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e Recently the Rev. A. G. Lang an Baptist Church, according to its pas e On Sunday, June 9, the First Ger nounced his resignation a s pastor of tor, the Rev. H. Palfenier. The for man Baptist School of Union City, N. t he Baptist Church in Emery, So. Dak., mer Second German Baptist Church of J ., observed Children's Day by present because of his health and a strong Detroit, Mich., is now called the Linden ing a fine program before a crowd that desire to retire from the act ive minis Baptist Church a s rep o rt e d by filled the church. The Primary Class, try. The Emery church extended a Mr. F rank Armbruster, the pastor. that ha s grown considerably, was seat Volume Eighteen CLEVELAND, OHIO, JULY 1, 1940 Number Thirteen call to the Rev. Arthur Ittermann of • Miss F. Lenore Kruse of Detroit, ed on 24 new chairs purchased through Cathay, No. Dak., which has been ac Mich., recently resigned as church our Publication House in Cleveland. cepted after p rayerful consideration. worker of the Bethel Baptist Church T wo new tables a lso belong to the Mr. Ittermann hopes to begin his pas of Detroit in order to become the equipment that was installed for t he torate in Emery about September 1. alumnae fie ld secretary for the Baptist use of this class. The Juniors gave a EDITORIAL e On Sunday afternoon, May 19, the Institute for Christian w ·orkers in small play, " The Gar den of the Heart." Salt Creek Baptist Church near Dal Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Kruse will be Others took part in various ways. " We las, Ore., bega n a Mission Sunday gin her new duties on September 1, are grateful for a fine school," was the .• F the making of books there is no end." "brought their books together," which they had School in the nearby Gooseneck com after serving the Bethel Church for report of the pastor, t he Rev. Herman Huge printing presses work at top speed used for their pagan ar ts, "and burned them be G. Kuhl. munity. Thirty-two persons were pres three years. I n May she visited the to flood the market with thousands of fore all men." Such fires on the skyline of many ent at the first service. The or ganiza Philadelphia school at commencement e The stork has visited several p ar new books every year. Our newsstands are clut- of our cities would be a civic blessing, if thereby tion work was in charge of Mr. Bartel time and a lso attended the Northern sonages during recent days. The Rev. and Mr. Chandler. The Rev. 0. Nal Baptist Convention in Atlantic City, a nd Mrs. Paul F. Zoschke of Elgin, tered up with a con some of the tr ash , th at parades under the name linger, pastor, wrote in the church N. J. She is a daughter of the Rev. Iowa, after 13 years of married life, What Are You Reading? g lomerate an d bi- of "literature,'' could be removed from our news bulletin: "We a r e taking this step in F . P. Kruse of Kankakee, Ill. are now the proud parents of t heir zarre asso1iment of r acks and libraries. This can be accomplished faith and we, therefore, a sk for your first child, Paul Albert, who was born prayer s in behalf of t his work." e Eight young people of the J effers Baptist Church of Minnesota were pre to t hem on May 22. The Rev. and Mrs. magazines and papers. The boys and girls of our when Christian people with a strong civic con e On Sunday, June 16, the Rev. Ed sented on Sunday, May 19, with di J. J. Reimer of Gotebo, Okla., have day make a beaten track to libraries in order to sciousness will lend t h eir wholeh earted su pport gar W. Klatt, pastor of the Baptist plomas by the pastor, the Rev. Wm. H. announced the arrival of a boy, Milton satisfy this literary hunger within t hem. It is to t h ose agencies and groups which are inter Church in Killaloe, Ont., Cana da, bap Schobert, on the completion of the Howard, in their home on June 6. The tized 9 candidates. Mr. Klatt r eported leader ship training course, "Funda Rev. and Mrs. Peter P eters of Buf self-evident to any observing person that this is ested in this kind of community improvement "the Sunday School attendance in the mentals of Christian Doct rine." Earl falo Cent er, Iowa, were also recent ly "a r eaiding age," in which almost every living and which have the right kind of influence for town church of Killaloe is constantly ier in May a group of the church mem gladdened by the arrival of a baby person opens the sluice gates for himself upon getting larger." Mr. K la tt ha s im bers spent the larger part of a day girl in their home. The home of the such action. proved the grounds of t he manse by helping to plant trees and bushes Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Fischer of Wes the vast stream of literature and of printed Even better than this, however, is the declara planting grass, t r ees, a nd flowers. A about the parsonage and church, ad sington, So. Dak., has been brightened pages. tion of our civic r esponsibility as . Christians in closing r emark of h is a bout the Chris ding greatly to t he attractive appear by the arrival of a baby boy on June 15. tian ministry was appropr iate. "It's ance of the grounds. Mr. Schobert At such a time as this the important question positive terms. School and town libraries are great work, a t a ny r ate!" served a s dean of the Minnesota young e The Carroll Avenue Church of Dal is not wheth er you belong to this reading public las, Texas, is installing a pipe organ sensitive to public requests. Many p laces do not • On Sunda y, J une 30, the Immanuel people's assembly held at Lake Minne but "WHAT are you r eading?" Our Christian tonka from June 13 to 16. and redecorating the chur ch with art have good books or Christian volumes or even Baptist Church of Portland, Oregon, istic insulation tile at a cost of about witness will be revealed in our selection of books, held a service of chur ch r ededication, the Bible because the church people there have e On Sunday, June 30, the Rev. J . J. $1600. All the money for this church magazines and papers for reading enjoyment. following an extensive progr am of Lipper t, pastor of the Greenvine Bap imprnvement program has been raised not exerted their influence and have not let their renovations and decoration in th e tist Church near Burton, Texas, bap a nd the work is to be completed early Such a careful and prayerful discrimination in lights shine. Numerous requests by the town's church. The g uest speaker at the ser tized 12 per sons on confession of t heir in the Fall. The commit tee in cha rge th e face of a mountainous liter ary output is not vice was the Rev. William Kuhn, D. D., people for Christian books will bring a ction on faith in Christ. An evangelistic em (Continued on Page 260) at a ll easy to make, but is, nevertheless, required of Chicago, Ill., who wa s joined by phasis was stressed in several Sunday the part of library boards and officers . many delegates and visitors to t he Pa School classes and in the evening ser of every steward of God. "By their fruits"-by A few weeks ago the editor had a lengthy d is cific Conference that wa s being held at vices recently. On Sunday afternoon, the kind of books and magazines which they Portland's Trinity Church a t the t ime. May 19, the church choir presented the The Baptist Herald cussion on this subject with th e novelist, Paul The Rev. Otto Roth led t he church in choose for their study and recreation-"ye shall play, "How Much Owest Thou