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Herald of Holiness Volume 63 Number 25 (1974)

W. T. Purkiser (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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DECEMBER 4, '74

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isaiah 40:8 General Superintendent Edward Lawlor f t ... How Readest Thou?” (Luke 10:26)

V /\/e s le y declared that the Methodists music, our oratory, our arts hopelessly ▼ ▼ need not hope to grow in experi­ in its debt. There are those who just ad­ ence unless they became a reading peo­ mire the Bible as the most sublime in hu­ ple. That has also been the vision of the man utterance, as the most beautiful leaders of the people called Nazarenes. imagery ever produced, or as the most Our Publishing House has the rare record gripping drama ever placed before hu­ of printing holiness publications and manity. There are those who love the wholesome Christian literature from its Bible and find life through its pages; to earliest days until now. them admiration has become inspiration, Probably never in the history of civiliza­ and its utterances have become their in­ tion has there been such an outpouring of tercession. literature in every form as today. The con­ The Bible must hold a special place in stant reading of much of contemporary, our lives and hom es. It is not enough to popular writings tends to turn the Chris­ have it on our tables or in our libraries. tian away from the holy life. Therefore, The Bible, whose purpose is to proclaim when choosing their reading, holiness that the Judaism of the Old Testament people must be on guard. The character was fulfilled in the Christianity of the New of the literature we read is important. Testament, must be read sensibly, ex­ It is fitting in this Bible and book issue pectantly, and believingly. The revelation of the Herald of Holiness to urge our peo­ of the Bible shows the redemption which ple to give attention to reading. What we was promised—that man, whom sin had read should enable us to grow spiritually. marred, is redeemed by Jesus Christ, the To neglect good reading is a dereliction Saviour of the world. of Christian duty. The Old Testament and New Testament First and foremost we must give atten­ give utterance to this truth: He died, the tion in our reading to the Book of Books, godly for the ungodly, while we were yet the Holy Bible. The Bible is the only Book sinners. If this be true—and thank God it in the world that reveals human nature at is—we neglect the Bible at our peril. It is its best and highest—at its worst and the Chart and Compass not only for our lowest. The Bible is the Experience and salvation but for our effective Christian Reading of life, the Supreme Court for living. W ithout it the Christian life is a the convictions and standards of our perilous and disastrous adventure. It is a faith. The day is past when the Bible can Sword without which the powers of dark­ be treated with contempt, and they who ness cannot be fought and defeated. It is criticize it without having read it indicate the Book of holy people, and holy people their ignorance. are people of the Book! The writings of the Bible bear witness to Let the Bible be the central focus of our its unique power and divine character. It reading. Knowing full well its unique finds its way into places that are inacces­ worth and power as the revealed Word of sible to any other book. It touches hearts God and Foundation of all our instruction, that are insensible to every other appeal. let us as Christians make it our Guide. Let It breaks the fetters of every culture and us read, memorize, and obey its teach­ creed, providing a universal language in ings. which the learned and the unlearned may People to whom the Bible is living and find God and express their devotion to who are living the Bible become a living Him. message arresting attention and demand­ The Bible has put our literature, our ing decision. □ °6t«>i0C> dS>n'('11 L

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T WAS T H E year 1515. Erasm us was on The second was the discovery of printing. The his way from Cambridge, England, to first book to be printed with movable type was Basle, Switzerland. His announced pur­ the Bible. For that we should rejoice. But this pose: to prepare a printed edition of the Gutenberg Bible, as it was called, was the Latin GreekI New Testament, the first ever to be pub­ Vulgate. lished. It was not until 1525 (or 1526) th a t the first On the way he was confronted with an “Open printed English New Testament appeared. It Letter” from Martin Dorpius of the University was translated from the Greek text of Erasmus, of Louvain, in France. It read in part: the third edition of which was published in 1522. But the translator, W illiam Tyndale, paid “What if it be contended that the sense, for it with his life. For daring to put God’s Word as rendered by the Latin version, differs in into the common language of the people he was truth from the Greek text? Then, indeed, strangled and burned at the stake in 1536. adieu to the Greek. I adhere to the Latin Today it is not the Latin Vulgate that domi­ because I cannot bring my mind to believe nates the Protestant, English-speaking world that the Greek are more correct than the but the King James Version. This is based on a Latin codices.” Greek text derived from a few late manuscripts, The Latin Vulgate had been the official Bi­ none of them earlier than the tenth century. ble of the Roman Catholic church for centuries. Today we have important papyrus manuscripts It was considered sacrosanct; its precise words from the third century, as well as leather manu­ were infallible. So if the Greek differed from the scripts from the fifth, sixth, and following cen­ Latin in a few places, then good-bye to the turies. Greek! What we need is not to say good-bye to the The first English version of the whole Bible Greek, but to go back to the earliest Greek text was produced by Wyclif and his associates and render it accurately and adequately into the about 1384. It was a translation of the Latin English of our day. Vulgate and so included the Apocrypha—14 This has been done effectively in the New books or parts of books that are in the Catholic Testaments of the New American Standard New Testament, but not in the Hebrew or Prot­ Bible and The New International Version. estant canon. Since this was before the age of Both were done by scores of godly evangelical printing, all the copies of the Wyclif Bible were scholars. made laboriously by hand. The NASB is more of a literal translation In the middle of the next century two ex­ and so makes an excellent study Bible. The NIV tremely significant events took place. is closer to the idiomatic English of the present The first was the fall of Constantinople in time. It is therefore better adapted to private 1453 to the Muslim Turks. Christian scholars reading and pulpit use. fled westward to Italy, carrying their Greek Let us thank God for these helps to a more ac­ manuscripts with them. The result was the curate understanding of God’s Word, and let us renaissance of Greek learning in western Eu­ avail ourselves of them. □ rope, after centuries of Latin domination. This prepared the way for the Protestant Reforma­ BY RALPH EARLE* tion of the next century (1517 and following). Kansas City HERALD Of KULINtSS RAIN

W. T. PURKISER, Editor in Chief JACK M. SCHARN, Office Editor What a beautiful rain! Contributing Editors: Green fingers of grass reach upward. V. H. LEWIS EUGENE L. STOWE GEORGE COULTER ORVILLE W. JENKINS Poppies and bachelor buttons nod their EDWARD LAWLOR CHARLES H. STRICKLAND approval. General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene Sparrows ruffle their feathers to catch every t. * * /< w v v/ 'i drop. Trees fling fresh-laundered garments against IN THIS ISSUE the dark clouds. Mockingbird surely will burst his warbling ARTICLES throat. .. HOW READEST THOU?” ...... 2 What a beautiful rain! General Superintendent Edward Lawlor What a beautiful rain! GOOD-BYE TO THE G R E E K !...... 3 A Presence hovers above the worshipers. Historical look at Bible translations Ralph Earle Then precious drops of blessing begin to fall! RAIN ...... 4 A "Praise God," hands high; a muffled sound Poem Jean L. Phillips O f holy joy breaks through, one here, one YOUR C O M P A N IO N ...... 4 Poem Mary M. Wycoff there, The young, the older, voicing praise with ANOTHER CHRISTMAS M IR A C L E ...... 5 God’s answer to a threatening barrier Anonymous tears. WHAT’S IN A B O O K ? ...... 6 What a beautiful heavenly rain! Overview of developmental procedures J. Fred Parker —Jean L. Phillips WHERE EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE E N D S ...... 7 Pen points C. Neil Strait San D ie go PARENTS AND THE CHILD’S S E L F -IM A G E ...... 8 Establishment of confidence James Dobson WE HAVE A LOT TO L E A R N ...... 9 Becoming mature Lyle P. Flinner MAKING LOVE R E A L ...... 10 YOUR COMPANION Helps to holy living Bill J. Prince —Mary M. Wycoff BASEBALL, SOAP OPERA, LOVE, AND CONCERN . 11 Payoff of caring Elsie E. Buckmaster Barberton, Ohio THE WORD FOR THE W O R L D ...... 12 Full trust in scriptural truth J. Grant Swank, Jr. Please let me be your Companion— JONAH’S P R IO R IT IE S ...... 13 I'll help you along life's way; A strange struggle R. W. Mann I'll give you the strength and the comfort A TIME FOR GOOD N E W S !...... 14 To make you a victor today. Radio sermon of the month C. William Fisher MONITORING FOR G O D ...... 15 I'll guide in paths of usefulness Pen points Irene Unruh On land or ocean foam; THE BIBLE AND THE A L M A N A C ...... 16 I'll give you courage from day to day The honor of usage Milo L. Arnold While a pilgrim here you roam. ME AND MY R E A D IN G ...... 17 No matter how dark some hours may be, A Christian woman’s world Aarlie J. Hull Or how heavy the burden you've borne, EDITORIALS 18 The joy of His love you will find in me. W. T. Purkiser I'll guide you safely home. STANDING FEATURES Lovingly, I am, NEWS OF R E L IG IO N ...... 30 Your Bible ANSWER C O R N E R ...... 31 BY ALL M E A N S ...... 34 Pat Alan R. Dicer

Bible quotations in this issue: Unidentified quotations are from KJV. Volume 63, Number 25 DECEMBER 4, 1974 Whole Number 3169 From The New English Bible, © the Delegates of the Oxford University Press and the HERALD OF HOLINESS, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. 64131. Published biweekly (every Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1961, 1970. Reprinted by permission. (NEB) other Wednesday) by the Nazarene Publishing House, M. A. Lunn, Manager, 2923 Troost Ave., The Living Bible, copyright © 1971, Tyndale House Publishers. Wheaton, III. Used by Kansas City, Mo. 64109. Editorial Office at 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. 64131. Subscrip­ permission. (TLB) tion price. $3.50 per year in advance. Second-class postage paid at Kansas City, Mo. Address From the New American Standard Bible c o p y r/;H ■ The Lockman Foundation, 1960, correspondence concerning subscriptions to: Nazarene Publishing House, P.O. Box 527, Kansas 1962. 1963, 1968, 1971 (NASB) City, Mo. 64141. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please send new address and old. enclosing a recent From the New Internationa! Version copyr.gh; 1973 by the N w Y k B I- Society address label if possible. Allow six weeks for change. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned ternational. Used by permission (NIV) unless accompanied by postage. Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Church of the Nazarene. Cover photo: Courtesy Nazarene Publishing House Printed in u s a 1 IKE THE locusts of Pharaoh’s Egypt, they were enanted with Him to fast the evening meal for the last a about to descend upon our tranquil lives. three nights before their arrival, telling no one (my H a It was the Christmas season, and there husband was working late those nights). M i... i.nfli was a small, excited child in our home. We The first two nights went by uneventfully. A few had devoted hours to preparations for this celebration hours before I was to fast the third meal, God suddenly of Christ’s birth to make it more meaningful and mem­ broke into my thoughts and said, “Why don’t we talk orable: decorating to delight the eye of a child, baking, about this problem now?” shopping, planning, explaining over and over what all “But, Lord, I’ve only fasted two of my three nights. the fuss was about to those small ears for whom it was I haven’t fulfilled my part yet. . . . Yes, Lord,” and I all so very new. dropped to my knees. This was to be the best Christmas we had had in all Immediately, the overwhelming peace of God filled our years of marriage—and then came the news of the me. The Holy Spirit gave me His personal assurance impending visit . . . that He would take care of the problem, that I could They had always brought discord and tension with rest in Him. I was jubilant, exuberant, and perfectly them. Seemingly unable to give genuinely of them­ calm all at the same time as I fasted the third meal selves, they had developed an intolerance of others and made final preparations for their arrival the next that was stifling and oppressive—disastrous to the day. spirit of Christmas. And what happened during the visit? In my pres­ I began to pray in desperation. How was I to keep ence, for the first time ever, there were no unkind peace and harmony in this beautiful season when words spoken, no accusations, no tears. peace had been impossible around them before? For But more than what didn't happen was what did weeks there seemed to be no answer. Sick at heart, I happen: we laughed together, sang together, had quiet even wrote a letter to our pastor soliciting his prayers. talks, enjoyed good food, and exchanged gifts. In short, Their arrival was only a few days away when God we loved. finally broke His silence and said, “Why don’t you fast When they left, we realized that it had been the about this one?” most memorable Christmas we’d had after all. A time “Who, me? Lord, You know that I can’t fast; I’ve of warmth and sharing, of giving and receiving, of tried before. I get weak and trembly and even faint. I loving-kindness—a real Christmas miracle! need all my strength this week.” I am convinced, even at Christmas, some kinds of “Nevertheless, if you want help, you must fast” was miracles can come about “by nothing, but by prayer the reply. and fasting” (Mark 9:29). □ With only three days left, I decided to try it. I cov­ —Name withheld by request

