VOLUME 45 LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS. MAY 23, 1 946 NUMBER 21
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Southern Baptist chaplains found the world hungry these places and some of our Baptist chaplains helped for the Gospel of Christ during their overseas experience. · him. They served some of the richest mission fields in the Among other Arkansans who worked with the natives world while minist~ring to the men of the armed forces. on Guam were Chaplain Norman Ferguson, now director Pictured above are lS' converts, natives of Guam, just of activities, First Church, Fort Smith, and Chaplain prior to their baptism. They accepted Christ as Saviour in Waif Hamilton, now pastor of First Church, Stamps. a mission at Talafofo native village under the teaching Chaplain Wofford did outstanding Vacation Bible and preaching of ChaDlain Ben Wofford (to the right). School work with the Guamese while serving the Navy. Pastor J. F. Sablan, Agana Baptist Church, Guam, Before entering the chaplaincy he served pastorates at stands ready to administer the ordinance of baptism. He Vilonia and Calvary Church, Pine Bluff. He is a graduate is a native of Guam, who studied in the States and re of Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, and South turned to his homeland to preach and to teach in the ern Seminary, Louisville. He has had four years' teach high school there. ing experience. All the members of Agana Church are not in Agana; Chaplain Wofford has not found permanent work some are scattered in four or five other villages over the and is available for the pastorate, study courses, supply island. It is impossible for the pastor to get to all of work, or revivals. He lives at 1927 Tyler St., Conway. PAGE TWO ARKANSAS BAPTIST CHRISTIAN PRO GRESS tAe • • A Devotion by B. H. Duncan, Hot Springs "Whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule." The movement of the waves upon the sea largest group ever to be graduated from the shore as the tide is coming in may illustrate Missions Endangered Seminary. In a brief commencement address, Christian progress. One wave after another rolls far upon the beach. But it seems that By ERWIN L. McDONALD Dr. Fuller called for a world expansion of Christian missions at home and abroad. each wave rolls back as far as it advanced, some seem to recede even farther back than "One Task in One World," was the theme "Southern Baptists have only a corporal's their starting point. But come back after an of an address by Dr. J. H. Rushbrooke, Lon guard giving themselves in foreign missions hoilr and look again, you will discover that don, England, president of the Baptist World the crested calvary of waves has moved its service," Dr .Fuller said. "If all of the ap Alliance, at Missionary Day exercises observed battle front far up the shore. proximately 400 students completing their at the Southern Baptist Theological Semi So it is with the progress of Christian peo training this spring at the three seminaries nary, Louisville, as a feature of the annual ple in their kingdom work. One effort or a of the Southern Baptist Convention should commencement week program. score of efforts may seem to accomplish but be sent as missionaries, and if this average little or nothing. Even long stretches of con Declaring that the present age ·has been could be continued through the next 25 years, tinuous effort may seem utterly barren of per manent results. But every honest effort of a called "the age without standards," Dr. Rush the total would be only 10,000. There must be sincere soul brings that soul forward on the brooke deplored an increasing prevalence of a tripling and a quadrupling in our semi road of righteousness and nearer that ulti sin in England and in the United States, fol naries, colleges, and churches! mate victory of the saints of God. lowing a decline in church attendance. The "We will not get very far with our world The apostle Paul urges that, by whatever most embarrassing question missionaries have efforts we have attained our present spiritual program of evangelism till we come to a ful~er to face, he said, is: "Why doesn't Christianity status, we hold fast the gains we have made understanding of Christian stewardship," Dr. and continue along the same lines to achieve work in your own country?" Fuller continued. "Christians are drunk on further advancement. The work of foreign missionaries is in dan their own delusions as long as they spend "I press toward the mark for the prize of ger of bei?g checked or thrown back, Dr. more for such things as chewing gum, tobacco, the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let Rushbrooke said, as a result of spiritual de and soft drinks than they invest in Kingdom us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus enterprises." minded ... nevertheless, whereto we have al feat in our own countries. The one task for ready attained, let us walk by the same rule, Christians, he said, is the winning of indi let us mind the same thing." Phil. 3:14-16. vidual men and women to Christ and the ------00~------"setting of the tone of the Christian com munity." When Is a Man Educated? Dr. W. Herschel Ford, pastor of Kirkwood When he can look upon the universe, now Church, Atlanta, Ga., led in evangelistic serv ices at Highland Park Church, Chattanooga, "If the tree is decaying at the root, the fruit lucid and lovely, now dark and terrible, with will not long survive," he continued. "Woe Tenn., which resulted in 75 additions, and a sense of his own littleness in the great at First Church, Monroe, Ga., in which 37 is the minister if through an exaggerated em scheme of things and yet have faith and additions were counted. Dr. Lee Roberson is phasis on social reform or a disproportionate courage. pastor of the Chattanooga Church and J. L. attention to secondary truths, he fail to pro Drake, the Monroe Church. There have been claim the truth of the Gospel." When he knows how to make friends and over 200 additions to the Kirkwood Church keep them, and above all when he can keep in the first six months of Dr. Ford's pastorate. The baccalaureate speaker was Dr. Edward friends with himself. • • • B. Willingham, pastor of the National Me When he can be happy alone and high President H. D. Bruce, East Texas Baptist morial Baptist Church, Washington, D. C., College, Marshall, Tex., did the preaching in minded amid the drudgeries of life. whose subject was "The Mission and Message a week's revival at Eastwood Church, Houston, of the Christian Minister," based on the text, When he can look into a wayside puddle Tex. There were 54 additions, 40 for baptism. and see something besides mud, and into the President Bruce emphasized the fundamental "We are ambassadors for Christ" (2 Cor. doctrines of the New Testament. R. G. Com 5:20). face of the most forlorn mortal and see some mander is the pastor. thing beyond sin. The Christian minister finds the meaning When he knows how to live, how to hope, of his ministry, Dr. Willingham said, in the how to pray- glad to live and not afraid to words of Jesus: "I came that they might have ARKANSAS BAPTIST die, in his hands a sword for evil and in his 213 RADIO CENTER, LITTLE ROCK life . . . not to be ministered unto but to heart a bit of song. -Joseph Fort Newton. Of!1clal Publication of the Arkansas Baptist State minister . : . to seek and to save that which Convention. was lost ... to this end was I born ..." C. E. BRYANT EDITOR lONE GRAY ______EDITORIAL ASSISTANT "Jesus identifies our ministry with the pur One is educated just in proportion as he Publication Committee: C. W. Caldwell, Fordyce, pose of God," Dr. Willingham continued, quot can, through his imagination, identify himself Chairman; H. E. Williams, Pocahontas; Ernest Baker, Salem; R. M. Abell, Jasper; Ralph Dodd, Stuttgart; ing: "As the Father hath sent me, even so with the life of all humanity. - Ellwood. Clyde Hankins, Mt. Ida; I. M. Prince, Paragould. send I you." All the adjustments of the mod Entered Post Office, Little Rock, Arkansas, as sec ond class mall matter. Acceptance for ma111ng at spe ern era, with all the latest gadgets and in cial rate of postage provided In Section 1198, Octo ventions, he said, fall short of replacing the If we work upon marble, it will perish. If ber 1, 1913. we work upon brass, time will efface it. If Individual subscription $2.00 per year. Church Bud ministry of preaching. gets 10 cents per month or $1.20 per year per church we rear temples, they will·crumble in the dust. family; Family Groups (10 or more paid annually In "The minister today .must answer the crisis advance), $1.25 per year. Subscription to foreign ad But if we work upon men's immortal minds, dress, $2.50 per year. Advertising Rates on Request. of the hour with the language of 1946 but if we imbue them with high principles, with with the power of eternity. Everything Jesus The cost of cuts cannot be borne by the paper the just fear of God and love of their fel except those It has made for Its Individual use. : did dealt with life. Our message is to tell peo lowmen, we engrave on those tablets some Resolutions and obituaries published at one cT per word. One Dollar minimum. ple how to have the abundant life in Christ." thing which no time can efface, and which Articles carrying the author's by-line do not n?"' President Ellis A. Fuller awarded degrees to Will brighten and brighten to all eternity.! sarlly reflect the editorial policy of the paper 4 a class of 166 men on Friday, May 3- the -Daniel Webster. ~@ PAGE THREE \AY 23. 1946
We 11/cult/ ~ee jeJuJ ~~ . . . THE DEEPEST LONGING OF THE SOUL
In the multitude that gathered at Jerusa By TAYLOR STANFILL by the Master and perched himself in a tree. lem as Jesus made His triumphal entry were Superintendent City Missions, Little Rock The Master carne that way, saw him, asked many foreigners. Among them were some him to descend and announced that He was to Greeks who came to Philip and expressed thing we believe in or ascribe to, but by a dine with him that day. the age-old longing of the human soul- "We person. That person must be known, must be Note the wonderful change that came unto would see Jesus." met. his life. "Behold the half of my goods I give to feed the poor, and if I have taken from Philip and Andrew together told Jesus of Christians do the Introducing any man that which I should not have taken, the Greeks desire. From the lips of Jesus The Greeks came to the immediate follow I restore him four fold." This meeting with came one of the greatest shouts of joy that ers of Jesus, Philip and Andrew, for a person Jesus affected his giving and his concern for He gave expression to during His ministry al introduction to Jesus. Our business, as the welfare of others. A meeting with Jesus (John 12 :23-32). Christians, is to introduce others to our sav and real surrender to Him will solve forever Job, long before, had said, "0, that I knew iour. There are many of our friends who the stewardship problem in life, even the where I might find Him." Plato said, "We would like to meet our Saviour and who are stewardship of possessions. look for a God, or a God-inspired man, who depending on you and on me to make them - Paul. Saul of Tarsus met Jesus. That he will show us our duty and take away the dark acquainted with Him. knew about Jesus and that he was a devoted ness from our eyes." I wonder sometimes if our friends even man in his religious life none will attempt to That longing is met in Jesus who said, "And know or recognize that we have been with deny. His letter to the Philippians indicated I, if I be lifted up from the earth will draw Jesus and know Him? Can others see -Jesus in his zeal, his righteousness which is in the all men unto me." Peter said, "To Him gave us? We are His epistles, read and known by law, and his outward manifestation of his all the prophets witness that through His men. We should be careful and so live that convictions in persecuting the church before name there is remission of sin." others would desire an introduction to our he met Jesus. There are several lessons for our hearts as Master. They should see in us something.. bet I think perhaps it was an unexpected meet we look unto Jesus' expression of joy at the ter than they have. ing. That is, it did not happen as Saul had desires of the Greeks who wanted to see Him. Jesus Changes Lives planned it would happen. On the road to Da Heaven Rejoices When Sinners Repent mascus, in the line of duty as he felt his duty, How does the meeting with Jesus influence he saw a bright light and heard a voice. He Observe the evident joyous expression of the lives of people? Let us look at some of saw another way for himself. "Lord what wilt the Master when it was k n o w n that the the Bible characters who did know the Lord thou have me do?" Before him stretched the Greeks desired to see Him. Even Heaven was and observe their lives. devoted, winding, suffering way he was to present and the Father spoke to Him. I s a i a h . "I saw the Lord sitting upon a tread. Think a minute of how the meeting All Heaven rejoices at the salvation of the throne, high and lifted up; and his train fill of Saul of Tarsus and Jesus has changed the lost. Luke gives a wonderful picture of this ed the temple." (Isaiah 6:1). That Isaiah saw world! joy in the story of the lost sheep and the ex the Lord is a certainty. John, the Beloved Disciple. Let's look at the pression, "Likewise joy shall be in Heaven When he saw the Lord, he saw himself and first chapter of Revelation. Here John sees over one sinner that repenteth;" and when said: "Woe is me! for I am undone; because Jesus as He walks among the seven golden the story of the lost coin is told the Master I am a man of unclean lips." He saw himself. candlesticks. He sees him dressed in the eter says, "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy What a wonderful thing to see yourself as God nal priesthood attire. Garments, hair, girdles, in the presence of the angels of God over one sees you, or even as others see you! A certain feet, voice are all observed. Rev. 1:12-18). sinner that repenteth." teaching of the Bible is that the nearer we "When I saw him I fell at his feet as dead." Then the Master gives the story of a lost come to God, the more exceedingly sinful our Though he was one of the best men to ever boy, who had lost all contact and fellowship own si.'ls appear. David realized that his great live, he recognizes his unworthiness and un with the Father. The boy came home and the sin was primarily against God. "Against thee done condition when he met the Lord. The Father, seeing him when he was a great way and thee only have I sinned." When we ap right hand of Jesus is laid upon John and off, ran to him, kissed him, and clothed him proach Jesus we are fully aware that we are he has assurance. "Fear not, I am the first and asked for merrymaking because the pro on Holy Ground and that our righteousness and the last, I am he that liveth and was digal had returned. The Father told the other will not avail. dead; and behold I am alive forever more." son that "it is meet that we make merry and Isaiah not only saw himself when he saw Now note the influence of such a meeting on be glad because thy brother was dead and is the Lord, but he saw his neighbors. He saw the life of the venerable and loved disciple: alive again and was lost and is found." them as needing the same remedy that he The book of the Revelation is ours today. Salvation is Personal needed. Always when we meet the Lord we will want others to meet Him. I think that is It is Important That We Meet Jesus It is not enough to know about Jesus, to our "first love." You ought to meet Jesus. Down in your hear of Him and about Him. We must meet Isaiah saw his task. The Lord asked, "Who heart is that longing, "I want to see Jesus." Him for ourselves. The Greeks had heard of Jesus has been at your heart door often Jesus. His miracles, His wonderful ministry will go for us, whom shall we send;" and Isaiah said, "Here am I, send me." Once you knocking, waiting, longing. He would meet of mercy and healing; but that was not you; He longs to save you. Will you meet enough. They wanted to meet Him. meet the Master face to face, you will see your t'ask- go for Him, tell others. Him today? It is one thing to know about Jesus, but it Zacchaeus. A man short of stature, a publi Some very important questions arise, such is a far better thing to know Him. Salvation as: Why desire a meeting with Jesus? is very personal and can only benefit for all can, hated by his fellows but curious to see eternity when Jesus is received by faith by Jesus, learned the route of travel to be taken First of all, you ought to meet Him because the individual. Salvation is personal in its ap of who He is--God in the flesh. It is impor plication. tant that you meet such a personality. There are several expressions in the Bible You should desire a meeting with Jesus be that are often used to express the beauty and 11ext Week- cause of what He will say to you and do for wonder of Jesus--"The Bright and Morning you when you meet Him. "Sins forgiven;" Star," "The Rose of Sharon," "The Lily of A full report of the Southern Baptist "peace given." He will be your saviour and the Valley," "The One Altogether Lovely," Convention will be published in the burden bearer. "The Rock Which Followed Them," "The next issue of the Arkansas Baptist. This Then failure at this point is fatal and Water of Life," "The Bread of Life," "Coun- first post-war meeting of the Conven eternal: We have the story of a fine young ~nor," "Mighty God," "Prince of Peace." One tion was attended by approximately 2"00 fellow in the Bible who met Jesus and refused · know and believe that every expression ·Arkansas Baptists, the largest group to surrender. ·Jesus loved hun, longed for him, _ 'lolutely true and still not be a Christian. ever to attend one of the Southwide and watched him as he went away sorrowful. ·id said, "The Lord is my shepherd," meetings. Read next week's paper for a He chose possessions to have and to hold, al shepherd, not a figure, image, or discussion of plans laid for the second rather than choose Jesus. Destiny is deter . ~s. We must remember that we are century of our denominational life . mined at this point. Will you choose Him to cd, not by a doctrine, a creed, or some- day? PAGE FOUR ARKANSAS BAPTI!
on the time for the meeting. A few associations would meet on Sunday .afternoon, but most of them would meet at night. The RADIO ~eligitu.J ~e/uctLtith suggested time for the meetings is on the night that the Workers' EDGAR WILLIAMSON, DIRECTOR Conference in the association is EDGAR WILLIAMSoN T. D. McCuLLocH held. This would make one big day Sunday School Superintendent Student Union Secretary and night in each month for the RALPH w. DAVIS MRS. B. w. NININGER associational meetings. Training Union Director Church Music Director Radio Center Building. Little Rock Training Union Awards Increasing Training Union Study Course COORDINATION OF THE WORK awards are continuing to increase. There were 2,716 awards issued If all o! the associations are to tember, and November could be during April of this year compar promote the associational Sunday the months for the Sunday School ed to 1,955 of April last year. For School and Training Union meet meetings. February, April, June, the first four months of this year ings and do a constructive work, Aum,~st, October and December 5,696 awards have been issued, there needs to be a co-ordination could be the months for the Train compared to 4,174 for the same of the Sunday School and Train ing Union meetings. period last year. Now is the time ing Union meetings of the associa The following program is sug to begin planning for your Sep tion. There are some who feel that gested for each meeting whether tember "all-church" study course. if there were fewer meetings each it be Sunday School or Training ---1000'-- - meeting could be better attended Union: and more could be accomplished. Progress Made 6:30 to 7:S'O, Executive Com For that reason it is suggested mittee Meeting. (One month the At Paragould that one night each month be giv Sunday School Executive Com Dr. Whitington en over to an associational meet mittee composed of associational Irving M. Prince, has just ob ing. One month this would be a served his sixth aniversary with No man in Arkansas is better Sunday School officers would known or more highly regarded Training Union meeting ,and the meet, and the next month the First Church, Paragould. Some of next month it would be a Sunday the outstanding things accom by the Baptists of the state than Training Union Executive Com Dr. Otto Whitington, director of School meeting. There would be mittee composed of associational plished in the past six years are six associational Sunday School retirement of the church building the Ouachita College Campaign, Training Union officers would who is the "Arkansas Baptist meetings, and six associational meet. debt, decorating the auditorium of Tjaining Union meetings. the church building, construction Hour" speaker for the week of 7~0 to 8:30, departmental con May 26. There would be a great advan and equipping of two mission ferences. These conferences would building:;, ·receiving a total of 737 "The Great Salvation" is the tage in every association having be led by associational officers, subject of Dr. Whitington's mes the same type of meeting each additions which makes the present and this could be varied at times membership 1510. sage. Out of an experience rich month. Suggested programs, con by the use of panel discussions, in the rewards of souls won to ferences, etc., could be worked out and so forth. The Sunday School had the Jesus this faithful minister of to a greater advantage, and the highest monthly average atten Christ brings a message on the entire program of both the Sun 8:30 to 9:15, message. Such a program is merely a sug dance in its history in April. The subject which has been the theme day School and Training Union Training Union has grown from of his long and fruitful ministry, could be presented in each asso gestion. The program could be 18 units to 24, from 315 in enrol changed to meet the needs of the "Salvation." This program may be ciation. association. ment to 397 in enrolment, from a heard over: January, March, May, July, Sep- grade of 35 per cent to 55 per cent. KFPW, Fort Smith, May 26,5:00 Each association would decide The income of the church has in creased from $12,386.'08 in 1940 to to 5:30P.M. $25,900.09 in 1945. Though the six KLCN, Blytheville, Sunday, May Standard Unions, First Quarter, 1946 26, 5:30 to 6:00 P. M. Association Church Union Director years all gifts totaled $109,598.14. Twenty-five per cent of the pres KTHS, Hot Springs, Thursday, Barthelomew Monticello, First Junior Mrs. C. R. Pugh ent budget goes to missions and May 30, 6:30 to 7:'00 P.M. Barthelomew Monticello, First Intermediate Mrs. c. R. Pugh the Cooperative Program. KARK, Little Rock, Saturday, Liberty Galilee BAU Mrs. T. M. Dial June 1, 9:30 to 10.00 A. M. Liberty Norpnlet, First BAU "Personal Mrs. Fred E. Love - - - 000f---- KUOA, Siloam Springs, Satur Workers" Nothing is easier than fault day, June 1, 6:15 to 6:45 P.M. Mount Zion Lake City BAU: "Willing Fred Carter finding; no talent, no self-denial, KELD, El Dorado, Saturday, Workers" no brains, no character are re June 1, 8:30 to 9:00P.M. Mount Zion Lake City "Speed" Fred Carter quired to set up in. the grumbling You may hear Rev. Sam C. Mount Zion Lake City "B. 0. C. H." Fred Carter business.- Robert West. Reeves on Saturday of this week. Mount Zion Lake City "Young People" Fred Carter Mount Zion Lake City "Intermediate" Fred Carter Mount Zion Lake City "Junior Boys" Fred Carter Mount Zion Lake City "Junior Girls" Fred Carter Mount Zion Lake City Entire Training Fred Carter MODERN HYMNALS Union Are
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On these two the position of educational director of First Hankins, who is returning to mission work in South America. Pastor McDaniel has just Sundays Central Church led all other church Church, Cullendale. Elmer Morgan is pastor. es of Hot Springs in Sunday School atten * • • been released from the chaplaincy. Before en tering military service he was p a s to r at dance. The auditorium was completely filled First Church, Benton, has had 95 additions Chandler, Tex. for the worship service and chairs were placed since Pastor v. A. Rose came on the field less • • • in the aisles to accommodate the overflow. than three months ago. Average Sunday School attendaJlce for • * • Pastor c. G. Davis, First Church, Waldron, led in revival services at First Church, Spiro, April was 458 as compared with 5'34 in April, Sixty-six professions of faith, five additions Okla. There were 82 decisions for Christ. Of 1945 and 306 in April, 1944. Training Union by letter, and 33 rededications resulted from this number 65 were professions of faith, four attendance showed a marked increase and evangelistic services at First Church, Hart were additions by letter .and 13 were rededi reached 128. Greater interest is being mani ford, led by Evangelist-Singer Ed F. Vallowe, cations. One of the outstanding services was fested in the WMS a.nd prayer meetings. assistant pastor of Park Place Church, Hot at the high school when 42 young people made The church has added 156 new members Springs. Pastor Charles M. Burgess says: "I a decision for Christ. Donnie Adams of Wal in the past 1.4 months. Pastor Clyde Hart and wish to pay special tribute to the public dron led the singing. 0. M. Stallings, former Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts represented the school system at Hartford for their interest state missionary in Arkansas, is pastor. church .at the Southern Baptist Convention in the services. The high school students .. * • in Miami, Fla. attended en masse one morning service and the grades were represented every morning Pastor Ford F. Gauntt, Calvary Church, service. Thank God for consecrated teachers Muskogee, Okla., formerly of Arkansas, did First Church, Stamps and school boards that are interested in the the preaching and H. G. Havens, Ft. Worth, An all-time-high Sunday School attendance spiritual welfare of the children under their Tex., led the singing in a revival which result record was established at First Church, tutelage. ed in 78 additions to the church, 53 for bap Stamps, in April with an average of 246. Sev • tism. There have been 131 additions to the eral 100 per cent classes were reported. • • church during the eight months that Pastor First Church, Crossett, counted 27 addi Gauntt has been on the field. Sunday Schoo] A program in honor of and dedicated to all tions, 14 for baptism, in a recent revival led attendance has increased from 111 to 403; mothers was rendered May 12, under the di by pastor W. T. Holland, Haynesville, La., as Training Union from 50 to 130. rection of Pastor Waif Hamilton. Recogni evang.elist and Melvin Roberts, Jackson, Miss., .. • * tion was made of the youngest and the oldest as music leader. Mr. Roberts formerly was mothers and each was presented with a beau educational director of the church. Wilford First Church, Augusta, J. 0. Young, pastor, tiful corsage. ' Lee is pastor. had 17 additions, 15 for baptism, in a revival led by Pastor Minor E. Cole, First Church, The e!Vening; service climaxed Christian • • • Home Week with an unusual song and Scrip Missionary J. V. Chandler, Delta Associa Forrest City, as evangelist and Billy Keltner, Ouachita College student, as singer. Among ture service. A lovely. plaque and picture were tion, has preached several times for First presented to the couple who had been married Church, Arkansas City, as the church is pas those making profession of faith was a man 74 years of age. In a special service at the longest and the couple who had been married torless. At the close of one Sunday evening the shortest time. • service there were 11 additions to the church, High School, there were 42 professions of 10 for baptism. faith. .. • • • • • Second Church, Pine Bluf~ First Church, Tuckerman, Ray Rhyne, pas "The Church Using its Religious Education Second Church, Pine Bluff, averaged 246 tor, has purchased a new Hammond organ. al Program to Meet the Needs of this Atomic in Sunday School during April. ThiS record . .. . Age" is the theme of Religious Education is considerably higher than it has been for Since his release from the chaplaincy Am Focus Week at First Church, North Little years. An all-time-high record was establish brose C. Duggar is giving full time to evan Rock, May 19-24. Dr. W. L. Howse, professor ed Easter Sunday with 268 present. gelistic work. Evangelist Duggar as preacher of Educational Administration of Southwest The church has had additions each Sunday and singer, Mrs. Duggar as accordionist, mel ern Theological Seminary is speaking each for the past nine weeks bringing the total lophonist and flutist, and Ambrose Duggar, night at 7:30. Following his talks there is a during that time to about fifty. Twenty-five Jr., as pianist, make up the Duggar Evangel period for questions and answers. additions, 14 for baptism, were received during istic Party. They live at 1601 Second Ave., * • * a revival in April. Dr. E. A. Autrey, Monroe, Tuscaloosa, Ala. They will be glad to assist Dr. A. D. Foreman, Jr., recently observed La., was preacher and Irvin Cole led the mu pastors in revival meetings. They have several his fifth anniversary as p a s t or of First sic. open dates in July. Church, Amarillo, Tex. The anniversary bul ------•000•------• • • letin shows that during the five years there have been 2,434 additions to the church mem Mother's Day was a memorable occasion at QUARTERLY REPORT CORRECTION: bership, 617 for baptism, bringing the present First Church, Searcy. The morning service Through error in posting receipts during first membership to 4,617. Gifts to all causes for • was given over to clearing the balance on the quarter, one remittance received from Im the five years total $614,083.39, of which $189,- new auditorium. Lunch was spread on the manuel Church, Rogers, was posted to credit 228.79 went to outside mission and benevolent recreation ground. In the afternoon a memor of First Church, Rogers. The correct totals causes. The present Sunday School enrolment ial was erected to the memory of the Gentry for these churches for first quarter are: Im is 3,600, with an average attendance thus far family for whom the previous building had manuel Church, Coperative Program Undesig in 1946 of 2,100. The church has the largest been named. The late Mrs. W. D. Welch gave nated, $43.26, Designated $34.42; Rogers First Training Union in the world, according to the a gift as a nucleus for the Gentry Memorial Church, Undesignated $430.10, Designated bulletin, with almost 1,400 enrolled. Average Church as a memorial to her brother, the $24.00. attendance in the Training Union thus far in late Martin N. Gentry. B. L. Bridges, General Secretary. 1946 is above 800. For Information About THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BIBLES REPAIRED, RECOVERED. PASTORAL CHANGES Subscribe to Materials. 25 years' experience. Delbert McAtee from Sylverino and Har THE CONVERTED for Prices. BIBLE HOSPITAL, mony Grove Churches, Hope Association, to CATHOLIC MAGAZINE Haileyville, Okla. 229 West 48th Street, ' Wood St., Dlil.llas 1, Texas. A. L. McDaniel of Barger, Tex., from chap New York 19, N. Y. laincy to Mt. Ida Church. !IIO~CRIPTION ON LY$1.00 AYEAR I PAGE SIX ARKANSAS BAPTrT POINTERS IN SOUL-WINNING 111~/11411 J 1/UJJi~IIIZI'II 'tllli~ll I There are two appeals that we Auxiliary to Arkansas Baptist State Convention should make in our efforts to win 209 Radio Center Building, Little Rock a lost man tive of that which takes place in CIVILIAN lssociation With Jesus Gives the life of every believer who comes to grips with Christ. "And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the People a New Sense of Values Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my gods I give to the poor; and if I By R. PAUL CAUDILL have wrongfully exacted ought of Sunday School Lesson any man, I restore fourfold." What No one can dwell in the com better proof of a changed heart pany of Jesus for long without For May 26 could one ask than that of resti experiencing a new sense of values. tution? That is why this lesson is impor Luke 18:24-37; 19:1-10; Romans Jesus recognized the sincerity tant. It reflects the influence of 14:16-17 of Zaccheus and his desire for the Jesus upon the lives of others in new life and said to him, "Today the realm of material things. Men is salvation come to this house, everywhere need to distinguish be . . . For the son of man came to tween the things that differ. Self evil lies in the love of it and in the misuse of it. That is why those seek and to save that which was ishness and greed and basic dis lost." honesty lie at the root of every who are rich enter with difficulty into the kingdom of God. They en The Kingdom of GOd disorder in the sphere of human ''For the kingdom of God is not relations. ter only as their lives are tran• formed by the power of the saving eating and drinking but righteous The Grip of Gold Christ. ness and peace and joy in the Holy Jesus looked upon riches as a Spirit." (Rom. 14:17). There is no matter of great peril. In fact, He The things which are impossible place for epicureanism in the doc said that it is easier for a camel with men are possible with God. trines of Jesus Christ. The son of "to enter in through a needle's The plan of salvation rests not up man came into the world not to be · eye, than for .a rich man to enter on the works of man or upon self. ministered unto, but "to minister, into the kingdom of God." they that have riches enter into I I the kingdom of God! 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Also Visit Lido Inn, Main Street and Roosevelt Road - A82-'t · 23 Arch St. , Phil•. 7, Pa. * ~:recutiie 8c11,-f/ STATE C 0 NV E NT I 0 N B. L. Bridges, General Secretary, 200 Radio Centef', Littls Rock, Ark. * \ The Only Thing That Reaches Sin Then there is another good reason why the THE NEED FOR POSITIVE PREACHING world needs positive preaching. Sin can not be dealt with successfully by other means. By H. G. M. HATLER, Princeton, Ky. hewn down, and cast into the fire." One of Sin has attacked the human race. It makes its In Western Recorder the factors of the wonderful service on the advent into the human heart early, even with day of Pentecost was the indicting message of the beginning of life. It is an infection of the All of us know that our world is in a most heart and soul. needful state. At home and abroad sin, sorrow, Simon Peter. Every word that P.aul spake confusion and the threats of another war hold or wrote was very affirmative. He told the Thank God, there is a help entirely suffici sway. The question arises as to how we can mocking Athenians that God "hath appointed ent. It is the gospel message as found in the save our civilization. In answer we are told a day, in which he will judge the world in death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord. that we must educate people for a better day. righteousness." What is the plan to get this message to a And yet the best educated people the world And finally among all the preachers whose sin cursed race? It is the proclamation of the has ever known produced the present distress messages are recorded in the Scriptures there "good news" by God's teachers and preachers ful conditions. is none so positive and convincing as our Sav and prophets. What shall be their manner of We are further told that we cannot go far iour. Even His enemies remarked, "Never man approach? Shall they feel their way forward? on the road of abiding peace without a world spake like this man." In addition to these -Must they present the matter lightly? Should police force. No doubt this plan has some vir there have followed such prophets as William they be hesitant? Not so. No easy, timid tues, but it is also true that both individuals Cary, Roger Williams, Charles Haddon Spur preaching has ever converted sinners or estab and nations held in check by force alone are geon, John A. Broaddus, B. H. Carroll and lished saints. Preaching must be bold, without at best human volcanoes. The volcano may George W. Truett. They all stirred the very doubts, and include all the truth . .And such not be erupting, but it is smoking all the souls of the people of their .day by. dynamic positive preaching, we may be assured, is while. preaching. Certainly we will be most unworthy more than a match for sin. Still others tell us that when the nations successors of .such illustrious servants of the Let each of us take a spiritual inventory. gather around the peace table there must be a Lord if we do not unhesitatingly proclaim, When were we saved? Who was preaching, fair .adjustme.nt of territorial boundaries. Cer "Thus saith the Lord." and what was his text? Many among us do tainly this should be attempted, but it will be Our great faith which came from the heart not remember all the details incident to our a most difficult thing to do. The nations of God and is exemplified in the Christ is salvation, but there is one thing we all do whose representatives will sit at the peace positive through and through. Its key words recall. It is that the preaching which produced conference are composed of human beings, are love, life and righteousness. It is designed conviction of sin ruined us. No wonder, the and human beings are selfish to the core by to conquer the world. Hence the complete un preacher delivered a positive message. nature. fitness, inappropriateness and sinfulness of a flimsy, negative ministry. . Preachers Must Believe the Bible Religion of I esus Is Need of World A noted skeptic was questioned one day as And then there is a very small minority say Baptists Great Because of Preaching to why he went to hear a certain gospel ing that the world should try religion. This We ar-e the great Baptist people that we are preacher. Said the inquirer, "You say you do group is right if they have in mind the right because of the truths which constitute our not believe the Bible, then why do you hear kind of religion. Their suggestion is worthless faith. We believe and accept the truth as it ' the preacher?" Immediately the answer came if they have in mind any of the false varieties. is found in God's Word. We refuse man's ad back, "You are right. I do not believe the However, there is a faith that can make any ditions thereto. But it is not; enough to pos Bible. But I enjoy hearing any one speak one a "new creation." We know how it works sess the truth. It must be proclaimed to every who believes his message, and that preacher in our own lives, and we have seen it demon people in a manner appropriate to its con believes what he preaches." strated in the lives of others. We have seen tent. Faithful, courageous preaching of the We complain because sinners are not saved our own beloved nation blessed of God be Bible has made our people the greatest single in large numbers under our preaching. Sev cause of this marvelous faith. And yet, only group that Christ has on the earth today. eral things may contribute to the cause, but a small minority of our land is truly Chris Recently one of our leaders raised a ques maybe after hearing the message the average tian. Hence we are ready to say that the en tion about the Baptists of the future. He said sinner goes away to wonder if the preacher tirely adequate need of this chaotic world is that we are strong people of God now because himself believes his own message. Let the that religion taught and practiced by our our fathers did not hesitate to declare the Lord'.s prophet first hear the Lion roar, then Saviour. · whole counsel of God. Sinners trembled un let hrm declare, "the Lord hath spoken, who Since this is true we must take this faith der their preaching. The backslider feared the can but prophesy!" This kind of preaching chastening hand of God, and all who heard "shall save a soul from death and hide a mul to all men, and that means preaching. Both titude of sins." within the ranks of our own denomination were instructed in the doctrines. In other there is preaching, and there is more preach words our forebears delivered to us a faith Yes, the need of all the people of this ing. What kind of preaching does this world with bone and stamina. troubled world is positive preaching. Let the need? There is only one answer. It must be He .further commented on the preaching preachers especially take heed. They are call positive. God never wanted any other kind. of the present time. Much of it, he thinks, ed unto the most glorious task. King George is rather puny and deals with secondary of the mighty British Empire might well en.vv Prophets Ancient and Modern Used It subjects. He fears that the next generation of any one of the Lord's preachers. And not a one We inherited this type of preaching, and we Baptists will know so little and be so limited among us would exchange places with him. must be worthy successors of our forerunners in essential convictions that it will be swept Preachers will also do well to remember in the faith. When Jonah entered Nineveh into the errors of 11nionism. that they must give an account unto God as r' and preached, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh If our brother is correct, and we are all stewards on that great day of days. Surely it shall be overthrown," he was preaching a agreed that he is as concerns the preaching will be revealed at that time that the things positive message. Likewise the words of Amos of those who went before us, then let us not which we did for our Master and for humanity ring with a positive note when he warned a depart from such today. Our fathers were came forth as fruits from our positive preach sinning Israel, "Prepare to meet thy God." Spirit led in such a faithful and fearless min ing and positive living. When we read the New Testament we find istry. And one thing is certain, the Holy Spirit We may remember too that we cannot more positive preaching. John the Baptist was will not lead us differently to them. They please the devil better than to soft pedal the not speaking negatively when he declared to seem to rise up and speak to us as did Paul message that we have been called to deliver. the Pharisees, "And now also the ax is laid to the Philippian Church, "Those things Rather let us seek to please him who saved 1 unto the root of the trees; therefore every which ye have both learned, and received, and us, and "who enabled me, for that he counted tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is heard, and seen in me, do." me faithful, putting me into the ministry."