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Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine, 1980-1984 Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine
7-28-1983
July 28, 1983
Arkansas Baptist State Convention
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On the cover SBC has 16 hotels for individuals by Cra ig Bird NASHVILLE. Tenn. (BP)- Sixteen Kansas 763-()6()(); Blue Valley M Anor. 22%363; City hotels wit h contracts with the Southern Granada Royale Hometel, 756-1720; Heri· Ba pti st Convention Housing Bu reau were tage Inn. 331·1200; Hilton Air port Plaza made availabl e to individuals Ju ly 15. Inn. 891-8900; Hil ton Pl aza Inn, 753-7400; The annual meeting of the SSC will be Holiday lnn-KC I, 46+2345; l aQuinta Ju ne 12-14, 1984 in Kansas City, Mo. Motor Inn, 913-492·5500; Marriott Hotei-KCI , The SSC retained contracted space in 32 464--2200; Raphael Hotel, 75&3800; Regency hotels. Those 4,000 rooms will be a llocated Park Resort, 913-649--7000; Sheraton- KC I, to people mailing in room requests to the 741 -5900; Skylin e Inn, 741 -5500, and Sum- sse Housing Bu reau after Oct. 1. 1983. mi t Inn. 525-1400. "These 16 hotels still have contracts with The hote ls not released by the Housi ng the SBC and most are off ering special rates Bureau are: Adams Mark, Arrowhead Inn. to SBC messengers. " sa id Tim Hedquis t. d i- Ba ll Pa rk Inn, Best Western Antioch Inn, rector of fi nancial planning for the SBC Best Western Ha ll mark Inn-liberty, Best Executive Committee and director of the Western Stadium Inn, Capri. Century Inn SBC Housing Bu reau. {forme rl y the Executive Inn). Dixon Inn, The 1983 SBC meeting in Pittsburgh Embassy on the Park-Sheraton. Ha ll mark authorized changes in the housing proce- Inn-Olathe. Holiday Inn Center (where the dure. Under the new policies the number of., WMU will meet), Ho liday Inn Fun World. rooms reserved by the Housing Bu reau wo1s Holiday Inn Sports Complex. Ho liday In') Sen ior adulu, a growing segment of reduced. Towers. HO\vard Johnson's-Ce ntral, HO\Va ri:J America 's population, are recognized as "There are approx imately 13.000 hotel Johnson's OowntO\vn, Howard Johnson's a group to minister to and a group to and motel rooms in the greater Kansas City East, Howard Johnson's-North, Howard m inister through in Southern Baptist area," Hedquist said. "Obviously the 48 Jo hnson's-Southwest. Hyatt Regency, Inn churches. The "Arkansas Ba ptist New s hotels we had contracts with don't account at Executive Pa rk, Mission Inn. Phi ll ips magazine" has recognized the signifi for all13,000. Obviously those hotels who House, Radisson Muehlebach (headquar· cance of senior adulrs by providing for did not choose to part ic ipate wi th the ters hotel). Ramada Inn-Ove rl and Park. the past year a monthly fearure aimed at Housi ng Bu reau will still take reserva tions Rodeway Inn-Overla nd Park, Royale Inn, the needs of this group. The August edi from ind iv iduals." Travelodge-Oowntown, Travelodge-Gate- tion of " For and about senior adults" a,:; The 16 hotels and their phone numbers way, Travelodge-Mid town and Westin pea rs in this iss ue, on page 6. (a ll in area code 816 unless noted) a re: Crown Center. Alameda Pl aza Hotel, 756-1500; Bes t Hedquist indicated released rooms are Weste rn- KC I, 464-252 5; Blue Ridge Inn. expected to be reserved quickly.
New writer for "Lessons for Living" Mason W. Craig, 61. pastor of First Church McGehee for In this issue the past 24 years. is the new writer of the life and Work Cur· riculum in the "l essons for living" series beginning in this 5 Next month week's newsmagazine. After graduating from high school in Stu tt gart, he went The calendar of state Baptis rs activities lor on to study at O uachita Baptist Universi ty and Southwestern August lets Ba ptis t church staff members Baptist Theological Seminary. and la it y know the retrea ts, conferences and He has also been pastor of North Maple Church in Stutt· special events scheduled for the end of gart. He is marrir d to the former Edith l oui se Crum, of Hum summer. phrey.
8-9 race and religion Craig Three articles explore the impact of black! white relationships on Baptists' witness on state, na tion and international levels. Intern Ke vin }ones reports on cooperation in minis MK Prayer Calendar tr y in Arka nsas and a South African minister's Home and foreign Missionary Kids view on his country's situa tion. A Baptist who attend college on the Margaret Fund Press article looks at the home missions August scene. 10 Gill Davidson (Botswana) 106 N. 5th St. Arkadelphia. AR 71923 12 Rosanne M. Giannetta (Italy) c/o Or. Quinn Pu gh, 236 W. 72 Sl, New York, N.Y. 10023 14 David Coad (Up per Volta) (with parents thi s summer) 14 Kimbe rl y Magyar (Colombia) 1702 Clifton. Conway, AR 72032 14 Wayne Martin (Rwa nd a) OBU Box 556. Ark adelphia, AR 71923 17 Joyce E. Crawford 5804 S. Fresno Terrace. Fl Smith, AR 72903 19 Joy Moses (S. Af rica) (with parents this summer) 22 Bruce E. Green (G hana) 2304 W. Newton Ct.. Tulsa . OK 74127 29 Kevin A. Carswell (E . Bra zil) 6108 M andan Rd .. Li ttle Roc k. AR 72210
Page 2 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE Wo rship is vital The editor' s page J. Everett Sneed
··1 ca n worsh ip as well fishing as I ca n at church." This Further, we are admonished to not forsake " th e assembling false statem ent is quite revealing. First , it recognizes man's of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhor need for worship. As one explores the history of man it ting one another: and so much the more, as you see the becomes obvious that a basic desire of every heart is to day approaching" (Heb. 10:25) . worship. In th e New Testament, the congregation keeps in touch Even th e most primitive man has reached up for some with God, who is the giver of both physical and spiritual th ing above himself. The ancient hea then bowed down to life. In such a time one exp.!riences human fello' hip. More th e fetish. Th e feti sh may have contained th e feather of an importantly, he communes with God. LDve, praise, response, eagle, th e claw of a lion, or any one of a hundred things and commitment are elements of th e encounter one has which mysti fied his child·like mind. But si nce th e fet ish con with God through Christ. tained objects which placed him in awe, it became his ob· One of the greatest worship experiences recorded in ject of worsh ip. The America n Indian looked to th e " Great the Bible is that in th e sixth chapter of Isaiah . It is note-.vor White Spirit." All of history is filled with this desire for the thy tha t Isa iah had gone to the temple. He made himself presence of God. available to God. Fals e worship ca n easi ly be contrasted with true wor As God spoke, th e prophet saw the holiness and ma ship. First, a false worship se lects what it wishes to know jesty of God which filled the entire earth. Isaiah then saw and understand about God, and omits all oth er informa himself in comparison with God. His outcry wa s, " Woe is tion. The Samaritans, for example, accepted only th e Pen me! For I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips ...." tat euch and rejected the rest of th e sc ripture. One of th e (Is. 6:5). most dangerous things in the world is a one-sided religion. Finally, he experienced commitment as he declared, It is easy for man to accept such truths as su it him and " Here am I; send me" (Is. 6:8). Commitment and service disregard all the rest. are the normal results of a true worship experience. Second, false worship is an ignorant worship. True wor· Th e worshipping congregation should have an ex ship occurs when man approaches God with his whole be· perience similar to Isaiah . The Master taught of such •n en ing. People have minds and it is their duty to exercise that counter when he said , " But the hour cometh, and now is, intellect. Tru e worship involves both intellect and emotion. when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit Finall y, fa lse worship is a superstitious worship. It is a and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. worship, not ou t of a se nse of duty or need, but basically God is a spirit; and th ey th at worship him must worship him because a man feels th at it may be dangerous not to give in spirit and in · truth" Uohn 4:23·24). it. True religion is not based on supersti tion or fear. Chris· tianity does not embrace such superstitions as fear of walk Worship shou ld be both private and corporate. Each ele ing under a ladder or th e fear of a bl ack cat crossi ng a per ment is indispensable. The end result is service. son's path. Unfortunately, many religions today contain as An old story tells of a visitor in a Quaker meeting si t much superstition as th ey do truths from God's word. ting for a long time in silence. At length, he turned to his Worship may simply be defined as experienci ng an Quaker friend and said, "When is the service going to slartl" awareness of God or, perhaps more basi cally, to carry out The friend replied, " The meeting is just about over. The hi s purposes in our daily lives. No one ca n att ai n true hap service will stan as we leave the church house:· piness without th is experi ence. Every Christian, then, should respond to the worship _ Worship is at the very heart of a New Testament church . experience by moving out into a life of se rvice.