Thy Published semi-monthly by the Hutchens, in George, Iowa. Mr. Hutchens ranks its rebuilding program. Lord?", at t he Ga tesville Church. Re know them." GERMAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION with Mrs. Grace Livingston Hill as one of the cently a study course was completed in • The sessions of the Northern Con SOCIETY But this r esponsibility of the Christian to him outstanding Christian authors of this day. Iii ference which we1·e scheduled to be the church by 21 enrolled students 3734 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. self or to herself in a wise and thoughtful choice held in Regina, Sask., Canada, from who consider ed the book, "From Beth ~ Martin L. Leuschner, Editor fine books, one of which is being concluded i~ J uly 10 to 14, have been cancelled for lehem to Ol ivet," as taught by the pas of reading material goes far beyond th ese per "The Baptist H cr.ild" is a denontlnational this issue of "The Baptist Herald," do not appea 1940. This action was taken by vote tor. periodical devoted to the interests of tb• sonal decisions. We have an obligation to others of the Regina Church following the German Baptist Young People's and Sunday on many of our town library shelves. He can tel~ • On Sunday evening, Ma y 26, t he in our communities wh o easily succumb to evil recommendations of t he confer ence School Workers' Union. a remarkable story of how a sm all group f mission committee a nd of Dr. Wm. B. Y. P . C. of the Emanuel Baptist Subscription price-$1.SO a year. t emptations and who ar e not always strong Church of Ma rion, Kan., was host to Kuhn, general missionary secr etary. To Foreign coun t ri ~$1.75 a year. Christian people in some towns h ave h elped ~ a missionary progr am given by the enough t o make Christian choices of wise dis 0 The r easons cited for t he action wer e Advertising rates, 75 cents per loch, a1 nst~ put some of his many books into their librarie unsettled world conditions and t he B. Y. P. U. of the Emanuel Baptist column, 2%. inches wide. crimination. W e are our "brother's keeper" by anti-German feeling in some sections Strassburg Church. The program was Obituary notices a re accept ed at 5 eta. per helping him from falling and by surrounding him You can do lik ewise by concerted Chr ist ian as of Canada. featured by two playlets depicting the li ne. set in six point ty pe, "t C- necessity of extending our mission with a wholesome and clean environment. tion in your commum y. • Several churches have changed All editoria l correspo ndence is to be ad. fields. A missionary offering wa s tak dressed to the Rev. Martin L. Leuschner, 7346 Our civic duty may be stated negatively in A book is a lif e-long frien d. How careful t heir names during the past few weeks. en for which both societies will r eceive Madison Street, Forest Pa rk, Illinois. We The new name for our church in Ed equal cr edit. After t he pr ogram t he All busi neas correspondence is to be sent to terms of " a literary h ousecleaning" which some should be in the ch oice of these companio monton, Alta., Canada, the Central church dining hall was filled by the Germa n Ba ptis t Publicatio n Society, 3734 of our communities sorely need. Years ago the How happy we sh all be if wh at we are read~ s ! Baptist Church, was reported in the young people and friends who enjoyed Payne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. last issue of "The Hera ld." The for a social hour and t he refreshments city of E phesus witnessed a strange bonfire when merits the blessing of our Master, t h e great ng mer German Baptist Church of Steam according to Ralph Popp, secr etary of Entered as second-class matt er January '· many people wh o h ad become C h r i s t i a n s Friend of all ! est boat Rock, Iowa, is now known a s the the Mar ion B. Y. P . U. 1923, at the post office at Ck vcla nd, Obi•, wider the act of March 3, 1117f. Page 244 THE BAPTIST HERALD July 1, 1940 Page 245
result if they do, for almost lhe entire F ulfillment of Prophe cy Turk~ in lDl 7 in almos t m irac ulous fertile plain is covei·ed \\·ith scores of A la rge granite monument near t he fashion , not a s hot bei ng fired n o r a Zionist colonies. Thes e a re operated reservoir makes the gener a l location shell exploded in the city. While this by thousa nds of Jewis h p i ~~ee_r s a:1d where Turkish oflicer s s urrendered Jc was true of the old city with in the re: ug ees from many lands. ] heir chief r usa lem to t he Britis h about twenty walls 1 because of its congested eharac pursuit is citru:; g rowing, largely for lwo years ago. The return of Israel to ter, it was decidedly not t rue ou tside. export purposes. Hundreds of acres rebuild Palestine s ince then has tes ti For the opposing armies fought for in sea son present a most beautiful and weeks on the very hills adjacent, which This is the first of a series of two unusually fine articles about fi ed to God's overrnling hand in t hat fragr ant a spect. One cannot quickly defeat o ~ t he Central Powers a nd their arc now covered by modern J erus alem. the Holy Land by a young Baptist minister of Dallas, Texas, Great loss of life and r esource were w ho is also well known in many of our churches. H e is serving forget t his first impression or t he land, A llie:;. P £alm 102 says, " Thou wilt at present as one of the fie ld workers of the Biblical Research if he journeys over this rou Le. arise, and have mercy upon Zion; for su ffer ed by both forces during· t he yea r Society, which is devoted to the evangelism of the Jews. "The Hill Country of Judea" it is time to have pity upon her, yea, and a half before Palest ine was con t he set time is come. F or thy servants quered and the armist ice s igned. T h er e Just oppos ite J erus alem t he Plain By the REV. RAYMOND F . KAHLE of Dallas, Texas take pleas ure in her s tones, and have a r e four other Allied cemeteries in this of Sharon broadens to twelve or fifteen pity upon her dust." This is one of t he la nd, besides t he very beautiful one m iles, and the highway turns eastward ··u t o the Ja n el th a l 1 '.'"!II an civilization a nd power. When will St. Sophia an Reported by the REV. ASSAF HUSMA NN, Secretary of the Report of the School Committee by the REV. ASSAF HUSMANN School Committee This year 's commencement festivi Mrs. Mayer lay in the hospital a t the For the last two year s the School the basis of t heir statements we coun again good reports are coming from o~ sparkling wit, entirely in keeping ties of our seminary took place on Sa point o: dea th, but today she is quite Committee met at the end, and, not as seled them conscientiously a nd to the our vastly scattered mission fi el d ~ turday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19. ~v1th the best style of our beloved art where our students have been doing s tr~n g again. To see how active, vi ist, au thor, nature scientist and teach- for merly, at the beginning of the school best of our ability. Four of the grad They consisted, like a well-made ser vacious, and mentally alert our veter an er of homiletics. ' year. This change was made for ua tes have r esponded to calls from summer work. They were instrument mon , of three parts : t he banquet on teachers a nd their life-par tners still several reasons. First, for the oppor churches: Mr. Pfeiffer to Waco, Tex.; al in numerous conversions and car Saturday nig ht corresponding to the a re, is cause for