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«•«* Directory Baptist General Conference Official organ of the Baptist General Conference Letters relative to missionary matters and all contributions designated for missionary purposes should be addressed to MAY 4, 1970 VOL. 60, No. 9 BAPTIST GENERAL CONFERENCE 5750 N. Ashland Ave.. Chicago, 111. 60626 Tel. (Area Code 312) 275-3590
BOARD OF TRUSTEES WARREN R. MAGNUSON. General Secretary EDWARD J. HALES, Director of Stewardship In this issue: GEORGE S. MCNEILL, Assistant Director of Stewardship ROBERT E. NORSTROM. Director of Promotion 5. An Alternative to Revolution Roy Nelson CONFERENCE OFFICERS EDWARD O. NELSON. Moderator BERNARD A. TRAVAILLE. Vice Moderator
6. Christian Youth Centers . Gerald Osbron and Gus E. Tillman HOME MISSIONS GORDON H. ANDERSON. Secretary HARVEY R. HILL. Assistant to Secretary GEORGE A. E. SALSTRAND, 8. 'Teaching Them to Observe All Things' . Irwin C. Bjelland Church Capital Funds ROBERT L. HART. Director of Evangelism
FOREIGN MISSIONS 10. Planting the Church Nancy Chalmers FRANKLIN NELSON, Secretary DALE BJORK. Administrative Assistant
BIBLE SCHOOL/YOUTH 12, The Voice of Truth Fred G. Thomas LAWRENCE F. SWANSON, Secretary GUNNAR HOGLUND, Youth Director L. TED JOHNSON, 14. MAP: Supplier to Mission Hospitals Robert Burt Children's Work and Camping MEN'S WORK LLOYD MATTSON. Secretary
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THE STANDARD EDITORIAL
Are We Part of the Problem?
HE SIGNS on the horizon plainly indicate that to a new campus in three years. Total contributions the support of Americans for their churches of our churches in the last decade rose 121' per cent. Tis waning. A Gallup Poll published in March showed But we must look at some troublesome signs, that 75 per cent of Americans questioned thought most of which have appeared only recently. Our that religion was losing its influence in national net growth in membership in 1969 was 1598, life. This compares with 14 per cent in 1957. U.S. lowest in 15 years. Baptisms recorded on the News and World Report, in a disturbing article in church news page of THE STANDARD in 1969, the March 23 issue, quotes Presiding Bishop John after a year of evangelism emphasis in our de E. Hines as saying that the Episcopal Church is nomination, totaled 2173, compared with 3028 in "embattled, bleeding and in some disarray." 1968. (The 1969 Conference Annual reported 4578 Jeffrey K. Hadden, a Tulane University soci baptisms; the 1968 Annual reported 4193.) Response ologist, said at a meeting cf the Religious Communi to the home missions' appeal for $75,000 for inner cations Congress in Chicago on April 9, "The death city ministry was (as of April 13) only $9688. The of the National Council of Churches seems quite percentage of United Mission for Christ budget imminent." Many who heard him were NCC staff achievement for the fiscal year just ended appears to or employees of NCC-related denominations, but no be the lowest in years. Sunday school attendance in voice of protest was raised. Conference Sunday schools in 1969 was 2.6 per cent Certain distinctions help clarify the signs of re less than in 1968. ligious decline. Of the 12 fastest growing large de Many explanations can be given for some of these nominations in the United States (between the years statistics. While giving to UMC from our churches 1953 and 1965), according to the Yearbook of Ameri has risen 107 per cent in the last decade, giving to can Churches, eight are Pentecostal or holiness non-Conference missions has risen 167 per cent and in doctrine, and the other four are Mormons, Seventh giving to district budgets has risen 140 per cent. Day Adventists, Christian Reformed and Southern The missionary programs of the districts are grow Baptists. The large mainline, NCC-related denomi ing in depth and in financial commitment, meaning nations have shown little or no growth in recent that support of national home missions is lessened. years. The appeals to our people and to our churches from The Associated Church Press, most of whose non-Conference ministries are increasing in number members are non-evangelical publications, reported and force. While these appeals are responded to, a subscription decline of 5.6 per cent last year. The the impact of multiplied appeals from the Chi Catholic Press Association reported a 7.3 per cent cago office or Bethel or the district office can drop in combined circulation of its members and be ignored. The percentage of pastors in the Con newspapers and magazines. But of 122 member ference who were trained at Bethel Seminary con periodicals of the Evangelical Press Association re tinues to decline. Last year only 17 per cent of the porting their circulation, 77 showed an increase new pastors coming into the Conference were trained since 1967, while 13 remained the same and 32 at Bethel Seminary. The increased instances of fel showed a decrease. lowship and cooperation across denominational lines Most of the large, non-evangelical denominations and the increasing number of people coming into are in a financial crisis. The March 23 U.S. News Conference church membership from non-Conference said that the New York archdiocese of the Roman churches (both of which are good signs), bringing Catholic Church reported a $1.2 million deficit last with them loyalties to non-Conference missions, year. Over half of the Episcopal church's dioceses means that loyalty to Conference concerns is les refused to pledge their full quota for the denomi sened in our churches. Local church expenses con nation's 1970 budget, largely because Episcopalian tinue to rise, but increased giving from individuals laymen were protesting their church's national lead lags, and the missionary giving of the church con ership's intended financial support of black-run de sequently suffers. velopment projects. Perhaps the real explanation of these trouble- We look now at the Baptist General Conference. signs is yet to be made known. Ultimately it will We are committed to an evangelical theological come from Conference constituency. position. We have grown 107 per cent in mem If the lack of response to our missionary program bership in the last two decades. Our Seminary, reveals a declining spiritual concern in the Confer on a new campus five years ago, is at the highest ence, then the voice of God ought to be heard anew enrollment in history. Our College anticipates a move by all of us. •
MAY 4, 1970 TRUSTEES
Our missionaries OUTH of our day have demon parts of the world. This is true in Y strated a tremendous influence. the Philippines. are in the heart It is not just that there are so many I thank the Lord for missionaries of world action of them, but that they are so deter who are sharp intellectually and spir mined to right the wrongs of the itually, contemporary in their vision, social order which they inherited. who can communicate to the youth of Noteworthy is the fact that it was our day. It is gratifying to note that the youth of America who drove a the assignments of our overseas per president out of office. It is the sonnel are geared to working with youth who are most vocal on the this inflammable section of society. Big ecological problems of pollution. It Missionary Jerry Osbron has been has been their protests which have designated for special work among kept alive the awareness of dire students with the establishment of Issues needs among the minority races. a youth hostel in the immediate vi Again it was their reactions which cinity of several high schools, col led to a unilateral position taken leges and a technical school. At by the government outlawing bac Our ministry through the Baptist teriological warfare. It was these Theological College at San Remigio same junior members of our society puts several of our missionaries in which challenged and changed the direct contact with students. Roy Stake attitude of the nations about a war. Nelson reports that 58 per cent of This is not local—it is global. The the graduates in the past ten years youth of our day are promoting are now in active church-related min revolution and that, for the most istries. Every national leader in the part, is not bad. However, while we Baptist General Conference of the applaud their attack on serious social Philippines is an alumnus of the evils, we recognize that their solu Baptist Theological College. Seventy- tions are not always germane to the five per cent of the men currently basic problem. enrolled are planning on Christian Recently the news media carried service of some type. the story of student demonstrations For a number of years Irwin Bjel and riots at the U.S. Embassy in land has headed the Philippine Sun Manila. This coincides with recent day School Association in the pre missionary newsletters which report paration of literature for Bible train the eruption of revolt on the part of ing. Here again, one of the great the youth. Again we sympathize with needs in a ministry to the young is their spirit of nationalism (patriot spearheaded by one of our own mis ism when practiced in our land), but sionaries. feel they have not faced the basic I'm deeply grateful for the gifted problem. personnel that the Lord has given While the issues at stake are for to the Baptist General Conference. midable, we are thrilled to know that Sensitive to the need of the hour, in Christ we have the revolution they are where the action is—work ary concept that will right the ills ing with youth. I do thank God for of all the world—and we can be in this extension of the Lord's work. As volved. The missionary enterprise of a part of the Baptist General Con the Baptist General Conference is at ference. I, too, can have a piece of the heart of the whole scene in many the action. —Warren Magnuson
THE STANDARD EVOLUTION is a key word these R days in the Philippines. Radical political, economic and social changes are taking place. This young nation has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years; yet staggering needs confront the country today. Demonstrations and riots have been frequent since late in 1969 as some express their concern, some their frustration, and some their anger. More than 38 million Filipinos live in the archipelago which has a total land mass only two-thirds as large as California. At the present population growth of 3.5 per cent, there will be one hundred million Filipinos in the islands by the year 2000. Most Filipinos work small, unproductive farms. Tens of thousands each year move to Cebu City and Manila in search of work, only to flood an already glutted labor market. Twenty per cent are unemployed. The majority live a marginal existence. Yet 550,000 are attending college. Industrialization moves ahead. Large companies and land owners produce healthy profits from the land. Large forests are being logged and wood products made. Unequal distribution of land and wealth is a source of concern to many. Filipinos have desire, but lack opportunities to achieve. In this Philippine setting, is there no alternative but revolution ? Irv Bjelland has found an alternative. So has Fred Thomas. And Gus Tillman and Jerry Osbron. The following pages tell what your missionaries are doing to provide an alternative to revolution in the Philippines. —Roy K. Nelson
alternative to revolution
MAY 4, 1970 Christian Youth Centers
ALF of the people of the Philippines are 16 years old year. Unfortunately, most are girls, so our pastor short or under age has not been helped much. However, some of the men •H There is a severe textbook shortage in almost all students have been happy to find a broader selection of Philippine schools. trained pastors' wives! • Out-of-town students are referred to as "bed spacers" One of the happiest results of our youth work in Mas- because that is the exact amount of room that they have bate is the beginning of a new church 25 miles away in their dorms . . . with no place to study. in Dimasalang (see article on church planting—page 10 • Professionals are extremely difficult to win once they —for the story). are married and settled in their professions. Not all of our efforts have been so successful. We have • The Baptist Conference of the Philippines badly needs seen some lives fail miserably. Some of our most active pastors, but our Baptist Theological College is not train young people have fallen to various temptations that ing enough men to fill the vacancies. have led them away from Christ or lessened their effec These are a few of the facts that led us to go into tiveness. Some prospects have suddenly dropped out of full-time youth work and to open a youth center in the school after months of cultivation. Some graduates go town of Masbate in August 1966. There are four colleges to remote barrios to teach and are almost impossible to and five high schools in this provincial capital. The youth follow up. center was opened on an experimental basis, since we Filipino young people are not as "far out" as their were not sure how effective a center in a Protestant U.S. counterparts, but some of their parents are so far church basement would be. Our initial doubts vanished, back in the "middle ages" that the generation gap is for within a few weeks we were regularly filled to capaci sometimes wider here than in the U.S. The gap is widen ty. We have remodeled twice but still have only "standing ing at a frightening rate. Our efforts to be a bridge in room" on some days. this gap have sometimes caused us to be trampled on The youth center serves as a focal point where Chris from both directions. tians and non-Christians can meet in a friendly atmos The youth in the Philippines are a tremendous force, phere conducive to witnessing. Besides our textbooks, we not only because of their numbers but because of their also have dozens of Christian books, booklets and tracts new awareness of their collective power. We hope this on conspicuous display. Most of these are well worn and youth movement will be a force for good. They are de not a few have disappeared! manding much needed reforms. But youthful demonstra Our primary objective was to mobilize the young tion can so easily be turned to evil. people already in the churches. We have a continuous Our efforts to influence Philippine youth for Christ training program in evangelism to which some of our have barely scratched the surface (there are 27 million young people have responded wonderfully. We now have Filipinos 25 and under, and three more born every min some "fifth generation" Christians who are active in our ute). If it were not for the fact that individuals count youth fellowship. Their spiritual "great-great-grand with God, we would throw up our hands in despair. mother" is still a teenager! Yes, a real mobilization of our resources and personnel Seven young people from our group have studied at is needed if we are to make an impact on this mission the Baptist Theological College and four will go this field within our mission field. —Gerald Osbron
THE STANDARD O CLOSE our eyes to today's restless youth is not only of Youth Haven is its spiritual ministry. There is a hun T foolish—it's disastrous. The student segment of the ger for the truth about many things. Within the last Philippine population is a growing force that will alter two years there has been a growing interest in the the course of the nation's history in this generation. Scriptures. The Gideons came to Tagbilaran less than These youth movements are like a time bomb ready to two years ago and distributed over 20,000 Xew Testa explode and cause change, either for good or ill. ments among these students. This interest continues Yes, we should be praying for these youth and their unto this day. Recently, within one week, we enrolled needs. Hut prayer is not enough. nearly 100 students in the Bible Investigation Course, Upon our return to the Philippines in July 1969, the a home study correspondence course supplied by Philip Lord clearly opened the door for a youth center ministry pine Crusades. in Tagbilaran City, the student educational center of Our youth ministries are certainly not an end in them Hohol Island. Tagbilaran boasts of having well over selves. Rather, it is our purpose to see the Ixird raise .'50,000 hiuh school and college students attending its four up leadership potential from the fruit of our labors to colleges, high school and trade school. gether. As the Lord leads, we also trust that other youth We soon realized the futile conditions these students centers will be opened to reach more youth for Christ. have for boarding -the crowded classrooms, the great The odds seem so overwhelming. The student population lack of textbooks and resource materials. And the Lord of our BGC area (Cebu, Masbate, Bohol) is half a million! placed the burden upon us to enter a youth ministry that The need for missionary personnel to meet the chal would have a multiple purpose. lenge of this ministry is very real. Possibly the Lord Where would these "spacers" find their "home away will touch the hearts and lives of some of you readers to from home"? Where could they find a refuge to rest and respond now. Tomorrow may be too late. relax and read up on the latest newspapers and maga Lord, give us a vision! Oh. that our youth might have zines? Where could they find a place to study their les the conviction and dedication to demonstrate the revolu sons and avail themselves of necessary reference books? tionary power of the gospel in their lives. Lord, give us Where in this city could they find the Scriptures and and our youth the vision to meet the world where it is Christian literature for sale or free distribution? with the person of Jesus Christ—the answer to the Where? We believe that Youth Haven meets these clamor and need of this restless and new generation. needs of the students, and many more. The main purpose - -Gus K. Til'man sin alternative to revolution
A place lor fun ... a ptacc for study ... a place to hear ol Christ
MAY 4, 1970 '. . . teaching them to observe all things'
OOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! 120* Sunday school books to cover the 15-year curriculum for the whole Bible schoolB on Sunday mornings. This is the goal set by the Philippine Sunday School Publications, Inc., as it seeks to fulfill the second part of the great commission of Jesus Christ. We must reach. We must teach. The indigenous church cannot hope to prosper spiritually if we forget the last half of this final word of our Lord. To make the job a little more complicated, the publica tion of these books must be done in the four major lan guages of the Philippines—Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilongo and Ilocano. Thus the staggering total reaches 480 teach er and pupil manuals! The work has begun. Organized in the fall of 1964, the PSSP board chose Cebuano as the first dialect to be used in publication. The following year Tagalog was added. 1969 introduced the first primary Ilongo books. In the spring of 1970 the first Ilocano books come off the press. (Each of these four major languages are spoken by more than six million Filipinos. Though English is the second language of the educated, most would agree that the important gospel truths must be taught in the mother tongue to be clearly understood and accepted.) What is involved in reaching this challenging goal? Please step into the editorial department. Right this way so that we can introduce to you our editorial secretary, Miss Madelynn Nelson. Her work centers in the process of adaptation. Using Bible-centered materials from Gos pel Light and Scripture Press books, she must adapt the stateside manuals for use in the Orient. New illustra tions must be found from Filipino life. Teachers' helps must be adapted to the knowledge and interest of the people. The pocketbook must be considered too, so the adapta tion process includes suggestions for visual aids that can be made cheaply. All but the biblical pictures must be drawn from Philippine life. Using the team method of missionary and national, the final edition must be checked to be sure that the manuals are readily under stood in each of the dialects. Deadlines are always hard to meet, so we shall not bother Miss Nelson any further today. Sill Next, let us visit what we call the "planting rice" de partment, the production department. Just like planting alternate rice, it is the mundane side of the job. Some of our books are produced on the mimeograph machine in the office. The adult manuals are printed by a local printer here in to Cebu City. The Tagalog books are printed and bound in Manila by the Christian Literature Crusade. revokitio
*One teacher's and one pupil's book (2) x 4 quarters per year = 8 x 15 years of curriculum = 120 books. THE STANDARD Sunday school teachers look over lh_> materials before they buy
The heart of this job is to keep up with the printing nine missions join hands to provide the funds to operate schedule and with the economy of the country. The most the editorial and promotional departments. efficient means can hardly keep the price low enough But is the printing of Sunday school materials by so that we do not price ourselves beyond the reach of P.ssP the only avenue of service to the Christian educa the barrio (village) churches. The most recent statistics tion department of the local church? Another step of picture the average barrio family with a yearly income faith took place in 1965. Pssp sponsored the first Na of only 600 pesos ($100 U.S.). This is why our pupils' tional Sunday School Convention in the Philippines. Join manuals must be produced for five cents each! ed a year later by PACE (Philippine Association for Chris Our promotional agent, Fred Cisneros, is always happy tian Education), the National Sunday School Convention for visitors to this department. This is a Christian busi venture has grown even beyond our dreams. Eleven con ness, but we must still present our materials in the most ventions were held in 11 key cities in 1970, with more attractive and challenging manner. Fred reminds the than 2500 Filipinos registered as delegates. Yet, other evangelical churches that one half of the population is cities still need this ministry. We would like to continue of Sunday school age (not counting the adult depart to add one or more cities each year until all the major ment!). Forty-seven per cent of the population of the cities in the Philippines can have their own Sunday Philippines in 1970 is 15 years of age or younger. Thus school convention. the Sunday school is not only the training center of the If demonstrations and riots are a symbol of change, local church but it offers one of the great open doors to we are living in changing times here in the Philippines. evangelism. Population growth is staggering! The Philip YOUIIK people are really speaking out. They are demand pines has one of the largest population growth rates in ing a new life with fresh social freedom, economic se the world—3.6 per cent. Look at these figures: the esti curity and a political voice. Many of their demands are mated population at the end of 1969 was :?9 million. justified. But revolution is not the right answer. It will By 1980. it will jump to 54 million if the census bureau only lead to suffering for millions of people. has made the correct prediction. Each year a million or What do we present as an alternative to revolution? more boys and girls need new school desks as they enter In this hour the church must be alert and awake to the the public school system. cry of the youth. We must have a vigorous and dynamic How many seats will the church provide in the Sun program to present to them in terms of change- a day school department? Pssp aims to provide a Bible- changed life. Pssp shares in this desire to prepare and centered, pupil-oriented, and Christ-honoring curriculum promote Bible school materials that will satisfy the for many who will fill these seats. Thanks for the dis spiritual questions and problems that the Filipino youth turbing challenge of these statistics, Fred. face today. The work of PS.SP is a cooperative venture, both as to We are glad for the challenge. We look to the Lord for staff and finances. The Baptist General Conference has the personnel and funds to do this job today. provided the general secretary, Irwin O. Bjelland. And — Irwin 0. Bjelland
MAY 4. 1970 YOL'NG HOUSEWIFE became very tired one afternoon. A She had spent hours on her hands and knees plant ing flowers. Wearily she took the few remaining seeds and scattered them on the hard, unprepared ground. You guessed it not a single seed took root and sent forth its leaves. Why? Because planting flowers takes Planting work, planning and patience. Just as we do not try to plant flowers in dry, hard and unprepared ground, so we do not try to plant church es without first preparing the ground with prayer, study, the planning, and with a sense of complete dependency upon the Holy Spirit. Masbate and Northern Leyte are good illustrations of what we mean by church planting. Our methods are by Church no means the only ones, but for us they have been suc cessful. As we see a vast area yet unreached, we are moved to our knees with the question, "Where shall we begin, Lord?" Anticipation accompanies our prayers, and as we watch for opportunities the Lord opens doors. Gospel truck and Christian films Take Higatangan in Northern Leyte, for example. One are part ol the church planting tools day our mission evangelist, Cresenciano Batuto, was speaking with George Chalmers about this area. "How many times I have traveled out as an evangelist! Yet, I have never held a campaign in my own barrio. The people's hearts are open and waiting. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could have a campaign there?" George agreed to help. Their plans were presented to the strategy committee, whose members are from the Baptist Conference of the Philippines and the mission. A joint venture was planned. Three pastors—Rev. Andres Pepito, Rev. Honorio Nueva. and Pastor Isadoro Sabido- • agreed to assist Rev. Batuto. Their churches granted them time off from their regular duties. From the mission came equipment and the help of a missionary. One campaign was held in barrio Libertad in December 1968, and another in barrio Bisita in April 1969. At this writing, a growing group of believers now worship in their own church building on the island of Higatangan in Northern Leyte. Things followed a different pattern in Dismasalang, Masbate. A young Christian girl, Doris Moran, from the Masbate Baptist Church was able to lead her cousin Becky to the Lord through the influence of the youth center in Masbate. As Becky was from Dimasalang, she brought the good news home to her family there. Soon the Morans opened their home for gospel meetings. Three cars loaded with young people and several missionaries
THE STANDARD Pastor and Mrs. Sabido lead Sunday school in Dimasalang
from Masbate and the Cataingan converged upon Di While Rev. Honorio Nueva was serving as pastor of the masalang. The group met in Morans' yard for preaching, Mabini Baptist Church, a family from San Rafael (a testimonies and song, concluding by passing out gospel large barrio in nothern Burias) came by boat to worship tracts to the townspeople. with them. These visitors were longing for a church As the Lord began to plant the seed in Dimasalang, and witness to bring the good news of Christ to their He was also opening doors! Gerald Osbron was asked own area. to oversee the needs, but since he was already engaged Pastor Nueva and members of the Mabini church took in full-time youth work, he called a Bible school graduate. up the challenge. A team of three- their pastor, a mis Isadoro Sabido, to work in the town. When Richard sionary, and a follow-up worker- -brought the message Varberg returned from furlough, the task of assisting in of salvation to the barrio. Now there is a group of be Dimasalang became his. He and Pastor Sabido have lievers and Sunday school children faithfully worship planned and visited together. At present a growing group ping in San Rafael every Sunday. of believers, including several school teachers and com Here in the Philippines a farmer plans his planting in munity officials and other interested people, is worship anticipation of a harvest. This is true of Christian ping in Sabido's home. Bible studies are held in several workers too. Preaching, teaching, radio broadcasts, gos homes of new converts. pel teams, tent campaigns, personal witness—all are In Bunas, on the other hand, we have an instance used of the Holy Spirit to bring in the harvest. Some where a local church and its pastor were actively engaged plant, some water, and God gives the increase! in the planting of a new church in San Rafael, Burias. —Nancy Chalmers
