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\ -Religiou s News Service Photo. Books -of Lasting Spiritual Value - Page 2 Religious Book Week- October 24 · 31 PAGF TWO ARKANSAS BAP' flcckJ >c.( t4Jti~rg · Encourage Good Reading -Ghrist in Gethsemane By JoHN W. BRADBURY Whoever restrains, by counsel or example, The Scene ~pi1*itu41 a child, a young person, or an adult from A Devotion by the Editor reading corrupt or deceiving print is engaged By MISS BLANCHE MAYS "Then cometh Jesus with them unto a p in the holy work of turning "many to right called Gethsemane." Books of lasting spiritual value should be eousness." A bad book or magazine may fos ( This is. one of the most dramatic scene a part of the wholesome reading of every ter vice . in weak and potentially dangero'us all history, a scene which we approach· American family. ·Every home should plan to minds. No one can

World Council of Churches may have achie at Amsterdam should cause rejoicing am1 all Christian people. We should be ready recognize any Christian accomplishments this organization in the future. But •since Southern Baptists have been The Baptism Qf Jesus severely criticized for not joining the We Council of Churches, nor even sending an Our appreciation and understanding of the penalty for sin, but it is wholly negative and server to Amsterdam; it may not be ou1 ordinance of baptism will be greatly enhanced provides no positive elements of righteousness. place to call attention to at least one or and enriched by a return to the scene of the Therefore a life must be found which can ab features of the Amsterdam meeting. baptism of Jesus. We will not go far wrong sorb the full penalty of sin, even death itself, This meeting was planned and promote1 in the observance of the ordinance of baptism, and still survive, and so rob sin ·of its power bring the non-Catholig Christian world : if, by carefully studying the account of the to kill. \ an organized union with the hope of pron baptism of Jesus and visualizing the scene of Only Jesus could do that. And 1in Him the ing the greater essential of spiritual ur His baptism, we faithful'ly follow the pattern requirements of absolute righteousness are ~ut disunity was manifested ·at the Ams which He sets and enjoins. fully met by His personal sinlessness, His dam meeting, The most pronounced incic The scene of His baptism is beautiful in its death as the penalty for the sins of others, which revealed the inherent disunity in simple dignity, and the event is so simply and His triumph over sin and the grave in His Amsterdam meeting was the different po plainly described that there can be ,no ground resurrection. It was all pictured and prophe of view expressed by John Foster Dulle: for variation from the original pattern. sied in the baptism of Jesus, His death, burial, America and Joseph L. Hromadka of Czec The fame of John the Baptist had traveiea and resurrection. slovakia. Mr. Dulles t o'l d the Amsterc fast for that day, and it was known through The whole scene is re-enacted in the bap meeting that "the Soviet Communist reg out Palestine that he was baptizing people in tism of the believer. Believers' baptism is the is not a regime of peace, and, indeed, it 1 the river Jordan. However, he was making public declaration of faith in Jesus who died not purport to be. . . . It rejects the m stern demands of those who offered them for our sins, was buried, and rose again for premises that alone make possible the selves for baptism. He didn't baptize just our justification. But baptism is more than manent organization of peace. . . . Ther1 anybody. He demanded evidence of repent a declaration of faith; it is the symbol of says Stalin, no· such th,ing as 'eternal jus\ ance from sins by those whom he baptized. what the believer has already experienced. . . . Human beings have no rights that God-given and therefore not subject t< It was, perhaps, when the popular interest By the ordinance of baptism the believer taken away by men." in John's preaching and baptizing was at its not only declares his faith in the crucified, height that Jesus came "from Galilee to Jor buried, and risen Christ; but he says, this is Mr .. Hrorrtadka declared, "Even the e dan unto John, to be baptized of him." It is what happened in my own experience. My mous wealth and the atomic 'power of not surprising that John l;l.esitated. He had old self is crucifiedt, "with his affections and American nation must not deceive us .... been demanding repentance of others, but in lusts," I am "crucified with Christ," and since Western nations hav,e ceased to be the eJ the presence of Jesus, John himself is peni I am "dead to sin," I must be "buried with sive masters and architects of the world. tent and humble and reticent. If baptism Him by baptism into death." "For if we have He further declared that Communism n were to ·be administered on the condition of been planted together in the likeness of His sents ~much of the social impetus of the repentance, how could this fact be reconciled death, we shall be also in the likeness of His ing, church f r o m the Apostolic age c with the purpose of Jesus to be baptized? resurrection." Therefore, I am raised to walk through the days of monastic orders tc Siner, baptism presupposes a state of sinful in newness of life with Him. Reformation and liberal humanism." nes!!, and since Jesus is sinless, is there not There is no way to estimate the loss sus These two points of view are obvious!' an incongruity, a contradiction in the bap tained by Christian denominations which reconcilable. There is no middle ground tism of Jesus? have substituted sprinkling for baptism. Al which real unity may be established. But Jesus answered: "Suffer it to be so though retaining the original word, baptism, It was also proposed at Amsterdam now (allow it in this instance): for thus it they have substituted a different act which both Communism a n d Capitalism be becometh us to fulfil all righteousness?-- Iri bears no kinship to the act of baptism. denined. This proposal caused such dis· this way, in this manner, it is befitting for Sprinkling completely destroys the symbolism that the matters refer to e,ach separatt us to fulfil all righteousness. of baptism; and that which is substituted for nomination to take whatever sides on tl From the subsequent life apd teachings of baptism is held forth, not as a symbol, but as sue it might deem wise. Jesus, and from the teachings and practice a means of grace, the ground of salvation. This proposal would condemn the Cal ism of. America which .out-produced al of His followers, it is obvious that Jesus meant What has h appened to baptism is a striking nations of the· w o r 1 d during the wa1 to say that His baptism was in perfect con example of what happens to any New Testa which since the war has provided bi formity to and agreement with the symbolism ment doctrine when men begin substituting upon 'billions for relief and rehabilitati of baptism as administered by John, though their own convenience for practices enjoined 1 the war ravaged countries of the ~ John himself may not have understood that in the Scripture and their own ideas for the agreement at the time. -- truth is taught in the Bible. Whereas, Communism thrives upon po misery, frustration, and despair. It ha~ Although Jesus had no personal sin, He There is something said in the closing verses took upon Himself the sins of the world and vided nothing for the rehabilitation o of the Revelation about-adding to and taking world. Instead it has waged a relentless "bore our sins" in His o w n person, being from the "words of. the book of this prophesy." "made sin for us." In His baptism, Jesus con paign of aggression ever since the end < Christian denominations as well as individual war and is today the one and only real 1 fessed the sins of the world and prophesied Christians should hesitate long and think ser His own death to redeem men from sin. to the peace of the world. iously before they presume to change the And yet, the Amsterdam meeting wou Sin brings death; and when people die they teachings of any part of God's Word. are buried. The first requirement in the ful both Capitalism and Communism in the ------000------category of condemnation . filment of righteousness is that the penalty for sin shall be fully met, and that penalty is We would only suggest that those whc death. Since Jesus is prophesying His death been so harsh in their criticism of Sot for sin, baptism is the perfect picture of His Baptists would think these things-thrOl burial. · ------000·------We rejoice in e very achievement of the Christian people will never be able to But in order to fulfil all righteousness, sin forces of Christianity, We would not say one the attention of lost men to Jesus unt: itself must be conquered and iife must tri word to discredit any worthwhile undertaking ' do something genuinely Christian whi1 umph over death. Death may satisfy the by Christian force~. Whatever success the ·tracts the attention of lost men to them PAGE FOUR ARKANSAS BAF

