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5-2-1946 May 2, 1946 Arkansas Baptist State Convention
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/arbn_45-49 Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Organizational Communication Commons VOLUME 45 LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS. MAY 2. 1946 NUMBER 1!
• • • Baptist Center for Soldiers * * *
The :Baptist Center for Soldiers at Little Rock was diers who also received spiritual blessings· from visiting established in August, 1941 as a part of the state mission the Center. One just received from a young woman in program for the purpose of ministering to the soldiers at New York is typical. She was converted at the Center Camp Robinson. while visiting her soldier boy friend. Excerpts from it are given here: A tGtal of 138,812 men have visited the Center dur ing its existence. Thirty-eight men have been converted "The Lord is faithful to the last degree. I have taken since January 1, bringing the total number of conversions Him at His word again and again, when he said: 'All to 383. things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.' In addition to ministering to the spiritual lives of the "After I left Little Rock, I went back my job but servicemen a wholesome social life is provided. Recrea to tion rooms are equipped with games for everyone and the Spirit of the Lord gave me no rest until I had given pianos for those who wish to play or sing. Young women up that job for we had such long hours that I had no op portunity to read the Bible. He led me to go to a Bible of the Little Rock churches meet with the men for Bible conference in the mountains for five weeks and it was classes,. Sunday afternoon services, and recreation, and there that I consecrated myself to the Lord, telling Him invite .them to the various churches for Sunday School, that whatever was His will for my life, I would do. Training Union, and worship services. "My fiance, Eddie Benson, had spoken of entering Baptist women working under the Center's direction the ministry, so I pictured myself as a minister's wife. had mended and altered 26.624 garments when the annual Realizing that I had no Bible knowledge whatsoever, I report was made the first of the year. This reuresented a decided to study, but didn't know what school to go to. saving of aunroximately $35.000 to the men in tailoring The Lord was gracious, however, and led me to speak to fees. The women have also made curtains for a number a man who happened tQ be on the Board of Directors of of buildings at the camp. the. National Bible Institute here in New York. The cir Men coming to the Center have used its facilities for cumstances under which I met this man made it obvious showers and shaves. Families of servicemen have been to me that the Lord wanted me to go to this particular assisted in finding pomes and jobs in Little Rock. school. Last November the State Convention voted to contin "A year later Eddie was killed. and that rocked the ue the work at the Service Center as long as men are sta very foundation of my faith. But the Lord has said· 'All tioned at Camp Robinson. things work together for good.' and not only that but He will not suffer us to be tempted above that which we are P. A. Stockton is oirectm· of the c~nter and serves as missionary to the soldiers. Mrs. J. L. Fiske is hostess and able but will, with the temptation, make a way to escape, ministers in a motherly way to the young men who come that we may be able to bear it. Here again the Lord was to the Center. faithful. He gave me the grace and strength to overcome sorrow and continue on for Him. Not only that, but the "Uncle Purl" and "Mom" Fiske receive letters from sorrow had a silver lining, for He called me out to full servicemen around the world expressin~ appreciation for time service for Him. The joy of serving Him surpasses spiritual help received while in Little Rock. Letters have all the joys I have ever known and I have a peace and a also been received from wives and girl friends of the sol- satisfaction now that I have never known before." ARKANSAS BAP PAGE TWO
~ur Blessed Redemption I A Devotion by B. H. Duncan, Hot Spring Your Baptist Book Store "Ye are bought with a price." I have seen the auction stand in St. AU! tine, Fla., where human beings were sole * SUGGESTS * the highest bidder. As I stood there I thot of these words by the Apostle Paul: "Ye bought with a price." I visualized Jesus sta ing there bidding on the souls of men, bul A .BIBLE human beings out of the slave market of and setting them free. for The conviction came over me with trelll dous force, if men and women could but MOTHER'S DAY this picture in its proper perspective, I sure it would send them to their kneel or repentance and faith, and then send tl A Beautiful Pulpit Bible Given in Mother's on the run in loyal service to Him. "Ye are bought with a price." And " Memory on Mother's Day a price! In another place that pricE named: "The precious blood of Jesus!" ' King James Version Small Beautiful Pulpit Bibles value of human life is thus determined by Text Bible price paid for it, and that price was the · No. 6071-Genuine Turkey Morocco binding, that God had. This is heaven's estimat1 No. 235C Wortex binding, study straight edges, gold back and side titles, r.ound aids, maps, illustrations, words of the worth of a human soul. Christ in red. Page size 5x7% corners, red under gold edges, silk headbands Paul reasons on this wise, "If God sp1 inches. Blackface type. and marker. · ...... (!) Y2, 1946 PAGE THREE Faith Needs to Act In Washington Cathedral for his last speech in this country, the Earl of Halifax, British tAe • • Ambassador to the United States, scored the abandonment of Christianity as the cause of the "dire disaster" of World War ll and de- Does Prohibition Deny injured person's damage is hard to ascertain . clared that whole peoples must embrace moral because you can't exactly put financial value law if Christendom is to endure. Deserved Freedom? on permanent crippling disabilities. But it's "Of the gravest concern to us," the Am all right religion, a large part ohibited, his liberties are curtailed. And And one more case. A man--or a woman, of Europe should have relapsed into condi ter all, isn't America a free country where for drunk women are as dangerous on all these tions as degrading as anything known or ery individual can do as he chooses? counts as men-gets silly drunk, grabs a done in the worst days of paganism; as if We are reminded of a story of a European knife or a gun and breaks up a party in his Christianity had not been born; or as if, after fugee about to arrive in this country. As neighbor's house by killing eight of the brief trial, men had come to the conclusion . ' ship neared the American shores, the guests. Yes, he did it all because of the "free _ that they had no further use for it." tue of Liberty came to view and the refugee D-om to drink." overjoyed. He shouted and went into The root of the trouble, Lord Halifax stated, We are wondering if prohibition that limits nastics. And it happened that just as he is "the idea that you separate Christian be this "freedom to drink" is such a h~rd word claimed, "Ah, liberty! I am free!" his arm lief from Christian practice." after all. Maybe the other fellow, who doesn't a wide circular swing hit a fellow passenger Urging a return to the "simplest accept drink, is entitled te freedom, too. oss the face. ance of the cardinal points of Christian "Yes, this is America and you're free," rem faith," he warned that as nations and indi trated the struck individual, "but your Chaplains Needed viduals "we have been living on past capital. Unless we replace what we spend spiritually rty ends where my nose begins." The opportunity for service by the Army Is such not the case when a person is pro we let the link between belief and conduct chaplain today is as great, or greater, than wear thin." ited from buying and drinking intoxicants? it has ever been. Chief of Staff Dwight D. e, as far as he personally is concerned it Eisenhower has written this statement to He pointed out that Christianity has lived a matter seemingly for him personally to Dr. Joseph c. Hazen, acting director of the· through many extreme dangers in the past, ide: let him poison his body if he desires. General Commission on Army and' Navy but he expressed doubt that any of those tis it a personal thing? Is the drinker the Chaplains. dangers were as great as the "more subtle and insidious corrosion that menaces Chris y one concerned? Or does his "freedom to "No one knows better than I how much " infringe on the rights of others? their devotion to our soldiers contributed to tianity today." Here is a man who is proud of his "freedom the final victory," General Eisenhower stated Nothing was more conspicuous prior to the drink." He drinks until it becomes habit- in a letter through which, he said, he wanted war, he said, than the weakening hold of 1. Every penny he can find goes into liquor to address all Army chaplains. Christianity upon whole peoples. If Nazism had been faced by Christians, as enthusiastic be poured into his stomach. Maybe he's "Yet today, with the fighting over, the e of those drinkers who "can hold his for what is true as the Nazis were for what need for their continued service is undimin-· an~ is false, Nazism would probably' not have uor" p.ot get drunk. But his wife and ished. Our soldiers the world over, with · dren are suffering from lack of sufficient gripped the German people so firmly or con more time on their hands, anxious to return quered so large a part of Europe, he declared. essities of life, because all his income goes to civil life, are urgently in need of the coun to satisfying that "freedom to drink." sel of these men who served them so well in "If there was a latent sickness in the And here is a man who has the drink habit. battle. Christian world which remains uncured," he d he is one who can't "hold his liquor" so "I know how anxious these chaplains are warned, "sooner or later the malady will ell. He drinks and comes home to beat his to return to the service of their civilian com sUl·ely reappear." · e aad make life miserable for his family. munities and it is Sparkman Is Speaker On Baptist Radio NOTES OF ADVANCE George Hink, who recently accepted the Bethel Church, Little Rock, had four con pastorate of First Church, Greenwood, is now versions, five additions, and 50 rededications on the field. He and his family come from in a revival led by J. R. Puckett, Bell City, Ky. Savannah, Mo·., where he has served the past The building has recently been redecorated three years. Mr. Hink received his A. B. De and repaired. A. H. Manis is pastor. gree from William-Jewell College, Liberty, • • • Mo., where he is a member of the History and Evangelist C. L. Randall, Memphis, Tenn., Social Science Honor Societies. He attended led Youth Week evangelistic services at First Baptist Bible Institute, New Orleans, South Church, Tupelo, April 7-14. There were ten western Seminary, Fort Worth, and Central .additions to the church, eight by baptism. Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. Four services were held daily- preacbing at * * * 10 a. m., children's meeting at 4 p. m., young First Church, Bearden, had seven conver people's meeting at 7 p. m., and preaching sions and one addition by letter in its second again at 7 ·45 p. m. Beautiful sound motion annual Youth Week revival held recently. pictures were shown each evening. Trucks J;>astor John Basinger, Sparkman, was the ~vis and busses were used to bring people to the iting preacher. On the closing day of the re services. vival, April 21 , Sunday School attendance was • • • 173, two short of the goal set for the day; Ministers and Sunday School superintend Pastor Lloyd A. Sparkman is the "Arl and Training Union attendance was 80, ten ents .of the churches of Morrilton have launch Baptist Hour" speaker for the week of J above the goal. The youth organization was ed a campaign to increase the attendance of Brother Sparkman is the successful pa! made up of Webster Teague, music and edu the Sunday Schools. A goal of 2,000 has been the South Side Baptist Church of Pine cational director; Miss Maxine Anthony, pi set. One object of the campaign is to get 500 His service in the councils of the dena anist; V. 0. McGuire, Grady Teague, Bill persons over 21 years of age to attend Sun tion has been marked by the same lofty Hester, George T. Griffin, John R. Anthony, day School. and loyalty to the commission of Christ and Clayton Cochran as youth pastors; Clay * * • he has built into his pastorate. ton Cochran, Donald Anthony, George T. ' Griffin, Cleo and Theo Bentz, and William Clear Lake Church, Blytheville, had 76 · The subject of Brother Sparkman's Summers as junior deacons. Committees were present for prayer meeting recently. sage is "Once Far Off, but Now Bl V . 0 . McGuire, Grady Teague, and Billy * * * Near." True to the teachings of Jes1 Wayne Hollis, ushers; Josephine Bowman, First Church, Bay, expects to complete its makes plain the way of man's return t Betty Riggs, and Ernestine Martin, choir; building program and have dedication serv through the atonement of Jesus Chrisl Miss Alma Brewster, Marie Reddin, ahd ices in June. The building was begun in Au will want to hear this message. Webster Teague, prayer groups; and Miss Ruth gust 1944, but work was halted for lack of The program may be heard over the f Keene, Dorothy Sue Jenkins, and Annie Elan material and labor. The program was launch ing radio stations at the time listed: or Jordan, publicity. H. S. Coleman is pastor. ed during the pastorate of Jack E. Laffler and has continued under the leadership of Roy KFPW, Fort Smith, Sunday, May 5, 5 • • • 5:30P.M. Young people of First Church, Fordyce, Hilton, student in Southern Baptist College, took over the places of leadership and spon Pocahontas. Attendance continues to increase KLCN, Blytheville, Sunday, May 5, 5 sored a revival during Youth Week. C. S. steadily. 6:00P.M. Cadwallader served as evangelist and Irvin .. . . KTHS, Hot Springs, Thursday, May 9 Cole as song director. Both .are from Monroe, First Church, Dumas, began a revival April to 7:00P.M. 21 with Pastor Ralph Douglas doing the La. Attendance grew until the house was KARK, Little Rock, Saturday, May 11 completely filled. There were ten additions preaching and Tony Adams, recently dis to the church with a number making pro charged from military service, leading the to 10:00 A.M. fession of faith who will join other churches. singing. KELD, El Dorado, Saturday, May 11, Marion Fray, ·a local boy, served as pastor. • • • to 10 :30 A. M. He was licensed to the ministry on the last Floral Church, where Delbert L. Garrett has KUOA, Siloam Springs, Saturday, M1 day of the meeting and preached the closing recently become pastor, has launched a build 6:15 to 6:45P. M. sermon. A youth choir averaged 35 each eve ing program. ning. Pastor C. W. Caldwell reports that all • .. * work was stimulated by these efforts of the young people. Pastor Jim Brewer, First Church, Monilton, • • • moderator of Dardanelle-Russellville Associ ation, writ~s concerning A. B. Jordan, who A First Church, Lewisville, was led in evangel became missionary of the association April 1: istic services by Pastor J. W. Royal, who came "He came to this field from pastorates in BIBLE to the church in January after spending three Mississippi County and his training and ex and one-half years as a chaplain in the army. perience in music and evangelism fit him FOR Since his coming to the pastorate there p.ave excellently for the work of this new field. A 80) been 19 additions to the church, ten for bap Since taking up the work here, he has shown tism. The Sunday School and Training Union himself to be energetic, enthusiastic, and Every boy sho• attendance is at an all-time high. The church cooperative. We who work with him are con have one. And i has adopted a bude-et of approximately $10,- fident that this needy mission area will re bears the Natio 000 and has 56 tithers. A Hammond organ ceive the attention it so much needs under has been purchased and a cooling system for his direction." the auditorium will be installed. WANTED:- Used Religious Books, Sets, BIBLES REPAIRED, RECOVERED. Commentaries, Sermons, etc. Send list for Best Materials. 25 years' experience. estimate. SOUTHERN BOOK & SUPPLY, Write for Prices. BIBLE HOSPITAL, Carl K. Potter, Mgr., 1709 Gambrell, Fort 1715% Wood St., Dallas 1, Texas. Worth, Tex. AY .2, 1948 PAGE FIVE otel Rooms Are EVANGEL~STIC FIRES REACH TOKYO Plentiful in Miami Rev. Harold A. Davidson, chairman of the ~servations Committee for the meeting of be Convention in Miami, assures us that here- will be ample rooms available during e meeting. Even for those who have not re ived confirmation from hotel assignments, ere will be accommodations. Help may be se red at a Reservation Booth in the Conven on Hall after arrival in Miami. There will be homes with rooms at a rea nable price for those who do not wish to y hotel prices. Miami is a resort city, and undreds of thousands of sporting crowds d pleasure seekers are cared for during the · ter months. Many rooms in the homes hich have been occupied by these people uring the winter are vacant now and may rented reasonably. There are over 20,000 Baptists in·the Miami ociation and many Christian people of er denominations will be glad to have dele tes to the Convention in their homes. Some the Baptist churches are placing cots in eir basements and a number of men will be ·ven free lodging thereby enabling those stors living on small salaries to attend the onvention. Local bus fares will be only five d one-half cents. Restaurants and cafe .es are as reasonable as anywhere. ------0001------Woodruff County Associational Workers•· onference was held at Raynor's Grove hurch, April 7 with 43 in attendance. As iational Missionary A. W. Auten, McCrory, reached after giving a fine report of his work Street corner evangelistic meetings are becoming a regular sight in Tokyo. Here two r March. Pastor J . M. Hitt, Tupelo, spoke in American soldiers listen to a Japanese Christian youth as he delivers a gospel message half of Bible schools. It was urged that at to a group of interested Japanese. The book in the speaker's upraised 1-ight hand is one st two revivals be held in every church in of the New Testaments printed in Japanese by the American Bible Society and sent there ihe association ~uring the year. for use by Japanese Christians. - Religious News Photo. * • * College Hill Church, Texarkana, recog- ed A. C. Grigson as having answered the Montgomery Dry Dr. Rogers Wants !l of God to do full-time educational work d Lee Monroe Baxter, son of Pastor Roger Montgomery County, in a local option elec Biographies Of Baxter, as having been called to the min tion last week, voted "dry" by an overwhelm y. in business session April 3. Both were ing majority. The vote abolishes legal sale of Older _!)reachers ·~· ven papers of recognition by the church. hard liquor,-wine and beer. A liquor store in • • • M~. Ida, only one in the county, will be forced In writing the "History of Arkansas Bap 'to close. There are a number of places in the tists" I am anxious to have, as nearly as I Lee Kimbel, Andy rr~ey, and Stanley county selling beer and wine. ~-mes were ordained as deacons at Riverside can, a very brief word about brethren who :hurch, Tri-County Association, April14. The ------000------have been preaching a third of a century or ·rdination council was made up of W. M. Thirty-four additions, 27 on profession of more and have served in the state some fif rhompson, Minor E. Cole, T. R. Hammonds, faith, were counted in a revival at Carbon teem years or more and feel that they have md Glen Giles, preachers; and Deacons Os Hill, Ala., Clarence Clinkscales, pastor, led contributed worthwhile work to the Baptist r;alt, McCommon, Wright, Rushing, and Kim by Pastor 0. J. Chastain, First Church, Mt. cause. This is meant to include country and If!!. ·Pleasant, Tex., and his choir director, Barney small town preachers as well as others. Just Rogers. Mr. Rogers has some open dates for drop me a line about date and place of your • • • birth, where you began to preach, etc. Don't A resolution expressing love and apprecia revival engagements. He may be addressed at Mt. Pleasant, Tex. be too reserved or modest. Please hurry. ion of Pastor and Mrs. V. A. Rose, First -J. s. Rogers, Sr. ~hurch, Benton, was adopted by the Black • * • Rt. 3, Conway. 'liver Association Pastors' Conference of Mis Floyd G. Davis, an ordained minister, has IOUri. Bro. Rose served the association as ------·OOOr------been discharged from military service after Evangelist H. E. Kirkpatrick, Hot Springs, )astor of First Church, Kennett, president three and one-half years in the Slst Infantry lf the pastors' conference, member of the reports a revival meeting with Galilee Church, Division, one and one-half years of which Memphis, Tenn., which resulted in 43 addi :Zeneral Association Executive Board of Mis were spent in the Southwest Pacific, where ;ouri, and in several other capacities before tions. There were nearly 300 reconsecrations. he served as assistant to the Regimental He has an open date May 13-26. :oming to Arkansas. Chaplain. He plans to reenter Ouachita Col • • • • • • lege this summer and desires pastoral work Second Church, Warren, Keith F. Babb, A city-wide religious census was taken at while completing his college work. He is the pastor, has been added to the list of churches ::>eQueen April14 by the young people of First son of Pastor and Mrs. C. G. Davis, Waldron. now sending the Arkansas Baptist to every ~urch as a part of Youth Week observance. His present address is 100 Union St., Camden. home in the membership through the budget Donald Smith, youth Sunday School superin of the church. tendent, and Wayne Dingler, associate super IIltendent, directed the work. Zone captains, • • • PASTORAL CHANGES Evangelist B. B. Crimm recently led First ~bulation secretaries, and census teams were :omposed of young people. Returns were tab Delbert Garrett to Floral Church. Church, Judsonia, in a three weeks meeting. illated by denominations and all information A. B. Jordan from pastorates in Mississippi A number of adults were converted. Pastor wncerning families of other denominations county to Dardanelle-Russellville Association L. M. Keeling says, "I think we will be reap were :furnished the churches represented. as missionary. His address is Russellville. ing from this revival for some time. PAGE SIX ARKANSAS AWORD ~ TO . THE WIVES ON THE WIDOWS PLAN As every wife is a potential widow, this article should be of interest to the wife of every pastor or other denomi national worker in the Southern Baptist Convention. Every such person should acquaint herself with the terms and bene fits of -the Widows Supplemental Annuity Plan now being promoted in all the states by the Relief and Annuity Board. "A word to the wise (wife) is sufficient." 1. What would this Widows Plan do for you in event your 6. Can this table be translated into terms of dollars and liusbaDd were to pass away? cents? Absolutely nothing, unless he had become a member of it. The following will serve to illustrate: (1). Salary $1,500.00- Cost to Member $22.50 a Year in Dues. Full Annuity for Widow After Six Years Participa 2. Do women join this plan? tion, $300.00. No. The members a:re men only, married men, who are (2) . Salary $3,000.00- Cost to Member $45.00 a Year in thus seeking to make provision for their wives in event Dues. death overtakes them before -age retirement. · Full Annuity for Widow After Six Years Participa tion, $600.00. (3) . Salary $4,000.00 or More-Cost to Member $60.00 a 3. Should a :woman urge her husband to join thi~ plan? . Year in Dues. Assuredly; for, while the time of one's death is known only Full Annuity for Widow After Six Years Participa to God, statistics prove that women as a group live longer tion, $800.00. than men. 7. In Paragraphs 5 and 6, does reference to salary mean the 4. Does it cost much to participate in this plan? sala1·y husband was receiving at time of his death? Not much! The average salary of al} pastors in the Mini: Not necessarily so. The annuity 1s the stated percentage of sters' Retirement Plan is now about $2,400.00 a year. The husband's salary averaged for period of time he paid dues cost of participation in this plan for a man on such sal into this Widows Plan. ary would be $36.00 a year, less than ten cents a day. Sal aries smaller or larger than $2,400.00 would naturally re sult in costs less or greater, as the member pays 1% per 8. .How long is this annuity paid the widow? cent of his sa.lary. The denomination at large, or the She receives the same amount as long as she lives, ceasing· employer, as the case may be, contributes a like sum. The only in event she remarries. churches pay nothing additional. In the upper age brackets, the cost to the individual is slightly more. 9. Is this protection inexpensive? It is very cheap, made so by many factors, chief among 5. What protection does this participation assure the wife them being the fact so many lives are covered in the mem in event of widowhood? bership. This protection cannot. be duplicated elsewhere f0r anything like the same cost. For instance, an annuity The answer to this question depends upon the length of of $600.00 is the equivalent of 3 per cent interest on an time her husband had participated in the plan prior to estate of $20,000.00. his death. It takes time to create financial reserve out of which annuities can be paid; therefore, the maximum benefits cannot be offered at the outset. The protection 10. b this plan soon to begin operating? thus assured the wife, other conditions having been met On July 1, 1946, provided at least two-thirds of all eligi that are outlined in the plan, is in accordance with the ble men in the state sign agreement blanks and pay their following table: first month's dues prior to that date. Year of Husbal;ld's Par Widow's Annuity In With other groups, such as employees of state boards, in ticipation in the Plan Event of His Death 1st No annuity, but his dues will be stitutions, and agencies, at least two-thirds of each group refunded to his widow and two-thirds of the groups must do likewise prior to July 1. 2nd 10% of Husband's Salary 3rd 12% of Husband's Salary 4th 14% of Husband's Salary 11. What can you best do about this? 5th 16% of Husband's Salary Urge your husband to join at once. Blanks may be secured 6th 18% of Husband's Salary from State Secretary's office, Dr. B. L. Bridges, 200 Radio 7th and later 20% of Husband's Salary Center, Little Rock, Ark. RELIEF AND ANNUITY BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION THOMAS J. WATTS, D.D ... . Executive Secretary WALTER R. ALEXANDER, D.D . ... AssQciate Executive Secretary 206 BAPTIST BUILDING DALLAS, TEXAS AY 2. 1946 PAGE SEVEN CAI'iJ t JJ tAe AnJwel' . . . A Confused World 1n• Trouble By J. V. CHANDLER b1'uised for our iniquities . . . and with his stripes will send forth laborers into his harvest." Dermott we are healed ( lsA. 53). The Convention President Declares: Trained Leaders Are Needed No denomination will ever go ahead of its leadership. If Arkansas Baptists are to have a strong leadership, a place for its training must be provided. No one else " will train the leaders we need for our great work. ouachita College has provided this leadership in the past and has done so under great handicaps. What would Arkansas Baptists have done in the past without Ouachita's contribution in training leaders for our work? The great majority of our leaders in the past were trained in Ouachita College. This service Ouachita must continue to provide. If she is to do this, Arkansas Baptists must provide her with adequate facilities for the work. · Facilities Outgrown To provide these facilities we need to raise as quickly as possible one million dollars for buildings, equipment and endowment. Arkansas Baptists are able to do Ouachita College has outgrown its this and should proceed to do it at onqe. The Arkansas Baptist Convention at its New buildings are necessary to i1 last session at Little Rock voted enthusiastically to put on a campaign to raise one progress and development. When million dollars for building and endowment at Ouachita. Let us all enter heartily buildings are completed the endowr into this campaign. should be sufficiently increased to -W. J. HINSLEY, Hot Springs. the buildings. Otherwise the buildin a liability rather than an asset. Tl people of Arkansas should remembe Ouachita Endowment Funds have materially increased for at least twe Immediate action on the part of c is imperative. Many veterans of VI II should be admitted to Ouachita 1 ther delay is unthinkable. -A. B. HILL, 1 An Emergency Exists under present conditions: co-educational training in a standard four-year college under Funds are needed both for expansion and distinctly Baptist auspices. The Campaign a "Mu: for an adequate endowment. If Ouachita Col Because worthy young people, who want and According to my judgment, every lege is to continue to function as our major need the education that Ouachita alone is educational institution, it should serve the Baptist ought to consider the pres prepared to give in Arknasas, are prohibited to provide for Ouachita College as largest possible constituency in the largest from getting it because of the penuriousness possible way. This emergency is now upon of Arkansas Baptists who are abundantly able The contribution that Ouachita the institution and should be met. to provide buildings, equipment and faculty to the whole enterprise of Arkansa; Arkansas Baptists have the money and are to meet the demands. is of such value that it is beyond oUJ able to supply this demand. This is self-evi estimate it. If this contribution : dent. Arkansas Baptists are as numerous, in Because the future will demand an increas done away with, our cause would 1 telligent, well-to-do and as liberal as the ing number of properly trained men and wom In addition to the fine work that average Christian in our state. To deny this en to carry the responsibility of the Christian does in the way of purely intellect is to belittle ourselves and to disappoint our and Baptist witness in this part of the world. ing, it does such magnificent wo1 Christ. Once we are confronted with the Because Ouachita College should prepare training and developing of our you emergency and the challenge which are ours, people for service to the uttermost part of the for all sorts of religious work·, that I am confident we will respond generously. world. Arkansas Baptist young people can ences coming from this school pre There is nothing which contributes so much not get the mental and spiritual equipment whole enterprise of Chnst's kingdom now provided if they are crowded off the out Arkansas and to the ends of th to the building of our denomination and the campus. cause of Christ through it as Christian edu Consequently every dollar that 1 cation. It provides most of our denomina Because a thing done for our Lord Jesus uted towards enabling Ouachita t tional leadership and undergirds everything Christ deserves to be well done. Operating efficiently bears fruit in promoting we do. Christian education is the bulwark an 'institution for Him in a half-hearted way for which Baptists stand. That of our denomination and may prove_to be an is as reprehensible as living individually "at certainly Arkansas Baptists ought absolute necessity to save civilization. We can a poor dying rate." every dollar that Ouachita needs. have some of this in state schools, but we -E. P. GARRoTr, Batesville. J. - J. S. CoMPE can have much more of it where religious lib erty is unhampered and unhindered. Let us give Ouachita what she needs. No Apologies Due A Service Institution -0. L. GmsoN, Fayetteville. Shall Arkansas Baptists apologize for their Arkansas Baptists are renderin Christian education program 'in general and service to the world by educating Eight Reasons for Ouachita College in particular? We will for world-wide service at Ouachit have the answer to that question in the -out Before the war there were 154 , The Ouachita College campaign must suc- come of the campaign which is now being students in the college at one time. ceed: • launched to raise one million dollars for Oua there should be this many or more i Because Christian education is fundamental chita. is able to care for them. in the life and progress of the Kingdom of If we fail in this campaign, we will certainly God in the age in which we live; and Ouachita Ouachita has a record of produ have 'to apologize for our failure to maintain of our best laymen and leaders ~ College has been Arkansas Baptists' principal an educational program which meets the means of providing that type of education for Christian women. With W. J. Hinl• standards of the day. "Where would Arkansas Baptists be many years. I dare to believe that "no apologies are due." not for Ouachita College and the Because ouachita College has justified her Surely Arkansas Baptists will make Ouachita leaders trained there?" existence, past, present and future, by the College as good as the best. Nothing less contribution already made to the cause of The campaign to raise a million , should satisfy our sense of obligation to our Ouachita must be a success if Oua, Christ through the years. Baptist youth; and nothing less will answer maintain its standing among the Because Baptists should provide, as far as the challenge which these Baptist youth pre the state and serve the young peopl~ possible, educational facilities for the young sent to'us. to Ouachita for Christian educatio people who are to become leaders in their Never was the need greater for a Christian churches and communities in the future. By the help of God and the coo content in the education of young men and the Baptists of the state, the cam Because Ouachita offers to Arkansas and young women. be a success. to the world what no other school can offer - 13. H. DuNCAN, Hot Springs. - BnucE H. PrucE, MAY 2. 1946 PAGE Nil 7Ae ~t11te Ccnllenticn CBITA CAMPAIGN· lJctet/ tiHIIHitncuJI~: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this Co vention that the Board of Trustees of Ou chita College is hereby authorized to co duct a campaign, over a period of thr, years, to raise $1,000,000 for the use m benefit of Ouachita College- one-half which fund is to be for buildings, and ti other half for endowment; it being und~ ividend Assured A Timely Matter stood that of the amount provided the {i1 $400,000 shall be used in the constructit Christian education is vital to the Baptist Ouachita College has and is doing a great omination. Ouachita College is vital to . job-an indispensable piece of work for Ar of urgently needed buildings, (except th kansas Baptists. The campaign for one kansas BaptiSts and the Kingdom of God at all designated funds shall be fully protect£ lion dollars ought to have the support of large. The college is desperately in need of ery pastor, every church and every member and preserved), and that after $400,000 f larger facilities to meet the ever-growing stu buildings has been provided, the balan1 the more than 900 Baptist churches. The dent body's needs. Certainly Ouachita College titution needs to be strengthened both by needs enlarged endowments to enable her to be set aside for endowment until an equ w buildings and added endowment. Oua amount of $400,000 has been provided, ar 'ta College will give to Arkansas Baptists weather the periods when current incomes are greater leadership if she is given greater not so favorable. Any denominational college thereafter any funds be split .fifty-fifty f, come. Let's give them the million dollars without reasonable endowment faces an un the building fund and endowment fund. certain future and is headed for hazardous d they will give us a school we will be proud going. We pledge our full support to the car. . It will be one of the greatest investments e can make. There is no other institution in our midst paign and request that our Baptist peop from which we can receive so large returns and our churches render all possible assi - C. W. CALDWELL, Fordyce. for our investment. Christian education is the tance in this connection, since we, as Ba; very foundation of our denominational life. In this matter we are dealing with the very tists, realize the urgency of Christian ed, life of the churches and the denomination cation at this particular period of our hi Not Impossible Goal and the whole,someness and the safety of the tory, and desire to give our Baptist bo! "A million dollars" sounds big to some nation. There can never be any safer invest and girls as good educational advantag, of us, but when we stop to consider it, it ment of a dollar on the part of a Christian as any of the other denominations of tl than in the training and developing of a . is not an impossible goal for more than country. 900 churches, made up of 181,060 Baptists. Christian life and character. I The past, the present, and the future, all . Now is the time for Arkansas Baptists un unite in one mighty plea for the success of hesitatingly to rise up and give liberally to Let's Do It Now this movement. The past speaks of the this movement until we have secured the full dreams and sacrifices of the founders; the million dollars. The Arkansas Baptist generation that present speaks of increasing numbers of -B. V. FERGusoN, Fort Smith. now passing paid a big debt on Ouachita C Baptist boys and girls knocking at Oua lege, added Cone-Bottoms Hall and $400,0 chita's doors and asking for admittance; plus to her endowment besides some oth the future speaks of the wisdom of pre things. This was under the leadership of Pr paring ·today for tomorrow's needs. In Debt to Ouachita J. G. Lile, Dr. H. L. Winburn and others. Ea -L. C. TEDFORD, Corning. generation should by all means add some ri Surely the time has arrived when we should contribution to our glorious heritage at Ou think of our debt to our beloved institution. It chita. The c1ock is striking for the prese it a debt that we will never be able to repay. generation, and the last convention vot ~ Training Ground Included among the debtors we find every that the contribution be one million for buil graduate and former student, the churches, ings and endowment, and under the supe There are many reasons why the Ouachita the pastors, and the denomination called Bap leadership of Dr. Whitington steam is up a ~allege campaign should go over in a big way. tist, both within the state of Arkansas and in the train ready to go! i'irst of all Ouachita is a great Christian in every place where the influence of Ouachita has reached. Let's do it at o,nce. This very May! Th titution. Eternity alone will be able to tell is weakness in delay. Danger and defeat oft he good that it has accomplished in the past. Ouachita has through the years of her glor accompany delay. An early beginning, a 1::l k>me of our very best preachers, not only in ious history undergirded every cause doar to start, a favorable initial move are a vote ~ lrkansas but in almost every state in the . the heart of our blessed Saviour. From her victory. Our people have the million t rnion are graduates from this college. Train halls has poured forth a stream of worthy men very week! Every thinking man knows t d leaders are now in demand as never before and women who have provided leadership for there is a chance !or a financial panic do 11 Christian work. No better place can be every Baptist church and institution within the road. Yes, sir! The money is going so ound to train them than Ouachita College. the state and far beyond it. Every graduate where. Much of it is already ~:,ne . Let's tu >ur children-nine in number- have been is conscioUs of the rich spiritual deposit which it to the Lord and Ouachita now! Surely ev ducated there and now tbe grand-daughters Ouachita has made in his life. Who would not true friend of Christian education will pr re there, and I am 100 per cent plus for acknowledge this obligation and respond to and pull and push ana persist and persev ood old Ouachita. Let's pray and help put ft by supporting this campaign with prayers, now. "Wisdom will help the Wise" raise ver this campaign in a great way. gifts and deepest interest? million. - D. D. GLOVER, Malvern. - E. H. WEsTMORELAND, Houston, Texas. -J. S. RoGERs, Conw . Send All Money and Pledges to DR. B. L. BRIDGES, Executive Secretary Room 200, Radio Center Building, Little Rock, Arkansas PAGE TEN . ARKANSAS BA and our present pastor, Bro. Lovely New Edifice of First Church, Searcy, Is tal. God Led in Building Program Led by the Holy Spirit, Bro. Fourth Building In Church's Ninety-Nine Years tal came to us with a heart ning over with the love of By MRS. JOE KNOX He came when the people re Last November 4 the doors of we, too, must launch out to lJ the lovely auditorium were thrown to honor God and to serve ·open for the first service in the and man. Never could we ~ new building of the First Baptist today in our new home ha~ Church, Searcy. As the congrega this man of God, w. R. Ve tion walked into the room a still with the building and fi ness seemed to rest on each in committees, stood close to dividual. For months Baptist peo through it all. Many, many ple had labored, prayed, and of prayer to God have been dreamed of this momentous oc by our pastor that all mig casion. The very a t m o s p h e r e well with his people. breathed a message into our soulS The information concernin - the message, "be still and know history of the earlier church that I am God." Each Christian given to me by the Misses Lo that entered had a definite feeling and Fannie Black, daughte of divine presence. B. C. Black who gave the gr ~ Once again God has led, direct for the building. 'rhe dates oj ed, and blessed the pastor, W. R. Gentry Memorial Church buill Vestal, in launching out and lead were taken from documents in ing his people in a tremendous cornerstone. undertaking- that of building a ---1000--- temple for the Lord, a building to honor our God and Saviour and a place to constrain the people to The memorial and cornerstone of First Church, Searcy, will be set Chaplain Luck come, bring others, teach and in all day services at the church, Mothers' Day, May 12. The building, Is Decorat preach God's Holy Word that recently completed, is one of the most beautiful edifices in the state. . souls may be born anew. Lt. Col. Joe F. Luck, of ~ In the completion of the struc 8x8x2, while our present day brick to give it to the young men of the nolia, was decorated on Apri ture and the opening e.f it we came is 4x8x2. The building was con town for a YMCA, but this never 1946, with the Army Comme face to face with the fact that we structed by Steven Brundridge, materialized. The money from the tion Ribbon at Fort Logan, C are not only builders of temples, the father of Judge Brundridge. sale of tb.e church and the parson where he was recently separ but builders of human lives as First Brick Building age was put into the church on from the service. Chaplain well. this corner. This church, Gentry The buqding was one long room received his award at Post J Worshipped in Log House Memorial, was named for Mrs. quarters in an appropriate c with a small room on each side of W. D. Welch who was Miss Mary The exact date of the origin of the pulpit. The baptistry was con mony when the following ci Gentry and who by her generous signed by Major General Will our Church is not known but in structed under the pulpit and a gift as a nucleus made possible the 1847 some of our people were wor part of the floor had to be raised G. Livesay of the Seventh Ser Gentry Memorial Church as a me Command, was read: shipping in the log house, familiar when it was used. There was no morial to her brother, the late to many of us as the Huff Home, bell tower on the church, but dear Martin N. Gentry. "Chaplain (Major) Joe F. Li on the corner of Main ' and Cen to their hearts was the sound of a AUS, for meritorious service ter, where the lovely Christian bell on Sunday morning calling Ben Bogard was the first pastor Chaplain, Fort Logan, Color: Church now stands. out a summons and a welcome to in this building. This property was from 6 September 1945 to bought from Mrs. Chambliss, Mrs. In June 1851 God gave a vision all those who heard to come to March 1946. By his earnest worship. Mr. Black again donated W, E. Word's mother, for $675. A sire to please and his sincere to these few faithful followers in two-story rooming house was on Searcy, and they saw and felt the enough ground to erect a tower for votion to duty, he has contribt the bell. It was built apart from the ground and it was once the immeasurably to the high mo need of a place to worship the Court House. God they loved. They met together the ·church building out in the of the personnel at Fort Lo1 and organized a Baptist Church yard, and today there is a set-off In June, 1901, the cornerstone The results of his tireless eff in a little log house on the lot on in the fence where this extra was laid. The church was exac ~ly and boundless enthusiasm in South Line Street. Here in these ground was given. fifty years old that month. 'l'o ganizing 'Hospitality House,' humble surroundings these dear A. B. Jones, father-in-law of many of us this church was where in improving the final cerem people met week in and week out Mr. Black, gave the ground for the we first found our Saviour. for separatees have been a g to study and teach God's word. First Baptist parsonage, the prop The following men served and factor in happily returning n Children of these God-fearing erty adjoining. That building, the labored here in this building: J. s. than 55,000 soldiers to t . people are citizens of our town Mark Mitchell Home, stands today, Rogers, C. N. James, C. E. Myrick, homes." now. Many of their grand children The following men were pastors W. M. Cooksy, w. c. Wood, M. J. Chaplain Luck will be on are part of us to this day. Mr. of the Church in this building: T. Schultz, A. A. Greenleaf, W. M. minal leave until August 12, Cyrus Crosby, grandfather of Mrs. B. Boone, Moses Green, J. C. Kelley, J. I . Cossey, T. K. Rucker, he plans to return to Magnolia Georgia Parks, was one of the Shipp, J. T. Jenkins, J . S. Thomas, first pastors, if not the first, of A. J . Kincade, J. W. Harris, J. R. this little church. He was a school Hughes, E. C. Faulkner, A. L. Pow teacher and a preacher. ell, and Ben Bogard. During the Civil War this build CENTRAL' COLLEGE During the pastorate of Ben Bo ¢!fiE~~ CONWAY, ARKANSAS ~~!!!t ing was taken over by the Yankees gard in 1899, the congregation felt and used as a hospital and finally Distinctively C h r I s t I a n-a the need of a larger building as Junior College granting a col burned. In 1870, B. C. Black, who they had outgrown in number this lege degree-Associate in Arts. was the sheriff and also owned The only college in Arkansas one, so they again entered into a exclusively for girls. For illus and operated a store, gave ground building program to better equip trated folder, "The College for on East Vine Street. Here on this the Girl Who Cares," Write: themselves to care for those who Ed. s. Preston, Pres., Box CE. lot this little group that had gone would come after them. through trials and tribulations, been deprived of a place of wor Gentry Memorial Building ship, came together and erected The' present site that our new a brick church. The brick was building stands on was bought and entirely different from the type the church built. The old church of brick we know today. They were was sold to Bill Lightle. He tried MAY 2. 1946 PAGE ELE'J MNNdij'ki#IHM811fll08QO)f))ij)ijijbW( Dmm11rBmJ-~ Summer Field Work Schedule I ~eligituJ ~e/uetLtith Is AnnouncE EDGAR WILLIAMSON, DIRECTOR Thirty-two college students fx EDGAR WILLIAMSON Mxss RosALEA WEBSTER Sunday School Superintendent Student Union Secretary 13 colleges will receive training the Arkansas Baptist Assem· RALPH W. DAVIS Mas. B. W. NININGER Training Union Director Church Music Director Siloam Springs, July 2-11, aJ which they will work in Radio Center Building, Little Rock churches, serving one week in e of the following associations: Benton County Association, ~ Baptist Student Program Emphasizes 12-20. Wanted for Assembly Washington- Madison Asso' Christ on Arkansas College Campuses Eighteen waiters and wait tion, July 20-27. resses are needed to serve in the Dardanelle-Russellville Asso· Religious Emphasis Week Dr. Hunt Visits Campuses dining hall. These may be boys tion, July 27 - Aug. 3. At Central Dr. W. Boyd Hunt, professor at and girls, young men or young Buckner Association, Aug. 3 high school or college By MOZELLE MYERS, Reporter Southwestern S e m i n a r y , Fort women of Ouachita A s s o c i a ti o n, 1 age. 10-17. For a week, April 7-12, the stu Worth, Tex., was a visitor in Ar kansas ·auring March. He visited In return for this service, the Hope Association, Aug. 17-24 dents and faculty of Central Col-' Assembly will furnish bed and lege received many blessings from c.ampuses at Fayetteville, Russell ville, Conway, Pocahontas, and all meals during the Assembly fective demonstration, portra:y the presence of such leaders as session. Those accepted for this Miss Jenny Lind Gatlin, Associa Arkadelphia. In a letter received the importance of Vacation B from Dr. Hunt he says, "I was im work will need to arrive at the tion Southwide Secretary in the Assembly some time during Schools. Mrs. A. C. Kolb, St Department of Student Work, pressed at every point with the ef Approved Vacation Bible Sc:t: fectiveness of your student pro Monday, July 1, or early Tues Worker, spoke on "The Need Nashville, Tenn.; Miss Roalea day, July 2. gram. I was greatly pleased to see Religious Training of Our Yo· Webster, State Secretary of Stu Those desiring to apply should dent Work for Arkansas; and or: the high type of students the pro Today." gram is producing for the Lord's write to Dr. Edgar Williamson, Robert Whipple, Vice-President of 203 Radio Center, Little Rock. This meeting closed eight' East Texas Baptist College, Mar service." months of successfulleadershi:t: • • * Applications should be sent in shall, Tex. as soon as possible. • Mrs. 0. C. Hicks, formerly 1\1 Frances Rowland of Blythevi With the aim toward making a First Church, Russellville, Host to Retreat Mrs. Hicks is now the wife of definite application of Christianity pastor at Harrisburg. to every phase of campus life, and First Church, Russellville, Fritz ture, include in their program of to re-emphasize personal Christ Goodbar, pastor, was host to the activities ·a study of the Associa ---000--- like living, forum discussions were annual Student Union Spring Re tional Training Union Manual. "I preached that night arot held each evening on vital subjects treat which met at Arkansas Tech, that fire to more unsaved m of interest to the students; per April 26-27. The theme of there than I had ever before at < sonal conferences with the leaders treat was "This One Thing I Do." Vacation Bible Schools time," says ~ev. J. W. Joiner, p were arranged for anyone desiring Outstanding speakers and confer Encouraging news about Vaca tor of the Baptist Church at L' aid in personal problems; many ence leaders included Mr. Rogers tion Bible School activities con ington, Tex. The Brotherhood inspiring prayer meetings were Smith, State Student Secretary, tinues to come "into the office. The the church had invited all retur1 held; and various other religious Tennessee; Rev. Harvey Elledge, associational Vacation Bible School service men, unenlisted Bapti. meetings were held. Books and North Little Rock; W. R. Bumpus, leaders are carrying out the plan and busienss men of the town t pamphlets concerning the subjects North Little Rock; Mrs. Albert of one-day ·conferences and Vaca fox-hunt. Several of the discussed were on display. · Bagby, Missionary to Brazil; T. D. tion Bible School emphasis in the brought their foxhounds, and McCulloch, Ashdown; and Rev. regular meetings. the fox was treed a barbecue This was truly an inspirational Floyd North, Pocahontas. per was served to 110 men. It week and one that will not be for Centennial Association at this time that Bro. J o i 'gotten for a long time to come. It On Friday, April 19, the Centen preached to the great has given grea.ter incentive to Trinity Associational nial Association had an ail-day men. those participating toward living Officers Study Manual conference and study course at a fuller, better Christian life, and On Thursday, April 18, the As First Church, Stuttgart. This is a has lifted the spiritual level of our sociational Training Union Officers new association, having been or campus. As one student expressed of Trinity Association met at First ganized about six months ago. it, "This has been one of the hap Church, Tyronza, for a review of There are six churches in the As LIDO piest .weeks of my life." the book, "The Associational sociation and the goal for Vaca . . .. Training Union Manual," which tion Bible Schools for the year is CAFETERIA was conducted by your State eight. Miss Pearl Carneal is the Southern Baptist Student News Training Union Director, and fol efficient leader in this' new associ Southern Baptist College of Po lowed by an examination of twen ation. cahontas has chosen the following ty questions. Sixteen awards have Mississippi County officers for the coming year: pres been issued as a result of this spe ident, Louise Hedrick; first vice cial effort. A very enthusiastic meeting 'Of the Mississippi County Association president, G era I dine Williams; To date, this year, the Associa was held at New Providence second vice-president, Enice Pow tional Training Union officers of Church on Easter Sunday after ell; third vice-president, Maggie four associations in Arkansas have noon. Mrs. Emmet Cross, Vaca Lee Lewis; secretary, Ina Mae studied, and taken the examina Nail; treasurer, Bill Birlson; re tion Bible School leader of this tion on the Associational Manual. association, presented a very ef- porter, Claude ·North; Baptist It is hoped that a number of other Student salesman, Lewis Moore; associations will, in the near fu- publicity director, Cleo Kane; chorister, Lee Finley; and pianist, HEADQUARTERS Ma1·ie Johnson. tor RELIGIOUS SUPPLIES CHOIR GOWNS • VESTMENTS Mrs. F. H. North is faculty ad Qt.bmr.bfitmiturt . PULPIT ROBES • HANGINGS viser, and W. Hany Hunt in pas Work of the Highest Quality ' STOLES• EMBROIDERIES• Etc. Popular Prices" At Roasonable Prloes CATALOG I)N REQUEST tor of the local church. Marie Write for Catalogue "Quality Food Johnson and Louise Hedrick will +1'\nal CHURCH GOODI be summer field workers this sum BUDDE &WEIS MFG. CO. atlV SUPPLY COMPANY 615 M.UN LITTLE mer. JACKSON, TENNESSEE PAGE TWELVE ARKANSAS BA "Christians Are People Who Care." Buckner Churches Ten churches were represented Show Steady Ga 11/cpurn J /JtiJJiclltll*~ 1Jnicn with an attendance o~ 70. Independence Association held a By HERMAN WGHFILL, Auxiliary to Arkansas Baptist State Convention WMU rally at west Batesville Missionary Buckner Associat 209 Radio Center Building, Little Rock church on April 18 with an at tendance of 37. An interesting .-Midland Church, under program was presented and the leadership of Pastor W. W. Ke MRB. J. E. SHORT Mms MARGARET HtlTCBIBoN is going forward in a good Prerident Young People Secretary inspirational message was giv~n by Dr. E. P. J. Garott. The associa In the past few months since MRB. c. H. RAY .ALVIN IIATI'ON tion is planning on making con has come among them, their Executive Secretary and Treasurer Royal Ambassador Secretary tacts with three churches for the tendance has more than dou purpose of organizing missionary as have also their offerings. . societies during this quarter. They are planning on the e Miami, and a car is very useful in News From Brazil ---1000·-- - tion of a pastor's home as soo And the Aliens crossing the causeway which con materials are available. W. nects the two cities. However, bus Mrs. Edith Ayers Allen writes Chimes at Fort Smith Henderson and C. Yeakley ses are plentiful, though crowded, A new set of Deagan Chimes, re just recently been ordained that it was a most sudden change and you can attend the sessions to drop out of southern winter in cently in s t a 11 e d at Immanuel deacons with the ordination co from rooms anYWhere in Miami Church, Fort Smith, were played cil composed of John H. B to Brazilian summer in just two or Miami Beach. days and a half by plane. She re for the first time Easter Sunday. Herman Highfill, Charfes Bur joices to find the work in Brazil When the WMU meeting date An amplification system with David Moore, and w. W. Ke in fine shape and spirits, and shows on your calendar, pack your speakers on top of the building A Fifth Sunday Meeting helq helped greatly by the residence of summer clothes and come to carries the chimes out over the Dayton Church, where L. Gill Dr. Gill in this country for a per America's Vacation City, to enjoy city so that they may be heard is pastor, was well attended. iod of time. Several new mission a wonderful program in May in within a radius of a mile of the Friendship Church, Black F q aries had arrived during her ab Miami.- Mrs. Paul W. McEntire. church. has recently completed the build sence from Brazil, three of them Pastor Victor H. Coffman says of class rooms. In spite of be from Arkansas; namely, Miss Al· the chimes will be he.ard three pastorless this small rural chu bertine Meador who goes soon to Young Woman's Auxiliary times a week-before the Sunday continues to carry on in a work with Mrs. Terry in Victoria, . Focus Week May 12-18 services and before the Wednes way. . and Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Blank Let every YW A in day evening prayer services. Total New Providence Church is bul enship (nee Marie Hall of El Do our state observe expense of the chimes and the am ing a new house of worship. Act rado) who will go to North Brazil this Focus Week so plification s y s t e m was p a i d construction is well underway ~ shortly. Even with these new re ~?:. as to renew their through the voluntary contribu the folk are looking forward cruits she states that the line is own and t h e i r tions of several interested church the time when they can dedic still thin. Encouraging news is churches• apprecia members. it to the Lord's cause. that Brazilian young people are tion of their great purpose to unite offering themselves in increasing the young women of our Southern ly larger numbers for the Lord's •Baptist churches in an enduring service. Does this not make its ap Missionary Enterprise through peal to our own young people? which they shall show forth the April 21, 1946 Including Mission._ .... 320 beauty of holiness. "That in all Little Rock Churches: things He might have the pre Church Addns. S.S. T.U. Baptist Tabernacle _ 12 602 Arkadelphia Churches: First -·--- -·---·--- 10 1577 Ridgecrest YWA Camp eminence." Col. 1:18. DeGray .. ______90 77 South Highland -·-- 2 300 McGehee, First --- -· 75 506 . Reservations Coming In! First 5 418 108 Magnolia, First 5 400 Second ------_ 213 88 Already eighteen young women Bearden, First ______173 80 Malvern Churches: Association Mission First -----·--- 4 341 have reserved places on the char Benton, First -·--·----- _ 536 96 Third -·--·-----.. - -- 144 Study Institute Blythev1lle Churches: Monticello, Second __ --· 123 tered bus for the Ridgecrest YWA Clear Lake ---·- _ 165 94 Nashvllle, First 4 438 Camp, June 12-2'0. The first 28 to Delta Association held a mission New Liberty ___ -·- 208 99 Norphlet, First .. - .. -- .... 260 study institute at Dermott on Camden, First ----- 10 466 111 N. Little Rock Churches: send in their $10 to the State Conway, First ---- _ 399 111 Baring Cross ------.. - 9 643 Young People's Secretary will be March 22, the general theme be Dyess, Central ----·- .... 166 77 Including Mission ___ 673 ing "Missions among .all nations Including Mission...... 187 Central ------_ 307 those who will go in the chartered El Dorad<> Churches: Pike Avenue .... ---- 1 179 bus. Should enough more reserve beginning at Jerusalem." Classes First -----·- 11 1173 288 Osceola, First - ----·- 1 324 for teachers of an grades were Immanuel ·------3 294 106 Ozark, First --·--·- ---- _ 238 places, we will have a second char Second --·---- 13 653 144 Including Mission ...... 277 tered bus. If not, those over the promoted with five churches rep Eudora -·----·--- .... 179 39 Paragould, First ---- 3 560 Fordyce, First ___ 3 398 115 Paris, First ------4 357 28 will have to go by regular bus resented and with an attendance Fort Smith Churches: Pine Bluff Churches: or train. Further information con of 40. The following books were First ------4 1128 341 First -·-----~------1 878 used: For adults and Y. W. A. I=anuel ----- 23 911 177 Matthews Memorial ...... 121 cerning this great southWide mis Fountain Hlll, First.- __ 101 Second ----·------·- 2 268 sionary camp for young women Home Missions in the New World Gentry .... _ .. ______2 233 112 Including Mission ...... 285 taught by Mrs. Porter Hawthorne Greenwood, First _ _ . 1 203 81 Southside ------8 519 will be sent upon request. Hamburg, First - -·- 18 373 181,1 Including Mission ____ 584 of Dermott; Intermediates-Neigh Harrison, First ·----- 11 529 223 White Sulphur bors Half a World Away: by Mrs. Hot Springs Churches: Springs ------_ 91 Central ----- ___ 505 111 Springdale, First ___ - 402 May in Miami J. T. Elliff, Lake Village; Juniors First ------1 365 47 Including Mission __ -- 481 How It Be~;;an-Mrs. Douglas Lewis, Harvey's Chapel ___ __ 76 40 Tuckerman, First --· 1 130 Time is growing. shorter, and Park Place ------·---- 2· 674 163 Warren Churches: the reservations are rolling in. McGehee; Sunbeams-Make Be Second ·------2 577 96 First ·---·------ 478 lieve Visits-Mrs. Willis Codding Including Mission .... ____ 708 Second .... --~ ------98 But the Miami ladies say there Jacksonvme, First ___ _ 5 176 76 West Helena ______.. _ 1 462 ton, Eudora. Mrs. Clifton Oglesby, Jonesboro, Walnut St ... ___ 312 69 West Memphis, First_ _ 8 332 is still room for the WMU dele Lake City, First___ 8 163 210 Including Mission...... 380 gates and visitors; they urge you mission study chairman of the as all to come and they'll take care sociation was in charge of the in of you. There's always room for stitute. another good Baptist! Yes, We Have Hymnals Miami is growing lovelier every Reports of Associational day, so bring your summer frocks, Rallies We have just received a shipment of Modern Hymnals. The with only the lightest of wraps Central Associational WMU held for evenings near the water. May the second quarterly rally recently price is $72.50 per hundred plus shipping charges, or $10.00 per in Miami is always summertime. at Shorewood Hills Baptist Church dozen prepaid. Rush your order. Mrs. Marvin Perry, of the Flag with the superintendent, Mrs. S. ler Street Baptist Church, is in H. McMahon, presiding. Mrs. charge o! WMU registrations. Rachel Daniels of Second Church, BAPTIST BOOK STORE When you send in your name, Hot Springs, gave the devotional 303-305 West Capitol Avenue please state if you will have a. car on "His Windows Being Open." Little Rock, Arkansas available. There is still more room Miss Margaret Hutchsion brought in Miami Beach than in mainland an i n ·s p i r a t i o n a 1 message on MAY 2, 1946 PAGE THIRTE Evangelistic Spirit Flames Hot in EVERY CHURCH NEEDS ABROTHERHOOD! Layman-Led Revival at Fort Smit EVERY CHURCH NEEDS A By IDUS V, OWENSBY, Spirit of God so moved over tl BROTHERHOOD! Whether small BROTHERHOOD Immanuel, Fort Smith audience that even though no i or large, or whatever its size, vitation was given on this nig whether the men are few or many, Easter Sunday closed an eight one beautiful young woman ca every church needs a Brother day campaign at I m m an u e 1 Church, Fort Smith. Harold In to the pastor and said, "I want hood! be saved." God blessed the wee "We don't have enough men," graham, business manager of the Sunday School Board, Nashville, campaign with 26 coming for ba] is sometimes the first reaction of Tenn., was· the speaker. tism and two by letter. a chutch to the idea of organizing Southern Baptists can well 1 a Brotherhood. But the men are NELSON F. TULL, SeC1'etary Each week night, prior to the proud to have this dynamic la: there! And it is a fact that the evangelistic services, Mr. In man as manager of its busine Brotherhood of a small church 212 Radio Center Little Rock graham conducted conferences on department. His message on tl means all to the life and work of all phases of Sunday school work. work of the Sunday School and i the church that the Brotherhood The organization of the Sunday relationship to the Gospel 1 means to a larger church. tial witnesses!) When these men School was greatly strengthened Christ is clear and plain ·and h Every church has men in its are organized into a Brotherhood, through these inspirational and in appeal to Christians and unsavE membership. Even in a church the Brotherhood becomes the most formational conferences each to full surrender to Christ is sue with only a hundred members .completely representative group of night. that it warms your heart ar there are generally about sixty men to be found in the commun A band of some 100 soul-win makes you glad that you can ha1 adults on the rolls, half of whom ity. And the Brotherhood, put to ners were dedicated to the Lord's a part in God's program of wir are men. Including the younger work at the ta.sks of the church, service in one meeting and the ning people to Christ. men, seventeen years old and will serve mightily to set forward above, such a church has thirty throughout the community and or more men in its membership, to the ends of the earth every Busy Program In The Foreign Missions Confel every man of whom should be en thing for which the church stands! Little Red River ence of North America has ar listed in the whole program of Every church needs a Brother nounced that $20,000,000 will 1 the church. hood! Every church needs to en By S. H. McGREW, Moderator spent overseas by the foreign mi1 list its men and to organize its It is true also that every church, Little Red ·River Association sian boards of 68 American pro1 whether small or large, is under men for effective Christian life estant denominations in 1946 .. sacred obligation to make whole and service. Every church needs Our new missionary, George w. hearted and ample provision for to inform its men, help them to Norman, is getting off to a good But in New York, on our ow the development and use of its grow into Christian stalwarts, start. He has planned a fine, con Christian continent, the Unite men in furthering the cause of give them work to do which will develop them into mature Chris structive program and we started Nations, now more than a ye~ the Kingdom. Every church has a campaign on the night of April old, took its first notice of Chril the sacred duty of developing. the tians and seasoned veterans. Thus the church will grow! 16 at First Church, Heber Springs. tianity by voting not to meet o Christian concepts, the ideals, the We visited Pleasant Valley, Pleas talents and abilities of its men; Every church needs a Brother Good Friday. hood! Is your church planning to ant Ridge, Brownsville, Mt. Olive, and of using its men to set for and Pearson churches. ward tbe whole church program. organize a Brotherhood? This is right and necessary; and Our state missionary, Rev. V. E. Come To The ... it is scriptural! Your Brotherhood Secretary is Defreece, came for the first serv receiving many calls to visit ice and preached from two to SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENC Jesus' twelve disciples were or churches throughout the state in three times a day. He is one of our dinary men from the common the interest of Brotherhood work, very best missionaries and has a ON EVANGELISM pursuits of life. when we con and to attend gatherings of men, real message for the church that Sponsored By sider that Jesus was able to trans associational workers conferences, wants to forge ahead and build a The Sword of the Lord form them into flaming evangels, and other meetings. His services great program for God. I believe we get some comprehension of are available WITHOUT COST to Bro. Defreece is really God's man At Beautiful what He can do with any group every church in the state. Your and has God's message for the WINONA LAKE, IND. of men who are willing to learn at Secretary is concerned with the churches. He has been called back JULY 7 THROUGH JULY 14 His feet and to follow Him into organization of a Brotherhood in to our association for some revi His will. every church, in every association, vals this summer. After the fine GREAT SPEAKERS Including Drs. Appelman, Rice, Bo The potentials with which God in every district, and for the work that he has done in our as Jones, Hankins, Well~ and others. has endowed men are staggering building of our State Brotherhood. sociation I feel that any church to our minds when we contem Call on him! he visits will have a greater desire * Stirring Gospel Music Mall Reservations now with Reglstl plate men in their mature devel ------000------to go all out for God and His tlon Fee of $2.00 for E!ach adult to opment. And yet the manpower Reports from Tokyo give new cause. I had the privilege of room sure accommodations. of our churches is in large :tnea basis for speculation that Chris ing with Bro. Defreece and find Address sure being wasted today because tianity may replace Shintoism as him to be the salt of the earth, EVANGELIST ROBERT J. WEL our men are not being developed the dominant l'eligion of Japan. and we are hoping and praying 214 West Wesley Street, Dept. AK, and used. One of the greatest Spontaneous evangelistic services, that he may come our way ever so Wheaton, Illinois needs of all our churches today is led by native Christians, are fa often. the urgent want of men who have miliar sights on Tokyo streets, and been matured in Christian work. a shipment of 100,000 New Testa When men lead out in the cause ments sent by the American Bible of Christ, other people follow! Society was insufficient to meet p cJ t-e c , .ll e lr tic lr 7 cuI' J When Chl'istian men take the lead demands of the Tokyo section it in matters spiritual, other men self. Christian News, a new week For Delegates To take notice! ly edited by Toyohiko Kagawa, has Southern Baptist Convention It is the will and command of a beginning circulation of 10,000, Christ that the Gospel be taken and hopes to become a daily this George P. Monroe and Co., authorized agents, have worker!. out to every creature. Our Lord is summer with anticipated circula tours by plane to Nassau, in the Bahamas, and to· Cuba. Tours counting on those who bear His tion of 100,000 at two cents a copy. will cost from $65 to $75. Includes two days and one night in name to witness everywhere to ------000------Havana, meals, hotel, taxis, guides, etc. Round trip ticket with everybody in every walk of life. The Methodist Church has as out tour $34. Make reservations immediately. ($10 deposit re The manpower of a church is a signed three "flying parsons" and quired.) perfect cross-section of the com an airplane to the 11 churches of REV. DON McCLELLAN, Chairman munity in which the church is lo its Daltot~J.s Conference. Predomi cated; the men of the church nantly a ranching country, the COMMITTEE ON SIGHTSEEING AND RECREATION representing every level of the so sparse population and the fewer 800 Northwest 14th Street cial and business life of its com than-a-dozen churches are scat Miami, Florida munity. Missionary Estes Happy in His Work Among Southeast Arkansas Churches By E. D. ESTES tor Luther Dorsey, First Church, State Missionary, Pine Bluff Star City; Pastor R. D. Washing Our mission work is going for ton, First Church, Monticello; ward now with the fine spring Pastor Stanley Jones, Hamburg; weather and the cooperation of the Pastor S. E. Powell, Mt. Olive No. brethren. We are busy every week 2; Pastor Paul Aiken, Warren, and as our monthly reports show, and Pastor Wilford Lee, Crossett, are we love our mission work very all fine to work with. We hope much. to work with others in that sec tion. The coming of Rev. and Mrs. We also have a fine group of A. B. Pierce and family to be pas Association Missionaries as: Rev. tor and workers in First Church, M. S. Jaggers, Rison, Rev. H. B. Pine Bluff, will mean much to city Donnell, Star City, Rev. J. V. missions, associational missions, Chandler, Dermott; Rev. L. Y. state missions, and world missions. Lewis, Hazen; Rev. J. J. Franklin, Bro. Pierce was one of the best Barton; Rev. C. Marshall Renno, pastors and state leaders in Missis DeWitt. They are all fine to work sippi while I worked there with With. "We be Brethren," and him and others for more than work together to win the lost to seven years. You cart count on Christ and train the saved in His him for he is very cooperative, service. Pray for us! constructive and believes fully in ---000- - - the Cooperative Program and all of our great work. We are glad DeWitt Revival to have him and his family with us. Has P. M. Service Also, the Second Baptist church, By DOUGLAS M. WHITE, Pastor Pine Bluff, is going forward in a fine way with their pastor, Homer We have just closed a most suc H. Bridges, leading them onward cessful revival campaign. Accord In Asia, only the gospel of love, and the missionary who brought it and upward. The South Side ing to the older members the at stand unbroken and untarnished in the wreckage of white supremacy Baptist Church, with Pastor L. A. tendance throughout has been bet -CHARLES A. WELLS. Sparkman, is going forward in a ter than ever before. There were great way. Pastor Paul Fox by fourteen .additions to the church, the help of our great God is now and a real revival spirit prevails CLINTON CHURCH SETS FAST PACE able to go to church some after among the members. being in the hospital for so long. My brother, Dr. K. 0. White, was By MRS. W. L. STANDLEY · tin, Tex., doing the preaching a He and the Immanuel Church are the guest speaker. Rev. W. B. First Church, Clinton, is one of Capt. Richard Jefferies leading 1 very fine. The Calvary Baptist Town, Jr., of First Church, Eunice, the most progressive churches, ac song services. There were 33 ad Church, with Pastor Samuel M. La., was our music director. Broth cording to its size, in the state. It tions to the church and eightE King, is growing so fast that they er Town is a most capable and con was organized in September, 1935, rededications. Some of our f: need a new building. The Lee secrated song. leader and we com with eighteen charter members young people are dedicating th Memorial Church is going forward mand him to the brethren in that and now has a membership of ap lives for special service in the M: in a great way with their fine and capacity, proximately 350. Most of the ter's vineyard. This was an faithful pastor, Charles W. Finch, members have come upon profes time revival meeting and the H and his wife leading them. Pas We tried something which had f3pirit was felt very keenly at m never been here b e f or e. The sion of faith. tors E. 0. Martaindale and L. G. ~every meeting. Tears flowed fre "morning" service was held at 4 The Sunday School stands sec Whitehorn are leading their peo ond to none in attendance. The in every service and the credit ple in a fine way and we hope to p. m. It worked fine. A large num this great revival goes to the pr1 ber of children attended these af enrolment is 210 and very often be with them later on as well as the attendance reachet 200. The ers that ascended to heaven by 1 with all the churches. ternoon services as well as many praying Christians. adults· who could not come in the school is fully departmentalized The church in Altheimer is do morning. The business men co and has a corps of consecrated The church has under its win; ing fine under the leadership of operated splendidly by closing superintendents and teachers. We mission church led by Pastor Je• Pastor Claud R. Bumpas. The their places of business for the have the prospects for an enlarge W. 378-82 Arcade Building HARRY W. RIEHL St. Louis, M Eighth & Olive Streets (1) General Manager and Editor CEntral 282 JANUARY 31 I 1946 $100,000, and the total cost is likely to ARKANSAS BAPTISTS ARE reach $650,000, which will be paid as Comment rapidly as income permits, and it is ex THE REPRODUCTION above and at t~ PRACTICAL CHRISTIANS pected this will be concluded within five was clipped from the Better Business Burem years. letin published in St. Louis, Mo. The head Spending $650,000 in Redeeming Only Two Arkansans Included Among the bulletin is explanatory_. This article o Defaulted Bonds Investors front page of the bulletin is only one of the many illustrations of the far-reaching publiciJ Better Business Bureaus - like to re Cynics might imagine that this was profound impressions which are being made port good news. We'd like to think there done sol~ly because the investors were the business and Christian world by the Arl were many more people such as the largely citizens of Arkansas, or that Baptist State Convention in its effort to pay Arkansas Baptists have proved them officials of the state Baptist organiza dollar that it borrowed before the depressioti selves to be. When any group of folks tion, or · some Arkansas banks, brokers which it found necessary to settle on a compr or companies held many of these secur basis during the depression. We especiall! pay out $650,000 strictly on their moral attention to the last two sentences in the , responsibiiity, when le~ally they could ities. Inquiry discloses two private cit.i· zens of Arkansas held only a nominal article. It is astonishing, after all, how the avoid doing so, that's first page news. ness world respects Christian principles and 1 Bonds Issued in 1927 amount, and neither was related to or tian behavior. a friend of any prominent Baptist or In 1927 the Arkansas Baptist State -B. L. BRIDGES, General Sec1 Convention issued a series of First and ganization official. It was · found, in Refunding Mortgage 6% Gold Bonds. fact, that most of the bonds had been In 1931 •and subsequently during the bought by widows, deacons, preachers, town. A bus brings rural people into his depression these bonds defaulted in pay schools, religious organizations, and day School and Church. He visits these p others, mostly in Tennessee, Mississippi, in the country as religiously as he visits ment of principal and interest. The debt in the town. was so enormous and receipts, volun Missouri, and other states. This assump tion of moral responsibility must be Mr. Faber Tyler who is a member o: tary offerings, so inadequate, there was Executi-ve :Board is a deacon of this ch no hope they could gather enough to given credit for what it is-a magnifi cent and expensive act in keeping with Mr. R. C. Counts, who recently was one o pay all their debts. A protective com Arkansas State Senators, is also a deacc mittee of bondholders was elected. After the Christian spirit of the givers, and this church. we have never seen a cl: a. four year investigation of receipts according to the principles of the Golden who had a more loyal and unanirnouslJ and disbursements, tbese bondholders' Rule. May the goodwill of the investing tive group of deacons. There are many members in this progressive church. representatives, acting in their inter public be added to the crown of glory in Heaven which will go to these fine est, recommended a compromise cash settlement at 35c on the dollar. This Arkansas Baptists! Immanuel And The encouraged the Baptists to raise addi Ouachita Campaign tional funds and the U. S. District Court The daily press reports that Imm~ issued a · decree in 1937 that the Bap Pastor Hook And Ozark Church, Little Rock plans to contribute $ tists pay the 35o/o, in full retirement 000 to Ouachita College in the Million r: Pastor Don Hook has been in Ozark nearly campaign. We understand that this is 1 of the outstanding bonds. Legally, this two years. There has been a marvelous trans done over a period of two or three years formation in the outlook in this splendid ended the indebtedness to the investors. Otto Whitington who is directing the 1 Assume Moral Responsibility church. Brother Hook is universally loved by paign is a member of Immanuel Church, the membership of the church and universal to Investors was pastor of the Church for a long · ly respected by the citizens of the town. He Mr. Hamilton Moses who is contributil In February, 1945, the Arkansas Bap is one of the most persistent and trustworthy large part of the $125.000 is likewise a n tist State Convention sent out letters leaders and workers among all of our preach ber of Immanuel Church and is presideJ to all known bondholders, asking cer ers. He carries on his labors wisely and un- ceasingly. · the Board of Trustees of ouachita co: tain information and outlining a pro Mr. C. L. Durrettt and General E. L. < gram of reimbursement planned to pay It was our privilege to spend a few days pere are deacons in Immanuel Church off in full the principal indebtedness to with him in special meetings recently, and our are both· on the Ouachita Board also. Imt love and admiration for him increased every uel Church is strong for the success of all investors who had originally pur day. The fruits of his labors are apparent as campaign and is backing its enthusiasm chased and had been paid 35% of their he goes from one · individual to another day its money. This is a great movement and principal under the Federal Court order. after day in his personal evangelism. He is manuel Church has made an auspicious .La;s_t year the actual payments were , pastoring the country sides .as well as the ginning for the success of the campaign