The Moran yard, crowded with listeners an alternative to revolution HAT'S your alternative to revolution? "B! T! C!" W come the shouts of the students at the Baptist Theological College in Bogo on northern Cebu. Recent prayer letters from our three missionary fami lies at BTC tell of student demonstrations, relating how President Marcos likens the situation there to a social volcano. According to the Free Press this volcano has finally erupted. It is in relation to these student uprisings that Wendell Anderson writes: "Here at Baptist Theo logical College there are some forty students who arc- also preparing for an assault on the nation. They share with other students a concern for the social ills of their land, but realize that there can be no real transformation apart from a transformation of the individual hearts of their countrymen. Therefore their weapons are not bot tles and placards, but the Word of God empowered by the Spirit of God. We thank the Lord we have been given a share in equipping these men and women for the battle. "Pray for US all as we confront Filipinos with the truth that the ultimate solution to their problems lies not in politics, but a Person; not in bullets, but the Bible; not in revolt, but rebirth!" •
MAY 4. 1970 11 The Voice of Truth
OR MANY YEARS our Philippine mission has dabbled F in radio. Irwin Bjelland was one of the first to put his concern into practice. His six-month try at broad casting in 1962 had to be discontinued because of lack of personnel, time and funds. In 1966 Wooddale Baptist Church's "Watchword" was aired weekly on Cebu, but because of its title many Filipinos equated the program with Jehovah's Witnesses' "Watchtower." When we finally began producing our own programs it was in the humblest of circumstances. Our first radio "studio" was a little nipa hut located in a rice field in Balamban, Cebu. The ceiling was so low we couldn't even stand up inside. We had to have a "guard" to keep squealing piga, cackling chickens and noisy children away. But no guard could filter out the muffled sounds of the portable generator which carried over onto the tape. The Philippine field council appealed to the Baptist General Conference for a full-time radio missionary, but to no avail. Not only were funds lacking, but no dedicated candidate interested in and trained for this type of minis try volunteered. Finally the burden felt by missionaries and national Rev. Gonzalo Olojan prepares a taped program workers became too great. They decided to release a missionary presently involved in other evangelistic work in order to put full time into the radio ministry. I was further knowledge and experience at the University of assigned to this in 1970. (Having anticipated the need for Minnesota and working at TV channel 2 in St. Paul dur specific training if I were to be in radio work, I gained ing my last furlough.) "The Voice of Truth" can now be heard daily at prime time over five stations in the Visayas. Rev. Gonzalo Olojan, radio evangelist, works full time with me in preparing and preaching messages in Cebuano. Dick Recent Responses from Leyte: Yarberg is also preparing programs on Masbate, some of them in the Masbatino dialect. "I AM ONE of your thousands of hearers of your Good Christian music and a brief sermon geared to the powerful messages over the radio. Every morning nonbeliever are the general pattern. Mr. Olojan's deep, I never miss to dial the station on which you broad convincing voice, his expressive Cebuano vocabulary and cast the messages from God. It satisfies my soul power-filled messages have gained him a wide listening before I start my household chores." audience all over the Visayas. "I came to know Jesus Christ as my personal Each Saturday a special children's program is broad Savior through your radio program." cast. Mr. Lito Pareja. a graduating student from our Baptist Theological College, vividly portrays Bible stories 'Let me tell you the truth, there is no Christian in Cebuano. dramatizing all of the characters, including preacher here to preach the Word. No Christian sound effects. (Filipinos love drama, so this children's church. No one for me to turn to except you. I beg program catches the imagination and excitement of young of you to please pray for me and my problems." and old alike.) Various pastors or missionaries are featured on Sun-
12 THE STANDARD mi alternative to revolution
Fred Thomas delivers the tape to station DYHP 'The Voice ol Truth' enters many Filipino homes
days, with special emphasis and invitations to fellowship Bohol and .Masbate, it is possible to have someone per at their respective churches. sonally visit good contacts. However, at present we have Another type of programming is a one-to-two-minute only one church on Leyte, where a good number of our spot, called "Moment of Truth." These are aired five to letters come from, i See excerpts from recent responses seven times daily at prime time over seven stations. Pro from Leyte in the box on opposite page.) We receive such fessionals and college students are the main target for testimonials almost daily, as we reach into homes where this program which is also printed daily in the Cebu there is no other entrance. We have made many trips Morning Times. visiting and following up contacts. But our time is An underlying result of our broadcast ministry has limited. We need more missionary personnel if we are to been the openness of people to listen to what we have effectively follow up "soft places" and hungry hearts! to say when we meet them in person. This is especially Your i«;c missionaries see radio and TV as a tool to true in Cebu City and Masbate town. Invitations to de reach people for Christ. But others do too! A quick look liver special messages are requested by station managers. at the radio log in The Plain Truth shows that Arm I was even asked to deliver one of the "Seven Last Say strong's "World Tomorrow" is being broadcast over ings" on Good Friday over Cebu's most exclusive TV many stations throughout the Philippines. Yet you can station (with four Catholic priests and two other Prot count on one hand the evangelical broadcasts heard over estants). By July we anticipate a weekly half-hour TV the more than 25 Cebu City stations! broadcast over a different, but popular channel, one of Yes, doors are still open for missionaries and radio four in Cebu City. work in the Philippines. But if we are to let the listening A unique opportunity connected with our broadcast audience know there is an alternative to revolution, we ing is the possibility for fruitful follow-up. With church need your help. es or missionaries scattered about on the islands of Cebu, —Fred G. Thomas
MAY 4, 1970 13 HF.\ your doctor gives you a plies were generously contributed by W prescription, he knows you can pharmaceutical, surgical, hospital have it filled without delay at a near and dental manufacturers and sup by drugstore. pliers. But when a missionary physician MAP further extends the outreach prescribes even aspirin or vitamins, of medical missions worldwide by he can't be certain his patients will providing personnel and other vital get their medicine unless the mission services. hospital makes it available. • Volunteers for medical service Through the services of the non abroad are recruited and encouraged profit Medical Assistance Programs, by MAP and channeled to many for Inc. (MAP) of Wheaton, 111., Baptist eign mission agencies. One growing General Conference medical workers phase of this program involves send in Ethiopia have been aided in pro ing senior medical and dental stu viding for the needs of their patients. dents to mission hospitals for short- MAP last year shipped drugs and term service and exposure to mission MAP: medical supplies valued at $37,325 to service during training years. Short- our stations. term mission assignments for physi That amounted to shipments cians, dentists and para-medical per Supplier to weighing more than three tons, in sonnel are coordinated by MAP, mak cluding everything from aspirin to ing it possible for regular mission textbooks of medicine. Because of aries to obtain a deserved rest, or Mission transportation delays, it is essential gain on-the-job training in specialty for a mission hospital to have quanti skills. ties on hand. • Along with the distribution of Hospitals One of the dedicated physicians donated drugs and supplies, MAP serving on MAP'S board of directors maintains a purchasing service to ob is Dr. Gustav A. Hemwall. who at tain additional medical items needed tends Central Ave. Baptist Church for missionary hospitals at lowest in Chicago. possible cast. The voluntary foreign aid agency • Educational conferences at home serves missionary medicine in several and overseas coordinated by MAP ways, but is most widely known by further advance medical missions. By ROBERT BURT its supply service. • Development assistance also is Healing drugs and medical sup rendered by MAP for new projects plies worth almost $10 million were and extension of medical missionary shipped overseas in 1969 by MAP. services. In one recent project, MAP The volume of material handled in helped establish a dental training the first quarter of 1970 is three school in Central Africa where three times any previous quarter. The sup- dentists served 1,500,000 people. • Disaster relief in the form of medicines, medical supplies and short-term workers is another way MAP serves. Emergencies in the Con go and Dominican Republic brought fast action in recent crises. • Consultation on medical prob lems also is provided to mission boards and missionaries on the field through MAP consultants. In all these ways MAP is at work to strengthen the hands of Christian Dr. lames physicians, dentists and nurses serv Eshenaur is one oi several ing with skill and dedication in de Conlerence veloping lands around the world. missionary doctors An award-winning color film on in Ethiopia who MAP'S work is available for free loan. appreciate assist ance given by Write MAP, BOX 50, Wheaton, III. MAP. 60187 for details. •
11 THE STANDARD CONFERENCE WOMEN to spend endless hours trying to secure or make the item, we have more time to spend with people; we z.'.so tend to be easier to work with if we have the proper equipment. May the Lord richly bless our Con ference women as they give of their time, talents and money for the We Serve- furtherance of the gospel here in Ethiopia." The medical committee in Tezpur, In the Name of Christ India, is handling the White Cross supplies being sent to our Conference mission field. They appreciate the supplies as well as funds available to further their medical ministry. ow CAN WE SERVE? "Our group from several churches. They work on These, too, are opportunities to serve H would like to work on sewing sewing projects for NAE World Re in the name of Christ. projects." "Is there some way that lief. They call themselves the "Use Almost weekly the missionary sup we could involve women who have Your Needle for God" sewing group. ply depot chairman fills the requisi extra time?" "We are interested in Other women collect good clean, used tions sent to our women's work service ministries but we aren't sure clothing and send it to the closest office. These requisitions represent where we should begin." used clothing depot. These can be the immediate needs of pastors' fami These questions are being asked by found at: lies across our Conference. Any pas women who see opportunities for tor's family that needs clothing and service all about them—in their World Relief Commission, Inc. % Brethren Service Center household linens is eligible for such neighborhood, in the church, in the Nappanee, Ind. 46550 supplies as long as they are avail community, in their district and able from our office. At present World Relief Commission, Inc. through the channels of overseas % Brethren Service Center there is an excellent supply of new ministries. Needs are found every 919 Emerald Avenue clothing and some household linens where but where do we begin and Modesto, Calif. 95351 on hand. Conference missionaries how much time should be involved in World Relief Commission, Inc. stop by and pick up supplies at the service ministries? % Lyon Van and Storage Company office or mail in requisitions while According to questionnaires from 3600 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, Calif. 90007 they're on furlough. Conference wom WMS presidents women are already en's groups send items regularly involved in a wide variety of service Other women have sewn new cloth to headquarters. (Items that are not ministries. The farm home of a ing for women and children in Viet needed include crib size quilts.) We neighbor burns down or some other nam. Instructions for such projects do appreciate items that are listed disaster occurs and Conference wom can be secured from Mrs. Leo Coy- on the missionary supply depot in en bring needed supplies to the our, 222 Maple, Owatonna, Minn. struction folder. Appreciation is family. The supplies come from wom 55060. often expressed for these supplies: en who have prepared for such Our Conference ministry to lepers "Please convey our thanks to the emergencies—a new quilt, new cloth in Gendeberet, Ethiopia, has pro ladies of the Conference for all the ing, food—or whatever is needed to vided opportunity for women to sew. lovely things. We are so grateful for assist in such a time of need. These They sew new clothing for members the help that the missionary depot are opportunities to serve in the of the families of lepers. Instruc has been to us." From another let name of Christ. tions for such projects can be se ter : "A very big thank-you to you A group of women find open cured from the women's department for the box of needed things for our hearts among the girls who are at Conference Headquarters. These family. Everything is so practical spending time in a city "halfway items are sent along with White and useful." And these are oppor house." Girls who are called delin Cross supplies to Ethiopia. Hundreds tunities to serve in the name of quent have requested that these of women work on White Cross sup Christ. women conduct Bible studies at this plies for use in our medical cen Service Ministries: this is the home. Decisions for Christ have al ters in India and Ethiopia. Such term now being used to encompass ready been made. Another opportuni supplies continue to be appreciated the many opportunities to serve in ty to serve in the name of Christ! by Conference missionaries. Nancy the name of Christ. Conference wom Another WMS found that retarded Sandberg of Bekoji, Ethiopia, writes : en's groups can survey the needs children responded to the kind atten "We just heard this morning that of their own communities, seek God's tion of individual women. Scores of there are three White Cross barrels will in determining where and how women minister to senior citizens. for Bekoji in Addis. What a delight they can best serve in the name of What an opportunity to serve in the it is to unpack the barrels and find Christ whether it be in the church, name of Christ! all the wonderful things that have community, or in the further reach Four women from one Conference been sent. Having the necessary sup es of the district and around the church in a small community meet plies helps much in the furtherance world. How can I serve in the name for one day a month with women of the gospel. Since we don't have of Christ? • MAY 4, 1970 15 BETHEL COLLEGE AND SEMINARY