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Julv 28, 1983 Pioge 3 The Southern accent
D. Jack Nlcholas/Presldent,SBC
The new censorship
The word censorship conjures up images profligacy and the rela tive dearth of b~k s at City Coll ege of New York, has w_ritte~ . of a mob of puritanical, provincial, narrow which represent Christianity in a posll•ve. "When parents object to profamty m minded, bigoted fana tics gathered around wholesome lighL school books. they are invariably me t with a bonfire throwing books on the fire. That the answering cries of 'censorship' or A book with a hedonistic theme may kind of censorship has ceased to be com 'thought-contro l', and warned of the dan appear on the best seller list of a major mon but there is a new censorship which is gers of tampering with the First Amend newspaper while many books by Christian very prevalent The new censors are cer ment. Yet, while na ti onal attention has authors with a Christian theme which have tainly not puritanical, but they are bigoted, been focused on the activities of such con sold five times as many copies will be com provincial. narrow-minded, and fanatical cerned individua ls, one of the most exten pl etely ignored. The excuse that relig ious and they function with such commitment sive thoughHontrol campaigns in Ame rican books represent a separate category does and sophistication that they make the o ld educational hi story has gone on completely not hold up because many of the best brand of censorship appear to be the work ignored." sellers are cook books. sex manuals. etc .. of novices. also special category themes. Indeed, those heralds of humanism who Certainly you have noticed that Chris so vigorously advocated broad- mindedness tians are rarely portrayed in the entertain The new censors do not conduct book and tolerance a few decades ago, have ment media positively. They are generally burnings but they are much more subtle practically won the war of ideas and have portrayed unsympathetically and a ll too and effective in achieving their ends. From now decided that onl y their ideas should be frequently as socially warped or mentally bastions of poo.ver and influence, they are promulgated. They have becom~ far more disturbed wretches. effectively censoring the Christian point of eff ective censors than the Puritans ever You have noticed in the lis t of l-est sellers view out of the arts, out of entertainment. were. in the major newspapers and magazines out of education, and out of public life in the prevalence of books which promulgate genera l. D. Jack Nicholas is president of Southern the themes and values of hedonism and Michael l evin, professor of Philosophy Baptist College at Walnut Ridge.
Women 's economic plight: a perspective Valentine o;ay~ orne 1 need .help from Baptists by Ronald D. Sisk
Editor's Note: This is the third in a series stamps which serve poor women and their of three art icles prepared by the Southern children." Baptist Christian life Commission to inform will solve the problem." he says. Valentine a lso cites figures whic h show "Of course Southern Baptists support Southern Baptists about economic prob- that 70 percent of 1982 budget cuts came lems affecting American women. traditional family values, but it is incumbent from programs w hich affect the poor and on us to learn to minister to the increasing Economic trends affecting American that as much as 90 percent of proposed numbers of women who live a ll or a portion women will pose serious problems for 1983 cuts will also have a direct impact on of their lives outside traditional famil y Southern Baptists for years to come, says the poor. "Southern Baptists should oppose structures. Fay Valentine. executive d irector of the this kind of injustice forced on poor "We can learn better ways to min ister to Christian life Commission. women," Valentine says. women who work. We can find ways to pro " If present trends continue, we are going He also urges Southern Baptists to sup vide financial counseling for famil ies head to see more women working. more mothers port calls for legislative redress of legal working, more single women heading fami ed by women. We can begin to help wid· inequities affecting women. " For example," ows and other elde rly poor women gain ac lies, and more women living in poverty for he explains, "we need better enforcement cess to the services they need. the forseeable future," he says, referring to of child support laws. Up to one-third of a prediction by the National Advisory "Most of a ll ," Valentine concludes, divorced fa thers in this country are never Council on Economic Opportunity that 100 "Southern Baptists can affirm the God required to make any chi ld support pay- percent of the poverty population may live given dignity of a ll of us, which requires in female-headed households by the year ments." \ ;. just and fair treatment for every person whom God has created." 2000. Turning to the question of specifiC minis "Southern Baptists cannot be faithful to tries to women at the local church level, our Lord's summons to serve 'the least of Valentine suggests that Southern Baptists Sisk is director of program development these' if we ignore the plight of one-half of develop a realistic new vision of the eco for the Southern Baptist Christian life Com humanity," Valentine declares. nomic needs of women. mission and has a majo r assignment for "Recent federal budget hit hardest cuts " It is not enough just to preach the tradi programs related to concerns of Christian at programs such as housing and food tional fa mily values, as though that alone women. Page4 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE by Don Moore 7 7 t:J • 1 o I I •' to 'I I • o J I I I o lt 'I J You'll be glad I• .-~c.l. , • • •• ..· ~ :cc·"'''I ..'" l...... ~·:·.. ... ~ --, . ~:o.~...... ~· . ... ., ••.•••·1 .:·: "'•• • 1 ..• ••...... ,, .. ,.,,• • • ,,.• • ...... • ...•• ,. ,." .....< •• ,.,,,.,... • • .. • ....• " " ,.,..,•• • • • ,..," •• .." ,.,.,• • •... " ••• ,.,,..,. , • • " to know ... ,...... " ,.,...... • .. ... ,, ,. .. • : ... ,.. ,. .. ,. .. ",.. ,. ",.,./It,. .
