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8-1-1987 Herald of Holiness Volume 76 Number 15 (1987) W. E. McCumber (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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uring this quadrennium the Church of the Naza- tions over my signature.” Anyone who has a bank ac­ rene is paying particular attention to the prayer count grasps the meaning of this verse immediately. Dof our Lord recorded in the 17th chapter of John’s Gos­“Over my signature” can mean only one thing— prayer is pel. We are remembering that in verse 17 Jesus peti­ a check made out to my account and signed by the tions His Father to “Sanctify them [His disciples].” He Master. The amount is left blank. I can fill it in for any­ goes on to pray that perfect unity may prevail in the thing that I need, and the Father will “supply all [my] body of believers, which will be brought about by His need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” indwelling presence in them. All this so “that the world (Philippians 4:19). That’s God’s Word! His resources are may know” that God the loving Father has sent His Son inexhaustible. My prayer possibilities are limitless. to save the world (John 17:23). But the signature on this blank check provides protec­ This great prayer chapter is preceded by specific in­ tion against my abusing this privilege. As a parent I can structions and promises about prayer. Jesus predicts understand this. My child has needed to make a pur­ that very soon He will be going to be with His Father. His chase. He hasn’t known the exact price. I have signed a atoning death will provide direct access for His disciples blank check. It would be possible for him to fill in an to their Father in heaven. . . if you shall ask the Father amount that would far exceed this need. All of the re­ for anything, He will give it to you in My name" (John sources in my account are at his disposal. What is the 16:23, NASB). safeguard? The signature. I am his father. I trust him. He What an extravagant assurance! “Ask ... for any­ loves me and would not do anything to violate that trust. thing, [and] He will give it to you.” But this giving is “in As God’s child I will ask for only those things that will My [Jesus’] name.” What does this mean? The King honor the name that appears on the signature line of the James Version puts it this way: “Whatsoever he shall prayer check. I will always be guided by the example of ask the Father in my name, he will give it you” (italics His Gethsemane prayer: “.. . not my will, but yours be mine). We must always approach the Father in the name done” (Luke 22:42, NIV). and merits of His Son, our Savior. Dear friend, the priceless potential of the blank check Christ goes on to underscore and clarify this prayer of prayer is yours today, for “all things belong to you, promise in verse 26. The Living Bible paraphrases it in and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God” (1 these easy-to-understand words: .. present your peti­ Corinthians 3:22-23, NASB). □ ON SLANDER AND SACRILEGE

by ARTHUR TOWNSEND

story was often told that Napoleon, while re­ report; ,.. if there be any virtue, and if there be any viewing his troops, came up to a veteran in the praise, think on these things” (Philippians 4:8). ranks.A Some Christians today think nothing of committing The old warrior was dressed in full uniform and on sacrilege. The most precious covering in all heaven and his tunic was displayed the coveted Legion of Honor. earth is the blood of God’s Lamb, the Lord Jesus “Where did you lose your arm?” Napoleon said. Christ. Yet Christians will go beneath the blood of “At Austerlitz, sire,” came the soldier’s brisk reply. Jesus and dig up the sins o f other Christians that God “And for that you received the Legion of Honor?” has forgiven and forgotten. They will hash and rehash “Yes, sire. It was a small token to pay for the deco­ these sins over and over again. ration.” To go beneath the blood of Christ is the worst form “You must be the kind of man,” Napoleon replied, of sacrilege that one can commit. It is actually going “who regrets he did not lose both arms for his coun­ against the Word of God, the blood of the Lamb, the try?” witness of the Spirit, and the will of the Father! Permit What then would have been my reward?” asked the . me to illustrate: one-armed soldier. I was seated when a very gracious lady came up to “I would have awarded you a double Legion of me to shake hands. It is hard for me to shake hands Honor,” said Napoleon. And with that the proud old with a woman when I am sitting down, so I stood. A warrior immediately drew his sword and cut off his person afterward said, “If you knew what that woman other arm. once was, you would not stand to your feet out of re­ This story was circulated for some tim e and believed spect. She is a former prostitute.” without question until one bright person asked, But the truth is, I would have all the more readily “How?” It is utterly impossible for a man with a stub stood to my feet. T h e precious blood o f Jesus means so for an arm to draw his sword and cut off his other arm. much to me that, under the blood-covering, that It can’t be done. Paul M. Schrock woman was as pure in the These days, when inno­ sight of God as any virgin cent people are being ver­ who ever lived! bally condemned and the How people can so guilty excused, the church readily commit such sacri­ needs to take a close look lege, by exposing the sins at the subject o f false re­ of the past of others by go­ ports. I f people readily ac­ ing beneath the blood- cepted the story of the one- covering, I do not know. arm soldier of Napoleon’s Perhaps some of it is done day, how much more will in ignorance, for very few the unsanctified heart be­ sermons are preached on lieve falsehoods and lies? sacrilege. Any person who seeks to do Shun gossip and slander God’s will and work will as you would shun a skunk come under fire. when his tail is up and Paul, the apostle, re­ quivering. Don’t ever com­ ferred to “old wives’ fables” mit sacrilege by going be­ (1 Tim oth y 4:7). H e must neath the blood o f Jesus to have had a problem expose the sins of others there — long before the that are past and forgiven. time of Napoleon. So he T hen you w ill certainly be­ wrote: . . whatsoever gin to grow more fully in things are true . .. what­ the grace and knowledge of soever things are of good the Lord Jesus Christ. You will be cultivating your ARTHUR TOWNSEND is a soul in good soil — the free-lance writer from Wain- Word of God! □ wright, Alberta, Canada.

AUGUST 1, 1987 HERALD

Bible Quotations in this issue: ^HOLINESS Unidentified quotations are from the KJV Quotations from the following translations are used W . E. M cCUMBER, Editor in Chief by permission IVAN A. BEALS, Office Editor (NASB) From the New American Standard Bible. © The Lockman Foundation, 1960. 1962, 1963. MABEL ADAMSON, Editorial Assistant 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973. 1975. 1977 (NIV) From The Holy Bible. New International Version, copyright © 1973, 1978. 1984 by the rnnm hiifinn I EUGENE L. STOWE • CHARLES H. STRICKLAND International Bible Society contriDuting W|LUAM M GREATHOUSE • JERALD D. JOHNSON (TLB) From The Living Bible. © 1971 by Tyndale House Publishers. Wheaton, III tailors. | JQHN A KN|GHT . RAYMOND W. HURN General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene HERALD OF HOLINESS (USPS 241-440) is published semimonthly by NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE, 2923 TROOST AVE., KANSAS CITY, MO 64109. Editorial offices at 6401 The Paseo, Cover Photo: by William P Sterne, Jr. Kansas City. MO 64131. Address all correspondence concerning subscriptions to Nazarene Publishing House, P.O. Box 419527, Kansas City, MO 64141. Copyright 1987 by Nazarene Pub­ I.D.— Mount Rainier. Wash. lishing House POSTMASTER: Please send change of address to Herald of Holiness, P.O. Box 419527, Kansas City, MO 64141 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $6 50 per year. Second-class postage Volume 76, Number 15 August 1, 1987 Whole Number 3475 paid in Kansas City, Mo. Litho in U.S.A.

IN THIS ISSUE THE BLANK CHECK OF PRAYER...... 2 THE SIMULATED GOSPEL...... 13 General Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe Lawrence Walker ON SLANDER AND SACRILEGE...... 3 GLORIA’S MINISTRY TO PRISONERS...... 14 Arthur Townsend Nina E. Beegle LETTERS...... 4 “CAUTION: BABY ON BOARD” ...... 15 SCHOOLED BY GRACE...... 5 W. Dale Martin Novella Isom POLLYWOGS AND SHELLBACKS...... 16 THE BEGINNING OF SANCTIFICATION...... 6 Jack Conn Terry Paige REMOVING THE MASKS...... 17 NOT WITHOUT GOD...... 7 Poem June Gilbaugh Poem John A. Wright THE BEST OF BERTHA MUNRO...... 17 THE NEED FOR PATIENCE...... 7 Book Brief Earl C. Wolf, editor Ross W. Hayslip THE EDITOR’S STANDPOINT...... 18 THREE FOR LIVING...... 8 W. E. McCumber Mabel P. Adamson BY ALL MEANS...... 20 THE POWER OF PRAYER...... 9 Night Vision Geneva Cobb Iijima Elaine Cunningham CHRISTIANS GO TO PRISON...... 21 TWENTY MILLION AND COUNTING...... 10 William Goodman Tom Lorimer IN THE N EW S...... 22 CHAPLAINS AND CHANGED LIVES...... 11 NEWS OF RELIGION...... 30 A Chaplain’s Changed Life—Mine Tom Cook ANSWER CORNER...... 31 I TRASHED THE NEIGHBORHOOD!...... 12 James Lee West LATE NEWS...... 35

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HEARTACHE tivity. It would be good if our maga­ light, confesses a fault, corrects the zine could help educate our people wrong, and discovers fellowship. As your article “Mother’s Day: A on the heartaches of infertility and The prophet-theologian is a key Taste of the Bittersweet” indicated, miscarriage. person. If we listen, it will encourage this sentimental holiday is painful for Name Withheld him to faithfully and carefully speak many. THEOLOGIANS COMMENDED God’s Word, and we will be better While your reference to singles is for it. appropriate, you neglected, but for a I enjoyed J. Kenneth Grider’s arti­ David J. Kealiher scriptural reference to Hannah, to cle “The Amazing Nazarenes” and Nampa, Idaho address the needs of a growing was encouraged to note how God segment— the estimated one-fifth of has blessed the church. We com­ THEOLOGIAN CHALLENGED couples (it is a couple's problem) mend our theologians for testing the In Dr. Kenneth Grider’s article who desire a child but are infertile. claims we hear, whether old or new, “Those Amazing Nazarenes” he Your article did not speak of women and for restricting them to clear states, “The Church now under­ who have lost an unborn child, a statements of Scripture. stands that healing is not for every­ grief I have known twice. One church may subordinate one.” The implication of the phrase For the most part, I have found truth to assure unity, and another is that the Church was once con­ the church unable to respond to my disregard unity to assure truth. I fused and mistakenly believed that difficulties of infertility and mis­ would like, however, to think that a Jesus provided healing for all who carriage with support and sensi­ holiness church walks in all available had the appropriate faith, but now (Continued on page 20) HERALD OF HOLINESS SCHOOLED BY GRACE by NOVELLA ISOM

ecently our pastor preached a series of sermons Another lesson I learned was what it feels like to be on GRACE. I enjoyed them because I know handicapped. I never used to think about steps and Rabout the grace o f God. I know that it brings healingstairs, to or low toilet seats, or walking around to shop, or the body and spirit and allows me to learn and grow. standing in long lines, but now I do. I have great sym­ Although I am feeling fine now and do not have any pathy for the physically impaired. I have reevaluated pain, I started 1986 very ill. A fter many weeks o f treat­ my priorities. When I think of the struggle that some ment, I finally had a diseased leg amputated and good people face, just spending the whole day taking care of health returned. Through God’s grace, I have learned physical needs, some o f the small things that can cause many lessons and have been given special healing dur­ a big fuss in my life seem insignificant. It is easier to ing this ordeal. put petty frustrations and incidents aside. I am learn­ First of all, I learned to accept help graciously and ing what is really important. A whole new world has gratefully. I was always a giver. I loved doing things for opened to me that includes things like amputation my family and friends. I work well independently; I procedures, physical therapy, and prosthetics— things like to be efficient— but for a while I was completely that I knew nothing about. I am learning to concen­ helpless. To go from self-sufficiency to utter de­ trate on the blessings and positive aspects o f my life as pendence on others was hard, but it was wonderful to I experience the struggle of the handicapped person. have the support of trained medical people and loving Also, I found out just how supportive and caring my help from family and friends. I realized that they friends are. I have a shopping bag full of notes and wanted to help me as much as I had always enjoyed cards— I treasure them all. The offers of help and gifts doing things for them. I had to let them experience the that arrived warmed my heart. I truly felt loved. I re­ joy of giving. I made it easier for them by thankfully newed old friendships, and made new ones, and con­ taking their help without protest. tinued relationships that are even more meaningful because of this illness. No value can be placed on Also, I learned that God’s grace can give acceptance friendship— it is priceless. I want to be the kind of that allows the healing process to begin. I would rather friend who extends God’s grace to others. have my own right leg, yet I know that with God’s help Finally, I learned that many people in many places I can cope with whatever comes to me. I am grateful for were asking for God’s grace for me. Relatives and all healing— that which comes directly from God and friends, both locally and far away, prayed for me, put that mediated through skilled medical personnel. my name on their church “hot lines” and “prayer I may limp slightly and use a cane at times, but I can chains,” and showed their delight in my progress and navigate quite well. Some people cannot walk at all or recovery. That concern and love brought healing and have other physical disabilities. It is wonderful to walk, strength. I appreciate this network of intercession. to go to church, to be back on staff at the University of These days, I say that I did not always get o ff on the Redlands, to wash the dishes—just to be able to take right foot anyway, but now I can be sure to always put care of myself and perform the everyday chores that I my best foot forward. But more important, I wish to used to take for granted. I find new appreciation and put forward the positive effects of the grace of God. I delight in each day and what it brings. know that I w ill continue to need some help from tim e to time, but I will always depend on His grace to sus­ NOVELLA ISOM has been a staff member at the University tain me and provide the courage that I need. Truly, I of Redlands in California for 20 years. She is supervisor of have found that God’s grace is sufficient. He gives me telephone services. Redlands is her home. everything I need and more. □

AUGUST 1, 1987 THE BEGINNING OF Sanctification by TERRY PAIGE ness— prayer, devotion to God’s temptations, he recorded in his Word, witnessing, fasting, self- journal that now he also had vic­ o you find yourself becoming denial? He seemed so dedicated, tory. more and more weary of at­ even suffering persecution and This experience lit Wesley’s fire. Dtempting to do good? Do you trymockery to for his efforts at devout Had it not happened, he would put up the best front possible at living. If the John Wesley of the likely have suffered mental and church, while finding yourself con­ early 1730s materialized today, he physical burnout within the follow­ tinually falling down at home, at would be regarded as a very devout ing couple of years, due to his ex­ work, in your thoughts? Do you man in many of our churches. haustion and anxiety. As it was, he find that the strongest resolve to do But something was wrong with had strength for 50 more years of good and live a holy life comes his life. He said, “I sought to estab­ service. when you think of what would hap­ lish my own righteousness; and so We might also look to a weary pen to your reputation in church, or labored in the fire all my days ...” preacher, the apostle Paul, who had in your family or among neighbors, What? Not God’s righteousness? met a largely hostile and jeering if you gave in to temptation? These What could drive Wesley to such populace in Athens just prior to could be symptoms of a wrong un­ effort, if he was not regenerated, if coming to Corinth. Yet he says of derstanding of holiness. he was not sanctified? The sen­ his ministry in Corinth, “My mes­ In 1730, John Wesley was direct­ tence he passed on himself was sage and my preaching were not ing the activities o f a small band o f bleak and condemning: self-righ­ with wise and persuasive words, but men at Oxford University who teousness. What carried him was with a demonstration of the Spirit’s styled themselves the “Holy Club.” the desire to pile up spiritual credit power, so that your faith might not They devoted themselves to taking for himself, and no more be in debt rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s Communion weekly, doing good, to God or Christ. He could not ac­ power” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5, N IV ). fasting twice a week in order to cept the simplicity, the complete­ Isn’t this what we want, to rest in have money to give to the poor, and ness of the Atonement. “By faith God’s power and find relief from visiting prisoners. They also were alone” was at that time a doctrine the stresses and temptations laid much concerned with the salvation he had not applied to his own life. on us by men and the devil? of others, both on and off the col­ But finally he assented to the b elief Th is simple b elief became the ba­ lege campus. Yet before the end of that a Christian is justified (and sis for all of Wesley’s later preach­ the decade Wesley was to say of sanctified) by faith. And at a meet­ ing: free grace to all who believe. himself, “I feel that ‘I am sold un­ ing in 1738 where M artin Luther’s Some accused Wesley (and those der sin,’ ” and described him self as preface to Romans was read, the who follow him ) o f attacking the unable to do the will o f God that he personal realization of faith came doctrine of salvation by faith. Wes­ p reach ed (J o u rn a l, May 16-24, to him: “I felt my heart strangely ley did not attack this belief; he 1738). And this he said o f all his warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, founded his m inistry on it! work, including a mission to Geor­ Christ alone for salvation: And an When Paul received a new com­ gia. assurance was given me, that he mission on the Damascus road, the Why would Wesley describe his had taken away my sins, even mine, risen Lord sent him to the Gentiles former self in such black terms? and saved me from the law of sin “to open their eyes ... so that they Were not these the marks of holi­ and death.” Though he still had may receive forgiveness o f sins and

HERALD OF HOLINESS a place among those who are sanc­ m m tified by faith in m e” (Acts 26:18, NIV, italics added). Sanctification, like ju stification , is received by f\§ O T W fTW UT GOD faith. And true sanctification, like true justification, should result in a changed life. “ N o good tree bears I cannot really love bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear Without giving. good fruit” (Luke 6:43, N IV ). H ow ­ ever, righteous living does not come I cannot really give simply from a determined heart; it Without sacrifice. must come from a changed heart. I cannot really sacrifice This is the beginning and the power Without putting others first. of biblical sanctification: a faith in 1 cannot really put others first our Savior that believes He can Without dying to self. “save completely.” Remember, to “save" also means to “heal” and I cannot really die to self “make as it ought to be.” To save Without the grace of God. completely is to make our minds I cannot really love and our will, along with our spirits, Without God. as they ought to be. —JOHN A. WRIGHT Perhaps you are not enjoying ho­ Weidman, Michigan liness as it was meant to be. M aybe it has become an intolerably heavy burden for you. Maybe you simply haven’t gotten started on the right foot. The righteous living that Christ desires is a result o f our faith in Him. Righteous living is not a down payment on a heavenly man­ THE NEED FOR sion. It is our thanks-offering to God for what He does for us in PATIENCE Christ. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to by ROSS W. HAYSLIP offer your bodies as living sacri­ eorge Eliot once wrote, “It’s able to write the “ Hym n to Joy,” fices, holy and pleasing to G od” easy finding reasons why which was an expression of a man (Romans 12:1, NIV). The “there­ other folks should be patient.”who I lived in an atmosphere of pa­ fore” refers to the work of Christ G need to realize my personal need for tience. and its effects, which Paul de­ patience. I must learn not to become dis­ scribed in the first part o f the letter I need patience with God. He is couraged about myself. I am tempt­ to the Romans. not my cosmic errand boy. I must be ed to be greatly dissatisfied about Maybe it is time for some people willing to let Him work in His own myself and my efforts to accom­ to take a second look at their “ sanc­ way and name. God can afford to plish my tasks in life. A bumper tification.” Go and meet God in take His time. I must learn to com­ sticker reads, “Please Be Patient— prayer— not merely once, or when mit my way unto Him in absolute God Isn’t Through With Me Yet.” you feel guilty, but daily. Spend trust that He will supply my needs. There is so much for me to do in my “quality time” with Him daily. Ask I need to learn patience with my service to my blessed Lord. I see my Him to search the motives of your fellowmen. They are not always go­ own futile efforts. Patience is the heart. T ell H im you accept what ing to follow the patterns of con­ support of weakness. Impatience is Jesus has done for us on the Cross, duct that I would expect. Human the weakness of strength. I feel that and thank Him for it. Praise Him nature is weak and limited. Those I need to seek from God the help to for His mercy in sending us Jesus. with whom I associate have their discipline my life so that I can real­ Our Lord assured us that no one weaknesses and proneness to fail­ istically face up to my short­ seeking H im would be sent away, ure. Fredrick Schiller, the poet, lost comings and realize that God is and that He would provide through his health at 30 and during his re­ able to make of me all that He the Holy Spirit the power we need maining 15 years filled his life with wishes me to be. When I cast my to p erfo rm w h at H e asks o f us more intellectual achievement than care on Him I know that He will (John 6:37; 15:5; Acts 2:8). To ac­ any other man o f his time. Weak, in care for me. By His help I can come cept this assurance is the essence o f pain, one lung adhering to his chest nearer to being what He wants me faith. □ wall, he worked 14 or more hours a to be. □ day. Through all this time of sad­ TERRY PAIGE is studying for his Ph.D. at Fuller Theological Seminary ness and suffering his wife, Char­ ROSS W. HAYSLIP is the chaplain at and teaching Greek there part-time. He lotte, patiently loved and served Nazarene Bible College in Colorado resides in Arcadia. California. him. Because of her love he was Springs, Colorado.

AUGUST 1, 1987 I haven’t seen anything quite like this for a long time, but perhaps the silent message it portrays is more pertinent than ever for Christians. Trying to follow such injunction is humanly impossible; it is to be dead! But there are things we can do to help. To “see no evil” in today’s world, in the sense of rec­ ognition, is certainly not desirable. We need to be THREE aware of the depth of depravation all around us. If we do not take sin seriously and recognize it for what it is, we will do little or nothing to win others to Christ. And we will do little or nothing to fight against sin. It is much easier to live complacently, closing our eyes to the ugliness of evil. But we do need to be aware that floodgates have been opened and the presses, tele­ FOR vision, drug pushers, and porno peddlers are pouring out filth in unprecedented volume. We are being in­ undated. How can we escape? With evil so rampant, the only real answer is to im­ merse ourselves in Christ and His Word. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to veil our eyes, so that we can recognize evil as a challenge to serve God, but not let it LIVING filter through as a temptation or stumbling block to our own spiritual lives. We need to continue to grasp whatever opportunity by MABEL P. ADAMSON we find to remove pornographic mags from easy view­ ing and acquisition by our youth. We need to turn the n my way down the hall recently, I glanced to my TV to another channel when offensive material ap­ right and saw three of our people from Ar­ pears. Or even OFF at times! We need to screen what Ochives. Seated closely together, looking through someour children are watching. boxes, they appeared about the same height. Some­ Sometimes what we can do seems insufficient, but if thing in their posture and proximity to each other all of us consistently and persistently worked to these struck a chord o f memory. Then I laughed as I realized ends, we would see more results. what the picture had recalled. Many of these cautions apply as relevantly to the My mother used to have a small figurine that some­ injunction to “hear no evil.” We do have to exercise our how I acquired. I kept it for years, even though it choices. To listen to vile language on TV, all the while wasn’t a particularly attractive piece. And that was expounding on how terrible it is, is fruitless. Our words what I had thought of as I noticed the three of them mean nothing if we do not act. The evil is still being huddled together. indelibly recorded on the granddaddy of all recording On my return trip, I stopped at the door, “Hey, guys, devices, the human brain. A frightening aspect of that you’ve just given me an idea for an article. Will you is that if we listen often enough and long enough, we pose for me?” begin to get constant playback, and it’s much harder to Before I finished speaking, one of them said, shut off the recall of the mind than the T V channel. “What? The three stooges?” Well, that was good, too, And what about the dirty jokes they tell in your of­ but that wasn’t it. I told them they reminded me of my fice? Or the jokes about other races and nationalities? “three monkeys: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no Or the not-so-funny gossip about your neighbor or evil.” Being three totally nice guys, they laughed and coworker? Do you walk away, and even sometimes have agreed to let me take their picture. When they discov­ the courage to quietly and courteously state your ob­ ered I was serious, it took a bit more persuasion, but jections? Easy? No! Imperative? Yes! here they are. It helps, too, to concentrate on the positive side. There are many beautiful sounds of earth to listen to. Let’s learn to be careful in our listening, exercising the God-given gift of discernment of good and evil. As a result of discriminating listening we become more at­ tuned to the voice of God when He speaks to us. Working on both these areas will help us, then, to “speak no evil,” perhaps the most difficult restraint to practice. James says, “The tongue ... is a restless evil, full of deadly poison” (3:8, NIV). We make excuses— “ But someone needed to tell her.” “ But I just wanted to help.” “But it just slipped out.” “But it’s true, isn’t it? So why shouldn’t I tell?” But the words can never be recalled, and the results may be devastating. We need to put a guard on our tongues. Ephesians 4:29 says, “ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your

HERALD OF HOLINESS mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up Think on these things! If we follow this spiritual ad­ ...” (NIV). What hurt could be eliminated and what vice, study God’s Word, live close to Christ, talk with good accomplished if we all lived by this rule! God daily, and strive to please Him in all we do, then See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil! All somewhat we can rely on the Holy Spirit to put a guard on our overlapping and complementary to each other. Let all eyes, our ears, and our tongues. For our own sake, the those ugly things in through the “eye gate” and the sake of our children, and the sake of generations to “ear gate” and soon they’ll be overflowing-^out come, we need to strive to emulate— not the three through the mouth! monkeys— but Christ himself. The Ultimate answer is “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, what­ “ Be ye holy, for I am holy.” □ soever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are MABEL P. ADAMSON is editorial assistant for the Herald of lovely, whatsoever things are o f good report . . . think Holiness at the International Headquarters of the Church of on these things” (Philippians 4:8). the Nazarene in Kansas City.

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by ELAINE CUNNINGHAM OF PRAYER

URIOUS TOO was the name of the new adult At the next monthly ministers’ meeting the men de­ bookstore. We were alarmed that big-city por­ cided to call their congregations to prayer and see what Cnography had invaded our town of 10,000. God would do— no picketing, no spying on customers, “ W hat to do about the porn shop” was on the agenda just prayer. of the next ministerial association meeting. Several Months went by. We prayed earnestly that God options were discussed. Among these were picketing would intervene. the store, writing down license plate numbers of pa­ One day the owner of the bookstore was caught sell­ trons, and asking the owner to close his shop out of ing drug paraphernalia. He was put in the county jail. respect for the community. They decided on the last Some Christian men felt a burden to witness to the one. prisoner. They prayed with him, and he accepted My husband, with two other pastors, was appointed Christ as his Savior. The first thing the converted to represent the ministers of the city. With a deep con­ adult bookstore owner wanted to do was to get rid of cern they went to talk to the owner. the ungodly merchandise he had been selling. Since he was still in prison he instructed a family member and Unbelievable pornographic filth of every description met their eyes as they walked in the store. The three some friends to burn it all. Someone notified the local men felt dirty just being there. newspaper. The dramatic conversion was written up along with photos of the huge bonfire. Approximately They talked with the owner of the store and wit­ $100,000 worth o f pornographic materials went up in nessed to him. He stubbornly refused to admit any flames. wrong and said he was providing a service for the com ­ As I read the newspaper story the next day I shouted, munity. People didn’t have to travel two hours to a “Praise the Lord!” My husband, in another room, metropolitan area to find an adult bookstore! asked, “What is it? What happened?” I showed him The clergymen then went next to the police and were the article, and we rejoiced together over the power of told that nothing could be done unless the storekeeper prayer. Nothing is impossible with God! □ sold drug paraphernalia or dealt in child pornography. The chief promised that police would keep the place ELAINE CUNNINGHAM is a free-lance writer and wife of under surveillance. the pastor of the Laurel, Montana, church.

AUGUST 1, 1987 TWENTY MILLION AND COUNTING

ow much is 20,000,000? United States o f America. N o one is Numbers that big are by TOM LORIMER keeping perfect count, but some­ Hhard to comprehend. Who has ever time early this year the counter had 20,000,000 o f anything? crossed the mark. Twenty million! Twenty million is more people How about collecting stamps? If These 20,000,000 Americans are than live in any state except Cali­ you had 20,000,000 stamps, you no longer alive. They will never fornia. It represents almost 10% of would need almost three acres just laugh, run, play, or watch a sunset. the total population of the United to spread them out. I f you laid them They will never spill their milk, States. end to end, the line would reach talk too much, or ask silly ques­ Twenty million was about the from Nashville to Cincinnati. tions. population of the United States at Twenty million dollars is a nice T h e oldest would be 14 now, chil­ the time of the Civil War. Twenty sum of money. Suppose you were dren who would be struggling million is 10 times the total of all given $20,000,000 with the in­ through the beginning of those deaths in the U.S. per year. structions that you were to spend teenage years. Children who should $1,000 every day o f the year. H ow Twenty million is 17 times the be dreaming dreams of high school long would that $20,000,000 last? total of all the war-related deaths in and college. Children for whom the Without earning a cent of inter­ over 200 years o f U.S. history. future would hold great promise est it would last you over 54 years. Twenty million is more than 20 and hope. But the halls of our Just think— if it were passed times the number who die each year schools w ill never resound with the around, 20,000 families would each from heart disease, the number two sound of their tennis shoes. have $1,000. killer in the U.S. They are all dead. Twenty million dollars repre­ Twenty million is 13 times the Twenty million and counting. sents a little over a dollar an hour number of deaths from the number But it is more than 20,000,000 since the time of Christ. one killer in this country—abor­ deaths. For abortion is the denial of Twenty million would also be a tion. the work of God. “Did not he who lot of people. It would include the Twenty million is the number of made me in the womb make them? total populations of New York, Los babies since 1973 who have lost Did not the same one form us both Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phila­ their lives to legal abortion in the within our mothers?” (Job 31:15, delphia, Detroit, Dallas, and San NIV). The development of life in Diego, the eight largest cities in the TOM LORIMER pastors the Church the womb is the work of God. To United States. o f the Nazarene in Clarion, Iowa. abort it is to abort the work o f God.

HERALD OF HOLINESS Twenty million times God’s work has been thrown away. Abortion is a denial o f love. Th e CHAPLAINS AND commandment “Do not murder” is covered in the commandment CHANGED LIVES “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Romans 13:9, N IV ). T h ose who love will not murder. “ Love does no harm to its neighbor” (Romans 13:10, N IV ). Twenty million times love has A Chaplain’s been denied. Twenty million and counting. Won’t you do your part to stop the count? It is not enough to point out that Changed Life- because of the increase of wick­ edness the love o f most has grown cold (M atthew 24:12, N IV ). W rin g­ ing our hands over the apathy o f our day will not slow down the Mine counter. by TOM COOK What then can be done? First, we can pray. We should ask uring the trip home from the showed me the real Kenya that few God to open our eyes and minds to Western Pacific I had time tourists see. Dave and Jan Holmes, this problem. We should ask H im Dto look at my photo album and whore­ pastor the Nairobi church, flect on the past six months at sea. for His help and intervention to came along, and I gave them all a I recalled where I had been, what I tour of the Navy’s newest carrier, stop the count. We should ask H im had done, and whom I had met. the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). to use us as a part o f the solution. I had traveled the ocean for more Our next port call was Perth, Second, we can become better in ­ than 50,000 miles on seven differ­ Australia. I was looking forward to formed. We do not need to be part ent ships, ministering to more than seeing Geofrey Burges, a former of the number who are ignorant 2,000 men, and visited six foreign classmate from seminary, and about abortion. Find out. Just a lit­ countries. I had flown aboard nu­ spending Christmas with his fam­ tle knowledge is eye-opening! merous helicopters, had been ily. Th e Aussie reputation o f hospi­ Third, we can write legislators. hoisted by cable from a helo to the tality stood firm as church families Some may question whether letters decks of rocking and rolling ships, took sailors home for dinner after will accomplish much. But if Chris­ had launched o ff the deck o f a car­ service. tians were as faithful to w rite as rier in a plane, and had given eve­ As I close the photo album, I mothers are to abort, there would ning prayers over the PA system of thought of sailors for whom Christ be a difference. Twenty million let­ a destroyer plowing through Arctic- had become real during the deploy­ ters would attract some attention. cold 20-foot seas. ment. I thought of quiet talks about the Lord with young sailors under Fourth, we could work with those M y life has changed as a result o f the moonlit sky of the peaceful In­ who are trying to make a differ­ the experience. Yet the highlights dian Ocean; of challenging dis­ ence, both in the stopping o f abor­ have not been the places I have vis­ ited but the people I have met. cussions over cups of coffee with tion and the support of programs three or four men asking tough In Kenya, the entire battle group designed to care for mothers and questions about life; or the laughs of 12 ships anchored in Mombasa. I children. and smiles of men in the engine took the overnight train to Nairobi But perhaps the greatest influ­ rooms who thought those were not and spent three days with mis­ ence we can have is simply to stop places for a chaplain; of tearful mo­ sionaries Roger and Rowena Gas- being quiet and start sharing what ments when a sailor let me read his teneau. There I ate my first “home we have learned with others. The letter from home that brought bad cooked” meal in over four months! I legislators and doctors are not the news. delivered personally to Beverly To me, people are the challenge ones who have the abortions. The Schmelzenbach two boxes of items and excitement of being a Navy people having the abortions are sent from my home church in San chaplain, whether meeting a fellow women that we know. We may not Pedro, Calif., the Peninsula Church Nazarene in Kenya or sharing a know they are pregnant and con­ of the Nazarene. And I caught the sunset with a lonely sailor. templating abortion, but when we fire in Harmon’s eyes and heart as I am not returning home the speak up it may make a difference he described (as only he can) the same. This chaplain’s life has been in their lives. You could save a life. new work in Kenya. changed! □ Twenty million and counting. Harmon had to call on some pas­ We cannot save the 20,000,000 tors near Mombasa, so he and Bev­ TOM COOK is a lieutenant in the who are already dead. Can we save erly took me back to the aircraft Navy and chaplain for a destroyer the next 20,000,000? carrier. Driving the seven hours squadron o f nine ships. His home is in I pray that we will try. □ over the open road, Harmon San Pedro. California.

AUGUST 1, 1987 Trashed the Neighborhood!

by JAMES LEE WEST

S ometimes we unwittingly do things that can and dress, and phone number. Calling the church and not do hurt others. We are unaware of our actions, reaching anyone he then looked in the Yellow Pages and we would never have done it intentionally. Let me and found the parsonage phone.” My heart both sank tell you how I did this. I trashed the neighborhood! and began to beat faster (something of a modern med­ I had really been industrious around the parsonage ical miracle). yard, pruning a number of trees that had grown bigger “I trashed the neighborhood!" I exclaimed. Well, than desired. So I made quite a huge pile of limb clip­ there was nothing to do but go pick it all up from the pings. I borrowed the neighbor’s pickup truck and piled street. I got some plastic garbage bags and drove the it high. route I had taken to the dump. Sure enough, “I had On the way to the dump I decided to stop at the trashed the neighborhood. And I did a great job of it! church. I remembered that an old rug had been thrown Trash was on all sides of the street for two blocks.” out back along with several bags of trash. The garbage What a job I had picking it all up, piece by piece. When collectors would pick up the plastic bags of trash, but I I think about it I can still feel my aching back ... up was kind-hearted. I decided that I would just throw and down, stuffing that big plastic bag. them on the truck and take them to the dump since I After my embarrassment subsided, I felt a burst of was going there. thanks in my soul for the man who called to tell me of I was very careful to tie all of this debris on tightly. I the error o f my ways. You see, I thought I had been duly put that rope over and over the load, securing it so that careful to avoid such a calamity. I thought I had taken nothing could possibly get free ... so I thought. every precaution, but something went wrong. I trashed When I arrived home from the dump my wife was the neighborhood. standing at the door with a very concerned look on her This has serious implications for our Christian face. She said, “Jim, I just got o ff the phone with a man ethics and particularly one’s expression of Christian who says you trashed the neighborhood.” faith in the world. I know from experience, a painful I said, “What?” with amazement in my voice. experience, that we can offend persons without even “That’s right. He stopped along the road and picked knowing it. We can hurt people and be completely un­ up some pieces of the trash and read the name, ad- aware of our actions. But how do we respond when confronted with our actions? That is the test of our JAMES LEE WEST pastors the Church of the Nazarene in Christian experience. There are two attitudinal deci­ Bellevue, Washington. sions we can make. We either admit our responsibility

HERALD OF HOLINESS and do something about it or we become angry, de­ borhood. Perhaps the most common method is with fensive, and even make excuses for ourselves. thoughtlessly spoken words. Have you ever said a I knew in my particular case that the reputation of bunch of words that later you realized were offensive the church was on the line. The church’s name was on and hurtful? Have you passed a morsel of gossip that a lot of those papers that were scattered all over the hurt or damaged someone’s reputation? road. My personal reputation was on the line because I God’s Word teaches us that we are responsible for was the pastor of the church and I was driving the sins we did not purposely commit. Though I did not truck. I felt anger all right, but it was directed at m yself purposely trash the neighborhood, the Holy Spirit for not being more careful than I had been. I could have prompted me to do my best to fix the problems. The looked in the mirrors and caught my problem. So the Lord’s Prayer appropriately reminds us, “Father, for­ only correct choice of action that I had was to get in the give us our trespasses ...” car and go pick up all that trash from the street. I know, because I am human, that I might un­ I can tell you from experience that I felt like an un­ wittingly trash another neighborhood again. But the civilized heel. When I think about it, I am very glad real issue is one of humility and obedience, the will­ that I was confronted with what I unwittingly did. I ingness to accept an ethical responsibility equal to my was able to go fix it. I wonder? Have you ever trashed Christian witness. That is essential for honest Chris­ someone’s neighborhood? Well, maybe you have never tian living. How do I effect my world for Christ? I deposited debris on the roadway. But it seems to me trashed the neighborhood, but I learned something that there are many ways of trashing someone’s neigh­ from it I will never forget. □ THE SIMULATED O bscuring the truth is useful to them are material prizes to be won, the dishonest merchant. A but rather spiritual benefits to be “genuine simulated diamond” is received. definitely not a diamond. To the GOSPEL To submit the gospel to earthly unscrupulous, the word simulated by LAWRENCE WALKER evaluation always results in con­ may be the favored word, even fusion and frustration. The ways of though the word fake is more ap­ tion to their situation. Daniel went this world can never be reconciled propriate. down among the lions, not because to the way of the Cross. The Chris­ In our eagerness to add to statis­ he thought it was a good thing to tian lives in two worlds, but his citi­ tics, there is a danger that we im i­ do, but in order to keep his vows to zenship is in heaven and his heart tate the simulated diamond sales­ God. is already there. The Christian man. We face the peril of preaching It is imperative that we get a must look unto Jesus, abandoning a cheap gospel, a superficial mes­ right perspective of the gospel. the horizontal gaze. Unless he does, sage omitting the hard truths of re­ Happiness is always a by-product. he will never rightly perceive the pentance and cross-bearing. When In Christianity, it is the by-product cost of discipleship and never be­ Jesus invited men to follow Him, of right relationships among men hold the “land that is fairer than He was destined to go to Calvary. and toward God. As we pursue the day.” Of one He asked, “Are ye able to teachings of the New Testament, To proclaim a gospel that prom­ drink o f the cup [o f suffering] that I and particularly the words o f Jesus, ises prosperity and assures instant shall drink of?” we will find that more emphasis is solutions to every problem is to Much of today’s ministry is placed on holiness than on hap­ preach something other than the based on the appeal that “ in piness. Jesus warned those who message of the New Testament. Christ” our problems largely disap­ would follow Him, “In the world ye T h e subtlety o f such a gospel is its pear, happiness is assured, pros­ shall have tribulation” (John appeal to the flesh. It makes God perity will abound, and we can and 16:33). Th is does not dictate that our servant rather than us be­ should expect the very best “be­ we must preach a negative gospel. coming His servants. Among those cause that’s what God wants for There are numberless rewards in who come into the church on such us.” This is a mixture o f truth and following Christ, but it must be terms there will be a high mortality error. Undoubtedly, God does want made abundantly clear that none of rate. Th e cost o f discipleship has the best for us, but what is best ever been the same. Men must be must not be determined by what LAWRENCE WALKER is a commis­ called to enter narrow gates and seems best to us. It is doubtful that sioned evangelist in the Church of the walk straightened highways. To the three Hebrew youths viewed Nazarene. He resides in New Philadel­ make the gospel anything less is to the fiery furnace as the best solu- phia, Ohio. falsify it. This we dare not do. □

AUGUST 1 10A7 Glorias Ministry to Prisoners something for You. Here I by NINA E. BEEGLE am. I comm it my whole life to You.” Gloria’s selfless J ails don’t rehabilitate. ministry affirms that com­ Jesus does. That’s mitment today. the only thing I’ve ever About two years after seen inside these walls that she was saved, Gloria mar­ works,” declares Chaplain ried Leroy Wagner. They Gloria Wagner of Del- recently celebrated their marva Prison and Jail 25th anniversary and their M inistries, which she 11th year with Delmarva founded in Salisbury, Md. Prison and Jail Ministries, Leroy, her husband, is a Inc. These ministries to truck driver by profession, prisoners and their fami­ but he is also codirector o f lies are wide and varied, in­ Delmarva Prison and Jail cluding regular visitation, Ministries, Inc. Since it is a Bible studies, literature nonprofit organization, and correspondence ser­ their devotion often dips into his pocketbook as one of vice, reading classes, and arts and crafts classes. In its largest supporters. addition, the Wagner home is a sort of halfway house Gloria’s concern for the hurting people in prisons where emergency assistance is given, released pris­ was partly the result of her own childhood prison. oners are fed and housed, employment referrals and Abused by members of her family, she finally escaped legal counsel are available, and prisoners’ families find her emotional prison by leaving home at age 14— only refuge. There is seldom an empty guest room in the to realize she still was not set free from the fear and Wagner home. Mary found refuge there. confusion that plagued her. A judge called one morning and said, “Gloria, would At age 15 she married. But marriage at that vulner­ you come over here right away? I have Mary, a regis­ able age was hardly a hospital for the raw, emotional tered nurse, who is here for attem pted murder o f her sores that needed years to heal. The marriage didn’t husband.” last long. “ I was appalled when I met Mary,“ Gloria says. “ She During her years of emotional torment, no one in looked like a bag woman. Her hair looked as though Gloria’s life was sensitive to her needs except God. she hadn’t combed it for weeks, and her fingernails had “As a young woman I knew God loved me,” she re­ grown so long they were curling under. Her fingers members. “But I just couldn’t understand why those were black with nicotine. I hardly knew how to ap­ awful things had to happen to me. Then, one day, in­ proach her, and I really wanted to just get out o f there, stead of asking, ‘W hy?’ I asked God how H e could use but I said, ‘What are your plans, Mary? Do you have me and the bad things that had happened to me. It was any plans?” ’ then that I began to see some reason to things. I “I don’t care what they do with me,” she spat, using learned to forgive and committed myself to sensitive foul language between sentences. “They’re talking sharing with others in need.” about sending me to the state hospital. Let them keep Meantime, Gloria found Jesus at the Church o f the me. I don’t care.” Nazarene in Salisbury. “When Jesus Christ touched “ I learned that she had married into high society. me,” she affirms, “it changed my entire life.” She W hen her husband died she hit rock bottom because learned that when you are saved you are to go and tell she didn’t know what to do with her life without him. others. “I said, God, You have all of me, now where do She had been a head nurse at a hospital, but almost You want me to go? Your Word says that I am to do overnight she became an alcoholic. In her traumatic state she remarried, and it was this husband she tried NINA E. BEEGLE is Division of Church Growth editor at to kill. She had been drinking and was angry at him for International Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. something, so she went out and got a gun and shot at

HERALD OF HOLINESS him through a window. He filed charges and here she was. “I went home feeling defeated and told the Lord I had just failed. But the next morning the Lord said, ‘Go back and visit Mary.’ So I told the Lord, ‘Well, I’ve got to obey You. I ’ll take some books over there and tell her I love her and 1 care, and. Lord, that’s all I can do.’ ” Gloria did just that, and Mary’s face lit up. Her atti­ tude changed. That day Gloria posted a $10,000 bond and walked out with Mary. Mary stayed in her home for several months, during which Gloria worked with her and helped her reenter the real world. This in­ volved getting her out of jail once more before she got her life on course. Now she is remarried to the man she tried to kill and is a charge nurse in a hospital. “All the suffering isn’t going on in the prisons and jails,” Gloria says. “ It’s in homes and families. I go into the inmates’ homes and find out what the needs are. We’ve given food when there wasn’t any. We got a stove for one lady. Sometimes fam ilies don’t have any heat in their homes, and we find ways to help with things like that.” 1 All these services are free to the recipients, but not to Gloria. Leroy is her only regular supporter, though by W. DALE MARTIN churches, individuals, and civic organizations give help too. ne of the newest safety programs for children “Lives are changed every day in this work,” she says, riding in automobiles involves restraint seats “but one of my growing concerns is for those prisoners and seatbelt laws. I have noticed, while driving, a who are released and do not have the resources to help safety sign that parents have put in the back window them get started and become useful citizens. Many that says, “CAUTION-BABY ON BOARD.” All of prisoners fear the day o f release as much as they look this is well and good! forward to it.” While driving to the church recently, I came up be­ Gloria turns to God’s people to give help and sup­ hind a car that, at some time in its short life, had been port, particularly to prisoners who have become Chris­ rammed in the rear. The rear bumper was barely held tians. How would we feel if we stepped out into a world on by one or two bolts. The left side was caved in and where we knew not one person we could trust or talk the right rear fender was torn completely off. In the to? Where would we go if we couldn’t go home or had rear window was the sign, “CAUTION—BABY ON no home? How would we get work when we’re not BOARD.” trained for the kinds o f jobs available? F requently a car At the stoplight I wanted to jump out of my car and is needed when a job is available, and where would we go up to the dad driving and say to him, “ Let your baby get the money for a car? Gloria continually struggles to ride with me, for by the looks of your car you are going find answers to such questions. These are the kinds of to kill him. Your sign and your car don’t match!” needs she and Leroy help to meet personally, and for I am reminded of the many people who claim to be which they look to G od’s people. living for God but lead such reckless lives. Safety signs Discovering a group of fellow Christians who give, are plastered all over their lives— “CAUTION— JESUS not pity, but support and understanding, helps ex­ ON BOARD”—and yet they live such careless, non­ prisoners overcome the cycle that spawns repeat of­ committed, and fruitless lives. The sign is for everyone fenders. Som etimes acceptance o f the form er prisoner else to observe except the driver! by members o f a congregation is not easy. T h ey too I found myself steering away from the battered car, have their suspicious, mistrust, and uneasiness. Faked not because the sign was there but simply because I acceptance is perceived quickly by the ex-convict, and feared the driver would wreck my car and cause per­ may be taken as rejection. Gloria arranges with pastors sonal injury to me. It is interesting that the very signs of interested churches for orientation classes to help that we put up or on, within themselves, may be good, bridge that chasm. but more often than not they warn us of the dangerous “Once I had murder and hate in my heart,” Gloria influence, character, or deep-rooted sinful nature that says, “I never knew love until I knew God. I never knew one has on board. “By their fruits [signs] ye shall know how to love until God taught me. It is only by H is grace men”! The sign looked good in that rear window, but that I have not been behind bars.” the car was a disaster, an accident trying to find an­ She stands in front of 40 inmates sitting around other place to happen. Signs nearly always look good, long, white metal tables in a hot, stuffy dining-hall- but it’s not more signs that we need; more fruit bearing turned-chapel and says, “ I f Jesus hadn’t done some­ is our real need! □ thing for me 25 years ago, I couldn’t have cared less about you guys. I was all wrapped up in my own hurts.” W. DALE MARTIN pastors the Alexandria, Louisiana, First They recognize and respond to her sincerity. □ Church of the Nazarene.

AUGUST 1. 1987 POLLYWOGS SHELLBACKS W e were on the most expan­ Salts” said they hand-wrung the claim His promise and power for a sive body of water in the water out of their socks just to bap­ pure heart exemplified in daily world—the Pacific Ocean. Many tize pollywogs in. I still have a large righteous living. days before, we had slipped out of certificate, somewhat faded with The failure of most religions is in San Diego. I was still a teenager, age, attesting that at a certain lon­ the matter of living. Many have and World War II was on. Having gitude (censored due to war) I precepts and doctrines that sound joined the United States Marine crossed latitude 00000 degrees. It good and are challenging. Gener­ Corps only a few months before, I reads in part: “. . . having been ally most people know that they now found myself with several found worthy to be numbered as should live differently— on a higher thousand other marines bound on a one o f our Trusty Shellbacks he has moral and spiritual plane. Power is zigzag southwesterly course across been duly initiated into the SOL­ lacking to live what doctrine dan­ the vast Pacific. Our destination EMN MYSTERIES OF THE AN­ gles before them. Christianity af­ was Guadalcanal in the British Sol­ CIENT ORDER OF THE DEEP.” fords the power if only the believer omon Islands, somewhere south of I had crossed over from the will cross over into the other hemi­ the equator. northern hemisphere. I was now in sphere of Christian experience— As we approached the equator, the southern. Birth, life, growth, the hemisphere o f holiness o f heart. preparations were made to initiate and all the rigorous training I had There are ample scriptural direc­ everyone who had not crossed it be­ received in that other hemisphere tives to do just that. fore into a special order of sea­ were, I was to learn, essential to The writer to the Hebrews suc­ farers. Almost all the marines survival. And.I needed more. I cinctly challenges all pollywog be­ aboard, including me, were “Polly- needed to be a shellback, to mature lievers to change into mature shell­ wogs.” Now a pollywog is an un­ and grow swiftly. And most of that back Christians when he exhorts, developed species not yet having growth had to be inside— where the “Therefore let us leave the elemen­ reached maturity — a tadpole. emotional and psychological as­ tary teachings about Christ and go Crossing the equator was to be an pects of life and death must be on to maturity, not laying again the experience that authenticated our dealt with. foundation o f repentance from acts maturation into seasoned mari­ The Christian life is not a single­ that lead to death, and of faith in ners. We would be initiated into the hemisphere religion. It is full-orbed God, instruction about baptisms, Royal Order of “Shellbacks” in the and all-encompassing. The Epis­ the laying on of hands, the resur­ Court of Neptunus Rex, Ruler of tles of Paul to the churches usually rection of the dead, and eternal the Raging Main. begin with a salutation to the be­ judgment. And God permitting, we The day of crossing the equator lievers whom he calls saints or the will do so” (Hebrews 6:1-3, N IV ). arrived. I found myself clad only in sanctified in Christ Jesus. They The great need of the Hebrew skivvy shorts and my dogtags in a were redeemed, cleansed from sin­ Christians to press forward in line of marines on the deck of the ful living, and recipients of God’s Christian growth and maturity is big troop ship. We were soaked with grace. Yet he always encourages the need o f this day. Too often the a fire hose and then ran a gauntlet them to press on to perfection, en­ initially sanctified believer ap­ composed of shellbacks. Wet skiv­ tire sanctification, and wholeness proaches only to retreat to re­ vies provided no protection as we in the Christian life. Few, if any o f examine his beginnings. The He­ traversed the gauntlet as fast as them, were all they could have brew Christians had covered a lot of possible. Imaginative things en­ been. The same is true with be­ territory. They had embraced the hanced the initiation. I ended up lievers today. God challenges us to three pairs o f truths that are basic with red food coloring in my hair, to spiritual advancement. These and some red areas elsewhere. The by JACK CONN basic couplets are: repentance from initiation concluded with a dunk­ dead works and faith toward God; ing in a large canvas pool filled with JACK CONN is a free-lance writer the teaching o f baptism and of the equatorial seawater. The “ Old who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. laying on of hands; and the resur-

HERALD OF HOLINESS rection of the dead and eternal judgment. The first pair deals with the rudiments o f Christian faith, the second with public confession of faith and church affiliation, and the third relates to the future life. Without these elementary truths REMOVING one could hardly be an evangelical Christian. Once obtained, these fundamentals must be maintained THE MASKS but not repeated over and over if My mission field: a class of lively teens growth and maturity are to follow. In public school—1 taught the Book of Books. Every believer who sails the sea of these basic truths should cross over A waste of time for those in faded jeans? the spiritual equator into the hem i­ Not if you saw each day those hungry looks sphere o f Christian perfection. Th e On faces rouged and masked as May Day Queens Great K in g who made the seas, and Or leathered bullies imitating crooks. all that is in them, w ill recognize For later some confide: "Your class gave me your passage with His seal and A stronger trust in Christ eternally!" blessing. It is a disservice to believers to —JUNE GAILBAUGH promulgate the misconception that Sherrodsville, Ohio the equatorial crossing into a life of entire sanctification leads to tran­ quil seas. N ot so. There are fierce 12:2). They enter another hemi­ initiated into a royal priesthood, a storms in that hemisphere, and sphere of the Christian life— the holy family. Look up! Even the battles rage. Your m ettle as a shell­ life of perfect love within. And like heavens are different. In the dark­ back will be well tested. T h e apostle the apostle Paul they must endure est night south of the equator the Paul testified, “For when we came hardness as good soldiers o f Jesus constellation of the Southern Cross into Macedonia, this body of ours Christ (2 T im oth y 2:3). constantly reminds one that God is had no rest, but we were harassed at So take your knocks, shellback there. He is there for the freshly every turn— conflicts on the out­ Christian, and sail on. There’s a life metamorphosed or battle-scarred side, fears w ithin” (2 Corinthians to live, an enemy to face. It matters shellback believer. He’s there daily 7:5, NIV). Nevertheless those who not the longitude— the crossing has supplying the grace and strength to cross over cease to be pollywogs. been made. You’re in another hemi­ face what must be faced within and They are transformed (Romans sphere of God’s grace. You’ve been without. Sail on and on! □

Book Brief memorial edition, published on the 100th anniversary of her birth, will be welcomed by those who knew her in MUMro person, as well as by those o f us who only knew her as THE BEST OF a name on a page. BERTHA MUNRO She served for so long as dean of Eastern Nazarene College that many of us for a long time thought her first name was Dean. W hat a pleasant relationship she must have had with those students who knew her and had the honor of learning firsthand from this master teacher. This book is a collection of her personal thoughts, EARL C. WOLF journaling, letters, short paragraphs and sentence editor messages, and quotes that will inspire to holy living. Reading this book will give encouragement to the person who is in the everyday struggle of living out a life of holiness unto the Lord. No head-in-the-clouds N o doubt more people know who Bertha M unro is philosophy or theology here, just good, down-to-earth, than ever had the privilege of meeting her in solid teaching couched in positive clothing. One quote, her lifetime. That can be said even though she person­ “Don’t be afraid to spend money on God.” May I add, ally touched the lives of thousands of young people Don’t be afraid to spend money on this book. It w ill be through her lifelong teaching ministry at Eastern Naz- well invested. □ arene College. — Glen Lewis Van Dyne The extension of her ministry through her honest Pasadena, Calif. and loving pen touched thousands more. It appears it Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City will impact even more lives in years to come. This Kivar, 232 pages. To order, see page 23.

AUGUST 1, 1987 t o ©doife/g STANDPOINT THERE IS A WORD!

Jeremiah was arrested, beaten, and imprisoned be­ Jeremiah supplied the king with a simple alternative to cause politicians despised his messages. He preached destruction— “Obey the Lord.” If sinners repent, God what they needed to hear, not what they wanted to will forgive. If sinners persist, God will judge. That is hear. Th e message o f judgment upon sin is never w el­ just as true for sinners in the house of God as for sin­ comed by sinners who will not repent. ners in the haunts of evil. Sin and die, obey and live— those are man’s only options. Some time later King Zedekiah sent for the prisoner and asked, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jere­ Zedekiah refused to hear. He was captured by an alien miah replied, “There is,” and another unpopular mes­ army, compelled to watch the execution of his sons, sage was relayed. and then blinded. He languished in prison until his death. There is no escape from the word of the Lord. There is always a word from the Lord. Whatever the God has spoken. The Bible is His word to us. The vital times, whatever the needs, there is a word from the Lord for the situation. The critical question is not question is, “Are we listening?” God can shout in our “Has God said?” but “Am I listening?” ears until our brains rattle, but unless we obey Him nothing can prevent righteous judgment from over­ Too many drown out all voices but their own mouthing taking us. If we believe His word, submit to His de­ defiance of truth, then complain that God is silent. mands, and claim His promises, we can be victorious in Judgment falls upon their unforsaken sins, and they any circumstance. protest that God is unfair. God is neither mute nor “Is there a word from the Lord?” unjust. The fault lies with unheeding leaders and their ovine followers. They don’t listen, vainly supposing the “ There is.” unheard word will not come true. That puts the ball in your court. □

DANGEROUS WORLDLINESS

The church is a mission, not a business. It does not as their purpose. Faithfulness is not always statisti­ market a product, it offers a service. It proclaims a cally quantifiable. message; it does not present a commercial. Its leaders On one occasion many of the Lord's disciples turned are servants, not bosses. back and no longer followed Him (John 6:66). Numer­ Preaching is a calling, not a career. The true preacher ical loss was not failure, for Jesus had remained faith­ lives for others, not for self. He cannot be promoted or ful to His mission and message, and His faithfulness demoted from the will of God. was His success.

This is vital to remember, for never is the church more The Laodicean church was large, prosperous, and self- worldly, or its worldliness more destructive, than when content. Was it successful? No! It compromised its life it borrows its concepts of leadership and success from and mission until the Lord threatened to spew it from secular institutions. His mouth like tepid, nauseous water.

The captains of industry may operate with mailed The world’s models of leadership and criteria for suc­ fists, but a gospel minister cannot. If he attempts to cess are baneful to the church. When borrowed by the bulldoze people, sacrificing their spiritual interests to church, they lead to manipulation of gospel and peo­ his “professional” ambitions, he has betrayed his call­ ple, as ethical principles are jettisoned and human life ing. Worse, he has betrayed his Christ. is exploited for the sake o f acceptable numbers and “higher” places. Scripture establishes a single criterion of true success for churches and ministers— faithfulness. Church and Church and ministry must love and serve as did Jesus. ministry must be faithful to Christ as their Lord, to the W hat is good for General M otors may be ruinous for gospel as their message, and to the salvation o f persons the church. □

18 HERALD OF HOLINESS Never is the church more worldly, or its worldliness more destructive, than when it borrows its concepts of leadership and success from secular institutions.

SHORT LETTERS, LONG SHADOWS

VB. OK. FDR. It’s too late to argue that such bombs should never Never in history have seven letters resulted in such have been produced. It’s naive to expect the stockpiles significant and frightening consequences. to be eliminated. It’s hypocritical for the present gen­ eration to pass moral judgment upon those who made VB stood for Vannevar Bush, scientific adviser to the and used the atomic bombs four decades ago. president of the United States. FDR stood for the pres­ The uneasy situation that has developed since is a ident—Franklin Delano Roosevelt. given. Wishing will not rid us of the fact or of the peril OK was Roosevelt’s approval for the development of it occasions. Even peaceful uses of nuclear energy ex­ atomic bombs. When he initialed Bush’s report, the pose the world to horrible risks of disease, disfig­ president turned a page and began a chapter in human urement, and death on vast scales. Military use of this history he would not live to evaluate, but our world has awesome power is too hideous to adequately describe. never been the same again. Sane men must work to defuse the situation. Some seek escape through suicide, but the suicide of a few If the bomb had been made by scientists in Hitler’s will not avert the genocide of many. Germany, freedom would have become a memory. Now that such bombs, far more sophisticated and destruc­ The church must rebuke human madness, influence tive than the ones that ended World War II by devas­ human behavior, and above all proclaim the gospel of tating Hiroshima and Nagaski, are stockpiled by op­ Jesus Christ that alone offers hope and peace for eter­ posing nations, and can be easily produced by terrorist nity. groups, the life of our planet continues uneasily under VB. OK. FDR. Short letters cast long shadows. Into threat of global nuclear holocaust. those shadows we must bring the light of God’s Word. □

SHARING THE WORK LOAD

Doris was sick, a rare situation. A dutiful and consid­ income to survive. Many others have been driven to erate husband, I handled her chores. I made the beds, outside jobs in order to bolster a feeling of worth, for washed the dishes, vacuumed the carpets, dusted the the homemaker has been despised and slandered in furniture, and even mowed the grass. By day’s end a recent years. long-held opinion was confirmed: God did not make men strong enough for women’s work. Whatever the reasons, and however sound or flimsy those reasons, the land is filled with working wives and No wonder women are crowding into jobs these days mothers who are tired and disheartened. They need that have traditionally belonged to men. They want help. They need attention and encouragement. They lighter burdens as well as better paychecks. need appreciation and gratitude. But most of all, they Have you read Proverbs 31:10-31 lately? A casual read­ need help with a too-heavy load. ing will convince you that it represents a male-domi­ nated culture. The woman is up before dawn to begin I’ve prayed with little mothers at our altars who were her day’s work. She cooks, cleans, sews, teaches, sells, bearing false guilt. What they most needed was not a helps the needy, and burns the candle into the night. sermon and not a prayer but an uninterrupted meal “Her price is far above rubies”— even at minimum and a sound night’s sleep. They are edging toward wage levels! breakdowns because excessive demands are laid upon Meanwhile, where is her husband? W h at is he doing? them and inadequate help is given them. “He sitteth among the elders.” In our homes let’s share the work, so that no one is In our society thousands of women are caring for their unfairly burdened. A caution to husbands, however: families and w orking outside the home also. M any Don’t brashly try to do all your wife’s work. You might would prefer to be home, but often the family needs the not survive it. □

AUGUST 1, 1987 (Continued from page 4) During his presidency, MVNC re­ but because he shared that experi­ ceived accreditation as a bacca­ ence with us, we can all be more like a Calvinistic limited atonement, laureate degree-granting institution. sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading only a selected few are to expect Many of the MVNC family remem­ in our lives. JoAnne Rexr0(h physical healing. ber his excellent speaking on our Gurnee, Illinois It is true that healing is not for ev­ campus as well. eryone, but it is due to their own lack Jan Hendrickx EMBARRASSED of faith, not because of anything Mount Vernon Nazarene College In a day when the world is rightly preordained by God. cynical about the motives of the Jack Wright, Jr. SENSITIVITY INCREASED church, please don’t give us any­ Monroe, Louisiana I want to thank you for printing the more news stories about benevolent NEWS INCOMPLETE article “Matthew,” by C. Dale Ger­ Nazarenes giving an average of less I was pleased to read of Dr. John man in the 5/15 issue. than $11.00 each to missions while A. Knight's well-deserved selection The Lord really spoke to me as I on a luxury cruise (“Celebrants at as the NTS “Preacher of the Year" read it because I struggle with view­ Sea Donate $13,000 Toward Work (May 1, 1987). However, the article ing interruptions and inconve­ in Dominican”). This very thing we neglected to mention that Dr. Knight niences as opportunities to serve boast about should be the very served as the second president of the Lord by serving others. source of our embarrassement. Mount Vernon Nazarene College My heart breaks for the grief that Mark M. Goodwin from 1972 to 1975. Rev. German feels over Matthew, Florissant, Missouri NIGHT VISION by GENEVA COBB IIJIMA D riving over the bridge in Portland, Oregon’s kept his distance as the man continued to yell and rough Burnside district in 1982, Pastor Floyd curse. At one point, the man stopped and let Floyd Schwanz felt uneasy. It was his first night alone on the pass on. streets as a member of Operation Night Watch, a min­ The pastor walked ahead, praying as he went. Then isters’ group that puts shoe leather to its concern for he heard the man behind him. “How do you like being down-and-outers. followed?” he growled. Floyd parked and logged in at Night Watch head­ Floyd turned around and smiled. “I don’t mind,” he quarters. It was 10 P.M. He would walk the streets, visit replied. “I notice you’ve been walking by yourself. So taverns, talk, counsel, and give help wherever needed have I. How about walking together?” until 2 A.M. “ I guess so,” the man muttered. T h ey spoke little as He started out. Jukeboxes blared from a dimly lit they walked on. Finally, the man said, “ Could we have saloon, where inside drinking was heavy. I f Jesus lived coffee somewhere?” in Portland, he mused, wouldn’t He be on these streets The two stepped into a restaurant and ordered cof­ among prostitutes, gays, rebellious teens, the lonely, fee. Floyd listened as the man shared some of his frus­ depressed, drunken, and homeless? trations. Then he carefully explained the way of salva­ Floyd glanced at his reflection in a bar window. His tion. Before the evening ended, the man received jeans and shoes looked familiar, but his shirt was dif­ Christ as his personal Savior ferent. He had never worn a clerical collar before. But On another tour, Floyd felt an urge to enter a build­ Night Watch Director Gary Vaughn had said it would ing where a night watchman was checking identi­ identify him so people would discuss their spiritual fications. He spoke with the watchman a while and needs. learned that his name was Phil and that he was a Floyd has no predetermined route when he is on a lonely Vietnam veteran. Floyd made it a point to stop Night Watch tour. He relies on the Lord’s guidance as and speak with Phil on subsequent tours. he approaches an intersect ion. Once he felt led to walk One night, Phil had been replaced by another night down a dimly lit side street—then wondered if he’d watchman. To his dismay, Floyd learned that Phil was made the right choice. in the hospital with leukemia and a brain tumor. A man came screaming out of a tavern just ahead of Floyd visited Phil regularly in the hospital. Through him, cursing and beating the wall of the building. Floyd their conversations, Phil received Christ. When he died, Floyd was asked to conduct the funeral. GENEVA COBB IIJIMA is a free-lance writer who resides in Such experiences confirm Floyd’s calling to the Oregon City, Oregon. streets o f Portland. But he admits that he isn’t always up to the challenge. “A fter a full day o f pastoral duties, I’m tired. I still feel nervous when I first hit the streets.” DyAOJL M • • • But God provides for Floyd’s emotional needs. “As I reach out in love to people,” he relates, “God’s power Save Some frees me and I feel at home. I know God protects me.” □ HERALD OF HOLINESS CHRISTIANS GO TO PRISON

G od is often forgotten until years. A volunteer makes prison disaster forces men and by WILLIAM GOODMAN visits for a year, usually twice a women to look for divine help. month. On release-from-prison Those that we sentenced to prison day, the volunteer w ill escort his have almost erased the image of they are locked up. T h e real issue o f friend from the institution and re­ God in which they were made, but prison is finding an effective means main with him throughout the first the God who made them is entirely of encouraging a person to change day. He assists the released person capable of remaking them when the direction of his life. with problems of reentry into the given opportunity and cooperation. There are more than 100 refer­ community. We free citizens should remember ences in God’s Word to prison situ­ Job therapy also makes for suc­ that if the sins of our lives were ations. We are given accounts of cess stories. Ex-offenders employed written across our foreheads, most unjust imprisonments, men in full-time have an 88 percent chance of us would wear our caps down prison for telling the truth, kings o f success. I f they work part-time, over our eyes. and high administrators in prisons, they have a 55 percent chance. If Many imprisoned criminals are the release of prisoners, transfer­ they work occasionally, only 27 per­ repeaters. The criminal justice sys­ ring of prisoners because of threats cent succeed. Volunteers lead the tem has not been totally successful to their lives, guards being exe­ way in job therapy for criminals. in effecting reforms. Repeaters in cuted, guards being converted, and The ex-offender becomes a useful crime are people who have been re­ prisoners converted. citizen, and the volunteer becomes leased with no jobs, no friends, very There is evidence that spiritual a better person. little money, and little acceptance revival is moving through our cor­ You cannot legislate godly living. by society. Repeaters are feared and rectional institutions, even among A penitentiary does not make a considered virtually unredeemable. notorious criminals. There are ser­ penitent. We have expected too Prisons are haunted by lone­ vices where as many as 18 inmates much of the law and the system, liness. Most inmates are com­ accept Jesus Christ. The founda­ and it has not worked. The Word of pletely isolated and forgotten by tions for this spiritual success is God is the solid foundation for the outside world. They receive no laid by volunteers who are entering changing evil people to good peo­ letters, no visitors, are disowned by prisons and jails in the name of ple. The Word of God in Christian their families and feared by society. Christ. People step out of the sanc­ people carried to those in prison is Sullen and bitter, they live with a tuary to show other people they where success lies. Millions are growing hatred of society. What is care about them as individuals. Vol­ ready for the miracle of change if the answer to the problem of for­ unteers are accepted by inmates. only Christians will go to them. To gotten people in prison? Who will One inmate asked a Christian vol­ believe in the Lord Jesus is to ac­ influence evil people to become unteer why he was there. The vol­ cept H im for all H e offers. H e offers good people? Who will build posi­ unteer answered: “I’ll tell you when the opportunity to go to prison. □ tive attitudes in the prisoners be­ I find out.” fore they are released? These are requirements for a vo l­ WILLIAM GOODMAN is a Nazarene The average person’s only con­ unteer: responsibility, compassion, elder serving as the Salvation Army's di­ nection with prisons is what he has perseverance. Volunteers may find rector of Correctional Services for seen in movies. People in prison are themselves walking step by step Western Missouri and Kansas District. just like the rest of society except with their adopted criminals for He resides in Leavenworth, Kansas.

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2 2 HERALD OF HOLINESS Rev. David Ashton has been ap­ Moose Jaw, Sask., having also served as OUR COLLEGES AND pointed associate professor of biblical academic dean for the past six years. studies. His concentration o f expertise He is an ordained clergyman in the SEMINARIES Q is in intertestamental studies and the Free Methodist church and is currently Old Testament. engaged in study toward the Ph.D. in Mr. Ashton has had teaching experi­ intertestamental studies at McGill NBC GRADUATION ence at Aldersgate Bible College in University in Montreal, Que. □ Dr. Gordon Wetmore, president of Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa, Idaho, gave the commencement ad­ dress for the 1987 graduating class of Nazarene Bible College. Graduation exercises were held May 25 at the First United Methodist Church in Colorado Springs. Other graduation activities were scheduled in the Apostles Court on the college campus and at Colorado Springs First Church o f the Nazarene. These included the Baccalaureate Ser­ vice on Sunday, May 24, where NBC NBC President Jerry Lambert (center, 1.) congratulates Scott Ostendorf, one of the President Jerry D. Lambert delivered recipients of the General Superintendent’s Scholarship. Hollis Parsons, the other the Baccalaureate Sermon, “Threshold recipient, stands to the left while Dr. Neil Wiseman, vice president for Academic of Ministry,” at 2:30 PM., and Senior Affairs, is at the right. Convocation at 10 a .m . Monday, May 25, where Vice President for Academic Affairs Neil B. Wiseman presided. Fifty-five students received the asso­ ciate degree in biblical studies on M on­ day night, while 3 received the associ­ ate degree in Christian education, 2 received the associate degree in church music. Diplomas were also presented to 7 in lay ministries, 1 in piano pedagogy, 9 in hymn playing, and 3 in women’s studies. Previously, on May 8, Doralee Curry, Patricia E. Jones, Colleen M. Kes- selring, Susan L. Rapp, Paula Lynn Mark Copley holds the torch at the Nazarene Bible College Apostles Court Con­ Wright, and Betty Gail Scott were vocation, Monday, May 25. “Apostles” Jim Anderson (Thomas), Van Williams awarded certificates in women’s stud­ (Jude), and Allen Veale (Simon Zelotes) are seated in a semicircle to the left. Also, ies. □ to the left are graduates Mr. and Mrs. Ron Curtis with Ron’s Seeing Eye dog. Mark Copley won first place in the DeLong Sermon contest and the Oke Bible Reading competition. NEW PERSONNEL FOR CNC The Board of Governors of Canadian Nazarene College has unanimously ap­ proved the hiring o f Rev. Joseph Madill COUPON as the director of Finance and Public Book Briefs Relations at the retirement o f Rev. La- See page 17 for description. verne Henwood, who has served as di­ Please s e n d ______copies of PA083-411-1403 rector o f Finance and Development for THE BEST OF BERTHA MUNRO the past three years. by Earl C. Wolf, Editor Rev. M adill comes to the college af­ Add 4% for handling and postage ter 9 years in the pastorate. He gradu­ at $7.95 each to: ated from CNC in 1978. Prior to that 232 pages Date ______1987 soft Kivar time he was employed by Standard ACCOUNT NUMBER. Tube Canada Ltd. of Woodstock, Ont., Name for 22 years in production scheduling Street and control and sales, as well as a num­ ber of years as office supervisor and as­ City _ sistant to the general sales manager. State/Province ______Zip Mr. Ken Austin has been hired as C HECK or MONEY ORDER Enclosed $ assistant in maintenance and grounds. CHARGE (30-day) TO: □ Personal _ other account He comes from Innisfail, Alta., where he had his own painting and decorating Clip and Mail TODAY! business and was active in the music NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE • Post Office Box 419527, Kansas City. Missouri 64141 program and lay leadership of the local church.

AIJOIIST 1 1QA7 August 9; Eleuthera, Bahamas (Tarpum Bay), August 12-16; MOORE, NORMAN: Poway, CA, August 1-23; Westminster, CA Freeport, Bahamas (Freeport Faith), August 18-23; Bahamas (Comm.), August 16, 23; Yorba Linda, C A August 26-30 (Solid Rock). August 25-30 MORLEY, FRANK W.: Indio, CA, August 2-9; Anaheim, CA (First), FREELAND, RONALD E.: Chandler, IN (Holiness Camp), August 6-16; August 23 Oakland City, IN (Southern Ind. Holiness Camp), August 20-30 MOSS, UDELL G.. Reserved, August 1-23, Cleveland, MS (First), GARDNER, JOHN M.; Follansbee, WV (Hooverson Heights) August August 25-30 25-30 MUNCIE, ROBERT & JANE: McGehee, AR, August 4-9: Blevins, AR GREEN, JAMES A ROSEMARY; East Wareham, MA (Smith Mills (Bells Chapel), August 11; Owasso, OK, August 16, Taylorville, IL Camp Meeting), August 21-31 (First). August 18-23. Evansville, IN (Diamond Valley), August HAINES, GARY W.: Collinsville, IL (First), August 8-12; Northeast 25-30 District Revival. August 23-30 NAJARIAN, BERGE It DORIS: Reserved, August 3-9; Weirton, WV, HAYES, ALVIN B.: Reserved, August 1-31 August 21-23 HAYNES, CHARLES A MYRT: Paoli, IN, August 4-9; Terre Haute, IN •NASH, FORREST W.: Reserved, August 1-31 EVANGELIST'S (Northside), August 11-16; Lebanon, TN (West View), August NEFF LARRY I PAT: West Virginia North and South District Camp, 25-30 August 7-14; Perry, Ml, August 23 HELMS, MIKE A GLORIA: Dayton, OH (Pleasant Valley), August 4-9; OVERTON, WILLIAM Du Lac du Flambeau, Wl (Indian work), August SLATES Reserved, August 10-15; Muncie, IN (North Walnut), August 5-9; Sandusky, OH, August 17-26 18-23; Richmond Heights, OH (Cleveland Richmond Heights), OYLER, CALVIN 8 VIRGINIA: Reserved, August 1-16; Iowa (Tabor August 25-30 Nazarene Camp), August 18-23 HICKS, JOHN DAVID: Lincoln City, OR (First), August 2; Eugene, OR PASSMORE EVANGELISTIC PARTY: Hagerstown, MD, August 18-23; ARMSTRONG, LEON, LINDA S FAMILY: North Carolina District (First), August 23; Grand Ronde, OR, August 30 Tamaqua. PA (Lewistown Valley Methodist Camp), August 28— Boys /Girls' Camp, August 3-9: Virginia District Camp Meeting, HIGGINS, CHARLES E.: Burns Lake, B.C. (Community Church), September 7 August 10-16; Lombard, IL. August 17-23; North Pekin, IL, August August 23-30 PFEIFER, DON EVANGELISTIC TEAM: Reserved, August 1; Park­ 24-30 •HOWARD, RICHARD E.: New York District Camp Meeting, August ersburg, WV (Broadway), August 2; Martinsburg, PA (Penn State ATKINSON, DEAN A PAT: Davenport, IA, August 3-9; Columbia, MO 8-16 Singing Convention), August 15; Logan, WV, August 23-26; (First). August 11-16 HUBBARD, JEFFIE Ac San Angelo, TX (First), August 5-9; San Hinton, WV (Peyton s Camp Meeting), August 29— September 6 BACHMAN, RICHARD A.: Indianapolis District Children s Camp, Antonio District Camp, August 10-13; San Antonio District Camp, •PRICE, ROSS E.: Calgary, Alta. (Alberta Family Camp), August 2-9 August 3-9; Indianapolis District Boys' Camp, August 10-16; August 17-21; Rodessa. LA (McCoy), August 26-30 RICKEY, HOWARD L: WS District Camp, August 4-9 Attica, Ml (Beulah), August 17-23 JACKSON, PAUL It TRISH: Illinois District Girls' Camp, August 3-7; ROBINSON, TED L: Youngstown, OH (Boardman), August 21-23 •BAGGETT, DALLAS W.: Reserved, August 1-31 Concerts in Illinois and Missouri, August 9 ROTH, RONALD W.: Reserved, August 3-8; Estill Springs, TN, August BAKER, RICHARD C.: West Virginia North/South District Camp, JEFFRIES, JEFF A JAN: Florence, OR, August 2; Roseburg, OR, 28-30 August 10-15; Frank, WV, August 25-30 August 9-16; Grants Pass, OR, August 23; Rogue River, OR, SEMRAN, KIM: Lincoln Park, Ml. August 16 •BALLARD, DON: Sylacauga, AL (First), August 5-9; Reserved. August 24-28; Dorris, CA, August 30— September 4 SMITH, DOYLE C.: Philadelphia District Camp, August 8-16; Re­ August 13-14,18-23 JOHNSON, RONALD E.: Concerts in Missouri and Montana, August served, August 18-23; Nashville, TN (Cherokee Hills), August BELZER, DAVID A.: Reserved, August 3-10 2; Concerts in Western Washington and Oregon, August 16-31 25-30 BLUE, DAVID i DANA Philadelphia District Camp Meeting, August JONES, TERRY L: McCrary. AR, August 11-16: Greenbrier, AR, •SMITH, OTTIS & MARGUERITE: Moores. NY (M oores Camp), 10-16 August 19-23; Joplin, MO (Calvary), August 26-30 August 1-9 BLYTHE, ELLIS G„ SR.: Elmore, OH (Portage Holiness Camp), August JUSTICE, MEL I DONNA: Albion, PA, August 4-9; Pittsburgh District SMITH, DUANE: Fort Recovery, OH (Ind. St. Holiness Camp), August 13-23 Girls1 Camp, August 10-14; Pittsburgh District Boys’ Camp, 2-9; Pittsfield, IL, August 25-30 BOICOURT, MARLA J.: Reserved, August 2; Texas Concerts, August August 17-21; Omaha, NE (Central), August 25-30 SPINDEL, RAYMOND D.: Mendota, IL, August 1-31 5-9 KEENA, EARL E.: Hood River, OR, August 10-14; Dresden, OH, STANIFORTH, KENNETH: Belize City, Belize (Youth Camp), August BOQUIST, DOUG A DEB: Northeastern Indiana District Camp Meet­ August 23-30 3-9; Belize City, Belize (King’s Park), August 10-16 ing, August 1-14; Washington District Junior/Senior High Camp, •KNIGHT, JOHN L: Lewisville, TX, August 4-9; Jacksonville, TX STANTON, TED It DONNA: Poneto, IN (S. Liberty Christian), August August 17-21; Weidman, Ml, August 25-30 (Mount Hope), August 18-23; P ost TX, August 25-30 25-30 BROWN, ROGER N.: New Paris, PA (Bethel Park Camp), August 5-16; LASSELL, RAY: Hannibal, MO (First), August 4-9 STARK, EDDIE G.: Marlow, OK, August 3-9; Blanchard, LA, August Concerts in southern Illinois, August 23 LAWSON, WAYNE Tu Reserved, August 1-30; Soldotna, AK, August 10-16; Waco, TX (Trinity Heights), August 17-23; Joplin, MO •BURKE, OWEN M.: Eleuthera, Bahamas (Tarpum Bay), August 3-9 18-23 (First), August 24-30 BURKHALTER, G. PAT: Vilonia, AR, August 3-9; Reserved, August LECKRONE, LARRY D.: Northern Michigan District Camp, August STEVENSON, GEORGE E.: Mount Vernon, IL (Bonnie Camp), August 14-15; Vidor, TX, August 18-23 10-16; Findlay, OH (First), August 18-23; Flint, Ml (Central), 13-23; Keyman, MD (Evangelical Christian), August 25-30 BYERS, CHARLES A MILDRED: Des Moines, IA (Southside), August August 25-30 STREET, A. DAVID: Fostoria, OH (Portage Holiness Camp), August 3-9; Reserved, August 10— September 12 LEPTER, DOUGLAS It SAMUELLA: Central Ohio District Boys /Girls’ 13-24 CANEN, DAVID L.: Homestead. F L August 25-30 Camp, August 3-7; Reading, Ml, August 10-16; Akron, OH SUTHERLAND, CHRIS E.: Parkersburg, WV (Zone Youth Retreat). CANFIELD, DAVID B.: Isom, KY (Whitesburg), August 19-23; Ripley, (Kenmore), August 17-23; Waterford, PA, August 25-30 August 21-23 OH, August 26-30 LIDDELL, R L.: Iowa District Camp, August 17-23 TAYLOR, CLIFFORD E.: Wenatchee, WA, August 1-2; Kennewick, WA, CASTEEL, HOWARD H.: Eliisville, IL, August 25-30 MANER, ROBERT E , JR.: Georgia District Board of Christian Life August 3-9; Issaquah, WA, August 10-16; Spokane, WA (River- CAYTON, JOHN, JR.: Fairhaven, MA (Smith Mills Holiness Camp), Convention, August 7; Reserved, August 18-21; Lake City, FL view Bible Camp), August 17-23 August 21-30 (Trinity), August 30— September 6 •TAYLOR, MENDELL L.: Eastern Michigan District Camp, August 2-9 CERRATO, ROBERT J.: Clinton, IL, August 28-30 MANLEY, STEPHEN L.: Hawaii Pacific District Camp, August 2-9; TAYLOR, ROBERT W.: Nebo, IL (Hillcrest Independent Camp Meet­ CHAMBERS, LEON A MILDRED: Philadelphia District Camp, August Southern Oregon Camp Meeting, August 11-16; Nazarene Bible ing), August 3-9; Lima, OH (Mount Lookout Independent Holiness 8-16 College, August 18-23; Spokane, WA (First), August 25-30 Camp), August 14-23 •CHANEY, REEFORD L: Reserved, August 10-16 •MARLIN, BENJAMIN F.: Reserved, August 11-16,25-30 •THOMAS, J. MELTON: Intermountain District Supply, August 1-31 CHASE, FRANK: Phoenix, AZ (Greater Southwest Indian Camp). MAHER, DANIEL W„ SR.: Muncie, IN (First), August 17-23 THOMPSON, ROBERT W.: Monticello, KY (Zone Indoor Camp), August 5-9; Phoenix, AZ (Indian Chapel), August 11-16 McCORKLE, ROBERT W , II: Marion, OH (Burning Bush Holiness August 5-9 CHRISTNER, JACK M.: Pleasant Ridge, PA (Camp), August 11-16 Camp), August 16-23 TRISSEL, PAUL D , SR.: Concerts in Michigan, August 1-31 •CLAY, M. E.: Reserved, August 3-31 McGEE, JERRY: Swannanoa, NC, August 4-9; Brunswick, GA (Fellow­ WALKER, BRIAN & DEBI: Reserved, August 9-13; Port Townsend, WA COFFEY, REV. A MRS. RUSSELL E.: Sturgis, Ml (Christian School), ship Methodist), August 11-16; Smithfield, NC (Crestwood South­ (Interdenominational Camp Meeting), August 15-23 August 23-30 ern Baptist), August 18-28 •WALLACE, J. C.: Reserved. August 1-31 COVINGTON, NATHAN A.: Reserved, August 4-9, 11-16, 18-23; McKELLIPS, DALLAS A , SR.: Gallup, NM (First), August 18-23 •WATKINS, FRANK C.: Broken Bow, NE, August 16-23 Hooker, OK, August 25-30 McWHIRTER, G. STUART: Eastern Michigan District Camp, August •WATSON, LOY L.: Reserved, August 1-31 CRABTREE, JAMES: Vilonia, AR (Camp), August 3-9 2-9 WELLS, LINARD O.: Reserved, August 3-9; Mount Enterprise, TX, CRANDALL, VERNON A BARBARA: Snohomish, W A August 11-16; MEHR, BETHANY: Grand Haven. Ml (Water Festival), August 2; Port August 25-30 Washougal, WA August 21-30 Huron, Ml (Northgate Bible Baptist), August 9 WHITWORTH, ARTIE H.: Reserved, August 4-30 DELL, O. JIMMY: Kahului. Maui, HI, August 1-2; Reserved, August 3-9; MELVIN, L. DOLORES: Beattyville, KY, August 30-September 6 WHITWORTH, MARCUS A.: Kansas City, MO (Dundee Hills), August Grand Junction, CO (First), August 15-16; Northwestern Indiana MEREDITH, DWIGHT It NORMA JEAN: Auburn, IN (Tri-state Holiness 2; Southwest Oklahoma District NYI Convention. August 7-8; District Camp Meeting, August 18-23; El Dorado. AR (United), Tent Assoc.), August 6-16 Yukon, OK, August 9; Oklahoma City, OK (Zone Youth Revival), August 27-30 METCALF, HENRY D.: Albany, NY, August 2-7; Vermontville, NY, August 18-22; Oklahoma City, OK (Trinity), August 23; Dexter. MO DENNISON, MARVIN E.: Carrollton, MO, August 4-9; Reserved, August 17-21 (Southwest), August 28-30 August 11-15; Topeka, KS (First), August 16; Reserved, August MICKEY, BOB: Littleton, CO (Denver Columbine Hills), August 4-9; •WILLIAMS, E. VERBAL Reserved, August 1-16; Cape May, NJ 18-23; West Lafayette, OH, August 25-30 Lafayette, CO, August 10-16; Woodland Park, CO, August 17-23 (Erma Holiness Camp), August 21-30 •DISHON, MELVIN: Shepherdsville, KY (First), August 25-30 MILLHUFF, CHARLES R.: Reserved, August 2; C i r c l e * , OH (CCCU WISEHART, LENNY I JOY: Akron District Camp, August 2-9; Sun •DIXON, GEORGE A CHARLOTTE: Martinsville, IN (First), August 23; Mount of Praise Camp), August 15-23; Reserved, August 30 Coast Pioneer Area Assembly, August 14-15; Sacramento Dis­ Indianapolis, IN (Southside), August 30 MILLS, CARLTON A.: Vicksburg, Ml (Chapman Memorial), August 2: trict Camp, August 17-23 DOOLITTLE, KEVIN C.: New York District Camp, August 10-16; Noblesville, IN, August 5; Louisville, OH, August 6; Fairborn, OH WOODWARD FAMILY EVANGELISM: Reserved, August 21-30 Allentown, PA (Evangelical Congreg. Waldheim Park Camp). (Wrightview, a.m.), August 9; Huntington, IN (First, p.m.), August WOOTEN, D. J.: Philippi, WV, August 26-30 August 29 9; New Castle, IN (Westview), August 12; Irondale, OH, August WRIGHT, E. GUY: Reserved, August 4-9; Minnehaha, WV (Mount DUNMIRE, RALPH A JOANN: Bonnie, IL (Bonnie Interdenom. Camp), 16, a.m.; North Ridgeville, OH (Calvary, p.m.), August 16; New Grove United Methodist), August 11-16: West Liberty, NC, August August 13-23 Philadelphia, OH, August 19; Hubbard, OH, August 23; Niles, OH 25-30 DUTTON, BARRY A TAVIA: Lawson, MO (Canaan Hill), August 11-16; (First), August 26; Barberton, OH (First), August 28-30; East Pine Bluff, AR (Oak Park), August 26-30 Liverpool, OH (First), August 30 •designates retired elder •FISHER, C. WILLIAM: Reserved, August 1-31 FORTNER, ROBERT E.: Nebo, IL (Belleview Comm. Church), August 31— September 6 FRANK, RICHARD A.: Morgantown, WV (First, a.m.), August 2; At the heart of evangelism is a compelling concern for others. Fairmont WV (First, p.m.), August 2; Hurricane, WV (Teays Valley),

HERALD OF HOLINESS college years; Dr. and Mrs. Mendell Taylor; Dr. and Mrs. Alan Smith; and Mrs. Ola Fisher White. Faculty unable to attend, but who sent greetings in­ cluded Dr. Lewis T. Corlett, Dr. D. R. Gish, Dr. Clarence Grothaus, Mrs. Elizabeth Nease Herrell, Mrs. Alline Swann, Mrs. Betty Hildie, Florence Lundy, and Mr. Bailey M. Hall (since deceased). Class sponsor, Professor Fred Floyd, was also unable to attend, but a tribute was given to him. Members of the Class of ’37 have made a wide range of contributions to the church and society. Nine were or­ dained in October 1938 by Dr. J. B. Alumni o f the Bethany-Peniel Class o f '37 pose for a 50th reunion photo. Pictured Chapman; five (Whitcomb Harding, (back row, 1. to r.) are Mark R. Moore, Henry Poteet, Harold Harcourt, Donald Dallas Baggett, Glen Jones, Forrest Beaver, George Gardner, Harold Thesus, and Paul (Jack) Durham; (fron t row, 1. to Nash, and Mark R. Moore) served as r.) Margaret Nation Hartin, Barrett Kirby, Lorenzo McNall, J. Erben Moore, Zuma district superintendents; five (Harold Durham, Whitfield Wilcox, and Joe McClung. Theus, Reuben Newsom, A. D. Grim, J. Erben Moore, and Mark R. Moore) served as World War II chaplains; two BETHANY CLASS OF ’37 and graduated 36, with 1 person re­ (Curtis Smith and Mark R. Moore) CELEBRATES 50TH ceiving two baccalaureate degrees. served as Nazarene college presidents; The Class of ’37 of Bethany-Peniel Fourteen members of the graduating and two (Christine Spurlin Schneider College held their 50th anniversary on class were present for the festivities. and Henry Poteet) were missionaries. the campus o f Southern Nazarene Uni­ The class hosted a dinner on campus Others served as pastors, evangelists, versity during the recent spring com­ with SNU President Dr. and Mrs. Pon­ musicians, college and university pro­ mencement. der Gilliland. Other guests included fessors, public school teachers and a The class began with 125 members faculty who taught during the class’s variety of other assignments. □ —NN THANK YOU FOR SHARING God s Love with Others Through Your Giving to the 1987 EASTER OFFERING for World Evangelism TOTAL OFFERING RECEIVED: $8,753,391

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AUGUST 1, 1987 Alaska District Superintendent Roger J. Wegner (r.) reported two new church­ es organized. Shown with General Su­ perintendent Raymond W. Hurn (I.) is Shown at the Alaska district assembly (I. to r.) are Dr. Raymond W. Hurn, general veteran pastor, Rev. John Vaughn (cen­ superintendent, with the Great Commission Award winners: Category I, Rev. Dale ter), 83 years of age, who planted and Horton, Wasilla; Category II, Dr. A1 Woods, Fairbanks Totem Park; and District organized his fourth church at Palmer, Superintendent Roger J. Wegner. General Superintendent Hurn ordained Kerry Alaska. He has launched a building pro­ M. Digou. gram and the congregation plans to move into the new building this fall.

Also planted and organized was the Chapel of the Cross in Anchorage, Alaska. They are building their new church in S.E. Anchorage. Pictured (I. Pictured (I. to r.) are the Great Commission Fellowship Award winners on the to r-) are Rev- Eddie West, pastor; and Alaska District: Rev. Dale Horton, Wasilla; Rev. Don McCullough, Kodiak; Rev. District Superintendent Roger J. Weg- Paul Bentley, Juneau; Rev. Jim Ricci, Cordova; Dr. A1 Woods, Fairbanks Totem ner- Park; and District Superintendent Roger J. Wegner.

LET ME KEEP LAUGHTER By Audre Pitts ylkMonous kde.Oihkt and Monetise Here's an author w ho has learned the lesson of keepins a smile and a cheerful outlook in the face of family trasedy and discourasement. Her win­ some laughter in these pages will lift the reader's spirits. 106 pages. Paper At the Alabama South district assembly Dr. Don Jernigan, district superintendent, PA083-411-0903 ...... $3.95 plus 4% shipping and handling completed the third year of a four-year term. Dr. Eugene L. Stowe, general super­ intendent, ordained Michael S. Lynn and Oneal Stover. Pictured (front, 1. to r.) are pastors who received the Great Commission Leadership Awards: Category I, Oneal Stover, Montgomery First; Category II, J. Harmon King, Opelika; Category Order from Your III, Robert McKenzie, Mobile First; and Category IV, R. P. Sessions, Lanett First; and (back row, 1. to r.) District Superintendent Don Jernigan and General Super­ NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE Post Office lox 419597, Kanses City Missouri 64141 intendent Eugene L. Stowe. Others who received the Great Commission Fellow­ ship Awards were: Roland Pitts, Dadeville; Dale Young, Sylacauga Grace; James Prices subject to change w ithout notice Goins, Taylor’s Chapel (deceased prior to assembly); Durwood Canon, Uniontown; L. S. Channel, Northport; and Roy T. Smith, Ozark.

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Shown (1. to r.) at the Canada Central district assembly are District Superinten­ dent Lome V. MacMillan, who was elected to a four-year term; Mr. Ron Redshaw, Mrs. Rosemary Redshaw, ordained the first lady deacon in Canada, and Dr. W il­ liam M. Greathouse, general superintendent.

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Order from your At the North Central Ohio district as­ Pictured (1. to r.) are Canada Central NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE sembly, Dr. D. E. Clay retired after 12 pastors who received the Great Com­ Post Office Bo* 4 19527. Kansas City Missouri 6 4 I4 I years as district superintendent. Dr. mission Fellowship Awards: Category I, Prices subject to change w ithout notice Jack R. Archer was elected superinten­ Richard Gibson, Markdale; Category dent on the second ballot. Dr. Raymond II, Wes Coburn, Brantford; and Cate­ W. Hurn, general superintendent, or­ gory III, Gerald MacKinnon, New­ dained elders Gordon Dane Spurgeon market, congratulated by General Su­ tainment plan provisions is available and Randall Kenneth Wright; and John perintendent William Greathouse. for adoption by each N H H P plan spon­ Wesley Ream Sr., deacon. Pictured (1. to sor. r.) are those who received the Great The focus of the cost containment Commission Leaders Awards: Category NHHP OFFERS OPTIONAL provisions is on reducing the cost of III, William L. Medley, Shelby; Cate­ PACKAGE OF COST medical claims, thereby lowering pre­ gory II, John E. Miller, Jr., Loudonville; CONTAINMENT PLAN miums. The provisions accomplish this and Category IV, William R. Kirby, Ely­ PROVISIONS ria. Others who received the Great without shifting these costs to the cov­ Commission Fellowship Awards were: The Nazarene Health and Hospi­ ered individuals by having them pay Buck W. Traylor, Cleveland Richmond talization Program now provides medi­ higher deductibles and by increasing Heights; Phillip W. Kizzee, Westlake cal coverage for more than 3,500 fami­ coinsurance limits. Parkside; David W. Graves, Marion lies of ministers, missionaries, and Dr. Dean Wessels, administrator of First; and Larry W. White, Mount Ver­ church employees. Effective immedi­ the Board of Pensions and Benefits non Lakeholm. ately, an optional package o f cost con­ USA, says these cost containment op-

AUGUST 1 lOA7 97 tions will allow the participating em­ zation, and helping the participant un­ essary in-patient hospital costs, and ployees to assist in controlling and derstand alternative forms of treat­ expanding coverage to include less ex­ moderating health care costs. This will ment. Thereby better decisions can be pensive alternative forms of convales­ occur through more effective plan utili­ made on medical care, reducing unnec­ cent care. Recent national studies indicate that the cost of providing adequate medical care coverage for ministers and church employees has become a significant cost factor for the local church and dis­ trict. Dr. Wessels estimates that adop­ tion of the cost containment provisions will result in a significant reduction of premiums for participating employers. Information regarding the optional cost containment plan provisions is available by contacting the Board of Pensions and Benefits USA, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131. Tele­ phone: 816-333-7000. □

Ifo r ^ H At the Northeast Oklahoma district assembly, Dr. Jack Stone, district superinten­ dent, began the first full year o f a two-year term. Dr. Charles H. Strickland, THE RECORD general superintendent,.ordained Chuck Smith, Jr., Todd W. Renegar, and Johnny D. Stephens. Pictured (I. to r.) are those who received the Great Commission Leader Awards and the Great Commission Fellowship Awards; Category III, Leader and Fellowship awards, Mike Murray, Tulsa Southwest; Category IV, Fel­ MOVING MINISTERS lowship Award, Scott Van Bibber, Tulsa First; Category I, Leader and Fellowship ROBERT ALDRICH from Malden (Mo.) First to Rolla awards, Homer Rogers, Chelsea; Category II, Leader and Fellowship awards, Ray (Mo.) First McDowell, Drumright; and Category IV, Leader and Fellowship awards, Mike JON K. GRAY from Lowell (Mass.) First to Orlando (Fla.) First Hancock, Tulsa Regency Park. ALFRED C. GRONDSKI from student, Colorado Springs, to West Bend (Wis.) First MAX HARRIS III from student, Nashville (Tenn.), to Norman (Okla.) First ED HEPPE from associate, Anna (III.) First, to pastor, Nashville (III.) First JAMES S. HILL from Birmingham (Ala.) Forestdale to IMPACTO ’87 McAllen (Tex.) First RICHARD LEE, student, Kansas City, Mo., to Brad­ ford (Ohio) First All-Spanish Church Growth Conferen JOSEPH McRANIELS to LaCrosse (Wis.) First STEPHEN L. MILLS to Fremont (Iowa) First RALPH MITCHELL to Rowlett (Tex.) First 1 ^ ALVIN V. ORCHARD to associate, Kansas City, (Mo.) 2 1 ell Hills Gladstone October 21-23, $7, WILLIAM S. RENNER from Griggsville (III.) First to Church of the ene, Antonio, Tex. Olivet (III.) First KEITH E. SARVER from Marion (Ohio) Kensington Place to Blanchester (Ohio) First DAVID W. SIFFERD, student/chaplaincy, to Fort DR. RAYMOND W. HURN, General Superinten­ Washington (Md.) Washington Trinity RICHARD E. SPENCER from Merrifield (Minn.) Com­ dent, Church o f the Nazarene munity to North St. Paul (Minn.) Trinity DR. JOSE RODRIQUEZ, Director, Instituto Naza- DONALD E. WESTON, student NTS, Kansas City, reno Teologico, Los Angeles Mo., to Manistee (Mich.) First DR. CARL CLENDENEN, Professor of Church Growth and Mission, Nazarene Bible College MOVING MISSIONARIES nstituto de REV. MICHAEL R. ESTEP, Director, Church Exten­ DR. KENNETH and KAREN BRYANT,* Mexico Semi­ nary, Field address: Apartado 22-690,14000 Tlal- inisterios sion Ministries, Church o f the Nazarene pan, D.F., Mexico City, Mexico DR. JUDITH D AMICO,* Haiti, Field address: (Naza­ F ara COST: $35.00 rene), c/o MFI, PO. Box 15665, West Palm Beach, Avanzar el ($40.00 after September 20) FL 33406 MR. WILLIAM and PHYLLIS GENTRY,* Papua New Crecimiento Make checks payable to Nazarene Bible College. Guinea, Field address: PO. Box 456, Mt. Hagen For preregistration and other information, contact WHP, Papua New Guinea TOtal Dr. R. T. Bolerjack, vice president for Ethnic Exten­ REV BOB and MAUNETTE GRAY, Colombia, Fur­ lough address: 9441 Beverly St., Bellflower, CA 87 sion Training Centers, NBC, P.O. Box 15749, C olo­ 90706 rado Springs, CO 80935. MR. PHIL and MARILYN HOPKINS, Guatemala, Field address: Apartado 2064, Guatemala, Gua­ Sponsored by: Church Extension Ministries/ temala Church Growth Division; Nazarene Bible College; Dr KEITH and KAREN HORWOOD,* Swaziland, Field address: P.O. Box 14, Manzinl, Swaziland and the Central Latin American, Dallas, Houston, MR. DONALD and BONNIE KROCKENBERGER,* San Antonio, and West Texas districts. Swaziland, Field address: P.O. Box 14, Manzini, Swaziland

HERALD OF HOLINESS sonage address: 2413 Stanley Rd., Greensboro, NC Nash, North Florida district superintendent. 27407. Phone: church, 919-275-8095; or parson­ The location of evangelists may be secured THE age, 919-292-0607. Leonard A Ketcherside is the THE present pastor. through Evangelism Ministries' toll-free number, BATTLE 800-821-2154. The Ridge Farm, III., church will celebrate its 50th FOR YOUR anniversary Sunday, October 11. The celebration will FOR MIND begin with the Sunday morning service. There will be VITAL STATISTICS YOUR MIND a noon meal followed by a service at 2:00 with District FORMER DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DIES By Leslie Superintendent John Hancock speaking. Rev. H. Blair Ward. 79, formerly of Guys Mills, Pa., Parrott The church extends a special invitation to all died May 28, at Meadville, Pa., Medical Center follow­ former pastors, members, and friends to attend the ing a brief illness. LESLIE EARROTI celebration or send letters of greetings. For more Rev. Ward was born in Buckhannon, W.Va., July 5, fjinstofj-ie. information contact Mary Lou Collom, 704 N. State 1907, a son of James Festus and Emma Viola St., Ridge Farm, IL 61870, or 217-247-2671. Hughes Ward. He married M. Edwinna Wilson in mu Stepping-Stone Series 1933. She preceded him in death in 1963. The Palo Alto, Calif., church will celebrate its 50th He received his bachelor of arts degree from A down-to-earth book on the anniversary October 10-11. There will be a buffet Eastern Nazarene College, Wollaston, Mass.; and his dinner Saturday evening on the grounds, followed by deeper life. In 30 brief chap­ master’s of religious education from the Biblical an evening of inspirational music and greetings from Seminary of New York University, New York City. ters, as in all of his books, au­ former members and friends. Sunday, October 11, He was a pastor in the Church of the Nazarene thor Parrott looks at issues of the featured speaker for the morning service will be holding pastorates in Belmore and Brooklyn, N.Y.; the Spirit throush the eyes of a Dr. Oscar Reed, former pastor of the church, along Providence, R.I.; Warren, Pa.; Toronto and Hamilton, Bible student, a psycholosist, with Rev. Clarence Kinzler superintendent of the Northern California District. Ont.; Akron, Ohio; South Portland, Portland, and Livermore Falls, Maine. and a churchman. Required All former pastors, members, and friends are in­ reading for all searching Chris­ vited to attend the celebration. Greetings and pic­ He had served as superintendent for the Canada tians. 199 pages. Paper. tures from those who can't attend will be appre­ Central District from 1955 to 1961 and oversaw the union of the Gospel Workers Church with the Church ciated. Send all correspondence to Pastor Russ PA083-411 -1241 ...... $6.95 of the Nazarene. He was president of Canadian Naz­ plus 4% shipping and handling Martin, 2490 Middlefield Rd„ Palo Alto, CA 94301. Phone: 415-322-3097. arene College from 1961 to 1962. He was a trustee of Eastern Nazarene College for 20 years. He also Announcements should reach us three months had sung in a quartet with gospel singer George prior to the date of the event announced. Beverly Shea. Order from Your Survivors include two sons, H. Blair Ward, Jr., Guys Mills; and Charles Wilson Ward, Houston, Tex.; one NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE RECOMMENDATIONS daughter, Patricia Ann Ward, Glen Ellyn, III.; one sister, Post Office Box 419527, Kansas City, Missouri 64141 It is my privilege to recommend REV. SAMUEL Wilda W. Hagen, Akron, Ohio; one brother, Karl Ward, Prices subject to change w ithout notice SOUTHERLAND as a warm-hearted preacher who Lansdale, Pa.; and three grandchildren. had entered the evangelistic field after many years in Funeral services were held May 29 with the Rev. the pastorate. He can be contacted at 5245 Tim- Donald Hennen of the Albion Church of the Nazarene uquana Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32210.— Edmond P. officiating. Interment was at Buckhannon, W.Va. MR. BILL and JUANITA MOON, Mozambique, Fur­ lough address: 316 Poe PI., Colorado Springs, CO 80910 REV. BYRON and LEANNA SCHORTINGHOUSE, Philippines, Furlough address: c/o Ledbetter, 11030 S.E. Hwy. C-42, Summerlield, FL 32691 REV. DARYLL and VERNA STANTON, South Africa, Field address: P.O. Box 1302, Pietersburg 0700, IMPACTO ’87 Republic of South Africa "Specialized Assignment Personnel CONFERENCE DE FUNDADORES DE IGLESIA

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Salinas, Calif., church is celebrating its 50th 21 al 23 de Octubre de 1987, Iglesia del Naza- anniversary September 12-13. District Superinten­ reno “East Terrel Hills” San Antonio, Texas dent Clarence Kinzler will be preaching in the morn­ ing worship service. Following dinner in the multi­ purpose room there will be a 2:30 p.m . praise service Oradores with former pastors speaking. DR. RAYMOND W. HURN, Superintendente Ge­ All former pastors, members, and friends are in­ vited to attend the celebration. For further informa­ neral, Iglesia del Nazareno tion please contact the church office by mail: 331 N. DR. JOSE RODRIGUEZ, Director, Instituto Naza­ Sanborn Rd., Salinas, CA 93905: or by phone at reno Teologico, Los Angeles 408-424-5294. DR. CARL CLENDENEN, Profesor de Crecimiento The East Gadsden, Ala., church will celebrate its de Iglesia y Mision, Nazarene Bible College 50th anniversary September 27. All former pastors, nstituto de REV. MICHAEL R. ESTEP, Director, Ministerios de friends, and former attenders are invited to come. Special speaker for the Sunday services will be Dr. M inisterios Extension de la Iglesia, Iglesia del Nazareno B. J. Garber; Alabama North district superintendent. COSTO: $35.00 Those who cannot attend are encouraged to send f ara greetings and a picture. All correspondence can be (Despues del 20 de septiembre de 1987, sent to the present pastor, Rev. Louis J. Medaris, Avanzar el la inscripcion costard $40) 1214 Sizemore St., Gadsden, AL 35903. C recimiento Haga los cheques al nombre de Nazarene Bible Greensboro, N.C., First Church will celebrate its College. Solicite informacion de preinscripcion o 62nd year September 27. Uncle Bud Robinson held TOtal de otra indole a Dr. R. T. Bolerjack, Vicepresidente the first meeting to organize the church. Rev. Single- tarry, a former pastor, will be speaking at the morning 87 de Centros Etnicos de Capacitacion de Extension, service. There will be a carry-in lunch served at the NBC, P. O. Box 15749, Colorado Springs, CO church at noon, with an afternoon service at 2 p.m . 80935 There will be special music and words of greeting. Auspiciado por: Ministerios de Extension de la All former pastors, members, and friends are in­ vited to the celebration. Those who cannot attend are Iglesia/Division de Crecimiento de la Iglesia; Naza­ encouraged to send greetings with a family picture to rene Bible College; y los Distritos Latinoamericano the church or parsonage; church address: 2010 Central, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, y West Texas. Spring Garden St., Greensboro, NC 27403; or par­

AUGUST 1, 1987 VETERAN NAZARENE MINISTER DIES Rev. J. Marvin Harrison, 86, died of leukemia June 16 in San Antonio, Tex. He was active in the ministry for over 50 years, preaching, visiting, and helping m m others until only a few weeks before his death. He if riiigio pastored churches in Texas and traveled as a full­ time evangelist for many years. He is survived by his wife, Mary E ; a daughter, Anne Zamora; three grand­ children; three brothers, Rev. Charlie Harrison of NEW SCRIPTURE TRANSLATIONS FOR PHILIPPINES PUBLISHED. Olathe, Kans., Al of San Angelo, Tex., and Joe of Newly translated portions of Scripture in 27 Philippine tribal languages are Irving, Tex.; and a sister, Demetra Harrison of Irving, being published by the International Bible Society. The translations have Tex. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Esther been completed by Wycliffe Bible Translators personnel, and are the first Long, in 1984. portions of Scripture completed in these languages. DEATHS Some of the new language groups have only a few thousand mem­ LOREN "SHAKE” FOGO, 83, June 13, Burr Oak, bers, and less than a thousand who can read their language. Others that Kans. Survivors: wife Nina; daughters Joyce Palmer and Connie Blankenship; son Wayne; three grand­ still don't have all the Scriptures have as many as 500,000 speakers, and children; three half-brothers; five half-sisters. hundreds of thousands who can read. MIRIAM H. HADLEY, 92, Apr. 29, Wayland, Mass. According to International Bible Society President James R. Powell, Survivors: daughter Dorothy H. Dickie; four grand­ “The movement which brought in Corazon Aquino had clear spiritual con­ children; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters. MRS. TOMMIE LANG, 73, Apr. 10, Silver Spring, tent. That's why we believe the timing of the publication of these Scrip­ Md. Survivors: brother Earl Marcey; sister Rev. Leila tures is important.” □ Dell Miller. REV. AUBRIE F. McDANIEL, 82, May 25, Nancy, Ky. Survivors: wife Opal G.; son Aubrie F„ Jr.; stepson Gary Pittman; two brothers; one sister. Ministry: Ox­ DISCOVERY OF APELIKE “ HABILIS” SKELETON HAS EVOLUTION­ ford, Otterbein, Attica, Boswell, and Pine Village, Ind. ISTS REEXAMINING THEORIES. The idea of gradual evolution from BERGLIOTH GUDMUNDSEN RICHARDS, 86, slouching ape to modern man— a long-standing tenet of the faith for evo­ June 14, Portland, Oreg. Survivors: daughters Ade­ lutionists— is being scrutinized as a result of a new fossil find made in line Bennett, Ivona Lee, Ruthy Bergstrom, Naomi Moore; sons Milton Gudmundsen, Goody Gud- Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge. The discovery of "the skeleton of a 1.8-million- mundsen, Elvin Gudmundsen, 21 grandchildren; 26 year-old adult-female homo habilis” is forcing evolutionists to consider the great-grandchildren; 2 brothers. possibility that the appearance of modern man may have been more sud­ OVIE L. SHIPPEY, 91, June 5, Calhoun City, Miss. den and more recent than had been theorized. Survivors: sons W. L. and David; daughters Helen DeBord, Josephine Highfield, Cassie Reedy, Layler “Homo habilis,” which evolutionsts call the first tool-user, had been Tubbs; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 4 touted as a very human-looking ancestor of modern man, based on recon­ sisters. structions from limited fossil finds. The discovery of a complete skeleton, HELEN L. SMITH, 82, June 10, Fairfield, Maine, however, shows that “habilis” stood only about 3 ft. 4 in. tall, and had arms Survivors: daughters Elizabeth Rich, Dorothy Dins- more, Wilma Jackson, Cheryl Paddock, and Helen that dangled down to its knees. Smith; sons Rev. Ernest and Rev. Keith E. Smith; 13 Evolutionists had assumed— in the absence of limb bones— that grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. “homo habilis," because of its alleged tool-making ability and relatively REV. JAMES W. WILSON, 99, May 17, Brecken- large cranial capacity, had developed a near-human stature, in keeping ridge, Tex. Interment: Harrisonville, Mo. Survivors: wife Janie; daughters Dorothy Elder and Veta Mc- with the theory of gradual evolution. “We have a good idea of what a homo Guffin; stepchildren Alverse Willis, Marguerite Bon- habilis skeleton looks like, and it doesn't look like what most people nell, Jeanne Cogdill, Austin Price; 9 grandchildren; 17 thought it would," admitted anthropologist William Kimbel at the Institute great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Minis­ of Human Origins in Berkeley, Calif. try: Kansas and Oklahoma. MRS. CANDACE (FREDRICKSON) WYATT, 35, The discovery that “habilis” was essentially an ape, combined with May 23, Eden Prairie, Minn. Interment: Crystal, Minn. discoveries dated only 200,000 years later of “homo erectus"— essentially Survivors: husband Richard; daughter Frances; son modern man— imply “a fairly rapid transition” to more humanlike propor­ Joshua; foster sons Ronald, Stephen, Randy; two tions, suggests Donald Johanson, director of the institute. sisters; two brothers; her mother. Creationists argue that the find demonstrates that no such transition took place. “There are certain specific features of skulls that make them human, and others that make them nonhuman, and they've never found SHOWERS OF BLESSING’S anything in between," says Bill Overn, managing director of the Bible Sci­ ence Association (BSA). “Constructions of human creatures are always made to look as ape-like as possible, and reconstructions of apes are MASlER always made to look as human as possible to fit the theory.” □

RECENT POLLS EXAMINE SCANDINAVIAN RELIGION. Norwegian re­ searcher Trude Nergaard says that while the more money people earn the August 9 less likely they are to be religious, religious people are more likely to be “ Hide and Seek: satisfied with their financial situation. Man’s Responsibility” In her report, “Religiosity in Norway," Nergaard said twice as many August 16 low-income people in Norway see themselves as religious than people “ Hide and Seek: with high incomes, and twice as many of the more religious, lower-income Judgment’s Inevitability” group consider themselves happy, compared to the higher-income, less religious group. August 23 A national survey in Denmark found that 4 percent of all Danes attend “ Hide and Seek: church at least monthly, but only 1 percent of those between ages 25 and The Divine Allowing” 34 go to church at least once a month. About 56 percent of Danes polled by Stephen L. Manley, speaker own a Bible, and 23 percent read it “now and then." Only 30 percent be­ lieve there is life after death, and only 25 percent believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. More than 90 percent of Denmark’s 5.1 million people claim to be Lutherans. □

30 HERALD OF HOLINESS BIRTHS children, Rev. Dennis Boel, pastors the Birdsboro, The Wilsons have two children: Kenneth and Effie to RANDY AND SUSAN (HAHN) HAYES. Red­ Pa., church. Their son-in-law and daughter, Ken and Jo (Wilson) Sipes of Charlotte, N.C.; and Elmer M. mond, Wash., a girl, Jackie Marie, Apr. 19 Betty Masterman, are in music ministry. Two of their and Cheryl Wilson, also of Charlotte; and five grand­ to RAY (BUTCH) AND TERRI (MUSCHOTT) grandchildren are also in pastoral ministry. children, Kimberly and Shawn Sipes, Jennifer, Jeff­ LOEW, Covington, G a, a boy. Robert (Robby) David. The Boels are members of the Birdsboro, Pa., rey, and Jaime Wilson. May 22 church on the Philadelphia District. to REV. P A. AND SHERRLYN MINGUS, Alma, DR. AND MRS. MORRIS E. WILSON, Rochester, DIRECTORIES Mich., a boy. Luke Nathaniel, June 8 N.Y., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS— MARRIAGES 27. A reception vyas hosted by the children and the Office: 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131 TONI ARIETTE NORRIS and CHRISTOPHER church and was held in Lancaster Hall, Trinity Church of the Nazarene. Charles H. Strickland, Chairman: Eugene L. Stowe, TODD DAVISON at Bluffton, Ind., Nov. 29 Vice-Chairman; Raymond W. Hurn, Secretary; Wil­ BETSY ANNETTE NORRIS and JAMES MITCH­ Dr Wilson pastored churches in Rochester from February 1942 until his retirement in July of 1976. He liam M. Greathouse; Jerald D. Johnson; John A. ELL EVANS at Bluffton, Ind., June 13 Knight. VONDA MARIE BOWMAN and STEVE RODE- served on the General Board for 17 years and as HEAVER at Kansas City, Mo., July 4 trustee to Eastern Nazarene College for 26 years. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS EMERITUS: D. I. May 30, 1976, he was awarded an honorary doctor Vanderpool, 9204 N. Olive Ln„ Sun Lakes, AZ ANNIVERSARIES of divinity degree from ENC. 85248; Samuel Young, 5639 W. 92nd PI., Overland MR. AND MRS. SEYMOUR BOEL celebrated their Since his retirement Dr Wilson has continued serv­ Park, KS 66207; Edward Lawlor, Le Rondelet Apt. 65th wedding anniversary July 3. A special reception ing as an evangelist. In September 1986 Trinity No. 206,1150 Anchorage Ln„ San Diego, CA 92106; in their honor was given at the Berks Heim Home Church bestowed upon him the title of pastor emer­ Geqrge Coulter, 9310 Canterbury, Leawood, KS where they are living. itus. Mrs. Esther Wilson has substituted in the public 66206; V. H. Lewis, 1406 Cambridge, Olathe, KS Mr and Mrs. Boel have three children, eight grand­ school system, taught the adult Bible class, junior 66062; Orville W Jenkins, 2309 W. 103rd St., Lea­ children, and nine great-grandchildren. One of their church, and numerous Bible study classes. wood, KS 66206

Conducted by W. E. McCumber, example, Luke 19:12-26. Similar in sentiment and E d ito r implication are Matthew 5:10-12; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15; and 2 John 8. We welcome questions on biblical and doctrinal matters. The editor is not able to send replies to questions not selected for That all are not treated equally will not threaten publication. Address: ANSWER CORNER, Herald of Holiness, the peace or lessen the joy o f heaven. Rivalries 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131. will not exist. Each will be joyfully surprised by his own reward; each will be joyfully unenvious of others’ rewards. In paragraph five under “The Risen One” (March 15, 1986) you say “John Brown’s body God will deal lovingly and fairly with ail. I like lies a’moulderin’ in the grave” . . . And so does what A. B. Bruce said: Eternal life “ is to be un­ the body of every other man who died— with derstood as the minimum reward in the great one exception! God raised Jesus from the Hereafter. A ll the faithful will get that at least. dead.” What a maximum is that m inim um !” □ How do you explain Matthew 27:51-53? I have caught you in a mistake. At our church My apologies. I should have made my point more you said in a sermon that Judas never called specifically by stating “so does the body of every Jesus “ Lord.” You are wrong. other man thought by himself or understood by On two occasions, at the Last Supper and when others to be the Savior of mankind." Jesus was arrested, Judas called Him “ Master.” The “saints” whose graves were opened by the Don’t you agree that “Master” and “Lord” are earthquake occurring when Christ died, and who synonymous? “appeared to many” after Jesus’ resurrection pose Also, Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go with a problem no one has solved with complete satis­ thee, both into prison, and to death” (Luke faction. 22:33). In Mark’s account of this he adds, “ Like­ The key phrase here is “ after his resurrection.” wise also said they all” (14:31). If “all” said Their resurrection followed His necessarily, for “Lord,” that included Judas. Christ is “the first fruits” when resurrection is Catching me in a mistake is nothing to crow viewed under the figure of a harvest (1 Corinthi­ about, for I’m a blunderbuss. It doesn’t take the ans 15:22-23). Their resurrection depended upon fleet-footed to catch the slow-witted. His (John 14:19). However, you have made the error. Peter’s state­ I am content with the interpretation that under­ ment, echoed by other disciples, was made on the stands these risen saints as witness to the resur­ Mount o f Olives after the Last Supper had ended. rection of Christ in particular and of all the dead, Judas wasn’t there. He broke away from the through Him, in general. group while they were still in the Upper Room W hat became o f them we do not know, and (John 13:26-30). guessing won’t help. □ The word Judas used, translated “ Master” is not a synonym for “Lord” but for “Rabbi.” It is more Will everyone be treated equally in heaven? correctly rendered in other translations as I don’t think so. Some of our Lord’s teachings “Teacher.” Lord translates kyrios; Master trans­ seem to indicate degrees o f reward, not just in lates rabbi. this world but in the world to come. Sorry to disappoint you. But have me back to Our rewards, at least in part, await the return of preach in your church again. I don’t go far be­ Christ (Revelation 22:12). Some related passages tween mistakes, and maybe you can catch me in speak of disparate measures of reward. See, for one. □

AUGUST 1, 1987 the church a 42-seater bus to bring people in!” M ake- these fJ~oA SeptembeA In the weeks following the scheduled paitt o jj youii OctobeA services, the revival was still on, “ Peo­ ple are still coming from miles around, lesson JIobem beA and every service since, someone has 1Q87 been saved or sanctified.” □ THE

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gone bankrupt— lost everything—due to the present farm economy. We didn’t NEWS OF know how we could even pay our evan­ gelist when he got here.” But they EVANGELISM stepped out on faith, believing God would honor their obedience. Mary Latham (center) revisits the pub­ And God was faithful. An average of lishing house to see new technical ad­ 100 people attended the services with REVIVAL SPARKS IN vances, and Dick Fields (I.) shows her Evangelist Jerry McGee. “People came and Bud Lunn some special printing. WEST TEXAS from all over our South Plains area. We Mary is the developer and director who “Some time ago, we heard one o f our brought an average o f 28 people on an started the church’s present concept of general superintendents say, ‘ I am 8-seater van. One night, 32 were packed Vacation Bible School material and di­ praying that somewhere in the Church on the van.” As a result of an evan­ rection. of the Nazarene, in a little church in an gelistic visit to the Lynn County jail, out-of-the-way place, there will be a five prisoners in maximum security ac­ spark that will start a revival across cepted Jesus Christ as their personal EBY JOINS PUBLICATIONS our denomination.’ We came home Savior. INTERNATIONAL with the determination that we would “We had 35 new people to our church J. Wesley Eby recently be that church.” saved and over 20 sanctified,” reports joined the staff of Publi­ Pastor Bob Ferguson and the congre­ Pastor Ferguson. “ Our tithes and offer­ cations International as gation of the Grassland, Tex., church ings had been running around $100 per the ESL (English as a began to prepare for revival. “Grass­ week. The week of revival, not only did Second Language) editor. land,” according to Rev. Ferguson, “ is a we raise $1,300 for the evangelist, we In this position he will be small farm community o f less than 100 raised an additional $1,000 in tithes responsible for the cur­ population. Our church is made up o f and offerings. God touched one man’s ricular materials that are being pre­ farm families, many of whom have heart during the revival, and he gave pared to better serve the needs of peo-

HERALD OF HOLINESS pie for whom English is a second zona TESOL for the past 12 years, language, and others who have limited serving as president in 1983-84. In MEMO English proficiency. 1986 he was honored by this organiza­ to church board members: Mr. Eby comes to Nazarene Head­ tion as Educator of the Year. quarters with 29 years o f experience in Involvement with the general church The Board of Pensions and Bene­ education. He has taught at all levels— has been on a part-time basis for the fits USA desires to help keep you in­ elementary, high school, and college. past four years in the ESL ministry as formed as you seek to fulfill your re­ For the past 22 years he has worked for a writer, editor, and chairman of the sponsibility in the area o f pastoral the Bureau o f Indian Affairs on the ESL Committee. A major accomplish­ compensation, employee benefits, Navajo Reservation, and for 19 o f those ment during this time was serving as a relevant tax regulations, etc. years he served as an ESL specialist. language editor of the Dictionary of the This memo offers you the oppor­ Eby was graduated from Trevecca Bible and Christian Doctrine in Every­ tunity to request any brochures you Nazarene College with concentrations day English, published by Beacon Hill desire, at no cost. Just check the ap­ in English, history, and education. A f­ Press o f Kansas City. propriate box(es). ter moving to the Southwest and devel­ Eby has been serving his local Naza­ All MEMOS listed are revised pe­ oping an interest in second language rene congregation in Gallup, N.Mex., riodically to keep up to date with learning, he earned a master’s degree as a music director, church board secre­ tax law changes. from Northern Arizona University with tary, and a missionary council member. □ MEMO NO. 1, “Housing for Your a major in ESL. He has served on the New Mexico Dis­ Pastor: Parsonage or Housing A l­ For over a decade, Eby has been ac­ trict NW MS Council for the past five lowance?” tive in TESO L (Teachers o f English to years as publicity chairman and vice □ M EM O NO. 2, “ Church Employ­ Speakers o f Other Languages) organi­ president. He has also recently com­ ees or Independent Contractors?” zations. A t the international level, he is pleted four years as a member o f the □ MEMO NO. 3, “The Local currently serving as chairman o f the Point Loma Nazarene College Board of Church as Employer—What Are Rules and Resolutions Committee and Trustees. the Tax Implications?” as a member of the Nominating Com­ Wes and his wife, Roberta, have four □ MEMO NO. 4, “Changing Pat­ mittee. In the past he has been a sons: Edward, associate pastor of terns in Ministerial Compen­ member o f the Publications Commit­ Spokane, Wash., Bethel Church; Jo­ sation” tee and the Elementary Section Steer­ seph of Gallup, N.Mex-.; Robert, a stu­ □ MEMO NO. 5, “Minimizing In­ ing Board. dent at Northern Arizona University; come Taxes for Church Employ­ At the local level, Wes has been a and Daniel, a high school freshman. ees” member o f the Executive Board o f A ri­ □ □ MEMO NO. 6, “Annual Wage Statements for Church Employ­ ees” □ MEMO NO. 7, “Payroll Tax Pro­ cedures for Congregations” □ MEMO NO. 9, “Workers’ Com­ pensation Laws and the Local Church” NOW □ MEMO NO. 10, “Can Ministers Opt Out of Social Security?” AVAILABLE IN □ MEMO NO. 11, “Auto Expenses and Federal Income Taxes” □ MEMO NO. 12, “The Deacon’s BRAILLE Tax Status” THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS □ “Basic” Pension Policy Summary B y W. T. Purkiser. Focuses attention on □ “Minister’s Parsonage Allow­ some practical applications of an important ance, Social Security and Auto­ New Testament proclamation. mobile Expenses” Copies of this latest release in Braille have □ Information on Supplemental been sent to those whose names are on file. Retirement Program for Church Complimentary copies will be sent upon Employees: TSA , IRA , request to others who would benefit from this KEOGH ____ specialized ministry. □ Information on Group Term Life HOLINESS EVANGEL the Light of Life (published bi­ Insurance for Church Employees monthly in Braille) will also be sent without charge to those □ Information on Long-Term Dis­ on our Braille mailing list. ability Income Protection for Church Employees ■ Other booklets in Braille: □ Information on Accidental Death DIRECTIONS— Hamilton SONS OF AFRICA, Volume 2— and Dismemberment Insurance ENJOY!— Leih Schmelzenbach/Parrott for Church Employees HOW TO KEEP THE THESE EARTHEN VESSELS— Purkiser Name______YOKE FITTING— Taylor WHY MILLIONS BELIEVE— Parrott Address______LIFE LINES— Tidwell YEAR OF THE LOCUST, THE— Nixon City______NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE • Post O ffice Box 419527, Kansas City, Missouri 64141 State______Zip______Clip this column and return to: Board of Pensions and Benefits USA • • • • • • < 6401 The Paseo • • • • • Kansas City, MO 64131

AUGUST 1, 1987 Gathering for Renewal,” will focus on the minister, his ministry, and his mis­ sion. Some o f the workshops to be of­ fered are; Burnout Prevention, Reach for the Peak, Ten Things to Know About Leadership, How to Stay Out of Mothballs, and many others. The total cost for food, lodging, and conference materials is $175. PALCON is for all pastors, associates, chaplains, missionaries, evangelists, church plant­ ers, religion professors, ministerial stu­ dents, retired ministers, or anyone in ministry. Dates and locations for PALCON III are: Those attending the recent college coordinators meeting at Nazarene headquar­ ters included (1. to r.): Rev. Wilbur Brannon, Pastoral Ministries director; Don DATE______COLLEGE Stelting, Mid-America Nazarene College; Brian Allen, Olivet Nazarene Univer­ May 30— June 3 ...... SNU sity; Bob Page, Point Loma Nazarene College; Rich Hagood, Northwest Nazarene June 6-10...... MVNC College; Jarrell Garsee, Southern Nazarene University; Ron Phillips, Mount Ver­ June 13-17...... ONU non Nazarene College; John Nielson, Eastern Nazarene College; and Shirley Riley, June 27— July 1 ...... ENC PALCON III coordinator. July 11-15...... TNC July 18-22...... MANC PALCON CAMPUS August 1-5...... NNC Each PALCON will begin Monday August 15-19...... PLNC COORDINATORS MEET evening with a keynote address by a August 22-26...... BINC/Europe The college campus coordinators for general superintendent and will con­ PALCON III met recently with Mrs. clude the following Friday morning. For more information, phone or write Shirley Riley, PALCON III coordinator, Among the speakers will be Dr. John PALCO N III, c/o Nazarene Headquar­ and Rev. Wilbur Brannon, Pastoral Maxwell, pastor of Skyline Wesleyan ters, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO Ministries director, to plan for the 1988 Church in Lemon Grove, Calif. 64131, 816-333-7000, ext. 232. □ conferences. The theme for the conferences, “A —NN FALL EMPHASIS— REACH THE REACHABLE

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T T p v p ’ c Vi 1. Plan a children’s crusade along with your fall revival. To contact an evangelist, -Cld- V O HU W • see the evangelists’ directory in the Update section of the Preacher’s Magazine, evangelists’ slates in the Herald of Holiness dated the first of each month, or call Evangelism Ministries’ WATS line 800-821-2154.

2. Plan to present the gospel and disciple all children 11 years and older who attend your church and Sunday School by using the materials available front Nazarene Publishing House. A. Winning Children to Christ— Johnston/Troutman. PALG-7, $1.00 B. Basic Bible Studies for Children— Fillmore/Troutman. PAVE-50, $1.95/ Guide, PAVE-51, $2.95 C. Foundations of Faith— Fillmore/Troutman—Catechism for Children. (Membership Preparation) PACD-51 Pupil’s Packet, $2.95 PACD-53 Leader’s Resource Packet, $12.95

3. Receive children into membership on denominational membership Sunday, November 1, 1987.

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For information, write or call Evangelism Ministries 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131 800-821-2154 or 816-333-7000

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name at least for the coming school Churchmen’s Conference, a ministry year, which begins August 26. organized by Dr. Charles Johnson, Twin Wells is a 10% approved spe­ Black Ministries coordinator for the cial and will be staffed primarily by denomination. volunteers. Persons interested in as­ Speakers for the event included: Dr. sisting this ministry should contact Raymond W. Hurn, general superinten­ Nazarenes in Volunteer Service in the dent; Rev. Michael Estep, Church E x­ compassionate Ministries Office at tension Ministries director; Dr. Warren headquarters. Rogers, former superintendent of the The school will also need some Work Gulf Coast District; Rev. Leonard Ad­ and Witness teams to refurbish build­ ams, pastor from San Antonio; and Dr. ings. Persons interested should contact Charles Johnson. Rev. David Hayse, Work and Witness Workshops were held on topics such coordinator. □ as: Church Planting, Personal Evan­ —NN gelism, Sunday School, Scriptural Ho­ liness, Discipling and Church Growth, The administration building for the MILLS SUCCEEDS MAY and Compassionate Ministry. □ school for Native Americans. IN EASTERN KENTUCKY — NN Rev. Garrett Mills, 40, DENOMINATION RECEIVES was elected and has ac­ GIFT OF SCHOOL FOR cepted the superinten­ EASTERN LATIN CHURCHES NATIVE AMERICANS dency of the Eastern JOIN NEW YORK DISTRICT Eight churches, which formerly com­ The Church o f the Nazarene has re­ Kentucky District. The ceived the single largest gift ever for assembly selected the prised the Eastern Latin American J District, were incorporated into the ethnic ministries in the United States new superintendent on New York District during the recent and Canada, according to Rev. Michael the eighth ballot, June 25. New York District assembly. Estep, Church Extension M inistries Rev. Mills was the host pastor for the Rev. Dallas Mucci, New York district director. Worldwide Missions, an inde­ assembly. He has pastored at Cov­ superintendent, presented the church­ pendent mission organization, has ington Central for the past four years. es and their congregations to the as­ given the denomination its school for Prior to this he pastored the Turkey sembly whereupon they received a Native Americans valued at more than Creek and Florence Community spontaneous, lengthy, standing ova­ $1.2 million. churches both on the Eastern Ken­ tion. Dr. John A. Knight, who had also The General Board voted last Febru­ tucky District. been responsible general superinten­ ary to accept the gift, provided a Ordained in 1976, Rev. M ills holds dent for Eastern Latin American Dis­ separate, nonprofit corporation be es­ the B.R.E. from God’s Bible School trict, officially accepted them into the tablished to operate it. The new cor­ and is a candidate for the master’s de­ membership of the New York District. poration is named Native American gree in counseling at Eastern Nazarene Ministries, Inc. It is operated by a College. He and his wife, Linda, have □ —NN board of directors who serve by virtue four children, Christa, Dwayne, David, of their positions. Members include: and Anna Lynee. Rev. Estep; Rev. Denny Owens, Native Rev. Mills succeeds Dr. John W. May. TORONTO THRUST American Ministries coordinator; Dr. Dr. May is retiring but will continue to COORDINATOR NAMED Steve Weber, Compassionate Minis­ hold meetings and revivals. Mrs. Marjorie Osborne tries coordinator; Rev. Johnny Nells, Dr. May was ordained in 1945 on the has been named coordi­ Navajo Nation district superintendent; Pittsburgh District. He pastored nator for Target Toronto Dr. Julian Gunn, Southwest Indian dis­ churches in West Virginia and Eastern 1990. The appointment Kentucky until his election as district trict superintendent; Dr. Bill Burch, .-a was made by Rev. Lom e Arizona district superintendent; and superintendent in 1975. Dr. May is a r f j j MacMillan, Canada Cen- two laymen to be elected from Native frequent contributor to denomina­ tral district superinten­ American districts. The property was tional publications. He holds the hon­ dent, and Rev. Michael Estep, Thrust transferred to the corporation, June 3. orary doctor of divinity degree from to the Cities director. “The property includes 27 buildings Emmanuel Bible College. □ Mrs. Osborne is a teaching profes­ on 70 acres with a replacement value o f —NN sional with more than 30 years experi­ more than $2 million,” said Rev. Estep. ence in lay ministry in the Church of Worldwide Missions made the prop­ BLACK NAZARENES the Nazarene. She has had “ hands on” erty available to the church provided MEET experience in the planting o f several that the school, Twin Wells Indian A bout 1,000 persons churches and is currently Church School, which they had operated for from 22 states attend­ Planting director for the Toronto Rose­ many years, be continued. It is located ed the first National wood Church. in Holbrook, Ariz. Churchmen’s Confer­ She and her husband, Ed, served as Rev. Roy F. Lynn, a Ph.D. candidate ence, June 25-28, in A t­ youth directors for the Toronto Main at the University o f Kansas, has been lanta. The event was Street Church for 25 years. She has appointed administrator of the institu­ designed to provide fel­ also served on the district Board of tion. Dr. Don Payne has been hired as lowship and training for black Naza­ Christian Life and the district NW M S the assistant administrator and prin­ rene churches in the United States and for many years. The Osbornes have two cipal. Canada. It was sponsored by Church grown sons, Andrew and Michael. □ The school will retain its current Extension Ministries and the National —NN

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