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Pi!H . Two A R K A N S,A S B A P. T 1. ~ J; Dr. Robert J. Hastings, associ ate director of Promotion for the E x e c u t i v e Committee of the Southern B a p t i s t Convention, Nashville, will serve with Dr. · Ralph Douglas, associate to the executive secretary of the Arkan sas Baptist State C0nvention, in confere-nces on stewardship. Dr . John. W. Abernathy, of the Foreign Missions &taff of the For eign Mission Board of the South ern Baptist Convention, will speak on "Missions," and will preach one of the .sermons scheduled for the · meeting. · The conference will begin with supper at 6 p.m. on the opening day and will conclude with a ser
DR. BENNETT mon by Dr. Pa~l Roberts, pastor of· 1st Church, Little Rock, at noon · Rural Church · Conference on Thursday, Dr. C. W. Caldwell, The Cover Prog-ram Is Announced superintendent of the Missions de ARKANSANS of all ages have much for which to be thankful. :-r : FOUR out-of-state speakers are partment, has announced. Not' the least of the blessings we scheduled as program personali Others on the program .include Dr. B. K. Selph, pastor of 1st enjoy are the good fishing holes to ties for the annual Rural Church be found in all sections of the state, Conference sponsored by the De Church, Benton{ and president of the Arkansas Baptist State Con We do not know who the lads are partment of· Missions of the Ar on the cover this week or where kansas Baptist State Convention vention, who will, lecture on "Bap tism," "!'he Lord's Supper," and they ,were fishing when the picture ~t Spring L~ke Assembly, Lon.s w.as made, but we will vepture to pale, June 13-16. "The Holy Spirit." Dr . Caldwell ·and Dr. S. A. sav the boys are kindred spirits : Dr. G. Willis Bennett, of the with many of our readers. :faculty of Southern Seminary, Whitlow, executive secretary of ~ouisville, Ky., will give a series the Arkansas Baptist State Con ANSWER: What do you mean of lectures on "The Rural Church vention, wilr each conduct a by "I was young and didn't seeni and Its Pastor," ·and will preach round-table discussion related to to realize just what I was doing"? at the Tuesday night worship the r ural church and its ministry. If you did not know what you were " service. · C oun selo?·'s Qo?-ne?· doing there is no sin to ask for Lavonn Brown, n graduate stu giveness for . Who are you kid dent at Southwestern Seminary, By Dr. R. Lofton Hudson ding? Ft. Worth, Tex., will lecture on (Author of the new book, " Sir, I The past probably haunts you Have · A Problem," at your Baptist "Preaching." ~-ecause if you were to forget it Book Store) you might fall into sin again. It ' "ARKANSAS' The Past Haunts serves as a good reminder that sin ' LARGEST QUESTION Many years l:J,go I costs more than it is worth. RELIGIOUS committed a sin of going with a Or perhaps you think that for WEEKLY" marr ied man and sometime later giveness means forgetting. It does 401 WEST CAPITOL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS we were married. not. It means r e c o g n i t i o n Official Publication of the At that time I that a relationship (or fellowship) Arkansas Bapti st State Convention was young and has been broken by your sin, and ERW IN L. McDONALD, Litt.D,______Editor-Mgr. didn't seem to re you must rebuild it bv faith and MISS SHIRLEY JOHNSON ...... _ .... Ass 't to Editor MRS. E. F. STOKES ______Circulation Mgr. alize what I was love (which involves obedience). MRS. GARY LaRUE ------...... Mail Clerk doing. Now I re If you are serving God now, ac Published weekly except on July 4 and December 25. alize what a sin I cept his love knowing that you were Second-class postage paid at Littl e Rock, Ark ansas. Individual subscriptions, $2.25 per yea r. Church was guilty of and and are and always will be a sin Budget, 14 . cents per mon th or $1.68 per year per ner. Bear your memories courag church family . C1ub pl an (10 or more paid annua ll y have asked for In advance) $_1.7o per yea r. S u_ b ~ cription s to for eign forgiveness many eously. But do not forget to re address, $3.7i' per yea r. Advert1 s1n g rates on .requ est. Tho cost of cuts ca nnot be born e by the paper ex oR. HUDSON times. I know I joice in His grace. "Where · sin cept those it has made for its indivi dual use. would never do such ·again. I also abounded, grace did much more Articles carrying the author's by-lin e do not neces sarily reflect the editorial oolicy of th e paper. know God forg,ives if you are truly abound" (Rom. 5 :20). Abbreviations used in crediting news items: sorry for your sins. But why does BP Baptist Pr ess: CB church bu lletin : DP Daily press· (Address all questions to Dr. EP Evangelical Press. ' ' the past still haunt me? 'Does this Hudson, 116 W. 47th St., Kansas Apri l 28, 1960 Vo lume 59, No . 17 mean God hasn't forgiven me? City 12, Missouri) • I ~pril 28; 1960 Page Three Editor-ials------Personally Speaking ...
"ONLY five per cent of the people think. Ten per ccl).t think that they /t' think. Eighty-five percent would1·ather die than think!'' So declared Dr. Theodore H. Palmquist, pastor of Foundry Methodjst Church, "M ISTER, would, you let us fish vVashington, D.C., as he spoke r ecently in your lake?" at a session of the . Associated Church The Great Threat "You mighty right you may fish Press in the nation's capital. in my lake!" responded Bill Brown, Of Failure to Think One of the g reat threats to our civili to the three rather scrawny, teen- 1 zation today is the dearth of people who age boys who stood before him with can and will think for themselves. their fishing tackle. They were One reason for little thinking is the prcssme that is upon all of from the poor fam m; to conform. Many of us, hom children up, want to do " ·what every ily that lived down body else is doing.'' the road from the , Brown cabin, three '' ... be not conformed to this world: but be yc t~· an s fo rm c d by of five children in the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove ·wha,t is that good, and a family which was acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Romans 12 :2) is largely out expecting another moded in our day. baby soon. ELM Their d a d d y Some of us will not think because to do so might upset the status seemed to want to provide for his quo, and for many of us, that 1voultl be the worst thing that coul<.l evel: familyt, but he just couldn't find happen. · steady work. If he got a job it was likely to be one that soon played out. Honest searching for truth and standing for what is right accord So the meals were skimp and cloth ing to the light God rcv'eah; to those of pure motive and sincer e seek ing far from what was needed. ing might upset some of om· long-practiced customs, and, not only "Looks to me like you fellows '~" that, it might interfere with business .. need some fishing poles," said Brown, a retired barber, as he saw As long as a large segment of us will not think, masses arc going the short, crooked sprouts the boys to be misled by the unscrupulous who promote thcmsclV'cs and the had rigged for poles. Going t9 his feathering of their own nests through the proclamation of half-truths. supply of long, dry and light fish And, as someoue has said, ''The danger of accepting half-truths is ing canes, Brown drew out one for that you arc likely to get hold of the_wrong half.'' each of the lads. "Let's rig thes.e up with some new ]\Iany of the ' ' facts'' being sown among us in the inter est of dis ,lines," he ·continued, reaching into
crediting p. eople and. ·institutions these days arc like theI ''facts ' ' of his tackle box for the necessarY old Jim after he had been r eceived and had subsequently been dis- materials. Soon the boys were jubi missed from church member ship.· lantly on their way with fishing lines and poles the like of which Dming the invitation at the clo se of a revival service, Jim went they had never before possessed. to _tho front to offer himself for church member ship. He had seen a "I've got a lot of good fish in my great light that morning while milking, he told the pastor and the pond," Brown told me, "but I get chmch, and had heard a voice saying, ' ' Go and join the church.'' So a bigger kick out of seeing these he had taken this to be God dca1ing with him. boys make good catches than I do catching the fish myself. And I The church was gr eatly impressed, except Jim's ·wife.' On the way know that any they take home will home from the church his wife demanded: "'\Vhy did you lie to the come in mighty handy on their din church, Jim ~ You know you wer e not even ncar the dairy barn this ing table." morning at milking time. You wc ~rc lying up in b@d while I was doing Last year the poor family did not the milking. The only thing you can affon l to do. is to go before tho even have a garden. They couldn't church and confess that you were lying." buy seed. But this year, thanks to ( - neighbor Brown, they do have. So, the next night, J'im confessed to tho chmch he had lied. The The neighbor (his name is not church promptly rescinded its action of tho previous night. On tho Brown) is i1ot a church man. But ·way home-and please notice what the " facts" wer e according to he is setting a good example for a Jim- Jim said to Mr s. Jim:'' It sure is hard for me to understand ~v om· lot of us .church people. chmch. Last night I told them a lie and they voted to take me in; tonight I told them the truth, and they voted me out!' '- ELM __P'-"-' a g e F o u r , ARKANSAS BAPTIST one loaf (1 Cor. 10 :17), one body, up local church organizations. But Letters to the Editor each member dependent on all . the fact that the first Christians THE PEOPLE SPEAK others (1 Cor. 12 :25-27). How did organize local churches makes can we say, then, that those who it clear- that this was a part of his would. invite to His table all who plan and direction. In his reference Bapt,ist Distinctives, II are joint-heirs with them in God's to church in Mt. 18:17, he apparent ('Editor's Note: This is the sec family are putting "sentiment be- ly had local organizations in mind. ond and concluding part of a letter fo;re the authority of the Bible"? It would hardly be possible to carry from Mrs. X, the first part of I believe Baptist doctrines for grievances to the church invisible which was canried last week.) the most part are more Scriptural or the church ·unive1·sal. ..J. I SUPPOSE· our next most dis- than those of other denominations, We say that only God can add to tinctive doctrine is "close com but it seems to me that the "Bap- the church. That is true, for only munion." One scriptural argu tist distinctives" discussed above God saves and only God ca:n know ment for this is: "There were in. cannot be proved by Scripture and the human heart in determining Jerusalem probably five hundred that our statement that the Bible whether or not there is repentance disciples · and eighty-two of them "is our sole rule of faith and prac- and faith. rBut there must be organ > were preachers appointed by him tice" is somewhat presumptuous. ized local bodies for the church to self, anq he invited only twelve. We condemn those who differ function in the world. Only then His own mothe1~ · was· never to eat from us by, statements like this: can the authority which Christ another supper with him on earth, "Sentiment says sprinkling is gives to the church (Mt. 16 :18) be mo:~;e decent'than baptism, and we applied. We cannot get away from and he did not invite her. Are the practicat necessity of local Baptists closer than that? Will ought . therefore, to sprinkle. In churches and denominations. And ,, you call Jesus 'narrow,' and 'sel like manner sentiment says 'open any orga:p.ization, by its nature, ~ fish'?" communion' is more liberal than must be restrictive and to some ex · I would ask, Who constituted 'close communion,' and we ought tent exClusive. ·:the membership of the Church in therefore to practiCe it. But the . All-believers constitute one body Jesus's day? Were the twelve the Bible condemns both." in Chi·ist. Each local church has the · only members of His Church? Did In the light of Romans 14:2-10 tesponsibility of determining, to their baptism differ from the bap ought. we so to · judge? Couldn't the best of its ability to know, who tism of the seventy or the five we more truthfully say, "Those of those ·offering themselves for hundred? When and how did they who disagree with us base their membership have been added to the become members of the Church? beliefs on certain Scriptures,'' kingdom by the Lord and who, Was not the "closeness" of the (and perh,aps be prepared to point therefore, are qualified for mem original Lord's Supper "closer" to some) "but we cannot agree bership in·the local church. Nobody tHan local membership when it with them because we feel that the , but God. "votes" to add to his · consisted only of His elders or preponderance of Scriptural evi- church, but it is the responsibility ,_ bishops (appointed preachers)1? dence indicates that our' view ·is of local. churches to vote on those And how sure are we that the more correct"? coming for membership in the local '.'breaking bread from house to - Although it is obvious that there church body. house" was a Supper for the entire are honest . differences of opinion The way this editor sees it, the local congregation? Froin these among worthy Bible scholars and Lord gaiVe his ordinance to his passages, could not one assume sincere Christians, I believe that church, and the practical applica that the "breaking of bread" was all true Christians, inside B·aptist tion must' be carried out by local > a Christian observance rather churches and out, want the Bible bodies of believers. It is the re than a local church ordinance? to be their "rule of faith and prac- aponsi.hility of the local church to As I understand it, "close com t~ce. "-Mrs. X determine from the teachings of the munionists" believe that the Sup New Testament how properly to per must be administered by the REPLY: observe the ordinances. Most Bap local church organization for its If for the sake of argument we tist churches feel they ar~ being 1 local members. Can this be sub concede, as many hold, that the true to. th~ Scripture in restricting 'stantiated by our "sole rule"? word church is used in the New both of the ordinances to the local Was Paul. voted in and out of Testament to mean all believers in church, or 'to · ch1,1rch~s of like faith each church he visited? Must his Christ (Mt. 16:18, I Cor. 10:32, and order. name have been on the local 12:28 ; Eph. 1 :22f; Col. 1 :18.24), it You make a good point in what, church roll before he couid partake still is true that church is used, far you say about criticizing those of :r of the Lord's Supper? Do the more frequently, to mean a local other faiths than our own. Baptists Scriptures answer these ques- organization of believers in Christ, historically hav-e stood for the. right tions ? as in these references: Acts 5 :11, . and the responsibility of ; the indi They do tell us that the Church 8:1, 12:1 ; 15 :22; 18:22, 1 Thess. vidual to determine for himself is one household of God, fitly 1:1; 1 Cor. 1:2; 2 Cor. 1 :1; Rom. what he will believe or not believe. framed together and growing into 16:5; Col. 4:15. . But we contend earn·estly that it an holy temple in the Lord (Eph. We have no Scripture which matters much whether one believes .- 2:19, 20), one bride (Eph. 5:25), states specifically that Christ set and what he be'lieves.- ELM J\pril 2 8, 1960 , The choir will present the oratorio, "The Holy City" by A. R. Gaul. It will feature soprano, alto, tenor; and bass solos, with Miss Polly Nation at the piano and Miss Vir ginia Queen at the organ. A reunion of the class of 1950 will be held at Cedric's Cafeteria in Arkadelphia Saturday, May 21. Dr. John McClanahan, pastor of 1st Church,· Hope, was president of the class. He is being assisted in organizing plans for the reun ion by Rev. Pete Church, pastor of 1st Church, Clarksville, and Rev. Emil Williams, pastor of 1st Church, Russellville. A luncheon will be held at 12 :30 p.m. Sunday, May 22, in Birkett Williams Dining Hall for the DR. SETliFFE Ouachita Ex-Students Association and friends of the college. Dr. Setliffe at Grand DR. NIDA Walter O'Neal, president of the Avenue, ft. Smith \ association and a physician from Dr. Andrew Setliffe .assumed Ouachita Plans for Little Ro~k, will serve as master Commencement Day his duties as minister of education of ceremonies. • of Grand Avenue Church, Ft. DR. EUGENE A. Nida, secre Smith, April 15. tary for translations of the Amer Ordinations Dr. Setliffe comes to Fort Smith · < ican Bible Society, will speak at GENOA C H U R C H ordained from the Central Church of Way- commencement e x e r c i s e s at ., Jerry Powers, · their new pastor, cross, Ga., where he was minister Ouachita College at 3 p.m. Sun to the ministry in a service April of education for two and a half day, May 22, President Ralph A. 10. M. T. McGregor served as years. Prior to that he served. in Phelps Jr. has announced. moderator; Rev. Sidney Peterson, the same capacity at the 1st Some 133 seniors are candidates pastor at Bronway Heights, Tex Church, Cleburne, Tex., and Park for degrees in the streamlined arkana, asked the questions ; V. S. side Church, Denison, Tex. commencement which will feature Lummus, deacon of Macedonia He is a 1950 graduate of Baylor :! the Ouachita Choir instead of a Nmmber 2, led the ordination University, Waco, Tex. He also ... baccalaureate speaker in the 10:30 prayer; Rev. J. M. Stragner, pas holds the Master of Religious Edu- a.m. services, while the commence tor, Immanuel, T ex ark an a, cation and Doctor of Religious ment address will be brought at preached the ordination. sermon; Education degrees from South 3 p.m. and A. A. Powers, father of Jerry western Seminary, Fort Worth, Dr. Nida is considered one of Powers and a deacon in Shreve Tex. the foremost linguists in the port, gav.e the benediction. Rev. Setliffe spent three and a half United States and specializes in Leo Hughes, pastor at Trinity, years in the armed services during \ the study of the languages and served as clerk. World War II, serving two years dialects of primitive peoples, for • • • in Europe. He was with the 103rd many of whom no printed part of PULASKI Association Semi- Infantry Division. the Bible has yet appeared. nary Extension Center has 34 en Dr. and Mrs. Setliffe are both His work includes field surveys, rolled, including nine ministers, natives of Reidsville, N. C. They linguistic research, the checking two people from Conway; and one have three daughters, Jean, nine; \ 0f manuscripts of new transla from Pine Bluff. The Center Marianne, six; and Andrea, five. • tions, and the writing of books meets in the Educational Building and articles on languages, anthro of 2nd Church, Little Rock, each erson, duet by Joy' Taylor and pology, ·and the science of mean ' Monday night. Glenda Roberson, and a sextette ing. He has traveled to more than • • • composed of Miss Taylor, Miss 60 countries and worked with OUACHITA Co 11 e g e Choral- Kersh, .Linda Sanders, Geraldine translators on linguistic problems ettes, directed by Miss Helen Trussell, Margaret Bray, and of more than 35 different lan Lyon, will present the morning Glenda Roberson. The major por guages. worship s e r v i c e at Immanuel tion of the program will be sacred The Ouachita Choir, directed by Church, Pine Bluff, May 1. numbers by the ensemble. Dr. James T. Luck, will substitute Included bn the program will be The Choralettes will perform for a regular baccalaureate speak a solo by Becky Kersh, solo parts fo'r the Naval Reserve Unit in Lit- er for the first time .in history. by Patsy Ross ..and Glenda Rober- tle .. Rock on May 17. --1 Page Six A R K A N S AS B.A P T I S T Revival Reports REV. BILL H. Lewis of South Charleston, W. Va., was the evan- ·'- gelist for a recent revival at 1st Church, Piggott. Herbert "Red" Johnson, Mountain Home, was the song leader. There were 54 pro fessions of faith and six by letter and statement. Rev. E. Clay Polk is pastor. • • • WOODSON Church recently had Rev. Marion Grubbs, pastor of East End Church, Pulaski As sociation, as evangelist for a re vival. Rev. E. D. Havner is pastor. i After- the revival, the church or ganized a new young people''s Training Union department. • • • REV. WILLIAM West, pastor of 2nd Church, Conway, was the evangelist for a recent revival at 1 Levy Church, North Little Rock. Robert Hall, music director at MISS FRASER SANDERS McALISTER Levy, led the music. There were I 36 for baptism, 17 by letter and six other professions of faith. Rev. ~i~ 1fl~ ... ?ltbee, ~out~ 1flee' 7d.eHte W. Harry Hunt is pastor. "HlS WAY ... Mine" was the Twenty-five · young people at- • • • theme of Youth Week at the 1st tended a retreat at Petit Jean 1ST CHURCH, Dumas, recently Church, Conway, April 3-10. Ap- State Park on Friday night and had Dickson Rial, student at proximately 120 places of leader- Saturday of Youth Week. Dr. Tom Southwestei·n Seminary, as evan ship were filled by 98 Intermedi- Logue, secretary of the Baptist gelist for a reviva\. Charles ates and Young People, according Student Department, spoke on the Wright, Ouachita student, led the to Robert Holley, educational di- :;; ubject, "His Way Mine on The singing. There were 17 by bap- rector. Stephen McAlister, a stu- College Campus," and led a Bi'ble J tism, eight by letter, three by dent at Arkansas State Teachers discussion. Charles ·wright, a music student sta:tement and· several rededica College, served as Yo~th Week from Ouachita College, directed tions. Rev. Minor E. Cole is pastor. Bernie Sanders was edu pastor. the music for the retreat. Pastor cational director, and Betty · Fra- J. H. Street led the · service ·con- ,,' • • • Rev. John Ea·son, pastor of Pal ~er was musiC director. cluding the retreat. • estine Church, Quitman, was the ' evangelist for a recent revival at kana, and now with the Sunday tism and 5 by letter. Rev. Gor New Bethel Church, Jackson, Mo. School Board as superintendent of don C. Duncan is pastor. There were six professions of uew work, as evangelist. There JIM LEWIS has resigned as were 40 additions to the church, faith, several rededications, and pastor of New Hope Church, with 25 of them coming for bap there were 22 homes dedicated to Jonesboro, to attend Midwestern the Lord on family night. · Rev. tism. Rev. John McClanahan is Seminary. · ' > Thomas Bray is pastor. pastor and Gilbert Thomas is edu cation director. During the clos I e e e ing days of the Tevi:val, Miller Correction REV. WALTER ,K. Ayers, pas Mikell of the audio visual aids de WE ARE sorry that some of the tor of Pleasant Grove Church in partment of the Sunday School facts and figures in ·our stoi·y last Conway, held a revival at the Live Board presented a series of "light week about Burnsville Church got Oak Chllrch in Gatesville, Tex. ed chalk-talks." scrambled. The additions to the There were 10 professions of faith a.,nd 10 by letter. • • • church si,nce the Rev. 0. N. Wehunt E. A. RICHMOND, chaplain at became pastor, last November, total the Arkansas Boys Industrial • • • three-one by baptism and two by 1ST CHURCH, Hope, recently School, wat; the evaJIJ.gelist for a ) . completed a revival with Rev. recent revival at Belmont Church, letter. Rev. J. B. Nobles preached
Harold Bennett, formerly pastor Ashland, Ky. There were 31 ad the sermon. I and gave the cha~·ge.. a~d of Beech Street Church, Texar- ditions to ·the church~ 26 by· bap- Evert Bean led the prayer.
Aprll 28 ~ 1.960 · · · Pa g e Seven -Gtradrita Adopts Record Budget BOARD of Trustees of Ouach ita College adopted a record-set ting budget of $1,063,835 in its quarterly meeting Thursday, . April 14. Principal item of in crease was for faculty salaries. The board also elected faculty and staff, with all present admi istrative officers re-elected. Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr., was re-elected for his eighth term as president. Sabbatical leaves were granted to Miss Betty Orr, head of the secretarial science 1department, and to Bill Vining, head of the physical education department , so that they .can complete their doc MR. COWLING torates . . Leave was also granted JAMES BOLD ING to Eddie Kajihiro of the biology Cowlring to Crossett department to' finish his doc licenses Youth JESSE D. (Jack) Cowling is torate. B E T H E L CHURCH, Little the new minister of Education The trustees voted to confer Rock, has licensed James Arnold and Music at the 1st Church, Cros honorary doctorates at the Ma~ Bolding to preach. sett. He and Mrs. Cowling and commencement on the Rev. Rob The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. their son moved to Crossett last -ert L. Smith, pastor of the 1st Bolding, Jr., Jim directs the music week. Th~y came from the 1st Church, Pine Bluff, and Birkett program of the church and siip Church, Springdale. L. Williams, business man and plies the pulpit on occasions. ' 'He Mr.· Cowling is a native · of Min philanthropist f m Cleveland, is· active · in state Royal Ambassa eral Springs. His wife is the for r o Ohio. Smith will receive a doctor 'dor work and is the assistant am ~ mer Kittie Ruth Davis, from of-divinity degree, while Williams bassador-in-chief of the state·. ·Batesville. will receive a doctor-of-laws. Jim will graduate from Cen,~~al · Mr. Cowling is a graduate of Williams' class will be celebrat Southern State College, Magnolia, High School, Little Rock, ~~i ~ ing its 50th anniversary since spring, and plans to attend Ouach and he received his master-of graduation. Currently pr'esident religious-education degree from ita College beginning in Septe'm of the Automobile Dealers Asso ber. Rev. Harold Taylor is pas- New Or~eans Seminary. • ciation of America, Williams has tor of the church. • New S'udgets given . ·more than. .FOO,OOO to Ouachita and the dmmg hall built has included the Arkansas Baptis.t · MACEDONIA Church, Barthol 1 omew Association, has voted to a year ago was named in his in the budget after receiving our place the Arkansas Baptist in honor. ' one month free trial offer. their church budget after receiv Other aCtion taken by the board • • • ing the one month free trial offer. included the employment of a pro NUTTS Chapel Church, Greene Rev. Henry Busch is pastor. fessional appraiser to re-evaluate County Association, has included • • • the college's property, raising the the Arkansas Baptist in their NEW HOPE Church,. Delta As- faculty ·salary ceiling, clarifica budget after receiving the free sociation, included the Arkansas tion of the college's retirement trial offer. Rev. James Moore is Baptist in their church budget policy, authorization of a new pastor. after receiving the one rrtonth free hospitalization policy with broad • • • trial offer. Rev. M. H. Howie is er benefits to the faculty, and FIRST Church, Mountainburg, pastor. Mrs. Gilmer Whittington adoptio1,1 of the final report on the in Clear Creek Association, has is· treasurer. Riley Library addition. The group voted to include the Arkan.Sas • • • toured the new library facilities Baptist in their budget. Rev. PLEASANT VI E W Church, after the meeting. • Douglas Jones is pastor. Da·rdanelle - Russellville Associa • • • tion, has accepted the one month the Arkansas Baptist in t he SPECIAL dedication services free t~iaJ offer of the Ark ~nsas church budget. Rev. Guy F. Mer were conducted Easter Sunday at Baptist. Rev. Lloyd M. Wade is ryman is pastor ~ Grand Avenue Church, Ft. Smith, pastor. · • • • for a set of chimes and aisle car • • • T. F. CUPPLES, pastor of Moun- pets which were given in memory DEER Church, in Newton tain View Church, Pulaski Associ of E. H. Bost, Sr., by Anne Picard County .Association, has · inc}uded ation, informs us that his church Bost and E. H. Bost, Jr." Page Ei'ght A R'K ANSA S BAPTIST 0 • 1227 Regi-ster A1 Youth Convention "DEDICATED To What?" was the theme for the annual Youth Convention of the Training Union department at Immanuel Church, Little Rock, April 15. Dr. Charles well born, pastor of 7th and James Church, Waco, Tex., was the fea tured speaker. A total of 1;227 registered. Dr. Wellborn spoke on "Areas of Dedication," "Cost of · Dedica tion," and "Blessings of Dedica tion." He pointed out that God has a plan for ever1 human life, and that outside tHat plan there can be no lasting peace, satisfac tion or achievement. He also said that the will of God for a life could be defeated by the individ tlal · but that His will could be found. Dr. Wellborn said the cost of dedication, in simplest terms, "is ·everything you have." Jack McKay, Gosnell Church, Mississippi County Association, was the first place winner in the sword drill. He will represent the state at Ridgecrest this summer. The second place winner was Har CHARLES Wellbo1·n, at the left, was the featured speaker at the Youth old · Womack, Dallas · Avenue Convention, April15. Pictured with him are the winners of the Speakers' Church, Mena. He will go to tournaments: Claudette Owen, South Side, Pine Bluff, was the winne'r Glorieta as Arkansas' representa in the 17-18 year group and will attend Ridgecrest Assembly this sum tive. mer; George Amos, Imrnanuel Church, Fayetteville, was the winner in ·The winner of the speakers' the 19-24 y'ea1· group and will re'J!resen.t Arkansas at Glorieta. tournament in the 17-18-year group was Claudette Owen, Soutp Side Church, Pine Bluff. She will go to Ridgecrest to represent Ar- . kansas. George Amos, Immanuel \Church, Fayetteville,' was the win ln.er of the speakers' tournament ~n the 19-24 group. a:e will attend ('the Glorieta assembly. •
REV. PAUL McCray, pastor of Grand Avenue ·Church, Ft. Smith, recently conducted an 8-day meet ing with the Glenstone Church, Springfield, , Mo., resulting in 25 additions to the church, 16 by bap tism and 9 by letter. Rev. B. H. Eustis is the pastor of the Glen stone Church. • • • JIM KINCAID has resigned as pastor of Bethabara Church, Mt. ,Zion Association, to ~ove to Mich igan. McKAY WOMACK RALPH DAVIS April 28, 1960 Paige Nine Sundny School