... 1,542 summer missionaries hi\-e been Next month in Arkansas appointed by our Home Mission Board. August 5-6, Volunt ~ r/ P a rt · l i m e music August 21 , OrJanists/Pianlsts Ap These college and leader retreat at University Ch urch in p,..,clatlon Day. Sugsested day for seminary students will fayert evi/le. Training and fellowship for recognition of those who serve at the serve in all 50 states, church music leaders who are not full keyboarcfs, especially du""g the 1982-llJ Pu erto Rico and four lime. Being held in the northwest part of emphasis on insuumental music in wes tern provinces of the state for the first rime. Southern Baptist churches. Th1 Sunday Ca nada. The BS U Slu begins Church Music Week. August 7, On·to.Colleze Day. Sus· dents raised more than August 22·24, Foil registration at gested Sunday fo r Arkansas ch urches to S1 million to cover the So uthern Baplilt Colleze, Arkansas Bap send off their college srudents with a time expenses of 712 of M oore tists' two·year school at Walnut Ridge. of recognition. those. Their gifts saved the Home Mission August 22, Are a Adult Choir Fe !Ivai Boa rd SSOO,OOO in transportation costs. In August 12· 13, Pastor-Director Retre.-.t at Rogers first Church. Choirs will have almos t every instance. the church or mis at Camp Paron. For pastors, church staff the option of performing for climcfan 's sion, the student and scores of individuals and Ch urch Training directors. Will pro comments and w"l be parr of a mass will benefit from this 10 week ministry. We vide help with gelling ready fo r the choir. are prou d Arka nsas has done its pa rt in " Developing Believers" emphasis, plann sta ffing many of these positions. We have ing. enlistment and curriculum. August 23, Area Adult Choir Festival 40 students serving in th•s group. Our BSUs at Immanuel Church In Pine Bluff. in Arkansas have raised over S26.000 to August 12·1 3, Church Vocation• Con· August 26, Aru Adult Choir Fe tivol assist thei r feiiQIN students.· Annie Arm· terence at Ouachita Baptist University in at Central Church In Magnolia strong offerings cover the er.pe nses not Arkadelphia . Opportunity fo r young pro· August 26, Area Adult Choir Festlvo l covered by the students contribut•ons. pie and church leaders to learn about the wide range of churc h voca tions through at Paragould f1rst Church. . . . $737,779.96 received in june tow.;u d conferences about areas of work and August 26-27, Assoclatlonal Chur<:h Coopera ti ve Program Ministries. We are training sessions to help staff and you th Tralnlns Conference, Park Hill Church, havi ng record num be rs of our churches to leaders w ho guide yo ung people. North tittle Rock. Training lor invited give through the Coopera tive Program. leadership teams from the associations Si nce most of them give on a percentage August I 4, Assoclatlonal Hymn Sings. who will In turn guide local church basis, the decline in offerings suffered dur· Quarterly events held in .some associa leaders in Church Training programs. tions fo r an afternoon of vocal praise. ing the summer in the churches is passed August 29-30, Fall rezlstratlon at on in sma ller amounts than usual to mis Augu1t 19·20, Volunteer/ Part·time Ouachita Baptilt University, Arkansas sion causes. Because our church people un Mu sic Le.-.der Retreat at Sou thern Baptist Baptists' four.year school at Arkadelphia. derstand tha t expenses go on, and some College, Walnut Ridge. Second year fo r times increase during the summer, we do this training event in the nort heast part of August 30, Ruchlns Youth throush not panic. Good earl y months in the year Music Confe,..,nce at first Church of Lit· the state. and later months will off se t the tough sum· tie Rock. Conference for leaders will mer months. Thank you for being responsi Au gust I 9·20, WMU Auoclatlonal Of· focus on youth music, spiritual develop· ble steward s of your people's gifts. Because ficer Retre.-.t at Camp Paron. Sessions to menr, and provide interpretarion of the you are, even wi th unemployment. storms equip leaders who guide Woman 's Mis· 19BJ·84 emphasis on reaching youth and a saggi ng economy, you r support is sionary Union for the associa rions. through music. 9.34 percent more than it was last year. God bl ess yoo for thisl Wouldn't it be great if we could spend more on the rest of the world than we spend on ou rselves! . . . Brother Putor, you do no t ha ve to be Coopcra live Progr,\111 rep • ex pert in fimnce, construction, adm i n is tr ~ Summny for June 1933 January·June alfts tion, l~w . medicine, or m~i nten.1nce . I read Over (under) Percent l n c r e ~Je a promise in I Corinthians 12 and Ephesians Yur Six months budsel Over previous year 4, that God has placed peopl e in your Budget S833,333.36 1978 20,247.71 11 .49 percent church body who would be more gi fted Received 737,779.96 1979 (71 ,036.19) 8 26 percent than you in some of these areas. You can Over (u nder) (95,553.40) 1980 85,008.50 13 31 percent relieve yourself, free the la ity and strenthen 1981 89,658.88 13 05 percent the church by letting the members of the 1982 (107,484.82) 8 28 percent body function. Amen! 1983 (132,413.43) 9.34 percent Don Moore is executive secretuyltru After six months of the budaet year, more than 90 percent of Arkansas Baptist surer of the Arka nQs B~pti s t St ~ te Conven churches have shared in reaching 97.35 percent of the 1983 budgel Past perfor· tion. mance points to the churches meeting the needs of world ministries with gifts 9.34 percent above one year ago. - James A. W~ l ker, di rector
July 28, 1983 The great adventure by ). Lo we ll Po nde r
In a cemetery in Richmond. V1rgmia . a about death. The writer of Hebrews put it of Lazarus. You w1ll rememer that the sis strange epnaph may be read clearly when he said. "Deliver them who ters ~ent for Jesus. and Martha chided him Pause. stranger. as you pass by, through fea r of death were a ll their life time when he came: " li you had been here he As you are now. so once was I. subject to bondage," {2 :15). For some, it is wouldn't have died." With great tenderness As I am now. so must you be. an unknmvn journ e..,• . . there is the dre.Jd Jesus replied, "Your brother wi ll rise again " Therefore. prepare to follow me of the interruption of cherished plans She said she knew he would in the final The '''riter of Ecclesiastes said. " for the separation from loved ones . . for o th· ju dgement. His reply is a masterpiece of the living know that they shall die," (Ecc. ers the fear of what the books on the other assurance, for her, and for us today: 9.5) Hebrew 9.27 tells us that " . 1t is ap side will reveal. "Jesus said unto her. I am the resu rrec pomted that all men shall dte." These tion and the life; he that believeth on me. words are wntten across the gateway of though he were dead. yet shall he live; and history. Nations die cultures die . whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall movements d•e They d1e because rnen die never die." (John 11 :23-25), It is strange that an event so certain for Sixty years later. he confirmed the prom all of us should be so universally avoided ise to Martha when he said to John the It ts no respecter of persons. for it comes to revelator, "I am he that liveth. and was all We do many things to lessen the reality dead: and. behold. I am a live foreverm ore of it We no longer have cemeteries; they Amen!" are called •'-'\emonal Gardens Gradually If he appeared on a cloud this Easter sea ,,e are domg away with tall headstones, son. he could say to the world. " I am he and bringing them to ground level. That who was once dead. but am stdl alive. and wa..,• when we dnve by .1 "memorial garden." will be forevermore. Amen! ,\men!" we will not be reminded that one of them J. l owell Ponder is associa te pastor at will one day bear our name. First Church, Fa yett evi ll e, working primari· Dr Carroll B Freeman. eminent Christian ly with senior adults. psychologist. wrote m h1s book, "The Se Editor's note: l owell Ponders' wife. O ra. nior Years" the following: Perhaps our perception of death has died Jul y 6. a few days after thi s article was "An awareness of death. a distinctive been colored by our fi rst awareness of it. I \\'ritten. He has said that, if he had it to do soul function, has perststed throughout life was six years old, in a country cemetery, on over, he would write it just the way it ap si nce childhood In general, senior adults a cold. dark. drizzly day. The deceased was pears here. He reports that her memorial have accepted the final stage of life. Yet. a lost man. and the unharmonious musical service was a victor)' celebration and a wor the moment of truth. the actual e:-.penence group sang a special dirge that clearly pic ship service. of dying is rarely free from anxieties about tured the black judgement and the burning Questions or comments on this column loved ones. suffering, mdignities, and life flames that awaited him. lor and about senior adults should be sent beyond." (p. 142) Just as viv1d 10 my memory is the day I to Senior Adults, Arkansas Baptist News From a human standpomt. perhaps, there discovered the other side of the picture. It magazine, P.O. Box 552. Little Rock. Arkan are any number of reasons why there is fear was while reading the account of the death sas 72203. ·
Southwestern Seminary honors josephine Scaggs FORT WORTH. Texas - Even as a 12- the river people to have a miss ionary live year-old girl. now retired missionary Jose and work with them. phine Scaggs told her mother. " Some day Hall said other missionaries tried to dis- I'm going to Africa." suade Scaggs by citing dangers, difficult cli She did go, and served faithfully lor 37 mate, and primitive livi ng conditions. The years, 't'ears which saw her break ground as British distri ct officer said. "That place is the fi rst white woman to li ve in the remote not fit for beasts. much less human beings." jungle along the Orashi River in 1igeria. In 1956 Scaggs received the Member of Southwestern Baptist Theological Semi the British Empire award from Queen Eliz~ nary honored her for that faithfulness with beth II for her work. a Distinguished Alumna award during the "An earthl y queen presented her with an seminary's annual alumni luncheon in Pitts esteemed award," said the citation. "but burgh. Pa. one day the Ki ng of Kings wi ll say, 'Well Harriet Grant Hall, wife of the pastor done, thou good and faithful servant.'" where Miss Scaggs spent her furloughs in Fayettevi lle. wrote the cita tion for the award. It was presented by lawrence Klemp nauer, Southwestern's vice president for stu Josephine Scaggs, a form er Arkansas resi. dent affairs, when Mrs. Hall could not at dent. received her distinguished alumna tend. plaque from Lawrence Kfempnauer, vice Scaggs taught at Ogbomosho Seminary president for student affairs :At South for a year but was impressed by the need of western Baptist Theological Seminary. Page 6 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE Arkansas all over people briefly by Millie GiiUABN slaff writer
R. Wilbur Herring Caroline Association h.is announced his retirement from the ac Brotherhood is sponsoring lh annual f1 h fry tive pastorate, effective Oct. 16, 1963. Her Aug. 1. Jimmy White of \·Vattens.Jw w 1ll be ring will retire on th e anniversary of his com in charge. W. T. Byrum will peak. pleting 20 ye.us as pastor of the Central Church in Jonesboro. He served this church fontaine Church as pastor from 19S2-19S8 and 1969 to the at Bono celebrated homecommg July 10 presenl. leading the church in membership with H . W. Clements as guest speaker growth , propeny val ue increases and staff enlargement. He has served as president of Elmdale Church the Arkansas Baptist State Convention for at Springdale hosted the "'lorthwe~t rkan t\VO terms. He has also served on boards and sas Summer Bible Conference July 24·2 . W commissions of the Southern Baptist Con Herring Stege 0. Vaught. recently retired pac:tor of Im ve nt ion. Herring has been awarded th e manuel Church in Little Rock: Jere r\11t chell, Distinguished Service award by Arkansas Dean Gibson pastor of Fayettevolle F1"t Church; Boll State University and th e Distinguished has accepted the call to serve as pastor of Hogue. senior pastor of East"ood Church in Minister award by Southern Bapt ist College. the Park Street Church in Bentonville. Tul sa, Okla.; and Robert Cupp, assoc1a te He has pastored other churches in Arkan pastor of the Uni ... ers1ty Church in Fayet sas. Florida and Georgia . Dr. and Mrs. Her Norman Miller teville. were conference leaders. Jamall has resigned as pastor of the Monroe ring will continue to res ide at 1100 \-Vilm.1r Badry. music evangelist. directl'd the muc:ic Circle in Jonesboro. Ch urch. program. Harold Hansell Ste ph en E. Stege is serving as interim pastor of M onon First joined the staff of Grand Avenue Church 1n buildings Church. Fon Smith on July 24 as minister of educ.l· Clear Creek Association tion and associate pastor, coming there from Steve Maurer dedicated an assembly pa"ihon at ns en· Beech Slreet First Church in Texa rkana . He has joined the staff of the Sonora Church at campmcnt site, Baptist Vi~ta , July 13 Direc has served other churches in Texas. Stege, Springdale as outreach/c hildren's church tor of M1ssions Georg W Domer~(' a native of San Antonio, Texas, is a graduate director. of Hardin-Simmons University and reponed construction costs to date to be Southwestern Baptist Theological Sem inary. Elli s Buckley S23.779.04. jack Fowler of Un~on GrO\e Church and Bill y G. Milam of Klblor Church He is married to the fo rmer Rhonda Sutton. IS servi ng as m inister of music at the Prairie were presented plaques for theu \'\."Ork on the They have two children. Christopher 'oel Grove First Church. and Ryan Stephen. site. Charles Graves of Nockle Hill Church 1n Rick Seaton Oklahoma City, was speaker. Othe" on the Bob Presley has joined the staff of the Brush Creek program were Jonathan Payne. Roy L._1w, M ilam, Domerese and Paul E. \V1Ihelm, has resigned as associate pastor of music and Church at Springdale as minister of youth . ad ministration at Markham Street Church in former director of miSSions. little Rock to join the staff of the Glenvicvv Lnuise Por1er Church in Fon Wonh, Texas. of North Little Rock died Jul y 17 at age 83. Rosewood Church She was a member of th e Park Hill Church at Par.~gould held a noteburn~ng serviCe June Khamsing Norady in onh Li tt le Rock. Survivors include a half 29 to celebrate payment of us budding is se rving as pastor of the laotian congrega sister, Manha Hull Williams, of Johnson Ci· program. tion at the Grand Avenue Church in Fan ty, Tenn .. and a number of nieces and Smi th. nephews. Funera l services were conduded July 19 at Owens Funeral Home in Nonh Lit· Indiana update Gertrude Goss tie Rock by Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine died Ju ly 14 at age 80 in Little Rock . A editor emeritus Erv1in l. McDonald and Jim Imman uel Church member of Baring Cross Church in Nonh lit· mie Sheffield of the Park Hill Church. Burial at Pine Bluff recently presented, as a mission tie Rock, she had been a resident or Riley's was in Roselawn Memorial Park in little action project, an automobile to the Oak Hill Manor si nce january, 1979. Sur· Rock . Fellowship Church In Hardinsburg, Ind. It vivors include her husband, Leonard \V. was donated by Dr. Carl Koen , a Pine Bluff Goss of Little Rock ; three daughters. Mrs. Phillip Browning. youth director of Earle First optometrist. Harry (Carolyn) Trulove, wife of Arkansas Church, resigned June 26 to become pastor Baptist Foundation president, of little Rock; of a church in Paducah, Ky. H•ber Sprlnss Flr1t Chur<:h is sending a mission team 20 youth and Mrs. Don Raines of Indianapolis, Ind.; and of Mrs. jack Thwean Jr. of Kingsport, Tenn .; five Steve and Connie Matchell received the an· six adults to Richmond, Ind ., july 3 1-.-.ug. 9 to conduct revival services. backyJrd Bible brothers; seven sisters; seven grandchildren nual Youth Service Award for their outstan· and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may ding adult leadership to the youth of Siloam clubs and surveys. be made to the Arkansas Baptist foundation. Springs Fi"t Church. Dardan•llo-Russ•Hvlll• Association jerry Gifford Leslie Fetters has a mission team in Indianapoli s, Ind .. Ju· has joined the staff of the Broadmoor Church was recently honored by the Woman's M is ly 23 -29 working with the Eastgate Com· in Brinkley as minister of youth and music. sionary Union of Des Arc First Church prior mun ity Church. They will assist th e church, He is curren tly a student at Western Ken· to her leaving as a missionary journeyman whic h was only orgartlzed july 16, with a lucky University, Bawling Green, Ky. to the Philippines. revival , backyard Bible clubs and surveys. July 28, 1983 Page 7 \1ro;. W. R. Rogers carrying on t with National Baptists by Kevin )ones Her eyes lighti g up above some .. veil-used going from Genisis to Revela tion. He used mean to me. I've cried with th em. prayed but still-firm smil~ lines. Mary Rogers remem to tell them 'put three points up and nail with them and suffered with them . They're bers her latf" husbancL your thoughts to them.' " my friends - I've had them stay in my He died only this spring, after a three year " We didn't try to change their style- we home." When her husband died, they ca me banle with cancer, but her memory calls her wouldn't want to; they are closer to the lord to comfort her, along with the members of back to an earlier time, 23 years before. tha"'' ...-e are. Because of their trials they have the white Southern Baptist church in when she and her husband, \"1. R. , firs t had to depend on him more than we have. Bea rden of which her husband was pastor began their weekly classes for black We don't know wha t it is like - we we re of until a mont h before his death. preachers and Sunday school teachers. born white- but they are still under a great " They pu t their arms around me an d their " My husband was a tremendously orga stigma just because of the color of their cheeks up to mine, and there was no feel nized person; · ,\>\rs. Rogers said . ''He would skin.'' ing of them being black; they were my sisters type out every \\'Otd of his sermons on small \Vhile her husband was teaching the and they were good to me." cards and then file the cards. And he would preachers. Mrs. Rogers was going over the Mrs. Rogers rela tionship with National have another card listing the title of the ser Sunday school lesson for the coming week Baptists will not end even with her hu sband's mon and where he had preached it and with the ladies. " I didn't want to teach them death. She has been asked to again teach her when. That was what he taught the black white man's ways,'' she said, " I taugh t them class for Sunday sc hool teachers, both by preachers - his sense of organization." what was in God's word. like one of them Robert Ferguson of the Cooperative \Vorking through the Cooperative said to me one time, ··rhe closer we get to Ministries and by her black class members M imstries with National Baptists of the Christ, the closer we get to each other.' " themselves. " It'll be hard doing it without ,\rkansas Baptist State Convention. Rogers Some people didn't think much of the Bro. Rogers." she s.1id. '" but I faced that the would spend half the year teaching theology Rogers' ministry and, in some of the towns last couple of months he was alive when I and preaching and the other half teaching in which they served, even so me ch urch had to go teach without him and leave him chu rch organization techniques. such as members spoke out against it. " It was a lit alone. how to run a Sunday school. a business tle bit hard back before integrat ion.'' she ad " I miss him, and I h.we my crying spells, meeting or any of the other behind the mitt ed of those days. but he fulfilled what God wanted him to do. scenes structures that help accomplis h the La ter, after blacks and whites began to go I wouldn't want him back in the pain he wa s ministry of a church. to the same schools and were working at the in just for my company. " Through the years I've seen the black same jobs. things changed. " People tolerated " When I am troubled. I hear him say preachers he taught become more orga it," she said. "They'd just say 'Bro. Rogers has 'brace up, for goodness sake, where's you r nized:' she said. "They had the call and the this thing for helping blacks - but let's not faith .' He'd chen say that. And I talk to the Holy Spirit, but \\ "// /!/'Y / . ~ Mary Rogers, widow of W. R. Rogers, goes through some of the files that her extremely organized husband kept . He filed and cross ref erenced every sermon and each time it was delivered. He taught these and other organizational techniques to black pastors in his area through regular weekly classes for over 20 years. I Page 8 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE Most South African Baptists against "racialism" by Kevin jones " You have to be cagey when you talk passed resolut ions against sucn things as the our churches, but \VC don't because of the about it." said Claude Kidwell, casting .1 Immorality Act, (a law which forbids inter· language and distance problems. They live sidelong look across the bridge of hi nose. racial marriages) but they are not binding in their own townships, which as a rule, are while a mall sly smile crept up his cheek. and only renect the 'lie'\VS of the members quite some distance away from white set· The " it" the South African Bapti!ll of the churches present. llements. And 1hey often don'! speak associate pastor was talking about is the sub· • " I can't see Baptists as a body having any anything but their tribal language. The situa ject everyone \vants to talk to a South African great innuence on the racial issue- \"Ve have tion is much more complex than people visitor about - t\partheid, or, as he calls tt , no platform from which to speak as a unified here realize. People who have been there " racialism.' ' body," he said. understand the complexity; those who Kidwell counts among his church As with Baptists in America, any significant haven't, don' I. l!'s not a problem thai can be members at Johannesburg Arkansan Foreign action is likely to be taken by an individual pul righl overnlghl. Mission Board Jppointees Or. and Mrs. Bud or a church . "At every opportunity, ..ve Bap "We Baptists mighl like 10 see th1ngs Fray. He ~poke at lmmanual Church in Lit· tislS act in a way in which it is evident that perhaps move a little faster, but the govern· 1le Rock AuguSI 13. v.-e don't bear racial prejudice ... yes, I think ment has to face a conservative group. And " I think most Baptist are against it, except that's a fairly good way of stating it," Kidw-ell if !hey move too fa51 , !here Slands to be a for a conservative (largely Afrikaans, or said judiciously. "We do have interracial conservative backlash that could set u.s fur· descendants of Dutch seulers) group," he youth teams which travel to both white and ther back than "''e are now. I thrnk we will said. black churches which belong to the Baptist see dramatic acceptance of the fact that 'Ne " But , ..-e can't speak out , because as a Bap Union," he said . have to live in a multi·raclal society. And tist you can't speak for another Baptist. If I What effect does living and working close- within 10 yea~ we won't have any more we re a Methodist. you would get a very dif. ly with members of oth er races have on the Apartheid. The \\'Urld IS putungtremendous ferent picture - they are very involved in the young white Christians involvedl After a long pressure on us from outside." fight against the government policy." p.:~use , Kidv.-ell. who has been heavily involv And when !hal day comes. Kidwell says The leading Christian group tn the strug· ed in youth \VOrk said . ·:1 have talked to South African Baptists will be continuing to gle against t\partheid is the South African many of lhese young people afterward:' work on a personal b.lsis to combat prf' Council of Churches, a group which is af. Then, after another pause while he search judice, even as he says the majority of them filia ted with the World Council of Churches. ed for a word !hal would no! offend, he ad are doing now. Because of theological differences, the South ded; " I 1h ink !hal moSI of 1hese kids are kevin Jones Is a student at Southwestern African Baptist Union does not belong to the disappoinled tha11hey have 10 be splil up:' Baptist Theological Seminary currt'ntly er Council. " But it's not really a black-white issue;· he vin a as an intern with the Arkansas B.lptlst "At times, we (the Baptist Union) have insists. "We could have black members in Newsmagazine. Racism still SBC problem by Dan Martin NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) - Despile gains Southern Baptists don't seem to be speak· promises one 1h ing (equality) but churches in racial reconciliation, racism is a continu ing about racial reconciliation. If the Na deliver another ... (and) superlnd,vfdualistlc ing problem in the 13.9 million member lional Council of Churches and !he Uniled because we find no place for the corporate Southern Baptist Convention, according to Methodists Church are speaking, we as the ministry of the denomination.'' a panel of experts called loge! her by !he SBC largest non-Catholic denomination ought to McCall said Sou1hern BapliSI leaders Christian Life Commission . be saying somelhing;• he added. should be urged 10 use SBC-rela!ed black " Racism continues to exist at various levels LDu Beasley, direclor of 1he departmenl of pastors on their programs, rather than always in the SBC." sa id Fay Valentine, executive social \YOrk at the University of Tennessee reaching out to non-Southern Baptist blacks director of CLC , pointing to national, state, in Nashville, commented that studies have for !heir program and platform per><>nalhles. associational and local church levels. " If shown racial prejudice " follows a color con· Smilh urged !he denomlnallon " to Bold Mission Thrust (the denomination's tinuum (from dark to light)" and said if the develop a plan which would develop strons, plan to present the claims of Christ to every black-white problems are solved, the others qualified blacks as agency employees. It may person in the \VOrld by 2000 AD) is to suc· also will find solution. be !his should Slarl aline seminary level, or ceed, we must address this matter of racial Sid Smith. consultant with the ethnic maybe even before." attitudes.' ' laison unil a11he Sunday School Board, sa id Other suggestions tnclude encouraging Valentine added the " very Vv'Ord 'Sou thern' Sou thern Baptists are ''very Insensitive" in state convention planning meetings. getting in our name is a red flag which identifies us that race relations have been deprioritized race relations on the agendas of states, in the minds of many people with racism and and put on the back burner. " Southern Bap associations and local churches, lnvolvlns noted "Many people outside the SBC do not tists also are preceived as being tardy, get· layper><>ns In the race relations struggle, know who we are or what we are doing.'' ting there long after the issue has been working with others In observing race rela The 12-member panel discussed the defused:' tion emphases, and working with black chur "religious dimension of racism and what the Smith said, "despite the progress, we have ches duringf July 28, 1983 Pllge 9 On the moral scene ======Obscenity and community standards by John Finn What is pornogra there a section entitled "Adu lts Only"? specifically defined by applicable state phy? Is it nude pictures Does your local theater advertise movies law. a'ld, (c) "hether the work taken as a of males and females? for "adults only" (18 years of age and over)? whole lacks !'erious literary, art is tic. politi· Is it the Pldyboy nlclg· If the answer is yes. pornography has ar cal. or scientific va lu e." azines of the 'SO's rived. What is the meaning of this legal jargon? and '60's? The matter of what is obscene. according Among other things, it means: if the people The pictures in ear to the U.S. Supreme Court. revolves around of los Angeles and New York give legal ap ly editions of Playboy what the community determines is obscene proval to public sex acts and permit the are elementary mate - i.e., what the community chooses to set sa le of magazi nes relating to child molest· rials when compared up as a standard of public morality. If that ing, the rape of a you ng ma n by homosex with the sewage flood standard is threatened. the community has uals. and sex torture and sodomasachism. ing and polluting most a right to legis late to protect itself from the people in Littl e Rock. Hot Springs, Fort communities in Ar· Finn that threat! Smith. West Memphis and other towns or kansas today. But the early editions of Pla y This writer has personally visited some of cities are not bound by that decision. boy and similar magazines opened the the arcades and private clubs in Arkansas It is up to the local community to decide. floodgates for the filth and ga rbage in mag advertising "Adult Entertainment Only." If The plug has been pulled on the insane azines, books. films and vtdeo cassettes what I viewed is not pornography. then our escalation in porno magazines and flicks. that now flow through our beautiful state community moral standards are lower than literary or visual masterpieces which do The American Heritage Dictionary de the moral standards of the biblical cities of contain sexual description or depiction are fines pornography as " written. graphic. or Sodom and Gomorrah. protected. For example. the Bib le describes other forms of communication intended to The legal definition of obscenity was sex realistically, but it would hardly be excite lascivtous feelings." handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on judged obscene. It and other masterpieces In you r community, are there films. June 22. 1973, in Miller v. California. The are to be taken as a whole. books or other forms of communicatton in· basic guidelines are "(a) whether the aver Has pornography a rrived in your commu· tended to excite lascivious feelings? You age person applyi ng contemporary stan nity? You and your fellow citizens. applying may be shocked to discover that pornogra dards would find that the work, taken as a community contemporary stand ards. are to phy has arrived in your town and can now whole. appeals to the prurie nt interest; (b) provide the answer. be purchased by children and you th. whether the work depicts or describes in a John Finn is executive director of the At your local newss tand or bookstore is patently offensive way, sexua l conduct Christi an Ci vic Foundation of A r k an s.~ s , Inc. Association rates for Baptist TeiNet My pe rspective o n -----, NASHVILLE - Baptist TeiNet subscriJ:r Associational rates range from a mini· Boyce Bible School tion rates for associations; which include mum monthly cost of $58 for associations permission to record and duplicate most with 15 or fewer non-subscribing churches Boyce is good ... programs for use in churches not subscrib to a maximum of S313 per month for those .. . because of students! ing to the network. have been announced. with 100 or more churches not part icipating. by Or. j a mes E. Byrd Who are these students? They are church members (Southern Baptist, Mis sionary Baptist. National Baptist) seek· Area adult choir festivals ing new insights for personal effective ness in the lay leadership positions in ·August 2·2-26 which their churches have asked them to serve. They are ministers (pastors. as 7:30-9:30 p.m. sociate pastors, ministers of music) in search of a realistic chall enge for im FBC Rogers, provement of ministry sk ills. They are men and women of varied ages (23 to . Monday, Aug. 22 , Fred 56) each giving living testimony to the Immanuel, Pine Blu ff, Kelly value of education as a viable option to enhance effective churchmanship. Tuesday, Aug. 23, Church These students are much more than a Central Magnolia, Music class. I discovered, in the 26 students Dept. with whom I shared this semester. a very Thursday, Aug. 25, BSSB personal relationship with Jesus Christ First, Paragould, as lord. I observed an attitude of 'teach me the biblical truths and I will abandon Friday , Aug. 26, my personal prejudices to try a nf\v ajr proach'. Such was the case of one stu Attend the dent who put into practice the experience festival of four classes. He had the joy of baJ:r tizing 12 new converts over an eight nearest you week period in a church that had only baptized one person last year. Boyce students are positive practitioners! Registration deadli ne, Aug. 8, sponsored by the Church Music Department Page 10 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE Bogota building completed Products I services BOGOTA, Colombia - Baptist book wa n te d store sales in Bogota, Colombia, have in Experienced Minister of Music, media creased steadily since the operation moved Bus tou r New England fall foliage background preferred. Graded Choirs; Sept. 28-0ct. 7 into the new Baptist bu•lding near the rlown· 750 average Sunday school auen- town a rea. The building also houses a book · For Free Brochure comact: dance, growing. Send resume and deposit. offices, gues t apa rtments, ,1 miS· Jblph's l 'ruvel Club, rape if available to Music sionary residence and conference rooms. P.O. 13ox 914, . little Rock. AR 72115 video Aldo Broda, general direc tor of the Baptist Phone: (501) 753-8280 Search Committee. First Baptist Spanish Publishing House in El Pa so. Texas, Church, Conway, AR 72032. participated in the official dedication of the bookstore in February. LEE CLEMENTS home phone (50 1) 835-2054 DAVID CLEMENTS May I help you with your home phone (501) 834-3674 Barnes Canoe Rental new or used car needs? Since 1965 Specialists "Float the Best" Dic k Layton Buick in Church 4601 South Universi ty Construction The complete floa t servtce Yellville, Ark. (50 1) 449-6235 Lillie Rock, AR 72204 F•nanc•ng Church groups welcome Ph.: (501) 562-3330 !KCORPORA TION ava•lable Buffalo National River Bill Du•·a/1 6•60 Gt>1"f 0~<\t> Nonn Lr.e Roc .. A1 .. 'l' 211( P"'lone 501 835·8037 CUSTOM Pew Pew Pew IMPRINTED Cushions Cushions Cushions T-SHIRTS We are clearing our warehouse!!! 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Sunday Wednesday 9:45a.m. 7:00p.m . 6:00p.m. 7: 15p.m. Pa1tor Mtnlste.r of Ministry opportunities education I mu.lc share tea m Benny Turner high school campus ministry outreach ministry Mlnloter of youth/ children's church S. Mlka~ Curler mu.~ l c evangell1ta campu1 outreach Supportive fellowship relevant Bible preaching wa rm ~ h ea rt e d music student adoption program retreats .lulu ?A 1QA~ Page 11 Nominations ·sought for s. commit Members of the Nominating Comminee for the 1983 prove the nominations. Arkansas Baptist State Convention want Arkansas Baptists The Nominating Comminee will hold their first meeting to submit names of persons for that committee to consider September 22 and need all recommendations no later than when they bring the convention nominations for state com September 15. mittees and boards. Members of the comminee are Dennis Dodson, chair· This recommendation will not insure nomination, but the man, William Phllliber, James Evans, Ernest Howell, Leo committee will consider each recommendation. The commit Hughes, Jimmie Wallace, Russall Miller, Cecil E. Weller, and tee will not contact any person recommended until they ap- Eddie Simpson. September 15 is the deadline for recommendatio,ns I recommend the following person: Name Addron ______City ______Stote ______Zip ______ Telephone ------Approximate age ----- Lay-Person ( ) Mlnltter ( ) Occupation Holda Church Membership In ------ Church Addreu Auoclatlon MaJor Activity In Church or Auoclatlon ------ Prior aarvlca on Boarda and Committee• ------ Your apeclflc reaaon tor reco'mmendlng this person ------ Check the board, committee or commission on which you believe this person could beat serve. Boards of trustees Commlneea and commlulona ) Executive Board ) History Commission ) Family & Child Care Services ) BSU Advisory Commlnee ) Foundation ) Ministry of Crisis Support Advisory ) Bapti st Memorial Hospital , Memphis Committee ) Christian Civic Foundation ) Constitution and Bylaws Commlnee ) Ouachita Baptist University ) World Hunger Committee ) Southern Baptist College ) Convention Program Commlnee ) Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine Mall this sheet to: Signed {N1m1 of p.rson mUJng this riCOrni'Mndlllon) Dennis Dodson P. 0. Box 187 Addre••------City ______State----- Monticello, AR 71635 Telephone , ______ Page 12 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE Lesso ivin July 31, 1983 International Life and Work Bible Book )oash: A straying king Finishing a life work Relationships by D. C. MeAl..,, member, First Church, by Mason Craig, First Church, McGeh.., by Bernard Beosley, First Chun:h of Hordy Forrest City Basic passage: Exodus 2~3; 19 :1-9, Basic passage: Proverbs 25:1-29:27 Basic passage: II Chronicles 24:1- 7, 17-22 Deuteronomy 34:1-8 Focal passoge: Proverbs 25:6-7, 17, 21-22, 28; Focal passage: II Chronicles 24:1-7 Focal passago: Exodus 2:11 -12; 3:10-12a; 26:17, 21; 27:1-2; 28:6, 8, 19, 22, 27; 29:22-23 29:7-8b; Oeul. 34:1,5 Central truth: Wisdom In one's JtHitude Central truth: God preserves the royal lin e Central truth: Man can die with a sense of of David. toward himself and In· his 1'1!1otionshlps to fulfillment when he has lived according to others and to thins• will be demonstrated 1. )cash's background. God's purpose. In the life of a godly person. Joash (sometimes Jehoa shl was the son of God has intended th at man fi nd purpose Someone has said that "the book of Ahaziah and his wife Zibiah, who was from for living and that he. at the end of life, have Psalms tells us how to gel along with God Beer-Sheba. Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram a sense of fulfillment. Moses was such a man. . . . helps us in our devotional life. The book and his wife Athaliah. Athaliah was the He fou nd that his purpose for living centered of Proverbs tells us how to get along whh daughter of Ahab and )ezebel. )ehoram in the purpose of God fo r his life. From his men ... helps us in our practical life:• It has killed all of his brothers while he was king, experience 'We may learn the followi ng been discovered that more than 180 different and the Arabians killed all of his sons except truths: types of people are represented in Proverbs. Ahaziah. Upon Ahaziah's death, after suc 1. Premature or im mature action can including 46 specific types of men, 23 types ceeding his father as king for a while, th is thwa~ God's purpose. (Exodus 2:11-121 of women, and seve ral kinds of children. left the throne open for Athaliah. the queen We do not really know how much Moses This volume of the biblical record I filled mother to take over and reign for six yea rs. understood as to his mission in life at th is with wisdom for the horizontal realm , While Athaliah reigned, she sought to fur age. Maybe none. Yet his slaying the Egyp teaching us hO\v to live and deal with ther annihilate the royal line of David, but tia n who had mistreated one of the Hebrews people. )ehoshabeath, the daughter of )ehoram the makes us believe that, in some\vay, he was The five chapters (Proverbs 25 -29) in this king and a sister to Ahaziah, took Joash, an conscious of the plight of his people and felt lesso n are not arranged in any special order. infant son of Ahaziah, from among the king's a responsibility for their protection. What he These proverbs of "the men of Hezeklah" sons that were slain and hid him in the tem did was wrong. For the time, God could not are sayings that may have been compiled ple with her husband the priest Jeho ida . use him and he had to flee. from some of Solomon's as well as some pro 2. joash's reign . II Chronicles 24:1 ·7 2. Proper prepartion is necessary for ve rbs which were written during this later )oash was seven years old when he undenaking God's purpose. period. The so·called ''wisdom movement" became king. and he reigned for 40 years It was forty years before God could say to was dynamic and active. God continued to in Jerusalem. The Bible tells us that )oash did Moses, "Come now therefore, and I will send reveal and bestow divine enlightenment that which was right in the sight of th e lord thee unto Pharaoh .. :'(Exodus 3:10a) . These from generation 10 generation. a lithe days of )ehoida th e priest. This shows had been years of mellowi ng, and medita· Practically all the verses in the lesson the trem endous advantage of having a good tion. A hesitant humility had replaced his ar passage deal with some form of relationship. adviser. rogant impulsiveness. A steadfast courage Therefore th is biblical study dealing in rela We note also that th e sons of the wicked had replaced a tendency to flee at th e first tional skills and att itudes is most appropriate Athaliah has broken up the house of God sign of trouble. A disposition to listen to the fo r our day. Oscar Thompson said that the and bestowed all the dedicated things upon voice of God had replaced his earlier dispos i most important word in the Engl ish language, Baalim . Joash had a mind to restore it. When tion to ad on human instinct. He now had apart from proper nouns, is ''relationship". the priests and Levites fa iled to bring in the the commission, courage and caution to He then add~ "Solve the relationship pro money as directed, )oash called in )ehoida fulfill God's purpose for his life. blems of the world and humanity's most 10 help and they got the money. This reveals 3. Peace within is the reward fo r ac· perplexing problems are solved since right the val ue of using those who God has placed complishing God's purpose. relationships Rroduce: soUd marriages. st~bte at your service. "And Moses went up from the plains of homes, successful businesses, ministering ) . )oash's failure. II Chronicles 24:17-22 . Moab to Mount Nebo.. . and the Lord show· churches, good governm ent, and strong This failure came after the death of ed him all the land, .. :'(Deul. 34:1). Aher he nations." Jehoida, the priest, and he listened to the had looked upon the land of Prom ise he This lesson brings us divine wisdom, In wrong people, the princes of Judah. They died in Moab. The peace wi th in is express these nuggets of truth, concerning (1) various later killed Zechariah, the son of )ehoida for ed in chapters 32 and )). In chapter 32 he types of people, our relationship 10 (2) thlnss. telling them of their wrongs, He, Joash, pra ises God. In chapter 33 he pronounced and our relationship to (3) values and Ideas. started strong, but went wrong. a blessing on the Children of Israel. His work May God give each of us wisdom to glean was fin ished. Another would carry on . But lllk In- trNtf'PM'nC It tw.wd CN1 thrt lnl~fYdon ... liblt l.n~ and apply these insights for living. The war lor ChrhiLron T Sunda)' School (Sept. 19·23) and Ridgecrest !Oct. 3-7). The Glorieta group will leave from Little Rock at 9 a.m. Satur Sunday school growth day, Sept. 17, and spend two nights enroute to Glori eta. New Mex A third law of Sunday school growth relat es to the w:ty you ico. They will return on the following Sa turday, Sept. 24 . age--grade- your Sunda~· school. Reaching prospects depends upon The Ridgecrest group will leave i1om lilllt! Rock at 9 a.m. Satur a grading plan that respects the individual's developmental stage day Oct. I, and spend two nights enroutc to Ridgecrest, North and provides for annual promotion in all age Carolina. They will re tu rn on the following Sa turday. Oct. 8. groups (including adults). Age grading the Sun· ' 'Being a Good Senior Samaritan'' will be the theme oft he 1983 day chool does at least two th ings. It makes Chautauquas. A va riety of activities is included in the program, along possi ble a systematic plan of outreach and with sigh tseeing ex periences enroute to the Chautauquas. A limited allows a teacher to address th e needs of his number of reservations is available. For information write: Senior pupils with good Bi ble study. When you age Adu lt Chautauqua. Church Training Department, P.O. Box 552, lit grade. yo u .1re assigning some worker or tle Rock, Ark . 72203. - Robert Holley, director member of your Sunday School to every Pro 4 spect in the community. If you have a prospect Christian Life Council that is 38 years old then the worker and This too is sodomy members in the class for that age have respon Defi nition of sodomy- "Unnatu ral sex ual relations, especial sibility for reaching that prospect. There is not Pike ly between male persons or bet\\~e n a human being and an animal." a person in your community that one of your Such perverse rela tions are rightly condemned in both the Old workers is not responsible for if your Sunday School is age-graded and New Testaments. Th e practice of sodomy properly. is first recorded in the 19th cha pter of Genesis. V'l/e also know that persons in the same close age range generally It took place in the ancient city of Sodom; thus have the sa me needs and concerns in life. When we group these the name. persons with si milar needs into the same class, we make it possible \>V ickedness of a diffe rent type also occur for a teacher to address the Bible truth for the day to a narrower red in ancient Sodom. Ezekiel speaks of it, ra nge oi needs than if there were widespread ages in the class. Per " Behold, this was the guilt of your sister, sons in their 20's and persons in their SO's have different needs and Sod om; she and her daughters had arrogance. should be in a class that can effectively address their individual abundant food and careless ease. but she did needs. GoOO age grading can help you reach' persons for Bible study. not help the poor ond needy," (Ezekiel 16:49). Poor grading is a barrier to growth. - Freddie Pike Most cringe in horror at the thought of anyone involved in unnatu ral sexual relations. Evangelism Parker Sata n '''Orks deceitfully and effectively in Concern for lost souls the buman heart causio~ . fe-.v to se riously consider the other types It was the closing day of a great revival at First Church. Dan of sin of Sodom. ' · · ville. As I rode home with Dr. Edmondson, he asked, " Would you Let's face it! It is u~\tu r al for a Christian to withhold help from like to go out and witness this afternoonr' His daughter, Peggy, stcued the poor and needy. ~rrfi\ yqu and I guilty of this type sod omy? a deep concern for a friend. Edmondson and . Let God be th e) r ~~e ·a s to the seriousness of both typ,e' of I went to this home. I met the fa ther and w1ckedness. ~'l\ J •' mother and then was introduced to the Arkansas Bapti s t s ' h~.~ done well in seeking to do so mething children. There was a 15 yea r old son, a 17 about domestic and""fo reign hunger needs. What are you doing as year old daughter, a 20 yea r old daughter, a an individual where you live to relieve the distress of the hungry? 22 yea r old daughter and a 27 yea r old What is your church doing? Th e Arkansas Baptist World H un· daughter. It was a lovely experience to see ger Committee. under the able chairmanship of H . E. Williams, each of these respond to the Gospel of Christ needs )'OU and me to do more in getting in the spi rit o f jesus and be saved. M y heart was thrilled that night teaching, " I was hungry and you gave me to eat." - Bob Parker, in the invi tation to see these five walk down director the aisle together and make a public commit ment of their life to Christ. The concern of a Stewa rdship Department Shell medical doctor and his fa mily had preva iled The budgeting process: member resources again. Can two churches, with Sunday school att endance and church Recently I was privileged to visit with Brother Danny Veteto in membership being equal, have the same budget? Th ey may, if they Mulberry, Ark. Danny took me to the home of an 80 yea r old lost are neighbors. If they are in diffe rent sections · man. The church hac;1 been sharing with the family through a tape of the state, their budgets may have a wide ministry. It was my jOy to kneel by the side of jim Kirby and share span. with him the gospel through the CWT Model Presentation. My heart Th e weekly ea rnings of church members was thrilled when Kirby opened his heart and prayed. asking God affect church budgets. Members in a low in· to save him from his sins. He had a bea utiful savi ng experie nce with come area may give as sacrificially as c hurch Christ. The concern of a pastor paid off again. Oh, God, give us mem bers in a higher income area. Their total concern. - Clarence Shell, director dollars, however, will be considerably dif· Family Ministry ferent. In 1982, average weekly ea rn ings in lit· Senior Adult Chautauquas tie River County came to $361 .92 w hile Sea r Fresh air . .. fall fo liage ... mountain-top experiences ... wor cy County had eornings of S 167.37. ship ... Bible study ... fel lowship. All of th ese are part of the Senior A church in Little River County, with 40 Walker Adult Chautauquas at Glorieta and Ridgecrest. We are sponso ring members earning an average \veekly income. could have an annual a cha rter bus trip to two of the Chautauquas this fall: Glorieta budget of $75,000. The same church in Searcy County \vould have PaQe 14 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE Your state convention at work a tit he potential budget of S35,000. Rath er than dwell on sentimental matters, I sim ply want to en· Total member resources is a factor in shaping a church budget. courage every Arkansas Baptist to give your full cooperation and Church bud~et comminee members may request a copy of average support to all our work. The cries of people are too loud and the weekly earnmgs. 1982, by county, fr om the Stewardship Depart command of our lord Jesus Christ too certain ment. -James A. Walker, di rector for us to ignore them. The vantage point of denominational ser· Church Training vice has given me an added conviction to Pastor's seminar what! al ready believed about cooperation. It is absolutely imperative that each level of our This is the fifth in a series of articles on Developing Believers, work from the local church, the association, the Bold M ission Thrust emnhasis for 1983-84. the state convention and the Southern Bap The pastor has a key role in the Developing Believers emphasis tists has been. and shall ever remain, our spirit because the pastor is the key equipper in a of cooperation under the lordship of Jesus church. He shares in the important task, " to Christ. prepare all God's people for the work of Chris We have been privileged to serve with Shirley tian service, to build up the body of some of the most dedicated people on earth. Christ"IEph. 4:12 TEVJ. For that we thank God. Response from the churches to th1s ministry Th e pastor's seminar offers the pastor an has been tremendous. For that we also thank God and you. excellent opportunity to fun ction in his role I only wish I could literally take every Arkansas Bapti st by the as equipper and to give support to the hand and say " l et's get on with the assignment of our Lord, we c;e n Developing Believers emphasis. The pastor's do it together." - Homer W. Shirley Jr., seminar involves the pastor teaching through an equipping center module as a means of Student Department reaching adults who are not involved in the Hofley church training program. It is suggested that More good news at Camden the study of a module be offered in February, May and July. Nine Construction of the new Baptist Student Center at Sou thern modules are suggested from which to select these three. The pastor Arkansas University, Technical Branch, at Camden, continues. Dan can select three modules he feels will meet the needs of adults in Davies, building superintendent, believes the building will be com· his church or he ca n take an Adult Needs/Interest Survey to deter pleted before the opening of school th is fall. mine the needs and interests of adults. First Church of Smackover has con· These nine modules will be offered for special study during the tributed $5,000 to the construction and one Church Tra ining Convention on October 25 . Pas10rs will have op· church member. Mrs. 0/a Corley, ha s con· portunity to select three of these for a preview study. Pl an now to tributed another SS ,OOO . make the Pastor's Seminar a part of your church's Developing Much of the construction is being done Believers emphasis fo r 1963·64. - Robert Holley, director w ith volunteer labor from Arkansas. Georgia, and Alabama churches. Calvary Church in East Family and Child Ca re Camden has hosted the group for breakfast each morning, w ith pastor Jimmie Taylor ser· Cooperation is imperati ve ving as an excellent chef. Nancy Clark of First Six years ago I began writing articles in promotion of our child Church in Camden has been in charge of ar care ministry. This is the final article for this purpose. ranging suppers at area churches. logu• August I, Pauline and I will assume the pastorate of First Church Wives and older children of the workmen have worked In Vaca· of Siloam Springs. We go with the sa me conviction with which we tion Bible Schools at Hillside Church and Grnce Church In Ca mden. came, namely, that this is God's will for us. - Tom Logue, director of Baptist Student Union Missionary notes Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Highfill, mis Fo reign M ission Board appointed the Stan Tina Murdock, m issionary journeyman to sionaries to Brazil, have arrived in the States ells in 1979. Singapore, has completed her two-yea r term fo r furlough (address: 306 Dickey Dr .. Euless. of service as a youth worker at International Texas 76039). H e was born in H eavener. Mr. an d Mrs. j ason lee, missionaries to Baptist Church and returned to the States Okla., and also li ved in Mansfield, Ark ., and India, have arrived in the States for furlough (address: 1201 Brentwood. Pine Bluff, Ark. Howe and Hugo, Okla. She is the former Er !address: d o Rev. Thurlo Lee, Box 777, Onia, 71601), her hometown. Before she was ma Hawkins of St. Joseph, Mo. The Foreign Ark . 72663) A native of Arkansas, He was employed by th e Foreign Missio n Board In Mission Board appointed the Highfills in born in Mountain View. The former Carolyn Ju ly 19BI, she was an English teacher at 1973. Stewart, she was born in Fo rt Smith, Ark. Chapel Academy In Pine Bluff. They were appointed by th e Foreign M ission Board in 1976. Jim Walker, missionary journeyman to Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn T. Stancil, mis Israel, has completed his two-yea r term of si onaries to Argentina, have arrived in the M r. and Mrs. Ross B. Fryer Jr., missionaries se rvice as assistant to the manager of the States for furlough (address: Mid-.tern Bap to Indonesia, have arrived in the States for Baptist Book Store in Jerusalem and returned tist Theological Seminary, 5001 N. Oak St. , furlough (address: 3205 Colcord Ave., Waco, to the States (address: 12600 Pleasant Forest , Trafficway, Kansas City, Mo. 641161 . He was Texas 76707). He is a native of Dallas, Texas, Little Rock, Ark. 722121. He was born In San born in Memphis, Tenn. The former Patricia and she is the former Mary l ynn Baker of Antonio, Texas and also lived In ·Houston and Adee, she was born in Kansas City, Mo., and Warren, Ark. They werre appointed by the Warren. Ark., his hometown. H e was em· lived in Springfield, Mo.; Fon Smith, Ark.; Foreign Mission Board in 1955, resigned in ployed by the Foreign Mission Board In July Merriam, Kan . and Raytown, Mo. The 1976 and reappointed in 1960. 1961. July 28, 1983 Page 15 ews analysis New school prayer model should be scrapped by Sta n Hastey \VA HINGTON (BP) - Comparmg Pres•· tent of such prayers " BaptiSts in the U1ble Belt states. where they dent Reagan's new school prayer amend That bit of truth m advertls~ng <: