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3-16-1967 March 16, 1967 Arkansas Baptist State Convention
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IN THIS ISSUE: Personally IS capital punishment anti-scriptural? One of our readers does not believe so and quotes chapter and verse for you. See the letter from Pastor Vaughan W. Denton sp-eaking of Crossett on pages 4 and 5. * • * WHAT qualities should ·be considered in selecting. . a revival singer? Bill Michael of Joplin, Mo., points out Going on a trt p on page 14 that it is generally conceded that music is now 50 percent of a revival service. He proceeds to give you expert advice on making your selection. Mr. Michael is an evangelistic singer himself and soloist for "The Baptist Hour."
WITH the State Legislature iP recess, tht Editor looks at two aspects on· page 3. Fint he thinks on .)enate Bill 391 (the gambling bill) and states that the time is now right to try again for a constitutional amendm,:nt to outlaw pan\mutuel betting on horse racing. In '-tis sec ond editorial, answering a senator's exceptions :.0 ail ear lier editorial, ,he assures the Legislature of our very best sentiments, notonly for it but for the people of Arkansas . • I PAGES 6 and 7 will be of interest to many of our · readers. There you will find a defense of "most" parents written by a professor from Southern Seminary who qHes tions the constant application of Proverbs 22:6. From a Ouachita Uni•versity professor comes views on the "God is dead" movement. • THE hazard of our day may well be hot knowing how to use time · constructively and the church must-' re spond to this growing challeqge. So believes Southern Seminary Professor G. Willis Bennett. Coverage of a re cent talk on the subjec:~ is on page 12. • • • COVER story, page 9
Arh••~ laptilt ~ March 16, 1967 Volume 66, Number 11 Editor, ERWIN L. M.CDONALD, Litt. D. Associate Editor, Mas. E. F. STOKES Managing Editor, MRS. TED WOODS Secretary to Editor, Mas. HARRY GIBERSON Mail Clerk, MRS. WELDON TAYLOR 401 Weat Capitol Avenue, Little Rock. Arllanau 72201. Publillheot weekly except on lul)r 4 and December 25. Seeond-elaaa poetap paid at Little Roek, ArllaDUL Individual sabacrlptlon, $ll.Z5 per -r. Church bucket, 14 eenta P.r month 'or $•1.68 per year per church· family. Club piau (10. or more paid annually In advance), $1.75 per year. Subscriptions to forelan addreu,· $8.75 per .year. Advertlalna rates on requeat.
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. . Some will remember that an effort was made, ip 1956, The co·nttn ut ng war to do just what we are proposing here. Church leaders succeeded in getting on the ballot that year proposed TWO years ago, the people of Arkansas, led by. constitutio The ·people speak~~~~~~~~~~~~. ~ fear, farce and faith for in the image of God made he man." verses out of a great host of scriptures God gave us this\ word before the law on capital punishment: "And if he smite Fear can be wholesome and helpful. or Ten Commandments were written; him with an instrument of iron, so that It causes us 'to" .be careful With !.ire, nevertheless, · the Bi-ble, does' not do away he die, he is a murderer: The murderer rattlesnakes, poison, · etc. with the laws of God. shall surely be put to dath." On the other hand, fear can be ex We are in the age of Grace today, Second, to abolish capital punishment tremely harmful.' . it . c~n become the nnd thank God for it. But when man is also anti-social. Capital punishment enemy of faith-of faith in God, in s)}urns this grace he finds God's judg is society's greatest safeguard against yourself, and inr others. When this hap ment upon him. The day of grace does the criminal world. When we say we pens, the results· can be disastrous, not allow us to destroy the laws laid are in favor of doing away with capital causing destruction of our mental, phy down -for us in the word of God. It does punishment, we are in reality saying we sical, and spiritual well-'being. not give us a license to murder, 1•ape, are for the base things of this world, and live a criminal's life, and then go not the high and holy things, the crim It is my opinion that much of preR to jail a few years to be fi'fed to kill inal rather than the whole of society. ent day Baptist action or inaction is nnd :~\ape again. p-redicated on fear-fear of what others Grant you, some have been put to death may think, say or do. This is true at (Read Romans Chapter Sixn unjustly or were framed. What of every level of our corporate life. When Turning to the book of Numlbers we these? The people responsible will suf fear dominates, integrity is destroyed find in Chapter 35:16,31 just two fer as murders by the hand of God. and our action bcomes farce. Time after time in recent years 8Hcon lights of Baptist history have heard good, sincere, dedicated, Christian men v-oice one opm10n or con viction in private only to learn· .that they were silent in a committee or board Effects of the big campaign, meeting for fear of being repudiated, "black balled," or "tagged" by some in the group. . BY BEltNES K. SELPH, TH.D. PASTOR, FIRST CHURCH, BENTON Our Baptist be'lief and •practice de mands that we make decisions based on Have you ever been caught up and swept along by a surging tide' of emotion full and honest 1 M(nds' ·' The tendency of churches to blame First, Old Testament scholars do not c l l'~ ; and condemn parents for questionable interpret the H~brew as in the King And, s~ve the teen -ag~ throng, _ Page Six ARKANSAS BAPTIST By placing all the blame, my friend, h Right where it should belortg. r e 'God is Dead' movement Is it surprising that parents feel guilty and isolated? BY VESTER WOLBER Perhaips the following posi.tive su.g- CHAIRMAN, DIVISION OF RELIGION AN'o PHILOSOPHY gestions. regarding the chw·ch's minis- try to parents with problems may be OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSIT'Y' of value. The most exciting theological move T.he "God is dead" movement in First, pastor and church staff should ment in America has been set in mo America has, therefore, two basic sides, insure that they will not "cast the first tion by the repetition of three little a negative and a positive. Negatively, st0011e" at parents already burdened with words: "God · is dead." The impact of the new movement is a reaction within feelings of failure and guilt. Indeed, that nine letter sentence upon Ameri and against traditional Christianity. leaders may well question if a healthy can minds generates diverse responses, Positively, it is an eff1ort to g.ive ex mind will find it necessary to "blame" as meru are variously delighted, in pression to Christian ethical values in anyone for the problems of children and trigued, shocked, and angeted: but all the secular world order. youth. It is a singular fact that child who seriously consider it are excited. guidance and.. mental health services The initial shodk from one's f·irst en avoid condemning and placing blame. Hegel, the Ger)llan philosopher, early co·umter with the ne-gative side of the Instead, let church leaders firmly de in the nineteenth century wrote these movement ("God is dead") is lessened clare that most parE!Ill!ts know aibout and three words in descdbing the inner ex as on~ reads on to discover that the willingly accept the responsrbilities of perience of God as Christ died. At the young Turks are malcing use of the parenthood, al'beit with fear and trem- ' end of the century Friedrich Nietzsche statements to gairu entry to the minds bling, but their influence is limited. wrote the words in bitterness, saying of men. Their articles are being pu:b "Knowledge about child development "God is dead, and we have killed him in lis'hed and in these they set out the ' can help us become more self-confident, our generation." He meant that religion sweep of their theological ideas. They flexilble, resilient and· resour{:eful, but it was dead, and the idea. of God was dead. seem, however, to m.ake studied efforts cannot produce perfect childt·en.", Modern writers hav·e taken up his not to explain precisely what they words; but whereas western Europe ig mean. They start out with the assump nored them when they came from his tion that traditional con~epits of God Second, to ex,pJ.ain childhood behavior have been cldl)bered by sO'phi·sticated as the result of "umJCaring" or "irre.:: ~ pen, America is now l-istening and ask ing questions about their meaning and scientific and secular minds of the s-ponsilble" parents is an ov-ersimplifi twentieth century. cation of an exceedingly complex prob about the movement generated by them. lem. Wise church leaders and parents Having heard them out thus far the will accept multiple causation as a If one would understand and accur open-minded reader begins to feel a bit foundational princi'ple for e X:plaining rately evaluate the movement, he must more lenient toward the men-may any human behavior. try to understand the theological back even feel inclined to identify with them ground of those,who originated it. They in calling for a se1:ious reshaping of our Third, research findings underscore are serious, young, intelligent, radically traditional ooncepts-until he comes to the role of innate or constitution liberal, American theologians. One a bone-jarring, faithquaking sentence might well conclude from reading after al factors in determining the behavior 1 such as Altizer's "God is not present in of an individual child. ,The "uncaring them that they are disenchanted with the Word of faith ....God has disap parents" view ignores the fact that "all traditional Christianity. Theil: theolog peared from history, is no longer pres educa·bility is dependent upon innate ical background made them-possi'bly ent for faith." Equally paralyzing is his eapacities of growth..... It can be drove them to become-suscept~ble to ·a intriguing sentence: "Christ has finally guided, but it cannot be created"*** movement of which the first character emptied himself of Spirit in wholly be 'And Dr. Eleanor Glueck; Harvard Uni istic is rehellion against orthodox Chris coming .flesh." The evangelical can hard versi~y researcher, holds that three of tianity. They· hold that the main stream ly swallow thes!! senteruces without giv the five factors· determimdng delinquency of modern Chvistianity has lost contact ing up his experiential faith in God. are innate or constitutionally present with the twentieth century world, and at birth. that the secular world can get along The most telling weakness of the quite well without thinking about God. '~God is dead" theorists is their unre Thus, to assume the environmentalist latedness. They have sent up a weirdly position of placing total blame upon Initial thrust was given to the move colored baBoon fHled with brave new parents for child behavior is just as un ment by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Ger thoughts, ·but have not felt ;jbligated to tenaJble as the constitutionalist posi man Christian martyr who was slain by explain why those thoughts should be tion which would place total res•ponsi- · order from Hitler. He wrote frpm his ·believed. They do not arg·ue; they af bility upon inherited or innate factO'J'S. prison cell that Christian faith must firm, as though under the impression Parents are powerless, even if they be expressed not in the church but in that a concept is .true simply becaus~ wished, to "program" the behavior of the secular world. Christianity is not they will it to be true. They are weirdly their children. basically a religion so much as it is an messianic, and one would not be sur ethic, a social ethic; and if its ideals are prised to hear Altizer say: "You have to be realized, it must be secularized. heard that it hath been sa·id, but I say AOCEPTANCE, NOT R,EJECTION He would make Christianity relevant. unto you.:• ~ Fourth, parents with prohlems must discover in the local church a fellow talk to "a few women in our church who community we call "redemptive." Our ship which seeks to offer understanding have great wisdom" but who "gossip attitudes may leave them no other rather than condemnation, acceptance rubout everyone's prohlems, and talk choice. rather than rejection. The reluctance to about different people." briiDig such concerns to c·hurch is illus •Willi1lm W'. Watteruberg. The Adolescent Years (•New York: Ha.reourt, Brace anld Com trated in the remark of very acti·ve Bap That parents or teenagers with pr~b pany, 1965), p. 11!15. tist parents that "we just ,Aon:t . have lems feel they c~ only risk seeking • • Eda J. Le'Shan, How to Survive Parenthood (N-.w York: Random HoW.e, 1965), p. 13. Italics anyone to whom ,we can talk at1 Mother of Year time! Scholarship to· be awarded I May 14 is Mother's Day and the Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine is accepting nominations for the Mother of the Year, to be featured Clergy conferen~e set_for May on the cover of the May 11 issue. Those submitted last year will be considered agam this year by ployment, distribution of wealith, and a new but still secret committee. The first annual Economic Education Conference for Clergy will be held in goods and services. Other areas of study The rules are the same : typewrit will include: relationshtps between ten entries, accompanied by recent Avanelle Motel, Hot ,Springs, May 7-11, workers, managers, owners, fa1~mers photographs. She must be, of it has been announced by Frank Whit . course, a member of a Southern beck, Little Rock insurance executive, and consumers. 'Baptist Church, but not an em who is chairman of the committee spon ployee . or relative of a Baptist soring the conference. Librarians to OBU Building employee. The conference will be c·onducted by One thousand high school students S-ince Father's Day is only a the Clergy Economic Educati·on Foun are expected to attend the sixteenth month later we will also accept dation of Purdue University in cooper annuai convention of the Arkansas Stu nominations for him at this same ation with the Arkansas State Depart dent Librarians' Association Mar. 18 at time, so that 1ihe one committee ment CYf Education and the Arkansas Ouachita University. I'- may choose both. State Council on Economic 'Education. Sponsored by the school library sec Deadline for entries in the office Fifty scholarships covering all oosts tion of· the Arkansas Education Associ of the Arkansas Baptist News except tra'Vel will be awarded to clergy ation, the student librariallls' theme will magazine, 401 West Capitol, Lit men . representing all denominations in be "Operation Information." tle Rock, Ark., 72201, ,is April 24 Arkansas, whose leadership qualities in for both Mother and Father of dicate that they will profit most from Dr. Ralph A. Phelp's Jr., president· of the Year. the workshop. Ouachita, will welcome the s-tudents during the first general session, to be Last year's winners were Mrs. The clergymen wiH spend four days held in Riley Library. The 1967 presi H. A. Moore, First Church, Ft. studying economics and w;ha-t is has to dent of the Arkansas Student Librar Smith, and R. A. Holt, Baring do with the political and social system. ians' Association is Steve Rappeport Cross Church, North Little Rock. They will also study production, em- of Ft. Smith. Page Eight ARKANSAS BAPTIST Henderson BSU opens Saturday dedication set\ for 2:30 -Dedication services for the new Bap tist Student Ceallter at Henderson State College will be held at .2:·3G p.m. IS~tur day: Speakers will be Dr. M. H. Russell, president of the college, and Dr. S. A. Whitlow, executive secretary of the Ar kansas State Convention. Don Hook, Little Rock, president of the Convention, will preside. Music will be furnished by the Madrigal Singers of Henderson and by a student, Alyce Jones, North Little Rock. Otf contemporary design, the center's unusual architecture features three main areas of worship, recreation and lounge to form the basic square design. Plates of comiecting glass form the corners. Prominent is the worship arE!ll" with long plastic skylights flowing into the glass corners. The trew center also contains a li brary, kitchen, workroom, prayer room, director's office and caretaker's ' room. The architect is Gerald Stone of Tulsa, formerly of Arkansas, who is also an ordained Baptist minister. W. E. Rog ers of Arkadelphia is contractor. Miss Nancy Philley is student director. There are 1,200 Baptist students registered at Henderson State. .I the Cover Henderson State's new Baptist Student Center The prayer room MARCH 16, 1967 Page Nlnt From the churches------Parliamentary procedure Gennings to Hawaii The Gennings will return to Ft. Smith Parliamentary gauntlet Mar. 2•5. Members of -South Side Church, Ft By Cal'l Overton Smith, are making it possible for their Two ordained pastor al}d his wife to accept an invi Once a motion has been . introduced tation from First Church, Pearl City, Immanuel Church, Paragould, ordained it faces a gauntlet of parliamentary Hawaii, to preach 'a revival there Mar. C. L. Stevens and Joe Taylor as dea procedures. which· is ofteru confusing. 19-214. . cons Fe'b. 5. There is a variety of motions which Gene Ray, pastor, served as modera can be used that will affect the ultimate Pastor Marvin Gennings and Mrs. form of the original motion. Gennings left Ft. Smith Mar. 13. They tor. Theo· T. James, missionary, ques will spend one week touring the islands tioned the candidates;· Ray Noel served The term "deliberative," as applied ·as clerk; P. E. Clay;brook delivered the and p~·each in the church at Pearl City to a convention, implies that consider one week. Mori Hiramrtani is pastor of sermon and charges; and John Bliss ation of a motion may produce change the Hawaiian church. lead the ordination prayer. from its original form. There are four (and poss~bly five) kinds of motions which may be used. These are: main, subsidiary, incidental, Revivals------and privileged. A fifth, the motion to reconsider, throws the questiOtn back to face the gamut of motions. North Little Rock Baring Cross, rededications; J;taymond Carpenter, pas tor. · Main motions are those which intro Waylon Moore, pastor, Spencer Memor duce an action to consideration by the ial Church, T•ampa, Ala., evangelist; Hot Springs Park Place, Apr. 2-9; body. It is the lowest in grade. All other Nelson Tull, leader of soul-winning· in Charle!'; Whed•bee, pastor, Calvary motions take precedence over the main struction clinic, Mar. 19-23; K. Alvin motion. It is decided when all else has Pitt, pastor. Church, Ft. Smith, evangelist; Alton Bcs·h, chur~h music director, music lead been cleared out of the way. Arkansas Training School for Girls, !!!'; 0. Damon Shook, pastor. Alexander, Leroy Patterson, chaplain, Harrison Eagle Heights, Apr. 9-16; Feb. 27.JMar. 3; Oscar N. Golden, Cal John Finn, evangelist; H. Dale Jackson, Questions on parliamentary pro vary Church, Bentop, Chal"les Atkin pastor. eedure are invited. Address to son, Welch Street Ohurch, 'Little. Rock, R4w. Carl M. Overton. 100 West Horace G. Grigson Jr., Union Rescue Ft. Smith · Towson Avenue, youth ..,_dam Street, Hamburg, Ark.). Mission, Little Rock, William V. Phil revival in progress through Mar. 19; Uber, Lilfe Line Churc.h, 'Little Rock, Darrell Cluck, evangelist; Jack Simp Tommy Townsend, ·Green Memorial son, singer; Gene Palmer, pastor. Church, · tLittle Rock, evangelists; Mr. Once a measure has been introduced, and Mrs. ·Martin Pills, Benton, music Jonesboro Strawfloor, Mar. 26; Bill it faces first of all debate upon. its director; 7 professions oo faith; 14 re Holcomb, Sulphur Springs Church, Pinte merits. But even this is ·ntot its severest dedication. Bluff, evangelist; Carl Fielder; music test. Some may wish to change or modi director; Catherine Gibson, Pianist; fy the measure. Others will wish some Fordyce first, April 2-·9; Bud and James Holcomb, pastor. thing altogether different. Some will Archie Fray, evangelists; Cline D. Ellis, wis·h to avoid .debate on the matter pastor. Piggott First, Feb. 19-26; Walter K. . Ayers, evangelist; Amon Baker, singer; while others will object to any consider Blytheville First, Apr. 2-9. Wayne 9 by baptism; 1 by letter; 18 conver ation. Others .will wish to delay consid Coleman,. pastor,. First Church, Orlord, sions; 14 rededications; Kenneth Threet, eration, w:l\.ile some may wish to avoid Miss., evangelist; A·lvis B Carpenter, pastor. 1 .a vote on the matter. paS'bor. Lewisville Piney Grove, Mar: 3-.5; There are ways, parliamentarily, to Pine Bluff First, A1Jr. 9-16; .James OBU revival t eam, Calvin Creamer, accomplish each of these desires. All of Pledt.z, pastor,. First Ohurcih, Pensacola,. Malverll!, evangelist, Charles T. Hatch, these are called subsidiary motions. Fla., evangelist; Mrs. J•ak'll ShamJba1'ger, Little Rock, music, Carolyn Brittin, Ft. metnJber of the music faculty of Ouach Smith, pianist; 13 professions of faith; Incidental to the consideration of a ita Univ~rs.ity,' guest solo0ist; Ri~hard 6 for ba·ptism; James Norman Smith, pending question are questions which W. Ham, music diTector; John H. Mc pastor. · · will "intervene, and delay, and some Clanahan, pastor. times defeat final action by the body" North Little Rock Amboy, Mar. 19-2·6; (Kerfoot, p. 39). These are incidental DeQueen First, Apr. 9; James Thomp Arnold Teel, pastor, evangelist; John questions. son, pastor, First Ohurc'h, M~neola, Tex., Baw, music director, in charge of' music; evangelist; Joe Denton, pastor. Don Arick, educational and youth direc Further, there is a series of ques tor, in charge of youth activities. tions which have to do with the com Mena First, Apr. 23-30; Deatn and Heber Springs First, Apr. 9-16; Sid forts and rights of the body. These are Doug Dickens, evangel\sts; Dillard S. privileged questions. They will delay Miller, pastor. Carswell, missio:ruary to Brazil now 'on furlough, evangelist; Mrs. Carswell, the the vote on a measure, though they may Hot Springs Second, .A-pr. 9-16; L. H. fol\mer Ruth Holland of Heber !Springs, not directly affe.ct the outcome of the Coleman, pastor, Immanuel Church, Pine soloist; Walter N. Hill, pastor, music measure itself. ~luff, eva-ngelist; Jack Price, song lead director. ex:; Walter YeoldeH, pastor. Once a measure has beet} passed it Magnolia Central, Apr. 16:.23; Walter still m-ay not be final. The motion for Hamburg Gardner, Fe·b. 19-26; Jamie Yeldell, 1pastoi·, Second Church, Hot reconsidePlioiion may still be adopted. Colemjln, evangel1st; 4 by letter; 10 Springs, evangelist; Loyd L. Hunnicutit, Then\ ,);Ms '<>'Pens the whole question to professions of fai.th; 8 by baptism; 28 pastor. the full gamut again. age Ten ARKANSAS BAPTIST ------~__.About pe-opl Irish pastor coming Rosedale calls pastor ·Melvin Hampton, •pastor of Marvell J. A. Smyth, pastor o;f Knockconny HaJptist Ohurch, County Tyrone, North Churc·h for the last two years and five ll'eland, wiH arrive in Fayetteville May months, has a.ccepted a caU from IROS'e 24 ror an extended vi!!irt with the family dale Church, Little 'Rocjt. of Alexandell' Best, superintendent of 'Mr. Hampton, who calls Cullendale Washington-Madison Association. (South Camden) home, is a graduate M·r. Best conduCited two services in of Ouachita University and So·uthwest ·e-rn Seminary, Ft. Worth. He .fs mar his church in 196•1 wthile he was in Ire FRANK ARNALL MELVIN HAMPTON land foUowing his participation in the riec;i to the former Jeanette Maxey of Sco.bland IDvangeiisrtic Crusade. Clinton, Ky., and they are the parents Directs Calvary music of four children: IPaul, 12; Mel, 10; Max Mr. Simo/t;h win be available for both 8; and Mona, 2·%. suwly and e'V'angelis11ic wol'lk and o'bher Frank Arnall is the new minister of speaking englllgements during his Ar music of Calvary Church, Little Rock. 1During the time of Mr. Hampton's k!ansas visit. (AlB) work with the Marvell church, an ele A native of Missouri, he is a graduate mentary educational/building and a new of Southwestern Seminary. He comes pars-onage were constructed. to Arkansas from First Church, Her Baker article out rin, Ill., and during his 19 years of min· The Hamp:tons moved into the par istry has served First Church, Stutt sonage at 3017 Charlett Mar. 1'5. Don Baker, pastor of First Church, gart.. _C.orning, is a contributor to the March Musician available issue of Church Administration maga ·Mr. and I Mrs. Amall have four chil zine. dren. \Larry Green af North Little Rock is available to furnish organ or piano Baker has written the article "You G C II d 1 Can 1Sell an Idea with Audio-Visuals," U music for revival services. He may he oza at en a e contacted through his church, •Calvary i~ w~ich he say.s, ."Possi:ble uses o~ au- - - Cullendale Fi~st Church, Camden, re Church, North Little Roc}<, or at home, ~IO-~Isuals are hmit,~d only by the 1mag- cE}ntly. called Charles Goza of Ft. Worth, 5-18 Water !Street, telephone Windsor 5- mat10n of the user. Tex., as minister of music and education. 4767. The article seeks to give church lead A native of West Texas, Mr. Goza ers assistance in selling a'!ll 'idea. The gi:aduated from Hardin-Simmons Uni Kennedy on committee theme of the magazine's March issue is versity, with majors in ·chemistry and communic_ation. Math. After service in the Army for two Dr. J . W. Kennedy, team phy~ician Church Administration magazine is years he attended the University of and school doctor for Ouachita Univer· published monthly for church staff Washington for one year •before' entering • sity, has been appointed a memlber of members, church council, deacons, Southwestern Seminary. He will receive the American Medical Association's church officers and committees by the a bachelor's degree in church music and sports committee by the AMIA· Board Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville. a master's degree in religious education of Trustees, according to Dr. Wesley early in May. His ministry in Camden Hall. will begin later that month. The 15-man committee, headed by Dr. Mr. Goza is 27 years of a.ge, is mar Fred Hein of· Chicago, is set up to ad ried and has one child, a daughter, age vise and hold conferences concerning six months. Robert A. Parker- is ·pastor Olympic and other sports, especially< of the Cullendale church. football. It is especially cOI!liCerned with Tom Long, a student at Ouachita the health and safety of the participant, University, is serving as- interim minis imcj. with the upgradin·g of equipment. ter of music. Madden serves Weiner Ford Gauntt retires Weiner Chureh ·ha'S called Dr. M. L. 1Ford F. Gauntt has anm>unced that he will retire Apr. 1 as Buckner Associa ·Madden, Southern C'Olle~e teacher, to serve as interim pastor. (AB) tion ·missionary, a post he has held for seven years. :He will ·be available as c:;up Palmer honored ply or inlterlm. The Memlbers of Towson Avenue Church, m a j o r i t y of the 'Ft. Smith, surprised ~stor Gene Palm churches in associa er with a ·birthday fellowship follow tion increased their AT BOARD MEETiNG-Trustee Ken· ing all-church visitation on the nignt gifts to the Cooper dall Berry of Blytheville is w~lcomed to of Feb. 9. ative program and tke semi-annual board meeting by W. M. to association mis Shamburger, chairman of the truste·es Johnson at Hot Spring's sions d u r i n g his of Southwestern Seminary, .Ft. ,,W,orth. service as mission Mr. Berry is president of Merc·MJ.'fl MARCH 16, 1967 Page Eleven outhern Baptist datelines------~ WMU Convention leisure crisis and the church features missionaries ATLANTA-Do Southern Baptists '~No adequate theology will brand lei need to develop a theology of leisure? sure and pleasure as sinful within them M'IAIMI . BIDACH, Fla.-The annual "Definitely," Southern Baptist Semi selves," he said·. "We need to make it &uther:n Ba.ptist Woman's Missionary quite clear that work and leisure are Union Convention scheduled here May II'IJary Professor G. Willis Bennett said 'before a.rbout ·as church and denomina not antithetical to each qther in the 29-30 will feature addresses by several realm of moral values." Southern Baptist missionaries and five tional leaders here. sessions comparing the ministry of first The hazard of our day, he said, is not In fact, he said, the· command to rest century Christians and twentieth cen knowing how to use time construc is included in the Ten Commandments. tury Christians. tively, and the church must respond to Bennett called for a reassessment of Theme for. the annual women's con this growing challenge. our work ethic, which has viewed idle vention, scheduled just prior to the ••w e do well to recognize that time as sinful , and is based on good Southern Baptist Convention here May the problem of leisure is related to the stewardship of time and do's and don'ts 30-June 2, will WASH!INGTI'ON~A Baptist agency tackled the problem of religion in pub lic schools during its semi-annual meet- rhe cr'ucifixlo.n of Jesus ing here. • BY lbBsOJIBI.. H. HOBBS The Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs took no official action on the PtNtor, l'irft B•ewt Cll•~ OWMOMG CUw, Ok~ ,_. complex prolblem, but" discussed factors SntAe"" B4PtVt Ccm11ntiotl to 'be included in a study guide on the religion in public schools issue. "And when they were come to the place, which iB called Calvary, tkere they At the Oet01ber meeting of the Bap crncified him" (Luke 23 :33). tist J-oint Committee, gui'delines pre pared as a result of these discussions We have become so familiar with the crucifixion that it has largely lost to us will be presented as a proposed posi- its horror. It was the most painful of ,deaths ever devised by man, especially in hot tion. · · climates. Among the Romans it was reserved only for Roman subjects, not citizens, and then only for insurrectionists and/ or other gross criminals. Jesus, a Roman The committee members agreed that subject, was accused by the Jews of insurrection. Thus He was first scourged and public schools have no responsi'bility to then crucified. · promote worship of religious commit ment. 'The upright pole of the cross was placed in a hole in the ground. The cross piece was laid flat on the ·ground. Jesus, stripped naked, was made to lie on the The committee recognized, however, ground, His arms outstretched on the cross piece. To render Him helpless, His that the schools do have a role of teach arms and legs were jerked out of joint. After His hands were nailed to the cross ing albout re!igio!lll as it is related to piece, He was lifted into position. The cross piece was fastened to the upright. culture and the life of society. pole. To prevent the nails from tearing, Jesus' feet perhaps rested on a little shelf about two feet above the ground. They· were crossed and nailed to the wood. It was also agreed that a proposed Usually victims cursed and screamed. But Jesus only p·tayed for "the crucifiers constitutional prayer amendment by -then and now." Sen. Everett .McKinley Dirksen (R Ill.) is not needed and could cause compli- Jesus was on the cross from 9:00 A.M. until His death about 3:00 P.M. . His cations in the free exercise of religion. dead· body was removed before sunset. But during those six hours He suffered (BP) -- excruciating agony. His body was so stretched that you could count His rib bones. Every nerve and tendon in His body became a throbbing agony. • Blood slowly dripped from His wounds. The wounds became inflamed, producing fever throughout His body. The heart and stmp.ach arteries became surcharged with blood, producing Jacksonville Baptist a terrific throbbing headache. Both from bleeding· and dehydration He suffered Hospital to expand intense thirst. His naked body exposed to the sun, every sunbeam became a leech sucking life-giving fluid from every pore of His skin. His lips were. parched JIACKSON!\ToiJLI;E, Fla.-Baptist Me and cracked. His mouth and throat were dry as a desert. His tongue bef:ame morial Hospital here has announced a swollen and his vocal cords were inflamed. The victim of crucifixion literally died ·$27 miHion expansion program, indud a thousand deaths. ing construction of a new 16-story med ical and surgical tower. Added to Jesus' physical suffering was mental and spiritual agony. The crowds mocked and cursed. Darkness reigned from noon until three o'clock. During this The Southern Baiptist Convention time evidently the mob saf about in terrifie Elementa.ry workshop Have you received your poster and Choosing a revival singer pa·mphlet giving the details of the 1967 version of the State Elementary Work shop? If not, please contact us right BY BILL MICHAEL, JOPLIN, Mo. away. It is generally conceded nowadays For the third year the various de to get along with. An arrogant, self that, all things being equal, t}Je music partmeruts in your Arkansas Baptist centered. singer will create a heap of is fifty percent of a revival service, Convention are offering an elementary trouble among your local musicians and both in time consumed, and influence quench the S·pirit in a revival. · workshop for workers with nursery, be exerted·. This being true, just as much ginner, and primary children. The ses thought and prayer should be given Invite a man who is willing and able sions will also be beneficial to kinder to the selection of the revival singer. to visit and win the lost. Send him out garten and day nurse.ry personnel. as is given to the selection of the re with one of your men each day to visit Featured personnel i111clude Dr. Pey vival preacher. Since the pastor usual cultivated prospects. ton Kol'b, Little Rock psychiatrist; Miss ly invites the singer for the meetin~, LaVerne Ashby, Training Union Depart he should have in mind the ki!llld of l!lliVite a man who is neat and has· a ment Primary consultant, Nashville; music he wants for the meeting and good pulpit appearance.. An unpressed, Mrs. Ada Rutledge, Sunday School De invite a man who sings that kind of uncombed, unkempt man arouses dis partment Nursery oonsultant, !Niasdh music. gust and subtracts from the meeting. ville; Mrs. Floyd McCoy· of the Music Just because a man is a minister of Invite a man who. sings clearlr· 1Some faculty at Louisiana College, Pineville; mus.ic in a large church nearby doesn't and Robert Ful'bright, Sunday •S'chool singers get so carried away Witli pro mean that he can produce when it comes ducing a good musical tone you can't Department field work supervisor for to revival music. As a general rule, the Children's Unit, Nashville. understand a word they're singing. 1!111- music of a revival meeting is some vite a man who can get his mess·age The workshop is set for Apr. 2'5, at what different from the music sung ev across. Immanuel Church, Little Rock. The gen ecy .Sunday in the regular services. eral session including a talk by Dr. Perha•ps it shouldn't be hut most of the Invite someone diffe~ent from your KoLb will be from 9 :30-10:40. Two con time it is. Revival music should arouse own local singer, e51Pecially if you're ference periods from 10:45-11:55 an<;I emotion. Revival music should be en preaching the meeting yourself. Famil 12 :·4'5-1::&5 will feature age-group topics thusiastic. Revival music should have a iarity breeds a certain indifference on on how the child learns, using music definite, clearcut, simple, on-the-sur the part of your congregation. with the child, the nursery child, and the face message. Imrite a three-Jalented man; some'~ child in the total church program. The Invite a man who will glorify God latter confereruce is designed especially one who is good with the choir, good with his singing, rather than. himself. with the congregation, and a good solo for pastors and paid staff members. Invite a man who believes what he's The final period from 2 :Q0-2 :30 will be ist. A good revival singer needs all singing about enough to live it day by tl!ree. a general session during which Boob Ful day. bright will speak on "The Joy in the Some may say that a man with all Task." Invite a man who loves the old fa of these requirements is mighty hard milia'r songs.· Many times these old Each person attending will be expect to find. That's right. But then, so i~ a songs will resurrect memories of child • preacher who will really get the Jot ed to bring his own lunch and -the host hood that will arouse conviction and church will have coffee and soft drinks done. But a good singer can ibe found, lead to decisions. Also, the people will and he must be found if you are to for purchase. There is no registration sing better if they're singing the old and IIIUrsery will be provided,___,]]leanor give your people what they deserve--the songs. Revival time ·is not the time to · best. A. Harwell, Music Department Asso teach the Hymn-of-the-·Month. ciate Invite a man, however, who knows a few new songs. It adds interest and Mission tour planned Your Arkansas Baptist N ewsmagUiae freshness to the service. F'olks usually A four-day OariQbean tour of Home subscriptions are now filed by ztp .eode. enjoy listening to the choir si!lllg a new We must have your 1Jip code in order to Missi'O!Ill work in Puerto Rico and For arrangement of an old song. Most of eign Mission fields in Jamaica is plan make ariy correction in your mailina your folk will also enjoy learning a plate! Please ... ned immedia.tely following the Southern short, easy chorus each night. And that's Baptist meeting at Miami. Mr. and Mrs. the key to new songs in a revival meet Charles H. Rankin, language mission ing: They should be easy emugh to aries of the Home Mission Board, will learn with one sing-through. lead the tour; The group will leave Invite a man wh& is spirited as well Miami Saturday, June 3, ,and re:turn as spiritual. He'll need to keep the serv Jwne 7. ice moving and avoid lags between songs. Few things wiU deflate the s·pirit Travel is being handled by King of a service quicker than slow, draggy Travel Service, Topf\ka, Kan. Because of music. g;roup rates, total c~st of fare, hotel accommodations, and food will be under Invite a man who sings and leaves $17'5 per person. the preaching to the evangelist. There's J • h : something irksome about a singer who The Rankins, who .live at 9414 Hig - land, Tope!Gi; Kan., invite f.riends to' \ preaches. a se,rmonette before each song: make res.e~tions and join them on this ~------~------~ t Invite a man who's likea:ble and easy missionary si'ght-seei!lllg trip. Page Fourt.M ARKANSAS BAPT~ Proposed changes in · WMU by.laws The f.ollowing chang-es will be p·ro posed by the -executive board of Ar Feminine intuition klansas Woman's Missionary Union at by Harriet Hall the 'I\ue'sday af.temoon sesSiion of the 7Sth annual ·meeUng at Immanuel Churc·h, Uittle Ro·ck, A Article 11-Purpose: The pu11pose of Snow in th.e Ozarks .. Woman's Missdonary Union, Auxiliary to the Arkansas Baptist State Conven As I write this column the snow has been falling for ten hours. People are tion, shall be to ins:pire, inform and funny-they are always asking me how we get down this mountain on a snowy day. train .asso.ciationa.l and local church Getting down has never been a problem. You can just start in any direction and WlMU leadership to tea:ch missions, lead slide. Of course getting back up is sometimes tricky, but with a little caution we usually manage that, too. persons-to participate in missi•ons, pro , vide .orga.nization and leadersh'ilp for Most of our driving in bad weather can ·be managed if we remember the basic 51pecial mission projects of the churches, rules such as regulating speed properly, av0iding tailgaiting, handling the brake and provide and interpret information and accelerator with care, and not taking foolish chances. regarding the work Oif the denomination to the women, girls, and children under As I thought over these rules it occurred to me that they also might be ap nine years of age. plied to steering our lives. !We must not plan all of life at once, but rather proceed with caution-;-one day at a time-allowin1g God to lead us every step. of the way. Article III-Relationships: Sectkm 1. Then tailgaiting~ -r following another too closely-can sometimes cause us trouble. As for the application of applying the brake and accelerator-this, too, speaks for w ·oman's Missionary Union shall COO·P erate with the total program of the Ar itself. The •brake represents the "no" we must say to ourselves when the temptation comes to go in a wrong direction; the accelerator must be given just the right kansas Baptist State Convention as it amount of pressure to keep us going straight in the path of life and the foolish relates ·to the promo-tion of Christian chances must be avoided. . missions . .Section 2. Woman's Missi•onary Union-- There is an enchantment about the Ozarks in winter-particularly after a big shaH cooperate with the world m~ssions snowfall-that perhaps is not fully appreciated until one has braved a few difficult program of the Southern Baptist Con- ies to get a better view. This section is very popular in spring, summer, and autumn vention. with the tourists, but I want to go on record as ~aying that winter and its snows exercise a magical fascination for those who know the full beauty of it. Section 3. Woma.n's Mlissionary Union shall cooperate with Woman's Mission Again there is a lesson in life-it is only after we have come through a few ary Union, Auxiliary to the Southern storms and difficulties that we can fully appreciate life's tranquil times. Baptist Convention, in p-romoting its In His will, we will remain on course. Hap.py driving on the highway of 'life! purpose and plans. .Section 4. Associational unions shall Queettons, sua:gestions, or comments may be addressed to: Mrs. Andrew Hall, Mt. Sequoyah Drive, be recognized as liaison org-andz-ations Fayetteville, Ar.k. 72701. between church organizations and Wo man's Missionary ·Union od' Arkansas. members (past 'Presidents S'hall be eligi .Section 5. Local church WlMU organi ble to be life -members), and members, zations shall be recognized. as the units with alternates, of the nominating com- BE through which the purpose of Woman's mittee for the ensuing year. · Mdssionary Union is accomplished. MY GUEST, Article IX-Executive Board: Section Article VII-Nominations and Elec 1. There shall be an executive board BUT tions: Section 1. There shall be a nomi consisting of the o:flfice-rs; promotional nating rcommittee composed of ten mem directors; one repres-entative from each PLEASE ... lbers: two (chairman and one promotion of the eight districts; eight memlbers-at al director) shall be members od' the large; and life-members. The executive Only you executive board, and one from each of secretary and organization.al dirctors the eight districts. shall be ex-officio members without vote. can prevent 1Section 2. The nominating commdttee Section 4. Members of the executive forest shall 9e elected at the annual meeting board, with exception of the treasurer, and shall serve for one year. executive secretary and o-rganizational fires! Section 3. The nominating committee directors, Sihall not be emplo}"ed by W o shal-l meet at least three months prior man's M~ssdonary Union concurrently to the anrnual meeting for selection of with their terms of off.ice except on tem nominees. The chairman shall call the porary basis. ·meeting, and shall notify aH memibers Section 9. Minutes of the meetings of at least thirty days in advance. the executive board shaH 'be selllt to · Section 4. The nominating commdttee members. shall select by baUot the following nom The changes were proposed by a com inees; president; vice-president; record mittee com.'Posed of Mrs. B. L. 'lh.idges, jng secretary; treasurer; directors of chairman; Mrs. Paul Brown, Lom>ke; mission study, prayer, comm.lltfifiy ,mis Mrs. W. H. Batterson, Little Rock; Mrs. Siions, stewardshiJp, and enlistft!'en1t ; one R~ •E. S-nider, Camden and NlaJley Coop representative from each ~. @fvth'ltY• eig1ht er, ex-oflt1icdo members.--'Nancy Oooper, districts; eight mem'bers-at-'large; life Executive Secretaey and Treasurer. AICN 16. 1967 ~age Fifteen John Smith speake.r Youth fellowship at Youth Convention John Smith, a senior student at the University of Arkansas, will be one of March 24, 1967 ' - ~ the s·peakers at the State ·Royal Ambas- - sador Congress on Because of an overwhelming request from the young people last year, a May 5-·6. The Con big youth fellowship will be held at •MacArthur Park from 4:30-6 on the gress will be held in afternoon of the youth convention. Cecil McGee of the recreation department facilities of First of the $unday •School Board will .direct this fellowship. Sack lunches will be Church in Little o>btained by those who have tickets. The deadline to buy a ticket from the Rock. John is a na Training Union Department is Mar. 20. The price is 60c and a concession tive of McGehee. He stand will also 'be open. grew up in First Church there and T·o announce that Cecil McGee will direct the fellowship is enough to was an active mem cause 1,200 young, people to fl-ock to the MacArthur Park at ·4:30 p.m. This ber of Royal Ambas fellowship will•be only for those who attenld the convention that day at Second sadors. He attended Church. JOHN SMITH Royal Ambassador At the fellowship Oecil MC:Gee wiH direct folk music with the ass-istance Camp aJnKi partici of the Singing Young Americans of Second . Church, :Little R:ock. There will' pated in all camp activities. During his high school days John lived consistently also be skits and stunts. There wibl be fun! fun! fun! 'When you hear Cecil by his Christian conviction. Following McGee on Friday morning, -Mar. 24 at Second Church 1 make an an:ruouncement his graduation, for two years he at you will want to attend. The tragedy will 'be that those who do not buy tickets tended Southern State College where in advance will not be able to eat at the park with t-he rest of the young peo- ple. · he was active in the Christian activi ties on the campus. He served one year Churches 'that are planning to bring ' a bus load should estimate the as presiderut of the B.S.'U. At the Uni number of people coming and send 50c for each person to the Training Union versity John has continued to be active Department immediately so that tickets can ·be sent to the church.