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May 31 1956

Queen Clizabet/i firee/3 tlie People o/ tlie Cameroon.3

What I Saw in Russia Queen Elizabeth in Nigeria Days of Difficult Decision (l) Contemporary design ran off with the honor:; as 18 United States churches -chosen from the t housands built in the last 25 years-were cited recently for general architectural exc·allence in a nation-w ide poll of experts in the BAPTIST HERALD field. Heading the list was Christ CONTENTS Evangelical L utheran Church of Min­ e J. Edgar Hoover, FBI chief in the Cleveland, Ohio, April 10-12. Dr. Pet­ neapolis, Minn., the last completed United S tates, blames the postwar ticord suceeds Dr. Henry H. Savage of work of the late F innish -American Volume 34 No. 11 juvenile crime wave on "soft- headed" Pontiac, Michigan. A m inister of t he architect E iiel Saarin·an. The 18 were parents who do not teach t heir chil­ E vangelical United Brethren Church selected by vote of 35 leading a rchi­ May 31, 1956 dren "respect for God." T estifying for 30 yeads, Dr. Petticord has been tects, educators, editors, clergymen, before the House Appropriations Com­ the head of the seminary for ten years, and specia lists in the field of church • mittee in connection with his depart ­ and has been active in the work of t he design. All but two of those selectf;'!d F YOU WILL take a second look at your Sunday m ent's request for a large budget, :Mr. association of evangelicals since its were constructed since World W a r II. study the faces of the children there, you call e s~h o o1 a . Hoover declared that the problem can­ formation 15 years ago. Other execu­ The winning church, constructed in c over ...... Federal Information Ser vice I to be a garden of God with flowers "sweet anc:l as11y i,.,.. n~ w1 ~l " Queen Elizabeth Gr eets the People not b e remedied by playgrounds, tive officers elected to head t he NAE 1949, is cha racterized by the use of rar " 1agine "t of the Cameroons" youth agencies, and Boy Scouts, un­ d uring the next year include Dr. How­ Children's Day comes around, the first flowers are bl e.'' °Wh l na tural reel brick both for exterior March of Events ...... · . . 2 less parents also teach their children ard W. F errin, Providence, R. I., :'i rst Oss enever and interior decoration . The exterior are again r eveling in the glory of our gard ens. At th 0 tning d _ "Associated Church Press" ...... 2 respect "for God, the law, a nd for vice-president; Dr. Herbert McKee], is dominated by a bell-tower, a simple­ . t' tl- e Cl-· an we program as the little ones go m to ac 10n, we see 'le ltlldren• D Editorial ,, others." of Schenectady, N. Y., second vice­ straight line structure, separated from "The Garden of Your Sunday School 3 president; Rev. C. C. Burnett of Spring­ that God has planted into our churches. spll'itttal s day t he main church building by a glass " G u ests of H er Majesty" • At the !31st annual meeting of 'i:.he fi eld, Mo., secretary; and layman, Rob­ gar en Dr. Paul G eba u er ...... 4 passageway a nd more than cloub!e its Like the flowers of June, there is a fresh anc:l s American Tract Society, Rev. Frank E. ert Van Ka mpen of Wheaton, Ill., height. It is topped by a willow-slim " Cameroon s Day at Lagos) Nigeria" Gaebelein, was elected t h e society's treasurer. In another action, Rev. cross of natural wood. A similar cross about childr en as they recite theiT pieces and Scrh,t Pa1'kling b Mrs. Cla ra G ebauer ...... 5 president for t h,e curr•ant year. D r. George L. Ford of Wheaton, Ill., who · h d l' ht Th · t t' llte eauty " The Queen Comes Home to London" mounted on the brick wall behind the memory and sing their songs wit e lg . eir rust . Verses ·" · Mrs. Ma rgie Lou Lawr en ce ...... 7 Gaebelein is Headmaster of S tony has ser ved two Y"'!ars as a ssociate di­ a lta r is the focal p oin t of the sanctu­ . . 1 .lron1 the sheer beauty of such a human r e l at10ns1 1ip th 11 Oth ers sh "\Vhat I Sa'v in R ussia" Brook School , Stony Brook, New York. r ector was promoted to full rank of ary. "Architectural Forum" has de- Dr. H erber t Gezork ...... 8 He is chairman of the Editorial Board executive director. The delegates voted marred by adult disappoint ments and hur ts. Everyat has not b~ws 5cribed it as a church in w hich "art, . . 11ew een "Days of Difficult D ecision" of Evangelical Books, and p ublis.her t o conduct their 1957 convent ion in science, and faith achieve a serene of children that appears on the stage of life brmgs soi-n. gioneration Dr. 11'1. L. L cu schncr ...... 10 of the internationa lly known B ible Buffalo, New York, April 2- 4. harmony." "B e rcan Baptist Church Dedicates and unique and freshly wonderful into the world of ething differ ent Building" . study magazine, Our Hope. He. has Dr. Donald G. D av1s ...... 11 baen a member of the Board of D irec­ recognized this spiritual beauty in children as God's er Ou~, day. J esus Children 's Day Poems ...... 12 tors of ATS since 1938 a nd h as been them in love to himself. This is the glory of the Kingdeation and drew En gagements ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · .12 fi rst vice- oresident since 1952. Other Associated Church Press 0 111 officers for the year were Rev. unto the fresh innocence and sweet love of a child! of Goel, like ''\Ve, the ' Vomen" el~cted !llrs. Thomas Lutz ...... 14 W. Theodore Taylor, pastor of tha Cen­ By DR. MARTIN L. LEUSCHNER, Editor Children's Day is a thrilling Sunday School Observ " CBY Fe ll ows~ip" tral Baptist Church, New York, N. Y., Rev. L . B 1en crt ...... • ...... 15 first vice-president; John Adams [ IGHTY MEMBERS of the Associated But the hor izons of these editors a nd because it is held in the pleasant month of June, but esp a~ ::e, not only '" Sunday school L esSO?-S" Henry, president of J ohn Adams Hen­ Church Pr.ess, including Rev. L. Bie- journa li stic leaders were also li fted ·(o of the wonder and excitement of children. That effe:c 1ally because R ev. B runo ~chr e1b c r ...... 16 ry Inc., second vice- president; J ohn nert a nd the editor of t he "Baptist world problems and global tensions. soon becomes contagious. We share the open-eyed rvescent spirit What·s Happening · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . 17 A. Mawhinney, J r., of Shell Oil Com­ . .... 18 Herald," meeting in Toronto, Ont., Dr. E. H. J ohnson of the Presbyterian 0 Our Denomination in A ction .. pany, treasurer; H enry G. p ,zr.ry, ex­ Canada, from April 4 to 6 for its 37th Church of Canada, who had just r e ­ children as expressed in their songs and recitations. 'I' h':' ~der of the Obituaries · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...... 22 ecutive secretary; Elmer Lewis, sec­ annual meeting, reviewed the Ca nadian turned from a world tour of mission program to which we must come with ~~ea t exp:ctatio~= is a day and retary. scene and the religious world picture stations, pictured the African scene ceive God's blessings through the exc1tmg m1mstry of ' r eady to re- in the light of their journalistic respon- a nd considered the possibilities of t he e It is reported that chaplains of 'i:h~ sibilities. The Associated Church Gospel there in t he years ahead. Mr. The flowers on the platform and the litt. le ones Wh the children · • U.S. Air Force stationed in Saudi Press represents a circulation of Donald C. Bolles took us " inside R us- the Children's Day progr am are equally a promise of tho take part :(n Arabia a re having to restrict t heir 11 ,000,000 subscriptions to 142 religious sia" and descr ibed the exper iences of activities in deferenc·a to Moslem pre ­ papers with a read ing constituency of th0 r·zcent tour of a deputation of t o come. The flowers are just beginning to bloom ancte harvest still Bi-weekly Publication of the judices. At the Dharan Air Force Base about 33,000,000 persons, as esti mated American churchmen to the Soviet ROGER WILLIAMS PRES.S are launching out on their pilgrimage with the best th~~~ chi~dr ~_n P ayne Ave., Cleveland 14, Ohio American chaplains do not wear the by Dr. William B. L ipphard, executive Union. The explosive subject of De- 3734 come. How concerned we should be about that spirit i:.S still ~o authorized crosses signifying their rank secretary. segration in the Public Schools of the Martin L. Leuschner, D.D., Editor as chaplains; and some Catholic of­ A STIMULATING PROGRAM Unit·ad States was presented pro and tomorrow in our homes and churches and country! Ual harvest ·::if Rev. E. J. Baumgartner, Business ficia ls, in the interest of personal ccn in a panel discussion. Manager safety, have been obliged to defrock Since this was the first meeting of The Children's Day Offering for new chapels is equan . the Church Press in Canada, the pro­ when on a mission to the base. Some THE FELLOWSHIP OF MINDS in reminding us of God's garden of flowers and children gram featured Canadian religious and ~~rn portant • Catholic priests wear open-necked Building Fund helps to build churches in new areas and .; 1e C~a?el sport shirts and civilian clothes. W?r­ journalistic leaders. Dr. Emlyn Davies, In addition, we were the guests ::it HE BAPTIST HERALD is a . publicati?n pastor of the Yorkminister Baptist lea of the Honorable Louis o. Breit­ . t -n promrsmg 0T f the North American Baptist General ship services are conducted behmd Church Extension projects. We need t o cu ltIva e this g ·ct . · onference w ith h ead quarters at 7308 Mad­ Church of Toronto, dealt provocative ­ hau!'lt, lieutena nt governor of Ontario ar en w ith e St Forest Park , Illinois. It also mam­ locked doors. At a recent Christian our generous gifts and prayers. But the seed t h at is plant J servioa, one Arab employee of the base ly w ith "The Need for a Protestant ~ n the Parliament Building. We e n~ . . ect at t he ~~~~s ~j1 a ctive membership in t he Asso­ Critique." Mr. J ohn W. Fisher glori­ Children's Day programs, however small it may be h as th . ciated Church Press. stayed behind and witnessed ·che Joyed a lunch in t he sumptuous ban­ . ' e promise SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : $3.00 a year to Roman Catholic Mass. L ater he told fied the scenic beauty and unusual role q~~t hall of Toronto's Casa L oma. W e of greater things to come, of bountiful harvests to be gai· d f ddress in the United States or Canada of Canada of today. The Honorable . nere , •) ar~ !10 a year for chur ches under thE? C'.<.1b his Moslem co- religionists about the v1s1ted lhe B roadcasting and Film strong churches to develop m the years ahead. Piai~'.'....$3.5 0 a year to foreign counlnes. Christian rites, and "quite a little Paul Martin spoke of "Canada's Place Studio of the United Church of Can­ CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Three weeks trouble ensued ." The American flag in the United Nations." A panel of :--e­ ada in the Berke ley Street Ch urch. We Your Sunday School will show this garden of God at 't ...... notice required for change of _ add_ress. c l When ordering a change, please fu1111sh is not flown ov.ar the base because Jigious and educationa l leaders dis­ e.ntercd into the f.allowshio of Chris­ s ·~ 11 11 - an address stencil impression f rom a recent cusse d the Roman Catholic and Pro­ dren's Day progra 1~ .. You .will enjoy. the flowers that bedeck the plat- Arabians look upon it as an infidel ti~n men and women who -are dealing issue if you can. testant tensions in Canada. Mr. David ADVERTISING R'°!-TES: $2.00 per inch, symbol. with similar journalistic tasks and form. You will re101ce with the children as they bring their recita­ Lewis gave a n impassionate review of single column, 2 '!1 utches \Vtde. wresUing w ith familiar ctimcu lties !n ti'ons and songs. You will marvel at the beauty of this garden and ALL EDITORIAL correspon.d ence is to be • Dr. Paul P . P etticord of P ortland, "Socialism in Canada." Pierre Burton, se n ~mg out lhe printed page with its aclclressccl to the Rev. Martm L. Leusclmer, Ore., the president of Western Evan­ managing editor of Canada's popular its unfolding glory for the future. You will have an opportunity ·~o 7308 Madison St., Forest Parl<, Illm01s. message. Il was a stimulat ­ gelical Seminary of Portland, Ore., "Macleans Magazine," intrigued his ~hn s t i a n cultivate the garden and to make it even mor e beautiful with your ALL BUSINESS correspondence is to be ing, illuminating experi·ance which addressed to the Roger Williams ~ress, was elected president of the National audience with his address on the con­ 3734 Payne Avenue, C leveland 14, Oh10. ~ught. to be refl ected in a n improved offering toward the Chapel Building Fund. It ought to be a wonderfui Association of Evangelicals at the or­ l·ant quality of magazines and by h is Entered as second- class matter January . 9, Baptist Herald," both a s lo forma t Children's Day Sunday for you in the midst of the pleasant month l!l23, at the post office at C leveland, Ohio, ganization's 1956 Con vention held at dynamic personality. and content in lhe months to come. under the act of March 3, 1879. of June! (Printed in U.S.A .l 2 BAPTIST HERALD MAY 31, 1956 3 Guests of Her ''Cameroons Day'' at Lagos, Nigeria Scenes from the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth to Nigeria, Africa, as related graphically Majesty by Mrs. C 1 a r a Gebauer of Bamenda, Southern Cameroons

= 0NE of the noblest g·estures of ap­ caravan ca used as we passed t hrough other glimp~e, we lined up on the peciation by the Cameroons Govern­ the towns. Stopping for petrol in one curb and waited expectantly. Dark­ ment of the work of missions was the village, the natives gathered around ness had a lready set in as the royal opportunity afforded its representa­ one of our jeeps in which two chiefs car came into view, but w ith u ncanny It was a distinguished honor to the Cameroons Baptist tives of meeting Her Majesty, the were riding. One of them was dressed forethought Their Majesties, seated Queen, during her visit to Nigeria, in his picturesque gown a nd t raditional in the back of an open car, w·~ re ex­ Mission as well as to our mission aries to have been Africa. Being so uncalled for and so cap of porcupine quills and feathers pertly spotlighted, doing full j ustice presented to Queen Elizabeth at Lagos, Nigeria, unexpected, it left no doubt as to the sticking out a t all a ngles. This aroused to the beauty and charm of Her attitude of a grateful government to­ the comment from one onlooker, Majesty. on February 1~ 1956 ward the efforts of missions. We are "Wonderful! They even take t heir Perhaps because it was the first fully aware of lts significance and m.edicine man along w ith them!" The glimpse of her, it sent a peculiar deeply touched by t his recognition. next day the chief wore a plain cap. warmth and thrill through me t hat is Our gr atitude goes forth in retur n to Needless to say, the trip as well as quit•e indescribab!e. I am quite sure a benevolent government that h as per­ the events in Lagos will keep our that at that moment I felt quite as mitted us to work unmolested through party in story material for ma ny a deeply as any British subject the great the years and 11as offered us coopera­ night around t he fireside-and I unifying force of which H er Majesty tion and support at all times in our should like to h 2ar the stories a year is symbolic. At that moment, even to By DR. PAUL GEBAUER services to t his land a nd its people. from now, fully embellished by repe­ a n American, she was not a woman S u1lerintendent of the Cam eroons Baptist Mission but a Queen, r·epresenting something HONOR TO THE MISSION tition. very gr eat and very deep in the hearts An African chief, the Fon of Bafut, in behalf of the people of Awareness of this great honor to With our entourage safely turned Southern Cameroons offers a i;ift of a carved tusk to Her over to the Lia ison Officer in Lagos, and traditions of a people. One Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, during he r royal visit at Lagos. be ours came as a frightening surprise, squared one's shoulders and felt that and our emotions fl·ew between the ex­ the Resident and we checked in at ·•he Baptist Hostel, an ideal place in the for the moment one's better natur e tremes of awe and fear. Not for a was drawn to the fore. THE DAILY TIMES of Lagos, Nige­ To look into her eyes? To be rn clo ~c face of the Duke of Edinburgh as I moment losing sight of the fact t hat heart of the city of Lagos, just a few ria, carried a mong its news items to one admired by the many? came out of my curtsy before h is we were being honored only as t he blocks from Government H ouse wh ere PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN under January 22, 1956 the following I recall every detail prior