DECEMBER 4 1H74 5 BY J. FRED PARKER Kansas City

HAT ARE books made of? “Pa­ posit piles of mail sacks. And somewhere in those per,” says the woodsman. “Ink,” sacks among all the orders, remittances, and let­ says the pressman. “Glue,” says ters are bulky manuscripts. These have been the bindery man. sent in by aspiring writers who dream of that day “Oh, no,” comes a voice from the background. when their carefully prepared words will appear “Books are made of ideas—messages from writers in print. W At various locations in our Publishing House, to readers. These other things are only the me­ dium through which ideas are communicated.” these words, this paper, and this ink come to­ Who is to deny that all have a part? Remove gether as pieces of a complicated jigsaw puzzle. any one and you have no book. Each is an essen­ The end product is a book, a periodical, a tract, a tial part of the whole. But even this description hymnal. The variety is legion. is an oversimplification. The making of a book is The House produces 850,000 books a year. In a complex operation. It is a long, rough road addition, millions of copies of other printed ma­ which an author’s ideas must traverse before terials are provided for the church annually. they appear in a finished volume. The vast ma­ The starting point for a book is a manuscript jority of them never complete the journey. provided by an author. Its first checkpoint upon Look at the book which you hold in your hand arrival (and, alas, sometimes the last) is the —sheets of paper bearing a thin coating of ink book editor’s desk. That manuscript is the prod­ in a combination of 26 basic letter designs and uct of arduous labor and painstaking craftsman­ bound together by thread and/or adhesive. It is ship. It is not to be taken lightly. Countless hours the end product of a long and involved process. have gone into gathering authentic data, sorting A multitude of elements and procedures must be out and arranging thoughts. Then has followed coordinated in a planned sequence to produce the putting down of these thoughts on paper, re­ the ultimate volume. writing, polishing, and retyping. If the author has Where does all this coordinating take place? In not gone to these pains, it is usually quite evi­ a throbbing, bustling, complex center we call the dent. Both skill and diligence are needed to Publishing House. At one dock, big “semis” dis­ produce a manuscript that merits the attention gorge great rolls and skids of paper—3 million of a publisher. pounds of it a year. Other trucks unload heavy After being “registered in,” the manuscript buckets of ink—50,000 pounds annually. Still next receives the scrutiny of the seven-man Book others bring in new equipment, replacement Committee of the general church. All manu­ parts, ink rollers, freshly sharpened trimmer scripts printed must have the majority approval blades, stitching wire, adhesives, photochemi­ of this group. The manuscripts are circulated cals, and other supplies. among them for study and personal evaluation. At another dock across the street, trucks de­ Among these are many which have been written

u c d a i n n c u in i im c c c under assignment—about 80 percent of the ap­ up the print-outs page by page, and the “book” proximately 50 new books published each year. is ready for the plateroom. The committee also reviews approximately 130 In the meantime, the production office has unsolicited manuscripts. From these, they will been getting things lined up in the pressroom select about a dozen to round out the book pro­ and bindery. Weeks, and often months ahead, a gram for the year. book’s slot in the production schedule has been The full Book Committee meets quarterly. One set. The specific kind of paper has been ordered of the major items of business is the discussion and the necessary ink is on hand. This necessi­ and disposition of manuscripts. The criteria upon tates meticulous planning. No machine must lie which judgments are based are many and the idle. Work must not be allowed to stack up. An decisions are seldom easy. As the editor of Life efficient staff in the production office handles magazine once said, the most painful of all edito­ the monumental task of keeping hundreds of dif­ rial processes is that of rejection. But such is the ferent kinds of jobs moving smoothly through the lot of 9 out of 10 free-lance submissions. production process. Books must find their place As manuscripts are approved by the Book in this complicated schedule. Committee, the book editor’s file gradually fills. In the spring, the book program for the following Normally it takes three or four months to put year is set up. There are the established reading the whole puzzle together. When that final piece programs—missionary, junior, etc.; the Chris­ is slipped into place and the book is delivered to tian Service Training texts; and the special series the shipping department, there is a great sense of such as the current 12-volume Beacon Bible Ex­ relief, pride, and expectancy. One more job has positions. But a balanced “diet” of miscellane­ been successfully completed. There is justifiable ous books must also be worked in to meet the pride on the part of the author who has seen a diverse reading needs and interests of the church. dream come true—expectancy as to what that Each manuscript must be edited. Editing can one item could do to bless, inspire, and enrich mean almost anything—inserting a comma, the lives of the many thousands who will read it. changing the tense of a verb, recasting a fuzzy What’s in a book? Paper? Yes. Ink? Yes—and sentence, or performing a more radical kind of all the other physical and mechanical elements editorial surgery. If there are illustrations, they involved in the complex manufacturing process. must be positioned and captions written. Scrip­ But most of all, a book is a message. When ture quotations must be checked for absolute through the reading of its pages a troubled, dis­ accuracy, and sources of other quotes followed up couraged heart finds hope; a soul adrift finds his to avoid copyright infringements. way back to God; a searching Christian is led The layout department determines the type into the “more excellent way”; an eager church style to be used and the basic format of the book. worker finds a new idea; a less eager one is The art department designs and draws the covers prodded to greater diligence and dedication; or and nonphoto illustrations. Then the typesetters someone is lifted heavenward by an inspiring take over with their electronic gadgetry. Eagle- thought, its mission is accomplished. To these eyed proofroom personnel check copy at various high purposes, the book program of the Nazarene stages to assure accuracy. Finally artists paste Publishing House is dedicated. □

PEN POONTS

WHERE EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE ENOS

Billy Graham, in a statement concerning the Nixon ments are still operative—for presidents and paupers. papers last spring, reaffirmed his responsibility as a They have been challenged, but not changed; disre­ friend to the president—which is commendable. garded, but not deleted; rejected, but not repealed. True friendship does not abandon a friend in his It is not ours to say where executive privilege be­ gravest hour. It stands by, not necessarily to condone, gins or ends in matters of politics and government, but to comfort. Not so much to accept all that the except to say that the Ten Commandments allow no friend has done as to be strength and support in an executive privileges—they are binding for all men. hour of need. Graham has given us a good example The man who disregards the commandments is not of friendship. breaking the law— he is breaking himself. All men Also Graham has given us a good example of need to be aware of this. friendship’s responsibility—that of being honest with As America walks through the moral lowlands, it the soul of that friend. is good to be reminded that God’s laws are still valid Graham publicly chided the president for taking and operative. □ the Lord’s name in vain. By C. Neil Strait It is good to remember that the Ten Command­ Racine, Wis.

DECEMBER 4, 1 9 7 4 BARENTS AND THE CHILD’S SELF-IMAGE

BY DR. JAMES DOBSON Asst. Professor of Pediatrics USC School of Medicine

Self-esteem is not only vital to a brain damage now, and he don’t learn too good in child’s emotional and physical school.” health; it is also important to his If Roger were my boy, his mental handicap spiritual well-being. Those children would be the very last thing I would let him hear who feel inferior are usually more vulnerable to destructive group me describe to a stranger. It was like saying, pressure and often conclude, “Even “This is my son, Roger. He’s the dumb one—you God hates me!” The article which know, there’s something wrong with his brain.” follows is one of a series on this topic, taken from How imperceptive she was of her unfortunate Dr. James Dobson’s new book “Hide or Seek” son! (Fleming Revell Co.), and is used by permission. Roger did not show shock. In fact, he didn’t QUESTION: What advice do you have for par­ even look up. But you can bet he heard his moth­ ents who want to raise self-confident, secure er, and his self-concept will always reflect what children? she said. Sensitivity to the feelings of children is the Surprisingly, it is not just insensitive parents most indispensable skill in parenthood. Unfor­ who blunder into this kind of foolishness. I re­ tunately, we busy adults are often too preoccu­ cently referred a bright nine-year-old boy to a pied with our own cares and simply aren't “tuned neurologist because of severe learning problems. in” to the child’s world. After giving the lad a thorough examination, the If there is one lesson parents need to learn most physician called in his parents and discussed the urgently, for example, it is to guard what they full details of the boy’s “brain damage” in front say in the presence of their children. of his wide-eyed little patient. How many times, following a speaking engage­ How can we preserve self-esteem when we have ment, have I been consulted by a parent regard­ totally lost touch with childhood ourselves? Don’t ing a particular problem her child is having. we know they are listening to us? It is a wise adult As Mom describes the gritty details, I notice that who understands that self-esteem is the most the object of all this conversation is standing fragile characteristic in human nature, and once about a yard behind her. His ears are 10 feet tall broken, its reconstruction is more difficult than as he listens to a candid description of all his repairing Humpty-Dumpty. faults. I visibly flinch when I hear a parent unin­ Parental sensitivity should be especially sharp tentionally disassemble esteem in this fashion. in regard to matters pertaining to physical attrac­ Just this afternoon, for example, I took my son tiveness and intelligence. Those are the two main and daughter to a park during a break in my “soft spots” where their children are most vul­ writing schedule. While there, an insensitive nerable. mother was talking to me about her six-year-old It is, of course, impossible to shut out this value boy, Roger, who stood within hearing distance system entirely, for it penetrates like termites just a few feet away. through the walls. She spoke in Gatling-gun fashion: “He had a Consider how the importance of beauty is high fever when he was born, about 105, at least. taught through the casual occurrences and con­ The doctor couldn’t do nothing to help him. He versations of each day: gave Roger the wrong kind of pills. Now Roger Advertisements: “You, too, can have gorgeous won’t ever be the same. They say he has some hair.”

8 HFRAI n (IF wm IMFRR Mother: “Mr. and Mrs. Martin sure have cute wanted to convey the concepts of “small” versus kids, don’t they?” “large.” She selected the tiniest little runt in the Father: “When are you going to start growing, room, a withdrawn fellow who rarely made a Billy?” sound, and instructed him to stand beside her at Fairy Stories: “Then the ugly duckling sat the front. down to cry.” “Small!” she said. “David is small.” She then Television: “The new Miss America is . . dismissed him and summoned the tallest girl in Relative: “My, what a pretty little girl you’ve the class. become!” “Large! Large! Sharon is very large!” said the The whole world seems organized to convey teacher. this one message to the younger set. While you Dr. Narramore said every child in the room can’t shield your child from its impact, you don’t could see David and Sharon blush in humiliation have to add to it yourself. You can also screen out but the teacher failed to notice. We cannot pre­ the television programs which are most offensive serve the esteem of the next generation if our eyes (“The Dating Game” is one of the worst) and are always aimed about 24 inches above their help your child select good reading material. bowed heads. Sensitivity is a vitally important skill for Sensitivity is the key word. It means “tuning teachers as well. in” to the thoughts and feelings of our kids, lis­ Dr. Clyde Narramore, author and psychologist, tening to the cues they give us, and reacting ap­ describes being in a classroom where a teacher propriately to what we detect there. □

BECOMING MATURE:

By Lyle P. Flinner Bethany, Okla.

WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN

Central Idea: We are born to learn. have and take the opportunity to satisfy their God- The infant in the crib is a bundle of joy—and a given curiosity to learn. bundle of possibilities. Before many days he is going Naturally, what we desire to learn varies with the to learn—to respond, to develop, to relate, to love. individual and with his objectives. Everyone wants to We are born to learn and we are never really satis­ learn the things that seem important to him. fied unless we are constantly learning. This basic desire to learn and gain knowledge is When we talk about learning we are not talking one of the characteristics which distinguishes man particularly or exclusively about “book learning." from the animal kingdom. “God created man to think, Sometimes we make the mistake of restricting learn­ to perceive, to make decisions, and man is not happy ing to the educational processes of the school, but unless he is learning.” that is only one aspect of learning. We learn much The path to maturity is the road to learning. No one more than we learn out of books. For example, we is justified in being satisfied with the status quo, think­ learn all of our behavior patterns, our attitudes, our ing he has “arrived.” He should be in a constant state fears, our responses and reactions, our goals, our of searching and learning as he develops into the ambitions, our skills, etc. person God wants him to be. By becoming better The urge to learn is an inner hunger—a basic psy­ informed in many areas we do improve our personali­ chological need. Even in the young child there is a ties, increase our capacity for interesting conversa­ drive toward competence that urges him on to con­ tion, and gain self-confidence and poise. quer his environment and do all of the things he is With the created capacity that every man has to physically capable of doing. With the adult, this inner learn, does not good Christian stewardship demand urge to learn is called the drive toward self-fulfillment its use? □ or self-actualization. Point to Ponder: Do I view learning as a way of life or The happiest and healthiest people are those who as a boring chore?

