Martin L. Leuschner , Editor
January 1, 1935 Page 2 THE BAPTIST HERALD What's Happening The Baptist Herald
The Rev. J. R. Matz, formerly resid ton, Alber ta, Canada, entered the hospi The missionary brochure, entitled " Har Published semi-monthly as a denominational periodical devoted to the interests of the German Baptist Young ing in Good1-'ch, N. Dak., has accepted tal on November 20 and was oper ated v::sts," which is published at the begin P eople's and Sunday School W orkers' Union by the the call from the church in Leipzig, on shortly thereaf ter for the r emoval of ning of each year by the Nor thern Bap German Baptist Publication Society, 3734 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio where he recently bfgan his ministry. the appendix and for other complications. tist Convention, contains sever al items MARTIN L. LE USCHNE R, Editor H. P . DONNER, Easiness Manager His cond ition was cr itical for a few days, of news of special inter est to our Ger - The Rev. Rudolph Kaiser has accepted but with the help of the Great Physician, 1r an Baptist churches. In a two-page AU editorial correspondence is to be addressed to the editor, 7346 Madison Street, Forest Park, Illinois, the call from and is already ministering he has been ma k ing consider able improve :- rticle concerning the Baptist World and all business co rrecpondence to the German Baptist P ublication Society, 3734 P ayne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. to t he ~ rm a n Baptist Church in Mc ment and has been regaining his strength. Congress there are two illustrations in • Clusky, N. Dnk. His ministry in this wh'ch the faces of lhe Rev. William A. Subscription price $1.25 a year. To foreign countries $1.50. new fi eld is begining very favorably. A significant Missionary Conferen ce Advertising rates, 60 cents per inch single column 2Y.i inches wide. will be held in the Evangel Baptist Mueller of Brooklyn, N . Y., and of the Rev. Herbert Gezork of New York are The Rev. August Rosner, pastor of Church, Newark, N. J ., of which the Rev. E nt~ r ed as second-class matter January 9, 1923, at the post office at Cleveland, Ohio, act of March 3, 1879. the church in Shattuck, Oklahoma, has very prominent. There is also an article Vincent Brushwyler is minister , from concerning the missionary work of the CO!T'pleted his ministr y ther e and followed J anuary, 16 to 21. Representatives . of the call of the German Baptist Church Rev. and Mrs. ~orge J . ~ is , which is Volume Thirteen CLEVELAND, OHIO, JANUARY 1, 1935 Number One the China I nland and the Sudan Interior reproduced on another page of this ssue. in East E benezer, Saskatchewan, Canada. \vi ii be present and will hav? a place on The Rev. John Leypoldt was in charge the program. It is hoped that the ~ev. Miss Edith Koppin has r ecently re of a brief series of evangelistic services Paul Gebauer, our Cameroon Miss·onary, turned to her hgme in Detroit f rom in the church in Lansing, Mich., short ly will be able to be present to picture the Africa where she ser ved as a medical befor e Thanksgiving, of which the Rev. Cameroon field at the confer ence. missionar y during the pas t six years un J . Grygo is pastor. The min:stry was der the auspices of t he Sudan Inter ior EDITORIAL The itinerary of the Rev. H . C. Baum, blessed of God with fruitful results. Mission. Miss Koppin is a member of the evangelist of the denomi n a~ i on , for Mr. H . G. Geis, the general colpor the first six weeks of the new year will the Ebenezer Church of Deh·oit, and a , , daughter of Mr. Paul Koppin, one of teur of the Ger man Baptist Publication be as follows : Society, has been working for the past J anuary 2-10, Kenosha, Wis. the founders of the Eb en e1~ r Church. WE several months in the churches located in J anuary 19-F ebruary 9, Ashley, N. Ill from the effects of malaria contracted in Africa, she found it necessary to r e Philadelphia, Bethlehei;n, Baltimore and Dak., with the church stations co HE brief word "WE" has been immortalized by W e must not for get that we are "surrounded by Wilmington of the Atlantic Conference. oper ating. turn home for a period of convalescence. His later itinerary will take him to our It may be ti mely lo be r eminded t hat we We wish for Mi ss Koppin a speedy res T Charles A. Lindbergh after his epochal, winged a great cloud of witnesses," that "others have la churches wit hin the state of New J er sey. should remember ou r evangelist and h is tor ation to health. Such missionaries fligh t across the Atla ntic Ocean to Fr ance. The bored, and we have entered into their labors." Th e ministry in ou r prayer s. who have made costly sacrifices and ar e The Rev. 0 . E. Krueger, the Moderator continuing to mak e them should be r e-. aer oplane and he were so much a part of each energetic and pioneering ministry of our friend and o{ the Gener al Conference of ~rm an The Rev. E mil D. Gruen, the superin membered in our prayer. other that the wor d "WE" came to his lips when h e brother, the Rev. A. P. Mihm, who so recently made Baptists of North America, has been r e tendent of the Bethel J ewish Mission, spoke modestly of his achievement . his triumphal entry into the eternal abode of God, leased by his church, the Temple Baptist Philadelphia, P a., was in Brooklyn, N. Y , Mr. Norman ]. Boehm of Detroit, Church of Pittsburgh, P a., for three on Sunday, D. cember 22, speaking on the Michigan, the president of the Young There is an inspiring signifi cance in that word will constantly serve as a beacon light, calling upon months this coming summer to do pro subjr ct of J ewish Missions in the church People's and Sunday School Workers' for us as churches of Christ in our denominational me to strive toward th ose same ideals which moti motional work in W·estern Canada. The services of the F irst and Second Ger rr.an Union of German Baptist Churches, has itinerary has not been announced as yet. enter prise. We are a democratic body in precedur e. vated him. Baptist Churches of that city. The sent the following message as expressive The Rev. W illiam L. Schoeffel Qlld Christmas P rogram of the Bethel Mis of the host of young people who ar e More important than that, however, we must al This issue of "The Baptist Herald" has a variety the Rev. Walter Macoskey of Cleveland, sion was held in the mission hall on t he members of this Union: ·'We sincerely ways be a cooperative body. "No man liveth unto of f eatur es. The ar ticle by the Rev. 0. E. Krueger, Ohio, reviewed two timely and signifi evening of Dec. 27 with a large group of welcome into the Young People's and Sun himself, and no man dieth unto himself." Every who as moderator of our General Conference is in cant books on the subject of war and the neighborhood people and friend;; of day School Worker s' Union our new Gen one of us is engaged in the noblest service which peace before the Baptist Ministers' Con the mission in attendance. er al S;creLar y, the Rev. Martin Leusch a postion of leadership, will deservedly be read by ference of Cleveland early in November. man is enabled to r ender. It is his privilege ·to The editing of "The Baptist Herald" ner. This mar ks the first issue of the everyone. The articles by Professor von Berge have The books were Abram·s "Preachers 'Her ald' under h is edi tor ship. W'C heart by !