- s NORTH AMERICAN BAPTIST GENERAL CONFERENCE

I Clrrij/iatt Youth Week -- January. 28 to 9ebruarg. 4

Counting Our Blessings in Africa MISS RUBY SALZMAN Januarg I 8, 1951 P ages 6 and 7 'I ' Page 3 Page 2 THE BAPTIST HERALD J a nuary 18, 1951

~- in the course of human ~ vents ~~~~~~~±::;;::~ . - .,~ Volume 29 No. 2 0 Rabbi Daniel Zien, former chief by J . A. Browe r uncl other mission­ rabbi of Bulgaria, now residing in aries of the Congo Gospel Mission us January 18, 1951 Palestine, is also a notable scholar and we!! as by Mrs. Ernestine Strauss writer. For years he has held that the Janzen of the Board of Foreigl'l Mis­ • trial of Jesus was a mistrial and that sions of the Mennonite Brethren The Exuberance of Youth Cover ...... Eva L uoma the Jewish people owe it to one of the Church of North America. These had " Christian Youth Week " greatest in their history to confess this been published by the British and HE RESPONSE of Christian young people to the call of God to "In th e Course of Human Events" ...... 2 fact formally and publicly before the Foreign Bible Society, the Scripllll'e go into a ll the world as missionaries has been quite remarkable. Edit orial world. "When Rabbi Zion made known Gift Mission and the Ameri• an Bible "The Exuberance of Youth" ...... 3 his views from the pulpit and in the Society and by the missions ;t va ri ous Someone has estimated that a bout twen ty youn g p eople of our T " Satan Hath Desired You" press," writes the correspondent in limes since · 1935. ' churches are preparing now in sch ools for possible service in the Rev. Henry R. Baerg ...... 4 Tel-Aviv of the Jewish Daid y Forward -American Bibl e Society. Cameroon s of Africa or have made a public dedication of themselves of New York, N. Y., "he was proinptly " Thank You, H eavenly Father" declared apostate by the Rabbinate • A new Christian voice has begun for missiona ry work in the Cameroons. The General Missionary Com­ Mr. E. Elmer Staub 5 and deposed from his position of to spread its influence among thou­ A History of th r.'littee ·four denomination is in t ou ch with a number of fine, talented " Counting Our Bles sings in Africa" rabbi." They went even fa1·ther. In a ~ands of people in the South Pacific. e B a ptists by Miss Ruby Salzman ...... , . , ... 6 The voice is radio s t.alion DYSR a Robert G. Tarbet Th. couples from our churches who have made or want to make applica­ c~nference, without calling on Rabbi could . is book " C.B.Y. Guide for Leaders" Zion to defend himself, these gen­ $175,000, 1000-watt installation '10- n ot have come to hand t ion for the Cameroons mission field. Miss Martha M. L eypoldt ...... s tleinen declared him insane and re­ cated in a dormitory building at the "The New Plan at \Vork" coinmended his incarceration in as ~re_sbyte ri an Church's t.hri ving Phil- at lfa more opportune time. A This missionary fervor of many of our young people is the ex­ Mr. Berthold L. Sweeney ...... 9 l1a -century h as ela . asylum. Happily, public opinion rose 1pp111e college, Silliman University at uberance of youth th at is channeled into God's service. It ought t o " llliss Anna Brinkman Is H onor ed" up _against this injustice, both in a Dumaguete, some 500 mil es south of Albert H N p sed since . ewman wr t h. set man y hearts of older Christians a glow w ith a new-found radiance. R ev. John E. G r ygo ...... 10 section of the Hebrew press and Manilu. While it is located ut a Pres­ His tory of the B . o e is Family Page ...... 11 byterian ~c h oo l and staffed largely by It ough t to set many leaders t o thinking at a time when w e are not among the people at large. - Sunday in the United Saptist Churehes Wha t's Happening ...... 12 School Times. Presbyten an missionaries and stu­ tates · al t altogether willing to venture forth into new or larger missionary dents, it is an interdenominational many years h , mos as C.B.Y. and S.S. H erald News ...... 13 .• The youngest Christian community venture "for the promotion of the Henry c V ave passed since fields because of financial entrenchments. As far as ded icated " man THE THING APPOIN T ED ( Novel) ~ n Egypt has built the biggest church · edder Chapter Two ...... 14 entire cause of Christianity and of Short History f wrote h is power" is concerned, t h e future for Christian mission s a nd the m the Middle East. It is the Cairn 1 the Protestant movement in tl1e Phil­ 0 Church of Christ is brigh t with promise and hope. These young "\ Ve, the \ Von1en · Ev~ngelical church, situated on Is­ ippines." Most of the prog·1·ams are Price $6.00. the Baptists. Mrs. F loren ce E. Schoeffel ...... 17 ma1lia Square, cultural and adminis­ educational and inspirational, includ­ people are in the van gua rd of God's work, set ting the future pattern Den omin ational R eminde rs ...... , .. ... 17 trative center of this metropolis. The ing professional, business, and farm for m issionary action by the surrender of their lives to God's purpose R e1lorts from th e Field ...... 18 chu rch is so tall th at its cross can be - ·- hours, Bible quizzes, worship services, Obituaries ...... 23 seen from many districts and from and U.S. imports like "The Greatest for them. across the Nile river. Although the Book R eviews ...... •. .. . . • ...... 23 Story Ever Told." The station's range It is this h eartening fact that gives blessed meaning to the theme stained glass windows are still to on bot.h broadcast and short wave " The 1951 Annual" .. .• ...... •.. ' ...... 24 come from Italy and the benches are bands covers many thousands of for YOUTH WEEK t o b e observed in our churches from January 28, not complete, services have been held miles. Already favorable reception 1951 to February 4, 1951. CHRIST CALLS - IN FAITH WE SERVE! • fo r some months. The auditorium has reports have come in from as fa r Bi-weekly Publication of the a capacity of 2000, and is nearly al­ uway as Brisbane, Australia. Christ is constantly calling, even as h e did in Palestine almost t wenty ways full on Sunday. The pastor is centuries ago. But we are often fearful of h eart and timid in faith. ROGER WILL I AMS PRESS Rev. Ibrahim Sayeed. Mr. Sayeed -Presbytel"ian Life. 3734 Payne Ave., Cleveland 14, Ohio Our eyes are closed to the call of God b ecau se of our occupation w ith started his Gospel preaching in 1930. • In a solemn setting, rich in color Martin L . L euschner, D.D., E ditor Only 30 persons attended the first other things. We are not ready to m ake the great surrender that in­ and pageantry, the delegates of 29 Rev. E. J. Baumgartner, Business service. When the numbers increased American Christian churches brou"ht volves sacrifice a nd personal risks. In the midst of long h esitation s, he hired the auditorium of the YlVICA Manager into being in November the Nalio~a l Christian young p eople can be a stirring example to the r est of u s 111 Cairo, but even that was not big Council of the Churches of Christ in as " by faith they go forth exuberantly and eagerly to serve!" enough, so he moved to a larger hall. the United States of America ded­ In 1939 his congreg·a ti on had out­ THE BAPTIST HER~LD is a publication icat~d "to the glory ot God a ~d the Let no one of us be a stumbling block in this path way of faith ?rown even that. Now it is the largest service of mankind." It was a great of the North American Bap tis t Gener al m Cairo. Conference with headquarters at 7308 Madi­ moment_ in religious history as a rep­ of th ese youn g people. Satan will discourage them and try to tempt so!l St., Foi:est PJrk, Ill. It also main­ -United Evangelical Action. resentative of each of 25 major Prot­ tains an active membership in the Asso­ t he m often, as it is. Not every field that beckons and every door that ciated Church P ress. estant and four Eastern Orthodox • Another "first" New Testament has Life and L looks promising w ill open to them. It still remains true that not SUBSCRIPT I_ON PRICE: $2.50 a year to now been published bv the American churches signed constituting docu­ any address m the U n ited States or Canada Wh1't aughter b e very young person w h o wants to be a minister or missionary actually - $2.00 a year for chur ches under the Clu b Bible Society. This is 'in the language ments, and then heard the presiding cornb B Y James Plan - $3.00 a year to foreign countries. to be known as Kikwango, a trade officer, Dr. Franklin Clark Fry of New this volurn rougher, Sr. In finds his or h er h opes realized. But w h enever God has truly called CH ANGE OF ADDRESS : T h ree weeks e one fi d a young p erson into his service and with exuberance of faith a n d notice required for chan ge of address. ~anguage used by 16 mission stations Yprk, formally declare the National and wisdom f n s the w it When o rdermg . a. change. please furn ish 1 ~ a large area ia southwestern Bel­ Council "officially constituted.'' The . , o one of A j oy that person goes forth on fire for the Lord, then we ou ght to be ~n adc:trcss stencil unprcssion from a recent ica s b est k m er- 1Ssu e if you can. gian Congo, in the Kasai River area. capstone in the arch of cooperative nown a d g r a t eful eyewitnesses of God's gr ace and glory and stren gth en the ADVERT ISING R A.TES: $2.00 per inch, The people speak many tribal lan­ Christianity in America was erected h onored n m ost smgle column, 2\~ mches wide. preachers. Price $2.00. hands of th ese y oung people in their service for Christ. ALL EDITORlAL correspondence is to b e g~ages but few understand the Fiote in a memorable ceremony in snow­ ::iddressect. to the R ev. Martin L. Leuschncr, Kikong·o in which there is consider­ bound Cleveland's public auditorium 7308 Madison St., Forest Park, Illinois. It is a b lessed privilege to pass the torch of Christian glory on ALL BUSINESS correspondence is to be able literature, including a translation Wednesday morning, Nov. 28. Ag'ainst to young people w h o are coming u p the trail. Christ is calling them a ddressed to the Roger Williams Press. of the entire Bible. Kikwango, how­ the backdrop of the banners of the Roger Williams Press 3734 Payne Avenue, Clevela nd 14, Ohio. as never b efore in human histor y . Theil' r esp on se of faith h as b een Entered as second -class matter J:muarv ever, is used by about 500,000 people. 2~ constituent denominations the 3734 Payne Ave., Cleveland 14, Ohio 9, 1923. at the post office at c •evel::md. Ohio, Translations of several of the Gos­ eight merging agencies signified that most heartening . The future of God's work is assured, indeed, so under the act of March 3, 1879. pels in Kikwango had been prepared (Continued on Page 17) long as we hav e h is promises and su ch young people as t h ese! (Printed in U.S. A.) l Page 5 Page 4 THE BAPTIST H ERALD January 18, 1951 he has no desire of making us happy, joyous and rich. What did he do to Job? His only intention is to deceive "Thank You, Heavenly Father" as many as possible into the hell pre­ Satan Hath Desired You pared for him and his angels. Let us This meditation was prepared by MR. ELMER STAUB of Detroit, use our intelligence to consider. Let us not be fooled, for the devil's one Mich., on Nov. 15, 1950, only ten days before God called him Home • express purpose is to ruin us in hell. The power of decision rests with each of us to choose, not only the destiny my thoughts seemed to run together CHRIST 'S I NTERCESSION OUR "BEOBACHTER" (Observer) and flow away from me as water of our souls, but also the course of victory in our Christian lives y Vle consider, next, Christ's prayer has been passing through a portion flows down stream. I felt alone be­ in this great conflict over the souls of of the years "when thou shalt say, T cause I could not keep my mind on • men. We notice that this is the One have no pleasure in them" (Eccl. any one thought. By the REV. HENRY R. BAER~ of Durham, Kansas with the office of eternal priesthood. 12:1). Since his heart attack, fifteen Then, suddenly, there came to my He ever Jives to make intercession for years ago, he has enjoyed unusually mind a story I had read some months fine health, but on July 29th last and before about an uneducated servant "Behold, Satan hath desired to from his Creator a nd Redeemer. How­ us. Furthermore, he is the Dispenser during the week following he had a girl who knew only one prayer and have you, that he might sift you as ever, we a re not in darkness about his of all good and perfect gifts. He who that was, "Much obliged, Lord," and wheat: But I have prayed for you, w iles, strategy and diplomacy. created us and redeemed us with the series of new heart attacks and from then on, until November 8, he has she prayed it all day long for the that thy faith fail not: and when shedding of his precious blood is lift­ It was he who requested fe r the privilege of seeing the morning sun; thou art converted, strengthen the ing up his holy, nail- pierced hands been continuously in bed, including Old Testament saint, Job, that he for strength to get dressed, and to brethren" (Luke 22 :32-33). of intercession for us. He told Peter: the last three and a half weeks which might spoil this saint and bring to a n were in the hospital where he was work; and for every blessing through abrupt end all of his joy, prosperity "I ha\'e prayed for you that your faith fail not." taken because of renewed attacks. the day, and when she took sick she THE WORDS of our theme are no and happiness. It was Satan who A number of lessons were learned said, " Much obliged, Lord," that her fabrication of some hypersensational withstood Gabriel and the a rchangel We pray for others, but often it is which might be helpful to all readers, sickness was n ot worse and she re­ enthusiast or alarmist. They are a Michael (Daniel JO and Jude 9) in so unwillingly; frequently it is done because days of sickness come to us peated the prayer for every improve­ direct quotation from Scripture and ~ ilua t ions involving God's people. that so selfishly, so falteringly. Many all sooner or later. Here is the first ment in her condition. their truth is a stark reality. Each cf by all means their misery and en­ times we pray just to be able to say cf those lessons: We can learn from everybody - us should be stirred to the founda­ slavement might continue. The height that we have prayed. We are so The first week at the hospital was and when that story flashed in my tion of our souls at the impact of this of all shameless, demonic intrigue and limited in knowledge and interest. a nightmare. I never knew there were mind I determined to spend my hours truth. opposition was reached at Satan's as­ How many times we wonder if our so manv different kinds of pills and in the same manner. I no longer tried Complacency and indifference must sault on Christ, when he said "If vou The Rev. a nd Mrs. Henry R. Baerg and prayers are heard. But Christ said, different kinds of hypodermic needles to pray in detail but during the rest of be banned forever from our lives will fall clown and worship I their family of Durham, l{ansas. ~e. ~vill '·I know that thou hearest me a lways." as I made the acquaintance of during that serious first week in the hospital when issues of the soul are at stake, give you the kingdom of earth.'' He assures us that to counteract all that week. Under an oxygen tent day and ever since, T have learned to say, for decisions in this realm are of requests or demands of Sat.an , he is and night and with my beloved fam­ "Thank you, Lord; thank you, eternal consequence. We are cautioned SATAN'S REQUEST light. of God's great love and his praying for us. He who knows the ily around me during the day. I was Father," many times, day and night, in 1 Peter 5:8, "Be sober and vigilant eternal redemption, is in dang·er of At the occasion, of which our text heart of man, and he who is seated not fully aware of what was happen­ for the many improved changes in for our adversary, the devil, as a roar­ minimizing and underestimating the speaks, I can imagine this one whose at the right hand of God, is making ing. My nerves and emotions seemed condition a::-.d for the many tokens of ing lion, walketh about seeking, power and the craftiness of the enemy. only intention is to kill and to steal intercession for us. Vl c can overcome to have broken down also, and I tried love from my wife, family and friends. whom he may devour.'' and to destroy, saying· to himse lf "I By the illumination of the Word Satan by the blood of the L amb (Rev. my best to keep my mind focused on Could it be that learning this les­ have Judas, just let me at the ~est THE SPIRITUAL WORLD of God and the Spirit of God, I shall 12: 10 ) . spiritual things and on prayer, but son. to say, "Thank you, L ord; thank c f the disciples." It is like turnin" attempt to unfold before our mind's you, Father," for many small bless­ Tn a very realistic way the Bible eye what an intense conflict is staged loose a wolf in a sheep corral. Never~ OUR INTER<;ESSION ings, as well as for the larger ones - pictures to us what is going on in the for our souls. Furthermore, the power theless, we need not fear for we have DE R BEOBACHTER Finally, we notice that we a lso are and to say it often during the day unseen, the spiritual world. Man, a of decision rests with each of us to a good Shepherd. Has Satan who is Mr. Staub had been writing a to ha\·e a place in this great conflict is really what P aul meant when he spiritual as well as a physical being, choose, not only the destiny of our a lia_r and _the father of lies, th'e slight­ series of brief articles for "Der over the souls of men. After we have wrote, "Pray without ceasing'. ln is coveted by Satan, the Deceiver, for souls, but also the course of v ictory est mtent1on of enriching those w ho Sendbote," our German publi­ gained the v ictory, not by appease­ everything give thanks; for this is the his destruction, and is desired by God, in our Christian lives. fall victim to him. Has he ever shown cation, which he signed, "Der ment a nd compromise, but by resist­ will of God in Christ Jesus concern­ the Redeemer, for his salvation. How We consider, first, Satan·s request. one particle of benevolence to his Beobachter" (The Observer) . ing the devil and by trusting in Christ ing you" (1 Thess. 