wonder a nd gratitude. P:·ofessor Krueger presented the tunity it gives to consult and counsel Mr. Stein to Ebenezer E ast, Sask.; Mr. ried on a good deal of constr uctive introduction, the commencement ser One can only wish that they would Semors to the audience a nd in the with the graduating students. Second, Wegner to Nokomis, Sask. ; an d Mr. church work. Special mention sh ould vice on Sunday morning to the mes sta y like that among us for a long ma ~n er i_n _which he trac~d eve'r y name because Spring is a better tin1e than Zinz to Erie, Pa . The other three are be made of the extraordina r y perform sage, and the graduation exercises on time to come. to . its o r~gm, he stood revealed as an Autumn to determine the future of the wa iting for an opportunity to occupy ances of the Seminary Glee Club under Sunday night to the conclusions. It seems that the after-dinner etymologist of strongly imaginative students who have completed their a place in the great work of salvation, the capable leadership of Mr. W a lter While last year we sat down to the speeches of a banquet are its main p~wers .. The. r esponse of Mr. George year of probation. Third, because it according to their special gifts and Marchand. A large number of church banquet in the preten tious r efectory course. Of these we had a full meas Zmz, Jr. ~ president of the student body, affords the members of the committee convictions. Pastorless churches will es of the Eastern Atlantic, and Centr al of t he Colgate-Rochester D i v i n i t y ure. Dr. Glenn B. Ewell brought greet w~s entirely acceptable, and it was a possibilit y to have a par t in the com please address themselves w ith confi Conferences were visited in t he E a ster School, this year we met in the more ings, seasoned with humor, from the ~hma_xed with _the presentation of the mencement exercises of our seminar y. dence to the faculty of our seminary seasons of the past and the curren t modest dining hall of the Ba ptist Colgate-Rochester Divinity School. Stars and Stripes" as a gift from the Since there were many and very for information and mediation. year, and the efforts of the Club Temple. But the mea l was nonetheless i\Ir. H. P. Donner followed with gr eet gra du ~ ti~g class to the seminar y. weighty deliberations to be carried on I n a second interview, on the facul brought about a better understanding ample, the service gratifying , the de ings from the Publication House. Out As mtimated in the beginning not and decisions to be made, the commit ty's recommendation, the following and loving criticism of our school of corations tasteful, a nd the fellowship of the fulness of his heart he added onth ly th ~ J· oys b ut also the sorrows' of tee met for three days of sessions in students who had been accepted for one prophets. around the tables pleasant. The ban some interesting comments on the his e seminary family were touched up stead of the usual two days from May year 's probation in the F all were now It can be said that some of our s tu quet is always a r egular family rally. tory of ou1· denomination, and in co n- on. From Professor Schade who ser ved 16 to 18 at the seminary in Rochester, admitted as regular st udents: Lorenz dents are outstanding not only in s tudy as necrologist we learned something N. Y. The last day in the series was a Michelson, Edwin Michelson, Robert but in evangelistic zeal and achieve " ,.,_ .. _the life and work of the follow joint session with the Board of Trus Konitz, Peter Schilling, Robert F. Zim ments as well. It is, ther efore, e ntire . ,.) . ~bout ·, .. mg_ eight alumni who enter ed into tees, which took care of all matters belmann, and H enry Lang. They are ly unjust to judge the entire studen t their eternal home during the past which were of common inter est to both a promising group of young men. body in the light of t he failing s of a school year: Emil H Ott ( I f It should be mentioned her e that all few students. Every fold has its Pro 1889) F · . · o c ass o boards. ' ' n ednch K u c h e n b a e c k e r The members of the committee who students' fees have undergone another verbial "black sheep." And experience (~ 8 9 1 ) ' Karl A. Schenk (1892) Albert wer e p resent were the Reverends Al increase within the last year. The teaches us that no school of prophet s Li n~ e i: (l902) • David Hamel '(1902), fred Bernadt, Philip Daum, Peter entrance fee is now $200 and the suc in this world is entirely free from false Chr~stian H. Edinger (1910), J ohann Geissler, George Hensel, Assaf Hus cessive annual maintain~nce fees a r e pupils of the prophets. Quite often B~:2: (1911), and Carl E . Panke mann, Azzaph E. J aster and Herman $100: Gradua tes pursuing further our churches deserve the g r eatest p a rt ( ) · We honored the memory of P . Kayser. Mr. Geissler was in the studies at the University of Rochester of the blame for this situation, b ecause these departed brethren with the Ger chair. Mr. J aster had come in response pay the seminar y $20(} for room and they r ecommend candidates fo1· t h e ma n h~n, "Die Pilger zur Heimat to the committee's invitat ion to fill the board annually. The faculty is author ministry too easily. Member s w ho a r e der Sehgen zieh'n." unexpired term of the late Rev. David ized to raise or lower these f ees in ex newcomer s and such as have n ot Music . and song were to the ba nquet Ha mel. We were glad to have found ceptional cases. In this manner, stu thoroughly proven their worth in t h e what spices arc to a meal. The num a willing and able co-worker in Mr. dents are now contributing consider life of a church shou l~, as a rule, not bers_ P_resented consisted of a master J aster, even though we missed the ably more towar d the upkeep of our be r ecommended. But_ it happens a gain ly violm solo by Mr. Walter Marchand wise and experienced counsel of the school than in for mer years. a nd again. Our s emmar~ cannot cr e two very well render ed tenor solos b; departed one. Steps have been taken to re-estab ate something ou~ of nothm&". N or ca n Mr.. Herbert Brunner, and two great An u nusual feature of these sessions lish a students' mission in Rochester. it raise good fruit on _an evil tree. But choral numbers by the Students' Glee was the presence of Mr. H. P. Donner, At one time there were two such mis it stands ready to give a spiritually Cl ub founded practically tested, and sch the esteemed manager of our P ublica sions in eidstence, in which the stu 0 prepared brother a broad : ~t ~he very end we saw moVing pic tion House and Dr. William Kuhn, the dents of those days gathered invalu J a sticall~ honor ed General Mission Secretary of able practical experience. Unfortun foundation in Biblical . truth, a wi·der tures in_ natural color from the life of t e1· the. se~mary. This preview of a film, our denom in ation. The former al"l'ived ately, both became defunct. I n th e horizon in the concep 1011 and presen- which is being prepar ed for the Gen Friday morning a nd brought to the pre sen ~ ~ity missions, however , the op tation of the ~o spel z:nessage, and hig h _ An Unusually Fine View of the Rochester Baptist Seminary student body, the faculty, and the portumties for work have grown less er standards m the ideals of life. Taken by Professor A. A. Schade eral Conference, we owe to the cour tesy of Professor Schade who by the School Committee in a special meet and less in the course of the years. It is the conviction