\fr. H. P. Donner with the assistance glorify God• through the proclamation of His Truth aroused f avorable comment. A very prominent Present Arms" and Ver a Brittain's ily felici tate h im on his new position. and the Christlike spirit of bis life. It is his privilege "Testament of Youth." of the R2v. W illiam L. Schoeffel, follow f eature will be "the Devotional Page" which will ing the untimely death of Brother Mihm, We hope he will derive much joy from to establish God's Kingdom on earth an d as such to The Rev. G. E. Lohr, the Rev. and his contact with our young people and be conducted each month by some interpreter of deserves the whole-hear ted commendation be " a co-labor er together with God." The word "We" Mrs. E. Huber and Mrs. Stabber t of of the dcmom ination. These men gave of Sunday school workers and the denomi God's Word. These devotional messages by P rofes Lodi, Calif., have recovered from an their time and services generously to adrl nation at large. We unite in wishing is always upper most in the Christian's vocabula1·y. sor Kaiser are spiritual gems, which will challenge him success and assure him of our co automobile accident in which they were this work to their already hrnvily bur The adventure of such a co operative undertaking our lives for many years to come. "The Book Chat" injured while driving home to Lodi f rom dened shoulders. The pr esent editor oper ation. We stand solidly by you, the sessions of the California Association Brother Leuschner. May God use and has moved us deeply as we begin the task of editing will be of inter est to our literary-minded folk. wishes to congratulate them upon their "The Baptist Herald." This periodical belongs to held in Los Angeles, Calif. God's p rovi able achievement. richly bless you I" l In the next issue an article by Mr. Norman J . dence manifested itself in protecting them all of us. It will always represent our composite from critical injury. On Sunday, December 9, a unique serv Boehm of Detroit, Mich ., the president of the Young Subscribers! experiences and needs. It is "WE" wh o will make A farewell service was tendered the ice was held at the chapel of the P hi ladel this publication a meaningful contribution to our P eople's and Sunday School W orkers' Union, w ill Rev. and Mrs. Martin L. Leuschner by phia Home. for the Aged in which the P lease do not fail to renew your appear, in which he writ es gr aphically about the new hearing Rystem recently install ed subscription promptly to insur e r eligious lif e. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the memb0 r s and frienils of the Fleisch uninterrupted service. youth of today. mann Memorial Baptist Church of Phila for the benefit of the guests, who are the South to the North, in the United States and hard of hea1 .. ng, was dedicated. This sys delphia, Pa, on Friday evening, Dec. 28. The mailings will otherwise be Canada and across th e waters to distant lands there W c ar e proud of our denomination, because God tem was presented by the Young Ladies' discontinued after a few weeks of On Lhe following Sunday mor ning Mr. stretch the ties wh ich bind our h earts in Christian has blessed the efforts of its pioneers and leade1·s. Leuschner preached in the Pittsford Bap Auxiliary with the inspiring encourage- grace. . ment of lhe Women 's Board of Manag tiPt Church near Rochester, N. Y., where It will be regarded as a favor to love and prayer and unite our h ands in the service We rejoice in th e work which is ours cooperatively ers. Mrs. Frances L e u ~ chn e r, president he was pastor for two years while study be aotified, if for any reason, the as laborers together with God. Let us forge ahead of the Auxil'ary, Mr. Reuben Windisch, of God's Kingdom. The consciousness of this fel ing at the seminary. subscription is to be canceled. president of the Men's Board, the Rev. lowship will always be a source of r enewed inspi and strive onward as those whose lives are emblaz The Rev. August Kraemer, minister F. P. Kruse, chap'ain, and others had a The Business Manager. oned with Victory and Triumph ! of the German Baptis t Church in Edmon- p!l rl in the program. ration t o me. Page 5 Page 4 THE BAPTIST HERALD January 1, 1935 numbers and with the return of industrial recovery are children of Abraham." Indeed and we say to there will again come an inflow of funds for mis day: "We are children of Martin Lu'ther, of John We Are Dooined, Unless-! sionary and benevolent projects. Our budget may Calvin, of John Wesley, of Roger Williams; we are go beyond our best years in the past. Now I hear Roman Catholics; we are Baptists." And so we Mr. Krueger is pastor of the Temple Baptist you say : "I agree that you are not a prophet but a hide in our churches and fail to face the issue with Church of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Moderator of ·God. By the Rev. 0. E. KRUEGER the General Conference of German Baptists visionary!" Pray, withhold your judgment. His of North America for the triennium 1934-1937. tory shows that we have always moved in cycles. - We Must Take Up His Cross UR new e d it o r has It is reasonable to believe that that process will We are doomed unless we take our stand beside die"? I well remember that we seminary studients continue even though we cannot say how long the the cross. That is where several women and at least 0 asked me to make a of thirty-five years ago were regular crepe-hangers. prophesy regarding "Our radius of the cycle is. It is unfortunate, indeed, that one man stood. W e hide behind it. Even in the At that time we saw the end and thought we knew the spiritual uplift does not always march in lock Churches in the Tomor days of Peter and Paul Christians began to make "a that our days were numbered. The swan song of st ep with material prosperity. We may well be cloak of wickedness" of the most sacred thing in all row." One does not need our denomination was soon to be sung. Btit we to be a prophet nor the son concerned about that. t he world. One of our munition manufacturers have been _growing in comparatively large num We believe the true church to be "the body of called before the Nye Commission has a fearless of a prophet to draw cer bers ever since. Thousands of our members have tain conclusions from cer Christ on earth,'' the only body through which now and faithful pastor who told him: "Brother, unless united with churches, which do not have a German he can function. We do not fear the death or dis you get out of this, you are doomed." He said: "I tain premises. If these are background, and several churches have left our correct, the syllogism must solution of that body, but the local organizations know it." His ambitious wife hates the minister conferei:ices to unite more closely with the state called "churches" may cease to ca1Ty his spirit long even as Herodias hated John. She accosted him be true. " If men are not conventions. In spite of that, we are still growing! monkeys and Adam was a before they cease to exist as organizations. Doom once in this manner: " Why are you always preach 1 man, then Adam was not a When all of our churches will have forgotten may come before destruction .. The godl~ ss hus ing about social justice? Why don't you preach monkey." We believe that t~e German "pit from which they have been bandmen may still be in possession of the vmeyard. Christ and him crucified?" With her, the cross, " what