall even though there was to renew acquaintance and express support for theii no increase in the number of 18-year-olds this year. alma mater. In Nazarene colleges the annual trek The year 1950 showed the lowest birth rate (24.1 per back to familiar scenes takes place in November. As thousand) of any year between 1946 and 1960. The at other institutions, there is usually an athletic principal gains are accounted for by the opening of event. But there’s much more. Mid-America Nazarene College and Mount Vernon Open house (enjoyed as much by students as Nazarene College. The tentative total for 1968 fall alums), concerts, class reunions, chapel services, din­ semester enrollments is 9,009 compared to 8,292 in ners, and academic features keep the schedule hop­ 1967, or a gain of 717. ping. The Sunday morning worship service renews Enrollments by institutions are as follows: the strongest of bonds. One is impressed with how Bethany 1,810 Mount Vernon 180 everyone has aged, how much younger freshmen Bible College 188 Northwest 1,182 are, and the latest campus improvements. British Isles 24 Olivet 1,972 Canadian 169 Pasadena 1,220 Homecoming is a great outpouring of loyalty. And Eastern 906 Seminary 286 Nazarenes are loyal to their colleges. The ties oi Mid-America 268 Trevecca 804 college years are precious and should be renewed. It is worthy of special note that the largest in­ There is heartache in homecoming. There is also a creases were posted at Olivet (147), the Bible redemptive and reenforcing aspect. College (69), Trevecca (51), Canadian (34), and The annual gift often solicited from alumni during Seminary (34). Largest percentage gains are shown the year will probably be the least of concerns at by the Bible College (58 percent), Canadian (25 homecoming. For one, I believe that a clear sense percent), and the Seminary (11 percent). of obligation should lead to an annual gift. No mat­ The Bible College increase is due to the addition ter that I give through my church, a personal con­ of the second year in a three-year curriculum. tribution has been made to me that other church The net gains are largely reflected in new in­ members did not share. And what of appeals from stitutions or in new programs at the established in­ my present zone college as well as my alma mater? stitutions. It is noteworthy, however, that all the Loyalties to both suggest two gifts, and perhaps they institutions held their own, except for minor decreas­ are not equal in size. es. In so doing, the established institutions were Nazarene colleges must have strong alumni associ­ apparently successful in cultivating their reduced ations with scores of chapters. And alumni giving zones more intensively. Of the four-year colleges, could soar if we could only get everyone to partici­ Bethany has a student enrolled for every 25 members pate in annual gifts of $10.00. Of course, some must on her zone. In this comparison, Northwest is sec­ give much more. No one is more deeply indebted to ond with a student for every 29 members, and Olivet Nazarene colleges and better able to understand their is third with one for each 32 members. □ needs than alumni—in touch.

14 • HERALD OF HOLINESS The Book Corner

SANCTIFY THEM

By Edward F. Walker (revised by J. Kenneth Grider). Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1968. 80 pages. Paper, $1.00.