DECEMBER A. 1 9 7 A BY BILL J. PRINCE Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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NE OF THE most effective means of rinthians 4:5-6, “For we do not preach our­ bringing men to Christ is by per­ selves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves sonal testimony and personal in­ as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, fluence. who said, ‘Light shall shine out of darkness,’ is It is true that men are moved by religious or the One who has shone in our hearts to give the philosophicalO ideas and ideals, but these do not light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the really take effect in the lives of men until they face of Christ” (NASB). see these ideas and ideals “come to life” in The idea of a Christian loving the people of someone. the world without loving the next-door neigh­ Jesus’ teachings have greater meaning be­ bor, or the man in the shop with whom he cause He lived this life before men. The dis­ works, or the woman in the market, or the polit­ ciples saw, in a day-by-day and very intimate ically different person, does not reflect the atti­ relationship, that Jesus was an Example of tude of Christ. what He spoke and taught. Specifically carrying out this Christlike love When Jesus spoke of loving God, it was evi­ must come from the life of Christ within the dent that His daily living was to the glory of the C hristian. Father. When Jesus spoke of loving our neigh­ Christ’s own secret in living the ideal was in bors, it was evident that He took opportunity His own relationship to the Father. He was after opportunity to express that love by per­ com pletely com m itted to live out the will of God sonally helping someone. Jesus did not seem to wherever and to whomever it took Him. love because He did something nice for some­ Christ’s commitment was so complete that it one, but Jesus did something good in the lives caused Him to be misunderstood and to have of men because He loved them. He did not pick His motives questioned, to agonize over the lost­ out the lovable to love, but poured out this love ness of men, and eventually to offer up His own on all, even the outcast lepers. life in death on the Cross. Ideals of commitment It is certain that ideals without daily applica­ cannot survive if they linger only in the pulpit tion do not, in the long run, affect the lives of and do not live on the street and in day-to-day people. The political ideals today that are cap­ relationships. turing the minds and allegiance of men are Jesus came to “save his people from their those that affect, one way or another, their daily sins.” His goal was the salvation of humanity, existence. and His day-to-day contact with humanity re­ The carrying out of the love of Christ in our vealed His love. His love led Him to social out­ lives cannot be realistic if it does not include casts, to the unpleasant sick, to the shunned specific people in specific situations. We are not always able to choose the circumstances to which we apply our love—but the grace and love of Christ were applied to specific people in unchosen circumstances. The Apostle Paul has expressed this in 2 Co­

1 Q HERALD DF HDLINESR immoral, to the sophisticated skeptic, to the The gift of grace must not be shelved by lazi­ self-righteous religious, and to the earnest ness, prejudice, or unconcern. Preoccupation seeker. with “things” becomes destructive to fulfilling He brought an inner peace to the social out­ His plan for our lives. cast; He healed the sick; He forgave the im­ In our situation in the European Nazarene moral; He restored faith to the skeptic; He gave Bible College we have a blending of cultures, reality of eternal life to the seeking. His life was languages, national heritages, and religious a daily application of His ideals. backgrounds. We live in a close situation where In the surrender of our lives to Him as He sur­ we go to church, eat, sleep, have our classes, and rendered His to the Father, and in His filling us do our studying in one building day after day. with the Holy Spirit, we receive the empowering In this close-living situation we can truly see factor so that we too may fulfill His ideals. the power of the Holy Spirit take the ideal of The Holy Bible teaches us and experience has Christian relationships and make it a day-to- taught us that we cannot really do much for day reality. Christ until we are filled with His Holy Spirit. Jesus indicated that even a cup of cold water But on the other hand, those who are filled with given in His name is fulfilling the love com­ His Holy Spirit will certainly do good among mandment. The secret of it all is living our lives men in His name. in His name. □

I, LOVE, AND CONCERN

BY ELSIE E. BUCKMASTER, Decatur, III.

LEN, IF you can, will you call on Uncle ty bill. Finally, he even took to telephoning to Bill?” The speaker was Bill’s earnest inquire about Glen after my husband had a ’young nephew, anxious about the spell of sickness. He developed confidence spiritual condition of his relative. enough that Glen would be coming out so that GBill had been recently widowed, after a mar­ he called a few times to request him to bring riage of nearly 50 years. There were no children, milk or bread when he came. But there was no and he was living alone, almost self-sufficient spiritual response. but very lonely. He was also ailing, in his seven­ Meanwhile, Bill’s health had deteriorated ties, a church member (of another denomina­ still more. He worried about his dogs and took tion), proud, independent, and—his nephew them to the veterinary, but refused to go to a assured us—stubborn! Certainly he did not doctor himself. Everyone was increasingly con­ seem a likely person to be won to the Lord. cerned about him, not only spiritually, but for My husband, recently retired and appointed his physical condition. Home Department supervisor, began to call. He One Monday he telephoned and asked if Glen and Bill soon became friends as they reminisced would’bring him some milk. My husband, re­ about earlier, simpler days. turning from calling, made a special trip out, to find him in a very weakened condition. This With Bill’s hearing handicap and an omni­ time he asked the wonderful words, “Will you present television, this often meant an exhaust­ pray for me?” This time, as they prayed to­ ing conversation. Sometimes they simply sat in gether, he made his testimony that Christ had companionable silence, watching the hapless saved him. Cubs or the scoreless Cardinals. Sometimes That night his condition worsened and he my husband suffered through the unending entered the hospital’s intensive-care ward. He tribulations of an afternoon soap opera which soon lapsed into a coma and died the next day Bill “enjoyed.” without regaining consciousness. Then there were the two dogs, Sugar and W hat did it take to win Bill to the Lord? Time Peggy, elderly and ailing like their master, to and friendship and dependability, and most of become acquainted with and to win over. all, concern. Prayerful concern for his spiritual But Bill wouldn’t talk religion. He would lis­ condition by his relatives and the church; con­ ten but he would not discuss his spiritual con­ cern for his physical condition and loneliness; dition. The visits always ended with prayer. visiting at least weekly, so that he came to Sometimes the prayers were a little “preachy,” depend upon the caller; and time to win his for it was easier to tell the Lord about Bill than friendship, so that he could be won to the Lord. to tell Bill about the Lord! Despite all the books on soul-winning tech­ The friendship grew until proud Bill did not niques, converts cannot be cut out with a spiri­ mind asking for an occasional favor, such as tual cookie-cutter. They are individuals and stopping at the power company to pay his utili- must be individually won to Christ. □

DECEMBER A. 1 9 7 A 40>"..—w 'iiwmw; j £ ‘ ----~ -SK,, BY J. GRANT SWANK, JR. Fish kill, N.Y.

O grant us grace, Almighty Lord, To read and mark Thy Holy Word, Its truth with meekness to re­ ceive, And by its holy precepts live. —Anonymous No wonder the Bible is lifted at the end of a day! It is the Guide through the night hours. And little wonder that it is opened again at dawn. It is the new Direction for another gift of day. So too it is looked upon when death draws near, when children become wayward, when sickness steals, when awkward decisions confront our weary minds. Then al­ so it is read for moments of praise and thanksgiving, mirth in the Spirit, joy shared with the Holy Ghost. The Bible then becomes a Com­ panion, more than a holy Book, something almost personal. The Word of God is our Hope. John Wesley was known as the man of one Book. Of course he read and reread many other books, yet his Lhe Word for this scarred world if not all, by numerous men. one Book was the Book. He prayed, is the Bible. It is the Word of Then some others look at the “Oh, give me that Book! At any God. Book as being on a higher plane price, give me the Book of God! I The Word of God is holy: “Paul, than most other writings, but still have it: here is knowledge enough a servant of Jesus Christ, called to not of an inspired status. However, for m e.” be an apostle, separated unto the the one who believes with a total When the life becomes centered gospel of God, (which he had prom­ commitment in the God who ap­ around the Word, the pages of the ised afore by his prophets in the peared in Jesus sets his faith upon Bible become beautifully marked holy scriptures)” (Romans 1:1-2). the inspired, infallible Bible as with marks of the personal quest “And that from a child thou hast nothing less than a perfect Com­ with Jesus. Marginal notes are add­ known the holy scriptures, which munication from the Creator God. ed; references are marked in one are able to make thee wise unto The Word of God is our Help. In color of pen and then another. salvation through faith which is the old New England Primer there There are those underlinings of in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). were printed these words for the the favorite verses, and the few “Knowing this first, that no students to memorize: poems that have become particu­ prophecy of the scripture is of any My Book and heart larly meaningful tucked within the private interpretation. For the Must never part. pages to serve again as food for other days. prophecy came not in old time by Why? Because the youth were There are worn, familiar pages; the will of man: but holy men of being instructed by their text to the turned-down corners. It is as if God spake as they were moved by understand that one could not get the reader has eaten from the Book, the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:20-21). through this life into the eternal and so indeed he experiences what “Thy word is very pure: therefore home without the Book. It was ab­ thy servant loveth it” (Psalm 119: solutely necessary for spiritual Jeremiah wrote about when he ex­ claimed, “Thy words were found, 140). “Every word of God is pure: help, growth, direction. he is a shield unto them that put The Bible is our Aid in time of and I did eat them; and thy word their trust in him” (Proverbs 30:5). trouble—when we are sad, when we was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Because the Word of God is holy, are confused, and especially when thy name, O Lord God of hosts” we can trust it completely with our we are caught in sin’s web. very souls. (Jeremiah 15:16). There are varying opinions con­ This Letter shows our sins for­ William Lyon Phelps, onetime cerning the Word of the Lord. given; president of Yale University, said There are those who regard the Bi­ This Guide conducts us concerning the value of the Word’s ble simply as a piece of literature straight to heaven; hope: “I thoroughly believe in a among other pieces of literature. This Charter has been sealed university education for both men There are others who look upon it with blood; and women; but I believe a knowl­ as being filled with myths and fab­ This Volume is the Word of edge of the Bible without a course rications manufactured primarily, God. in college is more valuable than a

HERALD OF HOLINESS college course without the Bible.” manded are righteous and very knows the Bible to be the Founda­ “The fear of the Lord is the be­ faithful. . . . I am small ar.d de­ tion, the Mooring for time and ginning of knowledge” (Proverbs spised: yet do not I forget thy pre­ eternity. 1:7). “For the Lord giveth wisdom: cepts. Thy righteousness is an The opinions of mankind do not out of his mouth cometh knowledge everlasting righteousness, and thy change the revealed Word of God. and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6). law is the truth. . . . The righteous­ Critics may come and the critics “When wisdom entereth into thine ness of thy testimonies is everlast­ may go, b u t the Word of the Lord heart, and knowledge is pleasant ing: give me understanding, and I still stands as the only Guide from unto thy soul; discretion shall pre­ shall live” (Psalm 119:137-38, 141 - earth to eternity. serve thee, understanding shall 42, 144). Despite the cynic’s angry word, Those who live according to the keep thee” (Proverbs 2:10-11). The skeptic’s narrow look, Realizing the Word to be our Word will live with the Lord for­ The running ages have not Hope, we count on it to lead us ever. They will have so given them­ m atched hom e—forever. “Thy word is a selves to the Book that He will give This holy, mighty Book. lamp unto my feet, and a light unto himself to them in heaven's glory —Woodrum my path” (Psalm 119:105). We forever. simply expect the Lord’s Word to And so it is that the believer does The Word of the Creator is holy. be so reliable that we can trust our not fluctuate with the whims of the It is our Help. It is our Hope. It will very immortal souls into its direc­ ages, when at times the Bible is in lead us home. tion, its light upon our ways. favor and at other times when it is “Let my cry come near before “Righteous art thou, O Lord, and out of favor. The genuine believer thee, O Lord: give me understand­ upright are thy judgments. Thy who has experienced the blood of ing according to thy word” (Psalm testimonies that thou hast com­ Jesus in forgiveness and cleansing 119:169). □ Jonah’s Priorities

%A/e tend to think that we know all there is to It was a trying day for the prophet, and it was go­ * » know about the prophet Jonah. We can relate ing to get worse . . . for we read in the eighth verse how he was disobedient to God’s call and was finally that God prepared a vehement wind. cast into the sea by fearful sailors. Our children sing There is nothing more miserable than a strong about his being swallowed by a whale, and three days wind off the hot desert. If it is anything at all like a later finding himself alive on dry ground. Texas wind, it parches your lips, it burns your skin, Some of us are not so familiar with the spiritual and it weakens your body. impact of his delivery of God’s message to the people God will often allow us to face the worm and the of Nineveh, and we almost totally ignore the events wind in order to get our attention. In this case, the that follow. Lord said to Jonah, “Doest thou well to be angry for Jonah is a strange paradox. He was rescued from a the gourd?” whale, and used to bring revival to a city, but these And Jonah’s answer was, “I do well to be angry, things made him sad rather than glad. The only thing even unto death.” that really pleased him was the comfort of life . .. a God simply was trying to get Jonah to repent of his little bit of shade that was the result of a gourd that evil attitude toward the city of Nineveh, but Jonah God caused tQ grow over his head. had no intention of changing his mind. His heart was Jonah was more concerned about his personal well­ hard, and he preferred to die rather than give in to being than he was about people. Just when Jonah God. was enjoying his ease, however, God intervened, and Jonah’s was a strange case, was it not? He was the next picture that we have in Jonah 4:7-9 is the more concerned for a little plant than he was for the description of the sad prophet: people of Nineveh. He was sad in more ways than “But God prepared a worm when the morning rose one. Yet he so reflects the attitudes of many of to­ the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it with­ day’s Christians. They show more concern for their ered. And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, gardens than they do for their neighbors. They have that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the more interest in the comfort of their pets than they sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, do for the care of their own and others’ souls. They and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for exhibit more concern for temporal than for eternal me to die than to live. And God said to Jonah, Doest m atters. thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do I especially like one of the prayers in Reuben well to be angry, even unto death.” W elch’s book, We Really Do Need Each Other: “Lord In verse 6, God prepared a gourd that made him Jesus, help us to learn to show love. Help us to take glad, and in verse 7 that God prepared a worm that time to listen, to give our attention to the ones made him sad. around us, to be more aware of the sensitivities of One of the things that we notice in this passage is others. Help us to see people as people—as real live that God had better control of the whale and the people, with feelings and concerns that are just like worm than He did of the man. He commanded the ours. Help us, Lord, not to judge and help us not to worm to eat the gourd, and it did; He commanded allow our cynicism to deprive others of joy. Teach us, the whale to ingest the man, and it did; but when He Lord, to love in deed and in spirit. Amen.” □ commanded the man to rejoice over the revival of a city, the man refused. BY R. W. MANN, M.D. , Arlington, Tex.

DECEMBER A, 1 9 7 4 A TIME FOR GOOD NEWS!

I WILL DELIGHT M Y­ SELF IN THY STATUTES: I WILL NOT FORGET THY WORD____THY WORD IS A LAMP UNTO M Y FEET, AND A LIGHT UNTO MY PATH (Psalm 119:16, 105).

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N ANSWERING one listener’s question as And where in all the world is the best place to to why the news media didn’t report more get that? good news, one commentator replied, “Be­ Well, not in Washington, or London, or Mos­ cause there just hasn’t been much good cow, or Paris, or Peking—or in any newspaper Inews to report lately.” office or radio or television station. And it is true that for many months now the No. T he B ible is still the best place to get news seems to have been mostly bad—with good news. news of war in the Middle East and continued God’s Word is like a fresh breeze blowing conflict in southeast Asia, and of starvation in away the smog of smut and dirty words that we many countries, and of violence and crime on have to listen to at work or school or in the the increase everywhere, and of inflation spiral- office. It is like a refreshing rain, cleansing the ing all over the world, and of the toppling of polluted atmosphere of our days. men in power—including the resignation of our We are constantly bombarded with words— own former president—and with the smell and soft words, screaming words, appealing words, smoke of scandal hanging in the atmosphere brutal words, blaring from the radio and tele­ like a national smog that won’t go away. vision or staring at us from our magazines and All of this, of course, on top of the natural newspapers. But, oh, how we need to hear the disasters such as floods and tornadoes and hur­ Word—the life-giving, life-quickening Word of ricanes and earthquakes and crop failures—all God! of which make headlines and sell newspapers Most words are so perishable. Those written and provide lead-stories for evening newscasts. in th e newspaper, for instance, last a day. Those No wonder there is an incredible and desper­ printed in the magazines last a month. Those ate hunger for good news today! For the human chiseled on monuments are eroded by time. m ind and heart can stand only so m uch tragedy, and in this day of instant communication it is easy to become surfeited with stories of scandal RADIO and sorrow and anguish and woe. And when that time comes, the heart hungers for some 'i & g g S ' m k . >«,V • ; ' 'r .. good news.

HERALD OF HOLINESS But God’s Word lasts forever. “Heaven and Or electricity to enjoy light? Do you have to earth may pass away:” He said, “but my words know how to explain sunshine or rain to enjoy shall not pass away” (Mark 13:31). their benefits? No. And neither do you have to How hungry the heart gets for a Word that understand theology to enjoy God, to respond to has the stamp of eternity upon it! Him, to trust Him; for one’s relationship with And it is time for that kind of news today! God is a love-relationship. The Bible tells how It is time for the good news of a loving God to enter into th a t relationship, and how to m ain­ who, in times of sin-sickness and guilt, says, “If tain it. Anyway you look at it, or hear it, that is we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to good news! forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all It is not enough, however, to read the good unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). news of God’s love. We must experience it, and It is time for the good news of a God who, in share it. times of temptation and sorrow and loneliness, It is Leslie Weatherhead who reminds us that says, “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Corin­ the good news of the gospel is something that thians 12:9). can be shouted across the street—like, “The It is time for the good news of a God who, in war is over!” Or, “The strike is settled!” Or, times of fear of the future, says, “Let not your “The baby is born!” heart be troubled. .. . Eye hath not seen, nor ear The good news of the gospel is this: “God heard . . . the things which God hath prepared loves you!” That, also, is something that can be for them that love him” (John 14:1; 1 Corin­ shouted across the street; or whispered to a de­ thians 2:9). feated, despairing soul; or sung in great choirs Humanity has never been hungrier, or more or on street corners; or shared over a cup of open, for news like that than in this tangled, tor­ coffee—or on the beach, or in a home, or an of­ tured time in which we live. fice, or a jail—or proclaimed to thousands on And all that good news can be found in the radio programs like this; or injected subtly, or Bible! openly, on television shows. Do you wonder, then, that it is still the world’s Yes, hearts have never been hungrier or more Best Seller? open to that good news. They may not want to Love Story is the title of a recent best seller, hear about churches or denominational pro­ but it has already dropped from the charts. But grams or promotions or preachers, but the heart the all-time Best Seller is also a love story. For still hungers for the good news of God’s love— the Bible is the story of God’s love in Jesus and the Bible is full of that. And may each of us Christ. share that good news—not only on Bible Sun­ Understand that love? No. Explain it? No. Do day; but every day, and everywhere, and with you have to understand botany to enjoy flowers? everyone. □

4 PEN POD NTS

MONITORING FOR GOD

The cardiac monitor, tracing out the heartbeat of ing, I immediately called the doctor for orders. See­ my patient, showed a fairly normal pattern except ing the signs my child has shown should take my for an occasional PVC to denote trouble. immediate attention, and I should call on God for As I sat thinking about the monitor and how it tells orders. me when something is wrong, I thought of other As a mother I need to be attuned to “monitoring" monitors we have available to detect problems: res­ my children. I should take action at the first signs of piration monitors, temperature monitors, and cir­ trouble: spend extra time in prayer; give them a culation monitors. promise to stand on. Suddenly it occurred to me: We as parents should Action needs to be taken before a cardiac arrest, be monitors for God in our daily family devotions. and treating early symptoms or irregularities Thinking of times during devotions and prayer when promptly prevents this. Action taken in prayer and one of my children didn't seem to really reach God Bible reading prevents spiritual arrest. in prayer, or a lack of participation in the devotional How vital we are as parents in monitoring the spir­ discussion, these should have shown the irregular itual condition for each of our children! □ beat. —IRENE UNRUH Seeing the PVC on the monitor early this morn­ Garden City, Kans.

DECEMBER 4. 1974 the corner and a string loop for hanging it con­ veniently. The almanac was a resource for every member Tto of the family. It included a calendar for ready reference. It likewise provided for each day in the year the time of sunrise and sunset, the weather forecast, the zodiac signs, phases of the moon, location of heavenly bodies, dates of seasonal changes, expected eclipses, and in 1 3 ( £ f e some areas the high and low tides. Diagnosis and treatment of common diseases from croup to snakebite were explained. Also there was information concerning the proper aw l ike time for planting potatoes, setting hens, breed­ ing cattle, and weaning babies. Some almanacs even provided tables of weights and measures, multiplication tables, ALMANAC how to figure interest rates, and many other valuable helps for the people. Benjamin Franklin added another feature: the inclusion of bits of wisdom, proverbs, quo­ tations, and good sense to spark people’s read­ SOCIETY IS cultured by its literature. ing habits. His almanac was published only 25 / % Its literature must in turn be produced years (1732-57), but it continues to be of value. / % by the society. A comparatively few The Old Farm er’s Alm anac survived for many •A. -*HL eager-minded people are usually re­ years. Eventually drug and medicine companies sponsible for going outside the common pages began publishing almanacs for the advertising and bringing new, more aggressive, more of their wares, but all meeting a need in the thoughtful materials within reach of the major­ homes of rural America. ity of the readers. No society can rise apprecia­ The almanac was read completely through bly above its printed pages. the day it arrived; then it was kept ready for Relevant truths must be captured on printed reference each day. By the time a month was pages before the daily living of a society feels past, its pages were dog-eared, ragged, and of­ their impact. Half-truths, perverted ideas, and ten fly-specked. It had been paid the honor of unripe thinking can undermine a social struc­ great usage. ture. Great truths well printed in good books While the almanac and the Bible crossed the are, however, helpless to reach people who do plains together, they had different experiences. not read them. Books standing idly in rows upon The Bible was revered and the almanac was a shelf are nothing more than burdens to the read and used. The Bible was preserved and the shelf. almanac was worn out. An ornate book is not always the most effec­ Today the almanac is almost forgotten save tive one. The binding can do injustice to the for value as an antique. The Bible, on the other content. hand, has come out of its ornate binding and its For centuries the Bible was bound within protected place and is invading the living areas hard, ornate board covers. The bindings were of the house. Inexpensive bindings, new trans­ beautifully carved and the lettering was lations into modern parlance, and easy-to- adorned with flourishes. Its very appearance handle editions are having an effect. caused the Book to be gently placed where it Every week we see people carrying well-worn would be least likely to be read. In many homes Bibles and Testaments. They are taken to it was treated more as a hallowed symbol than church, to school, and to work. They are in as a living message from a loving God. It was automobiles, in attache cases, and in pockets. opened reverently for making entries or check­ More and more people are finding that the ing dates in the family record. Sometimes it was Bible is an everyday Book. It has something to the safe repository for a pressed flower from a say to them. It relates. It speaks. It lives. The funeral spray. almanac might have information for a day at a It is true that the Bible as a beautiful symbol time, but the Bible has the eternal truth for all was important but it could never fulfil its full time. purpose until it became part of the daily life of The lesson of the almanac is that for a book to the family. be read it must relate to the reader’s immedi­ The almanac, for many years, was the very ate situation and it must be made for reading opposite kind of resource in the rural American as well as for reverence. Let’s keep the Bible out home. It was hung on a small nail close to the where it has a chance to relate to the dailyness kitchen stove and adjacent to a comfortable of living. □ chair. It was simply bound in stiff paper and decorated with various designs. Usually the "— BY MILO L. ARNOLD book was about six by nine inches with a hole in Colorado Springs

WPRAI D DF HOLINESS am ount ot time to spend on reading and study, and the Bible should receive more of that time than any other book or books. I want to be one of those described by the Psalmist, “They delight in doing everything God wants them to, and day and night are always meditating on his laws and thinking

By Aarlie J. Hull, Seattle about ways to follow him more closely” (Psalm 1:2, TLB). The key to living that kind of life, the abun­ d ant life, is obedience. But we must know what it is we must obey in order to obey, and th at’s where the Bible comes in. The Bible is filled with promise after promise of blessing and C l|ri£tu|ii fruitfulness IF we obey God, IF we meet His requirements. It is true that salvation is a free gift and when we trust in Jesus Christ we become joint heirs with Jesus. But there are many saved people W o r ^ f l * who are not living the abundant, beautiful life God wants them to have because they are ignorant of His promises and provisions for them . For instance, do you have troubles? “God blesses those who are kind to the poor. He ME AND MY READING helps them out of their troubles” (Psalm 41:1, TLB). Reading has always been an indispensable Are you struggling with an inability to wit­ part of my Christian life. I think it began when I ness? “You shall receive power when the Holy was a teen-ager and read Eugenia Price’s Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be book Discoveries. I remember almost word for My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all word some of the things she said about Chris­ Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest tian living and about some of the questions part of the earth” (Acts 1:8, NASB). plaguing my mind. “The Holy Spirit will give you the right words As a student at a large secular university, I even as you are standing there” (Luke 12:12, literally devoured again and again Hannah TLB). Whitall Smith’s classic The Christian’s Secret Are you worrying about inflation and meet­ of a Happy Life. ing your financial obligations? “Do not seek Now I find myself drawn to such writers as what you shall eat, and what you shall drink, Catherine Marshall, Elton Trueblood, E. Stan­ and do not keep worrying. . . . But seek for His ley Jones, Leslie Weatherhead, William Bar­ kingdom, and these things shall be added to clay, and Paul Tournier. I enjoy Keith Miller’s you” (Luke 12:29, 31, NASB). fresh honesty and Sam Shoemaker’s down- Is your life filled with turmoil and anxiety? t’-earthness. Christian books have had an “He will keep in perfect peace all those who inestimable impact on my life and I thank God trust in him, whose thoughts turn often to the for them . Lord!” (Isaiah 26:3, TLB). I sincerely believe that the Bible tells it like Notice in these promises that God requires it is in Proverbs 23:7: As a m an “thinketh in his us to act. We are to help the poor if we want heart, so is he.” Men and women who fill their blessings. We must receive the Holy Spirit if minds with thoughts and ideas about God and we want to be effective witnesses. We must His dealings with man are spiritually away seek God above food and other essentials and ahead of their Christian counterparts who trifle then we will have them without even worrying. away hours reading secular novels and watch­ If we want peace we must truly trust God and ing intriguing television shows. think about Him a lot. After saying all of that, I make this confes­ Do you see what I’m trying to say? The keys sion: My reading habits have been wrong. I to abundant, effective living are in the Bible— have spent much time reading words about but we must know what they are in order to use God when I should have been reading God’s them . Word. As a busy woman with family and com­ Join me in a renewed commitment to God’s munity commitments, I have only a certain Word and its instructions for living. □

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poison ink and are using them to extend their The Ministry of the influence at a frightening rate. Printed Page “ B ut there is a bright side, the Church is now fighting back all over the world. So pray for the The second Sunday of December has, by tradi­ ministry of the printed page! It has no passport or tion, come to be known as “Bible Sunday.” Like visa problems. It speaks without an accent. And many other of our annual observances, it gives as long as the words persist on paper, God can special emphasis to what ought to characterize use them for His glory!” every week. The permanence of print is its most significant In recognition of Bible Sunday, the first issue aspect. Elton Trueblood says, “Good as the spo­ of the Herald of Holiness each December majors ken word may be, the printed word is better when on the importance of the Bible and books in it comes to the establishment of a threatened Christian life and service. faith, because the printed word can be studied. Nothing in the communication of the gospel Its glory lies in its freedom from transitoriness.” can ever take the place of the person-to-person, One hundred and fifty years ago Daniel Web­ eyeball-to-eyeball, face-to-face encounter. Yet ster wrote: “If religious books are not widely radio and the printed page are invaluable aids circulated among the masses in this country, I do in sowing the seed and preparing the way. not know what is going to become of us as a While the communication of the Word of God nation. If truth cannot be diffused, error will be. first came from the lips of “holy men of God” who ... If the evangelical volume does not reach every were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21), the hamlet, the pages of a corrupt and licentious command quickly followed, “Write this for a literature will; if the power of the gospel is not memorial in a book” (Exodus 17:14). felt through the length and breadth of the land, Any concordance of the Bible will show the anarchy and misrule, degradation and misery, large number of references to books and writing. corruption and darkness, will reign without miti­ If the Word of God is to be permanently available gation or end.” to men, it must be preserved in written form. The shape of the recent past only serves to The gospel will be told in various ways under confirm Mr. Webster’s prophecy. various circumstances. But if it is to be perma­ But there is a cloud of promise on the horizon nently available, it must be written. at least “the size of a man’s hand.” Hundreds Literature evangelism is part of the Church’s of Christian bookstores are scattered across the potential today as never before. High-speed land. The new 266-page Master Buying Guide of presses and modern methods of publication make the Nazarene Publishing House puts a wealth of the printed page a more effective tool for convey­ Bibles, books, and study and teaching aids as ing the truth of God than it has ever been. close as the nearest mailbox. It holds resources Someone has said that the printed page never undreamed of just a few years ago. tires and never grows disheartened. It travels The moral of it all is plain: We must never cheaply and works while we sleep. It gets inside cease to witness the word of truth by life and lip; the home and stays there. It always catches peo­ nor should we neglect to use for ourselves and ple in the right mood, for it speaks only when others the potential of the printed page. they are reading it. It doesn’t argue, but it sticks to what it has said. “Its bait is left permanently in the pool.” No Other Book like It President Woodrow Wilson left on record a L a r r y WARD wrote an elo­ number of very fine statements about the Word quent contrast between the evil and the good uses of God. One of these takes on new importance in of printed material: this day when so many praise the Bible and so “As the dark shadow of Communism spreads few read it. itself over the world, it takes the form of a gar­ “I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible gantuan printing press . . . and all over the globe, every day,” the president said. “I wonder why literally, one sees evidence of the fact that ene­ they deprive themselves of the strength and the mies of the Church have dipped their pens in pleasure.. . .

1 8 HERALD OF HOLINESS The challenges of the Bible will keep us on the stretch as long as we live. I appreciate the piety behind the phrase "Back to the Bible." But I doubt its theology. The Bible is so far ahead of most of us that we're never apt to catch up.

“Every time you open it some old text that you more than a time to acclaim the Word. It must be ve read a score of times suddenly beams with a call to read it and to heed it with greater w meaning. There is no other book that I know faithfulness than ever before. of which this is true. “There is no other book that yields its meaning personally, that seems to fit itself so intimately Getting What You Want the very spirit that is seeking its guidance.” The reason for this unique power of the Word is “I’m going to get what I want, whatever it at the Holy Spirit, who inspired it, also uses it. takes!” is a statement often heard in one form or e makes its pages live and gives its message another. The danger is not that the speaker will >wer. not get what he wants. The danger is that he will, Yet the Bible is a silent Book to those who do only to find it really a death wish. >t read it. It speaks to us only as we open our There’s a little story of two teardrops that ran es and our hearts to its truth. into each other floating down the river. It is quite obvious that the reader’s attitude is One said to the other, “Who are you?” prime importance. Some read the Bible only to use its words as a “I’m a teardrop from a girl who loved a man isis for judging others. As Leon Morris recently and lost him,” was the reply. “Who are you?” rote, for such the Scriptures are little more than “I’m the teardrop of the girl that got him!” quarry from which to dig stones to throw at Many a person has pushed by clear intimations ieir enemies. of God’s will to the contrary and forced a door to But the Bible is not a portrait gallery. It is a some desired end, only to find the door with a all of Mirrors. It is, says James in the New spring lock that snapped shut behind and would estament, “a glass” in which one may see him- not open. ■lf as he is (James 1:23). Not everything we want in life is contrary to But more than just looking is necessary. To the will of God. There is a strange feeling some ok and do nothing about it is to miss the value have that anything desirable must be wrong. ' the mirror. By the same token, not everything even a dedi­ “Only be sure that you act on the message and cated Christian desires is proper and right. At 3 not merely listen,” is the NEB translation of each crossroads we must sincerely seek to know le words of James; “for that would be to mislead and do the will of God. ourselves. A man who listens to the message The Apostle Paul gives as a major result of at never acts upon it is like one who looks in a Christian consecration, “that ye may prove lirror at the face nature gave him. He glances at what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, imself and goes away, and at once forgets what will of God” (Romans 12:1-2), or His “good, e looked like. But the man who looks closely pleasing and perfect will,” as The New Inter­ ito the perfect law, the law that makes us free, national Version translates it. nd who lives in its company, does not forget That God’s will is good, pleasing, and perfect hat he hears, but acts upon it; and that is the means that—whether we know it or not—that rnn who by acting will find happiness” (verses will is the best possible course in life we could 2-25). take. Anything outside God’s good, pleasing, and It is this searching, revealing power of the perfect will is at most a second best, and at worst, criptures that is behind Kierkegaard’s cryptic total disaster. jmark that we don’t read the Bible; it reads us. That God does not disregard the desires of His ; is a “discerner of the thoughts and intents of people is the clear indication of the Word. “De­ tie heart” (Hebrews 4:12). light thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give The challenges of the Bible will keep us on the thee the desires of thine heart” (Psalm 37:4) is tretch as long as we live. I appreciate the piety a promise that deserves the affection it receives. ehind the phrase “Back to the Bible.” But I Yet in it all, every true Christian will seek to oubt its theology. The Bible is so far ahead of follow his Master in that great prayer in the aost of us that we’re never apt to catch up. Garden, “Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou The message of Bible Sunday must be for us wilt” (Matthew 26:39). □

/1 C DECEMBER 4. 1 97 4 I*- receptive, responsive, and eager.” “What About the Sweet Now-and- To get the children’s interest and Now?” “Why Be a Christian?” and attention, one of the leaders dresses “Doing Your Thing for Christ.” ch u rch as “Zippy the Clown"; “Polly The music, too, will salute the Pockets” tells a brief Bible story; young-at-heart. It will be in the the “Music Lady” leads the chil­ contemporary style. schools dren in songs; and a puppet show is This is the first time the radio given. program has arranged a month for According to the program orga­ youth in just this way. Opportuni­ nizers, any doubts about how the ties will be given for response to children would accept the format determine the feasibility of future have long since been dispelled. emphases for other interest groups. HRFPfHe They tell us the reward lies not only in knowing they are sharing the Bible message with children who might never hear, but also through the encouraging response of the CHURCH SCHOOLS children as they faithfully return. STAFF RETREAT Kimberling Inn in the Ozarks was the site for the first annual Church Schools staff retreat, No­ vember 1-3. Fifteen staff members along with their husbands and D ean N elson (1.) and R andy B eckum wives met for a time of business and in “Showers of Blessing” recording pleasure. New modes of learning studio. and better teaching styles were among the items discussed. Highlights from the weekend were: the devotional and sharing times among staff members, a Sat­ urday evening of fun and fellow­ ship; a Sunday school lesson using Probe, the new young adult curric­ ulum piece; and a closing with an inspirational message given by Dr. Donald S. Metz, executive editor. Lorie Orjala will be heard on special, youth-emphasis series on “Showers of Blessing.” CHURCH'S RADIO PROGRAM DISTRICTS SET NEW HIGHLIGHTS YOUTH RECORD ON P & B BUDGET The month of January will be Dr. Dean Wessels, executive sec­ given to youth emphasis in the retary of the Department of Pen­ ministry of “Showers of Blessing." sions and Benevolence, announced Teens will be participating in the that all districts have paid 90 per­ production of the program and will cent or more of their P & B budget discuss the church and its witness this assembly year. Because of the to the modern world. Young people 90 percent support, every minister who will be heard during the month covered under a $1,000 life insur­ are: Dean Nelson, Lorie Orjala, and ance policy now has $2,000 coverage Randy Beckum. for the next assembly year. This special theme will under­ This is the first time in the three score the importance and sizable years since the new P & B budget portion of young people in the was inaugurated that every eligible SIDEWALK church’s membership. The Church minister on the domestic districts SUNDAY SCHOOLS of the Nazarene has a challenging will receive an extra thousand-dol- Children in Hood River, Ore., are youth ministry. Last summer over lar coverage. The Department pays finding a new interest in the Bible 2,000 Nazarene youth from around the premium for this insurance. □ and its message. Sidewalk Sunday the world attended a gigantic inter­ schools are held on weekdays, out­ national retreat in Switzerland. side and in. A group from the They were indicative of the host of “Showers of Blessing Church of the Nazarene headed by young men and women who make Mrs. Clara Olson decided to start a up the congregations of churches in PROGRAM SCHEDULE neighborhood project for children every nation where the Church of who don’t have the opportunity to the Nazarene is at work. Dr. William Fisher hear Bible stories from their own Dr. C. William Fisher, preacher homes. “We started off with the on “ Showers of Blessing,” will high­ theme ‘Jesus loves the little chil­ light this youth theme in the December 8—“ A Tim e for Good dren of the world,’” Mrs. Olson scheduled broadcasts during the News" (Bible Sunday) said. “We feel we are really getting month. Subjects of these messages December 15—“ There Really Is a the message across. The kids are are: “How to Come Alive in ’75,” ‘Missing Link'"

2D HERALD OF HOLINESS PHILLIPS MEMORIAL LIBRARY DEDICATED The new Dr. E. S. Phillips Me­ morial Library at the Spanish- PI WFTWmmm I ,<»'r&k American N azarene Sem inary in Rev. Joe Rodriguez interprets for Mrs. Phillips during the dedication service San Antonio was dedicated Sep­ of the Dr. E. S. Phillips Memorial Library. Dr. Jerald D. Johnson, standing tember 10 bv General Superinten­ (left of photo), looks on. Seated in the front row (I. to r.) are General Super­ dent Charles H. Strickland. A large intendent Strickland; President Marshall G. Griffith; and I)r. William C. bilingual audience attended the Vaughters, former president. Behind them are superintendents of Latin service. The building is located on American and border districts who serve on the seminary board of directors. the 82-acre campus west of the city. Present were Mrs. Gertrude Phil­ lips, widow of the late World Mis­ sions executive secretary whose dream of the library has become a reality; Dr. Jerald D. Johnson, present executive secretary of the Department of World Missions; Dr. William C. Vaughters and Rev. Marshall G. Griffith, former and present presidents of the seminary; Three of the men (Shuff, Hale, and Thorp) spoke in the service. Four of them Dr. H. T. Reza, executive secretary ushered. Others led in prayer and read the scripture. Lieutenant Deliz led the of the Latin Publications Division; congregational singing. Sergeant Smith is Sunday school superintendent. In Jorge Barros, director of Port uguese addition, we had a special quartet involving a service person and three wives Division; Dr. W. Raymond Mc- of servicemen. Clung, superintendent of the Pastor Jackson commented, “Our service personnel attend regularly, Houston District and chairman of pray, tithe, teach, and work on the building construction. Thank God for the seminary board of directors; th em .” Service personnel were special participants at the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula and Rev. Roberto Moreno, super­ Church on Servicemen’s Sunday. (L. to r.) David Britton, naval communica­ intendent of the Northwest Mexi­ tions; Pastor Sidney E. Jackson; Richard Wailes, coast guard; Allen Shuff, can District. All of these special naval postgraduate school; Ray Kuss, helicopter pilot at Fort Ord; Ronald guests participated at the dedica­ Hale, naval postgraduate school; Lloyd Thorp, naval postgraduate school; tion program. Ramona Deliz, physician’s assistant at Fort Ord; Glen Smith, operations at Other board of director members Fort Ord; Kenneth Martin, drill sergeant at Fort Ord: and Paul Battershell, present included Rev. C. Mar- F o rt O rd. selle Knight, superintendent of the San Antonio District; and the fol­ lowing superintendents of Latin American districts—Rev. Harold Hampton, Central Latin American; Rev. Juan Madrid, Western Latin American; Rev. Jose Cardona, Eastern Latin American; Rev. Luis Aguilar, Southeast Mexican; Rev. Moises Garces, Central Mexican; Rev. Moises Esperilla, Northeast Mexican; and Rev. Banjamin Ro­ A personal evangelism clinic was held October 21-23 in the Lexington (Ky.) man, Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands. Calvary Church. The program was planned by Pastor Ray Gibson, who also Dr. Strickland spoke from Mat­ serves as district director of evangelism. Eleven pastors and 3 lay ladies from thew 16:17-19 concerning the foun­ the Central Ohio District assisted other district officials in leading on-the-job training of 16 selected Kentucky District pastors. Rev. William S. Stone dation of the Church, its mission in reported 48 souls won to the Lord as the teams reached out into the community. the world, and man’s obligation to Participants included the following: Kentucky District Superintendent prepare for the task of evangelism. Aleck Ulmet, center, front row; Central Ohio District Superintendent Don He said, “A library is the heart of Gibson, standing second row, left; Rev. James Calvert, director of evangelism any institution,” and urged the from the Central Ohio District, standing third row, extreme right; Rev. Willis seminary students to make good Scott, full-time director of outreach evangelism for the Akron District, use of it. Rev. Joe Rodriguez, pro­ standing second row and second person from the left. fessor, interpreted. Drs. Strickland and Johnson served as advisors and participants for the annual administrative board meeting at the seminary. Rev. Mar­ PASTORS AND shall Griffith gave his first report as CHURCH TREASURERS president of the seminary. The report covered six months of service Has your Thanksgiving Offering been sent yet? and highlighted the following prog­ ress: the completion of the new Please send your check to: Dr. Norman O. Miller library, an enlargement of the 6401 Ih e Paseo departments of philosophy and Kansas City, M o. 64131 music, major improvements throughout the campus, a double Your excellent support and enrollment goal for the 1974-75 participation are appreciated. year, and a 50 percent increase in faculty members. □ OF PEOPLE AND PLACES Louis Ragains, Rev. and Mrs. Robert Here the dedication service. General Superinten­ H udson. dent Charles H. Strickland brought the dedi­ CWO James F. Lindsay retired from the Chairman Ragains reported six building catory messags. Willard Nabors is pastor. □ U.S. Coast Guard as a personnel administra­ projects completed or under way. He said tion specialist on October 31. He spent 20 other projects will be started in the near Mr. Neil Rimington, executive admin­ years in active service with assignments future as part of the reconstruction of the new istrator for Bethany (Okla.) First Church, was which included aids to navigation, search and Managua. Two new buildings have been elected vice-president of rescue, pollution control, and marine inspec­ added to the Bible school campus. The book­ the National Association of tion and safety at sea. store is approaching self-supporting status. Church Business Adminis­ While stationed in various areas of the The church has seen a 7 percent membership trators during the organiza­ country, Mr. Lindsay and his wife, Made­ gain. tion’s eighteenth annual leine, assisted in the work at local churches During devotional periods, council mem­ conference held in San An­ —minister of music, Sunday school superin­ bers heard tapes from Pasadena (Calif.) tonio. tendent of two churches, and as music direc­ First Church and from Long Beach (Calif.) Mr. Rimington, a native tor and accompanist at others. The couple First. □ of Canada, has lived in and their two sons, Curt and Ross, have B ethany since 1966. Prior N eil The Enid (Okla.) Peniel Church dedi­ returned to their home in the Seattle area. □ to his present position at R im ington cated its new building earlier this year. First Church, he was the fi­ The Nicaraguan Missionary Council held Located in a growing area of Enid, the new nancial director in the Department of World its twenty-eighth annual meeting in Mana­ site offers ample expansion room for projected Missions in Kansas City. He has served as gua, Nicaragua. All missionaries presently growth. president of the Chamber of Commerce, is a on the field attended—Miss Betty Zurcher, District Superintendent Jerald R. Locke member of Kiwanis, and while living in Rev. and Mrs. Kyle Green, Rev. and Mrs. (Northwest Oklahoma District) officiated at Canada he played professional hockey with the Lethridge (Alberta) Allisters. □

Lowell (Ind.) First Church dedicated new facilities this year. The brick-veneer, air- conditioned building is fully carpeted and the sanctuary is furnished with padded pews. The property and building is valuated over $100,000. The present indebtedness is $60,000. District Superintendent George Scutt (Northwest Indiana) delivered the dedicatory address. Rev. C. D. Hansen is pastor. □ Y im ss The S y rac u se (N.Y.) First Church hon­ ored senior adults during a special service which featured the ministry of Rev. William W'atchorn, 96, and talent of participants over Featuring Beautiful, Full-color Religious Reproductions 65 years of age. Pastor William L. Poteet announced that the church’s ministry to Providing Space for Noting Personal and senior adults has two specific goals—to meet Family Activities spiritual, social, temporal, and cultural needs of the senior adults; and to provide oppor­ tunity for the use of talents in various types of services. The oldest member of the con­ gregation is Mrs. Dora Bajus, 98. □

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OF PEOPLE AND PLACES WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lykins, members of the Blanchester, Ohio, church, celebrated their fiftieth anniversary with a reception in their home in Newtonsville, Ohio. □

Mr. and Mrs. Lykins (seated) are pictured with Pastor and Mrs. A. W. McQueen. Warren (Mich.) Warren Woods Church reflected back on its 10-year history at its anniversary celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Flory celebrated The church began in the gym and their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Simi classrooms at Ridgewood Elementary Valley, Calif. They joined the Church of the School, Warren, Mich. Following the Nazarene in 1932 and became charter mem­ initial building program, three addi­ bers of the Sim i Valley church in 1960. tional facilities have been added. They have served in many areas of respon­ sibility. Pastor James Mellish has served Due to Mrs. Flory’s health, this year’s the church from its inception. Wes celebration was limited. Family members Bittenbender is the associate pastor. presented their parents with a console color Property and buildings are valued in television. The couple have 10 children, 34 excess of $650,000 with an indebted­ grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchil­ ness of just over $128,000. Members dren. □ of the congregation and the pastor Mr. and Mrs. Flory have donated thousands of hours in work. The current membership is now over 200. The Sunday school runs Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. R yan celebrated betw een 250 and 275 in w eekly a tte n ­ their fiftieth anniversary on August 9. A dance. reception, hosted by their children, was held at the Ryan home in Moundsville, W.Va. The couple became Nazarenes in 1948 and both have been actively involved in local church ministries. They have 4 daughters, 10 grandchildren, and 2 great­ grandchildren. □ Mr. and Mrs. Ryan

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lee Sayes of Shreve­ port, La., were honored at a sixtieth wed­ ding anniversary reception hosted by the couple’s six children and their spouses. The Sayeses have been active members of Shreveport First Church for 50 years. Rev. Jack Stone, pastor of the Prince­ Mr. Sayes became a charter member at ton, Fla., church, presents mission­ the Hudson, La., church, organized on No­ ary Jerry Demetre a check for $1,200 vem ber 7, 1911, by Dr. Reynolds. L ast year to purchase speaking equipment for Mrs. Sayes was honored with a “This Is the Richmond Park Church in Kings­ Your Life” program for 43 years of teach­ ing in the Sunday school. □ ton, Jamaica. Mr. and Mrs. Sayes

24 HERALD OF HOLINESS Rev. and Mrs. Roy E. Klingler were hon­ Rev. and Mrs. C. K. McKay were hon­ ored on the occasion of their fiftieth wed­ ored in a special service at the Hernando, ding anniversary at a reception planned by Fla., church on the occasion of their fiftieth the Lancaster (Ohio) First Church. Many wedding anniversary. An afternoon recep­ guests travelled distances to attend the tion was also held at the church. The Mc­ celebration. Kays have served pastorates in Florida, The Klinglers pastored the Shelby, Ohio, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, and Texas. church for 11 years and retired after pas- They have a son, John S., of Gainesville. toring the Logan, Ohio, church for 20 years. Fla.; a daughter. Victoria Lee Tyler, of The local church presented the couple with Sequin, Tex.; four grandchildren; and one Rev. and a gold-plated, engraved tray. Many cards great-grandchild. D M rs. M cK ay and other gifts were also received. □ Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Storey were Rev. and Mrs. Klingler honored on the occasion of their fiftieth anniversary as the Simi Valley, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dewease of Elkton, Md., were honored at a church hosted Storey Day activities—a golden wedding ceremony hosted by the Elkton church and a recep­ roast beef luncheon and a reception where tion at the Washington District Campgrounds at North East. Rev. the couple repeated wedding vows. The Harold Calhoun presided at the ceremony. Pastor A. J. Alderman Storeys received a money tree and other stated, “The Deweases were saved on February 28, 1948, and joined gifts. the church the next Sunday. They have been faithful Nazarenes The couple have four children who are ever since. For several years they resided in Nashville and were in Christian service. Merrill is a layman ‘Mom and Pop’ to many Trevecca Nazarene College students.” □ in a Baptist church. Leroy is an ordained Nazarene minister. Stanley is serving as Mr. and Mrs. Storey a Nazarene missionary in Honduras. Their daughter, Mrs. Donna Rench, and her husband, George, have recently pioneered Nazarene work in Indonesia. Three of the chil­ dren arc graduates of Pasadena College. The Storeys have eight grandchildren. Mr. Storey has been interested in amateur radio since 1928 and has operated a ham station most of the time since. □ Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Sanner were hon­ ored by a dinner celebration marking their sixtieth wedding anniversary. About 40 family members attended. The San- ners were married in a farmer-friend’s home near Yuma, Colo. They spent eight years in Colorado, where he served as Mr. and Mrs. Dewease minister and district superintendent. Dr. Sanner served 8 years in Nampa. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Manage were honored by the Brooks- ville, Fla., church in recognition of their fiftieth anniversary. Fol­ Ida., where he taught at Northwest Naz­ arene College. He served for 7 years as lowing a vow-renewal ceremony, a dinner was served on the grounds district superintendent of the Idaho-Ore- of the church, complete with a four-tier wedding cake. The Mariages have served in home missions work in the Illinois gon District. After pastoring 3 years in area and worked as song evangelists. They had 4 children. The 2 Alhambra, Calif., Dr. Sanner became superintendent of the Southern Califor­ living children are Robert R. of Danville, 111.; and Mrs. Freeman nia District and served for 19 years. He Cockrell of Brooksville. There are 12 grandchildren and 5 great­ opened the Casa Robles Missionary ^ grandchildren. □ Home in Temple City, Calif., for the an n er Mr. and Mrs. Willis Glas were honored on the occasion of their church and was superintendent for 14 years. Since retirement, the golden anniversary at a family dinner and open reception hosted bv couple has lived in Leisure World, Seal Beach, Calif. their children. The couple have attended the Quincy (111.) Emman­ For many years the Sanners served in general church capacities— uel Church for the past 18 years. Mr. Glas is presently serving as Dr. Sanner on the General Board and Mrs. Sanner on the General church secretary and missionary treasurer. The couple have 6 chil­ NWMS Council. dren, 18 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren. Before his re­ The Sanners have four sons—Dr. A. Elwood, of Nampa, Ida.; tirem ent in 1968, M r. G las worked 3 2 years for the Marblehead Wesley, of Pasadena, Calif.; Harold, of Ontario, Ore.; and Dr. E. Lime Co. After employment at St. Marv Hospital for 10 years, Mrs. Kenneth, of Menlo Park. Calif.; and one daughter—Mrs. George Glas retired from her vocational job in 1966. □ H. (Ruth Marie) Westmoreland, of Ross- moor, Calif. □ j. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at a fellowship hosted by members and friends of the Lethbridge. Al­ berta. Canada, church. The couple, natives of Ireland, moved to Mr. and Mrs. Roscue Isbell celebrated C anada in 1929. They joined the Lethbridge church in 1971. □ their seventieth wedping anniversary on October 19. They afe charter members of Rev. and Mrs. Fred Hahn were honored by the Upland (Calif.) the Walbridge, Ohio, church. The Isbells First Church on an occasion which marked their golden wedding now reside in the Wood County Nursing anniversary. They were also celebrating 50 years in the ministry. Home in Bowling Green, Ohio. □ Rev. Hahn has served for 12 years as director of the Home Depart­ Mr. and Mrs. ment at Upland First. The Hahns sang a duet in the morning service and Rev. Hahn brought the morning message. At the conclusion of the service the Mr. and Mrs. John Koffel, Sr., of Center church presented the couple an automobile. Many members, Square. Pa., were honored at a surprise cel­ friends, and relatives had contributed toward the gift. □ ebration in honor of their sixtieth anni­ (L. to r.) Rev. and Mrs. Hahn and Pastor and Mrs. versary. More than 125 friends and relatives attended the reception which fol­ Irving E. Sullivan lowed a Sunday evening service at the Lans- dale, Pa., church, where the Koffels are m em bers. The couple have 5 children, 15 grand­ children, and 14 great-grandchildren. Rev. Miss Irma Koffel, missionary to South Africa, is a daughter. □ Mr. and Mrs. Koffel, Sr

Rev. and Mrs. T. Howard Warwick of Charleston, W.Va., celebrated their golden anniversary earlier this year. An afternoon dinner was held in their honor in the home of their oldest son, Warren H., of Charles­ ton. The couple have 5 children, 11 grand­ children, and 1 great-grandchild. The War­ wicks pastored churches in West Virginia and on the Florida districts. □ Rev. and Mrs. Pictured (1. to r.), front row: District Superintendent Arthur E. Mottram, P a s to r W illiam C h en au lt (1.) an d Tom Rev. and Mrs. Stephen Smitley, Rev. and Mrs. Shukry Braik, Rev. and Mrs. Cochran, Sunday school superinten­ Dan Ketchen, General Superintendent Edward Lawlor; second row: Rev. and dent of the Columbus (Ohio) South­ Mrs. Fred Kellner, Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Dale, and Rev. and Mrs. Paul west Community Church, rejoice at Danner; back row: Rev. and Mrs. David Lord, Rev. and Mrs. Howard Casteel, the record-breaking 131 on the atten­ and Rev. and Mrs. Tom Trimble. dance register. The goal was reached at the end of a revival week in which ordained Shukry Braik, Howard Casteel, DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 45 seekers responded. Royal Schultz REPORT Lawrence Dale, Paul Danner, Fred Kellner, Dan Ketchen, David Lord, Stephen Smitley, was evangelist. The previous year’s MISSOURI DISTRICT and Tom Trimble. average for this home mission church The sixty-fourth annual assembly of the Elected to the Advisory Board were w as 52. Missouri District was held, August 22-23, at (elders) Paul Aldrich, Fred Hartman, and the Ferguson, Mo., church. District Superin­ Udell Moss; (laymen) Glenn Bond, Donald tendent Arthur E. Mottram, completing the Cork, and Lee Richardson. first year of an extended term, reported Reelected to their places of leadership 595 members received by profession of were Mrs. Arthur E. Mottram. NWMS presi­ faith for a total of 7,285 and a net gain of dent; Rev. Paul Williams. NYPS president; 289. The total giving of $2,336,856 was an and Rev. Paul Aldrich, chairman of the increase of $318,205. church scnools board. □ General Superintendent Edward Lawlor

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GROUND BREAKING Using an old Iowa plow pulled by the church board, ground was broken for the all-new sanctuary and education structure of Oskaloosa (Iowa) First The Virginia District IMPACT Team, under the direction of Rev. Rich Church. Pictured (1. to r.) at the plow Withrow, recently presented a morning worship service at the 600-seat are Joseph Shaffer, architect; Dis­ Memorial Chapel at Fort Lee, Va. Nazarene Chaplain Vernon G. Swim trict Superintendent Forrest E. Whit- (Protestant parish chaplain) extended the invitation for the group’s participa­ latch; Pastor Gary Allen Henecke; tion. Chaplain Leland Buckner (Nazarene), who is administrative chaplain, and Keith Showalter, associate pas­ arranged financial backing. Mrs. JoAnne Hatz (Nazarene), who is president tor. of the Protestant Women of the Chapel, arranged a noon meal for the choir. The total plant will be one block in It was served following the service. length and valued at over three-quar­ During the service, IMPACT team members sang and testified. The con­ ters of a million dollars. A round gregation, according to Chaplain Swim, responded enthusiastically to the sanctuary, seating over 1,000, will be warmth and spiritual fervor radiated through the lives of these Christian equipped for television broadcasting. young people. Governor Robert Ray of Iowa flew in by helicopter for the ground-breaking Twenty-one people from the Allen Park, Mich., church received registered service, and the “New Life Singers” teachers’ certificates through Christian Service Training in September. Not choir sang to an assembled audience all of the teachers were available for a group photo. Charlene Wallace is CST of 550. A check for $7,000 was given to director. Jerry Wallace is pastor. Superintendent F. E. Whitlatch to build a church in Mothutlung, Africa. Rev. Paul Dayhoff, missionary to that field, is from the Oskaloosa church. This church now has the largest attendance in the county. It aver­ aged 450 in Sunday school and over 500 in morning worship through the last statistical year. The new struc­ ture will provide the largest church facility in the county. ABC News in Ottumwa, la., and Kirksville, Mo., featured the Oskaloosa First Church on evening broadcasts. 2 B nings, city council president; John Fink- Recently Rev. Robert Crew, representing beiner, building committee chairman; Mrs. the general church, led in a ceremony of C. H. Herman, charter member of the dedication at seven choice acres of land church; Pastor Daniel H. Penn; and Rev. purchased on a major freeway for relocation Timothy F. Whittaker, associate pastor. purposes. The first phase of a $1.7 million The church plant will consist of a sanctuary project will be a $600,000 multipurpose unit seating 600, church offices, Sunday school designed for worship, Sunday school, fellow­ facilities for all ages, and a gymnasium. □ ship, and expansion of the church nursery school to accommodate over 100 children. The Sacramento (Calif.) North High­ Construction began in September. □ lands Church was the first in the Sacramento District’s 12-year history to report over 100 Oklahoma City Community Church has members received by profession of faith for a broken ground for its first unit sanctuary total of 118. The net increase of 96 members and educational building. The brick structure was also reflected in an increase in giving of will be carpeted wall to wall, with central $71,540 for a total of $139,375. The Sunday heat and air. Its estimated value will be school increased 113 in average attendance $75,000. for an all-time high of 420. A total of 59 were The congregation met for the first time Pictured is the ground-breaking ser­ baptized. Pastor Marshall Pryor reported 4 two years prior to the ground-breaking date. vice for the Edwin Broce Memorial new persons saved each week. They were organized as a church in 1972 Church now under construction at Ramokako, a rural township in Ga- zankulu, Republic of South Africa. Rev. Charles Maake, zone leader, turned the first shovel of earth for the new building. Jack L. Riley, mission­ ary in charge of the area, brought the message of the afternoon. Money for Sm im irBoBkN O Hm this church was given by Mrs. Be- trice Broce as a memorial to her late husband, Mr. Edwin Broce. Ground-breaking ceremonies for the Medford (Ore.) First Church were held on the new church site last April. Participating in the ceremonies were District Superinten­ dent Carl B. Clendenen, Jr. (Oregon Pacific District); Marvin Cook, builder; Hugh Jen-

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, -v-^o.nents anH fr-. 1 over 200 Post Office Box 527 Master Buying ouide/'Cuid£« at,ons see °“ r Kansas City Missouri 64141 4 £ / £ | . £ W/S CHRISTMAS! w ith 88 charter m em bers. Over 150 were I trust my Captain as my Chief. CECIL WELLS from Hartford City. Ind.. to present for the ground-breaking service. Dis­ The ship will never touch the reef. Trenton. Ohio trict Superintendent Jerald R. Locke (North­ Until the ship will touch the shore CHARLES J. WHEELER from Buffalo, N.Y.. west Oklahoma) brought the message. I’ll trust the Lord forevermore. to K ittanning. Pa. Rev. and Mrs. C. Edwin Murphey were I’ll ever hold my Lord’s dear hand appointed pastors at the time the church was Until I reach that distant land. MOVING MISSIONARIES organized. The church is raising approxi­ This is the place the preachers dread REV. RAYMOND BOLERJACK, Papua New mately $1,000 per week. The new location is Until the last word has been said. Guinea, address correction: Free Bag— an eight-acre site on the corner of County I’m not the last; there are some more. Tabibuga, via Mt. Hagen, W.H., Papua Line and Hefner Road in northwest Okla­ It is time for me to leave the floor. New Guinea homa City. □ And so I say to you, “Adieu.” MISS JANE BREWINGTON, Swaziland, field Let the general call someone new. address: P.O. Box 14, Manzini, Swaziland, — T. C. R iddle South Africa REV. ROBERT BRUNSON, Peru, furlough address: 1224 Saratoga Ave., Grover City, Calif. 93433 REV. HOWARD CULBERTSON, Italy, ad­ dress correction: Via D: Comparetii 73 Int: 8; 00137 Roma, Italy MISS ELIZABETH FULLOM. Republic of South Africa, furlough address: 1446 Hiatt St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46221 MISS SHARON JONES, Swaziland, field address: P.O. Box 14, Manzini, Swaziland, A frica MISS ABIGAIL HEWSON, Republic of South Africa, furlough address: c/o H. K. Bed- A ground-breaking service was held well, 32 Basswater Road, Hillary, Durban at the Cushing, Okla., church for its 4001, Natal, R.S.A. new education unit. Pictured (1. to r.) MR. HAROLD RAY, Guatemala, address- are Grace Winkleman, longtime correction: Apartado 143. Quezaltenango, member; Paul Oliver, trustee; Dar­ Guatemala. Central America rell York, building committee chair­ REV. THOMAS RILEY, Swaziland, furlough man; Pastor Marvin Carlson; and address: 413 E. Grand, Apt. 7. Bour- Rev. W. T. Dougharty, Northeast bonnais. III. 60914 Oklahoma district superintendent. Accurate time and melodious chimes T he sa n c tu a ry w a s com pleted in 1966. come from the new, handcrafted, MISSOURI MINISTER modern-style clock in the foyer of the SUCCUMBS Nazarene Publishing House. As in­ TO HEART ATTACK RIDDLE’S dicated on the engraved brass plate, RETIREMENT RHYME Rev. Amel Robert Aldrich died August 25, the gift to NPH is from Bob Benson of just 10 days after suffering a massive heart For many years, rhyming reports by Rev. Nashville First Church. attack. In 1939, he started the St. Louis T. C. Riddle have held assembly audiences in Overland Church in a tent meeting and rapt attention. He has served pastorates on MOVING MINISTERS pastored it for 34 years. Many ministers and three districts. missionaries have come from this church. Riddle’s last report was submitted to the KIRBY CHOATE from Sayre, Okla., to Can­ Rev. Aldrich was active in evangelism and general church and released by the Depart­ yon, Tex. pulpit supply following his retirement one ment of Pensions and Benevolence to share RAYMOND W. HANN from Stringtown year ago. At the Missouri District Camp w ith H erald readers. Rev. Riddle, 75, is living (Greenfield, Ind.) to Anderson (Ind.) East Meeting this summer, he was in charge of the in Bicknell, Ind., on the Northeastern Indiana 38th Street prayer time. D istrict. ROBERT HIGHLEY from associate. Blan- Survivors include his wife, Helen; two sons MY LAST REPORT chester, Ohio, to South Lebanon, Ohio —Rev. Paul, pastor at Cape Girardeau (Mo.) For 50 years I have reported in rhyme, JOHN TED HOLSTEIN from Springfield First Church; and Rev. Robert, pastor at But I reckon this is my very last time, (Ohio) High Street to Roanoke (Va.) First Liberal (Kans.) First Church; one daughter KENNETH R. HOSTETLER from associate, For I have another date some beautiful —Mrs. Richard Schoenborn, of Ferguson, Lakeland (Fla.) South Florida Heights, to morn Mo.; one brother; three sisters; and eight To report at the General Assembly of the Eau Gallie, Fla. grandchildren. □ Firstborn. D. L. HUFFMAN from Dexter (M o.) First to Bryan, Ohio VITAL STATISTICS I’ll not have to worry about getting there, JAMES D. JOHNSON from Anderson (Ind.) Or having money to pay my fare. East 38th Street to Hartford City, Ind. DEATHS For Jesus himself did that for me RONALD E. JUSTICE from Charleston MRS. BERTHA PAULINE CROW. 90, died When He hung upon that cruel tree. (W.Va.) First to Springfield (Ohio) High Sept. 30 in Yakima, Wash. Funeral services I’ll need no money to pay my bills; Street were conducted by Revs. Duane Muth and From the tree of life I’ll eat my fill. DALE LIVINGSTON from Ukiah, Calif., to Raymond Kratzer. She is survived by one I’ll not have to hunt for a room or bed; Kellogg, Ida. son, John Paul; six grandchildren; and nine They have built a mansion for me instead. JIMMY V. MORRIS from Canton, Miss., to great-grandchildren. I’ll need no credentials to let me in. Moss Point, Miss. MRS. HARRY (BERT) FACEY, 69. died They wrote it down when they forgave my WILLIAM E. NAILL, SR.. from Spring Arbor, Oct. 20 in Larimore, N.D. Funeral services sin. Mich., to Eau Claire, Wis. were conducted by Rev. Chuck Belzer. Sur­ viving her are her husband, 1 son,4 daugh­ I fought the devil everywhere we met. OREN NELSON fro m Fairbury, III., to R ock­ ters, 14 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchil­ I made sure God’s sheep He would not get. ford (III.) Parkside And I am not thru with Satan yet; RICHARD G. OLIVER to Bells Chapel (Blev­ dren, and 1 sister. My five children are making Satan sweat. ins, Ark.) MRS. EDNA JULIA GORTON, 73. died LEWIS D. PRYOR from Manchester, Ohio, Sept. 25 in Lansing. Mich. Funeral services They are the devil’s enemies, ’tis plain to to Sweetwater, Tex. were conducted by Rev. C. Kenneth Sparks. see. SHERMAN R. REED from Astoria, Ore.. to She is survived by two sons, Larry and They are pastors in the Church of the Naz­ Osawatomie, Kans. Rev. David E.; and three grandchildren. arene. ELDON L. RUSSELL to Sikeston (Mo.) First. ROY ELDON McCALEB, 71, died Sept. 19 They are not thru with the devil yet. MILFORD A. SCHMIDT from Burlington (la.) in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Funeral services They have all been to Olivet. First to Mexico, Mo. were conducted by Rev. Melvin Rich. Sur­ I’m supposed to tell if I still pray, RICHARD A. SMITH from evangelism to vivors include his wife, Evelyn; five children. And if the Lord still has His way; Wadsworth, Ohio Donald Lee, Marita Beth, Bruce H., Joanna If I am weak, about to falter; JAM ES R. SPRUCE from Belleville (III.) Ruth, and Sara Jean; four grandchildren; Or if I am strong, all on the altar. Emmanuel to Champaign (III.) First mother; and three sisters. Interment was in The Lord is the Captain of my ship. BILLY E. STRANGE from Wauchula, Fla., to Hennessey, Okla. He is Pilot of every trip. Charleston (S.C.) West Ashley BERNICE M. MOTTRAM. 80, died Sept, This old ship will ride the storm. ORVILLE H. SWANSON to Dexter (Mo.) 25 in Bothell, Wash. Funeral services were The Captain will steer us from all harm. Southwest conducted by Rev. M. Bert Daniels and Rev.

DECEMBER 4, 1 9 7 4 29 W. Hubbard. She is survived by four sons: Edward E.. Richard D.. A rth u r E., and Paul E. MRS. KATHERINE SUDER, 103, died Sept. 14 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. Funeral services were conducted by her son-in-law. Rev. 0. Snyder, and Rev. N. Haring. Surviving are 5 children. George, Kate Goring, Elizabeth Snyder. Josiah, and Milton; 33 grandchildren; 100 great-grand­ children; and 25 great-great-grandchildren. REV. W. FRANK WIGGS died Sept. 28 in Nashville, Tenn. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Dr. Glen Jones, assisted by Revs. Gerald Green, Talmadge Layne, L. B. Mat­ thews, and music by friends of college days. He is survived by his wife. Elizabeth H.; one daughter, Mrs. Frances W. Fahl; one son, John Paul; four grandchildren; and one sister. Rev. Wiggs was an active pastor and evangelist in the Church of the Nazarene for OF RELIGION just over 40 years. He is known by Nazarene pastors and people, in both the U.S.A. and Canada. EARL WILSON, 84, died Oct. 18 in A rkan­ sas City, Kans. Funeral services were con­ DR. CLYDE W. TAYLOR TO RETIRE FROM NAE. Dr. Clyde W. ducted by Rev. Cecil Wallace. Survivors in­ Taylor, Christian statesman and world crusader for Evangelicals, clude his wife, two sons, one daughter, will retire from his post in the National Association of Evangelicals grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. at the end of the year. MRS. AMY E. WRIGHT, 67, died Sept. 30 For 30 years, in Washington, D.C., and on mission fields in Longmont, Colo. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Ronald D. Crosley. She across the globe, the name of Clyde Taylor has been synony­ is survived by her husband, David C.; one mous with the causes and concerns of evangelical witness. son, Ralph E.; two grandchildren; three Characteristic of the breadth of his ministry, Dr. Taylor brothers; and one sister. steps down as general director of the NAE, and also as executive BIRTHS secretary of NAE’s Evangelical Foreign Missions Association to CECIL F. and RUTH (McDOWELL) (EFMA) and as secretary of NAE’s Office of Public Affairs. He has COOK, Ashland, Ky., a boy, Robert Miles, served as international secretary of the World Evangelical Fel­ July 30 lowship and will continue in that post until a replacement is to REV. TERRY and KAREN (WILSON) found. DOUGLASS, Towanda, Kans.. a girl, Brigette He retires with a lifetime membership on NAE’s Board of Yvone. Oct. 7 to GERALD and DIANE (CARTLEDGE) Administration and will also continue to serve Evangelicals HASELWOOD, Lexington. Ky., a boy, through writing and select speaking engagements. Charles C hristopher II. Oct. 20 Dr. Billy A. Melvin, executive director of the National Asso­ to REV. CHARLES and KAREN (DOANE) ciation of Evangelicals since 1967, will assume the chief executive MELTON, Johnson, Vt , a boy, Michael role of the Association, January 1, upon the retirement of NAE Charles, Sept. 14 to DANIEL and SUSAN MYERS, Thomas- General Director Clyde W. Taylor. ville, Ga., a boy, John Clayton, Oct. 17 to DR. IVOR and RUTH (PATTERSON) CHURCH THIEF FINDS HIS CONSCIENCE. Things began hap­ NEWSHAM, Kankakee, III., a girl, Kari Eliza­ pening in Oklahoma City after Rev. Ron Ritchie, pastor of Grace beth, Oct. 6 United Methodist Church, suggested that his congregation pray to REV. ROBERT and BARBARA (BROOK- for the thief who took a $1,500 set of children’s handbells. SHIER) NORFLEET, Hoopeston, III., a girl, Shortly after the service, the thief phoned to say his wife had Barbette Jere. Oct. 9 to OLE and BETTY (LACY) POWELL, told him the children had worked for a year to raise the money to Olathe, Kans., a boy, Mark Andrew, Aug. 31 buy the bells. to TOMMY and NOLA (KNULL) RUCKER, “I'll bring them back,” he promised, and he did. □ Tyler, Tex., a girl, April Ann, Sept. 23 to RICK and BONNIE RYDING, Seattle. FEW EVADERS, DESERTERS, RESPOND TO “EARNED RE­ W ash., a boy, Jeremy Matthew, Oct. 15 ENTRY” PROGRAM. Only 8 percent of eligible deserters and 1 MARRIAGES percent of draft evaders have signed up for the amnesty program VIRGINIA GALE BASS and MATTHEW one month after President Ford announced his “earned reentry” DAVISON at Payne, Ohio, July 4 offer. RAMONA ANN BASS and J. DWIGHT According to the Justice Department, 6,600 draft evaders REDMON at Payne, Ohio, Sept. 21 and 10,000 deserters are eligible for the program. MARY ETTA BENSON and LeROY F. WARD at Arkansas City, Kans., Oct. 19 However, only 66 draft evaders and 783 deserters had shown PATRICIA ANNE HAMRICK and DOUG­ up as of October 16. The Pentagon said it has received inquiries LAS M. WADE at Staunton, Va., Sept. 8 about the offer from 3,673 men. MARCIA McNEIECE and RICK MALLI- “There’s an awful lot of skepticism,” a Justice Department COAT at Bellflower, Calif.. Sept. 14 official said, adding that he felt more men would participate when DIRECTORIES they saw the offer had no “traps.” □ BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTEN­ DENTS— Office: 6401 The Paseo, Kansas HEROIN USE ON UPSWING, Washington, D C. (EP)—The ad­ City, Mo. 64131. Edward Lawlor, Chairman; ministration’s drug-abuse program indicates that heroin addic­ Eugene L. Stowe, Vice-chairman; Orville W. Jenkins, Secretary; George Coulter, V. H. tion is on the increase and is spreading from large metropolitan Lewis, Charles H. Strickland. centers to smaller cities. General Superintendents Emeritus. Hugh C. Dr. Robert DuPont, director of the White House Special Benner, 8932 Wenonga Rd., Leawood, Kans. Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention, reported “an unex­ 66206; D. I. Vanderpool, 1188 Kottinger Dr., pected increase in heroin addiction in some smaller cities like Pleasanton, Calif. 94566; G. B. Williamson, 2835 Avondale Dr., Colorado Springs, Colo. Macon, Ga.; Des Moines; and Jackson, Miss.” in recent months. 80917; Samuel Young, 5639 W. 92nd PI., He said drug abuse in large metropolitan centers gradually Overland Park, Kans. 66207. radiates out into smaller areas in a predictable time lag. □

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■ Now that it’s coming Christmas again, the word Xmas is popping up. Even though I don’t like the looks of the word, doesn’t the letter “X” stand for the symbol of Christ in the Greek language? Technically, this is correct. X in but if they were the same, then the today has no idea of this. X in our Greek is the letter chi and is the ini­ New Testament name for Christ idiom means an unknown quantity. tial letter of the Greek Christos or would look like Xristos. I prefer to write out the name of Christ. The r and the s in Greek are Perhaps a point of reservation for Christ and spell it Christmas. □ different in shape than in English; us would be that the average person ■ “The New International Version” of the New Testament in James 5:16 reads, “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” Other recent translations also use “sins” instead of “faults,” as in the KJV. I note that the Lord’s Prayer in Luke 11:2 in both the KJV and “The New International” says “sins.” Could you explain this? The reason for the difference in arily sin in the true New Testament And Daniel Steele said, in view of James 5:16 is that the oldest and sense of the word (Romans 6:18, 22; the wide range of human shortcom­ best manuscripts of the New Testa­ 1 John 3:5-10), if they ever do they ings and failures no one escapes in m ent have ham artia in this verse must immediately confess and seek this life, “ ‘Forgive us our debts, as rather than paraptoma. Hamartia forgiveness (1 John 2:1-2). we forgive our debtors’ is a prayer is the typical New Testament word Years ago, Charles Ewing Brown the holiest man on earth can pray for “sin.” Paraptom a means “false made what seems to me an impor­ with perfect propriety every day.” step ,” “trespass.” tant suggestion concerning the In the light of the total teaching Paraptom a would seem to be a Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13; of the New Testament about sin, broader term, and might well in­ Luke 11:2-4). It is to the effect that Luke 11:4 and James 5:16 cannot clude some actions that are not the Lord’s Prayer is a social prayer. properly be taken to mean that a sins in the sense of conscious and One almost never prays it by him­ Christian “sins every day in word, deliberate violations of God’s law. self alone. In any company praying thought, and deed.” On the other However, it is translated “sins” in the prayer, there may well be those hand, they do encourage total hon­ the K JV of Ephesians 1:7; 2:5; for whom the petition “Forgive us esty with God and each other and and Colossians 2:13. our sins” (Luke 11:4) is fully ap­ openness to the probings of the The Lord’s Prayer in Luke’s ver­ propriate in every sense of the word Holy Spirit in every area of our sion asks the forgiveness of sins. sins. lives. □ While Christians do not custom­

Our Sunday school class was discussing the death of children and adults. Is God's hand in all death, either natural or by tragedy? One could find a variety of opin­ events which He does not purpose. There are many mysteries in the ions on this subject. I can just say, It does not mean that the death of entire area of God’s providence. it seems to me that the Bible re­ the individual is God’s first inten­ But Christians are able to claim gards sickness and death as part of tion for the person at that time. with confidence the assurance of the consequences of human sin and Death may come actually as the Romans 8:28, “And we know that not as the direct handiwork of God. result of evil in the world as, for in all things God works for the In a sense, of course, God per­ example, when a person is killed in good of those who love him, who mits death to occur, whether it be an accident caused by a drunken have been called according to his naturally or by some tragic circum­ driver. God did not will the drunk­ purpose” (NIV). □ stance. But God permits many enness or plan the accident.

■ Was Christ ever discouraged during His earthly ministry? According to Isaiah 42:4, He didn’t get discouraged or fail. Some of my friends quote Matthew 23:37 to show that Jesus did get discouraged. In Matthew 23:37,1 believe He was grieved over the unbelief of the people but not discouraged. I’m not sure I can shed much Isaiah 42:4 is a Messianic proph­ a cloud. Isaiah proclaims Christ’s light on your discussion, but I ecy, one of Isaiah’s great “Servant victory: “He will not break a would really side with your friends. Songs.” But discouraged is not a bruised reed, or snuff out a smoul­ With full recognition of the deity good translation of the Hebrew dering wick; he will make justice of Jesus, there is still the fact that term here, which literally means to shine on every race, never faltering, He “was in all points tempted like “crack, break, crush, be broken.” never breaking down, he will plant as we are, yet without sin” (He­ To me it would seem a greater justice on earth, while coasts and brews 4:15). Discouragement is not victory to triumph in spite of dis­ islands wait for his teaching” sin, but it can be the occasion for couragement and darkness than to (Isaiah 42:3-4, NEB). □ severe temptation. sail through all opposition without

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34 HERALD OF HOLINESS SCHARN TO POINT LOMA lege business administrator, and vacancy on the General Board from sponsoring general superintendent. the Southeast Zone left by the re­ Jack Scharn, office editor of the The main theme was pastoral and min­ tirement of Dr. A. Milton Smith. Herald of Holiness, has resigned to isterial compensations. Discussion was con­ Dr. Hendershot is assigned to the accept the position of executive sec­ ducted on such topics as: ministerial Social same two departments as his prede­ Security; the new ''Basic" pension program; retary of the alumni monthly benevolence assistance and other cessor—the Departments of Educa­ association (director benevolence programs; the various life in­ tion and Pensions and Benevolence. of alumni affairs) surance programs now provided by the Rev. 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Scharn has been in his pres­ ery college president and business at 7:30 p.m., Monday, January 20, ent position for five years. Previ­ administrator attended. The Board 1975, in the General Board A udito­ ously, he served as associate pastor of General Superintendents was rium in Kansas City. At the open­ at Pasadena (Calif.) Central well represented. ing meeting, reports of the general Church. A makeup conference will be held superintendents, general church of­ Earlier this year. Rev. Scharn for several newly appointed leaders ficers, and department executives was notified that he will be in­ and any who missed earlier con­ will be heard. The next business cluded as a Marquis biographee in ferences. This final conference will meeting convenes at 2 p.m., Tues­ the first edition of Who's Who in be held on January 23 in conjunc­ day, January 21. Wednesday will Religion. 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