- s NORTH AMERICAN BAPTIST GENERAL CONFERENCE

"Jt ~ Summer c:Again and vime /or 9i3liing!"

Better North American Baptist Churches Dr. John Leypoldt June 18, 1953 P age 5 Page 2 THE BAPTIST HERALD J une 18, 1953 Page 3 CONFERENCE DATES June i8-21-Central Dakota Associa­ tion at Hebron, N. Dak., Rev. E. P. Wahl, Speaker. ... - June 18-21-Central Conference at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan. Dr. George A. Lang, Rev. E. J. Baumgartner and Rev. 0 The American Bible Society has Formosa. "There are some young mis­ a nd Mrs. Earl Ahrens, Speak ers. Volume 31 No.13 ini1iated a publication project with t he siona ries studying the tr ibal languages June 18-21-Northern North Dakota June 18, 1953 Bible Society of India that will give with a view to translating the Bible Association at Fessenden, N. Dak. the people of that country the Sermon into them," he r eported to the Bible Prof. Hugo Lueck and Mrs. Wa lter • on the Mount in 15,000 to 200,000 Society. "Various Chinese groups W. Grosser, Speakers. Nine New missionaries and Leaders editions in seven major languages of sought out missionaries in Formosa in Cover ...... A. Devaney, Inc., N. Y. India. The little books will be done order to learn more about God and June 21-27-Iowa Young P eople's "It's Summer Again and Time Camp (Senior) at Clear Lake, HE APPOINTMENT of nine new missionaries and denominational for Fis hing!" in simple, easy-to-read translations his Word. I preached at a government­ leaders and workers in recent weeks and i~ the i.mmediate future Iowa, Professor Ralph E. P owell I:ditorial and bound in colored covers. A wide operated leprosarium to an attentive is news for the headlines! We are not standmg still. We are blow­ reception among India's millions is congregation of over 200 lepers, each and Miss Berneice Westerman. T "Nin e New Missionaries and Lead ers 3 ing the bugles to advance for <;hrist.and for his Kingdom. We believe expected because of Gandhi's devotion of whom followed the r eading of the June 24-28-Dakota Conference at "The Right Use of Time" to this portion of the Scriptures.­ lesson in his own Bible which had b een Bismarck, N. Dale. Rev. J . C. Gunst that this is God's hour for us m which we must make every effort to R ev. E. B eck er ...... 4 strengthen the home base and to proclaim the Gospel to t.he far ends American Bible Society. donated by the American Bible So­ and Rev. a nd Mrs. Earl Ahrens, "Better North American Baptist ciety."- American Bible Society. Speakers. of the earth. Churches" Dr. John Ley poldt ...... •...... 5 • Thirty-seven Mennonite a nd Amish June 24- 28-Pacific Conference at First These new appointments repre ~e nt. an ez:c ou.r ag~ng advance in our churches in Elkhart County, Indiana, e Remains of some seventy Biblical Baptist Church, Elk Grove Cal i­ cooperating societies and denommat10nal m s ti~ut10ns as well as on " Our Indian Mission Fields" participated in a two-week meat can­ scrolls believed to be 2, 000 or more fornia. Dr. Fra nk H. Woyk~, Mrs. the mission fields of the world.. The N?rth Amenc~ Baptist Seminary Dr. Martin L. L euschner ...... •... 6 ning project for foreign relief spon­ years old have been found in a cave Walter W. Grosser, Speakers. on the shor e of the Dead Sea about of Si-oux Falls South Dakota, is securmg the services of an additional uour Faith in Action" sored by the Mennonite Central Com­ G eneral Missionary Committee 7 25 miles east of Jer usalem. The dis­ June 26-28-Eastern Conference Young faculty memb~r , about which more detail e~ news will be released at mittee. The 30,000 cans processed w ill People's Convention a t F orest Bap­ be sent to relief distribution centers in covery, made by Arab shepherds, was a later date. The General Council ~ as appomted Dr. J_ohn Leypoldt as " The Baptis.t Witness in Brazil" tist Church, Winburne, Pa. Prof. Miss Vallcrie Stlllner ...... 8 Korea, J ordan and West Germany. announced by J ordan's British-born interim promotional secretary until 1955, th~s enabling the Rev. M. Director of Antiquities, G. Lankester George A. Dunger and Mr. Ralph L. Leuschner to devote himself more exclusively to his ministry as "Annual Session of Publication Board" About 30 tons of meat were canned E. K letke, Speakers. in the operation, the equivalent of 120 Harding. Mr. Harding, wh o called the Editor of English Publications. Rev. Paul F. Zoschke ...... 10 head of beef each averaging 1,000 fl nd "perhaps the most sensational June 29-July 5-Centra l Dakota Young '·Seminary Spotlights" pounds on the hoof. The cattle were archaeological event of our time," said · People's Assembly at J amestown The land of Japan is v~ry much. iJ?- the limelight these days, in Prof. George A. Dunger ...... 11 38 of the scrolls had been identified by College, J amestown, N. Dak. Prof. our newspapers as well as m our miss10nary annals. Our family of purchased both on the open market What•s Happening ...... 12 and directly from herds owned by Dominican scholars as manuscripts of Ralph E. Powell and Miss Ber­ five missionaries already in J apan has been enlarged to eight with church members. Some poultry a nd i9 books of the Old Testament. The neice Westerman, Speak ers. the appointment of three others. They are th ~ Rev.. and Mrs. Walter "Christian Workers T r aining Conference" 13 pork also was canned. The processing rest were described by the priests as J une 30-July 5-Northern Conference Sukut of Wessington, South Dakota, and Miss Lois R. Lechner of OF MEN AND ANGELS work was carried on at a plant in Wa­ commentaries a nd paraphrases of at Yorkton, Sask . Prof. Herbert Chicago, Illinois. More information a ~out ~h~se consecrated, talented Chapter Ten ...... 14 karusa, n ear Elkhart, where a portable Biblical books, many known and Hiller, Dr. Leslie Chaffee, Rev. E . missionaries will be found elsewhere m this issue and will appear in 11 \Ve, the \·Vomen" canning outfit owned by the Menno­ hitherto unknown Apocrypha and de­ J . Baumgartner, and Dr. M . L. forthcoming numbers. Mrs. Irma Grosser ...... 16 scriptions of the conduct a nd organi­ nite Central Committee was in oper­ Leuschner, Speakers. Reports from the Field . . . • ...... 17 ation.-United Evangelical Action. zation of the Essenes, the J ewish sect The Spanish-American mission field in Col?rado is the object of to which the scrolls beJonged.-Re­ CHANGES OF ADDRESS our prayerful concern these days .that God m~ gh t revive his work Obit ua ries ...... 23 (j A resolution calling ior a half- mile ligious News Service. Mr . William Effa among these people of the San Lms yalley. ~1s~ Florence Eisele of • wide "dry zone" around the United Drumhell er, Alta., Canada Los Angeles, California, has been appomted. a mi s~ i

By DR. JOHN LEYPOLDT of Forest Park, Illinois By the REV. E. BECKER of New Leipzig, North Dakota istry, some of w hom became promi­ meaning that I believe in making pas­ DURING THE P AST twenty months fore that intends to attain to the more reading; but if one wants to learn to nent in our denominational life. toral calls. In that very city t he exe­ it has been my privilege to ser ve as inward a nd spiritual things of religion know the Lord he must turn to sacred As I have gone from church to cutive secretary of t he Baptist Union interim pastor, evangelist and worker must with J esus depart from the mul­ reading: "For my plans are not like church, I have found that sometimes said to me that w hat they need are for our General Council in 30 churches titude a nd press of people" (Thomas your plans, nor your ways like my good men are probably blocking the ministers who will do pastoral work. A. Kempis). in three Canadian provinces and 11 ways-so the E ternal one declares· way for God's blessings to flow freely. One of my most importa nt tasks is different states, extending from New Our Lord felt the need of such nay, as heaven is higher than the earth' When will some of our church mem­ to visit the members of a pastorless York in the east to California in the prayer. He withdrew from the public, so are m y ways higher than you; bers learn that unless we forgive we church. Some people tell they haven't west and from Alberta in the north because it was profitable to him a nd ways, and my plans than your· plans" cannot be forgiven? had a pastoral call for years. Early in -Eva Luoma Photo to his followers to spend some of his (Isa. 55:8-9, Moffatt). to Texas in the south. I have found A shadow rests upon more than my ministry I learned to be impartial " The heavens d eclare the glory of God ; and time in this manner. In private prayer the pastors very cooperative and our in my visitation wor k. I wish I had What are God's thoughts a nd plans one church because some brother has the firmamen t s howeth his ha n diwork " one may become strengthened to face people very hospitable and generous. a grudge against another a nd is un­ learned some other things as well. It ~ ith me? Should I not take time to (Psalm 19:1). tria ls in public life. Solitude with God The work has been strenuous, but God willing to forgive. Christ has some is wrong for a minister to neglect some discover them? Or what is expected brings us in greater solidarity with has always helped. I never tire of very strong words to say about such of his sheep because he fi nds it m ore of me? Should one not spend time him. riding on trains. I let other people Christians w ho harbor any ill will or congenial to visit certain members of to find satisfactory answers to such Apply time for family worship. travel on planes. his church. questions, so that h is life and time ha tred against a nother (Matt. 6:15 ) . Often people compla in about the may become more profitable to his IMPROVEMENTS IN CHURCHES FORGIVE AND FORGET Once I heard Dr . George Truett, brevity of time. There is not enough that great Baptist preacher of the l!JHAT IS TIME? Ordinarily it m ay Maker? Only recently I read t he following be spoken of as a definite portion of of it to have family devotions. How­ When our churches send in their Th ~ Lord is gracious by giving peo­ short prayer: "Lord, a s we pray to south, say to a group of ministers thnt duration. Some people say tha t they ever, when the day has slipt into the reports to the "Baptist H erald" or ple time to repent from sin. He gave t hee to forgive our debts, enable us to we had lost " the shepherd heart." We have all the time they want, and past, some find that they have tended "Der Sendbote," they usually mention the generation of Noah's age 120 years forgive and forget. Amen." In t he must be preachers in t he p ulpit but others t hat they have even more of it to all matters except the family de­ to r epent from sin, but those p eople the highlights in their church life. That very same chapter (Matt. 16) where also shepherds under t he pulpit. Paul than anything else. Still there are votions. Such negligence in r eligious merely wasted that time. is w hat we like to h ear or read. In J esus speaks of P eter as a stepping­ was not only a great missionary but some who never h ave enough of it. life deprives a person of close fellow­ my report, however, I desire to point stone, he also refers to him as a stum­ also a great pastor (Acts 20:20b). In "For a thousand years in thy sight are ship w ith other members of the family "Wake up. sleeper' out some things that could be im­ Rise from the dead. blingblock (Matt. 16:18 a nd 16:23). the light of all t he counter a ttractions but as yesterday when it is past, and a nd of true communion with God. In proved upon. th at the church must face today, pas­ And Christ w ill dawn upon you!"' We a s church leade rs and church mem­ as a watch in the night" (Ps. 90:4) a nd short, some of the time is lost. toral work is more necessary than "Be very careful, then, about the Let me begin by calling a ttent ion bers must be on our guard not to in verse 12, "O teach us to count our ever. TIME FOR WORSHIP way you live. Do not act thoughtless­ to something that may seem very in­ choke t he channels of church life. We days, that we may take it to heart." Apply time for public worship. The ly, but like sensible men, and make significant. Why do many of our good Should a person live 70 years, t hen must be humble a nd Christ-like OUR BELOVED CONFERENCE acceptance of this form of worship t he most of your opportunity, for these people always crowd into the last enough to forgive a nd forget. he has a bout 25,567 days upon earth. does not suspend the former ; it should are evil times. So do not b e foolish benches? In concert halls or public While we ministers a re not alwnys What seems to be more important, In serving various pastorless merely become a necessary extension but understand what the Lor d's w ili auditoriums we rush for the front churches I have found that some min­ ideal, our churches are certainly not how much time one has or how he is" (Goodspeed's Translation). The always blameless. I firmly believe thni applies his lime? Both seem to be of th~ reof. Public worship is not a gath­ seats. No one need be afraid of the isters create a difficult situation for ermg where one may spend his leisure shipmaster came to the sleeping Jonah minister if he has a clear conscience. certain denominations respect t heir importance. Nevertheless, the len gth themselves a nd their church beca use and asked him: "Wha t meanest thou Why not practice the golden rule in ministers more than Baptist churches of time often proves to be useless. "Be t~me . On the contrary, it