Baptist Student Convention - Is Highly Succes . Over 35U out-of-town students joinec Kingdom Progress Baptist students at the University of A1 sas for what adult leaders called the gre student convention ever held by Baptist 3 Dr. V. E. Boston has accepted the pastorate in Arkansas. Following the registration of the First Church, West Memphis, where he Announcement was made-in the S.ep day noon, the meeting opened on a high has been serving as supply pastor since July tember 30 issue of the Arkansas Baptist with welcome addresses by Dr. Lewis J 20. Dr. and Mrs. Boston are graduates of that those desiring hotel rooms for their president of the University of Arkansas Southwestern Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. stay in Little Rock during the State Walter L. Johnson, host pastor; and Dr. Boston was also graduated from Union Convention November 16-18, should Bates, University of Arkansas Baptist stl University, Jackson, Tennessee. make reservations early. Very few res secretary. Since completing his seminary work, Dr. ervations have been made. Don't wait Joel Sorenson, Baptist youth leade Boston has held pastorates at Winona, Missis any longer. Make your reservations Sweden, and Dr. Frank H. Leavell, Sc sippi; Clarksdale, Mississippi; and Memphis, now. wide student secretary, Nashville, Tenn1 Tennessee, where he was pastor of the Temple The names of the best hotels are as brought challenging messages. Marlin Baptist Church for ten years. He has been follows: Albert Pike, Lafayette, Sam nings reported on student mission work active in denominational work, was a member Peck, Grady Mannihg, and Marion. in Hawaii during the summer. of the Tennessee Executive Board of the Ten Other highlights of t h e convention , nessee Baptist Convention, a trustee of Union Testimonies of the Summer Field Worken University, a member of the Mississippi St_ate T. H. Jordan, pastor of the First Church, der the leadership of Ralph W. Davis, : Board of the Mississippi Baptists, member of Training Union Director; special music b the Mississippi Orphanage Board, the radio Van Buren, recently assisted Dale Cowling · .and the Baptist Church at Paradise, Texas, Ouachita College and Southern Baptist committee of the Southern Baptist Conven lege choirs; a Youth Rally on Saturday : tion, t h e Southern Baptist Sunday School in revival services, which resulted in 21 ad with Jackie Robinson, Olympic basketbal Board, and chaplain of the Baptist Hospital, ditions to the church, six by letter and 15 by of Baylor University, as the ,principal spe: Memphis, Tennessee. · baptism. P. A. Stockton, Little Rock, direct testimonies of Christian business men; ed the music and worked with the young peo ple. urns; conferences, and messages by Dr. R. 0 . Ekrut, half time pastor of the Lapile old K. Graves, president of the ,Oklal Baptist Convention; Dr. Ben L. Bridges, Baptist Church, recently led the church in re Associational Missionary M. T. McGregor vival services. There were nine additions to · utive secretary of Arkansas Baptist State and Mrs. McGregor led the South Texarkana vention; and Dr. Walter L. Johnson, the church, including three adults for bap Baptist Church in a Sunday School and Train tism and six by letter and statement. Church, Fayetteville. ·Ing Union Rally Week October 4-8. Pastor State Officers Elected Orlin M. Allen reports there were 21 Sunday Paul Johnson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Vi School awards and 14 Training Union awards L. Johnson, First Church, Fayetteville, a Ouachita's Influence . made for study courses taken during this ior at the University of Arkansas, was el Rally Week. E. B. Perkins is Sunday School State Baptist Student Union president. Dr. A. M. Witherington, Ouachita College, superintendent and Albert Witmer, Training i s o n t h e University o f Arkansas B. received the following letter from Dan Thom Union director. Council, is a major in Music Education as, who until recently was assistant pastor of heads up the mission work being cond1 the First Church, Arkadelphia. Thomas and J . W. Buckner, new pastor of the ;First by the Baptist students tof the Universi wife are now in the Baptist Seminary at Church, Crossett,-and his family were recent Arkansas. Louisville, Kentucky. ly honored at a community-wide reception. Other officers elected are: First vice I Dear Dr. Witherington: Guests were entertained by the Baptist Youth dent, Bill Towery, Arkansas State co: Since leaving Arkadelphia we have had a Choir and a reading by Mrs. Frank Owen. second vice president, Miss Johnnie Ac two weeks' vacation, conducted two revivals, John Anders was master of ceremonies. College of the Ozarks; third vice presi and one Vacation Bible School, furnished a Mr. Buckner accepted the pastorate of the Dorothy Ladd, Arkansas State Teacher's five-room house, and gotten settled in the First Church in September, coming from lege; secretary, Carroll Blewster, Univers Seminary. Jonesboro,· Louisiana. Arkansas; reporter, Miss Helen Higgen· I feel that I would be ungrateful to the am, Baptist Hospital; Ridgecrest chail Baptists of Arkansas if I did riot express to John McClanahan, Ouachita College; someone my appreciation for Ouachita Col Pastoral Changes ardship chairman, Ruth Dowell, Central lege. I have been associated with several lege; and music chairman, Tom Lander colleges during the past few years. I gradu P. C. Church, student in Ouachita ·college, Ouachita. ated from two Baptist colleges, Campbells has accepted t h e pastorate of the Trinity ville and Georgetown. While I was at Camp Church, Little Rock. He was formerly pastor President H. D. Bruce of East Texas bellsville I was president of the Baptist Stu of the Calion Baptist Church. tist College, Marshall, Texas, did the p11 dent Union. During the time I was at George ing in a recent revival with the Second town, I was State president of the Baptist Claude Stripling has recently resigned the tist Church, Marshall, Texas, where Dr. Student Union of Kentucky and also with s. Bates is pastor. There were 18 confe~ many colleges throughout the South. pastorate o f t h e Bradley Church to enter southwestern Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. of faith, seven additions by letter and In all my contacts I have not foul).d a cam teen re-dedications. Mr. and Mrs. Royce pus that was more ·christian than · Ouachita tis of East Texas College had charge o College. During my period of work at the W. L. Leach, pastor of the Marshall Baptist music. First Church, Arkadelphia, and during my Church for the past five years, has resigned association with Ouachita College, I found his pastorate to accept a call to the First that the teachers there are not only devoted Church, Hermitage. Men's Suit's and Shoes to their scholastic duties, but to Christianity Are Urgently NeJ and the interest of Baptists. I sincerely be Men's suits and shoes are the two lieve that Ouachita College has the most active William Travis, Arkadelphia, has accepted the pastorate of the two missions of the First urgently needed relief items at the p and wide-awake Baptist Student Union that time, according to the Southern Baptis I have ever been permitted to observe. I be Church, McGehee - Chickasaw ·a n d Trippe Junction. During the · past eighteen months lief Committee. All types of clothing, lieve that this is · responsible for your super ding, shoes, vitamins, bicycles, and even lative student body and for the general Chris Mr. Travis has served as pastor of the River rags are needed, but the greatest need tian atmosphere that prevails on Ouachita's side Mission of the Immanuel Church, Little is for the heavy shoes and men's suits. campus. It is my prayer that Arkansas Bap Rock. your cash contributions through your tists will join together in making Ouachita a office .to· the Relief Committee · desig bigger and even a better college. ' Robert J. McMillan has accepted the pas for world relief and your clothing t Your devoted friend, torate of the First Church, Judsonia, and will Soutnern Baptist Relief Center, 601 Dan Thomas. begin work there October 24. Olympia Street, New Orleans 19, La. OCTOBER 21, 1948 PAGE Tabernacle Church Loses Pastor Who Will Be Next? New Pastor at Paragoul Webb City Baptist Church has just sent a splendid budget subscription to the Arkansas Baptist. - Thank you and congratulations! Who will be next? The following ·churches have added to their · church budget subscription list: Humphrey; Immanuel, El Dorado; Tyronza; First, Fort Smith; First, · Russellville; First, Heber Springs,; First, Conway; First, El Dorado; Ip1manuel, Pine Bluff;.. First, McGehee; Vio la; Magazine; Oden; First, El Dorado; Cen tral, Magnolia; Hartford; Parkview, El Do rado; First, Jonesboro; First, Forrest City;, Central, Jonesboro; First, Grandview; Genoa; Mansfield; _First, Cullendale; First, West Memphis Almyra; Unfty, Arkadelphia; Rich wood, Arkadelphia; Park Place, Hot Springs; First, Helena; First, Star City; First, Eureka Springs; New Hope, Omaha; Immanuel, Lit tle Rock; First, Monticello; First, Little Rock; Second, El Dorado; South Side, Pine Bluff; Central, Hot Springs.

L. H. Roseman, pastor of the Baptist Taber A part of the Home Coming Day program D. C. Applegate is the new pastor of nacle Church, Little Rock, since 1937, has re of the Hebron Church was the ordaining of signed to become pastor of the West Bates W. D. Burkett, R. A. Graham, and Marshall First Church, Paragould. He came on ville Church, Batesville. Phillips into t h e office of deacon. These field September 1, from the Louisiana Str During his ministry at Baptist Tabernacle brethren will serve along with six others in Church, Memphis. there have been 1,446 additions to the churcn, caring for the work- of the church. The coun The Applegates are at home in Arka with 574 commg by baptism. Total gifts cil was composed of w-. C. Rowe, pastor of and especially in Greene County and Pal to all pauses from the church have increa;;tu Capitol Hill Baptist Church, E. A. Ingram, gould. Brother Applegate had previou from $6,136 to $32,59tl. Many improvements missionary of the Pulaski County Association, spent seven years as pastor of various chur< have been made on the church property, nu.; Tom Anderson, retired minister and member es in Greene County, and Paragould is M ably: complete re-decoration of all buudmgs of Hebron Church, the pastor, w. Dawson Applegate's home town. They have one chi inside and out, side walk around bmldings, King, and the following deacons: Henry John Sharon Kay, age 15 months. new baptistry, and coolmg system. rte na;:; son, R. C. Lowe, R. B. Milner, Paul Anderson, They say that it is a great joy to be led the church in _the ·construction of the first W. L. Carlton, Roy bla1, Lofton Lewis and W. - Arkansas again and to have the privelege unit of a new educational building, wn1ch was Lindsey. serving with the First Church of Paragou used for the first time on Septemoer lt~. 'l 'nt Brother Rowe delivered the charge to the First Church, Paragould, has recently ca cnurch has purchased a Hammond electric church and deacons, Dr. E. A. Ingram read ed Brother Basil Goff as mission pastor. T organ, moving -picture machme, typewriters, the Scripture portion, and R. B. Milner led church has three missions and Brother Gc m1meograph machine, and other otuce equlv the ordaining prayer. will serve as full time pastor of the missio1 ment. One full time and several part t1me employees have been added to the staff of tne church. First Church Roger A. Butler, pastor of the First Churc It was with deep regret that -the Baptist Bauxite, recently held a week's revival at t TabtJrnacle Church accepted his resignatwn. Stuttgart, Mission Memorial Church, Mt. Pleasant, where J ~elton is pastor. There were eight additio to the church, four by letter and four by ba New Church Makes Progress tism. There were many re-dedications. M moria! .Church is completing a new buildir By Victo1· H . Coffman which they hope to occupy in the near futu The South Side Baptist Church was organ ized the afternoon of Sunday, May 23, with Baptist Church For ' D e a f Dedicated: lt~u forming the organization by letter, prom ise of letters, and 11 coming by baptism. Baptist Church for the Deaf was dedicated The church meets m the Peaoody School for Los Angeles, with Leon E. Hilton, pastor, co our Training Union, Sunday School, and ducting the services in the sign language. worship services. We now have 440 mem A fea_ture of the services was the playi bers; a large per cent of these are tithers. of hymns un a piano, which the deaf mu1 Our new building is now under construc in the' audicmce "heard" by vibration. tion. It will be 100 feet long and 50 feet Mr. Hilton, together with his wife and th Wlde, a two story bnck buildmg. The lower two . children, have studied tlie sign langua i'loor of this flrst unit, which is the educa in preparation for their work at the n' tional building, will be used for a temporary The First Church, Stuttgart, operates a church, although each of t h e m hears a: auditorium. mission with a full program, at the Stutt speaks normally. Our church organization represents the full gart Air Base for the benefit of the eighty organized work of the State and Southern families now living there in Riceland Homes, Convention, having a W. M. S. with a good a housing project supervised by the Stutt Golden Gate Seminary Opening Y. W. A., two G. A.'s, two R. _A.'s, and a bun gart Chamber of Commerce: beam Band, a thoroughly departmentalized The mission is now more than a year old The fall semester enrolment at Gold Sunday School and Training Union. There and is continuing to grow. During the first Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Berkel' are over 400 enrolled in our Sunday School, year of its operation personnel from First California, includes students from 21 sta· and the W·. M. S. and its auxiliaries have a Church carried on the work. However, the and China and Ireland. -There are 42 st total enrolment of over 80 . Our evening ser church has employed a Ouachita student, den'ts that give Texas as the state of th vices are broadcast over the 5,000 watt sta Richard Besancon, to live at the Base and nativity. Next to Texas in number is Okl tion, KWHN, every Sunday evening . . The give bis full time to the work. U.:nder Broth homa with eight, Missouri with seven, a chm·ch is also building a new six room par er Besancon's leadership the work has been Arkansas with six. sonage. We are contributing monthly to the greatly strengthed. It is the purpose of the Those listing Arkansas as their native st! associational work and Co-operative Program Stuttgart church to continue the work under are: Alexander J . Hyatt; Will Edd Lar in a nice way. The chUrch was received into the leadership of a student pastor just as ford; Walter L. Phillips; Miss Jo Ann Ric the Concord Association on September 30. long as the need warrants. ardson; Edmond Walker; and Ben Woffo: PAGE Silt ARKANSAS BAI ASmile or Two Chrisli.an Horizons A preacher visited a school, and put question to a class of little girls: "If ar: *** *** good people were white and all the bad ple were black, what color would you bei "We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit !t to life." Some answered "White" and others "I:Il: ' But little Ma~y replied: "Please sir, I' Sells QuaHer-Million Business to Enter Boston Catholics Stage Youth Parade: streaky.'' Church Work: Ray Hausted, 35, of Medina, Eighty thousand children, representing every Ohio, is a man who sold a business worth parish in the Boston archdiocese, took part in The milliner who says the currently s; $250,000 in order to devote all his time to a Catholic Youth Parade viewed here by 1,- women's hats are "pretty m u c h alikE religious work. 500,000 spectators. Police calied the parade wrong on three counts, viz: They a "I guess you'd say I had, to," he said when the largest procession of young people ever pretty, they aren't much, and t h e y a asked why he'd taken the step a year ago. held in New England. · alike. "You see, I made a bargain with the Lord Archbishop Richard J. Cushing wa& in the years ago. I told Him that if I ever prospered reviewing stand, watching the marchers, 88 "Bill told me I was the eighth wonde in business, I'd give it up as soon as I'd made . musical units and 80 floats. The parade was the world.'' a stake and devote my full time to His work." six hours long. "What did you say?" In Cleveland to promote a series o(Iectures Included among the marchers were delega "I told him not to let me catch him sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist tions from all 350 Catholic churches, the Bos any of the other seven.'' Church, Hausted said he had, never regretted ton College freshman class and the student the move. bodies of Regis, Emmanuel·and other colleges. "What's the trouble with that young Sc "My friends thought I was crazy to do it," Hundreds of priests were also in line. student?" he grinned. "They couldn't understand why · -Religious News Service. I'd be willing to give up a prosperous busi "Oh, he just got a shine and then ren ness to work for the Lord. But my wife and bered they were his roommate's shoes.'' daughters knew. They've given me 100 per Chni.stianity In Japan: Dr. Sherwood Ed cent support and encouraged me in every dy, of New York, prominent YMCA worker, A preacher stopped at a fish market way possible." left Tokyo for Korea, China, and India after said to the clerk: "Throw me a doze: Hausted said he goes about his religious a three weeks' stay in Japan. He announced those mackerel-one by one." duties just as he used to carry on his business that as the result of a series of youth meet "What for?" concern, "l:wstling every minute." · ings 3,000 Japanese · students had signed "I've got to say I caught them and I < pledges to "make a serious study of Chris lie about it.'' Facts of Interest: Careless smokers were re tianity," sponsible. for 130,000 fires during 1947, ac It is estimated that there are ov_er 1,001 cording to the National Fire Protection Asso Baptist Leader Opposes U. S. Recognition American w0men overweight-round fig ciation. Percy Bugbee, manager of the organi of 'spain: Persecution of minority groups in of course. zation, said most of the fires were caused be Spaip "continues to an alarming degree. ~ · Dr. cause cigarette manufacturers mix potassium Stanley I. Stuber, chairman' of the Commis The young school teacher had just fini chlorate, a chemical used in making gunpow sion on Religious Freedom o f t h e Baptist der, with the tobacco to make it burn faster. telling a small boy the story of a lamb World Alliance, declared in a statement op had strayed from the flock and been eate Of the $1,330 per capita income the U. s. posing U. S. recognition of the Spanish "F:as- citizen will receive in 1948, the U. S. Cham a wolf. cist government." _ "You see," she said, "had the lamb ber of Commerce has estimated the fol~owing Recently returne·d from a three months' per capita expenditures: $339 for food; $113 obedient and stayed in the flock, it woulc tour of Spain, Czechoslovakia, and eight other have been ~aten by the wolf, would it?" for new clothes; $108 for housing; $168 for European countries, Dr. Stuber asserted that taxes; $58 for alcohol; $41 for autos; $30 "No ma'am," answered the boy. "Itw "recognition of the Fascist government of· have -been eaten by us.'' for tobacco; $22 for recr,eation; toys, $13; $12 Spain by the United States is too great a for newspapers, magazines, and books; $11 price to pay in order to gain a military ad for religion and welfare; $9 for movies. vantage over Soviet Russia.'' . "Which platform for the Boston train?' --- , "Having had a taste of Fascism 1n Spain, old lady asked the porter. Christian Herald to Sponsor New Book Club: in the form of religious persecution of Prot "Turn left and you'll be right," he ans Formation of a new book club to be known as . estant churches," Dr. Stuber said, ., "I am ed cheerfully. · · "The Family Book Shelf" was announced by greatly troubled by those U. S. Congr'essmen, "Don't be impertinent," she said. The Christian Herald, undenominational prot generals, and big business men who are open "Oh, very well, then," reorted the po estant monthly. Dr. Daniel A. Poling, presi ly advocating a military alliance with ·spain, "turn right and be left." dent and editor of The Christian Hearld, said as well as official recognition." the book club is being launched as "a cru -Religious News Service. "I understand your wife is quite ill." sade, a c.ounterattack against indecent boob." "Yes, she had a slight cold; tried to "With The Family Book Shelf," he said, herself by reading a daily health hint ar "we shall make. availab1e books that will not Warns Northwest May Become Pagan: suffering from a typographical erroi." be objectionable to the American reading aud Pointing_ out that a "scant" 25 per cent of the - . ience who want to buy wholesome reading of population of the Northwest are members of distinction.'·' any church, Dr. Newton E. Moats, pastor of A gentle Quaker heard a strange nois his house at night. He found a burglar bl Dr. Poling stressed that the new club will the First Methodist church, Seattle, called not be a religious book club or geared to any upon every church member to "transform the at work. In .plain sight of the visitor specialized field, but will alim to suppiy books walked quietly with his gun to the door character of our community.'' said: for the entire family. Dr. Moats, who spoke at the centennial ob 1 servance of the First Methodist church in "F1 iend, I would do thee no harm .for w.orld and all that is in it, but thou stan Church Organizes Non-Singing Choir of Portland, warned that unless church members rose to the opportunity, the Nm;thwest would where I am about to shoot." Baby-Sitters: Young parents .who are mem The burglar· didn't linger. bers of the Calvary-Presbyterian church choir, be "pagan, not Christian; secular, not relig Long Beach, Calif., no longer have to, worry ious." about who'll take care of their youngsters dur He said that about 1,000,000 newcomers to He thought it safer to write to the ! ing choir practice. the Northwest were at one time members of father asking for her hand. He was an Robert B. Shattuck, pastor, has organized churches in their states of origin, and called ent lover, but a poor speller, and his note for a re-orientation of Northwest community "I want you 1· daughter--,the flour of an auxiliary non-singing choir whose mem family.'' bers act as baby-sitters for the sil:).ging mem life in a few years. Every church member, he bers of the regular choir. Non-singers are added, must take part in that re-orientation. "The flour of my family is good," rer called to baby-sitting duty once a month. the olq man. "Are you sure it isn't my de -Religious News Service. you are after?" OCTOBER 21. 1948 PAGES jJ tAe lii6/e? By DR. W. A. CmswELL, Pastor "Rome I'lever Changes" First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas It 'is their own avowal that "Rome changes." fope Pius VII in 1816 iss "The Bible Is a Catholic Book." I can hard Papal Bull( declaring that organization ~ ly believe my eyes, yet there it is. "The Bible the distribution of the Scriptures are a " f~ is a Catholic Book." The heavy caption in ish instrument for the undermining o ~ troduces an advertisement published in many foundations of religion." His successor, ! of the national magazines of our country. The Leo XII, in an encyclical epistle dated l propaganda grows out of the office of the Su 1824, mournfully complains of Bible sod preme Council of the Knights of Columbus. "which violate the traditions of the fa And what they have to say about the Bible

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As we come to you :£or our 1948 Thanksgiving Offering to the dependent children in your orphanage, we think you should realize one important fact: ' WE BAPTISTS ARE SIMPLY NOT DOING OUR PART IN CARING FOR OUR CHILDREN.

This year your orphanage ~as cared for a total of 104 chil- . dren-but we -have tutned away 93 others because of our lack of room and lack of funds! But look at the facts-One - person out of every ten in Arkansas is a Convention Bap tist, yet we Convention Baptists care for only one depen dent child in 200. This means that we are caring for only one-twentieth of our own Baptist dependent children! So won't you really do your part THIS year to help us real ize our goal? "ONE DAY'S PAY" is not just a slogan-it's what we really need, NOW, from every Baptist in Arka11-sas .

.THANK SGI V ING • BOTTOMS BA-PTIST ·ORPHANAG-E " j OCTOBER 21. 1948 PAGE -SK YOU TO N YOUR HEART!

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,... o -FFERING , f_or Needy Children" 'MONTICELLO,. ARKANSA~. PAGE TEN ARKANSAS BA

WOM~N'S MISSIONARY UNION First Church, Mena Does Mission W o Dixie Jackson Offering Fo.r State Missions The report of the Dixie Jackson Offering for State Missions to date, October 12, is encouraging, the total amount being $6,-' . 399.83. The Dixie Jackson Offering through the missionary or ganizations of the churches is specifically designated for the work ' of the State Mission Department. The State Mis$on Offering 1 through the Su~day School and church on October 24 is· being designated for the Baptist Honor Club. These explanations are given to clear up any confusion that may exist concerning theseJ two offerings. l Jhe f

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiOIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Twins AdoptJ By DuKE McCALL Like sunshine and flowers flowers and bees-llike bees EDGAR WILLIAMSON, DIRECTOR honey, the twin slogans ado E DGAR WILLIAMSON T. D . McCuLLOCH by Southern Baptists at Mellj Sunday School Superintendent Student Union Secretary just naturally belong togetheJ RALPH w. DAVIS MRs. B. W. N ININGER The link which binds suns Training Union Director . Ch11,rch Music Director and flowers and bees and h Baptist Building, Little Rock together is not so much on cause and effect as it is on llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll interdependence. Likewise "E Enrolment Increased Through Figures To Inspire Baptist a Tither" will enable e Extension Department church to be "Fifty-Fifty by 1 Good News October 10, 1948 Southern Baptists a r e to add in its division of funds bet~ The following good news has 600,000 new members to the pres Church S.S. T .U. Add. just come from V. E. DeFreece, Ft. Smit h, First ...... 1659 418 67 local objects and the Co-open ent Sunday School enrolment this Little Rock, Immanuel 1107 405 8 Program. "Fifty-Fifty by 1 missionary of Greene County as year. Fifty thousand or more of Including Missions .... 1,399 596 9 sociation. "We have just re-check El Dorado, First ...... 854 221 2 gives an unselfish reason for c them must be reached through our Fayetteville, ..First .... ,..... 758 235 5 lenging church members to n ed, and we find that thirty of our Extension departments. We can Inluding Mission ...... 787 255 thirty-six churches have Training Pine Bluff, First ...... 715 224 6 "Every Baptist a Tither." certainly do this because it is only Hot Springs, Second .... 691 205 1 - --00 01- -- Unions, and another will be or an average of ty.ro for each of our Benton, First ...... 527 176 2 Camden , First ...... 514 129 No sin is small. It is agains ganized before the association 26,000 churches. 4 meets. We are having a meeting of Including Missions ____ 722 266 infinite God, and may have ' But · ~alf of our churches do not Hope; First ...... 508 133 sequences immeasurable. No g all Training Union directors with have Extension departments. If Arkad elphia , First -,----· 490 148 3 in the association at Brown's Magno!la , Central ...... 487 141 2 of sand is small in the mechaJ your church is one of these, now Including Mission ...... 551 of a watch. Chapel church en the night of Oc is a good time to organize a de Lit tle Rock, tober 19. This is a planning meet Ta bernacle ...... 478 150 partment, thus providing for this McGeh ee, First ...... 453 118 1 Little Rock, Calvary -· 219 ing for our work next year." When helpful ministry. Including Mission ...... 476 Dumas , First ...... 215 92 Greene County association meets R ussellville, First -·-----·-·- 452 171 7 Including Mission ...... 272 An Extension department in Including Misison ...... 501 196 J a ckson, First ...... 217 108 ·this fall, only five churches will your church will: F t .. Smith, Calvary ...... 436 106 38 Calvary, T exa rkan a ...... 209 95 be without a Training Union, and Warren , First ...... 425 101 Greenwood, First ...... - ... 208 103 1. Provide Bible study oppor Fordyce, First ...... 421 200 1 Alma, First ...... 193 102 the goal for next year should be Ft. Smith, Grand Ave. 413 110 13 Mt. Ida , First ...... 164 178 one hundred per cent of the tunities for those who cannot at P aragould, First ...... 399 190 Ft. Smith, M111 Creek .... 145 50 tend. Sunday School. Inluding Missions .... 569 259 Monticello, Second ...... 138 99 churches with Training Dnions. F t . Smith, Immanuel .... 392 139 4 Little Rock, H ebron .... 136 72 2. Discover prospects for other Little Rock, . The only way that we cal,'l check B entonv1!le, First ...... 124 49 departments of the Sunday School. G aines Street ...... 391 280 16 Pine Bluff, up on the number of Training Un Including Mission ...... 481 Matthews Memorial .... 116 81 3. Intensify the Sunday School Malvern, Fh·st ...... 384 75 4 El Dorado, Joyce City .... 118 89 ions in Arkansas is from the in Including Mission ...... 430 Grannis ...... 108 63 formation that is put in the asso visitation program. Little Rook, Hot Springs , Pulaski Heights ...... 382 94 La,ke Hamllton ...... 103 52 ciational letters from the church 4. Utilize additional c h u r c h Hot Springs , Central ___ 378 105 No. Little Rock G race .. 98 36 to the association each fall. We members in service. Hot Springs, P ark Place 376 136 Douglassv11le, First ...... 95 42 El Dora do, Immanuel 375 185 5 Ft. Smith, B ethleh em .... 82 42 are urging all churches to fill in - 5. Help to _ establish and Including Mission ___.. 399 El ' Dora do, P arkview .... 81 56 the Training Union blank on the strengthen Christian homes. Springd ale, First ...... 361 202 3 Little Rock, including Missions ---· 507 West • Side ...... 76 35 annual letter that goes to the as 6. Aid in establishing family El Dorado, Immanuel .. 375 185 5 Pla inview , Little Rock .. 74 58 sociation so that we can have a Rogers , First ...... 360 144 4 Little Rock, worship through the distribution Slloa m Springs, First .... 352 195 2 Ca pito! H1!1 ...... 68 28 complete list of all of the Train and use of Home Life, a Christian Cullendale ...... :...... - ... 338 118 Trinity, T exarkana ...... 67 56 ing Unions in Arkansas. Sma ckover, First ...... 330 178 8 Dbuglassv1lle, Second .... 50 37 family magazine. P aris, First ...... 326 163 1 Sweet Home, 7. Strengthen t h e financial Hot Springs, First ...... 318 47 Pine Grove ...... 48 40 Norphlet, First ...... 312 176' 6 Little Rock, Concerning Vacation program of your church, and de -Ft. Smith, South Side .... 311 64 Tyler Street ...... 40 41 Ha=burg, First ...... 310 110 2 Bible Schools velop more members in scriptural Conway, First ...... : ...... 301 51 4 Arkansas' goal for Vacation giving. Stuttgart, First ...... 300 120 Including Mission ...... 345 PIPE ORGANS Bible Schools in 1948 is 50'0 schools Order a set of the beautiful col Ft. Smith, Bailey H1!1 .... 284 104 New and Used held. To date, a little more than ored Extension posters free of Little Rock, Prompt Service tor Sout h Highland ...... 282 152 1 Tuning, Rebullding, Modemlzln half this number have reported charge from the Baptist Sunday Monticello, First ...... 279 128 7 · Addition, Chimes. schools held. A total of 288 reports School Board, Nashville 3, Tennes Ha rrison, First ...... - ... 260 107 Including Mission ...... 345 144 ARKANSAS ORGAN CO. have been received at this office. see, and plan to organize or en Pine ;Bluff, Second ...... 259 93 6 P . U. Box 491 , N. Little Rock, A large your Extension work. Ft. Smith. Oak Grove .... 240 120 4 Phones: 5-0415- 5-0!;'46 This office, in co-operation with El Dorado, West Side .... 235 78 the Baptist Sunday School Board, is anxious that not one school be Important Announcement overlooked in reports. Pastors, Va Workers with Intermediates fn cation· Bible School principals, As Re ligious Book We~k sociational Vacation Bible .school the Training Union, and Intermed October 24-31 leaders, and other interested work iates themselves, will be interested ers are urged· to check up now, and to know that the 1949 Intermed if your Vacation Bible School has iate Sword Drill Rules and mater New Books For Your Reading: not been reported send it in at ials are now ready for distribution. A supply of these Rules is now on The Accents of Life: by R. L. Middleton ------$1.50 once. hand, and will be mailed out upon Masterpieces of Religious Verse: compiled We feel sure that many s,chools request. Write to your State Train by James Morrison ------ $5.00 have not been reported. If you do ing Union Director, Rev. Ralph W. The Chiistian Outlook: by Kenn~ th Scott Latourette $2.50 Davis, 212 Baptist'Building, Little not have the necessary report The Creator and the Adversary: by Edwin Lewis ---- $3.00 . blanks, please write to your State Rock, for copies of this material. Sunday School Secretary, Dr. Ed We pay postage on the'se books. Please include sales tax.

gar Williamson, 212 Baptist Buil~t BOOKS, BWLES, NOVELTIES ing, Little Rock. They will be sent W elcome visitors, where custom BAPTIST BOOK STORE to you by return mail. "We're er gets b est for less in Books, Bibles, and Scripture Novelties. · Gifts for headin' for the last round-up of all ages and seasons. Write ror free 303-5 West Capitol Avenue catalog, TABERNACLE BAP~IST Vacation Bible School reports. BOOK STORE, 608 South 15th St., Waco, Texas. Little Rock, Arkansas Help us to get the last one in." PAGE TWELVE ARKANSAS BAP

under By M. THERON RANKIN Such "unbrotherliness of • sons of God" is not good. 1 Broadway Church Some advocates of church union thermore, it is not true. Denc take every available occasion, and nations cannot justly be lab Plan Finance create many others, to. cast slurs as constituting "the 'church's and aspersions on denominations. visions." The tendency to do The qt,totation which I am using is in itself a major cause of c as my title is a typical illustra sion among us. tion of such slurs. It is a quota and continue to build as long as you can reach your possibilities. Until the so-called ecumer. The method contemplates the issuance of 5 per cent semi tion from the recently published movement positively and spe1 annual interest coupon bonds -maturi:p.g serially over 13 years. book-Let's Act-Now! - written cally makes its circle of Chris They build and equip the church and at the same time by Richard Terrill Baker. I quote unity large enough to give res: constitute a safe, dependable investment for the members and the paragraph on page 37 in which and appreciation to denom: others. it occurs: tions, it cannot rightly clain: Full informati9n furnished on request. "Take this matter of the ,be ecumenical. Until it does 1 church's divisions, the unbroth it will remain a sectarian m1 J. S. BRACEWELL, erliness of the sons of God. To ment, standing for sectarian i1 1406 Sterling Bldg., the naked eye the holy, catho of church unity. Numerous st Houston, Texas. lic, apostolic church looks like ments made by leading expon' a figment. Ther(;! are Romans •of the ecumenical movement and Anglicans, Copts and Syr- the impression that the ama: ians and Orthodox, and Bap 'mation of' all denominations tists and Presbyterians and Lu one organic church is the co therans- and Methodists. Sev objective of thls movement. ANew Boo}( enth Day Adventists and a constant stream of such st whole slate of a la carte offer ments comes from the page1 ings to suit every taste. That's The Christian Century. An not good. But no one is more pression from another sourcE sure of how un-good it is than found on the back of the : Principles of the Kingdom the Christian themselves, and issue of the booklet, Ch\'is no one is doing more to re World Facts, stated in tl By unite the broken Christian fam words: DR. L. T. WALLACE ily than the earth's leading ''While denominational Professor of Greek, Philosophy and Ethics churchmen.'' tinctions will only slowly Ouachita College I am referring to this quotation erased, there is increasing 1 particularly because it represents for a more immediate dete1 What others have said about it: a factor that .stands squarely in nation to unify and co-ordil I "Dr. Wallace is a careful, faithful student of God's Word, the way. of true Christian unity plans and projects in the W and an effective teacher in the realm of Christianity. He has today. Mission of the Church." . ,written a noble volume .... He makes out his case by a 'Thus The book-Let's Act-Now!-was The denominational distinct saith the Lord.' The book is accurately scriptural. . . . It is published in connection with the of Southern Baptists will n good for study, (or teaching, and is delightfully readable. The plan for the various mission boards be erased, either slowly or rap' reader Will be blessed by following every line of it.'' of the United States and Canada They are based on deep be: -Dr. L. R. Scarborough. [Written before his death, but owing to to make a simultaneous announce that we hold about the Bible. the W 01·ld War, the book could not be published a that time.) ment of their denominationa-l pro ~uthor of Let's Act-Now! sp1 "The work as a whole will be acceptable to the great boey grams of world missions. The in with naive disregard of the f of our people, and will be recognized as a standard of value. It vitation to the special meeting in of church history and the his should, and will, have a wide cirnlation. The author deals with Columbus, Ohio, where this sim of Christian theology when the Word of God as fina'l authurit'll, and tl.len gives his inter ultaneous presentation was made, says on page 38 : pretation in a positive and pleasing way. . . '3o far as I know, was issued in the name of the de- "In the first place, there n no one has produced a book so well suited to tnP need~- of young ! nominational mission boards of has been axw disunity wi ministers and Christian workers. It has a unique pace in re North America. Certainly' all of the church from the poin1 ligious literature. . . . There is an interesting blending of the us had reason to assume that this , view of basic ideology. The doctrinal and practical." occasion would not be used to unity has had to do witll· -Dr. A. U. Boone. make apologies for the existence superstructure, the organ "I could not attempt to enumerate the worthwhile things I of denorr1inations. Even so, Mr. tion." have got out of a study of 'Principles of the Kingdom.' Of the Baker makes his apology for the We are only being superf many, however, I mention only a few. It has given me a clearer "unbrotherliness of the sons of when we try to ignore the conception of 'The Kingdom' and a conception of its underlying God." ferences that do exist among u principlesrthat I never had before .. · . . I have been led to see This development is typical of basic beliefs concerning the B the deeper things, to get below the surface.'' · what so often occurs when de The disunity. that has to do • -Robert Scales, pastor, First Baptist Church, nominationa'l agencies come to- · the organization grows out of t: Dw·ant, Oklahoma. gether in an undertaking in which differences in basic beliefs; ."The things that have impressed me most in 'Principles of it is felt that all can co-operate. Christian unity will not be he the Kingdom' are the author's originality and his frank, and Some "ecumaniac" comes forth. by any attempt to ignore t yet fair, method of dealing with controversial points .... The to use the occasion as an oppor or -to set them aside by the book is valuable for building sermons, for a deeper study of the tunity to promote schemes for or of platitudes. Bible, and in answering heresy.'' ganic church union, to turn co It is circumstances such as t -R. Y. Bradford, Former Chaplain. operation into a means of achiev-. that make it most difficult, " 'Principles of the Kingdom' is the most practical and sane ing corporation of all churches. at times well-nigh impossible, deliverance on the Kingdom that I have ever read or heard." -I could give instance after in sons of God among Southern 1 -Dr. ]. W. ]ent, formerly Dean of Oklahoma Baptist. stance in which this has occurred. tists to be as brotherly with o University. Among the advocates of church sons of God as we earnestly d1 Price $2.00 union - not synonymous with . to be. Christian unity - it has become ---OQOt--- Order from your Baptist Book Store "the style" to inveigh against de Orudges are an expensive 303-5 West Capitol nominations as "the church's di ury.- Regardless of how grav1 visions.'' To do this has become a Little Rock, Arkansas offense may be, it is far bE "flashbutton" to indicate "the to forgive than to seek reve earth's leading churchmen." -Ea1'l Rint OCTOBER 21. 1948 PAGE THIR1

What of the Jews? What Will They The The above heading is the title Try Next of a book written by Dr. Jacob The "bottlers of booze" wil' Gartenhaus and published by the vade any medium of ac;ivertl Arkansas Baptist Home Mission Board. no matter what it is just so l Dr. Gartenhaus, for many years can get their messa,ge acros1 missionary to the Jews U'nder the the public. In Home Mission Board, is qualified In New Jersey this year the as few other men are to discuss; uor dealers tried to get adve the Jews. He writes out of his ing space in the high school Ever-y Home Every Week experience as a Jew, as a Chris tian, and as a missionary to the lications! The State Bev Circulation of all Roman Cath the pressing of their .propagan·ia Jews. He writes on the basis of Commissioner ruled that no advertising could be put in 1 olic papers in the United States depends on getting their publi his study of the Bible, his study lie school publications, but wl is now reported at 13,495,580, a cations into the hands of their of the "Jewish Problem," and his people, and they see to it that study of world conditions. the industry, they will try it a theJse publi-cations are made avail There are five chapters in the ---000--- able to their members. book as follows: The Jewish Problem; The Jew in History; The advertisement under a The lesson is obvious. If Bap ture of an attractive young wo tists are to keep their people in Why Christ for the Jew; A Ne·w Approach to an Old Problem; A said, "Beer Belongs - Enjoy formed, and if the program of The news column on page our churches is to go right on, and New Day for the Jew. You should have a copy of this said, "Man Admits Beating F it will because thousands of chur to Death with Four Beer Bott! ches are coming to see it, then book. Order from the Home the churches themselves must Mission Board, 161 Spring Street, assume the responsibility for ---000--- for putting denominational lit· WM. T. STOVER / erature into the hands of their God is not often the God of the members. The church that goes spectacular. He w o r k s best Trusses through the commonplace. Cloud to sleep at the switch need not be TwoWC\Y Stretch-Elasti surprised if the train takes oft bursts are never as beneficial as into the siding. the steady gentle rain. Hosiery , - William Wmd Ayer. We believe that,the Co-operative Sick Room Supplies Program ought to finance the WHEN-IN DALLAS Infra Red Lamps plachig of the State Baptist pape1 Visit with Ro~ Avenue Baptist Abdominal Supporters in every Baptist home in the state. Church 26.7 per cent increase during -Russell Bmdley Jones in the Ross and Moser 721-723 MAIN ST. LITTLJ; R( the last two years. They have HOMER B. REYNOLDS, Pastor 396 publications. They know that ·Western Recorder. /.iquc/* Pecple JnititLte4 Act 11c. Z Specific Reasons l'or Defeating II: \

Defeat Initiated Act No. 2 Because: Drys Are Handicapped By Lack Of Funds! 1. It' would destroy Initiated Act No.1, our present good Will you please help? ! local option law. We seriously need contributions small and large. . 2. Initiated Act No. 2 is for the liquor traffic and against $1000.'00, or even larger sums, invested in this Chris the churches and homes and schools and children tian crusade would be money well invested. So would of Arkansas. smaller amou.nts. $1.00 or $50.00 or $500.00 or $1'0.00 or 3. It is a part of an over-all, nation-wide plan by a $100.00, or whatever sum' you can send. Please pray ovet' wealthy liquor combine to "stop the drys &n their it, then help us. Please vote against Initiated Act No. 2, tracks" andl "take back tel'l'itory that has voted dry.'' and 'phone others on Nov. 2, to do so too; and please use your car taking dry voters to vote. li.Jark your ballot as follows: Mark your ballot as follows: P9R 'HTW?li't'i'Jllil A'el'i' ~«3 . B PO"R I:H'i'ItlPFJEl 1"1S'i' PlO. 8 AGAINST INITIATED ACT NO.

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Send contJ;ibutions to Tlie Anti-Saloon League of Arkansas CLYDE C .. COULTER, Superintendent , Read Romans 12:11 Waldon Building, Little Rock Read James 1 :22 PAGE FOURTEEN ARKANSAS BAP'

Mission Progress in Newton County By c. w. CALDWELL

By HUGH P. POWELL Baptist work in Newton County is making progress. It is slow and In a very few weeks churches Obligation'of Membership difficult, but on a percentage basis ' throughout the Southern Baptist Whether stated or implied, mem is far 'above the average. Convention will be engaged in bership in an organization always A little more than a year ago their annual Every Member Can carries with it th_g obligation of Ottis Denney went there as a pi vass. Although this should be one definite and regular financial sup oneer missionary under the Home of the high spiritual events of the port. In secular memberships, this' and State Mission Boards. His pre year, the canvassers who visit in obligation usually expresses itself decessor, John Stratton, had work the homes of the members of the in stated amounts prescribed in ed hard in laying a foundation; church occasionally run into sharp advance by the organization, and bt+t because of severe illness and "sales resistence." They are called subscribed to by the entire mem loss of health found it necessary upon to listen to argument, and bership. In a Baptist church, how to resign. For almost a year there objections to signing a pledge. . ever, it is entirely voluntary on was no one to preach to the ffve One man 'will say, "Our fathers the part of the member, but the little c;hurches with their member In this school house a revival before us never heard of a pledge, obligation is nonetheless there. ship of less than one hundred. held in which the school teache1· yet the churches seemed to do all It is difficult to understand how When Brother Denney began his seven oPhers wel'e converted. right." Another will say, "Some a man can apply for membership work he was the only Baptist thing may happen to reduce my in a church and -enjoy all of its preacher in the county. Only one Cabot; Carl Huddleston, South income; my health or the health blessings and -benefits, and con of the five churches had its own Baptist College; Jesse S. Reed, of my family may become impair sistently_ refuse to pledge his fi house of worship. But today the Dorado; Chester Ware, l ed; then it would not be possible nancial ,support to the entire pro total membership has been doubl Springs; Herman Highfill, Ma for me to live up to my pledge." gram of the church. ed, one church organized, three field; T. T. Walker, Ouachita C Others will tell you quite frankly We cannot com;istentiy enter new houses under construction, lege; _John Whitlow, Portia: that they do not believe in pledg- into a membership pledge in a sec one preacher ordained, one full and John N. McKinney, Rispn. ing. \ · ular organization and refuse to time church with a pastor on the S. Cowden, Star City, assisted i revival at Hill Top, Boone Com A Universal Practice pledge as a member of a Baptist field and another church with a church. pastor for half time. The revivals were not easy ! The man who says h e> does not the number of additions f believe in pledging contrad}cts the Necessary to Intelligent Br0ther Stratton's health has Planning greatly improved and he has re Nineteen preachers and sing entire economic system of the working and praying earnestly world. Pledging, commonly known · "For which of you w a n t ~ to turned to the association as pastor ported ninzt;een additions. 'I as "credit," is the basis of all re build a tower and does not first of Deer church. He is carrying on sit down to calculate the expense, a full time ministry and is keep shows how dififcult it is to rei lationships, individual, corporate, the unsaved. Tfiis may be due and international. All trade trans to see if he has enough money to ing the water in the river troubled .complete it?-in case, after he has with baptismal services. The the fact that every ism has sw actions are based . upon definite through the county and Bapt: promises-pledges- to perform or laid the foundation and . then is church is· in the initial stages of · UIUJ,ble to finish the building, all adding an educational building. have b'een slow in recent years to carry out certain definite agree carrying the Gospel to them. ments. the spectators start to make fun Simultaneous revivals were held We quote the report from D A man rents a house and pledges of him, saying 'This fellow started in the association during August. to build but he could :ri.ot finish Eleven communities were touched McCoy, who was one .of e. definite and regular payment for preachers in the simultane• the privilege of living in the house. it'" (Moffatt, Luke 14:28-31). including the Iive ::tctive churches. Every church has certain fixed The preachers and singers partici campaign. "The revival we held He buys a house and signs notes the P. D. Flat Community was pledges-for definite and regular expenses such as salaries, supplies, pating in the'revivals were as fol lights, water, building mainte lows: Marsh Whitington, Urbana; fir&t since 1940. Furthermore, installments. He pledges to the was the first time in twenty-1 Community Fund and other nance, etc. Aside from meeting James D. Reed, Conway; Atlee thes(/ ;fixed expenses, no church Calloway, Arkadelphia; Roy Mad-· years that a Baptist minister l worthy pauses. He pledges dues to preached in the community. Pr his lodge or union or civic club. fulfi1ls its mission if it neglects to dux, Eudora; Glen Smith and Carl support m1sswns, benevolences, Mitchum, Southern Baptist Col pects are good there for a miss But when Every Member Canvass Sunday School and eventually time comes around he tells you hospitals, and schools. All of these lege, Walnut Ridge; M. E. Wiles, are the outgrowth of Christianity. Ft. Smith; Ralph Denney, South a church. Of the fifty people \1 that he does not believe in pledg-_ were in attendance during ing to his church. He does not Any church that closes its eyes western Baptist Seminary, Fort and heart to outside calls, and is meeting at least forty were 'l hesitate to vote along with his Worth; L. G. Whithorn, Pine adults. Arkansas Baptists ought fellow members and pledge the content to live within itself, will soon shrivel up and die. And it Bluff; James Rqyal, Lewisville; H. be ashamed for having neglec church itself for definite amounts D. Pa}mer, Perry; Dale McCoy, Newton County." for such things as salaries, insur ought to die. ance, interest, and payment of Lack of systematic pledge sys debt. tem often forces· a pastor and dea There is a decided difference be cons to take up large parts of the tween a pledge to a church and regular services to raise money to most other pledges. Outside the cover deficits. Certainly this de church, a pledge is a cold business tracts from the spirit of worship commitment, often binding to and the joy and beauty of the one's estate after he is dead. In hour. Then, too, it places an un side the church, it is an expression due burden upon the · officers who of one's devotion to God, and a are responsible for conducting -the promise to support his work. Pay business affairs of the church. Nor ment, however, is based upon one's will you find your church attract ability to pay, and the one pledg ing visitors and those outside the ing is always the judge; he 'retains kingdom if the public services are the privilege to alter or cancel his constantly filled with the-financial pledge. It must always be remem problems of the church. bered that no man can make a Incentive to Regular Giving pledge to God which is more defi An examination of church rec ords usually reveal the fact nite or abundant than the pledges will Deer cl1urch a~,yd Vacation Bible School crowd. One year ago thu whiqh God has made to him. This that those members who pledge too: God's pledges are never can- are more consistent and regular was the· only Baptist church house in the county. Now there are thre. celled or chan~ed . . (Continued on Page 15) others under construction. OCTOBER 21. 1948 PAGE FIFT

mighty kingdom was guarded by a Why Sign a Pledge~ His.tory In The Old Testament reign of peace. (Continued From Page 14) By MRs. RoLAND LEATH The size and prosperity of Solo- 1 man's Court was shown when one in their giving than are the m For those who have expressed writer stated that the provision of bers who do not pledge. This difficulty with the lessons of the Sunday School Lesson food was enough to feed 29,160 course, is the natural and alr current quarter let us carefully re Pot Octobet 24, 1984 men. The number of horses, riders, inevitable result of entering and provisions for them reveal a definite commitment. The tel view the previous three weeks' 1 Kings 4:21-29; 11:6, 9-11 studies .. Our general theme is "The again t he splendor of Solomon's tation to skip a Sunday is m Literature of the Bible," and the existenc-e_, In addition to. these greater to the man who has "Holy men of God were moved by first 1 e s son was an excellent things, and far outweighing them, pledged than to the one who j springboard for that which fol the Holy Ghost." He breathed up is the mighty wisdom of the young When a man pledges a cer1 lows: the Bible, inspired of God, on His penmen! Bible history has king. In answer to an humble amount for the year, and is ab~ as our library of religious litera no equal in content or quality. prayer, God gave Solomon wisdom, from the church one or more S ture. In that lesson we felt the Many historical scholars recognize an understanding heart, a n d a days, the obligation to "catch stirring of the soul of a man who the authority of the historical lit heart that would find the fair· and is more apt to be recognized iJ loved God's Word and walked in erature of the Old Testament. true way to judge his people. has pledged than if he has the power of its truth; we read of Christians see the hand of God Probably the height of the spir pledged. Pledging also is of ass the profit of the Word for teach in all of life. In several writings itual life of Solomon and the king ance to one in arranging his ing, rebuking, correcting, instruc in Biblical history which were ex dom was the building and dedi tire personal financial progr1 tion in practical righteousness, and amined the 'statement appears: cating of the Temple. Solomon's He can more easily work out we read the reason for the writing "All history is His .... story." In prayer at this time is worthy of personal budget because he kn of the divine Word: that men other words, all history, ancient, our devoted and searching study. in advance the extent of his might believe and be saved. medieval, or modern, is a record Solomon built many other mag nancial support to the church. We . next studied the biography of God's dealings with men and nificant structures; he built a the other hand, if he does · ::>f the man, Abram, whom God nations, even though those men mighty navy; he became widely pledge a definite amount, the < chose, called, and challenged to and nations ignore Him. God has known; but he forgot God. tribution of his income is too e be the father of a new race, elect a touch upon all history. We real The Mighty Kingdom Falls ily subject to casual inclinati< ed to be the instrument in the ize all Old Testament history is The inevitable result of disobed It will be too easy on Satur' hand of God. the story of God and His people. ience to God is judgment, and the night to ' spend at the movies. Last week we turned to a sur The history narrows in the last of Kingdom of Israel crumbled· in fifty cents he had planned to "l vey of law in the Bible. In that Genesis eleven to the story of the Solomon's own hands because he in chui·ch." 'rhe planned dolla~ lesson we examined the law God nation of Israel. "did that whieh was evil in the never as sure as the pledged doll gave to Israel, its definite applica ·AS someone put it, "This is not sight of Jehovah." The history of -Sottthem Baptist tion to them, and its general ap because God loved Israel only, but the Bible is trustworthy, is true, 1 B1·otherhood I otwTUll. plication to mankind. We felt the because of His great love for the and Solomon's life is one of many hand of Him, who is Order, upon whole world." God was using these that proves this fact. God gives us warn, to mercifully offer a '\\ us as Jesus gave the spirit of the chosen people to give salvation to the good and the bad concerning out, but Solomon refused to hi law to His own that we might all mankind. Thus, we observe that each character. You notice that and heed. For David's sake t keep it through Him. history in the Old Testament is a Solomon, step by step, began to go kingdom did not actually div' Today our consideration is his record of God's dealing with the away from God. He loved many until Solomon's death, but sin a tory in the Old Testament, and a family of Abraham and the nation strange women; Solomon com decay were in evidence. few basic truths concerning Bibli which developed from the seed of pletely ignored the teachings of God is just and righteous, a: cal history may be clarifying to promise. The Bible passages in this God in this matter. An Israelite will keep His word. Our safety our readers. particular lesson are all concern was forbidden to marry into other to walk closely by His side! The Bible, a Mrghty History ing some incidents in the days of races. He, no doubt, prepared the The Bible is definitely a histori the Kingdom era of Israel. way for this in the first days of cal book. In reading from the first The Mighty Kingdom his kingdom when he married of Genesis to the end of Second Under Solomon Pharoah's daughter. Now he has a Chronicles the student is keenly This unusual period is in the harem of seven hundred wives and aware of the historical literature midst of historical material giving three hundred concubines. He went which he reads. The Bible does the facts of the nation to God. No - deeper into sin until finally he what no other history attempts, in doubt this portion was selected for built altars for the worship of that it takes us back to that which many reasons, but we ntention two their gods. man cannot attempt to relate logical ones. First, this was a pe Can we visualize a man of his the revelation of things before the riod of the greatest prosperity, ac great wisdom whom God had so creation. Not much is given of tivity, and splendor that Palestine greatly blessed, ignoring God and those things of the spirit, but we was ever to know in all of its his His warnings as did Solomon? do find a revelation of the exist tory. Second, the close of this pe Twice God appeared unto him to ence of God, the Father, the Son, riod is the mightY, powerful lesson and the Holy Spirit, the Angelic of the inevitable, righteous judg beings, and the order of existence, ment .of a righteous God. (read Psalm 66). e.!Yow WuRLiTzER ~you tlw Israel, undivided, had three Bible history is, of course, the kings-Saul, David, and David's lowedjt!dced ~/Wy ~n record of man's spiritual life, be son, Solomon. God chose David ginning with the first man. We and his house to rule over His see that all spiritual revelations Think ofit! A Wurlitzer Electronic people (1 Chronicles 28; 11 Sam Organ for y'our home, church, 'l.nd experiences come from and uel 7). through actual historical events. chapel, school, hospital, mortuary, Often questions are asked about The history of Solomon's reign club or lodge at a- price less than the use of genealogies in the Bible. begins with l Kings 2:12. David ·many good quality pianos. Spinet It will be well here to cite to the had greatly expanded the small sized- glorious tone- quality con student of God's Word the fact kingdom and had collected vast struction. Come in for a demon that the chronology of the period resources for the building of a stration. from Adam to Christ is gleaned temple in which his people would from these genealogies which some worship Jehovah. All of this was find tedious reading. There is a the heritage of Solomon. purpose f o r their being in our The Kingdom extended from the Bible. Euphrates River to the land of the Bible history is trustworthy. We Philistines on the south and to the WuRLllzER border of Egypt, as far north as ELECTRONIC OR G AN studied as the first fundamental Set'tes 5, Stngle Manutd truth of this quarter that God is the borders of the Assyrian Em Convenient Tern1 ~ the a u t h o r of this Holy Book. pire and westward to the sea. The - STATE CONVENTION * B. L. Bridges, General Secretary, 200 Baptist Building, Little Rock, Ark.

7elegNJtn FROM FIRST CHURCf. HAMBURG B. · L. Bridges Co-Operative Program Budget Raised To $6,000.00

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October Twenty-Fourth Junction City Church Increases Brethren, You Can Not Affon October 24 is to be a memorable day in our Gifts to Co-operative Program Some of our preachers are neglecting Sunday Schools and churches. It is State Dear Dr. Bridges: Minister's Retirement Plan. Some are rr Mission Day. This year it will have an un Our church adopted the new budget last bers of the plan and are becoming delinc usual significance in Arkansas. The brethren Wednesday night and we voted to pay twenty- • Others have not yet cast their lots with have thought it wise and expedient to make five per cent to the Co-operative Program Annuity Plan. the special State Mission Day offering that this coming year. I feel the people are to be Brother, we do not ·hesitate to say that day apply on our old debts. commended for this since we are -in a very can not afford to stay out of these Anr1 In all our Southern states one Sunday in strenuous building program. August 29 we Plans, neither can you afford to neglect : October is dedicated to State Missions. On observed Home-coming Day and made a spe payments and become delinquent. E that day all the Sunday Schools study a Sun cial drive for the building fund. · We received month you fail to .pay worl!;s against you day School lesson on State Missions, and a $S,600 in cash and $3,000 in pledges to be you become three months delinquent special offering is usually made for State Mis paid this year. Five months ·ago we had $5,- hurts your future. sions in the sunday Schools and churches. 000 in the fund, and to date we have a little There is one thing our brethren should · In most of the Southern states "State Mis over $14,000, and plan to start construction in mind about the ·Annuity Plans. This sions" embraces 'an the state work. soon. -nuity b~sipess is not like voluntarily contr In Arkansas our old debts were created by On August 29 we broke ground for the new ting to missions. We can fail to co'1tribu1 the Convention in the interest of Baptist church and pastor's home. Several former missions and we have to give account to work w:ithin the State. So we are asking members were present to t,ake part in the pro body on this earth. We simply will hav that this year the offering be applied to the ' gram and enjoy the bountiful feast at the give an account to the Judge of the Quick old debts. noon meal. · 1 the Dead when this life is over, but the R If all the churches would make such an of Pray for and come to see us. and Annuity Board operates under State fering amount to as ·much as $1 per member Sincerely, it can not violate these laws by giving s ~ for all church members we would immediately C. E. Archer, pastor. thing to a member, which the member ! pay off every dollar that remains to be paid not earn. In the Convention Ministers' on these old debts. ----000---- tirement Plan a brother must pay three cent of his salary, up to the $4,000 per A Glorious Day Sixty Thousand Dollars mark. The church must pay likewise. .' It will be a glorious day for Arkansas Bap is to be paid monthly. When the paym tists when with a free spirit and a clear con Liberty Association will undertake to give are made consistently, the Relief and Ann scious we can say we have paid every dollar $6'0,000 for the Co-operative Program next Board has an oppol'tunity to invest the f1 that we borrowed. We have a lesson leaf year. The association met last week, and the and. earn sufficient interest to enable the! let that completely explains the debts and messengers of the churches decided to try to pay the stated annuity when a member our efforts to repay them. We can supply lead their churches to give this splendid tires but if the dues are not paid on time such a lesson leaflet for each teacher in every amount. This association is more than 100 Relief and Annuity Board is prevented 1 years old. At the present time it is blessed Sunday School. We have asked all the super earning int~rest money to raise the leve intendents to order as many as they need. with unusually good, aggressive leadership. the annuity funds. Enough of that sor Churches and leaders ar·e beginning to This is a fine example for the rest of us . . thing would make it impossible for the R show definite interest in this movement. One ' ----- 0001---- and Annuity Board to fulfil the provisioll pastor said, "we have decided to send not $1 the plan. The safety of the entire plan w per member, but more than that. We have Second Church, El Dorado be in danger. 1,200 me!Jlbers, and we will send $1,500. An . Therefore, when you fait to .pay up other pastor said, "We have decided that if Among the many churches that have al dues you are helping to create a situation we don't give $1 per members in the Sun ready made enlarged allocations for the Co might greatly reduce your own annuity day School on that day we will, get the bal operative Program in 1949 is the Second also the annuities of your brethren, whc ance some other way, and send you $1 for Church, El Dorado, under the' aggressive, keep faith with the plan month by mo each member of the church." Can't. we all prayerful leadership of Pastor Jesse Reed. No, you can not afford• it. Check up on make this one supreme effort and wipe out They propose to give $5,000 next year for the accounts, preachers, and let's keep the acc1 the old debts? Co-operative Program. in good order.