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I Southern Seminary '7''UJ/e44M4, 1(/~ /lu ~DU ~e~ .U4, ? Luncheon Nov. J5 By·Gainer E. Bryan, }r. ALUMNI of Southern Seminary, Editor, The Maryland Baptist Louisville, who are to be in Fay- MESSRS. John C. Bennett and Reinhold Neibuhr are cognoscente of . etteville for the annual meeting of the uttermost magnitude. :Or. Bennett is president of Union Theological S~m the Arkansas Baptist State Con inary in New 'York, and Dr. Neibuhr is professor of Christian Ethics at the vention are invited to attend a same recondite institution. luncheon meeting of the Arkansas These are men who know and who know that they know. They are men chapter of the Southern Seminary who influence the men who influence us. Take just one example. Alumni Association, Dr. Erwin L. In September these mentors of American Protestantism. let forth a blast McDonald, chapter president, has against the "bigots" who are opposing Senator Kennedy for the presidency announced. Wives and husbands of of the Uniled States on account of his religion. In the same peroration they alumni are also invited. let it be known that they h~ve become so emancipated from anti-Catholicism that they are actually campaigning to get Senator John F. Kennedy elected The meeting is scheduled for President. · 12:30 noon, Tuesday, Nov. 15, at The impact on upper echelon int.ellectuals was instant. No sooner had the Ferguson Cafeteria, Mountain this bombshell exploded on the front pages than the liberaler-than-thou Inn. Cost will be at regular cafe Christian Cenuury was observed to be shifting its accent away from the Catholic teria rates, according ~o the choices issue to other issues in the campaign. The shock waves of the Bennett-Neibuhr detonation reached all ~he way of the diners. A small collection to this intellectual apprentice who f1as held Neibuhr in awe ever since a will be taken for incidentals. seminary prof said that Neibuhr's Nature and Destiny of Man was at least the Dr. Willis Bennett, of the faculty second gr~at~st theological treatise e~er written. (Whereupon this writer pur- - of Southern Seminary, will be the chased the tome but was unable to penetrate its erudite abstruseness.) guest speaker. Others on the pro- Now comes to the writer's desk Christianity and Crisis, the Neibuhr-Ben o~ nett opinion sheet, for Sept. 19 in which Savant Bennett bemoans "The Roman gram will include Dr. Andrew M. Catholic 'Issue' Again" in a page-one signed article. Hall, pastor of the convention host Dr. Bennett's words are most beguiling. He writes, "If we thought that church, 1st, Fayetteville, and Ray a Catholic President would be guided by the American hierarchy in its single Conner,. minister of music, 1st, track and reckless anti-communism in foreign policy we would oppose him Fayetteville. from the start on that issue. American Catholicism has its own one-sidedness here that needs correction from the more balanced attitude of the Vatican, Serving as a nominating commit which is influenced by its concern for Catholics behind the Iron Curtain and tee to nominate officers for the , its greater sensitivity concerning the consequences of nuclear war. It must be coming year will be Emil Williams, recognized that there is no official Catholic foreign policy that would or could pastor of 1st Church, Russellville, be imposed upon a Catholic President by any Church authority." chairman; and Larry O'Kelley, pas Our phobias thus foiled, we turn the pages of Christianity and Crisis to tor of lst Church, Rogers; and an article entitled "Collapse in the Congo: the Price of Paternalism." Our eyes fall on a passage from the pen of George W. Carpenter, veteran of 25 years Marvin ·Gennings, pastor of South in the Belgian Congo. . Side Church, Ft. Smith. • After discussing two other factors in the blow-up of the Congo 1Dr. Car penter writes\ "The third element in the structure of power was the Roman "ARKANSAS' Catholic Church. It, too, suppolted the status quo. Ftom 1923 to 1948 a con LARGEST vention with the ·Vatican entrusted a monopoly of official education in Congo RELIGIOUS to the Catholic missions. Although after 1948 Protestant schools also became eligible for subsidy, the Catholic system was able to hold its lead, especially .in WEEKLY" 401 WEST CAPITOL teacher traini~g and secondary education, and most notably in the establish LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS ment of the first Congo university as an affiliate of Louvain. The involvement I Publication of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention of the Church in political matters was a n1atter of common knowledge, and in ERWIN l. McDONALD, Litt.D ...... - ...... Ed itor-Mgr. the eyes of many Congolese a common scapdal. A considerable number of MISS JOAN WIL LI S...... Managing Editor MRS. E. F. STOKES .... ----...... Circ ul ation Mgr. young men, of whom President Kasavubu is one, became disillusioned with t~e MRS. HARRY GIBERSON...... Secretary to Editor Church even while studying for the p,riesthood, abandoned their studies, and MRS. GARY LaRUE ...... _ .... ______, ...... Mail Clerk Published week ly except on Ju ly 4 and December 25. joined national liberation movements." Second-class postage paid at Little Rock, Arkansas. Would you have us believe, Dr. Bennett, that the Vatican which secured Individual subscriptions, $2.25 per year. Church Budget, 14 cents · per month or $1.6B p'>r year per a monopoly of official education in the Congo would not like to do the same church fami ly. Club plan no or more pa 1d annua lly in adva nce) $1.75 per year. Subscriptions to foreign thing in America? Would you contend that we have nothing to fear from a address, $3.75 per year. Advertising rates on request. President under the discipline o£ a church that everybody knows gets involved The cost of cuts cannot be borne by the paper ex cept those it has made for its individua l use. in political matters everywhere? Articles carrying the author's by-line do not neces Are you arid your liberal colleague, Dr. Neibuhr, willing to take the sarily reflect the editorial po licy of the paper. Abbreviations used in crediting news items: responsibility for leading us less enlightened clods te> gamble with our Ameri~ BP Baptist Press; CB church bulletin; DP Daily press; EP Evangelic~! Press. can heritage by electing a Roman Catholic president? • October 27, 1960 Vo lume 59, No. 42
P Je Tw.o ARKANSAS BAPTIST Pulaski Association Approves New Fund Otto Whitington1 Jr. I ' PULASKI County Association has voted· to establish a $50,000 fund Dies Unexpectedly for the purchase of building sites for new churches, the money to be raised through the sale of bonds. The new plan was approved unanimously ·at the recent ann'Ual meeting of the associl;~.tion, at South Highland Church, Little Rock. · According to Lee I. Dance, super- was elected moderator; J. C. .Myers, intendent of missions forthe associ- pastor of 1st Church, North Little ation, the new bond program will Rock, vice moderator\: Betty O'Pry, help to solve the problems of re- secretary to Superintendent Dance, locating existing churches of the clerk; and W,. Dawson King, Little Little Rock metropolitan are a Rock, treasurer. • which, for one reason or another, need to move to more desirable loca Jimmy Karam Shares tions, as well as helping n e w churches to organize. Christian Experience· · Mr. Dance estimates that approx JIMMY Karam, Little Rock busi imately 20 Baptist churches will ness executive and Baptist layman, need to re-locate in the association will speak on his Christian experi within the next 25 years. During ence, at the following churches and the same period, it is expected that meetings on the dates indicated: 56 new churches will need to be 1st Baptist. Church, Oxford, Miss., Oct. 30, at the morning worship established, he said. , A HEART attack claimed the life The Pulaski Association program service; Baptist association meet ing, Tullos, La., Oct. 31; Merton of Otto Whitington, Jr., 45, well for the future includes long-range known Arkansas Baptist layman, at plans for the establishment of an A venue Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 2, at midweek prayer Pineville, La., Oct. 6, where he had institutional ministry, good-will served for the past four years as centers, seven-day programs in un service; l~t Baptist Church, Fay etteville, Nov. 6, at morning wor educational director of 1st Baptist derprivileged areas, recreational Church. programs fbr all age groups, and "a ship. service;· 1st Baptist Church, rejuvenated and expanded Feligious Eureka Springs, Nov. 13, at morn The son of one of Arkansas' all education program." ing worship service; Virginia Bap time great Baptist pastors and "The opportunities for service tist State Convention, Bristol, Nov. evangelists, Mr. Whitington was are rapidly increasing and the spirit 17, as speaker for closing session; born at Conway and reared in Little of optimism demonstrated in the Nov. 20, Temple Baptist Church, Rock. He was graduated from what recent Association meeting indi Springfield, Mo., at morning wor is now Central High School, Little cates the people are ready to meet ship service; and Alabama State Rock; from Ouachita College; ahd the challenge," said Mr. Dance. Baptist Student Convention, Daw received his theological education J. Richard Perkins, pastor of son Memdrial Churcn, Birmingham, at Southwestern Seminary, Ft. Gaines Street Church, Little Rock, Dec. 4. · . . Worth. All honoraria received by Mr. · Funeral services were held at 1st Karam are turned over to his Church, Pineville, Oct. 8, with Dr. church, Immanuel, Little Rock, for Houston Smith, pastor, in charge, an educational fund to assist a assisted by Dr. Robert Lee, execu ministerial student at Ouachita tive sectetary of the Louisiana Bap College. • tist State Convention. A graveside service was held at Roselawn Me Deadlier Of The Species morial Park, Little Rock, with Dr. JUNIOR came into the house with W. 0. Vaught, pastor of Immanuel a black eye, bloody nose, and all the Church, L~ttle Rock, and Dr. Paul marks of a rough fight. "Gosh, Dad, Roberts, pastor of 1st Church, Lit what a fighter! Last week when I tle Rock, in charge. challenged Jimmy to a duel and Mr. Whitington is survived by gave him the choice of weapons, I never thought he would choose his his mother, Mrs. Otto Whitington, sister." Little Rock; his· wife, · the former Mi&s Martha Mashaw, of Camden; am l:!-dopted son, Max, 11 ; and two Poor Shot brothers and two sisters : Marsh MOTHER: "When those bad Whitington, Clovis, N. M.; Omar little ?oy~ threw rocks at you, Whitingto~, Washington, D. C.; why d1dn t you come and get me?''. · Mr~, Pat:!l ·Allen, Little Rock; and SON: "Gee, Ma, you couldn't .Mrs. Phil Koes-ler, San Nicolas, hit the side of a barn!" Argel'ltina. • October 27, 1' 960 Page Three Editorials------Personal/y Speaking . .. POLLSTERS that the Presidential race between the two major candidates in~icate ()tt '3fltn4Mp is running nip and tuck. Bu.t indications are that there is one powerful American 4Hd bloc which will be "riding high in the saddle" regardless of whether the next Presi dent is Nixon or Kennedy. We refer to the liquor RECENTLY a friend of mine took me on a tour of an oil field and ~(tp«J't 1~edee4t'lfl industry. pointed out t h e According to a lengthy paper from The Na '1'td4 1flt~me~t ramshackle, frame t'e tional Temperance League, Washington, D.C., building of a rural under date of September, 1960, the liquor industry is backing both candidates, church with three working "so adroitly and persistently that some of its most skilled employees have or four oil wells on succeeded in making themselves persona grata to officials in high government posi- its property. tions, even including the presidential candidates themselves." · What difference The NTL stresses that the liquor traffic is bi-par.tisan and that it supports both had it made when parties with campaign contributions and seeks the closest possible liaison with this little church leaders and rank and file politicians of both parties. As evidences of the power of "struck oil"? the liquor industry in recent national politics the paper points out: ELM The first thing l. Congress has refused for years to enact any law to ban the aqvertising of · that happened, my friend reported, alcoholic beverages on radio and TV and other interstate media. was a business session at which the 2. Even when sub-committees of both the Senate-and the House approved bills chuTch members readily agr·eed to (in the 86th Co~gress) to ban liquor on planes,· as ·a safety measure, no. action was close their membership and to ap taken by either house. . . · · , · · portion the earnings of the wells 3. The liquor industry was successful in getting Congress to extend the tax-free equally among the members. bonding period on whis_key in storage from iLto 20. years. · '· .. · ; Not only did th'e church refuse -to take 4. The Boggs Bill (H.R. 7123, 86th Congress)., which w~uld- give· those in in any new members, I am told, but it be trade or business, including the liquor business, the righ~ to. deduct· lobbying costs came a little FBI spying on itself for the as a business expens§_, but which would deny tax deduction for - lobhy~ng expenses slightest evidence that could be used to of organizations and groups interested in the same· legislation· or. election but not "church" (turn out of its membership) . engaged in·business, passed ·the powerful Ways and Means Committee of-the House any of the wayward brothers and sisters. For every time the church excluded a ' and will be in a strategic positiori to become -law, in the-87th Congn:ss. · member, there was more o{ the oil kitty 5. Acceptance by the White ,..Jlouse of . $6;000 worth of. free California wines, to be.apportioned to those who remained. with the promise by the suppliers of f1•ee replacement as the original stoek is con Well, it is obvio~s that the church never sumed. • "wasted" any of its new income on its buiidin·g. And it would be a pretty safe hunch that its offerings for missions never showed any material increase. For when.the interest of the members in the church became a vested interest, the church's business became a ·commercial enterp~·ise and the Lord's business went out the doors, windows and cracks. But income from oil wells on church grounds is not the only interest of or in churches which can plummet tci the level of a mere vested interest. We place a great value on church at tendance. But nobody attended the stated services better than the Scribes and the Pharisees. And the Lord reveals that many of these were hypocrites. Page Four ARKANSAS BAPTIST sf Wash-ingfon-MatiJson · of the candidates is a mem15er of J tllurdi, Malvern, a church which claims" first alle Ordains Doug Cheatham Association Meets giance in all matters. Because DOUGLASS Cheatham was or Messengers from 28 churches of said church is also an acknowl dained to the gospel ministry last the ,Washington-Madison .associa edged political state we question month by 1st Church, Malvern. tion have just concluded their whether the candidate could de He is the son 42nd annual meeting at Univer vote himself sufficiently to adhere of Mr. and Mrs. sity Church, Fayetteville. Rev. to the principle of separation of H. A. Cheatham, Burton A. " Miley, pastor, 1st Ghurch and state.~' Malvern. He i~ a Church, Springdale, s c r v e d as seeond year stu moderator. fort Smith Church dent at Ouachita l~ev. Carl Nelson, pastor, 1st College and ha,s Cpurch, Huntsvi.lle, brought the Gets Music Minister been pastor of annual sermon. Rev. Frank Spen DON Sears recently assumed the Old Unio.n cer, pastor, 1st Church, Farming h1s duties as minister of l'T}Usic .. Church in · Cen- ton, brought · the doctrinal ser and youth activities at Grand MR. CHEATHAM traf ASSGciation mon, and Dr. Andrew Hall, pas Avenue Church, for three months. · . tor, 1st C h u r c h, Fayetteville, Ft. Smith. Harold Presley was chosen mod brought the closing message on A native· of Ok erator, Eel Connell was chosen Missions and Evangelism. lahoma he is the clerk. Glen K.nauts presented the In the Monday evening session son of Rev. and candidate to the council. . officers elected for the 'yea1:, in M r s. F r a n l<' cluded: Terrel Gordon, modera Sears, Healdton, AN Arkansan, Miss Anna Nash tor; Carl Nelson, vice moderator; Okla. He -is a Yarbrough, of Benton, i's the ::iu John Teas, clerk; and Ll0yd Alex- graduate of Ok thor of a story entitled, "One Bear ander, treasurer. . lahoma Baptist Too Many," which appears in the In the Tuesday morning ses: MR. SEARS University and November issue of Am;ba,ssa,do?· sion the follo.wing resolution was Southwestern Seminary. He was Life, a Royal Ambassador publi adopted: "Be it resolved that formerly-minister of music at 1st cation.· Of special interest to boys the Washington-Madison Baptist Church, Davis, Okla., and church es in Oklahoma City and Bonham) it is about Jac Leve1~ on, w:ho lived Association in its annual meeting in 1819. • at the University Baptist Church Tex. .go on record as urging the citizens He and Mrs. Sears, the former· THE poor man is not he whq is to approach the coming presiden Joan Hendricks, Healdton, Okla., without a cent, but he who is with tial election with grave considera have two daughters, Dana and out a dream. _-Harry Kemp. tion .in view of the fact that one Jan. jUEMBERS of Goodwin Ch~lr?'Gh dediGctted thei1· th?'ee yea,1·-old chu1~ch bu:ilcl-ing Octobe1· 2. R ev. Johnny G-reen,, }Ja,sto•J', led the a,ll-da,y 1neeting. G•uest S7Jea,lce1· wa,s Rev. E·ugene W1·'ight, 7JMto1· of DeVa,Us Bl;uff Oh~lr1 ' ch. Lunch wa,s se·rvecl on the ch•wJ·ch la,wn. Othe1·s ta,!C!ing pa,?'t on the p·rog?'a,?n incl~td e d R ev. F1··itz Gooclba,1·, R ev. DeWa,yne Whitma,n, Rev. Jim McG?"a..w, Rev. M. Mo01'·hea,d, Rev. F1·ed Sudduth, Rev. Wa,ltet· Allen, a,nd M1·. a,nd Mt·s. Howa,t·d Hines, Mrs. Percy La,wson a,nd het· da,ughter, Lynne, sa,ng a, duet. The building ha,s been equipped with new f~tA"nit~vre, a, Cl$ntra,l hea,ting a,nd coo.ling system, a,nd inter-comrnunica,tion syste1n• . Page Ten,_ ARKANSAS BAPTIST Report to the People Arf ARKANSAS BAPTIST PASTORS' CONFERENCE 2:35 Sermon (The Home> ______w, M. CBilly) Walker First Baptist Church, Fayetteville 3:05 Congregational Singing 3:10 OrplJ.Ftnage.,:______H. C. Seefeldt November 14, 1960, 3 p.m. 3 : 25 ·'Carver School of Miss1ons and Theme: "The Man of God for Such an Hour as This" Social Work______.______Nathan C. Brooks, Jr. 3 :40 Extension Department and "His Mission" ------Robert L. Smith Seminar'ie:;; ______- ______Lee Gallman First Baptist Church, Pine Bluff 3:55 · Solo .~ _____ ,, ___ :, _:: ______, ______George Starke "His Message" ______Charles Jf. Pitts 4 : 00 Our Seminat'i:es ______J ohn T. wayland First Baptist Church, Blytheville 4:45 AdJoum Business Session ''The Man"------C. N. Rue TUESDAY NIGHT Beech Street Baptist! Church, Texarkana November 15, 1960 Music Director ------Owen Kersh God's Hand Upon Us: Strength First Baptist Church, ·El Dorado 7: 0'0 Worship Tbwugh Music ______Archie McMillan * 7:15 Ch1:1rch Choir______:______Ray Conner, Director PASTORS' WIVES' CONFERENCE 7: 15 Sot~thern Baptist College ______H. E. Williams First Baptist-Church, Fayetteville 7:40 Ouachita-Baptist College ______Ralph Phelps 8:05 Bistorical Commission______George T. Bl,ackmon November 14, 1960, 3 p.m. 8: 15 Solo ______George Starke. Registration 8:20 Address _____ , ______J ames L. Sullivan Business Meeting DevotionaL. ______Mrs. James Street, Conway WEDNESDAY MORNING Special Music ______Fayetteville High School Chorus November 16, 1960 Don Wright, Director God's Hand Upon Us: Humility "Bringing Up the Babies'' or "Livelier by the Half-Dozen"' Mrs. Frank. Broyles, Fayetteville · · 9:00 .· Worsl~ip ThroJ?gh Music ______: --:·E. Amon Baker Special Music______:______Ray ~onner, Fayetteville 9:05 DevotwnaL______T ______Wtlllam A. Carleton "Am I My Husband's Helper?" or "Am I Fit-to Be Tied?" 9:20 Reading of-Journal Joe B. Hall, M.D., ·Fasetteville 9:35 Election of Officers Refreshment Time 9:50 Miscellaneol:ls Business 10:05 Stewardship and the Forward Program One Hundred Seventh of C~urch Finance______Ralph Douglas Annual Session 10.:50 Executive Board Report.. ______o, L. Bayless Cll3th Year> 11:25 Solo..... ~------. George Starke ARKANSAS BAPTIST 11:30 Sei·mon______James L. Sullivan S T A 'T E C O .N .V EN T I 0 N WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON November 15-17, 1960 November 16, 1960 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH God's Hand Upon Us: Vision Fayetteville, Arkansas 2:00 . Worship Tht'ough Music ______Robert Glenn CONVENTION OFFICERS Bernes K. Selph ______President 2:05 DevotionaL...... ~------William A. Carleton 2:20 Separation of Church. and State______Barry Garrett Charles F . Pitts______:_First Vice-Preside11t 2:40 Radio and Television ______Andrew Hall Roy BunclL______second Vice-P1·esident 3:00 Arkansas Baptist Hospital and Baptist S. A. Whitlow______:______~ ____ secy.-Treas. Memorial Hospital, Memphis______John A. Gilbreath I 3 :30 · Home Missions ______.______A, B. cash PROGRAlVI 3:50 Foreign Missions______Floyd North Theme:. "God's Hand Upon Us" 4:10 Message ______Monroe F. Swilley Scripture: " ... the hand of the Lord my God WEDNESDAY NIGHT was upon me . . ." Ezra 7.:28 Organist ______, __ :...... Mrs. Emil Sonneman November 16, 1960 Fianist.... ~------Mr. Bill Tt·antham God's Hand Upon Us: Hope - TUESDAY MORNING ' 7:00 Worship Through Music ______:______Don Edmondson November 15, 1960 7:05 State B.S.U. Choir God's Hand Upon Us: Courage . 7:15 Our Werk it'l Arkansas______s. A. Whitlow 9:30 Worship Through Music ~ ______:____ LeRoy McClard 8:25 Music by University Choi·us 9:35 DevotionaL. ______William A. ·carleton Dr. Richard Brothers, Director 9 :'5o · Enrollment· of Messengers · 8:40 Address______Gaines S. Dobbins 10:00 Introduction of New Pastors an'd Ministers of Music and Education THURSDAY MORNING 10:15 The Baptist Book St6re:______, ______T,. Bradley Bolin November 17, 1960 10:30 Congregational Singing God's Hand Upon Us: Victory 10:45 Solo ______:______, ______Donna A,xum 9:00 Worship Through Music ______Charles Mayo 10:50 Fresid{mt's Address ______, ______:__ Bernes K. Selph 9:05 DevotionaL.____ :______William A. Carleton 11 : 15 Congregational Singing . 9:20 Reading of Journal 1'1: 20 Solo ------~----:------~-- George Starke 9·: 30 Resolutions 11:25 Annual Sermon______:______S, W. Eubanks · 9 :-45 . Miscellaneous Business Alternate- Wilson Deese 10:00 Solo ______: ______Donna Axum 12:00 Adjourn 0 ' 10:_o 5 l\4emoria~ Moments______Reese Howard TUESDAY AFTERNOON . 10 10 Introduction of New Officers Noventber 15, 1960 · . 10:15 Repor-t of Nominating Committee God's Hand Upon Us: Leadership . . 10:35 Annuity llloard ______Floyd B. cnaffin 2:00 . Worship Through Music ______, ______~------Ray coni1er 10 :55 Solo ______George Starke 2 :o5 DevotionaL______William A. C~rleton 11 :·oo Sermon ------~------. Monroe F. Swilley 2:20 Civic 1\'Iorality_..:...... :.. . -~------''----~-- -Rheubin - South ~ · · Ad~oum P age T w-e .I v e ARKAN S A S BAP T I ST PERSONALITIES Glenn, Robert-Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, For- Axum, Donna-Student, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville rest City Baker, E. Amon-Minister of Music, Immanuel Baptist Church, Hall, Andrew-Pastor, First Baptist Church, Fayettevi:he Little Rock · Howard, Reece-Pastor, First Baptist Church, Beebe Bayless, 0. L.- Chairman, Executive Board, and Pastor, Second Mayo, Charles--Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, · · ' Baptist Church, Hot Springs Benton . Blackmon, George T.- Chairman, Arkansas Baptist Historical McClard, LeRoy- State Music Director, Arkansas Baptist State Society, Arkadelphia Convention, Little Rock Bolin, T. Bradley- Manager, Baptist Book Store, Little Rock 1\!IcMillan, Archie Y.- Minister of Music, Second Baptist Brook~. Nathan C. , Jr.-President, Carver School of Missions Church, Little Rock and Social Work, Louisville, Ky. North, Floyd-Editor, THE COMMISSION, Richmond, Virginia Brothers, Richard-:-Music Professor, University of Arkansas, Phelps, Ralph-President, ouachita Baptist College, Arkadel Fayetteville phia Carleton, William A.-Vice President, Golden Gate Seminary, Seefeldt, H. C.-Supt., Bottoms Baptist Orphanage, Monticello Mill Valley, California Selph, Bernes K.-President, Arkansas Baptist State1 Conven Cash, A. B._:_Pioneer Mission Program, Home Mission Board, tion; Pastor, First Baptist ,Church, Benton Atlanta, Georgia Sonneman, Mrs. Emil-Organist, First Baptist Church, Fay 'chaffin, Floyd B.- Associate Secretary, Annuity Board: SBC, etteville Dallas, Texas South, E,heubin-Pastor, Park Hill Baptist Church, North Lit Conner, Ray-Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Fay-_ tle Rock etteville Starke, George-Minister of Music, Gaston Avenue Baptist Deese, Wilson-Pastor, First Baptist Church, West Helena Church, Dallas, Texas Dobbins, Gaines S.- Professor, Golden Gate Seminary, Mill Sullivan, James :G.-Executive 'Secretary, Baptist Sunday Valley, California School Board, Nashville, Tenn. Douglas, Ralph- Associate Exec. Secretary, Arkansas Baptist Swilley, Monroe F.-Pastor, Second Ponce de Leon Baptist ' State Convention, Little Rock Church, Atlanta, Ga. Edmondson, \)on-Minister of Mitsic, Central Baptist Church, Trantham, Bill-Chairman, Applied Music Division, ouachita Magnolia . Baptist College, Arkadelphia Eubanks, S. W.-Pastqr, Immanuel Baptist Church, Fort Smith Walker, W. M. (Billy)-Evangelist, Walnut Ridge Gallman, Lee-Director, Seminary Extension Department, Wayland,'-John T.-Professor, Southeastern Seminary, Wake Jackson, Mississippi Forest, N. C. Garrett, Barry-Associate Director, Baptist Joint Committee Whitlow, S. A.- Executive Secretary, Arkansas Baptist State on Public Affairs, Washington, D.C. · Convention, Little Rock · Gilbreath, John- Administrator, Arkansas Baptist Hospital, Williams, H. E.-President, Southern Baptist College, Walnut Little Rock Ridge GLOBE-TROTTING ' With Ginny ..• She avoided the pulpit and care fully chose Bible passages about women, trying to make the men Yugoslav Women Have feel it was the women who were "getting a lesson". The leader Determined Outlook thanked her after the services, ad _, mitting that during her talk he By Virginia Harris Hendricks Baptist Women's Union, visited had a 11ew thought revealed to him Belgrade,' Yugoslavia -(BP) women's conferences and rural , from the Bible. - I smile as I think of the ener .churches ,in Yugoslavia. At times The women were inspired to in getic Baptist women of a century transportation was by horse and crease their missionary projects, ago who, in spite buggy. Once her. party was car meetings and activities. The Yu of discourage ried, one by one, to the 'train sta goslavian women now realize they ment from their tion on the back of a motor bike. are not a small group of weak menfolk, began · Baptist hospitality overwhelmed women, but a part of a great fel our W om a ·n's her. She wondered where the lowship of Baptist women that Missionary Un crowded families slept when she reaches over Europe and. around ion. remained overnight. One night the world. • They were de she slept in a room with a family t e r m i n e d, in- of five, and during the night the MRS. HENDRICKS spired pioneers baby cried and another child fell Southern Baptists Plan who used their out of peel. New York Language Work feminine gifts to further mission The leader of one little church A T L A N T A - (BP)-- Lan ary endeavor. had a real conflict with his con guage work among the more than The Baptist women of Yugo science because, by Paul's words, 60 nationalities of New y;.o:r:k City slavia find themselves in a simi women are to be silent in church. will be started in January by the lar pioneer position today. Yet his church's guest was a dis Southern Baptist H o m e Mission Twelve years ago, there was no tinguished woman visitor from the Board. women's work in Yugoslavia. To European Baptist Woman's Un- . The announcement came from day the1·e are women's unions, -a ion. ni.onthly paper, conferences, and After a long discussion, he Loyd Corder of Atlanta, secretary women seminary students. agreed Mrs. Flugge might con of the language group mi11.istries Mrs. _Elizabeth Flugge, of Ger tinue (after· the meeting had al department of the board, follow . many, president of the European reacJy lasted an hour and half) . ing a trip to New York City. Oct· gbgr 27, 1960 f<: ge Thil'l'ecn The Magie Power of Emotional Appeal, Graham Spanish .Meeting THE BOOKSHELF by Rog Garn, Prentice Hall, 1960, $4.95 In his chapter on "Your Personality Example To Churches and Persuasion," Mr. Garn suggests The Hospitality Cooltbook, by Eliza twelve ways fol' "Successful Daily Com ATLANTA - (BP) 1 The suc beth Bonnell McCuaig, Dutton, 1960, munication" : 1. Ask questions; 2. Tell cess of the Billy Graham Spanish $3 .95 people what they want to hear; 3. Re Crusl:!,de in New York City should Dedicated to "the true spirit of Chris move the "I" pronoun wherever possible; tian hospitality," this cookbook includes 4. Jibe at yourself- not at your audience; encourage Baptist pastors and more than 500 recipes contributed by 5. Include every listener when you speak; evangelists to hold similar meet wives of more than 180 prominent Prates- ·· 6. Never underestimate your listener's in ings. tant ministers as their proven favorites telligence; 7. Appreciate others; 8. Don't for entertaining groups of all sizes and "pick" on a previously-proved · "sore This was the opinion expressed on all kinds of occasions and at moder spot"; _9. Listen more attentively; 10. by Loyd Corder of Atlanta, sec ate costs. American: cooking is repre Smile more; 11. Relax emotionally; and retary of the language group min sented at its best, in Appetizers; Salads; 12. Emphasize your Emotional Appeal istries department of the South Soups; Meat and Fish Dishes; Vegeta more than appearance. bles; .Eggs and Cheese; Breads; Bever One of the basic 'premises of this book ern Baptist Home Mission Board, ages; Dressings; Sauces and Preserves; is: People don't think, they feel. That following his attendance at the Snacks; and an array of Desserts and is why, the author insists, that an ap New York revivals. Pastries. peal to the other fellow's emotions gets More than 43,500 were report * far better results than an appeal to his The Old · Testament, Illustrated by reason. Well, perhaps there is a place ed to have attended the three Marguerite de Angeli, Doubleday, 1960, for emotions and intellect. Graham-led services, at which $6.95 / * * fnore than 1,000 made decisions. Mrs. de Angeli has chosen thoughtful Stewardship Sermons, by Charles M. selections from the King James Version Crowe, Abi'ngdon, 1960, $2.50 "Billy Graham has shown what of the Old Testament for this attractively The author of the twelve sermons con any Baptist pastor or evangelist illustrated volume for children. She drew stituting this book is pastor of Wilmette can do by way of a bi-lingual min on her personal experiences of a visit to Parish Methodist Church, Wilmette, Ill. istry," Corder said. "The pro the Bible Lands in planning and produc He outlines the scope and meaning of ing the illustrations. The text was ar stewardship a,nd emphasizes its import- gram of his services in this Span ranged ih historical sequence under the ance to the Christian faith. Much origi ish-American Crusade was prac ditection of Dr. Samuel Terrien of Union nal, human-interest material is used, in tically identical with the program· Theological Seminary. This i& a most at cluding stories of people who have found he uses in all his crusades, except tractive volume; with many full-page new meaning in life by the giving of their drawings in color. time, talents, ·and possessions. • everything was interpreted." • * • South Carolina Acts On Building Proposal REJOICE AND SING COLUMBIA, S.C. -(BP) ~-- -~ . -::: ·"\ The South Carolina Baptist Con '1{{~./d: ·i.-ro~. Another fine recording in vention will act next month on the "hymn-of-the-month" detailed proposals for a new $584,- ~~~ . 1 ··rr- If series! Sim il ar to the pop 000 state headquarters building. ular Hymns of Love and Also before the convention will 7~~., - ~ Praise, this album includes I be plans to create a separate state .. I the hymns for 1961. missions department and to en Under the direction of R. large the headquarters staff. Rehearsals are already under way for Dawn ol Redeeming Grace, and Paul Green, the Southwest The conve'ntion's general board you'd better get your copies rig'ht ern Singers reverently inter will also propose a budget goal of away! A new cantata for· Christ pret such favorites as When $3,350,000, an increase of $100,000 mas, it was composed with the Morning Gilds the. Skies; ·over the 1960 goal. average church choir in mind. For the Beauty of the Earth; Arranged for mixed voices-fea Another issue facing the Nov. tures soprano, alto, and tenor 0 Jesus, I Hove Promised; solos. Narration with instrument and 9 others. 15-17 co n vent i o n sessions in al accompaniment adds to the Charleston will be the giving of continuity of the over-all work. Arrangements used by the more definite status to a proposed Approximate length: 45 minutes. choir will appear in The new junior college in the low-coun (26b) Each, $1.25 Church Musician during try area. • You'll want the recording of 1961 . Dawn of Redeeming Grace, too. Sung by the 47-voice Ridgecrest Monophonic or stereophonic, ATLANTA- (BP) - Southern Music Conference Cantata Choir. 12-inch, 33 Y3 rpm. (26b) Baptists' first national director of Monophonic, 12-inch, 33 1/3 rpm. (26b) $3.98 $3.98 migrant mission work has been named by the Convention's Home Mission Board in Atlanta. He is Robert R. Harvey, Dallas, former home missionary to the Spanish Order all your speaking. He is presently employed Order all your choral music an.d recordings from your recordings from your to work with the Spanish as an as sociate secretary of the Texas BAPTIST BOOK STORE BAPTIST BOOK STORE Brotherhood department. P a g e F o u r t e.e-'n ARKANSAS BAPTIST Children's N'ool<·-...... ------ The Runaway Pumpk~n By Mary Taylor er calling him, and he hurried to kin really belonged to Mr. Brown the house. after all. BILLY was playing ball in the "I'm going to the grocery store, A lump came in Billy's throat. bl:tek yard when he found the little Billy," his' mother said. "Would · It was such a happy jack-o'-lan runaway pumpkin. His ball had you like a big pumpkin Ol' a small tern. Now he would not have one rolled right to the fence at the ·one for your jack-o'-lantern?" this year. He had told Mothee edge · of Mr. Brown's garden. "You needn't bring me one this not to bring him oi1e, and he When Billy picked up the ball, year Mother," Billy laughed. couldn't keep one that didn't be there beside it was the little "When you come back, I'll have a long to him. pumpkin. It was not much bigger surprise for you." Billy took the knife back to the than the ball. The pumpkin vine kitchen. Then he picked up the had grown right out of Mr. Billy's mother looked so puz jack-o'-lantern and carried it to Brown's garden and under the zled that he laughed again. After the house next door. fence into Billy's yard. she had gone, Billy went into the Mr. Brown was raking leaves kitchen for a knife. Because he re into a pile on the other side of the What a nice surprise! thought membered that Dad had told him Billy. It will make· a fine jack house. When he saw Billy, he never to run with a knife, he walked · stopped. o'-lantern at Halloween. all the way back to the fence. He decided not to 1. tell anyone · "Hi, Billy!" he called. "What Th~re Billy sat down and start about the sur]lrise yet. Moth · do you have there?" eel to cut his jack-o'-lantern. He "One· of your pumpkins, M1·. ev would not have to buy him a remembered to be careful using jack-o'-lantern pumpkin this year. Brown," Billy gulped. "I-I," :he the knife, too, and not to cut to stammered and then went on w1th Every day Billy went out to ward himself. a rush. "I know it really isn't look at the pumpkin. He couldn't First he cut two ·eyes and a · mine even if it did grow over into water tl1e vine or pull weeds from three-cornered nose. Next he cut our ~arc!. I hope you can u::;e a around it, because it was too far a big, laughin~· mouth, Then he jaclc-o' -lantern." away. But the little runaway cut off the top and scooped out "My, my!" Mr. Brown laughed. pumpkin seemed to be doing the seed. Now he had a fine jack nicely. "Thank you for bringing it to me, o'-lantern. When Mother came Billy. The truth ·is, I have so The days grew cooler and the home, he ·would ask for a piece many pumpkins this year I don't nights grew frostier. Every day of candle to put inside. She would know what to do with them. You the maple leaves turned redder, be pleased to find he had his jack go ahead and keep that one. I and the little pumpkin grew big o' -lantern all made. guess it wanted to be a Halloween ger and began to turn a dee.p yel Then Billy had a · s t r a n g e pumpkin, and so it rap away to low . . thought. Would Mother really be your yard. Tell your mother I'll Halloween came. When Billy pleased'? She would ask where he bring her some, . too, to make returned home from school, he got the pumpkin. What would he pies." . ran out to look at the little run~ say? Was the pumpkin really his "Oh, thank you!" cried Billy. aV\~ay pumpldn. Only it wasn't after all? He loved pumpkin pie, and now a little pumpkin any more. Now It grew on my side of, the fence, it was a big, fut, round, golden the little runaway pumpkin wa~ Billy a::;sured himself. But the really his. Wpat a happy ::;urprisc pumpkin, just right for a jack vine was in Mr. Brown's garden, o' -lantern. . he w6uld have for Mother when and Billy had not taken care of she came home t Just then Bi'lly heard his moth- the pumpkin vine. Why, the pump- (Sunday School Board Syndicalc, all rig hl s reserved) October 21, 1960 P a g e F i f t e e..n that life daily i;nc;r.ease a;n.d eter ,. Sunday School Le.sson --__,.....,==--~~=~ nally lasting qualities of joy and , influence. Ou.r Response To God II. Rebellious Response By SAMUEL <;. GASH, Pastor (Psalm J :4, 5, 6 b J 1st Church, Forrest City An ungodly life is a rebellious Lesson Texts: Psalm 1; Romans 12:1,2 life. Sin has as one of its defi October 30, 1960 nitions, "rebellion against ·God." The Psalm writer drives home the JESUS must have read the phrase may mean many things to point that the rebellious life is the first Psalm many times. He is many people but at least the right result of a totally different re- the perfect example and embodi eous man is not one who is self . sponse to God by saying, "The un ment of the truly righteous, always gauging the con godly are not so." The result of blessed man. In duct of others by his own life. De the ungodly would be expected to " the Beatitudes, structive criticism of others may differ also from the righteous life. He used the word imply a self-righteous attitude on Whereas the righteous life is lik "blessed" to iden the part of the critic. As· Chris ened to a productive tree, the un tify the trans tians, our constant refusal to be godly life is compared· to "the formed and hap-· self-righteous and our eternal vig chaff which the wind driveth py life. To th'Rt ilance against that conduct wilt away." Such a marvelous figure extent, the Ser a>id us a great deal in pointing oth of speech should teach everyone to < mon on the ers to the truly blessed life of shun such a shallow life and such MR. GASH ·Mount · could be Jesus Christ. an ·unacceptable response unto considered an enlargement upon The positive side of the right God. Also nothing is mentioned the theme of the Psalm that we· eous response to God i.s that the about the · ungodly caring for now consider. · daily portion is God's Word. "His . God's word. The righteous re The Psalm is also a lesson in delight is in the law of the Lord; sponse was total delight in the contrasts.· The righteous and the and in His law doth he meditate words of God. The ungodly do rewarding result of that type life day and night." T1Jis is another not participate in the pursuit of is mentioned. The wicked and way of saying that "man shall not God's teachings uriless they desire their woe is brought to the read live by bread alone but by every to isolate a passage ·of scripture er's attention in unmistakable word that proceedeth out of the and thus justify some of their own fashion. Both kinds of life are mouth of God." Jesus made the folly. Is it any wonder that the lived in different responses to latter statement in reply to Satan Psalmist . asserted, "Therefore God. In this lesson, Jet us look at in the wilderness temptation ex the ungodly shall not stand in the the two responses to the Lord perience and would to God that we judgment ..." In short, that is and as we look later at Romans could reply to Satan in that same · one test that the ungodly will def 12, the requirements of the best way when he would seek to rob initely fail- the test at the judg life will be seen. us of .our daily devotional times ment bar of God. Why will the with our God. To use another fa righteous "enter into the joy of mous quotation (this time from a their Lord" and the "ungodly . . . 1. Righteous R.esponse song) , our daily prayer should be perish"? The reason is simple: (Psalm J: J, 2, 3, 6aJ like this: "Bread of heaven, feed The righteous accept the Lord's More verses of ~his Psalm are me till I want no more." If this way but rebellious (ungodly) re given to the blessed, righteous life "bread" is our daily fare for ject the Lord's way. Even the than there are to the discussion awhile, we will not only delight "way of the ungodly shall per of the ungodly. In three and one in it but we will not be able to ish!" By that phrase, we are half verses, a wide range of sub- · do without ,it. taught that the unrighteous life '- jects al'e mentioned as having to Verse three tells of the excel- leaves no lasting contribution in do with the righteous response to lency of the righteous response. the world. God. The negative aspect of such "He shall be like a tree planted Ill. Righteous a life is the entire first verse. It by the rivers of water _. \ ." The is so easily understood and so Lord will prosper such a life saith Requirements wisely discernable that to explain the Psalmist. C. H. Spurgeon, the (Romans J2: J, 2J those mighty words seems only to famous preacher, had some fitting Most anyone who is acquainted detract from the text of the les words for this passage : "The at all with the book of Romans son. Suffice it to say that evil Lord's trees are all evergreens. No knows more familarly the pas counsel or advice or influence are winter's .cold can destroy their sages in Romans 12:1-2 than per the natural result of one's associ verdure; and ,yet, unlike ever haps any other. Some have called ation with evil things and evil men. greens in our country, they are this a "Charter for Christian liv Another "not" for the blessed all fruit bearers." Needless to ing." It is truly that and more. righteous man is for hirp. to refuse say, the righteous response is a If this passage is consulted often, I the "seat of the scornful". This yielded life to God who gives unto it can well be the thermostat that ·~ n Page Sixtee•n ARKANSAS PAPTIST will keep us at an aece:wtable spiF A Smi-te·· ol' Two- NEW YORK CITY - (BP) itual temperature. The word Northeas~ern Baptist Association, "acceptable" is used in both of the In Fewer Words meeting at Manhattan Baptist verses which point out the right THE university president was de Church in New York City, an eous requirements fo:r a righteous livering his baccalaureate speech. nounced plans to more than dou response unto God. Because of In the audience were an elderly man ble the number of churches and the word "acceptable" the re and woman, obviously foreigners, chapels in the area next year. quirements of thes.e verses about who were having . some trouble There are presently five church understanding the president's ad the Christian life, lil Tear Out and Mall T<>day CHURCH PEWS Colorado Baptist General ". • • and I repeat, the Convention rarest of all human virtues 1470 South Holly is plain old honest-to-goodness Denver 22, Colorado LOYALTY!" At Please send by return man Information on Loyalty is, indeed, a rare Security Bonds. · ~ virtue. In this day of radio A • and television we find our· Name ------,------selves constantly bombarded ! by all manner of persu~11ion, Price : argument, opinion and cyni Address i cism. It is difficult to keep our thoughts and feelings Oity E focused upon the enduring Any Chureh Can AUord values of life - to keep a I am ~nterested in bonds maturing ln: clear perspective Oil where Write or Call l970__ 1971.-- 1972.__ 1973 __ i• our real loyalties should lie. 1974___ 1975___ 1976__ 1977-- . Only deep - rooted spiritual WAGONER BROTHERS 1978.__ 1979__ 1980-- • convictions can sustain o· u r I prefer bonds ln the following denomina moral integrity against t h e MANUFACTURING CO. tions: . · Phone 246 ' $100. _ _ $250 .. __ $500. __ = subtle ·insinuations of today's $1,()00 __ $2,500-- $5,000__ c= materialistic philosophy. BOONE¥nLE, ARKANSAS $10,000__ October 21, 1960 Page Seventeen REPORT 'fotal Cash Contributions Received in Office of Executive Sec1·etary of Executive Board of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention During- the Months of July, Aug-ust, and September, 1960. Notify Dr. S. A. Whitlow, 401 West Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas, if any errors arc found in this report. Cooperative Dcsig· Cooperative Desig· Co operative De~iY · Churches and Pastors Program natcd Churches and Pastors Program natcd Churches and Pastors Program nated ARlUNSAS VALLEY Immanuel, Rogers: Pmlrlc V.icw : M. Edmonson 8.00 Barton: K . Carey $ 130.50 $ F. Allqnan 358.05 25.82 South ~ldc: J . Stratton 25.98 Beck Memorial 76.50 Lakeview: A. Combs 142.29 Union: J. Carter 22.50 Brickeys: B. Sm!t11 _ 12.26 Lowell: R. Matthew:; 276.35 Valley Sp1·1ngs: R. Reed 38.35 4.00 Brinkley 1st: J. Grulledge 999.00 30.00 Mason Valley: J. Stephen 66.21 Woodland Heights, Harrison: Clarendon: L. Joyner Monte Ne: W. Bland 155.78 M. Edmonson 103.76 Corders Chapel: W. Ginn :io.1:i Pea Ridge, 1st: R. Moran 594.21 i5.63 Western Grove Mission 10.31 2.1alne: M. Da.rk 926.50 Pleasant Hill : Miscellaneous i'rlendshlp 14.10 K. Armstrong 47.68 Total $ 3,984:89 $ 93.81 Helena 1st: J. Brewer 2,964.00 116.80 Rogers, 1st: L. O'Kelley 2,094.70 8.00 Hughes: B. Pierce 900.00 15.00 Siloam Springs, 1st: BUCI{NER ASSOCIATION Jeffersonville 3.83 C. Palmer 2,338.99 Abbott: W . Watts $ 13.00 $ Lambrook: W. Steward 24.38 20.19 Sugar C1·eek: J. Lawson 14.38 Amity: M. Pittman Lexn.: L. Castleman 165.52 Sulpllur Springs, 1st: Bates 4.00 Marianna 1st: D. Haire 1,500.00 F. Hamilton Calvary, Mansfield Sunnyside, Rogers: Cauthron: D , Preston 7.63 ~~~~~~; ~-T~~~~c~?n ~U~ 27.32- J. overtQn 1.25 Cedar Creek: W. Nance Moro: J. Collier 100.00 Twelve Corners: J. Lawson 16.56 Clarks Chapel 15 .00 North Side Helena: Trinity Chapel 19.24 Dayton: E. Penningtqn 43.41 J. McKinney 6.00 Park Street Mission 48.01 Denton: V. Heydenrelch Old Town: D. Steele Miscellaneous 79.40 Evening Shade 23.00 Oneida: B. McDonald 48.23 Total $ 10,576-:40 $ 548.21 Fellowship: E. Lancaster 141.06 Pettys Cllapel 35.00 Hal'tford, 1st: H. Plunkett 231.05 Rehobeth: B. Smith 16.00 BIG CREEK ASSOCIATION Haw Creek 38.06 Snow Lake: R. Raiford County Line: B. Colbert $ 6.00 $ Han': A. Willsey Turner : D. Kreis l:i6.29 Elizabeth 3.00 Huntington: B. MarMn 151.67 West Helena: w. Deese 3.2(/8.54 52~50 Enterprise: c. Denham 44.35 7.85 lone . . West Helena 2nd: Flora: P. Freeman 5.00 James Fork: E. Hogan 81.54 R. Parchman 248.94 Gum Springs 9,00 Long Ridge: R. Whitten Total $ -11,876.04 $ 261 .81 Hardy: P. Harrington 340.39 Mansfield: C. Lyon 597.94 39.66 Mammot11 Spt·ing: Midland: R. Lanman 96.57 ASHLEY ASSOCIA'.riON E. Flowers 76.30 New Home: W. Nance Mt. Calm Parks: H. Allen 4iii 111.50 Calvary: R. Adams $ -··--· $ Pilot VIew Corinth "A" 94.33 ~cicf ~n: C. White 16.65 Crossett 1st: B. Hlckem 3,629.00 1 Pleas•nt Grove No. 2: Crossett 2nd '6.56 Salem 45.00 71.00 J . Evans 21.00 Eden: M. Doss Spring River 17.61 Plzas?•1t Grove No.3: Fellowship: R. Carpenter 142.50 Viola: A.' Wiles 30.00 7.00 .A. WlllsP.y 4.57 Fountain Hill: W. Nelson 99.21 Mlscellanecrus Providen :e 7.00 Hamburg 1st: E. Griever 1,419.24 4i:iio Total $ 593-:Jo $ 87:44 Rock Creek: P. Black 13.81 Jarvis Chapel: R. Nixon 51.46 Shlloh: D. Preston Magnolia: W. Braswell BLACK RIVER ASSOCIATION Union Hope: R. Miller iL75 Martinville: C. Barton ALicia: J. Cossey $ 45.57 $ Unity: L. Thomas · 6~ 50 Meridian: P. Ragland 16,75 Banks: S. Norris Waldron, 1st: T. Spurgin 2,532.75 58.12 Mt. Olive No.1: J. Hall Black Rock: c. Johnson 98.42 West Hartford: W. Leonard 53.98 Mt. Olive No. 2 . 624.69 Campbell Station: J. Ba-ker Winfield: L. Wooda1·d Mt. Pleasant: S. Compere Clear Springs: o. Davis · Mispellaneous Mt. Zion: W. Chapman 8.75 Clover Bend Total $ 4,12(i:ii5 $ 221.03 North Crossett: K. Corkern 150.00 5.19 College City, Walnut Ridge 10 ~.' 0 ·i::iio BUCKVILLE ASSOCIATION Sardis: L. Tucker 17.00 Diaz: D. Cooper 6).91 Shiloh: D . Wesson 18.00 Grubbs: J, Myers . 24.50 ~et~afa ·· o ~ t o b e :r 2 7., 1 9 6 0 Page· T : ~..en . t- Y> . -l~!)ee ·'Churches Wide Open', Utah, Idaho Hold · .. - ·· ., ~~L'9fd4 Cuba Baptist Reports ·Regional Meeting ~ ~apa.tt ~UttYuf ATLANTA -(BP) -"Church BOISE, Idaho -(BP)- South By BERNES K. SELPH, Th.D. es of all denominations are wide ern Baptists in Uhth and Idaho Pastor, 1st Bapti5t Church, Benton open and hold all the services they now feel the regional program have ever held," Herbert Caudill presently used meets the needs of· of Havana, Cuba, declared in a this pioneer area. Messengers Baptists .Blamed mime0graphed statement received from churches in the two states BAPTISTS and Quakers were here. came close to organizing a sepa blamed. for ·bringii1g the wrath of Caudill, director of Southern rate state convention last year. : God upon the New England states Baptist Home Mission Board ac At the recent regional fellow in the 17th century. · tivities on the western half of the ship meeting in Boise, they had The Rev. Increase Mather and island, p r e p a r e d the paper to only praise for the present wotk others honestly believed that the "keep the record straight." · and did not contemplate the or destruction of life and property by . It was elated Sept. 15 and was ganization of a state convention in the Indians, from .1676 onward, more than a month late in reach the near future. was God's hand of wrath against ing home mission offices in At Churches in the states are af the acknowledged church for fail lanta. filiated with the Baptist General ure to exterminate these sects. "We have not been persecuted Convention of Arizona, but a re nor has anyone else as far as I gional missions committee serves Because of this, Dr. Mather know," he said. "Cuba is more in an advisory capacity in recom moved the assemb,ly to convene a orderly than in 1933 when the mending allocations for mission Reforming Synod. First, they . Machado government was over work. This has given the area a kept a fast in the churches fol thrown." The Caudills have been direct voice 1n mission efforts in lowe·d by the Synod in Boston, in Cuba for 30 years. . , the area. The committee is elect Sept. 10, 1679. A statement by out-spoken Edi ed at this annual meeting. • · Two questions were proposed at tor John Hurt of the Georgia this meeting: ( 1) What are the Clwist'icm Index triggered the Cau BIBLES REBOUND-Sizes up to 6"x9"-Genulne Moroeeo evils which provided God's judg $9; Cowhide-$8; Imitation Leather-$7. Prices on larger dill paper. Hurt had commend Bibles on request. All work guaranteed. The Bible ments on New England? (2) What ed Roman Catholics 1in condemn Bindery, Dept. 2-B, 818 N. Third Street, Abilene, Texas. may be done to remove these ing the Communistic regime in evils? Cuba. ,.... The synod . answered the first "Baptists can sympathize with :::0 .to. )> CD ~- 0 ::0 question by convincing themselves ·Roman Catholics in Cuba for we 2' ;:><; .... iP )> have experienced the cruel lash of ::! ::0 ~ that they constituted the true ., 0 (I) z persecution under Roman Catho 0 n (/l church of God. Men had set up ~ "' )> n (/l licism as well as under Commu "'Q - )> Q their threshold beside God's thres CQ- (I) ... "E • o:l hold. Quakers and Baptists were nism," Hurt wrote in a backhand ~ )> 1 G) [ .., false worshippers i.n their sight, ed editorial of sympathy. c: :::! However, Caudill did not appre ....Q (/l and had set up churches in oppo Q -i ciate the double meani-ng of the ::! sition to the churches of the Lord iii Inclex editor's satire, since he did CD Jesus Christ. a. · Such religious groups had no not feel the Catholic Church has right to administer holy things - fought Communism in Cuba but baptism and the Lord's Supper. An it is simply "a case of (wanting altar had been set up ove1· against to get) back the subsidies that it received" from the previous gov the Lord's altar - as in the Old Testament days. They thought ernment. that full testimony should be made "I have been very close to the against such. God's dispi'easure situation and have yet to hear of one specific case of anyone being ·would be felt until such was done. 1 persecuted. for being a Catholic," The second question was in the Caudill wrote. • same spirit. On Oct. 15, the General Court approved the afore Choctaw Indians mentioned. Accordingly, all per ·Get New Missionary sons were enjoined in their re ATLANTA-(BP)-R. L. Mef spective capacities to diligently ford of Liberty, Miss., will become seek a reformation on . the part of ·general missionary to the Choctaw all affected by Quaker and Bap Indians at Philadelphia, Miss., Nov. tist teachings. They believed that 1. He replaces Victor Kaneubbe, only as they did this would God's missionary to the more than 3500 anger be averted and his blessings ·Choctaws in Mississippi for three obtained. years . .·