is precious of a n apparen t lack of proper church time used to give expression to a soul ? sleeper? Arise call upon thy God'. church and let the latecomers slide ad ministra tion. We all ma ke mistakes sometimes do. Think of the long terms ~ trict l y careful then about the life you charged with heavenly power. if so be tha t God will think upon us of service which many Protesta nt min­ lead; act like sensible men, not like into the last seats. God wants us to but some could be avoided if ministers that we perish not." ' a dvance even in t he church pews! isters have in one church. Christian t houghtless; make the very most of 1"Fiis power must fi nd an effluence. knew more about church administra­ It is divine; therefore, it should neither A STEWARD OF TIME Encourage your pastor by fi lling up t he tion. At our Pastors' Conferences and ministers know too well they are not ~· ou r time, for these a re evil days" perfect. Not even t he apostles were lMo!Iatt) . be suppressed nor be wasted, but it The good steward of time can not front seats. at our Seminary more attention should should be put to public use. It is not perfect. But if churches would re­ carelessly go to sl eep, unconcerned as In my long ministry it h as been m y be given to this impor tant subject. TIME FOR PRAYER given for a selfish purpose, for divine member more that ministers are r ep­ to what will h appen while h e is asleep. privilege to work together w ith some We ministers m ust seek to put the Physically, our L or d spent only power is not imparted to be used to resentatives of the Most High, proph­ A thoughtful person will seek to be­ of the finest laymen in our churches welfare of the church first and our­ a bout 33 years in this world. Approxi­ perform demonstrations for self-glori­ selves last. The big th ing in any ets of God a nd ambassadors of Chr ist mately three years thereof were spent come a good administrator of time so as well as deacons who were loyal to they would sometimes speak mor~ fi cation of an individual. This form or that during the course of h 1" lif t'h. church is not the m inister or t he lay­ in his public ministry. For t he aver­ practice of prayer is edifying to others, . . S e IS their church and t heir pastor. Seldom reverently of the ministe r's office and t ime w ill be profitable to h " d did I fi nd the opposite. A layman can man but the Church of Christ. Min­ age man t his short period of time would a nd it is t hat sort of procedure in re­ h . . 1m, an as be more respectful in t heir attitude ~ us~s !his time according to God's be of great help to his pastor. He can isters come a nd go but the Church of merely have been a start in life. But ligious life which inspires the hearer s Christ r emains. Christ must have the nnd actions. think of the effect of three useful will his life will b ecome UsPful to h im also be a big h eartache. and brings them to a decision for God and to God for all eternity. preeminence in our churches as well H aving tr aveled extensively in om· years! and his cause. One of our most esteemed and best as in our persona l lives. General Conference territory du1·ing Time is a precious gift, and it is These are diffic ult t imes wh· h Take time to study God's Word. This t b . , 1c ca n- known layman tells a stor y a bout his the last year a nd a half, I am con­ needed for everyt hing. How should it present generation produces a sur plus no . e enJ oyed by everybody. At such father w ho was one of our faithful PASTORAL CALLI NG vinced t hat we are a minority, a scat­ be applied? It must be set aside for of books, magazines, daily and weekly ~ time the Lord needs helpers, too. ministers. He had two deacons in his My work as interim pastor has tered, a united and a grow ing group. pri vate prayer . "If t hou wilt withdraw Who knoweth whether thou a rt not papers. Should a person attempt to church who caused h im sleepless hours proven a new to me the importance of Down through the centuries God h a s thyself from speaking vainly, and from come_ ;~. the kingdom for such a time read all literature that is offered or and much heartache. He was a firm pastoral w ork. For many years I have used minority groups to further his gadding idly, as a lso from hearkening as this . Some of the fore1·gn . . that one is expected to r ead, there . m1ss10n- believer in prayer. So he prayed that believed what Dr. T. Cuyler said years cause. Think of Gideon's army of after novelties and rumors thou w ilt anes w_aste time because they· are held de finitely would be no time to r ead God would take them to h eaven. And ago: "A house-going preache r makes three hundred in the Old Testament find leisure enough and for a.s captives by anti-Godly forces. Mil­ s ~itab l e God's Word. In many homes secula r he did. As a result a revival broke out a church-going people." I was told in and the t welve apostles in the New meditation on good things. He there - lions of young men spend years in the literature takes. the place of Bible in his church and in the course of a certa in city by two church officials T estament. The early Christians met (Continued on Page ) 9 years six young men entered the min- t ha t I belong to " the Old School," (Continued on Page 11) L Pa g~ 6 THE BAPTIST HERALD June 13, 1953 Page 7 Our Indian Mission Fields

The story of m any changes and developments on our Indian mission fi elds of Alber ta, Canada, as evidences of God's continued guidan ce and blessing

By DR. MARTIN L. LEUSCHNER of Forest P ark, Illinois - :·:-

m ANY CHAN the lives of these Indians. The cries "We a ll know that Mr. Neuma n is our Indian . G~ s are taking place on of "God bless you" by t he Indians and a real good Christian," the Indians Canada, Whi~ss i on fi elds in Alberta, of God's words, "Well done," can be a said, "who preaches God's Word to fatniliar ga alrnost sound like t he sweet mem ory for Raymond a nd Ber­ the lost souls to be saved and to t he B ut in Godrne' of "fru 1t. basket upset. ,, nice Harsch in t he months and years Christians to be better each day . We Dr. L eslie l\I. Ch a ff ee, m edical missionar y in the Cameroons, and th e R ev. and Mr s. Walter Sukut of W essington Sp rings, S. Dale., that these c~ work we are convinced to come. know he is working for God to w in a ppoin t ees for th e mission fi eld In Japa n (left); and (right) Rev. R. Milbrandt of Medicine Hat, Al ta., who s pok e on Canad ian i m mi­ and tha t hi: nge.s will be for the best NEUMANS ON BULL RESERVE the Indian people to J esus Christ. As gr ation at the lllissionary Rally in th e F oste r Ave. Church , and the R e \·. Otto Patzia of Detroit, Mich ., chairman of the Gen era l vanced arno Ringdorn will be ad- for us we try to help him a nd h ave Mis&ionary Committee. ng our Indian friends. In the meantime, the R ev. and Mrs. become as brot hers a nd sisters to them Mil. AND MRS. HARSCH R. Neuma n and their family of four in J esus Christ. T he love of God helps S everal rno children have moved from the Mon­ us to love our white friends." Raymond H nths ago Mr. a nd Mrs. tana to the Bull Reserve. Since the tion to go toagch l~ft the Bull Reserva­ chief is a professing Chr istia n on the MR. J AKE DERMAN a re both wo k~lga 1 y , Alta., where t hey Bull Reserve, t he more importa nt Our Faith in Action Goel in his providence has raised up months pr · r tng during the summer meetings a re held in this chapel a nd ior to th . . another missionary for the Montan a F a lls, South D - eir going to Sioux t he communion services a re observed Reservation . Mr. J ake Derma n of Ed­ here. God has given us a spiritual study at our akota: lVIr. H arsch w~ll monton, Alta., was the cont ractor w ho At the sessions of the Gen eral Mission ar y Committee held on April 29 and 30 order to eq . Senunary this fall in stronghold on this reser vation. built the Benke Memoria l Chapel a nd fecti ve ser v i~~P . h imself for more ef- Renovations have been made in the missionai-ies' house a t a great saving important decisions were m ade affecting our mission fields and a budget o.f On the Bun in the Lord's vineyard. missionaries' house with two rooms fo r the denomina tion. He has been $295,700 was recommended to th e General Council. Harsch were Ileser ve Mr . and Mrs. furnished upstairs in the a ttic of t he witnessing to the Gospel of Christ on miracles of eyewitnesses to God's house, w ith a cement floor completed the Pigeon Lake Reser ve. He has been Indians n gr~ c e and Power a mong t he in the basement and a soft water tank . · uring t h . . appoin.ted by the General Missionary Report by DR. MARTIN L. L EUSCHNER, Editor istry they h e1r t wo-yea r mm - installed. As yet the re is no telephone 1 Committee as the missiona ry for t he Benk:e lVIe e P.ed to build t he beautiful on this reser ve to the chapel. Montana Reserve. His love for t he sum being designated exclusively for a ries' hou s;or i ~l Cha pel a nd mission­ The Montana Indians we re very sad Indians, his talents as a builder a nd parted i m p o r t a n t information a nd T HE GENERAL MISSIONARY COM­ helpful council. of the $IS ~itnessed the completion over the departure of the Neumans handym an, and his youthful eagerness foreign mission fi elds. The a ppropria­ 0 MITTEE in action is like a minature building, led government school to the neighboring reserve. A petition will soon give him a big place in the tions for the m i s s i o n - supportect ? General Conference. Representatives Our Japan mission is growing. God's among the d. 1n a stirring revival signed by Chief John Bear a nd 27 hea rts of these Indians for J esus' sak e! churches were made w ith Christian 1 from all of our n ine confer ences gather blessings are enlarging i ts boundaries. baptism Of nCla.n s, participated in t he other Indians requested t hem to stay. concern for those in n eed a nd w ith a A mission field has been selected in the It was a unique tr ibute of love to the NEW SCHOOL TEACHER to make vital decisions that will de­ many othe hief Francis Bull and sense of stewardship befor e God in r ural Mie-Ken area, some 300 miles missionary ministry of Brother Neu­ termine our ministry on far fl ung m is­ evident tr rs, thanked God for the Now the story unfo lds how God is distributing t hese funds. A total of southwest of Tokyo, w ith t he first mis­ ansforrnation of cha racte r in man among them . prepared for a ll huma n changes. For sion fields of the world. The spiritual 57 churches were given such assist­ l r quality of its faith is synonymous w ith sion to be started in Uji-Yamada, a the past three years Miss F aye Stroh­ a nce. It is gr a tifying to n ote that six city of 68,000 population. A new home schein has been serving as the efficient the greatness of faith of our General Confer ence. The recent annua l ses­ former mission- aided churches have for the Rev. and Mrs. J ay H irth at teacher a t the Monta na Reser ve school. become self-suppor ting. Uji-Yamada is now under con struction. In her quiet winsome way she- has let sions of the Genera l Missiona ry Com­ her light shine for Christ a nd has car ­ mittee held on April 29 a nd 30 a t the The Cameroons mission fi eld is to­ OUR JAPAN MISSION r ied on a wonder ful teaching minist ry. Forest P a rk headquarters dramatized day enjoying the fruit of ma ny labors this bold faith in worldwide action . a nd sacrifices fo r Christ in years gone Three new missionaries for t he J a­ She will be leaving this fi eld late this pan field were appointed . T hey are the BUDGET OF $295,700 by. We ha ve now reached an all time summer in order to continue he r Re v. and Mrs. Walter Suk ut of Wes­ studies elsewhere. high of 38 missiona ries under a ppoint­ The 15 representatives in attendance ment. During t he year 1952 a total of !'mgton Springs, South Dakota, and Her successor, who has already re­ elected the Rev. Otto P atzia of D etroit, 1808 baptis1ns was r epor ted. The new Miss Lois R . Lechner of Chicago, I ll. ceived her appointment by the Ca­ Mich ., as chairman a nd the Rev. J ohn buildings of t he Ba nso Baptist H os­ Mr. Sukut is a graduate of our Semi­ nadia n Indian Agency, is Miss Martha Schmidt of New York, N. Y., as v ice­ pita l under the supervision of Mr. nary in t he class of 1951. He is now Strohschein, another Ba pti!'t girl from chail·man. Then they heeded the earn­ Ernest H ildebrand w ith facilities for 74 serving as pastor of the E benezer Wetaskiwin, Alberta . She is t he fi a ncee est words of their general missiona ry beds will be completed by t he end of Church of Wessington Springs, S. Dak., of Mr. J a ke Derman. This fi ne young secretary, the Rev. R. Schilke, wh en fhis fi scal year . T he Bamenda New with distinction. Miss L echner is a couple hopes to be married this sum­ he wrote in h is r eport: " I trust that all Hope Settlemen t for the lepers is qualified school teacher w ith consider­ mer and then to move into the new of you have come w ith vigor a nd ma king wonderful progress. T he sum able experience, a d evoted Christia n teache!·age on the reserve. strength of body and spirit to do th e of $1 0,000 h as been designated for t he and Baptist young woman, wh o is business that is ours to perform these projects of purchasing cattle, planting eager to go forth to w it ness for h er This new teacher's home is a nother clays a nd to wait upon the Lor d for "cha nge" on the Indian fi eld . It was coffee trees a nd building lep er h uts i n Master. An informa tive ar ticle a bout guidance in a ll mat ters." ?uilt with government money a nd is order to make the settlement self-sup­ these new appointees for J apan w ill Baptist mission a ries an d frien ds with Chief F ran cis B ull at the B enlce Memorial Cha pel The total budget requests of the appear in the "Ba ptist H erald" before on th e B u ll Reser ve. ideally suited as a home. With Mr . porting wit hin a few years. Dr. Leslie their sailing d ate, tentatively sch ed­ (Left to r ight: B ernice :md Raymond Harsch , former m issionaries; Rev. Henry Schu and Mrs. Derman moving into t he committee a mounted to $295,700, a M. Chaffee, our medical m ission ary, new high in the missionary needs of uled for the early fall, 1953. macher, Welask iwin; Chief F ran cis B u ll; a nd Mr. Jak e Derman , n ew ly appoin ted m issionary teacherage this fa ll, the additional was present as the r epresentative of for the Mon tana Reserve.) our denomination, wit h $170,000 of this the Cameroons m issiona ries a nd im- (Continued on P age 11 ) (Continued on P age 24) June 18, 1953 Page 8 THE BAPTIST HERALD Page 9 of Brazil's currency have mounted steeply in price. At the youth meetings, which I con­ ducted every evening whenever I was The Baptist Witness in Brazil with a church, the older people were also present a nd participa ted in the The story of German Baptist chmches in Brazil, South America, and discussions. I have also worked with of the fervent witness of young people for Christ as related by the the young women's groups and Wom­ Youth and Sunday School Director in Brazil en's Missionary ~o cieti es . But t he af ternoons always belonged to th e ~·:- children. They would come for miles to these gatherings. "Miss Wally," a s By MISS V ALLERIE STILLNER of Porto Alegre, Brazil I was known, was going to tell stories with pictures! The Rev. a nd Mrs. J. H. Landenberger of Gladwin, Mich., could accomplish a great deal. It was h ad provided us w ith fiannelgraph IN THE SOUTHERN part of the large a t remendous task and I definitely felt materials and pictures. The Round and beautiful country of Brazil you incompetent. But the ministers en­ Lake Baptist Church of Gladwin, will find the state of Rio Grande do couraged me and God's promises Mich., has sent me other visual aids. Sul. I was born in its principal city, strengthened me in a ccepting the ap­ This was something NEW for these Porto Alegre, a nd that has been my pointment. children and the seed of God's Word The 1952 Baptist Youth Conference h eld at P orto Alegre, Brazil, with more than a hundred home to the present day. H ere in What was my ministry? At that time for eternal life has been sown abun­ young people in attendance in addition to pastors and leaders. Porto Alegre my father , t he Rev. we had twelve youth societies. I had dantly into these young hearts! In jectives, make plans for the future, Vicente Stillner, was pastor of the to visit each of these, concluct Bible Brazil so little has been don e with the THE USE OF TIME and determine the course of our work First Baptist Church for 30 y ears. ~ tud~ es , . missionary courses, and give best materials known today to make (Continued from Page 4) Here also my seven brothers and sis­ the Gospel alive and r eal for these for the days ahead. The ministers are armed forces of the va rious nations, mspirat10nal messages. Since our so­ present to give inspirational messages ters and I were reared in a Christian cieties stretched over a distance of 528 people! but for the most of them it is noth­ and spiritua l counsel. These young home and in early youth experienced ing but a waste of time. If all these miles, I faced many ditnculties in this conferences have been growing in in­ t he blessing of faith in Christ and of FUTURE POSSIBILITIES men could use their time for the wel­ travel program. Transportation in terest and numbers, so that last year fellowship w ith believers in a Baptist A heavy burden is on my h eart fare of the underprivileged and prim­ Brazil is very, very dill'er ent from that we had more than a h undred p resent church. whenever I go into the more primi ­ itive peoples, time would soon bring in the United States. Often I had to for the sessions. travel for many miles on a bus. Once tive rural a nd wooded areas of P arana a new dispensation, and it would be BEGINNINGS IN 1882 our bus became stuck in the mud on and there see the w onderful possibil­ Our Baptist young people in Brazil used for him in whom it originated. The German Baptist work in Brazil one of our better roads and had to be ities for pioneer missionary work. My are happy in their ser vice for the King "Corne, my Father's blessed ones, has an interesting background. The pulled out by two teams of oxen. hands are t ied in such situations for I a nd ready to do t he Lord's bidding! inherit the kingdom prepared for you first Baptist immigrants from Ger­ Many times I had to go by horse and cannot provide the workers nor the They compose a small minority in a from the foundation of the world. For many arrived in Brazil in 1882. They buggy over long distances to my desti­ supplies which are so sorely needed. land of great spiritual darkness! Our I was hungry and you gave me food; settled down in t he most southern part nation. In this area we have 15 churches w ith prayer is that God may use them more I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; a nd more, so that great t hings may be of the count ry at Linha Formosa Miss Vallerie Stillner of Porto But these difficulties a re soon for­ ony eight pastors, and one of these I was a stranger, and you took me in; a ccomplished by his grace. where a Baptist church was estab­ Alegre, Brazil, who is visiting in gotten when you see the joy on the will retire soon because of his age. We I was naked, and you clothed me; I lished. the United States for the summer faces of the young people af ter your need la borers for the field a nd for F or several mon ths th is summer was sick, und you visited me; I was The second Baptist church to be months. a rrival a t a church a nd lead them in God's ha rvest! I am here in America to become ac­ in prison, and you came to see me" started in Brazil was a t Porto Alegre a study of God's Word. The youth Ther e is a brighter side to this pic­ quainted w ith the ministry of the (Mrs. Montgomery's Translation). in 1888. This work w as supported in age and grace to build God's Kingdom work has grown and today we have 16 t ure. Four of our young men have North American Baptist Gene ral Con­ The people here r eferred to tak e the early years by the North American as never before! One of our brethren societies w ith 539 members w ho show gone to Rio de J a neiro to attend t he ference, to visit some of the young time to discharge their duty toward Baptist General Missionary Committee. Mr. Otto Kepler, who has since go n ~ a n enthusiastic interest in w itnessing Baptist Seminary a nd three of our people's camps and assembli~s . to wor­ their fellow-men. The use of time for You sent us several missionary work­ to his heavenly reward, was especially for Christ and in missionary work. young women are students in the Mis­ ship with you in some of your church good deeds is time well spent. It is ers and helped us financially. God concerned about our youth work. He ser vices, a nd to learn a great deal so pleasing to God and ben eficial to men. YOUNG PEOPLE'S PAPER sionary School in t hat same city, both blessed the church, and German im­ was the leader in organizing a Baptist of which were founded and are sup­ that I can be of greater service and Such stewards of time derive eternal migrants and Brazilians came to a sav­ Youth Conference with definite spirit­ During t he second year of my min­ ported by the Southern Baptist Con­ blessing to our churches in Brazil. blessings from the right use of it. ing faith in Christ, a public school w as ua l objectives and with zealous devo­ istry, we began to edit a youth paper vention . These seven young people organized and Missiona ry Roth b egan tion to the Lord J esus Christ. called "Jugendfreund" (Friend of came from homes with very modest a Bible School. But the fi na ncial sup­ YOUTII WORK Youth). At first it appeared every incomes, so that it means effort and port was cut off and the sma ll church, t hree months, but now we publish i t sacrifice on their part to be able to confronted by many difficulties, made Let me tell you something about this every month. It was printed for u s a ttend these schools. R ecently I visited very slow progress. youth work in Brazil, since this is the originally by a publishing concern, but with them and learned that, although But this Baptist work in Brazil has .field in which I am active and in this was not satisfactory. We dreamed we as a Baptist Convention have h elped the seal of God's blessing upon it. The which I have been an eyewitness of of our own publishing house, but this them a little, t hey still have to battle sacrificia l efforts of our forefathers God's victories. was 0•1t of the question. Finally, our with heavy expenditures and at times have had fruit in human lives and in In my early youth I was converted youth conference dared to take a bold they can become discouraged. radiant churches and chapels. We have and immediately wanted to ser ve my step for us and purchased our own Several of our young women are 15 Baptist churches with severa l mis­ Master. I was busy in t he Sunday large mimeograph machine. This is a sion stations in Brazil, 29 Sunday School, choir, youth and girls' work . studying to become r egistered nurses. grea_t und erta~ing for us w hen you They would like to ser ve in some mis­ Schools a nd 16 young people's societies. For three years I was a teacher in a r ealize ~hat_ this 16-page paper with its World War II set our German Bap­ sionary project for us as Baptist Christian school. A ll of t his brought 600 co?1es m every printing and with tist work in Brazil back by severa l me intense joy, but I wasn't quite deaconesses if t he opportunity should many illustrations is prepared entirely years. No German could be spoken in satisfi ed. I felt t hat God had called be presented. We h ave star ted a public meetings, and this a nd other ?Y vol_unteer help of our young people Deaconess Society and we hope it will me to full- time ser vice for him. m their spare time. government regulations made it vir­ Then God answered prayers when be recognized by the government and tually impossible for our ministers to in 1948 at our Youth Conference, I We are still hoping and praying that given financial support. Then these work except under the greatest pos­ was asked to give my entire time and we can take the next step ( which to us young women could serve in this way sible handicaps. Our Sunday Schools strength to the youth work of our con­ seems necessary ) and purchase our as deaconesses. a nd youth work were especially h ard ference. It was stated t hat someone own sma ll printing press for t his paper Once a year a ll of our young people 0 Young m en from German Baptist churches of Brazil who are studying at the Southern h it. But in the years since t he close traveling among the youth societies ~ ours .. But most of the printing gather for a conference. At that time Baptist Sem inary in Rio de Janeiro and three Baptist young women who are students In of the war, we have found new cour- and making many personal contacts presses m Brazil are imported frorn we listen to reports, adopt new ob- t h e Missiona ry School in the sam e city. other countries and w ith the inflation Page 11 Page 10 THE BAPTIST HERALD June IC, 1953 OUR INDIAN MISSION Faculty and students anticipated a time of mental and spiritual stimula­ (Continued from Page 6) tion and fellowship. Then our guests space of the former home in the Mon­ arrived. They were our pastors from Annual Session of Publication Board tana Chapel can be used for Sunday SouU1 Dakota and the surrounding - :·:- School classrooms and for special states • and pastors largely from the meetings. American Baptist Convention churches Report by the REV. PAUL F. ZOSCHKE of Cleveland, Ohio, For the summer months Miss Faye of Sioux Falls and vicinity. Among Strohschein is staying on the Montana the visitors was a local rabbi, a Re­ Secretary of the Publication Board Reserve and helping in the Vacation formed Church pastor and a Menno­ Bible School, Sunday School and - :·:- THE SPRING CONVOCATION nite minister from Minnesota. They denomination in all its literary needs. stimulation and information. To them church services. She has a very fine had come in response to our invitation, associate in Miss Velma Shippy who By DR. GEORGE A. DUNGER We were particularly h appy to note goes a very cordial "thank you." no doubt attracted by the timely t heme, T HE BOARD of Trustees of the P ubli­ has been appointed for the summer by that some departments which have The "Every Sunday Bulletin" is a What is a "seminary"? What kind "Certain Emphases in Karl Barth's cation Society met in Cleveland, Ohio, the Student Placement Committee. Theology," and the name of the con­ operated on denominational subsidy ~p l endid denominational service a nd of a place is it? What do you DO at on Friday, April 17, for its annual Miss Shippy is a member of the Mt. are now showing a slight profit. This promotional feature. A total of 14,500 a "seminary"? Immediately certain vocation speaker, our own, well­ session under the a ble presidency of Zion Baptist Church near J unction is now being sent out every week. pictures spring up in our minds: medi­ known and very capable executive Mr. Harold B. J ohns of Oak P ark, Ill. as to be credited to the fact that more City, Kans., who in April 1953 was churches a nd ministers are ordering Due to the fact that the subscription eval-looking buildings whose stone secretary, Dr. Frank H. Woyke. graduated from the Christia n Training The new members of the Board their materials from the Roger Wil­ list of our junior paper , "Salute," has walls are covered with ivy, gothic The program provided for four lec­ Institute of Edmonton, Alberta. elected at the last General Conference never been h igh enough to make the windows with delicate, flamboyant tures, two forums, an evening serv­ liams Press. One could wish that still She was introduced to the Indians in Philadelphia, Pa., were introduced more would do so. Any book or sup­ necessary denominational subsidy a tracery and maybe the mellow sounds ice-conducted in conjunction with and cordially welcomed. They are ply for the Sunday School or church w ise expenditure, it was voted to dis­ and the work on the Montana Reserve of a bell tolling the call to worship! the Trinity Baptist Church-special Rev. Edwin Miller of Cleveland, Ohio; from whatever publisher can be or­ continue this paper with the last issue on Sunday, April 19th, by Brother Or is it the picture of antiquated music by the "Master's :Messengers" Rev. John Grygo of Chicago, Ill.; Rev. dered from our press. The order is of J une. Any adjustments on paid Neuman. She and Miss Strohschein houses, squeaking doors and creaking quartet and including two devotional G. E. Friedenberg of Buffalo, N. Y.; are living in the teacherage quarters. relayed the same day it is received. ~ubscript i ons for the year are to be floors, a musty- smelling library with periods conducted by the Rev. Alfred Mr. Walter Schmidt of Lorraine, Kans.; The cost to our customers is no higher, made with the Roger Williams Press. Adjoining the Montana Chapel are rows of dusty books and listless an­ Weisser and the Rev. Frank Veninga and Mr. Paul Ludwig of Cleveland, but the publishers give our press a A cordial vote of gratitude and esteem several newly built log houses for the cients poring over lecture notes, drill­ respectively. Dr. George A. Lang, Ohio. We were also very happy to elderly Indians. They will be like Old substantial share of their profits. Even goes to the editor, Miss Mar tha Ley­ ing bone-dry knowledge into docile president of our Seminary, presided have our member emeritus, Dr. Her­ People's Homes, for which government bulletin boards and pulpit furniture poldt, for her good services and con­ heads? over the convocation. Delicious and man von Berge of Dayton, Ohio; our aid has been given. These Indians will stant efforts to ofTer her readers the Or is it a picture-as it should be ample meals, served in the dining editors, Dr. Martin L. Leuschner and can so be ordered. very best. be near the missionary who can keep and as it is in our case-of functional room, proved occasions for strengthen­ Rev. W. J. Luebeck; Rev. J. C. Gunst, BIBLE DAY FUND an eye of Christian concern upon them. architectural u nits designed for effec­ ing ties of friendship. the executive secretary of the CBY NEW HYMNALS With the chapel, school, teacherage, tive tr aining, with plenty of sun and The forums designed for a free ex­ and SS Union, Mr. H. P. Donner, our The Bible Day fund is used to dis­ gardens and homes for these elderly A number of inquiries have been air where professors, students and change of thought on the basis of Dr. former manager ; and Rev. Paul Wen­ tribute Bibles and other literature as Indians all close together, it certainly tlie needs may present thcmseh"cs. Out made by our churches for the German staff share the spiritual responsibil­ Woyke's lectures proved to be times gel.,of Brooklyn, N. Y., a former presi­ looks very much like a missionary of serious discussion and evaluation dent of our Board, in all or part of our of this fund free subscriptions for one hymnal, "Die Glaubensharfe." In view ities of the age in joyous affirmation of this growing need due to immigra­ compound, a wonderful sight to see of the living Christ, where serious of trends which stimulated in ward sessions. year to "Der Scndbote" or "The Bap- on this Indian Reserve! tion, it was decided to request the study abounds and the halls occasional­ searching, prayer and new ~md deeper General Council to make available Other changes are bound to occur ly ring with hearty laughter? commitment to the treasures of Bib­ through the fi nance committee a loan and announcements about them will " Sharing the spiritual responsibil­ lical Truth entrusted to us as followers of $2500 for the printing of a small be made in due course of time. But ities of the age in joyous affirmation of of Christ and co-workers with God. edition of this hymnal, because no the greatest joy in this mission work the living Christ" is a serious thought When the time for parting arrived, other German book' meets the tem­ among the Indians, in spite of these to think, a profound thought to ex­ many of the guests and visitors said perament of our people like this one. many changes, is the assurance that press, a far-reaching thought to print. "Goodbye" accompanied by a hearty Another need increasingly mani­ God's hand holds us fast and leads us Spiritual responsibilities are expressed handshake, a kindly twinkle in their fested in our churches is for a hymnal aright, even as he has drawn many of in devotion, in theology, in actual con­ eyes and: " ... if not sooner, see you in the English language of our own these dear Indians to himself by his tact with souls. This is a reality at our at next year's convocation!" Thus our compilation. Then, too, the Rev. Paul saving grace a nd redeeming love! Semina ry. Here young minds and Spring Convocation ended. It was a Wengel has made a goodly number of hearts measure themselves against the time of rich blessings and wonderful translations of well-known chorales a nd thoughts and experiences of God's fellowship in the name of our Savior songs from the Ge rman. Since this be­ BETTER BAPTIST CHURCHES servants and the curren ts of contempo­ and Lord Jesus Christ. came known Mr. Wengel has had more (Continued from Page 5) rary events, including new trends in That is the picture of our Seminary demands than he could supply with theology and philosophy. Such reality in Sioux Falls! Sharing the spiritual in h omes. They certainly were minor­ mimeogra phed copies. Ther efore the responsibilities of the age in joyous ity groups, but what a spiritual power was experienced a few weeks ago dur­ Board voted unanimously to petition ing the Seminary Spring Convocation. affirmation of the living Christ! Our they manifested! The minority groups the General Council that the Roger The time was set for April 22nd and Spring Convocation was an evidence fi lled with the Holy Spirit in various Williams Press be authorized to pub­ 23rd. Provision was made for lodging of such sharing, a throbbing reality of lish a hymnal in the English tongue centruries of the Christian era kept Members of th e Publication Board in Clevela nd, Ohio, for its annual session . a nd feeding the convocation guests. victorious spiritual life. with a section of Mr. Wengel's trans­ the Church alive. We are only a very A source of deep gratification to the tist Herald" upon certification by the lations and possibly others. small segment of the more than 17 Board was the financial report which pastor or the immigration officer have . In rece~t years the old equipment millions of Baptists but God through was to come into a church as a total Today we are over 44,000. Let us not 1·evealed the wise and economical man­ been given to immigrant families as a m the prmt shop has caused many Christ has used us as a minority group stranger, but as soon as one knew forget that probably 85,000 to 100,000 agement on the part of the Rev. E. J . good piece of missionary work. Over delays through breakdowns. Last year for over a century. that here were also brothers and sis­ believers may have been baptized in Baumgartner. This is due to the many 500 subscriptions in all have been the management was given a two-year We are a scattered group. Neither ters in Christ, the re was immediately our churches during the last 110 years. hours of overtime by the manager granted, and now 340 to "Der Send­ the American Baptist Convention nor established a bond of Christian fel­ "Speak unto the children of Israel (the himself and the hearty cooperation of program of improvements. Part of that bote" and 32 to "The Baptist Herald" has now been realized in th . t 11 the Southern Baptist Convention are lowship. One learned to know new North American Baptists) that they go his employees. t' e ms a a- for ward" (Exodus 14:15). are in effect. Due to the r apidly de­ wn of a completely rebuilt automatic as scattered as we are. We rightly faces, new names, made n ew friends call ourselves the North American and found joy in serving another group I have counted it a privilege to serve MANAGER'S REPORT pleting funds, these subscriptions have pre~s and a folder. These are alr eady Baptist General Conference, because of fellow-Christians, believing in the our Christ and our beloved denomina­ now been limited to six months. ~aymg off in interruptions avoided and The manager's report, too, was very some of our churches are in Canada. same God, the same Savior and work­ tion. The Lord has opened doors be­ The reports of the editors also gave accelerated efficiency 0th . heartening. We appreciate his dili­ . · er maJor Even though we are scattered over a ing for the same cause. yond expectation. Seeing the need at gence and conscientious service. Every reasons for gratitude to God for the ec~u1p~ent to be installed in the future great part of the North A.meric.an con­ We are a growing group. Our mis­ home and abroad in a troubled world phase of the work is going forward to work accomplished. These editors a1 e a lmotype machine and an addres­ sion is not finished. We b egan over a today, I have said: "If I had ten lives, accomplish the purpose of the Roger tinent, we are united m faith and have wor~ed long and hard to supply sograph: Thus, our shop is being hundred years ago with about 12 mem­ I would give them all for the cause Williams Press, which is to serve the spirit. One of the inspiri~ g things th ~t our constltuency with sound spiritual modernized to meet the increased de­ bers in Philadelphia, Pennsyh·ania. of Christ, my Savior and my Lot·d." mands. I have experienced agam and agam Pag~ 12 THE BAPTIST HERALD June 18, 1953 Christian Workers' Train ing Confere~·~~

Ten tative Program £01· t I!e Conference to Be Held at Sioux Falls , S . Dak., f rom J u I y 13-l!J, 1953

Board of Deacons, and then gave their I tist Church since Sept. 1945. His re­ Meet the Confer ence Personaiities. 7:15 P.M. Vesper Service. testimonies before the church. l OMETHING GREAT . · signation at the Gladwin Church will sthi s summer fo r all ~~11~ take place Message, R ev. R oy Seibel. s: 3o P.M. Visual Presentation of take effect on June 3, and he will e Mr. and Mrs. Albert LosH, promi- and leade rs . Chi istian workers Get Acquainted. Denominational Progr am. Dr. begin his new pastorate at the Berlin c m our Sund Leuschner and E. Ralph Kletke. 11ent members of the Trinity Church, and younO' , ay Schools Tuesday, July 14, through Baptist Church on Sunday, July 5th, . "' people s societies N Portland, Ore., sailed on the " S.S. m the history f · ever Saturday Noon, J uly 18 Sunday, July 19 succeeding the Rev. J . C. Kraenzler, America" from New Yori( City on life have we beeo obtlir denominational . n a e to have a Cl · now of Leduc, Alta., Canada. May 1st for a three-month tour of tian Workers' C ·f 1ns- 7:30 A.M . Breakfast. 7:00 A.M. Morning Watch. on erence to · 1 Europe. They will spend most of this AL L worker f . m e ude 8:20 A.M. Bible Study a nd Prayer. 8:15 A.M. Breakfast. e On Sunday, April 19, a total of 151 time visiting r elatives and Baptist United Sta t s i om our church es in the Dr. G. A. Lang. 9:45 A.M. Sunday School. people signed the guest book at the churches in Germany a nd Austria, but tion of the es ant:l Canada. The loca- 9:00 A.M. Class Per i0d: "The Bap­ 11 :OO A.M. Worship Service. mee m ap!ac s· Open House held at the n ew parson­ they also hope to visit Holland, Italy, South Dal t "' e, 10ux Falls tist Faith," Dr. F. H. Woyke. l 2:15 P.M. Dinner. age of the Baptist Church, Aplington, France and Switzerland. They attended fered at t~~ aN a·nhd the f_a cilities o f~ 9:00 A.M. Class Period: " Guidina 2:30 P.M. R eports on Activity Proj- Iowa. The dedication of the new s . 01 t America n B t" the morning service on April 26 at the emma ry, as well as th ap ist Others in Christian Growth ~ ects and Class P eriods. parsonage was h eld on Sunday, May Forest Park Baptist Church of Illinois ly city of s· ose of the love- Rev. 0 . R. Schmidt. ' Missionary Message by Dr. Leslie 24, with festive exercises. Recently 10ux Falls all 1 d and h eard Dr. Leslie lVI. Chaffee, med­ selves beautiful! f : ' en t hem- IO:OO A._M. General Assembly: Super­ Chaffee. seven converts were baptized by the ical missionary, in a heart stirring mes- y 01 such an oc · vised by Dr. M. L. Leuschner. 5:30 P.M. Supper pastor, the Rev. Frank Veninga. It We are happy, indeed to cas1on. sage. 11:00 A_.M.

I was irked and Dian noticed some­ "Good-night, Steve,'' she said. "If "The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?" It was the first of June and I was thing was wrong. She found me in the you change your mind give me a buzz." she said. in Gold Springs again. I shall never library where I had wandered in my I drove by the p arsonage and found "Not as beautiful as your hair and forget that first afternoon with Phoebe moodiness, trying, I suppose, to get Jenny propped up on the davenport the lights in your eyes. Still love me, and Jason. As we leaned over the away from the people who were mak­ reading. Jenny? No one else who's taken my steaming cups of Phoebe's inimitable ing a great noise with their chatter. "How's the headache?'' I ask ed. I place?" coffee, the difficulties of the past four "Y~u're supposed to be joyous at thought she looked pale and tired. "Oh, Steve, you're always kidding. years at seminary seemed to disappear Yulet1me, Steve," said Dian. "Better, tha nk you. H ow was the I thought by this time you would know like the fragrant steam. I was con­ "Uhuh." I shrugged and looked party?" what a dependable and uncha ngeable scious only of a strange but supremely into the fire that was burning in the "Oh, so-so." person I am." pleasant feeling of satisfaction. I had fireplace in the room. "How was Dian?" Her eyes were "Guess I should know, by this time. completed successfully four years of "Where's J enny?" asked Dia n. leveled on me. I can't talk you into marrying me! seminary and was now a bona fide "She didn't come. She has a head- "Oh, Dia n was so-so, too. Did you Seriously, darling, don't you think we pastor; I had the heartening prospect ache." miss me?" 5hould get married?" of a small but promising church; more­ "Quarrel, huh?" She pursed her full lips. "You know "But you've only six months more to over, I had also the dream of a manse "Just a little disagreement." what, Steve? I've been thinking. go unt il you finish. You'll be through with J enny-my Jenny- in it. "Hmmm." Dian came nearer to me Maybe I'd better marry you right in June-you'll need the next few How good is was to be with Phoebe touch e~ mJ:' arm. " I know a girl wh~ away. You're awfully ha ndsome-and months to study and prepare for your and J ason again! Suddenly Phoebe's wouldn t disagree with you." who knows when some r avishing girl examinations. A wife, well, a wife best red- checkered t ablecloth blurred I turned around to meet h er gaze. will close in on you?" might get in the way." a nd the thin cup trembled in my hand. For a seco?d the idea startled me. I grinned at her, happily. "Don't It was my old selfishness again. I My heart was full and overflowed as Then _I realized she didn't know what worry, honey. I've got that settled. knew it was best that we wait. it had overflowed so many times be­ our disagreement was about I've been thinking, too. I 'll finish "Besides, Steve, we've only begun fore, in talk. "Listen, Dian-" · school first. Love can wait, r emember, to plan the wedding, to m ake my dress. At first we spoke of little things­ Her _gaze was intent. "What makes until I fi nish school." Mother wants everything to be nice." inconsequential in themselves, yet you thmk we col!ldn't be happy? Just The Christmas holidays over, I re­ "All right, Jenny. I guess you win. part of the pattern of security. J ason because I'm not a preacher's d augh ­ turned to my studies at t he seminary. We'll wait. But let's set the date right shifted the conversation gently . Of Men and of Angels ter?" As much as my selfish desires prodded after graduation. What do you say?" "Steve, it's certainly good to have "Because I Jove her!" I said con­ me to talk J enny into marrying me Jenny nodded her h ead. I would you here w ith us again . It's like old fidently. immediately, in my more thoughtful return to the seminary, concentrate on t imes. Tell us about yourself." He " Ho~ do you know? You're already a nd unselfish moments I knew it was my studies and wait until June. glanced subtly at Phoebe, who rose to A Prize-winning Christian Novel by LON WOODRUM quarreling, aren't you ? You say you not fair to insist on it. She would At home that evening Phoebe was replenish the silver tray with t he best love her, but are you sure she loves want to be with me, I knew, and that working in the kitchen. I opened the cookies baked in the county . "Say, You ? Well, I do, Steve." would mean a one-room home for two, door a nd the deliciousness of home­ how a bout another cookie first?" Jason She, didn't lack for words. "Now w ith a hotplate and none of the nicc­ made cookies spread through 111e as I asked. The serialization of Woodrum OF MEN AND OF ANGELS is being that, I ve _made my confession, perhaps t ies I wanted my wife to enjoy. It was took a deep breath. For a moment I "I never had cookies like Ulese at for the best for us to wait I knew. imagined that this was our homc­ published by permission of the Zondervan Publishing House, Grand you ll t~mk about it. I could make school- unless you sent them," I an­ eve1:ythmg easier for you, don't you There were many moments during Jenny's and m ine-that we were pre­ swered. Phoebe's laughter was pleasant Rapids, Michigan. i:eahze tha t? You can go to school the years I spent in school, however, paring for Christmas celebrations. A as ever. "Your best china. a nd the like a . gentl7man. And you won't have that I could easily have argued m yself year from now, we will, I thought. special cloth-how come?" I asked. to wait u~nhl you've finished school to out of any previous decision. Suppose Phoebe was lifting the cookies from " I feel like some visiting dignitary." have a wife." there should be a nother war. I would the oven. Her face was flushed, and "For your home- coming, Stevie," SYNOPSIS m issed her terribly, I asked h er to There was trembling inside from always feel that I should enlist, and her eyes were merry. "Just in time, Phoebe said gaily . To Steve Glen, home meant his foster par­ change her mind and marry me during her unexpected words. I couldn't an­ go with the troops. Then, if we mar­ Steve,'' she said. "Here, help yourself For a swift moment I wished that to a m orsel or two." ents, Phoebe and Jason Gray, and the little the Christmas season. swer her. Words seemed to be bottled ried hastily, there probably would be I could stay in t his pleasant sun- filled town of Gold Springs, California. After nothing m ore than a one- room home "I was hoping you would ask me years of army ser vice, battle-weary and "No, Steve," she said. "It's not up. Through my mind were whirling kitchen for a long time. frustrated, Steve decided to return. Be­ for us. Perhaps Jenny and I should Phoebe." ' best." t~e thoughts she had put there. I "So you're a full-fledged preacher fore long, he met Dian Lockwood, with 1 "Steve, you don't have to ask. You whom h e had gone to high school, and her d1dn t have to be poor. I could be ta ke these precious moments, and live now, ch, Steve?" J ason asked. "Phoebe rich fath er. He soon saw Jenny Grant, the 'But I've got three and a half y ears know this is your home, and w hat is Adam Lock\~ood's son-in-law. But I our lives together now-now. Who and I are sure proud of you, boy. You preacher's daughter , a sweet and sincere to go. Do you want to wait that long?" knew what the future would hold? I ours is yours. It'll always be that way." girl, as h e knew. At first, Steve did not fo~n~ my poise after a moment. really stuck to your goal. There a re "Don't you remember what we said want to go to church, but a strange impulse It s no good, Dian. I'm sorry ,, was impulsive at t imes. "You're a wonderful person, Phoebe. a lot of junked goals these days, you prompted him to go one Sunday morning. - love can wait?' He was blessed and went again and again. "No good?" · One holiday when I drove back to Whatever would I have done all t hese know,'' he added philosophically. The sermon s by Dr. Grant as well as the1 "Look, honey, if you really Jove "The pattern's all wrong,, Gold Springs I stopped at the parson­ years without you?" "Yes, Jason, I know. But you were example of his parents and the reading me.'' age to see Jenny before going home. of the Bible brought him to a profound ex­ "We'll m ake a new pattern. With "Well, one of these days you'll have a powe1iul factor in my succeeding­ perience of faith in Christ and trust in God. "It's not that. It would work a big­ what we have betwen us we would I was in one of those rare moods. She He told Dr. Grant of his plans to enter the your own home, ond your own wife, you and Phoebe. Don't forget that," I make a pattern that's out of th. ·Id was sitting at the window. When she ministry. He a lso told Dian that was now ger hardship on you if we were mar­ a nd family." said firmly. ''I'll never forget those engaged to Jenny Grant. Later he went to What d 0 is wo1 . saw my car in front of the house she ried before you finish school. I'm you mean by pattern any- "What arc you doing, reading m y Los Angeles and entered a semin a ry for how?" ' came running down the stairs to meet precious dollars you sent me, and t hose studies. He was surprised one day by a visit thinking about our future." mind? I was just thinking ahead to letters that kept m e pl ugging when from Dian Lockwood and in his loneliness "Maybe I can't explain. It wouldn't me. he invited her to dinner. They agreed to Resentment rose in me and I cried "Steve, Steve, it's so good to see you this t ime next year. W e've set the 1he going was tough. And that ad vise he " just friends.'' "Are you sure you're not just afraid do any good if I did. The big thing is I love J enny!" ' again." elate, Phoebe. Right after graduation." that kept me steady. I knew that you to take a chance on me-till after I I gathered her in my arms and "Steve, I'm h appy for you. If I were and Phoebe and Jenny were praying CHAPTER TEN prove myself by finishing school?" . The fire faded from Dian's face a nd kissed her. to choose a girl for you I could not for me. Prayer has terrific power, J a­ That hurt her, and it showed in her it t~rned cold, ? eautifully cold. "Well son. I've learned that, too, in the last - I ve done it again, h aven't I? "The neigh bors, darling, Urn neigh­ have picked anyone more perfect for ~OR THE CHRISTMAS holidays I face. You know how it is. Words lead you than Jenny.'' fo ur years." went back to Gold Springs. I found Thrown myself a t you. It's getting to bors." to more words-and half the words There was no sound except Phoebe's the little town ablaze with t rimmings be a habit, isn't it?" "Forget the neighbors," I said. "Our I stood munching cookies. It was don't make sense. That night I phoned journey to the stove and her return to and trees. The nights were chilly for Again I was sorry for her. I almost engagement's official, might as well good to know that my folks a pproved her. Some young people had been in­ pour second cups of coffee. I had there was snow lying white on t he had th~ strange wish that I wasn't in let the whole world know it." the girl of my choice. It gave me a vited to a Christmas party Dian was never been so acutely aware of sounds peaks of the Sierras beyond us. love with a nother girl. But 1 was in J enny was radiant, her coppery ha ir warm feeling deep inside to know giving at her home- and I asked J en­ love w ith J enny. a beautful contrast to h er deep green that they would take J enny into their -all part of the fam iliarity which It was during the holidays that ny what time I should pick her up. made this a beloved place. That was It isn't all clear to me just how dress. "Shall we go inside?" she asked. hearts a s a daughter of their own. Jenny and I had a quarrel which hurt She pleaded a headache. I asked if I 1 I'hoebe, calm, quiet, yet always in­ got away from the party that . "Well, why not take a little ride? What more could a man ask, tha n to me deeply. It started with a little tiff evenmg tensely active in the background of s houl~ come by and stay with her and r . I"d like to see you alone-all alone." have the Jove of a woman and the that grew on our hands. After the she said no. So, I went to Dia n's party iemember one thing though· ff · her husband's life-and mine. months at school, during which I had told me good-bye at ihe d . ian We climbed into the car and b efore respect of his own folks? alone. (To Be Continued) had regained her poise co::;le~~~-s h e long we were out on the edge of town. Page 16 THE BAPTIST HERALD J une 18, 1953 Page 17 ba_nd is the brother of our missionary, Miss Lam·a Reddig, in the Cameroons. for each evening. The Rev. R. Kan­ She considers as one of the nicest wischer was the speaker at the Good compliments ever paid her these Friday Memorial ser vice and the Rev. words: "You seem more like Laura's Wm. Sturhahn brought the message on sister than her sister-in-law." Mrs. Easter Sunday morning. Rcddig's chief interest in life is her Easter Sunday was a special day this News a nd V iews of th e N ation al Woman 's M ission ary U nion year, not only because it was the day family. Together Mr. a nd Mrs. Red­ B y MRS. WALTER W . GROSSER, Preside n t of Jesus' triumphal victory over death clig's supreme aim is to rear their four and sin, but because six converts were MEET YOUR PROGRAM PACKET was elected recording secretary of the sons to become useful Christian men. baptized on Sunday afternoon and EDITOR! National Young P eople's and Sunday Those who have been in the hospitable FROM THE FIELD pledged obedience to our Lord. Their School workers' Union at the 1937 Reddig home report that it is beauti­ names are: Walter Weisser, Earnest Mrs. Albert E. Reddig's advent into full y managed. Kurz, Eric Fuellbrandt, Lorne Berg­ General Conference in Portland, the service of the North American Mrs. Reddig has just edited the b ig­ ._ ...... stresser, Doris Bergstresser and Gloria Oregon. ____...... -- - Penner. Our prayer is that they may Baptist family began when she was gest and best Program Packet. It is a Northern Conference Meeting of the Baptist H aven only three wears old. In the little sod Besides teaching classes and direct­ r eal bargain. Send your orders speci­ grow in their spiritual lives to the school h ouse, standing on a chair, so ing choirs at summer assemblies, she 4 • ·· • ·· • · · • ··· • ··- · ·• ··• ··- · ····• ··· - ··• ·· • · ..·· • ··- · • ··• - • ··· - · ... . of Rest for the Agccl Society at honor of God, our Father. fying English or German, at $1.00 each The Sunday evening program was everyone could see her , she sa ng, kept up her activities in the local packet to: Woman's Missionary Union, Eva n g elis tic Meet ings and Yorkton on J une 30th. "Gott ist die Liebe." That was on the church at Cathay, North Dakota. There under the leadership of the young peo­ 7308 Madison St., Forest Park, Illinois. Baptism of 18 Converts a t B a ptis t The Baptist Ha\'en of Rest ple. They made Easter more realistic lonely plains of Montana, where h er she has served as Sunday School TH E PROGRAM PACK ET C hurch , Y orkton , S askatchewa n for lhc Aged Society will hold its with the presentation of the play, "The father, the Rev. Daniel Klein, was a teacher, church organist, choir director, Gardener." pioneer preacher. Rev. and Mrs. president of the young people's group, By MRS. ALBERT E. REDDIG. Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday annual meeting in the German were two days of special blessing for Baptist Church in Yorkton, Sask., I might also mention that we are Daniel Klein are still active in our teacher every summer in the Daily Va­ The Program Packet, which is avail­ planning to build a new church this the Baptist Church of Yorkton, Sask., on June 30, 1953, at 2:30 o'clock work, ministering to the McClusky, cation Bible School, and vice-president able to _all_ missionary groups who wish Canada. Several weeks previously, we year. Plans are now well under way North Dakota, Church. of the Woman's Missionary Group. t? use it, is a compilation of contribu­ had the privilege of having the Rev. just prior to the sessions of the with the cement and some lumber al ~ tion~ fr~m women throughout the de­ E. H. Nikkel of Swan River, Man., Northern Conference. ready purchased a nd the blue prints nomination. The committee who helped here for two weeks of evangelistic R. IL Zepik, Secretary. 11ow practically completed. Immedi­ plan a nd produce the material includes meetings. The first week, he spoke in at~ly fol.lowing the spring seeding, we the German la nguage, and the second will begm excavating and pouring the many_ f_aithful women who responded in English. Eighteen persons accepted cement for the basement. We hope so w1!lmgly to requests for program Our mixed choir, under the faithful the Lord as their personal Savior. and capable leadership of Mr. Bill lo have it fairly complete and ready m~tenal. To my pastor's wife, Mrs. L. On Palm Sunday morning, March Peters, r endered the beautiful Easter Jor use by this fall. ~ 1e ne_r t, goes much credit for her 29, the Rev. Alfred Lueck brought a cantata "Christ Victorious" in our Melvin B~rgstresser, Reporter. ilstcnmg ear, into which I poured m " t" .. . y stirring message to a packed house, church 'and also in the Temple Baptist no ions concermng the packet. She actcr which he had the honor of bap- Church of Leduc. Our hearts were was my sounding board. Her advice 1izing these 18 converts. The choii· lifted as the 30 voices rang forth the and _counsel were invaluable. To our rende red several hymns during the beautiful story of our victorious ...... -.•. _...... · -···- baptism. The Hand of fellowship was president, Mrs. Grosser, I owe much Savior. Tornad o News frmn Waco, Texa s, more than be enumerated. With­ extended to them on Easter Sunday Mrs. Rudolf Ohlmann, Reporter. ~a.n morning, followed by the communion und from Our Cen tr al Bap t ist out _her gu1dmg hand, her wise sug­ service. This is the second baptismal Obser van ce of E as t e r Church ges ~1ons gleaned from first-hand ex­ ~crvice held in our new church, the at t h e Imma nuel B a p t ist C hurch penence, and countless other helps I Many North American Baptists have first having been held in Apdl 1952, of Morris, M anit oba, Can a d a been concerned a bout the welfare of shoul_d ~ever have undertaken the t~sk when eight candidates followed the In preparation for the Easter spirit the Central Baptist Church family here of Missionary Education Chairman. Lord in baptism. of the Immanuel Baptist Church at in Waco, Texas, since the tragedy of In a sense, my committee constituted We feel that the Lord has been good Morris, Man., we held a week of Len­ Monday, May 11, when a destructive all the contributors to the packet-the to us under the capable leadership ten services in the High School audi­ tornado hit our city. Our church and nine conference presidents , and many,. of our pastor and his wife, Mr. and torium, sponsored by the Ministerial parsonage were spared. Fortunately, many others-ministers' wives and Mrs. Lueck. The attendance has been Association of Morris. The meetings as far as we can ascertain, all within lay ~vom en, lo whom r equests for su - , ·ery e ncouraging, and we hope and were well attended and consisted of our church family were spared. gest1ons and program ideas were d~ pray that many more might accept ~·pecial music and singing with special Though some suffered pr operty dam­ r eeled. Wlienever the t . i- the Lord J esus as their own personal speakers selected to bring the message age, no one was killed or injured. . oppor uruty Savior. One incident stands out: Rev. and presented itself, I interviewed worn , Mrs. A. Ecker t, Reporter. Mrs. J . J. Lippert, who operate a day Mr s. A l b~rt E. r..eddlg of Cat.hay, _N orth Dakota, a nd her farnu y of four sons. groups and individuals personall s e~ 0 nursery, were in the direct path of the Left to nght: Mlchael, Mrs. Reddig, Mark and Gary with Robert at the back. learn . their preferences for· programy CBY P la y a nd E a ster C anta ta storm here on the west side. Although It was natural for Mrs. Reddig In the realm of w , ork M material. Dozens of letters were ·t there was terrible destruction all t . . . WI"! - at th e F irs t Bap t is t C hurch , (F d ) t . t th . dd" h d omen s w rs. en m a similar quest. around them, they were miraculously re a o grow m o e various Re 1g a been secretary of the L e duc, A lberta spared and ::ill the children are safe. phases of church work. At the age of North Da kota Ass . t. W , As each suggestion and program . ocra 10n oman s preference was received it was fil d The CBY of the First Baptist Church As you know from news reports ~en she played the reed organ (stand- Union ?efore her more r ecent election of Leduc, Alta., worked hard and lon3 hundreds within our city were not s~ mg to pump the pedals) when the as president of that organization. Her and on the basis of th~se ideas g:r~ fortunate. Among those killed were nered from every section of d to present the heart-stirring play, regular· player was absent. The con- four sons: Gary• 12·, R o b e1·t , 10., M"1c h a- . . our e- "The Broken Circle" which presents 111embcrs or other Baptist churches. gregation usua11 y sang, "What a el, 7; and Mark 5 b h nommat10n, the program material in a striking message ,~ith regard to the We have been told that twelve mem­ · d w H · .. . . . • • 11ave een a c a 1- the new packet was compiled. Perhaps F nen e ave m Jesus, m . defer- lenge to her· m Part1· c1pa· t·m g m· p aren t - Second Coming of Christ. The play bers of the Columbus A\·enue Baptist ence to her, for she could play it best. Teacher Association · t · the one ten:i most frequently used in was presented very eITectively in our Church were taken. . h k d t · · I . organiza ions. !,etters r~cc 1 v~d was the request for church on March 1st after which it A pall of gloom and sorrow covers Ab out tha t t1me. s e was as e o JOm t seems m1racu10 us t h a t sueh a b usy d 1 h . more simple 0 materials. Therefore was presented in the neighboring our city. Though dazed and bewil­ an a u t c oir because they needed mother could. find th e t·ime t o b e a de_rcd , we are tt·ying to emerge from a 1to s an d s h e could read notes. At local a nd district p T ·d if, to ~om~ groups, we seem to hav~ Temple Baptist Church of Leduc, Rab­ . . . .A. pres1 ent be- bit Hill Church, Clover Lawn Mission, this g.reatest t ragedy in the history of t weI ve s h e was e 1ec t e d secretary of sides belonging to th N t1 D over-s1mphfied things, we hope to 1 the Willow Creek School, the McKer­ our city. Never has a tornado struck the young people's group in a country P.T.A. State Board fe M or . akota make amends in future packets. Re­ 0 nan Baptist Church o[ Edmonton, here, and an Indian legend of centuries church which her father was serving concluded her work . hanagei s. She member, as you use these programs Wicsenthal and Wetaskiwin churches. has persisted that Waco was so situ­ m· Okia h oma. Wh"l1 e she was m· tram-. however when she m t esed avenues ' all of them can be expanded and ated that a storm could not strike her e. · t b t h . ' . assume tle1 very Offerings received by the young mg o ecome a eac er, she held serv- unportant position . . . . adapte~. They may serve at best as people in conjunction with the play Such raise security has suddenly been ices in a little country school. Her National Woman's as c~auma_n ?f our suggest10ns to be elabora ted upon if amounted lo $I 46. This will be used swept away. God has spoken and we father came every six weeks to give Education Committ Unwn Misswnary you find them too simple. ' for the a nnual project for the Youth are seeking to learn the lessons that Camp at Sylvan Lake and also for he would teach us through this dis­ her help and encouragement. Mrs. Reddig's onJee. . . .Tthhetlcontents of the packet are varied aster. We ~1 ave appreciated the prayers The summer b_efore Freda Klein and List minister and h: b1other _is a Bap­ other mission work. We praise God ttcv. R. Kanwisch er, pastor of the Imma­ wi 1e hope that they ma for such privileges of serving him and nncl Baplist Church, l\torris, l\lan., and and material help that have come to our Albert E. Reddig were married, she all active in Ch . . r three sisters are equally to every group I Y appeal stricken city from friends everywhere. nst1an work. Her hns- . ' arge or small pray that we might use each opppor­ six con \'rrts whom h e ba1>tized on Easler Sunday. Louis R. Johnson, Reporter. (Continued on Page 23 ) ·· 1 iunity that presents itself. Page 18 THE BA~.)TI ST HERALD June 18, 1953 Page 19

Banquet for Southern Conference work in- keeping the challenge of mis­ Marklein looks forward to continued Evangelistic Meetings and Baptist Men at Central Church, sion service before the church." service in the work of t he Kingdom. Woman's Missionary Program at Mrs. Edwin M,arklein, president of Dorothy S. Zimbelman, Reporter. Waco, Texas the Circle, presided over th_e challeng­ Baptist Church, Odessa, Wash. ing program presented. Five char_ter The Baptist Men of the Southern -~-~...... ------·---·---- From April 15 to 24 special meetings members were honor guests, calling Pacific Conference were held at the Odessa Baptist The special sign f or t11e Conference are happy to have had the to remembrance the firm foundations privilege to attend a banquet recently ------~--- .....______Church, Odessa, Wash., with Rev. H. evangelistic m eetings at the that were laid in the past. The large J. Wilcke, pastor of the Calvary Bap­ at Waco, Texas. It was indeed a joy number of Circle members present Easter Services and Cornerstone Baptist Chur ch, Odessa, to have Christian fellowship with one tist Church of Tacoma, Wash., as gave emphasis to the work of today. Laying Exercises at Trinity Bap­ speaker. Considerable advertising was Wash., witlt the Rev. H. J. another and enjoy things that a re com­ In comments by Miss Martha Hafner, mon among Christians. tist Church, Portland, Oregon done before the meetings which in­ Wilckc of Tacoma, ' Vasil., the challenge to tomorrow was voiced. cl uded a large sign that was placed The purpose of the banquet was t0 Trinity Baptist Church of Portland at Ute left and the local Highlight of the evening's activities at the side of the church. It was built create more interest among the men was found in the message by Dr . Nor­ Ore., has again experienced a wonder~ pastor, Rev. Orville H. of our Conference and to impress their by one of the members and t he print ­ man Paullin of Philadelphia, Pa., who ful Easter Day. Over 500 people were ing was done by some of the young MeUt, at the right. responsibility to their God and their called for a new individual consecra­ in attendance at the Bible School and people. churches. The part that our men's tion to the basic truth of the Chris­ because of lack for space in our pres­ The meetings were well attended. organization is supposed to play in tian faith. Dr. W. J. Appel, former ent educational unit many could not Many rich blessings were ours as a missionary emphasis was stressed. A pastor of Evergreen Church and now attend the morning worship service. church and community during these missionary offering of $52.24 was re­ serving the Pilgrim Baptist Church, Many people were seated in the parlor days with Brother Wilcke. However, ceived and forwarded to H eadquarters .Tersey City, N. J., and Mrs. Appel and other rooms and took in the serv­ no visible results were witnessed in in Forest Park, Illinois. ice over the loud speaker but were were our guests for the evening. that no one took a definite stand to the pastor, Mrs. Leonard Marangi sang, We had a total of 74 men present Special responsibilities for the pro­ unable to see the speakers or singers. ing azalia was presented to them. With accept Christ as his Savior. On the "The Sweetest Story E ver T old," and the singing of "Blest Be t he T ie That which included a good representation gram were entrusted to Miss Marga ­ The day started with a sunrise closing evening a number of Chris- the four daughters sang, "Whispering Binds" t he evening came to a close. from Dallas, Gatesville, Crawford, ret Macoskey. The missionary offering Easter service sponsored by the CBY tians stepped forward as an act of re - Hope," both numbers being a ccom­ Cottonwood and Elm Creek, Texas. received for the evening was desig- and a breakfast following. The guest Upon coming to this country Mr. and consecration. panied by Margaret Stuermer. The Mrs. Bansemer established their first speaker for this service was the Rev. Another highlight of late was the pastor, the R ev. E dmund Mittelstedt, home at Underwood, North Dakota. Russell A. Shive of Hinson Memorial annual program of the Woman's Mis- read a scripture passage and spoke From there they moved to L odi, Calif., Baptist Church. The pastor, the Rev. sionary Society held on Sunday after- briefly on, "My God Shall Supply All and 30 years ago they came to L os John Wobig, spoke at the morning noon, March 29th. Musical numbers, Your Needs." Then the honored couple Angeles. Since coming to L os Angeles service on the subject, "When Doubt ;:i dialogue and presentation of a cor- renewed their sacred vows and a ded­ they have been faithful workers in the Con fi rms." In the evening our choir sage and gift to the secretary of the ication prayer was offered. Mrs. Ma ­ church. Mr. and Mrs. Bansemer are rendered a beautiful E aster cantata Society, Mrs. Hattie Schlimmer , for ra ngi then sang, "The L ord's Prayer." sincere Christians who have r eared with Mrs. Ruby Steinfeld doing the serving in that capacity for the last All were invited to the church par­ their children in the fear of the Lord. reading. A communion service was ten years, represented the fi rst part lor where the r eception was given. They are highly esteemed for their held on Good Friday evening at which of the program. The Rev. R. M. Klmg- The bridal table was adorned with a consecrated lives and loyal service. several new members received the beil of Colfax, Wash., w as the special • sumptuous four-t ier wedding cake. Mr. Bansemer is serving on the Board hand of fellowship. Seven more new speaker of the afternoon. He r elated Mr . Ferdinand Post, a son-in-law, of Deacons, is head usher and has members were welcomed into our fel­ many interesting experiences of his acted as master of ceremonies. After lowship on the first Sunday in May. served on the Board of Trustees. recent trip to Germa ny. the refreshments were served the fol- Among t he many guests it was a joy The cornerstone for the n ew church Orville H. Meth, P astor . lowing program was given: a solo, to have relatives of Mr. Bansemer edifice was laid following the morn­ " Golden Years," by Mrs. Marangi; a from afar, including Mr. and Mrs. ing service on Sunday, April 19th. double duet, "It Is No Secr et What Herbert Suelzle and son and Mrs. L y ­ Victor L oewen led in the singing of Send all r eports promtltly within God Can Do," by the four daughters; dia Beckert of Lodi, Calif., and Mr. "The Church's One Foundation" and one m onth after the event to the a r ecitation, "On Th is Golden Wedding and Mrs. Clarence Berg and Mr. Jerry "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken." Editor, Box G, Forest Park, Illinois. Day," by Shar on Lawson; also a Hyske from Stockton, California. May Guests at the 50th anniversary program of the King's Daughters Mission Circle, Gordon Bronlewwe read Psalm 132. beautiful tribute w ritten by E sther God richly bless Brother and Sister Everg reen Church, Brooklyn , New York. --=,_-____ Gordon's father, Thomas Bronlewwe J ohnston and read by Sa rah Stewart Bansemer with health and strength to Sr., donated the stone.) The Rev'. Dr. Norman W. Paullin of Philadelphia, Pa. (center); Rev. and Mrs. W. :r. Appel of entitled, " Fifty Golden Years." Con­ ser ve him many more years and may Theodore Leger, 91 year old retired Golden Wedding Anniversary :rersey City, N. :r. (right); and Rev. and Mrs. Robert Zimbelma n (left). gratulations were expressed for the they have many more anniversaries in pastor and member of the church of­ of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bansemer of church by Mr. Chas. Walpus a nd Mr. our midst. Some favorite hymns were sung by n ated for the New Leper Settlement fered the dedicatory prayer. The pas­ Los Angeles, California Henry Wetzler and a beautiful fl ower- Edm und Mittelstedt, Pastor. the group and several special numbers Work in our Cameroons field. A Wom- tor, the Rev. John Wobig, gave a brief were given by a quartet. We were en's Chorus of 25 voices from t he message. On Wednesday, April 22, 1953 it was fifty years since Mr. and Mrs. Gus also favored by a couple of trombone Circle rendered two musical selections, Mr. Harry J ohnson, contractor then duets. adding much to the beauty of the serv- Bansem er of Los Angeles, Calif., were placed the following articles into the united in holy matrimony. Fifty years J ice. Miss Grace Appel added her stone or box: articles from old corner­ The singing was followed by a cha - talents in the singing of, "I T alked to ago they solemnly pledged their al­ lenging message by the Rev. J. K. stone ~f S.W. Fourth a nd Mill. 1. legiance t o each other, and the Lord Warkentin, the new pastor of the God Last Night." Our Mission Circle Resolution to build and historical has guided them w onderfully through Canaan Baptist Church at Crawford, under the leadership of Mrs. Edwin sketch. 2. "Verhandlungen der Jahres­ all these years. This union was blessed Texas. He brought a very challenging Konfe_renzen der Deutschen Baptisten with seven children: three sons, Arthur message on "Naaman, the Leper." Gememden von Nordamerika ,, INVITATION TO 1895 3 Eric a nd Paul (Eric a nd P aul have Harry W. H aefl'ner, Reporter. Cop:y "Der Sendbote," Jan. ll, i 893: gone to be with the Lord); and four NORTHERN CONFERENCE 4._Pf ictures of the Rev. w. c. Rabe, his daughters: Ann (Mrs. F. P ost), Esther ...... _ ..•.. -... Our churches in the vicinity of w i e and son. 5. Various inclosures· (Mrs. C. Johnston), Jerry (M1·s. C. Atlantic Conference Yorkton hereby extend a cordial f?r the new cornerstone-I. Resolu ~ L awson), a nd Sa rah (Mrs. C. S~ewart). ,~ 10n s a nd data to build. 2. Copy of For this occasion a celebrat10n was invitation to the churches of the

Hope, Kans.: R uth Duffy of Detroit. Kan s.; i; ~;~s, but the family braved the storms or Easter Sunday and Missionar:r fore t he church was orga nized. They women in t he church was presented and man y other r ela tives and .a host of are still still active and willing work ­ after which the Rev. J ohn Wood, pres­ f r iends. His pa ren ts and two s 1s ter:s pre­ Mr. Mosal was converted , bap tized a nd P rograms at Grace Church, ers of the church . It was a joy to hea r ent pastor, brought the closing mes­ ceded h im in death. "B eca use I live, ye received into the fellowsh ip of the Martin Gackle and Alfred, North Dakota them testify to God's saving and keep­ sage. shall live a lso." Baptist Chu rch in June, 1909, by the Rev. Firnt Baptist Church B. Schlipf. He serve d the church as treas­ ing power through years of joy a nd The Vesper Ba ptist Church was or­ u rer for 28 y ears and r em a ined a faithful Easter Sunday was climaxed b;r a of Dickinson Cou n ty, sorrow. ganized on April 14, 1878 in the home Elmo, Ka nsas m ember of the church until his d eath . Mr. series of blessed services and progrc.ms Linda Rutsch, Reporter. of Mr. J . G . Miller . The ch urch was H . SCHAUER, P astor. Mosal visited the worshjp service for the in the Grace Baptist Churches of ' A charge of five cents a line is mad e for last time on Easter Sunday m orning of this first named, "The German Baptist all obitu aries. exce p• for those of our p as­ i\llSS SOPHIA MART HA LUGINBUHL y ear an d enj oyed the service immensely. Gackle and Alfred, North Dakota . tors :ind their wives. It possible , Umlt the Church of Battle Creek, Lincoln Coun­ of Tr enton , Illinois. He lea ves to m ourn h is s udden death five Prof. and Mrs. H. Hiller and their Southwestern Conference ty ." The name "Betha ny Church " was ob itua ry notices to 250 words . Send the m sons and four d aughters: J ohn, F r ed, Wil­ two children of Sioux Falls, S. Dak ., adopted on J uly 26, 1880. to thc EElltor. Box 6, F orest Park, Illinois.) Miss Sophia Martha Luginb uhl of Tren­ liam and Lydia Masai, all of Minneapolis. were our guests over the Easter w eek­ ton. Ill., da ughter of the late ~ · a n d Mrs. Minn.; Jonathan of F argo, N . Dak .; Robert Up to tha t time the congrega tion MRS. BERTHA BEI SE Eugen Luginbuhl. w as born m Trenton, of Goodrich, N. Dak.; Ella Bartz of Ana­ e nd. They left unforgottable t races of 75th Anniversary is Celebrated moose, N. Dak.; Mrs. Martha Noss of Har­ had been meeting in a schoolhouse, of J\Iound, l\Iinncsota. Ill.. Mar ch 7, 1889, and p assed o.n to h_er blessing and inspiration t hrough their by the Bethany Baptist Church, h eavenly home on Saturday, A pr!! 4, 19~3 . vey, and Mrs. Violet H alvorson of Wildr ose, but on Jan. 15, 1883 t he members de­ after a Jong illness. ]funeral services were N. Dak.; twelve grandchildren a nd t en God-given messages in word and son g, cided to build their own perma nent Mrs. Bertha Sellin Beise was born in T he crucifixion and resurrection of our Vesper, Kansas Geiglitz. Ger many , on May 13, 1864, and held a t the F irst Ba p tist C hurch of Trenton great -gran dchildren ; one b roth er, Fred , of church. Rock was obtained from ad­ died in the Nagel Hospital, Waconia, Minn .. on T uesday, April 7th , the Rev. James B. Albany , New York . Lord were vividly presented by the F rom April 17 to 20 the Bethany on A pril 27, 1953 a t the age of 88 years , Hutton officia ting. F uneral services wer e conducted from the Ba ptist Church of Vesper, Ka ns., cele­ joining farms and the structure of young people and Ladies' Chorus d ur ­ stone was erected. That building was 11 months and 14 da ys. In h er y outh. she accep ted the L ord J esus Ma rtin Baptist Ch urch with the Rev. A. ing the Sunday School hour . brated its 7'5th anniversary. Guest Mrs. Beise came to America with her as her person al Savior a n d be came a m em­ Bibelhe imer of T urtle L ake, N . Dak., br ing­ used until 193 0 w hen the old stone p a rents a t the age of 18 years a nd made ber of th e F irnt Baptist Ch u rch of Trenton , ing the message . The pastor officiated. May church was torn clown and t he present her hom e w ith them at Junction City , K ans., Jll., d uring the pastora te of the Rev. L . the Lord of comfort b less and k eep those bu ilding erected. a nd la ter near St. Bonifacius, Minn esota . Gasser. who mourn ! The church records fo r the past 75 On S ep tember 18. 1888 she was un ited jn Martha loved h er church an d rem ained Mar tin, North Dakota marriage w ith F red Beise , w ith whom she a loyal member to th e en d . H er li!e w as JOHN EN GEL, Pastor. years are: for local work, $40,558.10; sh ared the e xp eriences of h om e li!e for one of service and good wor ks. No task was for missions, $80,028.00. The Sunday a lmost ha lf a centu ry. Her h usban d h av · too great or too s mall. She rendered m an y MR. llIARTIN UNRAT H services of Jove for her family a nd frien ds. School has given to the local work ing passed away on J anuary 17, 1937, she of Gold en Prairie, Saskatch ewan . $4,241.48 and for missions, $4,651.89. lived the li!e of a w idow for 16 y ea rs. To Ch ildren were a grea t joy to h er. Especially th is u n ion seven children were b orn of dur in g her la te llln ess sh e look ed forwar d Mr . Ma rtin Unrath of Golden P r arie, The CBY gave for local work $1,642.85 whom four p receded her in death . to their lau gh ter an d p la y. They w ere al­ Sask ., was born in Altelf, B essarabia , Rus­ a nd for missions, $2,684.55. The m is­ At the age of 31 y ears, she was bap tized ways greeted w ith a sm ile in return. sia , on J a nu ary 27, 1880. I n 1906 he w as sion society has cont ributed for local u pon t he con fession of h er faith in Ch rist. She lea ves to mourn two sis ters : Mar y un ited in m ar riage to Id a Stach . F our years ;m d was accep ted in to th e f ellowship of L uginb uhl a n d Lou ise (Mrs. Ar t S chnei­ later , with a family of three children , h e work $4,590.50, a nd for m issions the Minne tris ta Baptist Ch urch, wher e s he ci erl: and three brothers : Otto . Henry an d <'mig rated to C anada and took u p his h ome­ $3,294.68. The total that has been remained a faith ful and respected m ember Charles, all o f T renton . Other surviv ing stead in Golden Pra irie where God b lessed given by a ll the organizations of the un til d eath . r el;i l ives a re fi ve nieces. seven neph ews, h is family with three m ore children. church for loca l work a mounted to She lea ves to mourn : on e son. Albert: and a nd three gr ea t nieces. A brothe r , Ch r is, Mr. Unra th became a C hristian through two daugh ters : Hattie an d Minnie. a ll of p re ceded her in d eath a y ear ago. the min istry of the Rev. A . K ajuth and was $51,037.94 a nd for missions $90,659.12. Mound , Minn.; besides many friends a n d We grieve her loss b ut rejoice to hear h e r baptized in 1920 by the Rev. K raeck er. H e Mrs. Frank Will , Reporter. rela tives. Master's " Well done, thou good and faithful was a faithful membe r of the Rosenfeld Minnetrista Baptist Church, ser vant;' enter thou into the joy of the Ba ptis t Chu rch for many years, r endering St. Bon ifacius, Minn esota L ord ." service as d ean, treasu rer and t rustee. In ====><~~~~ D. S. W IPF , P astor . "Death is one of God's an gels, 1945 he was one of th e charter members of l{eep a ll r eports B RIE F. A max i­ Commissioned to gather w he re s en t, the Golden Prairie Baptist Ch urch, serving m um or 250 lo 300 wor cl s is suggested MR. ALVAH ALFRED IHDE, T h e beautiful souls of Ji!e's gard en as trustee as lon g as God gave h im strength . for " Baptist Hera ld" r eports. of Elmo, JCansas. Whose days upon ea rth h ave been spe n t." Ear ly Friday morning on April 24 h e Trenton, Illinois suffered a str oke and was taken to the M1". Alvah Alfred I hde was born J a n. 31, Ma ple Creek Hosp ital . His strength ebbed Members of the King's Da ugh ter s G roup of the G race Baptist Chur ch, Ga ckle, N. Dak., 1898 in the commun ity of Hope, Kans., son J AMES B. H UTTON, P astor. until h e passed away Monday n ight, April with Mrs. G. W. R utsch, a d visor, a t th e right. of Otto a nd Anna Ihde. H e lived in t his 27, a t 11 :55 p .m. He rea ch ed the a ge of 73 WHAT'S HAPPENING vic inity a ll his lif e an d p assed to his eternal MR. PAUL MOSAL YEa ra and 3 month s. Up to the last minute On Good F riday the Alfred mixed speaker a t the opening ser vice on F ri­ reward on April 27 of a h eart a ttack. H e of Ha rvey, North Dakota. he ta lked w ith h is children . an d des ired (Continued from Page 13) ha d suffered a hea rt a ilment for the past tha t God would soon t.ake him home. choir under the direction of Mrs. G. day evening was the Rev. Arthur L. y ea r . Mr . P m 1J Masai of Harvey, N . Da k ., w as H is wife preceded him in death on June ment exercises held that afternoon in born n ear S trasburg, Wes t P ru ss ia, Ger­ W. Rutsch rendered t he cantata, "The Slaiken, pastor of the First Baptist He j o ined the F irst Ba ptist Church of 4, 1951. He is survived b y one sister, 15 Prince of Life," very effectively to a Church in Salina, Kansas. Neighbor­ many, on May 20, 1869, and passed away grandchildren. and s ix children: one da ugh­ the F irst Baptist Church, t he address D ickinson Coun ty a t a n early age through May I. 1953 at th e age of 83 y ea rs. 11 months full house. They gave it a gain in t he ing churches were special guests a t this baptism a n d faith in the r ise n Christ. He ter , Bertha , Mrs . Da niel J acksteit; five son s : was brought by Dr. Leslie M. Chaffee, an d JO days. He left his h om e in G ermany August, Re inhold , A lbert, Mar tin and Ar­ Berlin Ba ptist Church on Sun day e ve­ ser vice. 1·emained ~ m em ber of th is ch u r ch , faith­ a t the age of 13, coming to the Un ited medical missionary i n t he Cameroons. fully . scrvmg as Sunday School teacher , thur. F ive childr en sta yed close to the ning, April 12, to a most a ppreciative Mr. Harry Gabelmann, our super­ States . w h ere h e made h is new h om e in or ig inal homestead; the you ngest. Arthu r, Dr. George A. La ng, seminary presi­ s uperintendent, deacon and in man y other Alba ny, N. Y .. and Clev eland, Oh io, respec­ audience. intenden t, was in charge of the Sun­ capa cities. He was also very active in com­ is in Vancouver , B. C. den t, addressed t he eight graduating tively . In 1892 he came w est to B ridgewater, On P a lm Sunday lhe Gackle Glean­ C: ay morning services. At this time munity organ izations. S. Dak., w he re he met a nd m a rried Miss Funeral services w ere held in the F irst ers portrayed, "The Life of Christ from an historical report of t he Sunday students with a par ting word of chal­ On N ov. 10. 1929 h e w as joined in mar­ Martha Boehlke. T h is union lasted 38 year s , Ba ptist Ch urch of Golden Prairie on Apr il lenge. A more detailed report w ill ap­ r iage to Miss L u E lla Scheuffier of E llin­ wh en Mrs. Mosel passed on to be with the 30. The pastor chose the text, "D y ing, a nd the Cradle lo the Grave" in Script ure School was given. Music was fur­ wood, Ka nsas. T his un ion wa s blessed with Lord in th e yea r l!J31. T h e union was blessed behold we live" (2 Cor . 6 :9). To Mr. Un­ reading and song. The program was nished by the Children's Department pear in t he next issue of t he "Baptist one son. with ten child ren, s ix boys and four g irls. rath death , a lthough un n a tm·aI to face, was the b ir thday of E ternity . He is now w ith brought to a stirring climax with t he Choir. Very inspiring messages were Hera ld." He lea ves the follow ing loved on es: h is D ue to the drou ght and h ard times in h is God and w ith h is loved ones who h av e congregation's singing, "He Is Com­ brought to us t hroughout t he day by w ife and son, Robert; an d the following 1898, the family was obliged to m igr ate to gone on before , beca use in h is "F ath er's brothers and s isters : A r th ur of Hope, E lsie ten m iles n orthwes t of Har vey, N. Dak., house are many mans ions." ing Again." Dr . George A. La ng of Sioux F alls, S. e The North Fr eedom Baptist Church J a cobson. Elmo ; E sth er Lord, Merriam , where a homestead was t aken u p. This We apprecia ted having our Camer­ Dak ., president of the North American of North Freedon , Wis., observed its K ans.; Mild red Piatt, Hutch inson , K a ns.; move was made in a cover ed wagon . Mu ch Golden P rairie. Saskatchewan oons missionary, Miss Eleanor Weisen­ ::>aptist Seminary. "T he Master's Mes­ 95th a nniversary on Sunday, May 3rd, Ira of P or tales, N . Mex.; Virla Pipe r of h ardsh ip was en d ured in those pioneer ALPHON Z L AMPRECHT, P astor. berger, and the Rev. Arthur Fischer sengers," qua rtet of Sioux F alls, was with Dr. Fr ank Woyke of Forest P a rk, with us and added much to the oc­ with us on Ma rch 18th. Miss Weisen­ Ill., as the guest speaker for the morn­ WE, THE WOMEN those which you will fi nd in the p acket. calling to advance the cause of Christ berger brought a very challen ging casion with their testimonies in song. All women's groups have occasion to and help spread the Word. A fellowship dinner was served a t ing service. At noon a fellowship din­ (Continued from Page 16) pict ure of our mission fi elds in Africa. serve meals at one time or a nother. noon. ner was held for a ll who were in at­ rura l or urban. In the packet you w ill Then we will mak e our meetings This was of special interest to our For t ha t r eason, we felt a section of youngest organization of t he church, At the afternoon service, t her e were tendance. "We enjoyed Dr. Woyke's fi nd a section of devotionals, which more than a monthly social gathering quantity r ecipes and a few banquet fh e teen-aged girls who are called, i: pecial musical numbers and messages challenging message and pray that ca n be used a t the beginning of month­ consumed with much business discus­ "The King's Daughters," to hear a nd from former pastors and members. A God continue to use us in build ing ly meetings, or as a nucleus upon ideas might be useful. Then t here's sion, lit tle spiritual emphasis a nd t he to meet Miss Weisenberger in person , huge birthday cake was ser ved at a his Kingdom in this community," as the problem of finding suitable ma­ since they have made several various reception following t his ser vice. which to build a short program. There usual womanly worry, "What shall I reported by t he Rev. Thomas Lutz, terial for t ha t special a nnual program, ser ve?" There is a gr eater need than articles, bandages and compr esses for On Monday noon a lunch eon was is a section of longer, varied progr ams or perha ps the reception for t he new the immediate needs of the Ba nso pastor. T he CBY was in cha rge of t he suita ble for every month of the year, ever before for effective Christian wit­ given in honor of our older members. minister. T he short plays, readin gs Hospital. On March 1st, "T he K ing's At this time we were privileged to evening ser vice during w hich a large stressing our Union goals. You will nessing in an insecure world, bot h at Daughters" gave t heir fi rst a nnua l hear a ta pe-recording by Dr . Gusta ve cast under the direction of Mrs. T ho­ and poem s included , we hope, w ill fill home among our neighbors, and a mong a lso fi nd book reviews for help with tha t end. program a nd had a fine display of all Gabelmann, a fo1·mer member now mas Lutz presented t he play, "What your missionar y and inspirational the heat:hen in the far- flung corners they had gathered a nd done in one ex ecutive secretary of the Am~ ric a n Sha ll It Profit?" The church was fi lled T he eager acceptance of past pack ets year's time, after which it was a ll sent reading. of the earth. May the m aterial con­ Daptist Con vention in P ennsylvania. for this service. T he play was w ritten indicated tha t this source of program to Headquarters to be for warded to Testimonies were given by some of our Because t here have been several tained in t he new pack ets inspire you by Rev. D. C. T rapp. It has a very material is serving a useful purpose. Africa. older me n:b ~ rs . This was followed by r equests for hints on parlia mentary to greater service in the fields that In cont rast to the youngest branch a t hanksg1vm g service at which t he timely message and can be heartily procedure and a sample constitution, May the new packet, larger than ever, women best can fill a nd, in pa1'ticular, of the church, the oldest group a lso Rev. J . H. Kor nelsen, executive secre- recommended for any church, especial­ these, too, have been included. If you help you planning and pr eparing bet­ the work w hich the Lord has specif·· gave a fine program on F eb. 15. It 1.ary of t he Rural Bible Crusade a nd a ly since the denomination has under­ was the Senior Ladies' Aid which was enjoy a Bible Study, or B ible quiz oc­ ter monthly meetings. Every missionary ically entrusted to Nor th A merican former pastor, was guest speaker . On taken t he present "Stewardship" pro­ casionally, perhaps you will welcome group has a sublime d uty a nd specific Baptist women! functioning even for seve r~ ! years be- Monday e vening tbe worlt of t he gram. Page 24 THE BAPTIST HERALD

FAITH IN ACTION !es, Calif., and Miss H elen Lohse of August Isl. This is a significant phase of our advance program, of which we (Continued from Page 7) Sioux F alls College. In the fall Miss Eisele will continue as missionary to can expect great t hings from God in Our Mission among the Indian!; of the Spanish-Americans under appoint­ the future. Alberta is also blossoming, in spite of ment of the General Mission Commit­ The missionary rally was held on numerous changes. (See t he article tee. She has had experience in Old about the Indians on another page of Thursday evening, April 30, in the Mexico and is well qualified for the Foster Avenue Churc'h of Chicago. Dr. this issue.) We welcome Mr. Jacob task. The Mission Committee fa also Derman, the newly appointed mission­ Thorwald W. Bender, supply pastor of considering the appointment of an­ the church, opened the service. The ary for the Montana R eserve, and his other couple for our Colorado mission. bride-to-be, Miss Martha Strohschein choir, under t he direction of Mr. Her­ In Austria the Rev. Carl Fuellbrandt bert P ankratz, rendered several up­ into this missionary fellowship on th~ is bringing his illustrious ministry of Indian Reserves. lifting anthems. The Rev. R. Mil­ 31 years to a close. He h as resigned brandt of Medicine Hat, Alberta, por­ Several of our Saskatchewan church­ a nd he and his wife hope to emigrate trayed the stirring story of immigra­ es have undertaken a mission work to Canada at an early opportunity. tion into Canada and shared w ith us among the Indians on the Muscoupot­ But he can look back upon the years the joys a nd problems of these new ung Reserve in Saskatchewan. The of his ministry with profound grati­ Baptist friends of ours. Dr. L eslie M. Northern Conference mission commit­ tude to Goel and see in the present ChafTee, our medical m1Ss1onary, tee has requested the Saskatchewan mission field of Austria many monu­ brought his address with memorable Association to transfer this mission ments of his remarkable ministry. We words and colorful picture5. Refresh­ work to the General Missionary So­ are continuing to support eleven m is­ ments served a fterwards by t he wom­ ciety in order to bring it under denomi­ sionary-pastors and, more than ever, en of t he church made possible a time national supervision. When this is we are supporting several churches of delightful fellowship for the hun­ done, illustrated articles about the with aggressive building projects. The dreds of people in attendance. field will apppear in the "Baptist H er­ sum of $2500 is to set aside annually a ld" to give you a clear insight into a for three years fo1· the building pro­ The work the Gener al . Missionary new mission work among t he Indians gram in Austria. Committee is a tremendous enterprise of Ca nada. On the home field · appropriations at present that r eaches out to many Our faith is also going into action on were made for 57 mission-supported places in the world w ith an expendi­ the Spanish-American mission field in churches. The two evangelists, the tu re of a lmost $300,000 annually . It is Colorado. We have b elieved t hat t his Rev. Daniel Fuchs a nd the R ev. H er­ t he bold proclamation of our faith that work is of God and we are putting that man Palfenier, were reappointed as Jesus Christ is t he world's Savior a nd faith to a test. The R ev. A. G. Riet­ well as the extension worker , the R ev. his Gospel the only power by which dorf who was appointed to the m is­ John Schweitzer. A second denomi­ men can be saved. The m inistry of the sionary post last year has r esigned. national extension worker was elected Missionary Committee is that faith For the summer months t wo young by the committee, Dr. W. J. Appel of put into action with the firm assurance women will serve in the Vacation Bi­ the Pilgrim Church, Jersey City,, N. J. that God will bless every missionary ble Schools h eld on the field. They He has accepted the appointment and contribution, large or small, and every are Miss Florence Eisele of Los Ange- hopes to begin his new ministry on minfatry rendered in his Name.

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