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STUDENT Prepared by Committ;ee on Promotion, Southern Baptist of he confusion of conflict of morals Convention, June 5-8, San Francisco · us, the Christian THE Southern Ba,ptist Convention is made. up of 28 state Bap~ not offer another set conventions or general associations, each independent, but cooperating. an rds; it offers the true and . Here. are some significant-Baptist distinctives ~ entic center of life-the God nd Father of our Lord Jesus . Baptists, because of their historic belief in the free religious choice "-Lonnie Kliever, Ph. D. of each person and in the autonomy of each Baptist church, use terms didate in religion, Duke Uni that may differ from those use<;]. by members of other religious groups. er.si . -, Durham, N. C. For example, it i's never "The Baptist Church". unless referring to :one indivi.dual . congregation; ·:of~ worshippers. Rather, it is '1Baptist • • • ·churches:• · ~ :; • _ . 'THE sin of pride is perhaps the · Churches·· send "messengers"-not deleg·ates--to conv.entions. The t defacing of God's image in churches have NOT ,delegated authority to their messengers. Though a , and the most damaging in its certain church's messengers may vote for ·a particular convention policy, f upon others, for it inevitably the church is not bound to observe it. leads t injustice. Class is set No one can "speak for" the Southern Baptist Convention or uny of i class. race against race, the cooperating state conventions-not even their presidents. The presi nd dogma against dpa."-Ray- dent, like any other SoutheFn Baptfst, spE)aks only for himself. nd A. Coppe~airman of The title "exeC!}tive seeretacy" among Southern Baptists means that P h i I o s o p h y Department, the indiyidual is the top staff executive f6r a particular agency. Ouachita College, Arkadelphia. The terin "cooperative program" .:describes the ehannel through
• 0 • which Southern. Baptists support missions and benevolent work of their respective Baptist state conventions and the Southern Baptist Convention. "THE quality of life called good The fact that one Baptist agency is caJled .a commission, anothe·r ness is not naturally a human qual a boru·d, another an institution, does not indicate that one holds super ity but a divine gift."-Mahan Si iority over t~e other. ler, Jr., assistant minister, Cres Voting in .. convention business is done by messengers . fro.m~ .1he , cent Hill Baptist Church, Louis churches. The number of messengers each church may send to the na ville, Ky. tional convention is based on the church's membership.
~ Attendance is ·not limited to messengers, but only messenger~i" can • • • • vot~ on business presented to the convention. "THE Christian knows because The Southern Baptist Convention was organized in 1845 ''to provjjle he is known ; he loves because h~ is a general o:tganization for Baptists in the United States and its territooii.es loved; he can forgive because he for the promotion of Christian ·missions at home and abroa!}, and any has been forgiven."-Franklin M. other· objects such as Christian education, "Qenevolent' enterprisesf :apd Segler, professor of pastoral min social s~rvices which it may deem proper and advisable for the furtlrer istry, Southwestern Semi;nary, Ft. ance of the kingdom of God." Worth, Tex. The SBC .carries on its work through various agencies, including boards, commissions and institutions. ARKANSAS Each state convention has agenc;ies of its own and operates colleg~ , LARGEST hospitals, orphanages, and other institutions. The Southern Baptmt Cott RELIGIOUS vention ·has no jurisdiction over agencies and policies of a state Baptist WEEKLY convention. . ~::~:~~· 401 WEST CAPITOL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Travel Tip OHiclel Publication of the ~~ ttttte tt etUt41 Arkansas Baptist State Convention A TRAVELING tip if you're not ERWIN L. McDONALD, Litt.D. --·------Editor How little it costs just to say a MRS. E. F. STOKEL- ---...... Associate Editor in a hurry going to or returning J. I. COSSEY .. --.. · ---~- Field Representative MRS. HARRY GIBERSON. _____.. Secr tary to Editor kind wm·d from the Southern Baptist Con, MRS. WELDON TAYLOR ...... Mail Clerk vention at San Francisco: Holder Published weekly exc~pt on July 4 an December 25. Second-class postage paid at Little ·Rock, Arkansas. Or to hel1J lift the load of a brothe1·! of Western clergy permits may us Individua l subscriptions, $2.25 per year. Church Budget, 14 cents per month or $1.68 per. year per them on Canadian National and church family. Club plan (10 or more paid annually How ha;ppy one f eels at the end of In advance) $1.75 per year. Subscriptions to foreign Canadian Pacific trains from S address, $3.75 per year. Advertising rates on request. The cost of cuts cannot be borne by the· paper ex . aday attle to St, Paul via Vancouver• cept those it has made .for Its Individual use. the Canadian- rockies and Win · Articles carrying the author's by-line do not neces· sarlly reflect the editorial policy of the paper. Filled w_ith loving deeds fm· a;r~, peg. Fares to a:nd from Seattle vi Abbreviations used In crediting news Items: Can~J,da a, BP. Baptist Press; CB church bulletin; DP Dally press; other! .- are essentialiy the same EP Evangelical Press. • v·iB, .direct .lilies Inside 'the· Urii May 17, 1962 Volume 61, Number 20 -L~dia Aib.ersen P~yen; Stuttgai-t States. (BP) · · · Page Two ARKANSAS Ne'v Name for Southern Convention By BRUCE H. PRICEr Newport News, Virginia
''TV\ HETHER or not to, change ern" is inviting in other sections ~ name of the Southern Baptist of the nation. o. ~ .tion has become a peren- Home missionaries serving out - l .s.c;ue. There a,re many rea- side the South come face to face wby the name should be with this problem. Many of them ebaqed, and only one why it believe a more descriptive name not be. That one is senti- would be more conducive to win ning people to Christ and reaching · 1845 the name was appropri local Baptists by a transfer of . e because the geographical loca church letter from Baptist church- of the convention's work was es outside of Dixie. · the South. Having expanded The suggestion has been made until we have churches in all fifty that "Southern Baptist" i's a doc t.ates, the name "Southern" is a trinal .description and has become misnomer. This should be suffi synonymous with orthodoxy. It cient reason for the selection of a would not take 1ong for the same new name. thought of orthodoxy to be trans DR. HALL However, there .is a better· rea ferred to a new name. A rose would DR. ANDREW M. Hall, pastor son for making a change. How not be any different if given an of First Church, Fayetteville, will much appeal would a denomina other name. give the graduation sermon at tion with the name "Northern Dozens of new names have been S~uthern Baptist College, :Walnut Baptist Convention" make in Mis suggested. The most appropriate R1dge, at 10:30 a.m. May~. · sissippi, Alabama, Georgia and which has come to my attention is other southern states? We are "Cooperative Baptist Conven The alumni informal student naive if we think the word "South- tion." The objection may be of luncheon will be held at 12 :45. The fered that other Baptist groups are commencement speaker at 8:00 cooperative, too. In· reply it is p.m. in the chapel will be Arkan The Cover noted that other Baptists have the sas Attorney General Frank Holt. names: American, National and There.will be 57 in the graduating North American and all three of class this year. thes·e words are descriptive of other Baptist organizations on the U. of A. Baptists continent~ Eventually we shall choose a new to hold meeting name. The sooner the better. THE. Baptist Former Student's Association of the University of Ar Truman to speak kan!'las will hold its spring meeting FORMER President Harry S. May 26 at Baptist Student Center, Truman will speak at a retirement 323 S. Elm, in Little Rock. dinner May 28 in honor of Dr. and The meeting will begin with a Mrs. Walter Pope Binns of Lib free luncheon at 12:15 p.m. A erty, Mo. The dinner will be given nursery will be provided at a nearby , by the ·board of trustees of Wil church. Reservations for the lunch liam Jewell College (Baptist) for eon and the ages of all children to be Binns, vyho is leaving July 1 after cared for in the nursery must be 19 year..s as president. (BP) forwarded to the Baptist Student Center in Fayetteville by May 22. All Baptist former students of th~ Foreign Mission Board Photo Swedes study union The Swec;lish Baptist Union has U. of A. are urged to attend. · SouTHERN Baptist Missionary appointed a committee to study The group was formally organ William E. Lewis, Jr., baptizes a whether or not it should join the ized at Homecoming last year to new Christian in a river near Tu World Cquncil of Churches. The provide a medium by which former ftyu, Tanganyika. Union is a member of the Swedish .students could maintain contact [In the Letters to the Editor Ecumenical Council. Of 23 Baptist with each other and the BSU. pro -lumn this week Missionary Clar Unions in the European Baptist gram at the U. of A. Jim Blair, nce A. Allison reports on the work Federation, four belong to the Springdale attorney, is Chairman of this field.] World Council. (EP) the Steering Committee. J I 7, I 9 6 2· Page Three Editori.als 'Traveling mercies'
This paper and politics FREQUENTLY, as we Christians are .about to leave on a journey, we pray for ''traveling mer:cies'' A LTHOUGH we feel that the editori~l policies or '''trayeling graces." The main'thing uppermost · of the Arkartsas Baptist Newsmagazine are fairly in our minds on such occasion is our need for a kiri'd well known to those who read the paper from week and loving Providence to watch over us and "keep to week, it might he appropriate at this time to us from all harm.-'' In every-day language, we ask discuss our policy on dealing with politics and po- the Lord not to let anybody run over us and to save litical issues. As a religious weekly, the official us from running over somebody else. And we organ of the . Arkansas Baptist State· Convention, usually request it in about that order: . this publication is politically non-partisan, 1being One does·not have to travel far-ev.en if he has nc;lither for nor ag·ainst any political party or par- safety belts a:rid is a sane, skilled and law-abiding ties. But w~ entleavor to be partisan on issues, driver-to realize that he is on the firing line on feeling that Christians should . stanq up and be just about any road he travels. Far more Americans CO'Jlnted on civic and moral questions. This has have been killed on the highways than ever dieq in sometimes resulted in the editor being accused of the trenches on battle fronts. And when you are being pro- or a:p.ti-somebody who happens to be in killed by an automobile, )TOU are just as dead as if . office or aspiring to be. For example, our stand you had been vaporized by a nuclear bomb; The fact a~ainst the ill-fated bond issue last year caused us 'that there maybe some pieces left to be picked up by to be branded as being a,gainst tho.ae who favored ' the undet'takers aft~r a highway massacre is not the bonds. Of course, ' one obviously cannot deal much comfort. with political issues without 'becoming involved, at The greatest single cause of hig·hway '' acci- 1e·a~t1 indirectly, with political personalities. But dents'' is driving at excessive speeds. Once a driver such' involvement i's pureil.y incidental to the has taken it on himself to pay no attention to the ·gJ.·eater involvement of speaking out for w}J.at. we rules of the road that have~ setup.forthe mutual believe to be the right. benefit of all who travflfhe becomes a potential The Arkansas Baptist will not come out for or killer. ~ ag•ainst any of the candidates in the immediate or We Southern Baptists talk a lot abC9ut the . .coming elections. We carry no political advertis- ".Christian witness," and we try to make much of ing. But we will endeavor from time to time to the fact that only about three out of a hundred of inform our readers on the issues before us and, ·in 1 us ever witness personally to the lost. But if we certain matters, the avowed stands taken 'by the · think of the witnessing all of us do in the way we various candidates for Qffice. A\3 in the races two drive and the way we conduct ourselves on the high years ago, we shall cw.rry information gathered .by ways and wherever we are, we must realize that the Christian Civic Foundation of Arkansas from 100% of us witness every day. For one to take his fhe candidates themselves. This will be reported stand publicly as a Christian then to flout the lawtl as nearly as possible in the words of the candi- of his country, even _the laws governing -the use of dates as they 1·eply to the CCFA questionnaire, the highways, is a hurtful c~mtradiction. ·a,nd, of course, when candidates choose to ignore So, when we pray, "Lord, give us trav~ling the quest~onnaire·, as some of them did in the pre- mercies," let us pray that the .Lord will help us to vious election, thei1! failure to answer will be noted be 1·ighteous and merciful as we travel.-ELM so that the voters can have this for consideration in· judging the candidates. · h £ S C N 0 amount of talk or print will have any effect N arne c ange or B ? on the way some people vote. But we believe that. the m&jority ·of the people of Arkansas are open .to WILL Southern Baptists consider again the a mol!e or less unbiased consideration of the facts advisab:Hity of changing· the name of their conven- ; and that they can be counted on to vote their hon tion' In a brief article entitled ''New N arne for est convictions · on issues and per~onalitie s , come Southern Convention," py Dr. Bruce H. ;Price, election day. So, we are concerned that every voter pastor of First Church, Newport News, Va., which know- the facts and we are unalte1·ably against this paper has just received, Dr. .P1'ice, a former vice smoke screens, talking through hats Ol' out of both president of the Southern Baptist Convention, pre sides of the mouth, and anything else which is not dicts : ''Eventually we shall choose a new name. The honest and square and aboveboard. This is where sooner the better.'' He propo.ses as the best he has we shall endeavor to stand regardless of whose heard sU,.ggested: '' Cooper~tive Baptist Conven chances of election or· re~election may be involved. tion.'' We'd like to resubmit our proposed new So help us, God.-ELM . ~ame: "Bapti-st Convention USA. "-ELM Page Fou.r ARKANSAS BA,PTIST . . Letters to the Editor The Bookshelf THE PEOPLE SPEAK Freedom and Catholic Power in Spain 2()d ~'"'! iDtMeett"fJ. and Portugal, by Paul Blanshard, Bea con Press, 1962, $3.95 PIONEERING is something "you don't From Tanganyika Does military expediency justify bazdly see no more." Except> of course, GREETINGS from East Africa! American financial ·and moral support r TV. Or in outer space. Or in nuclear of two of the most despoticaliy gov laboratories and on or The Long Rains have begun in Dar es erned countries in the world-Spain and neal' launching pads. Salaam. The· heat has moderated some Portugal-where dictators Franco and . Young couples just what, and I feel energetic enough to Salazar have ruled with substantial starting .out to keep write a note to •you. Alta and I want backing from the Catholic hierarchy? house used to start you to know how much we enjoy r.eading Why is the United States the only great where their papas the Arkansas Baptist. It really fills a W·estern ally remaining to Franco? Is and mamas started, gap in our lives with the news from it because the American public is igno with a few straight home. We are' gratefuJ to the First rant of what really goes on in Spain back, cane-bottomed Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge, who that there has been no outcry against -chairs, a cook stove, send it to us. granting Franco more than $1,200,000,- a bed, a '\Vaterbucket I ~ish you could come to East Africa, 000 in military and econm:p.ic aid? with dipper, and especially to Dar es Sal~am. The drive from here to the town of Iringa, 300 These are some of the many pertiltent place settings for six. questions Dr. Blanshard, a recognized ELM , But not anymore. miles upcountry, is a continuous scene made beautiful by millions of multi authority on Roman Catholicism, deals Now both of the newlyweds are "gain with in this timely book. fullY employed" and all they' have to colored Morning Glories. The country worry about is the total of the monthly sid'e is looking typical of the lush tropi payments. The. extent of their sacrific cal scenes of Africa. There's beauty here Museums Directory of the. United ing or pioneering ..is to struggle along that rivals that of any place on Earth. State§ and Canada, edited by Erwin 0. with an economy or compact c.ar ,for One great' fear is with the Country Chrif!tensen, American Association of their second car, and, perhaps. to forego now. That is that floods will destroy Museums, Washington, D. C. 1961 the crops and the famine will increase. 1 for a little while the luxury of Color This directory covers the museum TV, Sine& last November floods have rav aged much of the land and left the field-art, history, science, and special There are nat many things left for museums. Also included are art centers you to do with your hands anymore, people without sufficient food. Already, the ·RAF has c;lropped many tons of and associations; ·historic houses and except fishing, golfing, or using can- historical societies; colleges and univer openers. . corn from the ·air. Now there is a team sity museums; children's museums; It's getting harder and harder, even of Americans here to drop more tons aquariums, arboretums; ·botanical gar- in politics, to find anybody who knows to starving people in the Rufiji River / dens, herbariutns, planetariums, and the difference between a middlebuster Valley. All the corn has come from zoos; libra:Hes with collections other and a Georgia single-stoc¥:. ,Amerka, and the people are deeply than books; preservation projects; gov We ar.e missing a lot in these times grateful for it. ernment-sponsored parks, wildlife ref when so few of us eyer work enough ll'oday we begin a new term of Adult. uges and historic sites. to get up a real s~eat. If ~verybody Education classes here at the Dar es The listings are arranged by states could just g·et back to ploughing in new Salaam Baptist Center. We expect about and provinces. Listings for Arkansas ground a ·few days we wouldn't need so · 200 men and women to enroll for classes cover one and one-half pages. Arkansas many psychiatristfl. There's nothing in English, Swahili, Sewing, Cooking, place listings include ~Berryville, . Fay like ploughing in acres of atumps, rocks, and' health. Most of them are Moslem etteville,· Ga-rfield, Helena, Hot Springs, and vines to take your mind off of every and hostile to the Gospel, but they come I:.ittle Rock, Pottsville, Russellville and thing else. And after working in new for the classes and we try to live the :;;tate College. ground, anything eft!e you ever have to Gospel before them. Pray for us. do will seem so-o-o-o easy. Again,- we appreciate g·etting the, Even public worship has been· made paper. God bless you and your work, The· Goodness of God, by R. L. Mid eas~ for everybody•. It used to be that and all of Southern Baptists. dleton, Broadman Press, 1962, $2.50 whole congregations knelt for prayer, Come to see us sometime !-Clarence The author is a Nashville, Tenn .• busi back before the church house floors were 4. Alli'son, Box 2731, Dar es Salaam, nessman and Baptist Sunday S c h o o I carpeted from wall to ·wall. Now we Tanganyika depa:~;tment superintendent who 'Yrites sit in plush, air-conditioned surroundings for a hobby. This, one of nine books he and sca1·cely bow our heads. With tith has produced, consists of 21 devotions ing, "pack-the-pew," and the Coopera Washington worship on a variety of subjects. . Chapter titles tive 'Prog1·am, we can be pretty self- include: Their Dedication, Our Inspira sufficient. · I HAVE been ministeJ.>ing in the Wash tion-What Our God Can Do, Our ington area for some three and one-half When the preacher preaches on 1'leav Hands, God's· Tools, Unconscious Great years. Among the concerns of pastors ness, We Are Most Richly Blessed, Life's ing all to follow Christ," about the in the area is an interest in the spiritual cmly "leaving" the mast of us have in Golden Extras, God's· Gractous Provi welfare and religious influence of our dences, and Fortified- for Life's Storms. mind is that the little four-year-old statesmen. This lias been a subject of girl centered on when she 'than~d the much discussion in our pastors' confer Lord in her sentence prayer in the Be ences. We have been very disturbed to r tinners Department for "when this is The Epistles of Peter, by Cary N. discover that many of OUl' statesmen Weisiger III, Baker, 1961, $2.50 1\'er and we can get out." who have been prominent i'n Baptist We still sing· "Must I Be Carried to activities within their home sta-tes do Dr. Weisiger, pastor of the Mt. Leb he Skies on Flowery Beds of Ease," anon United: . Presbyterian C h u r c h, not find the time to participM!e in serv Pittsbur-gh, he1•e presents sermonic ma church once in a while. But there ices of worship in the National Capital t~dal dealing with the epistles I and II not many of us going around hum Area. ming it anymore. Peter, which are of unusual import for Baptists of Arkansas should be pleased today. This is .. another in the series of with the witness borne by some dedi- Baker "Proclaiming the New Testa ~'"'~~~At
Mar 17, 196~ Pa ge ~even Arkansas All Over------lawson dedication · Dr. Warmath resigns Progress at ft. Smith LAWSON Church will observe first, ElDorado SUNDAY, May 6, marked the· its 50th anniversary and the ded DR. WiLLIAM Walter War first anniversary of Rev. Hugh R. ication of its new building on May mat}]. recently resigned the pastor Horne in the pastorate of Calvary 20. ate of First Church, El Dorado, Church, Ft. Smith. · The church was organized in after serving the 1912 as a part-time church with During his pastor~te, the church church for six and bulletin reports, there have been preachers from · El Dorado often one-half years. He doing the preaching. It has now 58 public professions of faith, with came to El Dorado a total of 122 applying .for mem grown to a church of 134 members, from the pastorate with 101 enrolled in Sunday School, bership. Eleven young people have of the Fifth A v dedicated themselves to church-re.: 79 enrolled in Training Union, and enue Baptist an active WMU and Brotherhood. lated vocations and there have been C h u r c h, Knox 132 public rededications. The new building was starteQ ville, Tenn., where with Rev. Joe Burnett as pastor he had served for The Cradle Roll department has and was completed this year under DR. WARMATH seven years. been reactivated ; the Married· Young People's Department was the leadership of the deacons, The El Dorado church honored W. A. Chaney, J. A. Talley, A. A. revived; a Young People Away de Dr. Warmath on 'Wec;lnesday even partment and Nursery division or.:. Walle:t1, J. A. Pomeroy and John L. ing, May 2, with a ~love and ap Stegall and former pastors. ganize~. An active youth program preciation" service in the auditor with a youth director was insti The new building was compledd ium and presented to him a check tuted and a new pastor's home was with funds from "love offerings" as a love offering from the church secured. and donations. It is now debt free. membership. Rev. Doyle Jameson, pastor, wel After the service in the auditor comes all who have helped share ium a reception was giv'en in the first~, Warren in the building 'of this new build church dining room- for Dr. and ing. The services will begin at Mrs. Warmath and Bill, their 10- begins mission 2 :30 p.m. and immediately follow year-old son. Members of .the SOUTHSIDE M i s s i o n, spon ing there will be an open house church were joined by friends from sored by First Church, Warren, from 3 to 5 p.m. other churches of the city for this was established Sunday, May. ()"< occasion. with all regular services scheduled: Dr. Warmath has been active in plus revival services each night qf Report mission interest civic and conmiunity affairs. He the first week. P I N E Grove Church, Sweet served Arkansas Baptists as a mem Rev. Don R. Willi~ms was the~ Home, reports an increased inter ber of the Executive Board and for evangelist , and Jack A. Reed led est in missions. The budget for two years was a Trustee of the the music. 1962 shows an increase in Coopera Arkansas Baptist Hospital. He is tive gifts from 10 percent to 12 a trustee of 1 Southern Seminary, The new mission is located on percent and 100 percen1;. increase Louisville, Ky. south Main Street in Warren. Mr. Williams, superintendent of mis ·in associational missions. The Warmaths have three other sions for Bartholomew Association, The church has two institutional children besides Bill: a daughter, will stay with the. mission for up missions under the direction of Mary Frances, a junior at Ouach Mrs. :Robert Diemer, Community ita; a son; Jerry, who will graduate to three months to ·direct its de velopment. Rev. W. E. Speed is Missions Director. A weekly serv from Southern Seminary in June; pastor of First Church. Mr. Reed ice is conducted at Granite Moun and another son, Van Snider, who tain Nursing Home ·and a monthly will graduate from the Arkansas is music and education director. service for Florence Crittenden School of Medicine in June. Home for Negro girls. The church YOUTH Week activities were also participates in helping a held at First Church, West ~em church in Longmont, Colo., where Winslow calls pastor phis, May 18-20. ,Robert Crofton Rev. Jackie Pinnell from Lincoln, REV. A. F. Wall of Arkansas served as youth pastor; Leon Ad Ark., is pastor. · City, Kansas;-has accepted the pas ams, music director; ·and Bobby Pine Grove's pastor, Joseph A. torate of Winslow Church in Naylor, educational director. Ap.. Hogan, and Mrs. Hogan will work Washington-Madison Association, proximately 100 positions of lead in an Indian church Vacation Bible the superintendent of missions, Al ership in the church were filled by School and revival near Eufaula, exander Best, reports. ~r. and young people during the week, Rob Okla., May 28 to June 1. Mr. Mrs. Wall and their three children ert Holley, educational director, re Hogan will preach in revival serv will mo:ve into the parsonage after J')Orts. Rev. Tommie Hinson ices each night. · the school term ends. pastor. Pa1a Eight ARKANSAS BAPTI licensed to preach Pilot district chosen GERALD Bounds was licensed to preach Jan. ·17, at Centra I Church, Jonesboro, Curtis L. Math~ for Religious Education is, pastor. Mr. ~ounds, 25, DISTRICT No. 4, ·COmposed of above to assist in enl'isting and is a student at Ar- Ouachita, Buckner, Concord, Clear training lay workers in the associa kansas State Col~ Creek, and Dardanelle-Russellville tions and to assist in promoting lege. He and his associations, has been chosen as the and planning the work of ReliBious wife and their two Religious Education Division Pi Education. children live at lot Project District. Arkansas' Pilot Project ·is the 623 East Mat- While a number of associations first of its exact nature ever to be thews, Jonesboro, over the state have voted to ask the tried so;far as is known; thus, Re Arkansas. project to be in their area, West ligious Education leaders over our MR. BOUNDS He preached his C t l D' t · t · th f' t t' h . t s d · ht A . en ra 1s ric IS e Ir~ o ave entire Southern . Baptist ConiVen ... f Irs sermon un ay·mg . ' pri1 8 ' all associations vote tor the project. tion will be awaiting the results of and has had the opportumty to sup- . Since this district has both rural this experiment. Three of our con " ply in several churches since that and urban churches, it is consid vention leaders have said that this date. ered a .good testing ground for the ·may well be the answer to our new program. · most difficult, yet, most essential, m i n i s t l' y; namely, providing . College City Church The pilot project will be an ex trained lay leadership and vital has unique service periment in enlisting and training meetings for churches when they ,. workers for, and promoting .and meet at Associational Religious COLLEGE City Church at Wal~ planning the work of, .S u n d a y Education meetingQ.. · nut Ridge held a unique service School, Training Union, Brother May 6 which was designated hood J:tnd Church Music on the as The missionaries of the five a~ "Christians in Russia Day." sociational level. The plan calls for sociations are: Jay W. C. Moor~, Members and· visitors were asked placing a Religious Education di Concord; AI G. Escott, Ouachita; Ford F. Gauntt, Buckner; Paul • to attend dressed to fit the occa~ rector in the district to work with sion with the women requested to · and through associational l~ader Wilhelm, Clear Creek; and William omit makeup, dress in drab colors ship to try to improve their min- Woodson, Dardanelle-Russellville. and use a shawl for a head-cov istry to churches. ' They have each demonstrated a ering while the men were advised keen interest in the project andre Southern Baptists' basic ap port a great anticipation on the that ill-pressed suits and the omis proach to meet the needs of the sion of a tie would not only be part of their associations for the thousands of churches not able to same. suitable but preferable, since most afford paid Religious Education Russian men are "slouchy in ap~ help has been to conduct confer J. T. Elliff, director of the Ar pearance" and do not wear ties. ences and clinics on the associa kansas Baptist Religious Educa The service began at 10 since tionallevel. · This is still considered tion Division, will supervise the Sunday School is outlawed in Rus~ to be the ideal way to inspire and work of the Pilot director. He re sia. Three sermons were scheduled train church leaders for more ef ports that work will begin immedi- plus a· "R~ssian wedding." fective service in their churches. . ately in the West Central District under his direction and it is hoped The day was planned to make The Pilot director will be avail the director will be chosen and the congregation realize "what it able to the five associations named moved into the area by Aug. 1. would ·be like to live where the government was fully against all religion and had been for 43 New Arkansas Baptist subscribers years," said the church bulletin. Dr. H. E. Williams is pastor at Church Association Pastor College City. New Budget:: Pine Tree, Colt Tri-County J. C. Latham ROVER Church was host to the Yell County ~inging convention Wood Springs Mt. Zion 0. S. Conley April 29. Several singing group's, New budget after trial : • from Hot Springs, Russellville, Danville, Plainview, .and o t h e r · Good Hope Calvary . Henry Wright parts of the state, were well repre- . Second, Russellville Dardanelle-Russellville Herbert Hodges sented. After Sunday morning services, dinner was served at the Three months ~ree, new church: church. There were about 225 present. Bobby Hethcox is pastor, Western Grove Boone-Newton Paul Taylor M•y 17, 1962. Page Nine Arkansas All Over------!"r Journalism awards Revivals A THIRD - PLACE plaque in FIRST Church, Green F': General Excellence and five indi Gus Poole, pastor; April 15-25 vidual awards were won by the Chester Roten, · evangelist; staff of the Ouachita College cam Stafford, music; five for bap pus newspaper, The S ?-gnal, at.the annual spring meeting of the Ar PiKE 'Avenue Church, • - kansas College Publications Asso Little Rock, R. H. Dorris, pa ciation in Hot Springs May 2. April 15-22 with Rev. J. T. E In competition with 13 other MR. MAY MR. HAYGOOD state director of Reli~iou s E newspapers from colleges through tio:q, evangelist; Carol Dur out the state, The Signal scored · ,First Chu1•ch, Jacksonville, so 3,315 points, only 35 short of the Two to get degrees . Darrell Wood, music director 3,350 scored by· the first-:pl?-ce at New Orleans for baptism, nine by letter Harding Bison and 10 bel;ti:tad _the surrender to the mfnistry. second - place Arkansas A&M: Wee TWO Arkansans will be among 161 candidates to receive degrees vil Ou,tlet. WESTSIDE Church, Magn Carl Willis, sophomore from May 18 from New Orleans Semi nary. C. W. Nash, pastor; April 29- Paragould, won first place in edi 6 with V. E. Defreece, Flat Rr torial writing, with an editorial !3D They are Orlan Phillip May, Fordyce, candidate for the Bache Mo., e'jangelist; Earl Bailey, d titled "The Enemy Within." Wayne tor of education, 'Central Chu_ Ha1·din, junior from Arkadelphia, lor of Divinity degree; and Joseph Franklin Haygood, Hazen, candi Magnolia, music; three for took second place in both worts tism, three by letter one reded features and ·sports column. Fi~r date for Master of Church Music degree. ~ion . din, who is sports editor· o( bo~h Dr. W. Douglas Hudgins, pastor Tile Signal and the Hendet~9n of First Church, Jackson, Miss., PARKVIEW Church: El Dor: Otacle, took first :place in sports He1;man Sandford, interim pas writing on a story written for The will speak at the commencement April 22-29 with 'Rev. Jesse Jt. Oracle. ceremonies: Loyd Pearcy, junior from Nor evangelist; Mark Short, music for baptism, 11 by letter, three walk, Calif., placed second in Used pews needed join ~th.er churches. sports writing. Pearcy served as TOMMAHA WK Mission i's in editor of the award-winning Sig terested in se'curing "used" church BLACK Rock Church, D. nal. Gerald Congleton, senior from pews. They need 16 pews, 12 feet Pine Bluff, tied for third in .PhO Bourns,· pastor; April 22-29 in length. Another need is offer Boyd Baker, State Sanitori tOgraphy, with Walter Nu11n, of ing plates. Can you help? Write Hendrix. evangelist; Pastor Bourns, mu. Herbert T. Blanton, Box 663, Yell three for baptism, eight rededi ville, A:rk.- C. W. Caldwell, Super tions. intendent of Missions first, Prescott, to REV Bill Lewis, Paragould, observe 75th 'birthday Reports progress the evangelist Mar. 26-April FIRST Church, Prescott, will ob at Jacksonville Lindenwood Church, St. Louis, . serve its 75th anniversary May 27 PASTOR B. Franklin Baves of Herbert "Red" Johnson, Mount with special memorial services for First Church, Jacksonville, reports Home, led the music. There w all deceased members. Memorial the church has voted to borrow 52 professions of .faith~ six a flowers will be placed at. the ros $245,000 to refinance present tions by letter, over 200 rededf trum by the families and the property and build a new two-story tiona, and two surrendered for church for each as their names are educational unit. The new build cial service, the pastor, H u called. ing will house four departments for Shults, reports. · First Church was organized in Juniors and Intermediates; eight 1876, the church bulletin recounts, nurseri'es and four beginner de .. FIRST Church, Hatfield, Hail with the first building constructed partments, with a total capacity of Brewer, pastor; April 8-15 in 1887. A new brick sanctuary re from 550 to 600. Dr. E. Butler Abington, DeQu placed this structure· in 1905 and Expansion of the auditorium ha:s · evangelist; Earl Hay~, Hatfi the present building. was erected jt\st been completed to bring its music; seven pl'ofessions of fai n 1924. The East annex was added seating capacity to nearly 1,000. two by letter. in 1954 and a new education build Sunday School and Training Union ing is scheduled for cortstttrctioh attendance have increased steadi CALVARY Mission of F ir early in 1963. ly, Pastor Bates adds, with 927 in Church, Mena; .Otis Mills, pasllt Rev. William R. Woodell is Sunday ·school and 358 in Train April 16-27 with Ha:.:old BreWt. pa:;tor. ing Union Sunday, April 29. H a t f i e 1 d, evangelist; Cleme- __..- . ...;:. e Ten ARKANSAs . B.A P T "Zeke" Cummings and Mrs. Marie Graduate s-tutly gra-nts Greene County Ass'n. Turner, music; four profe&sions of faith, one by letter. for OBC graduates By Theo T. James, Missionary THREE :.senior political science ORVAL Kahn was ordained to ,. HIGHLAND Heights Church, studehts at Ouachita College have the ministry April 29, at Stone Benton, Dewey Greene, pastor; received grants for further gradu wall Church. Rev. H. 0. Schultz Rev. T. H. Jordan, former pastor ate study, Dr. Bob Riley, chairman was the moderator of the ordain First Church, Van Buren, evange of the Political Scienc~ depart ing council; Rev. Guin Renshaw, list; 13 additions. ment, has announced. They are clerk; Rev. H. W. Johnston, Mike H u c k a b a y, Clarksville; preacher of the ordination sermon. FIRST Church, Flippin, April Johnny Jackson, Waldo; and David Others taking part in the serv "'" 22-29 with Bill H. Lewis, evange Rison, P~ryville. • ice were Rev. E. A. Cook,_ Rev. list ; Howard King, singer ; 27 pro Huckabay lias received a fellow Robert L. Rose, Rev. Charles Aba fessions, 26 for baptism; six by nathy, Rev. James Moore, Rev. letter. ship to Vanderbilt University Law School. He 1s president of the local Raymond Lyons, Rev. Hal Gallup, Young Republicans' Club and im Rev. Kenneth Morgan, Billie MOUNT Pisgah Church, Mill- Brewer, A. E. Johnson, Myron • ington, Tenn., April 29-May 6, Bill mediate past state president of the same organization. He is also a Jordan, PautG. Hicks, S. L. Hous H. Lewis, evangelist; H e r b e r t ton, Chester Shirley, Ben F. "Red" Johnson, singer: 27 for bap member of the Beta Beta social club. Brewer, Johnnie Baker, Dan Roush, tism, eight by letter. M. Williams, and Leonard Boozer. Jackson has been awarded a full Mr. Kahn is pastor of the Stone~ EVANGELIST Bill H. Lewis, assistantship in the Political Sci 1 wafl Baptist Church. ~ 615 North Eighth St., Paragould. ence department at-Baylor Univer has an open week July 8-15. He sity. HeJs president of the student P ASTORLESS churches are: may be contacted at his home ad body, local and state president of. Fairview, Spring Grove, Oak Grove, dress. the BSU, and a member of the Alexander, Walls Chapel and Rock Rho S\gma soci:U club. Hill. Rison has received a scholarship Jacksonville church to George Washington University REVIVALS IN California: Rev. Law School and will be working Len dol Jackson, pastor East Side adds evangelist Church, Paragould,,and Rev. Theo FIRST-Church, Jacksonville, has with Representative Wilbur Mills. He is a m~ber of Blue Key and T. James, missionary, join with extended a call to Rev. Jerry Don the Young Democrats Club. - others from Arkansas in the Bap Abernathy, graduating stqdent of tist Jubilee Revivals in Californiij., Southwestern Seminary, to become A11 four political science candi May 27-June 3. Rev. Jesse Reed, rtli:nister of evangelism and mis- . dates for graduation in May have department of Evangelism of ,Ar sions. The call has been accepted now received study grants, s i n c e kansas,. directs the Jubilee Revival artd Mr. Abernathy will move on Don Wood, of Hot Springs, had Crusade. Mr. Jackson preaches at the ~ield May 21. previously accepted a scholarship First Church, Tulare, and Mr. to Cornell University Law School. Mr. Abernathy will supervise all James, at Mt. View Church, Por evangelism through the organiza terville. They will attend the tions of the church, teach eva-ngel Southern Baptist Convention in San Francisco, June 5-8. · ism tr~ining .courses. instr1;1ct Hope Association members in the art of visitation M. T. McGregor, Supt. of Mjssions BETHEL STATION: Jerry and soul winning, conduct an af Weaver, a senior of Paragould ternoon worship service in the Con THERE are two new pastors in High School, led the youth revival valescent Center for crippled chil dren, work with the Chapel Hill the association. Pisgah called April27-29. There were three pro James Henderson, Hooks, Tex., as fessions of faith and two r:re-dedi Mission, (mission of the FBC) in cations. Rev. Carl Hodges is pastor. leading its workers in an aggre& pastor and he has accepted. Ralph sive evangelism program, condJJ.ct White, Texarkana, has been called the new members training class as· pastor at Genoa and is already MONTHLY Workers Conference each· Sunday evening at Training at work on the field. for Greene County Baptists is May Union .time, and supply the pulpit 17, West View CP,urch, .Paragould, in the pastor's absence. J. D. PASSMORE, who went to with Training Union emphasis. Waehington state recently for a ' The theme is "Group Learning." In addition, he will assist the mission revival, has been called to Beside the conference period the Brotherhood in organizing a lay work in that area and has rssigned program consists of sermons by preaching team to minister in dif at Calvary, Hope, to accept this Rev. J. R. Wiles, pastor, L i g h t ferent churches in the area on challenge in the Great Northwest. Church, and Rev. Leonard Bunch, Friday and Saturday nights as a He has dane a splendid work at pastor, Mounds · Church. Mrs. gospel team. Dr. B. Franklin_ Bates Calvary and we hate to lose him M. L. Mitchell is the associational is pastor•. • from the associa,tiqn. d·irector. May 17., 1962. . Page Eleven SBC News and Notes ·------·· ~----~------~~· 1· ~-~ ~· .,-- ~· ~ BY THE BAPTIST PRESS SBC Ex~cutive Committee proposals Union, Corpus Christi · THE! budget for 1963, a new pro it advisable that he be continued name honorary degrees cedure for amending the Constitu as a board member." TWO Southern Baptist colleges· tion of the Convention, and remov"' have announced honotary degrees ing exceptions for rotating "l0cal "Local Jriembers" live in the city, o be awarded. board" members are among the or within a short distance, of the dozen or more recommendations agency on whose board they serve. Paul Haryey, hews commentator Those covered })y present exemp for American Broadcasting Co., from the Southern Baptist Con vention Executive Committee here. tion have not had to rotate off the Chicago, will be given the doctor boards periodi~ally as have other of humanities degree from Union They will go before the 1962 .ses-. members of the agencies. University, Jackson, Tenn. Har sion of the Convention at. SFtn To make the adjustment easier, vey will deliver the commencement Francisco next month for !J..4«>p:~ address there on May 28. tion. the recommendation is that it be " implemented gradqally over two Other honoraries from Union Other recommendations make years and take full effect by time then wjll go to : · changes in technical wording to of the 1964 Convention. Fred Wood, pastor, Euclbra.Bap bting the Constitution and bylaws tist C h u r c h, Memphis ; Union into closer harmony with e a c h Indiana Baptiets reported JlllOre graduate, who will receive the doc other, provide for representation-of than 25,000 members of affiliated tor of divinity degree. Indiana Baptists on several SBC ch'flrches, which has made them agencies and call for printed. bal eligible to have representatives on W. A. Pennington, professor of all agencies whose charters per- metallurgy and chemiCal engineer lots t.o be used by messengers in mit; ' ing at University of Maryland, voti.ng. College Park, Md., Union alumnus, on whom will be conferred the doc tor of sCience degree. Budget of $19,792,500 Printed ballots prop~sed University of Corpus Christi, in Executive S e c r e t a r y Porter Printed ballots for the messen the Texas city of the same name, Routh of Nashville said the total gers (elected by churches to· vote will present the honorary doctor of proposed 1963 budget for SBC on Convention affairs) would be div.inity degree to William H: Col agencies is $19,792,500. This is the provided when they register their son, secretary of city missions in 1 basic amount needed to meet op attendance at the, Convention. A CorptlS Ch.risti. · erating and capital needs. Any cou'nt of important votes, such as funds received beyond this sum the election of officers, would be New Orleans alumni would go to foreign and home mis announced only if a majority of sionary adv~nc~ only. messengers requested it, if the· rec in annual meeting . ommendation passes. Vote counts · The proposed ll}63 budget com ALUMNI of -New Orleans Semi- are not presently.reported, only the pares with the grand total 1962 outcome. 111:J.TY will meet for breakfast at budget of $19.,013,500. Del Webb's. Towne Ho.use, .Mru.·ket The Executive Committee rec The Executive Committ~E;J rec at ~ighth, San ·Francisco, June 6 ommended that a proposed week at 7 a.in. · Alumni President R. ommends the Copvention ad()pt a procedure for amending its Cdnsti on the Convention calendar to pro Houston Smith, Pineville, La., will mote the GoQperative Program l:>e preside. tution so that subsequent amend ments m4-st be app1:oved-at two suc "postponed for the. time being." Featured on the program will be. cessive Conventions. The Qooperative Program is the Seminary_President H. Leo Eddle financial plan to support state and man, :f. Hardee Kennedy, dean of Presently, amendments may be nationwide Baptist work. Theology, and California alumni presented at one se'ssion~ without Graqy c.· Cothen, Fresno, .and J o a vote, and vote.d on at the follow Other ways in whic}f the Coop seph Daniel, J:Iollywood. ing year's session. el·ative Program may be promoted are listed·. . Since.the manager of Del Webb's Another recommendation calls w~ll have to be advised early of 'the for . eliminating the e x,e·e p t i Q n In continuing to prepare an Or #nal. figure for the breakfast, which has. been grant~ to "local ganization Manual of SBC Agen alumni are urged to write the Sem board members" of the SBC ·agen c.ies; the Executive Cpmmittee will inary immediately to make certain cies. Presently, agencies may re present for adoption the program they have a reservation. T.he ·price tain "any local member whose descriptions of two more agen of each ticket is $2. technicaL s e r v i c e . . . in such cies-the Southern Baptist Foun · Robert C. Creed, of Rohwer, is matters as medical, legal, and fi dation and· Southern Baptist Ho president of the Arkansas Ghfl.pter. nl:).ncial operat~ons seem~:~ t
~ag_e Twelvq ARKANSAS B,A ~ T Baylor d,egrees to Convention change William Jewell calls church worker, doctor THE following is a change in alumnus H. Guy Moore the Convention .program for San BAYLOR University will grant H. GUY Moore, pastor for the Francisco for Friday morni_ng, honorary do,ctor of law degrees to past 15 years of BroadwaY Baptist June 8. It revises the previous Church, Ft. Worth, has been elected a Baptist minister of education and agenda for the period of time, to a 92-year-old doctor and Baptist president of William Jewell College, deacon. · 10 :45 to but. not including at Liberty, Mo. 11 :20. Here is the reviseq yer The deg-rees will go to J. Earl He succeeds Dr. Walter Pope sion: , , Binns, who is 1;etiring June 30 Mead, retiring educational director 10:45: Committee on Denomi..: after 19 years as president. Wil at Cliff Temple Baptist Church in national Calendar, Allen ·w. liam Jewell is the. senior Baptist · Dallas for the past 36 years, and to Graves, ~y., chairman. college of Missouri. Dr. William P. Ball of Cleburne, 10 :50: Historical Commissiori,, Baptist dea({on for 50 years who Davis C. · Woolley, Tenn., execu The announcement o~ Moore's recently gave Baylor $54,530 for a tive secretary. election· was made by Charles ,F. medical student loan fund. 10 :55: Committee on P·u b I i c ,Curry of Kansas City, president of Affairs, C. Emanuel Carlsoh, the trustees, shortly after Moore Choirs attraction D. · C., executive director (Joint read his resignation to his congre Committee); WaIter Pope gation in Ft. Worth. for music meeting Binns, Mo., chairman. Moore is a native of DuQuoin, A LINEUP of choirs from 11:00: Address: "Baptist Heri. Ill. He will be 53 in July. He grad Southern Baptist institutions is tage and Religious Liberty," uated from William Jewell in the expected to be the most popular \ Robert A. Baker, Tex. claSfl of 1931 after working his way attraction on the program ·of the through college, serving tables in Southern Baptist Church Music Annuity Board trustees - the dining hall and doing other jobs Conference at San Francisco June waive 'delay' penalty on campus. His professional train 4-5. ing was completed at Southern The conference of church music · TRUSTEES 'of the Annuity Seminary, Louisville, with the mas directors immediately precedes the Board voted to waive the delayed ter of theology degree awarded in openin~ of the 1962 Southern Bap .participation penalty.in the South 1933. tist Convention. They will meet in ern Baptist Protection Plan· to any His honors include an honorary the chapel of Golden Gate Semi one who joins before .Jan. l, 19·es.. doctorate and a cit a t i o n from nary in nearby Mill Valley, Calif. The waiver also removes the pen William Jewell. · T. W. (Jack) Dean of Ft. Worth alty from any person currently in is president. . the Protection Plan who may have ~nother point of interest on the been affected by it. - . Chur~h schools qualifr program Js the discussion of con Executive Secretary R. Alton for educational TV aid temporary hymnody on Monday Reed said this action was made afternoon. "Primitive Baptist possible because of the continuous CHURCH colleges and other pri Hymnody," a talk by S. E. Boyd increase in the number of churches vate agencies will be eligible for Smith, of Riverside, Calif., and and pastors who have joined the · participation in the federal pro other presentations ate ,expected to· Plan in recent months. ·At present, gram of aid to educational televi help the musicians understand the some 67 percent of all churches are sion, ac-cording to a b.ill cleared for the President. · musical heritage of.Southern Bap in it. tists. The Senate and the House agree On Monday evening, John P. Reed said the waiver also allows on ·a conference rep ott on their bills Newp01•t, from Southwestern Sem the Annuity Board to make ad to establish a program of educa inary, Ft., Worth, will speak on justments in annuity checks. to tional television for the nation. "Contemporary Art Forms and widows and disabled persons who The final version, as sent to the Communicating the Gospel." were penalized because of delayed President, would.' include church entry into the Plan. All adjust related institutions and non-profit. Institutions whose choirs will ments were effective as of May 1 appear before the Church' Music organizations engaging in educa and will be reflected in their chec\enalized year program of matching grants tion's Radio ·and Television Com himself from full proteHion of totaling approximately $25 million. mission; Southwestern Seminary; widow and disability benefits if he The conference report agreed upon and Hardin-Simmons University, delayed joining the Plan for morcr by both houses authorized $32 mil Abilene, Tex. than a year from tp.e date he en lion over a five-year period for fed [Detailed program is on page 14.] tered denominational service. era~ matching grants.
ay 17,1~62 Pag e Thirt eQ n PROGRAM Southern Baptist Church Music COnference
Chap~L Golden Gate Baptist Theological S~:tninary San Francisco, California · .. June 4-5, 1962 T. W. (Jack) Dean, ·Presi4ent; W. Rudolph Howard, Church Group Vice ~resident; G. Maurice Hinson. Semina1·y Group Vice President; Frank G. Charton, State Group Vice President; Paul McCommon, Secretary- Treasurer. · MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 4 EVENING SESSION T. W. D.ean, Pt;esiding Maurice Hinson, Presiding 1 :00 Call to Order 7:30 Worship in Song Presentation of Program 7:40 Concert ------~-..---- The Baptist Hour Choir, Joe Xnn Shelton, TeJC., Director 10:15 Welcome '--~-~-----·-"'--t•··-~· Harold K. Graves, President Golden Gate Seminary, Calif_. , .8:20 "Contemporary Art Forms and Communicatjng the 10:20 Wor~hip in Song . Go s pel "~---~------·------~-... ---··---- John Newport, Tex. ... :30 Concert ·-··--··~-· The Chapel Ohoir, Golden Gate Seminary 9:00 Ministers of ~usic Sing ------~------R. Paul Green, Tenn. Cl)tlyle D. Bennett, Director TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 5 l1 :00 Pl·esident's Address Frank Charton, Presiding · 11:10 Reports 9:30 Worship in Song ' Budget Committee ~-··-...... ---··-----·-··--- Bill Santo, La. !) :40 R,eports Executive Committee ------··-----·--- Paul McCommon, Ga. Registration Gonimittee ------~---- Frank Bozeman, Ga. 11 :20 Miscellaneous Business Missions Committee ------Sara Thompson: Tex. "Music in· Our Contemporary Foreign Mission 11:35 Worship in Song Program" --·------Bill H. Ichter; Brazil 11:45 Concert ------The .International Choir, Wayland Baptist 10:20 ·Departmental Conferences College, James D. Cram, Director~ Tex. Church Musician ------W. R. Howard, Chairman, Ky. Music Educators ...... Maurice Hinson, Chairman, Ky. AFTERNOON SESSION Denominational Workers ------·------Frank Charton, W. R: Howard, Presiding Chairman,'Tenn. 2:30 Worship in Song 11:10 Worship in Song 2:40 Contemporary Hirmnody . 11:20 Concei-t, The F11culty Quartet, Southwestern Baptist .. Theological s·eminary, Joe Ann Shelton, Soprano, Frank "A Historical Background.- . Pri~itive Baptist Hym-rtody'! - S. E. Boyd Smith, Calif.. · Stovall, Tenor, Virginia Seelig, Contralto, Charles Wil "The Hymn Text - an Evaluation of the 1960 Hymn liamson, Bass, John Woods, Accompanist, Tex. Competition" - Loren R. Williams " . AFTERNOON SESSION "The Hymn Tune - a Problem of Acceptance and Need" T. W. Dean, Presiding 2:00 Worship in Song I" William J. Reynolds, Tenn. 2:10 Report of the Historical Committee -·- Eugene Quinn, Ky. 3:26 Worship -in Song 2:80 Departmental Conferences 3:30 Reports 3:15 Worship in Song Membership tlommittee ...... J. William Thompson, Tenn. 3:20 Introduction of New Officers Committee on Ethics ...,_, _ __, _____ Paul McCommon 3:30 Concert, A Cappella Choir, Hardin-Simmons University, 4:00 Concert _ _ I_ The Chapel "'dho~r; Baylor University, Tex., .- Tex. ____,...... Edward' Hamilton, Directar R. Paul Green Euell Porter, Director 4:10 Minis_ters of Music Sing
West Point student Baltimore, according to Sam A." Seven evangelistic teams will be fiigh, secretary of the Maryland available beginning May 20 for director appointed department of work, who an week ~ end crusades, full week cru EUGENE Maston, graduate stu nounced the appointment. sadesr city-wide crusades and dent at C o 1 u m b i a University, . Maston is the sdn of T. B. Mas youth retreats and encampments. N. Y ., has been chosen as the first ton, professor. of Christian ethics Southern Baptist student director at Southwestern Baptist Theologi Called "Crusaders for Christ," for Ne,w York City and United cal Seminary, Ft. Worth, Tex. the teams are now available to begin week-end revivals. Closing States Military Academy, W ~ s t The younger Maston is working on date for other types of meetings Point, N. Y. The- position oegins a doctorate in the .philosophy of re ·will be Aug. 31 to ena])le the stu July 1. . ligion and··p4~ to enter the teach His salary ·and expenses wHl be ing profession.- ' . dents to enroll in the Seminary for provided . by the .student : de-part the fall term. ment of Southern Baptist Conven Crusaders for Christ will'be able tion Sunday School Board. His Student teams formed to supply preachers, singers and a work will be under the sup·ervision A GROUP of New Orleans Sem chalk artist for revivals. Organi of the department .of Training Un inary students have formed an or zation headquarters are set up at ion and student work of .the Mary- ganization to supply evangelistic 4569 Providence Place, New Or- land _B.a.J?.~~~-~ -- ~-~~__ }fission -~oa~~~ teams for reviv-als this.su:mmer. Jeans 26, La. P a 1 e F o u r t e e. n ARKANSAS BAPTIST Leaders on preview trip Making Convention trip meaningful WASHING T 0 N, D. C. SOUTHERN Baptists attending the 1962 Conve~tion June'5-8' (BWJ\) - Seven Baptist youth in .San Francisco will have help from the Home Mission Board in leaders from the United States and reporting their trip and meeting. Courts Redford, Atlanta, execu Canada are making a preview tour tive secretary of the mi(:!sion agency, announ<:ed preparation of items of the Holy Land area, prepara designed to make the travelers' trip more meaningful and to help tory fO the.rru:ieting.of the 6th Bap them tell others about,their trip. · ist Youth World Conference in Beirut, Lebanon, July 15-21, 1963. The board is offering, on a share-the-.cost basi~;~, 35-mm. color Robert S. Denny, associate sec slides on California, San Francisco and other mi"ssion points, as well retary of the Bapt,ist World Alli as slides of some Convention personalities. These will be available ance, said that the traveling party at'the Home Mission Booth during the Convention. includes: , For the trip to .and from the Convention, the May issue of John Binder, Forest Park, Ill.; ' Ho-rne Missions magaz.ine was produced as a national tr~vel guide. C. William Black, San Antonio, Tex.; David Evans, Valley Forge, t An oppo,rtunity for the Convention messenger to meet the mis Pa. ; Gunnar Hoglund, ·Chicago, sionaries has been provided through a reception from 3 to 5 p.m., Ill.; William· H. Jenkins, Rich June 6 at the Vista Room, Whitcomb Hotel, in San Francisco. The mond, Va.; Lovelle A. Maxwell, presentation of borne mission work to the Convention on June 7 New York, N.Y., and 'Bruce Neal, stresses the people, places and progress in mission work. Toronto, Canada. ·'f'The C~nvention messenger who spends his time wisely in The trip, which began April 27, traveling to and from San Francisco, and who participates in the has peen arranged, Denny said, proceedings while there, will return home with an exciting report Of through the cooperation of Michel what Southern Baptists are doing, both at home and abroad," Red- Touma, general commissioner ··of; ford said. · tourism for Lebanon; Finlay Gra ham, a missionary who heads Beirut arrangements committees • • for the conference; and the Pan American, Middle East and El AI airlines. Take your .choice- ' After several days in Beirut and points of Biblical interest i~1 Jor dan and Israel, the party will fan · THE· NEW· out for visits with European youth groups. Neal and Jenkins plan stops in Rome and London; Binder ENGLISH BIBLE in Copenhagen and Hamburg; Hog New Testament lund in Stockholm and Oslo; Max w~ll in Paris; Black in Barcelona, LEATHER. French Morocco, limp, an!;]. 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Culbertsoll- Trust Co. LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Dr. Lawrence Ha;vea, Director May 1'7t 1962. Page Fifta.an Departments------~--~~~------~~--- Race R elations Sunday S!Jhool Second Baptist Church on June 26, 1962 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Camp time near Need information about buildings, OUR summer camp for Negro Bap Paid for property, remodeling, procedures with tist junior and intermediate girls will THE SERVICES of the Church Ar- survey committees, finance committees. be held this year June 25-29. As in the • chitecture Department of the Baptis:t; building committees ? Pllll._t, the camp will Sunday School Board- are available to '( Plan now to attend the Church Archi be at Aldersgate. We every church in Ar tecture Conference June 26. hopet by next summer kansas. And it's paid for. The churches have to have qur own camp These services are already paid .for the services of the ground. We need a available through the C h u r c h Architectural Consultants camp that will ac Sunday School De~ through the use of church literature and commodate a larger partment, B a p t i s t patronage at the Baptist Book Store. number of children. Building, Little Rock, Lawson Hatfield, Secretary We need to be able Lawson H a t f i e I d, to have s e p a r a t e Church Building Con.:. camps for juniors ahd sultant. Student Union intermediates. W e Thousands of need better recre churches contemplat DR. HART ational facilities, such ing new buildings, re Southern Baptist College as a place to play baseball. We need MR. HATFIELD modeling, or addi- a summer-long program for Negro chil-· tions 'to existing buildings have bene STATISTICS. Southern Baptist Col dren .and young people. fited fl'om conferences with the church lege is a junior college located near Wal building consultants in the states. These nut Ridge. There are 212 students We rent Aldersgate camp ground at enrolled, 164 of wliom a cost of $12 per week per camper. churches avoid many costly building mistrakes. For example, one room should· are Baptist. The camp facilities can only a~commodate BSU Dh:eetor. Mr. 96. be of one size and another room another size . according to the age groups using J. T. Midkiff is serv This camp i's supervised by 12 compe the rooms. Floor plans from the Nash ing as Baptist Stu tent, well-trained adult counselors. It ville office offer guide lines to archi dent Director. prov'ides a rich Christian experience for tects and builders in erecting the right BSU Center. There each child who attends. The . same type kind of· space. · is no Baptist Stu schedule is followed as is used in our Buildings represent permanent and ex dent Center on South GA Camps. pensive investments. Churches should ern's campus, bu t We are so grateful for the help we be sure they are building what is n~eded there are plans for a have received each year from the State for education and worship. Student Union build Woman's Missionary 'Union. Also, last ing which will house To help churches contemplating build DR. LOGUE year white Baptist churches, organiza ing programs, a church architecture con the BSU activities. tions, and individuals paid the expenses Work on the foundation has just recently ference will be conducted in Arkansas · begun. of 18 Negro children to Summer Camp. in June. We know of no better investment and Mr. Paul Johnson, AlA,' and Mr. Row BSU Activities. 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Page Sixteen A R K A N S A.~ B A P T IS THIRTEENTH ANNUAL RURAL ·CHURCH CONFERENCE ·Lonsdale, Arkansas
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* ·PROGRAM * MONDAY EVENING 6:00 Supper 7:00 Song & Praise ------··--· Harrison Johns 7·:15 Bible-"The Prodigal Son" _____ Dr .. J. P. McBeth 7:50 What is Happening to People In Rural Areas ------Dr. Cari A. Clark 8:25 Song REV. IRWIN 8 :30 Sermon _ _ William L, Kreis DR. CLARK I
TUESDAY MORNING 10:15 Work Your Church Field ------Rev. 7:00 Breakfast , Leonard G. Irwin 8:00 Bible-"The Good Samaritan" ----"-· Dr. J. P. 10:50 How Big is Your Church? --·-r------Dr. C.Z. ' McBeth Holland 8 :40 Trends· Affecting Churches _ Dr. Carl A. 11:30 Song Clark 11:35 Sermon ------Dennis James 10 :00 Recess 12:00 Dinner 9:20 Evangelism in Rural Churches __ JesseS. Reed 10.:15 Budgets in Rural C·hurches ------· Dr. Ralph WEDNESDAY EVENING · Douglas 6:00 Supper "' 10:50 Know Your Church Field ______Rev. Leonard 7 :00 Song & Praise ------Harrison Johns G. Irwin 7:15 Our Church Development 11 :"30 · Song · . Program ------Noble Wiles 11:35 Sermon ------~··------""------Max L. Taylor 7 :30 How to Get Called to Another 12 :15 Dinner Church ------Dr. G. Z. Holland 8:10 Song TUESDAY EVENING 8:15 Sermon ~------""---- Dr. C. W. Caldwell 6:00 Supper THURSDAY MORNING 7:00 Song & Prais,e ------~------Harrison Johns 7:15 Our Church Development Program _.____ Rev. 7:00 Breakfast Walter Jesser 8 :00 Bible-"The Great Supper" ______:_ Dr. J. P. 7:30 Strengthening Churches in Declining McBeth Communities ------·______..:. Dr. Carl A. Clark 8:40 Set Up Some Objectives ----·------~- Rev. 8:10 Song 1 · Leonard G. Irwin 8 : 15 Sermon ------__:. __ Dr. J. P. McBeth 9:20 How We ·Plan Our Calendar of Activities -----~------~ Billy Jeff Campbell 9:40 How.To Work With Young WEDNESDAY MORNING People ______:_ __ Dr. Tom· Logue 7 :00 Breakfast 10:00 Recess 8:00 Bible-"The Rich Fool" ____ Dr. J. P. McBeth 10:15 Baptism------~---- Gordon S. Bachus 8 :40 Task of Rural Church in Present Day 10:35 Lord's Supper------~------J. 1. Cossey Culture ___ :______Dr. Carl A. Clark 10:50 How to Leave a Church Field· ___ Dr. C.Z. 9:20 Deacons in Rural Churches ------L .. J. Ready Holland 9:45 Roundtable on above subject 11:30 Song . 10:00 Recess 11:35 Sermon------·------Dr. Paul Roberts
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"By all ?Jteans win some'' California revivals THE BRETirR.EN in the South T - lare and Sequoia associ~tions in Cali fornia have· asked me to .iirect reviv crusades May 27-Juo 3. !·have secured Arkansas p r e a c - - ers as evangelists 1 those ·crusades. · In· one of''-the as..'"O ciations there an nine churches. No one of the pastors on the field full-time. PREACHERS for Sunday School oonfe1'ences at Glorieta Assembly, Each one of them by weeks, are l. to r.: Ju.ne 28-July #, Kenneth Chafin, p?·ofessor of do~s secular V{ork • evangelism, Southwestern SM1tina1·y, Ft. Wo1·th; July 5-11, W. 0. Vaught, help pay expenses. 'Pastor, Imtnanuel ChuTch, Little Rqcle-; and July 12-1~, Henr.y Allen MR. REED Most of the churches are small and are struggling. They an Pat·ker, pastor, First Church, Orlando, Fla. For reser.v~twns, wnte E. A. beset by many problems and some ar Hen•on, Glorieta, N. M. havi!lg a hard time existing. We need youf pray.ers as we go. Tmining Union The following brethren are going for the crusades: Rev. Robert Blann) C~mden, Calvai'J' Church; Rev. Lee I. Dance, Little Rock, Have .you obseryed Youth Week? Pulaski County Association; Rev. Loren HAVE YOU observed Youth Week in First, Dover; Caney Creek, England; V. Henson, Bentonville, Benton County your church? Have you reported your First, Cherry Valley;-
God's Wondrous World Piggy bank plants By THELMA C. CARTER DO YOU know that there are plwr. called "piggy bank" plants and "saY ings~account" plants? Root vegetables such as the potato, turnip, and ear the fk>wer bulbs of the hyacinth, daff• - djl, and tulip, and countless other planlll have been called "savings account" aJIII "piggy bank" plants. "The potato is a fine example of plant which saves and stores for the fu ture. In reality, the potato is the end By MABEL MILLER a growing shoot of the potato plant which is swollen with stored food. Flow er bulb.s are examples of food store HERE is a true story of a hero that United States soldiers who one day be~ houses, which save certain amounts ot died not long ago. lie left a record that came lost in the Argonne Forest in moist11re, sugar, starch, proteins, and anyone :tnight well be proud of. France. Surrounded by the enemy, the minerals. Let us go back to the fall of 1943. A men were starving. They were without Great trees, like great manufacturing small village in Italy was to be the tar~ ammunition and all means of communi plants, work to store· food products in get of an air raid. Some officials learned cation had been cut off. The position their branches and stems. Smaller the attack was not needed. How were looked hopeless, unless • • • plants, such as vines and ferns, have they to get word back that the airmen Could a tiny, defenseless bird wing its their own particular way of saving for need not make the raid with its useless way through poison gas, smoke, and bul~ future needs. Even cactus plants have but certain loss of life? Delay would lets? Not all homing pigeons are brave. storehouses in their thorns · and spines. be fatal. ' Was Cher Ami brave enough? There are important reasons for Elected to calTY the message was G.I. A hand tossed her into the air. For pl11nts to save and store food. They not Joe, a homing pigeon. With the impor~ just a moment the bird hesitated as ter.:' only live upon a ·portion of the stored tant orders inside a metal tube fa~tened ror must have filled that small beating food, but also they save extra food for to his leg, Joe was thrust aloft. Anx~ heart. Then love of home overcame fear. young plants. iously soldiers watched the tiny bird In awe the soldiers watched the tiny The chemical work going on inside soar upward. Could he make it with no gray bird soar and become lost in the plant life is miraculous . . In our wonder protection but ·the instinct in his little blue sky. ful world, plants are the Ol)lY kind of body to once again reach hom~? Ag·ain a bird had proved its courage. life capable of making use of sunlight in Up into the troubled sky Joe soared. In a little while;' thanks to Cher Ami's making food and creating growth. Along Ahead lay· home, bttii ahead a1so lay bravery,' planes were on their way with with God's ' sunlig~, plants use the raw possible death. food and ammunition and the lost bat~ materials found in the • sky, land, Joe's courage carried him tlu;ough. F{e talion was saved. and sea. landed on ·the airstrip' twenty miles away Cher Ami, like G.I. Joe, made many Surely the psalmist had observed the just as seven planes were warming for trips. Not all of them ended as happily wonders in nature when he said, "Many, take-off. The message called off the raid as this one. Should you ever visit the 0 Lord my God, are thy · wonderful in time to save an estimated one thou- Smithsoflian Institution in Washington, works which thou hast done" (Psalm sand lives. . D. C., you can see Cher Ami. Since her 40:5)• Joe was given a medaLfor galltmtry. death, her little feathered body has been (Sunday School Board Syndicate, all rig,hts reserved) Later he was brought to Churchill Loft, carefully stuffed and mounted. the United States A1·my's pigeon hall of You will see many honorable sca1·s on THANKS fame .at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, to he~: battle~marked body. The wound of live out a life of well~dese1'ved 1·etire ~ a bullet shows on her breast. Another By SALLIE BRISTOW ment. Five ·yeal'S agro tba ·Detroit zoo bullet cut off one leg. Even with a leg asked for him. Joe was a popular favor gone, Cher Ami Teached home that day, Giving thanks for another day ite with young and old until his death at her mission accomplished. Is easy when things go right, 1 a ripe old age in J·uly, 1-961. · Not every homing pigeon can be But how thoughtful to pause and Now Joe's name is among the other trained to carry messages of this kind. say heroes in feathers. Another is Cher Ami. The bird first must prove that it pos Than~s .:fier, eveJ.ly ril.ay and night. This pig-een belong~ tio a .tJ1oop of . sesses tr.emilndous endw:a.nce and has ,~unaay ~cnool Board Syndicate, all rights reserved) Page Twenty A R i< A N S A S B A P T 1-5 T T.ECH,N-OLOGY
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The c,oming day of the Lord WHILE the Lord delays his co~~~~J~g we should make the 'lllost of .-the · By TERREL GORDON While the time· of his coming is \lDCI' tain, we should make certain about Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Fayetteville preparations for his con1ing. It certaiaJ would make a g·reat difference in world if every so-called Christian I, May 20,1962 in expectancy of the Lord's return. It • to our flhame that we have so DUID7 2 Peter 3:3-13; Jude 24, 25 "pra'cttcing aeoffers" on our church rolls. To heed and practice what Peter and apostles had spoken clearly of that taught would make a g,eat difference JESUS is coming! "In .God's time, great day. Peter had heard . the Master tke influence of Christianity today. Coo the cataclysmic 'day of the Lord' will speak of His return (Jn. 13:36ff). Evi aider his instructions, along with ideas come, and the world dently he had heard the message spoken from Jude. We Christians are to seatt as we know it will be by the "two men in white apparel" (Acts our lives in vie\\1 of that day, and liV> no more." Perhaps 1:1-11) as they assured the "men of Gal Godly lives in this present age (v. 11 there has not been an ilee" that Jesus would return. The We are expectantly to await that da,. age in which the pos presence of scoffers did not mean • that (:v. 12)·, We are not to be panicky, but sibility of the ele Jesus would not return. Rather, their watchful (v. 13). ments melting with presence fulfilled prophecies. Peter "fervent heat" (v. wrote with assurance, "the day of the It is goocl .that God has not set a date. 10) has beep. as wiae Lord will come." fo1' only those who ·love the Lord will be ly accepted as in ·our received wlien he comes, and not the age. Still, it i~ possi Just as Peter was certain Qf the scOffers 'who ·wait until the last minute. that there has never Lord's return, he was certain of the un We are to be diligent in our efforts to been an age of more , certainty of the time. The Lord would be at peace with Him and our fellow MR. GORDON skepticism and 'scoff- come "as a thief in the night." This men (v. 14). We are to se~ l upon the ing than our age. was not to teach the purpose of His delayed coming to be diligent in evange- In the face of these conditions, the coming, but, rather, the manner of His lism. · purpose of this lesson is to help Chris coming. Jesus was not coming to steal. Rather, His coming is to be with sudden To be confronted with the certaintsr tians face the challenge of living victori of Christ's return should not drive us ously and courageously in our day. ness; while men are not thinking about it the Lord suddenly appears. into hiding. Rather, it should drive us The doctrine of the "Coming Day of out into the streets where others are so the Lord" occupies a very prominent It could be that while men of our day . ~ucl). iJ)._ !l~ng~r of the impending judg place in the New Testament. There is argue about their timetables and charts ment. God's longsuffering toward man much evidence ·that Christians of the that Jesus could come. Peter does not kind in the delayed return of our Lord first century felt that Christ would re spell out the details of the Lord's com should be incentive to evangelism re turn during their lifetime, and that the ing, -even though he had walll:ed at the gardless of our views concerning the earth age would end. J{owever, the air Lord's side. For one to speak dogmat last days (v. 15). Many are in peril, of expectancy seemed to be cooling off ically today about these details· is but to and we need to snatch them from the as scoffers appeared upon the scene to arouse the scoffers and the skeptics. fires (Jude 21-23). remind the Christians that "Christ has not returned as you claimed." ' Peter longed for the Master's return. Even as· others scoff, we are to remain Peter wrote to help Christians of his However, he felt that there was good steadfast, loyal to God's truth; always day to "accept . the challenge of living reason for the delayed return. He felt on guard lest we be led astray (v. 17). courageously for Christ in the midst of that the coming of the Lord would be a We are to be busy growing "in grace. a difficult world." What is written here "day of judgment" (v, 7), as did Jude and in the knowledge of our Lord" (v. was :first written for people of Peter's . (vv. 14-15). He uses the flood experi 18). To be victorious ~n the age of scoff day. It is sometimes hard for us to re ence to refute all arguments that such a ers, one must be ,on the offensive. member this, and to get -ourselves prop judgment is not possible. The delayed return does not disprove the teachings Yes, Jesus is coming! While he delays erly positionized relative to a passage his coming we are to bring glory to his of scripture. · that He shall return, for, with God, time is relative (v. 8), matchless name as we live for him now! If we are to think of Peter's message (v. 18; Jude 23-24). here as prqphetic, then, it must be PJIO· Christ's delayed coming is occasioned phetic in the sense of telling forth a by a wise and gracious God, who in message, and not so much in foretelling longsuffering wants to give men oppor a date. He said, "I stir up y'our minds tunity at salvation (vy. 9, 15). We need PEW CUSHIONS by way of remembrance" (v. 1). to remind the scoffers of our day that ·Custom Made To Your Requirements The scoffers were present ~n the scene the delay is· in their interest; that it is Poly Foam Rubber $2.00 per foot then. Peter thought of his day being only because of the mercy of God that Genuine Foam Ribber $2.80 per foot the "last days." This expectancy should judgment has n.ot already 'come upon Covering,: ~ylon or Velvet Velour characterize every age. them and us. The delay is no indication We Also Manufacture a Full Line of God's slackness concerning His of Church Furniture I promise~ WRITE, WIRE OR CALL TODAY Jesus shall come! Jesus shall come! That assut•ance LEIRD brought joy to Peter. What does · it do Manufacturing Co. T~~RE was no question m Peter's for you, and others whom you know? P. 0. II ox 1620 J,lttle Rock, Ark. , mind ~at t]le Lord would retuJ;n. He It will be a wonderful day for those who M..mlfler Chol'~ h l"urniture M anufutu1arB A~s'u. reminds his readers that the prophets long for his coming. Page Twenty - Two ARKANSAS BAPTIST Attendance Report A Smile or Two INDEX May 6, 1962 A ,,.Sqncjay Training Addi Annuity Board waives delay penalty-5·17 p13 School Union tiona 'Cross-eyed bear' Attendance report.-5·17 :/28 Alma, 'Kibler 106 49 A. SMALL girl came home after vis~ Alpena, First 64 60 Beirut preview-5-17 plli Osage Mission 36 iting the church of one of her little Bookalleu'. tlle--6-l'/ po Berryville, Freeman Heights, 181 106 friends. "What did you learn in church Bounds, Gerald, licensed~5-17 p9 Camden · ··· c Cullendale 480 217 today?'! questioned' her mother. California revivals-6.17 p18 First" "611) 183 "We sang about a cross-eyed ·be'ar;" Gbudren 's nook--6-17 pl::O Croi!sett, First 641 260 8 'l;nristianity begins at home' (C.MH)--6·17 pll El · Do1•ado · she replied. . Cnurch architecun·e services-6-17 p 16 East Main 'Coming day of the Lord' (SS')-6·17 p22 ~ 278 140 "Tell me more about the song," the Gonte!SIOn (Baptist beliefs)-6-17 p7 ~ First 872 247 1 confused mother requested. E Nol'th Side Chapel 59 62 "We sang, 'I will glory in the cross Educational TV aid, church schools Fayetteville, Provic;Jence 92 57 qualify fm~6-17 p13 J!'isher, First 144 69 eyed bear'" (eroS!! I bear). F l<'ordyce, First 430 168 Ft. Smith, Calval'Y, pl'Ogress--6-1'1 p8 Fort Smith . . ' G East ·Side • gS 62 6 'qi"eenQ- County Assn. news-6-17 pll 1365 332 2 Memory verse H · " F.~tssions 148 161 Hall, Andrew M., graduation speakllr-5•l.7 p3 . Kelley .I;I·eight 163 96 . JIMMY. S~okes 1 1:1mall. nep~ew of Mrs • lfonol'al!Y degrees, Baylol~6-17 pl3 ; Oak' Cliff i:G5 114 4 Sto:)Ie~; quo.ted tHis . sc~ip:t\i're tb . Corpus Christi, Union-p12 Temple.- • ; . ·274 118 :E. :r.: .. , 'Heb1'ews · ahd c1•itical .PJ.'Oblems' (GL)-5-17 p7 Gravel Ridge, First 156 106 3 his: ·:mother as she ·was teaching him his Hope Assn. news-5-17 pll Gurdon, Beech Street 20.0 119 memory verses: "All seripture 'is given . J Hal'l'ison, Eagle :i;leights 241 101 Jacksonville, Fh"Bt, adds evangelist.-6-17 p11 ; Heber Sp1•ing• 205 88 by persph:ation of God.". I prosress-plO Mission 19 L Hot Springs, Pa1•k Place 458 163 Lawson Church dedication-li-17 p8 Huntsville, First .114 6R "' · M Combs Mission 18 16 Preacher, beware! Moo're, H. Guy, to WJ!lia,m ' .Tewell~-17 p13 Kingston Mission 2S 23 FRED E. Luchs, pastor of the First ;N . • Rose Hill Mission 4 Negro summet• camps-5-17 p16 , Jacl