This book is a revised edition of a Are You Bothered by Tension? scholarly but practical study of the main concern of Jesus’ high priestly verybody experiences tensions. Anxiety and tension are essen­ prayer for His disciples in John 17: tial functions of living, just as hunger and thirst are. 17, “Sanctify them through thy truth: E They are our self-protective reactions when we are confront­ thy word is truth.” Originally written in 1899 by Dr. ed by threats to our safety, well-being, happiness, or self-esteem. Edward F. Walker, afterwards gen­ To have an occasional bout with anxiety and tension may be eral superintendent in the Church of unpleasant but it is quite normal, and it need not be a cause for the Nazarene, it has been carefully concern. The time to become watchful is when emotional upsets revised for purposes of clarity and come frequently, shaking us severely, and fail to wear off. contemporaneity by Dr. J. Kenneth Dr. George S. Stevenson, international consultant to the Na­ Grider, professor of theology at Naza­ tional Association for Mental Health, asks seven questions con­ rene Theological Seminary. cerning tensions. He believes if the answer is “yes” to the follow­ This study should appeal to minis­ ters and laymen alike because of its ing questions there is a need to deal with the situation. clear, biblical presentation of the doc­ 1. Do minor problems and small disappointments throw you trine and experience of entire sanc­ into a dither? tification. After pointing out what Jesus did 2. Do you find it difficult to get along with people, and are not mean when He prayed, “Sanctify people having trouble getting along with you? them” (i.e., initial sanctification at 3. Do the small pleasures of life fail to satisfy you? conversion, an unending process of growth, separation, imputation, glori­ 4. Are you unable to stop thinking of youi- anxieties? fication), the author proceeds to ex­ 5. Do you fear people or situations that never used to bother plain what our Lord did mean—“a personal cleansing from sin in order you? to live a holy life ... a pure heart 6. Are you suspicious of people, mistrustful of your friends? full of holy love.” And then he adds a significant observation, “Beyond 7. Do you feel inadequate, suffer the tortures of self-doubt? this we cannot go in this world, but Often our emotional upsets arise out of practical problems short of this we ought never to rest” such as financial difficulties, trouble on the job, problems of chil­ (p. 30). dren and parents, and marital conflicts. Dr. Walker shows in Chapter Four that Christ was praying for the true These interacting forces outside and within tend to build up, sanctification of Christian believers each making the other worse. In such cases we may need more of all ages. “I pray not for the world, help than we can give ourselves, help from patient pastors, or help but for them which thou hast given from those who are trained in the field. When emotional dis­ me . . . Neither pray I for these turbances become greatly distressing, they should be dealt with alone, but for them also which shall as an illness requiring professional treatment, just as one deals believe on me through their word” with a cold when it becomes severe. (John 17:9, 20). The reason our Lord The quest for peace of mind—or for good mental health, which prayed for His disciples and for us is the empirical fact of carnality in is another name for it—is universal. Yet few individuals are the unsanctified life, preparation for blessed with all the internal qualities and external circumstances greater service and soul winning, and that automatically assure it. We must do something to acquire it. to be made fit for heaven. There is a basic philosophy fundamental to good emotional In Chapters Six and Seven the health. “how” and “when” of entire sancti­ This is the philosophy of faith: faith in the ability of ourselves fication are discussed. “Sanctify them and others to improve and grow; faith in the desire and capacity through . . . thy truth” means, ac­ of human beings to work out problems cooperatively; faith in cording to Dr. Walker, that the in­ spiritual and moral values; and faith in a great and good God. strument of sanctification is Bible truth, by which we are enlightened Faith in God will carry us through stresses and strains that as to our need and God’s provision might otherwise shatter us. O for holiness, that the fullness of the Holy Spirit is given to them that obey, and that sanctifying faith is

NOVEMBER 6, 1968 • 15 claiming the promises of the Word of God. Letters The “when” of sanctification is expounded as an instantaneous work PRO he CON of God which “must be by faith Editor alone, that it may be by grace alone” (p. 58). If by faith, why not now Pro: At Home in Church as a present experience? To say the least, the aorist tense and imperative Thank you so much for sending me mood of the Greek word sanctify in the list of churches in San Antonio. John 17:17 rule out the idea of grad­ We moved down here and visited ual sanctification in this passage. several. We found the church near­ This, then, is a book full of rele­ est was at East Terrell Hills. This is think vant biblical passages on holiness only two miles from our home. with helpful interpretations, schol­ Two Sundays ago our family joined arly historical research from lead­ the church by transfer. I have be­ ing churchmen, and practical insights come very active and am so happy. into the doctrine and experience of Thank God for the Church of the entire sanctification. Nazarene. No matter where you go Dr. Walker concludes with a soul- you always feel at home. searching question, “Has this prayer Mrs. Thelma Curtis THANK been answered for you?” Thank God, Texas it can be. And this book might help bring that answer.—W illi am J. Con: TV Violence Strickland. □ I am writing about the expressed sex and violence that so many of the OF PEOPLE AND PLACES Nazarenes that I have spoken to are PSALMS 9241 JAMES R. THOMPSON, 30, has concerned about on TV. I say to reported for active duty as U.S. Army those who are truly concerned about Chaplain at Fort Sill, Okla. this matter to write letters to either Chaplain (Capt.) Thompson grad­ the F.C.C. or the local congressman. uated from Pasadena College in 1960 In June the Federal Communica­ THANKSGIVING and from the Nazarene Theological tions Commission received only 2,000 Seminary in 1967. He has pastored in letters from a nation of almost 200 OFFERING1968 Brisbane, Calif.; and Cortez, Colo. million about the subject of violence. The Thompsons have two daughters, This represented an all-time high and ages seven and six. Chaplain Thomp­ its pressure moved several stations son’s present assignment is with the to introduce milder children’s pro­ Ninth Missile Group, Fort Sill, Okla. gramming on Saturday morning. The hard-hitting” preaching by Evange­ □ previous month there had been only list Lyndon A. Walls, of Carroll, Ohio, NEARLY 100 people attended a 618 letters received. If only 10,000 in a revival conducted at the Pleas­ two-church baptismal service con­ Nazarenes of the entire nation are antville, Ohio, Church of the Naza­ ducted by the Stinesville church and moved to write the F.C.C., this will rene. New people were reached for the Bloomington Broadview Church represent a 400 percent increase from Christ and the church, the report on the Southwest Indiana District. the so-called “all-time high” of con­ stated. Pastor Leroy Shipley baptized five cern. . . . from the Stinesville church, and Pas­ Our necessary response to both so­ THE LUDINGTON, MICH., church tor Ray Wilson baptized seven from cial issues and outreach in spreading experienced a good revival under the Bloomington Broadview. □ the word of truth about Jesus’ saving ministry of Evangelist Kenneth W. grace must, of necessity, be positive Marckel, Pastor Ralph W. Fisher re­ and aggressive. Words and deeds ports. A highlight of the revival ef­ must be our credo in an anxious fort was a commitment of five young don’t miss your world. people in one service to make them­ Christmas bonus* Richard Apelian selves available to the call of God New York for full-time service.

NEWS OF REVIVAL MOVING MINISTERS PASTOR JERRY LUINSTRA of the Earl Joe Walker from Miami (Fla.) St. Tulsa University Church reports one John to Goulds (Fla.) First. of the greatest revivals in its his­ W. Byron Strange from Houston Irving to Tampa (Fla.) Forest Hills. tory. Evangelist Emmett Taylor con­ R. H. Brown from Amarillo (Tex.) San Christmas Gift Selector ducted the meetings with Orlando Jacinto to Esther, Mo. Russell as song evangelist. Sixty-one Donald R. Lambert from Tupelo and | Mailed to all New Albany, Miss., to Heber Springs, Ark. > Herald of Holiness subscribers November 1. seekers were reported, with seven Robert Daily from Alderson, W. Va., to joining the church. Two men were Alum Creek, W. Va. Hundreds of “just right” gifts for your pastor called to the ministry: Tom Green, a Glenn W. Bounds from Poplar Bluff ...missionary and NYPS presidents..,SS super­ (Mo.) First to Sun Valley, Calif. intendent, teachers, and pupils...many relatives Tulsa University football player; and David Good from Chowchilla, Calif., to .. .special friends. Marshall Keeto, a Navaho Indian. □ Larimore, N.D. Glen Clark from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ♦ Your choice of FREE books Canada, to Aberdeen, S.D. with all orders over $5.00. PASTOR JOSEPH W. SIMONS re­ Donald V. Peal from Pineville (La.) to ports a week of “soul-searching, New Orleans Downtown. 16 • HERALD OF HOLINESS MOVING MISSIONARIES Rev. and Mrs. Howard Conrad, Apartado 2240, San Jose, Costa Rica. Miss Linda Stark, P.O. Box 14, Manzini, NEWS OF RELIGION Swaziland. Miss Frances Lively, P.O. Box 14, Man­ zini, Swaziland. Rev. and Mrs. Wallace White, Nazarene You Should Know About . . . Mission, Banz, Western Highlands, New Guinea. THE STATE OF ISRAEL “has no intention whatsoever” to rebuild the Free Lists: The current missionary address Temple, 32 editors of Protestant church publications in the United list and missionary children’s list are States and Canada were told in Jerusalem recently. available free of charge through the De­ Rabbi Samuel Nathan, head of the pilgrims’ department of the partment of World Missions, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City 64131. Ministry of Tourism, explained that “the authoritative interpretation of Judaism” said the rebuilding will be “done by the Messiah himself in God’s own time.” The editors queried Rabbi Nathan and a panel on other religious, "Showers of Blessing" political, and economic problems at a dinner in Jerusalem. They were Program Schedule making a five-day “editorial pilgrimage” of the Holy Land. Other members of the panel were Father Peter Schneider of the Anglican church; Dr. Douglas Young, head of the American Holyland November 10—“God is Able—in Times of Bible Institute on Mount Zion; T. R. Laurie, editor in chief of the Failure” Jerusalem Post; and Stern, correspondent for Religious News November 17—“God is Able—in Times of Sorrow” Service in the city. □ NEW "SHOWERS OF BLESSING” STATIONS KCSJ Pueblo, Colo. MRS. ETHEL KENNEDY, widow of the late Senator Robert F. Ken­ 590 kc. 9:00 a.m. Sunday nedy, announcing plans for a memorial chapel to her husband in the KGFW Kearney, Neb. 1340 kc. 9:35 a.m. Sunday White Mountains of New Hampshire, where he loved to ski, said she WINI Murphysboro, III. has received strength from the Bible in her bereavement. 1420 kc. 7:45 a.m. Sunday KRSP Salt Lake City, Utah Dorothy McCardle, writing for the Washington Post, reported that 1060 kc. 8:15 a.m. Sunday Mrs. Kennedy has chosen, to be inscribed on the wall of the memorial, WFWR Fort Wayne, Ind. 1090 kc. 1:15 p.m. Sunday a psalm which is the one hundred twentieth in the Catholic Bible and KGMR Jacksonville, Ark. one hundred twenty-first in the King James Version. It reads: “The 1500 kc. 7:30 a.m. Sunday Lord shall watch over thy going out and thy coming in, both now and VITAL STATISTICS forever.” The chapel will be interdenominational, seating 200 worshipers and DEATHS ROBERT CRAIG, 63, died Sept. 23 in Algonquin, offering a spiritual retreat to the 50,000 skiers who visit the Waterville III. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Byron Valley ski slopes annually. □ Carmony, Rev. Ray Manage, and Rev. Lewis Cook. Surviving are his wife, Bessie; three sons, Bobby, David, and Thomas; one daughter, Mrs. Jane Hale; INFLATABLE CHURCH TO JOIN MISSIONS. Two Firestone engi­ 10 grandchildren; a sister; and three nieces. f LUTHER H. SAVAGE, 67, died Aug. 19 in neers in Los Angeles have built an “air cathedral” and shipped it to jTucson, Ariz. Funeral services were conducted by Costa Rica for use by Assemblies of God missionaries in an evangelis­ Rev. Ross Hayslip. He is survived by his wife, Dollie; a son, Norman; a daughter, Betty Wheeler; tic campaign. six grandchildren; two sisters; and two brothers. When inflated, the nylon and vinyl cathedral is 60 feet wide, 30 MRS. MARY E. GLAZE, 83, died Sept. 29 in Valparaiso, Ind. Funeral services were conducted feet high, and 200 feet long. Three squirrel-cage blowers keep the by Rev. L. E. Myers. She is survived by one church inflated and ventilated. Regardless of whether doors were left daughter, Mrs. Russel Meyer, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. open or air were to escape via a slash in the side of the structure, tests MRS. GERTRUDE MOYER, 76, died Aug. 7 in have shown that the inflated “church” structure would take more than Canfield, Ohio. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. William Couchenour. Survivors are her hus­ a half hour to completely deflate, Richard Headrick, director of the band, Leroy; two daughters, Alice Du Vail and project, said. □ Thelma Mullarky; two sons, Irvin and Gilbert; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. RICHARD STAHLY, 27, died Sept. 26 in Stock- ton, Calif. Funeral services were conducted by “BIBLELAND” TO BE BUILT IN ISRAEL. Construction will begin Rev. L. W. Quinn. Surviving are his wife, Karen; soon on a 50-acre site outside Tel Aviv for an exhibit called “Bibleland.” a son, ; and his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Stahly. Dr. Baruch Ben-Yehada, general director of Israel’s Ministry of Rev. JAMES E. ESTELLE, 63, died May 4 in Education and Culture, said the project will be based on a four- Vicksburg, Mich. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. Fred J. Hawk. Surviving besides his wife, volume work titled Views of the Bible Land, written by a team of Louise, are one son, Harold; and a daughter, Dorothy. scholars. □

ANNOUNCEMENTS BAPTIST BIBLE FELLOWSHIP HAILS CHICAGO POLICE FORCE. RECOMMENDATIONS In its annual meeting, held at Indianapolis, the Baptist Bible Fellowship Rev. Harold Clark, a former pastor on the Mis- souri District, has entered the field of evangelism, adopted a resolution commending the Chicago police force and Mayor and I would like to recommend him to any of our Richard Daley for “their sacrificial dedication to the cause of law, order churches as a good preacher, a man of experience in both the field of evangelism and the pastorate. and public safety” during the Democratic National Convention. He is making up his slate. Address him at 607 Some 1,000 Fellowship clergymen and laymen took part in the S. Monroe St., Montpelier, Ohio 43543.—Don J. Gibson, Missouri District Superintendent. gathering which deplored the activities of ministers and church or­ ganizations participating in or giving “aid and comfort and encourage­ EVANGELISTS' OPEN DATES D. Powell Wyatt, 2531 Edge-O'-Lake Drive, Nash­ ment to revolutionary and illegal movements.” Law and order, ac­ ville, Tenn. 37217, has open December through Jan. 20. cording to a statement issued by the Fellowship, is being threatened by “anarchists, radicals, subversives and left-wing agitators.” DIRECTORY Another resolution asked for enforcement of all current laws against pornography and obscene literature and the passage of legislation “to BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS—Office: 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, 64131. V. H. Lewis, stem the tide of this obnoxious onslaught of filth.” □ Acting Vice-chairman; George Coulter, Secretary; Samuel Young; Edward Lawlor; Eugene L. Stowe; -Orville W. Jenkins. NOVEMBER 6, 1968 • 17 STUCKI ELECTED CHAIRMAN ship, the Word was preached faith­ fully, prayers were prayed powerful­ Dr. Otto Stucki, superintendent of ly, testimonies were uttered humbly, THE 1968 EDITION OF the South Carolina District, was praise was given triumphantly, and unanimously elected chairman of the God was glorified in all things. As THE MANUAL board of trustees of Trevecca Naza­ one missionary stated, “Oh, the free­ IS NOW rene College at a dom that there is in being completely meeting of the execu­ bound by the Holy Spirit!” This was AVAILABLE tive committee on the spirit of the council. Septemper 30. Dr. Stucki succeed­ Rev. J. W. Anderson, our retiring ed Dr. John L. Knight, field superintendent, presided over who was elected ex­ the sessions. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson BERTHA MUNRO HONORED ecutive secretary of have given over 30 years of service to AT ENC FOUNDERS' DAY God in India. This year was especially the Department of Founders’ Day at Eastern Nazarene Evangelism of the de­ blessed as their son and his wife be­ came voting members of the council. College, October 9, featured special nomination last June. Dr. Knight was tribute to Dean Bertha Munro for superintendent of the Florida District When the senior Andersons retire in the spring, we are sure that God will “more than half a century” of faith­ at the time of his election. ful, dedicated service. Dr. Stucki is now in his eighth year undergird them as they not only leave behind their beloved India, but also Dr. Samuel Young, general super­ as South Carolina superintendent. intendent, delivered an appropriate Prior to his going to South Carolina their son and his family. he served as superintendent of the Present for the council were all Mississippi District for seven years members presently on the field. The and superintendent of the Alabama departure of Dr. Evelyn Witthoff im­ District for five years. mediately before the council reduced A graduate of Cleveland Bible Col­ the ranks to 14. Rev. W. J. Pease, lege, Dr. Stucki received the honor­ presently on furlough in Canada, was ary doctor of divinity degree from elected to serve as the field chairman Trevecca Nazarene College in June, in the coming year. Miss Jean Darling, 1954. □ Dr. Donald Miller, and Rev. John Anderson, together with the field INDIA COUNCIL MEETS chairman, were chosen as members of The fifty-ninth annual India Coun­ the executive committee. cil, held in Washim, Maharashtra, In this area of India we are re­ India, on September 17-24, was high­ sponsible for spreading the Gospel to lighted by the presence of the Holy 10 million souls. Spirit. Throughout the devotional ser­ Through the actions and plans of vices missionaries and nationals alike the council and by the power of the experienced times of heart searching Spirit, we will “hold forth the light” and gloried in being drawn into His to as many as we can.—Mrs. Carolyn marvelous light. Under His leader­ Myatt, reporter. □

NAZARENE PASTOR GREETS SWAZILAND AMBASSADOR—Pastor and Mrs. Robert W. Crew, of Washington (D.C.) First Church, are shown exchanging greetings with Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Swaziland, S. T. M. Sukati, at a recent reception celebrating the country's first independence day. Ambassador Sukati donned his distinctive national dress for the occa­ sion—a massive cape of oxtails over leopard tunic and a leopard thong around his head. Many American guests attended the reception at the Washington Hilton, led by Mrs. Dean Rusk, wife of the secretary of state. Upon learning of Mr. Crew's affiliation with the Church of the Nazarene, Ambassador Sukati spoke in highly complimentary terms of the work of the denomination in Swaziland, the latest newcomer to the African family of nations. 18 • HERALD OF HOLINESS Next Sunday's Lesson The Answer Corner

By Albert J. Lown CHRISTIANS, LIVE EXPECTANTLY! Conducted by W. T. Purkiser, Editor (November 10—Temperance) Our church Manual states that tithing is the scriptural method of gathering Scripture: II Peter (Printed: II Peter money for the support of the church. But in I Corinthians 16:2, Paul seems 1:3-1 1; 3:9-1 1) to be stating that we should give only as God has prospered us. So in Golden Text: II Peter 3:14 effect tithing is out in this Church age. I have been a member of the Theme Church of the Nazarene for only two years and three months, and two years A maintained readiness for Christ’s of this time I have been with the air force away from my church. I have return by righteous living and disci­ never failed to send my tithe home in addition to offerings which I felt pline in secular affairs, avoiding God wanted me to give. But this has me concerned because I know our church tries to follow the Bible. Please refer me to some New Testament fanaticism and unbalanced introspec­ scriptures, and your choice of a book on tithing. tion and sustained by the hope of The principle of the tithe is firmly ferences in the Old Testament and the God’s ultimate triumph. established in the Old Testament and New, the general principle of interpre­ Introduction is accepted without question in the tation is that whatever the Old Testa­ Confronted by the dangers of anti- New Testament. ment commands is retained in the New nomianism (2:15—belief without be­ There are not a great many refer­ unless explicitly modified or reinterpret­ havior, security without obligation), ences to tithing in the New Testament, ed (Matthew 5:17) by Christ and His and agnosticism (unbelief in God and although Jesus endorsed it in principle apostles. indifference to the Second Coming, in Matthew 23:23, and Hebrews 7:1-17 I commend you on practicing tithing 3:4), Peter marshals the historical states that Christ receives tithes with while seeking to understand it. If you facts of judgment upon angels, cities, even more propriety than the priests in will continue to tithe, I predict that you men, and nations. This solemn truth— the Old Testament Tabernacle and will never be content to do less. I have although mercy is never absent from Temple. never known anyone who has established judgment (e.g., Noah and Lot)—en­ I Corinthians 16:2 states the principle tithing as a principle in his life who forces the call to of proportionate giving on which the has ever given up the practice short of A Life of Cooperation, 1:3-11. The tithe is based, “as God hath prospered.” an actual break with God himself. calling of God to life and godliness, The word Paul used which is translated W'e have an excellent paperback book glory and virtue, to escape and par­ “in store” is taken from the Greek word on tithing. You Can Be a Joyful Tither, take (vv. 3-4), is always matched by thesauros, meaning a storehouse, and by Fletcher Spruce (96 pages, $1.00) . the resources of God (v. 4). Faith, relates directly to Malachi 3:10. I heartily commend it to you. as the foundation grace of godly liv­ While there are certainly some dif­ ing, fosters the cultivation of nine traits of Christian character (vv. 5-7; cf. nine fruits and nine gifts of the How old should a child be to leave the nursery and attend worship services Spirit; nine aspects of love, I Corin- with his parents? I’m sure there could not be an exact age, but generally hians 13). Temperance is a key social speaking. idrtue among the “added” qualities Much depends on the adequacy of dren under nine. Even then, it is best of maturing experience. Progress in the nursery, the attitudes of the parents, if occasionally, perhaps once a month, jalanced character development in- the adjustability of the child, and the primary and junior children worship ipires policy of the local pastor. The first with the adults. A Longing for Consummation, 1:11; consideration should be the good of Dr. Albert Harper, executive editor ^:9-14—for the world of God’s will the child. of the church school periodicals, says. and reign in which righteousness is Probably one could say that, if the “If the local church-hour programs for mthroned as in heaven. The prophetic church makes an extended teaching children arc not well-planned and su­ ispect of this hope is good and neces­ session available during the worship pervised, I would rather have my child sary. Signs must be discerned and hour, children from two to five should with me in the church service than in •elated against the perspective of his- be in that session rather than in the an inadequate children’s service. The :ory. In this respect political-religious adult service. deciding issue here is whether or not [roupings (e.g., Communist, Catholic, Some churches have a children’s I have sufficient control over my child Mohammedan) count more than the church where children six through 11 to prevent him from disturbing others >resumptuous identification of indi­ may be helped more than in a fully who seek to worship in the adult viduals (e.g., Hitler, Stalin, the Black adult service, although some would ad­ service.” ’ope, etc.). The practical aspect of vise limiting children’s church to chil- his blessed hope is even more im- jortant and inspires John 19:25 speaks of the mother of Jesus, and His mother’s sister, Mary A Love of Consecration, 1:10-11; 3: the wife of Cleophas, and . Were both the Virgin and her 11, 14. Christ’s return is an incentive sister named Mary? How many Marys were there in the New Testament? to the realization of the Christian Actually, John 19:25 speaks of four ter; Mary the wife of Cleophas, and (deal of a holy life. This is an es­ women at the Cross, not just three. Mary Magdalene.” sential qualification for an abundant Matthew 27:56 makes this clear. Mark There are six Marys in the New entrance into the eternal Kingdom— 15:40 tells us that the name of the sister Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus; and the only worthwhile life in a of the Virgin Mary was . She Mary the wife of Cleophas; Mary Mag­ World reserved for judgment. was the wife of , hence the dalene; , sister of I Conclusion mother of the apostles James and John. and Lazarus; Mary the mother I After believing, we may be diligent We should punctuate John 19:25 as of Mark; and a Mary of Rome (Romans and dedicated or blind and barren follows: “There stood by the cross of 16:6) . about whom we know nothing (cf. I Corinthians 3:10-17). □ Jesus his mother, and his mother's sis­ more. REMEMBER those who serve us! LET THAT SERVICEMAN KNOW YOU’RE THINKING OF HIM IN ONE OF THESE MEANINGFUL WAYS . .

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