Extend Yourself WE SHARE with you ideas from the pen of Mrs. Will S. McCraw, Superintendent, Exten sion Work, Bap t i s t ·s u n d a y School Board :1 So many en thusiastic reports h a v e b e e n r e ceived from the c h u r c h e s that SPEAKERS at the So~tthe1·n Baptist Student Re,tr·eat June 9.-15. M have had a Orte Ridgec1·est, N. C., include, left to ·right: Bake1· James Cauthen, exe c ·~~o Day Visitation on tive sec1·eta1·y, Baptist F01·eign Mission Boa1·d, Richmond, Va.; W. Ram MR. HATFIELD Extension Day sey Polla·rd, pasto1·, Bellevue Baptist Chu1·ch, Memphis, Tenn., arul that we are urging all churches to p1·esident of the Southe1-n Baptist Convention; and Daniel R. Gmnt, try the plan this year. Extension associate p?·ofessO'/' of political science, Vande1·bilt University, Nashville, Day will Gome June 5. Now is Tenn. • the time to begin making definite · plans for this occasion. This ited. A gift of flowers, fruit or Arabella Heights should be a church affair, planned candy will add to the pleasure of Observes Youth Week and executed by the Extension those visited. · YOUNG PEOPLE of the workers with the help of the pas The one-day visitation should be Ai·~ bella Heights Church observed tor and Sunday School superin fully reported to the pastor, Sun Youth Week recently. Rev. L. 'B. tendent. Deacons and their wives day School and Church. Such an Jordan is pastor and Elgia Green, should participate along with effort will bring joy to your Ex choir director. other' interested church members. tension members and focus the Some pastors preach on the attention of the entire member For the morning service, Drew theme, "Lifting Through Love." ship on your -Extension depart Avance was Sunday School super Some sermons have included how. ment. intendent; Bennie Lee, Sunday School secretary;' and those tea~~ the Extension department helps Do it, -~u'll be glad you did.- the pastor with his tremendous Lawson ·Hatfield. • ing classes were: Gary Akir)., Janice Eades, Jane A vance, Je.ap ta:sk of ·visitation, soul-winning, 1 discovering prospects, and minis Beasley, Carolyn Hopkins, Hope Pitchford, Mae Gilbreath, Mitch tering to the needs of whole fam Attendance Report ilies. ell Pickard, Carolyn Pickard, Judy Works, Jean Higginbotham, and The Extension department can April 17, 1960 Martha Works. Intermediate sec become a financial asset to the Sunday Training Addi· Chu~ch School Union lions retary was Billy Pickard. church, but its greatest concern is Benton, 1st 824 162 Ellis Eades was the speaker ·fbr the spiritual ministry of Bible Benyville, Freeman the morning worship service. study bringing joy and peace to Heights 179 105 4 those who cannot come to the Sun Camden, Cullendale, 1st 533 229 1 In . the afternoon, the church Crossett, 1st day services. 670 210 2 had dinner .on the ground and .a El Dorado, 1st. 1049 274 1 song service, also sponsored and El Dorado, Immanuel On this special day Extension 738 280 conducted by the young people. department workers could be seat Faith Mission 18 Ft. Smith, For the evening service, Gary ed together in the morning wor Grand Avenue 808 295 7 ship service. A special prayer of Ft. Smith, Trinity 397 163 Akin was Training Union direc dedication for the· work and work Fountain Hill, 1st 84 31 tor, Carolyn Hopkins was Train ers would greatly encourage their Hot Springs, Park Place 606 196 1 ing Union secretary and Dale Gil- worlc. · Huntsville, 1st 125 41 . breatl;l was speaker for the wor Mission 15 12 ship service. For the afternoon visitation it J acksonvillc, 1st 646 225 is suggested that lunch be served J onesb01:o, Central 471 221 Mae Gilbreath conducted the Magnolia, Central 830 271 midweek prayer service. · for all who plan to visit. Prepared McGehee, 1st 461 190 assignments should be given out Mission 58 39 Judy Avance led the song serv at the Jurich with a deacon and North Little Rock, ices, accompanied at the piano by his wife assigned to go with each Baring Cross 967 232 Bennie Lee. The choir presented visitor. A scripture passage might North Little Rock, Levy 724 259 1 special music, featuring Carolyn Refuge 82 be suggested from the pastor for Springdale, 1st 513 144 3 Pickard as soloist and a duet by the deacons to read ·to those vis- · West Memphis, Calva1·y 256 147 3 L. B. Jordan and N eita A vanc·e. • Pa ge· Tela A R K A N St Pda ' B A p''f I S 1' _TWO JRAINING ·UNION -Ass-E-MBLIES JULY -4-9 SILOAM SPRINGS . JULY ~ 11-16 "Theme: uGod Is Working His Purpose Out" I
WfiO SHOULD ATTEND WHO SHOULD ,ATTEND. First week~July 4-9 for everybody Second week-July 11-16 for-every from the western part of the state: body from the eastern part of the . Northwest,· Southwest, West Cen state: Northeast, Southeast, East tral, and North Central districts. Central, and Central districts.
TIME MUSIC .. I Each assembly begins on Monday ' LeRoy McClard will direct the mu night and Closes on Saturday at. sic. Sidney C. Reber, outstanding noon. First meal will be served member of Gaston Avenue Baptist Monday night, and last meal will be Chu.rch, Dallas, will be the featured served Saturday noon. soloist.
Dr. Stanley Wilkes
INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS Dr. Stanley Wilkes, Pastor of Union Avenue Baptist of Hebrews. Dr. C. E. Autrey, Director of Division <:lhurch, Memphis, will be Bible hour speaker each of Evangelism, Dallas, Texas, will be the night speak morning, using the book of Romans. He will conduct er for the first week. Dr. W .. Marshall Craig, Dallas, ·'a co!lference for adults each morning,Jising the book Texas, wiH be the speaker for the second wef;lk .
.1 . • _ RECREA:TION AT ITS BEST Mrs. W. S. Gilmer, Atlanta, Georgia, assisted by table tennis, chess, checkers, Chinese checkers, dom Rhine McMurry, Lewisville, will lead in a directed inoes, croquet, stunt night, talent parade, etc.- Miss program of recreation that will include swimming, Lola Mae Whelchel will have charge of arts and softball, volley ball, badminton, tennis, horse shoes, c afts.
DAILY SCHEDULE 7:00 Get up! 12:15 Lunch 7:30 Breakfast 12:45-1:45 Choir 8:10 Bible Hour-Dr. Wilkes 1 :Od-5 :15 Recreation, Mrs. W. S. Gilmer, Rhine McMurry, and others. 8:55 Training Union Workshop 6:00 ·Supper 10 :25 Rece.ss 6:45 Counselors' Meeting 10 :45 Personal Interest Groups· 6 :45-7:30 Fellowship Hour in Tabernacle Juniors-"My Bible Answers This For Me" 7 :30 Evening Service intermediates-"! Am A Baptist An.d I Be 9:00 Film lieve" Young People-"Are Christians Different?" 9 :30 Snack Shack \ Adults-Book of Hebrews with Dr ~ Wilkes 10:00 Campus Clear 11:40 Tabernacle Service 10.:30 Lights Out A p r-itl _. .2,_8 , J· ? 6 Q . Page Elev_en 5BC News & Notes Bc~ptist (Washington, D.C.) ; and. Press W. C. Fields, The Bc~ptist P? " Ogn~m.
AT LEAST 24 editors of Bapt~st ...... ~:: Deaths publications around the· world ha,ve MRS. LAURIE Smith Williams, A MAJOR responsibility for the made advance reservations f o 'r intensity of the "religious issue" in r74, emeritus Southern Baptist for space at press tables- dttl'ing the eign missionary and wife of Dr. J. the current political campaign was T. Williams, died April 1 in Lake Baptist World Congress in Rio de laid at the feet of the public press land, Fla., where she and ·her hus Janeiro, Brazil, June 26-J1.lly 3, re by Senator John F. Kennedy (D., band were residing. She did educa ports Baptist World Alliance hea
MEETING in semiannual full sesslon April1~-13, ditional countries_of Africa - Nya$alatid, Northern the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board ~ppomted · Rhodesia, and Guiriea. · . . 17 missionaries, _,pushing the total active missionary On recommendation of its committee for Africa, staff to 1,407 ; _ Europe, and the ·Near East, the Board voted to Elected Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher, of Austin, Tex., strengthen the nucleus in Guinea by transferring ·Rev. - assistant secretary for missionary personnel; _ and Mrs. Thomas 0. High from Nigeria. \ Enlarged on -an earlier action encouraging the es "'- The Board also asked Dr. Cauthen and Latin tablishment of English-speaking Bapt~st churche~ American' Secretary Frank K. Means to make a tour overseas; of the Caribbean area with a view to possible recom Took further steps for adjustment of the Baptist mendations relative to future work in that section. work in Hawaii to a normal statehood pattevn, a pro Dr. Winston Crawley, secretary for the Orient, gram begun in 1958 calling for termination of formal left immediately after the Board meeting to attend BoarQ responsibility there at the end of 1960; to special mission business in several countries of Asia. And adopted- recommendati-ons w h i c h - will In June Dr. Crawley will take his family to Hong Kong strengthen established work and continue .surveys where he will set up headquarters for a year iti order leading to the opening of new stations and. perhaps the to be more closely associated with the Orient fields. entering of additional countries. Staff Prepares for Missionary Increase Dr. Baker J. Cauthen, executive secretary of the · The Missionary appointment service, held at 1st ' Board, announced that the 1959 Lottie Moon Christ Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., was witnessed by mas Offering, though still not complete, has reached 1,600 people. The missionaries, their native states, and $7,571,684.58, already $809,235.95 r:nore than the fields of service are : grand total for 1958. "This Offering reinforces, un Robert E. Baker and Barbara Sewell Baker, both dergirds, stimulates, and. encourages every;thing we of Te,nnessee, appointed for South :Brazil; do," he said. - H. Dean Duke, Missouri, and Barbara Jane Cord- ' He called attention to the more than 400;000,000. ray Duke, Georgia, for Spanish-speaking Latin Ameri- Moslems of the world, saying that the witness of South ca; ern Baptists among them is only a beginning. William R G1'ay, Jr., and Nadine Sikes Gray, both "And who can miss the challenge of Africa'in this of Texas, for Mexico; · day?" he continued. "The map of Africa must-be re Delilah Jones, Illinois, for Nigeria; written from the standpoint of Southern Baptist \ Lewis I. Myers, Jr., and Antoinette Alexander missions. Myers, both of Mississi.ppi, for Vietnam; "In addition to entering new areas of work we ·Ernest C. Pippin, Virginia, and Martha Smith must strengthen that already begun by putting forth Pippin, Tennessee, for Argentina; every effort in leadership training and church develop Ebbie C. Smith, Texas, and Donna Rodman Smith, ment. Only as we look at and measure the local Oklahoma; for Indonesia; - churches around the world do we really see.the work Charles W. Wiggs and B0nnie Johnson Wiggs, of missions." both of North Carolina, for Korea; Dr. Cauthen said the evangelistic campaigns con and Harlan L. Willis and Joe Hester Willis, both • ducted by Billy Graham arol}nd the world have shown of Texas, -fo'r Thailand. · that the door stand~:~ open for large-scale evangelism "Fourteen years ago there were 519 missionaries and that Southern Baptists must answer the call of under appointment for 17 countries," Dr. Elmer S. the Lord for greater daring in this realm. West; Jr., secretary for missionary personnel, told the Dr. Cauthen read a telegram from Dr. Graham, Board, -"whereas today there are 1,407 missionaries member of the Board, expressing regret at pot being for 44 countries. The Foreign Mission Board has sent able to attend the semiannual meeting. "J am deeply out more missionaries since 1946 than it did in the en grateful for the fellowship of Buptist missionaries tire first century of .its life." 1 throughout the African tour," he said. 'I am con Attentiion: Travelers to Rio vinced Souther-n Baptists have the greatest indigenous Southern Baptist Missions in Latin-American missionary work I have ever witnessed anywhere in countries are preparing t0 receive a record influx · of the worid. I am honored and humbled to .be amember visitors traveling to and from Rio de Janeiro, reports of this Board." Dr. Means. "They are-finding, it very difficult to do -1 Executives to Make Expansion Surveys · definite planning where they do not know how many Dr. Cauthen and -Dr. H. Cornell Goerner, secre- guests to expect," he says. tary for Africa, Europe, and the Near East, will' go to "Leaders of tours should be sure the missionaries AfriGa in July, continuing a survey of expanf:liPP possi- know -when they will arrive at each mission station, bilities they began last year. In the past nil}.e months the number in each party, and the scheduled departure Southern Baptist missionaries have entel'ed three ad- time." • __ . . . - . ·• • - • ·• · - ~-..: . _ : · • • .., .~ ;_ . .· :_£• ., -. • • •• "-L.l.O.:.." '"-·"" ...... ,.,..,..., . • _.. __ • ._ ~· = ·"-"'- Page Fou _r~een ARKA,NSAS B_APTIST . ' ' '' celled. 0 t h e r s were poorly special training in teaching the Missionary Union <:tttended. Laubach system; and we are will So great is the need of concert ing to give our help free to those ed prayer for the ever increasing who need it. work directed by the Home Mis "We believe · the best way to sion. ]~q ar:d in ~very state in ~he combat adult functional illiteracy Union, and so necessary is the -is through ·. !nter-racial co-opera Annie Armstrong offering for tion. support, every organization is "Our Pulaski County Literacy . urged to select another time, even Council is organized on that basis, yet, and observe the Week of with Unit A composed of trained Prayer, then to glean weil for the Negro teachers and Unit B com offering which should be designat posed of trained white teachers ed and remitted to Dr. S. A. and the officeliS of Unit A and Whitlow, 401 West Capitol, Little Unit B making up the Executive Rock. · '· Board of the Pulaski County Lit The offering goal is 12 per cent eracy CounciL increase over 1959, which totaled ... The pi·ess, television, and radio $56,172 in Arkansas and was an can make a definite contribution 18 per cent increase over 1958. to this campaign against illiter This represen'ted a $1.03 gift per acy by helping to bring together WMU member or a 15 cent gift those who need this se1;vice and MISS DOTSON per church member in our state these dedicated Christian teachers for evangelization of the nation! who are able and willing to help Missionary Guest· Consistent · prayer and increased them overcome this handicap, as a LOLETE DOTSON, missionary gifts are necessary.- Nancy Coop- free service." nurse in Nigeria, is accompanying er, Secretary. • Our emphasis for the next· few Mary H~tscin , state WMU youth weeks will be in Vacation Bible director, in visitation of Young Race Relations School clinics and promoting the Woman's Auxiliaries on college summer camps for Negro Baptist campuses. They will be at Ouach Puf.aski Council boys and girls.-Clyde Hart, Di- ita College, 4-rkadelphia; Arkan AT THE organizational meet rector. • sas . State Teachers College, Con- ing of the Pulaski .County Literacy UNION HILL Church ordained , way;. Arkansas Baptist Hospital ' Council · we · made the following Ma1 Ar, .r · ;ta, ~ 96 0 · P age F i ft ee n onstrations, election of officers, people filled the auditorium every Broihe1·h ood and a brief inspirrutioria.f message. night, both Monday and Saturday All boys in Royal Ambassador nights. I have never seen a con Chapters should attend.-C. H. gregation that co-operated more State Convention Seaton, Associate Secretary. beautifully. There was more vis THE STATE Brotherhood Con itation on the part of the people vention will be held on May 6-7, Relief and Annuity during those days than I have ever at Calvary Church in Little Rock. witnessed before in a revival. There will be three sessions of Revival Report Brother Trussell and his people the Convention. The first session WE KNOW that many friends ~ had made thorough preparation, will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, of Brother -Gerald Trussell,. for everything was in readiness and May 6. The second session will merly of 1st Church, Warren, the Lord blessed. be a joint meeting with the State would be glad to Royal Ambassador C o n g r e s s hear of his good Joe Trussell and his wife led in which will also be meeting at Cal- · work in Shreve the music. He is a brother to vary Church. The Friday evening port. Gerald. They are a wonderful program is being ;planned to be of' We . have re team. I have never worked with interest to men as well as boys. cently returned an evangelistic singer in a meet The inspirational speaker will be from an eight day ing that was better than Brother John Farmer, Brotherhood secre revival with Pas Joe. I could wish that more of tary for the state of South Caro tor T r us s e 1 i at lina. There will be many other the S o u t h s i d e our pastors and churches would use features on the program of _vital DR. RUCKER Church, Shreve him. He is in full time evangelism importance to all · Brotherhood port, La. There were 46 additions, as a singer. If you are interested men. 26 for . baptism and 20 by letter. in contacting him write Joe Trus The Saturday morning session The first Sunday, April 3, there sell, 2005 Twelfth St., Brownwood, were 670 in Sunday School and of the Convention will include a Texas. He has worked with the workshop type program, the elec on the second Sunday, April 10, best in the Southern Baptist Con tion of officers, and an inspira there were 728 in Sunday School. tional message. The attendance was excellent vention and in our largest churches. · * * both morning and evening. The -T. K. Rucker. • The program for the State Royal Ambassador Congress is al most completed. The congress will be held at Calvary Church on May 6-1- Registration will begin at 2 :30 on Friday, May 6. The first ses sion will begin at 3,:30 p.m. and close at 4:45. There will be a . . . or any Mother period of get acquainted and a film presentation at the afternoon session. The evening session will begin at 6 :45 with a program of organ NONE music. This will be a joint· ses sion with the State Brotherhood SO SMALL Convention. The program will by Frances P. Reid include good sing i n ·g, special music, and a special feature of A book of meditations, written by ventriloquism by Barry Morris of a mother who daily realizes her St. Louis, Mo. Barry is a student dependence upon God to help her in the biggest responsibility she at Hannibal-LaGrange College in shaH ever bear-the training of Hannibal, Mo. He is an outstand children to grow up into the ing Christian young man and will image of Christ. ll>e a blessing to all who hear him. There will be a presentation of NONE SO SMALL . delightful in sty!(} ... spiritual in· mission work in Alaska with color tone . . . each meditation leads up to a thoughtful prayer. wictures by Harold Anderson who , Makes an ideal Mother's Day remembrance. (26b) $~ .00 spent some time in Alaska last sum mer speaking in churches there. The Saturday morning program Order from your BA PT IS T B0 0 K ST 0 RE will be given over to clinics, dem- P a g e S i x t e' e 11 ARKANSAS BAPTIST Baptist Crosscurrents Soviet Conduct in World Affairs, a ·se lection of readings compiled by Alexander .._ Dallin, Columbia University Press; ·1960, 'l~ SiJe (JI rl ~~ $4 .50· The selections included in this book One sometimes hears discussions of the size of churches, based were compiled originally for the use of on the assumption that churches may become tcio large for the best students of the Russian Institute at Co and most effective service. This always brings up 'the fact that lumbia University. They throw light on churches are to be measured by other factors besides numbers of the motives of Soviet policymake~·s of the Stalin era and deal with trends of members, size of budgets, buildings, etc. Evidently there can be no ~ Soviet development,. domestic as well as final and generally applicable answer to the question of how large foreign. A variety of views, not always a church (in number of members) sho~ld be. A church should be in agreement, are expressed. Due to the as large as necessary to enlist and serve adequately all the people for fact that Soviet analyses are "uncriti cally unanimous in their apologia for whom it is responsible, and that means that some small churches Soviet performance," none of these are are more nearly adequate than are some larger ones, and vice versa. included. There is at least the possibility that some chu:rches tend to see • • • too much virtue in size and to include in their membership people The Epistle to the Romans, Vol. 1, who could be served better in other churches. There is wisdom in Chapters I-VIII, by John Murray, Eerd considering' the advisability of forming other churches rather than mans, 1959, $5 continuing to build up the membership of large chtq:-ches, lest the Dr. Murray is professor of Systematic church become too large for effective service. Theology at Westminster ·Theological On the other hand, there is no special credit to be given to .a Seminary, Philadelphia. Since this is church merely because it is small. A church could be too small for 'r another volume in The New International ' Commentary on the New Testament, de effective service. Also some small churches might be growing much signed for use by students Who are not faster than they are doing if they were actually serving all the peo familiar ' with the original languages of ple for whom they are responsible. For a church to cease to grow the Scripture, the author has refrained within the possibilities of its field of service will soon result in its from the use of Greek and Hebrew terms becomiil1g too small. · in the text of the commentary. These are included in footnotes and appendixes. Whether a church has mapy members or few, the aim should Dealing as it does with one of the most , be for the church to be large in its spiritual power; its evangelistic profound of the Pauline epistles, this zeal, its missionary vision, and its effective enlistme;nt of people scholarly work adds another valuable in stewardship and service. Churches that are large according to tool to prospectors for the golden nug such measurements are generally neither too large nor too small in gets of God's truth. A second volume will cover Romans chapter nine to the close the number of members.-Editor S. H. Jones, in The Baptist of the epistle. Courier (~. C.) • • • 7M4 il'afte'e aHd il'olttteat ~ate4 A Treasury of Books for Bible Study, by Wilbur M. Smith, W. A. Wilde Co., Recent requests for political advertising and for announcement 1960, $3.95 and endorsement of candidates for office to be carried in this paper "What book, or books, will help me ac indicate a need for more general knowledge of the fact that more quire a better understanding of the Bi ble?" than ten years ago the Florida Baptist Witness Commission estab This book by a member of the faculty lished a policy w~ich was announced to our readers that the Florida of Fuller Tl;leological Seminary, Pasa Baptist Witness would no longer publish such items. The 'response dena, Calif., is an attempt to answer this of Florida Baptists, both by mail and at the meeting of the next State question: It is, for the most part, a re Baptist Convention, was overwhelmingly favorable to the announce print of materials published by Moody Monthly in its department edited by Dr. merit. Smith, "In the Study," over the past sev In keeping with this policy, your Florida Baptist Witness will eral years. not be carrying political advertising for any candidate. Ne,ither will The author has drawn upon his per- we be running announcement of the ·candidacy of, nor will the paper r soqal experien~es and his li:brary of ap be endorsing any political candidate. proximately 25,000 volumes, in.prodl.lcing Among candidates for political office on both state and local this excellent guide to the study of The Book. levels are many Baptists. When thoughtfully considered on the basis of record, character and ability to handle the offices sought, -some of • • • these will be found the best in the race. Others, 'not so well qualified, 280 Titles and Symbols of Christ, by we could not conscientiously endorse even if the policy of the paper· James Large, Baker, 1959, $4.~5 encouraged the making of endorsements. We feel confident that our The author presents a message'. on each readers can readily see the wisdom of the Witness Commission's of the many titles. and symbols used by policy in this regard, and that to engage in such advertising, an Scripture in referring to Christ. All titles nouncement or endorsement would be rriuch more likely to hinder and symbols, together with their ac than to help our larger continuous Kingdom service, among all of our companying articles, are alphabeticallY. Baptist constituency:-Editor W. G. Stracener, in Florida Baptist listed for ready reference and convenient Witness · use. April 28, 196Q' faie Seventeen Children'·s Nook.·------A Smile or Two ONE OF the country's best known TV personalities found him self stranded temporarily in a mal functioning elevator with a recent immigrant from Lebanon. While await'ing certain rescue, , the Leb anese attempted to make conversa tion. "Your. name, please?" he asked. The TV star told him, with little restraint of pride. There was a long pause and then the gentleman from Lebanon put his· next query: "What b u s i n e s s are you in, please?" "Television!" Several minutes elapsed while the Lebanese pondered this develop ment. . Then he suddenly spoke up cheerfully : · "Wholesale or retail?" By Barr Clay Bullpek I DO YOU ever wonder how the were used together and the flower_ A CALIFORNIA businessman, pretty flpwers in the garden got called "nasturtium." just back from 'exploring the pos their names? Since early Bible ':4he soft, pretty pansy was so sible opportunities in Alaska, was days, flowers have been men named because of its thoughtful giving a friend a glowing account tioned, and they have been written little face. The French word for of the new state's tourist and vaca about in hundreds of languages. "thought" is pensee, which turned tion attractions, especially the win They have been given their names easily into our word "pansy." ter sports like skiing, skating, and hunting. from many countrfes, too. The smooth, velvety tulip re The plants and blossoms got ceived this name because it looks "Sounds fine," said the friend, their names long, long ago. A like a head turban. The Turkish "but what do t.hey do up there in great number were named from word for "turban" is tulipan. It summer?" just what they looked l·ike. · finally lost the last two letters, and "Oh;'' replied the retl1rned trav The iovely aster has a starry in our language became "tulip." eler, "they go swimming that day." shaped blossom· of pink, white, or When you plant flower seed or purple. The Latin word for "star" help around the garden, you can is aster, and so it was called just think how long ago the flowers Church ·C:huckles that. got their names. It might be fun .CAH1 WRIGHT The common dandelion was to look at the different blossoms named by a French poet, who and see if you agree with some of thought the sharp. leaves looked the reasons for th~ir beb\g n<;~.med like a lion's tooth. He named it as .they are. dent de lion, which means "the (Sunday School Board Syndicate, al l rights reserved) tooth of a lion." The tall,. stately gladiolus was BIBLE LABYRINTH named by the Romans. The spikes By Reuben S. DeLong of the flowers and the long, point (Illustration No. 4, Puzzle) ed leaves looked like the gladius The letters in this puzzle spell out or sword which the gladiators of a well-known Bible verse. olden days carried. •iti't ~ r.k thea to• the same The sweet-smelling lilac was old frozen TV Dinners we named fqr its color, blue. The have every blessed n!ghtF' Persian word nilak means bluish. Giving thanks to God simply Later the flower was called laylak as' a matter of 'fol·m'· or of and then was changed. to "lilac." 'duty' is a waste of time . .Un· The bright flower with the long less our gratitude is express· ell in a spirit of true thank· name of nasturtium was nick fulness, it is a false gesture named "nose twister" because of unacceptable to Him . Wr! ANSWER should give thanks with our its strong smell. Two Latin words ("Sunday School Board Syndicate, all rights reserved) hearts. not just with words. which /mean "nose" and "to twist''' (g:y UL{Of 1) • 1 • • Cooperative Desig· Cooperative Desig· Cooperative Desig· Churches and Pastors Program nated Churches and Pastors Program nated Churches an~ Pastors Program nated Delaplaine: G. McGhehey . 12 .00 Macedonia, No. 1: H . Burris 23 .69 Cullendale, 1st: H. Coble 1,970.90 213.38 East Side, Paragould: Macedonia, No. 2: R. Eaton 18.75 East Main, El Dorado 822.91 429.08 G. Whitney 831.36 245.52 Mn.ndevl!le: E. Croxton 66 .11 12.00 Ebenezer: J. Burton 248.00 105.00 Eight Mile: R. Swint Memorial, Waldo: J. Bledsoe 339.90 243.10 El Dorado, 1st: W. W.armath 23,741.69 18,190.69 Fairview: R. Vance Mt. Zion 55.62 75.00 El Dorado, 2nd: L . Webb 1,789.71 1,085.24 Finch: H. Clegg 29.90 Piney Grove: J. Irish 26 .27 Elliott: D . Moore 1,056.26 413.17 Fontatine: F. Carr 7.27 Pisgah: R . Young 9.00 Felsenthal: J. Smith 20 ..00 62.25 Immanuel, Paragould: G. Giles 51.89 35.00 Red River: E . Cantwell 97.03 127.10 Galilee: J. Livingston 85.90 40.15 Lafe: c . Hodges 6.00 Rockey Mound: c. Pearson 32.00 22 .00 Grace, Camden: D. Creech Lake Street, Paragould: Shiloh Memorial 64.60 10.00 H:umony: .s. Goza 15.00 R. Lyons 9.00 South Texarkana, Texarkana: Hillside, Camden: H. Voegele 52.84 85.00 Light 75.00 5.75 L. Westbury 194.17 33.00 HuUig: B. Murphy 525.00 457.40 Marmaduke: M. May 61.57 71.22 Snring Hill: B . Myers 83.12 Immanuel. ElDorado: \ Mounds: J. Hester Stamps,., 1st : W. Perry 1,7QO .OO . 422.34 J. Tolleson 4,083.32 1,443,73 Mt. Hebron: B.. Pettus 24.35 Svlverino: L. Lemmond 60.00 64.R6 Joyce City: T. Newton. 1,273.43 181.96 New Friendship: J. McOollu.m 60.03 36.60 Tennessee: A. Smith 28.00 86.39 Junc