5:17-18). tragic that man's spiritual faculties The force of the Greek text is: "Satan prey? No! a thousand times no! who is our victory, we are to have been darkened by sin and his has demanded you for himself." Oh, He wants lo trap and bring to ruin. strengthen the brethren in order that eyes have been blinded lo the Truth the brazenness and diabolical bold­ J ust l!ke _the thousands of g raves from they too might be victorious. Christ so that he cannot clearly discern what ness of the enemy of our souls! The the ?1benan slave camps call to us to wants to make us useful and fruitful. is at stake. Even the Christian, in the intruder and imposter demands man cherish. our freedom, liberty a nd We can and must help others in their ~Jrospenty , a~d warn us against seek­ struggle so that they · wax valiant. for i ~g Comm_unistic enslavement, so the God. Altogether too often we still pit of h~ll is re-echoing with the groans lend Satan a h and against the brethren <1 nd ci:ies. of the millions who have a nd we become accusers of the breth­ been 1 ~trig_ued, that their brethren ren rather than helpers. The devil is and then· km might not come to that the accuser of the brethren (Rev. 12: pla~e of torment (Luke 16:28). Don't J 0). Let us bewa re that we do not believe the Propaganda from hell . a lign ourselves with the enemy of the Satan the liar has devised it. ' souls of men. . When I was a boy living on a farm Ha\"ing discovered the Lord's help, m so uthe~·n Alberta, Canad a, r used let us encourage, cheer and strengthen to have difficulty in cat h. d die I d . c m g my sa - the brethren. Christ came not to be pony. evised a scheme, which, ministered unto, but to minister, and no ~oubt, m ~ny of You have used, of to g'ive his life a ransom for many. com i~ g to this Pony with a bucket of He helped; he healed; he dispensed oats m ~he ~ne hand in front of me comfort and life. Likewise, the min­ and a bridle. m the other hand in back istry of the church is to preach the of _me. While the dumb animal was Gospel of salvation; but t.hen also to ea_tmg the oats, I quickly slipped the strengthen and establish the saints. rems around his neck and then pr o­ May God give us victory that we ceeded to bridle him. A Picture That Was Used Effectively in Our Denomination Some Years Ago for Pro­ might comfort others with the same motional Purposes With Dr. William Kuhn (Standing); l\lr. William F. Grosser, Treasurer Snow-covered pines frame thls beautiful picture of majestic Long's Pike 1n the Rockies Satan also does not ty consolation we have experienced! (Seated, Right); anc\ l\lr. E. Elmer Staub or Detroit, Mich. (Se"ted at Table. Left) of Colorado. handed Oh come emp · • Yes, he makes offers, but Page 7 THE BAPTIST HERALD J a nuary 18, 1951 Page 6 to lose their vision of sacrifice and Belo girls ha\·e come th rough t he service to the community. I n our own eighth grade at Belo and are all center these ideals are held before teaching. They ha ve been a great in ­ them constantly, and they are nur­ fluence in getting little girls into the tured in their Christian growth. first classes, but we do not have more •• than four or fi ve girls past the fourth Counting Our Bies;!~~: c.~~ "~!~ica Another prerequisite we have for grade in a ny of our grassland schools . · · J1~ rY f rlough in America beginning teachers is that they attend this year. Leaves from the diary of our miss• 0 tJ one year at our Bible School. This 011 At the coast t here is a different pic­ Bible School too has been an answer RUBY SALZMAN, noW ture . W omen have caught a vision of to pr ayer , and we thank God for the what education can do for them, and • ptist Church, visiting a brother. What could be progress that has come in the few they are permitting thei1· daught.ers introduced done? If the picture were taken, it years it has existed. rn its infancy it e~" 13~re to attend. Our Girls' School a t Soppo, "Count your blessings, name them pound stands a ~ieJ'lts J'ld serve. would undoubtedly be published in did not h ave enough prestige in the a nother one of our mission dreams, is a nd every day pa ve 8 )'Jf se at the the Nigerian newspaper. We could al­ eyes of the natives, but now they rec­ one by one, 10 8 crowded to capacity, and a number Count your blessings, see what to the Christ we ed P record in the most see the headlines, "Baptist m is­ ognize its im portance in our genera l were turned a way for lack of facil­ God hath don e, Another repeatd y'S the Desert sion teachers pose with Zeikist program and are proud to be en­ 8 ities. Count your blessings, name them close of many a ••/> 11 ~ Those were friends." rolled as students. Encouraging re ­ fi rst years was, yet· ·ee or four W hat progress do we see in Christ­ one by one, 1 With determination in her step and ports continue to come from the m is­ Count your many blessings, see Dodge didn't corneJ1 IY tl :riivelled the a prayer in her heart, Laura rushed sionary in charge. Several of this like attitudes in the native Christian what God hath done." the days when ~·iPtjOJ'lpeing our one down to the group and challenged our year's students have been recom­ hom e? Count ry fashions change ,·ery slowly, and even the m ost consecrated trucks of any desc tl'leJ11 0rt, a three­ teachers, "Choose you this day whom mended by the la st Missionary Con­ 5 Christian husband, who from all other WE MISSIONAR IES return to Ndu road, one off trii11 Pdeposited at you will serve." Silence reigned for ference to join the three men who are AS 0 appear ances loves his w ife devotedly, the homeland and look back over the and only means QJ'le ed before I several long moments, and finally one now studying at the Southern Bap­ 55 still will not in vite her to share h is years on the field, counting the bless­ ton Army truck. pa rJow motors of our older teachers stepped out. tist Seminary in Nig'eria. God hrts Smilin g Zuwar, on e or our Cameroons mis­ meal with him at the table in the ings God has showered upon our work, Ndu, eight month~. ride:el that same Others quickly followed and the situ­ opened this door of opportunity for sion school girls in Afr ica, in a cocoa- yam living room of his hom e. S he sits on we can only say: "God has done great experienced a moto trav elY trouble ation was saved. The temptation to fu rther advanced training for our best patch . of every descriptiOJ'l 5cllrc door wh~n follow this movement is still very qualified, and for this we are most a low bamboo stool out in the kitchen things for us, whereof we are g'lad." w ith her children hove ring around Faith is the victory that overcomes Ndu road, and w~vt t~= waiting for real to our boys, but t heir daily, week­ grateful. F oundations are being laid for ne w 1 he1·. T here next to the open fi re that the world. Truly, our leaders on the ourse lves to Jook we ll ly or monthly contacts with the mis­ churches at Belo and Ndu Stations. BAMENDA CHURCH is burning bet.ween t hree stones with field and at home have seen visions one passes, unless iirrive· .·es we give sionaries on each main station have T he native Christians have been tug­ <.111 iron kettle conta ining their soup and dreamed dreams, and their faith one of our own to . sio11 ll11. Ndu area now given them a firmer foundation As the mission truck rounds the last g'ing a way a t stones and bringing 0 or mush, they share their food. How­ has given victory to overcome the For additional rnis oJ'l 1J~ are tl1ere in the ideals of Christian democracy. few bends going towards the govern­ them , one, two and three at a time ever, the g·ood husban d is most anx­ numerous difficulties in our Camer­ thnn I{S. ]\·"1 any rrnes1 d ··W11 visJ iting our ment center in the town of Bamenda, on their heads, to deposit at the desig­ ious to clothe his wife p roperly and treks we were asl{e riest5 ission has CHRISTIAN TEACHERS oons work. 111 our hearts always skip a bit, and we nated stone depots. The station m an ­ he tries as well to clothe h is children. so many Catholic ~ o~v J'l from many Another of our d reams · has budded agers urge the natives to bea r ha lf A MISSIONARY'S DIARY gaze with pride on our Bamenda Bap­ Tn a recent debate on the pros and compounds an~ o~~Jd?" rY for more into the first stage of r eality in our tist Mission Station. It is situated on the cost by carrying stones, m aking cons of the value of polygamy, c>ne of As we turn the leaves of our diary, no man on this J11e c IY· We still P reliminary T raining Center fo1· our a knoll at the foot of the Bamenda bricks and donating labor as t.he our tra ined teachers said, " Vve cannot we are reminded that one of the out­ outstations that s~iJ'lvolJ~ IJ t we praise present and future school teachers. cliff. Its gateway is at the Bam enda na tive m asons begin to lay the fi rst judge our own standards today ac­ standing cries in the fi rst years of visits is heard con·J{ers, 5end forth If we want to keep our mission schools stones. 1 0 crossroads, leading south to Soppo cording to the stan dards of our fath­ our life in Africa was for a doctor. need additional wo , t Christ- centered, we must staff them The Christia ns in the sma ll out­ r ui11& and north to Warwar. The land­ ers. E ven economically we could not Sick babies, burned cases, intestinal God f or con 111 1and teach- with teachers whose chief aim in stations, not to be outdone by those 8 5 scaped sight and brick build ings to­ afford to be polygamists, for when we disorders were a constant challenge to laborers. vr gr cornmunistic teaching is to win each boy and girl gether with a beautiful n ative church attending the church on the m ission get a new pair of shoes, we w ant our our nurses. One page in the diary re­ Four years ago 0 to vch limited to the Lord J esus Chr ist. All of us st ation, join ha nds on their "country 11 5 sprang up in three years' t ime under wife to have a new pair as well." cords the incident when the school ers were easy predJ J1lld ..,., the one have watched with m isgivings in our the capable management of our field S unda y" to dig the pits to find good Husbands are showin g more Christian manager overfilled the water bottle mfluencc.· They ha el frO""field during hearts the tea chers who have come brick clay, to carry w ater, to make 5 superintendent, the Rev. P a ul Ge­ consideration toward their wives, and and near boiling water spread over guidance and couJ1 tJ1C ~er will we out of the Government Tra ining Cen­ bauer. To this stat ion and to these putta-putta and t.o fill the brick forms. the wives who try in any small her hand. The nurse at hand searched ;:ind only man 11 rs· :N~tern o on as ter. Many of those who entered as Often the missionary on trek finds it ° 8 ,·ctcran m1ss1onaries come people m easure to improve their own stand­ for and found the "Burn Ointment" those preceding ye'J J'le d out of the consecrated Christians have lost their from every walk of life, including the is impossible to sleep in the n ative ards are given the respect due them tube. The directions read, "I n case of forget the scene ~ 10o}{e ers being zea l for the Master. They come out h ig'hest official, the British Resident church when arrivin g at the station, from their fa milies. 8 11 severe burn call the doctor immedi­ Laura Reddig and r te ; rouP photo­ to serve in our schools as headmasters of the province or t he lowest na tive for the Christians have filled the SPIRITUAL GROWTH ately." "What's his telephone num­ door and saw. oufor 'J "'nist- m inded and often act as "wet blankets" on the who ha s fallen into the han ds of the "near- to-fall" bamboo church with ber?" "Now, what's his name? When I ricked into posll1g C0111J11.IJ g our mis­ Christian enthusiasm of our un­ law. Here they know that they w ill bricks for their new church. It is However, the foregoing facts would will he come?" The doctor is there graph with some )'J lluJ'ltJ~e guise of i rained, young teacher s. They seem receive wise Christian counsel for w ith joy that we sec our Christians mean li ttle to us as missionaries if now, amt we a ll praise God for an­ vi sitors who were der t whateve1· palaver they b ring to taking pride in the a ppear ance of we did not see gain s in the spiritual swered prayers. On the hospital com- sion compound un "l\IJ:assa" and Mrs. Geb auer. their own local house of worship. li ves of our people. Time and again the people at h ome have read en­ Four years ago in the grasslands OUR GIRLS' SCHOOL couraging repor ts of hundreds of bap­ we had one complete eighth grade One of the biggest heartaches of tisms and the other h undreds who are school. In the next two yea rs our the g1·assland school man agers is U1e enrolled in our Inquirers' Classes. But other two main station schools at ­ lack of interest on the part of native the m issionaries have the joy cf tained that r ank. The last Mission authorities and paren ts in sending watching' these babes in Christ con ­ Conference voted to attempt to bring their girls to school. The woman t inuc in thcfr C hristian growth. We one of our g rassland outschools to the ma kes the farm , raises the children rejoice w ith them as they conquer same standing. Our Mbem grassland and cooks the thick cornmeal m ush temptations that befall them. and we sta tion now h as a complete set of and cocoa yams. Why should she have weep with those who fa ll in to tl~ c permanent school buildings con­ schoolin g to perform such tasks? " If hands of the evil one . structed of locally burned b rick. A t I Jet my daughter learn book, she As school managers. we have op­ Ndu a compact stone building is under will deny to m arry the m an to "vhom portun ity of sitting in classes with construction that will house the w hole I have promised he r," is the answer our older school boys and are some­ school under one roof. If this plan we have hea rd over and over again. times am azed at the questions these proves satisfactory, Belo S tation boys and young m en ask concerning hopes to put up a similar structure. Because of these attitudes, even our spiritual problem s. It is a source of Those more familiar with t he coastal school and church teachers cannot fi nd satisfaction to us to know that eyery area have a similar story to tell of a girl who has even two or three day the boys and girls in each of om the several flourishing schools in Vic­ years of schooling to becom e h is help­ B elo school children Jn tlte British Camer oon s at th e left, and teacher Ch ang at the righ t w ith the Bible a nd New T estament which h e t oria, Soppo and Kumba Areas. m ate in his chosen life work . Three (Continued on P age 9) earned by memoriz ing Bible verses. r"'" ... A . . 1-JANDBOOK· · [ P age 9 January 18, 1951 THE BAPTIST HERALD • needs of your goup. Not one of these Your C.B.Y. should have at least COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS commission emphases should be lack­ three to fi ve copies of this 11 6-page (Continued from Page 7) ing· in your C.B.Y. organization. The handbook . Study it, discuss it w ith schools hear again and again the story B C.B.Y. Guide for Leaders "Youth Compass," on pages 57-65 of your leaders, counsellor and pastor of the Christ who died that they • every issue, gives added suggestions and then put the program into effect. might have life and have it more Announcement of a new handbook for youth leaders and inspiration to each commission Make these slogans k nown to your abundantly . to carry on its activities. leaders : "YOU'LL BE LOST WITH­ At present, the missionaries on the by MISS MARTHA LEYPOLDT of Forest Park, Illinois Suggastions for carrying out this OUT YOUR COMPASS;" and "THE fi eld are contemplating following the y C.B.Y. program in a small church, C.B.Y. GUIDE WILL SH OW YOU sa me Scripture memorization pro­ duties of all officers and commission TH,E WAY" to a more effective youth gram in which our own young people • " Go ye in to all t he world ," Mark of these commission groups. Each chairmen, a suggested C.B.Y. consti­ organization inspired by Christ's at home are participating. May the 16:15. (Missions.) person should be made to feel tha t he tution, charts and diagrams and an commands. Holy Spirit reveal to them the mean­ has a responsibility, one which has effective installa tion service help to T he Forest Park Baptist Church h as ing of these vers ~s as applied to t heir "Continue in my Word," John 8:3 1. proven a testing ground for this new [; (Study.) been given to him by Christ who has m ake the "C.B.Y. Guide for Leaders" native and coun try fashions tha t they C.B.Y. program. Added interest and "Come ye yourselves apart," Ma1·k commissioned him for se rvice. What a val uable and indispensable hand­ migh t have a lamp unto their feet a n impact your youth group could be book for your youth group. increased consecration to t he tasks of and a light unto their path! 6:31. (Fellowship.) ser vice h ave been the result. "Tell them how great things the in your church and community if That every one of our school and Lord ha th done for thee," Mark 5:19. eve ry member would ta ke his respon­ church teachers is a fully consecrated [J Christian we cannot boast, but a good (Publicity.) sibility to Christ seriously! percentage of them are. In the h ands With these commands before our The PROGRAM COMMISSION w ill young people, we look forward to The New Plan at Work of these men lies t he fut ure of our supervise the p 1 a n n i n g of all Baptist work . P lease continue to pr ay areater activity in our C.B.Y.'s. In Sunday evening youth progra ms. Al­ By BERTHOLD L. SWEENEY, president of College Age Youth ~rder to ca rry out these commands for these young men that their faith Il though this commission w ill no doubt Groups, Forest Park Baptist Church, Forest Park, Illinois might not fail, bu t. that it w ill grow cf Christ, a working progr am has been have only two or three people work­ stronger. It is through the leadership outlined for our C.B.Y.'s t.o follow. To ing on it, it w ill assign tasks to all tentialities and ·give t hem a definite give you this new prcg·ra m in detailed T HE OFFICERS and leaders of young responsibility in the group . As for of our church teache rs a nd evangelists young people in your g·roup so t ha t that we hope to continue seeing [] form and to give an abundance of a ll might ·participate in the worship people in our churches are becoming " past organiza tion ," while it may be growt h in indigenous churches. ideas to carry it out, t he "C.B.Y. and discussion programs. more conscious of the necessity of an good, it is not acceptable for our Guide fol' Leaders" has been pr.epa red . active energetic youth group. Until church unless it is the BEST we can The eight commissions from Christ T he WORSHIP COMMISSION will we integra te our young people into fi nd! VISITATION TRIP emphasize the worship activities of At present we are functioning with Miss Ruby Salzman is now on a .. r [)IR.. · · ll_ [A ID [ lR. 5 · · listed a bove give us the basis fo r the the church program, we are not ful­ visitation tour to scores of our E commissions outlined for our C.B.Y.'s the group. encourage the use of de­ filling the ministry of the church. At fo ur general officers : president, vice­ church es in several confer ences to follow. Each commission (commit­ votional li terature by the young peo­ president, secreta ry a nd t reasur er . which w ill n ot b e concluded u ntil the same time, youth in the church, May 2i , 1951. tee) has the impetus to work beca use ple and supervise the music of t he just as yout h in a home, represents a We have a cha irman and an assigned group. i ~ receives its commission directly freshness and vitality. numbe r of co-workers for all eight of ''( OMM;SSIONED to serve" Christ Pray that the local Christians m ight from Christ, namely: Progr;:i m, Wor ­ T he SERVICE COMMISSION w ill Realizing the impor tance of yout h the suggested commissions: program, "whose I am, and whom I serve" ship, Service, Enlistment. Missions. missionary, service, enlistment, study, not only get a vision of tithing to (Acts 27:23) is the challenging com­ plan and carry out. the service activ­ in the church, we want to find the Study, Fell owship and Publicity. ities in the church, community a nd most effective method of bringing promotion, worship and fellowship. make possible the local support of mand and incentive for a ll young peo­ These commissions a re prima rily ac­ It has m ade possible a complete pro­ their own chur ch teach e r, but t hat ple in our Commissioned Baptist denomination, enlisti ng all members about an appealing young people's tivity and planning groups . and do in pa rticipation. program . Also we want to introduce gra m serving the spiritual needs and there might awake n within them a Youth (C.B.Y.) organizations. With work over and above the Sunday eve­ providing social activity. desire to send others for th to smaller 1.'1 is inspiration and stimulus to spur T he ENLISTMENT COMMISSION our young people to the opportunities ning youth hour program . of Christian service. Programs and activities have been communities to begin new churches them on to greater activity for Besides your c ffi cers of president, w ill gain new members fo r t he C.B.Y. ca rried out, and some planned for w here Christ is still n ot represented. Christ, our C.B.Y. groups should be­ a nd encourage and train the youn a In our college age youth group at future days - progra ms and activ­ There is always rejoicing in the local \· ice-president, secretary a nd treas­ the Forest Park Baptist Church, we come more effective organizations. urer, the new C.B.Y. program sug­ people to win other young people t ~ ities w hich would be a lmost impos­ church at home when one of its own Christ's command to be his disciples, Christ. have adopted the new C.B.Y. P rogram !."ests that a chairman be appointed sible without commissions specializing youth dedicates h imself to full time his command to "go" and make dis­ based on the Commission type of or ­ for each of the eight commissions. in one fi eld of the work of our or­ Christian service. We on the fie ld ciples oI all men, and his command T he STUDY COMMISSION w ill ganization as suggested by our Gen­ T he new program is based on the ganization. These specialists · are have the same experience as we to follcw him, are already being car­ encourage t he reading of o'ood Chris- eral Confer ence Union. Only a few rrincip!e that the best way to g·et 1ian li teratu re and sup~ r v i se the young· people, who, without a definite watch our graduating boys decide ried out by consecrated young people months have passed since we began responsibility, would not feel the im­ what they want to do when out of in our churches. The question now is: young people interested in the acti v­ young people's department of the organ izing our group on the commis­ ities of your church and you r C.B.Y. church library. They will also plan pact or importance of the work of school. During the past several years Are they carrying out the commis­ sion basis, but i·esults a re already an our young people's organ ization a goodly number of our grassland sions of Christ to the best advantage, is to give them some definite task to an accredited leadership training encouragement \.o our entire group. perform. course at least once a year. the evangelical outreach of tJ1e boys have decided to be church teach ­ to the fullest extent c f their capacity T her e a re always some who a re church to other young people. ers. P erhaps, some may fall by the and with the greatest consecration to COiUMISSION GROUP S The COMMISSION ON M ISSIONS hesitant about a ny change of organi­ We have felt t he importance of \\·ayside, but we a re assured tha t God 1he tasks before them? will keep the young people informed zation, even in the young people's monthly meetings for t he commissions has called m any who w ill remain Every young person should be as­ of t he latest missionary news and groups. You may run into some of CHRIST'S COMMISSION signed to take an active part in one and chairman w ith his co-workers; faithful witnesses for him. create an enthusiastic int.erest in mis­ the comments we heard : " Isn't this and a monthly meeting of the cabi­ Today the African Christian has Christ has commissioned young sions. They shall also encourage the too much organization for a young net, composed of the officers and com ­ not on ly the sins of his native witch­ people to carry on very definite ac­ ro--0~-~ n - ·· - ·1 -u- · - · - · 1 1 s.uppo1.·t .of the .North American Bap­ people's group?" "Vve . don 't h ave m1ss1on chairmen. These meetj ngs craft, superstition a nd fear to counter­ tivities. Unless they participate in NOW IT IS AVAILABLE ! ! tist m1ss10n proJect in your area. enough really interested young peo­ need to represent planning and work, act, but he also must face the evils and perform each one of these activ­ I ple to make it work." " What's wron g· : THE NEW The FELLOWSHIP COMMISSION as well as sincere p rayer. The effec­ introduced by the w hite man and ities they are not fullllling· their part ! wi th our past organ ization?" I, "C.B.Y. GUIDE FOR I will plan the social activities of t he tiveness of the planning at t hese western civilization. B ut together in the extensicn of the K ingdom cf C.B.Y. and will encourage friendli ness After ma king the change and ob­ meetings will be felt in the progr ams let us claim God's prom ise that h is God. The following commissions come I LEADERS" ' to a ll young people. serving some of the early results of and acti vities of the days which fol­ word shall not retur n unto h im void. directly from the lips of Christ, and A 120-page well bound and at- l: i the commission progra m, it is my con ­ Iovv'. Let us help lo make it possible for his words still ring clear in the ears ' The P UBLICl'TY COMMISSION j tractive handbook of the best • will publicize. a ll activities of the viction that it is not too much organ­ Serving as president of our young· his word to con lin ue to go forth of young people today as they chal­ = leaders' materia l availa ble. I I . C:.B.Y., presentmg t hem in an a ttrac­ ization to follow a plan w hereby ALL people's group h as given me first-hand through our prayers, gifts a nd time, lenge them to ser vice. : P r ice - 50 cts. per copy, i tive manner. the young people are being used in evidence in favor of the commission tl::a t we who claim to be h is followers, Christ said: 1• Order three to five copies. I groups with a definite responsibility program. It is my belief that your whet.her black or w h ite. might be "Occupy till I come," L uke 19:13. 1 Send all orders to: I GUIDE FOR LEADERS and co-ordin ated into the overall p ic­ youth organization, large or small, found walking in manner worthy of the vocation to which he has called (Program and Training.) j Commissioned Baptis t Youth ' . T he "C.~.Y. Guide for Leaders" ture of the group. will be benefitled by the commission "Worship him," J ohn 4:24. (Wor ­ ' c/ o Rev. J . C. Guns t I program. T he prepared materials by us. Let us not fail to make the most Box 6, Forest Park, Ill. gives . d~t a iled suggestions for each Nor is a " lack of interest" by our ship.) ! j the denomination will make this pro­ of the opportunities which God is I Remittance is to be made in i comm1ss1on .to carry out the commis- young people always due to a lack "Serve me," John 12:26. (Service.) sJOn of Christ given t.o .t b of spiritualit.y, but it is often cl ue to gram workable and beneficia l in !,.'iving to us while there is ycl lime j check or money orde r. , M · 1 s mem ers. for the haiTest. "Compel them to come in," Luke any ide~ s are contained in this h and- our inability to h arness their po- YOUR organ ization. 14:23. (Enlistment.) ' I -•~·-~u-q-• • -u._,,_._._u._, , .- , .-...._ , book which You can adapt to t he Page 10 THE BAPTIST HERALD J anuary 18, 1951 Page 11

Homing hearts arc happiest, and still So many seek afar the joys we share, Certain that over some enchanted hill Miss Anna Brinkman Is Honored Life must be excitingly more fair. The report of the reception for the matron of the Girls' Home, Chicago, Anxiously moving, in never-ending quest, Illinois, following twenty years of faithful service They lock their doors on what in life is best. • -Better Home. By the REV. JOHN E. GRYGO of Chicago, Illinois ··one on God's side is a majority."' -Wendell P hillips. Such a sublime occasion could only SAY IT WITH ICTNDNESS a tremendous powe r inside you." 2 T WENTY YEARS AGO, Miss Anna CHI CAGO GIRLS' HO~ lE i\Iiss Ruth C. Doescher 0f St. Jo­ be m ade more dignified by the spir­ Cor. 13:3b (Phillips translation). i\'IY OLD BIBLE Brinkman, missionary of the White seph, il'Iich., has become the succs­ itual contribution of Dr. William If you've got roses, bless your soul! Though the cover is worn, A venue Baptist Church in Cleveland, sor to Miss Brinkman a s the m atron Kuhn. He spoke kindly of Miss B rink­ Just pin one in my buttonhole. FAITH of the Chicago Girls' Hom e. i\Iiss If And the pages are torn, Ohio, responded favorably to the call Brinkman's present address is qJJ S. man and fittingly compa red her serv­ you have anything n ice to say, Faith is a grasping of Almigh ty power; extended to her by the board of di­ Gramercy Place, Los Angeles 6, ices t.o the girls a nd the Home with Don't wa it until I've passed away. And thoug·n places bear traces cf California. T he hand of m an laid on the a rm cf rectors of the Girls' Home of Chicago, the woman who broke her alabaster -Author Unknown. God ; tears, Yet more precious than gold Illinois, to succeed Miss E. Wagner, box out of sheer love for her Savior, "When the outlook is bad, try the The g'rand and blessed hour months ago. Is this Book worn and old, now Mrs. William Berg, as matrcn. a nd of whom the Lord said: "Where­ u.p look." In which the things impossible to me On Wednesday, Nov. 29, a group of T hat can shatter and scatter my Just before she arrived, Mrs. Albert. soever this gospel shall be preached - Henry Drumm:md. Becom e the possible, O Lord, through Johns, the well beloved president of personal friends of Miss Brinkman, as throughout the whole world, this also thee. -Anna E. Hamilton. fears. the board at the time, was able lo well as the board members, and m in­ that she hath done shall be spoken PRAYE R ON A BIRTHDAY marshal all the interest and generosi1y isters and their wives of Chicago and HOME m y of for a memorial of her." The Rev. God, our Father , every time This old Book is guide, of our Chicago churches so that the ,·icinity, came together at the Forest Some call it home but use its shel1er Robert Schreiber offe red the closing That a birthday comes for me, 'Tis a friend by my side, Home could be appropriately r e­ Park Baptist Church for a specia l for prayer. And I've lived a w ho1e year longer, It will lighten and brighten my way; m odeled and refurnished. farewell banquet in behalf of our Their sleeping hours or d ressing for We wish our sister well! May her Le t me also wiser be; And each prem ise I find The orig'inal purpose of the build­ departing sister. Mrs. Roland Ross a show, days in Ca lifo rnia be happy ones! May Help me, God, to always know Soothes and gladdens the m ind, ing, to train nurses and to care for was the g·racious hostess a nd Mrs. T urning their keys at. mid night in she continue to enrich other lives! There are many ways to grow . As I read it and heed it each day. the sick, as planned by the founder, Robert Krogm an acted as the genial its door, Let me grow the wisest way , toast-mistress. S taying, sometimes, because they can­ the Rev. J acob Maier, had to be This I pray. Amen. To this Book I will cling, abandoned. Henceforth, it was to be The Rev. G. A. Schlesinger in­ THE ARTIST not go. -MARY AMBLER MARSHALL Of its worth I will sing, a Christia n home for employed young voked the Lord's blessing upon the We live w ithin your walls, dear L ife does not promise always Though great losses and crosses be women of lim ited fin ancial resources. T o m ake her pathways gay "Fem· not that thy life shall. come to little home, food and the aosembled guests. After mine ; But a home may function wit.hout a the delicious dinner, Mrs. Krogm an With b uttercups, g reen pastu1·e slopes. an end, but rather fear that it shall Reading old books be fore your cheer y F or I cannot despair, father , though never without a brought to our attention the purpo£e And sunshine a ll the way. never have a beginning." fire, Though surrounded by care, mothe r. The motherly heart and touch of t.his meeting and ta ble fellowship, Neve r was a picture painted, · -Anonymous. Choosing your com for t while the must be there; otherwise it degene­ which was to pay high tribute to Miss Where shadows did not lie, rest less roam, While possessing this blessing rates into a boarding house. Brinkma n, and wish her God's bounti­ Accentuating beauty MENDI NG AGAIN! T hankful that you hold all our hearts· divine. Miss Brinkman was not only a ful blessings for the f uture. As a Of landscape, sea, and sky. Mending· aga in! desire. -Author Unknown. mother. but a Christian mother as token of deep gratitude, she further­ Week in. week out, the pile is there well. to ·the many P rotestant girls, mcre presented to our guest of honor, So we find the Master Ar tist, Ot clothes that are unfit to wear , who have come from far and near lo in behalf of the board of direct.ors, a Whose touch is ever true, A button off, a rip or two, find an attractive and wholescme farewell gift of one thousand dollars Paints in the li ghts and shadows An overall with knee burst through. dwelling place. Small wonder then, and a leather purse. All nodded a p­ Which a rc best for me and you. that it was a sad day for the house­ proval, for Miss Brinkm an w as also And some day, when the picture Me nding· again! guests, as well as for the Girls' Home a good manag'er. Her words of ap­ In its com ple teness stands, P erhaps the same clothes fi xed be­ Society, when Miss Brinkman felt preciation made us all aware that we We shall see the Jove and wisdom fore, compelled to present her resignation were losing a true hand maid of the T hat moved the Artist's ha nds. With buttons off and ripped some to the board of directors several L ord. -Jessie Bell T ha bes. more. vVe sit and mend, an d soon we learn, :.. : Like bread on waters, 'twill ret urn. Washing and dry­ Mending· again! ing dishes are lots Day in, day out, the Master mends of f un w h en there·s The Christian's life, so f ull of rents, "nice com pany" to Some ca used by our own careless- hel1> you ! Then ness - the drudgery be­ A broken heart in deep distress. comes play and the tim e passes M'endin g· again! quickly alto­ gether too soon. How patiently he comes and me·•ds With threads of love the selfsame -Eva Luom:i rents, Photo Broken anew, bleeding and sore, · That he has fixed so oft before. - Clara Fennema in "The ' Var Cry·• "Every man cannot be the best, but every man can be his best." -Mirabeau.

Miss Ann a B rinkman , matron of th e Girls' Home of Chicago, DI., is honored a t a dinner upon h er retirement (left 11icture) with Mrs. A VERSE TO REMEMBER Robert J. Krogma n and Mrs. A. G. Schlesinger to h er right; and the office rs of th e Girls' Hom e a rc photogra phed a t the right with "The Christ you have to deal with Re,·. /\. G . Schlesinger, vice-presiden t (left to right); Miss Minnie Proefke, secreta ry; Mrs. Robert J . Krog m an, president; M~ ss A nna is not a weak person outside you, but B rin k n1a n , matron ; and Mrs. Ro la nd E. Ross, treas urer. Page 12 Page 13 THE BAPTIST HERALD January 18, 1951

that he had accepted the call of the Grace Baptist Church of North Da­ kota with station churches at Gackle a nd Alfred, N. Dak. He began his pastora.te on the new church field on Dec. 20th. This is his second pastorate there, having ser ved the churches NEWS formerly from 1937 to 1943. On Sun­ day eYening, Dec. 3, the women's mis­ sionary circle of the Plum Creek The following have m ade definite Church held its annual program and r~;·;~;;.:;:~;~;;(;;uo ! reviewed a ha ppy year of work and plans: Connor Baptist Church, De­ j January 28, 1951 - "Christ ii troit, Mich., and Immanuel Church, Mich., was united in marriage to joy in the Lord. The offering for the Cameroons mission amounted to $377. ; Ca lls -" by Rev. Frank Ve- , Kenosha, Wis. Many of the churches Miss Ruth Thiessen of Alberta,_ Cai:­ i ninga, Peoria, Ill. l have had leadership training courses, ada, at a lovely church weddmg _m e On Sunday evening, Dec. 3, the • February 4, 1951 - "In F aith i but have not reported to date. Your Madison S. Dak., on Aug. 15, 1900. teachers, officers a nd C.B.Y. leaders ' . r the choir of the Pilgrim Church, Phila­ ! We Serve" by Miss Ellen • Dr. George A. Lang, president o. . delphia, P a., presented the sacred Lehr, Aplington, Iowa. will find t heir ministry a much 1 J I North American Baptist Semma Y cantata, "In the House of Simon, t he g reater joy after such a leadership and a former pastor of the groom, of­ Pharisee" by J . H. Rettig'. More than training course in your church. An ficiated. Mr. Strauss is pastor of. the $200 were received in the offering for YOUTH WEEK to be observed up-to-date curriculum leafl et, with First Baptist Church of the American the church·s organ fund. On Sunday across the land from J anuary 28 to suggested study courses and text Baptist Convention in Madison. evening, Dec. 17, the young people February 4 is drawing near. It is books, is available free from our ~ presented a special Christmas pro­ hoped tha t every local Commissioned headquarters office, Box 6, Forest e In November and December the gram with the Nativity story brought P ark, Ill. Rev. J. Lester Harnish of the Bethel Baptist Youth org·anization will make l in Scripture and song. On Sunday the most of this week . With this The Immanuel Baptist Church is Church, Detroit, Mich., preache~ ,a evening, Dec. 24, the combined mixed series of sermons on "Facing' Life ~ year's challenging t heme, "Christ putting out a mimeographed, 8 to 10 choir, male chorus and soloists ren­ Calls - In F aith We Serve" your pag·e church paper each month. Mem­ Crises." He spoke on "Death," "Work,' dered an unusually inspiring Christ­ '·Giving," "Marriage," "Birth" and C.B.Y. should have activities for all bers of the C.B.Y. assist the pastor in mas program. The church set an ob­ "Decision.'" On Sunday, Dec. 10, ~r. your members in your group. Further­ mimeographing, assembling and mail­ jective of $5000 to raise for the build­ more, this is youth's opportunity to ing the paper. J ohn Skoglund of the foreign mission ing fund from Thanksgiving Day to board of the American Baptist Con­ give a forceful witness in your church CONFERENCE MISSION PROJECT New Year's Day, according to the and community. May your influence vention served as the guest speaker. pastor, the Rev. W. C. Damrau. At the Watchnight Service several and testimony be really felt and con­ Are you wondering how to put your converts w ere ba ptized and a me­ e The 1951 Directory inadvertently vincing! conference mission project across so morial and communion service by omitted the n ame of the Rev. Fred that your people know about it? The R ev. Reuben A. Houseal, new pastor of NEWS FROM TEXAS Southern Conferen ce C.B.Y. and the Central Baptist Chur ch of Erie, Pa. candlelight ushered in the new year. Fuchs of Anamoose, N. Dak., the pas­ tor of the Anamoose and Lincoln Val­ A cast of ten C.B.Y.ers, of the I'm­ S.S.U. organization have as t heir While ser ving as a radio minister in De­ project the support of five n a tive t roit, Mich., h e was also a membe r of the e On Sunday, Dec. 3rd, the Fourth ley Baptist churches. He w as ca lled manuel Baptist Church, K yle, Texas, Bethel Baptist Church of that city. Ave. Church of Alpena, Mich., held to the church fi eld just as the book presented the fine play, "The Lost workers in the Cameroons mission special missionary services with the first \\'ent to press. The address of Church" by D. C. Wilson, to the en­ field. They also support two seminary students each year who visit all of church, having succeeded the Rev. Rev. M. L. Leuschner of Forest park, the Rev. J. C. Kraenzler should be tire church group for their Commis­ P aul D. Ford. Ill., bringing· a message in the mo~· n: Fredonia, N. Dak., rather than Gackle, sioned Baptist Youth anniversary the Southern Conference churches ing service, the young people gom.,, N. Dak ., as given in the Directory. program. Upon request from neigh­ assisting in evangelistic meetings, Va­ e Mr. Edmund Lengefeld of Chicago, to the hospital at noon to render_ a On page 78 two lines were omitted boring churches, these young people ca tion Bible Schools, and help out 1'11., the father of the Rev. E. R. Lenge­ ministry in song, and missionary ~ic­ which should read: Newark, Evangel presented t he play at the nearby First with the program at the summer as­ feld, superintendent of the Chicag·o tures being shown in the evenmg Church, 1952, 650 - Corner 18th and Methodist Church in Kyle, Texas; sembly or encampment. To keep th e mission project alive the year r ound Home for the Ag~d. passed away on under the sponsorship of the Amb a~ ­ 20th St., G. H arold Hill. If there are also in the Westover Baptist Chapel, the leaders have posters and letter ­ Dec. 16. A few days later, on Dec. 19, sadors' Group of the church. T e any other mistakes in the address San Marcos, Texas. The cast now has 1950, he would have been 86 years pictures depicted the Came roons a n_d lists of the pastors and the statistics the invitation to present the same play heads printed w ith pictures of the 1 native workers on them. Each church of age. The memorial services were Indian mission fields of the deno_m - pertaining to the churches, please a t the Central Baptist Church, Waco, nation. Thanksgiving and sa cr1fi~ e send such information to the promo­ Texas, and a t the Lytton Springs Bap­ group receives a supply. Their slogan held on Dec. 19 with the Rev. A. G. is "Keep the eyes of the people on Schlesinger of the Humboldt Park offerings were received during t e tional secretary, Rev. M. L. Leusch­ ti st Church. day. The Rev. Richard Grenz is pas­ the personalities of the project." You Church and Dr. William Kuhn of the ner, Box 6, F orest Park, Ill. SUNDAY SCHOOL STANDARD tor of the church. will have your idea of promoting your denominational headquarters officiat­ mission project. Each g'roup of con­ ing. Interment was in Forest Home e The Little Folks' Hour and the The Sunday School Standard, pre­ e On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26, fi·~= Sunday School of the Immanuel B ap­ pared, r ecommen ded, and made ference leaders should keep their p eo­ Cemetery. 1 young p_eople w ere ba~tized and of tist Church in New York, N. Y., sent ava ilable through the Sunday School ple well informed not only as to what ceived mto the Baptist church . ld twelve gift parcels to Germany dur­ the project is, but h ow the returns e The Rev. Elmer Stra uss of Madi­ 10 Union has been widely adopted in our Baileyville, Ill. The Rev. H a f ing the calendar year of 1950. All Sunday Schools. Keep the Standard are coming in. son, S. Dak., 0 a former member of the Birkholz, one of the young men ~ shipment.s went to the Children's Or­ alive by referring to it again and Ebenezer Baptist Church of Detroit, 0 A WORTHWHILE THOUGHT the church, is leaving for J apan_ IJ phanage in Bensheim-Auerbach, Ger­ ag'ain. It will help your teachers a nd serve as a missionary radio technician. many, United States Zone. Children's officer, keep your contact fresh with Let's mean business in whatever the The church is receiving a missionarY wear new and worn were brought your people, and bring new sch olars Lord wants us to do for h im. "Blessed I BAPTIST WORLD ALLIANCE offering every second Sunday of ti:e and boug'ht by the bo;s and girls. The into your Sunday School. It is YOUR are they that. keep his testimonies. ! OFFERING I I month toward the Iowa Mission proJ­ young orphans in Germany in turn Sunday School Standard for a suc­ and that seek him with the whole I The communion oflering on Sun- ect of $2500 for the Bible School Jl1 heart" (P s. 119:2). 1• day, Feb. 4th, (Baptist World Al- mailed self-made, ornamented letters cessful Sunday School program. the Cameroons, Africa. On SaturdaY liance Sunday) should be d esig nated I of thanks by the dozens. In 1951 the LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES William Law in his "Serious Call to I for Ute Immigration and relict min- evening, Nov. 25, the Rev. J.Vlerle children of the Immanuel Church in a Devout Holy Life" says, "If you - istry of the Ba ptis t World Alliance. Booth, pastor, was honored by h av­ A number of C.B.Y. g'roups and i New York City will continue to send will here stop and ask yourselves why - Two ot our m en, the Rev. Wm. Stur­ ing been asked to sing at the Chica~o dry goods and candies to the Orphan­ Sunday Schools have already had you are not as pious as the primitive ! hahn a nd Mr. H. Streub e r, are im­ Youth for Christ Rally held in Chi­ their leadership training courses this l migration directors for the A llia nce. age of the Union of Evangelical Christians were, your own heart w ill cago's Orchestra Hall. year. These have reported: Cen tral i s_cnd your offcrlncs, properly de- Churches in Germany "knowing that tell you, t hat it is neither through B aptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta; ignorance nor inability, but purely - signated, to our Headquarte rs, Box i • The Rev. G . W. Rutsch , pastor ~f God b lesses little ones who learn to 6• Forest Park, Ill., to be forwarded P arkersburg Church, Parkersburg, because y'.>u never thorou ghly in­ i i the Plum Creek Church nea r Emery, share." The Rev. A. Husmann is pas­ j t o the office of t he A lliance. 0 Iowa; Immanuel Church, Kyle, T exas. tended it." He goes before t hee! S. Dak ., from 1943 to 1950, resigned tor of t he church. ;, =-u-a_o_c -a-a ... ~~~-1 on Sunday, Dec. 3, and announced Page 14 THE BAPTIST HERALD January 18, 1951 Page 15 not too popular because of that,'' ex­ records. If you w ill come to my desk, office now and we want you to write he could trust and he often told her I'd appreciate it." another policy. There are no changes; plained T om as though to silence his things he did not wish to mention to everything remains the same." conscience for his own failure to his mother. Once he tried to question.. Tom was far from composed as he witness during the past year. Lynn on the subject of Ann Barrett. left his desk to pick up the forms from '·Right, we'll be glad to do it, Mr. Rathbone." "From what you have told me here "You know, Lynn, I would give Miss Barrett. As he crossed the office, and there, T om, I don't doubt that •·say, who is this? Dawson?" anything ~o date Ann B arrett." he felt that Ann was looking at him such a girl would be unpopular in the "Well?" questioned L ynn. . keenly and searchingly. This made "No sir, t his is Tom Richards. I just insurance business. She must be well "To tell you the truth, I'm afraid him feel most self-conscious - like a began working here today." grounded to be able to stand true. It's she'd turn me down. Jack Dawson high school boy, awkward and ob\·iou.>. "Well, I'm glad to know you, hard to be a Christian in those circum­ lakes her out often and spends a lot She smiled at him encouragingly, Richards. I'll be dropping in the office stances." more money than I could." "These are the forms, Mr. Richards. today or tomorrow. Goodbye." That chance remark of his mother's Lynn smiled at Tom. "Did it ever Could you return them to me this The remainder of the day was un­ opened up a fertile field of thought for occur to you, Tom, that most girls afternoon?" eventful with one exception. About Tom. don't care how much you spend if t hey When she spoke T om felt her friend­ three o'clock the office door opened "'Well grounded'? Yes, indeed," he enjoy being with you?" liness. There was something appealing and the manager, Mr. Harper, came in. thought. "She must have something "Do you think then that she would about her that he could not define but H e greeted the department heads to be able to stand that way. Maybe go out with me?" he felt warmed as though bathed under hilariously as he passed them and dis­ there's something wrong with me?" "Why not? The only way lo find out the glow of a bright light. appeared into his own private office. Tom did not take his mother's is lo try. 'Faint heart ne'er won fair "I'll be sure to bring them back H is secretary followed and 'l'om could statement so seriously that his attention lady,' you know." A striking view ot the Wrigley Building and the Chicago River n ear the Loop early this afternoon," replied Tom. hear him talking loudly to her. centered on his own responsibility for "Don't you think she's a wonderful girl?" of Chicago, Illinois. Ann Barrett smiled disarmingly, "I Harper had been drinking and any length of time. Other thoughts hope you're going to like it here ... drinking heavily. As Tom looked about crowded out his unanswered question. Lynn considered this remark for a the office he noticed many of the em­ He contemplated his excellent pros­ second. "She is a beautiful girl," she "I'm sure I w ill. In fact, I do al­ ployees were smiling and seemed to said and let it go at that. Tom was so ready!" pects for the future and t here was a find the manager's condition a source t ingle of excitement as he considered engrossed in his own thoughts that he The Thing Appointed Tom said this with so much en­ of humor. Only Lynn Tracy looked ways and means fo1· furthering his ~aid little attention to L ynn's answer, thusiasm that he blushed. Ann tem­ distressed. acquaintance with the charming Miss assuming that anyone would agree porarily lost her poise and then they A Christian novel that comes to grips with problems of our modern Tom had never used liquor. He had Barrett. with him. both laughed at his frankness. Tom been brought up to regard drinking (: "You know, Lynn, I think I'll ask world, with questions that you and I must face! wanted to say more - he was curious as decidedly wrong. To him one of the The days passed rapidly. Within a her." about this girl. Where was she from regrettable things in the insurance week Tom felt as though he had been Tom returned to his desk after his • what did she like, and other detai l~ business was the drinking which he in the office for five years. He knew conversation in the fi le department. By DR. HAROLD LINDSELL, Professor at the Fuller Theological important lo him, but these \Vere had found so customary among both the names of all the brokers on his His mind was made up. "A fter all,"' questions be could not ask. He deter­ he thought, "she can only refuse." Seminary, Pasadena, California executives a nd employees. Apparently accounts. mined to use his first opportunitv to business contacts could not be main­ In two months Tom had definite During a slack period that afternoon (Copyrighted by VAN KAMPEN PRESS, Wheaton, Ill. Serialization Rights ask her for a dinner date. · tained a nd encouraged in any other opinions about some of his office Tom lifted his phone to call Ann. granted by author and Van Kampen Press.) Jack looked up as Tom returned to wa~·. Every holiday at Alliance had associates. He was keenly disappointed "Miss Barrett?" he inquired. h is desk and said, "By the way Tom, been an excuse to drink. Tom was to discover that Jack Dawson was "Yes, this is Miss Barrett speaking." SYNOPSIS large companies owned hundreds and I usually go to lunch at twelve. If often disgusted by the ribaldry. Again extremely interested in Ann Barrett. "This is Tom Richards." Tom Richards was very happy about his "Oh, yes, Mr. Richards. What can I new Job at the J ackson Casualty Insurance thousands of autom obiles, a ll of which that's all right with you, you can go he wondered if he had made a wise Jack was a likable person. He lived Company. He was to work in the auto were insured against possible accident. from one to two." decision in accepting this new job. with his parents but was financially do for you?" department ot this insurance agency under Tom had worked on policies covering That night Mrs. Richards was eager independent. He dressed well and Momentarily Tom was caught off Mr. P ete Remy and " the big boss," Joseph "No objection at all, old man;· Tom guard. His carefully prepared speech A. Harper. His mother was happy with practically a ll of the states and he responded in a friendly tone. to hear about Tom's new job. He told spent freely. His dates with Ann her son over his fine position, but as a knew that some of them were worth her enthusiastically all the events of averaged fifteen to twenty dollars. seemed to evaporate and he held his Christian she wondered sometimes about During Jack's lunch hour, Tom was the testing times in Richard's life, especial­ ~rom twenty to fifty thousand dollars the clay, omitting only the incident of This alone caused T om to hesitate in tongue for a few seconds. expected to take care of all phone calls ly since h er husband had passed away. m i:remiums for the company. H e was the drunken manager. Tom knew that asking the girl for a d ate. "I've been thinking, Miss Barrett-." But Richard got along splendidly wlUt for their department. Around tv.-elve­ everybody ln the office. He m et L ynn thrilled with the possibility of working this would only distress his mother Tom's department head, Reilly, re­ And his voice ended abruptly. Tracy and was told that "as a Christian on some of these large risks. thirty the phone rang and Tom an­ and he did his best to be considerate pulsed him. He was a heavy drinker "Thinking what, Mr. Richards?" sh e !els h er religion run away with h er." swered it promptly. but a sharp business man, whether asked Ann sweetly. Thats what Dawson sa.ld a bout this strange Soon Tom was deep in his work of her feelings. but highly respected girl In the filing d e­ 0 . . sober or drunk. Tom particularly dis­ Tom plunged on desperately. partment. ccasionally his phone rang or Jack "This is Rath bone of Stebbins. Will When Tom mentioned Ann Barrett, liked the crude stories he persisted in "Thinking that it would be nice if we Daw.son would have calls t r~ n sferred you please get A. P. 1435756? I have a h is mother raised her eyebrows CHAPTER TWO telling. Other men in the office soon had dinner together sometime." Tom's to hu~, calls on accounts he was now couple of questions about it." specu··.Jtively. S he knew her son well handling. "Just a moment please," replied Tom and understood from the excitement realized that Tom did not appreciate face was red and his ears burned as he JACK DAWSON sat down next to certain of their jokes and selected the realized the lack of sophistication in Shortly bef as he left t he phone to hurry toward in his voice that he was very much Tom's desk and began going over the . ore noon the phone rang the file department. interested in this young lady. stories they told. However, Reilly his approach and speech. accounts Tom was expected to handle. an.~ ~om lifted the receiver seemed to lake fiendish delight in Ann's voice reflected her sense of Richards speak· ., h · All of the g irls had gone to lunch '"What kind of a girl is she, Tom?" Dawson explained t hat rather than mg, e said clea1·ly dropping clown on Tom during the day humor, "Is this an invitation, Mr. A woman' · · except L ynn Tracy. Her brown eyes "She's a peach, Mother," exclaimed handle the business as it came in, the . s voice replied "This . to tell him another of the jokes he Richards, or just a statement of fact?" IM !SS Barrett Mr h d • IS were sympathetic and implied a hidden Tom. "She knows how to dress and is firm had found it more expedient for • · n·1c ar s" knew Tom would resent. Tom bolted on, "Will you have "What can 1 d f · source of strength a nd joy. Tom noticed she beautiful!" each man to take care of certain 0 dinner with me tomorrow night?" rett?" T k or You, M iss Bar­ that her smile revealed a dimple in one Mrs. Richards smiled tolerantly at Tom still found Ann Barrett attrac­ brokerage houses. It this way responsi­ voice. om as ed, not recognizing the cheek. his enthusiasm. "Is she a Christian?" tive. There were few opportunities for There was a long pause as Ann bility could be settled for any partic­ him to talk with her and so he knew considered the matter. T om felt certain Fully aware that T d.d "Miss T racy, Will you p lease get me she inquired. ular risk and it was easy to check the who w om 1 not know A. P. 1435756?" •·r didn't talk with her Jong enough little of her life outside the office. He that she was going to refuse him. account if necessary. Tom was pleased as speaking, the young lady had learned that she went out with "I have to work until seven to­ answered "I am M I~ . "J.ust a second, Mr. Richa rds," L ynn t o find out whethe1· she is a Christian. that one of his accounts was the large retary." ' r. Clarper's sec- Dawson on a n average of once a week. morrow on a special report, but if we 1 eplied as she swiftly turned to the She may be. I had no definite way and well-known brokerage house of While it was plain that Dawson loved could go after seven, I'd be delighted "Ohr., exclaimed T files an~ selec ~ ed the folder for the of telling." R. C. Stebbins Company. He had his swivel h . om as he turned The mention of spiritual things Ann, it was impossible to gauge her to say yes." "S c air toward her desk automobile policy he t d contacted them indirectly on occasion "Here it is." wan e · reminded Tom of the file clerk who feeling for Jack. Weakly Tom managed to mutter, M' orry I didn't kn ow your ~ame and realized that they had a large Tom thanked h had been so helpful, but described by In his contacts with Lynn Tracy "That's swell. Seven, tomorrow night.., volume of business. He was sure that ~ss Barrett." Tom's face flushed h · d k er and returned to 1 Dawson as peculiar. Tom found an understanding friend. He hung up the receiver, pulled out a crimson and he h ~ es to talk With the broker·s it was a profitable relationship because not see h' oped th at she could o ffice. "The fellow w ith whom I work was She and her brother were orphans handkerchie[ and wiped the perspira­ there had always been heavy compe­ .. is embarrassment. If YO U don't . d "I have the fi le W telling me that there's a girl in the and part of her salary paid his ex­ tion from his forehead. It had been tition for the account. Stebbins had to fi ll t mm , I would like you yo~Ion ~hat appli ~atio~~~. can I do for office who is an outstanding Christialj. penses at a Christian college in the heavy going! many clients operating plants through­ compa:: r~ fo_rm which th~ bonding Apparently she really witnesses for Mid-west. Tom plunged back into his work bl k quires. There is also a t hink the P 0 li out the United States. Many of these celled for non- cy has been can- Christ. From what I gathered she's Tom realized that Lynn was a girl with the happy thought that the first an to be filled out for the company's m ium w h Payment of the pre- . e ave the premium in the Page 16 THE BAPTIST HERALD J anuary 18, 1951 Page 17 barrier had been overcome. He had a In a few moments Ann closed her had a comfortable home and he was date with Ann Barrett and he had typewriter and went toward the ward­ just about the keenest father a boy L ynn Tracy's encouragement to help robe for her coat and ha t. As she could have. He always understood me him make the most of it. a pproached Tom she said, "Well, here when I was in any kind of difficulty." Late that afternoon Tom went into I am on time, Mr. Richards." Tom noted the w istful look in her the file department to tell Lynn of his Tom could hardly believe that this eyes and wondered w hat her father success. beautiful girl was his companion for had meant to her." ENGAGEMENTS News and Views of the National Woman's Missionary Union Lynn smiled at Tom as though to the evening. She was breath-taking in "How about your folks, Ann?"' Rev. J. C. Gunst say, "I told you so." Instead she said, a turquoise dress a nd hat. Her brow n "It's a Jong sordid story. Both of J a n . 21 - 25 - L eadership Training By MRS. FLORENCE E. SCHOEFFEL, President " I'm so glad for you, T om. Have a cloth coat was trimmed with m ink. them were in love with other people. Course, Connor Baptist Church, nice time and remember tha t girls are Her dark hair curled intriguingly You see they had married one another Det.roit, Mich. The holidays are over, and again e EXCHANGE PROGRAM. The sug­ all alike in many respects." beneath the hat and her eyes sparkled. only because their families arranged J an. 26 (Friday) - Five Church we have entered into a new year. gestion has been made that every society invite a neighboring society During the remainder of the day The first words Tom uttered were as the match. They d id not love one Youth Rally, Burns Avenue Many of us have made our annual to one of its program meet ing's during Tom sparkled with glad anticipation. a ncient as mankind itself. another so life was one grand contro­ Church, Detroit, Mich . New Year's resolution, if not specific versy. I can remember how they used Feb. 1 (Thursday) Wom an's ones, a t least the resolve to live a these winter and spring months. The His face brightened into a broad smile "You look beautiful tonight, Miss to quarrel when I was just a little Missionary Guild, Forest Park, better, nobler life t han ever before. purpose is for fellowship and for ex­ so often tha t Jack Dawson noticed it. Barrett." girl. They were never divorced because Illinois. change of ideas. If your socie ty has When Tom came to work the follow­ As a Woman's M issionary Society "Thank you, Mr. Richards." both famiiies opposed it, but t!;:ey were we need to check ourselves occasional­ not yet done this, perhaps you would ing day J ack was the first to notice that Re~ ·. J\'I. L. Leuschne r "Why don't you just call me Tom?" most unhappy together." like to resolve to try this idea in t he he was dressed with particular care. J an. 2 1 (Sunday) - Ogden Park ly and if we find room for improve­ "All right Tom, if you 'll call me "Oh, that's too bad," said T (! m near future. We feel sure that it Church, Chicag·o, Ill. ment - and who doesn"t? - to make "Say, old man, you seem to be Ann. There's no need for being formal sympathetically. would be of great benefit and help Jan. 24-25 - Connor Church, De­ definite resolutions for improving our preened up quite a bit for work. Going outside t he office." "You don't know how bad it really to you. troit, Mich. work. May I call your attention to some place tonight?" inquired Jack Tom knew that w h ile most women is. You can't appreciate how a child J a n. 26 (Friday) - Five Church severa l which eve ry society ought to e WORLD DAY OF PRAYER. In the lightly. He wanted to tease his fellow like to be consulted about where they feels w ithout experiencing it for your­ Youth Rally , Burns Avenue make? last issue of the "Baptist Herald" t he wcr ker rather than to appear in­ are to go, they like to have the man self. I was powerless to do anyth ing program for the World Day of Prayer Church, Detroit, Mich. quisitive. make the decision w ithin the limits but listen to their sarcastic tones and e ACHIEVEMENT CHART RE­ Jan. 28 (Sunday ) - Centerline Bap­ appeared, ably written by Mrs. Freda "Uh huh. Special engagement to­ of his own pocketbook. words of hate. As a result, I'm com ­ PORT. It will soon be time for an­ Reddig of Cathay, N. Dale Resolve night. Guess who." tist Church, Detroit, Mich. " If it suits you, Ann, we'll go to pletely disillusioned about m arriage." other yearly report on the seven­ now to join the women of the world " I wouldn't know," replied Jack Stauffer's for dinner, and to Madison This was a new thought to Tom who Rev. Herman Palfenier, Evangelist point project or Achievement Chart. on Februa ry 9 in prayer a nd medita­ casually. Square Garden for the r odeo." had been so happy with his own J an . 24-Feb. 4 - L a Salle, Colo. Is your society one of the 156 that tion. Never before has the world "I'm taking Miss Barrett out to­ devoted parents. reported last year , or a re you among "Oh, that's wonderful Tom! I love Rev. Albert Felberg, Evangelist needed our prayers more. T his op­ n ight. You've heard the name?" T om the 100 who failed to send their re­ watching a rodeo. L et's go," she ex­ "Oh, you can't mean that, Ann!" Jan. 14-21 - Tem ple Church, Buf­ portunity for united praye r should n ot carried on the light m ood which J ack "Yes, Tom, I mean it very much. ports to the Union secretary? Of those claimed w ith enthusiasm. falo, N. Y. be n eglected by anyone. had adopted. You can never understand it because reporting, only 21 had a perfect rec­ Ann placed her gloved hand in Tom's G BIBLE READING LEAFLETS. "Miss Barrett?" answered Jack with you did not go through the same agony. ord. Surely, we can do better this arm as they left the building a nd IMPORTANT DATES T he new leaflets giving da ily Bible a distinct note of surprise in his voice. I never knew which side to be on and yea1·. headed for the Lexington Avenue sub­ J a n. l 8-20 Sessions of Prog ram reading for 1951 are out, in an at­ Then he whistled softly. "Ah, so you're It was interesting to note that all way station at Broadway and John I was constantly torn between two Committees for Laymen's and tractive form. They a lso contain some cutt ing in on me, are you?" Street. Tom was conscious of the faint loyalties. Much later I realized t hat 156 completed one goal: "A planned "Cutting in on you?" replied Tom, P astor's Retreats at Green L ake, devotional at each meeting." The t wo defin ite prayer requests w hich merit aroma of the spicy perfume Ann was my parents w ere m ismated a nd tha t our attention. Be sure tha t all m em ­ "I didn't know that there was anything Wis., to be held at Forest P ark goals with the lowest record were wearing. each one w as righ t in part. It w as bers of your society have a copy . You between you and Miss Barrett." Headquarters. "Missionary Reading•• and "Personal The subway was n ot crowded and horribly diffic ult for me as a child." m ay get them from. your pastor or "There isn't - yet!" J a n. 28-F eb. 4 - "Youth Week" spon­ E vangelism." A total of 3677 active they found seats. At Grand Ce ntral " I see what you mean," Tom replied directly from the Forest P a rk head­ Tom flushed at the import of these sored by !he Commissioned Bap­ members w as reported, according t.o Station they got off the express a nd thoughtfully. "I was looking at it from tist Youth groups. oua rters. You w ill want to keep this words a nd Jack noted it immediately. took a local t rain to 59th Street. Here my own experience. By the wa y, didn't the secretary, Mrs. E. Wolff. We know He laughed lightly. "Don't mind me, S unday, Feb. 4 - Baptist World Al­ that there are a t least t wice that m any leaflet in your Bible, as a constant they ascended to the street and quickly you go to church or Sunday School as liance Sunday. Communion of­ reminder tQ p ra y specifically for the Richards. I may be a bit jealous, but I a child?" women in our societies. May we hear walked to 57th Street w here, just off fering for the Baptist Alliance objectives indica ted. can readily see how you would be Fifth Avenue, was the resta urant. "No, m y parents never had t ime to from all of you t his year? inter ested in her. The fact tha t she is i'mrnigration Fund. e VERSE FOR THE YEAR. F inally, Tom had reservations and t hey were send me. Sunday was a day when they Friday, Feb. 9 - Worldwide Day of At each of the local conferences last attractive to other m en makes her all seated in a quiet corner away from slept late a fter being out the night summer, the q uestion w as discussed m ay we r esolve in all our w ork to t he m ore so to me and competition is Prayer. P rogram m ateria l a p­ keep before us always our ultimate most of the other diners. The ir orders before." peared in J a n. 4, 1951 issue of as to whether the practice of sending the spar k of life. So watch your step, annua l repor ts on the Chart should goal, which is to becom e m ore like were placed for shrimp cockta ils, "Do you mean you never went to BAPTIST HERALD. young fella, watch your step," he steak, french fried p otatoes, chef's be continued. Almost a ll g roups were Christ. These w or ds of t he Apostle fin ished. church, Ann?" asked Tom in- sa lad, ice cream and coffee. credulously. CHANCES OF ADDRESS in favor of doing this, since it hel ps P aul express ou1· desire for each of you T om was amazed that J ack took the for t his year: Almost immediately they began a Ann la ughed. "No didn't mean to keep up the interest, and provides news so well. "I doubt that I could be Rev. Fred F uchs conversation designed to discover the that I never w ent t~ church. Some­ a way of m easuring one's work. Hence "Bre thren, I count not myself to as fai~m in ded," he thoug'h t. Ana moose, North Dakota. background a nd past life of each other. times on Easter and Chr istmas we we urge you to resolve n ow to send have apprehended: b ut this one thing During the day Tom look ed for in­ T om reached his destination first with in your report blank as soon as it I do, forgetting· those things w hich used to go. But we never knew anyone Re,·. Pete r Ge issler dications that J ack was disturbed about a leading question . appears in the "Broadcast." You still are behind, and reaching forth unto and felt very strange . I was a lways 2255 Lyell A ve. h_i s date with Ann, but J a ck did not "Where did you go to school, Ann?" have over two months to work on the those t hings w hich are before, I press glad to leave and go home." Rochester 11 , N. Y. give the faintest indication of irritation. goals - the end of this fiscal year is tow ard t he mark for the prize of t he "Oh, I went to Miss Brent's Day "Weren 't you cordially received? " T om a;>preciated this quality in Jack; School here in the city." Ma rch 31. Try to b e one of those hig h calling of God in Christ J esus·· he was a good sport. " Som~times no one spoke to us. Re\". P. 0 . H auge "Where did you go after that?" ,. w it.h a perfect record this time! (Phil. 3:13-14). When the employees left the offi ce Other tunes people were cordial but Davin, Sask., Canada "Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School." they didn 't seem to be like us. " ' at five o'clock, L ynn smiled as she "So you 're a Katie Gibbs' girl?" pa~sed Tom's desk. Both of them T om put his next quest ion w ith some Re,-. Robert S . Hess IN THE COURSE OF EVENTS prises of Christian activity developed Then Tom told her that he had gone hesitation , know ing perfectly well that 18 Madison Ave. over more than a half century . Cen­ en)oyed Tom's accomplishment. Jack to a New York City high school and (Continued from P age 2 ) usually stayed until fi v -th. t d h he was asking it in a form highly Maplew ood, New J ersey. tered in fo ur m ajor divisi ons and did so toni ht " e ir Y an e upon graduation he had wa nted to go undesirable. they now were united in an inter­ more than 20 other u nits w ill be g · Have a nice evening west to school, but beca use of his Tom," he said as he left the office. ' "Well, did You ever join a chu rch ?" Rev. Reuben A. Houseal church enterprise linking 32,000,000 evangelism, education, stewardship, father 's death he h ad remained at Tom worked at his de k t "l t "J oin a church! You m ean become 160 ·w. 20th Stre et Christians in 150,000 churches across foreign and hom e missions, fa mily . s un 1 a 1mo s home a nd gone to New York Univer­ seven. Finally he becam . t· a member. No. We never did tha t. I Erie, P a. the land. Under the ConstituUon ap­ life, overseas a id and m any others. . e 1mpa 1ent sity. and gave up trymg to keep h" th ht don't know w hy folks didn't, bu t I proved by the 600 offi cial representa­ - News Release. on t he work at hand IS oug_ s "What do you remem ber about your never had a desire to become a Rev. J . C. Kraenzler tives of the 29 constitut ing commun ­ steadily, but she sa~ ~~was typ ~ng father, Tom ?" m em ber. I think now that it was d ue Fredonia, North Dakota. "One resol11tion I have made, and her a nd smiled "B . watchmg Tom's eyes glistened when he ions, t he National Council began oper­ t1·y always to keep. is this: to rise · e With yo · ~ o m_y consciousness that we had noth- moment," she indicated. u 111 a thought of his father. "He was a great m g m common." · Re\". G. W. Rutsch ations J anuary l , embracing t he above little things.·· man, Ann. He was never r ich, but we Gackle, North Dakot a. major interdenominationa l enter- JOHN BURROUGHS (To Be Continued ) Page 18 THE BAPTIST HERALD J anuary 18, 1951 Page 19-

called were Mrs. Elizabeth Ziegen­ hagel and Mrs. Carolina Kra nzler. Southwestern Conference On Sunday, Oct. 15th, we held our Missionary Festival with the Rev. A. --···-···•··-··-···•··•··•··-·•··•··· ..·· ·- .. ···-·-···•··.. - Huber of Linton, N. Dak., as our g\1est Golden Wedding Anniversary of speaker. Both services were w ell at.­ the Rev. and Mrs. R. Vasel tended, with the choir fu rnishing at Bison, Kansas music for the morning and evening services. On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 22, a From Nov. 12 to 29 we were privi­ group of frien ds met at the First Bap­ leged to h ave the Rev. G. P. Schr oe­ tist Church of Bison, Kansas, to honor FROM THE FIELD der of Lodi, Calif., with us for r evival the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Vase!. The meetings. These services were very occasion was their fi ftieth wedding well attended with weather conditions anniversary. Brother Vase! has held of her faith along with her son, who very favorable. Mr . Schroeder be­ pastorates in our churches in Chicago, Dakota Conference was baptized and 1s now in t he Armed came a very special friend of a ll tJ1e Ill.; Kyle, Texas; a nd Bison , K ansas, Forces of our country. About ten children whom he made feel a very before his retiremen t. At the presen t more are awaiting b aptism w hich will vital part of the service. A number time Mr. and Mrs. Vasel are residing Harvest and Mission Festival, take- place in the very nea r future. of persons confessed their faith in at their home in Bison . He is dearly Evangelistic Meetings and Bap­ In J anuary the Rev. and Mrs. F red Christ. beloved by his acquaintances for his J. Knalson are rounding out three years Mrs. J ohn K ranzler, Reporter. energetic, Spirit- filled messages and tismal Service at Hebron, N. Dak. of service in Underwood. Besides t he his faithfulness to Christ in his retir­ A very successful Harvest and Mis­ completion of the new church edifice ing years. sion Festival was held a t the First and other improvements to the pr oper­ More Than $1000 Raised by the Th e Rev. Theo. W. Dons of Ellin­ Baptist Church of Hebron, N. Dak. ty, the church has more than doubled Women for the Bismarck Church, wood, K ansas, brought a very fi tting The Rev. P. Galambos of Washburn, its membership. North Dakota message for t he occasion afte1· which - Photo by B roa dstr eet N. Dak., was the guest speaker. The Fred J. Kna lson, P astor. the Ladies' Mission Society of the T he ch oir of the Emmanuel Baptist Ch u r ch , Marion , Ka n sas, s inging du ring t h e festive It was in March 1950 that the SOth anniversary progra m wit h th e gu est speak er, Prof. H erbert Hille r of Sioux F alls, s. offering fo r the day was $2575.20. The Woman's Missionary Society of the church ser ved refreshments to the ladies served a delicious dinner and Union Revival Meetings with group. T heir many friends surprised Da k ., on the platform (left ), a nd the R ev. J. J . Kroek er, p astor o f the local church Bismarck Baptist Church of Bisma rck , a t t h e right. supper for all in our church base­ Cathay, Germantown and Fessen­ N. Dak ., se t itself a goal of $1000 to them wi th many -gifts and a grocery ment. den Baptist Churches of N. Dak. ra ise for the complete equipping· of shower. Guests at the happy occasion F ollowing our Mission Festival, two the kitchen in the new ch urch. At the included friends from the church at upon Mr. Stracke exte nded to us th e Church , Portland, Oregon, on No­ weeks of evangelistic meetings were For the period of Novembe r 5 to 22 beginning of Septe mber only a small Ellinwood, Stafford, and the ir many hand of fellowship a nd we were rec­ vember 11 and 12. On Saturday eve­ held with the Rev. Aaron Buhler of the Baptist churches of Cathay, Ger ­ sum of that amount had b een realized. friends of this community. cgnized by the members of the pres­ ning the meeting was opened w ith a Harvey, N. Dak., as the evang'elist. mantown and Fessenden , N. D ale, That month, however, we roused our ­ Harold H. Fische r, P astor. ent Council as a Baptist Church. On song service led by Walter Schmitke The attendance was good, and three were privileged to hold a revival cam­ selves and set t.o work with a will. September 16, 1900, we met in our of the Salt Creek Church in Dallas. persons were saved. A joint baptismal paign. The meetings were held in the We planned several projects to be Golden Anniversary and Dedica­ meeting house. Mr. Ehrlich told about Reports of t he summer assembly and service was held with the church of Fessenden church. car d ed out one after another. All of tion Services by the Emmanuel his happy experiences during the con­ various committee meetings were Beulah in the Hebron church bap­ For the four Sunday evening meet­ these were h ighly successful and we Baptist Church, Marion, Kansas ference to w hich he had been dele­ given by treasurer P at Scheideman tistry, and twelve conver ts were bap­ ings the three churches m et together were very happy when a t the end of gated and that the conference which an d secretary Margie Lou Bauman . tized. T he Rev. F. Trautner of Beulah to prepare for t he m eetings. We con­ October we had r aised the sum of T he Emmanuel Baptist Church of we had joined had been named the Preside nt George Bauder introduced brough t the message. Among the con­ side red the topics of Prayer , Witness­ $659 in all. Ma rion, K ans., celebrated its 50th an ­ Southwestern Conference at Shell the mission projects for the coming verts were two middle-aged fathers, ing', Soul Winning and Consecr ation . niversa ry on Sunday, Nov. 12, and Creek, Neb . The fi rst church secre­ year and it was moved , seconded and and the son of one. T he pastors of the churches, Rev. Our b iggest project, however, was in connection w ith the 50th anni­ tary elected was J . F. Dah ling·er. First carried that the Oregon Baptist Walter Schmidt, Rev. Daniel Kle in and still to come . . . an aucUon sale of versary we held the services dedicat­ treasurer was D. D. Socolofsy. The Rev. C. T. Rempel of Hebron fancy work and handmade ar ticles to League adopt as its project fo1· the ~ ev . Vernon Link, led a t these m eet­ ing our new pews, pulpit, furniture, Our first pastor was Rev. J acob served as evangelist at meetings at be held on November 17 at the Bap­ year of 1950-51 , $2000 to be used to­ Hettinger, N. Dak., for two weeks. ings. piano, and new rugs to the Lord. Our Ehrlich who served from 1900- 1905 . war d travel expense and equipment For our campaign we were priv­ tist Home for the Aged. Our hope was guest srieaker was P rof. Herbert Hiller From 1905 the following pastor s have Unfortunately, three other churches to fulfill our goal with this sale, but for t he contractor, M r. Hildebrand, were havin·g evangelistic meetings ileged to have the Rev. F. E. Klein of from our Seminary in Sioux Falls, S. served our church: Rev. J ohn Sievers, who has g·one to t he Cameroons to Colfax, Wash ., as our speaker and Mr. to our great joy an d amazemen t. God Dak. H e gave u5 three encouraging 1906- 191 3; Rev. J. A. P ankr atz, 1916- there at the same time so the at­ blessed our undertaking beyond be­ build Dr. Chaffee's home and other tendance was smaller th ~n· hoped fo r , and Mrs. Elmo Tahran of J amestown, and inspiring messag·es. We were glad 1923; Rev. H. D. Meie r, 1923- 1924 ; approved building p rojects. N. Dak., as our directors of m usic. lief and we .made a clear profit of to see members from the Mt. Zion, and onJy one conve rsion could b e re­ $454.84 on this one evening. Rev. J . G. Draewell, 1925- 1928· Rev T he special number for the eve­ ported. The Rev. Norman Miller now Mr. Klein b rought sincere and h eart Durham , Strassburg and Lorraine C. Wagner, 1929- 1931 ; Rev. Otto' Roth: ning was given by the Ladies' Trio serves the Hettinger field. searching messages from t he Word of Includi.ng ano!her project, which churches present. 1933- 1937; Rev. P . P atzner , 1938- 1942; of the Bethel Church in Salem, Ore. I. E. Giedt, Reporter. God. Mr. and Mrs. Tahran very ca­ a lready is practically completed, the We were blessed with three num­ Rev. C. C. Gossen, 1943- 1945 (our A very interesting film, "F ootsteps of pably assisted with solos, d uets, m usi­ sum of approximately $1135 was bers from our choir under t he direc­ dear Brother Gossen ended his work raised before the close of 1951. the Witch Doctor." was shown to us Nine Converts Baptized cal selections on the vibra-h arp , ac­ tion of our ch oir director, Mi-. Otto here w ith us and was called to come under t he supervision of vice-pr esi­ at Baptist Church of Underwood, cordion, trombone, piano and organ. Much of the credit for the success Funk. We also enjoyed two talks by Home on J une l , 1945) ; Rev. J . J. dent Howard Roth and the eq uipmen t Meetings were held every nig'ht in­ of this sale is due to our aged friends two of our members, M r. Ha izlip and Abel, 1945- 1948; Rev . J . J . K roeker, Following Evangelistic Meetings a t the Baptist Home. When word got of the host church. T he benediction cluding Saturday when Youth for Mrs. Anna P opp. The ladies of the (our p resent pastor ), who started his was offered by our dean, Rev. J ohn From Oct. 22 through Nov. 3 the Christ meetings were held. T hese around. what we were planning to do, church prepared a real anniversary work here on March 27, 1949. Our they silently set to work. Some of R. K immel of the Glencullen Church. First Baptist Church of Underwood, services featured a quartet from dinner w hich was served in the din ­ prayer is that th~ church and their A singspiration with refreshments in N. Dak., conducted evangelistic meet­ Jamestown and talks by Mr. Ta hr an the most beautiful items sold were ing room of the church . pastor may remam in spiritual fel­ the handiwork ?f their loving· labor. charge of the host church was held in gs with the Rev. R. F. McTinay on his recent trip to Austria. Following are the hig'h points of lowship and work happily together downstairs and a wonder ful time of (P astor "Mac" ) as the evangelist. Mr. In spite of snow storms and dis­ When our Society met the last week the church's history as given by our to build the Lord's K ingdom. Mrs. I. in Octobe r to make our plans fo1· the Christian fellowship was enjoyed by Mcl lnay is the pastor of the F irst agreeable weather, the attendance pastor, Rev. J. J. K roeker: The Em­ Sommers is the only living ch ar ter everyone. -!3 aPt!st Church of Minot, N. Dale, and was very good. T he spirit of Goel nea r future, our secretary, Mrs. Ed­ manuel Church t races its beginning member of this church. is director of the Baptist Hour, a manifested itself and Chr istians wer e ward Stohler , seemed to be in un­ On Sunday .afternoon, the meeting back to Aug. 26, 1900, when in a T he evening serv ice was a real was opened with song ser vice led by weekly devotional service over radio revived. Moreover we praise God a nd usually ha ppy spirits. T wo days later school buildi ng (District No. 91 ) t he climax to all the good things which station KLPM. The meetings were rejoice that we ~ a n r eport tha t 13 as she stepped into the home of ~ charter m embers met to organize tJ11s the Lord had already bestowed upon Mrs. Ernie ~ c h ae1 · of the Bethany well attended and interest and attend­ persons were brought to the saving sick friend, she suffered a hea1·t attack Chu1·ch. S pe~ia l numbers were given church under the d irection of Mr. us on this day . May we as a church by the Ladies' T rio from Trinitv ance increased from night to night. knowledge of J esus Christ. a nd passed a way in a matter of J acob Ehrlich. T he Council was or­ praise God and remain in one accord . P astor "Mac" presented the Gospel in Vernon Link , Repol'ter. momen ts. H ow gr~ a t was our sorrow Men's Quartet [mm Bethany and ti~~ ganized \vilh Rev. R. Stracke from Wm. 0 . Schroeder, Clerk. Imman uel Church Choir. a very informal and easily understood as we heard the unbelievable news! Lorra ine appointed as chairman ; and way. Those t hat were saved and re­ Missionary Programs and Although our beloved sister had Miss Hilda Tober t, missiona ry in J . A. P a nkratz from Hillsboro, secre­ ...... ··•··•··•··•····- ·····"'··•··•····-··•··•··•··•····.. · ···--·-- the Cameroons, was our speaker for dedicated their lives to the Lord dur­ Revival Meetings at been a member of Baptist circles for tary. First the confession of the Bap­ _ - ing this time numbered in the neigh­ only a m atter of 12 years, she had Pacific Conference the afternoon and gave us a stinina Baptist Church, Lehr, N. Dak. been a whole- hea rted member and tist Church of Chicago, III., was read picture of the avernge American and borhood of twenty. First time rle­ and accepted, after which Rev. Jacob ...... _ cisions n umbered ten. T he Ladies' Missionary Society of extraordinarily faithful a t her task na tive of Africa or today . We truly the ~ a pti s t Church, Lehr, N. Dale, of secretary, a Positi on she had held Ehrlich was appointed to go to ~he The Oregon Ba ptist League pray that we TI1<1y be more like the On Sunday, Nov. 26, the Rev. F red 1 conference and promote the j unct10n held its annual program on Sunday for 7 h y ea ~·s . I? ? er loving memory F all Rally at the native of the Cameroons who is will­ J: Knal.son , pastor of the church , bap­ evening Oct. 8th. On this occasion a the Woman s M1~s10 n a r y Society and of our church with the Baptist Con ­ ing to risk .his life, i.[ need be, to tell t 1~ed ~me persons upon confession of very impressive memorial service w as a gr?UP of ~er f n ends plan to inscribe fere nce. The cha irman tJ1en asked Immanuel Church of P ortland others of his Lord and Maste r Jesus fa~ th m. the Lord . One more was re­ conducted by Mrs. H. Waltereit. The a w indow m our new church. those w ho were ready to join t he The Oregon BapUst League held its Christ. ' ceived into the church on confessi-on two persons w hose memory was re- Mrs. Edward K ary, Reporter. Baptist Conference to stand. T wenty F a ll Rally at the Immanuel Baptist Margie Lou Ba uman, Secretary. members stood to t heir feet. Here- Page 20 'fHE BAPTIST HERALD J anuary 18, 1951 Page 21

The Central Church of Waco t reated the Sunday School, Rally Day was on "Anchor Men as a Spiritua l Asset Sunday School Rally and Girls from the Forest P ark and Foster Southern Conference the young people with a wiener r oast obse1·ved and we were blessed by hav­ to Our Church." Dr. Herman von Banquet Program of Sunday Avenue churches served efficiently as on Saturday evening. Following the ing the Rev. Wallace Jones, a well Berge spoke on "Men and Their Duties waitresses. fi ne time of Christian fellowship, Mr. known ventriloquist, presenting, with tC• the Church." Our pastor, the Rev. School Union, Chicago, Ill. Encouraging News from Gunst showed colored slides in the the aid of "Tommy," a visual inter­ Alex Elsesser, spoke on "The Anchor Sunday afternoon, Oct 20, found Dr. Thorwald Bender, profrssor of the Hurnville Baptist Church church of young people's assemblies pretation of the Gospel. The morning Men in the New Shroyer Road Bap­ approximately 400 people participat­ theology at Northern Baptist. Theolog­ all over the denomination, pictures of worship hour was well attended as tist Church." ing in the annual mass Sunday School ica I Seminary, challenged those pres­ Near Henrietta, Texas ent with a message pertinent to the the Seminary, pictures of the World our pastor, the Rev. Rich ard K. Mer­ Nine of our charter members were Rally of the Chicago area, held this The Lord has done g·reat things for Alliance, and pictures of nature cer, brought an inspiring message on year at the Temple Baptist Church , needs and apathy of the day. \Ve left present, almost all of whom are still the banquet not only having enjoyed us in the Hurnville Baptist Church which reminded us of the handiwork " The P e rson of God." very active members. 'Ne have al­ under the direction of the Sunday nea r Henrietta, Texas. We met after of God. Following this, a short de­ Our young people who are "com­ ways had high gr ade teaching during School Union of Chicago and Vicinity. the Christian fellowship, but also the Sunday services on Oct. 29 to see votion was given by the Rev. Oliver missioned to serve," met that evening our 40 years. We have had the fol­ The program, alt.hough geared to having enjoyed the Christian fellow­ wha t we could do about paying off Whitson, the pastor of t.he Central ;md the new officers presided, namely: lowing teachers: Rev. Chr istia n Dip­ hold the interest of the children, was ship, but nlso having been stirred t he last debt on the new p arson age Valley Baptist Church in Donna, Joseph Mingoia, president; Mildred enjoyed by all. Each school responded from our spiritua l lethargy by Dr. pel, Rev. L. C. Knuth, Rev. A. Schle­ Bender's message a nd eager to work erected in April and May, 1950. After Texas. Harris, vice-president; and .Dorothy ~ i n ge r , Dr. H. von Berg·e, Mr. Karl to the roll call with a song or chorus. much discussion, the debt was liqui­ Although the Christian Workers' Stillman, secr etary-treasurer. The Martin, Mr. Henry Mart.in and the A massed Youth Choir sang two num­ more earnestly and diligently for the dated and we are a happy group of Conference was a new adventure for young people were divided into three present teacher, Mr. John Tapper. bers under the direction of Mr. Her­ Master while it is yet day. people. the Southern Conference, we a re sure teams of twelve persons and each Our present officers are as follows: bert Pankratz of the Foster A ,·enue Irma L. Grieger, Secretary. Tn September our pastor, the Rev. that God was in our midst, a nd we team is lo present one program a president, Walter Graeter; vice-presi­ E. J. Ruff, enrolled as a student in thank him for the blessings which he month. The fourth Sunday is to be dent, P aul Tapper; secretary, Ernest the Dallas Bible Institute of Dalles, bestowed upon us. for specia l speakers and programs. H. Martin; and t reasurer, Helmuth Texas. Of course, what he learns he Doris E ngelbrecht, Secretary . Our own publication, "Youth Com­ Behrend. passes on to us and our church is pass," w ill be in use at least in 50 H. Behrend, Reporter. thriving spiritually as a result. He - ··•··•···-· ··- ·•··•··•···-· ···•··•···-··•--4--- -- ·----- percent of the prog1·ams. The evening considers it to be a sacrifice on t he Atlantic Conference evangelistic meeting followed. > Ruby Salzman Guest of Honor part o! the church as well as his - ···•·.. ··•··•····- ···-··-·-·····- ··•··•·····•··•··•··•···•··•····- --- On Sunday, Oct. 15, another im­ a t Thanksgiving Tea family to make it possible for his pressive believers' baptismal service at Forest Park Church studying, but we trust our church w ill Special Programs and Activities was held and five converts who had continue to grow spiritually as well of Pilgrim Church's openly confessed J esus Christ as their The Omicron Class of the Forest as in numl>ers. Young People, Philadelphia, Pa. Savior followed the Lord into the Park Baptist Church of Forest P ark, In September the women of our bapLismal waters. Since we have been Ill. , held a Tha nksgiving Tea on Sun­ church met to organize a Woma n's The officers of the Commissioned celebra ting our diamond anniversary day afternoon, Nov. 26, in honor of Missionary Union. We held electfon Baptist Youth of the P ilgrim Baptist year in J 950, we were tha nkful for Miss Ruby Salzman, missiona ry to Ilic of officers, and decisions were made Church, Phil adelphia, P a., for the this fo urth baptisma l service in the Cameroons. A Thanksgiving Tea was as to future meetings. coming year a re: Ralph Kle tke, presi­ year. A sermon by our pastor on held in her honor last year by the Joyce Ruff, Reporter. dent; Dan Pfeiffer, vice-president; "The Power of the Cross" encouraged Omicron Class. However , this year Ruth Schmidt, secretary; and Donald us to launch out in faith and power ii: was a n especially happy occasion First Christian Workers' Wassinger, treasurer. in greater things for Christ. since Miss Salzman was able to be Conference in the Southland at Our group's F all activities were October 22nd marked the appear­ \\'ith us in person inasmuch as she is the Central Church, Waco, Texas heightened by taking full charge of now home on furlough. The president the Sunday evening service on No­ School Standard and the need for testimonies and a speaker who con­ Class, Dayton, Ohio Miss Betty Heine. She drew a scene awarded to Ingrid Bergatt of the Fos­ every person to develop Ch rist-like ter Avenue Church , whose three 12 got off to a good start on Friday veys the message of love to the many of the Cameroons with the mountains c\·ening at Elgin, Iowa, with music personalities with talents and ser v­ hardened faces before him. Our young The Anchor Men's Class of the in the backgl·ound. In the foreground minute talk on ".What My Sunday ices dedicated to help man. Mr. Gie­ people have really grown to love Shroyer Road Baptist Church of i,he pictured Ruby with her accordion School Means to Me'' was considered presented by the Elgin Sunday School seke. explained the new plan of con­ Dayton, Ohio, celebrated its 40th an­ t11e best among a number of contest­ orchestra. A welcome was extended these meetings, and it is here where ) playing for several native children duct mg training union work in our many have learned to become adept niversary recently in the Banquet who were seated before her upon the ants. Competition between schools by the local CBY president, Marlene churches. Hall of t.he Bee and Thistle Restau­ brought interest to a peak. The r ally Dursher. Devotions for the evening in witnessing. rant at Fairborn, Ohio. The Rev. Wm. ground. This was typical of Miss Salz­ were led by the Iowa CBY president, After an inspirational song service The society is looking fo_n':'~1·d ~o man's work in Africa since she uses was climaxed with a story told by on Friday evening, Mr. Gunst brought extensive Youth Week acttv1t1es m Beasley of the North Dayton Baptist her accordion in teaching t he natives. Miss Gladys l\II. Talbot of the Moody Carroll Stover of Sheffield. A brief an evangelistic message speaking on January. It is the society's prayer that Church, who was a former member Bible Institute staff. address entitled, "Room For Growth ,. of our class, gave the invocation Wm The Omicron Class is a group of was deli vered by Prof. R. Jeschke ~f the subject, "Commissioned to Serve." with God's help we may live up t~ Shortly after the rally, on Dec. 2, Following this message a play "Moon Haller presided as toastmaster · · Young women who meet together at the Sunday School Union held its our Seminary at Sioux Falls, S. Dak. nu r theme "Commissioned to ser ve. the regular Sunday School hour each Spot," was presented 'by the' drama ' Ruth Schmidt, Repoi·ter. Arthu1· Schmidt, the well · known annual banquet . a t the 1:-inc?ln-Bel­ Following this, the service was di­ group of Columbus Ave. Baptist Dayt.on florist and who was our first Sunday morning, as well as once a mont "Y" in Chicago. Ttus t~me, the vided into two groups: t he Sunday Church of Waco. An offering was Inspirational Highlights in president, . SJ?Oke about "Our Begin­ month at the homes of the members program was geared to the m ter csts School workers with Prof. Jeschke rs taken for ou1: young people's project. Program of Walnut St. Church, ning." Ph1 lhp Steinmetz ef Vandalia for a social gather ing. T he class has of the Sunday School ':"orkers. Sealed leader, and the CBY workers with the It. "".as o~ r JOY to have one of our been _remembering Ruby on di ffer~n t Newark, New J ersey Ohi?, . spo k ~ on "My Friend, Rev'. around tables attractively decorated Rev. Robert Schreiber of the· Foster m1ss1ona nes, Miss Hilda Tobert, with Christian Dippel, the Organizer of our occ~s i o n s with cards, letters and g i ~ts with Christmas trees, 125 persons en­ Ave. Church, Chicago, Ill., leading. u: .on .~aturday afternoon. Her mes­ Sunday, Oct. !st, was a special day Class." '~h 1l e she. has been serving· as our mis­ joyed both a physical and spiritual rz · During the first two sessions of the sa?e, What A_re You Going to Do r.t the Walnut Street Church of New­ Harold Schultze gave us an out­ sionary m Africa. Mr. Walter W. Jast T he Foster Avenue Male Quar­ CBY clinics, the CBY Handbook was With Your Chnst?" stirred t he hearts ark New Jersev for it was the be­ line of our forthcoming programs. Grosser is the teacher of the Omicron \;t ·and the WM~I T rombone 1:'rio explained. T he remaining sessions of everyone who heard her. g in~ing of our g~eat Fall program. In Our teacher, Mr. J ohn Tapper, spoke Class. furnished the music for the evening. were on stewardship. Ethel R. Grupp, Secretary. Page 22 BAPTIST HERALD J anuary 18, 1951 Page 23

"InYitation to Service.. was the On Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, church have sponsored, to have a several years al King's P oin t. Halste<.d's BOOK REVIEWS Bay. For the past thirt y -five years t hey very a ppropriate topic chosen by Prof. ou r sister churches of Pound g·athered weekly en try again in to over 1700 have lived at Mound, Minn. Jeschke for discussion at the clinic w ith us to extend their greetings. Mr. homes. (Order all books from the Roger Wil­ Mrs. Beise was a foithful member of the ior Sunday School workers. The Sun­ Howard Fuelle presided ove1· the pro­ On Sunday evening, Nov. 19, our Minn etrista B aptist Chu rch. St. Bonifacius. liams Press, 3734 P ayne Avenue, Minn . She w::is a lso active for man y years dav School Standa rd was the basis gram. The Rev. Warren Thompson choir under the leadership of Mr. M. in t he Woman's Club of Mound and the fo1: the discussions in the following and the Rev. Michael Evan, neighbor­ Zurbl'iggen gave a program at the Cleveland 14, Ohio.) Missionar y Society of the Grace B aptist Church of Mou n d. dinics with these topics as guides: in g· pastors, brought messages of wel­ Salvation Army Citadel in Wa terloo, (A charge of five cents a line is made for Lef t to sur vive her a r e h er husband, Ed­ "Our Work as Christian Stewardship," come. Dr. Frank Woyke came from Iowa. On every fourth Sunday after­ all obituaries, excep~ for those of our pas­ "EIGHTH BAPTIST WORLD tors and their wives. If possible, limit t he ward Ervin: her daughter, Marcella Rutn; "The Challenge Near at Hand," and Forest P a rk, Ill., to share this h appy noon our young people lead in t he and son, Sheldon Edward; a nd t wo grand­ • CONGRESS - OFFICfAL RE­ ubituary notices to 250 words. Send them "'The Christian Outreach, a World occasion with us a nd t.o bring greet­ worship service at th~ County Home. to the Editor, Box 6, Fores t P ark , Illinois.) children. a ll livin g at Mound: a sister. Mrs. Enterrrise." In the fi nal session the ings in behalf of the denomination. PORT" edited by Arnold T. Lydia Barrette of S t. P aul; several cousins , Two of our yJung men and their i\IR. DICK BEEl{i\IANN nephews and nieces and many n eighbors topic, "Overcoming All Obstacles," In his evening message he spoke fit­ Ohrn. The Judson Press. 372 and friends w ho will g reatly miss her wives a re at pre~.:nt in training for of Buffalo Center, Iowa. proved to be an interesting and help­ ting words to the church and new 1he Gospel ministry. Both of them pages - $4.00. kindly ways. Funeral services were held ful climax resulting in inspired pastor from Isaiah 40. Mr. Dick Beekmann of BufTalo Center. in the Minnetrista Baptist Church. St. serve each Sunday in Presbyterian This is almost an :ndispensable Iowa. was born in Buck Grove. Grund y Bonifacious. Minn .. on Saturday, November teachers, workers and leaders zealous­ Mr. Conner favored us with a vocal st udent charges. We pray that others \'Olume fo1· every Baptist, both for in­ Co.. Iowa, on Ma r ch 12, 1901. the son of JS. The remains wer e laid to rest in the ly willing to return to their respective solo during the prog·ram. How we of our young people will answer the spirati onal reading as well as f.or Mr. and M rs. Peter H. Beekmann. The family lot in the cemetery nearby. fields of service resolving to do a bet­ family came to Buffalo Center in 1913. Minnetrista B aptist Church, have already enjoyed the vocal num­ call to full-time Christian service, historical purposes. The 8th Baptist where Dick g rew lo manhood . Early in S t. B on ifacius, Minn. ter service fo r their Lord and K ing, bers and musical talents of our pas­ and tha t the new Christians among us Congress at Cleveland, Ohio, in July life he learned to k now Christ ns his per­ RALPH C. L UTTER, Pastor. the Master Teacher. tor and his wife in the few days the.y will continue to strengthen and ex­ 1950 presented the g·reatest p rogram son a l Savior, and in 192~ became a member On Sunday morning, the regular have been with us as they have testi­ pand the work of our church. of the BufTalo Center Baptist Chu rch, h av­ JllR. GOTTLIEB G. BREITLING services of the church were held. Dr. in it.s illustrious history of almost 50 in g been baptized by the Rev. August G. fied through song! Mr. Conner re­ We are gra teful to Mr. and M rs. years. This volume gives all the ad­ Lang. In 1925 Mr. Beekmann was united of Venturia, North Dakota. Arthur Ittermann, pastor of the church, in mar riage to M iss Willmenetta Davids. sponded with sincere words of e~­ Jeschke for their untiring efforts in dresses and resolutions of the Con­ Mr. Gottlieb G. Breitling of Ven turia , N . spoke from Joshua 1:1 -1 1. rt was couragement, assuring us tha t his the work of the church, and we con­ T o this union two children were born, Ar­ Dak .. was born on August 11. 1901, on his gress, besides about 70 p ictures of thur and Geraldine. T he deceased was father's homestead located near Ventw·ia, emphasized that we must go forth mission here is to preach the Word fidentlv look forward into the future known a s a thri(ty farmer, and n e ighbors speakers and other illustrations. The and spent his entire l ife in the immedia te with faith even as Joshua did to do of God and to serve the Lord in every for st.ill greater blessings. a nd friends alike g ive t he testimony that vicinity. When he was H years of age, he he lived a consis tent Christian life. -our best for God. The Sunday after­ way possible. Mrs. P auline Potratz, Reporter. official Cong'ress picture is also in­ was converted, accepting Christ as his per­ noon service was opened with a song cluded in the book. A(ter n• illness of some durnlion M r . sonal Savior. He was ba ptized by Rev. Mrs. Reuben Graetz, Reporter. B eekmnnn passed awny to be wit h the Rummel in 1915 and became a member of service l'"d by Abe Habegar, Sunday The Judson Pres:; is to be congratu­ Lord nt t h e Dolmage Hospital in Buffalo the Bertsch Station Church. H e was a School superintendent of Elgin. Both Jubilee Program of the Special Meetings and lated on this well bound book and Cente r on Nov. 17. 1950, at the nge of 49 faithful member of t he ch ur ch until his of the instructors g·ave a summariza­ Woman's Missionary Society at years, 8 months nnd 5 days. He Jenves to death. He was an ::ictive worker for his tion of material covered in their class Unique Events at Baptist Church i nteresting arrangement of material. mourn his early departure h is wife nnd Lord. and untiringly sough t to help along The foreword of Dr. Ohrn as well as children; one daughter- in-law, M rs. Arthur in the church ser vices. lie ser ved in dif­ periods. Mr. Schreiber brought the of Sumner, Iowa Buffalo Center, Iowa Beckmann: two sisters, Mrs. Henry B ron­ fere nt capacities in t he c h u rch at various dosing message remi!lding us that On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5, six The Ladies' Mission Society of the his notes and comments on the Con­ lecwe and Mrs. George Steen ; and two times, h aving had the offices of church "God Is P assing By" m the world of " ress add to the value of the b ook. brothers, H en ry a nd O le, a ll of Buffalo cle rk, Sunday School superintendent, trus­ candida tes, among them two couples, Baptist Church of Buffalo Center, Center. Both of his parents and one tee. and Sunday School teacher of different today. We must follow in his foot­ were baptized by the Rev. Wm. J esch­ Iowa, recently ended a nother year of The Congress Constitution and the brother, George, preceded him in death. classes. steps! ke, pastor of the Baptist Church .or mutual activity in the interest of names of the. officers a nd executive Funeral services w ere held on Nov. 21 On November 22. 1927. he married Ida The time si::ent at this conference in the Buffalo Center B aptist Church, at Bertsch of Venturia, and they made their Sumner, Iowa, at the Fi rst Bapti~ t various mission and benevolent proj­ committee of tile Congress are ap­ which services the Rev. Wolfgnng G. home on a farm ndj oin ing h is father's was profitable to all who attended. Chu rch of Elgin nea rby. They w~1 ~ ects. But this was not only an annual pended to the volume. This is an im­ G e rthe gave " comforting messnge. Mny homes1ead. Three children blessed their J:'he number registered were 45 young welcorned into the Sumne r chu1 c observance, but also the 50th Jubilee God graciously comfort the bereaved! home :rnd lives. One child pre-deceased people. Betty Lang, Secretary. portant book for every church and B ufTnlo Center, Iown him in infancy. His fat her. one b rother at a unique communion .service on the of the society. It was on Thanksgiv­ :md one s ister also pre-deceased him. following Sunday at which Mr. J esch­ pastor's library . It deserves the ~t­ C. SWYTER. Interim P astor. Reception for Rev. and Mrs. ing Day, Nov. 29, 1900, that this mis­ tention of every intelligent Baptist On July 2nd of this year. he w as stricken ke's fathe r-in-law, the Rev. The.o W. sion society was organized with five l\'IRS. CHRI STINE DEISE w ith " partial paralysis of t he face. This James Conner and Family at Dons of Ellinwood, K ansas, officiate?· in this day when Baptists a re people also brought on severe pains from a can cer women as charter members. Of these, or i\lound, llllnnesota. of the brain . which also caused his death. The pastor, Mr. J eschke, and his two are still living, and one, Mrs. C. of one Book and of one world! Pound, Wis. Mrs. Christine Zimmermann Beis e of He came under medical treatments at the cousin, Professor Reuben J eschke of Swyter, was privileged to be present Eurekn Community Hospital, the n for one The arrival of the Rev. and Mrs. Mound, Minn., was born on Ch ristmas D ay our Semina ry in Sioux F alls, S. Dak., for the observance of this joyous oc­ • "HERE I STAND" by Dr. Ro­ in 1877 in Buchberg, Switzerland, the month he was at the Universit y Hospita l James Conner and children, Gary, of Minnesota. where h e received radium assisted. casion. Unavoidable circumstances daughte r of Abraham and Marie Zimmer­ Susan and Daniel, at P o ~nd, . Wis., land Bainton Abingdon­ mann. When Christine was only t wo years treatments. After being h ome for some time. he entered the h ospital a t Bismarck was the occasion fo r much JOY m the F rom Nov. 6 to 16 the Rev. and twice made postponement necessary, Cokesbury Press. 432 pages. of age. she came with her pnrents to Amer­ M rs. Theo W. Dons were in our midst and also made it impossible for the ica and to Northfield, Minn .. living there for the secon d time, ::ind after being t here Pioneer Baptist Church. We, as a $4.75. for over two weeks. the Lord called him for special meetings. Mrs. Don ~ de­ invited special speaker, Rev. J ames for her next six years. Then the family church, feel this has been an answer "Here I Stand"· received the 1950 moved to St. Paul, Min n.. living in the home on December I, 1950, a t 11 o'clock in li ghted t he children w ith h er mter­ Brygger, to come. However the at­ Dayton's Bluff aren w he r e Christine's par ­ t he morning. He was 49 years. 3 months. to our prayers. $7,500 award as the book " to ac­ 2 weeks and 5 dnys of age. Members of the church gathered estin" missionary stories and Mr. Doi:is tendance on Sunday evening, Dec. 3, ents operated a tailor shop in the front rend:red a n apprecia ted ministry 1n was very good, and the program was complish the greatest good for. ~he part of their home. As a young woman of Mr. Breitling was nn active man and together on Fr iday evening, Nov. 10, sixteen yenrs. she was b aptized in the greatly inte rested in civic affairs, holding to welcome our new pastor and fai:n­ his fine preaching, both in the Ger­ enjoyed by all. Christian faith and Christian llvmg Dayton's B luff Baptis t C hurch. She en ­ different offices in t h e community. He will man and English lang uages. It was among a ll people." . . tered whole- h eartedly into h er c hurch re­ be remembered by all who knew h im for ily into our midst and to surprise Mrs. Henry Adams was in charge s ponsibilities. s inging in the choir, . tencl.1- h is coun sel, his encou raging words, nnd a blessing t.o all of us to have Mr. and Evervthing that h as been said m his friendship. them with a pantry shower. All or­ Mrs. Dons in our homes .and to hear of the program for the evening. After ing in the Sundny School nnd helpmg m ganizations of the church w.ere repre­ the singing of the hymn " Work for praise · of this, "A Life of Martin m any other wnys. Christine received her He leaves to mou r n h is pnssing his lov­ them in the evening se1·v1ces. schooling in St. P aul and kept the home ing w ife. who so faithfully minis tered to sented by various speakers m extend­ the Night Is Coming," ' Mrs. Fred L uther" falls short in properly evalu­ h im all during his illness: t wo children. Our pastor h as been asked to re­ w hile her parents a nd sisters worked in ing words of welcome . . Mr. Conner Yahnke read the Scriptures from Mat­ ating the importance of this great the ta ilor shop. Howard and Patty; his aged mother ; two sume his weekly column in the l ocal brothers and ten s isters; as well as a host gave expression of gratitude for the thew, chapter 9, and the Rev. C. work to modern Protestant thought. On October 22. 1901 in S t. Paul, Minn .. paper, which proved .to be a P?Pular of relatives and friends. The R e v. C. Rem­ welcome and kindnesses s ~ own thez:i. Swyter led .in prayer. A duet, "Great Therefore, for anyone who does or s h e became the bride of Edwnrd E. Beise. pel. t he former pastor, and the local pastor featu re during the time that lt To this union two da u ghters and " son A new furnace had been installed 1~ ap­ Is Thy F a 1 thf~lness," was given by does not recognize that the issues of brought words of comfort to the bereaved peared. This will allow the Chris­ were born, one of their daughters, Gene­ out of God 's Holy Word. the parsonage to give our pastor s Mrs. Ed. Feld1ck and Mrs. :Henry the Reforma tion rem ain to be vital, vive Marie, dying in infancy. I mmediatel y tian "tract," tha t individuals in the Venturia, North D akota family an extra "warm" welcome. Kiewiet. The secreta ry, Mrs. Henry following the ir marriage the young Beise " Here I St.and" is the book to read couple came to L a k e Minnetonlrn living for R. DICKAU, Pastor. Bronleewe, gave the annual report now! of the various mission and ben evolent One cannot go far into the historic "Seems to have everything! . . . This is a activities of the society and briefly w01·k before discovering that it is of sixteenth century woodcuts. The sub­ superb hymnal for your church, if you are in reviewed the history of' the past 50 the highest orde r. The au thor has ject m atter is divided into 22 chapters r-·-·;;:;:-;-:-~: :::~;1 years. The treasurer's r eport of Mrs. .. the market for new song books." not gather ed bits of informa tion about with paragraph headings so that the ' FOR SALE -The Baptist Herald. Joe Jurgens showed the receipts for I Martin Luther and compiled a book. reader can follow the author as he ! T he Fenwood B aptist Church i the past year to have been $165. I choir has a number of German choir • "Here I Stand" is w ritten by one of tells the story w hy and how "a man books that they would like to sell. I After another duet "Lord Send Me athirst for God" discovered in God's GOSPEL HYMNAL There," by Mrs. Dick' eeike~ and Mrs. the foremost church historians of our i 20 copies "Zions Perlenchorc'' : P eter Murra,. the mee ting was turned time, by the man who is most com­ Word that "the just sh all live by ' 20 copies Ncue Z ionslicdcr I 448 choice hymns, with .a division of choruses. faith." "Here I Stand" is a fascinat­ _ 20 copies Die Pal m e No. 1 ' 26 translations of the best Swedish hymns. 60 over to the mterim pastor, Rev. Carl petent to re-evaluate the mora.l a nd - 15 copies Die kleine Palme No. 3 I responsive readings. Send for returnable sample Swyter, .who . spoke on "Lydia" as an spiritual issues of the Reformation in ing story of how Marlin Luther paved '_ 9 copies Evangeliums Iwell " Here I Stand" is easy, delightful Jiving, and gave them the Bible for I MISS SYLVIA SCHMULAND , Bon.cl on liis French horn. and accom­ their daily guidance. BAPTIST CONFERENCE PRESS reading. Its wealth of well doCL~­ - Box 7 l p~med by Beulah Folkerts, a n offering -Review by t he Rev. G. E. Frie­ f Fenwood, Sas k ., Canada o 912 BELMONT AVE. CHICAGO 14, ILL. ot over $170 was received. mented, historical facts are beau.ti­ j 8 clenberg, Buffalo, N. Y. .-~u-~~~u... o-.o...o-.o -=a-o..:i C. Swyter, Interim Pastor. fully illustrated w ith many choice page 24 THE BAPTIST HERALD

_,,_ ,,_ ,,_,,_ ,,_ .. _,, ~•-o-1•-n-c• -·o-o--n-o~-o-,_o_·o -c 1 -n- u--u-. • -o- 11 - 11 -1 1 - o - 1•-•1- c •- c1- 11 - c•- •• - •• -1 1 -o- 11,, 1 ' : I• THE 1951 ANNUAL I I = • I i With 68 Pages - About 80 Pictures - Scores of Articles !: ', I ! Illustrated Calendar Pages I I All Denominational Data and Addresses of Ministers I , I ! Can Be Yours for Only 75 Cents! i I = i ! i You'll Travel to Africa! ! i L aura Reddig writes about the Ba nso Hospital with thrilling vivid ness. , !I I, I= I = j You'll See Switzerland! ! , Mrs. M. Zurbriggen tells I ! about her return to the land i ! of her birth in the Alps. i I, I. I • , I, I, ' You'll Love. Philadelphia! ! , This is the p lace where the I '1, 1952 General Conference w ill ! 1, LitUe Z uwar carries her siste r Webs uh in be held, a fascinating· city I ! true African style on the l\tbem mission to visit. i I compound Jn the Camer oons. , ' I ! The Eve~ls of 1950 Will L'ive Again • i I Articles about the Baptist Cong·ress a t Cleve- i i land, the Laymen's Retreat at Green Lake, t he You'll Go Places , , Highlights of 1950, and a uniq ue review about our With Poets r ! nine conferences and important events of t he past the j I Year On the tw0 cen- , I' . ter pages you I, i w ill see r ictures I I' of Niagara Falls, I. , Banff, the Grand i I C a n y o n and I I Estes P ark with j ! accompanying I I p0e111s. , , I I A chapel in the h eart of the Swiss Alps ' I' • with one of t.hc m any s n ow- crowned p eal