to t he Queen. It haunts me to this hour as representatives of our Ca meroons Their Majesties stayed with the Gov­ Wi.th a last critical look in t he mir­ one: actual presentation; names, faces, P':!r­ a sli m evidence tha t, in th-e exaltation Baptist Mission, we wished that t he ,erno1· General and Lady Robertson ror and a bil shaky in the knees, P aul "QUEEN TO RECEIVE GUESTS sonalities, color schemes, remarks, of the moment, I may have oerformecl same good fortune could have been a nd just a block from the Marina a nd I set out to meet our first appoint­ FROM CAMEROONS ON FEBRU­ surroundings-but the happenings of a typical Prussian click and- jackknife spread to every worthy member of it. Drive en w hich th e Queen passed ment of the day, luncheon with Her ARY 10. Members of the Executive the actual high moment are blissfully salute before Her Majesty. In all humility we prayed that we coming a nd going to her many func­ Majesty the Qu€en at 1:15 o'clock, at Council of the Cameroons, the Fon blurred benevolently v·e i led. Exactly fif ty years before this .hon­ might conduct ourselves in such a way tions. which time we were to be presented. of Bali and other guests invited to Thoe easy flo wi ng conversation while ored moment I had been drilled rigid­ as to bring no shame on our Mission Our fi rst glimpse of the royal couple With our gold embossed inv itations in luncheon with Her Majesty and the we mingled in the Morning Room, I ly to click a nd to cli p before Crown a nd no embarrassment to our govern­ came that fi rst even ing as they r.e­ hand, we passed the uniformed guards Duke, at Lagos, on F ebruary 10th, recall distinctly. I recall the behavior Pri nce William of Prussia who cha nced ment. turned from the airport. Comp elled at the great gates a nd were shown to and attire of the ones ahead in t he to visit our Kindergarten in Silesia, will a rrive at Government Hou~ Our feelings, to be a ppreciated in by t he same urge that brought white the Morning Room where our little waiting line. I remember crossing the Germany. It is possible that my sub­ and will assemble in the Morning proper perspective, must be under­ and black Africans to the Marina time party of about 26 guests were received Room, where they will be received few carpeted and endless yards to­ conscious made me r epeat the drill after time, day after day, for just an- by the Governor General and Lady war d Her Majesty, even her eyes of again, just fif ty years later. stood in the li ght of our environment. by the Governor-General, Sir J ames, Therefore go back with us to ta ke in, those staggering seconds. Her hand? It is possible, and it was worth th-~ and Lady Robertson. not only the Big Day, but a ll that went "Sir J arr• .es and Lady Robertson Yes! But how deep did I bow? At experience of collecting the Duke':; all? Enough? Even Clara does not amusement. before and after a nd colored t he ex­ will con duct t he Queen and the perience. The Queen , being unable to know, who was next in line! But more rema ins, far more. Simple, Duke from their apartments to ·che visit the Ca meroons, graciously r e­ Morning Room. He will then pre­ unknown m issiona r ies were called JACKKNIFE SALUTE into the Qu-een's presence a nd into her ceived a delegation from her trustee­ sent the Commissioner of the Cam­ ship territory at the Government ~rowded hours of far reach ing duties, eroons, Brigadier E. J . Gibbons a nd This much I know tha t my eye ~ House in Lagos, Nigeria. This delega­ mto the intimacy of her ta ble a nd Mrs. Gibbons. The Commissionar captured a n amused gr in upon the tion was divide d into two parties, the will in turn present to t he Queen household to underline the royal con­ ~ll llllllll l lllllllllll llHlllllll lll llll lltllllllllll ll llll lll ll lll llllllllll' ~' coastal party to go by air-lift and t he viction that "materia l progress by it­ and the Duke the guests from the inla nd party to proceed overland by SOMETHI NG EXTRA­ self is not enough." On this account Southern Cameroons. As each is motor. presented he will move to the Din­ ORDINARY the Queen visited th-e grave of Mary ing Room and take his appointed It is rather unusual for ·che Slessor a t Calabar, went among t h0 COLORFUL CARAVAN place ..." "Baptist Herald" to feature U1 : lepers of Oji Ri ver, attended church The Resident of Bamenda Province story of Queen Eli zal::·eth's visit services every Sunday, knighted a n and ourselves, being the only Euro­ FIVE HONORED BAPTISTS to Nigeria over four pages in "< his Africa n missionary-doctor, and thus peans, escorted t he expedition of two Among the "other guests" were at issue. But it was such a n e xtra- made known her P·2rsona l conviction cars, three jeeps, a pickup and a truck, least five Baptists : the Honorable 01·d ina ry event and honor that about the value of Christian ideas :rnd with four Fons (paramount chiefs ), Ernest K. Martin a nd wife; Chief came to our Cameroons Bapli~t ideals . four chiefs, twelve retainers, eight Manga Williams, a trustee of our Vic­ Mission on "Cameroons Day" TABLE CONVERSATION drivers, two mechanics, and one toria Church: and Clara and Paul Ge­ tha t our North American Baptist policeman. The big problem was to Grace was said before we sat down bauer of your Cameroons Mission. Churches ought to share thes~ get the dign itaries to Lagos, not only There could have been some othe1· festivities with our m i ssi onari ·~s . a t the table. Since I sat t hird to the rnfe but sober , a nd to get th-2m feel a nd Baptists among the 26 guests at ·( he Our Cameroons Baptist Mission Queen's right, I could observe a nd bedded down each night of the fi ve luncheon but this 10th day of Febru­ has gained spiritual prestige ;md hear a gr·ea t dea l. Her dress? Her day trip. This was for some of t hem ary was not exactly an opportunity new opportunities for its wit­ hair? Her table manners? Let Clara their first experience into the world for the "roll call." ness to Christ as a result of this tell you, who sat across the ta ble. The outside their Cameroons hills. Queen's conversation? I won't tell What is it like to stand before ,he day! Editor. The tri9 was without incident, ex­ Qneen Elizabeth is photographed with Cameroons omcials and m embers of lhe Sou thern you! T he fascinating conversation Cameroons Government a t t.he Governm en t Honse In Lagos on Cameroons D:ty, Feb. 10, Queen? To haYe her hand hold yours? lll ll l l l l l l llll llllllllllllf lllll llllllllllll l l l l llllllllllllll lllll lllllll l ll l ll cept for the sensation that our color ful (Continued on Page 12) 1956, d uring h er visit to Nigeria, 4 MAY 31, 1956 5 BAPTIET H ERALO Robertson who in turn introduced us elude their father. And I find it quite and interest of Her Majesty. The tusk to the mzmbers of the Queen's private easy to imagine her becoming quite was in turn presented to the Camer­ The Queen party. exasperated at his refusal to take her oons people in her behalf to be placed Our group consisted of the Com­ seriously . If I am r ight, she has my perma nently jn the Cameroons House missioner of the Cameroons, the Dep­ complete sympathy! of Assembly. uty Commissioner, the Lzgal Advisor, Another evidence of the understand­ The Royal couple then descended the Financial Secretary, the repre­ ing and thoughtfulness of thoEe re­ the stairs and mingled informally with Comes Home sentativ,zs of Catholic, Basel and Bap­ sponsible was t he lovely printed :menu the guests while r efreshme nts were tist Missions, the African members of given to each of us as a souvenir of !:er ved. Pa ul especially enjoyed t he t he Executive Council, one chief ::rom the momentous occasion a nd printed casual r emarks of the Duke as he the coast and one from the grasslands. proof to pass down to our grandchil­ chatted with the guests. Hz is a lways We all knew each other and made no dren of our actual pre ~·z n ce at Lunch­ easy going and seems to say and do to London pretzme of composure or self-con­ eon with the Queen of England! pretty much what he pleases. Yet he is a real support to the Queen, never fidence. Our human frailities, ·~hat THE GARDEN PARTY steals thz show from her, always sees would inevitably come to the fore at Still in the clouds, we wznt back to such a time, were sympathetically that she is in the fore and he in the the Mission to change for t he recep­ background. But nevertheless he has anticipated in the very efficient plan­ tion which was to be a garden party ning, and full instructions as io our a strong personality of his own, a nd on the lawn of Government House. one does not forget h e is there. dress, behavior and action s were To this the larger group of Camer­ given us. But to keep it all in mind oonians was invited, our Resident, Both their Majesties made it a point was another matter. Fons and Chi-efs, H ouse of Assembly to show special attention to the Af­ The Queen and the Duke descended members, some commercial and busi­ ricans at the party. One of the chiefs An Eyewitness Account by the white staircase and sta tioned ihem­ ness people. For almost everyone but said that she is a pretty woman but s.zlves at the foot of the stairs where those of us who had attended the she would certainly have to get a lot MRS. MARGIE LOU LAWREN CE of London, England, we were presented to them individu­ luncheon, this was to be thei r first fatter before she is a rea l queen. What One of Our Cameroons Missionaries a lly, women curtsying and men bow­ view of H er Maj-esty. She did look - no fattening pens for the royal wives in England? The Honorable E. i\I. L. Endeley, leader of the Southern ing a t the waist. Their Majesties shook lovely as she stepped out onto the Cameroons Government, offers a model of a Cameroons vil­ hands with each of us, an act that they veranda in a pale yellow dress and ::i lage to Queen Elizabeth during h er visit with Cam eroons THE INVESTITURE officials at Lagos. The Investiture a t 9:30 o'clock was a magnificent spectacle, a full dress T HE FIRST and highly successful national anthem were recalled in an than unity: and there are two aspects performance for eve ryone. Paul, in visit of a British Sovereign to West address at a banquet given at Guild­ of it. his borrowed finery of white shell Africa is over. Queen Elizabeth and hall in London for th e reigning mon­ "First, there is the unity of Nigeria jacket, black trousers, cummerbund, her husband, t he Duke of Edinburgh , arch upon her r eturn from Nigeria. itself. There is much to do in har­ stiff-front shirt and butterfly collar, arrived in London by air on the 17th In attendance at the banquet were monizing the m any and r ichly varied looked so elegant I quite fe ll in love day of F ebrua ry , 1956, after a 19-day 650 guests, including t he Queen elements which make up this federa­ all over again. Without a doubt, t his tour of Nigeria. These have been Mother and Princess Ma rgaret, Sir tjon and there are many d ifficulties in permorrnanc.z will stay in our minds strenuous weeks for the visiting Anthony Eden, Sir Winston Churchill, doing so. But I believe that w it h tol­ longer than any thing else we experi­ rnyalty, but the service to the com­ a nd Ea rl Atlee. erance and good will, they will be enced on this eventful day. The guests, monwealth has been a twofold one. "In the three weeks we h ave spent overcome. a ll in the splendor of full evening For the Nigerians the Queen has in Nigeria," said the Queen, "we have " And secondly, there is t he unity dress, a nd obviously emotionally made real a nd personal t he symbolic seen enough to ta ke away a convic­ of Nigeria within, a nd as part of the touch ed-for to any Britisher t his cere­ Crow n under which they aspire to tion that its future is full of promise commonwealth. I hope t hat she w ill mony tops a nything but t he Coronation equal partnership; to her people at and t hat its people-the memory of always remain a member of our broth­ itself-added a deep feeling of dignity h ome she has given closer understand­ whose warm-hearted welcome w ill al­ erhood of nations. to the already impressive occasion. ing of a "country on the threshold of ways be with us-are steadily work­ "My husband and I have many color­ The setting for the Investiture was constitutional changes." ing their way forwar d. ful memories: t h e tropical vegetation perfect, t he cere mony taking place In an editorial from one of "I am sure that nothing w ill b e of of the south, the dry, rolling plains of outdoors on the lawn of t he new Law London's leading newspapers it was greater help to 1hem upon that road (Conti~ued on P age 22) Court Building. The fl oodlighted build­ stated that "Brita in's earnest desire is ing with the red and gold uniformed to see t his Colony (Nigeria), with its gua rds standing a t attention every great economic potential, make a few feet along its length, formzd a smooth passage to self-government perfect backdrop for the royal canony and become welded into a strong Do- set on a high dais so all could s~e . minion." Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, speaks g raciously to African ch iefs a s r epresentatives of The guests were seated in semi- dark­ the Southern Cam eroons Government. ness below and on the other side of UNITY IN NIGERIA t he road on the Race Course w h ere ,To bring about harmony among Ni­ a re often unabl-e to do with the large hat tha t was a cluster of flowers. hu~dreds of ~frica n s , curiously quiet, geria's va rious peoples and their mi.xed numbers of guests a t mo:> t of the func­ "Radiant" is the only word for t h 2 evidently sensmg as we did the solem­ tribal personalities has been the most tions. We passed into the dining room Queen's genuine smil·z that is one of nity of the occasion. important purpose of the Queen's visit. and stood at our chairs until He r Maj­ her greatest assets in public appear­ In her farewell broadcast following esty sat down . ance. A police car a nnounced the progress The Queen herself, in a simple print of the Queen's party from Government her Nigerian tour, the Queen said, The representa tive of t he govern­ House to the spot. As Her Majesty "You ha ve welcome d me with one dr·zss a nd li ttle jewe lry, was the es­ ment read thz Loyal Address to w hich sence of girlish charm, fa r younger approached , excitement grew tense. voice, and I hope that this ma y help Her Majesty responded. The presenta­ you to feel a greater unity among looking than in pictures, natural ::md tion of gifts from the people of t he As she stepped out of her car a nd the band struck up "God Save the Queen," yoursel ves." The reality of t his hope easy in her movements, thoroughly Cameroons was made-a ca rved ivory delightful to behold. The Duke, a man everyone stood at attention while can only be m a de possible through the tusk for Her Majesty and a minia ture sta tesmanship of Nigeria's leaders. after t he Americans' own heart, is a n Afrk an villag.z cast in brass for t he slowly and majestically she moved up easy going y oung m an who gives one royal children, both of which were the ramp to the dais, attired in the full Undoubtedly the memory of Nigeria splendor of eve ning gown diamond the feeling that he is enjoying every evidence of the skilled craftsmanshi o will be a lasting one for Queen Eliza­ minute of his exacting life. It is not of her so-called "backward subjects.; ' tia ra, diamond a nd e merald necklace beth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Her ear ings a nd bracelets, the blue d iffic ult to imagine that when t he The Geba uers, who had been entrusted ribbo~ impressions of the great ha ppiness of Queen fi nds it n ecessary to reprimand with t he responsibility of deciding an? .star _of the Garter, all da zzlingly t he crowds and the great ba bble which brilliant m the floodlight. While the surrounded them at all t imes a nd The orig inal lan tern of th e flagship of Lord Nelson, which was prominent in th e Ba ttle of h er two children for m ischievousness upon a nd procuring these gifts, felt Trafalgar, was photograp h ed at Tra falga r Square in London, England, b y Rev. H. P alfenie r she might find it also necessary to in- well rewarded by the obvious d elight band finished the anthem she stood scmetimes drowned the playing of the during the 1955 Baptist Con gress da ys. (Continued on Pag~ 24) 6 MAY 31, 1956 1 BAPTIST HERAL!l Hy- the famous Russian baliet, con­ DR. HEaBERT GEZORK only be genuine and lasting if it is bound up with truth, justice, and free­ certs of classical music, performances Dr. Gezork was one of nine Amer­ of Shakespeare drama, etc. In every ican churchmen who composed a Pro­ dom. one of t hem there is "standing room testant deputation to Russia for To American Christians it may well only," but one must not forget that a twelve-day visit behind the Iron appear as if the Christians of Russia Moscow is the heart of a great empire Curtain, returning on March 23rd. Dr. have paid too high a price for their of over 200 million people, and t hat Gezork was the only Baptist in t he limited freedom by accepting so many is only a very small percentage of ·ihe group. At one time he was pastor of restrictions imposed upon them. But total population which has access to the Immanuel Baptist Church of our let us not judge them too quickly. They such cultural opportunitio'.:!s. conference in New York City. Later may well say: is it not better to have The continuous hammering of Com­ he served as youth secretary of the a limited freedom, than no freedom munist propaganda over the last 38 Baptist Union in Germa ny for a num­ at all? As long as we can worship God, years, since this regime came i_nto ber of years. Recently he h as ably receive the holy sacraments, teach the power, obviously has been effectL_ve. served as president of the Andover truths of the Bible, will not the · faith A new generation has grown up which Newton Theological School n~a r Bos­ of our fathers remain alive in the does not know the old order a nd w hich ton, Massachusetts. hearts of our people? seems to regard the Communist way Following his address at the Baptist Moreover, we must not forget that of life as the way of the future. There Russian Christianity has always been is dissatisfaction a nd grumbling, but World Congress in London, England, last summer on "Our Baptist Faith in strongly other-worldly, even in times from what I was a ble to observe, it is of greater freedom. There is a deep directed not so much against the sys­ the World Today,'' h e joined the North American Baptist group for tea and and persistent mystic strain in the tem as such, but against the blund·2r­ Russia n soul. The emphasis has been ings and failings of individual officials fellowship. Dr. Gezork was the speaker at the North American Baptist Rally in strongly upon the adoration of God, or organizations. and much less upon the relevance of There are great political changes the F orest Park Church for our churches of Chicago and vicinity on the Christian faith for the totality of going on. Among them is the shift life here on earth. from the doctrine that war is inevi­ Friday evening, May 25, during the table between the capitalist a nd t he General Council sessions. Th is illumi­ We were informed by our Christian nating address is a summary of his ... Communist world to the doctrin·e of friends that there are at present 20,000 peaceful co-existence. The cult of the message of that even ing. Editor. parishes of the Orthodox Church in sin gle leader-Stalin-is replaced ?Y Russia, with 35,000 priests and 50 - Photo by United Press million "believers." Moscow has 55 Dr. Herbert Gezork (second from right), the only Bapti_st in the deputation of United States Protestant Chur chmen to visit Russia, a system of Collective Leadership. seems to enjoy his stroll with his American colleagues m Red Square near the Kremlin in Moscow. With the Americans is Archi­ Stalin was ruthless, vengeful, and ical weapons is to be stepped up, in churches in use (as against 500 before mandrite P ernin of the Russian Ort.hodox Church and an interpreter. capricious, a nd even the men ne~rest the conviction that even tually reli­ the Bolshevik revolution). There are to him can never have felt safe. Now gious beliefs w ill die out, and t hat t he eight theological seminaries and two in power , they want to prevent a materialistic-atheistic view of life will academies, preparing altogether ap­ What I Saw in Russia! similar condition. inevitably triumph. proximately 2,000 future priests. Only t he future will show wheth~r The churches, on their part, have BAPTISTS OF RUSSIA they can succeed, or whethe1: a t.otah ­ accommodated themselves to this ar­ By Dr. H e rbert Ge z ork, tarian system will not inevitably rangement. They have accepted the The Baptists of Russia claim 6,000 evolve again into a personal dictator­ rule that education is the responsi­ churches with 525,000 members and President of Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Mass. ship. There seems to be, among the bility of t he state and the school, and three million "worshipers." These leaders as well as the masses in Rus­ not of the church, and t ha t Christian figures indicate that the number of IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE to serve as freedom of our churches to fulfill their sia a belief that the final victory of education has to limit itself to the those who attend their services is much are my own, a nd I alone bear r espon­ Co~munism is inevitable in the world. larger than that of their actual mem­ a member of the deputation from the mission, Christi anity a nd other re­ sibility for them. teaching of the Christian faith in t he National Council of Churches to Chris­ ligions. We also had two long and I believe it is rather unrealistic on our worship services or to occasional v isits bers. They baptize only persons who tian leaders in the Soviet Uni.on. There Socialism appears to be completely part to expect within the for~seeable of priests a nd ministers in t he homes are at least 18 years old, and apparent­ highly interesting conferences with established in Russia. All industrial were ten of us, representing various future an uprising of the Russian peo­ of their people, w here children may ly their conditions of admission to t he the Russian government for Orthodox and business enterprises are owned denominations and led by Dr. Eugene Church affairs (the Russians call him ple against their present leader s. be gathered in small circles for re­ church a re very strict. They hope soon C. Blake, the president of the National and managed by the government. He re ligious instruction. The Christian to open a school for the training of facetiously "Commissar for God"), and and there a tailor or shoemaker may RELIGION IN RUSSIA Council. We spent most of our time with his associate, who is responsible leaders in Russia leave any concern their future ministers and evangelists. in Moscow, but were also in Lenin­ still carry on his business on an in­ What about religion in Russia today? with political or social questions strict­ In the meantime, they expect to send for the relations between the govern­ dividual enterprise basis, but he is grad and in Zagorsk, a famous old ment and all other religious groups. The basic a ttitude of the government ly to the state. They emphasized again this summer four young men to a the­ monastery and historic spiri.tual center ~10t allowed to have employees work­ toward Christianity has not changed and again in our conferences that the ological seminary in England. of the Russian Orthodox Church. We were received with the most ing for him. The re is no unemploy­ a bit. It remains the same as before­ task of the church is saving souls for What d id we fi nd in the many Ours was not a sightseeing or cordial kindness and generous hospi- ment; many women are working. undying hostility. Any kind of re­ eternity. Science, t hey said, is a func­ churches which we visited? We found pleasure tour, nor was it a political 1.ality. Whether on the streets, in the There is a general appearance of ligion is r egarded as superstition, illu­ tion of the mind, but r eligion is one of everywhere large and reverent crowds, hotels, in museums, churches, offices, hustling activity. m1ss10n. The chief purpose of our sion an opiate for the people, opposed the heart. standing shoulder to shoulder through visit was to establish contacts w ith our everywhere we were t reated with u t­ Those of our delegation who had to the "scientific-atheistic" ideology the long liturgic services in the Ortho­ Christian brethren in Soviet lands, to most courtesy. We never heard a dis­ b~en in Moscow before were impressed of Communism. But the strategy of A LIMITED FREEDOM dox churches which provide no seats hold conversations on a number of paraging word, nor saw a hostile look with the great progress which this the government with regard to t he a t all. In the Moscow Baptist Church, aimed at us. All our conversations The Christian leaders of Russia also subjects which a re of mutual interest city of seven million inhabitants had treatment of the churches has changed follow quite closely the Communist w here I attended and preached in two and concern to us, and to try to further with church as well as government made. The streets were remarkably significantly in recent years. services, I estimated at a weekday leaders were carried on in an a tmos­ party line with regard to the issue of the cause of peace between our na­ clean. Many new buildings are being An important decree of November peace. Several of them have taken a n evening service over 1,600 people, and tions and in th-e whole world. phere of friendliness, but also in great constructed, especially apartment frankness. 1954, issued by the Central Committee active and leading part in the World on Sunday morning, at least 2,000. houses. Side by side with them one of the Communist Party over the name Peace Council, w hich has consistently Half of them had to stand t hrough t he MANY CONFERENCES It would be presumpluous and ir­ can see the old wooden houses still 1 of Khrushchev himself, states cate­ reflected the views of the R ussian gov­ two-hour service. I was told that five We visited a good many churches responsible to claim, after a visit of occupied, but often in a state of neg­ such services were taking place each of the Orthodox faith and a lso the Mos­ gorically that the church~s must ~e ernment. We, the members of our less than two weeks, to have definite lect and deterioration. The Russians left free to conduct their worship Deputation, made it clear to them that week. cow Baptist Church. We held exten­ say: "Give us time; we have a long answers upon the many questions con­ without hindrance or interference by we Christians of America also desire I shuddered to think what would sive conferences with outstanding cerning conditions in Russia. How­ way to go." any state authorities; that priests and peace, but that we are unable to go happen if a fire should break out in Christian leaders of the Orthodox ever, I kept my eyes and ears open , Church, the Baptists, th e Armenian COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA ministers are to be regarded as loyal a long with t he World Peace Council that closely-packed church during one carried on continuous conversations citizens of the Soviet State; and that as long as that organization will make of those services. The singing was and Lutheran Churches of the U.S.S.R. with people who spoke either English F ood appears to be plentiful, a nd In these discussions we dealt with sub­ t he people look adequately clothed, al­ t herefore crude and insulting attacks such false charges as t hat America wonderful, both in the Orthodox or German, and I feel able to share upon them or their practices a1:e to be started the Korean conflict, or t hat we churches and the Baptist church. The jects such as Peace, Theological Edu­ certain observations and conclusions though rather drably by American strictly avoided. At the same time th~ practiced germ warfare. We expressed people followed the service with t he cation, Religion, and Science, the with those who read these lines. They standards, especially the women. There is a great deal of cultural activ- struggle against religion with ideolog- our strong conviction that peace will (Continued on Page 22) 8 BAPTIST HERALD MAY 31, 1956 Days of Difficult Decision Report of the Annual Sessions of the General Missionary Committee by Dr. M. L. Leuschner, Editor

THE GENERAL Missionary Committ~~ of Santa Ana Heights, Calif.; the Ger­ rado can be undertaken. The building at its annual sessions in Fore:;t Park, man Baptist Church of Calgary, A lta.; program a t Del Norte, Colo., has been Ill., from April 24 to 26 found it nec­ the First German Baptist Church of tabled, at least until the fall of 1956. essary to wrestle with intricate prob­ Saskatoon, Sask.; and the n·zw settle­ Miss Florence Eisele, missionary, was lems before rea.c.hing its important men t and church group of Terrace, not reapprunted. However, for the 1\ decisions. Budget contributions by our British Columbia. Following their three summer months with pla ns for people were almost $60,000 short of organization as Church Extension proj­ large Vacation Bible Schools, Miss the goal so that a cutback in this year's ects, these new churches and m ission Mary Ann Guthals of the Ebenezer 'b udget request by the Missionary fields ar e turned over to the Gener al Church, Elmo, K ans., will serve as Committee was virtually imperative. Missionary Committee to car e for summer worker to strengthen our mis­ Changes in missionary personnel had them spir.itually and to aid them fi ­ sionary personnel. R ev. and Mrs. P a ul ·to be considered since seven mission­ nancially. It is the Lord's work that Appel and Miss Helen Lohse a re car­ 'ai-ies at home and abroad h ad resigned has much promise for the future, but rying on the work with self- effacing or wer.~ not reappointed. Very few at present they are in need of money zeal. new building projects can be under­ _mission support! one of the many mission buildin1:s in the Cameroons of Africa w hi ch our Society has b u ilt for chapels, school h ou ses and meetinS'­ COLORADO MISSION FIELD places in makin1: Christ known in da rkest Africa. taken. The number of m issionary The best news from the home mis­ volunteers js woefully small. The ad­ sion fields among the Spanish -Amer­ Several baptismal services have been vance in our Church Extension out­ icans and Indians of North America held on this field, as reported in the with more than 200 lepers receiving represents the missionaries' salaries, Japan. The budget for this work ca lls last issue of the "Baptist Herald." A reach has had to be halted, at least for comes from the Rio Grande Valley of treatments in outlyjng villages and our evangelistic ministry, and some for $22,000. , good foundation has been laid by our the present. Texas. As a result of the consecrated clinics. .medicines. missionaries in the Valley among the OUR A USTRIAN MI SSION ministry of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond The Training Program for Midwives The most difficult decisions had to BLESSINGS AND PROBLEMS Spanish- Americans. But it is largely In Austria the number of active m is­ Castro at Rio Grande City, over 50 II has received official recognition by be made in appropriating funds for Rev. R. Schilke, General Missionary a work among children thus far. It is sion-supported workers had dropped conversions among the Spanish-Amer­ the British government. It is an amaz­ the building projects in the Cameroons. Secretary pointed this out at the be­ icans have been reported, a promi­ exceedingly difficult to win adults for T he m1Ss1onaries had requested to seven. In the Salzburg area with ginning of his report to t he committee. ing record that there were over 30,000 nent plot of ground has been pur­ the Savior a nd to gain entrance into in-patients and out-patients in attend­ $27 ,762.30 for the building program Martin Giglseder and nearby at See­ "In many ways this past year has been the Sapnish-Amerkan hom·zs with a on the various fields. T his was cut kirchen with R ev. Franz W. Hacker one of blessings and problems. We chased, and with the a id of Southern ance at the Banso Baptist Hospital in Conference friends a n ew chapel is lasting influence for Chr ist. We need 1955, t hat 722 deliveries were made down to $17,000 in the hope that a we are supporting a promising work . cannot expect to have blessings only, to be in prayer for our missionaries further "cutting" would not have to But there is great need for greater for these are days accompanied by a nearing completion which will seat with our missionaries' help, and that 120 people . It is hoped that the chapel and for these young Christians ·( hat more than 80,000 out-patients were in be made by t he F inance Committee in unity of missionary efforts in Austria certain amount of problems, some­ the saving and transforming power of preparing the denominational budget. and for a closer tie with the home times more or Jess." But a ll of this can be dedicated in June 1956. T his attenda nce at the various clinics at project was "a dream" for some time, Christ might be made manifest in t he Mbem Center, Belo Center, and War ­ office. Mr. Schilke r eported that "a was a challenge to the commitree to Spanish-American Llves and homes. CAMEROONS STATISTI CS director on the field with a responsibil­ crown these days of difficult decision but now it is a glor ious r eality in our war Center. For the first time we have evangelistic outreach to the Latin­ Our Indian Mission has extended to an ordained m inistry in the Camer ­ The statistical report for the Cam­ ity to the home office is not only de­ with spiritual victories a nd with ~ h e sired but almost a necessity." In view Americans of the Rio Grande Valley. three reservations among the Amer­ oons. The Bible Training Center at ieroons for 1955 shows 241 churches, promise of greater things to come in of that, an appointment was made for ican Indians on the Bull Reserve and Ndu has carried on vigorously in spite 2,508 baptisms, total membership of the year ahead. For the present no great advances a new director in Austria. F urther the Montana Reserve of Alberta and of a shor tage of missionary personnel. 15,338, seven ordained pastors, 5,897 A conscientious effort is being made in the Spanish-American field of Colo- on thz Muscowpetun g Reserve of Sas­ news about this appointment w ill be to train t he mission - supported inqumers, 10,87 1 Sunday School ka tchewan. The new chapel on t he F ORTY MISSIONARIES F OR scholars, 86 active women's groups, 47 passed on to "Baptist Herald" readers churches toward self-support. Last latter reser ve burned to the ground as AF RICA as soon as it can be released for pub ­ year a total of 62 churches with a Christian Day Schools, and 4,832 pu­ it neared completion. In addition, Mr. The number of missionaries under pils. Dr. P aul Gebauer is our highly lication. membership of 4,421 received mission­ and Mrs. Philip Grabke have n ot been The two evangelists, Rev. Daniel ary assistance of $81,400. During t he appointment for the Cameroons M is­ honored and very capable superintend­ reappoi n ~d to the Muscowpetung R e­ sion Field remains at forty, if the calls ent on the field. A numbe 1· of new as­ Fuchs and Rev. Herman P alfeni·~r , past year five churches became self­ serve. Rev. a nd Mrs. R einhard Neu­ were reappointed. Thei1· evangelistic supporting. The committee recom­ extended to a fine, consecrated couple signments as m issionaries were made man with their family are beloved by in Canada for a teaching ministry and which will be repor ted in a later m inistry is appreciated by our mended a ten per cent cut in mission the Indians on the Bull Reserve ::is churches everywhere. The proposed support for this year wherever pos­ to another couple for the build ing pro­ issue. Miss Ruby Salzman, missionary they present Christ a nd the Gospel gr am in the Cameroons of Africa home on furlough, was in attendance program of " God's Volunteers" will be sible. Each request for financial aid considered by the General Council. news with intense missionary fervor. a re accepted. (This news will be an­ in the F orest Park ~essi on s , giving was cons.idered in the light of the This work among Indians requires ::i This calls for six young people to be church's ability to help its.zlf and of nounced in the nex t issue of the "Bap­ illuminating r eports and answering great deal of patience, slow plodding J. tist H erald.") These new missionaries many questions by committee mem­ trained for an evangelistic ministry the Missionary Society's responsibil­ and much waiting on the Lord! in our churches at the Christian ities to that field . It can be said that will be replacements, jn numbers at bers. least, for Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Michel­ Training Institute of Edmonton with encouraging progress is being made CAMEROONS VICTORIES In Japan the m ission work has made son and for Rev. and Mrs. Howard the Rev. Daniel Fuchs as director of toward self-support by many of i:hese definite advance with a new foothold this program in addition to his duties small, struggling churches. Mr. Schilke reported with glowing Roth, who resigned during the past prjde t hat the "past fisca l year has months. established in Kyoto besides our work as evangelist. T he difficulties which SIX NEW CHURCHES been another noteworthy one in the at Ise, with another baptismal service have beset our Church Extension pro­ Amazi ng news also came to t he on Easter Sunday a nd the baptism of gram, especially along financial lines, history of the Cameroons Baptist Mis­ Bamenda New Hope Settlement for However, it must be r.2membered sion." At Soppo we began a n El·zmen­ eleven converts, and with the Japanese were also reviewed by the General that six new churches have been or­ leprous patients. This is a great and language mastered to a greater ex tent Missionary Committee. tary Teacher Training Center (Junior marvelous m inistry which requires a n ganized jn this past fiscal year which High School). During the past year w e by our personnel. With the return of The chaii-man of the Committ-:?e, a nnual budget of mor.z than $80,000. will need considerable guidance a nd began a united effort w ith the Basel Miss F lorence Miller to America in t he Rev. Elmer Strauss, assisted by Rev. fi nancial a id for a while. They rep­ Mission in the Cameroons to go to­ Of this amount about $10,000 repre­ fall of this year for h er furlough, we Adam Huber as vice-chai1111an, co n­ N~sent sent the self-support projects w ith in­ the pioneering ministry of gether on government invitation in shall have reached our fifth a nni­ ducted t he sessions in a democratic Church Extension projects a nd of our strengthening Bali College into a Pro­ come from the coffee and banana plan­ versary of missionary service in Japan. a nd genial spirit. God's Presence was immigration program. These are the testant Eva ngelical Coll-zge. The Ba­ tations and the cattle farm. A large Another lady m issiona ry is n€eded for felt, so that these days of difficult de­ Grace Church of West Fargo, N. Dale; manda New Hope Settlement has pr oportion of this budget is met by the field. Pray for God's leading in c1s10n became days of spiritual the Willow Ra ncho Church of Sacra­ Dr. and Mrs. Paul Gebauer of Bamen

10 MAY 31, 1956 BAPTIST HERALJ1 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS We're taught that not a sparrow falls But God, the Father, knows, Berean Baptist Church Dedicates Building Dr. F rank H. Woyke And how upon t he green hillsides June 3 (Sunday)-Dedication of Sweet grass for cattle grows. new edifice, Calvary Church, Bil­ The story of "modern Bereans" in Los Angeles, California, who by lings, Montana. Over the lilies of the field "searching the Scriptures daily" have found God's will for their small June 17 (Sunday)- Dedication of He watches with kindest care, new sanctuary, Temple Church, And Jesus showed how children small congregation in a new church building with 200 seating capacity Lodi, California. In his love shall richly share. Rev. R. Schilke Each boy a nd girl on Children's Day A song of glad praise sings THE BEREAN BAPTIST Church of interest in aiding the church to secure Services began in the newly pur­ June 3 (Sunday)- Dedication of new Baptist mission chapel, Rio l'or nature's beauty everywhere Los Angeles, Calif., looks back t hree a two-acre plot of land offered by t he chased church on Sunday, March 18. To him who made all things. and a half years to its first Sunday owners. When the offer was sudd·:m­ The dedication s-ervice in the :ifter­ Grande City, Texas. service, preceded by several Wednes­ ly withdrawn, both the church and noon was attended by over 200 mem­ Dr. M. L. Letrschner - Ada H ogle day evening prayer meetings, on t he the committee were d isappointed, bers and friends of the North Amer­ ,, June 10 (Sunday)-Services with first Sunday of October, 1952. The even while recognizing that God must ican Baptist Churches of the Cali­ .) the Montana and Bull Reserve In­ church was organized with six mem­ have another plan. fornia Association in the Los Angeles dians, Benke Memorial Chapel, GOD'S GOODNESS TO THE bers and friends who desired to ·oegin Just at that time, last Novemh2r, area, and letters of congratulation Alta., Canada. LITTLE THINGS a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ a church a mile north of the Davis wer e read from the churches in cen­ in the western central part of Los An­ home closed, and the Sunday School tral California. It gives the heart a happy song, geles, Calif., long noted for a scarcity children came to the Berean Churci'l. The choir of the Fifteenth Street CONFERENCE DATES It gives the trusting spirit wings, of evangelical churches. Their church had been sold. Shortly Baptist Church of Los Angeles of Los May 31-June 3-CENTRAL ALBER­ To see it, as we go along, Dr. and Mrs. Donald G. Davis came thereafter another church, in the path Angeles rendered two a nt hems. The TA SASKATCHEWAN Associa­ God's goodness in the little things! by letter from the Ebenezer Baptist of a freeway, rebuilt in a d ifferent invocation was given by Mr. Bill tion at the Bethany Baptist D eborah, daughter of R ev. and l\lrs. Or­ Church, Los Angeles, and Rev. and area, and a dozen more were added Acton, Harbor Trinity Baptist Church, Church, Lethbridge, Alta. Prof. ville l\lcth, formerly of Odessa, Wash., now It may be just a flaming rose in charge of the Lincoln Village Chu r ch Mrs. F. Kenneth Goodman, mission­ to Berean's swelling Sunday School Costa Mesa, and the Scriptur.e lesson Herbert Hiller, Guest Speaker. Exte nsion P roject n ear Stockton, Calif. That blooms beside the garden wall, aries on furlough from the British rolls. was read by Rev. Berthold J acksteit, May 31-June 3-BRITISH COLUM­ Or lovely lily fair that grows Cameroons, West Africa, came by let­ It was becoming .evident that God Bethel Baptist Church, Anaheim. Fol­ BIA Association (also 50th An­ On slender stalk so straight and tall! ter from the First Baptist Church, Was­ had a mission for the new church in lowing the act of dedication the con­ CHILDREN'S DAY niversary of Church) at the Hager It may be just a message k ind co, California. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin L. central Los Angeles. An inquiry con­ g:egation was Jed in a dedicatory Well may we honor the children Memorial Church, Prince Georg-e, From loving friend afar or near, Jenkins came from churches outside cerning the possibility of renting ~h e pr ayer by Rev. Edmund Mittelst-edt, They blossom like the flowers B. C. Dr. M. L . Leuschner, Guest But in a word or deed we find the North Amedcan Baptist fellow­ closed church revealed that the sale pastor of the Fifteenth Street Baptist And for the older folk they mean Speaker. The goodness of our F ather dear! ship. Dr. Davis is also Professor of had not gone through, and the property Church, Los Angeles, and moderator June 7- 10-NORTHERN NORTH DA­ So many sunny hours: Church History and English Bible in was still in foe market. The comfort­ of t he California Association. T he :;er­ KOTA Association at the Bethel Well may we honor the children; So as we go along our way, Talbot Theological Seminary, Los An­ able church building seats about 200, mon, "The Church with a Vision" Church, Harvey, North Dakota. .And thus to him draw near, What happiness it surely brings 1 geles, California. with additional space in the ba conies. (Prov. 29:18), was preached by Rev. Prof. R oy Seibel, Mrs. Harm Who truly loves the little ones If we but see from day to day The church gather ed from the begin­ A three-bedroom bungalow house:;; the Henry F. K. H engstler, pastor of the Sherman, Guest Speakers. And counts them very dear. God's goodness in the little t h ings! ning in Pastor Davis' home, where parsonage, and a third building pro­ Ebenezer Baptist Church, Los Angeles, J une 12- 17-SOUTHERN CONFER­ -Elsie Duncan Yale Sunday School, morning and evening vides for a fellowship hall and ·~du­ and the benediction was pronounced ENCE YOUTH CAMP at Latham JESUS LOVES ALL CHILDREN Sunday services, young people's and cational acti vitics. by Rev. Fred David, pastor of t he Up­ Springs Encampment Groun?s, In response to the Ber·ean Baptist Do you think Jesus loves a little child niidweek meetings found "the little per Bay Baptist Church, Santa A na near Waco, Texas. Rev. L. B1e­ Because his skin is white? flock" gathering regularly. The Lord Church's call for prayer and help, the Heights. nert and Miss Ruby Salzman, Do you think that he would run away OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM added to the church, and it became me mbers and the friends came for­ Missionary. A cherubic Ebonite? One far off day, when Jesus trod evident that the work could not long be ward with gifts and loans to make June 14-17- ALBERTA Association Would he ignore a yellow child­ a "church in a house." possible the down payment of $7,500 The dusty roads in weariness, GUESTS OF THE QUEEN at t he McKernan Ba ptist Church, Do you think he might? Mothers their little children brought God seemed to be leading the church on the $24,000 property, locatred at Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. M. L. Melrose and Westmoreland Avenues, (Continued from Page 4) F or him to touch and bless. to move to La Mirada, one of the Leuschner, Guest Speaker. miracle cities of Southern California, just off the Hollywood Freeway. By with h er private secretary to my right? If you do, you do not know June 14-1 7-MONTANA AND CEN­ The Man of Galilee Gladly each child forsook its play some 22 miles southeast of Los A ngeles, "searching the Scriptures daily" ·~ hese I dare not tell you until presidential TRAL DAKOTA Association at Who said of little children, To go to One who, passing by, where thousands of families had no modern Ber·eans have lea rned that God elections a rc over. Be assured, how­ the Lehr Baptist Church, Lehr, Had such strange sweetness in his never makes mistakes. H e has r e­ "Bring them unto Me." church or Sunday School. The Churci'l ever, that I found it far more easy North Dakota. Prof. Roy Se ibel, voice, Extension Committee expressed an vealed his will. a nd far more enjoyable to sit and to He gathered ALL unto him Guest Speaker. . . And blessed them tenderly. Such kindness in his eye. eat at Her Majesty's table than on June 15-17-MANITOBA Associat10n some other tables out here. at the Temple Baptist Church, The children shyly gazed at him, Christ wants children everywhere T.he timid closely to him pressed; What did we eat? Let's study the Swan River, Ma nitoba. Dr. George To heed his loving call; menu: Cream of Tomato, Chicken The babies laid their drowsy heads, A. Dunger, Guest Speaker . He watches over every race F earless, against his breast. Vol -au- vent, Cold Meats, Salad, New That harm will not befall Potatoes, Lemon Fluff, Coffee. JUNE DATES His little ones, for did he not The stern disciples were displeased, How did we eat? The British way, Make them, one and all? "Away!" they cried with voices grim: of course, and with a n ease that spoke Sunday June IO-Children's Day. -Rega Kramer McCarty " The Master for a Kingdom seeks, for training, timing, centuries of ex­ Pr~grams by Sunday Schools. No child must trouble him!" perience. Everything was timed, and (Material for programs ha:ve been GOD'S LOVING CARE yet one did not feel haste or a sched­ sent to churches.) Offenng for Then, Oh how kindly Jesus smiled ule. One was quickly given to the soft the denominational Chapel Build­ This world is full of lovely things At those bright faces round his knee! music drifting in from the green lawn, ing F und. And of God's care they teach; "My Kingdom is of souls like these! to the gentle flow of words to left ::ind Sunday, J une 17-Father's Day. Our Master, when upon t h is earth, Let children come to Me!" right, the silent rhythm of the pun­ A lesson found in each. "No man My K ingdom true need seek kahs swaying overhead, the pleasure CHANGES OF ADDRESS of the table and arrangements, the By pride, or dazzling gifts of mind; good food. Mr. Leon Bill CH I LDREN ' S DAY For only simple, loving hearts Like these, shall en trance fi n d!" How did we escape the royal charm Okeene, Oklahoma SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1956 and splendor, food and fellowship? with programs b y the Church Hasten the day, Oh tender Chr ist, Later than planned, I am pleased to Rev. Edward Oster Sunday School and offerings When from fair home and sordid slum, McClusky, North Dakota state, after the royal couple had risen for the denominational Chapel From every nation , unto thee, and crossed the hall, still in a daze, we Building Fund. Earth's children all shall come! Rev. Donald Patet . of the Berean Baptist Church, Los A11gcJes, Calif., Joc:1tcc1 returned to our lodgings to ask our­ 'rhc new church and parsonatgcorel and Avenu es, JUSt olf t h e Hollywood Freeway, Aplington , Iowa -Effie Srnith Ely at Melrose and Wes m selves, "Diel this really happen to us?"

