"BE NOT DECEIVED: GOD IS NOT " moCKED THE CRISIS OF OUR TlffiE THE EVANGELICAL CENTER In Wheaton, IL, new headquarters of the National Association of Evangelicals, was dedicated Oct. 3 with about 200 evangelical leaders from across the country attending. The economical two-story stroc­ ture has 24,100 feet of work and warehousing space. "Men and women lrom 70 denominations have shared in the vision of the Evangelical Center," said Dr. Billy NEWS REPORTS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST AND SIGNIFICANCE A. Melvin, NAE executive director. It will be, he FROM AROUND THE WORLD said, "A springboard lrom which concerted, ONE IN TWO CANADIANS rig hteous action can be launched to meet the NEVER GOES TO CHURCH demanding, yet glorious, opportunities that God has TORONTO (EP)-Half of Canada's peo­ HARASSMENT AGAINST AMISH given us today and sees fit to give in the future." ple have no vital connection with any PEAKS, INFANT IS KILLED church, says a church demographer. Dr. BERNE, IN (EP)-Four teenagers face Dennis Oliver asserted that recent reckless homicide charges here in the research indicates the percentage of RELIEF AID SEEN AS stoning death of an infant Amish girl that Canada's population with no religious af­ TOO LATE FOR CAMBODIANS has stirred deep emotions in this rural In­ filiation is much larger than the six per WASHINGTON (EP)-Some 3.5 million diana area. "It's just too bad that a fatality cent reported in the 1971 census. Cambodians face starvation or severe had to occur before we could get the "Secular indifference to organized malnutrition In the following months, harassment against the Amish stopped," religion is not only the accepted 'faith op­ despite a recent agreement for interna­ said Adams County Sheriff Tom Coolman. tion' of most Canadians, it might well be tional relief aid, according to Assistant Charged in connection with the death the most rapidly growing," said the Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke. He of ?-month-old Adeline Schwartz were Presbyterian minister. According to Dr. said agreement by the Cambodian govern­ Kevin Rehm and Lynn Burkhart, both 19 of Oliver, attendance of "old line" churches ment to permit outside relief was a "long Monroe, IN, and Thomas Wilkins and Lynn such as United, Anglican, Presbyterian, overdue step in the right direction" but is Rich, both 18, of Berne. and Lutheran has been eclipsed in recent a "meager achievement .. of uncertain The child, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. years by "evangelical" bodies. He sug­ value." Levi Schwartz, was killed when she was gested that these groups might now be The Vietnamese-dominated Heng struck by a piece of clay tile hurled from a regarded as the new "main-line" churches Samrin government in Cambodia has passing truck as she rode with her parents of Canadian Protestantism. The re­ agreed to a relief effort. The deposed Pol in their horse-drawn buggy. The child, searcher also found that the average Pot regime has also agreed to the "impar­ resting in her mother's arms, was killed weekly attendance in all Protestant tial and non-discriminatory" relief. instantly. D Population estimates for Cambodia churches-both "old line" and "evan­ vary.A 1976 estimate placed the figure at gelical," Is less than one-half of the Roman Catholic total. 0 'NEW LOOK' FOR 7.7 million, but many believe as high as ANGLICANS EXPECTED one-half of the population may have died LONDON (EP)-A new look for the since 1975 as a result of forced marches, NEW BIBLE IN LANGUAGE Church of England, with great attention to executions, and other factors related to OF CHINESE YOUTH ecumenism is being forecast following the political upheaval. A Friends Service HONG KONG (EP)-"A New Bible For A. the nomination of Bishop Robert Runcie Committee executive said, following a re­ New China" has come off the press this of St. Albans, north of London, as 102nd cent visit to Cambodia, "It's an incredible Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual task to restore a functioning city and na­ month, having taken 11 years to produce. leader of the world's 65 million Anglicans. tion in a short time," he said. "It must be According to Rev. Paul E. Kauffman, Leaders of fellow Christian com­ accomplished by survivors who are being founder-president of Asian Outreach, the munions generally hailed the appoint­ asked to perform tasks which even the publisher, the size of the potential reader­ ment. But it was received only lukewarmly most skilled would find superhuman.The ship makes this a very significant Chris­ by the evangelical-leaning Church of devastation that was brought to their tian literature project. England Newspaper. Dr. Runcie, of an society by Pol Pot forces is hard to com­ Asian Outreach, a Hong Kong based Anglican Catholic, or "high church" tradi­ prehend. Five years ago, there were 500 Christian communications ministry com­ tion, succeeds Dr. Donald Coggan, who doctors, today only 58 have been iden­ prised mainly of Asians, has produced the has an evangelical, or "low church" tified In the whole country." D Bible in an entirely new translation, using background. There has been an unwritten the Simplified Script, which is the only SCIENTOLOGY OFFICIALS tradition for the archbishopric to alternate written form of the language in use in ACCEPT GUILTY VERDICT between "Catholic " and "Evangelicals." o China today. China's efforts to simplify WASHINGTON (EP)-Nlne leaders of her complicated written language took the Church of Scientology, in a rare legal place during her 30 years of self-imposed maneuver, have agreed to be found guilty isolation and was geared to raise the rate CHURCH SCHOOLS PREVAIL by a federal judge on reduced charges of of literacy and generally speed up the IN COURT TEST ON TAXES conspiracy and theft as an outgrowth of course of education and communication. LOS ANGELES (EP)-A federal judge their long battle with the federal govern­ The Communists put full efforts to it and has ruled here that church-related schools ment over allegedly stolen U.S. say they have nearly wiped out illiteracy. need not pay unemployment compensa­ documents. The result is that all Chinese youth under tion taxes for their employees, contrary to Under a procedure called a "stipulated the age of 30 are able to read only the new a disputed tax law interpretation by U.S. record," the defendants agreed to be Simplified Script. D Labor Secretary Roy Marshall. found guilty after the government Attorneys for the Association of Chris­ presents Its case In a written court record tian Schools International and the without a trial. The defendants then will SEOUL, Korea (EP)-Korean soldiers Southern California District of the be able to appeal their convictions to the and teen-agers are turning to Christ in Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod said it U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which, they large numbers as part of that country's was the first time a federal judge had hope, will overturn them on the grounds continued openness to the Gospel, ac­ ruled in favor of church groups in such a that church offices were unlawfully cording to reports from the Korea Baptist tax challenge. D searched by FBI agents two years ago. D Mission. D 2 THE EVANGELICAL BEACON AUTHOR QUESTIONED: PRESIDENT CARTER BOOKS 'OUT OF PRINT' UPHOLDS BIBLE READING CHICAGO (EP)-Two of the better sell· NEW YORK (EP)-"Access to the Scrip­ ing evangelical books in recent years have tures and familiarity with their teachings been declared "out of print" by Moody is an important adjunct" to religious Press and the identity and background of freedom in America, President Carter says their author questioned. The books "Cry­ in a special message for this year's Na­ Vol. 53, No. J October JO, 1979 ing Wind" (over 175,000 copies in print) tional Bible Week observance, Nov. 18-25. ISSN OOH·HJ2 and "My Searching Heart" (12th in cloth· The message was released here by bound sales) were written by the Indian Thomas A. Murphy, chairman of the convert Crying Wind, who, dressed in In· General Motors Corporation and national dian garb, has spoken in churches and at chairman of the 39th National Bible Week conferences across the country. observance, sponsored by the Laymen's Christianity To· 4 THL CRISIS Of OUR 1 IMI According to a report In National Bible Committee. b\ Dr Carl f H Henry day, "The story of her rejection of native "Much of our strength as a nation Indian religion and acceptance of Chris· comes from our commitment to personal 7 1 H� RAl:s;BQ\'\ tianity endeared her to thousands." But and moral values," the president's bv Amv "1rbbe several months ago Moody Press began message says. "The Bible has been a ma­ 7 51'1/(,I to be questioned by those who knew Cry­ jor source of teaching and reinforcing the b\ 5ll'Vl' John,ton ing Wind as Linda Davison, honor student values of many of our people throughout 8 A GU"l AT M\ HI AD 1 from tiny Woodland Park (Colorado) High our history. b\ Lind,, Nelson School. Mr. Carter said, "The Bible has been an 9 A CRY IOR HllP 1 Moody Press Executive Editor David Important part of my life since childhood. I by 01,me I John,on Douglass was quoted in the magazine ar· read it daily and find it a constant source 10 BAD I Uf'. ticle as indicating "a number of crucial ac­ of inspiration and spiritual guidance, pro­ by Lon Woodrum counts (In the book "Crying Wind") were viding ever-new insights into human fictional." These included evidence that nature and human problems.