a man soweth, that also shall he reap." digged,'' shall we then continue as a separate The process of casting out the wicked husband~en which is a starting point, has become a hiding place. Nevertheless, our prognostications are not infallible. group? I shall give no instruction and venture no and letting out the vineyard to others has been gomg It is very well to shout at the top of our voices, "We An enemy may walk over the fi eld by night, sowing prop?e~ y . I can only make a guess. It is my firm on throughout these centurie ~. Unless there is a preach Christ and him crucified1." Paul did that, tares. c on v 1ctio~ !hat there will not be a merger with an continual turning and returning to God we shall but he did another thing that is not so popular. He other religious body for some time and such will find ourselves among the outcasts. I am not speak shouted with emphasis, "I-am crucified with Christ." Predictions Always Precarious never ?e a mass movement. Individuals undoubt ing of any particular group_ now. V! ~ s~all share Jes us did n ot say very much about his own cross. In shock-threshing on the western plains every edly will be transferring their membership to other the common doom of orgamzed Chnsbamty unless He said more about ours. H e suffered and died for body is most happy, when the. machine is so set that c?urches, but the number of these will decrease, we repent. - The spirit of Christ speaking to the us. But I read nowhere that the crucified Christ can all the dust blows away with the straw and chaff, so smce we are meeting the language needs of our Ephesian church threatened to remove its candle save an uncrucified life, whether it is the soul of the t hat no one need work in it. But in setting the ma young people. Individual churches in possibly stick. Candlesticks have b e e n removed from wife of a munition manufacturer who has social chine early in the morning the direction of the light l a ~·ger numbers may make such a transfer. Such churches, which are still going strong as organiza ambitions or that of a preacher who mounts the wind is often imperceptible. will be ti·ue especially of those churches whose tions. They have ceased to be organisms. pulpit every Sunday. Paul had1 a passion "to know f as tor~ have had no historic interest in or'connec him and the power of his r esurrection and the fel " If zephyrs come, so light they come, 0 Repentance Is Needful t ~ 1:1 wdt? our backgrouncL. If they have not been lowship of his suffering." He did not mean to share Nor leaf is stir r 'd, nor wave is driven." t~ :; nneat m ~ur churches and seminary, their loyal- We are doomed unless we r epent. W e are still in its benefi ts mer ely, but also to share in its agony. The thresher throws a handful of dust into the air ura 1 Y would not be very strong Any action doing works but not the first works. When ihe first J esus said something about "plucking out eyes" and to detect the drift of the wind and then sets his or mkovement which weakens our se ~inary will love is dead, the works which are done are not love " cutting off hands," about self-renunciation and per wea en our group . ' works. Labor cannot be substituted for love. Serv machine accordingly. Generally the gentle breeze break· -consciousness and hasten a secution. The symbol of Christianity is not an arm is a prophet of the strong wind which will arise mg-up process. ice cannot take the place of surrender. Many may chair, not a Beauty Sleep Mattress, not a Rolls later in the forenoon. It may also be that before still be willing to assume great tasks and carry Royce, but a Cross. Unless we take up our cross and the day is done a gale may be blowing from the The Publication Society heavy burdens but will not surrender to God. Un follow him we are doomed. surrendered lives are the curse upon many churches. opposite direction. Such a process ·u 1 Miss Michi Kawai, a J apanese Christian, was lication Societ wi a so be hastened, if our Pub- We must repent from that attitude, which magni once asked, "What do you think of American E:!hrisi We can make no sure predictions. The role of of fi · Y ~hould ever find itself on the rocks nancia 1 straits Th N th fi es services while it ignores surrender. tianity ?" She refl ected for some time and· answered, the prophet is always precarious. He is beset by the tion could not k · " e or e~·n Baptist Conven- We are doomed unless we give to Christ the place temptation to say "smooth" t hings, for he does not "It is too comfortable ; it is a nap after a big din nominational . eep The Baptist" alive as a de which we have given to the church. We are hiding ner." W e are doomed unless we repent, r eturn t o enjoy rubbing the fur the wrong way. If he is tact Sendbote" an °~,gan. W ~ are maintaining "Der within the church. The question, "Are you a Chris ful, he will t ur n "th e cat" around before the strok the first love of our Christian faith, and accomplish the y are und d The· d. Baptist Herald" and find that tian ?" is generally answered in this manner, "Well, the first works to which Christ has called us. ing pr ocess begins. Gloom-prophets are never pop denomination e~gir mg our very exist ence. If the I am a church member." The story is told of a cer ular. Often they have been put into prison with it will lose ·t oes not support these publications, tain man who trotted off to church regularly every A Prayer for the Church bread and water, if they were fortunate enough The Rev ~ s ?W~ support and soon cease to exist. Sunday morning with his Bible under his arm. He By WALTER R AUSCH ENBUSCH not to have been beheaded. "Safety fi rst" is a well garding ;,th e i~t~in ~chlipf' s r ecommendation re gloried in the mansions in the sky and the streets GOD, we pr a~r for thy church, which is set practised art with a professional prophet. '' Q thought ande h. i Mihm Memorial List" is a happy of gold, b~t six days a week he worked by hoo~ or today amid the perlexities of a cha nging Our Churches in the Future as well C s ou d be extended to the "Sendbote" crook to pile up on earth as much gold as po ssibl~. order, and face t o face with a great new t ask. W e . a n we not ha " G ttl F M He also believed in personal work and poked his remember with love the nurt ure she gave to our morial List" 1 ve a o ob etzer e- What about our churches in the tomorrow ? Shall the seminar a so? A~ the Publication Soci ety an.d fin ger into people's faces with the question, " Are spiritual life in its infancy, the tasks sh e set for our we paint a glowing picture or shall we dip our brush is not a Y ~ 0 • so will go th e denomination. This you a Christian ?" One day he stopped the wr ong growing strength , the influence of th e devoted into the pigments of gloom? H ave we any reason any re a s ~~of esy b~ t a. bit of reasoning. Is ther e an and heard the quick retort, "Are you a Chris hearts she gathers, the steadfast power for good•she to believe that a group of 272 churches i-3 ever to 0 question its soundness? ~an ?" "I am happy and proud to say I am," was has exerted. Wh en we compare her with all other ·be doubled? Is there any sound basis for the belief Our Future S p1ritual· · Prosperity. his 1:eply. "Yes, and hell is f ull ~f Christians _li ke human institutions, we rejoice, for th ere is none like that our 36,000 members are ever going to reach you. " It is the same old game which the Pharisees her. But wh en we judge her by the mind of her the 100 000 mark? Or, on the other hand, are we it Br we should be more concerned about our spir played in the days of John. They were amazed Master, we bow in pity and contrit ion. Oh, baptize to offer' the salutation of those "who are about to ua prosperity than about our physical exist ence th at he should call them to r epentance. "Why, we her afresh in the life-giving spirit of Jesu s !" as a separate group. W e may continue to grow in P age 7 Page 6 THE BAPTIST HERALD J a nuary 1, 1935 Jews constituted only a little over 1 % of th e total ple, is a contemptible thing. It is worse than that. pop ulation of Ger many. It is international criminality. F or if Senator Bor ah The Probleni of the Jew in Germany Such a situation made it a simple matter for the called the munition makers, who thrive by war, "in German people to be won over to Hitler 's anti ternational criminals," what else can we call those This article is the fourt h of a series of inter· who systematically sow distrust and hatred among pretative articles on Germany. Professor von Sem itic program, and to put an end t o t he domina Berge spent several weeks last summer in that tion by an aggressive minority-group which was nations and so pr epar e th e conditions of war? country and delivered a :nasterful address at "Thou shalt not bear false witness again.st thy neigh By PROFESSOR HERMAN VON BERGE f elt to be more or less alien. the Baptist World Congress in Berlin. Under the Hitler regime the status of the Jews bor" is the fundamental law of living together , not has novv been completely changed. They are w el only between man and man, but also between na HE problem of the J ew is not a new one. It has Semitism. While h e still lived in Vienna, long be come to stay in Ger many, but they a re not citizens ; tion and nation. The vilifier and defamer is a social been known through all the centuries in which T fore the war, he is said to have become interested they ar e only "guest people." Those wh o w ~r e in menace, be he J ew or Gentile. the Jew has found a home among the nations. The in socialism because of the great contrasts in that governmen tal offices before the war, may still re All of my diligent inquiry while in Ger many problem lies in the fact that the Jew is never ab city between appalling miser y and ostentatious lux main. Those who were front-line soldiers during a mong our brethren and leaders brought the same sorbed by t he people among which he lives but re ury. That drove him into the socialistic meetings. th e war, or who had sons in the conflict, m ay hold answer "We personally know of no cases of atroci mains among them as a distinct racial entity. Ther e, however, he realized that the leaders were office. But they are consistently weed ed out and ties ag ~inst J ews." There was only one exception All other nationalities lose t heir ancestral back largely J ews, and followers of Karl Marx, a J ew, pensioned wherever possible. While they may con where someone knew of a J ew who had been mal ground in the second or third generation, but such and that their socialism leaned strongly toward com tinue in their business or profession, their lot is not tr eated by a mob, so that he later died of his wounds. is not the case with the Jew. He may become a pa munism, which h e abhorred. These experiences triotic citizen and he usually dtoes ; he may have his gave birth to his bitter antagonism against th e J ew. share in all social and philanthropic enter prises, and Later he made the acquaintance of General Erich he usually does; he may win his way into positions von Ludendorff, th e great Ger man str at egist in the of prominence in the business and professional World W ar. Von Ludendorff bitterly h ated the world, and he usually does; but he remains a Jew, J ews, for h e held them responsible for the defeatist marries J ewish, lives J ewish. This is not said by and pacifist propaganda during the latter part of way of criticism but just a statement of fact . the war, which centered around an outsta nding Jew, Maximilian H arden. This broke down th e The Contributions of the J ews to the World morale behind the lines, and that was given as the Some of the finest people in t he wor ld are J ews. chief reason for Germany's losing th e war. Hitler's We as Christians can never forget what we owe to contact with von Ludendorff strengthened him in the J ewish race, and we shall never be able to pay his anti-J ewish sentiments. the debt we owe. But that does not eliminate the fact that ther e h as been frict ion betw een the J ews Germany's Attitude Toward the J ews and the Gentiles th roughout the centuries. Let us These sentiments came to be shared by a large frankly confess that "the Gentiles,'' or we Chris. part of the German people, not only because of Hit tians, have not always ha d clean hands in our d'eal ler's growing influ ence over th em, but also because ings with them. And while we confess our own sins, of the condition of things which had grown largely we must acknowledge t hat we do not experience out of the war and its aftermath. These circum very great difficulty in fi nding the mote also in our stances had given the Jews positions of power and J ewish brother's eye. influence in Germany altogether out of proportion The J ew has certain racial characteristics that to their numerical strength. Lord Rothermere an sometimes become r ather prominent as he lives English publisher, is authority for the state~en t By courtesy of " Jlisslons" a mong his fellow men, a nd rn eeknes and lowliness that in the last days of the pre-Hitler r egime there Interior of Hitler's Anti-Communist Museum on the J iidenst rasse in Berlin. T he fi gure in front is a wax effigy of a conununist of heart are not always outstanding among their " we ~· e t~enty times as many Jewish government virtues. The Jews are a highly intelligent people. officials m Ger many than befor e the war ." When They are ver y aggressive. That in part accoun ts the war came to a clo!e, the border lines of Ger an easy one. They are discriminated against in ~h e That par ticular J ew through his misdeed had in for their phenomena l success. It also accounts for ;nanr were wide open. A large number of J ews award of public assignments and th e non-Jewish cur red t he hatred of those who constituted th e mob. much of the friction that exists between them a nd immigrated from Poland and Russia into the coun contractors are always given preference. If Ger Th e gover nment, however, is not behind a ny atr oci other people who, in one way or the other, have try, a nd with their foreign money they t ook advan many has ever been a paradise for the Jews, it is ties but rather deplores them where they h ave oc found reason to resent the aggressiveness of a racial tage of the prevailing conditions of inflation under that no longer ! curred and sever ely punishes those who may be minority. which the savings of a life-time could h ard!; buy a T he So-Called Jewish A trocities guilty of them. In all these things the problem has not only been loaf of bread. These immigrant J ews purchased Vl hat about the atrocities co mmitted againsl T he Christians' Attitude To-wards Anti-Semitism peculiar to Germany, but one is more or less con homes, estates, stores, and buildings, a nd became them ? There is little doubt that there have been As Christians we can only deplore the anti-Sem scious of it wherever the J ew lives among the na commercially well established1, while the Ger mans instances in which Jews have suffered physical itic spirit which is sweeping over Ger many a nd tions. It will take much wisdom and good, hard were suffering extreme hardships. harm. Ger many has gone through a revolution. A seems to become intensified in many other parts of common sense, a nd above all a n abunda nce of gen In 1925 of th e 3 04,000 J ews who lived in Prus Ger man mob is no better t han any other mob. We the world. Racial antagonism and hatreds are un uine Christian grace to solve the vexing problem. sia, 76,000 .were foreign ers. In 1928 of thity-nine know only too well in our own country, both in the Christian. They are ter ribly deep-seated and bitter It is not a n easy one, a nd we may only too soon be :epre~e ntat1v~ s s e n~ by the Social Democratic party Nor th and in the South, ~h at mobs cai:i do, and we wherever they are known. In our own country, made a ware of that ourselves in our own land, if mto nineteen i:npen al committees, thirty-eight wer e h uld have no difficulty m understanding that her e where the color line is shar ply dra'\rn, or where in we have not begun to realize it already. J ews. In B ~ r~m 48% of the physicians, 68% of th e ! n~ there even splendid Jews have s_uffered grave certain sections prejudices are raised against the Hitler's Early Contacts With J ews s c~oo l phys1c1a n~, 68 % of the welfare physicians, · · t 'ces at their hands. But to take isolated cases, Mexican and J apanese, we know all about this 45 ~ of the hospit al dfrectors, 52% of the dentists, 111J us 1 d d t k problem. Until we have settled our own troubles, This age-old and quite common problem, how . I ndoubtedly h ave occurrc , an o ma e 5? ,o of professors. on medical faculties, 80 % of t he W h lC 1 U · t it hardly behooves us to sit in judgment over other ever, became acute in Germany through a number bac1·s of the propaganda of nusrepresen a- directors of theaters, 75% of the writers of recent them th e ~ · · h" h nations who have theirs along similar lines. of peculiar developments. In the fi rst place, Hitler's . d f hatred against an ent ire nation, w 1c plays, 54 % of la wyers were J ews . These figures +-ion an o · f early experiences developed! in him a violent anti- ~ b ·ng carried on by a cer tam group o peo- Of one thing, however, I am absolutely sure, become significant when one remembers th at the 1s now e1
_J Page 8 THE BAPTIST HERALD January 1, 1935 Page 9 l namely, that the problem of Germany's anti-Semi the Jews in Germany, who still are among the lead tism cannot be settled by the me thods employed by a ing financiers and have heavy investments in the certain international alliance of Jews who try to Bhipping and other industries. The feeling against Religious News of the World enJ.ist the support of non-Jews everywhere for a the Jew in Germany is not a bit mollified by t he boycott against German goods. Not all 'of the J ew:.. recognition of the action of J ews outside of Ger ish people are behind that movement. Morris D. Albert Schweitzer in England Pacifist Students at Wisconsin Bienniel Convention of Federal many. If Germany cannot sell, it also cannot buy; London, England. Alber t Schweitzer , Waldman, Secretary of the American Jewish Com Madison, Wisconsin. According to a Council _and so we are simply closing up our own markets renowned African missionar y and author survey drafted by students of the Uni Dayton, Ohio. The bienni·al convention mittee, said that his committee and other important for our goods and are helping to make Germany in of many religious books, has sailed for versity of Wisconsin extension division, of the Federal Council of Churches of Jewish bodies abroad were not participating therein. Lambarene, Africa, to return to his m!s dependent of the outside world1. more than 90 per cent of t heir ranks arc Ch1.-st in America was held in this city When the boycott was organized some twenty-one sion station. While in England he de from December 4 to 6. Dr. A. Beaven, livered the Hibbert Lectures in Oxford confirmed pacifists. The survey, con w. Moreover, the action of the "World J ewish Con ducted by Dr. Philip H. P erson, head of r etiring president, addr essed the ~ pen and t he Gifford Lectures in Edinburgh on ing session and spoke over a nat10nal ference" of Geneva in inaugurating the boycott t he themes, "Religion and Modern Civili the p sychology depar tment, revealed that while 67 per cent were unwilling to radio hook-up in which he said that "the brings the entire difficult problem into the fore zation " and " The Problem of Natural go to war, only 50 per cent wer e willing world's dim tomorrow would have only ground of attention, and it is seen not only in its Theology and Natural Ethics." These to carry their conviction to t he point of a place for a militant church. In that were delivered in the Ger man la nguage bearing on Germany but also on other countries of tomorrow there is going to be no pJ.ace with Mrs. C. E. R. Russell, his British impr !sonment. Eighty-nine per cent the world. If that is the manner in which 'the J ews would resist a foreign invasion. The for a weak and b'.! ckward-looking church helper at Lambarene, acting as his tra~s will assert their power, if, today, through an inter lator. His only other engagements while students chose President Roosevelt as but only for one that ste~s out .into the natinal hook-up they are to swing the club over one in England were an organ rec·tal. at St. the most desirable type of leader, with presence of the dangers w1th a high pur nation, what is to prevent them doing the same over Margaret's, Westminstei·, at t he time of Hitler as the least desirable. They de pose of courage.'' The results of a stu~y :mother tomorrow? t he concert of the Bach Cantata Club, a nounced preparedness as a plausible for calendar reform wer e presimted, m sermon at Dr. Maude Royden's Gu!ld means of averting war and unanimously which there would be fixed dates for' house and a lantern lee'. ure on his mis agr eed that the r e.al hero was the man E aster and other fest'vals and a gen The Jew in Our Country 1 sionary hospital work to the City Temple who could stand by his pacifistic con er a l uniformity. Four reports on cruci.al of London. victions while his .fellowmen were be problems were presented and action We, too, are becoming increasingly conscious of ing overcome by militaristic frenzy. ther eon taken concer ning t he message ~he s~r e n g th of the Jews in our own country, which The Passion Play at Oberammer and task of the church today, the status I ~ evidenced in a number of recently published ar gau Salvation Army Fete in London of the chaplaincy l.n t he army and navy, t he liquor problem an~ pro?o~ed " plans ticles. In "Missions" in the issue of October, 1934, Oberammergau, Bavaria. The statis LoPdon. England. On the evening of tics have been released concerning t he for "a national preachmg nuss1on dur t here appears this quotation from "Home Missions D ~ c 6, Gen e-ral E vangeline Booth of the i ng this year. Dr. Ivan Lee Holt of St. famed passion play which was presented Salvat'on Army r eceived a raptu rous Today and Tomorrow" under the heading "The Jew last summer in this quiet German village. Louis, Mo., was elected to t he two-year welcome to England from mor e th' God, but we must also "worship him in obey God's voice in your conscience at structure collapses. " T he Day of Judg spirit and truth." any cost you are following in Abraham's ment" is not altogether a matter of the Beginning the Day "By FAITH flbel oD"ered unto God t rack. Abraham knew nothing of the far-off future. As a process of moral ci more excellent sacrifice than Cain.'' place to which he was bound beyond discrimination, it is in active operation A Scripture Passage and Meditation for Spiritual Progress Hebrews 11 :4. that vague suggestion- "to a land that even now.'' I will show thee." He carried no letter "Each man's work shall be made mam.i By PROFESSOR LEWIS KAISER Tuesday, January 8 of credit drawn upon the resources of fest, for the day shall declatre it.'1 1 that strange country. It was indeed a Cor. 3:13. OF ROCHESTER, N. Y. The Covenant-God "And I, behold, I establish my cov venture in the realm of moral faith. "And he iuent oiit, not knowing whitJie1· Tuesday, January 1 enant with you and with your seed after Monday, J anuar y 14 . How swif tly the evil suggestion r an he went.'' Hebrews 11:8. Starting Right its course after having lodged in Eve's you . . . . " Genesis 9 : 9. Imperfect Saints (Read Genesis 9 :8-11.) "In the beginning God . ... " heart! She began to look at the for Friday, Januar 11 "And Abimeleh said unto Abraham, bidden t ree, and with fatal fascination it The God of the Bible is a Covenant Genesis 1 :1. The Destiny of Choice Wluii sawest thou, that thoii has cicne appealed to her appetite, her sense of God. So centr al is this idea that the this thing?" Genesis 20: 10. (Read Gen. 1:1-5.) "So Lot chose him all the plain of beauty and her desire for wisdom. She scriptures have been termed "the Old (Read Gen. 20:1-7, also 13 :13.) Beginnings are always profoundly im took of the fruit and ate. The fateful Testament'' (Covenant) and "the New Jordan.'' Genesis 13:11. portant for t hey bear the szed of all sub deed was done. A human soul was alien Testament." God's covenants with men (Read Gen. 13:7-13.) Abraham stands out as an exceptional sequent developments. To start right ated ~rom ~ od a nd poisoned with guilt. are his promises to bless them in ac Choices reveal character. We choose type of noble character. Yet he was not sinless. The brief sketch of his career just righ~sett l es destiny. Back of cre Then immediately sin began to spread it;; cordance with conditions to be fulfilled the thing we prize most and desire most ation is the Creator. Back of life is t he deadly contagion. No one can shut sin both by himself and by his human chil eagerly. When Abraham a nd Lot were tells of instances of mor al lapse. H is Author of life. In the beg·nning is the up in his own heart. It radiates its dren. These covenants show us the con about to separate, Abraham, the older "white lie" concerning his beautiful wife, Eternal One-God. In striking this key po·son into other lives. E very sin has a descension and mercy of God in t hat he man, generously gave up his right of twice, from motives of fear, declaring note the Bible puts fi r st things first. prolific progeny. is wi lling to deal with sinful men. They first choice of land for their future home her to be his sister, may not have been Not science but r eligion is the point of " W herefore take uv the whole a?-inor also show us t he worth of man in that to his younger relat.ive. Lot seized his opposed to the moral standard of his day, view here. To teach the two fundamen of God, that ye may be able to withstand he is able to enter into such r elations chanc~ and chose the best grazing land, yet it compromised him dangerously. tal t ruths of the unity of God and the ·in the evil day . ... '' Eph. 6: 13. with God. In its wide sweep God's cov though he knew t hat the people who Even the best of God's saints fall short derivation of all things from him is the enant extends even to the animal world lived there were corrupt. He car ed of the highrst attainments. And the a nd makes t he dumb beasts also the ob chiefly for worldly prosperity. The evil higher they climb toward the peaik of prime purpose of th e chapter. The Lord Sunday, J anuary 6 of the univer se is the Master of our lives. jects of his care. r eputation of h :s neighbors did not af moral protection, the more humble they Shall we own his sway? Does the be Judgment and Grace "This CU7J is the new Covenant in my fect his decision. Choice also deter become in their self-appraisal. g inning of the new year t hrob with his blood, even that which is voured out for mines destiny. We go in t he direction "Not that I have alreacly obtained, or 'I will vut enmity between thee cind am already ma W ashington Convention of Trustees a nd on a number of com cause of r eligious a nd conscientious ob mittees, one of ~hich was the House jections to submit to military training. A CHAT ABOUT BOOKS of the Young People's and Sunda y Committee of which he was the chair The r egents had previously r efused to WIT AND HUMOR School Worker s' Uiion man, and of ~rs. Leuschner, who had make t he course optional and exempt to By THE E D ITOR Startup, Washington, was the scene served as president o~ the Young Ladies' two students, both sons of ministers in of the annual Washington Convention of Auxiliary. It was this Auxiliary which, the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mary, three y ~ ars old, was having an Are you one of those who loves books? who were grimly affected by its brutal the Young People's and Sunday School encouraged by the. other boards, was in unhappy morning, fussing a nd crying If you have caught the thrill which ities and horrors. Worker s' Union, which was held October strumental in ha ving a hearing system Death of Dr. James M ' Cona u g h y without cause. To change h er thoughts, comes through t he friendship of a book As the best novel of the year, I have 20 and 21 of last year. Mr. Henry installed in the chapel of the Home with her mother said to her: "Mary, r un to and of its a ut hor, then these columns selected Alice Teasdale Hobar t's "Oil Philadelphia, P a. The Rev. James Schmunk of Tacoma, Wash., the presi twelve ear phones for the benefit of t he the window and see the big dog going in "The Baptist H 2rald" will be meant for the Lamps of China" (Bobbs-Merril Mcconaughy, D. D., 77, former editor dent of t he Union, presided at the ses guests who are ~ard of hearing. by." Mary watched the dog out of sight, especially for you. -1933-$2.50). I am not an omnivor sions. A large attendance of young peo The turkey dmner, prepared by the of the American Sunday School Union a nd t hen turned to her mother and sa id: I love a good book. I should be will ous reader of novels, but the story of t he ple from t he various churches contributed ma tron, Mrs. E. H. Kruse, h er faithful ? ublications and for many years active "Mumma, what was it I was crying ing to go without a new hat or several experience of r epresentatives of a to the success of the convention. ' helpers, and two members of the Ladies' 11~ Y. M. C. A. a ffairs, died on Dec. 6 at abou t?" meals in order to buy as my very own g reat American oil concern in China try The big event was t he banquet, and all Board, was pronounced most delicious by hi s home in Alden P ark Manor, German some book which caught my fancy. ing to understand the Chinese mind a nd town. He was managing edtior of the young people did jus tice to the delic:ous a ll who were p~ es~n t . After the r epast The lecturer had been describing some Ilooks begin to t hrob and Jive under t he Orienta l customs gripped me tremen American Sunday School Union publi d in~er which had been prepared by the Mr. Reuben Wmdisch, president of the touch of your fingers. They are "a magic dously. ca.tions from 1912 to 1930. He was for of t he sights he had seen abroad. "There .Jadies of the Startirp Chui.ch. The Board of Trustees, acted as toastmaster are some spectacles," he said, "that one ca1p et" which tr a nsports you into every T wo of the finest and most insp:ring a time head of the depar tment of t he p~ogram afterwards was a r ousing affa ir and Mr. wm:am Uhlhorn, vice-president, nook and corner of t his interesting world. biographies which I have ever r ead are English Bible at Mount Hermon School never forgets." with William Langenbach of Tacoma as song leader . In introducing the speak " I w·sh you could tell me where I can Tney are windows wh:'Ch p,er m.it en J ames Weldon Johnson's " Along This lead.i ng the song service, the Rev. Niels ers the toastmaster r eleased a flock of in Massachusetts at the invitation of get a pair of t hem,''. exclaimed an old trance into men's hearts .and iru1er Way" (Viking Press-1933-$3.50) and Christensen bringing a brief message of jokes which kept everyone amused and D wight L. Moody, eva ngelist. He was lady in the audience. "I am always for thoughts, such as no personal acquain Basil Mathew's "John R. Mott-World the author of numerous r eligious books· wclcom~, se:veral young people taking in a happy frame of mind. getting mine.'' tanceship with another can do. Citizen" (Harper Brothers -1933 - part with instrumental and dram3tic The speakers, who were Mr . Wm. Uhl Your letters and exchange will b e ap $4.00) . The first is the autobiography Nobe l P e ace Prizes of one of the most cultured and talented numbers, and the Rev. J ohn Schweitzer horn, t he Rev. J. G. Draewell, Mr. J . "He says he 11 never beliEve a sign in preciated in r esponse to t his book chat. Negroes, whose life has been a constant of. Va:icouver, Canada, bringing an in Gaertner, t he Rev. F. P . Kruse, the Rev. Oslo, Norway. Airthur Henderson, New York again!" We shall r eview new books, talk about some of t he old books which need to be series of adventures and tragedies, in spira.t1onal address on "Jesus and tha Geo. B. McDonald, Mrs. Christian Gaert British P r esident of the World Disarma " H ow come?" i-eread, and describe exper iences in musty which the facts of r acial prejudice and Baptist Young People's Union of To ner , Mrs. H. Menzel, Miss Ida Draeger, ment Conference, and Sir Norman An " He saw a sign, 'P ark H ere,' but day." second-hand book stor es which to me are discrim:n ation by us white people are a nd Mrs. Kruse, all expressed their high g ~ ll, British a uthor and lecturer, were though he looked all around he couldn't . The S ~ artup Church celebr ated its for awarded the Nobel P eace Prizes for 1934 among the most interesting places in t he vividly painted against the background esteem for Rev. and Mt·s. Leuschner and find a park." tieth anniversary in connection with the their appreciation for the interest t hey and 1933, r espectively. Arthur Hender world. What would be your selection of of his experiences. The biography of con fere~ ce . On Sunday morning after had taken in the Home a nd the services son opened the wcrrld conf erence on dis "Desert Island Books'' if you had only Dr. John R. Mott is a glorious r eview of t he anniversary service the young peo t hey had rendered, while deploring t he armament in Geneva in F ebruary, 1932, Little Girl: "Can you lend me some fi ve books to be your sole companions on a great Christian life who in student ple :were the ~u es ts of the church at the fact that they are soon to leave and and since that time as i ts president has eggs for a hen to sit on?"' some trip? Wha t novels have you en circles, missionary conventions, interna anniver sary dinner. wishing them "God sp ~ed " in th eir new been foremost among statesmen of Neighbor : "I didn •t know you had a joyed most during the past few years? tiona l relationships has done more than The afternoon sess·on will be mem and wider fi eld of service. Europe wher ever disarmament is men hen." What ar e your problems in your read anyone else to interpret Christ to the orable for many years to come. One of The appreciati.on of the boaTds was not tioned. Sir Nonr.an Angell is author of "Well, I borrowed one to s·t on your ing? world. i he most violent wind-storms we had only expressed m worgs but took con the challenging book, "The Great Illu eggs so I'll have chickens of my own." In our first chat together I should The past year will be r emembered ~vc r exp2rienccd b'ew us almost literally crete form when a beautiful electr ic sion, 1933." lib to present. the outstanding and for its "Spurgeon Anniversary" and in into the church. The service itself was clock with chimes was placed before the The Skipper : "The boat makes fifteen most impressiv2 books which I have r ead that conneelion for Richard E llsworth irrpressive. The new officers, who are guests of honor ~n d also a package con My P rayer knots a n hour." dur ng the past year. The variety covers Day's biogr aphy of Spurgeon, entitled, Mr. Henry Schn: unk of Tacoma, presi taining a splendid lace table cover while a fair pr oportion of the fi eld of the newly HORATIUS BONAR The girl: "Who unties them?" "The Shadow of the Broad Br;m" (The dent ; Miss E !sie Sauer of Vancouver Mr. Windisch made the presentation published literature. J udson Pr ess-1934-$1.50). It is fas vice-president; M"ss Margaret Kruger of Oh! turn me, mould me, mellow me for sp fech. Sea Ca'J)ta in (introducing friend to bi.; The book which I 'should have misseJ cinating r eading material, since the C~l fa x , s: cretary; the R ev. R. M. Kling To all the good things sa id a nd done, use. old aunt) : "This is my friend Barker: most if I had not rea:I it is " The Chris story moves along rapidly and pictori· bell a nd the Rev. George La ng, advisors the Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Leuschner r e Pervade my being with t hy vital force, tia n Message for the World Today" a lly like a novel. It is anot her book were ins talled into office. The Rev. J '. T hat this else inexpensive life of mine he lives in the Canary Islands." sponded with gratitude .a nd becoming "How interesting," munn ured the ol·I (Round Table Prcss- 1934-$1. 