12 BAPTIST HF.RALQ MAY 31, 1956 13 for the care of the church and parson ­ age. Our group has tried to live up to its name, Dorcas, and help supply the needy as did Dorcas of the early church. Many boxes of used clothing C, 8. f. Jifg1r~R{t11;J1_Jce offi fe have been sent to headquarters. Others We.,,tlre Women have been sent to the needy in the Captain: " Have you cleaned t he By MRS. THOMAS D. LUTZ of Aberdeen, South Dakota, P r esident Spanish-American mission field. We •.ffe-~~······· ·!!!!!!!!'I!=---!!!!!!~ deck and polished the brasses?" have rolled bandages and made other ~ Sailor: "Yes, sir, and I'v·e swep l t he INTRODUCTION The church auditorium was nicely hospital supplies for the Cameroons By REV. LAWRENCE BIENERT, General Secretary horizon w ith m y telescope ." for the occasion , and wa s We have a picture on our page to­ d~corated field. As we have mended the cloth­ well filled with guests, who had come ing and rolled the bandages, we could day that was taken at the General UMMER CAMPS will begin in some any of these materials a t your local A four-year-old boy got a severe to enjoy the afternoon with us. Our hear our Master say, " Inasmuch as s Conference in Waco, Texas, on June areas in less than a month. Are you hobby shop or variety store, then write sunburn and his skin began to peel. guest speaker was Mrs. Thomas Lutz, ye have done it unto one of the least 10, 1955. We hear God's voice speak­ all set? Is your program well planned? to our office for the addresses of fi rms One day, as he w ashed his face, his ing to us from this Gen.zral Confer­ who, along with her husband, had come of these, my brethren, ye h ave done to help our church celebrate its 75th Have you chosen your counselors and which h andle these materials. mother heard him mutter to himself: ence. It reminds us of the challenge it unto Me." " Only four an d wearing out al­ a nniversary. To our society Mrs. Lutz set aside a time of instruction for PUBLICI TY given to us that day. Please note ·,hat The needs of the regions beyond our them? Have your teachers received ready." is more than the president of our de­ You will not want to overlook this was nearly a year ago. own church and community have also the material they are to use at camp nominational Woman's Union. She is publicity, that importan t phase of This year has brought us much joy, been brought to our attention. God this year? Here are a few additiona l happiness and progress. We pay "one of us," having been a faithful has seen fit to call two of the girls, camp promotion. Announcements "Do you m ea n to tell me that your member of our group during the years suggestions which you may find help­ son plays the violin just like t he great tribute to those who hav.z made this who were once active in our society, should appear in your regional paper, her husband was Mount Zion's pastor. ful. masters?" Possible, the faithful workers of the to the foreign mission field. Others church bulletins and on bulletin Mrs. Lutz cha llenged our hearts with Past, the local societies and t he indi­ ser ve as pastors' wives here in the CAMP I NSURANCE boards. The publicity should carry "Sure!" answered the proud m other. vidual persons with their cooperation. a message from the Word. Following homela nd. Two of our mothers h ave A1:e your young people insure d such data as place, dates, ages of per­ "He holds it under bis chin." Without these we could not go for­ the ser vice, a fellowship hour was e n­ watched sons go into the Lord's serv­ while traveling to and from camp as sons for whom the camp is intended, joyed in the church basement, where ward. ice, one into Church Extension work well as during their stay at camp? procedure for registration, the provi­ Jones: "Hey! what's the idea of party refreshments were served. As a tribute to the local societie s, the other into foreign mission work. ' Medical reimbursement insurance sion made for health and safety, a brief putting such a scalding tow el on my When we celebrate a birthday, l'virs. J: Kruegel, the pastor's wife of Our interest in our denominational should b e carried on all campers and description of t he program planned, face?" whether in the life of an individual the Mt. Zion Baptist Dorcas Society of home mission fields has grown as sev­ all staff members. This is a protect ion who your camp leaders and instructors Barb

16 MAY 31, 1956 liAPTIST HERALD 17 pie in that she has helped to r evive our CBY. Our young people have r eal­ Baptist Church Choir, Herreid, ly co-operated with he r, in that a Jun­ South Dakota, Presents Easter ior Choir has been started, and pro­ Cantata, "The Living Redeemer" grams are given twice every m onth, Sunday evening, April 8, t he Her ­ which are being enjoyed by everyone. reid Baptist Church choir of Herreid, Our Sunday School is well attended S. Dak., presented an Easter Cantata Twelve New Members Received and here also several improvements entitled, "The Living Redeemer." Rev. have been noted. A Senior Choir h as E. S. Fe nske served as choir director, Into Baptist Church, Cathay, also been started and t hey a re giving North Dakota, on Easter Sunday Mrs. R. H. Ackerman as organist, and us special numbers at e very morning Mrs. Esteline Quenzer as reader. Al­ On Palm Sunday evening the Cathay service. t hough the cantata was rendered one Baptist Church, Cathay, N. Dak., had We started with evangelistic meet­ week after Easter, the wonderful mes­ the privilege of joining the Calvary ings last winter, but owing to t he sage of the risen Christ was well re­ Baptist congre gation of Carrington for stormy weather we had to discontin ue. ceived by a large a nd appreciative a baptismal service, when t he under­ We are planning, howe ver, to start audience. signed had the pleasure of baptizing earlier this fall w ith similar meetings The choir consists of 25 members three girls and seven boys at follows : before t he bad weather gets ahead and sings at our Sunday morning wor­ Deliliah and Ermalene Aippersbach of us. It is our continued prayer that ship services. The desire of our choir and Sharan Kandt; Earl Aippersbach, the Lord may still r each those who is to be a blessing as we serve Christ Richard Edinger, Ke nneth Kandt, Del­ live in this community, but who are t hrough the message of song. lan P epple, James, Michael and Rob­ still without the assura nce of a n Mrs. E. S . Fenske, Reporter. Th e Baptist Ch u r ch Choir, Herreid, S. Oak., with Rev. E. S. Fenske, director (cen ter, ert Reddig. eterna l hope. fron t row), U1at presented the Easter cantata, " The Living Red eemer." On Easter Sunday morning these ten Thomas Derman, Rep orter. were received and Mr. and Mrs. Gott­ GOD'S HEALING HAND UPON The services during H oly Week w ere During the year a church-model H am­ lieb Aippersbach joined us by experi­ Baptism, Reception of New Mem­ A FAITHFUL SERVANT w ell attended and on Thursday eve­ mond organ was installed, the parson­ ence. At the previous communion bers and Communion at Eureka, OF HIS ning, we gathered around the Lord's age was redecorated, one of the mem­ service Mrs. Paulina Klein united with South Dakota table in r emembrance of his suffering bers, Andrew Hagen, was ordained to us by letter. I would like to take this op­ and death . At this time the hand of the ministry, the church attained the portunity of t ha nking my many f€1lowship was extended to those who Some of these were led to accept The members of the F irst Baptist highest membership in its history Church of Eureka, S. Dak., are v ery friends for the k indness they followed t heir Lord in baotism and (201), and a weekly broadcast on Sat­ Christ as their persona l Savior by Mrs. grate ful to the Lord for the h igh privi­ have shown me through cards, to anothe r person who ca me to us by urdays at 12:15 p.m. was conducted Albert Reddig, our Junior CBYF letter. over KNWS, Waterloo, Iowa, which leader. The others accepted Christ lege of receiving nine new members letters, flowe rs, visits and, most into their fellowship: fi ve by baptism of a ll, for their pr ayer support Easter Sunday activities began with continues. The sad news reached us that our last fall when Rev. Herbert Scha uer a sunrise service and breakfast soon­ and four by transfer of letter from during my stay of 31h months in The officers are as follows c:erk, R. beloved manager, Rev. E . J. Baum­ of T urtle Lake, N. Dak., helped us in sored by the CBY and a progra m by H . Mulder; treasurer, Bert Heerts; special e vangelistic meetings. other churches. The impressive bap­ the hospital. (Mr. Rumpel as the gartner, went home to be with the Lord tismal service was held on Good Fri­ the Sunday School. A crowded- to­ deacons, Heit Huisinga, Alvin Linda­ on May 18th, 1956. A service was held We are grateful fo r all Christian day evening as well as the specially builder of the Baptist Chapel on capacity attendance for the morning man, Fred Junker, H a rold Freeseman, in Cleveland on Monday, May 21, and workers and these new additions to prepared ceremony of extending the the Indian Muscowpetung R e­ worshin service followed at whkh and August Schwerdtfeger; truste es, our membership and pray that they another one on Tuesday, May 22, in right hand of Christian fellowship a nd serve was badly burned in t he time \Ve r eceived the Easter offering. P aul Abkes, Fred Everts, and Grant may grow in the grace and knowledge the obse rvance of t he Lord's Supper. fire t ha t destroy-ed the par tially On Easter Sunday evening the choir P almer; Sunday School superintend­ Erie, Pa., where he found his last rest­ of the Lord and Savior, J esus Christ. under the direction of Mr. A. Ahlquist ent, Louis Dreyer ; assistant, William in g place. The Easter Sunday services in our finished building. See "Baptist David Zimmerman, P astor. churches of Eureka and Leola were Herald,'' J an. 26, 1956 issue, and Mr. M. Carlson at the organ Heerts ; Sunday School secretary, Ed­ brough t our day to a p erfect ending w ard Hayes; assistant, Arnold Frey; ~~~~~ attended in a grand way. All of God's page 21. Editor.) Highlights of Activities children were eager to worship t he with song a nd praise to our R isen Sav­ organist, Georg.e Thorne; assistant, Dakota Conforence I am thankful to God for spar­ ior a nd Lord. May this be but a be­ Mrs. Willia m H eerts; music committee, at the Anamoose Baptist Church risen Savior and, in response to care ­ ginning of the outpouring of his Spir it. ful prepara tions, an Easter offering of ing my life a nd for healing my Ma rion Arends, Mrs. Willia m Heerts ~~ at Anamoose, North Dakota Ida Glew we, R eporter. $239.46 was dedicate d for our Chris­ body. It is certainly good to and Mrs. J ohn Goldhorn; ushers, Paul Beginning with the month of J uly know that we have the ha nd of Abkes, Raymond P r u irner, John Gold­ Young People Sponsor tian witness and missiona ry outreach. Encouraging Reports at the An­ horn, and J ohn Krull. Committees last year, it has been a real joy for us The total amount was forwarded to our H eavenly Father watching Holy Week Services at Church, in the Baptist Church, Anamoose, N. nual Business Meeting, Calvary were appointed to survey the m atters our headquarters in Forest Park , Ill. over us when on·:: suffers such of auditorium lighting, beautifying of Washburn, North Dakota Dak., to have Rev. and Mrs. A. Krom­ Since the a rrival of our new m in­ pain. (J eremiah 30:17.) Church, Parkersburg, Iowa bein with us, and aga in we have many church windows, and of a scenic paint­ The CBY Fe llowship of the First ister, Rev. A. E. Reeh, and his famil y Ed. Rumpel, The Calvary Baptist Church , P a rk­ ing for the baptistry. A car allow ance Baptist Church, Underwood, N. Dak., reasons to be thankful to our Heaven­ on Octobe r 1, 1955, many wonderful ly Father tha t he still continu·es to Edenwold, Saskatchewan. ersburg, Iowa, he!d its annual busi­ and salary increase w ere voted to t he was privileged to begin Yout h Week blessings have w armed our hea rts. ness meeting on Thursday, April 19th. oastor. on J anuary 29 w ith Rev. L . G . Bienert, bless us. Not only are they kept busy Special eva ngelistic services were con­ ser ving our two churches, but they The pastor, R ev. R onald C. Maccor­ - Our congregation rejoices in t he t he CBYF genera l secretary, a s speaker. ducted in the church at Leola and here mack, presided. Excellent fi nancial power and presence of the Lord. We The CBYF sponsored Holy Week also ta ke time to call at the various in Eureka two w eeks in each place. homes, and give comfort to the sick and achievement reports were given ·earnestly pray that new spiritual te<­ meetin gs in our church from March These services were well attended a nd Northwestern Conference by all d·epartments. Tota l r ece ipts of ritory w ill be gained in the coming 25 to April 1 w it h Mr. Bert Itterman, through their pra yers. on one evening the Male Choir of t he t he church amounted to :j) l 7,57fl . F or year. senior student at the North American Besides this Mrs. Krombein has J oha nnestha l station of the Ashley ~~ missions the sum of $5,334 was raised. R. C. Maccormack, Pastor. Baptist Semina ry, Sioux F alls, S . Dak ., proven her interest in our young peo- Church presented the Gosp el message Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and as guest speake r. He brough t chal­ on wings of me lody. . Easter Programs at Riverview lenging a nd heart-stirring messages Our church schools are now so 01 - and t her e were those who accepted ganized to provide classes fo r each Church, St· Paul, Minnesota the challenge to live more fully for age group from th ~ Cradle Roll, de ­ Preparations for Easter w ere well Christ. partment to the Bible _classes.. Eng­ in advance of Easter Sunday a t the During the meetings a great Youth lish as well as German 1s used m our Riverview Church, St. Paul, Minn., and Ra lly was held on Saturday, March schools according to need. In order to t he blessings received throughout 31, with CBYF groups from Me rcer , empha size missionary outreach and these pre ceding days yere a glorious T urtle Lake, and Washburn joining opportunities as w ell as nee_d . 1~ these reminder that "Our Savior Liveth." our own group. The inspiri ng r ally various fi elds, the schools m1tia ted a On Palm Sunday, three adults a nd was followed by a youth fell owship in program whereby the fifth Sunday i n fo ur boys fol lowed their Lord into t he the church parlors. Each evening we a month is now designated as Mission baptismal waters follwing the morn­ had pre-prayer ser vices, special m usic Sunday. ing worship service and three boys and a children's story. The attendance Plans are now underway to have a Va cation Bible School shortly after a nd six girls joyously took this same was most grat ifying, even t hough t he step on that Sunday ev·ening. Both road and weather conditions weren't the close of the Public Schools a t the a lways in our favor. end of May, both at Eureka a nd at Norris and Glennis Ganstorm, son a nd Members of t he CBY F ellowshp a nd Leola. In order to stimulate and foster da ughte r of our pastor a nd w ife, were t he pastor, Rev. Richard H . Grenz regularity in a ttenda nce a nd loyalty a mong the baptismal candida tes. rerved faithfully on a number of com ~ in our church schools, a system of We ha d the privilege of ha ving t he Rev. Donald P atet with us who brought mittees planning and ar ranging the Rev. Edward Oster, pastor of the Grace awards has been initiated, and a sur­ meetings. T he cooperation was ex­ Ch urch, HettJnger, N. Dak., a nd five young prisingly la rge number of scholars ar e a n inspiring message after w,hich h ::, people whom h e received into th e church's too, stepped into the bapti ~ m a l waters cellent. fellowship at the Good Friday communion now eli gible for the award. Fou rteen of the 16 persons who were baptized on confession of their faith a t th e River­ L orella Sayler, CBYF Secreta ry. service. to baptize two young believers from view Baptist c hurch, St. Paul, Minn., on P alm Sunday by Re v. S. Donald G nnstrom. pastor F red C. Wolff, Clerk . his church a t Ra ndolph, Minnesota. (back row, r ight). 18 BAPTIST HERALD MAY 31, 1956 19 ~ The enlargement of the work a nd ~~~~ merciful to us, g1vmg us another op­ We are now planning on taking this the many new families coming to the portunity to rededicate our lives to play to various churches, and we Pacific Conference services has necessitated further help. Eastefi" n Co 1111fere1111ce him. Decisions have been made for a know that God will have a real bless­ God has graciously blessed our church ~~~~ closer walk with Jesus. ing in store for all who hear it. so that the Sunday School and eve­ ~~ The climax of thes·e meetings came Miss Erna Redlich, Reporter. Baptismal Service and Musical ning services have more than doubled Missionary Play and Easter on the last Sunday night when Mr. Programs at Ebenezer Church, in attendance in the past four years Hoover showed us a number of dif­ Special Observan ces, Easter and a J unior Church and three young Cantata at the Calvary Church, ferent chains that keep people down Program and Musical Numbers Vancouver, British Columbia people's groups and a Junior Choir Killaloe, Ontario, Canada and away from J esus. But glory ·oe have been established. CBY at Minitonas, Manitoba On Easter Sunday evening, the The play entitled, "The Soldier of to our Lor d, there is a possibility to Ebenezer Church of Vancouver, B. C., H erman H. Riffel, P astor. the Cross," was given on Tuesday eve­ ari£·e, to be free a nd fearless. As ·• he The CBY of th~ F irst Baptist joyfully witnessed the baptism of six ning, March 27th at the Calvary Bap­ closing invitation was given, people Church, Minitonas, Manitoba, has young boys. Most of these came to the Immanuel Church, Kankakee, tist Church, Killaloe, Ontario. Names from all over the large audience again had extensive activities. Yout h realization t hat they were sinners in Illinois, Extends a "Home Wel­ of those who took part (from left to stepped out and came forward wit­ Week was held from Feb. 6- 14. Mon­ need of salvation during the time of nessing that God had blessed them day evening the young people had a come" to Two Missionaries right) ar.e Miss Dalton Schleen, Mr. Rev. J ohn Wobig's service as evan­ Frank Moir, Mrs. Willard Cienow, Mr. abundan!ly during these days. study evening. Tuesday was visita­ gelist here last February. May these Sunday, April 22, was a "great day" Barry Buder, Miss Gail Hartwig, Mr. w .e are thankful for such wonderful tion ev,ening. The young people, who young lives grow strong in spirit and for the members and friends of t he Donald Weber, Miss Gale Buckwald, opportunities. Our prayer is the Lord were divided into groups, went out be willing workers in the vineyard of Immanuel Baptist Church, Ka nkakee, Mr. Arthur Ge tz, Mr. Winston Wills, may continue to bless us that we might to visit the old folk who were sick the Lord! Following the baptismal Illinois. Miss Ruby Salzman and Miss Miss J ule Weber, Mr. Keith Schleen; experience even greater heights in t he or otherwise unable to attend t he reg­ service, the newly baptized, as well a s Esther Salzman, who call Kankakee director, Mrs. L. W. George; Mr. H.on­ service of his Kingdom. ular church services. T he songs, spe­ four adults, were extend<~d the ha nd their home, were welcomed in t he ald Getz, Mr. Boyd Manwell. Withold Neumann, Rzporter. cial n umbers, Scriptune, and prayer of fellowship and partook of the Lord's services, being home on furlough from The theme of this play was based Supper. the British Camer oons, West Africa, on the Scriptur e verse found in Mark During the Easter week each of the a nd the Philippine Islands, r espec­ 8:35, "For whosoever w ill save his four choirs of our church rendered tively. life shall lose it, but whosoever shall special music, taking us in song to the In the morning service, Miss Ruby lose his life fo r my sake and t he gos­ foot of the Cross where J esus died Salzman was welcomed and presented pel's, the same shall save it." T he and then on to his glorious r esurrec­ with an orchid corsage. Six people­ story was centered arnund Richard tion. On Ma rch 18th, the Missionary Miss Anita J . Rich a rds, the new church missionary for the Immanuel Baptist four women and two men- were bap­ Cartwright, who heard t'.'Je voice of Guild presented its annual program. Church, Kankakee, Illinois. tized. Rev. Herman H . Riffel brought God speaking to him, surrenderin.e: all The showing of colored films entitled, the message on, "The Answer of a and going to India to preach the Gos­ "The Trial," "The Crucifixion," and with their support while they are Clear Conscience." pel. "The Resurrection" highlighted the laboring for the Lord in that country. The offering was designated for the evening and impressed anew on all In t he evening service Mr. Riffel Theodora G. Wuttke, Reporter. brought the message on, "Beautiful In Spanish- American Mi~sion of our de­ present the true meaning of Easter. nomination which is the missionary ~~~ the Eyes of God." Mr. George A. Salz­ Mrs. Eugen Lueck, Reporter. man, the church choir, and the I m­ project of the Eastern Conferenc.; Central Coraforence manuel male quartet brought special CBY. The CBY of the Calvary Church Baptism of Ten Con verts and music. Each of the missionaries spoke meets every second and fourth Tues­ ~~~~~~ day of the months and is divided into Inspirational Program s at Elk a few words to the eager audience Esther telling of God's promise to he1'. four Commission groups: Program Grove Baptist Church, California Miss Anita Richards, New Church and Worship, Enlistment and Publicity, Missionary for the Immanuel in 2 Tim . 1 :7, when she left for turbu­ The Lord has showered many bless­ lent China in 1940 and of his guidance Fellowshin and ServiN!, Study and Church, Kankakee, Illinois throughout the years into her pr esent­ Missions. • E ven though the group is ings upon the First Baptist Church, small, we thank God for our youn.-; Elk Grove, Calif., in recent w€eks. Miss Anita J . Richards, a faculty ly completed term of service in the Cast of ch aracters for t h e play, " The Soldier of the Cross," presen ted at the Cal vary Our evangelistic meetings from F eb­ Iloilo Mission Hospital in the re ligious people and their faithfulness to the member of Olivet College of K anka­ church. Church, li:illaloc, Ontar io (left), :tnd Rev. and l\lrs. L . W. G eorge, pastor of the church ruary 1 to 15 w ith Rev. Aa ron Buhler kee, Ill., will become the local chu rch but Christless Philippines. Ruby spoke and director of the play. of the various aspects of her work i n Easter Sunday at Killaloe was a of Lansing, Mich., were a source of in­ mi~s i ona ry for the Imma nuel Baptist spiration and reconsecration to Chris­ lt·he Br itish Cameroons, pa1iicularly bright and happy day for everyone, Church of K ankakee in June. Miss beginning with the sunrise service at proved to be a real blessing to t he tians and the means of showing sin­ Richards was born in Miami, Fla., a nd challenging t he young people of the P lay, "Revive Us Again," Is ners the way of salvation. Ten con­ audience to answer the call to the 6:00 o'clock, which was well attended. young people as well as to the old received her high school education At the morning worship service t he Presen ted by McDermot Avenu e folk. On Wednesday evening the young verts followed the Lord in baptism on and early office and secretarial ex­ foreign field where the need is to very Easter Sunday evenin,g. What a joy great. message by the pastor on t he Resur­ CBY, Winnipeg, Manitoba people participated in making the perience in St. Petersburg. Being in­ rection of J esus was followed by the prayer meeting a blessed time. The it was to welcome them into our terested in music, she majored in vio­ Miss Esther Salzman was welcomed church fellowship! We are grateful on Sunday morning, April 15, also r·e­ communion service. In the evening Once again we owe a blessed eve­ following Monday a cabinet meeting lin at Olivet College, where she gradu­ t he choir presented an Easter Can­ ning at the McDermot Avenue Church was held, and on T uesday, Feb. 14, a to the evangelist and our pastor, Rev. ated in 1954 with the B .S. in Music ceiving an orchid corsage. She re­ W. W. Knauf, for their untiring devo­ tata, "Our Mighty Lord," directed by of Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Rev. E . .J. Valentine Social was held in the church Educa tion degree. She has done t1:1 rned about April 10 from the Philip­ Rev. L. W. George, pastor. An over­ Baumgartner, who in 1943 wrote the basement. tion in preaching and visitation work further graduate work towards the pines after five and one-half years of during this period. service as Dea n of the Coll eg·e of Nurs­ flowing crowd filloed the auditorium of play, "Revive Us Again," and which On Sunday, Feb. 12, the CBY pre­ master's degree at the University of Calvary Church to hear this cantata was giv·en to us by our pastor, Rev. It was also our privilege to h ave the Illinois and for the past two years in g_, Central ~~ i l ipp i n e University, sented a "Youth Week Sp·ecial" pro­ Willow Rancho Baptist Church recog­ Jl o1lo C1 ty, P h!l1ppine Isla nds. Miss sung by the choir. A special Easter H . J . Waltereit. We, as the English gram. The program consisted of choir served on the faculty of the Division offering was taken at this service for CBY, had the pr ivilege to present t his nition service in our church following of Fine Arts of Olivet Cillege. Ruby Salzman returned to Kankakee and special numbers, and a play en­ our evangelistic meetings. The serv­ after having served fo ur and one-half the Church Extension Fund. play on April 15th in an endeavor titled, "The Lamp Burned Low." On Since 1953 Miss Richards has been to ra ise funds to meet our Tri- Union ice was very impressive and sweet fel­ Minister of Music at the Immanuel years as General Director of Schools, Mrs. E. D. Zummach, Reporter. Feb. 25, this program was presented lowship followed as we all met in the the Cameroons Baptist Mission, in project goal. The message of this play, in Swan River, Man., and on March 9 Baptist Church where she will now Calling close aft.er our evangelist ic social hall for refreshments. become a member and enter full time British West Africa. the young peopl·e again presented it meetings, stirred the entire audience in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. On February 24 our Woman 's Mis­ local missionary work in the fields of At the close of the service the Salz­ Northern Conference a nd our prayer is that Goel will truly sionary Society held a Mother's and visitation, music, a nd secretaria l work. man Guild was in charge of a recep­ " revive" us again. On Easter Sunday, April 1, the CBY Daughter's Banquet which was very We annreciate Miss Richa rd's talent tion in the chur ch basement. Miss ~~ presented a program which proved well attended. We enjoyed the guest and consecration to the Lord. AlrPadv Anita Richards, violinist, accomoani ed The choir, comprised mostly of to be a bl·essing to all in attendance. speaker of the evening who is the she has had the opportunity to le ad by Mrs. J . Daniel Merrick, playe-d. Re ­ Evangelistic Services With Rev. young people, rendered two beautiful T·he songs by the choir, men's quartet, missionary of the Lincoln Christian several to know Christ as Savior. freshments were served from two William Hoover at the Central selections: "Lord Goel Almighty" and duets, trios. poems, as well as the Center of Sacramento. On April 9 we tables, one decorated with black Church, Edmonton, Alberta "Savior, Lead Mc Lest I Stray," to set play, " The Way of the Cross," told had t he pleasure of hearing the Coro­ WHITEMOUTll, MAN., C H URC H African fi gurines and forsythia. Yel­ the mood for the evening. We ex­ again the wonderful story of Christ's nation Choir of 37 voices from the CELEBRAT ES 50th ANNIVERSARY lov.; .tap.ers were in black holders. The It was our privilege at the Central press our thanks to Ernie Rogalski and resurrection. Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Cali­ The B a11tist Church of White­ Ph11Ippme table had a straw ox cart Baptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta. ·•o Adina Tulman, who v·ery ably directed The young people's choir , under t he fornia. They presented a fine program m outh, Man., exp ects to celebrate its filled w.ith fl .owering quince ( .i apon- have Rev. William Hoov·er of Benton this production, and the young people direction of Ed . H ar t, has proven to of both vocal and instrumental num­ 50th a nniversary on S unday, J une J rd. All cong ratula tions of fo rm er 1ca) , using bittersweet tapers also in Harbor Mich. for a week of revival who portrayed the characters as fol­ be a valuable asset in the work of thz bers. pastors and members o r th e chur ch, black h? lders. Both tables were cov­ meetings. Th~se special e~angelistic lows: Seno Rist, Gladys K ort, Andrey church. In addition to taking part in Tuesday, April 17, was an evening be it by letter or person a lly, w ill be ered with ~ark gr een linen cloths. services were held from Apnl 8 to 15. K ort, Ernie Kort, Elizabeth Gerhardt, all the young people's programs the g reatly a ppreciated. K indly mail Myra K ort, Brian Kort, Wilfred F iks, long to be remembered with the ordi­ your letters to Mr. W. Kretschmer, The decorat10ns were in charge of God blessed th·e nlain Gospel messages choir also sings for every second Sun­ nation of Rev. William Dalton. "Bill Seven Sisters Falls, !\fan., o r th e local Mrs. J. Burton Hertz. Mrs. Earl H at­ brought to us in such a spirit-ener­ Frieda Grieger, Bernice Gra umann, day evening service. Under the ca­ and Arlene" have been appointed mis­ pastor, Rev. J. K u ehn, Ri ver Hills ley ser ved coffee and Mrs. Gilbert gized and convincing manner. that Violet Leoholtz, and Dorothy Stur­ pable leadership of the president, Lily sionaries to Pakistan and we are proud Manitoba . Luhrs punch. many persons found J esus Chnst as hahn. The special singing in the play Boymook, the CBY is proving its to have the opportunity of assisting was by E lsie and Margaret Stober, ability in the service of the Lord. Mrs. Gilbe rt Luhrs, Clerk. their personal Savior . We arc 1hank­ ful to our Lord that he has been so Elsie Lepholtz, and Joyce Kort. Rose Eisner, Reporter. 20 BAPTIST HERALD MAY 31 , 1956 21 i\I RS. MARIE ROSE PAZER M1·. Martin ha d been ill for about five bership of the Baptist Church in Fessc!t1- I WAS IN RUSSIA Howells-Edward Funeral Home o r Salem . of Colfax, Wa shington wee ks. He passed away F r iday, March 30th, d en, Nor th Dakota. T hrough the years she April 17. b y the pastor . In terment w as a t in Minot Hospital. He reached the age or was a faithful follower ot' her Lord and (Continued from P age 9 ) Belcrest Memor ial Par k Cemetery. Mrs. Ma rie Rose Pa zer of Coliax. Wash., 64 years, 7 monU1s and 4 days. He 1eaves an active and loyal mem ber of the church. was born Dec. 25, 1896, at Almota, Wash., to mourn h is departure his bereaved wife, At the time of her death, her membership Bethel Bao tist Ch urch. was in the F irst Baptist Ch urch of Lodi, clos est of attention . But t h ere wer e lt1BITCTHR9 Salem. Oregon and, after a lingering illness, passed a way six children, four g randchildren. two sis­ March 26, 1956 a t the age of 59 years. :l ters: Mrs. Caroline i Christ as his personal Savior and was ba p­ faithful member of the church. a lways tak­ the bereaved wlie and child ren. Mr. Sidney Le Roy Sommars of Mad ison, BERTHOLD J ACKSTEIT, P astor. for mer ly own ed by t he C zar's fami ly S. Dak .. was born on Janua ry 28. 1898 in t ized in German y. ing her place in the House of God on the Anamoose, Nor th Dakota a n d n ow a cen ter of y o u th act ivities . S ioux Falls, 80:.ith Da kota. He came to In U1is same year of 1913. Mr . Joh nson Lord"s Day . A . KROMBE IN , Correspondent. came to America. se ttling fi rst a t Buffalo MR. WILMER E. EDINGER A t leas t 12,500 children, betwee n s even Madison with his paren ts in 190·1. He was On November 10. 1933 she was manied to married to Iome G impel in 1924. One son . Center . Iowa , a nd a little later at Mon roe , of Cathay, North Dakota. S ou th Dakota. It was here that he m a rried Mr . Alzert P azer. One son was born to a n d 15 year s of a ge, meet h ere r egu ­ J erald. was born into t11eir famil y circle. them. She is survived by h e r deeply be­ MRS. MARIE ELIZABETH BUXIE Mr. Sommars was a well known personal­ Mrs. T ena Peters on Septembe r 18. 1915. of An a moose, North Dalcota. Mr. Wilmer E ugene Edinger of Cathay, lar ly twice a w eek in sma ll c ircles, ity in Madison. Those who dea lt w ith h im Four years later they moved to Corona. 8. r eaved h usband, Harold : her son: two N. Dak., son of Mr. a nd Mrs. Henry H. under t h.z affec tion ate a n d com pet e n t in bus iness matters spoke highly of h im. Dal<. . and then to the v icinity of Chancel­ b rothers , three siste rs, and many friends. Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Bux ie, nee Trellen­ Ed inger, was born . on F ebruary 8, 1924 in lor . South Dakota. In 1917 they retire d from Accord ing to her own request, the 23rd berg, of Anamoose, N. Dak., was born Woodwnrd Township nea r Cathay, N. Dak., g u id a n ce of e nthus ia s t ic le a d e rs, ·~ o He loved his Lord and his church. He Psa lm was used as a sour ce of comfort .:it served as hea d usher an d as trustee of h is farm ing a nd m oved to Tea. S. Dale, where J anuary 9, 188 a t T ulsea , Rumania. She was and passed away on March 11, 1956 at 4 : 15 p lay, to study, to work with t h e ir afte r a lingering heart a ilme n t he passed the funeral service. Rev. R. M. Klingbeil marr ied to J ohn Buxie Mar ch 1, 1901 in in the a fternoon after a lingering illness chur ch with great efficiency a nd m uch d e­ on to be w ith the Lord on April 8, 1956, at and the unde rsigned took part in the serv­ Rumania; later they moved to Germany. of one year and three months to be w ith h a n ds. W e found it a place of v ibra nt votion. Since he had be en in poor h ealth. ice a t our church. be cause of a weak heart. he ha d to curtail the age o f 76 years . In April 1909 they left Germany, came. to his Lord and Savior, attaining t he age of life, but it was c1za r that i ts p urpose Fo r 3l years B rothe r J ohnson was a faith­ First Baptist Church , America, and settled on a farm four m iles 32 years, 1 month and 3 days. ma ny of h is business and church activities east of Anamoose, North Dakota. She left D uring evangelistic ser vices conducted was to mould t h ese youn gsters :into d uring the past fou r yenrs . D espite h is f ul and devote d member of the First Ba p­ Co lfax, Washing ton limited streng th he a lways tried to be tst Church of C h11 ncellor. South Dakota. the farm in 1936 and l ived in the town of by the late Rev. Gusta v E ic"hler. he was loyal a n d d e voted m e mbe r s of the cheerful and helpful. Realizing tha t h is He is survived by his faithful wife a nd fou r F . E. KLEIN, Pastor. A namoose until 1948. Then she left for con verted a nd then baptized in June 1936 Co mmun is t society. weakened heart could not carry on indefi ­ ch ildren: Ann. Tea: Mrs. Thomas J ibben Bismarck, N. Dak., to be in the Home for by Rev. Emanuel Bibelheimer and received n itely . he settled h is business a ffa irs so that S ioux Falls: one step-son: Henry P eters: the Aged, where she stayed until February into the Cathay Baptist Church of which his wile and son could ca rry on. On F r i­ Tea : one step-d aughter : Mrs. Fred Jncobs. Mil. GEORGE H ERR, SR. 1956. he was a m ember at h is death. 'Two years THE STRUGGLE FOR SOULS dny. A pril 13. after ha vin l{ settled some Tea: two s is te rs in G erman y ; a nd nine of Eureka, South Dakota. I n her youth she was converted. was bap­ ago he changed his r eligion, but his last business matters. he suddenly coll apsed g ra ndchild ren. Services were conducted in Mr. George He rr, Sr., of E ur ekn, S. Dal<., tized and became a member of the Baptist wish was to have his funeral service in the T hus w e m ig h t well say that the lh P. F irs t B aptist Chu rch of Chancellor. S. an ear ly pione er of Mci ntosh County, Church of Rumania. After she came ·.o Cathay Baptist Church and the b urial in a nd soon passed on to l'e with h is Lord. H e the Cathay cemetery . s truggle for t h e souls of the n e x t gen ­ had a ttained the a ge of over 58 years. Dak.. by Rev. Harold E . Weiss and the passed to his r eward Marc"h 25. 1956 at the North Dakota. she joined the Anamoose pastor. E u re ka Hospital where he had been a pa­ Baptist Church of which she was a faithful Wilmer"s occupation was farming and he e ration is on between the mothers a n d H e is survived by his w ife. one son , three tient for a bout t wo weeks. He was 85 member until death. \\"as township supervisor of \Voodward s isters . two grandr hildren . besides a g reat Chancellor. South Dakota Township for five years. He was also 4- H the teacher s . W ho will w in? T o b e years o f age and came to this _country_ in This u nion was blessed w ith eleven chil­ host of other rela tives an d friends . P rofes ­ REV. FRED G. MOORE, P astor. 1884. H is entire life was spent 111 farmmg, Club leader for nine years in the com­ sor Herbert Hiller of S ioux F a lls a nd thr dren, five preceding the mother in death. munity. b r uta lly fra n k, at p r ese n t the o u tlook except for the years of his retirement. I n Lydia died J uly 24 , 1922 at the age o r 18 pas tor were in charge of t he memoria l 1801 h e married Christina Boshec, w ith ·.he from the C h r is tian point o f v ie w is Mil. JO HN MINORUP years. Adolph was killed in service Jan. He is survived by h is father and step­ service. late Rev. E. Matzke of the Baptist Church, mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Edinger of of Platte Cent er, Nebraska. 21. 1945 at the age of 23 years. A lso her not b r ig h t . S o many of the advan ta ge:; West Center St. Baotist Churc!1, of w'hich lhcy were both m embers, per ­ husband preceded her in death in 1932. Car rington: three . ~isters : Mrs. Carl Berndt a ppear to lie on t h e oth er s id e , a n d ·(he Mad ison , S outh Dakota M r. J ohn Mindru p o f Platte Center . N eb .. forming the ceremony . The following six childr en are mourning (L ydia) of Cathay, N . Dak.; Mrs. Lloyd FRED SCHMIDT , P a stor. was born Se ptembe r 27. 1876 at H a lle a . d. Their fi rst home was of sod and stones. their mother: Walter. Anamoos~ . N . Dak.: A r cher (E lla) of Anaheim, Calif.; and Mrs. C ommunis t l ead er s s eem t o be quite Saale , Ge rman y. and rl ied at Colu m b us. thus sharing the experien ces common t o M::iry, Mrs. G. Allman, Eureka, Calli.; Em­ Ervin Meier (Adeline) of Sacramento confiden t that the y w ill .zven t u a lly Neb .. in a hosoilal on April 14 a t the age the e arly settlers . In 1889 he was baptized ma, Mrs. C. F rank . S t. Paul, Minn.; .John. Calif.; and two. brothers. Harold of Cathay: MRS. ROSIE LETZ N. D ak., and Victor of G rand Forks. North w in. of 80 years. He had been in fa iling health u pon confession of h is faith in Jesus Christ. Minneapolis, Minn.; Ben. St. Paul. Minn.: of Salem, Oregon. for sever al years. becoming a member of the Beaver Creek and Augusta, Mrs. A. Frederick. Bc:four. Dakota. H is mother d ied in 1940 and a twin Chur ch, tnking a n a ctive part 111 the chur ch North Dakota. She a lso leaves lo mourn sister and brother died in infancy. His Y et, G od's time table is diffe r e n t from Mrs. Rosie Letz. nee Fromm, of Salem. On November 5. 1902 he mar ried F.m ­ a nd comm un ity in wh ich he lived_. He was an aunt, Rose Engel. aged 93 al the Home passing is also mourned by many other Ore., was born Februar y 4 . 1895. in Eureka. ma Zeckser a t Alta Vista. K a ns., a nd .~fter ours . The day will c ome w h e n hungry a Church S chool teacher. supermtenden t, of the Aged in B ismarck: and twelve relatives and a host of friends. ""Precious South Dakota . She departed this life .1 t far m ing in tha t com m u nity for a f ew years. d e::icon and cle rk for 27 years. Since 1942 he grandchildren. in t he sig'ht of the Lord is the death of his hea rts will t urn from t h e empty a lta r s 11er home in Salem. Ore. . April 13. 1956. al they moved to :i fa rm north o f Columbus was a res ident of Eureka. S . p ak., and. a saints·· (Psalm 116:15). t he age of GI yea rs . 2 m onths and 9 dnys. Nebraska. Mss. Min dr up d ied Februa r y 11. beloved membe r of the F irst Bnpt1st S he died at the Hnrvey Hospital April of a m a t e r ialistic fai t h to Him w h o She was baptized in the Bapt ist Church at 1928. Mr. Mind rup r etired from farming J G. 1956 at the age of 73 ycnrs. 3 months Cathay. North Dakota is the Way, t h z Tru th, a n d t h e Life. Hebron. N. Dak .. in 1912 by Rev. J ohn 11 bout 1932 and has since li ved in Pla tte Church. and 7 days. Her favorite h ymn was that THE F AMILY. Schm idt. On February 4. 