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Evangelical Friend, May 1975 (Vol. 8, No. 9)

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state zip Evangelical Friend Contents Editor-in-Chief: Jack L. Willcuts Managing Editor: Harlow Ankeny Editorial Assistants: Earl P. Barker, Kelsey E and Rachel H. Hinshaw Art Directors: Stan and Shirley Putman Department Editors: Esther Hess, Mission- ary Voice; Betty Hockett, Children's Page; Walter P. and Carol Lee, Book Review; Don- In thl" s 1. ssue·. ald Green, Youth Regional Editors: Gerald I. Teague, Kansas; Richard Sartwell, Eastern; Ralph K. Beebe, Northwest; Sue Ellen Brawner, Rocky Mtn. Contributing Editors: Wayne Allman, Lucy Anderson, Charles S. Ball, Everett Cattell, T. Eugene Coffin, Kara Cole, Harold Cope, Gerald Dillon, Myron Goldsmith, Norval Hadley, Robert Hess, Verlin 0. Hinshaw, Lauren A. King, Harold B. Kuhn, David Le Shana, Wanda Mitchell, Russell Myers, Stan­ ley Perisho, Lon Randall, Arthur 0. Roberts, Contrasts: Christian & cultural Milo C. Ross, John Robinson, Edith Wines, Harold Winn Editor Jack Willcuts portrays the contrasts of Aymaraland and Advertising Manager: Lloyde D. Johnson America as he returns from a South American ministry. Page 5 MEMBER ~ EVANGELICAL PRESS ASSOCIATION 'Game plan for the fourth quarter' The EVANGELICAL FRIEND is the official publication of the Evangelical Friends Alliance and is published monthly Newberg, Oregon is the place I July 23-27 the dates I And the (except August) at 600 East Third Street, Newberg, Ore­ gon 97132. Second class postage paid at Newberg, Ore­ General Conference of the EFA is the event. Page 7 gon. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $4.00 per year. CHANGES of ADDRESS: Send all changes of address and subscrip­ tions to EVANGELICAL FRIEND, P.O. Box 232, Newberg, Oregon. Please allow four weeks for changes to be made. What's growin' on? EDITORIAL: Articles and photographs are welcome, but we assume no responsibility for damage or loss of manu­ "Husbands, we need to dare to love our wives ... to follow directly scripts, art, or photographs. Opinions expressed by writers are not necessarily those of the editors or of the Evangel­ Christ's example ... regardless of the personal cost." Page 8 ical Friends Alliance. Address all manuscripts, letters to the editor, and olher editorial content lo Editorial Offices, P.O. Box 232, Newberg, Oregon 97132. ADVERTISING: Rates are available on request. Address all correspon­ dence regarding advertising sales to Lloyde D. Johnson, Friends missions worldwide Advertising Manager, P.O. Box 882, Wichita, Kansas 67201. Production and offset lithography at The Barclay Russell Myers proposes that all EFA missionary work be brought Press, Newberg, Oregon. Telephone: 503/538-4334 under one administrative and supportive umbrella. Page 10 Cover But it isn't Bible study Winter is near on the high plains of Bolivia and Peru. This farmer turns his soil following har­ After setting five scenes that are not Bible study, Professor Bernard vest much the same as did his forebears for generations-perhaps centuries. This is only one Ramm suggests some real Bible study principles. Page 12 of the contrasts between Aymaraland and the United States. For more, read Jack Willcuts' edi­ torial, page 5. (Photo by Donald Edmundson). Missionary Voice Antecedents Are Christians persecuted today?-Satan is alive in Aymaraland 161 The validity of the EVANGELICAL FRIEND'S im­ The coming tribulation 16I Pray for Christians in India's newest portance in the united effort we call the Evan­ 17 181 gelical Friends Alliance is particularly borne out state I Samson Huri Lall, beloved witness for Christ Adult in this issue. Some of us have always felt the Bible School at Rough Rock 18 magazine, properly read and used, is the most cohesive force of the EFA itself-a medium and forum through which all other efforts of our alliance come into focus and are communicated What's New! to people at the local level. The love of two college students for a lonely, restless Sunday school Two important EPA-related articles should be given special attention by all readers this boy took time but reaped blessing in the hour of tragedy. Page 21 month. On page 7 are details of the forthcoming second General Conference of the EFA to be held in Newberg, Oregon, July 23-27, 1975. God's healing of the brokenhearted This meeting could shape the strategy for Friends in the final years of the 20th century. "We are not alone in our struggles ... for God uses the Directly related to the Conference and that future strategy is a concern of Russell Myers, brokenhearted to help others whose hearts are breaking." Page 30 "Friends Missions Worldwide" (page 10). The former president of EFA calls for a joining to­ gether of our EFA foreign missions efforts Regular Features "under one administrative and supportive um­ brella." You may agree with his proposal; you The Face of the World 41 Books 191 The Children's Page 201 may disagree. At any rate, a Task Force com­ Friends Concerns 23 I Friends Gather 26I Friends Record 29I mittee will be bringing recommendations to the Conference related to this concern. Let your Over the Teacup 291 Friends Write 311 News of Friends 31 opinions be known. -H.T.A.

May, 1975 3 ate, there are three to five times as many NAE affiliates-Evangelical Foreign Mis­ The Face of the World young people seeking admission to sions Association, the National Sunday theological schools as can be handled, School Association, and the National As­ and "there is no lack of young people sociation of Christian Schools. WRC is who give themselves to Jesus Christ." a commission of NAE. A new affiliate -E.P. was added this year-The American As­ sociation of Evangelical Students. OFFICE OF FOOD Speakers included Dr. W. A. Criswell ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED of Dallas, speaking on the theme of bib­ BY SENATOR HATFIELD lical authority and evangelism; Dr. Leigh­ WASHINGTON, D.C.-Developing coor­ ton Ford on "The Servant People of the dinated national policies on domestic and Servant Lord" (recollections and lessons foreign food assistance programs is the from Lausanne's midsummer 1974 Inter­ objective of a Senate bill to establish an national Congress on World Evangeliza­ Office of Food Administration for a tion). Finally, President Toms spoke on temporary period. a Christian's call to duty and responsibil­ It would be similar to that directed ity in God's world. from 1914 to 1924 by Herbert Hoover A popular speaker was a Los Angeles at the request of President Wilson, said The EVANGELICAL FRIEND neither en­ black pastor, Dr. Benjamin F. Reid, of Sen. Mark 0. Hatfield, chief sponsor of the First Church of God (Anderson, dorses nor necessarily approves subject the bill. matter used in Face of the World, but Indiana, denomination). His theme was The Office of Food Administration "The Dimensions of Our Task." -E.P, simply tries to publish material of general would be within the executive branch. interest to Friends. -The Editors The President would appoint a food ad­ 75% OF AMERICANS WILLING ministrator to head it, with the consent PERKINS SHARES TO SACRIFICE of the Senate. -E.P. NEEDS OF BLACKS NEw YoRK-A Harris Survey reveals WITH EARLHAM QUAKERS 1,050 AT NAE FOR that 75 percent of American people RICHMOND, INDIANA John Perkins, 33RD CONVENTION polled said they are "willing to go with­ president of Voice of Calvary Ministries, Los ANGELES-Their theme an extension out meat one day each week in order to Jackson, Mississippi, and vice-president of Lausanne's "Let the Earth Hear His send more food abroad to help nations of the Black Evangelical Association, Voice," 1,050 representatives of the Na­ with food shortages." challenged both blacks and whites at tional Association of Evangelicals gather­ Queried on energy conservation, 78 Earlham School of Religion and Earlham ed here April 8-10 to plan better ways percent said they were willing to "cut College to commitment to community, to to serve a lost, hungry, and needy world. back on our consumption by 10 percent each other, and, most basically, to Jesus At midpoint, April 9, participants sat if it would reduce the amount of money Christ. down to a "fast and pray" dinner before we as a nation spend abroad on oil." During his April 10-13 visit, he shared a serving of only five ounces of millet -E.P. several of his concerns and experiences. seed. "Not only is this symbolic of the CHURCH COUNCIL LEADERS, He also spoke to different groups in the daily food allotment of many overseas," THREE AIDES ARRESTED city about the effort of the Voice of said Barrie Doyle, communications direc­ BY SOUTH KOREA REGIME Calvary Ministries to develop an eco­ tor of the NAE World Relief Commis­ nomic base in black communities. sion, "but over here in America millet is SEOUL-The general secretary of South "I respond to God's love through the considered bird feed." Korea's National Council of Churches cross of Christ and in turn must respond Meeting simultaneously at the Los and three staff members of the organiza­ to people by telling them the good news Angeles International Hotel were three tion have been arrested and detained by and by working it out in life." Concern­ the government of President Park Chung ed that both the black and white church­ Hee. es have failed and recognizing economics The exact nature of the charges were as a basic problem among blacks, John not clear but seemed to involve allega­ Perkins is developing an experiment in tions of embezzlement. Account books applied Christianity. -E.S.R. were said to have been confiscated. Officials of Protestant agencies in New RUSSIAN PRELATE: CHURCH York were inclined to see the arrests MORE ALIVE NOW THAN as further harassment of South Korean SOME 50 YEARS AGO Christian leaders who have called for a INDIANAPOLis-A Russian Orthodox prel­ restoration of democracy. -E.P. ate declared here that the church in Russia is more alive now than it was 50 CAMPUS CRUSADE CONFERENCE years ago. WILL DRAW MANY Bishop Makary of Uman told Dr. BLACK CHRISTIANS Kenneth L. Teegarden, general minister SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA- Black and president of the Christian Church Christians from across the nation are (Disciples of Christ), and other Indian­ planning to gather in Chicago July 1-5 apolis religious leaders that people are for Harambe Holiday, an evangelism flocking to the churches in the Soviet training conference sponsored by the Union. Intercultural Ministries of Campus Cru­ He reported that one diocese alone has Dr. Billy A. Melvin, NAE executive side for Christ International. 900 active congregations and that there director, holds up 5-oz. packet of millet Several prominent black Christians are more than 30 million Christians in during fasting and prayer dinner hour at are scheduled to speak at the week-long the Soviet Union. According to the pre!- recent NAE Convention in Los Angeles. (Continued on page 30)

4 Evangelical Friend Editorial

Contrasts: Christian & cultural

This is being written in Washington, deliberate duty. Naturally, Lima's air­ efficient? Maddeningly so from our view­ D.C.'s National Airport while awaiting a port, travel schedules, and arrangements point, but ours is based on a cultural Portland connection-the final one on a are less efficient and dependable, but is design of making machines the masters three-and-one-half-week tour, including all that so terribly important-if there is of our lives, an attitude that apparently stops in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, time to be relaxed, friendly, and genuine­ mystifies Latins. La Paz, Lima with nearly three weeks ly polite? (Peru is supposed to be offi­ We pamper cars, pickups, trucks, and with Friends in Bolivia and Peru. Sitting cially anti-American at present; some other mechanical paraphernalia-they in this coffee shop I am struck with the newspapers and offices indicate this, and use them and use them. We came across obvious and subtle contrasts between the the Peace Corps has been totally deport­ a Jeep station wagon sold by the mission cultural patterns of our nation's capital ed-one suspects over cultural maladjust­ in La Paz in 1956 with then at least and Peru and Bolivia. It isn't a matter ments more than philosophical or politi­ 150,000 miles on it. It was recently of which is better-that depends largely cal considerations.) resold for $4,000 (!) and still gasping on your background and language. Being It seems to take about twice as long to along as a prized possession of its newest somewhat bilingual, it is interesting, how­ do any routine errand in Bolivia and owner, who has the patience and baling ever, to compare bits of overheard con­ Peru than here. Mail for instance-La wire to keep it going-very slowly. Mis­ versations and general attitudes. Paz, a capital city of well over half a sionary blood pressure rises under the The pace of movement-eating, talk­ million, has one post office, no mail de­ responsibility of keeping our vehicles ing, walking, working, and living is in livery. Imagine the delay, line-ups, and from being overloaded and overused, but clear contrast. Everyone I see in this waiting to do postal office business, plus national Christians shrug off these pre­ eatery appears grim, harried-most men the lengthy "inconvenience" of going cautions as American culture hang-ups. have a newspaper or a file folder in one through congested traffic to pick up mail Relationship problems arise over these hand, a cup or a fork in the other-try­ and post letters. An American reaction is different views of machines and priorities. ing to do two or three things at once to seethe with impatience, for our mail Cultural distinctions also surface in with nervous glances at wrist watches is a sacred and supposed-to-be speedy worship patterns and priorities. More until, although I have plenty of time until system-until all this is seen as a cultural than 4,000 were in the Yearly Meeting my flight leaves, I decided to start writ­ difference rather than a sign of foreign sessions in La Paz-imagine the intensity ing so as not to feel out of place. stupidity. It all works, but very slowly. of planning such a gathering here! Hous­ Yesterday in Lima I had occasion to Most traffic lights are manually oper­ ing, food service, traffic flow, linen, look up the Braniff Airport traffic mana­ ated-by individuals who probably can­ menus, ushering, baby-sitting, split­ ger, a Sr. Eduardo Bolognesi, and he not drive-and their sense of timing, second programming-much of it geared insisted on taking me to his office (he priority for giving green lights, and up to avoid delays, boredom, and to pro­ had just returned from a two-and-one general relaxed attitude are a maximum vide enjoyable and "challenging" meet­ half-hour lunch break, I happened to frustration to U.S. drivers, for if an ings! Well, these aren't the primary know) to talk leisurely about a variety of American is ever motivated to move criteria for an Aymara Christian assem­ subjects. He then introduced me around rapidly and autocratically it is when he is bly. They find it enough just letting to different staff members, who were also behind the wheel. Seen as a cultural Yearly Meeting happen. relaxed and friendly. To receive the same difference makes this system not only treatment here in Washington National tolerable but amusing. The greatest sin Oh, there were perhaps 50 printed pro­ Airport one would, I suppose, have to in La Paz traffic is not running stop grams mimeographed by the executive carry near cabinet level credentials, and signs (relatively meaningless items); the committee-prepared, I suspect, out of then it would be a matter of dogged, great mistake is to be in a hurry. In- (Continued on page 22)

May, 1975 5 FELLO SHIP ITH FRIEDDS FRO A[ROSS THE DATIOD AT THE SE[ODD liEDERAL [ODFERED[E OF THE EUADiiELI[AL FRI DS ALLIAD[E THIS

OD THE [A PUS OF liEORiiE FOH [OLLEiiE ID DE BERii, OREiiOD, LO[ATED ID THE HEART OF OREiiOD'S BEAUTIFUL SU ER UA[ATIODLADD "Game Plan for the Fourth Quarter," a Church with the largest attendance in Each year representatives of the four worldwide strategy for Friends in the California Yearly Meeting; Dr. Paul S. yearly meetings that form the Evangeli­ final 25 years of the 20th century, is the Rees of World Vision, Inc.; Dr. Milo C. cal Friends Alliance (Kansas, Northwest, theme of the second General Conference Ross, former president of George Fox Rocky Mountain, and The Evangelical sponsored by the Evangelical Friends College, presently director of George Friends Church-Eastern Region) gather Alliance this summer. It promises to be Fox College Foundation and a member as a Coordinating Council, but the Gen­ the largest and most significant event in of the Reedwood Friends Church pas­ eral Conference is open for all Friends the history of EFA. The first conference toral team; and Sam Kamaleson, evan­ across the U.S.-not only those in the held in Wichita in 1970 brought around gelist-teacher, soloist, and youth speaker EFA. The Coordinating Council is made 1,000 Quakers together, either as full­ from India, who is scheduled to take Dr. up of members of the six major commis­ time or occasional attenders, and a larger Rees' place as director of the Pastors' sions, who consider and implement joint registration is expected for the Newberg Conference ministry of World Vision. efforts attempted by the EFA. meeting July 23-27, 1975, on the campus Afternoon sessions will feature a These joint efforts include a mission of George Fox College in Newberg, Ore­ variety of workshop and special interest field in Mexico City, the EVANGELICAL gon. The purpose of the General Con­ groups. "Team Ministry-Multiministers FRIEND magazine, a church extension ference is fellowship, worship, and plan­ and Multichurches" will be led by Jack venture begun in Omaha (which is now ning. Friends outside the EFA yearly Willcuts, coordinator of the pastoral an established church, the third largest in meetings are especially invited to join in team at Reedwood (Portland, Oregon) Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting), these conference experiences. Friends; "Growing Churches-How and several Friends Youth Leadership Con­ Holding the General Conference in Why" by John Wimber, executive co­ ferences, and the George Fox Press pub­ the beautiful Pacific Northwest will be ordinator, Yorba Linda (California) lications, which include not only a com­ an added attraction for those who may Friends; "Pastor-lay Relationships" by plete series of Sunday school materials wish to use vacation time for the journey. Maurice Roberts, clerk of Kansas Yearly but also other literature. Social con­ Opportunities for sight-seeing will be Meeting 1968-1974, and now involved in cerns is another ministry of the EFA, provided by conducted tours in the Port­ commercial real estate; "Christian Educa­ with special focus on race relations. land-Newberg area on Wednesday before tion-Methods and Materials," by Doro­ A Task Force Committee was named the Conference begins and optional tours thy Barratt, Christian education consul­ at the January sessions of the Coordinat­ the day before. There will be ample tant for the EFA; "Stewardship-Faith ing Council to bring specific recommen­ room for campers, tents, and mobile Promise Giving" by David Smitherman, dations to the General Conference for a homes and dormitory and apartment fa­ clerk of Kansas Yearly Meeting; "Social more united plan of cooperation for cilities on the George Fox College cam­ Action" by Ralph Beebe, professor at overseas outreach ir. the mission fields in pus. Motel facilities will be available in George Fox College and president of Bolivia, Peru, India, Africa, Taiwan, and Newberg and nearby communities as well Friends Action Board, Northwest Yearly a mission to the American Navajo tribes, as some lodging in private homes. Meeting; "Peace Testimony" by Arthur along with recommendations for enter­ The program begins Wednesday eve­ Roberts, professor at George Fox College ing new areas of the world and new types ning, July 23, with a keynote address by and long-time peace worker; "Youth of mission-service ministries. Dr. Everett Cattell, former missionary in Program Leadership" by Ralph Fry, Registration will be $3 per person or India under Eastern Region Friends and executive director of Seattle Youth for $5 per family, and meals and lodging for from 1960 to 1972 president of Malone Christ/ Campus Life; "Legislative In­ the Conference (Wednesday dinner College. Each morning a devotional fluence" by Nick Block of the Friends through Sunday noon) will cost just period will be led by the presidents of Committee on National Legislation. $29.50 per person. (A limited supply of Malone and George Fox Colleges, High School young people will hold a bedding is available to rent at $2.50 for Friends Bible College, and Friends Uni­ simultaneous conference at Twin Rocks the four days.) For those choosing to versity. Position papers will be given in as part of the regular Surfside Senior stay in private homes or motels, individ­ the morning sessions on the subjects of Youth Camp. Junior highers will be on ual meals will be: breakfast-$1.25; "Church Growth," "Ministry of the Holy campus, and children's daytime sessions lunch-$1.75; dinner-$2.50. Daily Spirit in the Contemporary Church," will be at Camp Tilikum, a beautiful meal tickets will cost $4.95. Camper "Missions Today," and "Development of 65-acre camping facility only eight miles space rental, with electrical hookup, will Personal devotional Life." Speakers for out of Newberg. A 15-acre lake and be $3 a day or $12 for five days, and these include Veri Lindley, pastor since rustic facilities will make this a memor­ without electrical hookup $2 per day and its beginning of Granada Heights Friends able experience for the youngsters. $8 for five days. r------, I PRE-REGISTRATION FORM FOR EFA CONFERENCE 1 D I would like food and lodging in the col- I Name lege facilities at $29.50 per person. PRE-REGISTRATION I Address D I would like camper facilities with elec- 1 tricity ($3 per day, $12 per week). 1 City D Without electricity ($2 per day, $8 per ~FORM ~ week). l State Zip D I would like more information on avail- l able motels. I Church D We plan to stay with relatives or friends. For your convenience in 1 Yearly Meeting D We prefer accommodations in private pre-registering, use this 1 homes if possible. convenient form. If you I This reservation is for (number of): adults, 0 We tentatively plan to arrive by public -- high schoolers, -- junior highers, transportation (D bus, D train, D plane) would rather not cut up your I magazine, simply send a I -- other children. at (hour and date). facsimile with the pertinent 1 Mail this form to: EFA General Conference, D We would be interested in more informa- information to the l P.O. Box 190, Newberg, Oregon 97132. tion on Gray Line Sightseeing Tours. address listed. L------~ May, 1975 7 BY CYRIL CARR

In a small midwestern town lived a boy He would always take off his hat, rub his named Billy Stanley. The summer of whiskery chin, look at the sky, and then 1965 he had just completed the fourth give you an answer. "Billy," Mr. Parker grade. That summer there was a contest responded slowly, "you'd have to take among all the elementary school children awfully good care of those tomatoes if in his county to see who could grow the you expect to win. It would cost you biggest tomato. some money to help them grow. You So, in the spring before school was couldn't run off and leave them for out, Billy went over to see Joshua Parker, several days and still expect to have who owned an out-of-the-way empty lot. winners." "Mr. Parker," Billy began, "I would like "I know, Mr. Parker. I want to win so to try to raise a tomato for the contest badly that I will do whatever it takes to this summer, but there's not any garden grow the biggest tomato in the whole space at our house. Could I raise some county. My folks aren't planning a vaca­ tomatoes in your empty lot?" tion this summer, and I could mow some Mr. Parker never answered in a hurry. lawns to pay the expense of growing the tomatoes." Cyril F. Carr is a student at Trinity "Billy, my boy, you can use as much Seminary, Deerfield, Illinois. "What's of the lot as you would like. All I ask Growin' On?" is a Mother's Day message is that you show me your championship he delivered at Haviland, Kansas, tomato." Friends Church in 1974 while he was The next Saturday Billy and his dad assistant pastor of the church. spent the day in Joshua Parker's lot spading up the ground, fertilizing it, and

8 Evangelical Friend finally setting out the tomatoes. There Did you ever connect the two words become beautiful in His sight. This free were 36 little plants, everyone a potential husband and husbandman? A husband­ love of God was not hinged on our re­ winner-producer. Then, according to the man is one who takes care of a vineyard sponse but simply given for our benefit. contest rules, it was all up to Billy. (or a tomato patch) and sees to it that it Purely and simply that is agape love. For the first month Billy was in that is well cared for. A husband is very Husbands, we need to dare to love lot every afternoon after school until he nearly the same, except that his primary our wives. We are to follow directly heard his mother call him for supper. crop is his wife. He sees that she is well Christ's example and love our wives re­ He watered the plants faithfully, pulled cared for. He puts everything he can gardless of the personal cost to us or of every weed in sight, and threw on a little into her life that will cause her to grow their response to us. Our responsibility, fertilizer if he thought that it would help and develop properly. The crop or har­ husbands, is to love our wives selflessly the plant. Billy's parents encouraged him vest is the prize of the husbandman. The and sacrificially as Christ loved the to be faithful to his plants and to take wife is the prize of the husband. church, regardless of their response. If proper care of them. In spite of the Good mothers are grown in much the they don't respond to this love, we're expected amount of high wind, heat, same manner as good tomatoes. They hurt, naturally. If they respond with bugs, and hail, six of the plants pro­ take a lot of care, a lot of attention. Like deep affection, that is wonderful because duced unusually large green tomatoes. good tomatoes, good mothers are won­ that is what we hope for, but then we Billy made those plants his special proj­ derful to have around. have to be careful. We must not make ect but tended the others as well. The Scripture gives us some very clear our love for our wives a product of their As the summer wore on Billy could affection for us. Christ's love for the still be seen digging around the plants, help on how to grow a good mother in a passage from a chapter we might en­ church is not a product of the affection which were loaded with winners. More of the church for Him. His love is strong water, more fertilizer, and more tender title "How to Grow a Mother (a father, a child, a church)" in Ephesians 5:22-29. whether the affection is fervent or cool. loving care were Billy's prime ingredi­ Christ wanted to make it possible for ents. Billy's summer slipped away with The one outstanding word in this Scrip­ us to know His love for certain, to see ture passage is love, agape love. Larry the time-consuming process of mowing His love in action, to respond personally Christenson in his book, The Christian lawns and tending the tomatoes. to His love, to be a beautiful part of Home, believes agape love is the love When the contest date finally came, Himself, and to spend eternity with Him. that is measured by sacrifice. This word there stood Billy with his five largest There was only one way He could make is used repeatedly in the New Testament tomatoes. In less than an hour Billy re­ that happen . . . that was to die for us. ceived a blue ribbon and a white ribbon to describe the love of God and the love He did exactly that when He died on the for having the biggest and the third big­ that God places in men. In John the cross for us all. gest tomatoes in the county. Glowing Gospel of Belief, Merril C. Tenney says with pride, he ran over to Joshua this love never asks for a response. This Christ gave up Himself. The Scripture Parker's house after he got home from love is not the product of a sudden emo­ says that He made Himself of no reputa­ the contest. He showed Mr. Parker the tion, but rather an act of the will. The tion, but took upon Himself the form of winner, which was larger than a softball. measure of this love is determined in the a servant. He loved us enough to make "That tells me that you're everything I result, the sacrifice. His reputation die, to lay aside every­ thing to which He laid claim in heaven thought you were, Billy," Mr. Parker So then, what is said in this passage said softly. Billy just beamed all over. and on earth. By His death He said, in of Scripture might read like this: "Hus­ essence, "I'll die for you because you're The Stanleys enjoyed the fruit of bands, love your wives, and in doing so, more important to Me than I am to Me." Billy's work the rest of the summer and you will sacrifice yourselves for them." That is agape love. into the fall. No tomato tasted so good This Scripture passage says a great Husbands, this is not a clue to commit to Billy, though, as the winner that deal about the church, Christ, the hus­ physical suicide, but it is the example to brought him fame and satisfaction. band, and the wife. Let's focus here on us to have all selfish motives destroyed. The other day I saw some friends the comparison of two relationships: This is what it means to die for our planting some things in their garden. one-the way Christ loves the church, wives. Everything that is selfishly center­ They were dropping some tiny particles and two-the way the husband is to love ed must die so that we can be free to in the dirt. I asked them what they were the wife. Here lies the secret of how love our wives. planting, and they said, "We are planting the husband can make his own life vastly The only way to eliminate selfish mo­ radishes, lettuce, and onions . . . things richer, make his wife's life intensely tives is to ask Jesus Christ. to take com­ that will grow easily and that will show sweeter. Here is how the husband can plete control of our lives by His Holy the rest of the neighborhood that we can grow a great wife and mother. Spirit and then to live in complete obedi­ garden a little also." It seemed strange, Christ actually dared to love the ence to His Word. There is no other though, that they weren't dropping let­ church. This is stated plainly in Romans way to be done with selfish motives. tuce and radishes into the ground. They 5: 8, where Paul writes: "God shows his When selfish motives are eliminated, were putting in these little bitty things love for us in that while we were yet when we die to selfishness, our wives will . . . seeds, they called them. sinners Christ died for us." (RSV) become the most important human be­ We need to be thinking of this when Christ dared to love the church. That is ings in our lives. Our job and our popu­ we are "gardening" in the lives of other agape love. larity with the guys will take lower people as well as in our own lives. We All of us who are followers of Christ priorities. We will be willing to do what are sowing a wonderful Christian wife or can probably think of a time in our lives is necessary to make our wives sure of planting a fine Christian man. When when we knew that Christ loved us but our love for them. They will see this people plant a garden, they think of the we didn't return His love. Jesus Christ love in action. They will have the op­ fruit of the seed because of the name dared to love us when He knew we portunity to respond personally to our that the seed bears. When we put seed would not immediately love Him in re­ love. They will be able to become a into people's lives, we need to be able to turn. When Christ died for the church, beautiful part of us. name both the seed and the expected there wasn't one. He was not seeking a Selfishness profits essentially nothing. fruit . . . we need to think about what response but was doing what agape love It was the brilliant missionary and mar­ we're doing .. in that person's garden. would do in order to make us able to (Continued on page 14)

May, 1975 9 enry David Thoreau was not overly impressed when tele­ graph wires were stretched across the New England sky to speed news from New York to Boston. As a friend expounded on the rapidity and clarity with which a message could be transmitted, Thoreau raised the crucial question, "What if we have nothing to say?" This is my big problem since I have been asked to have the keynote address. But you may remember the speaker at the Women's Club who was introduced as follows: "This is Professor Smith, who is going to address us on Europe today, and she promises to leave out all of the contro­ versial things." For some in EFA my concern may be is big business. Is there any business more raising will be enhanced because all our controversial; however, I have enough important than getting on with the task yearly meetings will have a world out­ faith and courage, at this moment, to of letting more than 2± billion souls hear reach. Recruiting the proper candidates believe that many of you do share my the Good News of the Gospel? The task will be enhanced rather than hindered. concern. First, let me articulate my con­ is so great that we need to pool all our A stronger, more effective promotional cern in the form of a positive proposi­ skills, resources, personnel, and imagina­ service will be the result. If I read our tion: tive, creative leadership in order that we Eastern Region constituency correctly, I propose that our Evangelical Friends may be good stewards of what God has more missionaries and more kinds of in­ Alliance recommend a target time for entrusted to us. A new mentality and volvement in more places is a strong ap­ bringing all our EFA missionary work strategy is needed if we are to be faithful peal for uniting our efforts. When I was under one administrative and supportive in wedding our resources to the oppor­ a pastor, I longed for just such an op­ umbrella. Some immediate negative re­ tunities for mission. A combined EFA portunity for enlargement. As a result of actions will surface, at least at many of missionary program is not an option. It the acceptance of this proposition, I firm­ our home bases. is a mandate. The keynote will not be ly believe there will be a dramatic up­ We have big government, big cities, bigness and inefficiency. The result will ward turn in our missionary ministries. big spending, big bureaucratic organiza­ be a more intelligent investment of our­ We have too few missionaries for tions, and now . . . we are asked to selves in the world outreach of our deputation now ... and this proposed approve big missions. church. move would mean we would have even ANSWER: The business of the church This move would depersonalize our less. own yearly meeting work and make fund ANSWER: A united program will pro­ "Friends Missions Worldwide" is a raising, promotion, and recruiting candi­ vide our yearly meetings with a much condensation of the keynote message dates an impossibility. Our people would more effective deputation service in each given by Russell Myers, general become less interested in missions. We of our yearly meetings. The age of the superintendent of the Evangelical Friends would lose more than we would gain. jet and the communication resources Church-Eastern Region, at the ANSWER: A united EFA world mission Evangelical Friends Alliance sessions available guarantee that our home mis­ held in Oklahoma City in January. The program will give to each of our yearly sionary visitation will be more effective report of a special Task Force Committee meetings more missionaries. Modern and at a reasonable cost. Of course, will be given in June's EVANGELICAL transportation and communication will proper administrative oversight would be FRIEND by Norval Hadley, make all our EFA missionaries our own. required. But our resources in adminis­ the new EFA president. Our Mexico work is an example. Fund trative gifts are abundant.

10 Evangelical Friend A Task Force Committee will bring specific recommendations to July's General Conference of the Evangelical Friends Alliance in response to this challenge by Russell Myers for cooperative Friends missions worldwide.

"We are not interested in overseas mis­ sions until we reach everyone in Ameri­ ca." I have faith that Friends in North­ west, Rocky Mountain, and Kansas Yearly Meetings have money and interest in helping our Eastern Region in Taiwan and India. For example, we will be pleased to have a candidate from Kan­ sas Yearly Meeting feel called to Taiwan. We will be glad to invest Kansas dollars and intercessory prayer. Furthermore, we pledge to invest our Eastern Region resources in the Burundi work-more than we have. Board meeting expenses would become so great that a representative board meeting would be very poor stewardship of our monies. ANSWER: Board meeting expenses The overhead cost would skyrocket abandon this now would be a giant step need not be prohibitive. A smaller board and be far less efficient. backwards. (EFA level) would be a necessity. It ANSWER: The end result of a unified ANSWER: Each yearly meeting would would be composed of those who have program will not result in fat budgets and of necessity continue to have its own special gifts commending them to the ineffectiveness. One of the great sins of missionary board. Lay involvement at work. The EFA board would need an world mission endeavors is the duplica­ the local church should be increased. effective yearly meeting board through tion and overlap of individuality in evan­ Our Eastern Region has just turned to a which they would work. gelical mission work. This must cease. Faith Promise Missionary Outreach Bud­ get. The "Promise" results have been Now we can scrutinize our missionary A new cooperative effort must emerge. candidates carefully; however, under this The least we can do is to come together dramatic. Our estimated budget at yearly suggested proposition there is a greater as an EFA. Our EFA must, in turn, meeting time was about $385,000-with likelihood that some liberal, worldly­ work together cooperatively with other 50 percent foreign missions. Our minded missionaries would be added to groups in specialized ministry. Faith Promise covenants totaled nearly our staff. $600,000. Our people have responded ANSWER: Improvement in candidate Administrators appointed would not to the promise of involvement in new testing and screening would be the result be familiar with our work, and it is quite fields and a wider world outreach. I can of a united effort. I have no fear that we likely that many new problems would be see getting excited about involvement in created on the field and at home. would get inferior, more liberal mission­ Latin America, Africa, and the American aries. ANSWER: On the contrary, our admin­ Indians work. I can see us getting ex­ I think our missionaries would feel so istrators, giving full time to their work cited about a joint effort into a new field thinly divided that they would come to and constantly improving their missions represented by the 2t billion yet un­ feel that they belong to nobody. "know how," would develop a profi­ reached. I can see us getting excited as ANSWER: In conversation with our ciency that will greatly enhance our we issue a joint call for new recruits who missionaries, they are excited about the work. Field problems might well be have developed skills so needed in our prospect of a united EFA missionary dealt with more effectively through new mission. thrust. They want to be a part of a and fresh insight. They might well see We haven't exploited fully our own world evangelical Friends strategy-not our yearly meeting problems in a new fields up to this time-how would a unit­ caught in just a regional view and strat­ corrective insight. ing of efforts accomplish more? egy. I think our Eastern Region mission­ We have had dedicated leaders and ANSWER: This is the same logic that aries will help your yearly meeting in­ our own mission boards for decades. To local people employ when they declare, terest and involvement. I am sure you

May, 1975 11 have much to offer our Eastern Region. We have faith in your missionaries and your programs. It is my personal hope and the desire ut\I of our Eastern Region Missionary Board that our 1975 Coordinating Council come forward with direction to imple­ ment this concern. In order to give some input to the Missions Commission and the Coordinating Council, I offer some suggestions. 1. That we set a target date for imple­ menting a unified Evangelical Friends Alliance world outreach endeavor. Per­ haps it can begin as early as January 1977. 2. That the Coordinating Council ap­ point a Task Force to implement the concern, the Task Force to include the general superintendents, four members from the Missions Commission, and four members-at-large. Their first meeting might be in late February or March in a central location. Initial discussions might begin on Friday of this week. By Dr. Bernard Ramm 3. (a) That the Task Force be in­ structed to present a progress report at SCENE I the EFA General Conference in July I hurried to the morning hour hungry of 1975-meeting in Newberg, Oregon. soul. It would be the "Bible" hour. SCENE II (b) That the Task Force have a prog­ Amid the high-pressure appeals of the The honorable reverend stood before ress report prepared for Kansas and conference for personal witnessing, world the audience and announced that he had Eastern Region missionary board meet­ missions, and consecration, this would the responsibility for the Bible study and ings during their annual August sessions. be one glad hour in which we would shut would we all turn to a certain passage in (Rocky Mountain meets in June and out the appeals of man and contemplate the Old Testament. I thanked the Lord Northwest meets mid-July in 1975.) the inexhaustible Word of God. The for a man who took his Bible study seri­ (c) That the Task Force be prepared Scriptures were opened and read. My ously and eagerly anticipated a fruitful to present a plan for approval during the soul now drew near, eager for the exposi­ 45 minutes of real Bible exposition. After 1976 Coordinating Council meeting. The tion of the Word of God. But down my the text was read there issued a torrent plan should be printed and distributed to open throat was stuffed another sermon! of words exhorting us to five different Coordinating Council members by mid­ It was a good and proper sermon, but it things. God knows that we needed at December 1975. wasn't Bible study. The speaker wheeled least ten exhortations, but God also (d) That the Task Force should make back and forth like an eagle over the knows that the relationship of the text to every effort to keep the yearly meeting text, but he never came to rest upon it. the exhortations was completely acciden­ boards informed of developments and I left the hall as hungry as I came and tal. Although I left the auditorium com­ seek their counsel in their preparations. quite sure that the speaker could not pletely equipped with exhortations, my 4. The Coordinating Council, in Jan­ distinguish between a sermon and a added insight into the text was zero. uary 1976, should receive from its Bible study. Sermonizing is not Bible Whipping up three or four good exhorta­ Executive Committee the nomination of study. tions from a text is not Bible study. a full-time missions administrator. He would begin his work July 1, 1976. We • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • suggest a missions administrator rather HE TRAGEDY IS that Bible the people and in a fairly common trans­ than a director of communications that study is so simple, yet so illusive. lation. Bible study intends to acquaint we had previously approved. The best It is unfortunate that there is so Christians with the contents of the Bible one common purpose that can draw us much stamping around the Scrip­ in their language and in the Bible they together most effectively is our world T read. An expert Bible teacher will know ture with no real Bible study. Let me outreach ministry. The majority of the set down a few principles of what I his Hebrew and Greek and will have con­ 2t billion yet to hear His voice are not believe constitutes real study of the Bible. sulted the authoritative works of refer­ in the Western World. First, Bible study is in the language of ence. But when he stands before his Norman Grubb has written a prayer class, all this must be veiled or cloaked. that characterizes our prayer today: Dr. Bernard Ramm is a professor at The bones of basic research must not "Good morning, Christ, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary protrude. He must translate all his learn­ I love you. in Philadelphia. This article first ing into the common language. Some What are you up to today? appeared in Eternity magazine in reference to the original languages is not I want to be a part of it! February 1960. Reprinted by permission objectionable, but the main burden of the Thank you, Lord, of Eternity, 1716 Spruce Street, study must rest upon the English lan­ Amen!" Philadelphia, PA 19103. guage and a common translation. How we need to pray: "0 God, what If Bible study is to have staying power, are You up to today? We want to be a it must be in the common language and part of it." D in a common text. The people will grasp

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SCENE IV I mingled with a crowd of university students as we retreated from the hot sun into the cool auditorium. Certainly this crowd would put the speaker on the spot and force him to give out with good Bible study. The reputation of the Bible teacher preceded him like the runners preceded the ancient chariots. Away SCENE III from the warm southern sun I sat smugly I crouched low in the pew. It was in my seat and said to myself, "This is eventide Bible hour, and I was praying it-real Bible study!" At last, no ser­ for grace to endure another sermon or mons, no sheaf of exhortations, but Bible a fistful of miscellaneous exhortations study. falsely known as "Bible study." The first The great Bible teacher strode across paragraph of the speaker brought me the platform like a great musician and SCENE V snappily out of my crouch. I was not putting his Bible upon the pulpit waited Every church has its Bible study time going to get various and divers exhorta­ for the audience to quiet down before he at the prayer service. Here there is no tions but real, honest, undiluted Bible played the first note. The concert began. urgency to evangelize or exhort. The study! He opend the Bible and went Like the fingers of the pianist race up pastor may unhurriedly open the Sacred after the text! and down the keyboard, so his fingers Text and feed the flock from its riches. But at the third paragraph I was dis­ raced through the Bible finding the rele­ But as I watched the good man I al­ mayed. From Bible study we slipped vant verses. Plunk, ping, plunk! It did most cried. He announced his passage into exegesis. "The jussive means this" not take long before I realized that we for the study and went to work-but was followed by "the aorist participle were not having Bible study but a party what work! In his attempt to explain means that." The housewives present did line. The Bible was the keyboard, and the text he was like a chicken with de­ not know the difference between the the teacher was playing his own tune fective pecking aim. The poor hen pecks jussive and lemon juice, and their blank upon it. The melody was not that of the all around the corn but never hits it. faces were rather faithful counterparts Scripture but one imposed upon it by the She squints with her beady eye, she cocks of their minds at this moment. For the Bible teacher. When the last embellish­ her head, and then she pecks-and first time in their lives the laymen heard ments were over and when we were misses. She overshoots or undershoots. the word aorist and surmised it was one assured with a certainty the papacy could So the poor man of God does every­ of the pagan gods of the Hittites. Next envy that we had the truth, we were dis­ thing but explain the text. I got 30 we were hurriedly pulled past the opin­ missed. minutes of various and divers unrelated ions of Robertson, Denney, Culmann, I did not feel blessed nor fed nor led and uninspiring pious observations. Each and Broadus. By this time most of the deeper into the Scriptures. I felt brain­ observation was a worthy one. But the little group was woolgathering or day­ washed. I felt my share in the priest­ passage itself remained untouched. We dreaming or thinking how to damn with hood of the believers as it pertained to had been all around the text but never faint praise in the postbenediction chit­ Bible study had been violated by the in it. Pious observations are not Bible chat. Academic exegesis is not Bible arrogant dogmatisms of a party line. study. study. Propagandizing is not Bible study. (Article continues below at left) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • the content of Scripture only as it is Next, the Bible teacher must attempt goal the recovery of the meaning of the taught to them in the language in which to convey the essential meaning of the author. they converse, pray, read, and sing. text or passage. This is by far the most Bible exegesis is the recovery of the Exegesis is for the scholars, and Bible difficult task in Bible study-this is Bible meaning of the writers of Holy Writ; study is no substitute for scholarly exe­ study! Here is where the men are Bible study has the same goal only is gesis. But academic exegesis is not for separated from the boys. Here is where less technical and less scholarly, and the popular platform. Here God's people fuzzy thinking is unfortunately put upon more popular and more devotional. The must be fed in their mother tongue. public display, or where real skill in heart of Bible study must always be the handling the Word of God blesses the matter of meaning. The first question of LIMITED NUMBER OF VERSES audience. Bible study is not: "What is devotional Second, the actual goal of Bible study It is the presupposition of all interpre­ here?" nor "What is of practical impor­ is to convey the meaning to the people tation of documents that the authors of tance here?" nor "What is inspirational of a set number of verses. Unless a these documents intended to set down a here?" but "What does this message manageable length is determined in ad­ meaning in writing. Therefore, if suffi­ mean?" vance, the Bible study will be frustrating. cient pains are taken the meaning of the If the Bible teacher has no sensitivity Too much will have to be said in too author may be recovered. All interpreta­ to the question of meaning, there will be short a time. Care must be taken to limit tion of documents-be it a fragment of no real Bible study but only a series of the scope of the study unless the teacher the pre-Socratic philosophers or a page pious observations or a quiver full of is giving some sort of general survey. from some medieval mystic-has as its exhortations or some interesting but

May, 1975 13 pointless storytelling. The one trait all tainly the good teacher will surround great teachers of Scripture have had in himself with those books that can answer What's common is their sensitivity to the mean­ these kinds of questions. ing of the text. Third, Bible study always includes the relevant applications of the text to the growin' on? SENSITIVITY lives and times of the hearers. The Continued This means sensitiVIty to words. The Scriptures are the milk for babes in good interpreter never looks at a word Christ and strong food for the men in tyr, Jim Elliot, who said: "He is no fool without a question mark in his mind. Christ. Bible study is feeding the people who gives what he cannot keep to gain He may consult his Greek lexicon, or of God. But this feeding looks in two what he cannot lose." Our lives are to his Webster's, or a commentary, or a directions: ( 1) it looks to the truth of give away to our wives. concordance, but he fusses around Scripture as it is in itself; and ( 2) it Husbands, to demonstrate our love for among his books till the word upon looks to the actual concrete situation of our wives we have to do what Christ has which he has fixed his attention begins to the listening audience. The meaning of done for the church in expressing His glow with meaning. Scripture must be meaningfully applied love for her . . . make ourselves 100 An experienced doctor has a wonder­ to the lives of the Christians if Bible percent available to them. This means ful sensitivity in his fingers. He has spent study is to be a meaningful activity. that we make our attention available to a lifetime feeling lumps, swellings, A good Bible teacher will make the our wives, especially when we're at home growths, tumors, and wens. He knows proper doctrinal application. He may watching ball games. This means that we their textures, their shapes, and their call attention to the doctrinal importance make our wives high priority in the peculiarities. Where our fingers tell us of a passage. If, for example, he is dis­ family budget. We make our physical two things, a doctor's finger might tell cussing 2 Corinthians 5, he can readily energy available to our wives with a him a dozen things. Just as a doctor's explain the great doctrines of reconcilia­ good day's work on the job. We make fingers have a feel for lumps and growths, tion and atonement found in the chapter. our physical affection completely avail­ so a Bible teacher must have a feel for Or, he may show how a cult or a sect able to our wives. Our minds and hearts words. He must pass the fingers of his abuses the doctrinal content of a passage, are available for their sharing and in­ mind over their shapes, textures, and or he may indicate how the passage formation. This certainly does not mean, peculiarities. rebuts some view of a cult or sect. though, that we cease to be the head of This means sensitivity to phrases, A good Bible teacher explains the cor­ the wife. Christ both loves the church clauses, paragraphs, and idioms. A good rectives for our spiritual life or Christian with total abandon and is the head of Bible teacher is restless; he takes nothing work found within the passage. If the the church. He is not run over by the for granted. He is the detective whose section is about prayer, he will point out church for He loves her enough to keep victim is the meaning, and the words in how our present practice of prayer needs her from being left to her own resources. their various combinations of phrases, the correction of this passage. Likewise, the same should be true of us sentences, and paragraphs are the clues. A good Bible teacher calls attention to as husbands. Out of the various configurations of the the comfort and encouragement for Jesus Christ causes His bride, the words he delves for the meaning. He God's people found in the text. It may church, to grow in this fashion by being looks for the train of thought (i.e., the be the invitation to prayer, or the cer­ 100 percent available to her. This is sequence in meaning) and tries to follow tainty of the divine hearing. It may be how we are to grow great wives and it throughout the passage. He works, the power of the intercessory work of mothers, by loving them as Christ loved digs, meditates, ruminates, and studies Christ, or the enabling of the indwelling the church. We dare to love them. We until the meaning of the text shines of the Holy Spirit, or the consolation of die to love them. We demonstrate our through. the providence of God. love for them. There's no chance of this It is right at this point where the poor Finally, a good Bible teacher calls dynamic love ever growing a mother in teacher fails. He is content with his attention to the devotional elements of our house until we give ourselves totally efforts even though his thoughts are the text. He shows wherein we should to Jesus Christ and we experience Him vague and his impressions are indistinct. love God, or why we must follow Christ. loving us, husbands, as a part of His As soon as he gets a good exhortation He dwells upon the wonders of God's church. or practical application, he is content and love, or Christ's death, or the Spirit's ministry to the saints. He attempts to A well-known preacher was once ask­ rests at that point. He does not sit with ed if a certain man was a good Chris­ a restless mind and dig and sweat till he excite our love and adoration and seeks to lead us to a deeper consecration. tian. His answer was, "I don't know. I has achieved the meaning of the text. He haven't met his wife yet. I'll tell you does not reconstruct the brief of the bib­ * * * after I've seen her." lical text so that he can recite it to his I feel that I have experienced a good audience. Failing to recover the essential session of Bible study . . . Christ means to present to Himself a glorious church by giving Himself for meaning of the text, all he can do is offer . . . when I felt that the teacher took a series of religious observations or a me right into the text and not around it. the church and by loving the church self­ sermon in the place of a Bible study. . . . when I felt we interacted with lessly. Christ means for us, husbands, to The good teacher, to the contrary, the text itself and not with the party line present to ourselves the greatest wives keeps up a running flow of questions beliefs of the teacher. and mothers this world has ever seen about meanings. What does this word . . . when I felt that I had a better by loving them and giving ourselves for mean? What is the import of this phrase? understanding of the text than when I them and to them as He has for the Is this expression an idiom? What figure came into the session. church. of speech is this? What is the connec­ . . . when I felt that the time was Billy Stanley took the responsibility of tion of this verse with those before and basically spent in meanings and not in the husbandman and grew a champion­ after it? Who is this man? Where is this a miscellany of religious platitudes. ship tomato. Husbands, take the respon­ city? What Jewish custom is behind this . . . and, when I have felt challenged, sibility of husband and husbandman to practice? Where else in Scripture is this comforted, encouraged, and practically grow in your own home the most beauti­ person or this theme treated? And cer- instructed. 0 ful wife and mother you've ever seen. 0

14 Evangelical Friend thing better than lukewarm faith and mediocre ministries. YOUTHQUAKE '75 has established a conference policy that all conferees must be part of an organized delegation. Organized-that means you have to start talking about it with other Friends and get things together. Delegation-that means your fellowship or maybe a cluster YOUTHQUAKE '75 is being hosted of fellowships from your yearly meeting "YOUTHQUAKE '75? What is a by California Yearly Meeting through its becoming organized together. YOUTHQUAKE '75?'' Youth Division of the Board of Christian YOUTHQUAKE '75 is December 26, YOUTHQUAKE '75 is a national con­ Education. It will "happen" on the cam­ 1975, to December 31, 1975. You have ference of Friends Youth, and more. pus of Azusa Pacific College in Southern time to pray, plan, discuss, and invite. YOUTHQUAKE '75 will bring together California. In the words of Billy Lewis, chairman youth, youth leaders, and some resource YOUTHQUAKE '75 will provide six of YOUTHQUAKE '75, "A great num­ people from all over the U.S., and more. nights' lodging, eight conference meals, a ber of Friends youth coming together YOUTHQUAKE '75 is an opportunity day at Disneyland, and all necessary bus from across America could spark . . . for you to meet kids like yourself from transportation for a registration fee of a spiritual awakening. I believe YOUTH­ other yearly meetings-kids who are approximately $56 (depending upon how QUAKE '75 could be a new beginning excited about Jesus Christ and want to fancy you want the motel to be). Can for us. I pray it will be. And I invite learn about Him and what it means to you believe it? Six days of YOUTH­ you to join me in making this conference be a member of His family, and more. QUAKE '75 for the price of four jeans! a reality." YOUTHQUAKE '75 is an exciting YOUTHQUAKE '75 will be a totally I will tell you more next month about first for Friends in America. It proposes unique experience ... really. Nothing the details. Until then, if you have ques­ to bring together 1,000 Friends youth like this has ever been done before. Now tions, send them to me, and I will do my for a time of sharing and growth to gain is the time for all of us, high school best to provide the answers. Don Green, a new vision of the role youth have in sophomore to college senior, to wake up 4 Wheeler Way, 1-A, Princeton, New carrying out the mission of the church. to the fact that God is calling us to some- Jersey 08540. 0

N THE January 1975 EvANGELICAL disrupt our whole financial system. With unique experience for a child of God. It FRIEND, Eldon Helm described "The each article my heart sank a fathom was shared by the saint of the Psalms. I Coming Catastrophe" that would deeper into discouragement. Is there no But I must search further. Security is be caused by inadequate food for the hope? Even the problems in my personal a basic need of mankind. Where is the earth's exploding population. It was a life seemed to be a miniature reflection Christian's security- something solid disturbing picture he portrayed. In the of the troubled world situation. I was enough to withstand the unbelievable on­ same issue Jack Willcuts' editorial point­ tempted to despair. slaughts that confront us today and that ed out some of the conditions in the Faced with insurmountable problems are expected in far greater magnitude by world that produce the trap of hopeless­ the Christian naturally turns to God's farsighted modern prophets and eco­ ness and helplessness we are caught in Word for comfort. I picked up my Liv­ nomic and political students alike? In today: recession, violence, hunger, job­ ing Bible and identified with the psalmist response to my need the Holy Spirit lessness, rebellion, frustration. We hear as I read (Psalm 55:4-8), "My heart is guided me to some verses of Scripture bad news wherever we turn. in anguish within me. Stark fear over­ that let in not just a ray of hope but a Then I picked up February's Reader's powers me. Trembling and horror over­ powerful beaconlight of assurance. "You Digest that had just come and read Wil­ whelm me. Oh, for wings like a dove, to both precede me and follow me, and liam Griffith's article, "It's Our Move in fly away and rest! I would fly to the far place your hand of blessing on my head." the Middle East," depicting the extreme­ off deserts and stay there. I would flee (Psalm 139:5 LB) What comfort! "The ly grave situation our country is in due to some refuge from all this storm." But eternal God is your Refuge [that's to the Arab oil squeeze that threatens to he had no wings. Here was no flaming what I wanted], and underneath are the arrow pointing the way out of our dis­ everlasting arms." (Deuteronomy 33:27 tressing dilemma as I had hoped for, but LB) What assurance! "May the Lord of it did give a measure of comfort just peace Himself continually grant you knowing that my discouragement was no peace in EVERY circumstance." (2 Thessalonians 3: 16 N ASB) What tri­ umph! No promise here of a far-off desert to fly to and rest, but something infinitely better. Having Christ means having peace despite circumstances. Nothing could surpass this. Yes, my day's reading had led me through the valley of despair to the mountaintop of utter confidence! 0

Edith Wines is manager of Friends Center in Columbus, Ohio.

May, 1975 15 Missionary Voice

Articles on these pages by Edwin Cammack, missionary to Peru, and by Anna Nixon, a teacher at Union Biblical Seminary at Y eotmal, India, discuss persecution of Christians in today's world. Corrie ten Boom's introductory statements are excerpts from a longer article in the November-December issue of Logos Journal and are used with permission.

SATAN IS ALIVE IN AYMARALAND THE COMING TRIBULA

BY EDWIN CAMMACK BY CoRRIE TEN BooM While returning to Juli on a recent trip to AYMARA CHRISTIAN: The drinking of Several years ago I was in Africa in visit the Huancane Church on the north alcohol is involved in nearly every social nation where a new government end of Lake Titicaca, the following and religious practice of the Aymara come into power. The first night I dialogue took place with the Aymara culture. Two big problems are prevalent. there some of the Christians were com, Christian leaders traveling with us. Some First of all, when there is a social func­ manded to come to the police station explanations have been added for a clear­ tion in the community everyone has a and register. When they arrived, they er understanding: quota to pay to help buy the alcohol for were arrested and that same night were · MISSIONARY: What are some of the the function. If a person doesn't comply, executed. The next day the same thing major reasons that discourage Christians things go hard for him. happened with other Christians. The in the Aymara culture, often causing Second, the alcohol is passed around third day it was the same. All the Chris­ them to leave their Christian faith? to everyone present. It is fully expected tians in the district were being systemati­ AYMARA CHRISTIAN: Fighting to keep that every man accepts the drink. If a cally murdered. man refuses the drink, they do all they your land or to gain more land is a big The fourth day I was to speak in a can to talk him into it. Sometimes if that discouragement. Often land is gained little church. The people came, but they doesn't work, the refuser will be whipped through fighting. The winner gets the were filled with fear and tension. All with a leather whip. This is a real per­ land. during the service they looked at each suasive method. Some Christians refus­ Also false deeds are made by in­ other, their eyes asking, "Will this one I ing to drink have been wrestled to the dividuals to take land away from those am sitting beside be the next one killed? ground, their mouths forced open, and without deeds. Will I be the next one?" To add to this problem the people say the alcohol poured down their throats. that the Christians are too humble to When a Christian falls into drinking, The room was hot and stuffy with in­ fight for their land, therefore let us take he is often too ashamed and afraid to sects that came through the screenless it away from them. Often just that hap­ go to church again. windows and swirled around the naked light bulbs over the bare wooden bench­ pens. How can we win when the in­ MISSIONARY: Why is pride such a es. I told them a story out of my child­ dividual that pays an unjust judge off in problem? court is able to win the case and the hood. land? AYMARA CHRISTIAN: Men and women "When I was a little girl," I said, "I Our land is important to us because become very proud of their possessions. went to my father and said, 'Daddy, I am it supports the family economically. We Some are so proud that they won't afraid that I will never be strong enough don't feel as Christians that we can fol­ humble themselves enough to be obedient to be a martyr for Jesus Christ.' low the customs of the world to fight Christians. with our whips over this problem. We All too often when one is making lots try to settle the dispute by talking direct­ of money he becomes very proud of his ly with those involved. success and doesn't bother with the Christian life anymore. MISSIONARY: How come the family Perhaps the pride that comes when old customs are worthless. The use of unit is a source of discouragement to the one gains a good education is the most witch doctors is the hardest practice to Christians within it? dangerous pride among our people. leave. Witch doctors are used in a lot AYMARA CHRISTIAN: Those of the fam­ These people get so proud of being so of sicknesses to bring a cure or call back ily unit that are not Christian give the educated that they think there is no God the soul of the sick person that escaped, Christians a bad time. Christians receive and if there is one, they don't need Him therefore causing his sickness. Witch­ lots of ridicule for their faith in Christ. anyway. craft plays a big part in our culture. We The Christians no longer take part in teach the Christians to leave witchcraft their family's animistic religions or prac­ MISSIONARY: What part do your grand­ practices and put their complete faith in tices that are sinful. The non-Christian fathers' customs that are still practiced Christ to help them in the cases where members of the family often react vio­ play in discouraging the Christians? Are they would have used witchcraft. lently because their grandfathers' cus­ these customs easy for a sincere Chris­ MISSIONARY: What class of people in toms are being broken and the family tian to leave? your culture responds to the Gospel more unity is threatened. AYMARA CHRISTIAN: It's not so hard to readily than others? MISSIONARY: Why does the problem of leave those old customs. When a person AYMARA CHRISTIAN: The people who drinking alcohol cause so many to fall? becomes a Christian he realizes that those have characteristics of humility.

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PERSECUTION? Here's a late report from a relief worker just returned from India regarding Arunachal Pradesh, India's newest state: "Forty-five churches burned to the ground; thousands living in the bush eating roots and leaves; one man publicly humiliated for 36 hours, then hung upside down by local Hindu leaders." Pray for these fellow believers!

N PRAY FOR CHRISTIANS IN INDIA'S NEWEST STATE BY ANNA NIXON "'Tell me,' Father said, 'when you take One outstanding feature of the EFI con­ of India. We beg you to help us. We a train trip to Amsterdam, when do I ference in Gauhati was the picturesque went to New Delhi recently, and the give you the money for the ticket? Three and courageous presence of the Arun­ authorities assured us they would do weeks before?' achal Pradesh Christians. They sat on something. But so far they have taken " 'No, Daddy, you give me the ticket the platform at 11 o'clock Monday no action." money just before we get on the train.' morning, January 6-four men of the Likha Takha, a former priest and Adi tribe but most from the Nissi tribe, preacher whom God has used to bring "'That is right,' my father said, 'and who are less favored and more persecut­ many to the Lord, said, "I thank God for so it is with God's strength. Our wise ed. The leaders spoke, and each under­ the privilege of being here. I thank God Father in heaven knows when you will lined the testimony of the other, that for saving me from the bondage of need the strength to be a martyr for Jesus their churches had been destroyed, their Satan. Since then I have been preaching Christ. He will supply all you need­ homes burned, their property taken, and in the villages." He said little about his just in time ...."' their lives threatened. Two who had re­ own persecution, but Rev. C. L. Rema My African friends were nodding and ceived college education spoke in Eng­ pointed out that he had been kidnapped, smiling. Suddenly a spirit of joy descend­ lish, and one served as interpreter-Mr. threatened with death if he did not re­ ed upon that church and the people be­ Ter Tana Tara. cant, and held captive three months. gan singing: "In the sweet by and by, we Mr. Nabum Rukhi, president of the "People like Likha Takha," he said, "are shall meet on that beautiful shore." Nissi Baptist Christian Association, who standing firm for the Lord and are en­ That week half the congregation was had lost all he had and had seen his couraging their people to stand firm. So executed. I heard later that the other father seized and his brother taken, still let us work and pray with them that they half was killed some months ago. had a shine on his face as he told his may receive the protection they deserve story of receiving Jesus as Savior in according to the law of our country." But I must tell you something. I was 1971. "We have come here from the Then Dr. I. Ben Wati spoke on behalf so happy that the Lord used me to en­ jungle,'' he said, "thinking how to rid of the whole conference, and his message courage those people, for unlike many of ourselves of these persecutions. After was interpreted for the people present their leaders I had the Word of God. I January 26 we will not be able to enter from Arunachal Pradesh. He said: had been to the Bible and discovered that our country again if we do not go back "On behalf of the Evangelical Fellow­ Jesus said He had not only overcome now. During this Christmas two more ship of India, we want to say that we are the world but to all those who remained persons were captured. The serious per­ one with you because we belong to one faithful to the end He would give a secution started in 1972, and since April nation, under one government. Second­ crown of life. D 1974 we have been homeless. Today we ly, we are one with you because we are meet you here, and we have great hope members of the one body of Jesus Christ. in our minds. You represent the whole And this morning we want to say on be-

AYMARA CHRISTIAN: Say, we have a pastor in our church who is very faithful in preaching good sermons, but he drinks alcohol in secret, is very proud and re­ bellious. The people in my church are very discouraged. I'm thinking of attend­ ing another church to get away from all the problems. Is that all right for me to do?

MISSIONARY: Why don't you stay right in there and be an encouragement in the situation. The people in your church Nabam Rukhi, right, is a need you there to give it new life. The leader among some of the devil wants you to leave, knowing that new Christians in the church will be weaker spiritually. It Arunachal Pradesh, won't be easy! D India's newest state.

May, 1975 17 half of all the people here that we are He was cheerful and helpful and a Missionary Voice one with you in your sufferings. great joy to have on duty, taking real "We cannot come to you because we delight in any new technique or piece of are not allowed to come to your Aruna­ equipment. He became our anesthetist chal Pradesh. But we want to assure you and later a charge nurse and served in that our prayers can reach you and that many other capacities, both in the hos­ we have been praying for you. As you pital and in the church. know, we have seen the President, the He came to us a nominal Christian but Adult Bible Prime Minister, and the Home Minister was won to the Lord under the preaching in New Delhi. Some of the documents of the Word by Everett L. Cattell. The you have given are in the hands of the verse that gripped him and brought con­ School Government in New Delhi. We have viction upon him was, "They that are done what we can, humanly speaking, in the flesh cannot please God." at Rough Rock but we can go beyond all to our almighty The National Missionary Society cap­ God. tured his imagination and inspired him "In order to show our solidarity with to begin witnessing for the Lord on his you I want our Indian friends to stand own in the ward and in the relatives' up. We are one with you as Indians. shelter. On Sunday he could be seen with BY VERN AND LOIS ELLIS (At this point all Indian citizens stood.) his bag of tracts over his shoulder on his It was the first day of Adult Bible "We have also others here from other way to the bus stand and on into the School, and we wondered how many countries who are one with you in Jesus bazaar to witness. Whenever a group would get to come. Someone had to be Christ. They may also wish to stand to would be going to surrounding villages, secured to care for the livestock, and show their solidarity. (Here all non­ Samson was always among them and this is becoming more difficult. No one Indians present in the tent arose.) often the leader. He was known for his wants to herd sheep in January and Feb­ "We are one with you, and we pray love for the Lord and zeal for His work. ruary when it is so cold, snowy, and that God will help you in these coming He was one of the best sellers of Gospel windy; besides the salary is always small. days to stand firm in the faith." D portions in the area. We needn't have wondered, for where For many months he was a regular there is a will there is always a way. participant in early morning prayer at the Some families traded at the middle so church. He had a serious concern for part could come the first half and the his family. His youngest son Vinod pre­ rest the second. One man attended ceded him in death by almost two years. classes in the morning, cared for live­ Samson Vinod had become a government forest stock in the afternoon. officer and had been stationed in a very They not only came but they studied Huri Lall, distant and lonely area. While he had hard from 9 to 4 five days a week with been a child of God as a youth, he had an hour and a half off at noon. grown indifferent, and this was a constant beloved witness They studied the Bible, three Bible concern to his parents. When the news classes a day, plus reading, writing, and of his illness reached his parents, they arithmetic-all needed in their daily for Christ of went to be with him and had the joy of lives. This is always a time of growth as praying with him and hearing him pray they hear and are obedient to God's Williams Ward before he passed away. Sometime after this occurred, Samson had an overwhelm­ Word. D ing vision of Vinod in heaven saying, BY FRANCES AND EZRA DEVOL "I'm happy here." His joy knew no This dear brother came to the Christian bounds, and since then he has been Hospital in Chhatarpur in 1950 and was eagerly looking forward to the time when with us throughout our years in India. he could join him. Just a day previously He was the first and for awhile the only he had said in a meeting, ''I'm just wait­ male nurse in the hospital. He served in ing for the Lord to call me." While he is the male side of the Outpatient Depart­ greatly missed and our hearts ache be­ ment and then worked in the male ward, cause he is not there carrying on, as we which began in a large tent loaned to us had hoped he could for many more by the government, and later in Wil­ years, we rejoice that he is with the liams Ward, which was built in 1951-52. Lord, whom he loved and served. 0

Frances and Ezra DeVol tell of the passing of Samson Huri Lall shown here Vern Ellis gives group help in syllable in an earlier family division and sounding out words on picture (l. to r.): their own, especially important as they Vinod, Samson, and try to read their Bibles without help. Samson's wife and daughter who survive.

18 Evangelical Friend Books Describing his conversion, he writes vividly: "I saw star-fire pierce the earth celebrating my new birth . . " Symbolism plays a great part in his writings. The reader must probe deeply into just what is meant in the poem "Solitaire." "I" is pitted against "Me," and there is "no real win but just a draw that masks pretense for dealer and for dealt." But herein lies the formula for good poetry: A profound thought plus the sensitive use of speech equals beauti­ ful poetry. A note of protest and irony prevails in poems included in "The Age of Metal." One cannot miss the strong objection Navajo history and Genesis are both Arthur 0. Roberts, Listen to the Lord, used for this advanced reading class. voiced in "My Lai Manifesto": Barclay Press, 1974, 112 pages, cloth­ "I will not kill . . . bound, $4.50. Nor do I authorize you In Listen to the Lord, Dr. Arthur To spend my taxes Roberts provides the reader with 112 To send others to kill ..." pages of enjoyable reading. As he deals with contemporary issues and experiences and the irony in "Herod's Christmas, that are familiar to all, it is in a most 1972": sensitive manner with poetry as his mode "On the twelve days of Christmas of expression. my air force gave to you: Lest the prospective reader assume it thirty bombers crashing is "just another collection of verses," Hanoi and Haiphong burning notice the four main groupings of his a hundred prisoners waiting poems-Ecstasy Interpreted, Love Trib­ a half billion dollars wasting utes, The Age of Metal, and Listen to a billion Christians crying the Lord. He chooses subjects that are for the slaughter of common (family, school, church, and two thousand innocents." community incidents) and proceeds to In a day when expressing appreciation delight the reader by saying just the right is for many a chore and a neglected art, words to trigger a flood of memories. I found the "Love Tributes" most enjoy­ Thus he evokes a responsive mood by able. The poet expresses sincere gratitude carefully choosing words for both their to his "second-mile" secretary, to Pa, sound and their connotation. "an authentic Quaker, a son of the soil, The title of the book is from his poem who read the Congressional Record and Learning to read her language is a entitled "North Valley Meetinghouse," the Bible faithfully," to Mom "for driv­ challenge to this young mother. which Quaker readers will appreciate. ing the green Ford to Christian Endeav­ "This is a new meetinghouse or," and to his wife Fern, expressing such for the people of God: deep feelings the reader feels almost like a place for people to pray an intruder. or sing, or preach, or read The book ends with a collection of the Bible, to witness or to poems about Bible characters. It is a listen to the Lord in "must" for every family library. shared silence, sometimes And to the author, thank you, Arthur breaking bread together Roberts. In reading your lines, you in­ after worship." spire the reader to be more sensitive to all that is good and beautiful. You evoke Before reading very far into the book, a gratitude for love. -Lucy Anderson the reader senses that titles are very im­ portant in understanding the poems. Marion K. Mayers, compiler, David D. Often they reflect a basic interpretation Koechel, designer, Love Goes on For­ of the entire piece. For example "Cain ever, Zondervan Publishing House, 63 at the County Fair" does not mention the pages, $2.95. familiar character from Genesis; rather Here is a different kind of book dealing it expresses quite graphically a jealous with marriage relationships. These rela­ boy's complaint when his brother wins a tionships are each treated inspirationally prize showing THEIR calf at the fair. in one or two pages and illustrated with I enjoyed the poet's humor. In writing excellent photography and occasional "First Kiss" he speaks for the typical, poetry. The book is a hardback with an awkward, love-sick youth confessing: attractive cover, approximately eight This lady is being given extra help "So I kissed her. inches square. It makes an attractive with syllables. Something ventured, nothing gained." shower or wedding gift. -W. P. Lee

May, 1975 19 The Children's Page and "see you in the morning" for as long dent all over again. One of the girls as they could hear each other. went over and sat in Benny's empty desk Before bedtime that night, Melissa chair. "He won't ever be here again," prayed for Benny. She thought ~bout she whispered sadly. him and how he always seemed to disturb After most of the boys and girls had everyone and everything. "I guess I'll try said something, Richard finally lifted his to be nice to him. That's what God head. "I think ... maybe ... er a ... 'We shouldn't would want me to do," she determined I think we oughta send flowers to his just before going off to sleep. funeral. I've got 25¢ in my pocket. I'll At her home that night Patty also put it in for flowers." wait prayed for Benny. Then she, too, spent A quiet murmur went up from the some time thinking about him. "I think class. Yeah . . . that's a good idea I'll start trying to be friendlier to him. I me, too . . . here's a dime . . . I'll bring so long' won't talk about him to the others any­ money tomorrow. Not a single boy or more. I'll try to be kind like the Bible girl questioned the wisdom of Richard's says I should be." With a good feeling idea. Suddenly it did not seem strange about this new plan, she soon slept. at all to be offering their own money in BY BETTY M. HocKETT Next morning, the fourth grade class memory of someone who just the day be­ "Oh, that Benny! There he goes again," shuffled noisily into Miss Lewis' room as fore was not even thought of in a kind sighed Melissa. the 8:30 bell echoed down through the way. "He shouldn't throw dirt up on that school halls. Lunches and coats were Melissa wandered over toward the porch," Patty said with a definite sound put away, and everyone slowly settled pencil sharpener. Then she turned around of disgust. into their seats for what looked to be and said, "I wish Benny could come "I know! I've seen him do it before. an ordinary day. back now. I wish he could know that we didn't really hate him." He's so awful!" "Boys and girls," said Miss Lewis "I wish that, too," agreed Patty from "It's no wonder nobody in the fourth gently. "I have some bad news this where she sat. "I was going to start grade likes him," observed Patty. morning that will be a surprise, I'm sure. today to be nice to him." The girls slowed their steps a little, not Last night, just before dark, Benny was Miss Lewis stood up and walked back wanting to take any chances of catching hit by a car over near the park. Evident­ to the front of her desk. "I guess already up with Benny. They well knew his habit ly he ran right in front of the car and this morning we have learned something of pestering and poking fun at most any­ the driver did not have a chance to stop that is very important. We shouldn't wait one who happened to be close by. at all. Benny died in the hospital early so long to be nice to someone. There Melissa shook her head. "I don't know this morning." why he's always so mean to everyone." might not be as much time as we think." A cold prickly feeling started at We shouldn't wait so long! We "I don't know either," answered Patty. Melissa's toes, then hurried clear up to "'Course, most of the kids in our room shouldn't wait so long! Miss Lewis' words the top of her head. "Oh no!" went around and around in Melissa's at school are mean to him, too. I was Everyone stared straight ahead at Miss glad, though, when the principal came mind. She knew that though there were Lewis. They looked exactly like stone out and stopped Jon and Richard from books to study and work to do today, statues. No one moved or spoke. beating up on him today noon. I don't Miss Lewis was right; one important les­ Miss Lewis turned and moved slowly like fights." She shuddered at the re­ son had already been learned. 0 around to her chair behind the big brown membrance of the noontime problems. desk that was always pleasant looking "Fights are always bad," Melissa re­ with books and a green plant that reach­ plied. "Benny said he was going to bring ed out with many stems of heart-shaped a snake to school tomorrow. Ugh! I leaves. She sat down quietly. hope Miss Lewis sends him to the office. GOD CREATED Melissa heard a small noise that He always ruins everything." (Genesis I) sounded like a sob. She looked around Suddenly she slowed to a complete in time to see Jon use the tail of his stop. "You know somethin', Patty? We God created light yellow and blue plaid shirt to wi~e te~rs Which is bright ought to pray for Benny. Maybe God that were rolling off the end of his chm. could help him." What a sight! She noticed that Richard had his head He created birds "Hey, that's a neat idea. I hadn't even buried in the circle of his arms stretched Which fly high thought about doing that." Patty's face out over his desk. His shoulders were wrinkled into a tight frown. "Maybe God In the sky. shaking, but he was making no sound. God created a flower pod could help him. But maybe He could Melissa was the first one who could Which grows help us, too. You know, help us and the say anything out loud. "That's awful! In the sod. other kids to like Benny so maybe we'd That's just awful." Hot tears began edg­ I learn about Him. all get along better together. Yeah, ing their way down her freckled cheeks. I turned to Him. Melissa, that is a good idea." Jon wiped his eyes again and spoke up He created a tree, They walked together for the next in a shaky voice. "We didn't really hate But most of all block, watching as Benny teased a group Benny, Miss Lewis. And we sure didn't He created me. of smaller children playing on a front­ want him killed. I guess it was just Thank you, God! yard swing set. "That Benny!" Melissa somethin' to do to be mean to him. -Daryla Pitts said again with another sigh. But maybe . . . ." The sobs came again. (9 years old) Then came the corner where Patty "But maybe if we'd of been nice to him Booker, Texas, went one direction toward her home and he wouldn't of been bad to us. Oh, I'm Friends Church Melissa turned the other way toward so sorry!" where she lived. As they went their dif­ By that time the others began to spea~, ferent ways, they shouted "good-bye" also. Some asked to hear about the acc1-

20 Evangelical Friend been blessed by God because they took With this kind of personal attention from the time to invest much love and care such a respected friend, he did not find into the life of one of their pupils, it so necessary to get attention by being eleven-year-old Phillip. a nuisance. His teachers, both at school Phillip began coming to church on and at church, began to notice an im­ Sundays and Wednesdays early last fall. provement in his behavior. It was soon evident that he was reaching Following the visit to school, Francis out for love and attention. Because his kept in contact with Miss Halstead. He father died just before he was born, inquired how Phillip was reacting to Phillip had been without benefit of the various things; he offered to help with necessary love and understanding from homework that was necessary as well as a man. He was a lonely, fearful, in­ helping the boy to solve personal prob­ secure, and restless boy whose behavior lems. Bruce Ponder also conversed with clearly showed his needs. Francis and the teacher, wanting to discover what Bruce sensed the needs, and God gave kinds of things he could do to help them unusual insight into Phillip's life. Phillip. Just before Christmas, Francis, a stu­ Both of the college boys, along with dent from Kenya, Africa, went to visit other GFC students, spent many hours

A f!'f:rf~P. It takes time to be a Sunday school teacher, finding ways and opportunities Phillip Baggette Francis W akhisi Bruce Ponder of showing godly love and concern for the pupils. However, blessed is the teach­ Phillip in his fifth grade room at Central with Phillip. "He was always welcome er who takes that time to follow obedi­ School. "I was really impressed that he at my house," said Francis. "It was open. ently God's leading into a close relation­ would take the time to do this," says I made him feel that he was accepted." ship with a student. Karleen Halstead, Phillip's teacher. According to Bruce, "Phillip was around Francis Wakhisi and Bruce Ponder, "Phillip couldn't believe that someone the college dining commons a lot of the George Fox College students who work would do that sort of thing for him. He time during meals." They spent time in the junior department at Newberg really radiated." Francis remembers, "It bicycling together, watching TV, playing Friends Sunday School, have this year made him feel important. He had some­ games, or just talking. Phillip enjoyed thing to contribute as he introduced the going to the college basketball games other kids to me. Even some of them with his GFC friends. This personal care who had hated Phillip began to like made Phillip feel that someone was in­ him." terested in him as a person. ff~ The attention and interest that Francis Bruce recalls that part of the attention Book Store showed that day in the classroom left a he gave to Phillip at church was of a Serving Evangelical Friends with definite, lasting impression upon the disciplinary nature. "He did not resent the best in Evangelical Literature entire class. It seemed to be a turning this. He began to learn that we teachers point in Phillip's life. weren't 'out to get him."' This helped A full service Christian Later, Francis invited Phillip to his supply store featuring Phillip begin to learn how to respect Cambridge and World apartment for an African dinner. Miss authority. Bibles, books from major Halstead gave him the opportunity to All this patient, loving help was point­ evangelical publishers, George Fox Press Sunday share this with his class the next day. ing Phillip toward responsible behavior. School literature, gifts He had the respect of his classmates as He became better able to cooperate with and supplies for he shared the experience, telling what he every occasion. his peers. They, in turn, were helped to had eaten and what he thought about know how they could accept him, too. A service of the Evangelical Friends Church, the African food. "The class was almost Continued gains were noted by the teach­ Eastern Region since 1931. jealous of this special attention," report­ ers. Miss Halstead says, "There was a ed Miss Halstead. "They would ask, great improvement over the first of the :#~ 'How come you get to go there, Phillip?' year." She also observed that the only Book Store He would just smile." books he checked out from school were Box 176 Now Phillip had something for which books on Africa. Damascus, Ohio 44619 he could be noticed. For the first time After prayer and persistence, Francis he had something special, all of his own. was able to become acquainted with

May, 1975 21 Phillip's mother. He often called, show­ casket bearers at the funeral, held in the ing that he was truly interested in her Newberg Friends Church. His death left a deep impression upon Editorial son. She appreciated this and was help­ Continued ed to take a new interest in Phillip and his peers, from both school and church. what he was doing. Many of them attended his funeral. Miss deference to missionaries and other visi­ Halstead's fifth grade class collected a tors-but they were never noticed by the The Wednesday night before Easter, goodly sum of money, from which they crowds and seldom referred to by the Francis taught the junior club group. purchased a floral arrangement for the leaders. A presider for the day announc­ The lesson was about Jesus' power to service and a Living Bible, which they ed from time to time who might be raise the dead. Francis pointed out that presented to Phillip's mother. The re­ speaking next "if they got there," and if we should all be ready to die but we need maining money was given to a special not, someone else would. Every minute not fear death because Jesus has power assistance fund arranged for his mother. was filled with music-specials, group over death. He felt impelled to talk The junior choir from the church sang singing-or with prayer about the altar further with Phillip about this matter. at the funeral, "The Old Rugged Cross," or with total congregational participa­ As they walked home together, he made a favorite song of both Phillip and his tion. There were unhurried and often more opportunity to talk about being mother. unscheduled announcements and im­ ready to die. He reminded him that Francis and Bruce were blessed by promptu verbal concerns, testimonies, when we tell Jesus we love Him and ask obeying God's leading into Phillip's life. questions-Thursday through Sunday. Him to live with us, we do not need to There are no regrets for having invested The Lord led. Only the Lord led. (One be afraid to die. "Phillip was very quiet," so much of their busy school days in his of my sermons, to be given as a speaker Francis said. "I was happy about that life. "We wish we could have done from "the North" was not preached-it conversation. I think my words went more," says Bruce. "He taught me many, just didn't get worked into the day's into his consciousness. I feel that Phillip many lessons. This experience has been meetings. And no one noticed the omis­ was not afraid to die. That was the last a key to this year." As Bruce was recall­ sion apparently, or I just failed to enter time I had a chance to talk to him about ing these times with Phillip, he went on the hall at a suitable time.) Jesus." to say, "A Sunday school teacher must This isn't to say the event wasn't or­ Five days later, on the evening of look inside, not look only at what is ganized. People were fed, housed, usher­ March 31, 1975, Phillip died as the evident on the outside. A teacher must ed, and babies were cared for-but in a result of a fire in his home. be completely committed to the kids and leisurely way and simple style that hardly Francis and Bruce were further able to Christ and His power. I recommend seemed to bother anyone. In fact, one to minister to Phillip's mother and older that anyone who is working for the Lord baby was born during a morning session. sisters when they served as two of the should work close to someone like this." This created a minor commotion in one corner of the tabernacle for a few min­ utes until the mother and baby were carried out in a blanket to a more private place by some volunteers. A local sani­ Concluding report, Sunday School taria was called and reported both were doing fine. The pastor of this family was Enlargement Campaign much pleased they had come. "They are sponsored by the EFA very new Christians, less than a month in the church! Isn't it marvelous the Christian Education Commission. baby was born at Yearly Meeting?" "I did worry about them though," he ad­ Many Sunday schools throughout the BFA have been engaged in an en­ mitted, "as she had to ride on top a largement campaign. Phase I was held from September 15 through October public truck for several hours to get 6, 1974. Phase II began October 13 and concluded March 30, 1975. The here." final division winners were those Sunday schools who had maintained the Our church as well as our world is highest percent of their Phase I average attendance. The following five caught up by systems-moral, political, Sunday schools will receive engraved plaques: economic, cultural-that are only partly of our own making or design, and that 1973-74 Phase I Phase II % of Phase I we cannot control. When it comes to average average average maintained culture, should we try? To do so is only Division A (251-up) to frustrate the beauty of God's creative Newberg, Oregon 321 370.5 386 104% diversity in the making of many peoples, Division B (151-250) customs, and nations. To distinguish between the "fruits of the Spirit . . . Eugene, Oregon 161 187.7 204 109% love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, Division C (91-150) goodness, faith, meekness, temperance," Boise, Idaho 142 137 161 118% Christian qualities of every culture, and Division D (51-90) the peripheries of cultural custom is a Marion, Oregon 63 76.2 85.76 113% lesson in Christian grace to the learned. Christian unity prevails only when these Division E (1-50) differences are sorted out, mutually ac­ *Fiat, Ohio 23 26.7 32 119% knowledged, and appreciated. (Contact your pastor, Sunday school superintendent, or Christian education As I finish this at 30,000 feet in an air­ chairman for more detailed report of Phase II.) conditioned DC-1 0 listening to Beethoven and sipping orange juice, I am thinking *It was erroneously reported earlier that another church had been the of the hardy 4,000 going home on trucks, winner of this division. burro back, or walking. Quite a contrast! -J.L.W.

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Superintendent's Corner Having a large attendance is not everything. Many churches are hav­ ing vital effective ministries but are Victory not breaking attendance records. I wish you all could have been with There are probably several others Mary and me as we visited several that have outstanding victorious Willcuts, Edmundson Return lions and printed stories about of our churches over the Easter news I haven't received for this ar­ Eskimo life. weekend. Our first stop was Cherry ticle. The joy of being with these From South America Visit Grove church, where Don and Judy churches made Easter especially Jack Willcuts and Don Edmundson More than 700 persons filled the Moore and the choir put on the victorious. God is working in a won­ have just returned from Bolivia and Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland dramatic production, No Greater derful way among our churches. He Peru, where Jack was speaker for Hotel in Anaheim to hear popular Love. The first presentation, the one wants His lost to be found. He wants Junta Anual at Easter t1me and entertainer Art Linkletter as the we enjoyed, was Good Friday eve­ His church to grow. He is empower­ where Don Edmundson took some special guest for the seventh annual ning. They did it also three times on ing and enabling our people to make movie footage and still pictures. The Southern California Dinner for Sunday. It was a moving, dramatic, it happen. In a praying church, sur­ movie footage may be used in an George Fox College. triumphant, and evangelistic produc­ rounded by people, four things will EFA film presenting the work of all "Congratulations to the friends of tion. Five hundred people made produce the momentum for growth: EFA missions. George Fox College. I'm proud to reservations by taking tickets to see 1. A desire to win new people and be counted as one of them," Link­ the musical drama. The bookstore grow. letter said. He spoke both humor­ couldn't believe it when Cherry 2. Unity, love, and warm fellow­ George Fox College ously and seriously in his address. Grove ordered 500 tickets, but their ship in the body. He urged students and parents to faith was vindicated. It was easy to 3. Enthusiasm for what God is do­ A $2,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant has been choose colleges that can develop sense the excitement among the ing in your church. character in their students. "I'd pick people at Cherry Grove. 4. Willingness to pay the price of awarded to Dr. Arthur 0. Roberts, professor of religion and philosophy. a small college anytime," he said. Easter Sunday morning at Holly commitment and obedience for "Colleges should teach ethical stan­ Park, Ralph Greenidge preached on growth. -Norval Hadley He will receive the funding for com­ pletion of a new study on the history dards." He praised small Christian "The Heart of the Matter," exhorting colleges for that ability and added, that God requires a clean heart, and of Quakers in Alaska. Four NWYM Churches Win "They must be kept and guarded, "Without holiness no man shall see The Federal stipend is for June nourished and cared for." the Lord." It was dynamic. Before In EFA Campaign and July, during which Roberts will "That's what it's all about, turning the message Jill Gustafson, soloist, Northwest Yearly Meeting had four visit ten communities in Northwest out good, responsible Christian citi­ and a new choir sang a delightful of the five division winners in Phase Alaska and compile background for zens" Linkletter said, "and colleges number that I hope the Holly Park II of the EFA Sunday School En­ the publication. Proposed is a 400- that give the leaders of America we church can present at the Evangeli­ largement Campaign. Newberg won to 500-page work to be published in must have in our troubled times." cal Friends Alliance General Con­ in Division A (251-up) by retaining the summer of 1976 with a $1,000 Also on the dinner program was a ference in July. Holly Park church 104 percent of their average during subsidy already assured for that multimedia presentation, "The Di­ had the largest attendance in recent the Phase I of the contest. Their publication. mensions of Success," narrated by history-189. We had lunch with average during Phase I was 370 and "The Quaker dimension to Alaska President David Le Shana and telling Eugene and Norma McDonald. Kent since then their average has been is important," Roberts says. "It of the progress and plans of the col­ also had the largest attendance in 386. Eugene won Division B (151- represents a new 'holy experiment' lege, musical entertainment by duo history-100 people. One man who 250). They had 187.7 during the in America as relevant to Northwest pianists, Tim Bletscher and Roger had just been saved three months Phase I campaign and 203 average American history as the early Quaker House, both GFC seniors, and the handed to Eugene McDonald a since for a retention of 109 percent. Colony was to East Coast American Jessup Family Singers of Whittier. check for $500 and said, "Here, this Boise won Division C (91-150) with history." The friends and fund raising din­ is retroactive." In the afternoon and 137 during November and 161 since, An Eskimo student at George Fox, ner was underwritten by an alumnus again in the evening the choir at the retaining 118 percent. Marion won Tom Outwater, a native of Kotzebue, of the college, with gifts and pledges Friends Memorial Church, under the Division D (51-90) with an average is assisting in gathering oral tradi- earmarked for college operations. direction of Ralph Fry, did the Bill of 76 during Phase I and an average Gaither musical, "Alleluia." It was since then of 85.76, retaining 113 a magnificent sound with recorded percent. Many of our other churches orchestration. It made us proud to were in the running. be Christian, followers of the risen Christ. That night we had good fel­ lowship with the people of Tacoma Dates of Summer Camps Friends, where God is also working in a wonderful way. A combined TWIN ROCKS choir from the Tacoma and Olympic July 7-12-Junior Girls View churches was on TV recently. July 14-19-Junior Boys Back in my office reports came in July 21-27-Surfside Senior Youth ROCKY that Hayden Lake had its highest at­ (includes EFA Conference tendance yet, 300 people with five attenders) MOUNTAIN families away. The Eugene church July 28-August 2-Tween Camp had 347 people, also the highest August 29-September 1- ever. The week before they had 240, Family Camp YEARLY the biggest crowd on a Sunday that September 12-14-Adult Fellowship was not Christmas or Easter. Clack­ QUAKER HILL MEETING amas Park church gave the produc­ tion, No Greater Love, to 1,000 peo­ July 3-6-4th of July Family Camp ple in four sessions. August 4-9-Tween Camp August 11-16-Youth Camp August 18-22-Boys and Girls Camp Several churches reported capa­ August 29-September 1- Easter Celebrations city attendance as they joined to­ Northwest Yearly Labor Day Family Camp Easter is a joyous time for Chris­ gether on Easter Sunday. For some Meeting-July 19-23 ISLAND HOPPING tians. We are brought together to meetings, their emphasis for the day EFA General August 1-3-Adults only again worship a risen Savior. This was the special offering for our Mexico mission. Conference-July 23-27 August 4-9-High schoolers who will year, churches in our yearly meeting be in grades 10 through college celebrated this season in a variety of Springbank Friends participated freshman next fall ways. in Good Friday Union Services and

May, 1975 23 hosted Mod Messengers, who sang a Like most homes, interruptions On Saturday, February 22, the cantata during their morning ser­ may occur during the time of the camp officially opened. Early that vice. Bible lesson. Friends or relatives day people by the dozens converged Due to blizzard conditions, Empire may drive up in their pickup or come in the woods ready for a full day's Friends, Vale, South Dakota, held on foot. They may have come to work. Trees had to be tapped, spiles their Easter worship a week late. bring news or talk of plans for a trip driven into the trees, and buckets They reported a blessed time of wor­ whereby one must soon take their hung. About 1,200 buckets were ship as their Sunday school held a leave; some remain and listen. Per­ put in place. More wood was gather­ short program and the message was sons with drinking or other problems ed, too. brought. may find their way inside the door. At noon, chili and vegetable soup Since their Ministerial Alliance did The intoxicated person may be sober helped refuel hungry workers. At not sponsor a sunrise service, the enough to greet us or unable to walk four o'clock the fire was started, La Junta Friends Church held their straight. Such incidents embarrass and the first sap came into the own with the public invited. Over 90 other members of the family as well evaporator. attended, with Dwain Ellis, pastor, as make us anxious. During the following days there bringing the message. The service Helen Descheeny As we labor each week in our were lots of hours of hard work home visitation, we need your prayer spent in gathering the sap and was followed by a breakfast of pan­ it may be one who has recently ac­ cakes and ham served to 105 peo­ support. PRAY that the Navajo fami­ in cooking it down. Food was pro­ cepted Christ and needs their faith lies will be receptive to God's mes­ vided for those who worked. Many ple. They also had 113 who attended strengthened. regular Easter Sunday morning wor­ sage of salvation through Jesus had worked all day in their secular Conditions inside the home may Christ and for us that, as we meet employment and came after hours to ship, which centered around the hinder or help to welcome us. Such message, "Who Do You Say That 1 difficult situations, God will help us cook the sap and bottle the syrup activities as cleaning, eating a meal, in dealing with them. until midnight or later. Am?" The challenge was to answer or a ceremony being held for a sick this question not merely with an in­ It took from 32 to 50 gallons of person may prevent us from being PRAYER REQUESTS: tellectual response but one that maple sap to make one gallon of able to enter. However, some may 1. A man bound by sin's habits maple syrup. The final total made comes from the heart and is lived cease or delay their work while we out in daily living. expressing his desire to be a Chris­ was 340 gallons of that delicious, have Bible lessons with them. tian. high-grade syrup. Denver Friends Church's choir You may ask how many are pres­ presented "Alleluia," a musical 2. Spring camp meetings. The hard work, the marvelous ent at a study of this type. To us, 3. God's help for new converts to Christian fellowship, and the profits package of songs by the Gaithers numbers are not important as we and Ronn Huff. Under the direction keep their faith even in face of oppo­ realized from the sale of the syrup share from God's Word. We work sition. made it all worthwhile. At this point of Marian Beutler, both congregation with one or many. During the school and choir were blessed with the our people are already looking for­ year, the children may be in school, PRAISE NOTES: message of Christ and the challenge ward to the next maple syrup sea­ or we may have only one adult to 1. A new convert won when Amos son. -Mrs. Dale Halfhill to "get all excited, go tell everybody listen; therefore, we go on the Redhair visited in her home. that Jesus Christ is King." premise of the Samaritan woman at 2. Weekly church services. Construction Has Begun Yes, "Jesus Christ is still the King the well-one soul is worth much in 3. The effective use of the edition of kings." We are thankful for the God's sight. On the contrary, de­ of the Navajo New Testament, At Hanover message of Christ and for the risen Psalms, and Proverbs, which is now The Hanover Friends Church of Savior. pending on circumstances, several persons may be present. in print. Mechanicsville, Virginia, under the pastorate of George E. Robinson, is Missionaries Visit in Homes praising God that construction has Each week, God's Word is taken to begun on their new multipurpose the Navajo people in their homes. building. They have felt a great need Two teams involved in this work in­ E. F. C.-EASTERN within their congregation and in clude Amos and Marie Redhair and their community for this addition to Helen Descheeny and Mary Gafford. their church. The multipurpose Pictures of our native workers are REGION building not only will meet the grow­ shown beside their homes on the ing need for more Sunday school mission grounds. classrooms and space for the Youth Varied situations are met as we and their activities but also will en­ approach homes. A padlock may in­ able The Friendly Care Day School dicate the absence of anyone to to increase its enrollment, as it is whom we can minister. Vigorous ac- presently full. It is believed the ministry of the church to the Me­ chanicsville area will be greatly ex­ panded through church and com­ munity sponsored activities within this building. The building's external design will be compatible with the present sanctuary and education buildings. Sweet Fund Raising It has a 50' x 75' gym floor plus sur­ The Mt. Gilead Friends Church has several years. Some of our ambitious rounding classrooms. By opening completed building a new sanctuary. men decided to open it. folding doors, these classrooms and In order to help defray some of the For several days before the sugar gym floor convert into one large expenses, their people undertook a camp actually opened, the men room. A beautiful corner fireplace new venture during the months of sawed and split wood for the fire, promises to provide a warm, cozy February and March. readied the sugar house by getting setting for many times of fellowship Amos and Marie Redhair The LeRoy Vaughan family had a the large cooking pan, called an together. The overall size will be sugar camp of around 600 maple evaporator, cleaned and in place, 75' x 80', including a kitchen and tivity outside may be participated in trees that had not been tapped for and put the storage tanks in order. restrooms. Among the activities by different ones in the camp. These available to everyone upon comple­ activities could include shearing tion of this building will be basket­ sheep, caring for little lambs, build­ ball, volleyball, shuffleboard, and ing a house, or other chores. Seeing Ping-Pong. this, we may feel it advisable to A Bond Sale Kickoff Banquet was move on to another home or simply held on Wednesday, March 19th, stop and greet them, leaving Sunday and $90,000 in bonds are in the school papers. process of being sold to church At times, we anticipate seeing members, friends, community busi­ those who may have been sick or nessmen, and others. The majority been in a hospital due to illness or of the bonds, which earn Bt percent surgery since our last visit. Others interest, have already been reserved, may have experienced sorrow be­ as many are finding them a great cause of the loss of a loved one, or investment personally as well as an important investment in God's work. The Friendly Care Day School of Hanover Friends Church will be the Coming Events main source of income to cover the Yearly Meeting at Quaker cost of this building. Ridge Camp-June 18-22 A groundbreaking ceremony, con­ Junior Youth Camp-July 5-12 ducted by Pastor Robinson, was Junior High Camp-July 12-19 held on Sunday, March 23, following Senior High Camp-July 19-26 the morning worship service, with College/Career Camp- Steam arises from cooking the sap in the sugar house at Mt. Gilead. two charter members and several July 26-27 Sap gathering equipment mounted on tractor and a bucket on one key people in the building program of the trees can also be seen in foreground. participating. Construction was be-

24 Evangelical Friend gun on Monday, March 24, and with phoned in to groups that are meet­ wise be unable to go-serve as a God's help is expected to be com­ Correction ing that day. Prayer meeting at Can­ counselor or kitchen helper. pleted by July 1, 1975. ton First Friends is no longer a poor­ Give serious consideration to the It is the sincere hope and prayer The following are corrections ly attended event scheduled for possibilities of outreach through of this body of believers that this concerning items in "Focus Wednesday evening. Instead, it has Christian camping. building will be used to give Him on Malone" that appeared in become an important part of almost praise by showing His love and con­ April's issue: every day. -Margaret Mosher cern to others. The wrap-up on Malone's Let's Go Camping! basketball season should have Have you aired out the bedroll? Midweek Service-- read a season of 27 wins, 6 Focus on Malone Have you checked to see if you can New Testament Style losses not 25, 5. still squeeze into last year's swim­ Baccalaureate has been Dr. Everett L. Cattell was guest (Number 3 in a series) speaker for the academic convoca­ suit? Have you saved up enough changed to May 16 and is NOT money to enjoy a week at camp, with For the past few years a strong new May 14 as printed. -Editor tion held at the beginning of the feeling has been developing at Can­ spring term. His address entitled a little extra left over? If you haven't, ton First Friends that we are one big "Ways of Renewal" was an appeal you're going to miss a great time. family that really loves and cares. to Christians to take the way of the CAMP IS WHERE IT'S AT! able. Some have accepted the Lord cross and follow Christ's example as Even though we have grown tremen­ as the result of joining a group. dously, there is a closeness that was a reconciler to bring about spiritual • It's where you can spend five Many are learning to pray aloud for renewal. To conclude the service, whole days with your "best" friend not evident when we were fewer in the first time. Some groups have number. Visitors marvel at the depth Joe Yoder was honored with the Dis­ and Mother doesn't mind. reached out to include neighbors tinguished Service Award in recog­ of love and openness evidenced in and friends from other churches, • It's where you meet new friends the portion of our worship services nition of his 32 years as Stark and renew those of years past. with whom we are enjoying fellow­ County Auditor. devoted to the sharing of concerns ship. and the giving of thanks. What has * One result of our small groups has brought about this atmosphere of Dr. Fernando Belaunde-Terry, for­ love that some newcomers have said been the development of close friendships. In times of illness, group mer president of Peru (1963-68), was they can feel as soon as they enter the 1975 McKinley Scholar. He visit­ our sanctuary? members have made hospital visits or taken food to families at home. ed the Malone campus April 17-19, There are many contributing fac­ Walsh College April 21-23, and Mt. tors. One has been the small group We often share helpful Scriptures and have prayer together by phone. Union April 28-30. He was educated movement that began in a very limit­ in Peru, France, and the U.S., and ed way and has now become a vital Some groups have occasional pic­ nics or meals together. his career ranges from architect, part of our lives. It started when regional planner, and author to the some of us saw the results of meet­ It is a comfort to know that, as leader of Popular Action, the politi­ ing regularly with a few with whom needs arise, prayer requests can be cal party he founded in 1956. we could share our deepest strug­ gles and concerns. The joy of vic­ tories won through united prayer brought a sense of closeness that helped serve as a magnet to draw others into our fellowship. Following our first Lay Witness KANSAS Mission three years ago, the number • It's where you go through the of small groups meeting in homes YEARLY chow line to eat, and the food is so increased greatly. It became evident good you don't mind doing a few that our small group meetings were MEETING dishes when it's your turn. far more meaningful than our mid­ • It's where you hunt for hours for week church prayer meeting. For a the ZOWIE ROCK, only to learn that time, some continued attending both the timid little girl or boy in the next the small group meetings and the cabin beat you to it. midweek church service. When all small group prayer meetings were • It's where you have fun with some put on an equal basis and counted preachers and teachers who you as our prayer meeting attendance, thought before were just stuffed the group meeting at the church be­ shirts. It's where these same adults came smaller and was finally dis­ and young people are dedicated to continued. the task of leading you into a deeper Through these years the small relationship with Christ and showing groups have undergone many you some of the ways to smooth the changes. As individuals have had Outreach through Christian Camping bumps in the road at home with your changes in home circumstances or family. work schedules, they have moved Paul Snyder, camp coordinator, has programs. He explained the budget • It's one week set apart to enjoy from one group to another. Some spent a busy year visiting the and what it is used for, encouraging the out-of-doors, the beauty of God's groups have been discontinued and churches of Kansas Yearly Meeting each group to continue to pay nature; the fellowship of friends, and new groups have been formed. To­ to share the camp program with the against their quota. Using puppets the presence of God very real in the day there are some 26 groups. youth and adults. in some cases, he gave messages in hearts of young Friends. Among these groups are two early Sunday school classes and youth morning men's prayer breakfasts. groups. Mom, you may not get a letter while they're gone; they're too busy Some of our women's groups meet KYM is fortunate to have facilities in the morning, others in the after­ doing to take time for writing; but all their own. Ten denominations when they get home, they'll do lots noon. Our Cradle Roll superinten­ rent the camp during the summer dent leads a young mother's group of telling, of all the fun and friends. because they have no grounds of Kids, you help-don't sit back and at the church each Thursday morn­ their own. Fortunate also are we to ing, with the children being cared for wait for camp to be handed to you. have dedicated workers like Paul Why not want to go bad enough to in the nursery. This group has grown and Linda Snyder to serve as direc­ to include all young women and has help on the arrangements. tors and Bud and Letha Lawrence Many, many, lifetime friendships been an outreach ministry to neigh­ as camp managers. Their year-round bors. Evening groups consist of are made at camp. Many lifetime efforts make camp a great place to decisions for Christ are made or couples as well as singles. The to be. junior high Bible study group meets confirmed at camp. at the church on Wednesday eve­ Camp Quaker Haven needs the Don't miss this wonderful oppor­ ning for a sack supper, and the help of every person in Kansas Year­ tunity to build memories, to grow in senior highs meet that same evening Paul and Unda Snyder ly Meeting. Each person should play Christ and maturity. in a home. a big part in the camping program See the schedule of camp dates. The format varies within our His schedule included visits to this year. Become involved. Pray Go to Camp Quaker Haven with groups. Some consist largely of nearly every meeting, plus some of for the personnel-establish schol­ your friends. sharing and prayer while others are the Area Rallies and the Midwinter arships for some who might other- Camp is where they're all devoted primarily to the study of the Retreat at Quaker Ridge Camp. Bible or at times a helpful Christian With the adults Paul shared the book. need for counselors and kitchen Camp Dates and Directors As people accept the Lord in wor­ workers. With a desired ratio of one ship services or through personal counselor to eight youth, the 73-74 Junior Camp June 19-13 Grady Miller, Merle Clowe witnessing and counseling, they are camping season experienced a Junior Hi Camp June 16-20 Jim Custer, Paul Bock introduced to a group that becomes shortage of workers. A typical ser­ Senior Hi Camp June 28-July 3 Shorty Wright, Casey Davidson their family. Everyone attending our vice included a 10 to 15-minute pre­ Family Camp Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Don Crist services is invited to our small sentation on Camp Quaker Haven. Keenagers Alfred Miller groups through cards kept in the He also told of plans for Youth Year­ CIT Program Clark Pickett pews describing the groups avail- ly Meeting and other youth oriented

May, 1975 25 Burundi Prayer and Praise Bahenda and a layman, Nyankuru­ was a former pastor in our church, the events of the first Easter. This biki, had charge of the meetings. was our guest speaker Sunday was followed by the Easter break­ What a month this has been! The Lord gave much blessing in the morning, April 6. fast. We have been in special meet­ meeting. One young man who had The Adult Choir presented a can­ ings. David Kellum helped at the been accused of being involved in a COLORADO SPRINGS tata, "The Portraits of the Saviour," Mugutu church, and we PRAISE ring of thieves, spending several Colorado in the morning worship service. The GOD for the help He gave in those months in prison, came for prayer. We were pleased to have Roscoe film, The Sound of the Trumpet, was meetings. We feel he is really trying to break Townsend and Henry Harvey for shown in the evening service. The spring months were chosen from his old life and live for God. evangelistic services the week of as special meeting months among PRAY THAT GOD will give him the March 17. God's blessings were on EAST RICHLAND Burundi Friends. On all stations and courage to stand true to Him. the meetings; some received con­ St. Clairsville, Ohio in our hill churches special week­ A young woman who was raised version, others sanctification, but all The Easter morning worship ser­ end meetings were held. a Catholic and has been attending received a blessing from the mes­ vice found our pews filled to over­ In Kwibuka area they had wom­ this church for some time prayed sages and music. flowing. We had a record atten­ en's meetings, men's meetings, and that God would reveal the Holy Spirit Twenty-three women gathered for dance of 414. In the Easter evening weekend meetings for everyone. to her. We feel it is a privilege to a recent Missionary Union meeting. service we worshiped together by The preachers were chosen from our work with these young people who Secret pals were revealed and new enjoying an inspiring program by the pastors, missionaries, and some lay really want to live for God and be ones chosen for the coming year. children. This also brought out a people who are willing to go and examples for Him. We also drew names for a prayer record attendance of 220. help. In Burundi, special weekend In all these meetings there are partner, which is something new this The St. Clairsville Council of meetings means three or four ser­ year. One of our projects is getting Churches sponsored Lenten Ser­ mons a day, usually just in the day­ people, mostly young people, seek­ ing the Holy Spirit and wanting to new silverware for our church vices during March 9-12 at our time, but one area also had night kitchen. church, while area pastors and meetings. Many of the people know the fullness of God's joy. Keep praying for our churches. choirs joined in to make it a com­ brought their food and spent the COUNCIL HOUSE munity affair. We feel God is working in Burundi nights at the church. Wyandotte, Oklahoma A Thomas Celebrity Organ was At Nugutu, David, with pastor Quarterly Meeting! presented to the church by a family We were privileged to have a group of 35 workcampers from Rich­ of the congregation. mond, Indiana, churches here for ENID, Oklahoma three days of work March 23-26. They painted the Loom House inside Great things are happening in this and out, painted one bus, gave the small Oklahoma church ... and it Friends really began with a sharing mission new steps and porch the profession­ al touch of a mason, and started to from the folks at the Topeka Friends lay the new walls for the vestibule. Church. Our Enid church had moved All went well until noon of the last into a "no new growth" situation. g We felt that some outside sharing ther day. Fire got started in the loom house near the stove. Heroic efforts might be the answer-we know now on the part of all saved the building that God led us in that direction. from great damage, though all the Don and Jan Crist, Wayne and Pat new inside paint was ruined. Warner, Don Hill, and Maurice Rob­ Four looms were damaged and erts came for an all-daytime of shar­ some warp and yarn and shuttles ing . . . and took home as many burned, but most of the finished blessings as they left with us! Our rugs, etc. were saved. We hope in­ members felt a new sense of con­ surance will cover most of the loss. cern for one another and for the The boys and girls were so concern­ church family. One new idea grew ed they gave sacrificially of their out of another, and soon we formed own money intended for souvenirs, weekly Bible study share groups in snacks, etc. individual homes ... these groups Those of us who got to know the showed a remarkable gain in atten­ campers and staff found they were dance-far above what response a wonderful group of Christian peo­ was usually when held on the Wed­ ple. One leader, David Parsons, de­ nesday night at the church meetings. cided to stay until Annual Meeting to In February, Larry and Mileta Kin­ AlliANCE, Ohio was the presentation by the com­ help clean up the mess and repaint ser began a four-day service ... each evening opened with a song On February 1, 1975, Bob King bined efforts of the Teen Choir and the loom house. Only one person that thanked God for the weather­ and Howard Blasiman went to the Young Adult choir of "Alleluia, was hurt. Tom Mullen of Earlham Guatemala for two weeks with Proj­ Let's Just Praise the Lord." A rec­ School of Religion cut his hand a true act of faith since Enid experi­ enced its biggest ice storm of the ect Partner to help build a medical ord worship attendance of 379 was while working to get a hose through clinic that will work with Project thrilled with the presence of the liv­ a window. year. During this time God made a ing Jesus. Easter evening, we were We have much to be thankful for special call on Carroll Guffey. Car­ Partner's Sea Angel. roll is one of Bessie Winter's sons. The Bridgade boys held a pine­ filled with joy as we watched the -"In every thing give thanks." film, We Beheld His Glory. It was one of God's most delightful wood derby race with James Smith miracles ... and such an obvious taking honors as first place, Steve Our Teen Choir leaves for their DAMASCUS, Ohio fifth annual spring tour of the West For the evening service on March one that blessed all who saw it Szeiff second place, and Rick Smith happen. third place. the last of April, where they will sing 9, Reva Smallwood directed the Lydia Buksbazen, author of the in seven states and travel 3,000 playlet, "The Gate of Heaven," and March 16 the Friends Bible Col­ book, They Looked tor a City, was a miles. on March 19 Lydia Buksbazen, lege Choir thrilled our members and guest speaker in Alliance Friends author of the book, They Looked tor guests, and special honor was given recently. Her book concerns a Jew­ BOISE, Idaho a City, spoke to our people. to our dear octogenarians. We were ish family in Eastern Europe and A Spiritual Life Conference was especially proud of Charles Carr, a Dale Field, our former pastor and minister, who was 99 years old on their bitter but triumphant struggle now pastor of South Salem Friends held March 23-26 with Dr. and Mrs. for survival. This lovely romance Everett Cattell holding meetings in March 9. Charles is one of the con­ Church, was guest speaker in our stant inspirations to our church blossoms, and then tragedy strikes church February 2, 1975. our church. during the maelstrom of war. Finally, On Easter Sunday the cantata, family. And we must add that all Sunday night, February 23, 1975, these wonders were intensified in the mici$t of international chaos the 40-voice Greenleaf Friends Aca­ "Hallelujah, What a Saviour," was and conflict, in a truly miraculous presented in our church by the Com­ through the faithful works of our demy Choir presented a concert at pastors, Merl and Eunice Kinser. way the family is joyously reunited. our church. These young people munity Choir at a sunrise service. You will find this fascinating book gave verbal expressions of thanks to Our promotion for March to meet hard to put down. Reading it will be God for the Holy Spirit at work in a goal of 300 plus average for the FIRST DENVER, Colorado an unforgettable, heart-stirring ex­ their lives. month's attendance in Sunday Some couples from our church at­ perience. While speaking and shar­ Our Easter program began with a school exceeded our expectations. tended the Institute in Basic Youth ing many things with our people, Youth Breakfast in the church Fel­ A Father and Son Banquet, spon­ Conflicts and reported gaining much Mrs. Buksbazen gave her testimony lowship Hall followed by a contem­ sored by the Missionary Committee, from their attendance. of God's miraculous blessings upon porary service at 8:15 a.m. with a was held in our social room. For one of our Family Worship her own Jewish family in Eastern message, "Christ Hung on the Sundays, three of our children pre­ Europe. Cross," by the youth minister. The DEERFIELD, Ohio sented a snoopy play during the second service included special The Evangels, a group of students worship. The point was well made BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio music and a message by the pastor, from Malone College, presented a that we should look at our own lives Our 43-voice Teen Choir present­ "Because He Lives." Following the sacred concert in a recent evening instead of always having answers ed "He's Alive" Palm Sunday eve­ evening service was a farewell social service. Another group from the col­ for everyone else. ning before a capacity audience. for our youth minister, Gary Hughes, lege known as the Boanerges pre­ Two other dramas were also pre­ On Easter sunrise service we en­ and his wife Vangie. Gary decided sented "The Man" in a musical con­ sented around the Easter theme. joyed the Boanerges singing group to become a pastor and accepted a cert in a morning worship service. Sandy Wright directed a special play from Malone College. Following the call to Port William, Ohio. Easter Sunday was a busy day be­ given Palm Sunday evening. It de­ service 150 people were served Bruce Hicks, professor at Western ginning with the sunrise service, picted people's view of what should breakfast. Easter morning service Evangelical Seminary, whose father when the Teens for Christ depicted be done with the cross.

26 Evangelical Friend FULTON CREEK, Radnor, Ohio especially pertinent to youth. Then NORTH SHORE, Houston, Texas Our teenage youth have been on Sunday, two of the GFC students spending Wednesday nights witness­ and several youth presented alle­ ing to the folks in the community if gorical skits on biblical messages they are able to get an invitation into and got their points across quite their homes. They have been having well. classes and prayer sessions prepar­ WMU has helped bring Christian ing for this work. Their comments love in small ways to patients at the are quite interesting when they re­ Dorian Nursing Home by providing turn to report at the prayer meetings small St. Patrick Day and Easter tray in the church. favors with small Bible verses. The ladies of the church have LAS ANIMAS, Colorado been busy at various tasks, includ­ ing purchasing a tape recorder lor Sixteen couples traveled to Lamar taping services for shut-ins, prepar­ the evening of Valentine's Day to en­ ing meals for the pastor and family joy a banquet and evening of fellow­ while Mary had surgery, providing ship. Love notes were composed services for the Civic Center, clean­ with candy hearts found in nut cups ing the church for Easter, and con­ at each place and read aloud. Skits ducting a bake sale for the Least depicting humorous scenes (or not Coin Fund. so humorous depending on your For Good Friday services, 12 men point of view) of married life were of the church, each representing a presented by Jerry and Rogena disciple, wrote their own monologue Davison and Frank and Adelle Hick­ for the portrayal of the Last Supper. man. After games were played, the Wearing appropriate apparel, seated evening was capped by a talk from around a large table in the front of Chuck Wallin, ACSW, psychiatric the church, they took us back to the social worker and administrator of Upper Room. Afterwards, commun­ Colorado Boys Ranch. He spoke on ion was served from the same table "Keeping Your Marriage Alive." to the congregation. Everyone pres­ Dedication service for the newly-remodeled church facilities was held ent received a blessing from the LIBERAL, Kansas March 9, 1975. In conjunction with the Friendswood Area Rally, there Spirit-filled service. The Soul's Emery and Helen Hunt just return­ was a full house, as Friends gathered for this observance. Camp Haven from Delaware were the ing from the Billy Graham School of Coordinator Paul Snyder shared the work of our youth; the film, How guests at our sunrise service. They Evangelism in Albuquerque, New to Grow a Church, was shown; and Associate Superintendent Gerald had charge of that early morning Mexico, report: "Our trip was surely Teague brought the message. Frank Gordy is pastor and Ethel Jack­ meeting, and all who heard them one of the highlights of our lives. We son, clerk. enjoyed the fellowship. An Easter felt we were sitting in heavenly breakfast of ham and eggs was places. We shall be sharing from served to everyone afterwards. MARYSVILLE, Ohio ern Baptist College, and George Fox time to time the messages and College sang at the George Fox Col­ blessings. It was the nearest like Marysville Friends Church took HAYDEN LAKE, Idaho their turn at having the World Day lege Invitational Choir Festival at our heaven we shall ever be not to really church on April 11. On Easter Sunday morning we had be there." of Prayer services for the commu­ approximately 300 in attendance at nity. After the services the ladies Saturday evening, April 5, the FY We salute Leon Hale, clerk. He presented a program of talents, both morning worship services. An headed our Building Committee, has had a fellowship time in the annex. unusual outpouring by the Holy On Palm Sunday the Senior Choir comedy, and auction, earning money served as a Sunday school teacher, toward their summer mission trip. Spirit was felt and reported by many and is considered a real scholar of presented the "Praise the Lord" in attendance. the Word. We deeply appreciate all cantata. A time of fellowship was Sunday evening, April 6, our that he has done and is doing to held after the presentation. NORTH LEWISBURG, Ohio church joined with Coeur d'Alene make Friends fellowship what it is at Communion services were held on On Palm Sunday evening we had Church of God for an evening of Liberal. Maundy Thursday. An Easter sun­ a communion service at our church special music and a time of fellow­ Dr. Lee Cox, professor at Bartles­ rise breakfast was held Easter morn­ in place of the regular evangelistic ship. ville Wesleyan College, spoke in our ing and served by Bob Brown, Paul message. Following the singing of Eleven couples journeyed to Bend, service recently. We appreciated Greene, and Jack Rowley. Our regu­ hymns and the time of prayer, com­ Oregon, April 11 for Young Friends the challenging message brought by lar morning worship service was at­ munion was observed around the Conference, where our musical en­ Dr. Cox, father of Mary Brown, our tended by 160 people. Let's Just altar with appropriate Scripture be­ semble, Friendly Sound, had a part pastor's wife. Praise The Lord! ing read. This meaningful time in the music on Sunday morning. closed with testimonies and a spe­ MT. PLEASANT, Ohio cial number by the Stultz girls quar­ HUGHESVILLE, Pennsylvania LYNWOOD, Portland, Oregon Our special meeting with Stan tet. A very interesting evening was God has blessed Lynwood with Scott resulted in at least 25 making We thank the Lord for supplying planned by the Missionary Commit­ many talented "friends" to render definite decisions to accept Christ. the finances to keep up with our tee on February 19, 1975. The movie, service to Him for the glory of Jesus The cantata, "Hail Glorious King," remodeling projects, including rest­ Through Gates of Splendor, was Christ. was given Sunday evening, and a rooms, nursery, and painting. shown following a fellowship supper. Our 23-member choir presented goodly number benefited from its The Malone Chorale presented three live "Alleluia" services on message. PLAINS, Kansas their concert recently with a full Easter Sunday, lifting praise to our The Easter sunrise service was Fred Littlefield, Fowler Friends church. Lord in reflection of His birth, life, held under the supervision of the pastor, was our guest speaker at a The Master's Plan from Malone sacrifice on Calvary, and triumphant youth group. festive Valentine banquet. He em­ College recently led us in a revival resurrection. The services were con­ A World Day of Prayer was held phasized four characteristics im­ service weekend. They also had the ducted by Dean Griffith, accom­ at Friends church. portant to happy marriage: commu­ services for the community Youth panied by Eleanore Frazier. Ser­ Cottage prayer meetings are be­ nication, joy, forgiveness, and love. Breakfast held each year for the vices were also presented at the Vil­ ing planned for our Lay Witness Mis­ Don Powell was master of cere­ youth from 7th through 12th grades lage Retirement Center and Trinity sion services. We are praying that monies; Sheila Ratzlaff led the group at 7:30 each morning the week be­ Christian Church, April 6 and 13 it will be a blessing to all. in singing love songs. fore Easter. respectively. "Missionary Moments" has been Sunday school enrollment has NEWBERG, Oregon an informative feature of Sunday KENT, Washington made a terrific increase due to Lyn­ Speakers during our week of mis­ morning worship services. These Our youth group has really been wood's bussing ministry led by Bob sions, February 23-March 2, includ­ are brief sketches of our missionary busy these past two months. During McKnight. Two 55-passenger busses ed Norval Hadley, Ron and Carolyn families, their work and location. the weekend of February 15-16, currently in use are bussing children Stansell, Quentin and Florene Nor­ An enlarged map of Burundi has about 20 of our high school students from the Lynwood community. Sixty dyke, and David Le Shana. been helpful in the presentation. were the guests of Agnew Friends in percent of those riding are now at­ The George Fox College Band Our church hosted the community Sequim, starting out with a loving tending Sunday school and chil­ gave their home concert at our World Day of Prayer service with Valentine banquet, games, and shar­ dren's church on a regular basis. church on March 2, directed by Dean Burton of Dodge City as guest ing our songs together into the eve­ The Lord has particularly blessed Dennis Hagen. speaker. He gave an impressive ning. We stayed with several gener­ us with a fantastic youth ministry The George Fox College A Cap­ costumed portrayal of the apostle ous families and worshiped together under direction of Marv Walker. All pella Choir gave their home concert John. on Sunday. Our youth groups found high school and college/career on March 23, directed by Jerry Gerald Teague was with us April new friendships developing in our youth experienced "Christ's Last Friesen. 4-6. He spoke in the Day of Rejoic­ common bond with Christ. Days" as seen through the eyes of David Le Shana was speaker at ing program following a basket din­ March 8 six students from George the disciples by means of tape, the community Easter sunrise ser­ ner on Sunday afternoon, celebrat­ Fox presented the New Quaker slides, and actual partaking of the vice at the First Methodist Church. ing the retirement of our building Awareness Workshop to the three Lord's Last Supper. The remem­ Milo Rediger, president of Taylor indebtedness in 1974. The Robert Tacoma-Kent area churches' youth brance took place March 29 follow­ University, Upland, Indiana, was Hutsons of Wic)lita, pastors at Plains groups. The emphasis was on small ed by an Easter breakfast in Camas Sunday morning speaker on April 6. through the building program years, group participation and discussion and a "Son"rise service at Beacon Choirs from Judson Baptist Col­ were guests, and he participated in of important issues of Christian life Rock. lege, Seattle Pacific College, West- the program.

May, 1975 27 RAISIN CENTER vice project each month. The youth SPRINGBANK that were brought under the direc­ have been to both the Home of Aged Allen, Nebraska tion of the Holy Spirit. Congrega­ Adrian, Michigan Women in Salem and the Colum­ tional singing was led by James Several from our church took Our junior and senior FY groups biana County Home to sing and to Chess, Paul Thornburg, and Sue have been busy raising money for training so they could serve as Neer. Special music was provided visit with these people who have so counselors for the film, A Time to our new church addition. The junior many lonely hours on their hands. for each service. Some outside tal­ FY held a 12-hour Rock-A-Thon, Run. ent of musical instruments and sing­ In addition, they are showing friend­ We recently hosted our Area Rally. earning $188, while the senior FY liness to and witnessing to the boys ing added greatly to the services Our speaker was Ed Erny, mission­ rocked for 24 hours and earned at the Roger, Ohio, Honor Farm. On and was enjoyed by all who attend­ $650. We are very grateful for our March 29 the film, Satan on the ary to Taiwan. ed. Our own trio, The Believers, youth and for all they do for our Loose, was shown as part of the pro­ TACOMA FIRST, Washington sang some specials for us on the last church. May all the glory go to our evening and were a great blessing gram with the honor farm boys. The afternoon and evening of Lord. The youth counselors meet regu­ to us. We believe our revival was Evangelist Thomas Mangrum, from March 23 the combined choirs of fruitful and of spiritual benefit to larly to plan the activities for that Tacoma First and Olympic View pre­ Danville, Virginia, was the guest month. Recent social activities have many. Only eternity will reveal all speaker during our recent revival sented their Easter cantata at both the good that was accomplished. included roller skating, bowling, and churches. Before the afternoon pre­ services. He is highly recommended tobogganing parties. We thank God for leading Brother for preaching on holiness. We praise sentation at our church, the families Wyand! our way. Presently a program in coopera­ of Willis and Thelma Perry held a the Lord for all the heart needs that tion with youth from other churches were met during our revivals. reception for them in honor of their WADSWORTH, Ohio is being launched to make a spiritual 25th wedding anniversary. On March 23 we were privileged impact upon Salem High School. An The Easter season was commem­ to have the Boanerges from Malone March 28 our choir had a party at orated by a series of Lenten mes­ average of 25 have been meeting in the home of Clarence and Marge College with us. They are certainly homes to pray for and to plan the sages by our pastor, Paul Williams, on fire for the Lord, and we were all Mumphord, where they viewed the highlighting Jesus in His different outreach of this program. Easter cantata the choirs had filmed inspired by their singing. Of course, The Csehey Musical Messengers, capacities here on earth. we enjoyed seeing our own Jeff for cable TV. Easter Sunday we held A candlelight communion service who have been traveling, singing, sunrise services at the Holiness As­ Nichols, as we have missed him and playing for the Lord for 42 years, was held on Good Friday evening since he has been going to Malone. sociation Campground, with Fred with 12 men of the congregation ministered in concert Sunday eve­ Baker bringing the message. It was ning, March 12. Mr. Csehey took the portraying the 12 disciples. Com­ REEDWOOD, Portland, Oregon very gratifying to have so many at­ munion was then served at tables of time to give the audience a lesson tending. This was followed by a Reedwood hosted a Passover in the proper playing of the violin 12 people each. delicious breakfast served by the A pantomime was given at the Seder (dinner) in Friendship Center and then proceeded to put it all to­ youth group. sponsored by American Mission to gether by playing beautiful interpre­ Easter sunrise service, followed by We are praising the Lord for the breakfast at Seville Inn. The folks the Jews. This is a traditional Jew­ tations of "Jesus Saves." Mr. response of the young people at the ish Feast commemorating the exo­ Csehey also played a violin duet from Grace and Truth Tabernacle weekly breakfasts. The boys meet joined us on this occasion. dus of the Israelites from Egypt. with Dave Christianson of our early Wednesday and the girls Recently an Aymara dinner de­ church, who is in his first year at A special project has been under­ Thursday mornings at the home of taken by the ladies of the Care and veloped to American tastes was Malone. Bill and Dolores Sacha, who are so served Bolivian style in the Friend­ Share Group. They are making full­ SEBRING, Ohio graciously serving, assisted by Nellie length drapes for our platform, and ship Center. Gary Knight was the Baker, mother of our pastor, Paul Aymara host, in full costume. Quen­ traverse rods will be used so that Marjorie Myers was guest speaker Baker. tin and Florene Nordyke gave the at our February missionary circle, our programs will be much more ef­ Sunday evenings Fred Baker is fective and enjoyable. program. and Jeanne Brantingham spoke at giving a series of messages on our Reedwood Friends have been our March meeting telling of her Quaker heritage. April 13 the young challenged to forego one meal a work on Pescadores Island as inter­ WESTGATE, Columbus, Ohio people presented a skit, "The Con­ Westgate Friends FY and FYA week and place one dollar in the preter assisting a nurse in the leper version of George Fox." World Relief Box. Lawrence Love­ clinic. held retreats in the month of Febru­ gren made the attractive box to be Timothy R. Queen from Howland TECUMSEH, Michigan ary. The FY was held at Atwood used throughout the year for regular exchanged pulpits with our pastor Two missionary societies at Te­ Lake Lodge and the FYA at Shawnee offerings for the work of the WRC. recently. He gave many interesting cumseh Evangelical Friends Church State Park. The speaker for both Reedwood worshipers are looking illustrations on his topic of "Forgive­ united into more than 50 ladies, all groups was Earl Bailey, who spoke forward to hearing Endre Granat, ness." We also had the pleasure of enjoying an Easter brunch at the on the Holy Spirit. There was an violinist, in a morning worship ser­ hearing him speak to us again on church Saturday morning before average of 20 young people attend­ vice in May. Mr. Granat made his Easter evening, when his topic was Easter. The Willing Workers group ing in both groups. debut in his native Hungary at the the "Christian Home" and the Faith sponsored the affair. The tables This year's Easter services were age of seven. He has been concert in Christ group ministered to us were spring-like with bright colors highlighted by the choir's cantata, master of Hamburg Symphony, Gate­ with several special numbers. The and vases of daffodils on each table. "He Is the King of Glory!" which was burg Symphony, and Cleveland Or­ Easter morning service had been A vocal solo by Mrs. Donald Cole presented in three parts. The can­ chestra, and made his debut in presented by the children and fol­ was enjoyed. Mrs. Norman Barnard, tata began on Palm Sunday, con­ Carnegie Hall in 1968. lowed by a sack lunch. daughter of the operator of the tinued Good Friday evening, and The third annual Reedwood Festi­ Our Wednesday evening group Christian Bible and Book Store at concluded on Easter Sunday morn­ val of the Arts was held in April. This has been studying the book, Heaven Tecumseh, was the guest speaker. ing. Everyone attending received a year in addition to exhibits of col­ Help the Home. She and her husband are under ap­ fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. lage, drawings, paintings, cartoons, pointment to go to Hong Kong as WEST MANSFIELD, Ohio photography, macrame, calligraphy, SPOKANE, Washington missionaries, serving in the Baptist and sculpture, a kite flying contest We were privileged one Sunday Bible Institute. She told many inter­ A beautiful community Easter sun­ was featured. evening to have the Celebration esting things about Hong Kong-the rise service was held at West Mans­ The Pancake Breakfast in Friend­ singers from Marion, Indiana. What small amount of living space for field Friends Church March 30 at ship Center for the purpose of rais­ an inspiration they were as they each because of the very large num­ 6:30 a.m. The Community Choir ing funds for Little Friends Day Care sang songs of God's love so pro­ ber of people there, their customs, sang, and Calvin Moorhead gave a was a huge success. The breakfast fessionally! and idol worship. She illustrated by very impressive sermon. Following was satisfying and delicious. Toni Our Missions Conference was also lighting some incense sticks they the service the group of 150 were Zell, chef at La Bonne Crepe, do­ very good with Quentin Nordyke and burn to pray to their idols. served a light breakfast in the nated his time and talents; his spe­ Ron Stansell. Besides these special church basement. The men of the cialties were auctioned off later in speakers, we enjoyed hearing from TRINITY, Van Wert, Ohio church had just previously installed the morning. some local people who have served Pre-Easter services of the East­ new fluorescent lights in the base­ Our pastor, Jack Willcuts, made a in special missions. side churches were held Tuesday ment and had also painted the walls; three-week visit to our mission fields Some of our own congregation through sunrise service with Pastor the ladies did other cleaning and in Bolivia and Peru. He left March have been concerned for an area David Roudabush speaking at the put up new curtains in the basement. 13 for a three-day meeting in Mexico about 17 miles west of Spokane. sunrise service. WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania City with Friends there, then on to Recently, they have started having Our annual Easter Egg Hunt was South America for various ministries Sunday evening services for this attended by 75 children, babies thru The Williamsport First Friends and meetings with national leaders community, reaching into several 6th grade. This was sponsored by Church has been busy installing and missionaries. homes with the Gospel. the Pathfinder Class. The Easter beautiful stained glass windows, and Due to the national state of dis­ Our pastor, Wayne Piersall, has Sunday school hour was opened we have been given a new steeple tress in South Vietnam, all American been suffering from a problem with with special music and Scripture to erect as soon as weather permits. missionaries and relief personnel a disc in his back for the past reading by the children. For our Our fifth Prayer Breakfast was were being evacuated. Stuart and several weeks. He is improving but Easter Sunday evening service a responded to by a good attendance Kathy Willcuts were responsible for not yet able to carry on his normal musical, "Behold Your King," was and our speaker Mrs. Shimp was the evacuation of World Relief Com­ activities. In his absence we have presented by the choir, with Cheryl excellent. We also have a group of mission personnel. We praise the been challenged and inspired by Busher directing. ladies who are meeting once a Lord for their safe return. the ministry of a Christian school month for a prayer coffee. These teacher, Jim Korver. URBANA, Ohio times of prayer, sharing, and fellow­ SALEM FIRST, Ohio The WMU sponsored a fund-rais­ Revival meetings with evangelist ship are a real blessing. Our youth are involved in some ing dinner for the adults with the Harold Wyand! from Bellefontaine We had the pleasure of having the active and ambitious programs for theme, "The Height of the Ridicu­ were held March 21-30. Many souls Malone College Chorale give a con­ the Lord. With a senior high atten­ lous." Besides the financial benefit were helped. Some were saved and cert recently. The youth of the dance of 25 on Sunday night, they to the WMU it was really an eve­ others were sanctified through lis­ chorale were a real inspiration to are undertaking a community ser- ning of fun for those who attended. tening to the wonderful messages those present.

28 Evangelical Friend MARRIAGES DEATHS ARBOGAST-BURTON. Juanita Ar­ BAGGETTE-Phillip C. Baggette, 11, bogast and Michael Burton, March Newberg, Oregon, March 31, 1975. 8, 1975, First Friends, Bellefontaine, Friends record Ohio. BAINBRIDGE-Margaret Bainbridge, 88, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, March 26, ARMANTROUT-PACK. Libby Arman­ 1975. trout and Jerry Pack, March 1, 1975, BALABIN-Lorene Balabin, 43, St. BIRTHS PARIS-A son, Jared James, to Jim East Richland Friends, St. Clairs­ and Pat Paris, March 8, 1975, Seil­ Clairsville, Ohio, March 21, 1975. ville, Ohio. BLOODGOOD-To Charles and Linda ing, Oklahoma. BARTLOW Tressa Bartlow, 91, Bloodgood of Hayden Lake Friends, CAMPBELL-SADDORIS. Judy Ann Hughesville, Pennsylvania, February PETERSON- Sherese Ronell, a Campbell and Roger J. Saddoris, a daughter, Tera Lynne, February 9, daughter, January 1, 1974, to Ron 26, 1975. 1975. February 22, 1975, Newberg Friends and Jo Ann Peterson, Alton, Kansas. Church, Oregon. BENNETT -Lottie Bennett, Salem, GRAIN-To David and Keitha Crain Ohio, February 27, 1975. SAMARIN-TO Alan and Marsha DISHONG-MURPHY. Kathy Dishong of Kent, Washington, a son, Peter, Samarin of Reedwood Friends, Port­ March 6, 1975. and Charles Murphy, March 29, 1975, COCHRAN-Tenessee C. Cochran, land, Oregon, a son, Peter Alan, Deerfield Friends, Deerfield, Ohio. Adrian, Michigan, March 2, 1975. DARRAH-A daughter, Laurel Leigh, March 19, 1975. HICKERSON-OLSON. Charlene CRUM- Alton Crum, Damascus, February 11, 1975, to Jeff and SCHNEITER-TO Bob and Marilyn Georgia Darrah, Streetsboro, Ohio. Hickerson and Steve Olson, March Ohio, March 1, 1975. Schneiter, pastors, Hayden Lake 22, 1975, Boise Friends, Idaho. JACKSON-A son, Loren Glenn, Friends, Idaho, a son, Hans Peter, FARNER-Carl E. Farner, 88, charter March 13, 1975, to Mr. and Mrs. March 3, 1975. HICKERSON-SHEPHERDSON.Susan member of Nampa Friends, Idaho, Hickerson and Mark Shepherdson, April 8, 1975. Glenn Jackson of Bellefontaine, SMITH-Adopted by Sara Jane Smith February 7, 1975, at Boise Friends, Ohio. of Highland Avenue Friends, Salem, HARGADINE Grace Hargadine, Idaho. JESSE-A daughter, Challie Rena, Oregon, March 19, 1975, a daughter, March 28, 1975, Hesper Friends, March 24, 1975, to Mr. and Mrs. Leanna Mae (born March 3, 1966). LAWRENCE-SHOOK. Verna Law­ Eudora, Kansas. Robert Jesse. rence and Steve Shook, August 3, WARNER-Michael Dwayne, a son, 1974, Camp Quaker Haven chapel, HEREFORD-Irvie Hereford, 85, Bel­ JOHNSTON-Anthony Alan, a son, to Darrell and Belinda Warner Feb­ Arkansas City, Kansas. lefontaine, Ohio, March 30, 1975. ruary 9, 1975, Alton, Kansas. April 30, 1974, to Rex and Michele INNIS-Martha C. Innis, 78, Grinnell, Johnston, Alton, Kansas. QUINN-BOYLE. Joanne Quinn and WETTSTEIN-A son, Rhett Shayne, James Boyle, March 8, 1975, Salem Iowa, March 11, 1975. KEEBLER-A son, Benjamin Robert, March 27, 1975, to Wayne and Ruthie First Friends, Salem, Ohio. Wettstein, Lone Star Friends, Hugo­ JOHNSTON-Esther (Mrs. Homer) September 20, 1974, to Robert and Johnston, Salem, Ohio, March 10, Patricia Keebler of Homestead, Flor­ ton, Kansas. REASS-EDWARDS. Susan Reass and Gerald Edwards, March 1, 1975, 1975. ida. WILLIAMS-A daughter, Krista Paul­ East Richland, St. Clairsville, Ohio. ine, February 26, 1975, to Mr. and METTS-Ruth Metts, Salem, Ohio, KELLEY-To Ray and Doris Kelley Mrs. Theodore Williams of Radnor, March 22, 1975. of Boise, Idaho, a son, Christopher ROBERTS-ROGERS. Teri Roberts Thomas, February 10, 1975. Ohio. and John Rogers, March 29, 1975, at MICHELSON-William Michelson of WINN-A daughter, March 3, 1975, North Valley Friends, Newberg, Ore­ Reedwood Friends, Portland, Ore­ KUTZ-A daughter, March 15, 1975, to Lynn and Connie Winn, Salem, gon. gon, March 20, 1975. to Joseph and Christine Kutz, Salem, Ohio. Ohio. THORNBURG-BLEVINS. Nancy OSTEEN-Effy Osteen, 92, March WOITASZEWSKI-A daughter, Star­ Joyce Thornburg and Bruce Edwin 16, 1975, buried in Colorado Springs, MERCER-A son, Jason Lee, to lin Angela, to Tom and Robin (Hof­ Blevins, March 1, 1975, Urbana Colorado. Jerry and Vicki (Baney) Mercer, richter) Woitaszewski, Wood River, Friends, Ohio. March 19, 1975, Haviland, Kansas. Nebraska, March 8, 1975. RUBOTTOM-Lester Rubottom, 88, WISOR-GREEN. Terri Wisor and Stockton, Kansas, February 13, 1975. NINE-To Gordon and Sharon Nine ZWIRN-A son, Peter, to John and Robert Green, March 22, 1975, East of Boise, Idaho, a daughter, Angela Dorothy Zwirn, Morristown, Indiana, Richland Friends, St. Clairsville, SCHERER-John A. Scherer, 57, Arlene, March 19, 1975. October 23, 1974. Ohio. Bellefontaine, Ohio, March 20, 1975.

Over the Teacup was such rejoicing that the cost and hard and the whole venture too unre­ effort was as nothing compared with the warding. We came inside for supper and glory of a restored house of God. to talk things over, but the fact remained: What are the precious things sti11 we still really want a garden, but how, needed in our mission fields to establish faced with all these obstacles? the kingdom of God while there is still The cost of a fence, in addition to time? There is the promise of a harvest renting a plow, buying seeds and plants, if we give willingly of what it takes. is going to be considerable. Added to What are the precious things needed the financial outlay, there is the weeding, for growth in your local church? The watering, and the high cost of backaches. most costly of requirements are things Actually, how much do we want a like removing hindrances to unity. For­ garden? Enough to try again if freezes giveness is very expensive but so neces­ come, or drought, or floods, or even sary. Giving up our personal opinions is beetles? another. Acceptance of each other is Yes, we really do want a garden even another. Warmth is fundamental to How does your garden grow? after counting the cost. growth. It comes from heaven in the Jesus te1Is us that the kingdom of God form of love. Much prayer is needed to BY CATHERINE CATTELL grows much the same way. It is very water the hard soil. It takes hard, Spirit­ We are planning our first garden in this expensive business. The cost is formid­ directed work, tender care, and faithful new do-it-yourself situation. We have able unless we are in earnest about want­ exercise of our God-given gifts, and lots several books on the subject, and the ing a harvest and are willing for what­ of faith-a big faith to carry us over the other day when it looked for a few ever it takes. stormy weather and a hope that keeps minutes like spring, we actually went out The cost of rebuilding the Temple of the goal in sight. to look over the chosen spot. What we the Lord that had fallen into ruins in Why don't you think of some of the found did little for our hopes. It was Ezra's time was very great. It took the precious things you can put in to the covered with an assortment of gravel, precious things given willingly to accom­ building and growth of the kingdom stones, and clods. While we were look­ plish that task. There were aU kinds of where you are? The rejoicing time is ing the situation over, our neighbors difficulties, opposition, temporary hold­ just ahead! came out and told us that they had tried ups, and much hard work, but when the Yes, I do want a garden. How does and given up. The ground was just too Temple of the Lord was finished, there your garden grow? D

May, 1975 29 Friend to Friend Face of the World Continued conference. They include Dr. Joseph H. Jackson, president of the National Bap­ tist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.; the Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Human­ God's healing ity) ; evangelist Tom Skinner; Bishop John Adams of the African Methodist of the brokenhearted Episcopal Church; and Dr. Robert Wil­ son, executive secretary of the National Baptist Convention of America. Chuck Singleton, director of Harambe Holiday, explained that its name is taken BY HAROLD B. WINN from a Swahili word that means "come together." Describing the purpose of the Through the years I have kept a record row to come to them? There is the feel­ conference he said, "Harambe Holiday of all the funerals I have conducted as ing that life has lost its meaning. What's will serve to aid the local church. This well as all the weddings at which I have the use of going on? Sometimes there is type of training for black laymen has officiated. Both number several hundred. sickness that follows this. It is not always been lacking, and often the burden for Sometime recently I was loeiking over actual sickness but usually an emotional almost all church work has been on the the record of funerals-the person's exhaustion, which affects the body and shoulders of the pastor. We want to name, age, and place of burial. As I the mind, for there is nothing more tiring equip laymen and youth to go back to reflected on a few of these, I was re­ and exhausting than grief. Strong men their churches and do some of the work minded of a pattern of grief that accom­ and women often have physical symp­ themselves." -E.P. panied these deaths that most of these toms of real sickness, and this is under­ families suffered. I also was reminded standable. During this period and fol­ of something that Doctor Westburg from lowing this there is often the desire to ENERGY NEEDS AND SOCIAL Chicago a number of years ago wrote run away. The inability to concentrate CONCERNS HIT AT NAE BRIEFING about grief. He rightly said that there is and return to the former pattern of living WHEATON, ILLINOIS- Some sobering a pattern to grief that most families ex­ results in the pattern of panic or trying to thoughts about the full extent of the perience at the time of death. get away from the hurt and memories of energy crisis came from a top govern­ The first thing that happens when grief the past. ment official during a session of NAE's comes is to be shocked. The family is in During this period people think in annual Washington Leadership Briefing. an emotional state that may last for terms only of their loss, grief, and heart­ Betsy Ancker-Johnson, assistant secre­ minutes, hours, and sometimes days. At ache. Sometimes, though not always, tary of commerce for science and tech­ first a person who has lost a loved one people develop a guilt complex as they nology, told evangelical leaders that may act very courageously and experi­ remember what might have been done energy consumption in the U.S. has ence total understanding, which may be or what they failed to do that might have doubled in the last 17 years and that the due partially to the shock or living in a spared their loved one's life. If a sor­ future rate is even worse. She said that world of unreality. I guess this is God's rowing person is not helped in this area, current projections indicate that, by the way of helping us to absorb the blows of he can be guilt-ridden with problems de­ year 2000, we will need 100 million life and not be totally overwhelmed or veloping that are very serious and diffi­ barrels of oil a day compared to the 33 destroyed by them. cult to handle. million barrel rate in 1970. By 1982, The second thing I have observed It is at this place if there is a sense of present proven oil reserves will be ex­ many times is that there is emotional failure that a Christian can confess this hausted and, even with an all-out effort weeping, which in itself is not bad but to God and be assured of forgiveness. It to develop new sources, our energy healing. Years ago a clergyman reproved is when a person begins seeking for needs will fall 10 miiiion barrels short a widow for crying after her husband divine help in his sorrow that healing be­ per day. The only solution possible at was gone. This showed his immaturity, gins. If a person fails to turn to God, the this time, she indicated, will be drastic for it is normal to weep not once but pattern of grief may continue and worsen cuts in consumption with self-imposed many times when sorrow comes. There with the passing of months and years. restraints over the more relaxed indul­ is healing and release in weeping. A per­ Following this if one begins returning gence of the past. son who does not weep when sorrow to a fairly normal pattern of life, even comes is to be pitied, not criticized. though it has problems, there develops a Senator Mark 0. Hatfield of Oregon, Doctor W estburg feels, and I have looking forward rather than backwards, speaking at the Thursday evening ban­ seen it so many times, that usually fol­ and this in itself is therapeutic and heal­ quet on world hunger and social concern, lowing this period there is depression and ing. When we look back our sorrow said, "Social concern is not just to de­ a desire to be alone. Sometimes this deepens, our depression worsens, but velop a social action program and ask lasts for days and even weeks. People when we look forward and upward hope God to baptize or bless it. But I think are tempted to wonder if God does care is born and revived. This makes it pos­ the best basis for evangelism begins, first for them. Why did He permit such sor- sible for a person to begin looking for of all, with sensitivity to God's love for others who are in grief, and in helping us and then our becoming the open others we always help ourselves. When vessel through which that love can mani­ Harold B. Winn is pastor of the Salem, fest itself in other people's lives." Ohio, Friends Church and is writer of we do this we discover we are not alone a regular column for Farm and Dairy, in our struggles nor is our past useless, The 1976 NAE convention will be published in Salem. This article for God uses the brokenhearted to help held in the nation's capital in February originally appeared in that paper. others whose hearts are breaking. D rather than April. -N.A.E.

30 Evangelical Friend Friends Write living in Pine Ridge has a surface calm joined the Mama Zebedee race toward (almost monotony), but beneath it we higher attendance and gimmick-built sense God's purposeful prodding and fellowship. Incidentally, I shared it with direction. We want to thank the EVAN­ several around Princeton, including John GELICAL FRIEND for helping US share our Mulder, Theology Today's assistant edi­ experience with others as we alone may tor and my advisor in historical studies. never have done. DoN GREEN DICK AND CHERI WEAVER Princeton Theological Seminary Pine Ridge, South Dakota Princeton, New Jersey

. . . I delight in the paper over which I am going to use Jack Willcuts' March you probably lose sleep. 1975 editorial, "Roses, Elephants, and JIM BRANTINGHAM Christians," almost verbatim (starting in Marengo, Ohio the middle of the second paragraph) as the opening message of Southeast Year­ I am writing for several reasons, the ly Meeting on March 28-pray for me! most pressing of which is to congratulate It was [is] so discouraging! I tried to you on the February issue of the EVAN­ generate enthusiasm for dialog in the I just finished rereading the article Lucy GELICAL FRIEND. It was a masterpiece Yearly Meeting and couldn't even get Anderson wrote about our "adventure," . . . from the new position of readers' my own meeting to invite David ["Adventure of Trusting God," EvAN­ letters to its courageous theme. I felt Le Shana when he came to Florida last GELICAL FRIEND, February, 1975] and it that this issue demonstrated creativity winter! almost seemed that I was reading about and insight. The "Mama Zebedee Com­ Why are we so afraid? other people. Seeing this whole mar­ plex" was a gem . . . I have been dis­ I want you to know how good that velous year condensed and in black and mayed recently by news from several editorial is-can I beg some reprints? white makes me more than a little sad Friends congregations that (with excite­ CATHY GASKILL to see it come to an end. The day-to-day ment and perhaps some naiveness) have Windermere, Florida

News of Friends atmosphere that Quakers have been ex­ National conference periencing since 1970. The purpose of the conference is for the further develop­ on pastoral ministry ment and growth of spiritual fellowship to be called among Friends in the western hemis­ phere. It is wished to explore together God is at work in a remarkable way the ways our Quaker faith works itself among Friends. Reports from every out in the experiences of our lives and yearly meeting indicate the results of Committee meets in in the world around us. obedience to the Spirit in our individual The conference theme, "Living in the and corporate life. On the other hand Mexico City to plan Spirit," will be concentrated in four we are witnessing societies in trauma, for 1977 Conference quadrant programs: 1. "Thou Shalt shaken by scandals and inflation, bored Love the Lord Thy God ..." (our rela­ with materialism, turning to the occult, for Friends in tionship with God); 2. "Thou Shalt Love and seeking for truth. Thy Neighbor as Thyself" (our relation­ With Friends' historic emphasis upon Western Hemisphere ship with man); 3. "Whosoever Shall the equipping ministry becoming increas­ Lose His Life Will Save It ..." (our ingly necessary in all our meetings, it is relationship with ourselves); and 4. "Go urgent that a conference on pastoral Ye into All the world ..." (our rela­ ministry be called for April 26 to 29, tionship with the world). 1976. The bicentenniel celebration calls The conference as a whole will be our nation to examine its foundations; The 11-member steering body of the open to any Friend in the western hemi­ how much more should we as Friends planning committee for a Conference of sphere who wishes to explore the ways examine our historic roots in order to be Friends in the Western Hemisphere met our faith works itself out in our lives. able to give a reason for the hope that in the Casa de los Amigos in Mexico A representative working party of is in us. We also need to be future-orient­ City on March 14 through 16 to plan for Friends who are concerned with the role ed in order to speak to the condition of a Conference of Friends in the Western of Quakers in Latin America will also our times and release gifts in our mem­ Hemisphere. It was determined that the meet in conjunction with the larger con­ bers that will minister to the needs of all conference will be held on June 25 ference. This group will be appointed persons. A joint committee of Friends through July 1, 1977, in Wichita, Kansas. from each yearly meeting in North United Meeting and Evangelical Friends The Conference of Friends in the America and the various regions where Alliance representatives is calling this Western Hemisphere is being planned by Friends are working in Latin America. conference on pastoral ministry. An op­ a committee composed of representatives Spanish will be the language used in the portunity will be afforded to draw upon from each yearly meeting in the western smaller working party. It is hoped that available resources for major aspects of hemisphere, the three general Friends the two gatherings-held in conjunction pastoral concern. It is hoped that the bodies (FUM, FGC, EFA), the United with one another-can provide a sense of conference will provide a context in Society of Friends Women, Quaker Men, solidarity among Friends and can dis­ which to foster a credible pastoral care and the Friends World Committee for cover ways to bring Quakerism into and nurture of members through inspira­ Consultation. The conference itself is a greater power in the western hemi­ tion, relationship, insight, and encourage­ direct continuation of the faith and life sphere. ment of those responsible.

May, 1975 31 Crater Lake, Oregon Make this the summer your family visits the beautiful PACIFIC NORTHWEST and attend the second GENERAL CONFERENCE of the EVANGELICAL FRIENDS ALLIANCE July 23-27, 1975, on the campus of George Fox College, Newberg, Oregon

Theme: " Game Plan for the For pre-registration Hear these speakers: Paul Rees, Fourth Quarter," a worldwide opportunities, Everett Cattell, Veri Lindley, strategy for Friends in the final information on Wanda Mitchell, Lowell 25 years of the 20th Century • Roberts, Sam Kamaleson, Milo accommodations, costs, Ross, Aaron Hamlin, Harold Speakers • Position papers and other program • Action Groups • Music • A Cope, David Le Shana, Lon chance to share and respond • de·tai/s, write Randall, plus others serving Special tours • Separate immediately to .. . as Action Group leaders and programs for Primary-Juniors, responders • Five wonderful days of worship, inspiration, Junior High, and High School EFA GENERAL CONFERENCE youth • Child care • A variety challenge, and Christian of accommodations P.O. BOX 190 fellowship! NEWBERG, OREGON 97132

EVANGELICAL FRIEND Post Office Box 232 Harold Antrim 20 i Newberg, Oregon 97132 6709 San ernando Dr . Second class postage paid Boise, Id ho 83704 l at Newberg, Oregon \ '