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o A permit to build and operate a e F ifty-six per cent of New York Clyde W. Taylor, secretary of public Volume 37 No. 23 5-kilowatt radio station at Nome, Alas­ City's population are of foreign birth affairs for the National Association of ka, was granted t he Evangelical Cove­ or parentage; in Chicago and Cleve­ Evangelicals. The latest incident oc­ November 12, 1959 nant Church of America by the Fed­ land, the percentage is 45; in Detroit, curred on Sept. 3 when a mob of sev­ e:-al Communications Commission. It 41; in San Francisco, 40. A timely eral hundred Roman Catholics in pro­ At God's Command will be t he only radio station within article in Progress (organ of t he Bi­ cession from their church and under a radius of 500 miles, t he nearest sta­ ble Christian Union) calls "for many the leadership of outstanding towns­ * tions being at Fairbanks, and Anchor­ missionary-hearted believers who will people (including school teachers a nd "Missions is the act of making Christ known to ever yone, no Cover ------Luoma P h oto age. Besides Christian programs, t he do their utmost to help reach these an ex-mayor) destroyed evangelical matter who the people are and where they might live. And the mis­ " A Bountiful Harvest" Arctic station will "render services to foreign-speaking people for the Lord. church property valued at 10,000 pesos sionary is that person who knows himself sent and empowered by God Mnrch of Events ------2 the community." It is hoped the sta­ Many believers in America are of $ 1,200). Before construction on the Ba1) tist Briefs ------2 tion can be on the air before Christ­ foreign background themselves . . . chapel was started in July, authoriza­ to witness, to evangelize and to establish churches among people Editorial mas. Could not some of these believers set tion had been granted by t he Minis­ ignorant of God's love and grace in giving his Only Begotten Son as "At God's Command"' ------3 about regaining t he language for t he "The Holy Spir it in Sanctification" o Dr. Haldor Lillenas, of Pasadena, tries of Justice and Government in Bo­ the Savior and Lord." Rev. R. R. Hoffman ------4 sake of souls in t his country?" gota and by t he Secretary of Govern­ "How Much Docs a Missionary Cost?"' California, well-known gospel song In such clear and concise words, Dr. George A. Dunger, pro­ Dunne Engholm ------5 writer, died suddenly of a heart at­ - H IS Magazine ment in Huila State. After t he attack, however , the governor of the state de­ fessor of missions at our Seminary, has written a superb st udy course "Cnmp Tomoshibi in Japan° tack, August 19, 1959, at his vacation o Violence against Protestants in Co­ Miss Florence l\Ullcr ------6 clared that it was best to suspend con­ book on missions entitled, "At God's Command." He radiates the con­ " H istoric D P.ys at Our Seminary" cottage at Aspen, Colo. The memorial lombia has erupted again with the lat­ service was held at the First Church struction until official perm1ss1on P rof. Roy Seibel ------7 est incident reported from La P lata might be granted by the Roman Cath­ viction that missions is one of the most fascinating, exciting, chal­ " The Gos pel Li!!ht in Kumbn" of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Mo., in t he state of Huila, according to Dr. olic authorities in Bogota. Re''· Elmer C. Strauss ------8 Saturday, August 22, 1959. During his lenging, consequential and rewarding studies since t he church came "A Little Church With a Great Ministry" Jong and efficient career as evangelist, into existence. He would like to believe that all Christian young people Rev. E. Hahn ------10 hReviews on Recent Christian Dooks" pastor and music editor, Dr. Lillenas and every church of ours should be mission-minded with intensity and Dr. M. L. Leuschner ------12 wrote over 3,000 gospel songs. H is "From the P rofessor' s Desk" better known titles are: "Wonderful fer vor. Those who read this new book by Dr. Dunger and make a Dr. Wnlter W . Wessel ------13 Peace," "Living Forever," "J esus Will study of its contents will find their lives enriched with a new and fresh " We. the Women" l:Elapt'ist' Briefs Mrs. Freda Reddig ------14 Walk With Me, ' "Wonderful Grace of understanding of their missionary task. "Senior CBYF Program I deas" J esus," ·'Holiness For Evermore," Mr. Richard Rabenhonit ------14 "Where They Need No Sun," and "My This is not an easy book to read but it is immensely rewarding. What's Happening ------15 Wonderful Lord." Dr. Dunger says : "Missions has never been easy. This study course THE LONG SEARCH - Moody Monthly C> Dr. Ohm in Europe. Dr. Arnold T. at the old Independence Baptist By Sallie Lee Bell Ohrn, general secretary of the Baptist Church, one of Texas Baptists' histori­ book will not he easy. It means reading, re-reading, studying, thinking, Chapter Two ------16 "Sunday School Lessons" o The big event of August in Brazil World Alliance, fi lled several engage­ cal sites. Now retired and living in praying, searching the Scripture, explo1i ng the mind, sharing of knowl­ Re''· Bruno Schreiber ------18 was the celebration of the lOOth anni­ ments in Europe during September. Austin, Dr. Dawson was pastor in Tex­ edge and expe1ience, developing new plans for new insights and map­ Our Denomination in Action ------19 ve ~·sary of the coming of Presbyterian­ His busy itinerary included attend­ as for more than 30 years, t hen served Obituaries ------23 ism to this country. Ashbel Simonton, ance at the :innual sessions of the as the first executive director of the ping out ways and means to reach the goal." But the end result will ;in American missionary, arrived in European Baptist Federation Execu­ Baptist Joint Committee on Public be glorious. Dr. Dunger expresses it in this way: "The Lord Jesus Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 12, 1859. He tive Committee in Holland, and the Affairs in Washington, D. C. Christ walks before you!" * esta blished Brazil's first Presbyterian delivering of lectures at both Bethel church, in Rio, in 1862. The Presbyter· • Czechoslovak Baptist Churches. Of In this 94 page book, "At God's Command," the author deals with Seminary in Stockholm and Bristol t he 32 Czechoslovak Baptist churches Bi-weekly Publica tion of the ian Church of Brazil is conservative in Baptist College in London. He partici­ the topics: What Is Missions?, The Bible and Missions, Reasons for its theology, supporting neither the in the United States, a ll but 2 r e­ NORTH AMERICAN BAPTIST pated also in the 75th anniversary sulted from the direcl missionary out­ Missions, and The Goals of Missions, A positive note is sounded on Wo:-ld Council of Churches nor the celebration of his former church at GENERAL CONFERENCE Interna tional Council. Dr. John A. reach of the American Convention, every page with a stirring challenge in each chapter of the book. 7308 Madison St., F orest P a rk, Illinois Oslo. In early October, he participated and its agencies, especially the Mackay of Princeton Theological Sem· in installation ceremonies in London " Christian missions have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the inary, who was m Brazil for the 18th ABHMS. 'This was brought out on the Martin L. Leuschner. D.D., Editor for Dr. Erik Ruden as the Alliance's 50th anniversary program of the General Assembly of the World Alli­ Associate Secre tary for Europe. Gospel message presented to the people in the power of the Holy ance of Reformed Churches delivered Czechoslovak Baptist Convention held Spirit has achieved miraculous changes, even in the temporal condi­ in Cleveland in J uly. St udents of the the opening centennial address. More • Mission ·r 1a ns E xpansion in Ghana. tion of the people." than 2,000 people came to the Presby­ Expansion was the primary considera­ Baptist Missionary Training School * teria n Church in Sao Paulo (the tion at the recent annual meeting of in Chicago were instrumental in start­ Dr. Dunger describes the program of Christian missions as "of THE BAPTIST H ERALD ls a publlcatlon o f ing the First Czech Church in Chi­ the North American Baptis t General Con· "Evangelical Cathedral") to hear his the Ghana Baptist Mission, held at highest importance" in this 20th century. He presents a variety of rere nce w ith headquarters a t 7308 Madison address. - The Christian Century Kumasi. Southern Baptist (U. S. A.) cago in 1888. The Czechoslovak St., F orest Pa r k. llllnols. It also maintains missionaries discussed the possibility churches for ·many years supported practical suggestions for missionary education in t he local Sunday an active m ember ship In the Associated o President Carlos P. Garcia of the of opening Baptist work in four new missionary work in their home country School and church organizations. He shows how the t eenager can bB Chu rch P r ess. P hilippine Islands has endorsed a Phil· stations in 1960. The SBC has 31 mis­ in cooperation with the American SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : $3.50 a year to ippine Bible House campaign to distri­ challenged by the thrilling program and tasks of missions. The com­ a ny address in the United States or Ca nada sionaries in Ghana. "National develop­ Baptist Foreign Mission Society. -$3.00 a year for churches unde r the Club bute 120,000 copies of the Sermon on - The Watchman -Exam iner mission of Christ to every Christian is given an exalted place in every P lan or Every F amily S ubscription P lan­ ments in Ghana make it imperative $4.0fl a year to foreig n countr ies. the Mount. The campaign is part of a that our total program be set up heart stir ring page of this book. c-usade for higher morality in public quickly," Missionary G. Clayton Bond • Baptists Plan Watchnight Services. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Th ree weeks Plans are under way for members of The author pictures the mission fields and tasks in the Cameroons notice required for change of ad dress. rffice sponsored by the International said. "Along with other influences, ed­ When order ing a change. please furnish Christian Leade;-ship group. The presi­ the six major Baptist groups in North and Japan and on the home fields and through Church Extension. He an add r ess stencil Im pression from a recent ucation and travel are causing a Issue if you can. dent called the Sermon on the Mount breakdown of tribal religion. The peo· America to observe New Year's Eve a rich source of spiritua l inspiration. watchnight services dedicated to the writes out of his own experiences as a missionary in Africa and from ADVE RTISING RATES: S2.00 per Inch, pie a re adopting new creeds. Much of single column , 214 Inches wide. ··r have always maintained that what­ what is offered them is tragic." Baptist Jubilee Advance. The practice an intensive study of this subject . A closing chapter deals with a ever instiutions man may build for hi s began last year to usher in B. J. A. , ALL E D IT ORIAL cor respondence Is to be missionary's qualifications in the light of the needs of today's world. addressed to the Rev. Ma r lin L . L euschner, political and economic advancement • J. :M. Dawson Honored. Dr. Joseph t he fi ve.year evangelistic effort repre­ Throughout the book, Dr. Dunger views the missionary as the 7308 Ma dison S t., F orest P a rk. Illinois . ca nnot Ie ng endure if they are not M. Dawson, 80, a Baptist minister senting eighteen m illion Baptists in ALL B USINESS correspondence Is to be founded on the rnck of moral practices editor and denominational worker fo; the United States and Canada. A ser­ personal representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. This book, "At God's ad dressed ·to the Roger William s Press, and upright living," he said, adding more tha n 50 years, was named the vice has been prepared by Harvey Command," the fifth of a se1ies published by our denomination, is 3734 P ay ne Avenue. Clevela nd 14, Ohio. t hat "the word of God should be the recipient of the first Texas Baptist Cox, program associate di vision of Entered as second-class matter at the post available for $1. 00 per copy postpaid or 70 cents each when ordered o ffice at Newton, Kansas, under the net nation's chief guide." Elder Statesman Awa rd. The award evangelism, American Baptist H ome o f March 3. 1879. - T he Christian Century in lots of ten copies or more. This can be YOUR BOOK of the year ! was presented in day.Jong ceremonies ( Continued on page 24) (Printed In U.S.A.) IlAPTIST HERALD November 12, 1959 ·3

jJ How Much Does a Missionary Cost? A great deal more is involved in being a missionary than the things usually considered : training, support, ministry. The Holy Spirit By Duane Engholm and Reprinted from "Moody Monthly" With Permission

M1sSIONARIES a re no dif­ Cor. 6:4) . Ah, the patience and time The need ~or intercessory prayer can­ • ferent from any other people in the it required to se2 Nobuko-san come not be over-emphasized. things they like and in the things they to a decision for Christ! Satan controls the minds which are Ill Sanctification want. I know. I am a missionary. Sh2 came one day back in early darkened and bound in sin-and he We are not a "special brand" whose 1!157 wanting help with her E nglish does iwt let nicn go w!thoitt a stru.g­ desires a nd a mbitions automatically bss~n s . F or somz reason we said yes gle. Here in Japan the struggle is change by the application of the name to her ev~n though our standard an­ more violent than one finds it in "missionary." It's no easier for me to swer i~, "No private English lessons." America. Please, look again at what "Sanctification is t he Christianizing of the get up at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning (We'd be absolutely swamped if we the Lord has commanded us to do in Christian." than it is for you. But I know that if did.) So for nearly a year Nobuko-san and through prayer, and ask God to there's going to be any quiet time came to the house, almost weekly. give you a real heart-burden for the during the day, it's got to be then or Charlene my wife, kept working people in bondage to sin! not at all! with her, ~etting many other things A SEVERE DISCIPLINE By Rev. R. R. Hoffman of Trochu, Alberta, Canada And what about some of the things aside to do it. Finally she began com­ we've left behind in the States? Sure ing to the Sunday meetings. Then one Still another cost of a missionary is we'd Jove to go on a nice, long, travel Sunday afternoon in F ebruary it ha p­ discipline. There's learning the lan­ vacation with a trailer a nd motorboat pened. Haltingly Nobuko-san told how guage, for one thing. It's no picnic, - Luoma Photo in tow! And when the rains come, and unhappy she was and how she realized, bzlieve me. A United Nations com· "This is the will of God, even your sa nctifica1ion." the house is full of soggy clothes, and finally, that the Lord J esus loved even mittee recently came up with the in­ callers come-either individually or for her that because Mrs. Engholm had formation that of the 13 most diffi­ bee~ so kind and helpful to her she cult languages in the world, the J apa­ tian Theology" says: "Sanctification meetings-don't you suppose we wish J N HIS RECENT book, "The tinued and strengthened. This r equires we had a Jryer ? had been impressed to inquire about nese language tops them all. This Holy Spirit In Your Life," Andrew does not mean perfection reached, but much discipline a nd God-like living. the Bible further. She made a decision is no surprise to a ny student of Japa­ Blackwood in the first chapter dis­ the progress or the divine life toward We have several summary statements For that matter, you've no idea how that day for Christ. What a lesson nese! It requires severe discipline to cusses the subject or the Holy Spirit perfection. Sanctification is the Chris­ concerning this by the Apostle Paul, often we long for even a common that was to us! keep plugging away at it. And it would using this phrar;e, "The Half Known tianizing of the Christian" (page 366). as for example Ephesia ns 4 and Colos­ ha mburger a nd a malted milk shake, be so much l;!asier, so much more or a rootbeer stand where we could God." He directs the reader's atten­ sians 3:8-17, wherein we a re both told HEART-BURDENS OF PRAYER pleasant, 1o id ly flip the pages of a tion to the experience of the Ephesian GOD'S ULTI MATE DESIRE FOR US to "put off" and to "put on" in the drop in for a cooling drink. magazine. believer s who "had not so much as process of positive sanctification. We don't begrudge any of these Not the least of the costs of a mis­ We have to discipline ourselves in Sanctifica tion is not the final or ulti­ sionary is prayer. "Pray ye therefore heard whether there be a ny Holy ma te experience of the Christian life. things to a nyone who has access to the amount of contact we have with Ghost." Dr. Edmond put it this way in YIELD YOURSELVES T O GOD them- not by any means. I only mean the Lord of the harvest, that he will other missionaries. Naturally it's much It is not the final state of the Chris­ send forth la bourers into his harvest" an article ~o me time ago: "There are to point out tha t it takes discipline to easier to converse in English ; of tia n in the r eckoning of God. I am told This great work of sa nctification "forget those things which are be­ (Matt. 9:38). At present J a pan is more voices crying, as tha t of the Baptist that the term "saint' is another mean­ (setting ;ipart) is performed by the course we li ke to discuss our mutual in the wilderness, saying, 'One stand­ hind" a nd concentrate instead on the of a sowing field tha n a harves t field, problems. And it goes without saying ing for the same root word "sanctify" Holy Spirit in response to our surren­ major task at hand. but we are trusting that God will eth am ong you whom ye know not.' in Hebrew and Greek. But sainthood der a nd yielding to him. We have that we like to spend an hour or two This one likewi>e was foretold in the What am I get ting at? Simply this: cause it, through the entrance of the in pleasant conversation over a cup rela tes only to our position in the therefore many Scripture passages Word, to become a harvest field soon. ancient Scriptures, was a nnounced by reckoning of God. It is never to be as­ which call us - to surrender to t his It costs to be a missiona ry! And what of coffee with American friends. But the Savior at the Last Supper, and sociated with our quality of daily life. work of the Holy Spirit in us. For ex­ is the cost? we must necessarily Jimit this type of came, in hi s fulness, on Pentecost." AJl too often, we are saints in the ample: "Likewise reckon ye also youi-­ contact, or those who observe us wm It seems, however, that not onJy has making one moment and sinners the selves to be dead indeed unto sin, but IT COST YOUR LIFE soon get the feeling that we prefer the Person of the Holy Spirit been next. But the Holy Spirit, seeks daily alive unto God through Jesus Christ the company of Americans to that of forgotten, but t he work of the Holy First of all, a missiona ry costs a to bring us to tha t ultimate desire of our Lord. Yield yourselves unto God, Japanese-which just isn't true. Spirit even more so. This is most tra­ lif e. "He that loseth his life for my Yes, it costs discipline. However, God for us. as those that are alive from the dead, sake shall find it" (Matt. 10:39) . As gic, for we are thereby tieing God's E. G. Robinson says: "Sanctification and your members as instruments of let me assure you that I speak to you hands, and therefore he cannot ef­ far as we are concerned, this is our not as one who already attained, but consists negatively, in the removal of righteousness unto God" (Romans 6:11, life's work; we're in it for good. Years fectively work through us as his chil­ the penal consequences of sin from the 13). as one who is still learning. dren. ago we sat down and "counted the moral nature." In other words, the A student asked the president of cost" and realized then that there Holy Spirit first of all sets us apart DAILY DECISIONS MEANING OF SANCTIFICATION Oberlin College whether he could not could be no turning back. We recog­ from the gui lt and penalty of sin take a shor ter cow·se tha n the one nized from Ezekiel 33 our responsi­ Finally, a missionary costs decision. A. H. Strong, in his "Systematic through regeneration, and "there is prescribed. "Oh yes," replied the presi­ bility to the Jost and agreed that the "Who then is willing to consecrate his Theology," defines sanctification as therefore now no condemna tion to dent. "But then it depends on what service, this day, unto the Lord?" (I L:> rd should have ou1· lives for his ser­ Chron. 29:5). That verse implies daily "that continuous operation of the Holy them which are in Christ J esus" (Ro­ you want to make of yourself. When vice in Japan. mans 8 :1a). This is a MUST in the decision. Even though we made our Spirit, by which the Holy Disposition God wa nts to mak e an oak, he takes But a missionary costs more than a imparted in regeneration is maintained life of an individual who desires the decision long ago to serve the L'Jrd in a hundred years. When he wants to life; a m issionary costs love. "Lovest and str engthened" (Page 869). A sim­ experience of positive sanctification. make a squash, he takes six months." J a pan, even though we a re actually E . G. Robinson further says that thou me? Feed my lambs" (J ohn 21: here, even though we are located right ple definition of the word "Sanctify" So also in the work of the Holy 15). Frankly, it is difficult to imagine may be "to set apart, or the state of positive sanctification is "the progres­ in the middJe of the mission field, so Spirit, we need continually to yield to a more unresponsive people than the being set a part." Basically it is the sive impla nting and growth of a new his control a nd effectual working tha t to speak, yet every day is a new day, J a panese. During a meeting I can be and we can either use it to full ad­ work of the Holy Spirit in the life principle of life." The work once be­ he might sanctify us wholly. (I Thes­ pouring out my heart, li terally crying of the believer, by which he grows in gun by the Holy Spirit is to be con- salonia ns 5:23). And yet how many vantage or sort of slide along and and pleading \vith the hearts of those coast through. grace "unto a perfect man, unto the of God's children have grieved the who listen-and get nothing but a measure of the stature of the fuJness Holy Spirit! How many have quenched There is no one here to stand over of Christ"

t hat t his highway will finally be gra­ to Kerrobert where it now serves a velled. small Pentecostal congregation. What has this to do with t he pro­ gress of t he church? J ust this-be­ EVERYBODY HELPS! cause of the geographical and physical Since its dedication, the entire in­ location of the town, both weather and terior of the newly-acquired structure the roads sometimes become dangerous has been renov3.ted. Proprane furnaces hazards. Within the past year alone, have been installed; classrooms have these hazards have confronted us. Two been constructed in the basement; and Sunday services had to be cancelled the entire main floor was remodelled. on account of muddy roads. During t he Even t he youngsters have helped in winter, there is a constant hazard in fixing up lhe new church. During their attending evening ser vices, because of Daily Vacation Bible School the older t he sudden snow storms and blizzards boys constructed tables for' the class­ which plague our area during that rooms. During a second year, they time of the year. In spite of these, built benches while t he girls worked the church has been a staunch wit­ on the planter boxes for t he front of ness in proclaim ing t he Gospel of t he church. Christ ever since its humble begin­ Presently all t hat still needs to be nings. done is covering for the floor, and It was in 1920 that a group of Chris­ the pw·chasing of church pews to re­ tian farmers gathered in a pra irie place the old wooden chairs that pres­ THE SANCTUARY WITH ITS SPIRITUAL SIMPLICITY THE LITTLE CHURCH WITH A BIG MISSION farmhouse for the purpose of prayer ently are being used. a nd Bible study. Wit hin a matter of The interior of Giidden's Calvary Baptist Church, showing the white pulpit fro:n The Calvary Baptist Church of Glidden, Sask., loca led in a prairie town with llO Over t he years, attendance at t he which the e arnest young preacher, Rev. E. Hahn, proclaims the Gospel. The church population. time, the group banded together tb worship services has been good, even is hoping to purcha se new p ews for the sanctuary. form a congregation which is n o~v though the membership has been known as t he Calvary Baptist Church small. At present, the membership ly other religious organization func­ an established witness in our area. of Glidden. stands at 28 which is an increase of The first building which they ac­ tioning in town is a Sunday School Many souls have been won to Christ, A Little Church With five over the past year. Attendance at operated by the United Church of and young people from our community, quired as a house of worship was only the Sunday services is fairly constant 16 by 32 feet in size. It had originally Canada. As a whole, the town would those who attended Sunday School at 60 to 65, which reaches an occasion­ be described as primarily Protestant. here, have gone into full-time Chris­ been built as a parsonage for a church al high of 80 or 85. a Great Ministry in a distant community and was moved This then constitutes our physical tian work as ministers and mission­ description, but once again we say, aries. It is true t hat to this day the by the farmers across the South SPIRITUAL ACHIEVEMENTS The Story of the Calvary Baptist Church, Glidden, Sask., of 28 Mem­ Saskatchewru1 River in bitterly cold "The physical is not a perfect mea­ church has continued under mission bers Far Ou t in th·::i Canadian Prairie. winter weather, in order to be sure of Our church is the only Baptist sure of success. Success is dependent support. But, with the Lord's help, we the strength of t he ice. It was first church within an area of over 2,000 upon the achievement of the intended are making definite advances towru·d By Rev. E. Ha hn, Pastor of the Church set down on a farm nine miles south square miles. Thus the m ajority of goal." F or this reason we must ask, permanent self-support. of town. Then in 1936, it was moved t hose who attend the services travel "What have we achieved spiritually?" into t he village of Glidden. considerable distances to get to This much is certain: we have become OPEN DOORS B EFORE US SIGHT of a large geography, the history a nd t he future THE chw·ch. They come from 17 miles to In the future, we have open doors church often gives the impression to of t he little church in Glidden, the north, 22 m iles to the southwest, the viewer that here is a successful Saskatchewan. A LARGER CHURCH before us. No doubt, we shall continue 23 miles to the west, 21 miles from the T HE AUTHOR to draw folk from every corner of our Christian venture. The physical char­ The work continued to grow t hrough east and 10 to 15 miles from the south. acteristics, though, a re not a perfect Geographically, Glidden is located a t the years. Since travel was almost un­ R.ev. E. H ahn, a uthor of th.is fine wide area. I n order to reach some of the veritable mid-point of a straight Of the members themselves, only four a.rt icle, comes from "the big city" the distant towns more adequately, it m:)asure of success. The achievement t hinka ble for the greater portion of have less than 6 to 9 miles to church, of Detroit, Michigan, a nd was form­ of the intended goal is what makes line drawn irom Saskatoon Saskatch­ the winter, no permanent pastor was may mean the founding of new church­ ewan to Medicine Ha t, Alberta; and and two of these are the pastor and erly a member of the Ridgem ont es. In the town of Kindersley alone, f:Jr SUCC.:?SS. secured for a good many years. For his wife. B aptist Church of East Detr oit. H e Today many small churches seem of one drawn from Calgary, Alberta t he summer months, a student pastor is a gra dua te of the North Ameri­ we realize a great need for a Baptist to be on the verge of dying out, and it to Regina, Saskatchewan. The closest was usually brought in t hrough the Glidden is a village with a popula­ can B aptist Semina ry, Sioux Falls, church. Yes, there are three evan­ is sometimes felt that they have not and most accessible of these cities is help of the Board of Missions of our tion of around 110. Of t his number, South D ak ota. gelical type churches, but they are not satisfying t he needs of the community been successful. This judgment is Saskatoon which is over 150 miles denomination. For the Sundays of the about 12 attend t he services. The on- which is orima1·ily Protestant. I n the especially hard to understand in re­ away. As such, Glidden presents a defi­ other months, when t ravel was possi­ nitely rural type of ministry. town of Eatonia which has a popula­ gard to some of our mission-supported ble, local men conducted Bible stuaies tion of 650, there is no evangelical churches. If the goal has been large Physica lly, Glidden is located on a and t hus the work survived. work at all. These centers offer defi­ congregations itnd self-support, t hen relatively flat pla in with an occasional T oward the beginning of t he 1950's, nite possibilit ies. p~r haps the judgment is just. But break in t he flatness to introduce a the church had suffered many set­ In any case, we are presently con­ r eaching the intended goal on a spirit­ sma ll hill or ::i. wet weather slough. backs. Many members were found in a cerned with our own little village and ual level is something that cannot be On a clear evening, one has very little backslidden condition spiritually, and we are praying that God will use us measured in such a fashion. difficulty seeing the lights of the town in being a true testimony at home. I n it appeared as though the work would so doing, we will have to face a few It is significant that many of these of Kindersley seventeen miles to the go under. However, a new generation obstacles, too. First, •ve wil.l need to sm ::i ller churches have been "the home north, or the lights of Eatonia eleven had reached maturity in these years, overcome some ol ou:- theological way­ g~ound" for many of the pastors and miles to the west. and t hey on a basis of faith sought wardness. Secondly, we will have to m issionaries of our day. It is a lso true to turn the tide and to . revive t he stay with the fact that we are a fam­ that these churches, even today, are DANGEROUS HAZARDS wo::-k. The result was t hat in 1956 a ily type church in which one-half of the membership is related, and to c ~ntinuing to prnduce leaders a mong new building was needed to accommo­ overcome the problems connected God's p20ple for the purpose of send­ Being an out-of-the-way rural com­ date t he crowd of people. munity has meant that the benefits of therewith we will need to increase ing them into the world as his ambas­ T o alleviate the need the Rosenfeld from the outside. This is what we a.re sadors. In any case, these small mis­ progress have heen slow in reaching Church building from Golden Prairie, seeking to do. sion churches do show progress. Al­ Glidden. Only within the past decade Sask., was purchased and moved some In a day when it seems that the though their numbers may not count did gravel roads find their way to 90 miles to Glidden. Once again it was sma.ller churches are dying out, we Glidden, and until t he past year the wish to express ourselves as those hav­ in t he millions, yet definite fruit is be­ necessary to undertake t his work in ing HOPE. Our further prayer is that ing bo:-ne for the Kingdom. closest paved highway linking it with the 40 degree below zero weather of a city was over fifty miles away. At we might be missionaries at home as winter, since there i3 no way of cros­ well as abroad. Yes, as a small church A LITTLE, .PRA.£RIE TOWN the end of this year, it is hoped that the highway running north and south sing t he quarter-mile wide r iver other To understand some of the blessings, than over the ice. There are no bridges Glidden. Saskatchewan. at worship we do have hope-and a big future in through town will be gravelled. Many 1 as well as the problems of one of people are only too thankful when in the vicinity to this day. In Septem­ ..., Baptist Church. t aveled 20 miles 1o come to church. our own special way these small mission-supp:lrted church­ the pavement t•eaches their town but ber 1957, it was dedicated on its new f the Calva. 1 le have r es, we shall take into account the location. Shortly thereafter, the old Th congregation ? Many of these peop that is about the way we feel, lmo~ng church building was sold a nd moved one a Sunday m orning. 11 10 BAPTIST HERALD November 12, 1959 "The moving masses of Africa \viii not be suppressed. The movement to­ From the Professor's Desk Reviews of Recent Christian Books ward total liberation has begun and cannot be held back. What does this By Dr. Walter W. Wessel, Professor, North American Baptist By Dr. M. L. Leuschner, Editor of Engli sh Publications movement mean for t he world? For Seminary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota the Christian church? For industry A GUIDE TO THE PARABLES OF AT LIFE'S CROSSROADS. By Paul and trade? For education? F or rela­ J ESUS by Hillyer H. Straton-Wm. B. Can you suggest so-nie simple ntles Julicher, who put a n end to such mal­ BOOI\. ORDERS W. Milhouse-The Warner Press- 112 tions between white people and people treatment of the parables. In 1899 he Eerdmans Publishing Company-198 Pages-$2.50. of color all over the world What does which might se1've as a guide in inter­ pages- $3.50. All books re\'icwed on t his page, preting the parables of Jesus~ published his now famous Die Gleich­ and other books as well, can be What does the Bible say to us about it mean for the days a head?" nisreden .Jesu, the chief thesis of which ordered from the Roge r \Villiams the crucial situations we face in life? By reading this volume, you will be Perhaps it would be well first to say was that the parables must not be M ANY BOOKS on the par­ Press, 3734 Payne Ave., Clevela nd This book is a guide to the study of enabled to see Africa and its people something about the word parable it­ treated allegorically. They have one ables of J esus have been published. 14, Ohio. Orders can now be re­ major crossroad experiences in the in the midst of many disturbing forces point, and one point only. It must bE. ceh ·ed for Dr. George A. Dunger's self. It derives from two Greek words But "A Guide to the P arables of Je­ lives of a few well-known Bible people. but also w ith the tremendous impact which mean to place along side of for said, however, that although Jiilich­ book, "At God's Comma nd." (See The experiences of Abraham at Mt. of Christian missions and missionaries sus" by the outstanding Ba ptist E ditorial). All orders will be the purpose of comparison. A parable er's thesis is basically correct, t here preacher, D::. Hillyer H. Straton, is promptly filled. Moriah, Jacob at Bethel Moses at upon the continent. Don't miss this t hus is an analogy between earthly are parables which contain some alle­ undoubtedly t he best for many years. Mt. H oreb, Herod at his b{rthday ban­ book ! elements and spiritual realities. gory (e. g., the parable of The Wicked Laymen will find it down-to-earth and quet, a public official who interviewed The first and most basic principle Vinedressers in which the owner is fascinating with Scriptural simplicity. Mission for Australia a nd New Zea­ Jesus, and Paul on the road to Da­ THE WAY I N AFRICA by George of interpretation is that a parable has God, his servants, the Prophets, and Ministers can "feast" on this book for land, finds the answers to the complex mascus have bee n selected for study Wayla nd Carpenter. Friendship Press one point and only one point. It is be­ t he Beloved Son, Christ himself). themselves a nd in sermonic prepara­ strains and p::o0!ems which the Chris­ because the situa tions these men faced - 160 pages-Paper back, $1.50. cause this rule of interpretation has The second yr!nciple is that the par ­ tion. Dr. Straton believes in Biblical tian worker encounters in the con­ were similar to ma ny of ow· own. The The author served in Africa for ov:er been violated ~hat t he parables of Je­ ables miuit be interpreted in close a~ ­ preaching. This book grew out of his temporary world, not in tranquilizers reading of t his book will help you to a quarter of a cent ury as a. Baptist sus have been consistently mis-inter­ sociation ivith the mission for which preaching ministry of six years. I n or stimulants, but in the application of mould your Christian attitudes and missionary. I n this interpretive . b ~ok preted in the history of the church. Jesus Christ came into the world. JU­ these 21 compact expositions on the sc:iptural principles. The method of decisions at your crossroads of life! on Africa, he shows how Christi~n Thus we fi nd Augustine interpreting licher failed to see this. F or him the parables of J esus, we feel t he intrinsic the parable of "The Good Samaritan" parables were simply a means of con­ treatment varies. But t he author al­ SOUTHERN BAPTIST PREACH­ missionaries are still modern day pio­ joy and glow of these ma tchless ways has one basic solution- "a cor­ neers who must overcome the new as follows: veying moral truth. But in the con­ stories. ING. Edited by H. C. Br own, Jr.­ "The 'certain man' who went down text of t he New Testament they are rect relationship with the Triune God, Broadman Press-227 Pages-$4.00. frontie rs in this continent. Only so can Dr. Straton shows how "J esus stands who is adequate for every emergency the Gospel be car r ied into all . the from Jerusalem to Jericho is Ada m. far more t han that. Their chief sub­ supreme nmong literary figures be­ The book is a delightful open win­ ject is the Kingdom of God \.Vhich our and competent to deal \vith the intri­ world. But these are also our fr~mt1 ers. Jerusalem !s the heavenly city of peace dow into t he lives of 22 outstanding cause of his parables; no one else r e­ cacies of every heart." Africa is watching us and our hves. from which he fell, and Jericho our Lord came to establish. Thus, there is motely approaches him ." But the Lord Baptist ministers behind the pulpit! human mortality to which he went. a series of parables which teach how Among the subjects presented with Dr. Carpenter believes implici~ly used his parables with divine revela­ clarity and with elucidation of scrip­ With each sermon is a brief biogra ph­ The robbers are the Devil and his an­ this Kingdom t:omes and grows (e. g., t hat Christ is Lord in this great ~is­ tion like windows through which we tural principles are: Overcoming Ten­ ical sketch of t he preacher and a gels, who stripped Adam of his ~­ The Mustard Seed, The Leaven.) sionary program in Africa. That which can look on the grace of heaven and sion and Strain; Despondency: Its statement of several pages as to how mortaIi ty. The priest and the Lev1te Another group relates what the we have offered as our serv ice he has on man's need. "I n and through t he Cause and Cure; The Function of Con­ he prepares to preach. Ministerial stu­ are the priesthood and ministry of t he blessings of that K ingdom are (e. g., taken a nd made his own among the m::itchless words of Jesus, especially science; Conditions of Spir itual Lead­ dents will read this interesting book Old Testament which could not save. The Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Prodigal in the parables, we catch a true vision and seek to develop similar qualities in Africans. ·'The church of Christ c.on­ The Good Samaritan is Christ himself. Son), while a third group teaches the ership; What Constitutes a Missionary tinues to live and to grow in of t he type of world God has planned." Call?; The Art of Praying With Au­ themselves. Mature pastors can test ~frica. The binding up of the traveller's principles of discipleship of the King­ Dr. Straton's treatment of the par­ themselves in comparison \vith t hese Its witness may be poor and 1 ~ade­ wounds is the restraint of sin, while dom (e. g., The Tower Builder, The tho:-ity; and The Strategic Use of quate but the Word of God continues a bles of Luke 15 and those on prayer Time. This book wil have a dynamic Sout hern Baptist preachers. Laymen the oil poured in is the comfort of Warring King). are especially remarkable. This is a can find spiritua l inspiration just by to be' spoken and heard. It answers hope. The beast is the flesh in which A last group has to do \vith the and therapeutic effect upon your life the deepest need of lost, hungry,. be­ book you will love and treausre, add­ and will help you to "go blithely into reading these choice sermons. Christ came to earth; the inn is the crises of the Kingdom ( e. g., The ing immeasurably to your own st udy t he new day" with a heart at perfect T he na mes of some of the contribu­ wildered souls. It gives us a standing­ Church; the innkeeper t he Apostle Wicked Vinedressers)-Jesus' death of J esus' µarables. rest in God who is sufficient. tors and preachers and their sermon ground outside ourselves in the ~ra ce Paul; and the two pence, the com­ and resurrection by means of which topics will show you the breadth an.a and love of God a basis of moral Judg­ the Kingdom came to power. No ade­ BAPTIST CONCEPTS OF THE mandments of love"! SEEKING TO KNOW THE WILL variety of the contemporary evangeh­ ment in the mi~d of Christ, a rele~~e This is far-fetched to be sure, but quate interpretation of these delight­ CHURCH. Edited by Winthrop S. Hud­ OF GOD. By Hillery C. Rice-The cal pulpit: C. Oscar Johnson, A Light from sin in the Cross. "Christ :~ ful stories of J esus will disassociate son-The Judson Press-236 pages­ ;g?ca similar interpretations of parables are Warner Press- 128 Pages- Cloth in the Valley; Billy Graham, The Suf­ Word are the true way of d : still in vogue in some circles today. them from the redemptive mission he $3.00. 1 Binding, $2.50; Paper Binding, $1.25. fering Savior on a Crimson Cross; This conviction is propounded an t~· - It was t he German scholar, Adolph came to accomplish for all mankind. Baptists have never been in agree­ Many people, young and old, strive Robert G. Lee, It Is Finished; Theo­ lustrated graphically throughOut is ment on their concepts of the church. to know God's will. It is a much dis­ dore F. Adams (president of the Bap­ fine book! Throughout the years of Baptist his­ cussed subject. The author believes tist World Alliance), The World Is Not tory, there have been continuous t heo­ profoundly that "God has a will for Yet-But Ought to Be; Duke K Mc­ JUNGLES AHEAD by Esther D. At God's Command logical discussions on this subject us; we need to know what it is." But Call, Help from a Broken Heart; Perry Horner. Friendship Press-118 pages- which have produced rifts and divi­ the spiritual problem is that "God F. Webb, Sr. (guest speaker at the Paper back, $1.50. . A Study Cou rse Book of Missions and Missionaries sions. It is t herefore important to · Africa 1·arely has our rnrrendered wills upon 1955 General Conference in Waco, There are many jungles in • ' know what Baptists in the past have which he can create his plan. We often Texas), I Am a Millionaire; a nd Cas­ but not all jungles are forest, grass, By Dr. George A. Dunger taught about the church, what organi­ seek to adjust God's blueprint to our pa r C. Warr en (first chairman of the sand or c ity There are the old uncon- P rofessor of l\Ussions, N .A.B. Sem in:iry, zational patterns they have followed, faulty foundations. It will not fit!" I n . a · orance a nd what changes have taken place in Baptist J ubilee Advance Committee~. quered J·ungles of fear an ign t• ' Sioux Fnlls, Sout h Dakota. this fine little book, Dr. R ice gives Living Your Life at Its Best. In this l( ·al · ·us !CCS their concept of the church and in triba l hatreds a nd coloni in~ tru~ lucid, Scriptural directions to people volume you can sample Baptist preach­ t heir views of the church in its wider poverty and disease. The six PROVOCATIVE CONTENTS with problems how they can find God's stories in this book are about young relationships. This theological and ing at its best a nd sit at t he feet of 't will for everyday living. men and women of Africa who have scholarly volume contains a compre­ some of God's choise ministers. • What I s Missions? • Bible aml l\lissious . · 11 0 3·ungle so hensive study of this subject by fore­ discovered t hat there is d • T he Goals of l\lissions o 1\'lissions and t he Teenager dense that it cannot ..be_ pen~tra~~e most Baptist historians representing • Our Denominational l\lission Fields years of research and confe1·ences. I ts With t he Light t hat shines in subject matter will prove to be stimu­ Mission Study Books on Africa darkness." • The l\li.. ionary's Qua lifications lating for discussion groups a nd for a This is a beautifully illustrat_ed bo~:~ • 1 deeper study on the doctrine of the By Dr. M. L. 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It has Africa today w the Christian church the spiritual joy a nd capacity 3734 Payne Avenue, Cleveland 14, Ohio on the Christian life. Dr. Sanders been written by two former mission­ and to the modern program of Chris­ growth in Christ in the lives of these general director of the China Inland aries in Africa who have made this t ian missions. African Christians. 12 13 BAPTIST HERALD November 12, 1959 and Mrs. H enry Barnet as the new Senior CBYF Program Ideas superintendent and matron. They are already serving a t the Home. Mr. Bar­ By Richard Rabenhors t, Member of the CBY Fellowship Executive net was formerly pastor of the Im­ Committee manuel Baptist Church of Portland. INTRODUCTION Mr. and Mrs. Berndt had served t he Our guest editor, Mrs. Fred Paul, Portland Home since 1955. a . member of the Dayton's Bluff A TTENTION! All CBYF of­ of short Scripture verses rather tha n • The Germa n Zion Baptist Church, 200 people in atttnd • The Church Extension project in Church, St. Paul, Minn., is an out­ ficers, Program Commissions, and a ll just reading them. Milwa ukee, Wis., has extended a call song fest" was held a:~ce . Later "a Winnipeg, Manitoba, mainta ined by standing lay-woman in our denomina­ other members! I n our day of special 6. Study types, methods, purposes, to Rev. John Goetze of Kitchener, On­ with several churches he s~i:-ie l ~ke the McDermot Ave. Baptist Church ~i onal family. Her active participa tion a ttractions, ther e has never been such and patterns of praye1·. Thus far t partic1patmg. ta rio, to which he has responded favor­ , we1 v e new memb h of Winnipeg and the Church E>..1:ension m a number of community and school an urgent need for CBY F ellowship 7. Study prayers given in Bible, been received into the ch he~~ ave Committee of the denomination, sched­ affairs has placed her in positions of programs t ha t will draw attention. To a bly. He has announced that he would such as Christ's prayers. begin his rrtinistry in t he Milwaukee baptism and two others ~rel tt rough uled its first service on October 25. leadership wherein her Christian in­ k~ep your youth group active and 8. St udy how to pra y and types of church on J anuary 15, 1960. H e has branches vf the church ary e . er. All Rev. R. E. Grabke is the pastor. The fluence is vitally felt. In 1955 she was ahve, the programs you choose must prayer: prayers of praise, prayers of are pra ising the Lord for ~- acbotJve ~ nd temporary m eeting place is the a delegate to President Eisenhower's present t he "right challenge at the served as the first full-time pastor of intercession, prayers of repentance, the Central Baptist Church of Kitch­ blessings. is unt1ful Y. M. C. A. Auditorium (3rd floor) White H ouse Conference on Education. right time. e tc. ener since 1954. across the street from the Hudson's At present, she is vice-president of the Each m_ember of your group needs • The First Baptist Church S . Bay Store. Mrs. Russell Jenkins served St. P a ul Board of Education as well to be led in the various aspects of his VARIETIES IN DISCUSSION • The Ridgemont Baptist Church, J oseph Mi"h 11eld ·ts ' amt f ' - ·• 1 annual Rall as the guest soloist at the first ser­ as a member of the National Citizens ~h r i s t i a n lif~. Your neglect of present­ GROUPS East Detroit, Mich., has extended a Day and- Promotion Sunday on S f vices, all of which are being conducted Council for Better Schools. We are ing challenging and inspi rational pro­ 1. Pick interesting topics vital to I call to Rev. Walter Stein of Grand 27. Guest~ for . the day were m em:~r~ in English. Mr. and Mrs. Grabke, after ~appy to present her thought-provok­ g_rams geared to his per iod of Chris­ young people with a question or sug­ Forks, N. Dak., pastor of the Grace of a qua1 tet from _Fort Wayne Bible a honeymoon t r ip through the Canad­ ing message in t his column. ~ 1 an growth may be t he cause of his gestion box. Baptist Church since 1955. He has ac­ C_ollege together with their accompa­ ian Rockies to Victoria and Glacier immature Christian cha racter. As a 2. H a ve you ever discussed "Love, cepted the call a nd a nnounced that he nist. The annual Complimentary Din­ National Park, have been successful "FOR SUCH A Til\lE AS THIS" ~Y. Fellowship member, you are com­ Courtship :rnd Marriage"? Use visual would begin his ministry in the Ridge­ ner to Sunday School workers was in locating very fine living accommo­ hel? on Tuesday evening, Oct. 13. A By l\lrs. Fred L. Paul missioned to do everything for your a ids. mont Church on Jan. 1, 1960, succeed­ dations in Winnipeg. g_roup "as to the Lord." For Colos­ 3. Have a 5tudy of what North ing Rev. Otto Patzia, pastor-elect _of se~1 es of Teacher Training Courses is Again we come to that time of year the Ebenezer Church, Vancouver, Bnt­ being planned for the next few • Rev. G. Ben Lawrence, Cameroons sians 3 :23 says, "Whatsoever ye do American Baptists believe. missionary on furlough in the United when activities which have been semi­ do ~t heartily as to the Lord." ' ui:til the spri~ g of 1962 with y:rs dormant durii:g the summer months 4. Have a detailed study of religions ish Columbia. States, is spending t he months of Oc­ Si_nce ;Y0 u know of t he importance of Richa rd Lewis as teacher. The f rst become re-activated fo r a busy sea­ and cults. • Rev. Harold Sailer of Calgary, Al­ tober , November a nd December in a Christ-directed programs, your first 5. Have debates, panel discussions ?ours_e on "New Testament Surv~~" son ahead_. .Numerous requests will be berta , who was recently ordained at 1s being conducted these fall months. busy promotional program. He has step should be to decide whe n to hold a nd skits on varied subjects. t he Bridgeland Ba ptist Church, Cal­ visited churches a nd taken par t in ~ad e ~ f citizens to interest themselves the program meetings at a t ime when Rev. L. H . Broeker is pastor of t he in a wide variety of ca uses, some wor­ gary, Alberta, Canada, has accepted church. missionary conferences in the middle the P'.ogra ms would be received most VARIETIES IN QUIZ SESSIONS west and east as far as Rochester, N. thy, a nd some not so worthy. Just effectively. the call extended to him from t he what should be the Christian's re­ 1. Have you ever played Tic Tac Bethel Chapel, Ames, Iowa. _R~v . and • The First Baptist Sunday School Y. Early in November he and his wife The _following CBY Fellowship pro­ spon_se t~ such requests for volunteer Toe? This can be done wit h two teams Mrs. H. Sa iler bega n t heir ministry at Ellinwood, Kansas, held Rally Day 0~ were on t. he programs of the Oregon serVlces in a community? gram ideas have been presented by consis ting of nine pl ayers each. H ave Ames on Sept. 27t h. Bet hel Chape_l, Oct. 4 with a goal of 150. A new Youth a nd California Associa tions. Lat er in N~r thweste rn Confer ence CBY Fellow­ chairs arranged in Tic Toe Toe forma­ a n Interdenominationa l Church, is Prop-~m wa~ recently la unched with November he will visit Alberta church­ 1:her e are many instances in the ship members. Scnptures which encourage Christians tion. Have the x's a nd the o's a nswer looking forward to a contim._iation _of Tra u:11n g Umon studies each Sunday es a nd speak in chapel services a t the to ~ak~ correct a nd profitable use of Bible questions a nd take their proper blessings under the leadership of its evening a t 8_:15 p. m. following a brief Christian Training Instit ute, Edmon­ VARIETIES IN MUSIC t heir time. There are al so m chairs. n ew pastor. Gospel service. On _Sunday evening, ton, Albert a, besides visiting our charge . C any 2. Have a quiz session on Scripture Oct. 18, Rev. Edwm Michelson of W ashington churches. He will spend . s given hristians to engage 1. Sing hymns of an a uthor a nd • The Dickinson County Baptist m . goo~ works. In pa rticular, Paul present his biography. references related to various topics. Wichita, Ka ns~s, served as guest the spring semester of 1960 in further For exa mple: salvation, comfort, guid­ Church nea r E lmo, Kansas, has ex: studies at the Western Conservative ~:.1 t~~ in tEhphesians 5, verses 15 a nd 2· Have ~ Iii-Fi record n igh t. Each speaker, report111g about the Wichita ance, and other practical Christia n tended a call to Rev. J . G. Neugeba uer Church Extens i o ~ project. From Nov. Baptist Theological Seminary, Port­ . ee en that ye walk circum- member brings his favorite Christia n or Da llas Texas. He ser ved formerly spectl_Y, not as fools but as wise, re­ record, expla ins why it is his favorite workers' subjects. 9 to 15 the special Fall meetings ar e land, Oregon. 3. Pla y $64,000 question, Challenge, as pastor 'or the Salem Baptist Chur~h , deeming the t~me, because the days a nd then plays it. being hel? with Dr. Walter Wessel of a nd Wha t's My Line with Bible ques­ Gotebo Ol·'a until he went to Texas • An ordination council was convened are evil." 3· Stress meaning of words in songs . ' u ., d. Re th ~ Sem111ary fa?ulty teaching the by the King's H ighway Baptist Church, tions and cha racters. a year a go for further st~ 1es. . - epistle of J ames m lectures e ntitled Never were these words more R ead stanzas occasionally a nd ma ke centty M r. Nc11 gebauer married again , Bridgeport, Conn., on Sept. 18 for its fra ught with mea nlng than toda 4. As:>ign book:> of the Bible And "A PleA for Vil.a l Chr istia nity." ' memb~ rs conscious of testimonies, con­ have a detailed quiz on certa in cha p­ his first wife having passed away SCV· pastor, Mr. W illinm E , Chr istensen. in many areas secrati ons, _e tc., given in the songs. Prese n ~ co~ di t ion s ~f el'al years ago. H e a nd his w"u e bega n • On Sunday i:-iorning, Sept. 27, t he Thirty-two de legates representing 18 our dail y h fe :;houJd ca use us grave 4 · Occasiona lly sing motion songs. ters. churches par ticipa ted. On Friday eve­ 5 5. Bible character studies a nd quiz- their mini·stry in t he Dickinson Coun- Evergr een Bapl1sl Church , Brooklyn, concern. There are ma ny unmet social · P lay melodies of songs a nd ha ve . Walter N. Y., was honored to welcome to its ning, Sept. 25, t he ordina tion ser vice health a nd family needs facing man; groups guessing titles. zes always are good. ty Church on Sept. 6. R e':'· . , of 6. H ave a baseba ll quiz : (Not on Weber was t he previous m1111ster service the P1:emier of the Southern was h eld by the church \Vith Rev. H er­ of our people, as well as problems 6· Have concentra ted hymn studies bert F reeman presiding. Dr. Lloyd baseba ll but played in the same ma n­ the church. Cameroons, His Excellency John N. p2culiar to the youth of our land which perhaps favorite hymns of group. ' Foncha, a nd the Minister of Public K alla nd of ;;he Gordon D ivinity School, ner with correct answers being hits, • The Grace Baptist Church of must ?e faced a nd solutions sought. runs, a nd home runs. Wrong a nswers G~c­ Wor ks, The H onorable Solomon T. brought the ordination message and A t t~ n t i on must also be given to t he VARIETIES IN SCRIPTURE AND or no answers in give n time a re str ikes k_le, N. Dak., held its Harvest a nd ~tsh Muna. They were on a mission to the Rev. Stanley Washbur n offered t he maJor problems facing public educa­ PRAYER s1on Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1~ , United Nations. On Friday evening ordina tion prayer. Others taking pa r t a nd ultimately outs.) Rev. Howa rd Westlund of ~ i o n today, na1!1ely, man-power , hous­ 7. Have a Baptist Beliefs' quiz. Carringto n~ Oct. 2, Mr. H a rold Johns of Forest in the service were R ev. A. T heodore ing and supplies- to mention but a ~- Incorpora te specia l CBY Fellow­ N. Da k as the guest speaker. ship prayer session on regula r rrtid­ 8. Use "Twenty Questions" with Bi­ T~ Pa rk, Ill., showed pictures of Africa Ekholm of Boston, Mass., R ev. A. Hus­ few. Alfred Ba~t i s t Church held its M_itsl- ma nn of New York, N. Y. , and R ev. week prayer night. ble cha racters, miss icnaries, and books . d Sept 13 w1 1 a nd the Holy La nd at the P r ayer F el­ Yes_, days ~ u~h as t hese should serve s1on Festival on Sun ay, · 'f the Donald Mostrom of Union City, N . J. 2. Have prayer lists for each mem­ of t he Bible. 0 lowship Hour. On Rally Sunday, Oct. to stir Christians everywhere to in­ Have you ev0r had a funeral service R ev. V. H . P rendinger , pastor as 4, Dr. Walter Macoskey, a son of the Rev. William E. Christensen, pastor of tensify t heir efforts to "redeem the ber. Begin a "Missionary of t he Berlin Church Fredonia, N. Dale, t he Br idgepor t church since June 1959, Month" program. The Nort h Ameri­ for your CBY Fellowship? If it seems t h ' B d Edinger, church, was the guest speaker. Rev. time." T he broad definition of t he dead, maybe· you should bury it. Pos­ e speaker. Rev. ernar cJ·le Paul F. Zoschke is t he pastor of the pronounced the benediction. word "redeem" is "to improve condi­ can Baptist missionaries a re especial­ Pastor of the Grace Ch urch of Ga ' ly remembered in prayer during t he sibly this ~ound s absurd, but it is a cl1t1rch. e A group of five families from t he tions of a nything by money, endeavor means of s tressing t hat it needs to be a nd Alfred, N . Da_k., has " begu;.e ~ western suburbs of Chicago, Ill., held devotion, sacrifi ce or the like." I~ m:mth on which they have a birthday. new series of studies on The • The Ba ptist Home for the Aged, Present a biography of a m issiona ry spirit ually a nd physically awakened. informal services last July to explore ligh t of t his definition, let us endeavor Comma ndments." P ortla nd, Oregon, has a nnounced tha t a~ your meeti ng and send him or her For help in presenting a comple te t he superintendent a nd ma t ron, Rev. the possibilities for a new North to a nswer t he question asked earlier Christian.progra m about "Love, Court­ American Baptist church in t he Lom­ relative to the response of Christians birthday greetings. • R ev Leste r N S~ h oe n , pastor of !the a nd Mrs. L. B. Berndt, have resigned 3. E ncourage members to present ship, and Marriage," obtain filmstrips Fol so~d a l e Ba ptist Church, Cow ~s­ a nd have brough t their ministry there ba rd-Glen E llyn-Wheaton area. On toward m eeting these needs. We should August 6 t hey voted to be affiliated respond according to t he abil ities and specia l prayer requests . and r ecord narra tions a bout such Ville, N . Y., since Apr i~ 1, 1959 .. hf~;~~ to a close. Mr. Berndt and his family topics as "Going Steady," "Falling in with t he N . A. B . Con fere nce and talents with whi ch God has endowed . 4. Instead of regular Scripture read­ Ported severa l interestmg events . s left for Lodi, California, where they Love," "Conduct on a Date," "When church's life. T wo baptisma l ser vice chose the name, Glenbard Baptist us. T his response should be t wo-fold: ing have favorite verses and testimony have esta blished t heir residence. The Church. At present. t hey a re meeting why it is t he individua l"s favorite. Should I Mar ry." Simila r filmst r ips have been held, one in t he ea1:1Y s~:id P ortland H ome for the Aged has a lso (Continued on page l!.'JJ 5. Give expla nation a nd applica tion ( Contiwuecl on page 23 J -Iller a t a :ireat outdoor service b t announced the a ppointment of Rev. ( Continued. on page 23) b ·t h a OU 14 a t a beautiful private lake wi BAPTIST HERALD 15 November 12, 1959 "Do you mind if I sit here?" she "I haven't felt like eating for a long that there would be no escape. But he would have paid the debt and just now asked. time," she said while her eyes clouded. "Of course not." H e ma naged a "While Mother was sick I was anxious that was all that mattered. Somewhere smile. "What will you have?" he asked about her, then when she died, I just in New Orleans there was a man who must suffer as he had made his father as he looked over the menu. couldn't eat. I really am enjoying "I think I'll just take a doughnut this," she added brightly. "This steak suffer. Not in the same way. That The Long Search must have come from some of our would be too good for him. Long years and coffee.'' in prison, even in mental anguish He thought she was ordering this good Texas beef." "I suppose those uninteresting plains would be far too god. He would still because she did not have money for a be alive. He must make him suffer full meal and again he felt sorry for are good for something after all," he remarked. "They look like a lot of both physical as well as mental her. The shadows under her eyes told anguish before he died. First he must By Sallie Lee Bell of sleepless nights and of grief. He waste land to me." "Without them there would be no find that man. That might take time could understand what she had ex­ a nd he was anxious to begin his search perienced for the memory of his own good cattle grazing grounds and people would be wishing for steaks that as soon as he had reached the city. experienc~ was fresh and the poignan­ they'd never get." "You must be thinking about your A Prize-winning Christian Novel Laid in Texas. cy of his grief was still there, though mother," she ventured timidly as she he had tried to bury it when he started "Now I call that saying the right words at the right time and spoken saw the dark look upon his face. on his search. He recovered himself with an ef­ "You'd better eat more than that," like a Texan," he said. She laughed. He observed how her fort. "I was thinking about that busi­ he advised "We won't stop again un­ Copyrighted (1958) by Zondervan P ublishing House, face became alight and animated when ness of mine," he told her truthfuJly. til morning for breakfast. I'm goi':'g she laughed. He thought that perhaps "But that can wait. Let's have some to order a good thick steak. That will this was the first time she had laughed ice cream to top off this meal." Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Used With Permission. be enough for both of us. How about in quite some time. When they returned to the bus they some fried potatoes and a salad?" He "I didn't know that I could do it," talked for a while, then they settled felt that he was being extravagant, she remarked with a twinkle in her back for the long night ride. Presently for he did not have much money him­ deep gray eyes. the lights were turned out and all was self but she reminded him of a little "Have you ever been to New Or­ silent, but James could not sleep. Once 111;...,;,111,~....i-...:;i~.;.:....:.111.:.;.;.M.i..;a...... ;.....~ ...... :i-...... ;....~....;J,~- l lost kitten- and he wanted to see her -Photo by Harold M. Lambert leans?" he asked. during the night the bus stopped to let eat a good meal and enjoy it. "No. My aunt moved there after a passenger leave. He opened his eyes SYNOPSIS "My mother was a Christian," she "Try to go to sleep," he advised. "I couldn't let you do that," she de­ my father died and then Mother and and looked about him and saw that murred. "I could order the potat~es James Thornton was an embittered young replied. A look of sadness shadowed "That will help." I couldn't afford to visit her. Mother the girl was also awake. She gave man. His father had been sent to prison by her expressive face. "She often talked She smiled and laid her head against and the salad and share them with worked until she got sick and I him a faint smile. the false testimony and accusation of a "I can't sleep very well. I'm not business partner, Thomas Martin. There in to me about being one, but I was nev­ the seat a nd closed her eyes. you." worked after I finished school. I do prison his father had died and some time "You can order something for break­ er interested and I am sure that I hope my aunt will be there to meet used to this noise," she said. later his mother passed away from a broken He looked :it her again as her eyes fast, but Jet me do this now. The or­ hea1·t. Now James Thorton was in a bus must have grieved her by my indif­ me as she said she would. I'd feel "Neither am I. You never did tell remained closed and he resented the der will be more than I can eat and riding across Texas and bound for New ference." She uttered a sigh, so deep Jost in that city if she weren't there.'' me your name," he remarked. Orleans. where he hoped to Jiave his revenge sympathy he had for her. He did not there's no use letting good food go "I'm sure she will be if she said she "It's F aith. F aith Ransom." on Thomas Martin. A young woman boarded and so profound that it seemed to want to be interested in anyone. He the bus and sat next to him. Her mother to waste." would." "Faith Ransom," he repeated. had died and she was on her way to New reach his own deep sorrow. "The last had a sinister task to perform and He gave the order without fu.i:ther Orleans Lo live with an aunt. Thornton tried words she said to me I'll never forget. He was hoping she would be there. "That's pretty.'' to comfort her. "In Lime you will get over there m ust be no room for sympathy comment and as they waited for 1 ~ to He didn't want this girl on his hands "Mother said it was typical. She the keenness or your grief and you will be She said, 'I'm going home, darling. I or interest in anyone until that task be filled, they sat silent for a time happy again," he said to her. shall be looking for you. Promise me when he reached New Orleans. He had said that Ransom was what J esus did was completed. He turned his gaze looking at the other passengers. his own affairs to attend to. The lit­ when He shed His blood for our sins CHAPTER TWO that you will follow on to know the once more to the seared plains. How Lord.'" Once more she fought back "I wonder what they find to talk tle Jost kitten would be a nuisance if and that we have to accept the gift he wished that he could forget! But he about" he remarked. "Some people al­ her aunt rlidn't appear. of eternal life through faith, so when the tears. had nursed this scheme of vengeance S THAT the way you feel?" "Did you promise?" He was inter­ ways ' seem to be talking, but they "Have you ever been to New Or­ she married Daddy and I came along, ''I too long. It had grown until it had never seem to say anything worth- she said that F aith fitted so well with she asked hopefully. "I don't seem to ested in spite of himself. He no long­ become a monster within him, con­ leans?" she asked. want to face the future without her." while." Ransom that she could not name me er resented her presence and he had trolling his every thought and color­ "No. I've lived in the west all of anything else. I'm sure that I disap­ "I haven't had time to think about forgotten his desire to be alone. ing every purpose that he might have "I've always wished that I could my life." myself or what life may hold for me," talk easily." She smiled ruef.ully. pointed her when I never did have She shook her head. "Somehow I had in h is past life, and now taking "Are you going there for a visit or the faith she hoped and prayed that he said as the cloud of his obsession couldn'.t, because I felt that I wouldn't hold of his whole future. Where it "M th d to say that sometimes just on business?" settled upon him again. . o e r use , ·a that's I would have."' be ~elling ~he truth. I didn't have any would end he did not know and, just silence is o-olden, but I m afrai . "I'm going on business." "Perhaps someday you will." After he had accomplished his mis­ desire to hve as she did. She told me not the tr~th with me. It's just plain He could feel the sudden gravity in sion, what would life hold for him? now, he did not care. His words carried no conviction to one day that I should be careful not stupid." his voice and he could feel the grim­ himself, for he knew nothing of the Prison? Execution? Flight from the to turn. the Lord away, for I might "That remark wasn't stupid. In fa~t , ness of that business once more envel­ Jaw? Constant fear of pursuit and cap­ turn Him away for the last time and The bus stopped and the passengers . . " H gave her a smile faith she mentioned, but he had to say piled out for dinner, glad of the op­ 1t sounded wise. e . oping him with its sinister hold. He something, for sadness had oversha­ ture? He refused to think what would then 1. would never have another op­ portunity to walk about a nd break that was a little more fne~dl y. ~~: wished he could forget it, but its hold dowed her again. happen afterwards. First let h im find portunity to accept salvation. While upon him was too strong. the man he sought, then he could be­ the monotony of the ride. Texas might was not only a little lost kitten, t1 "I do want to feel that I shall see she was waiting for me to promise was a lovely girl, as fragile as ~ cos ~ She noticed the sudden change, the her again. She used to say that God gin to think of the consequences and her what she asked, she just closed be a wonderful s tate, James said to plan for what might happen. himself, but the beauty of it must be bit of china, with delicate colo~•':'g ~~e shadow in his eyes, the grim lines woulc1 answer the prayer of faith and her eyes and left me. That's what features that would grace a miniat. · "But you're pretty young yourself," somewhere off in the far spaces. He about his mouth and she wondered then she would smile and say that hu,'.·ts. s~, that I didn't promise." . d h. admira- that meant m e." She was silent a she offered with a smile. "Life can had not e ncountered any of it on this His interest in her an is · about it. It.s Just as well you didn't make a .. tion of her beauty were purely im­ moment, then she said, "You never did still hold the same for you that you promise that you didn't want to keep" trip. "I hope everything \\-ill wo;·k out H e rose and stretched himself, then Personal No thought of roma.nce efn- all right for you," she said. "You have tell me your name." say it can hold for me." The tears ~e off~red, trying to comfort he~. . h d o time or "I'm J ames Thornton." had been wiped away and she was in s.ometJmes people ask impossible turned to see if the girl was still tered his mind. He a n would helped to make this trip pleasant when asleep. She had sat quietly for so long romance. Romance and murderh t he I was dreading it so much." "My father's name was J ames. command of her emotions once more. th~ngs on their deathbeds and it isn't Mother used to call him Jimmie. He fair to those who are left." that he was sur e she must have been not mix. The thought of w a Jin "I'm glad if I helped," he replied. "Mother used to say that for one who never would let anyone else call him Joved the Lord, the best was always "B1;1t I should have given her that sleeping, but when he stood she opened planned to do brought a~o~he~ r~~~ t~ She hoped that his business would her eyes and looked inquiringly at him. of revulsion but he grim Y work out all right! If she only knew that. Said it sounded too silly, as if ahead." promise. It is something that I should he were just a kid. Mother used to "We're stopping to eat," he told her. conquer ~ h i~ ~npleasant sensation ~s what that business was she would He turned surprised eyes upon her. try. to keep, but I just don't feel any their came and t h.ey tell him that he was just like a little "Your mother must have been a re­ desire to keep it." "You'd better go and get something. ord~r beganlat~ shun him as if he had the plague. If eat. She protested as he 11 the it did work out all right he would boy to her. I'll always love that name." ligious person to say something like . He had no answer for that and a The night will be long and you'll get P :~~~~roi There vvas no coquetry in her eyes that." hungry.'' With potatoes and gave !1edI he set never see her again, that was certain. silence fell between them. steak, but he only smile as He would be on his way, fleeing from as they looked into his. She was not He had never heard his mother She rose and stood in the aisle while really thinking of him he knew, but "Wouldn't you rather sit by the win­ he went ahead, then she followed. He the plate before her. few the law. All the rest of his life he make a statement like that. In fact, dow?" he asked presently. would be fl eeing even if no one pur­ of her father and mother who were had nlor to your cheeks." li 16 BAPTIST HERALD November 12, 1959 God ca n do if only he had some mon­ ey." Paul ls one of a few outsta nding examples of whom it ca n be said, "It shows what the Holy Spirit ca n do if only he had a ma n." Every one of us has the opport unity A TE ACHING GUIDE viva! referred to as successful. But of being ::onfronted by Christ on the E.astern Conference Women's Timothy Franz; (front row) : Bonnie Date: November 22, 1959 here we have an evangelist going on Damascus Road. Perhaps not in the Missionar y Union Sessions Fra nz P am ela Unger, Susan Thiessen, same melodramatic way in which Pa ul Eastern District Charl~tte Nikkel, Pa tty Richert, J ea n­ Theme : PffiLIP, WU.LING a special campaign to win one soul. was confronted, yet he a ppears there, The Eastern Conference Women's nie Richert Linda Kosanke, Frances EVA NGELIST There is no doubt that it is God's will nevertheless. But it seems mor e peo­ Union held its annual meeting in Kil­ Ra tzlaff a nd Patsy Kroeker (not pic­ to save that soul. But how much ar e 1959 Institute for Pastors tured ). They along with Mrs. Kenneth Scripture : Acts 8 :4-6; 26-38 we willing to give, how much are we ple ta ke a detow· when they come laloe, Ont., on Sept. 4 a nd 5. Rev. THE CENTRAL THOUGHT : God And S. S. Superintendents Arthur McAsh, pastor of the E be­ Flam ing, who was received by church willing to work, how far a re we will­ close to the Da mascus Road tha n on nezer Church, Detroit, Mich., added to letter, were welcomed into the fel­ would n ot ask us to be willing if he ing to go to put God's will into ef­ a ny other highway. They a re afra id The 1959 project of the Atlantic the festive 'Jccasion with his illustra ted lowship of the church by R ev. J ack did not know tha t we ar e able. fect? The value of one soul has not of being "'held up" by Christ. For here Conference Sunday School Committee report, based on his recent visit abroad Block, our pastor. I NTRODUCTION : I n a measure all changed. It is still wor th more than on this road you must ask the three was a n Institute for pastors a nd super­ to our mission fields in the Cam­ Mrs. A. W. Leppke, R eporter teaching a nd preaching are evange­ the whole world. most important questions in your li fe : intenden ts, held Sept. 11 a nd 12, on eroons. Mrs. A.rthur Weisser, our pres­ lism. If any evangelist is one who pro­ 1. Wha t wilt thou have me do? the ca mpus of N ortheastern Bible I n­ ident from Rochester, N. Y., and Mrs. III. THE SCRIPTURES AND stit ute in Essex Fells, N. J. F ifteen of Arthur Ha rtma n from the Bethel Recent Events at Baptist claims good tidings, then every Chris­ GOD'S WILL. Acts 8 :30-35. 2. Wha t wilt thou have m e be? tian can be called an evangelist, sim­ our 22 churches were represented. Fol­ Church, Buffalo, N. Y., read the Scrip­ Church, McLaug·hlin, S. Dak. There are other ways of finding 3. Where wilt thou ha ve me go? lowing the supper hour on Sept. 11_. a ture alterna tely, a nd Mrs. M. Kuehl ply by witnessrng to wha t Christ has God's will: through prayer, through Pa ul perfor med the right action ; he general assembly was held durmg A farewell service on August 30 done for him. But befor e we can have from Killaloe, Ont., led in prayer. On was tendered by the First Baptist circumstances, through understanding beca me the r ight being ; a nd he found which Rev. A. T heodore Ekholm of Sa turday morning we met f~r break­ any measure of success in evangelism the r ight direction. Wha t a difference Boston addressed the group on "Part­ Church, McLaughlin, S. Dak., to the friends, through the Holy Spirit. But fast a nd :>Ur business session. Mrs. Edwin Michelson family, as they have we must , first, like Philip, be willing. even these, to a great extent, are de­ it made in his life! ners in Christ's Service." T he first Robert K emnitzer from the Temple When our willingness is once united workshop ENLISTING THE HOME, Church of Buffalo, N. Y. led us in our left this field for Church Extension . pendent on whether we are willing to I. SAUL'S HATRED. Acts 9:1-2. work at Wichita, Kansas. Rev. Ed­ with God's purpose, then the oppor­ followed 'a nd was conducted by the devotions a nd Mrs. L . Ka uffeldt from win Michelson was our pastor for 3 1h t unities will present themselves wher­ read the Scriptures. God will open his I n the :> trictest sense of the term, local conference S. S. Secretary, Rev. the Arnprior Church Jed in prayer. Word to you only if you a re willing H. J . Freeman of Hamden, Conn. The newly elected officers ar e: pres­ years. The Michelsons are missed in ever we go. to open it firs t. P aul was zealously true to the teach­ the church and community where ev­ One of the most meaningful sayings ing and training of his generation, a nd On Saturday morning two work­ ident, Mrs. R. Mikolon, Erie, Penn.; eryone lear ned to know and to love The Ethiopia n opened the Scrip­ shops LESSON EVALUATION and vice-president, Mrs. L. Kauffeldt, Arn­ them. A handkerchief shower was giv­ of Jesus, found in J ohn 7:17, illustra tes tures; Philip opened his understa nd­ the genera tions before him . He was TEACHER TR AINING, were conduct­ pr ior, Ont.; vice-president, Mrs. A. the power of willingness : "If any indoctrina ted a nd brain-washed to en in our Woman's Missionary Society ing; a nd the rloly Spirit opened his ed by Rev. G. K. Zimmerman, general Ha rrison, Erie, P enn. ; secretary, Mrs. for Mrs. Michelson previously. Mr. man's will is to do his will, he shall heart. such a degree i ha t he could not h ~ l p secretary of our Sunday School Umon. W. C. Damrau, Buffalo, N . Y.; trea­ know whether the teaching is from but ha te a nything tha t inte rfered Wlth T he last workshop, ATTENDANCE surer, Mrs. R. Portenier, Erie, P enn. Michelson was also remembered. God or whether I am speaking on my IV. BAPTISM AND GOD'S WILL. his religiously discipli ned life. But _in­ BUILDING, was ably conducted by The past president, Mrs. Arthur Weis­ Dur ing the month of August our Acts 8:36-38. church gained 3 m embers by letters. own a uthority" 0.00 Quade for the Imma nuel ~hurc h, Mr. their family. After a challenging fare­ dolph, Minnesota, met after the morn­ The Lord blessed us with 29 fine pu­ well message by t he pastor, Mr. Sam received to help defray the costs of E mil Brenner for the Z10n German Women's and S. S. Meetings, pils and 8 consecra ted teachers and ing service for a pot-luck dinner hon­ Church, Rev. Rudolph Woyke for Geis was in charge of the service. oring Rev. and Mrs. B. A. Itterman mater ia ls. Elk Grove, California workers. Representatives of the various organi­ On Sept. 27th Rev. a nd Mrs .. Alla~ T em ple Church, Rev. J ohn Kroeker It was our privilege to do some re­ and famlly, this being t heir last Sun­ Strohschein spent the Sunday 111 our for Bethel German Church, and Rev. The Woman's Missionary Society of zations of the church expressed t heir day in the pastorate of t he church, Edgar Klatt for t he Kenosha Church. modeling on our church during the appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Sanda u midst as t he guest spea ker Co ~· . the the First Baptist Church, Elk Grove, past summer. N ew windows were put before going to Hutchinson, Minn. Harvest Mission F estiva l. A; delicious Dr. Leypoldt represented our North Calif held its 34th anniversa ry pro­ for falthful service and wishing t hem After a bountiful meal, the program in as well as ;edecorating the exter­ God's richest blessing at Randolph, lunch furnished by the ladies of the America n Baptist Conference. gra~· on Sept. 27. The song service ior and interior. We put $1,300 into was presented. Thoughts fitting for Laura Weihe, Reporter was led by Mrs. H enry Ra user. The Minn. The church presented t he San­ the occasion were expressed by the church ser ved to ma ke the day .a re~ l this project. On August 23 we had a da us with a gift of money and the church family affair. An of~e rmg m welcome wa s IJy t he president of the dedica tion for these improvements chalrma n of the deacon board, the Millllesota Association Meets With society, Mrs. Ed Kammerer; Scrip­ Woman's Missionary Union presented moderator, t he president of the Wom­ t he a mount of $525 was received. wit h Rev. Daniel Fuchs of Forest Mrs. Sandau with a gift. Henry Geigle, Clerk Minnetrista Baptist Church t ure reading by the vice-president, Park, Ill., as guest speaker. We had an's Missionary Society, a nd the as­ Mrs. Roy Dolliver; solo by Mrs. Alvin wonderful weather for the occasion, Mrs. Sam Geis, Reporter sistant Sunday School superintendent. The annual meeting of the Mini:ie­ Adam· prayer by Mrs. Ed Kamm erer; and at present only a few dollars re­ Several numbers were sung by the Reception for Rev. and Mrs. sota Associa tion was held at the Mu~­ and ~usical reading by Miss Theo main to be paid. For t his we are in­ Encouraging Events, Baptist male quartet, this being t he last Sun­ A. Van J{ley, Baileyville, Ill. nestrista Baptist Church, St. Bom­ Wuttke. The mission offering amount­ day before George Engler, who was facius, Minn., from Sept. 1? -20. T!'ie deed grateful to the Lord, our God. Church, Buffalo Center, Ia. Members and friends of the Bapti5.t ed to $150. The speaker for the eve­ Arnold Friez, P astor a member of the quartet a nd also theme "All Scripture . . . 1s Profit­ n ing was our pastor, Rev. Walter B~r­ The First Baptist Church of Buffa ­ Sunday School superintendent, moved Church, Baileyville, Ill.! held a sr~ a ble," 'taken from II Timot hy 3:16~ 17 0 ka n, h is topic being "Women of Dis­ Baptism and Bible Studies, lo Center, Iowa, is happy to report to Watertown, Wisconsin. (The church prise reception for thell' new P~~l was presented to us by Rev. R. Schil ke tinction." seven baptisms during the summer. had given a farewell program for Mr. and family, Rev. and Mrs. A. Van {j of Forest P ark, Ill., Dr. C. H. Se~­ Steamboa,t Rock, Iowa and daughter Sharon, on Sept. · Sunday School week was held from Our Sunday School is growing fol­ and Mrs. Engler and family t he pr~v­ camp, LaCrosse, Wis., and Rev. Curtis Sept. 27 to Oct. 4. It was a week. of lowing a contest in May. Less than ious Sunday evening.) A gift was giv­ Ben Zimmerm'a n JJr:es1·ct e d · A .pr ogramdif- B. Akenson, Minneapolis, Minn. Recently, following a Sunday eve­ two years after dedicating our new was g iven with various leaders of k intensive activity aimed at the im ­ ning service !n the First Baptist en to the Ittermans from t he church, Our moderator, Rev. D o~ald Gan­ provement of the Sunday Scho_ol. Su_n­ Sunday School rooms, we celebrated and each of their two sons was given ferent organizations of t he.church ta - strom presided at our busmess ses­ Church, Steamboat Rock, Iowa, it was the payment of all indebtedness day morning was Rally Day with priz­ our happy privilege to witness twelve a gift by their Sunday School class.es. ing part: Relma n DeVnes, d e!~~~ sions. 'A report on t he Broo ~Ur "' • hich includes ary Union, Ba ptist Men, and C. B. Y. worker, Miss Ruth Ba tha ue r. We member is left, namely, Mrs. Anna unit. This structure, w . to the a n e ~rollm en t of 124 children and a n K essler. She was presented with a gift t he following Sunday, Sept. 20, we F ellowship. average da ily attenda nce of 100. Our were happy fo r 22 children completing met for the first service in the n.ew a kitchen, adds te ncl ai~~~ o~~y . t he Mrs. Ben Woyke, R eporter this course a nd rece iving awards. Our by our vice-president, Mrs. John Sunday School. 0 bl leadership of 24 teachers and helpers r endered a Kranzler, from our Ladies' Aid while church and for t he cornerstone laymg fine service in guiding these young­ Ladies' Mission Society also held a exercises. It too was a blessed day School, under t~ e a e ·n t he beau­ F amlly N ight picnic in t he park. F ol­ Mrs. E ..s. F enske, our president , made l\:1iss Ma r ie B~~d1 s ch, .m e ~J~n Leypoldt, sters through the King's Adventure­ appropriate remarks. The members of with good attenda nce. Under the lead­ 1 la nd. Those on the staff were: Coun­ lowing t he supper, t he ladies held an ership of our pastor we have begun tJful new a dd1t1on. 1? · .J d an inspiring open a ir program centei;-in.g a round the Berlin Baptist Church a nd R ev. a former pastor, dehvere sellor. Rev. E. A. Gerlitz ; Director, a!'ld Mrs. '{ictor Prendinger were in­ a program of visitat ion. Mrs. Sally Oppel; N ursery Supt ., Mrs. the importance ot t he Christian Home. vited to en3oy the evening with us. Mrs. H erbert A. Meyer, Reporter messa ge. . f wed was led From Sept. 9-16 we held specia l re­ The service which 011 0 Wilmer Terry Jones; H elpers •. Mrs. Arl ~ne vival meetings with R ev. A. W. Bibel­ The fo llowing program was present­ by our beloved p~ s to~, ;::~ n ted t he P hillips, Linda J o Ra1cy a nd ~.hce ed with Mrs. E . S. F enske, our presi­ Building Improvements and P ayn e; Beginner Supt., Mrs. V1v1an heimer from Ashley, N . Da k., in dent, in charge: two group songs, mu­ Quiring. The arch.1tec Erbach cha ir­ charge. Our hearts rejoiced w ith two Mission Festival, Selfridg,e keys to Mr. Wilham Trustees. who Crawford; T eachers a nd H elp.ers, Mrs. sical numbers, r;oem a nd the dia logue, Lois Stevens, :.Wrs. E dna Wa ite, Dan­ who ca me forward a nd made a profes­ "I Love to T ell the 'story ." The offer­ It's only a small group of Ba ptists man of t he Boa rd of f the church. sion of faith on Sat urday morning accepted them un b ~!~~~ gtu s, " was dj­ ny Lundy a nd J a nice Keller ; Prima ry dur ing the junior meeting. ing was a little over $66.00. The fol­ here in Selfridge, N. Da k., but we are Supt., Mrs. Jean ~n~ell; Tea ~h ers and lowing report was given by our sec­ determined to keep the Gospel light The choir anthem, th Miller and ac­ Mrs. Allen Mohrma nn, Church Clerk r ected by Mr. Kenne Abitz a t the H elpers, Mrs. Lillian Gerlitz, Mrs. retary, Mrs. J. Schopp. We were able shining for t he King. Under t he lead­ Marge Wa rner, Mrs. Carol Manuel, to raise $1,043.32, which was spent companied by Mrs. ~rj di n the dedica­ Farewell Service for Pastor, ership of t he pastor, Rev. David Litt­ organ. Dr. Leypoldt e n ing dedlca­ La rry Young, Barbara A11gell ~nd Joey as follows : new hymna ls for . our ke, the pa rsonage has been complete­ Shade; J unior Supt., Mrs. E dit h Sot h­ Immanuel Church, Oklahoma church; women's mission pro,Ject; ly renovated. N ew wa lls, woodwork tory prayer . 'fhe challe ! by Rev. J . White Cross medical supplies, ja ckets tion sermon was pr~a;~ e t Secretary. ern ; T eachers and H elpers, Mrs. Mar­ On Sunday, Sept. 27, Rev. and Mrs. with birch doors in butternut stain C. Guns t, Ce ntral Dis 1~unit y service tha Miller and Mrs. Gla dys Payne. Eleon Sandau brought t heir minist ry and blankets for Crystal Springs youth decora te all of the downstairs. The camp. Sa crifice offering is given 0~1e In t he evening, a c ~ ~borin g church­ Total of da ily mission offe rings to a close at t he Imma nual Church of ba tliroom has been tiled a nd fur­ a mounted to $51.05 w hich was sent month ea ch vear. We also gave a mis­ nished with a nice va nitory and la rge Was he ld to w~i c 0 neig After words of Loyal, Okla homa. It was with regret siona ry tea with Miss E leonor Weis­ es ha d been 111v1ted. Jed a song to further t he Gospel in our mission t hat we saw t hem leave our church. mirror . New birch ca binets are in the field in Africa. An "Advent urama enburger as speaker. We have not kitchen which a lso sports a new Phil­ Welcome, Ben ~n derson "How L ovely But we praise God for their four years fa il ed to remember our Old P eople's service. The choir sang.,, In honor of Program" was given Friday night a t of faith ful service in our midst. Dur­ co refrigera tor supplied by the Ladies' Is Thy Dwe llin~ Place .• ministry at t he close of the Bible School. Each Home with gifts and food. At present Aid. A 108 inch picture window a nd ing the morning S£;,rvice, we wit nessed we total 24 members a nd one honor­ Mr. Quiring 's e1ght-yearresented him Vacation Bible School children ~f the department presented recita tions, the baptism or three children. One ary m ember. wall to wall tweed r ug with heavy Bethany, t he church P • ciation and Stafford Baptist Church. Sherwood, Ore­ songs and skits. Highlight of the pro­ help :o complete the la rge young woman joined t he ch urch Mrs. J acob Schopp, Repor ter ~a~d i n g With a statem ent of appr~n g by our gon. iaking part in ih ~ "Adven1urama gram was a Knight ing Ceremony . hv111g room. New inlaid carpet ing has a money gift. After f~ s t he Racine Program. Mrs. Sally Oppel, Reporter 20 ladies' sextet, !etters i om BAPTIST H l!;RALD 21 N overnber 12, 1959 kitchen was completed before this and WE, THE WOMEN t the Missionary Society bought dishes and otherwise equipped the kitchen. (Continued from page 14) Obituaries The Weeldreyer Circle served the in action :md in prayer. MRS. LYDIA PRITZKAU birthday luncheon, peach shortcake of Chicago, Illinois topped with burning candles, at beau­ As Christians, ours is a dual respon­ Mrs. L ydia Prltzkau of Chicago. Ill., was t ifully decorated tables, one for each sibility. Our first concern should al­ bor n on May 19, 1878. In Old-Danzig. Russia, season of the year. a nd l?assed to her Christian reward on Sept. ways be for t he souls of men. Sec­ 2, 19:>9. S he became a Christian at an early Mrs. Ellen Froslie, Reporter ondly, we should participate actively age. In 1896 she was married to John Prltz­ as citizens in our communities. Chris­ kau. N ine children were born to them, but six d ied In iniancy. The three sons who tia ns can exert a powerful influence grew to manhood are presently in Siberia. CBYF PROGRAM IDEAS for good if they will engage in com­ She lost her husband in 1949 by death, an d in 1951 came to Chicago. where she became (Continued from page 14) munity improvement program s, take a member of the Foster Avenue Baptist a n active part in citizens committees, Ch u rch. She was a member of this church geared to Junior CBY Fellowship at the time she went to join the Church PTA's, and other civic projects of the m embers may also be obtained. Write above. community, as well as actively sup­ Foster Ave. Baptist Church Some of 1he 350 enrolled scholars and 54 teachers and workers of ihe Vacation Bible School h e ld by the Magnolia Baptis t for information: Moody Book Store, Chicago, Illinois port worthy candidates for all levels of FRED SONNENBERG, Pastor Church, Anaheim, California. LaSalle Street at Chicago Avenue, Chicago 10, Illinois. governm ent. Christian women (as well as men,) should consider running for MR. ADOLPH ROTH Vacation School of Magnolia Robert Roloff presided. Rev. Edward Reception for Minis ter, First Be sure to use the excellent pro­ public office, especially as m embers of of Leduc, Alberta Church, Anaheim, California Kopf of Odessa, Wash., and Rev. F. W. Church, Lodi, California g ram suggestions given in the Youth Mr. Adolph Roth of Leduc, Alta.. was Klein of Colfax, Wash., gave words of boards of education, if qualified and .. Compass t hat dre geared just for you. born In Malinowka, Poland, on Oct. 23, 1878 With the t heme, "Advent uring with welcome and encouragem ent. It was The m embers a nd friends of the led of the Lord to do so. Tragically it a nd passed away on August 10. 1959, at the Do you know what the regional age o f 80 years. He was united in marriage Christ," 25 young people made deci­ learned that Mr. Klein, during his First Baptist Church, Lodi, Calif., had can be said t hat all too frequently CBY Fellowship's duties, conference In October . 1897 to Juliana K ause with sions for Christ during Vacation Bi­ ministry at Stafford, Ka nsas some the joy of welcoming Rev. and Mrs. Christia ns lose ground in a communi­ whom he shared the foys and blessings or CBY Fellowship's duties, CBY Fellow­ married life for over 62 years. To this u nion ble School held August 3-14 at the years before, had t he privilege to bap­ Aaron Buhler and their children, Don­ .. ty by default! Magnolia Baptist Church, Anaheim, tize Mr. Howe. na a nd Ross on Sunday evening, Sept. ship Council, Executive Committee, 8 children were born. Mr. Roth was bap­ I We have a tr·?m endous responsibility tized on June 23, 1924, by Rev. E. P . Wahl Calif. Eighteen of those decisions were The various organizations of the 20th as their pastor and family. W e and General Secretary's duties are a nd at the First Baptist Church southeast of to give dedicated and devoted leader­ for salvation and seven of the young church welcom ed the new pastor a nd are 'truly thankful for their safe a r­ how t hey operate? An article in this L educ. After coming to Leduc Mr. and Mrs. ship and ser vice so as to stem the tide Roth u nited with the Temple Baptist Ch urch people consecrated their lives for his wife into their midst and promised r ival, a nd for the leading of t he Lord year's F ebruary issue of Youth Com­ Christian service. Eight departments, of evil so that the blessed Gospel can of Leduc. full support to them. Joan Schmautz in t he calling of the B uhlers. Mr.. A. pass will give you program m aterial He leaves to mour n his passing, his wife: under the direction of Barbara Lind­ and Robert Roloff sang a duet. Sev­ R. H einle, chairman of the Exec ut~ve yet be preached for the salvation of six children: David and Asaph of Leduc; that will acquaint you with the or­ say, were served by superintendents eral choruses were sung by the group. Board, was in charge of the receptio!1 souls. So respond we must, while it Fred of Freedom: Lydia Selvers of Russia; ganization and function of our CBY Martha Plitt of Millet; and Emma Posten a nd 54 teachers and workers. An en­ Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Howe both program , a nd :1e called upon the vari­ is yet day, a nd in full measure of our of Leduc; 25 grandchildren ; and 4 great rollment of 350 shared adventures in Fellowship a nd how you fit in t he pic­ g randchildren . One son, Gusta ve, a nd one responded and spoke words of appreci­ ous department heads to express the capabilities, remembering tha t our Christian living and working and par­ ation. They were especially grateful welcom e of the church. Mrs. Bertha ture. daughter. Hilda. preceded him In death. Mr. Savior gave his a ll to "redeem" us. Roth served his Lord a nd Master for many ticipated in sharing their experiences for the pantry shower which was given Schopp represented t he Woman's Programs about further Christian years accord ing to ·the strength that the in a demonstration night at which 550 them. A fine spir it of fellowship pre­ Missionary Society; Mrs. Dorothy Lord gave him. training in colleges, seminaries, uni­ Tem ple Baptist Church were present. Handcraft, woodwork, vailed throughout the evening, and we Dehr represented the Sunday Scliool versities, a nd Bible schools are es­ copper work, picture mosaics and oth­ are eagerly looking forward to the and the young people of the church; WHAT'S HAPPENING L educ. Alberta pecially needed during t he fall sea­ RAYMOND HARSCH. Pastor er craft articles were displayed. ministry of Mr. and Mrs. H owe in our and Adolph Bertsch the Board of Dea­ cons a nd t he entire m embership of the son. This year's September issue of (Continued frNorth Dakota Mrs. Rudy Hjelm : four slste1·s: the Misses da Reece, Billy S tanton; (back row) Mrs .. ~arian Hartman, president of nominational evangelist; and Rev. I da. Mary, and Lydia Wobig, and Mrs . Kenneth Howe at the Terrace Heights Rev. Herbert Scha uer, Mrs. John Lotz, George Weslphal; a brother. Samuel: e igh t t he M1ss1onary Society conducted t he Walter Hoffman, director of "God's Bapt ist Church, Spoka ne, Wash. The Dale Hawley, Dennis Fadden, Mr. a nd business m~etin g. Plans were complet­ .R.ev. Robert Zimbelman grandch ildren. and two great grandch ildren. evening began with a potluck supper, Volunteers"; and t heir families a re Bethel Baptist Church Mrs. E dm. Briand. ed for serving t he Association Meeting 4334 Queen Ave., North Amherst . New York after which a prog ram was held. Mrs. Esther Crain, R eporter m embers o[ the church. ALBERT FADENRECHT, Paslur at our church November 5-8. The Minneapol is 12, Minnesota 22 23 BAPTIST HERALD :November 12, 1959 THE LONG SEARCH THANKSGIVING AND SACRIFICE WEEK (Continued from page 17) got under way again a nd they con­ NOV. 22 to 29 tinued t he long night r ide in silence. In the midst of the local church building and improvement pro­ Fina lly they both slept and did not stir until the first rays of the sun jects and the denominational Advance Fund Campaign- shone t hrough the window acr oss their faces. LET US NOT FORGET They had entered Louisiana a nd t he TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD! scene had cha nged. I nstead of sun­ scorched pla ins there were willows and moss-covered ::>aks, sluggish bayous, fi elds of r ice :rnd vast fi elds of tall YOUR THANKSGIVING GIFTS cotton. will go toward the support of mission fields and work of our T hey passed a lone the bor ders of pla nta tions where sugar cane grew denomination, proclaiming Chr ist's Gospel to All the World. high, with the long, slender leaves waving gently in t he ea rly morning breeze. It was cooler a long the way, Give Sacrificially to Your for t hey were not too far from the Gulf. The passengers who boarded the Church's Thanksgiving Offering bus spoke in the peculiar Cajun dialect t hat was English with a for eign ac­ NOVEMBER 22- 29, 1959 cent a nd a n occasional F rench word thrown in unconsciously. Many of t hese Sout h Louisiana people spoke only Cajun. They chattered volubly a nd loudly as the bus sped on towa rd New Orleans. Universal Bible Week, Dec. 6 · 13 T he traffic increased as t hey neared Worldwide Bible Reading Program, Thanksgiving to Christmas the city a nd t he highway widened, giv­ ing them t he opportunity for better December 13. speed. Motels with swimming pools in ''T HE E V ERL A STI N G Over fi fty denomina tions have help­ sma ll courtyards dotted t he highway, LIGHT" is the theme tha t has been ed in t he selection of the theme as and t hen t.hey passed under the ap­ chosen for the Worldwide Bible R ead­ well as a poster. The poster illustrat­ proach to the Mississippi R iver Bridge. ing progra m, sponsored each year by ing the theme, is beautifully designed F a ith watched the scene eagerly the America n Bible Society from a nd printed in red a nd black on a yel­ a nd with growi ng excitement as the Tha nksgiving to Christmas, according low background. bus crossed one o[ t he overpasses and to Dr . J ames Z. Net tinga, director of P ackets conta ining t hese features turned down towa rd Cana l Street. the program. T his is t he 16t h con­ and other ma teria ls to help in the ob­ T hey looked out t he front of t he bus secutive year [or the reading program . ser vance will be ma iled early in t he and t he \vide street with its neutral December 6 to 13 has been designat­ fa ll to nastors across the United ground in the m iddle stretched before ed as Universal Bible Week so t hat all Sta tes. The "Bookma rks" containing a them as far as t hey could see, toward churches may celebrate t he B ible's suggested iist of daily readings for the t he r iver which was hidden from view Day according lo their church calen­ 31-day period, Thanksgiving to Chr ist­ by docks :rnd Lhe ferry la nding. dar. The week begins on the second mas, will, as usual be availa ble to "It's beautiful!" she exclaimed. Sunday in Adv~ nt and the high point churches, schools, libraries and other "I don't t hink t here is a nother street is reached on Universal Bible Sunday, in.stit utions as well as individuals. li ke it in Amer!ca," J ames rema rked. The bus t urned in at the sta tion a nd t he passeng::! rs began getting their BAPTIST BRIEFS O Tibetan R efugees Welcomed. Ti­ betan refugees who fled into Assam possessions together a nd crowding in­ (Continued from page 2) are being aided by personnel at Bap­ to t he aisle, eager to get out. J ames got her bag down a nd offered to carry Mission Societies, which will appear tist mission hospita ls in Tezpur and Gauhati. T he hospita l in Tezpur is it out for her . in the December, 1959, issue of The "Tha nks again for being so kind to B aptist L eader, a nd which will be ope rated by the Baptist General Con­ m ade available to all North American ference of Amer ica (fo rmerly Swe­ me," she ;,a id as they followed t he Baptist churches. dish ) . About 7,000 Tibetans are now others outside. "Pe rha ps we shall meet living in a refugee township nearby. again. If we don't, I want to wish you • Dr. Ga rdner Taylor Visits Australia. A team of na tiona l nurses who serve success in your business a nd in every­ Dr. and Mrs. Ga rdner Taylor of Con­ at a n Am erican Baptist-directed mis­ t hing t hat life can bring you." cord Ba ptist Church, New York City, sion hospital at Gauhati some 90 miles "Thanks," he r eplied. "And may you (Negro Baptist leaders), have been soon be happy again." visiting Sydney, Canberra a nd T as­ away, has been loaned to help at the Tezpur camp. Approximately 10,000 Success !n his business! Again the mania, as well as the Australian Bap­ cloud descended over him. If she only tist Assembly a t P erth. In hi ghly laud­ refugees have crossed the border since the time of t he uprisings against com­ knew what would be involved if her a tory words, The Australian Baptist m unist r ule in Tibet. wish should come true! newspaper, editorializes: "To say that (To Be Continued ) Dr. T aylor has fulfilled all expecta­ o Goal of 3,649,999 Ba ptisms. A goal of 3,649,999 baptisms in t he next five tions is a n understatement. Mrs. Tay­ by progressive annua l increases in the lor's charm has added to the pleasure years has been a nnounced by the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. number of baptisms. "Businessmen all of t he visit. Dr. Taylor's preaching is Leonard Sanderson, evangelism secre­ over t he country a re getting ready fo r sanely scriptural and full of sound tary of the S. B. C. H ome Mission a big business boom," he pointed ou t. doctrinal ~ontent. He succeeds in his Board, said this goal, which is more "There is no reason why we shouldn't preacher's pur pose of using the scrip­ t ha n one-third of the Convention's a lso." T he S. B. C. ba ptismal record tures to reveal Chr ist. H e speaks in present 9,000,000 members, may be for a single year to date is 416,867, vivid word pictures which burn in his considered "fantastic" by some people. made in 1955. Informed sources say heart before they flame upon his lips." But he asserted it could be reached baptisms t his year w ill exceed 500,000. BAPTIST HERALD