1914. she was Center, ten derly care d for by his d a ughter. Surviving are h is third wlie, five sons wonderful German song, ··Gott ist die In the m eantim e , there g lows in count ­ a nd the ir families, two daughters and their L iebe.'" It was her sincere wish to be m a rried lo Mr. Mike Let7. in Eureka. S . Anna. and surrounded by a ll the love of MR. FRED HILDEBRAND less hearts in R us s ia the faithfulness D ak., and from this union they wer e blessed his wonderful ch ildren. fa milies, 69 g rand ch ildren and 72 great­ released of her sufTering to be with the with seven children, three of w hom p re­ grandchildren , many friends and the mem­ Lord where lhere shall be no more suffer­ of Fredonia, North Da kota. of thos e w h o call him L o r d . F a milies At t he age o r 28 he found a nd accepted bers of his beloved church. Three children ing because old things have passed a\\"ay. ceded her in d eath. Cht·ist as h is Sa vior anrl was a dded to the w ho have drifted a w a y from t h e preceded h im in early childhood and three May the good Lord comfort and bless all Mr. Fred Hildebrand or Fredonia. N. Dak .. In 1923 she and her h usb:rnd moved to congregation of the Shell Cr eek Baptist in recent years. those who mourn ! Rev. B . W. Krentz of \\"as born May 17, 1904 in Mcintosh County churc h co m e back in times o f t r ouble . Sa lem, Ore., where they lived ever s ince. Church through r.aplism by Rev. Heinrich . The memoria l ser vice \\"as held in Ger­ Bism::irck, Rev. J . Kastelein of Harvey and North Dakota. In his youth he a ttended t he Also the same year she joined the B ethel He \\"as always a devoted Christian w ith the undersigned took part in the service. church and S unday School of the Rosen­ A s one p e r son said : "At ti mes o f b e ­ cheerfulness ever a matter o f fact, a nd t he man in the First Baptist Church of Wishek. Baptist Chur ch of the same city . which N. Oak., according to his request anc:J ar­ Anamoose, North Dalrnta feld Church. I n 1928 he went to Canada. r eavemen t, n e ithe r M a rx n or L e n in church was het· church home at the time soirit1111 l welfa re of others in his foremost where he farmed with his brother until t '1ou1?hts. He w ill long be r e member ed by rangemen t by the family. The undersigned A . KROMBEIN, Pastor. h ave wor ds for the family e quivalent o f her d eath. having been a f;ii lh ful m em­ was assisted by the local pastor. Rev. L. 0. 1939. From there he went to Crossfield. ber \here for approximately 33 yea r s. a ll who knew h im. Wahl. ""Blessed a re the dead that die in the Canada, wher e he worked as a farm hand. to t h e b enediction of t h e p riest." Stll""iving are seve n c11ildren : Miss .<\nna Lo rd .'" MRS KATHARI NE K . J USTUS About four years ago he became ill, and She is sur vived by her h usb:rnd : one a nd Herman of P latte Cen ter: Mrs. Elmer 1t developed cancer. He had a number of S o me d ay-when G od's h our h as daughter, Mrs. Esther Helton or Salem: (Edna) Bergren o f St. Edwa rd : Ha r old of Eureka, South Dakota of Anah e im, California. ·operations. but at last succumbed to this three sons : William Lctz of Porlland. Ore.: A. E . REEH, Minister . sickness. He died April 7, 1956 at the Ash­ struck - n e w fi r e w ill sprin g from Logan . I owa: J ohn of Ames : Fred o f B el­ M rs. Katharine I< ingmann Justus of Ana­ Roy Letz o f Bend. Ore. : and Wa lter L etz. grade; a nd Mrs. RolJer (Hilda) D ischner of heim, Calif.. wm; born in Gnadcnfeld. Rus·· ley Hospital. these glowing emb e r s . Unt i l th:m, our of Salem: eleven grandchildren: thr ee sis­ Santa Ana. Calif.: also 19 grand children :ind ters: Mrs. L ydia Gaertner of Salem. Mrs. Ji ll?. J OHN MARTIN s1a, on July 18, 1891 and passed nway in He leaves to sorrow for h is homegoing: fellow- Christia n s in Russia need more one great-grand,..hild . Mr. Mindruo was Anaheim. Calif.. on Jnnuary 8. 1956. In the his stepmother, Mrs. Fred Hildebrand: his Christina G unch of Zap, N. Oak .. am! Mrs. preceded in rleath by a daughter, Esther. of Oralee, Nor th Dalcota. late fall of 1913 she, together with her late brothers: John of Richmond. Sask.: and than a n ything e lse o u r Christ ian love, Martha Amos of Eugene, Ore.: three b roth­ who died in in fancy. one b rother and one H arold of Monango, N. Dak.; t he sisters : ' rs : Robert F romm of CanIJy. Ore.; Em­ Mr . J ohn Martin of Drake. N. Dal< ., was husband, Samuel J ustus. and two children o u r h umble, sym pathetic under s tan d ­ sister. born A ug. 26, 1891 in Czu knrowa, Ruma n ia. made the long jOt11"!1e.v from her native Mrs .. Barbara Schwab of Vancouver. British manuel Fromm of Tacoma. Wash. ; a nd la nd to Fessenden. N . Dak .. arriving t here Columbia: Mrs. Amalia Morlock of Egland ing, a n d our con stan t in ter cessory Henry Fromm of Coos Bay. Ore.; and .1 Shell Creek Baptist Church, and came to Amer ica with his parents in host of nieces . nephews and friends. Me­ Columbus, Nebraska ,. 1902. The fa111 ily homesteaded s ix 111ileG IJ1 January 1913. For 31 years this was her N. Dak.: also his hall-brothers and - sis~ prayers. morial services were conducte d in the P. T. HUNSICKER. Pastor. south or Kief. North Dakota. On June 9, home until she and her husband moved to ters: Mrs. Katie Beel' of Lodi, Calif.; Mrs. 1916 he was un ited in marriage lo Soohia Anaheim, Calif.. in 1944. Aft0 r her hus­ Irene Roesler of Pleasant Hill. Calli.; Mrs. Martin. The couple farmed in S_trassburg band"s death, she lived in Lodi. Calii.. for Helen Harr or Lansing, Mich.; Erwin or .Lansing, Mich.; Marvin of Slockton, Calif.: Durin g the Queen 's absence h e r peo­ Township south of K ief until !us retll'e- seyeral y~ars and then came bnck to Ana­ THE QUEEN COMES HOME " A t Ibadan I w a s g r eatly impre3sed 111ent in 1949 when they moved to Drake. heim aga111 about lwo years ago. and Mrs. Rubie Johnson of Lansing. Mich.: by 1h e univer s ity c ollege. A p a r t :irom ple wer e k·zp t informed o f h e r :ictiv­ besides U1e stepbrothers and -sisters: Lud­ (Con tin ued from P age 7 ) North Da kota. T his union was blessed .with On December 25. 1909 she was joined in wig Strobel of Fallon, Mont.: Gottlieb S tro­ t his, more a nd m o re y o ung men a n d ities. Pict ures a nd comment a r ies de­ seven children, six sons and one. daugnter. marnage lo Mr. S_amuel Justus and :;hared bel of Lehr. N. Dak.; Mrs. Pauline Isler of the n or th , t h e s ight o f hundr eds of One son preceded him in death 111 mfanc:y. the JOYS and duties of life with him for women g o to Eng la n d and A m e r ica scribing the warm r eception b eing The Ji ving are: Albert. Alfred and Bennie a lmost 39 years-until time of his deatl1 on Lansing. Mich.: and Mrs. Bertha K noblich 1 of Ashley. North Dnkota. hor sem e n , a n d, at a ll times a n d in a ll for hig h e r edu catio n . This activity given to the Q ueen as s h e v is ite d her of K ief. N. Dak.: Edwm of _Ka amazoo. August 28, 1948. The Lord blessed their p laces, a joyous we!come. F or that Mich.: F reda, Mrs. Ben Rause1 of Good­ union and g_ave them a wonderful fami'y We are glad to report that he accepted is r epeated in man y oth e r fields, in people in W est Africa for the first time rich. N. Dak.: and J onathan of Camp Chaf­ of twelve c luld!·en. Four of these preceded the Lord in the last few days of his life. welcome a n d for t h e loyalty it show-~d. He requested the hymn. "'Jesus. Lover Of medicin e, in c o mmerce, a n d in law. filled L ondon's n ewsp a p e r s daily . fee, Arkansas. thell" parents 111 death. Those remainin!? I am deep ly g r nteful. behind are five sons: Alex. Leonard. anrl My Soul," to be sung as a testimony to his H our ly tel e c asts and radio broadcast s He was converted in 1922 to t.h~ Lord \Vesley of Anaheim. Calif.; Edward or new found f::iith . He also nsked to tell "Bu t per hap s even m o r e str i kina INTEREST IN THE TRIP followed h er eve r y move in t h at J esus Christ w hile atlendmg set vices. at North Dakota. and Roland of Port'and. every one that he found the Lord nnd hopes was the sen se of p urpose and ·:!eter : the Rosenfeld church . He was bapllze~ Ore.: three daug11ters: Mrs. Emma Stone to meet all his loved ones in eternity. "Th ey are indeed p r oving the truth str a n ge la n d . The common gossip on by R A Fuxa and became a membei The funeral service was held at the Ber­ s 0 1 of North Dakota. Mrs. E lsie Trapp of Ana­ mination, par ticularly in the intellect­ of one of their own pro verbs. I w ill t he street, over cups of tea, a n d over of u~ev . Roseri£eld Baptist Church. _Duru g heim. and Mrs. Irene Bowser of Lodi. Cali­ lin Baptist Church of Fredonia. N. Dnk ual field, which is so evident amongst that time he held m any offices ie fornia. In addition. she is survived by 13 with Rev. George Breitkreuz of Lehr as:: give you the Eng lish t r a n s latio n: 'A b a c kyar d fences was the Q ueen 's visit 1g sisting in the service. May the Lore! com­ the people of N igeria. T hey know church as deacon, trustee. Su~ida~r.;t·chofi~ grandchildren. one sister, and several young person who t r avels exten sivel y to Nigeria. Al I of this gLves evidence super intendent a nd church tieas d . " d brothers in Argentina. fort the family or the bere::ived ! what they want: they a r e pushing for­ 19•19 he moved to Drake. N. Oak .. .an Jome M rs. Justus was converted in 1923 :incl Berlin B:iptist Church. and m ixes freely is more exper i·zn ced of t h e inter est s h own by t h e Q ueen 's Fredonia. North Dakot:i ward with education, and schools are the Drake Baptist Church or which he 'Y~s1 shortly thereafter was baptized by Re \·. than an old person who s tays i n t he people in E ngland of her recent t r ip a member until the Lord called h1111 lo s VICTOR H. PRENDINGER, P astor. multiplyin g. Thomas Stoeri and received into the mem- same place'." of unificatio n and goodwill to Nigeria. heavenly home.

22 23 B APTIST HERALD IVIl\y 31, 1956 CAMEROONS DAY AT LAGOS most charming gift and w hich covers up a ny aw kward ness of manipulat­ (Continued from Page 6) LAYMEN'S CONFERENCE i ng the impractica l tools of the wh ite for a moment all alone, every inch a for Baptist Men and their man's eating habits. Queen. I could not help thinking t ha t fam ilies at The African woman in question, who she will be a lot like her grandmother BAPTIST ASSEMBLY, sat second from the Queen, is a Basel in dignity as she grows older. It w as GREEN LAl<.E, WIS., Chr istian who is my assistant in m y a tremendous moment. we·ekly women's meeting. H er poise July 28- August 4, 1956. a nd composure should ha ve put m e to KNIGHTED BY THE QUEEN We're going to have a grand shame. The mental adjustment and Those to be invested wore full eve­ time! There's still room for you! control necessary to spring the com­ ning dress, marched one at a time t o plete gap from the mud hut to the the dais, were announced , bowed low, Queen's table is unfathoma ble and its were decorated, bowed low again, As the band again struck up "Goel achievement, w it h poise and d ign ity, turned, bowed to the Duke a nd walked Save the Queen," with e veryone stand­ is the highest compliment to the Af­ down t he other side. From the knight ing a t attention, the Queen stood a gain rican and the complete answer to the to the lowliest able seaman, all were for a moment in t he sparkling bril­ som etimes superior white m a n, who equal in her sight. E ach of t hose liance of her jew.2ls, a nd then w ith still thinks of the Africa n's capa bilities knighted knelt on the velvet cushion, great dignity she wa lked slowly down as limited. while she touched him on each the ramp and into her ca r. As we shoulder with her sword a nd t hen, tak­ drove home, the sky wa s afl am e with ing his hand, said, "Arise! Sir . .." a fireworks d isplay tha t must have SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS awed the African a nd seemed a fitting Even more impressive was her atti­ (Continued from Page 16) tude toward the six but a ble African finish to "Our Day." seamen who we re being rewa rded for Second, P a ul defended the Gospel bravery in rescuing passengers from THE AFRICAN'S INNATE POISE (26:18-23) . He defended it, first of a ship t hat cracked up on a sand bank. George W . Lang of Soppo remarked a ll, beca use of his ow n exper ience Some of them had managed to acquire one day about the m issionary having (26:13-16) and because of the cha nge fair clothes for the occasion, a nd one to be prepared to adjust himself to all it brought about in t he lives of many had only a new cloth a nd a new store levels of social situations, from squa t­ Gentiles and Jews ( 26:20) . shirt with the ta ils hanging outside ting on the fl oor of a mud h ut with Third, Paul pre$'ented the Gospel his cloth. Yet to each one she gave primitive Africans to sitting at lunch­ (26:26-29). He was not timid in a p ­ personal attention , asking interested eon with the Queen of Engla nd. Yes, pealing to the k ing to accept th e sal­ questions, smiling and shaking hands. this is true, but I could not h elp but vation w hich Christ came to bring. An It was a magnificent performa nce of think of the e ven greater adjustment interesting index to Paul's un ~ elfl sh simplicity and dignity on a high level, that had to be m ade by one b rought nature is found in the fact that he which did not suffer by formality nor up in that simple mud hut, yet sat at wished the ki ng, and a ll who heard repetition but retained a n intimate table with the Queen w ith the innate him, might have everything he had touch. poise a nd dignity, that is the A frican's e xcept his bonds (vs. 29) .

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