NORTH AM E RI C AN BAPTIST GENERAL C ONFE R ENCE ·.

December 24 1959

"Glory to God in the Highest"

Number 26 11 Christm as in a Time • T he Cameroons, Africa of Fear and Tension Revisited h Dr. Dunger r

BAPTIST HERALD CONTENTS

• Word of Life Press in Tokyo pro­ will be eighty years old in June, 1960. ed in that country since the com­ duces 40 million pages of Christia n Her friends are joining With her in munists took over a nd the government Volume 37 No. 26 literature annually. Brightly colored, the "H elen K eller Crusade for the will not permit the importat ion a nd well written, professionally printed lit­ Blind" in an effort to raise Sl,250,000 distribution of large qua ntities of December 24, 1959 era ture is reaching many who could t o bene!it the 14,000,000 blind people Scriptures. The government permits not otherwise be reached. Its "Tract of the world. Funds will be for ex­ the society to import about 200 copies a Day Club" ha s 2,200 members. pancling services and establishing new of the Bible a month, by r egistered projects for the education, training and ''Glory to God in the Highest" * e The number of Christia ns in the mail. Prior to September, 1956, the employment of the blind of the world. society imported about 60,000 copies Cover ------Don Knight F ar East has increased by ne ~ly 100 "Glon' to God in the Highest." a nnually. per cent dur ing the past five years, - The L ink Unless we let Cluist come into our hearts, Christmas is merely March of Events ------2 "'=""" Baptist Briefs ------2 according to Dr. Clyde W. Taylor, • Today there are fewer missionaries • A la rge shipment of clothing and a holiday. For the true Christian, Christmas is a holy day. llis eyes executive secretary of the Evangelical in the Middle E ast tha n in almost any I Editorial g· h ,, 3 supplies for the leper colony at D r. have been ·opened by faith to see the "glory to God in the highest." "Glory to God in the ig est ------F'or ei.gn Mi.ssions Association. Statis­ a rea of the world. According to In­ Albert Schweitzer's hospital in La m­ "Fcnr Not!" 4 t ics from Formosa, Japan, Korea, terdenomina tiona l Foreign Mission As­ ba rene has been donated by various His soul looks heavenward in wonder and awe to fathom the mystery Dr. Bernard Schalm ------Hong Kong, and the Philippines re­ "\Ve \Vorship Him!" socia tion figures there is only one St. Louis, Mo. businesses a nd will be of God's revelation in the Christ-child. Everything in the Christmas Rev. Donald P. Patet ------5 veal that there are now 5.2 million missionary for every 110,000 people a birthday gift to Dr. Schweitzer, who celebration points to "Christ, the Hope of the World." "Christmas in a Time of Fcnr nnd Tension" Christians in these lands as compared in the Arab world. This compares with will be 85 years old on J a nua ry 14. Dr. John Suthc.rlnnd Bonnell ------6 to 2.6 million five years ago. one missiona ry to 28,000 people in 0 T he CRmeroons, Africa, Revisited" Lisle M. R am sey, St. Louis business­ Every Chl'istmas carol and every festive thought at this season Dr. Geome A. Dunger ------8 Latin America; one to 17,500 in Afri­ ' e Protestan t M issionaries. According m a n and a well-known Baptist church uBnve You Read the Lat"Cst • • • ?" ca; or one to 60,000 in the F a r E ast. lea der, was instrumental in initiating of the year show how we glorify God by acknowledging Christ as Dr. M. L . Leuschner ------10 to the Missionary Research Library Why? Undoubtedly, beca use results Christmas Poems ------11 the projec t. Mr. Ram sey is president Savior. Is it necessary to remind ourselves that the trne heart of 0 (New York), ther e are at present 1 are m eager and som e doors are closed ' Rc,•icws of I mportant Books 38,606 Protestant missionaries work­ of R eligious H eritage of America and Christmas is worshipping and honoring Christ? "This is life eternal, Dr. L. M. Leuschner ------12 in Ara b counties. cha irman of the boa rd of t he Chr is­ .,-Fro·m the P rofessor's _Desk" ing in various parts of the world. This - Moody Mon thly that t hey might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Dr. Walter W. Wessel ------13 figure is three times as many as in t ian Civic Founda tion of Missouri. He thou hast sent" (John 17 :3). Like the shepherds and wise men of old, "We, the Women" . 1903, nearly 50% grea ter than in • The Brit ish a nd F or eign Bible So­ will present the gift to Dr. Schweitzer Mrs. Freda Reddig ------14 1936. Of this number, 65% are from ciety is still una ble t o work freely in personally. we draw near to the Ch1ist-child and express our love and homage to "Preparations for Yot!th Week" N ort h America. Yugoslavia. No Bibles have been print- - The W atchman-Exanniner !\tr. Arthur Patzm ------14 him by glorifying his Name in all that we do. "For thine is the king­ What's Happening ------15 • A year-long " prayer-wat ch" will be dom, and the power, and the glory forever!" This is Christmas at its THE LONG SEARCH By Sallie Lee Bell inaugurated in January by the Morav­ best and brightest in a Christian's heart! Chapter Fh'c ------16 ian church in America, restoring a cus­ " Sunday School l,C!'soi:is" tom which was instituted in 1727 a nd Briefs Our "glory to God" hinges upon our good wHI toward men. This Re,-. Bruno Schreiber ------18 which lasted more than a century. Our Denomination in Action -----;:------19 was trne in that first Christmas as the angels sang their heavenly "Ch urch Giving in the United Stntcs Bishop K enneth G. Ha milton of Beth­ Church Statistics ------23 lehem, Pa., conference president, sta t­ • Tent Revivals in Germany. Six mis­ gelistic m eetings, encouragement of chorus. It has not changed in the least since then. We glorify God in Obituaries ------23 ed tha t "a sense of urgency of the sion t ents were moved about West the soul winners savings ca mpa ign, de­ the ordinary, daily tasks of life. The love to Christ prompts us to share October Contribution s ------23 present world situation and the need Germany and W est Berlin this sum­ velopment of interest in the Second the joys and blessings of this season with others, especially with those for the power of the church, which m er as evangelistic m eetings were held Asian Baptist Youth Conference we believe will come through prayer" in 46 cities, the Ba ptist Union of Ger­ scheduled for Tokyo in 1961, a nd im­ less fortunate than we are. This springs not from our own goodness * prompted the re-establishment of the m any reports. The Year of Eva nge­ provements in S unda y School a nd but from our becoming hosts to God's personal Christmas Gift to each "prayer wa tch." Bi-weekly Publication of the lism is being forwarded also in m any Tra ining Unions. one of us in Christ. God is always glo1ified when our thoughts and • On May 11 the Evangelical Library churches by tra ining and in special NORTH AMERlCAN BAPTIST • Negro Baptist Conventions. The Na­ of Chile opened in Santiago t o supply courses a rranged during vacation deeds b1ing blessing to others in his Name. The one and self same GENERAL CONFERENCE times. The German Ba pt ist Union has tional Baptist Convention, U. S. A., t he Christian public with sound Chris­ Inc., lar gest Negro church group in commandment to love God with all our h eart also includes the com­ 7308 Ma dison st., Forest Park, Illinois tian reading m atter. Eliseo T oro, a ba ptized m embership of 97,550. There were 2,714 bapt isms in 1958. En­ the world, plans st eps toward eventua l mand: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." The sharing of these Martin L. Leuschner , D .D., Editor cha irma n of t he library committee r eunion with the Nat iona l Baptist a nd manager of the Baptist Bookstore, rollment in Sunday schools is 32,642 blessings of life with others at Christmas accentuates the angels' and in young people's groups, 10,729. Convention of America . The groups led the dedica tory service . T he Inter­ split 44 yea rs ago over ownership of song: "Glory to God in the highest!" varsity Chapter dona ted the chairs for t he library and m eets there regularly. • Mrs. Martin Visits Central Ame rica. a publishing house. Som e 20,000 dele­ We also gloiify God by beholdfog the wonder of God's great gift, * The libra ry is a project of the Chris­ Mrs. George R. Martin, cha irman of gates a pproved the a ction a t an an­ T HE BAPTIST HERALD ls a publication of t he Women's Depar tment of t he Ba p­ nual m eeting of the 5,000,000-member the Savior. Christmas fills all of our hearts-young and o1d alike­ the Nort h American Ba ptist General Con­ t ian Literatu re Committee of Chile ference with h eadqu art~rs at 7308 r;i:adl ~on which was organized in N ovember of tist W orld Allia nce, left home October U. S. A. body, held in San Francisco. with wonder. The shepherds glo1ified and praised God for a:ll the s t Forest Pa rk Illinois. I t also marntams 21 t o visit the Baptist women of Cen­ The NBC of America, also Negro, has a n .. active membership In the Associated 1957 a t a conference in Santiago at­ things they had heard and seen. "And all they that heaxd it wondered Church P ress. tended by fifty m embers representing tra l America and the Caribbean more tha n 2,000,000 communicants. As Isla nds. S he spent one week in Rio in at those things which were told them by the shepherds" (Luke 2 :18). SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : S3.50 a year t o the leading evangelical g roups. a first step toward possible m erger, a ny address In the United States or Canada - The E 1x11n,gelical Christian conference with t he Bra zilia n Ba ptist a proposal was advanced which would This spiritual wonder and awe of Christmas are the gateway to our -S3 oo a year for churches under t he Club wom en, m a king plans for the m eet­ Pla n or Every Famlly Subscr iption Plan­ a rrange for annual m eetings of the constant praise of his Name. As the shepherds r eturned to their nor­ $4.00 a year to for eign countries. • Hundreds of towns in t he USA are ings of the women which will be held t wo groups to be held in the sam e city. called by biblical names. Oregon, for CHANGE OF ADDRESS : Three weeks next June in connection with the - Christian:ity Today mal pursuits on the hillsides, "gfo1ifying and praising God," so we notice r equired for ch an ge of address. When example, lists sixteen, as follows: T enth Baptist W orld Congress. go into the days ahead with unceasing praise to God for his "un­ ordering a cha nge, please furnish an. ad­ Bet hel, Dotha n, E lam, Goshen, Jorda n, • Baptist Youth in Cuba. More t ha n dress stencil Jmpresslon from a recent issue J or dan Valley, J ordan Creek, Lebanon, • Ba1>tists in Malaya, The sixth an­ 1,000 Cuban yout h, filling the a udi­ speakable Gift," for his revelation of love and mercy to us in Christ. I! you can. nual m eeting of the Malaya Baptist AD VERT ISING RAT ES: S2.00 per Inch. Mt. Horeb, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Pisgah, tor ium, vestibules and windows of t he This is the spirit of Ch1istmas that fills the Christian's soul constantly single column, 2!4 Inches wide. Mt. Tabor, Ophir , Salem , Selah, and Convent ion met August 15-17 in Kuala First Baptist Church of Santiago, with wonder and love to Christ. ALL E DITORIAL correspondence is to be West Salem. Lumpur, capital of Malaya. Va rious Cuba, spent three days in fellowship, addressed to the Rev. Martin L. Leuschner, evangeli stic m eetings a nd the purchase study a nd worship a t a Nationa l Con­ Christmas is essentially then a festival of the heart, where room 7308 Madison St., For est P ark. Illinois. • One of t he great women of our of a $2,500 gospel va n through the centration of Young Bapt is ts October ALL BUSINESS correspondence is to be t imes is Helen Keller. S he has shown "Ten-cen ts-a-day savings ca mpaign" ~-11 . Their numbers jumped' to 3,000 has been made for Christ as Savior and for the abundant blessings addressed to t he Roger W llliams Press. how one can overcome a ha ndicap-­ 3734 Payne Avenue, Clevela nd 14, Ohio. were reported a mong events of the 111 a _S a t urday night evangelist ic m eet­ of his grace and love. Such a heart will continuously glorify and p1'aise blindness- and, instead of living in past year. Goals for the new year in­ Enter ed as second-class ma tter at the post m g 111 the public square. "Cuba is a God, echoing wi th the angels their good tidings to all people : "Glor y ofrtce a t Newten, Kansas, under the act self-pity, Jive for others. Miss Keller clude promotion of r evival and eva n- of March 3, 1879. (Continued on page 2 ) 4 to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will t oward men." (Printed in U.S.A.) 2 BAPTIST HERALD D ::cember 24, 1959 s Fear Not ! We Worship Him!

Let this be the Christmas message for 1959 : "Fear not . . . for unto you is born ... a Savior which is Will you give to the Christ the gifts which he

Christ the Lord." most desires - yourself, your time and interests,

and your possessions ? Let us truly worship HIM I , By Dr. Bernard Schalm of Edmonton, Alberta, this Christmas! Teacher of New Testament at the Christian Training Institute. By Roev. Donald P. Patet of Aplington, Iowa.

- Luoma Photo At Christmas we join with 1he angelic chorus surrounding the throne of God in the singing of the new song: 1he Song of the Lamb! When the Christ-child was born in Bethlehem, the shep· 0 OUT INTO THE brought to ma n by the a ngel present­ tances have largely been overcome. herds on the Judean hills a nd the wise men in>m the east ''G came 1o worship him! NIGHT," said the angel to Adam a nd ed to the world a three-fold remedy But the distance between nations Eve as they passed through the gate for the three major causes of fear in races, cultures, in short, the di sta nc~ of paradise which was to close be­ the lives of people: sin, the world, a nd between human hear ts, is as great as "WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS the programs and festivities at the the Spirit should not be presented to hind them forever. Looking out into self. This three-fold remedy is found ever. More t ha n ever before the Chris­ IT? The ma n with the whiskers' birth­ church. the Lord? Yet through excuse and the wilderness, Adam a nd Eve sud­ in the new-born Savior , who is Christ, tian Church should e nter into t he day?" This was the question that a This is the pattern-this is what rationalization we a re able to ease our denly realized that leaving God's the Lord. praye r for unity and sing: little Japanese boy asked in the days Christmas means to us. With this we consciences and silence the voice of pr esence meant leaving the light. of the occupation as he excitedly are apparently satisfied. But how conviction. Turn:ng to t he angel, Adam asked : JESUS, THE SAVIOR "In Christ t here is no East or West, watched t he preparations for a Chr ist­ much is there of genuine worship of Again, we truly worship when we "But who will guide me? I am afraid When Adam transgr essed the com- In him no Sou th or North· mas party being given by the occupa­ him in all of this? To what extent are give the gift of our time to him. How of this darkness." But one great fellowship ~f Jove, tion t roops. A GI in a red Santa Claus our souls deeply touched anew wit h Moved by the desperate cry of these m~nd ~f God, the joy of fellowship little time today is actually utilized T hroughout the whole wide world." suit and cotton whiskers, food, decora­ the glory of the Christmas message? in the pursuit of spiritual ends! H ow first human beings, t he a ngel replied: with his Creator was changed into tions and packages-all had the shiny JE US, THE C.ffiIST Indeed, an observer might well ask, prevalent is the observation that t he "Here, take with you this light. It dreadful fear. His guilty conscience black eyes of the little Japanese wide ''Whose birthday is it?" will be a guide to you until the night drove him into hiding from the pres­ program and ministry of the church "J!'or un ~o Y?u is born this day a open. His was a fair question-"Whose H?w then ~g~t we truly worship must wait and even plead for the in­ passes and a new day dawns." Receiv- ence of his Maker. To a ll who fear Sav10r, :-Vh1ch is Christ." This Savior birthday is it-Santa Claus'?" ing the light from the hand of the the I?resence of a holy a nd righteous Christ, the K111g, 111 our observance of terest a nd participation of its mem­ w~o delivers ~a n from the fear of a Christmas? Let us come with the wise bers! The excuse is always the same-­ a ngel, they stepped out into the dark God is announced the birth of a Savior ,,conscience is also called unknown. ' \~ho is called J esus, "for he sha ll save ~Uilt~ THE SAVIOR'S BffiTH men of old to bring rich gifts to h im. "we have so little time." Every mjnis­ his people from their sins." "Behold Christ. The. name "Christ" is the How appropriate that the Lord Christ ter of the Gospel has come to know ~r~c.l~ i~anslation of the Hebrew "Mes­ The Gospel writers record that when should head our Christmas gift list! THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD the Lamb of God, which taketh away the Christ-child was born in Bethle­ that people find or take time to do the sin of the world!" s1a . means "anointed " H ·t And what gifts will we give him? the things which interest them. How T hus is told the story of old. spe~ k s of Jes us' author.it ~~ce,t ~e hem, the wise men, having seen the Throughout the ages of pre-Christia n Jesus the Savior breaks the shackles tragic when God's people fail to be ano111ted of God to fulf"J1 G Y, . . star in the east, came "to worship GIFT OF OURSELVES history, men of God have borne this of the fear of a guilty conscience and on earth Th J od s m1ss10n him." H ow much of our "worship ex­ genuinely interested in the spiritual ray of light which has Jed t hem safely re~tore~ the joy of salvation. F ellow­ ment th~u h~ ews of the Old Testa­ ercise" today is truly worship? As we May we not give h:m anew the gift m inistries in which they ought to have ship v:1th our Creator is once again king who th.e Messiah as their of ourselves? He does not desire a nv­ a vital share. through the night of sin, fear, super­ ! 0 1gr attend our churches Lord's Day after stition a nd unbelief. It was not only a a reahty. Instead of hiding from his fear of wor l d~ deliver t hem from the thing we a re or have unless, first of Lord's Day, is not a good deal of our OFFERING FOR CHRIST guide to them; it became a symbol of presence, we come before him with they would by powers. Under his rule "worship" perfunctory, routine and ha­ all, he has us. We read of the early hope, foreshadowing a new sunrise­ confid~~ce a nd pray: "Abba, Father." When J es e secure a nd at peace. bitual ? Is there not a lso the danger New Testament Christians that "they Again, we truly worship the Christ the dawn of a new day. I n spmt we join with the a ngelic came a real~: was born, t his hope be­ that our observance of the Savior's first gave their own selves to the when we yield the gift o[ our posses­ It was night when t he shepherds ?horus s~rr?und ing the throne of God "Chris t." A Y, f?r he was called t he Lord." This is the first aspect of sions to him. The early Christains first birth may become so, with little, if Christian stewardship. kept v!gil over their flocks on the m the Sl11gl11g of the new song: the nations ands Christ, he is K ing over any, genuine worship of him at all? gave their own selves to the Lord, and Judean hills. The darkness was sud­ Song of the Lamb. a l! Powers .r>eoples; he is Victor over Many Christians today are self­ then that with which they had been denly transformed into dazzling light. Jesus as the Savior of men not only natural reat .the n ~ turaJ and super­ Perhaps our Christmas observances willed, never having come to the reali­ entrusted. As we approach this glor­ The ray of light which guided men of re~tores fe! lowship with God. He re­ forces of he is Lord over tJ1e a re nothing more t ha n t hey are be­ zation t hat "our wills are ours to make ious season, with the lavish spending n;' cause we do not expect or desire them them thine." We worship only when faith in the Old Testament had issued pa 1~·s the image of God within man disciples hena ~r~. }o the frigh~e ne?, of money, may we dedicate anew that into a glorious sunrise of a new day. w h1 c~ was marred by the sin of dis­ At his word said · 1'.ear not, it 1s I. to be so. And the serious reality of the our will lies shattered at his feet. which we have to the di1·ection of Christ, the Light of the World, was obedience. The marks of sin are erased formed int the roaring sea was trans- whole problem is tha t God's people The gift of ourselves involves also God. born! No words in the human lan­ and in t heir stead are inscribed th ' Our ag o a great calm. have succumbed and have been caught our bodies. P aul \vrites to the Roman Someone has suggested that a up in the trend. To many Christians, Christians, "I beseech you therefore, guage were more welcome to a fright­ marks of his character a nd personaJi: ers of th! ~~se~b l es the stormy w~ t ­ stringent test of the seriousness of ened group of shepherds-a world ly­ ty. waves ra i_beuan Sea. Nations hlcircle of the earth. It was this ers for college st udents appears this wrought ! All that remain of Caesar sentence: "In t he midst of the reign Augustus today are a few crumbling by the shuffling feet of those who With peace on earth, good will to high school student knows that Caesar " taxing" or "census," decreed by Au­ stumbled in the dark. It was like the August us had waded to t he throne of gustus in the 30th year of his reign, of .Augustus, when profound peace pre­ columns in the Roman Forum, and the men!" vailed t hroughout the civilized world, rubble of wha t once had been lordly dream of a delirious patient who tosses t he Roman E mpire through a sea of that sent J oseph a nd Mary on a three­ This is the answer to t he mood of J esus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. temples, with an occasional mention on his bed of suffering and cries out, blood. After the brutal assassination of day journey from Nazareth to Bethle­ "Would to God it were morning." pessimism and despair. The Christmas Julius Caesar, a struggle for power hem. The event was unheralded at Rome." in Roman history texts-all pitiful Then a lone star shone in t he Syria n story is eterna lly true: broke out bet ween t hree claimants to In reality, it was not the decree of What a triumph of understatem ent: relics of a glory long departed. But "The event was unheralded at Rome." the Babe of Bethlehem, unnoticed by sky, a star that betokened t he com­ "God is not dead, nor will he sleep! power-Lepidus, Mark Antony, and Caesar Augustus that set in motion ing of the dawn. Suddenly the dark­ Octavius. Finally, they settled their the events that led to the birt h of The event not only was unheralded but a nd unknown to the great of the earth, The wrong shall fail, quarrel by forming a triumvirate and unkno.wn ~t Rome. Caesar Augustus, crowded out of the inn at Bethlehem, ness of that long night was riven by The r ight preva il." Christ in Bethlehem. Ra ther, it was celestial light and t he a ngel's voice divided the Empire into three parts, the decree of the Eternal God. High struttmg 111 his palace that night in born in sorrow and poverty, hated each one of t hem ruling a section. the long ago, little dreamed tha t in an and hunted by Herod the king, is re­ proclaimed, "Behold, I bring you good The poet Longfellow on that Christ­ a bove the throne of t he emperor, who tidings of great joy, which shall be so proudly ruled amid the seven hills insignifi cant outpost of his empire, membered a nd loved today by mil­ mas day almost a cent ury ago caught CAESAR AUGUSTUS a nd . at the heart of a subject a nd lions of men, women and children to a ll people. For unto you is born a vision of God's sovereignty a nd his of Rome, was the throne of him who this day in the city of David a Sav­ is King of kings a nd Lord of lords. despised r ace, a n epoch of history was around t he world. At the very mention eternal purposes for hjg children. This The t hree conspirator s then per­ being enacted. of his name, huma n hearts grow more ior, which is Cl1rist t he Lord." t ruth was revealed to the shepherds, petrated one of the most ghastly This is how God's decree reads: "But thou, Bethlehem, t hough t hou . H ow ~ould Augustus know that a tender everywhere. Throughout our world today are to t he wise men and to Joseph and crimes in history. In their greedy de­ 11ttl<: child! born in poverty and ob­ While Augustus was em peror, uni­ countless multitudes w ho are disheart­ Mary on that first Christmas day long sire for wealth they drew up by com­ be little among t he thousands of Ju­ dah, yet out of t hee shall he come scurity, without the a id of pen or versal peace brooded over that a ncient ened and disillusioned by t he terrible ago. mon agreement a list of 300 senators sword, would divide the history of world. F or the first time in two hun­ contrast between the song of the an­ and 2,000 Roman knights. These pro­ mankind into segments: before a nd dred years the doors of the tem ple of gels and the realities of the world we "AND ON EARTH PEACE" scribed persons were a ll assassinated CHRISTMAS OFFERING after his birt h ? H ow could he know J a nus were closed, doors which always live in. Why sing Christmas carols or From his earliest years this v1s1on and their property was confiscated. talk about angels, wise men from afar, that three centur ies a fte r he had ut­ were kept open in t imes of war. But, was lodged in t he heart of J esus. It Later Octavius elimina ted one of his The Chr istmas offerin g in our and peace and good will w hen in truth North America n Baptist churches tered his decree one of his successors it was t he "pax Romana," an enforced never grew dim. It was his dream of rivals, Lepidus. Five years thereafter to t ~ e throne of the empire would low­ peace, like the peace of an e nforced t here is suspicion a nd h ate, fear a nd he defeated the combi ned forces of will be designated for the work making t his world God's world, a among children on our several mis­ er his proud eagles in deference to t he peace, like the peace of an internment tension between the nations, and the world of brotherhood and justice and Mark Antony a nd Cleopatra. Thus, sion fields in the Cameroons of Cross of Christ? "In hoc signo vinces." camp where a gun is pointed at every everpresent threat of atomic warfare? by t he year 30 B . C., Octavius had peace. Africa, in J a pan and at home. These "By t his sign conque r." man's head. "O wonderful Babe of Bethlehem become master of the whole Roman ru·e the national children to whom CHRISTMAS BELLS Just as oblivious to these moment­ li ttle Boy of Nazareth, divine Christ world. we minister through Sunday Schools, ou.s happenings were the m erchant THE WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Disregarding his crimes, the Roman mission schools, special events and This was the mood of many people of Calvar:(. con:e back from the long camps. Your church's Christmas Prmces feasting in t he inn at Bethle­ The world before Christ was a world in the United States in 1863 when this ago and kmdle m our hearts t he vision Senate gave to Octavius the honorable hem, the Romary officers busily en­ title of Augustus, that is, "venerable," gifts will help greatly to minister without love. In Rome the a ppetite of na tion was riven asunder by its dread­ you saw: that this world can yet be rol\111~ the people as they arrived in "majestic." The Senate also decreed in Christ's Name to the important the people for the cruel ties of the ful Civil War. Henry Wadsworth made God's world, where a ll little chil­ needs of these children on our mis­ the city, a nd the stolid soldiery who arena steadily increased. Caesar Au­ Longfellow sat in his home a t this dren will be loved and protected that t he sixth mont h of the Roman sion fields. When sending t his Sun­ made .up the garrison. Once again God calendar should be known as Augustus, gustus pandered to their cravings by t ime brooding on the thought of this where every man will see in his fel~ day School or church offering to our had hidden these things from the w ise providing battles to the death be­ fratricidal slaughter. Taking up his lows t he features of a brother and a hence the month of August in our F orest P ark office, mark it plainly and prudent and revealed them u nto present-day reckoning. Then for 45 as your Christmas offering. tween large bodies of gladiator s. H ere pen he began to write a poem on friend, a world where peace shall find babes, for yonder, where the lad David is how Augustus himself describes Christmas, a poem that portrays the a permru1ent home." years this man Caesar Augustus, ruled had often tended his father's sheep, 6 December 24, 1959 7 BAPTIST HERALD e1·oonia n friends came to shake hands a nd to spend a few moments reminis­ cing and exchanging exp2riences, tell­ ing of this a nd that happening, some of them tragic a nd others happy a nd humorous. How our African Baptist brethren like to visit and tell their stories! NEED F OR TRAINED PASTORS It soon became evident that every­ one of t hem was very grateful for the advances the Mission had made in the COASTAL SCENES IN THE SOUTHERN CAMEROONS field of education, t hereby helping t he Baptist Church a nd the Cameroons The Small Cameroons Mountains peaks through the clouds along the coastal road (left) ·of the Southern Cameroons, West Africa. people. Last year about one thousand The Baptist Church of Victoria (right) is an imposing building and a worshipful sanctuary in this harbor city of the Southern Cameroons. out of our seven thousand mission school pupils had accepted Christ as .. t heir Savior! And ma ny more were at the point of making a decision. H owever, there was also the under­ The Cameroons, Africa, Revisited tone of concern. Ah- so m uch, much more must be done in our churches! After an Absence of 11 years, Dr. George A. Dunger Visits the Cameroons :Mission 'Field, West Africa, We must have more well-trained pas­ Where He and His Wife Formerly Served as Missionaries. tors ! Sango Dunger, don't you see, a ll of our teachers, government employees CAMEROONS FAREWELL FOR A MISSIONARY a nd officers are well-educated persons. The Mbingo Baptist Band an d children of the ~aptist Mi.ssio~ School ~ the New THE GREAT DAY had ar­ Mt. Cameroons, partly obscured by seventy of them- paraded a nd formed Many thousands of our young people Hope Settlement gave Missionary Laura E. Reddig a rousing Send Off when she rived! I would take one of the Niger­ clouds and heavy rain. reception lines, I was led to a small a re being educated. We have no highly left for the United States. ian Airways pla nes from Accra, Gha­ Then the coastal towns of Bota group of people consisting of Mr. H ad­ trained a nd higher qualified pastors. na's capital, head for Lagos and, with­ and Victoria app2ared between t he dison, a n old Cameroonian friend and Where will this leave our churches? Now? In t he years to come? before his Throne. But we parted in died," only to be interrupted by heart­ in a few hours' time, be in the Cam­ forest and the sea. Finally, our plane now Baptist Teachers' Training Col­ Don't you see, t he Bible School at the consciousness that we had a task r ending sobs and sighs . .. eroons. T hat after eleven years of ab­ swung towards the ma inland. After lege instructor; Mr. Flavius Martin, Ndu is NOT enough! It's been doing to achieve, a faith to exercise a nd a All the year round, I had never sence! only a few minutes' fli ght, t here was now our first Ca meroonia n theological a splendid piece of work- but more trust to keep - building his Kingdom once heard the "die-cry" in Ghana! I The pla ne took off from Accra's Tiko with its adequa te and welcome student at our Seminary in Sioux in his power. had come to t he Cameroons on a happy International Airport. We crossed the landing field. F a lls, S. Dak.; the Chief Prefect of must be done! Where shall our young men receive their training for t he The following day our schedule "home-coming" visit. And on the sec­ mjghty Volta R iver, one of West Afri­ A welcoming "committee" of four the st udents ; a nd Principal Rentz of called for visits to Buea, Victoria and, ond day of my visit, I witnessed this ca's great watercourses, a t six t hou­ was ready: Dr. Paul Geba uer, happily Christia n ministry when they leave the Center. Flavius Martin held a Bali Coll ege? We must have a Theo­ without returning to Soppo, proceed soul-searching experience of the pagan sand feet. Southward, at its mouth, grinding away with his superb movie small Roya l Palm in his ha nds, Prin­ to Kumba. What a wonderful and chal­ woma n crying over her dead child. Jay Keta where more t ha n a hundred camera; Principal Wm. H . R entz, Rev. logical School!" cipal Rentz made a speech a nd the I tried to counter· their statements: lenging day this day turned out to be ! Isaia h's prophecy ca me to my mind: years ago heroic Reformed missionar­ Earl H. Ahrens a nd his son Billy. This Chief Prefect hastily but expertly dug "Com fort ye, comfort ye, my people, ies first witnessed to the Ewe people. happy reunion presaged many pleasant If the Cameroonian people aimed at A PAGAN'S "DIE-CRY" a hole right in front of me. na tionhood, why couldn't the Cam­ saith your God. Speak comfortably to a nd profitable hours of fellowship After Dr. Gebauer and I had at­ Jerusalem- that her iniquity is par­ IMPRESSIVE CHANGES t hroughout my visit. eroons Baptist Convention see to it tendt=d to our duties in Buea, we drove PLANTING A ROYAL PALM tha t there is a Theological College? doned ..." Northward Jay the expansive Volta Why ask the Mission? Where was the a short distance beyond Buea Bak­ Who would speak comfortably to the ARRIVAL AT SOPPO This looked somewhat mysterious, weri vi llage in order to take a few River pla in and the foothills of the but soon I knew! I was to plant tha t money going to come from ? Where Bakweri people--who would tell them pictures of Soppo Station, nestling on Akwapim Ra nge, where U. S. Kaiser Now to Soppo ! Climbing the dis­ could we find additional staff? Who t hat their iniquity would be pardoned Royal Pa lm in commemoration of my the descending slopes of Mt. Cam­ engineers plan to construct a gigantic tance of about twenty miles in the visit to the Cameroons. T he planting would pay their sala ries? If the need - was pardoned- in the a tonement of hydroelectric power center, capable of Diesel La ndrover- a n English type of was so pressing, why hadn't the eroons. Below us lay Buea. Southerly J esus Christ? And then the words of of trees had become a symbol of t he from us lay Buea's Southern Cam­ producing 200,000 tons of aluminum - J eep--Dr. Gebauer acted as driver Ca meroons Ba ptist Mission in the past, churches responded to that need? Be­ our na tive pastors and deacons began a nnually and making real a large and guide: "Look at the magnifice nt eroons Government center. ringing in my ears: "Much, much more and everyone of its stations had been sides, the highly educa ted pastor was There was Soppo, in a southeasterly scale irrigation scheme for the Accra b~n~ n a plantations, now becoming the beautified a nd was demonstrating the not always t he a nswer-the churches must be done for our churches! We plain. v~c ~1m of a strange fungus with power of a new life! direction. At half dista nce stood the neresented in out­ It is not old, it grows not dim , of the Woman's Missionary Union, en­ In fact, to me it seems get this data) and several thrilling, line form, a nd prepa red by Rev. and titled "Broadcast," is now being pre­ Mrs. Kenneth Goodman. Copies are To send its rays on all Olli' year ill ustrated pages about our General pa red by the multilith process a t our Conference highUghts during the past also available from the F orest Park With ever-broadening beams! Forest Pa rk headquarters office in the 25 years. It costs only $1.00 postpaid office. Winter flowers brighten a dark and drab d ay! - The Watchman-E xaminer (ConUnued on page 18) 10 December 24, 1959 11 BAPTIST H ERALD denl. But the methods usually brought to bear on this subject fall short of From the Professor's Desk Reviews of Important Books being effective. The author has a practical formula for the reader which By Dr. Walter W. Wessel, Professor, North American Baptist is illus trated and interpreted by Scrip­ By Dr. M. L. Leuschner, Editor of English Publications tural truths. This formula is PRAISE Seminary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota plus POISE plus PRAYER equals Who were the W ise Men about fact that three gifts were brought to TWELVE GREAT QUESTIONS Miami, Florida since 1936 and is a PEACE. Dr. Haggai has written this whom we read in Matthew's G-Ospel, the Chr:st-child. It is an interesting ABOUT CHRIST. By Clarence E. ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS popular speaker at summer assemblies book as the amplification of a message and f1·om what 001mtry did theJ1 comer fact that in the Orient the tradition is Macartney. Baker Book House. 221 all across the Southern Baptist Con­ and of his evangelistic ministry from The Wise Men of Ma tthew's nativity that there were twelve, not three! All b:ioks reviewed on this page coast to coast. It is not a textbook in Pages. $2.50. and any other books or church ma­ vention. In this book you will hear narrative are generally referred to as An equally unreliable tradHion terials can be ordered from the the voice of God speaking clearly to psychology, but in it is presented the the Magi, from the Latin magi, which designa ted the Wise Men as kings Roger Williams P ress, 3734 Payne you with the eternal truths of the Gos­ Biblical formula for victory over the in turn derives from the Greek word (thus the popular Chr istmas carol, D R. MACARTNEY from his Ave., Cleveland 14, Ohio. Your or­ pel through this dedicated and en­ vicious problem of worry in complete magoi found in Matthew 2. According "We Three Kings of Orient Are"). Un­ pulpit of t he First Presbyterian ders will receive prompt attention. thusiastic servant of his. Here are harmony with the Jaws of health and to the Greek historian Herodotus, doubtedly, the statement fo und in Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., and through EDITOR. sermons to bring spiritual delight and psychology. It can be warmly recom­ "Magi" was originally the name of a Psalm 73 :10: "May the kings of Tar­ his 40 books was a preacher of proven inspiration to the reader! mended to "Baptist Herald" readers. Median tribe which possessed t he pow­ shish and of the isles render him trib­ power, and in this book (or reprint) 1945 to 1953, when he made his tri­ er of interpreting dreams. T he reHgion ute, may t he kings of Sheba and Seba t he spirit of his power is revealed. The THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY of this tribe centered in the worship bring gifts" and such passages as all-sufficient Savior presented in the umpha l entry into heaven, he served as HAVE YOU READ? executive secretary of the Southern SPIRIT by Raymond L. Cramer. Cow­ of heavenly bodies and of the elements. Isaiah 49 :7 and 60 :3 and 10 helped to revealed Word of God is depicted in ma n Publications- 138 Pages- $1.75. (Conthmed from page 10) In Matthew 2, t he term probably r e­ give rise to this tradition. Even names the twelve chapters of this book. Ev­ Baptist Mission Board a nd from this vantage point he initiated the Advance This is a n immensely practical and fers to followers of the P ersian re­ were assigned to the Magi. In the ery question about Christ is answered easy-to-read book on the ministry of promotional department. The printing ligious leader Zoroaster. These Magi Latin church, Gaspar, Melchior and directly, clearly and convincingly in Program of the Southern Baptists. of this informative and newsy publica­ Missions was his very heart beat. For the H oly Spirit in the life of the were the astrologers of the East. Balthasar prevailed and have come the light of God's revelation in his Son. Christia n. The author who is current­ tion, edited by Mrs. Harm Sherman, Precisely where they came from no down to us who live in the West but The volume will appeal particularly 14 years he was a missionary in the is now being increased to five copies boiling chaos of China. Later he be­ ly serving as Counselor in Mental one knows. Matthew says only that in t he East, in the Syrian and ~en­ to ministers and speakers, but it will Hygiene with the Fresno, California, for each society. they were "from the east." This is a ian churches, completely different also enrich the faith a nd life of the came the secretary for the Orient "Baptist Men" a re also busy in pre­ when the international situation be­ County Schools, believes profoundly vague designation which Justin Martyr names were given these men. Christia n layman. that the Holy Spirit is the m aster key paring considerable literature for the The many traditions which have came tense in 1936. He was a serious­ la ymen of our churches. A new paper and T ertullian thought meant Arabia, m.inded, unflagging and devoted ser­ that opens a ll doors to spiritua l ful­ because gold, frankincense and myrrh arisen concerning the Wise Men have WITH CHRIST IN THE UPPER fillment. With clarity a nd simplicity is b eing edited by Mr. Gerhard Panke were found there. Origen proposed tended to obscure t he beauty and sim­ ROOM. By Alexander Maclaren. Bak­ vant of Christ which made him a lead­ of Buffalo, N. Y., and distributed from er among his brethren. Woven into the author interprets t he Person a nd Chaldea, and others Persia, which is plicity of the Gospel story. Pagan er Book H ouse. 379 Pages. S2.95. work of the Holy Spirit in the light our office. Any pastor or church lead­ though they were, t he Magi responded tl~e story of his life is the pattern of probably the best guess. This book was formerly published of the Scriptures and proceeds w ith er who would like to suggest names The widespread belief that they were to the r evelation they had and came under the title, "The Holy of H olies." his Christian faith and philosophy of and addresses of laymen to be added missions. This biography is a beautiful timely illustrations to show t he Spirit's three in number is a mere tradition to the ma nger to worship and to adore Maclaren's sermons are still rich energizing power in the Clwistian's to the list can do so by supplying us the Christ a nd to present their gifts. sources of instruction, edification and tribute to a great Baptist and a fer­ and is probably an inference from the li fe. "If God is the same yesterday, with this information. inspiration. This volume presents 34 vent missionary leader! The year 1960 ought to keep every­ today a nd forever, he is still able to himself. Even when there are no rea­ messages on John 14-16. It is homiletic possess a nd use insignifica nt human one well informed about our denomi­ FEAR NOT! literature of the highest order, help­ DEVELOPING A GIVING national enterprise in every phase of sons for such fear, man is afraid. His CHURCH. By W. E. Grindstaff. Flem­ flesh to shake t he world to its very (Contimted from page 4) personality is maladjusted. He has no ing the reader to mine the inexhaust­ foundations." its activities and objectives. There will ib!e treasures of God's Word. In t hese ing H. Revell Co. 191 Pages. $2.50. be many reading joys and adventures Master permit the forces of evil to peace and rest. He is afraid of sick­ The author of this he lpful book with ness, accidents, people, himself, and: messages the author and expositor MAN IN SEARCH OF IMMORTAL­ for those who want to keep up with display their ha tred and fury. At a takes us to the Upper Room so that t~ e. thesis that "a living church is a specifi~d moment, Christ will appear, above all, death. To such wounded ITY by Charles R. Salit. Philosophi­ the latest developments and who want we may share Christ's teaching minis­ g1vmg church," has served as a de­ to know about God's blessings upon and with great joy the disciples of souls comes the message of Christmas: cal Libra ry- 185 Pa~es-$3.50. try to his apostles. He focuses our eyes nominational worker and pastor in this work of his in our denomination. his will hear him say : "Fear not it is "Fear not." Let Cl1rist become Lord a nd attention on the Master. As we b_oth the Am.erican and Southern Bap­ The author spent his childhood in I." And there \vill be a great ~aim! over your life. H e will heal your attend to these words of our Savior, tist Conventions. Emphasizing tithjng Brazil in a small, pioneering Baptist In the meantime, his followers can wounds and reconstruct your per­ as interpreted so clearly in the pages budgets and "more money for ali community of which his father was WE WORSHIP IDM! rest assured in his promise of vic­ sonality. You will find your place again of this book, Christ's suffering in our causes," this book includes new ideas one of the founders. As a student at (Continued from page 5) tory. "In the world ye have fear but in life, a nd fulfill God's plan and pur­ behalf takes on a new and richer on how to impress on church mem­ the Rochester Theological Seminary be of good cheer, for I have over~ome pose. of Rochester, N. Y.: he ca me under Is this unreasonable, impractical? Does meaning. bers ~he importance of giving, sets the world." Again, "Fear not little One of the great needs of the hour forth m great detail factors which lead the influence of Professor Walter not the Christ merit a gift equal in flock, for it is your Father's pleasure Rauschenbusch. He lives in Rochester, is to preach Christ as Lord. The cen­ LETTERS TO THE SEVEN to t he making and subscribing of value to that given to any individual? to give you the kingdom." C11rist tral emphasis of the apostolic message CHURCHES. By Joseph A. Seiss. Bak­ church bud?ets, ~nd discusses pro­ N. Y., and regards Dr. Albert Bretsch­ Should one who professes to be a fol­ God's a nointed, has come to drive out neider as a close, personal friend. was not that of the Saviorhood of J e­ er Book House. 343 Pages. $2.75. grams for !ncreasmg missionary in­ lower of Cl1rist shrink from accepting the fear of the world which holds sus, but that of the Lordship "of Christ. These lectures or 21 messages were terest and gifts, facts on raising mon­ T his book by Charles R. Salit on a such a challenge, or one of similar de­ many of our hearts captive and causes profo.und subject is a philosophical If all members of our church family prepa red for the a uthor's ministry dur­ e~. f?~ church buil dings, and the pos­ ma nd? anxiety a nd terror to reign supreme. w ill crown Jesus Christ as Lord on ing Lent. But t hey are a lso charged s 1b ~ ht.1es of stewardship after death. treatise t hat must be r ead with critic­ Would not faith be stimulated a nd "For unto you is born this day a with practica l lessons for our day and al scrutiny. God is defined "as a n in­ t his Christmas Day, om· future as a This is a most helpful and instructive spiritual experience deepened if Chris­ Savior, which is Christ, the Lord." denomination will be bright and glor­ age. We can certainly agree with the book for church leaders a nd pastors. str~m~nt .fo1· surviving death, for tians were willing to confess that what Besides the fear of a guilty conscience, author t hat "hardly any section of achieving immortality. The evolution ious. It will be marked by unity and they have is not their own? Dare we a nd t he fear of worldly powers, there brotherly love. It will record progress Scripture is to be found better calcu­ THE PRICE TAGS OF LI FE by of man and the evolution of the con­ withhold from God that \vith which is the fear which is born within man a nd growth as never before witnessed. la ted to impress the heart, awaken the C. Roy Angell. Broadman Press- 125 cept . of God are synonymous. The he has but entrusted to us, when he has spiritual conscience, animate our Pages- $2.75. Above all, it will become a tool in matrix of a culture is its God. There­ freely given us his only Son? God's hand, bringing the good news hopes, a nd further us in the way of 1;-ofty. Gospe l truths stand out sharp­ fore each succeeding culture can May we endeavor, as God's people, Christian improvement." The volume ly m this book of sermons in their re­ JUST A MINUTE of t he Gospel to a world held captive truthfully say that t heirs is the only to lift ourselves out of conformity to in the chains of fear and sin. is excellent background for the study lation to life. You can almost hear true 'living' God." This book may be the t hinking a nd doing of the world I have only just a minute of the churches described in Revela­ the voice of the preacher in these provocative to some pastors and lead­ at this glorious season. We are not ex­ Only sixty seconds in it The message of Christmas is a mes­ tion, as well as a most helpful book for pages, even though you have never ers who a.re making a philosophical pected to exclude ourseh·es from the Forced upon me, sage of joy. "Fear not, for I bring you devotional reading. It is another fine met him face to face. Their themes­ s~udy of 11nmortality, but its basic joys and ha ppy associations of Christ­ Can't refuse it, tidings of great joy." Instead of fear book in the Baker Reprint Library. t~~n.ksgiving, loyalty, personal respon­ v 1 e\~s are far from the teachings of mas, but if, in all of this, we fail to Didn't seek it, there shall be joy; instead of amdety s1b1l!ty, need for spiritual health Christ a nd the truths of t he Gospel experience deep spirit ual blessings, if Didn't choose it, there sha ll be confidence; instead of M. THEON RANKIN, APOSTLE stewardshiP-are simple but timely'. on the subject. we have not presented rich gifts to But it's up to me to use it. doubt the1·e sha ll be trust; instead of OF ADVANCE. By J. B. Weather­ But woven into these messages of I must suffer if I lose it. darkness there sha ll be light; instead the King, we have not truly wor­ Give account if I abuse it, spoon. Broadman Press. 137 Pages Gospel exposition are wonderful stories HOW TO WIN OVER WORRY bY of death there shall be life. Let this $2.75. . shipped. Just a tiny little minute­ gathered from personal experience ob­ ~oh~ Edmund Haggai. Zonderva n Pub­ Will you give to t he Christ the gifts But Eternity is in it. be the Christmas message for 1959. For many yea1·s Dr. Rankin held servation, biography and a wide circle h shmg House-179 Pages-$2.95. "Fear not, ... for unto you is born which he most desires- yourself, your Author unknown the torch of missions high in the of friends. Dr. Angell has been pastor time a nd interests, and your posses­ . . . a Savior vvh ich is Christ the Southern Baptist Convention. From Worry is Public Enemy No. 1. This of the Central Baptist Church of contention by Dr. H aggai is self-evi- sions? Let us truly worship HIM! Lord." 12 13 BAPTIST HERALD December 24, 1959 the outstanding pioneers and most beloved pastors of our denomination. Preparations for Youth Week He passed away in the South Dakota Jan. 24-31, 1960 - Theme: Word of Life Nursing Home in Madison, S. Dak. By MRS. ALBERT REDDIG He was the minister of the Bethel President of the Woman's l\:lissionary By Mr. Arthur Patzia, President of the CBY Fellowship Church, Salem, Oregon, in his last full time pastorate, and thereafter for sev­ Union eral years was the assistant pastor of YouTH WEEK is just • The Colonial Village Baptist Church, nual Union Thanksgivin.g Service spon­ AN INTRODUCTION an excellent article on the theme. This the Calvary Baptist Church, Tacoma, around the corner. The new year with program could be used in one of your Lansing, Mich., has extended a call to sored. b:( the WatertQ\vn Ministerial Wash., where he also served as the The heart of Christmas is GIVING. all its possibilities will be upon us. services and would be especially help­ Rev Robert F. Penner of Dallas, O~e­ Assoc1_at1on and held on Nov. 26 at minister of the Portland Ave. Chapel. Our guest editor in this column needs With this in mind we, as young people, ful as an introduction. Then also there gon. pastor or the Salt Creek Baptist the First Congregatio-.:ial Church. His widow survives him. The memor­ since 1954. He has accepted the no introduction. We all think of her must continually be alert for new op­ has been set up a Program Guide for Ch~rch ~ On Sunday, Sept. 25, the First Bap­ ial service was held on Saturday, Oct. as our beloved missionary, and thank portunities of Christian growth. Hence, Youth Week. The outline will be in the call and announced that he would beh tist Church of Mott, N. Dak., held its 31, at the Emery Baptist Church, Em­ God for her many years of fruitful the purpose behind Youth Week! hands of all CBY leaders. We suggest gin his ministry in the Lansing churc Harvest _and Mission F estival Service. ery, S. Dak. service in the Cameroons! Her mes­ Youth Week is not just an ordinary about Jan. 19, 1960. He will succeed that you follow this guide as closely as A_ ta~.le m front of the pulpit was ap­ c The Immanuel Baptist Church of sage will strike a responsive chord in week. This week is especially set aside possible as it fits in with your youth Rev. Aaron Buhler, at ~resent t l~e pr opuately decorated with grain fruit the hearts of her readers, and help pastor of the First Baptist Churc ' Milwaukee, Wis., opened its doors and for all CBY Fellowships in our de­ program. and vegetables as tokens of th~ har­ the hearts of its members to the wel­ bring the spirit of Christmas nearer nomination. This week should be dif­ Lodi, Calif. Your pastor should know about your vest and of God's goodness to his chil­ coming of Rev. J. J. Renz and ~is fam­ to us. She would like to express her ferent from the ordinary. It is a week plans. Have him help you in some of • Mr. Dudley Reeves, forn:i~ mis;~~ra dren. Rev. Otto Fiesel of Washburn, ily. On Oct. 4, 1959 a reception was appreciation for the many whose let­ of special emphasis on the theme, ary on the Cameroons Misswn N. Da~., brought a stirring message. held in their honor. Greetings were ters and prayers have "carried me the preparation. It would be wise to "Word of Life." It should, however, C l·oon Protes- Mrs. Fiesel also assisted in both serv­ extended by Dr. John Leypoldt for the along the road to recovery." check dates, etc., with him so that and teacher at the ame . . be the prayer of the CBY Fellowships there is no clash with other church ac­ tant College at Bali, \vill arrive m ices by accompanying special numbers North American Baptist General Con­ that this special week will carry over GIVE YOURSELF AWAY tivities. Various committees should Western Nigeria, Africa,· ·111 J anuaryd on the piano. After the evening service ference, and by Dr. Ezra Roth for .the into the rest of the year and help soon be appointed. You will need a 1960 to open a community secon ;:;Y the congregation went to the basement Wisconsin Baptist State Convention. By Laura E. Reddig, l\fissionary-nurse mould the young people into more for lunch and a social time. The offer­ Representatives of the sister churches mature Christians. Visitation Committee to outline and grammar school for boys at n~ be in the Cameroons, n ow on furlough prepare your visitation schedule. This place is 30 miles north of Os og f~ ing for home and fore~n missions was of Temple, Bethany and Summit Bap­ at Cat hay, N. Dak. It is not too early to begin your 4 Sl,127.55, as repcrted by Mrs. C. E. tist Churches of Milwaukee also planning should be done carefully as 1,460 feet up, and has 3 ,000 Jo~~m Schwartz. e:x­ "A letter for you, Doris." And im­ preparations for this important week. you realize the needs of those around of whom 45% are pagan, 35% es be­ tended greetings to the Renz family media tely anticipation thrills awaken The theme incorporates the Baptist you. The Missions Committee could and 20% Christian. Three Bap­ • The Zion Baptist Church of Drum­ as well as representatives of the dif­ Jubilee Advance emphasis of "Evange­ mo~qu you from monotonous household duties prepare various mission materia_Js, sides an Anglican church a_n Il~ "We heller, Alberta, was privileged to have ferent church organizations. The eve­ whiJe questions tumble over one an­ lism Through Bible Teaching and such as maps. You should a lso w1:1te tist church are to be found 111 :t in Rev. Robert H offman, pastor of the ning was concluded with a "q.et Ac­ other as to the origin and message of Training." More and more Christian some letters to various missionaries. wish Dudley peace and prospen Your Trochu Baptist Church., serve as evan­ quainted Hour" in the Fellowship Hall, the letter. Everyone, yes, everyone leaders are realizing the importance of Another important work is entruste_d his undertaking" was expressed by gelist for two weeks <>f revival meet­ as reported by Mrs. Lenore Shepherd. welcomes the refreshment received the Word of God in the lives of people to the Banquet Committee. Make this Cameroons missionaries. ings from Nov. 1 to 13. Unfavorable everywhere. But how are you as a • The October 1959 Bulletin of t he through "news from a far country." banquet better than any other. Much weather conditions hindered attend­ Baptist Missionary Training School, young person helping yourself to the . . · es were held by Through means of letters, friends drop planning is necessary for the food and · • Evangehst1c servic L k N ance, but that did not stop the flow Chicago, Ill., featur ed an intere sti~ g in for a visit! "Word of Life"? You should not only also decorations. Here is a good place the Baptist Church, Tu~~e wi~h eRev: of God's blessings. Mr. Hoffman's mes­ article about the school's "Alumnae m Give yourself away through every be studying the Word; you should also to bring your unsaved friend. Be sure Dak., from Oct. 18 htoE tension pas- sages challenged the church members, the Cameroons." Between 1938 and be applying it. Has your particular · Churc x . Jetter you write. Let each postage and have an approxima te · number of G. G . R auSe 1 , . evangehst. urging them to a closer walk \vith 1952 nine alumnae went from the stamp carry a full measure of yo.ur­ youth group assisted you along these those attending, since you won't want tor of Stockton, Cahf., a~ the Lord their Lord, and a plea to the unsaved "Doorways of Service" of the school lines? Here then are a number of sug­ Three families were won ord Nov. to accept Christ as their Savior. One self a vital part of your personality, to run short of food. . t• gs On Sun ay, to mission fields in the Cameroons, and' a warmth which the in-between gestions that could be helpful to your d ur111g the mee m · bserved on person made a decis.ion for Christ. West Africa, under appcintment of the Youth Week preparation. 0 miles cannot chill. This year, for a PUBLICIZE YOUTH WEEK 15, Laymen's Sunday w~ .. In the "For that one soul, indeed, we are North American Baptist General Con­ very thankful to God," as repcrted by little extra time and far less money, PUBLICIZE NOW! Have your pas­ the theme, "Devoted e~. resented ference. These are Laura Reddig, class make your Christmas contacts . n;em­ SPECIFIC PRAYERS evening the chur~h , woI?~iota.ry Pro­ the pastor, Rev. Wm. Effa. of 1938; Margaret Kittlitz, 1943; Ida tor announce Youth Week and al.so their annual Ladies Mis t From F orsch 1945· Ruby Salzmann, 1945; orable easier to exchange, defm1tely PRAY NOW! But what shall I pray publicize it in the church bulletin. . . ai-v pagean . • Mrs. Christel Neumann of Forest satisfying and destined to achieve un­ for?, you may ask. This question is gram with a m1sswn J Id w Weiss, Park, Illinois, who has been serving as Esther' Schultz, 1946; Berneice West­ The entire church will want to know erman, 1947; Eleanor_ Weisenburger, expected results. justified because in many cases it is what you are planning to do. Thus, Nov. 10 to 22 Rev. f ar~ake ·Church, a bookkeeper in the denominational the concern of many young people. pastor of the T ur.t ~ rvices in headquarters office in Forest Park, 1947; Minnie Kuhn, 19~2; and Ernes­ they will also be able to pray for you. conducted evangehst1c sek tine Schmidt, 1952. A lengthy para­ Here is a definite time for specific You will also need a Publicity Comd Ill., and Mr. Walter Bussmann of Win­ MITE BOXES prayer. Pray with eternity's values in Parkston and Tripp, S. Da · D nipeg, Manitoba were united in mar­ graph is also quoted from a news let­ mittee Have them draw posters an . g Nov. 22, r. ter pr~pared by Ida Forsch about her for use in our Woman's view. Remember especially the leaders send r·e minders to the young peop.leJl • On Sunday morn111 ' . e secretary, riage in a ceremony at the Forest Park Baptist Church, Forest Park, Ill., visit to the Mbembe mission schools. Missionary Societies for the of the CBY who are in charge of the in the group. Your young people w~ Frank H. Woyke, executiv to the con­ DENOMINATIONAL ADVANCE various plans and activities. They need have to be reminded again and again brought a stirring m ess ag~ark Baptist on Saturday morning, Nov. 7. Rev. • Miss Louanne Fuchs, a daugh ter of wisdom and direction from God. You B. C. Schreiber of Oak Park, Ill., of­ BUILDING FUND of the coming events. Make s ur~ that gregation of the Forest nd 011 Dec. Rev and Mrs. Daniel Fuchs of Oak will also be having a visitation pro­ the excuse "I did not know," will not ficiated at the maniage ceremony. Pari< Ill is studying music in Salz­ are available from the Church, Forest P.ark, I~ ..:Orest Park, Open House was held by Mr. and Mrs. gram one evening. Ask God to prepare creep up. 'u is your duty to inform 6th Rev. R. Schilke 0 ·t The guest burg,' A u~tria and,, is ~ervin g on "The Forest Park Office. your heart as well as the people whom everyone. Bussmann on Sunday afternoon, Nov. Varsity Ensemble with three other Ill., occupied the pul~i : Day serv­ 22, following a brief honeymoon trip. Send your order to Woman's Mis­ you will visit. You will need strength .. Christian young people ~n .holdin~ in­ PROVIDE NOW! There a re count­ ~ peaker at the Thanksgt~ ll1~harles W . T hey will reside in the Chicago area, sionary Union, 7308 Madison St., and courage for the special ministry. spirational and evangelistic serv1ces. less opportunities for Christian serv­ ice on Nov. 26 was D~orthern Bap­ and Mrs. Bussmann will continue her Forest Park, TII. PLAN NOW! Once your plans for ice. You will emphasize some of these .. Roller, president of t ~i e f Chicago. On Sunday, October 25, they ~ook part Youth Week are more definite, you services as bookkeeper at t he Forest in dedication services at the little Bap­ during Youth Week. Youth Week em­ tist Theological Se rruna~Y ~ay School Park headquarters office. will also be able to pray more effect­ phasis is not to end on J anuary _31. At the January 1960 un the new tist Church of Seekirchen near S~l ~­ More than mere words inscribed on ively. Here are some suggestions in 1t should provide a stimulus in making Workers' Dinner Confe.~·enc~ the pro­ • Dr. John F . Olfhoff of Emery, S. burg. On Dec. 7 and 8 they part1c1- planning for Youth Week. The Sep­ stationery and deposited in the mail­ you want to do more effective work "Bible Reading PB:ckej b~l:e Advance Dak., was called to his heavenly home pated in the 90th anniversary of .the box, your letter tember issue of "Youth Compass" has for your Lord J esus Christ. Your fu­ gram or the Baptist u on Wednesday, Oct. 28. He was one of Mollardgasse Baptist Church .of V 1 ~n ­ - becomes the beacon of your ture youth leaders need factual and wil] be r eviewed. na, Austria, and in the Austrian Min­ radiant joy in the Savior; - can in­ practical presentations of the Gospel. . were held by BIBLE READING PACKET isters' Conference. On Sunday, Dec. 13, clude an invitation to life abundant • Deeper Life Meeting\ Watertown. they held a concert in the Baptist SPECIAL YOUTH ISSUE You learn the Word by reading and Another 1000 B ible Rea.di ~ Pac­ in Jesus Christ; - may be an album of the First Baptist Chu r~vi,th Rev. Wal­ kets hM·e now been prepared for Church of Bad Ischl for the Advent T he Jan. 21, 1960 nWTibe r of t he studying it. You apply the Word by delightful memories enticing someone the life you lead. Does WORD OF Wis., from Dec. 1 to 6 Wis as the distribution. This makes a tot.a.I of Festival. Rev. H. Kolbe is pastor of to relive some partially forgotten joy BAPTIST HERAI.-D w ill feature lace A. Olson of Wausau, R., Prast, 4 000 packets for ou r church p eople! this church. On Jan. 17 and 24 they YOUTH WEEI<. This ins pirational LIFE have any meaning to you? We L urence · Orders can be sen t to North Ameri­ of yester-years; - may arrive as a should have a deep desire to learn all guest speaker. Rev. a urch spolsmile. d ou" "I understand," she said softly. "I've try to get a position somewhere, since New Orleans Faith Ransom learned that determination had been channeled to her aunt. Mrs. Hamilton. had died quite with a ra ther large mouth, a promi­ "I'm sorry to have bothere Y • had enough to make me sad a nd to he did not know how long he would suddenly without leaving any word for her. such a terrible goal. nent nose and deep set eyes. J ames he said "but this is not the Mr. ~a r­ take away the desire to Jive, but you be in the city. He put in his applica­ James Thornton helped her to find a room In the Garden Distr ict and. In o rder to cheer He had had only one hint of ro­ studied the face carefully. He realized tin I s'eek. I shall have to try e se- have helped to dispel the sadness a nd tion with several concerns and waited her. took her to see "the o ld city" of New that the man was much older now ma ke me want to live. You've proved Orleans. Faith's mother had always prayed ma nce in his life. This was in his last Where." l ked back a nxiously to hear from them. for her daughter's conversion. H ere in New year of high school. One of the elected a nd that perha ps he had changed She let him out and he wa ld strike to be a helpful per son. F riend, I should Though Faith had never been in the Orleans. Faith was puzzled by the strange much, but he felt that he would recog­ say, for you have been a real friend things that happened to her. And her ac­ beauties of the class had m ade a to the rooming house. He cou house before, still the place seemed quaintance with James Thornton had be­ determined effort to capture him. H e nize him even if he had changed. H e that name off his list. . ti in need." to speak of her a unt's presence. When come Infinitely more tha n frlendshio to her . would know him instinctively when . . . fr him in 1e "Rather a boorish one, I'm a fraid, she opened some of the dra wers and But she hardly knew anything about the had been attracted to her, for she Faith was wa iting 0 t togeth- they met. 0 but I do want to be a real friend in man. was lovely, but when she made it so living room and they went . ~i a nt and saw the little personal b elongings, plain that she wanted his love, he lost There was still a n hour or so be­ er. She was rested and 1 a. sinister need. Of course you should want to tears came to her eyes a nd she strug­ CHAPTER FIVE interest in he r. Even then he had set fore time to mee t Faith for dinner, he forgot for the present hisher with Jive. There's much in life for you, for gled to keep from crying. She came you're so young and pretty tha t I'm himself for the grim task a head. After so he decided to go to the home of quest. He was glad he had h better across a few pictures of her when she that he would not date a nother girl the Martin who Jived nearest. He had him when he ate. It was a gay sure before long you'll find someone was a child. She handed them to J AMES WAS provoked with mu~ who can ma ke you ha ppie r than you for fear tha t Jove might creep into his a map of the city and he saw that this than eating alone. She was Jn more J ames. himself tha t his interest in Faith was life a nd hinder his plan for revenge. address was within walking distance. mood and babbled cheerfu y, He ever thought you could be." "That's the kind of scrawny little increasing. Though he was impatient He did not realize tha t this pla n had He expected that the man would be t I I1 d ever been. "Tha t would be wonder ful." kid I was," she r ema rked. to get her affairs settled a nd to be a kative than she a . exerting embittered his whole life a nd had al­ at home, for it was after five. As he did not know that she . was She would not m eet his eyes. He He gla nced at the photographs and free of his self-imposed obligation to e~u e n ta l then at her and a tender smile flitted most destroyed what promised to be drew near the house he became tense herself to talk of mcon~ suspect must not know that she had already look after her , he knew tha t his inter­ a character which would enable him and nervous. What if this were the met the one who could ma ke her hap­ across his lips. est in her as an attractive girl was things, so that he woul? n: flip fl op "You might have been scrawny but to accomplish something worthwhile man a nd his search would be ended that her h ear t did a httl that pier tha n she had ever thought she growing. He did not want this to hap­ in life. this soon? His te nsion was tinged t hers • you looked like a little a ngel. Were every time his eyes r:ie to herself could be. But how could she ever hope pen. There was no place in his life with dread. to be happy after he had gone out of you as angelic as you look in these for interest in anyone, much less a When he left Faith at her door he now that sh e had adrrutted t keep put all thoughts of her out of his . The house was a pretentious one th · 11 could no her life without even knowing that he pictures?" girl. He had a task to perfo rm and at she loved him, s e lt that there "I'm afraid I wasn't," she admitted. mind. He went downstairs to the tele­ m the Garden District one of the well­ her eyes off of him. She fe e n she was ta king her heart with him? How until that was accomplished, he could 11 "But Mother thought I was. When I ~h o n e directory and began to sear ch kept ones, smaUer tha n those which Was little time left perha ps, w ted to Jong did it take a person to get over not l et anything interfere. a heartache such as this would be? grew olde r and became so indifferent it for a ny Martins who might be there. had been diverted to rooming houses c ou 1d be with him· ,' an d sh e. waness when He would have to be closely as­ or other purposes. His nervousness in­ extract every little happm would it last forever or would there to the Lord, I'm sure she m ust have He ran over the list carefully, copying changed her mind." sociated with this helpless girl until down the names. He found ma ny Mar­ creased as he mounted the steps a nd be someone else who would ta ke his they were togethe r. ble ques- place? No one could ever do that! "Unless you plan to li ve here, I think her affairs were settled, but he de­ tins and a number of Thomas Mar­ ra ng the bell. A maid opened the door . She asked him innumera en about termined that he would keep his in­ and looked at him inquiringly. She turned to him and smiled bravely. you'd better sell everything you don't tins. He jotted down these first with lions about the city and th want to keep. You wouldn't ha \·e any terest entirely on impersonal grounds. their addresses. Then he wrote ' down '"I came to see Mr. Martin on busi­ himself when he was small. "'Jained, •·That same thing could happen to He admitted that it would be hard the others. The name was common '"I' . . " she ex,... you. I hope it does, for I do want room for any of this furniture in a ness. I wonder if he is at home?" he .. m Just curious, . tie boy you rooming house a nd storage is ex­ not to be touched by those appealing but he wanted every name. He kne\~ asked her. to know what kind of h t s if you you to be happy again. But perhaps gray eyes and her childish trust in pensive," he said as they went through that the man he sought might have 'Tm sorry, sir," the maid replied, Were. You seem serious n o\~d aon your you've already met that someone. P er- him. Little did he know that that changed a part of his name if not all haps you're already ma ni e~. " . the house. 0 "but Mr. Martin is dying and he can' t had the weigh t of the wor re always trust had grown into Jove. He would She tried to keep her voice as m- of it. That was the thing he feared, see a nyone." shoulders. I wonder if you we ou ?" ( Conti?1ued on page 22) have been aghast at the k nowledge. that he had cha nged his name so com- '"But my business is important, not such a serious person. w ere Y · 17 16 BAPTIST H ERALD Decembe r 24, 1959 6). Something was happening in the world a nd to the world. Jesus Christ had plans for the whole world, and here were his apostles already putting those plans into effect. In the light of Caesar a nd Rome it seemed absurd A TEACHING GUIDE Lord, and fastecl, the Holy Ghost said to compete with these conquerors of ben, Herman (died in Air Force 1944), ing. Rev. Walter Hoffman, director of the world. But the Roman Caesars Date: January 3, 1960 . ..." Consec:ration to the Lord's Harold and Esther. They have fifteen "God's Volunteers," read Scripture and work and a strict adherence to the re­ and the Roman legions are gone and Central District grandchildren and six great-grandchil­ led in prayer. Mr. Henry Fluth, mod­ Theme: LAUNCIIlNG OUT ON A quirements of rrioral discipline prepare Jesus Christ and his Gospel are estab­ dren. erator, used Eph. 11 :12-13 as a basis NEW WORLD MISSION the heart and mind to receive God's lished more securely than ever. Mr. Doye's 83rd Birthday S. D. Ganstrom, Pastor for his remarks. message. They were faithful in little, One of the surprising elements in Rev. Donald Ganstrom, Rev. Wm. Scripture: Acts 13 :1-4, 1'3, 14, 44-49 Celebration, Waco, Texas Jeschke and Rev. H.P. Schroeder of St. and now they were to be faithful in the establishment of new churches was Pastor's Reception by Baptist THE CENTRAL THOUGHT: God Mr. Fritz Doye of Waco, Texas, Church, Randolph, Minn. Paul, and Rev. Eleon Sandau of Ran­ much. the fact that they grew and flourished dolph, Minn., spoke encouraging words wants us to focus our eyes on a single under the leadership of laymen. It was was honored recently by the Central When God needs men for a great Baptist Church with a bi rthday dinner, A reception by the Baptist Church, of welcome. Rev. J. C. Gunst, Central soul while at the same time keeping work, he does not want the ordinary natural, therefore, for Paul to visit Ra ndolph, Minn., to welcome our pas­ District secretary, heartily welcomed the whole world in our line of vision. celebrating his 83rd birthday. Hosts for man with a n ordinary talent. Rather these churches and help them through the affair were his pastor, Rev. L. B. tor, Rev. E leon Sandau, who came our pastor and family. The choir, under INTRODUCTI ON: When Jesus gave he demands the best that the church advice and experience to become more Hinz, and the board of deacons, Jun­ to us from the Immanuel Church of the direction of Alvin Quiring, ren­ has to offer. Th e church did not argue firmly grounded in truth a nd Jove. ior Deacons and Honorary Deacons of Loyal, Oklahoma, was held on Sunday dered an appropriate number. We were the great commission to his disciples to evening, Nov. 8. The service, which was be his witnesses in J erusalem, Judaea, with the leading of the Holy Spirit a nd These churches became stronger be­ the Central Baptist Church. The wives also thrilled with a vibra harp solo cause there were a number of factors led by the Sunday School superinten­ played by Mrs. Walter Hoffman. Both Samaria and the uttermost part of the say that Paul and Barnabas were in­ dent, Willis Moorhouse, was begun Mr. and Mrs. Zimbelman responded world, one would think that it would dispensable in 'the work of the church. which contributed to their strength. with song, Scripture and prayer. Wel­ with grateful appreciation for the take centuries before the last stage They strengthened their conviction of These should also be in evidence in our come talks were given by Milton Eck­ many kindnesses and warm friendly of such a great com.mission is reached. God's leading by fasting and prayer, churches today. There was some bold strom, chairman of the deacon board ; spirit shown to them. They are espe­ Yet this small band of Christians be­ by laying their hands on them and witnessing. It got them into trouble Paul Miller, the Sunday School super­ cially pleased with the lovely new par­ gan a world-wide mission program sending them away. They sent them occasionally, but there were usually intendent of the children's department; sonage with its pantry well stocked within the first decade of the birth away and the Holy Ghost sent them results. They paid more attention to Mrs. Paul Miller, president of the Mis­ with food and other household supplies. forth. spreading instead of merely exi sti~g. sion Circle; Marjorie Magnuson, CBY Mrs. John Adam, Reporter of the church. As far as we know, president; Rev. William Fritze, pastor all the apostles died on foreign mis­ A living church must be a growrng of the local Methodist Church; and Dr. III. THE JEWS AND THE WORLD church. There was little or no com­ God's Blessings at Bethel sion fields, with Thomas going as far MISSION. Acts 13 :13-14. as India. The Mar Thoma Church still placency because there was alway~ a Church, Harvey, N. Dak. bears his name. Wherever Pa11I and Barnabas went, measure of suffering and persecut10n the synagogue was usually the first We thank the Lord for his goodness With transportation at a minimum, present. They were constantly in the to us in Harvey, N. Dak. We have been with little or no financial assistance, object of their mission. It was a stra­ process of being stirred up, which kept richly blessed by the presentation of and with very little organization, it is tegic contact po int. First of all, it was them from being simmered down. the Word of God as our pastor, Rev. almost unbelievable to think that such the Jew who knew more about God John C. Kastelein, brought to us the than anyone else. It was the Jew who I. STRENGTH IN DANGER. Acts teaching of the book of James each a mission program could be launched 14 :19, 20. with such great success. Again and expected the Messia h. What better Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Doye of Waco. Texas. Sunday morning, verse by verse. It was also a real joy to see 10 converts follow again we have experienced that, where place was there in which to introduce The powers of persuasion are strong at the 83rd birthday dinner arrange d for J esus Christ? Paul was also true to on the side of wrong as well as on Mr. Doye by the Central Baptist Church. Christ in the waters of baptism and our material needs are at a minimum come into the fellowship of the church God's grace and power are at thei; the sequence of the Gospel-"to the the side of right. Paul a nd Barnabas Jew first a nd also the Greek." persuaded the people of Lystra to such of the deacons together with Mrs. Hinz recently. maximum. It is then that we under­ prepared a nd served the dinner. The Pastor Kastelein is now bringing a sta nd the promise of J esus which is a degree that they were willing to series of prophetic messages each Sun­ IV. THE GENTILES AND THE make gods out of them, calling them pastor and several of the deacons spoke the keystone of the great commission, WORLD MIS!)ION. Acts 13 :44-49. informally, relating the services ren­ day night in the light of present day "Lo, I am with you al ways, even unto Mercury a nd Jupiter. But in the midst world conditions. It is really marvelous It is strange tha t the Jew who was of great success, there is also great dered to our church by Mr. Doye. how God's Word shows us the things the end of the world." the first object of God's love and the Lavonda Hinz paid special tribute to danger. These same people were per­ Mr. Doye through a poem which _she that will come to pass upon this old Gospel should be the fi rst and most suaded by the Jews who came from world. I. THE FIRST CHURCH AND THE composed and read at the gathering. On Sunday, Nov. 8, we had another WORLD MISSION. Acts 13 :1. bitter enemy of the Gospel. And yet Antioch and Iconium so that Paul was Mr. Doye has served as deacon of the it was because of their enmity tha t stoned a nd left for dead. He was lifted Central Church for a number of years. great day at our church when we had It was natural that the church at the Gospel cam e more directly to the our Harvest Miss.ion Festival. Rev. Antioch should have the vision of a up to heaven one day and dragged He has also served as trustee and is J. C. Gunst, our Central District secre­ Gentiles. "Evert the wrath of ma n out of the city the next day. Yet only presently honorary deacon and c_hair­ Mr. a nd Mrs. John Litz of Lodi, Calif .. at tary, brought us two good messages world mission rather than the church shall praise th,ee" (P s. 76 :10). There man of the church finance committee. at Jerusalem. The church at J erusalem in time of danger can our strength be their golden wedding anniversary cele­ that day. A fine meal was served by was anger and envy among the J ews, In addition to this, he is a generous bration held at the Riverview Ohurch, was still quite J ewish. Even though tested. the ladies of our church after the but there was gladness and glory financial contributor to the church and St. Paul. Minn. morning service, and all God's people they were a Christian group, they among the Gentiles. II. STRENGTH IN COURAGE. denominational missionary en terpr i s~s . had a wonderful day together. continued to take part in the temple Acts 14 :21, 22. Mr. a nd Mrs. Doye are parents of Miss Margaret Kittlitz, Missionary Nurse to Theodore Huggenvick, pastor of St . Mrs. Leonard Keszler, Church Clerk wor~hi p. It ta kes a wise man of God to know Marks Lutheran Church. The church in Antioch, on the other A TEACHING GUIDE the Cameroons, Africa. when to r un from danger and when Mrs. R. E. E ngelbrecht, Reporter A duet was sung by Mr. and Mrs. hand, was more free of national a nd D ate: J.anua ry 10, 1960 to meet danger. Courage is necessary Nathan Lufi; Sharon Miller rendered a local influence. They were more repre­ for both, for only "fools will enter piano solo; and Mrs. Leonard Engler Theme : STJU! NGTHENING NEW . Golden Wedding Anniversary, sentative in race and color and social where angels fear to tread." Paul's Mr. and Mrs. John Litz read three poems entitled "Others," sta nding. Because they represented CHURCHES courage is evident in tha t, when he "The Sunday Morning Service," and various parts of the world they already On Sunday October 11, 1959 "The Parson's Prayer." R ev. Eleon Scriptum: Acts 14:19-28 gained consciousness a nd arose, he re­ Sandau responded with words of a ppre­ had a world-outlook. They were men turned to the city in which he was an Open Hous~ reception was held. a t THE CENTRAL THOUGHT: A new the Riverview Ba ptist Churc~. Samt ciation and the service closed with of outstanding talents and their abili­ stoned a nd from which he was dragged singing "Blest Be the Tie." ties went far beyond those needed in church is not a strong ch urch unless Paul, Minn., from 3-5 p.m. This recep­ it is a growing church. out. And even more courage was need­ tion was in honor of the Golden Wed­ Edna Miller, Clerk a local church. They saw the need of ed to return to the cities of Antioch ding of Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Litz, former Christ in their community, but they INTRODUCTION: Paul a nd Barna­ and Iconium from which his e nemies members of the Riverview Ch~1rch, but Faith Church, Minneapolis, Minn., also saw the great need of Christ in bas started out from Antioch to con­ ~ri gi na ll y came. When Paul therefore a t present members of t;he :e:irst Bap­ Welcomes New Pastor the world. quer the wor,d. It seems ridiculous preached about tribulation, it was not tist Church of Lodi, Cal1foriua. A reception for a new pastor is al­ to the imagina t ion. And yet even their merely a thought that came to his Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Litz were b~rn II. THE FIRST MISSIONARIES worst enemies admitted that "these a nd married in Verlienian, Russia; ways a festive and happy occasion, and AND THE WORLD MISSION. Acts mind, but an experience which he felt married on October 8, 1908; came this was especially true on Friday eve­ that have turDed the world upside in both soul and body. n ing, Nov. 6, for the Faith Baptist 13 :2-4. down are come hither also" (Acts 17: to America that same year. T hey stayed in Chicago until 1911, CCl!11e to Church Minneapolis, Minn. Rev. and Great missionary movements are al­ III. STRENGTH IN LEADERSHIP. St. Paul in 1911 and took up res1d!'.nce Mrs. R~bert Zimbelman and their two ways born of faithful churches whose The Editor of "Sunday Soh.ool Acts 14 :23. at Wentworth Ave., where they ltved children, Jane and Robert, were offi­ members are disciplined in service and Lessons" is Rev. B. C. Schreiber of Paul realized that he could not re­ until 1953, and then mov e ~ to L?d1, cially welcomed to om church and sacrifice. Notice these significant community with an interesting. pro­ Rev. John Kastelein, pastor of the Bethel Oak Parl<, Illinf1is. main long in one church. His time California where they still . reside. words, "As they ministered to the There were born to them fi ve ch1ldren­ gram, and with Mr. Theodore H1rs i::h, Baptist Church, Harvey, N. Dak .. and 10 (Continued on page 22 ) fo11r sons, one d aught e 1~ : Arthur, Reu- chairman of the deacon board, pres1d- young people whom he recently baptized . 18 BAPTIST HERALD December 24, 1959 19 the town Dia mond Jubilee pa rade a nd Annual Program, Woman's received a firs t prize ribbon. On the Mission Circle, Parkston, S. D. floa t was displayed a covered wagon to represent the past; a mounted r ocket The Woman's Mission Circle of t he to represent the present; be tween them Baptist Church at P a rkston, S. Dak., was mounted "GOD IS LOVE" and presented its annual fall program on behind it the open Bible and Cross Sunday evening, Nov. 1st. The presi­ which represented the hope for the fu­ dent, Mrs. Albert Radel, was in charge ture. In this hope the church will con­ of the program. The song service was Ground is broken tinue to serve in its pla ce at Napoleon. led by Mr. E lmer Buenning. Mrs. Gus for the new addi­ Rev. H enry La ng is pastor of the Radel and Mrs. Douglas Deffenbough tion lo the Jeffers church . led the devotions. Special m usic was Baptist Church, Jef­ Henry Lang, P astor furnished by the Ladies' Chorus; a fers Minn. w i t h saxophone solo by Jane Buenning; a D u a n e Carlblom piano solo by Bob Veninga of Sioux (le ft , foreground) Harvest Festival and Pastor's Falls; a yocal and instrumental solo Farewell, Durham, K.:wsas by Fred P enner, a student at the Sioux and Rev. David J. Falls Seminary. Miller. pastor, at the On Sunday, Oct. 11, the First Baptist Our guest speaker for the evening right (holding shov­ Church of Durham, Kansas, observed was Mrs. Frank Veninga, whose hus­ el) . Harvest and Mission F estival with Rev. band is t he president of the North Lawrence Bienert of Forest P ark, Ill., American Baptist Seminary at Sioux Ground Breaking Ceremony, sponsored by t he Sunday School. Each a s guest speaker. The Emanuel Baptist Falls. She challenged us with t he in­ Church Addition, Jeffers, Minn. teacher was on hand and each depart­ Church of Marion, Strassburg Church spirational messa ge, "Why Give to Mis­ ment had good displays of the m a teri­ a nd t he M. B. Church of T ampa were sions?" The offering was sent to our Members of the J effers Baptist als used. Not to be outdone by the guests throughout t he day. The eve­ denominational headquarters toward Church, Jeffers, Minn., broke ground ladies, the men of t he church worked ning service was devoted to a dedi­ t he $60.000 Project of the Woman's A front view of the first-unit Chapel and Christian Education Building of the Bethel for an addition to their church Sunday for several Saturdays, painting the out­ cation of the new church wing and im­ Union. The closing prayer was given by Baptist Church, Buffalo, N. Y., with the choir singing and participating pastors on afternoon, Oct. 4. The pastor, Rev. side of the church. So we are proud of provements which have recently been Mrs. Elmer Buenning. the platform at the Dedication Service, O ct. 25, 1959. David J . Miller, led the service. The our efforts and t he results. Pray with made. Mrs. N . Leland Koth, Secretary chairman of the building ccmmittee, us that these mission loving, praying T he new church wing, a building the first service held in the school of the work of the circle. After this , Duane Carlblom, was then handed the people will see God's blessings in many project which began in 1954, has given Inspiring Service and Commend­ that was rented, there were 17 people Kurt Blickensderfer, our Sunday spade and he turned the first sho.vel souls won for Christ. us more room in t he sanctuary, a abJe Offerings, Herreid, S. Dak. in attendance. Junction City has not School superintendent, spoke in behalf of earth; P astor Miller turned the sec­ Mrs. John Kwyzla, Jr. Reporter suitable prayer room, committee room yet been able to secure a meeting of the school, mentioning her faithful ond. The group was then led in de­ a nd class room and also houses a study The Herreid Baptist Church of Her­ place because of the schoolboard rul­ work as teacher of the adult class. votions by the pastor. Busy Activities at Baptist for the pastor. The basement of the reid, S. Dak., has been the scene of ings. Professor Roy Seibel was our Rudy Fiedler, deacon, then spoke words The present church was built in 1912 Church, Napoleon, N. Dak. wing provides more class room space as much activity during t he past few guest speaker at the Association. of appreciation for her services ren­ and ha s progressed through the years well as a fellowship room. Since 1958, months. On Sunday, Oct. 14, our a n­ Through his messages we were chal­ dered to the church. After this, our to what is now known as the Bapt ist The Napoleon Baptist Church, Na­ the following improvements have been nual Mission Festival was observed lenged to claim, through the working president, Selma Auch , presented Mrs. Church of Jeffers. The church was re­ poleon, N. Dak., has been busy with made: new pews and pulpit furniture, with the Artas Church participating. of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the Phillips with a gift from t he circle modeled a few years back, which was a fall activities. Beginning with Sept. a new Hamilton piano platform and Rev. H. Palfenier, the mission speaker, real "Christian J oy" that was so much which was a pictur_e by Sallman of great improvement, but the congrega­ 1st, the church had its annua l visita­ c ~ o ir loft carpeted, sanctuary floors delivered an inspiring message. Our a part of the early Christia ns. "The H ead of Ch1ist." Mrs. Phillips tion has outgrown the efforts of the tion program during which time 438 tiled, and the kitchen redecorated. evangelistic meetings followed imme­ Gerold Neugebauer, Reporter then responded by thanking our circle. building committee of that time. The calls we1·e made by the members a nd Memorials were donated consisting of diately thereafter and continued for Mrs. C. E. Schwartz, Secretary current building committee consists of pastor. Of these, 149 calls were not Communion Table in memory of Mrs. two weeks, with Rev. H . Palfenier as Birthday Party, Ladies' Mission Duane Carlblom, chairman ; Denny connected with the church, 289 were H elena Schlehuber, Clergy Seats in the evangelist. God's people were re­ Amsden, treasurer; Donald Nelson, calls in church homes. On Oct, 11 we memory of Solomon Schuber, and Pul­ vived and three precious souls were Circle, Mott, N. Dak. Jack Potter, Fra nk Courts, Louis Loh­ had our H arvest and Mission F estival pit in memory of Merna Zimmerman. won for Christ. On Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, Ladies' Eastern District meyer. Mrs. Fred VanGerp2n and Mrs. with Rev. H arold Gieseke as guest On Oct. 25, Rev. Norman Miller On Sunday, Nov. 1, Rev. Eldon Mission Circle of the Firs t Baptist Fred Smith. speaker. In spite of t he severe wea ther brought his farewell message to the Schroeder of E lgin, Iowa, was here Church, Mott, N. Dak., which meets Dedication of Bethel Baptist The building is to be a basement conditions, we had a fine crowd a nd congregation. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have concerning the Denominational Ad­ regularly each third Tuesday of t he 40 by 50 feet, plus an extra room an offering of over $900. From Oct. 12 served our church faithfully for the vance Building Fund, soliciting for month, met for its annual Birthday Church, Buffalo, N. Y. ~6 by 20 for the purpose of a n entrance to 23 we ha d our special mee tings with past fi ve years, and have now gone to dona tions and pledges. The total offer­ Party. Our husbands and families were For members and friends of Bethel m the superstructure. It will include a Rev. Peter Wiens of Avon, S. Dak., as serve the North Freedom and Rock ings for t he Mission F estival and for our special guests. After devotions and Baptist Church, Buffalo, N. Y., Sunda y, 16 by 20 kitchen all modern, a second guest evangelist. Springs Baptist Churches of Wiscons in . evangelism amounted to $3,976. Cash a short business session, a program en­ Oct. 25, was a day of great blessing as rest room_. and Sunday Scho::i l rooms. On Nov. 15 t he Men's Brotherhood All the orga nizations of the church ex­ for the Denomil1ational Building Fund titled "Long Trails" was given. After the first-unit Chapel and Christia n The co~ t _is expected to go near $7,000 of the church held its a nnual program pressed their appreciation. Mr. and amounted to $977.54 and $870 in pledg­ this, a special program was given hon­ Educational Building was officially w~ e n fi_mshed. Work has begun but is with Rev. N. E. McCoy, radio pastor Mrs. Miller received a gift of money es. Grand total for missions and the oring Mrs. Marsha ll Phillips, our oldest dedicated to the Lord. Be thel's pastor, bemg- hindered by the untim ~ l y winter of J amestown, N. Dak., as guest speak­ a nd letters and cards of appreciation. Building Fund was $5,823.45. We are member. Our first number on t his pro­ Rev. Albert Fadenrecht, presided at weather that has hit t his ::irea. er. The church also entered a float in Mrs. Dean Duke, Reporter grateful for t his fine response and gram was an instrumental number by t he services. Rev. P eter Geissler and David J. Miller, Pastor know that the Lord is blessing us as Mrs. Darlene F iedler on the clarinet. Rev. Paul Loth, former pastors at we continue in his service. Miss Ruth Mrs. Selma Auch, president of our cir­ Bethel, Rev. Hru·old W. Gieseke of Bathauer, children's worke r, was with cle, spoke a few words of appreciation F orest Park, Ill., and several local Bap~ Lawes' Circle, Ran id City us Nov. 29 to Dec. 4 conducting the in behalf of t he circle for Mrs. Phillip's t ist pastors were present to assist in S. D., Sponsors-Rally ' course, "Building a Better Sunday kindly a nd willing help in every phase the dedication. School." At t he 10:30 A.M. Worship Hour, Mr. Things were buzzing in Rapid City Mrs. E. A. Bischke, Reporter Geissler rea d from God's Wor d and '.3· Dak ..,,t he end of Septembr.>r. "Clea n~ DENOMINATIONAL gave the morning prayer. Mr. Gieseke mg Day was declared and history was Sessions of the Kansas PLACE MATS brought greetings and wor ds of spirit­ m ade ?.s a swa rm of 12 busy. cheerful Association at Bison ual challenge. Rev. P a ul Loth brought women descended upon the Sonth Ca n­ Very attractive Place Mats (14 t he message, "T he Centrality o[ yon Baptist Church on Sept. 25th. This The Kansas Association met at Bi­ by 9 11:? inches) with the story of our CJu·ist." At the 3 :00 P.M. official Dedi­ was t~e largest group ever t0 gather son from Oct. 19 to 21 in their beau­ denomina t ional enterprise are avail­ ca tion Service, Mr. Gieseke gave t he fo r t his annual event. Then Miss Myr­ tiful new sanctuary. The Lord gave us able from t he office a t 7308 Madison dedicatory a ddress, "The Cost of Dedi­ tlE7 y..'eeldreyer came for ou.,.. a nnual many blessings as we planned our Street, Forest Park, Illinois. Our ca t ion." Mr. Loth offered the dedica­ Mis~ 1 on a_ry Rally on Oct. J st. Once work for a nother yea r. At present, mission fields a.re described and t he tory prayer. T he Bethel Choir sang aga.m history was made that night t here is only one church in the Kansas work of our vru·ious denomina tional a ppropiia te a nthems at both services, when 73 people gathered in t he chur ch Associa tion that is without a pastor, societies is listed. These two color a nd Mrs. Alber t Fade nrecht played a bas_emi:nt for t he supper served by the the First Ba pt ist Church of Durha m. Place Mats are sent free to all violin solo. ladies m honor of our missionary guest Rev. N. Miller, who has devoted over churches t hat will receive a mis­ The members' response to giving Our beloved "Myrt." as we a ll have fi ve yea rs of faithful service in the sionary offeril1g in connection with toward the debt ret iremen t wa s most com E7 to k!low her, did a wonder ful iob K ansas Association, will be grea tly the occasion. Otherwise, t he Pla ce gratifying, as was t he ca pa city at­ of. displaying her Africa n curios. The missed by all as he serves in his new m a ts ar e available a t the small tendance at the service. We tha nk children. of the c_h urch spent a good pastorate at North Freedom, Wiscon­ cha rge of two cents for each mat. the visiting ministers for their heart­ de~ of t ime _handling these articles ;:i nd sin. Use them at your church banquets wa rming a nd challenging messages. askiryg questions o_f t he missionary. The The work of Church Extension in and dinners as well as at social oc­ Dedication Sunday will always remain evem!1g closed with Miss Weeldreyer At the Missionary Exhibit in the South Canyon Baptist Church. Rapid City, S. Oak. • Wichita and Junction City is very en­ casions for your church organiza­ a wonderful day in the memory of sh o~vmg colored slides of t he work in Africa. Miss Myrtle Weeldreyer, missionary, (left to right), appeared in colorful African couraging. Already there is gr eat in­ tions. member s of Bethel Church. dress next to Mrs. Everett Crooks, president of the Missionary Society; Mr. Crooks. terest of many people in Wichita. In Mrs. Irene Stocker, Reporter Friday, Oct. 2, was "Open H ouse" S. S. superintendent; and Rev, Loren Weber. pastor. 20 December 24, 1959 21 BAPTIST HERALD r -

Workers' Conference at Redeemer tized the fo llowing: E laine Mosier, as from ministers and officers of local Patty Veit a nd Richard Veit. At the churches an d organizations. The choirs Church Giving in the U.S. Church, Warren, Michigan communion service t hose who had been rendered special musical selections of Rally Day Nov. 1st, was a record baptized and the following others were praise and thanksgiving for the mercies UOb~ Our Confer ence Is 14th Among All Chur ch Bodies day for the Redeemer Baptist Church , received by Jetter: Mr. a nd Mrs. Earl of God. Warren, Mich., with 427 in Sunday Mosier and Darrel, Mr. a nd Mrs. Wal­ Letters of best wishes and encow·­ (Obitua ries a re to be limited to ·a bput 150 ter Veit an d Roberta. T he above are T he latest statistics on church giv­ 1. Free Methodist Church ___ $243.95 School. With the increased facilities agement were read. Of particular in­ words. A cha r ge of five cents a li ne is made ing in the United Sta tes have recent­ which our new building affords, we two complete families. terest was a letter from Dr. A. S. F el­ tor all obituaries.) 2. Seventh-Day Adventists __ 217.31 expect to see a consistent increase. T he Baptist Youth Club has been berg who preceded Mr. P atzia as pas­ ly been released. A tota l membership 3. Pilgrim Holin ess Church _ 194.85 Our Workers' Conference began Oct . holding its meetings twice a month tor of our church and a letter from MR. BEN D. GRAF of 37,528,592 persons is reported by the 4. Eva ngelical Free Church 28 with Rev. Joseph Wade of Temple under t he sponsorship of Mrs. Leon­ Rev. Rubin Kern, whom Dr. F elberg of PorUnnd, Or egon 49 bodies this year. T he fi na ncial fig­ of America ------182.27 ard Fandrich and the pastor, Rev. W. M r. Ben D. Graf of Por tla nd, Ore .. was Baptist Church, Detroit, as our guest succeeded. Though separated by many born Dec. 23, 1888 at Por tland, Oregon and ures are gat hered from the annual 5. Ort hodox Presbyterian speaker. He brought a ch alle ngin~ f!1 ~S ­ Berka n. They have elected the follow­ miles, it was heartwarming to know passed away suddenly at his home on Oct. compila tion of church membership by Church, Inc. ------153.87 sage on our increased respons1b1llty ing officers: president, Billy Adam; that their t houghts were with us on 26 1959 at t he age of 70 years, 10 months the Bureau of Resear ch an d Survey with our increased blessing. Our Work­ vice-president, Jimmy Tracy; treasurer, t his joyous occasion. Words of appreci­ a nd 3 days. H e was united in marriage to 6. Brethren in Christ ------153.57 ers' Banquet was held in the F ellow­ P a ul Wagemann; secretary, Lois Gib­ Hulda Scheel on Dec. 4. 1918. T he unio n was of the Nationa l Council of the Church­ ation were spoken by Rev. and Mrs. blessed with five ch ildren. In 1903 Ben D. es of Christ in the U. S. A. and pub­ 7. Evangelical Covenant ship Hall on F r iday evening. Dr. Tom son. The adult sponsor gives a lesson Otto P atzia for the warm welcome and Graf was converted to a living f?iln In Church of America ------151.84 Malone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist a nd r eads a chapter from t he "Sugar Chr ist . That same year he was bapt ized by lished in t he "Yearbook of America n ma terial kindnesses showered upon Rev. Larn a t the Montavilie Baptist Church. 8. Mennonite: Conference Church of P ontiac, gave the message. Creek Gang." The a ttendance has been t hem. Mr. P a tzia expressed t he desire On May 27. 1909 he united with the Betha ny Churches." Dr. Dean Dalton, Head of GOSPEL 24 to 27 children, ages 9-13 yea rs. to work together with the chw-ch in Baptist Church. fa ithfully serving for many It of Evangelical ------150.58 years as deacon a nd treasurer. is most gratifying to see our LIGHT; was with us for all the Sunday The Men's Brot herhood held its a n­ proclaiming t he \11/ord and winning North American Baptist General Con­ 9. Church of the Nazar ene __ 133.07 nual banquet on Nov. 10 wit h t he mem­ Services we re conducted on Oct. 29th at services. He stressed the enrichment of souls to Christ. the Bethany Baptist Church with Rev. ference in 14th place in this list of 10. United Bret hren our program, enlistment of our leader­ bers' wives and friends as guests. The Arthu r K. Schulz and Dr. J ohn Wobig in ship and challenge of extending our men's quartet sang several numbers. charge. The deceased leaves to mourn : h is "Highest P er-member Gifts-All P ur ­ in Christ ------132.82 wife, H ulda; two sons: Captain Robert of poses." Tha t list through No. 14 is outreach. He also conducted a forum F ollowing the meal, the guest speaker Hawaii a nd Douglas of Betha n7: two 11. F r ie nds: Ohio on Christian Education in the local for the evening was Rev. A. Buhler of THE LONG SEARCH daughters: Mrs. Margery Boyr ie o Castro given below. In another · listing for Yearly Meeting ------120.05 church at t he afternoon service. H is the F irst Baptist Church of Lodi, Ca lif. Valley, Cali f.; a nd Mrs. Marilyn Bixby of "Highest P er-member Gifts . for Be­ ( Continitecl from page 1"'I) 12. Church of God evening message m ainly dealt with the About 75 attended this occasion. Newber g: two bro thers: Dr. Sam H . Grat of nevolences" our North Amer ican Bap­ Corvallis . Oregon, and Herman A. Graf of (Anderson, India na ) ----- 110.66 qualities of a good Sunday School Mrs. Leonard F andrich, Reporter "I couldn't live here," she said. "E v­ Milwaukee. Wis.; one sister. Mrs. Anna tist General Conference occupies 18th worker. Each of these men chose time­ erywhere I went I would see my a unt Schenk of H emet, Calif. ; 5 grandchild ren place. We can praise God fo r the com­ 13. Mennonite : General ly themes and presented them in the and .a host of friends. Conference ------107.97 most challenging manner. We of t he Wom~n's Sessions at the a nd I couldn't bear it. When Mother Betha ny Bapt!st Church me ndable stewardship of our people Redeemer Baptist Church feel t hat t he Oregon Association in Portland died I wanted to get out of t hat house Port land. 2~¥fiu R K. SCHULZ. Pastor in the service of Christ and his Gos­ 14. North America n Baptist effects of t hese messages will be last­ T he Baptist Women of the Oregon as quickly as I could. E verywhere I pel ! General Conference ------106.53 ing. Association had t heir bus iness meeting turned I would see things tha t remind­ MRS. LENA RUST R uby R. Smith, Per iodical Secretary a nd program Friday afternoon, Nov. ed me of her and brought back a ll of Mercer, North Dakota Mrs. L ena Rust, nee Mehrer , of Mercer 5th, during the association meetings at the pa in of m issing her ." N. Dak., was born Feb. 23. 1883 at Atmacha, OCTOBER CONTRIBUTIONS- N.A.B. GENERAL CONFERENCE the Imma nuel Church in P ortla nd, Ore. "I understa nd, " he agreed as his Rouma nla. S he was married to Samuel Rust Mrs. John Wobig is the outgoing pres­ on Feb. 7, 1901. I n 1902 they came to the CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ALL PURPOSES eyes became serious. Uni ted States a nd lived nor th of Mercer, Wes tern Dis tri ct ident, a nd Mrs. Ma rtha Becker the out­ N. D., on a farm unt il 1943 when they re­ Conferences Oct., 1959 Oct., 1958 Oct., 1957 going White Cross chairman. Mrs. H ow he wished his mother were liv­ tired a nd moved to Mercer. She was con­ Merle Rich of Bethany was elected t he ing now! If she were, he would not be verted In H einrich Wagner·s home In 1904 Atlantic ------$ 3,542.38 $ 4,313.85 $ 3,602.80 new president and Mrs. Mabel Voth and ba ptized by Rev. Benj. Schlipf. S he be­ Central ------12,536.53 8,630.57 8,142.69 California Women's Missionary on t his wild scheme of revenge and came a member of the TabOr Baptist Church 22,330.41 17,501.96 Union Meeting at Anaheim of Salt Creek t he new W hite Cross t here would be more peace in his heart or which she was a faithful mem ber Untll Dakota ------17,469.45 chairman. Our program began with her passing. She was also a member or the Eastern ------4,926.04 3,367.50 4,958.31 The annual program of t he Women 's congregational singing led by Mrs. Ev­ tha n he could ever hope to have again. L adles· Aid. She was the last charter rnem- Northern ------10,274.27 18,630.72 8,909.96 Missionary Union of t he California erett Bar ker of Sal em , Oregon. Mrs. (To Be Continued ) be§,h~f 1t~~ee~h igc~o u rn her passing 5 sons: Northwestern ------9, 731.10 6,908.57 5,697.25 Association was held at t he Magnolia Lena Gieser, president of the Imma n­ Vernon or Monroe, Wash.: Jake. ~ drew . Pacific ------10,587.88 10,999.75 13,328.37 Sam Jr and John all of Mercer: 7 augh­ Southern ------1,842.96 343.46 1,476.58 Baptist Church of Anaheim , Calif., _on uel society, welcomed us. ters · M'i:s John (Katie) M!ller , Mrs. Elme r F riday afternoon, Nov. 6. The service Mrs. Mar s of the Sout hwood Baptist (E sther ) Pe terson, Mr s. Emel (Heinl Russ. Southwestern ------12,835.76 13,193.25 5,761.35 was Jed by the president, Mrs. F red Chur ch r ead t he Script ure passage, SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS Mrs. Meinhardt. (Elvina) Fielder. M~s. Ed­ after which Mrs. Schultz our vice-pres­ win (Ma ry:> Fiedler, a ll of Mercerd Mrs. Total Contributions ------$ 83,746.37 $88,718.08 $ 69,379.27 David of the Upper Bay Church, San­ (Continued from page 19 J Emanuel (Lydia) Bauer of Butte an •nrs. ta Ana Heights. Mrs. Martha Zachay of ident led in prayer. Mrs. Wobig intro­ Arnold (Erdina) Fiedler, Minot. N. Dak. ; 3 CONTRIBUTI ONS RECEIVED Budget Othe1· Total Anaheim's Bethel Church led t he sing­ duced t he old and new officers. Dr. and talent and a bility were needed in brothers 23 grandchildren and 14 Rreat Contributions P urpascs Con tributions Ra lph P owell of our Sem ina ry gave the grandchildren. She reached the ad~~ oi 76 spiration. T he welcome was given by a ll t he churches. H e felt t he burden years 8 months a nd 11 days. S_he 1 ov. F or t he month of October, 1959 ______$ 70,798.48 $12,947.89 $ 83,746.37 Mrs. Alfred Hartmann of the Magnolia installation message. The Ladies' a nd " the care of all the churches" (II 4 195"9 In the Turt le Lake Hospital. F or t he month of October, 1958 ______84,726.20 3,991.88 88,718.08 Church. Mrs. Clarence Walth of the Chorus of t he Bethany Guild sang. "It ·Mercer Baptist Church. F or t he month of October, 1957 ------63,493.89 5,885.38 69,379.27 W illow Rancho Church of Sacramento P ays To Serve J esus." Mrs. Ma rjorie Cor. 11 :28) . It was important tha t Mercer Nor th Dak~~OMB EIN . pastor read t he Scripture passage, after which Lawrence gave t he story of a n African t he churches be strengthened by st rong CONTRIBUT IONS F OR THE FISCAL YEAR Mrs. Donald Davis of t he Berean girl in t he form of a n a utobiography. and capable leadership. E lders were MR. HEN'RY F R E DERICK April 1, 1959 to October 31, 1959 ______$3 26,421.92 $49,702.28 $376,124.20 Church of Los Angeles led in prayer . Mrs. Lois Hart of Salt Creek sang orda ined ca refully a nd prayerfully. of Millet, Alberta T he Women's Chorus of t he Bethel "Then J esus Came." The Glencullen April 1, 1958 to October 31, 1958 ______324,452.14 28,750.75 353,202.89 And beyond that, P aul knew there Mr Henry F reder ick or Millet. Alta .. son April 1, 1957 to October 31, 1957 ______281,710.12 23,021.79 304,731.91 Church of Anaheim supplied the spe- lad ies presented a skit called, "Tea m ust be a great deal of fait h a nd r Mr and Mrs. John Frederick. ~vas fborn cial music. · With three T's," Time Talent and gn March 4 1907 and departed U11s I1 e on we were pr ivileged to hear our re­ Tithe. The offering which amounted to trust. H e revealed this when he "com­ Oct 22 1959 rea'ching the age of 52 years. me nded them to the Lord, on whom 7 months and 18 days. He sPel)t his.entire sage. Music was supplied by Mrs. Bertha turned missionary from t he Cameroons, $74.00 was divided equally between our li fetime in the F r ederlckshein Distr ict, Mittleider and Mrs. Edward Grueneich o( • Ba ptist Stereophonic B roadcasts. Rev. Ben Lawrence. H e spoke on t he $60,000 Woma n's Union P roject and they believed." which was named after his pioneer parents. Washburn a nd Mrs. L. Klein or Turtle What is believed by local broadcasting continuing importance of prayer in mis­ the Denominational Advance Building Here he attended public school and. :J the Lake. Mrs. Brenneise, at the age of 78. a nd church officials to be t he first IV. STRENGTH I N CONFER­ age of 17. he was converted and join U1e passed o n to her e ternal reward on Nov. 1 sion work. A very informative question Fund. Fir st Baptist Ch urch. stereophonic broadcast of a church ENCE . Acts 14 :24-28. On Aug ust 7. 1935 he was united In mar­ at the Bismarck Hospita l. She was born In and answer period followed. The of­ Lydia Tilgne r, Secretary Avo,n_. S. Dak .. on Aug. 27, 1881. a daughter service is originating every fourth fering was designated far t hree denom­ riage to Gladys Ganske. To this un ion one ot lVl r. a nd Mrs. William Giedd. She was One of t he significant phases in our son Dolliver was born. He shared th~ Joys married to Jacob Brennelse in Washburn Sunday from F irst Baptist Church, inational missionary program s : Ad­ lesson today is the thought expressed and· blessings or married life with his be­ on Nov. 15, 1906. va nce Offering des·ignated for kitchen Vancouver's Ebenezer's Church loved wife for a lmost 25 years. Besides serv­ After he r conversion and baptism. she Da llas, Texas. T wo Dallas s tations, in t hese words, "And when t hey were ing as a trustee of the First Baptist ~ u rch. KIXL radio and WFAA television, are facilities in F orest P ark Offices, Japan, Welcomes Rev. & Mrs. 0. Patzia he also served in var ious other capac1t 1 eds In became a member of t he Washbur n Baptist and Church Extension. The resul ts of come and gathered t he church togeth­ Church as well as the Ladles' Missionary cooperating in ma king t he unique Sunday, November 1st, was a day · h ch while a member. His su den Society . Mrs. Brenneise always had a radi­ the W.M.U. election were as follows: er, t hey rehearsed a ll that God had Ills i~;1s mour ned by his faith ful wife a nd ant testimony Cor her Lord and Savior. God service possible. More t ha n $10,000 Mrs. Robert Schreiber, Lodi, president; prayerfully a nticipated by t he Ebene­ done wit h t hem." Usually when we pass on Dolliver and one sister. (Bertha) zer Baptist Church of Van couver, B . C. ~e sAdolph Ham"mer of Led uc. Besides this blessed their mar riage with 53 happy years. worth of sound equipment has been Mrs. H enry Hengstler, Los Angeles, come together for conferences, we talk P receding Mrs. Br enneise 1n death were her vice-president; and Mrs. J ohn Vander­ We welcomed into our midst Rev. and t h ~~e are ma ny other relatives. fr iends and parents. 4 child ren and 4 brothers. To ins talled by the church to ha ndle its Mrs. Otto Patzia a nd their daughter about what we have done in our church neighbors who mourn his passing. mourn her passing are her husband, one beck, secretary-treasurer . First Baptist Church broadcast and audio-visua l ministry. Nancy, our new pastor and his family. programs to strengthen and to establish son. four da ughters 24 grandchildren. 6 T he improved sou nd-visual presenta­ Mrs. John Vanderbeck, Reporter Leduc, Al b ef~ED J. KNALSON. pastor great g randchildren. and one brother. Mr. P a tzia spoke a t both morning serv­ our churches. We discuss methods and Underwood. North Dakota t ion "will add to t he r ealism of t he ices to eager and attentive a udiences. organiza tion, educational and worship HAROLD E . WEISS. Ot!iciating Pastor MRS. JACOB BRENNEISE service a nd help further the radio­ Baptism and Men's Banquet, T he official service of induction, with facilit ies. But t his conference in t his a n estim ated 670 persons present, was of Washbum, Nort h Dakota television Chr istian ministry." First Elk Grove, California early church was simply a matter of a funeral ser vice for Mrs. SUNDAY SCHOOL Church, wit h a membership of 11,800, held in t he eveni ng with our assistant 0 n N ov. 5 . 1959 h Id t the Washburn "what God had done wit h them." God W\IS CHR ISTMAS OFFE R.I N G On Sunday, Nov. 1, at the First Bap­ pastor, Rev. Philip Daum , officiating. Jacob Brennelse .e aw 11 burn. N is acclaimed as the la r gest Southern tist Church of Elk Grove, Calif., our Hearty words of welcome were forth­ can still do great things with us if we High School a uditorium. as Harold E. for t he national children on Baptist Church in t he world. Pastor is Dak., under the dlrect io.n of Rev.. Broeckei our mission fields. pastor, Rev. W. Berkan, brought a coming from representatives of the too will go t hrough t he ope n door of Wreiss of Turtle Lake w1lttll1 RevG. ~in a n mes­ D r. W. A. Criswell. message, "Why Baptism?" and bap- various branches of t he church as well faith, wherever that door may lead. 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BAPTIST BRIEFS yourself a nd others. Letter writing is a n investment of life-enriching en­ (Continued from, page 2) counters, and the flavor a nd volume young man's country," said Mt'l Robert ~;;;i of your letters will determine the S. Denny, associate secretary of the magnitude of your blessings. Baptist World Alliance. "This wonder ­ A YEAR ful turnout of consecrated young peo­ JovouS~Ew I CHANGES OF ADDRESS ple-in their first meeting since the to Cuban revol ution- speaks well for the ~ Rev. F. W. Ba rtel future of the island nation." Every Reader of the 1·· 2811 Mimika Place BAPTIST HERALD San Diego 11, California • Baptists in Czechoslovakia. The Bap­ t ist Church at P ragu e, Czechoslovakia, from the • Rev. E lton Bleeker was filled with perhaps 600 people 5495 N. Sheridan Blvd. EDITOR AND PRINTERS ts Arvada, Colorado when Henry Cook of London, Ya kov \~ i~ Zhidkov of Moscow, Harry Lonn of ~....r~.A"-?~ R ev. Emanuel Broeckel Stockholm and Garfield Williams of 12081.f.? - 11th Street Geneva visited there last May. It was WE, THE WOMEN B ismarck, North Dakota baptism day, and some worshippers ( Contiiniwd frO'l'li page 14) Rev. Arthur Brust had come as ma ny as 120 kilometers light attention upon a forgotten prom­ (75 mHes). Nineteen candida tes were 304 East Watson Street ise or reveal with startling cla rity baptized, ten of them men and all of Lodi, California them over 30 years of age. There are what must be done; - could be as com forting as a hot water buttle, a nd a bout 4,000 Ba ptists in Czechoslovakia, Rev. A. Frank as undema nding ; - ca n become a rock worshipping in 26 churches a nd 86 10619- 127th St. preaching stations. T he churches are of encouragement and hope. Edmonton, Alta., Canada Give yourself away in yow· Christ­ served by 21 ministers and 124 Jay Rev. Edward Hornbacher preachers, and they conduct a t least mas greetings ! No manufactured pic­ ture or verse can satisfy as tha t bit. 415 Avenue C North three services each week. One hundred Saskatoon, Sask., Canada a nd five baptisms were recorded in of you- your personal message, your 1958. individual touch! Rev. R. Luchs Make a red-letter New Year for 2911 N. 20th Street • Pray Like Russian Biiptists. Hubert yourself and others ! Tha t former pas­ Tacoma 7, Washington H. Humphrey, a member of the Uriited tor now retired, the Sunday School States Senate, has joined a chorus of teacher, the art or music instructor, R ev. Victor Priebe America n churchmen in urging pray­ the ca mp counselor, the uncle or oth­ 442 Wawa er s for peace. But he wa rned that the ers who contributed wisdom, inspira­ Loisville 9, Kentucky American people would "have to do tion, direc tion and greater values to some very sincere praying if they a re your life-surprise them with your R ev. Harvey A. Rakow equal to the R ussia n Christians with sincere gra titude! Seek out choice t id­ 1411 N. 6th Street whom I worshipped last winter in bits of advice from that golden wed­ Ma nitowoc. Wiscons in Moscow's Baptist church." " If you ding couple, the popular evangelist, wa nt to pray for peace," Sena tor Rev. Connie Salios from punch-packing speakers and 216 Hill Avenue Humphrey admonished a group of authors. · Glen E llyn, Illinois church leaders, "I say just pray as "Give yourself a way" is but a pa ra­ ea rnestly as those R ussia n Ba ptists phrase of "cast your bread upon the Rev. Elvin Schuelke do. I have never heard such hymn waters." Each Jetter you write includes 4149 N. Keystone Ave. singing in my life, either. My wife a bit of you; so write often! Rescue Chicago 41, Illinois a nd I felt w e had b ee n through one those minutes which us ually end in of the greatest spiritual experiences of useless oblivion. Keep writing supplies Mr. Adolph Welk our lives just to worship for an hour ha ndy and write throughout the day. 459 Cassiar Street with these devout Christia ns." Adorn God's pr iceless moments for Prince George, B. C., Canada BAPTIST HERALD