of both b oard ing on Friday evening an inspired ad that as soon as possible a fifth t ea h s All living gener ations ar e represented, clus_i on he gave to each one of the w_ay ~ has developed a r e~ark able tech Our Andrews Street Church too is Id b e e1· and the joys a nd sor rows of the semi Semor s a very practical gift, consist n1c m photography. dress on the developments of our pub not in a position to offer an' stud~nts on our faculty shou e secured to fil\ nary family a re the topic of the day. ing o~ two Cokesbury Manuals, one for li cation enterprise during its 75 yea rs a n opportunity for work. In their the vacancy which was created by p . The commencement service on Sun fessor Helmuth G. Dymmel's r esig l: o It was a most successful gat hering, w~d~ mgs and another for burials. Dr. day morning was presided over by the of existence. The latter took part in sear~h for something to do, th ey scat and for this we wer e indebted to Prof. ~1.lha m Kuhn spoke briefly in his in- the deliber a tions of the joint sernion. ter rnto churches of different denomi tion several years a_go. W e f ea1· t h a Rev. l!aker . l n Daniel Fiwh ~ Ll oct\ pl\tilO\\ Re.\', This yeai·'s graduating class ~on some of the students. Something must faculty that t he ~erm an languah e To begin with, Dean B1·etschneider a stimulating manner, he brought Prayer o ffo rc~i l(! Bolcn1nily of the sisted of the following brethren : Rich be done to improve the situation. courses should be mcreased to gc 1 five years instead of the present called our attention to some of those weighty message concern ing a Ch . a the glorious , n iy Mr. ll. !1. Donner, ard Grenz, Gustav Lutz, Peter Pfeif T~e average mental and spiritual c~ve1· pr esent. Ther e were sever al r elatives tian's di scouragements and encou. ris- 1 for most of the bretlu:en now en t .~vo, . ·t· rage Students' Ch· thems i·cndcr cd by the fer Walter Stein, Ewald Wegner, Otto quality of the student body is highly of the graduates, an d Mrs. D. Hamel, ment s in our cri 1ca1 age. This - gratifying, in spite of the above men have had little or no education in e~n1 g Pressivc nnd o~u sl ! n.11 of Lllis wns im Zi~n a nd George Zinz. In individual Mrs. A. Schneider, Mrs. W. Rauschen followed by two speeches which ~vas inter ~ iews with the committ ee, they tioned lack of practical work. Through man. Such kn o~vl edge of German e1· busch, Prof. and Mrs. Frank Woyke, for a r esponse. Prof essor Sch dca led pulse r ccciv 1 P if Lin g-. And t he im- they acquire during the fo·st two as sag 0< from h wer e given an opportunity. to res ta~e whatever activities they have carried as well as the members of the School dressed himself to Professor E~ e _ad • e of BroLh L e festive m es- on in the different churches of Roches at the seminary they_ a r e a pt t o Yiai-s 1 their call to the ministry, cllscuss their 0 Committee and of the Board of Trus Meyer with a fin e word of a r ~ri~ us irealer s pirit~: I Ku~n carried to still t er and vicinity, our students have won at least in part, durmg the n e:xt se, tees ( " h pla ns fo1· the immediate future, (whe wit sever al exceptions ), and, for the compilation of a lib~~reciation /v. l :17-18 h heights. Based on ther pastorate or study ) , outline the a good r eputation for themselves and, or three yea rs, beca use of lack of t \vo ~oreover, the aged P rofessors Emeriti logue and also presented him Y _cata inu_ed Exist o spoke on "The Co.1- nature of their message, r eview their therefore, frequently are accorded pre tice. Still the demand for pastoi- I>1·ac_ new Remington portable t a Chr1st" ence of th Ch h f M. J . Ramaker , Lewis Kaiser , F. W. C. wit~ Th · e urc o seminary experiences, and describe ference over students of other similar to serve in the German langu s able eyer and their wives. A year ago The r esponse was a ver it ab l ~ e!ri~er. age e,,us1on e gradua tion their views on ministerial conduct. On institutions. Mor eover , again and (Continued on P age 260) a s (Cont· exercises on Sun- 1nued on Page 260) Page 248 THE BAPTIST HERALIJ July 1, 1940 Page 249 ' a B. 4. P. U. 1opics attd P1z.091z.ams Northern Baptist Convention at Atlantic City, N. J., from May 2 1 to 26, as Re ported by the REVERENDS JULIUS KAAZ a nd PAUL SCHADE Edited by the REV. ADOLF E. REEH of Goodrich, North Dakota of New Haven, Connecticut Sunday, August 4, 1940 wir eless instrument s into har mony fl ower, moon and firefly, s t ars a n d About 3 000 delegates from 7,400 wit h one an other, is it not reasonable plan ets, r obins and spar_rows-is h e 1 The Vatican Appointment approved and of these the following GOD IS AT THE ORGAN not just as capable of car m g for y our Baptis t Ch urches representing about to spend time get ting into touch wit h The convent ion serious ly a pplied its promise to ha ve great s ignificance : Scripture Reference: Psalm 19 : 1-6; 1 400,000 membet'.s, attended t he in God, intd his Spirit and at titude t o life, your plans, your j oys, your t r ou collective Christ ian conscie nce to a ( 1) The unification of t he Christian Romans 1: 18-21. ward t hings, his way of looking at peo bles? teresting sessions of the ~o rt~ern ~ap number of outs tanding problems. One S?c :~ I A_g-e!1cies in a vigorous program t:st Convention at Atlantic City, N. J., 1. Introduction ple, his power for living rightly, his '"Let m e go w he r e'er I .will _ of these was President Roosevelt's ap or Ch r1s t1a n Social Progress," with, I hear a slcy-born m usic still: from May 21 to 26. Under th~ leader Listen I It is a Bach organ co nce r~ . t houg hts for us? 1t sounds from a ll t h in gs old, pointment of Myron C. Taylor to the as soon. as finances warrant , a full It sou nds from all things young, s hip of President Elmer A. Fnd~ ll the In the spacious beautiful church edi Vat ican. Four questions were as ked : t11ne paid executive . 3. Music and God From all t h at's fair , from all that's foul, e'abo rate progn11n we nt a ccording to fice stands a powerful pipe organ above Pen.ls out a cheerful son g." ( l ) Did t he P res ident's action consti (2) the di sso l u t i o ~ of t he B. Y. P. U. schedule. the p ews, dedicated t o. call sain ts and One of t he greatest gifts to a re t ute a preferential recognition of one ? f Amer ica a nd t he org anizat ion, in s inners to the wor ship of God, ~he ceptive h eart is music which flows Sunday, August 11, 1940 Panel Discussions sect withi~ American Christian ity, a nd its pl?ce, of t he " Baptist Youth P cl Master Organist. From the magmfi from t he or g an of God. It is like the A la ymen's discussion group at 8 t hus constitute a violation of our con lowsh1p," which is intended to include cent ins tr ument pours forth a fl ood ~f "balm of Gilead" which healed t he MANAGING MY TIME o'clock began the program of the day stitutiona l a nd traditional separation a ll Baptist young people, regardles,: of n otes that seem to be t he very mus ic wounds of I srael to a new life. As in Scripture Reference: E ph. 5 :15-17; and the business sessions followed a t 9 of church a nd state? The wides pread the name and ot her affi lia t ion of t he of life itself. Weary p eople forget the the days of old, music restores a nd in Col. 4 :2-5. o'clock. Te n d iscussion groups wer~ opinion, frequently expressed was grou ps in the local churches ·rncl with workaday grayness of their lives, a ~ d spires hope and confidence in young held simult aneous ly from 3 : 15 to :J "yes," but one sus pected a sub-voca l out prejudice t.o any s uch ~ r~ up. faces light up with n ew hope, while people who of ten find life's pathway 1. Time and God P. M. The following s ubjects were feeli ng that t he a ppointment was more Baptist Education eyes grow luminous and t he hear t of difficult, full of p roblems an d contra H ere upon a litt le earth, w h irling i n discussed by able lea ders : World ~_I i s a potential than at present an actua I man is touched by the spell of eternal dictions. Sacred music has more than space, we live. Revolving ceaselessly vi olation of separation. Among the repor ts of committ .. es, sions, Evangelis m, Higher ~du~at1 o n, the wisdom an d under st anding of around t he sw1, the earth turns n ow the mo_st t hought-provoking and in beaut y. Great Social Issues, Educat io n 111 t he (2) Was the Federal Council guilty The God who said, "Let t her e . b~ books ; more than joy of play and in to the light, now into the shadow of unconcern, of disapproving tardily some mmds the most impor tant r eport Local Church, R ace Re latio_ns in the light," said also, "Let ther~ be m_u_s 1~. spor t; a "som ething " a t whose touch and then again into t h e light. N oV.: and not s trongly enoug h, of failing t o was t?e one published separately under Modern World The Chris tian Home, And musicians who catch 111 t_heir lis our s pirit s start up, wide;eyed. we move nearer the s un; now farther t he Black-011 1 of The Bapt is t vVi t ness in _a . Warring represent the "Baptis t witness" ac ~itl e ~ " Th e l'ossible ten ing spir its the caroling of birds, t he H ave you ever had t he experience, away. But always we go on. And al Rapt1s f S chools n11cl Co/loges." It points Wor ld , Ba ptis ts and Chris tians Co curately enough to warra 11t our con s inging of winds in the t ree tops, _t he wh en you thought your mind w as a ways time is, and always h as been a n d to the_ tremendous needs of Baptist operation, The Minis t er and His Work. tinuing coo pera tion? A s tatement of melody of brooks, the lilt in the voices milJ ion miles a way list ening with your a lways will be undivided, eter nal. w e education, a nd at the same t ime the We are living in a cha ng ing world, chron?logy and. fact by the Rev. George of little childr en, the singing of t he inner ear to t he a ncient singer s of t he m easure it with words, an d for con a needy world, a warring world, _a lost Buttrick, pres ident, satisfactorily ex v~ ~- ~. low use. !11.ade by Baptis ts of the spheres in space, and p ut them down temple, or th e melodious flu te of the venience' sake we sp eak of "day" when cxi ~ tin ~ facilit ies which have been world which needs Chris t, who is t he onerated the f.' ederal Council of all in black marks on white paper, so t h?t shepherd boy, David, as h e played the light of t he sun r eaches our s i de Way, the Trut h a nd t he Life. These t hese charges.. I ndeed, there was vig. mamtarned a t ;;uch hig h cost. The of the earth, "night" when w e r oll on orous defense ol the Council. dark a~ 11cc t f th" others can r ead and bring fo r t~ again while watching over h is flock, of s ud panel di scussions were a great. s_ucc ~ss , . - o is problem p resa ged a piano or violin or cello, a re 111 ver~ denly finding your self face to face into shadow. H?urs a nd n:iinutes and (3)_ Has the Taylor appointment. ill for the future of Baptist leade rs h ip and t he interest a nd part1c1pat1on truth co-workers wit h God. Yes, wit h some m ean lit tle g rudges you h a d seconds are but t my measuring cups by contributed toward peace, its s tated ob a!1 ~ of t he_ denomination itself. No de ranked hig h. . mus icia n who br ings in throug~ ~h e been holding, all unconsciously, or which our mi_nds t ry ~o dip up bids of j ect? cis ive ~cl i o n co uld be taken a t t he The Bible expositions g iven by t he walls of a hot, crowded city bu1Jd111g some unworthy thought th at, once it the eternal river of time a s it sweeps ( 4 ) I n view of the a bove cons ider a convention but a d .· Rev. C. Cordon Brownvi lle of B o~t on b · f . '. . 11ve for money to the beaut y of brooks a nd waterfalls, of was ou t in the open , you loa thed and by. lions, what action s hould the conven ring acilities up-to-date ·11Hl a cru- on t he convent ion theme, "The Lig ht mountains and gr eat distances, of crushed a s you would a venomous But God's m ind is not bound b t ion take? One of the r esolutions sade for B·1pt ist t • ' . . . Shineth " were well rendered and had t . ' . pa ren a 1 r espons 1b1 11- . · b. ·d etting free snake? T hat is only one of t he ways small mea sures. T he sun that dete Y brought by t he Resolut ions Committee 111 wrnds and soar m g n s, s the r ight of way . A s pir_it~a l ?tmo Y . t he matte 1· of their children's that music, catching our minds un mines our light or. d arkness is b ut r amen_d ed from the floor, a nd passed educat.1on was requested. the spirit of weary people "that ,;h~y s phere was fell a nd was v1s 1ble m all may have life more abunda ntly, is, awar e, brings th e n ew life. t iny star in t he umver se, and f or h " a una n1mo u_s ly by the convention, ex Some of the · t· · . ltn the sessions. L· ikeabl " t i . in_ .tng 1b le but unn11s- • · Jy a co- . . h d . h pressed disapproval of any move which conscious ly or unconscwus ' ther e 1s ne1t er ay nor mg t, neith ' ~ lings 111 the air'' w hich a 4. The Mirror at the Organ winter nor s ummer. The whole sw er Inspiring Worship Services violates separation of church and convention vi sitor fnJt th worker with God. . d ( l ) A . ~ were cse: You t urn a t last t o the m irror a t of eternity is his. So with God t h e ep The eveni n g- services wer e filled to _, tate, a nd requested the P1·esident of And then what of blaring Jazz a ~1 0 .. th new drive for the cooperation cheap sugges' t ive songs m· ou r Chns- God's organ-the revealer of your in can be no sen se of h aste , because h e~e the brim. The foll owing f eatures com the United S tates to "recons ider " thP "C,'h e lmScn of t he ch ur c h es in a 1 posed t he progra m for Wednesday e~e Taylor appointment. ur c 1 chool A I , · tian homes? What place ~an t ~ey n er self. I s your r eflection a glowing not limited by t he end of an hour e ls ni ng, May 22: a W or ld W ide Guild J ud e · . , < vance ' program. If honestly hold in the world_~ . whi ~h spirit, or a starved and shrivelled one? day or a season or a lifet im e. B ee or a Conscientious Objectors the gee nMill~~lg l o n s (preside nt-elect of God says " L et ther e be music, and m J esus saith, " He that abideth in me he can see t he whole, of which We a u se pageant followed by four addresses . t"., ven ion for 1940-41) own con- which G~d dwells in t he heart of beau- a nd I in him , t he same bringeth forth see but a lit tle p~rt, h e can b e innc~n on " Ba ~ t i st Yout h Look Ahead," by . I n view of present European condi v1c ions ca n he co n . h 1 Carl Tiller· "Do You Care ?", by Pre t ions, ther_e were sens itive and ner vous men of lh d . 11~ un 1ca ted lo t e t iful t h ings ? much fru it." And P aul n amed t he ely patient, workmg steadily thro~ t 1 s d Se enom1nat1on the Bibl e or "fruits" of such a life : " Love, joy, the ages, th at all people togeth er ll1gh sident A. ('. Ma r ts; " T he Possibl e elements in t he co nvent ion about t he unL ay chools s hould show >t s io-nifi- Black-Out for lfa ptist S chools_ a nd Col proposed ratifica tion of t he action of ca n rail · • ,... 2. Harmony With God peace, long-s uffering , gentleness, good h ave life more and mor e abu ndant} a:y . Y! as _indeed they must if t he n ess, faith, meekness and temper ance." Y. leges," by P resident. J . H. Miller; an?, ~ h e Ge_neral Council of t.h e convent ion ~1 e nom111 at1on intend l . . .. D"d ou ever sit in a w ire l ~ss re ~ 11nporta · A .s o ma 1nta rn 1t.:-. Is ther e, then any place in a r adiant, 2. Time and Ourselves "Christian E ducation a nd Democracy, 111 sett_inir up a regis try of conscient i 111 i Y . d 1· t to voices 01 ( ) 111er1ca11 Ii fe. ceiving s tation an IS en "Earth rolls onwar d into day ,, hy President .:vr . E. Dodd . A Negro 9 ~ cc . th h space from g lowing, Chris t-filled life for lost faith, ous _o bjectors ~o ''.any foi·m of war " ('lr B -t. t ~ew. consc i ous ne ~s of unique music commg r oug h when the s hadows fold us in ag' . ana quartet from R ichmond, Va., ser ved pacifi st!')_. Po111ting out tha t this movr a p is pr111c1p les. ·1 vay? Have you watched t e tarnished h onor, fear to attempt big even ing t ime t his day will have s~~n at every day . wa~ not 1n t.end<'cl a;: united approva l of 1111 es a\ · . .· his instru- tasks, failure to accomplish accepted operator car efully bung d" away forever into th e past. Each 1hPed Dr. J . II. Ru,:h hrooke, p resident of p~c.1fi s m , hu t only support fo1· the in B_aptist Groups r esponsibilities, sor did thoughts, brok ~i-li~~~al ment into tune with the one sen Ill{! is g iven us but once. W e can bu ~ur the Baptist World Alliance, a nd seere d1v1rlu a l f reedom of conscience in thi: 0 · pai t icu la r inte rest to GC' rma n so that when t he two en friendships, a distor ted sense of B prop or t ions? what we choose. Minutes can :v1th tary W. O. Lewis gave first hand news mat.ter, t he Rev. Sea~ h o l es of Day:on. apt1sts was the w, . t he message, . if ou wer e Ji s- t n umber of . . elcome given t.o a wer e in tune 1t was as Y ? t hrough our fingers carelessly u rtckle from abroad. Our wod: in Europe I he Rev .. Da h of Syracuse, and 1 t. . to someone in the n e..x t room . Some p eople in t he m ir ror at the lli e ~·g into the . JI-lingual Ba ptis t grou p:; a nd be lost. Or we can tr~d nusea, has received a g reat setback in m any ot. h.ers ptlot.erl l h1s controvers ia l iRsue 1 J~~;;1 ~ lit tle t urn of a regulator t hrew or gan look small and far away and had not. ~~~1V~~ t i o n on re11o r t that tht·Y vague; ot her s are clear and distinct for ch eap sh oddy t hings. Or ~ thetn ways amoni< a 11 the nations. T he m es. ~afr l y. The resolut ion, passed 'lVer w'tl1 th N Id oppor t unity to act up- you out of tune, and the room w~s , e ort 1ern [3 • • . and life-size. I s your faith in t he mu pay them out car efully, one by Ve c an sage, "Li):("ht.s in a Dark World," hy whelm ing·ly in the end, a imed al seem· T he Co . a ptist Co nvc 11 t1011. ·1 t ga1·n Another turn, and the1e 1 s1 en a · . sic of God clear an d unchangable? J e clean living, right thinking b~ne, fol" the Rev. Theodor<· Adams on Thurs ing fo r "all (· o~ sc i e n t inu s obj ectors" unc1 w·1s a1-;l 1 1 1 which had been gomg on lion l . 1. '· · There was a twe nty dollar bill in "I wouldn't be interested in that,'' As time goes on relentlessly, are we the offering plate tonjght, and after Nova said, and her hand pressed its getting r eady for our role in the world ward Da le recalled that Mrs. B rown way through and rested in the crook in which we live? Or do we hope to stone Waring was in the a udience. H e of his arm. "We had a wonderful t ime stumble on the right one, as Aladdin remembered especially because she had that afternoon, didn't we?" strolled into his palace? carried with h er a new Bible and ha d "That-what afternoon?" looked up the variou s Scriptures which "Fishing-at L~ke Crystal!" 3. Makin g Wise U se of Time he had read or quoted. Also in the " Oh!" what had that to do with A century may be crowded into a On Wednesday afternoon, May 15, audience was a little Swedish lady who diamonds? he wondered. It led him to nu!11ber o~ decades by doubling the ef Pacific Conference t he King's Daughters, our younger la sat near the entrance, and who wiped say one thing, however, "I think it's ficiency with which we may spent time. dies' society, invited all the women o( time you are not wearing one." D ays of Blessing for the age on salvation and bap tism, Erich E. Bomkowsky at steaming on the table. And then with Carrington, North Dakota heater. numerable new interests and desires Rev. J. G. Rott baptized seven persons J 11 the latter pa rt o [ Ma 1·c!i we out warning and without resistance on ag-a in began evangeli stic service,, c·on "See that bright star hanging just her part, he was repeating his impuls ~ave been created and opportunities upon confession of their faith. These E lla Al bus of Carrington, No. Dak above the haze of t he horizon?" he ave. been afforded us for their grati seve:n concer ts were the fruits of t he ducted by the Rev. Blair Bishop of t he president of the Northern North ive actions of a month ago in his '.\fi!lot. No. Dak. For two week.; the asked. "I wonder if that is a Nova." ficati ~n. Thrills and excitements are :11E.etings held in January \\"hen the Dakota Young People's Union, beca111e mother's garden ; and this time she d 1urch was filled almost every C've- He had used the simile of the Blaze was kissing him in return. so :~J o;yable that mental and spiritual P.C'v. F. W. Mueller of P or tland, Ore., the bride of Rev. E_rich E. Bonikowsky, Star in his sermon tonight, using Nov~ a~p nation. are often side-tracked. So served us. This was our second bap 11ing to t he last chair, a nd 16 pcrsuos pastor of t he Car rmgton and Pleasant Then he held her at arm's length cial functions ar t found Jes us as thei1' Savior. The G<'r Her cules a s an illustration: " y as lit up the whole meeting,'' Nova said Their tea was only lukewarm when 0 Eig ht persons took a definite stan b was )?iven in marriage by her fathcre pends Jar el e in the future de- s i ~ t ed on t he radio programs. soberly. they were ready to drink it, but selves in fh Y on what we make of our- Christ We a re planning another apd- ;\Ir. Frank Albus. · . . h r future an i\IRS. GLENN i\IOORE, Reporter. The service opened with a sho ·t "It was His light within me." neither of them seemed to notice it. It allow the Se .present . , a n d h ow muc h we t1 s 111a l ~ ervicc 1n t e n e~ II the "I know. I feel it sometimes when I was such an insignificant thing. . pirit of Christ to m old and Pray that a number w!ll go a program of nuptial music. Freder· \. f orm our earth! r Recent Sunday School Activities P epple sang "Oh Promise Me"' ale ~m playing, not always ~ith the same T h e End. vast resource Y ife.. Within us are wav wi • h Christ. d in the Emer y Baptist Church "Because'" with Lillian Edinget· intensity but always H e 1s there when and to b ~)hat wait to be explor ed . REV. J. G. ROTT. Pastor. t11 This year the member s of the Sun · t Tl wedd · " I am witnessing for Him." selves bu~ tu 1 ized, i:iot only for our accompan1s . ie. m g party e i i- 0 day School of t he First Baptist Church lered to t he strams of L oheng· .. . "I was r eading about dear _old P eter for the d be put 111to active service 1 1 B. Y. P. U. TOPICS Dakota Conference in Emery, So. Dal<., determined to use weddirw march played bv Mi~s "'d ~ s today" he said. "Always ftarmg up so of God \~:n~em:nt of t he Kingdom " . ~- .... 111- (Continued from Page 249) their talents in the rendering of an g"('l'. yet so often dimmed 1;1n veloped. _rich in hidden, unde . . d G th in the impul~ively , pos~i~.1;. s Signs of Life a n . Ch~rch of Easter cantata. A choir of 50 voices i\Irs. Albert Reddig of Cath av til not a ray of light shone from him. What can we buy with it that will be that three d ities. The story is told German Baptist D k t ~et to work with a will, and rehearsed See him after reaching t he first m ag m ost lasting and worth the price of South Afric e~ades ago a traveller in matron of h o r ~or . Marie All;u;; ""~ -~ Sawyer, No rth a o a . at every oppo1-Lunity under the leader .Jamestown, a sJSter of the brid1.• . f nitude in the g r eat confession, 'Thou life? er, named child of a farm ti . t report 111 ~ac~~~d ~ This is probably the from tlie ship of ou1· pasto1-, the Re\". A. G. bridesmaid. The flower girl was· ;;_ a:s art the Christ, the Son of the living In this our earthly time many valu playing with a 'r in the back y~rd b'' 1 the BAPTIST HERAL f Sa\\·yt-r, L:ing. Albus, a cousin of t he bride who l able effort to advance the cause of the revelation of the Church as the body their hand work, chorus singing, work Male Quartet of the class rendered an Atlantic Conference Lord Jesus Christ. The Rev. Herman and bride of Christ, and the living WHAT'S HAPPENING books filled, expressional activities, entertaining number, "Listen t o th e The Atlantic Conference and Kaaz then brought us an address on building of God's Spirit. (Continued from Page 242) and directed recreation. A public meet German Band," before th e address by Dr. Ernest E. .Smith, pastor of the Young People's Convention Are " Loyalty to Christ in International Re On Friday morning, May 10, the has been Mrs. Norma Marstaller, Miss ing was held on F riday evening, May Mont Clair Baptist Church and t.€ach Held Simultaneously in lations." Rev. R. G. Schade led us in our devo E sther Behr, Mr. Ed Parth, Mr. Wm. 31, showing the work done by the boys er at the Northern Baptist Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. In the afternoon the Rev. M. Schroe tions. Election of officers followed. Re Benton and Mr. Emil Boettcher. The and girls. Chicago, Ill. The new class officers for der brought us the missionary report ports of our various organizations women of the church h ave also spon The annual gathering of the Atlantic of the conference. The report of Dr. e On Thursday evening, May 23, a the class are Dr. C. B. Nordland; Conference was combined with that of were heard. Mr. H. P. Donner, speak sored fellowship dinners every sixth special evangelistic meeting was held Wm. Kuhn followed, stressing the Sunday, followed by a discussion con teacher; Dan Granzow, president; Wil the Young People's and Sunday School ing for the Publication Society, showed in the Rock Hill Baptist Church of liam Heine, vice-pr esident; George Chap el Building Fund, the Home Mis how the Club Plan was advancing. cerning the church's program and Worker s' Union when it met at Phila sion Department's need of $35,000 and Boston, Mass., with the Rev. Percy Krogman, second vice-president; Matt delphia, from May 8 to 12. The pas Prof. A. Bretschneider told us of the ministr y. The Rev. Wm. E. Schweit Crawford, the young radio pr eacher that of the Pension Fund for $15,000. zer is pastor of the church. Hortman, secretary; and Cla rence tors and delegates from 28 churches, Dr. Kuhn emphasized that ours is a seminary difficulties and how they were of Philadelphia, bringing an inspiring Preiss, treasurer. together with numerous visitors, went faith venture, and that the denomina overcome. He told how most of our e Wedding bells rang out for th e gospel message. The male quartet, to Philadelphia expecting something graduates were being placed and Rev. Herbert Luke Koch, pastor of the that assists Mr. Crawford on his radio e The Seventh Street Baptist Church tion must look to God for the supply of La Crosse, Wis., is being served by big, and they were not disappointed. of its needs. showed how a radio service was car East Side Baptist Church of Chicago, programs, sang many beautiful hymns. The weather was ideal a ll through the ried on with good success. He also Ill., and Miss Klara Kittie Bickel of Several persons confessed Christ as the Rev. M. Vanderbeck as pastor. The Rev. G. E. Friedenberg brought During the past year 22 members were conference days. The R ev. A. Hus a message on "Loyalty to Christ in thanked the young people of the con the Second German Baptist Church of their Savior at the close of the meet mann welcomed everyone in his own ference for the fine gfits r eceived dur Brooklyn, N. Y., on June 6. The cere ing. Mr. Joseph Atwater, reporter, added to the chur ch by baptism and by Community Life" in which he asked us confession of faith. Since Mr. Van genial way to "the City of Brotherly to be realists, and face conditions as ing the past year and how much they mony was performed by Dr. Sam P. wr ote that during his 23 years in the Love." The Rev. V. Prendinger , the had meant to the seminary. The W om White of the Deadrick Avenue Baptist church he had never seen the church derbeck found only 5 or 6 m embers in they are in our communities and re the church at the beginning of his moderator "with the million dollar act to them according to the teachings en's Meeting was held in the afternoon. Church of Knoxville, Tenn. The couple filled with such an overflow crowd as smile," responded. The Rev. C. E. spent several days thereafter on a on this occasion. Recently, the pastor ministry a few years ago, it can be of Christ. A second address followed The Young People's Conference was said that the membership h as grown Cramer brought u s a German message by the Rev. John F. Niebuhr on "Loy formally opened on Friday evening honeymoon trip into t he Smoky Moun of the church, Mr. E. S. Kalland, was on "Loyalty to Christ in the Fulfill tains of Tennessee. The parsonage ordained into the gospel ministry, a fourfold. Services are held on Thurs alty to Christ in Forty Years of Gos when the Rev. A. E. Kannwischer day and Friday nights besides the ment of the Great Commission." pel Ministry." The 40th anniversary br ought us a fine message on "Loyalty has been r enovated by the church for report of which will later appear in "The Herald." Sunday meetings. During the fou r On Thursday morning, May 9, the of his ordination was to be observed to Christ in Your Youth." After show Mr. and Mrs. Koch. The former Miss Bickel is a daughter of the late Mr. summer months, special services are Rev. W. J . Z irbes led us in devotions the following Sunday in the Third ing the state of youth, he showed us Carl Bickel, who served as manager of e The Men's Baraca Class of the also held on Saturday evenings. Every in his own wonderful way. AfteT th e Church of New York. that calls to youth are coming from our Cleveland Publication Society from Baptist Church in Forest Park, Ill., Sunday evening at 6 :::10 P. M. th e pas reading of the constitution and roll In the evening the Rev. Wm. G. many sources, but that the call of God 1904 to 1911. held its annual election of officers on tor and church broadcast "The Fro call of delegates, the usual committees Stroh, the pastor of the Passaic is supreme. Loyalty to Christ means Tuesday evening, May 21, following a phetic Hour" over WK B H in La were appointed. The chuTch letters Church, gave a fi ne Scriptural mes loyalty to his Church. e On May 28 a successful Father-Son supper served for more than 40 men. Crosse. Recently the parsonage was were then read, which showed that sage on "Loyalty to Christ in His On Saturday morning Mr. A. Kalk banquet was sponsored by the Men's Mr. Roland Ross, the president of the redecorated, followed by a service of each church had put forth a commend- Church" in which he expounded the ( Continued on Page 260) Bible Class of the Avon Baptist class for the past 2 years was in dedication that was attended by 50 Church, Avon, So. Dak. Covers were charge of the program. The Suburban per sons. laid for 134, and the members of the OBITUARY Women's Missionary Society served a sumptuous banquet. Spirited group !URS. ES'l'HER JONES singing enlivened. and heightened the of Dentrlcc, Nc!Jrnsku spirit of fellowship. Mr. J ohn A. Van i\Irs. Esther J ones was born in Be Gerpen president of th e class, acted atrice, Neb., on .April 5, 189 6, and passed L{nito'tm .f?essotts to't to her eternal home from the same city as toa~tmaster. An interesting pro on i\Iay 31, 1940. On March 5, 1920, she was united in ma rriage to Luther w. gram consisted of r eadings, i nstru Jones. O n e daughter, Donna Delle, was mental numbers and a selection by the ALL BAPTISTS J:>or n to this union. In 1905 she. pro male quar tet. The Rev. A. G. Lang, OR DAP'l'IS'l' CHUUCHES desirous f essed faith in the Lord J esu s and was of b an·lng nil clns1 REPORTS FROM FIELD The University. expects to resume bis wor k at the ~e minar y next Fall. W e also ap (C'.lrtinued from Pag-e :2 5 ) preciate the assistance which t he Re>,.. br cnner, one of the local boys study Willia m Schmitt gave lhc facult y in ing a t Eas ter n Baptist Seminary, led Baptist t he absence of Professor Woyke. the devotions. Conference business of P rof. Emeritus F. W. C. Meyer ren various reports was brought a long in dered the seminary a unique service in fine style by t he committees under the Herald the compilation of a ca ta logue for the direction of the m:iderator , l\Ir. l\Iil library. H is g reatly es teemed laLor s ton Prahme. The young people's pan for were acknowledged with the gift o ~ a el discussion by two young ladies a nd new Remington portable ty pewriter two pastors was on t he theme: " 'Vhat a nd a vote of ).!ratitude expressed by Do he Young P eople Expect of t he One half year Prof. A. A. Schade at the seminar y Church?'' a nd "'Vlw.t Does the Church for banquet. Expect of the Young People'!" Satur Mrs. Rose Storz, who has fo1· eight day afternoon ,,·as devoted Lo recre years served t he Students' Hnme as ation. mat ron in an exempla ry manrw r , was Everybody got ready to go Lo t he big 50cts honored with a resolut ion of gratitude ba nquet at 6 P. M. The cats were This offer is wonderfully attractive. which was read in public a nd a copy more t ha n s ufficient. "Big Bi ll " Stroh This being General Conference year of which was g iven to her after wards. c:ove1·ed himself wit h g lory with his the C o nfere nc ~ news will be feat ured Upon the suggestion of t he Gener a l song leadi rg and his solo, "Ship Ahoy," in a large way. The impelling slogan Council, the Lwo Boards have agreed brought down the house. Mrs. "J o" of the promoters is " A WONDERFU L CONFERENCE" and that's just what on a new na me for ou1· school. It is Ra uscher gave one of her monologues ca lled the Rochester Baptist Seminar y. t hat our " W illie" will never forget. it is going to be. T he following matters arc in course This year is the anniversary year of of prepar ation: A new cons t itution fo1· the German Baptist Publication Society the Educational Union, a ne,,· contract The Book of Beginnings -its the seventy-fifth- and, of course, By ALEXANDER MARLOWE with the Colgate-Rochester Divinity that's an event. Apropos to this ob School, a nd a draft for the organiza servance will appear August first a This bock has unus ual value inas tion o~ an Alumni Fellows hip of our Souvenir Edition of the HERALD. much as it is an independent rendering ministers. The next triennia l confer of the book of Genesis by possibly the I t will be an outstanding number his greatest Hebraist of our day after the torically and profusely illustrated. This ence at Burlington, Iowa. will decidP deat h of t he late Dr. Robert Dick Wil will be a number to be preserved for on these projects. son of Princeton. coming generations and every family ..\ s>:a f Hus mann, Clerk. New terms and new expressions are in our group will want one. I t will be used which throw new light on the included to subscribers accepting this book written by Moses and which has off er. COMMENCEMENT been the target for the rationalistic school for centuries. The translator is A NEW SERIAL will also run the FESTIVITIES course of Lhi s six month period and it's a lover of God's Word and one who (Continued from Page 246) beli eves in the literal and in falli ble in a fetching story. You will read it with spiration of the recorded Word of rnuch emotion. (lay eve.n ing were led by the esteemed revelation. Space does not permit an enumer clean, Prof . A. Bretschneider . The The author has ignored t he chapter a tion of other strong inducements. academic procession, introduced last and verse arrangement but has indi year, wit h a ll- or nearly all- part i cated divisions by subject headings Be s ure to spread this news abroad cipants clad in academic robes, seems which are helpful in themselves. and if you are not a reader of the Lo have been favorably received. While Every student of the Word should HERALD at this time, get your order it adds a li ttle more s plendor and dig own thjs book. It is of unquestioned in at once. nity to the fes tive occasion. it does value. The Publishers. hardly s ubtract from t he inner values Cloth, 139 p ages, $ 1.00 3734 P ayne A venue, Cleveland, Ohio. wh ich we Baptists emphasize. Oncp Germon D opth1 t P u h ll <"n t lon So••l•·t y more our inner man was imprep; nated :r; ~w Poyne A "'e .. C lt~ ,.· e l n nct . O. '\,Jl. : lluul'( ft•r !'l \\ I ll 1•h•ni-c._-.. llf'C u u Ch fJIC wit h Lhe various spiritual ingredien ts nuuu11ru •t•11u_ •_11I of Lhc program. The church choir T he Rev. W m. Kuhn brought a mes s poke to us throug h the boislerom; hal sage on " Loyalty P repa ring a Tri SCHOOL OF PROPHETS lelujah of t he l 50th P sa lm , and Wa 1- umphal Tntry" in his exempla r y way. tcr l\Iarchand appealed to t he tender (Continued from P age 247 ) On Sunday morning visiting super est strings of our hearts with a violin intendents brought g r eetings from t heir well as in Lhe E nglish is large. It solo. Brot her Geissler took us in pray various schools. Dr. J( uh n s poke in seems obvious t hat we need more Ger Pr in lo the presence of God. After· German in t he morning- ser vi ce on t he ma n courses, hul they cannot be La ughl that, D1·. Wi ll iam Kuhn, in a clear t heme, "Sea led with Lhc Holy S pirit." unless we get a fift h teacher. manner and well illus trated, set forth Tn the af ternoon, the mass meeting of Of Lhe devoted work of our .faculty "What Ev~r y .Minis ter Should Have." t he young people was held, with i ts we ca n only s peak apprecia tively. They namely, far t h rn Cod. Prnfrssor Rret ins piring song srrvicc that 11 0 one can seek the welfu1·e or out· school. F or scl.1m•id cr f.!