50) , a from which I would not part in my li Kratt of Portla nd, Oregon, brought a modesty, expressing their sorrow t hat May becom e eloquent and full of power, symposium by the ou ~st anding evang 21i brary for a gr eat deal more money than graph"c descrip'. ion of "The P assion lady; and, gatl1ering all her wits, she they soon must sever their intimate con I rrprrg nated with life and strength Di- cal and missionary leade rs of today on its list price. Play of Ober a mmergau" which he had added, "Then of course, you sing." vine. the most critical questions facing t he A book which not only deserves but seen during the past summer. The a d nectfon with the Home and wishing it a ll good things for the future. After P ut the br ight torch of heaven into mY world-wide mi ssion of the Christian demands a prominent place in any min dress was brought by t he Rev. George hand A police officer met an organ g rinder church. Wha t. are the moods of youth prayer and t he benediction by Mr. rn ister 's library is Austin K. de Blois' Lang, who recently began his pastorate That I may carry it aloft. on t he s tr eet and d, "Have you a li to which religion mu~t apply itself? in Tacoma, on the words of J esus, "Take Leuschner the company dispersed sing cence to play? If not, you must accom ·'Evangelism in the New Age'' (The Jud ing: "God be with you 'till we meet And win the eye of wear y wanderers What are t he da ngers of communism? son Press-1934-$1.50). It was read My Yoke Upon You." It was with deep here below, pany me." again." F . p. KRUSE. What problems have bern raised by the by several ministers at our Bradley r egret that we left the friends we ha d "With pleasure," a11swered the street 1 To guide their feet into the p aths of pectres of nationa ism and w·orld de Beach r etreat last summer, all of whom made during this covention in Startup peace. musician. "What will you sing?" pression? How is Christianity uniquely praised it highly. It is filled with a host but we are looking fo1·wa rd to our next Religious News of the Wor ld I cannot raise the dead and sup1·emely the message for the hour? conference in Spokane a nd r enewing our Customer (doubtfully): "Is it a p edi of practical suggestions for a Yitai evan (Continued from page 9) Nor f~·om this soil pluck precious dust, T hese-questions find clear a nd conv·nc· gelistic ministry under th e inspiration zeal to work faithfully for our Master. Nor bid the sleeper wake gree dog?" ing answers in this book, which is cli St; pp'y t he allies with materials · we did Dealer: "Pedig ree ! Why, if this dog of Christ's Spir it, whom Dr. de Bl01s ALICE STUERMER. Nor still the storm, nor' bend the light maxed by a chapter on "The Motives of a swell job of it." Enough said! could talk he wouldn't speak t o either of serves so nobly. ning back, Missions" by E . Stanley J ones. Any A Banquet of Appreciation in the I buy every book of Charles F. An Nor muffle up the thunder, us !" Clnistian who is t rying to under stand German Baptist Home for the Compulsory Military D rill in t he present day situation cannot b2 wit h drews, the sainted Christian missionary Nor bid t he chains fall from off crea to India, which comes from the press. Aged in Philadelphia Colleges Bobby: "I didn't cry a t the dentist's. .. out this book. Washington, D. c. In a n . . tion's long unfetter ed limbs . I h ave r er ead sever al times his book It was a happy compa ny of one hun But I can live a life t hat tells on oth'=!r Father: "For b ~ in g so bra,ve I'll give Several challenging books on lhe sub tain 'ng the right of the U o?1mo!1 su s ject of war and peace have appeared "Christ in the Silence" (Abington P l'£ss dred and fifteen member s of the three California a nd other land nivers1ty of lives, you a dime. Did he hurt you much?" - 1933-$1.50) wh' ch is a spiritual ex b.oards of directors of t he German Bap And n' akes this world less full of anguish Bobby: "No, he was out!" during the past year , but none has moved to require military trainin grant colleges me so deeply as Ver a Br"ttain's "Tes position of J ohn's Gospel interpreted in tist Home for the Aged in Philadelphia thei r curricula and to d;n as a p~rt. of a nd of pa in· t he light his experiences. It is a ta ~ en t of Youth" (Macm·llan- 1934- ol and some invited guest s who gathered in to students rcfus i· t Y admission A life t hat, like the pebble dropped upon ng o comp! th S Wife: "0 J ohn, I've just di scove~ed $2 50). In mo1·e t han five hundred pages book wh"ch glorifi es Christ and not. the the dining room of t he Home on t he eve t he sea, prcme Court on Dec. 3 held .Y. e u- that the wo1r an n ext door has a hat Itke Miss Brittain describes in graphic a nd aut hor! ing of December 6. The occasion which Sends its wide circle to a hundred sh ores. of ever y citizen " to support ~~t he dut y mine." untouched p ;c•ure5 her experiences dur But it is a n ew year and new b ooks broug~t them ~~get h et· was a banquet government against all . d defenu May such a life be mine ! enemies " Th Hub: " Now, I suppose. you'll want me ing the war , as the story of \\hat h ap are sailing t hrough ou1· pr intin g presses. held m recogni trnn of t he services of Creator of true life, thyself the life t hou cou l't upheld the universit . · , e lo p ay for a new one." pened to the yout h who because of sex We shall look a t some of these t he ne..'<.t th e Rev. M. L. Leuschner , who for more pension of Alber t w H/ .;egents sus givest, 011 W if e : ' Well, dear, that would be time ! t han six year s had ser ved on t he Board Alonzo Reynolds Jr. wl ton a nd W. Give t hyself, t hat thou mayest dwell in or age could not figh t in t he ti·enches but ' ., 10 refused be- cheaper than moving." me, and I in t hee. ,... STAH:-IK E 1410 P AYNE AVE Page :t6 ST PAU L M l :'lN j[ Glimpses of the Mission Fields of the World of German Baptists of North A m. erica ..J In the City of 90 Mohammedan Mosques Serajewo, where the first shot was fired that led to the World War, is t~ e stronghold of Mohammedanism in Jugo Slavia. Our missionary Johann Sep per reported w1th exultant joy that the first convert was to be baptized in this Mohammedan city. Missionary Sepper consid ers this a wonderful victory for the Lord J esus Christ. Our missionaries are reporting marvel ous victories from all our foreign fi·elds in Cameroon, Bavaria, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Roumania, Bulgaria, Jugo Slavia, Hungary, and Poland. • Missionaries On Our Foreign Fields AUSTRIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA POLAND The R ev. Carl Fuellbrandt, Arnold Koes· The Rev. Rudolf Eder, August Ringel, and Adolf Thiel receive $78.33 per month. The R ev Otto Lenz, Wilhelm Glesman, ter, Rupert Ostertnann1 F ritz Fuchs, and Julius Kussmaul, M. J eske, Adolf Sommer· Fritz Zemke receive $25ts.33 per month. GERMANY felcl, Albert \Vurtz W. Tuczek, and Col· The Rev. J. Mueller and A. Kleemann portems Karl Gcisfcr and August .Mattner BULGARIA receive $35 per month. receive $67.25 per month. The Rev. Trifon Dimitroff, N icola Michai· loff, Carl Grabein, G. Wassoff, E. Gerassi HUNGARY ROUMANIA menko, Atanas Georgieff, Chr. Neytscheff, The Rev. S tephan Kuebler, Johannes Geor!l'i Stefanoff Peter Sascheff, Georgi Lehmann, E. Lukowitzky, Josef Melath, St. The Rev. Jakob Rauschenberger, Hans Wass1ljeff. Sava T.etscheff, P eter I goff, and Stinner, and the brethren S'tefan Adler a nd Folk, J ulius F urcza, Georg Teutsch: Michael Colporteur Baro Bojeff receive $207 per Paul Galambos receive $7 5.33 per month. Theil, Johann Schlier, Immanuel Eiscmann, month. JUGOSLAVIA and Jacob Dermann receive $132.66 per CAMEROON The Rev. Adolph Lehocky, Georg Becht· month. lcr, Heinz Jl ermann, Johann Sepper, Jo· The Rev. C. J. Bender, Paul Gebauer, and hann Wahl and Missionary Karl Tari re GENERAL RELIEF A. O rthner receive $3 16.66 per month. ceive $111 per month. Relief in Europe $21.50 per month. OUR FOREIGN WORK NEEDS PRAYER HELPERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS