Olivet Nazarene University Digital Commons @ Olivet Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today Church of the Nazarene 6-10-1970 Herald of Holiness Volume 59, Number 23 W. T. Purkiser (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Christianity Commons, History of Christianity Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Practical Theology Commons Recommended Citation Purkiser, W. T. (Editor), "Herald of Holiness Volume 59, Number 23" (1970). Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today. 1566. https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh/1566 This Journal Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Church of the Nazarene at Digital Commons @ Olivet. It has been accepted for inclusion in Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Olivet. For more information, please contact [email protected]. JUNE 10, 1970 LIBFMSY Oih ene Cofteps A Witness to Millions (See page 3.) CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE ONE-A-DAY BRAND (See page 5.) AnnioeRsaRy SHOWERS OF BLESSING" Nazarene Communications Commission By General Superintendent Lawlor Life’s Great Priority rpHIS,” Einstein once said, “is an age of know God can and God will meet our need! perfect means and confused goals.” God does indeed “shew himself strong in Only as the Christian keeps prayer as the behalf of them whose heart is perfect his great priority will he be saved toward him” (II Chronicles 16:9). from confusion, compromise, and spiritual Too many of us, all the days of our lives, discord. have been content with “saying our The tragedy of the technological and prayers.” How much better it is to pray social revolution of our day is that it has until we really touch God! Constant com­ caused multitudes to lose their sense of munion with God in prayer in every cir­ the sacred and their faith in prayer. cumstance of life is very precious. God’s Word has so many references to Prayer is either a formidable force or prayer. We read of God giving “more than a dreadful delusion! In our modernistic we ask or think.” We are told that God age, great strain is often put upon our gives liberally to those who ask. faith in the power of prayer. Yet faith Our Lord said, “Men ought always to makes prayer effectual, so let us exert pray.” We may be gifted in so many ways, our faith in prayer and rejoice in its results. but unless we have learned to love the There is a maxim which says, “Prayer is “sweet hour of prayer” and to pray daily — a necessity of one’s spiritual existence — yea, hourly —we are missing much. the very breath of one’s soul.” Accepting Campbell Morgan wrote, “What we are this, we who have prayed, and do pray, in prayer, we are —and no more!” Another are convinced that prayer means every­ writer refers to the power of prayer as thing. Prayer brings spiritual power as “The Ministry of the Interior,” but it is we are yielded and open before God. this power of prayer which will enable Prayer can become our sure guide and Christians in 1970 to fulfill their function director. Amid the conflicting claims of as the light of the world and the salt of these times, when duties seem to clash, the earth. when after careful deliberation one hardly Prayer, the word, has special charm. knows what is right to do, earnest prayer Believing prayer involves the forgive­ for direction brings the guidance of the ness of our sins, our conversion. The life Holy Spirit with His counsel and help. of prayer includes purity of heart and a The prayer of faith still moves the Great willing obedience to the revealed will Physician to act directly on the sick and of God. afflicted. Samuel Chadwick tells us that in prayer Prayer is unequalled as a weapon to “all things are voluntarily laid bare before influence people to accept Christ as their Him —we are stripped of all pretense, all Saviour. Every Christian ought to have hypocrisy, all desire for self-exaltation.” a prayei» list, known only to himself and Nothing short of the total mobilization his God, of those who need the Saviour. of every Christian in finding that extra Prayer helps in solving all the difficul­ power in prayer can bring the spiritual ties of life —at home, at work, at play, at awakening so needed in our day. “Men worship. Oh, for faith to pray until we ought always to pray...” (Luke 18:1). □ • By H. Dale Mitchell Executive Director Communications Commission Years A WITNESS TO MILLIONS howers of blessing" dividual broadcasts have passed One of the larger statistics would and the radio broadcasting since then, and only eternity will be the ministers of other denomi­ ministry of the Church of reveal the millions who have heard nations, as well as our own, who Sthe Nazarene reach their twentythe­ Gospel, been converted, re­ write telling of the inspiration they fifth milestone on June 17. It was ceived spiritual help, been encour­ receive to preach the truth and on that date in 1945 that Dr. T. W. aged to keep the faith, or have their gladness that the Church of Willingham and his staff—consist­ been brought into the church. the Nazarene has not turned away ing of Stanley N. Whitcanack. of­ No running tally has been kept from preaching the whole Gospel fice manager; and Ray Moore, mu­ of those who have written saying and proclaiming the Bible as God's sic director—bravely offered their it was through the "Showers of Word. first radio presentation to the pub­ Blessing” broadcast that they "Showers of Blessing” has been lic. were brought to seek and find sal­ the spearhead, the opening thrust The first broadcast was a 30- vation in Christ Jesus, but that in at least a hundred towns minute production of song and ser­ number is considerable. and cities to get the Church of the mon, featuring Dr. H. V. Miller, Literally thousands have written, Nazarene established. For 10 years general superintendent, as the first stating the encouragement that has it was broadcast over the entire speaker, and the Orpheus Choir of come to them from the broadcast. island of Jamaica, where statistics Olivet Nazarene College. It was Families have been restored, prod­ showed that 52 percent of radios aired over 37 radio stations. igals have returned, heaven has and 67 percent of the population Twenty-five years and 507,442 in­ been brought near. were tuned to it on Sunday. Now I. W. Willingham Stanley N. Whitcanack Ray Moore Gary Moore H. Dale Mitchell JUNE 10, 1970 • 3 this beautiful island has been percent of Americans above 12 called to state that he had had no opened as one of our fruitful mis­ years of age listen to radio every rest since our broadcast. His phone sion fields. week. rang day and night, even at home, The commissioner who issues Perhaps the best proof we have and there were at least 500 letters permits for new church locations in of listeners came early in 1966 from of protest on his desk. He said Johannesburg, South Africa, was the Kansas City station, WDAF, they would compromise and have touched by the “Showers of Bless­ where we are heard each Sunday religion until 8 a.m. and give us ing” ministry, resulting in our be­ morning just after the eight o'clock 7; 45 to 8 a.m. ing given access to the favored lo­ news. We were notified at the end We declined and said, “We want cation for a church in each new of January that the station was our same spot where we have been section of the city that was opened. taking all religion off the air on for 20 years.” After another del­ More than 30 churches have been Sunday mornings. Just one an­ uge of mail and phone calls, the built and others are under con­ nouncement was made on our next week the station yielded. struction. broadcast that “Showers of Bless­ Yes, people are listening to radio. Rev. A. A. E. Berg, district su­ ing” would be heard no more over This medium has proven itself perintendent of Australia, states WDAF because they were taking anew in the past five years, that that “Showers of Blessing” is of religion off their station on Sun­ it is one of the best and most per­ immeasurable importance in that day mornings. No one was asked suasive ways to reach the mul­ island continent as they strive to to write or phone; it was just an­ titudes. build the Church of the Nazarene. nounced that “Showers of Bless­ There are more radios in the Do people still listen to radio? ing” would be heard no more. world than Bibles, and the church Statistics show there are 595 mil­ Monday and Tuesday our office must be alert to use this tool to lion radio receivers in the world had an avalanche of mail and our get to many thousands we will and millions are being added each phone was kept busy continually. never be able to reach in any other year. A survey in 1969 revealed 95 On Thursday the station manager way. - Christ is there, to be sure, often waiting for His followers. This is not to say we need to Where Js Christ? worship less. God forbid. It is to say that true worship will say HE man who goes out in ser­ something about our going forth to meet Chr'st on the real battlefields vice meets Christ.