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Olivet Nazarene University Digital Commons @ Olivet Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today Church of the Nazarene 10-10-1973 Herald of Holiness Volume 62 Number 21 (1973) W. T. Purkiser (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Christianity Commons, History of Christianity Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Practical Theology Commons Recommended Citation Purkiser, W. T. (Editor), "Herald of Holiness Volume 62 Number 21 (1973)" (1973). Herald of Holiness/ Holiness Today. 1300. https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh/1300 This Journal Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Church of the Nazarene at Digital Commons @ Olivet. It has been accepted for inclusion in Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Olivet. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE / OCTOBER 10 '73 HeraiD OF HOLINESS - f S W I S S A I R NYPS International Institute June 18-30, 1974 Fiesch, Switzerland General Superintendent Stowe FOR JESUS' SAKE It was our Saviour’s instruction that fo r m y sake shall find it” (Matthew 10:39). His disciples should address their Only the cup of cold water given in His petitions to their Heavenly Father in His name and for His sake is promised the name. Therefore we usually conclude our disciple’s reward. prayers with the familiar phrase “In Jesus’ St. Paul picks up this same truth and name. Amen.” Occasionally we vary the translates it into a Christian rationale for format by using the words “For Jesus’ adversity. Burdens become blessings in sake.” this light. Listen to his testimony in 2 Co­ There is a much wider application of rinthians 12:10, “Therefore I take plea­ these three words than just using them in sure in in firm itie s , in re p ro a c h e s , in this context. In fact, just about everything necessities, in persecutions, in distresses a Christian does he does for Jesus’ sake. for Christ’s sake.” To Philippian believers The most fundamental concept of dis- he wrote, “For unto you it is given in the cipleship is that we save our lives only by behalf of Christ, not only to believe on losing them. Multitudes of people are him, but also to suffer for his sake” (1:29) endeavoring to salvage their lives in this Suffering is transformed from bearable way but find their efforts producing only duty into welcome privilege when viewed frustration. They give themselves in self­ as service to our Lord. less devotion to such noble social causes This is the Christian secret of a happy as championing minorities, walking pick­ and fulfilling life. The underlying motiva­ et lines to protest unjust labor practices, tion for all activity is not for selfish and ministering to those in physical need. purposes or even just for others, com­ Commendable as such practices are, mendable as that may be. But only when they fall short of the mark because they we are caught up in the excitement of are essentially humanistic—for man’s doing everything “for Jesus’ sake” will we sake. Christ said, “He that loseth his life find life that is worth the living. □ Photo: Courtesy of Swissair ow does a youth organization like genuinely international event ever to take place the Nazarene Young People’s Soci­ in our denomination’s 65-year history? That is ety observe a fiftieth anniversary? exactly what this International Institute will be Consensus of opinion seems to be — international. Don’t look back. Obviously youth organizationsTwo thousand selected teens and district Hcan’t bother with restating old themes or re­ NYPS leaders from across North America, Lat­ capping programs like “ Lamplighters’ League.” in America, Europe, the Orient, Africa, and the We are even refraining from a “ Who’s Who” of South Pacific have been invited to the beautiful good young men who have served as NYPS ex­ village of Fiesch in southern Switzerland for ecutives and officers. the once-a-quadrennium event. The best days for Nazarene young people This will be the fifth International and the are out ahead, and probably the greatest event first to be held away from the familiar YMCA in the organization’s fifty years will take place camp of Estes Park, Colo. All teens who are June 18-30 in Fiesch, Switzerland—Internation­ chosen to attend from their home districts must al Institute, 1974. By what better means can the NYPS enter its second 50 years than by initiating the first By Paul Miller , Kansas City OCTOBER 10, 1973 3 HERALD Of HOLINESS W. T. PURKISER, Editor in Chief JACK M. SCHARN, Office Editor Contributing Editors: V. H. LEWIS EUGENE L. STOWE GEORGE COULTER ORVILLE W. JENKINS EDWARD LAWLOR CHARLES H. STRICKLAND General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene IN THIS ISSUE meet certain requirements: • Membership in the Church of the Naza­ ARTICLES rene FOR JESUS’ S A K E ............................................................. 2 • Ages 14-18. Applicants must have four­ General Superintendent Stowe teenth birthday on or before camp date. A BACKWARD AND FORWARD LOOK ...........................3 Also, must be students in ninth, tenth, Historical reflections Paul Miller eleventh, or twelfth grade during the NYPS BIRTHDAY.................................................................5 1973-74 school year. Comments from former NYPS leaders • Memorize Acts 1:1-11 in the translation, AN AGONY, A BURDEN, AND A DREAM .........................6 paraphrase, or language selected by the Perspective of Nazarene Bible College Milo L. Arnold applicant. WALKING IN THE LIG H T....................................................8 • Recommended by pastor Obedience and an open heart J. Grant Swank, Jr. Each district youth council interviews the hope­ SERVICE .............................................................................. 9 Directions James D. Hamilton ful instituters. Selection is guided by the ap­ plicant’s local and district church involvement. REFLECTIONS ON WATERGATE...................................10 Rationalization—a social sin Gerard Reed All selections will be made by January, 1974. In anticipating the international aspect of MEDITATION FOR THE MEMORIAL SERVICE OF A BELOVED OLDER C H RISTIA N .............................11 the institute, it seems good that the church’s Poem Gordon L. Hanna first experience in bringing together representa­ SINAI SPEAKS TO THE SPACE A G E .............................12 tives from around the world into a non-United Radio sermon of the month C. William Fisher States setting is for young people. Teens will be SO DIFFERENT IN S ID E ....................................................13 able to cope with the occasion. Pen points Talmage Haggard Yes, the word cope is used advisedly. That CONSIDER THYSELF ......................................................14 doesn’t mean there will be any hardships to An honest evaluation of weakness Alex R. G. Deasley endure. The transatlantic flights and the sub­ MARY LEE B R IG H T......................................................... 16 sequent ground travel from either Zurich or A Christian woman's world Aarlie J. Hull Geneva will be the very best. Swissair and their EDITORIALS 17 pampering DC-10 crews will see to that. Neither does coping reflect upon the insti­ W. T. Purkiser tute site—the Holiday Youth Center in Fiesch. It is excellent. Owned and operated by the Swiss STANDING FEATURES government, the center bears out the fact that NEWS OF R ELIG IO N ....................................................... 30 the Swiss are the world’s finest hotelkeepers. ANSWER CORNER........................................................... 31 Their food is outstanding too. BY ALL M E A N S ................................................................. 34 So why the word cope? Because whenever “A New Heart Also Will I Give You” Sylvan F. Starks any family gets together there must be give- BACK COVER FEATURE..................................................36 and-take. Even so, when members of our far- I Today I worshipped Edward S. Mann flung church family get together, there must be understanding and sharing. The individual dif­ ferences have to be forgotten and common de­ nominators discovered. Teens are good at this. Most who have attended International In­ V o lu m e 62, N u m b er 21 OCTOBER 10, 1973 Whole Number 3139 stitutes of the past never forget the amazement HERALD OF HOLINESS, 6401 Th* Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. 64131. Published biweekly (every expressed by teens as they bound out of the other Wednesday) by the Nazarene Publishing House, M. A, Lunn, Manager, 2923 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 64109. Editorial Office at 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City. Mo. 64131. Subscrip­ chartered buses and gulp the heady environ­ tion price, $3.00 per year in advance Second-class postage paid at Kansas City, Mo. 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