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Friendly Endeavor, June 1936 Digital Commons @ George Fox University Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church Friendly Endeavor (Quakers) 6-1936 Friendly Endeavor, June 1936 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/nwym_endeavor Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "Friendly Endeavor, June 1936" (1936). Friendly Endeavor. 168. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/nwym_endeavor/168 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church (Quakers) at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Friendly Endeavor by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. J t i n e s B i s h o p 2550 i.iOriX-oe s t. , CorYallis, Oregon. Yearly Meeting Edition THE FRIENDLY ENDEAVOR JOURNAL FOR FRIENDS IN THE NORTHWEST V o l u m e 1 5 , N u m b e r 6 PORTLAND, OREGON June, 1936 It Has Been a Great Year Yearly Meeting Speakers Why Friends Do Not of Expansion and Vision Practice Water Baptism By CHESTER A. HADLEY B y H a r o l d P. M i l l s One after another the years that mark As Jesus expired on the cross He uttered Oregon Yearly Meeting history have slipped the loud, piercing cry, "It is finished". into their niches until 43 of them have been What was finished? Not His earthly life mere officially tabulatec^, minuted and "filed ly, but the entire plan of redemption. The away" for future reference. things that had been shadowed forth in type 1935-36, year number 44, will soon be and symbol throughout the Old Testament "nestling" on the "shelf" with its successors. had all been fulfilled in Him and were no W h a t w i l l i t s a y t o i t s " s h e l f m a t e s " a s i t longer needed. Simultaneously with the moves into the archives of the vault at New- loud cry from the cross the veil of the temple berg, and into the various homes over the was rent in twain, not by the earthquake Yearly Meeting? which occured at the same moment, and not Already we who have helped make it what from the bottom up as by human hands but it is, have "taken inventory"of the year. from the top to the bottom as though by the And to many of us who have reviewed the unseen hands of God Himself. The purpose reports of other years, has come the convic which the veil had served for 1500 years was tion, that "It has been a great year." now completed and with it passed away the A GREAT YEAR FINANCIALLY dispensation of types and symbols, and from that moment on man was free, through Jesus It has been a great year financially. Our Christ and His atonement, to enter into the Treasurer looks on 1935-36 with more sat Holy of Holies, that is, into the very pres isfaction than he did last year on 1934-35. ence of God, for himself without types or Money has come in more regularly; it has symbols. "God is a Spirit and they that wor come in larger amounts and the Quarterly ship Him must worship Him in spirit and in Meetings are in better standing with the truth." These outward symbols. Friends Treasurer than in many former years. believe, are out of harmony with a spiritual We can thank our Financial Secretary religion. for much of this condition. Of course, "Then why did Christ and the apostles Walter P. Lee could not control crops and Hubert C. Mardock, of Kansas and Green- command them?" perhaps you will ask. p r i c e s a s t h e " N e w D e a l " d i d ! N e i t h e r leaf, Idaho, who will be the principal speak Did Christ really command the use of symbols could he create an Economic condition to er at Yearly Meeting, June 9-14. or outward ordinances? If so, then those care for the unemployed, but when crops and who hold that they are not essential to sal prices did increase and when employment vation but that we ought to keep them became more stable he could and did stim because Christ so commanded are inconsis ulate the meetings with his persistent check tent for we read in 1 John 2:4, "He that saith, on their financial standing with the Yearly "1 know Him," and keepeth not His com Meeting, and the returns have justified the m a n d m e n t s i s a l i a r a n d t h e t r u t h i s n o t i n maintenance of the office. The business him." Hence it is impossible to keep a saved like efficiency of our Treasurer, Richard C. experience and not keep His commandments. Kneeland, adds much to the success of this So, in that sense, the ordinances are essen Department of the work and the people of tial to salvation if it can be shown that He the Yearly Meeting have done their share to commanded them. make this a great year financially. Now let us see what the Scriptures really teach in regard to baptism. Let us begin A GREAT YEAR OF EXPANSION with John 3:5. Jesus speaking to Nicodemus, It has been a great year of expansion. It said: "Verily, verily I say unto thee, except can be safely said that more Monthly meet a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he ings are carrying on out-post work than for cannot enter into the kingdom of God. many years. Here is as complete a list as Many people understand this to mean water We have been able to secure. We may have baptism. If that is what it means it will not missed some, if so forgive us, and let us alter the meaning to make that substitution, know of your work. thus: Except a man be baptised with water The following are listed as Work;Point, and born of the Spirit he cannot enter into and Leader: the kingdom of God. That makes water Greenleaf Monthly Meeting; CenterPoint; baptism as essential to salvation as the blood Edward E. Baker. of Christ. The conclusion cannot be dodged. First Friends Church, Portland Oregon; But we are taught that "the blood of Jesus Kelso, Ross Valley, East Clackamas; Oscar Christ . cleanseth us from all sin," makes N. Brown, Sunnyside C. E. Society. us pure in heart and Jesus says, "Blessed are Piedmont Friends Church; Rosemere; the pure in heart for they shall see God." Miller H. Porter, Hazel K. Porter. The whole trend of the teaching of the New Lents Friends Church; PruneHill and Mt. Testament is that we are saved by the blood Pleasant; Frederick Baker. of Jesus Christ when we meet the conditions Newberg Friends Church; Ladd Hill, Hood of repentence, confession, and faith, without View; Wendell & Marjory Votaw, Dayton any outward act on our part. Then what Haworth. Chester A. Hadley, our own Yearly Meet does Jesus mean here? Notice first He says Springbrook Friends Church; Oak Hill; ing Sup't., who will present a very encourag birth and not baptism. A Christian phsyican Mary Mills. ing report of this year's work. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) THE FRIENDLY ENDEAVORER 1936 Page Two June, 1936 THE FRIENDLY ENDEAVORER Page Three ings have not come in so we cannot give ex WHY FRIENDS DO NOT PRACTICE sation, here, has no reference to any period others would not have been prepared to fol of a new religion or doctrine. He was ful act numbers, but we know from visits to the WATER BAPTISM. The Friendly Endeavor of time but is used in the sense of a weighing low them in such long steps. Paul was the filling the spirit and the letter of the law various Quarterly Mcietin^s that spiritual out; distribution; giving) The dispensation first to come to a clear and full understand and according to the law water baptism victories have been many and precious dur (Continued from Page 1) Published Monthly at 1016 S. E. 31st Ave., of the Father was one of Jaw. At this point ing of the new dispensation as we shall see was part of the ceremony of consecration Portland, Oregon, by The Christian Endeavor ing the past year. God has favored us with once suggested this explanation to me: The we find that we have broken God's right later. But we will go on with Peter and the for the high-priestly office. So it was nec Union of Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends. good pastors full of evangelistic passion, f e t u s i s s u p p o r t e d i n w a t e r o r fl o a t s i n t h e eous law; that we are therefore guilty sinners household of Cornelius. essary for Him to fulfill the high-priestly and He has sent us Spirit filled evangelists to womb, hence the natural or physical birth whose just punishment is death. But the dis Subscription Price, per year 75c Peter at this time was still held in the grip type. stir our hearts to decision. Outstanding in could very properly be spoken of as a birth pensation of the Son is one of grace through of Jewish tradition from which he was only Another Scripture which must be consid Entered as Second-Class Matter, Feb.
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