Johnson Catmean Flood Bethel Seminary's Largest Class Graduates + 4M» Tuo women and 10 men receive degrees May 31; \ veteran missionary George Johnson is recipient of ^ fe first Th.M. granted by the Seminary " <-*»•* •• z±> ^> r! Master nf Throlofiy Drgrrt"* Wesley P. 1la rl/l. I.I. 24, MCE. B.A., Master of Divinity Degree Nyack Missionary College, 1967. Single. Has served as youth director. Will be John W. Arbor*, 26. M.Div. B.S., Uni George S. Johnson, M.Th. B.D., Bethel working for Campus Crusade for versity of Minnesota. 1965. Married, Theological Seminary, 1957. B.A., Christ. one child. Experience in Sunday school Bethel College, 19-19. Has served under and Brigade work. Has served as as the foreign mission board in Assam, sistant pastor, youth director, public- India, since 1961. David A. Hockmberry, 37, MCE. B.A., Cedarville College, 1968. Married, three school teacher and part-time college children. Experience in camp and Sun instructor. day school work. Has served as youth director and Christian education di Michael It. Bohlen. 27, M.Div. B.A., rector. Bethel College, 1965. Married. Has been youth director, choir director and student pastor during the summer. (Jury W. Ogdon, 28, MCE. B.A., Seat Has musical ability. tle Pacific College, 1968. Married. Has Master of Christian had experience in Brigade work and Roger P. Camerer, 27, M.Div. B.S.. has served as camp director. Has ac University of Minnesota, 1964. Mar Education Degree cepted call to become director of Christian education at Minnetonka ried. Has served as a youth sponsor Baptist Church (Minnesota). and for the past three years as youth John M. C'armean. 25, M.C.E. B.A., pastor. Spent one summer in camping Bethel College, 1968. Married. Experi program. ence in camp and Sunday school work. IsalM-l S. Robertson, M.C.E. B.S., Iowa Has served an internship with a State University, Ames, 1943. Single. Richard W. Dahlqulst, 27, M.Div. B.A., Christian education director. Has had experience in children's work University of Minnesota, 1964. Single. —club programs, Sunday school, and Has had experience in Sunday school vacation Bible school. teaching and has taken clinical train Don K. Flood, 28, MCE. B.A., San ing. Plans to do further work In Diego State College, 1968. Married, one clinical training. child. Has experience in Sunday school Phyllis 3. Slebler, M.C.E. B.A., Nebras teaching on various age levels. Has ka State College, Kearney, 1951. served as youth director. Single. Has had experience as a church Ronald K. Davis 29. M.Div. B.S., St. secretary, in Sunday school work, Paul Bible College, 1963. Married, two vacation Bible school and camp work. children. Has served as dean of men Duane J. (itbson, 30, M.C.E. B.A., at St. Paul Bible College during his Bethel College, 1966. Married. Experi seminary training and also as Chris ence in Sunday school work, camping, John P. Splinter, 24, M.C.E. B.A., tian education director and assistant athletics, inner-city ministries. Has Bethel College, 1968. Married. Has had pastor. Had pastoral experience before served as youth director. Presently experience in Sunday school teaching entering Seminary. Plans to serve un working on master's degree in social and in working with juvenile delin der the Christian and Missionary work. quents. Has served with Young Life. Alliance. 16 THE STANDARD °~{ &) ©• T*^ ^» ri-^4 Cibs Hamlcld Hockenbcrry Splinter lahlquist Oavis Doegan Oicltau Elliott F.ngnell Eitckson A Gordo Ciegg Gustalson Harms Hayes Hcep lohnson Ronald .1. D MAV 4. 1970 17 w^ fef W9? ^4 ..A ^i Merlin Meerdink Nelson £1 »r J „*4 ^ Pitkin Port Rybcrg Sanford Smith Staulter Thompsoi Gordon L. Peterson, 27, M.Div. B.A, W. Karl Smith, 26, M.Div. BA, Bethel Bethel College, 1966. Married, one College, 1967. Married. Has experience child. Experience in Sunday school in Sunday school teaching. Served as teaching and as youth adviser. Served assistant director of summer program as student pastor one summer. Has for Officers Christian Union. accepted the call to become pastor of Southside Baptist, Church, Grand Is Irving E. Stauffer, 29, M.Div. B.A, land, Neb. Bethel College, 1964. Married. Experi ence in Sunday school teaching. Served Ronnld E. Pitkin, 27, M.Div. B.A, as student missionary to Philippines. Waldenstrom Watson Northwestern College, 1966. Married, Has served as youth pastor. one child. Experience in Sunday school teaching. Has served as youth pastor, Richard S. Thompson. 27. M.Div. B.A, chaplain for Boy Scouts, and is cur Bethel College. 1966. Married, two rently serving as student pastor. children. Has had experience in Sun day school teaching and as youth spon Richard O. Martin, 29, M.Div. B.S., sor. Currently serving as student pas Indiana University, 1966. Married. Has Dennis W. Port, 25, M.Div. B.A.. Beth tor. served as chaplain in Boy Scout camp el College, 1966. Married. Has served for one summer and as young adult as assistant camp director and as di Roger W. Waldenstrom, 25, M.Div. adviser and teacher. Plans to serve rector of music. Considerable musical B.A, Bethel College, 1966. Married. under American Baptist Convention. ability. Has served as Christian education di rector and is currently serving a stu Keith W. Meerdink, 26, M.Div. B.A, John A. Rybergr, 30, M.Div. B.S., Uni dent pastorate. St. Paul Bible College, 1966. Married. versity of Arizona, 1962. Married, one Has served as assistant pastor and child. Has served as assistant pastor. Jesse E. Watson, 33, M.Div. B.A, interim pastor. Also has camping ex- Bethel College, 1965. Married, three perience. Plans to serve under the Gary T. Sanford, 27, M.Div. BA, Uni children. Has had experience in Sun Christian and Missionary Alliance versity of Minnesota, 1965. Married, day school, youth, vacation Bible group. one child. Has had experience in Bri school and camp work. Presently gade, Sunday school and camp work. serving Cumberland Baptist Church, Robert A. Nelson. 26, M.Div. B.A, San Has served as youth pastor. Cumberland, Wis. • Francisco State College, 1966. Married. Has served as youth sponsor and visit ation pastor. Has experience in Sunday school teaching, counseling and mass media. Summer Academy of David A. Paulson, 26, M.Div. B.A, Mankato State College, 1966. Married. Advanced Pastoral Studies Experience in Sunday school teaching. August 10-14 Has served as youth pastor and assist ant pastor. Sponsored jointly by Duane E. Perry, 26, M.Div. B.A, Beth North American Baptist Seminary and el College, 1966. Married, one child. Has served as youth pastor. Currently Bethel Seminary on Bethel Seminary's campus serving as student pastor in two small churches. Faculty includes Dr. Carl F. H. Henry, Dr. Ralph E. Powell, Dr. Robert Guelich and others David S. Petersen, 26, M.Div. B.A, Bethel College, 1966. Married. Has For further details write Dr. J. Daniel Baumann, experience in Sunday school teaching. Served under the Christian Ministry 3949 Bethel Dr., St. Paul, Minn. 55112 in the National Parks. 18 Tire STANDARD CONFERENCE MEN Baptist Orient Tour Rev. and Mrs. Fred Prinzlno Layman of Note: $1070 July 2-24, 1970 Trans Glob* Tours — Box 1830 Donald E. Upp— Costa Mesa, Calif 92626 A Good Physician By BEN FERGUSON Dr. Donald E. Upp ELDOM do we find a layman of terest in youth. For years he and HELP S the caliber and dedication of his wife directed the largest youth Donald E. Upp, M.D., chairman of group in the county. Beginning with WANTED the board of deacons, Sunnyside Bap six teens the group grew to over 120. tist Church, Hanford, Calif. Dr. Upp For three years he directed a • 4 mm is noted in the community for his group of teens who produced a radio SuNNyRidqe outspoken testimony and commit musicale. In the early days of tele ment to Christ. vision, the group produced a TV HOME fff^Q Born in Texas, he was reared in musicale that was aired for four Oklahoma. He graduated from the years. The group also made appear FoRChildREN *—H, University of Oklahoma and from ances in churches throughout Cali the University of Kansas Medical fornia. At the present time Dr. Upp is seeking qualified individuals for full School. He entered the Navy to do is song leader at the worship serv time positions due to major program his internship at the Naval Hospital ices of the church, accompanied by expansion. The agency offers excellent in San Diego, Calif. Following his his son who is a recording artist opportunities for personal and profes release from the Navy in 1949, Dr. with Word Records. sional growth' within a Christian job Upp became health officer for Kings In February 1968 Dr. Upp became setting. Staff positions available: County in the San Joaquin Valley chairman of a group which started of central California, and occupied the Sunnyside Baptist Church in Houseparents (male and female) that post until he entered the Air Hanford. For six months he served Experienced cook Force during the Korean War in as lay minister until a pastor was Social case workers & group workers 1952. called. The Lord used Dr. Upp's dedi Matron and household supervisor In 1954, he resumed his work as cated leadership to bring the dream Business manager health officer for Kings County. of a new church to a reality. Sunny In the following year, he entered side Baptist Church is the second Respond in writing to: private practice in Hanford. He con church Dr. Upp has helped to launch. Kenneth N. Viggers, Administrator tinues to oversee a booming medical His Christian activity and testi Sunny Ridge Home For Children practice in his own clinic. mony are not limited to Sunday. In 2 S 426 Orchard Road As a young boy Dr. Upp came to the local Roman Catholic hospital Wheaton, Illinois 60187 know Christ as his personal Savior. he enjoys good rapport with the Phone 312-668-5117 He walked to Sunday school alone staff. They call him "singing doctor" since no one else in the family had because he is always singing a Chris any interest in spiritual things. He tian song. His busy clinic serves as was faithful in Sunday school during an outreach for Christ. A well-used those early years. From early in Bible on his desk finds frequent use his Christian life, Dr. Upp has been as he treats both the physical and 19-day active in the work of the Lord. He spiritual needs of his patients. Few Escorted Bible Land Tour has taught Sunday school most of his pass through his clinic without hear Leaving N.Y.C. on TWA-July 30, 1970 life. During medical school he was ing a word about Christ. One person nicknamed "John the Baptist" be remarked, "You don't even get a (Visiting Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, cause of the Sunday school class he shot without a verse to go along with Israel & Italy) was teaching. it." The effect of this witness is seen Conducted again by Rev. George S. McNeill, Soon after coming to Kings Coun in increased attendance at the church. Assistant Director of Stewardship, ty in 1949, he organized an active As a layman, Dr. Upp is a valuable Baptist General Conference Youth For Christ program which asset to the church and the pastor. ONLY $999 — per person continued to grow until he entered He is capable and willing to serve (Sharing a twin-bedded room with the Air Force. Early in his stay in in every area of the church, whether private bath) the county, he and four other men sweeping the floor or filling the pul For Further Information write to:— organized a Christian Businessmen's pit. As his pastor, I find Dr. Upp a GLOBE TRAVEL SERVICE Committee. That group is still one of layman who is extraordinary. Every 465 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. 02176 the most active in the San Joaquin pastor and church need an abund Valley. ance of laymen who are like Dr. OPERATOR OF LOW-PRICED He has always had a particular in- Donald E. Upp. • QUALITY TOURS MAY 4, 1970 19 CONFERENCE YOUTH ROYAl ATHENIAN CRUISE-TOUR II "ARGONAUT" EpSrotiki Lines Oct. 17, 1970 (3 Full Weeks) Go adventuring with renowned scholars amid the timeless settings of the Greek Islands and the Mediterranean. Visit All Biblical Sights in The Middle East, including The Holy Land and The Journeys of Paul. You'll see the first Church in the Christian World, The Seven Churches of Asia, Egypt, Jerusalem, Mars Hill, Corinth. Here, indeed, is a most rare opportunity in travel—the HEN they .step into the world Cruise-Tour of a lifetime! 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Houston. Minn.: Arnold Peterson. Calvary Baptist, St. Paul, Minn. 55104 Dorchester, Mass. 20 THE STANDARD the Rocky Mountain Baptist Confer ence, March 20, 21. A budget of $53,962 was approved for the coming year, which compares with the $49,000 con tribution income for the past year. Rev. Darrel Johnson of the American Evangelism Association was speaker CONFERENCE CHUR for the conference, the theme of which was "The Seventies—a Decade of Commitment to Christ." Les Brumley served as moderator; Rev. Jim Hub bard was vice moderator; Dorothy New Members Received Omaha, Neb., Bethany, 9 March 29, Quillen was recording secretary. Mod (Recent baptisms tabulated. Others re 3 by baptism; Royal F. Peterson, pas erator for the coming year is Rev. Gil ceived have been previously immersed as tor. believers.) Gustafson; vice moderator is Rodney Omaha, Neb., Center, 4 by baptism, Anderson. RMBC now has 21 churches Arcadia, Neb., Calvary, 5 by baptism April 5; Roald C. Haugen, pastor. and 3100 members, compared with 14 March 29; J. B. Tweter, pastor. Polk, Neb., First, 13 by baptism churches and 1450 members when Rev. Avon Lake, Ohio, Calvary, 12 March March 8; Gene E. Wood, pastor. Edward O. Nelson became district sec 29, 10 by baptism; Fred T. Miller, pas Puyallup, Wash., Bethany, 12 April retary in 1964. Harvest Baptist tor. 5, 6 by baptism; Lloyd M. Nordstrom, Church, Boulder, Colo., will host next Chicago, III., Kildare Avenue, 7 pastor. year's meeting. March 29, 3 by baptism; Frederick G. Begina, Sask., Hillsdale, 4 recently, Lutes, pastor. 3 by baptism; Walter W. Wieser, pas Chicago, 111., Northwest, 3 April 5; tor. Mission Work C. James Pasma, pastor. Rochester, Minn., Elim, 2 by baptism Iowa Conference has a new ministry Chicago, 111., Salem, 7 recently, 1 by March 29; Douglas D. Oelke, pastor. beginning in Kingsley, with people at baptism; Bernard E. Hogan, pastor. Bockford, 111., Temple, 2 March 19; tending from Moville, Correctionville Chisholm, Minn., First, 2 by baptism Harold L. Christensen, pastor. and Pierson. The work began March in March; John D. Redmond, pastor. San Diego, Calif., College Avenue, 1 with 38 attending; high attendance Cook, Minn., First, 9 March 26, 6 by 16 in March, 9 by baptism; Robert E. has been 65. baptism; Lawrence Seiffert, pastor. Luther, pastor. Duluth, Minn., Bethel, 5 in March, San Diego, Calif., Emmanuel, 25 by Death 3 by baptism; James M. Smith, pastor. baptism March 29; Raymond H. Hahn, Rev. Josua Oberg, 80, a retired Con Duluth, Minn., Temple, 7 April 5, 4 pastor. ference pastor, went to be with the by baptism; Clarence D. Anderson, San Jose, Calif., Willow Glen, 15 in Lord in March. Memorial services were pastor. April, 8 by baptism; Glenn D. Ander held on Good Friday at Norway Estherville, Iowa, Union, 15 recently, son, pastor. (Mich.) Baptist Church. 14 by baptism; Val Hauck, pastor. Santa Maria, Calif., Grace, 23 re Estes Park, Colo., 7 recently, 1 by cently, 7 by baptism; Robert S. Ricker, baptism; Phil C. McLain, pastor. pastor. Ordination Everett, Wash., Bethel, 8 by bap Tracy, Calif., Grace, 19 recently, 17 Robert J. Walter tism, March 29; Credo D. Erickson, by baptism; Jesse W. Baker, pastor. By College Ave. Baptist Church, San pastor. Warwick, B.I., Friendship, 5 by Diego, Calif., March 22. An examina Hinsdale, 111., 6 March 29, 5 by bap baptism April 5; Val Andresen, pastor. tion council of 35 delegates from seven tism; C. Richard Swanson, pastor. Yankton, S.D., Calvary, 12 March churches and the Southwest Baptist Homewood, 111., 20 March 27, 4 by 30, 5 by baptism; Oliver Qmanson, Conference office met February 27; baptism; Gordon D. Nelson, pastor. pastor. Rev. Robert E. Luther was moderator Hoquiam, Wash., Immanuel, 7 in Baptisms recorded this issue—255 and Rev. Ernest M. Anderson was March, 3 by baptism; Russell H. Baptisms recorded this year—953 clerk. Ordination sermon by Rev. Rob Voight, pastor. ert E. Luther; ordination prayer by Rev. Harold Coen; charge to the or Huntington Beach, Calif., Warner Pastoral Changes Avenue, 14 recently, 9 by baptism; dinand by Rev. Robert E. Luther; Edwin R. Greene, pastor. Rev. Emery C. Holzworth left Moor- welcome to the ministry by Mr. David Isle, Minn., 6 by baptism March 22; head (Minn.) Baptist Church to take Underwood; other part in the service N. Joel Anderson, pastor. the pastorate of Trinity Baptist Church, by Rev. John Clay. Rev. Robert J. Kent, Wash., Faith, 10 by baptism in Lincoln, Neb., April 12. Walter is director of Christian educa March; Morris W. Engstrom, pastor. Rev. Wesley Lindblom has resigned tion at First Baptist Church, Oxnard, Kingsburg, Calif., 6 April 5, 4 by as executive secretary of Columbia Calif. baptism; J. Gordon Piatt, pastor. Conference effective July 15. La Porte, Ind., La Porte, 12 April Rev. Thomas Walker, former pastor Marvin D. Christenson of Mentor (Ohio) Baptist Church, has 5, 7 by baptism; G. Arthur Dean, pas By Calvary Baptist Church, Fort tor. accepted the call of North Solon (Ohio) Baptist Church. Dodge, Iowa, March 19. Delegates from Medford, Wis., 16 January 25, 12 by eight churches of the Iowa Baptist baptism; Harold W. Hillegas, pastor. Conference met at Calvary Baptist Minneapolis, Minn., Wooddale, 2 by New Addresses Church, Fort Dodge, on March 19. Rev. baptism March 22, 1 April 5; Peter Rev. and Mrs. C. Geo. Ericson have J. Stanley Rendahl was moderator; Unruh, pastor. moved to Covenant Village, 2625 Tech- Rev. Carroll Erickson was clerk. Or Mitchell, S.D., Northridge, 5 by ny Rd., Northbrook, 111. 60062. dination sermon by Rev. Warren Mag baptism April 5; Ed Schafer, pastor. Westside Baptist Church of Pacifica, nuson; charge to the church by Rev. Muskegon, Mich., Lakeside, 17 April 390 Inverness Dr., Pacifica, Calif. 94044 Jerry Young; charge to the ordained 5, 12 by baptism; Kenneth E. Kolmo- by Rev. Carroll Erickson; ordinand din, pastor. Twelfth Annual Meeting, prayer by Rev. Reuben Holm; other Naperville, 111., Central, 10 recently, parts by Rev. Earl Gunsolly, Rev. Har 8 by baptism; William Van Der Veen, Rocky Mountain Baptist Conference old Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Norman pastor. First Baptist Church, Pine Bluffs, Erickson and Mrs. Marvin Christenson. Norfolk, Mass., Emmanuel, 8 recent Wyo., where Rev. C. Walter Bunger is Mr. Christenson, a 1965 graduate of ly, 4 by baptism; Richard F. Schnor- pastor, hosted 199 delegates and visit Bethel Seminary, is pastor of the or bus, pastor. ors to the twelfth annual meeting of daining church. MAY 4, 1970 21 STANDARD SERMON Third place winner in the Edwin J. Omark preaching competition To the World with Love By TRUETT J. JOHNSON «T<" 0 THE WORLD WITH LOVE"—this Courage of the Kwai, by Ernest Gordon, is a great theme! I picture Paul says that God has not given who was captured by the Japanese men and women around the world us over to the spirit of fear. Yet in World War 2 and held prisoner taking the Scriptures to unsaved when we examine our lives we do for three and a half years. Gor people and the power of Christ being see fear. At times we all have fear don tells of a fellow prisoner named shown forth in the lives of men of the unknown, and many fear Dinty Moore who was a Christian everywhere. Courage, power, love and death, illness or sudden tragedy. But and lived each day as if Christ discipline—all are characteristics Paul is not talking about this kind were right there walking beside these messengers exhibit. of fear. He is referring to the fear him. The Japanese tried every But is this what we view in our of taking the message of Christ to thing they could to break the spirit own little world? Do we see the a lost world. Paul says we are to go of this man. They put him on the dynamic power of God in human out boldly with the gospel; we are toughest jobs, they gave him little lives and the transforming power not to shirk back in a corner and food, punished him and beat him; being shown forth because of the say we can't do it; we are not to have yet his faith would not budge. They witness of our people? I don't think the spirit of fear. could not break him. Finally Moore so. I see Christians who are afraid, Hebrews 13:6 tells us: "The Lord was transferred to another prison Christians who have lost their cour is my helper, I will not be afraid; camp and nothing was heard about age, lost the power they could have, what can man do to me?" What a him until after the camp had been lost the love for other souls that challenge! The Lord is our helper, liberated by the Allies. Then Gordon once filled their lives. They have He is taking care of us, He is watch learned that Dinty Moore had been given up in the cause of Christianity. ing over us, and we don't have to taken to a camp whose interrogator Yes, they attend church services and fear. We can have courage, not in was extremely cruel. He was known even participate in the program of ourselves but in our helper. He is our to be able to break any man, but the church. But what are they doing strength and our might, and we can Dinty Moore could not be broken. about those who never see the inside do all things through Christ who The interrogator became so furious of the church ? strengthens us. We can go out and that he nailed Moore to a tree, and Timothy was out on the battlefield, tell others what the Lord has done, there he died a death of crucifixion and every type of offense was being and we don't have to fear what man because he would not break. He had thrown at him. Paul was afraid that will do to us. To the world with love? a power within that no man could Timothy would not be able to stand, Yes, in the courage that He alone change. Jesus walked beside Dinty that he, like so many of us today, gives. Moore, and that was all he needed. would fail to bring the message of Matthew 28 :18 tells us that Christ Christ to the world. So Paul wrote Power has all power. Christ is living in my to Timothy: "God did not give us a Paul is not referring to physical heart; therefore I have access to this spirit of timidity but a spirit of power or military power but to power and He is there to help me. In power and love and self-control" (2 power in our souls and lives that 1 Timothy 6:16 we learn that this Tim. 1:7). Paul was inspiring Timo comes from God. Power that only power is everlasting. Paul says in 2 thy to remember what had been God can give to stand erect in the Corinthians 12:9 that he is weak given to him and to stand on those face of any circumstance and to so that the power of Christ may promises. As we consider this pas maintain faith no matter what hap rest upon him. Therefore, continues sage we can stand alongside Timothy pens. Someone has said that the Paul, "for the sake of Christ, then, and see that Paul is reminding us of Christian is characteristically the I am content with weaknesses, in the same qualities—courage, power, man who can pass the breaking point sults, hardships, persecutions, and love and self-discipline—which must and not break. calamities; for when I am weak, then be seen in our lives too if we are to I have just finished reading a I am strong." We all acknowledge go to the world with love. book entitled Through the Valley that we are weak and that we can- 22 THE STANDARD not do much in ourselves, but Paul when did we see Thee hungry and and shoes, I was the woman you gave adds that we are to glory in our feed Thee, or thirsty and gave Thee food to eat, and I was the child on weakness because the power of Christ drink? . . .' And the King will an the homeless street." rests upon us. swer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as Yes, to the world with love. We To the world with love? No, I you did it to one of the least of these must bring Christ's love to the world, am too weak—I cannot do it. But My brethren, you did it to Me.' " love as only He can give. God can use us no matter how weak An old German legend tells of a we are. We can go to our world with cobbler, Conrad by name, whom the Self-Discipline love because He is the force driving Lord told that He would be his guest William Barclay defines self-disci us. We not only have power, but that night. Conrad scurried about, pline as "the ability to control one 1 Thessalonians 1:5 reminds us that tidied up the house and waited for self in the face of panic or passion." the gospel came in power and that His Lord to come and eat. He heard Many of us watched the Minnesota same gospel is Jesus Christ. We can a rap at the door, but as he opened Vikings football team last season as go in power to the world in which it he saw just a ragged beggar. How they battled for victory. From the we live—to the world with love in ever Conrad had pity on the beggar beginning the players had disciplined Jesus Christ. and gave him clothes and shoes and themselves in diet, exercise and prop sent him on his way. Again he sat er rest. They played a good season; down to wait for his Master. Then he Love yet, despite their efforts they were heard another rap at the door, and The love we have been given is not defeated in the Super Bowl. Then the as he opened it this time, he saw an worldly love but God's love. In John players and coaches had to use self- elderly woman who needed a place 15:12,13 Jesus says, "This is My discipline in the face of defeat. The to rest. The only place Conrad had commandment, that you love one an same is true in our Christian lives. was that prepared for his honored other as I have loved you." We are We must discipline ourselves daily Guest, but he took the woman in, to love as Christ loved. so that God can work through us. gave her food and allowed her to My wife and I recently welcomed Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:27 that rest. After she left, Conrad was filled our first child into our home. We he buffeted his body to keep it un with dismay. He wondered if the were, of course, thrilled and excited, der control. To the world with love? Lord would ever come. At that mo and you may be sure we will do all Yes, through self-discipline. we can to love and provide for him. ment he heard a cry, and this time Every parent can remember times a little child stood at the door, lost It takes courage—courage that when he has had to suffer a little for and with no one to help. Conrad's God gives; it takes power—power his children because he loves them. heart grew heavy and sad, but he promised through Christ; it takes I remember that as a little boy I knew he should help this child. So love—Christ's love; and it takes self- wanted a red pedal car. To have this he wiped her eyes and led her back discipline—a Christ-controlled life. car was my one and only dream. I home. As Conrad returned he real Like Timothy, let us grasp the quali even told Santa Claus about it. I ized that the Lord would not come ties that we have in Christ and take thought about that little car, I talked that day, so he went to his room the gospel to every man. about it and I was positive I was and knelt to pray: "Dear Lord, why To the world with love? To my going to get it. At the time my par did You delay? What kept You from world at Dalbo, Minn., to your world ents were working with Youth for coming to me today as You prom at the office, factory, school or Christ on a faith budget, and they ised?" Soft in the silence, Conrad home? Yes, and then to the whole did not have money for the car. Yet heard these words, "Lift up your world, because Christ Himself has somehow Mom saved just enough head, for I kept My word—three said, "Go into all the world and money for my dream. I was the hap times I came to your lonely door, for preach the gospel." piest little boy alive that Christmas I was the beggar who needed clothes To the world with love! • because I had received what I so much wanted. God loves each of us even more Truett 1. Johnson . . . grew up in the home of a Confer than we as parents can love our ence pastor . . . had no desire to follow his lather in a calling which promised many heartaches and problems children. So much that He has given •B • - . spent (he firsf two years ol college career studying us His Son. But how often do we pre-medicine . . . but as he participated in Chrisfian disregard the pain and suffering ^P*"*"VY**'*'I^ service outlets ol his home church. Gad began to work that Christ went through for us. I AN—* V J in his lile . . . one Sunday, while preparing to speak at take what He has to offer and go A the Riverside (Calif.) Juvenile Home, God made it known my way, forgetting that He wants to Truett that he was to bear the message ol the gospel me to go out for Him. Matthew 25: mk^tfam^....f' jhs». "'° '^e world with love" . . . his parents. Rev. and Mrs. 34-40 is a passage of Scripture that Hk JMi, jB Gordon £. Johnson, led Truett to a saving knowledge ol should touch the heart of each of us: Q Christ when he was nine . . . baptism followed three "Then the King will say to those years later . . . attended Mt. San Antonio Junior College at His right hand, 'Come, 0 blessed lor two years . . . graduated Irom California State College at Los Angeles in of My Father, inherit the kingdom 1968 with a major in psychology ... in second year of sfudies at Bethel Seminary . . . began as student pastor at Dalbo (Minn.) Baptist Church last tall . . . alter prepared for you ... I was hungry last summer's Held education experience, his pastor wrote ol him: "His abilities and you gave Me food, I was thirsty are great, but far greater is his spiritual commitment to Christ" . , . his wile Kay and you gave Me drink . . .' Then gave birth to Nathan Truett a week alter this message was preached at the the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, preaching contest during Founders Week. MAY 4, 1970 23 with the hope that church musicians tist Church), of San Jose, Calif.; his and congregations will find it useful. daughters, Bernice (Mrs. Robert Along with our other expenses of doing Thorp) of Guatemala, C.A., and Ruth business, we pay money to the com (Mrs. Vernon Anderson), recently of posers, authors and arrangers for the Brazil, S. A.; by eight grandchildren exclusive right to make copies of their and a host of relatives and friends. work, usually on a royalty basis. This The sentiments of all who were way of doing business is in keeping touched by his life are expressed in with the U. S, Constitution and the the following lines penned by (Mrs.) Copyright Law. The intended purpose Esther C. Ranslow of Willow Glen The Law and of the Copyright Law is to encourage Baptist Church, where Dad was creative artists and scientists by mak grounds caretaker during the last six ing the work of their minds and hands years of his life. the Profits directly profitable to the creators. Where then are the thieves our text "A Tribute to Victor E. Anderson" speaks of? Specifically, the people who "To know him is to love him," use photocopying machines (or any Is a phrase we often hear; other duplicating process) to make But when it's said of Victor, HOU SHALT NOT STEAL!' We are illegal copies of copyrighted music. The words are most sincere. T talking to you—good church-going With photocopying machines becoming people of America, and we are saying ever-present in our society, the temp forthrightly that there are thieves Known as Dad to most of us tation is great to "run off a copy." Who knew and loved him so; among you! Then—the manufacturer of the photo As music publishers, we are the He brought much joy and happiness copying machine profits; the supplier In our journey here below. agents of composers, authors and ar of the paper profits; the musician rangers. We have the music engraved, using the music profits; the congre printed, distributed and advertised, A dear and loving husband gation profits. The publisher and the More than half a century; writer are left with nothing. This is A kind and gentle father unfair, immoral and illegal. This is stealing! To his family of three. You want to be paid for your work? He loved the Lord with all his heart, We agree that you should be. Will you And served Him every day; 'The Watchmen Sing insure fair payment to the writers of Many stars are in his crown the music you use? We hope you will, For the souls he showed the way. and there is only one way you can do Again' it: refuse to allow the use of illegal The Christian influence he left Another recording by copies under any circumstances. Make Will live year after year it a rule for yourself and for the Wooddale's 16-voice In the hearts of those who loved him people with whom you work. And hold his memory dear. men's chorus It is, after all, only a reasonable Commemorating six years corollary of the Golden Rule. • He's with the Lord in Glory, of broadcasting (Prepared by Music Publishers' As In joy beyond compare; $4.98 in stereo sociation, a voluntary trade associa We'll remember him with loving Wooddale Baptist Church tion of music publishers whose mem thoughts bers publish most of the music played Till one day we meet him there. 7101 Nicollet and sung in American churches.) —Vernon Anderson Minneapolis, Minn. 55423 Signe Edna Theline and Paul Sigfried Theline CLASSIFIED Signe Edna Theline and Paul Sig IN MEMORIAM fried Theline (mother and son) passed away within a week of each other in ADVERTISEMENTS A nominal charge of five cents per March 1970. Paul was an invalid all word is made for death and memorial his life and his mother had cared for SPECIALISTS NEEDED notices. Cash should accompany the him in their own home until a few Three Public School Speech Therapists. notice. Minimum requirements—B.A. and certifica weeks prior to their deaths. They were tion as a speech therapist. State of Michigan. well known throughout the area and An unusual opportunity to participate in a new, dynamic special education program in Victor Emmanuel Anderson (1887-1969) their home was a place where many Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. Salary stopped regularly to visit. Their Chris range 1970-71, $7700 to $15,092 for 38-week "He was a servant contract. Three General Conference church tian witness in the community was es located within our intermediate school of the Most High God" widely felt. They were members of district. Great opportunities for both pro fessional and Christian service. For further In the course of his 82 years, Rev. South Isanti Baptist Church, Isanti, information write: Victor E. Anderson had spent 42 years Minn., where the memorial services Richard E. Olsen Director of Special Education in regular and interim pastoral minis were held. Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School Dist. tries in 14 churches of the Baptist Signe Theline was born in Arebro, Box 70 Gladstone. Mich. 49837 General Conference. The extent of his Zinkgruvan, Sweden, October 15, 1886, Or call collect—(906) 425-2381 fields reached from Houston, Minn., to and came to America in 1904. She was Winnipeg, Man.; from Beresford, S.D., married to Gottfrid Theline in Cloquet, SUMMER RESORT to Manistique, Mich. The nature of Minn., in 1906, and Paul was born TIMBER WOLF Point Resort on Echo Lake. his ministry was always that of vigor, there in 1908. They lived near Isanti The Christian family resort. Good fishing, sacrifice and compassion. Love was numerous other lakes and rivers in area, since 1912, and had maintained their canoe rental and equipment, spacious mod. the essence of his entire life. own home since Gottfrid passed away cabins, sauna, lodge, safe sandy beach. In Minn. Superior Nat. Forest, in canoe coun Now, a year after his going to be in 1956. Signe is survived by her son try. Write Lawrence Oberg, Buyck, Minn. with the Lord, his absence from earth Clifford, and daughter Ruby Oliver, is keenly felt by his wife, Esther, and both of Isanti, ten grandchildren and (More classified ads on p. 30) son, Glen (pastor of Willow Glen Bap- 20 great-grandchildren. 24 THE STANDARD By ROBERT E. NORSTROM T'S MY CHURCH and I enjoy it even if it is rather nar I row and a bit anemic. I suppose that I contribute to the fact that my church is skinny and limited in outlook. From what little I know of the Shookeybang Indians, how could I care? I don't know enough about them to care. I care about my church. I give, I attend faithfully and worship as honestly and as reverently as I know how. I care about our modern world. I have guilt feelings about its needs. I have deep feelings for my minority brother in need. But the Shookeybang Indians? Who has heard of them and who cares? Yes, I care about my church. I can see the new building rising out of the ex cavation to meet needs of our youth. I care about my pastor and his staff. It doesn't take much to see my pastor is being pounded into the earth by his schedule. I care . . . because I know. What else do I care about? Certainly not the Shookeybang Indians. ALL I KNOW 1 do remember a missionary that came to our church. I bowled second shift that Is Me, night and missed it. They said he was good. I know and care about my job. I'm crowded for my best by the rising production sched ule. I'm running like mad to hang on to a and piece of the action by its tail. That's about it. I suppose you would say that's that what I really know is myself. Me! And I care deeply about myself. not Down deep, I would really enjoy caring for the Lord's work. That means that I would much have to know more about it than I do. Will someone ever take the time to help me learn so that I can care ? MAY 4, 1970 25 " The Shookeybang Indians? You guessed it, they are just the product of a vivid imagi nation. But the case in point is quite real and very much a part of daily life wherever you find it. You have to know before you can care. And the more you know the greater is the possibility that you will care . . . and care deeply. There is this problem. What does a person have to know in order to care ? First: I must know through the personal experience of God's love in my own salvation. When I became a Christian I received a new sensitivity that some call a new heart. I received a new outlook on life which some have described as new sight in blind old eyes. Second: I must know through the personal experience of God's Word in my personal growth. God's Word creates in me a new sense of divine awareness of the conditions in life that are a concern to God. My fellowship with Christ as I In order to care, follow Him through the pages you must know; of Scripture draws my inter est out of myself and points in order to know it toward those around me! you must be taught. Third: A knowledge of Christ, I must learn to know the world mission out a knowledge of God,s Word, reach of His church so that I can care. God has had His servants at work a knowledge of the mission in every age and of the church— in every part of the earth. To live the Christian life all these must be programed fully and through the local church. with deep satisfaction 26 THE STANDARD requires a "care" that is intelligent. I say it again, in order to care I must have knowledge. In our little and skinny church, we have looked at the "fat cat'\church up the street. They have such big events, like missionary conferences with big banners and big crowds and big name speakers and big offerings. We could never do this ? This is just the point! Every church, small or large, must meet the responsibility of teaching missions to its congregation. Some have left missions education to their women, who, by the way, have done a great job of it. But the education of the individual Christian must be more than women's work. It must teach men in the church, boys and girls, young singles and the homemakers, the elderly as well. Missions education fulfills one of the greatest needs in the church, the need to know, to learn! Missions education can give the smallest church the satisfying experience of a deep concern. An understanding of the world out reach of the Lord's work provides a stronger foundation on which to build a happy missions conference or a school of missions. We will be able to care more deeply TO KNOW THE WORLD because we know more! To know the missions story MISSION IS TO requires a plan, a plan to teach missions to everyone, CARE DEEPLY a structured plan. Why not do something about this? AND JOYFULLY. 7/ you wanf information on forming a missions education committee, write the Baptist General Conference. 5750 N. Ashland, Chicago, 60626. MAY 4, 1970 27 Christian Education a special section with ideas for you as a worker in your church's teaching/training ministry JUNE 1970 JULY 1970 AUGUST 1970 DflHDQQ nnnn DiinniDBG) nnnunnm DBQBODO a 0 o m n m ~ HEdranmn n no m r-i ci mci Bl m 5} 21E 3] 5J E EC HI S E 2] E oronasois SDEEE E! 53 E ED 62 HI E* E3 E E 5i E E une IS THK MONTH FOR Children's Day, June 11. Make it a day of recogni tion, appreciation, good times, oouvenirs and instruc tion for children. This is a good day to promote in advance in order to enlarge your attendance in Sun day school and church. Father's Day, Laymen's Sunday, June 21. The theme of our men's board emphasis is "A Working Man's Job." Pastors will receive packets of ideas. Make an effort to pet men to Sunday school, church and youth activities on their day. They will respond. Honoring Graduates. Invite high school grads to wear their caps and gowns, to march into the morn kind. It can be held any week, in the morning or all ing service, and to sit as a group and be honored with day or evening, or any combination. It can be any words and a small gift from the church the Sunday place: church, garage, tent, store, school or backyard. prior to graduation. A special youth banquet with a It is not too late to plan and conduct such a school. top-flight youth program honoring all grads and with all youth participating will be meaningful. Camp Promotion. Pray and push kids to camp. Pay and provide for their needs if necessary, but get Vocational Guidance. Young people are looking for them there. God answers many parents and Sunday guidance a.s to the Lord's will concerning both vocation school-youth workers' prayers at camp. You may be and college. Your encouragement may turn them toward the key to some child's salvation by showing interest a Christian vocation and a Christian school. in camp and doing something about it. Greeting Collegians. Welcome home your college Tenth Christian Education Congress, June 26, 27. people and make special plans to involve them in San Diego Convention Concourse is the place where church service and outreach. The church needs them, the largest Congress yet expects to meet from 1:30 and they need to be strengthened by church contact. Friday through 4:()() Saturday afternoon. Three ban Summer Opportunities. Special outings, retreats quets follow. Xew youth program this year expects and camp-outs for your youth during June, July and 750 youth. Make it a family trip. August are just the thing -but plan them carefully. Baptist General Conference. June 28-July 1 at San Summer GMG Planning. Many GMC.'s continue Diego. Follows CE Congress. Make reservations their activities through the summer. Girls are more for both early. See your pastor for registration and available for projects. The June program packet housing information. contains ideas for summer. Encourage girls to par Looking Ahead: "Living ... Is Making Him ticipate in VBS and camp. Known!" is this year's Sunday school enlargement Vacation Bible School. Fulfill your ministry to campaign and Sunday school attendance contest. Sug unevangelized children and youth of your community gested dates are October 4-November 1. Packets will with an evangelistic vacation Bible school of some be sent pastors and superintendents early in July. 28 THE tips SECTION OK THK STANDARD WINNIPEG, MAN., GRANT MEMORIAL, 261 WHEATON, EVANGEL, 201 S. Shirley St. Tel. Colony St. Tel. SP 2-7208.—James E. Rentz. 668-3225.—Loren McLean, pastor. 319 S. Erie. Church Directory pastor. WILA1ETTE, SKOK1E VALLEY, 1050 Skokie COLORADO Blvd. Tel. 256-1050 Robert C. Daley, pastor, (These paid advertisements make only a partial list of Conference churches.) BOULDER, HARVEST, N. 75th St. & Old Mill 431 Brook Lane. Glenview. Tel. 729-0163. Trail (4400 N.)—Frank Doten. pastor. 4633 INDIANA ALASKA Berkshire PI. Tel. 443-7048. CROWN POINT, FIRST, N. Court & Anderson COLORADO SPRINGS. SALEM, Airport Road Sts.—Don A. Deaver. pastor. 516 Mary Lane ANCHORAGE, BETHANY, Corner 18 & Birch- and Chelton Dr.—Donald A. Dye, pastor, 3212 Tel. 663-6934. wood, City View. Tel. 277-0351.—David Strib- Park Hill Dr. Tel. 473-7365. IOWA ling, pastor. DENVER EDGEWATER, W. 22nd & Jay St. ANCHOKAGE, LAKE SPENARD, 3502 Spenard Tel. 237-0180.—Ronald Skoog. pastor. CEDAR FALLS, CALVARY, 11th and Main St. Rd. Tel. 272-2618.—Lyn Wyckoff, pastor. DENVER IMMANUEL, East 4th Ave. and Tel. 266-9108.—Reuben Holm, pastor. 1021 Main St. Tel. (319) 266-03UO. ANCHOKAGE, SAND LAKE, 7434 Jewell Lake Garfield.—Gordon Hanstad, pastor. Rd.—Keith E. Lauwers, pastor. Tel. 344-1350. DENVER. NORTHWEST, 7300 Zuni St. Tel. CEDAR RAl'IDS, BETHEL, 8th Ave. and 10th St. Marion. Tel. 377-5235.—Wm. C. Larson, MOUNTAIN VIEW, 302 N. Bragaw St.—Paul 429-7109.—Arthur H. Freeburg, pastor. E. Schoming. pastor. 279-4316 pastor, 1845 Hillview Dr. Tel. 377-2864. ARIZONA CONNECTICUT CEDAR RAPIDS, VALLEY VIEW, 2721 Bever LAKE HAVASU CITY, 2101 Palo Verde Blvd. BLOOMFIELD, WINTONBUBY. 54 Maple Ave. Ave., S.E.—Carroll Van Anda, pastor. Tel. 364- 3147. —Sanford D. Ricker, pastor. Tel. 855-2960. Tel. 242-8996.—David Schaffer, pastor. BRISTOL, GRACE, 736 King St. Tel. 582-3840. CEDAR RAl'IDS. EDGEWOOD, 621 Edgewood PHOENIX, ELIM, 3535 N. 63rd Ave.—Arlan H. Rd. N.W. Tel. 365-6300.—Douglas Baltz. pas Stohre, pastor. 6602 West Roma. Tel. AP s- —R. W. Forsman, pastor, 62 Louisiana Ave. Tel. 583-0133. tor, 3240 East Ave. N.W. Tel. 366-4633. 4643. HARTFORD, BETHEL, 70 Whitney St. Tel. 236- DAVENPORT, GRANDV1EW, 1814 E. Locust. SCOTTSDALE, SUN VALLEY, 3543 N. Granite 5220.—George C. Swanson, pastor. Tel. 322-2244.—Rueben L. Dahl. pastor. 408 Keef Rd.—Wilbert Chesbro, pastor, 8538 E. KENSINGTON. 222 Lincoln St. Tel. 225-3640.— Westerfield Dr. Tel. 391-3274. Clarendon. Tel. 946-4649. James L. Spickelmier, pastor. DES MOINES, OLIVET, 1540 73rd St.—Nor CALIFORNIA MERIDEN. CALVARY, 262 Bee St. Tel. 238- man Nideng, pastor. ALTADENA, 791 E. Calaveras St. Tel. 797-8970. 1114.—Marvin D. Nixon, pastor, 264 Bee St. DES MOINES, UNION PARK, E. 9th and Ar —Lindon Karo. pastor. Tel. 237-1201. thur.—Eugene McAllister, pastor. CITRUS HEIGHTS (Sacramento Area) FAITH, TRUMBULL. LONG HILL, Middlebrooks Ave. IOWA CITY, BETHANY, Fifth Ave. and B. St. near Sunrise and Oak. 7227 Canelo Drive Tel. 268-6545.—Earl H. Lassen. Jr.. pastor. Tel. 338-4003.—Robert Anderson, pastor. Tel. Tel. 725-8888.—Amos Norvel Nelson, pastor. DELAWARE CONCORD, FAIR OAKS, 155 Risdon Kd. Tel. SIOUX° CITY, CENTRAL, 10th and Virginia 687-4810. WILMINGTON, GRACE, 116 West 41st St. Tel. Sts. Tel. 258-4841. COVINA, NEIGHBORHOOD. 135 E. San Ber 764-0226.—Harold I. Peterson, pastor, 2601 WATERLOO-EVANSDAI.E, GRACE, 850 MoJoy nardino Rd. TeL 966-1818 C. J. Foster, pas Pin Oak Dr., The Timbers. 19803. Tel. 475-6390. Rd.—Allen Travaille. pastor. 188 Oakwood Dr. tor. Tel. 966-0868. FLORIDA Tel. 234-3390. ESCONDIDO, LINCOLN AVENUE, 1717 E. BRADENTON, BETHEL, 1805 30th Ave.—Ar MASSACHUSETTS Lincoln. Tel. 746-0370 J. Norman Forge, pas thur Westerhof, pastor, 2821 21st St. W. tor. FORT LAUDERDALE, LAUDERDALE. 1105 BELMONT, EVANGEL, 300 Pleasant St. by FRESNO, NORTHWEST, 5415 N. West Ave. Tel. Northwest 6th Ave.—John Brock, pastor. Highways 2 & 60.—Harry T. Aronson, pastor, 439-4081. ORLANDO, GRACE, 6912 Lake Underhill Road, 311 Claflin St. Tel. 484-9014. GARDEN GROVE, NUTWOOD STREET, 12291 Tel. 277-7051.—Paul Stenstrom, pastor. 6219 BROCKTON, TRINITY, 13*7 Main St. Tel. 583-1850 Ivan Smith, pastor. Nutwood St., between Chapman Ave. and Gar- Mimosa Dr. Tel. 277-0399. dun Grove Blvd. in the heart of Garden Grove. ORLANDO, KINGSWOOD FIRST. 5301 Goddard DORCHESTER, CALVARY, 286 Ashmont St. Tel. 539-7761.—Edwin C. Swanson, pastor. Ave. Tel. 825-7832.—David Frenchak. pastor. 1044 HUNTINGTON BEACH, WARNER AVE., 7360 Brook Rd. Tel. 696-3460. Warner Ave. Tel. 847-7050.—Edwin R. Greene. ILLINOIS FRAMINGHAM, SAXONVILLE, Elm at Chest. pastor, 16902 Ross Lane. Tel. 847-7373. CHICAGO nut, Tel. 877-1440.—Richard E. Purchase, past- K1NGSBURG, FIRST, 1733 Draper St. Tel. 897- ADDISON STREET, 1242 Addison St. Tel. 935- tor. 33 Purchase St., Tel. 877-4918. 3310.—J. Gordon Piatt, pastor, 1530 Winter St. 2357.—A.ndrew Simko. pastor. GARDNER, BETHANY, 72 Ryan St. Tel. 632- Tel. 897-7002. BELLEVUE, 107th and Emerald Ave. Tel. 785- 5097.—Bruce Jones, pastor, 236 Elm St. Tel. LA CRESCENTA, FIRST, 4441 La Crescenta 2345.—Robert Brunko, pastor. 632-3705. Ave. Tel. 249-5832 Bernard A. Travaille, BETHEL, 919 Lavergne Ave. Tel. 378-1960. NEW BEDFORD, ELIM, 205 Middle St. Tel. pastor, 2409 Orange Ave. Tel. 248-1837. BEVERLY EMMANUEL, 1546 W. 87th St. Tel. 993-4196.—Melville Y. Stewart, pastor 69 LA HABRA, BETHEL, 1620 N. Fullerton Rd. 238-3645 Wm. G. Johnson, pastor. Ocean St. Tel. 992-0117. Tel. 691-7593.—Lester E. Cooper, pastor 340 E. CENTRAL AVENUE, Central Ave. and Iowa NORFOLK, EMMANUEL, Rockwood Rd. (on Capella Ave. Tel. 691-7693. St. Tel. 626-9292. Rt. 115)—Richard F. Schnorbus, pastor, 24 LAKEWOOD, FIRST, 5336 Arbor Road. Tel. EDGEWATER, Hollywood and Glenwood Aves. Chestnut Ave.. Wrentham. Tel. 384-2009. 420-1471.—James A. Borror, pastor. Tel. 784-3040 D. Thurlow Yaxley, pastor. QUINCY, CENTRAL, " 65 Washington St.— LOMPOC, CALVARY, 3355 Constellation, Van- ELIM, 10835 S. Pulaski Rd. Tel. 239-2396 Franklin P. MacKerron, pastor. denberg Village.—Wallis A. Turner, pastor. David C. Brown, pastor. SOUTH YARMOUTH. EVANGELICAL, 1240 LOS ANGELES, EAGLE ROCK, 1499 Colorado FAIRFIELD AVENUE, Cortland St. and Fair State Hwy. Tel. 398-3531.—Edwin F. Lindquist, Blvd. Tel. 255-4611.—Burt R. Poole, pastor, field Ave. Tel. 252-3333.—Ray Bakke. interim pastor, 63 Pond St. 398-9831. 1565 Chickasaw Ave. Tel. 254-9034. pastor. WORCESTER, BELMONT STREET (corner NAPA, GRACE BAPTIST, 1559 Second St. Tel. NORTHWEST, Peterson and Francisco Aves. Fountain St., 1 block from Lincoln Square). 224-9114.—Maynor D. Reed, pastor. 2293 Ethel Tel. 338-1111 C. James Pasma. pastor. Tel. 753-7989.—Cecil M. Lindblom, pastor. 12 Porter Dr. Tel. 224-9197. SALEM, 9900 S. Claremont, Tel. 445-3470 Darby St. OAKLAND, LAKESIDE, 3rd Ave. at E. 15th St. Bernard E. Hogan, pastor. WORCESTER, GRACE, Sterling and Harlem Tel. 444-4990.—Gordon E. Johnson, pastor. 780 SOUTH SHORE, Coles Ave. and Cheltenham PI. Sts.—Milton J. G. Satterberg, pastor. 26 Fors- Prospect Ave. Tel. 461-8832. Tel. 734-0097. berg St. Tel. 757-0215. PACIFICA, WESTSIDE, 390 Inverness Drive.— MICHIGAN A. David Donnelly, 3370 Longview Dr. San DEKALB. BETHANY, Bethany Rd. Tel. 756- ANN ARBOR, HURON HILLS. 3150 Glacier Bruno. Tel, 365-0522. 9020.—E. Robert Peterson, pastor. POMONA-CLAREMONT-ONTARIO, CREST- Way. Tel. 769-6299.—Charles R. Johnson, pas EVANSTON, CALVARY, Elmwood Ave. and tor. Tel. 761-6749. VIEW, 4552 N. Towne Ave., Claremont. Tel. Lake St. Tel. 864-1248.—Lloyd W. Dahlquist, 624-6626—Joseph A. Ryan, pastor. Tel. 621- CADILLAC, TEMPLE HILL, East Bremer and pastor. North Simons Sts. Tel. 775-9094.—Eric N. 2683. GALESBURG. BETHEL, 1196 North Academy Lindholm, interim pastor. REDLANDS, CALVARY, 27240 Barton Rd. Tel. St. at Freemont. Tel. 343-8736 John F. An 793-4109 Gary L. Risdon. pastor. DETROIT, ELIM. 19333 Lahser Road. Tel. derson, pastor, 1160 N. Academy St. 533-7253.—Raymond A. Ashmun. pastor, 21440 RESEDA, FIRST, Sherman Way and Yolanda HILLSIDE, 5152 Butterfield Rd. Tel. 449-8717. Ave. Tel. 881-3651.—Robert I. Wells, pastor, Cambridge. Tel. 638-8468. —Dan Ankerberg, pastor, 5125 Butterfield Rd. DETROIT (East Side), CHANDLER PARK 19821 Acre St., Northridge. Tel. 341-0386. Tel. 449-6667. DRIVE, 17300 Chandler Park Drive at Guil SAN BERNARDINO, CRESTVIEW, 3215 Palm HINSDALE, Fuller and Oak Sts. Tel. 323-1023. ford. Tel. 884-1685.—Michael Halcomb, pastor. Ave.—George E. Ziemer, pastor. Tel. 887-4215, —Richard Swanson, pastor. DETROIT, GRACE, 16130 Woodbine (Telegraph 883-7682. HOMEWOOD, 183rd St.. and Governor's High SAN DIEGO. CLAIRMONT, 2610 Galveston. and Puritan). Tel. 532-9877.—Roy Bohanan, way. Tel. 798-5440.—Gordon D. Nelson, pastor. pastor. Tel. 535-2021. Tel. 276-1922.—Sidney W. Wyma. pastor. 2605 JOLIET, BETHEL, 714 Bethel Dr. Tel. 725-4422. GRAND RAPIDS, SOUTH KENT, 280 60th St. Galveston. Tel. 276-2999. —Calvin S. Merritt, pastor, 1608 Mayfield Ave. S.E. Tel. 532-9866. SAN DIEGO, COLLEGE AVENUE, 4747 College JOLIET, GRACE, Junction Routes 52, 59 and 66. HASLETT (Lansing area), 1380 Haslett Rd. Ave. Tel. 582-7222 Robert E. Luther, pastor, —Arthur E. Anderson, pastor. Tel. 339-8475. 6868 Camino Estrellado. Tel. 583-9046. MOLINE. BETHANY, 701 38th Ave. Tel. 764- MUSKEGON, LAKESIDE, Denmark St. and SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY CITY FIRST, 4377 3041.—Dean Hauser. pastor. Miner Ave. Tel. 755-1104.—Kenneth E. Kol- Eastgate Mall, LoJolla. Tel. 453-3944.—James D. MOUNT PROSPECT, CUMBERLAND, 1500 E. modin, pastor, 2129 Miner Ave. YounK, pastor, 2724 Greyling Dr. Tel. 277-0142. Central Rd. Tel. 296-3242. PORTAGE (Kalamazoo), GRACE, 3600 W. Mil- SAN JOSE. WILLOW GLEN. 1292 Minnesota MUNDELEIN. CALVARY, Route 176 one block ham Ave. Tel. 342-0011 Reuben L. Anderson, Ave. Tel. 293-3611.—Glenn Anderson, pastor. west of Midlothian Rd. Tel. 566-6650 William SANTA MARIA, GRACE. 812 N. Lincoln St. pastor, 6425 Westchester St. Tel. 327-9920. Hadeen. Jr., pastor. Tel. 566-8937. ROCKFORD, ALGOMA, 10504 Grange Ave., 14 Tel. 925-2671.—Robert S. Ricker. pastor. NAPERVILLE, CENTRAL. 7th & Washington. mile south of 13 Mile Rd. Tel. 866-1274— SPRING VALLEY (San Diego) CASA DE ORO, Tel. 335-0939.—William Van Der Veen, pastor. Irvin L. I'iell. pastor, 10195 Madrid Way.—Ernest M. Anderson, pas 1005 W. Jefferson. Tel. 366-1253. ROYAL OAK. FAITH, 3118 Greenfield (near tor, Tel. 469-5017. NORTHBROOK, Glenbrook North High School, 12% Mile Rd.) 48072. Tel. 519-5655.—Arthur SUN VALLEY FAITH. 10335 La Tuna Canyon 2300 N. Shermer Rd.—Richard Ottoson. pastor. E. H. Barber, pastor, 29209 Everett. Southfield Rd. Tel. 767-5749.—Woodrow T. Young, pastor. 1880 Big Oak Circle. Tel. 272-0116. 48075. Tel. 352-9078. SYLMAR, FOOTHILL, 13550 Herron St. Tel. RIVERDALE, 14130 S. Wentworth Ave. Tel. SAWYER, SAWYER HIGHLANDS. Red Arrow 367-5904.—Milo Nixon, pastor. 841-3733—Ear! V. Phillips, pastor, 1431 S. Highway, south of Sawyer Rd. Tel. 426-2561. THOUSAND OAKS, BETHANY, 157 Donnick Michigan Ave. Tel. 849-0737. —Roy A. Williamson, pastor. Ave.—James B. Rehnberg, pastor. Tel. 495- ROCKFORD, ELIM, 5500 E. Newburg Rd. Tel. 6663. 399-1388—Edwin H. Colson. pastor, 1002 Star- MINNESOTA WHITTIER, BETHANY, 10252 Mills Avenue. view Dr. DULUTH, BETHANY, 59th Ave. W. and Ram Tel. 941-1221—Roy E. Knuteson, pastor. ROCKFORD, TEMPLE, 3215 E. State St. Tel. sey St. Tel. 624-1130.—Maurice C. Lundh, YUCAIPA, FIRST, 34784 Yucaipa Blvd. Tel. 399-2665—Harold L. Christenson, pastor, 106 raptor. 797-1178 William Sloan, pastor. Paris Ave. Tel. 965-9541. nUT.UTH. BETHEL. 1102 E. 4th St. Tel. 72«- CANADA WAUKEGAN, IMMANUEL, 1016 Grand Ave. 1798. Studv 724-4701.—James Merrill Smith. VANCOUVER, B. C. MT. PLEASANT. Tenth Tel. 336-4800 Walter O. Olson, pastor, 1026 paarnr 31« Vnrth 11th Ave. E Tel. 724-3010. Ave. & Quebec St. Tel. 876-8525. Klnssmnnr. Tel. ON 2-4RR7. DUI.I'TH. TEMPLE. 22nd Ave. W. and 3rd St. VANCOUVER. B.C., JASPER. CRESCENT. 7650 WESTMONT. 213 E. 55th St.—John J. Zier. 200 Tel. 722-4141.—Clarence D. Anderson, pastor, Jasper Crescent (at 61st Ave.) E. 56th St. 2132 W. 13th St. MAY 4, 1970 29 FERGUS FALLS, FIRST. 62t E. Channing Ave. Tel. 736-3613.—Andy Husmann, pastor, 310 E. Alcott St. GRAND RAPIDS, FAITH, 423 *th Ave. N. E. Tel. 326-6702.—David Kimball, pastor. 608 Hale Lake Lane. JAPAN JET CHARTER FLIGHT MINNEAPOLIS BETHLEHEM, 13th Ave. S. and 8th St. Tel. TO 12th BAPTIST WORLD CONGRESS IN TOKYO 338-7653.—Robert A. Featherstone. pastor. BLOOMINGTON, 4300 W. 98th St. Tel. 888-9269. JULY 1970 —AT THE TIME OF JAPAN'S WORLD FAIR —Bruce Herrstrom. paBtor, Tel. 888-6757. BROOKLYN CENTER, 59th and Humboldt Ave. OFFICIALLY CONSTITUTED PROGRAM No. Tel. 561-3120.—Alden E. Lynch, pastor, Tel. 561-3727. _ _.„ _ EDGEWATER, 5501 Chicago Ave. S.—Ellis E. Eklof. Jr., pastor. Must be Baptist Church member as of April 1, 1969. Spouse, children, and dependent ELIM, 685 13th Ave. N.E. Tel. 789-3591. parents living with members also qualify. Not necessary to join any tour. GRACE, 2120 E. 38th St. Tel. 721-6271—Peter D.Todd, pastor. AA1 •• ROUNDTRIP INDIVIDUAL CHARTER AIRFARE, BASED ON FLIGHT 100% MINNEHAHA, 41st Ave. S. and East 42nd St. Tel. 724-6000.—Clifford R. Holm, pastor. $?1C FILLED. OLIVET, Abbot and Oakdale Ave. N. Tel. 588- %J I «gP July 10, 1970 —Depart Oakland, California, for Tokyo 4633.—John Hoeldtke, pastor. 3205 Abbott Ave. N. Tel. 688-5151. . _ , July 30,1970-Depart Tokyo for Oakland, California PARK, 41st St. and Hwy. 100 (St. Louis Park). Tel. 926-2584. Regular airfares are $722 in July during high season rates. Thus, you WOODDALE, Nicollet Ave. at 71st St. (Rich save $407 per person via charter travel. field) .—Peter D. Unruh. pastor. Tel. 866-9788. Ai||||| 21-DAY TOUR - combining Baptist activities and a full vacation a7|iy schedule. Assures you will enjoy Japan by direct participation in its NEW BRIGHTON, SALEM, Rice Creek and Sil ver Lake Rds.—W. Richard Turnwall. pastor, ~ J§ Jf Jf pleasures, not just see the country. Price includes roundtrip charter 2183 Mounds Ave. _ airfares from Oakland, first class hotel accommodations in Tokyo ROCHESTER. ELIM, 1815 38th St. N.W. (in during Baptist convention and throughout Japan, sightseeing by train and bus, dinner Rolling Greens). Tel. 289-8596—Douglas Oelke, pastor. parties, admissions, transfers, etc. ST. PAUL, BETHANY, 2025 W. Skillman Ave. (near Cleveland) 631-0211 Albert M. Wind ham, pastor. 1710 Fry St. Tel. 645-6236. ORIENT BAPTIST TOUR ST. PAUL, CENTRAL, Roy St. and Shields 38 Days, for only $1499 ST. PAUL TRINITY, Highway 36 and Edger- Designed for people who wish extensive coverage of the Orient instead of Japan only. ton. Tel. 774-8609.—J. Leonard Carroll, pastor. First class land arrangements throughout. Price includes roundtrip airfares via scheduled 490 E. Skillman Ave., Apt. 202. Tel. 771-2750. TWO HARBORS, FIRST, 712 Third Ave.—Russell airlines, hotel in Tokyo during Baptist convention and throughout itinerary, sightseeing M. Dacken, pastor, 531 15th Ave. Tel. 834-4541. by train and bus, dinner parties, admissions, transfers, tips, etc. Fully escorted. If you MISSOURI ever plan an Orient vacation, this Baptist Tour is the one for you. MANCHESTER. BETHANY, morning services meet at South Junior High School, 760 Woods Mill Rd., Manchester, Mo.—Elmer A. Fischer, pastor, 835 Gardenway Dr., Ballwin. Mo. 63011. HOWARD TOURS, INC. OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, HAS BEEN ASSIGNED FULL Tel. 227-6022. Call parsonage for location of ADMINISTRATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS PROJECT. evening meetings. NEBRASKA FOR PARTICIPATION, APPLY: Dr. Russell S. Orr, Executive Coordinator; 1970 Charter Flight to LINCOLN, TRINITY, 4701 S. 40th St. Tel. 489- 12th Baptist World Congress; c/o Howard Tours, Inc.; 522 Grand Ave., Oakland, Calif. 94610 2609. OMAHA. BETHANY. 4215 N. 92nd Ave. Tel. 393-5570.—Royal F. Peterson, pastor, 9129 Boyd St. Tel. 393-1478. SOUTH DAKOTA SEATTLE, MAPLE LEAF, 3524 Northeast 95th NEW JERSEY St. Tel. 525-4122.—Loren O. Wahl, paBtor. LIVINGSTON, WEST ESSEX. 222 Laurel Ave., MITCHELL, NORTHRIDGE, 700 E. Fifteenth Ave. Tel. 996-4937—Ed Sohafer. pastor, 816 E. Tel. 523-4707. Box 256. Tel. 992-2828.—Raymond F. Smith, First Ave. SEATTLE, McMICKEN HEIGHTS. 3754 S. 172 pastor. 18 Deerfield Dr., Florham Park. SIOUX FALLS, CENTRAL, Eighth St. and St. (near Sea-Tac Airport) Tel. 243-7112.— George Gulian, pastor. Tel. 244-5845. NEW YORK Spring Ave. Tel. 336-3378.—Howard J. Carl son, pastor, 809 E. 35th St. Tel. 882-4222. TACOMA. CENTRAL, S. Eleventh and Grant. BROOKLYN, DEAN STREET, 515 Demn St. Tel. Tel. 627-8518.—Bror O. Lundgren, pastor. 638-4579.—H. Kenneth Nelson, pastor. 1223 WASHINGTON 1438 N. Shirley. Tel. 752-0615. E. 34th St. Tel. 338-6299. BELLINGHAM. NORTHWEST, 3545 N.W. Ave. VANCOUVER, McLOUGnUN HEIGHTS, 8614 JAMESTOWN, CHANDLER ST., 123 Chandler Tel. 733-3620.—Howard T. Olson, pastor. 2831 E. Mill Plain Blvd. 98664. Tel. 694-6501.— St. Tel. 483-3331.—John G. Soneson, pastor, McLeod Rd. John A. Anderson, pastor. 149 McDaniel Ave. Tel. 489-5256. PUYALLUP, BETHANY, 519 3rd St N.E. Tel. WISCONSIN LONG ISLAND, EAST WILLISTON. Roslyn Rd. TH 5-9939.—Lloyd M. Nordstrom, pastor. 1222 and E. Williston Ave.—James Froehlig, pastor. Karshner Rd. N.E. Tel. Th. 6-2926. KENOSHA, TABERNACLE, 7951 36th Ave. Tel. 742-2183. SEATTLE, BALLARD, 2004 N.W. 63rd. TeL Tel. 694-0320.—Floyd C. Meyer, pastor. NEW YORK, TRINITY, 250 E. 61st St. Tel. SC 4-1554.—Peter Bakker, pastor. MILWAUKEE, BELOIT ROAD. 8337 W. Beloit 838-6844. SEATTLE, CENTRAL, Corner 9th Ave. and Road.—Conrad C. Lundberg pastor. SCHENECTADY, FAITH of Rexford, Glenridge Pine St. Tel. 623-4843.—Bertrand D. Gilbert, RHINELANDER. CALVARY. 320 Lincoln. Tel. and Bradt Rds. Tel. 346-8200.—Glemnwood paHtor. 362-4792. Cronin, pastor. 77 Damask Dr., Elnora. Tel. SEATTLE, ELIM, N. 46th St. and Sunnyside SISTER BAY, FIRST, 103 Maple Dr. Tel. 854- 877-8080. Ave. N. Tel. 632-4354. 2735.—Lester R. Weko, pastor. Tel. 854-2874. OHIO SEATTLE, HALLER LAKE. 14054 Wallingford SUPERIOR, OGDEN AVENUE, Ogden at 2Uth. AVON LAKE, CALVARY. 32607 Electric Blvd. N. Tel. 364-1811.—Arlen Svare. pastor, 121 N. Tel. 394-6002.—Donald Coddington. pasto*. 1115 Tel. 933-8823.—Fred Miller, pastor. W. 132. Tel. 366-8322. No. 18th St. Tel. 894-3282. CINCINNATI, FIRST OF GREEN HILLS. Win- ton and Sharon Roads. Tel. 825-3722.—Reynold Bohleen, pastor, 11087 Donora Lane. Tel. 513- 825-0098. FOR RENT CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, BETnEL, 2706 Noble Road. Tel. 381-5501.—Robert K. C. Paulson, CLASSIFIED pastor, 6229 Thornbury, Blvd. Lyndhurst. 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KELSHAW for all your equipped, 16-ft boat included, inside activi PENNSYLVANIA insurance needs—auto, homeowners, health, ties rm, outdoor recreational equipment, life. American Family Ins. Group, Minne scenic trails, golf nearby. Write for free McKEESPORT, RIVERVIEW. 1911 Sales St. apolis, Minnesota Phone: 560-1611. color brochure. A friendly family resort at Tel. 672-8215.—Dr. Oliver Ohsberg, pastor. the dam and outlet of Lake Vermilion. Min Tel. 678-6534. nesota's most beautiful lake. NEW CASTLE. FIRST, 224 E. North Street. HELP WANTED Tel. 652-7321.—Robert E. Hails, pastor. 200 E. VERMILION DAM LODGE, Lincoln Ave. Tel. 652-0268. PART TIME RETIRED MAN needed by COOK, MINN. 55723 small importer. Warehousing, packing. Chi RHODE ISLAND PHONE 218 666 4418 WARWICK. FRIENDSHIP, 2945 West Shore cago. Tel. 283-0654 evenings. Rd. Tel. 737-8564.—Valley Andresen, pastor. (More classified on p. 2k) 2951 West Shore Road. 30 THE STANDARD quoted in Truth and News, pub lished by the Huffman Church in Birmingham. The scientists tore their hair in utter frustration until RELIGIOUS NE one remembered a Bible story in Joshua. His associates found the story of the sun standing still "pret ty ridiculous" and asked him to prove it. He did, by reading the tenth Seminaries Urged to Increase Warns of Astrology Hoax chapter of Joshua. "The sun stood Black Enrollment • In an age when men fly to the still and the moon stayed . . . and • The five-per-cent seminary enroll moon, faith in astrology seems to hasted not to go down about a whole ment of blacks in U.S. Protestant stand stronger than faith in religion day." The computer went to work and Roman Catholic schools should or science, says columnist Harriet again, found the missing moments be increased immediately to 20 per Van Home of the San Francisco to be 23 hours and 20 minutes—not cent, was the recommendation made Examiner and Chronicle. The writer enough for an entire day. Forty on the campus of Howard Universi warns that harmless parlor games in minutes were still missing. Another ty, Washington, D.C., in March at astrology have grown into a national reading of Joshua 10:13 provided the a meeting of students, professors idiocy involving witchcraft, spiritual answer: ". . . about (approximately) and administrators from 71 semi ism and black magic. "If you discuss the space of a whole day." But what naries. The conference also urged astrology with one who lives by his of the 40 minutes? Again the Bible theological schools to: 1) Create a horoscope, you are ultimately dis provided the clue in 2 Kings 20. "parallel" seminary program for stu missed with the statement, 'Check Hezekiah, on his deathbed, was visit dents who have not graduated from it out. It really works,' " says Miss ed by the Prophet Isaiah who pre college. The program should lead to Van Home. But distinguished astron dicted his recovery. Hezekiah did ordination and provide a "new kind omers have checked it out and it not believe him and asked for a sign of degree not now available." 2) Ex doesn't work, the news woman de as proof: "It is nothing for the sun pand the post-graduate program to clares. According to astrologists, a to go ahead ten degrees, but let the include 200 black doctoral candidates child born under the sign of Libra shadow return backward ten de within 10 years. This year there are will have a strong artistic bent and grees." Isaiah spoke to the Lord and 32 black doctoral candidates in the will probably settle upon art, music He brought the shadow ten degrees ology. 3) Reevalute traditional doc or literature as a life work. A few backward. Ten degrees is exactly 40 toral programs in theology and theo years ago, a skeptic named Farns- minutes! Declared the editor of Eve logical education in general in terms worth made a statistical analysis of ning World, a newspaper at Spencer, of "how much of the black experience birth days in Who's Who and every Ind.: "Our God is rubbing their they capture." other compendium of great names noses in His truth." he could find. Were horoscopes valid, Drug Dropouts the dominant birth month should have been October—under Libra. It Turning to Pentecostalism Carbon T4 Dating wasn't. Miss Van Home estimates • A highly subjective and intensely Versus 'Ark' Find that the mumbo-jumbo of astrology personal form of Christianity has is currently a $200-million-a-year • Scientists hoping this summer to been noticed rising in New York business in America. melt ice on Mt. Ararat in Turkey City among young people disgusted and thus unveil what they hope will with drugs. The faith is based in be the ark that Noah built did not Pentecostalism, according to the New Bible Helps Computer get any encouragement from an York Times, and allegedly has scores Find One Lost Day atomic "clock." The Carbon 14 meth of youth around the country caught • Space scientists in Greenbelt, Md., od of dating was applied to a piece up in a concern for the supernatural. were recently checking the position of wood extracted from the site and One of them is Scott Ross, 30-year- of the sun, moon and planets to dis found it only several hundred years old former disc jockey who was con cover where they would be a century old. A foundation called SEARCH verted during a "very bad" acid or a millennium from now. "We have will assemble a party in June for trip in Central Park. Now he spends to know this so we don't send a the excursion in search of the buried much of his time "rapping about satellite up and have it bump into archaeological treasure. Radiocarbon Jesus," passing the word to others something later on in its orbits," dating measures the amount of radio that drugs and the occult are the says Harold Hill, president of the active decay of carbon atoms in an "sorceries" spoken of in the Scrip Curtis Engine Co. in Baltimore. The object. It is in use all over the globe, tures. He calls them demonic devices computer measurement, properly pro distinguished by its declaration that for pulling the young away from grammed, scanned the centuries back the Dead Sea Scrolls were nearly God. "I went the political route," and forth until suddenly a red sig 2000 years old, that the strange Ross is quoted as saying, "and then nal brought it to a halt. Maintenance monuments at Stonehenge, England, through the drug trip. Others get crews were called, but the computer are about 3700 years old, and that into meditation or Hare Krishna. was given a perfect bill of health. people migrated to America from We're all looking for life's reality. What was wrong? "We have found Asia over the land bridge that is now Jesus said, 'I am the truth'—and there is a day missing in the elapsed the Bering Strait some 11,500 years that's where reality is at." time," the scientists admitted, as ago. MAY 4, 1970 31 GET THE MESSAGE OUT It's radio time! Missionary Dick Varberg daily uses the only station beamed at 200,000 Masbaiinos. Fred Thomas programs the gospel in Cebuano. Our Philip pine outreach by radio has plans for purchase of $4795 in time and services for 1970-71. Plans? Only if God's people supply the funds. Of necessity our gifts will first meet the priority needs of salaries and housing for the missionaries. The Philip pine poition of the Foreign Missions' budget is $180,618. Full achievement of our radio potential requires our deep concern and greater financial response. YOU can share the gospel with a listener, one of the many Filipinos ready and eager to hear. The Baptist General Conference out.each by radio in the Philippines is dependent upon your response. board of foreign missions baptist general conference 5750 n. ashland ave., Chicago, ill. 60626