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1-13-1965 Herald of Holiness Volume 53 Number 47 (1965) W. T. Purkiser (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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This Journal Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Church of the Nazarene at Digital Commons @ Olivet. It has been accepted for inclusion in Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Olivet. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Official Organ of the Church of the Nazarene THE WORD APOSTLE has acquired trinated by the rabbis. He was sin­ an exclusive meaning. It has been cere in his opposition to Christ and used to connote the twelve disciples the Church. Before Agrippa he testi­ chosen and sent forth to preach the fied, “I verily thought . . . I ought gospel, by Christ. But in its broad to do many things contrary to the and general meaning it denotes one name of Jesus of Nazareth." Having sent on a special mission. In com­ moved from the position of a radical mon usage the words apostle and reactionary by miraculous conver­ missionary are synonymous. sion and total transformation, Paul’s Paul was not one of the Twelve; testimony was of maximum value as nevertheless he unhesitatingly de­ evidence. He bore his witness for clared himself to be an apostle by Christ in spite of “bonds and afflic­ the will of God. He also applied the tions.” There could be no doubt that word to Andronicus and Junia, “who his apostleship was valid. . . . were in Christ before me.” There­ Paul's final proof of his apostle­ fore the Early Church thought of all ship in outward sign was not a disciples as apostles in the true sense. parchment. He confidently said to The word seal as used by Paul his Corinthian converts, “The seal of (I Corinthians 9:2) carried the mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.” thought of authenticity, irrevocable General Superintendent Emeritus commitment, and evidence of a D. I. Vanderpool is a modern illus­ divine endorsement. Paul had un­ tration of one who has this ultimate mistakable inward proof of his apos- seal of apostleship. Soon after his tleship. Jesus said to him on the conversion, in later teen years, he Damascus road, “I have appeared entered every open door to preach unto thee for this purpose, to make the Word of life. Love for souls kept thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee” (Acts 26:16). General The accent of certainty concerning Superintendent his commission appears in all of Williamson Paul’s Epistles. The validity of the Apostle’s claim is beyond question. He said, “Have I him going in the face of discourage­ not seen Jesus?” Possibly he had ment. His zeal to win the lost has seen Him in the flesh; certainly in a not abated. The fruit of his labors supernatural revelation on the way remains and will be gathered into to Damascus. Any legal counsel life eternal. would covet a witness with Paul’s God grant that I and every Chris­ qualifications. As a confirmed He­ tian shall be able to cite redeemed brew he knew the law and the children of God as the seal of our prophets. He was carefully indoc­ apostleship. The Ten Commandments By J. KENNETH GRIDER Associate Professor of Theology, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri AWAY BACK THERE in the fifteenth century is basic: that we are to put God first in our inter­ before the Christian era a mandate was given to ests—“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” man. The Ten Commandments, we call it, the When circumstances went against the Israelites, Ten Words from the Lord (Exodus lit):8-17) . they often lost interest in the Lord and turned Eight of these demands are couched in nega­ to idols. And this sin of idolatry was their worst, tives, so that we sometimes need to turn them for it was a personal affront to God himself and around in order to see their positive meanings. not only rebellion against what He required. Some of them, as the sixth and seventh, on murder The second cutting edge of this objective law and adultery, require the added interpretation "is by no means a repetition of the first. It for­ which Jesus gave them. And most of them need bids a practice which becomes possible only when contemporaneous application so that the tenth, the One God is believed in and worshipped” for example, on coveting, will speak to us moderns (G. Campbell Morgan) . Taking it for granted that in the midst of our twentieth-century thing-mincled- the first word is being obeyed, it forbids making ness. and bowing down before representations of our re­ But there they stand: a brief, trenchant, eternal ligious faith. code lor humanity—given bv the Creator, who has the right to regulate the creature. This does not mean that there is to be no relig­ They have been despised by many, as in the ious symbolism, as some have thought, lor soon time of the prophets by the Jewish populace whose after this commandment had been given, God hearts were stout against the Lord. They have asked the people to make Him a sanc tuary (Exodus been flaunted by some, as by the Na/is, who fol­ 25:8), and told them to place in it likenesses ol lowed Nietzsche's power and greed ethic. They heavenly creatures (vv. 18-19). It seems that we have been disregarded by some, as by Roman Cath­ are not to make any likeness which we would olics who bow down before images while the second bow before, using it for worship. Westminster commandment seems quite express in forbidding Abbey, under the Roman Catholics, contained such. And they have been opposed by many, as by statues with lamps burning beside them before sinners in general who know' all ten and believe in which worshippers knelt. Today it still possesses their validity, but who go on breaking them and much statuary, but the people do not worship be- thereby breaking themselves. for the various figures. But for some thirty-three centuries, although The third commandment, about not taking God s despised, flaunted, disregarded, and opposed, thev name in vain, certainly forbids what we think of have spiritualized and intensified man's worship as swearing. But it cuts more deeply than that. of the one Cod and have fostered proper relations Elton Truebloocl says : “We may therefore say truly between man and his Icllowman. The Jews that that the one ancient commandment which is most have been real Jews have always regarded them as completely pertinent to our contemporary predica­ basic to the moral life. King Alfred made them ment is the third. Of all the commandments it fundamental to the political laws of early England. hits us hardest. It hits us hardest because it re­ They have also been of distinct influence upon veals our life at its weakest point and shows us American law. They are the groundwork upon that we cannot be saved except bv a return to which our own Nazarene general and special rules veracitx and urgency . . . To take God's name have their foundation, and thus we include them in vain means to ‘take up for unreality.’ It is to with the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed in express a faith but without enthusiasm.” the responsive reading section of our hymnals. In The fourth commandment has probably received the latest Nazarene hymnal, the commandments more attack than has any of the others. Jesus op­ are given first in the "Responsive Readings" sec­ posed Pharisaic Sabbatarianism, but some have tion. thought He had no use for the commandment rc- THE VERTICAL COMMANDMENTS trarding the Sabbath. Yet He surely observed it as The first four commandments pertain to man's God had intended it to be kept, even if on this worship of God. At the outset we are told what ilav He healed someone and permitted His disciples JANUARY 13. 1965 • (959) 3 to pluck wheat lor food. words sulliciently delicate, yet suiliciemly strong, Soon alter Jesus' sojourn, however, as a sort of would require the tongue rather of an angel than weekly Easter, in order to commemorate the Resur­ of a . . . man.” But Jesus was able so to speak rection and perhaps Pentecost, Christians began to of it, as was Paid—and Dante and Milton. From worship 011 the lirst day of the week. And we earliest times this sin, with its cognates, has ruined iind Paid writing, "One man estecmeth one dav individual lives, wrecked families, defeated whole above another: another esteemeth every day alike. nations. In the Mosaic law it was punishable by Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind" the death of both offenders. Of it Job says, “For (Romans 14:5) . So Paul seems not to have minded this is an heinous crime” (31:11). which day was kept. As it happened, for some three The eighth commandment, "Thou shah not hundred years the seventh as well as the first dav steal,” begins a series of three comparatively less was kept by Christians, after which time special important ones, since the law did not require observance of the seventh was dropped. death as the penalty for breaking them. In the “The sabbath was made for man," said Jesus lirst ol these three, property rights are protected. (Mark 2:27) . It was made for man's benefit. We Not many persons commit theft in the usual sense, needed a day of rest from work, a day of conse­ but what passes for business acumen, salesmanship, crated worship. and smart trading might not always be as innocent All of the first lour commandments, then, have as it seems. Paul admonished, “Let him that stole to do with our worship of God. According to the steal 110 more: but rather let him labour” (Ephe­ first, lie is to have our sole loyalty. According to sians 1:28). the second, we are not to bow before representations The ninth commandment reads, “Thou shalt of out faith. The third requires that all of life be not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” It built around the one master motive of serving God prohibits all kinds of lving, of course, but it singles with enthuisiasm. Hie fourth has to do with setting out the kind whic h is clone so frequently and is so aside a regular time in which to give our dav-bv- devastating—that kind in which other persons day worship a renewed zest. ligure. One is seldom jailed for this sin. although THE HORIZONTAL COMMANDMENTS it ruins reputations in short order. Ethical subjectivism, the view that one may make Fhe last of the Fen Words, the one 011 coveting, his own standards, has had its great foes—none is undoubtedly the most penetrating of the Deca­ greater than that shorthand statement of what is logue, for it alone deals solely with the thought right, especially the last six of its ten piercing life. If a person takes another's wife, he breaks points—the ones about man-to man relationships. the commandment regarding adultery. If he takes 'Flic first of these horizontal commandments, the someone's ox, he breaks the one 011 stealing. If fifth of the ten, is a bridge between the two groups. lie irants to take either, and would if he could, It urges honor of parents. When we are children he breaks the tenth. we honor by obeying: when older, by virtue and Surely the Fen Commandments are the Gibraltar by a kind of reverence toward our lathers and of Christian ethics. mothers even if they do not "deserve" it. Noah, in his shame, did not deserve the honor given him by Sliem and Japheth. but they were blessed for their ". . . reverent faithfulness which covered the The Cover ... sin of their father.” The capitol of the state of Kentucky in Frank- fort is one of America’s most beautiful build- % T he sixth commandment, ‘‘Thou shah not kill," ings, outwardly resembling the Capitol in is understood by most to mean that we should do Washington. The Church of the Nazarene has J no murder, for both capital punishment and kill­ 68 churches on the Kentucky District, 4 having *1 been organized in the past six months. District ing during war were sanctioned by the Lord in membership is 5,176, with 8,868 enrolled in Sun- u | those very times. But what we most need to re­ day school. Total giving for all purposes last member in this connection is that Jesus said, "Ye year was $593,899, of which $55,769 or 14 percent went for general interests. Rev. Dallas Baggett have heard that it was said bv them of old time. has been district superintendent since 1981 Thou shall not kill . . . but I say unto you. That .' ,:1j whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in clanger of the judgment’’ (Matthew V o lu m e -ji, N u m b e r AI JANUARY 13, 1965 W h o le Number 2751 5:21-22). And the phrase “without a cause," which HERALD OF HOLINESS: W. T. Purkiser, Editor in Chief; Velina I. Knight, Office Editor; Dave Lawlor, A r t Director. Contributing Editors: Hardy C. implies permission for madness with a cause, is Powers, G. B. Williamson, Samuel Y oung, Hugh C. B enner, V . H . Lewis, George Coulter, General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene. Unsolicited not in any of the early Greek manuscripts and there­ manuscripts will not be returned unless postage accomoanies thn material Published eve-y Wednesday, by the NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE, M. A. fore is not found in any of the main English versions ! iinn Manage-, 2923 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. Subscription pries, 52.50 per year, in advance. Second-class postage p a id at Kansas City, Missouri. except the King James. Address all correspondence concerning subscriptions to: Nazarene Publishing The seventh, “Thou shah not commit adultery,” House, P.O. Box 527, Kansas City, Mo. 64141. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send us y o u r new address, including "ZIP" code, as well as the old add-ess, and is perpetually applicable in human society. Dean enclose a label from a re c e n t copy. Printed in U.S.A. PHOTO CREDITS: Cover, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Page 19, No. 1, Kala­ Farrar says, “To speak properly of it [impurity], in m azoo G a z e tte ; No. 3, Eckenweber. 4 (060) • HERALD OF HOLINESS “DON’T work so hard, Preacher,” a fellow clergy­ tion; yet church buildings are the beauty of the man joked. “You can’t change the world!” countryside. Homes come apart at the seams, in The jest turned to discussion. The parting re­ spite of Freudian psychology anil counseling cen­ mark of my friend still lingers in my memory. “The ters. We are making some dent on the environ­ situation is not good today. The climate for re­ ment, but this meets only a part of the needs of ligion is bad. There’s no revival.” men. He's probably right. Too often the Church views the world as Jonah, But . . . wait, I thought. sitting on the edge of Nineveh, watching for its One hundred twenty Christians burst forth from destruction because modern society is so wicked. an unidentified Upper Room two thousand years Christian faith cannot be changed to a self-centered ago into the worst possible climate to preach Christ. exclusiveness that has turned away from its appoint­ Christ had been crucified by the “powers that be.” ed task—bringing good news to sinful men. Peter did not get a Billy Graham reception not Dr. Marty suggests another reason for ineffective an invitation from the city fathers. Instead they witness: “It is easier to sell the public on simpli­ whipped him and put him in prison. fied self-centered religion than it is to attract witness In that charged atmosphere, 3,000 persons were to an ill-defined movement which sometimes seems added to the Church after one service. a bit dour and grim. It is harder to bring to the Stephen was stoned, but was God’s beginning sustained imagination of the comfortable church in getting to Saul of Tarsus, a brilliant religious people a vision of a diseased and dying world than zealot. it is to proffer the surfeits of a church supper.” Climate or no, these men knew the mission of Dr. Bresee warned in an editorial in 1906 in the the Church. No one really discovers the fullness Nazarene: “Holiness looks out through eyes of of faith without sharing the mission of the Church. faith and love, and is necessarily broad. Sectarian­ That church is emptiness which does not risk its ism, churchianity, and fanaticism are likely to have very life for its ministry. shortness of vision and to be governed largely by Dr. Martin E. Marty stated in a newspaper personal interest or prejudices.” He also warned article: “They [meaning some in the church] are that an undue emphasis on nonessentials can ruin not content to say that Christian faith is fine lor any church. an hour on Sundays or in leisure hours, that it has Professor Gibson Winter challenges the Church: a word about private life or about keeping a pray­ “The church is justified, sanctified to the world ing family from falling apart. They claim to read by the life of the Spirit. What is given to the in their Bibles and to recall in their traditions that church is only hers on behalf of the world.” the whole of man’s life, and all his decisions, arc Let’s get back to those 120 inconspicuous men to be viewed in the light of God’s purposes in the from the Upper Room. It was not long until they world. They do not believe that the world should were reported to be turning “the world upside round off its own purposes while Christians con­ down.” The Christian Church looks back with tentedly huddle with their own kind an hour or misty eye and wistful hope to that band. The two a week in a cushioned pew and co/y church Church points with justifiable pride, “Those are parlor.” the men of our tradition.” The world asks, “What Environment is blamed for the spiritual and are you about, today?” moral failures of our age. The inner city is rotten Caught in the cultural pattern of our day, our because of the slums. Homes fail—due to economic religious bent is changing situations and forgetting pressure; and teens become delinquent—because of men. This is not a cry to leave these appalling sit­ parental lacks. Almost every agency of any note uations unchanged. Yet Christ’s political, social, is changing the environment in which we work, moral, and religious philosophy is getting men to sleep, behave, or misbehave. These are important follow Him. responsibilities of society. The Church must bend itself to change men. But crime increases with slum clearance. Church “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart membership does not keep pace with the popula­ bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil JANUARY 13, 1965 • (961) 5 man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth faces of a group of New York teens standing before forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of a judge. Wilkerson went to New York, on faith— the heart his mouth speaketh” (Luke 6:45). to fulfill the ministry of the Church. Nicky Cruz, leading character in the recent book Today, Teen Challenge Center is the result. God, The Cross and the Switchblade, proved the rele­ through Wilkerson and others, has beaten the im­ vance of this Bible truth with his personal witness: possible by restoring Kit) “mainline'’ dope users to “When the Holy Spirit came to my heart, love normal health. Wilkerson risked the church for replaced hate, service replaced savagery, Christ re­ its mission. placed Satan in my heart." When men are changed and charged with God’s Nicky heard the gospel in New York's forgotten love the climate is always right. Men do change slums—because God found a willing heart in David the world. We must bring men to the Changer Wilkerson, rural pastor from Philipsburg, Pennsyl­ of hearts, if we are to change the environment of vania. As Mr. Wilkerson turned the pages of Life hate, violence, and immorality—the theme of our magazine, his heart was gripped by the hardened newspapers.

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suffering and triumphant By H. WHITE, Columbus, Ohio CHRISTIANS AND SUFFERING—it is strange Why should Christians suffer for any cause? Is how these two are linked in the Scriptures! Suffer­ not God powerful enough to prevent it? Yes, He ing is so universal, so common to you and me! And is! But—do sorrow and trial make you press closer it is so apt to cause us to doubt the Father’s love to Him? Sometimes we glorify God most in the and wisdom. worst conditions; and it is not news to you that Peter, so practical, so human, gives us great help He wants us close to Him, is it? Our greatest good with this problem. When it is your turn to suffer —salvation—came to us because of His greatest jeers, reproach, or anything that disturbs your faith, hours of agony. turn to I Peter and read all five chapters. So rejoice greatly if you suffer as a Christian. As All suffering, if we take it meekly, and draw Jesus did! “Who for the joy that was set before him nearer to God in it, He can use to bless us and to endured the cross . . (Hebrews 12:2). Cross testify to unbelievers of the grace and strength bearing is part of Christian life; but for us—as well He alone ran supply. as for Jesus—there is a joy set before us! It gives Jesus said, “Blessed are ye, when men shall re­ us encouragement during each trial. vile you, and persecute you, . . . for my sake" Now, suffering is very real to us. The joy at the (Matthew 5:11). Not all suffering is for Christ. end of the way is in heaven—and the future. But Let us not be mixed up. If we overeat and in­ it's real! It’s real! God says so! Just as real as the digestion follows, we are suffering for our in­ suffering. We suffer a short time; God rewards temperance. If we start or pass on gossip and with eternal joy! are found out and despised, this is not suffering John had a vision of heaven—but because the for Christ's sake. If you injure your body through Spirit had John write it, we too can look and see sin, and then are saved, God forgives all the sin: what John saw. Peter is gone now, having suffered but the body will suffer broken health—and this death for Christ's name; but look with me and see is not suffering for Christ. where they have gone! Bur, for My name's sake—this is suffering lor “After this 1 beheld, and, lo. a great multitude Christ! This is not strange—suffering reproach and [saints] . . . before the throne’’ (Revelation 7:9). scorn even in our day is common. It would be How this thrills our souls! T hey are there before stranger if we didn't experience reproach, since we the throne right now! Multitudes, singing and walk contrary to the world. We read in II Timothy, praising God, saying, “Salvation to our God which “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus sitleth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb” shall suffer persecution’’ (3:12) . Does the world (v. 10) . What a comfort to know, in these trying think well of us? Why does it? Could it be we days, God is on the throne! are too conformed—not living godly? We are prone And John saw all the angels and the four and to be too lukewarm! twenty elders, and the four beasts as thev wor­ (i (9fi2) • HERALD OF HOLINESS shipped God and the Lamb (Revelation 1:1-10). One of the elders asked John, “W’hat are these . . . and whence came they?” And John answered, “Thou knowest.” And he said, “These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” ainwashed (Revelation 7:13-14). Suffering did not save them, Jesus and Mis blood is the only way to salvation. or If earthly governments honor their battle- scarred veterans, so does heaven. These are before the throne eternally in His presence! We must expect to have trouble in this world. The world will hate us, for it hates our Lord. But od-washed? there is an endless eternity of “exceeding joy” in By H. M. von STEIN store for those who suffer for His name’s sake! A COURAGEOUS radio announcer, functioning What will you think of your suffering—or anything recently as master of cercmonies on a free-for-all you have given up for His glory—when you have question-and-answer program, was accused by a seen Him and been in heaven for five minutes? woman of being brainwashed because of his You who say, “I cannot yield to the Holy Spirit adamant stand on moral righteousness. because 1 cannot give up some things,” what will “Yes,” the announcer replied, “I have in a sense, those things be worth to you five minutes after been ‘brainwashed’ as you call it, by the Bible, the death? Word of God.” Let God reason with your heart. Come, join the And though I am unacquainted with the radio persecuted but heaven-bound people of God. man, it was obvious that he refrained from further Let the hallelujahs overflow your soul. There explanation because the accuser did not seem to is a joy set before us! be an informed person able to understand what he meant had he said he had been washed in the blood of the Lamb. God, please give us more such radio announcers! Many people look upon Bible Christians as When God's Answer “brainwashed.” They tell us: “If you will stop reading nothing but the Bible and read something else, you won’t be so lopsided on this religion busi­ Is “No" ness. To be informed, you need to know what is So beautifully told, that message of old, going on in the minds of other, thinking people.” When Moses the land wished to see; Part of this is true. We do need to know what And as gently denied, when his Leader replied, is going on. But we must see it in the light of "Speak no more of this matter to Me.” eternal truth, or we see it falsely. There are Christians, so-called, who are “brain­ washed.” They are contentious about isolated facts At a much later date, choosing on God to wait, of Scripture, while stubbornly ignoring the whole Came Paul, with his problem, times three— intended meaning of God’s plan of salvation. They "This thorn please remove.” But in infinite love are “brainwashed” instead of “Blood-washed.” They Heard, “My grace is sufficient for thee.” point to Paul’s “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child . . . but when I So they each went his way, accepting his lot, became a man, I put away childish things” (I Co­ Submitting his all to God’s will; rinthians 13:11), but ignore Christ’s teaching, that Paul to his fields, as the Lord led him on, “whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God And for Moses, his grax>c on the hill. as a little child shall in no wise enter therein” (Luke 18:17). So may I be found, as submissive and meek— When a Christian has been born of God’s Spirit No matter hoio crushing the blow— and filled with His Spirit, he realizes there are a Should I plead, in my need, and the answer I seek great many things which are exciting and marvelous Ir. God’s infinite xcisdom be "No.” to accept which he can in no wise now understand. By GENEVA L. BOTTEMILLER Upon these eternal, incontrovertible truths his mind is closed. There is no sense in opening the door to question of them. To the uncomprehend­ ing, this is being “brainwashed.” JANUARY 13, 1965 • (963) 7 I heard General Superintendent. Powers say, "Upon some things, yes, I have a closed mind.” But this closed mind is not an achievement. It is a gift. It is faith that cannot be moved. What Is But “though now ve see him not, yet believing . . (I Peter 1:8). I see many things, here on the mountain, which bear this out as a perfectly natural position. For the instance, if you catch a young, wild creature as a tiny baby it is possible to make it tame to the point where many of its wild instincts never BEST develop. But if you leave that wild creature just one day beyond a certain point in its develop­ ment, with its wild mother, it never can be tamed. Church? The little creature has a closed mind to your so­ licitations. 'Without God in his heart, man is just like these By SHARRON LUCKY wild creatures. His instincts are all he has to live Nazarene Laywoman, Dallas, Texas by. The great difference with him is that God’s WHOM are we fighting anyway? Sin? The devil? Spirit calls him to lift his eyes and his heart from The world? Other denominations? Each other? the low things to those things which are high and Often I’ve come away from a camp meeting, youth deep and '.vide—to arise out of the dark to the light. camp, district or general assembly, and felt that This makes man a creature of incessant conflict. wonderful full feeling of oneness with all those I’ve At times he is convinced he knows what is right. met and fellowshipped with who call themselves Then again, he doesn’t. Right and wrong get all Nazarenes. When praising our church to non- mixed up until the man wonders if anyone ever Nazarenes I’ve always boasted of our family spirit does know one from the other. and the close contact we have with each other, our As the mind of man develops under the thrust denominational leaders, and our missionaries. of his need and popular trends of schooling, he Lately, however, I’ve felt a twinge of conscience seeks more and more for something to tie to, some­ when talking about the esprit de corps and team­ thing he can believe for all time. work of the church. First I investigated my own This is the turning point of life. Whether the heart, and then I began to think about other things man be fitted for a scientific career or the ability which had been puzzling me. to make money is pitifully unimportant, because Right away I remembered the words of a well- these things do not affect the vital qualities of his seasoned saint of the church who told me a few life and personality. What he believes, ultimately, months ago that in her hometown there were twelve concerning life and death and God will form the or fifteen Nazarene churches and all but one or two ground glass through which he will see and measure of them were struggling in one way or another. all things. It will color every pleasure and trial. “Why don’t they all get together in one big church Up to now the way is open. Sometime, perhaps and make an impression on the town?” she asked me. soon, the door will be shut, and God’s Spirit will Why don’t they, indeed? I thought. Not under not strive with man anymore. Now it is possible one roof, of course, but why don’t the churches in for you to open your heart and God will enter, the town pull and wrork together and create enough and you can forget about the door. As long as force to make an impression on it? For that matter, He is there, He is the Door. why don’t our churches everywhere? Then, no matter who is premier of Russia or IIow is it in your town? If there is only one president of the United States, you can remember, Church of the Nazarene, perhaps you haven’t no­ “All things work together for good to them that ticed this attitude, but time and time again laymen love God . . . the called according to his pur­ from larger towns have mentioned the rivalry there pose” (Romans 8:28). is among the Nazarene churches—not friendly, You can close your mind on that, for you are Sunday-school-contest-type rivalry, but the kind the “Blood-washed,” and as you abide, no one can devil uses to defeat us. “brainwash” you. Sometimes new Nazarenes moving into a city are immediately besieged by every Church of the S Absolute safety is found only in the Nazarene in town, pulling, pleading, and promis­ ; center of God’s will. The judgments of ing to convince the newcomers that their particular God will eventually be visited with im­ church is the one to join. Perhaps this would fall partiality upon the nations and individ­ under the category of “friendly” rivalry, but I’ve uals who forget Him.—Selected. heard that sometimes one church will criticize and 8 (964) • HERALD OF HOLINESS denounce another, so there will be 110 doubt their church is “best.” Too often we hear Nazarenes of neighboring Seminary Sunday—February 14 churches say, “I didn’t know you were in a build­ ing program; I could have gotten some of that material for you wholesale.” Or, “Your teen-agers went to the lake for an outing? I wish we coulcl NAZARENE have gone together. We have so few young people that they can’t plan such excursions.” Or, “We didn’t announce their revival because they didn’t THEOLOGICAL announce ours.” If this is worrying us, what kind of impression do you think it makes on outsiders and new con­ SEMINARY verts? When they come to your church, what do By HUGH C. BENNER they hear about the other Nazarenes in town? Isn't it surprising how grievances and faults are forgotten at camp meeting and district assembly NAZARENE THEO­ time, and how the Lord often shows forth His LOGICAL SEM I­ NARY has been in op­ presence so wonderfully at these times of close eration nearly twenty fellowship? Ever wondered why? years, for it was on You have never gone into a chain store asking September 20, 1945, for an article and had the clerk say, “I’m sorry', we that the first class ses­ don't have that in your size. Our downtown store sions were held. This does, but they aren't as friendly as we are and the institution represents clerks are cranky.” You have never gone into a the full flower of the music shop asking for a piece of music and had the ideal held by Dr. P. F. salesman say, “We don’t have the number here. Bresee and others of the founding group as to a trained You could get it at our Park Hill shop, but I ministry. wouldn’t go there if I were you. Our manager is The Church of the Nazarene is for­ better than theirs.” tunate in possessing such an institution, We too are all branches off the main store. Do for it is unique among modern semi­ we forget sometimes in quibbling for commissions? naries, being the only such graduate de­ I’ve heard statements from young people and nominational seminary committed to the adults alike which are intended to coax students doctrine and experience of scriptural from one Nazarene college to another. “They don’t holiness, entire sanctification, as a sec­ have much of an athletic program, nothing wTorthy ond definite work of divine grace. of your ability.” “Our students are much more Relatively little pressure has been spiritual than theirs.” “Our school has a better placed upon the church in financing our Seminary. The projection of an annual qualified faculty.” Or, “None of the other schools SEMINARY SUNDAY involves no pres­ is as cultural as ours.” sure program. However, if all pastors Trying to lure students or people from one school and all churches will cooperate, the or church to another is getting us nowhere. What needs will be met and this essential link is the purpose of our schools and churches if it’s in our worldwide program of holiness not to build the kingdom of God? We are “kidding” evangelism will be maintained and ourselves if we think wre are building by re­ strengthened. distributing ourselves and feeding off one another. The demands upon the ministry are There are unchurched people all around us (w'ho increasing. Let us all have a part in assuring the Church of the Nazarene the are admittedly harder to find), and Nazarene and adequate means of meeting the spiritual unsaved youth alike planning to attend or attend­ challenge of this complicated and diffi­ ing secular colleges (who are admittedly harder to cult day. convince). But here is where we should be using our powers of persuasion! Let’s not feel that everything worthwhile in our city has to happen in our own church or we won’t cooperate. Let our larger churches take a brotherly say, “Yes, I know what she’s talking about; we attitude toward the small and struggling ones and have a church like that in our towrn,” I’ve missed share with them and make them feel necessary. In my point. I’ll tell you what I did when I finished fact, why don’t we all work to strengthen the ties it. I bowed my head and asked that the Lord would of the family called Nazarenes? forgive where I had failed my “family,” and prayed If, when you get to the end of this article, you that I would be a better Nazarene! JANUARY 13, 1965 • (965) 9 I Social Mores, or CHRISTIAN STANDARDS? By J. V. WILBANKS, Nazarene Layman, Colorado Springs, Colorado

THE WORLD J] as never learned the names ol the worldly thought. two female sla\es whom Pliny, the Roman pro­ But there is that subversive danger of adjusting vincial governor ol liithynia, put to torture at the our code of ethics and moral philosophy to fit so beginning ol the second Christian century. Why snuglv into the c urrent social trend as to obliterate did he torture them? They were outlaws! That all semblance of religious friction. is, outlaws so far as the Roman government was In recent days our courts have experienced concerned. They were deaconesses of the Christian no little difficulty in arriving at a proper inter­ Church somewhere within Pliny’s province, and pretation and definition of certain terms on which were abettors of the Christian religion. to base their dec isions. For instance, in trying cases Pliny put them to torture in an attempt to ex­ of pornography they have- been hard put to properly tract from them some mvsterious secret code of deline what obscenity is. In some areas the prob­ lebellion against the Roman government. But lem has been resolved bv taking a c ross-section view there was no secret code. These two godly women, of public opinion. In other words, let the public like all other Christians, simply refused to bow dec ide what obscenity is. This is a poor and un­ to the emperor's image, and conform to some other stable criterion, and will do little to stem the social customs that were prevalent in those days. present tide of lilthx' literature engulfing the land. To be identified as a Christian was to be marked The Church cannot afford to base its rule of as a criminal. The cross and Christianity were well- faith, or its mode of conduct, on such shifting nigh synotnmous. sands of social philosophy. The question may seri­ The situation is somewhat different today. As a ously be asked today, Are we continually adjusting rule, church deaconesses and outlaws do not have our sense of Christian modesty to the descending the same connotation. This is well in many re­ scale of a sex-cra/cd world? spects, but in general the pendulum has swung too True enough, Christian c ustom may, and should, far in the other direction—in fact, so much so that adapt itself to every changing generation of men to a large degree the cross has been extracted from insofar as that adaptation is compatible with the Christianity. ethics, sobriety, and modesty of our Christian faith. Twenty-six years ago I approached a dying pa­ Certainly we must be careful, 011 the one hand, tient in a Denver hospital about the welfare of to reject that extreme conservatism which would his sold, [he man had one of the most vicious- lead us back to a mustv monasticism. looking countenances that this writer had ever seen. But we need to be just as diligent to steer away It reflected many years of wickedness and dissipa­ from a modern liberalism which would make yes­ tion—the kind of life that had brought him to his terday's vaudeville garb today's Christian dress. present unfortunate circumstances. Besides being Christians have a vital, living faith in God. Oc­ an advanced tubercular with other complications, casionally—and sometimes daily—we must assert he was a chain cigaret smoker. that faith right in the lace of, and in contradiction I said, “Sir, are you a Christian?'' “Certainly!” he to, public opinion or its moral philosophy. A few snapped. “Do you think I'm a heathen? I was evenings ago we overheard a lovely young Christian born in this country!” Multitudes there are who girl of high school age ask her pastor for a letter are of this man's philosophy. He died in a few of dismissal from the required curriculum of school days. Evidently he held to his false security to dancing. the end, based on a universally accepted crossless “Oh,” says one, “but this is going cross-grained Christianity. to popular opinion. Society frowns 011 such as this!" We speak mainly of the conformist attitude so Surely so. But, Christian friend, when you took noticeable in nominal Christianity today which up the cross of Christ, where, in this earthly jour­ has brought about this suave, soft, and saltless kind ney, did you expect to lay it clown? of religion. The Bible says, “Be not conformed to Must Jesus bear the eross alone. this world: but be ye transformed” (Romans 12:2) . And all the world go free? It would be quite unfair to indict all religious faiths No, there’s a cross for exi’ry one, as having compromised doctrine and practice with And there’s a cross for me, 10 (966) • HERALD OF HOLINESS their mouth, and honometh me with their lips: but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the com­ mandments of men” (Matthew 15:7-9). Jesus preached against “unfaithfulness.” He did not demand one to be successful, but He put much stress on being faithful. Jesus preached against “slothfulness." He made the "ease seeker” feel ill at ease, because He proclaimed: "Say not ye, There are vet lour months, and then cometh har­ vest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for thev are white already to harvest" (John -1:35). Jesus preached for cross bearing, loving Him supremely, and denying self. These are not the subjects which bring great crowds to the “meeting­ house.” Could it be that the reason so much emphasis is being placed today on the spectacular such as signs, miracles, prophecy, and interpretations is that they will draw the crowds? And could it further be that the preaching of Jesus Christ today will still lliin the crowds? It is noticeable that Paul said, “For after (hat Now to him that is of power to stahlish you in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew according to my gospel, and the preaching of not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of Jems Christ (Homans l(i:2o). preaching to save them that believe” (I Corinthians THERE WAS a world of difference between the 1:21) . “miracles" and “tile preaching" of Jesus Christ. Each of us, in this day of spiritual deception, His “miracles” drew crowds, but 11 is “preaching” should ask his own heart, Am I more concerned thinned the crowds. Main followed Him when He about the miracles of Christ than I am about His was feeding them with the loaves and fishes, but preaching? only a few were interested in the Bread of Life. In fact, the preaching of Jesus Christ so thinned the crowds that He once asked 11 is disciples, “Will ye also go away?" (John 6:67) Jesus gave the reason why His preaching did not SEMINARY SUNDAY draw crowds. He said to 11 is disciples, “1'he world cannot hate you; but me it hatcth, because 1 testify of it, that the works thereof are evil” (John 7:7). February 14, 1965 Human nature has not basically changed. Many A DAY approved by the last General Assembly and selected in a conference just don't like for their works to be denounced. of the Board of General Superintendents They have never had an appetite for “things called and a committee from the Board of by name.” Trustees of Nazarene Theological Semi­ Jesus preached “against things” and “for things." nary. He preached against hypocrisy, even though this A DAY when each pastor will inform took in the religious leaders of the day. This gave his people of the work of the Seminary the lie to their testimony and leadership, fie said, and every church will take a cash offer­ “Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, ing to provide funds for construction of saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with the Seminary library building. WATCH the Herald of Holiness for more information. Anxious to grow spiritual!//'.’ The nay of love is Cod s way to grow. Childishness Lewis T. Corlett, President gives way to ehildliheness, pettiness to Nazarene Theological Seminary patience, self-centeredness to Christ- centeredness. As yon walk in Cod's light, there is loving fellowship one with Plan to Be a Partner with God another, and the blood of Jesus Christ In the Training of Young Ministers cleanses from all sin,—Selected.

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hills, ' where the sun is bright and the air is clear. The Sufficiency of Grace \\ hat we need to see is that God is also "God ol Charles II. Spurgeon tells of riding home alter the valleys.” As much as we love the mountain- a long week’s work, bone-weary and a bit discour­ top, the fruit still grows in the valley. aged. Suddenly there came to his mind the words I here is a strange and wonderful illustration of Jesus to Paul, “My grace is sufficient for thee” of this in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. This (II Corinthians 12:!)). It came with the emphasis is Clod’s great “hall of faith” where the inspired laid upon two words: "My grace is sufficient for author marshals the testimony of the ages to the thee.” praise of God's grace. lie mentions many by name; Mr. Spurgeon's heart echoed the words. “Doubt­ and then comes to the point where time and less it is. Surely the grace of the infinite God is space run out. more than sufficient for such a mere insect as I am,’’ “What shall I more say?” he asks, “for the time and he laughed, and laughed again lo think how- would tail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and far the supply exceeded all his needs. of Samson, and of [ephthae; of David also, and He said, “It seemed to me as (hough 1 were a Samuel, and of the prophets: little fish in the sea, and in my thirst I said, ‘Alas, "Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought I shall drink up die ocean.’ Then the Father of righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the the waters lifted up his head sublime, and smiling­ mouths of lions, ly replied, ‘Little fish, the boundless main is suf­ “Ouenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge ficient for thee.’ The thought made unbelief ap­ ol the sword, out of weakness were made strong, pear supremely ridiculous, as indeed it is." waxed valiant in light, turned to flight the armies Well may we ponder these words. God's grace of the aliens. is sufficient. Sooner will the seven oceans prove in­ “Women received their dead raised to life again." adequate for the needs of one small fish than the What a catalog ol conquest this is! Who would boundless grace of God fail to meet the needs of not want to be among that company of the faith- a trusting soul. lid? Hut hold a moment. There is a sudden transi­ It is important for us to grasp well the (ruth tion here. “And others” we read: “and others." that God’s grace not alone saves and sanctifies: Others belonged to the same crowd. Others had it also sustains. There is not only pardon and the same faith. Others loved the same Lord, and purity in the grace of God: there is preservation the same Lord loved them. But how different it as well. was with these “others”! It is not that grace always protects us from the “And others were tortured, not accepting de­ attacks of the enemy and the onslaughts of evil. liverance; that they might obtain a better resur­ Its promise to us is not immunity but adequacy. rection: The trials and testings of our common humanity “And others had trial of cruel mockings and may break upon us as waves upon the storm-tossed scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprison­ vessel. Yet in the moment when the pressure is ment: greatest, the grace of God proves its never-failing “Thev were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were sufficiency. tempted, were slain with the sword: they wan­ dered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being NO ONE CAN REALLY TELL why some should destitute, afflicted, tormented; suffer so much and others should be favored bv “ (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they circumstances and free from what the skeptic calls wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in “the cruel bludgeonings of chance.1’ Ii could well dens and caves of the earth.” be that eternity will show the fiery furnace to have been necessary for the refinement of the soul, and AFTER ALL, the stars never shine so bright as the trials that seemed so cruel at the time to have when the lights of earth go out. The rainbow of been treasures of spiritual wealth. promise appears only against the storm cloud. The We are apt to think of times of ease and pros­ sufficiency of God’s grace is proved, not by smooth perity as an evidence of God’s special smile upon roads and fair weather, but on the weary way and us. We would like to have all of life like this. Ii when the storm breaks in unexplained fury. is not difficult to think of God as the “Clod of the Let us draw strength and courage from the as­ 12 (968) • HERALD OF HOLINESS surance God gives us. We cannot see what tomor­ capita; or the Wesleyans, who exceed us by 70 per­ row holds. There may be personal suffering and cent; and the Pilgrims, whose giving is 55 percent severe trials for us as individuals. The passing higher. of the years may bring calamity and loss. The True, our figures for 1964 will reveal a per capita persecution that has broken on the people of God giving of $160.38, an increase of almost $7.00 per in other parts of the world may come upon us in member. But it is more than likely that our other the West. Of this we cannot know. brethren have also increased their giving. It is also What we can know is that the little fish can true that we may have more children and young never exhaust the resources of the ocean. The people in our membership than some other holiness winging bird will never run out of air. Our human denominations. But when we have said all that, need will never exhaust God's infinite supply. there is still room for some soul-searching on our His grace is now and always will be sufficient. It part. is this that makes the worry of unbelief appear, It certainly cannot be that the Free Methodists, as Mr. Spurgeon said, “supremely ridiculous, as the Wesleyans, and the Pilgrims are more prosper­ indeed it is.” ous and therefore have more money to give than we do. It is pretty much true of all of us as it was Stewardship's Top Ten in Paul’s day, ‘‘Not many worldly-wise, not many The editor always finds cause for reflection in influential, not many of noble birth have been the annual report of the Stewardship Council for called” (I Corinthians 1:26, Weymouth). the forty denominations which make their statistics Now I know that the larger a group becomes the available. There is a tremendous range in the size more difficult it seems to be to maintain the level of the denominations, from the 2,531-member of individual performance in any area. This is true Evangelical Mennonite church to the 10,.395,940- in churches as well as in business and government. member Southern Baptist convention. Yet our individual churches, on the average, have Even more interesting and thought-provoking not grown large. And there really is no logical is the wide range of giving per member. In the justification for declining per capita giving with 1964 report just released, which covers the figures increasing church size, apart from the fact that for 1963, the range in per capita contributions for members of smaller churches give more because all purposes extends from the .$358.17 per member they have to in order to survive. of the Free Methodists to the .$53.49 of the South­ ONE VERY OBVIOUS LESSON from all this is ern Baptists, with a median of .$89.27. that we can well afford to give more attention to The top ten figures are as follows: systematic, conscientious storehouse tithing. In . Free Methodist Church (53,001 members) $358.17 Bible times, the tithe was to be brought into the . Wesleyan Methodist Church (38,194) 264.20 storehouse, not scattered hither and yon. And . Pilgrim Holiness Church (30,-153) 237.93 Christians are directed to lay by them “in store” on . Evangelical Free Church the first day of the week as God has prospered them of America (41,687) 233.43 (I Corinthians 16:2). The term here translated . Brethren in Christ Church (9,025) 203.05 . Evangelical Covenant “in store” is derived from a Greek word which Church of America (63,176) 181.89 means simply “treasury” or “storehouse.” . Ohio Yearly Meeting Our concern at this point should not be a matter of Friends (6,204) 173.48 of denominational “pride.” We rejoice at what Orthodox Presbyterian Church (7,800) 169.68 the Lord has helped us do financially in the support 1. Church of the Nazarene (342,032) 153.57 of His kingdom work as represented in the Church 1. Church of God of the Nazarene. And when we see those who are (Anderson, Indiana) (139,947) 147.45 doing conspicuously better, our desire to move up is not a matter of “keeping up with” or “getting ONE FACT INSTANTLY APPARENT is that ahead of” somebody else, but of doing more for seven of the top ten are distinctively holiness the Lord we love and in whose vineyard we are churches. This is the way it ought to be. Whatever called to labor. else stewardship is, it is at least the application of If, for example, we coidd move up to .$200 per total consecration to the area of personal finances. capita, we could double our missionary force, Whether we like it or not, the stub of our check­ double our educational giving, double our giving books is nine times out of ten a better index of to home missions, and still have almost $1,500 our Christian commitment than anything we say per church on the average for local interests. And about it. we would still be considerably below the giving Another fact is that while the Church of the of some of our brethren in the other holiness Nazarene leads the field so far as denominations of churches. more than 100,000 in membership is concerned, we This is not something to dream about, but don’t show up so well in comparison with the Free something to do. May the Lord help us to do even Methodists, who give more than twice as much per better than we have. JANUARY 13, 1965 • (969) 13 THE CHURCH AT WORK

take place in so little time in hearts and Miss Geraldine Chappell has moved minds so far from the ideal in any to Basim, Akola Dist., Maharashtra, In­ WORLD MISSIONS teaching situation. dia. E. S. PHILLIPS, Secretary Rev. and Mrs. 1 rank Howie arc in Spiritual Victories language studv: I.iga Evangelica Mis- Japan Nazarene College />;/ JERRY L. DEMETRE British Guiana sionaria. Alameda l)as I.inhas de Torres, Chiba, Japan l he presence of Cod is \erv real to­ 122. Lisbon, Portugal. By MILDRED BANGS YVYNKOOP day. Yesterday a woman who had been Miss Esther Howard is on furlough: The lazy stillness was suddenly broken coming for several weeks to church came c/o Robert Howard, 2939 Gibbons Drive, by the crash-bang of an army of little to the altar to be saved. She is of an­ \lamcda, California. people coining to Sundav school—o?ie other religious background but she re­ Miss Fairy Cochlin, c/o Norman Sal­ hour early. Boys and girls filled the joiced in that the Lord had made her mons, l urancungo, Tete, Mozambique, great barnlike school building with “a new creature.” Praise God! Another Africa. shouts and jumping. I'liev slid down young ladv from Brazil \isiting her Rev. and Mrs. Marshall Griffith have the banisters shrieking with delight, and sister for two weeks found Christ as her moved to Apartado 387, Rivas. Nicara­ pounded on the- piano, the first many Sa\iour also. She could not speak Eng­ gua, Central America. of them had ever touched, no doubt, lish too well but during the sen ice her Miss Betty Cummings, on furlough: and raced down the echoing halis— real­ sister would whisper the translation to 532 E. Macon St., Carthage, Missouri ly whooping it up. I made an ineffec­ her. God had changed her heart, von 61830. tual attempt at bringing some measure could see that. I am sending her ad­ Rev. and Mrs. (). K. Perkinson have dress to our missionaries. She is a school­ returned to Uruguay. Their address is: of order out of the chaos and then sur­ Casilla 975. Correo Central, Montevideo, rendered to defeat and retreated to our teacher and works in the interior but Uruguay, South America. apartment meekly (I hope) . This was visits Boa Vista once a month. I believe Miss Norma Weis, new missionary, is the little pagan audience of children we have a church there. stationed at our Reynolds Memorial from non-Christian homes to which our First Days Hospital, Basim, Akola District, Ma­ college students were soon to minister: By MARJORIE MERRITTS harashtra, India. our college students—and yours. Eighty New Guinea percent of Japan's population centers I have been enjoying my first days in have no Christian church and are filled New Guinea as I ha\e \isited the schools HOME MISSIONS with youngsters like these, as cute and and attended services in some of the OltVII I l\ \X JKNKINS, Secretary intelligent as the world can produce. churches. The people are very friendly At ten-thirty I returned to the large and really make one feel welcome. The New Year's Resolutions classroom which serves as chapel and missionaries have been most helpful in Years, like men and women, must College Church. A Japan Na/.arenc Sem­ acquainting me with the work and the serve their time and go their way. Weary inary graduate presided as pastor. An­ area of our mission here at Kudjip. I and full of days, the old year dies. A other graduate presided at the piano, am looking forward to a trip into the new one conceived in faith and born of led singing, and did a great job of help­ Jimi Valley to see the work there before hope is ushered in. Thus moves the ing to surpervise the spiritual activities my duties in the school begin in a processional of time. in the college. During the service, last couple weeks. As I see the school chil­ We now enter into a new year filled year’s college valedictorian told of his dren each dav, I am getting anxious for with hope and anticipation. In a sense, work in a children’s home where he is the time when I start working with a new year affords us the opportunity now teaching after voluntarily quitting them and get to know them better. of a new beginning, the fulfillment of a fine job, simply because Clod wanted It has been wonderful to hear the many past good intentions, the keeping him to. His radiant face was in marked testimonies of the Christians and to of new resolves. contrast to the searching, bewildered listen to their enthusiastic singing. I Herewith are some xcorthy aims for look on so many young people today. thank the Lord that He has directed my the new year: A cute little girl who will graduate this path to New Guinea and pray that He 1. PRAY for home missions at home year told him she would be glad to share may help me to be a blessing here. and overseas. Our home missionary ef­ in his service as his wife in spite of the forts must be blessed and owned of the small pay. Our student felt called to Moving Missionaries Holy Spirit if we are to succeed. Men go because, otherwise, a hundred or­ Rev. Maurice Hall has written that are lost and it is only through the work phans would have no religious instruc­ his address should now read: P.O. Box and the power of the Holy Spirit that tion. This is the kind of dedication for 1055. Salisbury, Rhodesia, Central Afri­ we can win them. Our home mission which we pray and which is the “meat” ca. The country has dropped the word pastors need our prayers. which satisfies our hearts. “Southern” and is now just Rhodesia. 2. PLAN to start or sponsor a new A Buddhist student became a Chris­ Mr. Barlett McKay has a change of church during 1965. The new church tian at the cost of being turned out of number. His address is 836 kai/uka you help to launch can be one of 500 her father’s home. Young people are Cho, Chiba Shi, Chiba Ken, Japan. we plan to start this quadrennium. responding to the call to preach. The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins have 3. DEPOSIT your money with the jagged character bumps are gradually arrived at Casa Robles for retirement. General Church Loan Fund. Your mon­ being rubbed down and a lovely polish Their address is 6355 No. Oak, Temple ey placed on deposit with the general is beginning to show. The restless prob- City, California. church will earn a reasonable rate of lem-students of last year are almost pil­ Rev. and Mrs. Bronell Greer are sta­ interest, and at the same time will make lars of Christian grace this year. I have tioned at Ambrai Sadan, Chikhli, Bul- available loan funds for the construc­ never in my life seen so great change dana District, Maharashtra, India. tion of badly needed church buildings. 14 (970) • HERALD OF HOLINESS Write to the l)i\ision of Church Ex­ tension, 6401 The Pasco, Kansas City, DISTRICT ACTIVITIES Missouri 64131. for further information. Read what 4. REMEMBER home missions in Idaho-Oregon District your will. Money left in a permanent W. T. PURKISER home missions loan fund on your dis­ Preachers' Meeting Editor of "Herald of Holiness" trict or to the general church will live Pastors and wives of the district had a profitable two days, November 30 and has to say about . . . on to build new churches until Christ December I, in McCall, Idaho. This returns. year-old church, under the leadership It is imperative that we strengthen of Pastor Lee Hopkins and people, en­ our smaller churches and strive with tertained us royally, and the fellowship Spiritual all our power to start and build new was excellent. The McCall people re­ churches. We can help stem the tide cently built a unique. Alpine-type against evil, Communism, and the Sa­ church structure, which is a credit to Gifts: tanic forces of hell as we evangelize the community, and already has proved a blessing to the congregation. the lost. Home missions means to evan­ District Superintendent I. F. Younger Healing gelize during 1965. presided, and guided us as we were led and blessed by the Holy Spirit. General Superintendent Benner Dr. G. I!. Williamson, general super­ and Visits Cana! Zone intendent. was used of the Lord as he opened up the Book of Acts to our A great spirit of unity and coopera­ heaTts and minds. Tongues tion characterized the response of Naz­ Mr. F.lvin Hicks represented our Pub­ arenes from the Canal Zone and the lishing House. An enlightening discussion, well Republic of Panama to the visit of Gen­ founded on scripture, on two of the We returned to our churches blessed more frequently practiced gifts of eral Superintendent Dr. Hugh C. Ben­ and refreshed in the Lord.—Eari. G. Lee, the Spirit. Attention is given to the ner, November 11-15, 1964. Reporter. relation these ‘‘gifts” have to our A reception banquet held the night personal Christian experience and of his arrival, November 11, drew7 a ca­ THE LOCAL CHURCHES the danger of overemphasizing them. pacity group. This was a unique occa­ 23 pages, paper. sion in that it m a r k e d the first collective gathering of all the churches Evangelist Marvin S. Cooper writes: 35c “I have recently concluded one of the Price slightly higher outside the continental of Panama (under the Department of United States World Missions) and the Canal /one most fruitful \ears in mv thirtv-two (under Overseas Home Missions) since vears of full-time evangelism. The Lord Order a copy TODAY. blessed in giving many seekers praving Vim'll find it well worth your lead­ the beginning of our missionary work tlirough to victory. I am indebted to ing time! in Panama in 1961. our pastors and fine laymen for their An outstanding service was the com­ splendid cooperation. Besides conduct­ bined rally field at our new' First ing regular revival meetings, T also con­ Nazarene Publishing House Church in Panama City on Friday night. duct youth conventions, and will be available bv March 7. Write me, 1514 Dr. Benner preached holiness to a bi­ N. Wakefield Street. Arlington, Vir­ lingual congregation of 215 persons, and ginia 22207.” OraN(;fburg, South C arolina— We are climaxed with a full altar of believers now in our sixth year as pastor of First seeking cleansing. Rev. A. N. Rick more of South Port­ Church and the Lord is blessing in a A meeting of Dr. Benner and the special wav this year. Since our district land died December 1. He was a retired assembly there has been a good revival Executive Secretary of the Panama Nazarene elder, member of the Maine spirit in the church, and we have re­ Canal Zone government solidified the District. He is survived bv his wife. ceived seven members on profession of status of the Church of the Nazarene faith. Our Sunday school has also in­ in the American-occupied Zone. F lint. M ic.uk.\ n—Central Church is progressing in a very wonderful wav in creased. with an average of 123 for The people of this area have gained the last few weeks. The pastor and November, and 15 new people enrolled. a greater sense of appreciation for the family have moved into a lovelv. four- Attendance at the church services is Church of the Nazarene. Dr. Benner bedroom, quad-level parsonage: the Sun­ excellent, and every department, includ­ visited every organized church and day school has averaged 344 in an ing finances, is doing well. The board preaching mission in Panama and the eight-week period with a high of 434 voted to give the pastor an increase in Canal Zone. His five-day visit served on November 22. Our building has salary of five dollars per week. Last year as a combination district ascmbly, been refinanced and our district obli­ we paid all budgets in full for the first gations have been paid in full each time since we came here. We thank preachers’ meeting, and revival to the month. WTc are thrilled with the pros­ God for our people, and appreciate our pastors and people. Dr. Benner’s mag­ pects of working with the fine group good district superintendent.—W m . E. S vrc.i n t. Pastor. nanimous spirit, rich ministry, and wise of laymen here.—Bin. Y arian, Pastor. counsel were a tonic to all. They brought enlarged \ision, increased faith, Tn i IN. O hio—In November. First and renewed courage. By God’s help, Church enjoved a gracious revival with "SHOWERS of BLESSING" the Nazarenes of the Republic of Pan­ Evangelist Gene Clark. In response to earnest prayer on the part of the church Program Schedule ama and the Canal Zone will continue there were four seekers the first night, to “rescue the perishing'’ at the “Cross­ with fortv three people seeking God on January 17—“The Forgotten Doctrine roads of the World.” the first Sunday. The presence of the of the Church,” by Russell V. De- Cooperating pastors in the tour with Holy Spirit was manifest in each ser­ Long Dr. Benner included: Rev. Elmer O. vice. Brother Clark is an excellent January 2-1—“Why the Need of the Nelson, superintendent of mission work preacher, and his thirty-minute youth Holy Spirit?” by Russell V. VeLong in the Republic of Panama; Rev. Mar­ program each evening, preceding the evangelistic service, was a source of January 31—“A Great Sermon by an vin L. Buell, pastor, Mount Hope, Ca­ real inspiration and blessing. Coming Outstanding Layman,” by Russell nal Zone; and Rev. Richard H. Leffel. here last August, we have learned to V. DeLong pastor, Ancon, Canal Zone — R i c h \ r d H. love and appreciate the good folks here. L e f f e l , Reporter. —W aiter R. M oore. Pastor. JANUARY 13. 1965 • (971) 15 Rev. I. J. Mills ul liclhiiif. Michigan, and nothing more, He would haw M is s o u ri ...... August 12 and 13 M in n e s o ta ...... August 19 and 8 spoken an im possibility. But He didn’t. died November 23, 1961. He was a re­ Southeast Oklahoma ...... September 8 and 1 tired Na/arene elder, member of the He said. ‘'Follow me, and I will make Michigan District. you." 'Those five words of promise GEORGE COULTER: District Assembly Schedule make all the dilference. A b ile n e ...... May 12 and 13 New Casti i , Indiana—On last Decem­ You know, great living siuh as the A la b a m a ...... May 19 and 20 ber 1, we began our fifth year as pastor life lived by Jesus and some of Ilis fol­ F lo rid a ...... May 24 and 25 of First Church. We are enjoying our lowers since— needs no prom inent stage B r itis h Is le s No-’t i ...... M ay 31 and June 1 B r it is ii Is le s S o u th ...... J une 7 and 8 ministry with these good people, and on which to display its worth. It needs N o rth e a s te rn In d ia n a ...... June 30 and July 1 God is blessing. Ninety-seven new nothing wider or broader or brighter O regon P a c ific ...... July 7 to 9 members have been received into the than Galilee; for here the flowers, a few W is c o n s in ...... August 5 and 6 Tennessee ...... August 11 and 12 grains of torn by the wayside, and a church, and we have broken all records H o u s to n ...... August 18 and 19 in all-purpose monies. The Sunday house in ruins were props enough for N o rth C a ro lin a ...... September 15 and 16 school is fully departmentalized, and Jesus with His message from heaven. N ew Y o rk ...... September 24 and 25 has led the district for the last two It is not where we go, but what we District Superintendents vears. We have an active missionary do. that (ount<: it is not where we are, ABILENE --Raymond W. Hurn, 3 51 5 43rd St., Lub­ society, and three Fellowship groups but how we live, that is all-im portant. bock, Texas ...... AKRON— C. D. Ta>'c1', 7970 Ruble Ave., Louisville, in the N.Y.P.S. Recently we purchased Lessen mai-.-rial is based on Internationa! Sunday School Lessons, the International Bible Lessons for O hio the property adjoining the church for ALABAMA- Reeford L. Chaney, 5401 Tenth A*., ChrbLan Teaching, copyrighted by the International future expansion. On December 1. Phyl­ Council of Religious Education, and is used by its South, Birmingham 6, Alabam a ALASKA— Roy Yeider, 7441 G ranville S t., Vancouver lis and Larry Richards were called to permission. 14, B.C., Canada serve as our ministers of music. First ALBANY— Kenneth Pearsall, 4C 0 Long Meadow Drive, Church is on the move for God.—R o b e r t Directories Syracuse 5, New York I , . E i .i .i s , Pastor. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS A R IZ O N A - - M . L . Mann, 6801 East Coronado, Scotts­ Office: 6-101 The P.veo dale, Arizona Kansas City, Missouri 6-1131 AUSTRALIA-A. A. E. Berg, 89 Grenfell St., Mt H A R D Y C. P O W E R S: Gravaat, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia THE BIBLE LESSON District Assembly Schedjle BRITISH ISLES NORTH-George Frame, 126 Glas­ Washington Pacific ...... May 19 and 20 gow, GarrowhiH, Ballieston, Glasgow, Scotland By BRIAN L. FARMER Canada Pacific ...... May 27 and 28 BRITISH ISLES SOUTH— J. B. Maclagan, 48 Loxley A laska ...... J;:ne 3 and 4 Road, Wandsworth Common, London, S.W. 18, Topic for January 17: South Dakota ...... Jjne 23 and 24 E n g la n d “Follow Me” North Dakota ...... July 1 and 2 CANADA ATLANTIC Robert F. Woods, 14 Holly­ Sc r iptu r e: Mich-gan ...... J.;ly 14 to 16 wood Drive, Moncton, N.B., Canada Matthew 1:12 — 8:34 (Print­ Pittsburgh ...... July 22 and 23 CANADA CENTRAL— Bruce Taylor, 31 Prospect Ave. ed: Matthew 4:12-25) Southwest Indiana ...... July 29 and 30 South, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada G olden T e x t : Jesus went about all Kentucky ...... A ugust 12 and 13 CANADA PACIFIC— Roy Yeider, 7441 Granville St., Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, Indianapolis ...... August 18 and 19 V a n c o u v e r 1 4 , B .C ., Canada Northwest Indiana ...... August 26 and 27 CANADA W IST- Herman L. G. Smith, 2236 Capitol and preaching the gospel of the king­ Southwest Oklahoma ...... September 8 and 9 Hill Crescent, Calgary, Alberta, Canada dom, and healing all manner of siskness CF NTRAL CALIFORNIA— Eugene Stowe, 1512 West and all manner of disease among the G. B. W IL L IA M S O N : Dovewood Lane, Fresno, California District Assembly Schedule CENTRAL LATIN-AMERICAN — Everette Howard, people (Matthew 4:23) . M ississippi ...... M ay 5 and 6 1007 Alametos Street, San Antonio 1, Texas “All Galilee.” All. indeed! San Antonio ...... M ay 12 and 13 CENTRAL OHIO — Harvey S. Galloway, 4100 Maize Tt sounds almost satirical in this age Central Cal:fornia ...... May 19 and 20 Road, Columbus 24, Ohio South'rn California ...... May 26 to 23 CHICAGO CENTRAL Mark R. Moore, 1394 Blatt when a flv-bv-night ran be in the ends N ebra.ki ...... June 24 and 25 Blvd... Bradiey, Illinois of the earth next morning. Southwestern Ohio ...... July 7 and 8 COLORADO E. L. Comeiison, 8470 W. 4th Ave., Jesus spent much of 11 is time in Gali­ Northwestern Ohio ...... July 14 and 15 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 Illin o is ...... July 28 to 30 DALLAS--Paul H. Garrett, 2 7 1 8 Maple Springs lee, and as far as we know He never left Kansas ...... August 4 to 6 Blvd., Dallas 35, Texas His native Palestine. Rut, oh, what North Arkansas ...... August 25 and 26 EAST TENNESSEE— Victor E. Gray, 4000 Sunset teaching and preaching and healing South Arkansas ...... September 8 and 9 Avenue, Chattanooga 11, Tennessee were perpetrated within those frontiers! Joplin ...... September 15 and 16 EASTERN KENIUCKY— D. S. Somerville, 2717 Iro- q-;cis Ave., Ashland, Kentucky Those feet that trod nought but the SAMUEL YOUNG: EASTERN MICHIGAN -E . W. Martin, 1000 W. dlistv miles of Palestine sent tremors District Assembly Schedule Highland Rd., Box 56, Howell, Mich. throughout all the earth. Ariton i ...... May 20 and 21 FLORIDA —John L. Knight, P.O. Box 6054-B, Or­ New Mexi- o ...... M ay 26 and 2 7 lando, Florida It was here that Jesus proclaimed the GEORGIA— Mack Andersen, 927 S. McDonough St., Sermon on the Mount. It was really a Nevada-1 Hah ...... Jane 16 and 17 Decatur, Georgia lecture He gave standing on a little Aibany ...... June 23 and 24 GULF CENTRAL— Wa-ren A. Rogers, 7429 Wykes Canada Atlantic ...... July 1 and 2 Ave., Detroit 10, Michigan mound with His disciples seated around Cent al Ohio ...... July 14 to 16 HAW AII--W . Lee Gann, 4304 Keaka Drive, Hono­ Him. His talk embodied the greatest I astern Kentucky ...... July 21 and 22 lulu 18, Hawaii code of living the world has ever known. Akron ...... July 29 and 30 HOUSTON- W. Raymond McClung, 8418 Hunters Dallas ...... A ugust 12 and 13 Creek, Houston 18, 1 exas Jesus said that if a person would base Northwestern Illinois ...... August 19 and 20 IDAHO-ORLGON I. F . Y o u n g e r, Box 3 1 , Nampa, his living on what He had just said, Louisiana ...... August 25 and 26 Id a h o that person's life would be likened to a Georgia ...... September 9 and 10 ILLINOIS— L. S. Oliver, Box 1705, Springfield, I llin o is man who built his house upon a rock, HUGH C. B E N N E R : INDIANAPOLIS- -Remiss Rehfeldt, P.O. Box 649, which could well withstand a storm. District Assembly Schedule Indianapolis, Indiana But he who did not pay heed to what Hawaii ...... IOWA- -Gene E. Phillips, 1102 Grand Ave., West He had said would have a life like a Northv.e:t ...... May 5 and 6 Des Moines, Iowa ld:*.ho-0ri:yon ...... M ay 13 and 14 JOPLIN Dean Baldwin, 911 S. Garrison, Carthage, house built upon sand-collapsible in Sacramento ...... M ay 19 and 20 M is s o u ri times of stress. Maine ...... June 16 and 17 KANSAS— Ray Hance, 457 Lexington Road, Wichita Men have tried hard to live up to New England ...... June 23 and 24 1 8 , K ansas West V irginia ...... July 1 to 3 K A N S A S C IT Y - W ils o n R. L a n p h c r, 1700 Meye' this code, and have found it is possible Chicago Centra! ...... July 8 and 9 Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri only if they pay close attention to some­ Northwest Oklahoma ...... July 21 and 22 '•ENTUCKY- Dallas Baggett.. 2230 Alta Ave.. Louis- thing else jesus taught: that repentance Fast Tennessee ...... July 29 and 30 vilie, Kentucky V irginia ...... A ugust 12 and 1 i LOS ANGELES - L. Guy Nees 1601 East Howard St., and faith were necessary to become part South Ca:olina ...... August 19 and 20 Pasadena 7, California of His kingdom, and that in so doing Kansas C i t y ...... August 25 and 26 LOUISIANA- T. T. McUVo, b.x 446, Pineville, persons would be empowered—supcr- L o u is ia n a V. H. LEWIS: MAINE Jo hua C. Wagner, 72 Pur inton Avenue, naturallv empowered—to live according District Assembly Schedule G-e-riwcod Acres, Augjsta, Maine to His teachings. W ashington ...... M ay 5 and 6 MICHiGAN Fred J. hawk, 734 Griswold, S.E., These two truths together make the Philadelphia ...... M ay 12 and 13 Grand Rapids, Michigan Northern California ...... M ay 19 and 2 0 MiNNLSOlA - Norman W. Bloom, 6224 Concord gospel a very wonderful story indeed. Lo- Angeles ...... M ay 26 to 28 Ave., South, Minneapolis 24, Minnesota Jesus did not just show the way; He Rocky Mountain ...... June 10 and 11 MISSISSIPPI- W. Charies Oiiver, P.O. Box 8426, pointed to the power necessary to follow Northeast Oklahoma ...... June 16 and 17 Jackson, Mississippi 39204 the way. He said to Peter and Andrew: Canada Central ...... June 24 and 25 MISSOURI-— E. D. Simpson, 12 Ridge Line Drive, fastern Michigan ...... July 14 and 15 St. Louis 22, Missouri ‘ Follow me. and I will make you fishers Colorado ...... July 2 2 and 2.5 N E B R A S K A - W h itc o m b H a rd in g , 8 0 3 N o rth Briggs of men.” Had He said, “Follow' me.” lov.a ...... Aug:;'.t 4 to 6 • B'.v Hastings, Nebraska Hi (972) • HERALD OF HOLINESS NEVADA-UTAH— Murray J. Pallett, 2231 Last 21st South, A pt. 2 5 , S a lt L a ke C ity , U ta h NEW ENGLAND— Fletcher C. Spruce, 180 Adams St., Quincy, Massachusetts NEW MEXICO— R. C. Gunstream, 215 57th Street, N.W., Albuquerque, N ew M e x ic o 3 0 NEW YORK— J. H. White, P.O. Box 179, Yorktown Heights, New Y ork NEW ZEALAND— H. S. Palmquist, 41 Cormack Street, Mount Roski 11, A u c kla n d , N ew Z e a la n d NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN— G. H. Pearson, 4229 nswer comer North 16th Drive, P hoen ix, A riz o n a NORTH ARKANSAS— Boyd C. Hancock, 1922 Jef­ ferson, Box 9 0 7 , C onw ay, A rkansas YORTH CAROLINA— Lloyd B. Byron, 1108 Man­ Conducted by W. T. PURKISER, Editor chester Lane, C h a rlo tte , N o rth C a ro lin a 2 8 2 1 2 YORTH DAKOTA— Harry F. Taplin, 302 W. Thayer In our church we have an assistant Sunday school superintendent. Because Avenue, B ism arck, N o rth D a ko ta there is nothing in the Manual stating otherwise, he is not allowed to attend NORTHEAST O K L A H O M A — I . C. M a th is , 6 5 0 2 W est 51st, Rt. 9, Box 6 5 6 -C , T u ls a, O kla. church school board meeting. Is he just supposed to be a piece of baggage NORTHEASTERN INDIANA— Paul Updike,. 8-10 Kern with a title, has the Manual been misinterpreted, or isn't an assistant Sun­ Road, Box 9 8 7 , M a rio n , In d ia n a day school superintendent necessary? NORTHERN C A L IF O R N IA — E . E . Z a c h a ry , 2 0 5 Loy An assistant Sunday school superin­ The assistant Sunday school superin­ ola Drive, Millbrae, California 94030 NORTHWEST— Raym ond C. K ra tz e r, 4 3 0 5 Snow tendent—or any other officer of the tendent can be a very effective member Mountain Rd., Y a k im a , W a s h in g to n Sunday school except the superintend­ of the Sunday school staff, or he may NORTHWEST IN D IA N A — G eorge S c u tt, 6 0 N o rth - view Drive, Valparaiso, Indiana ent. for that matter—is not a voting be. as you say, just “a piece of baggage NORTHWEST O K L A H O M A — J e ra ld R. Locke, B ox member of the church school board un­ with a title.” Which it is depends both 887, Bethany, Oklahoma NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS— Lyle E. Eckley, 116 less he had been elected a member at on him and 011 the superintendent. W. Beverly Court, Peoria, Illinois the annual church meeting. Quite incidentally, the assistant Sun­ NORTHWESTERN OHIO— Carl B. Clendenen, Jr., Box 286, St. Marys, Ohio However. 1 can sec no reason why an day school superintendent does not au­ OREGON PACIFIC— W. D. McGmw, P.O. Box 5205, assistant Sunday school superintendent tomatically replace the superintendent if Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 1 6 PHILADELPHIA— James E. Hunton, Box 513, West should not be invited to attend the the latter is unable to serve for any Chester, Pennsylvania meetings of the church school board and reason. If he becomes superintendent, PITTSBURGH— Robert Goslaw, 126 Merritt Dr., Castle Heights, B u tle r, P ennsylvania given the privileges of the floor, lie it must be by nomination of the church ROCKY MOUNTAIN— Alvin L. McQuay, 1112 Parkhill could take part in discussions, but he school board and the vote of the con­ Drive, Billings, M o n tan a SACRAMENTO-—Kenneth Vogt, 4320 Winding Way, could not vote. gregation. Sacramento 4 1 , C a lifo rn ia SAN ANTONIO— James Hester, 200 Gardenview, San Antonio 1 3 , Texas I have just come from counseling a young couple about to be married, and SOUTH AFRICA (European)-— C. H. Strickland, Box wonder if there is anything I could hand them to read that would help them 48, Florida, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa SOUTH ARKANSAS— A. Milton Smith, 6902 Briar- in establishing a Christian home. Do we have something like this available wood Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas at the Publishing House? If not, couldn't we have something compiled? SOUTH CAROLINA— Otto Stucki, 635 Glenthorne We have what I think you are looking Fletcher Spruce, Now Here Is Your Road, Columbia, South Carolina Church, 40 pages SOUTH DAKOTA— Albert 0. Loeber, P.O. Box 606, for in our Beacon Series of counseling Mitchell, South Dakota booklets. The particular title is Now Paul Miller, You Can Have Dollars SOUTHEAST O K L A H O M A — G len Jones, 1 0 2 0 E ast and Sense (Stewardship) , 37 pages 6th, Ada, O klahom a 7 4 8 2 0 That You're Planning Marriage, by Milo SOUTHERN C A L IF O R N IA — N ic h o las A . H u ll, 1 2 3 5 L. Arnold. Joseph Gray, You Need a Family Al­ East Madison, Orange, California The “Beacon Series” booklets are tar, 43 pages SOUTHWEST IN D IA N A — Leo C. D avis, 2 2 8 W e s t­ wood Drive, Edgewood Addition, Bedford, Indiana pocket-size, Sy2 by 6 inches, in attractive Paul Martin, Teen-ager, You Can lie SOUTHWEST O K L A H O M A — W . T . Johnson, 7 3 1 3 S. paper covers. They sell for 25c each, a Christian Too, 24 pages Douglas, Oklahom a C ity , O klahom a SOUTHWESTERN OHIO— M. E. Clay, 3295 Glendale- or 12 for $1.50. There is a wide range Incidentally, you can have the entire Milford Road, Cincinnati 41, Ohio of selections: set of twelve for SI.50 if you would SPANISH E A S T, U .S .A .— H a ro ld H a m p to n , 1 6 - 0 9 Georgia S tree t, F a irla w n , N e w Jersey Koscoc Pershall. You Can lie Saved, like to see what is available for use in TENNESSEE— C. E. Shumake, 1342 Stratford Ave., 30 pages counseling or to give as tracts. Nashville 6, Tennessee VIRGINIA— V. W. Littrell, 710 Prosperity Avenue, Ross Price, You Can lie Sanctified Other good books for the prospective Fairfax, V irg in ia IVholly, 24 pages bride and groom are John E. Riley. WASHINGTON— E. E. Grosse, 144 Clearview Road, Hanover, Pennsylvania John E. Riley, Now That You're This Holy Estate, 191 pages ($1.25) ; WASHINGTON PACIFIC— Bert Daniels, 12515 Ma­ Saved, 47 pages Walter L. Wilson, Happiness in the rine View Drive, Seattle 66, Washington WEST GERMANY— Jerald D. Johnson, Wilhelm Neal Dirkse, Now That You’re Sanc­ Home, 45 pages (75c) ; Capper and Wil­ Busch Strasse 56, 6 Frankfurt/Main, Germany tified, 24 pages liams, Toward Christian Marriage, pa­ WEST VIRGINIA— H. Harvey Hendershot, 5008 Vir­ E. E. Grosse, Now That Illness Has ginia Ave. S .E ., C h a rles to n , W e s t V ir g in ia per edition, 128 pages (SI.25) ; and WESTERN L A T IN -A M E R IC A N — Juan M a d rid , 1 4 9 0 Come, 24 pages William Orr, Lox’e, Courtship, and Mar­ N. Wesley Ave., Pasadena 7, California E. E. Wordsworth, Now That Trou­ WISCONSIN— R. J. Clack, 5709 Pheasant Hill Rd., riage, 32 pages (30c) . Madison, W isconsin ble Has Come, 32 pages For young families, I always recom­ ('.. Ii. Strang, Now That Bereavement mend Milo Arnold’s Parents Can lie Announcements Has Come, 24 pages Problems. 112 pages ($1.50). RECOMMENDATION —Rev. Lloyd E. Northrup, an ordained elder on When a person is sanctified wholly, docs he receive all of the fruits of the our district, has announced his intention to enter tlw field of evangelism. It is a joy to recommend Spirit at this time, or are these developed as the Christian grows in grace? bin to our pastors and churches. He may be con­ I do not believe it an accident that Vet the fruit of the Spirit may and tacted at 1000 Greer Avenue, Covina, California.— Paul speaks of “the fruit of the Spirit.” should grow. One growing in grace L. Guy Nees, Superintendent of Los Angeles District. BORN not ‘‘the fruits of the Spirit.” “The should have more love, more joy, more —to Captain Lyn and Carla Jean (Newsom) Ober- fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, peace, more longsuffering, more kind­ dier at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, a son, Carl William, on N ovem ber 2 8 , 1 9 6 4 . longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith­ ness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, SPECIAL PRAYER IS REQUESTED fulness, meekness, self-control” (Gala- and self-control. by a mother in Idaho for a four-year-old daughter tians 5122-23, literal translation) . who must soon undergo a serious h e a rt o p e ra tio n — The practical and private tragedy of doctors give the child only a small chance of living Th e fruit of the Spirit is indivisible, too many is that they seem to have more through it— that God may touch and heal according One person does not receive love, an- tc His best w ill; of the fruit of the Spirit the first twen­ by a Christian brother in Washington state for a other joy, a third peace, and so on. All ty-four hours after they are sanctified •vidow, past eighty years of age, being tormented nine graces are included in the Spirit’s than at anv other time in their lives. by those who want her property, that God may undertake in the entire situation. life within. JANUARY 13, 1965 • (973) 17 The General Board, composed of equal numbers of laymen and ministers, of the hears reports and determines policies during the interim between the quad­ Religions World rennial General Assemblies. Haiti Moves Ahead The Department of World Missions U.S. Missionaries Hurt Accident Victims Improving has received a cabled report of the in Attack by Arab Mob After ten days in the hospital, District seventh district assembly of the Haiti Kiivrtoim, Si dan (EP) —Two mis­ Superintendent Albert O. Loeber and District at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with sionaries of the United Presbyterian Rev. James H. Ranum, Mitchell, South 120 delegates representing 45 churches. Church in the U.S.A. were injured when Dakota, were still under special care in Two national ministers, Rev. Fetus an Arab mob attacked and burned down the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Ne­ a mission station here. braska. Dauphin and Rev. Luc Jean, were elect­ Plastic surgery was planned for Mr. ed to elder’s orders. Ten new district Rev. William Phillips of Seattle, Ranum later in the week if his condi­ ministerial licenses were issued. In the Washington, and Rev. Robert Malloy tion warranted. Mr. Loeber was experi­ final service, thirty friends and members of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, suffered encing some reaction to penicillin, but of the assembly were sanctified. deep head cuts. seemed to be making progress. It is not The climaxing Sunday of the fall Sun­ The ministers were holding a bap­ known how long the ministers may be day school contest broke all records, tismal service for about forty Africans hospitalized. with 17,3-19 in attendance as against the when the attack occurred, following Mrs. Loeber and Mrs. Ranum reported previous high of (>,(>15, Easter. 1964. In­ rumors among Arab crowds that mis* that the first encouraging word, medi­ dividual records by churches wen*: sionaries were helping Negroes. cally, came after the eleven o'clock hour Avenue Dessalines, Port-au-Prince, 3.008; They were among a group of Ameri* the first Sunday morning when thou­ Bognol, 1.200; Gonaivcs, 945; Cite Wa­ cans injured in two days of rioting in­ sands joined in prayer across the church il cy, 057. volving Arabs and Negroes in this for healing. 1965 Cross-country Missionary capital of predominantly Moslem Sudan. The men were involved in a car-truck Conventions Announced The toll has climbed to some five hun­ accident Thursday morning. December The schedule for the spring, 1905, dred hurt and thirty-eight dead. 17, at Fremont, Nebraska, while on their cross-country missionary conventions has way to Kansas City to transact business been released by the Department of Ceylonese Cabinet Supports at the denominational headquarters. World Missions. Nine conventions are Buddhism as State Religion Church Properties listed. Colombo, Crvt.o.N (EP) —A proposal Spared Flood Damage Each convention will open with a tliat Huddlrism he made the state re­ On the basis of incomplete reports ii rally at 7:30 p.m. on the first day. The ligion in Cexlon was approved by the appears that no substantial flood damage second day will feature a service at 10:00 government's eabinct here. has been suffered by Nazarene churches a.m., afternoon workshops for pastors In \ iew of this action it is expected in the hard-hit northwest coast of Cali­ and NAY.M.S. presidents, and a second that legislation will be introduced in fornia and Oregon. evening service at 7:30 p.m. Parliament to amend the country s con­ Twenty Nazarene families were forced Missionary workers include George stitution. from their homes, Fortuna, California, Rcnch, Taiwan: Armand Doll, Mozam­ A section in the charter currently and three Nazarene families suffered bique; Clvdc Gollihcr, Peru; Wendell states that no "privilege or advantage” complete loss of their homes and per­ Woods. Japan; Harry Flinner, Peru; shall be conferred “on persons of any sonal property. No reports of death or Elton Wood, Cape Verde Islands; D. H. community or religion which is not con­ personal injury have been received. Spencer. Transvaal. Africa; and Ron­ ferred on persons of other communities Property damage has been terrifically ald Denton, Brazil. Three of these or religions." heavy in the whole area. Eureka. Cali­ missionaries will be featured in each Buddhists foi m about S.r> percent of fornia, reports flood losses in the com­ convention. Ce\ Ion's population. munity in excess of $285 million. Dr. E. S. Phillips, executive secretary of the Department of World Missions, New Polish Translation of General Board Meeting will be in charge of all of the conven­ Next Week tions. Franklin Cook and Neil Riming- Bible Is Planned The annual meeting of the General ton of the World Missions office will be London (EP) — A new Bible in mod­ I5oard is scheduled to convene Mondav. taking part. Each convention will fea­ ern Polish will be published in 1966 January 18, at 2:00 p.m. The sessions ture a report from a Nazarene Evange­ to celebrate the 1.000th anniversary of will continue through Wednesday, to be listic Ambassador on last summer’s Lat­ Christianity in Poland. followed by the Superintendents’ Con­ in-American crusades. The disclosure was made by a Polish ference, January 21 and 22, at Excelsior Dates and places are as follows: clergyman, Rev. Z. Pawlik. in an ad­ Springs, Missouri. March 1-2. Nampa. Idaho. College dress at the Baptist Church House here, Preliminary meetings of departments Church: March 4-5. Seattle. Washington. lie added that Polish Baptists arc cur- and auxiliary organizations were held First Church; March 8-9, Calgary, Al­ renilv celebrating the 100th anniversary last week and are slated for this week. berta, First Church: March 11-12, Des of the first baptisms by Protestant be­ The General Council of the Nazarene Moines. Iowa. First Church; Mauh 15-10. lievers in their land. World Missionary Society met Januar\ Kankakee. Illinois. College Church: He showed guests a copy of the four 7-9. The trustees of Nazarene Theologi­ March 18-19, Detroit, Michigan, First Gospels in modern Polish which has cal Seminary were in session Mondav Church; March 22-23, Toronto, Ontario, just been published. Next year, he said, and Tuesday, January 11-12. The Radio St. Clair Church: March 25-26, Wollas­ the whole of the New Testament would Commission met yesterday. January 12. ton, Massachusetts, College Church; be released in the new translation and The General N.Y.P.S. Council meets March 29-30, Charleston, West Virginia, then the entire Bible would be pub­ Tuesday through Friday, January 12-15. First Church. lished in 19(>(>. Mr. Pawlik, one of the The Educational Council is slated for Another series in Octobei will leach translators, said the work of translation January 1 f>. other areas of the church. lias been going mi for decades. IS (971) • HERALD OF HOLINESS } Kalamazoo, Michigan, First Church was recently completed at a cost of $130,000, including the cost of the land. The sanc­ tuary seats 308 in the pews, 48 in the choir, and 100 in an overflow room. The first Sunday service teas held November 8, and the church tvas dedicated by Dis­ trict Superintendent Fred J. Hawk on December 13. Rev. J. E. Estelle is the pastor. 2 Scene at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Porterville, California, First Church, held on their new five-acre parcel of land on Henderson Road. Standing at the pulpit is District Superin­ tendent Eugene L. Stowe. Seated, from left to right: Rev. W. A. Welch; Rev. Joe Tarry, president of the local ministerial association; Rev. W. H. Deitz, pastor of the church, now in the eighth year of service in Porterville; Mr. Bill Rogers, mayor of the city; Mr. Roe Messner, ar­ chitect and contractor; and Rev. Charles Crouch, pastor of the nearby Lindsay church. Standing at the extreme left, Mrs. W. A. Welch.

3 Most of the 160 registered at the Seventh Annual European Servicemen's Retreat in Berehtesgaden, West Germany, in No- vember, pose for the group picture. Plans are under way to enlarge the scope of the retreat next year, ivhich is also scheduled for the General Walker Hotel, and will be held November 15-18, 1965. An at­ tendance of more than two hundred is anticipated. 4 The completely remodeled sanctuary of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, First Church. Although the building is sixty-five years old, the interior has been completely re­ furbished, and a new roof and aluminum siding have been installed on the outside. Much of the work ivas furnished by members of the congregation. Rev. Paul Bambling is the pastor.