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.. N 0 R T HH A M E R I C A N B A P T I S T G E N E R A L C O N F E R E N C E April 17 1958 Maligne~ Lake in Jasper Park D'9!'!t. - *\•• The Cameroons Protestant Co/leqe1 Christian Laqmen Speall /or Christ Alberta Is Cod 's Scenic Paradise II BAPTIST HERALD CONTENTS Vol. 36 No. 8 Q Queen Elizabeth, Qu·een Moiher of meet once a month. Elson has been free. Whenever she bzcomes de pend \ April 17, 1958 England, issued a special message in pastor of the National Presbyterian ent on the police powe r, the military Melbourne, Australia, hailing " the Church for 12 years and has served power, or the tax power of the gov Sunny Alberta's Welcome ii far-reaching influe nce of the fellow through parts of four presidential ernment she has lost her freedom." Cover . ·: · · · · · · .. .. .. Rowed and O'Neill ship of prayer." The Queen Mother, terms and eight congresses. He spoke HE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA generally lives up to its euphonious "lllah gne Lake in J asper Park" o The 1957 Negro Catholic gain in the 2 who was in Australia on a round-the on his refl ections as a Washington pas United States was set at about 30,000 Tname, SUNNY ALBERTA. The gentle Chinook winds during the ~1:;~l~ t o~ rfe~~nts . Editorial · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 world air trip, released the message in tor. according to the report of the Roman winter months and t he cool breezes from the mountains in the sum conjunction with the World Day of "Snnny Alberta's \Velcomc" . ... .. 3 0 A national Baptist leader declared Catholic Commission for Indian and mer time provide an exhilarating setting of blue skies and bright sun "Exc i ~cment !'t the Banso Hospital" Prayer sponsored by United Church in Pittsfield, Maine, that liberty can Negro Missions, making a total of l\11ss A rd1ce Ziolkowslci . 4 "Th e Cameroon s P r otestan t College" Women. Queen Elizabeth said "my become imprisoned in a legal structure 575,925 Catholic Negroes and 117',400 shine during much of the year in Edmonton. As true as its name, Mr. Dudley Reeves .. .. .. ......... ... 5 own prayers will be with those and lose its own life. The po:nt was Catholic Indians. The report says that Alberta will extend a sunny, bright, cheery welcome to the hosts of "Christi:m La:l'.men Speak for Christ" throughout the world who are work Adolph Hill, Lawrence Terveen and mad·e by C. Emanuel Carlson, execu 17 million Negro.as and 250 thousand North American Baptists attending the General Conference sessions Earl A. Marks . 6 ing t-0gether for a great Christian fel tive director of the Baptist J oint Com Ind'ans remain in "spiritual dark "MY Faith's Sources and Resources" lowship." in Edmonton from July 21 to 27, 1958. Kenneth S. Briggs .. .. ........ 7 mittee on Public Affairs in Washing ness". T raditionally the American " How. Does My Faith \Vorlc?" e Plans have been completed for the ton, D. C. Carlson conducted three Negro is Protestant with the Baptists This issue of the "Baptist Herald" pictures the glory of Alberta's Rich a rd H. Kampfer . 7 conferences at the Maine Baptist Min and Methodists claiming the larger "Alberta Is God's Scenic Paradise" general te levision release of "Martin scenic grandeur, which beckons to every conference visitor to come Mrs. Ella F. Zapf . .. ........ .. 8 Luther," the full-length dramatic film isters' Confe rence recently. His them·e percentages. An active Negro mission "Edmonton, the 1958 General Coonfer encc was the application of the Gospel, ary campaign is being conducted in and enjoy it for yourself. The panorama of Alberta's scenery from the City" on the leader of the Protestant Ref Rev. E. P. Wahl .. .. .... ... .. ... ..... 10 ormation that had its first public especially as it relates to religious lib the United States by the Roman Cath rugged snow - capped peaks to the splashing waterfalls and singing "Edmonton Church es W elcome the Con erty. "There. is an encouraging inter olic Church. There are 413 church es, ference" showing 5 years ago. The motion p'c streams to the green rolling fields cannot be reproduced by any artist Rev. Herbert Hiller .. ... ...... .. .. 11 t.ure became available for TV spon est today in the spiritual basis of re 743 priests and 343 schools w ith 83,- " Dedication ~f a New Baptist Home" ligious liberty," Carlson declared. 384 pupils. In the last ten years, on canvas. You have to see it with your own eyes to capture Rev. Rubm Herrmann .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 sorship by stations, commercia l ad Engagements .... .. .. ... .. .. 13 vertisers or church groups anywhere "When the church is clear on her soul Catholic Negroes have increased 60 its glory. If you are planning to travel by car or by train to Edmon "Fr om the Professor 's Desi<" dependence on he r Lord, then she is percent by about 200,000. Dr. Walter W . Wessel . .. .. ..... 13 in the U. S. and Canada after Fe bru ton, you will fi nd a grand variety of exciting things to see and to do " We, the \Vomen " ary 15, it was reporte d at the Nation on the way. Read the article by Mrs. Elli Zapf in this number and Mrs. T. D. Lutz ......... .. .. .... ... 14 al Lutheran Council's 40th annual "Gen eral s. S. Committee Session" check the places that you want to include in your trip to "Sunny Al l\Ir. E. Ralph Kletke ........ .... 14 meeting. What's HapJ?ening . ... ... .. .. .. .. 15 berta". "Tenth Anniversary, TPmple Church, Lod i" • During 1957 Israel was confronted Briefs Rev. Robert Schr eiber .. .. .. .. .... 16 with the problem of caring for and in Your heart will be strangely warmed by the "sunny greetings" "Ground B r eakin~ Ser vice, Portland" Rev. Henry \V. Barnet . ... .... 17 tegrating some 80,000 new immi of Christian people in Edmonton if you are one of the fortunate one:; "Educational Un it Dedicated , Winnipeg" grants. The necessary expansion of Miss E . RCdlich . ..... ... .. ........ 17 o Northern Seminary Public Rela walking the streets and attending the conference sessions in this city. THE TORCH BEARER all sectors of economy, not only set e J :i pan Baptist Union. A new Bap (Ry SalliP Lee Bell) tling the new come rs but also for in l ist organization-the Japan Baptist tions Director. Dr. Charles W. Koller, Alberta has a very religious people, extending all the way from the Chapter Ei!!ht . .. .. .. .. 18 Un'on- has been formed by a group president of Northern Ba ptist Theo "Sunday ~chool Lrsson s" creasing ·exports and r eplacing im premi·er of the province, the Honorable E. C. Manning, whose Bible R"V. B rnno Schreiber .. .. .. ... .. 20 ports, was the reason for the contin of Baptist representatives which met log·cal Seminary, has announced the Our Denomination in Action . .... 21 ued decrease in the money supply. at Hayama near Tokyo. The Union appointment of Rev. William E. Go talks are broadcast every Sunday afternoon, to the humblest citizen F'"hruary Contributions . ..... .. 2~ This was partly compensated by in consists at present of 27 churches, six ding as full-time associate in public who worships in one of the several hundred churches in Edmonton. Obituaries . .... .. ..... .. ... 23 relations beginning March 1, 1958, by creased production. The expansion educational institutions and five Chris The quiet, worshipful observance of Sunday in Canada will seem re was largely financed from public tian centers. the Board of Trustees. Mr. Goding • took his undergraduate work at Grin markable to many people who cross the border. Canadians really be funds and was accompanied by a rise 8 Dr. Beal, Tucson, Ariz. February in pr:ces. nell College, Iowa, graduating w ith an lieve in keeping the fourth commandment of God! Our conference ses marked the 40th anniversary of the A.B. in economics, and later received Bi-week ly Publication of the <t The West German government, to pastorate of Dr . Richard S. Beal, Sr., sions are bound to be affected and enhanced by the spiritual setting ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS correct so far as possible the persecu an M.A. in busin ess administra tion w ith the First Baptist Church, Tucson, from the University of Chicago. Mr. of Edmonton, Alberta, wher e we shall be meeting from July 21 t o 27. 3734 Payne Ave, Cleveland 14, Ohio tion of the J ews by the Nazis, h as Ariz. During this pastorate, the church helped to replace the 300 synagogues Goding is married; his wife, the for Even our Indian Christian friends are excited about our General has grown from 200 members to over mer Betty Meister, is registrar at the Martin L. Leuschner. D.D .. Editor which were burned down; has paid 3,000 and has been instrumental in or fem'nary. Conference sessions. These Indian Reserves, where our missionaries $36 for every month any Jew was in ganiz'ng 12 Baptist churches in the 0 Thco:ogical Conference Pla nned. A have been serving, are less than 50 miles from Edmonton. The Ind ian concentration camps; helps any Jew community. Dr. Beal has published 10 theological conference for American • returning to Germany to find housing chiefs and former chiefs from the Bull, Montana, and Samson Re volumes of his sermons. During this Baptists will be h eld at Green Lake and a job; gives Jewish businessmen THE BAPTIST HERALD is a publication of 40 year ~riod the church has sent 186 Wisconsin, in t he summer of 1959, t~ serves in colorful regalia will be presented to the ConferEnce at the preference in government loans and the North American Baptist General Con of its youth into t he minist ry or mis hear reports from seven Baptist schol great missionary rally on Sunday afternoon, July 27.