MARCH 26, 1964 NUMBER SEVEN
ADVERSARIES OF THE CROSS CHRISTIAN TRAINING INSTITUTE
' • - " ' The Christian Training Institute MIS§~ON NEW§ BAPTIST HERALD By Dr. A. S. Felberg, President ANO NEEDS • • • HE CHRISTIAN Trnining Institute of Edmon CONTENTS T ton, Alberta in its ministry over the past 24 EASTER OFFERING. Because of years is truly a symbol of triumph, reflecting God's Easter, we have eternal life, the g ift grace and goodness. Faithful witnesses have held of God through Christ, our risen Lord! Volume 42 No. 7 high the banner of the cross by teaching, preach Look at that sentence again, and then March 26, 1964 ing, building, and ser ving in high and f!le nial. tasks. look at that Easter Offering that you With Burning Hearts The ministry of the school is growmg with t he are proposing to lay into his nail passing years: . scar red hands. All that he did for you. Whal will you do for him? Let Easter will be a meaningful experience for us if we will prolong * In its academic department young people fm::l your Easter Offering reflect your joy its blessings in a continuous walk with the risen, living Chr ist. The Co\·cr ------Convention Bureau an opportunity to complete their high sch~ol and 0 in the Lord, your dedication of life glow of this vision should brighten into a burning fire. "We have .. Sncrnmcnto l\1emorinl Auditorium university entry requirements, in 8, Christian. en and possessions in his service, and your " T he Ch ristinn Trnining lnstitutc0 vironment. They par ticipate in daily chapel se ~·"'.1~es, expe rience of t he trne glory of Easter! seen the Lor d risen from the dead!" The quest of our hearts should Dr. A. S. Fclbcrg ·------2 prayer fellowship, and Christian ser vice activities. "Missionary News nnd Needs" ------2 sound clearly as our str ong Christian faith: "Did not our heart burn Editorint The Bible School Department continues to pre within us while he talked with us by the way?" In the weeks and "With Burning H earts" ------3 pare young men and women more effectively to $1,050,000 GOAL. The February 19- "Ad,.crsnries of the Cross" months to come, we ought to know the power of his resurrection in Rel'. Lyle Wncker ------~ take their place as Christian workers in the local 64 g ifts of our people and churches for t he missionary and service pro "Counseling for Christian Vocations" ch urch. A revised curriculum, a strengthened fa~ u l creasingly in our victories over sin and temptation. Dr. A. S. Fclberg ------5 gram of the denomination did not "Educ.~tion in the Biblicnl Perspecti"e" t y, an all-r ound improved program are af~ord mg reach our hopes for the month. As a The greatest truth of Easter is our experience of sharing with P rof. Bernard Schalm ------6 those who study here a better opportumty for result, we shall have to have a record "'The Dilemma. of l\·t usic in Our Churches"' Christ in his resurrection power. The Apostle Peter rejoiced in the Prof. E. B. Link ------7 Christian training than ever before. breaking month in March if we are "Vital Issues of Biblical Faith" The Theological Department in its p1:ogram of going to reach the budget objective of ::tbundant mercy of God who "hath begotten us again unto a lively P rof. Wm. R . L. J\fcLatchie ------8 training young men for the Gospel mm1stry pre Sl,050,0CO. There's still lime to make hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." This was ..The P nstor l s nn Educator Too" P rof. A. rtn)lske ------9 pares them primarily to serve chu r~hes of our fel that exerted effort beyond our ordi nary giving lo achieve our objective. the Apostle Paul's prayer that all believers in Christ m ight know "Thcoloi:ricnl Trnining in Other Lands" lowship in a bilingual capacity. This phase of our what is "the exceeding greatness of his power" which God "wrought Dr. E. P. Wahl ------10 educational program was inaugurated by the Gen Redeem these last few days of March. "Open Doors for God's Volunteers" Give as unto the Lord! in Christ when he raised him from the dead." This is worth mor e Tenm I and II ------11 eral Conference in Edmonton six years ago. Jn "On Our W nl' to South A mer ica" than anything else in t he world "to know him and the power of his Dr. R. Schilke ------12 spite of the growing pains here experienced, this " T he Lincoln Village Church of Sncramcnto" department is a symbol of triumph for the Lord SOUTH AM.ERICA. The first of a resunection." For in Ch1·ist we share in his resurrection power and Mrs. L indn Gunst ------14 and the message of the cross in our denomination . series of three colorful articles about become more than conquerors through him who loved us and gave What's H n1111cning ------15 Sou.t h Amel'ica by Dr. R. Schilke ap "\Ve. the \Vomcn" himself for us. :Mrs. H arm Sherman ------16 pears in this issue of the "Baptist "Sunday Schcol Lessons" CHRISTI AN TRAI NING 34th GENER AL CONFE RENCE He rald." These three informative arti Re\". B. C. Schreiber ------17 I NSTITUTE cles will be the basis of his report with The test of t he genuineness of our Easter experience can then HH enrt or I\ Strnntrer" (NO\"Cl) • The Sacramento Memorial Audi recommendations to be presented to CHAPTER SEVEN ------18 e In this issue you will become ac torium will be the mecca for thou be seen in our concern, that is like the compassion of Christ, for the Our Denomination in Action ------21 the Board of Missions convening from quainted with this Bible School ~nd sands of North American Baptists lost, the needy, the mission tasks before us, and the world in spirituai Obituaries ------23 Training Center of our denomina at the General Conference sessions, April 21 lo 24 concerning a possible tion in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. July 13 to 19. new m ission field for North American darkness. The "Hallelujahs" of Easter should burn this question into Baptists in the needy continent of our souls : "Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do?" What are the • I n this number you will learn Q A happy t hrong of our Confer * more about the dedicated teachers ence people will travel together on South America. unfinished tasks to which he calls us? Where can our hands be put to Bi-weekly Publication of the at this promising Christian Training the "California Zephyr" leaving Chi service? How can we invest the things that God has entrusted to Institute. about t he enthusiastic wit cago on July 11. Secure or write for NORTH AMERICAN BAPTIST ness of the students and the school's the illus trated folder about the GOD' VOLUNTEER . In a few us in bringing the light of the Gospel into dark places of the world? GENERAL CONFERENCE influence far a nd near. 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Knusas YOUR CHRISTIAN TRAINING INSTITUTE IN THIS ISSUE Sou th America Ex J> <'l'if'llC<'S us such hearts tha t bum within us while he talks wilh us by the Sc~u\ chnni:o of nddrcss Form 3579 to the R°' c{· W~tlu~ms Press, 7308 Madison St. Forest p ~k The e ntire Theological Department of the Christian Training Institute, Edmonton, hy Dr. H. Schilk<' way and opens to us the Scriptures! lllm o1s. • a1 , Alberta with Dr. B. Schalm, Academic Dean, in back row, center. (Printed 1n U .S.A.) 2 l\la rth 26, 196·1 BAP1'JST HERAJ,D 3 Adversaries of the Cross Counseling for Church Vocations Into the seething unrest of our times, Christianity sets the Cross of Jesus and says: In him yoii can An all-inivortant question for yoii to a.sk is this: Am I in God's appointed place for me? R ead this article find salvation froni your sins-and peace! and help someone find this place in life. By Rev. Lyle B. Wacker, Pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church , Corn , Oklahoma By Dr. A. S. Felberg, President of the Christian Training Institute, Edmonton, Alberta "CJ 1 J OR MANY WALK, of ception sets man against man, nation vide the church and oppose Christ. 1 HE SUPREME QUESTION THE COUNSELEE'S CONCERN people for Christian vocations. The whom I have told you often, and now against nation. Into this seething un They will admit that Jesus is a great in respect to li fe's service is, "Am I The question as to whether or n ot church needs lo adjust its concept of tell you even weeping, that the'!J are rest of our times, Christianity sets Reformer, a most remarkable man, in God's appointed place for me?" one is really called of God is pondered ministerial evaluation by providing the enemies of the cross" (Philippians the Cross of Jesus and says: In him but they revolt against being washed Many a person has admitted later in by many. It is the love for God, the proper recognition for an acceptable 3 :18) . you can find salvation from your sins in the blood of the Lamb. Such are the life that he should have been in full love for people, an inner sensing of livelihood. We need to take a second and peace! And yet, the multitude, time Christian service but fo r the look and seek to understand youth in Things were certainly in a m ess a t adversaries of the cross who are re the fact that God has need of us to who were at each others' throats, unit ligionists parading and often working lack of guidance n eve r followed bring people from the path of un their struggle of vocational decisions, Jerusalem at that last Passover which ed in opposition to do away with his through. facing the criteria of demands for J esus attended. The eye of every Jew in churches but who refuse his way of belief, ignorance, sin's enslavement, to Gospel. These adversaries of the cross salvation. In order to help young people suc a real appreciation of life's values for self-evaluation and clarity of divine registered resentment at the presence are found everywhere today, and some calling. It is here that ministers, par of the Roman legions. A g i t a t o r s ceed in choosing a church vocation, which God needs us. of us have been, or are perchance now, THE INDIFFERENT pastors, denominational leaders, edu ents and Christian leaders need to g ive against Roman rule and isolationists of adversaries of the cross. Let us see! Youth in search of life's vocation is loving guidance. every stripe kept the seething pot There is a certain enemy of the cators, Sunday school workers, youth challenged by fields of service that boiling. Besides this, the people fought, THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS cross who does not necessarily have a directors, and parents must recognize are financially lucrative and reward THE COUNSELOR quarrelled, argued among themselves. grievance against the church but who their r esponsibility and seize every op ing. The Christian faith of today is The spiritual leaders of Jerusalem goes along with the crowd, doing what portunity of guiding youth in the path It is the r esponsibility of every fol Hatred, spite, trickery, brutality, were enemies of the cross. Those form being challenged on the intellectual lower of Christ to discuss Christian cruelty, jealousy, vengeance made up the crowd wants, asking no questions of Christian service. The Bible gives level requiring the highest quality of ing the Sanhedrin, who were outward and doing no thinking. Asked why they us direction to pray that the Lord vocations with all potential youth for the long roster of hostilities. ly bent to destroy Christ, were re intellectual and spiritual dedication to do this, they only say: "The crowd of the harvest might send labourers Christian service. God needs our voice Into the center of this varicolored sponsible to lead and guide the city counteract and to meet the trends of in the home, church, school, at camp, mass of people, who were filled with in all spiritual truth to uphold the around us are doing the same things." into his service. When Jesus counseled This is mob psychology. And yet are with the individual, he did so not only emotion, violence and defiance, God Law and the prophets. Yet Jesus was we not at t imes guilty of this very lo point out a new way of 1ife and set that cross on Calvary. Immediately doing this very thing. "Think not that relationship to God, but also he direct and with concerted accord, these evil I am come to destroy the Law, or the thing! We are indi!Ierent to the Gos forces united in their opposition to him prophets: I am not come to destroy pel of Christ; we have no interest in ed people into Christian service of one who hung on that central, accursed but to fulfill." following J esus nor in carrying out fo1·m or another. T he early church tree. Why? we ask. What has he But it was these same religious lead his commands. And when challenged singled out and commissioned qualified done? Why? He loved them, sympa ers who mocked, ridiculed, jeered, spat about a greater commitment and dedi and Spi rit-fi lled individuals for t he thized with them, lifted their sin upon him and demanded he be cruci cation, we refuse saying, "Are not the ministry of the church. burdens and made life more hopeful fied. Why? Because Jesus had disap rest of the people doing the sam e?" for them. We say it does not m ake pointed them when he refused to go Unless you and I totally surrender THE CHURCH'S NEED any sense that they crucified him for along with their ideology. So Jesus our lives to Christ's commands, "to come," "to go," and "to do," we are T he Apostle Paul invited and charg all of this. did not fi t into their scheme of things. ed his co-workers with the responsi But at the present moment, the This is true today. With pet ideas indifferent; we a re adversaries of the cross of Christ. bility of Christian service. This call world likewise is a world of dissen and ideologies and man-made philoso to the Christian m in istry may not sions. Ha tred, sabotage, distrust, de- phies, men set aside the Word and di- SOl\tE WITH HURT FEELINGS necessarily be a blinding fl ash of light We note that a t the cross one of as in Paul's exper ience, nor an emo the thieves registered a complaint tional or spiritual ecstasy and vision against Jesus. Jesus had not done a ary dream, but rather a reasonable thing for him. "Save thyself and us," acceptance of God's invitation to work he says. Never before in his life had in his harvest, call ing people on he g iven up a thing for this Jesus, but Christ's behalf to be r econciled with now he is in trouble and Jesus ought God. It means to render obedience to God by carrying out his great com to get him out of his dilemma. Instead of being sympathetic, he is mission. This sometimes requires the rebellious. H e fe els that he has been foregoing of self-interests and worldly slighted for he thinks there should ambitions by taking up spiritual re sponsibili ties and fo llowing Jesus. AN ENCOUNTER OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELING have been greater consideration given Dr. A. S. Fe lb erg (left). president of the Christian Institute. Edmonton. Alberta, by this one who claims to be God. H e In order to fulfill our obligations cou nsels with a n ew stud ent, Mr. K. Peter Dahnke. of Germany. is being by-passed, neglected. and calling of the Lord today, we In the church of today, we often must keep an open eye for those the day. The church needs m inisters from the pulpit and in conversation find people like this. Often they ar e whom God is calling; to assist, guide who are intellectually committed and with friends. We dare not fail the you and I . Our services have not been and enlist them. Hannah's prayers and well tr ained to present the eternal Lord here. If it is sign ificant and recognized. We were not praised as dedication of her son helped Samuel values to a fearful and materially worthwhile to counsel with youth to others. We think others are pushed to answer the call of Goel. The prayer inclined society. The secular world is enter engineering, teaching, commerce ahead at our expense. They get the ful vocational guidance of the home strongly wooing and involving all medicine, dent istry, and many othe1: offices and we do the work. They are can lead a young person in the direc talented youth for its purposes, while vocations and trades, why not seek appointed to important committees. tion of Christian service. Homes and the church is in great need of com t.he best m in.els and most promising We work just as hard but at no time churches where young people have petent and consecrated men with llYes for Chnst and the ministry of is there any r ecognition from the lead been confronted with the awareness vision to present the cause of Christ th.e .Gosp~l? The reward of the Gospel ers. So we become critical. We join the that God has need of them and is to a new day in a new way, whatever m1mstry 1s not only material but also fault-finding club of the church. We calling them to his service have sup the cost. spiritual and eternal. become resentful and bitter about plied the churches with leadership The church must awaken to its op Chu.rch vocational counseling is ac God's work. With this behavior we be through the years. Every church home portunities a nd adjus t to its needs. As complished by. example. encourage come the adversaries of the cross. should ask itself: Is our home, our people prepare to give themseh·es, men~. persor:ial interest in the potential As we look a t the m ob on Calvary's church, such a supply house of God? their skills, streng th. a nd possessions ca nd1d~te, n ght use of the Scriptures. "Let a ll things seen and unseen their notes of gladness blend , hill , we soon discover that some are Are we prayerful counselors fo r to some business, industry, or profes and gu 1da nc~ to a consistent devot ion 1 For Christ the Lord hath risen, our Joy that hath no end." missing who we thought would be church vocations and the K ingdom's sion, likewise the Church of Christ program. It is of great importa nce th~l - Eva Luoma Photo. (Continued on page 11) service? must do a ll she can to enlist her young (Co11tinued 0 11 page 16 ) BAPTIST HERALD l\farch 26, 1964 5 • e Education Ill the Biblical Perspective The Dilemma of Music 1n Our Churches G1·eat music should per1neate the total vrogram of ou1· churches. And so also the wannth of God's grace The decisive battle in the competing of lhe state ancl ch·urcli for the soul of ci child will be fought in the in our hearts should inspire every song. arena of higher educcition. By Professor E. B. Link of the Christian Training Institute Faculty. By Professor Bernard Schalm of the Christian Training Institute Faculty. I T MAY SEEM strange that th!: growing generation nor does it dwelling in the center of the life of such a musically sounding word as tend to deepen the faith of the seri the believer. To the Corinth:ans Paul ''FO R THE JEWISH peo- consequently demand more privileges In other words, education was an "dilemma," having such a dissonant ous mus:cians. They are perplexed by wrote, ''Sing with understanding." ple." says William Barclay, "the child a nd a better salary. Education costs uninterrupted activity. Family wor meaning, should have to be used to the lack of conviction in mus:c stan Propon::nts of liturgical jazz and was the most important person in t he are mounting, increasing the burden ship, religious feasts a nd the observ suggest the situation of song in our dards in our churches to the point of the folk mass sincerely feel that they community." Educating the child was of the taxpayer who not infrequently ance of sacred rites served to reinforce churches. Yet when we "face the ccncluding that this might be the sum are trying to do this. With the use of regarded of such importance that even fails to appr eciate the liberal spend the educational p rocess. The essence music," or listen carefully to it, we total of every aspect of faith in the legitimate jazz they clai:n to inte:: the building of the temple could be ing policy of the school board. There of education, as perceived by the J ew sense the sounds of discord in the atti church. p::et the Gospel in the language the interrupted, before education was in is no doubt that modern education is ish mind in the Old Testa ment, was tudes towards the usage of it by the But where do we begin to meet this world understands today. The average terrupted. In the Babylonian Shabbat, effici ent. "growth toward Goel-likeness." This Chr istia n church. Many of our people, problem? How can we avoid the churchgoer will be hard-pressed to dis for example, we read this bold state However , the question which is of growth, however, was possible only be especially our youth, are confused straight-jacket of the "long-hair" and tinguish this sanctified syncopation ment made by a Jewish rabbi: "Perish foremost concern to the church is cause Jehovah had revealed himself a bout the question of what is good the shallowness of the other? There from the discordant stra:ns of the the sanctuary, but let the children go whether modern education is biblical. to his chosen people in the Scriptures. music for our churches. is much that has bEen written and can · beatnik hangouts. At this point we to school." It is indeed possible for an institution be said as to the merit of either must check ourselves to see if we TWO EXTREl\IE OPINIONS According to tradition, there were to be "successful" without being "THE PERFECT l\IAN" IN CHRIST pos:t:on. Instead of taking either ex- want to stay stooped at this "should 480 synagogues in J erusalem a nd each "Christian," unless our concept of suc According to the New Testament, Our dilemma is posed by two poles of these had a school. It is generally cess has been derived from biblical education has a similar purpose. Its of opinion, between which are many agreed that Jewish education was a precepts. Education in biblical times ultimate goal is the "perfect ma n" shades of emphasis. One pole we will main factor in preserving the race had three outstanding features. Let CEph. 4 :13). Education thus is a n in classify as the great music school, a nd in fulfilling its destiny which was us consider each of these briefly. separable par t of Christian steward oftentimes termed "long-hair." This to be holy or different. A child in First, J ewish education r eceived its ship. Only if we have discipline:d our group will insist that only the very structed in these synagogues had not impetus from the Word of God. The intellects and harnessed our mental best of music should be sanctioned for only received knowledge, but he had Old Testament Scriptures constituted capacities can we truly give "all to use in the worship service, and that developed a way of life which dis the basic text. Primary education con God." The Great Commission makes if there be any allowance for lesser tinguished him from the Gentile and sisted of preparation for the reading teaching an integral part of the music it should be relegate:d to the set him apart for a unique divine mis of the Torah, and higher education chul'ch's mission to the world. If lighter moments such as the evening sion. consisted of r eading and studying the education is to be the dominant force ser vice or Sunday school. An extreme Torah. The numerous refe rences to the that helps a born-again believer example of this exclusive approach is E D UCATION JN BIBLICAL TIMES duty of educating the child (Deut. 4: achieve perfection in Christ a nd t hen the plight of the well-known 19th cen In our day education is equally !.l-10; 6:7; 20-25; 11:19; 32:46; Prov. relate himself in ser vice to a world tury hymn writer, Horatius Bonar . revered. A century ago only approxi 1:8; 4:1-4; 5:13 ; 6:20; 13:1; II I<: ings perforated with imperfections, it will He wrote hymns, good ones, that he mately 10% of all eligible young peo 10:1-5; etc.) are summarized best by need to be subservient to the authori would not sing in his own church be ple received training on a secondary the Mosaic injunction which reads: ty of the Word of God and the direc cause of the very high standards im level. Today over 90'fr attend high "'And thou shalt teach them diligently tive leading of the Holy Spirit. posed upon it by its Calvinistic back schools. The red brick school house of unto thy children, a nd shalt talk of "Preach the Word," (II T im. 4 :2), ground. There seemed to be a barrier a generation ago has been replaced them, when thou sittest in the house, says Paul to his spiritual son Timothy against the natural a nd genuine ex by a palatial structure housing modern a nd when thou walkest by the way, who had learned the Scriptures from pression of his fa ith. a nd expensive equipment. Teachers to and when thou liest down, a nd when a child on (II Tim. 3:15). Some people, reacting to this em day are more adequately trained and thou risest up" (Deu t. 6 :7). Second, J ewish education was reli phasis of musical exclusiveness. also giou.s education from beginning to end. feel that a barrier is buil t up against PROFESSOR LINK IN ACTION The fi rst clay of school was indelibly them and so fo rm up at the opposite Profe£:;or E. D. Link (left) tea ches a class on choir d irecting b y having a stud ent, impressed upon the m ind of every boy pole. Now they do not totally disagree Dieter Gob i. perform in front of the cla::s. by means of extended ceremonies and with their opposite numbers; in fact, ritual. Piety a nd education were in they will allow that although they do lreme view, we would like to suggest the devil have all the tunes" level. separable. Whoever could not read was not understand it there is a certain that there is an approach that can be Certainly we should want to rise to not regarded a true J ew. A. C. Boquet sta ndard of correctness in using high helpful in bringing down the barrier the respectful heights. in describing everyday life in New Tes er class music in the worship service. between the two, a nd can not only re Just as the choir, the director and t., ment times says that it was an "age So they tolerate it but they are real store meaning to all our church mu!iic accompanist must practice to master of the widest literacy for eighteen ly looking fo rward to the evening serv but aid us in an ever-increasing ap the better anthem, so the hearer must hundred years to come." All instruc ice when they can warm up their kind preciation of it. work at the sensitizing of his soul to tion in biblical times was given and of music through a " rousing" song When Pa u 1 in Colossians 3 :16 its message. Let our music leaders be rece:ved in a religious context. service a nd thrilling specials. Typically wrote, "Let the word of Christ dwell dedicated to seek and select only the Our modern arbitrary distinction be they are fond of choruses, often in in you richly in all wisdom; teaching very best for the Master. tween "religious" and "secular" edu discriminately chosen, and the liveliest and admonishing one another in cation has given rise to a schizophrenic song leader available who can conjure psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, WHAT FAITH BRINGS TO l\IUSIC Christian personality which interprets up loud and fast singing. At the ex singing with grace in your hearts to If the church needs the best music life and its problems from two perspec treme, they are avid fans of rhythmic the Lord," he was alluding to two just as surely its music needs its faith' tives: the religious and the secular. singing groups whose records they "Singing with grace in your hearts'; The thought of committing t he edu no teworthy goals in church music: the purchase almost as quickly as the contribution of music to our faith, cledares the _ir:ip ort anc~ of a singin cati on of a J ewish child to a Gentile world buys its hit parade discs. faith that originates within and the~ was never permitted to enter the mind and the contribution of our faith to 1 Between these two divergent poles music. i nit~at~s the_song to be heard without or a loyal Jew. Yet this is what we of opinion most of the church goers Smgmg with _the power of the S pirit. have done in our day. Education has are caught. There doesn't seem to be W HAT MUSIC BRl1'GS TO :FAITH I 1;a DG. Sankey m Scotland with a s i m~ become the responsibility of the state an a nswer as to which of the two is p.e ospe1 song melted away th which has succeeded in erasing all The Scripture tells us that music correct, or even most correct, so many ban:icr between himself a nd the _e traces of religion from the curriculum. is to instruct and to encourage thos'? conclude, "Le t's color it grey and let in the faith. It must present the cloc clusl\·e H. Bonar referred to ea . ~x With the rise of nationalism, with its ,\ftcr the service Bonai· was 1 1 emphasis on economic self-determina it go at that." But this aversion lo trim:s in the most effective way . so 1110 del'. If oducation is to be tho dor.iincmt forco in the life of the Christia n it will have to b e the dilemma isn't good enough. It that the Word of Christ w ill more give Sankey the hand of fell ve ~o sub.a-;rvienl lo the authority of the Word of God a nd the d ireclive leading of the tion, we have seen two forces v ie for OWsh1p doesn't answer the inquiring minds of and more be understood and fin:.! Holy Spirit. (Continued on page 16) ( Co11ti11lled on page 16 ) fj l\larch 26, 1964 BAPTI S'l' HERALD 7 Vital Issues of Biblical Faith The Pastor Is an Educator, Too Through cill the changes in human histor-y_, God has made us 71ossesso1·s of the unseen l'ealities of faith The minister's majo1· task as an educator is to ensure that the ministry of the church conform to the through the revelation of hirnself and his will in the Bible. pattern laid down by Jesus Christ and his apostles. By Professor A. Rapske of the Christian Training Institute Faculty By Professor Wm. R. L. McLatchie of the Christian Training Institute Faculty. wHEN A CHURCH calls a tices." Ought this to be so? Can we his ministry these functions, "preach CALL OURSE LV ES ma n to be its pastor, what does it ex conscientiously say, in the light of the ing the Kingdom of God, and teaching WE In the second place, we must recog ed to t he intellectual infancy of hu evangelical Christians and even "Bi nize that the Bible demands a thor pect that ma n to do, a nd what does teachings of the New Testament, that those things which concern the Lord ble-believing Christians," and we have ma nity, while the age of great philoso that pastor expect the church to do? this is what J esus Christ, the Master Jesus Christ . .. ." (Acts 28 :30, 31). oughly super11atiiralistic point of view. phica l systems and t he age of science good reason to esteem this identity, This is not to be confused with t he The answer to these questions will Teacher, expects of his church? may be represented, r espectively, ~s reveal what that church and that pas PASTOR AS EDUCATOR for it bespeaks a wonderful heritage. "supernaturalism" of magic and spiri THE MASTER T E ACHER This heritage can be traced b a ck the_ youth a nd maturity of m a n .. Th~s tor understa nd about the nature and Perhaps the most definitive of state tualism. Supernatural means "above attitude, conceived in the ent husiastic mission of the church of Jesus Christ. It is a clearly established fact that ments concerning the pastor's educa through the ages of history to Jesus nature." At the core of Biblical teach optimism of t he 19th century, with its It is unfortunate that there has Jesus' ministry included much teach tor role were made by Paul in his Christ and his apostles, not through ing is a Supernatural Being, who has evolutionary confidence in ma n, has been a subordination of the church's ing. In fact, it so dominated his min epistles. One of t hese statements is in the lines of ecclesiastical tradition made himself known in a supernatural n.ow come to som e grief in the d isi ll ~ teaching function. Stanley Glen, a istry, that he was cast in the role of Ephesians 4 :11 "And he gave some ... sionment and despair of the wai Canadian Presbyterian, makes the ob a teacher. He intended his disciples pastors and teachers." Some interpret racked decades of t he 20th century. servation that when it comes to teach to employ teaching as a distinctive ers believe this should be a hyphened . The Bible testifies to a needy and ing, there seems to be general agree method in proclaiming the Gospel. The term so that it would read "pastor Sm-cursed world that its stony bread ment between pastor and congregation Great Commission, as recorded in teachers." Again, Paul in writing to and broken cisterns have been exd that this is a task in which a pastor Matthew 28:19, 20, is exclusively a Timothy, describes a bishop as one who hausted, that man does not stan may or may not be involved, depend teachi11g commission. James Smart has is ·•apt to leach" (II Tim. 2 :24) . In a lone, a nd that t he meaning of n at u ~·e ing upon his personal inclination. If he been a voice crying out for greater the same letter to Timothy, Paul re emphasis upon teaching in the local cannot be found in n ature. God 15' teaches, he will perhaps even be com ,·ealed the concept of his own minis mended for his interest a nd concern. church. The following is a quotation try: "Whereunto I am appointed a a~? he is the r ewarder of t hem thaJ from his book, The Teaching Ministry preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher d~Iigently seek him. He has reveal~n But if he chooses not to teach, no one will call him into question. When the of the Cllurch: "There is no hope for of Gentiles" (II Tim. 1:11). We con himself in creation, in m iracles, e us unlil we re-define both church and clude, that our ministry is one that th.e resurrection of the dead. And: pastor feels the pressure of m any bur 1 dens and is pressed for time, he will ministry in the light of their origin in demands that pastors preach and will Ye t bring history to a n end, t~ e Jesus Christ. This fundamental asser teach. It is not one or the ot her. Nor everlasting b liss o f those vvho believe. usually drop his teaching duties first. He can exercise no such choice when tion goes directly contrary to a wide is it one to the exclttSion of the other. These superna lural rea Ii t ies a r e .t h ~ spread and popular idea, the idea that Nor does it appear that specialization fo~ ndatio n of a genuinely Bibl1ca it comes to preaching. faith. AN E DUCATIONAL l\'IINISTRY On t he basis of what the New Tes DOCTRI1'"E AND LIFE tam: nt teaches about t he church, is it A third essential is t he re l at i onsh i ~ possible theologically to justify the present prevalent concept of the minis BIBLE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ~f belie,t and practice. It h as ,,o f t~d een said, in efTect, by " li bera l~ . 8 i try? When a church calls a pastor, it Students of the Bible School Department at the Christian Training Institute, Edmonton, expects him to preach, to conduct Alberta with Prof. Wm. R. L. McLatchie, Advisor, in the front row, center. t~o~e of kindred spirit that Chri~t i anas ~:y is a way of life with doctrin~d a prayer meetings, to administer the or ~~ changing e xpression. But the. JJ eis dinances, to visit the sick, to win the and the succession of human authori revelation, and who has redeemed a lost and to be a man of prayer. Why ty, but through those of lhe ever f at. our beliefs are inconsequentia ed people by a majestic procession of oreign to the Bible "So we preacl1 d is it that there is almost a total lack living power of the Word of God and supernatura l acts. In these acts and a nd s . · . p 1 an of expectation that he also teach? . 0 Ye believed" ·v1·1tes a u ' t of the working of his Holy Spirit mani in t his revelation, he who is above na m h' • ' · no At its heart, this appears to be a fested in the unquenchable life of ture and history has manifested him h' is epistles sound doctrine JS but matter of a defective concept of the New Testament Christianity. self in this world which he has created. ~ mdrance nor an incidental fact. ·JReformation wi th a ll its emphasis of human history, God has made us gated miracles, divine revelation and H d its solution to the problem of cod upon preaching, was accompanied by possessors of the unseen realities of the Biblical idea of God to the' pre ence the unchanging truth of ·n a n educational program so thorough and 111 · 01· I< J faith through the revelation of him scientific mentality. For example, Au Chri s great redemptive "~ con· that it led t he Roman Catholic Church self and his will in the Bible. It is in d st are r elevant for the dailY ur guste Com te, father of the science of 0 to adopt a thorough educational pro the light of the Bible, then, that we sociology, taught that theology belong- e~ct of our lives as well as for gram in order to counteract Protesta nt ernaJ destiny must appraise the vitality and worth O · be- gains. Evangelical g roups have been THE C.T.I.'s THEOLOGICAL FACULTY of our kind of Christianity. We must t wen lhe other ha nd, i n consist~ncY tne very slow to awaken to the potential The. Theological Faculty study Christian Training Institute improvement plans: (left ask ourselves, "What is basic to a 1 impact of a t horoughgoing educational Easler Moru gen~ ~ doctrine and life be.J e~he re to right) : Prof. A. Rapske. Dr. B. Schalm, Prof. Wm. R. L. McLatchic, Prof. E. B. truly Biblical faith?" for .neness Of Our faith. It JS God ministry. Link. Dr. A. S. Felberg, a~d Dr. E. P. Wahl. In a nswer, it should be said at the Timidly at dawning be ~ 1 mportant t hat the trutl~ ofrignt Except for the efforts of the largest outset that B iblical attthority is fun They ca me lo the garden tomb · 1 we are free as Christian ministers to I .. lustrated a nd adorned w ith ·de Protestant denomination in America, in one type a lone is intended. damental. This is so not on ly because With love and wonder growing' 1v111g Th g u1 there is a very weak educational effort make of the ministry whatever we will I n the New Testament, the outcome we want to be Biblical in general, but 01 th· . e law of Jove is the f tJle They saw the empty room. ind· .e life Of purity. The value ~ c od being exerted by evangelical bodies. in the light of the needs of our day ... of the minisl1·y is also stated. Dr. F . a lso because of what the Bible says 0 the ministry which we enter is the ( ndtduaJ created in the ima~e ") iS This is true on the level of t he Sun B. Edge, in his book, A Qnest For Vi about its own <1uthority, and because "He is not here," the angel said 0 ministry of Jesws Christ . .. if we of what our Lord said concerning the the ! a n ~ m personal "s?c1etY can day school as well as in the area of tality in Religio11, points out that in "Behold, he's risen from the de~d. higher education. The late Dr. S. A. want to know what our ministry is, Ephesians 4 :12. "For the perfecting authority of Scripture. To r egard Tell one, tell ~ll that they shall s~e test suiest cnterion by which ,.~e liev· Witmer, in his study of the field of we must go to the Scriptures." of the saints. for the work of th~ Scripture as less than the Word of And speak with him in Galilee." ers. oui· motives as professing e God is lo be neither Biblical nor Christian educa tion made this com The record of the early church gives ministry ...", the comma after the ''D cia!lY Christian in view of what J esus and Not timid now, thcii· hea t Unto o good un to all m en, espe e11old ment: "The popular image of Christian evidence that there was a faithfulness word ''saints" should be omitted. This the authors of the New Testament With Easler joy tha t all r s aglow education lacks prestige. It tends to be in adhering lo a teaching ministry. In would then make the task or lhe pas Of . t hem who are of the hOus 11ar · said and constantly implied about Death shall no more the may know f a1th" T . J1 t c identified with Sunday school con tests, Acts 5 :42 we note that preaching and tor lhat of prepa ring the saints. ihe them. "It is written" was for them The l'isen Christ has s L conqueror be- acteri· · his is t he marl< t a r theY with children exclusively, with women teaching arc mentioned together. So church members for their ministi· . .,., tool the early Christians, fo .. . \ • l () the end of controversy. e us free. zc~ 13y loo did thr Apostle Paul combine in ti . < seriously the words of Jesus. 3re teachers, a nd with substanda rd prac- ( Co11ti11ttf'Trinity WONDERFUL PRAYER SUPPORT cinating word! Through the centuries of Australia has four theological col inspiration to ma ny of God's people By Jean Berndt, Reporter Church to become the nucleus of a of time it has retained its force and leges. This to no small degree explains in the world's free countries. T hey '"Volunteer" group to do visitation Another enjoyable experience took arc uses our keenest interest. T oday its the strong missiona ry emphasis we fin d love t heir country and its people. They BEFORE LONG our covered work a nd to share their witness in place in Shattuck, Oklahoma when the momentum is m ightier than ever. Eve n a mong the Baptists in Australia. In love to preach the "gospel of peace." station wagon was loaded, and once Portland. team sang at a Women's Sorosis Club the words of our Lord and Mas t2r, 1960 the Australian Baptist Mission To attend the church services in Rus again we were making our wai'. alon_g Our Oregon T rail was often wet Meeting. Meeting these ladies aided us "teaching them" and "the Holy Ghost ary Society had a staff of 94 mission sia is uplifting. H owever, one's heart the wet and muddy Oregon Trail. This from the rain but as we found our greatly in our visitation. Later in the shall teach you," have taken on new aries wcrking in four foreign coun bleeds when observing how very little trail led us from the village of Dallas way into Washington, we couldn't for week as we went door to door we vitality in the church of the 20th cen tries. On a u fields evangelistic work our Baptist bret hren are permitted to and the Salt Creek Church into Salem, get the warm hearts and shining faces would knock upon the doors of thes~ tury. was being assisted by medical and do for youth, for their own children. the capita l of Oregon. There at the that had created sunshine for us along ladies' homes and they would say, Baptists have always believed edu educational work. From whence shall come the preach Brush College Chapel a nd Bethel Bap the trail. "Oh, I know you. Come on in." cation to be a vital factor in setting New Zealand with 15,642 Baptists ers and m issionaries of tomorrow for tist Church of Salem, our "trail bo?s," These many opportunities have been man free. It is important to note how has a Ba ptist Training Centre in the 224,000,000 people in that mighty Rev. Walter Hoffman, and our guide, a joy and a challenge to us and we the writers of the New Testament Auckland. The brethren at the head land, t he U. S. S. R.? Truly, God h as Rev. Arthur Brust, helped us unload AL ONG THE WAY I N li ANSAS, hope that we are receiving your pray strongly stress the importance of of this theological institution are not forgotten those millions. Christians our gear and get settled for a two OJCLAHOl\lA AND TEXAS er suppor t so that we can continue in "KNOWING." br inging tremendous sacrifices in everywhere need to pray for a "break weeks' stay. By Nancy ICa iser our ministry of winning Souls for Je We stand amazed as we ponder the laboring for low salaries, in some through." Team II of God's Volunteers is r eal sus. advancements made by man in science, what primitive beginnings and develop Spain is undergoing a change of CAPITAL OF OR EGON ly moving along at a rapid pace. We We a re happy to report that the histor y and space. However, the theo ing a healthy tra ining program. One "spiritual atmosphe re." For centuries Since the Brush College Chapel is finally have our new station wagon, absent member of our team , Ramona logical fi eld has not received its por is humbled by the labor and inspired Roma n Theology has dominated t he a relatively new settlement, there a 1964 P ontiac, which we call "Sch Buxa, is now a step further in her tion of exploring and searching out by the sincerity of our brethren of this thinking and action of the millions were few young people of our ages ought" (She ought to have more gas; rc:covery. She left t he Michael's Hos the truth. Our training in spiritual la nd. here. A Spania rd said to me in answer there. We spent many happy moments she ought to have more room, etc.), pital in Grand F orks, N. Dak .. on F eb. to my question how Spa in was faring discover ing new t hings about our ter and a trailer which we call "Sch 8th and is recuperating at her home in under the rulership of Generalissimo r itory. We held singspirations a round nookie." The two together have been Anamoose, N. Dak. This is a nother Franco: "It is not Fra nco ruling this friendly fires, and the young ~eop~c moving us along from area to area evidence of answered pr ayer and we country; the priesthood rules." he lped us get some nee~ed exercise m such as Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are hoping that she will soon be able On June 16, 1963 I attended the roller skating a nd bowling after hav where we have been spreading the to join us in our Crusade for Christ. Sunday evening service at the First ing been cramped up in our _wago ~. Gospel and witnessing for Christ. Baptist Church of Madrid, Spain. I One Sa turday we left t he mam trail ADVERSARIES OF THE ~ou nd the congregation and t he pastor and took a r ougher, muddier trail SINGING IN SCHOOLS CROSS m a very jubilant mood, for on that which led to Oregon's r ugged coast Besides our regular Crusade for very _Sunday afternoon they had been and t he vast Pacific Ocean. It was Christ campaigns a nd daily visitation, (Continued fr(nn page 4) permitted to open the Second Baptist wet and rainy but t he sight of the we had many other opportunities to there. We notice that P eter, who had Church in Madrid. It was som ewhat breakers was breathtaking for us. witness fo r Christ. We have had pro assured Jesus a few hours ear lier that difficult for me to locate the church Along the tra il in Salem we m et grams at t he schools, both grade he would go anywhere with him, was ~or. th7re was no sign of any kind with older people too, those who had schools and high schools. Since Christ not there. But as we look we see only md1ca tmg there was a church be hind been some of the first in the settle m as vacation we have been in the high one who was willing to press close t he double door entrance. I have now ment a nd were now in convalescent school in ever y campaign except the and say: "I belong!" In that crowd b<:en i~ formed that permission has homes. There we sang and shared our large r city of Wichita. Our programs were undoubtedly some who had been been given to post a sign outside its witness with t hem. Before we left in the schools are of lighter Yariety, healed by Christ, _but we do not sec c ha ~! door giving the hours of its Salem, we investigated the capital emphasizing the joy youth can have them. They have hidden their identity· services. buildings and met Governor Mark ~Ia t in serving Chr ist while presenting the they are disciples in secret. ' fi eld who spent a few minutes review Gospel in song. These areas of serv SPAIN AND COLOl\IBIA T hese find their counterparts in the ing our work a nd discussing politics. ice are very enjoyable for us, and they church today. T here arc those Who In 1963 no less t han 13 Spa nish enable us to reach many children and are . unwilling to be. i?entified With P~otestant churches have been per METRO.POLI OF PORTLAND young people. T he response that we Chnst; they too are d1sc1ples in secret mitted to reopen: 5 Baptist, 4 Evan Then R ichard Sturhahn got oul his have received in the many schools we They don't tell the world of Goa·· The La1in American S emina ry at San Jose. Costa Rica. gelical, 3 Brethren a nd 1 Independent. trail map, his compass, pointed ou1· have attended has been tremendous. great redemptive work in Christ. The~ Front row (lelt lo right): A Panamanian student; Francisco Ca s trillo of Colombia. The British Fore ign Bible Society for wagon northwa rd and we followed the Another open door is al the hospi know that multitudes walk in dar(_ South America now a s tudent at the Chris tian Training Ins\i\ute; studen t from the first time in its history has now trail into the thriving metropolis of tals, nursing homes, a nd Homes for ness and yet they see no purpose f Panama ; and another !rol":l Colombia. been permitted to enter Spain a nd car Portland. There ready and waiting to the Aged. These p1·ograms not only showing their lives to others as Goa~. ry out its special ministry. I think we lake us through the next two wee k ~ prove to be a blessing to the "old redeemed. How true it is that we . s The Baptist S::minary in Hamburg, a~e correct in saying, t he Roman Cath were our new guides, D r. John Wobig understanding has been somewhat folks" but encourage us and give us often unwilling to let the world 1• ai c n:::gtected and has r emained patheti Germany enjoys a healthy atmosphere ohc Church is reading "the hand and Rev. Bruce Rich. a "shot in the arm ." The wonderful th a t "I b e1 ong t o Ch nst."· In 'nowth· cally behind practically all other fie lds under the able leadership of its presi writing on the wall." During t hese two weeks we were testimonies of these dear p:;ople cer sense, we sometimes have been dis of learning. It is encouraging to ob dent, Dr. Hans Luckey. Since 1960 this Spa in today needs a much strong led down prospect calling drive and tainly warm our hearts and inspire Yersaries of the cross. a - serve signs in the Protestant Church institution enjoys three departments- er program of theological tra ining. canvass crescent for our visita tion us to be more diligent in winning souls H owever, we dare not conclude w·t of today of awakening people to a Theological Seminary, Bible and Mis How else will this people be led out 1 work. We also covered Education for Jesus. out noting that Jesus is in the h greater need of intensive tra ining in sion School, and a Youth Seminary. o_f the da rkness unto the m a rvelous Path when we held extra services in In Wichita, K ansas we took part in of Cal\·ary. There were thosecente1· matters pertaining to our belief in the light? At presen t, there are only about NEEDS I N RUSSI A a Christian high school, a theological the Wichita City-Wide Youth for opposed, hated a nd mocked him Who one true God. 3.800 Baptists in Spain. The evangeli seminary a nd a Bible School. Other refused to come down from th · _l-Ie In traveling to various countries In the Eastern Zone of Germany, Christ program where, despite the cal church that will first br ing a services were held at the Portland many spotlights, we were able to show at the crowd's jeering comma~ Ci 0 ss of the world, it a lways thrilled me to where the church faces real tria ls and strong th7ological t raining to this Baptist H ome for lhe Aged. observe Baptists giving attention to many difficulties, the Baptists hav2 the young people what other young stead h~ stayed there to die. tha~· In country will be the leading spirit ua l Soon we were joined by our cir and I might be forgiven. Paul h Y~u this branch of religious science that a seminary al Buckow. Rev. Adolf force of tomor row. people a.re doing for their Savior. cuit guest evangelist. Rev. K enneth Then in Stafford, Kansas we attend that we all have sinned again a~ sai_cl treats of God. P ohl is at the head of this school. At Often we have heard a nd read about 5 present the enrollment is 17 young Fischer from Anaheim, Calif. With ed a Community Life Breakfast in the Greathearl of love. Bu l toda . th is AUSTRALIAN BAPTISTS the terrible persecution of all Protes him we were led down Valentine Lane early hours of the morning and were still hangs with outstretcheJ Jesus men. ri:ow wonde rful that, amidst all t a~ t work in Colombia. Under a ll t he Australian Baptists, according lo the and participated in a Sweetheart Ban enabled to present lhe message to peo and bleeding heart, pleading anct hands these discouragements, young men are trials a nd tribulations, t he Christia ns latest statis tics, number 40,624 in a quet and in the Oregon Youth Sweet ple throughout the community. R ev. ing: "Come to me!" "And h. Pleaa_ ready to seek theological training a nd in Colombia have placed much value 1111 country with a population of about to hold the Gospe l Banner high. heart Social. Daniel Fuchs, our guest evangelist. cometh, he will in no wise c that (Continued on page 16) «st out." JO March 26, 196-l BAPTIST HERALD For the 11 :30 A.M. service we were a nd had 25 students enrolled this past city w at the Primera Iglesia Bautista de year. It is located on the edge of the bea ut as not scheduled because of its beautiful city of Gua temala which has a Sp/. but because of the location of ON OUR \NAY Mexico. This is a large church of some 1 1,500 members and is a leailing church a n elevation of 5,000 feet above sea Haa 1.~ sh language school in this city. in the National Mexjcan Baptist Con level and a population of about 450,000. disap .been for its beauty, then our TO SOUTH AMER ICA vention. The senior elderly pastor The Baptist work in Guatemala con yona Pomtrnent would have been be brought an inspirin g message which sists of about 25 churches and many woras Wo~ds. The description defies The trip to South America that was prayeifully begun in Costa Rica was blessed of God and resulted in missions having a total membershlp of parisonas it is. We cannot m ake a com bringing five persons forward. Here close to 3,000. The Institute seeks to what . of What San Jose is now and almost ended in a wild riot at Panama. This is the first of a series of first t 1 ~ Was before, since this was our we had a most unique experience. Aft serve these churches a nd missions and rip S . three articles by the General Missionary Secretary about his survey er the beneiliction there was no hurry their outreach into the communities of be · Uffice it to say that, mstead by providing at least a well rounded The tuty, We saw ashes everywhere. trip to South Amelica. ing and scurrying for the exjt. Many 0 people took additional time to walk Bible trairung. We saw a number of since lcano Irasu has been active forward and to kneel for moments of churches, one of which took on the ing fo~areh, 1963 and was still b ellow By Dr. R. Schilke of Forest Park, Illinois prayer a nd praise. name, "Light and Truth Baptist blanke:ih clouds of sand and ashes and Church." Which . ng these over the whole valley SMALLER BAPTIST CffUR.CHES It was of interest to us to visit a We ~s the site of the city. ere told that in a one 24-hour FOR ALMOST six years the The first few days of this trip to There are about 16 Baptist churches question as to a possible new mission South America were to be spent in a nd a bout 30 mjssions in Mexico City field in one of the countries of South Latin America. This was done for alone. That afternoon we visited one America has been raised repeatedly. several reasons. The stopovers in Lat of the smaller Baptist churches, the in America could be made at a mini ! It was already raised on the General Devino Salvador Iglesia Bautista, Conference floor in Edmonton, Alberta mum of expense since these places which Mr. a nd Mrs. Chambless regu r in 1958. In certain areas of our Gen were en route. We wanted to get the larly attend. A seminary student 6~ eral Conference churches, this ques feel in these Latin-American countries brought the message at this service. .... first in order to be better orientated J I I . tion became very much alive for vari God is raising up his servants among 1 - r- ous reasons : The response to the Gos for the survey in South America. A the na tionals. pel in some c0untries of South Ameri visit to San Jose, Costa Rica was a First Baptist Church in Mexico City, The evening was spent at the Wy ca seemed encouraging; a goodly num "must" since a good Spanish language Mexico visited by Dr. R. Schilke and cliffe House. This weekend had ber of m issionaries coming from our school is located there. Most mission Mr. Ed. Bohnet. brought in about 25 missionary couples churches are already serving in South aries going to a Spanjsh-speaking who were going out to their jungle country take one full year of language ~~ America under various mission boards; less than 4 hours (over 2,000 miles). training camp for the next ~ix m?nths. a new mission field would create new s tudy at this school. We wanted to It was a n evening of testimonies as The distance from Los Angles to ..~ mission interests. see it in operation and, if possible, each was introduced. We could also make some valuable contacts for our Mexico City was covered in about 3 The Board of Missions of the North hours (over 1,500 miles) . The sur add our testimony to those of the American Baptist General Missionary survey to follow. others. Rev. Ben Elson of Wycliffe On J a nuary 3, 1964 the writer bade r.ounrung area of Mexico City looks u Society, Inc., has likewise ta ken up hke a swamp area when looking down Bible Translators gave us a bird's eye J. his fa mily goodbye and left Chicago view of the work which Wycliffe is this question in its annual sessions for Los Angeles via American Airlines. from the height of the plane, in spite of the past few years. Studies have ot the fact that the elevation is a bout doing in Mexico through its 2.50 ~i s been made. Reports of visitors to Certain denominational interests made sionaries in this country. Thell'S is a it necessary to see some of our peo 7,800 feet above sea level. Actually South America have been heard. Al the area is lake area in a burnt out specialized ministry in language and ready in 1960 the idea of a survey ple in Anaheim and so this one day stop there was woven into this jour crater. The city having a population Bible translation. trip was proposed a nd found approval over five million is built on sec The following day, J a n. 6, we were ney. This also made it possible for o! The beginning of a Baptist ch urch (Damascus Church) in Guatema la City, C entral but for good reasons was not made at Mr. Edmund Bohnet to join the writer ho~s of this area which have been to leave Meidco City. But before doing that time. At the last a nnual session so Mr. Chambless once more came for America using a former home as the "new sanctuary." at Los Angeles. For the night the writ drained. There is no firm bedrock of the Board of Missions a survey trip foun_dation and ma ny buildings are us. Among the sights he showed us er was guest in the lovely home of home which has been the meeting ashlike dust fell on one square yard. was again seriously proposed and ap Mr. a nd Mrs. Bohnet at Garden Grove. leaning to one side or the other. Evi were the Metropolitan Cathedral of proved. The writer as General Mis place of a new church for the past It seeps through every crack and cov The following day Mr. Bohnet bade his den.ce of this shifting and sinking foun Mexico, the Presidential P alace, and sionary Secretary was asked to under d.a t1on can also be seen in streets a nd the Latin American Tower where from year or more. 'When one room became ers everything, everywhere. Your face take such a trip some time during family goodbye and together we left too small, a wall was taken out and feels gritty after walking only one or Los Angeles for Mexico City by West s1d.e~a lks , in floors and stairways of its 44th fl oor we could look down on this fiscal year and to report his find buildings. Mr. Walton Chambless, busi the entire city. At the Metropolitan the family retreated in the remaining two blocks. People seek to cover their ings to the Board at the next annual ern Airlines. small room, a nd so on. A lot has now ne.ss .man~ger of the Southern B aptist Cathedral we witnessed a special mass faces with cloth but still cannot pre session. A DAY IN MEXICO CITY m1s.s1onar1es in Mexico City, met us on with the a rchbishop presiding. The been purchased a nd this new church vent inhaling much of it. The city arnval a t the airport and took us to outward pomp a nd glitter of the cere is r eady to undertake a building pro makes a valiant effort to sweep up the THE "FEEL" OF LATIN AMERICA Modern day travel is nothing short of miraculous. The distance from Chi Regis H otel for our nigh t lodgings. mony had so little inward warmth and gram with the help of the Guatemalan dust a nd haul it away and keep life The trip to South America was cago to Los Angeles was covered in Through his kindness and efforts we glow that it became a mere show for Baptist Convention. Of course, other as normal as possible. But who can prayer fully planned. The month of were a ble to see a good pa rt of Mexi tou1·ists who watched for a while and missions also work in Guatemala, but fight agains t the forces of nature? We J a nuary a nd the first half of February co City. walked on. our one day s tay did not permit us to were reminded of the plagues of Egypt l 964 were set aside for such a trip. The magnificent altars and the six see much else. and have a better understanding of Contacts with leading missionaries of AT THE LORD'S TABLE chapels (of relics, of the angels, of The city gives the impression of them, even through this one day ex various mission boards and through the Virgin of Sorrow, of the Virgin friendliness and hospitality. We sensed perience. those boards were made in each coun The Lord's Day in Mexico City was of Guadalupe, of the Virgin of Zapoan, it at the Tourist Home where we On arrival in San Jose, we were met try and city which was scheduled for a bus~ one for us. We had planned to a nd of the Holy Trinity and Apostles) stayed and which was ma naged by a by Rev. a nd Mrs. Hill, Southern Bap a visit. The time was to be used wisely take in as many services as possible are something for the eye to behold. German lady, and we sensed it in our tist missionaries, who took us to the a nd discreetly a nd a crosssection of and to get the spiritual feel a nd im But what message do they have for dealings with people in shops. But we Europa Hotel. The followina mornina m issionary interests was sought. In pulse of this large metropolis. One the misery and hunger of a destitute experienced it especially when we were ~h ey ii:tro~uced us to the Conve ntio~ can catch the spirit even without un order to have some companionship a nd heart? In the midst of all this our invited to the home of Dr. a nd Mrs. m se~s 1on Just then, and we were able dersta nding the language but the day to be able to discuss various aspects hea1·t heard the lamentation of our Clarke Scanlon for a dinner engage to b~·mg a word of greeting. From the of findings, the writer invited Mr. Ed started out in the l a n g u~ge we spoke. Lord as give n by the prophet Isaia h ment to observe the celebration of the outs1?e only we saw one of the love! mund Bohnet of Garden Grove, Calif.. For the early morning service, we at 1_:13-15, "Bri n~ n~ more vain obli ga ~ birthday of Mrs. Scanlon. The next Baptist chu rc~es built through fund~ to join him. Mr. Bohnet is a leading tende~ the Capital Baptist Church lions; ... I will hide mine eyes from day, after seeing some of the country from the Maxie J arman Foundation. Tt Jay-member of the Magnolia Ba ptist
COUNSELING FOR which in our day is "institution oriented," must once aga in become VOCATIONS ''home-oriented." (Con tinued from page 5) A questionna ire administered to a future ministers get a clear concept signifi cant sample of North America n of wha t the minis try involves in order Baptist young people drawn. from stu tha t the Holy Spirit may create in dents a t the Chr ist ian T raining Insti them a willingness to dedicate the ir tute, the last CBYF Congr ess a t Lake Geneva, a nd summer youth camps re A TEACHING GUIDE of his visitation. (See Luke 1 :68) . I. GOD IN NATUR E , HISTORY best to meet that need as God guides AN D R EVELATION . Isa iah 40:21, 22. them. vealed some interesting facts about Date: April 5, 1964 III. MAN'S PURPOSE IN GOD'S our constituency. Nearly two-thirds, This is one of the outstanding chap A counselor m ay render invaluable MAN'S PLACE IN GOD'S UNIVERSE. P salm 8 :5-9. service by acquainting those called of for example, said tha t the Sunday Theme: ters in I saia h a nd it should be read school does not meet the n eeds of teen UNIVERSE Man looks insignificant when com in its entire ty. It is addressed to the BY MRS. HARM SHERMAN God with the ma ny denomina tiona l op pared to the greatness of God, but he portunities for needed service. This agers today. One-fourth came from Scripture: Psalm 8 disconsola te exiles in Babylon in or F AITH IN ACTION homes where parents did not practice nevert heless has a high and noble pur der to g ive t hem h ope and courage. will suppor t the call of God and the pose if he will only submit to God's Someone has said, "The beginning cha llenge sought after. Guidance to tithing, and only one-third indicated THE CENTRAL THOUGHT:. The They were questioning God as creator that t hei1· parents have regula r Bible pla n. The P salmist uses la nguage re and sustainer because in their despair of anxiety is the end of faith, and seek the necessary educa tion for the Christia n has a place in God's universe ser ved for kings and nobility when he the beginning of real faith is the end task in one of our two ministerial reading a nd prayer. P astors would do beca use he belongs to God- here a nd it was difficult to believe in an all-wise well to spe nd less time in t he commit says m an is "crowned with glory and and all-power ful Crea tor who car ed of a nxie ty." In her book, "The Chris tra ining centers w ill help to get the hereafter. honor ." We have an affinity to God tian's Secret of a Ha ppy Life," H a nnah r igh t prepa ra tion fo r our God-given tee room a nd more time in the homes for his children in distress. of our members. I NTRODUCTION : S o m e o n e has such as no other creat ure. (See John Smith wrote: "F a it h, like sight, is denominationa l ministry. 3 :2). Ma n has fallen because of sin The pr ophet r eminds t hem of their "Much learni ng doeth make thee said that ma n has learned how to ~Y nothing a part from its object. You but he can rise beca use of J esus Christ. shor t memory and is surprised that might as well shut your eyes a nd look mad," said King Agrippa to P a ul in through the air like birds and swim they should so soon for get everything THEOLOGICAL TRAINING whom he detected exceptiona l r eason through t he sea like fi sh. Now a ll he He is still the object of God's love inside, and sec whether you have a nd care. they heard and were taught, and what sight, as to look inside and discover (Continued f rom page 10) ing powers (Acts 26 :24). Let us pray has to do is lea rn how to walk on earth was revealed to t hem from the be whether you have faith. You see upon Chr istia n tr aining. Thus under tha t God w ill ra ise up young people in like men. Man has the most diffi cult Questions for Discussion: ginning. our day who w ill submit to the sam e something, and t hus know tha t you t he fi erce opposition, four very active time fi nding his place in the universe. l. How much is ma n worth physi Isaia h is trying to convey to the have sight; you believe something, a nd Bible Schools a re found in Colombia mental discipline and achieve the same H e is forever seeking and never a ble cally? How much is he worth spir itu J ewish people the t ruth of God's thus know that you have faith. For toda y a nd two theological seminaries degree of spir itual dedication. God to come to t he k nowledge of the tr uth ally? greatness. H e knew nothing of space gave his serva nts earthly tools to com as sight is only seeing, so is faith only are flourishing. These institutions (II Timothy 3 :7). 2. Why would ma n rather domina te ships a nd sputniks, but h is faith led ple te a heavenly task. T he effective believing." promise the P rotesta nt church victory Perha ps the most important ~ea son men than creatures? him to proclaim that wherever t he Faith is believing God explicitly for and glorious progress in Colombia. ness of the work done and t he lengt h tha t ma n ca nnot find his place 111 ~h e 3. Why was it so easy for man to universe is stretched, God sat above it. everything. F aith is not a ma t ter of It is with high inter est and much of time used to comple te it will de universe is because he is attempting fa ll into sin? Why should it not be feeling; it is a matter of action. It is gratification that we have read the pend la rgely on the sha rpness of t he to ta ke the place of God. He does not just as easy to rise? II. THE REJECTION OF GOD AS a treasure which is available to a ll of reports in the "Ba ptist Herald" about tool s. believe in the miracles of J esus be- CRE ATOR. Isaia h 40 :23, 24. us. How tragic tha t so few a ppropria te the theological educa tional progra m on cause sc.i ence ca n pe r for·m greater A TEACHING GUI DE There wer e a lways a few proud r ulers its glorious results ! If we really believe our Cameroon mission fi eld and about DILEMMA OF MUSIC miracles. His faith in science has re who thought they could conquer t he in Christ a nd his teachings, then a ll the Osaka Biblical Seminary in J apa n. (Ccmtimt.ed from page 7) placed his faith in God. But he has n~t Date : April 12, 1964 world, but t hey all eventua lly dis doubts should flee from ou r lives. All this should bring to our wide at a nd word of commenda tion. Don Rus fo und something better, for he fe e s Theme: THIS IS GOD'S UNIVERSE appeared. T hey ranted and r aved for Christ backs up what he promises. tention our denominational educa tional more desperately lost than e':'er b e for~ . a w hile until God disposed of t hem . tad, sometimes organist for the Billy cripturc : Isaiah 40:21-26 You will recall what he said to t he program here a t home. Our Seminary Graha m campa igns tells of the effec H e finds less meaning to life a nd is The cynics a nd unbelievers, w ho Samarita n leper who with others re at Sioux Falls a nd our Christian tiveness of t he song, "Love Lifted Me," farther from its solution. ~efo re_ m~n TH E CENTRAL THOUGHT: It is have no convictions, will also last only ceived cleansing: "Arise, go thy way: Tra ining Institute in Edmonton will ·s place in Gods un1ve1se when used in the London Crusade. can ti n d h1 . · God impossible to understa nd creation un a shor t time. T hey can never take t hy faith ha th made thee w hole." This be what we make them. to be. P reviously, he had objected to the he must first fi nd his place 111 · less you know the God of crea tion. perm a nent root a nd the first strong same Lor d urges us to ha ve faith in We can hold them on a "starvation limping rhythm accompanying the pro wind or storm tha t comes along will INTRODUCTI ON: T he Christia n is God. Not one of his promises has ever level" or we ca n make them institu found t hough t of God's love, but used I. GOD'S EXCELLE NCE IN THE blow them away. P salm I says "they sometimes overwhelmed because he failed! tions of spirit ua l power and glorious de sincerely it had warmed a nd cha nged UNIVERSE. Psalm 8:1, 2. are like t he chaff which t he ·wind In L uke 17 :5 we read a bout t he nom ina tiona l expansion. T he school in the heart of a ha rdened father. must live in a world tha t seems hos driveth away." The law was not a burden to all tile a nd unfriendly. H e does not al occasion when the disciples made this Edmonton can have a n enrollment of E ric Routley, famous hymnologist, . . t · the many songs request of t he Lord, "Increase our Jews as 1s ev1den m f d ways feel like singing: "This is my several hundred students just as soon tells of his low evalua tion technically of adora tion and praise to God oun III. GOD'S EVIDENCE FOR HIS faith." T hey realized t heir wea k ness as we a re ready to develop an ade of t he t une of the very first hymn in . I P salm 8 may F a t her's world, a nd to my listening CREATION. Isaiah 40:25, 26. in the lig ht of Christ's strengt h. When m ma ny of the Psa ms. t ears a ll nature sings, and round me quate training program . T wo t housan d our Nor th American H ymna l. But, he The J ewish captives were well awa re we pray, "Lord, increase our fa ith," Cubans spent 12 months in tra ining be referred to as a Na ture ~sa lm , b ~ r ings the music of t he spheres." The was deeply stirr ed when he heard of the Psalmist does not worship n~ tu 1ed wrong often seems so strong that he of t he gods of B abylon. B ut t he it means we must keep our eyes fixed in Russia and ha ve just recently been German people filled w ith faith sing on him, his plan, his guidance, and in H h' t he God who crea t doubts whether God is still the ruler. prophet had to remind them that they sent back to Cuba. Do we r ealize wha t ing it, "Grosser Gott, Wir Loben D ich," e wors ips th word "ex- could not be compared to the God of obedience to our Lord, exercise faith. that means? T he cha llenge is legion ! na ture When he uses e The studies in this qua r ter are con on t he street before the very eyes of cellent;, he sees how far the wor1 < S Abra ham, Isaac a nd J acob. J ehovah Every da y of our lives we exercise Will we a nswer this cha llenge? a threatening Hitler. cerned about certa in a reas of living. our faith in somet hing . Should we not of God surpass the works of m an _- . We m ust face life as we find it, and is a n intelligent God who h as a pur then take God a t h is word wit hout Through the years the Christian H e cannot under. s t an d how 1t . 1s t he only way to fi nd strength for liv pose, not only with t he universe, b ut EDUCATION IN THE BIBLE with every individual. H e has a p ur any reserva tion ? A vita l lesson for Tra ining Institute Chor isters have possible for a nyone no t to recognihze e ing is through faith in God's W or d. every Christian is learning to live only (Contimi.ed /r(nn page 6) been privileged to sing ma ny musical God's handiwork because even t We may be bur dened by handicaps, pose with I srael. H e is also a m oral one day at a time. Our Lord has never works of fait h but none has been so . his wonders poverty, ill health a nd failure, but that God. His laws give life, but only if the soul of the child: the sta te and youngest children ca n see h ·25). t hey are obeyed. H e is also a loving promised adva nce notice, b ut has told unendingly uplifting as t he traditiona l in the universe. (See Matt ew 11 · need not hinder us from living a use~ the church. It may well be that the "H a lleluja h Chorus." In this song of God. T he ca ptives had a difficult time us t ha t step by step he w ill lead us. decisive ba ttle will be fo ught in the ful and t rus ting life if we are conscious grea t music a nd g reater faith, one II. MAN'S INSIGNIFICANCE I N of the presence of a heavenly F ather. believing this because t hey were being "I shall have faith though a mountain arena of higher education. soa rs on wings of song to t he very 3 4 treated in such an unlovin g way by Third, Jewish education was cen GOD'S UNIVERSE. Psalm B : , · Most of us have a mixture of suc may sta nd, portals of heaven. There is no barrier · t go all cess a nd fail ure. God promises us his their enemies. T he upward look is diffi Seeming impassa ble; at his command tered in the home. The existing edu in it between great music a nd the de The t houghts of the Psa~:;us l y t hey cult in times of sorrow a nd discou rage ca tiona l institutions, such as the tem the way up a nd then su _en rs the support so tha t in success we shall I sha ll go forward expecting tha t he, sire to be st ra ngely warmed by t he be saved from pride a nd in fail ure we ment. Who prom ised a pathway, will clear ple a nd the synagogue, were regarded Spirit of God. drop to ear t h. He con s i d~ cl heavens a nd how t hey glonfy Go shall be sa,·ed from despa ir. one for me. as auxiliary homes. Simila rly the Questions for Discussion: teachers, such as prophets, pr iests, The dilemma ca n be dissipated! With a nd on the other hand _he sees ~ ~~ sincere desire, practice a nd coRsecra 1. W ha t is t he fun ction of science "I shall ha ve fa it h though a n ocean scribes a nd sages, fulfilled the role and how he fails to glon fy God. ? CHURCH E XTENSION tion there need be no separation into should God still be mindful of ma i1 · as compa red to religion? Is there a may rise, of substit ute parents. Aligning modern BUILDERS' PROJECT H iding the opposite shore from my education with biblica l teaching will music factions in our churches. T he But there is a reason for God's con- conflict between the two? eyes; good a nd grea t music need not be r e cern for m a n. He 1. s t 11 e o nly creat ure - APRIL 1964 - 2. Do we fi nd God mer ely by look ing mean giving greater recognition to the served for the morning worship; it at na t ure? I sha ll nol fa lter, for I have been centrality of the home in the molding in a ll creation wit h whom G~d can New Mission Field at shown should permea te the total music pro . · 1ade m t he Cr eston, British Columbia. 3. H ow did Job gain new spil·itua l of a child's personality. T he fa mily is gram of t he church. And so a lso t he ha ve fellowship. He is n f . God That God never fails to la ke care a divine institution, t he school is a image of God a nd was made 0 1 ' n ev. Rudoll' l\filbranclt, P astor insight by meditating on c rea tion? of h is own." wa rmt h of t he grace in our hea rts a nd for thi.s reason 11e h a s the honor (J ob 38 :1-11). product of society. He nce education, should inspire every song. 16 l\la rch 26, 1964 BAPTIST HERALD 17 "Uh-huh. I've got these hoodlums read quite a bit, but not novels." "Why?" at the bank door in fact. But I must Tom was glad that Towers knew "That's when they have t he big pay confess that what I know about ba nks nothing about novels. Those dark, pry roll in for the Macon Mining Com is almost nil. I'm not sure what I ing eyes reflected stubbornness. If he pany. Miners like t heir pay in cash, should have these hoods do!" had been a man who liked novels you know. Or did you know it?" Marianne gazed at him, her eyes there might be some embarrassing "I've heard that somewhere." H e Heart of a Stranger narrowing in thought. questions. felt a coldness along his spine. Ma ri "Well, you can't just leave them Maria nne said, "Tom is writing a a nne seemed trying to ha nd him all t here a t the bank door, can you?" novel now that has a bank holdup in t he chief details. Everything seemed "You see where I am?" it!" too easy. Somet hing must be wrong. "I see. I'm not an expert either Tom started. He saw Towers' eyes But he couldn't decide what it was. A Christian Novel With Breath-taking Suspense not on how a hood should conduct a narrow on his daughter, then turn up "Let's see now." Marianne puckered bank robbery!" on Tom. her brows. "Fa ther is always the first by Lon Woodrum "I suppose not." He la ughed lightly. "A holdup?" one here in the morning. He's not the "But I have a n idea. Let's go to the Marianne laughed. "That's a naughty type to show up after all the help gets Copyrighted by Zondervan Publishing House, bank a nd see F a ther. H e can give us word in a bank, Tom !" here. Not F ather. He's a self-m ade most a ny informa tion we need, I "I can imagine!" Tom said. ma n a nd he t hinks it's wicked not to and Reprinted by Permission. think." "You see Tom has his gang ready to work hard. H e comes in at a s ide door. "Your father! H ey, he might think stick up a bank," explained Marianne, He's the only one with a key to that I was planning on sticking up the bank "but he doesn't know how a bank door. The wa tchman, of course, is h ere (This story is available in book form at Christian bookstores myself!" stick-up comes off!" having been here all night. But yo~ Again Towers gazed at both h is everywhere). She tossed her head back a nd la ugh could handle him without too much ed. "Silly! H e saw you at church. H e da ughter and Tom. But Maria nne cried, trouble!" knows you're a writer." "Oh, Father! Don't worry! If Tom Tom gulped. "I-I could handle Tom Be a con som ehow felt that the w orld owed him "He knows-?" were going to stick up your bank he a living after convicting him of a crime he had n ever him?" committe d. (A. Devaney Photo). "I told him. I told him all a bout wouldn't have come to ask you how "I'm helping you on your novel, r e you." to do it!" member?" "Well, for heaven's sake!" Towers pursed his lips, smiled. "Oh, Oh, yes. My novel." SYNOPSIS "Class?" "I'll go." "Didn't you think I was at all in "I've heard of stra nger t hings." Ma rianne ca ught his hand. "Com e Tom Beacon came to the desert town of After Tom had let Nancy from his "You might put it that way!" She "But Tom's not that stupid!" Mari Quantacca to "set up" a robbery that would tossed her pony tail of dark hair. terested in you?" a long. I want to show you somethin (Y car he went to his cabin. H e walked He shook his head. "It never crossed an:ie smiled. stir this q uiet town to its very roots. On "I imagine t hat there are a lot of else." "' the edge of town, he stopped a t the Food about inside it, his mind full of what my mind. What did your father say "Tha nks," Tom sa id, feeling uncom She took him behind the teller cages. nook Cafe a nd met Nancy, a sweet Christian had happened. young guys in this town who'd like fo rta ble. waitress. Bu t her brother Brett d idn't to have you for a girl friend." when you told him all a bout me? By She smiled at the tellers a nd they like the looks of him . "Something a bout him "This is crazy!" he said a loud. "Get 1c11ow Dut Towers made him feel better bothers me, " he said. Tom took Nancy on the way, you don't anything smiled back. A couple of them cast several da tes but she talked constantly of ting tangled up with religion!" Her cheeks took on a fresh color. about me !" when he s::i. id, "Don't be disturbed, Mr. lingering looks after her as she m oved her faith in Chr ist as her Savior . She helped But a suggestion of a smile crossed "There just m ight be." "He said he'd be glad to meet you." Beacon. I'm quite sure you aren't pla n on. Tom to meet Marianne Towers the daugh his face. Perhaps this wasn't so bad, Johnny Brogan brought their sodas, ter of the town's banker. So one a fter noon "Isn't that something?" ning to rob the bank!" She whispered to Tom prese ntly Tom found himself In the bank being intro after all. He was supposed to act like and he put a cold look on Tom before "H ow about us going to the bank Tom tried to la ugh. "I appreciate duced to the banker and with Marianne re- a certified citizen. Tha t was the sort of he left. "Over there. That's the burglar alarm' 1·ealing everyth ing to him a bout the burglar 110 \V?" your confidence. But if this bank is That's t he big thing!" · ~!a r m. the big payroll on Wednesday morn game he was playing. How ?~tter "These guys wouldn't all want you "Well-" H e gazed at her for a ti me. e\·er robbed I'll begin to have some ing, a nd the l FffiST, LODI, CALIF. On Sunday into a modern musical setting with highlight. A capacity congregation ga evening, Dec. 22, the 70 voice Youth narrative transitions between the num thered to hear what such a newly or Choir of the First Baptist Church, bers. The choir practiced three tim es ganized group could do. Our hearts Lodi, Calif., under the direction of a week in preparation for this spiritual sensed the presence of the Spirit as Rev. Harvey Mehlhaff, presented the once again, true to his Word, he made musical cantata, "Night of Miracles." 1:1s sit together in heavenly places. It The narrator was Bob Sivell J r. Mrs. CHRISTIAN NURSE NEEDED was an exi>erience of spir itual impact Dorothy Buhler and Mrs. Janice Fried for the choir as they sang, believed, li accompanied the choir on the piano Christian Nurse needed at the and knew that t he words of J ohn 1 :14 and organ, respectively. The high Baptist Home for the Aged in Port school a nd college young people re land, Oregon. Must supervise a 20 were real to them. "And the Word was sponded immediately to the beautiful bed Nursing Home. For further in made fl esh, and dwelt among us, (and formation, please write to Rev. we beheld his glory, the glory as of Christmas message as set to music by Henry W. Barnet, Rte 1, Box 746, John W. Peterson. Mr. Peterson has Wilsonville, Oregon 97070. the only begotten of the Father,) put the everlasting incarnation story full of grace and truth." The General Conf ere nee Excitement is mounting like the repeated ringing of mission bells in California. 34th GENERAL CONFERENCE SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA JULY 13-19, 1964 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS WHAT YOU MUST DO " Bible Studies by Dr. John W. Brad e Secure Conference litera ture and forms bury, Editor of " The Watchman Ex- from your pastor or w rite to Head a min. er. " quarters, 7308 Madison St., Forest • Key note Message by Dr. frank H. Pork, Illinois. Woyke, Executi ve Secretory. • Address by Dr. Po ul M. Stevens, Direc- tor of the Southern Baptist Radio and ~ Choose your hotel or motel ond send Television Commission. this, as instructed, a long with your • Sunday Morning Sermon by Dr. Josef registration fee. Nordenhoug, Ge neral Secretory of the Baptist World Alliance. 0 Read the ill ustrated leaflet about the • Th ri lling Missionary Ra ll y on Sunday. Special Conference Train and Post • Impressive Closing Communion Service. convention Tour in California. Pay The old mission be ll, cast in 1802, in the Mission be lfry at San Diego, • Many exciting youth activities and me nt of Tour tickets w ill not have to California. programs. be mode until J une 1st. THIS WILL BE ONE OF OUR GREATEST AND FINEST GENERAL CONFERENCES. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS IT! 24 BAPTIST HERALD