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"swap" for all the cards and presents we receive, th~ is a spirit of Christmas tha~· 'is contagious. This is the spirit that helps us, for a little while, to forget ourselves and remember others. And, strangely, as we show our love for everybody, a wonderful feeling of joy comes over us. Christ is born again-in our hearts. Not in a manger

IN THIS ISSUE·

DO Christians. pray, ·'Lord, call my neighbor's boy," in answer to the Great Commission? Are young people unconcerned about. the needs in the Lord's vineyard? These questions are put by the Editor in "Whom shall 1 sen4"? on page 3. • • • WHEN a latecomer arrives at church, what do . you io? If you look back, perhaps you should read J. I . .:::ossey's article on church etiquette. You'll ·find many an excellent suggestion from this Emily Post of the religious world, on page 7. • • • IN Revell's Book of Illustrations for the Sunday. LOOKING for a pen pal in a faraway land? We've School Lessons of 1964 is a thrilling Christmas story found one for you. Read the letter on page 4. There's about something that happened a long time ago in the a picture, too, for those of you who like to know what life of a Skid Row resident and a little orphan boy. your correspondents look like. The day before Christmas, a Skid Row alcoholic • • • THE heart-breaking situation in the Congo, subject found a dollar bill. Greatly excited at his good fortune, of editorial discussion last week, returns in two spots he began trying to decide how to spend the money. in this week's edition. See "Statement on the Congo Finally, he decided he would go to his favorite saloon crisis," page 16, and "Now I know Bill Wallace," page 11. and treat some of his friends to a drink. • • • But on the way to the saloon, the old tramp passed ROSALIND · Street's recent article on the. problems a sporting goods store and espied a baseball bat in the of the unmarried female brought about a bit of con­ window. This brought back haunting memories of long troversy. She returns to the subject on page 6. ago, when he had been a poor boy who longed to play • • • ball but who was never able to own a bat. COVER story, page 4. Seeing that the bat was priced at only a dollar, the old man went · in and bought it. Then he took it to an orphanage, just down the street. Placing it in the MEMBER· Soathem Baptlot Preu A ..'n doorway, he rang the doorbell and ran away. Arkansas laPiisf Auoelated Chareh Pr­ Find1ng the bat, the keeper of the orphanage made ~r· EYanplleal Preao Au'n a Christmas present of it for an awkward, gangly boy December 17, 1964 Volume 63. Number 50 who liked to play ball but who up to this time had . Editor,. ERWlN:L. McDoNALD, Litt. D. never owned a bat. The boy grew up to become a fam­ ous man-Babe Ruth, the home-run king. A.sso6ia,te Editor, MRS. E. F .. STOKES Managing Editor, MRS. TED WOODS Wouldn't it have been wonderful if the old man Field Representative, J. I. CoSSEY could have known what that dollar bat would mean in the hands of the lowly orphan boy? Secretary' to Editor, MRS. HARRY GIBERSON ~wil Cl.erk, . MRS. WELD~ TAYLOR There is no way of assessing little gifts and little 401 West Capitol kindnesses. Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Published weekly except on July 4 and December 26. Second-class postage paid at Little Rock, Arkansas. Sometimes the last days just before Christmas be­ Individual subscription, $2.26 Pl>r year. Church budget, 14 cents per month come so cluttered with frenzied activities that we almost or $1.68 per year per church family. ·Club plan (10 or more paid annually in advance) $1.75 per year. Subscriptions to foreign feel, if we do not say it, 'Til be glad when Christmas address, $3.75 per year. Advertising rates on r~quest. Opinions expressed in· editorials and signed comes ana goes." But, in spite of the last-minute shop­ , articles are those of the writer. Abbreviations used In crediting news items : BP Baptist Press ; CB Church ping sprees to try to be sure to get cards and presents to Bulletin; DP Dally Press; EP Evangelical Pd'esa;

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. ~ with the disturbing problems of the city and the rest of the world . . .'' Back to the call. Are too many parents praying: "Lord, call my neighbor's boy?" Are young men not (Whom shall I send?' concerned about the needs in the Lord's vineyard be­ cause their hearts are set on their own vineyards? When they do pray, do they pray, "Lord, send my sister?" IT used to be that one of our greatest concerns as Who can really pray effectually for God, the great Christians and church people was a shortage of volun­ Lord of the harvest, to send laborers, except those who teers to serve on mission fields. This continues to be a are already laboring in the heat of the day? grave matter. But in recent years we are faced with a I!l this what the preacher-missionary shortage boils new and growing crisis-lack of enough educated and down to-to a luke-warmness of compassion in the hearts dedicated men and women to man our local church of us Christians?-ELM staffs. A recent report of the American Association of The­ ological Schools reveals that the size of the entering class of 127 accredited Protestant seminaries (including Social Security some of out Southern Baptist seminaries) declined in 1964 for the third consecutive year. Although the de­ ONCE again Congress has granted an extension for cline was not grea t, it continued a trend which is the pastors filing certificates for Social Security coverage. reverse of the one which must' be established to over­ The deadline has now been extended to April 15, 1965. come a clergy shortage. Two or three -extensions have been granted in the past We Baptists, along with many others, believe in a but there are indications that this may be the last one. God-called ministry. And we believe in the best possible So pastors would be wise to take aclv a n~age of it. Any­ education for those called to the Christian ministry. So, one who has been in the ministry for some years and if there is a decline in the number of young people who files a certificate by the deadline will be covered preparing for full-time church positions, either God is as of 1962. He will, of course, be required to pay the not calling enough to meet the needs in our fast-grow­ Social Security tax on his income for !962, 1963 and ing world population, or some who are being called are 1964. Further details on the extension can be obtained

not hearing and 1answering the call. Now, God is "not in a leaflet at all Social Security offices. Pastors who willing that any should perish, but that all should come are not covered are urged to provide this additional pro­ to repentance." Surely, then, he desires to call as many tection for their families.-Biblical Recorder as are needed. From_ something our Lord said one clay to his dis­ ciples, there seems to be a definite connection between the compassion and prayers of his people and his call­ Radio Responsibility ing of laborers for his harvest. Could it be that church people are more concerned with manipulating their A RADIO preacher of Gulfport, Miss., and his ~ife, "little preachers" in the interest of preserving a self-cen­ along with his assistant, were arrested recently on a fed­ tered, easy-going status quo than they are imploring God eral· indictment issued at N ashville, Tenn., charging use to call out men who will be his prophets? Is it possible of the mails to defraud. The indictment said the radio .that the call for ministers is not being heeded because preacher, Rev. J. Charles Jessup, operated the "Fellow­ the call is really for those who will preach "peace, peace ship Revival Association" to plead for donations in radio when there is no peace"? Could it be that the great need talks and in tent and auditorium revivals. of our times is for spiritual "disturbers of Israel"? While the Association was pledged to use donations Edgar Dale may have had his finger on one of our for religious work, it actuall) was used for evading taxes, sore spots when he said, in a lecture recently at the maintenance of reduced cost mailing privileges and for University of Missouri: personal enrichment, the indictment said. 'We have a shortage in journalism, in teaching and · There have been all too mimy evidences of radio other fields of what · I shall call 'the abrasive man.' He preachers using the airways to "fleece the sheep.'' It is is obviously a controversial fi gure. HG cU&turbs the peace encouraging to note a tightening up of requirements for of the affluent suburb and the apathetic city. He doesn't truth and responsible broadcasting. fit in. He creates ripples when we prefer calm water. Those who have been permitted in the past to attack Once the well-rounded man was the well-educated man. with impugnity individuals, institutions and denomina­ Now we are likely to think of him as a smooth, un­ tions in so-called "religious broadcasting" are being pUt abrasive fellow, a nice guy. He revolves in a nice little on their good behavior. Anyone attacked by radio ca:n circle, in a nice suburb, where nice people live, our demand equal time for reply. Several programs in this kind of people .... section of the country are now being monitored on a - Continues Mr. Dale: "It's a good life with one fatal more or less regular basis, with a view to honesty and ~ weakness. It often puts these nice people out of touch fair play. It's about timei-ELM

DECEMBER 17, 1964 Page Three T() The Cover the_people SPEAK

THE spelling and sentenee structure In thl• c/o Seibo-no-Ie department are those of the writers. The only 1925-2, Catholic Church editing of letters to the editor is the writing of headlinl!o! and, occasionaily, deletion of parte that Naka, Tamana-shi are not re&'ard~d aa essential. Kumanoto-ken, Japan P. S. Let me introduce myself: Wanted-pen pals I am 18 year old. girl and am at­ tending Tamana high school (in senior). I live in the dormetry which is operated by church near my school. P. S. S. I should be greatly indebted to you if you would return my photo­ graph to me, for it is my favorite one. Copyright, 1964, Historical Commission, SBC. A Jewish viewpoint Erwin M. Hearne, Jr., Artist I WAS a little upset at the short news bulletin you printed in the Arkan­ RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 16., 1785 sas Baptist [back page of Nov. 5 -Baptists in Virginia rejoice in issue] presenting an Orthodox Rabbi's the vote by the Virginia General remarks on conversion. I recognize that Assembly adopting Thomas J effer­ his remarks are news and were ac­ curately reported. I regret that such a son's "Act to establish religious capsule report may leave the reader freedom." The Baptists had en­ with the wrong impression concerning couraged Jefferson and other the views of all Jewish denominations. statesmen including Madison and First of all, some historical background is necessary. The New Testament itself Mason, in the support of the dec­ records "A Pharissee would encompass laration guaranteeing "that all men land and sea to make a convert." shall be free to profess and ••. Judaism was a missionary faith. When the Roman Empire became · Christian, maintain their opinions in matters one of the first laws passed by the of religion •.•" I SHALL appreciate it very much if disciples of the "gentle Prince of Peace" you· would give your valuable time lit­ God does not love them. We .do not was that anyone converting to Judaism hold that God loves only us. Indeed, tht tle to my request. was to be burnt. . He who had taught I have been desiring for a long time J~wish position is "the righteous of all him Judaism was also to be -burnt. As people have a share in the world to to get contact with some people in your you might imagine, this inhibited Jew­ country to correspond in order to create come." I repeat, however, we welcome ish missionary activity. and accept all sincere converts. , a good friendship. But I did not know Throughout the years of Catholic how to do it. Recently, however, I've This past June, Hebrew Union College learned through Young Council For power, rigged disputations were often ordained its first Japanese graduate. International Contact (20-1 Jimbo-cho, set up which the Jew was never per­ Rabbi Hiroshi Okamoto has returned to Chiyoda-hu, Tokyo, Japan) that best mitted to win. After the Jews lost, Japan which he feels is ripe for a way is to write directly to the editor­ severe penalties usually followed to the Biblical Faith. He feels that Judaism So here I am. entire community. Inevitably, it was has the attractive gentleness which Our country, Japan, is now in an anger provoked by a conversion to others advocate. ·We will have to wait isolated position in Asia after the de­ Judaism which set off this dismal chain and see what the results of his efforts feat in the last war. But we younger of events. Sometimes conversion to will be. generation here are earnestly wishing Judaism provoked riots and popular I hav;e only one last concern basic to to keep a friendship with the peoples Christian raids and murders in the Judaism. We think society puts enough in the other countries. Especially we Jewish section rather than official emphasis on individuals. We like to are anxious to keep good relations with church action. Jews began to resist and stress the family. We, therefore, take the peoples in your country. The ex­ turned away those who wished to con­ into consideration the effects of a con­ change of postal cards, pictures and vert to Judaism because usually the version 'upon those in the family who stanips are certainly welcomed and entire community was made to p.ay remain unconverted. This, of course, moreover the talks in the letters would "for the loss of an immortal soul." ·adds a dimension of concern and love be most excellent idea to learn things Reform Judaism renresented in Little and didlficulty. about your country. To have a better Rock by Temple B'nai Israel takes the Thank you for reading through this understanding with each other is the position of the Book of Ruth. Sincere extended epistle. I, as ever, appreciate best way to the world peace. Don't you converts are both accepted and wel­ the continued kindnesses and sincere think so? comed. They are considered to be in the fellowship which you so magnificently If you will hear my request I'll be same catagory as Father Abraham, for manifest.-Elijah E. Palnick, Rabbi, more than glad and moreover, 1if you was Abraham not a convert? We do Temple B'nai Israel, Little Rock will publish this letter in your column, not run after our Christian neighbors it would be still better. . pushing upon them unwanted Jewish REPLY: Any who persecute in the Yours very truly, materials, because Wd refuse to assume name of religion or who hold to the Mineko Yomashita, that they are not good people or that (Continued on Page S) Page Four ARKANSAS BAPTIST The new Council will produce American Council on Alcohol Problems and tlistribute printed and audio­ visual materials for the aid of succeeds National Temperance League families and agencies wanting to divert attention from glamorized drinking to the available alterna­ tives for which modern youth are BY CARRADINE R. HOOTON, WASHINGTON, D. C. seriously in search. ACAP envi­ sions the creation of a sober at­ TO meet a growing concerti related problems which now mosphere to improve the image of over the rapid spread of alcohol­ threaten the health. and security social relations in the U.S.A. ism and other alcohol-related of the American people. It is expected, too, that inter­ problems, a new program is being national relations on the North Not the least of the new Coun­ American continent can be great­ launched. Doctors·, lawyers, in­ cil's concerns will be the alcohol­ dustrialists, social workers and ly strengthened by joint efforts to education emphasis in churches, eliminate deceptive advertising government officials increasingly homes and schools. Beyond the sense that today's drinking prob­ and encourage better interconti­ presentation of scientific data will nental agreements on the fight lems are getting out of hand. ·be suggestions of spiritual disci­ against alcoholism. Sponsored by- The American plines by which parents and youth The American Council on Alco­ Council on Alcohol Problems, Inc., may be helped to make wise de­ hol Problems, successor to The· the major objective of the new cisions on whether or not to drink. National Temperance League, Inc., program will be to seek moral and Current emphases by secular so­ is already in process of complet­ scientific solutions to beverage al­ cieties on "how" to drink will be cohol problems in the United countered by demonstrations of ing final merger with Temperance Education, Inc., of Chicago. Head­ State·s, and neighbori:p.g countries. how to live abundantly without alcohol. ' quarters of ACAP are located at More specific emphases by The 119 Constitution Avenue, N.E., American Council on Alcohol Attention will be directed to the Washington, D. C. 20002. Problems will focus on research, need· of a careful study ·by gov­ Officers for ACAP are: presi­ the promotion of abstinence, the ernments, as well as churches and dent: Dr. Merrill B. McFall, Co­ encouragement of rehabilitation communities, of alcohol as a con­ lumbus, Ind. ; executive director: services for alcoholics, the develop­ tributing factor to the poverty Dr. Caradine R. Hooton, Washing­ ment of effective measures to with which America is now at ton, D. C.; treasurer: Col. Clayton protect society from the alcohol- war. M. Wallace, Washington, D.C., sec­ LeHers Revfva.I.S retary: Rev. Ray W. G. Bayley, (Continued . from page 4) Madison, Wis . .view that God loves some people and TYLER Street Church,. Little hates others certainly cannot claim Rock, youth revival Nov. 27-29; Legal counselor: Dr. Edward B. Christ, the Prince of Peace, as authority evangelistic team of Ouachita Dunford, Washington, D. C.; 1st or example. Christ died to save it. lost College: Tom Elliff, evangelist·, vice president: H. H. Hill, Seattle, world, and that includes every one born into the world, as we Christians see it. Billy Derryberry, song director; Wash.; vice presidents: Dr. Foy -ELM - Ruffin Snow, soloist and youth Valentine, Tennessee; Bishop Reu­ Plans Jamaica program fellowship director; Melissa Gar- ben H. Mueller, Indiana; Dr. G. B. J. 0. TERRY, chief engineer ter, pianist; 2 additions; Harold Williamson, Missouri; Dr·. W. A. for the Southern Baptist Radio Hightower, pastor. Scharffenberg, Maryland; Dr. and Television Commission, Ft. .James Renz, Illinois; Dr. Erwin Worth, Tex., is in Jamaica to work FIRST Church, Hamburg, Oct. ·F. Bohmfalk, Texas. out details on establishing a re­ 25-Nov. 1; Dr. T. K. Rucker, evan­ Directors-at-large: Dr. Cawley cording studio for the Jamaica gelist; Verne Carpenter, minister J. Stein, Ohio; Dr. Walter C. Baptist Union's radio-television of music and education, music di­ House, Kentucky; Roger Burgess, committee. He is conducting train­ rector; 26 professions of faith and Washington, D. C.; Wm. N. ing sessions in radio and televi­ additions for baptism; several re­ Plymat, Iowa; Howard Maxwell, sion, and talking with the gover:n­ dedications; E. E. Griever, pastor. Pennsylvania; Rev. L. D. Mc­ ment's radio-TV station adminis­ trators in ·addition to helping plan Gladrey, Illinois; Dr. W. T. Jones, the Baptist recording · studio. IRONTON Church, Little Rock, Indiana; Mrs. Ruth Tooze, Illi­ Nov. 27-Dec. 6; Ed Walker-, evan­ nois; Kenneth R. Maurer, Penn­ PRENTISS, Miss. (BP)-So­ gelist ; Raymond Bull, singer ; sylvania; Dr. E. H. Dailey, Ohio; phia Sutton . Mission Assembly Mrs. Jessie White, pianist; 6 by Bishop W. Vernon Middleton, near Prentiss, Miss., has embarked profession of faith; 4 by baptism; Pennsylvania; W. T. Berkheiser; upon a $200,000 program of · ex­ 1 by letter ; 2 for special service ; Rev. Charles E. Morey, Illinois~ pansion to improve their facilities 97 rededications; Edward Ed­ Dr. G. Allen West, Tennessee; Dr. for Negro Baptists. mondson, pastor. Elman J. Folkenberg, Maryland.

DECEMBER 17I _1964 Page Five Courtship, Marriage and the Home "Sometimes we are lonely ply because we are unlov Sometimes we are out of with the crowd merely More on the subject we are out of sorts; not every son who charts a lone course is of old maids ... pioneer or prophet. He may only an eccentric or a nuisance. "And sometimes our is the result of our sin .. when we talk about loneliness, us make sure it is not due to dity, aloofness, self-cemt•ere~d ne31• or sinfulness ... "Nevertheless, no person far in the journey of life some stages where he does Stated in concise, simple lan­ should walk alone. guage, it is my feeling that some "One thinks of William unmarried women are lovable and ... thrown into prison for beloved - so are some married ing his religious beliefs. He ",..,,no.• ONE reader's reaction to the women; some old maids are can­ 'bf solitude as a 'school few column, "Old Maids ... Hard to tankerous- so are some wives. to learn in, though none instr Get Along With?" (Arkansas One's personality traits and char­ us better'." Baptist Newsmagazine, Oct. 22) acter qualities and her reaction to The rest of Dr. Sockman's a:I has just been received. That par­ her o~ set of circumstances are ticle, in the tone of the last s ticular column was in response to the determining factors that de­ tences quoted, recalls to a registered "gripe" concerning cide whether she is amiable and some meaningful lines entit. general attitudes toward women loved or cantankerous and toler­ "Minorities." whose years are lived without husM ated. "The wise ways are band~ither from choice or be­ Let me quote paragraphs from By wild majorities cause circumstances decreed that my article of 1962 which I con­ Shouting their noisy slogans road for them. sider appropriate response to the While thoughtlessness agrees; I am respecting the writer's re­ spirit of this reaction to my Oc­ By mobs who follow leaders quest, "No part of above or name tober article: And ape what others do; for publication." No restriction "If marriage is not in the plan But by the saving remnants was placed upon my use of the for your life, you will find your­ Who stop and thjnk thi article, "A Look at Loneliness," -self following in the train of such through. taken from A Lift for Living by distinguished women as Kathleen "Mobs always have outnumbe Ralph W. Sockman, which article Mallory, Lottie Moon, Florence The thoughtful and the wise was enclosed with the 'letter. The Nightingale, Dorothea Lynde Who ponder every question writings of this noted Methodist Dix... To see where justice lies. churchma.n are always interesting "If you seek further in~piration When rabbles have subsided and provocative of constructive you may find it in the company And leaders had their day, thinking. of choice unmarried women of It is the saving remnants Dr. Sockman begins his "look our day-women fruitful in ·serv­ Who will point out the way." at loneliness" with a reference to ice, commendable in attitude, joy­ -Anonymo Marjorie Hillis Roulston's Live ous in their way of life." Thank you, alert reader, f 1,lone and Like It, which many Here are some of my favorite writing your reactions and ble ~­ of us enjoyed reading back in its paragraphs from Dr. Sockman's ings upon you as you continue · best-seller days. treatment of the subject from the your full and exemplary life, i It is gratifying to me to note standpoint of loneliness. volved in far-reaching respoUS.:­ that my own attitudes as ex­ "Many of them (business. and bilities and unselfish service. pressed in an earlier issue professional women) are alert, at­ ("Bachelor Girls versus Old tractive, educated. . . . But there Maids" Arkansas Baptist do not seem to be enough suitable ~ 4/-.IU.d-- 1 1 Newsmagazine, May 3, 1962) and and willing husbands to go Mrs. J. H. Street the more recent writing (Oct. 22) around .... P. 0. Box 853 coincide in large measure with ". . . we should examine our­ New Orleans Baptist Seminary the ideas expressed by Dr. Sock­ selves to see how much of our 3939 Gentilly Boulevard man. loneliness is self-caused. New· Orleans, Louisiana ARKANSAS Middle of the Road ple since 1877 has nagged the econ.: omy and of necessity held them back. A check on per capita in­ come of this section by states with C hurch etiquette· the income of states in the North and East showed appalling differ­ Baptists face ences. BY J. I. COSSEY In 187.0 the State Mission Board difficult days of the Arkansas Baptist Conven- · PAUL said in I Cor. 14:40: THE spirit of sacrifice marked tion had received only $48.75 in "L€t all things be done decently the work of our brethren a century cash and $15.15 in pledges for its and in order." ago. work. . We understand etiquette to Finaneially our state was left A panic in 1873 and a drought mean "forms required by good prostrate after the Civil War. in 187 4 all but stopped mission breeding or by authority." A way Money was scarce. Rev. W. M. work. During the latter year the of acting, mannerism. It probably Lea gave 460 acres of White River Convention reported $125.50 from comes within the study of ethics. bottom land to the .State Conven­ all sources for missions. There It certainly is within the field of tion which met in Arkadelphia, were only 15 banks in the state in good behavior. It is said, "Pri­ 1870. This land was to be sold and 1876. vate refinement makes public the proceeds to be used for free Farms numbered 49,424 in gentility." distribution of Ba;ptist literature. 1870; ten years later this number Church etiquette pre-supposes Universal debts in the South had grown to 94,433. Cotton gins some. things. Go to church' is the and East, unsound financial numbered 60 in 18'15. There were first requirement. No other place schemes to build railroads, and in­ only 800 miles of railroad in 1880. for one to learn how to act but in describable devastation over vast No funds were founa to print the services at chureh. areas of our nation set the stage the minutes of the Convention in Being friendly is primary in for the "panic of 1873." Conditions 1875. church behavior. People should from 1865-1895 might well be de­ not flirt with each other in scribed as "nightmarish." church, nor ever be fresh. Arkansas was a part of "a de­ Church goers should make feated country." Baptists of the themselves a vital part of the South found not only deprivation service. Church services are not and poverty but found antagonism, designed just to be watched. misunderstanding, and strife be­ We are admonished not to look tween whites and whites and be­ back when late comers arrive and tween whites and blacks. They men should remove their hats were called on to grapple with when entering the door. A gentle­ deep-seated prejudices and psycho­ man, when entering with a lady, logical perplexities. should precede her or walk beside Did Baptists falter? Hardly. her to the pew. Against terrific handicaps they Visitors should always observe made progress as the records the customs of the church with show. In 1845 there were 130,000 reference to standing, sitting or Baptists among the 3,000,000 kneeling during the service. slaves in the South--one Baptist to When leaving the services at every 16.7 Negroes who had the close or at other times, the reached age 10. In 1860 this ratio man should always precede the was one Baptist to every 12 Neg­ The Christmas lights shine out in lady. roes of this age. In 1880, at the starry rays We are taught not to talk dur­ close of the reconstruction period, As kindness, like the snow, envel- · ing the prelude or at any other there was one Baptist to every opes earth; time when music is being ren­ 6.4 Negroes of this age. The Yule-log shares its wealth of dered. If you do not enjoy the Low income of the Southern peo- warmth and light music, keep silent. them as well as you do. And there While carolers sing hymns of Please don't look at your watch are some sermons that maybe they Jesus' birth. during the service. It is even ill should not hear. The tinkling sleighbells blend ' bred to look at your watch when Be your natural self. Be re­ with happy cries, you are in conference with some­ sponsive if possible. Be obedient As peace descends and mortal 1 one. If you are a caller or guest, and be seated wherever the usher strife takes wing, I to look at your watch indicates wants to seat you. Do whatever For love and faith have banished that you are tired of them or anx­ you are asked to do. Don't criti­ human hate, ious for the time to pass. cize. Any fool can do that. Be On this, the birth-night of our I Leave dogs and other pets at quiet. "If you must whisper­ Lord and King. home. Other people might not like whisper a prayer." -Etta Caldwell Harris, Hamburg

DECEMBER 17I 1964 Page Seven! BAPTIST WORLD CONGRESS ··JUNE 25 • 30, 1965 HOTELS AND MOTELS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA

HOTELS AND MOTElS SINGLES DOUBLE OCCUPANCY SUITES 3 Alcazar Hotel 17.00 $9.00 9M Arr9whead Motel $6.00 $7.00 $8.00-9.00 4 Biscayne Terrace Hotel $7.00 $9.00 $20.00 11M Colonial Terrace Motel $7.00 $8.00 15 Columbus Hotel $8.00 $10.00-15.00 $30.00 17 Dallas Park Hotel $8.00 $8.00-9.00 $15.00-18.00 5 Dupont Plaza Hotel $10.00-12.00 $13.00-15.00 12M Holiday Inn Motel $10.00 $12.00-14.00 14 leamington Hotel $6.00 13 liberty Hotel $4.00 $6.00-7.00 8 McAllister Hotel $7.00-9.00 $12.00-14.00 7 Miami Colonial Hotel $8.00 $10.00-12.00 6 New Everglades Hotel $7.00-8.00 $10.00-12.00 16 Ponce deleon Hotel $5.00 $7.00-8.00 19 Robert Clay Hotel $6.00 $8.00-12.00 2M Sandman Motel $10.00 1M Siesta Motel $5.00-6.00 $5.00-7.00 18 Towers Hotel $5.00 $7.00-8.00 $12.00-14.00 10M Towne Motel $6.00 $7.00 $9.00 HOTELS AND MOTELS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA

HOTELS AND MOTELS SINGLES DOUBLE OCCUPANCY SUITES 52 . Algiers Hotel $~ $9.00 $18.00-27.00 45 Allen Hotel $4.50 ~ 72 Allison Hotel $7.00 $8.00 $18.00-26.00 48M Ankara Motel $8.00 $8.00 54 Atlantis Hotel $6.00 - $7.00 $14:00-21.00 22 Bancroft Hotel $5.00 $6.00 $8.00 67 Ba rcelona Hotel $10.00 $10.00-12.00 $24.00 53 Belmar Hotel $6.00 $8.00 $25.00 75 "Biltmore Terrace Hotel $8.00-12.00 $10.00-14.00 70 Broadripple Hotel $6.00 61 Cadillac Hotel $8.00 $12.00-14.00 $20.00-30.00 60 Caribbean Hotel $7.00 $9.00 $18.00-25.00 74 Carillon Hotel $10.00-12.00 $14.00-16.00 $32.00-50.00 33 Claremont Hotel $4.00 $5.00 63 Crown Hotel $8.00 $10.00 $20.00-30.00 31 Delano Hotel $8.00 $10.00 $18.00-26.00 43 Dorchester Hotel $4.00 $5.00 $8.00 39 Fairfax Hotel $6.00 $8.00 $1 0.00-14.00 32 Gale Hotel $5.00-6.00 $5.00-7.00 $12.00 27 Georgian Hotel $6.00 $7.00 21 Jefferson Hotel ' $5.00 $6.00 64 lucerne Hotel $8.00 $1 0.00-12.00 $24.00-36.00 73M Her Majesty Motel $6.00 $7.00 36 Marseilles Hotel $5.00 $6.00 71 Montmartre Hotel $10.00-12.00 $12.00-16.00 $42.00-48.00 62M Moulin Rouge Motel $6.00 $8.00 29 National Hotel $9.00 42 Nautilus Hotel $8.00-9.00 $10.00-12.00 $14.00 26 New Yorker Hotel $5.00 $5.00-7.00 66 Pierre Hotel $7.00-9.00 51 Promenade Hotel $6.00 $7.00 $14.00 40 Raleigh Hotel $6.00 $7.00 76 Rendale Hotel $6.00-7.00 $7.00-8.00 $15.00 38 Richmond Hotel $5.00 $6.00 34 Ritz Plaza Hotel $5.00-6.00 $7.00-8.00 $25.00 24 Royal Palm Hotel $6.00 $7.00 28 Sagamore Hotel $6.00 $7.00 $12.00 30 San Juan Hotel $4.00 $5.00 25 Sands Hotel $6.00 $8.00 $12.00 56 Sans Souci Hotel $12.00 $14.00 57 Saxony Hotel $10.00-12.00 $12.00 $26.00-38.00 46 Sea Gull Hotel $7.00 $9.00-10.00 $22.00 55 Sea Isle Hotel $8.00-9.00 $10.00-12.00 $24.00-36.00 41 Shelbourne Hotel $10.00 $12.00-14.00 $28.00-42.00 44 Shore Club Hotel $7.00 $10.00 $18.00-24.00 23 Shorecrest Hotel $5.00 $6.00 59 Shoremead Hotel $8.00 37 South Seas Hotel $6.00 $7.00 69 Sorrento Hotel $8.00 $10.00-12.00 35 Surfcomber Hotel $6.00 $7.00 $14.00-21.00 50 Surfside Ptoza Hotel $6.00 $7.00 $12 .00 68 Surrey Hotel $5.00 $7.00 49 Traymore Hotel $6.00 $8.00 47 Tyler Hotel $5.00 $8.00 58 Versaill es Hotel $10.00 $12.00 65 Waldman Hotel $9.00 $11.00 $22.00 20 White House Hotel $6.00 BREAKFAST AND DINNER AT MOST HOTELS AT A REASONABLE ADDmONAL COST

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Page Ten ARKANSAS BA Now I wonder if it was something more than just habit that caused me to reach across the speaker's ow I know table to shake his hand. I wonder also if the same trite words of thanks were used. Nevertheless, what thrills me now as I look back Bill Wallace! to that moment is that in leaning over to shake that missionary's hand. I was also shaking hands FOR almost 14 years he has just been an hon­ with Dr. Bill Wallace, Dr. Paul Carlson, Dr. and ored .name, but something happened the other day Mrs. 0. P. Maddox, Lottie Moon, David Livingston, hat causes me to really know Dr. Bill Wallace, Adoniram and Ann Judson, Francis Asbury and Southern Baptist Medical Missionary martyred by all others who gave their lives while carrying out the Chinese Communists in February, 195L the Great Commission. · It all started about a year ago when I met J. W. For, you see, several days ago J. W. Tucker Tucker. He was visiting our town and the Cullen­ was slain by Communist-led Congolese rebels. He dale Assembly of God Church while on furlough had only recently celebrated his 26th year of mis­ from mission work in the Congo. I shook hands sjonary service in the Congo. News releases tell that with him twice. We were introduced the first time. after having been tied hand and foot and beaten during a .chance meeting at the Hotel Camden for 45 minutes, his body was thrown into a croco­ restaurant. The second time was a day or

the other countries of Africa. I A statement on the Congo crisis have myself just returned from about a month of travel in five ~ountries of central Africa. Con­ BY H. CORNELL GOERNER ditions were peaceful and progres-, sive in all of them. Our mission­ THE whole world has been civil war going on in the Congo aries are going quietly ahead with shocked and saddened by the re­ will be extended to them, although their work, remaining completely cent tragic events in the Republic there has been some strong anti­ neutral on all political questions of the Congo. Our hearts go out American feeling in some of them and seeking to influence their in love and sympath~ to the fam­ as a result of the Congo crisis. friends and associates concerning· ilies of those who have lost their the claims of Christ upon their· lives in the Congo and our prayers The political problems of the lives and the Christian way of ' go up to God for the safety of Congo are quite complicated, and life for all peoples. .i some who continue to be in the lea.ders of the new independent The need was never greater for· danger zone. We pray earnestly African nations are not fully the work which missionaries do. that there may soon be found a agreed among themselves as to They need the prayerful support' peaceful solution to the problems what is the best course of action. of all of our churches. Should a in this new African nation. Conditions call for calm and rea­ critical situation develop in any1 sona~leness on the part of all, and 1 No Southern Baptist mission­ of the countries in which our we in America particularly should missionaries are working, approJ aries are involved. We have no avoid a wholesale condemnation of mission work whatsoever in the priate steps wiil be taken at once': Africans and their national lead­ to safeguard their welfare. In thel Congo and have never had. We do ers because of unfortunate events have missionaries stationed in the meantime, they would be the firsfL which have been confined to one to reassure their friends and rei{ neighboring countries of Uganda, nation-and one section of that Kenya, Tanzania, and ,zambia. atives and to ask for the privilegt nation. of remaining at their posts These countries now have sound ot 1 and stable governments, and there There is no reason to fear for service during these challengint is no reason to believe that the the safety of our missionaries in and momentous days. e 1 DECEMBER 17, 1964 Page Eleve• A~a~ruAllO~r------~---

Buie to Gould Stanfills honored on anniversary FI.RST Church, Gould, has called Rev. William C. Buie as pastor and he began his work Sunday, Nov. 29. Mr. Buie is a native of Natchez, Miss., and at­ tended Mississippi College and New Orleans Seminary. He is married to the former Norma· Jean Wayatt, also of Natchez, and a graduate of South­ ern Baptist School of Nursing, New Orleans. Mr. Buie served 10 years as pastor in Albuquerque, N. M., prior to coming to Gould, eight years with the Fruit Ave. Church and two years as the church's mission Pastor. He was pastor of Calvary Church in NatGhez prior to going to Albuquerque. He be­ gan his ministry at the age of 14 and has been preaching for 21 years. The Buies have three daughters, Debby, 13, Becky, 11, Jeannie, 8, and a son, Trippy; 4.-Amos Greer THE children of Rev. and Mrs. Booneville since 1956, when he Taylor Stanfill honored their par­ -retired from active ministry. Goodwin homecoming ents with a reception on their They are members of First GOODWIN Church held a fiftieth wedding anniversary, Nov. Church, Booneville. fresently, Mr. homecoming observance Nov. 29, 8 at the home of their daughter, Stanfill is serving as .interim pas­ with the ordination of Harold Mrs. Jeral Hampton and Mr. tor _of First Church, Greenwood. McGraw to the office of deacon a Hampton, in Booneville. Their son, H. L. Stanfill, is feature of the afternoon service. A large number of friends and superintendent of schools at Con­ Gerald Jones, pastor of Imman­ relatives from throughout the way.-Reporter uel Church, Forrest City, deliv­ state called to extend felicitations ered the sermon. and best wishes. Caldwell to Douglas Another highlight of the day .Rev. and Mrs. Stanfill were was open house at the newly con­ married Nov. 8, 1914, at Ravenden DOUGLAS Church, Rt. 2, structed pastorium, . which was Springs. Mrs. Stanfill is the for­ Gould, has called as its pastor built at a cost of $16,000. Don mer Gertie Esther Bailey of that Rev. P. J. Caldwell. Reed is pastor. city. Mr. Caldwell is a native of The Rev. Mr. Stanfill has Minnesota and Mrs. Caldwell is a Clegg to Van Buren served as Baptist minister in Ar­ native of Arkadelphia. REV. Harold Clegg, pastor of kansas for the past 45 years, Mr. Caldwell . attende'd Ouachita Hagarville Church near Clarks­ during eight of which he served College and NE!w Orleans Semi­ ville, resigned Dec. 13, to become as secretary of the Arkansas State nary. His most recent pastorates pastor of Second Church, Van Baptist Convention. He was super­ include First Church, Coal Hjll; Buren. intendent of city missions of First Church, Viloa; Wheeling In the year and one half Mr. Greater Little Rock for several Church,. near Arkadelphia; and Clegg was pastor at Hagarville, · years under the Home Mission just prior to coming to Douglas, there were 16 additions, 10 of Board. During his tenure with the Buena Vista Church near Camden. them by baptism. During this Home Mission Board, he organ­ Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell are at time a Training Union was organ­ ized Park Hill Church and Pike home in the church's pastorium; ized, the auditorium was re-deco­ Avenue Church, · both in North located · adjacent to the church rated and repairs were made to Little Rock. building, in the Douglas communi­ the roof. The Stanfills have lived in ty.-~mos Greer ~ ~ Page Twelve ARKANSAS BAPTIST To Nashville meeting Riherd at Newport ARKANSANS planning to at­ LESLIE Riherd left the pastor­ tend the annual meetings of state ate of West Church, Batesville, to Training Union, Sunday School, become pastor of First Church, Music, Student, Executive and Newport, Nov. 30. Evangelism seeretaries at Nash­ During his 11 years at Bates­ ville Dee. 14-18 include: ville, the church added an educa­ Dr. S. A. Whitlow and Dr. tional building of 15,000 square Ralph Douglas, executive board; feet, vah1ed at $250,000; remod­ Ralph Davis, JHnmy Griffin, Mrs. eled the front of the church; re­ Bruce Tolleson and Mrs. Pat modeled and enlarged the audi­ Speer, Training Union; Hoyt Mul­ torium and added educational key, Church Music; Lawson Hat­ space under the auditorium. field, Mrs. James Humphrey and Mr. Riherd has served as presi­ Jerry Don Abernathy, Sunday dent of the Batesville Ministerial School. Association and moderator of In­ dependence County Association. Thomas Edwards dies He was 1964 vice president of the Executive 'Board of the Arkansas D.EACON Thomas H. Edwards, RAY Y. LANGLEY State Convention and chairmam. of De Queen, died Dec. 3. Funeral the operating committee. services were held Dec. 5 with To Eureka Springs Dr. E. Fred Savage Jr. officiat­ ROY Y. Langley has resigned ing, assisted by Dr. E. Butler the pastorate of First Church, 'Lives' next summer Abington and Rev. J. H. Powell. Parkin, to accept a call to First Burial was in Redman Cemetery, Church, Eureka Springs. IN a recent issue of the Arkan­ sas History Co,mmission NewR, Mr. Edwards was a member of Mr. Langley, who was born and reared in Arkansas, is the son Dr. John L. Ferguson, executive First Church, De Queen, for more secretary of the Commission, an­ than forty years. He was an ac­ of the late Dr. M. F. Langley, pas­ tor for many years in the state. nounced that the publishers of tive deacon and had served one Arkansas Lives: The Opportunity year as chairman of deacons. He He was educated at Ouachita Col­ lege and Southern' Seminary. Land Who's Who have reported was Training Union Director for they expect to make delivery of twenty years, taught a Sunday Mr. Langley has been in Tri­ County Association for more than their book early next summer. He School class, served on · several said there was still time for any building committees and was 20 years, having served Craw­ fordsville Church for four years. who want their biographies to be chairman of the committee when included to get them in if they the sanctuary was constructed. He During his 16 years at Parkin, an educational building ·has been would mail them immediately. was loyal to his church, support­ They should be sent to Dr. John ing it with his presence, his in­ constructed. The entire plant has been air-conditioned and remod­ L. Ferguson, Old State House, fluence, his .talents, his posses­ West Wing, Little Rock, Ark. sions, and his prayers. eled and the auditorium carpeted. During his service, 400 have been The word "service" summed up baptised and 100 added by letter. News about missJonaries the life of Deacon Edwards. In I REV. and Mrs. W. Alvin Hat­ addition to his service to the Lord, McCord to Pine Bluff he was a public servant--working ton, Southern Baptist mission~ WATSON Chapel Church, Pine aries to Brazil, expected to leave in the De Queen Post Office for Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 27 e · 42 years and serving as postmas­ Bluff, has called Rev. Eddie Mc­ ter for the last several years. He Cord as pastor. route to the States for furlough. Mr. and Mrs. McCord are na­ They plan to spend a month trav served the boys of the community eling by bus, train, and plane to as S'coutmaster for twenty years. tives of Waldron. He is a graduate As a member of the Rotary Club of Ouachita College and South­ give their four children a first he took an active part in each, of western Seminary Ft. Worth. hand view of much of Latin its efforts to improve the com­ Mr. McCord is the former pas-• America. They hope to arrive in munity, , tor of Trinity Church, Benton; Warren, in time for Christmas. of First Church, Mt. Ida; and of (their address': Rte. 1, Box 29.7J He is survived by his wife, Mrs. First Church, Bauxite. He comes Warren). Mrs. Hatton, the formeri Laura Benson Edwards; a son, to the Watson Chapel from West Catherine Jordan, daughter of 31 :h Rev. Benson Edwards, Grubbs, Side Church, El Dorado, where he Baptist minister, was born in. Ark.; two daughters, Mrs. D. A. served for about a year. Dermott, and· lived in Helena and: Bourns, Los Fresnos, Texas, and T!J.e McCords have two boys, Hot Springs while growing up ~ Mrs. Frank M. Cochran, Bradley. Bobby, 17, and Dl,lvid, 7.-Amos Mr. Hatton is a native of Abilene}al -Reporter Tex. Greer ·ee DECEMBER 17, 1964 D---- TL: ... • ----• SBC Posts '69 plans groundwork for its final summa­ Selph, the committee includes: tion by answering three ques­ Carl M. Overton, Benton, writer THE Southern Baptist Conven­ tions: (secretary and reporter); Don tion, meeting in Atlantic 'City, 1. What are some of the things Hook, Little Rock; John Clement, asked its Executive Committee to churches should be doing that Hot Springs ; James Hill, Hot lead in gathering information for they are not doing? Springs; Oscar Go'lden, · Benton; the next great Convention em­ 2. What are some of the things Gerald D. Burton, Little Rock; phasis (post 1969). It was the churches should .not be doing that John Lide, Hot Springs; E. C. expressed desire that the develop­ they are doing? Ledbetter, Hot Springs; Herman ment of denominational goals and 3. What are the areas of work Thurman, Benton; S. E. Bass, Ben­ programs reflect the _experience for which churches are responsi­ ton; Victor Ledbetter, Benton. of as many local churches· a:s pos­ ble? R. V. Haygood, Little Rock, is sible. To secure grass-roots. in­ In its second meeting the com­ associational representative and volvement, 41 study groups have mittee will refine and reduce its Travis M. Adams, Nashville, Tenn., been set up over the Convention broad list to 8-10 areas of work. is Southern Baptist Convention territory. One of these is in Ar­ A final meeting will be held to advisor. The representative for kansas. reduce these to the minimum and the State Convention will be ap­ The Arkansas committee, Dr. sum them up in one sentence pointed at a later date. Bernes K. Selph, chairman, will of the over-all objective of the seek to answer the question, church, Deacon ordination On May 10, 1965, all 41 chair­ "What are the areas of work for PLEASANT View Church, which churches are r:esponsible" men will meet in Nashville to re­ The committee will meet · three view the 41 papers. Their summa­ Rus~ellville, ordained two deacons times for three hours each meet­ tion of these, along with the notes Sunday afternoon, Nov. 29: Ronal ing. It will be seeking ultimately of the writers, will form the basis Austin and Henry Blalock. to state in one sentence the-: over­ for the study of the .Convention .Rev. B. L. Dorman, pastor of all objective of the church. ·· · agencies for the post 1969 em­ the church, served as moderator. All meetings will be held at phasis and work. Questioning ef the candidates was First Church, Benton. The Arkansas committee is com­ by Dr. Erwin L. McDonald, editor In its first meeting, Dec. 17, posed of fifteen persons, of whom 0f the Arkansas Baptist News­ the committee will be laying the six are laymen. Besides Chairman magazine. Dr. Charles B. Thomp­ son, pastor of First Church, Rus­ sellville, gave the charge to the deacons and the church; Rev. Herman Hurd, pastor of Dover Church, preached the ordination sermon; Rev. William E. Wood­ son, missionary of the Dardanelle­ Russellville Association, led the ordination prayer; and Rev. Carl H. Stone, pastor of Kelly Heights. Church, Russellville, served. as clerk of the council. Other members of the council included Rev: J.' Y. Summers, North Little Rock; and deacons Dr. Roy Nelson and Hugh H. Byrn, both of First Church, Rus­ sellville, and Henry L. Forsee.

FIRST Church, McGehee, re­ cently conducted 'a Coronation service. Beverly Devine and Deb­ bie. Carpenter were presented awards as maidens, and Gayle Chilcoat, Tamara Tedder, and Le­ FIRST Chttrch, Paris, observed "Wyley Elliott Day," Sept. 27, Ann Edwards were recognized as \n honor of retiring Sunday School Superintendent Elliott. princesses. Queens crowned were Mr. Elliott, left,· received a gold wrist watch, a gift from the Debbie Coker, Barbara Kolb, and nembers of the church and Sunday School, in token of their apprecia­ Terri Horan. Joy Roswell was ;ion for 25 years of service as Sunday School 'Superintendent. Pastor Queen with Scepter, and Janice 'larold White made the presentation. LaFarra Queen Regent. c 'age Fourteen SBC News and Notes------By the BAPTIST PRESS The initial ruling setting up the tax forced a temporary halt in the sending of funds from Amer­ ican mission boards to supplement the salaries of Miami World Congress, 17 or 18 Baptist pastors in that East European country. THE Baptist World Alliance adm\nistrative com­ Josef N ordenhaug, gener·al secretary of the Bap­ mittee, in semi-annual meeting in Washington adopt­ tist World Alliance, Washington, D. C., said that ed general features of a draft program for the 11th news reaching their office says that under certain Baptist World Co~gress in Miami Beach next June conditions ·Churches have been exempt from the tax. 25-30. According to the European Baptist news report, Theodore F. Adams, chairman of the program the occasion brought a new resolve by Yugoslav Bap­ committee and a past president of the Alliance, out­ tists to put their churches on a self-supporting basis. lined to the administrative group a varied program of speeches, music, discussions, interest group ses­ sions and pageantry. Under God in pledge The congress will follow the theme " . . . and the truth shall make you free," taken from John 8:32. THE United States Supreme Court has refused It will emphasize the subjects of truth and freedom. to rule that "under God" in the pledge of allegiance Morning sessions will meet in the Miami Beach is a violation of the First Amendment to the Con­ convention hall. Afternoons will feature divisional stitution. meetings of study commissions and interest groups. By its refusal to review a finding by the New Four evening· sessions will be held in the 70,000- York state's highest court the Supreme Court in seat Orange Bowl athletic stadium in Miami. effect said that repetition of the pledge of allegiance Only two names have been amiounced so far by in public schools, including the phr·ase "under God," the program committee. Evangelist Billy Graham does · not violate separation of church and state. will speak both Saturday and Sunday evenings in the Neither does it deny the free exercise of• religion Orange Bowl. W. Hines Sims, Nashville, Tenn., has on the part of pupils. been named congress music director. A 5,000-voice In commenting on the action of the Supreme choir from church and college choral groups in Court, C. Emanuel Carlson, executive director of the Florida and neighboring states will be used. Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs here, Adams said that invitations are going out to said that it could have been predicted on the basis other participants and that names will be announced of previous decisions about religion in schools. as soon as acceptances are received. The program fpr each of the six days is being balanced with rep­ resentative Baptists from all parts of the world. An attendance of 30,000 Baptists from 70 na­ tions is expected. In other business the Alliance administrative committee heard reports of continuing relief needs in many parts of the world. Attention was called particulai-Iy to tribal strife in Assam (India) and political unrest in the Congo. Relief coordinator A. Klaupiks reported a gift of $60,000 from "Bread for the World" funds in Germany 'to the national Bap­ tists in Assam. Josef Nordenhaug, general secretary, reported that invitations for the 1970 world congress have been received from Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sidney. The committee asked Robert S. Denny, associate secretary, to visit these cities to investigate their facilities and resources. If one of the three is se­ lected it will be the first time a Baptist World Con­ DR. Herschel H. Hobbs (left), pastor of Okla gress will have met in the Orient. ho.ma City's First Church and preacher on "Th, Baptist Hour" Tadio program, discusses the prob Yugoslav Baptists lems and opportunities of radio evangelism witi Ben Grauer, NBC Commentator, on Saturday, Dec h THE Yugoslav government has provided certain 19. The half-hou?" "conve?"sation," produced b. exemptions for churches from a 70 percent tax on NBC-TV in coopeTation with Southern Baptist1 funds sent to the country for pastors' salaries, ac­ Radio-TV Commission, Ft. Worth, will be broadw cording to the EuTopean Baptist Press Service in by that network at 5 p.m. EST. Check local lishl Ruschlikon, Switzerland. ings for broadcast time in your area. ~e

ECEMBER 17 I 1964 Pa~e Fi.fte« New coll_ege head Join Mission Board vacated by Rutledge in his eleva­ tion to executive secretary-treas­ JOHN Hamrick, pastor of his­ A STATE Baptist ~xecutive urer. toric First Church. of Charleston, secretary and a seminary missions These and three other staff S. C., has been elected as the first professor have accepted top lead­ changes took place in Atlanta at president of a newly-authorized ership positions offered them by . the annual meeting of the mission Baptist college ~t Charleston. His the Home Mission Board of the agency. election came just one -week after Southern Baptist Convention. John F. Havlik, Alexandria, La., the ·South Carolina Baptist Con­ Fred B. Moseley, Portland, Ore., was named an associate director vention voted to establish the col­ leader of the executive board of in the evangelism division, also lege. the Baptist General Convention of effective Jan. L He has been sec­ Hamrick, 48, served as chair­ Oregon-Washington, assumes a retary of the evangelism depart­ man of the organizing committee newly created position on Jan. 1. ment for Louisiana Baptists. authorized by the convention's He will serve as assistant to the Victor T. Glass, Atlanta, for General Board in 1958. executive secretary-elect Arthur seven years associate secretary of B. Rutledge. the department of work with Na~ The convention requires a cash · tiona! (Negro) Baptists, became sum of $500,000 and a site of 500 Hugo H. Culpepper, Louisville, that department's secretary fol­ acres for establishing the college. associate professor of Christian lowing the retirement of Guy The convention voted Nov. 11 to missions and world religions at Bellamy, Oklahoma City. establish the college with a grant Southern Seminary, on Jan. 1 be- The board also elected Thomas of $2.5 million from the conven­ comes director of the division of , H. Baker, Atlanta, as art director, tion, and that the ·College become missions. a new position in the division of a four-year institution when nec­ essary. Culpepper takes the position education and promotion. Hamrick, as chairman of the or- Giving is increased Home Mission budget ' ganizing committee, has worked THE Kansas Convention of THE Home Mission Board of closely with a fund raising com­ Southern Baptists voted here to the S'outhern Baptist Convention mittee for the . school headed' by hike the percentage of its Coopera­ has budgeted $6,841;250 for work H. E. Ashley. tive Program budget goal going to in the United States, Cuba, Pana- . t A native of South Carolina, world missions in 1965. The per­ rna and Puerto Rico. The budget, Hamrick has been pastor of First centage was raised from 13.4 in largest ever adopted by the mis­ Church, Charleston since 1940. He 1964 to 15 percent next year. The sion agency, will support the work is a graduate of the College of budget goal is $220,000. Kansas of 2,369 missionaries. Charleston, and holds the bachelor Convention's total 1965 budget, in­ Action on the budget came dur­ and master of theology · degrees cluding other sources of income, ing the annual meeting of the from Southern Seminary, Louis­ is $383,796. 1 board, which witnessed the trans­ ville. Furman University, Green­ Forrest Siler, pastor, Immanuel fer of administrative leadership ville, S. C., awarded him an honor­ Church, Wichita, was re-elected from Executive Secretary Courts ary doctor of divinity degree in convention president. For 1965, Redford to Arthur B. Rutledge, 1953. the convention voted to meet at his successor. Great Bend, Kans., Nov. Hi-18. Evangelism to Atlanta Actual transfer of .administra­ tive leadershlp started last August THE Southern Baptist Home Hospital officer following Rutledge's election, but Mission Board in ai:mual session JOE NOVAK, former editor of doesn't take full effect until Jan. asked its nine-member evangelism the Baptist Digest, Wichita, 1. staff to move their offices from Ka.ns., has been named public re­ However, at Redford's request, Dallas, TeJF., to Atlanta by June latiQ.ns director for Memorial Bap­ ~utledge took over the planning 30. tis:t Hospital, Houston, Tex. He of the 1965 budget. As director of was public relations director for the missions division for five The evangelism division, oper­ the Houston Chamber of Com­ years, he supervised the spending ating on a budget of $200,000, merce before joining the hospital of more than two-thirds of the leads Southern Baptists in a uni­ Rtaff. budget. form program of personal wit- f essing, revivals, evangelism em­ Before editing the official pub­ lication of the Kansas Convention Ne~ 1Orlearts r -l scholarships basis and evangelism techniques. 1 of Southern Baptists, Novak was FltVE $1,200 disciplines schol­ The board's decision to move editorial assistant for the Baptist arships will be offered by New . its evangelism division follows a Standard of Texas. He is a journ­ Orleans Seminary. The scholar­ n trend of recent years to locate all alism graduate from Baylor Uni­ ships will be awarded for the first administrative forces in Atlanta. versity, Waco, Tex., and received time in September, 1965, to out­ ~e 1~ther offices have been moved the master of religious education standing entering students who ;.ortrom Memphis and Oklahoma degree from Southwestern Semi­ are preparing for various types za?...,.t ..;l y. nary, Ft. Worth, in 1955 . of ·church-related service. 'as•, ARKANSAS BAPTI$T Departments------Executive Board .church members to become bet­ the' churches teach their people to ter stewards. become tithers. The associational Give us something new moderators, missionaries, Stew­ Southern Baptists are trying a ardship Chairmen, and treasur­ MANY church leaders say, new approach in 1965. The ers -are invited to attend this "\Ye need something new on church members will be asked to meeting. Stewardship. We have tried all tithe. But, before the church Southern Baptists are hoping of the programs, now give us members are asked to tithe, they to challenge 2,000,000 church something that is different." will be taught the "why" of tith­ members to start giving at least The doctrines of the Bible are ing. Never before in Southern a tithe of their incomes through old and there is no new substi­ Baptist history have we spent a their churches. Our state has set tute,. But, there is a time and year emphasizing the doctrine of a goal of 60,000 new tithers. place for some new way of pre­ the tithe. We have spent shorter Each church and each association senting the doctrines of the Bible. periolls, but never 'twelve months. will be chalffinged to set a "New A part of the Great Commis­ In the late forties we spent three Tithers" goal. sion is " .....teach them to ob­ months emphasizing this doctrine This is a real challenge and will serve all things ....." In order to and the ,emphasis helped Baptists take a real effort to meet. But teach all things, we must always meet the mission challenge with remember this, tithers are not be on the alert for new ideas and larger budgets, more Cooperative born, they are reborn men and new approaches in presenting the .. Program funds, more workers, women who have been taught the old things. and financial records. word of God on giving and then The Bible has, from the begin­ There is to be a Stewardship challenged to put that truth into ning, taught that ~II things be­ Conference in Little Rock, Jan. practice. long to God and we are the stew­ 11, 1965, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Let's go all out to help our pe9- ards of God's possessions. We at the Baptist Building. At this ple become better stewards.­ must emphasize that doctrine meeting the associational officers Ralph Douglas, Associate Execu­ over and over in order for the will be instructed in how to' help tive Secretary

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Evangelism Cuba, and in 1953 to Mexico. In Park Church, Birmingham, Ala. 1955 he was a delegate to the His seven year ministry there Baptist World Alliance in London. gained Nationwide attention Evangelism Conference In 1959 he toured the Holy Land through articles in Time Maga­ and Africa. He participated in zine, New York Times, Business OUR state - wide Evangelism the evangelistic crusade in Hawaii Week, Wall Street Journal, Chris­ Conference will be held at First in 1958. In 1960 he went to the . tian Century, Chr~stian Herald Church, Little Rock, Dr. Paul Baptist World Alliance to Rio. In and more than 25 other publica- Roberts, pastor, 1960 he was on a preaching mis- tions. While pastor there he led Jan. 25-27. sion in South and Central Amer- his church to 2,800 additions, in­ Dr. Wayne De­ ica. In 1961 he dire.cted a simul- ciTeased the budget from $60,000 honey, president taneous evangelistic. crusade 1 in to $225,000 per year and increased of the Southern Hawaii, one in Europe::in 1963 and the property ·evaluation from Baptist Conven­ another in Scandinavia in 1964. $100,000 to $1,500,000. tion, pastor of Dr. Dehoney was educated at Bay­ First C h u r c h, lor University and Vanderbilt First Church, J·ackson, Tenn., Jackson, Tenn., University and took his theologi­ televises its Sunday morning sei'V­ will bring the cal work at Southern Seminary, ices to thousands ove1.· church­ PR. PEHONEY closing message Louisville. He holds an honorary owned television and sound equip­ on Wednesday morning, ·on tl).e doctorate from Union University. ment. The church sponsors three subject "Revival Now." At the He is regularly heard over a net­ local missions and has an exten­ age of 20, Dr. Dehoney turned work · of 150 stations as the in­ ,sive youth activity program. First from a career of law to'' answer spirational speaker on the South­ Church is the ;mother church of the call to preach. Since that time ern Baptist Convention Program the historic Baptist Institution he has preached in over 100 Patterns. · Union University. churches, conventions, and en­ Dr. Dehoney is author of two } campments throughout the Unit­ books Challenges to, the Cro8'8 and You will not want to miss thi& ed States and has preached in Homemade H alfY[Jiness. Both were great man's message from God to Europe, Latin America, the Near published by Broadman Press. us at the conference. Yours for a East and Africa. In 1951 he went Prior to his present pastorate great conference.-Jesse S. Reed fli on a preaching mission tour of Dr. Dehoney ·served at Central Director of Evangelism e DECEMBER 1.7, 1964 Pa e Sevente n Race Relations Brotherhood promotion of Royal Ambassador work and program plans made Suggested Race Relations · Associational RA's for the quarterly meetings. Dates for all meetings should be placed Sunday-Feb.14,1965 AN associational Royal Ambas­ on the associational calendar. As­ THE Southern Baptist Conven­ sador organization can be very signments for program and activ­ tion Calendar of Activities for 1965 effective in promoting new Royal ity responsibilities relating to the suggest the observance of Sunday, Ambassador c h a p t e r s. and meetings should be made to the Feb. 14, as Race Relations Sun­ strengthening existing chapters committee member responsible day. This is only a suggestion, ' and work in the churches within fo11 the job. Goals for the number but we think it is a timely one. the association. The organization of .new chapters to be organized Without violating the democra­ is directed by the associational should be made. Materials to aid cy of any local Baptist church, Royal Ambassador leader and hts the associational Royal Ambassa­ many churches if they choose to committee. The leader ·is an dor leader and his committee in do so, can have a deeply enrich­ elected officer of the association­ their work my be secured from ing spiritual · experience by ob­ a! Brotherhood organization and the Brotherhood Department, 302 serving Race Relations Sunday. · should be elected at the time oth­ Baptist Building, Little .Rock. In­ If the date of Feb. 14 does noC er officers are elected. In fact, an cluded in the plans, and placed on suit your situation, then select a:ssociational Brotherhood is not the calendar, should be an asso­ another date. ·complete until all officers are ciation-wide "Basic Royal Am­ By relating to you some of the elected, including the Royal Am­ bassador Leadership Training things some of our white Baptist bassador leader. Course." This course should be churches have done in this area Following the election of the for the associational Royal Am­ this year, you may get an idea Royal Ambassador leader and the bassador leader and committee­ for planning something for your appointing of his committee, he men, chapter counselors, assist-· ·church. In one large town church. should meet with the committee ant counselors, prospective coun­ the WMS organizations of the to study their duties and organ­ selors, pastors, educational direc­ white and Negro Baptist churches ize for work. No committee can tors, and other men· interested in exchanged programs to the spirit­ function effectively until they un­ helping promote missionary edu­ ual enrichment of each group and derstand their duties and are or­ cation for boys, thr'ough study church. In a city church a local ganize<:} to carry out. their duties. and activities and service. The Duties of the Royal Ambassa­ Negro pastor was invited to speak "Basic Royal Ambassador Lead­ dor leader and his committee in­ to a white church group with ership Course" requires seven gratifying results. Several white clude long-range plans for the and one-half hours of class in­ churches had some of the Negro struction to complete. The course . children that attended the sum- everyone would be blessed by such is usually conducted in , two mer camps to relate their experi­ an experience. nights, with longer sessions each , ences. Many churches have invited We should keep in mind that : me to speak and show slides of our Negro Baptist friends love night, rather than extended for · our work with Negro Baptists. If their churches as much as we love three or four nights. The Broth­ erhood Department will be happy 1 I was asked to "pin point" the ours. They want their churches to "five minute" high moment of our remain autonomous just as we do. to provide an instructor for an associational Royal Ambassador Convention progra~ in El Dorado, But we could strengthen our J my vote would go to Dr. C. B. Christian witness by sharing our Leadership Training Course whenever the time can be ar­ ~ Knox, the Elderly .president of Christian testimony with each 8 the Negro Baptist Regular Con­ other. ranged. Contact us. I vention. In our city, last month, one of A ,new filmstrip "I Will Do i3 Now what about Race Relations our very best Negro Baptist pas­ My Best," produced by Broad­ Sunday in 1965? I believe many of tors died. One of our white pas­ man Films, is now available from a our churches could make Race Re- tors was invited to have a part in the Baptist Book Store. This 11 Iation Sunday one of the greatest the funeral services. This experi­ filmstrip will be helpful in enlist­ frdays of the year for spiritual en- ence blessed the bereaved family, ing men for counselors and as­ richment and worship. I know of and also ·the white pastor. We sistants in church Royal Ambas­ one pastor of a large church mak­ should be able to comfort each sador chapters. ing plans to have three of the other in sorrow. We should encour­ "talent" winners from last sum- age and strengthen each other in To you the Brotherhood De­ itmer camps for Negro children, faith, doctrine, worship, and our partment extends best wishes for ttand a local "Negro Baptist pastor Christian witness around the a joyful Christmas and a Happy ~.a

B,aPage Eighteen ARKANSAS BAPTI~T Church Music Woman's Missianary Union Training Union

Ne~ strategy Give ••. in. memory What's in the MANY times in years past, as "WHY should of January magazine a minister of :music in a local we not . . do th Baptist church, I had the feeling something that e EVERY Baptist in Arkansas that I could do a much more will prove w~ gift · should read the January issue of effective job of ministering a1·e really .•. fol- the Baptist Training Union Mag­ through music if I were "left lowers of Him?" azine. Churches should order ex­ alone" to use · some of my own In a faraway Orient, ~ woman tra copies to give to all of their imagination and creativity in de­ bent over a writing, desk and · leaders. Here are some articles veloping programs and carrying penned these urgent words in De­ you will find in the January issue. out various phases of the work. cember, 1887. Worn and weary At the same time, I was grate­ from the rigors of fifteen years 1. Cover-the six tasks of the Training Union. ful to the Southern Baptist Con­ in North China's lonely fields, vention, the Sunday School Lottie Moon raised her eyes above 2. "Training Union Facing a New Day as Servants of the Board, and the Church Music De­ the limited skyline of h~r day and partment, and our own State dreamed a limitless tomorrow. Churches" is an article by Albert McClellan. He lists six funda­ Music Department for their pro­ rhen she made this significant grams and assistance which were suggestion: mental facts that we ought to available to the churches. keep in mind about Training I did not feel that I could car­ "Is not the festive sea8on, when Union. families and friends exchange gifts ry out a fully comprehensive 3. "Why All Southern Bap­ in memory of THE GIFT, the most music ministry in my church tists Should Be in Training Un­ without the aid of the Sunday appropriate time?" ion" is an article by Dr. James School Board, nor did I feel that Thus, the idea of the Lottie R. Sullivan. my ministry should be a type of Moon Christmas offering was 4. "Like a Mighty Army" is robot service, doing all that was born.-Amelia Morton Bishop. an article by Dr. W. L. Howse. presented and suggested . by the Today from 57 countries where He tells what should be included Sunday School Board, and noth­ Southern Baptists' 1,S82 mission­ in the equipping work , of the ing more. aries serve in the name of Christ Training Union and some results I think that something like a comes the same urgent plea for happy medium has been reached of this work. reinforcements of personnel and · 5. Dr. Charles McKay's stim- in this new Strategy for Church 1 supplies. The goal for the first of­ ulating article, "Toward Full Ma- Growth and Development. This fering was set at $2,000-gifts will give the individual church turity" begins on page 7. He totaled $3,000. In 1963 the goal states that if you will draw a and its music leadership a chance was $11,850,000-gifts totaled to evaluate its own music needs straight line from Isaiah 53:6 to and desires, see what is not being $10,949,857. Of that amount Ar­ Ephesians 4:13 you will under­ accomplished, see what can be kansas Baptists gave $280,399. In stand the chief purpose of Train­ done, set its own goals, and ask 1964 the total goal is $12,590,000. ing Union. for the assistance it needs in Arkansas' goal is a 15 percent in­ 6. Some very valuable infor­ reaching these goals. crease over 1963 gifts-$322,459. _mation can be fot1nd in Dr. James Isn't this the most logical ap­ What will we do to prove we are Coggin's article, "Train or Per­ proach you have ever heard of? really followers of Him? ish" on page 8. I really believe that with the com­ Remittance of the offering· 7. Beginning on page 10 four ing of this "new deal" our Bap­ should be made through the members of the Training Union tist denomination is approaching church treasurer to Dr. S. A. Department, H a r r i s, Gibson, a new day. For the sake of our Whitlow, treasurer of the Arkan­ Ridgon and Rawls have written churches and the unsaved people sas Baptist State Convention, 401 articles that every Training Un­ we will reach, and for the glory West Capitol, Little Rock.­ ion member should read: "Pro­ of God, may it be so !-Hoyt A. Nancy Cooper, Executive Secre- · gram Designs and Plans for ~ulkey, Secretary tary and Treasurer Training Union," "Resources to YOU'LL WANT THIS Help the Churches," "Training Union Curriculum Material," and Hi-fi recording for your home "Associational Tasks and De­ and for friends signs." ;h Album contains eleven favorite hymns, spirituals and The January ·Magazine should gospel songs. be kept for future reference by Order now in time for Christmas all Training Union members. Re- Send $4.00 check or money order to: fer to it throughout the year.- al Hoyt MulkeY\, 401 West Capitol, Little Rock, Ark. Ralph W. Davis, Secretary ·ee DECEMBER 17, 1964 Page Nineteen Children's Nook Pretty . packages BY IVA LOU DAWSON MILLIE looked at Tom, ·and he looked at her. Finally Millie spoke. "What will we do? We've spent all our money for gifts and none is left to buy wrappings and tags. Mother said we could have this plain white tissue paper, but I don't think it will make pretty packages. Do you?" Tom thought a moment. "Well, not unless we think of some way to trim it. . Can we put some kind of pictures on it?" "Yes, I know just the thing," replied Millie. She hurried to the storage room and came back with some .old Christmas cards. "How can we use those?" asked BY EDITH LIMER LEDBETTER Tom in amazement. Read the story below, and find the key "We'll cut pictures from the To the missing words on the puzzle you see. fronts of the cards and glue them Write the words on each side most carefully on· our packages. See, like this. For a story complete and a Christmas tree We'll take this Christmas tree de­ That points to the starry heavens above,. sign and cut just a little way back Where the angels told their words of love. from the design to give it a bor­ der. Let's cut in scallops to fit the ON the other side of the· world is the little town in which Jesus - tree. See how that makes the tree was born. It is called (1) B------. stand out? Don't you think this Long ago a king made a law that all the people in that part of will look nice on Grandfather's the world must go to this town to pay the (5) --X. Among the people gift?" who went were a lovely young woman named Mary and (12) J---- -, "Yes," replied Tom, "but how her husband. is Grandfather going to know the With such a crowd there was (4) N-- room for ;Mary and Joseph gift is for him?" at the jnn. So they went to a (14) S----- to sleep. ·That night God "You're right, but we used only sent the little baby Jesus to them . the front of the card. See this tiny . On a (7) -- -L outside the town, shepherds were watching their big picture of a tree on the inside? sheep and little (9) ---- S. A great light shone from (13) ---- -N. Let's cut it out the same way, and The (1) V---- of an (8) A---- spoke to the shepherds and said, "Do then cut a plain white back for it not (2) -- afraid. I bring good news. Go qown into the town. When from the back of the card. We'll you (11) ---R a stable, you will find a baby lying in a (17) -----R. cut a Httle tab on each in order to This baby is the Son of God. He will save the world." have a place to punch a hole for a ~ Then angels sang a beautiful ( 16) A- - - -- of peace on ( 15) - - - -H, string. We can either tie the card good will to men. to the package or fasten it with The shepherds obey-·- (3) the angels and went down the (6) P--­ clear tape. The name goes inside to the town. They found Mary and Joseph in the stable and the baby the two papers." Jesus lying in a manger. The shepherds were very happy. As they went The children worked hard, and back, they praised God and told the good new.s to everyone they saw. ': their gifts were among tl)e loveli­ ~. est under the tree. .Ia.8u'Bw ·L I "It didn't cost a cent," Tom re­ •waqluu '9I 'ql.I'Ba '9I 'arq'BlS 'vi 'uaA'Baq '8I 'qdasor ' marked. "What beautiful things 'ZI '.Ialua ·n 'a;:>JOA ·oi 'sqw'BI '6 'ralfu'B ·g 'mq 'L · you can make with a little time 'q+ud '9 'x'Bl ·g 'lou ·v 'pa- '8 •aq ·z 'waqarq+aa 'I 1 and thought!" s.Ia.M.suv

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legal engagement." Divorce pro­ ceedings were required for its God with us termination. The couple were known as husband and wife but BY TAL D. BONHAM, PASTOR they did not live together as hus­ SOUTH SIDE CHURCH, PINE BLUFF band and wife. This was the stage TExT: MATTHEW 1:1, 18-25 of marriage at which M,ary and DECEMBER 20, 1964 Joseph were iWhen it was dis­ covered that Mary was "with child "OUR rocket has by-passed the of the Holy Ghost" (v. 18). Mary moon. It is nearing the sun, and and Joseph were espoused. The we have not discovered God. actual marriage had not yet taken We have turned place. However, the betrothal · ' 1 i g h t s out in could be broken only by legal mea­ . heaven that no sures. man will be able to put on again. God becomes .a man -~ "# j' _We are breaking THE message of Christmas is the yoke of the a message of truth. The truth Gospel, the opi- that ,all men seek is found in 11> urn of the masses. Christ for He was, "of the Holy 11 Let us go forth, Ghost" (v. 20). ·According to Wil­ DR. aoNHAM and Christ shall find genuine peace only when they­ liam Barclay, this phrase means be relegated to mythology."' get right with God through at least four things: (1) Jesus Jesus Christ. enables us to see what God is and A dream come true The miracle of the what man ought to be. (2) Jesus' These words were . arrogantly ages opens the eyes of our minds so spoken over a Moscow radio sta­ THE message of Christmas is that 'we can see the truths of tion on Christmas Day, 1960. If the message of a miracle. Some, God. ( 3) Jesus is the creating Christ is ever "relegated to my­ under the false claims of scholar­ power among men. (4) Jesus is thology," however, it will not be ship, claim tha.t the Virgin Birth the re-creating. power which can at the hands of atheistic Russians of Christ is of little importance release thE souls 9f men from the who believe that missiles are su­ today. But it is important! A very death of sin.• It is no wonder, perior to the Master. It will be at real part of the message of Christ­ then, that Jesus later said, "I am the hands of so-called "Christian mas is lost when the miraculous the way, the truth and the' life. America" which has forgotten the element of Christ's birth is taken No man cometh to the Father but real message of Christmas. out of the Christmas story. by me" (Jh. 14:6). The message of Christmas is At first glance, one sees in this The message of Christmas is the the message of a fulfilled dream. passage some matters that need message of Emmanuel (v. 23). Jesus is called the "son of David" further explanation. It says that God had spoken to man in the (v. 1). The Jews had long looked Mary was "espoused to Joseph" Garden of Eden but man would for the fulfillment of prophecy (v. 18). Then, it says that Joseph not listen. So God spoke through that would make their dream of a tentatively planned to "put her men to man in the Old Testament. Saviour come true. They had away" (v. 19). Later in the pas­ And, still man would not listen to dreamed a dream of which there sage, Mary is referred to as the God who had created him. So, was no interpretor (Gen. 40 :8). Joseph's "wife" (v. 20). But these God became a man in Christ. For David had welded Israel into a factors need not cause one to des­ the first time, man could under­ nation and made her a world pair and to doubt the virgin birth stand God. God had found a way power. The Jews had dreamed of Christ. of communicating with man. that a son of David, a child born There were three stages in the Christ was God's Word to ma;n of the lineage of David, would Jewish marriage : ( 1) the engage­ ( Jh. 1 :1) which "was made flesh deliver them again. In this sense, ment, (2) the betrothal or espous­ and dwelt among us" (Jh. 1 :14). : Jesus was the fulfillment of their al and (3) the marriage proper. No wonder the -communist

1 dreams. The very name, Jesus, The engagement was often made s:vaceship did not discover God. The was the Greek form of the Hebrew when the couple were only chil­ Russians were looking in the : for Joshua, which means "the one dren. The match was made by the wrong places. They should have ~ . who delivers." parents or ,a professional match­ looked to Christ. For "God was in So it is today. Jesus is still the maker. It was often made without Christ, reconciling the world unto ~~ answer to the dreams of man. the couple even seeing each other. himself" (II Cor. 5 :19). ·i Many dream only of power, The betrothal lasted for one year. This is the real message of :, wealth, and prestige. But they It was what might be called "a Christmas. a Page Twenty-Two ARKANSAS BAPTIST Attendance eport · 'lt~ee(e 'De. a-'- ettir-tte4 A Smile or~ Two December 6, 1964 Church Dear ed: Sunday Traininc Addi- Chqrch School Union tiona We got it. We got the $100 Merry Christn,as Berryville Freeman Heichts 167 66 Blytheville fer the foreign missionarys. A RUGGED Texan, dripping Gosnell . 299 104 o Matter of fact we got Trinity 256 108 with oil and Cadillacs, walked into Camden $103.39. We shore are proud Cullendale . 462 170 2 un exclusive art gallery in New First . 539 160 an happy. Ye no the funny Clinton first 142 61 I York with his nagging wife. Conway Pickles Gap 77 55 thing bout it was thet it Cross.ett In 15 minutes fJ.at the Texan First 584 200 didn't hurt our reglar givin bought six Picassos, three Renoirs, Mt. Olive 251 104 none. We got jest as much in Dumas First 308 86 10 Cezannes and 30 Utrillos. Eudot·a First 226 102 ever Sunday fer reglar things North Side 47 22 He then turned to his wife and El Dorado as before. I gess thets be­ Caledonia 36 28 with a sigh of relief said, "There, East Maine 295 120 eaus.e Sister Scolt~r kept on First · 918 676 honey chile, that takes care of the Parkview 219 73 6 .sayin this missionary offerin Trinity . 195 99 Z Christmas cards. Now let's get Forrest City First 607 190 was sposed to be a love of­ Ft. Smith Grand Ave. 758 326 6 started on the serious shopping." Mission 19 ferin over and . above our Gut·don Beech St. 179 81 reglar tithe givin. She shore Harrison Eagle H~rts . 233 88 Ambidexterity note Huntsville Calvary 46 25 does believe thet. She jest Jacksonville Marshal'! Rd .170 72 Jasper 69 36 kept on ,sayin it. eyer time IN a small town the sheriff was Jonesboro ale,o the veterinarian. One night he Central 635 203 14 and I gess it finly sunk in Nettleton ' 241 118 Z got a frantic call. Lavaca 249 148 1 our hard heds. I think your Little Rock "Do you want the sheriff or the Immanuel 1813 469 10 paper helped a hole lot to Rosedale 285 116 7 cause ye put all those. storys vet?" he asked. McGehee First 430 163 Chapp! 76 31 in there bout foreign mis­ "Both. We can't get our dog's Magnolia Central 702 274 1 Marked Tree sions. Thank ye. mouth open and there's a burglar First 165 60 4 in it!" Neiswander 126 70 N ortli Little Rock Barin~r · Cross 683 201 1 South Side 43 26 1 Camp Robinson 29 19 The domestic front ~~~ ~ w 2 Gravel Ridge First 236 108 "BUT, dear," protested hubby, Runyan Chjipel 56 27 Park Hi)'! 889 237 8 "you've been talking incessantly; Sylvan Hills First 326 125 4 INDEX Pine Bluff I haven't said a word." Centennial 208 89 A-Alcohol : American Council formed p5 ; Ar­ South Side 757 277 10 kansas Baptist Convention: Difficult days (BL) "You don't need to!" snapped Tucker · 28 22 p7; Personnel to Nashville p13; "Arkimsas Siloam . Springs First 329 176 5 Lives" next summer p13 his everloving helpmate. "I can Springdale ·First 488 196 B-Baptist World Congress pp8-10; Bookshelf tell by the way you're listening . Van Buren p21 ; Buie to Gould p12 First 454 189 C--Caldwell, P. J . to Douglas p12; Children's what you'd like to say." Second 110 66 Nook p20; Christmas: On ehristmas night Vandervoort First 61 35 (poem) p7; Not in a manger (PS) p2; Church Ward Cocklebur 66 47 etiquette (MR) ·P7; Clegg, Harold to Van Buren WaFren Immanuel 285 85 p12; Congo: Now I know Bill Wallace p11; Westside yhapel 73 22 Statement on crisis p11 ; Cover story p4 505 E--Edwards, Thomas H. dies p13 G-Gambling: Arkie transplanted (letter) p5; WIRELESS oper-ator aboard The preacher poet God with us (SS) p22; Goodwin Church home­ coming p12 ship: "Special message from the J-Jewish viewpoint (letter) p5 Admiral, Captain." L-Langley, Roy Y. to Eureka Springs p13 M-McCorq, Eddie to Pine Bluff p13 ; Moon : Captain: "Read it to me." The boob and the mouse Lottie, her world (E) p3 P-Pen pal (letter) p4 Wireless operator: "Message · R-Radio responsibility (E) p3 ; Revivals p5 ; (Definitions: Boob, a stupid per­ Riherd, Leslie to Newport p13 ; Russellville: reads: 'Of all the blundering, Pleasant View Church deacon ordination p14 son.) S-SBC post '69 plans p14.; Spinsters: More stupid idiots, you take the cake!' " "May I share your bed, sir?" afuout old maids (CMH) p6; Stanfills, Rev. and Captain· "Have that decoded at Mrs. Taylor anniversary p12; Stewardship: Give Said the boob to~ the mouse. us something new (Ex. bd.) p17 once!" "I cann.ot find time, sir, leey to listings: (BL) ;Beacon Lights of Bap­ tist History; (CMH) Courtship, Marriage and To build me a house. t\le Home; (E) . Editorial; (P.S) . Personally What's that again? Speaking; (SS) Sunday School lesson; (MR) "My hands are so tender, Middle of the Road. STUDENT: "Were you out in I dread any chore. all that rain, Professor?" 0, let me rest with. you, Professor : "No, I was merely in You can't win I beg and implore." the portion of the rain that de­ THREE prisoners in a Soviet scended in my immediate vicinity." Said the mouse to the boob, jail were. comparing notes. "I was "There's room for but me. jailed for coming to work late," Go seek you a place, sir, TO drive nails without hitting said the first. · In some hollow tree. "My crime," said the second, "is your thumb, let your wife hold the that I came too early." nails. "There~s ' naught here to build with "And I'm here," moaned the Except filthy straws. . third, "because I arrived at my job IT ain't .people's ignorance that Go home to your Mother­ exactly on time. They accused me causes all the trouble. It's their Or to your inlaws." of owning an American watch." knowing so much that ain't so. -W. B. O'Neal DECEMBER 17, 1.964 Page Tw~nty-Three :),v - C~L r--"""-.,;;;;..--~-----, 'ITEMIZED~ DEDUCTIONS' PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING 12 ett4ifJ fl,d, RELIGIOU~ organizations re- IS the Protestant church inef­ T ceived the biggest share of the fective in pre-marital and mar­ ~e h~ A $7.5 billion listed as charitable riage counseling? A Canton jurist '/,11 ~U' contriliutions by federal income believes it is, and his challen~e taxpayers who itemized deduc- to do something about it has -r:Jt4e,6t tions on their 1962 tax returns. spurred an inter-religious discus­ 7 (The 1962 returns are the latest sion of the problem. By Evangelical Preu to be analyzed by the Internal Judge John R. Milligan, Jr., of Revenue Service.) · Stark County Domestic Relations 4------...... ,. Accor9.ing to IRS, $4.6 billion Court reached his conclusion aft­ was listed as contributions to er a study of county statistics on GOVERNORS' RELIGIONS churches and other religious or­ marriage and divorce. THE~ will be more Method­ ganizations or agencies. He reviewed 500 consecutive di­ ists-13....-:.among state governors These figures, it was stressed, · vorce cases in 1963, 1,000 consecu­ in 1965 than members of any other do not include amounts given by tive marriage licenses issued in religious body. individuals to such oFganizations that year, 161 consecutive divorces Roman Catholics are next, with who did not itemize contributions in 1964 and 226 consecutive di­ eight, according to Methodist In-· in their returns. Nearly 36 million vorces whic;h affected children un­ formation. There are seven Bap­ taxpayers in 1962, IRS pointed der 14. tist governors, six Episcopalians, out, claimed the standard deduc­ The judge found that 96 per­ six Presbyterians, five United tion rather than itemize them. cent of all first marriages were Church of Christ or Congrega­ performed by clergymen. But he tional Christian members, two also discovered that only half of Mormons, two Lutherans and a END ANTI-SEMITISM? the people suing for divorce were Unitarian. DR. Zerah Wahrhaftig, lsrael;s attending church at the time of Ten of the Methodist governors minister of religions, said in J e­ ·divorce. are chief executives of Southern rusalem that the Vatican Council's or border states. declaration exonerating Jews from the deicide charge, if finally .TAXES ON PARSONAGE ~ ~ REDS CONFISCATE passed at the next session, will AT its own request, a Presby­ _, LITERATURE indicate "true remorse" for past terian church in Louisville, Ky., persecution of Jewish people and had its real estate exemption re­ ROMAN Catholic authorities will stand as an appeal to the moved on two parsonages. reported that East Berlin border Christian world to end anti-Sem­ Although religious · buildings police have confiscated religious itism. are excluded from paying proper­ literature found on West Germans ty taxes under the state constitu­ seeking to visit relatives in the ON LONG PASTORATES tion, the Meadowview Presbyteri­ Soviet Zone. They also said that an Church asked · the Jefferson on several occasions Communist A CLERGYMAN who spent al­ Fiscal Court to rescind its exemp­ police at the Berlin Wall have told most 45 years as pastor of a famed tion. The court complied. visitors to bring their religious New York church said in Dallas "trash back to West Berlin and -he doesn't believe that the av­ then come back without it." erage preacher should stay so long at a post. "I don't think that it's generally BUDDHISM STATE RELIGION good for a congregation or a A PROPOSAL that Buddhism preacher," said 75-year-old Dr. be made the state religion in Cey­ Ralph W. Sockman, pastor-emeri­ lon was approved by · the govern­ tus of Christ Church (Methodist), ment's Cabinet, in Colombo. In New York. view of this action, it is expected On the whole, said Dr. Sockman, that legislation will be introduced he feels that a minister ought to • in Parliament to amend the coun­ stay longer in a city church than try's constitution. in a rural congregation. He said A section · in the charter cur­ he felt it takes longer to get ac­ rently states that no "privilege or quainted with people and situa­ 1 advantage" shall be conferred "on tions of a city. He speculated that persons of any community or re­ perhaps 15 years would be an ligion which is not conferred on ideal tenure for a city preacher. persons of other communities or Pastoral changes in a city church 1 religions." would give the congregation a Buddhists form about 85 per­ variety of ideas and intellectual cent of Ceylon's population. challenges, he said.