-Ralph W. in Christian activities and consistent Davis, Secretary · witnessing for Christ. During the past summer John served as a missionary in ·New York City. He worked with a Polish Baptist church, ministering to a group of young people Outdoors with · Doc in an area served •by the church. To say that the s-ituation was very different by Ralph Phelps ... ~ from Arkiansas would be the under statement of the ;vear. John will share, some of his expeJ;iences and show s·ome pictures of the summer's work. His meR sage and dedication of life will be a blessing and challenge to every person attending the Congress. A homing dog? There will be other speakers and f.e'R tures on the program that will be of Whenever dog owners get together, it is the usual thing for them to discuss interest to all boys interested in mis the accomplishmeruts, real or imagined, of their pets. These are always· interesting, Royal Am•bassad'Ol' Advancement, but, I belie:ve the most unusual one I hav~ heard in the last few months is the story H. . C. R. Patte·rson, a member of the Roland Baptist Church, related. As we ate deli'cious catfish from his lake and looked out through a picture window at the beautiful rolling hills of the Patterson farm near the Little Italy com munity, my host told wbout a squirrel dog that decided to go home. 'Dhe dog had 'been brought to Mr. Patterson from Hop1per, Ark .., where his son, Charles, had got it from the school principal. An avid squirrel hunter, Mr. Patterson was glad to get the hound, which had a good reputation as a tree dog. Kept in this pen a few d·ays, the d·og seemed right at hoone. He went on a round or two with his new owner and showed no inclinaltions to run oflf . .A!bout 1 o'clock on a Friday afternoon, the dog took to the woods. It was thought he had jumped a deer and was still in pursuit when he didn't come iback at sundown. At 9 o'clock the next morning, a long distance c:a:ll cMne from the watch tower near Hot Sprin~s. A ranger said that a dog wearing a collar w.ith Mr. Pat terson's name and 'phone number was there and appeared ·mighty tired. Mr. Pat te11son couldn't believe it was his miss-ing dog, but 'he promised to come at once to see. . Checking a map, he found that the dog had either had to swim or go around Lake Maumelle and then cover nearly 3:5. airline miles to tqe tower. Strangely el'llough, the tower was directly on the line between the Patterson farm and Hopper, near Caddo Gap. The trip by road was more than 50 miles, but wpen Mr. Patterson got to the ranger station he found that, sure enough, it was 'his missing dog-so foot-sore and weary the animal could- hardly move. Homing pigeons we used to raise, hut homing dogs are something . else! Pa e Sixteet1 ARKANSAS BAPT~T Christian Civic Founda.tion Voting on mixed-drink bill • BY W. HENRY GOODLOE Executive Director Several' members of the General As Carter C. Ledbetter Sparks sembly .have commented to us froon Conditt J. Ledbetter Still their spotlight position that it would Crank Linder ·G. Taylor be interesting now ·and ·then if, instead Davis McClerkin V. Taylor O!f being lamlbasted for a "wrong" deci Day McDonald Thompson sion, commendation might 'be given for Dishongh Maddox Williams voting "right." Others have asked us to Goodwi'lll Matthews Womack make avaHwble in this column their Hamilton Nicholson Young voting records, specifically on the mixed Harrell Nowotny If your money is earning less than a full drink ·bill. We are happy to use t:1is Voting "Present" were three: 6%, you are 'lcutting off" part of your return. space gi'Ven to us to make the record _Dingler Durrett. Schug av-aila1ble on this particular issue for Not voting were six: With Religious Institutional Bonds you your informat_ion. can be sure of earning a full 6% interest Voti111g AGAH~i ST the mixed-drink Kizer Bryant Rose •. • beginning now and continuing until 'bill in· the House were these forty-seven R-oberts J . Hayes Spkr. Cockrill the day the bonds mature, in up to 13 years. Other interest rates may go down re-presentatives: The final vote on the Local Option but not Religious Institutional Bonds. Alexander Hai'berson Murphy Mixed--Drink Bill in the ·Senate was: Arrington Harris Nance FIQIR-8 You owe it to yourself to investigate Autry Hasley Oakes before you invest. For complete informa Bethell A. Hayes Oglesby D. Allen Harvey Stafford tioh, fill in and inail the coupon below. Bookout Hendrix Rainwater R. Allen Howell White Brown HHburn Sadler Earnhart Hurst Butler Hoisted Shaver AG-AINST-26 Capps Kelley Sheets *..Alagood Gathright Lookadoo. ~ Colay Landers Sheid AND SECURITIES CORPORATION *Anderson G~bson McNiel Collins McCuiston Smithers •Bearden Griffin Moore ''17 Weat End Ave. - N•ahvllle, Tenn. Cook McKissack Stevens Lof!Jest__. · ••c/uiiY• ·underwrller ol' Rellglo111 Bell He ern Nelson ...... /nsflfuflono/______Flnonce. In fhe __Soufh. 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Vaughf COME WHEN YOU CAN - lEAVE WHEN YOU MUST JMA~~~- q~.pel 'P~ Evelj'!Jooy /nvile~T lo Come Everyday _I (NO OFFERING) RCH 16, 1967 Pasr- Seventeen The bookshelf------~- Southern Churches in Crisis, by Sam real the glorious promises of God; and uel S. Hill, Jr., Holt, Rinehart and The Return of the Lord Jesus, by R. Winston, 1967, $15.!}5 that the quality of our Christian lives A. Torrey, Baker Book House, Reprint lies in our response to these facts. Instead of concentrating on "invit 1966, $2.50. i1llg people to church," with the formal Long after his death, the author of A Yeal''s Bible Course, 'based on the church convocation' concehred as the this book continues to bear a vital wit Sdield Reference Bilble', by Chal'les H. primary. locus of divine activity, con ness. His incisive treatme:rut of the Morgan, Baker Hook House, reprinted temporary churchmen see their calling scriptural teachings on the second com 1966, $2.915 in terms of being emissaries to people ing of Jesus Christ are as timely today in the world where they live and in as when they we_re first written. This tbook attempts to prov~de guid the whole variety of their needs and ance for. a systematic study of the ' situations, says Dr. Hill. Each chapter deals with a separate Bible. It refers, page by p,age, to the aspect of the theme: its importance, its introduction and notes of the Scofield But he takes note of a wide wap certainty, its manner, its results and Reference Bilble. 'Its ·52 lessons may be between the leadershi'P and the people its time. regarded as one full year's J;Uible of the church, particularly in the South: Course. · "The apparent indifference of region Peloubet's 1967 Select Notes, A Com ... al religious groups toward the current plete Teaching Aid for all Denomina Points for Emphasis, Fiftieth Anniver civil rights struggle in the South is tions on the International Bible Les sary Edition, 1967 by Clifton J. Al found to be consistent with the general sons, 1966, $3.25·. len, Broadman Press evangelical stance, which simply does In its 93rd year, this commentary is This is a ·pocket commentary on the not view res.ponsLbHity toward God or an encyclopedia of information and is International Bi-ble Lessons·for 1967. It man. in the light of a social ethic. The acclaimed for its scholarshi.p. It is de is availalble from the Baptist Book white Christian's duty toward the Ne signed for use by teachers, pastors, and Stores. gro, as Sf:len by the Southern church, students of all grades and denomina is to convert him and befriend him tipns. Hymns and Human Life, by Erik Rout (in a paternal framework), not to con ley, E'erdmans, 1·966, $3.9·5 sider altering the social traditions and Let Us Go on to Maturity, by Jo·hn arl'angeme!ll!ts which govern his (and E. Hunter, Zondervan, 1967, $2.95 With more than half a million hymns everyone else's life to so significant a from which to choose, Aut"hor Routley degree." The author pinpoints for believers has chosen 611 and tells their stories several tremendous truths: That the here, relating many interesting things Here is a timely book that crosses risen Christ is God's answer to all our aibout their authors and the circum· denominational line~ to deal realistical needs; that he not only fulfilled the stances out of which the hymns were ly with crises common to all faiths. prophecies of God but he also made written. The preacher po~t Asian alliance talked Stagg to Brazil, Europe WiASIHINGTON-The Baptist World IJOUISVIIJLE-A professor at ne God engaged at Alliance Administrative Committee Southern Baptist Theologic•al Seminary meeting here heard plans for possible here will travel more than 10,000 miles making man organization of an Asian Baptist F~l this summer. on . teaching and study lowship and disCJlssed the possibility · Before God formed a ray of light res-ponsibilities in South America and of, estaJblishing an Asian office of the Europe. Or set a sin:gle star in s·pace Baptist World Alliance (BWA). He saw, in mind, an i.mlJ,ge formed; Fvank Stagg, who is James Buchanan A likeness of the Lord himself; Josef Nordenhaug, general secretary Harrison professor fYf New Testament For suc1h a one he'd form and shape of the world-wide Baptist organization, interpretation, has been invited to lead Those things that thro al1 time he'd reported that Baptist leaders from three one-week conferences for Southern need;. Asian countries will meet in Hong_Kon 1g Baptist missionaries in Brazil. Then, setting forth, supplied he light, Apr. 8 to discuss the possibility of or · Immediately following the Brazilian And piling up his gifts untold ganizing a fellowship group for 21 tour, Sta-gg will leave for Europe on a Of air, ¢ drink, of foods also, Asian and Southwest Pacific countries. Of s-hade and shelter to be had $4,000 faculty fellowship given by the And tr-ea-sures plentiful in s_tore. If approved by the Asian Baptist American Association of Theological Then 'man was formed of common dust leaders, fue -as;;_oci'ation would link the Schools toward study at' Tuebigen, And into this sa:me block of clay Baptist- bodies in 'these countries in a Germany. (BP) God breathed the breath of life fellowship similar: to the European Bap And man became a living soul. tist Federation. and the North American 'Twas not enough alone to breathe, Baptist Fellowship. For God saw more 'than that in man; ..'* Churches ...... A spirit gift must be bestowed, There are, more than 1 million Bap· Informed MemNn A heart ~thin at one with C'""ld, tists in the 21 countries, according to Uae the Church Budget Plan; Beloved companion unto him 'BIW A record. The total includes a 1941 flo IID4 the Arkansa.B BG,. Thro purclhase made by shedded blood, figure of 12·3,000 Baptists in Mainland That in the heart of man be found ·China. No membership figures have dtt Nfll!lim4UMiM to every. Implanted love and purity; • been available from the China mainland •._ Qilllv ~per -~ 'Pflr That man beea:me com1panion, friend. since missionaries were forced out in ..,... Forevermore to walk with God, 1941, and no one !CII!ows how many .,_ IIIOnlft."y, Cl...... ,. or A God-made man, at last complete. Baptists are still in the China mainland. Gllft_UCIIIIy W. B. O'Neal (BP) Page Elght..-n ARKANSAS BAPTIST Southern Baptist College *** In the twenty-five year history of Southern Baptist College, there have been over 50,000 professions offaith and church additions made as adirect result of the influence of "The Campus of Christian Purpose". ' . *** The Baptist Student Union, the Life Service Band, weekend youth revival teams, faculty and student pastors, are but some of the efforts which the Lord has blessed. *** Special events are promoted each year in an effort to win the lost and raise the spiritual level of the students. Such events are the annual B.S. U. Focus Week, Church Efficiency Conference and Church-B. S. U. Youth Revival. *** One of the most effective evangelistic outreaches from the. campw.s is the college endorsed evangelist, Rev. Billy Walker. He renders a }tear-round evangelistic ministry over the eastern two thirds of the nation. *** A continuing evangelistic thrust is provided by the College City Baptist Church located on the campus of Southern Baptist College. *** Practically all of the new churches and mission stations (established) in Northeast Arkansas since 1941 were directly related to the ministry of Southern Baptist College. PHASE II EXPAISIOI AID EIDOWMEIT CIMPAIGI Pledges to. be taken April I to May 15 Join 25,000 Arkansas Baptists in giving $1.00 per month for three years to expand and undergird Southern Baptist College of Walnut Ridge. In :······ ···· ···· ···- ··• - '• .! . !....!..:.!....!- ! ..!.-.!.~ ·'!_._: · ··· · ·· ··-:.·\; dividualcentered campaign approved by the Arkansas Baptist State Con 1 Make Your Pledge Now : vention. Pledges to be taken through the churches any time from April . 1 to May 15. All pledges over and above regular contributions • 25,10 ClUB fll JHE IIVI.EMENJ 8f CHRJIJIII EIICIJIM Clip and mail your pledge today or FOR INFORMATION WRITE NMR~------~MnOH ______ sH« ______~=•------~--- Zip_____ Dale SOIHERI IAPTIIT ·Cillll r: City ______8Wo Bellnlq tn \he .growing importance of Chrt•tlan EduoaUOG &ad deelring to aut.t the Bouthel'D Bapttet College of Waltwt Rldge, Arlwlau, tn her E.paulon and E-ad.CIWDleat EXP 1•111 AID CAMPIISI Campdp, approved by the Arkanaaa Baptlat de Convention, 1 propose to pve &lleut 11.00 oer month for three yean to thle lastttufton, T b Ia wUJ be over aDd above m,y replar oburob pledge. Walnut Ridge, Arkansas • - ... -,--,----,.----,---7---'-::'~ Iplu to Plof .thla pledge aa followe: t ____ wtththt..eardi (__)' -.W,.,.; • • L__)·qatterJ.y;\!....____j each •la-motdU; l_.__) ...w.l,;r'. I wW...., dlreotiJ to &M • .Campaign Endorsed and Ad Sponsored by • college L__) or throusb my churah l_). • MR ....: - ...... eMil< OPPl'OPrloie _ .. IlioN, .·...... : . 8 MRS. Billy ROGERS EARLE. ARKANSAS MARCH 16, 1967 Page Nineteen That gentlemen made · up in dignity whatever the players lacked. The old-time umpire could always be recognized by his frock coat and top hat. They gave him a certain air. He added to it by !11lever rushing to an nounce a decision. He could be as de liberate as a judge on the bench and just. as solemn and condescending. If he did move fast, it was only when a pop fly was in the air over his head. Yau coul<;ln't blame him for not wanting the ball to conooct with his plug hat. ln thQse early days, the umpire was provided with a comf~rtable chair and a large um1brella to keep off the sun. In time, he began to feel sup~rior to players a,nd fans. He was in a class all What was the name of America's by himself. first famous baseball clulb? Umph·~s were not slow in pemilizing If you can't tell, it isn't sur.prisi.!lllg. men who broke the rules. The time The answer goes back to the year 1845. yellowed scorebooks of the Knickerbock More than a century ago, the Knick ers may still be seen in the Natione.l et1bockers of New York City were or Baseball Museum in Cooperstown, New ganized. According to all records, this York. In them are numerous marginal was t'he first importanrt; ball cluJb in BY VINCENT EDWARDS notes beside players' names: "Fined by America. the umpire." They show that players Of course, bas®all didn't start in had to toe the mark then just as much that year. "Base" and •irounders" had made any Ill:&n stand out in a crowd. as they do today. been played as long as Americans could Running bases was full of hazards In baseball's pioneer period. the rememlber. WaSihington's men played at Knickerbockers were the great trail Valley Forge. · i111 those days because of the shoes that were usually worn. Cleats were un blazers of the sport. Rival cluibs were organized in Brooklyn and 'Boston, -and Th~ Knicker Wheo redemptio~ is complete Life and Work I • .. J March 19 BY TAL D. BoNHAM Revelation 7:9-17; 11:15 PASTOR, SOUTH SIDE;. QHURCH, PJNB BLun' A LIT'I'LE girl, blind from birth, war but those who cele•brate the victory need is provided.' Heaven is not only knew the' beauties · of the earth only of battle wave palm· branches! fellorwship with •God and a city where from her mother's lips. A noted sur we have perfect protection, it is also geon pel'lformed a successful operation. The Christian will enjoy heavenly fel like a g-arden where we have perl'ect When the last bandage was removed lowship with God without the distress provision. ing ·presence of grief. John pictures from her eyes, she ral_l from the doctor The drama of redemption in the Bi into the arms of her mother. Then, she heavenr as a place where there is no hunger nor thirst and where God wipes ble revolve's around three gardens. Man ran to the window and looked out at is cast out of the Garderu of Eden be the world for the first time. For the away the tears. cause of sin. In the Gard~n of Geth first time, the glories of the earth After Dr. Wayne Ward, professor of semane, man finds his way back to God rolled into her vision. She ran to her theology at Southern rSeminary, preach and forgiveness for sin. In the Garden mother and screamed with joy, "Oh, ed a sermon on heaven, a 90-year-old of Heaven, man's redemption from sin mamma, why ·didn't you tell me it was blind man , approached him wi'th these is c'omplete! :so beautiful'?" As the mother wiped- the words, "Brother Wayne, I want to SEE tears from her eyes, she said "Preciou!! you." child, I tri"ed to tell you." Pearly gates We read much about heaven in Reve He ran his fingers over Dr. Ward's But how does one get to heaven? lation. But when we get to heaven, we face . . Then he said, ·"One day, I can Only through Jesus Chri!jt! John illldi too will scream with joy, "John, why really see you." Then with tears stream- cated that those who stand before God's didn't you tell us it was so beautiful?" --i1llg · out of sightless sockets he said, throne in heaven stand there because Perhaps Johl) will say, "I tried to tell "When I open my eyes for the first their robes have ·been made white "in in you in · the last book the Biible!' time, you know who I will be looking the blood of the l3;mb" (Rev. 7:14). What is heaven like? In the last two at, don't you?" Dr. Ward said, "Yes, John pictures the wall around Heaven chapters of Revelation, John says that you will be looking at Jesus." with twelve tremendous gates and each heaven is like a tabernacle, a city, and· Then, with a cry of joy the blind ma.n g'ate is one huge pearl (-Rev. 21:21). a _garden. said, "Brol!her· Wayne, it is worth being A pearl is formed when a piece of for blind for 90 years to know that the eign matter such as a grain of sand A tabernacle first time I open my eyes, I will be look- 'gets into the shell of the oyster. The ing at Jesus!" · wounded oyster's body secretes a milky HEAVEN is like a tabernacle (Rev. liquid which forms a hard cover around _ 21 :1~5). In the Old Testament, the ta A walled city the piece of san{l. The oyster is suffer bernacle. was a place of fellowship with ing during the whole process. Finally, God. In heaven, the Christian will fel HEAVlEIN · is like a walled city (Rev. the hard cover builds up around the lowship with God in a way that man 21 :'1.0-14, 21-27) . In• Old Testament piece of painful sand and forces it out has never known. John says that in times, the walled city was the city of of the shell. heaven there is "no more sea" (Rev. protection. In times of trouble, everyoore 21: 1). The sea is a symbol of separa made his way to the walled cities. How wonderful! The entrance to tion (Rev. 4:6) . .There will be nothing Heaven is a place of perfect prote~tion! ~ Heaven is pictured as pearly gates! We in heaven to separate one from God. could hot walk . through the gates ~f John also referred · to the tabernacle A little girl who was spending her heaven on -our own merit. Our entrance experience of the Christian in heaven in first night away from home with a girl to heaven is gained throug1h the suffer an earlier part of his book (Rev. 7 :9:- friend was heard to cry · in the night. ing of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus 17). He pictures Christians of all races The mother of the house went to her Christ. Jesus said, "In my · father's standing · in God's presence dressed in bedroom and said tenderly, "Honey, house are many mansions . . . I am the the W,hite robes of purity with palms what is the matter? Are you home way" (John 14 :'2,6 ). in their hands. Soldiers carry spears to sick?" The little girl said, "No, I'm here-sick." The Ghristian often gets sick of living in a world where the ESCORTED FOR STUDENTS CHURCH PEWS threat of war and destructi();n hang over SinGt 19•9 his head. 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In Rt. 1, "'rber, Ark. the _ garden of heaven, everything we MARCH, 16, 1967 Page Twenty-One' Lo-ve beyond measure International March 19 BY RAL~ A. PHELPS h. PRESIDENT, OUACHITA UN~ Luke 22 :39-42 ; 23:33-34, 39-46 A p e r ~ on who had worked for long When the hill near the city was r each In their un1believable choice, the mob at vear s in' mission work said, "What we ed, J esus was nailed to a cross and Pilate's palace had screamed for Jesus' need desperately is not so ·much a vi lifted toward the sky before the heavy crucifixion a nd Barabbas' freedom. sion of 1\ world in need as a vision of timbers set tled with a sickening thud Thus, the two remaining criminals were Christ on .the cross. This alone ;will mo into the hole prepared for it. The nails crucified, one on each side of Jesus. tivate us to do what we should for driven through his hanlds and feet tore world redemption," the flesh in excruciating pain. Crucifixion is about as cruel a form of death as mankind ever devised, and Certain,Jy the death of Christ is cen Even as his executor s divided his those who experienced it sometimes tral in the Christian religion : and the clothes and rolled dice to see who would hung for several days before finallv cr ucifixion of our Lord, when viewed in get them, J esus Ghrist lifted his voice expiring. It is therefore not ·unusual it." full sig-nificance,. is a powerful mo in intercessory prayer and cried, " Fa- . that the two criminals talked to each tive to redemptive living on the part of ther, forgive them; for they know not other 3Jllld to Jesus as they hung sus the believer. what they do." The world had never pended between sky and earth. One of witnessed a greater example of forgiv the scoundrels heaped abus·e on the Since lengthy books have been writ ing love, and if we want to know how Master 'and sneered, "If thou be Christ, ten on' the death of Jesus without be God feels toward sinners we n eed only save thyself-and us" ginning to exhaust the subject, we do to look at Christ on the cr oss. little in this week's lesson ·except touch But the other one checked him with on a few highlights of the New Testa III. Salvation, 23:39-43. the ·words, "Dost thou not fear God, ment account. ~ eeing thou art in tJhe same condemna Because Rome feared insurrection by tion? And we indeed justly; for we re 1. Submiss1on, 22:39-42. the Jews, the country had been combed ceive the due reward of our deeds : but for potential trouble-maker s ; a nd Bar this man .hath done nothing amiss." After the celebration of the Pass abbas, public enemy number one, had over Feast, at which he instituted the been picked up along with a couple of Then the second criminal addressed Lord's Supper and indicated that J.udas other criminals, possibly his henchmen . was the one who would betray him, ·J esus, "Lord, remember me when thou Jesus went out of the city and up on comest into thy kingdom:" This plea the Mount of Olives as he had often moved Jesus to respond. "Today shalt done before. His disciples followed him thou be with me in paradisr,'' It was to a certain spot, where he urged them a reply that mad-e an eternity 's differ to "pray that ye enter not into temp ence to the malefactor. tation." Then he went about a stone's throw farther. IV. Death, 23:44-46. There our Lord knelt down and The crucifixion began at the third prayed, "Father, if thou be willing, r e hour (9:00 a .m .) and continued until the ninrt;h ·hour (3:00 p.m.), when Jesus move this cup from me: nevertheless .. ·. LSD has been labeled the died. From noon until the ninth hour, not my will ' but thine be done." mos t dangerous of all · illicitly "there was darkness over all the available drugs. The judgement a The cup to which Jesus referred was earth," and the veil in the Temple sanc was made by the New York County tha t of suffering and death. In Hebrew, tuary was split in two. Medical Society. The great danger t his was a common way of 4esign1ating is that only one experience with one's divinely ap'!Jointed fortune. Be Finally the Son of God cried, "Ta "acid" can produce permanent per cause he possessed a human body that ther, into thy hands I commend my sonality changes or pr olonged psy would suffer just as acutely as would spirit." And with these words, he· died. chological damage, according to a ny of us in like circumstance, Jesus' Dr. Donald B. Louria, the Society's physical reaction was to recoil from It is difficult to comprehend the aw narcotics ·committee chairman. having to go through the agony-just fulness of Christ's death. The only sin as we might want to draw away from ... A new truth-in-le·nding bill, less, perfect man who ever lived was painful surgery if this were possible. supported by Wisconsin's Senator executed like a common criminal; and William Proxmire, is said to have every insult the . malice of his enemies The greatness of Christ is seen, how a good chance of passage. The bill could devise was hurled at him. Willing ever, in his complete. submissiory to would r equire lenders to r eveal full ly he endured the cross, not out of nec whatever God's inten1t for his life might annual interest charges on credit. essity born of weakness, but out of be : "Not my will but thine be done." urgency born of love. By offering him ~ . . . A t• ecent Gallup Poll indi· self as the vicarious atonemenlt for the II. Intercession., 23:33-34. cates that six persons in ev·ery ten, sins of · every pers0111J who would ac nationally think birth control pills cept his substitutionary death in t·heir After being shuttled from Caiaphas should be supplied free to all wom stead, he conquered the enemy of sin to Pilate to Herod to Pilate, Jesus was en who are on relief who ar e of and put death forever under his feet. finally sentenced to die early on Friday childbearing age. While the official, "For God s'O loved the world that he morning. ,He was beaten with a Roman position of the ,Roman Catholic gave his only 'begotten son that whoso scourge, clothed in a purple robe in Church is tha t " a rtificial contr a· ever believeth in him should not perish mockery of a kingly position, crowned ception" is immoral, rank-and-file but have everlasting life." wi1!h thol'IIJIS , given a scepter of a broken Catholics expressed views not very reed, ridiculed, blindfolded, beaten and different from those of P r otestants Jesus said, "and as Moses lifted up taunted, "Prophesy! 'Who is it that on questions dealing with supply- · tlhe se1;R~~t in the wilderiiess, ~ven so ing the pills. 'free to women on·· mu!!t ffie. ,Son of man be lifted up: that struck you ? " Then he was forced to 1 carry his' heavy cross towa rd Calvary relief and recommendin,g the pills •. · whos'6ever' believeth in him s'h{iuld not until he dropped from exhaustion. for general use. perish but have· eternal life" (John 3:14, Paqe Twenty-Two ARKA .... SAS BAPTIST 1'5). The whole purpose of Jesus' com ing into the world was "that the world A Smile or Two through him might be sa,.ved" (John ~HOlY lAID TOll 3:17). . Puppy love •982.00 As we look at the Christ of the cross, we can ask wit_h that great hymn, When an American visiting a 17 DAYS • DEPART EJUI 7, I 11 "Was it for crimes that I have done sma11 English town lost a valu Ho1ted by Dr. I. J. lichola1 He groaned upon the tree? able dog, he asked to have a no Amazing pity, grace unknown, tice printed in the. local evening Southern 11,ti1t Colip Amid lovfi! beyond degree!" paper offering 100 pounds for its Wllnut ld11; lrkaau return: Evening came, but no pa per appeared. The American wait AHendance Report Msrdt 5, 1!1117 INDEX· ed for some time. Then he went to Sunday Tralnlna- Cb. Church Sehool Union Addns. the newspaper office. There he Alexander First 65 &5 A-Arkansas Bllipti&t Medical Center : Accepts As·hdown Rieks First ~~ 32 charter p5 · Arkla